By Azad Cheikosman of Torches
As if touring isn't crazy enough, we managed to fit all of our gear (lots of pedals 'n shit) and ourselves into a goddamn PT Cruiser. We could have toured in our big Chevy Club Wagon, but this time it boiled down to funds. Our ride was pretty smooth besides getting our car searched at Border Patrol in El Paso. The dog was freaking the fuck out and luckily Bridgette was able to hide her greens. By some strange cosmic coincidence we happened to be driving on the same stretch of highway as Voxhaul Broadcast in the middle of nowhere Arizona. Bridgette's dad shamed us for not mooning them.
Here in Austin we've seen loads of streets performers, weirdoes, and beautiful people. It's hard to catch everything because there's so much going on at once. There isn't enough time to see or hear everything, but it's fun to be able to choose and catch as many live sets as possible in a day. As for LA bands we've seen NO, The Henry Clay People, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Seasons and more. We also caught Stepkids, Erykah Badu, Trash Talk, Built to Spill. We were pretty bummed about missing Deerhoof, but there will be another time.
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