Here Comes Your Pixies

Finally.

After all these years I got a chance to see The Pixies live. They played tonight at the UCSD RIMAC Arena. Fun show. The band looked older, balder, and heavier, but if you closed your eyes, you wouldn't have been able to tell it was not the young high-energy spirit of the Pixies. They sounded just like they sound on record. Very tight. Impressive. And Gigantic!


Except for "Dig For Fire" and "Allison", they played all of the songs I hoped to hear: "Monkey Gone To Heaven", "Velouria", "Is She Weird", "Here Comes Your Man", "Debaser", "Gigantic" and "Where Is My Mind".


I was really impressed by how tight this band was, and at the same time, how good each player was. Frank Black is a great singer/guitarist and he really can yell hysterically. Joey Santiago impressed with his fluid guitar playing. Loved the experimentations with his wah pedal. The drummer, David Lovering, was rocking out like an 18-year old. And I really liked Kim Deal singing a song all by herself. I don't know what song it was, but it was great.


It was cool to be rocking out, and all of a sudden as I turn my head to the right to spot Andy Panda standing almost next to me. He was loving the show just as much as Marie and I were enjoying it.


I took some video clips too and will try to post some of them on here, so visit back to check them out.

Krassy Can Listen To It: "Velouria" by The Pixies