Tag: coronavirus

The SBA rejected 30% of COVID venue relief applicants and has billions left over

Billions in aid are still parked in US government accounts as club operators sue for relief under the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) administered by the US Small Business Administration.

Chicago wants to know if you picked up COVID-19 after Market Days

The Chicago Department of Public Health wants to learn more about viral transmission during large gatherings like the Northalsted street festival.

Paul Johnson has passed away

There will never be another Paul Johnson. Ever.

Friends & family rally for Steve Laviniere of Bobby & Steve

Steve Laviniere of Bobby & Steve - DJ, producer and pioneer of the soulful house sound - has been disabled as a result of complications from COVID-19.

Chicago’s Chosen Few will hold a free concert for the vaccinated on August 28

Part of the city's Protect Chicago Music Series, the Chosen Few will play for free for all Chicago residents vaccinated by August 14.

“Sociopaths in Headphones”: What happened when plague raves came to Zanzibar

Supporting a delusional president, superstar DJs & plague ravers partied with MAGA conspiracists & anti-vaxxers while the coronavirus silently whipped through Tanzania.

It turns out Corona was bad for musicians, great for selling music gear to them

Record sales of music instruments and gear reported as newbies and lapsed musicians pick up gear to pass the time through 2020.

Lollapalooza is on for 2021: report

Lollapalooza will return to Chicago July 29 to Grant Park according to a report in Variety.

What happened to the #SaveOurStages Act?

Congress set aside more than $16 billion for small music venues and nightclubs. After four months, not a single penny had been distributed.

Namaste Bros: superstar DJs and plague raves in paradise

The party never ended for the rich - or the superstar DJs capitalizing on slack lockdowns in Mexico.

Amoeba Music new Hollywood location to open in April

Closed by the pandemic and forced to move by redevelopment, Amoeba's LA location reopens on Hollywood Boulevard April 1, 2021.

Movie theaters are back on the agenda in New York

Capacity is limited to 25% or 50 people. Can nightclubs be far behind?

OnlySounds? SoundCloud to launch direct payment model: reports

SoundCloud is allegedly working on a new model similar to subscription sites like OnlyFans and Patreon, according to a Billboard report.
Resident Advisor Tote Bag-a-Go-Go

Save Yourself

Nobody is coming to save our scene, especially not the ticket brokers who launched the hashtag.

Your favorite nightclub might survive after a lifeline from the stimulus deal

Live music industry hails the inclusion of the Save Our Stages Act in the omnibus COVID-19 stimulus deal.

Don’t look for that “postponed” show refund from Ticketmaster anytime soon

One of the lawsuits seeking refunds from Ticketmaster & Live Nation over shows "postponed" by coronavirus has been pushed to arbitration.
Pioneer CDJ-3000

Why is Pioneer paying everyone to write about the CDJ-3000?

All discussion of the "industry standard" on the largest dance music media sites has been paid for by Pioneer itself.

New York charges promoters of infamous Chainsmokers EDM pandemic show

Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York Department of Health charge promoters behind the infamous Hamptons EDM show with the Chainsmokers and the CEO of Goldman Sachs.

Resident Advisor nets $1 million from UK cultural grant

The $1 million grant announced Monday is part of the UK government's COVID-19 relief payouts for "venues, theaters, museums and cultural organizations."

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House of Fouk: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag

Dutch deep house duo Fouk's first 5 Mag cover story and an exclusive mix, plus London soul with Paris Cesvette, Azzad, Thando, Moby, Aslice, another lost Paul Johnson mix and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.