notes from vivace

A great residency night at The Satellite a couple Mondays ago. James Allen Spirit  started the night off right with his psychedelic sounds. ...

What an interesting and unique night at The Hi Hat two Tuesdays ago.  Daphne Guinness  and  Kristeen Young  hit the stage. First off, the au...

Last Monday night was a fun night at the Bootleg Theater.  Albert and his Dreamboats  is the January residency band. On this specific Monday...

What an awesome night it was at The Hi Hat last Friday night.  Potty Mouth  was doing a free show. It was my first time seeing them. Power f...

The first time I saw Tennis System  was at Broke LA. I was pretty sure that their set was cut short at the time. Ever since that time, I...

Another free night for the first week of January. Dzang  was the first band up at The Echo. Their soundcloud indicates a band with very ex...

First week of January equals checking out some free music. It was off to The Echo to catch Draemings. First up was  Their Only Dreams . Sn...

A mini-New LA Folk Fest was happening at the Resident -- yep, I still remember that festival. I caught  Send Medicine  and  Bloody Death Sku...

It was off to The Hi Hat to catch Facial's last residency night. I had wanted to go the week before, but got sick. Anyways, it all worke...

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...