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It’s that time again, we’ve looked ahead and started filling in our calendars with all of the awesome upcoming shows headed to Chicago in the next few months. Being the good guys and gals that we are, we’re sharing our favorites with you, all of which will surely be not-to-miss performances of artists from around the globe that includes an impressive line-up of local acts. Check out below what we think are the hot Winter/Early Spring concerts, local acts are BOLD for easy access, and let us know in the comments what we may have missed.

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Whether or not the crowd was fully prepared for the event at hand, The Pixies certainly were, delivering a performance worthy of their legend and of the landmark record on display. The sound, appropriately, was simply enormous.

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As if you needed three reasons to see Pixies at the Aragon tonight:

1. Pixies will be honoring the 20th anniversary of their classic 1989 record Doolittle by performing the record in its entirety plus b-sides like “Bailey’s Walk” and “Into the White.”

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The air is getting chilly, the leaves on trees are changing – yes autumn has come to Chicago.  That of course means only one thing: It’s time to starting making plans for which concert to go to on New Year’s Eve. Several acts have announced plans to hosts shows in Chicago for the last night of the decade.

UPDATE: Chicagoist reports that The Jesus Lizard will headline The Metro’s NYE show. The show is 18+, and tickets go on sale this Saturday at noon. Additionally, the Jesus Lizard dates on November 27 & 28 at the Metro are sold out.

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Who knew animated characters could be this loud? The fictional metal group Dethklok from Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse obliterated a sold out crowd at the Aragon Ballroom with insanely heavy, lightening fast riffs and tounge-in-cheek lyrics last Saturday night. But it was their tour mates and prog-metal gods Mastodon who gave a performance filled with more heavy hits and explosions than a Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon.

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Here comes your band. The Pixies are hitting the road again this fall, and they’re celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their landmark 1989 album Doolittle.

The Doolittle tour hits Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom on November 20 and 21. Tickets go on sale September 12 at ticketmaster.com.

UPDATE: Per WindyCityRock.net, The Pixies have added a third show on Thursday November 19 at the Aragon Ballroom to their already two-date Chicago stop. Tickets for the added date will go on sale October 24 at Ticketmaster.com. Additionally, WindyCityRock reports show opener information:

Bad Lieutenant, the new project from Bernard Sumner of New Order and Joy Division, will open the November 19 show. No Age will support on November 20 and Jay Reatard on November 21.

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Three reasons to see Phoenix at the Aragon Ballroom tonight…

1. Their new album Wolfgang Amedeus Phoenix totally rocks. It’s one of the best indie rock records of the year and should provide for a fun, high energy experience.

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As odd as it may seem to open a Nine Inch Nails review with a James Brown reference, this must be said: As Trent Reznor stood in front of the sold out Aragon Ballroom crowd Friday night with his plain black T-shirt and black leather pants drenched in sweat, he is one of the few musicians in our current Twitter-era that can make a valid claim for the “Hardest working man in show business” moniker.

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