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DOWNLOAD OUR NEWS APP IN THE GOOGLE PLAY OR APPLE APP STORES. AS MORE AND MORE GEORGIANS ADJUST TO THEIR NEW LIFE AT HOME ... A MEANS OF ESCAPE IS NEEDED MORE THAN EVER FOR MANY. OUR ALEX LITTLEHALES HAS AN EXCLUSIVE STORY ON HOW TWO PARENTS ARE USING MUSIC ... TO HELP PEOPLE DURING THIS PERIOD OF ISOLATION. TAKE REPORTER: WITHOUT SHOWS TO SUPPORT THEIR INCOME... MUSICIANS ARE SOME OF THE MOST IMPACTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS. BUT ONE LOCAL BAND... IS NOT LETTING THAT GET IN THE WAY OF DOING WHAT THEY LOVE. TAKE PKG: INTERRUPTED BY THE QUIETNESS OF THIS WILMINGTON ISLAND ROAD... IF YOU LISTEN CLOSELY... IS THE SOUND OF HOPE. "HOPE THAT LIFE WILL BE NORMAL." "OH MY GOSH... I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS... CAN'T DO ANYTHING AT HOME. CAN'T SEE ANYONE." THIS KIND OF GIG IS A FIRST FOR BECKY AND VICTOR SOLIS. THE VENUE...THEIR FRONT YARD. THEIR AUDIENCE... THEIR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS. "THEY'RE WONDERFUL...IT'S DEFINITELY HELPED MORALE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD" UNTIL THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC... PLAYING MUSIC USED TO BE THEIR YEAR-ROUND JOB. : "DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE THAT ABRUPT. WE HAD TEXT MESSAGES FROM THE PLACES WE'RE PLAYING TELLING US THEY'D HAVE TO DROP... WE WERE LIKE THAT STINKS." THEY SOON DECIDED... IT WOULDN'T STOP THEM FROM THEIR LIFE'S PASSIONS. "IT'S NOT ABOUT A LOT OF APPLAUSE...IT'S ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO PEOPLE." "WE HAVE TO DO MORE...WHY DON'T WE JUST SET UP IN THE DRIVEWAY...SHE WAS LIKE...DO YOU THINK IT'LL WORK?" BUT AS REWARDING AS IT IS PLAYING FROM THEIR DRIVEWAY... THE BAND "KEYSTONE POSTCARD" IS WITHOUT A STEADY INCOME "IT'S TERRIFYING... ESPECIALLY HAVING KIDS...WE ARE TERRIFIED." THAT'S WHY THEIR NEIGHBORS... STARTED THIS TIP JAR... TO HELP. A SMALL TOKEN... TO RETURN TO WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE BEFORE THE OUTBREAK. "HEARING SOMEONE PLAY MUSIC...THAT'S UPLIFTING AND WE NEED THAT RIGHT NOW." BUT THEY SAY... NO TIP MEANS AS MUCH... AS WHAT THEIR MUSIC MEANS TO THEIR NEIGHBORS. "WE DON'T HAVE AN IDEA OF GRANDEUR. WE'RE NOT ROCK STARS, WE DON'T EXPECT STADIUMS. WE LOVE MUSIC... AN SHARIN 22 N

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As more and more Georgians adjust to a new life in their homes, a means of escape is as needed as ever. And if you're driving on Wilmington Island, if you listen close enough, that's exactly what you'd find from the front yard of Victor and Becky Solis. Two musicians who play around Savannah and the Lowcountry, their careers and livelihood have been put on hold due to the nation's response to the coronavirus outbreak. Without shows to support their income, the Solis' are like so many other musicians across the country, representing a group heavily affected by the pandemic. “Didn’t think it would be that abrupt," Victor Solis said. "We had text messages from the places we’re playing telling us they’d have to drop, we were like 'That stinks.'”Instead of waiting for their next gig, the Solis' "Keystone Postcard" band are putting their passions to use. They've turned their front yard on Wilmington Island into their latest concert venue, playing two-hour sets twice a week for their local neighborhood, offering a brief moment of escape during a period of social distancing. “It’s not about a lot of applause you get, it’s about what it means to people," Becky Solis said. Between the two working musicians, the couple went from playing a rate of 500-plus shows a year between the two of them, to zero. So as rewarding as their neighborhood concerts are, "Keystone Postcard" is without a steady income, even more unsettling given Becky and Victor's two children. "It’s terrifying, especially having kids, we are terrified," Victor said. To supplement their pay, their neighbors have now set up a tip jar for whenever they play to help through these difficult times. A small token to return to what life was like before the outbreak. But they say no tip means as much as what their music means to their neighbors. “We don’t have an idea of grandeur. We’re not rock stars, we don’t expect stadiums. We love music and sharing that with people," Becky said."Entertaining is about taking people out of their world, even if it's just for a brief moment," Victor said. People can watch Becky and Victor Solis' neighborhood concerts from a live stream from the band's Facebook account “Keystone Postcard” every Sunday and Wednesday.