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Most of the time when a band breaks up, fans find out after it’s too late to wish their musical heroes goodbye. But in the case of the Haystacks, who serenaded Phoenix indie-rock lovers for more than two years, they gave us some advance warning. While the “Haystack Variety Hour” at the Paper Heart on December 10 was billed as their final show (“It is time to burn the field and let it lie fallow with ash to feed next year’s new growth. . . . Come and represent for the death of the Haystacks,” proclaimed their announcement), they promise more musical mischief in 2005. Time will tell if the Haystacks follow in the footsteps of the Pixies.
