Yesterday the Fort Lauderdale music venue Revolution Live issued a news release announcing an act called Debaser will play there Thursday, June 21. Ever heard of Debaser? Me neither. But because ...

Not every songwriter can turn lyrics like "Slicing up eyeballs" and the made-up, multi-language phrase "un chien andalusia" into instantly hummable phrases, but then again Frank Black is no ordinary ...

Last month, when a band named after the Pixies song “Debaser” was announced the night before the Pixies were in town to coheadline a tour with Weezer, the hint seemed pretty clear: The Pixies were ...

In a second round of concert announcements today, the AMP announced that the Pixies, Modest Mouse and special guest Cat Power will perform at 6:30 p.m. June 28. Presales start at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

More than 20 years later, Pixies' “Debaser” still sounds like it arrived on Earth by meteor. Nothing in pop really suggested its imminent arrival - not even Captain Beefheart. The song has been ...

Whether he’s touring with the Pixies or solo as Frank Black, Charles Thompson travels around the world as part of his lifestyle, “and I quite enjoy that,” he says. But he always finds his way back to ...

Thirty years after the release of the Pixies’ influential “Surfer Rosa,” Black Francis and band offered a vivid reminder in Fort Lauderdale Thursday night that they remain one of indie rock’s most ...