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Month: December 2011

  • Clara Lofaro at Caffe Vivaldi

    We spent the entire night at Caffe Vivaldi last night. The middle set was someone we hadn’t heard of before. Clara Lofaro impressed us enough when we checked her out before heading down, so we weren’t planning on just passing time during her set. Clara performed solo accompanying herself on the grand piano […]

  • Joe Whyte and Alec Gross at Caffe Vivaldi

    We wanted to see the last set at Caffe Vivaldi last night. Having been there once before, we knew how small it is. We also assumed it would be mobbed for that set (it was). We checked out who was on before. When we noticed that the first set of the night included […]

  • Dennis Lichtman and The Brain Cloud at Rodeo Bar

    Dennis Lichtman blew me away the only time I saw him, 10 months ago, at Mona’s. That night, he was doing his weekly Mona’s Hot Four gig, where he plays the clarinet. Our friend Melissa Tong took us there, specifically to hear Dennis. Here’s what I wrote about his clarinet play and her […]