Like live music? If so, you might want to check out the Live Music Archive that is maintained by an online community committed to providing the highest quality live concerts in a lossless, downloadable format. The Internet Archive has teamed up with etree.org to preserve and archive as many live concerts as possible for current and future generations to enjoy. All music in this collection is from trade-friendly artists and is strictly noncommercial, both for access here and for any further distribution. Artists' commercial releases are off-limits. Head on over to the Live Music Archive to see the 3,174 bands that are listed (as of November 11, 2008).
Also of interest:
There are quite a few online music hubs that offer free music downloads that are legit. Newer on the scene is Amazon.com MP3 downloads- completely compatible with iTunes and Windows Media Players. Amazon.com with their DRM-Free music, unlike iTunes, varies prices and actually offers quite a few free MP3s that are worth browsing through. Visit the Amazon.com 
Veer over to the right hand side to see current free tracks to download.
