On March 11, 2009, a host of bands and solo artists will convene in New York City to perform songs by R.E.M. at a special tribute concert at Carnegie Hall. The event is the brainchild of Knitting Factory founder Michael Dorf who has organized similar tributes honoring musical
The Deluxe Edition of Murmur has been out for just under a week now, and a wave of strong reviews has begun rolling in… Rolling Stone, for example, gives the re-issue five out of five stars. Beneath is a sampling. We’ll post more here as soon as we
The Murmur Deluxe Edition CD release party at the 40 Watt in Athens tonight promises to be a fantastic time for a great cause, so, if you’re in the area, please be sure to stop by and check out the following bands who will be playing songs from Murmur in
In recognition of Murmur’s 25th anniversary, Universal will release a special Murmur Deluxe Edition on Tuesday, November 25th. The two-CD set features the original twelve-song disc, remastered, as well a sixteen-track live disc taken from R.E.M.’s long-venerated, previously-unreleased 1983 performance at Larry’s Hideaway in Toronto. (For more information
On a crisp Fall afternoon in Athens Sunday, an enthusiastic crowd of Jim Martin supporters gathered at Bertis’ house for a fund-raising event to help elect Martin to the US Senate. The event was hosted by progressives from Athens and surrounding areas, each with a shared interest in furthering
As a little remembrance of a great 2008, we thought it would be fun to post up the final encore of the tour Tuesday night in Mexico City. The guys were in fine form as they picked some songs they rarely play but wanted to that particular night.
R.E.M.’s world tour finished on a strong note Tuesday night with a stirring show in front of an energized, packed crowd in Mexico City. The finale featured a surprise six-song encore highlighted by two rarely-played gems, “Life and How To Live It” and “I Believe.” The Mexico City concert
Final stretch of a great year coming tomorrow night at the storied Auditorio Nacional, where some of us saw Coldplay on their last tour. Last night’s show outside Caracas was on the hillside campus of Simon Bolivar University and featured a raucous crowd for which the band put the
Experimental band Tuatara, formed in 1996 by Barrett Martin, Peter Buck, and Scott McCaughey, is proud to announce the upcoming release of its first collaboration with esteemed poet and Rumi scholar Coleman Barks . The album, titled âThe Here And The Goneâ will be released worldwide on November
35,000 strong turned out in Lima last night for R.E.M.’s maiden performance in the Peruvian capital at the Lima Hot Festival, which also included superb sets by Travis, Cementerio Club, and Turbopotomas. The band now heads to Venezuela for the Musica Movistar Festival on Sunday in Caracas.
After another long day of flying, the band had a great late night arrival into Lima (see video below). Tonight, R.E.M. plays the Lima Hot Festival in Peru with special guests Travis, Cementerio Club, and Turbopotamos. This marks the band’s first
The first week of the Obama administration has been our chance to really discover South America as we made our way from the celebratory spirit of Santiago, traversed through a nice stay in Porto Alegre, a short one in Rio de Janeiro, with rocking, boisterous shows in both cities, alighting
R.E.M. continues their tour through South America this evening with the first of back-to-back shows in Sao Paulo at Via Funchal. Support is from Wilson Sideral. Following the two shows in Brazil, R.E.M. has three remaining shows on their tour in support of ACCELERATE: Lima, Caracas,
Click HERE for an amazing slide show from R.E.M.’s Monday night show in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The band’s show in Porto Alegre tonight at Estadio Sao Jose marks R.E.M.’s first time in Brazil since the storied Rock in Rio headline performance in 2001, attended by over 200,000 fans. Tonight’s show will be followed by concerts in Rio de Janeiro on November 8th and two concerts