CAN ENTERTAINMENT SURVIVE COVID?

CAN ENTERTAINMENT SURVIVE COVID? CELEBS TALK HOPES, LOCKDOWN FRUSTRATIONS

Robert Miller: His band, Project Grand Slam released a new album titled East Side Sessions over the summer along with four videos in advance of the release. Last week, he debuted a new video (a version of The Beatles’ “I Wanna Be Your Man” re-titled “I Wanna Be Your Girl,” with a yellow submarine.

Says Miller: “The pandemic hit all musicians hard and PGS was no exception. We had several festival appearances lined up plus a European tour. Unfortunately, all were canceled.

“But creativity continues. We were fortunate in that we had recently completed our new album, East Side Sessions, before the world ended. Although we couldn’t play live in support of the album, I decided that we could make and release videos of several of the songs. The tricky part is that the videos needed to be done remotely because the band members were all in different locations.

Miller also started a long in-the-works project, a solo album. “This time around I decided to sing all the songs myself, including three-part harmony on some of the tracks. “The album, tentatively titled Summer Of Love (2020), captures the ups and downs that I and everyone have experienced over the last six months due to the pandemic. The one overriding theme of the album, however, is love. Love heals.”