Don’t hold your breath for live music to come back in the way you remember it anytime soon.With major gatherings still a no-go in Ontario due to possible transmission of the COVID-19 virus, and the Canada-U.S.
border closed, the immediate future is rather grim.Since the concert industry shut down globally in mid-March, there’s been billions in lost revenue, venues of all sizes shuttered, and small- to medium-sized artists scrambling to make a living, often through online streamed performances, if they’re lucky.“(My 120 artists) went from 950 tour dates on the schedule (between March to December) to zero,” said Toronto-based veteran music publicist and Sirius XM host Eric Alper.“This (industry) was the first thing that shut down and it will
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