notes from vivace

It was off to La Brie's to catch The Lonely Wild . I usually try to catch two bands whenever I go out, but unfortunately the Lakers wer...

Belle Brigade on the LA Times. Below are a couple photos from their Monday Residency at Satellite/Spaceland.

Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is being brought up by her father Erik (Eric Bana -- do you think they picked the name Erik because of Eric Bana?) ne...

Sucker Punch .  Okay, I must be one of the few folks that actually liked this movie. It isn't a great movie. It doesn't reach clas...

It was off to the Viper Room to catch New Years Day , The Shakers and Barb Wire Dolls . I was aiming to see the full set of New Years Day...

It was off to La Cita to catch Amanda Jones & The Sugar Tits and Pu$$y Cow . I arrived a little late and only caught part of Pu$$y Co...

The Lincoln Lawyer. This movie is based on a Michael Connelly book. I’ve read plenty of Connelly’s books, but I haven’t read this one spe...

Paul. This is essential a road movie that mixes in an alien named Paul, resulting in a parody of ET. We have Graeme Willy (Simon Pegg) an...

Limitless. We have Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper). He has an advance on a book, but can’t even get past the first word. His girlfriend, Li...

A friend got tickets to see Prince.  I was in . . . and at only $25.  Sorry for those who read my blog on a regular basis.  I usually have p...

After hanging out at the Bootleg, I drove off to The Satellite to catch Walking Sleep . I figured this might be the only Monday I'd get...

The Fold's website had the band list wrong for this night. I thought I was arriving early to see Moses Campbell. When a band went on s...

It was off to the All Star Lanes at Eagle Rock for the Chop Chop's album release and  The Dollyrots.   First up on the night for me was...