I had the great pleasure of seeing a Pixies reunion tour, and was disarmed of any preconceived notions that the show might be a little less than exciting by virtue of being a reunion show with the first song.  They rocked like it was 1989!

First they did a B-sides set, followed by the entire Doolittle album.  As fantastic as these were, the encore, with “Caribou,” “Gigantic,” “Vamos,” and “Where is My Mind,” is what really rocked my socks off!

Here are some shots I got, and considering that I was really far back, I was quite happy with them!

Pixies @ Tulsa's Brady Theater 9-18-10

Pixies @ Tulsa's Brady Theater 9-18-10

Black Francis, David Lovering, Kim Deal

Pixies @ Tulsa's Brady Theater 9-18-10

I Bleed

Pixies @ Tulsa's Brady Theater 9-18-10

Pixies @ Tulsa's Brady Theater 9-18-10

David Lovering

must be a devil between us

Black Francis

Pixies @ Tulsa's Brady Theater 9-18-10

Pixies @ Tulsa's Brady Theater 9-18-10

Black Francis

Joey Santiago

Kim Deal

Encore!!!

Once they did get on stage, they played sans keyboards, sans Matt’s vocals, and très rapide. I can only assume that they played such fast versions of their songs to make up for the lack of keyboards and extra vocals; granted, it is customary to speed up songs during live performaces, but just when you thought Eleanor couldn’t sing/talk and faster, she’d pour out a montage of Blueberry Boat songs faster than an auctioneer selling cattle. And although keyboards are typically a key part of their songs, they still managed to put on a pretty good show without them… considering it a was a 2nd-stage stop on a Sunday night.

They played songs not only from “Blueberry Boat,” but also from “Bitter Tea” and “I’m Going Away,” including the wonderfully ominous “The End is Near” which could be talking about anything from a relationship to apocalypse with “The end is near, the end is near the time has come. There ain’t no way, nobody will save you now… don’t even think that there’s a way out of this. Down the road and up the creek it’s over, it’s such a clear and certain hell of a thing, it’s over.”

And even though we had to be at work the next morning, it was worth it because it was such a small crowd in a relaxed venue, making for an intimate evening with the Friedbergers.

Fiery Furnaces

Fiery Furnaces

Fiery Furnaces

Fiery Furnaces

Fiery Furnaces

Fiery Furnaces

Fiery Furnaces

Fiery Furnaces

Wolf Parade's Dante DeCaro & Spencer Krug

I took a rare week night out with my sis and her husband to go see Wolf Parade at The Marquee in Tulsa tonight – it was the best show I’ve seen in years.

First we stumbled out of the T-storms & tornadoes into “Lola’s,” a dia de los muertos themed tapas bar where we got some fantastic mojitos.

Eric & Christine in front of Lola's

Lola's Decor

Me likes a good mojito

Afterwards we got to The Marquee early enough to get a decent spot and catch the opening band – [insert name here - I'm terribly sorry and mean no disrespect but I forgot] The Listening Party – which had a good blend of native beats and rock (not in a boring hippie way); very Animal Collective-esque.

The Listening Party

Then came Wolf Parade.  I used to listen to them a lot then I kinda forgot about them – I’m sooo glad I was reminded! 

Wolf Parade + Spencer Krug

Wolf Parade + Spencer Krug

Wolf Parade + Spencer Krug

Wolf Parade + Spencer Krug

Wolf Parade + Arlen Thompson & Dan Boeckner

Wolf Parade + Spencer Krug

Wolf Parade + Hadji Bakara

Wolf Parade + Spencer Krug

Wolf Parade + Dan Boeckner

Give me your eyes
I need sunshine
Give me your eyes
I need sunshine
Your blood
Your bones
Your voice
and your ghost…