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Carbondale and Southern Illinois's Independent Weekly Alternative
08/21/08 - 08/28/08

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Harper's Index

And the Proverbial More!

In This Week's Issue:

NEWS AND COMMENTARY:

  • John McCain on the Economy: Accidentally in Touch
  • The Eve of Elegance: Funding the Restoration of Attucks High School


MUSIC:

  • Bosco and Whiteford and the New Stampede: Heading out to Pasture for a Spell
  • The Top (Black) Fortys
  • JoBu Hits the Road
  • Kellie Pickler and Bucky Covington: American Idols in America's Heartland


ARTS, LEISURE, AND RECREATION:

  • Music Notes and Entertainment Briefs
  • Gallery Walk: Graffiti Art at the Boys and Girls Club
  • The Silver Screen: The Score Card


GUIDES AND LISTINGS:

BUDWEISER ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE
Regional Concert Roster
The 2008 Fall Festivities!
(A guide to the season's
best upcoming events!)
Welcome to the 'Dale, Fall 2008:
Your Guide to Getting Around in Carbondale
Southern Illinois Radio Guide
Nightlife's guide to the best in local music
The Permanent Record (A collection of
Nightlife's best articles)
Back to CarbondaleRocks homepage



Those who'd like their events considered for such a designation should write the Nightlife at 701 West Main, Carbondale, IL 62901, or email attention Chris Wissmann.

Outdoor shows are weather permitting.

UPCOMING AND CONTINUING

Through August 30 - Faner Hall University Museum Atrium Gallery - SIU Campus: Tracey Weiersmueller (cinema and photography master of fine art thesis exhibit)
Through August 30 - Tribeca Restaurant Gallery - Paducah: Paducah Summer Festival Photo Exhibit
Through September 12 - Little Egypt Arts Centre - Marion: We Remember: A Tribute to Deceased Area Artists
Through September 20 - Yeiser Art Center - Paducah: Frank Warren's PostSecret (postcard exhibit)
Through September 21 - Faner Hall University Museum South Two Gallery - SIU Campus: Woven Dreams: Southern Illinois Weavers (textile exhibit)
Through September 30 - Faner Hall University Museum Southern Illinois Gallery - SIU Campus: Kikapoo Artifacts (archeology/American Indian art and history exhibit)
Through September 30 - Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey - Murphysboro: Polly Winkler-Mitchell/Marion Mitchell/Jan York (art exhibit)
Through October 12 - Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Crisp II Museum - Cape Girardeau; Gary Lang's Out Standing Time (art exhibit)
Through October 19 - Faner Hall University Museum Mitchell Gallery - SIU Campus: The Quilts of Bessie Lutes (art exhibit)
Through November 15 - Gen. John A. Logan Museum - Murphysboro: Memorabilia from the 1884 Presidential Election (art/history exhibit)
Through November 21 - Gen. John A. Logan Museum - Murphysboro: Rum, Romanism and Rebellion: A Scandalous History of the 1884 Election (art/history exhibit)
Through December 12 - Faner Hall University Museum International Gallery - SIU Campus: Oglala Sioux Buffalo Robe(archeology/American Indian art and history exhibit)
Through December 31 - Southeast Missouri State University Kent Library Special Collections: Don and Rubye Kraft's Napoleon I Collection (literary/history exhibit)
Through May 9, 2009 - Faner Hall University Museum Permanent Collection of Art Gallery - SIU Campus: Josef Albers's Formulation, Articulation (abstract-art exhibit)

THURSDAY, August 21

Booby's - Carbondale: TBA
Castle Perilous - Carbondale: HeroClix/Universal Fighting System (strategic gaming)
Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show
Hangar 9 - Carbondale: Mathien (funk, hip-hop)
Key West - Carbondale: Memory Lane karaoke
Mé lange - Carbondale: open mic
Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden/Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: live DJ
PK's - Carbondale: Broken Mirrors (classic rock)
Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ
SportsBlast - Carbondale: techno night
Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show
Traz - Carbondale: Memory Lane karaoke
Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Sam West Nick Kuypers Brothers on the Sly Rum Runners Evacuation Extravaganza
Student Center International Lounge - SIU Campus: Registered Student Organization Fair
Student Center Roman Room - SIU Campus: Noon Tunes present Barnacle Billy and the Zebra Mussels (classic and original rock)
Student Center - SIU Campus: Special Programs and Center Events open house
Union County Fairgrounds - Anna: Union County Fair
Port Cape Girardeau - Cape Girardeau: Ivas John Blues Band
Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing
Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing
Ten Pin Alley - Du Quoin: party with George
Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing
Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: ballroom dance lessons

FRIDAY, August 22

Big Muddy Independent Media Center - Carbondale: James D. Scurlock's Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit, and the Era of Predatory Lenders (film screening and discussion)
Booby's - Carbondale: Black Fortys/Moon Buggy Kids (indie-rock showcase)
Cali's - Carbondale: live DJs/grand opening
Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Magic (strategic gaming)
Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show
Hangar 9 - Carbondale: Jah Roots (reggae)/Friday Afternoon Music Club presents Fiddle Rick and the Graham Crackers (bluegrass)
Key West - Carbondale: Jim Skinner and the Wall to Wall Rhythm and Blues Band
Longbranch Coffee House - Carbondale: Global Warming: The Signs and the Science (Energy Film Fest and discussion)
Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden/Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: Pop Rock Rejects (modern rock)
PK's - Carbondale: L.M.B. and B./ Spokesman/ Das Kapital
Sidetracks - Carbondale: Jobu (jam rock)
Spinoni's - Carbondale: TBA
Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show
Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Skinny Dips (DJs Beasley and Osipher)
Traz - Carbondale: drag show
Interfaith Center - SIU Campus: Brown Bag Bioneers present Amory Lovins's Winning the Oil Endgame: Mobilizing Business and Design Innovation for Profitable Energy Security (film screening and discussion)
Union County Fairgrounds - Anna: Union County Fair
Broussard's Cajun Cuisine - Cape Girardeau: Big Tree Band
Club Moxy - Cape Girardeau: Loosing Altitude
Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo - Cape Girardeau: Tunes at Twilight series presents Ode Hazelwood
Palace Pizzeria - Cobden: Grant and Carmen (blues, soul)
Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Ivas John Blues Band
Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing
Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing
Ten Pin Alley - Du Quoin: bags, washers, and volleyball
Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing
Sergio's - Herrin: José  Romulo (rumba flamenca: Spanish romantic music)
Xrossroads Pub - Herrin: Broken Mirrors (classic rock)
John Brown's on the Square - Marion: Dallas Alice
Harrah's Riverfront Event Center - Metropolis: Bob Hoppmann/Shane Parker/Jason Ison / Jeremy Gutierrez (cooking demonstrations)
Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: DJ Mix Master Baiter
Kite Hill Vineyards - Murphysboro: Wine Down Friday
Enrico's - Royalton: Rockin' Robin karaoke
Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: Rebel Rousers (country-rock, variety)

SATURDAY, August 23

Booby's - Carbondale: Black Fortys/Moon Buggy Kids (indie-rock showcase)
Cali's - Carbondale: live DJs
Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Yu Gi Oh!/Lorwyn (strategic gaming)
Civic Center - Carbondale: African American Museum of Southern Illinois Eve of Elegance featuring Edward E. Hearn
Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show
Hangar 9 - Carbondale: Trip Daddys/Dallas Alice
Key West - Carbondale: By Request (karaoke and DJ show)
Longbranch Coffee House - Carbondale: Friends of Traditional Music and Danec contra dance
Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden/Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: Hairbangers Ball (1980s hair-metal tribute)
PK's - Carbondale: Jackhead/Stace England and the Salt Kings (insurgent Americana showcase)
Sidetracks - Carbondale: Jobu (jam rock)
Spinoni's - Carbondale: TBA
Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show
Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Ivas John Blues Band
Traz - Carbondale: live DJ dance party/celebrity roast of Blanche DuBois
Student Center Ballroom B - SIU Campus: Moonlight Ballroom Dance
Union County Fairgrounds - Anna: Union County Fair
Broussard's Cajun Cuisine - Cape Girardeau: Brother Bag Man
Club Moxy - Cape Girardeau: Loosing Altitude
Owl Creek Vineyard - Cobden: Sam West (jazz, funk, rock)
Palace Pizzeria - Cobden: Shawn Harmon and the Electric Tribe
Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Natives (southern and classic rock, blues, folk)
StarView Vineyards - Cobden: Music Under the Stars presents Andrea Stader (singer/songwriter)
Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing
Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing
Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing
Ten Pin Alley - Du Quoin: TBA
Xrossroads Pub - Herrin: My Patience
Rainmaker's Garden - Makanda: Accidental Blues Band
Cultural and Civic Center - Marion: Bryan Duncan (contemporary Christian music)
Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey - Murphysboro: Polly Winkler-Mitchell/Marion Mitchell/Jan York (art exhibit opening reception)
Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ
Sergio's - Murphysboro: José  Romulo (rumba flamenca: Spanish romantic music)
C.C. Cohen's - Paducah: Alan Raidt and friends
Von Jakob Vineyard - Pomona: Dave Caputo
Enrico's - Royalton: Tom Wallace
Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: USA Dance (ballroom dancing)

SUNDAY, August 24

Buffalo Wild Wings Patio - Carbondale: baggos tournament
Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Naruto/Dungeons and Dragons/Warhammer (strategic gaming)
Key West - Carbondale: Ivas John Blues Band
Traz - Carbondale: drag show /Blanche DuBois birthday bash
Von Jakob Orchard - Alto Pass: Acoustic Twist
Port Cape Girardeau - Cape Girardeau: Woody Brothers
Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Old Santa Fe/Poor Farm Road/Fiddle Rick and the Graham Crackers (bluegrass and folk festival)
Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing
Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing/In the Biz Sundays
Blue Sky Vineyard and Winery - Makanda: Sunday in the Park series w/Dave Clark (country, classic rock)
Orlandini Vineyard - Makanda: Ed Van Awken (piano)
Enrico's - Royalton: Dance Time Karaoke w/James

MONDAY, August 25

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Star Wars/Battletech (strategic gaming)
Hangar 9 - Carbondale: acoustic open mic night
Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Rust Theatre - Cape Girardeau: theater and dance open house
Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing
Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing
Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: DJ Al (oldies night)

TUESDAY, August 26

Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Yu Gi Oh!/Dungeons and Dragons (strategic gaming)
Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show
Hangar 9 - Carbondale: Punk Soul Brutha DJ show
PK's - Carbondale: Whistle Pigs (old-time string band, rustic bluegrass)
Show Me's - Carbondale: karaoke
Sidetracks - Carbondale: DJ show
SportsBlast Skyy Box - Carbondale: pool leagues
Stix - Carbondale: live DJ
Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Brothers on the Sly
River City Yacht Club - Cape Girardeau: Danny Wiethop and friends
Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing
Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing
Cultural and Civic Center - Marion: Jesse Duplantis (Christian lecture)
Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: line-dancing lessons

WEDNESDAY, August 27

Booby's - Carbondale: Whistle Pigs (old-time string music)
Buffalo Wild Wings - Carbondale: Blazin' Wing-eating contest
Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Warhammer (strategic gaming)
Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show
Hangar 9 - Carbondale: Death by Karaoke
Longbranch Coffee House - Carbondale: open mic
PK's - Carbondale: Bone Dry River Band
Sidetracks - Carbondale: DJ show
SportsBlast Skyy Box - Carbondale: pool leagues
Stix - Carbondale: 1980s night
Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing
Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing/bikini contest
State Fairgrounds - Du Quoin: Kellie Pickler/Bucky Covington (country-western showcase)
Ten Pin Alley - Du Quoin: Bob Pina (piano)
Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing
Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: karaoke/ballroom-dance lessons

THURSDAY, August 28

Booby's - Carbondale: TBA
Castle Perilous - Carbondale: HeroClix/Universal Fighting System (strategic gaming)
Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show
Hangar 9 - Carbondale: TBA
Mé lange - Carbondale: open mic
Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden/Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: live DJ
PK's - Carbondale: Blues Bandits
Sidetracks - Carbondale: live DJ
SportsBlast - Carbondale: techno night
Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show
Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Bosco and Whiteford/Scottie Palmer and friends (traditional country CD release party showcase)
Traz - Carbondale: Memory Lane karaoke
Port Cape Girardeau - Cape Girardeau: Ivas John Blues Band
Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing
Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing
Ten Pin Alley - Du Quoin: party with George
State Fairgrounds - Du Quoin: Sawyer Brown (country-western)
Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing
Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: ballroom dance lessons

FRIDAY, August 29

Big Muddy Independent Media Center - Carbondale: Greg Palast's Big Easy to Big Empty: The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans (film screening and discussion)
Booby's - Carbondale: Nu Standards (punk)
Cali's - Carbondale: live DJs
Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Magic (strategic gaming)
Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show
Hangar 9 - Carbondale: Jah Roots /Friday Afternoon Music Club presents Fiddle Rick and the Graham Crackers (bluegrass)
Key West - Carbondale: TBA
Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden/Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: Seventeenth Floor (hip-hop, funk)
PK's - Carbondale: Slappin' Henry Blue (Tawl blues)
Sidetracks - Carbondale: Pistol town (modern rock)
Spinoni's - Carbondale: TBA
Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show
Tres Hombres - Carbondale: Skinny Dips (DJs Beasley and Osipher)
Traz - Carbondale: drag show
Interfaith Center - SIU Campus: Brown Bag Bioneers present Jay Harman's Designing the Next Golden Age: A Progress Report (film screening and discussion)
Broussard's Cajun Cuisine - Cape Girardeau: Intention
Club Moxy - Cape Girardeau: Level
Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo - Cape Girardeau: Tunes at Twilight series presents Bruce Zimmerman
Palace Pizzeria - Cobden: TBA
Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing
Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing
State Fairgrounds - Du Quoin: P.O.D. / Sevendust (heavy-music showcase)
Ten Pin Alley - Du Quoin: bags, washers, and volleyball
Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing
Sergio's - Herrin: José  Romulo (rumba flamenca: Spanish romantic music)
Xrossroads Pub - Herrin: Junk Food
Cultural and Civic Center - Marion: Cory Respondek/Josh Wilson (One Bread and One Body Youth Conference)
John Brown's on the Square - Marion: Hard Times
Harrah's Riverfront Event Center - Metropolis: Bob Hoppmann/Shane Parker/Jason Ison / Jeremy Gutierrez (cooking demonstrations)
Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: DJ Mix Master Baiter
Kite Hill Vineyards - Murphysboro: Wine Down Friday
Corner Dance Hall - Whittington: Jack Martin and Music Masters (country, variety)

SATURDAY, August 30

Booby's - Carbondale: Himalayas/Nothing Heads (indie-rock showcase)
Cali's - Carbondale: live DJs/Meghan Hauserman (reality television star)
Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Yu Gi Oh!/Eventide (strategic gaming)
Gatsby's II - Carbondale: live DJ show
Hangar 9 - Carbondale: Ratliff Dean Thiebaud / Whistle Pigs (insurgent Americana showcase)
Key West - Carbondale: TBA
Longbranch Coffee House - Carbondale: salsa dancing and lessons
Pinch Penny Pub Beer Garden/Copper Dragon Brewing Company - Carbondale: Jungle Dogs reunion show
PK's - Carbondale: Slappin' Henry Blue (Tawl blues)
Sidetracks - Carbondale: Faultlyne (modern rock)
Spinoni's - Carbondale: TBA
Stix - Carbondale: live DJ show
Tres Hombres - Carbondale: DJ Pickel/Honest Abe
Traz - Carbondale: live DJ dance party
Communications Building Marion Kleinau Theatre - SIU Campus: Graduate Student Performance Spotlight Hour (live theater/performance art)
Alto Vineyard and Winery - Alto Pass: Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Festival w/ Etherton Switch (bluegrass)
Broussard's Cajun Cuisine - Cape Girardeau: Fill/Alabaster Brown
Club Moxy - Cape Girardeau: Level
Palace Pizzeria - Cobden: TBA
Rustle Hill Winery - Cobden: Kerouline
Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing
Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing
Hush Puppy Saloon - East Cape Girardeau: live female dancing
State Fairgrounds - Du Quoin: Corbin Bleu / Justin Stein
Ten Pin Alley - Du Quoin: DJ Nasty Nate
Xrossroads Pub - Herrin: Metal Toyz
Rainmaker's Garden - Makanda: Accidental Blues Band
Cultural and Civic Center - Marion: Cory Respondek/Walk of Faith (One Bread and One Body Youth Conference)
Harrah's Riverfront Event Center - Metropolis: Trace Adkins (country-western)
Highway 127 Bar and Billiards - Murphysboro: live DJ
Sergio's - Murphysboro: José  Romulo (rumba flamenca: Spanish romantic music)
C.C. Cohen's - Paducah: Alan Raidt and friends
Von Jakob Vineyard - Pomona: TBA

SUNDAY, August 31

Buffalo Wild Wings Patio - Carbondale: baggos tournament
Castle Perilous - Carbondale: Naruto/Dungeons and Dragons/Warhammer (strategic gaming)
Key West - Carbondale: Ivas John Blues Band
Traz - Carbondale: drag show w/Blanche DuBois
Alto Vineyard and Winery - Alto Pass: Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Festival w/ Stokers
Von Jakob Orchard - Alto Pass: Ivas John Blues Band
Club Coyote - DeSoto: live female dancing
Gallery - DeSoto: live female dancing/In the Biz Sundays
Ten Pin Alley - Du Quoin: DJ Mello
Blue Sky Vineyard and Winery - Makanda: Sunday in the Park series w/Carlos Alberto (flamenco guitar)
Orlandini Vineyard - Makanda: Andrea Stader (singer/songwriter)
Harrah's Riverfront Event Center - Metropolis: Jungua (Chinese acrobatics and martial arts)
Enrico's - Royalton: Dance Time Karaoke w/James

Regional Concert Roster

Champaign-Urbana area

Canopy Club

8/22     Seven Year Existence
8/27     Ben and Zach
8/28     World's First Flying Machine / Tall Tale / Sunset Stallion / Common Loon
8/30     Nas / Talib Kweli / Jay Electronica
8/31     Tea Leaf Green / 56 Hope Road
9/4     Who's Bad?
9/7     Avett Brothers / Nicole Atkins
9/9     Punch Brothers w/Chris Thile
9/11     Zoso
9/17     Motion City Soundtrack / Dear and the Headlights / Margot and the Nuclear So and So's
9/17-19     Pygmalion Music Festival
9/21     Monte Montgomery
9/26     Family Groove Company
10/6     Lotus
10/8     Badfish
8/16     Man Man
10/17     Lucky Boys Confusion
10/22     Gwar
10/23     Yonder Mountain String Band
11/5     Girl Talk / Death Set / CX KidTronix

Chicago area

Aragon Ballroom

9/27     My Bloody Valentine
10/2-3     Beck / Mgmt
11/22     Jason Mraz / Lisa Hannigan

Auditorium Theater

8/21-22     Eddie Vedder / Liam Finn

Chicago Theater

9/24     Sigur Ros
9/26-27     Robin Williams
10/1     Ray Lamontagne / Leona Naess
10/2     Alanis Morissette
10/6     Ani DiFranco
10/9-10     My Morning Jacket
10/17     k.d. lang / Dustin O'Halloran
11/15     Rodney Carrington

Double Door

10/30     Donovan Frankenreiter

First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

8/22     Counting Crows / Maroon 5 / Sara Bareilles
8/24     Jonas Brothers
8/30     Martina McBride
9/12     Journey / Heart / Cheap Trick
9/13     Brooks and Dunn

Fitzgeralds

8/22     Sonny Landreth / Iguanas
8/29     Anthony Gomes
8/30     Eddy Clearwater
9/5     Dale Watson

House of Blues

8/21     Robin Thicke
8/22     Kenny Wayne Shepherd
8/23     George Thorogood and the Destroyers
8/28     Under a Blood Red Sky
8/29     Charlie Zaa
8/30     Hot Mix 5
8/31     Nas
9/2     N*E*R*D / Bad Brains
9/3     Reggie and the Full Effect
9/5     Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
9/6     Nightwish
9/7     Gza (The Genius)
9/8     Tricky
9/10     Fratellis
9/11     Bun B
9/12     Railroad Earth
9/13     Ice Cube
9/15     Maldita Vecindad
9/16     Paul Weller / Rifles
9/17     Brooke Fraser
9/19     Wayne Brady
9/20     Dana Fuchs
9/21     Live
9/24     Opeth
9/25     Zoe
9/26     Pat Green
9/27     Common and Friends
10/1     Children of Bodom
10/2     Lindsey Buckingham
10/3     Pendulum
10/4     State Radio
10/5     Uli Jon Roth
10/7     Unearth
10/8     Tribute to Bootsy Collins
10/10     Riot Fest / Lawrence Arms / Bouncing Souls / Shot Baker
10/11     Mason Jennings
10/12     Badfish
10/13     Amon Amarth
10/14     Killing Joke
10/15     Cobra Starship
10/16     Toubab Krewe
10/17     Five Finger Death Punch

Martyrs

9/7     Benevento / Russo Duo
9/9     Federico Aubele / Natalia Clavier
9/13     Outformation
9/18     Blue Rodeo
10/4     Justin Nozuka / Gabe Dixon Band

Metro

9/5     Backyard Tire Fire / Ha Ha Tonka
9/8     Spiritualized
9/13     Stereophonics
9/25     Rocket Summer / Secret Handshake / Morning Light
9/27     Omega Moos
10/4     My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
10/31     Pepper / Passafire / Supervillians
11/7     Ghostland Observatory

Park West

8/22     Tea Leaf Green / Assembly of Dust
9/4     Mike Gordon
9/5     Shudder To Think
9/18     Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
9/19     Dar Williams / Shawn Mullins
10/10     Tommy Emmanuel / Anthony Snape
10/13     Mountain Goats / Kaki King
10/21     Joan Osborne
10/23     Matthew Sweet
10/25     Lotus
11/7     Martin Sexton / Ryan Montbleau
11/14     Jackopierce

Riveria Theater

9/28-29     Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
10/9     Tegan and Sara
10/11     Kooks
10/17     Against Me! / Ted Leo and the Pharmacists / Future of the Left
10/18     Old Crow Medicine Show
10/22     TV on the Radio / Dirtbombs
11/1     Underoath / Saosin / Devil Wears Prada / Person L
11/7     Chiodos / Silverstein / Escape the Fate

Schubas

9/5     Graham Colton
10/25     Melissa Ferrick

Vic Theater

8/22     Faint
9/12     Dandy Warhols / Darker My Love / Upsidedown
9/24     Stars / Bell XI
10/18     Louis CK
9/20     Xavier Rudd / Griffin House
9/25     James
9/26     Keller Williams / Moseley, Droll and Sipe
9/27     Buckethead
10/3-4     Citizen Cope
10/10     Stereolab / Monade
10/11     Cold War Kids

Indianapolis, Indiana area

Murat Theater

8/23     Kathy Griffin
9/23     Cheech and Chong
9/26     Bob and Tom Allstars
9/30     Ray Lamontagne
10/23     Carlos Mencia

Murat Egyptian Room

9/23     Mindless Self-Indulgence
9/26     Brand New
10/1     Citizen Cope
10/25     KC and the Sunshine Band
11/1     Sara Bareilles / Marc Broussard / Raining Jane

Verizon Wireless Music Center

8/22     Third Day / Switchfoot / Robert Randolph / Jars of Clay
8/28     Maroon 5 / Counting Crows / Augustana
9/10     Journey / Heart / Cheap Trick

Memphis, Tennessee area

New Daisy Theater

8/29     Paul Thorn
8/31     Chiodos
9/5     Corey Smith
9/12     Egypt Central Prosevere
9/19     Joan Red
9/25     Black Keys
10/2     Marc Broussard
10/9     Toadies
10/12     Mindless Self Indulgence

Nashville, Tennessee area

Exit In

8/21     Margot and the Nuclear So and So's / Audrye Sessions / New Frontiers
8/22     War / Starlume / Jeffrey James and Rick Siebold
8/26     Spindrift / Nite Nite / Oblio
8/29     Old Union and Caddie
8/30     Counterparts

Saint Louis area

Blueberry Hill

9/2     Damien Dempsey
9/11     Tift Merritt
9/14     Ralph's World
9/23     Alejandro Escovedo
9/25     Hayden
9/27     Split Lip Rayfield
9/30     Heartless Bastards
10/22     Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers

Creepy Crawl

8/22     As Death Departs / Deficit / Tonight At Seven / Throne Child
8/23     By Appointment Only / Professor Protron and His Robots of Death / Broken Spurs / Dynasty Electric / Hostage / Morbid Minds Inc.
8/26     Writhe / Why We Prosper / Go Sally Go
8/28     1997 (Victory Recs) / National Product / Adelaide / Underwater Bear / Aletta
8/29     Little Arcadia / Too Soon To Tell / A Night Well Spent / Dinofight!
8/30     Maybe Later / Pinkleef / Josh Boof / Quint Flair

Fox Theater