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                    Shows of note as of 01/28/94
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         The Chicago Shows List:  ...opens with a deafening roar...
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New this week:
    Almost True / Yard Sale, Metro
    Bob Evans / Bubblegum Thunder, Lounge Ax
    Buffalo Tom / The Spinanes, The Vic  (tix Sat 10am)
    The Drovers / Big Hat, Metro
    Flaming Lips, Metro  (XRT or JBTV for ticket info)
    Freddy Jones Band, The Vic  (tix Sat noon)
    Hawkwind / Helios Creed / Sleep, Lounge Ax
    James, The Vic  (tix Sat 10am)
    Kurtis Blow / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five / Kool Moe Dee &
        The Original Treacherous Three / Sugarhill Gang / Whodini, Park
        West
    Matt Wilson & Planet Maker, Lounge Ax
    Pleasure / Lava Sutra, Lounge Ax
    Poi Dog Pondering, The Vic  (tix Sat 10am)
    The Queers / The Bollweevils / The Fighters / Winepress, Off The Alley
    Redd Kross, Metro
    Rocket From The Crypt / Rodan / '68 Comeback, Lounge Ax
    Slim Dunlap / Ike Reilly / Community #9 / The Gel-Tones, Metro
    Thax After Dark, Lounge Ax
    Three Blue Teardrops / Tommyrot / The Mean Reds, Metro
    UB40 / US3, Aragon Ballroom
    Warren Zevon, Park West  (tix Sat 10am)
    Well Of Souls / Cut / Big'N, Metro
 
 
Ajax Records:  2156 W. Chicago Ave., / (312) 772-4783
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Jan 30 Sun FREE         Seam
Feb 13 Sun FREE         Labradford
 
 
Aragon Ballroom:  Lawrence at Broadway
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Mar 17 Thu              *UB40 / US3
 
 
Avalon:  959 West Belmont / (312) 472-3020
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Feb 02 Wed              Crash Test Dummies ==SOLD OUT==
    12 Sat              Dread Zeppelin
 
 
Biddy Mulligan's:  7644 N. Sheridan / (312) 761-6532
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Jan 29 Sat              Spirit
Feb 04 Fri              Sweet
 
 
Elbo Room:  2871 N. Lincoln, (312) 549-7700
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Feb 27 Sun              Exene Cervenka / Professor Griff / Don Bajema
                            (Spoken word)
 
 
Empty Bottle:  1035 N. Western / (312) 276-3600
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Jan 28 Fri              Small Ball Paul / Throw
    29 Sat              Wreck / Triple Fast Action
 
 
Lounge Ax (21+):  2348 N. Lincoln / (312) 525-6620
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Jan 28 Fri              Laughing Hyenas / Hammerhead / Wig / Undone
    29 Sat              New Duncan Imperials / Brown Betty
Feb 02 Wed              *Thax After Dark
    03 Thu              *Bob Evans / Bubblegum Thunder
    04 Fri              *Hawkwind / Helios Creed / Sleep
    05 Sat              *Pleasure / Lava Sutra
    11 Fri              *Rocket From The Crypt / Rodan / '68 Comeback
    18 Fri              Red Red Meat / Boy King
    19 Sat              *Matt Wilson & Planet Maker
 
COMING: Hammerhead, Undone, Laughing Hyenas, Wig, Dolomite / Archers of 
        Loaf / Labradford, Ed Hall / Specula, Chokebore, Apollo 9, Flop, 
        Paul K. & The Weatermen, Tom Cora & The Ex / Tortoise
 
 
Metro:  3730 N. Clark / (312) 549-0203
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Jan 28 Fri 10:00        The Lupins / Baby M / Brain Kiss / The Mummys
    29 Sat 7:00         Quicksand / Seaweed / Hum
    29 Sat 11:00        Luck Of Eden Hall / The Renfields / So Scared (18+)
Feb 02 Wed 9:30 $3      No Pain / Simple Simon / Pope Salad (18+)
    04 Fri 7:30         Alex Chilton / The Ben Vaughn Combo
    04 Fri 11:00        Possum Dixon / Blind Venetians (18+)
    05 Sat 7:30         Swervedriver / Medicine
    05 Sat 11:00        Raging Slab / 77 Luscious Babes (18+)
    09 Wed 9:30 $3      G-Men / Doghouse / Subliminal EX (18+)
    11 Fri 7:30         Teenage Fanclub / Yo La Tengo (aa)
    11 Fri 11:00        Math / The Flying Luttenbachers / Wiseacre / The
                            Scissor Girls
    12 Sat              Dhamba 8 / Malukosamba / Las Toallitas
    16 Wed              *Three Blue Teardrops / Tommyrot / The Mean Reds
    18 Fri FREE         *Flaming Lips (XRT or JBTV for ticket info)
    19 Sat              *The Drovers / Big Hat
    24 Thu              Bob Mould (solo acoustic) ==SOLD OUT==
    25 Fri              *Slim Dunlap / Ike Reilly / Community #9 / The
                            Gel-Tones
    26 Sat 7:30         *Well Of Souls / Cut / Big'N
    26 Sat 11:30        *Almost True / Yard Sale
Mar 04 Fri              *Redd Kross
 
 
Off The Alley:  18061 S. Dixie Hwy, Homewood / (708) 798-2252
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Feb 20 Sun 6:30 $5      *The Queers / The Bollweevils / The Fighters /
                            Winepress
 
 
Park West (21+):  322 W. Armitage
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Jan 28 Fri 7:30 $12     Lowen & Navarro / Ralph Covert / Billy Falcon (aa)
Feb 09 Wed 7:30         Leo Kottke / Susan Werner
    17 Thu 7:30         Nick Heyward / Moxy Fruvous (aa)
    18 Fri              *Kurtis Blow / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious
                            Five / Kool Moe Dee & The Original Treacherous
                            Three / Sugarhill Gang / Whodini (aa)
    20 Sun              Celine Dion
    24 Thu 7:00         John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
    25 Fri 7:30         *Warren Zevon (tix Sat 10am)
 
 
Riviera Theatre:  4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway)
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Feb 05 Sat 7:30         Concrete Blonde / The Oblivious
    14 Mon 7:30         Juliana Hatfield Three / Dig / Veruc Salt
    23 Wed 7:00         John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
 
 
Schubas Tavern (21+):  3759 N. Southport (at Belmont) / (312) 525-2508
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Feb 26 Sat              John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
 
 
The Vic (21+):  3145 N. Sheffield
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Feb 04 Fri              The Radiators
    05 Sat              Stewart Copeland & The Rhythmatists (reserved
                            seats)
    11 Fri 7:30         Mighty Mighty Bosstones / New Bomb Turks / Cyclone
                            Temple (aa)
    11 Fri 8:00         *Freddy Jones Band (17+) (tix Sat noon)
    16 Wed 7:30         The Wonder Stuff / Chapterhouse (aa)
    17 Thu 7:30         Poi Dog Pondering (aa) ==SOLD OUT==
    18 Fri 7:30         *Poi Dog Pondering (aa) (tix Sat 10am)
    20 Sun 7:30         *James (aa) (tix Sat 10am)
    26 Sat 7:30         *Buffalo Tom / The Spinanes (aa) (tix Sat 10am)
Mar 18 Fri              Andreas Vollenweider
 
 
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The code list:
    *       new listing
    18+     18-and-over
    21+     21-and-over
    aa      all ages
 
All shows are all ages except where noted.
All ticket prices are rounded up to the next dollar.  The contestant who
    comes closest to the actual retail price of their showcase, without
    going over, wins that showcase.
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