Pianobar - Pandora Client for the Console

I feel like I’m the last person to hear about this, but just to make sure everyone knows, there is a command line client for Pandora. And that is awesome.

It’s called Pianobar.

For those who love their service but hate the UI, myself included, this is the perfect thing.

<rant>BTW, I applaude the authors for NOT taking the opportunity to bite the hand that feeds them by providing a way to save the songs.

Pandora has made it this far despite tremendous opposition from big media and it was a classy move to respect their licensing concerns while providing a much needed alternative to their butterfaced website.

If you like their service, consider becoming a Pandora One Member (it’s only $36/yr) and help keep them around. Don’t shit where you eat by abusing their already generous service.

If you want to steal your music, more power to you. But, find a way to do it that doesn’t hurt a grassroots company.</rant>