notes from vivace

Lua & the Nightflowers  (fronted by Lara "Lua" Norton) opened up the night at  The Fable  (an  In Sonic Dreams  showcase) with...

A Handful (Bucketful) of Show Alerts Sunday, Aug 2nd:  Ryan Hahn and The Believers  at  The Echo . Doors at 5:30 p.m. I wrote a Song Spotlig...

I've been hooked on TCM for years now. I just always remember being a fan of Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Audrey Hepburn, K...

I first came across  Megan Winsor  in 2023 at a  WFNM  night so I was familiar with her sound when I recently showed up at  Bar Lubitsch  fo...

Nymphlord  (moniker for Tia Rabinovitz) closed out a  Make Out Music  showcase at  The Airliner Bar . Including Nymphlord, this night was a ...

My introduction to the alternative rock band  Hardcastle  was back in 2022 at a  WFNM  showcase. Time passed and I happened to notice that t...

Blast from the past. My primary reason for heading out to the  Make Out Music  showcase at  The Airliner Bar  was to catch  I'll show yo...

I do love Americana-country music, but I specifically went out to  School Night  (a collaboration between  Make Out Music  and  KCRW  at  Th...

A Handful (Bucketful) of Show Alerts Sunday, Jul 26th:   Buckets  and  Janelane  at  Oblivion . Doors at 7 p.m. I recently wrote a review o...

American Sigh  (moniker for Theo Matz) recently closed out a night of music at  The Fable  (a  Ryan Pollie  and  Make Out Music  collaborati...

The ACA  opened up the night at  Zebulon . It was the final residency night for  Primitive Ring  (you can read a 2024 review I wrote of the ...

Jake Manzi  dropped by  The Airliner Bar  on a recent  Rocknite  showcase night. He's an Americana musician from  Western Massachusetts ...

When I noticed that  Gaptooth  (moniker for Margaret Haesler) was playing a  Ryan Pollie  and  Make Out Music  collaboration night at  The F...