Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 12/11/14-12/17/14

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We may be experiencing the biggest storm in decades in the Bay Area, however, that doesn’t mean you don’t need to rock.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 10/3/14-10/8/14

This is strictly blue grass.
This is strictly blue grass.

Yes, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is this week. It’s an amazing line up as usual. It’s free, so everyone is there. However, there is more than enough great music happening this week. Enjoy the shows!

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 2/20/14-2/26/14

Playing tonight at The Chapel
Playing tonight at The Chapel

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Show Review: Wilco with Cibo Matto at The Greek Theater – UC Berkeley, 9/21/12

Guitar god Nels Cline, as photographed by Emily Anderson.

When The Whole Love was released late last year, I believe that anyone that heard it knew that it was a record that was screaming for a tour. Of course, when it came out, instead of doing a big road show, they opted to play midsize theaters, locking out only the folks with the fastest internet connections or the pockets deep enough to purchase from a scalper. It took almost a year for these guys to finally book a full fledged tour, playing these songs the way they should be played- outdoors, in front of thousands of people. I guess they needed to really get to know these songs before playing them on the big stages. The wait paid off.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 9/20/12-9/26/12

“I’m not going to the Folsom Street Fair, but my footwear is!”

Officially, this is the last weekend of Summer. Which means, of course, a lot of weird festivals. Including a 90’s rock festival, a leather fest, and an amazing multiband gig full of wonderful jangle pop!

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