By David Bienenstock
02.23.99
Wall Of Sound
If the summer’s Tibetan Freedom Concert is MTV, then Monday night’s annual benefit for Manhattan’s Tibet House was decidedly VH1 — a showcase of matured and emerging musical staples alongside traditional Tibetan performers.
And then there was Cibo Matto.
The tickets, which started at $25, promised an evening with “Philip Glass and Friends,” [...]
By Jane Stevenson
02.20.99
Toronto Sun
During a 90-minute broadcast from the MusiquePlus studios in Montreal — shown on MuchMoreMusic in English Canada and hampered by one technical glitch — the veteran band was in top form.
They performed nine songs, including fan favourites Losing My Religion, Man On The Moon and It’s The End Of The World As [...]
02.18.99
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
They said it would never happen, but it looks as if Athens supergroup R.E.M. may tour after all - or at least play a few Atlanta dates.
The word in Athens is that the band is booked in late August for several nights at Chastain Park Amphitheatre, a venue R.E.M. has never played. Apparently Mike [...]
By Daniel Frankel
02.09.99
E! Online
R.E.M. tours are kind of like celestial events–miss one, and you’ll have to wait years to catch another appearance.
But, look up to yonder heavens, fans of the Athens, Georgia, alt-rock trio. The band–supporting its new Warner Bros. release, Up–is embarking on its first tour in four years, and its first since longtime [...]