Exploring our addiction to the live music experience |
We already know how women experience live music and we had the chance to continue our sensual and emotional exploration by checking out the Lady Killer Tour at the Abbey Pub in Chicago. As you know, we began the night with a great live chat with 14 year-old singer-songwriter Kate Diaz, and now we’d like [...]
When I read the news that DJ Mehdi had died this week from a tragic fall from a rooftop at his home in Paris, I immediately thought back to when we saw him perform alongside DJ A-Trak at the Empty Bottle in 2007. And what I remember the most about that show was [...]
Over the last ten years, I’ve heard many personal stories about what my friends and family felt during and after the tragic events of 9/11. And today, in one way or another, you’ll probably be sharing stories of where you were and what you felt when you heard the unbelievable and shocking news that the [...]
Continuing our exploration of Phish and their live show experiences, we’d like to share news about the band hosting a special show at Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, Vermont next Wednesday, September 14th. The show will be supporting those communities impacted by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene. Here’s what Phish keyboardist Page McConnell had [...]
It’s been a rough and terrible summer for concert stages. And in the wake of the the Pukkelpop stage disaster Pollstar reports that a benefit fund has been set up for victims impacted by the tragedy. The note stresses that the full amount of every donation will go directly to the victims and their survivors. [...]
During this episode of Live Fix Radio, we explore how fans cope with the emotional trauma caused by the Sugarland stage collapse tragedy, the evolution of gate-crashing and the best and worst moments of Lollapalooza 2011. Subscribe via iTunes. Show Notes: Music from the podcast (all tracks live at Lollapalooza 2011 except Sugarland) Atmosphere – [...]
This past Thursday night I listened to Alexander Rose talk about the Long Now Foundation’s 10,000 Year Clock project. I have to admit the project didn’t make much sense to me when I first heard about it. I thought the project was a bit crazy and way too ambitously misguided and impractical. But nonetheless I was [...]
Continuing our exploration of concert fan emotions, here’s news about a 19-year-old who was attacked and nearly killed after a Tim McGraw show in Mansfield, Mass. According to WHDH-TV and the video above, the details are pretty brutal and apparently the young concert fan is: “…currently at college on a football scholarship but police [...]
As Pollstar reports, “Police spokesman Carsten Andersen said the woman, aged between 25 and 30, died after falling from a 30-meter (98-foot) tower in the festival’s camping area. Pollstar also points out that, “…Roskilde Festival is Denmark’s largest rock festival and some 75,000 people had bought tickets for this year’s event..” and that “the accident [...]
Here’s another hybrid live music and running exploration for ya. This past Sunday I participated in Kohl’s “Step Up for the Kids,” which involved me and five other family members trekking up 80 floors (1643 steps) at the Aon Center building in Chicago. (photo above: they gave us cute Dr. Seuss dolls after finishing.) So [...]
On the night of November 22nd 2010 Grinderman rocked the Riviera with a vengeance. Fans got primal. It was euphoric. It was just like an episode of Dexter. This is the story of how it happened.
Usually, our favorite concert experiences happen in stadiums, arenas, large public parks at summer music festivals, or at the local club. But as we’ve discovered in our exploration of redefined concert settings and virtual concerts, those usual concert locales aren’t the only places where live music can change our lives.
What happens when two concert fans team up to embark on a month-long quest to test the limits of their love for live music?
