Subcultures

Jamband Culture: I would investigate the culture that revolves around the Jam Band music scenes. This subuculture's main focus is dedicated to bands like Phish, .Moe, String Cheese Incident and Umphreys Mcgee's and follow these bands around the country. They are a tight knit community that all share the same fashing style, a style like an exaggerated commune wear. They are very liberal politicality but are in many regards hypocrites to their own political beliefs. I would examine what makes these people go to such lengths to see bands in the Jam band scene, why do they connect to the music so much, why do the where the clothes they wear, and why do drugs run so rampant in the community.

Hipsters: Vintage clothing, vinyl records, counter-cultural views, Pabst Blue Ribbon, what do all of these have in common? Theyre all signs of hipsters but what is a hipster exactly. In the beginning it referred to the Jazz music scene and in the 50's the likes of Jack Kerouac would be known as a hipster. But what is a hipster in todays world? In order to find out I will scour the coffee shops, Urban Outfitter boutiques, and the vintage record stores until I get this answer.