Columbia, Missouri.
The Twilight festivals every thursday night in June and September showcase a wide variety of local talent performing on streetcorners. The University concert series brings in to town everything from Itzahk Perliman to B.B. King.
We are home to the Number one University sponsered NPR station, which happens to be the 2nd most popular station in the country. We have another community radio station here also, which plays an eclectic mixture of non standard musical formats. Blue grass, Celtic, World Woman, Jazz and blues and gospel. Both stations sponser concerts that bring in a WIDE variety of music.
There are several Renaissance Faires within easy reach, close enough to be nice day trips. Just a few miles west The Big Muddy Folk Festival is scheduled every year. There are several house concerts yearly. If you Throw in the First Night celebration and Earth day you will find nearly anything to fill your heart with tunes. OH, there's the Chez coffee house and the Music Cafe open mic nights.
Find a list of the top ten towns to live in for the past ten years or so and you'll find Columbia Mo.

Chip2447.... P.S. Rick, this was a really cool idea for a Tread. Makes vacation dreams even easier to visualize...