Live Music Archive

Infobox Website
name = Live Music Archive
favicon =



caption = The Llama logo
url = [http://www.archive.org/details/etree www.archive.org/details/etree]
commercial = No
type = Live music trading
registration = Optional
owner = Internet Archive
host = Internet Archive
author = Brewster Kahle
launch date = 1996
current status = Active
revenue = N/A

The Live Music Archive (LMA), part of the Internet Archive, is a collection of over 50,000 concert recordings in lossless audio formats. [cite news | first=J.D. | last=Biersdorfer | coauthors= | title=Take Along the Music in All Its Many Formats | date=2004-09-16 | publisher=The New York Times | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/technology/circuits/16askk.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-04-05 | language = ] The website is known for its extensive collection of Grateful Dead recordings. [cite news | first=Jeff | last=Leeds | coauthors= | title=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/30/arts/music/30dead.html | date=2005-11-30 | publisher=The New York Times | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/30/arts/music/30dead.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-04-05 | language = ]

History

The collection increased in size due to contribution of concert recordings by etree. [cite news | first=Jake | last=Coyle | coauthors= | title=On the Net: Concerts on the Web | date= | publisher=USA Today | url =http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/2007-02-27-2627941010_x.htm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-04-05 | language = ]

Artists

The majority of artists are jam bands [cite news | first=Jon | last=Parales | coauthors= | title=No Fears: Laptop D.J.'s Have a Feast | date=2004-09-10 | publisher=The New York Times | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/10/arts/music/10INTE.html?pagewanted=print | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-04-05 | language = ] however others include The Smashing Pumpkins, Tenacious D and smaller independent bands.

References

External links

* [http://www.archive.org/details/etree Live Music Archive]