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The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. The band disbanded in 1993 under acrimonious circumstances but reunited in 2004. Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, and David Lovering have been the band's continual members. The Pixies found only modest success in their home country, but were significantly more successful in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe, although never achieving mainstream success with their studio albums.
The Pixies' music was heavily influenced by punk and surf rock, and while highly melodic, was capable of being tremendously abrasive at the same time. Francis was the band's primary songwriter and singer and had a distinctly desperate, yowling delivery. He typically wrote cryptic songs about offbeat subjects, such as UFOs and surrealism. References to mental instability, violent Biblical imagery, physical injury, and incest feature in many of the band's songs.
The group is frequently posited as the immediate forebearer of the alternative rock boom of the 1990s, though they disbanded before reaping any of the benefits this might have brought them. Avowed fan Kurt Cobain's acknowledgement of the debt Nirvana owed to the Pixies, along with similar tributes by other alternative bands, ensured that the Pixies' legacy and influence grew substantially in the years following their demise.

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Member Since: 8/8/2004
Band Website: pixiesmusic.com
Band Members: Frank Black, Joey Santiago, David Lovering, Kim Deal

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Rockabye Baby: Lullaby Renditions of the Pixies!

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Pixies.. is out now!Try this disc and spin it. A band of misfits who can t decide what they want to be. Are they punks or pop stars? Whatever the formula, the ...
Posted by PIXIES on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:20:00 PST

Pixies Tribute Available Worldwide on iTunes!!!

Dig For Fire - a tribute to PIXIES is now available worldwide on iTunes! They Might Be Giants, OK Go, Mogwai, British Sea Power, Joy Zipper, The Rosebuds, and so many more cover the PIXIES with utter...
Posted by PIXIES on Mon, 05 May 2008 07:38:00 PST

Pixies Tribute: Exclusive Elk City download!

Hey!To celebrate the wide release of Dig For Fire - A Tribute To PIXIES, we're givng away one of our favorite tracks, that DID NOT end up on the al...
Posted by PIXIES on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:03:00 PST

Pixies Tribute available Tuesday 11/13 on iTunes!

Hey!Dig For Fire - A Tribute To PIXIES will be released this coming Tuesday, November 13th, along with a special EP of extra tracks recorded for this tribute! The limited edition first pressing (with ...
Posted by PIXIES on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:50:00 PST

Frank Black live webcast, July 4th!

HEY!July 4th Frank Black will be playing at the Paradiso, Amsterdam. This entire concert will be webcast live on the internet on www.fabchannel.com. Afterwards the concert will be added to the Fabcha...
Posted by PIXIES on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:20:00 PST

Waiting to be our 'friend'?

Sorry for the wait... we really are. We have a backlog of about 14,000 people waiting to be added, but MySpace doesn't make it easy. Adding just 10 people at a time is a real drag.We're getting ...
Posted by PIXIES on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:11:00 PST

PIXIES TRIBUTE: Morning Theft covers 'Ana'.

NYC band Morning Theft are Pixies fans, and when you listen to their cover of 'Ana', you will hear that not only do they have great taste in their song choice, but they are also a great band. In fact,...
Posted by PIXIES on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:23:00 PST

Pixies featured in BBC documentary series

We had this sent to us last night:I'm writing to tell you about a new BBC documentary series that features a section about the Pixies and interviews with Charles Thompson and Kim Deal. I'm a TV produc...
Posted by PIXIES on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:29:00 PST

PIXIES TRIBUTE: Joy Zipper covers 'Wave of Mutilation'.

Like a lot of people, I got in to Joy Zipper with 'American Whip'. Somewhere around that time, one of our bands on ALR, The Caulfield Sisters, got invited to play live at KEXP at the Museum of Televis...
Posted by PIXIES on Mon, 21 May 2007 08:20:00 PST

Pixies Tribute - 1st Pressing Pre-Order!!!

"DIG FOR FIRE - a tribute to PIXIES" EXCLUSIVE Limited Edition First Pressing Pre-Order Special!!!The time has come!!! Over the past several weeks ROLLING STONE, SPIN, STEREOGUM, PITCHFORK, NME, and d...
Posted by PIXIES on Fri, 18 May 2007 04:21:00 PST