Portland’s Savoy Tavern to Feature DJ Peter Buck This Sunday


Peter will be at the Savoy in Portland Sunday night, October 27, where he’ll be the DJ for the evening. “It should be a lot of fun,” Peter said in a conversation earlier tonight with HQ. “I’m using my own record collection.” If you’re in the area,

12th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days – October 1st – 31st, 2013


“Together with a diverse group of Honorary Committee artists, we celebrate and support the Foundation’s mission of using the power of music to promote cross-cultural understanding and remind people of all cultures and religions that we share a common humanity.” – R.E.M., 2004

In 2004, R.E.M. joined musicians from all over

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FIND OF THE WEEK RETURNS!


We’re back with a new Find of the Week after a short absence.

One of the best-ever R.E.M. shows ever in an opera house– Vienna 1999, two days after playing Montreux across the way. That was a good week!

Peter Buck Interview at Salon.com


Peter has done an exclusive interview with Salon.com covering topics ranging from R.E.M., Tired Pony, creativity, life and how to live it, and much much more. Check it out salon.com.

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Patrice Chereau, RIP


We mourn the too early death of one of our greats, Patrice Chéreau, a giant among artists. His influence will continue, but he will be greatly missed.

-Michael

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Michael Among Guests at Mario Batali Foundation Honors Dinner


Michael was on hand last night for the Mario Batali Foundation Dinner where chef Jamie Oliver was recognized at the Second Annual MBF Honors Dinner at Del Posto Ristorante. The evening featured entertainment by Patti Smith and Jeff Tweedy and Glenn Kotche of Wilco. The Mario Batali Foundation takes

Tired Pony Announces Los Angeles Show


To celebrate the release of Tired Pony’s new album, ‘The Ghost of the Mountain’, and following last week’s sold out New York City show, the band is excited to announce they will play Los Angeles for KCSN presents—¦. Tired Pony at the Masonic Lodge, Hollywood Forever Cemetery on November 7th.

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12th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days – October 1st – 31st, 2013


Daniel Pearl World Music Days was created in response to the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl at the hands of extremists in Karachi, Pakistan. Danny’s family and friends came together to work towards a more humane world, forming the Daniel Pearl Foundation. The mission

Tired Pony to Play Intimate Benefit Show in New York September 25th


Tired Pony will play an intimate one-off acoustic show at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in New York City on September 25th.

The show will feature Tired Pony members Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol), Peter Buck (R.E.M), Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5) and Troy Stewart (The Windsor Player) performing songs from their new

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Postcard from Athens, September 21, 2013


Two years ago today, on September 21, 2011, Mike, Peter and Michael made the announcement, from sort of outtatheblue, that they had decided to “call it a day” and that R.E.M. would cease to exist in the active, record-making, touring together, making music mode of the past three decades.

Postcard from London for Tired Pony


I just spent a couple of days in favorite city London for the Tired Pony show–Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey and Jacknife Lee joining ringleader Gary Lightbody and many others for the group’s only European show in support of the brilliant new Ghost Of The Mountain record, and their first show