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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 4/24/14-4/30/14
Author: Dakin Hardwick
Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 4/17/14-4/23/14
Thursday, April 17th
Queens Of The Stone Age, Warpaint at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
There aren’t a whole lot of bands that nearly everyone can agree on as “good.” Queens Of The Stone Age have managed to find that perfect balance where everyone seems to like. They are embraced by indie kids, mainstream rock fans, metal heads, and pretty much all rock fans in between. Never underestimate the power of a solid riff.
DRMS at The Chapel
Friday, April 18th
Motörhead, Graveyard at The Warfield
When you type Motörhead in on your iPhone, it automatically adds in the umlaut. That’s how important this band is- so important that your phone knows to give them the respect they deserve.
Surfer Blood, French Cassettes at The New Parish
Saturday, April 19th
Municipal Waste, Negative Approach, Fucked Up, Impaled, The Shrine, Kicker, Conquest For Death at Oakland Metro Operahouse
For the low price of $26 a piece, we’ve got one of the best heavy music line ups you could ever create. This is an epic show, and you should go. Not going would be a bad move.
Ellie Goulding, Conway at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Sunday, April 20th
Rufus Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright-Roche at Palace Of Fine Arts
There are a handful of songwriters that are so good out their craft, it hurts. Rufus Wainwright is one of those extreme talents that can do no wrong.
Monday, April 21st
tUnE-yArDs, Yalls, Tambo Rays at The Chapel
It’s been far too long since Merrill Garbus has graced our eardrums with new music. Happily, she’s pulled out two amazing new singles, as well as a show at The Chapel. This is going to be a great homecoming from one of the best ever.
The Men, CCR Headcleaner, Gun Outfit at Rickshaw Stop
Wednesday, April 23rd
The Dandy Warhols, The Warlocks at The Independant
Portland psych rock heroes The Dandy Warhols have kept a rather low profile for the last few years… However, they keep stretching out their 13th anniversary of 13 Tales Of Urban Bohemia well into it’s 14th anniversary with the release of a live recording of that record, as well as another leg of a tour spotlighting that classic record.
The Dillinger Escape Plan, Trash Talk, Retox at DNA Lounge
Show Review: Haim, Shy Girls at The Fillmore, 4/9/14
At this time last year, I had no idea who Haim were. They barely a blip on my radar, as they were simply an LA band, and there are dozens of those. It wasn’t until Summer when I finally “Falling,” and was blown away. And, like the rest of the world, when I heard Days Are Gone for the first time, I thought to myself, “Wow. This is amazing!” I never thought a record of soft rock could be so impressive. Of course, they weren’t going to be kept secret. They managed to sell out two nights at The Fillmore in less time than it took me to learn the proper pronunciation of their name. (Rhymes with time)
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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 4/10/14-4/16/14
As with every April, it’s a really full week of shows. Enjoy!
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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 4/3/14-4/9/14
The week is the first official week of Fauxchella. There is plenty to look forward to, including a healthy dose of Coachella bands that you can see without the threat of sunburn, and only limited threat of somebody on Ecstasy deciding that you have the prettiest hair in the world and they need to pet it for 45 minutes while you watch The Cult.
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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 3/27/14-4/2/14
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Spinning Platters SXSW 2014 Report: 34 Instant Band Reviews
I didn’t go to SXSW last year. And I, literally, spent all of 2013 being sad about it. SXSW is like live music Disneyland. Sadly, complete with the lines and the getting frustrated about all of the people with Fast Passes cutting ahead of you. However, if you play your cards right, you can see an obscene amount of live music. In four days, I got to enjoy 34 bands. And I didn’t even try that hard this year.
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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 3/20/14-3/26/14
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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 3/6/14-3/12/14
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Noise Pop Review: Courtney Barnett, Fever The Ghost, KINS, Rich Girls at Rickshaw Stop, 2/24/14
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.