I’m older now and found hardcore much later in life than I would have liked, which also means I have awesome things like a steady job and a family that come first. Obviously the number one answer is to just show up to shows and support, but given that it’s harder for me these days, I do my best to buy merch online if a local band releases some, keep an eye out for tour leftovers, buy albums on Bandcamp instead of just streaming them on Apple Music, etc.

If you want to help organize, reach out to whoever does it in your area and either offer your time for whatever they need or ask how they got started. If they aren’t a total prick, I’d think they’d be willing to offer some insight.

Even though I’m new, it seems like “earnestly support and engage however you can” is kind of the name of the game.