Shows have hit a new low this year in Tucson. Poor attendance, double the amount of fucking turds who can't muster $5 to see a band they
claim to like, and a complete lack of interest by new kids.
Hate to be that guy, but I will be. The internet is much to blame for a considerable portion of shitty shows and a saturated low quality music scene . It's far to easy to become an expert to hear and know everything without actually putting real time and effort into punk and hardcore. Tthe new generation and my generation as a whole are so obsessed with instant gratification that the internet is life, real experience and work just take too long. Now it is nearly impossible to not use the internet and play and promote shows. Damned if you do and damned if you don't...
Kids ordering cool limited merch from a site online and not showing up when that particular band plays their town, just one of many examples of how aesthetically hardcore is cool but not important enough to put any real energy into it.
Tucson already starts deep in a hole, because there isn't a very good foundation for hardcore to begin with and most people try and move out of here as soon as they can, leaving 21-23 year olds to be considered
old.My rant could be left open and fill volumes and I am by no means an eloquent or even decent writer, but basically its frustrating and sad to see something i truly love just get worse and worse, no matter how hard a select few try it just isn't enough. I'd even be stoked if things were at least like they were last year...
