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Listen: R.E.M. on Mountain Stage

West Virginia Public Broadcasting | By Vasilia Scouras
Published April 28, 2020 at 1:34 PM MDT

R.E.M. made their historic visit to Mountain Stage 29 years ago this week. The appearance was just one of three shows scheduled to promote their upcoming release "Out of Time."  The other appearances included in the media tour were "Saturday Night Live" and MTV's "Unplugged."

The anniversary is all the reason we need to revisit their performance of "It's The End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" recorded live in Charleston, W.Va. on April 28th, 1991.

R.E.M.'s full Mountain Stage set was re-released in 2016 on the 25th anniversary deluxe edition of "Out of Time."

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Vasilia Scouras
Vasilia grew up in New Jersey before making her way to Charleston, WV. She studied art at West Virginia State University and abroad at the University of Ghana at Accra. In 2012 she signed on as an Associate Producer for Mountain Stage, a live performance radio show produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and distributed by NPR Music.