Today's self-isolation livestreams (Best Coast, Robyn Hitchcock, Natalie Prass, more)
With no shows happening, a lot of artists are livestreaming performances from safely isolated locations that you can watch in a safely isolated location like your home.
NOTE: Make sure you’re reading the newest edition of our roundup – check the livestream tag HERE for the latest.
LAST UPDATED: 3/25 at 5:45 PM
HERE ARE TODAY’S LIVESTREAMS (Wednesday, March 25):
TIDAL is streaming concert videos from their archives every day at noon ET. Today’s features Jennifer Lopez, Daddy Yankee, CNCO, Romeo Santos, and more.
Margaret Glaspy at 1 PM ET on Instagram, every day this week.
Third Man Records is hosting “Third Man Public Access,” a series of live-streamed performance from their Blue Room in Nashville, broadcast on Youtube at 1 PM ET daily. More info here.
Rough Trade is launching a weekday Instagram TV series, Rough Trade Transmissions, today at 2 PM ET with The Lovely Eggs. More info here.
La Blogotheque’s Stay Away Shows, every day at 2 PM ET. Today François & the Atlas Mountains will perform.
Miley Cyrus is bringing “Bright Minded” to Instagram at 2:30 PM ET Monday-Friday; “connecting w/ special guests discussing how to stay LIT in dark times!”
Honey Harper will play two songs via Youtube and Instagram at 3 PM daily.
Jennifer Hudson at 4 PM ET on Instagram, part of Global Citizen’s “Together at Home” series.
Shannon Lay, Martin Courtney, Dent May, Jimmy Whispers and more starting at 5 PM ET on Crowdcast.
Natalie Prass at 5 PM ET on Really Nice’s Instagram.
H.E.R. at 5 PM ET on Instagram, part of Global Citizen’s “Together at Home” series.
Brendan Benson of The Raconteurs at 5:20 PM ET on Instagram, every day starting today.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-F_8E0haut/
Homeless Gospel Choir and Mikey Erg at 5:30 PM ET on Instagram.
Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast is hosting a quarantine radio show, Bethline, on Wednesdays starting today at 6 PM ET on YouTube. “Join me this week for my debut episode which will likely be a bit loose as I figure out how to navigate both this new platform and this new way of life,” she writes. “I love talking and I especially love talking to y’all. Can’t wait, see ya on the line.”
Join me tomorrow for the debut episode of Bethline – my new quarantine radio show. Tune in at 3pm PT / 6pm ET to hear me chat and even call in to ask me questions of your own. Joining me tomorrow will be Marisa from @mannequinpussy. see you on the line ☎️ https://t.co/OPaYPXHCsA pic.twitter.com/cXRaBCBVsP
— Bethany Cosentino (@BethanyCoast) March 24, 2020
Robyn Hitchcock and Emma Swift at 6 PM ET on Stageit.
Amanda Shires is livestreaming “most days” at 6 PM ET on YouTube.
Vanessa Carlton at 6 PM ET on Instagram, every night from 3/22-3/26.
Members of classic Britpop bands are hosting interactive online listening parties on weeknights at 6 PM ET. Tonight’s is with David Rowntree, discussing Blur‘s Parklife.
The Relix Channel presents “Wayback Wednesday” starting at 6 PM ET, including broadcasts of “Best of The Jammys” (Vol 1+2), Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub, and live Q&As from producers Dean Budnick and Jonathan Healey.
Ben Gibbard is livestreaming solo performances from his home studio everyday at 7 PM ET. Previous editions have included Radiohead and Joy Division/New Order covers, plus plenty of Death Cab and Postal Service classics. Read more and tune in here.
The Met is hosting “Nightly Met Opera Streams” every day during its coronavirus closure. Each night is a different “complete operatic gem from our collection of HD presentations from the past 14 years.” Each night’s new opera begins streaming at 7:30 PM ET and will repeat through 3:30 PM the following day. Yesterday was Wagner’s Das Rheingold and today it’s Wagner’s Die Walküre.
Jason Anderson is livestreaming performances every night at 8 PM ET on his Instagram.
Craig Wedren is performing improvised vocal soundbaths to accompany his Sabbath Sessions podcast at 8 PM ET Monday through Friday on Facebook.
Saint Vitus’ new interview series streams weeknights at 8 PM ET on Instagram. Tonight’s guest is Mario and Sarah Quintero from Spotlights.
Charli XCX is DJing tonight’s Club Quarantine on Zoom, which starts at 9 PM ET.
Levi’s will “bring you live performances from some of your favorite artists” every weekday at 9:01 PM ET.
Weyes Blood at 10 PM ET on Pitchfork’s Instagram.
The Frights at 10 PM ET on Instagram, performing Everything Seems Like Yesterday.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-IScaanh_u/
Diplo at 10 PM on Twitch, “5 nights a week.”
Sondre Lerche is streaming home shows every Wednesday on Facebook, time TBA.
Neil Finn is streaming live audio “most afternoons” via Fangradio. Times may vary.
Rufus Wainwright is performing a song a day, streaming on Facebook; times vary.
DJ D-Nice has been throwing “Homeschool Club Quarantine” Dance Parties on Instagram regularly.
Def Jam launched a new Def Talks series on Instagram Live with Jadakiss and Dave East last night; stay tuned for more, date and time TBA.
Not a livestream, but Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters is sharing “true short stories that will make people smile” on Instagram.
UPCOMING LIVESTREAMS
Thursday, March 26
Meditate with Belle & Sebastian‘s Stuart Murdoch at 9:15 AM ET on Facebook.
TIDAL is streaming concert videos from their archives every day at noon ET. Today’s features Lizzo, Rosalia, The Chainsmokers, Bazzi, Dermot Kennedy, and more
Rough Trade‘s weekday Instagram TV series, Rough Trade Transmissions, continues at 2 PM ET with Baxter Dury.
Tomorrow! @baxterdury broadcasts an exclusive Rough Trade Transmission via @roughtradenyc Instagram TV feeds, celebrating the release of his new album 'The Night Chancers', out now on @heavenlyrecs.https://t.co/Efw186Pyzq pic.twitter.com/tW9mBn9esn
— Rough Trade US (@RoughTradeUS) March 25, 2020
Diet Cig at 2 PM ET on Instagram.
The Brainwave Training series streams on Thursdays at 3 PM ET starting 3/26 on Instagram. This week’s features performances from Homeshake, Black Belt Eagle Scout, and Ben Special.
Norman Brannon (Texas Is The Reason, etc) begins a daily livestream series Thursday at 3 PM ET. His first guest is Thursday’s Geoff Rickly.
Sennheiser is livestreaming performances on Instagram, including Heart Attack Man at 3 PM ET.
Basia Bulat at 4 PM ET on Facebook.
Pile, Bethlehem Steel, Steve Hartlett of Oblov and many more on Instagram at 6 PM ET.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KPkcYDCwv/
Sennheiser is livestreaming performances on Instagram, including Shiba San at 6 PM ET.
Dave Matthews Band perform on the first edition of Verizon’s new “Pay it Forward Live” series, which they describe as “a weekly streaming entertainment series that will include music, gaming, comedy and more in support of small businesses affected by COVID-19.” Watch on Verizon’s twitter at 8 PM ET.
Sarah Harmer at 8 PM ET on Facebook.
Waxahatchee and Kevin Morby are doing another livestream together on Instagram Thursday (3/26) at 9 PM.
RISK! will livestream a show, hosted by Kevin Allison and with stories from Vin Brue, Andrea Coleman, Felicia O’Hara, and Kelli Dunham at 9:30 PM ET on Zoom.
Friday, March 27
Peter Bjorn and John co-host a 36-hour marathon livestream on Twitch called “36h Ingrid,” running from 9 AM ET Friday through Saturday at 10 PM ET. Peter Bjorn and John perform at 5 PM ET on Friday, and there will also be performances and DJ sets from Shout Out Louds, Freja The Dragon, Tussilago, Esther, Johnossi, OLSSON, Studio Barnhus’s Axel Boman and Kornél Kovács, and more.
TIDAL is streaming concert videos from their archives every day at noon ET Today’s features deadmau5, Daft Punk, Kaskade, Marshmello, Cashmere Cat, and more.
Rough Trade‘s weekday Instagram TV series, Rough Trade Transmissions, continues at 2 PM ET with Porridge Radio.
Little Dragon concert and Q&A at 3 PM ET on YouTube.
Shana Cleveland of La Luz at 3 PM ET on Instagram.
Priests‘ Katie Alice Greer is hosting a Sister Polygon Records stay-at-home variety show at 6:30 PM ET on Instagram.
join us this fri for our first Sister Polygon stay-at-home variety show! On ig live 6:30pmET / 3:30pmET w/ guests like @danielewithoneL @antoniaidentity @ziembavision @pets4me2u @lizpelly @jennpelly + more! Host @K_ALICEGREER
(interested in being a future guest? get in touch!) pic.twitter.com/hcjtdoTM8k
— sister polygon records (@Sister_Polygon) March 24, 2020
Half Waif at 7:30 PM ET on YouTube and Facebook.
Basia Bulat at 7 PM ET on Facebook.
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn‘s livestream series “Banjo House Lockdown” continues at 7 PM ET on Facebook.
John Cameron Mitchell at 9 PM ET on Stageit.
Saturday, March 28
TIDAL is streaming concert videos from their archives every day at noon ET Today’s features JAY-Z, J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, Gunna, City Girls, 21 Savage, and more.
Jesse Malin kicks off his livestreaming series “The Fine Art of Self Distancing” at 4 PM ET on YouTube.
Beach Slang is streaming an acoustic online show on StageIt on Saturday, March 28 at 5 PM ET. More info here.
Madeline Kenney at 9:30 PM ET on Instagram, part of Stay At Home Fest.
Boy Scouts at 11 PM ET on Instagram, part of Stay At Home Fest.
Dead & Company will stream previously recorded shows on Saturday nights for free on Nugs.TV.
Sunday, March 29
TIDAL is streaming concert videos from their archives every day at noon ET Today’s features Beyoncé, Rihanna, Ari Lennox, Trey Songz, Jorja Smith, H.E.R, and more
Monday, March 30
Sennheiser is livestreaming performances on Instagram, including Matt Kerekes of Citizen at 3 PM ET.
Metallica are streaming previous concerts at 8 PM ET on Monday nights on YouTube.
Reverend Vince and the Love Choir every Monday at 9 PM ET on Instagram.
Tuesday, March 31
Phish will show previous shows every Tuesday “for a while” at 8:30 PM ET on webcast.livephish.com for their “Dinner And A Movie: An Archival Video Series.”
Saturday, April 4
The Frights at 7 PM ET on Instagram, performing Hypochondriac.
Wednesday, April 8
The Frights at 10 PM ET on Instagram, performing You Are Going to Hate This.
Saturday, April 11
The Frights at 7 PM ET on Instagram, performing their self-titled album.
MORE STUFF TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO FROM HOME
We posted some of our favorite live concert videos here. Also, check out our latest album reviews in Notable Releases and Bill’s Indie Basement and subscribe to our monthly Spotify playlist to listen to some of our favorite new songs.
Missed livestreams from earlier this week/previous weeks? Watch archives of Ben Gibbard, Code Orange, Waxahatchee and Kevin Morby, and Dropkick Murphys.
NPR has switched gears from Tiny Desk Concerts to Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts, and the first one, with Soccer Mommy, is now live. Watch it here.