At the Pixies' Hollywood Palladium show on Wednesday night, the sold-out crowd of 4,000 seemed caught between genuflecting respectfully and just going nuts. Kicking off a 21-date U.S.

The re-reunited Pixies kicked off their much-awaited 20th Anniversary Doolittle tour Thursday night with a high-energy 21-song set at Dublin's Olympia Theater. Check out video below!

As exclusively reported on SPIN.com earlier this month, the Pixies will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 1989 album Doolittle stateside this fall, tacking a nine-city U.S. jaunt onto their previously announced European dates.

Alt-rock kingpins the Pixies will make their live return to the U.S. this fall!

You probably know that the Pixies' innovative music has influenced many bands, including Nirvana. But even diehard fans of the edgy Boston quartet might not know the story behind their inventive album artwork, which was created by graphic designer Vaughan Oliver.

This week's top stories had us thinking that summer couldn't come soon enough: Green Day announced their summer tour plans, while officials unveiled the lineup for this year's Lollapalooza festival. Meanwhile, Eminem unveiled the pilled-out cover of his summer release and Oasis announced plans to take a summer vacation -- for five years!