Nearly two years after they performed Lindsey Buckingham’s enduring creative statement, the 1979 Fleetwood Mac double-album TUSK, at shows in Boston, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia - joyous gigs that pleased both the old heads in faded Buckingham-Nicks bootleg tees and young’uns probably conceived while RUMOURS spun in the background - indie rock not-so-supergroup THE LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM APPRECIATION SOCIETY returns to perform Fleetwood Mac’s 1982 album MIRAGE in its entirety, along with select Mac and solo Buckingham gems at two shows: Friday, February 17 at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia, and Saturday, February 18 at Littlefield in Brooklyn.

For these performances, the six-person Philadelphia-based collective will feature returning members Charlie Hall (vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who has played with Jens Lekman, The War on Drugs, Windsor for the Derby, Tommy Guerrero and others), Patrick Berkery (drummer for Danielson, Pernice Brothers, Bigger Lovers, Photon Band, I Was a King, Mazarin and others), and singer-songwriter Birdie Busch. They will be joined by new members/fellow Lindsey-Mac obsessives Eliza Hardy Jones (vocalist/keyboardist for Buried Beds), Brandon Beaver (guitarist/vocalist for Buried Beds), and Dave Wayne Daniels (bassist/vocalist for The Capitol Years).

As for why the group is tackling MIRAGE, an album known for its dawn-of-MTV staples “Gypsy” and “Hold Me,” but generally overlooked in evaluations of the Lindsey-Stevie era canon, Hall says: “MIRAGE is a trove of wonders - some of the strongest Mac songs in the canon as well as some total head scratchers and ones that I never realized how great they are. It’s neither the ”Rumours II” as some claimed nor was it a repository for discarded solo songs as others claimed.  There’s sheen for sure and there’s mystery and beauty through and through. It’s got everything. This is a gorgeous record that is deserving of more attention and appreciation.”

The Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society is not a tribute act and does not perform in costume. The band features no defined character roles and is more a loving exploration of Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac’s music than a verbatim reproduction. For more about The Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society, visit www.tlbas.com.

SHOW INFO:

Friday, Feb. 17 - Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA (tickets $10) Phone (215) 739-9684 / www.johnnybrendas.com

Saturday, Feb. 18 - Littlefield, 622 Degraw St., Brooklyn, NY 11217 (tickets $12) Phone (718) 855-3388 / www.littlefieldnyc.com