The company was founded in late 2007 as part of Y Combinator. I spoke with co-founder and CEO Ian Hogarth.

Visitors to the site register the bands that they'd like to see and Songkick sends them an email when their artists are in town, along with venue and ticket information. It believes that it can easily become a high traffic site with more than 60 million unique visitors per month. Songkick won't disclose its traffic but says it is second in size to Live Nation/Ticketmaster, which has about 12 million unique visitors per month. At the center of the live show remain Carrot Top's off-the-wall personality, ripped-from-the-headlines subject matter, and witty, laughter-inducing props.Songkick is a rapidly growing music site focused on one simple thing: letting you know when your favorite musicians are playing in your town. Today, Carrot Top's live show has grown to rock-n-roll proportions, employing music, fog machines and other stage effects. Carrot Top was named both Entertainer of the Year and Comedian of the Year by National Association of Campus Activities in 1993, and in the following year he won the American Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up. and landed his first TV appearance on the show Comic Strip Live and his first appearance on The Tonight Show in 1992. Soon Carrot Top was performing across the U.S. Upon graduation, he worked a number of odd jobs while honing his stand-up act, eventually performing at clubs in Florida and North Carolina. Carrot Top performed his first stand-up show at an open mic night while attending Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. With his high-energy stage presence and endless supply of clever, inventive props, Carrot Top has entertained audiences worldwide, from his numerous live shows in Las Vegas and across the nation to his frequent television appearances. Carrot Top (the stage name of Scott Thompson) is one of today's most celebrated and successful comedians.

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