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Shows of note as of 04/28/94 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The Chicago Shows List: Bringing you all the Ike Turner news you need +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ NOTES: - Pearl Jam will not be at Summerfest, citing turmoil over Kurt's death. - Tickets for lots of Poplar Creek shows go on sale Saturday and Monday. See the list for specifics, if I have them, or call TicketMaster. New this week: Absinthe / Fuel with Paul James / Joyhammer, Metro Ace Frehley / Bodhisattva / Young Lords / Kinetic Playground, Avalon Afghan Whigs, Metro Apocalypse Hoboken / Sidekick Kato / Lunkhead, Scrap Skate Park Baby M / Billy Goat / Mariana Trench, Metro Barry Manilow, Poplar Creek Basia in-store appearance, Rose Records Best Kissers In The World / Screw Party, Lounge Ax Big Goddess Pow Wow IV: Gwendolyn Brooks / Lisa Buscani / Paula Killen / Joan Dickenson / Marsha Wilke / Cheryl Tryck / Jeanette Green / Ayun Halliday and musical guests Dolly Varden, Metro Big Hat, Metro Blanks 77 / Submachine / The Geezers, The Crawlspace Blue Murder / Mantissa, The Vic Brother Theresa / She Soul Tribe, Metro Busker Soundcheck / Tarpit, Avalon Counting Crows / Alex Chilton / Frente, Riviera Theatre The Drovers / Busker Soundcheck, Metro The Eagles / Melissa Etheridge, World Music Theater F.Y.P. / Quincy Punx, The Crawlspace Grace Jones, Congress Theater Hardcore Against Hunger: Los Crudos / Oblivion / Apocalypse Hoboken / The Faith Dealers / The Mysterious Matt Miller / Lesser Of Two / The Geeks / The Fighters / Flagpole / Mob Action / plus a flea market, Scrap Skate Park Herbal Flesh Tea / Flagolonius P. Hector, Off The Alley Ike Turner, Off The Alley Kansas, Toto's Malevolent Creation / Monstrosity / Morgue / Oppressor / Metalmorifs / Avernus / Eschatus / Guiltrip / Ilbred / Rise / Sedition / Zodiac Tribe / Crimson / Body Bag / Morpheus Descends / Bloated Cataract / Fleshgrind / Shadoz Edge / Dysphoria / Cannabyss, Oak Theatre Mark Ruvolo / Matt Lunkhead / Joel / Johnny Bravo / Winepress, The Crawlspace Mary Black, Park West Matt Wilson & Planet Maker / Lava Sutra / Hang-ups, Lounge Ax Matthew Sweet in-store appearance, Rolling Stones Records Mindfunk, Avalon Motherfuckers / Mob Action / With Authority / tba, The Crawlspace Not Rebecca / Full, Off The Alley One Nation Under / Mr. Clean / Snap Judgement / 3rd Rail Rhyme, The Crawlspace Pigmen / Lunkhead / Teenage Warning / Highway 66 / Don's Ex-girlfriend, The Crawlspace Pop Defect / Alcohol Funnycar, Avalon The Pretenders, Metro Punchbuggy, The Crawlspace Sam Phillips, Park West The Silos in-store, Tower Records Skapone / Mistamina, Off The Alley Smoking Popes / No Empathy, Off The Alley Soundgarden / Eleven / Tad, Aragon Ballroom Type O Negative / Electric Hellfire Club / Thought Industry, Avalon Vindictives / The Geeks / He He Wives / Mushugunas, The Crawlspace Warzone, The Crawlspace Alpine Valley: Hwy D & Hwy 120, East Troy, WI (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun 25 Sat 8:00 Steve Miller Band Jul 15 Fri The Eagles / Melissa Etheridge 22 Fri 8:30 Travis Tritt / Joe Diffie / Lee Roy Parnell Aug 06 Sat 2:00 Alpine Jamboree: Willie Nelson / Waylon Jennings / Tammy Wynette / Merle Haggard / Asleep At The Wheel / Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass / Ralph Emery Aragon Ballroom: 1106 W. Lawrence at Broadway (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 06 Fri 7:30 $15 Cracker / Urge Overkill (aa) (It's a Northwestern student thing. Tix @ Norris Center box office. I bet they'll be more for non-NU.) 13 Fri 7:30 $18.50 Blues Traveler / Soulhat Jun 10 Fri *Soundgarden / Eleven / Tad 11 Sat Soundgarden / Eleven / Tad ==SOLD OUT== Arie Crown Theatre (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun 17 Fri Yanni 18 Sat Yanni Avalon: 959 West Belmont / (312) 472-3020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 30 Sat 9:30 $10 Prong / Course Of Empire (21+) May 13 Fri *Pop Defect / Alcohol Funnycar 15 Sun *Type O Negative / Electric Hellfire Club / Thought Industry 18 Wed *Ace Frehley / Bodhisattva / Young Lords / Kinetic Playground 20 Fri *Busker Soundcheck / Tarpit 25 Wed *Mindfunk Jun 09 Thu Supersuckers 10 Fri Missing Persons Bradley Center: 1001 N. 4th, Milwaukee --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jul 18 Mon 8:00 Meat Loaf 19 Tue 8:00 Crosby Stills & Nash Congress Theater: 2135 N. Milwaukee --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun 04 Sat 9:30 *Grace Jones (tix Fri 10am) The Crawlspace: 952 Newport (at Clark/Sheffield/Newport) / (312) 248-5822 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 30 Sat emiLy / Tommyrot / Chemical Blue / tba May 06 Fri 6:30 The Geezers / 88 Fingers Louie / Mushuganas / Thirty Seconds Deep 07 Sat *One Nation Under / Mr. Clean / Snap Judgement / 3rd Rail Rhyme 14 Sat $3 *Motherfuckers / Mob Action / With Authority / tba 21 Sat $5 *Mark Ruvolo / Matt Lunkhead / Joel / Johnny Bravo / Winepress (First 3 spoken word / last 2 music) Jun 04 Sat *Pigmen / Lunkhead / Teenage Warning / Highway 66 / Don's Ex-girlfriend 05 Sun *Vindictives / The Geeks / He He Wives / Mushugunas 09 Thu *Punchbuggy 17 Fri *Warzone 23 Thu *F.Y.P. / Quincy Punx Jul 07 Thu *Blanks 77 / Submachine / The Geezers Crobar: 1543 N. Kingsbury / (312) 587-1313 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 10 Tue $10 Genitorturers / Stressball Cubby Bear (21+): 1059 W. Addison / (312) 327-1662 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 06 Fri Black Uhuru 07 Sat NRBQ / Rollover 14 Sat Judy Tenuta Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / (312) 276-3600 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 07 Sat Diskothi-Q Interaction Lounge: 3815 W. Lake, Stone Park / (708) 345-4080 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 30 Sat John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band Lounge Ax (21+): 2348 N. Lincoln / (312) 525-6620 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 29 Fri Five-Eight / Number One Cup 30 Sat The Silos / Loose Diamonds / Duckhills May 01 Sun Rollerskate Skinny / St. Johnny / Motorhome 04 Wed Faust / Gate / Gastr Del Sol 06 Fri *Best Kissers In The World / Screw Party 07 Sat *Matt Wilson & Planet Maker / Lava Sutra / Hang-ups 08 Sun Syd Straw / Stuart Moxham 15 Sun 10:00 $15 Sir Douglas Quintet / Bottle Rockets (tix via TicketMaster) COMING: Cub, Rollerskate Skinny, Barkmarket / Spongehead / Morning Glories, Tar / Arcwelder / Kepone, Evaporators, Godhead Silo, Flour, Seam, Tortoise, Mint Aundry, David Grubbs, Squash Blossom, Pleasure, Grant Lee Buffalo, 7-Year Bitch Marcus Amphitheater: Somewhere in Milwaukee (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 05 Thu 8:00 Moody Blues with the Milwaukee Festival Orchestra Jul 23 Sat 8:00 Tony Bennett 27 Wed 7:30 $12-40 Roger Daltrey Aug 05 Fri 8:00 Aerosmith Metro: 3730 N. Clark / (312) 549-0203 (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 29 Fri 7:30 $12 Shonen Knife / Dentists (aa) 29 Fri 11:30 $8 Red Red Meat / The Sea & Cake / Dolomite (18+) 30 Sat 10:00 $8 Shudder To Think / The Grifters / Molly McGuire May 04 Wed 7:00 $3 I Love You / Capital T / El Magnifico / Gapeseed / Total Devastation / The Hidden (18+) 05 Thu 7:30 Pavement / 3Ds (aa) ==SOLD OUT== 05 Thu 11:30 Pavement / 3Ds (18+) 06 Fri 7:00 Incognito (aa) 06 Fri 11:30 Luna / Low 07 Sat 7:30 Urge Overkill (aa) ==SOLD OUT== 07 Sat 11:30 Uptighty / Maul Girls 08 Sun 7:30 Urge Overkill (aa) (tix Sat noon) 09 Mon 7:00 $22 Poi Dog Pondering 11 Wed 9:30 $3 *Brother Theresa / She Soul Tribe (18+) 12 Thu 7:00 Paw / Chainsaw Kittens (aa) 13 Fri 7:30 *Afghan Whigs (aa) (tix Sat noon) 13 Fri 10:00 Math / Wesley Willis Fiasco / Specula (18+) 14 Sat 7:00 Paul Weller / Sun 60 (aa) 14 Sat 11:30 Brand New Heavies 15 Sun Liz Phair / Freakwater / Veruca Salt ($14) ==SOLD OUT== 17 Tue 7:00 Slowdive (aa) 18 Wed $3 Schwa / Hairshirt / Hedge (18+) 20 Fri *Big Hat 21 Sat 9:00 *Big Goddess Pow Wow IV: Gwendolyn Brooks / Lisa Buscani / Paula Killen / Joan Dickenson / Marsha Wilke / Cheryl Tryck / Jeanette Green / Ayun Halliday and musical guests Dolly Varden (18+) 25 Wed $3 *Absinthe / Fuel with Paul James / Joyhammer (18+) 26 Thu 7:00 Live / Vic Chesnutt / Angelfish (aa) 27 Fri 10:00 *Baby M / Billy Goat / Mariana Trench (18+) 28 Sat 7:00 KMFDM / Chemlab / Sister Machine Gun / Acumen (aa) ==SOLD OUT== 29 Sun 6:00 KMFDM / Chemlab / Sister Machine Gun / Acumen (aa) 29 Sun 11:30 *The Drovers / Busker Soundcheck (18+) Jun 02 Thu 7:30 *The Pretenders (aa) (tix Sat noon) Oak Theatre: Armitage & Western / (312) 235-0088 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 12 Thu 6:30 Sick Of It All / NOFX / Face To Face / Snapcase (tix only at the door) 20 Fri 7:00 Rollins Band (aa) 21 Sat 7:00 Infectious Grooves (aa) 22 Sun *Malevolent Creation / Monstrosity / Morgue / Oppressor / Metalmorifs / Avernus / Eschatus / Guiltrip / Ilbred / Rise / Sedition / Zodiac Tribe / Crimson / Body Bag / Morpheus Descends / Bloated Cataract / Fleshgrind / Shadoz Edge / Dysphoria / Cannabyss Off The Alley: 18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge, Homewood / (708) 798-2252 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 30 Sat Evething / Hypnogogic Nodscene / Sour Milk May 07 Sat *Not Rebecca / Full 14 Sat *Skapone / Mistamina 21 Sat *Herbal Flesh Tea / Flagolonius P. Hector 28 Sat *Smoking Popes / No Empathy Jun 04 Sat $10 *Ike Turner (17+) Park West (21+): 322 W. Armitage (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 03 Tue 7:30 The Brian Setzer Orchestra 10 Tue 7:30 $16 Matthew Sweet (aa) ==SOLD OUT== 11 Wed 7:30 Matthew Sweet (aa) ==SOLD OUT== 12 Thu 7:30 Matthew Sweet (aa) 17 Tue 7:30 Michelle Shocked / Ted Hawkins (aa) 18 Wed 7:30 Philip Bailey 19 Thu 7:30 Cassandra Wilson 22 Sun Queen Latifah / Solsonics / Fugees (aa) 24 Tue 7:30 *Sam Phillips 29 Sun The Knack Jun 11 Sat *Mary Black Poplar Creek: Route 72 (Higgins) & Route 59 (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 26 Thu Steve Miller 27 Fri 8:00 $20-38 Brooks and Dunn / Clay Walker / Faith Hill Jun 08 Wed Moody Blues 18 Sat $23-50 Jimmy Buffet / The Iguanas 19 Sun $23-50 Jimmy Buffet / The Iguanas Jul 15 Fri Crosby Stills & Nash 17 Sun James Taylor 23 Sat Julio Iglesias 25 Mon Bonnie Raitt / Bruce Hornsby 29 Fri Roger Daltrey Aug 04 Thu Lynyrd Skynyrd / Ted Nugent 10 Wed Jackson Browne / John Hiatt 15 Mon Stevie Nicks 17 Wed Doobie Brothers / Foreigner 20 Sat Chicago 21 Sun Liza Minnelli (tix Sat 10am) 22 Mon Mannheim Steamroller (tix Mon 10am) 24 Wed *Barry Manilow (tix Sat 10am) 26 Fri 8:00 Steely Dan 31 Wed B.B. King / Little Feat / Dr. John / tba The Rave: 24th & Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (414) 276-4545 (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 29 Fri 8:00 Prong 30 Sat 8:00 NKOTB May 02 Mon 7:30 $15 Cracker / The Silos 04 Wed 8:00 Material Issue 12 Thu 8:00 Blues Traveler 24 Tue 8:00 REO Speedwagon 25 Wed 8:00 Queen Latifah Rialto Square Theatre: Joliet (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 01 Sun Victor Borge Riverside Theater: somewhere in Milwaukee/Madison? (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 13 Fri 8:00 $15 Tool / Flaming Lips / Failure 26 Thu 7:30 Penn & Teller Riviera Theatre: 4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 29 Fri 7:00 $22.50 NKOTB (aa) 30 Sat 9:30 $22.50 Anthrax / Fight May 06 Fri 7:00 $23 Bruce Cockburn / John Trudell (aa) 07 Sat 7:00 Nine Inch Nails / Marilyn Manson (aa) ==SOLD OUT== 14 Sat 6:00 $15 Tool / Flaming Lips / Failure ==SOLD OUT== 22 Sun 7:00 James / Texas (aa) Jul 08 Fri 6:00 *Counting Crows / Alex Chilton / Frente (aa) Rolling Stones Records: Harlem & Irving, Norridge --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 11 Wed 3:00 *Matthew Sweet in-store appearance Rose Records: 214 S. Wabash --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 04 Wed 1:00 *Basia in-store appearance Rosemont Horizon: Touhy & Mannheim, Rosemont --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 25 Wed 8:00 $23-30 Bryan Adams Jul 20 Wed 8:00 $27-40 Phil Collins ==SOLD OUT== 21 Thu 8:00 $27-40 Phil Collins Schubas Tavern (21+): 3759 N. Southport (at Belmont) / (312) 525-2508 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 06 Fri The Rose Chronicles Scrap Skate Park: 2350 Hassel, Hoffman Estates / (708) 884-0945 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 30 Sat 6:30 $4 *Apocalypse Hoboken / Sidekick Kato / Lunkhead (aa) May 28 Sat 2:00 *Hardcore Against Hunger: Los Crudos / Oblivion / Apocalypse Hoboken / The Faith Dealers / The Mysterious Matt Miller / Lesser Of Two / The Geeks / The Fighters / Flagpole / Mob Action / plus a flea market (aa) (Admission is at least 5 cans of food) Shank Hall: 1434 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee, WI --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 02 Mon 7:30 $13 E-Train featuring Sheila E. 03 Tue 8:00 $8 Tab Benoit 04 Wed 8:00 Best Kissers In The World 05 Thu 10:00 $7 Luna / Low 22 Sun 8:00 $15 The Wailers / Road Damage Shanley Pavillion: 2033 Sheridan, Evanston --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 29 Fri Split Lip / None Left Standing / Gauge / Mashuganas May 22 Sun Current / Ordination Of Aaron / tba Jun 04 Sat tba Soldier Field: Where the Bears play (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jul 12 Tue 8:30 Pink Floyd ==SOLD OUT== 23 Sat $35 Grateful Dead / Traffic (six ticket limit) 24 Sun $35 Grateful Dead / Traffic (six ticket limit) Star Plaza Theater: 1-65 & US 30, Merrillville, IN / (312) 734-7266 (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun 18 Sat Kansas / ELO Jul 01 Fri 8:00 $28 Aretha Franklin 16 Sat 8:00 $28 Hank Williams Jr. 29 Fri Stanley Clarke / Larry Carlton / Billy Cobham / Najee Aug 07 Sun Willie Nelson / Waylon Jennings / Asleep at the Wheel 28 Sun 7:00 $22 Everly Brothers / Kris Kristofferson Milwaukee Summerfest: Somewhere in Milwaukee --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun 30 Thu Yes Jul 01 Fri Metallica / Danzig / Suicidal Tendencies 06 Wed Salt 'n' Pepa / R. Kelly 07 Thu Depeche Mode (unconfirmed) 08 Fri Bonnie Raitt / Bruce Hornsby 09 Sat Brooks & Dunn / Faith Hill Toto's: 1450 E. Algonquin, Schaumburg / (708) 397-7000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 14 Sat *Kansas Tower Records: 2301 N. Clark (at Belden) / (312) 477-5994 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 30 Sat 3:30 *The Silos in-store (Probably a performance but Tower wouldn't commit to it.) Uic Pavilion: U. Of I. Chicago, 1140 W. Harrison / (312) 413-5740 (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 15 Sun Salt-n-Pepa / R.Kelly / Kid Capri / Xscape 16 Mon 7:30 Salt-n-Pepa / R.Kelly / Kid Capri / Xscape The Vic (21+): 3145 N. Sheffield (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 30 Sat 7:30 Sarah McLachlan / The Devlins (aa) May 05 Thu 7:30 $19 Peter Himmelman / Kevin Montgomery ==SOLD OUT== 07 Sat 7:30 $19 Peter Himmelman / Kevin Montgomery 08 Sun 7:30 Charlatans / Queen Sarah Saturday (aa) 13 Fri 8:00 *Blue Murder / Mantissa 27 Fri 7:30 Gwar / Ex-Cops (aa) Waukesha Co. Fair: Somewhere in Cheeseland --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jul 15 Fri Weird Al Yankovic 17 Sun Ted Nugent World Music Theater: Tinley Park (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 18 Wed 5:00 $20-25 .38 Special / Marshall Tucker / The Outlaws / Fabulous T-Birds 28 Sat Elvis Costello & The Attractions / Crash Test Dummies Jun 11 Sat 7:30 $18-35 Depeche Mode / Primal Scream / Stabbing Westward 24 Fri 7:00 $22.50 Pantera / Sepultura / Biohazard Jul 09 Sat 7:30 $20-52 Meat Loaf 14 Thu *The Eagles / Melissa Etheridge --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The code list: * new listing 18+ 18-and-over 21+ 21-and-over aa all ages (TM) Tickets available from TicketMaster, the kings of "Convenience fee per ticket". Feel free to refer to them as TicketBastard or TicketShafter. We'll all know who you mean. Chicago TicketMaster: (312) 559-1212 Wisconsin TicketMaster: (414) 276-4545 All shows are all ages except where noted. All information listed is subject to change. Phone First. Subscriptions: Liz Clayton <lclayton@uhuru.uchicago.edu> If you want to be added or dropped from the mailing list for the Chicago Shows List, send Liz mail asking her to be added/dropped. She is a human, not a LISTSERV. Make sure you mention the Chicago Shows List by name. Everything else: Andy Lester <alester@farpost.chi.il.us> (preferred) or or <alester@mcs.com> (if you must). Send any additions to the list, errors or whatever else to me. If you send me a request to be added or dropped from the list, I will mail it back to you. 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