Kevin Bronson on April 4th, 2020

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Cue “Another Saturday Night” (and rewrite the line about just getting paid). Notes From a Pandemic for a gloomy L.A. Saturday:

ONLINE FIND

Because of the government’s recent recommendations, we figure that masks, bandannas and face coverings of all kind will be all the rage (not to mention a marketers’ delight). And we just wanna say: Tony Visconti, for the win.

TODAY’S LIVE STREAMS

■ 8:30AM: Live from Our Living Rooms Jazz Festival (28 performances in 7 days) with Ron Orlovsky (children’s program), benefitting freelance musicians in NYC. More info here.
■ 10AM: The Dunwells on Facebook.
■ 10AM: Jazz piano master Fred Hersch via Facebook live.
■ 10AM & 12PM: Vienna State Opera’s broadcast of its archived performance of “Cinderella – Wiener Fassung für Kinder” and “La Bohème” on Wiener Staatsoper.
■ 11AM: The Grammy Museum continues its Monday, Wednesday, Saturday continues sharing never-before-released archives of past Public Programs at their Clive Davis Theater. Check out Greta Van Fleet here today.
■ 12PM: Live from Our Living Rooms Jazz Festival (28 performances in 7 days) with Adam Rogers, benefitting freelance musicians in NYC. More info here.
■ 12PM: Brownies & Lemonade continues on day 2 of 3 for its Digital Mirage Online Music Festival, with all proceeds going to Sweet Relief, with 12th Planet, A-Track, TOKiMONSTA + Tokyo Machine, Alison Wonderland, Adventure Club and more here.
■ 12PM Trapdoor Social video premiere on YouTube.
■ 1PM: Uncancelled Fest (benefiting artists and their curators/promoters) kicks off with Meiko, Brenda Carsey, Jesse Thomas, Emily Kinney, Josh Radnor and Josh Jacobson via Hotel Cafe’s StageIt.
■ 1PM: Jesse Malin’s “The Fine Art of Social Distancing” on YouTube.
■ 1PM: Tim Burgess (the Charlatans) with the Doves’ “lost souls” with Andy, Jimi and Jez tweeting from Twitter. Upcoming schedule on this website.
■ 1PM: Holy Wars on Instagram.
■ 1:30PM: Buffalo Tom on Facebook.
■ 2PM: Join experimental music artist and flautist Clare Chase in a participatory global performance of “The World-Wide Tuning Meditation” by electronic music pioneer Pauline Oliveros. Sign up here to join.
■ 2PM: Every Wednesday & Saturday, Guitar Mash brings us the “Homemade Music: Virtual Campfires” playalong/singalong on Instagram. Today is Sofia Rei with Sia’s “Cheap Thrills” and Violeta Parra’s “Volver A Los 17.” Pick up your songsheets on their website.
■ 3PM: Tim Burgess (the Charlatans) with Oasis’ “What’s the Story Morning Glory” with guitarist Paul Arthurs. Upcoming schedule on this website.
■ 2PM Sara Melson on Facebook.
■ 2:20PM: Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs’ “Boy in a Bubble” daily series on Instagram.
■ 3-6PM: Ryan Pollie, John Andrews, Sofia Bolt and more via New Commute’s Instagram.
■ 3PM: Low Cut Connie on Facebook.
■ 3PM: Melissa Etheridge on Facebook.
■ 3PM: Neil Finn & family on Mixlr/Fangradio (and archived here).
■ 4PM: Deal Casino with Well Wisher on week 2 of their “Quarantour” on Instagram.
■ 4PM: Live from Our Living Rooms Jazz Festival (28 performances in 7 days) with Elad Kabilio, benefitting freelance musicians in NYC. More info here.
■ 4PM: Sawyer Frederiks on Jam in the Van benefitting Sweet Relief on Instagram.
■ 4:30PM: 18th & Addison on StageIt.
■ 5PM: One More Saturday Night, hosted by Dead & Company, presents its free #CouchTour weekly series from Chicago’s Wrigley Field on Facebook.
■ 5PM: Live from Our Living Rooms Jazz Festival (28 performances in 7 days) with Joe Lovano and Judi Sylvano, benefitting freelance musicians in NYC. More info here.
■ 5-8PM: Stay at Home Band Jam, with Velvet Starlings, Brenda Carsey, Little Galaxies, Dorton, MadLyn, Gabe Kubanda and more, on Planet LA Records’ Instagram.
■ 5:30PM: Wayne Everett on Instagram.
■ 5:30PM: Rodrigo Amarante on Instagram.
■ 6PM: T-Pain vs. Lil Jon on Instagram.
■ 6PM: Cordovas on Facebook.
■ 7PM: Jeff Taylor benefitting Rockwood Music Hall (NYC) on Instagram.

SUPPORT MUSICIANS

■ MusiCares has set up a COVID-19 Relief Fund for musicians in need. Donate here.

■ Sweet Relief is accepting donations at its COVID-19 Relief Fund as well. Donate here.

■ Musicians Foundation also has a COVID-19 fund. Donate here.

SUPPORT THE SCENE

With venues and bars shuttered, fundraising campaigns are underway for staff — sound engineers, bartenders, security, door people, etc. Here’s how to help:

■ Live Nation has established Crew Nation to raise funds to support tour managers, production managers, riggers, sound engineers, backline techs, lighting directors/designers, special effects teams, carpenters and more who work behind the scenes of live events. Donate.

■ A GoFundMe campaign has been started for staff at the Troubadour. Donate.

■ A GoFundMe campaign has been started for staff at La Cita. Donate.

■ A GoFundMe campaign has been started for employees of the Teragram Ballroom and the Moroccan Lounge. Donate.

■ A GoFundMe campaign has been started for employees of the Satellite. Donate.

■ A GoFundMe campaign has been started for employees of the Hi Hat. Donate.

■ The Hotel Café is soliciting donations via it tickets page, with 100% of the proceeds going to employees who are jobless because the venue is shuttered. Donate.

■ Zebulon Café has set up a GoFundMe page for its employees. Donate.

■ The Lodge Room (and adjacent Checker Hall) has a GoFundMe for their employees. Donate.

■ Gold-Diggers has launched a GoFundMe campaign for its staff. Donate.

■ Downtown’s Resident has a GoFundMe campaign ongoing for its staff. Donate.

■ The recently reopened Airliner has set up a GoFundMe page for its people. Donate.

■ The Bootleg Theater, which is operated by the nonprofit Rampart Theater Project, sent out a message to patrons thanking them for past support and noting that tax-deductible donations may still be made. Donate here. There is also a GoFundMe campaign. Donate here.

■ The 1933 Group, owner of 11 establishments including Highland Park Bowl, both Bigfoot Lodges, the Sassafras Saloon and the Thirsty Crow, is taking a novel approach to fundraising: They’re selling “bonds.” Essentially gift certificates, the bonds are worth $100 in future purchases, and they’re being sold at a discount for $80. More information here.

■ DoLA— the popular website and email newsletter that’s a virtual city guide to all things music, arts and culture — is soliciting donations for its staff. Like many outlets who depend on marketing dollars (including this site), DoLA’s revenue has plummeted to zero because of the lockdown. Their plea is simple: help us stay in business.