The coronavirus continues to impact daily life and routines for millions of people across the country.
That includes local musicians, most of whom now find themselves without gigs, without a stage, and without a (live) audience.
Some have turned to streaming performances as an outlet to share their creativity with fans.
If you are self-isolating and looking for ways to pass the time (and, let’s be honest, maintain your sanity), why not support area musicians?
You may even discover your new favorite band or singer in the process.
Here are 22 songs by Lehigh Valley area artists that should be on your self-isolation playlist.
“Ready,” Ben Tyler
Hometown: Allentown
Album: “Ready” single
“Let’s Hang On,” Leah Marie Fuls
Hometown: Phillipsburg
Album: You’re Never Gone
“Kind of Fool,” Acoustic Kitty Project
Hometown: Easton
Album: Saturday Night
“Shape Up,” Pentley Holmes
Hometown: Easton
Album: Rip Out My Heart
“Shine,” Mystik Fool (formerly Ito and the Moonlight Hippies)
Hometown: Easton
Album: “Shine” single
“Grow Back,” The Happy Fits
Hometown: Hunterdon County, NJ
Album: Concentrate
“Late,” Shane Reimer and Them Spicy Boize
Hometown: Easton
Album: Better Late Than Never EP
“Olympic White,” Summer Scouts
Hometown: Allentown
Album: Deep Breath
“California,” Chelsea Lyn Meyer
Hometown: Macungie
Album: “California” single
“Under the Weather Vol. 1,” Neil Grover
Hometown: Allentown
Album: Shadow & Fire EP
“Virginia,” Blue Heart’s Revelry
Hometown: Easton
Album: Until You’re Gone
“Idle Hands (feat. Brad Harris),” The Main Street Sweep
Hometown: Easton (by way of Lancaster)
Album: Idle Hands
“Streamliner,” Dana Gaynor Band
Hometown: Allentown
Album: The Adventures of Bobbie Ragoon
“Shadyside,” Headeye
Hometown: The Tralfamadorian System (a.k.a. Bethlehem)
Album: Earth Girls
“Slow Easy Rise,” Mosey Beat
Hometown: Phillipsburg
Album: Nomadic Vision
“Trouble,” Dina Hall
Hometown: Bethlehem
Album: Logic and the Heart
“She’s Running,” The Crowning
Hometown: Bangor/Stroudsburg
Album: Red EP
“Walking a Straight Line,” Smooth Retsina Glow
Hometown: Bethlehem
Album: New Frontiers
“Young Man,” Hill Climb Music
Hometown: Lehigh Valley
Album: South Mountain Ritual EP
“You’re the Lure,” Ruby Dear
Hometown: Bethlehem
Album: Ruby Dear
“Dog Street (live),” Roi and the Secret People
Hometown: Easton
Album: Live at the 5 Acre Fest