Albuquerque, NM

Things seemed doomed from the start. Before leaving town, the van sprung a leak, and I discovered that I had left one of my shoes in Justin's car. We hung out at the parking lot of the Walmart on the north east until the van was cool enough to add sealer. Once we hit the road we were stopped by some Boarder Patrol dudes, I figured because the van looks creepy and two Hispanic males in the driver and passenger side looks suspicious.
We arrived in T or C (also known as TORC to the locals) around 5:30 pm. Stopping at a gas station, we found ourselves stranded. A click from the van every time the key was turned. Not a harsh raspy sound, or an almost start... just a click. After calling several people to no avail, a T or C local came to our aide. We needed a new starter. We coughed up the dough, and the locals had to help us install it. It was 8:00pm and we had to decide: Go back home, or boogie to Albuquerque and see whats up.
AMPED closed at 10, but lucky enough, Nny, a dear friend of mine and the group, hooked us up with an opening slot at the Thread Space just down the street from the original venue. We played with some really rockin' groups, and alot of our friends from the area showed up. Thanks to Nny, the TORC locals that scared us more then anything, our friends in the 505 and you.

Here is a short video of the event, a teaser if you will.


The groups we played with can be found at:
http://www.myspace.com/makemeoakland
http://www.myspace.com/dascrams

~Mike A. Sifuentes