notes from vivace

Here's my annual list of the Top 10 "new" bands I came across in 2016. I always use quotes as sometimes I'm late to the ga...

So I had to stick it at home for a few days. My annual December cold hit me. Yes, I figure when I've gotten sick three Decembers in a ro...

This was a bang bang bang situation. [Naomi] was putting on an event to raise money for various non-profit groups. She had a number of music...

So much time has passed since the last time I went to The Smell. It was time.  Feather Wolf  was up first with their post-punk sound.  The L...

A little late for the post, but then I had some computer issues. The first two bands,  Blood Red Shoes  and  Bones  came in from the UK. W...

Well, I knew it was going to be a solid line-up at the Resident. Two of the bands: Starcrawler and Spare Parts for Broken Hearts are on my l...

Jhey and The Whee  had the comment of the night, "We're half vaudeville. Frank, catch up." They're a jamming country rock ...

It was a free night at The Hi Hat so I decided to head out to catch a band. I got to see  Banny Grove . She's quirky in style and quirky...

A diverse night at the Bootleg Theater for Alina Bea's November residency.  Danke  started up the night with a Fifth Element genre. Pink...

Off to The Echo to catch another residency night.  Leon Else  opened things up. He's a Brit invader. He gave a sweat filled set -- not u...

I got an invite to see Air Traffic Controller at The Satellite. After taking a listen to their songs online, I was sold. First up was  Ble...

It was a rare Sunday night for a residency band. Due to a special event at The Satellite on Monday, the first November residency was pushed ...

It was the day after Halloween. It felt like a good time to head on out to catch some music. It was off to The Hi Hat, which had a short Hal...