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2021-03-30Mojo Leaves
I took this photo of Watson Lake near the Dells five days after restrictions were lifted. From what I remember, there were no travel restrictions at the time. I was one of the few that lived on a large property, and I could stay busy feeding my animals, chopping firewood, and working on homework. However, concerning the photo, I was coming home from getting guitar strings in Prescott. It was the first time I had thought about playing music since my good friend Joseph Morganfield passed away in December 2020. He's the son of Muddy Waters and was one of my biggest supporters as an artist and musician. I always tell folks if I could have chosen a dad, it would have been Joseph. This day was important because I realized life would go on, after Covid, like it or not. -
2021-06-01HIST30060: SYNTH PIANO JAM TIME
During the lockdowns in Naarm/Melbourne I was lucky enough to have access to a lot of musical instruments through my partner, who is a musician. I channelled a lot of my fear and worry into learning to play piano again, I had learnt as a child. I found this incredibly rewarding. It carried me through. Here’s me masked up with my portable synthesiser. -
2021-03-29Lars Wolfshield Oral History, 2021/03/21
Self-Description: “I am a pansexual and gender fluid artist and artist manager and I work primarily with Black and queer musicians and bands.” Record label: https://www.instagram.com/wolfshieldrecords/ -
2020-12-28Ben Crump demands charges against ‘Karen’ who allegedly attacked Black teen at hotel
From article: As theGrio reported, the 14-year-old son of Grammy-winning trumpet player Keyon Harrold was apparently accosted by a white woman who claimed he had stolen her iPhone at the Arlo SoHo Hotel in New York over the weekend. At one point, it appears she even lunged at Keyon Harrold Jr. and left him with scratches. The acclaimed musician posted the encounter to his Instagram and it went viral. Video shows masked woman accosting a man in public. -
2020-12-08Musician questions entertainment restrictions as bars remain open
Article about musicians and live music industry suffering due to Covid-19 -
2020-11-15Faces of the arts shutdown: Nathan Hubbard: ‘As far as I know, everything is off the table’
The San Diego Union-Tribune has published a short series chronicling local musician's experiences and struggles during COVID-19. This story is about drummer Nathan Hubbard and how he has gone from performing almost every day to having very little work. -
03/23/2020Anne McKim Oral History, 2020/03/23
In response to COVID-19, the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science launched the mini-series, "Cultural Insights: Interviews in the Creative Sector," to highlight colleagues and professionals working in the same or similar field of museum professionals. -
2020-03-12Cede
Every year there is a gathering held by an organization named WGI in Dayton Ohio for drumlines across the US to perform one last time. This is also the yearly championships that everyone has looked forward to the most because they may be able to see their friends from distant states. Also with the fact that only people the age of 22 or under are able to participate in these groups makes it even more saddening as they have to give up their last year being able to perform music with their closest friends. Although this age limit has been raised another year for all members of these groups from this year, this still doesn't make up for the fact that many people have already set plans for after they finish as well. Overall all these people have to give up all their hard work trying to audition for groups and long hours of practice. Not being able to have one final moment with their closest peers as sometimes people aren't able to attend high school together and have no other way of seeing them again. This virus has taken so much away from people whether it's the last moments of high school or the last time being able to perform and watch your closest friends perform. -
05/07/2020Food Give Away for Musician's Village Flyer, Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, New Orleans, LA
The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music distributes food to Musician's Village residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
05/18/2020Feed The Musicians Friday Fish Fry, Sweet Lorraine's, New Orleans, LA
A Facebook post promoting a free fish fry for New Orleans Musicians at Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
2020-04-28The Plywood Project NOLA
This is part of the art springing up in New Orleans on the wood covering the windows of closed stores in the shopping district on Magazine Street in the Irish Channel (70115) -
2020-05-12
Bolsonaro's silence on artists' deaths reflects disdain for Brazilian culture
Artists criticise Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, for ignoring the recent deaths of several authors, artists, and actors. Bolsonaro once cited a dictatorship-era torturer as his favourite author. -
2020-05-10Through Chinese Social Media -- 4
I’m a study-abroad student. Due to the virus, I had to stay at home in New York. I got the update of the virus through Chinese social media, and I think it is really interesting. I’m going to share some posts from Chinese social media about the virus. Those two weeks, China holds an online concert, “Believe in the Future,” steaming on the social media. It is the largest online concert in the Chinese music industry. The concert invited more than hundreds of celebrities to do cloud performance. The goal of the concert is to bring hope and heal the heart. There is no advertising and no copyright, all things free. The following is one recorded part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIeVt0vUpGM -
2020-04-28New Orleans Musicians Perform A Socially Distanced Funeral Song, New Orleans LA
From NPR: "Relative to other states, Louisiana experienced an early spike in COVID-19 cases and on March 16, the city of New Orleans issued social distancing guidelines that advised against gatherings of more than 10 people. That included funerals. When a few names on the deceased list hit close to home, Brass-a-Holics bandleader Winston "Trombone" Turner felt they needed to be honored like they would have been, ordinarily — with music. So, in a moment when so many are offering what they can for the common good, Turner picked up his horn and called a few friends to record a performance of "I'll Fly Away" in City Park. It's a song played at almost every traditional New Orleans funeral that allows the congregation to celebrate the passing of a soul from one life to the next." -
2020-05-07French Quarter Festival and Satchmo SummerFest 2020 Cancelled, New Orleans, LA
French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) announces that plans to host French Quarter Festival in October are no longer moving forward. At the City’s direction and out of caution for the safety of fans, musicians, staff and partners, French Quarter Festival and Satchmo SummerFest 2020 have been canceled due to COVID-19. These events had previously been postponed to the fall of 2020. -
2020-05-01Preservation Hall Jazz Band Partners with Spotify to Fund Musicians, New Orleans, LA
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many New Orleans Musicians are out of work. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band partners with Spotify to raise funds to support 60 local musicians associated with the Preservation Hall Musical Collective. This Facebook post reads: "Help support Preservation Hall musicians with a MATCHED donation to the Preservation Hall Foundation. We are eternally grateful to our friends at Spotify, who have pledged to match contributions to support the 60 musicians of the Preservation Hall Musical Collective, dollar-for-dollar. Your donation or merch order from the new Foundation online store will have DOUBLE the impact on our efforts to provide financial support and resources to our beloved family of New Orleans musicians. Without these men and women, there is no Preservation Hall. Shop or donate to support the Fund at preshallfoundation.org/spotify-music-relief." -
2020-04-07Crawfish Donated to Local Musician, Westwego, LA
Chase Bruner, a local firefighter, and business owner donated boiled crawfish to local musician Ryan Foret and The Foret Tradition prior to a live-streamed performance. -
2020-04-30Low Barrier COVID-19 Cultural Relief Grants, MACCNO, New Orleans, LA
While numerous non-profits created grants to assist New Orleans musicians out of work due to COVID-19, many required financial paperwork and immediate access to a computer. Many of New Orleans culture bearers most in need were unable to apply for assistance. MaCCNO created a low barrier grant to assist these folks. The document reads: "MaCCNO remains committed to ensuring all members of our cultural community have access to relief during the COVID-19 crisis, but we know many musicians, traditional culture bearers, and other cultural practitioners are struggling to access the resources they need. To meet that challenge, drawing from the lessons learned by Sweet Home New Orleans, we have launched our own “low barrier” $250 mini-grants, which are available to members of the cultural community who work/practice in and around New Orleans. To date, we've already given out nearly 100 grants to working musicians, street performers, Black Masking Indians, dancers, Social Aid and Pleasure Club members, burlesque performers, and many others. Grants are distributed on a rolling basis, so the more money we can raise, the more people we can assist. We know those most in need of aid are often the least likely to be able to access it, so we are operating via referrals, proactively reaching out to members of the cultural community who then connect us with people they know are in need (however, self-referrals are also possible). When we connect with a person in need of aid, we conduct a roughly 10 minute intake session over the phone. Once complete, funds are distributed via Paypal, CashApp, or paper check as soon as possible. Priority is given to those aged 70+ and individuals who are having difficulty accessing other forms of financial assistance." -
2020-04-17Musicians Discuss Gigs While Social Distancing, New Orleans, LA
Three musicians discuss dwindling gig opportunities while maintaining social distancing in the Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans. -
2020-04-25James Booker Street Art, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans musician James Booker spray-painted on boarded-up doors of Frenchmen Street in New Orleans. Booker wears a mask along with his iconic starred eye patch and holds a sign reminded folks to stay six feet apart from one another during the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses along Frenchmen and throughout the French Quarter boarded up their doors and windows at the beginning of the COVID-19 stay-at-home-order. -
2020-04-25Louis Armstrong with Gloves and Mask Street Art, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans trumpeter Louis Armstrong spray-painted on boarded-up doors of Frenchmen Street in New Orleans. Armstrong is wearing gloves and a mask covers the bell of his horn as he plays. Businesses along Frenchmen and throughout the French Quarter boarded up their doors and windows at the beginning of the COVID-19 stay-at-home-order. -
2020-04-27Amoeba Hollywood is Moving
The world famous Amoeba Music record store is forced to relocate to a different space on Hollywood Blvd with no reasonably foreseeable opportunity to re-open in their current location. This spot has acted as a huge tourist attraction to both music lovers and Los Angeles visitors. -
2020-03-16Corona Clap by Dee-1, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans rapper Dee-1 released the song "Corona Clap," a remix of the New Orleans classic "Nolia Clap" by UTP (rappers Juvenile, Wacko and Skip) in March 2020. Lyrics include references to handwashing, cheap flights, NBA cancellations, school and church closures, and toilet paper shortages. The song includes a sound bite from New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell. -
2020-04-20Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club Closed, New Orleans, LA
Storefront of Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club. Closed in the face of the pandemic, Sweet Lorraine's offers free meals to unemployed musicians. -
2020-04-20Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club Closed, Free Meals for Musicians, New Orleans, LA
Animated signage outside of Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club tells the public they are closed due to the pandemic and offering a free meal to musicians once a week. -
2020-04-10Meals for Musicians, New Orleans, LA
The Howlin' Wolf, Culture Aid NOLA, and New Orleans Musicians' Clinic provide free meals to musicians who are unable to work during COVID-19. -
2020-03-30Jazz & Heritage Relief Fund, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, the organizer of Jazz Fest, creates a fund to financially support local musicians who have lost income due to COVID-19. -
2020-03-18"Whiplashed New Orleans Musicians Find New Ways to Use Their Voices as Coronavirus Silences City"
Article explore how New Orleans musicians are impacted by COVID-19 and how they are attempting to make income thorugh various online concerts, lessons, and more. -
2020-03-24"'I'm shell-shocked': New Orleans musicians face canceled tours, no income amid coronavirus shutdown"
Musicians and music venue owners discuss the impact of COVID-19 related shutdowns. -
2020-03-27Hozier sings The Parting Glass | The Late Late Show | RTÉ One
Hozier performs a special version of The Parting Glass with a special dedication from presenter Miriam O'Callaghan to those that have lost their lives to COVID-19. -
2020-04-12Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach Prelude to Cello Suite No. 1
Tweet from Yo-Yo Ma with video of him playing Bach's Prelude to Cello Suite no. 1 -
2020-04-09KEXP Upcoming Virtual Concert Schedule
With music festivals being canceled and venues closed during the coronavirus outbreak, fans are yearning for some live music while they self-quarantine. Thankfully, many artists are turning to the internet to continue to reach their fans. KEXP is collecting a calendar of upcoming live streaming video concerts. We encourage viewers to utilize any digital tip jars or links to purchase music and merchandise, as many of these performers are losing income by not being able to tour. Please note: times and dates are subject to change. -
2020-03-18Bandcamp Will Forfeit Its Share Of Sales Friday, Urges Direct Support Of Musicians
Bandcamp typically collects 10 to 15% of music and merch sales made through the site, but will waive that share for one day in order to boost profits for artists and labels. -
2020-03-31Fund to Support New Orleans Cultural Community
While there are several efforts to provide assistance to New Orleans musicians, gig workers, and other cultural community members up and running, many musicians, artists, street performers, and traditional culture bearers are still struggling to access resources due to lack of documentation, awareness, capacity limitations, or other roadblocks. MaCCNO is committed to helping all members of our cultural community get access to needed resources during this unprecedented challenge. -
2020-03-30Six Things You Can Do to Help Musicians Impacted by CoVid-19
Details fundraisers and free ways to support musicians - signing petitions to support potential laws, watching live streams via social media, etc..