Concert Review: Pixies at the State Theatre

Influential alt-rock band the Pixies play to a packed house in Easton.

Although the 20-year mark has come and gone, the Pixies are billing their current tour as a celebration of the 20th anniversary of their landmark Doolittle album. Not that anyone's complaining; the tour is giving the band a chance to visit cities and venues it hasn't played in before, like Easton's State Theatre, where the Pixies stopped Thursday night. And although Doolittle is about the same age as a large chunk of Thursday's audience, the Pixies -- seven years into a long reunion -- continue to play like a band hitting its stride, not one that's phoning it in. Because although it would be great to see the quartet -- singer/guitarist Black Francis, bassist/singer Kim Deal, drummer David Lovering and lead guitarist Joey Santiago -- write …

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Tom Coombe

3:37 pm on Sunday, November 6, 2011

Loved the "Into the White" moment. It's one of their unsung greats.   more ›

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Pixies to Play State Theatre

Influential alt-rock quartet comes to Easton in November

Last week, I posted the schedule for the State Theatre's new season. There were a few acts I'm interested in, but nothing -- on a purely personal level -- as the recent addition, the Pixies. They're one of my favorite bands ever, and they're playing a show Thursday, November 3. Tickets go on sale next Friday.  I can't say enough good things about them. When I reviewed their reunion tour in 2004, I referred to their Doolittle album as "the Rosetta stone" of my formative years' musical experience.

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J. Drew Stefancin

4:46 pm on Wednesday, July 6, 2011

..................... I am so there.   more ›