Fan-Belt.com Review
By: Andrew Falk - fan-belt.com

My introduction to the music of Alex Chilton was by way of his Scottish disciples, Teenage Fanclub. Pretty much every review of their work names Chilton's '70s band Big Star as the blueprint for every note Fanclub has ever played, so I sought out the influential Memphis power-pop band and their wonderfully jangly, satisfying albums #1 Record and Radio City. Chilton, who co-led the band with Chris Bell, had seen previous success with the blue-eyed soul group The Box Tops. That was all 35 or more years ago, though, and I'm not familiar with his solo material, so I wasn't sure what to expect from his live show. The opener was Grant Hart, formerly the drummer and co-songwriter of Hüsker Dü, now a solo artist. He performed Read More...