For some reason this
rock band from Boston, Massachusetts is much more appreciated outside the US
than by their fellow-Americans.

The rhythm guitarist of The Pixies, Black Francis (born as Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV), once related how the band name came about. Apparently Joey had a fascination for certain words. He first wanted to call the band - believe it or not - Pixies in Panoply (freely translated that could mean something like ‘A wide array of Elfs’ or even 'Elfs armed to the teeth'). That was then shortened to Pixies.
Active: 1986-1993; 2004-present, USA
Site: http://www.pixiesmusic.com/
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