Kevin Bronson on April 5th, 2020

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Just trying to help you make it through your Sunday:

TODAY’S SPECIAL

■ Steve Earle, whose new album “Ghosts of West Virginia” comes out May 22, will do a special live-streamed concert today at noon Pacific time. The solo show will mark the 10th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion that killed 29 in West Virginia. Included will be songs Earle penned and performed in “Coal Country,” the play about the disaster written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jenson and directed by Blank. The play’s theatrical run was cut short after two weeks because of COVID-19. A special video tribute will be posted to The Public Theater’s Facebook page at 11 a.m. PDT. Earle’s performance follows an hour later, streaming from both his Facebook page and the Sirius XM Outlaw Country Facebook.

TODAY’S LIVE STREAMS

■ 8AM: Balanced Breakfast embarks on day 2 of its national online festival with over 25 local, independent artists, including Ward, Cilience, Julien Q & the Howl and Single Girl, Married Girl on Facebook.
■ 8AM: Sonia De Los Santos on Lincoln Center from Home #ConcertsForKids’ website, YouTube and Facebook.
■ 8:30AM: Live from Our Living Rooms Jazz Festival (28 performances in 7 days) with Goussy Celestin (children’s program), benefitting freelance musicians in NYC. More info here.
■ 9AM: Chris Freeman (Parsonsfield) on Martin Guitar’s Facebook.
■ 10AM: The Arkells hold an #FTCMusicClass (Flatten the Curve) on Instagram.
■ 10AM: The Dunwells on Facebook.
■ 10AM: Jazz piano master Fred Hersch via Facebook live.
■ 10AM: Son Little on Blogotheque’s Instagram.
■ 10AM & 12PM: Vienna State Opera’s broadcast of its archived performance of “Elektra” on Wiener Staatsoper.
■ 11AM: Global Citizen hosts CNCO, Porcelan, Stephen Puth and Jeremyloops on their Instagram.
■ 11AM: Luke Elliot on YouTube and Facebook.
■ 11AM: Meiko continues her weekly “Alone Together” online concert series on Facebook.
■ 11:30AM: Ward on Facebook.
■ 12PM: Brownies & Lemonade’s kicks off it’s 3-day 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: Guitar lessons with Laura Marling (every Thursday and Sunday) on Instagram.
■ 12PM: Live from Our Living Rooms Jazz Festival (28 performances in 7 days) with Merav Ben Horin and Yotam Silberstein, benefitting freelance musicians in NYC. More info here.
■12PM: Uncancelled Fest (benefitting artists and their curators/promoters)  kicks off with the Hotel Café Stage with Lullana, Roses & Revolutions, Lily Kershaw, William Fitzsimmons, Leah Capelle, Colbie Caillat and Justin Kawika Young, Billy Raffoul, Christopher Watson and Hamish Anderson via Hotel Cafe’s StageIt.
■ 12PM: The White Buffalo on Cadenza.tv.
■ 1PM: The Dollyrots on StageIt.
■ 1PM: Kids Rock for Kids on their website.
■ 1PM: Major Lazer on Twitch TV, YouTube and Instagram.
■ 1PM: Shane Told (Silverstein) on Facebook.
■ 1PM: Tim Burgess (the Charlatans)‘s Twitter Listening Party with Pom Poko’s “Birthday” with the band. Upcoming schedule on this website.
■ 1PM: Tori Kelly on Instagram.
■ 2-4:30 PM: “Live from Quarantine” raising funds to get supplies to frontline health care workers, with Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros), Hailey Knox, LP, Lauren Ruth Ward, Austin Bisnow (Magic Giant), Josh Ostrander (Mondo Cozmo), Jonathan Russell (The Head And The Heart), Vincint and Nicholas Petricca (Walk The Moon) on Magic Giant’s Instagram.
■ 2PM: Allman Betts Band on their Facebook.
■ 2PM: Honeymoon Suite’s Alone Together 2 fest with Hazel English, Video Age, Paul Cherry, Reptaliens, Stef Chura, Madeline Kenney, Sonoda and more on Crowdcast.
■ 2PM: Tim Burgess (the Charlatans)‘s Twitter Listening Party with Slowdive’s “Souvlaki” with Rachel Goswell and Nick Chaplin. Upcoming schedule on this website.
■ 2:20PM: Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs’ “Boy in a Bubble” daily series on Instagram.
■ 3PM: Melissa Etheridge on Facebook.
■ 3PM: Teddy Riley vs. Babyface on Instagram.
■ 3PM: Neil Finn & family on Mixlr/Fangradio (and archived here).
■ 4PM: Beebs on Jam in the Van benefitting Sweet Relief on Instagram.
■ 4PM: Ellis and Alexandra Savior on Instagram.
■ 4PM: Live from Our Living Rooms Jazz Festival (28 performances in 7 days) with Owen Broder and Ethan Helm, benefitting freelance musicians in NYC. More info here.
■ 5PM: Erykah Badu’s “Quarantine Concert Series, Apocalypse Two: The Rooms”  on her website.
■ 5PM: ACM Presents: Our Country: Kelsea Ballerini, Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Shania Twain and more on CBS TV/CBS All Access.
■ 5PM: Birds of Chicago on Signature Sounds’ website.
■ 5PM: Live from Our Living Rooms Jazz Festival (28 performances in 7 days) with Becca Stevens, benefitting freelance musicians in NYC. More info here.
■ 5PM: Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith on Instagram.
■ 5PM: Uncancelled Fest Good Folk Stage with Mara Connor, Sean Fleming, Kathleen Grace, Balto, Anna Vogelzang, Ian George, MaryLeigh Roohan and Christina Apostolopoulos on StageIt.
■ 5PM: Uncancelled Fest Kensington Presents Stage with Nicole Kiki Jaffe, Rachel Mazer, Mara Connor, Inspired And The Sleep and Jack Symes on StageIt.
■ 5PM: Widespread Panic on Nugs.tv.
■ 5PM: The Wrecks on Instagram.
■ 6PM: Cyber Space Show Pt. 2 with Polartropica, Junipero, Softer, Ceramiks and Ósk on Instagram.
■ 6PM: Grand Ole Echo returns in online livestream form, with Dylan Earl, Elijah Ocean, Sie Sie Benhoff, Rob Leines, Gus Clark, Susy Sun, Emily Rose and Smith Allen on StageIt.
■ 7PM: Deep Sea Diver on Instagram.
■ 7PM: Wam Dingis benefitting NPU on Instagram.
■ 8PM: Indigo Skyship benefitting NPU on Instagram.

SUPPORT MUSICIANS & CREW

■ 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.

■ 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.

SUPPORT THE SCENE

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

■ 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.