Exploring our addiction to the live music experience |
The live music experience is full of mythological stories. And one of my favorite tales is the infamous show where Bob Dylan “plugged in” for the first time at the Newport Folk Festival. As we’ve explored before with one fan’s Dylan experience, the story has been told — and portrayed in movies like I’m Not [...]
Yes, it’s again to see what’s been happening in the wide world of concert news! A whole bunch of cool, sad and strange things have been going down these last couple weeks, so here’s another special extended Live Fix concert news round-up for your reading pleasure.
When it comes to concert news, March certainly came in and is heading out like a lion via a surprise Cyndi Lauper show in an airport and the first Dylan concert in China to an interesting Rahm Emanuel quote and a bizarre Lupe Fiasco show in Chicago. And here’s a special extended round-up bringing you [...]
Editorial Note: During the Chicago Blues Festival and the Festival of Dads, we began to explore how all our concert experiences are connected and now I’m excited to introduce a new Live Fix weekly exploration as Colleen share’s her passion for live music history.
Like we did last week, it’s time once again to dream about concerts in 3D. But in this exploration, we’re going to dive a little deeper and wonder about “remastered” Blu-ray concert DVDs, and do some virtual time traveling as we dream about the ultimate 3D concert wish list.
There are few moments where I can say my life was forever changed after watching a concert film. And at the top of the list is watching D.A. Pennebaker’s 1967 rock doc Don’t Look Back which captures Bob Dylan during his 1965 UK tour. And now Sound Opinions is giving you the chance to see [...]
A few posts back I wondered if it was possible to create mashups of classic concerts. Well, after reading Relix Magazine’s November issue which features the 50 Greatest concerts of the last 50 years, I’m wondering what makes a concert “historical” or “great.” The Relix article is filled with writeups penned by a mix of musicians, music industry [...]
Last year at this time Rothbury 2009 was in question. So let’s cross our fingers and hope for Rothbury 2010. In the meantime take a trip back to re-live Rothbury 2009′s best moments with The Dead, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Matisyahu, Ani DiFranco and more. And make sure to check out all the extra Live Fix coverage of [...]
Each concert experience we have is measured against those that came before it. And it was nearly impossible not to compare Rothbury 2008 with this year’s festival, which almost didn’t even happen. Last October, questions of whether or not there would be a 2009 festival began began circulating when the owners of the site’s location [...]
