{"id":3767,"date":"2009-11-05T05:21:09","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T12:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evolvingmusic.mixmatchmusic.com\/?p=3767"},"modified":"2009-11-05T18:21:09","modified_gmt":"2009-11-06T01:21:09","slug":"find-live-music-on-the-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mixmatchmusic.com\/evolvingmusic\/2009\/11\/05\/find-live-music-on-the-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Live Music on the Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a while now, there have been websites out there that help you find live shows, such as GigLocator<\/a>. Naturally, given the rampant growth in the mobile application space, there are iPhone apps popping up that do the same. Let’s have a look.<\/p>\n

There is JamBase<\/a>, one of the leading sources of live music and concert information. They’ve been around since 1998 and were quick to jump on the iPhone opportunity. Currently they are on V2 of their app<\/a>. With their app you can find live shows in your area (with the built in GPS, of course), obsess over your favorite musicians on their artist pages, and get totally dialed in by checking out the event pages that are equipped with maps, ticket info, and lineups.<\/p>\n

GigMap<\/a>, a free service that helps both musicians and music venues communicate their upcoming gigs, is actually a “mashup of Google Maps<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and music community Tribe of Noise<\/a>, which they launched together with Layar<\/a>. Read more here<\/a>. Though not the sleekest looking website in the world, the features are pretty sweet. Their mobile app<\/a> is both iPhone and Android compatible.<\/p>\n

And then there’s Beck’s (yes, the beer) GigFinder<\/a>. Similar to the above example (why reinvent the wheel when you can just make a mashup using existing applications or services…) GigFinder uses Last.fm<\/a>‘s database along with Google Maps. Watch the video below for more info:<\/p>\n