Exploring our addiction to the live music experience |
One of my favorite interviews about the live music experience was with Poi Dog Pondering frontman Frank Orrall. And earlier this week, they announced news about a Kickstarter project to help raise money to produce and mix their recent two night set of December shows at the Metro in Chicago. Looking at the tiered support [...]
Awhile back Frank from Windy City Rock asked me what bands I would like to go back and experience live if I had the chance. And one of those bands I’d like to add to the list is the mighty Fugazi. That said, I was excited to hear the news earlier this week that the [...]
We recently explored the new album and live show of Toronto-based punk band Fucked Up and over at Spinner frontman David Abraham share his thoughts about his struggling to balance touring with family. “I don’t want to say I’ve been teasing it, in a way,” Abraham tells Spinner. “But I’ve been talking about it a [...]
Our Nirvana concert exploration rocks on with a little sonic time capsule treat courtesy of the The Boston Phoenix. This recently unearthed Nirvana track is pretty sweet to listen to, and to be honest, it’s much better than the live tracks there were included on the Nevermind 20th anniversary release earlier this year. Duane Bruce’s [...]
I read the TMZ news today that old-school rapper Heavy D died at the age of 44. This is sad news no doubt. So like we’ve done with other artists who’ve impacted us with their live show and unfortunately passed on too soon, I’d like to pay tribute to Heavy D because he [...]
As we told you before, after Pitchfork we left unimpressed with Odd Future. We actually had more fun, and it was way more entertaining, watching the fans than anything the band did onstage musically. We walked away from that show thinking that the media should refuse to cover these guys because they don’t like to [...]
We’re always learning new things about concert fan emotions and how live music plays a major role in helping us cope with loss, grief and trauma. That said, it again saddens me to share news about another artist who has died this year. GWAR guitarist guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus) was found [...]
Well, Metallica’s first ever gig in India didn’t happen and things got ugly in a hurry. As you can see in the videos above and below, when the show was postponed and oversold the fans decided to riot and tear up the stage at the F1 show last weekend resulting in a cancellation and [...]
Continuing our exploration of the Sugarland concert tragedy and live music mourning, we’d like to share news and a few videos about how the band and their fans continue to cope with their grief and other emotions since the tragic event happened back in August. As Pollstar reports,Sugarland lead singer Jennifer Nettles said this to [...]
Well, it looks like Southwest Airlines has joined our list of brands who are testing out creative ways to re-define the live concert experience making it more unique and intimate for fans. And what’s interesting about this Kearney/Southwest in-flight live concert experience, is that it celebrates and incorporates many of the elements of [...]
Watch Pearl Jam Twenty on PBS. See more from American Masters. Continuing our exploration of Pearl Jam live and celebrating twenty years as a band, we’re excited to tell you that their new documentary will be airing nationwide at 9pm on PBS tomorrow night Friday, October 21st for the first time ever as part of [...]
We’ve been following the Occupy Wall Street protest as it continues to develop and grow. And we wanted to open up a discussion and start an exploration of how live music is being used to fuel the movement, bring solidarity, or maybe even distract supporters. The first big announcment of live music being involved when [...]
It’s been a dangerous and deadly summer for bands and concert fans this year with the Cheap Trick, Sugarland and Pukkelpop stage calapse incidents. And earlier this week Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune reported on how Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielson and the band visited Congress to lobby for the regulation of temporary stages. [...]
We’ve had lots of fun over the last few years celebrating Record Store Day and helping to continue the legacy of local record store. And we’re excitied to share the news about a concert edition called “Live Music Night” that’s also helping to support musicians in need. The multi-venue benefit event dubbed “Night of Sweet [...]
