You've probably noticed Chattanooga Now is a little lighter than usual.

With a dozen music performances either canceled or postponed this weekend, you may be wondering what is the status of your favorite venue or a concert to which you had tickets.

Let me just say that this coronavirus situation is the most unprecedented, painful, confusing, frightening thing I've seen in my lifetime, which is not to diminish or compare it to anything others have gone through. But, watching friends, family, colleagues and strangers deal with this is brutally difficult.

Seven talented groups and solo artists under the age of 18 will compete in the finals of the Songbirds Kids Talent Show Thursday night, March 12, at Songbirds Guitar Museum.

Marc Broussard is a singer, songwriter, performer and humanitarian.

KZ-106 presents Gadsden, Alabama, band Them Dirty Roses Thursday, March 12, at Songbirds North, 41 Station St., at 7 p.m.

Teenage singer-songwriters Ava Grace, shown, and Cannon Hunt will be the featured musicians at Chattanooga Song Circle, Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at Pax Breu Ruim, 516 E. Main St.

Songbirds Guitar Museum is offering local guitar enthusiasts a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on Friday, March 13 - the chance to play a guitar owned by the legendary Les Paul.

After a three-year sabbatical, French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan is returning to the United States and Canada to present the music of his new album "Azwan."

Colorado progressive bluegrass group Yonder Mountain String Band stops at Walker Theatre in Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave., for a high-energy show on Friday, March 13, at 8:30 p.m.

The event has been postponed until Oct. 11.

The tour has been canceled.

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will close its Chamber Series season with a collaboration with Chattanooga Ballet to present "Apollo and Jupiter" on Sunday afternoon, March 15.

It's hard to argue that Blue October frontman Justin Furstenfeld has his priorities in order these days.

So, how has your week been?

Barking Legs Theater will host two world-renowned saxophonists over the course of one week in what is being called a "Sax Summit" at the venue.

Nationally known pianist Gloria Chien will be the featured soloist when the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera presents Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 during Thursday's concert, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.

Newsboys keyboardist/bassist Jeff Frankenstein knew there were pitfalls to the idea of the group reuniting with its original singer, Peter Furler, when the idea surfaced in 2017.

A music festival celebrating one of Etowah, Tennessee's native sons marks its 26th anniversary this weekend when the Cousin Jake Tullock Memorial Bluegrass Festival is presented by the Etowah Arts Commission.

Fiddle player and rockabilly musician Emerald Butler will celebrate the release of her new single, "Kansas," with a show at Puckett's, 2 W. Aquarium Way, on Friday, March 6, at 8 p.m.

If the guys in the Eli Young Band want to know whether they're achieving what they set out to do as a band two decades ago, all they have to do is look into the front row or two of their audience.

Take a journey through Aretha Franklin's hits list of smooth melodies, gospel anthems and powerhouse songs when "A Tribute to the Queen: Aretha Franklin" is held at Chattanooga Theatre Centre on Saturday, March 7.

The Jewish Federation will present roots-rock singer Joe Buchanan in concert on Saturday, March 7, at 8 p.m. at the Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 North Terrace Road.