Show Punk un Legends g n sell out u Kingsbury Kin g Hall t L ir c Martha Carter Arts Editor Punk legends the Pixies brought their comeback tour through Utah playing a sold-out sold show Sept at Kingsbury Hall The band who has reentered reentered reentered re- re entered the scene after a twelve- twelve year hiatus performed mostly older material allowing their hits to pacify a crowd whose hose loyalty loyalty loyalty loy loy- alty to the band is shocking even evento evento evento to the group themselves We expected we would sellout sell sellout sellout out the appropriate venue for us to play at whatever it was said main singer and songwriter Frank Black quoted in Rolling RollingStone RollingStone RollingStone Stone magazine But certainly we didn't expect to be playing five nights at the Aragon Back when they were fresh on the scene the group opened for Love and the Rockets one night at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom This November they are scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- to play five sold-out sold shows The Pixies had what has been referred to as a cult following at atthe atthe atthe the time tune but nothing compared to their experience now According to Rolling Stone the Pixies sold out two shows at Fox Theatre totaling tickets in four minutes The Pixies sound is a mix of grunge grunge and indie rock clean guitars guitars guitars gui gui- tars and upbeat hardcore tempos lay a foundation for vocals that whine or scream heavy and res res- res- res Their sound is difficult to define a bridge between mellow abstract indie rock and the chaotic ic angst of punk Their style has been influenced by various sounds including the soothing tones of folk rock distorted punk and classic surf music With several releases the Pixies were a favorite of the critics critics critics crit crit- ics but never experienced commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial success In the early creative differences between the bands band's two songwriters songwriters songwriters song song- writers led to a breakup Many speculate at the newfound interest interest interest inter inter- est in the Pixies who are currently currently currently cur cur- on one of the most successful successful successful suc suc- concert tours of the sum sum- mer Some credit may be due to their 1 song Where is My Mind which graced the soundtrack soundtrack soundtrack sound sound- track of the hit movie Fight Club It may be that their artistry has finally reached its prime Their music has aged incredibly well said the Pixies' Pixies agent Marc Geiger Their most recent release Wave of Mutilation is a com com- which follows the bands band's evolution For fans and new listeners alike the album offers a buffet of their greatest songs including and Here Comes Your Man The Pixies have had a major impact on the past decade of music Everyone from Nirvana to Spoon cite the Pixies as an influence They are now igniting hope in concert promoters selling out huge venues all allover over the nation They employed a strategy coming coming coming com com- ing back on the scene playing several key shows in the spring and wooing their fans with a set of their old hits According to Geiger out of their twenty-seven twenty song set two twenty of them sound like Number One singles The Salt Lake City show on Tuesday was just one more success success success suc suc- cess to add to the list Kingsbury Hall was teeming with Pixie Fans who were first treated to a performance by Ireland-based Ireland rockers The Thrills the Pixies took the stage They didn't disappoint said radio disc jockey Brian Michael The vibe was strong they rolled out their classics it was a good show k f s J I I- I i 7 d i d' d P r Yo f 1 r 4 yo t w A t yi f f J J i yI M 1 M f. f J i Fx W A Ai i r m f fj j. W R k t q- q f kwa i 1 J 1 Y 1 r t S' S b e f r J r. r n S- S r. r AS t Yr J R f r. r l f d Ir- Ir i s. s r it 1 b 1 1 f J x 2 r z x i r rf f f f ff 1 d ff fn f 4 f. f M f f J f 7 |