Subject: Frank Black

• The 100 Most Important OC Musicians of All Time

  DJ Nobody: Twice as important as most OC musicians. Orange County has been a fertile breeding ground for musicians of many stripes since the beginning of electricity. We at Heard Mentality would like to ask you—the good-looking, intelligent readers of this blog—for your opinions on this important matter [see headline]. Let us know who you think deserves to be on this auspicious list; and if you wish to explain why they merit inclusion, by all means shout it out loud in the comments box. [

  September 11, 2007

• ¡Vamos! Frank Black Plays Detroit Bar Aug. 21

  Pixies mainman Frank Black (a.k.a. Black Francis and Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV) will play Costa Mesa's Detroit Bar Aug. 21. You can get tickets here. I'd post a video right about now, but YouTube appears to be broken at the moment.

  August 1, 2008

• To Do Tonight 8/21

  AUDIO OVERLOAD BATTLE FINALS, 7:30 p.m. We've got ourselves a spin off (the DJ kind, not the sitcom variety). Chain Reaction 1652 W. Lincoln Ave. Anaheim CA 92801 714-635-6067 LECTURE: COLE PORTER, 1 p.m. I've got you under my skin. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art 2002 N. Main St. Santa Ana CA 92701 714-567-3600 LIZARDS AND SNAKES AND BUGS—OH MY!, 6 p.m. George the critter guy brings his creepy, crawly friends Shipley Nature Center in Huntington Beach Central Park 18381 Goldenwest St. Huntingt

  August 21, 2008

• Last Night: Black Francis @ Detroit Bar

  Better Than: Watching the Olympics. Download: "Threshold Apprehension" from the official Black Francis Myspace page. I would estimate that sixty percent of indie/alternative rock bands formed in the last ten years would directly cite The Pixies as an influence. Who can forget the closing credits of Fight Club with "Where's My Mind?" by the Pixies playing in the background. The enigmatic leader and voice of The Pixies stopped by the Detroit Bar with his alter ego, Black Francis for a rollickin

  August 22, 2008

• The Rock Star Track

  July 27, 2000

• The Sad Punk

  September 5, 2002

• Dedicated to the Mayor of Long Beach

  January 2, 2003

• Mind Blown

  November 27, 2008

• David Di Sabatino Is Drawn to Charismatic Christians. But Nothing Prepared Him for Larry Norman

  October 16, 2008

• SUCKER!

  August 24, 2000

• Eight Days

  May 6, 2004

• [Newport Beach Film Fest] You Don't Want to Miss These Films, Documentaries and Shorts

  April 16, 2009

• Black Novembers

  Frank Black

  November 16, 2006

• Feedback

  June 17, 2004

• Kiss Me Cock!

  May 6, 2004

• The Desert Rose

  Coachellas sonic souffle

  April 29, 2004

• 2003 Soundtrack

  January 1, 2004

• A Lovely Wad

  July 24, 2003

• Tommy Rock, singer/songwriter, guitarist of Rockstar Barbeque

  September 28, 2000

• David Turbow, Singer/Guitarist of Supernovice

  August 31, 2000

• Farewell, Foothill

  August 3, 2000

• Swimming From Cambodia

  September 16, 1999

• Reformed Catholic

  November 5, 1998

• Black Francis and Wife Violet Clark Resist the Cutesy With Grand Duchy

  May 7, 2009

• TONIGHT: Lots of Stuff! Frank Black at Detroit Bar, Venus Infers at eVocal, Steelwells at DiPiazza's

  A lot of neat shows going on around town tonight. Let's look at some of them, eh?We told you this week in the Weekly about Grand Duchy, the latest project from Frank Black, y'know, the frontman for the Pixies (I've heard they're good!). Doug Wallen's article is here, and that show is tonight at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. It's his new duo with his wife, Violet Clark--they're both pictured. Aww. $15 at the door.Right across the street, perennial local faves Venus Infers are playing eVocal with Hel

  May 8, 2009

• Slideshows: Wango Tango at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Grand Duchy at Detroit Bar, Good Foot! at Que Sera

  It was a busy weekend in OC Weeklyville, but what else is new? Here's some of the cool stuff we were at the past couple days:Wango Tango at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater: Black Eyed Peas! (Pictured.) Kelly Clarkson! Flo Rida! Lady Gaga! Somewhat inexplicably, All-American Rejects! Chris Victorio hung tough Saturday at the former Irvine Meadows, coming back with these pics of the aforementioned currently hot pop superstars. Imagine that crowd. Yeah.Grand Duchy at Detroit Bar: Former Pixies frontm

  May 11, 2009

• Weekend Wrap-Up: Frank Black, Vintage Jeans and Zombies

  Friday's Grand Duchy show at Detroit Bar was a real treat. For some reason, I kind of forgot that the show was that day, and hadn't made the proper arrangements to attend, and was essentially turned away at the door when I got there. That was a bummer, for sure. I was able to check out Venus Infers across the street at eVocal, though, so that was a nice consolation prize. (They sounded really good, per usual, though the attendance was poor--perhaps because so many people were at Detroit).

  May 11, 2009

• Incoming: The Pixies at the Hollywood Palladium

  ​Yeah, it's in Hollywood, but so what? The goddamn Pixies are playing again and that's big enough news to report on.Everyone's favorite underrated '80s'/90s-band-that-became-everyone's-favorite-00s band is hitting the road to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Doolittle, a 1989 record that included the songs "Debaser," "Wave of Mutilation," "Here Comes Your Man," "Hey," "Gouge Away" and "Monkey Gone to Heaven."The group is claiming that they will also incorporate B-sides and whatnot from that e

  July 29, 2009

• [CD Review] Various Artists, 'New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets' (Arsenal/Justice Records)

  August 13, 2009

• Last Night: The Pixies at the Hollywood Palladium

  Beth StirnamanDon't be fooled! This picture was taken in May at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, during Frank Black's Grand Duchy show; his project with wife Violet Clark.​Last Night: The Pixies, No Age, at the Hollywood Palladium; November 4, 2009.Better Than: Watching the Pixies play other notable albums celebrating their 20th anniversary this year (Girl You Know It's True, Electric Youth, Dr. Feelgood). Chattiest Pixie: Kim Deal, but not much of a contest, because she was the only one who really

  November 5, 2009