Seattle-based drummer and singer-songwriter Heather Thomas had grand plans for 2020. After releasing her sophomore EP Open Up last year, Thomas hit the road, planning a nearly year-long journey with the intention of spending each month in a different city, exploring different music scenes and connecting with creatives all over the country. The ambitious plan put her in Los Angeles, then the San Francisco Bay Area, and then Austin just before SXSW – and that’s where she was when news of the pandemic hit hard, with the announcement that SXSW was cancelled.
“The town went from buzzing with anticipation for the busiest time of year, to a ghost town within a matter of days,” says Thomas.
The rapid closures of businesses and restrictions placed on social gathering thwarted plans Thomas had to “play as much music as possible” and connect with new people. Fortunately, a generous friend (and Austin bandmate) was able to provide a place to stay in the weeks that followed the shutdowns, so she was able to “shelter in place” safely while spending the next six weeks fully isolated.
“Isolation is an interesting reality, and it affects everyone differently, although anyone experiencing it will undoubtedly share some common feelings and emotions,” says Thomas. “If you were following along on social media, people were struggling with disrupted sleep patterns, worries about income loss, anxiety over ‘what to do next,’ and loneliness, along with many other shared feelings.”
One particular day, she finally found herself awake in the early morning—the best time of day to sit on the front porch and catch the warm Texas sun rising while the birds, bugs, and lizards went on with their lives, untouched by the fears of a global pandemic.
“I was inside on the couch when I sang to myself ‘I’m just sittin’ in the living room waitin’ on the times to change’ and I felt like I was probably feeling something that so many other people were feeling,” she recalls. “There wasn’t much we could do to fix things. There was just this feeling of helplessness coupled with the reality that we’d have to figure out a way through.”
The final song, as Thomas anticipated, resonates far beyond the walls of her cozy Texas home away from home. And the simple performance in the video—filmed alone in a bedroom in Austin, Texas on an Osmo Pocket camera, with Thomas sitting on her yellow bedspread, singing her heart out—augments the intimacy of her isolation confessions as well as her incredible vocal strength and acuity. It’s a real anthem for the times, and a song that reminds us that we can still find a sense of peace and togetherness through music.
Thomas was able to get aback on the road recently and is currently in Albuquerque on a shared property. From there, Thomas plans to try and get back to her mission of exploring as many music scenes as possible this year – safely, of course.
“I intended to get out of my comfort zone and learn and adapt, so this is me learning and adapting. I don’t know what the upcoming months will look like, and for the time being I’m not trying to make plans too far ahead,” she says. “But I’ll have to keep moving on. It’s a new challenge, as I can no longer move from place to place, staying with friends for a few days at a time. I have to adjust my timeline and housing needs based on new safety precautions. But there’s no one way to exist in this time, and everyone has to find for themselves what feels right and how they feel the most safe.”
Follow Heather Thomas on Facebook for ongoing updates.
It’s been a week since the “Shelter in Place” mandate was issued by Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, but many Detroiters have been self-quarantined for much longer. Most businesses have closed their doors, thousands are out of jobs, and you’re likely to see more plastic bags blowing in the wind than actual people on your daily walk. Put simply, shit is getting dark. But, the incredibly thin silver lining to all of this is the output from Detroit’s creative community. Whether it’s pre-planned new releases, quarantine-inspired songs, live streams or covers that are helping them cope, these songs offer a temporary solace from the ‘rona blues.
If you are working from home and have a little extra to spare, don’t forget to support these and other musicians via Bandcamp or by buying merch, as many have lost income due to venue closures/not being able to tour! There are also many artist coalitions you can donate to that will spread the love to those in need – NPR has a great list of those here.
“Just Wait Till Next Year” (John Maus cover) – Primer
Electronic producer and songwriter Primer (Alyssa Midcalf) shares her own haunting rendition of John Maus’s “Just Wait Till Next Year.” Midcalf’s melodramatic vocal style is a perfect match for Maus’s twisted lyrics, which seem more righteously delivered by a female voice anyway. Midcalf’s synth-driven production style adds a lush urgency to the track that feels especially pertinent to the times.
“The song is the most honest and vulnerable song about longing and the frustration and aggravation that comes with it that I’ve heard. It resonated with me, but I also felt I would be able to do it justice. And making music is the only thing I’ve been doing to cope with the reality of being in a global pandemic.” – Alyssa Midcalf
“Bored in the house” – Curtis Roach
Detroit-based hip hop artist Curtis Roach accidentally created a viral TikTok that perfectly sums up what most of us are feeling right now. The sound from the original TikTok has been used by a myriad of celebrities – Tyga, Keke Palmer, Chance the Rapper and more – and has even developed to a full-on Curtis Roach x Tyga compilation. Roach’s sunny personality and inherent sensibility for beat and melody make him a magnetic internet personality, and someone to reference when you need a little cheering up.
“How ‘Bored in the house’ came about… I really made that out of pure boredom. There’s nothing more, nothing less. I make funny tik toks all the time and this was one of those times where I was just bored and didn’t know what to do. I come up with melodies all the time. I’m an artist first off, so it’s natural to me. If I’m going for a walk, I might sing a little melody about me going for a walk, or when I’m brushing my teeth, I might write a melody about that, so it’s like, super natural to me. I made it like a week and half before we were all on lockdown going into quarantine. I didn’t know that all of this was going to happen, this is all new to me like it’s new to everyone else, so the reaction, like everybody using the sound and celebrities posting it…it’s just like tremendous, it’s super incredible it’s crazy, it’s kind of overwhelming. I’m just appreciating the blessings from everything coming from this.” – Curtis Roach
“Beyond” – Anya Baghina
Beloved Detroit songwriter and frontwoman of the band Soviet Girls, Anya Baghina shares a song from her eponymous solo project. The recording is as haunting and distant as the song’s muse. Baghina’s intrinsic talent for detailing ordinary heartbreaks in crystal clear metaphor truly hits from unexpected angles. Ultimately, it’s a song for reflecting, wallowing, moving on.
“Recorded live to a 4 track tape recorder, ‘Beyond’ embodies the desperation of finding the answer in fading relationships. A liberating yet conflicting moment when you realize that something or someone doesn’t hold the same meaning anymore. As our reality is being disrupted and redefined by the pandemic, the things that we value are changing. Maybe just temporarily, but hopefully for the long run too. This song identifies with the feelings of loss through acknowledgment and reflection. Something we can all relate to at this time, unfortunately, because of the shared trauma we are experiencing.” – Anya Baghina
“Steal My Sunshine” (Len cover) – Ben Collins
Minihorse frontman and songwriter Ben Collins blessed our Instagram feeds with a subtle and sweet version of Len’s “Steal My Sunshine.” The stripped-down performance is a departure from Minihorse’s lush garage-rock layers and showcases Collins’ calming vocals.
“There were a few songs I used to sing at karaoke with my old bandmates, and ‘Steal My Sunshine’ was something that Leah Diehl (Lightning Love) and I attempted once or twice. It’s an amazing song, but also lyrically dense and nonsensical which I love. I had a bunch of cover requests come in over Instagram, and some were really amazing songs, but as a pathologically lazy jerk, I went for the one I already knew. And with the looper, I’m able to sing my own backups, which is fitting during this lonely apocalypse!” – Ben Collins
“The Ice Creams” – The Ice Creams
Multi-disciplinary artist Emily Roll joined forces with their partner, Fred Thomas, to compose and record an entire punk EP in all of ninety minutes. It’s grungy, ironic, creepy, and, at times, hilarious. I love it.
“So, Emily and I have worked on a bunch of different creative pursuits together over the years, playing together in Tyvek, doing performance pieces, etc, and since a lot of stuff is on hold right now for everyone’s musical output, we just decided to jam in the studio space I work at last Sunday night. A pressure/frustration/anxiety release. We didn’t start playing with any musical concept outside of long ago coming up with ‘The Ice Creams’ as a sick name for a potential future band. We jammed and recorded for about an hour and a half, not really improvising or writing songs, but some weird trance-like version that incorporated both. If we hit on an idea we liked, we’d try it a few times. We recorded the entire session and later pulled out the most realized takes. Emily played synth and sang, I played a floor tom and a snare drum. We posted a few videos on our Instagrams that night and several unrelated people told me it reminded them of the soundtrack from a movie from 1980 called Liquid Sky. We will probably jam again and hopefully play a show or two whenever shows begin again.” – Fred Thomas
“Existence” by Carmel Liburdi
Folk-pop songstress Carmel Liburdi shared her original song “Existence,” a soothing and reassuring tune about harnessing your true self and focusing on gratitude. Liburdi’s charming and sweet demeanor is a perfect match for this uplifting song that sprinkles a little hope into the void. She sang the song for a series called “Lullabies for Detroit,” a Facebook group dedicated to spreading peace and wisdom in the community.
“When I wrote that song I was feeling sentimental about the people and experiences I’ve had in my life and, as cheesy as it may sound, how grateful I am for all of it. It’s such a personal and meaningful song to me, I felt it would be good for Lullabies From Detroit because of that intimate feel. I really want/wanted to offer a sense of comfort and capture the feeling of the ups and downs of life and how we can transcend the tough times. There is so much uncertainty, loneliness, and anxiety in a time of isolation like this, it felt good to connect—even virtually—and share those personal feelings, as a way to tell people I see them, I hear them, I care, and that we’re all connected in our shared human experience.” – Carmel Liburdi
“6-Step Program” – Mathew Daher
Nothing is more welcomed right now than a chance to give your mind a break from the madness. Detroit-based experimental multi-instrumentalist created this truly hypnotizing sonic and visual experience to do exactly that. Entitled “6-Step Program,” the film welcomes the viewer into a mindful meditation exercise. Possibly enjoyed even more if you burn one before watching.
“‘6-Step Program” is a meditation both about and born of pandemic-induced isolation, uncertainty, and channeling restless energy.
Amidst this social distancing, it feels like ways of social and physical connecting that we’ve taken for granted have become objects of fantasy and longing. I’ve been really curious about what kinds of fantasies of physical togetherness and touch people are having right now. I’ve also been thinking a lot about people in addiction/recovery communities for whom orders to isolate bring up particular challenges to the refuge they take in the community.
This track is built off of raw drum audio that I phone-recorded on a whim as I was blowing off some steam at the drum kit the other day. The grooves mused me into a couple late nights down an electronic rabbit hole. They drew out these layers and textures colored by the surreality and sense of uncertainty that has been unfolding, as well as the digital outpourings of pain, tenderness, and care between people navigating this crisis.” – Matthew Daher
“When the World Ends” – Jack Oats
Justin Erion, aka Jack Oats, channels angst, worry and existential dread on this original song. Erion’s emotive delivery encompasses a universal feeling of anxiety as he says the things we’re all thinking.
“For the first time in many of our lives, we are faced with a sense of impending doom. We’ve learned the history, we’ve heard about the devastation of our ancestors, and now sadly it’s our turn. Some of us have prepared mentally and situationally, some of us are falling apart in disbelief at the collapse of our normalities. Life feels on pause, as we await to continue to grow. Who knows… maybe this is the end of the world. And who knows which world will come to be next.” – Jack Oats
Philadelphia is on lock-down – as per Governor Tom Wolf’s orders, those of us who are not essential workers may only leave our homes to buy groceries and pharmacy items, or to exercise. To put it eloquently, it’s a weird time.
While we collectively try our best to minimize the spread of COVID-19, Philadelphia musicians and promoters must find creative ways to recoup funds from cancelled shows and tours. In the age of streaming music, concert tickets and merch sales are often musicians’ primary source of income, and since we can’t attend shows right now, the best way to support our favorite local acts is to engage with them online (and spare some money for their music, if you’re able).
If you’re looking to keep in touch with the Philly music scene while you stay home, here are some artists and promoters to keep on your radar.
Home Outgrown’s HOPtv Series
Home Outgrown has the uncanny capacity to start and end punk shows on time, but even for the most skilled promoters and event managers, it’s a scary time. As Home Outgrown promoter Mel Grinberg said to VICE last week, “I really don’t know what’s going to happen to most of us until this is over. I’m worried about my friends being able to pay rent.” For tour managers, promoters, and live musicians who depend on live events for their income, the effects of coronavirus have already been devastating.
Though times are rough, Home Outgrown recently announced HOPtv, a series of streaming gigs on Instagram live. As of now, they’re booked with stacked shows every day through March 30th with performances at 3PM, 5PM, and 7PM, featuring artists like Slingshot Dakota, Sidney Gish, Snarls, Harmony Woods, and others.
Follow Home Outgrown on Instagram to stay in the loop as they announce more digi gigs, and if you enjoy what they do, show them your support!
Elaine Rasnake
After cancelling a tour in support of her new EP Settle Down (Found Tapes), Elaine Rasnake launched a series of performances on Twitch to promote her new release, out on March 26. In these raw, acoustic songs, she draws inspiration from the followers of American cults like Heaven’s Gate and the People’s Temple. An experienced sound engineer, Elaine challenged herself to record each song on the EP in one go on an analog tape, mirroring the production and aesthetic of cult member testimonies.
For the foreseeable future, Elaine Rasnake will perform live sets on her Twitch channel on Tuesdays at 6PM, Wednesdays at 8PM, and Thursdays at 6PM.
Kyrøs
Soulful electronic artist Kyrøs (Lia Menaker) was already a regular Twitch streamer before coronavirus, improvising live loops and beats on her channel. Now, she’s using her streams as a way to fundraise for the United Way‘s COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund. She flaunts her wild vocal range and production skills on Tuesdays at 6 PM, Fridays at 12:30 PM, and Sundays at 9 AM on her Twitch stream.
Valentina Janie
Valentina Janie‘s bluesy rock is timeless, and her approach to staying afloat in the quarantimes is just as classic: she plans to perform for her neighbors on her small Philadelphia balcony, she says via Facebook. Though she also posts videos online, there’s something special about cutting down our screen time while we’re stuck at home.
Seattle, the epicenter of the Coronavirus outbreak with more than more than 1,000 cases, has now been on social distancing-induced lockdown for about a week now. At first it was just a lot of hand washing and a limit on groups of 250 or more, but now all businesses except the essentials are closed, and all social events are cancelled or postponed until further notice. As if waiting for a bomb to drop, everyone is at home, wading in anxiety, boredom, fear.
What’s more, the economic impact of this time has hit musicians, who make the bulk of their income from performing, touring and teaching lessons, particularly hard. Frantic in the face of tremendous financial loss, Seattle’s local music community has come together in a heartwarming way, creating many fundraisers, offering to teach each other how set up their teaching studios on Skype, and starting live-streamed shows and concert series with “virtual tip jars” to help people make up their losses.
Many artists have been using this time to write new material, as well. And, as history has shown us, hard times in seclusion make for amazing art—and some great songs are already trickling in. Here are some of those brilliant new pandemic-inspired pieces, written and recorded by local Seattle artists in the last few weeks (except one). Each artist has also contributed a little reflection about their songs and this bizarre time—the humor in the constant hand washing, the anxiety in being cooped up, the fear of what’s to come—and their melodies act as a reminder for Seattle and the world: We’re still here, we’ll get through this, and we’re all in this together.
“Social Distancing” by Seattle punk trio, Who is She?
“We made this Saturday night because it was our last night with Julia before she moved to LA. We were gonna go to dinner but we canceled because we didn’t want to go out and be irresponsible and knew it was better to social distance. So we stayed in and made this. We didn’t really intend for it to be a real song. Now we are all unemployed and can’t play shows anymore!”
“I live alone in a small apartment, and I was sent home from work last week. I thought I was doing fine until a friend checked in on me, and as we shared our feelings about the pandemic, we became aware of the dull roar of anxiety that we each felt. I wanted to capture that in a song while expressing gratitude for my friends. And I hope that people listening to this will consider checking in on their friends, especially the ones that live alone.
Musically: I arranged the accompaniment in stacked fifths, a wide position on the piano, like my fingers are doing their own social distancing from each other. The first and last stanzas of the lyrics mirror each other like a reciprocal conversation. And the last note is the major 7th, typically a pleasing, relaxed note, but there’s a sense of emptiness in it without any accompaniment: the conversation’s over, and here I am again, alone in my apartment, wondering how long this will last.”
“Wash Your Damn Hands” by folk musician Jacqui Sandor
“I’m a folk musician and I’m very interested in how circumstances bring about new songs. I’ve been watching my friends write awesome music about being quarantined recently. It’s pretty incredible how fast things are changing every day in relation to this pandemic, and I knew that when I wrote this song so I put it out quickly (note that I’m wearing a Huggle in the video and wearing a ponytail because I didn’t even want to waste the time putting real clothes on). I had seen a few articles about people being bored with the Happy Birthday song so as a joke I quickly sketched out some verses about other problems people in my generation are facing. I’m looking forward to all the new songs coming out of this, and also to seeing how this pandemic will change music education and the way we consume live music.”
“Sketch #4” by electronic artist Tiffiny Costello of Housekeys
“With the Coronavirus infecting and uprooting every part of our lives, it is easy and natural to feel hopeless. I deal with depression, anxiety, and attachment issues, so naturally I am having all sorts of emotional reactions to the doom and gloom in the world today.
As a sober person, I can’t grab a glass of wine to self-medicate anymore (but I do grab a can of Diet Coke). Housekeys exists as my main music project and as an emotional outlet for me to express something when I feel too much of it. Making music is one of my coping skills, so I recorded this ambient improvised sketch while playing live on Instagram a few days before Jay Inslee announced that all our bars, restaurants, etc be shut down. I was feeling panicked, alone, abandoned, and fearful about the uncertain future for everyone. What I needed was hope, and expressing that through music helped me find it, plus the live-streaming helped me share it with others.”
“I haven’t really been allowing myself to fully comprehend the weight of what’s happening in the world right now because of this pandemic. But last night, I went deep. I read some articles and fully absorbed the comments and posts my friends and peers have put up on social media expressing outright panic over losing jobs and livelihoods. It’s a lot for all of us to process right now. I woke up this morning feeling really heavy.
Thankfully I have a wonderful partner. We’re not sure what our next steps will be with all gigs, public events, tours aka all of our work stopping for now. But we’re okay for the moment. A month from now….? It’s scary.
Anyhow. I wrote this song on Tuesday morning. I asked my honey Jeff to sit in on vocals and dobro. Hope you are all hanging in out there. Sending love. ❤”
“Pandemic Journal was started mostly as a way to keep myself sane amongst this wild uncertainty, and to hold myself accountable to do something expressive every day. I’ve struggled with allowing myself to make solo work – I’m a composer that has worked through commissions and collaborations for my entire career, but being forced into social isolation was a sign that it was time to shift gears. I’m also overwhelmed with massively complicated feelings and anxieties about how this situation is catastrophic to the working class and my beloved city of Seattle, but that it might be healing to the earth and to our ingrained patterns of harm as we’re forced to slow down. When those feelings reach a peak, I try to avoid thought and language and just tap into the well of universal emotion and the cosmic sound world. ”
“I wrote the lyrics for this tune about the societal issues around things like pandemics, disasters, war. It’s also about how to make things right when said politics are always bad. Sean Fisher wrote the music.” – Jack Gold-Molina, drummer and lyricist
“I woke up last Monday at about 4 in the morning with the fear—my brain was like pop rocks and I just needed to get quiet. So, I forced myself to play a slow chord once. Then another. It really kind of came out at once.”
“Obviously this is a very surreal time and the challenge of surviving in the face of what is to come is scary. Not just the virus and the possibility of getting sick, but the financial uncertainty and how to maintain community when there are no gigs and no practices with people. It was really nice to be able to take a break from obsessively tracking the news and mentally and emotionally preparing for what’s still ahead of us to work on something fun and kind of totally out of my wheelhouse. My creative effort on this one is mostly done, but it’s not finished yet: I’ll be sending it to fellow musicians in isolation to add their own parts and voices to it and am excited for what it will become.”
“Make It Through Tonight” by singer-songwriter Aaron Shay
“Several years ago, a friend called me in a terrible crisis. We talked for a while, and after they hung up, I wasn’t sure if I had helped them hold on to life. The song began to take shape, then, although I didn’t finally finish it until last year. And now, there’s a kind of symmetry… Just as I’m deciding how to release this song, the whole world undergoes a terrible crisis like we’ve never seen. I’m happy to say that friend is still alive. They deserve a good life, just as we all deserve a just society.”
Welcome to our weekly show recommendation column RSVP HERE. Due to live show cancellations in the coming weeks we will be covering virtual live music events and festivals.
photo by Chris Britton
In the last few weeks there has been an unprecedented amount of live shows, tours and festival cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic. This has been devastating to the livelihoods of musicians, booking agents, promoters, venues and their employees among many others in the industry. From the ashes of spring festival season, Kristyn Potter of Left Bank Media has put together a five-day, 24-hour virtual music festival to help bring the community together through this dystopian nightmare. With this festival you can support those affected by COVID-19 emotionally and monetarily by watching from anywhere you may be self-quarantined and tip the bands while they’re performing. The festival starts tomorrow, March 17th, at 11am, and is going until March 22nd at 11pm, and includes many musicians who have been grounded by tour and show cancellations. We spoke with Potter about the process of organizing this festival, the importance of sharing music at this time, and resources she recommends for musicians, artists and promoters.
AF: How many artists are performing Left Bank’s virtual music festival and what are some sets that you’re excited for?
KP: So many artists are performing! I want to say at my last count we are at around 100 but of course that is changing daily. As I bring on bigger artists and partners, the word continues to spread so I wouldn’t be surprised if we ended up extending the fest for a few more days.
To be honest, I’m excited about all of the bands, assuming of course that we don’t break the internet in the process, but some artists who are playing that I really love in no particular order: Hannah Judson (my buddy out in Paris and cofounder of Musefest), Diana Hutch (also in France, very sexy indie pop), Davis Mallory (fun fact: we connected a year or so ago when I wrote his bio), EMM, TOP Nachos, Celeste Krishna (shout out to Blonde Artist Management, I see you!), Yella Belly (obsessed), Tribe Friday (my Swedish boys!), HNRY FLWR (first saw him play at SXSW last year and have loved ever since), the list goes on. All of these artists are Left Bank handpicked, so these are all people I’ve posted about on the site or have worked with over the years, so in a way it’s kind of like a big family reunion.
AF: What was the process of booking the festival and getting the word out to bands?
KP: Honestly I just made an Instagram story and spammed all of my friends and past artists that have been on Left Bank. I got the idea on Thursday night and was neurotically texting and dm’ing everyone until like 5 am. Going through my IG messages the next day (and since). I brought along my friends and longtime collaborators Rebecca at Blonde Artist Management and Jordan at Diet Cokes & Smokes PR (literally texting “Hey guys, I have this idea, am I crazy?”) and from there they started bringing on artists, coming up with ideas… Jordan did a PR blast to his list, etc. It takes a village to put a festival together in 24 hours, or however the saying goes.
AF: How is the process of organizing a virtual music festival different than a regular DIY music festival?
KP: That’s a good question. I think in-person festivals take so much more work, logistically speaking. You need venues, and sound people, and soundchecks and if it’s at a DIY space you need booze and the list goes on. Of course this could all just blow up in our face, but what I’m finding through this is that I send out a massive google doc for bands to sign up (similar to how I’ve done festivals in the past), and ensure bands have the YouTube and Instagram log-ins and essentially just cross our fingers. Which, at the end of the day, that’s kind of how it is in regular festivals: a lot of putting out fires and crossing fingers and Kim Kardashian crying during the day.
AF: Why do you feel it’s so important to get the community together and spread music, poetry and positivity during this time?
KP: I think as a whole, without a crisis, it is important to not exist creatively in a vacuum. We are much stronger together than individually, and I see that everyday through Left Bank. But, more than ever, we are in such confusing times and we all need to lean on each other to get through it. I’m working from home for the next month (and am soooo grateful I can even get paid to do that) and the money I’m spending on groceries and toilet paper is depressing me. A friend of mine planned a SICK show during SXSW (which takes so much coordinating) and it’s just over just like that – all his hard work down the drain. Another friend is in a band just starting out and they had their first official big gig in Seattle and that’s cancelled. And honestly I understand why, as our health and safety is paramount during this time and how we act is critical to making sure we can contain the virus as best as possible but for the human element, it’s scary and sad and people are depressed and disappointed and it just sucks. I think that’s when you do something like this and see your friends in their pajamas and drink boxed wine at 11 am and just find something to smile about.
AF: What is your advice to other event organizers who are struggling with cancellations and are brainstorming what to do next? What other resources would recommend for promoters, musicians, and artists?
KP: I would say that livestreaming shows and interviews is probably going to be the best move for the next foreseeable future. I know some local venues in NYC are doing that and I think we will see a lot more of this type of collaboration and innovation in the future. It not only gives us an outlet for sharing all the music and art we are creating during isolation but also helps everyone not feel so alone, so that would be my recommendation. I’ve heard about a musician relief fund going around but you know what? I’ll add resources to the bottom of the Left Bank Live page and people can email me if they hear of anything or if they want to collaborate on something in the future. I’m open to doing this and supporting others’ projects for as long as it takes.
AF: What other plans do you have for Left Bank Media in 2020?
KP: Sleeping! Kidding (kind of) but I’m moving to London later this year if all goes well, so hopefully taking Left Bank on the road. But for now, just taking everything one day at a time and hoping for the best.
RSVP HERE for Left Bank’s 5 day 24 hour virtual music festival from March 17 11am – March 22 11pm. Tune in to the live stream HERE. Subscribe to Left Bank’s YouTube channel HERE.
To help the DIY musicians currently struggling financially, support them directly and purchase their music and merchandise online, add their music to playlists, and look to see if you can even donate to them directly via Venmo or Paypal!
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