Bands, Fans Share Couches and Crash Pads.


	Bands, Fans Share Couches and Crash Pads.

axgrndr

6-27-2008 10:14 PM

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axgrndr says:

Great resource for indie bands who can't afford the gas.

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Adventurous travelers have already leveraged social networking to create a couch surfing network, and now touring bands looking to continue touring despite rising gas prices can use a similar network to find free places to stay on the road: <A href="http://betterthanthevan.com">Better Than The Van</A>, from the same people who run <A href="http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/01/dating-style-so.html">Drummer Hunter</A>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/06/bands-fans-shar.html"><P>So far, only a handful of people are offering up places to stay on the site. I searched for a place to stay within 99 miles of New York and San Francisco, and nothing turned up. But it only soft-launched on Thursday, so it will take a while for the networks to start to build up. Austin, Texas fared better, with two locations already offering up space for bands to crash. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/06/bands-fans-shar.html"><P>The Terms of Service states that "any abuse or weirdness will result in the user's account
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