Jarvis Cocker, Jim James And More To Play Charity Livestream
Friday’s “Light In The Attic & Friends At Home” concert will feature a global line-up of talent performing from home in support of MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Light In The Attic Records have announced a special, charity concert streaming this Friday on their Twitch and YouTube channels, featuring live, home performances from over 20 incredible artists. Beginning at 4:00 pm PST on 3 April, Light In The Attic & Friends At Home will offer a renowned line-up of global talent, including Jarvis Cocker, Jim James, Fred Armisen, Brazilian icon Marcos Valle, Ben Gibbard, Devendra Banhart and Japanese ambient pioneers Inoyama Land. While the live stream is free, donations will be encouraged – all of which will go directly to MusicCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Other highlights from the musically-diverse lineup include the poet and Beach Boys lyricist Stephen John Kalinich, British folk artist Michael Chapman, Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys and saxophonist Azar Lawrence, who worked as a sideman for jazz icons Miles Davis and McCoy Tyner before launching his solo career.
Longtime Beastie Boys collaborator Money Mark will also make an appearance, as will Texas soul queen Barbara Lynn and Italian ambient artist Gigi Masin. Viewers can also look forward to Brazilian artist Sessa, Sandy Dedrick of sixties soft-psych outfit The Free Design and singer-songwriter Lynn Castle.
Established in March by The Recording Academy and its and its affiliated charitable foundation, MusiCares, the COVID-19 Relief Fund was created to help minimise the burden that the music community is feeling amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. From venue owners and musicians to guitar techs and sound engineers, those working in nearly every wing of the industry have felt a major impact from the coronavirus – which has forced an unprecedented amount of cancellations, closures and layoffs.
In a statement released earlier this month the Chair and Interim CEO of the Recording Academy, Harvey Mason Jr said, “It’s in times like these that many of us turn to music. Music can help us cope, and has the power to bring us together during a time when many of us might feel isolated. We encourage people everywhere to embrace the music industry which needs our help in these uncertain times.”
To watch Light In The Attic & Friends At Home visit their official website.
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