Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The San Francisco Human Services Agency had considered using the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium to house people dealing with homelessness in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, but it was determined to be a bad fit. The CDC issued…

Healing Potpourri performs at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on April 11, 2017. STAFF PHOTO. With the entire state of California shut down for the foreseeable future due to the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus, venues, musicians, and the people they work with are raising money to stay afloat.…

More than two dozen Bay Area artists have quickly organized a two-day streaming event called “Pandemica Online.” Led by Avi Vincour of Goodnight, Texas, the the event will run from 9:15 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Each artist will be…

Khalid performs on the Free Spirit World Tour at Oracle Arena in Oakland on June 28, 2019. The producers of BottleRock Napa announced that the festival will be rescheduled for Oct. 2 to 4, “after careful consideration and in coordination with our local and state authorities.” All of the headliners,…

The Independent in San Francisco, closed, on March 16, 2020. Ohio singer-songwriter Angela Perley began March by canceling her band’s important first showcase appearance at South by Southwest, followed by a 100-capacity hometown show, and eventually the rest of her March concerts. On Sunday, Ohio’s governor closed the remaining…

The Chapel, closed, on the afternoon of March 17, 2020, the first day of a shelter-in-place to combat coronavirus. Photos: Roman Gokhman. SAN FRANCISCO and OAKLAND — Six of nine Bay Area counties on Tuesday began an official shelter-in-place to try and prevent the spread of coronavirus.. What this…

Colm Mac Con Iomaire of The Frames live-streams a performance on Sunday. Courtesy: Facebook. In response to most of the country’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities being canceled, Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys on Sunday announced that it would stream a performance for free Tuesday at 4 p.m. PDT on the group’s…

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is shuttered on March 12, 2020. Photo: Another Planet Entertainment/Instagram. The life of a traveling musician sounds very romantic. Except when they’re stuck in Europe after the President launches a travel ban over a deadly virus spreading like a forest fire. That’s what coronavirus has…

Inside the orchestra pit of the War Memorial Opera House. ADAM PARDEE/STAFF. UPDATE: MARCH 19 — The San Francisco Ballet has now canceled the remainder of its 2020 season, including “Jewels” (April 15 to 21) and “Romeo & Juliet” (May 1 to 10). SF Ballet employees are now working remotely and the…

SXSW. Courtesy. UPDATED 3:00 P.M. SUNDAY, MARCH 15 — California governor Gavin Newsom announced at a press conference Sunday that all bars, clubs, wineries, and brewpubs in California will be closed in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. Restaurants can say open, he says, but their capacity…