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At the end of January I had the pleasure of seeing Vinnie Ferra play with his band at the Silverlake Lounge during their Monday Night residency. I immediately was drawn in by the quality of the songs, Vinnie’s voice, and the energy of the entire band. Recently, I got to sit down with the 23-year-old Los Angeles native and ask him a few question about his music, the LA scene, and his plans for the future. What’s your approach to taking the music you write and arranging it for your live band? [...]

For all intents and purposes, one could easily take a look at Vinnie Ferra – Californian singer/songwriter residing in Los Angeles, rockin both the banjo and the semi-indie, semi-hipster look, perhaps a fan of Fleet Foxes and Edward Sharpe – and dismiss him at first glance as another nothing-special SoCal crooner. Don’t be someone who makes this mistake. I had the unexpected pleasure of seeing Vinnie play on the final date of his band’s residency at the Silver Lake Lounge Monday night. The first thing that hit me was the band’s sound - these guys were [...]

Getting your week started right: ► Chasing Kings wind up a month of previewing songs off their forthcoming album "Nice Guys" at the Satellite, and their final residency night also features Shadow Shadow Shade and Francisco the Man . ► Princeton (pictured) wraps up its Bootleg Theater residency, with NO and Rich Aucoin supporting. ► The finale of Seasons' residency at the Echo boasts a lineup of Robotanists , Little Red Lung and Paulie Pesh . ► The [...]

Your massive Monday menu for MLK Jr. Day: ► Sisters Allison Pierce and Catherine Pierce, aka The Pierces , headline It's A School Night at Bardot. [That's their video for "Kissing You Goodbye" above from last year's record "You and I."] NO and Zane Carney (of Carney) open. ► Husband-and-wife duo Handsome Furs play the Constellation Room at the Galaxy Theatre in support of 20112s album "Sound Kapital." If you're heading to Orange County, make sure you catch openers Papa . ► [...]

Happy Monday, and it is indeed a happy Monday: ► Funk, R&B and psych-rock mixologist Van Hunt , whose new album "What Were You Hoping For?" came out last fall, does the RSVP-only It's a School Night at Bardot. Tycho and Jacuzzi Boys also play. ► Electro genre-masher Robert DeLong kicks off a residency at Los Globos. ► Chasing Kings gallop into Week 2 of their Satellite residency, supported by Twilight Sleep , Austin's the Young and Utah's Holy Water Buffalo . [...]

During the last year, Vinnie Ferra has been keeping busy by touring across the nation in support of his 2010 debut "Man Vs. Machine." But after traversing the East Coast and opening for Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros — and collecting some attention for the song "Bad for Business," which appeared in MTV's "The Real World: Las Vegas" — the singer-songwriter returned to his native Los Angeles to keep working on new songs. Last year's appropriately titled "Three Song" EP continued to establish Ferra as an artist who is well-versed in blends of lush arrangements and intimate [...]

J IRVIN DALLY, VINNIE FERRA, BIG TREE, AND ROBINSON ON TUESDAY MAR. 8TH AT THE SILVERLAKE LOUNGE, 2906 WEST SUNSET BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 9:00PM/ $8/ 21+