Inspired by 'Dexter,' band performs in vacant, plastic-covered home

Fred Yonnet plays harmonica while his wife Carla Sims live streams the performance on Facebook and Instagram live. COVID-19 fractured Fred Yonnet's musical life. The acclaimed harmonica player's band, Frederic Yonnet and The Band with No Name, could not play together. Their gigs were canceled. There was nowhere to practice.Born in Normandy, France, Yonnet moved to Washington, DC in 2001, where he eventually befriended Dave Chappelle.

"We are a live band," Yonnet said. "Timing is extremely important so we can be in sync. If you try and communicate with somebody through any of those online platforms, by the time it takes the sound to travel back and forth, it's too great for us."Inspired by the television series "Breaking Bad" and "Dexter," Yonnet came up with a creative solution to unite his band in one room while practicing social distancing.

"We knew that it was going to be loud, so we decided to let the neighbors know," Yonnet said. "It was an opportunity to invite them to come outside and enjoy the music." "They were very welcoming to the idea," Yonnet said. "They started gathering and asked us to open the windows and turn the music up so they could enjoy themselves. They got comfortable in their front yards drinking wine and eating cheese."After the positive response, the band began to expand from its Capitol Hill confines. What began as an organic gathering drawn together by live music moved to social media via live streams on Facebook and Instagram.

Connecting locally while streaming globally during international isolation produced an unforeseen result.

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