Pixies backstage at the El Rey Theatre, September 9
L-R: David Lovering, Kim Shattuck, Black Francis, Joey Santiago
Photo Credit: Andy Keiler
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Having given fans what they've dreamed about for
years - brand new music - the Pixies - Black Francis, Joey Santiago and
David Lovering, along with touring bassist Kim Shattuck - will make
their second appearance as the musical guest on "Late Night with Jimmy
Fallon" this Monday, September 16. "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" airs on NBC at 11:35PM ET/PT and 10:35PM CT.
The Pixies' "Fallon"
appearance is part of the launch of not only the release of brand new
material, but the first leg of what will be a 15-month global tour that
started with a surprise fan club show last Friday at Echo in Los
Angeles, then four sold-out shows this week in L.A., four more sold-out
shows in New York next week, the closing night's headline spot at
RiotFest in Chicago, and sold-out concerts in London, first at the
iTunes Festival and then a special "fan show" at Brixton Electric. (see
dates below)
The Los Angeles Times
reviewer Randall Roberts, who had some reservations about founding
member Kim Deal's departure, found his concerns dispelled at the Echo
show, writing, "[Shattuck] was fun to watch, filled the stage with a
much needed brightness and certainly knows her Pixies bass lines...she
guided the songs with loving devotion and enthusiasm."
For Monday's show at L.A.'s El Rey Theatre, Rolling Stone's Steve Appleford had this to say:
"The Pixies proved that they
have entered a new phase as they delivered four new songs. The new
song to earn the strongest reaction was 'Bagboy'...it was a good sign
for the future...fans can be confident that the band is sticking around
for the long haul."
With no record company
affiliation or pre-release announcements, "Bagboy" was made available as
a free download on the band's website at the end of June, and in its
first month alone, was streamed or downloaded more than one-million
times. Although available for free, "Bagboy" still sold more than
15,000 digital copies on iTunes, and the track's music video was viewed
more than one-million times on YouTube during that same time period.
"EP-1," the first collection of new Pixies music in more than two
decades, was released digitally and as a limited-edition, 10-inch vinyl
disc on September 3. The vinyl sold out in less than two days, and the
music video for the track "Indie Cindy" is fast closing in on a
quarter-million YouTube views.
In his New York Times
feature Ben Sisario wrote about "EP-1" - "Plenty of their defining
obsessions are still there, like the twangy surf guitar and sic-fi
surrealism on 'Andro Queen'...'Another Toe in the Ocean' and 'What Goes
Boom' are more straightforward rock, but on 'Indie Cindy' the band uses
some of the sudden dynamic shifts that were its most recognizable
stature."
The nine combined L.A.,
N.Y., and London club shows set for this month all sold out in minutes,
and nearly all of the shows on the band's extensive European tour that
starts September 29
in Paris, are sold out, even with multiple shows having been added in a
number of cities. Announced Pixies tour dates are as follows:
SEPTEMBER
9 El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - sold out
10 El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - sold out
11 El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - sold out
12 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - sold out
15 Riotfest, Chicago - sold out
17 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY - sold out
18 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY - sold out
19 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn - sold out
20 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY - sold out
25 Roundhouse, iTunes Festival, London, UK - sold out
26 Brixton Electric, London, UK - sold out
29 Olympia, Paris, France - sold out
30 Olympia, Paris, France - sold out
OCTOBER
2 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium - sold out
3 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium - sold out
5 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland - sold out
6 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland - sold out
8 Huxleys, Berlin, Germany - sold out
9 Huxleys, Berlin, Germany - sold out
10 Lucerna Music Hall, Prague, Czech Republic - sold out
11 Lucerna Music Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
NOVEMBER
1 Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
2 Thonex, Geneva, Switzerland - sold out
4 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
5 La Phare, Toulouse, France
7 La Riveria, Madrid, Spain - sold out
8 La Riveria, Madrid, Spain - sold out
9 Coliseum, Lisbon, Portugal - sold out
11 Rockhal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
13 Falkoner, Copenhagen, Denmark - sold out
14 Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway - sold out
15 Munchen Brewery, Stockholm, Sweden - sold out
18 Olympia, Dublin, Ireland - sold out
21 Apollo, Manchester, England - sold out
22 Barrowland, Glasgow, Scotland - sold out
24 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England - sold out
25 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England - sold out
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