After, arguably, the Velvet Underground and the Ramones, Big Star is the foremost example of a band that’s proven far more influential in their afterlife than when they were together. Ignored during their early 1970s existence, the Memphis group pioneered power pop across three sublime studio albums. Founding singer and guitarists Alex Chilton and Chris Bell and bassist Andy Hummell are all gone, but drummer Jody Stephens is keeping the Star shining with this project, which features members of Wilco, the dB’s, and the Posies.
