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Songkick, a service that informs you when your favorite bands are playing, is out with a new mobile app that makes it easy to track concerts and plan music-filled nights out.A kind of concert-going social network, Songkick, lets you track bands from Last.fm, Pandora and iTunes, get email alerts when your top acts are playing near you, buy tickets to shows and create show calendars that you can export to Google Calendar, Outlook or iCal.The iPhone/iPod touch app [iTunes link], available for free from the iTunes store, takes that functionality and puts it in your pocket, a much more natural fit for the avid concert-goer. Yes, email alerts are awesome when it comes to planning a show-heavy weekend, but what about when youre out and about and want to hit up a show? The app seems much more intuitive.After installing the app, preexisting users can sign in and access all their saved artists, shows, etc. The app will scan your iTunes, and from that data taking location into account compile a list of shows you might be interested in attending.You can also scroll through a list of your favorite artists and see which ones are touring. You can then create a personalized concert calendar, and be alerted via push notifications when your favorite bands are playing. You can also look up ticket info, venue location, show time, lineup, etc., and tell friends about shows via Twitter, Facebook and email. Shows are tracked in more than 70 countries, and you can change the location setting when you travel.Granted, this app isnt exactly revolutionary. SuperGlueds iPhone and Android apps do something very similar (like scanning your iTunes), as do specialized apps like Festival Explorer Austin Edition, which was designed for SXSW. Theres also GigKick, which connects to your Songkick profile to display upcoming shows.Still, Songkicks app is pretty slick and offered me some accurate show recommendations for the upcoming weekend, so its likely to become a standby app on my iPhone, at least. Although I do wish the app included song previews, like some of its competitors.Image courtesy of Flickr, Stephan GeyerMore About: App, concert, iOS, iphone, iPod Touch, mobile app, music, songkick, startupFor more Media coverage:Follow Mashable Media on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Media channelDownload our free apps for Android, Mac, iPhone and iPad Read More ...
