notes from vivace

Interestingly, I saw the  YIP YOPS  about one year prior at Chinatown Summer Nights. They had previously played Coachella. And now they were...

Coco Columbia  has a unique style that feels so Portland, where she is from. She's a songstress with vocals that are perhaps an octave h...

It was off the Silverlake Lounge after a few months absense. Polymorph  and  EDGARD  were the bands I caught. Both are in the rock/blues are...

This was a night I had circled on my calendar. I love catching  Potty Mouth . Their punk music hooks you in and keeps you energized. This wa...

Sofia Wolfson  opened the night with songs about love and breakups. Quote of the night 1: This is a song about when you breakup with someo...

Mara Connor. I happen to run across Mara Connor about every 6 months or so. It is always a joy. I love her voice. I love the simplicity of ...

It was time well spent at Zebulon on a recent Saturday night. First, it was free. Second, I got to catch up with  Local Hero/Andy Clockwise ...

I wanted to catch  Rocco DeLuca  at Zebulon. I decided to show up at around 9:45 p.m. even though it was mentioned that the music would star...

One know it will be a good night of music when The Big Pink is anchoring the night. Opening up was  Marc Baker  with some suave styling lo...

It was Livingmore's record release party and I, of course, had to be there. Opening up was  Cape Weather  with some soft psychedelic t...

My occasional venture out to the Sunset Strip was driven by, who else, Royal Distortion (members of Barb Wire Dolls). Blue Silk  opened th...

I'm not going to lie, I think I'm addicted to  The Paranoyds . The more I think about it, the reason I'm addicted to them is bec...

I had no clue what to expect on this particular night. I just spent the prior week working some long hours so just felt like doing some Mond...