Big Star Quintet
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Legendary Rockers Big Star Take Over Golden Gate Park for 50-year Anniversary of Groundbreaking Album
[SF Gate] SFGATE assistant local editor Amanda Bartlett braved the heat wave to see the Big Star Quintet play a tribute to 1974’s “Radio City” at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass In another universe, Big Star probably would have sold out Chase Center on the last leg of some nationwide arena tour. But on a rare 89-degree […]
Live Review: 50th Anniversary Of Radio City Big Star At The Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA
[Magnet] All photos by Chris Sikich. 50th Anniversary Of Radio City Big Star featuring Jody Stephens (Big Star), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Chris Stamey (dB’s), Jon Auer (Posies) and Pat Sansone (Wilco) at the Keswick Theatre, Glenside, Pa. Photos by Chris Sikich.
Big Star’s #1 Record Turns 50
R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, plus members of the Posies and Wilco, join Big Star drummer Jody Stephens on a tour to celebrate the anniversary of the Memphis band’s not-so-hit debut album [Garden & Gun] By JIM BEAUGEZ PHOTO: COURTESY OF CRAFT RECORDINGS From left: Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, Andy Hummel, and Alex Chilton. There’s irony, and then […]