notes from vivace

An Update Below I just came back from seeing Diane Birch at Hotel Cafe. A friend of mine sent out a mid-morning e-mail saying that he was p...

(500) Days of Summer . I did enjoy this movie; however, I just want to mention a movie I consider to be an even better romantic comedy, Adve...

Matt Vasquez of Delta Spirit was playing at Spaceland on Tuesday night. He wears his heart on his sleeves. Throughout his set, he made s...

Saturday night at Blue Star . First off, there was an issue with the sound. I guess the sound guy didn’t show up. I heard someone say he cal...

Wednesday night at El Cid to catch Rob Z's night. As I was walking towards El Cid I heard the sounds of the first band. I was thinkin...

I last saw The Mulhollands back in mid-April so three months had passed since I last saw them. That's a rather long time period for me ...

I saw Death Cab for Cutie at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday evening. It was a pleasant night of music. The Los Angeles Philharmonic joined i...

Off to the Viper Room I went to catch my friends in The Shakers . Their set started at 8 p.m. A really early start time. Of course, there w...

A number of us left on a rented bus from Glendale at around 8:30 a.m. on a Saturday. Our destination was the Switchfoot Bro Am at Encinitas....

Monday night at Spaceland . I have certain music addictions when it comes to the local music scene. There’s the addiction to The Mulhollands...

I'm always giving suggestions to certain friends about local Los Angeles bands. Recently, one of those friends said, "There's t...

A friend and I took the Red Line from Western and Hollywood. There was an e-mail question put out there regarding getting a $5 day pass. We ...