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GRiZ Shares Lineup for “12 Days of GRiZMAS” Charity Stream With What So Not, STS9, More
Beat the cold and get in the GRiZMAS spirit with GRiZ‘s stacked livestream this Saturday. For the first 12 days of the month, GRiZ will be giving back to his hometown of Detroit with his annual charity event, “12 Days of GRiZMAS.” Earlier this week, we saw the grand opening of his pop-up shop which will donate 100% of proceeds to a local youth education organization as well as a specialty crafts and cocktails class. Now, he’s planned out our Saturday fun no matter where we live with his all-day and all-night charity livestream. Joining the patron saint of GRiZMAS is an eclectic list of artists who will serve to satisfy GRiZ’s wide-ranging fanbase. Viewers can look forward to genre-defying showcases from What So Not, Wenzday, The Sponges, Canabliss, BLVK JVCK, ...
Watch the First-Ever “Together For A Better Day” Avicii Tribute Concert With Galantis, Zara Larsson, More
Artists from around the world came together this week to celebrate the life and legacy of Avicii, who has been sorely missed by the global music community since his tragic death in 2018. Hosted at the newly minted Avicii Arena in Stockholm, the inaugural “Together For a Better Day” concert was organized by The Tim Bergling Foundation in order to de-stigmatize mental health and raise awareness of rising rates of suicide in young people. Featured performers included Zara Larsson, Miriam Bryant, and Swedish dance music duo Galantis. Also making an appearance was 15-year-old Ella Tiritiello, who went viral earlier this year for a live rendition of Avicii’s 2015 song, “For A Better Day.” She took the stage alongside Larsson to sing the tra...
Above & Beyond to Perform From Peak of Colombia’s Historic, 650-Foot El Peñón
Move over, Kaskade: Above & Beyond are coming for the title of most breathtaking livestreamed DJ set of the year. Much like Kaskade, who recently performed from a bird’s eye view at the site of San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge, the legendary Above & Beyond trio are similarly taking dance music to new heights with the help of Cercle. This December, Above & Beyond will perform from the top of El Peñón de Guatapé, a natural landmark in Piedra del Peñol, Colombia. Also known as The Stone of El Peñol, the granite monolith towers over 650 feet tal, and can be summited via an equal number of steps embedded in the side of the structure. As Atlas Obscura points out, the landmark was historically revered as a subject of worship by the indigenous ...
The War on Drugs Announce Livestream Event, Perform “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” on Kimmel: Watch
Even though post-pandemic live music has returned, livestream performances have taken the lead in the past two years — and The War on Drugs are continuing trend. Ahead of their massive world tour next year, the rock band have announced Living Proof: The War On Drugs Global Live Event, which will go down on Thursday, December 9th. Living Proof will be filmed at Los Angeles’ Ukrainian Cultural Center, which is sure to make the band’s arena-sized sound feel even more full and vibrant. $1 from each ticket sold will go to She’s the First, “an organization devoted to making sure girls globally are educated, respected and heard.” Tickets go on sale Friday, November 19th here, and if you can’t catch the stream live, ticketholders can watch it on-demand from December 10th through the 12th. This new...
NOLAxNOLA Announces Livestream Fundraiser with Tribute to Dr. John
New Orleans arts coalition NOLAxNOLA has announced NOLAxNOLA ‘21: Show Your Love! A Virtual Celebration of New Orleans. The livestream fundraiser takes place November 19th and 20th, and will use performances by Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia, and a tribute to Dr. John to support local not-for-profits. The event is free to view, but the digital fundraising platform Fandiem is using the event to funnel money towards The Roots of Music, Trombone Shorty Foundation, Tip-It Foundation, Preservation Hall Foundation, New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic & Assistance Foundation, and Upbeat Academy Foundation. Performances come from a variety of New Orleans staples, including Irma Thomas, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Dumpstaphunk, Rebirth Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins, ...
Puscifer Release Recent Livestream Concerts as Soundtrack Albums: Stream
Puscifer have released their recent “Live at Arcosanti” and “Money $hot” livestreams as standalone soundtrack albums. It’s the culmination of a strong album cycle for Puscifer, who followed their 2020 full-length album, Existential Reckoning, with a pair of cinematic livestream performances. Without the ability to tour, Maynard James Keenan and company were forced to pivot toward the virtual concert format to support their latest album. “Live at Arcosanti” saw the band in an X-Files-esque desertscape, playing mostly the new record. Advertisement Related Video They followed that up with the elaborate “Billy D and The Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money $hot” performance. It celebrated the songs and aesthetics of the group’s 2015 Money $hot LP and was shot in Los Angeles’ historic May...
Halestorm Announce “Happy Hale-i-Days” Concert Stream, Score Chart-Topping Hit with New Single
Halestorm have announced a special one-night-only streaming concert on December 23rd. The show, billed the “Happy Hale-i-Days” concert, was filmed in September at the Brown County Music Center in Nashville, Indiana. Tickets to the streaming show will go on sale to the general public this Friday (November 5th) via Mandolin.com, Halestorm have only released one song this year, “Back from the Dead,” in advance of a new album coming in 2022. The single just rocketed to the top spot on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, marking the band’s sixth No. 1 hit. Frontwoman Lzzy Hale and company have also just unveiled an acoustic, re-imagined version of the song, which can be heard below. Advertisement Related Video “‘Back from the Dead’ is about survival, not in a physical sense, even though I know w...
UK Ticketing Platform DICE Acquires Boiler Room to Expand Streaming Operations
Boiler Room has a new home. Just one week after announcing a $122 million capital raise, UK-based ticketing company DICE have announced their acquisition of Boiler Room for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2014, DICE has gone on to support over 6,400 artists and distributed concert tickets in 147 different countries, according to Music Business Worldwide. According to DICE CEO Phil Hutcheon, he and Boiler Room CEO Blaise Bellville have had candid discussions for over a year, allowing a shared vision to emerge. “I believe deeply that the best way for Boiler Room to evolve is by partnering with a company that values what we are today, and provides the tools we need to grow into the future – we play to our strengths and they to theirs,” Belville said in ...
DJs at Pirate Studios Attempting World Record for Biggest B2B DJ Set Ever
The world’s most impressive B2B DJ set set yet could come from north London this month. Pirate, a network of 24-hour music studios based in London, has teamed up with mental health-driven music community eott and charitable foundation Last Night A DJ Saved My Life to attempt to break the world record for most DJs to play back-to-back. Taking place at Pirate’s Tottenham studio in north London, the event will serve as a fundraiser, with all proceeds benefitting music mental health charity Key Changes. The goal is to raise £5,000 to fund weekly music activities for young mental health patients for a full year. Pirate’s attempt will see over 200 DJs playing back-to-back as part of a broadcast livestream event, and DJs who are interested are still able to sign u...
Pearl Jam Celebrate Ten, No Code Anniversaries with Remixed Digital Albums
August 27th is an important day for Pearl Jam fanatics, and the date has particular significance this year. Today marks the 30th anniversary of the band’s iconic debut, Ten, as well as the 25th anniversary of their smash fourth LP, No Code. To celebrate, Pearl Jam is unveiling newly remixed digital exclusive editions of both records, plus they’re streaming their legendary 2014 “No Code Show” for free. The new digital mixes come courtesy of producer/sound engineer Josh Evans, who produced PJ’s most recent full-length, last year’s Gigaton. As he did with that album, Evans has given Ten and No Code an immersive makeover using Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio, adding even more detail and nuance to the classic tracks. As Evans explained in a press release, “These two a...
Apple Music Scores Exclusive Rights To Stream Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ LP
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty Kanye West has been actively readying the masses for the release of his latest studio album with exclusive listening parties and the like, and now Apple Music users will get an exclusive listen to boot. The streaming service will share a livestream of West’s DONDA LP ahead of its release on Friday (July 23). Eagle-eyed fans noticed the news of the livestream in a new Beats spot featuring track and field superstar Sha’Carri Richardson, and West’s “No Child Left Behind” track from DONDA. West is premiering his tenth studio album at the sold-out event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta later today (July 22) at 8:00PM ET. Earlier in the week, Def Jam Recordings confirmed the release of DONDA via Twitter. A tracklist for the project has b...
Anthrax Celebrate 40 Years of Thrash with Career-Spanning Livestream Concert: Review
Setting the Stage: It’s hard to believe, but this year marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of thrash metal pioneers Anthrax. Considered to be one of the “Big 4” of thrash (along with Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth), the band — which since 2013 has featured a lineup comprised of singer Joey Belladonna, guitarists Scott Ian and Jon Donais, bassist Frank Bello, and drummer Charlie Benante — undoubtedly would have preferred to celebrate this impressive career accomplishment with a thorough world tour, but instead offered up a virtual worldwide concert event. Anthrax officially formed on July 18th, 1981, and the metal legends started the 40th anniversary celebration a couple months back with a video series documenting their illustrious career through testimonials from the band members ...
