Here I am, at Faint show #4 for the year. I missed seeing Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head a couple months ago at Bottom of the Hill, and the last issue of Spin rubbed that in my face. I think they’ve got a good thing going. They’re definitely much better than the openers for The Faint [...]
So, I’m not usually compelled to write about the occasional non-music event I go to, but tonight, I just can’t help myself. It’s official, HRC has a new crush, and his name is Russell Brand. I won’t divulge much about the evening’s affairs, as you can probably witness a lot of it yourself on his [...]
Until Trent Reznor makes a country album, this may be the toughest review I’ll ever write on a personal level. Don’t say I should have known what I was getting into. I tried to talk myself out of it. But anytime Chris Cornell enters my city, I am compelled to see him. He was one [...]
It’s that special time in October where we’re relatively close to Halloween. The time when you look at people’s outfits and go, “Is that an early Halloween costume? Or is that what they would normally wear to this show?” I guess the magic is in the mystery. It’s a little hard to describe The Damned. [...]
When I was 13, I saw Rocky Horror for the first time. Understanding that Tim Curry, the actor I liked from Clue the movie, was dressed in drag was a pivotal moment for me. I liked the idea that there is a gothic mansion in the middle of nowhere where a bunch of freaks party [...]
I was finishing the last few pages of Pamela Des Barres’ Take Another Little Piece of My Heart, when I came across a paragraph discussing Butch Walker and Michael Des Barres’ upcoming collaboration on a musical. Strange coincidence, as I was to check out this new-to-me artist two days later. The Independent is set up [...]
I walked into Slim’s just in time to see The Sword come on stage, wriggling my way through the very dude-heavy, black clad, beard wearing crowd to get a spot where those damn posts didn’t obstruct my view. A banner sporting the band’s name hung behind them, in the fantasy metal style that any cool [...]
Last time The Presets were in town, I had to bail last minute because I was sikamikanico. Pissed me right off. Luckily they came back, and guess what? Sick again…but this time I powered through, cuz thatz how I roll. Oh, Mezzanine, how I have missed you. Not. You now make me feel both old [...]
I’m running on rock ‘n roll time tonight, and when I arrive at The Warfield I know that the empty hall means that the band is already on. I make my way through the crowd to my usual spot, and am shocked once I reach the floor. It’s roomy down here. Come to find out, [...]
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is a gift bestowed upon San Franciscans every October. Thank you, Warren Hellman, for one of my best SF moments, seeing Robert Plant for free in Golden Gate Park. via flickr/gsmattingly
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