HardRockChick

Year: 2013

Rock of Ages: 2013 in Rock Music14069

“If life is but a dream, then wake me up.” Like the song “Keep Your Eyes Peeled”, from Queens of...

December 20, 2013
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Fertile Green: High on Fire, Kvelertak @ the El...14064

It was a cold December day, and I was standing on a step at the corner of the El Rey’s...

December 16, 2013
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The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards: Rock Nominations14060

I have never lost my appetite for new music as I’ve gotten older; my tastes may have sharpened, altered, and...

December 7, 2013
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Survivalism: Nine Inch Nails @ The Joint at the...14055

Well, I finally got to write about my favorite band for GRAMMY.com! I left the unedited article before, as a...

November 19, 2013
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Hesitation Marks: Nine Inch Nails @ AT&T C...14048

Well… this feels weird. It was 3:30am on a drizzly Tuesday morning in San Antonio, TX, and I was standing...

November 11, 2013
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It Ain’t Like That: Alice In Chains, Walk...14037

You can read my post on GRAMMY.com. …and the next morning I flew home on Southwest and Duff and his...

October 29, 2013
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Necrophiliac: Slayer, Gojira, 4arm @ The Joint ...14038

If only all shows could be this easy. Exit plane. Take cab to hotel. Thrown bags in room. Take cab...

October 28, 2013
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I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times: Muscl...14032

“Sometimes I feel very sad Sometimes I feel very sad (Can’t find nothin’ I can put my heart and soul...

October 21, 2013
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Default: Atoms For Peace @ The Hollywood Bowl, ...14029

You can read my piece on GRAMMY.com!

October 17, 2013
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Sheena Is A Punk Rocker: Marky Ramone’s B...14027

You can read my piece on GRAMMY.com!

October 16, 2013
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Long Gone: Kylesa, Pinkish Black @ Echoplex, 10...14022

It was Monday night, at that time of year where hot and cold battle each other in the air, and...

October 15, 2013
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3 Shades of Black: Hank Williams III @ The Obse...14016

“3 shades of black We all like metal and Whiskey! Livin’ Hard and chasin’ down Hell. We’ll never give up...

October 10, 2013
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Halo of Ashes: Mark Lanegan, Sean & Zander...14010

“She wears a halo of ashes Specter on the wind Waits on me so patiently I no longer can pretend...

October 5, 2013
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Fragile Dreams: Anathema, Alcest, Mamiffer @ El...14007

“SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!” This is what I wanted to yell at people through about 67.75% of this show; reminding...

October 4, 2013
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No Love Lost: Carcass, Exhumed @ The Troubadour...14003

“Sensual awakening Numbing feeling’s dead Conception’s romanticised Synthesized broken hearts to bled” ~”No Love Lost”, Carcass I was holding tickets...

September 29, 2013
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Never Let Me Down: Depeche Mode, Crystal Castle...14000

You can read the edited version of my piece on GRAMMY.com, or the unedited version below! I have always been...

September 24, 2013
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The Number of the Beast: The Battle of San Bern...13997

My piece for GRAMMY.com can be found here. A few more things: -This was ‘musical adventure’ number 666 for me…on...

September 16, 2013
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All Pigs Must Die: Death in June @ The Vex, 9/1...13993

It had been a while since I had made the voyage eastward to the dingy but somewhat charming Vex. As...

September 13, 2013
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Blues Hand Me Down: Vintage Trouble @ El Rey, 9...13985

Sometimes you wake up in LA and the city suffocates you. Beyond the smog, we’re a city of passionate people,...

September 8, 2013
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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: Black Sabbath @ LA Spor...13983

Check out my piece on GRAMMY.com. I will also never return to this venue if I can help it.

September 5, 2013
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You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet: Lisa Ma...13981

This year has been an educational one, as I have expanded my music horizons beyond my already diverse and unpredictable...

September 2, 2013
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Last Caress: Danzig & Doyle, Scar the Mart...13978

I had spent the last week in the crystal blue waters and vibrant green rainforests of Hawaii, and less than...

September 1, 2013
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Twisted Light: The Black Angels, The Black Ryde...13973

Sometimes there’s just something in the air, something with the moon, something with us that makes a show….weird. That would...

August 24, 2013
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Mistral Wind: Heart, Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin ...13971

Check out my piece on GRAMMY.com!

August 23, 2013
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Sentenced to Life: Power of the Riff w/ The Obs...19787

The Power of the Riff shows have become something I look forward to every year; it is my taste of...

August 12, 2013
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Stitches: Sunset Strip Music Festival: Linkin P...19786

After near email, outdoor advertising, and social media harassment from multiple angles advertising this festival, I decided to go. It...

August 4, 2013
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La Grange: ZZ Top @ Pacific Amphitheater, 8/1/1319785

I wrote about this show for GRAMMY.com…but a few points in addition: A paragraph deleted in editing: At one point,...

August 2, 2013
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