Sunday Bloody Sunday: Behemoth, Watain, The Dev...12867
4 nights earlier I had seen this tour in LA. I’ve followed many tours over the past few years, and...
Manipulation: Austin Psych Fest 5 @ Emo’s...12851
Last year’s Austin Psych Fest was, as one would expect, a trippy adventure amidst the weird energy of the now...
The Octopus Has No Friends: Opeth, Mastodon, Gh...12843
“Take your heart into your hand Always Take your heart into your hand Always I’m on my way back home...
Conquer All: Behemoth, Watain, The Devil’...12834
Sometimes things just magically fall into place. Two of what I’m sure to be my favorite tours of the year...
Night City: The Sword, Dixie Witch @ Emo’...12830
There’s something special about the hometown show. On Saturday night, Emo’s was filled with Texas metalheads- some who had driven...
I Feel the Dark: Opeth, Mastodon, and Ghost @ B...12825
Every year, as the sun starts shining more, there comes the long awaited part of the year that live music...
The Bit: Melvins, UNSANE @ Mohawk, 4/19/1212820
Once upon a time, about an hour and a half away from here, there was a 13 year old girl...
The Dope Show: The 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Aw...12817
It had been two years since I last went to the Revolver Golden Gods Awards. This time around, I would...
Spell Eater: Huntress @ Dirty Dog, 3/25/1212814
I left the formal affair that was Experience Hendrix to walk down the street to the grittier side….my side…for a...
Are You Experienced? Experience Hendrix @ Moody...12812
When I was a preteen, I became the biggest fan of the 27 Club. I didn’t realize that at the...
Feast of the Damned: SXSW 2012 – Black Br...12793
My previous two years of SXSW coverage have taken you on my journey show by show…but this year was a...
SXSW12 – De Vermis Mysterris: High on Fir...12785
Ah, the beginning of SXSW. As I walked around during the day, I saw the noticeable changeover in people as...
These Are My Twisted Words: Radiohead @ Frank E...12780
“What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here.” The summer of 1993 is what I often think...
Agony of the Damned: The Casualties, Toxic Holo...12775
All work and no play makes HardRockChick a dull girl. 2012 has been the busiest year so far for me...
Of Sins and Shadows: Symphony X, Iced Earth, Wa...12770
I recently watched the Metal Evolution series. I’m a huge fan of Sam Dunn’s anthropological lens that he brings to...
Telling Ghosts: Puscifer, Carina Round @ Long C...12767
“Echoes and specters and ghosts of none the wiser Apparitions each, bad decisions brush on by Envious in the ever...
A New Beginning: Children of Bodom, Eluveitie, ...12760
“I’m falling away from this artificial life Omit treason cast upon thee My revelations Beginning a new life” ~”A New...
HardRockChick interviews Kimberly Freeman of On...12755
February 12, 2012 | I spoke with Kimberly Freeman of One-Eyed Doll in her hotel room before we set off...
HardRockChick interviews Free Dominguez of Kidn...12754
February 4, 2012 | I spoke with Free Dominguez, vocalist in industrial duo Kidneythieves, in her LA home. Topics include...
The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards: Pre-Telecast, Te...12748
Every day should start with someone knocking on your door to do hair and makeup. I’d never really had this...
Pre-GRAMMY Gala / Clive Davis Party @ The Bever...12742
The Clive Davis party is one of the most exclusive nights in music….so me being there feels weird all on...
Relapse Records Scion Metal Matinee: Exhumed, B...12735
Even though I was running on fumes reporting on everything rock-related for the GRAMMYs, I made time to ‘keep it...
MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Sir Paul ...12727
Being on the red carpet of an event as exclusive as the MusiCares Person of the Year benefit is beyond...
GRAMMY Week: Social Media Rock Star Summit @ Co...12724
This being my third year covering GRAMMY week, one of my favorite events is the Social Media Rock Star Summit....
GRAMMY Quickie: Best Hard Rock/Metal Performanc...12722
Artist: Dream Theater Nominated track: “On the Backs of Angels” from their 2011 release A Dramatic Turn of Events HardRockChick:...
GRAMMY Quickie: Best Hard Rock/Metal Performanc...12720
Artist: Sum 41 Nominated track: “Blood In My Eyes” from their 2011 release Screaming Bloody Murder HardRockChick: What is it...
Breakin’ the Law: GRAMMY week- Entertainm...12717
I knew this was going to be one of the most action-packed, geeky, and start-studded days of my life…and the...