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During our chat with 14 year-old singer-songwriter Kate Diaz she told us how her time at the Berklee College of Music, which included playing Lollapalooza for the first time, was an inspiring moment in her young musical career. And now until March, the Berklee College of Music will be hosting auditions for 2012′s scholarship contest in [...]
Besides the music there’s nothing more I love about going to concerts than discovering the entertaining, inspiring and creative behaviors of fans as we all get lost in the rush of the live music experience. And as the summer season wraps up this weekend, it’s obvious what made my summer festival experiences so much fun [...]
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 – [...]
Editorial Note: Well, you know that we love to embark on new and exciting concert experiments here at Live Fix. And now we’re going to share with you a most curious experiment that I tested out in my coverage of Lollapalooza 2011 for Blogcritics. As you’ll read below, I wanted try out a new way to explore [...]
Here we go again my fellow emotional concert fans… It’s that time of the summer when Lollapalooza takes over Chicago and here’s a festival preview for you to enjoy that I wrote for my friends at Blogcritics. Plus a few extra bonuses and live music follow-ups for the Live Fix faithful. The Lolla Story Continues… [...]
Lollapalooza is celebrating 20 years by asking fans to submit their concert stories to win a free trip to Lollapalooza 2011 in Chicago in August. And judging by the fan stories that have already been submitted, this contest is a very special experience filled with thousands of great memories and millions of concert fans [...]
Yes, my friends, the time has come to launch Live Fix Radio! And we’re starting this new and unique podcast with a live music memory experiment and celebration focusing on The Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Grinderman, LCD Sound System and more bands that rocked live in 2010 and are currently blazing a tour trail in 2011.
On Tuesday, Greg Kot reported that Eminem, Foo Fighters and Muse are going to be the among the headliners for Lollapalooza 2011. But there’s something else that’s just as important for the fans to know and think about.
Last year, we started to explore 3D concerts. And you learned how AEG Live was redefining the 3D concert experience in 2010. And now with the advent of 3D TV, it’s time to dream about the possibilities as Lady Gaga and other artists begin to unveil their live show on 3D Blu-ray, so you can [...]
One of my favorite live performances in the last few years was seeing Lupe Fiasco at Lollapalooza in 2008. I had seen him the year before in 2007, and what made Fiasco’s set such a jaw-dropper was witnessing his maturation and evolution as a live performer.
During a press conference for Lollapalooza 2006, I remember festival organizer Perry Farrell telling reporters that he had big dreams of complete world domination for Lolla. When he said that, me and the other press folk sort of chuckled because it seemed like just a funny thing that Farrell was saying to be playful and [...]
Yesterday, Colleen and I ran in the Hot Chocolate 5k in downtown Chicago with 30,000 other crazy people in 30 degree weather. Like most 5k races, it was a mixture of pleasure, competition, and self-determination. Even better, it was just like writing a concert review or a blog post. Read on to see how you, [...]
I’m a sucker for a well-mixed Coke, mango and cherry Slurpee after a show or anytime the crave strikes, so I thought I’d share this Slurpee Battle of the Bands contest that wraps up today. And like all the other concert contests we’ve featured on Live Fix, this Slurpee contest needs a few more ingredients [...]
