In the case of the Monday, this one is unlike any other, but Father John Misty listeners and lovers awoke to the new week with some quality streaming when Josh Tillman released his first full-length live set Off-Key in Hamburg from his 2019 tour. The album, available for download on Bandcamp, is taking donations for the MusiCares Covid-19 Fund to support people affected by the current coronavirus crisis.
While his 2017 LP, Pure Comedy appears to be the unofficial soundtrack of 2020, this live album’s 20-song set captures the under-appreciated greatness of Tillman live at the Hamburg Elbphilharmoneion with the brilliant Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt on August 8, 2019 during the most recent leg of the Father John Misty God’s Favorite Customer album cycle. While no new album or full tour is slated for 2020, especially with all the cancellations, Tillman has been in studio working on material for a fifth studio album with a single festival tour date at Martha’s Vinyard’s Beach Road Weekend, which is currently still scheduled to play in July.
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Coronavirus relief organizations
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No Kid Hungry
This organization uses your donations to fund food banks and community pantries. It was created to help feed children in the most impoverished areas. Part of what it’s doing during this coronavirus crisis revolves around getting food for children who would normally get it at school but can't because of shutdowns. Click to donate.
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National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA)
For all the people who take care of our homes and families that are now out of work, please click to help.
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Feeding America
Feeding America has set up a national grid of food banks all over the country. During the coronavirus outbreak, these food banks are being used to feed those who don’t have access to the basic necessities they need for survival. Click to donate.
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UNICEF
Also known as The United Nations Children’s Fund, this organization provides needed food and medical supplies to children that have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Click to donate.
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GlobalGiving
This organization has ramped up its efforts in the last few weeks to help with the outbreak. It even created a coronavirus relief fund designed to help areas impacted by providing food, water, and medical supplies. Click to donate.
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GoFundMe
When you think of GoFundMe, your mind likely heads to a gimmicky product that someone hopes will change the world. Well, currently the site is helping to actually make an impact on the world by starting a general relief fund that will help people affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Click to donate.
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Meals on Wheels
If you watch the news, you’ll see that those individuals most impacted by this virus are the elderly and those with underlying health conditions. Meals on Wheels is an organization that delivers meals to elderly people all over the country who might otherwise not be able to leave their homes. Click to donate.
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