Wednesday - November 11, 2009 - 09:00am

Live Show Review: The Pixies at the Fox Theater, Oakland

I was only nine years old when Doolittle came out. So I missed out on the Pixies in their heyday. Once I finally discovered them, they had already broken up. It would have been no surprise if they never found their way back together again, as all four became fully engaged in other side projects, but the ‘00s proved otherwise. They have legions of fans, from every demographic. Few bands have such far-reaching influence. Few bands will ever uphold the credibility of the Pixies. Read the entire review at crawdaddy.com.

Source: Crawdaddy Magazine

Thursday - November 05, 2009 - 09:00am

Spin Magazine: Pixies Play Complete 'Doolittle' Album

The influential indie band performed its classic album for a roomfull of appreciative Hollywood hipsters.

At the Pixies' Hollywood Palladium show on Wednesday night, the sold-out crowd of 4,000 seemed caught between genuflecting respectfully and just going nuts. Kicking off a 21-date U.S. tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their thorny masterwork Doolittle, the alt-rock icons performed the album start-to-finish in the form of an edgy history lesson, with the students devotedly trying to keep up. Read more.

Source: Spin

Thursday - June 18, 2009 - 09:00am

The Language Of Violence - The Pixies Play Live

e Pixies played live in an art gallery this week. John Doran found himself flung into a world of torrid text and the imagist poetry of violence. Read More

Source: The Quietus

Friday - June 03, 2005 - 12:44pm

Pixies Return Live: Portland Setlist

Thanks to Dave for submitting this setlist.

Hey Folks,

Here's setlists from lastnights shows. The order isn't solid on the first show (we scribbled them down between sets), but the late show is right on. Both shows ripped. The openning act were "The BellRays", a pleasant distraction while waiting for the real deal:

6:30 Show: Rarities and B-Sides
Alec Eiffel
Planet of Sound
Rock Music
Monkeys gone to Heaven
Mr. Greives
Tame
In Heaven
Tame
Caribou
Holiday Song
Wave of Mutilation
Hey
Dead
I Bleed
Concrete
Stormy Weather
Gouge Away
Where is my Mind?
Nimrod's Son
Vamos (Surfer Rosa Version)
-----sort of Encore (they never left the stage)
Debaser

Late Set: The Hits
In Heaven (Lady in the Elevator Song)
Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)
Here Comes your Man
La La Love You
Subacultcha
Gouge Away
Dead
Debaser
Hey
Tame
Gigantic
Stormy Weather
Allison
Isla de Encanta
Lovely Day
Caribou
Monekys Gone to Heaven
Velouria
Winterlong
Where is My Mind?
Vamos (more like Pilgrim)
---Sort of Encore-------
Alec Eiffel

Source: Thanks to Dave