First Avenue in Minneapolis (photographed on May 19, 2020) will host Dizzy Fae as part of #SOSFEST this month. Photo: Todd Johnson. YouTube Music and the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) today announced the Save Our Stages Festival (#SOSFEST), a virtual three-day music festival with new performances and other…

The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Courtesy. More than 800 concert venues nationwide, including 25 in the Bay Area, have joined forces under the umbrella of the National Independent Venue Association, and are lobbying Congress for financial assistance in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. NIVA, based…