I love live music. I love the feeling in my chest when the long-haired drummer smacks his snare, the electricity when a vocalist riles up the crowd and the sound of a distorted guitar as it shakes the rafters. Listening to music at home is wonderful, but it's nothing compared to getting into the thick of it at your local musical haunt.

Tracking live music and working out where, when, and who to go and see, however, is a completely different story. With so many disparate websites to use to try and see who's going to be playing nearby, planning out gigs can be something of a mission. Spotify has just made it a whole lot easier; you can now track your local venues so that you can see when your favorite artists are coming to play.

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