Spinning Platters presents “How Did I Get Here?” Season 2 Premiere with Yo Kinky

Spinning Platters presents “How Did I Get Here?” is available most everywhere you enjoy podcasts. You can find us and subscribe here! Remember January 2020? It was a time of magic and optimism. It was an election year, and our Democratic contenders were such a supergroup that whoever we ended up with was going to win. … Continue reading “Spinning Platters presents “How Did I Get Here?” Season 2 Premiere with Yo Kinky”

Single Of The Week: “Resistance” by Yo Kinky

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I get a lot of press releases. I’ll admit, most of the time I just read the subject and archive it if nothing jumps out at me. I wish I had time to listen to everything that was sent to me, but I just plain don’t. This particular one almost didn’t make the jump! But … Continue reading “Single Of The Week: “Resistance” by Yo Kinky”

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 2016-05-02 – 2016-05-08

This week in The Bay Area we have music from across the Pacific Ocean, from across the Atlantic Ocean, and more. International travel is neat these days. And now, previews. Preview time. It is time for us to preview. Let’s preview.

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 10/1/15-10/7/15

It’s a packed week with Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park and Alternative Press Expo in San Jose. Coming up we have concerts by old people, young old people, and very old people who don’t much age. Let’s preview!

Spinning Platters Interview: Kevin Allison of Risk! True Tales Boldy Told

  Kevin Allison is probably best known for being the tall, redheaded member of 90’s cult sketch comedy group The State. Since the dissolving of The State, Allison has been doing a podcast called “Risk! True Tales Boldy Told” where people tell stories from outside of socially accepted norms. He will be doing a Storytelling … Continue reading “Spinning Platters Interview: Kevin Allison of Risk! True Tales Boldy Told”

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 11/29/12-12/5/12

As November rains its way into December, the Bay Area does its part in the War on Christmas with the onset of our annual secular holiday concert season. Relive that scene in My So-Called Life where Rayanne went flyering drunk in the school parking lot when Toad the Wet Sprocket play not one but two … Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 11/29/12-12/5/12”

Spinning Platters Guide to the San Francisco International Film Festival 2011

The 54th annual San Francisco International Film Festival kicks off this Thursday, April 21, bringing with it two weeks of jam-packed film programming until its conclusion on May 5. Special guests and honorees this year include Oliver Stone, Matthew Barney, Zoe Saldana, Clifton Collins Jr., and Christine Vachon. The festival will also feature a live … Continue reading “Spinning Platters Guide to the San Francisco International Film Festival 2011”

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 7/29/10-8/4/10

As July transitions into August, The Mountain Winery continues to generally kick the ass of every other Bay Area concert venue this week—and it’s actually kind of an off-week for them. Nobody likes a showoff, Mountain Winery! Other highlights this week include Joanna Newsom, a free concert by Rickie Lee Jones, and the final performance … Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 7/29/10-8/4/10”

Outside Lands Festival Diary: Part 1

Some news organizations get full access to festivals like Outside Lands.  They get a photo pass, backstage access, free tickets, free food, special parking, and other forms of special treatment.  Some blogs get a lower level of access to these festivals, which would include free tickets, and perhaps a photo pass. And finally, there’s up-and-coming, … Continue reading “Outside Lands Festival Diary: Part 1”

Outside Lands Festival Lineup Analysis

They released the initial line-up for this year’s Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, and if you haven’t already seen it on the 20,000 other sites that are posting it, here it is… Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys, Incubus, Black Eyed Peas, MIA, Jason Mraz, Ween, Band Of Horses, TV On The Radio, … Continue reading “Outside Lands Festival Lineup Analysis”