Club Passim Helps Artists During Coronavirus Pandemic

Like most other music venues across the country, Club Passim is closed until this pandemic passes. That means a lot of canceled gigs for musicians who are – or will be soon – struggling to pay their bills. To assist musicians in the community who have lost gigs, Passim has started the PEAR (Passim Emergency Artist Relief) Fund. To raise money for the fund, artists are streaming concerts from their homes. Antje Duvekot, for example, played a wonderful set from her place, with a banner behind her that read, “Club Passim (Kinda).” Sure, it’s not the same thing as seeing a performance at the venue, but there is a strong sense of community during these shows, a sense that we are all in this thing together. People are encouraged to donate directly to the PEAR Fund, or they can contribute to the artists during the live streams.

Here is a list of upcoming live streams:

• Dietrich Strause – March 31, 2020 at 7 p.m. eastern time (from England)
• Corey Laitman – April 1, 2020 at 3 p.m. eastern time
• Jesse Dee – April 2, 2020 at 4 p.m. eastern time
• Pamela Means – April 3, 2020 at 3 p.m. eastern time
• Mary Gauthier with Jaimee Harris – April 4, 2020 at 6 p.m. eastern time
• Matt Heaton – April 5, 2020 at 11 a.m. eastern time (a family show)
• Arc Iris – April 6, 2020 at 7 p.m. eastern time
• Goodnight Moonshine – April 10, 2020 at 7 p.m. eastern time

Funds raised during these live streams will be split between the artists and the venue. Times are tough, no question. But they would be so much tougher without music. Support the artists and venues if you can.

Click here for the link to the PEAR Fund site.
Click here for the link to the live streams on the Club Passim site.