Reviews of albums, films, concerts, and more from the Bay Area Music and Movie Nerds
In the difficult weeks between Summer music festivals, we have a pretty epic week of shows coming up. I can guarantee you that you will find at least two acts on this list that you thought would never tour again!
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 7/12/12 – 7/18/12”
Canada has had a very difficult relationship with hip hop in the US. It seems that very few acts can break through, despite all the talent that is brewing in our great white north. Aside from Drake, there has yet to be a true superstar to come from the great white north. Which means that such great acts like k-os, K’Naan, and Buck 65 are stuck cris-crossing America, playing small clubs on weekday nights to have full rooms. Which is a shame, because there is so much serious talent coming from our “America’s hat.” On a a cold Sunday night, San Francisco was treated to a performance from Nova Scotia’s Buck 65.
Continue reading “Show Review: Buck 65, Busdriver, Kristoff Krane at Slim’s, 2/19/2012”
This weekend we have a brand new festival opening up at Potrero del Sol Park. It’s going to be awesome, but there are many other wonderful things to do. Just like these:
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 7/14/11-7/20/11”
This week, you are treated to two youtube clips that I make brief appearances in… I think the loyal reader will be happy about that. Are you? Anyways, it’s a pretty good week for shows. Read on:
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 6/9/11-6/15/11”
One of the best parts of Noise Pop is when they come up with something especially unique. This collaboration might be one of the most surprising, if you don’t follow either Kimya Dawson or Aesop Rock on Twitter. But if you did, you would know that they’ve been recording together for several months now. To find out what happened at this show, you will have to follow the jump:
As we all know, tackling a festival like Noise Pop can be tough… There’s a lot if different things to do, and you know that they are all awesome, but how do we know which events are most awesomest of all? Well, since I am of great personal taste, you should simply obey my guidelines, and then you can do no wrong.
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Guide To Noise Pop 2011”