The Hollywood Bowl writes:
Arguably no band has had a bigger impact on alternative music in the United States than Pixies. After founding in Boston in the 1980s, they quickly developed a sharp, caustic sound: Their instantly recognizable music is bright, loud, and beautiful, with notes cribbed from punk, folk, and surf, and was a major influence on Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, The Strokes, Weezer, and so many more. Their 1989 album Doolittle was called one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone, ranked ...