An up-to-date list of Canadian live streams to watch during COVID

An up-to-date list of Canadian live streams to watch during COVID-19

This week: Jully Black, Shred Kelly and others perform from their homes

Editor's note: as of Tuesday, June 9, this post will no longer be updated.

This time of social distancing is necessary but difficult, putting a big strain on people whose livelihoods depend on bringing people together. And while musicians have been cancelling tours and plans daily, they still want to bring their art to the masses — and hopefully drum up some revenue in the process, from fans who are able to contribute during this tough financial time.

As the coronavirus pandemic progresses, CBC Music will be keeping an eye out for Canadian musicians' live streams and efforts to keep creating while most people are self-isolating. We'll keep updating this list as often as possible, but if something's missing please let us know via Twitter: @CBCMusic.

June 9, 4 p.m. ET: Tune in to the announcement of the Royal Conservatory of Music's 2020-21 concert season, which boasts appearances by Kronos Quartet, Dianne Reeves, Skratch Bastid and others. Watch on Facebook.

June 11, 7 p.m. ET: the Minanzi Mbira Band perform a blend of mbira, djembe and Shona-inspired songs. This is the group's first online performance. Tickets are $6 via Side Door.

June 11, 1 p.m. ET: Shred Kelly hosts an intimate pre-release listening party for the band's upcoming album, Like a Rising Sun, out June 19. Tickets are $10, via Side Door.

June 18, 3 p.m. ET: Toronto-based Xenia Concerts, a series designed specifically for autistic audience members, presents the fourth live stream in their series, this time featuring Angela Park. According to the Xenia Concerts website, "The concerts will feature many of the same elements that are present at a typical live Xenia Concert, including stretch breaks, and a downloadable program with program checklist that you can use to follow along during the performance." Watch it via Facebook Live.

June 19, 7:30 p.m. ET: Montreal's Frase performs as part of Ballytobin Live from the Isabel Online Summer Music Festival. Watch via Facebook.

June 20, 3 p.m. ET: Sadaf Amini performs as part of Ballytobin Live from the Isabel Online Summer Music Festival. Watch via Facebook.

June 20, 9 p.m. ET: Royal Wood performs as part of the DT Concert Series, which is run out of the Dominion Telegraph venue in Paris, Ont. All tickets are available at DTConcertSeries.com and the concert will be live streamed via Zoom.

June 21, 7:30 p.m. ET: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and her band perform as part of Ballytobin Live from the Isabel Online Summer Music Festival. Watch via Facebook.

June 25, 8 a.m. ET: Pianist Angela Hewitt performs music by J.S. Bach, including English Suite No. 6 and French Suite No. 5, live from Wigmore Hall in London, England. Watch on Wigmore Hall's website.

June 25, 7:30 p.m. AT: tune in for Online Encore: Brahms with Holly Mathieson, a rebroadcast from Symphony Nova Scotia, originally having taken place on Nov. 7, 2019, at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax. Watch via Facebook.

June 27, 7:30 p.m.: Guitarist Adam Cicchillitti plays music by Scarlatti, Barrios, Roux, Rodrigo and Tansman. It's the seventh instalment in the Concerts for the End of Time series. Tune in on Facebook Live.

May 25 to June 7, 7:30 p.m. AT daily: the 2020 Scotia Festival of Music, a 14-day free festival of chamber music, moves to Facebook.

May 15-June 30: Halifax festival Every Seeker, formerly OBEY Convention, is moving its 2020 edition online, but instead of one weekend of shows it's now more than a month-long series of artists' creations. Called Emergent Response, the lineup includes Aquakultre, Joyfultalk, Kwento, Kevin Howes and more. Head to everyseeker.com for details and the schedule, updated every week.

Sundays, 4 p.m. AT: Danny Michel performs his weekly show Live From Lockdown via Side Door. Tickets are $7.

Daily, 7 p.m. ET: James Barker Band performs #sixoclockshadowsessions on Instagram and Facebook.

Wednesdays, 3 p.m. ET: Paper Beat Scissors performs weekly from his Montreal home. Watch via YouTube.

Join @paperbeat every Wednesday on YouTube for a very special series of intimate performances from his home in Montreal. Come for the chats, requests, heckles and guests!

Facebook Event: https://t.co/fGby2qvcV5
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Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. ET: Deidrey Francois performs her Sofa SongFest every week, an hour-long set for singing, dancing and song requests. Via her YouTube channel.

Nightly, 9 p.m. ET: Jim Clayton has been performing nightly "piano bar" streams since the pandemic began, where he takes requests from his growing audience. The evening includes a virtual tip jar, which goes to Glad Day Bookshop's emergency fund, helping artists, performers and tip-workers from the LGBTQ+ community. Check it out via Facebook.

Every Saturday, 11 a.m ET: Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Jeremy Fisher will play weekly live concerts for parents and children, running now until mid-June, via Facebook.