The Weber brothers launched Indie On The Move in 2008. Bryan explained that “it really began as a community based rolodex of music venues, booking agent contacts, venue reviews, and tour-related resources.” They started with about 950 venues and the site now hosts over 6300 venues (US only) complete with contact info and band reviews.
Personally, I know artists that booked hundreds of shows around the country and used Indie On The Move to seek out venues and contact info for nearly every new market. It is a tremendous resource and incredible time saver for any self-booking band.
Think of Indie On The Move (IOTM) as the Yelp for venues. Bands can leave reviews of venues they’ve played (or couldn’t play because of the booker). The venue pages on IOTM have full filtering options with all the information any band (or agent) would need when booking their band: location, website, genres, capacity, age restriction, booker name, contact info and calendar. Some venues have photos and videos included on their venue page. They have a very extensive festival and press outlet listing section as well. The site feels very DIY. It’s not slick like most hot new startups. Quite fitting.