Photos: The Breeders at the Masonic
The Breeders (photo: William Wayland) Words by Elaine Blakely Good morning, San Francisco, it’s the Breeders! Back on tour after 10 years and bringing the original crew from 1993, the Breeders pedaled into perfection their latest LP All Nerve kicking off their US and European tour. Kim Deal, lead vocalist and guitarist and former bassist for the Pixies, appeared fresh and ready play with an all-around happy go-lucky-vibe as she strummed bass-heavy melodies along with Kelley Deal on guitar, Josephine Wiggs on bass, and Jim Macpherson on drums. In between songs, Kim fussed and fidgeted to bring all the distortion and [...]
Giveaway: The Breeders @ The Fillmore, 8/28/13
Alt-rock heroes The Breeders are in the middle of a lengthy world tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Last Splash, swinging through SF today and tomorrow for two gigs at the legendary Fillmore, and we have a pair of tickets to the Wednesday night show for one lucky reader. Reunited for their first shows together since 1994, the band's Last Splash-era lineup (consisting of Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs, and Jim Macpherson) celebrated their most famous record's platinum anniversary by releasing LSXX, a deluxe anniversary edition of Last Splash, on 4AD in May as a three [...]