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Every band of note has fans. That's a given, that's how art-as-commerce works. But there are some bands that go beyond that. They become ecosystems in and of themselves. There are codes and references shared within the community, there are fans so devoted they spend all their money following an artist to any remotely nearby show -- and sometimes quite a bit farther. They collect bootlegs, compare setlist notes, annotate the convoluted trajectories of particular songs. Ecosystems, after all, are differentiated by the unique types of beings they support. Plenty of bands are beloved. A small amount become a way of life.
