Reviews of albums, films, concerts, and more from the Bay Area Music and Movie Nerds
Summer is nearly over, but there is still plenty to do. Including two really inexpensive, all day music events in the Bay Area for you to celebrate this holiday weekend.
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 8/28/14-9/4/14”
The final week before Outside Lands, and we have a whole lot on our docket. We’ve got no less than 8 bona fide rock legends coming to town, as well as 3 of SpinningPlatters’ all time favorite acts. Consider this your warm up for Golden Gate Park.
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 8/2/12 – 8/8/12”
Check out the concerts happening around the Bay Area over St. Patty’s Day weekend — after the jump.
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 3/17/11 – 3/23/11”
Fresh off the huge success of their most recent release, Atomic Clock, local hip-hop legends Zion I play to a hometown crowd at The New Parish in Oakland this Friday night. Spinning Platters caught up with a busy MC Zumbi for a couple of questions…
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Interview: MC Zumbi of Zion I”
Check out the concerts around the Bay Area this week — after the jump.
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 11/18/2010-11/24/2010”
As July transitions into August, The Mountain Winery continues to generally kick the ass of every other Bay Area concert venue this week—and it’s actually kind of an off-week for them. Nobody likes a showoff, Mountain Winery! Other highlights this week include Joanna Newsom, a free concert by Rickie Lee Jones, and the final performance by local favorites Make Me before they take an indefinite hiatus. All that and more, after the jump…
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 7/29/10-8/4/10”
“Hip-hope” perhaps? Their music blends genres of rap, electronica, reggae, jazz and other sounds, invoking spiritualism and awareness on social issues. They have risen to the top of their class, working with such greats as De La Soul and Run D.M.C. As Oakland’s MC Zion (aka Zumbi) and DJ/producer Amp Live prepare for a hometown reunion of sorts, opening for the infamous Black Star collaboration at the Fox Theater on Saturday, July 31st before setting out on a nationwide tour, they had a few moments to share with us to discuss their craft. Continue reading “Spinning Platters Interview: Zion I”