SXSW Tribute Concert Celebrates Alex Chilton's Life And Work
Members of R.E.M., Meat Puppets, She & Him join the rest of Big Star to remember the late Chilton.By James Montgomery
Alex Chilton
Photo: Frank Mullen/ Wireimage
AUSTIN, Texas — It was unseasonably cold deep in the heart of Texas on Saturday night, as winds howled and low-hanging clouds swallowed up the moon. It was the kind of weather that seems to lend itself to mourning.
But inside venerable Austin blues bar Antone's, mourning wasn't on the menu (there were, however, tacos). Ins...
MTV.com News — Members of R.E.M., Meat Puppets, She & Him join the rest of Big Star to remember the late Chilton.By James Montgomery
Alex Chilton
Photo: Frank Mullen/ Wireimage
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VH1 News — At the South by Southwest music festival on Saturday night, the late Alex Chilton was remembered in song by the surviving members of his band Big Star and other prominent... more info
Pitchfork — Photos by Ryan Dombal. Above, from top left: Evan Dando, Mike Mills, M. Ward, Ken Stringfellow, Jody Stephens, Jon Auer, John Doe, the Watson Twins, Sondre Lerche, Chuck ... more info
Rolling Stone — Just as everyone at the SXSW Music Festival was finding their groove Wednesday, news of the death of Alex Chilton hit. “Austin’s in shock about Alex,” read one of t... more info
Reuters — AUSTIN, Texas (Billboard) - Alex Chilton, who died of a heart attack Wednesday, three days before the scheduled performance of his band Big Star at the South By Southwest... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — If the Big Star show that became a tribute to the late Alex Chilton on Saturday in Austin had the weight and solemnity of church, the panel about the band and its lost le... more info
Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) The send-off for
Alex Chilton
at Antone's was non-stop Big Star, a celebration of Southern power pop at its finest, a testament to longevity but also th... more info
Undercover, Australia — Big Star went on with the show at Antone`s in Austin, Texas last night despite the death of their founder earlier in the week. Instead, the show became a Tribute to Alex... more info
ContactMusic — Late BIG STAR leader ALEX CHILTON was saluted at the South By Southwest festival in Texas on Saturday (20Mar10) when his bandmates performed classics in his honour.Jon... more info