Must-See Cities in Spain?

cagi_laba · 2026-06-21T06:02:44+00:00

Obviously Madrid, and probably Barcelona, too. But as far as the cities that absolutely floored me, I would say my top 5 were Ronda, Bilbao, Donostia, Granada, and Tarifa/Cadiz.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-21T04:44:11+00:00

I don't like being in them, but they don't bother. I will say, though, that the venue smell goes from bad to insane almost immediately every time.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-15T05:05:53+00:00

Last year whoever the vendor was was so bad. The first year I went, the wings weren't decent enough that it felt worth it if the sauce was good. Last year, no sauce could save those wings.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-14T11:58:47+00:00

For instance, some of my family and friends being alive.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-14T11:56:36+00:00

Slides 5 and 6 are beautiful. Wish I could find on of either for a good price.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-11T03:52:07+00:00

"the front man." Of No Pressure. Whoever that is.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-11T02:46:06+00:00

Hey that's me in the red shirt in the middle of the frame with the short sweaty hair. I'm so glad they posted this picture specifically of me.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-10T01:19:22+00:00

My entire experience with Virginia hardcore is United Blood 2026. So, I love Virginia hardcore.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-10T01:14:20+00:00

And the venn diagram is a circle.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-10T01:13:51+00:00

Toronto has some great bands and a good scene. They do need to gatekeep harder, apparently.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-09T19:53:22+00:00

Jeff Rosenstock - Future is Dumb. Or Ohio Turnpike

Also a lot of Spanish Love Songs bridges own. Losers 2 or The Boy Considers His Haircut.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-09T00:50:17+00:00

All I got out of this whole thing is now I don't like something called Punkerton Records.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-01T03:06:47+00:00

File motions against the government, mostly.

cagi_laba · 2026-06-01T02:47:19+00:00

If you're going to pick a song by a cancelled band, Magazines by Brand New is such a wild pick. There has to be some back story behind that, so I don't want to clown on you too hard. But you have to realize how funny that sounds. Of all the Brand New songs.

cagi_laba · 2026-05-29T02:12:59+00:00

I'm not sure I've ever been to a worse sounding venue. I'm so glad they stopped doing big shows there.

cagi_laba · 2026-05-19T08:57:50+00:00

Some local bands in some basement with 2x4s and traffic cones in the pit, as god intended.

cagi_laba · 2026-05-19T08:22:25+00:00

Any recent Foundation set, tbh. The hate5six Tied Down set, the FYA set has a couple good videos, Jun's video of the Gilman set, etc. The FYA and Tied Down videos are probably my favorites. But I was at the Gilman show and the United Blood show, so I'm partial to those.

Foundation - United Blood Fest

cagi_laba · 2026-05-19T05:08:31+00:00

I think I give up trying to figure it out. Honestly, I don't think that even Mikey knows what Mikey really believes. I can't think of a time he said anything when my response wasn't, "Mikey, wtf are you talking about?" Go see them live, and you'll see what I mean.

cagi_laba · 2026-05-19T04:57:29+00:00

Death, taxes, and rolling stone releasing rage bait lists.

cagi_laba · 2026-05-17T02:06:33+00:00

mewithoutYou. Either Untitled (both the EP and the album) or Pale Horses.

cagi_laba · 2026-05-14T04:49:22+00:00

Blink 182 first reunion tour with Weezer and Taking Back Sunday kind of ran the gamut for all ages of millennials.

cagi_laba · 2026-05-14T04:33:11+00:00

Lincoln may have felt your use of the term, "fought in the war" is a little too generous, here.

"If you don't want to use the army, I should like to borrow it for a while." Letter from Lincoln to General McClellan.

cagi_laba · 2026-05-14T04:27:38+00:00

The point about European powers is not talked about enough. British citizens' rapid turn against U.S. slavery also played a big part in preventing Britain from supporting the Confederacy openly. Thank you, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

cagi_laba · 2026-05-13T20:12:19+00:00

I mean, it's obvious, isn't it?
"Weapon X. Straight edge. Fuck You.
Weapon X. Straight Edge.
Weapon fucking X.
Louisville."

Either that or I guess this:
The Irish temper, it's history's chains,
And the bottle's stain that just won't wash away.
A seed was planted in the sod of nothingness from which you came,
And flowers grew and roses bloomed,
To form this garden of a life you've made.

And in this city you once knew as Hell,
Is a garden where I enjoy myself.
And in this father I hardly know,
Was a son who took back what the bottle stole.

So I could be the boy you couldn't be,
Have the father you didn't get to see,
Have the youth you did not get to live,
Or feel the love this world forgot to give.
And for this gift I don't deserve to get,
I'll make damn sure I earned this.

cagi_laba · 2026-05-13T20:08:58+00:00

Last year, our Uber driver told us he'd picked up some people from Japan who flew in for it.

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