It’s taken some time — and the unfortunate circumstance of a pandemic — but concert livestreaming could finally be having its moment. Amid major festival cancellations and hundreds of tours and concerts getting the chopping block due to COVID-19, artists and their teams are scrambling for new ways forward; and …
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Even though it will mean a huge dent in his income for the foreseeable future, Ron Gallo wants you to stay the fuck home. That’s exactly what he did this past Saturday (and again on Sunday, for the European audience), after his show at Melted Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio, …
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In an ironic twist, due to the growing number of coronavirus cases in the U.S., health officials in Mexico are considering border restrictions for Americans looking to enter their country. On Friday, Mexico’s Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell told reporters that the spread of the coronavirus coming from the U.S. …
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Update:Code Orange‘s concert is now available to stream via Twitch. Original story: The venue where the industro-metal group Code Orange intended to play a record-release show has chosen to postpone the performance, due to COVID-19, but the band has decided to go on with the show — even without an …
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Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have unveiled a second track from the duo’s forthcoming album Look Long, which comes out next month. “Change My Heart,” written by Saliers, is a thoughtful take on spiritual well-being and the physical and metaphysical universe. A propulsive folk-rocker swirling in a psychedelic …
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Using a whiteboard and a deep breadth of knowledge regarding the costs of testing for the coronavirus, Representative Katie Porter peppered Trump administration officials into submission, finally causing them to cry uncle and commit to free testing for Americans “regardless of insurance.” During a Thursday House hearing on the government’s …
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With the goal of calming Americans’ fears, President Trump used a national address to blame the spread of coronavirus on the European Union and offered little help to Americans beyond economic assistance. Trump said in a Wednesday evening speech from the Oval Office that he is “marshaling the full power …
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As COVID-19 (otherwise known as novel coronavirus) spreads around the globe and the United States — where it has killed an estimated 27 people as of this writing — health care experts and scientists are working around the clock to try to find a vaccine or cure. One of these …
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Kiss fans who want to shake hands with the band will have to wait. The group has decided to cancel all upcoming meet-and-greets over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. “Our meet-and-greets have always offered us and you, our fans, a unique opportunity to literally stand shoulder to …
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In a classic Friday night news dump, President Trump announced that he is replacing the acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney with Republican North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows. Mulvaney held the position for 14 months and will now serve as the U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland. Meadows, …
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