The Local Music Spotlight – Best Online Music Picks for the week of 4/8 – 4/14
Top music documentaries on Netflix:
Amy (2015) – about British soul singer Amy Winehouse.
Echo in the Canyon (2018) – capturing the era of 1965 to 1967 when musicians rushed to Laurel Canyon.
Everybody’s Everything (2019) – a tribute to Lil Peep who tragically died of an overdose at 21.
Gaga: Five Foot Two – a behind-the-scenes look into the life of Lady Gaga.
Homecoming: A Film By Beyonce (2019) – an inside look at her legendary 2018 Coachella performance.
I Called Him Morgan (2016) – the incredible story of the life and murder or jazz musician Lee Morgan.
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (2016) – a look at the career of EDM superstar Steve Aoki.
Keith Richards: Under The Influence (2015) – a film focused on the Keith of today.
Other live music events online
April 8: The Grammy Museum is releasing its digital public program with Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli and Bob Ezrin here.
The Panel, curated Troy Carter and J Erving, will convene at 7pm ET to share advice and industry insights. Joining the conversation are KP, T.I., Jermaine Dupri and many more. See details on the Zoom event here.
April 9: Columbia’s Livestreams continue on Instagram with Quinn XCII (6pm ET), Simxsantana (9pm ET) and Diplo (10pm ET).
April 10: Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert, the documentary about the annual music festival, hits streaming services on the date it was originally supposed to open.
April 11: Facebook Live will be hosting Human to Human, a benefit event from noon to midnight ET. Confirmed performances include Alec Bejanim, Andrew McMahon, Butch Walker, Grouplove, Hunter Hayes, Jensen McRae, Jewel, Lauren Daigle, Lucie Silvas, Nicolas Petricca (Walk The Moon), Sam Nelson Harris (X Ambassadors), Skylar Grey, Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), Tori Kelly and more. Proceeds from the event will benefit PLUS1’s COVID-19 Relief Fund working in conjunction with MusiCares and Sweet Relief. Viewers will be to contribute via Facebook’s Donate feature or by texting PLUS1H2H to 50155.
The Grammy Museum is releasing its digital public program with Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings here.
April 12:
Pickathon Presents A Concert A Day is hosting Tank & the Bangas at 1 p.m. PST on Facebook, Twitch and YouTube.
April 13: The Grammy Museum is releasing its digital public program with Common here.
April 14:
Pickathon Presents A Concert A Day is hosting People Under the Stairs at 1 p.m. PST on Facebook, Twitch and YouTube.
Tom’s Top 10 in BOLD
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