HardRockChick
I walked into The Independent to find it slightly transformed for the evening. The Afro-Punk logo- the organization spearheading the...
At first, I wasn’t really in the mood for this show. I had one of those days where every second...
It was to be my twelfth show in fifteen days, and it was definitely the ‘wildcard’ show. I’ll admit it,...
2 years and 8 months ago, a fledgling HRC wrote about her first Mickey Avalon show at Popscene. Since then,...
Maynard James Keenan brought his side show to Oakland for the first of two nights of high brow/low brow entertainment....
I always wanted to be a scream queen. And, for one night in San Jose, my wish was fulfilled. Only...
This was the perfect ending to Halloween weekend. What started with black metal in a dive bar, and climaxed with...
It would be the perfect Halloween: a Saturday night, daylight savings time ended and gave us an extra hour, a...
It was going to be a quick in/out. Germany’s best kept secret, black metalers Secrets of the Moon, would open...
The smell of unwashed boys is thick in the air as I enter Annie’s Social Club. Nihilist is on stage,...
After probably five failed attempts at seeing local metal duo Black Cobra, I finally made it to a show. Man,...
I couldn’t go to see Zombichrist and not dress like a zombie. So I threw on some makeup and scared...
Last night really couldn’t have been more different from Friday even though it was in the same genre. To get...
There’s something exciting about rushing out of work right at 5 on a Friday, transforming into my metal attire, and...
For some reason, Stone Temple Pilots never make it on the list of ‘my bands’. Why is that? I pretty...
I know three things about the bands playing tonight going into this show: 1. Lacuna Coil are from Italy 2....
On the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, those of us at The Independent experienced earth-shaking sound. Let me...
“Are you the Hard Rock Chick?” I hear as I’m being searched by security. I say yes, and he tells...
Last night, metal lovers from Taiwan, Portland, Norway, and San Francisco joined forces. My path into this show was bumpy….I...
Let’s start this review with a case study example of why bands should use twitter. I follow Skeletonwitch. I’m planning...
There was something about going to a Motörhead show that inspired me to dress up a bit. So, I dusted...
I spent the day roaming around Portland after last night’s show: Powell’s Books, record stores, Voodoo Doughnuts, a Dr. Marten...
Most of the metal community let out a collective hurray- or threw horns, or whatever- when this tour was announced....
It’s my second night at DNA Lounge this week, and my second of three nights with a four band line...
“You’re not on the list”. Not the way I like to start a show. Someone at Metropolis dropped the ball,...
If Nine Inch Nails has been the soundtrack to my life, Alice in Chains has tried to be the soundtrack...
The ‘Shock and Raw‘ tour got off to an interesting start. After tour headliners Five Finger Death Punch’s record release...
