Reviews

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Pond concluded their “Stung!” North American Record Release Tour on a Thursday night at Los Angeles venue The Belasco. It was a 14-stop tour that […]

Photos and coverage by ALYSON CAMUS LOS ANGELES – Melissa Etheridge, Tiffany Haddish, Kathy Bates and Kevin Frazier were among those honored at The 17th National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards at the Millennium Biltmore […]

LOS ANGELES – The Brothers Becker promoted their new album, “Becker” with a record release night at The Roxy. Their SWMRS fanbase was ready to celebrate the new lineup, as Cade Becker joined brothers Cole […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote of Hinds came to The Paramount filled with an effervescent vibe that spread rapidly to their fan base. In fact, […]

Photos and review by JULIE ANN SHAW NAMPA, IDAHO – Boise, Idaho is not a large place. Certainly not as large as Los Angeles, where I just moved here from, but no matter how small […]

Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS LOS ANGELES – Mannequin Pussy is more than just a band you see for a fun night out—they have a message, and there’s no doubt they’re a politically charged […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Sunflower Bean shook the Zebulon foundations on Wednesday night with their rock inspired tunes that often merged with metal. The band had double reasons to […]

Release – Elemental Music’s ongoing LP reissue series, the Motown Sound Collection, reissues another trio of titles from the Detroit label’s archives: The Supremes’ A Bit Of Liverpool (in its original mono format), The Jackson […]

Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS – HOLLYWOOD – There are some albums you listen to a few times after their release, and there are some albums that stay with you forever. I still consider […]

Photos and review by SYLVIA GARCIA BORGO – SAN DIEGO – San Diego’s Petco Park was set ablaze with energy as Green Day took the stage for an unforgettable night celebrating the 30th anniversary of […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE – LOS ANGELES – With both the stage lights as well as the strategically placed floor light bulbs dimmed to darkness and white noise of outer space filling […]

Photos and review by ALYSON CAMUS HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Among all the British rock bands to come out of the ‘90s, Pulp could be the most underrated one. When almost everyone is waiting for this […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Future Islands arrived at the Shrine Auditorium in support of their seventh studio album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore. The music was written during the […]

Release – Herb Alpert has shared a new single “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” ahead of the release next week of his 50th studio album, aptly titled 50. The Elvis Presley favorite serves as the oldest […]

US Rocker – Dave Mason has released his memoir, “Only You Know & I Know.” In the book, Mason covers his remarkable life as a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and one of the […]

Photos and review by NOTES FROM VIVACE – LOS ANGELES – The second stop of Isabel LaRosa’s “Heaven Doesn’t Wait” tour was a sold out event at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. This […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Photos and Review by HEATHER HARRIS LOS ANGELES – You got the silver, we get the gold. Every possible consensus-agreed-upon “Best Rock and Roll band in the World” The Rolling Stones again proved their mettle […]

Review by AVA LIVERSIDGE Roots revivalist Sturgill Simpson makes a return to music as Johnny Blue Skies on comeback record Passage du Desir via High Top Records. Simpson was first able to distinguish himself in […]

Review by AVA LIVERSIDGE The latest record, LP Harmonics, brought to us by Joe Goddard, the frontman for synthpop outfit Hot Chip will be released via Domino Records this Friday. It’s the third solo release […]

By AVA LIVERSIDGE With six tracks and just under eighteen minutes, Wilco’s latest EP, Hot Sun Cool Shroud, stands alone in its surprising succinctness. The indie rock mainstays released their summertime-after-dark EP via dBpm records. […]

Review by AVA LIVERSIDGE Eiko Ishibashi, the prolific session musician and ambient powerhouse dominating the Japanese avant-garde, has released her fifth solo work, LP Evil Does Not Exist, a compelling collection that blends a range […]