Garbage 04/06/12 Bootleg Theater - Los Angeles, CA Words & Photos by God Frank/Videos by Hipster73   You can just call me Oscar the Grouch, because I love garbage! Put me in a pair of Speedos, toss me in a dumpster and just let me roll around in it. But enough about last weekend, I love Garbage the band too! Their self-titled debut album is one of my all-time favorites. It’s been 7 years since their last effort Bleed Like Me and also 7 years since ... Read More

Portishead 10/18/11 Shrine Exposition Hall - Los Angeles, CA Words/Photos by God Frank   When I die I want Portishead’s Dummy CD playing on an endless loop at my funeral. No babble from people who really didn’t care about me and ignored me my whole life, trying to make themselves feel better before they completely forget about me in 2 weeks. Just an endless stream of Beth Gibbons soulful and angst ridden vocals washing over the sparse crowd. The three people in this world who actually ... Read More

She Wants Revenge (w/ Nico Vega 05/23/11) Roxy - West Hollywood, CA Words/Photos by God Frank About 5 years ago I was in a bar and saw the music video for These Things by She Wants Revenge. I’m not ashamed to say that I absolutely loved it and after streaming a couple more songs off their self-titled debut album I ran to Best Buy to add the disc to my collection. I’ve been a fan ever since even buying their sophomore release This is Forever ... Read More

Plan B 1/13/11 Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA Words and photos by God Frank Okay, I’ll admit it. I knew absolutely nothing about Ben Drew and Plan B until Tuesday of this week. Having built up an obscene amount of Rockaholics points on the 98.7fm website I traded in my points for a bunch of contest entries for a bunch of different bands/contests. Just my luck, the one contest I won was for the one band I knew nothing about. But hey, I’m not gonna ... Read More

 Steel Panther 07/31/10 Ovation at the Green Valley Ranch - Los Vegas, NV Words & Photos by God Frank/Concertconfessions.com Last weekend was my birthday weekend. Being a total loser, I had nothing to do and nobody to do it with so I jumped in my car and went to Vegas. For the most part I spent the weekend getting my ass kicked at the poker tables, but I did take a break from the massacre that was Texas Hold ‘em to see the monsters of ... Read More

Laughlin Blues and Brews Festival April 2nd-4th 2010 words/photos by God Frank Exactly one month ago this weekend I made the trek to lovely Laughlin, Nevada for the someteenth annual Blues and Brews Festival. Okay, so Laughlin may not actually qualify as lovely, but there are definitely worse ways to spend an Easter weekend than playing poker, drinking free casino drinks and listening to some of the best blues music this side of Memphis free of charge. While the festival was a full month ago, ... Read More

Michael Burks 09/12/09 Cozy's - Sherman Oaks, CA Words/Photos by God Frank Howdy Concert Confessionites! Long time listener, first time caller here. I've been debating posting a review on this site for a while, and after seeing the lack of blues reviews I finally decided I had to contribute. Back in April while in Laughlin, NV for the Blues and Brews Festival (and some marathon poker playing) I discovered blues man extraordinaire Michael Burks. I spoke with Michael one day during the festival and he told ... Read More