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iConcertCal has been around for a while, so this post is hardly ‘news’. However, with the recent release of iConcertCal version 2, I figured I would write a post about it, because there are still a good number of people who haven’t heard of this useful iTunes plugin.

What iConcertCal does is reads your iTunes playlist and informs you of concerts going on in your area. Since version 2 came out, this functionality has been extended to include when new albums by your favorite artists are due to hit shelves. On top of this, the creators of this plugin extended the concert feature to allow for basic social interaction – you can view your friends shows and publicly list the ones you plan on attending (I’m in the system as ‘rauenzahner’ in case you’re interested in looking me up).

iConcertCal’s limitations are mainly it’s somewhat sparse information at times – someone like myself living in NYC doesn’t really experience it much (my concertCal is decently full, as seen by the screenshot) but when I was in Orlando there were times when my cal was almost completely bare (even though back in those days I had a much more extensive music collection). The creators have been working on that, but it’s odd in a way – they’re not very forthcoming with the feeds they use (I only saw the announcements when they linked up with NME and CelebrityAccess). I think they are missing out on some of the openly available feeds, such as Last.fm’s audioscrobbler recommendations.

That being said, it’s a great plugin that I have quicky grown dependent on, the new version is AMAZING, and I can’t wait to see what they’ll come out with next.