Song Spotlight: Dove Armitage's Glass In Me (a night at the Fonda Theatre)

I've seen Dove Armitage (Quincy Larsen) twice this year. Interestingly enough, she was opening on nights that I was covering for US Rocker Music. In October, she was opening up for Sunflower Bean at Zebulon. In December, she was playing The Fonda Theatre in support for Zaho de Sagazan. To clarify, the year 2024 is not the first time I've come across Dove Armitage or, for that matter, Larsen. 

Dove Armitage at The Fonda Theatre

Song Spotlight: Beck Pete's Scared of Everything (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

I first came across Beck Pete at El Cid in 2019. It wasn't a full set. El Cid double booked the day and so the bands playing in the afternoon were all restricted to 20 minutes or less. In fact, the last band of the night played maybe less than 10 minutes. 

Beck Pete at Hotel Ziggy

Night Talks' Running On A Cloud (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

Like many a band, my first introduction to Night Talks happened at a venue now since closed called the Bootleg Theater. It was July 2016. I then caught the band a month later at Chinatown Summer Nights. That was a fun weekend of music. Echo Park Rising and Chinatown Summer Nights were both on that same weekend so I spent Friday night at Echo Park Rising, Saturday night at Chinatown Summer Nights, and Sunday night back at Echo Park Rising. 

Night Talks at Hotel Ziggy

Notes from Vivace Show Alerts (Los Angeles): Jan 5th - Jan 11th

A Handful of Show Alerts 

Sunday Jan 5th: Ben Reddell at Club Tee. Doors at 8 p.m.
You can read about the artist on US Rocker Music when he played Americana West Fest 2024.

Monday Jan 6th: Maybellene Ryder and Allegra Ondine at Harvard & Stone. Doors at 8 p.m.
The two are playing individual sets on Monday, but I did catch their band Paradise Lovers back in August 2023. I also happened to catch Ryder playing violin for a band called Oh, Rose at the Shrine. I wrote a review of that night on US Rocker Music, which you can read here.

Wednesday Jan 8th: Kat French at Hotel Ziggy. Doors at 7 p.m.
You can read my NFV Song Spotlight of "Casket" here.

Cancelled: Thursday Jan 9th: Paper Citizen at The Escondite. Doors either 8 p.m. or 9 p.m.

I caught a Paper Citizen set back in 2022 and did a review and photo gallery for Buzzbands that you can see here.

Cancelled: Friday Jan 10th: Emily Rose & the Rounders at Zebulon. Doors at 7 p.m.

You can read about the band on US Rocker Music when they played Americana West Fest 2024.

Cancelled: Saturday Jan 11th: Osnova at Gold-Diggers. Doors at 7 p.m.

The band was one of my favorite "new to me, but maybe not to you" bands of 2024.

Cancelled: Saturday Jan 11th: Gottlieb at The Haven. Doors at 5:30 p.m.

The band was one of my favorite "new to me, but maybe not to you" bands of 2024.

Song Spotlight: Mikayla McLean's Run! (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

Who has to rank as one of the bands / singers most happy about being invited to play the WFNM stage? Mikayla McLean who recently played Hotel Ziggy has to make that list. She said towards the end of the set while thanking WFNM, "[thanks for] letting me jump onboard last minute. I've been scheming and trying to get on stage." Someone dropped out at the last minute and she jumped onboard and put on a wonderful set. 

Mikayla McLean at Hotel Ziggy

Rocco DeLuca Blends Genres for His Birthday Set at Zebulon

A couple days after Christmas, Rocco DeLuca played a set at Zebulon. It was to celebrate his birthday. He was joined on stage by Liberate Elemental Forces, which is an Indian raga collective. Zebulon had what I call their "Hotel Cafe" setup going. Seats and round tables were setup near the stage with standing room behind. The night initially started with an instrumental opening with DeLuca playing his steel guitar and two friends on stage with one playing guitar and the other playing an upright bass.

Rocco DeLuca at Zebulon