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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Demon Cleaner: Joshua Tree19746
I have spent my entire life as a wanderer without a map. Born with a restless hum to tirelessly search...
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...
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...
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...
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:
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...