My heart stopped when I saw “Win Dir en grey tickets.” Then I saw that it was in L.A. Oh why, why must it be so far? :< Anyway, have a great time to whoever wins those tickets.

Oh, and I totally love the "Photography Prohibited" sign. It's perfect for a photograph. XD

You had your birthday ? O.O Omedeto tanjobi ! ^^nDo you know if Nightmare are planning any tours ? Not that I would be able to go see them, but anyway.

I think my favorite live concert experience would be the time I saw Ima Robot in 2002. It was one of the first concerts I ever went to, and Ima Robot wasn’t very well known yet. It was in the small side room used for local bands at Soma in San Diego. They rocked the place with such insane soul that it transformed the room into a magical land. I danced until I almost passed out. It was the first time I ever went to a performance that moved me like that, so it made a big impression on me. After the show, I jumped on stage and went back stage and hung out with the band. They were totally chill and treated 16 year old me like a real person, and took one of my band’s demos. Later I ran into the drummer of Ima Robot at one of their music video shoots and he remembered me. He put a RoMak & the Space Pirates sticker on his drum kit for the video shoot (“Creeps me Out”).

Oh, ^^” Happy Birthday!

I saw DIR EN GREY in The Netherlands! Such an awesome show! (Such a sucker dude from the audio.. the audio was really bad)

Well, good luck for everyone with the give away!

HAHA. I was so sitting there picking out all the artist on the wall. I know way too many! ^.^

Whatu2019s the best live music performance youu2019ve ever attended, and why? nnHands down it’s still Dir en grey Inward Scream to me. It was my first time in a pit and the crowd was insane. I walked out feeling stunned, amazed, and almost spiritually connected to the entire experience. Honestly, it still sticks out in my mind as the concert that all things are compared to.nnI think my own words from my concert review probably say it best – “I still cannot feel the pinkie toe on my left foot (frotbite), my cheeks still feel extremely hot, and my jaw hurts like a bitch (from someone punching me on accident). My left arm, ribcage, lower back, and entire neck are all deeply bruised to the point that moving is extremely painful. I’m going to be black and blue from all of the abuse that I took being in the second row, but it was all well worth it. Hell… I’d gladly sacrifice this toe for all that happened. It’s like a dream come true and I cannot even begin to express how happy I am.”nnThe rest of my review is here.nnnPlease promote the contest in a blog or forum post, or link to it via Facebook, Twitter, Stumble or other social network.nhttp://twitter.com/cadkitten and http://twitter.com/degnm (I run the street team page and it posts to the myspace automatically from the twitter: myspace.com/degnm )

What’s the best live music performance you’ve ever attended, and why?

Hands down it’s still Dir en grey Inward Scream to me. It was my first time in a pit and the crowd was insane. I walked out feeling stunned, amazed, and almost spiritually connected to the entire experience. Honestly, it still sticks out in my mind as the concert that all things are compared to.

I think my own words from my concert review probably say it best – “I still cannot feel the pinkie toe on my left foot (frotbite), my cheeks still feel extremely hot, and my jaw hurts like a bitch (from someone punching me on accident). My left arm, ribcage, lower back, and entire neck are all deeply bruised to the point that moving is extremely painful. I’m going to be black and blue from all of the abuse that I took being in the second row, but it was all well worth it. Hell… I’d gladly sacrifice this toe for all that happened. It’s like a dream come true and I cannot even begin to express how happy I am.”

The rest of my review is here.

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I love gothic faSHION!

ohhh mana sama….

It should be ok… Jrock is still a niche in USA…

Thanks! Not sure about Nightmare, but will keep an eye out..n

Ooh, I must check them out..

Yup!! ;)

Did you see their Lollapalooza crowd? I’m scared! At least this isn’t NYC where kids camped out 3 days for D’espairsRay…

What’s the best live music performance you’ve ever attended, and why?

-Every time I see Dir en grey play I think, “This is the best concert.” But every time I see them again, they perform on a whole new level. Dir en grey is just the best.

My absolute favorite concert I’ve ever been to was when I saw Nine Inch Nails for the last time last year. They were playing their final shows, and I was lucky enough to attend their first one in Los Angeles. They performed the entire album “The Downward Spiral” from front to back and played 10 more songs, including two Gary Numan covers (with the legend himself performing vocals). It was a great way to end my streak of having seen them 4 times in less than a year.nnhttp://twitter.com/Trentskers

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I have to say this is a tie between the Miyavi live at Club Nokia in June, and a concert I saw last week.
The Miyavi concert was just awesome, no question. It was amazing seeing him live. It was my first time seeing him, and my friend and I got there two hours before door opening, but we thought it was only one hour before–so it worked out well. The live itself was simply fantastic. I loved hearing him sing and play around with Bobo and his keyboardist, and how he spoke English, and how he sprayed water in the crowd (it landed in my eye!) He was very energetic, the crowd was very energetic, and the encore had my favorite song–What a Wonderful World. There were even some people that left before the encore because they thought he wasn’t coming out! Afterwards my parents were really mad it had lasted so long and asked me “Why didn’t you call?” And I was like, “Well, we were in the middle of an amazing rock concert…”
Last week we saw this concert by my brother’s bass teacher, Joe McNally. It was a very small affair in a Science Center in San Diego. The audience was probably 20-30 people max. It was unusual. No vocals. There was a bass, a cello, and various unique instruments like the sitar, something called a Holy Mountain, a tiny violin called a contraband violin, and more. And there were only 5 people on stage, and 1 was not a musician. The music was at turns soothing and utterly discordant. It was always in the same quiet, dark tone; sometimes the instruments seemed to have utterly no relation to each other, and the beats and tunes from each were separate and had no harmony. Othertimes, the instruments would meld, but only for a short while. The man who was not a musician was an artist. He had developed a computer program that let him draw things on the screen while they played, an improv exercise and also a film. Parts of it was like the stuff you see on Windows Media Player, the swirls and colors, and whatnot, but so much cooler. And the best part was when he had this background of a new planet, with strange blue globes in the air and an orange sky, and he would draw the various organic trees and plants. It was absolutely breathtaking. it was like a sci fi story come to life.
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I’ve attended many concerts in my years of Japanese rock that can be described as none other than “awesome.” Dir en Grey is a nice, solid band with a broad appeal. I have attended 3 of their live shows and have always had a good time.
Probably the most uplifting concert experience I’ve ever had from a Japanese Rock band would be the Anime Expo Moi dix Mois concert of July 2009. Part of the appeal was the anticipation and the fact that there was only one concert from this particular artist in this country. Or maybe it was the fact that I waited in line to get my concert pass from the butt-crack of sunrise to ensure that I had the perfect spot. The performance was very darkly inspirational. The synthetic and organic notes emitted from each element (band member) blend together in a wonderful melodic cacaphony that I would probably describe as a rich dark chocolate fondue topped with a sinister, velvety whisper. I never wanted it to end.

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My best live performance would have to be Paramore, only because it was the only one I’ve been too and the tickets were free. Even though they aren’t my favorite band, the concert was still amazing! And we (My mom and I, she had the free tickets) got there right before Tegan and Sara preformed, so I was happy I got to see them as well. Also, three of my friends were also at the concert, so I got to rock out with them!

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My best concert was a free concert of various spanish rock bands i went to. Everyone brought their own chairs and it was in the street. we were on top of our chairs screaming our lungs out. it was so much fun. >.< Spreading the word on FB http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/jubilee.valentin