Despite what you might have heard from Bob Seger or the Beatles or whoever, there should be very little sympathy held for the plight of the touring rock ‘n’ roll band. Sure, it totally sucks playing a show at a coffee shop in South Dakota on a Tuesday to four people. And sure, driving around in a steaming, sweat-soaked van for 12 hours just to find out that your cut of the door money won’t even cover your gas sucks too. But come on! You’re in a rock band! You get to live out your ridiculous, adolescent fantasy night after night while the rest of us poor saps have to deal with things like “feeding the cat” and “paying for drinks.” Still, when you’re an unknown band trying to cobble together a list of loose internet acquaintances who might be able to set up a house show somewhere between Missoula and Minneapolis, shit can get a bit stressful. But that’s where Band Command comes in.

Begun over a year ago by local software designer Randall Scott, Band Command (bandcommand.com) is a website devoted to making the cushy lives of would-be indie rock stars all that much easier–providing a wealth of information to help bands comfortably navigate the country. Ideologically similar to longstanding booking resources like Maximum Rock’n’Roll‘s Book Your Own Fucking Life, Band Command is an as-yet not for profit site designed to assist bands not quite fortunate enough to employ a booking agent with the whos and whats of setting up shows by city, state, venue type, and even music genre–its content provided by representatives from local scenes around the U.S.–and though far from comprehensive (random city searches turning up duplicate and/or missing venues, ambiguous, catch-all venue descriptions, etc.), its modest, ever-evolving design could already serve as an invaluable asset for fledgling tourers.

Scott, who moonlights as the vocalist for local band Railer, plans to evolve Band Command into a sort of all-purpose band resource, complete with lofty visions of tour planning tutorials, discount programs with restaurants adjacent to featured venues, and a possible accountancy feature. And while it remains to be seen to just what starry-eyed extent the humble project will evolve, one thing’s for certain–with Band Command, your privileged little indie rock life just got a little cushier.