R.E.M., Neutral Milk Hotel, the B-52′s, Of Montreal Team With Nuçi’s Space to Restore Athens Steeple
Photo via Nuçi’s Space on Facebook
St. Mary’s Steeple in Athens, Georgia belonged to the church where R.E.M. played their first show on April 5, 1980. It’s a landmark in music history, and while the church itself was demolished in 1990s (and replaced by condos), the steeple remained and is now owned by Nuçi’s Space—a non-profit health and music resource center for musicians. Now, Nuçi’s Space is hoping to restore the steeple into a meditation space for their clients, and have turned to several prominent local bands to raise funds through an Indiegogo campaign.
R.E.M., Neutral Milk Hotel, the B-52′s, of Montreal, Drive-By Truckers, Danger Mouse, Olivia Tremor Control/Circulatory System, Pylon, Widespread Panic, and others have contributed music and memorabilia. Here are some available items:
- Bricks from the steeple (which had to be removed during stabilization)
- Autographed Rickenbacker guitars from R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Drive-By Truckers, and Of Montreal
- A smashed SG from of Montreal
- a dress worn by the B-52′s Kate Pierson during the With the Wild Crowd live album
- Limited edition steeple logo poster by R.E.M.’s long-time art director Chris Bilheimer
- Limited edition Wes Freed steeple poster from Drive-By Truckers
- Original artwork from Widespread Panic
- Stage props designed by Pylon’s Michael Lachowski
You can check out all the information and full list of memorabilia at the Indiegogo page.
Below, watch a trailer for the campaign that features a number of the participating bands:
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