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SXSW honours Alex Chilton with memorial gig

Evan Dando, REM's Mike Mills and many more joined the surviving members of Big Star for a memorial gig to the band's Alex Chilton, who died on WednesdayAlex Chilton may have missed his concert at SXSW on Saturday, but his friends were there, celebrating the late singer with a collection of his own songs. Evan Dando, M Ward, Sondre Lerche, REM's Mike Mills and many more joined surviving members of Big Star in a memorial gig at Antone's nightclub.Both the concert and a Big Star panel discussion ha...

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10:22 on March 22 2010

SXSW honours Alex Chilton with memorial gig

Guardian Music — Evan Dando, REM's Mike Mills and many more joined the surviving members of Big Star for a memorial gig to the band's Alex Chilton, who died on WednesdayAlex Chilton may h... more info