notes from vivace

I have this new band I really like called Eastern Conference Champions . I learned they were doing a gig at Spaceland so off I went to catc...

I headed off to Hotel Cafe to see Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven . My friend and I have this you pick, I pick music agreement -- thoug...

She's Out of My League . I enjoyed this movie. The two main actors, Jay Baruchel (Kirk) and Alice Eve (Molly) were endearing – though ...

The Runaways . I found myself totally involved in the telling of this story. This is a true story about the rise and fall of an all-girl r...

After heading to the Viper Room, it was off to El Cid to catch the Rob Z night. There were no specific bands playing that night. The bands w...

I got an e-mail from a friend about going to see Derek Webb at the Viper Room. I’m always up to taking suggestions from my friends so I sai...

"The Yellow Handkerchief." This is a lovely though flawed film. The movie starts with Brett Hanson (William Hurt) getting relea...

What did I think of the Oscars? I started to tune out towards the back half of the show when there were various dance routines. The whole El...

Shuttler Island. Intriguing, but in the end a let down. Leonardo DiCaprio is great, as always. The movie is a visual delight. The interp...

The line-up was: The Dharma Bums Pu$$y Cow Madison Bloodbath I may write more about this later, but for now some photos. You can see the cov...

A couple favorite friends had a combined birthday party at the Kibitz: Sarah Jeanette from The Mulhollands and Jodie from The Shakers. As m...

I'm thinking of doing a write-up over on intraffik.com so I'll just post a couple photos from the night. Oh the Spanish Moss Roll th...

This is actually one of those nights where I would normally do a write-up on intraffik.com, but I've already given mention to Castledoor...