Obstructed Views

That seemed to be a theme yesterday. Nothing too bad, but for a while it seemed that all the shows I went too, I had an obstructed view - whether it was a pole, a tree, a really tall person. You know how it is. The photo above was from The Raveonettes show. Pole! But, still enjoyed it.

Yesterday was pretty much a blur. Hard to keep track of all that went on. Here are a few highlights:

- Saw these bands: Catfish Heaven, Yatch, The Raveonettes, Jason Collett, The Chocolate Horse, Madaline, Bad Viens, and some others that I didn't catch the name.

- Got ice cream from The Ice Cream Man.

- Bad Veins killed it. Too bad they had to cut their set short due to time. There were a couple of film crews there. Hopefully they will get some love. It was great meeting everyone.

- I ate at this restaurant that was used for MTV's Real World: Austin. It was the place where they live. It's a Rio Grande Restaurant now. i realized this when I walked out. I knew I recognized it. I feel like I may have cooties now.

- It's nuts down here at night. People everywhere. Interviews with bands and folks in the streets going on at all times. Craziness. Tonight will probably be turned up a notch too.

- Perry Ferrel and his wife walked past me last night as I was waiting to catch the shuttle to my hotel. No one else seemed to notice. It was him for sure though.

I'm sure there is more, but it's all too much to remember. I'm now off to Downtown Austin to do it all over again. Bands to see today? Nada Surf, Vampire Weekend, maybe Film School, The Cool Kids. Probably more. I'll be heading to the Burlesque of North America party tonight. Flatstock is on the agenda today as well. Busy, busy.