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Shows of note as of 12/08/94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New this week: Alligator Gun / 88 Fingers Louie / Thirty Seconds Deep, P.I.T. Avocado Jungle Fuzz / Soul Vitaminz / Jason and Allison / Who's This Mary?, Double Door Boiled In Lead, Heartland Cafe Liz Carroll, Abbey Pub Al DiMeola, Cubby Bear Geezer / Steve Gerlach & The Springheel Jacks, Lounge Ax Gin Blossoms / Flaming Lips / Ween, Rosemont Horizon Girls Against Boys in-store performance, Reckless Records Girls With Tools / Diz Hicks, Double Door Amy Grant / Gary Chapman, United Center The Irregulators / The Eclectics / The Unemployed / Everlast / The Smoothies, Heminway Church Alan Jackson / Faith Hill, Rosemont Horizon Freedy Johnston, Coronet Theater June Of 44 / Ruby Falls / Number One Cup, Empty Bottle Loud Lucy / House Of Large Sizes / Outrageous Cherry / Godzuki, Empty Bottle Love Cup / Godplow / Oversoul 7, Empty Bottle Love Cup / Hardvark / Dick Justice / Brand, Metro Love Kit / Unky J / The Perennial Students, Lounge Ax Masses / Donna Collins / Vivian Section / Reason, Metro Mr. Blotto, Double Door Mustard Plug / The Invaders / Parka King, Metro Poi Dog Pondering, Metro Scary Monsters / Chicane / Eeyore / Flannel Camel, P.I.T. The Shiv / Luxury Bucket, Double Door Skapone / Jack Rabbit Slim, Crobar Spankwagon / Nitro Jr. / Crank / Goatboy, Metro Sphinx, Double Door Sammy Tenuta & The Force, Double Door Tommyrot / Jerkwater / Bunyips / Tricky Dick / 5 or 6 more, 3rd Floor Jeff Tweedy, Lounge Ax Ya Hoo Thirst / Kursed / Like Hell / Universal Mind, Metro Abbey Pub: 3420 W. Grace (at Elston) / Chicago, IL / (312) 478-4408 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 09 Fri *Liz Carroll Aragon Ballroom: 1106 W. Lawrence at Broadway / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 09 Fri Danzig / Type O Negative / Godflesh Beat Kitchen (21+): 2100 W. Belmont / Chicago, IL / (312) 281-4444 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 10 Sat Steve Gerlach & The Springheel Jacks / Planet Warehouse / Zipperhead The Blind Pig Co. (19+): 6 Taylor St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 351-7444 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 15 Thu Tenderloin / Steakdaddy 6 16 Fri Velvet Crush Club De Wash: 636 W. Washington Ave. / Madison, WI / (608) 256-3302 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 11 Sun Boiled in Lead / Reptile Palace Orchestra Connolly's Pub: 8434 S. Kedzie / Chicago, IL / (312) 476-3646 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 10 Sat Infinity / Similar Features (Melissa Etheridge tribute... yay!) Coronet Theater: 817 Chicago Ave. / Evanston, IL / (708) 733-0030 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 09 Fri Koko Taylor 10 Sat Loudon Wainwright III / Cathy Braaten 29 Thu Merl Saunders & The Rain Forest Band 31 Sat *Freedy Johnston Jan 24 Tue Leon Redbone Crobar: 1543 N. Kingsbury / Chicago, IL / (312) 587-1313 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 15 Thu *Skapone / Jack Rabbit Slim Cubby Bear (21+): 1059 W. Addison / Chicago, IL / (312) 327-1662 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 22 Sun *Al DiMeola The Dome Room: 632 1/2 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 266-9114 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 15 Thu Skatenigs / The Mean Reds Double Door: 1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (312) 489-3160 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 09 Fri Simple Simon / Mean Reds / Infraction 10 Sat Tenderloin / 77 Luscious Babes / Nitro Jr. 11 Sun Blue Eyed Christ / Absinthe 14 Wed Usher House / Thought Industry / Cradle Of Thorns 15 Thu Peep / Bonk 16 Fri Diplomat VI / Elysium / Dovetail Joint 17 Sat *Avocado Jungle Fuzz / Soul Vitaminz / Jason and Allison / Who's This Mary? 18 Sun Pound / Sour Apple 21 Wed Christmas With Ken 22 Thu Saltines / Stone Lids 23 Fri +Yardsale / Redball / Iggy Yokum & his Famous Pogo Ponies 29 Thu D.O.P.E. / Wesley Willis Fiasco / Brother Theresa Jan 05 Thu Rod Almighty 08 Sun *Girls With Tools / Diz Hicks 12 Thu *The Shiv / Luxury Bucket 20 Fri *Mr. Blotto 22 Sun *Sphinx 26 Thu *Sammy Tenuta & The Force Elhmurst VFW Hall: Addison & Hahn / Elmhurst, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 04 Wed 30 Seconds Deep / Tub Ring / Monkey Hustle Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (312) 276-3600 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 09 Fri Hardvark / Boy King / Bunnygrunt 10 Sat *Love Cup / Godplow / Oversoul 7 15 Thu Mint Aundry / Tart / MOTO / Shovelchoir 16 Fri Woggles / Cowslingers / Chris Jern Blues Explosion 17 Sat *Loud Lucy / House Of Large Sizes / Outrageous Cherry / Godzuki 20 Tue *June Of 44 / Ruby Falls / Number One Cup 23 Fri Squash Blossom 31 Sat $10 +Red Red Meat / Hum / Velo Deluxe / Windish Fireside Bowl (aa): 2648 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (312) 486-2700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 09 Fri 6:00 Wax / No Empathy / tba 09 Fri 10:00 Stoney Island / The Grassis / Madfel 10 Sat 8:00 $5 Slant 6 / Make-up / Cap'n Jazz / Car Vs. Driver (Kim) 11 Sun 8:30 Dirt Merchants / Soulfood / Dropjaw / Exit 16 Fri 9:00 Hushdrops / Hentchmen / The Great Brain / Neptunes 18 Sun 8:30 Tricky Dick / Tragedy Clown / Spazz Maggots 28 Wed 9:00 Agatha / Big Angry Fish / tba x 2 29 Thu 7:00 $5 J.F.A. / Not Rebecca / Nostrilsaurus / 4-Squares 31 Sat 7:00 Robespierre / Dirt Merchants / Apocolypse Hoboken / Sidekick Kato (Brian/Dave) Fitzgerald's: 6615 Roosevelt Rd. / Berwyn, IL / (708) 788-2188 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 30 Fri Webb Wilder / Carpetbaggers 31 Sat Webb Wilder / Carpetbaggers Heartland Cafe: 7000 N. Glenwood / Chicago, IL / (312) 465-8005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 12 Mon 9:00 *Boiled In Lead Heminway Church: 933 Chicago Ave. / Evanston, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 16 Fri 7:00 $5 aa *The Irregulators / The Eclectics / The Unemployed / Everlast / The Smoothies Lounge Ax (21+): 2348 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-6620 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 09 Fri Seam / Freakwater / Venus Cures All 10 Sat Girls Against Boys / Soul Coughing / Smoothies (advance tix available) 14 Wed *Geezer / Steve Gerlach & The Springheel Jacks (plus this is a photography opening too) 15 Thu *Love Kit / Unky J / The Perennial Students 16 Fri Mule 17 Sat Velocity Girl / Polara / Yum Yum (advance tix available) 23 Fri D.O.P.E. / Davey Jones' Locker / Tickle Penny / Disarray 23 Fri *Jeff Tweedy 30 Fri The Sea & Cake 31 Sat The Coctails COMING: Oversoul Seven, Apollo 9, Sabalon Glitz, Number One Cup, Handsome Family, Gringo, New Duncan Imperials Malo's: Lake St. (Rt. 31) & New York / Aurora, IL / (708) 896-1031 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 11 Sun aa Section 8 / Social Wreck / Agitato 18 Sun aa Your Mom Called / Dagobah / Hash Brown / Something Somewhere Metro: 3730 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 549-0203 / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 09 Fri 7:00 aa Poster Children / Goober & The Peas / Steakdaddy Six 09 Fri 11:30 18+ Dillon Fence / Throneberry / Throw 10 Sat Uptighty / Fig Dish / East Of The Rock 14 Wed 9:30 $3 18+ *Ya Hoo Thirst / Kursed / Like Hell / Universal Mind 16 Fri Spearhead / Ben Harper / Fugees 17 Sat Catherine 21 Wed 9:30 $3 18+ *Masses / Donna Collins / Vivian Section / Reason 22 Thu Vince Neil 23 Fri 7:00 Blue Meanies / Dyslexic Apaches / Slapstick 23 Fri 11:30 *Mustard Plug / The Invaders / Parka King 28 Wed 9:30 $3 18+ Tiny / Jumpnuckle / Superhero Forehead / Hushtower 30 Fri Lovely Trees / Cassius Clay / Boogie Shoes 31 Sat 6:00 aa *Poi Dog Pondering (tix Sat noon) 31 Sat 11:00 18+ *Poi Dog Pondering (tix Sat noon) Jan 06 Thu *Spankwagon / Nitro Jr. / Crank / Goatboy 07 Fri *Love Cup / Hardvark / Dick Justice / Brand 14 Sat aa Smoking Popes / Smoothies / tba x 2 Off The Alley: 18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge / Homewood, IL / (708) 798-2252 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 10 Sat AYA / 10 Gram / Tank Girl 17 Sat Snap Judgement / Bign Park West (21+): 322 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 11 Sun Jimmie Vaughan / Li'l Ed & The Blues Imperials 13 Tue Freedy Johnston P.I.T.: 3210 Williams Ave. / Rockford, IL / (815) 961-0322 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 10 Sat 6:30 $5 aa *Alligator Gun / 88 Fingers Louie / Thirty Seconds Deep 27 Tue 6:30 $5 aa *Scary Monsters / Chicane / Eeyore / Flannel Camel Prairie Center For The Arts: 201 Schaumburg Ct. / Schaumburg, IL / (708) 894-3600 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 25 Sat 8:00 $18 Peter Schickele Apr 07 Fri 8:00 $24 The Smothers Brothers 22 Sat 8:00 $16 Randy Newman Reckless Records: 3157 N. Broadway / Chicago, IL / (312) 404-5080 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 10 Sat 3:00 FREE *Girls Against Boys in-store performance Rosemont Horizon: Touhy & Mannheim / Rosemont, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 31 Sat *Gin Blossoms / Flaming Lips / Ween (tix Sat 10am) Feb 24 Fri *Alan Jackson / Faith Hill (tix Sat 10am) Shank Hall (21+): 1434 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-7288 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 15 Thu 10:00 Impact Test 16 Fri 10:00 Sometimes Sweet Susan 18 Sun 8:00 $10/adv Townes Van Zandt 26 Mon 6:00 aa The Pacers 27 Tue 6:00 aa The Pacers Jan 25 Wed Leon Redbone 26 Thu Peter Himmelman Feb 21 Tue Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 3rd Floor: 223 E. Chicago St. / Elgin, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 10 Sat *Tommyrot / Jerkwater / Bunyips / Tricky Dick / 5 or 6 more 17 Sat 6:00 $5 The Fighters / 4-Squares / Tricky Dick / Herbal Flesh Tea Thirsty Whale: 880 W. Grand / River Grove, IL / (708) 456-2414 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 09 Fri Mind Bomb / Loudmouth / Shock Box / The Crush / From Distant Land 10 Sat Bulletboys / Defile / Edwin Dare / Flood 11 Sun Cro-Mags / Cyclone Temple / Snap Judgement / Insult To Injury 16 Fri aa Trixter / Side Effect / Hanging Thomas / Psyco Therapy 16 Fri 21+ Trixter / Accomplice / One Night Stand / Brick Shit House 17 Sat Enuff Z'Nuff / Season Of Wither / Agitato / Sister Slingshot / Nuclear Draft / Stikky Suite / Crawlspace Grey 23 Fri Brutal Truth / Pungent Stench / Mortar / NMUH / Citizen Corrupt Jan 06 Fri Lillian Axe 07 Sat Lillian Axe Thurston's: 1248 W. George / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-6900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 31 Sat El Vez Toto's: 1450 E. Algonquin / Schaumburg, IL / (708) 397-7000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 09 Fri Hi-Infidelity / Slippery When Wet 10 Sat Innuendo / Fair Warning 16 Fri Mr. Crowley 17 Sat Animation / Cinema 31 Sat Strutter / Arra Tunnels Of Fun: 2843 W. Kirchoff / Rolling Meadows, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 09 Fri 7:00 $5 aa Sidekick Kato / Slapstick / Jerkwater / Tommyrot / Poonjab (Dave) The Unicorn: 300 W. Juneau Ave / Milwaukee, WI / (414) 224-0123 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 16 Fri Killdozer / Dis- 30 Fri JFA United Center: 1901 W. Madison / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 03 Fri *Amy Grant / Gary Chapman (tix Sat 10am) The Vic (21+): 3145 N. Sheffield / Chicago, IL (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 30 Fri 9:00 17+ The Freddy Jones Band / Rollover / Peat Moss 31 Sat 9:00 21+ The Freddy Jones Band / Rollover / Peat Moss WHPK's Pure Hype: WHPK 88.5 FM / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 16 Fri 9:00 Alkaloid (formerly Poobah) WNUR's Airplay: WNUR 89.3 FM / Evanston, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 10 Sat 5:00 Uptighty 17 Sat 5:00 Eleventh Dream Day WZRD: WZRD 88.3 FM / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 15 Thu 10:30 Avocado Jungle Fuzz 22 Thu 10:30 Simple Simon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The code list: * new listing + listing has changed this week 18+ 18-and-over 21+ 21-and-over aa all ages (TM) Tickets available from TicketMaster Chicago: (312) 559-1212 Wisconsin: (414) 276-4545 Champaign-Urbana: (217) 351-2626 Brian Contact Brian Peterson @ (312) 384-5813 Dave Contact Dave Eaves @ (312) 248-5822 Kim Contact Kim @ (312) SHE-1HER Mike Contact Mike @ (815) 961-0322 Call the Chicago Punk Hotline: (312) 409-2310 All information listed is subject to change. 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