Big Star’s Performance at Levitt Shell to be Broadcast on Sirius/XM
May 27, 2010 by Daniel J Russo
Filed under Ardent Studios, Artist Spotlight, Featured
Those who missed Big Star‘s historic performance at the Levitt Shell on May 15th of this year need not fret, as the show will be broadcast on Sirius/XM as a part of their summer kickoff programming over Memorial Day weekend. The show was mixed by Jeff Powell and John Fry here at Ardent this week, with Adam Hill assisting. Larry Nix mastered the show, which will be broadcast on THE LOFT (SIRIUS channel 29 and XM channel 50) at the following times:
5/29/10, 6:00 PM (Eastern)
5/30/10, 7:00 PM (Easterm)
5/31/10, 6:00 PM (Eastern)
You can check out a full lineup of what the weekend holds in store on XM & Sirius here.
Ken Stringfellow’s blog about the show.
Bob Mehr’s article on the show in The Commercial Appeal.
Rolling Stone’s recap of the Big Star tribute show.
Read Van Duren’s account of his experience with the show weekend.
Photo by Greg Allen, taken 5/15/10 at the Levitt Shell in Memphis, TN. From L: Jon Auer, Van Duren, Ken Stringfellow, Mike Mills, Jody Stephens, Susan Marshall, Amy Speace, Adam Hill, Jimmy Stephens, Sondre Lerche, John Davis, and Brendan Benson.
The Big Star Box Set, Keep an Eye on the Sky, is available through Amazon.com.
The Deluxe Edition of Chris Bell’s I Am the Cosmos is available through Rhino Handmade’s site.
