Pixies
When:
Friday, May 19, 2017 7:00p -
Sunday, May 21, 2017 11:00p
Friday, May 19, 2017 7:00p -
Sunday, May 21, 2017 11:00p
Where:
House of Blues (Fri/Sat) + The Paradise (Sun)
15 Lansdowne St
Boston, MA 02215
Admission:
$Varies
Categories:
Music
Event website:
http://www.pixiesmusic.com/shows/
Combining jagged, roaring guitars and stop-start dynamics with melodic pop hooks, intertwining male-female harmonies, and evocative, cryptic lyrics, the Pixies were one of the most influential American alternative rock bands of the late '80s. They weren't accomplished musicians -- Black Francis wailed and bashed out chords while Joey Santiago's lead guitar squealed out spirals of noise. But the bandmembers were inventive, rabid rock fans who turned conventions inside out, melding punk and indie guitar rock, classic pop, surf rock, and stadium-sized riffs with singer/guitarist Black Francis' bizarre, fragmented lyrics about space, religion, sex, mutilation, and pop culture; while the meaning of his lyrics may have been impenetrable, the music was direct and forceful.
