February 22, 2005

Pixies - Boston's Best


Pixies - U-Mass
Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
Pixies - Velouria
[Live: Fine Line Music Cafe, April 14, 2004]

The Pixies are a gift from the alt-rock gods. What have we done to deserve such beauty? As a boston resident in the 1980's & '90's, you couldn't hop on the Red Line without finding something new from the Pixies. Their output was daunting, even as a fan I had trouble keeping up (mind you these were the days before the Internet). The band has been touring again. I caught them on Austin City Limits this January. They still sound great. Usually these "reunion" tours are sorry states, but the Pixies held it together like half a dozen years hadn't passed at all. These three tracks come from the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis. [BTW: Look at the picture of Frank Black - could there be a more inappropriately named band?] Enjoy!