Robyn Hitchcock has a show at the Melting Point in Athens Thursday night where he’ll be joined by opener Thayer Sarrano. There’s a great interview with Robyn at flagpole.com, so please check it out.
WHO: Robyn Hitchcock, Thayer Sarrano
WHERE: Melting Point
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m.
HOW MUCH: $15 (adv.),
Here’s the latest Find of the Week: a t-shirt from R.E.M.’s Pageantry Tour.
Big Star Third performed in Sydney, Australia, at the Enmore Theatre on January 23rd. The core band once again featured Mike on bass; Mitch Easter (Let’s Active) and Chris Stamey (The dB’s) and Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star) on guitar; Brett Harris and Skylar Gudasz on harmony and
Check out photos from Nights 1, 2, and 3 of the Todos Santos Music Festival at this link.
Peter will be d-jaying at the Todos Santos Inn on Monday night from 8pm to midnight playing songs from his killer record collection. There will be a tip jar for donations to be divided amongst the festival’s charity beneficiaries. Admission is free!
In which Michael talks about which side he sleeps on, the last thing he ate, and his favorite Olympics’ event! Read the interview here!
Check out this article on the Todos Santos Music Festival at blurtonline.com.
The third incarnation of Peter Buck’s creation, the Todos Santos Music festival, is off to a rocking start and could just turn out to be the best one ever . . . I am pretty sure it will. The sun is hot, the music amazing, the drinks are cold
Slane Castle, Ireland. July, 1995, (L-R): Tabitha Soren, Michael, Aidan Quinn, Johnny Depp.
Photo: Katherine Downs
Later that night, a lost classic, Try Not To Breathe.
A series of Document posters make up this week’s “Find of the Week”:
Happy Birthday wishes to Michael today!
Peter recently spoke to the Wall Street Journal about music, travel, and touring. Read the article here.
Odyssey Online, the news magazine of Clarke Central High School in Athens, has a great feature on Jim McKay’s recent film festival in the Classic City. The story includes interviews with Jim as well as Michael Stipe. Watch it here.
Paul Thomas is a professor of education at Furman University and a prolific thinker, scholar and blogger– his main blog is The Becoming Radical.
Here, he offers a tribute to some “Nightswimming,” along with Snow Patrol’s recent Belfast cover of that classic from AFTP…
Watch the following clip in which Michael is in on the fun and birthday wishes for Patti Smith at a recent performance at Webster Hall in NYC: