![]() The Spanish-juggernaut could have ended the set with a bang – however, a somber cover of Neil Young’s “Winterlong” lovingly wrapped up the 20+ song set. ![]() After a minute or two of molesting his guitar and gear, Santiago gave a flippant wave to the sky and a huge grin to his bandmates and fans. Touching different parts of his body, gear and even his hat – he captured the attention of the crowd with his anti-guitar solo, solo. “Vamos” provided Santiago with an opportunity to get creative with the exposed end of his guitar lead. Santiago’s guitar solo slowly built, adding obvious tension before the climax. Black’s voice bounced from laid back to his signature aggressive attack. Lenchantin and the crowd received another chance to sing in unison, as they howled together during the introspective “Where Is My Mind”. The playful “Here Come Your Man” pushed everyone into the time machine and sent us back to 1989 for a few minutes to enjoy their hit from their second album Dolittle – before the sleepy reprise of “Mutilation”. Individual green lights shown from behind the stage, were surrounded by smaller white lights that emulated the thorns on a cactus tree. The creative lighting, if one was paying attention, only added to the effect. The song, and performance, was as prickly as ever. “Cactus”, which was later covered by David Bowie live and on his album Heathen, was stellar. The jam that ensued at the end was glorious. Her voice was as infectious as her smile and the red flower that adorned the headstock of her road-worn bass guitar. Black and Lenchantin followed by trading jabs during the mellow, but biting “Hey”.ĭuring the second half of the show, the band impressed with “Gigantic”, which let Lenchantin shine as she took on lead vocals through the classic rocker. The band softened the mood a tad with “Classic Masher” and “Euphrates”. The lighting continued to be brilliantly choreographed with the music as all lights went red during the “And the devil is six” rant. ![]() Lenchantin was hit with the spotlight as she beautifully accompanied Black during the chorus. Other highlights from the first half of the set included “Caribou”, “Gouge Away”, “Monkey Gone to Heaven” which found Black under a white-hot spotlight throughout the song. The Pixies were off to a hot start and wasted little time between songs with any kind of pointless banter. The live staple and fan-favorite “Wave of Mutilation” followed before the band whipped out a surprise, the saucy “Um Chagga Lagga” from 2016’s Head Carrier, which continued to whip the crowd into a frenzy. Intentional or not, the song sent the Pixies’ fans into a tizzy. They gave a brief wave and/or smile towards the crowd, before launching in to the merciless “U-Mass” – which one can only assume was a nod to performing once again in their home-state. Silhouettes of Frank Black (vox/guitar), Joey Santiago (guitar), David Lovering (drums) and Paz Lenchantin (bass/vox) sauntered through the haze. A monstrous cloud of smoke billowed out from behind the drum kit and from either side of the stage. ![]() Special guests, Sleigh Bells, warmed up the crowd with their own brand of noise pop that featured the duo’s unique and in-your-face on-stage musical chaos.Īfter a pre-recorded snippet of the Beatles’ “You Know My Name” wrapped up playing through the house PA, rows of bright lights hit the audience, straight in the face, from behind the stage. The co-headlining bill offered plenty of reason to trudge through the puddles and the mud to rock and to roll with close to 20,000 like-minded music lovers. Despite the weather and a mid-week show, the Xfinity center was for the most part, filled to the gills with the bands’ fans – eager to listen to the bands’ nostalgic hits, deep cuts and some more recent offerings. Torrential rain, thunder, lightning and flash floods could not deter the faithful followers of Los Angeles’ Weezer and local Boston-legends, P ixies, at their recent show at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield,MA on July 17th. ![]()
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