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From Grand Guignol to Phantom of the Paradise…It’s All in the Gore and the Music
The Grand Guignol began in the Pigalle district in Paris France in 1897. The name Grand Guignol literally translated from The Theatre du Grand Guignol meant ‘Big puppet show,’ and was originally used as a form of social satire during … Continue reading
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Nikki Lane @ Lambert’s BBQ – by Jerry Milton
My ACL experience is a 2 hours visit at a band’s request 6 years back. Golf carts zipping us around the stages (yes they have “stops”), artist lounge, blah blah. I was glad to get out of there the … Continue reading
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Childish Gambino @ The Moody Theater and Hunters @ The Mohawk – by Jerry Milton
This first weekend of ACL would find me using my “ankle express” to shoot between the latest show EVER at the Moody Theater and the midnight set I was looking forward to catching at The Mohawk. First up this night … Continue reading
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Dead Meadow w/ Windhand & Harsh Toke @ Red 7 – by Jerry Milton
Stoner night at the trusty Red 7. My kinda crowd. The number of hot chicks at this show was too many to count. Being NOT stoned has it’s advantages occasionally cuz otherwise I might have forgotten this tidbit. And … Continue reading
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Tagged AsechiahBogdan, AustinAyub, DeadMeadow, DorthiaCottrell, GabeMesser, GarrettMorris, harshtoke, JasonSimon, JustinFigueroa, Mark Laughlin, ParkerChandler, Red 7, RichieBelton, RyanWolfe, SteveKille, Windhand
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Asking Alexandria w/ Chiodos, blessthefall, Miss May I, & I Killed the Prom Queen @ The Mohawk – by Jerry Milton
A huge bill of Nu Metal was on tap for an afternoon/evening at the Mohawk. Most of these bands I believe were on the Mayhem Festival that was parading around the US. I usually enter the Mohawk at the back … Continue reading
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Tagged AskingAlexandria, BeauBokan, BenBruce, BenjaminCoyte, BJStead, blessthefall, BradleyBell, CameronLiddell, Chiodos, CraigOwens, DannyWorsnop, ElliottGruenberg, EricLambert, IKilledthePromQueenia, JamesCassells, JamieHope, JaredWarth, JerodBoyd, JonaWeinhofen, JustinAufdemkampe, KevinCameron, LeviBenton, MattTraynor, MissMayI, PatMcManaman, RyanNeff, SamBettley, ShaneOBrien, ThomasErak
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Screaming Jay Hawkins and Lord Sutch:The birth of Horror Rock…by Jesse Sundvall
All Hallows began the holiday season, and the time has come for a gabbing about “Horror Rock” or “Shock Rock” as it’s come to be known in the modern musical arena. A genre that feeds a jaded 21st century public … Continue reading
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Peter Murphy w/ The Boxing Lesson – The Belmont…by Jerry Milton
On a day when the temperature creeped up to 100 for the first time this Summer in Austin, Mr. Bauhaus, Peter Murphy is set to play a gig in the airy outdoor venue The Belmont. Luckily there was a bit … Continue reading
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Angelo Moore and Eric McFadden…by Shirley Can
So I went to this show on Valentine’s Day, alone. Not that I wasn’t asked out, but the options were limited so, I decided to wing it solo. I had never heard of Eric McFadden, but being a longtime fan … Continue reading →