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 April 15, 2007 apr 15 sun The Devolvers, The Fucking Buckaroos, Mighty Slim Pickins at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * apr 15 sun Saves The Day, John Ralston, The Outline at Slim's, S.F. a/a $17/$20 7pm ** apr 15 sun Say Hi To Your Mom, Magic Bullets, Peachcake at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 15 sun Wolfmother, Cage The Elephant at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $30/$25 7pm/8pm # *** apr 15 sun Voodoo Organist at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm apr 15 sun Aereogramme, The Twilight Sad, A Northern Chorus at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 15 sun The Sick, Los Bandos, dj's at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 5pm ** (Benefit for AIDS-Lifecycle6) apr 15 sun Comeback Kid, It Dies Today, This is Hell, Endwell, Parkway Drive at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$14 ** @ apr 15 sun The Pharmacy (WA) at the Green House, Arcata a/a 8pm ** apr 15/16/17/18/19 Willie Nelson & Family at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 7pm/8pm # *** (country) apr 16 mon Silversun Pickups, Sea Wolf at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** (sold out) apr 16 mon Re-Volts, Nothington at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** apr 16 mon Struts, Trifles at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** apr 16 mon The Broken West, Mezzanine Owls at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm * apr 16 mon Sergeant, The Old Fashioned Way, Chiara Angelicola at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 16 mon The Runs, The Oakland Brown Trout, Johnny Birdshit And The Manic Depressives, Dun Bin Shat The Bed at the Jury Room, 712 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz 21+ free ** apr 16 mon The Pharmacy (WA) at House on the Hill, Reno a/a 8pm ** apr 16/17/18 The Shins, Viva Voce at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # *** apr 17 tue Turn Me On Dead Man, Moons Of Cronos at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** apr 17 tue moe. at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (sold out) apr 17 tue Hot Rod Circuit, Limbeck, The Forecast, Once Over at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$13 7pm/7:30pm ** apr 17 tue Tulsa, The Pharmacy (WA), Motorama (Canada), The Reaction at Thrillhouse Records, 30th and Mission, S.F. a/a donation 6pm ** @ (Morgan's birthday) apr 17 tue Operation S (ex. No Talents - Paris), Dinky Bits & The Lil' Guys, Hamboogers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm *** apr 17 tue Graig Markel (Seattle), Tom Heyman, Bob Frank, John Murry at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm apr 17 tue Arcadio, Whitey On The Moon, Free Lunch Line, D. Mulligan at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm * apr 17 tue Squaretape, Heathrow, Smithpoint, Unlikely Hero at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 17 tue Moon Trent, Static Radio at Fat Cat, 930 11th Street, Modesto 21+ $5 8pm * apr 17 tue Werewolf, And A Few to Break, Planchate, Happy/Sad at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * apr 18 wed Nathan Maxwell, Mikee Lee Prasad, Steve Gannon at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $8 8:30pm * apr 18 wed Red Host at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ apr 18 wed Rocky Votolato, Street To Nowhere, Drag The River, TheDevil's Own at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 18 wed Type O Negative, Celtic Frost, Brand New Sin at Slim's, S.F. a/a $25 8pm *** @ apr 18 wed Shinobu, Touch Committee, Pteradon at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ * apr 18 wed The Most, The Pharmacy (WA), Mr. Divisadero at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** apr 18 wed The Hooks, The Sore Thumbs, The Johns at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** apr 18 wed People Noise, Apside, Model A at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7pm ** apr 18 wed The Fair Saints, First Time Falling, Craig DeMelo at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * apr 18 wed Digital Underground at Ruby Skye, 420 Mason, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** (was listed as at Red Devil Lounge) apr 18 wed The High Violets (Portland), The Ghost Of Curtis, Ultraset at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * apr 18 wed Dammit at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ free ** apr 18 wed The Sweet Revenge, War Tapes (L.A.) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $3 9pm ** apr 18 wed The Dimes at Serna Plaza, Sacramento State University a/a free noon ** apr 18 wed Halifax, Greeley Estates, Madina Lake, The Higher at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $11/$12 ** apr 18 wed Rose's Pawn Shop (L.A.) at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $5 9pm * apr 18 wed Dirty Sister, Operation S (France) at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 8pm/8:30pm ** apr 19 thr The Zoopy Show, The Violent High, Joshua Eagle at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm * apr 19 thr Experimental Dental School, Bad Dudes, Totally Radd!, Stiletta at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a $6 9pm ** apr 19 thr Forget Cassettes, High Violets, Hardy Har at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * apr 19 thr Sons Of Oswald, Greenhouse Effect, Myatonia, Tweak Bird at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ ** apr 19 thr Iggy & The Stooges, Sistas In The Pit at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $45/$39.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ (also 4/21) apr 19 thr The Aggrolites, Knock-Out at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$16 8pm ** apr 19 thr The UpTones, The Upbeat, The Devil-Ettes, The Soul Captives, dj Carlos at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** (ska) apr 19 thr Le Flange du Mal, Spezza Rotta, Edmund Welles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * apr 19 thr Catheter (Denver), Mass Grave (Vancouber), Voetsek, Population Reduction at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** @ apr 19 thr P.A.F., Hiss Golden Messenger, Ray's Vast Basement at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 19 thr Jeffrey Luck Lucas, Pirate Radio, Fred Odell And The Broken Arrows at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm apr 19 thr Ringchildren, Radio Star SF, Black Market Messiahs at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 19 thr August Burns Red, From A Second Story Window, See You Next Tuesday, Chasing Victory, Life In Your Way at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $12 6:30pm ** @ apr 19 thr Men Women & Children, Bedouin Soundclash, The Radio Life, The Oohlas, We Are The Fury at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** apr 19 thr The Chop Tops, The White Barons, Monshine, Tip Top Trio at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $10 8pm ** apr 19 thr Horror x3, The Makai at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** apr 20 fri Diskonto (Sweden), Stormcrow, Catheter (CO), Mass Grave (Canada), Doomsday Hour (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ apr 20 fri The Upbeat, The UnAuthorized Rolling Stones (tribute) at Eli's, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland a/a $10 9pm * apr 20 fri Midnite Theory at Lower Sproul Plaza, U.C. Berkeley a/a free noon ** apr 20 fri Planting Seeds, Lavish Green, Conscious Souls, Midnite Theory at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $10 9pm ** apr 20 fri Tiger Honey Pot, Mad Happy, mc Trachiotomy, Nice Kitty, Venus Beltran at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * apr 20 fri Flattbush, Orphans Of Aliens, Re:ignition, Cranium at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 ** apr 20 fri Vast, Point One Blank, August House at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16/$19 9pm ** apr 20 fri Tea Leaf Green, Devil Makes Three at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** apr 20 fri Girlyman (cd release), Chris Pureka at Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm * apr 20 fri The Lovely Public, The Mantles at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a free 6:30pm * apr 20 fri From Monument To Masses, And a Few to Break, Silian Rail at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ apr 20 fri English Beat, The Plimsouls, dj's at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** (was listed as apr 10th) apr 20 fri The Heavenly States, Social Studies, The San Antonio Kid & His Bootleggers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 10pm ** apr 20 fri Trainwreck Riders, Audrye Sessions, Pinebox Boys at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm ** apr 20 fri La Plebe, The Cobra Skulls, Nothington, Beercan at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ apr 20 fri Apache, Genghis Khan, Shotwell, California Love, dj Primo at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 10pm ** apr 20 fri Cold Hot Crash, The Plus Ones at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** apr 20 fri May Lake, Porch Flies at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 7:30pm apr 20 fri Flexx Bronco, A.D.H.D., Space Cretins, The Hitz at Fat City, 314 11th Street, S.F. 21+ 8pm/9pm ** apr 20 fri The New Centuries, Bsktbll (Santa Cruz), dj Ian Zazueta-Audirac at the Li-Po Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5 ** apr 20 fri Browntown & The Porch Honkies, The Cheetah Speed, Crimson Fury, Ethereal Slave at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 9:3pm ** apr 20 fri In Reverent Fear, Filling The Void, Waive, After Maxwell, Almost There at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** @ apr 20 fri Black Sabbath Electric Funeral at the Black Cat, 10056 Main St., Penngrove 21+ apr 20 fri Monkey, 880 South at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 20 fri Cova (cd release), Something For The Broken (cd Release), Jonny Manak And The Depressives at the Claran, 1251 Franklin Mall, Santa Clara 21+ 9pm ** apr 20 fri Set It Straight, Sabertooth Zombie, Lifelong Tragedy, No Truce, These Days, Tiefighter (L.A.) Maya Over Eyes at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm *** @ (Twelve Gauge Records) apr 20 fri The Itch, The Johns (L.A.), White Barons at the Jury Room, 712 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz 21+ ** apr 20 fri Justify, 667, Spacement at the Pine Street Grill, Livermore 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 20 fri Chasing Victory, August Burns Red at the Underground, 1601 Coffee Road, Modesto ?/? ** apr 20 fri A Static Lullaby, Still Life Projector, A Thorn For Every Heart, With Hearts Of Heroes, Audrey Is A Narcissist at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 ** @ apr 20 fri Kai Kln (Reunion - all original members), Triclops!, The Ricky And Del Connection at Harlow's, 2708 J Steet, Sacramento 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ apr 20 fri The Benys, The Polymers at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $7 9pm apr 20 fri La Fin Du Monde, People Noise, Model A, Evil Jack & The Honey Creepers at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * apr 20/21 Railroad Earth, The Duhks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (KPIG) apr 21 sat Jeffree Star (L.A.), Order Of The White Rose (HI), Ashtray, New Earth Creeps, The United Defiance at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ apr 21 sat Vitamin Party, Tragedy Andy, Eaten By Bears at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $10 9pm ** apr 21 sat Montana, Mr. Vague (Reno), Disgust Of Us at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** apr 21 sat Iggy & The Stooges, Sistas In The Pit at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $45/$39.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ (also 4/19) apr 21 sat Zoo Station (tribute), Petty Theft (tribute), Doug Ferrari (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm * apr 21 sat Trans Am, Zombi, Black Taj at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 21 sat The Avengers, Pansy Division, Southern Girls at Cafe du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm *** $ apr 21 sat Kid 606 vs. Christopher Willits, Psychic Paramount, Numinous Eye at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm * apr 21 sat Electric Six, Test Your Reflex, Night Kills The Day at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8:30pm/9pm * apr 21 sat Estradasphere at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 10pm ** apr 21 sat Victim Nation, The Reaction, Sweet Nothings, Locke & Load at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 3pm/4pm ** (early show) apr 21 sat Damnweevel, El Buzzard, Mars, Chromium 6, Motgruv at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** (late show) apr 21 sat Damnweevil, El Buzzard, Mars (Santa Barbara), Chromium_6, Motogruv (Petaluma) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 ** (late show) apr 21 sat The Avengers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a ** @ apr 21 sat Pollux, Solis (cd release) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 7:30pm apr 21 sat Blood Red, Aftertayst, Crucial Tourqe at corner of Bellview & Stoney Point Rd., Santa Rosa a/a 1pm ** (KXFX) apr 21 sat Abi Yoyos, Shakey Bones, Zomo at Heather Farms Park, 301 N. San Carlos Drive, Walnut Creek a/a free 2pm ** (Dub-C BBQ) apr 21 sat Gold at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ free * apr 21 sat The Holdup, Davenport Totem, 300 Pounds, The Brink, Wave Array at City Beach, 4020 Technology Drive, Fremont 21+ free 10pm ** apr 21 sat Troupe Vitalis at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a free 4pm * apr 21 sat Death Angel, Alter Ego, Hoof Beat at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** @ apr 21 sat Track Fighter, Hero's Last Mission, So Called Tragedy, The Dead Celebrities, Without Tomorrow at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 ** @ apr 21 sat ZZ Top at Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Rd., Kelseyville a/a # *** apr 21 sat Torture Embrace, The Makai, Kunst Conspiracy, Eyes of Ruin, Affiction, Stedman, Dark Halo, Esoteric, Cochino, Red Flag Warning, Idle Discourse, Blood Of Cain, Fallon, Reverse Order, Ironfish at Airport Cafe, Chico ?/? *** (Benefit for Johnny Sawblades) apr 21/22 Alternative Press Expo at the Concourse, 620 7th Street, S.F. a/a $7/$10 11am apr 22 sun Kimya Dawson, Angelo Spencer, Shakey Bones, Ghost Family at 924 Gilman a/a $6 5pm ** apr 22 sun Ludger (Ontario) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * apr 22 sun Psychology Of Genocide, Wealthy Whore Entertainment, Womentors (tribute), Nubs at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ free 5pm/6pm ** (Kathleen Kelly's 50th Birthday) apr 22 sun Greyboy Allstars at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 22 sun Klum, El Olio Wolof, Liz Pappademas at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm apr 22 sun Dose One, Jel, Kirby Dominant, Gaslamp Killer, Stef, dJ Thanksgiving Brown at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * apr 22 sun Taunted, Potential Threat, The Dust at the Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica 21+ free ** apr 22 sun Brian Regan at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz a/a $37.50 7:30pm # ** apr 22/23 Xiu Xiu, Sunset Rubdown, Katie Eastburn at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 23 mon The Books, Todd Reynolds at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 23 mon Placebo, Evaline at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** apr 23 mon The Heavenly States at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ * apr 23 mon Rio En Medio, Pepi Ginsburg, Meridians at the Hemlock, S.F.21+ $7 6pm * (early show) apr 23 mon Floater (Portland), Aaron Cuadra, Elephant Hunter at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 23 mon Vast at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8/$10 ** apr 23/24 Blonde Redhead, Annuals at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave., S.F. 18+ $20 7pm/8pm ** apr 24 tue Turn Me On Dead Man at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * apr 24 tue Mute Math, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The Cinematics at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14/$15 8pm ** apr 24 tue Jet, The Virgins at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 24 tue The Dollyrots, The Helper Monkeys, The Hairbrain Scheme, Troupe Vitalis at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 24 tue The Long And Short Of It, The Family Curse at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 24 tue Brainoil, Diskonto (Sweden), Doomsday Hour (Long Beach), Deathtoll, Fix My Head at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm/9pm ** @ apr 24 tue Octomutt, Heroes & Villains, Carnyball Johnson at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm apr 24 tue Heaven And Hell (Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Vinnie Appice), Megadeth, Machine Head at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a a/a $55 (ga pit/reserved seating)/$40/$30 7:30pm # *** @ apr 25 wed Connie Lim, Jumpseat at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $8 8:30pm * apr 25 wed Julia Dawn at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ apr 25 wed The Blood Brothers, Celebration, Triumph Of Lethargy at Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $14 8pm ** apr 25 wed Peeping Tom (Mike Patton, Dan The Automator), Pigeon John, Live Human at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 25 wed Rufus Wainwright at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $39.50 7:30pm # ** apr 25 wed Adult., Erase Errata, Parts & Labor at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 25 wed Bellavista, Pop Noir (L.A.), dj Baron Von Luxxury at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $5 9pm/10pm * apr 25 wed The Touchers, Mosquito Bandito at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * apr 25 wed The Late Night Dates, Face On Straight, Earthquake Profiteers, Blue Mire at Blondies Bar, 540 Valencia St. at 16th, S.F. 21+ 10pm * apr 25 wed Hank IV, Polkacide, Pineapple Princess, KUSF dj's at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 8pm/9pm ** (KUSF 30th Anniversary Party and Benefit) apr 25 wed Fiction Like Candy, Sinclair, Isul Kim at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * apr 25 wed Junior Boys, San Serac, dj's at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** (was listed as April 15th) apr 25 wed Rivals, 12 Steps To Nothing, Something For The Broken at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $3 9pm ** apr 25 wed dj Shadow, Lifesavas at Empire Events Center, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a $25/$30 7pm * apr 25 wed Placebo, Evaline at Harlow's, 2708 J Steet, Sacramento 21+ $20/$25 9pm ** apr 25 wed Giant Squid, The Invincible Czars (TX) at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8 9pm * apr 25/26 The Decemberists, My Brightest Diamond at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 26 thr Mobius Donut, Two Sticks at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * apr 26 thr The Privies, Bombay Crawlers Attack Formation (TX), Amanda Hines at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 ** apr 26 thr Horse The Band, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Light The City, So Many Dynamos at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 7:30pm ** apr 26 thr Telepathy at Revolution cafe, 3248 22nd St., S.F. a/a free 8pm apr 26 thr The Sea Hags, House Of Wheels, Bite at Fat City, 314 11th Street at Folsom, S.F. 21+ ** apr 26 thr Trackstar, Doug Shepherd, Shinobu at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** (see apr 27th) apr 26 thr Mud, Company Car, Cervantes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 26 thr Birdmonster, The Cribs, Illinois at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 26 thr Loopstation at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ * apr 26 thr Oceans Of Fire, The Family Arsenal, Manchester School at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 26 thr Krs-One at Ruby Skye, 420 Mason, S.F. 21+ ** apr 26 thr Voetsek, Outraged, Liberate, Masacre, Fist To The face at the Macla, 510 South First Street, San Jose a/a $6 6pm ** @ apr 26 thr Doing Life (Tokyo), The Pendletons at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ ** apr 26 thr Regina Spektor, Only Son at Empire Events Center, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a $20/$23 7:30pm * apr 26 thr Walking Spanish, Inspired By Radio, Brodway, Green Light Blues at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 ** @ apr 27 fri Monster Squad (Vacaville - cd release), Ceremony, Dcoi, Urban Decay (L.A.), Sabertooth Zombie at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ apr 27 fri Third Date at Beckett's Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley 21+ free 10pm apr 27 fri Almaden, Barn Owl at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * apr 27 fri Third Date at Beckett's Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley 21+ free 10pm apr 27 fri Mono (Japan), World's End Girlfriend, The Drift at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (KFJC) apr 27 fri Kaiser Chiefs, The Walkmen, The Little Ones at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 27 fri Facing New York, Desa, An Angle, Royalty at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ apr 27 fri Ice Cube, W C at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $40 8pm/9pm # ** apr 27 fri Luminous Family Trust at Papa Toby's Revolution Cafe, 3248 22nd St., S.F. a/a free 9pm apr 27 fri Numic, A Band Called Pain, Stagnant at Slim's, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** apr 27 fri Tried & True, Mad Town Mulligan, 77 Straight, No Nothing Party at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 27 fri Trackstar, Eaux Autres, The Bright Lights at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** (see apr 26th) apr 27 fri Doing Life (Tokyo), The Razorburns, Hollycocks, Excuse at thee Parkside, S.F .21+ ** apr 27 fri Ian Moore (Seattle) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm * apr 27 fri Notorious at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ ** apr 27 fri The Bye Bye Blackbirds, Central Services (Seattle) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm * apr 27 fri The Inner Course, Dub Soldier, Smokehouse Gamblers, Suspiciously Delicious, Zap Syndicate at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm ** apr 27 fri Mecry Mercy, Bellavista at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm ** apr 27 fri J.R.K., Goodbye Gadget, Tommy Gun And The Bullets, Unlikely Hero at Pine St. Grill, Livermore 21+ $7 8pm ** apr 27 fri Morrissey at the Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton a/a # ** apr 27 fri Automatic Rival, Save & Continue, Resolve To Burn, Social Syn, Under Red Sky at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 ** @ apr 27 fri The Evening Episode, The Proles, Red Host, An Angle at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8 9pm * apr 27 fri postponed: Signal Lost (TX), The Vicious (Sweden), Giant Haystacks, Young Offenders, Surrender at Balazo Gallery, S.F. apr 27/28 The Slip, Holy Fuck at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 28 sat Born/Dead, Signal Lost (TX), A.D.T., Doing Life (Tokyo), All Or Nothing HC (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ apr 28 sat Stone Vengeance, New Earth Creeps, Sagacity, Self Inflicted, Scantron Youth at Haz-Mat Warehouse, Oakland a/a $6 7pm ** @ apr 28 sat The Attachments, V.T.G., Illusion Lounge at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $10 9pm ** apr 28 sat Damien Rice at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $40 7pm/8pm ** # apr 28 sat Drug Lords Of The Avenues at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * apr 28 sat Konono No. 1 at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (KUSF) apr 28 sat Nickel Creek, Derek Hughes at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** apr 28 sat Jarvis Cocker at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # * apr 28 sat Von Iva, Sugar And Gold at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 28 sat The Undertaker And His Pals, Jessie Deluxe, The Jaded Fucks, The She He Hes, Prima Donas, Bite, Thunder Thighs at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free ($8 after 8pm) 3pm/5pm ** @ (Boomfest) apr 28 sat Finches, Chinatown Bakeries, French Quarter at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * apr 28 sat Nervous Tics at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm * apr 28 sat The Husbands, Rock 'n' Roll Adventure Kids, The Bugs (Portland), Nervous Tics (1st show) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** @ (Tracy So's Birthday) apr 28 sat Pop Rocks at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ ** apr 28 sat Electric Funeral at Chris's Club, 656 Benicia Road, Vallejo 21+ $4 9:30pm * apr 28 sat Class Act, Aztec Two Step, The Smoking Aces, Suburbs Vs. Cities, Tengrity Nine at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 7:30pm ** @ (no alchol/drugs) apr 28 sat Linda Martians at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ free * (funk) apr 28 sat Uzi Suicide, Eskapo, Outraged, Hostile Takeover, Shut Down, Mohoram Atta, Los Fracasos, Masacre at Youth Center, 30 Maple Ave., Watsonville a/a $6 6pm ** @ apr 28 sat Monster Squad (cd release), Pressure Point, All Teeth, non existense at Vet's Hall, 9346 Greenback Lane #11, Orangevale a/a 8pm ** @ apr 28 sat Kingspade, Sub Noize Souljaz, Potluck at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $18/$20 ** apr 28/29 Morrissey at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV ?/? # ** apr 29 sun Shotwell, Sonskull (WA), Coming Up Robes (WA), Shorebird (WA) at 924 Gilman a/a $6 5pm *** @ apr 29 sun Hands Of Crom, Patrol at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** apr 29 sun Sean Lennon, Women & Children, Kamila Thompson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 29 sun King Spade, Subnoize Souljaz, Potluck at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm * apr 29 sun !!! (Chk Chk Chk) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 29 sun The Good The Bad & The Queen at the Grand, 1300 Van Ness, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # * apr 29 sun Gowns, Fuckwolf, Vholtz at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 29 sun The Mona Reels, The Ian Fays, Show Me State at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * apr 29 sun The Fratellis at Harlow's, 2708 J Steet, Sacramento 21+ $15 9pm ** apr 29 sun Iron Fish, Tortured Embraced, Afiction, Red Flag Warning, Idle Discourse, Stedman, Dark Halo, Esoteric, Reverse Order, Eyes Of Ruin, Fallon, Blood Of Cain, The Kunst Conspiracy, The Makai, Cochino at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico ** 21+ $5 noon til midnight (Benefit for Johnny Sawblades) apr 30 mon Faithless at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 30 mon The Kooks, Illinois at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** apr 30 mon Fountains Of Wayne, Redcar at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 30 mon LCD Soundsystem at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** apr 30 mon Sloan, The 88 at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 30 mon Matt Hopper, Leeroy Stagger, Evan Phillips at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm apr 30 mon !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Mr. Tube And The Flying Objects, Telepathy at the Library, 7042 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento 18+ $15 8pm ** apr 30 mon Tool at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a # *** @ may 1 tue Morrissey, Kristeen Young at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $85.50/$47.50 8pm # ** may 1 tue Explosions In The Sky, Eluvium at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** may 1 tue Andrew Bird, Apostle Of Hustle at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $23.50 7pm/8pm # * may 1 tue Mando Diao, Pop Levi, The Films at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 1 tue Arctic Monkeys, Be Your Own Pet at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $28.50/$25.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 1 tue Cocorosie, Busdriver, Tez at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave., S.F. 18+ ** may 1 tue Monster Cock Rally, Calvin Weston, Weasel Walter's Cellular Chaos at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 1 tue Minus The Bear, The Honorary Title, Chin Up Chin Up at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15 ** may 1 tue cancelled: Fall Out Boy, +44, The Academy Is..., Cobra Starship, Paul Wall at the Amphitheatre, Marysville (see June 30th) may 2 wed tapes 'n tapes, Ladyhawk, Harlem Shakes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 2 wed Mastodon, Against Me!, Cursive, Planes Mistaken For Stars at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 6pm/7pm # ** @ may 2 wed Travis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** may 2 wed The Pack, Huey, Lil' Mama at Slim's, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm * may 2 wed Throw Rag, Midnight Bombers, Die Sister Die! at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 6:30pm/9pm ** may 2 wed Tank Attack, Frozen Body, Child Pornography, Man/Beast at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 2 wed Kinky, Mexican Dubwiser at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm ** may 2 wed The Late Night Dates, Man Versus at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * may 2 wed The Union Trade, Good People, Farewell Typewriter at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ $3 8pm * may 2 wed Amalgamation at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ free * may 2 wed Morrissey, Kristeen Young at Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa a/a $65/$39.50 8pm # ** may 2 wed Sol Peligro (Mexico) at Serna Plaza, Sacramento State University a/a free noon * (reggae) may 2 wed Poison the Well, Fear Before The March Of Flames, Heavy Heavy Low Low, Portugal The Man at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 ** may 2 wed Andrew Bird, Apostle Of Hustle at Harlow's, 2708 J Steet, Sacramento 21+ $17.50/$20 9pm ** may 3 thr To Live And Shave In LA, Rose For Bodhan, Dude War, Weasel Walter Quartet at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a ** may 3 thr Go Betty Go, The Razor Burns at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 3 thr Iskra, Against Empir at Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a $5 6pm * may 3 thr Cloud Cult, Music For Animals, Amateurs, Jeff D Johnson at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm ** may 3 thr Elvis Costello & The Imposters at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $75/$49.50 7pm/8pm # *** may 3 thr Old 97's at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 3 thr Minus The Bear, The Honorary Title, Chin Up Chin Up at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (KEXP) may 3 thr MxPx, The Classic Crime, The Fold at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18 7:30pm ** may 3 thr Pidgeon, The Red Thread, Cult Of Sue Todd at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 8m/9pm ** may 3 thr Nas at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $40 9pm ** (sold out) may 3 thr Bonfire Madigan, Casey Neill ^ The Norway Rats, Timmy Straw & Emily Wells at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm * may 3 thr Natural Vibrations, Native Elements at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** may 3 thr Kinky at University Union, 6000 J Street, Sacramento a/a $20 ($15 Sac State Students) 7:30pm ** may 3 thr The Pack, Huey, Lil' Mama, Sunny Valentine at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** may 4 fri Iskra, Against Empire, Wendel, Sahn Maru, World Eater at Haz-Mat, Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @ may 4 fri Busdriver at Lower Sproul Plaza, U.C. Berkeley a/a free noon ** may 4 fri Bright Eyes, Gillian Welch, Jim James at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $35 7pm # ** may 4 fri Iwori, Melting Point, The Hang at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $10 9pm ** may 4 fri The Pillows, The Donts at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 4 fri Particle, Alfred Howard And The K23 Orchestra at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ** may 4 fri Victor Wooten at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # * may 4 fri Frog Eyes, Alex Delivery, Port O'Brien at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $10 8:30pm/10pm * may 4 fri To Live And Shave In L.A., Kreamy 'Lectric Santa, Rose For Bohdan at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** may 4 fri Spocks Beard, Enchant, Timeline at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ($85 two day ticket - see may 5th) 6:30pm/7pm ** may 4 fri Ancient At Birth, Sarcoma, Interseed, Retribution, First Come First Shred (lobby) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** @ may 4 fri Shepherds Gate, Damnweevil at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 9pm * may 4 fri Enemy Inside, Thend, Bell Tower Sniper, Rezyn, Blownload at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 ** @ may 4 fri Abandon Theory, Ame Chapman, Richard March at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8 9pm ** may 4/5 Firme at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** may 5 sat Jason Webley (WA), Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band, New Thrill Parade, Evil Wikked Warrior at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** may 5 sat Savage Machiine, Hollowhed, Sons Of Oswald, Myotonia at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $10 8:30pm ** may 5 sat Animal Liberation Orchestra at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** may 5 sat The Germs at Slim's, S.F. a/a $17/$15 9pm ** @ may 5 sat Velvet Revolver, The Actual at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $60/$55 7pm/8pm # ** may 5 sat Dead Ringers, Unko Atama, Disastroid, Plastic Saints at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 3pm/4pm ** may 5 sat Angra, Jon Oliva's Pain, Eyefear, Zero Hour, Odins Court at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ($85 two day ticket - see may 4th) 5:30pm/6pm ** may 5 sat Califone, Eric Johnson, The Dying Califrnian at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** may 5 sat Saros, Gargantula, Grayceon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** @ may 5 sat Heavy Hindenburg, La Plebe, King City at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** may 5 sat The Sterns (MA), LaVendi, Bear On Bear (Santa Cruz) at Rockit Room, S.F .21+ $6 9pm ** may 5 sat Last Chance, The Helper Monkeys, Shop 11 Phoenix, Majority Lost, No Admission at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 6pm ** @ may 6 sun Crucial Cause, Brutal Death, Warkrime, Kilgore, Rukkus, R.B.R.S., Skullstomp at Warm Water Cove, Bay End of 24th, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** @ may 6 sun Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts, Stars Of Track And Field at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 6 sun Melissa Ferrick Band, Erin McKeown at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 7:30pm/8pm * may 6 sun Dear Nora, Romanteek at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * may 6 sun Marc Ford at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ * may 6 sun Fast Times at a Taste of Pleasant Hill, 320 Civic Drive, Pleasant Hill a/a $12/$10/$6 4pm til 7pm (outdoor show) (Benefit Pleasant Hill Park & Recreation District Pre-School Program) may 7 mon Chuck Ragan, Matt Skiba, Emily Tessmer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm * may 8 tue Self Against City, The Higher, Over It, Everybody Else at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 6:30pm/7pm ** may 8 tue Battletorn (N.Y.C.), Population Reduction at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 8 tue cancelled: Cat Empire at Harlow's, 2708 J St., Sacramento may 9 wed Drop Trio, Ben Adams, Joe Lewis Makeshift Ensemble at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 9 wed Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Fratellis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 9 wed Taylor Hicks at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $55/$39.50 6:30pm/8pm # * may 9 wed The Cat Empire at the Grand, 1300 Van Ness, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm # ** may 9 wed Harold Ray Live In Concert, The Struts, The Vaticans at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 9 wed Up The Empire, Pistols Will Air, Schande at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 9 wed Storm And The Balls at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ * may 10 thr Terror, Hoods, Allegiance, Massacre Time at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 6:30pm/7:30pm ** @ may 10 thr Flexx Bronco, The She He Hes at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** may 10 thr Aqualung, Sara Bareilles at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 10 thr Junior Brown at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 7:30pm/8pm ** may 10 thr The B-Cups at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ * may 10 thr The Kegels at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ * may 10 thr Bottom at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm may 10 thr Luni Coleone at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$15 * may 11 fri Whiskey Rebels, Far From Finished, One In The Chamber at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ may 11 fri Famous Last Words at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 11 fri Porcupine Tree at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $50/$25 7pm/8pm # ** may 11 fri Monsters Are Waiting, The Morning Benders, The Botticellis, The Mumlers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 11 fri Bustle In Your Hedgerow (tribute), Rocket at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** may 11 fri I Am Spoonbender at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 ** may 11 fri Empty Rooms, French Disco at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * may 11 fri The Blasters at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ ** may 11 fri Drop Dead Gorgeous, Alesana, A Day To Remember, Dance Gavin Dance, A Skylit Drive at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 ** may 11 fri Compadre, Story Telahs, Adict Merchants at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8 9pm ** may 11/12 Tainted Love at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave., S.F. 21+ ** may 12 sat Internal Affairs (L.A.), Trash Talk (WA), Violation (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm ** @ may 12 sat Raptor Party, All Heroes, The Seth Chaplas, Dancing With Aspirin at Blake's, Berkeley a/a ** may 12 sat The Devolvers, Sik Luv, The Pendletons at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 12 sat Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Guster, Ozomatli at KFOG KaBoom, Pier 30-32, S.F. a/a $10 ** (fireworks at 9pm) (best fireworks dispaly of the year) may 12 sat Panda, O Lucky Man, First Amendment, Stryk9, Blood Rave (tribute) at Balazo Gallery, S.F. a/a $6 7pm ** may 12 sat Steven Wright at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $40/$35 6:30pm/8pm # * (seated show) may 12 sat Damage Inc. (tribute), Blood Red (tribute), Cowboys From Hell (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm ** may 12 sat Drunken Public, Brown Shoe, Naybahud F.O.L.K.S., Nerve And Mashon, Will Harrison, Caroline Pardo, art installation at El Rincon, 2700 16th St. at Harrison, S.F. 18+ $10 8pm * may 12 sat Acid Mothers Temple, Mammatusk, Triclops! at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ may 12 sat Cwachemoe, The Professioal Heroes, Free Cowboy Hats, Lost Puppy at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 3pm/4pm ** may 12 sat X-Clan at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** may 12 sat Left Coasting, Is at Ireland's 32, 3920 Geary Blvd., S.F. 21+ free 9pm may 12 sat Clorox Girls at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 12 sat Suicide Girls Prom at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ * may 12 sat P.M.R.C., Snag, The Fistifuks, Strike To Survive, The Scurves, Publiquers, D.C. Bullets, First Class Fuck Ups at Dream Machine Studios, 3133 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa a/a $6/$8 noon to about 8pm *** @ (outdoor show) may 12 sat Crossfire (covers) at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ free * may 12 sat Jonny Manak And The Depressives, many other bands at West Valley Collage, 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga a/a $5 or 3 cans of food 3pm ** (Benefit Second Harvest Food Bank) may 12 sat Knuckleup, Tried And True at the Mustang Club, 413 North 7th Street, Modesto 21+ $5 * may 12 sat With Passion, Embrace The End, Elysia, Arsonists Get All The Girls, Before I Wake at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** @ may 12 sat The Demonics, The Flesh Hammers at Davidson's Distillery, 275 E. Fourth St., Reno, NV 21+ free 9:30pm * may 13 sun Clorox Girls (OR), Red Dons (OR), Sex Tape Scandal at 924 Gilman a/a $7 5pm *** @ may 13 sun Rock 'n' Swap at U.S.F., 2130 Fulton, S.F. a/a $3 10am-3pm (KUSF) may 13 sun Kristin Hersh, The McCarricks, Dolorean at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $17 7pm/8pm ** may 13 sun Verbal Abuse, Death By Excess, Jesus Fucking Christ, Officer Down at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 5pm/6pm *** @ may 14 mon Les Nubians at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $25 8pm ** may 14 mon Robin Thicke at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # * may 15 tue RJD2, Pidgeon John, Happy Chester at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm * may 15 tue Daevid Allen, Kwisp at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** may 15/16 Dinosaur Jr., Awesome Color at Slim's, S.F. a/a $26 9pm *** @ may 15/16 Colion Hay at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ may 16 wed Meat Puppets at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** may 16 wed Third Date at the Dirty Martini, 2801 Leavenworth St., S.F. 21+ 9pm free may 16 wed Replicator (cd release), El Buzzard at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 16 wed DMBQ (Japan), Akimbo, Numbers, Experimental Dental School at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ *** @ may 16 wed Modest Mouse, Man Man, Love As Laughter at the Event Center, San Jose State University a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** may 16 wed Melt Banana (Japan), Mike Watt And The Missingmen at Blue Lamp Lounge, Sacramento 21+ $12 9pm *** @ may 17 thr Audrey Sessions, (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 17 thr Wah Wah Exit Wound, Mute Socialite at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * may 17 thr Ruberside Down, Inq at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ * may 17 thr Stevie Nicks, Chris Isaak at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $100/$66/$46/$30 7:30pm # ** may 17 thr The UV's (L.A.), Jonny Manak And The Depressives at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ 10pm free ** may 17 thr The Heavenly States, Flexx Bronco at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 8:30pm ** may 17/18 The New Deal, Kid Beyond (thr), Natalie Walker (fri) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** may 18 fri California Love, Drain The Sky (record release), Jesusfuckingchrist at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ may 18 fri Ozma, New Years Day, Kaddisfly at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** may 18 fri The Atomic Bomb Audition, Wah Wah Exit Wound (Seattle) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 18 fri Ben Gibbard, David Bazan, Johnathan Rice at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** may 18 fri Ron White at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $47.50 5:30pm/7pm # * may 18 fri Gipsy Kings at the Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $95/$80/$50 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** may 18 fri El-P at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 18 fri Jel And telephonejimjesus, Yoni Wolf, Doseone (spoken), Bat Rays, dj Odd Nosdam at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** Mission Creek Festival may 18 fri Luminous Family Trust at Papa Toby's Revolution Cafe, 3248 22nd St., S.F. a/a free 9pm may 18 fri Cheveu (France), Tyvek, Nice Smile at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 18 fri The Sea And Cake at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave., S.F. 21+ ** may 18 fri Wayward Son, Children Of The Damned, First Come First Shred at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** @ may 18 fri Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Jack Ingram, Kellie Pickler at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $54/$34/$24.25 7:30pm # * may 18 fir Monkey, Justifi, The Luxury Sweets, Hobo Erotic, The Jokes, The Last Chords, Trouble In Paradise, The Obsessors at Porter College Quad, 1156 High Street, UC Santa Cruz a/a free 3pm *** (campus gates close at 8pm to non U.C.S.C. students) may 18 fri Jonny Manak And The Depressives, The UV's (L.A.) at the Jury Room, 712 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz 21+ 10pm ** may 18 fri Die Trying, Track Fighter, So Called Tragedy, Aroarah, Rip Nicky at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** @ may 18 fri Izabela at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8 9pm * may 19 sat Rock And Roll Adventure Kids, Black Fag (L.A.), Abi Yo Yo's, The Floating Corpses, Tulsa at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ (Punk Prom 2007) may 19 sat Wildlife, The Reaction, The Moore Brothers at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 19 sat Wire Graffitti (cd release), Dolorata, Charm School Dropouts, Dynamite 8 at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 19 sat Flogging Molly, Shantytown, The Hooks at Oyster and Beer Festival, Fort Mason, S.F. a/a $50/$19/$15 (ages 14 and under free) noon til 7pm ** may 19 sat The Knitters (John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Dave Alvin, dj Bonebrake, Jonny Ray Bartel) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** may 19 sat Paramore, This Providence, Quietdrive at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** may 19 sat Ruberside Down at Artsfest, Civic Center, S.F. a/a free * may 19 sat Prince at the Orpheum Theatre, S.F. a/a # *** may 19 sat Neon Wilderness, Butterface, Chris Proctor & The Sex Offenders, The Harrington Saints at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 3pm/4pm ** may 19 sat King Kong, Andy Tisdall at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm * may 19 sat The Union Trade, Echodrone, A Pack Of Wolves at Edinburgh Castle, S.F. 21+ ** may 19 sat Jonny Manak and The Depressives, The UV's (L.A.) at Fat City, 314 11th Street, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** may 19 sat Ashtray (cd release) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** @ may 19 sat Bjork at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $71/$51/$27 (set of 4 lawn tickets for $79) 7:30pm # ** may 19 sat Insolence, The Sickc, Ounterproductive, Scrripted at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** may 19 sat D Numbers (Santa Fe), Bear On Bear (Santa Cruz) at Cafe Pergolesi, 418 Cedar St., Santa Cruz a/a free 8pm ** may 19 sat All That Remains at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 ** @ may 19 sat Brad Paisley, Jack Ingram, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # ** may 20 sun Gather (last show), Risen (IN), 7 Generations (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 5pm *** @ may 20 sun Ruberside Down at Bay to Breakers, S.F. a/a free * may 20 sun Bullet For My Valentine, All That Remains, Escape The Fate, The Confession at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** @ may 21 mon Sol.iLLaquists Of Sound, dj J. Storm, Grey Matter (Orlando) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm * may 21 mon Sightings atthe Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 7:30pm * may 22 tue Bleach, Lozen, Orb Of Confusion at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 22 tue Bobby Conn, Gorgeous Armada And The Americas at 1078 Gallery, Chico a/a $5 8pm * may 23 wed Clutch, Year Long Disaster, Backyard Tire Fire at Slim's, S.F. a/a $19/$22 8pm ** may 23 wed Under The Influence Of Giants, Young Love, PlayRadioPlay!, Liam And Me at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** may 23 wed Priestbird (formerly Tarantula A.D.), Pit Er Pat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * may 24 thr Harry Connick Jr. at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $88.50/$55.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 24 thr The Death Of A Party (cd release), Sheena, Pony Come Lately at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 24 thr Tarentel, Starving Weirdos, Xela at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * may 24 thr Michale Graves at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ * may 24 thr Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Sex Goddess at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $13/$15 8pm ** @ may 24 thr The Audition, My American Heart, The Graduate, New Atlantic, 1997 at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 ** @ may 25 fri Social Unrest, Hellbillys, Static Thought, Bad Samaritans (L.A.), Pyramid Scheme (PA) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 25 fri Brother Ali, Psalm One, BK One at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** (KFJC) may 25 fri The Audition, My American Heart, New Atlantic, The Graduate, 1997 at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** may 25 fri Timothy Rabbit, Bear On Bear (Santa Cruz), Pockets, Crank Up Your Hearing Aid at Balazo Gallery, S.F. a/a 8pm ** may 25 fri Amon Tobin at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $18 * may 25 fri Vaticans, Bug Nasties, Coconut Coolouts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * may 25 fri Harry Connick Jr. at Center for Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $75/$50/$36 8pm # ** may 25 fri Animosity, As Blood Runs Black, The Faceless, Between The Massacre at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 ** @ may 26 sat Animosity, As Blood Runs Black, The Faceless (L.A.), Beneath The Massacre (Canada), Agenda Of Swine at 924 Gilman a/a $7 7:30pm *** @ may 26 sat Actor Slash Model, The Winsome Griffles at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 26 sat Vin Rouge, Company Car (cd release), Pebble Theory (cd release), Cast Of Thousands at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 26 sat Marianne Faithfull at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $38.50 8pm/9pm # * may 26 sat Trenchcoat Mafia, Utter Bastards, The Grand Color Crayon at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 3pm/5pm ** may 26 sat Three Weeks Clean, Die Sister Die, Inferno Of Joy, Hi Nobles at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5-$10 sliding scale 8pm/9pm ** (Benefit Bill for his legal problems) may 26 sat Fracas, Texas Thieves, The Immigrants at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** may 26 sat Luminous Family Trust, Volumen Cero, Los Abandoned at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8:30pm/9pm may 26 sat Play! A Video Game Symphony at Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $10/$72/$36 8pm # * may 26 sat The Phenomenauts at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** may 26 sat The Secretions, Ashtray, Lesdystics, Dance For Destruction, The Giddy-Ups at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** @ may 29 tue Real Live Tigers (Austin), Tinyfolk at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * may 29 tue Pie Rats, The Down Lowe at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ free 9pm * may 30 wed Manu Chao, Radio Bemba Sound System at the Civic Center, S.F. a/a $30 7:30pm # ** may 30 wed The Hold Steady, Illinois at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15/$17 8pm ** may 30 wed The Black Angels, Vietnam at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 7:30pm/8pm ** may 30 wed Japanther, Intelligence, Sic Alps at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm * may 31 thr Citizen Cope at the Fillmore, S.F. $25 8pm/9pm # ** may 31 thr Chris Garneau, Liam Carrey, Laura Weinbach at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * may 31 thr The Chop Tops at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ * may 31 thr Michael Mayer, Gui Boratto, dj Worthy, Christian Martin, The Kontrol Crew at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 * may 31 thr Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, The Rock N Roll Adventure Kids, The Living Dead Girlz (dance troupe) at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 21+ ** (S.F. IndieFest Launch Party) may 31 thr The Chariot, Misery Signals, I Am Ghost, I Hate Sally at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 6:30pm ** @ jun 1 fri Godstomper, Magrudergrind (D.C.), I Object (N.Y.), Superbad (OR), Acts Of Sedition at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ jun 1 fri Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation, Kylesa, Stolen Babies at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 7:30pm ** jun 1 fri The High Strung at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * jun 1 fri The Kegels at Davidson's Distillery, 275 East Fourth St., Reno, NV 21+ * jun 1/2 The Arcade Fire at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $31.50 8pm # *** (saturday sold out) jun 2 sat The Heart Attacks (GA), Societys Parasites (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ jun 2 sat The Moral Tourists, Temple Of Roots, Taru, The Late Night Dates at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** jun 2 sat Matt And Kim at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm jun 2 sat Left Coasting, Mikey The Fiddler Henderson, Derek Bodkin, Jeb Taylor, Chris Zanardi, Lost Ticket, Reefer Canyon, William Mylar Band at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, 45 Shelley Drive, John McLaren Park, S.F. a/a free noon to 6pm jun 2 sat The BingTones at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 245 Valencia Street, S.F. a/a $45 (includes dinner) 5:30pm/7pm * (Benefit Morquio Syndrome Research) jun 2 sat Schaffer The Darklord at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * jun 2 sat mewithoutyou, Piebald, Manchester Orchestra, The Snake The Cross The Crown at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 ** @ jun 3 sun Me Without You, Piebald at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 3 sun Uncle Monk (featuring Tommy Ramone), The Whoreshoes, The Burning Embers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 4 mon Pretty Girls Make Graves (last tour), Kill Me Tomorrow, Moonrats at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** jun 4 mon (hed) pee, Authority Zero, Mower, Villebillies, Danny Diablo at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$17 ** jun 5 tue Unsane, 400 Blows, Mouth Of The Architect at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jun 5 tue Telehorse Uma, Horns at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ jun 5 tue John Mayer, Ben Folds at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $60/$50 7:30pm # ** jun 6 wed Indigo Girls at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $40/$35 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 6 wed Unsane, 400 Blows, Mouth Of The Architect at Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm ** @ jun 6 wed Otep, Static X at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., Chico a/a $18/$20 6:30pm # ** jun 7 thr Lucinda Williams, Kelly Joe Phelps at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $40 8pm # ** jun 7 thr Third Date, Groovy Judy, Stone Cold Soul at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $5 8:3pm jun 7 thr Mary Chapin Carpenter at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce, Saratoga a/a $60/$53/$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 7 thr Otep, Static X at Fat Cat, 930 11th St., Modesto 21+ $20 6:30pm ** jun 8 fri Mice Parade, Tom Brosseau, Kim Kira at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 8 fri Mutants, Contractions, W.T.D., Lewd, No Alternative, Ness Aguino, Jello Biafra (mc), films, dj's at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm *** @ (Celebration of the life of Dirk Dirksen) jun 8 fri Flyleaf, Kill Hannah at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18 8pm ** jun 8 fri Perros Con Pistolas, Wifey, The Cruel & The Kind, T&A at Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm * jun 8 fri Flexx Bronco, Black Moon Ritual at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 8pm * jun 8 fri Brother & Sisters (L.A.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * jun 8 fri Lucinda Williams at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $45/$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 8 fri Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble, Horsefeathers, Tom Heinl at Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** @ jun 9 sat The Insaints, Fabulous Disaster, Retching Red, Dynamite 8, Bitchslap (S.C.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ (Benefit Womens Shelter) jun 9 sat Nekromantix, Left Alone, The Heart Attacks, Static Thought at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm ** @ (Hellcat records) jun 9 sat Thriving Ivory at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 9 sat Menomena at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 8:30pm/9pm * jun 9 sat The Bar Feeders, Triclops!, Wildlife at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7-$20 sliding scale 9pm/10pm ** @ (Benefit the National Association to Protect Children) jun 9 sat Flyleaf, Kill Hannah, Sick Puppies, Resident Hero at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $18/$20 ** @ jun 10 sun October Allied, Bunny Numpkins & The Kill Blow-Up Reaction, The Gorillas From The Crypt Dance Team at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $8 2pm/3pm ** (BBQ) jun 10 sun The Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $50/$30/$9.53 6pm # ** (95.3 KRTY Volunteer Jam) jun 10 sun Nekromantix, Left Alone, The Heart Attacks, Static Thought at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$14 ** @ jun 11 mon Mystery Jets (acoustic - U.K.) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ ** jun 11 mon Brian Wilson, Al Jardine's Endless Summer Band at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$70/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 12 tue Danko Jones, Lords Of Altamont, All Time Highs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 12 tue Mystery Jets (U.K.) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jun 12 tue John Doe at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ ** jun 12 tue The Queers, The Methadones, Mangies, The Secretions at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 *** @ jun 13 wed The Police, Fiction Plane at the Coliseum, Oakland a/a $225/$90/$50 # ** (sold out) jun 13 wed La Plebe at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jun 14 thr The Queers, The Methadones, The Manges (Italy) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jun 14 thr Jana Hunter, Hiss Golden Messenger at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ jun 15 fri Shattered Faith (L.A.), Agression (L.A.), Oppressed Logic at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ jun 15 fri Sleepytime Gorilla Museum at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $17/$19 9pm ** jun 15 fri Mad Sin, Chop Tops, Koffin Kats at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm * jun 15 fri The Ladybug Transistor, Papercuts, Still Flyin' at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 15 fri Luminous Family Trust at Papa Toby's Revolution Cafe, 3248 22nd St., S.F. a/a free 9pm jun 15 fri The Hellbillys at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** jun 15 fri Three Dog Night, Toto at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60/$50/$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 15 fri D.I. at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** @ jun 16 sat Chris Murray (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm * (ska night) jun 16 sat No More Stereo, Good City Lie Still at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** jun 16 sat El Olio Wolof (Merced), Bear On Bear (Santa Cruz), Ibid (Merced), The Dont's at E3 Playhouse, 435 Front St., Santa Cruz a/a 8pm ** jun 17 sun Necrophagist, Decapitated, Cephalic Carnage, Cattle Decapitation, The Faceless, As Blood Runs Black, Ion Dissonance, Arsis, Beneath The Massacre at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 3pm *** @ jun 18 mon The Red Chord, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Despised Icon, All Shall Perish, See You Next Tuesday at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 *** @ jun 18 mon Gwen Stefani, Lady Sovereign, Akon at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # ** jun 19 tue Roger Waters at the Arena, Oakland a/a $135/$90/$50 8pm # ** jun 19 tue Radio Birdman at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** jun 19 tue Gwen Stefani, Akon, Lady Sovereign at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $80/$70/$50/$25 6:30pm/8pm # ** jun 19/20 Alias, Sage Francis, Buck 65 at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** jun 20 wed Shearwater, Jamie Stewart at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm jun 21 thr Abel Mouton And The Tastemakers, Blake Jones, Six Eye Columbia at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $8 7pm jun 21 thr Mark Matos at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ jun 21 thr Metal Tomb, Hazzard, Fog Of War, Eradicator at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** @ jun 22 fri Tarwater (Germany) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 22 fri Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 22 fri Tortoise at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23 8:30pm/9pm * jun 22 fri Ex-Boyfriends, Looker (N.Y.C.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * jun 22 fri The Coma Lilies at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** jun 22 fri at G Street Pub, 228 G Street, Davis 21+ 9pm * jun 23 fri Norah Jones, M. Ward at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $59.50/$45 8pm # * jun 23 sat Left Coasting at Ireland's 32, 3920 Geary Blvd., S.F. 21+ free 9pm jun 23 sat Ebb & Flow, The Dont's, The Tender Few at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 25 mon Vnv Nation at the Fillmore, S.F. $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 26 tue Viv Nation, And One at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $17/$20 ** jun 29 fri Erasure, Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry, Dresden Dolls, Margaret Cho at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $125/$65/$40 7pm # ** jun 29 fri Les Claypool, Two Gallants at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $28.50/$26.50 7pm/8pm # *** jun 30 fri Replicator, Moggs, Colony Of Watts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 30 fri Fall Out Boy, +44, The Academy Is..., Paul Wall, Cobra Starship at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $40/$24 5pm/6pm # ** (was May 4th) jun 30 sat War, Midnight Star, Brenton Wood, Thee Midniters, Debbie Deb at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $55/$35/$10 6pm # *** (98.1 KISS FM Old School Fiesta) jul 1 sun Bad Religion, The Used, Tiger Army, Cute Is What We Aim For, Paramore, Coheead And Cambria, Killswitch Engage, Chiodos, New Found Glory, Pennywise, Yellowcard, The Vandals, Circa Survive, Pepper, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Funeral For A Friend, Anberlin, The Briggs, K-Os, Scape The Fate, Gallows, Bayside, The Unseen, Spill Canvas, The Dear And Departed, Amber Pacific, Nothington, As Cities Burn, Human Abstract, Alesana, I Am Ghost, Set YourGoals, Bless The Fall, Haste The Day, Family Force 5, Play Radio Play, Vincent Black Shadow, Big D And The Kids Table, The Almost, Meg & Dia, The Matches, Boys Like Girls, The Automatic, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, New Year's Day, Pistolita, All Time Low, Evaline, The Fabulous Rudies, Bleed The Dream, My American Heart, Buck-O-Nine, Throwdown, Authority Zero, Lorene Drive, Karate Highschool, Pure Volume at Warped tour, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $29.99 noon # *** @ jul 3 tue The Moody Blues at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 6/7/8 Chris Isaak at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $80/$70/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 8 sun Rock 'n' Swap at U.S.F., 2130 Fulton, S.F. a/a $3 10am-3pm (KUSF) jul 10 tue Blues Traveler, The Neville Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60/$50 5:30pm/7pm # ** jul 12 thr Brian Regan at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $50/$45/$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # * jul 13 fri Luminous Family Trust at Papa Toby's Revolution Cafe, 3248 22nd St., S.F. a/a free 9pm jul 13 fri Kung Fu Vampire at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 13/14 Boz Scaggs at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$55/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 14 sat Earth, Wind + Fire at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $86/$56/$46 8pm # ** jul 14 sat Captured! By Robots, Teddy Bear Orchestra at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 15 sun Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 15 sun Elysia, Knights Of The Abyss, With Blood Comes Cleansing, Bedlam at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** jul 16 mon Willie Nelson & Family at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90/$55 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 17 tue Ozzy Osbourne, Lamb Of God, Lordi (Finland), Hatebreed, Mondo Generator, Ankla, Circus Diablo, Nile, The Showdown at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a free # *** @ (Ozzfest) (free tickets available June 12 at www.ozzfest.com) jul 18 wed Nile, Chthonic at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $18/$20 ** jul 19 thr Sonic Youth at Community Theatre, Berkeley a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** $ jul 19 thr Ozzy Osbourne, Lamb Of God, Lordi (Finland), Hatebreed, Mondo Generator, Ankla, Circus Diablo, Nile, The Showdown at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a free # *** @ (Ozzfest) (free tickets available June 12 at www.ozzfest.com) jul 21 sat The Fray, Gomez, Eisley at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $40/$20 7:30pm # ** jul 22 sun The Beach Boys at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $68/$58/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 24 tue Patty Griffin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $39/$29 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 25 wed Gladys Knight at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $80/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 26 thr Tears For Fears at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $78/$70/$55 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 27 fri Daft Punk, The Rapture, Sebastian, Kavinsky at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $48.50 8pm # ** jul 29 sun Symphony X, Sanctity, Echoes Of Eternity at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20/$23 8pm * aug 1 wed Rush at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $80/$54/$30 7:30pm # ** aug 3 fri Marnie Stern at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm aug 3 fri Rush at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $86/$71/$41/$29 7:30pm # ** aug 3 fri Gwar, Chimaira, Every Time I Die, Job For A Cowboy at the Events Center, San Jose State a/a # *** @ aug 3 fri Daryl Hall & John Oates at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75/$65/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 4 sat The Secretions (Sacramento), Final Summation, Last Chance, Losing All Pride, The Compound at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** @ aug 4 sat Rufus Wainwright at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $45/$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 5 sun Rick Springfield at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55/$50/$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 7 tue Ozomatli at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $49/$40/$35 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 8 wed Tim McGraw & Faith Hill at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90/$66 8pm # ** aug 8 wed The Temptations, The Four Tops at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75/$60/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 11 sat Creedence Clearwater Revisited at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60/$55/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 12 sun Mika Miko, Mikaela's at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a aug 16 thr Keb' Mo', The Robert Cray Band at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $58/$40 5:30pm/7pm # ** aug 17 fri UB40 at Mountain Winery, Saratoga at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$60/$40 5:30pm/7pm # ** aug 18 sat Rage Against The Machine, Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, The Roots, Nas, Mos Def, E.P.M.D., Public Enemy, Pharoahe Monch, MF Doom, Hieroglyphics, Blackalicious, Murs 3:16, Sage Francis, Immortal Technique, The Coup, Jedi Mind Tricks, Supernatural, Rahzel, Hi-Tek at McCovey Cove Parking Lot, 3rd & King, S.F. a/a $151/$76 1pm # *** aug 18 sat The Detroit Cobras, Dan Sartain, Willowz at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 23 thr A Static Lullaby, The Actual, Agent Orange, All Time Low, The Almost, Amber Pacific, As I Lay Dying, Bad Religion, Bayside, Big D And The Kids Table, Bleed The Dream, Bless The Fall, Boys Like Girls, Buck O Nine, Chiodos, Circa Survive, Coheed And Cambria, The Confession, Cute Is What We Aim For, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Envy On The Coast, Escape The Fate, Evaline, The Fabulous Rudies, The Fall Of Troy Fishbone, Flogging Molly, The Fold, Gallows, Hawthore Heights, Hot Rod Circuit, K-os, Killswitch Engage, Maylene And The Sons, The Matches, Meg And Dia, My American Heart, New Found Glory, Paramore, Pennywise, Pepper, Pos, Poison The Well, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Revolution Mother, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Set Your Goals, Spill Canvas, So They Say, The Starting Line, Supernova, Tiger Army, The Unseen, The Vincent Black Shadow at Warped Tour, the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # *** @ aug 24/25 Huey Lewis And The News at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 27 mon Heart at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 31 fri Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** (also sep 1) sep 1 sat Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** (also aug 31) sep 3 mon Weird Al Yankovic at State Fair, Sacramento a/a ** sep 6 thr The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$60/$49 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 8 sat Trainwreck (Germany), Comadre at Community Center, 535 Kelly Street, Half Moon Bay a/a ** sep 10 mon Peter Frampton at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60/$50/$38 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 12 wed Tony Bennett at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $125/$95/$75 8pm # ** sep 25/26 Low, Death Vessel at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** (was jun 19/20) oct 9 tue Genesis (Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $228/$128/$78/$58 8pm # ** nov 2 fri John Zorn's Moonchild (Mike Patton, Trevor Dunn, Joey Baron) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 4 sun Suffocaton at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- apr 21 sat Translator on Drinks with Tony on Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM 6pm-8pm may 19 sat Pebble Theory on Drinks with Tony on Pirate Cat Radio 6pm-8pm Radio/TV Shows --------------- Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio www.byofl.org/maximum/radio Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM www.piratecatradio.com 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 Gallery, 2183 Mission, S.F. a/a 415-255-7227 Blake's, 2367 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 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 Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a 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 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 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 House of Shields, 39 New Montgomery St., S.F. 21+ Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 Kimo's Bar, 1351 Polk at Pine, S.F. 21+ 415-885-4535 Knockout, 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+ Little Fox Theater, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ 650-369-4119 Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ 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 Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica 21+ 650-355-7775 Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 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+ Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ 415-921-1695 Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a Rockit Room, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ 415-387-6343 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 Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-775-7722 Westcoast Worldwide Records, 1908 16th St., Sacramento a/a Willeminas, 1023 Front Street, Old Sacramento 21+ 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 Verge, 1115 3rd St., San Rafael a/a ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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