It has built-in stages for bands that couldn't quite make the venue cut. Check in and find that with my schedule, I might get the chance to see forty bands out of the thousand or so playing. There's a club here called Emo's. And all of the good shows seem to be there. A bar strategically places its sign in the middle of the club-lined street.
Locals seem to have fun with the conference.
This is a time when local business booms, cab drivers are in high demand, and the beer flows endlessly. Their band, Angel Rot, is playing and they want me to be their poster girl. Day 2 Hard to wake up. The exhibition hall is full of treats. Free massages, beer, waffles, t-shirts, lighters, and anything else you could imagine.