Review: Rock Hall of Famer showcases new supergroup at Bay Area concert

Peter Buck is most often associated with Athens, Georgia, where he cofounded one of the greatest rock bands of all time — R.E.M. — with drummer Bill Berry, bassist Mike Mills and vocalist Michael Stipe in 1980.

Yet, the famed guitarist is actually a Bay Area guy — at least by birth. And, in that sense, Buck’s show with his new band Drink the Sea on Tuesday night at The Freight in Berkeley was a kind of a homecoming.

“Berkeley’s prodigal son returns!” Drink the Sea drummer Barrett Martin exclaimed.