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Reuse without permission is strictly prohibited --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORE PUNK INFO -------------- Some of this week's Fireside listings are from a mailing called UPS ("Useful Punk Shit"). Mail vindictive@aol.com for more info. 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 1-900-STALKER // WHPK's Pure Hype, 9/6 A.D.D. / Suburban Refugee / tba // Earitable Records, 9/7 Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men / Robbie Fulks // FitzGerald's, 10/4 Anti Flag / The Four Squares / Space Invaders / The Feds // Underdog loft, 9/3 Bad Examples / Batteries Not Included // FitzGerald's, 9/27 Battery // Mabel's, 9/13 Harry Belafonte // Hemmens Auditorium, 10/13 Boogie Shoes / Rubberroom / Kid Rock // Double Door, 9/27 Brando's Charm / Dyslexic Apaches / Fastball // Metro, 9/27 Sonny Burgess // FitzGerald's, 9/7 Glen Campbell // Hemmens Auditorium, 11/30 Carolyn's Mother // FitzGerald's, 9/4 Cassius Clay / Greazy Meal / Charm Farm // Double Door, 9/28 Paul Cebar // FitzGerald's, 10/18 Chicago Grandstand Big Band // FitzGerald's, 9/22 Chicago Jazz Ensemble // FitzGerald's, 9/5 The Chicago Salty Dogs // FitzGerald's, 9/29 Chixdiggit // The Blind Pig Co., 10/9 Chrome Cranks / National Skyline / Furry Things // Empty Bottle, 9/21 The Cibaphones / Whoremoans / Houseboy // Twenty Below, 9/7 Cinghiale // Empty Bottle, 9/25 Corrine // Empty Bottle, 9/4 Geno Delafose And French Rockin' Boogie // FitzGerald's, 10/5 The Drovers / Swales // Mabel's, 9/28 Flat Duo Jets / Tenderloin // The Blind Pig Co., 9/11 Sue Foley / Rusty Zin // FitzGerald's, 9/6 Furry Things / C-Clamp // The Blind Pig Co., 9/19 Hitmen / Traitors / Cold As Life / The Rickets // Fireside Bowl, 8/31 Huntsinger / Longberg-Holm / Zerang // Empty Bottle, 9/11 Jazz Members Big Band // FitzGerald's, 10/6 Jolene / Nora O'Connor // Mabel's, 9/20 George Jones // Hemmens Auditorium, 5/16 Knuckleduster / Bound To Change / Luke Skywalker / God's Reflex // Twenty Below, 9/13 Sonny Landreth / Rob Eike // FitzGerald's, 9/20 Patty Larkin / Kat Eggleston // FitzGerald's, 10/10 Little Feat / Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band / Keb' Mo' / Sista' Monica / Cathy Richardson Band // Soldier Field, 9/14 Los Straitjackets // FitzGerald's, 10/12 Los Straitjackets // The Blind Pig Co., 10/2 Lustre King / Hellbender / Jimmy Eat World // Fireside Bowl, 8/30 Mariana Trench / Fat Nut // Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, 10/4 Michael McDermott / Bottle Rockets // Lincoln Park Zoo, 9/6 Michael McDermott // Double Door, 9/20 Brian McMahon // WHPK's Pure Hype, 10/4 Melvins // Double Door, 9/16 Mitch / Mercy Beat // Metro, 9/21 Moving Pictures // Empty Bottle, 9/18 Moxy Fruvous / Barbara Kessler // Mabel's, 9/23 Mushuganas / Plug / tba x 2 // Channing-Murray Foundation, 9/21 Mushuganas (final show) / Rodmans / tba x 2 // Off The Alley, 11/2 My Brother's Keeper // The Blind Pig Co., 9/27 The Mysterians // FitzGerald's, 9/26 New Bomb Turks / Geezer / Lunkhead / The Jimmies // Fireside Bowl, 9/1 New Bomb Turks / Gorilla // The Blind Pig Co., 9/4 Bill O'Connell Big Band // FitzGerald's, 10/13 "The Odd Couple" starring Jamie Farr & William Christopher // Hemmens Auditorium, 4/25 Off Broadway / Big Hello // FitzGerald's, 10/19 Rob Parton's JazzTech Big Band // FitzGerald's, 9/18 Phish // Assembly Hall, 11/8 Pie Tasters / Pressure Drop / tba // Fireside Bowl, 9/20 Placebo / Lotus Crown / The Drag // Metro, 9/28 Poster Children / Sarge // Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, 9/28 Promise Ring / Joan Of Arc // Fireside Bowl, 8/31 Quincy Punx / Urbn DK / Vic Vacume & The Attachments / Skoi Dats // Fireside Bowl, 9/13 Red Aunts / New Kingdom // Fireside Bowl, 9/24 Red Aunts / New Kingdom // The Blind Pig Co., 9/25 Cathy Richardson Band // FitzGerald's, 9/14 Run D.M.C. // Cubby Bear, 9/26 Marc & Ann Savoy w/Ken Smith // FitzGerald's, 9/28 Shag // Mabel's, 9/19 Sidekick Kato / Kerosene 454 / Blue Tip / Gondolier // Fireside Bowl, 9/21 John Sieger & Phil Lee / Rainravens // FitzGerald's, 9/21 Slackers / Greenhouse / Cows // Fireside Bowl, 9/14 Sleepy LaBeef // The Blind Pig Co., 9/28 Susan Smentek // FitzGerald's, 10/2 Smokey Jim & The Roadhouse Gypsies // FitzGerald's, 9/12 The Smothers Brothers // Hemmens Auditorium, 10/27 The Solomon Grundys / John the Fire-eater // Phyllis Musical Inn, 9/21 The Spanic Boys // FitzGerald's, 9/13 Spyro Gyra // Hemmens Auditorium, 1/18 Starball // WHPK's Pure Hype, 10/18 Suede Chain / Chris Mills // The Blind Pig Co., 9/5 Those Bastard Souls / Shiner // The Blind Pig Co., 9/13 Tono Bungay / Tower Recordings // Empty Bottle, 10/25 Uptighty // FitzGerald's, 8/30 The Verve Pipe // Mabel's, 9/5 Dale Watson / Robby Fulks // Schubas Tavern, 9/7 The Why Store // Mabel's, 9/12 Zakk Wylde // Rolling Stones Records, 9/1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alpine Valley: Hwy D & Hwy 120 / East Troy, WI / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 07 Sa 311 / The Urge // 7:30 all ages, =SOLD OUT= 16 Mo Rage Against The Machine / Girls vs. Boys // =SOLD OUT= 17 Tu Rage Against The Machine / Girls vs. Boys // =SOLD OUT= Oct 05 Sa Black Crowes / God Street Wine // 8:00 all ages, =SOLD OUT= --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arie Crown Theatre: McCormick Place, LSD & 22nd / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 07 Sa Clarence Carter / Denise LaSalle / Bobby "Blue" Bland / Latimore // 8:00 $25, 30 28 Sa Tori Amos --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assembly Hall: 1800 S. First St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 333-5000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 10 Tu Bone Thugs-N-Harmony / Keith Sweat / SWV // 7:30 $27.50, all ages // ($2 discount w/ UIUC ID) 17 Tu Dave Matthews Band / Ben Harper // 7:30 all ages // ($2 discount w/ UIUC ID) Nov 08 Fr *Phish // 7:30 $20, all ages // ($2 discount w/ UIUC ID) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barrymore Theatre (aa): 2090 Atwood Ave. / Madison, WI / (608) 241-2345 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 06 Fr Richard Thompson // 8:00 $24 08 Su Gravity Kills / Republica // 7:30 $7 15 Su J.J. Cale / Keb Mo // 7:30 $22 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beat Kitchen (21+): 2100 W. Belmont / Chicago, IL / (312) 281-4444 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 31 Sa The Clams / The Mysterians --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Blind Pig Co. (19+): 6 Taylor St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 351-7444 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 04 We *New Bomb Turks / Gorilla 05 Th *Suede Chain / Chris Mills 11 We *Flat Duo Jets / Tenderloin 13 Fr *Those Bastard Souls / Shiner 19 Th *Furry Things / C-Clamp 25 We *Red Aunts / New Kingdom 27 Fr *My Brother's Keeper 28 Sa *Sleepy LaBeef Oct 02 We *Los Straitjackets 09 We *Chixdiggit --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Channing-Murray Foundation: 1209 W. Oregon St / Urbana, IL / (217) 334-1176 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 07 Sa +No Empathy / Boy's Life / Rustweiler / The One Up Downstairs // 8:00 $5, all ages 21 Sa *Mushuganas / Plug / tba x 2 // 8:00 $5, all ages 22 Su +Kerosene 454 / Blue Tip / Back of Dave / Braid // all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Filmmakers: Division & Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (708) 398-9830 for punk show info --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cubby Bear (21+): 1059 W. Addison / Chicago, IL / (312) 327-1662 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 14 Sa Burning Spear 26 Th *Run D.M.C. Oct 05 Sa Mighty Blue Kings --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dome Room: 632 1/2 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 266-9114 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr Orphan Punx / Teenage Frames / Guilt Trip --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Double Door (21+): 1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (312) 489-3160 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 31 Sa The James Taylor Quartet Sep 05 Th Spelunkers 11 We +Tracy Bonham / Local H / Godplow 12 Th Neurotic Outsiders 13 Fr Babes In Toyland / Emma Peel 16 Mo *Melvins 20 Fr *Michael McDermott 21 Sa Triple Fast Action 27 Fr *Boogie Shoes / Rubberroom / Kid Rock 28 Sa *Cassius Clay / Greazy Meal / Charm Farm Oct 03 Th Speedball / Walk On Water / Morsel / Five Horse Johnson 04 Fr Magnetic Fields / Pulsar / Spent --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earitable Records: 324 Lake St. / Oak Park, IL / (708) 445-9288 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 07 Sa *A.D.D. / Suburban Refugee / tba // 3:00 FREE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (312) 276-3600 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr The Prescriptions / Tully Craft / The Baltimores / Nerdy Girl 31 Sa The Renfields / The Sweeties Sep 03 Tu The Velmas / Verbena / Adequate Brothers 04 We *Corrine 05 Th New Bomb Turks / Gorilla / Space Cookie 06 Fr Silkworm / Dianogah / Boys Life 07 Sa The Mountain Goats / Alastair Galbraith / Azalia Snail / Sportsguitar 10 Tu Flat Duo Jets / Tenderloin 11 We *Huntsinger / Longberg-Holm / Zerang 12 Th The Mentors / Alkaloid / Reality Scare 13 Fr Loud Family / Sugarplastic / Long Fin Killie / Black Eyed Susans 14 Sa Scarce / Jonathon Fire-Eater / Plexi 17 Tu +The Nomads / Bouncing Balls 18 We *Moving Pictures 19 Th +The Hideaways / The Mt. McKinleys / The Cryptones 21 Sa *Chrome Cranks / National Skyline / Furry Things 25 We *Cinghiale 27 Fr Poster Children / Sarge // (tix Sep 1 at the bar / Reckless / Blackout) 28 Sa Zeni Geva / Flying Luttenbachers / Bastard Oct 03 Th Ashtray Boy 11 Fr Los Straitjackets 18 Fr Ass Ponys 19 Sa Mono Men / The Mortal Men / Chinese Millionaires 25 Fr *Tono Bungay / Tower Recordings Nov 07 Th Table Of The Elements' Yttrium Festival: Tony Conrad / John Fahey / Gastr del Sol / Bruce Gilbert / Bernhard Gunter / Keiji Haino and Fushitsusha / Loren Mazzacane Connors / Jim O'Rourke // (3-day passes for $25 / lineup TBA) 08 Fr Table Of The Elements' Yttrium Festival 09 Sa Table Of The Elements' Yttrium Festival --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fireside Bowl: 2646 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (312) 486-2700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr Mr. T Experience / Isaac Green & The Skalers / The Undesirables // 7:00 $5 30 Fr *Lustre King / Hellbender / Jimmy Eat World // 10:30 31 Sa *Hitmen / Traitors / Cold As Life / The Rickets 31 Sa *Promise Ring / Joan Of Arc // 10:30 Sep 01 Su *New Bomb Turks / Geezer / Lunkhead / The Jimmies 04 We Good Riddance / Far / Jughead's Revenge / Trigger Happy // 7:00 $5 10 Tu Redfish / Active Ingredients 13 Fr *Quincy Punx / Urbn DK / Vic Vacume & The Attachments / Skoi Dats // 7:00 $6 14 Sa *Slackers / Greenhouse / Cows // (Cows I'm not sure about) 20 Fr *Pie Tasters / Pressure Drop / tba 21 Sa *Sidekick Kato / Kerosene 454 / Blue Tip / Gondolier 24 Tu *Red Aunts / New Kingdom Oct 11 Fr Man Dingo / Oblivion / Houseboy / Tricky Dick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FitzGerald's: 6615 Roosevelt / Berwyn, IL / (708) 788-2118 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr *Uptighty 31 Sa Joe Louis Walker & The Boss Talkers // 10:00 $8 Sep 04 We *Carolyn's Mother 05 Th *Chicago Jazz Ensemble 06 Fr *Sue Foley / Rusty Zin // 10:00 $6 07 Sa *Sonny Burgess // 10:00 $7 08 Su *Bill O'Connell Big Band // 6:00 $6 12 Th *Smokey Jim & The Roadhouse Gypsies // 9:00 $3 13 Fr *The Spanic Boys // 10:00 $7 14 Sa *Cathy Richardson Band // 10:00 $6 15 Su *Jazz Members Big Band // 6:00 $8 18 We *Rob Parton's JazzTech Big Band // 7:00 $7 20 Fr *Sonny Landreth / Rob Eike // 10:00 $12, TM 21 Sa *John Sieger & Phil Lee / Rainravens // 10:00 $6 22 Su *Chicago Grandstand Big Band // 6:00 $6 26 Th *The Mysterians // 9:00 $4 27 Fr *Bad Examples / Batteries Not Included // 10:00 $6 28 Sa *Marc & Ann Savoy w/Ken Smith // 9:30 $10, TM 29 Su *The Chicago Salty Dogs // 7:00 $8 Oct 02 We *Susan Smentek // 8:30 $5 04 Fr *Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men / Robbie Fulks // 10:00 $12, TM 05 Sa *Geno Delafose And French Rockin' Boogie // 10:00 $8 06 Su *Jazz Members Big Band // 6:00 $8 10 Th *Patty Larkin / Kat Eggleston // 8:30 $12, TM 11 Fr Maria Muldaur / Mavis Staples 12 Sa *Los Straitjackets // 10:00 $7 13 Su *Bill O'Connell Big Band // 6:00 $6 18 Fr *Paul Cebar 19 Sa *Off Broadway / Big Hello --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harper College: 1200 W. Algonquin Rd. / Palatine, IL / (847) 925-6100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 20 Fr Bill Maher // 7:30 $14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hemmens Auditorium: 150 Dexter / Elgin, IL / (708) 931-5900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 13 Su *Harry Belafonte 27 Su *The Smothers Brothers Nov 30 Sa *Glen Campbell Jan 18 Sa *Spyro Gyra Feb 14 Fr *Jack Jones Apr 25 Fr *"The Odd Couple" starring Jamie Farr & William Christopher // (who thought THAT up?) May 16 Fr *George Jones --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illini Union Courtyard Cafe: 1401 W. Green St. / Urbana, IL / (217) 333-3660 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 06 Fr Boogie Shoes / Cassius Clay / Roscoe P. Soultrane // all ages 13 Fr Moon Seven Times // all ages 28 Sa *Poster Children / Sarge // all ages Oct 04 Fr *Mariana Trench / Fat Nut // all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illinois Wesleyan Univ.: Bloomington, IL / info: (309) 556-2638 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 07 Sa Hum / NIL8 / Free Range Chicken / Busker Soundcheck / Roots Rock Society --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lincoln Park Zoo: Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 06 Fr *Michael McDermott / Bottle Rockets // 6:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lounge Ax (21+): 2438 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-6620 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr Handsome Family / Rockateens / Rattlecake Sep 04 We Alex Chilton 05 Th Broken Wire / Mocktet 06 Fr Scissor Girls 07 Sa Warmers 11 We Mars Accelerator 12 Th Buffalo 08 / Buffalo Daughter / Skeleton Key 14 Sa Those Bastard Souls / Lonesome Organist 15 Su Mt. Shasta / Bali Girls / Hyperlung 18 We Juicy / Fuck 19 Th Company of Big Beats / Polio 20 Fr Pansy Division / Kelly Hogan / Boys Entrance 21 Sa Cat Power / Guv'ner 25 We Sweater Weather / February 26 Th Hushdrops / 3Second Scandal / Sheepfriends Oct 02 We Jonathan Richman 03 Th Jonathan Richman 04 Fr Dianogah / Castor / The Promise Ring / Command Module 05 Sa Bardo Pond / Jessamine 22 Tu Wilco 23 We Wilco --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mabel's (19+): 613 E. Green C / Champaign, IL / (217) 328-5700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 05 Th *The Verve Pipe 12 Th *The Why Store 13 Fr *Battery 19 Th *Shag 20 Fr *Jolene / Nora O'Connor 23 Mo *Moxy Fruvous / Barbara Kessler 28 Sa *The Drovers / Swales --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martyr's: 3855 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 20 Fr Moxy Fruvous / Big Rude Jake --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Metro: 3730 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 549-0203 / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr Prong // 7:00 all ages 30 Fr Loudmouth / Wicker Man / Mary's Window // 11:30 31 Sa Killdozer // 10:00 18+ Sep 07 Sa Cubinate / Acumen / Sister Soleil / Maintenance Of Order // 6:30 all ages 07 Sa Catherine // 11:30 11 We Bob Mould / Skinny // 7:00 all ages, =SOLD OUT= 12 Th Bob Mould / Skinny // 7:00 all ages, =SOLD OUT= 13 Fr Bob Mould / Skinny // 7:30 all ages 14 Sa Christian Death / Switchblade Symphony / Big Electric Cat / DJ Scary Lady Sarah // 11:30 18+ 19 Th My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult / Death Ride '69 // 10:00 18+ 20 Fr Apocalypse Hoboken / No Empathy / Oblivion // 6:30 all ages 20 Fr Charlie's Pipe Dream // 11:30 21 Sa Blue Meanies / Mephiskapahles / MU330 / Judge Nothing // 6:30 all ages 21 Sa *Mitch / Mercy Beat // 11:30 18+ // (tix Sat noon) 27 Fr *Brando's Charm / Dyslexic Apaches / Fastball // 10:00 18+ // (tix Sat noon) 28 Sa *Placebo / Lotus Crown / The Drag // 10:00 18+ // (tix Sat noon) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Navy Pier Skyline Stage: 600 E. Grand / Chicago, IL / (312) 595-PIER --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr Crash Test Dummies // 7:00 Sep 06 Fr Steve Dahl & The Dahlfins // 7:30 07 Sa Boney James / Norman Brown // 7:30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Off The Alley: 18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge / Homewood, IL / (708) 798-2252 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 31 Sa No Empathy / Letterbombs / God's Reflex / The Rodmans // $6 Nov 02 Sa *Mushuganas (final show) / Rodmans / tba x 2 // $5, all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On The Waterfont: Downtown Rockford / Rockford, IL / (815) 968-5600 $8 button ($6 in advance) for 3-days admission --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr The Band / The Badlees / Roger McGuinn // 6:00 30 Fr Peter White / Moonlight Jazz Orchestra / Danger Poodle // 7:45 30 Fr The Grass Roots / J.P. & The Cats // 8:30 31 Sa Tom Scott / Jazz Minero with Alejo Poveda Speakeasy / Bill Doll Jazztet // 11:45a 31 Sa Iron Butterfly / Big Brother & The Holding Co / Rare Earth / Men Of Our Times / Patron Smith / Band Of The Lost // 12:15a 31 Sa The Shadows of Knight / Lettermen / Barry's Truckers / Clutch Cargo / The Bol Weavils // 12:16a 31 Sa The BoDeans / The Refreshments / Screamin' Cheatah Wheelies // 6:00 Sep 01 Su Goldfinger / Mr. T Experience / Slapstick / Jr. Loader / Groovie Ghoulies / Teenage Frames / Mulligan Stu / General River // noon 01 Su Kurt Elling with The Laurence Hobgood Trio / The Mighty Blue Kings / Rico! / The Dan Voll Quartet / Bill Engberg Orchestra // 12:01a 01 Su Peter Noone / Billy J. Kramer / Bare Bones / Bea Brady / Groovesaurus // 12:15a 01 Su John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers / Coco Montoya / Debbie Davies // 5:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Park West (21+): 322 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr The Time Sep 04 We Brooklyn Funk Essentials 13 Fr J.J. Cale // 7:30 21+ 18 We Joaquin Cortes // 8:00 all ages 27 Fr "Some People" by Danny Hoch Oct 24 Th Cesaria Evora // 7:30 all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phyllis Musical Inn: 1800 W. Division / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 21 Sa *The Solomon Grundys / John the Fire-eater --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The PIT: 3210 Williams Ave. / Rockford, IL / (815) 963-3929 / pitsk8park@aol.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 06 Fr Redfish / Hashbrown / Transgression / Active Ingredients // 7:00 $5 28 Sa No Empathy / Apocalypse Hoboken / Not Rebecca / The Reacharounds / The Teenage Frames / Jr. Loader // 5:00 $6 // (free food from 3-6pm... mmmm!) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ravinia: Lake-Cook & Green Bay Roads / Highland Park, IL / (312) R-A-V-I-N-I-A --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 01 Su Garrison Keillor // 7:00 $35, 30, 15, 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rialto Square Theatre: Joliet, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 06 Fr Trisha Yearwood / Victoria Shaw 27 Fr George Jones / Janie Fricke --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riviera Theatre: 4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr Maxi Priest / Shabba Ranks / Shaggy // 8:00 18+ // =MOVED TO VIC= Sep 05 Th Richard Thompson // 7:30 all ages 18 We George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars / Bootsy Collins / Brides Of Funkenstein / Funkadelic / Parliament // 7:30 18+ 20 Fr The Reverend Horton Heat / Lunachicks / Reacharound // 7:00 all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rolling Stones Records: Harlem & Irving / Norridge, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 01 Su *Zakk Wylde // 2:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosemont Horizon: Touhy & Mannheim / Rosemont, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 21 Sa Styx / Kansas 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) 14 Mo KISS // (tix Friday Aug 30) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosemont Theatre: 5400 N. River Rd. / Rosemont, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 20 Fr Englebert Humperdinck 21 Sa Englebert Humperdinck Nov 23 Sa Creedence Clearwater Revisited // 8:00 // (oof!) Dec 13 Fr Johnny Mathis 14 Sa Johnny Mathis Jan 24 Fr Wayne Newton 25 Sa Wayne Newton --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schubas Tavern (21+): 3159 N. Southport (at Belmont) / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-2508 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 01 Su Zakk Wylde 07 Sa *Dale Watson / Robby Fulks // 10:00 $8 13 Fr The Kennedys 14 Sa His Name Is Alive / Ohio --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shades: 21860 N. Milwaukee Ave / Deerfield, IL / (708) 634-BLUE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 31 Sa Roger McGuinn // $10, TM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soldier Field: Where the Bears play on Lake Shore Drive / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 14 Sa *Little Feat / Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band / Keb' Mo' / Sista' Monica / Cathy Richardson Band // noon $17 // (in the parking lot) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Star Plaza Theater: 1-65 & US 30 / Merrillville, IN / (312) 734-7266 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr Night Ranger Nov 08 Fr The Temptations / The Four Tops 15 Fr Barbara Mandrell --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toto's: 1450 E. Algonquin / Schaumburg, IL / (708) 397-7000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 13 Fr Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Dime Store Prophets // TM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twenty Below: 1555 Green Bay Rd. (1 mi. N of 132) / Waukegan, IL / (847) 249-4056 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 30 Fr Frozen Orange // 7:00 $5 31 Sa Frozen Orange // 7:00 $5 Sep 06 Fr Local H / Gainsay / Turnstyle / The Elvi // 7:00 $6 07 Sa *The Cibaphones / Whoremoans / Houseboy // 7:00 $5 13 Fr *Knuckleduster / Bound To Change / Luke Skywalker / God's Reflex // 7:00 $5 14 Sa +Kamikaze Butterfly / Anjies Fault / Serenity / Far Out Of Me // 7:00 $5 20 Fr Beautiful Burt & The Luscious Ones // 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Underdog loft: 2252 N. Elston / Chicago, IL / (312) 772-4545 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 03 Tu *Anti Flag / The Four Squares / Space Invaders / The Feds // 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 30 Fr Maxi Priest / Shabba Ranks / Shaggy // 8:00 18+ // =MOVED FROM THE RIV= Sep 13 Fr The Freddy Jones Band // 8:00 17+ 14 Sa The Freddy Jones Band // 8:00 17+ 20 Fr Type O Negative / Life Of Agony // 7:00 all ages 28 Sa Sebadoh / Evergreen / The Web // 7:00 all ages Nov 02 Sa Gallagher // 8:00 all ages // (reserved seating) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westside Park: downtown Champaign, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 06 Fr Hum / Menthol / Castor / Braid / Angie Heaton // 4:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHPK's Pure Hype: WHPK 88.5 FM / Chicago, IL / (312) 702-8424 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 06 Fr *1-900-STALKER Oct 04 Fr *Brian McMahon 18 Fr *Starball --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wonderland Ballroom: 310 E. Chicago / Elgin, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 05 Sa MxPx / 90lb. Wuss / ValuePac / Ghoti Hook / Leftout // 6:00 $14 // (info: 847-888-8670) 26 Sa Stavesacre / Six Feet Deep / Living Sacrifice / Leaderdogs / Puller // 6:00 $14 // (info: 847-888-8670) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 01 Su Alanis Morrisette 06 Fr Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Dave Matthews Band / Gin Blossoms // 6:00 07 Sa Jethro Tull / Emerson Lake & Palmer 14 Sa AC/DC 16 Mo Dave Matthews Band --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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