Noise Pop Review: Courtney Barnett, Fever The Ghost, KINS, Rich Girls at Rickshaw Stop, 2/24/14

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The rise of Courtney Barnett was certainly unexpected. Her lyrically dense, country tinged song “Avant Gardener” and it’s accompanying video became a viral video sensation in the last few months of 2013. With the strength of this song, she managed to sell out every show on her visit to North America. All without a distribution deal in the United States. She closed out her tour by opening up Noise Pop 2014 in a most triumphant manner.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 2/27/14-3/5/14

OMG! This week is NUTS!!!

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Spinning Platters Tells You What Noise Pop 2014 Shows To Go To

Spinning Platters is helping you decide which noisey pop you will be enjoying during Noise Pop!
Spinning Platters is helping you decide which noisey pop you will be enjoying during Noise Pop!

Noise Pop can be intimidating. It’s the best week of live music programming in the Bay Area, and sometimes it’s hard to decide what to go to, because you can’t always be in two places at once. (However, I will be going to two shows on Friday night. I’m a bit insane.) So, if I were deciding what shows you were going to, this is what this shows would be. Disagree? Well, you can decide for yourself by checking the schedule out here. Continue reading “Spinning Platters Tells You What Noise Pop 2014 Shows To Go To”

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 2/20/14-2/26/14

Playing tonight at The Chapel
Playing tonight at The Chapel

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 2/13/14-2/19/14

What's better than 2 Chainz? How about 4?
What’s better than 2 Chainz? How about 4?

Thursday, February 13th

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SF Sketchfest Review: One Star with Thomas Lennon and Matt Mira on 2/8/14

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There is something about Yelp that inspires some of the finest creative writing out there today. I really enjoy reading pieces where the writer is in so much pain and frustration over the poor treatment they got at a commercial establishment, that they feel compelled to write a letter to the entire world about the demons that can be found in such a place. One Star with Thomas Lennon and Matt Mira is a show that pays loving tribute to those passionate writers. Until last night, those voices could only be heard if you stumbled across them on the web. Now, those voices can be heard by all.

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SF Sketchfest Review: Jen Kirkman: I Seem Fun Podcast on 2/8/13

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To this familiar with Jen Kirkman’s “I Seem Fun” podcast, it’s hard to imagine this being done live. It’s one of my favorite podcasts because it’s so very personal. It’s essentially stream of consciousness musings from Kirkman’s home. There is nothing else quite like it, but I can hardly imagine it being done in front of an audience. I would be worried that we’d lose that sense of intimacy with an audience on tow.

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SF Sketchfest Review: Inside Inside Amy Schumer on 2/6/14

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The name of the panel is Inside Inside Amy Schumer. There were so many deliciously raunchy options that they could’ve gone with. Like, Deep Inside Amy Schumer. But, no. They had to take a beautifully dirty title, and make it, dare I say, CLEAN! I was worried that this meant that we would be getting a watered down version of Amy Schumer tonight’s event. I was worried that maybe this meant that Amy Schumer wasn’t so raunchy on the inside. I’m starting to think that I worry too much.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 2/6/14-2/12/14

This guy is playing this instrument at Brick & Mortar on Wednesday.
This guy is playing this instrument at Brick & Mortar on Wednesday.

Did you know that going to see live music is good for your health? Keep yourself young and healthy and go see a band or seven!

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