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Shows of note as of 08/25/94 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ NOTE: The Atlanta Shows List lives again. Address is at the bottom. New this week: Beat Farmers, Avalon Blind Venetians / Fat Bertha / F.S. Camels / So Scared, Metro Blur / Pulp, The Vic Bodhisattva / Sarolta De Faltay / Mint Aundry / Hot Lunch, Double Door Boingo, Metro Bone Dust / Sungod / Two Crow, Metro Booty Fruit / Can Of Worms, Double Door Dennis De Young, Park West Flaming Lips / Silkworm / Engine Kid / Jessamine, Empty Bottle Flavor Channel / Funky Wordsmiths / Jazz Miniero / Art Fiction, Double Door The Flavor Channel / The Gufs / The Howards / Fate Saved Us, Metro Fondly / The Cartographers / Vix Crater / Jimmy Doral / Pistol Whipped, Lounge Ax Fuzzy / Lava Sutra, Lounge Ax The Goblins / Elysium / The Unfit Mothers / Quintron / Anthropod Vector, Lounge Ax Handsome Family / Milkmine / Pig Tails / Phenomenal Cat / Prichard, Lounge Ax Love Spit Love / Gigolo Aunts, Metro New Rob Robbies / Apollo 9, Empty Bottle Nova Mob, Double Door Overkill / Pro-Pain, Thirsty Whale The Proud / Flac / EKG / Newton's Madness, Metro Rockin' Bill and the Wild Coyote / Supermodel / Peat Moss / DJ Jesse De La Pena / Patty Elvis, Double Door Spanic Boys, Avalon Specials / Let's Go Bowling / Pacers, Metro Stereolab / Gastr Del Sol / Labradford, Metro Terror Fabulous / Patra / Mega Banton, Aragon Ballroom Traffic / Subdudes ==MOVED FROM THE WORLD==, Riviera Theatre Jerry Jeff Walker and the Gonzo Compadres, Park West Wig / Burnt, Empty Bottle Aragon Ballroom: 1106 W. Lawrence at Broadway (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 23 Fri *Terror Fabulous / Patra / Mega Banton Arie Crown Theatre (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 29 Thu 8:00 Indigo Girls 30 Fri 8:00 Indigo Girls Avalon: 959 West Belmont / (312) 472-3020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 09 Fri *Spanic Boys 10 Sat *Beat Farmers 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 18 Sun Gil Scott-Heron / Ben Harper Oct 11 Tue The Selecter Double Door: 1572 N. Milwaukee / (312) 489-3160 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 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 / Suede Chain 06 Tue +Morphine / Outrageous Cherry / Annoyance Theater 07 Wed +Morphine / Five Style 08 Thu +Morphine / Cath Carroll 09 Fri *Bodhisattva / Sarolta De Faltay / Mint Aundry / Hot Lunch 10 Sat *Rockin' Bill and the Wild Coyote / Supermodel / Peat Moss / DJ Jesse De La Pena / Patty Elvis 11 Sun *Flavor Channel / Funky Wordsmiths / Jazz Miniero / Art Fiction 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 22 Thu *Booty Fruit / Can Of Worms 23 Fri *Nova Mob Drink: 541 W. Fulton at Clinton / (312) 441-0818 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 08 Thu BoDeans / Citizen King / The Gufs (21+) Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / (312) 276-3600 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 26 Fri Railroad Jerk / Nothing Painted Blue / Flap 27 Sat God and Texas / Tire / Hum 01 Mon *Wig / Burnt Sep 02 Fri God Is My Co-pilot / Scissor Girls 03 Sat *New Rob Robbies / Apollo 9 17 Sat *Flaming Lips / Silkworm / Engine Kid / Jessamine (tix 9/3 at Ajax or Blackout! or the bar) COMING: Fix Your Wagon, Ass Ponys, Baby M, Slug, Doo Rag, Denison/Kimball Trio, Low, Idaho, Gas Huffer, Howards Fireside Bowl: 2648 W. Fullerton (always all-ages) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 Fri The Coctails / Specula / Lonely Trailer 27 Sat Tortoise / The Sea & Cake / Adult Entertainment 31 Wed 8:00 *The Goblins / Elysium / The Unfit Mothers / Quintron / Anthropod Vector Sep 01 Thu 8:00 *Fondly / The Cartographers / Vix Crater / Jimmy Doral / Pistol Whipped 02 Fri *Handsome Family / Milkmine / Pig Tails / Phenomenal Cat / Prichard 03 Sat *Fuzzy / Lava Sutra 07 Wed Velvet Crush 10 Sat +Peter Jefferies / Trash / Mecca Normal 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, Mother, The Frogs, Trash, Polvo, Ruins, Godhead Silo, Veruca Salt, Unsane, God & Texas, Thinking Fellers Logan Square Auditorium: 2539 N. Kezdie --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 04 Sun 6:00 $10 Pine Tar .406: Shellac / Tar / MX80 / Six Finger Satellite Mabel's: 613 E. Green C, Champaign, IL / (217) 328-5700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 16 Fri The Jesus Lizard Marcus Amphitheater: Lakefront at I-794, Milwaukee, WI (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 29 Mon 8:00 John Mellencamp / Texas Metro: 3730 N. Clark / (312) 549-0203 (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 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 07 Wed 9:30 $3 *The Flavor Channel / The Gufs / The Howards / Fate Saved Us (18+) 08 Thu 7:30 Weezer / The Figgs (aa) 09 Fri *Blind Venetians / Fat Bertha / F.S. Camels / So Scared 10 Sat 9:00 $7 +Stereolab / Gastr Del Sol / Labradford (18+) 14 Wed *Bone Dust / Sungod / Two Crow 16 Fri 7:30 The Fall / Magna Pop 16 Fri 11:30 +Shudder To Think / Dambuilders 18 Sun Reverend Horton Heat / Tenderloin / Hi-Fi & The Roadburners 21 Wed *The Proud / Flac / EKG / Newton's Madness 23 Fri *Boingo (tix Sat noon) Oct 07 Fri *Specials / Let's Go Bowling / Pacers (tix Sat noon) 08 Sat *Love Spit Love / Gigolo Aunts (tix Sat noon) 10 Mon *Stereolab / Gastr Del Sol / Labradford 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 02 Fri 8:00 *Jerry Jeff Walker and the Gonzo Compadres (aa) 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) 17 Sat 7:30 Hoodoo Gurus (aa) 23 Fri 7:30 Cassandra Wilson (aa) 30 Fri 7:30 *Dennis De Young (tix Sat 10am) Poplar Creek: Route 72 (Higgins) & Route 59 (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 26 Fri 8:00 Steely Dan 27 Sat Reba McEntire / John Michael Montgomery 31 Wed +B.B. King / Little Feat / Dr. John / Pinetop Perkins / Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson / Jerry Portnoy / Bob Margolin / Willie Smith / Calvin Jones Sep 01 Thu Lorrie Morgan / Neal McCoy / Billy Joe Shaver 02 Fri 8:00 $18-52 Basia / Spyro Gyra Riviera Theatre: 4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 26 Fri The Vandals / MDC / Horace Pinker / NIL8 (Dave) 28 Sun 6:30 *Traffic / Subdudes ==MOVED FROM THE WORLD== (aa) Sep 16 Fri 7:30 Poi Dog Pondering -- Benefit for Brigid Murphy (aa) 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 Soldier Field: Where the Bears play (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 11 Sun 7:30 Rolling Stones / Lenny Kravitz ==SOLD OUT== 12 Mon Rolling Stones / Lenny Kravitz Thirsty Whale: 880 W. Grand, River Grove / (708) 456-2414 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 28 Sun *Overkill / Pro-Pain Thurston's: 1248 W. George / (312) 472-6900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 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 26 Fri Blind Venetians United Center: Across the street from the Stadium --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 22 Sat Frank Sinatra / Don Rickles The Vic (21+): 3145 N. Sheffield (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 17 Sat 7:30 *Blur / Pulp (aa) (tix Sat noon) Oct 08 Sat The Jesus Lizard World Music Theater: Tinley Park (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 26 Fri Melissa Etheridge / Billy Pilgrim 27 Sat John Mellencamp / Texas 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. 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