A veteran live music touring professional shares lessons from over four decades in the industry, covering festival site planning, catering and working culture. Posts are opinionated and rooted in firsthand experience, with some material drawn from a forthcoming book.
Website: https://www.thoughtsfromtheroad.blog/
Greil Marcus publishes a recurring Real Life Rock Top 10 of music, video and cultural oddities, plus an Ask Greil column answering reader questions about music and culture. Each issue is a personal, essayistic take on concerts, songs and found objects.
Caryn Rose writes first-person concert reviews and music criticism, mostly of live rock shows in the Detroit area, mixing personal memory with scene history. Readers get vivid show reports and cultural context on punk, indie and alternative bands.
A weekly Berlin-based music newsletter featuring concert previews, album reviews and interviews centered on experimental music, improvisation and jazz. Each issue profiles artists performing in the city with detailed critical listening and context.
A writer-owned music magazine publishing album and live reviews from small venues, along with behind-the-scenes pieces on artwork and the economics of touring bands. Readers get close observation of emerging acts and a frank look at how the money works at small-venue scale.
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