Back to “old school”

Keith Urban Throws a Drive-In Theater Concert for Health Care Workers “That massive drive-in screen, all you have to do is put a stage in front of it and you’re off and running,” says Urban of the Nashville-area gig Keith Urban performed a secret show at a Tennessee drive-in theater for health care workers. The …

Change on its way?

The demonstrations in Nashville have been relatively peaceful compared to other cities in the country. The picture taken of an officer and demonstrator praying together in downtown Nashville says it all!  It is the only answer that will put things back together again, maybe now there is hope that our country can start fixing the …

The brevity of life

On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and “the big bopper” J.P. Richard were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event later became known as “The Day the Music Died”, after singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it as such in his 1971 song …

The passing of a legend

Little Richard, a legend in the early stages of Rock ‘n’ Roll and beyond, passed away this morning at this home in Tullahoma, TN (about an hour south of Nashville). Richard had enormous influence over the music world, with popular hits like “Tutti-Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally.” The Beatles have credited Richard as being inspirational …

State of the live concert industry

Just two weeks ago, Pollstar projected that in its most pessimistic scenario for the post-COVID-19 concert industry, shows would resume in less than a year with industry losses around $9 billion. The live concert business is preparing for much worse. In a recent report from top department staffers, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti suggested that …