T’S a momentous evening in Memphis, but the five men on stage at the Crosstown Theater never let it feel that way. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Big Star’s legendary debut, the band’s drummer and only surviving member Jody Stephens is touring with a small crew of famous fans, playing 1972’s in its entirety along with a second set of songs from throughout the group’s abbreviated career. Tonight they’re in the city where it all came together five decades ago. “Some of these people heard about Big Star back then, and some of them heard about us two weeks ago,” Stephens tells . “It blows my mind that it’s been 50 years, but we had a slow build. I’m just glad I started young!”
