Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 9/25/14-10/2/14

Playing The Indy on Wednesday
Playing The Indy on Wednesday

This week is a pretty epic week if you are in the mood for some classic rock. Or new music. Or just like being alive. Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 9/25/14-10/2/14”

Week in Review: Top 5 Posts for Sept 25 – Oct 1

Kylie towered over the competition
Kylie towered over the competition

This week at Spinning Platters was the Kylie Minogue show.  In one day, she took over our #1 all-time most-read post as well as giving us the busiest day in our site’s history.   Cheers to Kylie!  I hope you enjoy your time in America as much as we are.  So who won the battle for second place? Continue reading “Week in Review: Top 5 Posts for Sept 25 — Oct 1”

Show Review: Living Colour and Fishbone at The Regency Center, 9/25/09

Corey Glover is dressed like a serial killer because he murdered it.
Corey Glover is dressed like a serial killer because he murdered it.

Seeing Living Colour and Fishbone on the same bill is my 1991 fever dream.  Put Primus on there, too, and I may have passed out from excitement.  As it is, I was pretty darned excited to be seeing these bands together.  While I’d seen Living Colour a couple of times recently, I hadn’t checked in on Fishbone for more than a dozen years.  I was ready for a loud funky night in the city. Continue reading “Show Review: Living Colour and Fishbone at The Regency Center, 9/25/09”

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: September 22nd-28th

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Raised by wolves and rockin' the six turntables Friday night at the Independent.

Fall has begun, which means lots of shows that aren’t big festivals… Get back to the clubs and help those kids make some money!!!

Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: September 22nd-28th”

New Release Round-Up, 9/15/09 – 27 Instant Album Reviews

The new member of Megadeth
The new member of Megadeth

This week was a little worrisome; the merging of hipsters and “rappers” is picking up steam as indicated by Skinny Jeanz.  Get those bomb shelters stocked up it’s only a matter of time until the hipster apocalypse. Soon the coolest rappers will pretend there is no one like them and that they hate all those other rappers…oh wait. Continue reading “New Release Round-Up, 9/15/09 — 27 Instant Album Reviews”