Spill Your Guts: Ghoul, Iron Reagan @ The Roxy,...14166
“Where are you going?” “What is The Roxy?” “Would you like a piece of gum?” “Would you like to hear...
I Know How To Die: Motörhead, Graveyard @ Club...14163
Ugh, that dreaded sound… 8 years into this, and I made a rookie mistake of showing up to the gig...
Metal Alliance Tour: Behemoth, Goatwhore, 1349,...14160
Once again, I got to bring an extreme metal piece to the masses on GRAMMY.com! A side note: The night...
Break on Through: Rock Against MS @ Whisky-A-Go...14152
It was a night that could only exist in LA. The infamous stage at the Whisky-A-Go-Go played host to a...
The Man-Machine: Kraftwerk @ Disney Concert Hal...14147
Check out my piece for the GRAMMY setlist!
Mind Control: Truckfighters, Crobot @ The Satel...14141
I am constantly on the search for the right vibe. Once upon a time, when I was in elementary school,...
Bad Reputation: Joan Jett & The Blackheart...14138
I was sitting at my computer on Valentine’s Day when I got an alert that Joan Jett & The Blackhearts...
Lay Your Ghosts to Rest: Between the Buried and...14134
I knew I needed 2 things: 1) to get out of town 2) to immerse myself in a metal show...
Glamorama: Hammered Satin @ Viper Room, 3/6/1414130
My closet is organized like a record store. The metal section is vast: black, spiky, leathered ensembles which, upon close...
Bourgeois Blues: The Last Internationale @ Saye...14128
The velvet rope, sniffling doorman with a clipboard club scene has never been my thing; that said, I have randomly...
Dream On: Draw the Line Aerosmith Tribute Band ...14126
I spend a lot of time thinking about what it means to be a fan. Between Deadheading it around the...
Death in the Eyes of Dawn: Amon Amarth, Enslave...14119
“I followed all the paths Righteous in my heart Slept without the dreams Got lost within myself” ~”Death in the Eyes...
Steady at the Wheel: Shooter Jennings & Fr...14116
There comes certain junctures in life where parts of your past becomes a stranger, sometimes a welcome one; at other...
Awaken the Serpent: Toxic Holocaust, Exhumed @ ...14111
It is a strong testament to the power of music that I summoned enough energy to attend this show; not...
One: What it’s like to be in the pit on m...14096
I’ve said “this is a once in a lifetime opportunity” to myself an uncountable number of times in my life...
Rockin’ In the Free World: 7th Annual Pro...14083
My music education growing up was nearly non-existent. Â A little Willie, a little Waylon, and a whole lot of western...
Hoax the System: Corrections House, Werckmeiste...14073
LA on a quiet night can seem oddly discordant, like the dull underbelly of a bright bug. Â As I drove...
Fertile Green: High on Fire, Kvelertak @ the El...14064
It was a cold December day, and I was standing on a step at the corner of the El Rey’s...
Survivalism: Nine Inch Nails @ The Joint at the...14055
Well, I finally got to write about my favorite band for GRAMMY.com! I left the unedited article before, as a...
Hesitation Marks: Nine Inch Nails @ AT&T C...14048
Well… this feels weird. It was 3:30am on a drizzly Tuesday morning in San Antonio, TX, and I was standing...
It Ain’t Like That: Alice In Chains, Walk...14037
You can read my post on GRAMMY.com. …and the next morning I flew home on Southwest and Duff and his...
Necrophiliac: Slayer, Gojira, 4arm @ The Joint ...14038
If only all shows could be this easy. Exit plane. Take cab to hotel. Thrown bags in room. Take cab...
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times: Muscl...14032
“Sometimes I feel very sad Sometimes I feel very sad (Can’t find nothin’ I can put my heart and soul...
Default: Atoms For Peace @ The Hollywood Bowl, ...14029
You can read my piece on GRAMMY.com!
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker: Marky Ramone’s B...14027
You can read my piece on GRAMMY.com!
Long Gone: Kylesa, Pinkish Black @ Echoplex, 10...14022
It was Monday night, at that time of year where hot and cold battle each other in the air, and...
3 Shades of Black: Hank Williams III @ The Obse...14016
“3 shades of black We all like metal and Whiskey! Livin’ Hard and chasin’ down Hell. We’ll never give up...