Melodic Metal Memorial Day: Dark Tranquillity, ...11132
6:05pm: “Come to the back door.” 6:10pm: “Where is it?” 6:15pm: “It’s around the back, in an alley.” 6:16pm: “Off...
Heavy Breathing: Coalesce, Touche Amore, Black ...11092
It was a pretty metal day. First, I semi-fainted having blood drawn at a clinic. Then I watched something with...
Hammer Smashed Face: Cannibal Corpse, 1349, Ske...11050
“Mercury, the planet of communication, turns retrograde in Taurus on April 18, 2010. Usually Mercury retrograde means communication delays and...
Faster, Slower: Earth, Wolves in the Throne Roo...10997
It was the kind of day where the music addict in me took over, tried to do multiple crazy things,...
Shuffle Your Feet: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club ...10856
Time won’t save our souls Time won’t save our souls Time won’t save my soul…no I’m walking down the street...
BRMC Birthday – Black Rebel Motorcycle Cl...10831
I inadvertently added 3 hours to one of my least favorite days of the year by flying home from the...
I Scream, You Sing: Epica, Threat Signal, Black...10761
I arrived early for my interview with Threat Signal, and enter an empty Slim’s. I’ve never been in this venue...
Miscellaneous Metal: Between the Buried and Me,...10630
I was ‘on call’ for this show. I have read so many love letters from my fellow bloggers about these...
Heavy Enlightenment: Behemoth, Septic Flesh, Li...10625
I’m driving back to SF from LA on about 5 hours of sleep, which is actually pretty normal for me,...
The Devil's Company: DevilDriver, Suffocat...10602
It would be my first show of the year, and if this set the tone for the rest of 2010,...
I'm a Little Bit Country and a Little Bit ...10239
2 years and 8 months ago, a fledgling HRC wrote about her first Mickey Avalon show at Popscene. Since then,...
Otherworldy Dark Metal: Satyricon, Toxic Holoca...10118
Last night, metal lovers from Taiwan, Portland, Norway, and San Francisco joined forces. My path into this show was bumpy….I...
Like in the Nineties: Meat Puppets, Dead Confed...10031
It felt a bit odd as I walked down 11th Street past the Repulsion show at DNA Lounge, where a...
Rock a la Carte: Dommin, Seventh Void, Kill Han...9820
It never fails- I go over a week without a show, twiddling my thumbs, and then there are two I...
Dark Dance Pop w/ IAMX @ Slim's, 6/9/099552
Last night, IAMX brought dark and dangerous pop music to Slim’s. It soothed my soul. It was a circus pants...
San Francisco Loves Patrick Wolf and Living Thi...9548
I forgot this was a Nylon sponsored show. This means: up and coming music, young kids, fashion that must be...
The Justice Tour w/ Tom Morello The Nightwatchm...9220
Tonight I was literally blown away. Yeah, I was standing in front of a fan the whole time. But for...
Meshuggah, Cynic, The Faceless @ Slim's, 2...8852
I’m standing in line outside Slim’s, hearing the low roar of The Faceless inside, and I’m getting frisked hard. The...
The Birthday Massacre, Tub Ring @ Slim's, ...8521
Last night I realized that I can divide all of the shows I go to into three groups: 1. Classic...
OhGr @ Slim's, 11/21/088503
Walking into Slim’s last night was like entering a black mass. A largely homogenous audience of goths and cyberpunks all...
Mickey Avalon, Dirt Nasty, Beardo @ Slim's...8499
It seems like yesterday- when myspace was in its heyday- that I got a friend request from Mickey Avalon. A...
The Damned @ Slim's, 10/28/088428
It’s that special time in October where we’re relatively close to Halloween. The time when you look at people’s outfits...
The Sword @ Slim's, 10/10/088314
I walked into Slim’s just in time to see The Sword come on stage, wriggling my way through the very...
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...
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...
Mickey Avalon, Dirt Nasty, & Andre Legacy a...7539
If you weren’t convinced already, Mickey Avalon will definitely confirm that rap stars are the new rock stars. In the...
Battles @ Slim's, July 2, 20077474
My introduction to Battles is one of those rare instances where the manfriend bought tickets to the show and told...