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,...
The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Bled @ BOTH, 4/7/087858
I’ve been reading about The Dillinger Escape Plan’s live shows for awhile. With every word, a gaping hole grew larger...
Ministry, Meshuggah @ The Fillmore, 4/1/087831
Dressed in black, goths of all ages congregated at The Fillmore last night. It was to be Ministry’s last tour,...
The Ghosts of Curtis, Astral, Victim of Collisi...7824
The thought of a tribute band makes many people cringe. Are they ever really any good? Why can’t they play...
Saul Williams, Dragons of Zynth @ Slim's, ...7822
Fucking awesome. The end. Kidding. I will remain surprised as to how many people are unfamiliar with Saul Williams. And...
Serj Tankian @ The Warfield, 3/8/087807
In a rare occasion of perfect timing for me, I take my spot at The Warfield just as Serj Tankian...
New York Dolls, We Are the Fury @ The Fillmore,...7806
“Welcome to The Fillmore”. I love hearing that line delivered from Tim. I walk in to a sparsely filled Fillmore,...
Filter @ Cafe du Nord, 3/3/087803
About a month and a half ago, my bands did the ol’ switcheroo. Twiggy, no longer in NIN, went back...
Noise Pop: Holy Fuck, A Place to Bury Strangers...7799
It’s been a long time since I had been this excited about seeing a small show of up and coming...
Noise Pop: Fu Manchu, Saviours, ASG, and Orchid...7797
It’s night one of my Noise Pop adventure, and I figured that there’s no better way to start it off...
The Missing Reviews Series: Velvet Revolver @ T...7768
My near perfect show last time I saw VR was the only thing that saved me from a mental meltdown...
The Missing Reviews series: Low Sea Roar/Good P...7769
HRC’s year started rather imperfectly. I went out to the Rock-It Room an this particular evening to see Astra Heights,...
Too Short, Celsius 7, Mavrik, and many more @ 1...7781
Bay Area! Going to see Too Short after a week of shock rock is a bit of a hard transition....
Marilyn Manson, Ours @ The Warfield, 2/20/087780
Last year, I finally was able to see Manson for the first time. It was something I had been waiting...
SHAT, The Doormats, 8 Bit Idiots @ Thee Parksid...7779
It was a rainy Tuesday evening at Thee Parkside, making the punky dive venue seem grungier than ever. It’s a...
Buckethead, Kid Beyond @ GAMH, 2/15/087772
Any loyal reader of this blog will know that the beginning of 2008 has been lacking my usual show or...
the cool kids @ the independent, 1/17/087744
The Cool Kids are the current it boys of the indie hip hop circuit, and rightfully so. Their stripped down,...
spindrift, the vandelles @ 12 galaxies, 1/16/087743
I’ll begin by saying that I think I started off my shows this year with an appropriate choice. There’s just...
Jet Boy and Flexx Bronco @ BOTH, 12/28/077708
As a child of the Eighties, my first experiences drooling over rock stars was the hair metal bands. And I...
Tool w/ Trans Am (and special guests) @ Bill Gr...7701
Tool has been on my list of bands to see for 15 years. The timing was just never right. Finally,...
Goon Moon w/ Sun Trash @ GAMH, 12/9/077697
Goon Moon and Sun Trash brought desert rock to the city by the bay this Sunday. The southern fried psychedelic...
immigrant, Triple Cobra, and The Frail @ BOTH, ...7696
This particular Friday evening was one of those SF nights that occurs every few months, where there are 10 different...
Ghostland Observatory @ Mezzanine, 11/29/077685
Ghostland Observatory, from HRC’s hometown of Austin, TX, have succeeded in carving out their own little distinct space in today’s...
Ozzy Osbourne/Rob Zombie @ Oracle Arena, 11/18/077654
So last night I was sitting second row at the Zombie/Ozzy show (let’s see how many times I can rub...
The Warlocks/Darker My Love/The Otherside @ BOT...7652
It’s psychedelic rock night at Bottom of the Hill. The Otherside kicked off the evening. As their long and admirable...
Of Montreal @ GAMH, 11/14/077650
Let me preface this review by saying that, while I have heard great things about Of Montreal’s live performances, I...
M.I.A./The Cool Kids @ Mezzanine, 11/8/077638
M.I.A. is coming back to town. One night at The Fillmore and one night at Mezzanine. Hmmmm…an early night with...