No Audience? No Problem. Full Production Concerts Are Returning to Empty Venues

On May 15, Jason Isbell celebrated the release of his latest album, Reunions, with his band the 400 Unit by christening the stage at the newly-built Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville alongside his wife musician Amanda Shires. The music venue and bowling alley was scheduled to make its grand opening in March, but remained shuttered after
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In Mexico, Musicians — And Workers — Returning to Venues for Paid Livestreams

As musicians around the world continue to experiment with livestream reveals — frequently offering free virtual concerts in their house while still at confinement — a fresh proposition in Mexico plans to take the livestream concept to the next level when generating thousands of jobs for industry workers in the process. While the work of
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Post Malone & Billie Eilish Sneak In Final Shows Before Coronavirus Cancellations — Critics Be Damned

Concerts went out Thursday night not with a bang or even a whimper but a tattooed rapper in a Misfits T-shirt reminding tens of thousands of individuals to use hand sanitizer. “It was astonishing, because it felt as though no one needed a care in the world,” says Deanna Regalado, a former iHeartMedia radio DJ
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