Let me begin with a quote from a recent thought/anger provoking article written by Stewart Voegtlin of the Village Voice:
“A bizarre triangulation of that divide—a shameless glitz-and-tits approach to faux-anthemic blockbuster melodrama...
“Tribute bands often reflect what I like about rock ‘n’ roll more than the authentic bands they replicate”
-’Dude Rocks Like A Lady’, Chuck Klosterman IV
The tribute band is an interesting thing. I always wonder how it feels for the original band,...
It was one of those nights that happens about once a month where I wanted to clone myself and attend multiple shows: Cannibal Corpse at The Warfield, Norma Jean at Slim’s, and Peaches at The Regency Ballroom. I chose the least likely show,...
‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving…
I had anxiously been waiting for Vader- the other Polish metal band- to come to town after becoming obsessed with Behemoth this summer. However, when the show was downsized last week from the Regency Ballroom to...
Back in 2006, when I was still new to SF, I went to see GWAR at The Warfield. I had always wanted to see them. However, I had spent most of the early 2000’s out of the metal scene, trying to learn to love hip hop and indie rock because that was what...
