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's Agenda Wed 1/9: The Dude and the 'Cus, Gel Set record-release party, and the Chicago Composers Orchestra
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by Drew Hunt
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's Agenda Thu 1/3: Magas at Empty Bottle, Second City's 100th revue, and Dwayne Kennedy
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by Drew Hunt
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Reckless Records
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Jim Magas
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Jeremy Lemos & Peter Speer
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's Agenda, Sat 12/29: Soul Clap & Dance Off, Mind Spiders, and Batman burlesque
Agenda for Saturday, December 29th, 2012
by Luca Cimarusti
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Bad Sports
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Hamburger Mary's
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Holy Bouncing Boobies: A Batman Burlesque
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New Year's Eve Guide 2012
Our picks for the best places to be when the ball drops
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Black Ensemble Theater
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The Jackie Wilson Story
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The Marvin Gaye Story
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One Name Only
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Bootlegger's Ball
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Moonshine Brewing Company
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Burlesque New Year's Eve Striptacular
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Gorilla Tango's Geek Girls
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Chemically Imbalanced Comedy
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Chemically Imbalanced Theater
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Kiss Kiss Cabaret New Year's Eve Hullabaloo
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Greenhouse Theater Center
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Challengers Comics + Conversation
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DANK Haus
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The Poseidon Adventure
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Music Box
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Morseland
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Slo 'Mo
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the Whistler
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Elastic
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Messing and the Wisemen
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Antony and the Tramps
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Airborne Toxic Event
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Metro
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Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires
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Lincoln Hall
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Eternals Espiritu Zombi Group
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Hideout
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Marked Men Bad Sports
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Wanda Jackson
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Double Door
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Porter Robinson
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Congress Theater
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Beauty Bar
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Hood Internet
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Moon Boots
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Only Children
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The Castle
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Paul Oakenfold
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Evil Olive
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Porn and Chicken
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Funky Buddha Lounge
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The Mid
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The Shrine
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DJ B-Man
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Teedra Moses
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Spy Bar
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Kalendr
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Inphinity
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Gene Farris
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Acadia
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Big Jones
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Blackbird
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Blackbird
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Chef David Posey
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Chilam Balam
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Natalie Oswald
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Deleece
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Due Lire Vino and Cucina
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Fork
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Tim Cottini
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Grass Fed
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Jerry's Andersonville
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Mercadito
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Ryan Poli
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Mercat a la Planxa
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Nana
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Park Grill
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People Tapas Lounge
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The Publican
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Brian Huston
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Senza
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Noah Sandoval
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Sepia
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Andrew Zimmerman
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Slurping Turtle
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Godzilla
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SmallBar Division
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, Dec 20, 2012
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Thrill Jockey founder Bettina Richards on the label's 20th-anniversary party
Tonight Thrill Jockey celebrates its 20th anniversary with a party at the Empty Bottle, but just what will happen remains a mystery
by Leor Galil
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, Dec 20, 2012
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's Agenda, Thu 12/20: Thrill Jockey turns 20, "Holiday Fantasia," and Cameron Esposito
What's on the Agenda for Thursday, December 20, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Salonathon
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You’re Gonna Die: A Holiday Fantasia
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Baathhaus
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Grades
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Shea Coulee
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Big Dipper
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Details
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Los Angeles
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Cameron Esposito
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Lincoln Lodge
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Bobby Minelli
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Adam Burke
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Rhea Butcher
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Roasted Chestnuts: A Holiday of Jokes
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, Dec 19, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Arbouretum, "World Split Open"
Live video of Arbouretum playing at Thrill Jockey's 20th-anniversary show in Baltimore; the Chicago installment happens on Thursday at the Empty Bottle.
by Peter Margasak
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, Dec 19, 2012
Gossip Wolf: GLC anything but silent
The local rapper released his third mixtape of the year,
Silence of the Lames
. Plus: Local bands prepare for the Mayan Apocalypse
by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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Magic Milk
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Experimental Sound Studio
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The Drone for the End of Time
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Kanye West
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Fellowship &Congregate
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Cathedral
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The Anti Sim
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Silence of the Lames
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Million Dollar Mano
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Blended Babies
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SK
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Really Doe
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, Dec 13, 2012
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This weekend's cornucopia of contemporary classical music
Two weekend concerts show off the local contemporary classical music community at its best
by Peter Margasak
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, Dec 9, 2012
Reader
's Agenda, Sun 12/9: botanic Hanukkah, a Hurricane Sandy benefit, and a pop-up book fair
What's on the Agenda for Sunday, December 9, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Chicago Botanic Garden
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Avondale
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Irish American Heritage Center
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Chicago Writers House
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What's on the Agenda for Sunday, December 2, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Tokyo
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Suzuki Junzo
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Monica Kendrick
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Eight-Sided Infinity
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Plastic Crimewave Syndicate
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Pandava
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Frank Rosaly & Steven Hess
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Gorilla Tango
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Season's Geekings: A Gorilla Tango Burlesque Holiday Special
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Bah Humbug
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Charles Dickens
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Piccolo Theater
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Evanston
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Asher Klein
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, Nov 29, 2012
Best shows to see: Cold Specks, the Coup, the Fugs, and Suzuki Junzo
Some of your best options for live music this Thursday through Sunday include Cold Specks, the Coup, the Fugs, and Suzuki Junzo
by Kevin Warwick
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Canada
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City Winery
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, Nov 26, 2012
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What's on the Agenda for Monday, November 26, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Arts
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Charlotte
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Paint Fumes
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Uck Life
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Kevin Warwick
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King Khan and BBQ Show
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Empty Bottle
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Bazooka
,
Deanna Isaacs
,
Civic Opera House
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Jules Massenet
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Werther
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Matthew Polenzani
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Wilmette
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Ryan Training Center
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Catherine Edelman
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River North Gallery
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, Nov 14, 2012
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What's on the Agenda for Wednesday, November 14, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Bleeding Rainbow
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Miles Raymer
,
A Place To Bury Strangers
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Empty Bottle
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DJ Peroxide
,
Damien Echols
,
West Memphis 3
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Life After Death
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Logan Square Auditorium
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Mayne Stage
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Rogers Park
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Jamie Kilstein
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, Nov 12, 2012
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What's on the Agenda for Monday, November 12, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Duncan Riddell
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Older Children
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Gene Siskel Film Center
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Aric Jackson
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Portland
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Atriarch
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Monica Kendrick
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Empty Bottle
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Lord Dying
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago's
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Lari Pittman
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What's on the Agenda for Sunday, November 11, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Holocaust
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Elie Wiesel
,
The Chicago Humanities Festival
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Symphony Center
,
Loop
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Sankofa
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Haile Gerima
,
DuSable Museum of African American History
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Empty Bottle
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Georgia
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Maserati
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Maserati VII
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Kevin Warwick
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, Oct 30, 2012
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What's on the Agenda for Tuesday, October 30, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Cobra Lounge
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West Town
,
Unholy Empire's Devil's Night
,
the Misfits
,
Social Distortion
,
Propaghandi
,
Today's Chicago Woman
,
Chicago Cultural Center
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TCW Foundation
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Empty Bottle
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AC Newman
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Shut Down the Streets
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Peter Margasak
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, Oct 26, 2012
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Sunday: Marco Cappelli's Italian Surf Academy and the Avengers
Sunday's concert highlights include Marco Cappelli's twangy Italian guitar and the vintage punk of the Avengers
by Peter Margasak
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Italian Surf Academy
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Tiffany Sequence
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Ennio Morricone
,
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Sergio Leone
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Avengers
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Penelope Houston
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Greg Ingraham
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The Pink Album
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Abbey Pub
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, Oct 24, 2012
Gig poster of the week
A poster for Metz, Radar Eyes, and Absolutely Free designed by Craig Hansen
by Luca Cimarusti
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, Oct 18, 2012
The Empty Bottle's first block party: Music, Friendly, Food Trucks
The Empty Bottle's new Music, Friendly, Food Trucks takes over the club's block of Cortez on Sunday
by Luca Cimarusti
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Shams Band
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Quarter Mile Thunder
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My Blue Valentine
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Jenny Dragon
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Shearwater
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