What is Pixies?
{{refimprove|date=June 2014}} :''A pixie is also a small creature with wings, famous in [[folklore]] {{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Pixies | Img = Pixies in Kansas City, October 1, 2004.jpg | Img_size = | Img_capt = Pixies in 2004 | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] [[United States|USA]] | Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[indie rock]], [[noise pop]], [[punk rock]], [[surf rock]], [[pop rock]] | Years_active = 1986–1993; 2004–present | Label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]], [[4AD]] | Associated_acts = [[The Breeders]] | URL = [http://www.4ad.com/pixies/ Pixies] | Current_members = [[Black Francis]] (singer, guitar, songwriter)<br />[[Kim Deal]] ([[bass guitar]], singer)<br />[[David Lovering]] (drummer)<br />[[Joey Santiago]] (guitar) | Past_members = }} '''[[Pixie Lott|Pixies]]''' are an [[United States|American]] [[alternative rock]] band. The band started in 1986. They broke up in 1993, but they started to play together again from 2004 to the present. There are four members in the band: [[Black Francis]] (vocals, rhythm guitar), [[Joey Santiago]] (lead guitar), [[Kim Deal]] ([[bass guitar]], vocals), and [[David Lovering]] (drums). == History == Pixies' band members came together during the mid-1980s. Joey Santiago and Frank Black met at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where they were students. Santiago introduced Black to new music, such as [[David Bowie]]. In 1985, they decided to create a band. Kim Deal joined on bass guitar after answering an [[advertisement]] in a Boston [[newspaper]]. The band's musical style was influenced by bands such as [[Hüsker Dü]]. David Lovering, the drummer and a friend of Deal, joined in late 1985. == Success == The band released their first album, ''Come on Pilgrim'', in 1987. The released one album every year from 1987-1991. Alth