notes from vivace

Beginners It was a busy weekend for me -- that's last weekend. I guess not as busy as for some local music lovers who probably caugh...

Kauf It was off to see  Kauf , the August residency band at The Echo. First up was LO MOON . They're dark and moody with pulsating...

Honeychain was the first band up at the Frog Spot. This was my first time seeing this band even though I've been aware of them for th...

Bones Muhroni Smoky Knights  and  Bones Muhroni  hit the stage at The Hi Hat a little over two weeks ago. Smokey Knights was up first. F...

I didn't get to catch  Rachel Goodrich  at Make Music Pasadena. There are so many bands playing Make Music Pasadena that sometimes dec...

Sometimes something random happens. I got a message from  Diana Ebe , asking if I'd be interested in doing some photography of her set...

Nico Yaryan Nico Yaryan  is the August residency artist at the Bootleg Theater. This is a man with his keyboard. I felt there was a touc...

I decided at the last minute to head out to The Hi Hat to catch  Mara Connor . She was the first artist up for the night so I figured, why...

TeamMate One final July residency meant that for this month it was off to The Satellite to see TeamMate. Party Nails  opened up the ni...

It was off to see  DWNTWN  who were supporting a  More Than a Cone  event regarding pet adoption. I got more than I expected. The event ha...

Forebear It was off to Silverlake Lounge for my Monday rotation. Tribal Campagne  hit the stage. There were some smooth vocals going o...

Braeves It was a touch on the warm side, but not too hot at Chinatown Summer Nights. After spending the afternoon taking photos at Rock ...

Looking through my blog posts, I realized that this was my first time seeing  Ultra Violent Rays . I was actually shocked by this fact. I...