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                          The Chicago Shows List
                                     
                  Shows of note (by venue) as of 6/19/97
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Corrections / Updates
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The G3 show (Satriani, Vai, Shepherd, Fripp) is now at the Riv on 6/29 at 6pm.

OMC at Metro is canceled.


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NEW THIS WEEK
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    4 Squares / Donuts & Glory / Rodmans / Fairlanes / Petrol Apathy //
        Fireside Bowl, 7/22
    22 Jacks / Clowns For Progress // Fireside Bowl, 8/12
    Aerosmith // New World Music Theater, 8/16
    Aerosmith // Alpine Valley, 8/16
    The Amazing Crown Royals / Big Rude Jake // Fireside Bowl, 8/3
    Animal Chin / Skoidats / Inspector 7 / T Against // Fireside Bowl, 7/13
    Arcwelder / Mon Orchid / The Warmers // Lounge Ax, 7/25
    Autumn / Bethany Curve // Club 950, 7/13
    Autumn / Bethany Curve // Club 950, 7/13
    Bantam Roosters / The Goblins // Fireside Bowl, 7/13
    Sandra Bernhard // The Vic, 8/22
    Sandra Bernhard // The Vic, 8/22
    Big Head Todd & The Monsters / Collective Soul / Jayhawks / Liquid
        Soul // Grant Park, 7/4
    WUIC Benefit: The Brides / John Huss Moderate Combo / Rhoda / Teddy
        and the Boozers // Lounge Ax, 7/10
    Buckwheat Zydeco // House Of Blues, 7/31
    Bucky Dent / Renfields / Dwindle / Darling // Lounge Ax, 7/1
    Cameo / Masheen Company // Park West, 8/2
    Castor / The Hutchinsons / Murray // Empty Bottle, 7/24
    Catharsis // Fireside Bowl, 8/22
    Cheap Trick / Flipp // Grant Park, 7/6
    Chinese Millionaires // Fireside Bowl, 8/9
    Circus Ridikulus // Lounge Ax, 7/2
    David Allan Coe // Grant Park, 6/28
    Corrosion Of Conformity / Machine Head / Drain // Metro, 8/2
    Rich Daniels & The City Lights Orchestra // Grant Park, 6/30
    Morris Day & The Time / Terisa Griffin // Park West, 8/7
    Dead Or Alive // The Vic, 7/19
    Discount / My Pal Trigger / Shoegazer // Fireside Bowl, 8/6
    The Dread / Nothing Cool / Grapefruit // Fireside Bowl, 8/5
    Mark Eitzel / Jill Sobule / Paul K // Lounge Ax, 8/8
    Elusives // Fireside Bowl, 8/13
    B96 Summer Bash '97: Erasure / Az Yet / Le Click / Jon Secada / Wild
        Orchid / Real McCoy // New World Music Theater, 6/29
    Euphone / Rainer Maria / Coal / Most Secret Method // Fireside Bowl,
        8/2
    Excessive Force / Fifth Circle / Isolation / Earthmover // Port
        Washington Masonic Temple, 7/3
    The Executives / The Mibs / The Supercedes / Last Laugh // Off The
        Alley, 7/26
    Ezurate / Summon / Pazuzu / Ember / Blood Coven / Noctuary /
        Acrimonious / Black Circle // Riley's Rockhouse, 6/29
    Face To Face // Metro, 8/17
    Failsafe / Focal Point / Zao // Bulldog Records, 7/2
    Fish // Shank Hall, 8/14
    Fish // Park West, 8/15
    Flux Skapacitor / Ob 1 // Fireside Bowl, 8/16
    Focal Point / Clear / Climb / Neverest // Port Washington Masonic
        Temple, 7/1
    Fuck / 2 Dollar Guitar // Lounge Ax, 8/7
    Goober Patrol / Diesel Boy / Gargamel / The Drapes // Fireside Bowl,
        8/3
    Gotohells / Heartdrops / Monster Truck Driver // Fireside Bowl, 8/15
    Grant Park Symphony Orchestra // Grant Park, 7/3
    The Greyboy Allstars / Zoogenic // Metro, 8/1
    Gus Gus / Lamb // Metro, 7/29
    Honey West // Tower Records, 6/28
    JGB // House Of Blues, 7/22
    Jimmy Skaffa / Link 80 / Out Of Order / Mobtown // Fireside Bowl, 7/30
    Jonathon Fire Eater // Empty Bottle, 7/23
    Wynonna Judd / Paul Brandt // Grant Park, 6/28
    June of '44 / Dianogah / The Sorts / Sweep the Leg Johnny // Lounge
        Ax, 8/2
    June of 44 / Dianogah / Sorts // Fireside Bowl, 8/1
    Kepone / Starfish /  // Lounge Ax, 8/1
    King Kong // Lounge Ax, 7/31
    Gladys Knight / The Dells // Grant Park, 6/29
    Kool & The Gang / Ohio Players // Grant Park, 7/2
    Danny Kravitz // Borders Books & Music, 6/27
    Lake Of Dracula / Rye Coalition / El Guapo / Bleed // Fireside Bowl,
        7/25
    Las Toallitas / Tub Ring // Fireside Bowl, 8/23
    Like Hell // Fireside Bowl, 8/20
    Lo Magnifica / Eyeliners / Impossible Five / Plug // Fireside Bowl,
        7/31
    Los Crudos / Vorhees / Charles Bronson / Dangermouse / APB /
        Pretentious Assholes // Lombard VFW, 6/28
    Edwin McCain // House Of Blues, 8/7
    Mineral / Jimmy Cat World / Get-up Kids / Cream Abdul Babar //
        Fireside Bowl, 8/17
    The Moers Six // Empty Bottle, 7/30
    Monaco // Metro, 8/8
    Muffs / Chixdiggit / Groovy Ghoulies // Metro, 8/2
    Mysterians // Borders Books & Music, 6/28
    Nashville Pussy // Lounge Ax, 7/11
    Nekhei Naatza (Israel) // Fireside Bowl, 8/19
    New Duncan Imperials / Baltimores // Lounge Ax, 7/3
    The Nields // Crow's Nest Music, 6/27
    Orb // Riviera Theatre, 7/19
    Radiohead / Teenage Fanclub // Riviera Theatre, 8/12
    Rage Against The Machine / Wu-Tang / Atari Teenage Riot // New World
        Music Theater, 8/29
    Rail // Fireside Bowl, 8/10
    Raymond Brake / Scary Monsters / The Mercury Birds // Lounge Ax, 7/8
    Revelators // Fireside Bowl, 8/10
    Ron Sexsmith // Borders Books & Music, 6/30
    Sharks Kill / All Is Lost // Fireside Bowl, 8/23
    Short Hate Temper / Pisspoor // Fireside Bowl, 8/11
    Storm and Stress / David Grubbs // Lounge Ax, 7/12
    Straightfaced / Homeless Wonders // Fireside Bowl, 8/9
    James Taylor // Grant Park, 7/5
    Those Darn Accordions // FitzGerald's, 7/11
    Those Darn Accordions // Prairie Center For The Arts, 7/12
    Jeff Tweedy / Handsome Family // Lounge Ax, 7/9
    Two-Fisted Cool / MOTO / REO Speed Dealer / Riot Squad // Fireside
        Bowl, 7/19
    US Maple / Stranulated Beatoffs / Miss Murgatroid // Lounge Ax, 7/19
    Valentines / Dynomites / Siren / Bomb Squadron / Jumpsuit Midget //
        Fireside Bowl, 7/3
    Velour Motel / Retsin / Enduro // Lounge Ax, 7/5
    Violent Society / Divisia / Second Hand / Cancerous Reagans //
        Fireside Bowl, 7/16
    Waco Brothers // Grant Park, 6/28
    The Wake / Technocydic Experimentation League // Club 950, 7/15
    The Wake / Technocydic Experimentation League // Club 950, 7/15
    Bryan White / Marty Stuart // Grant Park, 6/27
    You Shriek / Sofia Run // Club 950, 7/9
    You Shriek / Sofia Run // Club 950, 7/9


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Alpine Valley:  Hwy D & Hwy 120 / East Troy, WI / (TM)
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June
  28 Sat  Jimmy Buffett
July
  11 Fri  Queensryche
  25 Fri  The Band / Jefferson Starship / JGB / Vince Welnick & Missing
            Man Formation
  27 Sun  Lollapalooza '97: Devo / Tool / Snoop Doggy Dogg / Tricky /
            Korn / Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / James / Julian & Damian
            Marley & The Uprising Band / Failure / Pugs / Lost Boys /
            Agnes Gooch / Skeleton Key / Molly McGuire
August
   2 Sat  HORDE Festival: Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Kula Shaker / Toad
            The Wet Sprocket / Primus / Beck / Leftover Salmon / Ben Folds 
            Five / Morphine / Cake Like // $30, $35 day of show,
            http://www.HORDEfestival.com
   9 Sat  Phish // 7:30
  16 Sat *Aerosmith // tix Sat 10am


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Aragon Ballroom:  1106 W. Lawrence at Broadway / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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August
   6 Wed  Megadeth / Misfits // 7:30, all ages


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The Barn: Arabian Knights Horse Ranch / 6526 Clarendon Hills Rd. /
    Willowbrook, IL / info: (708) 386-9830
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July
  19 Sat  The Queers / Tuesday / The Crumbs / Atom Smasher / Spazzboy //
            tix June 24th "at a punk rock store near you"
August
  29 Fri  Lagwagon / No Use For A Name // tix not on sale yet
September
  19 Fri  Guttermouth // tix not on sale yet


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Borders Books & Music:  1629 Orrington / Evanston, IL / (847) 733-8852
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June
  27 Fri *Danny Kravitz // 8:00, free in-store performance
  28 Sat *Mysterians // 3:30, free in-store performance


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Borders Books & Music:  2817 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 935-4313
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June
  30 Mon *Ron Sexsmith // free in-store performance


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Bulldog Records: 1420 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (773) 276-5817
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July
   2 Wed *Failsafe / Focal Point / Zao // 6:00, free in-store show


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Chicago Theatre:  175 N. State St. / Chicago, IL / (312) 443-1130
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September
  17 Wed  Liza Minnelli
  19 Fri  Liza Minnelli
  20 Sat  Liza Minnelli
  21 Sun  Liza Minnelli


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Club 950:  950 W. Wrightwood / Chicago, IL / (773) 929-8955
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July
   9 Wed *You Shriek / Sofia Run // 7:30, all ages, $6
   9 Wed *You Shriek / Sofia Run // 11:00, 21+, $4
  13 Sun *Autumn / Bethany Curve // 7:30, all ages, $6
  13 Sun *Autumn / Bethany Curve // 11:00, 21+, $4
  15 Tue *The Wake / Technocydic Experimentation League // 7:30, all ages, 
            $8
  15 Tue *The Wake / Technocydic Experimentation League // 11:00, 21+, $5


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Cricket Hill:  4600 North at Wilson, east of LSD / Chicago, IL
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July
  19 Sat  Punk Picnic: bands TBA


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Crow's Nest Music:  State & Jackson / Chicago, IL / (312) 341-9196
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June
  27 Fri *The Nields // noon, free in-store performance


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Double Door (21+):  1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (773) 489-3160
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June
  27 Fri  Rock Star Club / Starball / Soma
  28 Sat  Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
July
   2 Wed  The Moviegoers / The Cathy Braaten Band / Miga T-Fly / Torben
            Floor
   9 Wed  Well of Souls / Savage Aurel Hotbed / Orchidia
  12 Sat  Figdish / Verbena
  19 Sat  Walt Mink / The Girls
  22 Tue  Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
  30 Wed  Manbreak


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Eagles Auditorium:  2401 W. Wisconsin / Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-4545 (TM)
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July
  25 Fri  Milwaukee Metalfest XI: S.O.D. / Exodus / Napalm Death /
            Obituary / Broken Hope / Oppressor / Incantation / Vital
            Remains // 4:00, plus 19 other bands
  26 Sat  Milwaukee Metalfest XI: Venom / Cradle of Filth / Hypocrisy /
            Forbidden / Avernus / Internal Bleeding / Cryptopsy / Earth
            Crisis // noon, plus 32 other bands


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Empty Bottle:  1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (773) 276-3600 /
    http://www.emptybottle.com
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June
  27 Fri  The Goblins / The Exotics / Gentleman John Battle
  28 Sat  Empty Bottle Prom w/Cotton Candy // (Cotton Candy is probably
            Red Red Meat.)
July
   3 Thu +Rebecca Gates / Nero's House Of Women / Vegas Beat
   5 Sat  Nihilist Spasm Band / Candy Machine / Mirror Dinghy / Ruby
            Dare // $6
  10 Thu  Scared of Chaka / Traitors / The Nerves / Bantam Rooster // $6
  11 Fri  Barbara Manning / Mt. Pilot / The Sadies / The Yips // $6
  12 Sat  Robbie Fulks / The Sadies / Ex-Chittle (acoustic) // $6
  17 Thu  Alkaline Trio / Sweeter / Valentine 6 // $6
  18 Fri  Frontier / Blackwell / Mazinga Phaser // $6
  19 Sat  Cash Money / The Dishes / The Probers // $6
  23 Wed *Jonathon Fire Eater
  24 Thu *Castor / The Hutchinsons / Murray // $6
  25 Fri  Moonshine Willy / Sally Timms / Satellite Pumps / The Sovines // 
            $6
  26 Sat  Poster Children
  30 Wed *The Moers Six // $7
  31 Thu  Chris Mills / Doris / Beauty Pageant / Old Pike // $6


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Fireside Bowl:  2646 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (773) 486-2700
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June
  27 Fri  Baxter / Culture Of Violence / Ojorojo / Joe Dawn Baker / FMD // 
            6:00
  27 Fri +Scary Monsters / State Rte 522 / Stanley's Joyful Noise // 10:00
  28 Sat +Dead Steelmill / Trepan Nation / Dysfunctionells / Lick 57's /
            110 Volts // 6:00
  28 Sat  Heroic Doses / The Kiwi Waltz / Atavin / Roadside Monument //
            10:00
  29 Sun  Avail / The Feds / Whatever // 5:00
  29 Sun  The Vanpelt / Dismemberment Plan / Quixote // 9:00
  30 Mon +Skavoovie & The Epitones / The Executives / Fudge Gun // 7:00
July
   2 Wed +Muchacha / Today Is My Super Spaceout Day / I Love Rich /
            Generics / Sisters Grimm // 7:00
   3 Thu *Valentines / Dynomites / Siren / Bomb Squadron / Jumpsuit
            Midget // 7:00
   4 Fri  Tuesday / Sweep The Leg Johnny / Alkaline Trio / Big Wig / Tres
            Kids
   5 Sat +Agent Orange / Showcase Showdown / Hitmen / Space Cookie // 6:00
   5 Sat  Thought Industry / Chuck Mosely Theory // 10:00
   6 Sun +Telegraph / Gogo Rays / Skokie / Sam The Butcher / NC 13s
   8 Tue  Falling Sickness / Against All Authority / Assorted Jellybeans / 
            Luke Skawalker // 7:00, $5
   9 Wed +Drift / Charles Bronson / "2 surprise guests" // 7:00
  10 Thu +V Reverse / Heavy Balls & The Flipoffs / Injury // 7:00
  11 Fri  No Empathy / Scared Of Chaka / Odd Numbers / Les Stitches / New
            Sweet Breath // 6:00
  11 Fri  Homocore show // 10:00
  12 Sat +Spazz / Asshole Parade / Supression / Charles Bronson / MK
            Ultra / Shahrazad // 5:00
  12 Sat +Iceburn / Fully Celebrated Orchestra / Volume Dealers /
            Kirohito // 10:00
  13 Sun *Animal Chin / Skoidats / Inspector 7 / T Against // 5:00
  13 Sun *Bantam Roosters / The Goblins // 9:00
  15 Tue +His Hero Is Gone / Los Crudos / Resin / Rash Of Beatings / Bound 
            Up Bled Dry // 6:00
  15 Tue +The Make Up / Arab On Radar / Emily's Sassy Lime / Dog // 10:00
  16 Wed *Violent Society / Divisia / Second Hand / Cancerous Reagans //
            7:00
  17 Thu +Tango Wedding Band / Hippos / Cousin Oliver / Supaflys // 7:00
  18 Fri +Lustre King / Neutrino / 90-Day Men / Traluma // 8:00
  19 Sat *Two-Fisted Cool / MOTO / REO Speed Dealer / Riot Squad // 8:00
  20 Sun  Battery / Eyelid / 10 Yard Fight / Extinction // 7:00, $5
  21 Mon  Defiance / 400 Years / Sleepytime Trio / My Lai / Yellow Road
            Priest // 7:00
  22 Tue *4 Squares / Donuts & Glory / Rodmans / Fairlanes / Petrol
            Apathy // 7:00
  23 Wed +Two Hour DTs / Johnny Crackeye / Dregs / Gang of Jerks /
            Backwash // 7:00
  24 Thu +Cold Cold Hearts / Danko Jones / Cowboy Suit // 7:00
  25 Fri +Earth Crisis / Marauder / Race Traitor // 7:00, $6
  25 Fri *Lake Of Dracula / Rye Coalition / El Guapo / Bleed // 10:00
  26 Sat  Oppressed Logic / Eldopa / Blue Collar // 5:00
  26 Sat +Joan Of Arc / Fred Armisens Y Su Mensaje De Caracus / Griver /
            Reports // 9:00
  27 Sun +Nobodys / Automatics / Operation Cliff Claven / Wayouts / Not
            Your Friends
  28 Mon +Good Riddance / Ensign / Satanic Surfers / Driver 11
  29 Tue +Converge / Coalesce / Failsafe / Harvest
  30 Wed *Jimmy Skaffa / Link 80 / Out Of Order / Mobtown
  31 Thu *Lo Magnifica / Eyeliners / Impossible Five / Plug
August
   1 Fri  Assuck / Charles Bronson / Acrid / 7000 Dying Rats / Kilhara //
            6:00, (Final Charles Bronson show)
   1 Fri *June of 44 / Dianogah / Sorts // 10:00
   2 Sat *Euphone / Rainer Maria / Coal / Most Secret Method
   3 Sun *Goober Patrol / Diesel Boy / Gargamel / The Drapes // 5:00
   3 Sun *The Amazing Crown Royals / Big Rude Jake // 9:00
   5 Tue *The Dread / Nothing Cool / Grapefruit
   6 Wed *Discount / My Pal Trigger / Shoegazer
   7 Thu +Cavity / Ringwurm / Hatewave
   8 Fri +1096 / Pay Neuter / Abducted
   9 Sat *Straightfaced / Homeless Wonders // 6:00
   9 Sat *Chinese Millionaires // 10:00
  10 Sun *Rail // 7:00
  10 Sun *Revelators // 10:00
  11 Mon *Short Hate Temper / Pisspoor
  12 Tue *22 Jacks / Clowns For Progress
  13 Wed *Elusives
  14 Thu +Meal Ticket / Gob
  15 Fri *Gotohells / Heartdrops / Monster Truck Driver // 6:00
  16 Sat *Flux Skapacitor / Ob 1 // 6:00
  17 Sun *Mineral / Jimmy Cat World / Get-up Kids / Cream Abdul Babar
  19 Tue *Nekhei Naatza (Israel)
  20 Wed *Like Hell
  22 Fri *Catharsis
  23 Sat *Sharks Kill / All Is Lost // 6:00
  23 Sat *Las Toallitas / Tub Ring // 10:00
  30 Sat  Weston / Digger / Peechees
September
  11 Thu  Auntie Christ


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FitzGerald's:  6615 Roosevelt / Berwyn, IL / (708) 788-2118 /
    http://www.fitzgeraldsnightclub.com
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July
   2 Wed  American Music Festival: Tiny Town / Marcia Ball / Paul Cebar &
            The Milwaukeeans / Bo Ramsey / Rhythm Club
   3 Thu  American Music Festival: Marcia Ball / Terence Simien & The
            Mallet Playboys / The Cicadas / Hadley J. Castille / Sonny
            Burgess / Libbi Bosworth / Switchback
   4 Fri  American Music Festival: Ronnie Dawson / Webb Wilder Band / Old
            97s / C.J. Chenier / Jimmy LaFave / Mel Melton / Steve Forbert 
            & The Next Big Thing / Vidalias
   5 Sat  Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men / Jimmy LaFave / Candye Kane /
            Holmes Brothers / Skeletons / Hackberry Ramblers / Neal Coty / 
            Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band / Robbie Fulks / Salty
            Dogs / Trigger Gospel
  11 Fri *Those Darn Accordions


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Grant Park (Petrillo Music Shell):  Chicago, IL
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June
  27 Fri *Bryan White / Marty Stuart // 5:30
  28 Sat *Waco Brothers // 2:30
  28 Sat *Wynonna Judd / Paul Brandt // 5:30
  28 Sat *David Allan Coe // 6:30
  29 Sun *Gladys Knight / The Dells // 3:00
  30 Mon *Rich Daniels & The City Lights Orchestra // 5:00
July
   1 Tue  Little Feat / Sonia Dada // 6:00, free
   2 Wed *Kool & The Gang / Ohio Players // 5:30
   3 Thu *Grant Park Symphony Orchestra // 7:30
   4 Fri *Big Head Todd & The Monsters / Collective Soul / Jayhawks /
            Liquid Soul // 2:00
   5 Sat *James Taylor // 6:30
   6 Sun *Cheap Trick / Flipp // 3:00


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House Of Blues (21+):  329 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 527-2583
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June
  27 Fri  Dread Zeppelin / Mojo Nixon
  28 Sat  Black 47 / Young Dubliners / The Nields
  29 Sun  April Wine
  30 Mon  Johnny Winter / Jim Belushi & The Sacred Hearts
July
   1 Tue  Robert Gordon Y& The Twistin' Tarantulas
   2 Wed  The Romantics
   3 Thu  Cowboy Mouth / Marcy's Playground
   4 Fri  The Hunger // "early", all ages
   4 Fri  The Blasters / Terrance Simien / Cravin' Melon // "late"
   5 Sat  Robin Trower
   6 Sun  Robin Trower
   7 Mon  Tina & The B-Side Movement / Jamestown / Small Faces // 18+
   8 Tue  Sister Hazel / Fat Banana // all ages
   9 Wed  Jason & The Scorgers / Todd Snider / The Boneshakers
  10 Thu  Tower Of Power / Confunkshun
  11 Fri  Tower Of Power / Confunkshun
  12 Sat  Brian Setzer Orchestra / Big Rude Jake
  13 Sun  Brian Setzer Orchestra / Big Rude Jake
  14 Mon  Vallejo / 19 Wheels // all ages
  17 Thu  The Fixx
  18 Fri  The Funky Meters / Guster
  20 Sun  Justin Hayward // "early"
  20 Sun  Dogstar // "late", 18+
  21 Mon  Third Rail / Last Poets
  22 Tue *JGB // 18+
  23 Wed  The Doobie Brothers
  25 Fri  Solomon Burke
  27 Sun  Fishbone // all ages
  30 Wed  Buckwheat Zydeco
  31 Thu *Buckwheat Zydeco // tix 7/4 10am
August
   1 Fri  Waylon Jennings
   4 Mon  Ted Nugent
   5 Tue  Ted Nugent
   7 Thu *Edwin McCain // 18+, tix Sat 10am
   8 Fri  The Bar-Kays
   9 Sat  Tyrone Davis / Otis Clay
  10 Sun  Poco
  12 Tue  Marshall Tucker / Molly Hatchet
  19 Tue  Maceo Parker
  24 Sun  Dennis Leary
  27 Wed  Jimmie Vaughan // 18+
  29 Fri  Fool's Progress


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Knights of Columbus Hall:  15 N. Hickory / Arlington Heights, IL
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July
  20 Sun  My Lai / Trampoline / Spy Vs. Spy / Baxter / Fifth Circle /
            Culture Of Violence // 6:00
  24 Thu  Harvest / Fifth Circle // 6:00
  26 Sat  Despair // 6:00
  28 Mon  Boy Sets Fire


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Lombard VFW: Lombard, IL (I assume)
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June
  28 Sat *Los Crudos / Vorhees / Charles Bronson / Dangermouse / APB /
            Pretentious Assholes // (I have no address for the Lombard
            VFW.  Mail Jarg935@aol.com for details.)


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Lounge Ax (21+):  2438 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (773) 525-6620 /
    LoungeAx@aol.com / http://www.loungeax.com
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June
  27 Fri  Phonocomb / Ex-Chittle / Pinetop Seven
  28 Sat  Hovercraft / Caustic Resin / Grimble Grumble
  29 Sun  Orbit / Frogpond
July
   1 Tue *Bucky Dent / Renfields / Dwindle / Darling
   2 Wed *Circus Ridikulus
   3 Thu *New Duncan Imperials / Baltimores
   5 Sat *Velour Motel / Retsin / Enduro
   8 Tue *Raymond Brake / Scary Monsters / The Mercury Birds
   9 Wed *Jeff Tweedy / Handsome Family
  10 Thu *WUIC Benefit: The Brides / John Huss Moderate Combo / Rhoda /
            Teddy and the Boozers
  11 Fri *Nashville Pussy
  12 Sat *Storm and Stress / David Grubbs
  19 Sat *US Maple / Stranulated Beatoffs / Miss Murgatroid
  25 Fri *Arcwelder / Mon Orchid / The Warmers
  31 Thu *King Kong
August
   1 Fri *Kepone / Starfish / 
   2 Sat *June of '44 / Dianogah / The Sorts / Sweep the Leg Johnny
   7 Thu *Fuck / 2 Dollar Guitar
   8 Fri *Mark Eitzel / Jill Sobule / Paul K


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Mango Grill: 56 University Square / Madison, WI / (608) 259-9955 /
    http://www.arrowweb.com/xroads/mango.html
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June
  29 Sun  Swindle / Alley Oop / Heave // $5
July
   2 Wed  The Vegas Beat / Yum Yum Tree / Rhoda / Roadside Monument //
            7:00, $6
   9 Wed  Against All Authority / The Odd Numbers / Telegraph (The
            Skolars) / Assorted Jellybeans / Falling Sickness // $7
August
  10 Sun  Straight Ahead / Lipmonger


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Martyr's:  3855 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL
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July
   8 Tue  Lowen & Navarro


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Metro:  3730 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (773) 549-0203 / (TM) /
    http://www.metrochicago.com
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June
  27 Fri  Blue Meanies / MU330 / Apocalypse Hoboken / Hot Stove Jimmy //
            6:30, all ages
  28 Sat  Faithless // 10:00, =POSTPONED=
July
   1 Tue  Buck-o-Nine / The Eclectics // 7:00, all ages
   3 Thu  Helmet / The Melvins / Skeleton Key // 6:30
   8 Tue  Lotus Crown / Kid Million / Minim / Mud // 6:30, all ages
   9 Wed  Ben Harper / Watts Prophets // 7:00, all ages
  10 Thu  Ben Harper / Watts Prophets // 9:00, 18+
  11 Fri  Brad / Verbow // 7:00, all ages
  12 Sat  Seven Mary Three // 7:00, all ages, =SOLD OUT=
  15 Tue  OMC // 7:00, =CANCELED=
  16 Wed  Jump With Joey / The Adjusters / Deals Gone Bad / The
            Articles // 6:30
  16 Wed  Josh Wink / King Britt-Sylk 130 // 11:00, 18+
  17 Thu  Konkrete Jungle / Liquid Sky / Zulu Nation / Dub Shack / Deadly
            Dragon Sound System // 8:00, 18+
  22 Tue  Naked / Cool For August / The Baltimores / Vibrolush // 7:00,
            all ages
  25 Fri  Bis / Kenickie // 11:30, 18+
  29 Tue *Gus Gus / Lamb // 9:00, 18+, tix Sat noon
  30 Wed  Soul Coughing // 7:00, all ages
August
   1 Fri *The Greyboy Allstars / Zoogenic // 11:30, 18+, tix Sat noon
   2 Sat *Corrosion Of Conformity / Machine Head / Drain // 6:30, all
            ages, tix Sat noon
   2 Sat *Muffs / Chixdiggit / Groovy Ghoulies // 11:30, 18+, tix Sat noon
   8 Fri *Monaco // midnight, 18+, tix Sat noon
   9 Sat  G Love & Special Sauce // 7:00
  17 Sun *Face To Face // (unconfirmed)


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Navy Pier Skyline Stage:  600 E. Grand / Chicago, IL / (312) 595-PIER
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July
  10 Thu  Jean-Luc Ponty / Adrian Legg // 7:30
  11 Fri  The Iguanas // 8:00, 21+
  17 Thu  Dave Koz
  19 Sat  Eddie Money // 7:30
  23 Wed  Alison Krauss & Unison Station // 7:30
  24 Thu  Tuck & Patti / Michael Hedges
  25 Fri  Rick Braun / Craig Chaquico / Richard Elliott / Peter White
  26 Sat  Buddy Guy
August
   8 Fri  Kenny Loggins // 8:00
   9 Sat  Robby Krieger // 7:30
  14 Thu  Randy Crawford
  16 Sat  Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
  23 Sat  Sweet Honey In The Rock
September
   5 Fri  Warren Hill / Norman Brown
  14 Sun  Tom Jones


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New World Music Theater:  Tinley Park, IL (TM)
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June
  27 Fri  Dave Matthews Band / Los Lobos
  28 Sat  Tina Turner / Cyndi Lauper
  29 Sun *B96 Summer Bash '97: Erasure / Az Yet / Le Click / Jon Secada /
            Wild Orchid / Real McCoy // 4:00
July
   2 Wed  Santana / Rusted Root
   3 Thu  No Doubt / Weezer / Face To Face
   5 Sat  Counting Crows / Wallflowers
   6 Sun  ZZ Top / Kansas
  12 Sat  Queensryche
  18 Fri  Boston
  19 Sat  The Furthur Festival: The Black Crowes / Ratdog / Michey Hart &
            Planet Drum / Bruce Hornsby / Moe / Jorma Kaukonen / Sherri
            Jackson / Arlo Guthrie
  20 Sun  The Who
  25 Fri  Lollapalooza '97: Devo / Tool / Snoop Doggy Dogg / Tricky /
            Korn / Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / James / Julian & Damian
            Marley & The Uprising Band / Failure / Pugs / Lost Boys /
            Agnes Gooch / Skeleton Key / Molly McGuire
  26 Sat  The Band / Jefferson Starship / JGB / Vince Welnick & Missing
            Man Formation
  27 Sun  UB40
August
   2 Sat  Alice Cooper / Dokken / Slaughter / Warrant
   3 Sun  HORDE Festival: Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Kula Shaker / Toad
            The Wet Sprocket / Primus / Beck / Medeski Martin & Wood /
            Leftover Salmon / Ben Folds Five / Morphine / Cake Like //
            $30, $35 day of show, http://www.HORDEfestival.com
   8 Fri  Phish // 7:00
   9 Sat  Lilith Fair: Indigo Girls / Sarah McLachlan / Jewel / Emmylou
            Harris / Lisa Loeb // http://www.lilithfair.com
  15 Fri  Smokin' Grooves tour: George Clinton / Cypress Hill / Erykah
            Badu / Brand New Heavies / The Roots / Foxy Brown
  16 Sat  The Allman Brothers Band
  16 Sat *Aerosmith // tix Sat 10am
  29 Fri *Rage Against The Machine / Wu-Tang / Atari Teenage Riot // tix
            Sat noon


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O'Cayz Corral:  504 E. Wilson St. / Madison, WI / (608) 256-1348
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June
  29 Sun  Skavoovie & the Epitones / Animal Chin
July
   6 Sun  Agent Orange / Thought Industry / tba // $6
   9 Wed  Against All Authority / Assorted Jellybeans / Falling Sickness / 
            Odd Numbers // 7:00, $6
  10 Thu  Star Vehicle
  12 Sat  The Blue Meanies / Apocalypse Hoboken / The Broadways // 7:00, $6
  24 Thu  Earth Crisis / Marauder / My Lai // 7:00, $6


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Off The Alley:  18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge / Homewood, IL / (708) 798-2252
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June
  28 Sat  Lynards Innards / Mike / The Ovenmitts / Fudge Gun // $6
July
  26 Sat *The Executives / The Mibs / The Supercedes / Last Laugh


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Old Orchard Center:  Old Orchard Rd. & Skokie Blvd. / Skokie, IL /
    (847) 674-MART
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September
  18 Thu  Mammoth Music Mart // (thru Sept 28th)
  19 Fri  Mammoth Music Mart
  20 Sat  Mammoth Music Mart
  21 Sun  Mammoth Music Mart
  22 Mon  Mammoth Music Mart
  23 Tue  Mammoth Music Mart
  24 Wed  Mammoth Music Mart
  25 Thu  Mammoth Music Mart
  26 Fri  Mammoth Music Mart
  27 Sat  Mammoth Music Mart
  28 Sun  Mammoth Music Mart


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Palatine Community Park:  Palatine Rd. & NW Hwy / Palatine, IL /
    (847) 925-2425
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June
  27 Fri  Palatine Concert Band
July
   9 Wed  2nd Suburb Players // ("Join Palatine's finest young theatre
            group in a tribute to the Broadway stage.")
  11 Fri  The Only Sons // ("... an extensive playlist that blends classic 
            rock w/newer alternative music")
  16 Wed  Frank Paul & The City Slickers
  23 Wed  Palatine Concert Band
  30 Wed  Mickey & The Memories // ("If you liked girl groups of the 60s,
            you'll love Mickey & The Memories")
August
   6 Wed  The Madison Brass
   8 Fri  Palatine Concert Band
  13 Wed  Just Friends // ("a six piece contemporary jazz group")
  15 Fri  Rico! // ("A Santana-influenced eight-member band...")
  20 Wed  Palatine Children's Chorus
  22 Fri  Big Guitars From Memphis
  27 Wed  Symphonic Pops Orchestra of Chicago
  29 Fri  Johnny Star & The Meteors // ("Presenting a tribue to such rock
            & roll greats as Elvis, Rick Nelson and Roy Orbison.")


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Park West (21+):  322 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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June
  27 Fri  Beausoleil // 7:30, all ages
July
  12 Sat  Graham Parker / The Figgs // 7:30, all ages
  24 Thu  Roger McGuinn // 7:30, all ages
  27 Sun  Gato Barbieri // 7:00
August
   2 Sat *Cameo / Masheen Company // 9:00, 21+, tix Mon 10am
   7 Thu *Morris Day & The Time / Terisa Griffin // 7:30, 21+, tix Mon 10am
  15 Fri *Fish // 9:00, 18+, tix Sat 10am


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The PIT: 3210 Williams Ave. / Rockford, IL / (815) 963-3929 /
    pitsk8park@aol.com
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June
  28 Sat  Blue Meanies / Apocalypse Hoboken / Slurr / Blinder
July
   6 Sun  Agent Orange / Mulligan Stu / The Reacharounds


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Port Washington Masonic Temple: 504 W. Grand Ave. / Port Washington, WI /
    info: (414) 375-8661 or (414) 637-2475
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July
   1 Tue *Focal Point / Clear / Climb / Neverest
   3 Thu *Excessive Force / Fifth Circle / Isolation / Earthmover //
            Isolation's final show; Earthmover is tentative


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Prairie Center For The Arts:  201 Schaumburg Rd. / Schaumburg, IL /
    (847) 895-3600
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July
  12 Sat *Those Darn Accordions // 7:00


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Princeton Elks Lodge: 1105 E. Peru St. / Princeton, IL 
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June
  28 Sat  Tango Wedding Band / AYA / Beezus / The Mibs // 7:00, $5, all
            ages, info: phag@hotmail.com or woweezow@theramp.net, or Jaime 
            at (815) 879-4121


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Ravinia:  Lake-Cook & Green Bay Roads / Highland Park, IL /
    (312) R-A-V-I-N-I-A / http://www.ravinia.org
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June
  29 Sun  Lyle Lovett // 7:00, $30/10, =SOLD OUT=
July
   3 Thu  Cyrus Chestnut Trio / Cassandra Wilson // 8:00
   8 Tue  Manhattan Transfer / Asleep At The Wheel // 8:00, $35/10
   9 Wed  The Neville Brothers // 8:00, $30/10
  15 Tue  Victor Borge // 8:00, $35/8
  16 Wed  The Temptations / The Four Tops // 8:00, $30/10
  17 Thu  Chanticleer // 8:00, $30/8
  22 Tue  Patti LaBelle // 8:00, $40/10
  23 Wed  Peter Paul & Mary // 8:00, $25/10
  29 Tue  Harry Belafonte // 8:00, $35/10
August
   4 Mon  Tony Bennett // 8:00, $40/10
  13 Wed  Suzanne Vega / Bruce Cockburn // 8:00, $30/10
  15 Fri  Keb' Mo' / Michelle Shocked // 8:00, $25/10
  22 Fri  Willie Nelson // 8:00, $35/10
  23 Sat  Poi Dog Pondering // 11:00a, $5/3, (kids concert)
  23 Sat  Poi Dog Pondering // 8:00, $25/10


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Riley's Rockhouse: Lake (31) & New York / Aurora, IL
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June
  29 Sun *Ezurate / Summon / Pazuzu / Ember / Blood Coven / Noctuary /
            Acrimonious / Black Circle // 4:00, $8, all ages, drink w/ID


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Riviera Theatre:  4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) / Chicago, IL / (TM)
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June
  27 Fri  Matthew Sweet // 7:30, all ages
  29 Sun  G3: Joe Satriani / Steve Vai / Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Robert
            Fripp // 6:00, =MOVED FROM NEW WORLD=
July
   4 Fri  Foo Fighters // 7:30, all ages, =SOLD OUT=
  19 Sat *Orb // 9:00, 18+, tix Sat 10am
August
  12 Tue *Radiohead / Teenage Fanclub // 7:30, all ages, tix Sat 10am
  15 Fri  Del Amitri / Jackopierce // 7:30, all ages


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Rosemont Horizon:  Touhy & Mannheim / Rosemont, IL
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July
  18 Fri  Lynyrd Skynyrd / Paul Rodgers / Corey Stevens // 7:00
August
  16 Sat  311 / Spearhead


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Rosemont Theatre:  5400 N. River Rd. / Rosemont, IL
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July
  20 Sun  Crosby Stills & Nash
  28 Mon  Supertramp
  30 Wed  Sammy Hagar
August
  15 Fri  The Righteous Brothers // 8:00
  16 Sat  Chicago // 8:00
  24 Sun  Sheryl Crow / Wilco
  26 Tue  Gipsy Kings


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Schubas Tavern (21+):  3159 N. Southport (at Belmont) / Chicago, IL /
    (312) 525-2508
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July
   2 Wed  Damon & Naomi / Edith Frost
   3 Thu  Vigilantes Of Love
   4 Fri  Cathy Richardson Band
  26 Sat  Kristin Hersh


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Shank Hall (21+):  1434 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-7288
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August
  14 Thu *Fish


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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=
  29 Sun  U2 // 7:00


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Star Plaza Theater:  1-65 & US 30 / Merrillville, IN / (312) 734-7266
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June
  27 Fri  Hall & Oates
July
   3 Thu  REO Speedwagon
  12 Sat  The Manhattan Transfer
August
   2 Sat  David Gates & Bread
  10 Sun  Kenny Loggins
  17 Sun  Chicago
  22 Fri  David Sanborn / Joe Sample / The Nylons
October
  10 Fri  Kansas // =NEW DATE=


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Tower Records:  2301 N. Clark (at Belden) / Chicago, IL / (312) 477-5994
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June
  28 Sat *Honey West // free in-store performance


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UIC Pavilion:  1140 W. Harrison / Chicago, IL / (312) 413-5740 / (TM)
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July
  15 Tue  Blackstreet


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United Center:  1901 W. Madison / Chicago, IL
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June
  28 Sat  Prince // 8:00
July
  18 Fri  Warped Tour '97: Social Distortion / Mighty Mighty Bosstones /
            Pennywise / Descendents / Sick Of It All / Limp Bizkit / The
            Suicide Machines / Less Than Jake / Lagwagon / Blink 182 /
            Hepcat / Reel Big Fish / Royal Crown Revue / Millencolin /
            Weston / 22 Jacks / Lo Presher / Sugar Ray / Sun Child / H2O / 
            The Traitors / Hot Stove Jimmy // 1:00, in the parking lot,
            http://www.warpedtour.com


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UW Memorial Union:  800 Langdon St. / Madison, WI / (608) 265-3000
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June
  28 Sat  MU330 / Link 80 / The Impossibles / Secret Society|p


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The Vic (21+, TM):  3145 N. Sheffield / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-0366
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June
  27 Fri  W.A.S.P. / Motorhead / Impotent Sea Snakes // 7:00
July
  16 Wed  Ratt / L.A. Guns // 7:30, all ages
  19 Sat *Dead Or Alive // 11:00
August
  22 Fri *Sandra Bernhard // 7:30, tix Sat 10am
  22 Fri *Sandra Bernhard // 10:00, tix Sat 10am


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