Saw Rainbow yesterday, reunited with Blackmore.
I expected some mild nostalgia-fueled fun, but it turned out to be legitimately awesome. Manfred Mann's Earth Band playing before them were pretty cool as well.
I think I'm really getting old, enjoying dad rock that much.

Just realized Creepoid are playing tonight. They're opening for Superheaven and Spirit of teh Beehive is opening for Creepoid. Gotta leave now though.

Titus Andronicus - 9/20 at The Paper Tiger in San Antonio, I love that venue. Super insanely incredibly stoked.

So last night was pretty neat. First, Spirit of the Beehive played very well and made me a fan. Creepoid was amazing like every time. I think this is my 6th or 7th time seeing them and it's just always great. This was different though because I was smoking outside and the whole band came out and the five of us got into a long conversation. I told them next show I would smoke them up because they're always asking for weed. They all introduced themselves to me and vice versa. So, I may have just made friends with Creepoid. Now I just have to find weed. It's like I'm in high school again.

Oh, and I bought their blue vinyl of Cemetery Highrise Slum. It's gorgeous.

Groupie

Pretty much. I'm a hot little thing.

Hearts & Plugs Summer Shindig at Royal American in Charleston on Saturday. Brand New & Modest Mouse at Madison Square Garden on July 14th.

So I have the actual tickets to Kayo Dot Album Release Party on July 8th and Swans on July 29th. The rest of these depends on whether I have work that night or not. If not, consider them done. On my radar are...

July 9 - Nothing, Citizen, Culture Abuse, Mary Lattimore & Jeff Zeigler
July 13 - Gone Is Gone (mbrs of Mastodon/At the Drive-In/QOTSA)
July 20 - Royal Headache, Warthog, Career Suicide
July 28 - Jaga Jazzist, Arc Iris, Aiming For Enrique
August 4 - Hiatus Kaiyote
August 5 - Boris (performing Pink), Earth, Sh*tstorm
September 8 - Vulfpeck
September 11 - Wolves in the Throne Room
September 16 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor (performing live score to 'monumental')
September 30 - Russian Circles, Helms Alee
October 4 - Diarrhea Planet
October 5- Built to Spill, Hop Along, Alex G
October 20 - Medeski, Martin & Wood
October 21 - Daughters
October 28 - Cass McCombs
November 10 - Jesu, Sun Kil Moon

Obviously I'm not going to make it to all those but some will be done. October looks like it's going to be awesome.

Hopefully Jesu and Sun Kil Moon play separately.

Seriously. That one is more if I have NOTHING better to do that day.