Remembering The Top 15 Performances At Woodstock, 55 Years Later [Videos]
Fifty-five years ago today, hundreds of thousands of beautiful people descended upon Max Yasgur’s 600-acre farm in the town of Bethel, NY for the now-legendary Woodstock Music & Arts Fair....
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The Beatles Pioneer The Modern Stadium Rock Show At New York’s Shea Stadium,...
Today, all of the biggest names in popular music make their way around the world on tour by way of large outdoor stadiums, filling the enormous structures with tens of thousands of fans. Playing to a...
View ArticleWatch The Emotional “Velvet Sea” From The “Final” Phish Show At Coventry, On...
The early 2000’s were a gloomy time in Phish history. While there were some bright spots during those years, the band was wrought with tension and drug abuse problems that ultimately led to their...
View ArticlePhish Opens The Clifford Ball & Plays “Flatbed Jam”, On This Date In 1996
It’s been 28 years since Phish threw its first large-scale, weekend-long festival—The Clifford Ball—for over 70,000 people on the site of a former Air Force base in Plattsburgh, NY. The band has thrown...
View ArticleAdam Deitch – Reflections On Herbie Hancock ‘Head Hunters’ 50th Anniversary...
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Have you tried chanting? It works. One of the powerful messages Herbie Hancock imparts to us all is to get in touch with the importance of personal vibrations and...
View ArticleRelive Joe Cocker’s Iconic Performance At Woodstock, On This Day In 1969 [Video]
On August 17th, 1969, amid the now-legendary Woodstock Music & Art Fair, English bluesman Joe Cocker delivered one of the most storied performances in the history of rock and roll. The...
View ArticleJimi Hendrix’s National Anthem Channels The Beauty & Chaos Of The ’60s At...
It’s been over half a century since Woodstock Music & Arts Fair took place upon Max Yasgur’s 600-acre farm in the town of Bethel, NY in August 1969. Now considered a legendary event in American...
View ArticleGrateful Dead Debut “Ripple”, “Brokedown Palace”, “Operator” At Fillmore...
On November 1st, 1970, the Grateful Dead released their fifth studio album, American Beauty. This album marked the second of a two-record experiment with the band getting in touch with country and folk...
View ArticleA Tribute To DMB’s LeRoi Moore On The Anniversary Of His Untimely Death...
On August 19th, 2008, the music world lost an incredible talent. LeRoi Moore, the virtuosic founding saxophone player and frequent arranger for the Dave Matthews Band, was the glue that held the band...
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 ArticleThen & Now: Celebrating Robert Plant’s Historic Career On His 76th Birthday...
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant’s voice has been one of the most powerful and distinctive sounds in popular music over the past half-century. While countless singers have been influenced by his...
View ArticlePhish Uncorks A Monster “Bathtub Gin” On Magnaball Day One, On This Day In...
Today marks the ninth anniversary of the start of Magnaball, Phish‘s 10th major festival, held at Watkins Glen International Raceway in Watkins Glen, NY. The weekend was a resounding success, from the...
View ArticlePhish Unleashes Fireworks Both Literal And Musical To Close Magnaball, On...
Phish‘s Magnaball festival was quite the experience. For three beautiful days, fans from far and wide descended on the Watkins Glen International racetrack to create one of the most perfect weekends...
View ArticleCelebrate Jeff Tweedy’s Birthday With Some Of Our Favorite Wilco Sit-Ins...
Jeff Tweedy celebrates his 57th birthday today. Tweedy has been a leader in Americana-driven rock music as a founding member of Wilco, with the band’s influence informing countless other acts over the...
View ArticleU.K. Phenoms OMA Blow Up The Bay With Shing02 & Spin Master A-1 For Nujabes...
U.K. live hip-hop phenoms OMA are currently barnstorming through America, unleashing a torrent of blazing instrumental re-imaginations of iconic rap anthems from coast to coast. Fresh off a low-key Las...
View ArticleGrateful Dead Perform ‘Sunshine Daydream’ Concert In Veneta, OR, On This Day...
By 1972, there was no denying the sheer force of the Grateful Dead, their fanbase, and their music. The Deadhead community was firmly established, filled with peace-and-love seekers eager to chase the...
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Celebrating Stevie Ray Vaughan On The Anniversary Of His Shocking Death [Videos]
Stevie Ray Vaughan was truly a one-of-a-kind talent. With his utterly mind-blowing guitar chops and tortured, soulful Southern singing voice, the Texas native’s abilities were undeniable. In spite of...
View ArticleSam Bush Reflects On His Role As A Newgrass Pioneer [Interview]
Mandolinist and fiddler Sam Bush has been at the forefront of progressive bluegrass music for as long as the genre has existed. A true musical pioneer, he helped establish a new style of string music...
View ArticleBob Dylan Introduced The Beatles To Cannabis, On This Day In 1964 [Video]
If you ever wondered who took the clean-cut members of the Beatles and turned them into soul searching songwriters capable of penning wildly psychedelic tunes like “Tomorrow Never Knows” and “Within...
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PREMIERE: Sophistafunk Lets Its Light Shine Through On Feel-Good Anthem...
Genre-fluid Syracuse trio Sophistafunk is back with a feel-good anthem of love, “Electric Blue”. The second single of the year from the festival-favorite jam-hop threesome arrives alongside an...
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