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Live In The Time Of COVID-19: Streaming Concerts For Thursday, May 14
Jack Plunkett / Invision / AP – Chance The Rapper
Chance The Rapper performs during Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park in Texas Oct. 7.
Concerts requiring mass, in-person gatherings have come to a halt thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but a germ can’t stop the music. Artists across the globe are stepping up to perform in creative ways, most notably with livestreaming performances across social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and beyond.
In many cases, they are raising money for important causes, trying to keep their own important revenue coming in, or simply keeping their fans (and themselves) entertained while we all wait for venues to re-open. In any case, they’re all valuable. In addition to sharing and keeping conversations about their art alive, it’s safe to say these streaming artist are performing a tremendous service to a shut-in world and for that they deserve our thanks.
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All times Pacific Daylight Time unless noted
6 a.m.
Martin Guitar Jam In Place, various artists
The Roots, various artists, daily
Sennheiser Series, daily, all day
7 a.m.
Kamauu
9 a.m.
Kevin Cronin, Songs & Stories from Camp Cronin
MTV Unplugged At Home
BandsInTown Live, daily
9:30 a.m.
iHeart Living Room Series
10 a.m.
Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
Bandsintown on Twitch
Relix Live
Five Finger Death Punch, Quarantine Theater
Blogotech, daily
Arkells, daily
Sofi Tukker, daily
The Colors Stream, various artists, live daily
The Boot series
11:30 a.m.
Alejandro Sanz
12 p.m.
Rock and Roll Playhouse, Live From The Playroom, various artists, weekdays
Cold War Kids, Quarantine Serenade Live, daily
12:30 p.m.
The Roots Present
1 p.m.
Norah Jones, weekly
Cory Marks
Grouplove, daily
Romeo Entertainment Series
Herman Li (Dragonforce), daily
Ultra Bandsintown Takeover, daily
Tori Kelly, daily
Georgia Lee Johnson
1:30 p.m.
DJ Yoda
Sounds Like Nashville
2 p.m.
Rachel Wammack
Royal & The Serpent
IAMX
“Isolation Festival” bands include Angelus Apatrida, Baest, Bonded, Borknagar, Dead Lord, Deserted Fear
Jarrod Dickenson
Don McLean & Ron Pope, Paste Happiest Hour
2:30 p.m.
Christine and the Queens, daily
3 p.m.
Lost Resort w/TokiMonsta, Icona Pop and Hayden James
Lauren Jauregui
Stephanie Quayle
Grenon
Matt Stell, Sounds Like Nashville
Foxing ongoing, Wednesdays
MadDecent Live Takeover
Melissa Etheridge, daily
3:30 p.m.
Amanda Shires “I So Lounging,” daily
4 p.m.
Watkins Family Hour
Japanese Breakfast
Red Molly, “Online at the Outpost” streaming Thursdays and Saturdays.
Country Standard Time
Vox Mini Sessions
Tuk Smith, Live From Tuk’s House
Dash Studio Sessions
David Gans, daily, (time may vary)
Ben Gibbard, “Live From Home,” daily
4:30 p.m.
Lucas Hoge, Tequila Tuesdays, series
5 p.m.
Chance The Rapper, Verizon’s Pay It Forward Live, benefit
Tucker Beathard
Lucas Hoge, Thursdays
The Jake Landry Band, HOB New Orleans presents For The Culture
Josh Groban
Carona Vision with Fat Joe, daily
Black Girl Giggles Comedy Fest, various
Ivan Neville (Dumpstafunk), benefits Jazz Foundation COVID-19 fund
Bob Moses, Bobcast
Underoath
Pitchfork Live,
Baby’s All Right TV, various artists, daily
6 p.m.
Yacht Rock Revue, Yacht Rock Thursdays
DJ Questlove, Live on The Roots Channel
Waxahatchee & Kevin Morby, daily
6:30 p.m.
Drew Holcomb, Kitchen Covers
7 p.m.
Eli Young Band
“No Place Like Home” A Noise Pop Livestream benefit series for the Bay Area Music Community. Doug Martsch, Clarke and The Himselfs, Wetface
Andy Frasco’s World Saving Sh*tshow, comedy, Thursdays
Diplo, “Carona Sabbath,” daily,