HardRockChick

My Musical Adventures

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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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...

April 8, 2008
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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,...

April 2, 2008
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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...

March 23, 2008
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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...

March 22, 2008
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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...

March 9, 2008
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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,...

March 6, 2008
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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...

March 4, 2008
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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...

March 2, 2008
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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...

February 28, 2008
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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...

February 24, 2008
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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,...

February 24, 2008
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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....

February 24, 2008
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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...

February 23, 2008
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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...

February 22, 2008
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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...

February 18, 2008
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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,...

January 19, 2008
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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...

January 17, 2008
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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...

December 29, 2007
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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,...

December 13, 2007
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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...

December 11, 2007
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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...

December 9, 2007
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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...

December 2, 2007
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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...

November 19, 2007
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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...

November 18, 2007
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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...

November 16, 2007
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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...

November 9, 2007
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