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BottleRock Napa Valley 2026 Festival Journal, Day 2

(You’re reading Day Two. Be sure to catch up on Day One’s fun!)

Saturday dawned sunny and cool in Napa Valley. I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to get back to the Expo for another fun day of music. 

First up, I caught some of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ set at the Prudential stage. This isn’t the first time this act has played BottleRock, but I didn’t catch them last time, so I had to make sure not to make the same mistake this time. I enjoyed hits like “Cherry Bomb,” “I Love Rock & Roll,” and “Bad Reputation.” Continue reading “BottleRock Napa Valley 2026 Festival Journal, Day 2”

Bush with Jerry Cantrell, Candlebox: The ’90s nostalgia remains at Cadence Bank Amphitheater, 9/1/24

Photo by Ellen Eldridge

I brag more often than I should that I saw Bush the second time they played in New York City, in 1995 at Roseland Ballroom. My concert companion and I weren’t even old enough to drive.

Around the time of the American Tiger King binge during our nation’s “two weeks to slow the spread,” Bush released The Kingdom.

Whenever I noticed, I bounced along to “Flowers on a Grave,” thinking, ‘They’ve still got it.’ Continue reading “Bush with Jerry Cantrell, Candlebox: The ’90s nostalgia remains at Cadence Bank Amphitheater, 9/1/24”

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 1/29/2015 – 2/4/2015

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Looking for better things to do than to prepare for the Super Bowl? Well, here’s a week’s worth of rock n roll awesomeness.

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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, 6/14/12-6/20/12

Thursday Night At The Fillmore

There is absolutely no reason for you to ever stay in on any night of the week. Well, except for the night that Nickelback are playing. You can stay in that night.

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Show Review: Live 105’s Not So Silent Night 2011 at Oracle Arena, Friday, 12/9/11

You know what’s great about living on Oakland, CA? You never know when you are going to end up at a Green Day concert. This was the second time that I saw Green Day play without even knowing that they were going to be performing until early evening that day. I highly recommend keeping your ears open fellow bay area folks, because these are their best sets. And, anyone that made it out to Live 105’s Not So Silent Night were treated to the best.

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