Live music can really make you feel good.  It’s energizing.  It’s exciting.  It’s a great reminder of why music moves us.  Watching actual musicians and singers practice their craft for an audience is incredibly inspiring. 

But there are not a lot of concerts I am interested in paying to attend.  When I go to a show it’s usually to watch an artist who has been around for a while.  I’ve seen Paul McCartney 3 times, The Who twice, The Monkees probably 5 times. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Tom Petty, The Sex Pistols, Aerosmith, Cher.  I’ve seen Lemmy.  I’ve seen David Johansen.  Peter Noone is always a riot.  Paul Revere & The Raiders.  The Association.  The Grass Roots.  Weird Al.  The Fifth Dimension.  The Vines.  The Hives.   I saw The Black Keys on their Turn Blue tour and they were phenomenal.  Foo Fighters (5 times), Oasis (2 times), and Weezer (2…