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Save the Date!
The Jesters play often, and our shows are high-energy, funktified delicatessities of ska-filled action and non-stop rock. Or so we say... Check us out to find out.
| Venue |
Date |
Time |
Description |
Reggie's Music Joint
2105 S State St.
Chicago IL
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Jun 29, 2012 |
9:00 pm |
With Shady Grady & the Nobodies
Whiskey War Mountain Rebellion
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Back in the Day...
The Jesters have been playing for a long time now, and if you're
anything like us, you'll need help remembering the details. Here's a list of all the shows that
The Jesters have performed since their inception.
| # |
Venue |
Date |
Description |
| 182 |
Q Sports Bar and Grill
Darien, IL |
Apr 28, 2012 |
Guess who?? With John Burrows Project, Resurrection Larry
|
| 181 |
Tonic Room
Chicago, IL |
Mar 31, 2012 |
With John Burrows Project, Resurrection Larry
|
| 180 |
Reggie's Music Joint
Chicago, IL |
Jan 14, 2012 |
With John Burrows Project, Resurrection Larry
|
| 179 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Dec 17, 2011 |
|
| 178 |
Martyrs'
Chicago, IL |
Dec 3, 2011 |
With Bonerama
|
| 177 |
Goose Island Wrigleyville
Chicago, IL |
Nov 4, 2011 |
With Resurrection Larry
|
| 176 |
Reggie's Music Joint
Chicago, IL |
Oct 1, 2011 |
(Singerless) With Resurrection Larry
|
| 175 |
Martyrs'
Chicago, IL |
Sep 2, 2011 |
With Wes John Cichosz, Dexter
|
| 174 |
Goose Island Wrigleyville
Chicago, IL |
Jun 24, 2011 |
With The John Burrows Project, Buckman Page
|
| 173 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Jun 23, 2011 |
I AM FEST Battle of the Bands Round 2
|
| 172 |
US Beer Company
Chicago, IL |
May 21, 2011 |
|
| 171 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Apr 1, 2011 |
|
| 170 |
Goose Island Wrigleyville
Chicago, IL |
Mar 12, 2011 |
312 on 3.12
With The John Burrows Project, Resurrection Larry, Uncomfortably Large
|
| 169 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Mar 3, 2011 |
With Hawaiian Lion, Otis, Coda Kings
|
| 168 |
McDunna's
Chicago, IL |
Feb 17, 2011 |
With The Tyme Machines, St. Jimmy
|
| 167 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Jan 22, 2011 |
With Black Arrow, Farkus, Slip Silo, The Rascal Theorist
|
| 166 |
Viaduct Theater
Chicago, IL |
Dec 31, 2010 |
Rock the Viaduct New Year's Party
|
| 165 |
McDunna's
Chicago, IL |
Dec 17, 2010 |
With Reckoning
|
| 164 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Sep 10, 2010 |
Bob and Kant debut show
|
| 163 |
Martyrs'
Chicago, IL |
Feb 27, 2010 |
With Ben Keeler & the 500 Club
They All Have Legs
|
| 162 |
Morseland
Chicago, IL |
Dec 19, 2009 |
|
| 161 |
Morseland
Chicago, IL |
Oct 3, 2009 |
|
| 160 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Sep 12, 2009 |
With The Canvasmen, Red 70 Blackstar, Locke N' Load and Resurrection Larry
|
| 159 |
Chicago Rock N Roll Half Marathon |
Aug 2, 2009 |
|
| 158 |
Martyrs'
Chicago, IL |
July 11, 2009 |
With Katie Todd Band and Bullet Called Life
|
| 157 |
Flatlanders
Lincolnshire, IL |
May 29, 2009 |
Ken's debut show
|
| 156 |
Cubby Bear
Chicago, IL |
May 8, 2009 |
Another cameo return for Leonard
|
| 155 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Apr 10, 2009 |
A cameo return for Leonard
|
| 154 |
McDunna's
Chicago, IL |
Feb 20, 2009 |
Return show after way too long
|
| 153 |
Morseland
Chicago, IL |
Aug 18, 2007 |
|
| 152 |
Cubby Bear
Chicago, IL |
Jul 13, 2007 |
With Minus Six and Untied
|
| 151 |
Durty Nellie's
Palatine, IL |
July 5, 2007 |
Darius' debut show.
With the Spazmatics
|
| 150 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Feb 17, 2007 |
|
| 149 |
Cubby Bear
Chicago, IL |
Jan 12, 2007 |
With Charleston Sound Machine
|
| 148 |
Morseland
Chicago, IL |
Dec 2, 2006 |
With Strawdog Theater Group
|
| 147 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Oct 20, 2006 |
With Nada Finga, Keith Betti and The New Randy's
|
| 146 |
Cubby Bear North
Lincolnshire, IL |
Sep 15, 2006 |
With Charleston Sound Machine
|
| 145 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Aug 23, 2006 |
Justin's debut show,
Benefit for Apna Ghar
|
| 144 |
Cubby Bear
Chicago, IL |
Apr 22, 2006 |
With 1 Hit Wonders
|
| 143 |
Harry's of Arlington
Arlington Heights, IL |
Mar 25, 2006 |
With Julie Dutchak |
| 142 |
Martyrs'
Chicago, IL |
Mar 18, 2006 |
With YesMen
|
| 141 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Feb 18, 2006 |
Barbara's debut show.
With Smoke Detector and Blackbox |
| 140 |
Harry's of Arlington
Arlington Heights, IL |
Sep 24, 2005 |
Velour Lapel's final show.
|
| 139 |
Czar's
St. Joseph, MI |
Sep 10, 2005 |
|
| 138 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Sep 3, 2005 |
With KremBone,
A-Train and Majesty.
Velour Lapel's final urban show.
|
| 137 |
Prairie Rock Brewing Co. Brewfest
Elgin, IL |
Jun 18, 2005 |
|
| 136 |
The Note
Chicago, IL |
Jun 17, 2005 |
With Last Known Hero; Vortis |
| 135 |
Harry's of Arlington
Arlington Heights, IL |
Jun 4, 2005 |
All night with the Jesters |
| 134 |
Martyrs'
Chicago, IL |
May 21, 2005 |
With KB |
| 133 |
Beat Kitchen
Chicago, IL |
Apr 28, 2005 |
With Jumpsuit |
| 132 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Apr 2, 2005 |
With PC Bigots, Sumo, Spare Parts |
| 131 |
Wise Fools Pub
Chicago, IL |
Mar 3, 2005 |
Rock N Roll Tsunami Benefit
With Black Casual and Kong Fuzi |
| 130 |
Martyrs'
Chicago, IL |
Feb 19, 2005 |
With Wiitala Brothers and Autumn War |
| 129 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Jan 15, 2005 |
With Michael Blumberg, Interociter, Mellow Minds |
| 128 |
Durty Nellies
Palatine, IL |
Dec 2, 2004 |
Rock For Tots
With Doug Schultz (of YesMen), Smoke Detector and Nice Peter. |
| 127 |
Durty Nellies
Palatine, IL |
Nov 11, 2004 |
With the 9 Spot |
| 126 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Oct 16, 2004 |
Leonard's debut show.
With YesMen, Drawing a Blank and Mission Creep. |
| 125 |
Beat Kitchen
Chicago, IL |
Jun 25, 2004 |
Jay's last show w/The Jesters -
We wish him the best in CA. |
| 124 |
IQ's
Green Bay, WI |
Apr 10, 2004 |
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| 123 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Mar 20, 2004 |
With Duenow, Wehrle and Driveway Ninjas |
| 122 |
Cubby Bear
Chicago, IL |
Mar 17, 2004 |
St. Patrick's Day |
| 121 |
Cubby Bear
Chicago, IL |
Mar 10, 2004 |
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| 120 |
Wise Fool's Pub
Chicago, IL |
Feb 18, 2004 |
With Matt Hoffer and Tom Slater and band. |
| 119 |
Wabash Tap
Chicago, IL |
Feb 5, 2004 |
With Kimi Hayes Band and the Flapjacks. The night ended in a huge bar brawl. Sweet. |
| 118 |
Beat Kitchen
Chicago, IL |
Dec 11, 2003 |
First show with our new trombone player, Jim Beckwith. |
| 117 |
Nevin's Live
Evanston, IL |
Nov 9, 2003 |
With Get Everet |
| 116 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
Aug 21, 2003 |
With NineSpot and Thirteen Flowers |
| 115 |
Summer Fair Music Festival
Chinatown
Chicago, IL |
Jul 20, 2003 |
|
| 114 |
The Note
Chicago, IL |
Jun 27, 2003 |
|
| 113 |
Elbo Room
Chicago, IL |
May 13, 2003 |
|
| 112 |
Double Door
Chicago, IL |
Apr 30, 2003 |
With Ratbag Hero, Points West and Drawing a Blank |
| 111 |
Nevin's Live
Evanston, IL |
Apr 27, 2003 |
With Iconoclast and The Vex |
| 110 |
Otto's
DeKalb, IL |
Apr 17, 2003 |
With Uphill Ski Team |
| 109 |
The Map Room
Chicago, IL |
Mar 15, 2003 |
Three full hours of nothin' but us |
| 108 |
Kemper Center
Kenosha, WI |
Feb 22, 2003 |
|
| 107 |
Rockhouse
Rolling Meadows, IL |
Jan 17, 2003 |
|
| 106 |
Gunther Murphy's
Chicago, IL |
Dec 31, 2002 |
New Year's Blowout w/ the New Duncan Imperials |
| 105 |
Gunther Murphy's
Chicago, IL |
Nov 8, 2002 |
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| 104 |
Wise Fool's Pub
Chicago, IL |
Oct 26, 2002 |
|
| 103 |
Lakeview Links
Chicago, IL
Everybody Loves a Chimp CD Release |
Sep 28, 2002 |
With Drawing a Blank and The Yesmen |
| 102 |
Otto's
De Kalb, IL |
Jun 21, 2002 |
With Generations |
| 101 |
Tippling House
Chicago, IL |
Jun 08, 2002 |
With Drawing a Blank and Southpaw |
| 100 |
Map Room
Chicago, IL |
May 24, 2002 |
Show #100! |
| 99 |
Wise Fools Pub
Chicago, IL |
Apr 18, 2002 |
With Drawing a Blank |
| 98 |
Lyon's Den
Chicago, IL |
Mar 15, 2002 |
|
| 97 |
Otto's
De Kalb, IL |
Feb 15, 2002 |
With The Rain Gods |
| 96 |
Abbey Pub
Chicago, IL |
Feb 07, 2002 |
With Deal's Gone Bad and Channel J |
| 95 |
Rockhouse Grill
Rolling Meadows, IL |
Feb 1, 2002 |
With Deal's Gone Bad and The Banned Ban |
| 94 |
IIT — The Bog
Chicago, IL |
Jan 31, 2002 |
With Bananasac |
| 93 |
Map Room
Chicago, IL |
Jan 26, 2002 |
|
| 92 |
Double Door
Chicago, IL |
Jan 09, 2002 |
With Bondo & Plan 9 |
| 91 |
Brauerhouse
Hillside, IL |
Dec 07, 2001 |
|
| 90 |
Lyon's Den
Chicago, IL |
Dec 01, 2001 |
With Van Go |
| 89 |
Abbey Pub
Chicago, IL |
Oct 18, 2001 |
With the Great Tabasco Fiasco |
| 88 |
Nature Center
Marengo, IL |
Sep 29, 2001 |
With 7 other bands |
| 87 |
Tasting Room
Milwaukee, WI |
Sep 28, 2001 |
With Old Mil |
| 86 |
The HUB
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL |
Sep 13, 2001 |
|
| 85 |
Underground Lounge
Chicago, IL
|
Aug 4, 2001
|
With Colour Blue |
| 84 |
Brauerhouse
Hillside, IL
|
Jul 27, 2001
|
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| 83 |
Lyon's Den
Chicago, IL
|
Jul 25, 2001
|
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| 82 |
Underground Lounge
Chicago, IL
|
Jun 29, 2001
|
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| 81 |
Underground Lounge
Chicago, IL |
Jun 2, 2001
|
With Green Means Go |
| 80 |
Brauerhouse
Hillside, IL |
Jun 1, 2001
|
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| 79 |
U.S. Beer Co.
Chicago, IL |
May 11, 2001
|
With Flocos & Lung |
| 78 |
Tippling House
Chicago, IL |
May 5, 2001
|
With Knee Deep Shag |
| 77 |
Beat Kitchen
Chicago, IL |
Apr 12, 2001
|
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| 76 |
Underground Lounge
Chicago,IL |
Mar 24, 2001
|
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| 75 |
Underground Lounge
Chicago,IL |
Jan 27, 2001
|
With Green Means Go |
| 74 |
UndergroundLounge
Chicago, IL
|
Oct 13, 2000
|
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| 73 |
Beat Kitchen
Chicago, IL
|
Sep 3, 2000
|
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| 72 |
Private Party
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Aug 19, 2000
|
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| 71 |
Underground Lounge
Chicago, IL
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Aug 18, 2000
|
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| 70 |
Coyle's TipplingHouse
Chicago, IL
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Jul 21, 2000
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| 69 |
Underground Lounge
(formerly Magoo's)
Chicago, IL
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Jul 1, 2000
|
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| 68 |
Phi Mu Alpha Frat
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
|
May 13, 2000
|
The last show for Dubb & BEEF! |
| 67 |
Springfest 2000
UW Madison
Madison, WI
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May 6, 2000
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| 66 |
Magoo's
Chicago, IL
|
Apr 29, 2000
|
The first show for Matt, Kristin, & Shawn! |
| 65 |
C-Haus College Bar
Beloit College
Beloit, WI
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Feb 29, 2000
|
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| 64 |
Magoo's
Chicago, IL
|
Jan 14, 2000
|
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| 63 |
Lambda Chi Fraternity
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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Oct 30, 1999
|
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| 62 |
Gunther Murphy's
Chicago, IL
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Oct 28, 1999
|
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| 61 |
RIBCO
Rock Island, IL
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Oct 23, 1999
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With Johnny Socko |
| 60 |
Fireside Bowl
Chicago, IL
|
Oct 12, 1999
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With Runforyerlife and Filibuster |
| 59 |
Magoo's
Chicago, IL
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Oct 8, 1999
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| 58 |
Wild Goose
Chicago, IL
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Sep 11, 1999
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| 57 |
Magoo's
Chicago, IL
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Sep 4, 1999
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| 56 |
Lakeshore Band Night
Cole Beach
Madison, WI
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Sep 3, 1999
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With other bands |
| 55 |
Private Party
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Aug 21, 1999
|
Thanx Ed! |
| 54 |
Gunther Murphy's
Chicago, IL
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Aug 19, 1999
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| 53 |
Magoo's
Chicago, IL
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Jul 17, 1999
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| 52 |
Thurston's
Chicago, IL
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Jul 10, 1999
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Our second show with Jay!? |
| 51 |
Wild Goose Bar
Chicago, IL
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Jul 9, 1999
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The 1st show with Jay! |
| 50 |
Jones Res. College
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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Jun 6, 1999
|
The Funky Jew's last show with us! |
| 49 |
Res. CollegeFormal
Northwestern University |
May 21, 1999 |
A night of romance. Ahhh... |
| 48 |
Gateway Bar & Grill
Chicago, IL |
May 15, 1999 |
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| 47 |
Phi Mu Alpha
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL |
May 14, 1999 |
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| 46 |
Dance Marathon
LouisRoom
Norris Center
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL |
Mar 5, 1999
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| 45 |
The Elbo Room
Chicago, IL
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Feb 23, 1999
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With Afterwords & Guesthouse |
| 44 |
Gateway Bar & Grill
Chicago, IL
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Feb 20, 1999
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| 43 |
Phi Mu Alpha Frat
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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Feb 19, 1999
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| 42 |
C-Haus College Bar
BeloitCollege
Beloit, WI
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Jan 30, 1999
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| 41 |
Gateway Bar & Grill
Chicago, IL
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Nov 20, 1998
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Our CD Release Show! |
| 40 |
Jeffro's
Bloomington, IL
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Oct 24, 1998
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With St. Goza |
| 39 |
The Night Owl Coffeehouse
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
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Oct 23, 1998
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With Stillwell & Frontside |
| 38 |
The Morseland
Chicago, IL
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Oct 22, 1998
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| 37 |
Gateway Bar & Grill
Chicago, IL
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Oct 10, 1998
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| 36 |
Gatsby's
Bloomington, IL
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Oct 3, 1998
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With St. Goza |
| 35 |
Gateway Bar & Grill
Chicago, IL
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Jul 25, 1998
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| 34 |
House of Blues
Chicago, IL
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Jun 13, 1998
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With Spring-Heeled Jack & The Skalars |
| 33 |
Jones Res. College
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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May 31, 1998
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| 32 |
A garage in Marengo, IL
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May 17, 1998
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With The Unplesants, Dead Time, & Mike |
| 31 |
The Cubby Bear
Chicago, IL
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Apr 18, 1998
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With Illogic & Rebecca Carlish |
| 30 |
Willard Res. College
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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Apr 18, 1998
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With Four On the Floor & The Modocs |
| 29 |
C-Haus College Bar
Beloit College
Beloit, WI
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Apr 17, 1998
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| 28 |
Blomquist Gymnasium
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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Apr 9, 1998
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1998 Suitcase Party
With Guster & Raw Pinache |
| 27 |
The New Loft
Madison, WI
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Mar 14, 1998
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With Slow Gherkin, Flunch, & Art Paul Schlosser |
| 26 |
Hamilton's Bar
Chicago, IL
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Feb 27, 1998
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With Illogic |
| 25 |
The Morseland
Chicago, IL
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Jan 16, 1998
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With Sled Napkin & Mooter
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| 24 |
1st Congregational Church
GlenEllyn, IL
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Nov 21, 1997
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With Jambalaya |
| 23 |
Norris University Center 1999
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
|
Nov 14, 1997
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The Northwestern Battle of the Bands |
| 22 |
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
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Oct 31, 1997
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With Animal Chin, New Left Standard, Skagina, & The Unplesants |
| 21 |
The Metro
Chicago, IL
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Oct 28, 1997
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Everything Off-Beat Release Party:
With The Eclectics, Jambalaya, & Luke Skawalker |
| 20 |
Phi Kappa Sigma Frat
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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Oct 3, 1997
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| 19 |
The PIT
Rockford, IL
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May 31, 1997
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With Siren Six!, Executives, Space Heaters,Skali Baba, Boogie Machine, Skallops,Eclectics, & Doctor Manette |
| 18 |
The Morseland
Chicago, IL
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May 23, 1997
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| 17 |
Tech Institute Courtyard
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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May 16, 1997
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National Engineering Week |
| 16 |
Rock Island Brewing Co.
Rock Island, IL
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May 10, 1997
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Opening for Johnny Socko |
| 15 |
Jones Res. College
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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Apr 27, 1997
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Prospective Student Weekend |
| 14 |
Norris University Center
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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Apr 13, 1997
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Hillel Freedom Festival
With Smarmy Kitten, After Eight, The Shiv, and MC Ben Elkin |
| 13 |
The Underground
Kenosha, WI
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Apr 5, 1997
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With the Siren Six!, Skagina, and Skali Baba & the 40 Oz. Horns |
| 12 |
The Keg
Evanston, IL
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Apr 2, 1997
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A benefit for the Suitcase Party
With Smarmy Kitten |
| 11 |
Fireside Bowl
Chicago, IL
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Mar 12, 1997
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Opening for Spring-Heeled Jack with Skabeatalls, Modocs, & Eclectics |
| 10 |
Chi Phi Fraternity
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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Feb 21, 1997
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A benefit for Special Olympics |
| 9 |
Jones Res. College
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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Feb 8, 1997
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Dance Marathon Fundraiser/Party |
| 8 |
Norris University Center
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
|
Jan 22, 1997
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Funk U. '97
With After Eight, Smarmy Kitten, and Up the Creek with Eddie's Gang |
| 7 |
The Bop Shop
Chicago, IL
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Nov 7, 1996
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| 6 |
Norris University Center
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
|
Oct 6, 1996
|
Prospective Student Weekend
With Significant Others |
| 5 |
Tech Institute Courtyard
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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May 15, 1996
|
National Engineering Week |
| 4 |
Shanley Pavilion
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
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Apr 8, 1996
|
With Happy Panic |
| 3 |
The Keg
Evanston, IL
|
Mar 6, 1996
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| 2 |
Willard Res. College
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
|
Feb 8, 1996
|
Dorm Munchies |
| 1 |
Foster-Walker Complex
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
|
Jan 25, 1996
|
1st & 4th Floor Dorm Munchies |
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