Mutual Benefit

The video game centric Bushwick club that was started by the folks at Death by Audio Arcade, and is home to all their very unique games, has, like so many other clubs, bars and restaurants, been struggling to stay open through the pandemic.

plus Charly Bliss, Less Than Jake, Parquet Courts, Colin Meloy, Greg Puciato, The Bouncing Souls, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Mountain Man, Black Midi, and more livestreams you can watch this week since there are no live concerts to attend.

A new musicians' union, the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, has formed, and its first objective is to seek aid for musicians affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

plus Sylvan Esso, Bloc Party, Car Seat Headrest, Queens of the Stone Age, The Strokes, Brian Fallon, Jarvis Cocker, Skrillex, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

Plus: Bon Iver, Tyler The Creator, Ted Leo/Control Top, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Kimya Dawson, Jesse Malin, and more tour-related news.

Tonight's NYC-area shows include James Blake (DJ set), Kamasi Washington, Kim Petras, Jonathan Wilson, Jonathan Richman, the final night of SideWalk Cafe, and more.

Listen to new songs by Matthew Dear ft. Tegan & Sara, Joyce Manor, Lana Del Rey, J Mascis, Cat Power, Cloud Nothings, Papercuts, and more.

The unofficial end of summer is right around the corner, and if you're in the mood for some live music in and around NYC, we have some suggestions...

Yaeji (added to Warm Up with Gang Gang Dance, Lizzo, and more), plus The Suffers, Thievery Corporation, Madame Ghandi, Low,

Plus: The Menzingers, Midge Ure / Paul Young, Thomas Dolby, Gaz Coombes, Jay Rock, Satan, Forth Wanderers (cancellation) and more just-announced tour news.