RIP Whitney Houston: What Concert Fans Remembered And Loved The Most

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    After I heard the sad news that Whitney Houston had died I thought about a couple things. First, I wondered how we would respond to it as a community of live music fans. Would it be like how we responded to Michael Jackson’s death? Or Amy Winehouse? Or other artists who’ve died? How [...]

RIP Heavy D: Remembering The Righteous Groove He Gave Us At The Shrine

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    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 [...]

Sugarland Plays Free Tribute Concert in Indianapolis, Fans and Band Continue to Heal

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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 [...]

RIP Mikey Welsh: Fans, Bandmates Mourn Death of Ex-Weezer Bassist

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As we mentioned before Weezer is scheduled to play the Blue Album in its entirety as part of Riot Fest tonight. And it saddens us to report that former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh, who planned to attend the show, died yesterday at a hotel in Chicago. According to the Chicago Tribune: Welsh, 40, was found [...]

RIP and Live Music Mourning: Remembering DJ Mehdi at Empty Bottle

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    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 [...]

5 Fans Die, 45 Injured After Stage Collapses At Indiana State Fair Before Sugarland Concert

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It’s never easy to share concert news like this. But according to WRTV Indianapolis, on Saturday night before the Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair the stage collapsed injuring 45 and killing 5 concert fans. And as the Los Angeles Times, the 5 victims were identified by the Marion County coroner’s office as Tammy Vandam, [...]

Weekly Wrap-up: Hip Hop Memorials, Sensual Live Shows, Crazy Slayer Fans, Grief Explorations, Free Downloads and More

It’s not even Halloween yet and these last two weeks have been so scary good here on Live Fix that I’m terrified to think that you missed any of these posts.

Indie-rap Community, Fans Gather for Michael “eyedea” Larsen Memorial

On Monday, we shared the sad news about the death of indie-rapper Micheal “Eyedea” Larsen, of Eyedea and Abilities. And tonight, and this week, the indie-rap community and fans will gather to celebrate his life and mourn his passing.

What Emotions Do Fans Feel During A Ra Ra Riot Show?

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Ra Ra Riot has come a long way since I first saw them perform in 2007 at moe.down festival near their home in upstate New York. During their recent show at Metro in Chicago earlier this month, I had the chance to see how they’ve grown, get glimpse of their future and wonder what emotions [...]

R.I.P. Michael Larsen of Eyedea & Abilities: A Tribute To His Life And Rhymes

Sad news about the death of indie-rapper Micheal “Eyedea” Larsen, of Eyedea and Abilities, was announced yesterday. So let’s pay tribute as fans mourn his passing and celebrate his life and rhymes.

RIP Jay Reatard: A Special Note For Live Music Fans

I have some sad news to share with you. As Pitchfork reports, garage-punk rocker Jay Reatard died in his sleep early Wednesday morning due to unknown causes. Whenever a musician dies I always feel weird writing about or calling attention to it.  I’m reluctant to blog about it because it makes other deaths seems less important or significant in some way.