In the past, they could only learn about indie through meeting a fan, but now, there is the fear that the new fans will fail to be properly socialized into the group and not adopt its core values, maybe show to concerts and dance when they're not supposed to.
This is funny because my #1 wish at indie concerts is that more people would dance.
What if the music being on the Twilight soundtrack affects oldskool fans in a concrete, monetary way? What I mean is, what if this unmistakable sign of the higher profile of indie finally causes ticket prices to rise? I was explaining to a friend, a lot of indie music isn't technically accomplished and you can't dance to it, either, but unlike pop or rock or even metal if a band is "indie" their shows will be (relatively) cheap no matter how popular the band is. But the low price point is artificial, a holdover from the days when no one knew about indie, especially in New York, where every higher-profile indie show sells out (most on the first day of sale).
So when the world finally acknowledges that indie isn't the exclusive property of people with "taste" - that now it belongs to "everyone" - will ticket prices also reflect that? This is an important question, because ironically it's the former listeners of indie - people who had the free time/disposeable income to devote to "cultivating good taste" - who are the least willing to pay real market prices for their hobby, whereas other people with less time and money are willing to pay more.
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Date: 2009-09-24 01:57 pm (UTC)This is funny because my #1 wish at indie concerts is that more people would dance.
What if the music being on the Twilight soundtrack affects oldskool fans in a concrete, monetary way? What I mean is, what if this unmistakable sign of the higher profile of indie finally causes ticket prices to rise? I was explaining to a friend, a lot of indie music isn't technically accomplished and you can't dance to it, either, but unlike pop or rock or even metal if a band is "indie" their shows will be (relatively) cheap no matter how popular the band is. But the low price point is artificial, a holdover from the days when no one knew about indie, especially in New York, where every higher-profile indie show sells out (most on the first day of sale).
So when the world finally acknowledges that indie isn't the exclusive property of people with "taste" - that now it belongs to "everyone" - will ticket prices also reflect that? This is an important question, because ironically it's the former listeners of indie - people who had the free time/disposeable income to devote to "cultivating good taste" - who are the least willing to pay real market prices for their hobby, whereas other people with less time and money are willing to pay more.