Live Music Discovery Site Music Tonight Helps Fans Find Ideal Shows At A Moment’s Notice
“We want to help out any way we can. That includes bringing people to a show, and educating the customer.”
By Nate Todd Jul 23, 2026 • 1:58 pm PDT
Move to a new city and one thing hits fast: you have no idea where the music is. That gap is what led Martin Huff to build MusicTonight.com, a live music discovery site made for people who want to find every show worth going to, wherever they land.
JamBase recently sat down with founder Martin Huff, who moved from his native Georgia to Denver a few years ago. Upon moving into his new digs in the Mile High City, Martin identified a problem that music lovers often encounter: how to quickly and painlessly locate live music near you in a new town, or even a familiar one.
“I moved to Denver about two and a half years ago,” Martin recalled. “I had just moved to Denver and was setting up my house. I’m originally from Columbus, Georgia. We’ve got great music from Georgia, but Columbus didn’t always have the live music scene I desired, nor was it easy to know what was happening — and so when I got to Denver, I was excited to be in a new city with a variety of music options. So that night I decided I wanted to go see some music…
“I jumped on my laptop that Saturday night and typed in, ‘find live music around me.’ And the first thing that came back was the Chamber of Commerce of Denver saying, ‘have you ever been to Red Rocks?’ I love Red Rocks. But it was 8:30 on a Saturday night and I needed to go find something near me, in a genre that I wanna go hear, and/or just go explore.
“So after about 30 minutes of searching, I found a show happening at 9 p.m. that night that looked like my vibe. I ended up at the Ogden Theatre, now one of my favorite venues in Denver, and seeing a really cool band/DJ group called Goldfish.
“That was the light bulb moment – this should be easier! Why couldn’t everything in your area be findable on one map, from the big venues all the way down to the real local stuff right in your neighborhood?”
As fate would have it, that night at the show, he googled MusicTonight.com and the domain was for sale. Martin said, “When I see an opportunity, I jump on it”, so he purchased the domain that night, standing on the floor of the Ogden Theater. “The rest of the night proved my thesis out. Get off the sofa, find a show, get there, have a blast, make a friend, and get home safe.”
As Martin noted, Music Tonight seeks to guide fans through the live music experience, from discovery to ticket acquisition to venue information all from one place.
“Music Tonight helps with both spontaneity and planning,” Martin said. “Today, people search 5-10 sites and platforms, including venue websites, artist websites, social media, event apps, local entertainment media, Spotify, and the list goes on. And that’s just for ticketed events!
“We’re proud to partner with Jambase Data to power most ticketed concert listings, and we’ve created our own proprietary tech that supplements the long tail of free and hyperlocal shows at bars, breweries, restaurants, and pop-up spaces that usually don’t show up anywhere else. Altogether, we expose the entire local live environment to the fan via a single central hub.”
It all starts with discovery. Larger shows and festivals are often announced months in advance, and Music Tonight can certainly help with the planning involved with getting to an anticipated concert. However, a point of pride for the company is helping prospective concert-goers discover live music on the fly and help plan the night. The site shows the fan characteristics about the venue and integrates with ride-share apps including Uber.
“The thing that’s unique is the last-minute ticket buyer,” Martin added. “It’s the person on a Thursday afternoon who says, ‘what are we doing Friday?’ It’s the person who says, ‘I wanna take a date out on Saturday night, we both love live music, we don’t wanna go to a proper or pricey show, but let’s go to a bar or a brewery that’s got some live tunes.’ That’s what we want to encourage. Get out and go to a venue you have never been to before or to a venue you never knew existed.”
Much like live music itself, Music Tonight provides a two-way street between fans and musicians. The site not only benefits concert-goers, but also concert performers.
“We just wanna be the good guys in the music business,” Martin said. “We want to help out any way we can. That includes bringing people to a show, and educating fans.”
Being an educated fan helps them plan ahead for their night, whether dressing for the weather, knowing about ADA compliance, or knowing whether there’s an ATM at the venue. With so many options for live music in a city like Denver, from Ball Arena, to Larimer Lounge, down to the dive bar on the corner, having all possibilities in one place opens doors to the wider live music world. When doors swing open, the whole live ecosystem thrives.
“We’re not partnered with one particular group to say ‘we’re gonna go sell only Ticketmaster tickets or StubHub tickets,’” Martin stated. “We’re gonna give you the options. We’re gonna tell you what’s out there.”
“What’s cool about a lot of cities is that there’s venues that people don’t realize are venues, or they don’t realize that people play music there,” Martin added. “Music Tonight opens up a world where people can discover hidden gems. From the independent venue, the bar, the brewery, the restaurant, to the big arenas — there’s a lot more going on in your city than you realize.”
[Sponsored article: Music Tonight is a JamBase partner.]
