Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 12/18/13-12/24/13

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Show Review: Phono del Sol, 7/13/13

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Phono del Sol is quickly becoming a festival to be reckoned with. In it’s third year, attendance seems to have more then tripled their attendance from the year prior, and I think, these year, have finally solidified itself as the tastemaking music festival of the Summer. It’s the perfect situation: a sunny day in one of San Francisco’s most underappreciated spaces: Potrero del Sol Park. It has a stage pre built directly in front of a skate park, making for a stage experience unlike any other show. This year they added an additional stage, doubling the amount of music. And, much like Treasure Island, the two stages were set up so there was no overlap, and, in fact, we got to enjoy 6 1/2 hours of continuous music.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 7/11/13-7/17/13

Wednesday Night at The Fillmore
Wednesday Night at The Fillmore

The week is going to be a glorious week of rock n roll madness.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 4/4/13-4/3/13

Could they be playing with Nick Cave? I don't know... Are these seeds bad?
Could they be playing with Nick Cave? I don’t know… Are these seeds bad?

Go to shows! Everybody go to shows!

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 1/10/13-1/16/13

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Is this Ox a Cannibal? Doubtful…

Happy New Year from SpinningPlatters.com. Remember, it’s always warmer inside a music venue…

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 12/20/12-12/26/12

Googled "Christmas In Hell" and this was the picture. Enjoy!
Googled “Christmas In Hell” and this was the picture. Enjoy!

It’s a short list this week so you can enjoy your loved ones this holiday!

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 8/23/12 – 8/29/12

 

Getting the band back together for a show at The Regency Ballroom this Wednesday Night!

It’s time for another beautiful week of rock & roll! LA’s FYF Fest is bringing a bunch of really special gigs to SF, starting this week Desaparecido’s first ever show in SF! It’s going to be a good Late Summer.

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Our Guide to the 2012 Outside Lands Music Festival

Poor guys… Gonna have to find someplace else to play Polo next weekend.

Every year, every festival in America claims to have the “best line up ever!” Well, San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music Festival has made to its 5th year, and they really are going to have a seriously difficult time topping this year’s event. Of course, this means that there are conflicts galore! You’ve got six stages of entertainment to try to decide between at any time of day.

The schedule can be awfully intimidating. Which is why I’m here to help guide you through the complex maze that is the Outside Lands schedule. Without further ado, here is SpinningPlatters’ Official Guide to Outside Lands 2012.

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Spinning Platters Picks Six: Ways To Spend New Year’s Eve In The Bay Area

For some silly reason, we’ve all decided that we need to spend the change over of the year in “party” mode. We count down til midnight, then pick somebody to make out with when the clock strikes 12. Well, I’m a firm believer in any excuse to go to a show, as well as any excuse to make out with somebody, so here’s a list of the best six shows to spend your New Year’s Eve with.

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