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                    Shows of note as of 02/24/94
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 The Chicago Shows List: Compiled with software that can't handle midnight
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NOTE: The Richard Thompson show at the Vic is now at the Riv.
 
 
New this week:
    Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Metro
    Crowded House / Sheryl Crow, Riviera Theatre  (tix Sat noon)
    Da Bad Kidz / The Mushuganas / TBA*2, The Info Shop
    David Lee Roth (lookin' like Sting), Metro  (tix Sat noon)
    The Drovers / Willie Wisely Trio, Metro
    God Bullies / Johnboy / Dis, Empty Bottle
    Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Monte Warden, Park West
    John Zorn's Cobra, The Vic
    Kansas / ELO, Star Plaza Theater
    Los Crudos / The Geezers / One Nation Under, Shanley Pavillion
    Loud Mouth / Blanket Party / Curious Yellow, Metro
    Mazzy Star, Metro
    Morphine / Monsterland, Thurston's
    Mother / God and Texas, Empty Bottle
    Mr. Big in-store but prob'ly not musical, Rolling Stones Records
    Ramones / Frank Black, Riviera Theatre  (tix Sat noon)
    Richard Thompson and his band, Riviera Theatre
    Sarah McLachlan, The Vic  (tix March 16)
    Slapstick / The Mushuganas / 88 Fingers Louie, Off The Alley
    Taylor Dayne, Ka-boom!
    Tom Jones, Star Plaza Theater
    Tori Amos, The Vic  (tix Sat 10am)
    Trumans Water / F/i, Lounge Ax
    Uncle Tupelo, Lounge Ax
    Venison / Pachinko, Empty Bottle   VC / Godplow
    Veruca Salt / Boy King, Empty Bottle
    Wait For Light / Ivan's Hose, Lounge Ax
    Will Downing, Park West
    Willie Nelson / Waylon Jennings / Asleep at the Wheel, Star Plaza
        Theater
    Z (w/Ahmet and Dweezil Zappa), Park West  (tix sat noon)
 
 
Aragon Ballroom:  Lawrence at Broadway
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Feb 25 Fri              Black Sabbath / Motorhead / Morbid Angel
Mar 17 Thu              UB40 / US3
 
 
Avalon:  959 West Belmont / (312) 472-3020
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Mar 09 Wed              Surgery
    26 Sat              Slim Dunlap
 
 
Cafe Kismet:  131 N. Genesee, Waukegan / (708) 244-1111
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Feb 25 Fri 8:30         The Smoothies
 
 
Chicago Stadium:  1800 W. Madison
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Mar 10 Thu              Pearl Jam / Urge Overkill ==SOLD OUT==
 
 
Cubby Bear (21+):  1059 W. Addison / (312) 327-1662
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Mar 05 Sat 8:00         Tommy Chong
    05 Sat 11:00        Webb Wilder
 
 
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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Feb 25 Fri              *Veruca Salt / Boy King
    26 Sat              *Venison / Pachinko  VC / Godplow
Mar 04 Fri              *God Bullies / Johnboy / Dis
    05 Sat              *Mother / God and Texas
    06 Sun              Morphine / Hog Lady / Redbud
 
 
Fitzgerald's:  6615 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn / (708) 788-2188
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Mar 25 Fri              Webb Wilder
    26 Sat              Webb Wilder
 
 
Glee Club:  1543 N. Kingsbury / (312) 243-2075
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Mar 06 Sun 11:30        *Taylor Dayne
 
 
Harper College:  Bldg. J, 1200 W. Algonquin Rd., Palatine / (708) 925-6100
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Feb 26 Sat              *Jimmie Dale Gilmore
 
 
The Info Shop:  1726 W. Division
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Feb 25 Fri 7:00 $4      *Da Bad Kidz / The Mushuganas / TBA*2
 
 
Ka-boom!:  747 N. Green / (312) 243-8600
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Mar 05 Sat 11:59        *Taylor Dayne
 
 
Lounge Ax (21+):  2348 N. Lincoln / (312) 525-6620
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Feb 25 Fri              John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
    26 Sat              The Ex + Tom Cora / Tortoise
    27 Sun              2 Fast 4 Love / Strawberry / Ball Harvester
Mar 02 Wed              *Wait For Light / Ivan's Hose
    03 Thu              Unsane / Craw
    04 Fri              *Trumans Water / F/i
    05 Sat              Morphine / The Sea & Cake / Flap
    22 Tue              *Uncle Tupelo
    23 Wed              *Uncle Tupelo
 
COMING: Hazel, Truman's Water, Flap, Sugarsmack, Shorty, Antenna, Falstaff, 
        Nicholas Tremulis, Uncle Tupelo, Joe Henry and off-street parking
 
 
 
Metro:  3730 N. Clark / (312) 549-0203
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Feb 25 Fri              Slim Dunlap / Ike Reilly; Community #9 / The
                            Gel-Tones
    26 Sat 7:30 $5      Well Of Souls / Cut / Big'N
    26 Sat 11:30 $5     Almost True / Yard Sale (18+)
Mar 04 Fri 9:30 $3      I Speak Jive / Palmolive / Chromebaby (aa)
    04 Fri 7:30         Machines Of Loving Grace / Course of Empire (aa)
    04 Fri 7:30 $7      Redd Kross / Dandelion / Lava Sutra (aa)
    05 Sat 7:30         Dead Milkmen / Simple Simon (aa)
    05 Sat 11:30        Uptighty / Booty Froot (18+)
    09 Wed 9:30 $3      *Loud Mouth / Blanket Party / Curious Yellow (18+)
    11 Fri              Jawbox / Girls Against Boys / Trenchmouth
    12 Sat 7:30         Certain Distant Suns / The Lupins / They Came In
                            Droves (aa)
    12 Sat 11:30        Stonebillies / The Nixons
    15 Tue              Tripping Daisy / Eve's Plum
    17 Thu              *The Drovers / Willie Wisely Trio
    18 Fri              Skatalites / Skapone / Mustard Plug / The Invaders
    19 Sat              Rev. Horton Heat / Flat Duo Jets / Run Westy Run
    25 Fri 7:30         *Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (aa)
    25 Fri 11:59        For Love Not Lisa
    26 Sat 11:59        *Mazzy Star
Apr 01 Fri              *David Lee Roth (lookin' like Sting) (tix Sat noon)
 
 
Off The Alley:  18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge, Homewood / (708) 798-2252
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Feb 26 Sat 7:00 $5      Tortoise / Worm Hole / Snap Judgement
    27 Sun              *Slapstick / The Mushuganas / 88 Fingers Louie
Mar 31 Thu 7:00         Jawbreaker
 
 
Park West (21+):  322 W. Armitage
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Feb 25 Fri 7:30         Warren Zevon / John & Mary
    27 Sun              *Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Monte Warden
Mar 01 Tue 7:30         Mr. Big / Open Skyz (aa)
    04 Fri 7:30         *Will Downing
    10 Thu 7:30         Oleta Adams (aa)
    17 Thu 7:30 $11.50  *Z (w/Ahmet and Dweezil Zappa) (aa) (tix sat noon)
    18 Fri 7:30         Dave Koz
    24 Thu 7:30         The Roches
    25 Fri 7:30         Shawn Colvin acoustic ==SOLD OUT==
    25 Fri 10:30        Shawn Colvin acoustic ==SOLD OUT==
Apr 10 Sun              Michael Hedges
 
 
Rialto Square Theatre:  Joliet
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Mar 19 Sat              Robert Cray Band / Joe Louis Walker
 
 
Riviera Theatre:  4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway)
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Mar 05 Sat 7:00         Joe Satriani / Rollover ==SOLD OUT==
    08 Tue 7:30         Blind Melon ==SOLD OUT==
    22 Tue 7:30         Cocteau Twins / Luna
    23 Wed 6:30         Sepultura / Fudgetunnel / Clutch / Fear Factory
    25 Fri 6:00         *Ramones / Frank Black (tix Sat noon)
    26 Sat 7:00         Cowboy Junkies / Freedy Johnston
    28 Mon              *Crowded House / Sheryl Crow (tix Sat noon)
Apr 01 Fri 7:30         *Richard Thompson and his band (aa)
 
 
Rolling Stones Records:  Harlem & Irving, Norridge
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Mar 01 Tue 3:00         *Mr. Big in-store but prob'ly not musical
 
 
Rosemont Horizon:  Touhy & Mannheim, Rosemont
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Mar 29 Tue 7:30         Rush / Primus ==SOLD OUT==
    30 Wed 7:30         Rush / Primus
 
 
Schubas Tavern (21+):  3759 N. Southport (at Belmont) / (312) 525-2508
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Feb 26 Sat              John Hiatt ==SOLD OUT==
 
 
Shanley Pavillion:  2033 Sheridan, Evanston
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Mar 03 Thu 7:00 $3      *Los Crudos / The Geezers / One Nation Under
 
 
Star Plaza Theater:  1-65 & US 30, Merrillville, IN / (312) 734-7266
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Apr 10 Sun              *Tom Jones
Jun 18 Sat              *Kansas / ELO
Aug 07 Sun              *Willie Nelson / Waylon Jennings / Asleep at the
                            Wheel
 
 
Thurston's:  1248 W. George / (312) 472-9600
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Mar 03 Thu              *Morphine / Babe The Blue Ox / Picasso Trigger
    04 Fri              *Morphine / Monsterland
 
 
The Vic (21+):  3145 N. Sheffield
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Feb 26 Sat 7:30         Buffalo Tom / The Spinanes / St. Johnny (aa)
Mar 07 Mon              *John Zorn's Cobra
    11 Fri              Rickie Lee Jones
    18 Fri 8:00         Andreas Vollenweider (aa) (Reserved seating so
                            forget your hopes for a pit)
    19 Sat 7:30         Pogues / Shoulders (aa)
    22 Tue              Fishbone / Biohazard / Kyuss
    24 Thu              *Tori Amos (tix Sat 10am)
    27 Sun 7:00 $10     Green Day / Tilt / Smoking Popes (aa)
    31 Thu 7:30         Widespread Panic (aa)
Apr 08 Fri 7:30         The Samples (aa)
    30 Sat              *Sarah McLachlan (tix March 16)
 
 
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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.
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    comes closest to the actual retail price of their showcase, without
    going over, wins that showcase.
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