SiliconBeat: EVDB: organizing the world's events
Interesting article echoeing most of the reasons why we started Tokyo Art Beat.

one bit though...

Dear already has competition in the space. Upcoming.org, created by Web programmer Andy Baio, offers a similar service, with an impressive list of venues, more than 10,000 events and growing list of features. Upcoming.org is free. EVDB intends to be a profitable business.
"I think to really do the innovation right, you have to do it as a business'' Dear says.

NO! Tokyo Art Beat is an NPO, and proud of it! And you wouldn't believe how it facilitates contacts and opportunities!! Our site rocks standards, and our biggest supporters come and help us on the project, users and artists send in event data; our focus is very targeted, our value is high, and in 6 months, covering only Tokyo, we have published more than 2000 events, all still available online...