It's the same everywhere

Detroit blogger fivethree dialtone has a great post about going to shows where it's all girlfriends and little brothers:

A local music scene is the epitome of a grassroots movement. If the people directly involved aren’t offering up support, then how do you expect it of anyone else? People like to be where other people are. Everyone has caught on to the fact that they aren’t missing a fucking thing by staying home. You know when the last time someone from a band handed me a flyer for their next show while they attended another show we were both at?

YES, read the thing.