Live from the Living Room: This Week’s Artist Live Streams (5/18-5/24)

The most exciting shows of the week from the comfort and safety of your couch.
Live from the Living Room: This Week’s Artist Live Streams (5/18-5/24)

The most exciting shows of the week from the comfort and safety of your couch.

Words: FLOOD Staff

photo by Andy Sawyer

May 18, 2020

Arcade Fire / photo by Andy Sawyer

In case you’ve spent the month at a remote desert retreat, we’re currently undergoing a global pandemic requiring everyone to remain indoors as much as possible, consequently depriving us of any and all live music. The music industry was quick to remedy this financial blow as best they could with live streams, and we’ve already seen some great covers (and interesting living rooms) a few weeks into our collective quarantine.

We’ll be updating this page daily to keep you up to date on who’s doing what, where, and when (all times PST).


MAY 22

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ALL DAY — Do LaB Presents: DGTL Lightning in a Bottle Music Live Stream Music Festival (stream/details)

Catch performances from Kaytranada, Glitch Mob, Four Tet, Tycho (DJ Set), CloZee, Shiba San, TOKiMONSTA, Beats Antique, Mr. Carmack, and many more all weekend.

9:00 a.m. — Nada Surf (stream/details)

KEXP is unearthing a set from Nada Surf recorded earlier this year.

10:00 a.m. — The Aubreys (stream/details)

Finn Wolfhard’s new band is taking to La Blogotheque for a Stay Away show.

11:30 a.m. — Radio 1’s Big Weekend feat. Disclosure, Fatboy Slim, The Black Madonna (stream & details)

The BBC streaming fest runs all weekend.

1:00 p.m. — Altin Gün (stream/details)

Catch last year’s AG Pickathon set this afternoon.

2:00 p.m. — Ellie Goulding and Jessie Ware (tickets)

Glamour UK is hosting sets EG and JW today, in addition to other programming throughout the day.

4:00 p.m. — Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith (stream/details)

Pitchfork hosts a live set from KAS this afternoon.

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5:00 p.m. — The Beths (stream/details)

Riot Fest At Home continues with a live stream from The Beths.

6:00 p.m. — Frankie Cosmos (stream/details)

Greta Kline promises “oldies and newbies and inbetweenies” for this evening’s stream.

6:00 p.m. — Margo Price (stream)

Margo’s radio show “Runaway Horses” continues this evening.

7:00 p.m. – IHeartComix Presents: HOT CHATS with Franki Chan (stream/details)

Special guest: Flying Lotus!


MAY 23

ALL DAY — Do LaB Presents: DGTL Lightning in a Bottle Music Live Stream Music Festival (stream/details)

Catch performances from Kaytranada, Glitch Mob, Four Tet, Tycho (DJ Set), CloZee, Shiba San, TOKiMONSTA, Beats Antique, Mr. Carmack, and many more all weekend.

10:00 a.m. — Julia Jacklin (stream/details)

JJ takes the stage for La Blogotheque’s Stay Away stream.

10:00 a.m. — Tim Burgess (stream/details)

Charlatans’ Tim Burgess will be playing Rough Trade’s daily Transmissions set.

11:30 a.m. — Radio 1’s Big Weekend feat. Cavetown, HAIM, Doja Cat (stream & details)

The BBC streaming fest runs all weekend.

1:00 p.m. — Broken Social Scene (stream/details)

Pickathon is streaming a 2018 set from BSS.


MAY 24

ALL DAY — Do LaB Presents: DGTL Lightning in a Bottle Music Live Stream Music Festival (stream/details)

Catch performances from Kaytranada, Glitch Mob, Four Tet, Tycho (DJ Set), CloZee, Shiba San, TOKiMONSTA, Beats Antique, Mr. Carmack, and many more all weekend.

TBA — Diet Cig (stream/details)

Diet Cig shared that they’ll be playing a live set for Doc Martens’ IG.

10:00 a.m. — Kishi Bashi (stream)

La Blogotheque welcomes Kishi Bashi to the Stay Away stage.

11:30 a.m. — Radio 1’s Big Weekend feat. Rex Orange County, Ellie Goulding, Georgia (stream & details)

The BBC streaming fest runs all weekend.


PAST STREAMS

MAY 21

10:00 a.m. — Girlpool (stream/details)

Girlpool will be playing La Blogotheques a.m. Stay Away show.

10:00 a.m. — Caleb Landry Jones (stream/details)

CLJ takes to Rough Trade’s Transmissions stage for morning set.

1:00 p.m. — Norah Jones (stream)

Norah will be going live on her Facebook page this afternoon.

2:00 p.m. — Margaret Glaspy, Badly Drawn Boy (stream/details)

Join Margaret and Damon at a Happy Hour hosted by Paste.

4:00 p.m. — Misha of SadGirl and Carlos of Chicano Batman (stream/details)

Vox Amps hosts the pair of frontmen for a mini session.

4:00 p.m. — PHLove feat. The Roots, Daryl Hall, Patti LaBelle, and more (stream/details)

The Roots-curated event benefits the PHL COVID-19 Relief Fund.

4:00 p.m. — TORRES, Porches, Overcoats, Margaret Glaspy, Samia (stream/details)

Overcoats are hosting a stream with proceeds going to the Association to Benefit Children.

5:00 p.m. — Chance the Rapper (stream/details)

Chicago Children’s Choir will be hosting their annual Paint the Town Red concert virtually, with cameos from Chance, Common, and more.

5:00 p.m. — Blanck Mass, Zola Jesus (stream & details)

BABY.tv is hosting a small Sacred Bones showcase this evening with BM and ZJ.

5:00 p.m. — Red Hot Chili Peppers (stream)

Revisit RHCP’s 2006 Lolla set.

5:00 p.m. — Teenage Wrist (stream/details)

The Noise is handing the keys to their IG stream over to Teenage Wrist this evening.

7:00 p.m. — No Place Like Home feat. Fruit Bats, Vetiver (stream/details)

Noise Pop presents part two of their NPLH stream benefitting the Bay Area music community.

7:00 p.m. – IHeartComix Presents: Community Outreach with the Future Left (stream/details)

Each Thursday Matthew Donovan of the Future Left discusses available resources and other developments in navigating the COVID-19 crisis.


MAY 20

ALL DAY — Levi’s 501 Day with HAIM, Swae Lee, Bob Weir, G Flip, and More (stream/details)

Celebrate 501 Day with a full day’s worth of documentaries, interviews, and live sets.

10:00 a.m. — Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit (stream/details)

Jason is bringing all 400 of his Unit to Rough Trade’s Transmission series.

12:00 p.m. — Jeff Rosenstock (stream)

J-Ro ushers the record he surprise-released into the world this morning with an album stream and Q&A.

1:00 p.m. — Fruit Bats (stream/details)

Stream Fruit Bats’ Pickathon set from last year’s fest.

4:00 p.m. — Princess Nokia (stream/details)

Catch Princess Nokia performing live on Pitchfork’s stream this afternoon.


MAY 19

10:00 a.m. — Pottery (stream/details)

Pottery are taking the stage for Rough Trade’s Transmissions series this morning.

11:00 a.m. — Jeff Rosenstock, AJJ, Slingshot Dakota, Muncie Girls (stream/details)

Specialist Subject is hosting their tenth and final Distant Together stream with fifteen artists on the bill.

1:00 p.m. — A Giant Dog (stream/details)

Pickathon picked A Giant Dog’s 2015 set for their daily Concert a Day stream.

5:00 p.m — Matt Berninger of The National, Aloe Blacc, Grouplove, Young the Giant (stream/details)

Safe and Sound, a benefit for Safe Place for Youth, will also include Frank Turner, Milk Carton Kids, and Phantom Planet, among others. 100 percent of the proceeds will support homeless and at-risk youth in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic.

5:00 p.m. — Chelsea Wolfe (stream/details)

Saint Vitus is in convo with Chelsea Wolfe this evening for their Age of Quarantine series.


MAY 18

10:00 a.m. — Vagabon (stream/details)

La Blogotheque’s daily Stay Away set comes to you courtesy of Vagabon.

11:00 a.m. — J. Balvin, Win Butler of Arcade Fire, Mr. Eazi (stream/details)

Celebrate Haitian Flag Day with Michaël Brun and friends.

12:00 p.m. — Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Ian Curtis (stream/details)

The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Elbow, members of Joy Division/New Order, and more come together to remember the JD frontman.

1:00 p.m. — Thao & the Get Down Stay Down (stream/details)

Travel back to 2016 with Thao and Pickathon.

2:00 p.m. — The National (stream)

The National will be sharing more footage from their vault this afternoon.

5:00 p.m. — Jacob Bannon of Converge and Wear Your Wounds (stream/details)

Converge frontman Jacob Bannon goes one-on-one with Saint Vitus for their Age of Quarantine interview series.