Season 2: Concert Culture in the time of COVID The State Theater in Portland, Maine has opened its doors to Conclave, a live streaming concert series. It’s not bringing in the same kind of revenue as they did before with live shows, and it’s probably not covering their actual operating costs - but it is a way for musicians and technical crews in Portland to keep working on projects they love somehow, bringing live music to people in their homes. In this episode, Lamont meets via Zoom with Angelikah Fahray, and R&B singer/songwriter who delivered a spell-binding performance to the empty theatre. With her bandmate Bill Giordano and producer Joshua James Hand of Bird Theory, a company now producing these live streams expertly - to talk about how they’re keeping the music alive. Listen to go behind the scenes of a finely tuned live musical broadcast, and to take a look at how you can support your favorite venues - because they’re at risk of dying off because of the pandemic. LITTLE THINGS THAT GO A LONG WAY: Save our Stages NIVASSOC.ORG Buy merchandise at State Theatre https://statetheatreportland.bigcartel.com/ Concert Cast is a woman-owned rockumentary podcast network. Originating in 2019 as a road trip around Maine, Concert Cast has evolved into an audio atlas, guiding listeners through America's concert communities. During the pandemic, Kyle Lamont brought together industry leaders and artists for insightful discussions on the future of concert-going and culture and was recognized in 2022 as a Spotify Editor’s Pick for Lamont's energetic music journalism.