Impromptu Concerts

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takeaway I was reading a blog post by Fred Wilson on the A VC blog and he mentioned something called “Take Away Shows.”  I clicked on the link and was forwarded to a an incredible website of recorded songs by some artists I have heard of and others I have not.  The basic idea of the site is to get these artists to perform their songs on the spot and usually in the street (at least that is what I’ve seen so far).  I’ve watched a few of them and it’s a very cool idea and you could watch these for hours. 

Here is a pretty cool one from Bloc Party:

Bloc Party, 'This Modern Love' - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Here are a few others I've watched:

Jason Mraz

R.E.M.

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