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Visit the Chicago Shows List page at http://tezcat.com/~andy/shows/ ============= NEW THIS WEEK ============= 24-7 Spyz / Wesley Willis Fiasco // House Of Blues, 3/24 60 Foot Dolls / Humer // Schubas Tavern, 3/2 7000 Dying Rats / My Lai / Hatewave / tba // Big Horse, 2/28 Acoustic Junction // House Of Blues, 3/29 Alkaloid / Boy Wonder Jinx // Lounge Ax, 3/18 Alligator Gun / Snarkouts / Gargamel / Chanticleer // The New Loft, 3/22 Assembly Line People Program / Cerebrous Shoal / Park // Fireside Bowl, 3/23 Automatics / Lizards // Fireside Bowl, 5/10 Bad Examples // FitzGerald's, 4/26 Bedhead // The Blind Pig Co., 4/9 Beer Nuts / Teen Alien / Five Horse Johnson // Lounge Ax, 3/17 Beta Minus Mechanic / Numb / Funbox / Poonanies // Fireside Bowl, 3/6 Blount / More Fire For Burning People / Remission // Fireside Bowl, 4/26 Blue Mountain / Spoon // Lounge Ax, 3/28 The Blue Rags // Schubas Tavern, 3/12 Boris The Sprinkler / Rhoda / Rugg City / I Love Rich // The New Loft, 3/1 Boys Life / Hurl / Uncrush / Illium // Fireside Bowl, 3/18 Boys Of The Lough // Centre East, 2/28 Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise // Double Door, 4/5 Braid / Lustre King / Chisel Drill Hammer / Philo Beddow / Data Cadet // Fireside Bowl, 3/21 Brainiac / Delta 72 / U.S. Maple // The Blind Pig Co., 4/17 Brave Combo // FitzGerald's, 3/7 The Broadways / Mest / Bubble Boys / Kid With Man Head / 3 Impotent Males // Fireside Bowl, 3/22 Brother Brother / Big Roy // Martyr's, 3/6 Brother Brother / Todd Harold // Martyr's, 3/13 Brother Brother // FitzGerald's, 3/15 Chicago Samba School / Malukosamba // Martyr's, 3/15 Chubbies / I Love Rich // Fireside Bowl, 4/24 Citrus // Martyr's, 3/22 The Coasters / The Drifters / The Platters // Centre East, 3/1 The Coasters / The Drifters / The Platters // Centre East, 3/1 Phil Collins // Assembly Hall, 4/7 Cowslingers / Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise / tba // Mabel's, 4/4 The Cross Cooks / The Sublunars // Schubas Tavern, 3/1 Cul De Sac / Rome // Lounge Ax, 3/11 D Generation / Fluffy / Acumen / The Pugs // Metro, 4/1 Dick Dale // House Of Blues, 4/1 Dead And Gone / The Spy Vs. Spy // Fireside Bowl, 4/9 The Delta 72 // Lounge Ax, 3/13 DJ Shadow / Jeru The Damaja // Park West, 4/13 The Dogs O'Brian // Schubas Tavern, 3/15 Dolly Varden // Schubas Tavern, 3/14 Jeremy Enigk / Joan Of Arc / The One Up Downstairs // Catacombs Coffeehouse, 3/15 Erasure // Park West, 3/22 The Folk Implosion // Schubas Tavern, 3/19 The Folk Implosion // Schubas Tavern, 3/19 Four On The Floor / The Tardies / Skagina // Off The Alley, 3/22 Freakmagnet / Phoenix Thunderstone / Fondly / Minim / Today Is My Super Spaceout Day // Fireside Bowl, 3/19 The Frogs / Ex-Chittle // Empty Bottle, 3/29 The Gain / The Frantics // Fireside Bowl, 4/1 Gene Loves Jezebel // The Dome Room, 3/29 Tribute to Jack Kerouac: Allen Ginsberg / Kurt Elling / Laurence Hobgood Trio / Kahil El 'Zabar / Paul Wertico // Metro, 4/13 Tribute to Jack Kerouac: Allen Ginsberg / Kurt Elling / Laurence Hobgood Trio / Kahil El 'Zabar / Paul Wertico // Metro, 4/13 The Gufs / The Odds / Mitch // Double Door, 3/15 Guitar Wolf // Lounge Ax, 4/6 Wayne Hancock // Schubas Tavern, 3/23 Hatewave / Behead The Prophet / My Lai / Charles Bronson // Fireside Bowl, 4/15 The Hentchmen / The Baltimores / Nerves / Rayovacs // Fireside Bowl, 4/13 Heron / Big Heifer // Lounge Ax, 3/16 Horny Toad (ex-Suicidal Tendencies) / Karma To Burn // Fireside Bowl, 3/22 Howard & The White Boys // FitzGerald's, 4/19 Humble Gods / Knuckle Duster / Dick For Short / Gods Reflex // Fireside Bowl, 4/6 ICOS / Cellophane / Mother Factor // Double Door, 3/28 Isaac Green & The Scholars // Fireside Bowl, 4/27 Jackopierce // House Of Blues, 4/11 Jamestown / Good Day Bad Day / Feign // Martyr's, 3/7 Johnny Guitar (ex-Skapone) / Three Days / Sled Napkin // Fireside Bowl, 3/15 Jolene / Marcy Playground // Schubas Tavern, 3/7 Kerosene 454 / Esoterics // Fireside Bowl, 4/12 Sammy Kershaw // House Of Blues, 3/20 Kula Shaker / Headswim // Metro, 4/12 Laibach // The Dome Room, 3/14 Latimer / Alkaloid / Shoot The Gift // Fireside Bowl, 3/20 Lonesome Organist / D.O.G. / DJ Think / Isotope / Stoney Island // Fireside Bowl, 3/2 Long Hind Legs / Thrones // Fireside Bowl, 3/25 P.W. Long / Ida / Beekeeper // Lounge Ax, 3/21 Loudmouth / Wet Animal // Double Door, 4/18 The Low & Sweet Orchestra / Phil Cody // Double Door, 3/20 Macabre / Bludgeon / Forest Of The Impaled // Thurston's, 3/30 Michael McDermott // House Of Blues, 3/26 Mealticket / Shotwell Coho / Letterbombs // Fireside Bowl, 4/19 Mest / Repellents / Free Will // Off The Alley, 3/8 Mighty Mighty Bosstones // The Vic, 5/11 MIJ / Prisoners of Happenstance / Compound Red // The New Loft, 3/15 Steve Miller Band / Kenny Neal // Rosemont Theatre, 4/26 Monk // Schubas Tavern, 3/7 Moxy Fruvous // Mabel's, 4/11 Much Brothers / Convulsions // Martyr's, 3/8 Muchacha / Another Society // Fireside Bowl, 4/12 Carrie Newcomer // Schubas Tavern, 3/20 Punk Picnic: No Empathy / Oblivion / V-Reverse / InSpiteofYou // Valparaiso University, 4/26 Oblivion / Zoinks / Monsignors / Eveready // Fireside Bowl, 4/11 Old 97s / Whiskeytown / The Picketts / Hazeldine // Lounge Ax, 4/4 One Hit Wonder / Joystick // Fireside Bowl, 5/9 Orange 9mm / Unsane / Handsome / Straightface // Fireside Bowl, 3/26 The Orphans // Martyr's, 3/17 Paul Switch // Martyr's, 3/26 The Peechees / The Drags // Fireside Bowl, 5/3 Carl Perkins / The Riptones // House Of Blues, 3/7 Philistines Jr. / M.O.T.O. // Empty Bottle, 3/15 Prescriptions / Brass Knuckles For Tough Guys / Tristan Psionic // Fireside Bowl, 3/15 Promise Ring / Castor / Compound Red / God's Reflex // Illinois Disciples Foundation, 3/8 Promise Ring / Softies / Pecola / Venus Cures All // Fireside Bowl, 4/4 Ralph's Kind // Mabel's, 3/8 Regatta 69 // Fireside Bowl, 4/30 Grrrl Club Benefit: Rhoda / Mullions / Ladykink / Heave / tba // The New Loft, 3/14 Cathy Richardson Band // FitzGerald's, 3/14 Rollover / Spelunkers / Voodoo Kings // Martyr's, 3/14 The Saltines // Martyr's, 3/19 Scared Of Heights / Eggs At 8:14 / Popgun // Martyr's, 3/21 Sensefield / Mineral / Jimmy Eat World / Dwindle // Fireside Bowl, 3/8 Servotron // Lounge Ax, 3/29 Duncan Sheik / Jill Sobule // Park West, 3/25 Shinehead // House Of Blues, 3/27 Six Finger Satellite / Arcwelder / Thee Hydrogen Terrors // Lounge Ax, 3/15 Skapone / Skagina / Skali Baba // Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, 4/3 Slackjaw / The Cynix / The Decepticons / Insane Youth // Off The Alley, 3/1 Sons Of The Never Wrong / Al Rose // FitzGerald's, 3/6 Springheeled Jack / The Jesters / Cibaphones / Modocs // Fireside Bowl, 3/12 Squirtgun / Dillinger Four / Bombshell / Migraines // Fireside Bowl, 4/5 Stir / Acumen Nation // Mabel's, 4/26 Stress Magnets / Blank // Fireside Bowl, 4/23 Strife / Sparkmarker / The Undesirables / Stifle // Fireside Bowl, 4/17 Suburban Refugees / Blackfork / Gang Of Jerks / Malignmen / T.S.S.M. // Fireside Bowl, 3/27 Sugar Hill Gang / DJ 33 1/3 // House Of Blues, 3/3 The Suicide Machines / Blue Meanies / The Skolars / Smitty // The New Loft, 2/28 Sweater Girl / Dummy / Reno // Lounge Ax, 3/4 Tarika // Martyr's, 3/28 Techno-cydic Experimentatin League / Sirens Entranced // Off The Alley, 3/29 Three Blue Teardrops / Chisel // Fireside Bowl, 3/9 Thumbnail // Fireside Bowl, 4/25 Thumb / Ballpeen / Vivid // Double Door, 3/13 Traitors / Tuesday / Disfunctionals // Off The Alley, 3/15 U.S. Bombs / 30 Foot Fall // Fireside Bowl, 4/25 UK Subs // Fireside Bowl, 5/1 V-Reverse / Still Life / My Lai // Fireside Bowl, 3/11 Verukers / Casualties / Urbn DK / Jinx // Fireside Bowl, 4/18 Well Of Souls / NIL8 / Sweat Lodge / Azure Creed // Double Door, 3/14 Susan Werner // Schubas Tavern, 3/15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aragon Ballroom: 1106 W. Lawrence at Broadway / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 10 Mon Counting Crows / Engine 88 // 7:30, =SOLD OUT= 11 Tue Counting Crows / Engine 88 // 7:30, =SOLD OUT= 14 Fri Big Head Todd & The Monsters / Nil Lara // 7:30, all ages 22 Sat Korn / Helmet / Limp Bizkit // 7:30, all ages, =SOLD OUT= --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assembly Hall: 1800 S. First St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 333-5000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 7 Mon *Phil Collins // 7:30, $20-35, ($4 discount w/ UIUC ID) 27 Sun Steve Miller Band / tba // 8:00, ($3 discount w/ UIUC ID) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auditorium Theatre: 50 E. Congress / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 12 Sat David Helfgott 14 Mon David Helfgott 27 Sun Frank Sinatra Jr. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big Horse (21+): 1558 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri *7000 Dying Rats / My Lai / Hatewave / tba --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Blind Pig Co. (19+): 6 Taylor St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 351-7444 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 1 Sat Los Straitjackets / Mustang Lightning 5 Wed Viewfinder / Roscoe P. Soultrane // (benefit for Graphic Design Club) 6 Thu Jolene / The Bludgers / Marcy Playground 12 Wed 5ive Style 13 Thu Moon Seven Times / Five Stones 19 Wed Boy's Life 20 Thu Angie Heaton / Nastybake / The Viper // (benefit for the GEO) 27 Thu The Lilys / Comet April 2 Wed Pansy Division 9 Wed *Bedhead 15 Tue Supersuckers 17 Thu *Brainiac / Delta 72 / U.S. Maple // (no ticket info yet) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catacombs Coffeehouse: 731 State St. / Madison, WI --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 15 Sat *Jeremy Enigk / Joan Of Arc / The One Up Downstairs // 8:00, $7, info: Nick (608) 256-3773 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Centre East: 7701 N. Lincoln / Skokie, IL / (708) 673-6300 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri *Boys Of The Lough // 8:00 March 1 Sat *The Coasters / The Drifters / The Platters // 4:00 1 Sat *The Coasters / The Drifters / The Platters // 8:00, =SOLD OUT= --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Channing-Murray Foundation: 1209 W. Oregon St / Urbana, IL / (217) 334-1176 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri +Hot Stove Jimmy / The Modocs / Skali Baba / Skallops // 9:00, all ages March 1 Sat Carrie Newcomer // all ages, $9, ($7 advance tix at PR/RS and Channing-Murray) 7 Fri Stoneprona // all ages 10 Mon The Queers / Screw 32 / Groovie Ghoulies // 8:00, all ages, $6, (e-mail punks@prairienet.org for ticket info) 14 Fri Salt Midget / Luke Skawalker / Scurvy Dogs // all ages April 1 Tue Squirtgun / Bombshell / tba x 2 // 8:00, all ages, $5 26 Sat My Lei / Sound the Alarm / tba x 3 // 8:00, all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Theatre: 175 N. State St. / Chicago, IL / (312) 443-1130 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 20 Thu Jewel / The Rugburns // =SOLD OUT= 22 Sat Shawn Colvin / Freedy Johnston / Patty Griffin --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dome Room: 632 1/2 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 266-9114 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 14 Fri *Laibach 29 Sat *Gene Loves Jezebel --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Double Door (21+): 1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (312) 489-3160 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri Morphine // 7:00, =SOLD OUT= 28 Fri Jon Langford's Skull Orchard / His Name Is Alive // 11:00 March 1 Sat Muck Brothers / The Tossers / Ticklepenny 6 Thu +Ashley McIssac / Tara MacLean 7 Fri The Gufs / The Odds 8 Sat Bill Janovitz (of Buffalo Tom) / Philo / Lincolnville 13 Thu *Thumb / Ballpeen / Vivid 14 Fri *Well Of Souls / NIL8 / Sweat Lodge / Azure Creed 15 Sat *The Gufs / The Odds / Mitch 17 Mon +Ulele / Funkadesi / Curious 20 Thu *The Low & Sweet Orchestra / Phil Cody 21 Fri Moe 22 Sat +Dirty Three / Low / Atmospheric Armchair 27 Thu Stuart Davis / The Twiggs / What About Zoe? 28 Fri *ICOS / Cellophane / Mother Factor 29 Sat Mr. Blotto April 5 Sat *Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise // tix Sat noon 18 Fri *Loudmouth / Wet Animal --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earitable Records: 324 Lake St. / Oak Park, IL / (708) 445-9288 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 1 Sat V. Reverse / Generation Excrement / Il Kazakh --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (773) 276-3600 / http://www.emptybottle.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri Shiner / Hurl / Lustre King / Lifter Puller March 1 Sat Fireshock benefit for Estrus Records: The Goblins / Crown Royals / The Pokers / Bouncing Balls / Chinese Millionaires / Volcanoes / Hentchmen // 7:00 6 Thu +Chisel / Boys Life / C-Clamp / 90 Day Men 7 Fri +Los Straitjackets / Skeleton Key 8 Sat Downside Special / Appalacian Deathride / The In-Sect 13 Thu Blue Rags / Mount Pilot 14 Fri Trailer Hitch / The Drapes / My Lai 15 Sat *Philistines Jr. / M.O.T.O. 20 Thu Gnomes of Zurich / 12 Rods 21 Fri Cows / Mt. Shasta / Crown Heights / Geezer Lake 22 Sat Too Much Joy / Chokebore / Zumpano 28 Fri Lilies / Motorhome / Comet / Pushking 29 Sat *The Frogs / Ex-Chittle --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fireside Bowl: 2646 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (312) 486-2700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri MU330 / Animal Chin / Luke Skawalker / The Way-Outs March 1 Sat +Beer City Showcase: Urbn DK / 1096 / Beautiful Bert / Heavy Balls & The Flipoffs // 7:00 2 Sun Lifetime / Metroshifter / Elliot // 5:00, $5 2 Sun *Lonesome Organist / D.O.G. / DJ Think / Isotope / Stoney Island // 9:00 5 Wed The Four Squares / Anti-Flag / The Feds / The Hitmen / Lickety Split // 7:00 6 Thu *Beta Minus Mechanic / Numb / Funbox / Poonanies // 7:00 7 Fri F.Y.P. / Lando's 45 / Undesirables / The Brockmeyers 8 Sat *Sensefield / Mineral / Jimmy Eat World / Dwindle 9 Sun A.F.I. / Tuesday / The Thumbs // 5:00, $5 9 Sun *Three Blue Teardrops / Chisel // 9:00 11 Tue *V-Reverse / Still Life / My Lai 12 Wed *Springheeled Jack / The Jesters / Cibaphones / Modocs 14 Fri +Stanley's Joyful Noise / Betsy Years / Scenic Vermont / Chanticleer / Sohcatoa 15 Sat *Johnny Guitar (ex-Skapone) / Three Days / Sled Napkin // 7:00 15 Sat *Prescriptions / Brass Knuckles For Tough Guys / Tristan Psionic // 10:00 16 Sun J Church / Pee / Sweep The Leg Johnny / Tuesday / Alkaline Trio 18 Tue *Boys Life / Hurl / Uncrush / Illium 19 Wed *Freakmagnet / Phoenix Thunderstone / Fondly / Minim / Today Is My Super Spaceout Day 20 Thu *Latimer / Alkaloid / Shoot The Gift 21 Fri *Braid / Lustre King / Chisel Drill Hammer / Philo Beddow / Data Cadet 22 Sat *The Broadways / Mest / Bubble Boys / Kid With Man Head / 3 Impotent Males // 7:00 22 Sat *Horny Toad (ex-Suicidal Tendencies) / Karma To Burn // 10:00 23 Sun *Assembly Line People Program / Cerebrous Shoal / Park 25 Tue *Long Hind Legs / Thrones 26 Wed *Orange 9mm / Unsane / Handsome / Straightface 27 Thu *Suburban Refugees / Blackfork / Gang Of Jerks / Malignmen / T.S.S.M. 30 Sun Ignite // 5:00, $5 April 1 Tue *The Gain / The Frantics 2 Wed Art Alexakis (of Everclear) solo acoustic / Gus // $10, tix at local stores, mail CallD4Info@aol.com for info 4 Fri *Promise Ring / Softies / Pecola / Venus Cures All 5 Sat *Squirtgun / Dillinger Four / Bombshell / Migraines 6 Sun *Humble Gods / Knuckle Duster / Dick For Short / Gods Reflex 9 Wed *Dead And Gone / The Spy Vs. Spy 10 Thu +Pink Lincolns / Dead Steelmill / The Mashers // 7:00, $5 11 Fri *Oblivion / Zoinks / Monsignors / Eveready 12 Sat *Kerosene 454 / Esoterics // 7:00 12 Sat *Muchacha / Another Society // 10:00 13 Sun *The Hentchmen / The Baltimores / Nerves / Rayovacs 15 Tue *Hatewave / Behead The Prophet / My Lai / Charles Bronson 17 Thu *Strife / Sparkmarker / The Undesirables / Stifle // $6 18 Fri *Verukers / Casualties / Urbn DK / Jinx 19 Sat *Mealticket / Shotwell Coho / Letterbombs 23 Wed *Stress Magnets / Blank 24 Thu *Chubbies / I Love Rich 25 Fri *U.S. Bombs / 30 Foot Fall // 7:00 25 Fri *Thumbnail // 10:00 26 Sat *Blount / More Fire For Burning People / Remission 27 Sun *Isaac Green & The Scholars // 5:00 30 Wed *Regatta 69 May 1 Thu *UK Subs 3 Sat *The Peechees / The Drags 9 Fri *One Hit Wonder / Joystick 10 Sat *Automatics / Lizards --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FitzGerald's: 6615 Roosevelt / Berwyn, IL / (708) 788-2118 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri Kraig Kenning & Co. / Ralph Covert March 1 Sat The Insiders / Keven Gordon Band 6 Thu *Sons Of The Never Wrong / Al Rose // 8:30, $6 7 Fri *Brave Combo // $10, TM 8 Sat Los Straitjackets // $8, TM 14 Fri *Cathy Richardson Band // 10:00, $6 15 Sat *Brother Brother // $6 21 Fri Iguanas / Jumpin' Johnny Sansone // 10:00, $12, TM 22 Sat Iguanas / Jumpin' Johnny Sansone // 10:00, $12, TM 28 Fri Boozoo Chavis April 19 Sat *Howard & The White Boys 26 Sat *Bad Examples --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hemmens Auditorium: 150 Dexter / Elgin, IL / (708) 931-5900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 16 Fri George Jones --------------------------------------------------------------------------- House Of Blues (21+): 329 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 527-2583 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri Jaguares // 18+ March 1 Sat Jaguares // 18+ 2 Sun Jaguares // 18+ 3 Mon *Sugar Hill Gang / DJ 33 1/3 4 Tue Robert Hunter // =SOLD OUT= 5 Wed Robert Hunter 7 Fri *Carl Perkins / The Riptones 8 Sat Cowboy Mouth 9 Sun Evelyn "Champagne" King 10 Mon Jason Bonham "doing the Zep set" / Loud Mouth 11 Tue Kenny Wayne Shepard // 18+ 12 Wed Joshua Redman // 18+ 13 Thu The Urge / Shootyz Groove / Simple Simon // 7:00 13 Thu Wailing Souls // 10:30 14 Fri Zuba / Citrus / Common Faces // 18+ 15 Sat The Drovers // 18+ 18 Tue Willie Nelson 19 Wed Willie Nelson 20 Thu *Sammy Kershaw 21 Fri De La Soul / Sovoroy / Cassius Clay 22 Sat Nuno Bettencourt // 18+ 24 Mon *24-7 Spyz / Wesley Willis Fiasco // 18+ 25 Tue Chick Corea Band 26 Wed *Michael McDermott 27 Thu *Shinehead 28 Fri The Blasters / Ronnie Earl 29 Sat *Acoustic Junction // 18+ April 1 Tue *Dick Dale 4 Fri Willie Porter / Webb Wilder 5 Sat Aretha Franklin // =SOLD OUT= 9 Wed Merle Haggard & The Strangers 10 Thu Morris Day & The Time / Eric Benet 11 Fri *Jackopierce // 18+ 12 Sat Average White Band 19 Sat Jerry Garcia Band / Jefferson Starship 25 Fri Delbert McClinton --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illini Union Courtyard Cafe: 1401 W. Green St. / Urbana, IL / (217) 333-3660 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 1 Sat +NIL8 / Geishamen // 8:00, all ages, $3 14 Fri Mustard Plug / Roscoe P. Soultrane / Skali Baba // all ages April 3 Thu *Skapone / Skagina / Skali Baba // 9:00, all ages 4 Fri Pegboy / Spelunkers // all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illinois Disciples Foundation: 610 E. Springfield / Champaign, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 8 Sat *Promise Ring / Castor / Compound Red / God's Reflex // 8:00, all ages, $5 15 Sat J Church / Pee / The Henchmen / Wolfie // 8:00, all ages, $5 April 4 Fri +Dillinger 4 / Hand to Mouth / Dr. Manette / tba // 8:00, all ages, $4 10 Thu +Zoinks! / The Traitors / Ed Temple / The Tupacs // 8:00, all ages, $5 18 Fri +Mealticket / Shotwell / Flux Skapacitor / Roscoe P. Soultrane // 8:00, all ages, $5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackhammer (formerly Toto's): 1450 E. Algonquin / Schaumburg, IL / (708) 397-7000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2 Sun Blackmore's Rainbow April 11 Fri Dio // 7:00, =RESCHEDULED= --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lounge Ax (21+): 2438 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (773) 525-6620 / LoungeAx@aol.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri Paul K & The Weathermen / Chris Mills / Bird Dog March 1 Sat +Muchacha / Hushdrops / Speed Duster / Pachinko 3 Mon +Ben Lee / M.O.T.O. 4 Tue *Sweater Girl / Dummy / Reno 6 Thu +Bad Livers / Moonshine Willy 8 Sat +Waco Brothers / Blue Rags 11 Tue *Cul De Sac / Rome 13 Thu *The Delta 72 14 Fri +David Thomas / Papas Fritas / Ditch Croaker 15 Sat *Six Finger Satellite / Arcwelder / Thee Hydrogen Terrors 16 Sun *Heron / Big Heifer 17 Mon *Beer Nuts / Teen Alien / Five Horse Johnson 18 Tue *Alkaloid / Boy Wonder Jinx 19 Wed The Autumn Teen Sound / Cerberus Shoal 21 Fri *P.W. Long / Ida / Beekeeper 28 Fri *Blue Mountain / Spoon 29 Sat *Servotron April 4 Fri *Old 97s / Whiskeytown / The Picketts / Hazeldine 5 Sat Will Oldham / Run On 6 Sun *Guitar Wolf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mabel's (19+): 613 E. Green C / Champaign, IL / (217) 328-5700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri +Joan Jett and the Blackhearts / Random 55 / Velvet Jones // $12 ($10 advance tix at area stores) March 1 Sat Liquid Soul / My Brother's Keeper 7 Fri Fambooey / Token 8 Sat *Ralph's Kind 9 Sun +Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Doo Rag / The Blue Rags // =SOLD OUT= 13 Thu +Six Finger Satellite / Hydrogen Terrors / Chromelicker 14 Fri +Cassius Clay / Prime Meridian / Marble 15 Sat Uncle John's Band 19 Wed Mighty Blue Kings / Atomic Fireballs April 4 Fri *Cowslingers / Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise / tba 11 Fri *Moxy Fruvous 17 Thu Johnny Socko / Fambooey 19 Sat Shag 26 Sat *Stir / Acumen Nation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mango Grill: 56 University Square / Madison, WI / (608) 259-9955 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 10 Mon A.F.I. 13 Thu J Church / Pee --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martyr's: 3855 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 1 Sat +Sharon Shannon // =CANCELED= 6 Thu *Brother Brother / Big Roy 7 Fri *Jamestown / Good Day Bad Day / Feign 8 Sat *Much Brothers / Convulsions 13 Thu *Brother Brother / Todd Harold 14 Fri *Rollover / Spelunkers / Voodoo Kings 15 Sat *Chicago Samba School / Malukosamba 17 Mon *The Orphans 19 Wed *The Saltines 21 Fri *Scared Of Heights / Eggs At 8:14 / Popgun 22 Sat *Citrus 26 Wed *Paul Switch 28 Fri *Tarika --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Metro: 3730 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 549-0203 / (TM) / http://www.metrochicago.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri L7 / Apocalypse Hoboken / Sidekick Kato // 7:00, all ages March 4 Tue Sister Soleil / Pet / Q-Up // 7:00, all ages 6 Thu Bloodhound Gang / Nerf Herder // 7:00, all ages 7 Fri Skapone / The Articles / The Adjusters / The Mibs // 6:30, all ages 7 Fri DJ Spooky / Ben Neill / U-Sheen // 11:30, 18+ 8 Sat The Queers / Screw 32 / Groovie Ghoulies / The Alkaline Trio // 7:00, all ages 8 Sat Big Angry Fish / Busker Soundcheck / Kid Million // 11:30 11 Tue Space / Kill Hannah / Eternalux // 7:00, all ages 14 Fri Red Red Meat / Jeremy Enigk / Plastics Hi-Fi // 10:00 15 Sat Local H / Failure // 7:00, all ages, =SOLD OUT= 16 Sun Local H / Failure // 7:00, all ages, =SOLD OUT= 20 Thu KRS-One // 9:00, 18+ 21 Fri Mustard Plug / Parka Kings / The Insyderz / Hot Stove Jimmy // 6:30, all ages 22 Sat The Cranes // 7:00, all ages 22 Sat Peat Moss / Voodoo Buss / 9 Day Wonder // 11:30 24 Mon Cake | Babe The Blue Ox // 7:00, all ages 25 Tue The Presidents Of The United States Of America / Redd Kross // 7:00, all ages 28 Fri Sick Of It All / Snapcase / A.S.I. // 6:30, all ages 28 Fri Spring Heel Jack // 11:30, 18+ 29 Sat The Mighty Blue Kings // 10:00, 18+ April 1 Tue *D Generation / Fluffy / Acumen / The Pugs // 6:30, tix Sat noon 5 Sat The Cardigans / Papas Fritas // 7:00, all ages, =SOLD OUT= 12 Sat *Kula Shaker / Headswim // 7:00, all ages, tix Sat noon 13 Sun *Tribute to Jack Kerouac: Allen Ginsberg / Kurt Elling / Laurence Hobgood Trio / Kahil El 'Zabar / Paul Wertico // 4:00, all ages, tix Sat noon 13 Sun *Tribute to Jack Kerouac: Allen Ginsberg / Kurt Elling / Laurence Hobgood Trio / Kahil El 'Zabar / Paul Wertico // 8:30, all ages, tix Sat noon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The New Loft: 112 N. Fairchild / Madison, WI / (608) 251-7175 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri *The Suicide Machines / Blue Meanies / The Skolars / Smitty March 1 Sat *Boris The Sprinkler / Rhoda / Rugg City / I Love Rich 14 Fri *Grrrl Club Benefit: Rhoda / Mullions / Ladykink / Heave / tba 15 Sat *MIJ / Prisoners of Happenstance / Compound Red 22 Sat *Alligator Gun / Snarkouts / Gargamel / Chanticleer April 26 Sat Battle Of The Bands // Round 1 May 2 Fri Battle Of The Bands // Round 2 3 Sat Battle Of The Bands // Round 3 16 Fri Battle Of The Bands // World Series --------------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Cayz Corral: 504 E. Wilson St. / Madison, WI / (608) 256-1348 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 8 Sat MU330 / Animal Chin / Secret Society --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Off The Alley: 18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge / Homewood, IL / (708) 798-2252 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 1 Sat *Slackjaw / The Cynix / The Decepticons / Insane Youth 8 Sat *Mest / Repellents / Free Will 15 Sat *Traitors / Tuesday / Disfunctionals 22 Sat *Four On The Floor / The Tardies / Skagina 29 Sat *Techno-cydic Experimentatin League / Sirens Entranced --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orchestra Hall: 220 S. Michigan Ave. / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 30 Sun Ravi Shankar --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paramount Arts Centre: 23 E. Galena / Aurora, IL / (708) 896-6666 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 22 Sat Temptations April 26 Sat The Righteous Brothers --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Park West (21+): 322 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2 Sun Gov't Mule / Cherokee Sex Workshop // 7:30, all ages 8 Sat Collective Soul // all ages, =SOLD OUT= 16 Sun Donovan // 7:30 20 Thu Zucchero // 7:30, all ages 21 Fri Vic Chesnutt / Scud Mountain Boys // 7:30, all ages 22 Sat *Erasure // 10:00, 21+, tix Sat 10am 25 Tue *Duncan Sheik / Jill Sobule // 7:30, all ages, tix Sat 10am 29 Sat Fiona Apple / Morcheeba // 7:30, all ages April 13 Sun *DJ Shadow / Jeru The Damaja // 8:00, 18+, tix Sat 10am --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phyllis Musical Inn: 1800 W. Division / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 15 Sat Adequate Brothers / John Huss Moderate Combo --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poop Studios: 1947 W. North / Chicago, IL / (773) 227-8747 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri Mass Coincidence / Beardicus Enormous // 8:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Rave: 2401 W. Wisconsin / Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-4545 / (TM) (aa) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 12 Sat Ani DiFranco // $17.50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rialto Square Theatre: Joliet, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 2 Fri Anne Murray 3 Sat Anne Murray --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riviera Theatre: 4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 1 Sat Live / Fun Lovin' Criminals 13 Thu Sheryl Crow / Dishwalla // =SOLD OUT= 14 Fri Wallflowers 15 Sat Blur / Assembly Line People Program // 7:00, all ages June 7 Sat Mighty Mighty Bosstones --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosemont Horizon: Touhy & Mannheim / Rosemont, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 14 Fri Steven Curtis Chapman / Audio Adrenaline / Carolyn Arends April 6 Sun Phil Collins May 16 Fri Tom Jones 17 Sat Tom Jones 31 Sat Enrique Iglesias --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosemont Theatre: 5400 N. River Rd. / Rosemont, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 8 Sat Tony Bennett / The Ralph Sharon Trio April 22 Tue John Mellencamp / The Why Store / Amanda Marshall // =SOLD OUT= 23 Wed John Mellencamp / The Why Store / Amanda Marshall // =SOLD OUT= 24 Thu John Mellencamp / The Why Store / Amanda Marshall // =SOLD OUT= 25 Fri The Chieftains 26 Sat *Steve Miller Band / Kenny Neal // tix Sat 10am May 25 Sun Electric Light Orchestra w/Chicago Symphony Orchestra 30 Fri Barry Manilow 31 Sat Barry Manilow June 6 Fri Julio Iglesias 7 Sat Julio Iglesias --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schubas Tavern (21+): 3159 N. Southport (at Belmont) / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-2508 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 28 Fri Slink Moss & The Flying Aces / Iggy Yoakum and His Poggo Ponies // 10:30, $6 March 1 Sat *The Cross Cooks / The Sublunars // 10:30, $6 2 Sun *60 Foot Dolls / Humer // 7:00, $5, TM 5 Wed Susannah Hoffs // =CANCELED= 6 Thu Robbie Fulks / The Volebeats / The Cowslingers // 9:00, $5 7 Fri *Monk // 8:00, $6 7 Fri *Jolene / Marcy Playground // 10:30 8 Sat The Jazz Mandolin Project 12 Wed *The Blue Rags 14 Fri *Dolly Varden 15 Sat *Susan Werner // 8:00, $10 15 Sat *The Dogs O'Brian // 10:30, $6 19 Wed *The Folk Implosion // 8:00, $10 at the door only. First come, first serve. 19 Wed *The Folk Implosion // 10:30 20 Thu *Carrie Newcomer 23 Sun *Wayne Hancock --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soldier Field: Where the Bears play on Lake Shore Drive / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 27 Fri U2 // =SOLD OUT= 28 Sat U2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thurston's: 1248 W. George / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-6900 / thurstonz@aol.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 30 Sun *Macabre / Bludgeon / Forest Of The Impaled // all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Center: 1901 W. Madison / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 14 Fri Kenny G / Toni Braxton May 12 Mon Placido Domingo w/the Chicago Symphony Orchestra // $35-175, tix Mar 3 10am --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valparaiso University: The Great Hall on campus / Valparaiso, IN / info: Kurt (219) 464-6420 or KAG6306@exodus.valpo.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 4 Fri The Mighty Blue Kings / Mustard Plug / Raceskar // 8:00, $6, all ages 12 Sat Throwing Muses / Beezus / The Prescriptions // 8:00, $10, all ages, KAG6306@EXODUS.VALPO.EDU for ticket info --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valparaiso University: WVUR back lot / 816 Union St. / Valparaiso, IN / info: Kurt (219) 464-6420 or KAG6306@exodus.valpo.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 26 Sat *Punk Picnic: No Empathy / Oblivion / V-Reverse / InSpiteofYou // 7:00, Picnic starts at 5pm and is $1, Show is $4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Vic (21+, TM): 3145 N. Sheffield / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-0366 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 15 Sat Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Doo Rag / The Blue Rags // 7:00, all ages May 11 Sun *Mighty Mighty Bosstones // (unconfirmed) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Virginia Theatre: 201 W. Park Ave. / Champaign, IL / (217) 359-1483 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 10 Thu Ani DiFranco / Dan Bern // $17 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WZRD: WZRD 88.3 FM / Chicago, IL / (312) 794-2861 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 20 Thu The Sweeties // 10:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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