Archive for March 13th, 2008

R.E.M. rocks SXSW

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

R.E.M. performed last night/this morning at Stubb’s BBQ at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, and from all accounts, it was a rocking show that featured 10 songs off their new album, “Accelerate,” which comes out April 1.

And since we weren’t there, you can listen to the show on NPR (along with sets from Athens bands Dead Confederate and Summerbirds in the Cellar), and check out a photo gallery.

Here’s the setlist:

Living Well is the Best Revenge
Man Sized Wreath
Second Guessing
Drive
Hollow Man
Animal
Auctioneer
Mr. Richards
Fall On Me
Great Beyond
Houston
Electrolite
Accelerate
Until the Day is Done
Final Straw
Bad Day
Horse to Water
Walk Unafraid
Supernatural Superserious
Imitation of Life
I’m Gonna DJ
Man on the Moon

The band will be embarking on a European and North American tour in about a month. Stay tuned for more news.

In the Clubs: 03-13-08

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Caledonia: Birds and Wire, Daniel Clay.
Farm 255: Angela Easterling.
Flicker: Bros. Marler, Mike and Jon Guthrie.
Kingpins: Jay Gonzalez.
Little Kings: Mars Arizona, Ken Will Morton.
Melting Point: Permagrin.
Rye Bar: Completely Unoriginal, The Jerry Hendelberg Experience.
Tasty World: Brian Connell, Kaitlin Jones, Rob Veal, The Zou.