SXSW 2010, The Casio Way, Day Three: The Day Punk Broke [Neon Indian, Demolished Thoughts & More]

So look, I don't want to get in a whole big thing about it, what it is, what it isn't, or what it's supposed to say about me, but I fucking love punk rock. And it is punk that is often (for me at least) the saving grace of this thing. Nine times out of 10, trying to see any band that's regularly featured on your Old Kentucky Blogs or Stereogums is a dumb idea. Mainly because there's going to be several hundred blog-happy new music enthusiasts who'll beat you to the punch, forcing you to stand in a ridiculously long line. And secondly, most of those bands are going to play Mercy Lounge at some point this year anyway. Oddly enough, the bands that are probably never going to play Nashville are often the easiest to see.