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The Chicago Shows List: Smooth and spreadable, and what's so
incredible, it's ready when you are and when you aren't
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NOTE for those wanting Pearl Jam tickets: They went on sale today
(Thursday) and sold out instantly. I heard about tickets after the
fact; otherwise I'd have announced it earlier. My apologies
New this week:
2 Fast 4 Love / Strawberry / Ball Harvester, Lounge Ax
Certain Distant Suns / The Lupins / They Came In Droves, Metro
Cowboy Junkies / Freedy Johnston, Riviera Theatre (tix Sat noon)
Dave Koz, Park West
Dead Milkmen / Simple Simon, Metro
Donkey / Rockin' Billy & The Wild Coyotes, Lounge Ax
The Ex + Tom Cora / Tortoise, Lounge Ax
Fishbone / Biohazard / Kyuss, The Vic (tix Sat noon)
For Love Not Lisa, Metro
Green Day / Tilt / Smoking Popes, The Vic (tix Sat noon)
I Speak Jive / Palmolive / Chromebaby, Metro
MOTO / John Corbett & David Grubbs / Sabalon Glitz / Dolomite, Doorika
Mercy Rule / Trenchmouth, Gotham
Michael Hedges, Park West
Paul K. & The Weathermen / The Waste Kings / Carnival Strippers,
Lounge Ax
Pogues / Shoulders, The Vic (tix Sat noon)
Rickie Lee Jones, The Vic (tix Sat noon)
Robert Cray Band / Joe Louis Walker, Rialto Square Theatre (tix Sat
noon)
The Samples, The Vic (tix Sat noon)
Skatalites / Skapone / Mustard Plug / The Invaders, Metro
Slim Dunlap, Avalon
Stone Billies / 92 Degrees, Metro
Surgery, Avalon
Top secret Poi Dog Pondering show, Lounge Ax
Unsane, Lounge Ax ("disturbing!")
Uptighty / Booty Froot, Metro
Widespread Panic, The Vic (tix Sat noon)
Abbey Pub: 3420 W. Grace (at Elston) / (312) 478-4408
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Feb 18 Fri 8:00 Altan
18 Fri 10:00 Altan
Aragon Ballroom: Lawrence at Broadway
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Feb 25 Fri Black Sabbath / Motorhead / Morbid Angel
Mar 17 Thu UB40 / US3
Avalon: 959 West Belmont / (312) 472-3020
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Mar 09 Wed *Surgery
26 Sat *Slim Dunlap
Cafe Kismet: 131 N. Genesee, Waukegan / (708) 244-1111
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Feb 25 Fri 8:30 The Smoothies
Chicago Stadium
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Mar 10 Thu Pearl Jam / Urge Overkill ==SOLD OUT== (tix and
Urge)
Cubby Bear (21+): 1059 W. Addison / (312) 327-1662
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Mar 05 Sat 8:00 Tommy Chong
05 Sat 11:00 Webb Wilder
Doorika: 218 N. Laflin / (312) 243-6819
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Feb 19 Sat 8:30 *MOTO / John Corbett & David Grubbs / Sabalon
Glitz / Dolomite
Elbo Room: 2871 N. Lincoln, (312) 549-7700
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Feb 27 Sun Exene Cervenka / Professor Griff / Don Bajema
(Spoken word)
Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / (312) 276-3600
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Feb 18 Fri The Waste Kings / The Mortals
19 Sat The Sea And Cake / The Joy Poppers
Mar 06 Sun Morphine
COMING: Veruca Salt, Boy King, Venison, God Bullies, Johnboy, Dis, Mother,
God & Texas, Hog Lady, Squash Blossom, The Forbidden Dimension,
Honcho Overload, Steakdaddy Six
Fitzgerald's: 6615 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn / (708) 788-2188
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Mar 25 Fri Webb Wilder
26 Sat Webb Wilder
Gotham: 444 N. Des Plaines / (312) 666-1515
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Feb 18 Fri *Mercy Rule / Trenchmouth
Lounge Ax (21+): 2348 N. Lincoln / (312) 525-6620
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Feb 18 Fri Red Red Meat / Boy King
19 Sat Matt Wilson & Planet Maker / The Dysfunctionells
20 Sun *Top secret Poi Dog Pondering show
22 Tue 7:00 Flop / Rosehips
23 Wed *Donkey / Rockin' Billy & The Wild Coyotes
24 Thu *Paul K. & The Weathermen / The Waste Kings /
Carnival Strippers
25 Fri John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
26 Sat *The Ex + Tom Cora / Tortoise
27 Sun *2 Fast 4 Love / Strawberry / Ball Harvester
Mar 03 Thu *Unsane ("disturbing!")
05 Sat Morphine
COMING: Hazel, Truman's Water, Flap, Sugarsmack, Shorty, Antenna, Falstaff,
Nicholas Tremulis, Uncle Tupelo, Joe Henry and off-street parking
Metro: 3730 N. Clark / (312) 549-0203
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Feb 18 Fri 10:00 FREE Flaming Lips (18+) ==SOLD (sic) OUT==
19 Sat The Drovers / Big Hat / Daniel McGuiness (18+)
23 Wed Surrendur Dorthi / Third Stone / Obvious
24 Thu Bob Mould / Vic Chesnutt ==SOLD OUT==
25 Fri Slim Dunlap / Ike Reilly; Community #9 / The
Gel-Tones
26 Sat 7:30 Well Of Souls / Cut / Big'N
26 Sat 11:30 Almost True / Yard Sale (18+)
Mar 04 Fri 9:30 $3 *I Speak Jive / Palmolive / Chromebaby (aa)
04 Fri 7:30 Machines Of Loving Grace / Course of Empire
04 Fri Redd Kross / Dandelion / Lava Sutra
05 Sat 7:30 *Dead Milkmen / Simple Simon (aa)
05 Sat 11:30 *Uptighty / Booty Froot
11 Fri Jawbox / Girls Against Boys / Trenchmouth
12 Sat 7:30 *Certain Distant Suns / The Lupins / They Came In
Droves (aa)
12 Sat 11:30 *Stone Billies / 92 Degrees
15 Tue Tripping Daisy / Eve's Plum
18 Fri *Skatalites / Skapone / Mustard Plug / The Invaders
19 Sat Rev. Horton Heat / Flat Duo Jets / Run Westy Run
25 Fri *For Love Not Lisa
Number One Soul: 127 S. Grove, Elgin / (708) 697-5304
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Feb 19 Sat Vic Vacume & The Attachments / Gel-Tones /
Wickerman / Killer Kitchen Utensils
Off The Alley: 18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge, Homewood / (708) 798-2252
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Feb 19 Sat 7:00 $5 Faith / Mystified Thinking / As Slow As Nails
20 Sun 6:30 $5 The Queers / Winepress / The Bollweevils / The
Fighters
26 Sat 7:00 $5 Snap Judgement / Tortoise / Worm Hole
Mar 31 Thu 7:00 Jawbreaker (tix available at the Queers show or at
Record Swap if they don't sell out)
Park West (21+): 322 W. Armitage
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Feb 18 Fri Kurtis Blow / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
/ Kool Moe Dee & The Original Treacherous
Three / Sugarhill Gang / Whodini ==CANCELLED==
20 Sun Celine Dion ==SOLD OUT==
24 Thu 7:00 John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
25 Fri 7:30 Warren Zevon / John & Mary
Mar 01 Tue 7:30 Mr. Big / Open Skyz (aa)
10 Thu 7:30 Oleta Adams (aa)
18 Fri 7:30 *Dave Koz
24 Thu 7:30 The Roches
25 Fri 7:30 Shawn Colvin acoustic ==SOLD OUT==
25 Fri 10:30 Shawn Colvin acoustic ==SOLD OUT==
Apr 10 Sun *Michael Hedges
Reckless Records: 3157 N. Broadway / (312) 404-5080
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Feb 19 Sat 3:00 FREE Red Red Meat
Rialto Square Theatre: Joliet
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Mar 19 Sat *Robert Cray Band / Joe Louis Walker (tix Sat noon)
Riviera Theatre: 4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway)
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Feb 23 Wed 7:00 John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
Mar 05 Sat 7:00 1900 Joe Satriani / Rollover
08 Tue 7:30 Blind Melon ==SOLD OUT==
22 Tue 7:30 1930 Cocteau Twins / Luna
23 Wed 6:30 1830 Sepultura / Fudgetunnel / Clutch / Fear Factory
26 Sat 7:00 *Cowboy Junkies / Freedy Johnston (tix Sat noon)
Rose Records: 3259 N. Ashland
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Feb 22 Tue 5:30 FREE James live in-store
Rosemont Horizon: Touhy & Mannheim, Rosemont
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Feb 24 Thu 7:30 Rod Stewart
Mar 29 Tue 7:30 Rush / Primus
30 Wed 7:30 Rush / Primus
Schubas Tavern (21+): 3759 N. Southport (at Belmont) / (312) 525-2508
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Feb 26 Sat John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
The Vic (21+): 3145 N. Sheffield
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Feb 16 Wed 7:30 The Wonder Stuff / Chapterhouse (aa)
17 Thu 7:30 Poi Dog Pondering (aa) ==SOLD OUT==
18 Fri 7:30 Poi Dog Pondering (aa) ==SOLD OUT==
19 Sat 7:30 Poi Dog Pondering (aa) ==SOLD OUT==
20 Sun 7:30 James (aa) ==SOLD OUT==
26 Sat 7:30 Buffalo Tom / The Spinanes / St. Johnny (aa)
Mar 11 Fri *Rickie Lee Jones (tix Sat noon)
18 Fri 8:00 Andreas Vollenweider (aa) (Reserved seating so
forget your hopes for a pit)
19 Sat 7:30 *Pogues / Shoulders (aa) (tix Sat noon)
22 Tue *Fishbone / Biohazard / Kyuss (tix Sat noon)
27 Sun 7:00 $10 *Green Day / Tilt / Smoking Popes (aa) (tix Sat
noon)
31 Thu 7:30 *Widespread Panic (aa) (tix Sat noon)
Apr 01 Fri 7:30 Richard Thompson and his band (aa)
08 Fri 7:30 *The Samples (aa) (tix Sat noon)
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The code list:
* new listing
18+ 18-and-over
21+ 21-and-over
aa all ages
K or U Kosher
All shows are all ages except where noted.
All ticket prices are rounded up to the next dollar. The contestant who
comes closest to the actual retail price of their showcase, without
going over, wins that showcase.
All information listed is subject to change. Phone First.
This list is available as a weekly mailing on the Internet. You can also
get it through some WWW something or other that I will list here as soon as
I have the info on it.
Subscriptions: Liz Clayton <lclayton@uhuru.uchicago.edu>
Ask her to add you to the mailing list for the Chicago Shows List.
Be specific; she maintains more than one list. Also, thank her for
starting this thing.
Everything else: Andy Lester <alester@farpost.chi.il.us> (preferred)
or <alester@mcs.com> (if you must)
Send any additions, requests, errors (gasp!) or whatever else to me.
You can also get it from Far Post BBS, (708) 934-6224
Other shows lists available on the Internet:
Atlanta: ofross@vader.cc.emory.edu
San Francisco: the-list-request@violet.berkeley.edu
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