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05/27/2026

H.R. of Bad Brains & Human Rights at the world famous Whisky a Go Go by Joaquin Waters is available now on Highwire Daze!

Live show review by Joaquin Waters for Highwire Daze Online of HR of Bad Brains & Human Rights performing at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA on May 14, 2026.

05/26/2026

Struggle Jennings show review by Joaquin Waters is now up on Highwire Daze!

Live show review by Joaquin Waters of Stuggle Jennings performing at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA on May 12, 2026.

05/25/2026

Hellings show review by Joaquin Waters is now up on Highwire Daze!

Live show review by Joaquin Waters of Hellings performing at the world famous Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA on May 6, 2026.

05/23/2026

Full circle. I first saw Armored Saint in 1985, snuck in a camera and took some pics, and now 40 years later I have two pics in their latest album, “Emotion Factory Reset”. Surreal! Big moment for me. Please enjoy their kick ass album along with me as I toast a 2000 Zinfandel (one of three I have left from that year, only opened for the most special of occasions) from my favorite vineyard Lucas Winery. Thank you very much to Armored Saint and Metal Blade Records….specifically Gonzo Sandoval, John Bush, Phil Sandoval. Also, my good friend Ray Burke, without him none of this would have happened. I’ll tell that story another day.

05/20/2026

If all is well, I cannot tell
Should I clear my throat
For to lay the hammer down?

I'll wait and see
In spite of the common misconceptions
From all the little clowns

Let's make some moves, I've got the news
It's finally here
After begging like a dog

I'll flee the scene to somewhere clean
Or be left behind
In a world of demagogues

Good day, for me at least
I'm not grinding my teeth
I'm not lying awake
There's something warm
No dragons to slay
It's something of charm
To have nothing to say

Just a small fire, dark cave to sire
All the earthly riches
I have tried to grasp in vain

See you next fall, sick of it all
Keep my soul possession
For to shake the ball and chain

Good day, for me at least
I'm not grinding my teeth
I'm not lying awake
There's something warm
No dragons to slay
It's something of charm
To have nothing to say

Good day, for me at least
I'm not grinding my teeth
I'm not lying awake
There's something warm
No dragons to slay
It's something of charm
To have nothing to say

Skin deep, go live in the bar

05/16/2026

Red Voodoo proving rock is very much alive and well. More images on my IG with a full show review by Joaquin Waters coming to Highwire Daze Magazine # 164!

05/14/2026

Struggle Jennings performing at the Whisky a Go Go. Here’s an excerpt from a full review by Joaquin Waters coming soon to Highwire Daze…..”His lyrics, informed by his own hardships – losing his father to murder, a period of incarceration – give a voice to people who desperately need one. And what a voice it is: tender, booming, full of the love that only those who have truly known pain can muster.”

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05/11/2026

I agree with Geoff and also see the phone issue at shows about messing up the experience for others with screens up in the air blocking views, or just being distracting. If it were up to me, full ban, or at least until the last song.

In a new interview with This Day In Metal, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate offered his opinion on concertgoers using cell phones to take photos and videos of performances and sometimes filming entire shows instead of enjoying the moment. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The live e.....

05/05/2026

Hmm. Some clearly needed to be on this list, others not so much. Thoughts? Also, the collage with Slash playing what appears to be a Jackson (?), talk about using a picture from the wayback machine photo vault!

We rank the best guitar solos, from Hendrix to Prince and more

04/30/2026

Some random stuff from this year so far…..follow my IG for all the goodies.