notes from vivace

A Handful of Show Alerts  Monday, Sep 1st:  Addie Addie Addie  at  Harvard & Stone . Doors at 8 p.m. My favorite new find at this year...

For the second year in a row, I was one of the official photographers of  Echo Park Rising . I decided I would try to hit up as many venues ...

A PR person I've worked with for over a decade happened to mention to me that she could get me into the  Troubadour  to shoot  Band of S...

Echo Park Rising  2025 was such a blast. For those in the know, there was a pre-party that occurred on Friday night at  The Semi-Tropic  and...

Shoe Shopping  is fronted by  Tiffany Lin  and have an art nouveau approach to punk rock. Her bio  has this to say about her background, ...

Maybe once or twice a year, I show up to a venue and I'm shocked by how many people are already packed inside -- before any of the artis...

I came across  Chemical Therapy  at  Gold-Diggers , playing a  Swyndle  night event. The band started out in  Charleston  under the name Hey...

A Handful (Bucketful) of Show Alerts Sunday, Aug 24th: Day 2 of Happy Sundays Long Beach . Sunday, Aug 24th: Jesika Von Rabbit and Dream ...

Though I've photographed  Echo Park Rising  for years now, even I still come across something totally unexpected. Last year I shot a ban...

I don't get the opportunity to shoot the  Greek Theatre  all that often. When I got the opportunity to shoot  Peach Pit  at the venue, I...

I will admit that the first thing I noticed when  Anna Thoresen  and her band hit the  WFNM  showcase at  Hotel Ziggy  was Maria Grace Ono  ...

GIFT  from New York was recently on tour with  Sunflower Bean  and played the Lodge Room. You can read my review of the night here . I came ...

Celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band,  Pu$$y-Cow  hit the indoor stage at  The Escondite , playing in front of a packed house. An in...