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 …
Read More »Indie Artists Turn to Livestreaming as Coronavirus Crisis Unfolds
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, …
Read More »Mexico Considers Border Restrictions as U.S. COVID-19 Cases Rise
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. …
Read More »Code Orange to Livestream Record Release Show Without Audience
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 …
Read More »Indigo Girls Offer a Spiritual Tune-Up in New Song 'Change My Heart'
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 …
Read More »Watch Katie Porter Relentlessly Grill CDC Chief Into Saying 'Yes' to Free COVID-19 Tests
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 …
Read More »Trump to Suspend Most Travel from Europe to Curb Spread of Coronavirus
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 …
Read More »How Some Molecular Biophysicists Are Trying to Find a Cure for COVID-19
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 …
Read More »Kiss Cancel Meet-and-Greets Amid Coronavirus Worries
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 …
Read More »Trump Fires Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney
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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