Beyond the tricky name, Tourb.us (or Tour Bus) offers a great service for music lovers who like to frequent their local music scene. Tourb.us crawls the web looking for concert dates, consolidates them by location and makes them available to their users. In addition, users can add concert information for bands and locations that are not found by Tourb.us

Users add their favorite bands to their profile by loading an iTunes data file, adding them manually, or by allowing Tourb.us to access their Last.fm account. Once you have populated your profile, Tourb.us gives you a number of ways to learn about bands and concerts, and to socialize with others on the site with similar interests.

I really like Tourb.us. This is the best of Web 2.0. It brings a niche audience together in a way that would not be possible without the Internet. If you are into your local live music scene, you can learn, but also make a contribution to the community and support your favorite bands.