With the livestream fundraising boom raising millions for
COVID-19 relief efforts across the globe, it seemed only a matter of
time before Seattle music’s heavy hitters pooled their collective muscle
for a home-state rendition.
All in WA, a coalition of public officials, nonprofits and philanthropic organizations and business leaders, has announced a stacked virtual concert to raise money for relief work across the state.
The lineup includes Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, Brandi Carlile, Macklemore, Ciara and Russell Wilson, Wilson’s Motown-loving coach Pete Carroll, Death Cab for Cutie’s lord of the livestream Ben Gibbard, Sir Mix-A-Lot, comedian Joel McHale, blue-eyed soul singer Allen Stone, Mary Lambert and blues-rockers The Black Tones, with others to be announced later.
The
Amazon-backed concert will broadcast on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel
and local NBC affiliates KING 5 and KONG at 7 p.m. June 10. A recording
of the concert will be available on Amazon Prime after the initial
airing.
All in WA has already raised $20 million of its $65
million goal, with the coalition’s advisory board determining how to
distribute the funds. Donations can be made at AllinWA.org and Amazon
CEO Jeff Bezos has pledged to match individual contributions of less
than $1 million up to a total of $25 million.
“Washington state
was at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our state will be at
the forefront of a safe recovery,” Gov. Jay Inslee said in a news
release. “All In WA is helping to fill the gaps in funding across the
state to provide relief to those who are suffering and to lay the
groundwork to restart our economy in a safe, supported and sensible
way.”
A new campaign called All In Washington was announced this week with
the aim of helping those impacted by COVID-19 in Washington State. As
their website states, All In Washington is a “coalition of public
officials, companies, philanthropic leaders, community foundations,
United Way organizations, community leaders, frontline nonprofits, and
individuals.”
Their goal is to provide relief and support for Washington State
families and workers while working alongside community and philanthropic
groups. At the time of their launch, $20 million has already been
raised toward their ultimate goals of $65 million. To reach this goal,
they’re looking to get a little help from some famous friends.
On June 10, 2020 at 6:30 PM, the coalition will host All In WA: A
Concert for COVID Relief by presenting sponsor Amazon. The concert’s
lineup boasts some of Washington state’s most well-known artists and
entertainers, including, Pearl Jam, Macklemore, Brandi Carlile, Ciara,
Ben Gibbard, The Black Tones, Dave Matthews, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Mary
Lambert, Allen Stone, actor Joel McHale and the Seattle Seahawks’ Coach
Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson. The full lineup will be announced at a
later date.
In advance of the event, KEXP’s Emily Fox talked with Governor Jay
Inslee about All In Washington, the virtual benefit concert, and how we
all can do our part in helping each other and our communities during
COVID-19. Read excerpts from their conversation below.
KEXP: So first, where will these funds eventually go towards? Who will benefit from these funds?
Gov. Jay Inslee: Well, it's very much up to the Washingtonian
who wants to make that decision. There are multiple directions where
people go. There's kind of five major ones. One is an effort to help
people with food. We have so many tens of thousands of people with food
insecurity in our state.
A second is for youth and youth homelessness. A third is for
undocumented folks. Fourth is for small business people and the fifth is
for economic recovery. And then there are some smaller firms that
people can target their money to as well. And then there's a fund where
people can just chip in and the nonprofit will decide where it goes. So
it's really eclectic.
[It] allows people to have kind of a boutique place to put their
dollars. And I think that's really a smart way to do it because
everybody has a cause and all causes in Washington are good and all of
them help all across the state. So whatever your taste is, you'll find a
home to help Washington through this crisis.
Yeah and a non-governmental advisory board will help make some
determinations on where these funds are allocated. But I'm curious, what
type of aid has the state been able to give so far when it comes to
Coronavirus relief?
Well, we've got the standard – the unemployment compensation of
billions of dollars, the pandemic unemployment assistance program.
Certainly our housing and our food stamps, a whole host of those
different areas. Now, we hope that Congress is going to provide an
additional source of funds so states can do more for people. But that's
up in the air right now. It's passed in the House, but the Senate has
not passed it. So we hope the Senate will join the House and really
respond to the needs of states.
Because states... Look, we have needs for kids and schools. We have
needs for healthcare. We have needs for basic nutrition. So we hope
Congress will help out. But this is a way not to have to worry about
Congress. People can individually step up to the plate and we've been
pleased so far and also enjoy some great music. So I'm looking forward
to hearing some great Washington talent.
Yeah, that's right. To help raise this 65 million dollar goal for
All In Washington, there'll be a virtual benefit concert featuring Pearl
Jam, Macklemore, Brandi Carlile, The Black Tones, Dave Matthews, Sir
Mix-A-Lot, Ben Gibbard, Allen Stone, and many more. Musicians are often
called upon to help raise money in times of crisis like these benefit
concerts. I'm curious if the state and All In Washing have any plans in
terms of helping musicians as well as music spaces that have been hit by
the Coronavirus?
Well, we know that musicians are small business people and there are
some small business assistance funds. But you're actually the best thing
we can do is to beat this virus. That's the best thing we can do for
everybody in business, including employees, and then help people through
this. And that's what we're doing.
So we are so appreciative of these musicians. I think of Brandi
Carlile, what she's doing. Taking their time to help us out. We are so
appreciative of what they're doing. Now, a bunch of people, this is
going to be a thing where if you have $3 to help, it's great. Then we
have some larger organizations. Amazon is helping produce this, which we
appreciate. This is a place where everybody can contribute.
I'm just curious, overall, what do you think it's going to take to
ensure the health of the people of Washington as well as our economy
when we look in the long run of this pandemic?
Well, what we do is until there's a vaccine – and we hope that there
will be one, there's been some good news in that regard but nobody can
tell when or how – but until then, it's up to us to protect ourselves
and our families. That means doing the social distancing that we know it
works.
The one good thing about this is [that] we know social distancing
works. It's a very effective technique and we all have the power to do
it, by and large, it means washing our hands. It means wearing a mask.
We go to a grocery store or retail outlet now, wearing a mask protects
your neighbors. It protects your friends. It protects everybody in your
community. The one thing that's good about this is it's under our
control.
We have the ability to affect our own destiny here. Washingtonians
have been doing this. That's why we've been considerably successful in
bending the curve down to keep these infections down. And we ought to be
real proud of what Washingtonians are doing. We just got to keep it up.
What are your biggest hopes with All In Washington?
Well, that everyone will find a way to participate. It's a
connection. Everyone can be helpful. Everyone can be a contributor.
Everyone can feel a connection that they're not helpless. And I think no
matter what your contribution is, you're making a difference. And that
feels pretty good. So it's a good shot in the arm for self-esteem and
feeling you're connected to the community.
You know, certainly in my lifetime, this has been the biggest shock
and this is the largest number of Washingtonians who are really in need
right now. We've got people literally in hunger. You know, you saw they
handed out potatoes on I-5 at the Tacoma Dome a week or so ago and the
line was like a half mile long. We have people who were really hungry.
We have kids who are homeless. We have small business people who need
assistance. We have so many people unemployed.
I guess the way I would think of this is if you think of your whole
lifetime, if you're ever going to chip in a few dollars to an effort,
this should be a great time.
A virtual benefit concert featuring some of the biggest names in Seattle music will be staged next month by All in Wa,
a coalition of philanthropic, business, and community leaders looking
to provide relief across Washington state during the coronavirus
pandemic.
Amazon is contributing $10 million to sponsor and produce the event,
which will feature acts such as Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, Brandi
Carlile, Macklemore, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Ciara and more.
The June 10 concert will be streamed on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel
and through the All in Wa website beginning at 7 p.m. PST. A recording
of the concert will be also be available on Prime Video after the live
stream.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has pledged to personally match individual
donations under $1 million to All In WA causes, up to a total of $25
million.
Learn more about how All
in Wa wants to provide critical support for workers and families most
affected by the ongoing health crisis. A coalition called All in Seattle raised $27 million back in March, giving rise to the statewide movement.
Powderfinger did an online show here in Australia last Saturday night. From reports the band pre recorded before going ‘live’. They played in seperate venues, studios, states. By pre recording they could overcome any delay issues etc...they sounded great, albeit too brief.
ALL IN WA: A CONCERT FOR COVID-19 RELIEF BY PRESENTING SPONSOR AMAZON Wednesday, June 10 | 7 PM PDT
All In WA hopes to help all
Washingtonians find a way to give back. You can support the All In WA
fund, created to fill the gaps in funding across the state and governed
by an advisory board you can see here. You can also support a Cause Fund, focused on issues of most need, or donate to a Community Fund near you to support a place you love.
Please donate today and join us in celebrating the strength of this state by tuning in to All In WA: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief by Presenting Sponsor Amazon,
a virtual event to bring attention to our state’s needs and resilience.
This concert will be broadcast live here and on Twitch, KREM, KING 5,
KONG, and KSKN. Sign up to learn more.
Powderfinger did an online show here in Australia last Saturday night. From reports the band pre recorded before going ‘live’. They played in seperate venues, studios, states. By pre recording they could overcome any delay issues etc...they sounded great, albeit too brief.
Yeah that was pretty good, I think how most bands are doing it is the same as the recording process, one track at a time. So say stone lays down the guitar parts and then sends that of to mike who adds his part and so on.
If it were happening at CenturyLink or the Gorge, it’d be the local concert of the decade. But, at the moment, streaming will have to do. King 5 reports that basically every marquee musician, and a few Seahawk stars, in the region will join a Covid-19 relief concert to support All In WA, a coalition aiming to raise $65 million to distribute to 42 funds and resources in the state—everything from food security to youth homelessness to small business support. (It’s already raised $20 million of that.) The concert will be broadcast on June 10 from 7–8pm on King 5, Kong, Twitch, and All In WA’s website, where you can also donate to the fund.
^^ Yeah, I went to the DMB PJ benefit with Young, Brian Wilson, Death Cab, Foos, and Trent Reznor with a 10C member from Switzerland. What a trip! We took a train down and met all sorts of fun people. This one photographer wore and only wears PJs. Another slept on the floor and missed his train stop. We all had fun playing poker.
Anyhow, Reznor stole the show. And the Foo Fighter rocked the triangle like crazy mad. Never knew what a cool instrument the triangle could be.
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With the livestream fundraising boom raising millions for COVID-19 relief efforts across the globe, it seemed only a matter of time before Seattle music’s heavy hitters pooled their collective muscle for a home-state rendition.
All in WA, a coalition of public officials, nonprofits and philanthropic organizations and business leaders, has announced a stacked virtual concert to raise money for relief work across the state.
The lineup includes Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, Brandi Carlile, Macklemore, Ciara and Russell Wilson, Wilson’s Motown-loving coach Pete Carroll, Death Cab for Cutie’s lord of the livestream Ben Gibbard, Sir Mix-A-Lot, comedian Joel McHale, blue-eyed soul singer Allen Stone, Mary Lambert and blues-rockers The Black Tones, with others to be announced later.
The Amazon-backed concert will broadcast on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel and local NBC affiliates KING 5 and KONG at 7 p.m. June 10. A recording of the concert will be available on Amazon Prime after the initial airing.
All in WA has already raised $20 million of its $65 million goal, with the coalition’s advisory board determining how to distribute the funds. Donations can be made at AllinWA.org and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has pledged to match individual contributions of less than $1 million up to a total of $25 million.
“Washington state was at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our state will be at the forefront of a safe recovery,” Gov. Jay Inslee said in a news release. “All In WA is helping to fill the gaps in funding across the state to provide relief to those who are suffering and to lay the groundwork to restart our economy in a safe, supported and sensible way.”
A new campaign called All In Washington was announced this week with the aim of helping those impacted by COVID-19 in Washington State. As their website states, All In Washington is a “coalition of public officials, companies, philanthropic leaders, community foundations, United Way organizations, community leaders, frontline nonprofits, and individuals.”
Their goal is to provide relief and support for Washington State families and workers while working alongside community and philanthropic groups. At the time of their launch, $20 million has already been raised toward their ultimate goals of $65 million. To reach this goal, they’re looking to get a little help from some famous friends.
On June 10, 2020 at 6:30 PM, the coalition will host All In WA: A Concert for COVID Relief by presenting sponsor Amazon. The concert’s lineup boasts some of Washington state’s most well-known artists and entertainers, including, Pearl Jam, Macklemore, Brandi Carlile, Ciara, Ben Gibbard, The Black Tones, Dave Matthews, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Mary Lambert, Allen Stone, actor Joel McHale and the Seattle Seahawks’ Coach Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson. The full lineup will be announced at a later date.
In advance of the event, KEXP’s Emily Fox talked with Governor Jay Inslee about All In Washington, the virtual benefit concert, and how we all can do our part in helping each other and our communities during COVID-19. Read excerpts from their conversation below.
KEXP: So first, where will these funds eventually go towards? Who will benefit from these funds?
Gov. Jay Inslee: Well, it's very much up to the Washingtonian who wants to make that decision. There are multiple directions where people go. There's kind of five major ones. One is an effort to help people with food. We have so many tens of thousands of people with food insecurity in our state.
A second is for youth and youth homelessness. A third is for undocumented folks. Fourth is for small business people and the fifth is for economic recovery. And then there are some smaller firms that people can target their money to as well. And then there's a fund where people can just chip in and the nonprofit will decide where it goes. So it's really eclectic.
[It] allows people to have kind of a boutique place to put their dollars. And I think that's really a smart way to do it because everybody has a cause and all causes in Washington are good and all of them help all across the state. So whatever your taste is, you'll find a home to help Washington through this crisis.
Yeah and a non-governmental advisory board will help make some determinations on where these funds are allocated. But I'm curious, what type of aid has the state been able to give so far when it comes to Coronavirus relief?
Well, we've got the standard – the unemployment compensation of billions of dollars, the pandemic unemployment assistance program. Certainly our housing and our food stamps, a whole host of those different areas. Now, we hope that Congress is going to provide an additional source of funds so states can do more for people. But that's up in the air right now. It's passed in the House, but the Senate has not passed it. So we hope the Senate will join the House and really respond to the needs of states.
Because states... Look, we have needs for kids and schools. We have needs for healthcare. We have needs for basic nutrition. So we hope Congress will help out. But this is a way not to have to worry about Congress. People can individually step up to the plate and we've been pleased so far and also enjoy some great music. So I'm looking forward to hearing some great Washington talent.
Yeah, that's right. To help raise this 65 million dollar goal for All In Washington, there'll be a virtual benefit concert featuring Pearl Jam, Macklemore, Brandi Carlile, The Black Tones, Dave Matthews, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Ben Gibbard, Allen Stone, and many more. Musicians are often called upon to help raise money in times of crisis like these benefit concerts. I'm curious if the state and All In Washing have any plans in terms of helping musicians as well as music spaces that have been hit by the Coronavirus?
Well, we know that musicians are small business people and there are some small business assistance funds. But you're actually the best thing we can do is to beat this virus. That's the best thing we can do for everybody in business, including employees, and then help people through this. And that's what we're doing.
So we are so appreciative of these musicians. I think of Brandi Carlile, what she's doing. Taking their time to help us out. We are so appreciative of what they're doing. Now, a bunch of people, this is going to be a thing where if you have $3 to help, it's great. Then we have some larger organizations. Amazon is helping produce this, which we appreciate. This is a place where everybody can contribute.
I'm just curious, overall, what do you think it's going to take to ensure the health of the people of Washington as well as our economy when we look in the long run of this pandemic?
Well, what we do is until there's a vaccine – and we hope that there will be one, there's been some good news in that regard but nobody can tell when or how – but until then, it's up to us to protect ourselves and our families. That means doing the social distancing that we know it works.
The one good thing about this is [that] we know social distancing works. It's a very effective technique and we all have the power to do it, by and large, it means washing our hands. It means wearing a mask. We go to a grocery store or retail outlet now, wearing a mask protects your neighbors. It protects your friends. It protects everybody in your community. The one thing that's good about this is it's under our control.
We have the ability to affect our own destiny here. Washingtonians have been doing this. That's why we've been considerably successful in bending the curve down to keep these infections down. And we ought to be real proud of what Washingtonians are doing. We just got to keep it up.
What are your biggest hopes with All In Washington?
Well, that everyone will find a way to participate. It's a connection. Everyone can be helpful. Everyone can be a contributor. Everyone can feel a connection that they're not helpless. And I think no matter what your contribution is, you're making a difference. And that feels pretty good. So it's a good shot in the arm for self-esteem and feeling you're connected to the community.
You know, certainly in my lifetime, this has been the biggest shock and this is the largest number of Washingtonians who are really in need right now. We've got people literally in hunger. You know, you saw they handed out potatoes on I-5 at the Tacoma Dome a week or so ago and the line was like a half mile long. We have people who were really hungry. We have kids who are homeless. We have small business people who need assistance. We have so many people unemployed.
I guess the way I would think of this is if you think of your whole lifetime, if you're ever going to chip in a few dollars to an effort, this should be a great time.
A virtual benefit concert featuring some of the biggest names in Seattle music will be staged next month by All in Wa, a coalition of philanthropic, business, and community leaders looking to provide relief across Washington state during the coronavirus pandemic.
Amazon is contributing $10 million to sponsor and produce the event, which will feature acts such as Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, Brandi Carlile, Macklemore, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Ciara and more.
The June 10 concert will be streamed on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel and through the All in Wa website beginning at 7 p.m. PST. A recording of the concert will be also be available on Prime Video after the live stream.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has pledged to personally match individual donations under $1 million to All In WA causes, up to a total of $25 million.
Learn more about how All in Wa wants to provide critical support for workers and families most affected by the ongoing health crisis. A coalition called All in Seattle raised $27 million back in March, giving rise to the statewide movement.
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ALL IN WA: A CONCERT FOR COVID-19 RELIEF BY PRESENTING SPONSOR AMAZON
Wednesday, June 10 | 7 PM PDT
All In WA hopes to help all Washingtonians find a way to give back. You can support the All In WA fund, created to fill the gaps in funding across the state and governed by an advisory board you can see here. You can also support a Cause Fund, focused on issues of most need, or donate to a Community Fund near you to support a place you love.
Please donate today and join us in celebrating the strength of this state by tuning in to All In WA: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief by Presenting Sponsor Amazon, a virtual event to bring attention to our state’s needs and resilience. This concert will be broadcast live here and on Twitch, KREM, KING 5, KONG, and KSKN.
Sign up to learn more.
If it were happening at CenturyLink or the Gorge, it’d be the local concert of the decade. But, at the moment, streaming will have to do. King 5 reports that basically every marquee musician, and a few Seahawk stars, in the region will join a Covid-19 relief concert to support All In WA, a coalition aiming to raise $65 million to distribute to 42 funds and resources in the state—everything from food security to youth homelessness to small business support. (It’s already raised $20 million of that.) The concert will be broadcast on June 10 from 7–8pm on King 5, Kong, Twitch, and All In WA’s website, where you can also donate to the fund.
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Anyhow, Reznor stole the show. And the Foo Fighter rocked the triangle like crazy mad. Never knew what a cool instrument the triangle could be.
Back to the thread... I hope they do DotC! Or 7.