9.26 Where it’s @ compiled by Gregg Shapiro
* new shows this week // # queer artists performing
*@ Abbey Pub – 773/478-4408: El Vez 9.28 / The Proclaimers 10.5 / Dave Edmunds, Jon Langford, others 10.6 / Josh Joplin 10.10 / Beulah 10.11 / Plastics Hi-Fi 10.12 / Mr. Blotto 10.13 / Tannahill Weavers 10.17 / Anna Fermin’s Trigger Gospel 10.20 / …and you will know us by the trail of dead 10.26 / Waco Brothers and Trailer Bride 11.9 / Robbie Fulks 11.10 / Fred Holstein and Ed Holstein 11.17 / Neko Case and Her Boyfriends 11.21
@ Allstate Arena – 312/559-1212 (TM) : Stone Temple Pilots and others 10.12 / Jane’s Addiction and Stereo MCs 10.21 / Aerosmith 10.23
*@ Aragon – 312/559-1212 (TM) : The Black Crowes and Beachwood Sparks 10.5 / Snoop Dogg and others 10.20 / Ani DiFranco and Bitch & Animal 10.21 / Disturbed, Drowning Pool, Adema and others 10.31 / Oysterhead 11.2
@ Arie Crown – 312/791-6000: Alicia Keys and Maxwell 9.28 & 29 / Tori Amos and Rufus Wainwright 10.23
*@ Beat Kitchen – 773/281-4444: Waco Brothers 10.13
#@ Berlin – 773/348-4975: Scarlet Life 10.6
@ Beverly Art Center – 773/445-3838: Chicago Youth Concert Orchestra 12.1
@ Borders Lakeview – 773/935-3909: Ely Guerra 9.29
@ Borders State Street – 312/606-0750: Rip Tung Cack 9.26 / Miguel Poveda 9.27 / Golec uOrkiestra 9.28
@ Centre East – 847/673-6300: Chicago Jazz Ensemble 11.2, 2.23, 4.27
*@ Chicago Cultural Center – 312/744-6630: Miguel Poveda 9.26 / Black Umfolosi 9.27 (early) / Miguel Poveda (late) 9.27 / Moonshine Willy 9.28 / Phavah 10.2 / Chicago Chamber Orchestra 10.7 / Matt Darriau Paradox Trio 10.7 / Maggi Brown 10.9 / Tribus Futuras 10.12 / Tanya Reed and the Jazz Continuum 10.16 / DanceAfrica 10.19 / Zach Brock 10.23 / Ranarim 10.24 / Chicago Asian Jazz Festival 10.25 / Kirsty MacColl Tribute by The Hoot Night All Stars 10.26 / Anne Harris 11.2 / Eric Hochberg Trio 11.6 / Birol Topaloglu Laz Ensemble 11.8 / Las Guitarras de Espana 11.9 / Deanna Witkowski Trio 11.13 / Butterfly Child 11.16 / Suzanne Petri 11.20 / Spies Who Surf 11.23 / Instant Composers Pool Orchestra 11.26 / Dee Alexander 11.27 / Triakel 11.28 / Slowjane 11.30 / Chicago Youth Concert Orchestra 12.12
*#@ Chicago Theater – 312/559-1212 (TM) : Martin Lawrence 10.27 & 28 / Margaret Cho 11.9
@ Civic Opera House – 312/559-1212 (TM) : Bjork and Matms 10.14
#@ Coffee & Tea Exchange Edgewater – 773/907-3500: Grinder – Dave Awl and Russel Brown O’Brien 9.27
@ The Copa – 312/642-3449: various DJs spinning (Wednesday through Saturday)
#@ Davenport’s – 773/278-1830: Dan Stetzel (Mondays) / Daryl Nitz (Fridays @ 10:30) / 3 Girls 3 (Sundays @ 8) / Robert Whorton 9.26 / Sarah Motes 9.27 / Lucia Spina 9.28 (early) / Alexandra Billings 9.29 / Lee Lessack 10.24 – 28
*@ Double Door – 773/489-3160: Monster Trux 9.27 / Graham Parker 10.5 / The Webb Brothers and Butterfly Child 10.6 / New Deal 10.11 / Box-O-Car 10.13 / Eagle Eye Cherry and Leona Naess 10.20 / Ivy and David Mead 10.25 / Melissa Ferrick 10.26 / Local H (as the Sex Pistols), Marvel Kind (as Billy Idol), Monster Trux (as Twisted Sister), Hustler (as the Stooges) and others 10.27 / Michelle Branch and Jude 10.30 / Gram Parsons Tribute w/Danny Black, Jay Bennett, Butterfly Child and others 11.3 / Ocean Colour Scene 12.5
#@ Empty Bottle – 773/276-3600: Quasi, Shannon Wright and others 9.26 / Firewater 9.28 / World Music Festival 2001 w/Barrio Chino and Ely Guerra 9.29 / 90 Day Men 10.4 / Rocket From The Crypt 10.5 / The Blacks 10.11 / Thalia Zedek and Bardo Pond 10.13 / Seconds 10.18 / Zen Guerilla and Cash Audio 10.20 / Man…Or Astro-Man? 10.25
@ Fermilab – 630/840-2787: Suzanne Vega and Robert Hillman 10.20 / Trio Voronzeh 11.10 / Solas 3.3 / Doc Watson 5.11
#@ Fireside Bowl – 773/486-2700: The Butchies 10.6
@ FitzGerald’s – 708/788-6670: Rosie Flores 9.27 / Robbie Fulks 9.28 / Richard Buckner 10.11 / NRBQ 10.13 / Anders Osborne 10.20 / Funkadesi 10.26 / Los Straitjackets 10.27
@ Fourth Presbyterian Church – 312/787-2729 x600: Elisa Billey, soprano 10.5 / Douglas Schneider, organ 11.12 / Natalie and Stephanie Mann, sopranos and James Wells, piano 10.19 / Trevor Stephenson, harpsichord 10.26
*@ The Gateway Bar – 773/262-5767: Kimberly Gordon (Wednesdays) / Temple Schultz (Thursdays) / Upbeat Trio 9.28 / Andy Meacham Quartet featuring Layni Katz 9.28 / Mike Finnerty & The Heat Merchants 10.5 / Vincent, Allen, Howell 10.6 / Gloria Shannon Blues Band 10.12 / Rob Roy & The Bitters 10.13 / Equinox 5 10.19 / Taku Akiyama Quartet 10.26 / Shaken & Stirred w/Suzzane Knuti 10.27
#@ Gentry on Halsted – 773/348-1053 (call for times) : Open mike w/Dan Stetzel (Tuesdays, late) / Honey West and guests (Sundays, early) / Alexandra Billings w/Bill Underwood (Sundays, late) / Jeff Roscoe (Mondays, early) / Nan Mason w/Bill Underwood (Mondays, late) / Jen Porter (Tuesdays, early) / Justin Hayford (Wednesdays, early) / Alex Tims (Wednesdays, late) / The Weird Sisters 9.27 (early)
#@ Gentry of Chicago (State St.) – 312/836-0933 (call for times) : Open Mic w/Beckie Menzie (Sundays)
@ Getz Theater/Columbia College – 312/431-1330: Ernan Lopez-Nussa 9.26 / Kimotion (featuring Gary Sinise) 10.3 & 4
#@ Green Mill – 773/878-5552: Patricia Barber Trio (Mondays) / The Four Charms (Tuesdays) / Kurt Elling Quartet (Wednesdays) / Lonnie Plaxico 9.28 & 29
*@ Hard Rock Cafe – 312/943-2252: Joan Baby 10.6
@ The Hemmens: 847/931-5900: Rita Coolidge and Michael Martin Murphy 11.10 / Judy Collins 12.14 / Lorna Luft 2.16 / Isaac Hayes and The Cyrus Chestnut Quartet 3.16 / The Nylons 6.8
*@ Hideout – 773/227-4433: Devil In A Woodpile (Tuesdays in September) / Land Of The El Caminos 9.28 / Edith Frost 9.29 / Kelly Hogan 10.12 / Danny Black, Songs: Ohia and others 10.19
@ Hot House – 312/362-9707: Yoko Noge & the Jazz Me Blues (Mondays) / Black Umfolosi 9.27 / Abdullah Ibrahim 9.29 / David Young 10.3 / YahZarah 10.5 / The Tiger Lillies 10.7 / Denise LaGrassa and Melissa Walker 10.14 / Rosalie Sorrels 10.23 / Sons Of The Never Wrong and Tish Hinojosa 10.24 / Casolando 10.25 / Karma Sutra 10.26 / Backyard Variety Show10.31
*@ House Of Blues – 312/923-2000: John Mayer and Shea Seger 9.26 / Robin Trower 9.27 & 28 / The Big Wu 9.29 & 30 / Tantric, Oleander and Beautiful Creatures 10.3 / Ozomatli 10.4 / Little Feat 10.6 (early) / Sound Tribe Sector 9 10.6 (late) / Modest Mouse 10.7 / Rusted Root 10.8 & 10 / Glen Phillips and Nickel Creek 10.12 / Delbert McClinton 10.19 / Midnight Oil 10.20 & 21 / Alice Cooper 10.23 / Black 47 10.25 / Ekoostik Hookah and Monte Montgomery 10.26 / Beenie Man 10.27 / Los Van Van 11.1 / Tangerine Dream 11.2 / The Radiators 11.3 / NOFX 11.8 / Pharcyde 11.9 / Jean Luc Ponty 11.14 / Kottonmouth Kings and others 11.19 / Dave Seaman 11.21
@ Isaac Hayes – 312/266-2400: Souled Out (Thursdays)
@ Krannert Center For the Performing Arts – 217/333-6280: Kronos Quartet11.11 / Anne-Sophie Mutter 11.15 / Ulali 2.20
@ Le Passage – 312/255-0022: various DJs (Tuesday through Sunday)
*@ Martyrs’ – 773/404-9494: Green (Tuesdays in October) / Baldwin Brothers10.6 / Kings Of Convenience 10.20
@ McAnnich Arts Center – 630/942-4000: Marcia Ball and BeauSoleil 9.28 / Ramsey Lewis and Billy Taylor 11.11 / Quartetto Gelato 11.16
*@ Metro – 773/549-0203: Burning Airlines and Rival Schools 9.27 / Michael McDermott and Nick Tremulis 9.28 / The Strokes and Moldy Peaches 10.5 / Jonathan Richman 10.6 / Basement Jaxx 10.9 / Phantom Planet and American HiFi 10.11 / The Waterboys and Tom McRae 10.12 (early) / The Damned 10.12 (late) / The Faint 10.13 / Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros 10.15 / American Steel 10.16 / Orbital 10.17 / Death Cab For Cutie 10.19 / Jim Breuer 10.20 / The Beta Band 10.25 / My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult 11.3 / Femi Kuti 11.9 / Dashboard Confessional 11.10
#@ Metropolis – 847/577-2121: Sam Harris 10.12 & 13 / Jason Graae 2.1 & 2 / Ann Hampton Callaway 4.19 / Liz Callaway 6.7 & 8
@ Mountain Moving Coffeehouse for Womyn & Children – 312/409-0276, women & children only: Tara Ayres 10.13 / Deidre McCalla 11.10 / Ferron 12.1 / Vickie Shaw 1.19 / C.C. Carter presents Women Of Color Night 2.16 / Ubaka Hill 3.23
@ Music Center of Columbia College – 312/344-6322:Chicago Jazz Ensemble 9.26, 11.14, 2.13, 4.17
*#@ The Mutiny – 773/486-7774: Scott Free, Boys’ Entrance and Three Dollar Bill 9.29
#@ Nevins Live – 847332-2993: Oh My God and Deanna Varagona 9.28 / Thomas Dunning presents An Evening Of Musical Duos 9.29 / Patricia Barber 10.6 / John Kamys 10.12 & 13
@ No Exit – 773/743-3355: New Music Sundays hosted by Laurie Lee Moses
@ North Shore Center For Performing Arts – 847/673-6300: Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra 11.11, 2.10, 3.17, 5.5 / Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra 4.26
#@ Old Town School of Folk Music – 773/278-6000: Ilgi and Slavek Hanzlik 9.29 / Susan Werner and Ellis Paul 10.6 / Songs For Wiggleworms (w/Ann-Marie Akin, Julie Frost, Rob Newhouse and others) 10.7 / Leni Stern 10.12 / Jimmy Martin and Special Consensus 10.13 / Kathy Kallick Band 10.14 (early) / Dougie MacLean 10.14 / Marc Ribot 10.19 / Odetta and Judy Henske 10.20 / Ray Wylie Hubbard 10.21 / Low and Kid Dakota 10.26 / Janis Ian and Richie Havens 10.27 / Loudon Wainwright III 10.28 / New Lost City Ramblers and Koerner, Ray & Glover 11.3 / Dan Zanes (Kids Concert) 11.4 / Lila Downs 11.4 / Little Jimmy Scott 11.9 / Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues and The Siegel-Schwall Band 11.16 / Jane Siberry 11.17 / Do It Yourself Chanukah w/Maxwell Street Klezmer Band 11.25 / Tony Rice, Darol Anger, Mike Marshall & Todd Phillips and The Waybacks 11.30 / Bonnie Koloc, Dave Moore and Chuck Suchy 12.1 / Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum 12.2 / Handsome Family and Deanna Varagona 12.8 / Kiltartan Road Christmas 12.9
*#@ Park West – 773/929-5959: Milly’s Orchid Show’s All-Gal Review II w/Marsha Wilke, Paula Killen and the Disgraces, Cheryl Trykv, Maxinova, Kelly Kessler and the Wichita Shut-Ins, Wendy Clinard and more! 9.29 / Ryan Adams 10.10 / Dar Williams and Catie Curtis 10.11 / Keller Williams 10.12 / Suzanne Vega 10.17 / Ike Reilly and Bob Schneider 10.18 / Ottmar Liebert 10.25 / Ian Hunter 11.4
@ Pete Miller’s – 847/328-0399: Typhanie Monique Duo (Mondays) / Bobby Broom Trio (Tuesdays) / Dave Hiltebrand Trio (Wednesdays) / Judy Roberts & Greg Fishman (Thursdays) / Ernest Dawkins Quartet 9.28 & 29
@ The Piano Man – 773/472-2956: Every Tuesday “Dub/Jazz/Funk – Live DJ Night” / Every Wednesday “Open Mic Night” / Every Thursday “Cabaret Night with Scott & Matt”
@ Pick-Staiger Concert Hall – 847/866-6888: Symphony II 10.28
@ Raw Bar – 773/348-7291: Michael Strening, Jr. 9.28
*@ RedNoFive – 312/733-6699: PURE – Seb Fontaine 9.27 / Dave Seaman 10.4 / Deep Dish 10.6 / Richie Hawtin 11.13
@ The Renaissance Society – 773.702.9669: Simparch and Kevin Drumm 9.26 – 10.28 / Ensemble Noamnesia, Terry Kapsalis and Lou Mallozzi 10.4 / Ian Pace 10.9 / Ensemble Noamnesia, Vincent Royer and Paulo Alvares 10.12 / Ensemble Noamnesia and Julie Bentley 10.13/ efzeg 10.26 / Ensemble Noamnesia, Franz Hautzinger and Gene Coleman 10.28
*@ Riviera Theater – 773/275-6800: Medeski Martin & Wood 9.29 / Khaled and Hakim 9.30 / Tenacious D 10.5 / Travis and Remy Zero 10.10 / St Germain and DJ Colette 10.12 / They Might Be Giants 10.19 / Incubus and The Start 11.3 & 4 / Pennywise and No Use For A Name 1.19
*@ Rosemont Theater – 312/559-1212 (TM) : Jerry Seinfeld 11.10
*#@ Schuba’s – 773/525-2508: Ass Ponys 9.27 / American Analong Set and AM/FM 9.28 / Lucy Kaplansky 9.30 / Beaver Nelson 10.1 / Stacey Earle 10.2 / “Justify Your Existence” featuring 90 David Grubbs and Orton Socket 10.3 / The Honeydogs 10.5 / Moviola, Clem Snide and others 10.6 / Geoff Muldaur 10.7 / The Atari Star 10.8 / Andrew Bird’s Bowl Of Fire 10.9 / Lori Carson and Anne Heaton 10.10 / Freedy Johnston 10.11 & 12 / Jenny Toomey 10.16 / The Pernice Brothers and Kingsbury Manx 10.19 & 20 / Lois Maffeo and Brendan Canty 10.23 / Jupiter Coyote 10.25 / The Fruit Bats 10.26 (late) / Chris Mills and Orso 10.27 / Rock*A*Teens 10.27 (late) / SONiA 10.28 / Los Straitjackets and others 10.29 / Scott Miller & The Commonwealth 10.31 / Danny Black (Mondays in November) / Bill Quateman 11.2 & 3 (early) / The Silos 11.2 (late) / Tara Jane O’Neil 11.3 (late) / Beachwood Sparks 11.4 / The Baldwin Brothers 11.9 / Michelle Malone 11.10
@ Smart Bar – 773/549-0203: The Artful Dodger 9.27 / The Truby Trio 10.17
@ St Benedict’s Church – 773/588-6484: St. Benedict’s Festival Orchestra 11.30
@ St Gregory’s High School Auditorium – 773/907-2106: Celebrate The Circle 2001: w/Edwina Lee Tyler and others 10.14
@ St James Cathedral – 312/461-0723 (info) or www.bellavoce.org: Bella Voce presents “A Garland For Linda” 10.28
@ Star Plaza – 773/734-7266: The Temptations 12.8
*@ Symphony Center/Orchestra Hall – 312/294-3000: Chicago Symphony Orchestra 10.4 – 6, 11, 12, 13, 16, 28, 30 / The Philadelphia Orchestra 10.7 / Civic Chamber Orchestra 10.8 / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 10.10 / Barenboim, Mielen and Eddins conducting 10.11, 12.20, 1.24, 3.28 / Evgeny Kissin 10.21 / Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig 10.22 / Miles Davis & John Coltrane 75th Birthday Celebration w/Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove 10.26 / Audra McDonald 10.27 / Krystian Zimmerman, Alex Klein and Evelyn Glennie 11.8, 1.10, 3.14, 5.23 / Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette 11.9 / Stephen Kovacevich 11.11 / Anne-Sophie Mutter and Trondheim Soloists 11.14 / Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman 11.20 / Vienna Choir Boys 11.23 / Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra 11.24, 5.5 / Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar 11.26 / Chanticleer 12.5 / Orquestra Aragon and Arturo Sandoval 12.7 / Kurt Elling and Ahmad Jamal Quartet 1.11 / Chicago Sinfonietta 1.23, 3.6, 4.15, 5.13 / Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra w/Wynton Marsalis 1.25 / Marcus Roberts and others 2.15 / Wayne Shorter, Brian Blade and others 3.22 / John Zorn’s Masada and Maria Schneider Orchestra 4.19 / Marian McPartland Trio and Shirley Horn Trio 5.17 / Branford Marsalis 5.24
@ Three Arts Club – 312/944-6250: Burnham String Quartet 2.3 / Choral Sounds of Chicago 3.17
*@ UIC Pavillion – 312/559-1212 (TM) : Widespread Panic and Dirty Dozen Brass Band 10.31 / Phil Lesh & Friends 11.8
#@ Uncommon Ground – 773/929-3680: 4th Annual Jeff Buckley Tribute Concert 11.17
*@ United Center – 312/559-1212 (TM) : U2 and Garbage 10.15 / Bob Dylan 10.27
@ University of Chicago/Mandel Hall – 773/702-8069: Chicago Youth Concert Orchestra 5.12
*@ Vic – 312/559-1212 (TM) : Sigur Ros 9.27 / Hello Dave 9.28 / Gov’t Mule 9.29 / Ben Folds 10.3 / Megadeth and Endo 10.4 / Robert Cray Band 10.13 / The Donnas 10.17 / Dropkick Murphys and others 10.19 / Sum 41 10.26 / Stereolab 10.31 / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks and Pinetop Seven 11.2 / Lifehouse 12.9
@ Villa Kula – 773/728-3114: Fridays – Eric Lugosch (6:30-9:30pm) / Saturdays – Erwin Helfer & John Brumbach (9pm-12am) / Sundays – John Campbell (8:30-10:30pm)
@ Wrightwood Park – 312/742-7816: Children’s concert w/ Nelson Gill & The Caribbean Rhythm Band 9.30