By Olivia Bee via BB Gun Press
This week is steeped heavily in nostalgia with several iconic acts from the 80’s and 90’s rolling through the area this week, including Smashing Pumpkins, Marcy Playground, 10,000 Maniacs, Blind Melon, and Flock of Seagulls.
If you’re looking for something a little more contemporary, Rodrigo y Gabriela have two shows in the area, internet sensation and bubblegum psych-rock superstars Let’s Eat Grandma (best band name ever by the way) hit the Rickshaw, and local favorites Alive & the Breakfast Pigs celebrate their album release at the soon-to-close Hemlock Tavern.
Smashing Pumpkins
Monday – Oracle Arena, Oakland
Marcy Playground
Thursday – Cornerstone, Berkeley
10,000 Maniacs
Thursday – Independent, San Francisco
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Thursday – Mountain Winery, Saratoga
Saturday – UC Theater, Berkeley
Alvie & the Breakfast Pigs
Saturday – Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco
Blind Melon
Saturday – August Hall, San Francisco
The Expendables
Saturday – Cornerstone, Berkeley
A Flock of Seagulls
Mountain Winery, Saratoga
Let’s Eat Grandma
September 3 – Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco