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My Musical Adventures

Woman of Constant Sorrow: Ralph Stanley and the...13022

I wasn’t going to write about this, but I had a lot to say… I never thought I’d say I...

June 21, 2012
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Red Days: Landmine Marathon, Night Seige @ Red ...13014

It was ROT Rally weekend in Austin, and as the loud roar of bikes could be heard across downtown…none of...

June 11, 2012
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She Sings, I Kill: Scorpion Child @ LovejoyR...13011

I can remember my friends in Gypsyhawk asking me if I knew Scorpion Child last summer when they found out...

June 8, 2012
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Requiem: Holy Grail @ Beerland, 6/4/1213006

I thought it was going to be a quiet week, but as I was preparing for a vegan metalhead potluck...

June 6, 2012
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Headbanger Face Rip – Chaos in Tejas: Mun...12990

24 hours prior to starting Chaos in Tejas weekend I was on the red carpet in LA. Now we were...

June 6, 2012
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8th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit & Co...12989

Read my post on GRAMMY.com here.

June 5, 2012
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Love On the Rocks: The Darkness, The Virgin Wol...12977

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a show that blew me away, and indulged in the whole ‘drop everything...

May 30, 2012
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Dancin’ on a Friday Night: The Darkness, ...12966

“Hey you! Do you remember me? I used to sit next to you at school We indulged in all the...

May 28, 2012
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Ich Will: Rammstein, DJ Joe Letz @ AT&T Ce...12952

Read my piece about the show on GRAMMY.com here.

May 28, 2012
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I Am Free: The Dandy Warhols, 1776 @ House of B...12942

About a month and a half ago my heart sank as I hung up the phone after agreeing to go...

May 26, 2012
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Tourniquet: Marilyn Manson, Pretty Reckless @ S...12925

Read about the show on GRAMMY.com here.

May 17, 2012
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Anthology: Thrice, Animals As Leaders @ EmoR...12919

I’ve never had to park this far away from Emo’s in the 502 times I’ve been here in the past...

May 11, 2012
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Jumpdafuckup: Soulfly, Incite, Lody King @ Emo&...12914

In metal, there have always been subgenres that end up being….picked on. Glam metal….grunge….and in particular, nu metal. When nu...

May 10, 2012
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Ocean Size: Jane’s Addiction, The Duke Sp...12908

“wish I was ocean size they cannot move you no one tries no one pulls you out from your hole...

May 10, 2012
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Save Yourself: Overkill, God Forbid, SuidAkrA @...12898

I walk into Emo’s to SuidAkrA on stage and an oddly civil and organized audience, standing in self-appointed rows. I’ll...

May 7, 2012
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Eyes of Madness: Tragedy, Screaming Females @ R...12896

If a full moon makes people crazy, a supermoon makes people completely mental. I could sense this on my walk...

May 7, 2012
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The Hurt That Finds You First: Meshuggah, Baron...12874

“You’ve been here as much as me this week!” the security at the door of Emo’s tells me. Yeah…. It’s...

May 3, 2012
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Sunday Bloody Sunday: Behemoth, Watain, The Dev...12867

4 nights earlier I had seen this tour in LA. I’ve followed many tours over the past few years, and...

May 2, 2012
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Manipulation: Austin Psych Fest 5 @ Emo’s...12851

Last year’s Austin Psych Fest was, as one would expect, a trippy adventure amidst the weird energy of the now...

May 2, 2012
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The Octopus Has No Friends: Opeth, Mastodon, Gh...12843

“Take your heart into your hand Always Take your heart into your hand Always I’m on my way back home...

May 1, 2012
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Conquer All: Behemoth, Watain, The Devil’...12834

Sometimes things just magically fall into place. Two of what I’m sure to be my favorite tours of the year...

April 28, 2012
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Night City: The Sword, Dixie Witch @ Emo’...12830

There’s something special about the hometown show. On Saturday night, Emo’s was filled with Texas metalheads- some who had driven...

April 23, 2012
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I Feel the Dark: Opeth, Mastodon, and Ghost @ B...12825

Every year, as the sun starts shining more, there comes the long awaited part of the year that live music...

April 21, 2012
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The Bit: Melvins, UNSANE @ Mohawk, 4/19/1212820

Once upon a time, about an hour and a half away from here, there was a 13 year old girl...

April 20, 2012
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The Dope Show: The 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Aw...12817

It had been two years since I last went to the Revolver Golden Gods Awards. This time around, I would...

April 15, 2012
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Spell Eater: Huntress @ Dirty Dog, 3/25/1212814

I left the formal affair that was Experience Hendrix to walk down the street to the grittier side….my side…for a...

March 27, 2012
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Are You Experienced? Experience Hendrix @ Moody...12812

When I was a preteen, I became the biggest fan of the 27 Club. I didn’t realize that at the...

March 27, 2012
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