Notes from a Pandemic (April 2-4): Azure Ray, LA Phil, Dionne Warwick, Isley Brothers, Pearl Jam, Sunflower Bean, Velvet Starlings, Dolly Dagger and more

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Azure Ray at the Lodge Room (Photo by Jessica Hanley)
Azure Ray at the Lodge Room on January 20, 2018 (Photo by Jessica Hanley)

ONLINE FIND:

■ Whispercore duo Azure Ray played a set this weekend celebrating their 20-year anniversary on Paste Magazine’s “Paste Studio on the Road” series (focusing this past week on L.A. bands and musicians). Filmed at the Hotel Cafe, with sound engineering by Andrew Barkau and filmed by Brad Wagner, singer-songwriters Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink began their set with “Displaced” off their self-titled debut album, followed by the title track to their upcoming album, “Remedy” (out June 11 on Taylor’s label, Flower Moon Records), and “November,” the title track of their first EP. Other L.A. artists featured in the Paste Studio series recently include: Nick Waterhouse, Gaby Moreno, Scarypoolparty, Sunny War, Run River North, Girlpool, Joyce Manor, Pearl Charles, Josh Radnor and more.  

Sunday, April 4
ONLINE STREAMS:

■ Easter Sunrise at the Hollywood Bowl with LA Phil, Gustavo Dudamel, Mary Mary and Nadine Sierra on their website. 
■ 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.
■ 9AM: Todd Snider on Purple Building Live.
■ 9:30AM: Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian) weekly meditation stream on Facebook.
■ 10AM: Experimental Sound Studio: The Quarantine Concerts with “Collaborative Stream Scape Event – Violation Of Ordinary Values” on their website.
■ 11AM: “All Day I Stream” with Lee Burridge and guests Raw Main, Tim Green and MOS on Facebook, Instagram and Twitch.
■ 11AM/5PM: Dionne Warwick’s Easter show (Tickets).
■ 11AM: Tim Burgess‘ Listening Party with The Snuts and their album “W.L.” on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty) (replay here).
■ 11:30AM: Sunday School with Kirk Franklin on Blackstream Live.
■ 12PM: Live at Paste Studio on the Road: LA with Josh Radnor, Natalie Bergman, Cary Brothers and Jeff Rosenstock on YouTube.
■ 12PM: Matt Doyle with Seth Rudetsky on Broadway World.
■ 12PM: Meiko on Facebook.
■ 12PM: Tim Burgess‘ Listening Party with Gary Moore and their album “Still Got The Blues” (in memoriam) on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty) (replay here).
■ 12PM: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s Sunday Brunch on YouTube.
■ 12:30PM: Chalwa on StageIt.
■ 1PM: Tim Burgess‘ Listening Party with Du Blonde and their album “Homecoming” on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty) (replay here).
■ 2PM: Emmet Cahill on StageIt.
■ 2PM: Innocent Tyler on StageIt.
■ 2PM/5PM: Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate) and Linda Pitmon (The Baseball Project) on StageIt.
■ 4PM: Highwayyy’s virtual variety show with Maddie (World’s Greatest Dad) as “the Ghost of Music Present” and members of the Summit Shack Crew, Pink Navel, Farseek, Anika Pyle, Hit Like a Girl, GILT, “Angry Grrrl Music of the Indie Rock Persuasion Condensed” ft. Jhariah on The Alternative’s YouTube and Twitch.
■ 4PM: The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage archives with Killiam Shakespeare  on Facebook.
■ 4:20PM: Doobie Decibel System on their website.
■ 5PM: Amina Figarova on StageIt.
■ 5PM: Dionne Warwick’s Easter show (Tickets).
■ 5PM: The Isley Brothers VS. Earth, Wind & Fire with D-Nice on Instagram and Triller.
■ 5PM: Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate) and Linda Pitmon (The Baseball Project) on StageIt.
■ 6PM: Waxed on StageIt.
■ 6PM: Wild Feathers on Nugs TV.
■ 7PM: 60 Wrap$$ on StageIt.
■ 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.

Friday – Saturday, April 2-3, Highlights
ONLINE STREAMS:

■ 25th anniversary of Cocteau Twins’ “Milk & Kisses” with Wojavelli, DJ Liz O and more on Club Surge’s Twitch.
■ 88Five Live at Home with Lael Neale on YouTube.
■ Around the Campfire with Long Neck, Puppy Problems, Ben Eisenberger and Grass Jaw on their website.
■ Benevento/Russo Duo on Fans Live.
■ The Besnard Lakes presented by Sid the Cat on Noonchorus.
■ Blind Boys of Alabama on Mandolin.
■ Bora Yoon “Live from Home” via the Musco Center (RSVP).
■ Cheer Up Club on B-Drop Los Angeles on Instagram.
■ “The Co-Lab” with Brenda Carsey and Will Monroe on Satellite TV.
■ Curt Barlage “Live by the Socially Distant Firepit” on Instagram and Twitch.
■ Daniel Kaluuya and St. Vincent on Saturday Night Live on NBC.
■ Dolly Dagger’s “Lucky Dip” on Satellite TV.
■ Dry Cleaning on Live on KEXP at Home on YouTube.
■ Femi Kuti on Bandsintown Plus.
■ The Grammy Museum “Spotlight Saturdays” with Chloe Moriondo on their website.
■ Grateful Dead archive livestream on YouTube.
■ GZA 25th anniversary celebration of “Liquid Swords” from Le Poisson Rouge on LPR TV.
■ Haley Joelle on We Found New Music’s Instagram.
■ “Hunting Heroes” with Tony Knox on Satellite TV.
■ Jon Russell (The Head and the Heart) on Bandsintown Plus.
■ Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane) from Fur Peace Ranch on YouTube.
■ The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage archives with Anda Union, Yasha Lelonek, Mumu Fresh, Josecito Alvarenga, and Questlove with Motown historian Harry Weinger on Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” on Facebook.
■ Low on Instagram.
■ Live at Paste Studio on the Road: LA with Moon Va Sun, Fences, Gaby Moreno, Debi Nova, Azure Ray and Joyce Manor on YouTube.
■ Lucy Spraggan on Veeps.
■ Marcus Miller on SF Jazz’s YouTube.
■ The Minks, Aaron Lee Tasjan and Sierra Ferrell on NoonChorus.
■ Moontype on YouTube.
■ New Colossus Sessions with Talkboy on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Twitch.
■ Noga Erez on NoCap.
■ Obituary play “The End Complete” (Part 2 of 2) (Tickets).
■ Pearl Jam at the 2010 Hard Rock Calling Festival in London’s Hyde Park on YouTube and Nugs TV.
■ “Plasmic in the Attic” with Plasmic on Satellite TV.
■ Robert Fripp (King Crimson)’s “Music for Quiet Moments” on YouTube.
■ San Fermin (rebroadcast) on LPR.tv.
■ Saturday Night Grand Ole Opry with Steven Curtis Chapman, Natalie Grant & Bernie Herms and Ricky Skaggs on YouTube and Geico Green Room.
■ St. Vitus Bar’s “Age of Quarantine” with JD Pinkus (Butthole Surfers, Melvins) on Instagram.
■ Sunflower Bean Le Poisson Rouge set (rebroadcast) on LPR TV.
■ Sustain the Scene with Starcrawler, ESPRIT/George Clanton and MIKE/dj blackpower on their website.
■ “Sweatin’ to the Baby” with Broken Baby on Satellite TV.
■ Thrill You Kill You “Cuddle Puddle” on Instagram and YouTube.
■ Tim Burgess‘ Listening Party with The Hold Steady and their album “Open Door Policy” with Craig Finn; Elliott Smith Collection’s “Everybody Cares” with Francis Lung, Martin Courtney, Marissa Nadler and My Favorite Elliot Smith Song (Robert Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley; and  Echo and The Bunnymen and their album “Crocodiles” with Will Sergeant on Twitter (#TimsTwitterListeningParty) (replay here).
■ Travis Shallows’ “Shallow Chateau” on Facebook.
■ Velvet Starlings’ “Belligerent Band Battles” on Satellite TV.
■ The Weather Station on WXPN.
■ The Westchester Arts & Music (WAM) Block Party’s “Friday Night Live” with Lucy Clearwater on Instagram.
■ “Woofstock at the Winery” with Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle from City Winery, Nashville (Tickets).