Seattle music scene struggles amid coronavirus shutdown

The Black Tones have been called Seattle's most exciting up-and-coming band. They were all set to play SXSW and other festivals, but now front woman and guitarist Eva Black can't even get a gig in her hometown.

"Live performance is everything to me," she said. "Being onstage is just glorious and the fact that I don't know when that's going to happen next is a nightmare."

King County bars, dance halls and clubs are all closed until the end of the month. It's a good way to fight the outbreak of coronavirus, but it's not good for local musicians who rely on gigs to pay their bills.

That's why concert organizers Artist Home have started a virtual concert series called "Songs of Hope and Healing," the brainchild of Kevin Sur.

"I think we're talking about a total shutdown," Sur said. "And for musicians, the biggest risk for them is they're living almost month to month, working every gig they can to make ends meet."

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