Sadly, most of the shows I'm seeing lead back to ticketmaster one way or another. I bought a couple tickets on stubhub recently, but they just transferred them to ticketmaster. And I'm not talking about your friends' local punk band, but well regarded acts who simply haven't fully broke into peak mainstream. But that's the way it's been for 30+ years. Unless you're delegating your music experience to oldies or uber-commercial stuff, there's a whole world of music out there to experience live on a budget.

I know it might be hard to comprehend for folks who never expanded their music tastes past the "alternative" bands they dug in highschool 20+ years ago who inevitably sold out to the arena tours, but many of the best musical projects each year are small acts selling out shows for well under 50 bucks. Challenge yourself just a little bit on the artistic front and you may find something special.

personally, i have a lot of fun doing podcasts. even though mine isn't anything amazing. i don't think we should be using the word we're using, however. eck!


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