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                           The Chicago Shows List
                         Shows of note as of 8/29/96
                   All content copyright 1996 Andy Lester.
               Reuse without permission is strictly prohibited
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 MORE PUNK INFO
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 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
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 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
 
 
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 Alpine Valley:  Hwy D & Hwy 120 / East Troy, WI / (TM)
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 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
 
 
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 Aragon Ballroom:  1106 W. Lawrence at Broadway / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 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=
 
 
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 Arie Crown Theatre:  McCormick Place, LSD & 22nd / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 Sep 07 Sa   Clarence Carter / Denise LaSalle / Bobby "Blue" Bland /
                 Latimore // 8:00 $25, 30
     28 Sa   Tori Amos
 
 
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 Assembly Hall:  1800 S. First St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 333-5000
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 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)
 
 
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 Barrymore Theatre (aa):  2090 Atwood Ave. / Madison, WI / (608) 241-2345
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 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
 
 
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 Beat Kitchen (21+):  2100 W. Belmont / Chicago, IL / (312) 281-4444
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 Aug 31 Sa   The Clams / The Mysterians
 
 
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 The Blind Pig Co. (19+):  6 Taylor St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 351-7444
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 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
 
 
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 Channing-Murray Foundation:  1209 W. Oregon St / Urbana, IL /
     (217) 334-1176
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 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
 
 
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 Chicago Filmmakers:  Division & Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (708) 398-9830
     for punk show info
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 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)
 
 
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 Cubby Bear (21+):  1059 W. Addison / Chicago, IL / (312) 327-1662
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 Sep 14 Sa   Burning Spear
     26 Th   *Run D.M.C.
 Oct 05 Sa   Mighty Blue Kings
 
 
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 The Dome Room:  632 1/2 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 266-9114
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 Aug 30 Fr   Orphan Punx / Teenage Frames / Guilt Trip
 
 
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 Double Door (21+):  1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (312) 489-3160
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 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
 
 
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 Earitable Records:  324 Lake St. / Oak Park, IL / (708) 445-9288
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 Sep 07 Sa   *A.D.D. / Suburban Refugee / tba // 3:00 FREE
 
 
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 Empty Bottle:  1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (312) 276-3600
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 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
 
 
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 Fireside Bowl:  2646 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (312) 486-2700
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 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
 
 
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 FitzGerald's:  6615 Roosevelt / Berwyn, IL / (708) 788-2118
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 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
 
 
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 Grant Park (Petrillo Music Shell):  Chicago, IL
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 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
 
 
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 Harper College:  1200 W. Algonquin Rd. / Palatine, IL / (847) 925-6100
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 Sep 20 Fr   Bill Maher // 7:30 $14
 
 
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 Hemmens Auditorium:  150 Dexter / Elgin, IL / (708) 931-5900
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 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
 
 
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 Illini Union Courtyard Cafe:  1401 W. Green St. / Urbana, IL /
     (217) 333-3660
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 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
 
 
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 Illinois Wesleyan Univ.: Bloomington, IL / info: (309) 556-2638
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 Sep 07 Sa   Hum / NIL8 / Free Range Chicken / Busker Soundcheck / Roots
                 Rock Society
 
 
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 Lincoln Park Zoo:  Chicago, IL
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 Sep 06 Fr   *Michael McDermott / Bottle Rockets // 6:00
 
 
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 Lounge Ax (21+):  2438 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-6620
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 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
 
 
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 Mabel's (19+):  613 E. Green C / Champaign, IL / (217) 328-5700
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 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
 
 
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 Martyr's:  3855 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL
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 Sep 20 Fr   Moxy Fruvous / Big Rude Jake
 
 
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 Metro:  3730 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 549-0203 / (TM)
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 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)
 
 
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 Navy Pier Skyline Stage:  600 E. Grand / Chicago, IL / (312) 595-PIER
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 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
 
 
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 Off The Alley:  18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge / Homewood, IL / (708) 798-2252
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 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
 
 
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 Old Orchard Center:  Old Orchard Rd. & Skokie Blvd. / Skokie, IL /
     (708) 674-MART
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 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
 
 
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 On The Waterfont: Downtown Rockford / Rockford, IL / (815) 968-5600 $8
     button ($6 in advance) for 3-days admission
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 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
 
 
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 Park West (21+):  322 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 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
 
 
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 Phyllis Musical Inn: 1800 W. Division / Chicago, IL
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 Sep 21 Sa   *The Solomon Grundys / John the Fire-eater
 
 
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 The PIT: 3210 Williams Ave. / Rockford, IL / (815) 963-3929 /
     pitsk8park@aol.com
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 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!)
 
 
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 Prairie Center For The Arts:  201 Schaumburg Ct. / Schaumburg, IL /
     (708) 894-3600
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 Oct 07 Mo   Maureen McGovern w/the Duke Ellington Orchestra // 8:00
 
 
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 Ravinia:  Lake-Cook & Green Bay Roads / Highland Park, IL /
     (312) R-A-V-I-N-I-A
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 Sep 01 Su   Garrison Keillor // 7:00 $35, 30, 15, 8
 
 
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 Rialto Square Theatre:  Joliet, IL / (TM)
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 Sep 06 Fr   Trisha Yearwood / Victoria Shaw
     27 Fr   George Jones / Janie Fricke
 
 
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 Riviera Theatre:  4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 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
 
 
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 Rolling Stones Records:  Harlem & Irving / Norridge, IL
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 Sep 01 Su   *Zakk Wylde // 2:00
 
 
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 Rosemont Horizon:  Touhy & Mannheim / Rosemont, IL
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 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)
 
 
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 Rosemont Theatre:  5400 N. River Rd. / Rosemont, IL
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 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
 
 
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 Schubas Tavern (21+):  3159 N. Southport (at Belmont) / Chicago, IL /
     (312) 525-2508
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 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
 
 
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 Shades:  21860 N. Milwaukee Ave / Deerfield, IL / (708) 634-BLUE
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 Aug 31 Sa   Roger McGuinn // $10, TM
 
 
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 Soldier Field: Where the Bears play on Lake Shore Drive / Chicago, IL
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 Sep 14 Sa   *Little Feat / Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band / Keb' Mo' / 
                 Sista' Monica / Cathy Richardson Band // noon $17 // (in
                 the parking lot)
 
 
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 Star Plaza Theater:  1-65 & US 30 / Merrillville, IN / (312) 734-7266
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 Aug 30 Fr   Night Ranger
 Nov 08 Fr   The Temptations / The Four Tops
     15 Fr   Barbara Mandrell
 
 
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 Toto's: 1450 E. Algonquin / Schaumburg, IL / (708) 397-7000
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 Sep 13 Fr   Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Dime Store Prophets // TM
 
 
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 Twenty Below:  1555 Green Bay Rd. (1 mi. N of 132) / Waukegan, IL /
     (847) 249-4056
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 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
 
 
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 Underdog loft:  2252 N. Elston / Chicago, IL / (312) 772-4545
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 Sep 03 Tu   *Anti Flag / The Four Squares / Space Invaders / The Feds //
                 7:00 $5
 
 
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 United Center:  1901 W. Madison / Chicago, IL
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 Sep 14 Sa   Neil Diamond
     15 Su   Neil Diamond
     16 Mo   Neil Diamond
 
 
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 The Vic (21+, TM):  3145 N. Sheffield / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-0366
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 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)
 
 
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 Westside Park:  downtown Champaign, IL
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 Sep 06 Fr   Hum / Menthol / Castor / Braid / Angie Heaton // 4:00
 
 
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 WHPK's Pure Hype:  WHPK 88.5 FM / Chicago, IL / (312) 702-8424
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 Sep 06 Fr   *1-900-STALKER
 Oct 04 Fr   *Brian McMahon
     18 Fr   *Starball
 
 
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 Wonderland Ballroom:  310 E. Chicago / Elgin, IL
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 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)
 
 
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 Woodstock Opera House:  121 Van Buren / Woodstock, IL / (815) 338-5300
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 Sep 11 We   Arlo & Abe Guthrie
     12 Th   Arlo & Abe Guthrie
 
 
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 World Music Theater:  Tinley Park, IL (TM)
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 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
 
 
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 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
 
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