Eagle Rock to Release Acoustic: Live in Newport by the Pixies

Press release
Source: Kayos Productions, Inc.

Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its wholly-owned Eagle Vision imprint, announces the August 22, 2006, release of Live In Newport by arguably the most influential American band of the last 20 years -- the Pixies.

One of the most anticipated live sets of 2004, these acoustic arrangements of 22 Pixies classics are performed by the original lineup—Frank Black, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering—who reunited after a dozen years of self-imposed silence. During those intervening years, their sound had become a blueprint for Alternative Rock that would be followed and embellished in a variety of sub-genres from grunge to Britpop.

The hallowed stage at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island has seen some history-making sets. Add this one to the list. It was a warm August Saturday at approximately 6:00 p.m. Nobody quite knew what to expect. A palpable sense of anticipation preceded their entrance. The result is 79 minutes of magic from a band with nothing to prove.

A bonus 21-minute mini-documentary of the Pixies rehearsing and deconstructing some of their favorite originals (including “Debaser” which didn’t make the final set list) is included. And, like previous films spotlighting the Newport Folk Festival, the experience was captured on film by director Michael B Borofsky, rather than with digital or high definition video.

About Eagle Rock Entertainment
Eagle Rock Entertainment is one of the leading independent sources for music audio and audio/visual programming, which it releases worldwide on DVD, CD and other formats, as well as through channels such as television and VOD. Eagle Rock’s mission is to bring music fans high quality music audio and audio/ visual content from the broadest range of artists, with superior production, sound and high definition visuals, as well as other historically significant releases. Eagle Vision’s extensive catalog covers every genre of music, and includes the Classic Albums documentary series, which tells the stories behind some of the greatest albums in rock history, and Live at Montreux, which features performances from top artists at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival.

The company’s record imprints include frontline artist label Eagle Records, and the hard rock/ heavy metal label Spitfire Records. Eagle Media releases a variety of comedy, television and fact-based programming. Eagle Vision, Eagle Records, Eagle Media, Eagle Eye Media and Spitfire are imprints of Eagle Rock Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S., which is a part of Eagle Rock Entertainment, Ltd. The company’s North American headquarters are in New York City. Its corporate headquarters are in London, with offices in Toronto, Paris and Hamburg.

Track listing

1) Bone Machine
2) Cactus
3) Ed Is Dead
4) All Around The World
5) Subbacultcha
6) Monkey Gone To Heaven
7) Is She Weird?
8) Here Comes Your Man
9) River Euphrates
10) Velouria
11) Wave Of Mutilation
12) I Bleed
13) Crackity Jones
14) Gouge Away
15) Hey
16) The Holiday Song
17) Nimrod’s Song
18) Mr. Grieves
19) Caribou
20) Vamos
21) Where Is My Mind?
22) Gigantic