• Jay Moonah is launching his new album "Why Should I Be Blue?" on Facebook with an online listening party today on Wednesday, June 24th at 7pm. The album contains eight new songs with contributions from Sandra Bouza, Mike McKenna and many others.

• Sean Pinchin will perform live on Humber River as part of the Music On The River this Friday, June 26th at 6:30pm. Click here for the details and RSVP.

• Kellylee Evans will be doing a live performance with Seamus Blake as part of Ottawa Jazz Festival this Friday, June 26th at 7pm.

• Aaron Kazmer's next guest on his BLUES Let's Talk on Zoom this Friday, June 26th is a very special one - Joe Filisko. Filisko is an American blues harmonica player and maker of customized harmonicas based in Chicago, Illinois.

• Montreal Jazz Festival will feature a series of online events on Facebook in lieu of their actual festival between June 27-June 30.

• Beaches Jazz Festival will take place virtually and streamed on their website this year between July 17-26. Click here to see the schedule. Click here to RSVP on the Facebook event page.

• Glenn Marais live streams every night at 8pm on his Facebook page.

• Colin James is giving the backstory of one of his guitars every Tuesday on his Youtube channel as part of the new "On the Couch with Colin James" #guitartuesday series.

• Victor Wainwright is live streaming on Tuesdays (once a month for now) from his Facebook page including performances, guest interviews, news and more. Please check artist's Facebook page for upcoming live streams.

• Lindsay Beaver live streams every Tuesday at 8pm.

• Jesse Whiteley goes live with Clayton Yates on Tuesdays and for his requests weekend here (dates may change/vary).

• Terra Lightfoot live streams every Wednesday with all-requests at 2pm.

• Suzie Vinnick live streams on StreetJelly every Wednesday at 7pm.

• Tedeschi Trucks Band is free streaming their full concerts as part of their Swamp TV event every Thursday at 8pm.

• Steve Hill live streams every Friday at 8pm (dates may change/vary).

• Whitehorse is live-streaming every Friday at 5pm on Bands in Town.

• Emily Gimble & Mike Archer (of 24th Street Wailers) live streams every Friday at 8pm (EST).

• Heather Luckhart and Attila Fias perform live every Saturday at 7pm.

• Brian Blain streams his weekly Backyard Blaincast every Sunday at 2pm on Facebook.

• Jenie Thai live streams on her Patreon page regularly.

• Bad Luck Woman aka Raha Javanfar & Fraser Melvin live stream from their living room regularly and videos can be found on their Facebook and Instagram accounts.

• US based Can't Stop the Blues Facebook group is featuring 1-2 blues shows each night, 9pm-11pm eastern, with fresh pre-recorded content direct from the artists’ homes.

• Interested in learning slide guitar? Bottleneck or Lap Style? Open Tunings? Finger picking? Sean Pinchin is now booking online lessons on his website.

• Dubbed as Blues prodigy from Niagara, Spencer MacKenzie is offering lessons on his website with his band mates Miles Evans-Branagh, and Matt Burns. Click here to get started with your customized learning experience.

• Rev. Robert Jones is now doing The Blues Chronicles for Truefire's Youtube channel, featuring a different historical blues artist each day for the month of June.

• Take a virtual Muddy Waters tour at the Delta Blues Museum. You can also participate on an interactive journey about John Lee Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite or more on the website.

• Rebecca Hennessy is currently taking new online students for all levels of trumpet, music theory and songwriting. Courses available over FaceTime, Facebook messenger video or Zoom. Email to: [email protected]

• Mark Stafford is offering online harmonica lessons through Wilson Music Services.

• Music lessons over Skype or Facetime are offered by both JW-Jones and Steve Marriner. Manitoba Hal's ukulele lessons and workshops are also available online.

• Jesse Whiteley is currently offering video lessons from home via Skype/FaceTime/Zoom and you can reach him on his Lessons page.

• Canadian Music Incubator is offering online mentorship sessions available to purchase at $150+HST for a bundle of three 60-minute meetings.

• Ontario Live is a new portal by Destination Ontario, a virtual marketplace that brings Ontario together to help support local artists, operators, attractions and businesses throughout the province. Coming soon, you’ll be able to buy, donate to, or experience the best Ontario has to offer all in one place.

• YYZ Live Online runs every Friday from 7:30pm to 8pm through June 26. All performances will be streamed live & can be found at Toronto Pearson's website and Youtube channel.

• "Virtual Private Concert" is virtual version of a house concert, but private for your next friend Zoom gathering. You can hire some blues-friendly musicians from Toronto as well which includes Bad Luck Woman & Fraser Melvin, or Jesse Whiteley. 

• “An Air B&B for shows”, Vancouver-based Side Door is now featuring ticketed shows on Zoom during the pandemic. Click here for the upcoming shows and more info.

• "Almost Live" live blues music series by Canal Bank Shuffle is on Youtube and donations to the music series are accepted through here.

• Raoul Bhaneja does Raoul's Blues "Isolation Edition" on jazzcast.ca every Wednesday at 11am with special guests.

• MusicTogether upcoming live stream schedule is here. Thanks to music funders including Arts & Crafts, Slaight Music, and the Ministry of Heritage.

• Meridian Hall is offering daily "Living Rooms" video series from artists' homes.

• You can stream select past performances including the latest Maple Blues Awards on Koerner Hall's online archive.

• Montreux Jazz Festival released over 50 full sets for free including Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, and more.

• SOCAN's new program Encore! is paying musicians for live online concerts on Facebook and Instagram.

• Canada Council for the Arts's Digital Strategy Fund - apply anytime until July 31.

• CERB (Canada Emergency Response Benefit) extended for another 2 months.

• MusicTogether is open to Ontario musicians only. Apply here for a paid performance opportunity.

• FACTOR updates can be read here.

• TOArtist Covid-19 Response Fund by The Toronto Arts Foundation and Toronto Arts Council.

• NABS financial assistance for media, marketing, and communications pros

• The AFC - Emergency financial aid for entertainment pros

• Emergency Survival Fund for LGBTQ2S artists, performers, tip-based workers

• CANADIAN Low-Income Artist/Musician Relief Fund

• Akin Rent Relief Fund: accepting applications from current Akin artists and creatives

• Unison Fund Music Industry Relief Program

• Artists can submit their upcoming gigs to Ontario Live, a new portal by Destination Ontario.

• Ontario Re-opens Recording Studios as of May 19.

• The City of Toronto's ShopHERE helps Toronto businesses and artists build and promote their own Shopify online stores.

• Bandcamp is waiving their revenue share for all sales on their website, on July 3 (the first Friday of each month), from midnight to midnight PDT on each day.

• Spotify will be launching a feature that will enable artists to fundraise directly. Sign up here to be notified - or follow Spotify on Twitter.

• TuneCore is offering all of their subscribers a 50% discount that you can use for your next single or album release. A one-time discount offer available at checkout.

• Free conference service by Ontario Presents - contact [email protected]

• ACTRA has extended the date for paying dues.

• City of Toronto's Music Office's thorough document to help musicians and venues/organizations survive.

• Pandemic Resource Guide by FYI Music.

• Canada Council for the Arts: Information about CCA's cancellation policy can be found here.

• The Unison Benevolent Fund has also a list of resources available to musicians.

• Toronto Musicians Association's resources for financial assistance and bill payment relief here.

• Music Managers Forum Canada's constantly updated resource page is here.

• Nightly 60-second clip of tips by music publicist Eric Alper during pandemic will be available here.

• A guide on live streaming, The complete guide to selling your music online, and How musicians can ask fans for support during the coronavirus pandemic by Bandzoogle.

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