I’ve never been a touring musician. The closest I’ve come to this was the Summer of 2015 when I worked at Ticketfly and worked on-site at festivals pretty much all Summer. That being said, I’m very prone to car sickness, which would make me an awful bandmate. When I first learned about Taste In Music: Eating On Tour with Indie Musicians, I honestly was expecting a bit of a horror novel, as, well, low-budget touring across America sounds like an experience in a LOT of risky gas station meals. Continue reading “Book Review: Taste In Music: Eating On Tour with Indie Musicians By Alex Bleeker (Real Estate) and Luke Pyenson (Frankie Cosmos)”
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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 4/10/15-4/15/15
Here’s what’s coming up this week: monsters, bears, and Bruce Hornsby. Continue reading “Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts: 4/10/15-4/15/15”
Spinning Platters’ Best Of 2014: Individual Staff Lists
2014 was a good year for music — you just had to lose yourself in something unsafe. – Staff Writer Jonathan Pirro.
A lot of people seemed mighty nonplussed by 2014’s recorded music output. Sure, there was a lot of somewhat generic, unimpressive stuff. However, if you did some real hunting, you’ll find that there was some incredibly impressive stuff out there. Here are Spinning Platter’s Staff’s individual lists of favorite records of 2014, starting with my own list:
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Treasure Island Festival 2013, Day 2
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.
Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 7/28/11-8/2/11
So, I’ve spend the last few days drooling over the Treasure Island Festival line up… So much that I almost forgot to do this. But, that would be sad for everyone out there, because this week is awesome. Besides, there are great shows every night until that shindig happens.
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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 10/28/2010-11/3/2010
Check out the spooky array of shows happening around the Bay Area as pumpkin month gives way to turkey month.
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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 6/10/10-6/16/10
Summer is starting to kick in to gear, and the shows are starting to push in to high gear… Keep an eye on the space so you can get a better idea as to which shows you should be going to, and which shows will be super-boring loads of crap.
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