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Musicians Are Begging You to Keep Wearing Masks at Shows
Cassandra Jenkins, Ivy Sole, and other artists told VICE that COVID-19 risks are threatening their livelihood, safety, and mental health.
Chris Gethard's New Special Is an Ode to DIY
The comedy-special-slash-documentary required a favor from the legendary band Jawbreaker, an alligator, and a performance at a pancake breakfast.
Live Music Workers Want to Help With Vaccine Distribution
NIVA, Live Nation, and Senator Amy Klobuchar think President Biden should mobilize an unemployed workforce and shuttered music venues.
Musicians Told Us What They Want 2021 to Look Like
Dream Wife, MUNA, Nilüfer Yanya, Porridge Radio and more share their hopes and dreams for a better year.
Without Independent Music, I Wouldn't Have Toured the World With My Wife
In the next installation of our arts and culture column, one metalhead explains what being in a band with his other half has meant to his life.
6 Venue Workers Explain Why Coronavirus Is a Catastrophic Blow to Live Music
"The whole ecosystem has been disrupted in a seismic way so it just ripples out."
7 Tour and Merch Managers Explain How Coronavirus Is Wrecking Their Work
Independent music is hit hard by the COVID-19's spread. Here's how people who work with PUP, Japanese Breakfast, and more are coping.
Bands Are Streaming Their No-Crowd Concerts on Twitch
Hardcore outfit Code Orange broadcasted their hometown Pittsburgh show to 13,000 online viewers—ten times the empty venue’s max capacity.
Buying Merch Is the Best Way to Support Musicians Right Now
The industry is suffering serious blows as festivals and tours are canceled en masse, but buying shirts and records can help the musicians we love.
8 Touring Bands Explain How Coronavirus Is Devastating Their Careers
From festival cancellations to venue limbo to self-quarantine, the spread of COVID-19 has completely rocked the music industry.
Everything You Learn About Your Relationship on a Year-Long, 15,000 Kilometer Bike Ride
How far would you go for love?
Death Metal Is Getting Old
Iconic Suffocation vocalist Frank "The Chop" Mullen is retiring after 30 years of gore, and our favorite bands are facing the brutality of aging.