Day 26 — Shows Page: Real Data, Real Filters

Day 26 was about making the Shows page feel like a feature, not a demo. I tightened the scope: concerts only, predictable tabs, and a local-venues filter that actually helps. I leaned into defensive UI rendering so bad data doesn’t turn into broken cards. The big win was mindset: when results looked wrong, I stopped tweaking the UI and traced the data back through the API. Once the shape was right, the UI snapped into place. This is the kind of work that turns "cool idea" into "I’d actually use this."