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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Default: Atoms For Peace @ The Hollywood Bowl, ...14029
You can read my piece on GRAMMY.com!
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker: Marky Ramone’s B...14027
You can read my piece on GRAMMY.com!
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Mistral Wind: Heart, Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin ...13971
Check out my piece on GRAMMY.com!
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...
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...
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,...