Since I can’t get enough concerts streaming to my living room since last week’s Trey Anastasio stream, I’m adding more concerts to my Weekend Pick and Pick of the Week for next week.
Tonight and tomorrow, March 12th and 13th, The Drive By Truckers will be live streaming two nights from Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse, courtesy of iClips.net. The concerts are being streamed to drive interest in their new album, “The Big To-Do,” which will be released on Tuesday, March 16th. Prices for the live broadcast are $6.99 per show or $9.99 for both. For those that purchase the live broadcast can also purchase their new album, The Big To-Do for $7.00 as a digital download at a later date from the Drive-By Truckers website. All pre-orders will receive an immediate Premium DRM-free 320kbps MP3, FLAC, or Apple Lossless download of the songs “Birthday Boy” and “Working This Job”.
For the less alt-country, more traditional southern rock fans, The Allman Brothers have returned for their New York City residency, this time at the United Palace Theater (instead of the usual Beacon Theater). Last year, The Allmans launched Moogis, their own live streaming service, powered by OrchardTV.
In what could be a hint towards web VOD pricing models, the Allmans are offering a subscription to the live streams of their 11-show run in NYC for $150, which also includes access to tons of their archived footage, including 50+ archived shows. That boils down to slightly less than $10 per live show, which beats the shit out of their $60, $100, and $150 priced seats to be at the venue. I’d like to see the ability to buy one show, rather than the whole run, though. Regardless, there’s a market for live VOD for bands of all sizes, and I’m looking forward to seeing some up and comers charging $1 for a show, or a weeks worth of shows, since the economics work out just fine. (NOTE: if you are an up and coming band and want help with the economics and production, please contact Ben or I for an intro and options through OVW Consulting.)
Either way, streaming from home means not looking over your shoulder for that pesky security guard. Party On!