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Livestream Event: Diane Birch Live Acoustic Set, Interactive Fan Chat

December 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Continuing our series on virtual concert experiences, we’re pleased to bring you another Livestream event today including a live interactive fan chat with Diane Birch. Digg Digg

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Do You Know What A Concert Is?

February 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

On a lazy afternoon, a few weeks ago, I was flipping through cable channels and I went from watching the Sundance Channel’s intimate sessions of the Live from Abbey Road series to watching live concerts filmed at venues with hundreds of fans cheering and I started to wonder… what makes a concert, a concert? Is [...]

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How Deep You Wanna Go With Of Montreal?

February 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Do we expect anxiety and tension at a rock show? If it’s not there at some level do we feel jipped? In a Paste interview Of Montreal’s front man Kevin Barnes revealed that your emotions are at the center of his performance plan to create large amounts of “confusion and tension” during their live show. [...]

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Ra Ra Riot: NPR All Songs Considered Interview

January 15, 2009 By 1 Comment

This NPR All Songs Considered live show and interview with New York rock quintet Ra Ra Riot gave me a good look into the emotions a band encounters when performing before a national audience for the first time. I first saw and reviewed Ra Ra Riot during a show close to their home in upstate [...]

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NPR Considers Baseball's Live Pitch

September 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Hey, here’s something to think about as the concert season begins to move inside to the clubs and the baseball season heads into its last month with a few pennant races heating up(and I’m glad I have live music to numb the pain should the Cubs choke in the home stretch). But what I want [...]

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Can Live Music Weaken An Album?

June 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment

If you haven’t had a chance to enjoy NPR’s live music series hosted by Bob Boilen, I highly suggest checking them out either via the NPR site or their podcasts on iTunes. A recorded March SXSW performance and interview with the Brooklyn-based Yeasayer, provided insight and an opportunity to explore a long-time curiosity of mine; [...]

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