notes from vivace

Black Mass . This movie follows the rise and fall of Whitney Bulger (Johnny Depp) and how he corrupted those around him. A key example of ...

I wasn't planning on going to The Satellite on a recent Monday night. Instead, I went to another music venue. Unfortunately, that venu...

Hobart W Fink It was time to head to The Smell. I don't often head down that way, but I do enjoy doing so. The traffic going from Gl...

Charlie Overbey and the Broken Arrows It was a Reprising of Echo Park Rising -- some of the bands that played Echo Park Rising were play...

Messenger It was off to Pehrspace to catch some Razorcake bands.  King Walrus & the Magicians  was playing as I walked into the stag...

The French Connection. Jimmy Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) are undercover police officers. After taking down their m...

I saw a number of movies this summer. I did skip out on a lot, as well. In past years, I'd probably head out to see movies like Minions,...

The End of the Tour . I've read two of David Foster Wallace's books: Infinite Jest (which I struggled through) and A Supposedly F...

Popheart Sugarcube 's music pretty much has the taste of sugarcubes, adding that perfect sweetness to any cup of coffee or tea.  Po...

The Ex-Gentlemen . It's been years since I last saw this band. This band has deep ties with the old Kiss or Kill Club via Bang Sugar B...

Straight Outta Compton . This movie follows the true life story of the rap group NWA. We're first introduced to Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell...

The Bulls It was the final residency night for The Bulls. I just had to head on over to hear the catchy tunes from this band. Alex Lil...

Mistress America . Tracy (Lolo Kirke) is a freshman in college. She doesn't really get along with her roommate. Her one social goal is...