Black Francis descends on West Coast

No, he doesn't quite scream with hurricane force anymore, but Black Francis can still provoke a storm warning or two. Citizens of the West Coast: be on guard for flash floods of collegiate hipsters, grizzled alt-rock heads, and big boy-lovin' groupies. Sir Black of Francis is coming to your region.

The former/current leader of the Pixies has just announced a two-week, Left Coast-only tour in support of his upcoming release Bluefinger. The album marks the first time that the man known to his mother as Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV has used the "Black Francis" moniker since the demise of his old band.

"I privately went back to the old stage name, if that even makes any sense, almost as a joke," said Francis via a press release. "I couldn't get the Pixies back into a studio, but I would transform into my alter ego of yesteryear."

Wait... does that mean the long-rumored Pixies reunion release is on ice? Sure sounds like it. At any rate, Bluefinger arrives at your local record shop tomorrow (Sept. 11) on Cooking Vinyl.

Where is My Tour?:

October
1 - Portland, Ore. @ Fir Lounge
2 - Portland, Ore. @ Fir Lounge
3 - Vancouver, B.C. @ Richards on Richards
4 - Vancouver, B.C. @ Richards on Richards
5 - Eugene, Ore. @ Wow Hall
7 - Sacramento, Calif. @ Harlow's
8 - Santa Cruz, Calif. @ The Catalyst
9 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Cafe Du Nord
10 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Cafe Du Nord
11 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Cafe Du Nord
13 - Santa Barbara, Calif. @ Soho Music Club
14 - San Luis Obispo, Calif. @ Downtown Brew
15 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Safari Sam's
16 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Safari Sam's