Reviews

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LONG BEACH, Calif. – The two day Happy Sundays Festival in Long Beach had the Zaferia district abuzz – that didn’t just apply to the flying beetle bug […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Echo Park Rising 2025 was a resounding success. Saturday was the official day of the festival, but there were a couple venue pre-parties on Friday […]

New Album ‘Bring That Back’ Gets Sept. 5 Release Date By JOHN DALY ANNAPOLIS, Md. – It’s “Hippie Chicks” and fond memories that drive Annapolis singer-songwriter Dirk Schwenk who has released a video to accompany […]

Review by AMES FLAMES LOS ANGELES – If you are a fan of the original Alice Cooper group, the new album, “The Revenge of Alice Cooper” is a must-have. I was a huge fan back […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – The KennyHoopla set started off with The Echo stage lights turned down. Tracks played quietly over the speakers. Someone in the audience screamed out, “Let’s […]

Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS LOS ANGELES – Nostalgia is overrated and we can never truly go back to the past. However, it’s hard not to feel nostalgic when someone like Paul Simon – […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Chase Petra arrived at The Roxy three months later than anticipated (their April date was cancelled and the band joked later in the set, “but […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – For their The Get On This Ride tour, The Dollyrots dropped by their adopted home town of Los Angeles to play The Echo in front […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Spacehog went classical as they walked on stage to Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9 Ode to Joy” to the screams and cheers from The Regent Theater […]

Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS LOS ANGELES – Sharon Van Etten has taken on different incarnations over the course of her seven studio albums. At the very least, it’s clear she has moved on […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Miya Folick stepped onto the Lodge Room stage to celebrate the release of her third album Erotica Veronica. The front of the stage was decorated […]

Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS LOS ANGELES – Cruel World Fest’s weather was rainy, and for several hours everyone tried to shelter from the rain with plastic ponchos and improvised raincoats. Last week, Just […]

Of Montreal, Beach Fossils and Slowdive Thrill at Fest Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS LOS ANGELES – The 2025 edition of Just Like Heaven turned out to be extremely hot, with temperatures closer to […]

An outstanding record for people who like the music of Ten Years After and Guns N’ Roses, Guy Snowdon & The Citizens have released a rockin’ live album recorded at Corktown Tavern in Detroit, Michigan. […]

Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS LOS ANGELES – Each year, Neil Young organizes the annual Bridge School Benefit Concert in Mountain View to support individuals with severe speech and physical impairments; meanwhile, his old […]

Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS LOS ANGELES – “Welcome to Bernie-Chella!” Maggie Rogers told us before her set during the rally organized by Senator Bernie Sanders and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez in front of the City […]

Review and Photos by BARRY LEVINE NEW YORK CITY — Poor Lincoln Center will never be the same. It wasn’t long into Gossip’s 20-song set before their rabid fans rushed the two aisles to get […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Billy Raffoul dropped by the Peppermint Club in Los Angeles on April Fools Day. The set was part of an acoustic West Coast tour to […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – In support of their 2024 “Gangbusters Melody Club” album release, Caravan Palace dropped by Los Angeles’ The Novo as part of their 24 date North […]

Avicii’s “Forever Yours – Tim’s 2016 Ibiza Version” single has been released in response to fans’ reactions to two Netflix documentaries: “Avicii: I’m Tim” and the concert film “Avicii: My Last Show,” which began streaming […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Lo Moon entered the final stretch of their “I Wish You Way More Than Luck” tour across the US with a stop in their hometown […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Starting at around 10:30 a.m. on January 7th in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles county witnessed the start of a series of wildfires. Later in the […]

Gilby Clarke will be joining the Alice Cooper band for shows Jan. 31 through Feb. 16, filling in for Nita Strauss, who has conflicting obligations, it was announced. Previously, guitarist Orianthi had been planning to […]

Stephen Wilson Jr. has released a deluxe edition of his debut double album “søn of dad” via Big Loud Records. The LP features two new tracks taken from his viral “Live at the Print Shop” […]