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On the road again Hop in the car and make music your destination
By MARISSA MONSON
If you’re willing to put mileage in
this fall, your options for seeing live music are endless.
Here’s a list of shows in an array of genres happening around
Illinois this fall.
ST. LOUIS
Sept. 8 — REO Speedwagon (rock),
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (www.ticketmaster.com)
Sept. 12 — Chuck Berry (rock),
Blueberry Hill (www.blueberryhill.com)
Sept. 15 — They Might Be Giants (indie
rock), The Pageant (www.thepageant.com)
Sept. 19 — Common (hip hop), The
Pageant (www.thepageant.com)
Oct. 2 — Phil Lesh and Friends (rock),
The Pageant (www.thepageant.com)
Oct. 20 — Henry Rollins (spoken word),
The Pageant (www.thepageant.com)
Nov. 12 — Regina Spektor (indie rock),
The Pageant (www.thepageant.com)
Nov. 19 — Of Montreal (indie pop), The
Pageant (www.thepageant.com)
CHICAGO
Sept. 6 — Macy Gray & The Brand New
Heavies (soul/R & B), House of Blues (www.hob.com)
Sept. 10 — Aerosmith (rock), All State
Arena (www.allstatearena.com)
Sept. 13 — Bebel Gilberto (bossa nova),
Park West (www.parkwestchicago.com)
Sept. 13 — Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic &
DJ Big Wiz (hip hop), Metro (metrochicago.com)
Sept. 23 — The Roots with MC Lyte, and
Big Daddy Kane (hip hop), House of Blues (www.hob.com)
Sept. 26 — Beastie Boys (hip hop),
Riviera Theatre (www.jamusa.com)
Sept. 27 — Nick Lowe (rock), Park West
(www.parkwestchicago.com)
Sept. 29 — The Cure (rock), All State
Arena (www.allstatearena.com)
Sept. 30 — The Hives (rock), Metro
(metrochicago.com)
Oct. 5 — Maroon 5 (pop rock), All State
Arena (www.allstatearena.com)
Oct. 12 — Rascal Flatts (country), All
State Arena (www.allstatearena.com)
Oct. 12 — Spoon (indie rock), Riviera
Theatre (www.jamusa.com)
Oct. 16 — Toots & The Maytals
(reggae), House of Blues (www.hob.com)
Oct. 19 & 20 — Al Green (soul),
House of Blues (www.hob.com)
Oct. 22 — Drive By Truckers
(alt-country), Park West (www.parkwestchicago.com)
Oct. 24 — Zap Mama (world beat), Metro
(metrochicago.com)
Oct. 31 — Lupe Fiasco (hip hop), House
of Blues (www.hob.com)
Nov. 24 — The Academy Is . . . (rock),
Riviera Theatre (www.jamusa.com)
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
Oct. 2 — Breaking Benjamin, Three Days
Grace (rock), U.S. Cellular Coliseum (www.uscellularcoliseum.com)
Oct. 4 — The Smashing Pumpkins with The
Bravery (rock), Braden Auditorium, Illinois State University
(www.bsc.ilstu.edu)
Oct. 27 — Sammy Hagar (rock ), U.S.
Cellular Coliseum (www.uscellularcoliseum.com)
Nov. 8 — Naomi Judd (country), Braden
Auditorium, ISU campus (www.bsc.ilstu.edu)
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA
Sept. 14 — Umphrey’s McGee
(rock), Canopy Club (www.canopyclub.com)
Sept. 19-22 — Pygmalion Music Festival
(indie rock fest), various bars and clubs
(2007.pygmalionmusicfestival.com)
Sept. 28 — Weird Al Yankovic (parody),
University of Illinois Assembly Hall (www.uofiassemblyhall.com)
Oct. 1 — Deerhunter (indie rock),
Canopy Club (www.canopyclub.com)
Oct. 5 — Steven Curtis Chapman
(Christian rock), U of I Assembly Hall (www.uofiassemblyhall.com)
Oct. 12 — Monte
Montgomery (acoustic guitar), Canopy
Club (www.canopyclub.com)
Oct. 13 — Blue Man Group (performance
art), U of I Assembly Hall (www.uofiassemblyhall.com)
Oct. 17 — Ween (indie rock), Canopy
Club (www.canopyclub.com)
Oct. 26 — Yonder Mountain String Band
(bluegrass), Canopy Club (www.canopyclub.com)
PEORIA
Sept. 6 — Clint Black (country), Peoria
Civic Center (www.peoriaciviccenter.com)
Sept. 16 — ZZ Top (rock), Peoria Civic
Center (www.peoriaciviccenter.com)
Oct. 7 — Newsboys (Christian rock),
Peoria Civic Center (www.peoriaciviccenter.com)
This article appears in Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2007.
