Three to Stream: 320 Festival taps musicians, presenters to focus on mental health
We’re devoting our usual “Three to See” concert space to rounding up some info on what local and out-of-town artists are up to as we continue to fight COVID-19. Hosting a show online or releasing new music? Message us on Instagram with details: @adavis_threetosee.
320 Festival (Friday May 8-Sunday May 10): We’re looking a few hundred miles south for this one, but this festival’s mission is far bigger than simple geography. The 320 Festival, originally slated to be held in Los Angeles, is a widely-accessible online affair aimed at bringing awareness to the importance of mental health, providing resources and normalizing the conversation around mental health pursuits. Slated performers include Chris Martin of Coldplay, Art Alexakis of Everclear, Frank Zummo of Sum 41, Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October, Lindsey Sterling, Andy Frasco & the U.N. and several others, along with a bevy of speakers and presenters, workshops and educational sessions covering a litany of mental health issues throughout the weekend. The event is curated by Talinda Bennington, who started 320 Changes Direction — an organization out to streamline access to mental health resources and to change the culture of mental health — in honor of her late husband, Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington. Also on the curation team is Kevin Lyman, founder of the seminal Warped Tour, which rode off into the sunset and forever into the annals of rock history last year. www.320festival.com.
“Virtual party” at the Sofia: Midtown’s crown jewel performing arts space has a few events this weekend, flanking Sacramento’s annual Big Day of Giving on May 7 as a fundraiser for the temporarily shuttered venue. Gigs include the “Six Feet Apart” virtual concerts every Friday at 7 p.m. (this week featuring folk/soul/blues singer songwriter Adrienne Shamszad), improv comedy at 7 p.m. Saturday night and “New Play Brunch” short play readings on Sunday at 11 a.m. bstreettheatre.org/virtual-party
Joe Kye live stream (7 p.m. Saturday May 9): Prodigious violinist, soaring composer and mad scientist looper Joe Kye, once a fixture of Sacramento’s indie music scene, now resides in Portland, Oregon. He’s currently taking some cover song requests over at his Facebook page for his Saturday night streaming show, put on by PDX’s fabled Alberta Rose Theatre. $20. albertatrosetheatre.com.
“No Place Like Home” with Geographer (7 p.m. Tuesday May 12), Built to Spill (solo, 7 p.m. Thursday May 14): Bay Area-based collective Noise Pop, which regularly puts on a few shows per year in Sacramento, is presenting a pair of their “No Place Like Home” midweek gigs. The shows feature wistful pop act Geographer and a solo set from the indelible and wildly influential Built to Spill (which we’re safely assuming to mean a solo set from bedrock frontman and indie rock deity Doug Martsch). events.noisepop.com.
Harlow’s ‘Head Start’ available for future shows: When the aforementioned Noise Pop comes to town, it’s usually at Harlow’s, which just announced their brand new Head Start fundraiser, a series of special packages (guest list access, posters, merchandise, etc.) which can be purchased now for use at future gigs when the venue’s calendars resume. You can hear Daniel Romandia of Harlow’s talk more about it at the front end of last week’s Band Together stream on the Sac Bee Facebook page, preceding our Q&A with Tycho and performances from Sad Girlz Club and Night Hikes. www.harlows.com.
