One of the best things about living in NYC is the music. It is overflowing here, so much so, I honestly get a little overwhelmed. But every few months I decide: I am going to see a string of live shows and do so and then retreat for a few months until I can muster up the will and money to dive again.
The picks for the next few weeks are a local NYC Indie-folk band Kind Monitor playing around the corner from me in Joe’s Pubs (there are rumors it will start with a Ukulele act!) And then soon after I will see The Cave Singers from Seattle playing at the Bowery Ballroom. I hope to catch The Books but they are not passing through anytime soon, which brings me to the tech-related part of the post..
I am surprised–and could be wrong and hope that I am proven wrong–that there is no webbie 2.something tool/site that allows you to punch in your favorite bands and zip code-mile radius and that then sends you email alerts for up and coming concerts.
Lastfm does something like that but without the mile radius i think.
Comment by Ubu — August 27, 2009 @ 7:18 pm
Doesnt that sound a bit like pre-planned stalking?
Comment by Andreas — August 29, 2009 @ 8:46 am
Tourfilter.com should do the trick. It’s a tad buggy, but you can just enter in as many bands as you think you might enjoy seeing, and it will send occasional emails with minimal spam.
Comment by Daedalus — September 6, 2009 @ 3:40 pm