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And without warning, the music stopped. Almost everyone knows that the Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the nightlife industry with social distancing, lockdowns, mask-wearing and early curfews. For the past six years, my exclusive nightlife and events app, InList, has produced and hosted the largest VIP event during Art Basel in …

There was a fleeting moment, in the beginning of this unprecedented global pandemic, when I was released from the gravity of my skin. Our country was quarantined, isolated, imagining the worst from an invisible enemy. In Seattle, everyone wore masks, myself included. The world had emptied, and for the first …

AMC Theaters will offer throwback movie ticket prices of 15 cents on the day the country’s largest movie theater chain reopens, August 20th, The Associated Press reports. Movie theaters have been shuttered in the United States since March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some were set to start opening earlier …

As COVID-19‘s social distancing rules cancel graduation ceremonies around the country, the class of 2020 will likely find themselves at home come the big day, watching the proceedings on their screens. In light of these cancellations, social media giants such as Facebook and YouTube plan to celebrate graduates by hosting …

UPDATE (5/12): The Arkansas Department of Health is issuing a cease and desist order to TempleLive, the Fort Smith, Arkansas, venue that is set to stage the country’s first pandemic concert on May 15th. Blues-rock singer Travis McCready is scheduled to perform Friday under strict social-distancing and safety protocols. “In …

This year’s long-standing Newport Folk and Jazz festivals have been canceled due to ongoing health and safety concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I believe we can emerge from this adversity stronger and more connected than ever before,” said Jay Sweet, the executive producer of the festivals. The Newport Folk …

“What lockdown?! Down here, beaches are open!” the Instagram caption reads, below a photo of a man in a baseball cap and pastel Bermuda shorts, posing against the pristine blue skies and taupe shoreline of Georgia‘s Tybee Island. Known for its picturesque beaches, the island is popular among residents of …

Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and Jimmy Kimmel found themselves with plenty of joke fodder Monday following protests in multiple states last weekend against the stay-at-home orders issued to stem the spread of COVID-19. On The Late Show, Colbert stated the obvious: That social distancing and closing up businesses isn’t just …

Canadian artists are teaming up for a special television broadcast in support of health care workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Similar to the One World: Together at Home U.S. broadcast from this past weekend, the TV special Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble will feature a host of celebrities and music artists, including Celine …

Big Thief have released a collection of demos, Demos Vol. 1 – Topanga Canyon, CA – Feb 2018, from the sessions that produced their two 2019 albums, U.F.O.F. and Two Hands, with all proceeds benefitting the band’s touring crew. Big Thief previewed the collection with “Live Young (Topanga Demo),” a …