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Day: November 6, 2009
Debuting the Doolittle show to the U.S. at this first of a three-night-stand at the Hollywood Palladium, Pixies have the crowd won over before a note is played. But nonetheless, they will proceed to deliver the goods over the course of the hour and half set that unfolds. One of the side effects of the play-a-classic-album show is that the fixed script largely eliminates the element of surprise and prunes out the most casual fans. The collective vibe is thus more akin to that of something like Rocky Horror screening; the converted going to church. It’s heartening to see multiple generations of fans, even if the mean age might skew a bit towards the Gen X’ers. One little ‘tween girl skipping around has an endearing tiny iron-on shirt with their four faces in silhouette.
After a pixelated projection of Buñuel and Dali’s Un chien andalou, famously source material for the poetry of Debaser, they take the stage, three of the four of them clad in slimming all black, David the lone hold out in a white button down. A quartet of conjoined glowing globes, something between a science fair molecular model and rosary beads, dangles over them. Lo-fi but effective stage art (to go along with projections of unique new song-length films assigned to most of the songs). They ease into the set with four Doolittle-era B-sides. And while I had hoped for Kim’s “Debaser” bouncing bass eighth-notes to be the first sounds of the night, going with the B-sides proves to the be right way to go–a nod to the deeper fans, serving to build the anticipation, while setting the album in some kind of context.
Sunday Morning 1 (Oki Dog)
36″ x 24″
Oil on canvas
$6,000.00
David Anderle
Billy Shire Fine Arts
Exhibition: November 14, 2009 – December 5, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 14th, 7-10 pm
We would love nothing more than to purchase this painting at next weekend’s opening and proudly hang it in the alcove at the far end of the Sandalwood Conference Room, Marina del Rey Courtyard Marriott. $6k is a little steep, perhaps, but that shit’s just lovely.
Did You Know?
As of Autumn ’09, the Oki-Dog (Fairfax@Willoughby) LA County Public Health Score is back down to a bright red 73 “C” rating, thanks to:
Great documentary that finally sees a proper release by MVD Group just this year: Flyin’ Cut Sleeves is a 60-minute portrait of gang life in the Bronx in the 1970s, with a follow-up view of the gang leaders in the 1990s and a discussion as to how their lives have been shaped as a result of their past activities. Completed in 1993, the footage jumps from 1989 to the 1970s, back to 1989, right on up to 1992, back down to 1974…you get the idea. This is from the same team that brought you Style Wars.
Send me an e-mail with your first and last name and mailing address for a shot at the DVD; contest closes end of day.
Happy Friday.
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