What a year 2021 has been. Through the ups and the downs, live music has been a lifeline to us all. We want to thank everyone who streamed concerts in the app, shared their favorite jam with a friend, watched a livestream, and all of the other things that make nugs.net possible. We love connecting fans … Continue reading "nugs.net 2021 Year in Review"

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY – December 12, 1975 By Erik Flannigan At its core, the Live Archive series functions as an aural time machine, transporting us back to performances preserved in our memories or, better still, to shows only a few fortunate souls witnessed in … Continue reading "Taking All I Can Get, No Regrets"

G.Love is feeling the Christmas spirit this holiday season. Tonight, the grammy-nominated artist is premiering his first-ever Christmas special exclusively on nugs.net. The special is set to include music from G.Love’s 2017 album Coming Home For Christmas and his latest holiday album Coming Back Home For Christmas which was released earlier this year. G.Love will … Continue reading "G.Love is Bringing Christmas Joy to nugs.net"

The White Stripes LISTEN NOW: The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA – July 16th,2001 By Ben Blackwell Not every show is life-affirmingly beautiful. Not every show earns a rosy summation with a tidy bow wrapped around it. Not every show is a game-changer. A lot of gigs are rough, a lot of gigs involve a struggle. … Continue reading "The White Stripes LIVE at The Troubadour 7/16/01"

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band LISTEN NOW: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY – December 28, 1980 By Erik Flannigan The recently released recordings from 1979’s No Nukes concerts provide a riveting snapshot of a significant moment in time: the transition between 1978’s Darkness on the Edge of Town and 1980’s The River. The crackling … Continue reading "In This Darkness I Will Disappear"

Wilco Front of House Series 20 Jeff Tweedy LISTEN NOW: Drive-In at SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IL- June 4, 2021 When we look at the pandemic and how it has affected the music industry, perhaps the most defining frame is of response. The resilient ways that artists, crew, and the industry at large took a look … Continue reading "The Latest Wilco Front of House Release Focuses on Jeff Tweedy"

Ween’s “Roses Are Free,” has had an interesting journey over the last 25 years. The Phish.net entry for the song includes Mickey Melchiondo (AKA Dean Ween himself) admitting It wasn’t until Phish added the song to their live repertoire in 1997 that the live potential for the track clicked for Ween. Now Melchiondo says it’s … Continue reading "Listen to Leftover Salmon Cover Ween’s Roses Are Free"

by Jonathan Cohen There’s an old adage that being in a band is one of the closest experiences to being married — not only must you learn to navigate around each member’s individual personality quirks in oftentimes sub-optimal conditions, but you have to do so while attempting to be at your creative peak. It’s no … Continue reading "‘I Miss You Already’: Pearl Jam’s ‘Smile,’ Then And Now"

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band LISTEN NOW: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA, May 17, 2005 By Erik Flannigan Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN, March 20, 2008 Bruce Springsteen called Danny Federici “one of the pillars of [the] sound” of the E Street Band. Clarence Clemons’ spotlighted saxophone … Continue reading "We Closed Our Eyes and Said Goodbye"

The White Stripes LISTEN NOW: The Bottle Rocket, Toledo, OH – April 20th,2001 By Ben Blackwell What’s so wrong with being sent to Toledo anyway? The White Stripes performance at the Bottle Rocket in 2001 (their fourth and final performance in Glass City) highlights the first recorded performance of “I Think I Smell A Rat.” The Sisyphean … Continue reading "The White Stripes Live in Toledo, 2001"