And that's a pretty damn nice place to be.

In the end, it's ironic and unfortunate that it may end up taking Fortune 100 companies to actually deliver bands, like products, to fans in second-tier markets (yes, like Phoenix) that otherwise might have stayed in their comfortable digs in California playing the hell out of L.A., San Diego and San Jose.

It's enough to make you want to ask: Do you want a cold one with that rocanrol?