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Music fans — or just the pandemically stressed people who need a break from the house — will be heartened to hear there are more than a hundred live performances on the books around San Diego County.

Local music fans are rejoicing after news came out overnight that the Casbah was coming back to life.

As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, some forms of the arts are finding ways to continue — at least in some capacity — in our new socially-distanced reality. But live music, which relied on closely packing venues with fans, remains silenced. That’s why live venues are banding together to ask for help to “save our stages.”

Her name is Fateeha. She’s a 17-year-old rapper who hails from the Philippines and she’s already making heads turn. The young artist shares her road into the entertainment industry and offers advice for others looking to follow her lead.

With bars and nightclubs shut down, COVID has local musicians performing in locations they had never thought of before

Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, concert trade publication Pollstar puts the total lost revenue for the live events industry in 2020 at more than $30 billion.

With bars and nightclubs shut down, COVID has local musicians performing in locations they had never thought of before, reports NBC 7’s Stephen Luke.

Ready to be serenaded again with soothing indie-folk music? Watch as Malou and her merry band of singers return to help lift a few more spirits in the Bay with another live concert delivery.

Missing live music? Malou’s hitting a high note as she joins singer-songwriters Andrew St. James and Scott Padden to surprise some lucky residents in the Bay with a special, live concert delivery. Surprise someone you care about during these difficult times with the gift of music!

Los Angeles musician Zach Brandon wants his new song to inspire people to have conversations without conflict. Brandon joined LX News to perform his new single “Live and Let Live.”

The K3 Sisters Band from Dallas, Texas, brought some feel-good music to LX News. Sisters Kelsey, Kristen, and Kaylen performed their new single “My Time,” which is featured in a Smithsonian exhibit called “Girlhood (It’s Complicated).”

When the Oakland Zoo temporarily shut down due to COVID, a local Bay Area bluegrass band saw an opportunity to give the animals some company. Dirty Cello plays live concerts for bears, birds, goats, and more. While some animals were not amused others rocked out—see for yourself.

With the news that two longtime San Diego entertainment hubs would be shuttering, San Diego music fans are wondering if their scene will survive or become another victim of COVID-19.

There’s nothing like 60s music to transport you to a happy place. The Beach Boys are bringing it back to us with a new pandemic-inspired song, “This too Shall Pass,” with nods to their known beats and lyrics. Now, they are on tour with John Stamos as their newest band member.

The pandemic silenced most live music performances. When will concerts resume, and what will they look like? We asked artists, venue managers, and talent agents for their take on the future of live music.

Clay Priskorn, also known as the one-man-band “Friends of Clay,” shares how he started making claymation animations to accompany his music videos, and performs his newest single “Growing Up.”

It’s time to turn up the volume! Amber Pfister takes us to the new secret hot spot to rock out with the biggest stars in music.

Concert venues have been shut down for for the entirety of the pandemic and some feel they’ve been forgotten about, especially when it comes to economic relief plans. It’s unclear what will happen next, so many are turning to Washington D.C. to ask for help. A talent buyer since 2014, Pete McDevitt books some of the biggest names on...