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I Love Rock ‘N Roll: Joan Jett & The...19812
The scent of fried food. The whirr of machinery intermingling with screams of elation. The sight of eye-bulging over-saturation and...
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Husbands: Savages, Johnny Hostile @ El Rey, 7/2...19811
The venue is like a supporting cast member that makes or breaks a show for me, and when I walk...
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HardRockChick Interviews The Vim Dicta, Niko Bo...19810
July 21, 2013 | I spoke The Vim Dicta and sound engineers Niko Bolas and Shelly Yakus at Capitol Studios...
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Future Warrior: Palms, Crypts @ The Troubadour,...19809
Since I’ve scaled back to going to about one show a week, I’ve recaptured some of the magic of entering...
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Move Me: Last American Buffalo, The Crazy Squee...19808
I ripped off whatever band shirt I had slept in the night before and slunk into some black jeans. As...
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Oblivion: Mayhem Fest featuring Mastodon, Amon ...19807
You can read my piece on Mayhem Fest on the GRAMMY site (with awesome photos), or see the unedited version...
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Rock and Roll: Robert Plant and the Sensational...19753
“It’s been a long time since I rock and rolled It’s been a long time since I did the stroll...
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Demon Cleaner: Joshua Tree19746
I have spent my entire life as a wanderer without a map. Born with a restless hum to tirelessly search...
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Nietzsche: The Dandy Warhols, The Shivas @ The ...19742
“Without music, life would be a mistake.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche I was still on a desert high as I walked into...
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Search & Destroy: Ink-N-Iron: Iggy and The...13859
It had been six long years since I last saw Iggy and The Stooges. While his headlining slot was what...
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Dark Matter: Björk @ The Palladium, 6/5/1313856
“When your eyes Pause on the ball That hangs on the third branch from a star, You remember why it...
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American Girl: Tom Petty & The Heartbreake...13853
You can read my post about the show on GRAMMY.com. This was probably my first exposure to Tom Petty haha:
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Fire Walker: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thene...13850
I am living amidst a state of emotional discontent. This is mostly derived from a self-induced goth summer, where I...
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Wicked Garden: The Ninth Annual MusiCares MAP F...13848
This was my third year covering this event for GRAMMY.com. You can see my piece about the event here. And...
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The Undertow: Lamb of God, Decapitated, ANCIIEN...13838
It took me two fuckin’ hours to get from Hollywood to The Grove, but I was still early. The days...
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World Eater: Bolt Thrower, Autopsy, Benediction...13833
It was perhaps the most anticipated show of the year for many people I know. I ended up eating my...
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Angel of Death: Jeff Hanneman Memorial Service ...13825
I will never forget the sinking feeling in my stomach as I approached the black carpet for the Golden Gods...
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One Of Us Is The Killer: The Dillinger Escape P...13820
There’s nothing like 5pm LA traffic to prepare you for a Dillinger Escape Plan show. There’s nothing like running into...
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Evil Things: The Black Angels @ The Glass House...13816
I always wonder about, when I’m older, what bands I’ll look back on and know that I was there for...
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A Spectacle of Lies: Decibel Tour: Cannibal Cor...13807
When I first saw the lineup for The Decibel Tour, after thinking “must go” I also knew it was going...
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The Chase Is Better Than The Catch: Motörhead,...13803
Check out my post on GRAMMY.com!
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It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll: The ...13790
“If i could stick my pen in my heart And spill it all over the stage Would it satisfy ya,...
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Spring Fra Livet: Kvelertak, Cancer Bats @ The ...13785
The rare metal show at The Roxy is always an exciting thing, and as I walked up to buy a...
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Nothing Compares 2 U: Prince and 3rd Eye Girl @...13781
“It’s been so lonely without u here Like a bird without a song Nothing can stop this lonely rage Tell...
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The Death & Ressurection Show: Killing Jok...13778
Check out my review of the show on GRAMMY.com And here’s from the last time I saw Killing Joke.
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For Whom the Bell Tolls: The 5th Annual Revolve...13775
I was lucky enough to be there for metal’s biggest night again this year. Check out my piece for GRAMMY.com,...
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Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle: Absu, Ritual...13771
Never did I think that it would become routine for me to drive deep into East LA and look for...