Michael Broerman

1 week ago | liveforlivemusic.com | Michael Broerman

After a stellar weekend run in Savannah, GA, Billy Strings and his band headed to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a one-night stand in Charlottesville, VA. On a windy spring night, Strings started with an ode to Virginia—a fiery take on the traditional “John Hardy”—before easing the crowd in with two picks from his recent album Highway Prayers, “Malfunction Junction” and “In the Clear”.

1 week ago | liveforlivemusic.com | Michael Broerman

While The Brothers filled Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, some 700 miles away in Asheville, NC, a different tribute to the Allman Brothers Band took place. Combining the legacies of the Allmans and the Grateful Dead, Live Dead & Brothers delivered a collaborative and cohesive commemoration of the jam rock titans’ early 1969–1973 days.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Michael Broerman

Treasured Bay Area radio station with history going back over 100 years goes off the airA little radio station broadcasting Bay Area music legends like Jerry Garcia and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott from a ranch shed in the West Marin hills has left the airwaves. KDAN 91.5 FM’s motto was once “broadcasting to more bivalves and sheep than people.” The 10-watt station with a reach extending only …

1 week ago | liveforlivemusic.com | Michael Broerman

Judas Priest and Alice Cooper will link up this summer and fall for a co-headlining tour. The 22-date tour will take the heavy metal and shock rock legends from coast to coast across North America with support from Corrosion of Conformity [ticket information]. Judas Priest and Alice Cooper will kick off their tour on September 16th in Biloxi, MS.

1 week ago | liveforlivemusic.com | Michael Broerman

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard shared the second single from the band’s Phantom Island orchestral album, “Deadstick”. Out June 13th via the band’s P(doom) Records, the album will accompany a brief U.S. tour where King Gizz will play with regional 28-piece orchestras. As opposed to the lush instrumentation of Phantom Island‘s title track/lead single, “Deadstick” makes relatively minimal use of orchestral accompaniment.