Weezer played their hits, and others’ — including, with a guest appearance from “Weird Al” Yankovic, their cover of Toto’s “Africa.” Forty miles away in Orange County, Toto returned the favor, by the way.
The Pixies mixed old and new during Tuesday’s show at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, the first of their two nights at the venue.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for the first batch of shows at the new House of Blues Anaheim, opening Feb. 28.
Who: Pixies at the Mojave Tent In 3 or Fewer Words: Wave of mutilation Memorable Because: Many music geeks first heard of the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival 10 years ago when the 2004 poster thrilled indie fans by featuring a reunited Pixies on the second line. A decade later, the art-rock legends were […]
Nice touch from the Pixies. The band’s historic 2004 reunion at Coachella seems a distant memory now, but you can get a refresher course – the band is offering a free download of an EP featuring four live songs from that set, “U-Mass,” “Monkey Gone to Heaven,” “Hey” and “Caribou.” After the jump, use the […]
KimDealNinaNastasia A new project featuring Kim Deal of the Pixies/Breeders and New York-based singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia makes it debut at the Satellite tonight. The show is expected to be announced later this morning. The band’s surprise set will be at 8 p.m., prior to the announced bill headlined by Los Angeles trio the Happy Hollows.
[File under: Things I have seen, heard or read:] There is plenty of intriguing music in the cooker for 2010, but one release I’ll be particularly interested in hearing is the album made by a band called Admiral Radley. The foursome is a collaboration between Earlimart’s Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray and Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle […]
More than the music — which was nothing short of spectacular — Tuesday night’s sold-out Winston Calling benefit concert at the Echoplex in Los Angeles was about random acts of kindness. How else to explain all the heavy hitters taking the lead of Pixies frontman Frank Black (a.k.a. Black Francis) and rallying to the aid […]
Forceful and faithful – that characterized the first of the Pixies’ three-night stand at the Palladium on Wednesday to perform their breakout album “Doolittle.” See my” at SPIN.com.
[How did I never notice that Ryan Adams and Bryan Adams share the same birthday? Ryan turns the big three-five today, and Bryan the even bigger five-oh … meaning he was 9 in the “Summer of ’69.” Celebrate by hitting a show …] The Pixies aren’t the only iconic band from the 1980s making the […]
