HardRockChick

Month: May 2010

Provoking the Ritual of Death: Goatwhore, Son o...11123

I sped through the rain-soaked, foggy Santa Cruz mountains watching the sun disappear. With the stereo cranked high, I tried...

May 26, 2010
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Fire In The Sky: Hypocrisy @ DNA Lounge, 5/16/1011110

With 5 minutes to spare, I walked into the much more sparsely crowded, heavier atmosphere of the DNA Lounge to...

May 17, 2010
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Accentuated: Bullet For My Valentine, Chiodos, ...11108

The dreaded Regency Ballroom security. I remembered to remove the pack of gum and the pen from my bag, but...

May 17, 2010
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Death Clock: Portal, Sanguis Imperem @ Thee Par...11102

The walk from Slim’s to Thee Parkside was cold and windy, yet eerily quiet. To your average concert-goer, this would...

May 16, 2010
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Heavy Breathing: Coalesce, Touche Amore, Black ...11092

It was a pretty metal day. First, I semi-fainted having blood drawn at a clinic. Then I watched something with...

May 16, 2010
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HardRockChick interviews Black Breath11093

I spoke with members of Black Breath before they took the stage last night in SF, opening for Converge. Topics...

May 16, 2010
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This Is Exile: Whitechapel, Son of Aurelius @ T...11085

“I haven’t seen you here in awhile” says the guy at the door. I’ve been neglecting shows at my neighborhood...

May 14, 2010
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8 x 8: Mastodon, BTBAM, High on Fire, Baroness,...11077

8 bands. 8 hours. Mastodon. Bison. Black Cobra. At the Fox Theater. Baroness. Priestess. Thor(r). Fire. And one other thing...

May 10, 2010
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HardRockChick Interviews Dan And from Bison B.C.11070

Dan And of Bison B.C. stops by before their opening slot for Mastodon in Oakland (alongside BTBAM, High on Fire,...

May 9, 2010
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And You Heard the Sparrows in the Gutters: Red ...11065

No matter how many times I go to Great American Music Hall, I am always taken aback by the stark...

May 9, 2010
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HardRockChick Interviews Red Sparowes11057

The post-rock band Red Sparowes have been creating mind expanding soundscapes since the early 2000’s. From the basement dressing room...

May 9, 2010
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Hammer Smashed Face: Cannibal Corpse, 1349, Ske...11050

“Mercury, the planet of communication, turns retrograde in Taurus on April 18, 2010. Usually Mercury retrograde means communication delays and...

May 6, 2010
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HardRockChick Interviews Cain Cressall from Mal...11035

I became a Cain Cressall fan about 30 seconds into seeing his performance with The Amenta last year. His wicked...

May 5, 2010
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