Reviews of albums, films, concerts, and more from the Bay Area Music and Movie Nerds
October is upon us, which means everyone is playing all the time. I guess it really is Rocktober! Lotsa great shows this month, all on the same day. Happy decision making!!
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: October 6th-October 12th”
This week is the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in Golden Gate Park. It’s the best thing that ever happens in this town. You will go to this, but there are a few things going on at night that are pretty good, too. Check them out:
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: September 29th-October 5th”
Fall has begun, which means lots of shows that aren’t big festivals… Get back to the clubs and help those kids make some money!!!
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: September 22nd-28th”
Outside Lands Festival is this weekend, which has booked nearly every touring act hitting the west coast in late summer, making it a tough to find something else to do… But, I’ve compiled the list for all of the people that aren’t willing to pay $100 a day to hike through Golden Gate Park.
If you insist on supporting the big mega-festival, here’s the schedule by day and by night. And if you have a spare 3-day pass that you just feel like giving to a sad blogger that can’t afford one, e-mail me at dakin@spinningplatters.com, or you can join me at one of these shows:
(Note: You can also e-mail if you think your show is deserving of being on my list… Just link me to sound samples, and e-mail me by Friday the week prior to the show. As you can see, I do my list Tuesday-Monday.)
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: August 25th-31st”
It’s another week of greatness for your week… Enjoy!
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: August 18th-24th”
So, Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit is October 24th-25th. For those that aren’t already aware, Neil and Pegi Young have a school for the developmentally disabled. Every year, they put together an acoustic show with a few friends in the business. In the past, these friends have included Tom Waits, Paul McCartney, Green Day, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Ministry, and, well, the list can go on for miles. Today, I am going to try to predict six of the bands playing. They usually announce the bill about six weeks in advance, so we have a bit more time, and as some acts get confirmed, I will revise the bill. Well, on with the show: Continue reading “Spinning Platters Picks Six: An Early Educated Guess At Bridge School”
More live music in your region… And you thought there was nothing to do…
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: August 11th-17th”
This is part 10 of a continuing series… Next week, we will discuss how race relations affected the reconstruction.
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Tip Sheet: July 28th-August 3rd”
Another week, another installment of our continuing series of me telling you what to do. Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Tip Sheet: July 21st-27th”
Let us continue to guide you to high quality live musical performances in your greater civic area. Provided that your area is the same as my area. Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Tip Sheet July 14th-20th”