Notes from a Pandemic (April 17-18): Charlie Hickey, The Decemberists, Ani DiFranco, AWOLNATION, Chris Thile, Curt Barlage, Lucy and La Mer and more

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Charlie Hickey
Charlie Hickey

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Charlie Hickey recently played a live set from his debut EP “Count the Stairs” for Yellow House Sessions. The Pasadena-based singer-songwriter begins the set with the earnest title track, leading into “No Good at Lying” and “Ten Feet Tall” accompanied by his beau Gabe Goodman (on the EP, produced by Marshall Vore, backing vocals are sung by Phoebe Bridgers), and ending solo with “Two Haunted Houses.”



Saturday, April 17
DRIVE-IN SHOWS:

CloZee, LSDream and Rome in Silver at the Grove of Anaheim.
Flosstradamus at NOS Events Center.
Ziggy Marley (Bob Marley tribute) at the Ventura County Fairgrounds (5PM & 8:30PM shows).


ONLINE STREAMS:

■ All Day: Nick Cave‘s Bad Seed TeeVee on YouTube.
■ All Day: Roadburn Redux fest with Neptunian Maximalism, Dead Neanderthals, Hexvessel, Jo Quail, Kairon; IRSE!, Autarkh, Dust Mountain, Emptiness, GOLD, Iterum Nata, Of Blood and Mercury, Plague Organ, Polymoon, Radar Men From The Moon, Solar Temple, TDC INC., The Nest, Wolvennest and more on their website.
■ All Day: Summit Shack’s 24-hour Shackfest archive stream on Twitch.
■ 11AM: The Bones of JR Jones on Instagram.
■ 11AM: “Sweatin’ to the Baby” with Broken Baby on Satellite TV.
■ 12PM: Tim Burgess Listening Party with ZOÉ and their album “Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea” on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty) (replay here).
■ 1PM: “Rock’n the Trust: A Benefit for the MVT Crisis Fund” with Jesse Hughes (Eagles of Death Metal), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Jesse Malin, Kyle Falconer, Rosie Bones, Ed Harcourt and more (tickets).
■ 1PM: Sharon Van Etten concert and documentary for “epic Ten” from Zebulon with Miya Folick and Shamir on NoCap.
■ 1PM: Tim Burgess Listening Party with Belly and their album “King” with Tanya Donelly and Tom Gorman on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty) (replay here).
■ 1:20PM: Abracadabra Magic Saturdaze with BLOND:ISH, Lawrence Matt, LP Giobbi, Subset and more on Twitch.
■ 2PM: The Grammy Museum “Spotlight Saturdays” with Brynn Cartelli on their website.
■ 2PM: ALO on StageIt.
■ 2PM: AWOLNATION on Veeps.
■ 2PM: The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage archives with All Souls Church Unitarian Choir and Split This Rock honoring Walt Whitman; Fabian Almazan, Jasmine Mans and Jason Reynolds (with discussion on sustainability in the music industry); Zachary Smith and the Dixie Power Trio on Facebook.
■ 3PM: Melissa Etheridge‘s “Saturday Concert” on her website.
■ 2PM: Puscifer’s “Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents feat. ‘Money $hot‘” from the Mayan Theater on (Tickets).
■ 3PM: Travis Shallows’ “Shallow Chateau” on Facebook.
■ 4PM: Charlotte Martin with Samantha deLuca and Lindsay Drake on StageIt.
■ 4PM: Emma Fitzpatrick with Tyler James on StageIt.
■ 4:20PM: Doobie Decibel System on their website.
■ 5PM: Experimental Sound Studio: Ithaca Underground with Mulholland, Jordan Sand, BRIAN!, André Vida and Joe Tomino on their website.
■ 5PM: Jesse Mac Cormack (tickets).
■ 5PM: Jimmy Buffet 2012 Fillmore show on Nugs TV.
■ 5PM: Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane) from Fur Peace Ranch on YouTube.
■ 5:30PM: Smithfield, Adam Wood and Trannie Anderson: Live from The Listening Room Cafe on Mandolin.
■ 6PM: Allie Dunn on StageIt.
■ 6PM: Dead and Company’s 2020 Playing in the Sand shows from Cancun on Nugs TV.
■ 6PM: “Fantastic Voyage Mystery Box” with Justin Jay on Dirtybird TV.
■ 6PM: HAIM and Emily Alyn Lind on Bandsintown’s PLUS.
■ 6PM: Hola! feat. Joe Russo, Scott Metzger, Andy Hess and Avi Bortnick: Live from Relix Studio on Fans Live.
■ 6PM: Jake Paul vs Ben Askren fight with music by Justin Bieber, The Black Keys, Doja Cat, Saweetie, Diplo, Major Lazer and Mt. Westmore (Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Too $hort and E-40) (tickets).
■ 6PM: Lee DeWyze: Electric Rollerway on Mandolin.
■ 6PM: Nick Waterhouse artist in residence on 88.5 FM (archives).
■ 6PM: Saturday Night Grand Ole Opry with Jimmie Allen, Suzy Bogguss and Vince Gill on YouTube and Geico Green Room.
■ 6PM: The Suffers’ “Darlings” covers show on NoonChorus.
■ 6PM: A Very Special Episode on BandNada.
■ 7PM: Doug Martsch (Built to Spill) solo acoustic benefit set on Zoom (Tickets).
■ 7PM: “Harmonic Humanity Virtual Concert: Creating Jobs for the Homeless Nationwide” with Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5), Manas Itiene (Michael Franti & Spearhead), Denise Kaufman (Ace of Cups), Tom Finch, Joseph Jacques, and hosted by Elijah Ray & The Band of Light on StageIt.
■ 7PM: Jeff Tweedy and family on Instagram.
■ 7:30PM: The Malone Brothers on Nugs TV.
■ 9PM: Curt Barlage “Live by the Socially Distant Firepit” on Instagram and Twitch.
■ 9PM: “The Funk Sessions: MJ vs. Stevie” tribute to Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder benefit with one half of Lettuce (drummer Adam Deitch, guitarist Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff and trumpeter Eric “Benny” Bloom), MonoNeon (Prince, Ghost-Note) and keyboardist Deshawn “D’Vibes” Alexander (Watermelon Funk) on Mandolin.


Sunday, April 18
ONLINE STREAMS:

■ All Day: Nick Cave‘s Bad Seed TeeVee on YouTube.
■ All Day: Summit Shack’s 24-hour Shackfest archive stream on Twitch.
■ 6AM: Lucas Hoge on Facebook.
■ 8AM: Hannah Woolmer on StageIt.
■ 8AM: Michael McDermott playing his “Out from Under” album on StageIt.
■ 8AM: Tim Burgess Listening Party with Daedelus and their album “Love To Make Music To” with Huw Stephens on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty) (replay here).
■ 9AM: Rhett Miller on StageIt.
■ 9AM: Tim Burgess Listening Party with Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 and their album “Mas” with Huw Stephens on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty) (replay here).
■ 9AM: Todd Snider on Purple Building Live.
■ 9:30AM: Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian) weekly meditation stream on Facebook.
■ 10AM: Rhett Miller on StageIt.
■ 11AM: “All Day I Stream” with Lee Burridge and guests Fulltone, Maxi Degrassi and AMONITA on Facebook, Instagram and Twitch.
■ 11AM: Chris Thile’s “Music is Life is Music” masterclass VI: Making Vocal Music with Others with Sarah Jarosz on Mandolin.
■ 12PM: Barenaked Ladies: “Flip n’ Hits: A Night of Monster Jams of Pandemic Proportions” (rebroadcast) on Sessions.
■ 12PM: Joe Bonamassa’s 2nd Annual Stream-A-Thon on YouTube.
■ 12PM: Los Pacaminos live from Camden Market on Mandolin.
■ 12PM/5PM: Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus with Seth Rudetsky on Broadway World.
■ 12PM: Tim Burgess Listening Party with Georgia Ruth and her album “Mai” with Huw Stephens on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty) (replay here).
■ 12PM: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s Sunday Brunch on YouTube.
■ 12:30PM: Chaiwa on StageIt.
■ 1PM: Ismay on Bluegrass Pride’s YouTube.
■ 1PM: Stu Allen and Mars Hotel on StageIt.
■ 1PM: Tim Burgess Listening Party with High Contrast and their album “Notes From The Underground” with Huw Stephens on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty) (replay here).
■ 2PM: Dave Koz on his website.
■ 4PM: The Alternative’s “Streaming Sundays” with Devon Kay & The Solutions, PONY, Fleece Kawasaki and Toobin on Twitch.
■ 4PM: John McCutcheon on Mandolin.
■ 4:20PM: Doobie Decibel System on their website.
■ 5PM: Ani DiFranco album release performance “Revolutionary Love Live” with Terence Higgins and Ivan Neville on Mandolin.
■ 5PM: David Cook from Ocean Way Studios on Mandolin.
■ 5PM: The Decemberists‘ 20th anniversary livestream (Night 2) on Mandolin.
■ 5PM: Experimental Sound Studio: Rhizome DC – ABSTRACT POETICS: A VOCAL ARTS SHOWCASE with Allison Clendaniel, Ami Yamasaki, Anaïs Maviel, id m theft able and Sir E.U on their website.
■ 5PM: The Mountain Goats’ “The Jordan Lake Sessions,” Volume 3 on Noonchorus.
■ 5PM: Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus with Seth Rudetsky on Broadway World.
■ 6PM: The Wild Feathers from 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville on Nugs TV.
■ 7PM: “Dirtybird Sunday Showcase” on Dirtybird TV.
■ 7PM: Grant Lee Phillips on StageIt.
■ 7PM: Jeff Tweedy and family on Instagram.
■ 7PM: Lucy and La Mer on Facebook.
■ 9PM: “Bad Decisions” with Mike Crain on Satellite TV.