Alt-rock trailblazers The Pixies [ tickets ] have unveiled the itinerary for a brief headlining tour in preparation for the group's May 1 appearance at Southern California's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

The North American headlining jaunt will visit 11 cities, including four in the western U.S. and seven in western Canada. No other North American dates are planned, and ticket on-sale information hasn't been announced.

The shows will feature the original Pixies line-up: vocalist/guitarist Frank Black [ tickets ] (a.k.a. Black Francis and Charles Thompson), guitarist Joey Santiago, bassist Kim Deal and drummer David Lovering. The group last played together in 1992, when it was an opening act on U2's Zoo TV tour.

Meanwhile, some new Pixies material will land in stores later this year. The band's label 4AD/Beggars Banquet will release a DVD titled "Pixies," which will include eight Pixies videos ("Debaser," "Here Comes Your Man," "Monkey Gone to Heaven," "Velouria," "Dig For Fire/Allison," "Alec Eiffel" and "Head On"); a concert filmed in 1988 at the Town & Country Club in London; the band documentary "Gouge"; and behind-the-scenes material.

A new Pixies best-of album, tentatively titled "Wave of Mutilation - Best of Pixies," is also in the works. It will feature 23 tracks, including "Here Comes Your Man," "Gigantic," "Allison," "Nimrod's Son," "Dig For Fire," "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and a remixed version of "Debaser."

Specific release dates for the DVD and best-of albums haven't been announced.