Cultural organizations have historically relied on the ability to connect, whether it is connecting with art, objects or performances. The ability to create a shared and meaningful connection is a driving force for these types of organizations. However, the Covid-19 pandemic caused many of them to close or to pivot …
Read More »A Life-and-Death Election Like No Other
WASHINGTON — Here are three numbers to bear in mind on the eve of this election: 31. 99,000. 2.1 million. The first — 31 — is the number of states that set a new one-day record for Covid-19 infections at some point during the month of October. The second — …
Read More »Trump Says He'll Leave Hospital, Dismisses Virus that Has Killed 200,000 Americans Because It Hasn't Killed Him
President Trump says he will leave Walter Reed Medical Center and return to the White House late Monday afternoon, downplaying the seriousness of a deadly virus days after he was given supplemental oxygen. The move endangers himself, his staff, and the millions of Americans who will heed his latest call …
Read More »NYC Nightlife United Announces Livestream Benefit for New York Venues
NYC Nightlife United has announced a new livestream series,The NYC Nightlife United Sessions Vol. 1, to raise funds for New York’s independent music venues and their employees during Covid-19. The first concert will air live from Brooklyn venue Friends & Lovers on Sunday, September 13th, beginning at 3:00 p.m. and …
Read More »Moses Sumney Releases Abstract At-Home Performance of 'Bless Me'
Moses Sumney has released a live performance video for his song “Bless Me,” filmed at his home studio in Asheville, North Carolina, and merged with abstract 3D animation using Microsoft Azure Kinect. Sumney originally planned to create a museum installation using the Kinect software before the pandemic. With the onset …
Read More »'There's Got to Be a Way': Concert Venues Continue to Face Hardship, Optimism Amid COVID
Billy Jones has been stuck in Los Angeles for three months. In February,the New York booker and promoter went west to break ground on a second outpost for Baby’s All Right, his beloved Brooklyn indie venue that has hosted acts like Beach House, Ariel Pink, and Girlpool. Jones was in …
Read More »New Jersey Holding Its First Drive-In Concert With Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes will perform a drive-in concert at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park Racetrack on July 11th, becoming the state’s first non-virtual show during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Asbury Jukes and I are so excited that we can play this first of its kind live concert and …
Read More »Arkansas Governor Approves Pandemic Concert After Date Change
UPDATE (5/18): Travis McCready’s Monday night concert at TempleLive in Fort Smith, Arkansas, will stream live on Goldstar.com. Tickets are $12; the show begins at 8 p.m. CT. McCready’s concert is being billed as the “first live indoor concert since the COVID-19 shutdown.” **** UPDATE: Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson approved …
Read More »Post Malone Relaunches Lifestyle Brand With Donation of 40,000 Masks to Frontline Workers
Post Malone quietly relaunched his lifestyle brand, Shaboink, on Monday, introducing a partnership with Direct Relief toprovide personal protective equipment to doctors and nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the partnership, Shaboink will donate 40,000 N95 masks to be distributed to frontline medical workers …
Read More »Amazon VP Quits After Company Fired Warehouse Workers Who Spoke Out About COVID-19 Safety
Tim Bray, a vice president and top engineer at Amazon Web Services, has quit the internet giant, citing in an open letter its “chickenshit” decision to fire whistleblowers raising concerns about safety for warehouse workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon’s treatment of its warehouse workers has garnered increasing scrutiny amid …
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