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plus Sharon Van Etten, Swans, Modern Nature, Beverly Kills, King Dude, Lil Tjay, Sean Yeaton of Parquet Courts, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

The newly formed Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) have set up a ”Day of Action” hotline today ”to demand that Congress acts on COVID relief measures” for musicians and music workers. Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis voices the hotline.

The greater Boston community (and beyond) has been distraught upon learning that Allston venue Great Scott won't be reopening after the coronavirus pandemic, and justifiably so.

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.

Exclusive/special releases for today's Bandcamp fundraiser include Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, Arab Strap, The Hold Steady, Straylight Run, Sacred Bones' Black Sabbath tribute LP, !!!, The Helio Sequence, Cloud Nothings, Mogwai, and much more....

Tanya Donelly (Throwing Muses, The Breeders, Belly) has a new Sunday covers series with proceeds going to different causes, and the first one is a tribute to Marianne Faithfull featuring guest vocals by Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis...

Bill Withers' music has touched just about everyone, so it's no surprise that there's been an outpouring of tributes since the world learned he died this morning. You can read tributes from Raekwon, Kacey Musgraves, Sturgill Simpson, Lin Manuel Miranda, Yo La Tengo, Billy Dee Williams…

Fountains of Wayne and Ivy co-founder Adam Schlesinger died today from complications of COVID-19. It's been a real shock -- he was just 52 -- and there's been an outpouring of tributes from all over the spectrum...

Plus: Frances Quinlan, Rebecca Gates and more paying tribute to Berman.

The letter was organized by members of Speedy Ortiz, Downtown Boys, and more, and signed by members of Fugazi, Deerhoof, Cloud Nothings, Jeff Rosenstock, Ted Leo, WHY?, and more.