Went to a concert last night

[Ol Janx Spirit]

16. Big artists like Bruce and Taylor can afford to speak out. They've made it in the music industry...

They have their billion-dollar empires. And thank goodness for that! Most of the bands you see and hear in your local venues are hardly being paid enough to even be there. They do not have the luxury of alienating venue owners or fans if they want to keep playing music. We all have to find the right path for resistance in our own life.

For a lot of us that play music in small bands, it is what keeps us sane in this world of insanity. And for a lot of people who don't, listening to some music on a nice evening out is what keeps them sane. Music has magical properties IMO. And so often it is the one thing we have in common. It has the ability to bring us together and have conversations that may not ever occur otherwise.

Please give your local artists some grace--and the benefit of the doubt.