Posts by: Sean

Faith Regained – Tomahawk with Retox

By On February 19, 2013 · In Great American Music Hall, Show Reviews

Tomahawk with Retox
February 16, 2013
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, CA

 Faith Regained

My bones were weary, but my psyche sure as shit wasn’t. In the proceeding twenty-four hours, I’d skated three skate parks and a backyard ramp, driven to my hometown, had insomnia, driven back and eaten […]

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Off! Was Off. Everyone Else Was On! Fire

By On February 14, 2013 · In Great American Music Hall, Punk Rock, Show Reviews, Uncategorized

Negative Approach, Bad Antics and Guantanamo Dogpile
February 9, 2013
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, CA

Tickets. We had them. Two of them. Yes. Yet (sadly) our jitters of excitement turned to puh-shaws of despair: Candice and I had tickets to see Off!, the amazing manifestation of Keith Morris (of […]

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Do You Skate and/or Rock? Well Then…

By On February 8, 2013 · In Skateboarding, Thee Parkside

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Where the Black Glitter Shines – Black Cobra, Glitter Wizard, and Lecherous Gaze

By On January 25, 2013 · In Brick and Mortar Music Hall, Show Reviews, Skateboarding, Uncategorized

Black Cobra, Glitter Wizard, and Lecherous Gaze
January 18, 2013
Brick and Mortar Music Hall
San Francisco, CA

Where the Black Glitter Shines

                  The night started as many end, with me alone in my room, drinking a beer and watching a skate vid. It being a Friday though, […]

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If 14-Me Could Be Me Now – New Year’s with Pins of Light, Toys that Kill and the Terry Malts

By On January 14, 2013 · In Show Reviews, The Hemlock

The Terry Malts, Toys that Kill and Pins of Light
Saturday, December 31, 2012
The Hemlock Tavern
San Francisco, CA

If 14-Me Could Be Me Now

This may be some weird bi-product of Candice and my late affinity for Hitchcock flicks but let me begin with the ending: […]

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Reaching the Limits of Light and Sound – The Melvins and Pins of Light

By On December 31, 2012 · In Great American Music Hall, Metal, Uncategorized

The Melvins and Pins of Light
Saturday, December 29, 2012
The Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, CA

Reaching the Limits of Light and Sound

                  The 90’s? What, am I made of stone?: I loved them then and I love them now. I reckon I’ll love them futuristically too. I […]

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Skating by the Seat of our Pantaloons

By On December 19, 2012 · In Metal, Mezzanine, Show Reviews, Skateboarding, Uncategorized

Thrasher SOTY 2012 Party with Stone Vengeance and Midnight 
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Mezzanine, San Francisco, Ca

You know that movie Groundhog Day? Yeah, well my name’s Sean (Hi Sean!) and I got drunk again. At a metal show. Again. But I promise this shant be a continuing tradition of Murray Proportions. That said, bear […]

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Slashing, Swimming and Flying. A Night (of Metal) To Remember.

By On December 14, 2012 · In Show Reviews, The Independent SF

The Sword, American Sharks and Gypsy Hawk
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The Independent, San Francisco, Ca 

The Sword Gypsy Hawk American Sharks

I like to rock out in a variety of ways. Air guitar? Pff, don’t dare me. Metal-leap hang-time? Gimme a fuckin stopwatch. Pretending I’m in The Outsiders […]

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Ume…Helmet and The Toadies

By On November 13, 2012 · In Show Reviews

When I first heard that Helmet and The Toadies were playing in the city I was met with several emotions. I hadn’t heard either band since they were in constant rotation on Mtv –and not as pregnant teens. You see, Mtv was, in a time long long ago, prone to air what’s known as “music […]

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