Tag: Black Francis

Free download: Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ tour live EP

Free download: Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ tour live EP

Tweet Midway through the band’s concert in Los Angeles tonight, the Pixies slipped fans a treat via Twitter and Facebook: a free, four-song downloadable live […]

Video: Pixies ‘Doolittle’ tour stage production

Video: Pixies ‘Doolittle’ tour stage production

Tweet With the Pixies set to open the U.S. leg of their Doolittle 20th anniversary tour Wednesday in Los Angeles, we thought we’d offer American […]

Video and setlist: Pixies open ‘Doolittle’ 20th anniversary tour last night in Dublin

Video and setlist: Pixies open ‘Doolittle’ 20th anniversary tour last night in Dublin

The venerable Pixies opened their much-anticipated Doolittle 20th anniversary tour last night at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre — the first of three nights there — and […]

Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ 20th anniversary tour heads to Australia, New Zealand in 2010

Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ 20th anniversary tour heads to Australia, New Zealand in 2010

The Pixies’ 20th anniversary Doolittle tour — which hits Europe in October and the United States in November — will extend into 2010, as the band […]

New releases: The Cult’s ‘Love’ reissued, Love and Rockets tribute album

New releases: The Cult’s ‘Love’ reissued, Love and Rockets tribute album

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new albums, reissues and/or box sets due out Tuesday. ARTIST: The Cult RELEASE: Love: Expanded Edition BACKSTORY: […]

Pixies tour dates: ‘Doolittle’ anniversary trek coming to U.S. in November

Pixies tour dates: ‘Doolittle’ anniversary trek coming to U.S. in November

The Pixies’ Doolittle 20th anniversary tour comes to America in November for 14 concerts in nine different cities, including multiple-night stands in New York, Chicago, […]

Breeders touring North America this August between Kim Deal’s Pixies treks

Breeders touring North America this August between Kim Deal’s Pixies treks

Kim Deal will squeeze in a three-week Breeders tour of North America this summer between treks with the recently reactivated Pixies The Breeders — currently […]

Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ tour coming to U.S. this fall

The Pixies will bring their Doolittle 20th anniversary tour to the U.S. this fall, playing their classic 1989 album in its entirety in at least […]

Tour dates: Pixies to play ‘Doolittle’ at 20th anniversary concerts in Europe

Tour dates: Pixies to play ‘Doolittle’ at 20th anniversary concerts in Europe

The reunited Pixies will celebrate the 20th anniversary of 1989’s Doolittle by playing their classic sophomore album in its entirety at 11 European concerts in […]

Pixies’ Black Francis plots solo-acoustic shows, Grand Duchy dates this summer

Pixies’ Black Francis plots solo-acoustic shows, Grand Duchy dates this summer

The Pixies’ Frank Black is touring North America next month in two guises: as Black Francis, and with Grand Duchy, the grungy synthpop duo he […]

Pixies roar back to life with Stockholm, Isle of Wight gigs, plus ‘Minotaur’ box set

Pixies roar back to life with Stockholm, Isle of Wight gigs, plus ‘Minotaur’ box set

Dormant since 2007, the Pixies tore out of hibernation this weekend with a private gig and festival set in Stockholm and a high-profile slot at […]

Love and Rockets tribute album to feature Black Francis, The Flaming Lips

Love and Rockets tribute album to feature Black Francis, The Flaming Lips

Black Francis, The Flaming Lips and The Dandy Warhols are among the acts paying tribute to seminal neo-psychedelic/post-goth trio Love and Rockets on the forthcoming […]

Quick Spins: Brian Eno/David Byrne; R.E.M.; Sonic Youth; Johnny Marr/Paul Weller

Quick Spins: Brian Eno/David Byrne; R.E.M.; Sonic Youth; Johnny Marr/Paul Weller

It didn’t seem to garner much attention, but after so much had been made about Brian Eno not performing with David Byrne on his current […]