Mike Rastiello
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Mike Rastiello
@mikerastiello.com
· May 23
Hey everyone! It's @mikerastiello.com here with another new project - amomentinrock.com
Amateur concert photography by me, taken around Austin and elsewhere.
You can follow this account for updates when I see a new show.
Amateur concert photography by me, taken around Austin and elsewhere.
You can follow this account for updates when I see a new show.
A Moment in Rock
Amateur concert photography by Mike Rastiello
amomentinrock.com
Hey guys! I'm excited to be launching a new project and website - amateur concert photography by me around Austin, TX.
This is a passion project, combining my love of music and photography, where I will try to capture special moments on stage.
I'd love if you'd follow along here, or at the site.
This is a passion project, combining my love of music and photography, where I will try to capture special moments on stage.
I'd love if you'd follow along here, or at the site.
Today I made the text size on my phone one size bigger than the default.
Like I wasn’t feeling old and broken before.
Like I wasn’t feeling old and broken before.
January 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Today I made the text size on my phone one size bigger than the default.
Like I wasn’t feeling old and broken before.
Like I wasn’t feeling old and broken before.
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🎧 Check out the new playlist featuring VIAL, Weird Nightmare, Kingfisher, Haley Heynderickx, The Belair Lip Bombs, Market, and more! #musicsky #playlist
www.downbeat.fm/downbeat-fm-...
www.downbeat.fm/downbeat-fm-...
🎧 Downbeat.fm Vol. 6 Track 12
This month's playlist features VIAL, Weird Nightmare, Kingfisher, Haley Heynderickx, The Belair Lip Bombs, Market, and more!
www.downbeat.fm
January 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
🎧 Check out the new playlist featuring VIAL, Weird Nightmare, Kingfisher, Haley Heynderickx, The Belair Lip Bombs, Market, and more! #musicsky #playlist
www.downbeat.fm/downbeat-fm-...
www.downbeat.fm/downbeat-fm-...
Guess I wasn’t done giving scritches. #dachshund #dogs
January 10, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Guess I wasn’t done giving scritches. #dachshund #dogs
I should frame this. #dachshund #dogs
January 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I should frame this. #dachshund #dogs
Slightly diminish a band:
Bruce Springsteen and the F Street Band
Bruce Springsteen and the F Street Band
slightly diminish a band:
princesses of the stone age
princesses of the stone age
Slightly diminish a band:
Eight Point Five Inch Nails
Eight Point Five Inch Nails
January 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Slightly diminish a band:
Bruce Springsteen and the F Street Band
Bruce Springsteen and the F Street Band
This is the scene from The Office that lives rent free in my head. Every time I think about it I laugh and do that little frowning nod thing that Michael does. youtu.be/DAm2S3lxoWo
The Office - Pizza: the Great Equalizer
YouTube video by SpongeBath ShitPants
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 1:52 AM
This is the scene from The Office that lives rent free in my head. Every time I think about it I laugh and do that little frowning nod thing that Michael does. youtu.be/DAm2S3lxoWo
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Our local Alamo here in Austin was trialing the digital ordering and yeah I hate it. Too many lights popping on and once they are on people notice an Instagram notification, or a text from Grandma.
Nevermind the fact that there’s no cell signal in our theater and I hate getting on free public WiFi.
Nevermind the fact that there’s no cell signal in our theater and I hate getting on free public WiFi.
Sorry Alamo, but this is bullshit. Protecting the moviegoing experience is to enforce *zero* phone usage, not making it the ONLY option.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Alamo Drafthouse Goes Mobile, Getting Rid of Pen-and-Paper Food Orders to ‘Protect the Moviegoing Experience’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Alamo Drafthouse is switching to mobile ordering for food and drinks to "protect the moviegoing experience."
variety.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Our local Alamo here in Austin was trialing the digital ordering and yeah I hate it. Too many lights popping on and once they are on people notice an Instagram notification, or a text from Grandma.
Nevermind the fact that there’s no cell signal in our theater and I hate getting on free public WiFi.
Nevermind the fact that there’s no cell signal in our theater and I hate getting on free public WiFi.
I need to leave this state.
Texas, a state that once sued another state under the guise of “states’ rights” so its wealthiest residents could travel to their vacation homes in defiance of COVID lockdowns, has turned over its entire voter roll to federal government without a fight.
www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Texas Voluntarily Turns Over Private Data Of 18.4 Million Voters To Federal Government
www.huffpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I need to leave this state.
These ears can hear a jar of peanut butter open anywhere in the world and she’s gonna come get her some. #dachshund #dogs
January 10, 2026 at 12:08 AM
These ears can hear a jar of peanut butter open anywhere in the world and she’s gonna come get her some. #dachshund #dogs
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New: Trio of Dem senators urge Apple and Google to enforce their own terms of service and ban X, Grok apps for their flood of nonconsensual sexual imagery.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
“Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation
practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple’s and Google’s CEOs.
www.nbcnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
New: Trio of Dem senators urge Apple and Google to enforce their own terms of service and ban X, Grok apps for their flood of nonconsensual sexual imagery.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
My new playlist is coming out in a few hours, please signup for the free newsletter: www.downbeat.fm
Downbeat.fm
A free monthly newsletter and indie and alt rock playlist curated by Mike Rastiello.
www.downbeat.fm
January 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
My new playlist is coming out in a few hours, please signup for the free newsletter: www.downbeat.fm
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Toadies
Emo's – Austin, TX / December 28, 2025
Emo's – Austin, TX / December 28, 2025
Toadies
Emo's – Austin, TX / December 28, 2025
amomentinrock.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Toadies
Emo's – Austin, TX / December 28, 2025
Emo's – Austin, TX / December 28, 2025
🎧 Starting the day off correctly. music.apple.com/us/album/be-...
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) by Deftones on Apple Music
Song · 1997 · Duration 5:08
music.apple.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🎧 Starting the day off correctly. music.apple.com/us/album/be-...
Taste*buds*. What a great name.
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Taste*buds*. What a great name.
White bread, been buying fresh bakery sandwich bread lately.
Jif peanut butter and only Jif. Also, only creamy. I go heavy on the peanut butter.
I’m not picky about brand, but it’s always grape jelly.
I also like plain potato chips inside my PB&J.
Jif peanut butter and only Jif. Also, only creamy. I go heavy on the peanut butter.
I’m not picky about brand, but it’s always grape jelly.
I also like plain potato chips inside my PB&J.
What is your ideal PB&J?
Some factors to consider:
Bread? Type/brand of PB? Type/Brand of J? Ratio of each? Toasted? Cut-style/whole?
Some factors to consider:
Bread? Type/brand of PB? Type/Brand of J? Ratio of each? Toasted? Cut-style/whole?
January 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
White bread, been buying fresh bakery sandwich bread lately.
Jif peanut butter and only Jif. Also, only creamy. I go heavy on the peanut butter.
I’m not picky about brand, but it’s always grape jelly.
I also like plain potato chips inside my PB&J.
Jif peanut butter and only Jif. Also, only creamy. I go heavy on the peanut butter.
I’m not picky about brand, but it’s always grape jelly.
I also like plain potato chips inside my PB&J.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
I have decided, for now at least, that instead of ignoring/muting scam calls I’m just going to answer them and fuck with them until they hang up.
I’ve done it a few times already and it’s pretty fun.
I’ve done it a few times already and it’s pretty fun.
January 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I have decided, for now at least, that instead of ignoring/muting scam calls I’m just going to answer them and fuck with them until they hang up.
I’ve done it a few times already and it’s pretty fun.
I’ve done it a few times already and it’s pretty fun.
Find X in the App Store and submit a complaint (link is at the bottom of the App Store page for X).
apps.apple.com/us/app/x/id3...
Report them for child porn.
apps.apple.com/us/app/x/id3...
Report them for child porn.
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Find X in the App Store and submit a complaint (link is at the bottom of the App Store page for X).
apps.apple.com/us/app/x/id3...
Report them for child porn.
apps.apple.com/us/app/x/id3...
Report them for child porn.
My wife thinks I’m crazy but I swear the Property Brothers switch every other episode who gets to grow a beard.
I also call them Drew and Scott Property, The Property Brothers and she hates that.
I also call them Drew and Scott Property, The Property Brothers and she hates that.
January 7, 2026 at 2:09 AM
My wife thinks I’m crazy but I swear the Property Brothers switch every other episode who gets to grow a beard.
I also call them Drew and Scott Property, The Property Brothers and she hates that.
I also call them Drew and Scott Property, The Property Brothers and she hates that.
This week Poppy has decided that she’s a rock climber. #dachshund #dogs
January 7, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This week Poppy has decided that she’s a rock climber. #dachshund #dogs
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My first Slack message to my team after a 2+ week vacation.
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
My first Slack message to my team after a 2+ week vacation.
My first Slack message to my team after a 2+ week vacation.
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
My first Slack message to my team after a 2+ week vacation.