NEWS AND COMMENTARY: Opinion: Tort Reform and Its Perils Four Corners: The News Around Town MUSIC: Blueground Undergrass Music Notes (and Entertainment Briefs) ARTS, LEISURE, AND RECREATION: Curtain Call: Southern Illinois Theater News My Back Pages: Bryan Miller reviews local author David Cochran's American Noir SUMMARY OF SUMMER GUIDES AND LISTINGS
BUDWEISER ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE
Regional Concert Roster
* Some seminars require sequential attendance (you can't start on day three of a five-day seminar). Some age restrictions may apply. Parents should screen these events for suitability for their children. Contact the venue hosting the event in question for exact times or other information.
Those who'd like their events considered for such a designation should write the Nightlife at 705 West Main, Carbondale, IL 62901, or e-mail at nightlif@midwest.net, attention Chris Wissmann.
Outdoor shows are weather permitting.
UPCOMING AND CONTINUING * Through June 25 - Museum Mitchell Gallery - SIU Faner Hall: Mandy Curl/Riki Zarris (summer MFA exhibit showcase) * Through July 7 - Museum Mitchell Gallery - SIU Faner Hall: Erika L. Strecker/L.M. Wood (summer MFA exhibit showcase) * Through July 14 - Mungo Jerry's Fat Cat Café - Murphysboro: Shannon T. McIntyre-Bugos presents Galactic Space Mama Returns (acrylic painting exhibit) * Through August 1 - Museum - SIU Faner Hall: Processes of Art II: Fiber, Metal, Wood (art exhibit) * Through August 5 - Museum - SIU Faner Hall: Cuba: Siempre Viva (photography exhibit) * Through August 13 - Southern Illinois Art Gallery - Whittington: Illinois Women Artists: The New Millennium * Through September 20 - John A. Logan College Museum - Carterville: Portraits at the Millennium: Photographs of One-Hundred Southern Illinoisans by Keith Cotton * June 20 Through July 8 - Associated Artists' Gallery - Carbondale: Nancy Bain/Ann Evans (painting/photo and painting exhibit)
THURSDAY, June 15 Boo, Jr. and Co. - Carbondale: acoustic music * Booby's - Carbondale: Joe Swank and the Muleskinner Band (cowpunk) Carboz - Carbondale: live DJ Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show * Mugsy McGuire's - Carbondale: Memory Lane karaoke Pinch Penny Pub - Carbondale: Madcap (jam band) PK's - Carbondale: Hippie Repellant Sidetracks - Carbondale: Dead Musicians' Society (art rock) Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show * Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Big Larry and the Carbondale Blues Revue * Turley Park - Carbondale: Sunset Concert Series presents Mike Plume Band (rock) University Teletrack - Carbondale: off-track betting Fuzzy's - Cobden: pool-tournament * Yellow Moon - Cobden: Andrea Stader/David and Rosalyn (acoustic music showcase) Hot Spot - Colp: dance mix Changes - DeSoto: live female dancing JB's Place - DeSoto: live female dancing The Other Bar - DeSoto: live female dancing Hotel and Conference Center/Atrium - Marion: Club Karaoke w/Music in Motion The Chalet - Murphysboro: live female dancing * Mungo Jerry's Fat Cat Café - Murphysboro: open mic
FRIDAY, June 16 * Booby's - Carbondale: Jenny's Way Out Carboz - Carbondale: live DJ Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show * Mé lange - Carbondale: the JLDJ (acoustic originals) * Mugsy McGuire's - Carbondale: live piano music w/Emily PK's - Carbondale: Happy Plant (jam rock) Sidetracks - Carbondale: Massive Funk * Stage Company - Carbondale: The Incredible Jungle Journey of Fenda Maria (live children's theater) Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show * Town Square Pavilion: Carbondale Main Street and SIU Film Alternatives present On the Waterfront (Movies on Main) University Teletrack - Carbondale: off-track betting * Walnut Street Baptist Church - Carbondale: youth coffeehouse * McLeod Summer Playhouse - SIU Communications Building: Always... Patsy Cline (musical drama) Coo-Coo's - Carterville: live at the dance ranch * Yellow Moon - Cobden: North American Wash and Wax (unplugged weirdness) Hot Spot - Colp: dance mix Changes - DeSoto: live female dancing JB's Place - DeSoto: live female dancing The Other Bar - DeSoto: live female dancing Van Zandt's - Dowell: Happy Plant (jam rock) Hotel and Conference Center/Atrium - Marion: Club Karaoke w/Music in Motion Hotel and Conference Center/Southern Nights - Marion: TBD Sadie's - Marion: Mr. and Mrs. Sweet Thang DJ show (blues/Motown) The Chalet - Murphysboro: live female dancing Connections - Murphysboro: live DJ * Mungo Jerry's Fat Cat Café - Murphysboro: Mike Lescelius (acoustic rock and folk)
SATURDAY, June 17 * Barnes & Noble - Carbondale: Saturday storytime (AM)/Bill Harper (singer/songwriter) * Booby's - Carbondale: Triple Dose (classic and original rock, blues) Carboz - Carbondale: live DJ dance music Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show * Mé lange - Carbondale: Ratliff Dean Thienaud (original country-blues) * Mugsy McGuire's - Carbondale: the Dorians (traditional Irish/Celtic music) Pinch Penny Pub - Carbondale: halfway jane (classic and alternative rock) PK's - Carbondale: Happy Plant (jam rock) Sidetracks - Carbondale: Jenny's Way Out * Stage Company - Carbondale: The Incredible Jungle Journey of Fenda Maria (live children's theater)(matinee and evening performances) Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show * Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Motown Funk Revue (DJ show) University Teletrack - Carbondale: off-track betting * McLeod Summer Playhouse - SIU Communications Building: Always... Patsy Cline (musical drama) Coo-Coo's - Carterville: live dance bash * Yellow Moon - Cobden: Billy Bowden, Jane Reh, and friends (acoustic rock) Hot Spot - Colp: dance mix Changes - DeSoto: live female dancing JB's Place - DeSoto: live female dancing The Other Bar - DeSoto: live female dancing Van Zandt's - Dowell: Virgin Wool (jam rock) Gibby's Lounge - Johnston City: Fast Eddie karaoke Hotel and Conference Center/Atrium - Marion: Club Karaoke w/Music in Motion Hotel and Conference Center/Southern Nights - Marion: TBD Sadie's - Marion: Earl "Skee" Pryor and the ESP Blues Band w/special guest Snooky Pryor (blues) Player's Club - Muddy: dance mix w/DJ Snowy Boo Boo The Chalet - Murphysboro: live female dancing Connections - Murphysboro: karaoke * Mungo Jerry's Fat Cat Café - Murphysboro: Woodbox Gang (caustic acoustic)/open mic * New Palestine United Methodist Church - New Palestine: Bluegrass Music Gospel Festival w/2L&C/Gordons/Dave & Emily/Split Rail/Katie Kerkhover and Rockwood Junction/Lodge Brothers * Visitor Center - Rend Lake: Southern Illinois Concert Band
SUNDAY, June 18 * Mugsy McGuire's - Carbondale: game room Pinch Penny Pub - Carbondale: Mercy (jazz) * Stage Company - Carbondale: The Incredible Jungle Journey of Fenda Maria (live children's theater)(matinee and evening performances) University Teletrack - Carbondale: off-track betting * McLeod Summer Playhouse - SIU Communications Building: Always... Patsy Cline (musical drama)(matinee) JB's Place - DeSoto: live female dancing
MONDAY, June 19 * Mugsy McGuire's - Carbondale: game room * Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Caravan (jazz) University Teletrack - Carbondale: off-track betting Hot Spot - Colp: Hot Spot Lounge Changes - DeSoto: live female dancing JB's Place - DeSoto: live female dancing Gibby's Lounge and Grill - Johnston City: Rocking Robin & D karaoke
TUESDAY, June 20 * Mugsy McGuire's - Carbondale: pool league PK's - Carbondale: Professor '50s ('50s and '60s DJ show) Sidetracks - Carbondale: DJ show Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show University Teletrack - Carbondale: off-track betting Hot Spot - Colp: Hot Spot Lounge Changes - DeSoto: live female dancing JB's Place - DeSoto: live female dancing The Other Bar - DeSoto: live female dancing The Chalet - Murphysboro: live female dancing Oasis - Ridgway: karaoke
WEDNESDAY, June 21 * Booby's - Carbondale: open jam Carboz - Carbondale: live DJ dance music Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show * Mugsy McGuire's - Carbondale: Mel Goot (live piano music) Sidetracks - Carbondale: Memory Lane karaoke Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show * Town Square Pavilion: For Healing Purposes Only (folk, swing)(matinee) University Teletrack - Carbondale: off-track betting Hot Spot - Colp: dance mix Changes - DeSoto: live female dancing JB's Place - DeSoto: live female dancing The Other Bar - DeSoto: live female dancing Hotel and Conference Center/Atrium - Marion: Club Karaoke w/Music in Motion Sadie's - Marion: Stank Willie and the Redhots (blues) Player's Club - Muddy: live female dancing The Chalet - Murphysboro: live female dancing
THURSDAY, June 22 Boo, Jr. and Co. - Carbondale: acoustic music Carboz - Carbondale: live DJ Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show * Mugsy McGuire's - Carbondale: Memory Lane karaoke Pinch Penny Pub - Carbondale: Michelanjelo PK's - Carbondale: Stoney Curtis Group (classic and alternative rock) Sidetracks - Carbondale: Notorious Blues Bandits Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show * Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Natives (southern rock, blues, folk) University Teletrack - Carbondale: off-track betting * Steps of Shryock Auditorium: Sunset Concert Series presents Blueground Undergrass (slamgrass) Fuzzy's - Cobden: pool-tournament * Yellow Moon - Cobden: Andrea Stader (folk) Hot Spot - Colp: dance mix Changes - DeSoto: live female dancing JB's Place - DeSoto: live female dancing The Other Bar - DeSoto: live female dancing Hotel and Conference Center/Atrium - Marion: Club Karaoke w/Music in Motion The Chalet - Murphysboro: live female dancing * Mungo Jerry's Fat Cat Café - Murphysboro: open mic
FRIDAY, June 23 Carboz - Carbondale: live DJ Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show * Mé lange - Carbondale: Jimmy Salatino (acoustic folk and rock) * Mugsy McGuire's - Carbondale: live piano music w/Emily Pinch Penny Pub - Carbondale: Brat Pack PK's - Carbondale: Slappin' Henry Blue (Tawl blues) Sidetracks - Carbondale: Mayflower jones (alternative rock) Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show University Teletrack - Carbondale: off-track betting * Walnut Street Baptist Church - Carbondale: youth coffeehouse * McLeod Summer Playhouse - SIU Communications Building: Jesus Christ Superstar (rock opera) Coo-Coo's - Carterville: live at the dance ranch * Yellow Moon - Cobden: Carmen and Grant (R&B) Hot Spot - Colp: dance mix Changes - DeSoto: live female dancing JB's Place - DeSoto: live female dancing The Other Bar - DeSoto: live female dancing Hotel and Conference Center/Atrium - Marion: Club Karaoke w/Music in Motion Hotel and Conference Center/Southern Nights - Marion: Great Scott * Lions Club - Marion: Paradise Alley Players' Lab Theatre one-act play series Sadie's - Marion: Mr. and Mrs. Sweet Thang DJ show (blues/Motown) The Chalet - Murphysboro: live female dancing Connections - Murphysboro: live DJ * Mungo Jerry's Fat Cat Café - Murphysboro: Room 33 (rock)
SATURDAY, June 24 * Barnes & Noble - Carbondale: Saturday storytime (AM) Carboz - Carbondale: live DJ dance music Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show Hangar 9 - Carbondale: Joe Swank and the Muleskinner Band (cowpunk) * Mé lange - Carbondale: Daugherty and Keenan (original folk and gospel blues) * Mugsy McGuire's - Carbondale: live piano music Pinch Penny Pub - Carbondale: Push Down and Turn PK's - Carbondale: Slappin' Henry Blue (Tawl blues) Sidetracks - Carbondale: fullcircle (modern rock) Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show * Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Motown Funk Revue (DJ show) University Teletrack - Carbondale: off-track betting * McLeod Summer Playhouse - SIU Communications Building: Jesus Christ Superstar (rock opera) Coo-Coo's - Carterville: live dance bash * Yellow Moon - Cobden: Dan Marsh (folk, blues) Hot Spot - Colp: dance mix Changes - DeSoto: live female dancing JB's Place - DeSoto: live female dancing The Other Bar - DeSoto: live female dancing Gibby's Lounge - Johnston City: You're Next karaoke Hotel and Conference Center/Atrium - Marion: Club Karaoke w/Music in Motion Hotel and Conference Center/Southern Nights - Marion: Great Scott * Lions Club - Marion: Paradise Alley Players' Lab Theatre one-act play series Sadie's - Marion: Bruce Zimmermann and the Shysters (blues) Player's Club - Muddy: dance mix w/DJ Snowy Boo Boo The Chalet - Murphysboro: live female dancing Connections - Murphysboro: karaoke * Mungo Jerry's Fat Cat Café - Murphysboro: Bill Harper (singer/songwriter)/open mic * Shawnee Saltpetre Cave - Murphysboro: No Quarter (Led Zeppelin tribute)/Uncle Pecos and the Country Funkins (jam rock)/Hurd Brothers (classic rock, blues)/Stank Willie and the Redhots (jam rock) * Visitor Center - Rend Lake: Jack Scott Band
Carbondale SIU Arena 9/1 Kiss / Ted Nugent / Skid Row
St. Louis area Blueberry Hill 6/17 Del McCoury Band 6/22 Continental Drifters 6/24 Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Marlee MacLeod 6/29 Buckwheat Zydeco
Cicero's 6/15 Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey 6/22 Voodoo Moose 6/24 One Way Charlie 7/8 David Gans / Sean Canan 7/13 Greyhounds
Creepy Crawl 6/16 Teen Idols 6/17 Dynamite Boy / Luckie Strike 6/19 Agency / Further Seems Forever / Legends of Rodeo / Too Young the Hero 6/21 Withered Earth 6/22 J. Majesty / Pave the Rocket / Sergio Vega 6/23 Cross My Heart / Magnum Project 6/26 Now She's Gone 6/27 Shovelbarn 6/29 Dogfight / Good Clean Fun / Suplex 7/3 All 7/7 Stepleader / Billy 7/10 Gnashing of Teeth / Perverts / Extol 7/13 Midtown / Simpleton / Stereo
Family Arena 7/2 Survivor / Pat Travers / Little River Band 7/3 Sawyer Brown / Eric Heatherly
Firehouse 6/26 Sunny Day Real Estate 6/28 Jayhawks 7/10 Paula Cole
Fox Theatre 6/23 Joe Torry / Earthquake / Bruce Bruce / Jay Anthony Brown
Galaxy 6/17 Darkest Hour / Curveball / Outspoken / Vampire Moose 6/20 Blackalicious / Del the Funky Homosapien / Encore 7/7 Kottonmouth Kings / Pimpadelic / Zebrahead 7/27 Mayhem / Hate External / Exhumed
Generations 6/15 Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials 6/20 Bernard Allison 6/29 A.J. Croce 7/20 Little Charlie and the Nightcats 7/27 Smokin' Joe Kubek / Bnois King 8/31 Deborah Coleman 9/21 Mick Taylor
Hi-Pointe 6/20 New Bomb Turks / Zeke 6/21 BellRays 6/28 Dragstrip 77 / Cave Catt Sammy
Jefferson Barracks Park Amphitheatre 6/16 Soulard Blues Band 6/17 Sh-Boom 6/23 Blind Mississippi Morris and the Pocket Rockets 6/30 Oliver Sain 7/7 Rondo's Blues Deluxe 7/14 Mark Sallings and the Famous Unknowns 7/21 Keith Doder and the Blue City Band 7/28 Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band 8/4 Mojo Syndrome
Khorassan Ballroom 7/13 Chante Moore / Gerald Albright / Phil Perry / Rhythm of Love / Will Downing
Kiel Center 6/28 'N Sync / Pink / Sisqo 7/1 Fenix TX / blink-182 / Bad Religion
Mississippi Nights 6/16 Linda Gaal Band / Brian Austin / Self Restraint / Insight / Triple Clamp /Johnny Action Figure 6/17 Fragile Porcelain Mice / Clever / Ring, Cicada 6/23 Eli-Stone / Lo Cash / Delirium / Five Point O 6/24 Mesh / Bender / Sodajerk 6/27 Roger McGuinn 6/28 Robin Trower / Eric Jerardi Band 6/30 Tastes Like Chicken 7/2 Schwag 7/8 Neptune Crush 7/13 Patti Smith 7/20-1 Urge 7/25 Tonic 7/26 Less than Jake / Newfound Glory / Impossibles / River City Rebels 8/18 King's X / Podunk
Off Broadway 6/15 Deborah Coleman 6/16 Lonh John Hunter 6/24 Trout Fishing in America / Bugs Henderson and the Shuffle Kings 7/13 Richard Buckner
Pop's 6/15 Staind / P.O.D. / Crazy Town / Dope 6/16 Stephen Pearcy's Nitronic 6/19 Step Kings 6/28 Union Underground 7/8 Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society
Riverport Amphitheatre 6/17 Blood, Sweat, and Tears / Box Tops/ Gary Lewis and the Playboys 6/23 Enrique Iglesias / Destiny's Child / Vertical Horizon 6/24 Poison / Cinderella / Dokken / Slaughter / Power To the People 6/28 Allman Brothers / Hot Tuna 6/29 Red Hot Chili Peppers / Foo Fighters / Blonde Redhead 6/30 Yes / Kansas 7/8 Bob Dylan / Phil Lesh 7/9 Third Eye Blind / Splender / Vertical Horizon 7/12 No Doubt / Lit / Blackeyed Peas 7/18 Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band 7/22 Sting 7/28 B*Witched / LFO / Blaque 7/29 Counting Crows/Live / Galactic 8/1 Christina Aguilera / Destiny's Child 8/6 Def Leppard 8/13 Alabama 8/14 Ozzy Osbourne / Pantera / Godsmack / Static-X / Incubus / Method of Mayhem / POD and Queens of a Stone Age / Crazy Town / Ministry / Kittie / TapRoot / Primer 55 / Pitchshifter / Disturbed / Deadlights / Shuvel / Pumpjack / Slaves on Dope 8/20 Lord of the Dance 8/23 Motley Crü e / Megadeth / Anthrax 8/26 KISS 9/18-9 Dave Matthews Band 10/1 Santana 10/11 Pearl Jam
Sheldon Concert Hall 6/16 Bill Allred's Classic Jazz Band 6/23 Peter and Patrick Noonan 7/18 Dead Musicians' Society 7/29 Joseph Anthony and Reflections of Elvis
Side Door 6/15 Johnny Socko 6/16 Wheat / Calexico 6/23 Dead Voices On Air / Legendary Pink Dots 6/30 Royal Trux 7/5 Blue October 7/14 Delta 72
Six Flags 7/15 Jo Dee Messina 7/31 Plumb 8/12 Clay Walker 8/19 Jars of Clay 8/14 Lonestar
Trans World Dome 6/30; 7/7 Raze
VP Fair 7/1 Terri Clark 7/2 .38 Special / K.C. and the Sunshine Band 7/4 Neal McCoy
Chicago area Allstate Arena 7/8 Dr. Dre / Snoop Dogg / Eminem / Ice Cube / Warren G.
Alpine Valley 7/8 Phish 7/15 Bob Dylan / Phil Lesh and Friends 7/22 Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer 8/6 Ozzy Osbourne / Pantera / Static-X / Godsmack / Taproot / Slaves on Dope / Shuvel / Crazy Town / Methods of Mayhem / P.O.D. / Pitchshifter / Ministry / Queens of the Stone Age / Pumpjack / Kittie / Disturbed / Deadlights / Incubus / Primer 55 8/18 Motley Crü e / Megadeth 8/19-20 Dave Matthews Band/David Gray 8/31 Furthur Festival 10/8 Pearl Jam
Aragon Ballroom 7/8 No Doubt / Black Eyed Peas
Arie Crown Theater 6/17 Don Henley 8/19 Dennis Miller
Auditorium Theater 8/18 Savage Garden
Chicago Theater 7/29 D'Angelo 8/10 Lyle Lovett 8/31 Gipsy Kings
Double Door 6/16 Tim Finn 6/17 Handsome Family 6/18 Spearhead 6/22 Legendary Pink Dots / Dead Voices on Air
Empty Bottle 6/16 Six By Seven / Greenhorn / Swingin' Neckbreakers 6/17 Chicago Underground Duo
Fireside Bowl 6/16 Luckie Strike / Dynamite Boy / Mathlete 6/18 Darkest Hour / Not Waving But Drowning / Luckie Strike / Dynamite Boy / Mathlete
House of Blues 6/15 Los Van Van 6/16 Ray Charles 6/17 Staind / P.O.D. / Crazy Town / Dope 6/19 Rockapella
Martyrs' 7/2 Lowen and Navarro (electric)
Metro 6/21 Nicholas Tremulis / David Ameram / Bun E. Carlos / Corey Harris / Rusty Kershaw / Bob Mould / Frank Orrall / Byron Stingily / Hubert Sumlin / Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett / Chris Whitley 6/22 Local H / Starball / Sullen / Kimball Roeser Effect 6/25 Damage Manual / Meg Lee Chin / Not Breathing 6/29 Sunny Day Real Estate / No Knife 6/30 Catherine Wheel / Tracy Bonham
Navy Pier Skyline Stage 6/21-2 String Cheese Incident 7/21 Richard Elliot / Jonathan Butler / Kim Waters / Jeff Golub / Richard Leo Johnson / Greg Bendian 7/22 Rachelle Ferrell / Roy Ayers
Park West 6/16 Jimmy Dale Gilmore / Hot Tuna / John Wesley Harding 6/20 Smog / Mick Turner 6/23 Kathy Griffin 6/29 Roger McGuinn / Chris Mills 7/8 Cherry Poppin' Daddies / Four Charms 9/14 Zap Mama
Ravinia Festival 6/16 Cassandra Wilson / Nicholas Payton 6/17 Chucho Valdes Quartet / Eddie Palmieri 6/18 John Patitucci / Roy Haynes / Danilo Peré z 6/20 Indigo Girls / Shannon Curfman
Schuba's 6/15 Of Montreal / Marshmallow Coast 6/16 Continental Drifters 6/20 Chris Whitley / Corey Harris 7/1 Deftones / Glass Jaw 7/2 Lowen and Navarro (acoustic)
Soldier Field 6/29-30 Dave Matthews Band / Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals / Ozomatli
Star Plaza Theatre 6/16 Foreigner 6/20 Chicago
United Center 7/13 Dixie Chicks / Ricky Skaggs 7/21 Sting / Tracy Chapman 8/19 Christina Aguilera / Destiny's Child
Vic Theatre 6/24 Mechell N'Degeocello 8/18 Femi Kuti
World Music Theatre 6/24 Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes 6/25 Who 7/7 Britney Spears 7/8 Roger Waters 7/11 B-52's / Go Go's 7/12 Vans Warped tour 7/15 House Party 7/21 Poison / Cinderella / Dokken / Slaughter 7/23 Club '80s 7/27; 7/29 Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band 8/2 Red Hot Chili Peppers 8/3 Nickelodeon's All That Music and More 8/4 Ozzy Osbourne / Pantera / Godsmack / Static X / Queens of the Stone Age / Kittie / Methods of Mayhem / P.O.D. / Pitchshifter / Ministry / Pumpjack / Crazy Town / Disturbed / Deadlights / Incubus / Slaves on Dope / Shuvel / Taproot / Primer 55 8/5 Counting Crows / Live 8/18 Duran Duran 8/19 Santana / Everlast 8/20 Motley Crü e / Megadeth 8/26 Allman Brothers 10/8 Buckinghams