Europe definitely gets much better (and by better, I mean higher ratio of good bands to bad) than the US. For example, Monster Bash in Germany:

Refused

Hot Water Music

Hazen St

Bouncing Souls

Set Your Goals

The Wonder Years

Chuck Ragan

I Am the Avalanche

Make Do and Mend

And what do we get? Bamboozle with Bon Jovi and Skrillex. Weak.

Why haven’t I got into Make Do and Mend sooner? (Taken with instagram)
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Why haven’t I got into Make Do and Mend sooner? (Taken with instagram)

My wife’s pictures from Thursday, Mewithoutyou, Screaming Females, Make Do and Mend, and Aficionado are up now at http://www.discardthismessage.com. Video of Thursday (and soon to be Mewithoutyou and Make Do and Mend) can be found at http://www.youtube.com/dtmphotography

Photos of Thursday, Mewithoutyou, Screaming Females, Make Do and Mend, and Aficionado, along with videos of Thursday, MWY, and MDAM will be uploaded over the next couple of days