Mike Mills, Peter Buck and an all-star cast of musicians paid tribute to Chronic Town, and you can stream the whole benefit concert. remhq
For two nights in Athens and Atlanta, Ga., R.E.M. fans—and members—celebrated the 40th anniversary of the band’s debut EPwith a pair of star-studded tribute shows at the 40 Watt and the Roxy. Proceeds from the shows—until 8pm ET tonight—benefit Planned Parenthood and, according to host David Cross, have already exceeded $100,000.
Elf Power followed with a three-song set that included a cover of R.E.M.’s cover of The Velvet Underground’s “There She Goes Again.” Many of the musicians talked about discovering music via the Athens’ quartet’s covers, and that came full circle when the Pylon Reenactment Society—featuring the band’s surviving members—came out to play “Crazy.” It was a treat to see Vanessa Briscoe back on stage, and she followed her own song with a fun version of “Crush with Eyeliner.
The Baseball Project—Mills’ and Buck’s band with Steve Winn, Linda Pittman and R.E.M. “fifth member” Scott McCaughey—then played four songs from across the catalog: “Maps and Legends,” “Me in Honey,” “So. Central Rain” and “Circus Envy.” And then we got the closest thing to a full-on R.E.M. performance with Mike Mills taking lead on “Superman.”
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