It Ain’t Like That: Alice In Chains, Walking Papers @ The Pearl Las Vegas, 10/26/13
You can read my post on GRAMMY.com. …and the next morning I flew home on Southwest and Duff and his wife were on my flight!
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Necrophiliac: Slayer, Gojira, 4arm @ The Joint at the Hard Rock Las Vegas, 10/25/13
If only all shows could be this easy. Exit plane. Take cab to hotel. Thrown bags in room. Take cab to venue. Get handed a pass. Walk through the backstage door that says “Slayer Everything”. Go up to VIP balcony. Rock out. Get a tap on shoulder from a friend asking if I want to […]
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I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times: Muscle Shoals Documentary, 10/18/13 , Leon Russell @ Saban Theater, 10/19/13, Brian Wilson & Jeff Beck @ The Greek, 10/20/13
“Sometimes I feel very sad Sometimes I feel very sad (Can’t find nothin’ I can put my heart and soul into) Sometimes I feel very sad (Can’t find nothin’ I can put my heart and soul into) I guess I just wasn’t made for these times” ~”I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times”, The Beach […]
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Default: Atoms For Peace @ The Hollywood Bowl, 10/16/13
You can read my piece on GRAMMY.com!
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Sheena Is A Punk Rocker: Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg @ The Fonda, 10/15/13
You can read my piece on GRAMMY.com!
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Long Gone: Kylesa, Pinkish Black @ Echoplex, 10/14/13
It was Monday night, at that time of year where hot and cold battle each other in the air, and the sun going down earlier imbues some primordial instinct on you that you should stay in your cave. Not me. Echo Park’s downtown-meets-neighborhood vibe looked like a weekend hangover as I wrongly maneuvered my way […]
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3 Shades of Black: Hank Williams III @ The Observatory, 10/9/13
“3 shades of black We all like metal and Whiskey! Livin’ Hard and chasin’ down Hell. We’ll never give up on what we have because the darkness gives us our thrills.” ~”3 Shades Of Black”, Hank Williams III I shimmied my jeans on and tugged on my boots. As I got in my car to […]
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Halo of Ashes: Mark Lanegan, Sean & Zander @ The Troubadour, 10/5/13
“She wears a halo of ashes Specter on the wind Waits on me so patiently I no longer can pretend Tomorrow my thousand miles behind Face painted in the moon below Wake me where you find me Pretend you don’t know I been a long long time away…” ~”Halo of Ashes”, Screaming Trees This would […]
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Fragile Dreams: Anathema, Alcest, Mamiffer @ El Rey, 9/3/13
“SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!” This is what I wanted to yell at people through about 67.75% of this show; reminding me why I generally like my shows LOUD. It drowns out the rest of the world, but most importantly, the conversations; at this show I could tell you what kind of drunk drama was going […]
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