Reviews of albums, films, concerts, and more from the Bay Area Music and Movie Nerds
You need to know what concerts are coming to The Bay Area this week? You’ve come to the right place.
We’ve got folk rock, pop metal, malicious metal, the cosmic intersection of country and rock, and the most highly-weaponized pop that US dollars can purchase.
It’s a good week.
Here’s what’s coming up.
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Wednesday, December 4th
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Part of this fantastic week of music includes show presented by yours truly… Come join us for Social Studies, Ash Reiter, and The She’s at Brick & Mortar Music Hall on the 25th! You can win tickets, too, if you enter here by November 22nd at 6 PM!
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Spinning Platters are proud to present Social Studies at Brick & Mortar Music Hall on Monday, November 25th at 9:00 PM. This is the final night of their month long residency at Brick & Mortar, and features opening sets from The She’s and Ash Reiter. We are really excited about this show. So excited that we want you to join us! We’ve got three pairs of tickets to give away. Simply enter to win by taking this short Social Studies Quiz!
Of course, if you don’t like to leave things up to chance, or you don’t remember much from school, you can always buy a ticket. After all, they are only six bucks! Just click here to buy tickets!
See you on the 25th!
Hailing from Essex, England, The Prodigy have attacked the electronic music universe for over twenty years, successfully blending punk, reggae, and dance music into sounds that have been constantly reinvented over time, all while driving their fans mad all over the world with their notoriously bone crushing live performances. This I can personally attest to, being witness to gigs at The Fillmore and The Warfield, the only moments in my concert going history where I felt concerned for my safety, losing 10 lb. of sweat in the process. At the forefront of this rebellion is longtime Prodigy MC, Maxim. He has recently branched out into the DJ scene and in anticipation of his first ever tour, which includes a local appearance at 1015 Folsom on Friday, 10/25, I caught up with him during a busy schedule for a few questions.
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José González has a beautifully tranquil voice. Oddly enough, whether covering The Knife’s hit “Heartbeats,” or mustering a sense of urgency at the climax of his group Junip’s 2013 breakout track, “Line of Fire,” he’s able to lure listeners in with his flawless delivery. The latter has received so much attention that it was recently featured in the teaser trailer for the grand finale of the smash TV series Breaking Bad.
Continue reading “Win a pair of tickets to see Junip at Bimbo’s 365 Club this Thursday”
