Black Francis is the stage name contrived by and for Charles Thompson during his residency in college rock band the Pixies. business identity was as Frank Black, often in the bandleading context of Frank Black and the Catholics. Thompson released many albums under his Frank Black moniker, but returned to the Black Francis name for 2007’s Bluefinger, which was a concept album about the life and death of Dutch painter/punk rocker Herman Brood and featured some of Black’s most ferocious rock in years. Still working under his Black Francis moniker, Black released the sexually charged NonStopErotik in 2010. Abbabubba, a B-sides and demos collection, arrived in 2011 along with The Golem, Francis’ score for the 1920 silent film of the same name. In the meantime, Francis will be touring the states for a run of shows in smaller type venues.
Tour Dates
02.08 – Hudson, NY – Club Helsinki
02.09 – Ithaca, NY – The Haunt
02.10 – Harrisburg, PA – Abbey Bar
02.12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
02.14 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
02.16 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
02.18 – Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle
02.19 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
02.20 – Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater
02.21 – Hoboken, NJ – Maxwells,
02.22 – Bordenton, NJ – The Record Collector
(all dates with Reid Paley)
