Web (and searchable) version at http://jon.luini.com/thelist/ T H H EEEEEE L I SSSS TTTTT T H H E L I S T T HHHHHH EEEEE L I SSSS T T H H E L I S T T H H E L I S S T T H H EEEEEE LLLLLLL I SSSS T funk-punk-thrash-ska Upcoming shows of interest August 15, 2006 aug 15 tue Ara Anderson, Ben Goldberg, Ches Smith at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm aug 15 tue The Orphans, The Feelers (Columbus), Dagger Van Gogh at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 15 tue One Step Shift, California Rocket Fuel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm * aug 15 tue The Sweet Revenge, With Report, Wheelchair Renegades, Jack Deville at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 15 tue Kite Flying Society, Austin James Band, Ben Bishop at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * aug 15 tue Fallon, Polluted Youth, Fatal Hand, Reason One, Killing Of Mind, Awaiting The Apocalypse, Irritant, Definition Unknown, Age Of Aggression, Nephilim at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (battle of the bands) aug 15 tue The Adolescents (Orange County), Street Dogs, The Vacancies, Wrecking Crew at the Attic, 931 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a *** @ aug 16 wed Rachel Goldstar (TX), Tomihira, Foxtail Somersault, Halcyon High at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $8 8:30pm ** aug 16 wed Comets On Fire, Kid 606, 16 Bitch PileUp at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** @ aug 16 wed The Adolescents (Orange County), Street Dogs, The Vacancies at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ aug 16 wed Helene Renaut, Davin Givhan, Trapeze And Carrots, Jeffrey Thorsby at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * aug 16 wed The Lovely Public (cd release), Social Studies, Dark Side Of The Cop at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 16 wed Brett Dennen, Forest Sun at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 16 wed Fields Of Gaffney, Sir Salvatore, Pistols Will Air at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 16 wed Matt Pailes, skate video at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 9pm * aug 16 wed Heathrow at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ * aug 16 wed Dragwater, Shinning Through, Element 94, Everything Taken, Portrait Of You, Delusions Of Grandeur, Index A, Lockhart, Common Ground at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (battle of the bands) aug 16 wed Andre Nickatina, Equipto, Cognito, Shag Nasty, Alias John Brown at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ ** aug 16 wed The New Centuries, The Cyn Project, Left Behind, Coando Experience at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** aug 16/17 Skoltz_Kolgen at Recombinant Media Labs, 763 Brannan Street, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm aug 16/17 International Pop Overthrow at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ * aug 16/17 Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Toad The Wet Sprocket at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $45-$35 5:30pm/7pm ** aug 17 thr Bikini Weekend, David Copperfuck, Jean Claude Jam Band (Boston), Acts Of Sedition at 1021 Campbell, Oakland a/a 7pm ** @ aug 17 thr Common Sense at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm ** aug 17 thr The Mantles, El Jesus de Magico (Columbus), Snake Flower II at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm * aug 17 thr Rachel Staggs, Foxtail Somersault, Parting Glance, Halcyon High at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 17 thr Horse Of Course, Exit Clove, The Roots Of Orchis at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 17 thr Absent Society, Myotonia, Damnweevil at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 17 thr Little Yellow Perfect, The Razzies at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ 8:30pm * (Benefit SF Bike Messenger Association) aug 17 thr The Sore Thumbs, Druglords Of The Avenues at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 17 thr Petracovich, The Love X Nowhere, Audio Outsend at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 17 thr The Assailant, Makanda, Spectres, I Wrote Haikus About Cannibalism In Your Yearbook, Us, Haunted Bodies, The Stationary Legs at Epiphany Music, 640 4th Street, Santa Rosa a/a $5 *** @ aug 17 thr Godstomper, Weekend Nachos (Chicago), In Disgust, Outlaws, This Is Your Brain, Rosenbombs at the Macla, 510 South First Street, San Jose a/a $6 7pm ** aug 17 thr Lonely Kings, Crucial Unicorn, Live Wire at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $3/$5 8pm/9pm ** aug 17 thr Lucky Boys Confusion, Punchline at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8:30pm ** aug 17/18 Gorilla Biscuits, Comeback Kid, Murphys Law, Allegiance (thr), Lights Out (thr), First Blood (fri), Set Your Goals (fri) at the Pound, S.F. a/a $20 7pm # *** @ aug 18 fri Tenebre, The Martyr Index (Canada), United Defiance, Alexic, Murder At The Cathedral at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ aug 18 fri Turn Me On Dead Man at Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a free 6pm ** aug 18 fri Boys Gone Wild at Bay Street Plaza, Emeryville a/a free 5:30pm ** (Alice 97.3FM) aug 18 fri Dead Prez, Aceyalone, A A-Likes, P.O.W, Hasan Salaam, HiCoup, dj Dojah at Sweets Ballroom, 1933 Broadway Ave., Oakland 18+ $25 ** aug 18 fri Ruth Ray, The Usual, Above City Lights, Katsumoto, Krawl at Roosters Roadhouse, Alameda 21+ ** aug 18 fri Mud (cd release) at Studio Z, S.F. a/a 9pm * aug 18 fri The UpTones, The Minks, Tried And True at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** @ aug 18 fri The Fucking Ocean, Schande, 31 Knots at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * aug 18 fri The Faraday Effect, The Piper Downs, The Dirty Royals, The Spins, Brad Brooks, Element 94, The Craze, D & K at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 7pm ** aug 18 fri All Ages, Bingeiego, Jai Henry (Minneapolis), Crystal And The Wolves at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 18 fri Shoegaze, Boshuda, The Birthing Of Millions at Edinburgh Castle, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm ** aug 18 fri Totimoshi, Year Long Disaster at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** @ aug 18 fri Oranger, Nous Non Plus, The Harbours at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 18 fri Pulsator at 505 Club, 505 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa ?/? * aug 18 fri Telly Savalas, Missing Pages, First Amendment at the Chit Chat Cafe, 5 West Manor Drive, Pacifica a/a free 6pm ** aug 18 fri Minus Vince, Fall City Phantom, Hours Worth Wasting, Parts Of Speech, Tomorrow's Tragedy at Danville Library (in front), 400 Front St., Danville a/a free 6pm ** aug 18 fri The Muckruckers, The Obsessors, Soundboy at Nickel City, 1171 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a $7 7pm ** @ (free video games) aug 18 fri Spiral Arms, Re:Ignition, Greenhouse Effect at Pine Street Grill, Livermore 21+ ** aug 18 fri The Chop Tops, Antidote, Los Dryheavers at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** @ aug 18 fri Rehab, O.P.M., Inruin at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ aug 18 fri Wings Of Innocence, Final Summation, Colma, Brand X Savior, Echo Pheen at Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm ** @ aug 18 fri Heartshed (cd release), Dance Gavin Dance, Affirmative Cameraman at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $8 7pm ** aug 18 fri Moonlight Cruisers, Ladies Night In Loserville, Welt, Ditry Tatics at Library, 7042 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento 18+ $8 ($6 if over 21) 8pm ^ * aug 18 fri Killgasm, Truclence, Shrine Of Scars, Slaughter Box at On The Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ ** aug 18 fri Syphon Christ, Awaiting The Apocalypse at Hard Rock Cafe, 645 Downtown Plaza, Sacramento 21+ 9pm * aug 18 fri James Brown at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** aug 18 fri Vext Intent, Lonely Kings, NaySayer at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 18 fri postponed: Defari at Streetlight Records, San Jose (now 08/23) aug 18/19 Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $39.50 7pm # ** aug 18/19 Stroke 9 at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ ** aug 18/19/20 Libertatia: fri: FLESHIES, Annilation Time, One In The Chamber, Acts Of Sediton, Ankou, Short Changed, U.G.A., Thrash Virus, Ill Gotten Gainz, P.A.W.N.S., Sitis, Rebels Advocate, World Of Shit. sat: Resistant Culture, Deathtoll, Americas Dirty Thirtys, Sahn-Maru, Wendol, Dudefuckinghellyea, Watch Me Burn, Cropduster, Do Not Resucitate, Heavy Artillery, Masisin, Meat Of Mankind at Libertatia, Near Clear Lake a/a free **** @ (campout) aug 18 fri Vext Intent, Lonely Kings, NaySayer at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 18 fri cancelled: Say Bok Gwai, Broken Dolls, Panic at Unity Skate Shop, Livermore aug 19 sat S.M.D. (Pico Rivera), Weekend Nachos (Chicago), Until The Fall (Chula Vista) In Disgust, Maggot Colony (Fresno) at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ aug 19 sat Dangers, Greg MacPherson, Blank Stare, Posi Force, Fatality, War Against, Tonight We Ride, K-Bar at 1759 12th Street, Oakland a/a $5 3pm ** @ aug 19 sat Big Business, Replicator, Moggs at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 19 sat Dopesick, Madatsam at Rooster's Roadhouse, Alameda 21+ $7 9pm ** @ aug 19 sat Triumph Of Lethargy (Spencer Moody & Dann Gallucci), Withdrawal, Bettie Black, Absinthe Glow at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** aug 19 sat The Living End, The Lashes, I Hate Kate at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 19 sat Gary Numan, New Skin at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** aug 19 sat Rock n Roll Adventure Kids, The Spider Friends, Evacuee at Balazo 18, S.F. a/a $5 ** @ aug 19 sat The Casualties, Extinct Government, The Krum Bums at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ aug 19 sat Go Going Gone Girls, Pineapple Princess, The Aquamen, The Coppertones at El Rio, S.F. 21+ ** aug 19 sat Big Business, Replicator at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** aug 19 sat The Flash Express, Rollercoaster, The Subtractions at Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 19 sat The Village Green, Anaura, Bleu, The Everyday Visuals, American Anthem, Scott Miller, Gary Reynolds And The Brides Of Obscurity, Billy Bouchard at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 7pm ** aug 19 sat Naked Highway at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * aug 19 sat Dub FX at Pier 23 Cafe, Pier 23, S.F. 21+ $8 10pm * aug 19 sat Saviours, Earthless, Ghengis Khan at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 19 sat The Fakers, This Isnt It at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 19 sat Tazmanian Devils, The Sorentinos at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma 21+ $18 7pm/8pm ** aug 19 sat Name, Eviserated, Four To One, Dissipate at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Dr., Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm ** aug 19 sat The Obsessors at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a free 3pm ** aug 19 sat Shakira, Wyclef at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $80/$55/$40/$20 7:30pm # ** (sold out - see aug 21)) aug 19 sat The Shitkickers, The Odd Numbers, All Time Low at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 19 sat A Love For Enemies, Every New Day, Imperial, Common, Yet Forbidden at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $10 7pm ** aug 19 sat Kat Trick, Z. Issac at the Speak Easy Lounge, 117 J Street, Old Sacramento 21+ 10pm aug 19 sat MoonlightCruisers, MoonShine, The Shankers at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm * aug 19 sat cancelled: The Reckless Rebels, Sik Luv, Mental Hygiene, Dyed Red Twice at Unity Skate Shop, Livermore aug 19/20 sat: Brian Setzer & the Nashvillains, Los Amigos Invisibles, The Donnas, Lyrics Born, Sean Hayes, KJ Sawka, Shantytown, Vau de Vire Society sun: James Brown, Dr. John, Leela James, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Salvador Santana Band, Matty Nash & Friends, Nino Moschella, Jeff Jolly Band, Vau de Vire Society at the Great Meadow, Fort Mason a/a $35/sat $49/sun 11am til 6pm # ** aug 20 sun Shrill, Jap Jap, CJ Reaven Borosque, J. Quattro at 3957 San Leandro St., Oakland a/a * aug 20 sun Thor (Vancouver), Zolar X (Zolaria City, Plutonia), Boyjazz, The Martyr Index (Calgary), dj Isaac Owen Money at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5 6pm/7pm ** @ aug 20 sun M.C.P., Forgotten Theories, As Of Today at Rooster's Roadhouse, Alameda 21+ * aug 20 sun James Brown, Blind Boys Of Alabama at Fort Masion, S.F. a/a ** aug 20 sun The Church, Rob Dickinson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 20 sun Ozomatli, Crown City Rockers at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue at Sloat Blvd., S.F. a/a free 2pm ** aug 20 sun Dimidium, Round 3 Fight at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** (Bay Area Band Search) aug 20 sun Pillows, Girl Friday at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * aug 20 sun Cracker at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 20 sun Two Sheds, Kings & Queens, Casual Fog at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm aug 20 sun The Kegels, Drunken Public at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** aug 20 sun Styx at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $68-$48 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 20 sun 13, Colma at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7pm/8pm * (98.5 Rock) aug 20 sun Black, Skyline, A Thousand Year Plan, Syphon Christ, Graven Image, Wishpea at On The Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ ** aug 20 sun Korn, Deftones, Stone Sour, Dir En Grey, Flyleaf, Bury Your Dead at Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a $50/$30/$10 ($50 ga pit @) 2pm # *** aug 20 sun Alice In Chains at Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a ** @ aug 21 mon Boyjazz at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 21 mon Thor (Vancouver), Zolar X, Trey Spruance at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ ** aug 21 mon Conquest For Death, Charm (Japan), Ug Man (Japan) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm *** @ aug 21 mon Elba, The Specs, video at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** aug 21 mon Solid Dollar, The Paranoids, Mausolea at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 21 mon Luca, Joel Murach at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm aug 21 mon Shakira, Wyclef at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $80/$55/$40/$20 7:30pm # ** (see aug 19) aug 21 mon Etta James, The Neville Brothers at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a * aug 21 mon James Brown at John Van Duzer Theatre, Arcata a/a ** aug 22 tue One In The Chamber, Just Another Consumer (TX), Sahn Maru Dead In 5 Heartbeats (first show) at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** @ aug 22 tue Drag The River, Fabulous Disaster, Sik Luv at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @ aug 22 tue Master/Slave, Social Studies, Elba (Seattle) at Balazo 18, S.F. a/a 9pm ** aug 22 tue Master Moth, The Undoing Of David Wright (TX) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm ** aug 22 tue Oh No! Oh My!, Let's Go Sailing, Whispertown 2000 at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 22 tue Brandi Shearer, Chebeague (L.A.), Octomutt at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm aug 22 tue Inca Ore, Skaters/Axolotl, Jap Jap at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * aug 22 tue The Animal Underground, Hippie Grenade, In Rare Form at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * aug 22 tue Switchblade Riot, I Live With Zombies at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 22 tue The Mandarins, 14 Mission, Azure Heaven, Hollwood Dopesick at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** aug 22 tue Charm (Tokyo), Ug Man (Tokyo), Conquest For Death, Blank Stare (MA), Positive Reinforcement (MA), Outraged at the Macla, 510 South First Street, San Jose a/a $7 7pm *** @ aug 22 tue Lynyrd Skynyrd at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Rd., Livermore a/a ** aug 22 tue Thor (Vancouver), Zolar X at the Attic, 931 Pacific Ave (2nd Floor), Santa Cruz a/a ** aug 22 tue Cattle Decapitation, Embrace The End, With Passion, Cyanide Era, Killgasm at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7pm/8pm *** @ (Davis KDVS 90.3FM) aug 22 tue Waking Ashland, Lydia, Brighten, This Holiday Life, The Brobecks at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $10 7pm ** aug 22 tue Watson 349, Martian Puppits, Dark Halo at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm * aug 23 wed This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb (Pensacola), Japanther (Brooklyn), Two Gallants, Kit, Stripmall Seizures, Underground Railroad To Candyland (San Pedro) at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell, Oakland a/a 7pm $5-$20 sliding *** @ (Benefit for Berkeley Liberation Radio/ Prisoner's Literature Project aug 23 wed Ted Nugent, Huck Johns at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # *** aug 23 wed The Colour, The Shys at Slim's, S.F. a/a $9 8pm ** aug 23 wed Soul Asylum at Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** @ aug 23 wed Don Caballero, Zombi, Triclops! at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 23 wed Grass City, Sorrow Town Choir, Ricksha at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * aug 23 wed The Tourist at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * (Benefit for Biggs) aug 23 wed Madelia (album release), Stiletta, Pistols Will Air at Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 23 wed LSD And The Search For God, Sciflyer, Parcourse at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 23 wed Defari at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a free 6pm ** (new date - was on aug 18th) aug 23 wed Hurt at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7pm/8pm ** aug 23 wed Los Lonely Boys, Carbon Leaf at the Hilton, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno, NV ?/? $39.50 7:30pm # ** aug 23/24 K.D. Lang at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $76-$46 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 24 thr The Sweet Nothings, The Wussies, Isabellas at John Patricks, 1823 Park Street, Alameda 21+ 9pm ** aug 24 thr Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** aug 24 thr Cattle Decapitation, Ancient At Birth, Lacerated at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ aug 24 thr Japanther, This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ *** aug 24 thr The Samples, Deadman at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 7:30pm/8pm ** @ aug 24 thr Excuses For Skipping, The Rabbles, Spark And Decay, Dazzling Strangers at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 24 thr All Time Highs, American Heartbreak, Death Valley High at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 24 thr The Kemo Sabe, The Meat Purveyors, The Pickin' Trix at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm aug 24 thr Whitey On The Moon, Micropixie, Late Night Dates, Astronout at Argus Lounge, 3187 Mission St., S.F. 21+ ** aug 24 thr Earth Wind & Fire, Chris Botti at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $75/$50/$34/$27 8pm # ** aug 24 thr The Iron Maidens at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ * aug 24 thr Sane, Automatic Animal, Diamond Lane at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $3/$5 8pm/9pm ** aug 24 thr Pulsator at Windsor Town Green, Windsor a/a free 6pm * aug 24 thr Lynyrd Skynyrdr at Raley Field, West Sacramento a/a # ** aug 24 thr Ashtray at the Distillery, 2107 L Street, Sacramento 21+ 10pm ** aug 24/25 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mars Volta at the Arena, Oakland a/a $52 7:30pm # *** @ (thr sold out) aug 24/25/26/27 Hey Girl, I Will Kill You Fucker, Ghost Family, Robocop 3, Gunpowder, The Shudders, Bob Weirdos, Western Graves, Deuce Boldy, Brothers And Sisters, Honey Fucketts, Omnesia, Methbird, Triclops, Acts Of Sedition, The Missing Pages, Abi Yo Yos, Street Eaters, Bikini Weekend, The Cars The Doors, Skitzo, Kreamy ' Lectric Santa, Rock N Roll Adventurekids, The Most, Pteryodacdudes, Drinkers Purgatory, Icky Girlfriends, The Sun Machine, Detox Disaster, 4 Quarters, Jingletown, Tofu, Ooo, Finky Binks With The Ropeshooter, Up The Voltage, Strip Mall Seizures, Evil Wykkyd Warrior, Tulsa, Baby Jail, David Copperfuck at Geekfest, various east bay locations a/a free all-day *** (for info 510-BAD-SMUT) aug 25 fri Thought Riot, Scare (D.C.), Nothington, Goddamn Wolves at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ aug 25 fri Pumice (New Zealand), Gabriel Mindel Salomon (Portland), Axolotl at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a ** aug 25 fri Murder Parade, Only In Dreams, It's Nothing Sacred, As Legions Fall at Rooster's Roadhouse, Alameda 21+ ** @ aug 25 fri xBxRx, 7 Year Rabbit Cycle, Murder Murder, David Copperfuck at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ aug 25 fri Al Franken at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $125/$50/$35 8pm # * (Benefit For Midwest Values PAC) aug 25 fri Team Dresch at slim's, S.F. a/a $11/$13 9pm ** aug 25 fri Abi Yo Yos, Delay (OH), The Double D's, Robocop 3 at Balazo 18, S.F. a/a $5 8pm ** @ aug 25 fri MayPole, Coho, Kaura, Wickenshire, Caroline at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 18+ 8pm ** aug 25 fri Hightower, Walken, Asshole Parade, Three Weeks Clean at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** @ aug 25 fri Unnatural Helpers, Darker My Love, Hello Fever at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 25 fri Teenage Harlets (record release), The Secretions (Sacramento), Thee Merry Widows, Flexx Bronco, Rock N Roll Adventure Kids at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm/9pm ** @ aug 25 fri Dramarama, Little Yellow Perfect, Shannon Ferry at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ ** aug 25 fri Pat Johnson, The Pinks at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm aug 25 fri Fischerspooner at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $40 9pm ** aug 25 fri Oranger, The Ebb & Flow, Matt Keating at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 25 fri The Bad Hand (record release), Mochipet at the Peacock Lounge, 552 Haight Street, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * aug 25 fri Def Leppard, Journey at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $85/$69/$43/$30 7:30pm # ** aug 25 fri Pride & Joy at the Little Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $16/$18 9pm ** aug 25 fri Agent Orange, Clay Wheels, The Mudruckers at Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ aug 25 fri Dead City Sunday (cd release), The Main Event, Minus Vince at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $10 7pm ** @ aug 25 fri Cererus, Year Of Desolation, Forever In Terror, Kolosson, Mucus Membrane at On The Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ ** @ aug 25 fri Brand X Savior, Absent Me (cd release), Thend at Library, 7042 Folsom, Sacramento 18+ $8 ($6 if over 21) 8pm ^ ** aug 25 fri Graven Image, Aroarah, Dopesick at Hard Rock Cafe, 645 Downtown Plaza, Sacramento 21+ 9pm ** aug 25 fri Love Equals Death, Rat City Riot at Zenbu, 1960 Squaw Valley Rd., Olympic Valley ?/? $10 8pm ** aug 25 fri Lynyrd Skynyrd at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville a/a ** aug 25 fri Strip Kitty, Sleazy Earl Ray at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm * aug 25 fri cancelled: Murder Practice, Break Cadence, By My Will, Slaughtahouse, Changing Face at Unity Skate Shop, Livermore aug 26 fri Look Back And Laugh, Charm (Tokyo), Ug Man (Tokyo), Conquest For Death, Lewd Acts (S.D.), Pressure (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ aug 26 sat Tulsa, Trainwreck Riders, The Pharmacy (WA), Delay (OH) at Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley a/a $5 8pm ** @ aug 26 sat La Plebe, Larry And His Flask (Bend, Oregon), Zombie Co-Pilot (Bend, Oregon), y Psycho 78 (Weed) at Haus of Rock, Magnolia and 27th St, Oakland, a/a $6 ** @ aug 26 sat Stella, 5 Cent Coffee, Uni & her Ukelele, Just Henry, Megan Lynch, Tippy Canoe & Dee Spare at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a aug 26 sat Train at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $38.50 8pm # ** aug 26 sat Full On Flyhead, The Animal Underground, The Wearies, Delux at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm ** aug 26 sat Death Angel, Drunk Horse, Flattbush at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm *** @ aug 26 sat Dead To Me, Love Equals Death, The Departed at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/10pm ** @ aug 26 sat First Amendment, Tinkture, Hi Ho Silver, Lou Lou & The Guitarfish, T.S.A. at Lincart, 1632 C Market Street, S.F. a/a free 7pm ** aug 26 sat Tartufi, Birds & Batteries, Low Red Land, Sky Pilots at Balazo 18, S.F. a/a $6 8pm * aug 26 sat Cellar Door (Portland), As A People at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * aug 26 sat Skye at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm * aug 26 sat Night After Night, The Naysayers, Salem Lights at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** @ aug 26 sat Genghis Khan, Saros, Himalaya at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** @ aug 26 sat The Flakes, Four Slicks (Paris), The Hysterians at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 26 sat Herbert, Jonah Sharp at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 * aug 26 sat Chronic Town (tribute) at the Blackthorn Tavern, 834 Irving at 9th, S.F. 21+ free aug 26 sat The Local Stars, Chuck Gonzalez (solo) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm aug 26 sat Funeral Diner, Of Secrets, The Grand Color Crayon, Efra at 640 4th St. Santa Rosa a/a $5 7pm ** @ aug 26 sat One Louder, Downfall Society, Tuxedo, The Currents at Red House, 1667 Botelho Dr., Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm ** @ (all Bands from Las Lomas High School: aug 26 sat Los Lonely Boys, Susan Tedeschi at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $45/$30/$20 7:30pm # ** aug 26 sat Zero Hour at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ ** aug 26 sat Monster Squad, The Abuse at the Epidemic, 4501 O'Hara Ave., Brentwood a/a 7pm ** @ aug 26 sat Sik Luv, Mental Hygiene, Dyed Red Twice, Drawback (Portland) at the Vibe, 650 Shell Blvd., Foster City (teens only) $5 7pm ** @ aug 26 sat Acid King, Tom Heasley, dj's, record swap at Appreciation Hall/room 1501, Foothill College Campus Los Altos Hills a/a 10am til 6pm ** (KFJC Record Swap aug 26 sat Funk The Band at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a 3pm ** aug 26 sat Def Leppard, Journey at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $85/$70/$43/$30 7:30pm # ** aug 26 sat S.T.D., Losing All Pride, Red Tape, 5 Days Dirty at Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a $8 7pm ** aug 26 sat Haste The Day, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, August Burns Red, Ligeia, Inhale Exhale at Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ (98.5 Rock) aug 26 sat Freex, Pinder Brothers at the Speak Easy Lounge, 117 J Street, Old Sacramento 21+ $5 10pm * aug 26/27 The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $69-$49 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 27 sun Love Songs, King City, Ill Gotten Gainz, dj Isaac Owen MoneY at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5 6pm/7pm ** @ aug 27 sun KUSF Rock n' Swap at McLaren Hall, USF Campus, S.F. a/a 10am-4pm aug 27 sun Venom, Devildriver at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # *** @ aug 27 sun Little Yellow Perfect, The Welcome Matt, Yousaidsaturday, Power Wheel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 and up 3pm/4pm ** (BBQ - Benefit for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society) aug 27 sun Nuts And Bolts, The Framed, Rat City Riot, Dekoiz at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 ** aug 27 sun Axolotl, Tom Carter, Inca Ore at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * aug 27 sun Verbal Abuse, Hymen Holocaust, The Lincolns, Sad Boy Sinister at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** @ aug 27 sun Tarnation, Winter Flowers, Greg Ashley at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * aug 27 sun Pulsator at Charlie's Grill, Windsor Golf Club, Windsor a/a 2pm * aug 27 sun The Format, Rainer Maria, Anathallo, Street To Nowhere at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$14 7pm/8pm ** @ aug 27 sun Def Leppard, Journey at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a $85/$68/$40/$30 7:30pm # ** aug 28 mon The Format, Rainer Maria, Street To Nowhere at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$14 7:30pm ** aug 28 mon Barrington Levy at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $27 8:30pm/9pm * aug 28 mon The Thieves at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * aug 28 mon Mark Pickerel With The Tom Heyman Band, Steven Pile at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 7:30pm aug 28 mon Me & My Arrow, Barbara Steele, Uni & Her Ukelele at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * aug 28 mon Styx at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** aug 29 tue Acts Of Sedition, New American Paintings, Green Fuse at 818 Pine Street, Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @ aug 29 tue Scott H. Biram, Hellbillys, Bellevelle at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm * aug 29 tue Cat Power (solo) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $25 10:30pm * aug 29 tue Fleeting Trance, Customer, Jack Deville at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ free 8pm ** aug 29 tue Eric Gaffney & Richard Marshall, The Horse Thieves at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * aug 29 tue Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12.50 9pm * aug 30 wed Moe! Staiano's Moe!kestra!, French Disco, The Drogues at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 30 wed Finest Dearest, Tomihira at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ free 6pm ** aug 30 wed Mos Generator, Dexter Jones Circus Orchestra, Sinister Farmer's Big Machine at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * aug 30 wed Loop! Station, Tartufi, Mon Frere (WA) at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 30 wed The Sweet Nothings, The Most, Isabellas at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 30 wed Frank Black, Reid Paley at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm ** (seated show) aug 30 wed Ted Nugent at California State Fair, Sacramento a/a ** aug 30 wed Matt Costa, The Watson Twins at the Library, 7042 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento 18+ $13/$15 8pm * aug 31 thr 16Bitch Pile-Up, Replicock, Turgor, Ema Thorstar, Razors And Lasors at 3957 San Leandro St., Oakland a/a ** aug 31 thr Radio Birdman, Black Furies, The Sermon at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 31 thr Honeycut, Nino Moschella, Rapatron, dj's at Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a $8 8pm * aug 31 thr Every Move A Picture at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 31 thr The Buffy Swayze, Monster Women at Depot, S.F.S.U. Student Center, 1650 Holloway, S.F. 18+ free 7pm * aug 31 thr Neptune (Boston) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ aug 31 thr Love Is Chemicals, Peloton, Dora Flood at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * aug 31 thr Hollowhed, Blackbreath, Wendol at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 9pm $5 ** aug 31 thr The Lonely Kings, A Single Second at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * aug 31 thr Willie Nelson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 31 thr My Monster at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara 21+ 9pm * (Live 105) aug 31 thr Hank Williams III, Assjacks at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20 7pm/8pm ** (Davis KDVS 90.3FM) aug 31 thr Frank Black at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15/$17 9pm ** aug 31 thr Crazy Ballhead at the Distillery, 2107 L Street, Sacramento 21+ aug 31 thr Deerhoof, Husbands at Kate Buchanan Room, Humboldt State University, Arcata 18+ $5 8pm ** sep 1 fri Eskapo, Acts Of Sedition, Deconditioned (WA), Hightower, Giant Haystacks at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ sep 1 fri Dcoi, Dead City Disease (Canada), Monster Squad, The Singletons at Balazo 18, S.F. a/a 7pm ** @ sep 1 fri Facing New York at Slim's, S.F. a/a $11 9pm ** sep 1 fri Eternal Elysium (Japan), Acid King, Black Cobra (L.A.), Ditch Liquor (OR), Hellshock (Portland), Wartorn (WI) at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6/$7 8pm ** @ sep 1 fri Dr. Know, Deadfall, America's Dirty Thirty (Fresno) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm *** @ sep 1 fri Casper And The Cookies, P.A.F., Half-Handed Cloud at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/10pm * sep 1 fri The New Trust, Hanalei (Chicago) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm * sep 1 fri Dick Dale, The Pyronauts at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a $20 7pm/8pm ** sep 1 fri In Reverent Fear (cd release), Now We Are Six the Message, 1650 Ashbury Drive, Concord a/a $8 7pm ** (christian bands only) sep 1 fri Tesla at State Fair, Sacramento a/a ** sep 1 fri Paramore, Hit The Lights, Cute Is What We Aim For, This Providence at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$14 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ sep 1 fri Willie Nelson at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville a/a ** sep 1/2 Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 2 sat Hellshock (Portland), Storm Crow, Wartorn (WI), Holokaust (L.A.), Sahn Maru at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ sep 2 sat New Found Glory, Lostprophets, Plain White T's, Silversun Pickups, Honeycut at 14th and Broadway, Oakland a/a free ** (Live 105) sep 2 sat Yesterdays Rising, Strata, Karate High School, Kid Innocence, Sheol at Sweet's Ballroom, 1933 Broadway, Oakland a/a $16.50/$19.50 7pm/8pm ** sep 2 sat The Phillers, Space Monkey Gangstas at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ * sep 2 sat Paramore, Cute Is What We Aim For, Hit The Lights at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 8pm ** sep 2 sat Hepcat at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $21 9pm ** sep 2 sat Blaze Ya Dead Homie at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** sep 2 sat Digital Underground, The Feed, Ostrich Head at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ ** sep 2 sat Will Franken, Triclops! at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 2 sat The Tubes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 2 sat Karate High School at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 2 sat Make Me, Anchors For Architects, Call Box at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** sep 2 sat The Plastic Constellations, Gaviotas at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/10pm * sep 2 sat The Bellrays, The Spores, Sonic Love Affair at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 2 sat Manicato, Sinclair at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm sep 2 sat Ashtray, Syf at Epiphany Music, 640 4th Street, Santa Rosa a/a $5 8pm ** @ sep 2 sat The Runs at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a 3pm ** sep 2 sat Frankie J, Orishas, Luis Fonsi, Nina Sky, Jeannie Ortega at Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose a/a $45 7pm # * sep 2 sat Y & T at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$20 8pm/9pm ** sep 2 sat Tool, Isis at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a $55/$43/$35 8pm # *** sep 3 sun Kickball (Olympia), Good Good (Brooklyn), The Finches, Evil Wikkid Warrior at the Purple House, 5716 Genoa St., Emeryville a/a free ** @ sep 3 sun Tool, Isis at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** @ sep 3 sun Forgive Durden, The Outline, Envy On The Coast at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 3 sun Still Flyin', Eux Autres at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 3 sun Flipsyde, Live Audio Explosion at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:30pm ** sep 3 sun Ghosthookers, Black Cloud Overlords at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * sep 3 sun Pulsator at Milbrae Festival, Broadway, Downtown Milbrae a/a * sep 3 sun Def Leppard, Journey at Events Center, Reno, NV a/a $99.50/$75.50/$55.50 7:30pm ** sep 4 mon Cloud Cult, Hijack The Disco, Radius at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 4/5 The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Tyde at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 tue Deerhoof, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 5 tue Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish, Light This City, Antagony, Too Pure To Die at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 5 tue The Moggs, The Drift, Lebanon (Tel Aviv) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 tue Blackfire Revelation, Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm sep 5 tue Middian, 100 Suns at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 5 tue Chords Are Dead, Hate Nevada, Guitar vs. Gravity, La Rocca (L.A.) at the hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** sep 5 tue A.F.I., Tiger Army, Saosin at Lawlor Events Center, University of Nevada, Reno, NV a/a *** @ sep 6 wed Psyopus, Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza, Murder Parade, Home Pharmacy, A Black Rose Burial at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 6 wed Cocorosie at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $15 9pm * sep 6 wed Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm * sep 6 wed Centro-matic, David Dondero, The Decoration at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 6 wed The Invisible Cities, 20 Minute Loop, Tomihira at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** (Benefit for Playing in Fog) sep 6 wed Clay Wheels, Am Magic, Lewee & The Regals at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (Benefit Bordertown skate Park) sep 6 wed Heart at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 6 wed Dick Dale, The Wiggle Wagons at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $20 9pm ** sep 6 wed The Doobie Brothers at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a * sep 6 wed Dave Matthews Band at Raley Field, West Sacramento a/a # ** sep 6 wed Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish, Too Pure To Die, Light This City Nights Like These, Before I Wake at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** @ sep 6 wed Train at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville a/a ** sep 7 thr Wayne "The Train" Hancock at the Hemlock, S.F .21+ sep 7 thr Autonervous, Sixteens, C.L.A.W.S. at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 7 thr The Briggs (record release), The Filthy Thieving Bastards at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 7 thr Ox Bow, Genghis Tron, The Flying Luttenbachers, The Mall at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** (was at 12 Galazies, S.F.) sep 7 thr Dick Dale at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ ** sep 7 thr Los Lobos, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $48-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 7 thr Heart at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** sep 7 thr Psyopus, Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza, Home Pharmacy at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ (98.5 Rock) sep 8 fri Sour Mash Jug Band, The Bad Things (WA), Dandelion Junk Queens, A Bird In The Wall at 924 Gilman a/a $5 8pm ** sep 8 fri Megadeth, Lamb Of God, Overkill, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Into Eternity, Sanctity, The Smashup at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** @ sep 8 fri Mystic Rage, Potential Threat at Roosters Roadhouse, Alameda 18+ $8 8pm ** @ sep 8 fri Ox Bow, Genghis Tron, Totimoshi at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 8 fri Ruins, Acid Mothers Temple (Ruins/Acid Mothers Temple will play individually/together as 7 acts) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm *** @ (Japanese New Music Festival) sep 8 fri The Matches (cd release) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 8 fri Feist at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 9pm # ** sep 8 fri The Leather Uppers, Husbands, The Touch-Me-Nots at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 8 fri Leopold And His Fiction, Strix Vega at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm sep 8 fri Whiskey Dick Darryls at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * sep 8 fri Dr. Know (Oxnard), Ribzy, Poop, Angry For Life at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm *** @ sep 8 fri Aesthetic at Library, 7042 Folsom, Sacramento 18+ $8 ($6 if over 21) 8pm ^ * sep 8/9 The Leather Uppers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ sep 8/9 Dave Matthews Band, Robert Randolph & The Family Band at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $60/$40 7pm # ** sep 9 sat Monster Squad, Whiskey Rebels, Skull Stomp, The Challenged (N.Y.C.), Violation at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ sep 9 sat A Tribe Called Quest at Community Theatre, 2134 Martin Luther King Way, Berkeley a/a $40 8pm # ** sep 9 sat A.F.I., Tiger Army, Saosin at the Civic Auditorium, S.F. a/a $25 7:30pm # *** @ sep 9 sat DragonForce, All That Remains, Horse The Band at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm/8pm # ** sep 9 sat The Black Keys at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # * sep 9 sat Bob Log III, Blowfly, Yikes at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ ** sep 9 sat Citizens Here And Abroad (record release), Thee More Shallows, The Like Young at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 9 sat Sean Hayes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 8:30pm/9pm * sep 9 sat The Leather Uppers, Pyroclastics at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * sep 9 sat White Trash Debs, B-Cups, Screamin' Yeehaa's, Boweltones at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 9 sat The Floating Corpses at Epiphany Music, 640 4th Street, Santa Rosa a/a $5 6pm ** (BBQ) sep 9 sat Ron White atthe Pavilion, Concord a/a $40 8pm # ** sep 9 sat Sputterdoll, 12 Steps To Nothing at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a 3pm ** sep 9 sat Tony Bennett at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$75 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 9 sat Matisyahu, The Polyphonic Spree, Street Drum Corps at Civic Auditorium, 408 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose a/a $40 9:30pm # ** sep 9 sat Mystic Rage, Potential Threat at the Roadhouse, 1556 Bell Avenue, Sacramento 21+ 8pm ** @ sep 9 sat Willie Nelson, Deana Carter, Shooter Jennings at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville a/a ** sep 9 sat The Dead Romantics, Machine Green, Boy Tiger at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm * sep 10 sun Pressure Point, Red Tape, Giving Chase (PA), Thru It All (PA), Los Dryheavers at 924 Gilman a/a $6 5pm *** @ sep 10 sun Hellshock (OR), Never Healed, Wartorn (WI), Drain The Sky, Delubyo at Padded Cell, 28th & Magnolia, Oakland a/a $6 3pm/4pm ** @ sep 10 sun Matisyahu, Gomez, Street Drum Corps at the Community Theatre, Berkeley a/a $39.50 7:30pm # ** sep 10 sun The New Trust, Push To Talk, An Angle, Magical Bullets at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 7pm/8pm ** sep 10 sun Silver Jews at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $19.99 9pm ** sep 10 sun Mike Doughty at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm * sep 10 sun Thrones at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * sep 10 sun The Bad Things (Seattle), Brass Menagerie at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm * sep 10 sun A.F.I., Tiger Army, Saosin at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz a/a $25 6:30pm # *** @ sep 11 mon Unearthly Trance, Facedowninshit, Fuck The Facts, Minsk at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ ** @ sep 12 tue The Husbands, This Isnt It at 111 Minna Gallery, S.F. a/a 8pm ** sep 12 tue Hem at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $14 8pm ** sep 12 tue Full Blown Chaos, Scars Of Tomorrow at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 12 tue Frank Gratkowski, Weasel Walter, Damon Smith at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ sep 12 tue Sean Smith, Larkin Grimm, Mike Tamburo at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm sep 13 wed Sugarcult, The Spill Canvas, Halifax at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 8pm # ** sep 13 wed Waxfire, Sholi, Botticellis at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 13 wed The Vibrators, Cellblock 5, Dave Dalton The Pastor, Lurid Bliss, Dekoiz at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 13 wed Tiny Power (cd release), Mayfire, Stiletta at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 13 wed The Kitchen Syncopators, A Particulary Vicious Rumor (New Orleans), Sneaky Thieves (Portland) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * sep 14 thr Charlie Roman And The Teenage Werewolves, Stigma 13, Year Of The Wild Cat at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $6 9:30pm ** sep 14 thr Two Gallants at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** sep 14 thr Nitzer Ebb, Motor at Slim's, S.F. a/a $25 9pm ** (was sep 15th) sep 14 thr Dead To Fall, Misery Signals, Arsis, The Faceless at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 14 thr White Whale, Inverness, Dodo Bird at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 14 thr Paranoids at Depot, S.F.S.U. Student Center, 1650 Holloway Ave., S.F. a/a 5pm * sep 14 thr Nice Boys, Top Ten, The Dagons at Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 14 thr Gorch Fock (TE) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ * sep 14 thr Sasha Dobson (N.Y.C. - cd release), Richard Julian (N.Y.C.), Jesse Harris (N.Y.C.) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm sep 14 thr Say Bok Gwai, Jumping Jacks, Neko Punch, Bloodwire at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** sep 14 thr Scars of Tomorrow, Full Blown Chaos, Fate at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ sep 14/15 Suicide Girls at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm ** sep 15 fri Risky Business (Canada), Wake Up Call (ME) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm ** @ sep 15 fri The Queers (N.H.), The Hard-Ons (Aus), The Groovie Ghoulies at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm *** @ sep 15 fri Southern Culture On The Skids, The Paybacks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 15 fri The Matches at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 7:30pm ** sep 15 fri Unearth, Bleeding Through, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Terror, Animosity at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.99 6pm/6:30pm # *** @ sep 15 fri Cyndi Lauper at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $65 8pm # ** sep 15 fri FLESHIES, Xtopos, Octoons at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ *** @ sep 15 fri Retching Red, Womentors, The Twots at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** @ sep 15 fri May Star (San Diego) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm sep 15 fri Elephone, Audio Out Send at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * sep 15 fri Emily Zuzik (cd release) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm sep 15 fri Armitage Shanks at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ ** @ sep 15 fri The Phenomenauts, River City Rebels, Teenage Harlets, Tabaltix, Rock N Roll Adventure Kids (lobby) at the Phoenix Theatre, Petaluma a/a 7:30pm *** @ sep 15 fri Pride & Joy at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ ** sep 15 fri The Queers (N.H.), The Hard-Ons (Aus), Groovie Ghoulies, The Secretions at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ (98.5 Rock) sep 15 fri Elton John at Arco Arena, Sacramento a/a $127/$87/$57/$37 # *** sep 15 fri Thend, I.R.A.T.E., Irritant Skribble at On The Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ ** sep 15 fri Sion (U.K.), The Common Men, Fetus Deathsquad at the Owl Club, 109 Church St., Roseville 21+ 9pm ** sep 16 sat The Queers (N.H.), The Hard-Ons (Aus), Groovie Ghoulies, Shinobu at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ sep 16 sat Blowfly, Bob Log III, Harold Ray Live In Concert at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 16 sat The Phenomenauts, River City Rebels, Teenage Harlets, Rock N Roll Adventure Kids at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 16 sat Zion-I at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22 9pm # ** sep 16 sat Demob (England), Troublemaker, All Out Attak (L.A.) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm *** @ sep 16 sat Starlite Desperation, Bella Vista at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * sep 16 sat The Antiques, The Speakers at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm sep 16 sat Sublecs (New Orleans) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ * sep 16 sat Ashtray at the Phoenix Theatre, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm ** @ (Ashtray plays between wrestling sets by Supreme Pro Wrestling) sep 16 sat Elton John at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $155-$50 8pm # *** sep 16 sat Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $46-$31 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 16 sat This Charming Band (tribute - two sets), dj Kenny at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm * sep 16 sat Armitage Shanks, The Runs, The Obsessors, Touch My Rash at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ ** @ sep 16 sat Jaguares at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $40/$46 8pm/9pm ** sep 16 sat Train at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville 21+ ** sep 16 sat The Buffy Swayze, Strix Vega at the Alibi, 744 9th St., Arcata 21+ $3-$5 10pm * (Benefit Humboldt Council of the Blind) sep 16 sat Flexx Bronco, Strip Kitty, Pint Lifter at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** sep 17 sun Lethal Aggression, Security Threat (CO), Ill Content at 924 Gilman a/a $5 5pm *** @ sep 17 sun Sublecs (New Orleans) at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ * sep 17 sun B-52's, Gnarls Barkley, Blue October, Augustana, Carbon Leaf at Sharon Meadows, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $35 noon # ** (Alice 97.3 Now and Zen Fest) sep 17 sun The Advantage at the Bottom of the Hil, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm * sep 17 sun Jaguares at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 8pm # ** sep 17 sun Tape at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm sep 17 sun The Creeping Nobodies (Toronto), A Particularly Vicious Rumor at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm ** sep 17 sun The Beach Boys at the Marin Civic Center, San Rafael a/a $80/$65/$50/$35 3pm # ** sep 17 sun Bonnie Raitt, Keb Mo' at Pavilion, Concord a/a $75/$55/$40/$20 7:30pm # ** (kids under 12 free on lawn) sep 17 sun George Carlin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $78-$43 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 17 sun A Static Lullaby, A Thorn For Every Heart, Still Life Projector, Dance Gavin Dance at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** @ sep 18 mon Starflyer 59 at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm * sep 18 mon Ani DiFranco at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd., Saratoga a/a $40/$35 7:30pm # ** sep 18 mon Sublecs (New Orleans) at Zenbu, 1960 Squaw Valley Rd., Olympic Valley (near Lake Tahoe) ?/? * sep 18/19/20 Human League at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ ** sep 19 tue Monster Squad, Whiskey Rebels, Skull Stomp, The Challenged (N.Y.C.), Violation at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ sep 19 tue Replicator, Ho-Ag (Boston) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 10pm ** sep 19 tue Robin Trower, Bob Culbertson at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma 21+ $25 7pm/8pm ** sep 19 tue Mission Of Burma at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** sep 19 tue Sublecs (New Orleans) at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9pm * sep 20 wed Mission Of Burma, 50 Foot Wave at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 20 wed Throwdown, Zao, Evergreen Terrace at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 8pm ** sep 20 wed The Lawrence Arms, The Draft, The Blackout Pact, Shinobu at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** @ sep 21 thr Acts Of Sedition, The Assailent, Elphaba at 1759 12th Street, Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @ sep 21 thr Serena-Maneesh, Evangelicals at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm * sep 21 thr Mute Math at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** sep 21 thr M.D.C. (unplugged), Buddha Brothers (Gary Floyd), John The Baker (acoustic) Greg Dale (acoustic) at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $6 8pm/9pm ** (M.D.C./John The Baker split acoustic 7" release) sep 21 wed USA Is A Monster, Gargantula at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 21 thr Third Date, Vile Conundrum, In Rare Form at the Rockit Room, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * sep 21 thr Deadboy And The Elephantmen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 22 fri Allegiance, Ceremony, Acts Of Sedition at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ (Benefit American Cancer Society) sep 22 fri Massive Attack (U.K.), dj SHadow at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $45.50 8pm # ** @ sep 22 fri Moe. (Buffalo), New Monsoon at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 22 fri Andrew Bird, Dosh at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 22 fri Black Furies at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ * sep 22 fri The Makes Nice, Gentlemen Callers (L.A.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 22 fri Righteous Fists Of Harmony at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * sep 22 fri Taj Mahal, Jonah Smith at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 22 fri Firme (cd release) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm * sep 22 fri David Lee Roth at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $37/$42 8pm/9pm ** sep 23 sat Job For A Cowboy (AZ), All Shall Perish, Antagony, Embrace The End, Arise at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ sep 23 sat Phoenix at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm * sep 23 sat The Botticellis, The Morning Benders, Two Seconds at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 23 sat Charlie Roman And The Teenage Werewolves, Stigma 13, Year Of The Wild Cat, The Scrawnies at the Pound, S.F. a/a $10 8pm # ** sep 23 sat Exibition at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * sep 23 sat Candlebox, Driveblind, Whitestarr at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 23 sat Tussle, Foot Village, Captain Ahab at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 23 sat Europa at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a free 3pm ** sep 23 sat Dub FX at Half Moon Bay Brewing, 390 Capistrano, Half Moon Bay a/a free 7pm * sep 23 sat Jackie Greene at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $14/$17 8pm/9pm ** sep 23 sat Steve Mahoney (acoustic), Larisa Bryski, Ryan Gillmor, Timebomb Avenue at Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a 7pm * sep 23 sat The Girlfriend Experience, October Allied at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** sep 24 sun Jeff Beck at the Paramount, Oakland a/a $75.50/$35.50 8pm # ** sep 24 sun Folsom Street Fair, S.F. a/a free sep 24 sun Snow Patrol (Scotland), Augustana, The Duke Spirit at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** @ (postponed from jun 18th) sep 24 sun Little Feat at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 24 sun Armitage Shanks at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** @ sep 24 sun Volunteer Pioneer, Snowblink at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm sep 24 sun Eric Landmark, Sharki Face at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm * sep 24 sun Creedence Clearwater Revisited at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 24 sun Six Feet Under, Krisiun, Decapitated, Cattle Decapitation, Abysmal Dawn at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 7pm/8pm *** @ (Davis KDVS 90.3FM sep 25 mon Mastodon, Converge, The Bronx at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18 8pm ** sep 25 mon The Drams at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm * sep 25 mon The Billy Nayer Show, The Buffy Swayze at Empire Squared, Eureka. a/a 7:30pm * (was sep 27th) sep 26 tue Medeski Martin, Wood at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # * sep 26 tue Caliban, The Acacia Strain, Light This City, Stick To Your Guns at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 26 tue Junior Boys (Canada) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 26 tue Mastodon at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18 8pm ** sep 26 tue Tall Birds at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ sep 26 tue Leon Russell at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23 7:30pm/8pm * sep 26 tue Horse Thieves (Olympia), Monster Women, Henpecker at the Accident Gallery, Eureka a/a 8pm * sep 27 wed Pelican, Daughters/Saviours/Nachmystium at Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm ** sep 27 wed The Damnwells, Army Of Me at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 27 wed Kaki King at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 7:30pm/8pm * sep 27 wed Peter Frampton at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$35 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 27 wed cancelled: Head Automatica at the Fillmore, S.F. sep 28 thr Starsailor (U.K.), Brother Man Dude, Peter Walker at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 28 thr Mojave 3 at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm * sep 28 thr Kultur Shock, La Plebe at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @ sep 28 thr Israel Vibration at Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 28 thr Turn Me On Deadman, Mythical Beast, Red Ghetto Sun at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 28 thr Judith Owen at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm sep 28 thr Cherry Poppin Daddies at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ ** sep 28 thr Flogging Molly, Bedouin Soundclash, Zox at Civic Center, 408 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose a/a $22.50 ($20 students) 7:30pm # ** @ sep 28 thr George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Elvin Bishop at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $58-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 29 fri La Plebe, Inspector Double Negative, Static Thought, Society's Parasites (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ sep 29 fri Hell's Belles, Dynamite 8, Adrian & The Sickness at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 29 fri The Fuxedos, Tippy Canoe, The Jolenes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ sep 29 fri Last Puppy, Scarlets, The Jaded Fucks, The White Barons at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (Boom's Birthday) sep 29 fri Cherry Poppin' Daddies at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma 18+ $18 8pm/9pm ** sep 29 fri Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Marjorie Fair at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $76/$66/$56/$31 6:30pm # ** sep 29 fri Pele Juju, Molly Higbie, Deb Lane, Brindle, Afia Walking Tree, Annie Steinhardt, Jayn Pettingill, Shelley Doty, Dana Hutson at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $15/$19 8pm/9pm * sep 29 fri Inruin, Stepchild at Library, 7042 Folsom, Sacramento 18+ $8 ($6 if over 21) 8pm ^ ** @ sep 29 fri Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Shinedown at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # *** sep 29/30 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Frank Black (Solo) at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $85/$65/$45 7:15pm # ** sep 29/30 Scissor Sisters, dj Sammy Jo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35/$29.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 29/30 Huey Lewis & The News at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 30 sat Guster, Nada Surf, Tristan Prettyman at Community Theatre, 2134 Martin Luther King Way, Berkeley a/a $27.50 7pm # ** sep 30 sat Gossip at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 30 sat Birdmonster at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** sep 30 sat J.P.G., The Buffy Swayze, The Blue Dot, film 'Rural Rock & Roll' at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 30 sat The Hacks at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * sep 30 sat The Dilettantes, Winter Flowers, Samya at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * sep 30 sat Trentalange (Seattle) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm sep 30 sat Beck, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Muse, The Shins, Wolfmother, Coheed & Cambria, Kinky, Rogue Wave, The Mutaytor at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $50/$30 2:30pm # *** sep 30 sat N.V.S. at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a free 3pm * sep 30 sat Hell's Belles, Dynamite 8, Adrian & The Sickness at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $13/$16 8pm/9pm ** sep 30 sat Amber Pacific, Sherwood, Just Surrender, Over It, All Time Low at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ sep 30 sat Sheryl Crow, John Mayer at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # ** sep 30 sat The Bowel-Tones, The Low Budgets, P.A.W.N.S., The Shankers at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm *** oct 1 sun The Mass, Triclops!, Grayceon, dj Isaac Owen Money at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5 6pm/7pm ** @ oct 1 sun Gossip at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/9pm ** oct 1 sun Amber Pacific, Sherwood, Over It at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 7pm ** oct 1 sun Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Shinedown at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $50/$35/$25 7pm # *** oct 1 sun Nada Surf at Harlow's, 2708 J Steet, Sacramento 21+ ** oct 2 mon We Are Scientists, Art Brut at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 2 mon Teitur at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm * oct 2 mon Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship, Cage at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** oct 3 tue Celtic Frost at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 4 wed Warner Drive, With Report at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 18+ 8pm * oct 4 wed The Independents, Ashtray, Dave Dalton, The Cyn Project at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 4 wed Emmylou Harris at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 4 wed Mofro at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15 9pm * oct 5 thr Billy Bragg at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) oct 5 thr Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower, Boyskout (cd release), The Mall at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ oct 5/6/7 Dark Star Orchestra at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm (thr) 8p/9pm (fri & sat) # ** oct 6 fri Decry (L.A.), Retching Red, Z.B.S., Miscreants, Skinned Alive at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ oct 6 fri Two Ton Boa at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $13 9pm * oct 6/7 Mofro, The Beautiful Girls, The Lee Boys at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm/9pm * oct 7 sat Kayo Dot at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 7 sat Love Equals Death at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm * oct 7 sat Magnolia Electric Co. oct 7 sat Hot Tuna at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $35/$39 8pm/9pm * oct 7 sat The Chop Tops, The Tantrums, Inuim Diablos at Wilhelmina's, 1023 Front Street, Sacramento a/a 9pm ** oct 8 sun Keane at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $35 7pm # ** oct 8 sun Kamelot, Epica at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ oct 8 sun Residual Echoes, LSD-March, New Rock Syndicate at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 8 sun Casket Life, Calcutta Bazaar, Sofakingdom (MN) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** oct 8 sun Dark Star Orchestra at Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$23 7pm/8pm ** oct 8 sun Queensryche at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville 21+ ** oct 8/9 Thrice at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18/$20 7:30pm ** oct 9 mon Sol'iLLaquists Of Sound, Glue, X:144 & SPS, Prolyphic at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 9 mon The Knitters, Jessy Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 9 mon Michael Schenker Group, Luvplanet at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $22.50/$25 7pm/8pm ** oct 9/10 The Pogues at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $65 # *** oct 10 tue Michael Schenker Group, The Substitutes at Slim's, S.F. a/a $30 8pm ** oct 10 tue Califone, Oakley Hall, D.W. Holiday (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hil, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 10 tue Michael Hurley at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 10 tue Roger Waters (performing 'Dark Side of the Moon') at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $134/$94/$35 8pm # ** oct 11 wed Sufjan Stevens, My Brightest Diamond at Zellerbach Auditorium, U.C. Berkeley a/a $25 8pm # * oct 11 wed Queensryche at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** oct 11 wed Michale Graves, Eyes In The Fog, Dave Dalton The Pastor Of Cell Block 5 at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 11 wed Stolen Babies, Degenerate Art Ensemble at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 11 wed Insane Clown Posse at the Barcelona, 769 North Mathilda Ave., Sunnyvale ?/? *** @ $ oct 12 thr Thunderbirds Are Now, You Say Party We Say Die, Shoot Out The Lights at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 12 thr Minmae, Hudson Bell, Ral Partha Vogelbacher at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 13 fri Acts Of Sedition at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ (Benefit for Devon Blood) oct 13 fri Samiam at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** @ oct 13 fri Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Architecture In Helsinki, Takka Takka at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm # *** oct 13 fri The Grannies (record release), The Golden Gods, The Hollycocks at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** @ oct 13 fri Bobby Conn, Master Moth at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 13 fri Kunk fu Vampire (cd release) at Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 14 sat Hot Cross (N.Y.), Amanda Woodward (France), Peelander-Z (Japan), Comadre at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ oct 14 sat Subtle at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 14 sat Animal Liberation Orchestra at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 14 sat Burmese, Neglected Receptor at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 14 sat Easy Star All Stars at Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$16 8pm/9pm * oct 15/16 Citizen Cope at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 16 mon Ladytron, C.S.S. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 17 tue Less Than Jake, Catch 22, The Loved Ones at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18 8pm *** @ oct 17 tue The Hold Steady at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $13/$16 8pm ** oct 17 tue Tarnation, Matt Bauer, Peggy Honeywell at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 18 wed Boris at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** oct 18 wed Jonny Lang, Reeve Carney at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 18 wed Picket Line at C.S.U. Campus, Chico a/a ** oct 19 thr Mnemic, Soilwork, Threat Signal at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ oct 19 thr Decemberists, Lavender Diamond at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 19 thr Sushou No Fune (Japan), Mammatus, Numinous at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 19 thr Boyskout, Head Like A Kite, Up The Empire at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 19/20/21 Yo La Tengo at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 20 fri Life Long Tragedy, Silence Kills The Revolution at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ oct 20 fri The Detroit Cobras at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/10pm * oct 20 fri The Time Flys, The Greatest Hits, Snake Flower II at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 20 fri Cervantes, Company Car, Cast Of Thousands, Mud at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ $7 7pm ** oct 20 fri The Dead Romantics, Tell Tale Heartbreakers, The Fatals, Sleazy Earl Ray at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** oct 21 sat ArnoCorps, Stitches (L.A.), Reagan SS (L.A.), Rock N Roll Adventure Kids at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ oct 21 sat The Howling Hex, Sic Alps at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 21 sat The Floating Corpses, The Husbands at someplace on G Street, Napa a/a 4pm ** oct 21 sat D.O.A. (Canada), Look What I Did, East Bay Shitbirds at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ oct 21 sat Frank Marino & Mahogany RusH at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $16/$19 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 24 tue Be Your Own Pet, Awesome Color, Tall Firs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 26 thr Galactic at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $22.50/$25 9pm ** oct 26/27 Fear Factory, Suffocation, Hypocrisy, Decapitated at the Pound, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 27 fri Inspect Her Gadget, Postnone at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 18+ 8pm ** oct 27 fri Dada at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ ** oct 27 fri S.T.D., Wings Of Innocence, Flip The Switch, The Secretions, Final Summation, Vyncent Flaw, Jealous Makes Five, Team Karate Warehouse at Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a $10 7pm ** (80's tribute nite - costume party) oct 28 sat Devo, A Flock Of Seagulls, Animotion, Bow Wow Wow, When In Rome at the Civic Center, S.F. a/a # **** @ oct 28 sat Alias & Tarsier, Electric President at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 28 sat K.M.F.D.F.M. at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 ** @ oct 28 sat Superbooty at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $26/$29 8pm/9pm ** (Costume Contest) oct 29 sun NoMeansNo at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14/$16 8pm *** @ oct 29 sun Him, Papa Roach, Lostprophets, Kill Hannah at the Event Center, San Jose State a/a $35 6:30pm # *** @ oct 30 mon Pere Ubu at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? ** oct 30 mon NoMeansNo, Freak Accident at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm/9pm *** @ oct 30/31 Tricky at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28 8:30pm/9pm ** (was aug 7 & 8) oct 31 tue Captured! By Robots at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 31 tue Ludicra, Asunder, Keen Of The Crow, Aldebaran at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ ** @ oct 31/nov 1 Bouncing Souls at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm *** @ nov 1 wed It Dies Today, He Is Legend, Silverstein, Aiden at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** @ nov 2 thr Aerosmith, Motley Crue at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # *** nov 3 fri Mausolea, Devil To Pay, Eldemur Krimm at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * nov 4 sat Katatonia, Moonspell at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** nov 4 sat Say Anything, Me Without You, Piebald at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/50/$16 8pm ** nov 4 sat Jurassic 5, Laydytron, dj Spider, high ski jump at Ice Air, Giants Ballpark, S.F. a/a $10 # ** nov 4 sat Fuxa, The Telescopes, LSD And The Search For God at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 5 sun The Rolling Stones at the Coliseum, Oakland a/a # *** $ nov 5 sun Rise Against, Thursday, Circa Survive, Billy Talent at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm # ** @ nov 5 sun Thursday, Rise Against at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm # ** @ nov 7 tue Pet Shop Boys at Civic Auditorium, S.F. a/a $95/$70/$40 8pm # ** (Reserved Seating) nov 8 wed The Who at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $97/$77/$52 8pm # *** nov 9 thr Adrian Belew at Slim's, S.F. a/a $25 8pm * nov 9 thr Tooled Up at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * nov 10 fri Xiu Xiu, Cong For Brums at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** nov 10 fri Dan Bern at Slim's, S.F. a/a $17 9pm ** nov 11 sat Wolf Eyes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** nov 11 sat Captured! By Robots at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** @ nov 13 mon Barbra Streisand, Il Divo at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $750/$350/$200/$100 # ** nov 17 fri Dixie Chicks at the Arena, Oakland a/a $68.25/$47.25 8pm # ** nov 17 fri Atreya, From First To Last, Every Time I Die, Chiodos at Civic Auditorium, 408 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose a/a $25 7pm # ** nov 17/18 Daevid Allen's University Of Error at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * nov 18 sat The Slits (reunion) at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $14 *** nov 18 sat Brian Regan at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento a/a $36.50 8pm # ** nov 22 wed Groundation at Slim's, S.F. a/a $17 9pm ** nov 28 tue cancelled: Do Make Say Think at Great American Music Hall, S.F. dec 1 fri Party Wizard, Circle-Flag at 818 Pine Street, Oakland a/a free 8pm ** (Repo Man Theme Party) dec 3 sun KUSF Rock n' Swap at McLaren Hall, USF Campus, S.F. a/a 10am-4pm jan 13/14 Guitar Show at Marin Civic Center, San Rafael a/a $10 10am * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- aug 25 fri Furious Minds on Healdsbyrg Public Access AHTV 26 8pm Radio/TV Shows --------------- Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio www.byofl.org/maximum/radio mon Next Big Thing on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 6pm-7pm tue Dead Air with dj Vicious and dj Tanner on Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM 6pm-8pm sat KALX live on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 9pm-midnight sun Rampage Radio on S.F. State Radio KUSF 90.3FM 2am-8am sun NewHotBands on public access TV Comcast Ch 29 12:30pm sun Earwhacks with Paul and Che on Sacramento KRXQ 98.5FM 10pm-11:30pm sun Neonate with Punk Roge and Riot on UC Davis Radio KDVS 90.3FM 12am-2am C L U B I N F O R M A T I O N ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Galaxies, 2565 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 415-970-9777 Annie's Social Club, 911 Folsom St. at 5th, S.F. 21+ 415-974-1585 Balazo 18, 2183 Mission, S.F. a/a 415-425-6147 Blake's, 2367 Telegraph, Berkeley 18+ 510-848-0886 Blank Club, 44 South Almaden Avenue, San Jose 21+ Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+ 866-575-9405 Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a 916-988-9247 Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., S.F. a/a 21+ 415-621-4455 Bourbon Street, 2765 Clayton Road, Concord 18+ 925-676-7272 Cafe Du Nord, Inc., 2170 Market Street, S.F. 21+ 415-861-5016 Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a book 831-423-1338 831-423-1336 DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 415-626-1409 Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary, S.F. 21+ Elbo Room, 647 Valencia near 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-552-7788 El Rio, 3158 Mission St., S.F., 21+ 415-282-3325 Empire Events Center, 1417 R Street at 15th, Sacramento a/a Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. a/a www.thefillmore.com 415-346-6000 leave soon after the last band for a free poster at the exit Gilman, 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley a/a book 510-524-8180 510-525-9926 membership meetings 1st and 3rd sat. each month http://www.924gilman.org Golden Bull, 412 14th Street at Broadway, Oakland 21+ Grant & Green, 1371 Grant St., S.F. 21+ 415-693-9565 Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. a/a 415-885-0750 Harlow's, 2708 J Steet, Sacramento 21+ 916-441-4693 Hemlock, 1131 Polk at Post, S.F. 21+ 415-923-0923 Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+ 415-546-6300 Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 Kimo's Bar, 1351 Polk at Pine, S.F. 21+ 415-885-4535 Knockout (formal Odeon), 3223 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 415-550-6994 Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a 800-660-LAKE Library, 7042 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento 18+ Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+ 415-647-2888 Metro, 201 Broadway at 2nd., Oakland a/a 510-673-1146 Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+ 415-625-8880 Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 408-741-2822 Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+ 916-443-9751 Parkside, 1600 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-503-0393 Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., Petaluma a/a 707-762-3565 Pine Street Grill, 875 Rincon Ave., Livermore 21+ Pound, End of Cargo Way off 3rd St. or off Jennings from Evans 415-826-9202 Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 925-938-6900 Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a 18+ Rooster's Roadhouse, 1700 Clement Ave., Alameda a/a 21+ ^ Slim's, 333 11th St., S.F. a/a 415-522-0333 Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a) 510-841-2082 Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland 21+ 510-444-6174 Studio Z, 314 11th Street, S.F. 21+ 415-252-7666 Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-775-7722 Westcoast Worldwide Records, 1908 16th St., Sacramento a/a Unity Skate Shop, 2188 Railroad Ave., Livermore a/a 925-371-8181 (no alcoho/drugs - no ins/outs if under 21) Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+ 510-451-8100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please feel free to copy The List and pass out copies to friends. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The List is e-mailed out each week. 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