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                              "This music sucks!"
                         Shows of note as of 02/03/95
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 NOTES
     There's a big ol' punk rock show in Champaign with Smoking Popes / No
     Empathy / Oblivion / Skapone.  I'll be there.  Say howdy.
 
 CORRESPONDENCE
     Send everything to <shows@farpost.chi.il.us>
 
 New this week:
     Almost True / Tuscadero / Chisel, Metro
     Archers of Loaf / See-saw, Lounge Ax
     Back Of Dave / Castor / Mary Me / Walker, The Red Herring Coffeehouse
     The Baffler night, Lounge Ax
     Tab Benoit, Coronet Theater
     Big Head Todd & The Monsters / Dave Matthews Band / Ugly Americans,
         Aragon Ballroom
     Blackbone / Jaxx / Lost Angels / Strict Nine / Flood / Ritual Sun /
         Accomplice, The Vic
     Bloodline, Schubas Tavern
     Blue Rodeo, Schubas Tavern
     Butterglory, Lounge Ax
     Catherine / Foo / Liquid Kramer, Mabel's
     Craig Chaquico / Peter White / Warren Hill / Richard Eliot, Park West
     Charming Beggars / Black Sand Hand, Mabel's
     C.J. Chenier, Fitzgerald's
     Citrus / Saucy Jack, Schubas Tavern
     Citrus, Mabel's
     Dangerous Toys, Thirsty Whale
     Deformities of the Mind / 10 Gram, Off The Alley
     Digable Planets / Spearhead, Foellinger Auditorium
     Dis- / Panel Donor, Shank Hall
     Elastica, Double Door
     Fastbacks / Gaunt, Lounge Ax
     Godhead Silo, Lounge Ax
     Gorguts / Afterlife / Corpsevomit / Sarcophagus, Thirsty Whale
     Great Cover Up #5B, The Blind Pig Co.
     The Gufs / The Billies, Schubas Tavern
     Robyn Hitchcock (solo acoustic), Park West
     Ray Wylie Hubbard, Schubas Tavern
     Hurl / Galaxy Of Mailbox Whores / Vix Krater, Metro
     Jason & Alison / Dag Juhlin, Schubas Tavern
     Joe Ely, Schubas Tavern
     Tara Key / Bassholes, Lounge Ax
     Killdozer / Mt. Shasta, Lounge Ax
     Laika & The Cosmonauts, Lounge Ax
     Loose Diamonds, Schubas Tavern
     Mantiula, Schubas Tavern
     Johnny Mathis, Shubert Theatre
     Pat Metheny Group / Lyle Mays / Steve Rodby / Paul Wertico / David
         Blamires / Mark Ledford / Luis Conte, ???ChicagoTheatre
     The Mighty Pranksters, The Blind Pig Co.
     Migraine / Dollrods / Astronuts / Tossers, Off The Alley
     Missing Persons / The Turnstiles, Shades
     Betty & Carrie Newcomer, Coronet Theater
     Oblivion / Fighters / Larry Birds / Parker Bros., Elhmurst VFW Hall
     Oblivion, Underdog loft
     Overkill / Displacement of Anger / Kore / Mental, Thirsty Whale
     Oversoul Seven / Lazy / Neckbones, Lounge Ax
     Pachinko / Olive / Focus, The Fletch
     Pantera / Type O Negative, Aragon Ballroom
     Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, United Center
     Raymond Brake / Joby's Opinion, Lounge Ax
     Reality Scare, WZRD
     Jonathan Richman, Lounge Ax
     Saffire, Fitzgerald's
     Kevin Salem, Schubas Tavern
     Terrance Simien, Schubas Tavern
     Skankin' Pickle, Metro
     Skankin' Pickle, The Rave
     Skapone / Hot Stove Jimmy / Slapstick / Jack Rabbit Slim, Off The Alley
     Slavec Henzlic Trio / Special Consensus Bluegrass Band, Schubas Tavern
     Slink Moss & The Flying Aces, Schubas Tavern
     Smoking Popes / Skapone / No Empathy / Oblivion, One World Cafe
     Smoothies / Fitz of Depression / Braid, Metro
     Soul Coughing, Schubas Tavern
     Suede Chain, One World Cafe
     Swinger / The Andersons, Schubas Tavern
     Tango Wedding Band / Superdot, Off The Alley
     Tenderloin / Kill Creek, Lounge Ax
     Tenderloin, The Blind Pig Co.
     To Live To Shave in L.A. / The Many Moods of Marlon Magas / Duotron,
         Lounge Ax
     Trenchmouth / Candy Machine, Lounge Ax
     Trixter, Thirsty Whale
     Waco Bros. / Starkweathers, Lounge Ax
     Waco Bros., Lounge Ax
     Weezer / Archers Of Loaf, Metro
     Chris Whitley, Metro
     Wilco (ex-Uncle Tupelo), The Blind Pig Co.
     Yardsale / Diplomat 6, Schubas Tavern
     James Young Group, Thirsty Whale
     Martin Zellar, 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 ==SOLD OUT==
     10 Fri 7:30 aa      Megadeth / Corrosion of Conformity
     18 Sat 7:30 $14 aa  Offspring / Quicksand / No Use For A Name ==SOLD
                             OUT==
     19 Sun 7:30 $14 aa  Offspring / Quicksand / No Use For A Name ==SOLD
                             OUT==
 Mar 10 Fri 8:00 aa      Black Crowes ==SOLD OUT==
     12 Sun 7:30 aa      *Pantera / Type O Negative (tix Sat 10am)
     17 Fri 7:30 aa      *Big Head Todd & The Monsters / Dave Matthews Band
                             / Ugly Americans
 
 
 Arie Crown Theatre:  McCormick Place, LSD & 22nd / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 Feb 25 Sat              Aretha Franklin
 
 
 Augenblick:  3709 N. Damen / Chicago, IL
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 Feb 18 Sat              Waco Brothers
 
 
 Barrymore Theatre (aa):  2090 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI / (608) 241-2345
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 Feb 12 Sun 7:30         Nanci Griffith
     22 Wed 7:30 $20     Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
 Mar 31 Fri 8:00 $25     Tito Puente
 
 
 Bedrocks:  2125 W. Roscoe / Chicago, IL / (312) 404-1700
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 Feb 03 Fri              Cutlass / Accomplice / Full Throttle
     04 Sat              Vic Vacuume / Screw Party / Loudmouth / Karl
 
 
 The Blind Pig Co. (19+):  6 Taylor St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 351-7444
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 Feb 09 Thu $4           +Polara / Braid
     15 Wed 10:00        Trenchmouth / Candymachine / Lit
     19 Sun              *Wilco (ex-Uncle Tupelo)
     22 Wed              +Great Cover Up #5A (tix at Village Green ONLY)
     23 Thu              *Great Cover Up #5B (tix at Village Green ONLY)
 Mar 02 Thu              *Tenderloin
     10 Fri              *The Mighty Pranksters
 
 
 Bradley Center:  1001 N. 4th, Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (414) 227-0400
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 May 02 Tue              Page & Plant
 
 
 Cagney's:  Two blocks west of Western on Grand / Chicago, IL
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 Feb 17 Fri              Tar / U.S. Maple / Mount Shasta
 
 
 Centre East:  7701 N. Lincoln / Skokie, IL / (708) 673-6300
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 Feb 17 Fri              Bobby McFerrin
 
 
 ???ChicagoTheatre
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 Mar 04 Sat 8:00 aa      *Pat Metheny Group / Lyle Mays / Steve Rodby /
                             Paul Wertico / David Blamires / Mark Ledford /
                             Luis Conte (tix Sat noon)
 
 
 Club De Wash:  636 W. Washington Ave. / Madison, WI / (608) 256-3302
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 Feb 03 Fri              Mule
     19 Sun 10:00 $10    Bush / The Toadies
     23 Thu              Dis- / Panel Donor / Loomis
 
 
 Coronet Theater:  817 Chicago Ave. / Evanston, IL / (708) 733-0030
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 Feb 03 Fri              NRBQ / Springheel Jacks
     10 Fri              Clarence Gatemouth Brown / Jimmy Johnson
     11 Sat              +Leon Russell / Occassional Stray
     14 Tue              +Syd Straw's Heartwreck Show / Michael Hall
     18 Sat              New Potato Caboose
     24 Fri              Roy Hargrove
     25 Sat              Muck Brothers
     26 Sun              George Clinton & The P-Funk All-stars
     27 Mon              George Clinton & The P-Funk All-stars
     28 Tue              George Clinton & The P-Funk All-stars
 Mar 02 Thu              Acoustic Hooka
     04 Sat              Rory Block
     09 Thu              *Tab Benoit
     10 Fri              Billy Cobham
     11 Sat              Mark O'Connor
     16 Thu              *Betty & Carrie Newcomer
 
 
 Cubby Bear (21+):  1059 W. Addison / Chicago, IL / (312) 327-1662
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 Feb 10 Fri              Bad Manners / Boogie Shoes / Jack Rabbit Slim /
                             Ultra Bide
 Mar 11 Sat              Dick Dale
 
 
 Czar Bar (21+):  1814 W. Division / Chicago, IL / (312) 772-5453
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 Feb 11 Sat              Misery Index
 
 
 Dane County Expo Center:  Madison, WI
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 Feb 13 Mon              Pantera / Type O Negative
 
 
 Double Door:  1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (312) 489-3160
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 Feb 03 Fri              Triple Fast Action / Sardina / Bunny
     04 Sat              Liquid Soul / Disarray / Deaf Children At Play /
                             Omega
     05 Sun              Crackpot / National Drag
     09 Thu              Plant Warehouse / Unky-J
     10 Fri              Citizen King / Mr. Greenweedz / Chris Greene
     11 Sat              Tina & The B-side Movement / Peat Moss / Steve
                             Gerlach & The Springheel Jacks
     12 Sun              C.A.S.E.O. / The Nixons / Ether
     16 Thu              John Huss & Moderato Combo / Virgo Snakes
     17 Fri              The Murmurs
     18 Sat              Soul Coughing / Word Bongo
     19 Sun              Fix Your Wagon / Arm / Stop The Ride (It's stupid
                             band name at Double Door!)
     22 Wed              Bush / Toadies ==SOLD OUT==
 Mar 04 Sat              *Elastica
     07 Tue              Pond
     09 Thu              Jason & The Scorchers / Tenderloin
     16 Thu              +Owen Meany / Jettison Charlie
 
 
 Elhmurst VFW Hall (aa): Addison & Hahn / Elmhurst, IL
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 Feb 10 Fri 6:30         Not Rebecca / Jerkwater / Tricky Dick / I Love
                             Rich / Dephault
 Mar 31 Fri              *Oblivion / Fighters / Larry Birds / Parker Bros.
 
 
 Empty Bottle:  1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (312) 276-3600
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 Feb 03 Fri              Frogs / Polara / Technical Jed
     04 Sat              Honcho Overload / Gem / The Revelers / Your Majesty
     09 Thu              Rockin' Billy & the Wild Coyotes / Kim Katz & Last
                             Uncle / Dollrods
     10 Fri              +Nectarine / Hot Freaks / Wrens (Hot Freaks is
                             Loud Lucy's tribute to Guided By Voices.)
     11 Sat              Magnapop / Throneberry / Squash Blossom
     16 Thu              Season to Risk / Molly McGuire / Shiner
     17 Fri              +Zuzu's Petals / Tart / Throw / Superdrag
     18 Sat              Laughing Hyenas / Hairy Patt Band / Appalachian
                             Death Ride
     24 Fri              Falstaff / MOTO
     25 Sat              Dis- / Panel Donor / Boys Life
 Mar 02 Thu              +Kicking Giant / Number One Cup
 
 
 Fireside Bowl (aa):  2648 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (312) 486-2700 /
     info: Brian (312) 384-5813
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 Feb 03 Fri 8:00         Avocado Jungle Fuzz / Redball / Foo / Poonjab
     04 Sat 7:00         Hubcap / Guttersnipe / Dis- / tba
     09 Thu 8:00         Dick Justice / Lazy / Stanley's Joyful Noise /
                             Skimmingtons
     10 Fri 7:00         Damnation / Walleye / Threadbare
     10 Fri 10:00        Needle / Full / Misery Index / Agatha (new time)
     11 Sat 7:00         Pulp Fishing / Tetsuo / Cinco de Gato / "surprise
                             guests"
     17 Fri 8:00         Big Daddy Sun / Waco Brothers / Handsome Family
     19 Sun 8:30         Judge Nothing / Back Of Dave / Spazz Maggots / tba
     24 Fri 7:00         The Queers / Smears / Crabs / Alligator Gun (Dave)
     25 Sat 7:00         +Oblivion / Hash Brown / Full / Herbal Flesh Tea
     26 Sun              I Love Rich / Houseboy / 4 Squares / tba
 Mar 03 Fri              Rockabilly night:  Hi-fi & The Roadburners / Dead
                             Steel Mill
     04 Sat              Jack Kevorkian Suicide Machines / Slapstick
     05 Sun              Pinwheel / tba x 3
     11 Sat              Homocore:  Hubcap / tba
     17 Fri              Sidekick Kato / Neptunes / Lucid / Craw / Tetsuo
     25 Sat              Apocalypse Hoboken / Orphan Punx / MU330 / Vic
                             Vacume
 
 
 Fitzgerald's:  6615 Roosevelt Rd. / Berwyn, IL / (708) 788-2118
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 Feb 04 Sat              NRBQ
     05 Sun              Mavericks
     18 Sat              Bottle Rockets / Waco Brothers
     24 Fri              *Saffire
 Mar 09 Thu              Joe Ely
     10 Fri              *C.J. Chenier
     11 Sat              *C.J. Chenier
 
 
 The Fletch:  3062 N. Oakland Ave. / Milwaukee, WI
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 Feb 24 Fri 6:30         *Pachinko / Olive / Focus
 
 
 Foellinger Auditorium:  709 S. Matthews Ave. / Urbana, IL
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 Feb 20 Mon 8:00 $21 aa  +Spin Doctors / Rusted Root
 Mar 08 Wed $16 aa       *Digable Planets / Spearhead (tix 2/8)
 
 
 Irish American Heritage Center:  4626 N. Knox / Chicago, IL
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 Feb 05 Sun 7:00 $5      Baltiorum
 
 
 Knights of Columbus Hall:  15 N. Hickory / Arlington Heights, IL
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 Feb 17 Fri 6:30 $5      Cap'n Jazz / Tetsuo / Cinco de Gatos / tba
 
 
 Lounge Ax (21+):  2348 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-6620
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 Feb 03 Fri              Tortoise / The Sea & Cake / Denison-Kimball Trio
     04 Sat              Eleventh Dream Day ==POSTPONED==
     04 Sat              Yum Yum / Number One Cup / The Legendary Jim Ruiz
                             Group
     08 Wed              *Oversoul Seven / Lazy / Neckbones
     09 Thu              +The Flavor Channel / Hooker / The Howards
     10 Fri              *The Baffler night
     11 Sat              Goober & The Peas / Busker Soundcheck
     12 Sun              *Archers of Loaf / See-saw
     16 Thu              *Waco Bros.
     17 Fri              Wilco / Go To Blazes
     18 Sat              Wilco / Texas Instruments
     19 Sun              *To Live To Shave in L.A. / The Many Moods of
                             Marlon Magas / Duotron
     22 Wed              *Martin Zellar
     24 Fri              *Waco Bros. / Starkweathers
     25 Sat              *Killdozer / Mt. Shasta
 Mar 02 Thu              *Fastbacks / Gaunt
     03 Fri              *Tenderloin / Kill Creek
     04 Sat              *Laika & The Cosmonauts
     08 Wed              *Godhead Silo
     09 Thu              *Raymond Brake / Joby's Opinion
     10 Fri              *Tara Key / Bassholes
     11 Sat              Poi Dog Pondering (tix 2/14)
     12 Sun              Poi Dog Pondering (tix 2/14)
     13 Mon              Poi Dog Pondering (tix 2/14)
     17 Fri              Rockin' Billy & the Wild Coyotes / Three Blue
                             Teardrops
     18 Sat              *Trenchmouth / Candy Machine
     23 Thu              *Butterglory
     24 Fri              *Jonathan Richman
     25 Sat              *Jonathan Richman
 
 
 The Lunar Cabaret:  2827 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (312) FAR-MOON
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 Feb 03 Fri 10:00        The Corn Kings
     04 Sat 10:00        Example None
     05 Sun 3:00         Shinobu Sato
     07 Tue 9:00         Beau O'Reilly & Michael Greenberg
     08 Wed 9:00         The Vandermark Quartet
     09 Thu 9:00         John Casey & The Old Possums
     10 Fri 10:00        Ken Vandermark & Friends
     11 Sat 10:00        Ken Vandermark & Friends
     12 Sun 3:00         Audubon Chamber Players
     14 Tue 9:00         Jenny Magnus
     16 Thu 9:00         Full Moon Vaudeville
     17 Fri 9:30         Adrian Legg
     17 Fri 11:00        Adrian Legg
     18 Sat 10:00        Dot Dot Dot / The Vulva Club
     19 Sun 3:00         Rumpus
     21 Tue 9:00         The Vandermark Quartet
     23 Thu 9:00         Caffeine
     24 Fri 10:00        The Flavor Channel
     25 Sat 9:00         Greg Brown / Maestro Subgum & The Whole
     25 Sat 11:00        Greg Brown / Maestro Subgum & The Whole
     26 Sun 3:00         Ensemble Noamnesia
     28 Tue 9:00         The Vandermark Quartet
 
 
 Mabel's (19+):  613 E. Green C / Champaign, IL / (217) 328-5700
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 Feb 03 Fri              *Citrus
     04 Sat 10:00        *Charming Beggars / Black Sand Hand
     07 Tue              *Catherine / Foo / Liquid Kramer
     09 Thu              The Good
 Mar 24 Fri              Third Stone
 
 
 Mandel Hall: University of Chicago / 57th & University / (312) 702-7300
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 Mar 03 Fri 8:15 $14     University of Chicago Folk Festival:  Bing
                             Brothers / Mose Vinson / Clyde Davenport &
                             Bobby Fulcher / Canray Davenport & Bois Sec
                             Ardoin / The Traditional Grass / Mario Zuleta
                             y los Vallenatos de Colombia
     04 Sat 7:30 $14     University of Chicago Folk Festival:  Flory Jagoda
                             / The Broken Pledge Ceili Band / Louis Killen
                             / Clyde Davenport & Bobby Fulcher / The
                             Traditional Grass / Bing Brothers
     05 Sun 6:15 $14     University of Chicago Folk Festival:  Dave Myers /
                             Louis Killen / Mose Vinson / Canray Fontenot &
                             Bois Sec Ardoin / Flory Jagoda
 
 
 Metro:  3730 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 549-0203 / (TM)
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 Feb 03 Fri 10:00 18+    Marilyn Manson / Monster Voodoo Machine / Wickerman
     04 Sat 10:00 18+    Dyslexic Apaches / Marble / Starch / Blanket Party
     08 Wed 10:00 $3 18+ Tart / Weedy / Marshead
     10 Fri              God Street Wine
     11 Sat              Lupins / Hum / Motorhome
     11 Sat 12:00a $1    Face To Face
     15 Wed 10:00 $3 18+ *Hurl / Galaxy Of Mailbox Whores / Vix Krater
     17 Fri 9:00 $10 18+ The Pacers / Mr. 2 Badd / Highball Holiday / The
                             Skolars / Johnny Socko / The Exceptions
     18 Sat 9:00 $10 18+ Skapone / Secret Cajun Band / Parka Kings /
                             Slapstick / Suspect Bill / Stinkfish
     19 Sun 7:00 aa      Simple Minds ==SOLD OUT==
     21 Tue 7:00         The London Suede
     22 Wed 10:00 $3 18+ *Almost True / Tuscadero / Chisel
     24 Fri              Spectrum / Air Miami / Cath Carroll
     25 Sat 7:00         Fear / Trenchmouth
     25 Sat 9:00 21+     *Chris Whitley (tix Sat noon)
     26 Sun 9:00 21+     *Chris Whitley (tix Sat noon)
     27 Mon 9:00 21+     *Chris Whitley (tix Sat noon)
     28 Tue 9:00 21+     *Chris Whitley (tix Sat noon)
     25 Sat 11:30        *Smoothies / Fitz of Depression / Braid
     27 Mon 7:30 $8 aa   Cranes / Idaho
     28 Tue 7:00 aa      Bob Mould ==SOLD OUT==
 Mar 01 Wed 7:00 aa      Bob Mould
     03 Fri 7:00         Lords Of Acid / Dink
     03 Fri 11:30 21+    Pizzicato Five
     09 Thu 7:00 $10 aa  Sebadoh / The Frogs / Evergreen
     10 Fri 6:30 $5 aa   No Empathy / Apocalypse Hoboken / Oblivion / The
                             Fighters (Marc Ruvulo says this is a maybe)
     11 Sat 7:00 aa      Digable Planets / Spearhead / Kymbali
     21 Tue 7:00         *Weezer / Archers Of Loaf (tix Sat noon)
     24 Fri              *Skankin' Pickle
 
 
 Off The Alley:  18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge / Homewood, IL / (708) 798-2252
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 Feb 04 Sat              *Deformities of the Mind / 10 Gram
     11 Sat              *Tango Wedding Band / Superdot
     18 Sat              *Migraine / Dollrods / Astronuts / Tossers
     25 Sat $6           *Skapone / Hot Stove Jimmy / Slapstick / Jack
                             Rabbit Slim
 Mar 11 Sat              Those Naked Guys / Orange Crotch / Spent / Herbal
                             Flesh Tea
 
 
 One World Cafe:  809 S. Fifth St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 344-0102
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 Feb 03 Fri 8:00 aa      *Smoking Popes / Skapone / No Empathy / Oblivion
     11 Sat aa           *Suede Chain
 
 
 Over The Edge:  166 North St. / Elgin, IL / (708) 608-0086
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 Feb 04 Sat 6:00         Dirt Merchants / Foo / tba x 2
     11 Sat 6:00         Headcleaner / Dyslexic Apaches / tba x 2
 
 
 The Paramount: (nee R&R Station) 103 N. Park St. / Madison, WI /
     (608) 256-1171
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 Feb 20 Mon              The Radiators
 
 
 Park West (21+):  322 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 Feb 04 Sat 7:30 aa      Barenaked Ladies / Jules Shear ==SOLD OUT==
     10 Fri 7:30 aa      Nick Lowe / Jim Lauderdale
     15 Wed 7:30 aa      Cinderella / The Rosehips
     18 Sat 7:30 aa      Dada ==SOLD OUT==
 Mar 10 Fri 7:30         *Craig Chaquico / Peter White / Warren Hill /
                             Richard Eliot (tix Sat 10am)
     15 Wed 7:30         *Robyn Hitchcock (solo acoustic) (tix Sat 10am)
     18 Sat              77's / Curious Fools
 
 
 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
 
 
 The Rave:  2401 W. Wisconsin / Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-4545 / (TM) (aa)
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 Mar 26 Sun              *Skankin' Pickle
 
 
 Record Swap:  16 W. Chicago Ave. / Naperville, IL / (708) 527-0999
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 Feb 25 Sat FREE aa      Dis- / Panel Donor in-store performance
 
 
 The Red Herring Coffeehouse:  1209 W. Oregon St. / Urbana, IL /
     (217) 367-2340
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 Feb 17 Fri aa           *Back Of Dave / Castor / Mary Me / Walker
 
 
 Riley's Pub:  952 W. Newport (Sheffield & Clark) / Chicago, IL /
     (312) 472-3410
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 Feb 12 Sun 7:30 $5 aa   Apocalypse Hoboken / Slapstick / Tricky Dick
 
 
 Rock My Ass: (cable TV show live taping) TCI of Illinois Studios, 9651
     Grosse Pointe Road / Skokie, IL / (708) 674-5422
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 Feb 25 Sat 11:00a       Orphan Punks
     25 Sat 12:30a       Fashion Police
     25 Sat 2:00         Johnny Moe Band
     25 Sat 3:30         Insania
 
 
 Rosemont Horizon:  Touhy & Mannheim / Rosemont, IL
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 Feb 24 Fri              Alan Jackson / Faith Hill
 Apr 28 Fri              Page & Plant
 Jun 02 Fri              R.E.M. / Luscious Jackson ==SOLD OUT==
     03 Sat              R.E.M. / Luscious Jackson ==SOLD OUT==
     04 Sun              R.E.M. / Luscious Jackson ==SOLD OUT==
 
 
 Schubas Tavern (21+):  3759 N. Southport (at Belmont) / Chicago, IL /
     (312) 525-2508
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 Feb 03 Fri              *The Gufs / The Billies
     04 Sat              *Swinger / The Andersons
     09 Thu              *Jason & Alison / Dag Juhlin
     10 Fri              *Slink Moss & The Flying Aces
     11 Sat              *Kevin Salem
     15 Wed              *Slavec Henzlic Trio / Special Consensus Bluegrass
                             Band
     17 Fri              *Yardsale / Diplomat 6
     18 Sat              *Citrus / Saucy Jack
     21 Tue              *Soul Coughing
     22 Wed              *Mantiula
     23 Thu              *Terrance Simien
     24 Fri              *Bloodline
 Mar 03 Fri              *Loose Diamonds
     10 Fri              *Joe Ely
     17 Fri              *Blue Rodeo
     18 Sat              *Blue Rodeo
     25 Sat              *Ray Wylie Hubbard
 
 
 Shades:  21860 N. Milwaukee Ave / Deerfield, IL / (708) 634-BLUE
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 Feb 18 Sat $10          *Missing Persons / The Turnstiles
 
 
 Shank Hall  (21+):  1434 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-7288
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 Feb 21 Tue              Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
     24 Fri              *Dis- / Panel Donor
 
 
 Shubert Theatre:  22 W. Monroe / Chicago, IL
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 Mar 24 Fri              *Johnny Mathis (tix Fri 10am)
     25 Sat              *Johnny Mathis (tix Fri 10am)
     26 Sun              *Johnny Mathis (tix Fri 10am)
 
 
 Thirsty Whale:  880 W. Grand / River Grove, IL / (708) 456-2414
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 Feb 12 Sun              *Gorguts / Afterlife / Corpsevomit / Sarcophagus
     18 Sat              *Dangerous Toys
     19 Sun              *Overkill / Displacement of Anger / Kore / Mental
 Mar 03 Fri              *Trixter (2 shows each night)
     04 Sat              *Trixter
     25 Sat              *James Young Group
 
 
 Underdog loft:  2252 N. Elston / Chicago, IL / (312) 772-4545
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 Feb 18 Sat 10:00        *Oblivion ("ultra-swank all-cover performance...
                             optional transvestite theme in effect... plus
                             all-night music/beverages/snacks/civil punk
                             attitudes after 11pm")
 
 
 United Center:  1901 W. Madison / Chicago, IL
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 Feb 18 Sat              Eagles
 Mar 03 Fri              Amy Grant / Gary Chapman
     08 Wed 7:30         *Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (tix Sat 10am)
 
 
 The Vic (21+):  3145 N. Sheffield / Chicago, IL (TM)
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 Feb 14 Tue 7:30 aa      Nanci Griffith / Sara Hickman ==SOLD OUT==
     15 Wed 7:30 aa      Nanci Griffith / Sara Hickman (reserved seating
                             available)
     18 Sat 7:30 aa      The Radiators / Chris Duarte
 Mar 03 Fri 7:00 $12 aa  *Blackbone / Jaxx / Lost Angels / Strict Nine /
                             Flood / Ritual Sun / Accomplice
     05 Sun 7:30 aa      Tesla ==SOLD OUT==
     11 Sat 7:30 aa      Fishbone / Weapon of Choice
     19 Sun 7:30 aa      Oasis / Velvet Crush
 
 
 WHPK's Pure Hype:  WHPK 88.5 FM / Chicago, IL
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 Feb 03 Fri 9:00         Wendyfix
     10 Fri 9:00         Tart
     17 Fri 9:00         National Drag
     24 Fri 9:00         Shamus
 
 
 WNUR's Airplay:  WNUR 89.3 FM / Evanston, IL
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 Feb 04 Sat 5:00         Poster Children
     11 Sat 3:00         Weedy
     18 Sat 3:00         Wendy Fix
     25 Sat 4:00         Boy King
 Mar 04 Sat 5:00         Moonshine Willy
     11 Sat              Los Invaderados
     18 Sat              Hoodwink
 
 
 WZRD:  WZRD 88.3 FM / Chicago, IL
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 Feb 09 Thu              Amazing Headgear
     16 Thu              *Reality Scare
     23 Thu              Simple Simon
 
 
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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
 the Internet in two ways:
 
     World-Wide Web:     http://www.mcs.net/~alester/
     Mail subscription:  <shows@farpost.chi.il.us>  Ask to be added, and 
                         mention where you found out about the list.
 
 Please mail to shows@farpost.chi.il.us:
     -   New shows you'd like to see added
     -   Any corrections to anything in the list
     -   Subscription requests, or drop requests
     -   Information about other shows list across the country
     -   Anything other comments, etc
 
 You can also get it from Far Post BBS, (708) 934-6224
 
 Other shows lists available via email on the Internet:
     Chicago Shows List:
         shows@farpost.chi.il.us
         http://www.mcs.com/~alester/
     Chicago Favorite Bands:
         cheeks@interaccess.com
         http://www.interaccess.com/users/cheeks/Music/chifav.html
     Chicago Folk Shows:
         hrow@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
     Madison, WI:
         http://scrap.ssec.wisc.edu/music/madison.clubs
     Iowa:
         bands@ac.grin.edu
     Columbus, OH:
         TREADWAY@MPS.ohio-state.edu
     Atlanta, GA:
         ofross@emory.edu
         http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~ofross/
     Omaha, NE:
         http://phoenix.creighton.edu/~landphil/oshows.html
     San Francisco, CA:
         the-list-request@violet.berkeley.edu
         http://kzsu.stanford.edu/list.html
     Boston, MA:
         wisner@aiag.enet.dec.com
     Washington, DC DIY:
         brendan@clark.net
     Texas:
         twist@usis.com
     Midwest (OH,MI,KY,IN):
         aa704@po.cwru.edu
 
 Other mailing addresses:
     Brian Czarnik (Oblivion/Bollweevils)    BriC6389@aol.com
     Underdog Records:                       udogrec@interaccess.com
     Rob Teets (WNUR/Airplay)                r-teets@nwu.edu
     WZRD contact                            pauls@tellabs.com
 
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