The Fire and The Fury: Firewind, Arsis, and Whi...12623
It would be my last show on The Strip for a while. I was already getting sentimental as I drove...
One Man Revolution: The Nightwatchman, Stoll Va...12617
Once upon a time, I was a very politically-minded individual. Throughout school I was heavily into activism, whether it be...
Ain’t No Easy Way: AllSaints Not For Sale...12604
Somehow I inherited my mother’s Catholic guilt. The question I most often ask myself is, “am I doing the right...
Majesty and Decay: Immolation, Jungle Rot @ Cha...12586
This was one of those nights where there were just too many options for shows to go to…Judas Priest in...
Still Life: Opeth, Katatonia @ Mayan Theater, 1...12575
I will be the first to admit that a) I am not an audiophile as people expect me to be...
Fashion Forward: Run Through the Desert, RT n t...12564
Apparently last week was LA Fashion Week. I literally lead a one note life; all of my cultural activities are...
Ground: Enslaved, Alcest, Junius @ The Troubado...12555
“Caught in a spiral of need Act without the choice Choose not to act Caught in a spiral of need...
The Pretender: Foo Fighters @ The Forum, 10/13/1112550
I wasn’t supposed to be here. My summer in LA was supposed to end in August; but I was having...
Spheres of Madness: Decapitated, Decrepit Birth...12546
I entered The Whisky in a daze, having already seen four bands down the road, knowing that I was about...
Fight: Kyng, One-Eyed Doll, 9 Electric, Gemini ...12541
I stood in LACMA staring at Andy Warhol’s Rorschach. What do I see? A guitar! It made no sense for...
Boo! Halloween Horror Nights @ Universal Studio...12534
I can remember hearing about Rob Zombie’s curated Halloween scares for a long time, and finally I was able to...
Goner: Early Graves and New Lows play Scion Met...12529
It’s 3pm on a Sunday. I imagine that most of America is doing something religious or family or sports-centric. We...
Odyssey: Kyuss Lives, The Sword @ The Fox Pomon...12523
As I made my way to pick up my copilot to venture to the outskirts of LA, I passed something...
Red Reflection: Spindrift @ Harvard & Ston...12519
It’s a time of intense personal reflection for me. There are times in life when you are busy just ‘doing’....
Severed Reality: Warbringer, Lazarus A.D., Land...12503
“Descending! Into madness Sanity falling away Nothing remains from the world you have known Enter the realms beyond the gate”...
…And Justice For Y’all: Weedeater, ...12498
It would be the beginning of Rocktober and the night that marked the start of my last month in LA....
Superdoom: Bereft, Before the Eyewall @ the han...12494
Today was the first day of the rest of my life. It was the day I left behind the corporate...
Diva Satanica: Arch Enemy, DevilDriver, Skeleto...12488
This was just “one of those nights”. Sometimes that’s a good thing; tonight that was not the case. In fact,...
Bad Girl: Rapewhistle, GIMME UM @ Cheetah’...12479
I was born ‘the good girl’. I got really good grades. Some may have even called me ‘teacher’s pet’. I...
I Am Morbid: Morbid Angel @ House of Blues Suns...12476
There was one week back in June when you couldn’t NOT talk to a metalhead and have them bitch about...
Music History Lesson in Nash Vegas & Memphis12464
As the one year anniversary of my mother’s death approached, I knew I needed to do something to distract me....
Moving Further Away: The Horrors, The Stepkids ...12454
I had seen the show 48 hours before, but it couldn’t have been more different. The bands were the same....
Still Life: The Horrors, The Stepkids @ Detroit...12451
“Under a sky, no one sees Waiting, watching it happening Don’t hurry, give it time Things are the way they...
Heart is a Beating Drum: The Kills @ The Wilter...12447
I’m the eternal third wheel to my friend and her boyfriend these days. After an adventurous meal at an Oaxacan...
The Blackest Night: Holy Grail @ DiPiazza’...12442
As I gathered my things to make the trek to Long Beach, I read the news about a widespread blackout...
Love Bites: Def Leppard and Heart @ Gibson Amph...12434
“I don’t wanna touch you too much baby ‘Cos making love to you might drive me crazy I know you...
Defenders of Good Times: Gypsyhawk @ The Mounta...12425
We were lost in downtown LA’s Chinatown. That is, until we saw the white van and trailer and long-haired men...