Musicians
59 X Fest To Donate Funds To Mental Health Resource
59 X Fest To Donate Funds To Mental Health Resource 59 X Records will present its second annual 59 X Fest on Feb. 27, with artists from its roster and others performing acoustically to raise funds for 320 Changes Direction. Neon Dreams will headline the virtual festival, where each act will perform live from its creative space and viewers can watch from home via a stream provided by Veeps. The…
Philip Glass-Curated Tibet House US Benefit Concert Includes Patti Smith, Eddie Vedder, Iggy Pop, Annie Lennox and More
Philip Glass-Curated Tibet House US Benefit Concert Includes Patti Smith, Eddie Vedder, Iggy Pop, Annie Lennox and More A wide array of performers will take part in the 34th annual Tibet House US benefit concert on Feb. 17 to support the non-profit educational institution and cultural embassy that aims to ensure the survival of Tibet's unique cultural and…
Light of Day Canada Concerts In Aid Of Parkinson’s And Cancer Research And Care
Light of Day Canada Concerts In Aid Of Parkinson’s And Cancer Research And Care Steve Earle, shown here at the Light of Day Canada concert in Toronto in 2016, is one of the performers taking part in this year's Light of Day Canada Festival — photo credit: Jeff Ross Tom Morello, Steve Earle, Wayne Kramer, Ike Reilly and Jesse Malin are a few of the more…
#FORTHELOVEOFLIVE Campaign Launched To Support Canadian Live Music Sector
#FORTHELOVEOFLIVE Campaign Launched To Support Canadian Live Music Sector #FORTHELOVEOFLIVE — graphic providedA national awareness campaign is hoping to generate government support for the Canadian live music sector and those impacted by its shutdown due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Live Music Association's (CLMA) recently launched #…
Artists To Perform on 204 Foot High BC Place Rooftop To Raise Money For Food Bank
Artists To Perform on 204 Foot High BC Place Rooftop To Raise Money For Food Bank 204 feet high rooftop of BC Place — photo credit: Blueprint With pandemic public health restrictions in place prohibiting live concerts with an in-person audience, Contact Winter Music Festival has come up with something cool and novel. On Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. PT, local dance…
The Dead South Design Venue Bingo To Raise Money to Save Our Stages, Give Out Prizes
The Dead South Design Venue Bingo To Raise Money to Save Our Stages, Give Out Prizes The Dead South at TDS in Portland before COVID-19 —photo credit: Kris Luke As a cool little promotion for their new double album, Served Live, Saskachewan folk-bluegrass act The Dead South is putting on an online charity bingo game Feb. 20 to help support music venues…
Speak Music Be Kind Festival Goes Online, Accepts Donations To Black Lives Matter
Speak Music Be Kind Festival Goes Online, Accepts Donations To Black Lives Matter Speak Music Be Kind Festival founder Beverly Kreller — photo provided.The second annual Speak Music Be Kind Festival, of course will be online this year Feb. 5-6, due to the coronavirus pandemic, but despite the hardship to many in the music industry because the live and…
Jully Black Teams With Boys & Girls Clubs Of Canada For Systemic Opportunity Talk
Jully Black Teams With Boys & Girls Clubs Of Canada For Systemic Opportunity Talk Jully Black — photo providedProminent Canadian R&B singer and media personality Jully Black will be helping spread Systemic Opportunity, a new initiative from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada. Beyond being a bit of well-conceived wordplay, Systemic Opportunity…
Kenny Loggins Helping Global San Diego Zoo Kids Channel Raise Money With Theme Song
Kenny Loggins Helping Global San Diego Zoo Kids Channel Raise Money With Theme Song Kenny Loggins — photo credit: Leslie Hassler."Footloose" hitmaker Kenny Loggins will treat patients at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego — along with viewers from around the globe — with the debut of “The Great Adventure,” a custom theme song that will raise funds for the…
Andy Kim Christmas Special Brings In Close to $200K for Three Charities
Andy Kim Christmas Special Brings In Close to $200K for Three Charities Andy Kim — photo provided.The 16th Annual Andy Kim Christmas Special, which aired for the first time on national television Dec. 19 and 24 on Citytv, raised over $190,000 for Crew Nation, CAMH Gift of Lights and Food Banks Canada, including $100,000 donated by The Slaight Family…
will.i.am Launches $5 Million Fund to Promote STEAM Education, Inclusion
will.i.am Launches $5 Million Fund to Promote STEAM Education, Inclusion will.i.am — photo credit: screenshot.Black Eyed Peas rapper and solo artist will.i.am has launched a $5 million American Dream Fund campaign to encourage STEAM education for students in underserved communities. The GoFundMe fundraising initiative to support the i.am. Angel…
The Tragically Hip Donate $40,000 To Unison From Sale of Courage Masks
The Tragically Hip Donate $40,000 To Unison From Sale of Courage Masks The Tragically Hip’s Courage face mask is still for sale, but the rock band is already donating a good chunk of money from the sales to Unison Benevolent Fund, which provides emergency financial aid and counselling services to the Canadian music community. In a joint press statement,…
Jimmy Eat World Live Stream Ticket Sales Will Help U.S. Indie Venues
Jimmy Eat World Live Stream Ticket Sales Will Help U.S. Indie Venues Jimmy Eat World: photo credit: Steve ThrasherAlternative rock band Jimmy Eat World will present a series of three live stream concerts beginning on Jan. 15, and one dollar for every ticket sold until Jan. 14 will be donated to the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) Emergency…
Serena Ryder Offers Online Concert Ticket In Exchange For Helping Homeless
Serena Ryder Offers Online Concert Ticket In Exchange For Helping Homeless Serena Ryder — photo provided by Black Box.New York-based sustainable housing organization Breaking Ground has partnered with Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder to help clothe the city's homeless this winter, in conjunction with the release of her latest single, “Kid Gloves,”…
