BottleRock Napa Valley 2017 Festival Journal, Day 1

Maroon 5 headlines Friday night at BottleRock Napa Valley 2017 (Photo credit: BottleRock Napa Valley / Latitude 38 Entertainment)

Last weekend marked the return of my hometown’s beloved music, food and drink festival, BottleRock Napa Valley, which turned five this Memorial Day weekend. In addition to boasting phenomenal music lineups year after year, BRNV offers a wine garden, a “beer bend,” a silent disco, a beer and bourbon garden, displays of art throughout the festival grounds, and of course, the culinary delights that have come to be associated with this valley that is so much more than wine. Continue reading “BottleRock Napa Valley 2017 Festival Journal, Day 1”

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 4/3/14-4/9/14

Being performed in it's entirety this Saturday Night at The Warfield
Being performed in it’s entirety this Saturday Night at The Warfield

The week is the first official week of Fauxchella. There is plenty to look forward to, including a healthy dose of Coachella bands that you can see without the threat of sunburn, and only limited threat of somebody on Ecstasy deciding that you have the prettiest hair in the world and they need to pet it for 45 minutes while you watch The Cult.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 7/25/13-7/31/13

Opening for Sebadoh at Cafe du Nord on the 31st
Opening for Sebadoh at Cafe du Nord on the 31st

July is almost over?!?!?! How did that happen!?!?!? To cope with that news, go see some shows! Heck, if you enter our contest by 9 am on July 25th, we’ll put you on the guest list to Weekend at The Independent on July 26th!

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 5/16/13-5/22/13

Appearing with the San Francisco Symphony
Appearing with the San Francisco Symphony

Sometimes I get exhausted just putting this list together, let alone trying to figure out how I can be in 20 places at once…

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 5/19/11-5/25/11

Appearing with Echo at The Warfield

This is kind of a slow show week… You know what’s great about living in the Bay Area? Prince, Kylie Minogue, Jenny Lewis, and Poncho Sanchez are all playing a “slow” week. This place is awesome!

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