notes from vivace

2025 List of Favorite New Bands and Singers: new to me, but maybe not to you (alphabetical): 20. Adrian Bourgeois (seen August 4th). A ban...

On the Monday before Thanksgiving, I decided to head out to  Zebulon  for a free show that featured  Dutch Interior . I will admit that I ha...

I recently covered  Jay Som  (the moniker for Melina Duterte) at  The Roxy  for US Rocker Music. You can read that coverage  here . Like sim...

A Handful (only two) of Show Alerts Tuesday, Dec 30th: Rocco Deluca at Zebulon . Doors at 8 p.m. You can read my review of a recent set her...

I've been hooked on TCM for years now. I just always remember being a fan of Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Audrey Hepburn, K...

I was covering  Jay Som  at  The Roxy  for US Rocker Music and before heading out I decided to do some research on the opening band, Los Ang...

Syd Taylor  was the headline singer at the final 2025  School Night  X  KCRW  at  Zebulon . This was the fourth edition of School Night'...

Coming in from New York, Persian-American  Leyla Ebrahimi  took to the  Zebulon  stage for the final  School Night  X  KCRW  night of 2025. ...

I first came across  Lily Waters  in 2017 and put the band on my list of favorite new bands for the year. I went back to look at that list o...

Glasgow-based singer  Murdo Mitchell  dropped on by  The Goldfish  for a  Rocknite LA  showcase. It was one memorable showcase by this singe...

A Single Show Alert   Sunday, Dec 21st: Mike Watt & The Secondmen at Alex's Bar . Doors at 2 p.m. In 2024, I covered his Happy Sund...

TR/ST   (the moniker for Robert Alfons) was the closing band for both nights at this year's two day  Substance Fest  held at  The Belasc...

Passion Mango  (the stage name for Connor Wilkinson) was the opening band for  Hotel Mira 's headlining show at  Zebulon . Both are Cana...