Rancid/Rise Against

Today i witnessed a glorious sight.
around 3 P.M., i sat down on some bleachers in this music festival, planting myself for the next 9 hours. i would eventually move up to around the 4th row, a little towards stage left. During the day, I saw the likes of four spectacular bands.

Hillbilly Casino-Nashville, TN
Riverboat Gamblers-Austin, TX
Rancid-Bay area, CA
Rise Against-Chicago, IL.

hillbilly casino was a very entertaining group, they played a wonderful cover of "Hybrid Moments", by the Misfits.

I had previously seen Riverboat Gamblers open for Against Me! in april of 2007, i wasn't disappointed then, and I'm not disappointed with them tonight.

Rancid was up next. mind you, i have been waiting since 2003 to see these guys... think about that... TWO THOUSAND AND THREE! that's like six years. and I was not upset at all with their set. surprisingly, their set was comprised mostly of songs off of their album "...and out come the wolves", which was recorded over a decade ago. their set included such gems as:
Ruby Soho
Time Bomb
Maxwell Murder
Roots Radicals
Fall Back Down

I even got a pick from Lars Frederickson :D



Lastly, there was RISE AGAINST. I have been waiting since 2006 to see these guys...and boy was it worth the wait. They played the glory of such songs as:
Give It All
Paper Wings
Blood to Bleed
Ready to Fall
Prayer of the Refugee
Survival
The Good Left Undone
Hero of War
Re-education Through Labor


The only sad part is that they didn't play swing life away, which happens to be my favorite song by them. It also has a bit of sentimental meaning behind it for me.


oh well, still one of the best shows i've seen.


tomorrow-the offspring.