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A couple of weeks ago the Pixies brought "Here Comes Your Man" to Conan . Last night Doolittle 's seminal opening track, was of the band's own choosing.

The Pixies make do on Dolittle in a reverent anniversary show The Pixies Alternative rock November 19, 2009 at the Aragon Ballroom by Selena Fragassi In the 25 years since the groundbreaking album Dolittle made its mark on the post-punk, pre-grunge landscape of modern music, the Pixies have spared no minor moments of rock and roll iconoclasm, ...

Pixies seem to have given up slicing up eyeballs in favour of releasing an iPhone app .

Last Friday night in Chicago, the Pixies managed to make the gimmick of playing an entire album from start-to-finish feel fresh.

The Pixies are currently in the throes of the North American leg of their Doolittle tour, a wormhole of a trek wea ve been quick to spill much digi-ink over in these parts recently.

Record Club is a project more or less headed by Beck that is devoted to the recording - in one day - of an album deemed worthy by RC's rotating members.

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Wea TMre doing three shows in Chicago and three in L.A.Wea TMre not going to the small towns and Ia TMll tell you why right now: Pixies tried to play Dayton and we sold 500 tickets and I live there.The hicks wona TMt come out.They like country music and therea TMs nothing wrong with that, but people will have to drive to Columbus or Chicago to see ...

Aside from his penchant for starring in bad Queen Latifah movies , Jimmy Fallon's usually got the public's interest in mind.

Steve Albini helped define the sound of 1990s indie-rock without having a trademark sound of his own.

When a group of revered and influential rockers come back together after a decade of acrimonious separation and/or inactivity, all but the most hard-hearted punks can grant them one lap around the reunion circuit playing the old should-have-been-hits, if only to collect the accolades and the cash that probably eluded them the first time.

Pels ikke bjA rnen fA r den er skudt. Or, dona t skin the bear before ita s been shot.

For those with tickets to tonight's Pixies show, here's a bonus review with another perspective, to give you a clear idea of exactly what to expect this evening.

Monday, November 16, 2009 See more photos on the slideshow page . Better than: having whores in your head.

We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we've decided to run down three of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio.

Frank Black, with the Pixies, on Thursday, November 12 at The Paramount. Though this tour is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Doolittle , I was hoping a few more obscure cuts would make an appearance, and while I was not holding my breath, the Pixies actually did not disappoint.

The alt-rock heroes kicked off a two-night gig at the Paramount celebrating the album's 20th anniversary.

Starting on the first night of the group's four-performance stand in New York City , fans can purchase a CD of that night's show about 10-minutes after the Pixies walk off stage.

In recent weeks, veteran acts Devo and Echo & the Bunnymen revisited classic albums from the late '70s and early and mid-'80s with concerts in Los Angeles.

The Pixies started the first of three shows at the Palladium on Thursday night. The tour is in celebration on the 20th Anniversary of the band's 1989 album "Doolitle" which, depending who you ask, was either seminal, a watershed or just kick-ass. Tickets may still be available here , but definitely here .