Rewind the Clock: whenyoung in 2019

Rewinding the clock to a band that I only saw once, but their music videos still pop up on my Youtube page, because the algorithms know I love their music.

The band whenyoung came through Los Angeles in early 2019 where I got to see them at School Night. The trio was coming from London and included Niall Burns on guitar, Andrew Flood on drums, Aoife Power on bass and vocals. They being from the UK, this night at School Night was the only time I ever caught a set. I remember being blown away by their The Cranberries sounds. I wrote the following at the time: 

"Their tunes just have this addicting quality to it. And I just can't get enough of their lead vocalist and how she just stretches certain words for just a split second longer than might be seen as normal, but it creates a uniqueness to their sound."  

whenyoung at School Night

Review: Dave Harrington and opener Nicole McCabe fill Zebulon with artistic sounds

Dave Harrington, Zebulon, and Secret Fires LA collaborated on a 3 Sunday residency during July. I always appreciate how Zebulon will explore what I call the more artsy side of music. I was only able to attend the last residency night, but I know that for each night Harrington had a different line-up of musicians supporting him. For the last night of the residency, his band was a quartet that included Kosta Galanopoulos on drums, Robert Walter on organ keys, and Spencer Zahn on bass. Harrington himself was on guitar and synths. I call his sound art music, because I'm not sure how else to describe it. I wouldn't say that the jazz label fits. 

Dave Harrington at Zebulon

Song Spotlight: Nova Twin's Piranha (a night at Zebulon)

I was uncertain what I wanted to do on a recent Wednesday night. I was thinking that there was Nova Twins at Zebulon and then there were other live events going on around Los Angeles. I'll be honest, I was leaning towards heading off to another venue, but without a solid conviction either way. Sometimes there is an unexpected intervention that changes everything. On Monday night, the US Rocker Music editor forwarded me an email request by Nova Twin's PR team, asking if we wanted to cover their set. 

Nova Twins at Zebulon

Song Spotlight: Tashaki Miyaki's Somethin' Is Better Than Nothin' (a night at Zebulon)

I mentioned in my recent Song Spotlight of Tashaki Miyaki's "City" that it had been awhile since I last saw the band. You can read my write-up here. I can't say that this time around. I've seen the band 3 times in an 8 month period with the most recent time occurring once again at Zebulon. I wrote in that "City" article that my history with the band started in 2012. What I didn't discuss was that my history with drummer and lead singer Paige Stark goes back an additional year to 2011 when she was with the band Stone Darling. At Zebulon, I had a conversation with someone about this and that the drummer from Stone Darling went on do some high profile work. For some reason I couldn't recall the drummer's name, but with the quick help of the Internet: the drummer was Liv Marsico (currently know as Phem) who recently opened for Avril Lavingne. 

Tashaki Miyaki at Zebulon

Song Spotlight: Small Crush's You Suck (a night at The Roxy)

Small Crush spent April as Chase Petra's tour mate. Unfortunately, the last two dates in San Francisco and Los Angeles were cancelled. That just meant that the dates were made up in July with the Los Angeles date being held at The Roxy. Lucky for me, I got a photo pass and was able to cover the show for US Rocker Music, which you can read here. 

Small Crush at The Roxy

Notes from Vivace Show Alerts (Los Angeles): Sep 14th - Sep 20th

A Handful of Show Alerts 

Sunday, Sep 14th: Primitive Ring at Zebulon. Doors at 8 p.m.
In 2024, I covered the band for this blog site, which you can read here.

Sunday, Sep 14th: The What Four at The Echo. Doors at 5 p.m.

I covered the band earlier this year for this blog site, which you can read here.

Sunday, Sep 14th: Young Lovers at Non Plus Ultra. Doors at 8 p.m.

In 2024, I covered the band for this blog site, which you can read here. 

Tuesday, Sep 16th: Milly at Zebulon. Doors at 8 p.m.

In 2024, I covered the band for US Rocker Music, which you can read here.

Wednesday, Sep 17th: Devon Ross at Zebulon. Doors at 8 p.m.

You can read my song spotlight of "All the Things" here.

Thursday, Sep 18th: Anna Thoresen at Bar Lubitsch. Doors at 7 p.m.

You can read my song spotlight of "Dear Soulmate" here.

Friday, Sep 19th: Moon Fuzz at Permanent Records Roadhouse. Doors at 9 p.m.

You can read my Song Spotlight review for "Hell Week" here.

Saturday, Sep 20th: Gottlieb at Gold-Diggers. Doors at 7 p.m.

They made my list of favorite new 2024 bands.  You can see that list here. 

Two Movies seen on TCM: Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and To Hell and Back (1955)

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, Katharine Hepburn, James (Jimmy) Steward, John Wayne, and many many more. Around a decade ago, I used to do some reviews of movies I saw on TCM. I figured I'd start it up again. If you're interested, click on through.

Song Spotlight: Cheridomingo's Drugs (a night at The Roxy)

Cheridomingo recently opened up for Chase Petra at The Roxy. I reviewed the night for US Rocker Music. You can read the review here. Cheridomingo is one of those bands that I saw for the first time via online sets during 2020. I caught the band playing two online sets for WFNM. I got to catch the band live at the No Earbuds Fest in Pomona that I also covered for US Rocker Music, which you can read here. What do I remember most about their festival set? The fact that there was a very enthusiastic fan up front for their set. One of her friends said out loud, "She paid $50 just to catch one band."  

Cheridomingo at The Roxy

Review: a lighthearted set by The Freebies at Harvard & Stone

I like to rotate around venues and a bit of time had passed (3 months) since I last checked out a Swyndle night at Harvard & Stone. Off I went to make up for not hanging out at Harvard & Stone for awhile and I came across a band called The Freebies that has been around for a couple of years. While writing up these blog posts, I dig around the Internet looking for little tidbits about a band and honestly I couldn't find much about this band, which sort of indicated to me that they like to keep it low key. 

The Freebies at Harvard & Stone

Song Spotlight: Chase Petra's A Bug's Life (a night at The Roxy)

I recently covered Chase Petra at The Roxy for US Rocker Music. If interested, you can read the review here. It was their home coming show to celebrate the release of their sophomore album Lullabies for Dogs.

Chase Petra at The Roxy

Song Spotlight: Buckets' Judy (a night at The Semi-Tropic)

I caught Buckets for the first time in 2021 once venues started to open up after the 2020 shutdown. They were part of an outdoor mini-festival called Big Top DIY Fest that was held in someone's backyard in Highland Park. It represented my fifth time catching live music once again (there were technically some other events that I attended during the shutdown, but those were relatively small groups of people that were producing streaming content and I was the photographer).

Buckets at The Semi-Tropic

Song Spotlight: Go Betty Go's Fuzzy (a night at The Echo)

It was off to The Echo to cover The Dollyrots and Go Betty Go for US Rocker Music. You can read my review here. This was, I would say surprisingly, only my second time catching Go Betty Go live. Interestingly, the line-up this time around was very similar to that first time around. I caught the band in 2017 at The Hi Hat and they were opening up for  The Dollyrots. Also, playing that 2017 night was The Two Tens. The Two Tens did not play The Echo show, but member Adam Bones has a new band called The Manic Standstill that did play The Echo (he has also played with Go Betty Go in the past).

Go Betty Go at The Echo with former band mate Emily Wynne-Hughes 

Notes from Vivace Show Alerts (Los Angeles): Sep 7th - Sep 13th

A Handful (Bucket Full) of Show Alerts

Sunday, Sep 7th: Dagger Polyester at The Moroccan Lounge. Doors at 9:30 p.m.

In 2023, I covered the band for Buzzbands, which you can read here.

Sunday, Sep 7th: Moonfuzz at Supply and Demand. Doors at 2 p.m.

You can read my Song Spotlight review for "Hell Week" here.

Sunday, Sep 7th: UGHH at Permanent Records Roadhouse. Doors at 6 p.m.

I just covered their Happy Sundays Festival set for US Rocker Music, which you can read here. 

Monday, Sep 8th: Harry the Nightgown at Zebulon. Doors at 7 p.m.

The band is fronted by Sami Perez who plays in various bands such as Cherry Glazerr and SadGirl. I covered a 2024 SadGirl set for US Rocker Music, which you can read here. 

Monday, Sep 8th: Madison Cunningham at Club Tee Gee. Doors at 8 p.m.

You can read my Song Spotlight review for "All I've Ever Known" here. 

Tuesday, Sep 9th: Host Family at Zebulon. This is the return of School Night. Doors at 6:45 p.m.

You can read my Song Spotlight review for "Dromedary" here.

Wednesday, Sep 10th: Child Seat at Permanent Records Roadhouse. Doors at 9 p.m.

In 2024, I covered the band for US Rocker Music, which you can read here.

Wednesday, Sep 19th: Goon and Draag at The Echo. Doors at 7 p.m.

In 2023, I covered both bands for US Rocker Music, which you can read here.

Wednesday, Sep 10th: Small Forward (record release party) and Sharon Silva at Zebulon. Doors at 8 p.m.

In 2022, I covered Sharon Silva for Buzzbands, which you can read here. 

In 2019, I covered Small Forward for Buzzbands during Echo Park Rising. You can find a photo of the band here. 

Thursday, Sep 11th: Shamon Cassette at Non Plus Ultra. Doors at 8 p.m.

In 2024, I covered the band for US Rocker Music during Happy Sundays Festival, which you can read here.

Friday, Sep 12th: Death Valley Girls at Alex's Bar. Doors at 8 p.m. 

In 2024, I covered the band for US Rocker Music, which you can read here. 

Friday, Sep 12th: The Little Miss at Sassafras Saloon. Doors at 8 p.m.

One of my all time favorite country singers who unfortunately moved to San Diego a few years back, but is back in town for this set.

Saturday, Sep 13th: Cursive at Zebulon. Doors at 7 p.m.

This year, I covered the band for US Rocker Music, which you can read here.