Jeff Mangum – Spinning Platters

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 4/5/12-4/11/12

Welcome to April… The beginning of Fauxchella, when all of those bands that were paid an obscene amount of money to perform in the desert for rich kids on copious amounts of drugs get to play for normal people, in normal venues, where you get to hear a band with a soundcheck and a real venue. Not to say that festivals don’t have their place- I have a lot of fun at these things. But I both couldn’t afford a Coachella ticket, nor could I take the time off my day job. Which means that I’m seeing fIREHOSE at Slim’s. (Sorry Radiohead!)

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Show Review: Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour at The New Parish, 3/6/2011

E6_Collective — Everything on stage but the kitchen sink

Let’s get this out of the way at the beginning. No, Jeff Mangum did not show up. So if that’s the only reason you might care about a review of this show, you can go on your way. If, on the other hand, you like 3-hour shows full of lively music by talented musicians with great chemistry who write songs of varying degrees of excellence, then you might want to keep reading.

And yes, they did veer of the setlist and play a song from In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. If you could pick one, which one would it be? So was that the one? Continue reading “Show Review: Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour at The New Parish, 3/6/2011”