No time to chat. I'm out the door to see Diane Izzo, Andrew Bird and Jon
Langford's Skull Orchard.
HAVE FUN!
Special days copped from Heather's Li'l Country Calendar, available for $12
from The Record Roundup, 2034 W. Montrose
*= new or revised since last time
1/22: Old 97s at Lounge Ax, Kelly Hogan opens
*1/23: Robin Zander's birthday (unaccountably omitted from Heather's Li'l
Country Calendar)
1/21: Number One Cup at Ottobar in Baltimore
1/22: Number One Cup at Khyber/Nick in Philadelphia
1/22: Jon Langford, Andrew Bird and Diane Izzo at Metro
1/23: Warren Zevon and Amy Rigby at Park West
1/23: Number One Cup at Mercury Lounge in NYC
1/24: Number One Cup at Maxwell's in Hoboken
1/25: Number One Cup at Century in Providence RI
1/25: Etta James' birthday
1/26: Number One Cup at Middle East in Boston
*1/26: Here Be Monsters at Schubas: Jon Langford/Kelly Hogan, Cow Lily, Chris
Mills, Tracy Dear, Rudy Day, Brian Star
1/26: RELS: Re-ish-John Fahey, Four Tops, Kenny
*1/27: Maldita Vecindad at House of Blues
1/28: Chris Mills at Hopcats Brewery
*1/29: Robbie Fulks w/ Tim Carroll at FitzGeralds
1/28: NDRadio: Kelly Hogan on WNUR's Airplay program
1/28: Jon Langford w/John Rice and Kelly Hogan, accoustic in the cafe of the
Chicago Cultural Center, Michigan Ave at Randolph, 6:30-8:30
1/29: Pete Seeger at People's Church, 941 W. Lawrence
1/29: Menthol at Metro
*1/30: Sam Prekop, Town& Country at the Empty Bottle
1/30: Dolly Varden at Schubas
1/30: Number One Cup at Bug Jar in Rochester
1/30: Lonnie Brooks at FitzGeralds
1/30: Sloan at Metro
1/30: Sinead Lohan at Double Door
1/30: Koko Taylor at House of Blues
1/31: Johnny Rotten's birthday (also a full moon)
2/1: Number One Cup at Black in D.C.
2/2: RELS: Built to Spill, Cesar Rosas; Re-ish--ABBA, Johnny Cash, Miles
Davis, Roy Orbison, Sugarhill Gang/Grandmaster Flash
2/2: Number One Cup at Local 506 in Chapel Hill
2/3: Number One Cup at New Brookland in Columbia SC
2/4: The Riptones in the Honky Tonk Living Room at the Hideout
2/4: Number One Cup at the 40 Watt in Athens
2/5: Flat Earth Records Showcaseat Schubas featuring: John P. Strohm
(formerly of Blake Babies, Antenna), United States Three and Lola (featuring
members of Mary Janes and Mysteries of Life)
2/5: Cash Money at the Empty Bottle
2/5: Number One Cup atthe Milk Bar in Jacksonville
2/6: The Blacks at Schubas
2/6: Number One Cup at the Covred Dish in Gainesville
2/7: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters at the Old Town School
2/7: Number One Cup at The Rubb in Tampa
2/8: Number One Cup at the Go Lounge in Orlando
2/9: RELS: Sparklehorse, John Wesley Harding, Beth Orton, Sam Prekop, Trio
II (Dolly, Emmylou & Linda), also what could be an interesting soundtrack,
Jawbreaker, with The Donnas, Letters to Cleo, Shampoo, etc.; Re-ish -- Gene
Autry, The Bad Livers (Dust on the Bible!), The Byrds, Rokey Erickson, Jimi
Hendrix, Elvis, Lou Reed
2/9: Number One Cup at Cowhaus in Tallahassee
2/10: Number One Cup at the Bayou in Baton Rouge
2/10: Alex Chilton & the Box Tops at House of Blues
2/11: Number One Cup at Rudyard's in Houston
*2/11: Webb Wilder, Wayne Hancock at House of Blues
2/11: BR5-49 at FitzGeralds
2/12: Semisonic at the Vic
2/13: NRBQ w/ Steve Ferguson at FitzGeralds
2/13: Edith Frost/Lullaby for the Working Class at the Empty Bottle
2/13: Scrawl at Lounge Ax
2/13: Casolando Valentine's Eve show at Schubas
2/13: The Cardigans at Metro
2/14: The Black Crowes at the Aragon
2/15-16: Mardi Gras with Terrence Simien at FitzGerald's
*2/15: Boys Choir of Harlem at Symphony Center
2/16: RELS: The Damnations TX (YAY!!), Mandy Barnett; Re-ishFlaco Jimenez
2/18: Cow Lily in the Honky Tonk Living Room at the Hideout
2/19: Ellis Paul at Schubas
*2/20: The Silos, Susan Voelz, The Mary Janes at Double Door
2/20: Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men w/Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines at
FitzGerald's
2/20: Iris DeMent at the Old Town School
2/20: June of '44 at Lounge Ax
*2/20 & 21: Lauryn Hill at the Chicago Theater (sold out)
2/23: RELS: Steve Earle and the Del McDoury Band, Waco Brothers, Sebadoh,
Paul Westerberg, Kelly Willis; Re-ish--Dave Edmunds, Merle Haggard, Lightnin'
Hopkins, The Meat Puppets, Ricky Nelson, Willie Nelson
2/24: Hoot Night at Schubas: Songs about Boys' Names
2/26: Alvin Youngblood Hart at Schubas
2/27: Waco Brothers "Waco World" release party at Schubas
2/27: Tito Puente at House of Blues
3/2: RELS: Red House Painters; Re-ish--Marvin Gaye
*3/4: Sir George Martin presents a multi-media show on the making of Sgt.
Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
*3/5: Afghan Whigs at Metro
3/6: Don Walser & The Pure Texas Band at the Old Town School
3/6: Bloodshot CD release party: The Riptones, at Schubas
3/9: RELS: WILCO
3/10: Brian Wilson at the Rosemont Theater
*3/11: Salt n Pepa at House f Blues
3/12: Blind Boys of Alabama at the Old Town School
3/12: Dan Bern at 8; Split Lip Rayfield and Slobberbone at 10 at Schubas
*3/13: Gladys Knight w/The Temptations at Arie Crown
3/19: NDTV: Steve Earle & the Del McCoury Band on Conan
3/26: Dr. Demento plays Oshkosh, WI if yer lookin' for a road trip
4/8: Chris Mills
4/17: Kate & Anna McGarrigle at The Old Town School
4/27: RELS: Backsliders
5/8: Chris Smither and Steve Forbert at the Old Town School
Band Names O' the Week: System of a Down ('tis the season) at Metro 1/30
Devil in a WoodpileTuesdays at the Hideout, Sundays at Merle's BBQ in
Evanston. Wednesday, Rob and Nan Bloodshot alternate on good country
turntable at Delilah's. Torch piano-and-bass impresario Patricia Barber
follows the original and still champion Uptown Poetry Slam at the Green Mill
Sundays. And there's always The Blue Man Group until further notice.
PHONE FIRST!
Double Door 773-489-3160
Empty Bottle 773-276-3600
FitzGeralds 708-788-2118
Hideout 773-227-4433
Hot House 312-362-9707 (just call when you're bored with life or music
and see what's going on there. I never know the bands but it's always an
interesting evening)
House of Blues 312-923-2000
Lounge Ax 773-525-6620
Metro 773-549-0203
Old Town School 773-728-6000
Schubas 773-525-2508
