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kromkamp
= Cult of Ray =
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 Posted - 03/03/2004 : 09:14:06
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Actually, it might be very cool to be able to see Frank Black, Breeders and the Pixies all within 2 months!
At the very least, *someone* should go to the FB gig and ask him for the scoop on these Breeders shows. I see flights from Toronto for ~$800, that may be too rich for my blood.
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 09:17:23
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Originally posted by kromkamp
Yeah, dont forget, the Breeders currently are Kim, Kelley (who is supposedly not a very good guitar player and I doubt could show up for 2 one-off shows cold) and 3 rented musicians from another band (ie. who would not likely show up for 2 one off shows).
Well I believe the breeders could do one off shows
they did that before
and Kelley isn't that bad
I think her licks (don't make a joke about that) are highly original
and her solo records are freakin'fine
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/Nobody wanted to join my Culf" |
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mangodangowango
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 09:21:54
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I agree that the Frank Black solo show will unlikely be a Pixies reunion.
However, the Breeders show is much more suspicious! Firstly because it is in LA at the end of March. And also because it is unlikely that Kim Deal is rehearsing two sets.
Frank could just grab an acoustic guitar a pound out a solo show if he wanted to, and I think that that's what he'll do.
However, organizing an entirely separate band to only play 2 shows, right before your other band embarks on a major tour is much less likely.
Regardless, I've got my tickets to Spaceland and am really looking forward to whatever happens! |
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mangodangowango
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 09:24:41
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I don't understand why people are trying to convince themselves that the Spaceland gig is not going to be the Pixies.
The magic 8-Ball says, "All signs point to YES"
I BELIEVE! |
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frankblacktaper
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 09:31:53
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| back again, holy smokes the club 19 is a seedy bar in faifax, ca...Thats is marin county out on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard..That place might hold 100 people on a good night. So I bought tickets because even if this is a breeders gig, that is still a pheomenal place to see them. Ill try to scour the norcal bar scene since I am sure they are probably playing every night that week between LA and SF, now we know the 21st, 24th and 27. Other likely stops will be sacto, santa cruz and maybe san jose. And if this is a pixies show, man it will mean chumpville for those paying there house downpayment to travel to canada to see there first...i mean 5th or 6th show |
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mangodangowango
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 09:45:54
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I'm going to Winnipeg and I'll tell you what ... it doesn't make a difference to me what anyone else sees in California. Because where do you draw the line ... I mean, so the Pixies have been rehearsing, I'm sure some people have been able to sit in on the gigs ... so are you really seeing the first show? There will be 2000 people seeing them in Winnipeg, maybe a small handful may have seen them in California a few weeks before, but does that really make a difference? People are going to Winnipeg for it being the event that it is, with all the pomp and circumstances and people travelling long distances to meet each other, talk Pixies, go to a show that they KNOW will be the Pixies, that people had been talking about since months before ... much different affair than a few people going to a "maybe" Pixies show.
And also, while some of the reasoning here is sound, the whole "Kim couldn't be rehearsing for two shows at once, that would be too hard" is really reaching. The Pixies need to rehearse, they haven't played together in 12 years. The Breeders, Kim and Kelley and a makeshift backing band (David Lovering on drums?) probably just need to get together the afternoon before the show, they're set. I'm not saying this won't be a Pixies show ... but don't underestimate Kim so much. I really don't think this is something unheard of for the seasoned musicians they are. |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 09:46:53
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| Apparently nobody even knew about this show until last night ... it's a little early to be talking about "lack of publicity." |
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mangodangowango
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 09:53:36
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roomloo,
from reading your posts, it seems like you really don't want spaceland to be a pixies show!!!
geez louise, chill out. you almost seem insulted by the fact that you might not be seeing the "first" show.
I'm happy that you're seeing the pixies at an official show in Winnipeg. I have no doubt that that will be an incredible show! In fact, I am sure it is going to be great.
but there's no need to feel bad if the pixies do play before then. I'm just excited at the possiblity of maybe seeing them in L.A. I had no chance of going to Winnipeg.
Why can't you just be excited for other pixies fans? (yes, there are some of us who like them as much as you do). Like I said, who knows what this event will be...this is all speculation so far, but it is fun to speculate. Don't be such a downer.
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 09:56:45
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I'm not being a naysayer ... I've even said a few times that you guys could be right, but that it won't make too much of a difference to me. Maybe I'm trying to settle down a couple of the Winnipeg people who seem to be freaking out about it already when I don't think they should be ... it's just that people seem to be way too sure about themselves when this news has just come out. And the tone of my last post was directed more at the dude who said "man it will mean chumpville for those paying there house downpayment to travel to canada to see there first...i mean 5th or 6th show" ... not at you or anyone else. You can have your fun and that's cool, but this guy needs to be a little more gracious.
Within a few days, the Breeders site will make some mention of these shows, it will have to. And given the obvious speculation about it (even without these forums, it would be obvious), Kim will either directly say "no, this is NOT a Pixies show, people" ... or she will avoid the topic altogether. Either way, we should know in a few days what's going on. Until then, hold your horses! It's early, people. |
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mangodangowango
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 09:58:03
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that said,
the first pixies show in over a decade is going to be in Los Angeles on March 21st in front of 200 people.
(This is way too cool...it's such the rock star thing to do!) |
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raygun
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 10:22:50
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I'm just bummed that I didn't find out about this show until this morning. Unfortunately, I usually read this site every MORNING, poop. I'd love an excuse to get off this waterlogged island for a couple days in sunny CA.
"where have you been?" |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 10:25:00
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| There's still tickets to the Fairfax show (or there was 20 minutes ago). I've got tickets but I'm still not convinced that it will be the Pixies or special guests partially because of Cult's posting. He seemed pretty certain that it's simply the Breeders. |
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raygun
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 10:26:36
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anybody got a pair they wanna sell? raygun@qwest.net
"where have you been?" |
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kromkamp
= Cult of Ray =
291 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 10:37:29
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frankblacktaper, where did you see a show on the 27th?
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noexx
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 11:01:42
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| it's not that hard to "rehearse" in two different bands at once. and it's not hard to play shows in a different band and then play shows for another the next night. many bands have members that do different bands and shows around the same time. |
Edited by - noexx on 03/03/2004 11:04:44 |
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kromkamp
= Cult of Ray =
291 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 11:14:42
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The whole thing is just too weird. Theres no motivation for a Breeders show (no new or upcoming album, doubtful there are even new songs), and the other people in the group are not likely to convene just so Kim can blow off steam...
No, I'm firmly convinced these are Pixies shows.
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formeremployee
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 11:33:26
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I'm surely convinced of something: mangodangowango is trying to irritate you all. But if mango's serious, good luck to him anyway on the pixies possibility.
Now, while ANY show could be a pixies show in disguise, I think people here are just jumping. I think the best possibility is that the members (fb and kim) want to take advantage of the exposure and showcase their own music. Their own bands have been their passions for the last decade, not the pixies. What better time to put together a couple of shows to showcase your own material than when your name is already in the limelight. |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 11:36:58
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| I agree with formeremployee. The shows may be declarations to themselves or to others that the Pixie thing is probably temporary and that they have projects of their own that will carry on. |
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Sad Punk
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 11:41:51
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yarbles
= Cult of Ray =
USA
635 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 11:42:28
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| Maybe Kim is taking advantage of the Pixies-Mania and just wants some re-exposure of the Breeders. I'm sure it's not unbelievably diffcult to rehearse in two bands at once and create a setlist. IT"S KIM DEAL, COME ON......GIVE HER SOME CREDIT. Didn't I hear somewhere here (or maybe elsewhere) that the Breeders are preparing to record again anyways? |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 12:26:10
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| Maybe Kim just wants to remind herself that she can still sell out a venue all by herself :) |
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raygun
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 12:39:14
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www.noaloha.com
"where have you been?" |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 12:51:54
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| None of these websites are updated very often ... note that noaloha.com mentions Coachella but they haven't gotten around to talking about the warm-up tour ... so I wouldn't take much stock in these sites' "silence" about the March 21st show. |
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bobo plenty
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 12:57:24
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Don't know if you've noticed but the last news update on www.noaloha.com
was 14Jan announcing rumors that Pixies might be playing Coachella. I wouldn't
be surprised if these shows didn't show up on their site until the day before
they happen or not at all. I mean look at this site, Frank's playing next week
and it's not even listed on the tour page. |
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The New Bolero
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 13:09:16
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| The thing about No Aloha is it's mostly about the Breeders. The fans there don't seem as interested in the Pixies reunion and are even hostile to it because they fear it taking kim away from the Breeders. Breeders is the emphasis over there, which is why no mention--none--seems so odd. If this is really just a Breeders show and nothing more, a lot of those fans will be pissed, they seem so loyal. |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 13:13:06
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But still, it isn't a very active site. Look at how little information there is ... no update in two months?? And they did mention the rumor of Coachella ... no reason for them to not mention the actual announcement or the warm-up tour, for that matter.
Keep in mind also that noaloha.com bills itself as an "unofficial" Breeders site, which I take to mean a "fan site." Fansite content is updated at the whim of the site owner (usually just one person with lots of other projects), and site owners tend to get fickle with their level of interest in or time they have for updating their sites... |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 14:17:47
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quote:
Originally posted by mangodangowango
that said,
the first pixies show in over a decade is going to be in Los Angeles on March 21st in front of 200 people.
(This is way too cool...it's such the rock star thing to do!)
i'm afraid to comment because i don't want to jinx anything.. or look like an idiot if it turns out to be a Breeders gig.. but i have to say, for the sake of sheer speculation.. if this does turn out to be a Pixies gig in front of 200 people, the first on they've played since the break up.. this will be the best fucking show EVER. period.
that said, seeing the Breeders in such a small place will rock severely as well..
fuck, i'm getting excited. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6186 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 14:33:42
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The breeders were supposed to record/work on their new album this year
and then suddenly the reunion was there
so I guess, they do have new songs and there is always a reason to play: it's fun!
I'm not saying this isn't something to look at and that's by no means a pixies show
I'm just saying that I can believe it's just a breeders show.
Frank even releases a whole album to join the reunion (frank black francis)
so why shouldn't kim do something with it?
Besides, it seems to be a fuckin cool show anyhow
she would be filled with new pixies stories and stuff
and she is a talker (unlike frank black) when she performs
and even if she wouldn't talk about it, it would be a historical event in itself
'I was at the show that supposed to be a pixies show, kid'
'Wow, grandpa! You were at the spacehouse, 21st march 2004? Were you dissapionted?'
'Not at all, kid, not at all.....'
"I joined the Cult of Frank/Nobody wanted to join my Culf" |
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One_Angry_Dwarf
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 15:04:06
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| kromkamp- this may not make much sense for you, but I'll trade you a Thursday Vancouver ticket for a Friday Van ticket, maybe with a cash infusion as well. I've got two to Thursday, but desperately want to see both. If it sounds good, e-mail me at fifield@interchange.ubc.ca |
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mangodangowango
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 15:15:46
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hey formeremployee!
I'm not trying to piss anyone off. I'm just excited about this show!
What's so wrong with that? People on this board are so busted. Why do you need to get so defensive (or go on the offensive)?! Obviously everything that is said on this board is simply opinion!!!
How come some of us can't hope that this is a pixies show? Is it a crime to be excited? Why do you have to shoot us all down? Seriously, you all need to chill.
If it's a breeders show, it'll be an awesome breeders show.
If it's a pixies show...HA!!!! I'll be there and you losers won't.
I won't be posting here anymore.
peaceout. |
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Amazed
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 15:17:49
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I don't BUY into this one! Why would "the pixies" perform as "the breeders"! This is a breeders show!
If the pixies were playing a small show they would call themselves "the pixie stix" or sumthin like that. not "the breeders". I think you all are gonna be disapointed! |
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roomloo
= Cult of Ray =
USA
710 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 15:21:54
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| No one will be disappointed ... the LA people won't be disappointed because at the very least they get to see the Breeders in a tiny venue ... and us Winnipeg people don't really care, our show will rock and in many ways still be the First Show regardless of anything. |
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anazgnos
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 03/03/2004 : 15:22:11
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quote:
Originally posted by Amazed
I don't BUY into this one! Why would "the pixies" perform as "the breeders"! This is a breeders show!
If the pixies were playing a small show they would call themselves "the pixie stix" or sumthin like that. not "the breeders". I think you all are gonna be disapointed!
No, I won't be disappointed. I bought a ticket for a Breeders show. I expect to see the Breeders. There seems to be more the enough credible reason to suspect that this might be something more,but either way, no, I won't be disappointed, not at all.
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anazgnos
= Cult of Ray =
USA
383 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2004 : 15:24:06
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quote:
Originally posted by roomloo
No one will be disappointed ... the LA people won't be disappointed because at the very least they get to see the Breeders in a tiny venue ... and us Winnipeg people don't really care, our show will rock and in many ways still be the First Show regardless of anything.
unless it's not 
"Smile Away Horribly Now" |
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