How Did I Get Here? with Miki Berenyi

This episode features Miki Berenyi, famous for fronting the legendary 4AD act Lush. We talked about her career, the nature of the UK music press, radio, the economics of touring, and accidentally putting together a band! Berenyi recently released a memoir called ?fingers crossed: how music saved me from success?, and it’s endlessly captivating. She is playing shows in the US in June, then returning to the UK on the fall. Those dates can be found ?here?. And her latest single, ?Vertigo?, is streaming in all the usual places.

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 2016-04-15 – 2016-04-20

A Storm will be looming over San Francisco this week, bringing rainbows and songs.
A Storm will be looming over San Francisco this week, bringing rainbows and songs.
Happy Tax Day! One of the two sure things. OK, so let’s turn in the paperwork and then let’s go to a concert.

Preview time, guys. This week in the Bay Area, we have natural events, nouns, piercings, and a tradition that Louis Pasteur likely might not have smiled upon. But you never know.

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