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Jack Antonoff’s Ally Coalition Announces Talent Show Livestream with St. Vincent, Spoon, Brittany Howard, More
Brittany Howard (photo by Amy Price), Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers (photo by Heather Kaplan), St. Vincent (photo courtesy of MasterClass), and Spoon (photo by Amy Price Jack Antonoff and The Ally Coalition have announced an absolutely bonkers lineup for the seventh annual Talent Show. This year’s event will be livestreamed on December 21st, and feature performances from St. Vincent, Sleater-Kinney, Spoon, The Chicks, Brittany Howard, Lana Del Rey, Tierra Whack, and more. Founded in 2013 by siblings Jack and Rachel Antonoff, The Ally Coalition raises money for non-profits servicing the LGBTQ community. This year’s edition comes with a suggested donation, with proceeds earmarked for organizations that service homeless youths. With an in-demand ghostwriter making the calls, the T...
First Americans vaccinated as U.S. death toll passes 300,000
An intensive care unit nurse became the first person in the United States to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, calling it a sign that “healing is coming,” as the U.S. coronavirus death toll crossed a staggering 300,000 lives lost. Sandra Lindsay, who has treated some of the sickest COVID-19 patients for months, was given the vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the New York City borough of Queens, an early epicenter of the country’s COVID-19 outbreak, receiving applause on a livestream with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. “It didn’t feel any different from taking any other vaccine,” Lindsay said. “I feel hopeful today, relieved. I feel like healing is coming. I hope this marks the beginning of the end of a very painful time in our history. “I want to instil...
Concert Review: Primus Pull Out Deep Cuts for Livestream Show
Setting the Stage: Ever since their inception, Primus have always been a “live band.” Sure, there’s no denying that such studio offerings as Frizzle Fry, Sailing the Seas of Cheese, and Pork Soda are ‘90s quirk-rock classics … but long-time fans can verify that the trio – singer/bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde, and drummer Tim Alexander – are best experienced in concert, as they most certainly take their songs to the next level onstage. So, with a proposed 2020 tour (that was to see the trio pay tribute to Rush’s 1977 prog classic A Farewell to Kings), scrapped due to COVID shutting down tours, it was announced that Primus’ lone show of the year – titled “Alive From Pachyderm Station” – would be streamed on December 11th, filmed at Claypool’s winery, Claypool Cellars, in Seba...
Honey Dijon, Nicole Moudaber, Patrick Topping Join Absolut and Beatport’s NYE Show
Absolut is sending off 2020 on a positive note by teaming up with Beatport to host a worldwide streaming event on New Year’s Eve. The event is set to feature over 20 hours of music streamed from cities across the globe. If you were looking for a way to start 2021 off on an epic but safe foot, look no further. When the first round of the #DanceAway2020 lineup came out, we thought it couldn’t get any better than this. Turns out, it could. Honey Dijon, Nicole Moudaber, Patrick Topping, Sydney Blu, BLANCah, MACHÌNA & SEKITOVA, and Mendy Indigo are the latest to join the already star-studded stream. Previously announced artists include Carl Cox, TOKiMONSTA, Jamie Jones, Nastia, Jaguar, BLOT!, RayRay, and Jixo & Danz. The festivities will begin befor...
Carl Cox to Perform on New Streaming Series to Aid Ibiza Food Bank
Known globally as the premier destination for electronic music fans, performers, and clubgoers, the island of Ibiza has seen more than its share of legendary electronic music performers over the years. However, as with many other areas worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has left many of Ibiza’s residents without jobs and income for the foreseeable future. In light of that fact, event organizer Universe has created the Ibiza Soul Food series. Ibiza Soul Food is a series of livestreamed DJ sets that aim to raise financial aid for those in need on the White Isle. Among the new streaming initiative’s performers is legendary DJ and techno producer Carl Cox, who is a frequent Ibiza visitor. “Ibiza has been a 2nd home to me for many years,” said Cox. R...
Patti Smith Announces Birthday Livestream Performance
For years, Patti Smith has celebrated her birthday by playing an intimate gig with friends in New York. Thankfully, the punk rock pioneer is carrying on the tradition this year — albeit in the form of a livestream. On December 30th, Smith will perform with her band for the first time in 2020. Their show will be streamed by Veeps, which Smith recently used to broadcast a solo set of hers on Black Friday. “I just thought it would be nice to uphold that tradition in a certain way because it’s always a joyful moment,” Smith said in an interview with Rolling Stone. “I love birthdays because we’re born and life is the greatest thing we have, I just thought it would be a nice thing to share with everybody.” Smith sees the one-off show as something of a makeup for the world tour she...
Marc Rebillet is Streaming Live—Nonstop—Until He Reaches 1 Million YouTube Subscribers
Marc Rebillet is on a mission to reach 1 million YouTube subscribers and he’ll stop at nothing to get there. Literally, he won’t stop streaming until he reaches that number. The one they call “Loop Daddy” announced on his socials that he will be going live on YouTube today, December 9th at 11:30AM ET (8:30AM PT) and will not cease until he reaches the milestone. Every time he gains 1,000 subscribers, he will also donate $500 to a charity. Check out Rebillet’s announcement below. Rebillet has cultivated a formidable following from hosting his unique streams, wherein he delivers marathons of funky, often hilarious improvised songs. All the man needs is a keyboard, a loop machine, and a microphone and he’s off. He recently spoke to EDM.com and exp...
Kim Gordon, J. Mascis, and Fred Armisen Perform New Song “Abstract Blues”: Watch
Kim Gordon and J. Mascis during SMooCH 2020 The SMooCH livestream benefit for Seattle Children’s Hospital boasted an absolutely stacked lineup. In addition to Ben Gibbard, Duff McKagan, Isaac Brock, and Mark Lanegan teaming up to cover the Jimmy Webb classic “The Highwayman”, the hour-long event featured Kim Gordon, J. Mascis, and Fred Armisen debuting a new original song called “Abstract Blues”. Technically, these three played together before during Fred Armisen’s 2013 SNL farewell segment, but here the Sonic Youth frontperson, Dinosaur Jr. mastermind, and actor-musician operated as a fully-fledged band. The song features gnarled vocals from Gordon, flaming hot licks from Mascis, and a tight bassline from Armisen. It’s unclear whether this track was just a one-off creation for this event,...
Party Time! Wayne’s World Cast Reunites Alongside Alice Cooper, Queen, and Aerosmith: Watch
We’re not worthy: The latest episode of Josh Gad’s quarantine charity series Reunited Apart brought together the cast of Wayne’s World alongside legendary rockers Alice Cooper, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, and Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith. Schwing! The 1992 film was based on a popular SNL sketch, which itself had roots in the “Wayne’s Power Hour” segments on the 1987 Canadian series It’s Only Rock & Roll. Like other editions of Reunited Apart, this one began with a tortured comedy bit where Gad pretended that the whole thing hadn’t been meticulously planned. Here, he dials up Joe Perry and Steven Tyler, but only to ask for the phone numbers of Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, who played Wayne and Garth. “You brought us — two wo...
Ben Gibbard, Isaac Brock, Duff McKagan, and Mark Lanegan Cover “The Highwayman”: Watch
At the very least, the ongoing lockdown has resulted in some very odd musical pairings that likely wouldn’t have happened otherwise. The latest of these went down on December 5th, when Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan, Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock, and Mark Lanegan teamed up to cover the Jimmy Webb country classic, “The Highwayman”. The collaboration was part of SMooCH 2020, an annual benefit show for the Seattle Children’s Hospital that usually takes place in person, but was converted into livestream form this year for obvious reasons. The Seattle institutions Sub Pop Records and KEXP were two of the event’s biggest sponsors, so it made sense that both elite and slightly left-of-center members of the rock world were featured in the presentation. For their ...
BLACKPINK Announces THE SHOW Livestream
BLACKPINK have announced THE SHOW, a “first of its kind” livestream concert airing on YouTube on December 27th. The performance, which will be based out of Seoul, South Korea, will premiere on BLACKPINK’s YouTube channel on the 27th at 2pm KT/12:00 a.m. ET. It will then be available for rebroadcast on demand. Tickets are available in two separate tiers: Standard ($29.99) provides access to the livestream and a rebroadcast as well as custom emojis. Plus ($39.99) includes all of the above in addition to behind the scenes content. “We wanted to end the year with something very special for our Blinks who have been waiting so patiently for us,” the K-pop group said in a statement. “We hope everyone can comfortably enjoy our first-ever livestream concert THE SHOW at home and hopefully join in on...
Bad Religion Announce Four-Part “Decades” Streaming Performance Series
Bad Religion were hoping to tour in celebration of their 40th anniversary this year. Instead, the punk-rock veterans will mark the milestone with a four-part streaming performance series dubbed “Decades”. “Decades” will be divided into four episodes, one for each decade of the band’s existence: “The ’80s”, “The ’90s, “The ’00s”, “The ’10s”. Each episode will feature footage from a new set filmed at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. In addition to the new performances of songs from each era, the episodes will include exclusive interviews, archival footage from each decade, and more. The band will also participate in a live chat as each episode premieres. “I can speak for the whole band when I say that we were so disappointed to not be able to tour this year,” said singer Greg Graffin in a pr...
