Craving some live music excitement without the expensive ticket prices, long lines, and filthy bathrooms? Well streaming concerts are only a few clicks away, thanks to the marvels of modern Net technology. I just stepped off the cyber tour bus to report to you, our music-loving DLT readers, on the wide variety of concerts available online. Admission is free, there's no waiting to get in, and you have no one but yourself to blame if the bathroom is a mess.
House of Blues
This impressive Web site for the high-profile nightclub chain features a gigantic Webcasting area. Content includes interviews and archives from a wide variety of acts like Duran Duran, Kid Rock, Orgy, and Jethro Tull. You can find Webcasts from House of Blues locations all over the country, streamed in either Real or Windows Media formats, at decent (though not blazing) bit rates of up to 100Kbps.
Yahoo
Ani DiFranco, Cheap Trick, Cowboy Junkies, Radiohead, and the Soft Boys are just a few of the artists archived at this site which was Webcasting before most netizens even knew such a thing was possible. Broadcast features a huge library of free audio and video content and their "Live Concerts" section is just one (really big!) content area on the site.
Primeticket
Prime ticket may be one of the best-kept secrets on the Internet. The selection is formidable and varied, the streaming bit rates are high, and the site is well-organized and easy to use. In the archives section, you'll find full-length concerts, exclusive interviews, and a unique weekly "Sunday Night Wrap" compiling highlights of new content. Chick Corea, Chrissie Hynde, and Fatboy Slim are just a few of the artists you can enjoy here.
Digital Club Network
This cool site features live streamed video shows from 50 different nightclubs from around the world. The archives contain 4000 (!) of these shows in all of their full-length, unedited glory. Artists featured are mostly indie acts like Cat Power and Black Heart Procession, but there are also some bigger bands like They Might Be Giants and De La Soul.
Liveconcerts
The online home of KCRW's (89.9 FM in Santa Monica) "Morning Becomes Eclectic" radio program, this site features many of the 300 acts that have stopped by the KCRW studios to perform live sets exclusively for the program. "Morning Becomes Eclectic" is known for being, well, eclectic, and the selection of Webcasts here is no exception.
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