Kurt Cobain's influence
Get ready for '80s indie redux: The Pixies heading to Houston
There are only two types of people in the world: Ones who love The Pixies, and ones who don't know what they're talking about.
The '80s rock band never achieved mainstream success in the United States before their breakup in 1993, but after musicians like Kurt Cobain named them as a major musical influence, their status among indie rock fans has only continued to grow.
On a world tour since the fall of 2009, The Pixies just announced that they would play a limited American tour in the fall of 2010, hitting 11 cities, including Houston on September 20. For the Doolittle Tour, named after the band's second full-length album's 20th anniversary, The Pixies are set to play all the songs and B-sides on that album, including "Debaser," "Wave of Mutilation," "Here Comes Your Man," "Weird at My School," and "Dancing the Manta Ray."
The show will be at Verizon Wireless Theater, with tickets officially on sale on June 14, though a pre-sale through the band's Web site has tickets available now for $59.25.
