The Pixies are touring Doolittle this year (”this year” being the loosest definition of the word, since they don’t start working until November). If you’re thinking “Why are they playing a record in full that they recorded 20 years ago?” then the answer is “it’s the money, Lebowski!”.
If you’re too lazy to record new material, or too scared it’s going to drag down your flawless rep, then how long can your play 20 year old music without becoming a cheesy Kiss-style nostalgia act? Actually, I might be going overboard on Kiss. They made new music once in a while, right?
Anyway here are the dates:
Los Angeles, CA The Palladium (November 4)
Oakland, CA Fox Theater (8, 9)
Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre (12, 13)
Eugene, OR Hult Center (14)
Denver, CO The Fillmore (16)
Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom (20, 21)
New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom (23 – 25)
Boston, MA Wang Center (27)
Washington, D.C. Constitution Hall (30)
You might find this interesting.
We refer to it as “Analog Music from a Lost World” — previously unreleased post-punk experimental rock from 1981, unlike anything else recorded before or after.
“It’s amazing!” — Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock
“Here’s something lovely and odd from the Free Music Archive: the Karen Cooper Complex.” — No Rock and Roll Fun.com
“…some hefty grooves, and plenty of ‘holy shit” moments’. It’s a spacious but highly rewarding listen, and I wouldn’t be surprised if some label makes an effort to press this on vinyl in the near future.” – ongakubaka.blogspot.com
Jason Sigal, Managing Director at WFMU said:
“This is amazing stuff and we would be honored to feature it in wfmu’s curated portal on the free music archive. I’m very sorry for our slow response, we have a lot of stuff to wade through to find gems like these.”
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Karen_Cooper_Complex/