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Light In The Attic & Friends Live Lineup: Ben Gibbard, Jim James, Fred Armisen & More
Independent label Light in the Attic Records will host its “Light In The Attic & Friends Live” charity concert via Youtube and Twitch livestreams this Friday at 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time/7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
100% of donations will be given to MusiCares, helping people in the music community affected by the Coronavirus. While quarantined at home – from Rio to Tokyo; Cardiff to Austin; Barbados to Italy – each musician will be doing what they do best, sharing the gift of song.
— Light In The Attic (@lightintheattic) March 31, 2020
The livestreamed show will feature new performances from a lineup of artists who have released music through the label over the last two decades. Additionally, other artists featured on the virtual bill from around the world will cover songs from the label’s catalog.
All proceeds and donations from the event will be contributed to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund which works to provide support to musicians, artists and other music industry personnel who are being set back financially by the pandemic.
Artists set to perform on the stream include Death Cab for Cutie vocalist and guitarist Ben Gibbard, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James and Saturday Night Live actor and musician Fred Armisen. The show will also see performances from Barbara Lynn, Devendra Banhart, Marcos Valle, Acetone, Michael Chapman, Gigi Masin and Lynn Castle. You can find the full lineup here.
For more information about how you can make a difference and directly support music people during this time, visit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund here.