Michael Broerman

6 days ago | liveforlivemusic.com | Michael Broerman

Soulive made its glorious and long-awaited return to New Orleans last Friday to help kick off the Jazz Fest season with the band’s first show at The Joy Theater in ten years. The trio had not played New Orleans since April 28th, 2017, when it opened for Gov’t Mule at the Saenger Theatre amid another Jazz Fest.

6 days ago | liveforlivemusic.com | Michael Broerman

Nowadays with cell phones, it’s easy to relive practically any moment. Camera phones are ubiquitous at any moment of relative importance, from birthdays and graduations to concerts to a good meal. But there was a time when everyone didn’t have a professional camera and video recorder in their pocket, and people had to instead live in the present moment and savor the memory for later. That’s what makes some newly uploaded, colorized footage of Bob Dylan at Newport Folk Festival in 1963 so special.

6 days ago | liveforlivemusic.com | Michael Broerman

Dead & Company are back in Las Vegas for their penultimate weekend of shows at Sphere, and Bob Weir got to town a little early to link up with his old pal Sammy Hagar. The former Van Halen singer is playing a residency of his own at Dolby Live at Park MGM on the Las Vegas Strip. For his Best of All Worlds residency running through May 17th, Hagar mostly reprised the band from his 2024 tour of the same name.

1 week ago | liveforlivemusic.com | Michael Broerman

Hours after topping the bill at Daze Between New Orleans, members of moe. and Umphrey’s McGee raced across the French Quarter for a late-night superjam. Fittingly dubbed Daze by Nite, the band included drummer Vinnie Amico, bassist Rob Derhak, and guitarist Al Schnier of moe. with guitarist Brendan Bayliss and keyboardist Joel Cummins from Umphrey’s McGee. The members of moe. and Umphrey’s McGee have a longstanding relationship going back more than 20 years as co-hosts of Summer Camp Music Festival.

1 week ago | liveforlivemusic.com | Michael Broerman

The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore reunited late last month at the Whisky A Go Go, the iconic L.A. nightclub where The Doors made a name for themselves as the house band in 1966. The Doors celebrate their 60th anniversary in 2025, and to mark the occasion, Krieger is playing monthly shows at the Whisky A Go Go featuring full-album performances of classic Doors records. On April 26th, Krieger played through all of 1971’s L.A. Woman.