With Thom Yorke predicting the end of the music industry and everybody else pointing to a looming energy crisis, a bunch of local musicians are adapting early to our probable Mad Max–like future. The Malahat Revue takes Jeremy Fisher, Hannah Georgas, Said the Whale, and Victoria’s Aidan Knight on a weeklong tour from Salt Spring Island to the Vancouver Folk Music Festival—on bikes.

Fisher has crossed North America three times on two wheels, but travelling by bike is a first for the rest of the gang. “It was Jeremy’s idea,” Georgas told the Straight. “He just sent an e-mail out, saying, ”˜Hey whaddya think?’ I was immediately super excited.”

The Malahat Revue features all four of the acclaimed artists on-stage at once, performing each other’s material for “two hours of music”, according to Georgas. “So we’re all doing our homework and then we have four days of straight rehearsal.”

The musicians won’t have to pull their equipment to shows, as it will be transported in a support vehicle. Still, presumably they’ll incorporate some physical training into the practice sessions? “I’m an active person, so I’m not too worried about it,” Georgas said. “I’m actually really looking forward to not being trapped in a van.”

The Malahat Revue arrives at the folk fest on July 18, barring roadside ambushes or injury.