Drink The Sea Adds European Tour Dates


Drink The Sea (Peter’s band with Barrett Martin, et al) has announced a string of European tour dates later this year beginning on November 28 in Oviedo, Spain and running through December 21 in Bristol, England. Tickets are now on sale on the venue websites, as well as their Bandsintown page.

Drink The Sea Tour Coming in 2026


Drink The Sea, Peter’s latest musical project with Barrett Martin, will be hitting the road in 2026 with a series of dates in January and February.  The band, including Alain Johannes, Duke Garwood, Lisette Garcia, and Abbey Blackwell, will be touring in support of their debut double albums. The show will also feature films by … Continued

Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy & Friends Announce Lifes Rich Pageant Tribute Tour


This just in: Messers Jason Narducy, Michael Shannon and friends (Jon Wurster, John Stirratt, Dag Juhlin & Vijay Tellis-Nayak) have announced they will tour in tribute to the 40th anniversary of the band’s fourth studio album, Lifes Rich Pageant, next year. The tour will kickoff in Denver, February 11 and conclude in Bloomington, Indiana on … Continued

Another Magical Sunday Night in Athens


Peter and Mike joined Kevn Kinney for songs and stories at the Rialto Room in downtown Athens last night. You never know what might happen on a Sunday night in Athens! Photos: Karen Ryan  

Drink The Sea Slated to Perform at Lollapalooza Chile


Peter’s project Drink The Sea will be playing @lollapaloozacl March 2026! Drink The Sea @drinktheseaofficial is super excited to announce that we will be playing the Lollapalooza Festival in Santiago, Chile this coming March 2026! What a line up too! We’re going to book a little South American tour around this because we recorded several songs in … Continued

Blow Your Mind Hot Sauce From Peter & Luke Haines


️ “A proud day in my life! Here we are holding the first fruits of our hot sauce collaboration. Called Blow Your Mind—it’s a hot sauce sold at our gigs and online. The money goes to a worthwhile charity. Details below.” – Peter Pick up Blow Your Mind hot sauce to benefit UK charity, Music … Continued

Bertis Reports from the UK with a Postcard From The Road


Aye, a wee postcard from the working vacation mode— I flew over to London in time to see Peter Buck playing on his tour with Luke Haines as they celebrate their new album with two weeks of dates around the UK .  A packed club south of the river with lots of friends, family and … Continued

Peter Reports from London


“A photo of Luke Haines, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Linda Pitmon and Nick Fowler rockin the Omeara in London. Lots of old friends at the show! We were hurried out afterwards because there was a sex party scheduled for later in the evening. I wasn’t invited. Ageism I reckon.” – Peter Photo by Jason Narducy

New Single from Peter’s Project, “Rose Crested Sky”


Here’s the new single from Drink The Sea, Peter’s latest project with Barrett Martin. It’s called “Rose Crested Sky.” Check out more videos from the band at their Vevo video channel and listen to all 8 singles on your favorite streaming platform.   Peter’s bandmate, Barrett Martin describes the new song: This song was recorded … Continued

Peter’s Interview with Line Noise (print & audio)


Check out Ben Cardew’s interview with Peter who discusses the latest collaboration with Luke Haines and a whole lot more. You can also listen to it on Spotify (link in the article). Read it HERE.

Pre-Order Drink The Sea Vinyl Now


An update from Peter about his new group with Barrett Martin: “Finally, the day has come! Drink The Sea is taking orders for vinyl copies of our two records. Details below (from Barrett), and we will see you on the road.” – Peter “We are finally doing presales for the gatefold double LP album for … Continued

New LP From Peter & Luke Haines is Out Now


The new studio album from Luke Haines and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck is out now. Going Down To The River …To Blow My Mind is available on CD, vinyl, streaming and download cherryred.co/BlowMyMind

Happy Birthday Bertis!


Another year around the sun for Bertis and wishes from all of us here at HQ for a great birthday celebration!