{"id":513803,"date":"2010-04-04T18:40:35","date_gmt":"2010-04-04T22:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/?p=17503"},"modified":"2010-04-04T18:40:35","modified_gmt":"2010-04-04T22:40:35","slug":"gigbox-find-gigs-based-on-your-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/513803","title":{"rendered":"Gigbox: Find gigs based on your location"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things I enjoy about <a href=\"http:\/\/last.fm\/\">Last.FM<\/a> is the integration with its desktop client and music players. The client auto-detects what music player you&#8217;re using, and then installs the appropriate plugin. Its API is a powerful tool and mobile apps like <a href=\"http:\/\/mygigbox.com\/\">GigBox<\/a> are starting to make good use of it.<\/p>\n<p>Gigbox is an app that is used to keep track of when artists you enjoy are going to be performing. You can create an account with <a href=\"http:\/\/mygigbox.com\/\">Gigbox<\/a> by itself, but the application really shines when you integrate it into your Last.FM account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features we like<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free to use.<\/li>\n<li>Using Gigbox to find random concerts is extremely easy with the use of your phone&#8217;s GPS. Click the &#8220;search&#8221; button and Gigbox will bring up a list.<\/li>\n<li>The Last.FM integration is flawless. Artwork, venue and artist names all appear where they&#8217;re supposed to with the proper formatting. While this might seem like a small thing to nitpick about, I find it frustrating when API-powered platforms look hobbled. In many cases, I would rather use the oringal site if the user experience is better.<\/li>\n<li>Gigbox brings in a list of your 50 top artists and then prompts you to whittle them down to a &#8220;watch list&#8221;. This is great for eliminating bands that are defunct (though I refuse to give up on a &#8220;The Darkness&#8221; reunion).<\/li>\n<li>Bookmarkable gigs, venues and artists allow for quick and easy access to frequently-checked entries.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Add to Calendar&#8221; function, which automatically adds the event to a synced Calendar on your phone. Perfect for Google Calendar addicts like me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Needs improvement<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>While you&#8217;re able to bookmark artists in order to show when they&#8217;ll be playing all on one screen, this requires you to manually add them to said list.\u00a0This function is probably better used for a whittled-down list of only two or three artists, but the fact they omit an all-in-one search for your already-favourited artists seems kind of lacking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While Gigbox does what it sets out to well, there are certain parts of the application that I feel like I would never use. The app touts the ability to chat about the concert and post pictures and video of it while it&#8217;s happening. It seems to take away from the whole experience of enjoying a concert if you&#8217;re going to be attached to your phone the whole time.<\/p>\n<p>TechCrunch&#8217;s Paul Carr wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2009\/10\/24\/nsfw-weezer-plane-crashes-and-everything-else-thats-worrying-about-the-real-time-web\/\">a great column<\/a> about how Twitter and Foursquare have changed the way we attend things. The act of going out and experiencing the world has turned into a contest of people saying &#8220;Look at me, looking at this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gigbox does its job of managing the concerts I&#8217;d like to attend and suggesting new ones. Its integration with Last.FM is perfect and the app should be on any music-lover&#8217;s Android phone.<\/p>\n<p>However, we need to ask ourselves, &#8220;While I&#8217;m taking a video of the concert and making sure everyone knows I&#8217;m here, what am I missing?&#8221; Why watch the concert through your camera when it&#8217;s, you know, right there?<\/p>\n<p>Oh joy, they even threw in Twitter integration.<\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/gigbox-find-gigs-based-on-your-location\/attachment\/main-menu\/' title='Main Menu'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Main-Menu-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Main Menu\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/gigbox-find-gigs-based-on-your-location\/attachment\/311-concert-listing\/' title='311 Concert Listing'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/311-Concert-Listing-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"311 Concert Listing\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/gigbox-find-gigs-based-on-your-location\/attachment\/watchlist\/' title='Watchlist'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Watchlist-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Watchlist\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/gigbox-find-gigs-based-on-your-location\/attachment\/photo-upload\/' title='Photo upload'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Photo-upload-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo upload\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/gigbox-find-gigs-based-on-your-location\/attachment\/live-event\/' title='Live Event'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Live-Event-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Live Event\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/gigbox-find-gigs-based-on-your-location\/attachment\/individual-event-listing\/' title='Individual Event Listing'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Individual-Event-Listing-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Individual Event Listing\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/gigbox-find-gigs-based-on-your-location\/attachment\/event-rating\/' title='Event rating'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Event-rating-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Event rating\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3  class=\"related_post_title\">Related Posts<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"related_post\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/calorie-counter-just-how-bad-is-that-taco\/\" title=\"Calorie Counter: Just how bad is that taco?\">Calorie Counter: Just how bad is that taco?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/digg-first-android-app-provides-easy-access-to-content-but-leaves-out-too-many-features\/\" title=\"Digg: First Android app provides easy access to content, but leaves out too many features\">Digg: First Android app provides easy access to content, but leaves out too many features<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/juicedefender-save-power-and-extend-battery-life\/\" title=\"JuiceDefender: Save power and extend battery life\">JuiceDefender: Save power and extend battery life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/apex-uninstaller-a-real-time-saver\/\" title=\"Apex Uninstaller: A real time saver\">Apex Uninstaller: A real time saver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/2010\/04\/applications\/pure-calendar-widget-a-perfect-replacement-for-the-native-widget\/\" title=\"Pure Calendar Widget: A perfect replacement for the native widget\">Pure Calendar Widget: A perfect replacement for the native widget<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things I enjoy about Last.FM is the integration with its desktop client and music players. The client auto-detects what music player you&#8217;re using, and then installs the appropriate plugin. Its API is a powerful tool and mobile apps like GigBox are starting to make good use of it. Gigbox is an app [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6561,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-513803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6561"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513803\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}