notes from vivace

The Record Company is the residency band for November.  Their lead singer at times sat and other times stood.  Either way, this band held y...

The Nervous Wreckords commanded the stage at The Satellite.  Some of my friends showed up randomly.  I soon understood why as I noticed t...

Trapper Schoepp and The Shades come from Milwaukee.  They started their set at The Satellite with a group vocal and then went all rock ...

Peter Pants was the last band of the night for me at The Smell. I swear it felt like I'd seen them before.  I think the answer; howeve...

Surf Curse came into The Smell from Nevada.  This two piece band played the smaller section of The Smell.  The place was packed.  Both the ...

The Aquadolls were the first band up at The Smell.  My first thoughts, Sarah Jeanette and The Mulhollands.  That was driven more by style. ...

Silverlake Lounge is back doing residencies. Drive He Said is the residency band for November. This band was previously known as Maxim Lu...

I caught The Brixtones at Silverlake Lounge on a recent Monday night.  This was a Brit invasion with a flair for the 70s.  

One of my favorite local bands, Raw Geronimo, closed out the night at El Cid recently.  They were dressed for the dead. Noticed:  the ban...

It was a celebration of the dead at El Cid. The Peach Kings hit the stage first.  It was their video release party.  They had some technic...

It was off to Dia De Los Muertos at Hollywood Forever. As noted by the website, the day is "a vibrant traditional procession in the h...

I caught Mr. Elevator and The Brain Hotel at The Bootleg this past Monday.  The audience was dressed in Halloween costumes.  The band gave ...

I caught the back end of The Herbert Bail Orchestra at The Bootleg.  They kicked it.  A little touch of Americana to steal your heart.  ...