The Live Music Podcast is your source for high quality fan based live music recordings. Each show will feature a new concert and play a few tracks from it. There will then be a link at livemusicpodcast.net to download the full concert.


The Live Music Podcast
Your source for live music recordings

Podcast #29: My Morning Jacket - Manchester, TN - 06/13/08
10 Jul 2008 at 9:07pm
It seems to be festival season here at the LMP with back to back shows featuring 2008 music festivals.  For this episode I will be playing music from the quaint little music and arts festival known as Bonnaroo.  As always the lineup this year was stacked which made it pretty difficult to pick just one.  However, I recently downloaded a show that distinguished itself from the pack, Mark Lynn's taping of My Morning Jacket.  Up to this point I hadn't heard very much of their music, but I've been seeing a lot of buzz about them in the live music blogosphere.  I especially had heard good things about their Bonnaroo set and had to check it out f...
Featured Stream #7: Jack Johnson - Kokua Festival 2008
30 Jun 2008 at 6:25pm
I suppose if you've made as much money as Microsoft you can afford to stream concerts for free.  Good news for Jack Johnson fans out there because you can watch his entire performance from this year's Kokua Festival here.  This almost makes up for all those blue screens :)
Podcast #28: Cake - Lawrence, KS - 06/06/08
19 Jun 2008 at 8:46pm
Welcome to episode #28 where I am pleased to bring you a band that I wasn't sure I'd ever see on the LMP. When I saw that Cake was in the line-up for this year's Wakarusa festival I hoped there might be a chance that a taper would get their set. Fortunately for me Brian Price was able to pull off a great sounding recording and especially fortunate since I missed out on Wakarusa this year. Cake's catchy guitar riffs, blazing trumpet solos, and off the wall lyrics all make them a great band, but I don't know if they've gotten a lot of live attention. I've seen them a couple times in the past and take if from me if you are fan you will ...
Podcast #27: The Raconteurs - Las Vegas, NV - 10/28/06
5 Jun 2008 at 9:12pm
For those unfamiliar the Raconteurs they are a band of amazing musicians whoâs lead singer also doubles as the front-man for a band called the White Stripes. On the music scene since 2005, I only recently became a big fan of theirs. A friend of mine lent me their latest album âConsolers of the Lonelyâ which I listened to almost exclusively for a solid couple of weeks. I followed that up with seeing their concert in Kansas City last April, which converted me into a devoted fan for life. If you get a chance to get out and see them on their current tour please take it and you will not be disappointed. Hereâs a recording of their October...
Itunes Store shows no love...LMP has been removed!
21 May 2008 at 1:25pm
So this is an email I received the other day from the Itunes Store... Dear Podcast Owner The following podcast has not been included in the iTunes podcast directory. Name: The Live Music Podcast Feed URL: http://www.livemusicpodcast.net/rss Submissions may not be included in the directory for a variety of reasons. For more information, please see the podcast technical specification at http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html. Sincerely, The iTunes Store Team As you can imagine this was quite a shock to me since I have been podcasting for a little over a year and have been listed in the store for almost as long.  ...
Podcast #26: Dave Matthews & Friends - Winter 03-04 Compilation
11 May 2008 at 4:22pm
As you might remember from the last episode, this show marks the 1 year anniversary here at the LMP. It has been a year filled with some pretty amazing live performances and I'm hoping the following year will bring more of the same. Looking back on the last 12 months I am blown away at the number of listeners that we have received and also the positive comments I have gotten from some of you. Thank you to everyone for tuning in and for your support of the show. On that note I'll begin the 2nd year of the live music with a download featuring two of my favorite musicians which were also featured in the very first LMP. This time however ...
CD Pick #3: Tristan Prettyman - Hello
27 Apr 2008 at 12:27pm
Tristan Prettyman's second release entitled "Hello" came out recently and fully exceeded all of my expectations. A solid listen all the way through, instead of her sophmore release slumping it appears that she has had a sophmore sensation making her way to #2 on Itunes top 10 most downloaded albums. Amazingly the full album can be downloaded from Itunes for only $5.99 which makes it a sure bet if you are looking for somthing new to listen to! Tristan Prettyman Hello Purchace on Itunes (only $5.99!!!)
Podcast #25: Ray Lamontagne - Chicago, IL - 04/04/05
24 Apr 2008 at 8:53pm
As this being the 25th episode it is somewhat of a milestone for the LMP. Being as such I wanted to make it a bit extra special, but then I realized that the next episode will mark the show's one year anniversary. So after much debate I decided that the best option was to make both episodes special, but I will save the party horns for next time. The music for this episode comes from what is easily one of my favorite all time downloads and features singer/song-writer Ray Lamontagne. If this is your first encounter with Mr. Lamontagne's music be prepared to get some goosebumps.  His unique singing style combines a husky whisper with po...
Podcast #24: North Mississippi Allstars - Austin, TX - 03/13/08
13 Apr 2008 at 3:13pm
In the last episode I briefly commented on all of the festivals that are in store for this summer.  However, some festivals don't bother waiting until the busy season and get things started off early.  One of the first major US music festivals for the last 20 years has been South by Southwest held in Austin, TX.  There were a ton of great bands that played there this year so it was a bit difficult picking just one.  I ended up deciding on the North Mississippi Allstars who's musical style I believe represents this southernly located festival.  If you'd like to find other audience recordings from this year's SXSW check out the nearly full l...
Podcast #23: Neil Young - Manchester, TN - 06/13/03
26 Mar 2008 at 9:09pm
Is it just me or has there been an explosion of new music festivals in recent years? If you don't believe me take journey over to the Live Music Blog and search for the word "festival". The nice thing about all of these new festivals is that no matter where you live you are probably within driving distance to one. Currently I'm making plans with some friends to head over to Wakarusa which will once again be held in Lawrence, KS. The appeals of festivals are many but one big draw is that you get to see a lot of your favorite bands in one trip and also get exposure to new bands that you might not otherwise have seen live. From a li...
Podcast #22: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - New York, NY - 02/21/08
13 Mar 2008 at 8:50pm
It is time once again for a LMP PSA. If you are new to the live music downloading scene and need help with downloading and converting different file formats check out the Getting Started link in the upper left part of the page. Iâd also be happy to answer any questions via "email" <livemusicpodcast at gmail dot com >. The band leader from this episode has been included on more episodes of the LMP than any other but this will be the first time she and her band get the stage all to themselves. The first sighting appeared on Episode 14 when Grace Potter joined Govât Mule for amazing renditions of Emmy Lou Harrisâ Angel Band followed by th...
Podcast #21: The Smashing Pumpkins - Normal, IL - 10/04/07
28 Feb 2008 at 8:16pm
The featured concert for this episode brings a slightly heavier tone to the LMP than my previous shows. Last year marked the return of a one of the greatest bands in the alternative rock scene. On May 22nd, 2007 the Smashing Pumpkins returned to a stage in Paris after more than a six year hiatus. Original band members Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlain proved throughout that 2007 tour that they still could rock a live show just as they had in their earlier days. The concert that I selected from the year of the Pumpkin's reunion was taped in Normal, Illinois on October 4th. Part of the reason I liked this recording was the great soun...
Podcast #20: Mike Doughty - Ames, IA - 04/28/00
14 Feb 2008 at 9:17pm
This episode features music by former Soul Coughing front man Mike Doughty during his 2000 solo tour.  I'm a pretty big fan of Mr. Doughty but I especially enjoyed this set because it is one of the most intimate recordings that I have listened to.  In a large part this is due to the venue being the Maintenance Shop in Ames, IA.  I went to college in Ames and the M-Shop, as it is known, seats only a couple hundred people.  For a personal concert setting this is great but only as long as you get tickets before they sell out.  I unfortunately found this out the hard way when Jack Johnson sold it out in under 10 minutes.Another reason for...
Podcast #19: Regina Spektor - San Francisco, CA - 05/13/06
31 Jan 2008 at 8:29pm
There has been a few times where I have heard a new artist and immediately wanted to go see them live.  Then shortly later I find out that I had missed the tour by a couple weeks.  Well this happened about a year ago when a friend told me about someone he had been listening to named Regina Spektor.  Fortunately I was able to make up for my lateness to Regina's music by seeing her performance at the Uptown theater in Kansas City last November.  Her singing was absolutely amazing and lived up to everything that I had been hoping for the entire year of waiting.  I had expected her vocal range to blow me away so that was no surprise, but what ...
Podcast #18: Will Hoge - Boulder, CO - 02/03/07
20 Jan 2008 at 8:19pm
I am prefacing this episode with a shout out to a fellow blogger that has graciously returned from a short hiatus for part of last year.  Justin Ward, who heads up livemusicblog.com, runs one of the most popular and informative blogs about the live music scene.  His posts cover a wide range of topics including early announcements of festival lineups, concert reviews, and even advice on how to survive a 3-4 day music festival.  In addition to all of this the Live Music Blog also has a corresponding podcast featuring some great live recordings which fans of this podcast will most likely enjoy.  That's the end of the plug so I hope you'll che...