HardRockChick

My Musical Adventures

The New Centuries, White Pee @ Retox, 6/18/08

It’s 11:30p on a Tuesday, and I’m in the basement of a remote hipster bar far removed from mainstream SF. I’ve just been served a Corona by a pretty Eastern...

June 19, 2008
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The Music Machine

NYT has a very interesting article today about the new deals being inked with bands by the dying labels. The labels are looking to diversify, in other words, to get...

November 12, 2007
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the MTV VMAs, or the (M)ost (T)errible (V)ile (...

It took all of 5 seconds for me to determine that this was going to be catastrophic. As if it were the last gasp of a dying being, MTV tricked...

September 10, 2007
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The Missing Reviews Series: Velvet Revolver @ T...

My near perfect show last time I saw VR was the only thing that saved me from a mental meltdown caused by my latest VR show. I had to work...

February 24, 2008
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The Missing Reviews series: Low Sea Roar/Good P...

HRC’s year started rather imperfectly. I went out to the Rock-It Room an this particular evening to see Astra Heights, a band which my schedule never seems to synch up...

February 24, 2008
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The Mental Tyrant: Yob, Norska, Cormorant @ Dow...

Down & Out in downtown Los Angeles. I’m loving living in LA. And I’m reminded of this tonight, as I drive from the sunshiny sprawling seduction of Hollywood to the...

September 22, 2012
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The Men in Black: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @...

On what would have been Johnny Cash’s 78th birthday, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club kicked off their tour in Sacramento, sharing new songs from their upcoming album Beat the Devil’s Tattoo...

February 27, 2010
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The Man-Machine: Kraftwerk @ Disney Concert Hal...

Check out my piece for the GRAMMY setlist!

March 24, 2014
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The Kids Are Alright ~ Warped Tour SF @ Pier 30...

It was my first Warped Tour. My dislike for festivals reaches far back into my youth, when I was the target demographic for this event (12-16 year olds would be...

June 28, 2009
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