Surely technological advances have made it unnecessary to ever leave the house, right? Is there still a point in seeing live people actually doing things right in front of you?
Dave Hamilton (Host of Gig Gab, Mac Geek Gab) joins Mark Linsenmayer, Erica Spyres, and Brian Hirt to discuss what’s so damn cool about live music (and theater), the alternatives (live-streamed-to-theaters or devices, recorded for TV, VR), why tickets are so expensive, whether tribute bands fulfill our needs, the connection between live music and drugs, singing along to the band, and more.
We touch on Rush (and their tribute Lotus Land), Damien Rice, Todd Rundgren, The Who, Cop Rock, Bat out of Hell: The Musical, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the filmed Shrek The Musical, and Rifftrax Live.
We used some articles to feed this episode, though we didn’t really bring them up:
- “Nielsen Releases In-Depth Statistics on Live Music Behavior” by Dan Rys
- “7 Predications on the Future of Live Music” by Jason Donnelly
- “Live at Home: how to see concerts every day without leaving your couch” by Noel Murray
- “Broadcasts Of ‘Live’ Theater And Opera Are Terrific In Their Own Way” by Maureen Dezell
You know Mark also runs a music podcast, right? Check out Erica doin’ her fiddlin’ and singin’. Listen to Mark’s mass of tunes. Here’s Dave singing and drumming some Badfinger live with his band Fling, and here’s Mark live singing “The Grinch.”
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