Question of the Week

hip hop & reggae fans do have more money ... from selling herb mon. we got it for cheap. holllllerrrrrrr.

but indie-rock fans are just some antisocial, home-dwelling, music-stealing cheapskates

snarrrrf!

indie rock fans don't wanna pay for entry into shows because they dont actually like the headlining band. well, i mean they used to, but they got all big and now everyone else likes them, you know? it's like... whatever. that band is so five minutes ago.

i think it's an issue of loyalty. most hip hop/reggae fans are very loyal, most indie rock people could give a shit, always moving onto the next buzzworthy thing. why do you ask?

Over the years in Eugene I've just noticed that the hip hop and reggae shows I've attended drew a large, frequently sold out crowd (and these shows are NOT cheap), whereas some of the indie-rock shows I've been to have been embarrassingly undersold (for excellent live acts) and the tickets are always cheaper than reggae/hip hop acts. Of course, they can get away with inflating the ticket prices given such demand.

Of course, a healthy-sized crowd showed up for the Dr. Dog/Delta Spirit/Hacienda show at the WOW Hall last night. They experienced something special, methinks.

arent there just a shitload more indie shows to water down attendance than the reggae/hiphop crowds?

plus...i gotta say there cant be a more well off group of folks than indie kids in general*. i mean, this isnt even a contest. inde/hipsterdom and all of its high art and ironic leanings is almost exclusively an upper middle class pastime dont you think?

*of course, besides the three young jazz and classical music fans out there. and they listen to indie rock on the side anyway.