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Spinning Platters Interview: Adam Duritz of Counting Crows

The first CD that I ever bought with my own money was August and Everything After, Counting Crows’ debut album. I listened to it to death, and still love it. So, I was pretty giddy when I scored the opportunity to interview their frontman Adam Duritz ahead of their upcoming tour with The Wallflowers. The band is playing two shows in the Bay Area this summer: Wente Vineyards in Livermore on July 17th (Tix Here!) and America’s Cup Pavilion in San Francisco on July 18th (Tix Here!). Plus, if you buy tickets on line in advance, you get a free download of their latest live record, Echoes Of The Outlaw Roadshow!

SP: You used BitTorrent to help promote Underwater Sunshine. Why did you decide to pick such a controversial method to promote the record?

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Show Review: She & Him, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Tilly & The Wall at The Greek Theater, 6/22/13

There were more reasons to visit The Greek Theater last Saturday night than a mere love of ampersands. It was a rare night at The Greek where the weather was absolutely perfect- not too warm, not too cold. The early signs of the upcoming “Super Moon” were in the the sky. The crowd, a bit older than expected, and happily ironic mustache-free, arrived early enough to make sure they enjoyed every act on the bill.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 6/20/13-6/26/13

I know a lot of you are sad that you didn’t win tickets to the Converse Represent shows at Slim’s. Fear not, as there is plenty of excellent rock to go with your roll this week! (Or you can follow them on twitter for another shot at winning)

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Show Review: A Radio Silence Tribute to Buddy Holly at Public Works, 6/16/13

Thao Nguyen & Eleaner Friedberger All Photos by Michelle Viray

Radio Silence is a local based magazine that discusses pop culture, music and literature. Imagine if Paste and The New Yorker fused together into one megamagazine. This magazine is so cool that Neko Case even serves on the board of directors! They also occasionally book live events, and as a special treat for Father’s Day, we were treated to an evening in tribute to Buddy Holly. The guests that they invited? Legendary music journalist Greil Marcus, as well as musicians Thao Nguyen, Eleanor Friedberger, and Van Pierszalowski. All to talk about one of the most influential musicians of the last 60 years.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 6/13/13-6/19/13

Psst: He's playing at Brick & Mortar Music Hal on Thursday. He's not hiding out in Asia. — Psst: He’s playing at Brick & Mortar Music Hal on Thursday. He’s not hiding out in Asia.

Not only do we have a ton of great shows, but if you look on Thursday, we also are giving away tickets to California Academy of Sciences’ Nightlife event this week!

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Show Review: Akron/Family with Avi Buffalo at The Independent, 5/29/13

Akron/Family are a band that has alluded me for years. I’ve known the name, and nothing more. However, after hearing about their killer opening set for Two Gallants at The Fillmore a few months ago, I decided to explore them. I was expected something folk leaning based on the name, but found they were something much more. Much weirder. And way more electric. And decided that I needed to see them live.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 6/6/13-6/12/13

Boo ghost with sunglasses — Opening for Sonny & The Sunsets on Tuesday at The Eagle Tavern

Another week, another nearly exhausting week of amazing rock n roll in the bay area.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 5/30/13-6/4/13

All clowns are insane. Therefore, wouldn't any group of clowns be an Insane Clown Posse? — All clowns are insane. Therefore, wouldn’t any group of clowns be an Insane Clown Posse?

You know it’s a good week when Insane Clown Posse are playing an opera house in Oakland. Just sayin’…

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 5/23/13-5/29/13

Another week. Another crop of shows.

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Show Review: Kate Nash with Peach Kelli Pop at The Chapel, 5/11/13

Remember the year 2007? It was the year that gave us Lily Allen, a bratty pop singer that was going to change the world. From the same city we also got to meet Kate Nash, a timid 20 year old singer / songwriter that played piano and wrote catchy songs primed for radio and play on british teen soaps. Here we are, six years later, and Lily Allen has essentially fallen out of view, and Kate Nash is a world away from the Kate Nash that we knew and loved in 2007. The piano has long been put away, and it has been replaced by loud, fuzzed out guitars. The question is- will the sold out crowd at The Chapel be willing to embrace this new Kate Nash?

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