Exploring our addiction to the live music experience |
One of the reasons a concert becomes our favorite is because, in some way, it became a psychological and emotional shelter from life’s storm right when we needed it most, and it gave us just the right amount of mental diversion so we could forget about whatever we were hoping to erase from our minds [...]
I never thought I would see concert fans singing along and doing the finger motions to a funny gangster-fied version of “Itsy Bitsy Spider” with zero hesitation at a rock concert. But that’s exactly what Tim Fite can do to a crowd. And it is with great pleasure that I now share with you another [...]
One of the ways I like to keep things fresh and avoid writer’s block is to read concert reviews written by other music writers. Besides keeping me updated on what other writers are digging at the moment, reading a well-written concert review also helps fill my creative pipeline, especially when I read one that makes [...]
Besides escaping in to the rush and pleasure of the music, there’s something else that makes concerts an adventure to remember.
I’ve always wanted to do this. So I did it. But before I share with you Part One of a recent Live Fix Experiment, I want to thank my friend and fellow music writer Moira McCormick for giving me the chance to test out some ideas and explore another aspect of live music. The Dual Concert [...]
This review originally appeared in Ink19. Something huge happened two days before the first Rock the Bells tour stop in Chicago, transforming the festival into a day-long mourning experience that I hadn’t experienced before at a music festival. From the stage to the lawn seats, the death of Michael Jackson completely altered the entire emotional [...]
