notes from vivace

Okay, so as 2011 started out, I was concerned that I wasn't seeing that many new bands that I found interesting.  Then the middle of the...

It was off to Harvard and Stone to catch He's My Brother, She's My Sister.   Before going to Harvard and Stone, I wanted to know whe...

A pleasant night at The Bootleg with Future Dancing and Cody the Band . Though it was post-Christmas, there was still that feeling of Chri...

As usually, Club Moscow booked a wide range of music genres on this specific Wednesday night. First up was the sophistical dance music of Th...

At Los Gobles,  FIM , The Mo-odds and Hank and Cupcakes played. This was my first time seeing FIM. The Mo-odds rocked it as always. The in...

Satellite. First off was Jonny Corndawg , a travelling musician. He gave us a country inspired set that had the audience tuned in. He told f...

A Dangerous Method. This is a well made movie, but a bore. It looks into the relationship between Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen), Carl J...

The normal door/ticket folks were back at The Bootleg versus my previous visit. Cool. The local music scene world was back to normal. G...

It was off to Three Clubs to catch The Child and Alright Alright . I walked in and first off said hello to Lauren Rocket. It was then off...

From the Huffington Post (Kristi York Wooten, 13 December 2011) we have The 30 Best Songs of 2011 . Three local LA Bands make this top 30 ...

The Artist. It is a silent movie shot in black and white. Perhaps the only difference between this movie and movies from the 1920s is tha...

Off to the Bootleg on a rare Sunday night for me. I was there mainly to catch Eliza Rickman . I also saw Penelope Fortier and Correatown ...

I took off to Silverlake Lounge on my normal Monday rotation. I caught Sabrosa Purr , Useless Keys and Light FM . Sabrosa Purr was the ma...