Watch A 17-Year-Old Biggie Smalls Spit Fire On A Brooklyn Street Corner [Video]
While The Notorious B.I.G. famously died at age 24 in a drive-by shooting amid highly publicized coastal tensions, he managed to make an indelible impact on hip-hop in his short time on Earth. Today,...
View ArticleGrateful Dead Perform Longest Song Of Their Career, On This Day In 1974 [Listen]
Anyone who has ever perused their way through the Grateful Dead‘s Wikipedia page can tell you that the rock band was known for their extended jams during shows. There’d be some nights when the Dead...
View ArticleGrateful Dead Continue Famed Spring Run At The Sportatorium, On This Day In...
This year marks the 47th anniversary of one of the most musically potent periods in the Grateful Dead‘s storied career–the legendary 1977 spring tour. Deadheads are known for being both extensively...
View ArticleMore Than 50 Years Later, The Who’s ‘Tommy’ Remains A Rock Masterpiece
In the first half of the 20th Century, England lost an entire male generation to save Europe from despotism in two of the most brutal wars ever fought. By the 1960s, their disillusioned youth were...
View ArticleListen To A Classic 3-Set Phish Show At Nectar’s From 36 Years Ago Today [Audio]
As Phish worked its way from a Vermont novelty to a national sensation, one venue played a pivotal role in this transformation. Nestled in Burlington, VT, a small club called Nectar’s gave the jam...
View ArticleCelebrate Bob Dylan’s 83rd Birthday With These Top Performances,...
Happy 83rd birthday, Bob Dylan. One of the most well-known names in music from the baby boomer generation, Dylan is considered by many as America’s most revered and acclaimed contemporary songwriter....
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WE’RE GONNA GROOVE TONIGHT: NOLA Jazz Fest Remains The Spice of Life...
“What jazz is man, it’s the foundation. It’s the culmination of all kinds of different people, struggles, food, and everyone’s journey coming together and creating something different. It really is...
View ArticleFeel The Feelings You Forgot: Phish Announced Its Official Breakup 20 Years...
Twenty years ago today, on May 25th, 2004, Trey Anastasio issued a statement that flattened fans everywhere: AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM TREY (5/25/04) Last Friday night, I got together with Mike, Page and...
View ArticlePhish Lays Down A Tsunami-Sized “Waves” Jam During Bethel Woods Soundcheck,...
Phish arrived in Bethel Woods, NY a day early ahead of its three-night run at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in the spring of 2011. As the band prepared for three nights of musical mayhem at the...
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Phish Welcomes Les Claypool For “You Enjoy Myself” Sit-In, On This Day In...
Thirty years ago today, Phish played its first of two shows as part of the 1994 edition of Laguna Seca Daze festival in Monterey, CA. Unlike the band’s previous appearance at the inaugural edition of...
View ArticleWhat 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 ArticleCelebrate Tom Morello’s Birthday With His Craziest Guitar Solos [Watch]
Tom Morello is best known for his tenures with the bands Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave, but also for his striking guitar solos, political activism, and ability to hype a crowd to a level of...
View ArticleRemembering John Kahn, Jerry Garcia’s Main “Un-Dead” Collaborator, On The...
Twenty-eight years ago today, Jerry Garcia‘s longtime bassist and collaborator John Kahn died in his sleep after suffering a heart attack at the age of 48. Kahn’s sudden, untimely death came less than...
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L4LM Monthly Mix – Got You Covered – Playlist & Liner Notes [Listen]
The L4LM Monthly Mix is a serial playlist curated with care by the Live For Live Music staff, a small group of dedicated music lovers with unique and varied tastes. A good cover can have a ripple...
View ArticleCelebrate John Bonham’s Birthday With This Unhinged “Moby Dick” Drum Solo...
We’ll start this birthday tribute with two undeniable facts: 1) Led Zeppelin was one of the most impactful rock bands of all time. 2) A band is really only as good as its drummer. With that in mind,...
View ArticleCelebrate Ronnie Wood’s Birthday With Classic Footage Of The Faces From 1971...
Beloved guitarist Ronnie Wood celebrates his 77th birthday today, June 1st. Perhaps best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, Wood has a long and prolific career in the music business, providing...
View ArticleDark Star Orchestra Welcomes Mike Gordon For “U.S. Blues”, On This Day In...
Dark Star Orchestra has been one of the premier Grateful Dead tribute bands for decades, recreating some of the Dead’s best performances for enthusiastic Deadheads everywhere. The group found their way...
View ArticleCelebrate Mike Gordon’s Birthday With Some Of Our Favorite Collaborations
Happy birthday, Mike Gordon! Mainly known for his bass bombs in Phish, the sly bassist has collaborated with some of the best and brightest in the scene throughout his lifetime. A founding member of...
View ArticleGrateful Dead Return To Touring In Oregon Following Two-Year Hiatus, On This...
Forty-eight years ago today, the Grateful Dead began a new chapter in their 30-year run as they returned to touring following a nearly two-year hiatus from the road beginning on October 20th, 1974....
View ArticleWhat 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...
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