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| Carl |
Posted - 06/07/2007 : 02:32:03
Kilkenny Advertiser.
The Pixies in Kilkenny
Well not really but Pixies tribute band Doolittle are said to be the next
best thing! And they hit Kilkenny’s Zoo Club, 40 Parliament Street, on
Saturday at 9pm.
These guys rocked Kilkenny last summer and proved themselves to
be a tribute band in a league of their own. Now they are back by
huge popular demand and they are hell bent on leaving their mark on
Kilkenny.
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.
The Pixies weren't accomplished musicians -- Black Francis wailed and
bashed out chords while Joey Santiago's lead guitar squealed out
spirals of noise.
But the band were inventive, rabid rock fans that 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.
The Pixies' busy, brief songs, extreme dynamics, and subversion of
pop song structures proved one of the touchstones of '90s
alternative rock.
From grunge to Britpop, The Pixies' shadow loomed large - it's hard to
imagine Nirvana without The Pixies' signature stop-start dynamics
and lurching, noisy guitar solos.
While The Pixies were touted as the band to bring indie rock into the
mainstream, they simply laid the groundwork for the alternative
explosion of the early '90s.
MTV was reluctant to play their videos, while even modern rock radio
didn't put their singles into regular rotation. Furthermore, tensions
between leader Black Francis and bassist/vocalist Kim Deal, who
wanted to incorporate her songs into the band's repertoire, crippled
the band's progress.
By the time Nirvana broke the doors down for alternative rock in
1992, The Pixies were effectively broken up.
Still now their legacy lives on and their loyal fan base is always on the
increase. This was proven with their huge concert in Dublin’s Phoenix
Park in recent years.
So for a real Pixies’ experience, catch Doolittle live in The Zoo Club on
Saturday at 9pm. The show will be followed with a late indie/rock club
and fans are advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment. |
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| Carl |
Posted - 07/28/2007 : 15:56:40
Not bad, just drifting along as usual! Actually, it'd be nice to get away for a while!
"I hate how the reptile dreams it's a mammal. Scaley monster: be what you are!!" - Erebus. |
| Otherfellers |
Posted - 07/27/2007 : 18:10:57
Was never cut out for the weather here, always in the 30s of late and it just oppresses me.
How've you been? |
| Carl |
Posted - 07/21/2007 : 10:09:59
It's warm here, but otherwise the weather is terrible: very rainy and thundery!
"I hate how the reptile dreams it's a mammal. Scaley monster: be what you are!!" - Erebus. |
| Otherfellers |
Posted - 07/20/2007 : 17:39:32
Hey Carl. Just waiting for the summer to end really, sick of my shit job. But it's money that's got to be earned to pay Trinity. I miss Dublin. |
| Carl |
Posted - 07/06/2007 : 10:20:26
Hi Oisin, how's things?
 "Aw yeah, that's the good stuff!" |
| Otherfellers |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 18:55:25
I saw Doolittle play twice, the first time they were very good, and the the second time: meh... |
| s_wrenn |
Posted - 06/30/2007 : 10:14:14
LOL < no really, I’m in stitches. You’re like a long lost Marx brother
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| Carl |
Posted - 06/30/2007 : 09:41:43
quote:
Originally posted by s_wrenn
I passed a poster today:
You shouldn't be eating posters, Sean!
"Aw yeah, that's the good stuff!" |
| s_wrenn |
Posted - 06/30/2007 : 07:02:53
I passed a poster today:
“Doolittle 29th of june, at Dolans”
I don’t care if they’re good or not, this is the second time I missed them. As with the real Pixies.
I suck
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| kempes |
Posted - 06/20/2007 : 15:32:33
Hhhhmmm saw a Pixieds cover band from the UK (them I think) in the Savoy at the top of OConnell street a few years ago. I wasnt that impressed, towards the end they even played one of their own songs ...
:-( |
| Carl |
Posted - 06/15/2007 : 14:35:00
Waterford News and Star
Friday, June 15, 2007
Full scale Pixie festival at the Avenue
The Friday Club at Electric Avenue hosts a full scale
Pixies Festival this week with a night dedicated to the
greatest alternative band on the Planet.
Doolittle are regarded as the best Pixies tribute band
worldwide and are playing a two hour set of the bands
classics in Waterford as part of an eight date Irish
tour, their only gigs here in 2007.
The entertainment on the night will also include a
showing of The Pixies 2005 reunion tour DVD and the
Friday Club DJs are putting together a killer selection
of Pixies and Pixies influenced music to round things
off.
Combining jagged, roaring guitars and stop-start
dynamics with melodic pop hooks, alternating male-
female har-monies and evocative, cryptic lyrics, the
Pixies were the most influential American alternative
rock band of the late ‘80s.
The Pixies were inventive, rabid rock fans that 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.
The Pixies’ busy, brief songs, extreme dynamics, and
subversion of pop song structures proved one of the
touchstones of ‘90s alternative rock. From grunge to
Britpop, the Pixies’ shadow loomed large. It’s hard to
imagine Nirvana without the Pixies’ signature stop-
start dynamics and lurching, noisy guitar solos. While
the Pixies were touted as the band to bring indie rock
into the mainstream, they fell apart due to inter band
friction and exhaustion after producing five killer
albums in as many years.
By the time Nirvana broke the doors down for
alternative rock in 1992, the Pixies were no more.
However the band reformed and sounded just as good
as ever on their re-union tour in 2005 which included
a sell-out show in Landsdowne Road where a whole
new audience of alternative rock fans paid homage to
the godfathers of the scene.
Doolittle will play songs from all five albums this
Friday, June 15, at Electric Avenue, including fan
favourites as well as the more well known classics.
Admission is free before 10pm and just •5 after. |
| s_wrenn |
Posted - 06/10/2007 : 10:09:46
Doolittle played Dolans Warehouse here two years ago, and i missed it. I hope they come down this side of the country again
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