Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 1/10/13-1/16/13

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Is this Ox a Cannibal? Doubtful…

Happy New Year from SpinningPlatters.com. Remember, it’s always warmer inside a music venue…

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 9/20/12-9/26/12

“I’m not going to the Folsom Street Fair, but my footwear is!”

Officially, this is the last weekend of Summer. Which means, of course, a lot of weird festivals. Including a 90’s rock festival, a leather fest, and an amazing multiband gig full of wonderful jangle pop!

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 5/10/12-5/16/12

Although I'm not certain that this milkman is dead, it's pretty likely.

So, this week is a great week if you wanna see old people sing youthful songs… We get The Dead Milkmen, Keith Morris (Circle Jerks) and Roger Waters all coming very soon. There are also a few shows happening if you like it slightly more youthful. Also this week: CREED!

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Show Review: Mia Doi Todd with Bells at Yoshi’s SF, 3/7/2012

The lineup at Yoshi’s San Francisco on Wednesday evening was basically the ideal music program for a dreamy hipster cruise of the Caribbean. It was a night of transporting melodies and gently swaying rhythms, soothing vocals and sleepy-eyed acoustics. There were moments I could literally feel little blasts of sea breeze on my face. But then Mia Doi Todd complained that the air conditioner was too strong, so they turned it off.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 3/1/12-3/7/12

 

Appearing tonight at Rickshaw Stop

As we near SXSW, we find that the quality of touring acts increases dramatically. This week is full of difficult decisions, and even a farewell tour by one of the most underrated and innovative bands of all time.

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