notes from vivace

You know what is totally awesome? I was walking to Hotel Cafe to catch my friend Aaron Beaumont's set at 9 p.m. As I'm walking up ...

It was off to see Twilight Sleep and Static of the Gods at Silverlake Lounge. Static of the Gods hails from Boston. Their myspace page sta...

I saw Prizzy Prizzy Please awhile back a Juanita's in Highland Park. Since they're from middle America, it isn't like I get to ...

I recently attended a Hollywood Forever Cemetery Movie night ( Cinespia ). I saw "Casablanca" with a dozen friends. I couldn...

I suppose putting up a blog late is better than never. I caught Pu$$y Cow's fifth anniversary show and soon thereafter took off on vaca...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Looking at the yahoo reviews of this movie, the critics and audience seem to be at odds. The critic...

Mercy, I hadn't seen The Shakers in awhile so I trucked on over to Kibitz to catch their set. They had the crowd dancing. A guy who l...

First off, my editor over at intraffik.com wasn't able to secure me a photo pass for The Echo (which requires one) so unfortunately no p...

It was off to see Ashes Divide and Sweethead at Spaceland. I try to make it out to a Monday night at Spaceland once a month. The first ba...

Here are my winter, spring movie rankings. Forget playing in the snow, these movies will be so much more fun Alice in Wonderland Ghost Write...

Kick-Ass . This is one of those movies where you realize you're getting old. While I was watching the movie, a handful of audience mem...

It was off to Club Moscow to catch The Mulhollands . They were the last band of the night so I ended up catching four bands in total. The ...