The "rock is dead" take will never cease to confuse me. As if I can't go out and find several venues to listen to live rock music on any given night in $major_city...
It's easy to find more with modern music streaming services.
And there’s a thriving middle class of rock artists: Alvvays, Future Islands, Fontaines DC, MJ Lenderman, Yves Tumor, Alex G all play large if not stadium-sized venues.