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                            The Chicago Shows List
                          Shows of note as of 8/17/95
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     Mail to <shows@farpost.chi.il.us>.  For subscriptions, tell me where
     you found out about us.
 
 
 NEW THIS WEEK
     311 / No Doubt, The Vic
     American Sensei / Lifter, Empty Bottle
     Astroboy / Chris Connelly / Mark Rew / Keith Brown, Double Door
     The Blasters / Beat Farmers, Double Door
     Cake, Metro
     Chrome Baby / Push On Junior / Zipperhead, Double Door
     Coctails / Sidekick Kato / The Urge, Illini Union Courtyard Cafe
     Edwyn Collins / Ivy, Double Door
     Cowslingers, Mabel's
     Dag / Greta Gaines, Double Door
     David Bowie / Nine Inch Nails, World Music Theater
     Dread Zeppelin, Cubby Bear
     Elliot Sharp / Zeena Parkins, Empty Bottle
     Extra Glenn, Empty Bottle
     Flatbush Foot Brigade / Infraction / Masses / Treacle, Double Door
     Franklin Bruno / Number One Cup / Sideshow, Empty Bottle
     Gangster Fun, Mabel's
     Homocore: Vaginal Cream Davis / Glen Meadmore, Empty Bottle
     Knapsack, Empty Bottle
     MU330 / Greenhouse / Alloy Jacks, The PIT
     My Dad Is Dead / Impala, Empty Bottle
     Naked Aggression, Fireside Bowl
     Oblivion, Elhmurst VFW Hall
     Pegboy / Kepone, Metro
     Poi Dog Pondering, The Vic
     Poster Children, Channing-Murray Foundation
     Red Aunts / Cheater Slicks / Tanner, Empty Bottle
     Reejers / Brown Betty / Peat Moss / Grover, Double Door
     Seam / Spent, Metro
     Seam, Channing-Murray Foundation
     Shellac / Dis- / Uzeda, Mabel's
     Skapone / Greenhouse, The PIT
     Southern Culture on the Skids / Boogie Shoes, Mabel's
     Stiff Little Fingers, Metro
     Sun 60, Double Door
     Supernova / DJ Chris Jern, Empty Bottle
     Surfing Brides / Daisies / hHead, Empty Bottle
     Sweep The Leg Johnny / Hashbrown / Foo / Zen Gorilla / Smut, Fireside
         Bowl
     Matthew Sweet in-store performance, Tower Records
     The Tea Party / Marble / Pineapple Man, Double Door
     Thalia Corridor / Augusta Gein / Wait For Light / Girls, Double Door
     Tricky, Double Door
     Ulele, Double Door
     Unsane / Guzzard / Sangre de Toro, Empty Bottle
     Uptighty, Mabel's
     Wicker Man / Loudmouth / Speed Duster, Double Door
     Wesley Willis Fiasco / Buddah Knievel / Adamjack / Joygirl / Clown
         Love / Freak Magnet, Metro
     Word Bongo, Double Door
     Xscape, Park West
     Yardsale / Mystery Driver, Double Door
 
 
 Alpine Valley:  Hwy D & Hwy 120 / East Troy, WI / (TM)
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 Sep 16 Sat              Tom Petty
 
 
 Aragon Ballroom:  1106 W. Lawrence at Broadway / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 Aug 25 Fri 6:30         Soul Asylum / Jayhawks / Matthew Sweet / Victoria
                             Williams (moved from World)
 Sep 01 Fri 6:30 aa      Bush / Hum / Spiritualized / The Lupins
 
 
 Barrymore Theatre (aa):  2090 Atwood Ave. / Madison, WI / (608) 241-2345
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 Aug 24 Thu 7:30 $10/12  Better than Ezra / Dambuilders
 Sep 29 Fri 8:00 $16/18  Dick Dale
 
 
 Channing-Murray Foundation:  1209 W. Oregon St / Champaign, IL /
     (217) 334-1176
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 Sep 01 Fri aa           *Poster Children (benefit for prairienet.org)
     06 Wed aa           *Seam
 
 
 Club De Wash:  636 W. Washington Ave. / Madison, WI / (608) 256-3302
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 Aug 18 Fri 8:00 $5      Tempest / Five Style
     19 Sat 10:00 $8/10  Martin Zellar
 Sep 01 Fri              Blue Meanies
     08 Fri 10:00 $7     Southern Culture On The Skids
     23 Sat 10:00 $7     The Coctails
 
 
 Congress Theater:  2135 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL
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 Sep 03 Sun 2:00 $5      One Nation Underground: Acumen / Fight To Win /
                             Kill Hanna / Rat Bastards / Dirt Merchants /
                             Greenhouse / tba x 3 / plus many DJs (info:
                             312-784-PUNX)
 
 
 Cricket Hill:  4600 North at Wilson, east of LSD / Chicago, IL
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 Aug 26 Sat noon FREE    Punk Picnic: Broken Circle / Ranchous Brothers /
                             Parker Brothers / Hitmen / Lynards Innards /
                             The Geezers / The Skolars / Gals Panic / Toxic
                             Narcotic / Dis-Associate / Dead Drunk / Maggot
                             / Youth Against Facism / Rat Bastards / Black
                             Kronstandt / Apostles on Strike / Reluctant /
                             Weaklings / Fight to Win / URBN DK (info:
                             312-784-PUNX)
 
 
 Cubby Bear (21+):  1059 W. Addison / Chicago, IL / (312) 327-1662
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 Sep 22 Fri              *Dread Zeppelin
     30 Sat              Dick Dale (rescheduled)
 
 
 Double Door (21+):  1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (312) 489-3160
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 Aug 18 Fri 10:00 $6     Sphinx / Rustbucket / Charming Beggars
     19 Sat $7           Blue Meanies / NIL8
     23 Wed $5           +Joy Girl / February / Sister Soleil
     24 Thu $5           The Hotrod Nixons / Nicholas Tremulis / John Huss
                             Moderate Combo
     25 Fri $6           *Thalia Corridor / Augusta Gein / Wait For Light /
                             Girls
     26 Sat              *Reejers / Brown Betty / Peat Moss / Grover
     28 Mon              *The Tea Party / Marble / Pineapple Man
     30 Wed $5           Redball / Cathy Braaten Band / The Problem With
                             Jack
     31 Thu              True Heart Susie / Skirt / Wildwood
 Sep 01 Fri              *Astroboy / Chris Connelly / Mark Rew / Keith Brown
     02 Sat              Cassius Clay / Chris Green and New Perspective
     03 Sun              *Ulele
     06 Wed              *Flatbush Foot Brigade / Infraction / Masses /
                             Treacle
     07 Thu              *Sun 60
     08 Fri              *Word Bongo
     12 Tue              *Dag / Greta Gaines
     13 Wed              *Chrome Baby / Push On Junior / Zipperhead
     14 Thu              *Edwyn Collins / Ivy
     19 Tue              *Tricky
     22 Fri              *Wicker Man / Loudmouth / Speed Duster
     23 Sat              The Paladins / Tenderloin
     29 Fri              *Yardsale / Mystery Driver
     30 Sat              *The Blasters / Beat Farmers
 
 
 Elhmurst VFW Hall (aa): Addison & Hahn / Elmhurst, IL
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 Aug 25 Fri 7:00         +Bent (ex-Ultraman) / Jerkwater / Poonjab / Gaffle
     29 Tue 7:00         +The Wynona Ryders / Apocalypse Hoboken /
                             Nostrilsaurus / Creature Did
 Sep 02 Sat 2:00 $5      Tilt / Alligator Gun / Red 5
 Oct 27 Fri 7:00         *Oblivion
 
 
 Empty Bottle:  1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (312) 276-3600
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 Aug 18 Fri              Rex / Shiner / Boys Life
     19 Sat              +Cows / U.S. Maple / The Van Pelt
     24 Thu              +Tenderloin / Star Room Boys / The Astro Naughts
     25 Fri              +Steakdaddy Six (record release) / Bale / Golden
     26 Sat              Tart / Yanti Arifin and Squirm / Red Dye No. 5
     27 Sun              *Franklin Bruno / Number One Cup / Sideshow
     31 Thu              *Knapsack
 Sep 01 Fri              *American Sensei / Lifter
     02 Sat              *My Dad Is Dead / Impala
     03 Sun              *Homocore: Vaginal Cream Davis / Glen Meadmore
     04 Mon              *Surfing Brides / Daisies / hHead
     06 Wed              *Supernova / DJ Chris Jern
     07 Thu              Pee Shy
     15 Fri              Orange Juice
     16 Sat              +Whitehouse / Fuckface
     21 Thu              *Extra Glenn
     22 Fri              Uzeda / Dis-
     29 Fri              *Red Aunts / Cheater Slicks / Tanner
 Oct 03 Tue              *Elliot Sharp / Zeena Parkins
     05 Thu              *Unsane / Guzzard / Sangre de Toro
 
 
 Fireside Bowl:  2648 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (312) 486-2700
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 Aug 18 Fri              Blue Meanies / J Church / No Empathy / Tetsuo
     19 Sat              Dis- / We'd Rather Be Flying / Hubcap
     20 Sun              The Deconstruction (MI) / Protex Blue / Dead Guy /
                             Herbal Flesh Tea
     23 Wed              The Migraines / Nostrilsaurus / Spackle
     24 Thu              MOTO / The Nobodies / Linola / Mudfoot
     25 Fri              Urbn DK / 4-Squares / The Eclectics / Anti-Flag
     26 Sat              Jale / Versus / Braid / Poonjab
     27 Sun              The Smoothies / Sidekick Kato / Blank / I Against
     28 Mon              Boys Life / Giant's Chair / Jerkwater / Bluetips
     30 Wed              Shotmaker / Promise Ring / Klikatat Ikatowe / Los
                             Crudos / Unwound
     31 Thu              7 Seconds / Shades Apart / Scooby Don't /
                             Dillinger 4
 Sep 01 Fri              Ball Sniffer / Squirt Gun / 3 Blue Teardrops /
                             Slapstick
     02 Sat              Homocore: Team Dresch / God Is My Co-pilot / Glenn
                             Meadmore
     03 Sun $10          Alice Donut / Ultra Bide / tba
     06 Wed              Drunk In Public / Godplow (new date)
     08 Fri 7:00 $5      *Sweep The Leg Johnny / Hashbrown / Foo / Zen
                             Gorilla / Smut
     09 Sat              Oblivion / Apocalypse Hoboken / No Empathy / Not
                             Rebecca
     13 Wed 7:00 $6      The Vandals / Strung Out / 30 Seconds Deep
     14 Thu              State Of The Nation / Stanford Prison Experiment /
                             Lynyrds Innyrds / The Larry Birds
     15 Fri $6           Citizen Fish / Suicide Machines / Buck-O-Nine /
                             Bender (UK)
     16 Sat              C-Clamp / Craw / Glazed Baby / Ice Nine
     17 Sun              Brutal Juice / Groovy Love Vibes
     28 Thu              The Coctails / Scissor Girls
     29 Fri              The Red Aunts / Tricky Dick
     30 Sat              The Parasites / The Bluetips
 Oct 15 Sun 7:00         *Naked Aggression
 
 
 Hard Rock Cafe:  63 W. Ontario / Chicago, IL / (312) 943-2252
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 Sep 03 Sun 5:30 $15     Seal
 
 
 Hemensway Auditorium:  933 Chicago / Evanston, IL
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 Sep 01 Fri 7:00 $6      SNFU / Joykillers / Bracket / 88 Fingers Louie
 
 
 Illini Union Courtyard Cafe:  1401 W. Green St. / Urbana, IL /
     (217) 333-3660
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 Aug 25 Fri aa           *Coctails / Sidekick Kato / The Urge
 Sep 02 Sat 8:00 $5      Apostles on Strike / Apocalypse Hoboken / No
                             Emapthy / Oblivion
     09 Sat 8:00 $2      Lorenzo Music
 Oct 21 Sat 9:00 $3      Keith Eric and Waterhouse
 Nov 04 Sat 9:00 $3      MPAACT
 Dec 02 Sat 9:00 $3      Skapone
 
 
 Lounge Ax (21+):  2438 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-6620
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 Aug 18 Fri              Laika & The Cosmonauts / Volcanoes
     19 Sat              The Sea & Cake / Rome
     22 Tue              +You Am I / Fix Your Wagon
     23 Wed              Ida / Retsin
     25 Fri              New Duncan Imperials
     26 Sat              The Coctails
     29 Tue 9:00 $5      Unwound / Clikitat Ikatowi
     30 Wed              Thax After Dark
     31 Thu $6           Steel Pole Bathtub
 Sep 29 Fri              J Mascis
 
 
 Mabel's (19+):  613 E. Green C / Champaign, IL / (217) 328-5700
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 Aug 26 Sat              *Gangster Fun
 Sep 09 Sat              *Cowslingers
     14 Thu              *Uptighty
     16 Sat              *Southern Culture on the Skids / Boogie Shoes
     23 Sat              *Shellac / Dis- / Uzeda
 
 
 Marcus Amphitheater:  Lakefront at I-794 / Milwaukee, WI / (TM)
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 Aug 19 Sat              H.O.R.D.E. Festival '95
     23 Wed              Soul Asylum / Jayhawks / Matthew Sweet / Victoria
                             Williams (unconfirmed)
 
 
 Metro:  3730 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 549-0203 / (TM)
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 Aug 18 Fri 12:00 18+    Spearhead / Brooklyn Funk Essentials
     19 Sat 18+          Space Streakings / Smoothies / Great Brain / tba
     23 Wed              Doris / Dishwalla / Maids Of Gravity / Mary's
                             Daydream
     24 Thu 7:00 $13 aa  Babes In Toyland
     25 Fri 7:00 aa      Better Than Ezra / Dambuilders / Dish
     25 Fri 11:00 aa     Dolly Varden / Philo / Boom Hank
     26 Sat 10:20 $10 18+ Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / R. L. Burnside
     30 Wed 10:00 $4 18+ Cheer-Accident / Geezer Lake / Electric Church
     31 Thu 7:00 aa      Pretty & Twisted / Steve Wynn
 Sep 01 Fri 9:00 18+     Skapone / Parka King / Suspect Bill / Hi-Ball
                             Holiday / Jackrabbit Slim
     02 Sat 7:00 aa      Silverchair =SOLD OUT=
     02 Sat 11:30 18+    The Muffs / Lunachicks / Waterdogs
     03 Sun              Maestro Subgum & The Whole / Vandermark Quartet /
                             The Vulva Club
     06 Wed              Cub / Supporting Actress / Beezus / Indoor Boy
     08 Fri              *Wesley Willis Fiasco / Buddah Knievel / Adamjack
                             / Joygirl / Clown Love / Freak Magnet
     09 Sat 10:00 18+    Southern Culture On The Skids
     10 Sun 9:00 18+     Jamiroquai
     13 Wed              Bivouac / Ape Hangers
     16 Sat 10:00 18+    Reverend Horton Heat / Supersuckers / Hagfish
     23 Sat              Skankin' Pickle / Slapstick
     25 Mon 7:00 aa      *Stiff Little Fingers (tix Sat noon)
     26 Tue 7:00 aa      *Cake (tix Sat noon)
     30 Sat 7:00 aa      *Pegboy / Kepone (tix Sat noon)
     30 Sat              *Seam / Spent
 
 
 Midnight Sun:  On 31/33 next to McDonald's / Niles, MI
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 Aug 19 Sat 8:00 $5 aa   Oblivion / The Mushuganas / The 4-Squares /
                             Article I / Zero Tolerance (info: Kate
                             219-289-9420)
 
 
 Off The Alley:  18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge / Homewood, IL / (708) 798-2252
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 Aug 19 Sat 7:30 $6      Skapone / Tango Wedding Band
     26 Sat              Snap Judgement
 
 
 Over The Edge Records:  166 North St. / Elgin, IL / (708) 608-0086
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 Aug 19 Sat 2:00 FREE    Poonjab
     26 Sat 2:00 FREE    Schwa
 Sep 02 Sat 2:00 FREE    Overdog
     09 Sat 2:00 FREE    The Sideways
     16 Sat 2:00 FREE    Vic Vacume & The Attachments
     23 Sat 2:00 FREE    Herbal Flesh Tea
     30 Sat 2:00 FREE    Al & His Little Green Men From Mars
 
 
 The Paramount: 103 N. Park St. / Madison, WI / (608) 256-1171
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 Aug 18 Fri              Los Lobos
     19 Sat              Spearhead
     20 Sun              Burning Spear
 
 
 Park West (21+):  322 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 Aug 19 Sat 7:30 aa      Joan Osborne / Terrell
     22 Tue 7:30 21+     The Manhattan Transfer
     27 Sun 7:30 aa      *Xscape
     31 Thu 7:30 21+     Warren Hill
 
 
 The PIT: 3210 Williams Ave. / Rockford, IL / (815) 963-3929
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 Aug 19 Sat $5           J Church / No Empathy / Tricky Dick / Suckatash
     27 Sun              *Skapone / Greenhouse
     31 Thu 7:00 $2      +Blue Meanies / Greenhouse / Blink 182 / God's
                             Reflex
 Sep 06 Wed              Drunk In Public
     15 Fri              *MU330 / Greenhouse / Alloy Jacks
 
 
 Ravinia:  Lake-Cook & Green Bay Roads / Highland Park, IL /
     (312) R-A-V-I-N-I-A
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 Aug 18 Fri              Judy Collins / David Gates
     19 Sat              Harry Belafonte
     27 Sun              Jerry Lee Lewis / Little Richard
     31 Thu              Neville Brothers
 Sep 01 Fri              Joan Baez / Tuck & Patti
     03 Sun              Garrison Keillor
 
 
 Record Swap:  16 W. Chicago Ave. / Naperville, IL / (708) 527-0999
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 Aug 20 Sun 3:00 FREE    88 Fingers Louie in-store performance
 
 
 Riviera Theatre:  4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 Aug 18 Fri 7:30 aa      +Ramones / Gren =SOLD OUT=
 
 
 River North Music Festival:  North & Clybourn / Chicago, IL /
     (708) 792-0200
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 Aug 19 Sat noon $20     George Clinton & The P-Funkadelic Allstars / The
                             Commitments / Henry Lee Summer / 11 other bands
 
 
 Rolling Stones Records:  Harlem & Irving / Norridge, IL
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 Aug 23 Wed 7:00         UFO in-store appearance
 
 
 Rosemont Horizon:  Touhy & Mannheim / Rosemont, IL
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 Aug 26 Sat noon $15     Quicksand / L7 / Sublime / No Use For a Name /
                             Orange 9mm / fluf / Seaweed / Tilt / Civ /
                             Red-5 / Swinging Udders / Wizo (all this in
                             the parking lot)
 Sep 09 Sat              Vince Gill / Patty Loveless
 Oct 31 Tue              Phish
 
 
 Schubas Tavern (21+):  3759 N. Southport (at Belmont) / Chicago, IL /
     (312) 525-2508
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 Aug 19 Sat              James McMurtry
     20 Sun              James McMurtry
 
 
 Scrap Skate Park:  2350 Hassel / Hoffman Estates, IL / (708) 884-0945
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 Aug 19 Sat 4:15 $5      Slapstick / Jerkwater / Sidekick Kato / God's
                             Reflex / Groovy Love Vibes / Chicane /
                             Contracide / Sweetcar / Drunk Old Guys
 
 
 Shades:  21860 N. Milwaukee Ave / Deerfield, IL / (708) 634-BLUE
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 Sep 01 Fri              Dread Zeppelin
 
 
 Shank Hall (21+):  1434 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-7288
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 Sep 09 Sat              Southern Culture On The Skids
 
 
 Navy Pier Skyline Stage:  600 E. Grand / Chicago, IL / (312) 595-PIER
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 Aug 22 Tue 7:30         Stanley Clarke / Jean-Luc Ponty / Al Dimeola
     28 Mon              Kathy Mattea
 Sep 08 Fri 8:00         Tower Of Power / Boney James
 
 
 Spectrum:  25 Illinois Blvd. / Schaumburg, IL / (708) 884-6212
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 Aug 18 Fri 6:30         Alloy Jacks / The Executives / Cinco De Gatos
                             (maybe) / Jerkwater (maybe)
 
 
 Star Plaza Theater:  1-65 & US 30 / Merrillville, IN / (312) 734-7266
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 Aug 26 Sat              Cheap Trick / Loverboy / Off Broadway
 Sep 01 Fri              George Thorogood / / Hot Tuna
     02 Sat              Roger Whitaker
     03 Sun              Tanya Tucker / Ty Herndon
     04 Mon              George Jones & Tammy Wynette
     09 Sat              Gladys Knight / Freddie Jackson
     10 Sun              Gladys Knight / Freddie Jackson
     16 Sat              Statler Brothers
     17 Sun              Statler Brothers
 Oct 08 Sun              Mitzi Gaynor
     14 Sat              Aretha Franklin
 Nov 17 Fri              Julio Iglesias
 Dec 01 Fri              Billy Ray Cyrus
 
 
 Thirsty Whale:  880 W. Grand / River Grove, IL / (708) 456-2414
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 Sep 03 Sun aa           Ugly Kid Joe / Souls At Zero
     23 Sat              Killers (w/Paul Dianno of Iron Maiden)
 
 
 Tower Records:  2301 N. Clark (at Belden) / Chicago, IL / (312) 477-5994
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 Aug 24 Thu 7:00 FREE    *Matthew Sweet in-store performance
 
 
 United Center:  1901 W. Madison / Chicago, IL
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 Aug 24 Thu $30-40       Elton John
     25 Fri $30-40       Elton John
 Sep 24 Sun              Eric Clapton / Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown =SOLD
                             OUT=
 
 
 The Vic (21+, TM):  3145 N. Sheffield / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-0366
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 Aug 21 Mon 7:30 aa      UFO / Triangle
     22 Tue 7:30 aa      UFO / Triangle =SOLD OUT=
     23 Wed 8:00 21+     Steve Earle & friends
     24 Thu 7:30 aa      UFO / Triangle =SOLD OUT=
     25 Fri 7:30 aa      UFO / Triangle =SOLD OUT=
     26 Sat 7:30 aa      Testament
 Sep 14 Thu 7:30 aa      Poi Dog Pondering =SOLD OUT=
     15 Fri 7:30 aa      Poi Dog Pondering =SOLD OUT='
     16 Sat 7:30 aa      *Poi Dog Pondering (tix Sat noon)
     23 Sat 7:00 aa      *311 / No Doubt (tix Sat noon)
 
 
 Woodstock Opera House:  121 Van Buren / Woodstock, IL / (815) 338-5300
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 Sep 19 Tue 8:00         Arlo Guthrie
     20 Wed 8:00         Arlo Guthrie
 Nov 24 Fri 8:00         Leo Kottke
     25 Sat 8:00         Leo Kottke
 
 
 World Music Theater:  Tinley Park, IL (TM)
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 Aug 18 Fri $24          H.O.R.D.E. '95:  Black Crowes / Blues Traveler /
                             Dave Matthews Band / Ziggy Marley & The Melody
                             Makers / Taj Mahal / Wilco / Dionne Farris
     19 Sat              Chicago
     20 Sun              Reba McEntire / Toby Keith / Rhett Atkins
     24 Thu              Santana / Jeff Beck
     27 Sun 2:00         Amy Grant
     31 Thu 5:30         Live / P.J. Harvey / Buffalo Tom / Veruca Salt
 Sep 08 Fri $20          Allman Brothers Band / Rusted Root
     15 Fri              Tom Petty
     24 Sun              R.E.M. / Radiohead
 Oct 01 Sun 7:30         *David Bowie / Nine Inch Nails (tix Sat 10am)
 
 
 WNUR's Airplay:  WNUR 89.3 FM / Evanston, IL
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 Aug 21 Mon 4:00         Mister Furley
 
 
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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
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     -   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
 
 There are many other shows lists available on the Internet.  As far as I
 know, unless the address is "listproc" or "listserv", the list is run by a
 human, not an automated list-management program.
 
     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
     Chicago Classical Search Engine:
         http://student-www.uchicago.edu/users/achatche/music/concerts.html
     Champaign/Urbana, IL:
         shows@uiuc.edu
     Madison, WI:
         listproc@scrap.ssec.wisc.edu
             In the body of the message, put:
             subscribe madmusic Your Name
         http://scrap.ssec.wisc.edu/music/madison.clubs
 
     Iowa:
         bands@ac.grin.edu
     Midwest (OH,MI,KY,IN):
         aa704@po.cwru.edu
     Columbus, OH:
         TREADWAY@MPS.ohio-state.edu
     Atlanta, GA:
         ofross@emory.edu
         http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~ofross/
     San Francisco, CA:
         sf-list-request@netcom.com
         http://kzsu.stanford.edu/list.html
     Boston, MA:
         wisner@aiag.enet.dec.com
         http://www.research.digital.com/CRL/Boston/Music/
     Washington, DC DIY:
         brendan@clark.net
         http://www.clark.net/pub/brendan
     Texas:
         sarootabaker@mail.utexas.edu
     Philadelphia:
         lorenzo@astro.ocis.temple.edu
     Claremont, CA:
         dbarker@pomona.edu
     Long Island, NY:
         mm5683@panther.adelphi.edu
     Northeast (E.Canada/ME/NH/VT/MA/CT/RI/NY/NJ/PA/DE/MD):
         ne-shows@brown.edu
 
 There are also many lists available on the World-Wide Web, but I'm not
 going to try to maintain a list of them here.  Visit my home page for links.
 
 Other mailing addresses:
     WNUR (Northwestern U.)  r-teets@nwu.edu
     WZRD (Northeastern U.)  pauls@tellabs.com
     WHPK (U. of Chicago)    kest@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu.
     WOUI (IIT)              woui@xtreme2.acc.iit.edu
     Underdog Records        udogrec@interaccess.com
     The PIT                 atheist@gte.society.com
 
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