Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Song Spotlight: North by North's Bad Vibes (a night at Club Tee Gee)

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The Chicago band  North by North  rolled into Atwater Village as part of their 11 week tour.  Club Tee Gee  was waiting for the duo even if ...
Monday, April 28, 2025

Song Spotlight: Sister Gemini's Elvira (a night at The Goldfish)

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Note: The Goldfish re-opened a few weeks back. I also recently did a  Max Look review  of his The Goldfish night. It took a little bit of ti...
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Notes from Vivace Show Alerts (Los Angeles): Apr 27th - May 3rd

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A Handful (Bucket Full) of Show Alerts Sunday, Apr 27th: Pu$$y Cow and The Letter Openers at Uncle Ollie's Penthouse. Set times at 1...
Friday, April 25, 2025

Song Spotlight (and The Goldfish reopens): Annie Jets' Avalanche

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Note: The Goldfish re-opened a few weeks back. I also recently did a  Max Look review  of his The Goldfish night. It took a little bit of ti...
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Song Spotlight: Mineral King's Threadbare (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

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Hotel Ziggy  was packed throughout the night for a recent  WFNM  night. This isn't always the case. Sometimes for a particular singer, f...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Song Spotlight: Moonfuzz's Hell Week (a night at Permanent Records Roadhouse)

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Moonfuzz  was shredding it throughout their entire set at  Permanent Records Roadhouse.  The trio includes Heaven Martinez on bass and vocal...
Monday, April 21, 2025

Song Spotlight: Giselle's Skeletons (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

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Giselle  hit the stage at a  WFNM  night at  Hotel Ziggy  with the brightest personality. The persona immediately put a smile on the faces o...
Sunday, April 20, 2025

Notes from Vivace Show Alerts (Los Angeles): Apr 20th - Apr 26th

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A Handful (Bucket Full) of Show Alerts Sunday, Apr 20th: Pussy Riot at the Lodge Room. Doors at 7 p.m. I covered Nadya Tolokonnikova for U...
Saturday, April 19, 2025

Review: Max Look "Always" dreaming at The Goldfish

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I first came across  Max Look and the Tomorrow Band  in July 2021. As one might recall, venues were just starting to reopen around that time...
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Total Pleasure and Friends mix it up at Zebulon

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I will occasionally make references in these blog posts to a past DIY scene called Kiss or Kill. That's the scene that got me hooked on ...
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Song Spotlight: Lael Neale's Down On The Freeway (a night at Zebulon)

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Zebulon  and  Secret Fires  hooked up the Los Angeles music scene with two awesome nights of free music. First up on Tuesday was  Gustaf  (y...
Monday, April 14, 2025

Review: Gustaf amps up their fan base at Zebulon

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Gustaf  played a packed out  Secret Fires  night at  Zebulon  for a show celebrating the life of the Father of Loud Jim Marshall.  He founde...
Sunday, April 13, 2025

Notes from Vivace Show Alerts (Los Angeles): Apr 13th - Apr 19th

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A Handful of Show Alerts Monday, Apr 14th: Letting Up Despite Great Faults at The Echo. Doors at 7 p.m. Been loving this band since 2013....