Month: October 2009

It was going to be a quick in/out. Germany’s best kept secret, black metalers Secrets of the Moon, would open...

The smell of unwashed boys is thick in the air as I enter Annie’s Social Club. Nihilist is on stage,...

Continuing on with part 2 of what should be 4 entries in my Zombie week, I recently had the opportunity...

After probably five failed attempts at seeing local metal duo Black Cobra, I finally made it to a show. Man,...

So I got to participate in a teleconference with Rob Zombie yesterday. It’s kind of a weird concept- a bunch...

My quick letter to this organization that calls themselves ‘Keep America Safe‘ who recently said offensive things about two of...

I couldn’t go to see Zombichrist and not dress like a zombie. So I threw on some makeup and scared...

Last night really couldn’t have been more different from Friday even though it was in the same genre. To get...

There’s something exciting about rushing out of work right at 5 on a Friday, transforming into my metal attire, and...

For some reason, Stone Temple Pilots never make it on the list of ‘my bands’. Why is that? I pretty...

I know three things about the bands playing tonight going into this show: 1. Lacuna Coil are from Italy 2....

On the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, those of us at The Independent experienced earth-shaking sound. Let me...

“Are you the Hard Rock Chick?” I hear as I’m being searched by security. I say yes, and he tells...

Last night, metal lovers from Taiwan, Portland, Norway, and San Francisco joined forces. My path into this show was bumpy….I...

Let’s start this review with a case study example of why bands should use twitter. I follow Skeletonwitch. I’m planning...

I’m giving away two tickets to Sunday night’s Rockstar Karaoke event in Los Angeles at The Roxy. The event, benefiting...

There was something about going to a Motörhead show that inspired me to dress up a bit. So, I dusted...

I spent the day roaming around Portland after last night’s show: Powell’s Books, record stores, Voodoo Doughnuts, a Dr. Marten...

Most of the metal community let out a collective hurray- or threw horns, or whatever- when this tour was announced....

It’s my second night at DNA Lounge this week, and my second of three nights with a four band line...