The show was a way to showcase rising local talent. He founded the weekly “Live from the Fallout Shelter” program with Bob Weston ’88 (who went on to play bass in Volcano Suns and Shellac, while carving out a stellar reputation as a recording engineer). Pixies were invited to perform at WJUL by former student Chris Porter (currently a well-known concert promoter). It’s one of the better-known moments in the station’s history.” The Crooked Road Of Rock ’n’ Roll History Not only did they play in this station, it’s going to be released. “It’s really incredible,” says senior Chris Romano, WUML’s current station manager. The recording is the result of some dogged detective work on the part of a station employee and the deep allegiance of alumni who wanted to make sure the project was done right.
28 as part of Come On Pilgrim…It’s Surfer Rosa, a three-CD or –LP box set celebrating the 30th anniversaries of Pixies’ seminal Come on Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa recordings. Now, more than three decades later, WUML staff (the station changed its call letters in October 2003) and alums are beaming with pride as Pixies’ “Fallout Shelter” performance will be released Sept.
But over the years, the radio station lost track of the original recording. In music circles, the notoriety of the “Fallout Shelter” tape grew. The music was raw, spontaneous, powerful. The recording made that night captured a band on the cusp of breaking through. “They were making a sound that would earn them a place in history long before fame came their way.” 15, 1986, long before they cast a huge shadow over rock music.Īt the time, Pixies were “just another interesting band out of Boston that no one really knew about,” says Music Department chair Alan Williams. The musicians plugged in and ripped through 15 songs. They retreated to the small “Fallout Shelter” studio in the basement of Lydon Library, where bands have been playing live sets on air for nearly 33 years. When the Pixies showed up at UMass Lowell’s student-run WJUL on a chilly Monday evening, they were just another new band out of Boston.
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