a week of rock

i got back from chile on monday and had a busy busy week in buenos aires:
tuesday propagandhi played in the teatrito -- not a bad show but a bit weird because of the lack of band-audience interaction/communication (mostly a language thing?) we definitely stalked the band after the show and guessing that they would show up in the Bauen, hung out in the bar there until they showed up and managed to meet the band and hang out with the drummer.
friday attaque played in escobar -- really far away (to the north of the city so passing san isidro and passing tigre) so i got there late but still in time to catch a good part of the show. they played a really good set with lots of my favorite songs, including the best of the new disk (cartonero, buenos aires en llamas, ejercito de salvacion) and great old songs (chicos y perros, espadas y serpientes, donde las aguilas se atreven, etc). only complaint was that it was a little short and very far away, but still worth the 2+ hour bus ride.
saturday a peña for the red libertaria's anti-electoral campaign. really nice to see some folks that aren't completely caught up in election bullshit (as i speak toty's campaign is still going a ful)
sunday there was an event in plaza de mayo commemorating che guevara (40 years after his death) with bands and exhibits all day. i just went in the evening to see karamelo santo -- incredible. manos de filipi and 2 minutos also played of course. and i'll just finish by saying that fans of la 25 are really obnoxious. but still, free rock in the plaza de mayo is something that should happen more often.