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My Musical Adventures

Skinny Jeans, Guitar Screams: The Raveonettes, ...10249

At first, I wasn’t really in the mood for this show. I had one of those days where every second...

November 10, 2009
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Whip It : Devo, Reggie Watts @ The Regency Ball...10245

It was to be my twelfth show in fifteen days, and it was definitely the ‘wildcard’ show. I’ll admit it,...

November 7, 2009
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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,...

November 6, 2009
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Acid Trip, Velvet Tongue: Puscifer, Uncle Scrat...10235

Maynard James Keenan brought his side show to Oakland for the first of two nights of high brow/low brow entertainment....

November 5, 2009
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Scream Queen: Rob Zombie, Nekromantix, Captain ...10229

I always wanted to be a scream queen. And, for one night in San Jose, my wish was fulfilled. Only...

November 4, 2009
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Industrial Theater: Skinny Puppy, VVerevvolf Gr...10223

This was the perfect ending to Halloween weekend. What started with black metal in a dive bar, and climaxed with...

November 2, 2009
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Halloween in Hollyweird: Rob Zombie, Nekromanti...10219

It would be the perfect Halloween: a Saturday night, daylight savings time ended and gave us an extra hour, a...

November 1, 2009
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Fantastic Four: Secrets of the Moon @ Thee Park...10212

It was going to be a quick in/out. Germany’s best kept secret, black metalers Secrets of the Moon, would open...

October 31, 2009
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"Everyone is a story": Valient Thorr,...10206

The smell of unwashed boys is thick in the air as I enter Annie’s Social Club. Nihilist is on stage,...

October 30, 2009
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Thinking Woman's Metal: Pelican, Black Cob...10190

After probably five failed attempts at seeing local metal duo Black Cobra, I finally made it to a show. Man,...

October 28, 2009
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This Shit Will Fuck You Up – Combichrist,...10173

I couldn’t go to see Zombichrist and not dress like a zombie. So I threw on some makeup and scared...

October 26, 2009
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Doom & Art Room: UFOMAMMUT & Acid King ...10169

Last night really couldn’t have been more different from Friday even though it was in the same genre. To get...

October 25, 2009
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Let Loose at Slipknot w/ Deftones @ San Jose Ev...10156

There’s something exciting about rushing out of work right at 5 on a Friday, transforming into my metal attire, and...

October 24, 2009
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Interstate Love Song: Stone Temple Pilots @ The...10150

For some reason, Stone Temple Pilots never make it on the list of ‘my bands’. Why is that? I pretty...

October 21, 2009
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A Hard Drive: All That Remains, Lacuna Coil @ T...10143

I know three things about the bands playing tonight going into this show: 1. Lacuna Coil are from Italy 2....

October 19, 2009
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Earthquake of Sound: A Place to Bury Strangers,...10135

On the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, those of us at The Independent experienced earth-shaking sound. Let me...

October 18, 2009
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No Pity for the Majority: KMFDM, Angelspit, Leg...10128

“Are you the Hard Rock Chick?” I hear as I’m being searched by security. I say yes, and he tells...

October 16, 2009
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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...

October 11, 2009
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Something for Everyone: Children of Bodom, The ...10112

Let’s start this review with a case study example of why bands should use twitter. I follow Skeletonwitch. I’m planning...

October 10, 2009
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I Don't Wanna Live Forever ~ Motörhead @ ...10094

There was something about going to a Motörhead show that inspired me to dress up a bit. So, I dusted...

October 6, 2009
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I Can't Control Myself: The Horrors, Japan...10084

I spent the day roaming around Portland after last night’s show: Powell’s Books, record stores, Voodoo Doughnuts, a Dr. Marten...

October 4, 2009
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Metal Dream Team: Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge,...10078

Most of the metal community let out a collective hurray- or threw horns, or whatever- when this tour was announced....

October 3, 2009
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Metal Morsels: Kylesa, Saviours, Bison b.c., Ko...10074

It’s my second night at DNA Lounge this week, and my second of three nights with a four band line...

October 2, 2009
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Industrial Strength: Psyclon Nine, Imperative R...10069

“You’re not on the list”. Not the way I like to start a show. Someone at Metropolis dropped the ball,...

September 30, 2009
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Rain When I Die ~ An Evening with Alice in Chai...10060

If Nine Inch Nails has been the soundtrack to my life, Alice in Chains has tried to be the soundtrack...

September 29, 2009
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Shock and Awe w/ Five Finger Death Punch, Shado...10041

The ‘Shock and Raw‘ tour got off to an interesting start. After tour headliners Five Finger Death Punch’s record release...

September 23, 2009
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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...

September 20, 2009
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