Local H frontman Scott Lucas takes a page from singer-songwriters Bob Dylan and Neil Young for his debut George Lassos the Moon with his new group the Married Men and comes out a winner.

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Three reasons to check out Phantogram tonight at Schubas (other than half price mac n cheese)…

1. The Saratoga Springs, NY duo of Joshua Carter and Sarah Barthel create psychedelic melodies layered with synth, samples and hip hop beats that only get more entrancing when either of their vocals slide into the mix.

2. You love The Antlers, and The Antlers really love them.

“We really love this band: @Phantogram. Check them out if you haven’t heard of them http://www.myspace.com/phantogram sooo awesome…” – The Antlers on Twitter

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Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed.

• • Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot discusses the passing of post-punk producer Iain Burgess and his impact on Chicago’s underground music scene.

• • Wilco played a free concert in a rainy Vancouver on Saturday night as part of the Olympic host city’s “LiveCity” program.

• • Fake Shore Drive thinks the DOOM appearance with Mos Def at the Congress Theater was a DOOM fake.

• • Check out a great photo gallery of the Jan. 22, performance by Brighton, MA at Shubas over at Harmon Drive.

• • Gapers Block music section Transmission posted an incredible piece last week on Sam Cooke and the Civil Rights Movement.

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Local H frontman and Prairie Cartel sideman Scott Lucas is about to be a very busy man. Lucas releases his debut album, George Lassos the Moon, with the Married Men on Tuesday, Feb. 16, and to celebrate he is hitting the road for a short tour of the Northeast beginning Friday, Feb. 12, in Cleveland, Ohio.

The eight-date tour concludes Saturday, Feb. 20, with two home-town shows; Scott Lucas and the Married Men will appear first at an in-store at Reckless Records, 1532 N. Milwaukee, at 5 p.m. and later that night at Schubas.

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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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Three reasons why you should check out songwriter Findlay Brown at Schubas tonight…

1. The British singer describes his sound as “melodramatic popular song”. Considering most of the music off his newest (2008) record “Love Will Find You” resembles Paul McCartney’s Flaming Pie era, the description is eerily accurate, and therefore a highly refreshing impression of what Brown is trying to do with his work.

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Three reasons to head to either Schubas or Lincoln Hall tonight to catch the opening day of Tomorrow Never Knows 2010, the only Chicago music festival ballsy enough to take place right in the middle of January. But it’s all indoors, so you have no reason not to go…

1. It’s a pleasant 34 degree outside. In Chicago. In January. That’s hilarious. Even funnier? The number of stand up comics who will hit Schubas tonight for Laugh It Up, Kid as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows Festival. Hitting the stage tonight will be Prescott Tolk formerly of Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, Cameron Esposito, James Fritz and many, many more hilarious comedians.

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