Site Review: tourfilter

When I initially heard about tourfilter, I rolled my eyes at another music site in a niche populated by Pandora, last.fm, iLike, Pitchfork, Metafilter, Elbo.ws and any number of excellent sites. I was interested to see what tourfilter could offer that the other sites couldn't. Upon my first visit, I knew the answer: a simple interface that cuts the clutter and makes tracking your favorite bands easy.

tourfilter is essentially an aggregator, pulling local club listings and music news from the web and allowing users to search that information. The interface follows a similar model to craigslist and del.icio.us, including only the information you need. Users input the bands they want to track and are served upcoming concert dates, music suggestions and access to users with similar tastes each time they log in. Bands with upcoming shows are called out at the top of your page, along with links to mp3s and band news from the web. And users control the bands that are listed. Even if your band only has one follower, it's on tourfilter.

Your upcoming concerts can be tracked with an RSS feed or be imported into your calendar (Google or iCal). Since my life pretty much runs through both of these items, this is probably my favorite feature.

If you are tired of hearing about a concert the day after you missed it, catch them the next time around with tourfilter.