Headlights + David Bazan (March 18th, 2010)

Absolutely terrific bands, and in a fantastic venue as well! I'd been to The Grey Eagle once before and liked it immediately; I appreciated it even more this time around. It's chill environment makes it a great place not only to see bands, but also to hang out before and after the show. Plus, the french fries are delicious. But anyway. Both bands were amazing; I'd first heard of Headlights because Mason posted a video of theirs on the a'tris blog; I investigated them further afterwards (including their Daytrotter Sessions) and then just kinda lucked out in the fact that they were stopping in Asheville. I wasn't at all familiar with Dave's work before the show; I had heard of Pedro The Lion before, but never really checked them out. Bit of failure on my part, but it worked out anyway. Something about the vibe made me way more outgoing than usual; I spoke up during Dave's Q&A, which is something I'd never do ordinarily. It definitely led to a bad case of the giggles later though, haha... You see, I was a tad bit mischievous with my question. Ordinarily I never would've done this, mind you; but see, I'd been.. er... admiring his drummer, Alex, all evening, so when Dave asked if anyone had any questions, I just had to ask... "Does Alex have a girlfriend?" (For the record, he does. Hahaha.)
When he walked past me later on, I looked innocently at the ceiling. I couldn't be sure that he'd recognize me as the one who inquired, but the blushing probably would've given me away. ;)
I got 75% of Headlights to sign my ticket; I missed Brett, I wasn't quite fast enough I guess. They're all really cool folks though. Now, if I could just figure out who Tristan reminds me of... Erin was so nice too, and she had awesome boots! They said they'd be coming back, I'm looking forward to it.