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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
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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)
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Sep 29 Thu *Indigo Girls (tix Sat noon)
30 Fri *Indigo Girls (tix Sat noon)
Bismarck Theater: 171 W. Randolph at LaSalle
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Aug 26 Fri 7:30 Johnny Cash / The Jayhawks (aa)
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 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 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
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Sep 08 Thu *BoDeans / Citizen King / The Gufs (21+) (tix Sat
10am)
Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / (312) 276-3600
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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)
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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
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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
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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 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 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
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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 20 Sat Emir / Vertical Drop / Thumb Fat
27 Sat *Xessive Force / Unexplained / Insult To Injury /
Strong Intention
Park West (21+): 322 W. Armitage (TM)
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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)
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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
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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
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Aug 20 Sat 4:30 FREE *Bad Livers in-store performance
Riviera Theatre: 4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) (TM)
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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
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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
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Aug 19 Fri 8:00 Willy DeVille
19 Fri 10:30 Willy DeVille
Soldier Field: Where the Bears play (TM)
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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
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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)
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Sep 03 Sat 7:30 Nine Inch Nails / Marilyn Manson (aa) ==SOLD OUT==
The Unicorn: 300 W. Juneau Ave, Milwaukee, WI / (414) 224-0123
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Aug 19 Fri Mickey Finn
20 Sat Saucer
26 Fri Blind Venetians
United Center: Where the Stadium used to be
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Oct 22 Sat *Frank Sinatra / Don Rickles
UW Memorial Union: 800 Langdon St., Madison, WI / (608) 265-3000
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Sep 16 Fri *Combustible Edison
The Vic (21+): 3145 N. Sheffield (TM)
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Oct 08 Sat The Jesus Lizard
Woodfield Mall: Golf Rd & Route 53, Schaumburg, IL / (708) 330-1537
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Aug 25 Thu 6:00 FREE *Jerry Higgins
25 Thu 7:00 FREE *Stanley Turrentine
World Music Theater: Tinley Park (TM)
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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
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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
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Wisconsin: (414) 276-4545
Brian Contact Brian Swiftkick @ (312) 384-5813
Dave Contact Dave @ (312) 248-5822
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