What Concerts, Tours, & Music Festivals Were Announced This Week? [Updates]
We here at Live For Live Music know how difficult it is to stay up to date on the latest announcements in the live music industry. Between tours, festivals, one-off concerts, residencies, and so much...
View ArticleFrom Old & In The Way To ‘The Pizza Tapes’ And More: The Best Of David...
Today, we wish a happy 80th birthday to bluegrass mandolinist David Grisman. A piano player growing up, Grisman’s musical influences steered him in the direction of rock, folk, and traditional music...
View ArticleListen To A 16-Year-Old Derek Trucks & 7-Year-Old Duane Trucks Jam Out, On...
Derek Trucks has been a talented guitarist going way back to his childhood. Now an established member of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, the nephew of Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks received his...
View ArticleGrateful Dead Debut Infamous ‘Wall Of Sound’ At Cow Palace, On This Day In...
Of all the rock and roll tales and infamous stories from life on the road over the years for which the Grateful Dead is remembered, the band’s monstrous “Wall of Sound” P.A. system used in 1974 is...
View ArticlePhil Lesh Joins Greensky Bluegrass At Terrapin Crossroads, On This Day In...
In 2015, Greensky Bluegrass staged a one-of-a-kind performance that elevated the band to new heights. There was always something of a buzz about GSBG, but the band’s visit to Terrapin Crossroads in San...
View ArticleCelebrate Sir Elton John’s Birthday With Some Of His Most Memorable...
Sir Elton John has lived a rock and roll life filled with all the excesses one might imagine and has lived to tell the tale, so why not celebrate the acclaimed pianist’s 78th birthday today by taking a...
View ArticleSoulive’s Eric Krasno & Neal Evans Sit In With Derek Trucks Band At Wetlands...
On March 25th, 2000, Derek Trucks Band played a show at the now-closed Wetlands Preserve in New York City. The performance was special to be sure, with members of Soulive joining the band at points...
View ArticleThe Story Behind The Allman Brothers Band’s First-Ever Rehearsal, On This Day...
The Allman Brothers Band rehearsed together as a band for the first time on this date 55 years ago in 1969. The moment sparked a journey that would bring six men from all different directions in life...
View ArticleGrateful Dead Retrospective 1985–1995: East Coast March Madness
As Dead & Company prepare to play their first-ever shows in the month of March as the opening two weekends of the 2025 Dead Forever residency at Sphere in Las Vegas, longtime Deadheads, especially...
View ArticlePhish Debuts “Tweezer”, “Cavern”, &“Runaway Jim”, On This Day In 1990 [Audio]
When you’ve been around as long as Phish, your songs are bound to take on some enthralling histories. Interestingly, three of the band’s most prized originals, “Tweezer”, “Cavern”, and “Runaway Jim”,...
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