Chicago's VARAHA have appeared on WGN nationally, as well as locally on NBC 5 in support of the Save Our Stages initiatiive - the national effort to assist America's live music venues. VARAHA created a haunting, cinematic video for track Irreparable, taken from the band's 2019 album A Passage For Lost Years.
The video and an interviews with the band aired nationally on WGN, as well as Chicago's NBC affiliate WMAQ, highlighting the need for federal intervention to assist independent music venues. Spearheaded by singer and guitarist Fabio Brienza who wrote, directed and produced the video, the footage features world famous Chicago venues Reggies, Empty Bottle, Thalia Hall and The Metro.
Fabio commented:
“With the irreparable save our stages film, we wanted to make an impact and to shake people on an emotional level, so to inspire them to take action and to support the save our stages movement."
Watch the WGN coverage: https://wgntv.com/news/save-our-stages-with-the-band-varaha/
Watch the NBC 5 coverage: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/90-percent-of-independent-music-venues-may-close-due-to-pandemic-including-in-chicago/2344360/