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Please review The Ark\u2019s\u00a0current COVID-related information\u00a0before attending a show.*\r\n\r\nAdam Ezra felt alone. It was March of 2020, and as the COVID-19 pandemic began tightening its deadly grip across the United States, the roots rock stalwart found himself forced off the road for the first time in years, stuck at home with a calendar full of cancelled tour dates and no one to perform for. Concerned by the chaos unfolding around him but certain he wasn\u2019t the only one in search of some kind of solace, Ezra decided to pick up his guitar, turn on his phone, and do what he\u2019d always done in times of worry or doubt: play a show. \r\n\r\n\u201cI just started livestreaming from my house,\u201d Ezra recalls. \u201cIt was a way to connect with people, to feel a little less lost, a little less scared. I played and talked for about an hour, and then at the end of the stream, I told everybody, \u2018I\u2019ll come back tomorrow if you come back tomorrow.\u2019\u201d \r\n\r\nEzra kept his promise and then some, returning every single night after that for what he and his fans would eventually come to call The Gathering Series. Interactive and improvisatory, the shows took shape on the fly, drawing on daily life and frequently featuring newly written material and never performed songs from Ezra\u2019s extensive back catalog. Through his own harrowing battle with COVID, a move to the Mojave Desert, a socially distanced summer tour, and even his wedding day, Ezra never missed a performance, broadcasting without fail from wherever he found himself each night at 7pm Eastern. Driven by a belief that small grassroots communities have the power to impact the world, Ezra - who has gone live daily since March 13th 2020 - has reached a cumulative audience of well over 15 million viewers worldwide, a staggering feat for any artist that stands as a testament, not only to his artistic endurance, but also his ability to provide an accepting and supportive space for newcomers joining his tight-knit community of fans during a time when it\u2019s needed more than ever. \r\n\r\n\u201cThe people who watch every night, they\u2019re tuning in for me, but they\u2019re also tuning in for each other,\u201d says Ezra. \u201cThey\u2019re tuning in for comfort and compassion and connection, but maybe also a sense of normalcy and grounding during this time that seems to be shaking the very foundations of who we\u2019ve always thought we were. As special as The Gathering Series is, I don\u2019t think it could have achieved this kind of success if we didn\u2019t have this incredible fan community around us that is inspired by engagement and activism.\u201d \r\n\r\nWorking outside the confines of the traditional music industry, Ezra and his band, the Adam Ezra Group, built that foundation through sheer grit and determination, regularly performing hundreds of shows a year for the past two decades without any major label or mainstream radio support. Fusing folk intimacy and rock energy with soul power and pop charm, the band first emerged from Boston in the early 2000s and quickly garnered widespread acclaim for their bold, insightful songwriting and interactive, euphoric performances. From hole in the wall bars and house concerts to sold-out headline shows and dates with the likes of Little Big Town, The Wallflowers, Gavin DeGraw, Train, and The Wailers, Ezra and his bandmates treated every single gig like their last, attracting a die-hard following that believed not just in the music, but in their commitment to activism and social change, as well. Charity events and fundraisers were a regular part of the group\u2019s touring schedule, and each year, thousands of Adam Ezra Group fans would gather in Boston for the band\u2019s homegrown festival, The Ramble, which raised money and marshaled resources to help homeless veterans find safe and dignified housing. \r\n\r\n\u201cWith the pandemic raging, 2020 was going to be the first time in ten years that we couldn\u2019t host a Ramble,\u201d says Ezra, \u201cso we decided to incorporate it into The Gathering Series and put on a 24-hour, non-stop livestream. It was a crazy idea, but by the end of it, we had tens of thousands of people rambling with us from around the world and we\u2019d broken our previous fundraising record, collecting enough money to help 64 of our veteran heroes off the streets.\u201d \r\n\r\nWhile that 24-hour livestream was undoubtedly the most taxing installment of The Gathering Series, finding ways to broadcast a new, unscripted hour of live music every night for a year was rarely easy. In April, Ezra came down with COVID and found himself so weak he could barely get out of bed to perform. In May, he and his wife traded Massachusetts for the Mojave, setting up a temporary home base in a cabin outside Joshua Tree, where Ezra would continue to stream daily from the desert. Over the summer, he and the band cooked up a way to bring The Gathering Series to the real world, performing nearly 50 safe, socially distanced shows in parks and backyards around the country while still managing to go live every night at 7pm. \r\n\r\nApart from the emotional and physical commitment, playing every night hasn\u2019t been without its logistical challenges as well. \u201cI remember one night I was in a hotel, and the WiFi went out,\u201d says Ezra. \u201cI jumped in the van and just started driving until I found service, and then I pulled over and played the show right there on the side of the road from the driver\u2019s seat. Turned out to be one of my favorite memories looking back on the year.\u201d \r\n\r\nAs if over 425 shows since the pandemic started isn\u2019t enough to keep them busy, Ezra and his bandmates\u2014fiddler Corinna Smith, drummer Alex Martin, and bassist Poche Ponce\u2014also embarked on an ambitious new recording series in 2020. Dubbed The Album Project, the endeavor will see the band releasing at least 19 new singles over the next few years, trading in the traditional LP format for a steady flow of fresh material designed to keep their ever-expanding community active and engaged even beyond the pandemic. The series opened up, fittingly enough, with \u201cAll Right Today,\u201d an effervescent, feel-good ode to putting one foot in front of the other, to living in the moment and leaning on one another to get through our hardest times. \r\n\r\n\u201cI wrote that song years before COVID,\u201d says Ezra, \u201cbut that line, \u2018We will be all right today,\u2019 kept coming back to me through this whole experience. It felt like a mantra I continue to lean on right now and the right way to kick this whole thing off.\u201d \r\n\r\nIn celebration of their 365th Gathering show, Ezra and the band followed that release up with The Album Project\u2019s second installment, \u201cSwitching To Whiskey,\u201d which hints at old-school country and Appalachian folk as it meditates on the power of heartbreak and memory. 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