A lot of it is independently produced and distributed. The labels the two bands I mentioned are on are small independent labels as well. Depending on where you live there are a decent amount of venues that aren’t run by a large corporation like live nation.
For me personally I start in a sweatshirt but once I’m warmed up I usually take it off. I feel like it helps me warm up a little quicker. I go to a climbing gym vs a regular gym so maybe that’s why.
I’d look into a nice beefy lock, I know they make some that are grinder resistant. I think the name of the game is making your bike take longer than a few seconds to steal.
Leave it to the shithole states to stand in the way of progress and conservation