The Internet overvalues newness, and live-show attendance follows suit. The deluge of music in our digital lives means that discovery is sped up alongside digestion —Oh, I streamed their single, saw their video clip, can extrapolate the live show. Scenes become useful insofar as they are patient organisms, interested in slow changes and small differences, less enmeshed in online attention cycles—but you need to reach across them to be able to tour.

Jace Clayton, aka DJ/rupture, as a member of Sasha Frere-Jones’ latest panel on musicians making a living in the era of music streaming services. (via thekeri)