Category: Show Previews

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 10/23/15-10/28/15

Our beloved bridge.
Our beloved bridge.
Halloween is just around the corner and it’s that time of the year here in the Bay Area for the Bridge School Benefit weekend.

So also coming up this week, we have nameless ghouls, various demons, and interplanetary felons. Let’s preview! Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 10/23/15-10/28/15”

The Insiders’ Guide to the Treasure Island Music Festival (Updated for 2015)

A Treasure Island sunset, courtesy of Kelly Hoffer
A Treasure Island sunset, courtesy of Kelly Hoffer

This weekend’s Treasure Island Music Festival has quickly become my favorite musical event of the year. There are no conflicting set times, so you can see everyone on the bill. The size of the festival is fairly small, so it’s easy to get around. The setting in the middle of San Francisco Bay is absolutely stunning. And something about all of these combine to keep the people going in a relaxed, pleasant mood that makes being there all the more enjoyable.

Now, you might think going to this festival is as easy as hopping in your car and going to the festival to enjoy some music, but you’d be wrong. Read on, and I’ll teach you how to avoid rookie mistakes. (Updated for 2015 by Dakin Hardwick)

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 10/9/15-10/14/15

While Leif and his posse may not have actually worn 'em, they are fun to wear.
While Leif and his posse may not have actually worn ’em, they are fun to wear.

Do you know what today is? It is Leif Erickson Day here in the USA. Let us celebrate explorers as well as arbitrarily-horned helmets.

Also, the Litquake festival begins in San Francisco! A solid day for a book about explorers.

After that’s done with, let’s look at the concerts coming up this week in the Bay Area. Skol, let’s preview! Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 10/9/15-10/14/15”

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 10/1/15-10/7/15

Emmylou Harris
She put the “Hardly” in the Hardly Strictly.

It’s a packed week with Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park and Alternative Press Expo in San Jose.

Coming up we have concerts by old people, young old people, and very old people who don’t much age. Let’s preview! Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 10/1/15-10/7/15”

Spinning Platters Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 7/30/15 – 8/5/15

Appearing tonight at The Warfield
Appearing tonight at The Warfield

Summer is past its halfway point. It’s getting really hot, so if you are looking for a reason to spend your evening indoors, here are a few good ones: Continue reading “Spinning Platters Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 7/30/15 — 8/5/15”

Preview: Pitchfork Music Festival, 2015

Pitchfork

This Friday, July 17th, through Sunday, the 19th, 45+ bands will descend upon Chicago’s Union Park to perform at the 10th annual Pitchfork Music Festival. Tickets are officially sold out and that’s hardly a surprise. The stellar line-up consisting of the most iconic underground acts includes Wilco, Run the Jewels, Sleater-Kinney, Jamie XX, Future Islands, Perfume Genius, The Julie Ruin, Caribou, and Shamir.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 5/21/15-5/28/15

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