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What are these lists?
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          The Chicago Shows List:  Hell no, not for five dollars
                      Shows of note as of 08/12/94
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 Comments from your Shows List Editor:
 
     Lately I've been getting more mail than usual asking me for additional 
 info about shows.  They're usually things like "how much is it", or "is it 
 going to be all ages" at a place like Lounge Ax.  Let me say that I put in 
 every shred of info that I have on a show.  If I knew how much it was, or 
 if it was abnormally all-ages, it'd have been in there.  The exception is 
 something like Freefest, where I don't bother listing everything unless 
 people ask.
 
     That being said, please note there's a vast communication network
 in place that allows you, the show-goer, to get any amount of information 
 on any show that you want, including information that's not in the list.  
 
     CALL THE PLACE.  I list phone numbers for all the venues, and when it's 
 one of the smaller punk shows, the promoter's phone number is at the end of 
 the list.  It's certainly quicker than waiting for me to respond...
 
 
 New this week:
     Annie Flaggs / Papas Fritas / Autumn Clock, Empty Bottle
     Boy King / Crown Roast, Lounge Ax
     Brand New Heavies / Spearhead, Metro
     Carnival Strippers / Stamen, Empty Bottle
     The Coctails, Blackout Records
     Combustible Edison, Lounge Ax
     Ralph Covert, Schubas Tavern
     D.I. / Geezers / Mushuganas / 4 Squares, Fireside Bowl
     Willy DeVille, Schubas Tavern
     Drag / Subliminal Ex / Absinthe / Lilycrusher, Metro
     Foghat, Cubby Bear
     Gastr Del Sol / Plush / Smog, Lounge Ax
     Jackyl / Ritchie Kotzen / Bruce Dickinson, Star Plaza Theater
     The Jesus Lizard, Mabel's
     The Jesus Lizard, The Vic
     Freedy Johnston in-store, Tower Records
     Love Cup / Factotem / Cavity / Product, Empty Bottle
     M.O.T.O., Blackout Records
     Nine Inch Nails / Marilyn Manson, Riverside Theater
     Number One Cup, Blackout Records
     Quaker Youth Ensemble / Polio / The Freak Brother, Lounge Ax
     Rich Kids on LSD / Sidekick Kato / Tragedy Clowns, Fireside Bowl
     David Lee Roth ==CANCELLED==, Riviera Theatre
     Gil Scott-Heron / Ben Harper, Cubby Bear
     The Selecter, Cubby Bear
     Spies Who Surf / Mummies / We The Cats, Cubby Bear
     Tsunami / Trenchmouth / Danielle Howle / Ida, Lounge Ax
     Yes, Star Plaza Theater
 
 
 Abbey Pub:  3420 W. Grace (at Elston) / (312) 478-4408
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 Aug 13 Sat              Kevin Burke / Liz Carroll
 
 
 Alpine Valley:  Hwy D & Hwy 120, East Troy, WI (TM)
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 Aug 14 Sun 7:00         Pantera / Sepultura / Prong
 
 
 Bismarck Theater:  171 W. Randolph at LaSalle
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 Aug 26 Fri 7:30         Johnny Cash / The Jayhawks (aa)
 
 
 Blackout Records:  3729 N. Southport / (312) 296-0744
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 Aug 13 Sat 3:00 FREE    *The Coctails
     13 Sat 4:30 FREE    *M.O.T.O.
     13 Sat 6:00 FREE    *Number One Cup
 
 
 Cafe Kismet:  131 N. Genesee, Waukegan / (708) 244-1111
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 Aug 27 Sat              Unblind
 
 
 Camp Randall Stadium:  Madison, WI
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 Aug 26 Fri              Rolling Stones / Lenny Kravitz
 
 
 Chicago Princess (a boat!):  Navy Pier
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 Aug 26 Fri midnite $40  New Duncan Imperials Fan Convention (call Pravda
                             Records at (312) 549-3776)
 
 
 Cubby Bear (21+):  1059 W. Addison / (312) 327-1662
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 Aug 14 Sun              *Foghat ("All original members!  A preview of
                             their forthcoming album"... ack!)
     25 Thu              *Spies Who Surf / Mummies / We The Cats
 Sep 18 Sun              *Gil Scott-Heron / Ben Harper
 Oct 11 Tue              *The Selecter
 
 
 Double Door:  1572 N. Milwaukee / (312) 489-3160
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 Aug 12 Fri              Every Good Boy / Mint Aundry / Twang Bang
     13 Sat              Ultra Swiss / Tenderloin / Mo Fuzz
     14 Sun              Lava Sutra / Yardsale
     18 Thu              The Lupins / Tripmaster Monkey
     19 Fri              Love Jones
     20 Sat              Fig Dish / Outrageous Cherry
     21 Sun              Hi-Fi and the Road Burners / Sons Of Hercules /
                             Nubile Thangs
     25 Thu              Hot Heels / The Flying Luttenbachers / Devil Bell
                             Hippies
     26 Fri              Dahmba 8 / Ulele
     27 Sat              Brown Betty / Slot / Judge Nothing
     28 Sun              Groove Pushers
 Sep 01 Thu              Garden Bower / Luck Of Eden Hall
     06 Tue              Morphine
     07 Wed              Morphine
     08 Thu              Morphine
 
 
 Elhmurst VFW Hall: Addison & Hahn, Elmhurst
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 Aug 12 Fri $5           +88 Fingers Louie / The Fighters / Tommyrot /
                             Pinwheel (aa)
 
 
 Empty Bottle:  1035 N. Western / (312) 276-3600
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 Aug 12 Fri              Monomen / Mortals / The Waste Kings / Mexican
                             Doorbell
     13 Sat 6:00         All-day Wienie Roast: The Cows / Babe the Blue Ox
                             / Moviola / The Frogs / The Wrens
     17 Wed              *Carnival Strippers / Stamen
     18 Thu              Zen Guerilla / Gravitar / Frontier
     19 Fri              Dis / Craw / Tulips / Bedwetter
     20 Sat              *Love Cup / Factotem / Cavity / Product
     25 Thu              *Annie Flaggs / Papas Fritas / Autumn Clock
     26 Fri              Railroad Jerk / Flap
     27 Sat              God and Texas / Tire / Hum
 COMING: God Is My Co-pilot, Denison/Kimball Trio, Monster Truck 5, Log, Doo 
         Rag, Supreme Dicks
 
 
 Fireside Bowl:  2648 W. Fullerton (always all-ages)
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 Aug 14 Sun $5           Winepress / The Meat Sisters / Selfish / June
                             ("Enter the Punk Rock Bowling Challenge.
                             Highest score gets a trophy and a $25 Underdog
                             Records gift certificate.")
     21 Sun $5           Chaos UK / Swinging Udders / Eyehategod / 88
                             Fingers Louie (Brian)
 Sep 01 Thu $6           *Rich Kids on LSD / Sidekick Kato / Tragedy Clowns
     22 Thu $6           *D.I. / Geezers / Mushuganas / 4 Squares
 Oct 02 Sun 7:00         Naked Aggression / Oblivion / Apocalypse Hoboken
 
 
 Fitzgerald's:  6615 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn / (708) 788-2188
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 Aug 13 Sat              Trout Fishing In America
     17 Wed              Iris DeMent
 
 
 Freefest:  Cricket Hill, 4600 North at Wilson & LSD
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 Aug 12 Fri 11:30a       Freefest (runs 12th-14th: Urbn DK / Cyclone Temple
                             / Wesley Willis Fiasco / Vic Vacume / Demented
                             Ted / Urban Twang / Maestro Subgum /
                             Rustbucket / Schwa / Busker Soundcheck / and a
                             zillion more... email if you're interested)
 
 
 Gateway Theatre:  5216 W. Lawrence
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 Aug 13 Sat 6:30 $7      Dark Oasis / Control'd Chaos / Acid Reign / tba
                             (aa)
 
 
 Lounge Ax (21+):  2348 N. Lincoln / (312) 525-6620
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 Aug 12 Fri              Bad Livers / Volebeats
     13 Sat              Red Red Meat / Glue / Laundry
     14 Sun              Jawbox / Shiner / Brainiac
     15 Mon              Eleventh Dream Day with Ira Kaplan
     16 Tue              +El Vez / Useless Playboys
     17 Wed              *Quaker Youth Ensemble / Polio / The Freak Brother
     18 Thu              *Boy King / Crown Roast
     19 Fri              *Tsunami / Trenchmouth / Danielle Howle / Ida
     20 Sat              *Gastr Del Sol / Plush / Smog
 Sep 15 Thu              *Combustible Edison
 
 COMING: Green, Coctails, Lonely Trailer, Fuzzy, Tiny Lights, Specula, 
         Tortoise, The Sea & Cake, Peter Jeffries, The Silos
 
 
 
 Logan Square Auditorium:  2539 N. Kezdie
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 Sep 04 Sun 6:00 $10     Pine Tar .406: Shellac / Tar / MX80 / Six Finger
                             Satellite
 
 
 Mabel's:  Champaign, IL  (details, anyone?)
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 Sep 16 Fri              *The Jesus Lizard
 
 
 Maier Lakefront Festival Park:  Milwaukee, WI / (414) 476-3378
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 Aug 19 Fri $8/$5        Milwaukee Irish Fest (thru the 21st.  Contact
                             Edward Beimborn <beimborn@csd4.csd.uwm.edu> or
                             http://celtic.stanford.edu/ceolas.html)
 
 
 Marcus Amphitheater:  Lakefront at I-794, Milwaukee, WI (TM)
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 Aug 13 Sat 7:30         Stevie Nicks
     16 Tue 6:30 $20     Spin Doctors / Gin Blossoms / Cracker / Vinx
     29 Mon 8:00         John Mellencamp / Texas
 
 
 Metro:  3730 N. Clark / (312) 549-0203 (TM)
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 Aug 12 Fri 11:30        Tragically Hip / Spirit Of The West (18+)  ==SOLD
                             OUT==
     13 Sat 7:30         Tragically Hip / Spirit Of The West (aa)
     13 Sat 11:30        Christian Death / Electric Hellfire Club
     17 Wed 9:30 $3      Tiny / Grover / Mr. Furley / Soul Ingredient (18+)
     19 Fri 7:00         Dyslexic Apaches / Mercy Rule / They Came In Droves
     19 Fri 11:30        The Pursuit Of Happiness / Dovetail Joint
     20 Sat 7:30         +Brand New Heavies / Spearhead (aa)
     20 Sat 11:30        *Brand New Heavies / Spearhead (18+)  (tix Sat
                             noon)
     24 Wed 9:30 $3      Hedge / Brother Theresa / Skin / Ignatius (18+)
     26 Fri              Baby M / Marble / Young Lords / Tarpit / The
                             Absolute
     27 Sat 7:00         Smoking Popes / Gauge / No Empathy / Cap'n Jazz
     27 Sat 11:30        Sky Cries Mary / Glee Club
 Sep 02 Fri              +Eve/thing / The Lupins / Eternalux / She
     03 Sat              *Drag / Subliminal Ex / Absinthe / Lilycrusher
 
 
 Oak Theatre:  Armitage & Western / (312) 235-0088
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 Aug 20 Sat 7:00         Napalm Death / Obituary / Machine Head (aa)
 
 
 Off The Alley:  18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge, Homewood / (708) 798-2252
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 Aug 13 Sat              Jack Dempseys Full / Slag
     20 Sat              Emir / Vertical Drop / Thumb Fat
 
 
 Park West (21+):  322 W. Armitage (TM)
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 Aug 16 Tue 8:30         Peter Himmelman (aa)
 Sep 03 Sat 7:30         John Wesley Harding & Rob Wasserman (aa)
     08 Thu 7:30         Warren Zevon (tix Sat 10am)
     09 Fri 6:30         Everything But The Girl (aa)  (tix Sat 10am)
     14 Wed 7:30         Joe Cocker (tix Sat 10am)
     15 Thu 8:00         Boz Scaggs (tix Sat 10am)
 
 
 Poplar Creek:  Route 72 (Higgins) & Route 59 (TM)
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 Aug 12 Fri 8:00         Beach Boys / America
     13 Sat              Vince Gill / Patty Loveless / Larry Stewart
     15 Mon              Stevie Nicks / Darden Smith
     17 Wed              Doobie Brothers / Foreigner
     18 Thu              Raffi
     20 Sat              Chicago
     21 Sun              Liza Minnelli / Billy Stritch
     22 Mon              Mannheim Steamroller
     24 Wed              Barry Manilow
     25 Thu              Bonnie Raitt / Bruce Hornsby
     26 Fri 8:00         Steely Dan
     27 Sat              Reba McEntire / John Michael Montgomery
     31 Wed              B.B. King / Little Feat / Dr. John / tba
 Sep 01 Thu              Lorrie Morgan / Neal McCoy / Billy Joe Shaver
     02 Fri 8:00 $18-52  Basia / Spyro Gyra
 
 
 Ravinia:  Lake-Cook & Green Bay Roads, Highland Park / (312) R-A-V-I-N-I-A
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 Aug 16 Tue 8:00 $7/$35  George Benson / Manhattan Transfer
     19 Fri 8:00 $7/$30  Victor Borge
     21 Sun 7:00 $7/$30  Natalie Cole
 
 
 Riviera Theatre:  4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) (TM)
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 Aug 13 Sat 7:00         *David Lee Roth ==CANCELLED== (aa)
     19 Fri              Snapcase / Lifetime / Offsides (Dave)
     26 Fri              The Vandals / MDC / Horace Pinker / NIL8 (Dave)
 
 
 Riverside Theater:  116 W. Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI / (414) 224-3000
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 Sep 07 Wed 7:30         *Nine Inch Nails / Marilyn Manson (aa)
 
 
 Schubas Tavern (21+):  3759 N. Southport (at Belmont) / (312) 525-2508
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 Aug 17 Wed              *Ralph Covert
     18 Thu              Cath Carroll
     19 Fri 8:00         *Willy DeVille
     19 Fri 10:30        *Willy DeVille
 
 
 Skyline Stage:  Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, Chicago, IL
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 Aug 16 Tue 7:30         Sarah McLachlan / October Project ==SOLD OUT==
 
 
 Soldier Field: Where the Bears play (TM)
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 Sep 11 Sun 7:30         Rolling Stones / Lenny Kravitz ==SOLD OUT==
     12 Mon              (tix Sat 10am) (*Rolling Stones / Lenny Kravitz)
 
 
 Star Plaza Theater:  1-65 & US 30, Merrillville, IN / (312) 734-7266 (TM)
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 Aug 13 Sat              George Carlin
     19 Fri 8:00 $28     *Yes
     09 Tue 8:00         *Jackyl / Ritchie Kotzen / Bruce Dickinson
 
 
 3rd Floor:  223 E. Chicago St., Elgin
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 Aug 13 Sat $5           Dirt Merchants / Greenhouse / Headcleaner /
                             Genuine Idaho (aa)  (Brian)
 
 
 Tower Records:  2301 N. Clark (at Belden) / (312) 477-5994
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 Aug 15 Mon 6:00 FREE    *Freedy Johnston in-store
 
 
 UIC Pavilion:  U. Of I. Chicago, 1140 W. Harrison / (312) 413-5740 (TM)
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 Aug 12 Fri              Stone Temple Pilots / Meat Puppets / Jawbox ==SOLD
                             OUT==
 Sep 03 Sat 7:30         Nine Inch Nails / Marilyn Manson (aa)  (tix Sat
                             10am)
 
 
 The Unicorn:  300 W. Juneau Ave, Milwaukee, WI / (414) 224-0123
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 Aug 12 Fri              Green Magnet School / Sometime Sweet Susan / Queer
     18 Thu              Triple Fast Action
     19 Fri              Mickey Finn
     20 Sat              Saucer
     26 Fri              Blind Venetians
 
 
 The Vic (21+):  3145 N. Sheffield (TM)
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 Oct 08 Sat              *The Jesus Lizard
 
 
 Wisconsin State Fair:  Milwaukee, WI / (800) 884-FAIR
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 Aug 12 Fri $14-16       Barry Manilow
     13 Sat $12-14       John Nichael Montgomery / Restless Heart
     14 Sun $14-16       Reba / Bill Engvall
 
 
 World Music Theater:  Tinley Park (TM)
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 Aug 13 Sat              Spin Doctors / Gin Blossoms / Cracker
     19 Fri              Playboy Jazz Festival:  Al Jarreau / Joe Sample /
                             Etta James / Terence Blanchard / Lil' Ed & The
                             Blues Imperials / Jr. Walker & The All-Stars
     26 Fri              Melissa Etheridge / Billy Pilgrim
     27 Sat              John Mellencamp / Texas
     28 Sun              Traffic / Subdudes
 Sep 03 Sat              Harry Connick Jr. / Leroy Jones Quintet
 
 
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 The code list:
     *       new listing
     +       listing has changed this week
     18+     18-and-over
     21+     21-and-over
     aa      all ages
     (TM)    Tickets available from TicketMaster
             Chicago:   (312) 559-1212
             Wisconsin: (414) 276-4545
     Brian   Contact Brian Swiftkick @ (312) 384-5813
     Dave    Contact Dave @ (312) 248-5822
 
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