Exploring our addiction to the live music experience |
We always wondered how Rothbury Festival would re-emerge and evolve. And earlier this year the Electric Forest Festival was announced with Tiesto, REO Speedwagon, String Cheese Incident and others set to headline. EFF is produced by the same folks who put on Rothbury in 2008 and 2009. And this year, the original grounds [...]
The story of SXSW never ends, my friends. And as we continue our exploration of SXSW 2011, I have two videos to share with you from our fellow live music fans over at BreakThru Radio who took the time to ask several great questions about the impact, relevance and evolution of SXSW.
The iClips Couch Tour crew is looking for volunteers to travel with them to a series of summer music festivals and “help hold down the fort.”
Besides escaping in to the rush and pleasure of the music, there’s something else that makes concerts an adventure to remember.
Earlier this year, I began exploring the power of the “Little Things” with Bon Iver because, as I mentioned, having played baseball since I was old enough to hold a bat and toss a ball, there ’s one thing that the baseball taught me about live music; it’s that noticing and appreciating the “little things,” [...]
Each concert experience we have is measured against those that came before it. And it was nearly impossible not to compare Rothbury 2008 with this year’s festival, which almost didn’t even happen. Last October, questions of whether or not there would be a 2009 festival began began circulating when the owners of the site’s location [...]
Hello Dear readers! I would like to apologize for not posting daily from Rothbury as I originally planned due to a faulty wifi connection in the press area. So as you can tell my daily post has been reduced to a single quick post from my Blackberry. I’ve soaked up tons of music over the last few [...]
Ever since Live Exhaust began you’ve had the pleasure of seeing my wife Colleen’s photography alongside my exhaustive ramblings. And I’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to showcase her work on the LE mainstage. Rothbury So without further ado(if you haven’t scrolled down already), here’s a photo gallery from Rothbury Festival featuring; Betty Lavette, [...]
It’s begun! I’m pleased to announce the first phase questionnaire that will begin a series of experiments examining the role and importance of the five senses at a live show. After having several conversations with friends about what they think is the most important sense when it comes to enjoying a live show, I [...]
