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Billy Joel Exhibition Draws Fans to Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame

September 4, 2024 News Comments Off on Billy Joel Exhibition Draws Fans to Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame

By DONNA BALANCIA – STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Billy Joel may be on tour, but for those who prefer a more intimate experience, “Billy Joel – My Life, a Piano Man’s Journey” is the current […]

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‘BOOM: A Film About the Sonics’ Screens in LA, Opens in Select Theaters

September 3, 2024 News Comments Off on ‘BOOM: A Film About the Sonics’ Screens in LA, Opens in Select Theaters

LOS ANGELES – ‘BOOM: A Film About the Sonics’ is set to receive its theatrical release in September 2024. To kick off the run of the film, there will be a special screening in Los […]

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Pearl Jam Wonders with Howard Stern About New Track ‘Waiting For Stevie’

September 2, 2024 News Comments Off on Pearl Jam Wonders with Howard Stern About New Track ‘Waiting For Stevie’

Pearl Jam guested on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show to promote their new album, Dark Matter, and talked about the track “Waiting For Stevie,” inspired by Eddie Vedder’s interaction with Stevie Wonder. Frontman Vedder and […]

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Dale Crover Steps Out Front to Promote New Album ‘Glossolalia’ – Photos + Review

September 1, 2024 News Comments Off on Dale Crover Steps Out Front to Promote New Album ‘Glossolalia’ – Photos + Review

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – The Dale Crover Band stopped by Zebulon as part of a 50-city tour that spans across the globe in support of the upcoming album, Glossolalia. […]

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Love And Rockets Release D.J.K’s Vibrant Nu Disco Single Edit of ‘So Alive’ + Video

August 30, 2024 News Comments Off on Love And Rockets Release D.J.K’s Vibrant Nu Disco Single Edit of ‘So Alive’ + Video

Release – Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the hit “So Alive,” Love And Rockets have released a new video for D.J. K’s “Vibrant Nu Disco Single Edit.”  The new video promotes the limited-edition So […]

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Sunflower Bean Drops Track + Video ‘Teach Me To Be Bad’ off Upcoming EP ‘Shake’

August 29, 2024 News Comments Off on Sunflower Bean Drops Track + Video ‘Teach Me To Be Bad’ off Upcoming EP ‘Shake’

Release – New York trio Sunflower Bean—vocalist and bassist Julia Cumming, guitarist and vocalist Nick Kivlen, and drummer Olive Faber — recently announced their first fully self-produced and recorded project, Shake. The EP, which will […]

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Happy Sundays Long Beach Rocks with Soft Palms, Niis and Mike Watt – Photos + Review

August 28, 2024 News Comments Off on Happy Sundays Long Beach Rocks with Soft Palms, Niis and Mike Watt – Photos + Review

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE – LONG BEACH, Calif. – You can now be happy on Saturdays and Sundays in Long Beach. In its 8th year, Happy Sundays Long Beach Festival took a […]

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Oasis Reunion is Happening: But Will the Gallaghers Keep it Together for a U.S. Tour?

August 27, 2024 News Comments Off on Oasis Reunion is Happening: But Will the Gallaghers Keep it Together for a U.S. Tour?

By DONNA BALANCIA Rumors, secret meetings, and buckets of money: No it’s not the stuff of a high-tension, foreign-intrigue novel. Oasis, the beloved ’90s Brit brothers band comprised of Noel and Liam Gallagher is getting […]

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Osees Reach New Heights with Lo-Fi Tour de Force, ‘Sorcs 80’ – Review

August 24, 2024 News Comments Off on Osees Reach New Heights with Lo-Fi Tour de Force, ‘Sorcs 80’ – Review

Review by RICK SCHINDLER Rooftop performances have a storied history in Rock ‘n’ Roll. The most famous is the Beatles’ concert atop the Apple Corps building in London in January 1969, documented in Let It […]

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Neil Young Drops ‘New’ Tracks, Def Leppard’s Live Album, Low Cut Connie Hits Silver Screen

August 23, 2024 News Comments Off on Neil Young Drops ‘New’ Tracks, Def Leppard’s Live Album, Low Cut Connie Hits Silver Screen

Plus: Pete Yorn, The Meringues, Go Betty Go + Lisa Morales +  Neil Young Takes Tracks From Archives to Sirius XM + SiriusXM’s Deep Tracks, Channel 308, brings an exclusive first listen to eight tracks […]

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Peter Cat Recording Co. Releases LP ‘Beta’ an Ambitious and Diverse Music Collection

August 22, 2024 News Comments Off on Peter Cat Recording Co. Releases LP ‘Beta’ an Ambitious and Diverse Music Collection

Review by AVA LIVERSIDGE Delhi’s finest, the Peter Cat Recording Co., follow up on two celebrated releases and worldwide tours with LP BETA — an assertion that this quintet has confidently settled into their freewheeling […]

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Buffalo Tom Celebrates Album ‘Jump Rope’ with Front-Row Rushing Fans in Los Angeles

August 21, 2024 News Comments Off on Buffalo Tom Celebrates Album ‘Jump Rope’ with Front-Row Rushing Fans in Los Angeles

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Buffalo Tom, the alternative rockers from Boston, played the Teragram Ballroom in support of their recently released 10th studio album, Jump Rope. Pre-performance debate ensued […]

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Beloved East Side Festival Echo Park Rising Brings Out LA’s Talent – Photos + Review

August 20, 2024 News Comments Off on Beloved East Side Festival Echo Park Rising Brings Out LA’s Talent – Photos + Review

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – On a perfect summer day in Los Angeles, Echo Park Rising took over a mile plus stretch of Sunset Boulevard (and a side street or […]

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St. Vincent Rocks the Greek in LA on ‘Born Screaming’ Tour – Photos + Review

August 19, 2024 News Comments Off on St. Vincent Rocks the Greek in LA on ‘Born Screaming’ Tour – Photos + Review

Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS LOS ANGELES – Annie Clark, AKA St. Vincent, looks like a rock goddess on stage; she definitively has the charisma of a rock star, has all the moves, and […]

Eddie Japan - All photos by Paul McAlpine
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Eddie Japan with Greg Hawkes Let the Music Tell the Story in Boston

August 18, 2024 News Comments Off on Eddie Japan with Greg Hawkes Let the Music Tell the Story in Boston

Photos and review by PAUL MCALPINE BOSTON – Once upon a time there was a basement night club in Boston’s Kenmore Square nicknamed “The Rat” (The Rathskeller). One night, a dancer friend invited me to […]

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+LIVE+ Drops Track ‘Lady Bhang (She Got Me Rollin’)’ feat. Dean DeLeo of STP

August 18, 2024 News Comments Off on +LIVE+ Drops Track ‘Lady Bhang (She Got Me Rollin’)’ feat. Dean DeLeo of STP

LOS ANGELES – Release – Iconic rock band +LIVE+ has released a new single, “Lady Bhang (She Got Me Rollin’)” featuring Stone Temple Pilots’ Dean DeLeo on guitar. “I’m so excited for our fans to […]

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New Music: Sons Of Silver Drop ‘Running Out Of Words,’ Prep for Tour with Dogstar

August 16, 2024 News Comments Off on New Music: Sons Of Silver Drop ‘Running Out Of Words,’ Prep for Tour with Dogstar

LOS ANGELES – Release – As Sons Of Silver gear up for the fall release of their debut full-length album, the band has released a new track, “Running Out Of Words.” “Running Out Of Words” […]

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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Get Primal with Album ‘Flight b741’ – Review

August 16, 2024 News Comments Off on King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Get Primal with Album ‘Flight b741’ – Review

Review by AVA LIVERSIDGE Australian psych-rock outfit King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard made their delightfully bizarre debut in 2010. The group has released its 26th studio album, LP Flight b741, via the band’s new […]

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Indie Outfit Parannoul Puts South Korea in an Innovative Spotlight with LP ‘Sky Hundred’

August 16, 2024 News Comments Off on Indie Outfit Parannoul Puts South Korea in an Innovative Spotlight with LP ‘Sky Hundred’

Review by AVA LIVERSIDGE There’s a ghost in the machine fueling the robust shoegaze scene which dominates the South Korean underground. Parannoul, the semi-anonymous indie outfit, has a reputation of being staggeringly prolific: His name—and […]

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On Eels’ New Album, Time Slips Slyly Away – Rick Schindler Review

August 15, 2024 News Comments Off on On Eels’ New Album, Time Slips Slyly Away – Rick Schindler Review

By RICK SCHINDLER NEW YORK – Right from the start of Eels’ new album, Eels Time!, Mark Oliver Everett — the band’s frontman and sole constant over 28 years — lets us know what’s on […]

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Fashion Club Drops the Stylish Track + Vid ‘Forget’ Featuring Perfume Genius

August 15, 2024 News Comments Off on Fashion Club Drops the Stylish Track + Vid ‘Forget’ Featuring Perfume Genius

Release – Fashion Club, the alias of Los Angeles-based artist Pascal Stevenson, has announced her sophomore album, A Love You Cannot Shake, due out October 25th via Felte Records. Lead single “Forget,” the art-pop track […]

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Dada Delivers Melodic Tunes and Harmonious Spirit to Crowds at The Troubadour

August 14, 2024 News Comments Off on Dada Delivers Melodic Tunes and Harmonious Spirit to Crowds at The Troubadour

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The band dada came on through the Troubadour for their Return To Dizz Knee Land Tour, a belated celebration of their 30th anniversary as […]

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Paula Fong Set to Fly Solo with Upcoming Album Release ‘Chestnut Mare’

August 14, 2024 News Comments Off on Paula Fong Set to Fly Solo with Upcoming Album Release ‘Chestnut Mare’

Los Angeles, CA — People in the music business may know Paula Fong as a supporting harmony vocalist, but she’s ready to step out front with the upcoming release of Chestnut Mare. Fong grew up […]

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Philadelphia’s Snacktime to Support Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe on Dates the September

August 12, 2024 News Comments Off on Philadelphia’s Snacktime to Support Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe on Dates the September

New York, NY, Release – After wrapping an amphitheater tour with alternative outfit Portugal. The Man, Philadelphia’s Snacktime have announced they’ll be supporting Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe on a handful of dates this September. The […]

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Y La Bamba and Buyepongo Make a Night to Remember at Levitt Pavillion Summer Series

August 11, 2024 News Comments Off on Y La Bamba and Buyepongo Make a Night to Remember at Levitt Pavillion Summer Series

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE – LOS ANGELES – I still remember catching the headlining Y La Bamba night at The Echo back in 2019. First up was Vanessa Zamora who got the […]

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‘Rowdy Friends’ Dazzle at Elliott Smith Tribute Show in LA

August 11, 2024 News Comments Off on ‘Rowdy Friends’ Dazzle at Elliott Smith Tribute Show in LA

Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS – LOS ANGELES – “All My Rowdy Friends” is the title of a famous song by Hank Williams Jr., a song that Elliott Smith used to cover at shows. […]

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