iConcertCal (Connecting Music Lovers)

iConcertCal is a plug-in for Apple's iTunes software. Users enter a city and state or province, and iConcertCal will scour their iTunes library to match artists they listen to, to gigs lined up for their hometown. It works with (smart) playlists, too. Create a new playlist called "iConcertCal" and add tracks by artists you'd like to see perform, or have it list only tracks that you've rated with four or five stars, limiting the concert calendar to artists you really like.

Calling itself a "digital to analogue lifestyle converter", Sonic Living is more like Tourfilter: the user needs to tell it which bands or artists to look out for. Saving users from typing everything in manually, Sonic Living lets users upload lists of artists from an iTunes library or last.fm account. Sonic Living also integrates a social aspect that iConcertCal lacks -- users can easily find other members who like the same artists, or are going to a certain show. Last.fm, the social music network, recently added an events feature, too, which also lets users see who else will be attending a concert, creating an appealing and relevant link between online and offline social interaction.


Websites: www.iconcertcal.com - www.sonicliving.com - www.last.fm