Live Reviews

All photos by DONNA BALANCIA ANNAPOLIS – Singer-songwriter A.J. Croce is taking his Croce Plays Croce Tour across the country, and has added 19 North American dates for this fall. The first leg of the […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – One of the stronger November storms on record passed through Los Angeles on Saturday night, but inside The C.A.P.O. Center all was of good cheer. […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – The Substance Fest took over the Belasco where eye liner and black leather was the rage for concert attendees. The Friday night fans showed their […]

“Brian Wilson: Live at the Roxy Theatre (25th Anniversary Edition)” is out now via Oglio Records—the first official Brian Wilson release since his passing on June 11, 2025. Captured over two sold-out nights in April […]

Photos and Review by SILVIA PAVERI LONDON – Nothing More, the heavy metal-hard rockers, have been on tour playing to sold-out shows and I was lucky enough to be in London, UK, when the band […]

Photos and Review by NOTES FROM VIVACE Los Angeles – Kid Bloom, AKA Lennon Kloser, captivated hometown fans who prepped the talented musician for his U.S. Tour with thunderous applause at the El Rey Theatre. […]

Elvis Costello Yaamava’ Theater September 3, 2022 By DAN MACINTOSH HIGHLAND, CA – This casino show was one of Elvis Costello’s California dates without his longtime friend and collaborator, Nick Lowe, as the opener. While […]

Echo & the Bunnymen The Theatre at Ace Hotel August 26, 2022 By DAN MACINTOSH LOS ANGELES, CA – There was reason for concern that Echo & the Bunnymen lead singer Ian McCulloch might not […]

Photos and Review by JULIE ANN SHAW LOS ANGELES – Most of us had a very hard time during the pandemic. We learned a new meaning to the term “survival mode” in our own individual […]

By DAN MACINTOSH WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – The two-day Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival finished on a beautiful Sunday afternoon/evening, with a funky set from Oakland’s Tower of Power. This is the first Bowl jazz festival since pre-pandemic, […]

By RICK SCHINDLER In 1970, Linda Hoover was a 19-year-old with some original songs, a pellucid soprano voice and a couple of talented unknowns in her corner: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, who as Steely […]

Curated by JOHN DALY LOS ANGELES – Prolific producer Paul Roessler has stepped out from behind the production boards and into the spotlight to release The Turning Of The Bright World on July 12, 2022 via Kitten […]

Photos and Review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – The last weekend of May was highlighted by two wonderful events at vastly different ends of Los Angeles County. First up was a Friday night […]

Indie outfit Pohgoh has signed with Spartan Records, which will release the band’s upcoming J. Robbins-produced album du und ich this fall. The new album is the band’s first release since 2018. “After releasing things ourselves […]

More than $50,000 worth of gear belonging to psyche rockers The Brian Jonestown Massacre has been recovered by police in Portland. The stash included custom made guitars and effects pedals, which have long played an […]

LOS ANGELES – If you are too young to have witnessed Bob Mould in a few of his other prior artistic vehicles (Husker Du, Sugar), this Tuesday night show offered an all-in-one live retrospective of […]