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Reuse without permission is strictly prohibited --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guess The Reference ------------------- Either nobody cares about the Stray Cats, or "I don't care about readin', writin', 'rithmetic..." was too much of a stumper. I got all of one correct response, from Lauren Shawe, so I guess we have a winner. Lauren, send me your mail address. Nothin' this week. I'm not inspired. Contact Information ------------------- Mail to shows@tezcat.com. For subscriptions, tell me where you found out about us, and whether you'd like venue, date or band order. Visit the Chicago Shows List page at http://tezcat.com/~andy/shows/ ============= NEW THIS WEEK ============= 13MG / Jane Jensen // Metro, 4/8 90 Day Men / Newgard 843 / Park / Cerebrus Shoal // Fireside Bowl, 3/23 Alligator Gun / Lynyrds Innards / 30 Amp Fuse / Fantastics // Fireside Bowl, 3/28 Amberbug / Ativin / Speed McQueen // Empty Bottle, 3/27 Michael Angelo in-store appearance // Rolling Stones Records, 3/11 Fiona Apple // The Rave, 3/28 Babe The Blue Ox / Cindy Lee Berryhill / Pecola / Venus Cures All // Empty Bottle, 4/3 Bay City Rollers / Kevin Lee Band / Desdinova // J.J. Kelley's, 3/21 Bay City Rollers / Moe's Dream Police // Jackhammer, 3/22 Nuno Bettencourt // The Rave, 3/21 Big Head Todd and the Monsters / They Might Be Giants // Shirk Center, 4/20 Jason Bonham / Spiral Trance // The Rave, 3/8 Box-O-Car (formerly Charming Beggars) // Mabel's, 3/22 James Brown // The Rave, 4/5 The Business / Warzone / The Service / Isolation / Menagra // The Rave, 3/11 Busker Soundcheck / Free Range Chicken / The Spelunkers // The Dome Room, 3/28 Cake / Victor DeLorenzo // The Rave, 3/29 Johnny Cash // House Of Blues, 5/23 Charles Bronson / Kung Fu Rick / tba // Earitable Records, 3/29 Charlie Nobody / Blue Rags / Mount Pilot // Empty Bottle, 3/13 Cole / tba x 2 // Fireside Bowl, 3/29 Compound Red / Ida / Beekeeper // The Rave, 3/22 Sheryl Crow / Dishwalla // The Rave, 3/14 Dick Dale // The Rave, 4/4 Ani DiFranco / Dan Bern // The Rave, 4/12 Ronnie James Dio / Sludgehead // The Rave, 4/17 Donovan // Borders Books & Music, 3/15 Dr. John // House Of Blues, 5/29 Ember / Ezurate / Bind // Smiler Coogan's, 3/7 Foghat / Darren Edwards / Lowdown // Synergy II, 3/8 Full / Teenage Frames // The Dome Room, 4/4 Jerry Garcia Band / Jefferson Starship // House Of Blues, 4/20 The Geezers / Space Invaders / The Hippos / Tres Kids // Fireside Bowl, 3/29 Gene Loves Jezebel / Cherry Pop Valentine // The Rave, 3/30 Jimmie Dale Gilmore // Schubas Tavern, 4/8 Jimmie Dale Gilmore // Schubas Tavern, 4/9 Great White // Jackhammer, 4/4 Greenhouse / Alpha School / Swingset / 3 Days / Sled Napkin // Fireside Bowl, 3/15 Grip Inc / Bloodlet / Coal Chamber / Cause For Alarm // Empty Bottle, 4/10 Guests That Never Leave / T.O.N. // The Dome Room, 3/21 The Headcoats / The Makers / Chinese Millionaires // Empty Bottle, 5/2 The Hippos / The Monsignors / The Skallops / tba // Knights of Columbus Hall, 3/28 Hundred Pieces / Pachinko / Neutral Drop / Baxter // Fireside Bowl, 3/7 Impotent Sea Snakes / Stinking Lizaveta // Empty Bottle, 4/12 The Invaders / Highball Holiday / Skazilla // The Rave, 3/7 Etta James // House Of Blues, 4/24 Joan Of Arc / Rainer Maria / Halelshedad / San Augustin // Fireside Bowl, 3/28 Johnny Clueless / Rust Belt / Tillies Punctured Romance / Cool Hand Band // The Rave, 3/13 Korn / Helmet / Limp Bizkit // The Rave, 3/20 Patty Larkin / Michael Johnson // Old Town School Of Folk Music, 3/22 Patty Larkin / Michael Johnson // Old Town School Of Folk Music, 3/22 Low and Sweet Orchestra / Phil Cody // Mabel's, 3/18 Lynyrds Innards / Snarkouts / Gargamel / Chanticleer // The New Loft, 3/22 McGarrigle Sisters / Small Potatoes // Old Town School Of Folk Music, 3/21 McGarrigle Sisters / Small Potatoes // Old Town School Of Folk Music, 3/21 Mineral / Sensefield / Jimmy Eat World // The Rave, 3/10 Moonshine Willy / Katy Bell / 3 Fried Men // Empty Bottle, 4/18 Morphine // Riviera Theatre, 4/11 Mother Crush / Section 8 / Taxi War Dance // Mabel's, 3/21 Mysterians // Borders Books & Music, 3/7 Neutrino / Gnomes of Zurich / Brass Knuckles For Tough Guys // Empty Bottle, 3/20 New Bomb Turks / Cash Money / Pipe // Empty Bottle, 4/11 No Doubt / Weezer / Face To Face // New World Music Theater, 7/3 Prescriptions / Squirm / Patty Elvis / The Marvel Kind // Double Door, 4/4 Prodigy // Metro, 4/14 Railroad Jerk / Cheer Accident / Blastula / Larval // Empty Bottle, 4/26 Red Red Meat // Reckless Records, 3/15 Royal Crown Revue // The Rave, 4/6 Ruins / Collosalmite // Empty Bottle, 4/5 Seam / Versus / Hell Kitty // Metro, 4/12 Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Days Of New / Jim Liban Group // The Rave, 3/9 Shiner / Plexi / tba // Empty Bottle, 4/19 Short Bus / Hate Choir / Rebels Without Applause // Mabel's, 3/28 Sidekick Kato / V. Reverse / Tuesday / Galbrieth // The New Loft, 4/12 Squirrel Nut Zippers / Cigar Store Indians // Park West, 4/14 Stir / Darla Hood // Double Door, 4/12 Storyville // Park West, 3/26 Subduing Mara / Third Stone / Autumn Lord // Mabel's, 3/17 Sweeties / Lizard Music / Cats n' Jammers // Big Horse, 3/8 John Tesh // Chicago Theatre, 5/3 Throwing Muses // The Rave, 4/9 Toasters / New Bomb Turks // Metro, 4/11 Pat Travers / Vivid / Fatal Order // J.J. Kelley's, 3/8 Tina Turner / Cyndi Lauper // New World Music Theater, 6/28 V-Shaped Minds / Zeamays // Mabel's, 3/29 Vandermark 5 / Jim O'Rourke // Empty Bottle, 4/4 The Wallflowers / Polara // The Rave, 3/19 War // House Of Blues, 6/20 The Yellowjackets // House Of Blues, 4/2 Zen Gorilla / Thumbnail / Minim // Empty Bottle, 4/24 Zumpano / Chokebore / Too Much Joy / Old Pike // Empty Bottle, 3/22 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 8 Sat *Sweeties / Lizard Music / Cats n' Jammers --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Blind Pig Co. (19+): 6 Taylor St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 351-7444 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 12 Wed +5ive Style / Civic / Skali Baba 13 Thu Moon Seven Times / Five Stones 19 Wed +Boy's Life / Castor / Chisel Drill Hammer 20 Thu Angie Heaton / Nastybake / The Viper // (benefit for the GEO) 27 Thu +The Lilys / Comet / Angie Heaton April 2 Wed Pansy Division 9 Wed +Bedhead / C-Clamp 15 Tue Supersuckers // ($7 tix on sale Mon. 3/10) 17 Thu +Brainiac / The Delta 72 / U.S. Maple // ($8 tix on sale Mon. 3/10) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borders Books & Music: 2817 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 935-4313 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 7 Fri *Mysterians // free in-store performance --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borders Books & Music: 830 N. Michigan / Chicago, IL / (312) 573-0564 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 15 Sat *Donovan // 5:00, free in-store performance --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Channing-Murray Foundation: 1209 W. Oregon St / Urbana, IL / (217) 334-1176 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 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 / The Thuggs / tba // 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 May 3 Sat *John Tesh // tix Sat 10am --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dome Room: 632 1/2 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 266-9114 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 14 Fri Laibach 21 Fri *Guests That Never Leave / T.O.N. 28 Fri *Busker Soundcheck / Free Range Chicken / The Spelunkers 29 Sat Gene Loves Jezebel April 4 Fri *Full / Teenage Frames --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Double Door (21+): 1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (312) 489-3160 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 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 / Farmer 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 4 Fri *Prescriptions / Squirm / Patty Elvis / The Marvel Kind 5 Sat Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise 12 Sat *Stir / Darla Hood 18 Fri +Loudmouth / Wet Animal / Beer Nuts --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earitable Records: 324 Lake St. / Oak Park, IL / (708) 445-9288 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 29 Sat *Charles Bronson / Kung Fu Rick / tba // 2:00, free --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (773) 276-3600 / http://www.emptybottle.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 7 Fri Los Straitjackets / Skeleton Key 8 Sat Downside Special / Appalacian Deathride / The In-Sect 13 Thu *Charlie Nobody / Blue Rags / Mount Pilot 14 Fri Trailer Hitch / The Drapes / My Lai 15 Sat +Philistines Jr. / M.O.T.O. / Melochrome / Pillar Box Red 20 Thu *Neutrino / Gnomes of Zurich / Brass Knuckles For Tough Guys 21 Fri Cows / Mt. Shasta / Crown Heights / Geezer Lake 22 Sat *Zumpano / Chokebore / Too Much Joy / Old Pike 27 Thu *Amberbug / Ativin / Speed McQueen 28 Fri Lilies / Motorhome / Comet / Push Kings 29 Sat The Frogs / Ex-Chittle April 3 Thu *Babe The Blue Ox / Cindy Lee Berryhill / Pecola / Venus Cures All 4 Fri *Vandermark 5 / Jim O'Rourke 5 Sat *Ruins / Collosalmite 10 Thu *Grip Inc / Bloodlet / Coal Chamber / Cause For Alarm 11 Fri *New Bomb Turks / Cash Money / Pipe 12 Sat *Impotent Sea Snakes / Stinking Lizaveta 18 Fri *Moonshine Willy / Katy Bell / 3 Fried Men 19 Sat *Shiner / Plexi / tba 24 Thu *Zen Gorilla / Thumbnail / Minim 26 Sat *Railroad Jerk / Cheer Accident / Blastula / Larval May 2 Fri *The Headcoats / The Makers / Chinese Millionaires --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fireside Bowl: 2646 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (312) 486-2700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 7 Fri F.Y.P. / Lando's 45 / Undesirables / The Brockmeyers // 7:00, $5 7 Fri *Hundred Pieces / Pachinko / Neutral Drop / Baxter // 10:00, $5 8 Sat Sensefield / Mineral / Jimmy Eat World / Dwindle // $6 9 Sun A.F.I. / Tuesday / The Thumbs // 5:00, $5 9 Sun +Three Blue Teardrops / Chisel / Old Dad // 9:00, $5 11 Tue +V. Reverse / Sidekick Kato / My Lai / Still Life 12 Wed +Jesters / Springheeled Jack / Cibaphones / Modocs / Skabeatalls // 7:00, $5 14 Fri Stanley's Joyful Noise / Betsy Years / Scenic Vermont / Chanticleer / Sohcatoa // $5 15 Sat *Greenhouse / Alpha School / Swingset / 3 Days / Sled Napkin // 7:00, $5 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 // $5 19 Wed Freakmagnet / Phoenix Thunderstone / Fondly / Minim / Today Is My Super Spaceout Day // $6 20 Thu Latimer / Alkaloid / Shoot The Gift // $5 21 Fri Braid / Lustre King / Chisel Drill Hammer / Philo Beddow / Data Cadet // $5 22 Sat The Broadways / Mest / Bubble Boys / Kid With Man Head / 3 Impotent Males // 7:00, $5 22 Sat Horny Toad (ex-Suicidal Tendencies) / Karma To Burn // 10:00, $5 23 Sun *90 Day Men / Newgard 843 / Park / Cerebrus Shoal // $5 25 Tue +Long Hind Legs / Thrones / Aluminum Group // $5 26 Wed Orange 9mm / Unsane / Handsome / Straightface // $6 27 Thu Suburban Refugees / Blackfork / Gang Of Jerks / Malignmen / T.S.S.M. // $5 28 Fri *Alligator Gun / Lynyrds Innards / 30 Amp Fuse / Fantastics // 7:00, $5 28 Fri *Joan Of Arc / Rainer Maria / Halelshedad / San Augustin // 10:00, $5 29 Sat *The Geezers / Space Invaders / The Hippos / Tres Kids // 7:00 29 Sat *Cole / tba x 2 // 10:00 30 Sun +Ignite / Catharsis / Six Mile Island // 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 / Compound Red 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 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 / Ekoostic Hookah // "early", 18+ 15 Sat The Drovers / Triple Fast Action // "late", 21+ 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 / J. Davis Trio 28 Fri The Blasters / Ronnie Earl 29 Sat Acoustic Junction // 18+ April 1 Tue Dick Dale 2 Wed *The Yellowjackets 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 20 Sun *Jerry Garcia Band / Jefferson Starship // tix Sat 10am 24 Thu *Etta James 25 Fri Delbert McClinton May 23 Fri *Johnny Cash 29 Thu *Dr. John June 20 Fri *War --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illini Union Courtyard Cafe: 1401 W. Green St. / Urbana, IL / (217) 333-3660 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 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 / The Tupacs // 9:00, all ages, $5, ($4 w/ UIUC ID) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 / Plug // 8:00, all ages, $4 10 Thu Zoinks! / The Traitors / Ed Temple / The Tupacs // 8:00, all ages, $5 18 Fri +Mealticket / Shotwell Coho / The Articles / Roscoe P. Soultrane // 8:00, all ages, $5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.J. Kelley's: 2455 Bernice Rd. / Lansing, IL / (708) 474-9977 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 8 Sat *Pat Travers / Vivid / Fatal Order 21 Fri *Bay City Rollers / Kevin Lee Band / Desdinova // $10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackhammer (formerly Toto's): 1450 E. Algonquin / Schaumburg, IL / (708) 397-7000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 22 Sat *Bay City Rollers / Moe's Dream Police // TM April 4 Fri *Great White 11 Fri +Ronnie James Dio / Radakka // 7:00, TM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knights of Columbus Hall: 15 N. Hickory / Arlington Heights, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 28 Fri *The Hippos / The Monsignors / The Skallops / tba // 7:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lounge Ax (21+): 2438 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (773) 525-6620 / LoungeAx@aol.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 7 Fri +Fambooey / Token / Soulstice // $6 8 Sat +Ralph's Kind / Cottlestone Pie / Two Rivers 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 17 Mon *Subduing Mara / Third Stone / Autumn Lord 18 Tue *Low and Sweet Orchestra / Phil Cody 19 Wed +Mighty Blue Kings / Atomic Fireballs // (tix on sale on Sat. 3/8) 21 Fri *Mother Crush / Section 8 / Taxi War Dance 22 Sat *Box-O-Car (formerly Charming Beggars) 28 Fri *Short Bus / Hate Choir / Rebels Without Applause 29 Sat *V-Shaped Minds / Zeamays 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 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 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 5 Sat The Cardigans / Papas Fritas // 7:00, all ages, =SOLD OUT= 8 Tue *13MG / Jane Jensen // 7:00, all ages, tix Sat noon 11 Fri *Toasters / New Bomb Turks // 6:30, all ages, tix Sat noon 12 Sat Kula Shaker / Headswim // 7:00, all ages 12 Sat *Seam / Versus / Hell Kitty // 11:30, 18+, 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 13 Sun Tribute to Jack Kerouac: Allen Ginsberg / Kurt Elling / Laurence Hobgood Trio / Kahil El 'Zabar / Paul Wertico // 8:30, all ages 14 Mon *Prodigy // 9:00, 18+, tix Sat noon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The New Loft: 112 N. Fairchild / Madison, WI / (608) 251-7175 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 14 Fri Grrrl Club Benefit: Rhoda / Mullions / Ladykink / Heave / tba 15 Sat MIJ / Prisoners of Happenstance / Compound Red 22 Sat *Lynyrds Innards / Snarkouts / Gargamel / Chanticleer April 12 Sat *Sidekick Kato / V. Reverse / Tuesday / Galbrieth 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New World Music Theater: Tinley Park, IL (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 28 Sat *Tina Turner / Cyndi Lauper // tix Fri 10am July 3 Thu *No Doubt / Weezer / Face To Face // tix Sat noon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 Sat Mest / Repellents / Free Will 15 Sat +Traitors / Tuesday / Disfunctionals / Jerrypostholedigger 22 Sat Four On The Floor / Skagina / The Tardies 29 Sat Techno-cydic Experimentatin League / Sirens Entranced --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Town School Of Folk Music: 909 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-7793 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 21 Fri *McGarrigle Sisters / Small Potatoes // 7:00 21 Fri *McGarrigle Sisters / Small Potatoes // 10:00 22 Sat *Patty Larkin / Michael Johnson // 7:00 22 Sat *Patty Larkin / Michael Johnson // 10:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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+, =SOLD OUT= 25 Tue Duncan Sheik / Jill Sobule // 7:30, all ages 26 Wed *Storyville // 7:30, all ages, tix Sat noon 29 Sat Fiona Apple / Morcheeba // 7:30, all ages April 13 Sun DJ Shadow / Jeru The Damaja // 8:00, 18+ 14 Mon *Squirrel Nut Zippers / Cigar Store Indians // 9:00, 18+, tix Sat noon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phyllis Musical Inn: 1800 W. Division / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 15 Sat Adequate Brothers / John Huss Moderate Combo --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Rave: 2401 W. Wisconsin / Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-4545 / (TM) (aa) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 7 Fri *The Invaders / Highball Holiday / Skazilla // 8:00 8 Sat *Jason Bonham / Spiral Trance // 8:00 9 Sun *Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Days Of New / Jim Liban Group // 8:00 10 Mon *Mineral / Sensefield / Jimmy Eat World // 8:00 11 Tue *The Business / Warzone / The Service / Isolation / Menagra // 8:00 13 Thu *Johnny Clueless / Rust Belt / Tillies Punctured Romance / Cool Hand Band // 8:00 14 Fri *Sheryl Crow / Dishwalla // 8:00 19 Wed *The Wallflowers / Polara // 8:00 20 Thu *Korn / Helmet / Limp Bizkit // 8:00 21 Fri *Nuno Bettencourt // 8:00 22 Sat *Compound Red / Ida / Beekeeper // 8:00 28 Fri *Fiona Apple // 8:00 29 Sat *Cake / Victor DeLorenzo // 8:00 30 Sun *Gene Loves Jezebel / Cherry Pop Valentine // 8:00 April 4 Fri *Dick Dale // 8:00 5 Sat *James Brown // 8:00 6 Sun *Royal Crown Revue // 8:00 9 Wed *Throwing Muses // 8:00 12 Sat Ani DiFranco // $17.50 12 Sat *Ani DiFranco / Dan Bern // 8:30 17 Thu *Ronnie James Dio / Sludgehead // 8:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reckless Records: 3157 N. Broadway / Chicago, IL / (312) 404-5080 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 15 Sat *Red Red Meat // 4:00, free in-store performance --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 Thu Sheryl Crow / Dishwalla // =SOLD OUT= 14 Fri Wallflowers 15 Sat Blur / Assembly Line People Program // 7:00, all ages April 11 Fri *Morphine // 7:30, all ages, tix Sat noon June 7 Sat Mighty Mighty Bosstones --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rolling Stones Records: Harlem & Irving / Norridge, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 11 Tue *Michael Angelo in-store appearance // 6:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 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 April 8 Tue *Jimmie Dale Gilmore // 8:00, tix Sat noon 9 Wed *Jimmie Dale Gilmore // 8:00, tix Sat noon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shirk Center: Illinois Wesleyan Univ. / 302 E. Emerson / Bloomington, IL / (309) 556-2638 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 20 Sun *Big Head Todd and the Monsters / They Might Be Giants // $20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smiler Coogan's: 5637 W. Grand / Chicago, IL / (312) 889-1741 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 7 Fri *Ember / Ezurate / Bind // 7:00, $5, all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soldier Field: Where the Bears play on Lake Shore Drive / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 27 Fri U2 // =SOLD OUT= 28 Sat U2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Synergy II: 243 W. Roosevelt Road / West Chicago, IL / (708) 231-6000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 8 Sat *Foghat / Darren Edwards / Lowdown --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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