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Countryside, Milwaukee & Palatine continued from page 36 DECEMBER TAYLOR GUITAR see page 7 for details. SALE Chicago; Modern Day Romeos — Loaded Buffalo, Mundelein; Henhouse Prowlers — Martyr’s, Chicago; Chicago Amplified: A New Year’s Celebration/The Moth/Diana & The Dishes/DJ Ayana Contreras — Mayne Stage, Chicago; NYE 2015: The Promise Ring Performs “Nothing Feels Good” w/Into It. Over It. — Metro, Chicago; New Year’s Eve Party — MT Barrels, Schaumburg; Chi-Town Rising Resolution New Year’s Eve Gala w/DJ Metro — Navy Pier, Chicago; NYE Party — Nite Cap, Chicago; B-Class Hip Hop Event — Q Bar, Darien; The Incognitos — Racine Yacht Club, Racine; The Polkaholics New Year’s Eve Extravaganza — Red Line Tap, Chicago; Jonathan Polit — Reefpoint Brew House, Racine, WI; Mac Sabbath/Black Angus/Phat Kiss (Rock Club), Possessed By Paul James/Bobby Bare Jr./ Shawn James (Music Joint) — Reggie’s, Chicago; Lettuce w/Future Rock & Turbo Salt — Riviera, Chicago; Hillbilly Rockstarz — Rockin’ Horse Saloon, Oak Forest; Vance Kelly & The Backstreet Blues Band New Year’s Eve Show — Rosa’s, Chicago; Skrillex/Chance The Rapper/Get Real/Purity Ring/Cashmere Cat/The Floozies/Badbadnotgood/Mija/ Autograf/Jahkoy & more — Rosemont Theater, Rosemont; Nick Waterhouse & Guests — Schubas, Chicago; NYE 2015: Prismatic w/Justin Long/Chrissy/Garrett David/Michael Serafini/Nathan Drew Larsen/Olin/Phillip Stone/Sevron — Smart Bar, Chicago; Richard Thompson — Space, Evanston; Damon Williams — Star Plaza Theater, Merrillville, IN; El Ten Eleven/Buffington’s Annual Private NYE Celebration — Subterranean, Chicago; Wedding Banned — Tailgaters, Bolingbrook; Brandi Carlile w/Bryan Elliott — Thalia Hall, Chicago; Will Jacobs — The Alley, Highwood; NYE Bash w/Wayland/Roxtar/Left Of Reason/Modfire/Convoy/5 Star Run — The Back Bar, Janesville, WI; NYE’s Battle Of The Saxes — The Green Mill, Chicago; Brew Year’s Eve w/HiFi Superstar — The Haight, Elgin; The Eternals — The Hideout, Chicago; New Years Eve w/Jesse Seely/Adym/Vantage/Konstant/Jamraz/ Dessert First — The Mid, Chicago; Champagne Splash w/Sean Mac/Jay Illa — The Promontory, Chicago; Railroad Earth w/Cornmeal — The Vic, Chicago; Dr. Feelgood — Tilted Kilt, Bolingbrook; New Year’s Eve Karaoke Party — Uptown Lounge, Chicago; Tributosaurus Becomes: The Talking Heads — Wire, Berwyn. follow Illinois Entertainer on Get the music you wanted for Christmas! Sat. Dec 5 Holiday Inn Countryside 6201 Joliet Road (Rt.66) Countryside • 847-409-9656 Sun. Dec 27 Serb Hall 5101 W. Oklahoma Milwaukee, WI 10am-4pm Sat. Jan 16 Continued from page 34 like that. I’ve always liked the video medium in general as a way to add depth to a song. Its use as a promotional tool to get people hyped up is pretty good. If we can get it done within our own budget and within our means. Doing it ourselves, the band has the final say. IE: How did the New Year's Eve show with Ministry show come about? Val: We got called for that show a while ago. With an offer like that, you can’t say no. With our background, there are a few bands that still do what we do in Chicago. But Chicago is the home of Al Jourgensen and the original Chicago Wax Trax (Records). It has such history with that genre of music, with that metal industrial crossover and industrial metal. IE: What can fans expect at this show? Val: I’ve been describing it online as a