Top 5 Places to find out about upcoming shows  

by hardrockchick [about 2 years, 4 months ago.]

“Hard Rock Chick…how do you find out about all of the wonderful shows you go to?” Well, my dear readers, let me bestow some knowledge unto you.

iConcertCal: So it’s a bit odd to use- install the feature and then turn on the visualizer to use it. But- it’s the most personalized with the least amount of effort involved. It is, however, disheartening when Kelly Clarkson pops up as a recommendation just because you have 1 silly song in your music library. Shhhh…..

Last.fm: One step up from iConcertCal, this one will recommend music and shows to you based on what you are listening to- thus you can find out about new artists. You can also see what upcoming shows are popular in your area, and what people are saying about them. I also like it because it will show me a history of everything I have been too. Good thing it doesn’t show me the amount of money I spent doing it…

JamBase: The most extensive in listing everything available on a given day. Beyond that, it’s not very useful.

Venue/Ticket site alerts/emails: Sign up for alerts or emails from your favorite venues or everyone’s least favorite ticket site, Ticketmaster. This is the best way to avoid missing out on on sale times.

And last but not least…moi. Check out my weekly Wednesday show recommendations and ticket sales alerts- where I’ve filtered through all of these sources and done the legwork for you!

Honerable Mention: TechCrunch posted about a new site called Songkick. We’ll see how it works for me.

Genre(s): Lists

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