MINNEAPOLIS — He was part of the music scene made famous by the movie and book "24 Hour Party People," but Tim Burgess is maybe best-known these days as the host of an entirely different kind of party.
The singer for the '90s British band the Charlatans — imported into America under the name the Charlatans U.K. — is the host of the popular music-geek virtual gatherings known as "Tim's Twitter Listening Party."
Started during the pandemic as "really just something to do" while his band was sidelined, Burgess said, the so-called parties are essentially online listening sessions. Musicians or others involved in the making of a certain album answer questions via Twitter while fans listen along to that record at a designated start time.
