This week I’ve been grooving to the new Cordovas album, Destiny Hotel. This group (and frontman Joe Firstman) has been one of more stable forces in my life throughout the years so it’s no surprise that during this pandemic, they have been a constant and reliable presence, streaming frequently on a reliable schedule on their Facebook page and making me feel like part of their community as they build up to this record release. If you’re looking for new music, check out Destiny Hotel from Cordovas.

If you’re looking for your next livestream, this week hosts shows from Pink Spiders, Fransancisco, Nothing But Thieves, Jay Nash (with special guest Joey Ryan) and more:

Monday:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
11am: Bandsintown Outskirts f. Misty River, Billy Pilgrim, Izzy Heltai, Caroline McGowan at Twitch
3:30: Amy LaVere at FB
4pm: Jocelyn & Chris at FB
6pm: Glen Phillips at FB
Jay Nash w/ Joey Ryan at FB
Zane Carney at veeps.com
Charlotte Martin at The Hotel Cafe

Tuesday:
11am: Bandsintown Mostliked  f. Starley, Marlhy, Patrick Droney, Lilbootycall at Twitch
12pm: Rozzi at Tower Records IG
2pm: Breakthrough Live Series at AmazonMusic Twitch
4pm: Hayes Carll at YT
The Accidentals here
5pm: The Pink Spiders at Mercury Lounge
Allen Stone at FB
Margaret Glaspy at Rockwood Music Hall
Aoife O’Donovan w/ Colin and Eric Jacobsen at The Parlor Room Home Sessions
The Cadillac Three at momenthouse.com
Alex McArtor at Twitch
The Dirty Nil at noonchorus.com  
Mindi Abair at FB
5:30: Shane Alexander at The Hotel Cafe
6pm: Home School at Bandsintown Twitch
Lady A at Camping World YT
Rhett Miller at Stage It
Home School f. Hello Forever, Eli Smart, Sans Soucis at Bandsintown Twitch
6:30: Fransancisco at Rockwood Music Hall FB
7:30: Zen Thomas at The Hotel Cafe

Weds:
8am: Lewis Watson at Twitch
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
11am: Bandsintown Discovery at Twitch
12pm: Cold War Kids at IG
4pm: The Dirty Nil at noonshorus.com
4:30: John Faye w/ Brett Talley at FB
5pm: WFNM Showcase at IG
Plain White T’s at FB
Amanda Shires f. Jason Isbell at grimeys IG
Lake Street Dive Variety Hour here
Julian Lage at Rockwood Music Hall
6pm: The Brother Brothers at IG/FB/YT
6:30: The Icarus Account here
7pm: Joel Eckels at YT/FB

Thursday:
1pm: Nothing But Thieves here
3:30: Sway at Home Fest IV f. Jackie Venson, Seth Walker, Aubrie Sellers at Dustbowl Revival FB
4pm: The Dirty Nil at noonchorus.com
5pm: Switchfoot at switchfoot.com
Story of the Year at ghostsignal.com
Plain White T’s at FB
Brian Fallon at noonchorus.com
Stephen Kellogg at sktheexperiencetour.com
Shakey Graves at Austin Monthly FB/YT
Bailen at Rockwood Music Hall
5:30: John Paul White here
6pm: Langhorne Silm at BriteHeartLive YT
Nothing But Thieves here
Jon McLaughlin at StageIt
Ice Nine Kills here
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy f. Shawn Mendes, Alicia Keys at Bandsintown Twitch
The Mountain Goats at noonchorus.com
H.E.R. at Pandora
Okkervil River at noonchorus.com

Friday:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
Lewis Watson at Twitch
Upsahl at YT
1pm: Sam Smith here
2pm: Rufus Wainwright at veeps.com
3pm: Magic Giant at IG
3:30: Sway at Home Fest IV f. Brian Dunne, Dustbowl Revival at Dustbowl Revival FB
4pm: The Dirty Nil at noonchorus.com
Jocelyn & Chris at FB
5pm: Blackberry Smoke at mandolin.com
Black Stone Cherry at go.seated.com
5:30: Alicia Witt at StageIt  
6pm: Biff Naked here
The Aquabats at veeps.com
Starcrawler at nocapshows.com  
6:30: The Midnight at go.seated.com
7:15: Suzanne Santo at Jam in the Van
8pm: Hawthorne Heights at onlocationlive.com
Kongos at salaestelar.com
ALSO: Isol-Aid Festival at IG/Twitch

Saturday:
12pm: Carsie Blanton at FB
3pm: Robert DeLong at sessionslive.com
4pm: The Maine here  
6pm: David Cook at StageIt
Lifehouse at StageIt
7pm: Jack Garratt (DJ set) at momenthouse.com
ALSO: The Fest That Never Was at The Fest FB/Social Distance Party Twitch

Sunday:
11am: Chris Thile at boxoffice.mandolin.com
4:30: Men at Work at boxoffice.mandolin.com  
5pm: George Standford at FB
Peter Mulvey, Mike Block at Club Passim FB
6pm: Joe Pug at FB
Sleeping Wolf at The Hotel Cafe

FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube

To Keep in Mind:
November 6^th: Hinder at veeps.com
November 7^th: KT Tunstall at veeps.com (2pm)
November 10^th: Wrabel at The Hotel Cafe (6pm)
November 11^th: Candace Devine at The Hotel Cafe (6pm)
November 17^th: Chris Pierce at The Hotel Cafe (6pm)
November 18^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Michael Flynn at IG/Twitch (4pm)
November 21^st: Architects at veeps.com
November 23^rd: Lake Street Dive Variety Hour here (5pm)
November 28^th: Blackberry Smoke at mandolin.com (5pm)
December 3^rd: Reeve Carney at Birdland Jazz Club (4pm)
December 6^th: Yungblud at momenthous.com/yungblud (6pm)
December 16^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Joshua Radin at IG/Twitch (4pm)
January 20^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Adam Landry at IG/Twitch (4pm)
February 24^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Maria Taylor at IG/Twitch (4pm)
March 24^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Cary Brothers at IG/Twitch (4pm)
April 21^st: William Fitzsimmons w/ Rosie Thomas at IG/Twitch (4pm)
May 19^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Abby Gundersen at IG/Twitch (4pm)

~ Kristen

NIVA (National Independent Venue Association) hosted on YouTube a three-day virtual festival to Save Our Stages this weekend. The first act of Friday, Alec Benjamin, performed his set at my favorite stage, The Hotel Cafe, and the feelings hit hard! The Hotel Cafe has felt like a home away from home for me for over a decade now and since my last memorable evening there in early March, this has been the longest stretch of time I’ve spent away from the space since moving to LA. The entire Save Our Stages Festival was a reminder of how much I miss not just the live music or the artists but the venues as well. We’ve already lost some of the music spaces I’ve personally been to here in LA as well as in Austin, PA, DC, and Manchester…I shudder knowing that the list will just get longer before venues are safe to frequent once again. The thing I cling to is the knowledge that the community of music lovers (us!) is large and strong and passionate and we will prevail. In the meantime, there are livestreams:

Monday:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
11am: Outskirts f. Matt Nakoa, Scott Mulvahill, Jocelyn & Chris, Marielle Kraft at Bandsintown Twitch
3:30: Amy LaVere at FB
4pm: Jocelyn & Chris at FB
6pm: Glen Phillips at FB
Jay Nash w/ Tony Lucca at FB

Tuesday:
11am: Bandsintown Mostliked f. Kyd The Band, Tessa Violet, Alia Kadir, Rachel Lorin at Twitch
12pm: Humber Street Sesh  at The Sesh FB
Goody Grace at Cover Nation YT
4pm: Hayes Carll at YT
The Accidentals w/ Peter Mulvey, Good Morning Bedlam, Roanoke here
5pm: Aaron Lee Tasjan at noonchorus.com
6pm: Home School f. Early James, Arlo Parks, Lady Blackbird at Bandsintown Twitch
The Dirty Nil at noonchorus.com
Sylvan Esso at noonchorus.com
Rhett Miller at StageIt
Hailey Knox at #BeApp

Weds:
8am: Lewis Watson at Twitch
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
11am: Bandsintown Discovery at Twitch
12pm: James Bay here
Orianthi at Gibson TV YT
4pm: William Fitzsimmons w/ Denison Witmer at IG/Twitch
4:30: John Faye w/ Brett Talley at FB
5pm: WFNM Showcase f. Stephen Day, Ash Leone, Windser, Michelle Ray, KidEyes at IG
Plain White T’s at FB
5:30: Rozzi here
6pm: Local Natives at axs.com
Jon McLaughlin at StageIt
Clare Means at The Hotel Cafe
Rogue Wave at momenthouse.com
7pm: Joel Eckels at YT/FB

Thursday:
3pm: The Middle Kids at noonchorus.com
3:30: Brendan James here
5pm: The Dirty Nil at noonchorus.com
6pm: Hippo Campus at noonchorus.com
The Heavy Hours at sessionslive.com
David Archuleta at StageIt
6:30: Raye Zaragoza at StageIt
9pm: The Stone Foxes at The ComplexSF Twitch

Friday:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
Lewis Watson at Twitch
This Is The Kit at Rough Trade IG
12pm: Cordovas at FB
2pm: Rufus Wainwright at veeps.com
3pm: All Time Low here
4pm: Jocelyn & Chris at FB
4:30: Alicia Witt at StageIt
5pm: Alexander23 at IG
The Avett Brothers at nugs.tv
2020 iHeartCountry Festival at livexlive.com  
6pm: The Dirty Nil at noonchorus.com
The Brevet at thebrevet.com
Smith & Myers at Hellooo TV FB
ALSO: Isol-Aid Festival at IG/Twitch

Saturday:
11am: Blood Red Shoes at veeps.com
12pm: Nightly at veeps.com
3pm: The Icarus Account here
Billie Eilish at livestream.billieeilish.com
5pm: Avril Lavigne at avrillavigne.com
Grace Pettis and David Ramirez at The Bugle Boy YT
The Town and The City Festival f. Brooke Annibale, Will Dailey and more here
6pm: honeyhoney here
Goo Goo Dolls here
Go Global Gala w/ musical performances by Haim, Judith Hill, Dwan McGregor & mary Elizabeth Winstead, and David Foster & Katharine McPhee at gogala2020.org
7pm: Lee Dewyze at The Hotel Cafe
Pokey LaFarge at Jam in the Van
8pm: Dustbowl Revival and Mames Babegenush at Skirball Cultural Cente

Sunday:
10am: Sean Rowe here
11am: Chris Thile at mandolin.com
4pm: The Wrecks at nocapshows.com
Stephen Kellogg here
Sawyer Fredericks at Caffe Lena YT  
5pm: George Standford at FB
Maia Sharp at FB
6pm: Joe Pug at FB
Cold War Kids at nocapshows.com
7pm: The Wrecks at nocapshows.com

FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube

To Keep in Mind:
October 26^th: Charlotte Martin at The Hotel Cafe (6pm)
October 26^th: Jay Nash w/ Joey Ryan at FB (6pm)
October 28^th: Lake Street Dive Variety Hour here (5pm)
October 29^th: Okkervil River at noonchorus.com (6pm)
October 30^th: Blackberry Smoke at mandolin.com (5pm)
October 30^th: Biff Naked here (6pm)
October 30^th: Sam Smith here (1pm)
November 2^nd: Sleeping Wolf at The Hotel Cafe
November 6^th: Hinder at veeps.com
November 18^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Michael Flynn at IG/Twitch (4pm)
November 23^rd: Lake Street Dive Variety Hour here (5pm)
November 28^th: Blackberry Smoke at mandolin.com (5pm)
December 3^rd: Reeve Carney at Birdland Jazz Club (4pm)
December 6^th: Yungblud at momenthous.com/yungblud (6pm)
December 16^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Joshua Radin at IG/Twitch (4pm)
January 20^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Adam Landry at IG/Twitch (4pm)
February 24^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Maria Taylor at IG/Twitch (4pm)
March 24^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Cary Brothers at IG/Twitch (4pm)
April 21^st: William Fitzsimmons w/ Rosie Thomas at IG/Twitch (4pm)
May 19^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Abby Gundersen at IG/Twitch (4pm)

~ Kristen

I’m currently listening to the last (for now) Tony Lucca All Request Sunday. This marks the end of another era as listening to Tony Lucca Weds and Sunday evenings has been a staple of my life over the last several months. I really appreciate those artists and organizations who are streaming with regularity as they help keep me on a schedule (and who doesn’t love a good schedule!?!).  Big shout outs to Tony as well as The Dunwells, Cordovas, Glen Phillips, George Stanford and Joe Pug for keeping up with regular streams.  Also, props to Lewis Watson for staying up late on Fridays in the UK to stream for us in the States.  No one has impressed me more with his mastery of the Twitch platform including an ability to seamlessly pronounce all the crazy usernames.

This week we’ve got some fun festivals a brewin’ including Bonnaroo’s Virtual Roo-Ality, The Monterey Jazz Festival, Farm Aid 2020: On the Road, and one of my annual favorites featuring rising local talent, Echo Park Rising!

Here we go:

 

Monday:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
11am: Bandsintown Outskirts f. Robert Jon & the Wreck, The Marriage, Roanoke, Arlo McKinley & The Lonesome Sound at Twitch
5pm: Lake Street Dive Variety Hour here
6pm: Glen Phillips at FB

 

Tuesday:
11am: Bandsintown Mostliked f. JJ Wilde, Brother Sundance, Casey Baer at Twitch
The Cadillac Three at www.momenthouse.com
Bang Bang Romeo here
12pm: Humber Street Sesh f. Of Allies, Sarge at FB
Will Joseph Cook at YT
4pm: Hayes Carll at FB
Nathan Angelo at FB
5pm: Derek Webb here
5:30: Moon Taxi at Rock The Vote
6pm: Hailey Knox at #BeApp
Martina McBride at rvcampingworld.com/FB/YT/Twitter
Daughtry here
Rhett Miller at StageIt

 

Weds:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
11am: Bandsintown Discovery f. Handsome Ghost, Anna Shoemaker, Kenzo Cregan, Jesse Gold at Twitch
4pm: Pedro the Lion at Twitch
William Fitzimmons f. Jim and Sam at IG/Twitch
5pm: Blackberry Smoke at mandolin.com
Plain White T’s at FB
Brian Dunne at Rockwood Music Hall
6pm: Tony Lucca at FB
Glen Phillips at FB
7pm: WFNM Showcase at IG

 

Thursday:
4pm: Mondo Cozmo at ehm radio (Zoom)
Arnetta Johnson & Sunny at Philly Music Fest
Ida Mae at Swallow Hill Muisc FB
4:20: The Districts at Philly Music Fest
4:30: Amos Lee at IG
5pm: Betty Who here
Charlie Puth at Pandora
5:10: Zeek Burse at Philly Music Fest
5:50: Japanese Breakfast at Philly Music Fest
6pm: Cordovas at FB
The Heavy Hours at sessionlive.com
Matt Scannell (Vertical Horizon) at StageIt
6:30: Sondre Lerche here
ALSO: Virtuality Roo-Ality at Bonnaroo YT

 

Friday:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
11am: Bandsintown Discovery at Twitch
Lewis Watson at Twitch
12pm: Cordovas at FB
Anna Sofia at sofarsounds.com
4pm: Arthur Thomas and the Funkitorium at Philly Music Fest
4:30: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Philly Music Fest
5pm: The Monterey Jazz Festival f. Diana Krall, Herbie Hancock, Jamie Cullum at YT
Sister Hazel here
Hartland Hootenanny f. Old Crow Medicine Show at FB/YT
Stephen Kellogg in Tampa, FL
5:20: Arnetta Johnson & Sunny at Philly Music Fest
5:45: Mt. Joy at Philly Music Fest
6pm: Garrison Starr at The Hotel Cafe
The Classic Crime here
Betty Who here
Greensky Bluegrass here
Jay Gonzalez at noonchorus.com
Blue October here
6:45: Langhorne Slim at Philly Music Fest
ALSO: Isol-Aid Festival at IG/Twitch
ALSO: Virtuality Roo-Ality at Bonnaroo YT

 

Saturday:
11:30: Full Colour at Parish TV YT
12pm: Echo Park Rising at epr.la
Bad Suns at veeps.com
1pm: Sephen Kellogg in Dublin, IE
4pm: 95X Binge This Fest: A Virtual Concert Experience here
4:30: Alicia Witt at StageIt
5pm: The Monterey Jazz Festival f. Diana Krall, Herbie Hancock, Jamie Cullum at YT
Farm Aid 2020: On the Road f. Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews, Neil Young, Brandi Carlile, The Record Company and more at Farm Aid YT
Switchfoot here
Max Gomez at YT
5:30: Dirty Heads at nocapshows.com
6pm: Cordovas at FB
Lisa Loeb here
Our Lady Peace here
Betty Who here
ALSO: Virtuality Roo-Ality at Bonnaroo YT

 

Sunday:
12pm: Diane Birch at StageIt
1pm: Leann Rimes at StageIt
Louden Swain at StageIt
3pm: Max Gomez at YT
4pm: 95X Binge This Fest: A Virtual Concert Experience here
The Accidentals at crowdcast
Freddy & Francine at FB
5pm: The Monterey Jazz Festival at YT
6pm: Joe Pug at FB

 

FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube

 

To Keep in Mind:
September 29^th: Goodbye June at momenthouse.com (6pm)
September 29^th: Billy Raffoul at sofarsounds.com (2pm)
October 2^nd: Laura Jean Anderson at Veeps.com
October 3^rd: Shawn Colvin here (5pm)
October 9^th: Future Islands at noonchorus.com (7pm)
October 21^st: William Fitzsimmons w/ Denison Witmer at IG/Twitch (4pm)
October 28^th: Lake Street Dive Variety Hour here (5pm)
October 29^th: Okkervil River at noonchorus.com (6pm)
October 30^th: Blackberry Smoke at mandolin.com (5pm)
October 30^th: Biff Naked here (6pm)
November 18^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Michael Flynn at IG/Twitch (4pm)
November 23^rd: Lake Street Dive Variety Hour here (5pm)
November 28^th: Blackberry Smoke at mandolin.com (5pm)
December 16^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Joshua Radin at IG/Twitch (4pm)
January 20^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Adam Landry at IG/Twitch (4pm)
February 24^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Maria Taylor at IG/Twitch (4pm)
March 24^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Cary Brothers at IG/Twitch (4pm)
April 21^st: William Fitzsimmons w/ Rosie Thomas at IG/Twitch (4pm)
May 19^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Abby Gundersen at IG/Twitch (4pm)

 

 

~ Kristen

 

I had a (mostly) great dream last night. I was hanging out at a concert venue and Biffy Clyro takes the stage as a surprise act playing songs from their new album, A Celebration of Endings. They played a (typically) aggressive set and with all of the moshing and crowd movement, I was able to make it to the front side of the stage. After the show, I found myself next to the band’s manager, Leo McGarry, the White House Chief of Staff from The West Wing (three guesses as to what TV show I was watching last week after reading a great retrospective in Entertainment Weekly).  The dream ended with the band and everyone at the show scaling down a cliff face which, sadly, feels like a more realistic scenario these days than seeing my favorite band play a concert…

In lieu of the actual thing, here’s what I have on my schedule this week for the remote livestream version of live music. I’m particularly looking forward to a couple gigs from NYC, Ernie Halter and Lauren Patten (Jagged Little Pill) both playing for Rockwood Music Hall.

 

Monday:
10am: The Dunwells at YT
11am: Bandsintown Outskirts f. Danny Schmidt, Carrie Elkin, Jon Byrd, Kira Small, Ben Glover, Wild Ponies at Twitch
5pm: Jackie Greene & Friends at Fans.com
Citizen Cope here
5:30: Didirri here
6pm: Glen Phillips at FB
Maggie Rose & Friends f. Devon Gilfillian, Them Vibes at nugs.tv
Ernie Halter at Rockwood Music Hall FB

 

Tuesday:
11am: Bandsintown Mostliked f. Dylan Dunlap, Scott Helman, Courtney Paige Nelson, Kaya Stewart at Twitch
12pm: Humber Street Sesh  at FB
4pm: Hayes Carll at FB/YT/Twitch
5pm: Lauren Patten at Rockwood Music Hall
5:30: The Band of Heathens at bandofheathens.com
6pm: The Killers at Pandora Live
Home School f. Michigander, Stacey, Luz here
Hailey Knox at #BeApp

 

Weds:
10am: The Dunwells at YT
JW Francis at Rough Trade IG
4pm: Delta Spirit at livesssions.npr.org/live
5pm: Stephen Kellogg at Club Passim
Augustana here
Plain White T’s at FB
6pm: Tony Lucca at FB
Glen Phillips at FB
Devendra Banhart at noonchorus.com
7pm: WFNM Showcase at IG

 

Thursday:
3pm: Liz Longley at Sixthman FB
5pm: Summer Stage Jubilee at summerstagejubilee.org
Gaelic Storm w/ Carbon Leaf and The High Kings here
Stephen Kellogg at Blunderstone Rookery
6pm: Cordovas at FB
Maggie Rose at maggierosemusic.com

 

Friday:
10am: The Dunwells at YT
Fenne Lily at roughtrade IG
11am: Bandsintown Discovery at Twitch
12pm: Cordovas at FB
5pm: Lovelytheband at nocapshows.com
Anberlin at anberlinmerch.com
Aqueous at Ardmore Music Hall FB/YT
6pm: Sheryl Crow at livcestream.sherylcrow.com
Greensky Bluegrass here
10 Years here
Sean Rowe at Daryl’s House Club FB/YT
Old Crow Medicine Show at ryman.com
iHeart Radio Music Festival at cwtv.com
7pm: David Cook at StageIt
7:15: Vintage Trouble at nocapshows.com
ALSO: Isol-Aid Festival at IG/Twitch

 

Saturday:
10am: Sheryl Crow at livcestream.sherylcrow.com
12pm: Perfume Genius at veeps.com
Kodaline at kodaline.com
5pm: Brian Fallon at StageIt
Aqueous at Ardmore Music Hall FB/YT
Stephen Kellogg at Austin, TX
Fair Fight Festival at dice.fm
6pm: Cordovas at FB
Homegrown Arts and Music Festival f. Marina City at veeps.com

 

Sunday:
3am: Diane Birth at StageIt
10am: Yoke Lore at noonchorus.com
1:30: HowTheLightGetsIn Festival f. Judy Collins, Brendan Benson here
5pm: Ben Rector w/ Cody Fry at oldfriends.benrectormusic.com
6pm: Joe Pug at FB
Tony Lucca at FB

 

FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube

 

To Keep in Mind:
September 25^th-27^th: The Monterey Jazz Festival at YT (5pm)
September 25^th: Garrison Starr at The Hotel Cafe (6pm)
September 29^th: Goodbye June at momenthouse.com (6pm)
October 3^rd: Shawn Colvin here (5pm)
October 9^th: Future Islands at noonchorus.com (7pm)

 

~ Kristen