notes from vivace

So by the time I went to see Jesse Jo Stark on her 2nd night of her September Residency, I'd seen all the residency bands (Bootleg, The ...

Bootleg Theater had Moons of Mars last Monday night to start off their 3 week residency -- a week cut off due to Labor Day. Jimmy LaValle f...

The Satellite brought the hard rock sounds on a recent Monday night. The night opened up with  The New Pacific  with their relentless hard s...

So I'm a little late posting this one. I sort of got busy and then I started posting more recent nights out and failed to post this one....

Solid night out at the Bootleg Theater.  Brian Hill and the Noh Starrs  was finishing up their residency. It was fun running into Laena from...

I'll be honest I wasn't planning on heading out to the Bootleg Theater on a Sunday night. The prior week, I'd done a whole lot o...

So it was a night of variety at The Hi Hat recently.  Zealyn  brought the wonderful vocals.  Disco Shrine  brought the dance fever.  Chela  ...

It was an interesting night mix of genres at The Echo.  Pioneer 11  brought the synths mixed with guitar and bass. The two musicians switche...

There was a 3 week period where I was working my BUTT off; however, I was able to sneak off to catch some music. Darkness ruled the air at T...

It was off to The Frog Spot a couple weeks back to catch  The Vigils  and  honeychain . The Frog Spot is this tiny outdoor location that sta...

It was off for the 2nd Chinatown Summer Nights of 2017. This time I showed up early to catch  Lucy and La Mer . Funny story. I was hanging o...

Sometimes when you're working your B-U-T-T off, it is nice to sneak off and catch a couple bands. That's what I did on a recent nigh...

So one thing that happens every so often is that The Hi Hat posts a schedule on Twitter, but when you arrive you find out that the schedule ...