COVID-19: MUSIC RESOURCES

PSF staff

This is a tough time for everyone and the best way we can all get through this is to stay inside, as tough as that might be. But we can also stay strong and stay together regardless. One of the best ways we can still be connected and be part of something is through music. As such, we're providing some resources below about how you can help musicians out now, especially as they can no longer earn their living by doing shows, which is most of their income. We're also sharing some ‘home concerts' that musicians are doing to keep spirits up and raise some money too. Some of the artists are even just doing posts to comfort others, and likely themselves. Finally, we also have some resources about how to take care of yourself (and others) during this difficult time.

HELPING MUSICIANS

• Billboard's Resource Guide: https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9337908/coronavirus-resource-guide-music-professionals-help
  
• Blues Foundation's Blues Musician Emergency Relief Fund https://bluesfestivalguide.com/blues-foundations-blues-musician-emergency-relief-fund/
  
• Brooklyn Vegan: support NYC venues while they’re closed http://www.brooklynvegan.com/support-nyc-venues-while-theyre-closed-during-their-coronavirus
  
• Fader: "How to help those hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Austin and beyond" https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/31/digital-fader-fort-2020-list-of-charities-austin-texas
  
• GoFundMe for Low income artists: https://www.gofundme.com/f/nyc-lowincome-artistfreelancer-relief-fund
  
• Grammy/Music Cares: https://www.grammy.com/musicares?eml=2020March20/4948733/6011771&etsubid=34937645
  
• Global Relief Fund for Live Nation Crews: https://www.livenationentertainment.com/crewnation/
  
• Live From Our Living Rooms- jazz concert series & support for NYC musicians https://www.livefromourlivingrooms.com/
  
• Jazz Foundation of America's COVID-19 Musicians' Emergency Fund: https://jazzfoundation.org/covid19fund/
  
• MusiCares Donations- Recording Academy: https://www.goldstar.com/events/los-angeles-ca/musicares-donations-tickets?mal=1
  
• Music Maker Relief Foundation https://musicmaker.org/donations/
  (read more about the foundation here)
  
• Music Think Tank: "Jobs That Musicians Can Pick Up Temporarily During The Coronavirus Outbreak" http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/jobs-you-can-pick-up-temporarily-during-the-coronavirus-outb.html?SSScrollPosition=0
  (share this with musicians you know)
  
• National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) "is securing financial support to preserve the national ecosystem of independent venues and promoters" https://www.nivassoc.org/
  
• NYC Nightlife United Fund: Emergency Relief Fund to Save NYC Nightlife Cultural Spaces https://nycnightlifeunited.com/
  
• No Depression's Guide to Helping Roots Music: https://www.nodepression.com/coronavirus-crisis-how-to-help-roots-music-artists/?mc_cid=0d2f0fb94c&mc_eid=49533470d1
• Paste/Noisetrade: Tip the Artist https://mailchi.mp/49f7c7df3676/support-artists-during-social-distancing?e=303a53f276
  
• Resident Advisor's Save Our Scene, for EDM musicians- https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3640
  
• Spotify COVID-19 Music Relief: https://artists.spotify.com/blog/spotify-covid-19-music-relief
  
• Support Your Local Records Store, via New West Records: https://store.newwestrecords.com/products/support-your-local-record-store
• "TipMusic.us is index of musicians' Venmo accounts being compiled so that appreciative fans can send their favorite Indie artists a little taste at the many odd moments when the music enriches their lives": https://tipmusic.us/

HOME CONCERTS

• Courtney Barnett and Lucius for OXFAM https://youtu.be/yxMgHBnMMIY
  
• Big Freedia- Friday nights at 9PM EST https://www.instagram.com/bigfreedia/?hl=en
  
• James Blake on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-LBUphAl7v/
  
• John Fogerty- In My Room- https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-fogerty-in-my-room-971618/
  
• Jason Hawk Harris- Quarantine Stream Theme (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/jasonhawkharris/videos/vb.1949965788565842/221292885653869/?type=2&theater
  
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo at CAP UCLA - https://youtu.be/4BeQ7hLA3Vk
  
• Low Cut Connie on Facebook - "Gin in my System" https://www.facebook.com/lowcutconnie/videos/530894851160936/
  
• Yo Yo Ma- https://www.instagram.com/p/B-HzBrclaTV/
  
• Nonconnah, Live On Facebook https://nonconnahordeath.bandcamp.com/album/massachusetts-graves
  
• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library: https://www.youtube.com/user/imaginationlibrary/featured
    C'mon- who doesn't wanna see Dolly read us all bedtime stories...?
• Todd Snider "What It Is" - Live in The Purple Building, Nashville, TN (Sundays 11AM CT) https://purplebuildinglive.com/
  
• Conrad Tao - Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/92ndstreetY/videos/226614948526564/ doing Rzewski's "The People United Will Never Be Defeated!"
  
• Neil Young, Fireside Sessions: https://neilyoungarchives.com/movie-night

And for the ultimate in getting chill, there's the Rubin Museum's Buddhist shrine room, which you can visit online:

OTHER GREAT WAYS TO CHILL:

• lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study to (running continuously since Feb 22, 2020) https://youtu.be/5qap5aO4i9A
• MeditOcean-reduce stress and center your mind from Monterey Bay Aquarium: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/stories/guided-mindfulness-meditations
  
• Relax with Sheep at Shafer Vineyards in Napa Valley (for 6 hours) https://youtu.be/UrKkchVOOAs
• Star Trek TNG HD Ambient Engine Noise (Idling for 12 hrs in 1080p) https://youtu.be/DydIK14AvXI

GENERAL TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN HELP:

• CNET: 6 Things You Can Do to Help https://www.cnet.com/how-to/coronavirus-pandemic-6-things-you-can-do-to-help
  
• Feeding America
• The Lily "4 ways you can help essential workers" https://www.thelily.com/4-ways-you-can-help-essential-workers/
• New York City's COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/fund/initiatives/covid-19-emergency-relief-fund.page
• Washington Post: Many People Are Doing Good To Combat Fear, Isolation https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/03/26/many-people-are-doing-good-combat-fear-isolation-coronavirus

TIPS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH STAYING AT HOME:

• Alternet/New York Times: Astronaut Scott Kelly Offers Priceless Tips on How To Handle Isolation: https://www.alternet.org/2020/03/astronaut-scott-kelly-offers-priceless-tips-on-how-to-handle-isolation/
  
• Business Insider: 10 ways to cope with coronavirus anxiety, according to psychologists https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-cope-with-coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-psychologist-2020-2
  
• CNET "How to stay sane and productive when working from home" https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-stay-sane-and-productive-when-working-from-home
• The Lily: How to optimize your home for self-quarantine https://www.thelily.com/how-to-optimize-your-home-for-self-quarantine
• Dr. David Price (Cornell Medical Center): "Empowering and protecting families during the COVID-19 pandemic" https://vimeo.com/399733860
• NPR: "Tips From Someone With Nearly 50 Years Of Social Distancing Experience" https://www.npr.org/2020/04/01/824001085/tips-from-someone-with-50-years-of-social-distancing-experience
• Washington Post: Combating Loneliness in an Age of Self-Quarantine https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/17/combating-loneliness-an-age-self-quarantine/
  
• Washington Post: "Is social isolation getting to you? Here’s how to know — and what experts say to do." https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/04/social-isolation-mental-health-help
  
• Washington Post: I Survived Solitary Confinement, You can Survive Self-Isolating https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/24/i-survived-solitary-confinement-you-can-survive-self-isolating/?arc404=true
  
  

Also, CNET has some great suggestions about "5 things not to do when coronavirus lockdown, quarantine end": https://www.cnet.com/how-to/5-things-not-to-do-when-coronavirus-lockdown-quarantine-end/

And please remember these sage words from the marquee at the Brauntex Theatre in New Braunfels, Texas: