July 8, 2011 - Pixies frontman/guitarist Black Francis is doing a series of solo acoustic shows beginning July 12 in Boise, ID, during which he'll perform "a very unique and memorable" selection of songs from his 20-year-career, according to a press release.
November 10, 2009 - Credited with being core to the foundation of Alternative Rock as we know it, the Pixies began kicking up the dust in their hometown of Boston in 1986.
June 18, 2009 - Husband-and-wife duo Grand Duchy will take their act on the road this summer, lining up a number of appearances together, as well as several Black Francis solo dates.
June 20, 2008 - Pixies frontman Black Francis will play a few headlining shows of his own this year in addition to his upcoming support stint with Stone Temple Pilots.
February 28, 2008 - Black Francis will release his latest work, "SVN FNGERS," April 1, the artist said in a statement. The music was written, recorded and mixed in six days, and on the seventh day, Mark Lemhouse did the art work, Francis said.
September 10, 2007 - Once again sporting the moniker he wore as frontman of The Pixies, singer/songwriter Black Francis--a.k.a. Frank Black--will launch a brief fall tour behind his new studio album.
May 30, 2007 - Claiming he was imbued with the spirit of a deceased Dutch musician and painter, Pixies frontman Frank Black will reclaim his old moniker, Black Francis, and return with a new album this fall.
Pixies frontman/guitarist Black Francis is doing a series of solo acoustic shows beginning July 12 in Boise, ID, during which he'll perform "a very unique and memorable" selection of songs from his 20-year-career, according to a press release.
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