As I sit here in my new bachelorette pad, sore from moving and scared for what the future holds, I somehow have a smile on my face. I’m pretty sure it’s because I’m still high from the last two days, and I didn’t even take any drugs.It all started Friday morning at 11am, when [...]
Walking into DNA, I could tell it would be a bit of an atypical night. A curtain lined the back of the room, and when I peeked my head around to see what was going on, there were seats and tables set up. Kinda odd, but the crowd was sparse and it ended [...]
Ocean Size/Jane’s Addiction (awesome video from 1986!):Wave of Mutilation/The Pixies:Ocean Planet/Gojira:When Acting as a Wave/The Dillinger Escape Plan:La Mer/Nine Inch Nails:
Whore for Satan put together a killer metal show last night at DNA. When I walked in, Orchid’s set was already underway. I had mixed feelings about this local band when I saw them back in Feb. ‘08, but this time I thoroughly enjoyed their set. They had the cleanest sound of [...]
I got chills the first time I heard Chris Cornell cover Billie Jean. Oddly enough, his cover popped into my head shortly after I first heard about MJ’s death…probably because it’s one of the more recent MJ related memories I have.This video is from the Peace and Love (hippie much?) Festival in Sweden this [...]
It’s still going on….A while back, I posted about how the ABC is doing some ridiculous things to some of our local venues.And it continues. Visit Stop the War on Fun to see how you can help keep our local venues alive. Imagine SF without seeing the ‘NO CROWD SURFING’ sign at Slim’s, [...]
It was a warm Monday evening in SF. I walked into The Grand, which was surprisingly empty. I thought this show might fit well as a finale to Pride Weekend. Ayria is on stage, flanked by a drummer (turned sideways and tucked in the corner) and a laptop guy (who as my [...]
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 my guess). The only exception I made was a couple of Ozzfests- because I heart Ozzy. Of course, I was total jailbait [...]
As I get deeper and deeper into making HardRockChick a legitimate website, building up my own credibility as a writer that bestows music insights upon you, I feel a little weird about still going to see Air Guitar. BUT- the whole thing makes me laugh. And laughter is the best medicine, right?The show [...]
Sunday @ 10a:Sunn O)))) @ The Independent 8/8/09Down, The Melvins @ The Grand 8/14/09The Psychedelic Furs & Happy Mondays @ The Grand, 9/17/09Children of Bodom @ The Grand 10/9/09
Friday-June 26: U.S. Air Guitar Championships- SF Golden Gate Regional @ The IndependentSaturday-June 27: Warped Tour @ Pier 30/32Sunday-June 28: ——Monday-June 29: VNV Nation @ The GrandTuesday-June 30: ——Wednesday-July 1: Necrophagist @ The GrandThursday-July 2: Pentagram @ DNA Lounge
Songs with ‘SEX’ in the title.Plasmatics/Sex Junkie: Wendy O Williams just put it ALL out there.The Plasmatics – Sex JunkieAir/Sexy Boy: Not a huge Air fan, but have always loved this song.The Faint/Worked Up So Sexual: One of The Faint’s great story songs.CSS/Music is My Hot, Hot Sex: Also not a huge CSS fan, but [...]
i/denti/tee: “music tees for music lovers”At $55 a pop, you can get one of your favorite lyrics on a basic tee. I imagine most of that must be for licensing the lyrics….at least that is my hope. Regardless, It’s a decent concept, a nice looking shirt, AND it comes bundled with 10 iTunes [...]
I’m driving through the Tenderloin, dodging crazy people who wander into the streets, looking for parking. I have two spots stolen from me, and am heckled on the street as I walk to the venue. But stepping into the Great American Music Hall makes it all go away (as does the bartender’s extremely [...]
Name: White RhinoFrom: Austin, TXShares DNA With: Motorhead, QotSA, Valient ThorrFeels Like: Riding a mechanical bull at a punk clubKey to Success: youtube clips reveal a good stage presence, and they are hitting the pavementNeeds To Work On: coming to SF
HRC special note: I NEVER take three days to produce a review….I’ve had a fever something awful. I’m also pissed because Twitterific failed the entire evening at this show, so no live updates happened….so, I will filter in what you would have seen into the review. /rant————————————————————————————————–You know it is going t
Last time I saw Alessandro Cortini, he was throwing a keyboard over my head at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, at the last NIN LITS show. I had just found out that he was leaving the band, and I was sad.I recently completed my NIN/JA tour, and going to see Ally with some of [...]
Last night, IAMX brought dark and dangerous pop music to Slim’s. It soothed my soul.It was a circus pants and heels kind of evening- I knew that Chris Corner would bring his deranged bell boy ensemble, so I felt compelled to match it. It was my second night in a row at Slim’s, [...]
I forgot this was a Nylon sponsored show. This means: up and coming music, young kids, fashion that must be so bad it’s good to someone, and, at this particular show, some of the most beautiful androgynous people I’ve ever seen.Living Things, from St. Louis, hit the stage shortly after my arrival. The [...]
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