ABOUT PIXIES:
Pixies have been acclaimed as the most influential, pioneering band of the late 80s alt/rock movement, having served as a major influence for artists like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, the Strokes, Weezer, and many more. And today, a whole new generation of music fans has been discovering and embracing the band’s “loudquietloud” signature sound. Quirky, catchy melodies have always been Pixies’ calling card; seven genre-defining studio albums, including the Gold-certified Surfer Rosa, and the iconic Platinum Doolittle, considered one of the all-time, quintessential alt/rock albums. Sell-out crowds all over the globe, Pixies’ live shows are unadulterated magic, simultaneously electrifying and lo-fi. Seventy-five minutes of the band playing anything they want, in whatever order they want, the classics and the new gems. And no two Pixies shows are ever the same.
ABOUT MODEST MOUSE:
“I hope there’s still something left for you.” Over the past quarter century, Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock has served as indie rock’s resident backwoods philosopher, pondering his infinitesimal place in the world at large and seeking balance in a universe governed by polar opposites. On Modest Mouse’s earliest records, he was surveying the changes in the world’s physical landscape from the windows of the tour van, lamenting the displacement of natural beauty with big-box blights. The Golden Casket, the band’s seventh-studio album, is exploring the degradation of America’s psychic landscape through the glass of the smartphone screen. Throughout the record, you’ll pick up on all sorts of references to cellular devices, hashtags, computers, texting, and online dating culture. But this is no typical Luddite’s manifesto decrying iPhone addiction, disinformation overload, or how social media is destroying political discourse. The album is, however, very interested in the invisible technology that’s allowed all of that to happen: the cellular signals, radio frequencies, and WiFi waves that are likely beaming through your body as you read this.
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Blue Note Entertainment Group and Another Planet Entertainment have partnered to launch a new outdoor festival-style venue in downtown Napa, CA: The Oxbow RiverStage. Along with the City of Napa, they produce a series of outdoor concerts and events at the Napa Valley Oxbow Commons, located at 1268 McKinstry St.in the Oxbow District of historic Napa. Oxbow Commons is a Napa City park, nestled up against the backdrop of the Napa River, with scenic views of the rolling hills and vineyards. Oxbow Commons provides concert-goers grass fields, paved walkways, and great views. Guests can sit back and enjoy the concert or walk around taking in the region’s craft beers and spirits, local Napa Valley wines, tasty food, art by world-renown artist Gordon Huether, and sponsorship activations.