Steel Panther at The House of Blues Every Monday

Here's a possible scenario for you: 

Maybe you love going to metal concerts but you hate comedy clubs. And maybe you have a friend who's one of those "comedy club people" who would rather go listen to people tell jokes than see a totally bitchin' metal concert (I know, it sounds unbelievable but it happens). Well, I have the perfection solution for your hang-out hang-ups:  if you and your friend both go see Steel Panther you will both somehow miraculously agree that you witnessed a killer show full of heavy metal shredding and raunchy jokes! 

I saw these guys perform on Monday night at the House of Blues and (just like the last four times I've seen them) they definitely blew away the expectations of everyone in attendance. All jokes aside, these guys rule! Steel Panther is singly-handedly keeping glam metal alive and well on the Sunset Strip by fully embracing and owning the comedy of the hairspray-spandex era. Songs titles like "Just Like Tiger Woods" and "Asian Hooker" consistently keep every audience shocked and laughing while guitar player Satchel's undeniably impressive guitar skills keep any skeptical metalheads fully engaged and impressed by the music. This is not a show for the pious, though. The humor is definitely R rated and so are the occasional displays of nudity by the random drunk women who crawl onto the stage. Whatever, I just go for the music.

The next event on my concert calendar is The Glory Stompers on Friday, September 7th, at The House of Blues.

Black Cobra, Saviours at Los Globos

Los Globos brought the city of LA another formidable metal show last night with a solid lineup of sludge/doom and stoner metal. Hopefully, the venue will stick with this trend and continue to book metal shows in the future.  Drink prices are steep, but it's an otherwise great place to see live music. The lineup consisted of Secrets of the Sky, Behold! The Monolith, Black Cobra, and Saviours.  I'm not really into sludge or doom metal so I was mostly there to see the last two bands, and I definitely liked what I saw and heard. Black Cobra made a lot noise for a two piece, but in a good way, and I will certainly be checking them out the next time they make the trek down to LA from their hometown of SF.
Saviours tore it up as usual, delivering heavy but energetic stoner metal riffs and lively screaming vocals. I wholeheartedly encourage everyone to check out the latest Saviours album, "Death's Procession".  It's a worthwhile investment full of heavy hitting, compelling hard rock.

The next event on my concert calendar will be Steel Panther on Monday, September 3rd, at the House of Blues.