With the entire country trying to practice safe social distancing and a number of states issuing executive orders to stay at home and close non-essential businesses, musicians across the United States have found themselves with nowhere to perform and no income from their gigs. Many of those musicians are turning to social media and live streams as a platform to perform and even, for some, a means to generate some type of income during these difficult times. I wanted to create a schedule of those live performances in order to connect those of us that are practicing safe social distancing at home with those musicians who are looking for an audience to perform for. This list is by no means fully comprehensive but here are a number of bands and musicians that will be performing in the coming days.

 

 

Tom Small is a local one man acoustic singer/songwriter playing rock n roll from the likes of Bad Company and Tom Petty to Metallica, 3 Doors Down and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. He throws in some original songs too. He usually performs at Lyle's Sportszone every Tuesday night,  so to keep his loyal fans happy he is keeping up the tradition and will be streaming live on Facebook every Tuesday night at 6 pm cst. Tom will be able to accept tips via Paypal.

 

Megawave formed in 2014 in Seaford, NY by Michelle Turk on keytar, vocals and Andrew Stieglitz on guitar, Mike DiGiulio on bass, and Michael McCarthy on drums. The band has performed all over the northeast US. In July 2018, guitarist Andrew Stieglitz left the group, leaving Michelle Turk and her significant other, Mike DiGiulio as the songwriting team. Last summer, they self-released the single "Retrograde." Following the diagnosis of an autoimmune illness, singer-songwriter Michelle often connects with fans with empowering, passionate lyrics reflecting on disability and depression, while some how making it fun. Year-round, the group aims to lift spirits with music, connection and philanthropic works. The group performs every 'Megawednesday' on Youtube and Instagram Live.

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Lindsey James Williams
Wednesday, 4.22.2020 8pm CST

Lindsey James Williams is another one of the more well-known names in the Tristate music scene. A native of Henderson, Kentucky, Lindsey has been performing in the Evansville area for years and he will be hosting a live stream via Facebook to chat, take requests for his Saturday show, jam - whatever.

 

 

Tommy Drinkard of alternative country/Americana band Drinkard from Los Angeles will be performing original music every Wednesday night. With a unique blend of acoustic guitar and lush clean electric guitar, Drinkard draws influence from bands such as Jason Isbell, Blackberry Smoke, and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real. They will be accepting tips via Venmo during their weekly livestreams.

 

 

 

Lindsey James Williams
Saturday, 4.25.2020 7pm CST

Lindsey James Williams is another one of the more well-known names in the Tristate music scene. A native of Henderson, Kentucky, Lindsey has been performing in the Evansville area for years and he will be performing a live stream via Facebook featuring a request driven show. There will be options to tip Lindsey for his performance.

 

 

Angel is another musician that is familiar to those of us in Tristate. She plays a number of gigs around Evansville and Newburgh and often donates her time to play for local charities as well. Angel Rhodes Music will be performing live on Facebook Friday night at 7pm and again on Saturday. She will have Paypal, Venmo and CashApp options for you if you'd like to tip her.

 

 

Tim is an acoustic singer/songwriter native to the Tri-state who grew up in a musical family and says music is "in my blood." He's recorded 5 albums over the last 2 decades and he has performed for a number of years locally.  Tim says he's, "just hoping to give people some joy in these troubling times." Tim will be streaming via Facebook Live and will have details on how you can tip via Venmo, Paypal & Cashapp.

 

 

If you are a band or musician and would like to be added to the list, please email me, kat@103gbfrocks.com and include:

  • Your Name (and Band Name if applicable)
  • Genre of Music
  • Short Bio - 150 words or less
  • Date/time of performance
  • Mode of streaming - Facebook/Twitch/etc
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