Backstage passes

"One thing I've noticed, especially in New York, is that 99 percent of venues use a similar wristband to get backstage. It's a no frills, single-colored wristband. Sometimes they're red, or green, or purple, or yellow -- but I would suggest bringing one of every color in the rainbow to a gig. Idea 2: Get all arts and crafts on that shit and make your own backstage pass."

-- Rolling Stone's amusing Smoking Section helping out the NYC show-going indie kids.