But as covered last week, bands and the entertainment industry really need your support.

As a first step, please visit a band's website, buy some merch or even - I know its old fashioned - grab a CD or vinyl record.

For those looking for some entertainment ideas, here's a few suggestions for music lovers.

But of course, it's a mere tip of the proverbial.

Many artists have recorded online concerts, often recorded in an intimate environment, as a means of gigging to an audience.

Neil Young has recorded a superb short acoustic gig The Fireside Session, largely at his home in various locations. Includes some classic tracks such as Sugar Mountain and Vampire Blues.

Missing Byron's Bluesfest or the sideshows?

Why not try out the latest release from Marcus King, who sounds like a young soulman in the mould of The Allman Brothers and Wilson Picket.

Mavis Staples' latest We Get By is, as you would expect, soulful and confronting - this time a collaboration with Ben Harper.

The Ken Burns-produced series Country Music, available on SBS On Demand, is a beautifully documented testament to the origins and development of the genre - from The Carter Family and Hank Williams to contemporary artists such as Steve Earle and the late Guy Clark. A great binge watch, currently up to the sixth of eight parts.

Archie Roach has written a compelling and honest autobiography, Tell Me Why, which traces his childhood as a part of the Stolen Generation.

His journey of homelessness and alcoholism in the streets of Fitzroy, with some almost confessional tales, and becoming an accidental recording artist discovered by Paul Kelly are all covered in detail.

It has been released with an accompanying double CD produced by Paul Grabowsky, which re-imagines many of his most recognisable material, his distinctive voice at the forefront.

There is a nightly Facebook event, from The Lounge Room, featuring a range of Melbourne and Victorian acts.