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This Week’s Livestreams (Phoebe Bridgers, The Hives, A$AP Mob, more)
plus Tara Jane O'Neil, Keyshia Cole vs Ashanti, Adrianne Lenker, Bush Tetras, Juliana Hatfield, and more livestreams you can watch this week since there are no live concerts to attend.
Built to Spill side project share David Bowie cover from ‘Unoriginal Artists’ EP
Boise Cover Band's 2006 tour-only CD also featured renditions of songs by The Pretenders, Captain Beefheart, and more. It gets its first vinyl pressing in March.
Our favorite songs of the week (playlist): Julien Baker, Mogwai, Blanck Mass & more
This week's playlist also includes new music by Gatecreeper, Fruit Bats, Citizen,Sleaford Mods, Shame, Field Music, CARM ft Sufjan Stevens, Glitterer, La Femme, Mouse on Mars, Dan Wriggins, Flo Milli, DaBaby, Tribulation, Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou, Buck Meek, Nyck Caution, Descendents, Monolo…
Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters & more playing virtual Inauguration concert
Lady Gaga will sing the national anthem at Biden's inauguration, and there are also a couple of virtual concerts happening surrounding the event, which is scaled down for security and COVID purposes.
Bartees Strange playing ‘Live Forever’ in full for livestream
The free virtual set, the first live full band performance of ’Live Forever,’ streams from Will Yip's Studio 4.
Ariel Pink accused of physical & sexual abuse by ex-girlfriend in court case
The same day that Ariel Pink visited the US Capitol with John Maus, to "peacefully show my support for the president" while rioters stormed the capitol building, he was ruled against in a Los Angeles court.
BV Presents: Laura Stevenson playing ‘Sit Resist’ in full on livestream
We're very excited to be teaming up with Laura Stevenson to help celebrate the tenth anniversary of her second album with The Cans as her backing band, ’Sit Resist.’
Goldenvoice in talks to create mass vaccination site in CA
Meanwhile, there are more indications that Coachella has been postponed until at least the fall.
Dilla’s Delights donut shop closing its doors
The Detroit donut shop, owned by J. Dilla's uncle, originally opened in 2016.
Governors Ball announces fall 2021 dates
A move to fall puts GovBall in line with the predictions of Dr. Anthony Fauci, who thinks that concerts and other live events could return mostly as normal by fall