Live for Live Music

6 days ago | liveforlivemusic.com | Josh Martin

There may not have been much literal sunshine at this year’s BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, CA, but that didn’t stop the sea of GenX parents, weekend warriors, and bucket-hat rookies from soaking up the vibes, the tunes, and the salty breeze at King Harbor at last weekend’s 2025 edition of the event.

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 | Andrew O'Brien

Nectar’s, the beloved Burlington, VT club that helped launch notable acts like Phish and Grace Potter and served as a hub for thousands of local, regional, and national acts for decades, will “press pause” this summer amid the “immense challenges affecting both downtown Burlington and the local live music and entertainment scene.” As the venue’s social media accounts explained in a post on Thursday, an extensive ongoing municipal construction project on Main Street, where Nectar’s is located,...

6 days ago | liveforlivemusic.com | James Sissler

Sphere Entertainment is reportedly working on plans to bring a scaled-down mini version of its groundbreaking Las Vegas venue to other cities.

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.