Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 3/19/15-3/25/15

Performing at Bottom Of The Hill on Wednesday
Performing at Bottom Of The Hill on Wednesday

Seven days of pure rock n roll…. That’s all I gotta say, man!

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Treasure Island Festival 2013, Day 2

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Most Photos by Kara Murphy

I learned from my mistake of yesterday and left my downtown Oakland apartment at 10:30 am. Instead of making my way to the shuttles at The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, I took the transbay bus and transferred to the 108 Muni line at the Transbay Terminal and used that to get to the island. It took my exactly one hour from leaving my place to my arrival to the Bridge stage. Which also meant that I got there early enough to walk right up to the barrier, and I got to enjoy some time with the group of hardcore Animal Collective fans that were determined to stay put all day. And a trio of hard core Deep Sea Diver fans.

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SXSW Review: The Best & Worst of SXSW 2013

All photos by Michelle Viray
All photos by Michelle Viray

Now that we’ve all had time to recover from a week’s worth of sun damage, get our voices back, and forget about the hours spent driving through the lonely west Texas desert, it’s time to reflect upon another year of SXSW. While everyone’s experience is different under the Austin sun, these are my recollections as to the best and worst of SXSW 2013.

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