Black Francis

However it’s rare for a band to last anywhere near that long (can’t all be Sonic Youth – QRO live review) so usually by now the artist is going solo or at least fronting his or her own band perhaps with a reunion of the old band on the side.

The former Pixies lead singer and songwriter took the stage in his red-tinted glasses and casual Friday work shirt and, in front of a wall covered in stuffed animals, blazed through a massive set that sampled from his entire career.

The most amazing thing about Black Francis (or Frank Black) is his voice.

But on Saturday night at Velvet Jones, the legendary Frank Black managed nearly to empty a bar so packed that the upstairs, at one point, had to be opened up to increase the room’s occupancy.

Feigning confusion at the Scottish-accented requests for Where Is My Mind? and donned in black shades throughout Mr.

Charles Thompson IV having recorded under the former moniker for much of the past 15 years has spent too much of that time flattering to deceive.

Asylum, Portland, USA