Rolling Stone — There are drawbacks to performing an entire album live in concert — even for the Pixies, who unfurled 1989’s groundbreaking Doolittle on Wednesday in the first of three sold-out nights at the Hollywood Palladium. “You can’t skip it if you don... more info

Rolling Stone — The Pixies might have just kicked off the American leg of their Doolittle tour last night in Los Angeles, but Black Francis has already made plans to return to L.A. on December 8th and 9th when he headlines Winston Calling: A Rock and Comedy benefit ... more info

Pop Candy — It's a good time to be a Pixies fan. more info

NME — Frank Black and co get things off to a raucous start more info

Pop Candy — Check out Whitney's pop-culture links for Thursday, Nov. 4. They will shock and excite you. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Pixies frontman ponders life, success and his band's reunion as the group prepares a 'Doolittle'-themed trio of shows at the Hollywood Palladium. The man they called Black Francis ... more info

Rolling Stone — While TV on the Radio take a break between albums, the band’s guitarist-singer Kyp Malone has been keeping busy with his side project Rain Machine, whose debut came out in September. Rain Machine will be opening up for the Pixies on their Doolittle... more info

Live Daily — Despite his former band members quitting on him mid-tour last month, garage/punk rocker Jay Reatard [ tickets ] will return to the tour circuit later this month for a round of US club shows. Reatard, who just kicked off a 17-date European run yest... more info

Spinner.com — We'd bet dollars to doughnuts that you were unaware that today, November 3, is National Cliché Day. To celebrate the art of overusing things to death, we picked the Top 10 clichés that still permeate the music world. For some reason, these things a... more info

Rollo & Grady — The Pixies Recommended Los Angeles Shows November 2nd – November 8th Monday, November 2nd Ty Segall with Shonen Knife @ Echo The Happy Hollows @ Spaceland Tuesday, November 3rd Warpaint @ Spaceland Devo @ The Music Box at The Fonda Lucero @ E... more info