Peter Blackstock covering livestream concerts during shutdown

Wednesday-Saturday: Austin Love & Lightstream. Local music patron organization Black Fret, which has awarded $1.7 million in grants to Austin acts since 2014, has teamed up with historic venue Scholz Garten to present a five-day series featuring six hours of livestreamed performances each day. The events began on Tuesday and will wrap up on Saturday. Wednesday’s lineup will feature Gordy Quist & Evan Charles (4 p.m.), Tomar & the FCs (5 p.m.), Barbara Nesbitt (6 p.m.), Belle Sounds (7 p.m.), Sam Houston & Blk Odyssy (8 p.m.) and Alesia Lani (9 p.m.). Lineups for Thursday through Saturday are still TBA. blackfret.org. Donations: blackfret.org/make-a-donation — P.B. Wednesday: ComboPlate Booking Roster Party. Initially an event scheduled for Guero’s during SXSW, this annual benefit for Caritas of Austin’s food service programs is now set for livestreaming from several of the participating artists’ homes, including Matt the Electrician, Raina Rose, JM Stevens, Curtis McMurtry, Betty Soo, Nathan Hamilton and Beaver Nelson. Dozens of gift cards will be given to anyone who donates $50 or more. 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. facebook.com/comboplatebooking. Donations: southbysoupfest.org. — P.B. Wednesday: Ray Wylie Hubbard. Overshadowed by the world turning upside down late last week was the uniquely bizarre announcement that Wimberley’s own Ray Wylie Hubbard has signed to Nashville major Big Machine Records, home to Tim McGraw, Sugarland, Midland and others. Want proof? Tune into his livestream, which will air at 7 p.m. from, you guessed it, facebook.com/bigmachinerecords. — P.B. Wednesday: Little Mazarn. An Austin360 Artist of the Month in 2019, Little Mazarn is Lindsey Verrill, who plays banjo and sometimes upright bass, with Jeff Johnston, who plays the saw and sometimes bowed glockenspiel. The sound is as intriguing and enchanting as the instrumentation suggests, providing minimal but vital accompaniment for Verrill’s songs full of open space and natural wonder. 7 p.m. facebook.com/littlemazarn. Donations: See streaming site. — P.B. Friday: Emily Gimble. The official Texas State Musician for 2020, Emily followed in the footsteps of her legendary grandfather Johnny Gimble, the pioneering western swing fiddler who was named Texas State Musician in 2003. Gimble’s instrument of choice is piano, and she’s been a regular in local clubs for more than a decade, both on her own and during stints with Warren Hood and Asleep at the Wheel. In a social media post announcing the show, Gimble said she’s “planning on making this a regular thing until the storms clear.” 6 p.m. facebook.com/mlegimble. Donations: Venmo mlegimble; PayPal [email protected] — P.B. Friday-Thursday: Jackie Venson. No stranger to virtual jams, Austin’s guitar ace has been hosting online sessions for fans and followers in her JV Squad Facebook group for over a year. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic leaving much of the country homebound, she’s pledged to drop an internet jam session each night at 9:30 p.m. In addition to singing and playing guitar, she might hop on the piano or treat listeners to tunes from her new Jackie the Robot DJ set. “It’s all on the table now. I mean, last night’s show featured Jackie doing a rendition of ‘Keep On’ on the ukulele,” Venson’s manager (and fiance) Louie Carr said on Tuesday. facebook.com/jackievenson. Donations: paypal.me/jackievenson — D.S.S. Saturday: DJ Mel’s Living Room Dance Party. On March 16, when the South by Southwest Music Festival should have been kicking off but Austinites were hunkered down at home instead, DJ Mel took to the turntables to host the first edition of this virtual body-rock-a-thon. Thousands of viewers from around the country tuned in. Expecting to play for a handful of “Austin homies,” he was “shocked” by the response, he told the Statesman on Sunday afternoon while combing through the 17,000 comments on his Facebook post. He’s decided to make the Saturday night jam a regular affair. The party will kick off at 6 p.m. and run till 10, and to keep the (virtual) event family-friendly, he plans to use radio edits of all your favorite rap tunes. facebook.com/DJ-Mel-48330349120 — D.S.S. RELATED: Thousands tune in to DJ Mel’s virtual dance party Sunday: Jeff Plankenhorn. Not since Junior Brown’s 1990s breakthrough with his “guit-steel” has an Austin-based artist become so specifically associated with a custom-made instrument as Plankenhorn’s trusty “plank,” a Dobro-like contraption. His versatility as a musician has long made him in high demand with acts including Joe Ely and the Resentments, the latter outfit having welcomed him into their fold many years ago for Sunday night shows at the Saxon Pub. With those shows on hold for now amid the coronavirus pandemic, Plankenhorn has staked out some time this Sunday for a virtual show of his own. 8 p.m. facebook.com/events/194330805185995. Donations: Venmo Jeff-Plankenhorn — D.S.S. MORE LIVESTREAM EVENTS Wednesday, March 18 Anthony Garcia with Megan Berson, 2 p.m., facebook.com/events/650367009096581. Donations: Venmo nthonymusic; PayPal.me/anthonygarciamusic Guy Forsyth & Jeska Bailey, 6 p.m., facebook.com/guyforsythband. Donations: Venmo guyforsythband, Paypal: guy forsyth Jitterbug Vipers, 6 p.m., facebook.com/events/s/jitterbug-vipers-quarantines-p/248313420190728. Donations: Venmo Masumi-Jones Jana Pochop & Shawnee Kilgore, 7 p.m., facebook.com/events/s/quarantunes-at-traylor-swift-j/534850997156340. Donations: Venmo janapochop Isolation Congregation (every Wednesday with Dave Madden), 7 p.m., facebook.com/davemaddenmusic. Donations: Venmo dmadden82; CashApp $DaveMadden; PayPal/Zelle [email protected] Matt Hubbard Trio, 8 p.m., sessionsonmary.com/live. Donations: paypal.me/sessionsonmary Greyhounds, 8 p.m., sessionsonmary.com. Donations: see streaming site Patrick Fleming, 8 p.m., facebook.com/Songmeister. Donations: Venmo songmeister Jon Dee Graham, 8:30 p.m., facebook.com/jon.d.graham. Donations: Venmo Jon-Graham-31; PayPal [email protected] Mau Mau Chaplains live from Flamingo Cantina, 8:30 p.m., facebook.com/flamingocantina. Sonya Jevette, 8:30 p.m., www.youtube.com/sonyajevette. Donations: paypal.me/sonyajevette Jonathan Terrell (DJ set), 9 p.m., facebook.com/jonathanterrellTX. Donations: Venmo JonathanTerrell, PayPal [email protected] Trube, Farrell & Snizz, 9:30 p.m., sessionsonmary.com. Donations: paypal.me/sessionsonmary Sponsored VideoSponsored by www.millerlite.com Jackie Venson, 9:30 p.m., facebook.com/jackievenson. Donations: paypal.me/jackievenson Thursday, March 19 Christine Renner, 3 p.m., instagram.com/christinerennermusic. Donations: Venmo christinerenner Luke & the Lonely, 3 p.m., facebook.com/lukeandthelonely. Donations: Venmo: Sara-Nuttle Mandy Prater, 4:30 p.m., instagram.com/themandyprater. Donations: PayPal.me/Mandyprater Colin Gilmore, 6 p.m., facebook.com/happiergilmore. Donations: Venmo Colin-Gilmore-3; PayPal [email protected] Allen Sosa & the Acoustic Rangers, 7 p.m., facebook.com/allensosamusic. Donations: paypal.me/ASosa595 Anna Larson, 7 p.m., facebook.com/events/896111487475465. Donations: Venmo annalarsonmusic; paypal.me/annalarsonmusic Walt & Tina Wilkins, 7 p.m., facebook.com/events/1710788622396359. Donations: Venmo Tina-Wilkins-2; paypal.me/tinamitchellwilkins Wendy Colonna with Dave Madden, 7 p.m., wendycolonna.com/wendy-colonna-with-dave-madden-online-show. Donations: PayPal & Venmo options on livestream page Ley Line, 8 p.m., facebook.com/events/655505555252212. Donations: Venmo leylinesound; PayPal [email protected] Ray Prim Quartet, 8 p.m., facebook.com/rayprimmusic. Donations: Venmo ray-prim; PayPal [email protected] Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, 8:30 p.m., facebook.com/events/1918930814905422. Donations: Venmo Monte-Warden Friday, March 20 Sleeve Cannon, 12:30 p.m., www.facebook.com/sleevecannon. Donations: Venmo Anton-Terrell Giulia Millanta & Gabriel Rhodes, 3 p.m., facebook.com/julia.millanta. Donations: Venmo cricketmusic; PayPal [email protected] Guy Forsyth & Jeska Bailey with Jackie Venson, 6 p.m., facebook.com/events/s/live-feed-in-house-concert-wit/657537748409646. Donations: Venmo guyforsythband Grace Pettis & Friends with Rachel Laven, 6:30 p.m., facebook.com/gracepettismusic. Donations: paypal.me/gracepettis or Venmo gracepettis Richard Watson, 7 p.m., facebook.com/events/s/richard-watson-social-isolatio/663772614375822. Donations: Venmo therichardwatsonmusic Runescarred, 8 p.m., facebook.com/runescarred. Donations: PayPal [email protected] Saturday, March 21 Barbara Nesbitt, 5 p.m., youtube.com/user/barbaranesbitt. Donations: Venmo Barbara-Nesbitt-1; Paypal [email protected] Sydney Wright, 8 p.m., facebook.com/sydneywrightmusic. Donations: Venmo Biscuits; paypal.me/sydneywrightmusic; patreon.com/sydneywright Jonathan Terrell, 8 p.m., facebook.com/jonathanterrellTX. Donations: Venmo JonathanTerrell, PayPal [email protected] Sunday, March 22 Isolation Congregation (every Sunday with Dave Madden), 9:30 a.m., facebook.com/davemaddenmusic. Donations: Venmo dmadden82; CashApp $DaveMadden; PayPal/Zelle [email protected] Thursday, March 26 Barbara Nesbitt, 6 p.m., youtube.com/user/barbaranesbitt. Donations: Venmo Barbara-Nesbitt-1; Paypal [email protected] Saturday, March 28 Carolyn Wonderland, 4 p.m., holdmyticket.com/event/360107. Donations: one2onebar.com Vincent Pierce (harp), 6 p.m., facebook.com/events/s/dma-1-solo-recital/758316421343036. Donations: Venmo vincentharp; paypal.me/vincentpierce Jan Siedes, 8 p.m., facebook.com/events/224486715369875. Donations: See streaming link Friday, April 10 Stories From the Road, 7:30 p.m., facebook.com/austinbluesrevue. Donations: ambs.kimbia.com/donate Thursday, April 16 Bidi Bidi Banda, 8 p.m., facebook.com/bidibidibanda. 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