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Picks Six: Six Defining Tracks from 5RC Records

The pandemic has put is knee-deep into MySpace-era nostalgia. Bands like My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, and The Strokes play bigger venues than in their heyday. So, obviously, it’s time for the weirdest of the 00’s to get a chance to return, too! Kill Rock Stars have resurrected 5RC (5 Rue Christine), a home for more experimental works. The video above is their first release of the 2020’s, “Glass from Sand” by MV Carbon + Charlemagne Palestine (Full Length out Nov 4th)/ I spent A LOT of time with 5RC bands in the early ’00s, as I wanted desperately to be welcomed by the noise community.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 7/31/14-8/6/14

Opening for Michael McDonald at Mountain Winery

This is the week leading up to Outside Lands. Which means, of course, that you should be training. Listening to music at loud volumes, walking 7 miles a day, subsisting on beer and trail mix, etc. Of course you should go see a band a day until it’s time to spend three days in a park with, well, BANDS! So go see a few: Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 7/31/14-8/6/14”

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 9/6/12 – 9/12/12

Giant Robert Wadlow with Actresses — Appearing Thursday at The Independent!

The legendary “Rocktober” seems to be starting early this year… September’s show schedule is already full of conflicts and killer shows. Please, read on!

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 5/31/12-6/6/12

The Bay Area is a great place to live because, well, we are never without amazing live music.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 3/17/10-3/23/10

I could have chosen a really gorgeous picture of Janelle Monáe (of which there are thousands), but I haven't been able to get on the guest list for her sold-out shows at Café Du Nord this week, so I picked this one instead.

This week is a bit of a limbo for Bay Area concerts, since pretty much everyone is at SXSW. But there are still a few awesome shows, and things kick into high gear toward the end of the week. And from there, they just keep getting cooler the closer we get to our annual Coachella cash-in. Huzzah!

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