HardRockChick

My Musical Adventures

Frei Zu Sein (To Be Free): In Extremo, Fiddler&...12047

How does one find themselves banging their head to a band they barely know speaking in a language they don’t...

April 24, 2011
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Take Control: Lords of Acid, Angelspit, Radical...12006

“The magick is in the feeling I can make you do what I want you to” I am the queen...

March 27, 2011
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SXSW Day 4: Naam, eyehategod, Pentagram @ Scoot...12005

My final show at SXSW would end at the same place it began. A perfect circle. I walked over to...

March 26, 2011
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SXSW Day 4: Rival Sons @ Front Gate Tickets, 3/...12004

Rival Sons know how to harness the power of Twitter. They read my love tweets about their Jackalope set, informed...

March 26, 2011
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SXSW Day 4: A Place to Bury Strangers @ Rumbler...12003

I had to speed walk back to the main part of Sixth Street once my friends reminded me that APTBS...

March 26, 2011
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SXSW Day 4: Chapel Club @ Waterloo Records, 3/1...12002

Chapel Club were another must see band for me. I’d had one unsuccessful attempt already….a BADGE ONLY show….but this time...

March 26, 2011
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SXSW Day 4: Rival Sons @ Jackalope, 3/19/1112001

I’d been receiving press releases for Rival Sons for a couple months, and was really digging their classic rock ‘n...

March 26, 2011
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SXSW Day 3: The Vacant Lots, The Vandelles @ Ho...11999

It was a very frustrating evening that had me completely rethinking my no badge/no wristband/no problem policy. I had intended...

March 26, 2011
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SXSW Day 3: Red Fang, Havok, Kvelertak @ Headhu...11997

I’ll be damned if I was going to miss this show….so I made a point to go look at the...

March 25, 2011
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SXSW Day 3: The New Regime @ Rusty Spur, 3/18/1111996

Day 3. The fatigue showed itself in the following manner: I did my now usual park my car at a...

March 25, 2011
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SXSW Day 2: Worm Ouroboros, Witch Mountain, Aga...11995

Agalloch was my #2 must see at SXSW, and honestly, I thought that due to the hype surrounding their last...

March 25, 2011
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SXSW Day 2: The Funeral Pyre @ Emo’s, 3/1...11992

The day started off with an interview and much glaring at the additional people in green descending upon downtown Austin...

March 25, 2011
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SXSW Day 1: A Place to Bury Strangers, She Want...11990

It’s always fun when two of ‘my’ bands end up playing together…and while last year’s SXSW had She Wants Revenge...

March 25, 2011
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SXSW Day 1: The Click Clack Boom @ Speakeasy, 3...11989

I had seen The Click Clack Boom at last year’s SXSW and taken a liking to their lighter than what...

March 25, 2011
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SXSW Day 1: Dark Castle, Gay For Johnny Depp @ ...11988

As I parked my car and reached the 6th street masses to begin this year’s SXSW adventure, I felt a...

March 24, 2011
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In Your Heart: A Place to Bury Strangers, Hoora...11979

“Don’t say that you’re nice to me alright You’re lying Don’t say that you’ll be with me tonight You’re lying...

March 17, 2011
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Leveling the Plane of Existence: Kataklysm, All...11969

It had been a bizarre weekend. Friday night, I went to a Spur’s game. I rarely do anything besides go...

March 17, 2011
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Rock Out: Motörhead, Clutch, Valient Thorr @ S...11924

“Hear the music coming, loud as you can stand You’ll never be the same again Let the beat into you,...

March 9, 2011
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All Shall Fall: Immortal, Absu @ Backstage Live...11909

I woke up one day last week and decided that today was the day that I stop letting people walk...

February 27, 2011
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Nil: Eluveitie, 3 Inches of Blood, Holy Grail @...11898

Every time I look down I’m going 85. I’ve really been trying to slow down….but it’s so hard. I just...

February 22, 2011
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The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards and Afterparty @ ...11889

We had approximately 30 minutes between the Pre-Tel and the Telecast to run to the Social Media suite and recharge...

February 20, 2011
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53rd Annual GRAMMY Pre-Telecast @ LA Convention...11880

Last year’s GRAMMY Pre-Tel was one of the surprise highlights of my GRAMMY adventure. On paper, it looks really boring:...

February 20, 2011
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The Clive Davis Pre-GRAMMY Gala @ The Beverly H...11876

The Clive Davis Pre-GRAMMY Gala is one of the hottest tickets of the year. Beyond the star-studded guest list, the...

February 19, 2011
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Social Media Rock Star Summit @ The Conga Room,...11870

My first event to cover as the Rock community blogger for the GRAMMYs- my second year in this role- was...

February 18, 2011
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Black Meddle: Cradle of Filth, Nachtmystium, Da...11863

Everything old is new again. As I removed the gum from my purse in preparation for the Regency Ballroom security...

February 10, 2011
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House of 1000 Corpses: Rob Zombie, Eyes Set to ...11851

“Now you’re lying on the floor Yeah, you can’t take anymore The devil’s laughing in your face Give me another...

February 8, 2011
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Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin 2 @ La Zona Ro...11845

My darling Jamie, I want you to know how much I love you. From the moment you took your first...

January 31, 2011
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