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I never thought I would see concert fans singing along and doing the finger motions to a funny gangster-fied version of “Itsy Bitsy Spider” with zero hesitation at a rock concert. But that’s exactly what Tim Fite can do to […]
When I “saw” St. Vincent earlier this year I questioned whether or not concert fans need their eyes to enjoy a concert, or if music writers really need their eyes to write a concert review. And after reading an excerpt […]
On April 24th at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, improvisational prog-rock jamming sextet Umphrey’s McGee hosted the first ever UMBowl, a four-quarter interactive concert experiment where the fans determined the song selection via real-time texted set lists and pre-show balloting. Spread […]
Concerts are full of micro-moments of pleasure and excitement. And often those moments rush by us so fast we don’t even know what we felt or have time to think about why we felt so good and lifted. So let’s […]
It seems so long ago. But really it’s only been a couple of weeks since I was engulfed in the mysterious and enigmatic music of Baltimore dream pop duo Beach House. It was one of the best shows of 2010 […]
Now, we all know that there’s more than one way to enjoy a show and that we don’t always need our eyes to help us write concert reviews, right? Spread the love…