LEXINGTON, Ky. — If people can’t come to the live music, it was time to find a way to bring live music to the people.

Katyi McMyermick, operations manager at Cosmic Charlie's said she knew something needed to be done.

"We all knew that it was fixing to get very bad. So, I sort of jumped the gun preemptively and started live-streaming the shows just in case. But ever since we started, there has been nothing but support from the community, whether it just be some heart emojis or comments or a Venmo donation. I mean, it's all just, it's overwhelming."

It has been called Kentucky’s only COVIDcast, the Coronavirus Charity Classic, a live stream fundraising benefit for Cosmic Charlie’s in Lexington and the musical talent that plays here.

Eric McMyermick is a sound engineer at Cosmic Charlies.

"We really quickly had a lot of community members come together, friends, family, patrons of the club, musicians who've played here, who brought us gear and cables and all of the things that we needed to be able to make this a high-quality stream. It has come together somewhat quickly and we're definitely still working the kinks out technically and learning exactly how to do a high def, high fi live stream, but it's getting better every night, and the response so far has been fantastic."

For Katyi and Eric, it was a way to keep the live music scene alive without risking the health of the fans wanting to hear it during these trying times of social distancing. 

"We decided to start live streaming our shows for all of the shows that we have had scheduled if they feel well and up to it. And we are actually at a point now where we are starting to build a schedule with more of our local artists to fill in the dates that were canceled by touring artists. " 

Eric added, "We wanted to do something that could help benefit the artists but also maybe help keep our business afloat in the meantime."

For the music artists and DJ’s like Chris Profit and Hunter Miracle, this was an opportunity to live stream their show and bring the live music experience into the homes of a different kind of audience.  It was also a way to give back in a time of need. 

DJ Chris Profit said, "I've seen plenty of awesome acts, people trying to give back already and places like this that are still definitely trying to do what we can. I think it's more important now than ever that we support the people around us in order to keep these wonderful things that we do have."

Hunter Miracle, also a DJ told Spectrum News 1, "In the midst of everything going wrong, we can still come together and have some fun. That's all we need right now."

Having some fun and helping to keep Lexington’s live entertainment scene afloat through the use of technology and some creative marketing; because even with coronavirus scare, the show must go on.