notes from vivace

PAWS . They like things intimate, which worked perfectly in a location like The Crepe Place.  The crowd was pressed close, they themselves ...

Total Slacker.  This past week marked five workweeks in the Santa Cruz area.  It took awhile, but I finally went out to explore the Santa Cr...

Cream of the Crop -- Maybe even Oscar worthy. Edge of Tomorrow Begin Again Boyhood A Most Wanted Man Solid -- They'll make you l...

Lucy . Lucy starts her day in Taiwan with a bit of bad luck. A "friend" wants her to enter a hotel to deliver a briefcase. The ...

The Moth and the Flame. A tinge of the psychedelic presented by a band that looks like it would be very comfortable at a truck stop. Inte...

Dwntwn . I can't get enough of this band. And that applies to a lot of folks. At Tarfest, this band was the largest draw. And with a...

Tapioca and the Flea. A group of friends were in the audience for this band.  In fact, from different circles that perhaps interact via Tw...

The Dead Ships. As the Los Angeles temperatures peaked, The Dead Ships took the stage with elevated vocals and stage intensity.

A Most Wanted Man . Issa Karpov (Grigoriy Dobrygin) has illegally entered into Germany.  There is fear that he is a terrorist. Günther Bach...

Dorothy. I first saw Dorothy a few weeks back at Bootleg HiFi.  I just knew I had to see her again as soon as possible.  I just love her S...

Mosco Rosco . Maybe a little bit too much TMI with kids in the crowd:  sex outdoors was a topic of conversation.  But hey, they like to get...

It was a bit strange being inside a local music venue without my camera, but that was how it went down. That didn't mean I couldn't...

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People.  Sidney Young (Simon Pegg) is trying to launch a celebrity magazine in London.  His efforts aren...