Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be alright. -Bob Marley
Support a local restaurant and order dinner from CurbsideSTL. While your out, Stop by 4 Hands Brewery and grab a 6 pack of brew and ,while supplies last, pickup a FREE 2oz bottle (limit of 1 per person) of sanitizer and donate to help support the people in our industry who are hurting the most.
If you are looking for something to do right now, catch the tailend of the Bandsintown Live Music Marathon. This event will benefit MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. All genres of music, from emerging artists to global stars will join us to cheer live music altogether.
EdgeWild Winery will be host to a Virtual Happy Hour featuring Mattt Colin Music & Anthony Nanney who are donating their talents and time to help support the EdgeWild family in Chesterfield! Join them for some incredible tunes.
The Magic House is committed to continuing its innovative, hands-on learning with you at home. Their team has started sharing activities through a series called Magic at Home. You can find them on Facebook and Instagram
Join me later today at the Reconnect Global Music Series! I'm so excited about this event where Beatport Live will stream 24 incredible artists over 24 hours from homes and studios all over the world!
Peter Bjorn and John also kicked off a 36 Hour Live-Stream Marathon this morning that you can check out live from Sweden!
If you are looking for something to do on Saturday, checkout the Stay at Home Fest , which will feature a variety of artists streaming art different times from their instagram accounts.Freak No Hitter, Chickpee, Guppy, Kevin Krauterand more.
Attention STL neighbors and beyond! Neighborhood Bear Hunt is a weekly activity for neighborhoods to help make this time of uncertainty a little more 'bearable' (wink). Encourage your neighbors to get involved and give the kiddos something to hunt for on your daily walks. Put a bear in your window and get started! A stuffed bear, of course (although a real one would be much more impressive, overachiever!)
On Saturday, Quarantine Crawl 2.0 will bring together people all over the world to join thousands of "crawlers" from the comfort of your own home. If we can't take the party to the bars, they'll bring the party to you (social distancing style).
For the duration of social distancing/quarantine practices Diplo’s “Corona World Tour” is upon us and American DJ Diplo will livestream DJ sets from his house five nights per week. Each night is a different style, and tonight is an ambient set at 9pm and tomorrow, a rave party at 10. A Very Lazer Sunday, paying homage to his group, Major Lazer will satisfy your dancehall and reggae needs on Sundays.
For another music festival this week, check out the Master Musicians Social Distance Festival which is a week-long live streamed music festival from over 50 artists including Arlo McKinley, Blackfoot Gypsies, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Ben Sollee and many more! From 2-10pm, artists will be performing from their bedrooms, homes, studios, or wherever they are social distancing LIVE to Facebook.
Legendary hip hop artist Talib Kweli has been spinning 90's Hip Hop a few days a week on Instagram live as well. Check out his Facebook Page for more details.
Ben Gibbard, lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie is Live From Home on YouTube and Facebook at 6pm every day.
I can't wait for the next Club Quarantine featuring D-Nice. It's an instagram party with old school R&B jams that you haven't heard in a while. Cardina and I have been getting our groove on as his live sets have been running up to 8 hours..yes, 8 hours..live! The celebrities that pop in are just incredible. Check it.
The fine folks at Jam with Jamie know right now is a really challenging time for everyone and they are doing their part by providing virtual jam sessions for the kiddos.
Let's support these businesses so they will be here when we get out of this crisis. Studies show that most of money spent at local businesses stay in the community. I always advocate being a localist, but now it's more important than ever.