Environmental Studies Indulge in the Scientific Method at Zebulon

Experimental electronic music is not a genre that I seek out on a regular basis. To me, experimental electronic music is the equivalent of Arnold Schoenberg in classical music -- you catch it on occasion. My first encounter with experimental electronic music was when I was required to work up in San Francisco for a few months back in 2013. While up there, I decided to check out as many different venues as possible. It just so happened that three of those nights out were spent catching artists on their modular synthesizers.

Environmental Studios at Zebulon

Song Spotlight: Neta's Blood and Ink (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

Note: This set occurred back in July. I put a hold on it until "Blood and Ink" got released.

Neta (the mononym for Neta Rozenblat) had his debut set at a WFNM showcase at Hotel Ziggy. It was his debut show, but he has a fascinating music background. He is a member of as1one, which is the first Israeli-Palestinian boy band. Unlike the boy band pop sounds behind as1one, Neta performed a solo singer-songwriter set with his only companion being an acoustic guitar. I should say his only companion on stage was his guitar. Off stage, his friends cheered him on and two (one, I believe, being his girlfriend) took turns taking video of the full set. 

Neta at Hotel Ziggy

Notes from Vivace Show Alerts (Los Angeles): Sep 20th - Sep 26th

A Handful of Show Alerts

Sunday, Sep 20th: Adriana McCassim at Healing Force of the Universe. Doors at 7 p.m.
You can read my Song Spotlight (Sep 2026) for her song "Rust" here.

Sunday, Sep 20th: The Blushes at the Lodge Room. Doors at 7 p.m.

You can read my Song Spotlight (Aug 2025) for their song "Sex Cult Party" here.

Tuesday, Sep 22nd: talker at Oblivion. Doors at 7 p.m.

You can read my Song Spotlight (Apr 2026) for her song "Gold Rush" here.

Wednesday, Sep 23rd: Jesse Detor at The Airliner Bar. Doors at 8 p.m.

You can read my Song Spotlight (Jun 2026) for "Hands" here.

Thursday, Sep 24th: Jesika Von Rabbit at Gold-Diggers. Doors at 7 p.m.

You can read my Song Spotlight (Oct 2024) for her song "Psychic Spice" here.

Thursday, Sep 24th: Mineral King at Permanent Records Roadhouse. Doors at 6 p.m.

You can read my Song Spotlight (April 2025) for their song "Threadbare" here.

Friday, Sep 25th: Swimming Bell at Permanent Records Roadhouse. Doors at 6 p.m.

You can read my Song Spotlight (Jun 2025) for her song "95 at Night" here. 

Friday, Sep 25th: The Silverados at Permanent Records Roadhouse. Doors at 9 p.m.

You can read my Song Spotlight (May 2026) for their song "The Public Opinion" here.

Song Spotlight: Mila Northrup's Space (a night at Hotel Ziggy)

With a sassy attitude, Mila Northrup took to the Hotel Ziggy stage for a WFNM showcase night. "How are you feeling? Good. You guys better not be silent when I ask questions." Her bio mentions that she's been writing songs since eight and loves being retro, "she grew up a little obsessed with eras she wasn't born into -- rotary phones, CD players, music that felt worn-in already -- and that never really went away." Someone who enjoys that moment in time where analog turned into digital. 

Mila Northrup at Hotel Ziggy

Echo Park Rising 2026: Sunday Chill

In many ways, Sunday at Echo Park Rising was far more chill for me than Saturday. This was helped by the fact that there were far fewer stages to visit -  though I was still attempting to visit some stages so that I could include them in my photos that I sent off to the festival organizers. Chill doesn't mean I wasn't catching a lot of bands; however. Instead of seeing 31 bands like I did on Saturday, it was reduced to 17 bands on Sunday. That is a lot, but it was less chaotic and I actually saw full sets for a number of bands.

 

Dyes at Echo Park Rising

Song Spotlight: Sonora Pines' TFM (an afternoon at Echo Park Rising, RAVEN's Gallery stage)

The RAVEN's Gallery was one of the smaller stages at Echo Park Rising, but big things come in small packages. On Sunday, the venue's schedule was closing it out with two bands that I've covered on this blog site: Ali Angel and Belle and Chain. I stopped by earlier in the day and was treated to the sounds of Sonora Pines. Per their website, the band is a "desert psych trio blending hypnotic psychedelia dream pop, and desert rock with a distinctly melancholic edge." 

Sonora Pines at Echo Park Rising

Echo Park Rising 2026: Saturday Brings the Heat

I was shooting Echo Park Rising for the festival so Saturday was jumping around from one stage to the other as I was trying to give some love to as many of the stages as possible. So do I remember much of anything? I do and I don't. I captured 31 bands and singer-songwriters. Is that crazy? The day started off at 12 noon and didn't end until around 10 p.m. I would have pushed it harder, but The Semi Tropic was so packed that I couldn't get in to see Harry Katz and The Pistachios (even with a photo pass). I made the assumption there and then that I wasn't getting in to see The Mainliners at The Echo and so I went home. (Earlier in the evening, I saw a line curved out nearly to the bank, waiting to get into The Echo.)

Supershrew at Echo Park Rising