This paper presents an overview of the social and cultural values attributed to live music
ecologies in urban environments. It is grounded in a qualitative content analysis of live …

This conceptual study explores the relationship between live popular music and the
sustainability goals of the New Urban Agenda, which is the United Nation's vision on a …

In Portugal, the creative work on popular music has not been the object of up-to-date
scientific investment. This situation is pressing in what concerns the constraints that have …

Nightlife precincts are constituted by intersecting cultural, market and regulatory forces. They
are a vibrant part of the experience economy of the city and important sites for the …

In recent years, leading music artists have been performing significantly fewer shows, in part
due to growing concerns for their wellbeing, but also because of rising energy cost …

Over the past decades, different theoretical perspectives have been developed that help to
understand the social context in which live music is produced and consumed. Theories from …

The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly interrupted operations for many industries, but in
particular the live entertainment sector that was effectively forced into a global shutdown. In …

Mexico City's live music industry is well integrated into transnational economic flows, sharing
certain features of the Global North, while simultaneously maintaining an informal …

While the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the live music industry have received much
attention, little consideration has been given to regional music production clusters more …

The notion of 'regional'economic growth through the creative industries is rendered
problematic by the socio-geographical complexities that characterize them. Addressing an …