There are times where I love using my phone and others where it’s painfully irritating, but checking concert listings on the free Bandsintown iPhone app has been great. A few things to love about this one? Pretty exhaustive listings of all local gigs on any night in your city, recommended shows based on your favorite bands and good-looking, clean design. There are those complaining about needing a Facebook account to join the fun and while it’s a valid point, this is an early version and I have no doubt it’s going to improve. Thanks Todd, Phil, Alexis and crew! You just made it much easier for me to never miss a band I’m into.

Our friends at Scoutmob run what I think is one of the best deals sites out there in a market as crowded as a Radiohead show. Not only are there some sweet deals to places I’ve been jonesing to try, but its focus is on the smaller businesses that treat their customers like a first date they want to impress. Scoutmob’s site and app design is fresh and their emails also clue you in to some happenin’ events in your city each week. For the holidays, Scoutmob is asking us to make a pledge (that part’s free) to support our indie retailers and restaurants taking risks to do what they love. Three winners will get hooked up with $200 to spend on Etsy.

There’s nothing better than that feeling of discovering something so amazing you can’t wait to tell everyone you know. Today, we want you to experience that feeling forty times over. We’ve launched our first official iPhone app and couldn’t be more excited. It’s called “The Amazing Game of REcollection” and turns the art of discovery into a fun game that rewards you for playing. The gameplay is reminiscent to Memory, but in our case, matching up and exploring over forty creative products fully endorsed by Holiday Matinee. Complete each board and you’ll earn a sweet promo code that will save you wads of cash at one of these five super awesome creative shops – Toddland, Photojojo, WeJetSet, Feelgoodz, and Holstee. Yes, that’s right, discovering creativity now has its rewards. Get in on the action here.

Depending on how you look at it, Dabball is an artfully addictive game that allows players to purchase great art directly from their mobile device. Or, it’s the world’s first digital art gallery that sells museum-quality artist prints by way of art-inspired dexterity games. Either way, if you’re into good design and mobile gaming, you’ll want to get your hands on Dabball. It’s totally free and you can pick it up right here.

My gut reaction says this is absolutely ridiculous but it did make me smile and I wouldn’t put it past retailers. Designed by the very clever Burak Kaynak who also encourages job-seekers to capture employers’ attention via resume toilet paper. I kid you not, this portfolio is worth a look.

If you slide your feet across this doormat, it will open your door! OK, it’s not true, but still very cool. Available on Meninos, which sells plenty of super geeky products for the nerd in all of us. [via BTS]

Misspelled names on Starbucks cups. I’ve definitely been a victim and my hunch is you have too. Starbucks Spelling offers a collection of some of the best screw-ups and it’s pure comedy. The image below is from a guy named Kent. Man I love the internet.