notes from vivace

Risky Business.  Joel Goodsen (Tom Cruise) is a good kid.  He's looking to get into a top college.  When his parents go out of town, he ...

Clash of the Titans.  I had found memories of watching this movie from way back when.  Then I watched it again.  Well, a little kitschy when...

In Good Company.  I remember watching this movie when it first came out.  I suspect I went to see it, because of Scarlett Johansson (who had...

The East. Sarah (Brit Marling) works for a private intelligence firm. An anarchist terrorist group is targeting CEOs of corporations that...

Eyes Wide Shut.  Secret sex clubs for the 0.1% -- the 1% need not apply?  Dr. William Harford (Tom Cruise) is an upper middle class doctor -...

Babes. This band has great fan interaction. They brought a couple folks on stage to help them out with two songs. The keyboardist went i...

Meiko. I've been aware of Meiko for awhile, but I finally was able to catch her at Chinatown Summer Nights. What an experience. Her...

French Style Furs. This band plays one last set at The Satellite on Monday (tomorrow, 6/23/2014). You've got to see them. They'l...

Afternoons. Awesome operatic rock.

Nacosta.   You'll find your feet moving.

Tone in Georgia. Hyper-active desert folk music. P.S.  They're from the Antelope Valley, a location I am very familiar with even tho...

The Kids in Detention. This was a solo act by one of the members of The Kids in Detention.  A quiet, retrospective set.

Until the Ribbon Breaks .  They hit the drums, the synths.  Occasionally a trumpet pops up.  A thirty minute journey of staring up at the st...