nugs.net, the digital music company that invented the authorized live music download world two decades ago, continues to solidify its position as the leading source for official live music recordings from the largest touring artists in the world. nugs.nethas annoucned that The Hold Steady, Ziggy Marley, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have been added to the streaming platform this week, with Van Morrison joining later this month. A mix of new and archival shows from all four artists will be added to nugs.net over future months.
Formed in 2003, Brooklyn-based band, The Hold Steady, have released eight albums, numerous singles and played over 1000 shows across all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Europe and Australia. Since 2016, the band has hosted Massive Nights, a legendary multi-night celebration of music and community held each year at Brooklyn, NY’s Brooklyn Bowl. For the first time ever, fans can now stream exclusive soundboard audio from some of The Hold Steady’s favorite Massive Nights performances over the last six years. Listen to the first set of never-before-heard live concert audio via nugs.net here: nugs.net/theholdsteady.
Known for creating music that infuses the reggae genre with funk, blues, rock, and other elements through mindful songcraft, eight-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner, musician, producer, activist, and humanitarian, Ziggy Marley, has cultivated a legendary career for close to 40 years. In partnership with nugs.net, Ziggy is debuting three full-length, live concert recordings featuring music from his vast musical catalog. Soundboard audio from his 2006 performance in San Diego, 2017 show at Saratoga, CA’s Mountain Winery, and rare 2017 acoustic Storytellers set from Newport are available to stream now exclusively at nugs.net/ziggymarley.
Music fans around the globe can also enjoy the far-out sound of Australian psych-rockers, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, who have partnered with nugs.net to bring live soundboard audio from nine epic King Gizzard concerts to the platform’s extensive streaming catalog. Included are three pro-shot, full concert videos – two from Australia earlier this year and one San Francisco show in 2016 – available together for the first time in both audio and video formats. King Gizzard’s prolific nature led them to release 18 studio albums at a frenetic pace, and their intense desire to seek out new sounds, follow new paths, and unfettered sonic exploration are manifested in their music. Discover King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s hand-picked selection of concert recordings streaming on nugs.net here: nugs.net/kglw.
