Rio Rancho, New Mexico
When you're a family of four, you have to hunt out the best deals on air travel. In planning this trip to New Mexico, I thought I was being really smart by saving us a whole bunch of money when I booked our flights. When the alarm went off at 4am on Sunday morning and I thought about our trek to LaGuardia, though, I didn't feel so smart.
Saturday night, The Julie Ruin, Screaming Females, and Shellshag played Asbury Lanes; and I, of course, had to be there for all of it. Every band was great. Shellshag always play with a level of sincerity and simplicity that just leaves me feeling happy. I got to spend some time with Shell and Jennifer near the merch table, and they are two fantastic people. Screaming Females burned up the Asbury Lanes stage once again in a set that felt too short. Kathleen Hanna and The Julie Ruin sent the crowd into a frenzy and more than did justice to their excellent debut Run Fast.
Our flights ended up going off without a hitch, and I drifted through yesterday in a bit of a daze. I managed my first dose of green chile before crashing, and woke up bright and early this morning. My family put up with the first few Breaking Bad stops of the trip: Delta Uniform & Linens (Gus Fring's underground meth lab), The Dog House, and Java Joe's (Tuco's hideout). Off to Roswell in the morning.
Upload speeds are a little slow here, so the usual double upload I do to make HTML5 slideshows isn't gonna happen. Instead of the usual slideshow, therefore, I direct you to the Flickr gallery for some pics of Saturday night.
Great Julie Ruin pic!
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DeleteLove NM, Albuquerque has a similar scene to Asbury in some respects, yet is much more diverse. Be careful green chile is addictive.
ReplyDeleteMrs and I have been coming to NM for years. Not really familiar with the ABQ scene, though; so that's good to know. I know all about green chile. Been trying to practice some moderation this time.
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