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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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, 4/21/11 – 4/27/11

Opening For Jamaica.

I hope that you all have recovered from Coachella weekend, or whatever else you did last weekend. I’m sure you went to plenty of shows… But you aren’t sick of them, are you? Good.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: January 13th-January 19th

I like to put funny photo that spoofs the band name. But, when your band is Styx, and you look like this, I have to just put up a picture of Styx.

This week is the beginning of Sketchfest. We already have that covered, so how about some music? Eh? How about Styx? Did you know Styx were playing? I think it’s awesome that you will get to see Styx.

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Spinning Platters Official Weekly Tip Sheet For the Week of June 8-14

Will Darby finally show up to the gig? What about Belinda? When will she be back on drums?
The Germs at The Uptown Nightclub in Oakland On Sunday... Will original drummer Belinda Carlisle show? How About lead singer Shane West's former co-star Sisqo?

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