{"id":1096,"date":"2020-05-11T17:20:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T17:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2020\/05\/11\/2020417a-dissonant-chord\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:17:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:17:40","slug":"2020417a-dissonant-chord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2020\/05\/11\/2020417a-dissonant-chord\/","title":{"rendered":"A dissonant chord: Clubs, artists deal with coronavirus fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"

The COVID-19 epidemic has effectively taken over the world as we know it. For many working in the live-music industry, they are now thrown into the unknown with no timetable as to when normalcy will return. <\/p>\n

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Greg Diem performing at KJ Farrell\u2019s in Bellmore, N.Y. | Photo by Matt Fede<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Meet Greg Diem.<\/p>\n

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Diem is the lead guitarist for Long Island-based pop punk\/alt-rock band Final Call and Quinnipiac Class of 2019 graduate, is in the same boat. <\/p>\n

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Final Call reaches out to venues via email and phone call, and was in talks for summer gigs when COVID-19 pandemic took over, according to Diem. <\/p>\n

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On top of that, having to social distance from his bandmates has restricted their ability to practice and write new music. <\/p>\n

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\u201cIt’s not as stressful as it is just annoying that we don’t really get to hang or play music together as much anymore,\u201d Diem said. \u201cBefore this happened, we actually had a practice and were in the midst of writing a couple new songs, but now we haven\u2019t been able to see each other in like a month probably now almost, and who knows (for) how long.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Final Call has performed in numerous venues, performing both covers and originals which can be found on Spotify<\/span><\/a>. \u201cFarewell<\/span><\/a>\u201d has been added to several playlists including one created by Alt Press and has over 32,000 plays on Spotify. <\/p>\n

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