Single of the Week: “Another Second Chance” by Rocket

It’s been a really, REALLY stressful week. I mean, I even missed single of the week last week because, well, the rest of the internet can explain that to you. I kept wanting to find some intense, political call-to-arms this week. Be Your Own Pet did give us a good one, and I’ll let you enjoy that here. But I need some comfort food. I need some loud, fuzzy guitar. I need something infinitely relatable. And I need a nice, lighthearted video with just enough drag to remind me that there is a world where radical acceptance happens, and it can just be normal. Here comes Rocket. A band that people have been trying to get me onto for like two years now, and I’m finally in. And “Another Second Chance” is an excellent song, and the video is a pleasure to watch. It warms my cold and scared Gen-X heart, reminding me that the kids are more than alright, they are definitely better than us. 

 “Another Second Chance” comes from R Is For Rocketcoming to stores and streams on October 3rd. They are also heading out on a Fall Tour, and I think I’m gonna go to this. 

Show Review: bôa w/Rocket at The Fonda (Hollywood, CA), 09-13-2024

“And you don’t seem to understand. . .”

It’s been a while since I’ve been to The Fonda, but it was the same as I remembered it. A cozy little old movie theater turned music venue near the end of the Hollywood Strip where just about every type of music can be heard in a given night. While I’ve been focused a lot more on heavy music for the past year or two, I couldn’t resist when I heard that bôa would be performing.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide To Bay Area Concerts: September 29th-October 5th

Opening for Paramore at The Warfield on Friday Night
Opening for Paramore at The Warfield on Friday Night

This week is the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in Golden Gate Park. It’s the best thing that ever happens in this town. You will go to this, but there are a few things going on at night that are pretty good, too. Check them out:

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