This article was from last June, but I suppose now's just as good a time as any to post it:

$4 Per Gallon Gas Keeps Some Bands Close To Home

By Catherin Tsai, AP Writer

Action Packed Thrill Ride has a spanking new album to promote, but no immediate plans to tour outside Denver.

Fuel prices topping $4 a gallon will keep the band's five members home this summer.

"A tour is an amazing experience, but I think that gas prices
unfortunately just price some bands out -- including ourselves at the
moment," said singer and guitarist Lucas Johannes.

Unsigned bands accustomed to paying for their own albums, promotion and tours
are finding their labor of love is getting more costly now that gas in
some cases is $1 per gallon more than it was a year ago.

In Denver -- hundreds of miles and hours of car games away from the next big city -- that can hurt.

"No one goes on tour expecting to make tons of money, but with gas prices
the way they are, it's kind of a matter of how much money are you
willing to spend to go on tour," Johannes said.

Click link above to read the rest of the article, there are some quotes from the Vitamins in there as well!