What do you use to see what bands are playing in your area? [more inside]
posted by ElmerFishpaw on Oct 9, 2009 - 28 answers

I work too much and don't get out anymore. Help me acquire some (more) great live punk rock albums/DVDs. [more inside]
posted by Ufez Jones on Oct 4, 2009 - 13 answers

Techno in Vancouver? Is there such a thing? If no techno, how about a really good blues bar? Help me find it before September 6. [more inside]
posted by Unicorn on the cob on Aug 28, 2009 - 8 answers

Can you recommend any live music venues in Tokyo? I'm interested in seeing local bands, particularly instrumental 'post-rock' and electronic music. [more inside]
posted by carnival of animals on Aug 3, 2009 - 4 answers

I need to stop a projection from showing up on a wall -- is there a particularly light-absorbent material that I could use? [more inside]
posted by Rumpled on Jul 30, 2009 - 9 answers

Help me identify a Texas Hill Country live music venue. [more inside]
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints on Jul 22, 2009 - 7 answers

I just moved to Pittsburgh from Chicago. Where's the live music? Specifically, the indie rock. Back home, I could count on good bands playing regularly at places like the Empty Bottle. Is there an equivalent here? Or do the bands just not come? [more inside]
posted by rbs on May 9, 2009 - 7 answers

I need a sweet mariachi band to play live for a 2 hour event in SF Bay Area in late May. [more inside]
posted by blapst on Apr 16, 2009 - 3 answers

What should I call it when a band is finishing a song and the guitarist hits the last chord while jumping in the air and jack knifing his/her legs back? [more inside]
posted by planetkyoto on Sep 28, 2008 - 17 answers

As per this MeTa post, I'll be over from London to San Francisco for the third week in August. Where can I gig when I'm there? [more inside]
posted by armoured-ant on Jun 4, 2008 - 3 answers

Where can I find a noirish or sleezeball lounge lizard style piano bar (or some approximation of one of these) in Chicago? [more inside]
posted by bubukaba on Mar 2, 2008 - 7 answers

Does anyone have experience with a Boss DR-5 sound module? Are there other sound modules worth checking out that are in the same price range/usability/portability scale? [more inside]
posted by sleepy pete on Dec 7, 2007 - 3 answers

I'll be in Toronto next week & need some party-all-night places to go on Thursday & Friday nights (June 7th & 8th). [more inside]
posted by Laura in Canada on Jun 1, 2007 - 8 answers

Where are the best places to hear jazz in Paris? [more inside]
posted by timeistight on May 1, 2007 - 8 answers

Which bands/artists put on the best live shows? [more inside]
posted by SBMike on Apr 15, 2007 - 102 answers

My brother and I are planning to visit Amsterdam around the 12th to 14th perhaps, and have been trying to track down things to do (gigs mostly) while there on the interwebs, but so far haven't found much. [more inside]
posted by opsin on Nov 30, 2006 - 4 answers

I've been roped into doing sound for a live music night at a pub in town. I haven't the vaguest idea what I'm doing. Having played in venues with horrible sound dudes, I know how frustrating it can be. I would like not to be that horrible sound dude, if at all possible. Can those of you with experience pass on some vital wisdom, or whatever helpful information you can? Thanks. [more inside]
posted by Evstar on Sep 1, 2006 - 15 answers

What are some good moderate-sized, alternative-y music festivals in the US along the lines of Intonation?
posted by gottabefunky on May 30, 2006 - 11 answers

I'm looking for advice on effective live music promotion and building a following. Also: flyers? [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on May 3, 2006 - 9 answers

I just rediscovered the greatness of the Live Music Archive and would like to covert the .shn shows to .mp3, so they will play on an iPod (the FAQ implies this is OK as long as they are not uploaded or distributed). Are there any freeware (XP) programs that can batch process these files? Bonus points if there is a program that can also add converted files to iTunes.
posted by ajr on Jan 12, 2005 - 13 answers

Anyone go to CMJ? I'm curious what the best (and worst) things you saw were. In addition, any good place online to read reviews and whatnot?
posted by dobbs on Oct 17, 2004 - 14 answers