Alex Chilton Remembered At New York Fundraiser
New York's City Winery was the setting this week for a tribute to the late Alex Chilton. Spinner.com reports that singer-songwriter Jesse Malin and indie rock band Yo La Tengo performed at "Channeling Chilton" on Wednesday. The event featured music by the late Box Tops singer who would later be a founding member of Big Star. In addition to covers from the music renaissance man's catalog, Malin performed The Replacements 1987 track "Alex Chilton." Also on hand for the event was Chilton's former Box Tops band mate, Bill Cunningham. Cunningham looked out in the audience at Manhattan's City Winery and asked, quote, "What must Alex Chilton's record collection have sounded like?"
"Channeling Chilton" was a benefit for the Gulf Restoration Network. Chilton died on March 17th of this year of a heart attack. He was 59-years-old. |