Music
This is the fiftieth episode of our Deep Dive podcast and we’re going to use this occasion to stretch out a little bit. Today, we’re going to talk about a real-life music story that is unfolding before our very eyes. In real time. COVID has decimated the music industry, and nowhere moreso than the men and women behind the scenes of live concert performances. The lighting guys, the techs, the sound guys, the people who build the stages — the roadies. Sandy Espinoza formed roadiecare.com to try and help the millions of people out of work. While we may not be able to enjoy concerts, these people have no jobs and few places to turn. Tom Weber was Eddie Van Halen’s long-time guitar tech and recently lost his guitar repair shop because he couldn’t pay the rent. Their stories are sometimes hard to listen to — and not because we were “Zoom Bombed" by a rogue accordion playing “My Way.” But it’s a story that needs to be told and heard. Hopefully, we can all help write a better ending for these unsung heroes of live music.