Thursday, October 10th
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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 10/10/13-10/16/13
Author: Dakin Hardwick
Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 10/3/13-10/9/13
Rocktober is already in full swing this year. Early Rocktober is starting with a lot of folk music and a two rare public appearances by groundbreaking 80’s bands. It’s gonna be a good one!
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Album Review: Melt-Banana – Fetch
Melt-Banana are one of those bands that I consider to be a rite of passage for anyone that is a serious music listener. They essentially invented the genre of music known as “spazz.” At one point in time, a friend of mine referred to them as “Barely listenable. Which is why I insist in listening to them frequently.” They’ve recently released their 9th studio record, Fetch, their first record in five years. They are also about to embark on their first tour of the US as only the core duo: vocalist Yasuko Onuki and guitarist Ichirou Agata, which their breakneck drum parts being performed by a computer instead of a human. The band will be hitting The Oakland Metro Operahouse on November 16th. Tickets available here!
WIN TWO TICKETS TO ICEAGE AT RICKSHAW STOP ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH!!!!!!!!!!
Have you every felt the deep desire the mosh? Like, really, really badly? Because it happens to me. And when I do it, it feels good. It feels so good that I want to extend that blissful feeling to one of our lucky readers. So, on Wednesday, October 9th at Rickshaw Stop, Denmark’s Iceage will be helping you get your pit on. They are coming around in support of their excellent new record You’re Nothing. It’s even an all ages show, so ANYONE CAN COME!!!
Click here to enter to win two tickets! Contest ends on Thursday, October 3rd at midnight. Winner will be notified in the afternoon on October 4th. Of course, if you don’t win, you should still buy a ticket here!
Show Review: Zola Jesus with JG Thirwell and Magik*Magik String Quartet at Palace Of Fine Arts, 9/26/13
I distinctly remember my first experience with Zola Jesus. She was a side effect of my obsession with trying to see every Canadian band. It was July of 2010, and I was set to enjoy Wolf Parade, not knowing that they would be splitting not long later. Zola Jesus was the first of two support acts, and a most surprising one before a rock band. Zola Jesus, the nom de plumb of Nika Roza Danilova, was the most unassuming frontperson. She was backed by a pair of synth players, and simply stood their and let her voice handle all of her performance duties. It was fantastic and beautiful, and very brave. I enjoyed the set immensely, and, somehow, forgot about her a few months later.
The Leaky Faucet: Matt & Kim Lightning Remixes
What’s this? This is the latest release from Matt & Kim. And you, our lucky reader, gets to listen to it before you are able to purchase it! Lightning Remixes features remixes of tracks from last year’s excellent Lightning by Anamanaguchi, DJ Venom, Bonde do Role and many more.
The album is available in all the usual places on October 1st!
Pre-Order on iTunes: itun.es/i6xw7Z2
Pre-Order Vinyl on Insound: bit.ly/16JnNUD
Pre-Order Vinyl on Amazon: amzn.com/B00EC6VKY8
Pre-Order Vinyl on Insound: bit.ly/16JnNUD
Pre-Order Vinyl on Amazon: amzn.com/B00EC6VKY8
Just a warning, the cover art might be a bit NSFW…
Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 9/19/13-9/25/13
We live in a lovely place…. There is always too much to do.
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Show Review: The Julie Ruin with La Sera at Slim’s, 9/18/13
The last time Kathleen Hanna performed music in San Francisco was over 8 years ago, opening for Beck at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. It was the first time I had gotten a chance to see her, after being consistently sold out of gigs for most of my life. Their 45 minute set was excellent, but I kept wanting more. I wanted a crowd that cared. Alas, I had to wait nearly a decade to see the woman that coined the phrases “Riot Grrl,” “Girl Power,” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” play a full set of music. Sure, I really wanted a Bikini Kill reunion, but getting her to dig up her old Julie Ruin moniker with fellow Bikini Killer Kathi Wilcox on board was a suitable replacement.
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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 9/12/13-9/18/13
It’s another good week for rocking… We have a known recluse doing a rare tour, a bunch of holograms of rappers, an R&B singer that cannot allow more than two e’s in one word, a bay area classic rock double header, and half of Bikini Kill. Not bad, if I say so myself!
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Local Spin: Interview With Social Studies
Social Studies have had an amazing year… They are currently gigging in support of last year’s excellent Developer, and have played high profile gigs at Noise Pop, Phono del Sol, Converse Represent, and most recently opening the Twin Peaks stage at Outside Lands. We recently had the opportunity to chat with Natalia Rogovin, Michael Jirovsky, Tom Smith, Ben McClintock, and Jesse Hudson about the past year’s experiences and the plan for the future. Special thanks to Raffi Youssoufian for helping me out with this interview. Social Studies are playing Bottom Of The Hill on Saturday, September 21st
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