notes from vivace

The Frog Spot opened up for the summer season. The Frog Spot, for those who don't know, is an open space that overlooks the Los Angeles ...

Last Monday was a fun night at The Echo.  Psychic Jiu Jitsu  had the comment of the night when before their set they announced, "Just d...

It was, as based on my research, my annual  Jenny O  set since 2011. She started out her set in what sort of looked like a bathrobe. Okay, m...

It was off to the Bootleg Theater to catch their residency night featuring Calvin Love.  Shannon Lay  from Feels started the night off. It r...

It was a variety of sounds at The Hi Hat a couple Mondays ago.  Sister Mantos  hit the stage with their Latin rock sounds. There was a cow b...

The first residency night for The Diamond Light started off with a blast. Well Hung Heart  just rocked it. And their fashion statement went ...

What an awesome night of music at the Bootleg Theater. Opening up was  Melody Reyne , an earnest singer songwriter set. Up next was  Drum an...

The Echo . One thing I've learned about the Los Angeles music scene: if you're interested in checking out a specific night and you s...

It was off to Whisky a Go Go to catch  Barb Wire Dolls  along with  earthsleep ,  Turbulent Hearts  and  Svetlanas . The first band up for m...

So the day after hanging out at Broke LA Fest for 9 hours, I decided to hang out at the Bootleg Theater. That is a bit nuts for me, but I ha...

Raener Broke LA Fest. A perfect day for Broke LA Fest in East Los Angeles. I will admit that I took some looks at Weather.com, whic...

Bloke and Bird played Genghis Cohen this past Tuesday. Genghis Cohen is an interesting music venue. There is a small room that has been tur...

A new month means new residencies. First stop this month was The Satellite.  Zachary Kibbee  hit the stage first for me. His blues style mus...