Reviews of albums, films, concerts, and more from the Bay Area Music and Movie Nerds
The New Parish is such a new venue that this is the first time Spinning Platters have reviewed a show here. It shows, in that the paint isn’t all chipped, the upholstery is not ripped and the walls have not absorbed that smokey stench yet. The New Parish’s youth is also evident in their promoting, or lack there of. Tonight’s show has a draw of not more than 50 people. What did those 50 people see? Continue reading “Show Review: Kid Sister with Honor Roll at The New Parish, 2/28/10”
There’s more to life than Noise Pop. Not much more, so these week’s list is going to be a bit shorter than usual, but there is still plenty to do that isn’t with the masses.
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 2/24/10-3/2/10”
Kid Sister didn’t cancel! Hooray! Apparently the last few times that Kid Sister tried to play San Francisco, she had to cancel. However, that was not the case this evening. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Kid Sis was definitely in the house and OMG was it welcome! Continue reading “Show Review: Kid Sister at the Rickshaw Stop, 10/22/09”
Episode 6 of the Spinning Platters podcast features guest Laura Hamilton discussing the pros and cons of ticket scalping, and sharing some of our favorite ticket scalping stories. We also do a final preview of the Treasure Island Music Festival. As always, we go off on our crazy tangents, including a socialist rant from a surprising source.
We also discuss the following: Continue reading “Spinning Platters Podcast: Episode Six — I Can See This Podcast From My House”