Had another fun filled Nada Surf 3-day weekend. They played amazing sets at Bowery Ballroom, Webster Hall, and Maxwell's (the roof on the stage has been patched). Nada played a lot of unheard songs from all five studio albums. The openers made me swoon instantly. I can't say enough good things about how dynamic Delta Spirit is. I'm developing a bit of a girl crush on Holly Miranda from the Jealous Girlfriends. To say she sings "well" is quite an understatement. Highlights include inpromptu after show acoustic sing alongs with Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca, and Holly Miranda. They went out this year with a bang.
Next day, jetted off to Austin, TX with my girl wonder Katie. We stayed in good proximity to the world famous 6th street. The next fews days were a blur. I can't even begin to imagine how much alcohol we drank. It seemed a lot like breakfast, lunch, and dinner came with a side of tequila. The first night we scoped out downtown Austin and stumbled upon Emo's.
"Is that a tour bus?"
(We're not band sluts. We care about the music. It's hard to keep a straight face while writing that...)
We walked past one of the vans parked behind the Fishbone tour bus only to get lured in with the promise of candy and a good time. After numerous swigs of vodka from a paper bag, we made friends with Natives of the New Dawn. We were promptly put on the list and became merch girls.
Oh, and it snowed. In Texas. I'm convinced we brought it with us from the east, a pre Christmas present to our southern pals.
I met up with John from wmmf our last night. Whiskey was flowing like water. Katie had a few too many "vodka with a tiny splash of cranberry". Things got messy. People fell in love. There was a lot of early morning dog petting.
I loved Austin. It's laid back and liberal minded. People are polite and interesting. Having a drink before 5pm is totally acceptable. I'm looking forward to going back, maybe for SXSW or ACL. It is the live music capitol of the world.
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