Do you sometimes struggle to get out the door and listen to live music? After all, it’s easier (and cheaper) to just stick in earbuds or crank up the speakers and listen to familiar, dependable sounds. But listening live is essential if you want to improve as a musician. “Musicians go see bands and hear […]
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Experiment Shows Benefit of Attending Live Music Concert
Live Nation, in partnership with Cisco and TBD Labs, conducted a first-of-its-kind experiment that measured the brain waves of fans attending a St. Vincent concert
Rocky Mountains’ Guitar Town
Have you ever wanted to be in an amazing environment, hear fantastic guitar music and be surrounded by thousands of guitar ‘friends’? Look no further, Guitar Town is the place to be.
Ticked Off Music Fest
In 2012, musician and former publisher Gregg Kirk created the Ticked Off Music Fest to support the prevention, awareness, and cure of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses
Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay’s Chris Martin Cover for Bono on World AIDS Day
U2 was supposed to headline the World AIDS Day (RED) concert but as many know, Bono took a pretty serious spill off his bicycle. A spill that put him in a hospital to undergo a five hour surgery. Needless to say he couldn’t perform, but luckily two major musicians stepped up in his place. Bruce Springteen and Coldplay’s Chris Martin filled in.
House Concerts
House concerts are musical performances generally held in private homes and hosted by fans, friends, or relatives of the performing musician(s). Audiences are usually 25 to 35 people, but can sometimes be as large as 60 or more, and a donation of $15 to $25 is generally requested, but not required. Oftentimes, there is a potluck dinner involved, but wine and cheese events are most common, with guests encouraged to bring a drink to share. Hosts will even sometimes put performers up for a night.