Pixies are currently in the midst of the North American leg of their 2013-2014 world tour and we were able to catch their outstanding performance to a sold-out crowd at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA.
The band just recently released “EP-2″ back in early January and their set was a solid mix of both old favorites and a few newer songs spliced in throughout the evening. Pixies are a band of little words once they grace the stage, however their music speaks in volumes and the audience was held mesmerized throughout the band’s entire performance.
Throughout their history, Pixies have gone through quite a few shake-up’s over the years. The band originally disbanded in 1993, reunited again in 2004 and then bassist Kim Deal parted ways with the band last year. While officially there has been no plan to replace Kim, Paz Lenchantin has currently taken on the role of touring bassist for the band and at least in our opinion, is doing an absolutely phenomenal job.
The band is sounding fresh and tight and appeared to be having a wonderful time as they played their heart and soul out to the voracious crowd. Vocalist Black Francis creates such a presence on stage and his voice is sounding better than ever. Even though there was no encore at the show, the band plowed through a 30-song set playing hits such as “Debaser”, “The Sad Punk”, “U-Mass”, “Head On” and “Monkey’s Gone To Heaven” fairly early on in the evening and closed out with “The Holiday Song” and “Nimrod’s Son”.
The band will head to South America at the end of March for a series of major festivals including performances at Lollapaloozas in Chile, Argentina and Brazil, and then return to Europe for the summer festival circuit.
For the most up-to-date information on the band, be sure to visit their Official Website!
Photography credit: Ken Schuler
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