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Pixies enchant sold-out Brady Theater crowd
Published: 9/19/2010 8:16 PM
Last Modified: 9/20/2010 1:15 PM

By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

Last night's show was the first time the band played the Sooner state in its 25-plus-year career, bassist Kim Deal said during Saturday night’s concert.

The Pixies rocketed through their set of more than two dozen fuzzed-out and intense pop-punk classics, including the entire “Doolittle” album plus b-sides and other hits.

Kim Deal was wayward and sharp in her vocals as Frank Blacks was caustic. Melodies danced and collided in trademark Pixies bombast, in lockstep with perhaps one of the most consistently exuberant (and longest-standing) sold-out crowds in Brady Theater history.

Oversized Chinese paper lantern-like lighting and stark spotlights contrasted high tech and high-definition LED screen displaying Salvador Dali scenes to rolling eyeballs and revolvers.

“Here Comes Your Man” with a quintet of screen shots projected behind the band -- of each member mugging to the beat as the live crowd sang along with Deal’s "so-long, so-long."

Halfway through the set, Deal even yelled out "Side two!" before launching into “Mr. Grieves.” I owned the original album on cassette. I’m guessing most of the crowd did, too. Drummer David Lovering sang to “La La Love You” as animated hearts and arrows chased each other and fans whistled along.

Joey Santiago’s Western-tinged surf-guitar twanged along as parched desert video speeding by -- Deal’s and Black’s high harmony was the high noon sun.

Tunes included “Dancing the Manta Ray,” “Weird at My School,” “Debaser,” “Monkey Gone to Heaven” “Crackity Jones,” “Where is My Mind” and a double encore that included “Gigantic.”

The band earned its five-plus minute standing ovation after the set’s finale, “Gouge Away.” Seat pounding and screaming. Nobody sat down. The arena synched in hand claps and foot stomps.

“Since we’ve never played Oklahoma before” was Deal’s introduction into the second encore.

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stvpttrsn (2 years ago)

...yes, unbelievable...I kept wondering before the show how I was supposed to sit down when the Pixies were playing...a good time was had by all...

Jeff in Tulsey Town (2 years ago)

One of the best shows I've ever seen. I didn't sit down once. I lucked out on the presale and got seats on the 5th row. It was prefect.

dirthead (2 years ago)

Great show! I have lived in Tulsa my whole life and this was the first visit to historic Brady Theater.

Thunder196 (2 years ago)

So wish I could have gone.

yep (2 years ago)

A darn good show. Very scripted though, not much seemed unplanned. I wish Black Francis wouldn't mumble during some of the singing parts. Kim Deal has a voice like an angel.

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