Fundraisers for Backline and Little Kids Rock top this week’s online concerts Gary Graff, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio There will be lots of music for a couple of good causes during the coming week. A loaded lineup Alanis Morissette, Bob Weir and the Wolf Bros, Dawes, Ben Folds, Black Pumas and many more takes part in Set Break, Backline’s benefit to support mental health in the music industry. The festival kicks off at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10, free via twitch.tv/therelixchannel. Donations can also be made via backlin.care. A few days later, Metallica’s James Hetfield, Yo-Yo Ma, Todd Rundgren, Jack Black, Carlos and Cindy Blackman Santana and more perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 as part of a benefit for the non-profit Little Kids Rock. The show is free via littlekidsrock.com.
No matter what side you re on, Georgia Comes Alive offers a fine way to spend a musical Boxing Day on Saturday, Dec. 26. Starting at 3 p.m., the virtual festival staged to promote voting in the state s senatorial runoff election features more than 50 artists, including Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Diplo, Portugal. The Man, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ben Folds, Los Lobos, Billy Strings, the all-star Lame Ducks and many more. Find it at GeorgiaComesAlive.com.
FRIDAY, DEC. 25
⢠Piano Virtuoso Reuel performs a special Christmas show at noon from Studios at Fischer in Texas, via Facebook and YouTube.
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• Robyn Hitchcock will spend part of his holiday online, playing Live From Sweet Home Quarantine with Emma Swift at 3 p.m. Tickets via stageit.com.
Georgia Comes Alive headlines upcoming virtual gigs
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – No matter what side you’re on, Georgia Comes Alive offers a fine way to spend a musical Boxing Day on Saturday, Dec. 26. Starting at 3 p.m., the virtual festival - staged to promote voting in the state’s senatorial runoff election - features more than 50 artists, including Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Diplo, Portugal. The Man, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ben Folds, Los Lobos, Billy Strings, the all-star Lame Ducks and many others. Find it at GeorgiaComesAlive.com.
Friday, Dec. 25
• Robyn Hitchcock will spend part of his holiday online, playing “Live From Sweet Home Quarantine” with Emma Swift at 3 p.m. Tickets via stageit.com.