For most bands, Alaska is far.
Seattle is a nearly two-day drive nonstop from Anchorage, making it pretty hard to squeeze in between shows when you’re running around the country in an unreliable van. That means the next option is flying. Well, flying isn’t always cheap. And for bands with a lot of gear or a large touring party, the cost of those seats and checked bags cuts deep into a budget.
It’s also icy as shit for a lot of the year, and sometimes it’s just hard to walk around.
“The biggest challenge for me was walking until I got these spikes that you could put on the
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