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My Musical Adventures

OTEP, Droid @ 12 Galaxies, 8/7/088048

I walk into the cavernous 12 Galaxies a little saddened, since it was announced that day that it would close...

August 8, 2008
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The Faint, Jaguar Love @ The Grand Ballroom, 8/...8039

It’s night 2 of 3 for following The Faint this week. Does it get any better than The Fillmore show?...

August 6, 2008
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The Faint, Glass Candy, Shy Child @ The Fillmor...8035

It’s night 1 of 3 this week for seeing The Faint. The Fillmore is teeming with in-the-know music junkies. Shy...

August 5, 2008
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nine inch nails, crystal castles @ key arena, 7...8030

It amazes me that, while I write about NIN on a regular basis, this will be my first official HRC...

July 27, 2008
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Burning Brides, MC Rut @ Rickshaw Stop, 7/22/088020

My professional grade earplugs couldn’t save me from the wailing and screaming of last night’s bands at The Rickshaw. The...

July 23, 2008
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immigrant @ dna lounge, 7/19/088018

It’s my first, and apparently last, Pop Roxx. Pop Roxx was a 3 years running monthly party playing a mix...

July 20, 2008
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Tidal Wave Metal Fest @ McLaren Park, 7/5/087990

A free metal festival could not take place in the majority of cities in the world. Total chaos would erupt,...

July 6, 2008
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Billy Idol @ The Fillmore, 6/26/087984

It’s the most packed I’ve ever seen The Fillmore. Or, perhaps I usually arrive much earlier and am in the...

June 27, 2008
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US Air Guitar Championship, SF Regional Final @...7981

As I stand in front of the stage at The Independent, I ponder why I am here to watch people...

June 26, 2008
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She Wants Revenge @ The Fillmore, 6/20/087980

There’s something highly comical about seeing Dethklok, Ted Nugent, and now She Wants Revenge at The Fillmore in the span...

June 21, 2008
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Ted Nugent @ The Fillmore, 6/19/087979

Ted Nugent is about as polarizing a figure as they come. Crazy/genius…those are the words often used to describe him....

June 21, 2008
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The New Centuries, White Pee @ Retox, 6/18/087978

It’s 11:30p on a Tuesday, and I’m in the basement of a remote hipster bar far removed from mainstream SF....

June 19, 2008
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Broken Spindles @ Cafe du Nord, 6/17/087975

If you are really a fan of a band, then you take the time to learn more about the musicians....

June 18, 2008
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An Evening with Dethklok @ The Fillmore, 6/9/087967

Homemade 'Explode Me!' shirt, Pickles, and Brendon Small, oh my.

June 10, 2008
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John 5 @ Guitar Center SF, 6/9/087966

John 5 shredded San Francisco's Guitar Center to pieces.

June 9, 2008
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Dethklok @ The Fillmore, 6/5/087958

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire.

June 5, 2008
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Type O Negative @ The Grand Ballroom at the Reg...7955

I think I may have been listening to Bloody Kisses when I had my first sip of Jagermeister. While I...

June 5, 2008
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Peter Murphy @ The Grand Ballroom at the Regenc...7950

It’s June 2nd and it’s 50 degrees outside. As I walk into the venue with the too long name, the...

June 3, 2008
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My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult @ DNA Lounge,...7949

The ’90s were pretty freakin’ cool. Culture coughed up some of the last seedy, dirty things before the regime change...

June 2, 2008
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Astra Heights, Von Iva, The Blacks, The Bruises...7922

It was the beginning of a 3 day weekend, and Bottom of the Hill was percolating with the local hip...

May 24, 2008
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Jakob Dylan @ Cafe du Nord, 5/18/087917

Cafe du Nord has to be one of the most intimate venues in SF. The whole narrow room in the...

May 20, 2008
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Juliette & The Licks @ Oysterfest, 5/17/087916

The Oysterfest in San Francisco is not the place I would expect to catch a kick ass set. But apparently,...

May 20, 2008
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atmosphere, abstract rude @ the grand ballroom ...7911

When I first discovered Atmosphere 5 or so years ago, I remember thinking that perhaps it was like the grunge...

May 10, 2008
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Cut Copy, Black Kids @ Mezzanine, 4/26/087886

Occasionally, between screaming guitars and brutal mosh pits, I like to go dancing. I figured that this one off Coachella...

April 27, 2008
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The Raconteurs, Birds of Avalon @ Bimbo's,...7882

I resisted the idea of Jack White as my generation’s rock star for a long time. After last night’s show,...

April 24, 2008
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Cypress Hill, Literates @ The Fillmore, 4/20/087878

When it’s 4/20, and Cypress Hill is playing at The Fillmore, you kinda know what you’re gonna get. We walk...

April 21, 2008
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Hot Challenge, Panda, Dangraham @ GAMH, 4/12/087867

Hot Challenge really couldn’t have picked a better day to headline a show at one of my favorite SF venues,...

April 13, 2008
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