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Reuse without permission is strictly prohibited --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATES/CORRECTIONS ------------------- The Orb have canceled their show on 8/11, but Alex Paterson from The Orb will spin for an hour or so before the show. GUESS THE REFERENCE ------------------- Even when I'm not having a contest I get Guess The Reference entries, so I figure I better bring it back. You all know the rules: Mail your guess for song & artist to <shows@tezcat.com>. Put "GUESS" in the subject line. Two prizes of a Shows List Dollar will be awarded: one for best entry, and one randomly picked from all correct entries. CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------- Mail to <shows@tezcat.com>. For subscriptions, tell me where you found out about us, and whether you'd like date or venue order. Visit the Chicago Shows List page at http://www.tezcat.com/~andy/shows/ NEW THIS WEEK 311 / The Urge // Aragon Ballroom, 9/7 Alkaloid / June Panic / Soliday // Fireside Bowl, 8/9 Apocalypse Hoboken / No Empathy // Metro, 9/20 Atomic Boy / t.b.a. // Twenty Below, 8/23 Beautiful Burt / Lucious // Twenty Below, 9/20 Butter / Buffalo Daughter / Skeleton Key // Lounge Ax, 9/12 Catherine // Metro, 9/7 Catpower / Guv'ner / Kelly Hogan // Lounge Ax, 9/21 Alex Chilton // Lounge Ax, 9/4 George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars / Bootsy Collins / Brides Of Funkenstein / Funkadelic / Parliament // Riviera Theatre, 9/18 Coldfinger / Pine Top 7 / Chris Mills / Sasha Tai // Empty Bottle, 8/23 Cindy Dall in-store performance // Reckless Records, 8/17 Elvi / Sumpump / Superseed / Sventes Po / Ripple // Twenty Below, 8/16 Frozen Orange // Twenty Below, 8/31 The Freddy Jones Band // The Vic, 9/14 Kamikaze Butterfly / Anjies Fault // Twenty Below, 9/14 Killdozer // Metro, 8/31 Liberty Hounds / Giddy // Twenty Below, 9/27 Loud Family / Sugarplastic / Long Fin Killie / Black Eyed Susans // Empty Bottle, 9/13 Loudmouth / Wicker Man / Mary's Window // Metro, 8/30 Man Dingo / Oblivion / Houseboy / Tricky Dick // Fireside Bowl, 10/11 Misery Index / Pound Of Flesh / Alternative Society // The Dome Room, 8/21 Mud / Simple Simon // Twenty Below, 9/28 Neurotic Outsiders // Double Door, 9/12 Pansy Division // Lounge Ax, 9/20 Mavis Piggott // Lounge Ax, 8/29 Reacharound in-store acoustic performance // Rolling Stones Records, 8/12 Red Red Meat / The Goblins // Thurston's, 8/14 Redfish / Active Ingredients // Fireside Bowl, 9/10 Redfish / Active Ingredients // The PIT, 9/6 Slowgun / Cluain // Twenty Below, 8/24 Spelunkers // Double Door, 9/5 Stifle / First Born // Twenty Below, 9/21 Richard Thompson // Riviera Theatre, 9/5 Those Bastard Souls // Lounge Ax, 9/14 Wallflowers // Martyr's, 8/27 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alpine Valley: Hwy D & Hwy 120 / East Troy, WI / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 Sa Phish // 7:30 Sep 07 Sa Rockstock: Candlebox / Cheap Trick / Filter / Soul Asylum / Everclear / Seven Mary Three / Gravity Kills / Sepultura / Spacehog / Dishwalla / Nixons / I Mother Earth / Reacharound / a couple other similarly shitty bands // noon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aragon Ballroom: 1106 W. Lawrence at Broadway / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 17 Sa Sex Pistols / Gravity Kills / Stabbing Westward // =SOLD OUT= Sep 07 Sa *311 / The Urge // 7:30 all ages // (tix Sat 10am) 16 Mo Rage Against The Machine / Girls vs. Boys 17 Tu Rage Against The Machine / Girls vs. Boys --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arie Crown Theatre: McCormick Place, LSD & 22nd / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 17 Sa Joe Cocker / Buddy Guy / The Fabulous Thunderbirds / The Radiators / The Gales Brothers --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barrymore Theatre (aa): 2090 Atwood Ave. / Madison, WI / (608) 241-2345 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 15 Th John Prine // 7:30 $25 28 We Roger McGuinn // 7:30 $19 Sep 06 Fr Richard Thompson // 8:00 $24 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bedrocks: 2125 W. Roscoe / Chicago, IL / (312) 404-1700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 Sa Ethyline / Pruno / My Big Beautiful // $6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bismarck Theater: 171 W. Randolph at LaSalle / Chicago, IL / (312) 236-0123 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 22 Th Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan / Donovan // 7:30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Blind Pig Co. (19+): 6 Taylor St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 351-7444 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 22 Th The Great Cover Up #6 (bands TBA) // (benefit for Muscular Dystrophy charities) 23 Fr The Great Cover Up #6 (bands TBA) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Channing-Murray Foundation: 1209 W. Oregon St / Urbana, IL / (217) 334-1176 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr Rainer Maria / Campanula Blue / Plug / April Crash // 8:00 $5, all ages 23 Fr Braid / Rail / Hammer-Drill-Chisel Quartet / Pohgoh // 8:00 $5, all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Filmmakers: Division & Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (708) 398-9830 for punk show info --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 Sa Collateral Damage / Redemption 87 / Supression Swing / tba // 7:00 $6 // =CANCELED= 22 Th Neurosis / Bloodlet // 7:00 $8 // (no Pitchshifter so Neurosis will play a 2-hour set) Sep 15 Su The Queers / The Smugglers / Boris The Sprinkler // 7:00 $5 16 Mo The Queers / The Smugglers / Oblivion // 7:00 $5 // (both shows: tix at Dummyroom / Earitable / Record Swap in Naperville) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dome Room: 632 1/2 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 266-9114 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr Acumen / Sister Soleil 16 Fr Teen Alien / Joygirl / Emil Muzz 21 We *Misery Index / Pound Of Flesh / Alternative Society 23 Fr Babette's Feast 30 Fr Orphan Punx / Teenage Frames / Guilt Trip --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Double Door (21+): 1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (312) 489-3160 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr +Jars Of Clay / Duncan Sheik 10 Sa Peat Moss / Dolly Varden 12 Mo +Reacharound / Skinny 13 Tu +Primitive Radio Gods / James Hall 14 We T.O.N. / Rebels Without Applause / Hungry Onion 15 Th +Perfect / Enormous / Not Rebecca 16 Fr Freakwater 17 Sa Throwing Muses 21 We The Reejers / Black Family / Jade Maze 22 Th Cracker // (free show / details on 103.5 FM) 23 Fr Cassius Clay 24 Sa Trailer Hitch / The Impotent Sea Snakes 29 Th Double Negative / The Twigs / Scott Bennett & His Band 31 Sa The James Taylor Quartet Sep 05 Th *Spelunkers 12 Th *Neurotic Outsiders // (tix Sat noon) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (312) 276-3600 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr Varnaline / The Velmas / Big Angry Fish / Jaws Of Life 10 Sa Run On / Moonshake / New Kingdom / Ultra Bide 14 We Chora Ensemble with Guiermo Gregorio 15 Th Music of Chicago Showcase: Busker Soundcheck / No Empathy / The Spraques / Mitch 16 Fr The Grifters / Late Great Danes / Danielle Howle // (tix at Reckless / Blackout / the bar) 17 Sa The Empty Bottle Prom with: Pump Action Retards 20 Tu Dragster / Rover Fido Spot 21 We The Shakin' Ray Lewis // =NEW DATE= 22 Th Moviola / The Yips / Tiara 23 Fr *Coldfinger / Pine Top 7 / Chris Mills / Sasha Tai 24 Sa The Makers / The Goblins / The Astro Naughts // =recommended= 29 Th +Like Hell / Big'n / Bucky Dent 30 Fr +The Prescriptions / Tully Craft / The Baltimores / Nerdy Girl 31 Sa The Renfields / The Sweeties Sep 05 Th New Bomb Turks 06 Fr Silkworm / Dianogah 07 Sa The Mountain Goats / Alastair Galbraith / Azalia Snail / Sportsguitar 10 Tu Flat Duo Jets / Tenderloin 13 Fr *Loud Family / Sugarplastic / Long Fin Killie / Black Eyed Susans 17 Tu The Nomads 28 Sa +Zeni Geva / Flying Luttenbachers / Bastard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fireside Bowl: 2646 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (312) 486-2700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr Buck-O-Nine / The Skalawags / The Fairlanes / Kid With Man Head 09 Fr *Alkaloid / June Panic / Soliday // 10:30 $5 10 Sa Brown Lobster Tank / Houseboy / Marble / The Drapes / The Belltones 11 Su Blueprint / Figure / Shake Ray Turbine 13 Tu Squared Off / Blount / Glue Gun / 23 14 We Deals Gone Bad / Flux Skapacitor / No Knife / The Tardies / The Modocs 15 Th Giant's Chair / Sweep The Leg Johnny 17 Sa Apocalypse Hoboken / Cletus / The Scholars 22 Th Streganona 23 Fr Naked Aggression / Letterbombs / Walker // 7:00 $5 24 Sa The Henchmen / Craphole 27 Tu AFI / 4 Squares / Erector Set / The Rejects // 7:00 $5 30 Fr Mr. T Experience / Isaac Green & The Skalers / The Undesirables // 7:00 $5 Sep 04 We Good Riddance / Ignite / Trigger Happy / Far // 7:00 $5 10 Tu *Redfish / Active Ingredients Oct 11 Fr *Man Dingo / Oblivion / Houseboy / Tricky Dick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FitzGerald's: 6615 Roosevelt / Berwyn, IL / (708) 788-2118 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band 10 Sa The Bad Examples / Karen Anderson Band 11 Su 8 1/2 Souvenirs 14 We Rob Parton's JazzTech Big Band 15 Th Special Consensus // 8:30 $4 16 Fr Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Scud Mountain Boys // 10:00 $15, TM 17 Sa C.J. Chenier // 10:00 $12, TM 18 Su Jazz Members Big Band w/Frieda Lee // 6:00 $8 21 We George O'Doherty / Arranmore // 8:00 $7 22 Th Don Griffin // 9:00 $3 23 Fr Robert Gordon & The Twistin' Tarantulas // 10:00 $10, TM 24 Sa Jesse Dayton // 10:00 25 Su Chicago Grandstand Big Band // 6:00 $6 29 Th Mekons / Alluring Strange // 9:00 $8, TM 31 Sa Joe Louis Walker & The Boss Talkers // 10:00 $8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grant Park (Petrillo Music Shell): Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 06 Fr Freefest // (bands include Material Issue (sort of) / Enuff Z'Nuff / Pegboy / Rollover / Off Broadway / Blue Meanies. I'll list more as I get more details.) 07 Sa Freefest 08 Su Freefest --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hampshire Colony Church: 608 S. Church St. / Princeton, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 16 Fr Hot Stove Jimmy / No Empathy / Cletus / The House Band (final show) // 6:00 $5 // (info: Justin (815) 879-4121) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hemensway Auditorium: 933 Chicago / Evanston, IL / info: (708) 386-9830 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 16 Fr Avail / Lifetime / Weston // 7:00 $6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illinois Wesleyan Univ.: Bloomington, IL / info: (309) 556-2638 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 07 Sa Hum / NIL8 / Free Range Chicken / Busker Soundcheck / Roots Rock Society --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lounge Ax (21+): 2438 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-6620 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr Jeff Tweedy / tba // $10 10 Sa Medeski Martin and Wood / Samarai Celestial 11 Su +D Generation / Grand Theft Auto / Bison 13 Tu Lifter / Idaho / Throw 15 Th The Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet / Schloinkeh 16 Fr Cindy Dall / Jim O'Rourke / Mark Robinson / Phil Krauth / Tel Aviv // 9:30 17 Sa Lambchop / Pinetop Seven 18 Su Simple Simon / Boy's Entrance / Patty Elvis 20 Tu +Slummingbirds / Pet Lover / El Nino / Nod 21 We Halcyon / Vitapup / Sonny Skillsaw 22 Th Delta 72 / Cash Money / Modest Mouse 23 Fr +The Rachel's Band / Metroshifter 24 Sa Rex / Red Red Meat 28 We Mekons / The Alluring Strange 29 Th *Mavis Piggott 30 Fr Handsome Family / Rockateens / Rattlecake Sep 04 We *Alex Chilton 12 Th *Butter / Buffalo Daughter / Skeleton Key 14 Sa *Those Bastard Souls 20 Fr *Pansy Division 21 Sa *Catpower / Guv'ner / Kelly Hogan Oct 22 Tu Wilco 23 We Wilco --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus Amphitheater: Lakefront at I-794 / Milwaukee, WI / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr REO Speedwagon / Foreigner / Peter Frampton 12 Mo The Cranberries / Cracker 13 Tu Joe Cocker / Buddy Guy / The Fabulous Thunderbirds / The Radiators / The Gales Brothers 21 We Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers / Cypress Hill / Fugees / A Tribe Called Quest / Busta-Rhymes / Spearhead --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martyr's: 3855 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 27 Tu *Wallflowers // (tix Sat 10am) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Metro: 3730 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 549-0203 / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr No Doubt / Goldfinger / X Members // 11:30a all ages, =SOLD OUT= 09 Fr No Doubt / Goldfinger / X Members // 7:00 all ages, =SOLD OUT= 10 Sa Busker Soundcheck / NIL8 / Speed Duster / Shat // 10:00 18+ 11 Su +Meat Beat Manifesto / Atmospheric Audiochair / DJ Alex Paterson of The Orb // 9:00 18+ 15 Th Beck // 7:00 all ages 16 Fr Beck // 7:00 all ages, =SOLD OUT= 17 Sa Slayer // 7:00 all ages, =SOLD OUT= 17 Sa Tuscadero / Super Deluxe // 11:30 18+ 22 Th King's X / Galactic Cowboys // 7:00 all ages 23 Fr Superdrag / Nada Surf / The Meices // 6:30 all ages 23 Fr The Mighty Blue Kings // 11:30 18+ 24 Sa The Gufs / The Drovers / Front Of Truck // 10:00 18+ 30 Fr Prong // 7:00 all ages 30 Fr *Loudmouth / Wicker Man / Mary's Window // 11:30 31 Sa *Killdozer // 10:00 18+ // (tix Sat noon) Sep 07 Sa Cubinate / Acumen / Sister Soleil / Maintenance For Order // 6:30 all ages 07 Sa *Catherine // 11:30 // (tix Sat noon) 11 We Bob Mould / Skinny // 7:00 all ages 12 Th Bob Mould / Skinny // 7:00 all ages, =SOLD OUT= 14 Sa Christian Death / Switchblade Symphony / Big Electric Cat / DJ Scary Lady Sarah // 11:30 18+ 20 Fr *Apocalypse Hoboken / No Empathy // 6:30 all ages // (tix Sat noon) 21 Sa +Blue Meanies / Mephiskapahles / MU330 / Judge Nothing // 6:30 all ages // (tix Sat noon) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Navy Pier Skyline Stage: 600 E. Grand / Chicago, IL / (312) 595-PIER --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr Spyro Gyra // 7:30 10 Sa B.T.O. 11 Su B.T.O. 13 Tu John Prine // 8:00 19 Mo Buckwheat Zydeco // 8:00 23 Fr Bill Maher 29 Th B.B. King / Kenny Wayne Sheppard Sep 07 Sa Boney James / Norman Brown // 7:30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Halsted Market Days Addison stage: Addison & Halsted / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 Sa Astroboy // 11:50a 10 Sa Frog Pond // 1:00 10 Sa Buck-O-Nine // 2:40 10 Sa Skapone // 4:20 10 Sa J. Davis Trio // 6:00 10 Sa Citizen King // 7:45 11 Su The Bleachlane // 11:50a 11 Su Glow // 1:00 11 Su Fix Your Wagon // 2:40 11 Su Eternalux // 4:20 11 Su Prescriptions // 6:00 11 Su Mysteries Of Life // 7:45 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Halsted Market Days Belmont stage: Belmont & Halsted / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 Sa Stewed Tomatoes // 11:45a 10 Sa Boys Entrance // 1:00 10 Sa Seriah Carol // 2:40 10 Sa Dorothy Scott // 4:00 10 Sa Steven Kawolczyk // 5:40 10 Sa Jeff Krassner // 7:00 10 Sa Jill Sobule // 8:20 11 Su Pulsations // 11:45a 11 Su Pound // 1:00 11 Su One Mean Sun // 2:40 11 Su Lea Delaria // 4:00 11 Su Lesbigay Radio dance party // 5:40 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Halsted Market Days Roscoe stage: Roscoe & Halsted / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 Sa Public I // noon 10 Sa Wedge // 1:40 10 Sa Vagabond // 3:10 10 Sa Joan Baby & The Chicago Blues Revue // 4:50 10 Sa Geggy Tah // 6:30 10 Sa Poe // 8:10 // (yes that Poe) 11 Su Bryan Harrell // noon 11 Su Crosscut // 1:40 11 Su The Groovepushers // 3:10 11 Su World Class Noise // 4:50 11 Su Triplefastaction // 6:30 11 Su The Why Store // 8:10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Off The Alley: 18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge / Homewood, IL / (708) 798-2252 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 Sa Hot Stove Jimmy / The Exceptions / The Goofs / Secret Service / The Mad Hatters 17 Sa MC Swann & Red Dawg / Tequila Brothers / I Love Rich / Saltine Junkies 24 Sa Monkey Wrench / Gravel Bone / Serenity / Knot 31 Sa No Empathy / Letterbombs / God's Reflex / The Rodmans // $6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Orchard Center: Old Orchard Rd. & Skokie Blvd. / Skokie, IL / (708) 674-MART --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 26 Th Mammoth Music Mart 27 Fr Mammoth Music Mart 28 Sa Mammoth Music Mart 29 Su Mammoth Music Mart 30 Mo Mammoth Music Mart Oct 01 Tu Mammoth Music Mart 02 We Mammoth Music Mart 03 Th Mammoth Music Mart 04 Fr Mammoth Music Mart 05 Sa Mammoth Music Mart 06 Su Mammoth Music Mart --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paramount Arts Centre: 23 E. Galena / Aurora, IL / (708) 896-6666 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 Sa Engelbert Humperdinck --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Park West (21+): 322 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 13 Tu Terry Ellis 14 We Oleta Adams // 8:00 18+ // =NEW DATE= 22 Th King Sunny Ade // all ages 30 Fr The Time Sep 04 We Brooklyn Funk Essentials 27 Fr "Some People" by Danny Hoch --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The PIT: 3210 Williams Ave. / Rockford, IL / (815) 963-3929 / pitsk8park@aol.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr Alligator Gun / Brown Lobster Tank / Marble / Houseboy / The Drapes // 7:00 $6 Sep 06 Fr *Redfish / Active Ingredients --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prairie Center For The Arts: 201 Schaumburg Ct. / Schaumburg, IL / (708) 894-3600 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 07 Mo Maureen McGovern w/the Duke Ellington Orchestra // 8:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Rave: 2401 W. Wisconsin / Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-4545 / (TM) (aa) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 18 Su Sex Pistols / Gravity Kills / Goldfinger --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ravinia: Lake-Cook & Green Bay Roads / Highland Park, IL / (312) R-A-V-I-N-I-A --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 14 We Three Men and a Guitar: Jose Feliciano / Don McLean / Richie Havens // 8:00 $25, 10 16 Fr Subdudes / Taj Mahal // 8:00 $25, 10 17 Sa Peter Paul & Mary // 8:00 $25, 10 18 Su Anne Murray // 8:00 $35, 10 21 We George Benson // 8:00 $30, 10 22 Th Shawn Colvin / Alison Krause & Union Station // 8:00 $30, 10 23 Fr Huey Lewis & The News // 8:00 $30, 10 24 Sa Jackson Browne // 8:00 $30, 10 Sep 01 Su Garrison Keillor // 7:00 $35, 30, 15, 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reckless Records: 3157 N. Broadway / Chicago, IL / (312) 404-5080 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 17 Sa *Cindy Dall in-store performance // 3:00 FREE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riviera Theatre: 4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr Maxi Priest / Shabba Ranks / Shaggy // 8:00 18+ Sep 05 Th *Richard Thompson // 7:30 all ages // (tix Sat 10am) 18 We *George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars / Bootsy Collins / Brides Of Funkenstein / Funkadelic / Parliament // 7:30 18+ // (tix Sat 10am) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockford MetroCentre: 300 Elm Street / Rockford, IL / (815) 968-5222 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 17 Sa The Monkees --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rolling Stones Records: Harlem & Irving / Norridge, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 12 Mo *Reacharound in-store acoustic performance // 6:30 FREE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosemont Horizon: Touhy & Mannheim / Rosemont, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr White Zombie / Pantera / Deftones 15 Th Lynyrd Skynyrd / Doobie Brothers // 8:00 27 Tu Oasis // $20 Oct 04 Fr Smashing Pumpkins / Grant Lee Buffalo // (no on sale date) 05 Sa Smashing Pumpkins / Grant Lee Buffalo // (no on sale date) 06 Su Smashing Pumpkins / Grant Lee Buffalo // (no on sale date) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosemont Theatre: 5400 N. River Rd. / Rosemont, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr Donna Summer 15 Th Weird Al Yankovic 16 Fr Gipsy Kings // =SOLD OUT= 17 Sa Elvis Costello & The Attractions // =SOLD OUT= Sep 20 Fr Englebert Humperdinck 21 Sa Englebert Humperdinck Dec 13 Fr Johnny Mathis 14 Sa Johnny Mathis Jan 24 Fr Wayne Newton 25 Sa Wayne Newton --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruis Belvis Puerto Rican Cultural Center: 1632 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 17 Sa Blowhole (WA) / Drag King (IL) / FOE TOE (UK) / Tranquil (PA) / Wrong (MN) / Hornswaggle (MO) / Millipede Burger (MI) / The Temple of Bon Matin / Frontier / Flying Luttenbachers // noon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schubas Tavern (21+): 3159 N. Southport (at Belmont) / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-2508 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 Sa Ellis Paul // 8:00 $6 12 Mo Buck Owens Birthday Tribute // 8:00 $8 17 Sa Paul Kelly // 8:00 $10 20 Tu Elliot Murphy // 8:00 $8 22 Th Lucy Kaplansky // 9:00 $8 Sep 01 Su Zakk Wylde --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shades: 21860 N. Milwaukee Ave / Deerfield, IL / (708) 634-BLUE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 17 Sa Ozark Mountain Daredevils // $8, TM 31 Sa Roger McGuinn // $10, TM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Star Plaza Theater: 1-65 & US 30 / Merrillville, IN / (312) 734-7266 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 Sa Donna Summer 12 Mo The Monkees 23 Fr George Benson / David Sanborn 24 Sa Travis Tritt / Marty Stuart 25 Su Travis Tritt / Marty Stuart 27 Tu Huey Lewis & The News 29 Th Neville Brothers 30 Fr E.L.O. Part II / Little River Band / Enuff Z'nuff // =CANCELED= Nov 08 Fr The Temptations / The Four Tops 15 Fr Barbara Mandrell --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thurston's: 1248 W. George / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-6900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 14 We *Red Red Meat / The Goblins --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twenty Below: 1555 Green Bay Rd. (1 mi. N of 132) / Waukegan, IL / (847) 249-4056 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 16 Fr *Elvi / Sumpump / Superseed / Sventes Po / Ripple // 7:00 $5 17 Sa tba 23 Fr *Atomic Boy / t.b.a. // 7:00 $5 24 Sa *Slowgun / Cluain // 7:00 $5 30 Fr *Frozen Orange // 7:00 $5 31 Sa *Frozen Orange // 7:00 $5 Sep 14 Sa *Kamikaze Butterfly / Anjies Fault // 7:00 $5 20 Fr *Beautiful Burt / Lucious // 7:00 $5 21 Sa *Stifle / First Born // 7:00 $5 27 Fr *Liberty Hounds / Giddy // 7:00 $5 28 Sa *Mud / Simple Simon // 7:00 $5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Center: 1901 W. Madison / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 14 Sa Neil Diamond 15 Su Neil Diamond 16 Mo Neil Diamond --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Vic (21+, TM): 3145 N. Sheffield / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-0366 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr Sister Machine Gun / Chemlab / Drill // 7:00 all ages Sep 14 Sa *The Freddy Jones Band // 8:00 17+ // (tix Sat 10am) Nov 02 Sa Gallagher // 8:00 all ages // (reserved seating) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHPK's Pure Hype: WHPK 88.5 FM / Chicago, IL / (312) 702-8424 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 09 Fr Monitor Radio // 9:00 16 Fr Tranquil / FOE TOE // 9:00 18 Su Blowhole (tentative) // 11:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Woodstock Opera House: 121 Van Buren / Woodstock, IL / (815) 338-5300 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 11 We Arlo & Abe Guthrie 12 Th Arlo & Abe Guthrie --------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Music Theater: Tinley Park, IL (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 Sa World Fest II: Michael W. Smith / DC Talk / Rich Mullins / Audio Adrenaline / This Train / Third Day / Chris Willis / Jaci Velasquez / Dryve / Seven Day Jesus / Black Eyed Sciva / Dimestore Prophets 11 Su Celine Dion 15 Th The Cranberries / Cracker 16 Fr Ziggy Marley / Cypress Hill / Fugees / A Tribe Called Quest / Busta-Rhymes / Spearhead 18 Su Lorrie Morgan / Pam Tillis / Carlene Carter 24 Sa Gloria Estefan Sep 01 Su Alanis Morrisette 06 Fr Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Dave Matthews Band / Gin Blossoms 07 Sa Jethro Tull / Emerson Lake & Palmer 14 Sa AC/DC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The code list: * new listing + listing has changed this week 18+ 18-and-over 21+ 21-and-over (TM) Tickets available from TicketMaster Chicago: (312) 559-1212 Wisconsin: (414) 276-4545 Champaign-Urbana: (217) 351-2626 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. 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