Kevin Bronson on April 8th, 2020

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Wednesday’s ways to quell your quarantine blues:

ONLINE FIND

Henry Rollins, the musician, actor and raconteur who hosts a weekly radio show on KCRW, has launched what he’s calling a “long-form radio experience” — an online show during which he shares stories and music, including deep cuts, rarities and even full albums. Introducing it on his website, he likens it to “those great hangouts you might have done where you and some friends descend on someone’s house, everyone brings some records and the jam session goes and goes.”

It’s called “The Cool Quarantine,” and the first installment spans a tick over four hours, featuring live bootlegs of the Cramps recorded by Ian MacKaye, a story about the time Rollins and MacKaye saw Led Zeppelin in 1977 (and a bootleg recording from that show), audio from original Joy Division album pressings and tales about the early days of Black Flag and Dischord Records.

“For many years, I’ve had this idea for a long-form show,” Rollins says. “I mean really long-form. Like hours. To do it terrestrially would be difficult because I would be crowding other shows out. But if it was online, hey. It’s as many songs as I want, language issues are not a factor, and if anyone gets bored, they can just turn it off or mark the time they checked out and resume later. … Now that many of us are under some kind of confinement, we might as well get some good listening happening. Let’s go long! It’s kind of like the show we do on Sundays but without time constraints or worrying about FCC compliance. It’s an extra slice of pizza. It will be completely indulgent.”

Find the first episode here.

TODAY’S LIVE STREAMS

■ 8AM: Cavetown on Instagram.
■ 9AM: Avi Kaplan on YouTube.
■ 10AM: The Arkells’ Flatten the Curve Music Lessons on Instagram.
■ 10AM: The Dunwells on Facebook.
■ 10AM: Jazz piano master Fred Hersch via Facebook live. 
■ 10AM: Moe. on Fans.
■ 10AM: Tim Bernardes on Blogotheque’s Instagram.
■ 11AM: Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay (JUSTICE) on MWTM.
■ 11AM: The Grammy Museum continues it’s Monday, Wednesday, Saturday continues sharing never-before-released archives of past Public Programs at their Clive Davis Theater. Check out Andrea Bocelli with Matteo Bocelli and Bob Ezrin here today.
■ 11AM: Kjartan Lauritzen on YouTube and Twitch TV.
■ 11AM: M. Ward on Songkick’s FB or NPR.
■ 11AM: Uncancelled Fest (benefitting artists and their curators/promoters) kicks off with CVBZ, Shane Alexander, Jay Nash, Matthew Mayfield, Chris Pierce, David Ryan Harris, Ariel Posen, Beck Pete and more via Hotel Cafe’s StageIt.
■ 12PM: AWOLNATION acoustic on Instagram.
■ 12PM: BETHLINE radio with Beth Cosentino of Best Coast on YouTube.
■ 12PM: We Are Hear with Linda Perry on YouTube.
■ 12PM: Talker celebrates her birthday live-streaming on her Instagram.
■ 12PM: Tim Burgess’ Listening Party with The Slow Readers Club and their album “Build a Tower” on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty).
■ 12PM: Uncancelled Fest (benefitting artists and their curators/promoters) kicks off with Beck Pete, Gavyn Bailey, Ariel Posen, Garrison Starr, Dylan Ryan Harris, Chris Pierce, Matthew Mayfield, Jay Nash and Shane Alexander via Hotel Cafe’s StageIt.
■ 1PM: Tim Burgess’ Listening Party with The Lovely Eggs and their album “I Am Moron” on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty).
■ 1PM: Drive-By Truckers on Facebook, Twitch and YouTube.
■ 1PM: The Unlikely Candidates present their weekly “Flatten the Humpday” livestream on Instagram.
■ 2PM: Every Wednesday & Saturday, Guitar Mash brings us the “Homemade Music: Virtual Campfires” playalong/singalong on Instagram. Today is Amythyst Kiah with Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain.” Pick up your songsheets on their website.
■ 2PM: Tim Burgess’ Listening Party with The Flaming Lips and their album “The Soft Bulletin” on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty).
■ 2:20PM: Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs’ “Boy in a Bubble” daily series on Instagram.
■ 3PM: Christine & the Queens on Instagram.
■ 3PM: Melissa Etheridge on Facebook.
■ 3PM: Neil Finn & family on Mixlr/Fangradio (and archived here).
■ 3PM: Quinn XCII’s Quarantine Green quiz show on Instagram (every weekday).
■ 3PM: Jeff Miller from Black Crystal Wolf Kids on Facebook.
■ 3:30PM: Mara Connor on Twitch TV.
■ 4PM: Audio Assemble Plugged In Online Music Festival (day 1 of 4) Mic Phelps, Ollinkan M, Cousin Curtiss and Mayah Dyson on their website.
■ 4PM: Lukas Nelson on YouTube.
■ 4PM: SeeFour at SoFar Sounds LA’s website.
■ 4PM: William Tyler on Facebook and Instagram.
■ 4PM: Little Hurricane on Facebook.
■ 4:30PM: Deal Casino with The Wrecks on Instagram.
■ 5PM: The Living Roomers on Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANATUNES Live on Instagram.
■ 5PM: Cobi on Twitch TV.
■ 5:01PM: SG Lewis & Chika on Instagram.
■ 5:30PM: Annabel Lee on Instagram.
■ 6PM: Experimental Sound Studio: The Quarantine Concerts with Asha Rowland and Lykanthea on their website.
■ 6PM: Tony Lucca on Facebook and Instagram.
■ 6PM: Lauren Ruth Ward at InFlight Studios Instagram.
■ 7PM: Dylan Chambers with Kerry2Smooth on Instagram.
■ 7PM: The Frights on Instagram.
■ 7PM: Jeff Tweedy and family on Instagram.
■ 7:30PM: Julian Koster (The Music Tapes, Orbiting Human Circus, Neutral Milk Hotel) on YouTube.

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 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.

■ 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.

■ 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.

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

■ 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.