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The Chicago Shows List
Five golden toques!
Shows of note as of 12/22/94
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CORRESPONDENCE
Subscriptions: lclayton@uhuru.uchicago.edu
Everything else: alester@farpost.chi.il.us
New this week:
88 Fingers Louie / 30 Seconds Deep / 4-squares / Slapstick, Berkeley
Hillside Presbyterian Church
88 Fingers Louie / Geezers / Eclectics / Hit Men / 4-squares /
Raunchous Brothers, Fireside Bowl
Baby M / Every Good Boy / Number One Cup / Local H, Metro
Blind Venetians / Brown Betty / F.S. Camels, Double Door
Lonnie Brooks Blues Band / Flynn Bros., Coronet Theater
Buckwheat Zydeco, Cubby Bear
Dolly Varden / Eve Thing / Mr. Furley, Thurston's
Eleventh Dream Day, Lounge Ax
Ex-Idols / Simple Simon / Tarpit / Subliminal E-X, Metro
From Good Homes, Coronet Theater
The Geezers (unplugged) / Orphan Punks / I Love Rich / Hash Brown,
Fireside Bowl
God Bullies / Mercy Rule, Empty Bottle
Gringo / Lava Sutra / Tart, Lounge Ax
Handsome Family / Billy Joe Winghead / Saturnine 60, Lounge Ax
Hentchmen / Clearly Better, Fireside Bowl
Howards / Hushdrops / Hooker, Empty Bottle
Hurl / Shiner / Saturnine 60, Empty Bottle
I Love Rich / tba, Elbo Room
Isley Brothers / O'Jays / Whispers / Angela Winbush / El Debarge,
United Center
Matt Wilson Band, Empty Bottle
Mean Reds / Mariana Trench / Brando's Charm / Stranger Things, Metro
Mount Shasta / Brise-Glace / U.S. Maple, Metro
Nine Inch Nails / Jim Rose Circus / Pop Will Eat Itself, Rosemont
Horizon
Phydeaux / Honest Engine, Double Door
Red Krayola, Lounge Ax
Sabalon Glitz / Galaxy Of Mailbox Whores / F/I, Lounge Ax
Screw Party / 77 Luscious Babes / Electric Church, Empty Bottle
Shoes / Stonebillies / The Good, Double Door
Tortoise, Lounge Ax
Uptighty, Schubas Tavern
Vulgar Boatmen / The Elvis Brothers / Soul Vitamins / Jason & Alison,
Congress Theater
Waco Brothers / Church Key, Lounge Ax
Aragon Ballroom: 1106 W. Lawrence at Broadway / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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Feb 03 Fri 8:00 Slayer / Biohazard / Machine Head
Berkeley Hillside Presbyterian Church: Hillside, IL
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Dec 30 Fri *88 Fingers Louie / 30 Seconds Deep / 4-squares /
Slapstick
Congress Theater: 2135 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL
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Dec 31 Sat 8:00 $20 21+ *Vulgar Boatmen / The Elvis Brothers / Soul
Vitamins / Jason & Alison
Coronet Theater: 817 Chicago Ave. / Evanston, IL / (708) 733-0030
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Dec 29 Thu Merl Saunders & The Rain Forest Band
31 Sat $20 +Freedy Johnston / Nicholas Tremulis
Jan 06 Fri *Lonnie Brooks Blues Band / Flynn Bros.
11 Wed *From Good Homes
24 Tue Leon Redbone
24 Tue Leo Kottke
Cubby Bear (21+): 1059 W. Addison / Chicago, IL / (312) 327-1662
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Jan 21 Sat *Buckwheat Zydeco
22 Sun Al DiMeola
Double Door: 1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (312) 489-3160
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Dec 23 Fri Yardsale / Redball / Iggy Yokum & his Famous Pogo
Ponies
28 Wed *Phydeaux / Honest Engine
29 Thu D.O.P.E. / Wesley Willis Fiasco / Brother Theresa
30 Fri *Shoes / Stonebillies / The Good
31 Sat Veruca Salt / Loud Lucy / Triple Fast Action / Fig
Dish
Jan 01 Sun The Indicators / Garden Bower
05 Thu +Rod Almighty / C-Clamp
06 Fri Ulule / Janitors Of Rhythm / X-Feline
07 Sat *Blind Venetians / Brown Betty / F.S. Camels
08 Sun Girls With Tools / The Kluggmaknots
12 Thu The Shiv / Luxury Bucket
13 Fri +Las Toallitas / The Falling Wallendas / Dagnabit
14 Sat Insania / Jan James / Cathy Bratten
15 Sun Andrew and the Tree / Smoking Fish / Ratl
19 Thu Whitey / Falstaff
20 Fri Mr. Blotto
22 Sun +Sphinx / Cyberputz
26 Thu Sammy Tenuta & The Force
Feb 11 Sat Springheel Jacks
Elbo Room: 2871 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (312) 549-7700
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Dec 28 Wed *I Love Rich / tba
Elhmurst VFW Hall: Addison & Hahn / Elmhurst, IL
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Jan 04 Wed 30 Seconds Deep / Tub Ring / Monkey Hustle
Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (312) 276-3600
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Dec 23 Fri Squash Blossom / Nectarine
29 Thu Twitch / New Rob Robbies / Hubcap
30 Fri Dis- / Couch Flambeau (Dis- is doing their Gary
Numan/Tubeway Army set for maybe the only time
in Chicago.)
31 Sat $10 Red Red Meat / Hum / Velo Deluxe / Windish (tix
bar/Ajax/Blackout!)
Jan 05 Thu *Screw Party / 77 Luscious Babes / Electric Church
06 Fri *Howards / Hushdrops / Hooker
07 Sat *Hurl / Shiner / Saturnine 60
14 Sat *Matt Wilson Band
19 Thu +Wool / Guzzard
27 Fri *God Bullies / Mercy Rule
COMING: New Bomb Turks
Fireside Bowl (aa): 2648 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (312) 486-2700
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Dec 23 Fri 7:00 *The Geezers (unplugged) / Orphan Punks / I Love
Rich / Hash Brown
27 Tue 7:00 $5 +Smoothies / International Hoodwink / Guttersnipe
28 Wed 9:00 +Agatha / Parker Bros / Big Angry Fish / No. 44 /
Felt
29 Thu 7:00 $5 +J.F.A. / Sloppy Seconds / Not Rebecca /
Nostrilsaurus / 4-Squares
30 Fri 7:00 *Hentchmen / Clearly Better
31 Sat 7:00 Robespierre / Dirt Merchants / Apocolypse Hoboken
/ Sidekick Kato (Brian/Dave)
Jan 06 Fri 7:00 $5 +Tommyrot / Shift / Hashhrown / Ceilishrine
13 Fri Kiss's (punk Kiss tribute) / Vinilla / Vic Vacuum
& The Attachments
20 Fri *88 Fingers Louie / Geezers / Eclectics / Hit Men
/ 4-squares / Raunchous Brothers
Fitzgerald's: 6615 Roosevelt Rd. / Berwyn, IL / (708) 788-2188
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Dec 30 Fri Webb Wilder / Carpetbaggers
31 Sat Webb Wilder / Carpetbaggers
Hard Rock Cafe: 63 W. Ontario / Chicago, IL / (312) 943-2252
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Dec 31 Sat FREE Material Issue
Lounge Ax (21+): 2348 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-6620
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Dec 23 Fri D.O.P.E. / Davey Jones' Locker / Tickle Penny /
Disarray
28 Wed +Almost True / Adamjack
29 Thu Jeff Tweedy
30 Fri +The Sea & Cake / Oversoul 7 / Apollo 9
31 Sat +The Coctails / Liquorette
Jan 05 Thu *Waco Brothers / Church Key
06 Fri *Sabalon Glitz / Galaxy Of Mailbox Whores / F/I
07 Sat *Handsome Family / Billy Joe Winghead / Saturnine
60
12 Thu +Slink Moss & The Flying Aces / John Huss &
Moderate Combo
13 Fri *Red Krayola
14 Sat *Gringo / Lava Sutra / Tart
Feb 03 Fri *Tortoise
04 Sat *Eleventh Dream Day
COMING: New Duncan Imperials, Pritchard, Venison, Chesterfield Kings,
Rosehips, Los Toallitas
Metro: 3730 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 549-0203 / (TM)
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Dec 23 Fri 7:00 Blue Meanies / Dyslexic Apaches / Slapstick
23 Fri 11:30 Mustard Plug / The Invaders / Parka King
28 Wed 9:30 $3 18+ Tiny / Jumpnuckle / Superhero Forehead / Hushtower
30 Fri 10:00 18+ Lovely Trees / Cassius Clay / Boogie Shoes
31 Sat 6:00 aa Poi Dog Pondering
31 Sat 11:00 18+ Poi Dog Pondering ==SOLD OUT==
Jan 06 Fri 10:00 18+ Spankwagon / Nitro Jr. / Crank / Goatboy
07 Sat 10:00 18+ Love Cup / Hardvark / Dick Justice / Brand
09 Mon 9:00 18+ Killdozer / Steel Pole Bathtub / Molly McGuire
11 Wed 7:30 aa Tom Jones
13 Fri *Baby M / Every Good Boy / Number One Cup / Local H
14 Sat 6:30 aa Smoking Popes / Sidekick Kato / Smoothies /
Jerkwater
14 Sat 11:30 Acumen / Blue-Eyed Christ / Colla Destra
20 Fri *Ex-Idols / Simple Simon / Tarpit / Subliminal E-X
21 Sat *Mount Shasta / Brise-Glace / U.S. Maple
27 Fri *Mean Reds / Mariana Trench / Brando's Charm /
Stranger Things
Off The Alley: 18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge / Homewood, IL / (708) 798-2252
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Jan 07 Sat +Mob Action / Attack / I Love Rich
14 Sat Moon Seven Times / Babbette's Feast
28 Sat Bollweevils / Full / Apocolypse Hoboken
P.I.T.: 3210 Williams Ave. / Rockford, IL / (815) 961-0322
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Dec 27 Tue 6:30 $5 aa Scary Monsters / Chicane / Eeyore / Flannel Camel
Prairie Center For The Arts: 201 Schaumburg Ct. / Schaumburg, IL /
(708) 894-3600
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Feb 25 Sat 8:00 $18 Peter Schickele
Apr 07 Fri 8:00 $24 The Smothers Brothers
22 Sat 8:00 $16 Randy Newman
Rosemont Horizon: Touhy & Mannheim / Rosemont, IL
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Dec 31 Sat Gin Blossoms / Flaming Lips / Ween
Jan 13 Fri Boyz II Men / Babyface / Brandy
15 Sun 7:30 Nine Inch Nails / Jim Rose Circus / Pop Will Eat
Itself ==SOLD OUT==
16 Mon 7:30 *Nine Inch Nails / Jim Rose Circus / Pop Will Eat
Itself
Feb 24 Fri Alan Jackson / Faith Hill
Schubas Tavern (21+): 3759 N. Southport (at Belmont) / Chicago, IL /
(312) 525-2508
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Dec 31 Sat 10:30 $45-55 *Uptighty
Shank Hall (21+): 1434 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-7288
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Dec 26 Mon 6:00 aa The Pacers
27 Tue 6:00 aa The Pacers
Jan 25 Wed Leon Redbone
26 Thu Peter Himmelman
Feb 21 Tue Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3rd Floor: 223 E. Chicago St. / Elgin, IL
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Dec 17 Sat 6:30 $5 The Fighters / 4-Squares / Tricky Dick / Herbal
Flesh Tea
Jan 14 Sat 7:00 $5 Hoodwink / Tetsuo / Back Of Dave / tba
Thirsty Whale: 880 W. Grand / River Grove, IL / (708) 456-2414
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Dec 16 Fri aa Trixter / Side Effect / Hanging Thomas / Psyco
Therapy
16 Fri 21+ Trixter / Accomplice / One Night Stand / Brick
Shit House
17 Sat Enuff Z'Nuff / Season Of Wither / Agitato / Sister
Slingshot / Nuclear Draft / Stikky Suite /
Crawlspace Grey
23 Fri Brutal Truth / Pungent Stench / Mortar / NMUH /
Citizen Corrupt
Jan 06 Fri Lillian Axe
07 Sat Lillian Axe
14 Sat 6:30 Chronic Jaywalker / Slunt / 4-Squares / The Hit
Men / The Raunchous Brothers
Thurston's: 1248 W. George / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-6900
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Dec 30 Fri *Dolly Varden / Eve Thing / Mr. Furley
31 Sat El Vez
Toto's: 1450 E. Algonquin / Schaumburg, IL / (708) 397-7000
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Dec 31 Sat Strutter / Arra
The Unicorn: 300 W. Juneau Ave / Milwaukee, WI / (414) 224-0123
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Dec 30 Fri J.F.A.
United Center: 1901 W. Madison / Chicago, IL
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Dec 31 Sat 7:00 *Isley Brothers / O'Jays / Whispers / Angela
Winbush / El Debarge
Mar 03 Fri Amy Grant / Gary Chapman
The Vic (21+): 3145 N. Sheffield / Chicago, IL (TM)
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Dec 29 Thu 9:00 17+ The Freddy Jones Band / Rollover / Peat Moss
30 Fri 9:00 17+ The Freddy Jones Band / Rollover / Peat Moss
31 Sat 9:00 21+ The Freddy Jones Band / Rollover / Peat Moss
Jan 28 Sat Mercyful Fate / King Diamond / Solitude Aternus
WZRD: WZRD 88.3 FM / Chicago, IL
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Dec 29 Thu 10:30 Gardenbower
Jan 05 Thu 10:30 Woo-Woo Stick
12 Thu 10:30 Duotron
19 Thu 10:30 Gift Apples
26 Thu 10:30 Corky Siegel with Chamber Blues
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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
Champaign-Urbana: (217) 351-2626
Brian Contact Brian Peterson @ (312) 384-5813
Dave Contact Dave Eaves @ (312) 248-5822
Kim Contact Kim @ (312) SHE-1HER
Mike Contact Mike @ (815) 961-0322
Call the Chicago Punk Hotline: (312) 409-2310
All information listed is subject to change. Phone First.
The Shows List is updated late every Thursday night. You can get it over
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