It’s both.

The fans of that music are getting older. And are moving away from the center of the city. Parking is also an issue and rock n roll in general is pulling smaller and smaller crowds.
Many bands I used to see at The Rex now play the Crafthouse.

Local musician in a very active punk band. I’ve only lived here 5 years and in that time we have lost some great smaller dive bar type venues. Covid caused a lot of bands to quit rehearsing and they didn’t have the desire to begin again after so they just broke up.
It is definitely not Austin here. I’ve played there many times.
I honestly am kind of in the middle on pittsburghs scene. I stay pretty busy woth my own band so I’m certain I am missing a great deal of what’s going on with others. And I do fall on the rock side so I can’t speak for other genres. There could be amazing things happening and me just not in the know I do want to mention…it seemed someone was ragging on the cromags in a church basement.
It is out of the way. But!!!! It has been turned into a record store/venue/ etc. the owner is apparently straight edge. No booze at all not even byob. That aligns fairly well with cromags so it makes sense.

No you did not.