My Morning Headache

Nada Surf gives a great happy ending

I got to the Cedar Door around 11:40 to catch Tapes 'n Tapes open for Nada Surf, at least that's how it felt in my mind. The line was pretty crazy and I was glad I had a badge. While I think everyone thought it was pretty much badges only (hell, they probably had a sign up that said so) I think all the wristbands that wanted in eventually got there. I ran into a few situations like this during SXSW this year, the door guys are just too slow. I think that's also why I saw way more line jumping this year.

Once I got in I witnessed one of the biggest atrocities at SXSW '08. Five dollar High Life. What the Holy Fuck is up with that? There's a reason that High Life is popular amongst the hip(ster) music crowd. You see, most people that hang out at indie music shows are either poor, or really like being drunk (most likely both). If you're drinking 8+ beers a night and don't have a job, you don't care what it tastes like, but you certainly care how much skinnier it makes your wallet. Luckily, Miller Lite was the same price, so I chose to drink a beer that didn't make me gag. If anyone seriously chose a High Life over a Miller Lite, they are a bitch to the hipster/music community and deserve to fucking die in a terribly, over-sized sunglasses accident.

So, anyway. I was fucking beat. I sat down on a curb through the whole Tapes 'n Tapes set. Both because I was tired and they were not interesting. When I finally got up, I realized I wasn't the only one tired and bored. Proof.


At least I picked a curb. These people just sat down on the same concrete that the hipster want to be shitheads were throwing their empty high lifes on. It's not that these people are idiots, it's that they are really tired. They know how disgusting that concrete is, there just aren't any other seats.

I felt energized after my sit. Good thing because Nada Surf was about to unload a big steamy pile of awesome on me. I still hate their bassist, by the way. The guy things he's a hot piece of shit, but in reality, he just looks like one. I can put up with it though because the other two guys are frickin' sweet. I saw them a while back and Emo's and it was awesome, except they chose to play "Popular" instead of "Blizzard of '77". Assholes. They made up for that immediately at this show.



The whole show felt like fan service. Thank God I'm a fan. Totally made my night. Thanks Nada Surf (fire your bassist, he's a douche and doesn't appear to add anything to the band, he was fucking smoking the whole time, even when "singing", shit, I hate him, but I should stop saying things like that since he could kick my ass, but only because I would be so scared of his disgusting dreadlocks, they look like they're full of disease and barf). Umm, so here's a picture.

posted by Ruhmann @ 3/16/2008 11:48:00 PM