HardRockChick

My Musical Adventures

Riot House: NAMM / Saturday, Anaheim Convention...11831

The valets at my hotel bid me farewell as I leave to relocate to my friend’s in Huntington Beach. They...

January 21, 2011
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NAMM JAM: Megadeth, Hellyeah, Michael Schenker ...11825

After the excitement of being at NAMM all day, and finally hunting down passes to the afterparty for the evening,...

January 21, 2011
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Musicianland: NAMM / Friday, Anaheim Convention...11814

I’m driving down I5 when The Beach Boy’s ‘California Girls’ comes on the radio. I pass a Californication billboard. It’s...

January 19, 2011
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Killed By Death: Lemmy documentary premier @ Vi...11804

When my alarm went off at 4:30am, I would have never imagined what the next 24 hours would hold for...

January 19, 2011
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High/Low: The Roller, Fiend Without A Face @ Re...11791

There have been many times in this space where I have lamented the fact that my life is a rollercoaster;...

January 9, 2011
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Requiem: Killing Joke @ The Wiltern, 12/18/1011771

“And the meaning of words When they cease to function When there’s nothing to say When will it start worrying...

December 22, 2010
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Rock Superstar: Camp Freddy, Cherri Bomb @ The ...11765

A bit more than a month after my last trip to LA, I found myself driving The Challenger up to...

December 21, 2010
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Father F*cker: Peaches Christ Superstar @ Music...11759

I’ve been a student of the teaches of Peaches for almost a decade. So when my Yankee friend saw she...

December 16, 2010
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Du Hast Mich: Rammstein, Combichrist @ Madison ...11750

Seeing Rammstein live has existed as a myth in my mind for over 10 years. Saturday night that myth became...

December 14, 2010
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Exist: Skeletonwitch, Trap Them, Withered, and ...11734

As soon as we walked into Red 7, I thought something was…a little wrong. Come to find out, the Austin...

December 6, 2010
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Thrasher: Forbidden, Evile, Gama Bomb, Bonded B...11724

“Ohh…..shitttt….” The red and blue lights are the only kind of lights you don’t want to see this time of...

December 6, 2010
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The Best Little Tasting Room in Arizona: Caduce...11703

Making a pilgrimage to Jerome has been on my to do list since my first Caduceus purchases, and especially since...

December 5, 2010
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Comfortably Numb: Roger Waters | The Wall,...11697

Sometimes you do things and don’t realize their full purpose until after the decision is made. A mere six months...

December 1, 2010
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The Scent of Death: Watain, Goatwhore, Averse S...11684

I’ve always been a little obsessed with death. Be it horror films, serial killers, metal, or reality; the subject has...

November 24, 2010
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History Lesson: Nile, Ex Deo @ Emo's, 11/2...11677

There really is no better story than real life. While a great piece of fiction can take you on a...

November 21, 2010
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You Come In Burned: The Dandy Warhols, Hopewell...11666

Well, you come in baby, you will get burned. Because I am just what I am, I’ve learned. I slowly...

November 15, 2010
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You May Say I'm a Dreamer: A Perfect Circl...11661

Perception vs. reality. It’s a topic that is on my mind more often than not. The way other people see...

November 14, 2010
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Gravity: A Perfect Circle / Thirteenth Step @ T...11652

Weak and powerless, I pull up to valet the Challenger in front of the venue. One too many champagne cocktails...

November 13, 2010
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The Hollow: A Perfect Circle / Mer de Noms @ Th...11646

When A Perfect Circle‘s Mer de Noms released, I was at one of the lowest points in my life. It...

November 12, 2010
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Sunday Funday: Fun Fun Fest Day 3 – Masto...11603

I’m tired. I’ve been going nonstop for a month. While I’m trying my hardest to enjoy every minute, I can...

November 12, 2010
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Hunting Season: Fun Fun Fun Fest Day 2 – ...11597

It was opening day of hunting season.  On the drive to Austin, my car was dwarved by truck upon truck...

November 10, 2010
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Tesla Coils & Accordions- Fun Fun Fun Fest ...11589

Attending a festival alone is a weird experience. Actually, attending a festival at all is a weird experience for me....

November 6, 2010
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Never Surrender: Combichrist, Aesthetic Perfect...11580

I was driving back to Austin for the third time this week, replaying a conversation in my head. Today was...

November 5, 2010
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Funeral Bell: Black Label Society, Clutch, Chil...11562

“Drinking, drugged up, completely shot to hell Left behind, ain’t nothing left to sell Oh, ain’t nothing left to sell...

November 4, 2010
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Wicked Garden: Stone Temple Pilots, Black Rebel...11521

I wasn’t very excited to go to this show. 6 days before, I’d seen it in Corpus Christi, and it...

October 30, 2010
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Time Warp: Tribute to the Rocky Horror Picture ...11518

It was with much antici…..pation that I looked forward to my first trip back to California after moving away in...

October 30, 2010
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Trick or Treat: Halloween Hootenanny: Rob Zombi...11489

“Are you guys going to Rob Zombie?” they shout from the car. Is it that obvious? I look down at...

October 26, 2010
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