Sometimes it’s good to get outside of your music comfort zone.  Last week, I had the pleasure of going to a show that, if I’m being honest, I wasn’t super stoked about since I wasn’t really familiar with the bands.  To my surprise, I had so much fun!  I even joked after that I was their new number one fan. Which show was it?  The Darkness, and openers The Dead Deads.  Admittedly, I know nothing about The Darkness other than that when I was in junior high, all my skater friends were obsessed with them, and that I used to see the music video on VH-1 and MTV all the time. Besides my initial impressions, I assumed they were a gimmicky, silly hair metal band something akin to Steel Panther. However, I was proven very wrong.   Filling out their opening spot was Nashville’s The Dead Deads, whom I had never ...

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When I arrived at the House of Blues, I could tell the crowd for this show was going to be a bit different than what I'm use to. I felt a bit out of place, not wearing a stitch of animal print clothing. I wasn't phased though, because I’m sorry - but if you didn’t like The Darkness' “I Believe in a Thing Called Love,” you have no sense of humor or appreciation for fantastically unnecessary shredding. ...

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