It's a Big Big Music Week Two Billboard dance events, the DubShack radio show, a Beastie Boys infomercial, the Rock Around The Block fair and The Warped Tour are all this week, but best of all BROCK OUT this Thursday at Liar's Club - who's coming with me! Ongoing: Fireworks, every Wednesday and Saturday night -1998.09.02, can you believe it! "Pier Walk", more than 100 large sculptures, on display -1998.10.18. Navy Pier, 312/595-PIER, 600 E Grand, http://www.navypier.com "High Art", thought/art plus a lesbian awakening w/ Ally Sheedy. Music Box Theatre, 773/871-6604, 3733 N Southport http://www.musicboxtheatre.com Friday 1998.07.10: Michigan Avenue Arts & Crafts Experience, nice work in various media. Michigan between Monroe and Randolph, 10a-6p. A nice lunch break thing for downtown workers. Beastie Boys Infomercial, strange but true. Chicago Cable channel 13, 10:30p and 12:30a, -1998.07.12. http://www.beastieboys.com Brew&View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. http://www.brewview.com 8:00p: "The Big Hit" (Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks) 10:00p: "Suicide Kings" (Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Laura San Giacomo, ...) midnt (Fri, Sat, Thu): "Wild Things" (K.Bacon, M.Dillon, N.Campbell, T.Russell, D.Richards) Great drink deals, smoking, heckling. Dub Shack radio show, great Jungle and drum&bass. 92.7 FM, Fridays midnight-2AM, 847/604-1983 "Small Soldiers" largely computer animated movie. Opens everywhere. http://www.freezone.com/small-soldiers Also "Lethal Weapon 4" and "There's Something About Mary" open. "Throwdown", part of Billboard's "Dance Music Summit 98", 14 DJs?!?!? Excalibur, 312/266-1944, 632 N Dearborn, http://www.ACEplaces.com/x "The Chicago Connection", part of Billboard's "Dance Music Summit 98", four levels. The Chicago Warehouse, 773/489-5346, 738 W Randolph. Saturday 1998.07.11: Michigan Avenue Arts & Crafts Experience, nice work in various media. Michigan between Monroe and Randolph, 10a-6p. A nice lunch break thing for downtown workers. "Rock Around The Block", 30 bands/3 stages, -1998.07.12. Lincoln/Belmont/Ashland, 773/665-4682, noon-10p. Sunday 1998.07.12: Rock Around The Block, 30 bands/3 stages. Lincoln/Belmont/Ashland, 773/665-4682, noon-10p. "Deadly Dragon Sound System", Jungle DJs Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western "Liquid Soul", great band with a rapper and horn section, 9p-mdnt. Double Door, 312/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee "SoundClash", good Hip-Hop w/ DJ Jesse de la Pena Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark Monday 1998.07.13: "Chrome", Jungle DJs, rapping, break dancing, best at 10p. MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen, http://www.madbar.com See a play, some comedy, or some art. Tuesday 1998.07.14: Bastille Day. Anniversary of the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789. "Nocturna", Goth w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah. Very nice. Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark. Wednesday 1998.07.15: Adult skating and drinking. Rainbo Roller Rink, 773/271-6200, 4836 N Clark, 9p-midnt. "Lunacy", cheap drinks, ladies free, industrial, SM/tattoos, sometimes lame. Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury "Freakshow", William Darke's incredible "Psycho Circus", includes flaming chainsaw jungling. Dusk, 773/292-1577, 1000 N Wood "Women Obsession", ladies mainly. Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Thursday 1998.07.16: "BrockOut", special event, great drum&bass DJs, moshy from 11p. Liar's Club, 773/665-1110, 1665 W Fullerton, like a conveniently located rave. MY FAVORITE DANCE NIGHT OF EACH AND EVERY MONTH!!! "Warped Tour" hardcore including Bad Religion, Def Tones, Less Than Jake, Rancid, Specials, many more. United Center, 1901 W Madison, 33 bands, 4 stages. http://www.warpedtour.com