Attention “Rock Band” gamers: Here comes your band.
The Pixies’ seminal 1989 classic album “Doolittle” will be added next week to the game’s downloadable catalog, allowing faux-shredders to rock out to alt-rock classics like “Here Comes Your Man,” “Debaser” and “Monkey Gone To Heaven.”
“Doolittle” is only the third full album to be released through the Rock Band Music Store, joining Judas Priest’s “Screaming for Vengeance” and the Cars’ self-titled work among the roughly 200 songs available for download. Players got a taste of “Doolittle” in November when standout track “Wave of Mutilation” was included with the original release.
“Doolittle” will be available for Xbox Live on Tuesday, with PlayStation consoles getting access on June 26. The full album costs $18.99. Individual tracks are available for $1.99.
Dieselboy motors on
The Elements dance night at the Phoenix Landing is bringing one of the best DJs in the biz to Cambridge Thursday: acclaimed drum-and-bass mixer Dieselboy.
Making his first appearance in three years at the weekly Central Square techno gathering, Dieselboy is the top-selling drum and bass DJ in America. But beyond that and his internationally recognized Human Imprint record label, the Florida native has another claim to fame: He’s the son of Bertie Higgins, the bearded rock singer who gave us the 1982 yacht rock classic “Key Largo.”
We’re still waiting for that updated “Key Largo” drum-and-bass remix, but we’re fairly sure it will never happen.
Baez at Berklee
Roughly six months after her sold-out-three-months-in-advance performance at the Club 47/Passim Center 50th anniversary bash, Joan Baez returns home this fall.
The Belmont-reared folk singer and activist will perform two dates at Berklee Performance Center, Nov. 1 and 2. The shows are Baez’s only New England appearances in support of her new Steve Earle-produced album, “Day After Tomorrow,” which drops Sept. 9.
Tickets, $39-$49, go on sale Friday at the Berklee box office and Ticketmaster locations. Call 617-747-2261.
