Modest Mouse at the John Anson (2)

Well let’s talk about the show already. No one probably cares, because it was like 10 years ago, but I’m better late then never. First things first: No flashes permitted with cameras! Yeah, right. I took about 15 of ’em. Most of the security people probably weren’t informed at the gate like we were. Second: …

Modest Mouse at the John Anson

I got the call at 2:00 that afternoon. My friend called and said that we got the tickets to Modest Mouse, the first of their two-night gig at the John Anson Amphitheatre. The hours between are a blur and irrelevant. We caught our ride and fought traffic to arrive. The amphitheatre was a piece of …

Bullet Boys at the Key Club

It was a pleasant surprise when I found out Bullet Boys were playing the Key Club. It had been a long time and I had, on occasion, wondered where they were and what they were up to. Now I know. They are still rockin’. Mark Torien still has the voice and can still hit those …

Slaughter at the Key Club

If you love hard rock/heavy metal and you were not at the Key Club on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood,  on Nov 1st, then you missed a terrific show. Slaughter was, as always, AWESOME. The place was packed and everyone was ready for Mark, Dana, Blas, and Jeff when they finally took the stage at just …

Troubadour 9/11/00

The Troubadour makes Mondays not suck as much as we all know they do with their free Monday shows. And this night, there were four bands to rock the house: Gifted, MUGG, Prizefighter and Downer. Gifted started the night off to a good groove, rock’n the house for their entire set. The singer had changed …

Tattoo the Earth Pictorial Review

Click below to be whisked away to the Tattoo The Earth mayhem, as seen from the camera lenses of DeadLesa and MetalBoy from 08/12/2000. The Pictorial Review is made with Macromedia Flash and is a little over 2 megs. If you wish to view the Pictorial Review, click here.

Deftones and GlassJaw

8.10.00 Butterflies. You know what those are, right? When you can’t seem to calm down, no matter how hard you try; and neither does that fluttering feeling in your stomach. Well, I had those for a good 10 hours before this show. Why, you ask? Read on and you, my patient friends, shall learn the …