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DTH Omnibus Page 5 Thursday October 12, 1989 INI STA1 wmmmmmmmet Pixies 'Doolittle' at the Cradle Saturday The Pixies Davis Turner with the Zulus Saturday, Oct. 14, 10 p.m. in October 1987 as an eight-son- g Cat's Cradle mini-albu- entitled Come on Pilgrim. Pilgrim went to No. 1 on the U.K. Sold Out indie charts. full-leng- Surfer Rosa, its first th favorites The Pixies will album, was a hard-edge- d follow up Englishthe Cradle with its brand that also hit No. 1 in March 1988. pop" this Saturday. The singles "Bone Machine" and If you don't have your ticket and "Break My Body" pushed it to be plan on shaking and sweating at the named Album ofthe Year by Sounds show, you're out of luck all 500 and Melody Maker. In the same year, tickets were sold out last week. The Pixies were named Musicians of Mr-- 7 f The Pixies have been together less the Year by Spin magazine. i ? full-leng- fb than three years and have already Doolittle, the Pixies' second th cut three LP's and two EP's. These album, still punches with its folks are hitting it big, and its latest haunting lyrics and ripping guitars. I album, Doolittle, has even broken into Listen for "Here Comes Your Man," split the Billboard charts. Can the group "Dead" and "Debaser" Saturday. fit'w retain its cult status through it all? Black Francis is actually Charles Three men and one woman create Michael Kitridge Thompson IV, but the sound for the group, a sort of a does that sound like the name of hodgepodge collection ofpeople. Lead someone who bellows out frenzied singer Black Francis, 24, dropped out lyrics about disturbing subjects like of college after six months to get the death, incest, God and suicide, to group going and convinced his friend name a few? Nah. Francis insists that 5 Joey Santiago be the lead guitar- the gore factor ends with the titles. i" f to l-- I i -n ir iHMfhma Mir n ist. The former Mrs. John Murphy, He admits that the band is more inter- The Pixiies (l-- r) David Lovering, Joey Santiago, Black Francis and Kim Deal have been busy making it big who now goes by her maiden name, ested in the quality of its music than Kim Deal, handles bass and vocals. in the quality of its lyrics. The band responsible for the band's name, al- corded on the English-base- d 4AD, ecology: "I just stuck a reference to She answered Francis' and Santiago's works on the actual structure and though he originally wanted it to be its main audience is still in England. the environment in there because ad in a Boston newspaper for a job as sound of the lyrics, but the ambigu- "Pixies in Panoply." Thank God they Although many people assume the the ocean and sky are romantic. I bassist. She was the only one to re- ous wording may sometimes be about shortened it. Pixies are from Britain, the band couldn't sing about trash in the street, spond to the ad, so she got the job nothing, says Francis. The way he Deal, who sang in a disco band orginally hails from Boston. A spe- but a hole in the sky, that's pretty and then helped get her friend David screeches out those songs even at before she discovered rock 'n' roll, cial licensing deal with Elektra and wild." Lovering into the group as drummer. times when it doesn't seem neces- says people often ask her if the Pixies 4AD has helped Doolittle to become The mix of Francis' and Deal's When the Pixies were first trying sary, you'd think they were about are an all-gi- rl band because the name the most visible Pixies album yet. voices has created something classic. to get its act going, the group re- something pretty damn important. is so "wimpy." She adds, "But it's With "Monkey Gone To Heaven," Francis sums it up: "That's what it's corded a demo tape in hopes of scor- Santiago was born in the Philip- only a name. It's better than some- the band has reached a number of all about. Forget the analytical con- ing a recording contract. When 4AD pines, and since his first language thing like Pigs Pehises." Well, I don't non-colle- ge playlists. Francis howls text, just try to get off on the tunes. Records heard the demo, the label was not English, he has a fascination know. about a "hole in the sky," but he Never mind what year it's from, does snapped it up and released the demo with our native tongue. He's the one Because the band originally re bluntly admits it is not a song about it move me or not?" - ? The The ' v .... ' .. j Cancels FEApQNCTON Memorial 1 A O 0 l N T R Y VI I. I. A (i X. From Anslm to Zoli, its a Engagement fart that J&r7r2& Mclntyres g ' r ;r The concert by rock band fiction ML in 'I, The The scheduled for Sunday collection Oct. 15, 8 UNC's at p.m. at is one of Memorial Hall has been called tlic most off because not enough tickets extensive were sold as of noon Wednesday. anywiere. Enjoy a Obtaining a Refund leisurely browse, (jfjen everyday, 542-303- 0. If you have a ticket for the r concert and want to get your money back, you have to present your ticket at the Union Box Office beginning Friday, Oct 13. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. They MVINTYRE5 are closed on weekends. Their FINE BOOKS B BOOKENDS phone number is 962-144- 9. IN THE FEARRINGTON V1LLACE (CENTER No refunds will be given after Next to the Market Of (Uife. Native New Uncle Green 8 or Brewery Oct. Oct. 29.' ' ' Jersey band opens for 9 Feet at the on Friday, 13. They've been playing music together since they were 14, and they cite such eclectic influences as Monty Python, Woody Allen and The Beatles..