HardRockChick

My Musical Adventures

SXSW '10: Fix Your Face: Dillinger Escape ...10888

Luckily I had heard rumors about this weeks ago, so it sat on my schedule as the crown jewel of...

March 22, 2010
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SXSW '10: Revenge in the Daylight: She Wan...10883

After the death metal day show, Umlaut and I ate a Tex Mex snack and split off, him going to...

March 22, 2010
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SXSW '10: Off With a Bang: Landmine Marath...10879

It would be my first time back for SXSW since I moved away from Austin 5 years ago. After a...

March 22, 2010
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Something Different: Groove Armada DJ set @ W H...10875

Somehow I was invited to this VIP event where Groove Armada would be DJing. Now, this is not something I...

March 22, 2010
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Manic Metal Monday: SuidAkrA, Cormorant, Ashkir...10864

I caught myself peeking out the window to see if it was dark yet. I spent all weekend in a...

March 16, 2010
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Shuffle Your Feet: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club ...10856

Time won’t save our souls Time won’t save our souls Time won’t save my soul…no I’m walking down the street...

March 12, 2010
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Into the Fuzz: io echo, A Place to Bury Strange...10852

I pulled up close to the Great American Music Hall and parked. I turned the car off and sat there...

March 11, 2010
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For the Record: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club In ...10844

We weren’t planning on going, but Mel’s flight was delayed two and a half hours. So it just made perfect...

March 11, 2010
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BRMC Birthday – Black Rebel Motorcycle Cl...10831

I inadvertently added 3 hours to one of my least favorite days of the year by flying home from the...

March 11, 2010
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Check My Brain – Alice in Chains, Middle ...10829

In early December, I sat at my desk at work voraciously clicking refresh. I had just discovered about 2 hours...

March 11, 2010
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$8 Made Them Holler: Cannabis Corpse, Stormcrow...10809

$8. 5 bands. 4.5 hours. That’s $1.60 per band. Or $1.78 per hour. Thee Parkside might be SF’s premier dive...

March 1, 2010
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Petaluma School of Music: Jello Biafra and the ...10804

I parked my car in front of a grocery store down the street from the venue. As I walked by,...

February 28, 2010
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The Men in Black: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @...10800

On what would have been Johnny Cash’s 78th birthday, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club kicked off their tour in Sacramento, sharing...

February 27, 2010
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Noise Pop Film Fest: The Heart is a Drum Machin...10796

When I had my serendipitous run-in with the filmmakers of Blood Into Wine, they mentioned that I should stay after...

February 26, 2010
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Noise Pop Film Fest: Blood Into Wine @ Viz Cine...10793

I’m a huge Maynard fan. Unfortunately, while my fandom for Reznor, Cantrell, and Cornell have taken me all over the...

February 26, 2010
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Noise Pop Film Fest: Echotone @ Roxie Theater, ...10789

Echotone means ‘tension in ecologies’, when there’s an overlap. Specifically to this film, it means the development of downtown Austin...

February 26, 2010
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Diary of a Madman: I am Ozzy Book Signing @ Boo...10772

Diary of a madman Walk the line again today Entries of confusion Dear diary I’m here to stay ~Diary of...

February 21, 2010
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I Scream, You Sing: Epica, Threat Signal, Black...10761

I arrived early for my interview with Threat Signal, and enter an empty Slim’s. I’ve never been in this venue...

February 18, 2010
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HollyWould?: Alice in Chains, Creature with the...10749

There are moments in life that you don’t fully understand and appreciate until after they occur, when you gain perspective....

February 14, 2010
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Another Galaxy: ASHES dIVIDE @ The Galaxy Theat...10741

I was pretty excited when the first ASHES dIVIDE show in over a year was announced on a date that...

February 13, 2010
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Love, Hate, Love: Alice in Chains, Creature wit...10727

The blinking marquee of the Fox Theater beckoned me from the moment I turned onto Telegraph. I know what awaits...

February 12, 2010
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Mic Check: Eyedea & Abilities, Dosh @ Botto...10723

You know you’re a live music junkie when a large factor that played into choosing your apartment was it’s proximity...

February 11, 2010
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Headbanger's Ballroom: Arch Enemy, Exodus,...10714

It wasn’t my favorite day. First, I received an email from a certain relative suggesting that I use part of...

February 9, 2010
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Living the Dream: Anvil, Attitude Adjustment @ ...10709

The story on Anvil has been inspiring music lovers for a year now. We’ve seen this Cinderella play out in...

February 7, 2010
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HRC Happy Hour: Black Cobra @ Amoeba SF, 2/5/1010699

Some people go out for drinks after work on Friday. I prefer to go see one of SF’s loudest bands...

February 6, 2010
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GRAMMY Week: High on Life- The 52nd Annual GRAM...10675

After leaving the Pre-Tel, I had about a 30 minute window before the climax of the weekend, the real deal...

February 4, 2010
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GRAMMY Week: Casual Sunday – Pre-Tel GRAM...10671

I didn’t know what dress I was going to wear until the last minute. I brought options…none expensive, none extravagant,...

February 4, 2010
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