http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080622/ap_en_mu/touring_on_empty
Found this article to be an interesting read. Lately, many of the local artists that I have talked with have mentioned this problem. Intervision is cutting down their summer tour this year to focus more on local shows due to high gas prices. Oh Darling mentioned that diesel in California was close to $5 a gallon, making travel to Los Angeles difficult. And Ehren Ebbage of The Dimes only plays the band's larger shows to cut on gas costs as he lives 2 hours away from the rest of the band in Eugene. Not to mention all of the fans that have cut down on the number of shows they go to due to rising cost of gas (guess I did just mention it).
Bringing this topic close to home, the article features local label, Dirtnap Records, as well as Bottom of the Hill, a venue that The Heavenly States frequent.
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Sad, but true. It costs $35 to drive my little Toyota to PDX and back. It's tough to play the lesser-paying-but-no-less-important shows when it costs so much to get there.
Thanks, Ehren. As a fan, I feel the crunch driving out to shows myself, but I know it's really tough for the artists that are trying to get their music out there.
I never really thought about how much the gas prices have affected every industry... The obvious ones, sure, but I guess nobody is exempt from suffering increased fuel costs.
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