Reviews of albums, films, concerts, and more from the Bay Area Music and Movie Nerds
I know we are all very busy with Sketchfest. However, check out these amazing music events, too!
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 1/30/14-2/5/14”
Another week of rock and roll… Because sleep is totally overrated.
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 5/3/12-5/9/12”
This week, you are treated to two youtube clips that I make brief appearances in… I think the loyal reader will be happy about that. Are you? Anyways, it’s a pretty good week for shows. Read on:
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 6/9/11-6/15/11”
The Joy Formidable is a hard band to describe to people. I’ve seen them called “ecstatic dance rock,” “evolutionary shoegaze,” and last night, one extremely drunk fan called them “the best band in the world!” over and over again until the rest of the crowd finally told him to shut up. As an admitted obsessive fan, I’m not sure I have anything particularly wise or witty to add to the conversation, other than an excited “fuck yeah!” in response to the aforementioned drunk fan. That makes me both the right and wrong person to be reviewing the band, so here I go. Continue reading “Show Review: The Joy Formidable with The Lonely Forest at Bottom of the Hill, 4/14/2011”
Are you looking for an incredibly busy week? Because we’ve got one brewing!!!!!!!!!!!!! There are way too many things happening in the bay this weekend. Fauxchella for the win! (See, I spelled it out!)
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 4/14/11 – 4/21/11”
Summer is starting to kick in to gear, and the shows are starting to push in to high gear… Keep an eye on the space so you can get a better idea as to which shows you should be going to, and which shows will be super-boring loads of crap.
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 6/10/10-6/16/10”