Using The Echo Nest’s music intelligence API, the app [iTunes link] plugs right into your iTunes library to provide personalized recommendations. Simply click on “My Stuff” to access recommended shows (I tried it myself, and tons of my favorite bands came up), which you can sort by hotness (the app uses The Echo Nest's "hotttnesss" API to sort bands by online buzz).
Once you a find a show that looks interesting, you can check out some tunes from the band in question, and add it to your favorites. You can then add shows to your schedule, and check out where the venue is located on a map. (You can’t RSVP for shows within the app, though, sadly.)
And, once the fest has begun March 16, you can click on “Find Show Now” and see what’s going on at that very second at SXSW. You can also browse music by artist, venue and tag.
I tested out the app — in a limited way, considering the fest hasn’t started yet — and it’s extremely intuitive. I foresee it being a very useful addition to my SXSW-going arsenal.
Just a few weeks ago, The Echo Nest announced that all developers using its API would be privy to Island Def Jam’s catalog. Slick, wholly useful apps like this make us excited to see what devs will come up once the music starts flowing.
Photo courtesy of Flickr, ponchosquealº
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