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24
Nov
The Pixies – Aragon Ballroom – November 20, 2009

Photo Credit: Audrey Leon

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.

By Dan Henshaw \ 5 comments

20
Nov
Weekend Diversions

Let me be the first to wish all of our readers a very merry Thanksgiving holiday. While you’re stuffing your gullet with turkey and dressing, we’ll be here all holiday long providing you with the latest Chicago music news and reviews. Also, beginning in December, we’ll start our best of the decade/best of the 2009 lists. So that’ll be fun.

This weekend, we’re spotlighting tonight’s Pixies’ show, Peaches and Permanent Records Third Anniversary Bash at The Hideout.

But before we get to our picks for top weekend shows, a reminder: Loud Loop Radio will once again grace the intertubes tomorrow, Saturday, November 21, at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. CST on Radio DePaul. We’re going to review the Them Crooked Vultures album, so that should be fun. Joining me in the studio this Saturday will be Loud Loop associate editor Andy Kahn.

Let’s get to it, shall we?

By Richard Giraldi \ 4 comments

19
Nov
Daily Diversion – The Pixies

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.”

By Audrey Leon \ 1 comment

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.

By Richard Giraldi \ 3 comments

5
May
The Breeders – Fate to Fatal

The Breeders are known for their lengthy downtime between releases, which is why it’s quite impressive that the Kim and Kelley Deal-headed group released their new EP Fate to Fatal only a year after 2008’s Mountain Battles. While Fate to Fatal offers some of The Breeders’ moodier moments, the record unfortunately suffers from haphazard song ideas and lack of quirkiness.

By Richard Giraldi \ comments