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It’s been a wild week for music festival announcements! Let’s take a look at the status of our favorite music festivals in 2021. Aftershock Festival | Sacramento, CA | October 7-10 I’ve always wanted to go to Aftershock. The lineups are always ? and are probably my favorite of the DWP fests. The Metallica/My Chemical […]
Today we’re finishing up our Black History Month: Music Milestones series with 10 more milestones that took place in the 1990s through now. If you haven’t already, be sure to read the previous articles covering events from 1890 to 1939, from 1940 to 1959, and from 1960 to 1989! 1990s 1995 – Queen Latifah and Salt-N-Pepa win […]
This week we chat with Roddie from niiice. about a lot of our favorite topics at Concert Archives like first/favorite concerts, bucket lists, etc. Just two weeks ago, niiice. released their newest LP “Internet Friends.” Follow niiice. on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for more updates! Past Shows Backstage Pass: What’s the first concert you ever went to? Roddie: The […]
It’s been nearly 7 months since I’ve last been to a (real, in person) concert. While the livestreamed concerts have been great, and the idea of drive-ins seems alluring (albeit too expensive for a solo attendee), nothing beats being up front at a show. Since there’s not many opportunities for that nowadays, and because the […]
Over the past few months, my Facebook notifications have been an onslaught of “Cancelled,” “Cancelled,” “Postponed,” “Cancelled.” Thousands of tours and events have been cancelled or postponed due to the spread of COVID-19 and subsequent safety regulations. While many artists have already turned to livestreams, the warming temperatures and relaxing social distancing measures mean to […]
As COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread and people are on high alert, the music industry is being highly affected, especially on the live music side of things. Governments and health organizations have enacted measures to help slow the virus down but it’s still far from being under control. Coronavirus’ effect on festivals SXSW announced the […]