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Trompe le Monde
Released: September 23, 1991
Recorded: 1991 at Master Control and Pacifique, Burbank; at Studio des dames, Paris and at Blackwing, London
Trompe le Monde is the fourth and final album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in 1991 on the English independent record label 4AD in the United...
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Pixies pull out of Israeli concert
Music festival organizers say cancellation related to flotilla raid
U.S. alternative rock band Pixies has canceled a concert in Tel Aviv this week and organizers say it’s in protest over Israel’s commando raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in which nine activists died. The band’s Tel...
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By Josefina Loza | World-Herald Staff Writer
The Boston-formed alternative rock band will bring its “Doolittle Tour” to the Orpheum Theater, 409 S. 16th St., at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 16.
Pixies at the Orpheum Theater - OmahaOn tour are Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering. Fans can expect the Pixies to play a wide selection of their most beloved songs from the band’s third...
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Two concerts, one set.
Here comes your band. We’re pretty stoked to announce the homecoming of Eagle Rock Entertainment’s newest release for Blu-ray, this time from the original alternative rock act of the 1980s, the Pixies. Pixies: Acoustic & Electric Live will arrive on the high-definition format later this month on August 24, 2010 for the MSRP of $24.98.
Pixies Rock On - Two concerts,...
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With the Pixies’ tour dates a smashing success in the U.S., the U.K., Europe, Australia, and New Zealand and Japan, the band – Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering – has announced its first-ever tour of Latin America. Six dates have been confirmed, with the first being on October 6 in Buenos Aires, winding up with the last of three shows in Mexico on October 19. The Mexico...
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06 26th, 2010 |
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Folks who caught the Pixies at the Ryman in 2004 likely left with a burst of energy and a new, far more positive impression of the term “reunion tour.”
Pixies - Ryman AuditoriumGood, related news: Fans have another chance to catch the Pixies at the Mother Church, when the reconvened rock mainstays come back through Nashville on The Doolittle Tour, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of...
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06 6th, 2010 |
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Music festival organizers say cancellation related to flotilla raid
U.S. alternative rock band Pixies has canceled a concert in Tel Aviv this week and organizers say it’s in protest over Israel’s commando raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in which nine activists died. The band’s Tel Aviv promoter, Shuki Weiss, sent out a statement Sunday saying the band would cancel “with great...
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02 6th, 2010 |
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Legendary 90s rock group The Pixies will play Australia in March 2010.
Pixie's Kim Deal at Hammerstein BallroomAccording to a report at Under The Radar – a New Zealand website – the group will play Auckland’s Vector Arena on March 12, with dates in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth to follow. The shows are in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their landmark album...
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The Pixies have announced an intimate sideshow following the sellout of their March arena show in Auckland.
Pixies at Constitution Hall, Washington DCThe reformed alternative rock act, who are touring to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their classic 1989 album Doolittle, will perform a show at The Powerstation on March 11.
Only 1100 tickets will be sold, around one-tenth of the size of the band’s...
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12 1st, 2009 |
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Earlier this year the Pixies announced their plan to reunite for the 20th anniversary of their 1andmark 1989 album, Doolittle. On November 4th the nine city U.S. tour kicked off at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. On November 23rd the Pixies played their first of four New York shows at Hammerstein Ballroom. Fortunately, I was in attendance for what turned out to be one of the most monumental...
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This week seems to be Pixies week in NYC. The band is playing 4 sold out shows at Hammerstein for the 20th Anniversary of Doolittle.
Pixies perform on Late Night with Jimmy FallonHow come Frank Black looks like he’s 10 years younger than the rest of the Pixies? I guess it’s that whole not eating meat thing. Or maybe he’s one of those soul vampires, and he sucks the life out of tweens and old...
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The Pixies, currently in the final days of the U.S. leg of their “Doolittle Tour,” and who will headline four sold-out shows at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom next week, have been confirmed to appear on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” Tuesday, November 24. The show airs on NBC at 12:30 ET/PT and 11:30 CT.
The band will perform the song “Debaser” from their 1989 classic Doolittle, which,...