Drink The Sea Tour Announced!

Peter and his Drink The Sea band mates have announced a US and European Tour in support of their new album which will be released on October 2nd (with the first single out on July 31st). Barrett Martin says, “We’ll start August 30th in our home territory of Vashon Island, WA and then we’ll do … Continued

Peter Remembers Normaltown Flyer Brian Burke

“A few days ago, Athens lost one of its all time greats when Brian Burke of the Normaltown Flyers passed away. I moved to Athens in 1978, and amongst the fertile new music scene, the Normaltown Flyers stood tall as a great country honky tonk hybrid that was guaranteed to tear the walls down in … Continued

Peter and Kevn Kinney Announce July Shows in Athens

Tickets are on sale now for the next round of Kevn Kinney – Peter Buck shows at the Rialto Club, July 28th and 29th, in Athens. These residencies sell out quickly so make sure to get your tickets before they’re gone. Go here for ticket information.

Peter Records with the Chesterfield Kings

“I just spent a week in upstate New York recording with Rochester’s finest, Chesterfield Kings, pictured here with all of us sporting a dazzling array of elder rockstar hair. I’ve been a fan for years, but we finally met up on the Little Steven Underground Cruise a year ago. Andy Babuik, and I wrote a … Continued

Peter & Steve Wynn Add July 9th Athens Show

This Just In: Peter will be joining good friend Steve Wynn for a show at the Rialto Club in Athens on July 9th. Their show earlier this week was a blast, so you won’t want to miss this one. Ticket info here.

42-Year Old Memories Revisited at the Rialto Club

Approximately forty-two years ago, the combined members of The Dream Syndicate and R.E.M. performed an impromptu set at the Uptown Lounge under the name Adolf and the Casuals featuring Raul. It was a pretty chaotic night with some of the group members apparently being overserved. In the course of the evening, a medley of “Ghostbusters” … Continued

Peter & Steve Wynn Rock the Rialto

Peter and his dear friend Steve Wynn (Baseball Project and Dream Syndicate) played for a great crowd in Athens tonight at the Rialto Room. Bertis reports: “Steve Wynn and Peter Buck at the Rialto Room tonight–stories, and songs, and a really great show!”

Peter Plays on New Ian McNabb LP (out now)

From Peter: “The record by Ian McNabb which contains the version of “South Central Rain” that Ian and I recorded last year is available and up on bandcamp! It’s a cool record, dig in!” Listen here. Photos by R. Diamond and C. Brandon (from NME)

Peter Shoots Video With Brazilian Band, Colomy

“No, this isn’t a game of which one of these guys is unlike the others. I’m posing with a great Brazilian band named Colomy. I played on their forthcoming album last year, and I recently filmed a video for one of the songs. There are links to the group’s web pages, and I’ll write in … Continued

Peter Checks in From Sao Paolo

Drink The Sea finished our South American tour with a riotous three hour show in Sao Paolo, featuring Nando Reis. We then went into a studio in Sao Paulo to work on our next record. Saturday night after work, Barrett and I played with the great Sylvia Machete. It was a show, and her birthday … Continued