Comments on: indie bands, the price of gas and touring http://www.pampelmoose.com/2008/06/indie-bands-the-price-of-gas-and-touring music . media . web. culture Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:16:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gas Prices Affect Indie Bands, Self-Publishers | freelance-zone.com http://www.pampelmoose.com/2008/06/indie-bands-the-price-of-gas-and-touring/comment-page-1#comment-82379 Gas Prices Affect Indie Bands, Self-Publishers | freelance-zone.com Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:16:28 +0000 http://www.pampelmoose.com/mspeaks/?p=1592#comment-82379 [...] entry at Pampelmoose.com on the high price of gas affecting indie bands is also quite relevant to anyone planning a book tour or a bit of travel writing. The energy [...] [...] entry at Pampelmoose.com on the high price of gas affecting indie bands is also quite relevant to anyone planning a book tour or a bit of travel writing. The energy [...]

]]> By: J. Wallace http://www.pampelmoose.com/2008/06/indie-bands-the-price-of-gas-and-touring/comment-page-1#comment-82376 J. Wallace Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:04:15 +0000 http://www.pampelmoose.com/mspeaks/?p=1592#comment-82376 Dave--I think this whole gas thing could bring a resurgence of regionalism like we had in the 70s and 80s...the "Chicago sound" and the "California sound" sort of thing could return in a big way if bands are forced by the economics of touring to start playing closer to home more often. Chicago is perfectly suited for this as we have Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan so close by, but I feel for groups stuck all the way down in Austin or deepest Florida, the Dakotas, etc...who don't have access to the potential live audiences outside their home state due to vast stretches of highway. Hell, even playing in OKC from Dallas would be punishing from a gas standpoint. And yeah-- I love the notion of getting three bands together in a bus, Road Warrior style and hitting the trail. Funny--we all laughed at that movie (The Road Warrior) at the drive-in when I was growing up, but now it seems that the gas is the deciding factor in all this after all. What we need now is bands who also have a sideline in alternative fuels technology. Souped up solar-powered tour van = Magical Mystery Tour. Dave–I think this whole gas thing could bring a resurgence of regionalism like we had in the 70s and 80s…the “Chicago sound” and the “California sound” sort of thing could return in a big way if bands are forced by the economics of touring to start playing closer to home more often. Chicago is perfectly suited for this as we have Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan so close by, but I feel for groups stuck all the way down in Austin or deepest Florida, the Dakotas, etc…who don’t have access to the potential live audiences outside their home state due to vast stretches of highway. Hell, even playing in OKC from Dallas would be punishing from a gas standpoint.

And yeah– I love the notion of getting three bands together in a bus, Road Warrior style and hitting the trail. Funny–we all laughed at that movie (The Road Warrior) at the drive-in when I was growing up, but now it seems that the gas is the deciding factor in all this after all. What we need now is bands who also have a sideline in alternative fuels technology. Souped up solar-powered tour van = Magical Mystery Tour.

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