TV DINNER Dragging yourself away from the couch on a winter's night to watch live music could be over after Lizotte's launched it's "Live'n'Streamin" ticket option. The Lambton theatre is limited to 100 people due to COVID-19 restrictions and it forced owner Brian Lizotte to investigate different revenue options. All shows will be filmed in HD and broadcast via a private video stream. Tickets for current shows range from $13 to $18.
"It will complement the real-life experience of a show with a live audience and also enable the artist to make some extra income as well, which is definitely needed in these times," Lizotte says. "Steaming for us will be here to stay well past COVID-19."
Upcoming shows include Mark Gable (August 14), Steve Balbi (August 22) and Diesel (August 24).
PROJECT PALS Newcastle-bred Gang Of Youths drummer Donnie Borzestowski has taken a break from banging the skins for one of Australia's leading rock bands to form a side project. Special Friends, released their first single this week, entitled Big Sur. An EP will follow later in the year.
"Big Sur is heavily influenced by that strange mix of nostalgia and regret that you have when you are finishing up something significant in your life; school, a job, a band," Borzestowski says.
WELCOME SUPPORT Bellbird troubadour William Crighton raised $4302 for Byron Bay Aboriginal elder and dancer Peter Birch Marshal, known as Jungala, with his all-star charity live-stream. The Crighton Campfire For Jungala on June 9 featured performances from Missy Higgins, Wagons and Lukas Nelson.
