• Big Star Third is going to London!

    On May 28, we’re taking the show to the Barbican Theater in London! In addition to the core band, our guest singers will be: Jon Auer, Brendan Benson, Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Skylar Gudasz, Brett Harris, Django Haskins, Robyn Hitchcock, Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo), Sondre Lerche, Ken Stringfellow, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Sharon Van Etten. They will be joining the usual suspects: Charles Cleaver, Mitch Easter, Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Chris Stamey, Jody Stephens, AND Ray Davies plans on attending the performance! Tickets can be found at the Barbican website. Click through for more info!

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    Big Star Third is going to London!

  • Chris Stamey Interview with Uncut

    Chris Stamey recently talked to David Cavanagh at Uncut Magazine in the UK about Alex Chilton. Click through for 20 questions!

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    Chris Stamey Interview with Uncut

How It Began

This expedition actually started over five years ago. I’d helped Frank Heath put together a core band of some of my fave studio players, including Tyson Rogers, John Heitzenrater, Jeff Crawford, and Roman Candle, for an evening of Elliot Smith music, “Either/Or,” in 2005. Read more from Chris Stamey about how this project got started...

Nothing Can Hurt Me

BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME is a feature-length documentary about legendary Memphis band Big Star. While mainstream success eluded them, Big Star’s three albums have become critically lauded touchstones of the rock music canon. Learn more about the documentary which had a sneak peek premiere at SXSW 2012.