Lollapalooza 2017 - Thursday
photo by James Richards IV

Today's livestreams (Celebrating John Prine, Erykah Badu, Kevin Devine, more)

NOTE: We post the newest livestreams in a new post every day. Make sure you’re reading the newest edition of our roundup – check the livestream tag HERE for the latest.

LAST UPDATED: 4/19 at 12:15 AM ET

Kevin Devine at Lollapalooza 2017 (more by James Richards IV)

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.

HERE ARE TODAY’S LIVESTREAMS (Sunday, 4/19):

La Blogotheque’s Stay Away Shows, every day at 1 PM ET on Instagram. Today Blick Bassy performs.

Rough Trade‘s weekday Instagram TV series, Rough Trade Transmissions, continues at 1 PM ET.

Sofi Tukker at 1 PM ET daily on Facebook and Instagram.

Baby’s All Right’s Baby TV continues today at 1:30 PM ET with yoga with Pia Fiato and 3 PM ET with a sound bath with Sarah Louise. More info and tickets here.

Torres performs on Union Stage‘s Instagram at 2 PM ET.

Laura Marling is giving guitar lessons on Instagram every Thursday and Sunday at 2 PM ET.

Charli XCX is doing a “self-isolation Instagram livestream” every afternoon at 3 PM ET on Instagram.

Kevin Devine is performing on Consequence of Sound’s Instagram at 4 PM ET.

Jenny O. and Vetiver kick off Mamma Bird Recording’s new “Coop-to-Coop” livestream series at 4 PM ET, links will be available on the label’s linktr.ee day of.

Pickathon continues broadcasting a concert a day from their vaults for 60 days with Vieux Farka Toure at 4 PM ET on Twitch and YouTube.

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans is presenting daily Twitter listening parties for classic (and sometimes new) indie and alternative albums, with commentary from the artists who made them. Today they’ll discuss The Cult‘s Love at 4 PM ET, and Joan as Police Woman‘s Real Life at 5 PM ET.

Roger Harvey “Live from a Distance,” daily at 4:20 PM ET on Facebook.

Christine and the Queens are doing something on Instagram every day at 5 PM ET, “guests and weird concepts included.”

Brendan Benson of The Raconteurs at 5:20 PM ET on Instagram, every day.

Hand Habits, Anna Burch, Fat Tony and more are performing on Honeymoon Suite’s “Room Service” concert series, starting at 6 PM ET on YouTube.

Amanda Shires is livestreaming “most days” at 6 PM ET on YouTube.

Neil Finn‘s radio show “Fangradio” streams daily at 6 PM ET on Mixlr.

Diplo is doing livestreamed DJ sets five nights a week on YouTube, Twitch, and Instagram, including “A Very Lazer Sunday” on Sundays at 7 PM ET, “Ronatronix” on Tuesdays at 10 PM ET, “The Thomas Wesley Show” on Thursdays at 10 PM ET, Corona Sabbath Fridays” on Fridays at 10 PM ET, and “Coronight Fever” on Saturdays at 11 PM ET.

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 Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur and today it’s Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier.

Erykah Badu continues her Quarantine Concert Series at 8 PM ET on baduworldmarket.com.

“Celebrating John Prine” streams at 8:30 PM ET on nugs.tv, with Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, Hiss Golden Messenger, Shakey Graves and more.

World Cafe and Royal Mountain’s series World Tour streams every night at 9 PM ET on Instagram. Tonight Shady Nasty and Moaning perform.

Bartees Strange, Bad Moves and more are doing sets on Comet Ping Pong’s Instagram.

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.

MORE STUFF TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO FROM HOME

Every day, we’re posting more 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 or other quarantine/isolation videos from earlier this week/previous weeks? Watch archives of American Football playing “Stay Home” while staying home, Matt Berninger on Colbert, full set videos from Primavera Sound, Paul Simon & Edie Brickell, PUP’s Stefan Babcock, Billie Joe Armstrong, Matt Freeman playing Rancid, Op Ivy, and Motorhead, Baroness, Bon Iver, Julien Baker, James Blake, Dashboard Confessional, The Hives, Brian Fallon covering Lana Del Rey, Ben Gibbard, Metallica, Mutoid Man, Jeff Tweedy, John Prine covers, Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires covering Radiohead, Jim James covering The Beatles and Bill Withers, Angel Olsen covering Roxy Music and Tori Amos, The Tallest Man on Earth covering Wilco, Phoebe Bridgers covering Conor Oberst, and Code Orange.

UPCOMING LIVESTREAMS

Monday, April 20

Cannabis Corpse host a special two-hour 4/20 edition of their “Wake and Bake” show at 11:00 AM ET on Gimme Radio. Vocalist and bassist Phil “Landphil” Hall will be on hand to talk weed and metal, and he picked some of his favorite songs to play.

Nightmares on Wax is broadcasting live from his studio in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Smoker’s Delight, including today at 1 PM ET.

Metronomy‘s Joe Mount brings “Metronomy TV” to Instagram every Monday at 2 PM ET, with “special guests, live performances, Q&As, language learning, darts tournaments, ‘Thought of The Week’, cooking classes with Monty’s Deli head chef, life drawing and more.”

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!”

Rolling Stone releases new episodes of their video series “In My Room” on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 3 PM ET on Instagram.

Dirty Projectors are giving a guitar tutorial at 3 PM ET on YouTube.

Deerhoof is hosting a listening party of their new album Future Teenage Cave Artists ahead of its release on May 29, and chatting, on YouTube at 4 PM ET

Kero Kero Bonito, Anamanaguchi, Giraffage, Ryan Hemsworth B2B Brian Benzworth, XXYYXX, Svengali, Balam Acab and more with perform as part of SPF420, starting at 4:20 PM ET on syncup.world.

The National are hosting an “exciting communal event,” where they “share content from our vaults including classic live sets, and/or some unseen or rarely seen footage to pass the time at home,” every Monday at 5 PM ET.

Willie Nelson is hosting a virtual weed variety show, “Come and Toke It,” at 5:20 PM ET on Twitch.

World Cafe and Royal Mountain’s series World Tour streams every night at 7 PM ET on Instagram. Tonight One Lung and Abby Jasmine perform.

Jo Firestone, Aparna Nancherla and Maeve Higgins host the latest edition of Butterboy Comedy, which features Phoebe Robinson, Jon Glaser, Jackie Kashian, Sam Morril, Leah Bonnema, Pooja Reddy, and more, at 7 PM ET. Tickets are on sale now.

Cypress Hill is doing a 4/20 performance on LiveXLive at 7:10 PM ET, to benefit Crew Nation.

Snoop Dogg is DJing on Merry Jane’s Instagram at 7:20 PM ET.

Told Slant, Infinity Crush, Jordana, and Fog Lake at 7:30 PM ET on Twitch.

H.E.R. continues “Girls With Guitars,” a performance and conversation series, at 8 PM ET on Instagram on Mondays.

Metallica are streaming previous concerts at 8 PM ET on Monday nights on YouTube.

Saint Vitus’ interview series streams weeknights at 8 PM ET on Instagram.

Craig Wedren is performing improvised vocal soundbaths to accompany his Sabbath Sessions podcast at 8 PM ET Monday through Friday on Facebook.

Levi’s will “bring you live performances from some of your favorite artists” every weekday at 8:01 PM ET on Instagram.

Porches is performing on Instagram at 10 PM ET on each night of his previously scheduled tour.

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is releasing “a cover song every week until we’re let back out into the world” on YouTube on Mondays

Tuesday, April 21

Laura Marling is giving guitar lessons on Instagram every Thursday and Sunday at 2 PM ET.

Wild Nothing is “playing records from my collection, pulling out some Wild Nothing demos and old radio sessions from time to time and taking questions and occasionally requests in the chat” on Twitch at 3 PM ET on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Phish will show previous shows every Tuesday “for a while” at 7:00 PM ET on webcast.livephish.com for their “Dinner And A Movie: An Archival Video Series.”

World Cafe and Royal Mountain’s series World Tour streams every night at 7 PM ET on Instagram. Tonight Jensen McRae and Noah Reid perform.

Wednesday, April 22

Earth Day Live streams from 9 AM-9 PM ET through 4/24, with Aimee Mann, Al Gore, Angelique Kidjo, Joaquin Phoenix, John Kerry, Madame Gandhi, Moby, Mustafa Santiago Ali, Patricia Arquette, Questlove, Jane Fonda, Stacey Abrams, Ted Leo, Talib Kweli, Rosanna Arquette, Tim Heidecker and more.

Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast is hosting a quarantine radio show, Bethline, on Wednesdays at on YouTube.

Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, SZA, Chris Rock, Chelsea Handler, Tony Bennett, Bon Jovi, Danny DeVito, Whoopi Goldberg, Halsey, Saquon Barkley, Charlie Puth, Kelly Ripa and more appear on Jersey 4 Jersey at 7 PM ET on Apple Music & Apple TV apps, SiriusXM, and more.

Matt Costa‘s weekly livestream series “Hilltop Hymns” continues at Wednesdays at 8 PM ET on Facebook and Instagram.

Ani DiFranco‘s Righteous Babe Radio continues broadcasting an unreleased live show from the archives each week, to air on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 10 PM ET.

Sondre Lerche is streaming home shows every Wednesday on Facebook, time TBA.

Thursday, April 23

Earth Day Live streams from 9 AM-9 PM ET through 4/24, with Aimee Mann, Al Gore, Angelique Kidjo, Joaquin Phoenix, John Kerry, Madame Gandhi, Moby, Mustafa Santiago Ali, Patricia Arquette, Questlove, Jane Fonda, Stacey Abrams, Ted Leo, Talib Kweli, Rosanna Arquette, Tim Heidecker and more.

Radiohead are streaming previous concerts on Thursdays at 5 PM ET on YouTube.

Ben Gibbard will do livestreams “every week into the foreseeable future as long as people are quarantined” on Thursdays at 7 PM ET on YouTube.

Dolly Parton‘s weekly livestream series “Goodnight with Dolly” continues at 7 PM ET on YouTube

Mirah is livestreaming on Instagram every Thursday at 8 PM ET.

Waxahatchee and Kevin Morby continue their weekly livestream at 9 PM ET on Instagram.

Elephant Stone‘s weekly livestream “Sacred Sounds Sessions” continues today at 9 PM ET on YouTube and Facebook.

Sylvan Esso debut a concert film of their 2019 10-piece band WITH tour at 9 PM ET. Sign up to host a viewing party on sylvanesso.com.

Friday, April 24

Earth Day Live streams from 9 AM-9 PM ET through 4/24, with Aimee Mann, Al Gore, Angelique Kidjo, Joaquin Phoenix, John Kerry, Madame Gandhi, Moby, Mustafa Santiago Ali, Patricia Arquette, Questlove, Jane Fonda, Stacey Abrams, Ted Leo, Talib Kweli, Rosanna Arquette, Tim Heidecker and more.

Jehnny Beth of Savages is reading from her new book of erotic short stories, Crimes Against Love Manifesto (C.A.L.M.), every Friday at 11 AM ET on Instagram.

Nightmares on Wax is broadcasting live from his studio in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Smoker’s Delight, including today at 1 PM ET.

Low on Instagram at 4 PM ET, every Friday.

New Colossus Festival continues their weekly livestream series at 5 PM ET on Instagram.

100 gecs’ Square Garden Minecraft Fest happens today from 6 PM-10 PM ET with Charli XCX, Cashmere Cat B2B Benny Blanco, Kero Kero Bonito, Dorian Electra B2B Alice Longyu Gao, GFOTY B2B Count Baldor, A.G. Cook B2B umru, Tommy Cash, Danny L Harle, 99Jakes B2B Alice Gas, gupi B2B Fraxion, and Parry Gripp. Directions to access it in Minecraft and streaming links for non-players are here.

(Sandy) Alex G performs on Pitchfork’s Instagram at 6 PM ET.

Donita Sparks of L7 hosts “The Hi-Low Show with Donita Sparks” on Fridays at 6 PM ET weekly on YouTube.

Nap Eyes are playing Dungeons & Dragons every Friday at 6 PM ET on Twitch.

Baby’s All Right’s Baby TV continues today at 8 PM ET with Trace Mountains and Yours are the Only Ears. More info and tickets here.

Grateful Dead continue their weekly stream of previous concerts and Q&A series, “Shakedown Stream,” on Friday at 8 PM ET on YouTube.

Margo Price continues her weekly radio show “Runaway Horses” tonight at 9 PM ET on YouTube.

Big Freedia on Fridays at 9 PM ET on Facebook.

Frankie Cosmos at 9 PM ET on Instagram, every Friday in April.

Jimmy Eat World will be streaming “a short acoustic (electric?) session every Friday” on Facebook.

Room Service Fest, featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Chromeo, Gallant and many more, streams Friday through Sunday on Trap Nation’s YouTube.
Room Service Fest

Saturday, April 25

Minecraft Virtual Festival “Block by Blockwest” streams in the game (and on the festival website) at 3 PM ET, with sets from Pussy Riot, Citizen, Magdalena Bay, Nothing, Nowhere., Hunny, Fever 333, Oliver Francis, Billy Lemos, Cowgirl Clue, The Wrecks, Courier Club, Phil Good, Dana Dentata, Argonaut & Wasp, The Polar Boys, Mood Killer, Deal Casino, Kaonashi, Heart Attack Man, Los Shadows, Dangerboy, Cannibal Kids, Rubber, and Skin Mag.

Baby’s All Right’s Baby TV continues today at 5 PM ET with a virtual showcase from Fat Possum Records, including sets from Lighting Bug, Why Bonnie, Courtney Marie Andrews, Ellis, Empath, The Districts, Country Westerns, and Cassowary. More info and tickets here.

Ben Folds does a weekly free livestream at 7 PM ET on his Patreon.

Dead & Company will stream previously recorded shows on Saturday nights at 8 PM ET for free on Nugs.TV.

Sunday, May 3

Tigers Jaw are doing livestreams Tuesdays at 8:30 PM ET on Instagram, Thursdays at 8:30 PM ET on StageIt, and Sundays at 2 PM ET on StageIt.

Meredith Monk, Vijay Iyer, Shara Nova, Zoe Keating, Moor Mother, Mary Halvorson and more perform at a virtual Bang on a Can Marathon starting at 3 PM ET.

Thursday, May 7

Tori Amos is discussing her new memoir Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage at 2 PM ET. Tickets are on sale now.

Saturday, May 23

As mentioned, Norwegian prog metal vets Green Carnation will release their first album in 14 years, Leaves of Yesteryear, on May 8 via Season of Mist. The band is also playing a ticketed, livestreamed album release show on May 23 at 8 AM ET.

Browse our livestream tag for more.