2008.06.23
Gas prices hitting young touring bands hard
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080622/ap_on_en_mu/touring_on_empty;_ylt=AuSCd7x_RzamDMoR9IBNMuis0NUE
> Cramming into a rusty, creaky van and playing dive bars and house parties is a summer ritual for many young musicians and ambitious independent bands trying to get exposure, make a living and maybe build a solid future in music.
> But like everything else that requires lengthy time on the road, filling up at $4 a gallon or more is taking a toll.
Thanks for the link to Jorge Valencia, new guy at the paper and a musician himself.
As I've said before, I played in bands that played good original music, and bands that played cover songs. It went like this -- if the band was playing original music on the road, we mostly slept on friends' floors and couches to scrimp and save, and if it was a cover band, we got decent motel rooms.
Throw high gas prices into the mix, and the former would've been pretty much unmanageable.
That same story caught my eye this morning and I posted a blog about the consequences and a few predictions.
Briefly I'll say that I think this will have long lasting effects on the Music Industry. Some of which will not be a positive change.
I didn't think it would be appropriate (and possibly a little rude LOL!)to re-post my long winded ramble here so if your curious:
http://www.tk-421.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=48
or at
http://www.Myspace.com/GOSG
Comment by Wayne — June 23, 2008 @ 2:57 pm