General

Localify is Dead, Long Live Local Music

June 3, 2026

The idea of using music recommendations to support local music communities has always been the #1 goal of Localify.org. However, since we started the project over 8 years ago, some...

Info

Localify (Re)Launch Party at Porchfest Ithaca 2025

September 12, 2025

We are are having a launch party and everyone at Porchfest Ithaca is invited. Stop by are tent to do a demo of our refreshed web app or our brand...

General, Localify

Where did all the small music venues go?

September 10, 2025

When I was in high school, I went to a ton of shows at small music venues in and around Ithaca, NY. My favorite place was called The Haunt, an...

Scene of the Month

Ithaca, NY | SOTM Spotlight

July 31, 2025

As a local music discovery platform, we at Localify aim to put the spotlight on music communities that inspire us. To kick off our Scene of the Month spotlight series,...

Uncategorized

Festival Artist Recommendation

July 17, 2025

This summer, one of our main focuses at Localify has been building out personalized artist recommendations for community music festivals. With dozens of performers across multiple stages, these festivals can...

Localify

Summer 2025 Plans for Localify

May 20, 2025

Our goal for localify last summer was to launch a professional grade version of Localify. This included developing: For the most part, our team (Griffin, Paul, Cassandra, Bridget, and Ruth)...

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Music Festival Artist Recommendation for SXSW 2025

March 6, 2025

One of the new features we have been working on for Localify.org is artist recommendations for music festivals that: Some festivals can have hundreds of bands playing during a small...

Localify, Research

Why Spotify Should Care About Local Music in the Coming Age of Generative Music

February 28, 2025

Summary: With the rise of generative music, some listeners will increasingly value “authentic” music experiences with human artists who perform live shows within their communities. Spotify must position itself as...

General

What is Localify & How You Can Help

November 13, 2024

Have you ever: These are all the questions that we have try to answer with Locality.org. Here is how it works: What We Believe We believe that there are incredible...

Publications

Contextualizing Local Music @ ISMIR24

November 11, 2024

Our goal at Localify.org is to help people discover local artists within their communities. However, it is difficult to design an effective “Local Music Recommendation” user experience (UX) for a...