Kevin Bronson on April 19th, 2020

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Plenty of online connections to be made today as we enter Day 3,721 (OK, it just seems like it) of the coronavirus lockdown:

ONLINE FIND

■ There’s an online tribute to the late John Prine at 5:30 tonight [see listing below, it benefits Sweet Relief’s COVID-19 Fund], so it’s a good day to dig into the Grammy Museum’s archives for these: First, an intimate 2016 performance with Sturgill Simpson, and then the May 2018 interview he gave.

TODAY’S ONLINE STREAMS

■ 7AM: Adam Hambrick on YouTube.
■ 8AM: Balanced Breakfast Online Music Festival with Tom West, Alvarez Kings, Victoria Boyington & Maayan Oppenheim and more on Facebook.
■ 9AM: Jon Bryant on Facebook.
■ 9:15AM: Toby Keith: 35MPH Town (archive livestream) on AXS TV.
■ 10AM: The Arkells’ Flatten the Curve Music Lessons on Instagram.
■ 10AM: La Blogotheque’s livestream with Blick Bassy on Instagram.
■ 10AM: The Dunwells on Facebook.
■ 10AM: Jazz piano master Fred Hersch via Facebook live. 
■ 10:50AM: George Jones (archive livestream) on AXS TV.
■ 11AM: Hope Rising Concert to Benefit Samaritan’s Purse here.
■ 11AM: London Symphony Orchestra performs Bernstein, Stravinsky and more on their website.
■ 11AM: Marc Broussard on Facebook.
■ 11AM: Meiko continues her weekly “Alone Together” online concert series on Facebook.
■ 11AM: Passenger on YouTube.
■ 11:30AM: Miley Cyrus’ Bright Minded: Highlighting Heroes on Instagram.
■ 11AM: Tigers Jaw on StageIt.
■ 11AM: Torres on Union Stage’s Instagram.
■ 12PM: Guitar lessons with Laura Marling (every Thursday and Sunday) on Instagram.
■ 12PM: Lissie on Veeps.
■ 12PM: Oh Wonder on Instagram.
■ 12PM: Joe Alexander Shepard on Facebook.
■ 12PM: Sound bath with Sarah Louise on Baby TV.
■ 12PM: Scenes Live Sessions with Ali Holder on their website.
■ 1PM: Tim Burgess’ (The Charlatans) Twitter Listening Party with The Cult’s album “Love” with Billy Duffy on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty).
■ 1PM: Comet Ping Pong Live from Home festival with Yardley, Nah., Born Dad, Bottled Up and more on Instagram.
■ 1PM: The Dollyrots on StageIt.
■ 1PM: Jenny O. and Vetiver on Mama Bird Recording Co.’s Facebook.
■ 1PM: Kevin Devine on Consequence of Sound’s Instagram.
■ 1PM: Joshua Hyslop on Facebook.
■ 1PM: Pickathon’s “A Concert a Day” with Vieux Farka Toure on YouTube.
■ 1PM: SassyBlack Sundays with SassyBlack (Cat Harris-White) on Instagram.
■ 1PM: Shania Twain (archive livestream) on AXS TV.
■ 1PM: Tori Kelly on Instagram.
■ 2PM: Tim Burgess’ (The Charlatans) Twitter Listening Party with Joan As Police Woman’s album “Real Life” on her  Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty).
■ 2PM: Dustbowl Revival’s “Sway-at-Home” fest with Dustbowl Revival, Steve Poltz, T Sisters, Making Movies, Shook Twins and the Accidentals on Facebook.
■ 2PM: Magic Giant’s “Live from Quarantine” festival with Magic Giant, Glen Hansard, Meg Myers, Ashe, Scarpoolparty, the Lumineers, Jason Mraz, Rob Garza (Thievery Corpration) and more on Instagram.
2:20PM: Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs’ “Boy in a Bubble” daily series on Instagram.
■ 2PM: Mxmtoon on Twitch TV.
■ 2PM: Rat Boys on Twitch TV.
■ 2PM: Uncancelled Music Fest with Union County PAC Stage: Harry Waters, Chad Watson & Pam Loe, Jennifer Lynn Simpson, Dennis Atlas, Leah Jenea and Potter’s Daughter (Dyanne Voegtlin) on StageIt.
■ 2:30PM: Downtown Boys on Instagram.
■ 2:45PM: Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas (archive livestream) on AXS TV.
■ 3PM: Christine & the Queens on Instagram.
■ 2PM: Badass Bands’ COUCH L.A. 2020 Festival’s day 3 of 3 with EasyFriend, Early Evil, SLUGS, GoodRun, Sunny Hope Hall Children’s Choir, The Zmed Brothers, Dream Phases and Holy Wars on YouTube. More info here.
■ 3PM: Honey Harper on Instagram.
■ 3PM: Major Lazer on Mad Decent’s Twitch TV.
■ 3PM: Melissa Etheridge on Facebook.
■ 3PM: DAVIE on Jam in the Van’s Instagram.
■ 3PM: Neil Finn & family on Mixlr/Fangradio (and archived here).
■ 3PM: Room Service Concert Series hosted by Dent May with Michael Rosen (Cones) and Sean Lane, Bart Davenport, Zen Mother, Fat Tony, Major Murphy, The Seshen, Anna Burch, Jerry Paper, Hand Habits and SadGirl on YouTube.
■ 3:50PM: Tom Jones with Alison Krauss on AXS TV.
■ 4:30PM: Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Instagram.
5PM: Detroit Music Awards with Alice Cooper, MC50, the Velvelettes and more on NRM Streamcast.
■ 5PM: American Aquarium on Instagram.
■ 5PM: Erykah Badu continues her interactive virtual reality “Quarantine Concert Series: The Apocalypse” on her website (doors open at 4pm).
■ 5PM: Bruce Molsky on Signature Sounds’ Parlor Room Sessions via their website.
■ 5PM: Widspread Panic on Nugs.TV.
■ 5PM: Scenes Live Sessions with Billy Gilman on their website.
■ 5:30 PM: Celebrating John Prine, with Ashe, Nicki Bluhm & Ross James, Torrin Daniels (of Kitchen Dwellers), Taylor Goldsmith (of Dawes), Jackie Greene, Hiss Golden Messenger, Eric Krasno, Grahame Lesh & Elliot Peck, Leslie Mendelson, John Oates and Shakey Graves, on Nugs.TV.
■ 6PM: Drew Holcomb on Instagram.
■ 7PM: Aerosmith (archive livestream) on AXS TV.
■ 7PM: Deep Sea Diver on Instagram.
■ 7PM: Sammy Hagar on AXS TV.
■ 7PM: Grant Lee-Phillips on StageIt.
■ 7PM: John Mayer on Instagram.
■ 7PM: Jeff Tweedy and family on Instagram.
■ 7PM: Scenes Live Sessions with Oferle on their website.
■ 7PM: David Wax Museum on Facebook.

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.