Thursday, July 22, 2010
Music
City Winery Hosts Big Star Tribute
Posted
by Lauren Beck
on Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 2:58 PM
With the death of
Big Star frontman
Alex Chilton this March,
City Winery has organized a night to focus on the music he left behind — a huge, inspiring body of work built on power-pop hooks and sneakily dark lyrics. On July 28, they'll enlist Yo La Tengo, Marshall Crenshaw, Jon Spencer, the Lemonhead's Evan Dando, members of Big Star and Chilton's original band,
The Box Tops, plus a ton more for
Channeling Chilton: A Night of Alex Chilton's Music, with part of the proceeds going to the
Gulf Restoration Network and their efforts to help those affected by the the BP drilling disaster. This, of course, comes on the heels of more sad news, the
loss of founding bassist Andy Hummel to cancer earlier this week. Tickets are $28 and available
here.
Tags: Big Star, The Box Tops, Alex Chilton, Andy Hummel, City Winery, Yo La Tengo, Marshall Crenshaw, Jon Spencer, Evan Dando
