Submissions due the 15th of the preceding month, for example, December listings by November 15th.
Mail to Illinois Entertainer, 4223 W. Lake, Suite 420, Chicago, IL 60624, fax (773) 717-5666, or
e-mail iecal@illinoisentertainer.com. All dates subject to change; please contact venues to verify.
SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER
The March Violets/New Canyons/DJ Scary Lady Sarah/Lil
Debbie — Abbey Pub, Chicago; Haunted Ballroom Costume
Party Feat. Arcangel/Hector Acosta/Zion — Aragon Ballroom,
Chicago; Mr. Speed Tribute to KISS — Arcada Theater, St.
Charles; The return of Nassau Chainsaw/Whut?/An Undying
Allegiance — Bada Brew, Crest Hill; Kwame Binea Shakedown &
Halloween Party — Ballydoyle, Downers Grove; Charlie Love
Band w/Claudette Miller — Blue Chicago, Chicago; Full Tilt —
Blue Chip Vegas Baby, Michigan City, IN; The Werks/Twiddle/
The Front Bottoms/The Smith Street Band/Elvis Depressedly —
Bottom Lounge, Chicago; Judas Beast — BrauerHouse, Lombard;
Halloween Party w/NuBlu Band/Scotty & The Bad Boys —
Buddy Guy’s Legends, Chicago; GooRoos — Captain’s Quarters,
Antioch; Alter Ego — Carlucci, Downers Grove; Bill Burr —
Chicago Theater, Chicago; The Meters Experiences Icons of
Funk - Leo Nocentelli (of The Meters) & Bernie Worrell (of PFunk) — City Winery, Chicago; Sixteen Candles Annual Halloween
Show — Cubby Bear, Chicago; Second Time Around — Dock’s Bar,
Wauconda; Archie Powell & The Exports as Tom Petty/Valaska
as The Cure/The Noise FM as LCD Sound System/Black Box as
The Doors/The Locals as The Ramones/The Sweeps as Talking
Heads/Absolutely Not & The Iceberg as Blondie/Black
Bear/Brown Bear as The Stooges — Double Door, Chicago;
Wedding Banned — Durty Nellie’s, Palatine; Cover Band Tribute
Night Halloween Show — Elbo Room, Chicago; Windy City Soul
Club Halloween Party — Empty Bottle, Chicago; American
English/Key Saydak — Fitzgerald’s, Berwyn; Poison’d Crue —
Four Winds Casino Hard Rock Stage, New Buffalo, MI; Phidget —
Galati’s, Cary; Generation/DJs For You — Grand Victo