Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Song Spotlight: JOE LIES' Where the Bees Don't Bite (a night at The Fable -- technically a Adeline and the Philistines song)

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I happened to mention back in  an April post (a Pisces' Song Spotlight) that In Sonic Dreams was bringing back bands from yesteryear o...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Song Spotlight: Shacar's Phone Off (a night at Bar Lubitsch)

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Shacar  (moniker for Andre Smith) mentions Sade in his song "Phone Off." His silky hip hop vocals are at a lower register than Sad...
Monday, September 28, 2026

Song Spotlight: Piper Connolly's unapologetic (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

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Earlier this month, Arizona teen rocker  Piper Connolly  stole the show at  Hotel Ziggy  ( WFNM  showcase night). I didn't do much resea...
Sunday, September 27, 2026

Notes from Vivace Show Alerts (Los Angeles): Sep 27th - Oct 3rd

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A Handful of Show Alerts Sunday, Sep 27th:   Los Rock Angels  at  The Echo . Doors at 5:30 p.m. In 2024, I covered teh band for US Rocker Mu...
Saturday, September 26, 2026

Song Spotlight: Petie's 1953 (a night at Bar Lubitsch)

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Towards the end of the  WFNM  showcase set,  Petie  (moniker for Lily Dowling) mentioned that this was her first set in three years. Let...
Friday, September 25, 2026

Song Spotlight: Yogurt's Red Flag (a night at The Airliner Bar)

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Does Yegor Borisenko love or hate yogurt? And if he loves yogurt, what brand?  His Instagram handle is: www.instagram.com/yogurtsucks. I fee...
Thursday, September 24, 2026

Song Spotlight: Annie Jets' Passion (a night at The Airliner Bar)

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I've come across the eclectic band  Annie Jets  (fronted by BreeAnn Getman) three times over the last 2 years and each of those sets wer...
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

DPSD and Soft as Snow Expand the Imagination at Zebulon

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Experimental synth performers DPSD (Danny Perez) and Soft as Snow closed out their short West Coast tour at Zebulon on Labor Day. DPSD is...
Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Environmental Studies Indulge in the Scientific Method at Zebulon

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Experimental electronic music is not a genre that I seek out on a regular basis. To me, experimental electronic music is the equivalent of A...
Monday, September 21, 2026

Song Spotlight: Neta's Blood and Ink (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

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Note: This set occurred back in July. I put a hold on it until "Blood and Ink" got released. Neta  (the mononym for Neta Rozenblat...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

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

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A Handful of Show Alerts Sunday, Sep 20th: Adriana McCassim at Healing Force of the Universe . Doors at 7 p.m. You can read my Song Spotli...
Saturday, September 19, 2026

Song Spotlight: Mila Northrup's Space (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

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With a sassy attitude,  Mila Northrup  took to the  Hotel Ziggy  stage for a  WFNM  showcase night. "How are you feeling? Good. You guy...
Friday, September 18, 2026

Echo Park Rising 2026: Sunday Chill

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In many ways, Sunday at  Echo Park Rising  was far more chill for me than Saturday. This was helped by the fact that there were far fewer st...