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Reuse without permission is strictly prohibited --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALPO SHOWS CANCELED -------------------- This is from the organizers of the shows in Valparaiso: Due to the powers that be the Valpo shows are cancelled...sorry... it's a big set back for the Valparaiso Punk Committee and scene... but thanks to the almost 300 people that did come for the Mustard Plug show last friday...that may be our last show for quite some time... DESCENDENTS SOLD OUT -------------------- The Descendents show is sold out. You can stop calling Dave now. GUESS THE REFERENCE ------------------- Last week's "Well, who are you to tell me how to live..." line is from "Lori Meyers" by NOFX, from Punk In Drublic . Sean Smith is the random winner out of the 23 who got it right. Best entry is from Michael Ring who sent a screen-long story that managed to work in all the song titles and a few lyrics from the album. Winners, send me your snail mail addresses. Rules recap: Identify the song (usually) to which the heading for this week's list makes a reference. Mail me at shows@tezcat.com, and include the name of the song, and the band/artist who do it, and your name. The prize is a fabulous Shows List Dollar. There are two ways to win: You can win at random from all correct entries received, or if your entry is especially clever or interesting or whatever, you can win Best Entry, even if the answer is wrong. CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------- Mail to <shows@tezcat.com>. For subscriptions, tell me where you found out about us, and whether you'd like date or venue order. Visit the Chicago Shows List page at http://www.tezcat.com/~andy/shows/ ============= NEW THIS WEEK ============= The Adjusters/ Deals Gone Bad // Ida Noyes Hall, 11/22 Altan // Borders Books & Music, 11/27 Blue Meanies / Sidekick Kato // Metro, 12/23 Butterfly Child // Quaker Goes Deaf, 11/23 Cheap Trick // Riviera Theatre, 12/31 Citizen King / Mighty Blue Kings // Congress Theater, 12/31 Dash Rip Rock / The Rugburns // Schubas Tavern, 12/14 Godrays // Reckless Records, 11/23 Hot Stove Jimmy / Exceptions / The Skolars / Tango Wedding Band // Metro, 12/28 I Mother Earth // Double Door, 12/10 Icos / Suffer Urtha / Big Blonde Wig // Double Door, 12/20 John Doe / Scud Mountain Boys // Schubas Tavern, 12/14 John Doe / Scud Mountain Boys // Schubas Tavern, 12/15 Judge Nothing // Metro, 12/14 Jon Langford & The Skull Orchard // Schubas Tavern, 12/19 Little Feat // House Of Blues, 1/12 Meet The Head / Falling Wallendas / The Good // Double Door, 12/14 Moonshine Willie // Reckless Records, 11/22 Orphan Punks / The Arrivals / Trash Brats / Jezabells // Off The Alley, 11/27 Todd Rundgren // Park West, 12/31 RuPaul // Fusion, 11/23 RuPaul // Tower Records, 11/23 SWV // House Of Blues, 12/16 We're Not Bob / The Repellents / Random 55 // Off The Alley, 11/23 The Why Store // House Of Blues, 1/5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbey Pub: 3420 W. Grace (at Elston) / Chicago, IL / (312) 478-4408 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 27 Wed Altan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aragon Ballroom: 1106 W. Lawrence at Broadway / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri The Tragically Hip / Rheostatics // 7:30, all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assembly Hall: 1800 S. First St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 333-5000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 2 Mon Dave Matthews Band / Ben Harper // 7:30, all ages, $23, ==RESCHEDULED== --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Blind Pig Co. (19+): 6 Taylor St. / Champaign, IL / (217) 351-7444 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 23 Sat June of '44 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borders Books & Music: 830 N. Michigan / Chicago, IL / (312) 573-0564 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 27 Wed *Altan // 5:00, free in-store performance --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Channing-Murray Foundation: 1209 W. Oregon St / Urbana, IL / (217) 334-1176 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 23 Sat Apocalypse Hoboken / Isaac Green & the Skalars / Marble / The Dorks // 8:00, all ages, $5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Congress Theater: 2135 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri Ghostface / Artifacts / Common Sense / Shades Of Brooklyn // 9:00 December 31 Tue *Citizen King / Mighty Blue Kings --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dome Room: 632 1/2 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 266-9114 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 23 Sat Test Dept. / Sheep On Drugs 24 Sun Test Dept. / Sheep On Drugs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Double Door (21+): 1572 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL / (312) 489-3160 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri Wax Miranda / Daddy Longhead / Fireside 23 Sat The Ocean Blue / The Drag 25 Mon Butterfly Child / Cupcakes 27 Wed Pegboy / Doctor Fine (formerly the Indicators) / Dummy 29 Fri The Gufs 30 Sat Tina & The B-Side Movement December 6 Fri Cassius Clay / Mother Factor 7 Sat Red House Painters / His Name Is Alive 10 Tue *I Mother Earth // tix Sat 13 Fri Liquid Soul / Greazy Meal 14 Sat *Meet The Head / Falling Wallendas / The Good 20 Fri *Icos / Suffer Urtha / Big Blonde Wig 21 Sat Sammy Llanas / The Vainglorious // moved from 10/16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western / Chicago, IL / (773) 276-3600 / http://www.emptybottle.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri Lotus Crown / Bob Rising Scenario / Velour Motel / Old Pike 23 Sat Rocktober Mask-tacular: The Permanentz / The Hideaways / subGOBLINS 26 Tue Vandermark 5 29 Fri Rebecca Gates / 764-Hero / Edith Frost 30 Sat Voivod / Pro-Pain / Crisis December 5 Thu Jaws Of Life / Zipperhead 6 Fri Flavor Channel / Not Rebecca / Poole 12 Thu Overwhelming Colorfast / Seely / Chimera 13 Fri God Is My Co-Pilot / Fred Lonberg-Holm Trio / Galen 14 Sat Holiday / Kleenex Girl Wonder 21 Sat Promise Ring / Castor / Compound Red 31 Tue Hum / Menthol / Dianogah // $10, tix on sale 12/1 at Blackout, Reckless and the bar --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fireside Bowl: 2646 W. Fullerton / Chicago, IL / (312) 486-2700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri Skinner Box / The Independents / Roscoe P. Soultrane // 7:00 22 Fri Herbal Flesh Tea / Figurehead // 10:00 23 Sat A.C. / 7000 Dying Rats / My Lai / Ice 9 / The Raunchous Brothers 24 Sun A-Zone benefit: Ticklepenny / tba 26 Tue The Suicide Machines / Weston / Schleprock / Agent 23 // 6:00, $6 27 Wed The Sorts / Stanley's Joyful Noise 29 Fri The Stinkies / The Blow Tops / The Ouija Boreds / The Mashers 30 Sat SNFU / MU330 / The Barn Hills / Java Christ December 4 Wed Thrall 5 Thu Stress Magnets 7 Sat Tree / Urbn DK / Vic Vacume & The Attachments / Suburban Refugees 14 Sat Dead Steelmill / The Skallops 20 Fri Mustard Plug / Digger 26 Thu Oblivion / 4-Squares / My Lai / The Mashers // This is a benefit for Oblivion, who got their gear stolen in New Orleans 27 Fri Instant Girl 28 Sat Texas Is The Reason / Promise Ring 29 Sun Siezed / Hate Wave 31 Tue Apocalypse Hoboken / Cheer Accident / Sidekick Kato / Xerobot / The Nerves --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FitzGerald's: 6615 Roosevelt / Berwyn, IL / (708) 788-2118 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 27 Fri Webb Wilder 28 Sat Webb Wilder 29 Sun Beausoleil --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fusion: 3631 N. Halsted / Chicago, IL / (773) 975-6622 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 23 Sat *RuPaul --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hemmens Auditorium: 150 Dexter / Elgin, IL / (708) 931-5900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 30 Sat Glen Campbell January '97 18 Sat Spyro Gyra February '97 14 Fri Jack Jones May '97 16 Fri George Jones --------------------------------------------------------------------------- House Of Blues: 329 N. Dearborn / Chicago, IL / (312) 527-2583 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 24 Sun James Brown / The Blues Brothers // =SOLD OUT= 25 Mon Hot Tuna (electric) 26 Tue Kenny Wayne Shepherd 27 Wed Crash Test Dummies 28 Thu Crash Test Dummies 29 Fri Koko Taylor / Bobby "Blue" Bland 30 Sat The Fabulous Thunderbirds / Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown / Gate's Express December 2 Mon Les Paul / Slash / Neil Schon 3 Tue The Roots 4 Wed Third World / Ozzie Gregory 6 Fri War 7 Sat Steve Vai // late show 7 Sat Outkast // early show 11 Wed Johnny Cash 13 Fri The Staple Singers 16 Mon *SWV // tix Sat 10am 17 Tue Boney James Christmas Show 19 Thu Willie Porter 20 Fri Dr. John / Leon Russell 22 Sun The Mighty Blue Kings 26 Thu George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars 27 Fri George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars 30 Mon Ted Nugent 31 Tue The Rev. Horton Heat January '97 2 Thu The Neville Brothers 3 Fri The Neville Brothers 4 Sat The Neville Brothers 5 Sun *The Why Store 12 Sun *Little Feat // tix Sat noon April '97 5 Sat +Aretha Franklin // =NEW DATE= --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ida Noyes Hall: 1212 E. 59th St. / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri *The Adjusters/ Deals Gone Bad --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lounge Ax (21+): 2438 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL / (773) 525-6620 / LoungeAx@aol.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri Moonshine Willy / Holler / Cautin Horse // $7 23 Sat Number One Cup / The Godrays / Scary Monsters / Sarge // $7 24 Sun Heat Miser / Brendan Benson and the Well Fed Boys 27 Wed Wickerman / Loudmouth / Trailer Hitch // $5 29 Fri Mojo Nixon / The Picketts // $8 30 Sat The Pulsars / The Lonesome Organist / DJ Barry Phipps // $7 December 3 Tue Chavez 3 Tue Season To Risk / King Can 6 Fri Magic Dirt / Yatsura 22 Sun David Thomas 27 Fri Jimmie Dale Gilmore 28 Sat Jimmie Dale Gilmore 30 Mon Golden Smog 31 Tue Golden Smog --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mabel's (19+): 613 E. Green C / Champaign, IL / (217) 328-5700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri Nada Surf / Jawbox / Engine 88 // $9 ($8 advance tix on sale soon) 29 Fri Warrant / L.A. Guns / Bang Tango December 5 Thu Dash Rip Rock / The Rugburns 6 Fri Citrus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martyr's: 3855 N. Lincoln / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 6 Fri Zakk Wylde --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Metro: 3730 N. Clark / Chicago, IL / (312) 549-0203 / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri Stabbing Westward / Ash / Drill // 7:00, all ages 23 Sat Nada Surf / Jawbox // 7:00, all ages 27 Wed +Smoking Popes / Triple Fast Action / Menthol / Kid Million // 6:30, all ages 29 Fri Republica / Ocean Colour Scene // 10:00, all ages 30 Sat N.I.L.8 / Citizen King / The Orchids / J. Davis Trio // 10:00, 18+ December 4 Wed Deftones / Orange 9mm / Downset // 7:00, all ages 6 Fri Man or Astro-man? / Delta 72 / Cash Money // 10:00 8 Sun Mazzy Star // 7:00, all ages 13 Fri +Less Than Jake / Tuesday (formerly Slapstick) / Parka Kings / Humble Gods // 7:00 14 Sat *Judge Nothing // 10:00, 18+, tix Sat noon 18 Wed Son Volt // 7:00, all ages 20 Fri Sponge / Ruth Ruth / Red Five // 7:00, all ages 23 Mon *Blue Meanies / Sidekick Kato // 6:30, all ages, tix Sat noon 28 Sat *Hot Stove Jimmy / Exceptions / The Skolars / Tango Wedding Band // 6:30, all ages, tix Sat noon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Off The Alley: 18061 S. Dixie Hwy at Ridge / Homewood, IL / (708) 798-2252 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 23 Sat *We're Not Bob / The Repellents / Random 55 27 Wed *Orphan Punks / The Arrivals / Trash Brats / Jezabells --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orchestra Hall: 220 S. Michigan Ave. / Chicago, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 23 Sat Rickie Lee Jones // 8:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Otto's (21+): 118 E. Lincoln Highway / Dekalb, IL / (815) 758-2715 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 5 Thu Dread Zeppelin --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Park West (21+): 322 W. Armitage / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 23 Sat Richard Elliot // 7:30, all ages 23 Sat Richard Elliot // 11:00, 21+ December 31 Tue *Todd Rundgren // 10:00, 21+, tix Sat 10am --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quaker Goes Deaf: 1937 W. North / Chicago, IL / (312) 252-9334 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 23 Sat *Butterfly Child // 4:00, free in-store performance --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Rave: 2401 W. Wisconsin / Milwaukee, WI / (414) 276-4545 / (TM) (aa) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 23 Sat Stabbing Westward 23 Sat The Monkees --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reckless Records: 3157 N. Broadway / Chicago, IL / (312) 404-5080 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri *Moonshine Willie // 6:00, free in-store performance 23 Sat *Godrays // 4:00, free in-store performance --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riviera Theatre: 4746 N. Racine (Lawrence & Broadway) / Chicago, IL / (TM) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 23 Sat Eric Johnson // 7:30, all ages 26 Tue They Might Be Giants / Cub // all ages 27 Wed +Everything But The Girl / Frente // 7:00, all ages December 13 Fri Steve Earle / John Hiatt / Paula Cole // 7:00, =NEW DATE=, all ages, tix sat noon 14 Sat Steve Earle / John Hiatt / Paula Cole // 7:00, =NEW DATE=, all ages, tix sat noon 31 Tue *Cheap Trick // 9:00, 18+, tix Sat 10am --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosemont Horizon: Touhy & Mannheim / Rosemont, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 29 Fri Deep Purple // 8:00, $15 December 1 Sun Q101's Twisted Christmas: Sheryl Crow / Korn / Weezer / Fiona Apple / The Wallflowers / Butthole Surfers / Violent Femmes / Stabbing Westward // 3:00, (I heard that the Surfers had to cancel.) 12 Thu Stone Temple Pilots / Local H 20 Fri Mancow's Triple XXXmas with: Pantera / Jackyl // 8:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosemont Theatre: 5400 N. River Rd. / Rosemont, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri The Monkees // 8:00 23 Sat Creedence Clearwater Revisited // 8:00 December 13 Fri Johnny Mathis 14 Sat Johnny Mathis January '97 24 Fri Wayne Newton 25 Sat Wayne Newton February '97 15 Sat Village People / KC & The Sunshine Band --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schubas Tavern (21+): 3159 N. Southport (at Belmont) / Chicago, IL / (312) 525-2508 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri Dolly Varden / The Woolridge Bros. // 10:00, $6 23 Sat The Robbie Fulks Band / The Revelators // 10:30, $6 28 Thu John Wesley Harding / CVS / Steve Fearing // 10:00, $13.50, TM 29 Fri John Wesley Harding / CVS / Steve Fearing // 10:00, $13.50, TM December 5 Thu Low / Atmospheric Audiochair 14 Sat *John Doe / Scud Mountain Boys // 8:00, $15, TM 14 Sat *Dash Rip Rock / The Rugburns // 11:00, $10, TM 15 Sun *John Doe / Scud Mountain Boys // 8:00, $15, TM 19 Thu *Jon Langford & The Skull Orchard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tower Records: 2301 N. Clark (at Belden) / Chicago, IL / (312) 477-5994 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 23 Sat *RuPaul // 4:00, in-store appearance --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valparaiso University: Student Union / Valparaiso, IN / info: Kurt (219) 464-6420 or KAG6306@exodus.valpo.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 6 Fri ISY / The Rodmans / Racecar / The Muckrakers // 7:00, =CANCELED= --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Vic (21+, TM): 3145 N. Sheffield / Chicago, IL / (312) 472-0366 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 22 Fri Meat Beat Manifesto / Alex Paterson // 7:00, all ages 27 Wed Wilco / The Picketts // 7:00, all ages 29 Fri Poi Dog Pondering // 7:30, all ages, =SOLD OUT= 30 Sat Poi Dog Pondering // 7:30, all ages, =SOLD OUT= December 1 Sun Poi Dog Pondering // 7:30, all ages, =SOLD OUT= 2 Mon Poi Dog Pondering // 7:30, all ages, =SOLD OUT= 2 Mon Poi Dog Pondering // 7:30, all ages, =SOLD OUT= 5 Thu Social Distortion / D Generation / Tenderloin // 7:00, all ages, =SOLD OUT= 6 Fri The Michael Schenker Group // 7:30, all ages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wonderland Ballroom: 310 E. Chicago / Elgin, IL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 29 Fri Descendents / Bouncing Souls / Swingin' Utters // =SOLD OUT= --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The code list: * new listing + listing has changed this week 18+ 18-and-over 21+ 21-and-over (TM) Tickets available from TicketMaster Chicago: (312) 559-1212 Wisconsin: (414) 276-4545 Champaign-Urbana: (217) 351-2626 Call the Chicago Punk Hotline: (312) 409-2310 All information listed is subject to change. Phone First. The Shows List is updated late every Thursday night. You can get it over the Internet in two ways: World-Wide Web: http://www.tezcat.com/~andy/shows/ Mail subscription: <shows@tezcat.com> Ask to be added, and mention where you found out about the list. 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