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Exploring the Los Angeles Music Scene.

Monday, August 31, 2026

Song Spotlight: Small Shake's Toxic (a night at Zebulon)

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Opening up for  Johanna Samuels ' recent  Zebulon  record release party (presented by  Sid the Cat ) for her album Sorry, Kid was  Smal...
Sunday, August 30, 2026

Notes from Vivace Show Alerts (Los Angeles): Aug 30th - Sept 5th

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A Handful (Bucketful) of Show Alerts   Sunday, Aug 30th: Final day of  Echo Park Rising . Sunday, Aug 30th:  Gal Musette  at  Scribble . Doo...
Saturday, August 29, 2026

Two Movies seen on TCM: Honeysuckle Rose (1980) and The Woman in the Window (1944)

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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...
Friday, August 28, 2026

Echo Park Rising 2026 Schedule

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Note: Saturday (8.29) Morning Updates Gentlemen's Breakfast set times updated Reverie Bookstand schedules for Saturday and Sunday added ...

Song Spotlight: Chloe Coover's Don't Look at Me Like That (a night at Zebulon)

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Is yellow the "It" color for the summer of 2026?  Chloe Coover  walked onto the  Zebulon  stage wearing a yellow mini-dress. A few...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

Review: Bondo Celebrates Album Release with Tides of Instrumental Ocean Waves

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Bondo 's guitarist-vocalist Nikolas Escudero looked out into the packed  Zebulon  room and told everyone that he hoped they all had ear ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Song Spotlight: Rio Lane's Why Why Why (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

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Rio Lane  (Rio Lane Bonney) recently attended the Jesse Jo Stark  night at  The Roxy . A couple months later, she returned to the Sunset Str...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Song Spotlight: Shonen Knife's SUSHI BAR SONG (a night at The United Theater on Broadway)

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Prior to a couple months before  Shonen Knife 's set at  The United Theater on Broadway , I was unaware of the band. Their PR reached ou...
Monday, August 24, 2026

Review: Livingmore Dials Up Their Friends at The Echo

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Livingmore  is splitting time between Los Angeles and Japan. They're currently hanging out in Los Angeles for a few more weeks before th...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

Notes from Vivace Show Alerts (Los Angeles): Aug 23rd - Aug 29th

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A Handful (Bucketful) of Show Alerts   Sunday, Aug 23rd: Maryjo with Kyra Fields at the Moroccan Lounge . Doors at 6:30 p.m. I wrote a Son...
Saturday, August 22, 2026

Song Spotlight: Dominique Matelson's Hop (a night at Zebulon)

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Over a month had passed since I last went to  Zebulon . That was a long gap and it needed to end. I noticed that there was a free night that...
Friday, August 21, 2026

Song Spotlight: Easae's Dear God (a night at Bar Lubitsch)

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Palindrome singer  Easae  (moniker for Marissa Barbalato) took to the  Bar Lubitsch  stage for a  WFNM  showcase night. This was my third ti...
Thursday, August 20, 2026

Song Spotlight: Dolly Creamer's Gatekeeper (a night at Zebulon)

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Prior to coming onto the  Zebulon  stage,  Dolly Creamer  (lead by Sarah Rebecca Harris) had a group hug. Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Ar...
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