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The extent of Big Star frontman Alex Chilton’s influence was clear Saturday night at SXSW, where a scheduled Big Star performance at Antone’s turned into a moving tribute to Chilton, who died Mar. 17 of an apparent heart attack at age 59.
An impressive array of musicians inspired by Big Star joined drummer Jody Stephens, guitarist Jon Auer and bassist Ken Stringfellow to honor the music and memory of Chilton, who co-founded the group in 1971.
The 18-song set featured contributions from R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, M. Ward, the Meat Puppets‘ Kurt Kirkwood, the Lemonheads‘ Evan Dando, John Doe, Chuck Prophet, Chris Stamey, Sondre Lerche, Amy Speace, Susan Cowsill and the Watson Twins, along with original Big Star guitarist Andy Hummel, who hadn’t performed live with the band in 35 years.
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