Music is an indirect force for change, because it provides an anchor against human tragedy.
In this sense, it workstowards a reconciled world. It can also be the direct experience of change.
At certain point during some shows, the reconciled world is already here, at least in that second,
in that place. Those seconds reveal that the momentum that drives a subculture is more important
than any particular band. The momentum is made of all the people who stay interested, and keep their
sense of urgency and hope.
-Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy)
