Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 2/17/10-2/23/10

Sharing a bill with Visqueen & 311 in Santa Cruz caused this goat to faint.
Playing at the Catalyst this Monday night.

As we warm up to the upcoming Noise Pop Festival, here’s a few shows to let you warm up your earplugs with.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: January 20th-January 26th

Grace Jones Picture. Why Not?

Coachella was announced today. Pretty good. Pretty much on the other side of the state. And four months away. Musicians work far more often than that. Why don’t you seen them cold and indoors?  Sorry that I don’t have Grace Jones to offer you, but here are other things!

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New Release Round Up, 11/17/09 – 20 Instant Album Reviews

Pouria says, "Listening to this album is like watching Over the Top."
Pouria says, "Listening to this album is like watching Over the Top."

I’ve been in Seoul for the past couple weeks so I’ve had a bit of a break.  Fortunately I could ease in this week since it didn’t really seem like much came out.  One really hilarious album came out this week, so if you get a chance you should listen to Pretty Ricky for some lighthearted fun. Continue reading “New Release Round Up, 11/17/09 — 20 Instant Album Reviews”