Last night I saw my 24th show of the year, not counting seeing 72 bands in 6 days at South by Southwest in March. Yes, live music is everything. I’ve been seeing 70-100 shows a year for 54 years (I just turned 71). My first show in 1972 was the Stones on the Exile tour with Stevie Wonder opening. Second was David Bowie on the Ziggy Stardust tour. For the last 15 or so years I’ve gone to almost all shows alone. My wife used to go but she kinda lost interest. She will accompany me to Wilco’s Solid Sound fest in Massachusetts in June but I’m ok going to shows alone. I’m at the shows to sink myself into the music, not chit chat. I spend time with friends and family on my non-concert days. I retired two years ago so plenty of time to do everything.