Big Empty: Stone Temple Pilots, Black Rebel Mot...11481
“Drivin’ faster in my car…” My friend comments on how quickly we made it to Corpus…and I let her know...
Risk: Deftones, EightFourSeven @ Stubb's, ...11466
“You can’t talk I’m anxious I’m off the walls I’m right here just Come outside And see in But pack...
Black Gives Way to Blue: BlackDiamondSkye: Alic...11437
I have little faith in anything except that life always balances itself out. In fact, I’m kind of obsessive about...
Feel the Steel: Steel Panther @ House of Blues ...11428
My friend and I are finishing up a chocolate souffle and a glass of champagne all the while enjoying few live...
Miss Pamela Des Barres' Writing Workshop, ...11401
I’ve often joked that if I were to write a memoir of my rock ‘n roll adventures, it would be...
Austintatious: Early Man, Evile, Bonded By Bloo...11377
I was driving down 7th street, thinking how oddly quiet it seemed out tonight, full on tacos from Guero’s. I...
Time No More: Evile, Bonded By Blood @ White Ra...11373
“I’m sorry, ma’am, but we can’t seem to locate you. It appears you are in the middle of nowhere. Can...
South of Heaven: Slayer, Megadeth @ AT&T Ce...11366
On September 18th at 4:30pm, I was reading Kurt Cobain’s Journals in bed next to my mother as she took...
From Beyond: Sleep, Sub Oslo @ Mohawk, 9/10/1011345
I’ve always been fascinated with the concept of time. Not in a mathematical, scientific sense. Oh no, that would be...
Hollow Body: Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Stubb's ...11320
Once upon a time, back in 2006, I was in the midst of a live music binge that would end...
The Sound of Muzak: Porcupine Tree @ Sunset Sta...11307
The first time I had even heard of Porcupine Tree was almost exactly one year ago. It was the final...
Something To Die For: Lamb of God, Five Finger ...11294
15 years ago, at age 15, I went to my first rock show sans parental supervision at Sunken Garden in...
Nonconformist: Corrosion of Conformity, Righteo...11288
It didn’t dawn on me that it was Friday the 13th until it was too late. With the way things...
Just Another Manic Monday: Black Cobra, Howl, E...11271
While this is technically my second show to write about after moving back to Texas, it was my first metal...
Tangerine: Robert Plant & the Band of Joy @...11261
I woke up with the sun on Monday morning. It trickles in my windows as it rises over the hills...
Schism: Tool, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo S...11249
schism (skzm, sz-) n. 1. A separation or division into factions. As I watched my couch- the last piece of...
18 and Life: Mayhem Fest: Korn, Rob Zombie, Lam...11231
Dear 18 year old me, I’m writing you from 12 years in the future, where everything and nothing is the...
Fan's Addiction: Jane's Addiction @ T...11220
When I made the decision to move home on account of my mom’s illness, I wanted to have one last...
Bringer of Death: Danzig, All Shall Perish @ Th...11216
You could easily separate those leaving Pride from those going to Danzig as I walked along Van Ness. Once in...
I Know I'll See You: A Place to Bury Stran...11207
What follows will not be my best effort writing about APTBS. For that, try this one. My mind keeps going...
This is the End: The Psychedelic Furs, She Want...11187
A last minute invite had me happily returning to The Fillmore for the second night in a row. As I...
Open Heart Surgery: Brian Jonestown Massacre, F...11176
I guess you could say that it’s somewhat poetic that the week of my return to San Francisco for the...
Clown Cult: Insane Clown Posse, Kottonmouth Kin...11152
I was chatting with a friend of mine at a show on Monday, asking him what he had coming up...
Melodic Metal Memorial Day: Dark Tranquillity, ...11132
6:05pm: “Come to the back door.” 6:10pm: “Where is it?” 6:15pm: “It’s around the back, in an alley.” 6:16pm: “Off...
Provoking the Ritual of Death: Goatwhore, Son o...11123
I sped through the rain-soaked, foggy Santa Cruz mountains watching the sun disappear. With the stereo cranked high, I tried...
Fire In The Sky: Hypocrisy @ DNA Lounge, 5/16/1011110
With 5 minutes to spare, I walked into the much more sparsely crowded, heavier atmosphere of the DNA Lounge to...
Accentuated: Bullet For My Valentine, Chiodos, ...11108
The dreaded Regency Ballroom security. I remembered to remove the pack of gum and the pen from my bag, but...