Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 1/6/11-1/12/11

Welcome to the first Spinning Platters Bay Area concert guide of 2011! Admittedly, it will be a brief one; the new year is getting off to an exceptionally slow start for shows. But if the photo above of this week’s featured performer hasn’t already sent you running for a bag of Funyuns, look after the jump for some highlights.

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Spinning Platters Guide To New Year’s Eve 2011 In The San Francisco Bay Area

It’s scary how quickly New Year’s Eve is approaching. It’s almost 2011, and if you are like me, you haven’t figured out what you are going to do. Well, here are a few tips shows that you can still decide to head out to!

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 12/23/10-12/29/10

The Tenderlions are at Popscene tonight.

Hey folks… Sorry, but this is a short list this week. Even musicians and club owners need to take a holiday! But, if you really can’t deal with it anymore, here are a few outings you can make:

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 12/16/10-12/22/10

Twas the week before Christmas, and all throughout the Bay Area clubs, things are looking a bit sleepy. But, fear not! Because there is something high quality in the cards every night for the next 7 days, including a few rare performances by legends!

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Exclusive Deets on the John Colins Live Music Showcase

Tomorrow night (December 14th), at the newly-renovated John Colins in downtown San Francisco, DIG is hosting a one-time private event with a guest appearance from a major recording artist whose music has been featured on Jay Leno, the OC, Charmed, and Grey’s Anatomy – just to name a few. A reliable, anonymous tipster (yes, I actually have those believe it or not) has given me the details on who the surprise artist is. Read on to find out…

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 12/02/10-12/08/10

At Mezzanine, 12/02/10

Another wildly eclectic week of amazing live music here in the Bay Area! Check out the awesomeness!

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 11/18/2010-11/24/2010

Noomi Rapace, err, Carrie Browstein and Janet Weiss with their new supergroup, WILD FLAG, at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland earlier this week. Photo by Inger Klekacz.

Check out the concerts around the Bay Area this week — after the jump.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 11/11/2010-11/17/2010

Old queen extraordinaire Rufus Wainwright brings her latest extravagant musical project to San Francisco for its world premiere this weekend. Photo by Michael Forester.

Check out the concerts happening around the Bay Area this week — after the jump.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 10/28/2010-11/3/2010

Eat'n Park cookie FTW.

Check out the spooky array of shows happening around the Bay Area as pumpkin month gives way to turkey month.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 10/21/2010-10/27/2010

Angelic manty-dropper Sufjan Stevens makes his long-awaited return to the Bay Area this week.

Treasure Island has come and gone, but the Bay Area concert schedule isn’t slowing down for anyone! This week features shows by everyone from Aziz Ansari to Joey McIntyre (not on the same stage, sadly), as well as the annual return of the A-list Bridge School Benefit concerts. Look after the jump for more.

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