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                      He ran down the hall and he cried
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                   Shows of note (by venue) as of 3/13/97
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 NEW THIS WEEK
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     Acumen Nation // Mabel's, 4/26
     Luther Allison // House Of Blues, 5/16
     Baal Tinne // Abbey Pub, 3/14
     Battlefield Band // Abbey Pub, 4/18
     Beck // Mandel Hall, 4/11
     Beck // Mandel Hall, 4/12
     Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys // The Blind Pig Co., 5/3
     Bobby Blue Bland // House Of Blues, 5/10
     Blue Mountain / Spoon / The Velmas // Lounge Ax, 3/28
     Boiled In Lead // Abbey Pub, 3/21
     Built To Spill / Satisfact // Metro, 5/22
     Bush / Veruca Salt // Rosemont Horizon, 4/24
     Caramel / Plastic Princess / Gandhi Bondage // Lounge Ax, 4/1
     Cheap Trick // Metro, 4/9
     Chicago Underground Orchestra / Isotope // Lounge Ax, 3/20
     The Drovers // Mabel's, 4/18
     Ember / Ezurate / Bind // Smiler Coogan's, 3/23
     Fifth Circle / 7 Day Wait / Nocando / Max Capacity // Knights of
         Columbus Hall, 3/14
     Fountains Of Wayne // Metro, 4/22
     Frontier // Empty Bottle, 4/17
     Philip Glass // Centre East, 4/5
     Grand Theft Auto / B-19er / Misery Index // Big Horse, 3/21
     The Gray Boy Allstars // Metro, 4/19
     Joe Christmas / Kingsize // Lounge Ax, 3/31
     Syl Johnson / Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans // House Of Blues, 4/18
     Chaka Khan // House Of Blues, 6/23
     Kenny Lattimore // Park West, 4/4
     Long Hind Legs / The Thrones // Lounge Ax, 3/26
     Lowen & Navarro // Martyr's, 5/3
     Modest Mouse / Braid / Sweep The Leg Johnny // Empty Bottle, 4/7
     Moxy Fruvous // Martyr's, 4/17
     Nubile Thangs / Thirty Days / The Wrightwallys // Double Door, 4/19
     Music from the soundtrack of "Dutch Harbor": Jim O'Rourke / Doug
         McCombs / Rick Rizzo / Dave Pakvovic / Michael Krassner / Charles
         Kim / Joseph Ferguson // Lounge Ax, 3/22
     The Parasites / Mulligan Stu / tba x 2 // Channing-Murray Foundation,
         5/4
     Pulsars / Servotron / Aluminum Group // Lounge Ax, 3/29
     Rainer Maria / Hal Al Shedad // Catacombs Coffeehouse, 3/29
     Roscoe P. Soultrane / Nastybake / Angie Heaton / The Viper // The
         Blind Pig Co., 3/20
     Run On // Quaker Goes Deaf, 4/5
     The Samples // The Vic, 4/23
     Merl Saunders & The Rainforest Band // House Of Blues, 5/15
     Shonen Knife / Pluto / Splitsville // House Of Blues, 4/25
     Slink Moss // Martyr's, 4/4
     Supersuckers // Double Door, 4/16
     They Might Be Giants / Cub // Metro, 4/29
     They Might Be Giants / Cub // Metro, 4/30
     Throwing Muses // Double Door, 4/11
     Ulele // The Blind Pig Co., 3/29
     Vic Vacume & The Attachments / Spirit Engine / Hatewave // Thurston's, 
         3/21
 
 
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 Abbey Pub:  3420 W. Grace (at Elston) / Chicago, IL / (312) 478-4408
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 March
   14 Fri *Baal Tinne
   21 Fri *Boiled In Lead
 April
   18 Fri *Battlefield Band
 
 
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 Aragon Ballroom:  1106 W. Lawrence at Broadway / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 March
   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=
 
 
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 Assembly Hall:  1800 S. First St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 333-5000
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 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)
 
 
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 Auditorium Theatre:  50 E. Congress / Chicago, IL
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 April
   12 Sat  David Helfgott
   14 Mon  David Helfgott
   27 Sun  Frank Sinatra Jr.
 
 
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 Big Horse (21+):  1558 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL
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 March
   21 Fri *Grand Theft Auto / B-19er / Misery Index // 10:00
 
 
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 The Blind Pig Co. (19+):  6 Taylor St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 351-7444
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 March
   19 Wed  Boy's Life / Castor / Chisel Drill Hammer
   20 Thu *Roscoe P. Soultrane / Nastybake / Angie Heaton / The Viper //
             (benefit for the GEO)
   27 Thu +The Lilys / Comet / Angie Heaton and the Gentle Tamers
   29 Sat *Ulele
 April
    2 Wed +Pansy Division / April Crash / Karen Hellyer
    9 Wed  Bedhead / C-Clamp
   15 Tue +Supersuckers / Jesse Dayton // $7
   17 Thu  Brainiac / The Delta 72 / U.S. Maple // ($8 tix on sale Mon.
             3/10)
 May
    3 Sat *Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys
 
 
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 Borders Books & Music:  830 N. Michigan / Chicago, IL / (312) 573-0564
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 March
   15 Sat  Donovan // 5:00, free in-store performance
 
 
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 Catacombs Coffeehouse:  731 State St. / Madison, WI / (608) 257-3025
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 March
   15 Sat  Jeremy Enigk / Joan Of Arc / The One Up Downstairs // 8:00, $7,
             info: Nick (608) 256-3773
   29 Sat *Rainer Maria / Hal Al Shedad // 7:30, all ages
 
 
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 Centre East:  7701 N. Lincoln / Skokie, IL / (708) 673-6300
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 April
    5 Sat *Philip Glass // 8:00
 
 
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 Channing-Murray Foundation:  1209 W. Oregon St / Urbana, IL /
     (217) 334-1176
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 March
   14 Fri +Salt Midget / Luke Skawalker / Scurvy Dogs // all ages, $4
 April
    1 Tue +Squirtgun / Bombshell / The Thuggs / Olympic Star // 8:00, all
             ages, $5
   26 Sat +My Lai / Hated Youth / Sound the Alarm / tba x 2 // 8:00, all
             ages
 May
    4 Sun *The Parasites / Mulligan Stu / tba x 2 // 8:00, all ages, $5
 
 
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 Chicago Theatre:  175 N. State St. / Chicago, IL / (312) 443-1130
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 March
   20 Thu  Jewel / The Rugburns // =SOLD OUT=
   22 Sat  Shawn Colvin / Freedy Johnston / Patty Griffin
 May
    3 Sat  John Tesh
 
 
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 The Dome Room:  632 1/2 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 266-9114
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 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
 
 
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 Double Door (21+):  1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (312) 489-3160
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 March
   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
   11 Fri *Throwing Muses // tix Sat noon
   12 Sat  Stir / Darla Hood
   16 Wed *Supersuckers // tix Sat noon
   18 Fri  Loudmouth / Wet Animal / Beer Nuts
   19 Sat *Nubile Thangs / Thirty Days / The Wrightwallys
 
 
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 Earitable Records:  324 Lake St. / Oak Park, IL / (708) 445-9288
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 March
   29 Sat  Charles Bronson / Kung Fu Rick / tba // 2:00, free
 
 
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 Empty Bottle:  1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (773) 276-3600 /
     http://www.emptybottle.com
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 March
   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 / Musica Transonic
    7 Mon *Modest Mouse / Braid / Sweep The Leg Johnny
   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
   17 Thu *Frontier
   18 Fri  Moonshine Willy / Katy Bell / 3 Fried Men
   19 Sat  Shiner / Plexi / tba
   24 Thu  Zen Guerilla / Thumbnail / Minim
   26 Sat  Railroad Jerk / Cheer Accident / Blastula / Larval
 May
    2 Fri  Thee Headcoats / The Makers / Chinese Millionaires // $10 in
             advance, $12 at the door
 
 
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 Fireside Bowl:  2646 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (312) 486-2700
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 March
   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 / Hal Al Shedad / 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
 
 
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 FitzGerald's:  6615 Roosevelt / Berwyn, IL / (708) 788-2118
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 March
   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
 
 
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 Hemmens Auditorium:  150 Dexter / Elgin, IL / (708) 931-5900
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 May
   16 Fri  George Jones
 
 
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 House Of Blues (21+):  329 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 527-2583
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 March
   14 Fri  Zuba / Citrus / Common Faces // 18+
   15 Sat  The Drovers / Ekoostic Hookah // 7:30, 18+
   15 Sat  The Drovers / Triple Fast Action // 11:30, 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
   18 Fri *Syl Johnson / Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans
   19 Sat  Jerry Garcia Band / Jefferson Starship // =SOLD OUT=
   20 Sun  Jerry Garcia Band / Jefferson Starship
   24 Thu  Etta James
   25 Fri *Shonen Knife / Pluto / Splitsville // "early"
   25 Fri  Delbert McClinton // "late"
 May
   10 Sat *Bobby Blue Bland
   15 Thu *Merl Saunders & The Rainforest Band // tix Sat 10am
   16 Fri *Luther Allison
   23 Fri  Johnny Cash
   29 Thu  Dr. John
 June
   20 Fri  War
   23 Mon *Chaka Khan // tix Sat 10am
 
 
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 Illini Union Courtyard Cafe:  1401 W. Green St. / Urbana, IL /
     (217) 333-3660
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 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)
 
 
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 Illinois Disciples Foundation:  610 E. Springfield / Champaign, IL
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 March
   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
 
 
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 J.J. Kelley's:  2455 Bernice Rd. / Lansing, IL / (708) 474-9977
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 March
   21 Fri  Bay City Rollers / Kevin Lee Band / Desdinova // $10
 
 
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 Jackhammer (formerly Toto's): 1450 E. Algonquin / Schaumburg, IL /
     (708) 397-7000
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 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
 
 
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 Knights of Columbus Hall:  15 N. Hickory / Arlington Heights, IL
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 March
   14 Fri *Fifth Circle / 7 Day Wait / Nocando / Max Capacity // 6:00, $4
   28 Fri  The Hippos / The Monsignors / The Skallops / tba // 7:00
 
 
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 Lounge Ax (21+):  2438 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (773) 525-6620 /
     LoungeAx@aol.com
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 March
   14 Fri  David Thomas / Papas Fritas / Ditch Croaker // $7
   15 Sat  Six Finger Satellite / Arcwelder / Thee Hydrogen Terrors // $7
   16 Sun  Heron / Big Heifer // $5
   17 Mon  Beer Nuts / Teen Alien / Five Horse Johnson // $7
   18 Tue  Alkaloid / The Permanents / Boy Wonder Jinx // $5
   19 Wed  The Autumn Teen Sound / Cerberus Shoal // $5
   20 Thu *Chicago Underground Orchestra / Isotope // $5
   21 Fri  P.W. Long / Ida / Beekeeper // $6
   22 Sat *Music from the soundtrack of "Dutch Harbor": Jim O'Rourke / Doug 
             McCombs / Rick Rizzo / Dave Pakvovic / Michael Krassner /
             Charles Kim / Joseph Ferguson
   26 Wed *Long Hind Legs / The Thrones // $5
   28 Fri *Blue Mountain / Spoon / The Velmas // $7
   29 Sat *Pulsars / Servotron / Aluminum Group // $8
   31 Mon *Joe Christmas / Kingsize // $5
 April
    1 Tue *Caramel / Plastic Princess / Gandhi Bondage
    4 Fri  Old 97s / Whiskeytown / The Picketts / Hazeldine
    5 Sat  Will Oldham / Run On
    6 Sun  Guitar Wolf
 
 
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 Mabel's (19+):  613 E. Green C / Champaign, IL / (217) 328-5700
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 March
   15 Sat  Uncle John's Band
   17 Mon  Subduing Mara / Third Stone / Autumn Lord
   18 Tue +Low and Sweet Orchestra / Phil Cody // =CANCELED=
   19 Wed +Mighty Blue Kings / Atomic Fireballs / Stone of Ulele
   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 / Crackpot
   11 Fri  Moxy Fruvous
   17 Thu  Johnny Socko / Fambooey
   18 Fri *The Drovers
   19 Sat  Shag
   26 Sat *Acumen Nation
 
 
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 Mandel Hall: University of Chicago / 57th & University / (773) 702-7300
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 April
   11 Fri *Beck // tix 4/1, $12 students, $15 staff/faculty
   12 Sat *Beck
 
 
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 Martyr's:  3855 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL
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 March
   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
 April
    4 Fri *Slink Moss
   17 Thu *Moxy Fruvous
 May
    3 Sat *Lowen & Navarro // tix Sat noon
 
 
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 Metro:  3730 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 549-0203 / (TM) /
     http://www.metrochicago.com
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 March
   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.F.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
    9 Wed *Cheap Trick // 7:30, all ages, tix sat noon
   11 Fri  Toasters / New Bomb Turks // 6:30, all ages
   12 Sat  Kula Shaker / Headswim // 7:00, all ages
   12 Sat  Seam / Versus / Hell Kitty // 11:30, 18+
   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+, =SOLD OUT=
   19 Sat *The Gray Boy Allstars // 11:30, 18+, tix Sat noon
   22 Tue *Fountains Of Wayne // 7:00, all ages, tix Sat noon
   29 Tue *They Might Be Giants / Cub // 7:00, all ages, tix Sat noon
   30 Wed *They Might Be Giants / Cub // 7:00, all ages, tix Sat noon
 May
   22 Thu *Built To Spill / Satisfact
 
 
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 The New Loft:  112 N. Fairchild / Madison, WI / (608) 251-7175
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 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
 
 
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 New World Music Theater:  Tinley Park, IL (TM)
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 June
   28 Sat  Tina Turner / Cyndi Lauper
 July
    3 Thu  No Doubt / Weezer / Face To Face
 
 
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 Off The Alley:  18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge / Homewood, IL / (708) 798-2252
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 March
   15 Sat  Traitors / Tuesday / Disfunctionals / Jerrypostholedigger
   22 Sat  Four On The Floor / Skagina / The Tardies
   29 Sat  Techno-cydic Experimentatin League / Sirens Entranced
 
 
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 Old Town School Of Folk Music:  909 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL /
     (312) 525-7793
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 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
 
 
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 Orchestra Hall:  220 S. Michigan Ave. / Chicago, IL
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 March
   30 Sun  Ravi Shankar
 
 
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 Paramount Arts Centre:  23 E. Galena / Aurora, IL / (708) 896-6666
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 March
   22 Sat  Temptations
 April
   26 Sat  The Righteous Brothers
 
 
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 Park West (21+):  322 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 March
   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
   29 Sat  Fiona Apple / Morcheeba // 7:30, all ages
 April
    4 Fri *Kenny Lattimore // 7:30, all ages
   13 Sun  DJ Shadow / Jeru The Damaja // 8:00, 18+
   14 Mon  Squirrel Nut Zippers / Cigar Store Indians // 9:00, 18+
 
 
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 Phyllis Musical Inn: 1800 W. Division / Chicago, IL
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 March
   15 Sat  Adequate Brothers / John Huss Moderate Combo
 
 
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 Quaker Goes Deaf:  1937 W. North / Chicago, IL / (312) 252-9334
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 April
    5 Sat *Run On
 
 
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 The Rave:  2401 W. Wisconsin / Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-4545 / (TM) (aa)
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 March
   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
 
 
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 Reckless Records:  3157 N. Broadway / Chicago, IL / (312) 404-5080
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 March
   15 Sat  Red Red Meat // 4:00, free in-store performance
 
 
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 Rialto Square Theatre:  Joliet, IL / (TM)
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 May
    2 Fri  Anne Murray
    3 Sat  Anne Murray
 
 
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 Riviera Theatre:  4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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 March
   14 Fri  Wallflowers
   15 Sat  Blur / Assembly Line People Program // 7:00, all ages
 April
   11 Fri  Morphine // 7:30, all ages
 June
    7 Sat  Mighty Mighty Bosstones
 
 
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 Rosemont Horizon:  Touhy & Mannheim / Rosemont, IL
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 March
   14 Fri  Steven Curtis Chapman / Audio Adrenaline / Carolyn Arends
 April
    6 Sun  Phil Collins
   24 Thu *Bush / Veruca Salt // tix Sat 10am
 May
   16 Fri  Tom Jones
   17 Sat  Tom Jones
   31 Sat  Enrique Iglesias
 
 
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 Rosemont Theatre:  5400 N. River Rd. / Rosemont, IL
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 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
 
 
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 Schubas Tavern (21+):  3159 N. Southport (at Belmont) / Chicago, IL /
     (312) 525-2508
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 March
   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
    9 Wed  Jimmie Dale Gilmore // 8:00
 
 
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 Shirk Center:  Illinois Wesleyan Univ. / 302 E. Emerson / Bloomington, IL
     / (309) 556-2638
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 April
   20 Sun  Big Head Todd and the Monsters / They Might Be Giants // $20 
 
 
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 Smiler Coogan's:  5637 W. Grand / Chicago, IL / (312) 889-1741
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 March
   23 Sun *Ember / Ezurate / Bind // 7:00, $5, all ages
 
 
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 Soldier Field: Where the Bears play on Lake Shore Drive / Chicago, IL
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 June
   27 Fri  U2 // =SOLD OUT=
   28 Sat  U2 // =SOLD OUT=
 
 
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 Thurston's:  1248 W. George / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-6900 /
     thurstonz@aol.com
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 March
   21 Fri *Vic Vacume & The Attachments / Spirit Engine / Hatewave //
             (Special "Darth Vacume" show)
   30 Sun  Macabre / Bludgeon / Forest Of The Impaled // all ages
 
 
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 United Center:  1901 W. Madison / Chicago, IL
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 March
   14 Fri  Kenny G / Toni Braxton
 May
   12 Mon  Placido Domingo w/the Chicago Symphony Orchestra // $35-175
 
 
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 Valparaiso University:  The Great Hall on campus / Valparaiso, IN / info:
     Kurt (219) 464-6420 or KAG6306@exodus.valpo.edu
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 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
 
 
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 Valparaiso University:  WVUR back lot / 816 Union St. / Valparaiso, IN /
     info: Kurt (219) 464-6420 or KAG6306@exodus.valpo.edu
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 April
   26 Sat  Punk Picnic: No Empathy / Oblivion / V. Reverse / InSpiteofYou
             // 7:00, Picnic starts at 5pm and is $1, Show is $4
 
 
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 The Vic (21+, TM):  3145 N. Sheffield / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-0366
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 March
   15 Sat  Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Doo Rag / The Blue Rags // 7:00,
             all ages
 April
   23 Wed *The Samples // 7:30, tix Sat noon
 May
   11 Sun +Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Pietasters / Swingin' Utters //
             (unconfirmed)
 
 
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 The Virginia Theatre:  201 W. Park Ave. / Champaign, IL / (217) 359-1483
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 April
   10 Thu  Ani DiFranco / Dan Bern // $17
 
 
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 WZRD:  WZRD 88.3 FM / Chicago, IL / (312) 794-2861
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 March
   20 Thu  The Sweeties // 10:00
 
 
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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
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             Wisconsin:          (414) 276-4545
             Champaign-Urbana:   (217) 351-2626
 
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