HomeDate09/02/9309/09/93 09/16/93 09/23/93 10/01/93 10/07/93 10/15/93 10/21/93 10/28/93 11/05/93 11/11/93 11/18/93 11/28/93 12/02/93 12/09/93 12/16/93 12/23/93 01/07/94 01/14/94 01/20/94 01/28/94 02/03/94 02/10/94 02/17/94 02/24/94 03/03/94 03/06/94 03/10/94 03/17/94 03/25/94 03/31/94 04/07/94 04/14/94 04/22/94 04/28/94 05/05/94 05/12/94 05/19/94 05/26/94 06/02/94 06/09/94 06/12/94 06/16/94 06/23/94 06/30/94 07/07/94 07/14/94 07/21/94 07/28/94 08/04/94 08/12/94 08/18/94 08/25/94 09/01/94 09/05/94 09/08/94 09/15/94 09/22/94 09/29/94 10/06/94 10/13/94 10/20/94 10/27/94 11/03/94 11/10/94 11/17/94 12/01/94 12/08/94 12/15/94 12/22/94 12/29/94 01/05/95 01/12/95 01/19/95 01/26/95 02/02/95 02/09/95 02/16/95 02/17/95 02/23/95 03/02/95 03/09/95 03/16/95 03/23/95 03/30/95 04/06/95 04/13/95 04/20/95 04/27/95 05/04/95 05/11/95 05/18/95 05/25/95 06/01/95 06/08/95 06/15/95 06/22/95 06/29/95 07/06/95 07/13/95 07/20/95 07/27/95 08/03/95 08/10/95 08/17/95 08/24/95 08/30/95 09/07/95 09/14/95 09/21/95 09/28/95 10/05/95 10/12/95 10/19/95 10/26/95 11/02/95 11/09/95 11/16/95 11/23/95 11/30/95 12/07/95 12/14/95 12/21/95 01/04/96 01/11/96 01/18/96 01/25/96 02/01/96 02/08/96 02/15/96 02/22/96 02/29/96 03/07/96 03/14/96 03/21/96 03/28/96 04/04/96 04/11/96 04/18/96 04/25/96 05/02/96 05/09/96 05/23/96 05/30/96 06/06/96 06/13/96 06/20/96 06/27/96 07/07/96 07/11/96 07/18/96 07/25/96 08/01/96 08/08/96 08/15/96 08/22/96 08/29/96 09/05/96 09/12/96 09/19/96 09/26/96 10/03/96 10/10/96 10/17/96 10/24/96 10/31/96 11/07/96 11/14/96 11/21/96 11/28/96 12/05/96 12/12/96 01/03/97 01/09/97 01/16/97 01/23/97 01/30/97 02/06/97 02/13/97 02/20/97 02/27/97 03/06/97 03/13/97 03/20/97 03/27/97 | What are these lists? +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The Chicago Shows List: We got them steadily depressin', low-down, mind-messin', workin'-at-the-car-wash blues Shows of note as of 08/18/94 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ New this week: Apocalypse Hoboken / The Jeff Boyle Band / Eden Deluxe / McKays / 92 Degrees, Metro Bad Livers in-store performance, Reckless Records Blanket Party / Wild Bores, Double Door BoDeans / Citizen King / The Gufs, Drink Busker Soundcheck / Pollen, Thurston's The Coctails / Specula / Lonely Trailer, Lounge Ax Combustible Edison, UW Memorial Union Crash Test Dummies, Riverside Theater Disarray / Mickey Finn / Crawl, Lounge Ax Dope / 77 Luscious Babes, Double Door Drovers, Double Door Mark Eitzel, Lounge Ax The Fall / Magna Pop, Metro God Is My Co-pilot / Scissor Girls, Empty Bottle Green / Sons Of Hercules / Feeder, Lounge Ax John Wesley Harding & Rob Wasserman ==POSTPONED==, Park West Jerry Higgins, Woodfield Mall Hoodoo Gurus, Park West Indigo Girls, Arie Crown Theatre Peter Jefferies / Trash, Lounge Ax Me'shell / NdegeOcelo, Park West Poi Dog Pondering -- Benefit for Brigid Murphy, Riviera Theatre Renfields / Stamen / Bunny, Double Door Reverend Horton Heat / Tenderloin / Hi-Fi & The Roadburners, Metro Rollover / Cherry Popping Daddies, Double Door Sebadoh, Lounge Ax Shudder To Think, Metro The Silos, Lounge Ax Frank Sinatra / Don Rickles, United Center Skaafflaws / Pie Taster / Insatiable, Thurston's Stereolab, Metro Superstar / Brown Betty / Slot / Judge Nothing, Double Door Tortoise / The Sea & Cake / Adult Entertainment, Lounge Ax Triple Fast Action / M.O.T.O., Double Door Stanley Turrentine, Woodfield Mall Velvet Crush, Lounge Ax Wait For Light / Baby Oil / Augusta Gein, Double Door Weezer / The Figgs, Metro Wesley Willis Fiasco / Can Of Worms, Double Door Cassandra Wilson, Park West Xessive Force / Unexplained / Insult To Injury / Strong Intention, Off The Alley Arie Crown Theatre (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 29 Thu *Indigo Girls (tix Sat noon) 30 Fri *Indigo Girls (tix Sat noon) Bismarck Theater: 171 W. Randolph at LaSalle --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 26 Fri 7:30 Johnny Cash / The Jayhawks (aa) Cafe Kismet: 131 N. Genesee, Waukegan / (708) 244-1111 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 27 Sat Unblind Camp Randall Stadium: Madison, WI --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 26 Fri Rolling Stones / Lenny Kravitz Chicago Princess (a boat!): Navy Pier --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 19 Fri 10:00 Love Jones 20 Sat +Fig Dish / Suede Chain / Outrageous Cherry 21 Sun Hi-Fi and the Road Burners / Sons Of Hercules / Nubile Thangs 24 Wed *Wait For Light / Baby Oil / Augusta Gein 25 Thu Hot Heels / The Flying Luttenbachers / Devil Bell Hippies 26 Fri +Dahmba 8 / Ulele / Banditos de Amour 27 Sat *Superstar / Brown Betty / Slot / Judge Nothing 28 Sun +Groove Pushers / East Of The Rock Sep 01 Thu Garden Bower / Luck Of Eden Hall 02 Fri *Renfields / Stamen / Bunny 03 Sat *Dope / 77 Luscious Babes 04 Sun *Drovers 06 Tue Morphine 07 Wed Morphine 08 Thu Morphine 15 Thu *Wesley Willis Fiasco / Can Of Worms 16 Fri *Triple Fast Action / M.O.T.O. 17 Sat *Rollover / Cherry Popping Daddies 18 Sun *Blanket Party / Wild Bores Drink: 541 W. Fulton at Clinton / (312) 441-0818 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 08 Thu *BoDeans / Citizen King / The Gufs (21+) (tix Sat 10am) Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / (312) 276-3600 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 18 Thu Zen Guerilla / Gravitar / Frontier 19 Fri Dis / Craw / Tulips / Bedwetter 20 Sat +Love Cup / Caterpillar / Cavity / Product 25 Thu Annie Flaggs / Papas Fritas / Autumn Clock 26 Fri +Railroad Jerk / Nothing Painted Blue / Flap 27 Sat God and Texas / Tire / Hum Sep 02 Fri *God Is My Co-pilot / Scissor Girls COMING: Denison/Kimball Trio, Monster Truck 5, Log, Doo Rag, Supreme Dicks Fireside Bowl: 2648 W. Fullerton (always all-ages) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 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 Lounge Ax (21+): 2348 N. Lincoln / (312) 525-6620 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 19 Fri Tsunami / Trenchmouth / Danielle Howle / Ida 20 Sat Gastr Del Sol / Plush / Smog 24 Wed *Disarray / Mickey Finn / Crawl 25 Thu *Green / Sons Of Hercules / Feeder 26 Fri *The Coctails / Specula / Lonely Trailer 27 Sat *Tortoise / The Sea & Cake / Adult Entertainment Sep 07 Wed *Velvet Crush 10 Sat *Peter Jefferies / Trash 15 Thu Combustible Edison 24 Sat *Sebadoh 25 Sun *Sebadoh 28 Wed *Mark Eitzel 30 Fri *The Silos COMING: Fuzzy, Tiny Lights, Mecca Normal, Vandermark Quartet, Fred Anderson Logan Square Auditorium: 2539 N. Kezdie --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 04 Sun 6:00 $10 Pine Tar .406: Shellac / Tar / MX80 / Six Finger Satellite Mabel's: Champaign, IL (details, anyone?) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 16 Fri The Jesus Lizard Maier Lakefront Festival Park: Milwaukee, WI / (414) 476-3378 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 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+) 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 / Tender Things 31 Wed 8:30 $1.92 *Apocalypse Hoboken / The Jeff Boyle Band / Eden Deluxe / McKays / 92 Degrees (18+) Sep 02 Fri Eve/thing / The Lupins / Eternalux / She 03 Sat Drag / Subliminal Ex / Absinthe / Lilycrusher 08 Thu *Weezer / The Figgs (tix Sat noon) 10 Sat *Stereolab (tix Sat noon) 16 Fri 7:30 *The Fall / Magna Pop 16 Fri 11:30 *Shudder To Think (tix Sat noon) 18 Sun *Reverend Horton Heat / Tenderloin / Hi-Fi & The Roadburners (tix Sat noon) Oak Theatre: Armitage & Western / (312) 235-0088 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 20 Sat 7:00 Napalm Death / Obituary / Machine Head (aa) Off The Alley: 18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge, Homewood / (708) 798-2252 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 20 Sat Emir / Vertical Drop / Thumb Fat 27 Sat *Xessive Force / Unexplained / Insult To Injury / Strong Intention Park West (21+): 322 W. Armitage (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 03 Sat 7:30 *John Wesley Harding & Rob Wasserman ==POSTPONED== 08 Thu 7:30 Warren Zevon 09 Fri 6:30 Everything But The Girl (aa) 14 Wed 7:30 Joe Cocker 15 Thu 8:00 Boz Scaggs 16 Fri 7:30 *Me'shell / NdegeOcelo (aa) (tix Sat 10am) 17 Sat 7:30 *Hoodoo Gurus (aa) (tix Sat 10am) 23 Fri 7:30 *Cassandra Wilson (aa) Poplar Creek: Route 72 (Higgins) & Route 59 (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 19 Fri 8:00 $7/$30 Victor Borge 21 Sun 7:00 $7/$30 Natalie Cole Reckless Records: 3157 N. Broadway / (312) 404-5080 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 20 Sat 4:30 FREE *Bad Livers in-store performance Riviera Theatre: 4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 19 Fri Snapcase / Lifetime / Offsides (Dave) 26 Fri The Vandals / MDC / Horace Pinker / NIL8 (Dave) Sep 16 Fri 7:30 *Poi Dog Pondering -- Benefit for Brigid Murphy (aa) (tix Sat 10am) Riverside Theater: 116 W. Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI / (414) 224-3000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 07 Wed 7:30 Nine Inch Nails / Marilyn Manson (aa) 13 Tue 7:30 *Crash Test Dummies Schubas Tavern (21+): 3759 N. Southport (at Belmont) / (312) 525-2508 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 19 Fri 8:00 Willy DeVille 19 Fri 10:30 Willy DeVille Soldier Field: Where the Bears play (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 11 Sun 7:30 Rolling Stones / Lenny Kravitz ==SOLD OUT== 12 Mon Rolling Stones / Lenny Kravitz Thurston's: 1248 W. George / (312) 472-6900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 19 Fri *Skaafflaws / Pie Taster / Insatiable 27 Sat *Busker Soundcheck / Pollen UIC Pavilion: U. Of I. Chicago, 1140 W. Harrison / (312) 413-5740 (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 03 Sat 7:30 Nine Inch Nails / Marilyn Manson (aa) ==SOLD OUT== The Unicorn: 300 W. Juneau Ave, Milwaukee, WI / (414) 224-0123 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 19 Fri Mickey Finn 20 Sat Saucer 26 Fri Blind Venetians United Center: Where the Stadium used to be --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 22 Sat *Frank Sinatra / Don Rickles UW Memorial Union: 800 Langdon St., Madison, WI / (608) 265-3000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 16 Fri *Combustible Edison The Vic (21+): 3145 N. Sheffield (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 08 Sat The Jesus Lizard Woodfield Mall: Golf Rd & Route 53, Schaumburg, IL / (708) 330-1537 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 25 Thu 6:00 FREE *Jerry Higgins 25 Thu 7:00 FREE *Stanley Turrentine World Music Theater: Tinley Park (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 All information listed is subject to change. Phone First. The Shows List is updated late every Thursday night. You can get it over the Internet in two ways: World-Wide Web: http://www.mcs.net/~alester/home.html Mail subscription: <lclayton@uhuru.uchicago.edu> Liz Clayton handles all things relating to the mail subscriptions. To be added or dropped from the mailing list, send her mail. For all non-subscription-related comments, additions to the list, etc, mail me, Andy Lester, at <alester@farpost.chi.il.us> (preferred) or <alester@mcs.com> (if you must). If you send me a request to be added or dropped from the list, I will mail it back to you, or ignore it. You can also get it from Far Post BBS, (708) 934-6224 Other shows lists available on the Internet: Chicago Favorite Bands: cheeks@interaccess.com Atlanta: ofross@vader.cc.emory.edu (on hiatus 'til fall) San Francisco: the-list-request@violet.berkeley.edu Boston: wisner@aiag.enet.dec.com Iowa: zlabinge@ac.grin.edu Washington, DC DIY: brendan@clark.net --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |