im not saying that. all im saying is that there tons of bands that still punk/hardcore music that constantly tour, put out records and keep it alive. yeah no ones really gonna touch bad brains or black flag but non the less there are still A LOT of really good bands that tour the country constantly, you just have too look harder.
even some of the old bands from the 80's are still touring and put on great shows still(cro mags, agnostic front, sick of it all, underdog i could go on and on)