With the mounting need for quarantine in the wake of coronavirus, most tours, large events, and music and movie release dates have been postponed until later in the year. But especially harmed during this pandemic are those artists whose long-awaited new albums are now dropping after months of build-up, only to be overshadowed by the constantly breaking news and state of emergency. Thankfully, one such band, nu-core giants Code Orange, decided that rather than leave fans with nothing, they'd livestream their record release show via Twitch, even at an empty venue.
Code Orange's album release show for their new studio effort Underneath was scheduled to go down at the Roxian in their hometown of Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, the show was canceled due to coronavirus -- or at least fan attendance was. So to make up for it, the band used Twitch to livestream a performance of their set to an empty venue. The band titled this performance Last Ones Left, seemingly in reference to so many other shows and tours being canceled.
"Things feel cold, ruthless, noisey, confusing and disconnected," the band said in a statement. "But we all must refuse to tap out. and that brings us too…