I don't know if this is old news, but I hadn't seen it...
From Pitchfork's summary of the Primavera Sound line-up:
A new supergroup will also perform in tribute to power pop icons Big Star, performing the band's 1978 album Third. The group includes Jody Stephens (Big Star), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Chris Stamey (the dB's), Ken Stringfellow (Posies), R.E.M. producer Mitch Easter (Let's Active), and Brett Harris. The performance will also include appearances by the singers Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo), Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), and more.
Full article here: http://pitchfork.com...ineup-revealed/
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Started by peterjones, Jan 31 2012 04:14 AM
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Posted 31 January 2012 - 04:15 AM
Spelling mistake in the title *facepalm*
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Posted 31 January 2012 - 06:43 AM
There's at least three performances of Big Star Third this year, as far as I know, there could be more, but these three I have documented them elsewhere:
1. South by Southwest in March
2. London's Barbican Centre (March or May, memory failing here)
3. The Primavera Sound in May-June
Edit: Barbican is May 28, 2012
1. South by Southwest in March
2. London's Barbican Centre (March or May, memory failing here)
3. The Primavera Sound in May-June
Edit: Barbican is May 28, 2012
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Posted 31 January 2012 - 09:00 AM
Thanks for letting us know!
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 01:16 AM
Thank you High Speed Train, I had heard that they will perform in March in London.
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 01:37 AM
AsktheSky, on 10 February 2012 - 01:16 AM, said:
Thank you High Speed Train, I had heard that they will perform in March in London.
It's at the end of May actually
http://www.barbican....il.asp?ID=12859
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 03:38 AM
High_Speed_Train, on 31 January 2012 - 06:43 AM, said:
Edit: Barbican is May 28, 2012
Sweden, on 10 February 2012 - 01:37 AM, said:
"But now you're here and it's different, how the light shines in your eyes, and every second a century, it's then that I realized, the world as we know it, a high speed train, we'll pick it up and start again"
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Posted 13 February 2012 - 12:10 AM
There's a Big Star documentary premiering at this year's South by Southwest, it's called "Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me Now". Meanwhile, the date of the South by Southwest performance (with Mike Mills) has been announced and it's March 15.
"We’re performing Sister Lovers in Austin on the evening of March 15, as part of the SXSW Music Festival. It’s going to be at the beautiful Paramount Theater and will be preceded by the world premiere of “Nothing Can Hurt Me: The Big Star Story,” a full-length documentary about the band" (see: http://bigstarthird....show-march-15th).
"We’re performing Sister Lovers in Austin on the evening of March 15, as part of the SXSW Music Festival. It’s going to be at the beautiful Paramount Theater and will be preceded by the world premiere of “Nothing Can Hurt Me: The Big Star Story,” a full-length documentary about the band" (see: http://bigstarthird....show-march-15th).
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Posted 16 March 2012 - 11:39 AM
Here's a report from Austin360.com on the screening of Nothing Can Hurt Me: The Big Star Story as well as the subsequent performance of Third/Sister Lovers from last night at SXSW.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
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Posted 16 March 2012 - 08:49 PM
Another report from the Chicago Sun-Times: Mike Mills cancelled
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R.E.M.'s Mike Mills originally was scheduled to be on stage for the show, but he canceled due to illness. The former band's guitarist, Buck, appeared instead. He merely lurked in the background for two songs, the cover of the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale" and "You Can't Have Me."
http://blogs.suntime...tar_tribut.html
http://blogs.suntime...tar_tribut.html
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Posted 16 March 2012 - 09:54 PM
Thanks for the update. I wonder if Mills will be able to make it for Alejandro Escovedo's show at the Continental Club on Sunday? That looks like one hell of a line up.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 16 March 2012 - 10:10 PM
Driver Nate, on 16 March 2012 - 09:54 PM, said:
Thanks for the update. I wonder if Mills will be able to make it for Alejandro Escovedo's show at the Continental Club on Sunday? That looks like one hell of a line up.
He was also scheduled to speak at a conference with Erin Potts, his name no longer appears on this page where he was confirmed a couple of months ago. It all indicates he cancelled both the Big Star show and the panel: http://schedule.sxsw...s/event_MP10928
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Posted 18 March 2012 - 09:31 AM
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Driver Nate, on 18 March 2012 - 09:31 AM, said:
Cool!
Wonder if it was a Mills hangover that prevented him from taking part in the Big Star thing, or if he really came down with something.
Hope he won't cancel in London in May anyway...
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Posted 18 March 2012 - 10:00 AM
There's also that show tonight with Alejandro Escovedo at the Continental.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Central Park Performance June 2013
Posted by bigstarthird on April 27th, 2013
We’re excited to bring the show back to New York for a performance in Central Park on Sunday, June 30th!
Guest vocalists for the NYC show will include Sharon Van Etten, Kurt Vile, Marshall Crenshaw, Pete Yorn, Reeve Carney (Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark), Jonathan Carney (Mercury Rev) and Beck Stark (Lavender Diamond). The core band will once again feature Mike Mills (R.E.M.) on bass; Mitch Easter (Lets Active) and Chris Stamey (The dB’s) and Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star) on guitar; Charles Cleaver on keys; Django Haskins (of The Old Ceremony), Brett Harris and Skylar Gudasz on harmony and guitar; and original Big Star member Jody Stephens on drums, all backed with a twenty- piece chamber orchestra including the famed cellist Jane Scarpantoni.
http://bigstarthird....ance-june-2013/
Posted by bigstarthird on April 27th, 2013
We’re excited to bring the show back to New York for a performance in Central Park on Sunday, June 30th!
Guest vocalists for the NYC show will include Sharon Van Etten, Kurt Vile, Marshall Crenshaw, Pete Yorn, Reeve Carney (Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark), Jonathan Carney (Mercury Rev) and Beck Stark (Lavender Diamond). The core band will once again feature Mike Mills (R.E.M.) on bass; Mitch Easter (Lets Active) and Chris Stamey (The dB’s) and Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star) on guitar; Charles Cleaver on keys; Django Haskins (of The Old Ceremony), Brett Harris and Skylar Gudasz on harmony and guitar; and original Big Star member Jody Stephens on drums, all backed with a twenty- piece chamber orchestra including the famed cellist Jane Scarpantoni.
http://bigstarthird....ance-june-2013/
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High_Speed_Train, on 13 February 2012 - 12:10 AM, said:
There's a Big Star documentary premiering at this year's South by Southwest, it's called "Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me Now".
The documentary is just fantastic. I saw it here with Chris Stamey leading some musicians through some "Third" songs, plus "Thirteen" and, I think, a Chris Bell solo song or two. The music brought tears of joy to my eyes. Go see the doc, if you can. If not, I'm sure it'll be on dvd soon, if it isn't already. I wish I had been able to see Chilton play just once, but oh well. Michael is in the doc for a few seconds singing "Kangaroo" at a performance of "Third/Sister Lovers" in London, I believe it was, a few years back. Mike is also in it, briefly, talking about the influence Big Star had on the guys. It's well worth every music fanatic's time.
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snoorkelekroons, on 29 April 2013 - 03:55 AM, said:
The documentary is just fantastic. I saw it here with Chris Stamey leading some musicians through some "Third" songs, plus "Thirteen" and, I think, a Chris Bell solo song or two. The music brought tears of joy to my eyes. Go see the doc, if you can. If not, I'm sure it'll be on dvd soon, if it isn't already. I wish I had been able to see Chilton play just once, but oh well. Michael is in the doc for a few seconds singing "Kangaroo" at a performance of "Third/Sister Lovers" in London, I believe it was, a few years back. Mike is also in it, briefly, talking about the influence Big Star had on the guys. It's well worth every music fanatic's time.
I also caught the documentary (as well as the Stamey/Fellow Travelers performance) at the Full Frame Documentary Festival in Durham a few weeks ago. I remember Mills and others mentioning Big Star, Chilton, etc. through the years but I never took a real interest in Big Star until the late 90's/early 00's when I picked up #1 Record/Radio City. Even then, it took a while for me to appreciate their music. The Big Star Third/Sister Lovers concerts that Stamey organized at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro back in 2010 only deepened my appreciation, same for the documentary. I've read that it will be available on DVD this fall. Prior to that it'll have it's proper theatrical release in early July. At that time it'll also be available via iTunes and In Demand.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
- Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids
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