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New music stages during COVID: yards and bike paths
Music venues in LA are closed due to the pandemic, so artists have taken their performances to the internet and other creative places. Bike paths and home yards are now serving as performance venues.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 26m ListenMusic venues in LA are closed due to the pandemic, so artists have taken their performances to the internet and other creative places. Bike paths and home yards are now serving as performance venues. Meanwhile, mariachis in Boyle Heights are struggling to find work.
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3 storiesWith indoor venues closed, musicians perform on yards and along bike paths
Bike paths and home yards are now serving as performance venues. Meanwhile, mariachis in Boyle Heights are struggling to find work.
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