Winnipeg musicians make the most of self-isolation with online concerts from home Gervais said she was trying to think of a venue that would allow artists to perform in an intimate setting, where acoustic instruments wouldn’t need microphones — and her front porch, where she’s conducted rehearsals and taught lessons in the past, seemed like the perfect choice.“The first one, we had people in tears, because we haven’t been able to make music together, and if we have, it’s just been ourselves.
So being able to perform and to do so for an audience again, it feels incredibly good.“This is what musicians do — they want to perform and they want to have a way to communicate something that’s important to them.“Some of us need a gig to be able to.