ATHFEST kicks off in Athens this weekend with a full slate of great bands and activities scheduled. The music, arts, and film festival, located in downtown Athens, will run from June 23-27. You can read more about the full schedule of events, including special activities for
R.E.M.’s original Hib-Tone version of Radio Free Europe (1981) has been selected as one of the 25 songs included in the 2009 National Recording Registry which is housed at the Library of Congress. The Registry entry for Radio Free Europe reads:
The original Hib-Tone single of this song
One of the big highlights in Athens this weekend will be Mitch Easter’s show at the 40 Watt with Atlanta powerpop band Magnapop and Chris McKay and the Critical Darlings. Mitch, longtime friend of the band, whom R.E.M. fans know as the producer of Chronic Town and
The bill for the show at Dante’s in Portland last night read Richmond Fontaine, with opening sets by Kevn Kinney and Scott McCaughey. What the crowd saw however was a combined set by Kinney, McCaughey and Peter Buck, trading songs under a hanging lamp purchased for the occasion, with
On Monday night, R.E.M. received the prestigious Phinizy Spalding Preservation award for their numerous contributions to historic preservation and preservation advocacy in Athens. Mike Mills and Bill Berry accepted the award at the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation’s annual awards ceremony held at the historic Morton Theatre
Very few artistic mediums provide the immediate emotional resonance that music offers to most of us. This theory was tested in grand form by the MOMA show that just closed, Marina Abramovic’s The Artist is Present. As a part of this retrospective show, Abramovic created a
Just a quick update before we break for the long Memorial Day weekend here in the States.
CLIPS OF MIKE PERFORMING AT ALEX CHILTON TRIBUTE
We’ve come across a pair of video clips of Mike performing at the Alex Chilton memorial tribute in Memphis on May 15:
Jesus Christ