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 8, 2008 aug 8 fri Bumbklaatt (Mexico), La Grita, Say Bok Gwai, Matarata, Colectivo Error (L.A.), Power Struggle at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ aug 8 fri Raw Power (Italia), Perdition (N.Y.C.) at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 8pm ** @ aug 8 fri Filth Tribe, Bottom Shelf, Gutwrench, Live Fast Die at Wingnut Manor, 1103 Chester St., West Oakland a/a $2-$3 7pm ** (BBQ) aug 8 fri Ceremony, Sabertooth Zombie, Wolves And Thieves, Dcoi, Mind at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th Street at Telegraph, Oakland a/a $8 6pm ** @ (was at Balazo Gallery) aug 8 fri John Wiese, Deathroes, Future Blondes, Pigs In The Ground, Carrion at Hecos, 705 Peralta Street, Oakland a/a $5 10pm ** aug 8 fri Red The Black Blonde, Keyan Williams at Maxwell's, 341 13th St., Oakland 18+ aug 8 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm * aug 8 fri Goat Reciever, Mirthkon, The Fuxedos, Stolen Feakhead, Ultralash, Val Esway at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 9pm ** aug 8 fri Razorblade Monalisa, V.T.G., Bleeder Project, dj Death Boy at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 8 fri Laughing Dead at Roosters Roadhouse, 1700 Clement Avenue, Alameda 21+ 8pm ** aug 8 fri U.S. Air Guitar Finals at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a ** aug 8 fri ArnoCorps, Monster Squad, Turbonegra (tribute), Count Dante & the Black Dragon Fighting Society at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** @ aug 8 fri Zero (tribute) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # ** aug 8 fri Bill Maher at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $66/$58/$46/$40 8pm # ** (seated show) aug 8 fri Hacienda Brothers, The Iguanas at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ** (tribute to Chris Gaffney) aug 8 fri Master/Slave, Blue Skies For Black Hearts, The Parties at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 8 fri Boys Gone Wild at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10/$10 8pm ** $ aug 8 fri Wallpaper, Hottub, Vitamin Party, dj Amplive, Aaron Axelsen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** (Owl Magazine) aug 8 fri Dave Rude Band, Medieval Kenieval, Lady Sinatra at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 8 fri Assemble Head In Sunburst Cloud, Hot Lunch at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** aug 8 fri Youth Brigade (Los Angeles), The Bodies (Sonoma), The Boats (Sacramento), Nervous Tics at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm *** @ aug 8 fri Tinkture, Matt Holdaways Army (cd release), The Sweet Nothings, Bartels, KC Jiang at Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 8 fri Impending Doom, MyChildren Mybride, Underneath The Gun, Burn the Ruin, The Beguiled (lobby) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # *** @ aug 8 fri Wayne Hancock at Mystic Theater, Petaluma 18+ $15 7pm/8pm ** aug 8 fri Martina McBride, Jack Ingram, Chris Young at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $60.75/$26 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 8 fri Lou Dog Trio (tribute), Rocksteady (tribute), Audiodub (ska) at Betty's Rock Club, Walnut Creek 21+ ** aug 8 fri Tim Darneille, Replay at the Palomares Cafe, Castro Valley ?/? * aug 8 fri The Brownies, North Swell, Live Evil, dj Bryan Roos at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** aug 8 fri Rebelution at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara 21+ $15/$20 7pm/8pm aug 8 fri Gregg Rolie Band at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # * aug 8 fri Kidd Cook, Fainting Goats, Symptoms Of A Wet Guitar at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ ** aug 8 fri Stellar Corpses, Jim Rowdy Show, The Gravetones (Chicago), The Formaldebrides at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ $6 ** @ aug 8 fri Brian Regan at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $53/$45/$40 # ** aug 8 fri The Phenomenauts, Kepi Ghoulie, Vic Ruggiero, The Secretions at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm *** @ aug 8 fri mc Poor, mc Peck The Town Crier at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 78m *** @ aug 8 fri The Proles, Con Of Man, The Broken Poet, Der Spazm at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** aug 8 fri The Jinxes, Th' Losin' Streaks at the Distillery, 2107 L Street, Sacramento 21+ ** aug 8 fri Wednesday 13, The Flesh Hammers at the Tonic, 231 West 2nd Street, Reno NV ?/? $10 ** aug 8 fri The Paper Sons, Kevin D Ambra, Random Tuesday at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 8/9 The Beach Boys at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** aug 8/9 Z Trip, Crystal Method at Nikki Beach, Reno NV ?/? ** aug 9 sat Attitude Adjustment, Part Time Christians, Zombie Holocaust, Arise, Agenda Of Swine, 2nd class Citizens, Invection at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7pm *** @ (Helter Skelter Fest.) aug 9 sat Third Date at Bay Street Plaza, 5616 Bay Street, Emeryvill a/a free 4pm * aug 9 sat Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Sly & Robbie, The Expendables at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley a/a $37.50 6pm # *** (ga) aug 9 sat Filth Tribe, US Kings, Gutwrench, Bottom Shelf at the Cess Pool, 11th & Campbell, West Oakland a/a $2-$3 ** (BBQ) aug 9 sat Say Bok Gwai at Casa Creamsicle, 466 42nd Street, Oakland a/a 1pm ** aug 9 sat Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemen, The Revtones at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 9 sat Saviours, Titan, Futur Skullz, Nightling at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm/9:30pm *** aug 9 sat Evolution (tribute), Petty Theft, The Terry Lauderdale Band at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 9 sat Something's Wrong (Asheville), Fucking Buckaroo's, Singing Knives at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ aug 9 sat The Everyone Orchestra at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 9 sat Trainwreck Riders, Kemo Sabe, The Cowlicks, Groove Robbers, Riffat Sultana at the Music Store, 66 West Portal St., S.F. a/a noon ** aug 9 sat Immigrant, The Blacks, New Centuries at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $10 9pm ** aug 9 sat M.J. Greenmountain, Downward Facing Dog (L.A.), Hastings Family Band, dj Prophet at the El Rincon, S.F. 18+ 8pm free * aug 9 sat Papa Grows Funk, The Pimps Of Joytime at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 9 sat Ex-Boyfriends, Puce Moment, Forever at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 9 sat The Bar Feeders, Texas Thieves, China Creeps (Vancouver) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7-$20 sliding scale 9pm/10pm ** @ (fundraiser for The Bar Feeders upcoming tour) aug 9 sat Human League, Naked Eyes, dj Skip, dj Shindog at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $37.50/$40 8pm ** aug 9 sat October Allied, The Up And Down (cd release), The Minks at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm/9:30pm ** aug 9 sat Sludge Hammer, Glitter Wizard, BearHug, Light Leaks at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 9 sat Scaerecrow, Cretaceous, Floating Goat, Dalton at Bender's, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 9 sat Drunken Hu? (cd release), A Band Called Pain, Mud (video filming) Song Of The Siren at Broadway Studios, 435 Broadway, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** aug 9 sat House Of Floyd (tribute) at Cal Maritime, 200 Maritime Academy Drive, Vallejo a/a $10 5pm/6pm * aug 9 sat Bob Lewis, The RaveUps at Sonora Blues Fest, Motherload Fairgrounds, Sonora a/a * aug 9 sat Concrete Coffin, Tartarus, Taunted at the Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica a/a free 8pm ** @ aug 9 sat Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, The Bravery, Ashes Divide, 10 Years, Hawthorne Heights, Armor For Sleep, Street Drum Corps, Busta Rhymes, Atreyu, Crooked, Lane Four, Mud at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $77/$61/$34 1pm/2pm # *** (Projekt Revolution) aug 9 sat Wayne Hancock, The Careless Hearts at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm ** aug 9 sat Nihlotep, Cyanic, Lacerated at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** @ aug 9 sat The Rocketz, Stellar Corpses, Bamboula, Die Darlings, Moon Germs at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 ** @ aug 9 sat Final Conflict, Raw Power (Italy), Perdition (N.Y.), Fix My Head, Drastic Actions at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $7 8pm *** @ aug 9 sat Bismark, A Lovers Plea, Impel, The Crosswalk, Mildrid at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm ** aug 9 sat Ballyhoo at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a * aug 9 sat The Obsessors, The Uglies at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** aug 9 sat Phantom Float, Tokyo Death March at Yoshi Now, Fresno ?/? 5pm ** aug 9 sat AbandonTheory at Marco's Cafe, Lotus a/a free 6:30pm ** aug 9 sat The Phenomenauts, Vic Ruggiero, Kepi The Band, FM Static, Patty Botox at Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico a/a $5 8pm/8:30pm *** @ aug 10 sun Mischief Brew (PA), Parasites Go, Tinkture, Somethings Wrong (N.C.), Pipsqueak (Seattle) at 924 Gilman a/a $6 4pm *** @ aug 10 sun Bart Davenport, Mia Doi Todd, Kasey Johansing at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 10 sun ABC, dj Funklor at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $27.50/$30 8pm ** aug 10 sun The Botticellis (12" release), Dominique Leone (12" release), Steve Taylor at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 10 sun Battle Flask at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 7pm * aug 10 sun Club Unsolved Melody, WyldYouth, Outdoorsmen, dj Lil Melanie at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $5 * aug 10 sun Raw Power (Italy), Perdition (N.Y.), Counteractive, The Heretics at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ $10 8pm ** @ aug 10 sun The Phenomenauts, Vic Ruggiero, Kepi The Band, FM Static, Patty Botox at Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm *** @ aug 10 sun Boz Scaggs at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $80/$70/$60/$50 # ** aug 10 sun Sindicate916, Fourth Wall, Uprise Collective at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** aug 10 sun Jay Baker (cd release) Boyfriendz, English Singles at the Java Lounge, Sacramento 8pm a/a $5 ** aug 10 sun cancelled: KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, U.S.F. (hall being worked on, next swap is September 14th) aug 11 mon Man/Miracle, The Vox Jaguars at Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave. at 23rd, Oakland a/a free * aug 11 mon Yellow Tears, Ahlzagailzehguh (N.Y.C.), Perineum, Droughter, UFO As Bacteria at the Terminal, 3957 San Leandro Street, Oakland a/a $5 9pm ** aug 11 mon Lazarus, Tiny Vipers, Balmorhea at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm ** aug 11 mon Phantom Float, Them Hills, The Dashing Suns at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? 9pm ** aug 11 mon The Flakes, The Jinxes, Brimstone Howl at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 7:30pm ** (early show) aug 11 mon Vains Of Jenna, Miss Crazy, Crooked at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 11 mon Wolves In The Throne Room, Cormorant, Near Life, The Better To See You With, Tight Bikes (lobby) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 7:30pm/8pm $10 *** @ aug 11 mon Human League, Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Flock of Seagulls at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$69/$50 # ** (new line up) aug 11 mon Vic Ruggiero, Kepi Ghoulien at the True Love Coffehouse, 2406 J Street, Sacramento a/a * aug 12 tue The Aggrolites, Damon & The Heathens, The Struts at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** aug 12 tue Wolves In The Throne Room, Ludicra, The Better To See You With at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** @ aug 12 tue Glay at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $40 7pm/8pm # ** aug 12 tue Jon Foreman, Timmy Curran at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $14 9:30pm * aug 12 tue Squirrel Nut Zippers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $24 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 12 tue Vic Ruggiero, Kepi Ghoulie, dj AJ at Amante, 570 Green St, S.F. 21+ free 8pm * (acoustic) aug 12 tue Painted Bird, Birthday Suits, Two Dollars Out The Door at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 12 tue Robin Thicke at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** aug 12 tue Vic Ruggiero, Kepi Ghoulie at Amante, 570 Green St, S.F. 21+ * aug 12 tue The Associated, The Takes (TX) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 ** aug 12 tue Cult Of Sue Todd, The Booty Chesterfield Trio, Locke 'n' Load, 12 Gauge Promise at Zen Lounge, 251 Castro St., Mountain View 21+ ** aug 12 tue Mischief Brew, Tater Famine, Fire Whiskey at Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ $2 ** aug 12 thr Viva Hate (L.A.), Truckers Wife, Nothing Left at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** @ aug 12/13 Tower Of Power at the County Fair, San Mateo a/a ** aug 13 wed The Vernian Process, book reading at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm * aug 13 wed Passenger at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm ** aug 13 wed The Union Trade (cd release), One Becomes One Hundred (cd release), The Snobs (Sacramento) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 13 wed Strip Mall Architecture, Foxtail Somersault, French Disco at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** aug 13 wed Mi Ami, Steve Summers, 51717 at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 13 wed Nodzzz, Photobooth at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 * aug 13 wed Donna Summer at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $98/$80/$65/$55 # ** aug 13 wed Viva Hate (L.A.), Beercan, Xenophobes at the Tonic Lounge, 231 W. 2nd St., Reno, NV 21+ $8/$10 ** @ aug 13 wed cancelled: Annihilation Time, Rat Damage, KnifeThruHead, Times Of Desperation at Java Lounge, Sacramento aug 14 thr "924 Gilman Street: Lets Talk About Tack and Timing" a film documentary by Jack Curran at 924 Gilman a/a (free with Gilman Membership card) ** aug 14 thr Paul Fauerso, The Loading Zone at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley a/a * aug 14 thr Red Alert (U.K.), Oxblood (N.Y.), Trouble Maker, Tried And True at the Stork Club, Oaklnad 21+ $15 9pm/9:30pm *** @ aug 14 thr The Latin Explosion, Pistolera (N.Y.C.), Forro Brazuca at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** aug 14 thr Idina Menzel at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St., S.F. a/a $59.50/$45 7pm/8pm # ** aug 14 thr Johnny Nitro & The Doorslammers, Jan Fanucchi With Steve Freund, Heavy Petting Zoo at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 14 thr Costa Nova, Big Lion, Cartographer at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** aug 14 thr Zs (N.Y.C.), Late Young, Tea Elles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 14 thr David Brogan Group, Kanvus at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm * aug 14 thr The Diabolical Biz Markie at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm/9pm ** aug 14 thr Death Valley High, King Loses Crown at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 14 thr Paranoids, Citadelle, Long-Legged Woman, Radio Catolica, On the Surface at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 14 thr Tigon, Atheorem, Maldextra at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ $4 8pm ** aug 14 thr Alan Jackson at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $76/$60/$40 8pm # ** aug 14 thr Tower Of Power at the County Fair, Monterey a/a ** aug 14 thr The Call Girls, Citrus Fever, Delayed Reaction, The Skrokerz, The Squires, Spiritual Octane, Rezonance, Ana at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm ** aug 14 thr Viva Hate (L.A.), Roustabouts at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $10 8pm ** @ aug 14 thr Rebel's Advocate, Little Boy Blue at the Headquarters, Reno NV ?/? ** aug 15 fri 7 Generations (record release), Dangers, Risen (IN), Resist The Right (Canada), No Truce, 1618 at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ aug 15 fri Wax Museums, Nobunny, Wild Thing, Bruises at Sugar Mountain, 2515 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland a/a 9pm ** aug 15 fri Viva Hate (L.A.), Druglords Of The Avenue, The Bruises at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** @ aug 15 fri Baylando at Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $10 * aug 15 fri Reckless Kelly, Jason Boland & The Stragglers at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 15 fri Or The Whale, The Federalists, Emily Jane White at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (Performer Magazine) aug 15 fri Cat, The Bad Beginning at Brainwash, 1122 Folsom St., S.F. a/a free 8pm * aug 15 fri Zepparella (tribute), Hot Fog, Francis Bakin at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 15 fri Sonny Smith & The Sunsets, The Matinees, Dominant Leg at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 15 fri The Impalers, The Par-Tays, Coup De Ska at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** aug 15 fri Sound Tribe Sector Nine at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 8:30pm/9pm *** (sold out - see aug 16th) aug 15 fri Radio Reelers (7" release), Thee Double D's, Buzzer, Pink Elephants, dj Carolyn Keddy, dj Ryan Wells, dj Floyd at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm/9pm ** @ aug 15 fri Vostok, Zapad, Mobius, Modorass at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$20 8pm ** (tribute to Victor Tsoy) aug 15 fri Steve Miller Band, Joe Cocker at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $96/$76/$61/$41 6:30pm/8pm # ** aug 15 fri The Privies, Phesants Kill at Mutiny, 442 West 2nd St., Antioch 18+ $18 (includes meal) $8 if 21+ (no meal) 9pm ** aug 15 fri Flipsyde (cd release), dj E-Rock at Betty's Rock Club, Walnut Creek 21+ ** aug 15 fri 3oh!3, Against Me!, Aggrolites, Alesana, All Time Low, Anberlin, Angels And Airwaves, Beat Union, Bring Me the Horizon, Broadway Calls, Charlotte Sometimes, Classic Crime, Cobra Starship, Confide, Danger Radio, Devil Wears Prada, Dr. Manhattan, Evergreen Terrace, Everytime I Die, Family Force 5, Forever The Sickest Kids, Four Year Strong, From First To Last, G.B.H., Greeley Estates, Gym Class Heroes, Horrorpops, Katy Perry, Ludo, Mayday Parade, mc Chris, Norma Jean, Oreska, Pierce The Veil, Protest The Hero, Reel Big Fish, Relient K, Rise Against, Say Anything, Set Your Goals, Shwayze, Sky Eats Airplane, Story Of The Year, Street Dogs, The Academy Is..., The Audition, The Briggs, The Bronx, The Color Fred, The Fabulous Rudies, The Human Abstract, The Lordz, The Maine, The Saint Alvia Cartel, The Vandals, We The Kings, old school stage: The Dickies, The Germs, T.S.O.L., Agent Orange, H2O, D.I. at Warped Tour, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $33 11am/noon # *** @ (aug 16 at Marysville) aug 15 fri Jonny Lang, Big Head Todd & The Monsters at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$50 # ** aug 15 fri Greg Camp, Luxury Sweets, Julius at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 15 fri Phantom Float, The Pilot's Wife, Pericardium, Weslester at Dance Unlimited, Morgan Hill ?/? 7pm ** aug 15 fri Rick Martinez, The Redhouse Allstar Blues Band at Garre Winery, Livermore ?/? * aug 15 fri Paul D. Miller, dj Spooky That Subliminal Kid! at the Henry Miller Library, Highway One, Big Sur a/a $25 8pm * (Benefit for the Henry Miller Library) aug 15 fri A Plea For Purging, Handshake Murders, Athens, Don The Reader, La Circa at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm ** aug 15 fri Duy, Dead Western, The Ancient Sons at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** aug 15 fri Out Of Place, AbandonTheory, Ardra at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 15 fri Jack Ketch, Forktung at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm * aug 15 fri The Octopus Project at the Cellar Door, Visalia ?/? ** aug 15 fri Hair Gin And Tonic, Naysayer at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * aug 15 fri cancelled: Bow Wow at the Fillmore, S.F. aug 16 sat Secretions, Rich White Males, Regal Beagle (L.A.), Idiot Box (S.D.), The Adorkables at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ aug 16 sat Sound Tribe Sector Nine, Bassnectar, Prefuse 73 at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley a/a $39.50 6:30pm # *** (ga) aug 16 sat Donna Summer at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $96/$66/$46 8pm # *** aug 16 sat Savage Resurrection at Ex'pressions Studio, Berkeley a/a ** aug 16 sat The Green Room Rockers (Indiana), The Street Vendors, 77 Straight, Angels With Dirty Faces at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $10 ($8 if 21+) 9pm ** @ aug 16 sat The Zoopy Show at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm * aug 16 sat Smoking Popes, Koufax, Company Car at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** aug 16 sat Aisha Tyler (live taping - two shows) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 6pm/7pm and 10pm/10:30pm # ** (seated general admission) aug 16 sat D'Jelly Brains, The OnlyMen, Joe Sibol at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** (early show) aug 16 sat Dead Ringers, Funko Atama, Banda Newsense at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm/10pm ** (late show) aug 16 sat art show at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a aug 16 sat The Kehoe Nation, Lou Lou & The Guitarfish (record release), Sleepy Sun, Sir Lord Von Raven, Tinkture, Bored And Ashamed at the Complex, 535 Stevenson Street, S.F. a/a $5 7pm *** aug 16 sat Stone Vengeance, I Will Kill You Fucker, Face The Rail at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $7 9pm/9:30pm ** @ (no Annihilation Time) aug 16 sat poster art show at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ free 3pm til 8pm aug 16 sat The Octopus Project, The Hot Toddies, Sassy, Diagonals at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 16 sat Buttholes Urfers (tribute), Indian Jewelry, Jascha Ephraim at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 16 sat Forrest Day, The Shotgun Wedding Quintet, The Saurus, Remo Conscious at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 16 sat Pleasure Kills (record release), Wax Museums, Nobunny, Airfix Kits at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ ** aug 16 sat Jam, Straggler, Ash Reiter at Beale Street Bar & Grill, 133 Beale St., S.F. 21+ 8pm * aug 16 sat Wonder Bread 5 at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm * aug 16 sat Athens, The Handshake Murders, In The Eyes Of A Mistress, Alleged Alibi, Pet Sounds (lobby) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** @ aug 16 sat The Sun Kings (tribute), The Rave Ups (tribute) at Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $15 7pm/8pm ** aug 16 sat Chain Gardn (tribute) at Betty's Rock Club, Walnut Creek 21+ * aug 16 sat George Benson, Boney James, Ramsey Lewis, Norman Brown's Summer Storm at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $69/$49/$39/$25 3pm/4pm # ** (JVC Jazz Festival - KKSF) aug 16 sat A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def, Rakim, Method Man & Redman, Raekwon & Ghostface, Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, Murs, Spank Rock, Wale, Jay Electronica, B.O.B., Kidz In The Hall, Amanda Blank, The Pharcyde, Supernatural & Scratch, dj Latern at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountian View a/a $75/$60/$36 10am/11am # *** aug 16 sat Asunder, Dead Child (KY), Mammatus at Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Highway 9, Brookdale 18+ $10 9pm ** aug 16 sat Michael McDonald at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$55/$45 # * aug 16 sat Asterisk, The Happy Medium, Retardid Muppets at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** aug 16 sat Warped Tour at the Amphitheater, Marysville a/a # *** @ aug 16 sat Aroarah, Natives Of The New Dawn (L.A.), Goodness Gracious Me, The Solidfellaz at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8/$10 9pm ** @ aug 16 sat Vesterian, Vietus Mortuus, Nihlotep, Politikill at On The Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ $7 ** @ aug 16 sat BoDeans at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV ?/? ** aug 16 sat Rockhounds at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * aug 17 sun electronic swap meet at 924 Gilman a/a free 10am aug 17 sun The Jordan Wardlaw Band, Household Items at Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave. at 23rd, Oakland a/a free 7pm * aug 17 sun Savage Machiine, "La Lucha Libre Que Rifa (Mexican Wrestling) at the Metro, Oakland a/a ** aug 17 sun Missour Mule, Feels Like Fire at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm ** (early show) aug 17 sun Skeletonwitch, Scarecrow, Killgasm, Passive Aggressive at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** @ (late show) aug 17 sun Judgement Day, Geographer (cd release), Cotillion at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 17 sun The Quiet Ones (Seattle), Schande at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 7pm ** aug 17 sun Omar (London), Tabi Bonney, Kim Hill, Kev Choice (acoustic), Taz Arnold, fashion show at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$20 7:30pm ** aug 17 sun The Kings Kids, Nothingleft at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ free 8:30pm ** aug 17 sun Lessons In Failure, The Compound, Rogue Scholars, No Admission at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 4pm ^ ** @ aug 17 sun RX Bandits, Portugal The Man, Facing New York, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** aug 17 sun Del Mar, Sex Rat, Watson 349 at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9pm ** aug 18 mon RX Bandits, Portugal The Man, Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** aug 18 mon Immortal Technique at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. free a/a 6pm ** aug 18 mon Donuts, Jeremy Jay, Jonas Reinhardt, Conor, Pickpocket, AC at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 * aug 18 mon Hammered Grunts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm * aug 18 mon Lyv, All Ages, Phoenix Ash, Previously On Lost (N.Y.) at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 18 mon Daryl Hall & John Oates at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $78/$65/$50 # ** (was listed as August 12th) aug 18 mon Showbread, Oceana, Ezera, Burgundy, A Moments Notice at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 6:30pm ** aug 18 mon Anthony Green, Good Old War, Person L at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** aug 19 tue The Machine (tribute) at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # * aug 19 tue Tokio Hotel at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** aug 19 tue Sick Wolf, Stigma 13, Death Party (L.A.), Horror-X at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** @ aug 19 tue Wild Youth, The Bad Beginning, 3HotChixxx, The Plastic Saints at El Rincon, S.F. 21+ $5 ** aug 19 tue Expo 70, Wooden Shjips, Arp at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 19 tue Saviours, Iguanadon at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm ** aug 19 tue cancelled: Van Hunt at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. aug 19 tue cancelled: Yes at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View aug 20 wed Sunspot Jonz, Rise Of The Revolution at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $10 8:30pm ** aug 20 wed Banner Piliot (Minneapolis), Future Adults, The Reaction, Hey Three Eys, Robocop 3, Bored And Ashamed at Trillhouse Records, S.F. a/a 5pm *** @ (Thrillfest) aug 20 wed Bob Log III, Scott H. Biram, Left Lane Cruiser at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 20 wed Orb Of Confusion, Lozen, Kowloon Walled city at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 20 wed Made Out Of Babies (Brooklyn), Giant (N.Y.C.), Turks at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ ** aug 20 wed Goh Nakamura (record release), Scrabbel, Michelle Amador at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** aug 20 wed Disastroid, Big Blue Whale, Ninja Panther at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $3 8pm ** aug 20 wed Get Back Loretta, Man Without Way, Th' Moonlight Sexy, The Bruises at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 20 wed Gipsy Kings at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125/$115/$75 # ** aug 20 wed Ivoryline, The Lives Of Famous Men, Thee Armada, There For Tomorrow at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** aug 21 thr Two Gallants at Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a free 7pm ** aug 21 thr Joshua Radin, Erin McCarley, Hana Pestle, Alexa Wilkinson, Vanessa Carlton at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** aug 21 thr Candy Apple (Chico), The Dilettantes, The Stone Foxes at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** aug 21 thr Ponches (Italy), Gunner, and any other band that shows up at Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a 4pm free *** (Thrillfest) (each band plays 3 songs/15 minutes until everyband plays or cops come) aug 21 thr David Olney & Sergio Webb, Buddy Zapata at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** aug 21 thr The Lonelyhearts, The Old-Fashioned Way, We is Shore Dedicated at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 21 thr Jackpot, Two Sheds, Kings & Queens, Bark Hide And Horn at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 21 thr The Hooks, Off With Their Heads (Minneapolis), Nothington at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm/10pm ** @ aug 21 thr Fucking Buckaroos, Farticus, Manville (ID), Dun Been Had, Fun Blood at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** (Thrillfest) aug 21 thr Saints Of Ruin, Castles In Spain, Lurid Bliss, Marrow at the Red Devil Loounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm ** (SF Sirens Gothfest) aug 21 thr Arcadio, Man/Miracle, Caleb Nichols at Amnesia, 853 Valencia at 20th, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm * aug 21 thr Stompy Jones at Todos Santos Plaza, Willow Pass Rd. @ Grant, Concord/a free 6:30pm * aug 21 thr Dana Carvey at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$45 # * aug 21 thr Race The Radio, Crosstie-Walkers, Michaelryan McCauley at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm ** aug 21 thr Daphne Loves Derby at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a * aug 21 thr Anti-Social, The Socially Retarded at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** aug 22 fri Devastator, Scarecrow, Psychosomatic, Virulent Death, Pillager at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ (Thrash Fiesta) aug 22 fri Impaled, Phobia, Malignancy (N.Y.), Illogicist (Italy), Maruta (FL) at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10/$12 8pm *** @ aug 22 fri Emily Jane White, Dreamdate, The Splinters at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 22 fri Native Elements at Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $10 * aug 22 fri Toys That Kill (San Pedro), Tiltwheel (San Diego), Off With Their Heads (Minneapolis), Pterodacdudes (Anaheim), Jehovah's Fitness (San Diego) at Trillhouse Records, S.F. a/a 5pm *** @ (Thrillfest) aug 22 fri The Waybacks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (KPIG) aug 22 fri Joe Rogan at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 6pm/7:30pm # ** aug 22 fri Far From Finished (Boston), The UpTones, Longway, Noise Attack at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ aug 22 fri Cobra Skulls, Olehole (lp/cd release), The New Trust, Gunner at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $7 8pm/9pm ** @ aug 22 fri Radiohead, Beck, Manu Chao, The Black Keys, Cold War Kids, Steel Pulse, Lyrics Born, Black Mountain, The Felice Brothers, Howlin Rain, The Dynamites, Carney at Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a ($225.50 3 day ticket / $695 VIP 3 day ticket) 5pm # *** aug 22 fri Underground Railroad To Candyland (San Pedro), Shotwell, The Four Eyes (Sacramento), Banner Pilot (Minneapolis), Pretty Boy Thorson (Minneapolis) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** @ (Thrillfest) aug 22 fri Rademacher, Better Than Aliens, French Miami at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 22 fri The Golden Gods, Mos Generator (Seattle), Sunday Night Blackout (Seattle) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 22 fri Joey Mousepad, Danger Deluxxe, Garrison Family, Redivider at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm ** aug 22 fri dj Quik (with live band), Sincere, dj Jack at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 21+ $25/$30 9pm ** aug 22 fri Raven, Stone Vengeance, Hellhunter at the Rockit Room, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 22 fri Tony Hawk's Boom Boom Huckjam, Skaters/BMXer's: Tony Hawk, Kevin Staab, Jesse Fritsch, Sergie Ventura, Neal Hendrix, Kevin Robinson, John Parker, Dennis McCoy, Greg Garrison, Drake McElroy, Matt Buyten, dj Mike Relm at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountian View a/a $31 5pm/6:30pm # *** aug 22 fri Creedence Clearwater Revisited at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$60/$50 # ** aug 22 fri The Mumlers, Lemon Sun, The Paddle Boat at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 22 fri Zanzibar (cd release) at Smoke Tiki Lounge, 152 Post St., San Jose 21+ 6pm * aug 22 fri Church Of The Saturday Saints, October Allied at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ 8pm ** aug 22 fri Philip Glass, Wendy Sutter at the Henry Miller Library, Highway One, Big Sur a/a $100 8pm * (Benefit for the Henry Miller Library) aug 22 fri S.T.D., A Lovers Plea, A Mover, A Fighter, Untold Alibi at 180 Teen Center, 17 West Lockeford Street, Lodi a/a $5 6:30pm ** @ aug 22 fri Duck Duck Goose, Heavy Heavy Low Low, Iwrestledabearonce, Mikoto at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** aug 22 fri The Secretions, Final Summation, Bahgdad Batteries at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** @ aug 22 fri cancelled: Eddy Grant at Slim's, S.F. aug 22/23 Jimi James at Twin Pines Casino, Middle Town ?/? * aug 23 sat Toys That Kill (San Pedro), Off With Their Heads (MN), Nothington, Cobra Skulls, Manville (ID) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 *** @ aug 23 sat The Hot Toddies, The Mumlers, Soft White Sixties at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 23 sat Bent, Black Eyes And Neckties at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** aug 23 sat Surrender, Lozen, Acts Of Sedition, Megazilla at Trillhouse Records, S.F. a/a 5pm *** @ (Thrillfest) aug 23 sat Ryan Adams And The Cardinals at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $37.50 9pm/10pm # ** aug 23 sat Zeromind, Flametal, Insolence, Pour Habit at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** aug 23 sat Phantom Float, Red Tyger Church, The Pets at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** (early show) aug 23 sat Swingin' Utters, The Lowdowns at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm/10pm *** @ (late show) aug 23 sat Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, PRIMUS, Steve Winwood, Cafe Tacvba, Lupe Fiasco, Regina Spektor, Galactic's Cresent City Soul Krewe, M. Ward, Devenra Banhart, Matt Nathanson, Two Gallants, Dredg, Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet, The Walkmen, Kaki King, The Coup, Liars Donavon Frankenreiter, Nellie McKay, Goapele, Sean Hayes, Rupa & The April Fishes, Everest at Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a ($225.50 3 day ticket / $695 VIP 3 day ticket) 5pm # *** aug 23 sat Boss Martians, Go-Going-Gone Girls at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 23 sat World Burns To Death (Austin), Iron Lung, Desolation, Needles at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm *** @ (Prank Records 13th anniversary - Ken Prank's Birthday) aug 23 sat The Edwin McCain Trio at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20/$24 9:30pm ** aug 23 sat Garage A Trois at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9:30pm/10pm ** aug 23 sat Tiltwheel (San Diego), Dan Padilla (San Diego), Tulsa, 2 Dollars Out The Door, Sunnyside (San Diego) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** @ (Thrillfest) aug 23 sat Pop Rocks at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm * aug 23 sat Ruptured, Mental Hygiene, Silence Is Safety at Beale Street Bar & Grill, 133 Beale St., S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 23 sat GZA (of Wu-Tang Clan - performing the album Liquid Swords) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** $ aug 23 sat Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, The Pimp Sticks, Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemen at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 23 sat Toad The Wet Sprocket, The Bodeans at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $47/$38 # ** aug 23 sat Left Alone, Final Summation, The Secretions, No Admission, S.T.D. at Vet's Hall, 9346 Greenback Lane #11, Orangevale a/a $5 8pm *** @ aug 23 sat All Names Taken, The Naughty Spots, Y.K.K., Playground Patriots at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 5:30pm ** aug 23 sat A Skylit Drive, A Static Lullaby, Dance Gavin Dance at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** aug 23 sat Autumn Sky, Julie The Bruce, The Globes (Seattle) at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** aug 23 sat Dead Face, Odessa at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** aug 23 sat Hammer Horror Classics, Bad Touch, Settler at the Pioneer Saloon, 2925 A Woodside Road, Woodside 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 23 sat The Naughts at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 23/24 The Waifs, Krystle Warren at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 24 sun So. Cal vs. Nor Cal baseball game at Jackson Park, across from the Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm (Thrillfest) aug 24 sun Keep Sweet, Marabelle Phoenix at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm ** (early show) aug 24 sun Nothington, Toys That Kill (Pedro), Underground Railroad To Candyland (Pedro), Whiskey Sunday, Blonde Ambition, Yankee Kamikaze, Nothington at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a 6pm *** @ (Thrillfest - late show) aug 24 sun Jack Jonson, Wilco, Widespread Panic, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Broken Social Scene, Andrew Bird, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Drive-By Truckers, Toots & The Maytals, Stars, Rogue Wave, Alo, Jackie Greene, Mike Gordon, The Cool Kids, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Little Brother, Bon Iver, Vienna Teng, The Mother Hips, Nicole Atkins & The Sea, K'Naan, Culver City Dub Collective at Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a ($225.50 3 day ticket / $695 VIP 3 day ticket) 5pm # *** aug 24 sun Tartufi, Silian Rail, Low Red Land, Rademacher, French Miami, Emily Jane White, Settler at Rock Make St. Festival, Treat St. between 17th St. & 18th St., S.F. a/a free noon ** (music - arts - crafts) aug 24 sun Gorgeous Frankenstein (members of Misfits), Bella Morte, Car Bomb, Stellar Corpses at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** aug 24 sun The Bodeans at Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $25 7:45pm/8pm ** aug 24 sun Steely Dan at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $200/$150/$85/$65 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** (also jul 28) aug 24 sun The Stalking Distance, Flower Violence, Ready Steady Go!, The Decrats, Politikill at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** aug 24 sun Instagon at the Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm * aug 24 sun Bent, Black Eyes And Neckties at the Alibi, 744 9th St., Arcata 21+ ** aug 24 sun cancelled: Peter Case, Steve Barton And The Oblivion Click at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. aug 25 mon Extreme, Kings X at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 5:30pm/6:30pm # *** aug 25 mon Robustitron, Super Adventure Club, Weather Pending at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 25 mon Kathy Griffin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90/$75/$65/$50 # * (was July 11th) aug 25 mon Dave Matthews Band, Robert Earl Keen at Raley Field, 400 Ball Park Drive, West Sacramento a/a 7pm # ** aug 25 mon The Lovely Builders at the Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** aug 26 tue Sondre Lerche, Sylvie Lewis at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 26 tue Ice Cube at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $46.50 7pm/8pm # ** aug 26 tue Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** aug 26 tue Neil Halstead at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** aug 26 tue Nihlotep, Vietus Mortuus, Ent at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 26 tue Joe Purdy, Meiko, Jay Nash, Chris Seefried at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm ** aug 26 tue Opio (record release), Heiroglyphics, Souls Of Mischief, JC, League 510, Tre Styles, Lex at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 21+ free 8pm ** aug 26 tue Patty Griffin, Amos Lee at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $47/$37 # ** aug 27 wed Hurt at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** aug 27 wed James Blunt at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 8pm/9pm # ** aug 27 wed The Union Trade (album release), One Becomes One Hundred (album release), Elephone, dj Elise at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a ** aug 27 wed !!! at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 27 wed Mon Cousin Belge (record release), Girls, Bridez, The Passionistas at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 27 wed System & Station at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm * aug 27 wed The Semiconductors at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 27 wed The Waifs, Jerry Hannan at Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $22 7pm/8pm ** aug 27 wed Lucinda Williams at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $50/$45 # ** aug 27 wed Amos Lee at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** aug 27 wed changed: Sheryl Crow, James Blunt, Toots & The Maytals at the Pavilion, Concord a/a (see sep. 20th and above at Fillmore) aug 28 thr Melissa Etheridge at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** aug 28 thr Question (Mlps.), Germ Attack (Canada), Orb Of Confusion, Wartrash at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** aug 28 thr Shearwater at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 28 thr The UpTones, The Heavenly States, Pine & Battery, Trevor Childs & The Beholders at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** (KFOG) aug 28 thr The Instant Messengers, 2AM Club, dj Morse Code at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $7/$10 9pm ** aug 28 thr Hot Water Music, Strike Anywhere, In The Red at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** aug 28 thr The UpTones, The Heavenly States, Pine & Battery, Trevor Childs & The Beholders at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** (KFOG) aug 28 thr Tyrone Wells at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7:30pm ** aug 28 thr The Drones (Australia), The Holy Kiss at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 28 thr Switchblade Riot, The Corrupters, The Stalking Distance at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 28 thr Maria Daniela Y Su Sonido Lasser, Silverio at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm * aug 28 thr James Blunt at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $53/$43 # ** aug 28 thr Body Or Brain, Non Toxic, Laurie Larson, Senior Citizens, Vevusius, Broadstone at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a 6:30pm ** aug 28 thr Still Dead (OR), Akuma (OR) at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** aug 28 thr Hot Toddies, Bells & Whistles at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 28/29 Lee Scratch Perry, Heavyweight Dub Champion at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 29 fri Sahn Maru, Appalachian Terror Unit (West Virginia), Wartorn (WI), Germ Attak (Canada), Acts Of Sedition, Yellow Eyes at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ aug 29 fri The Blasters, October Allied at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 29 fri This Charming Band (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 9pm * aug 29 fri Why?, Tussle at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 29 fri Intronaut, Mouth Of The Architect (OH), Behold...The Arctopus (N.Y.), Ganon (MI), Grayceon at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ aug 29 fri Gray Vegannaise (OH), P.E.R.E.N.I.U.M., Dirty Centaur, Prizehog, Droughter, Weldschmertz at the 5lowershop, 992 Peralta @ Bayshore, S.F. a/a free 10pm ** aug 29 fri Rykarda Parasol And The Tower Ravens, Veil Veil Vanish at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** aug 29 fri Mammatus, Hot Lunch, Glitter Wizard at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 29 fri Three Weeks Clean at Bender's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 29 fri Barney Cauldron at the Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ * aug 29 fri Diamond Daggers Burlesque, Dyspecific, Audrey Howard And The Misters, Dolorata at El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 29 fri Abandon Theory at Old Western Saloon, 11201 State Rte. 1, Point Reyes Station 21+ $5 * aug 29 fri Walter Hand, The Blue Hand Blues Band at Orinda House, Orinda ?/? * aug 29 fri Sik Love & The Cold-Hearted Dames, The Switchblades, Sick Wolf at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 29 fri Insolence, Firme, Esoteric, Starving Millionaires, art xhibits at Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ $15 ($12 b4 10pm) 8pm ** @ (Pacific Art Collective) aug 29 fri Naked Aggression, Anima Mundi, ADS, Disaster Strikes, Dun Bin Had, DogBone at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 *** @ aug 29 fri Wreck And Reference, Aunt Analog, Yatagarasu, 2or3 Guys at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** aug 29 fri Wings Of Innocence, Graven Image, Speakers For The Dead, Garrote, Face Of Brutality at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm ** aug 29 fri Stranger Kids (L.A.) at Luigis Fun Garden, 1050 20th St., Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** aug 29 fri The Animations, Private Criminals at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** aug 29 fri The Force (reunion) at Miner's Foundry, 325 Spring Street, Nevada City ?/? aug 29 fri Aubrey Debauchery & The Puke Boots, Mute Witness, Surrogate at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 29/30 Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 # ** aug 30 sat The Force (reunion), Static Thought, Das Kapital, Wolves & Thieves at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ aug 30 sat The Moral Tourists, Shannon And The Clams, Forever, Glitter Wizard Steve McQueen For A Day, Wyld Youth, Rock The Light, Big Baby Tiger Tears, The Groggs, Homo*2 at the Grant Irish Warehouse, 2232 Poplar Street, Oakland a/a $10-$15 sliding scale 3pm/5pm ** @ (Burnout Man) aug 30 sun Ocassional Detroit, Aaartfystte, Black Mayonnaise, Skozey Fetisch, Scott Arford at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a 8pm ** aug 30 sat The Action Design, Shuteye Unison, Built For The Sea, Carcrashlander at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 30 sat Slim Cessna's Auto Club at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 30 sat Gnarls Barkley, Ozomatli, The New Pornographers, Medeskki, Martin & Wood at the Great Meadow, Fort Mason, S.F. a/a # *** aug 30 sat Scissors For Lefty, Head Like A Kite (Seattle), dj Bagel Ted at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm ** aug 30 sat Marc Broussard, Matt Hires at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 30 sat Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** aug 30 sat Black Mayonnaise, Ocassional Detroit, Aaartfystte, Hans Grusel's Krankekabinet, 0th at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** aug 30 sat Griddle at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** aug 30 sat Anal Cunt (original lineup), Anal Blast, Infernaeon at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm ** aug 30 sat Weedeater, Black Cobra at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 10pm ** aug 30 sat The Tubes at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # ** aug 30 sat S.T.D. at the Black Water Cafe, 914 N. Yosemite Ave., Stockton a/a $5 8pm ** aug 30 sat Abandon Theory at the Cozmic Cafe, Placerville a/a * aug 30 sat Consider The Source (N.Y.), Der Spazm, Dezu at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** aug 30 sat Impending Doom, Molotov Solution, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Whitechapel at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** aug 30 sat Stranger Kids (L.A.), Pit Boss, Deers, Journal at Records, 1618 Broadway, Sacramento a/a free 4pm ** aug 30 sat This Day Forward, Inverse (Long Beach) at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** aug 30 sat Night Ranger at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV ?/? *** aug 30 sat Kiss at Harveys Outdoor Arena, Tahoe ?/? $155/$125/$90/$60 7:30pm # *** aug 31 sun Fucked Up, The Strange Boys, Crystal Antlers at 924 Gilman a/a 5pm *** @ aug 31 sun Darkest Hour, Parkway Drive, Misery Signals at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** @ aug 31 sun Kitchen Fire at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm * aug 31 sun Phil Lesh & Friends, G. Love & Special Sauce, John Butler Trio at the Great Meadow, Fort Mason, S.F. a/a # ** aug 31 sun Tristan Prettyman at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 31 sun Leigh Gregory And Memory's Mystic Band, Royce Haven, Les Sylphides at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * aug 31 sun Laura Gibson, Alela Diane at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * aug 31 sun Judas Priest, Heaven And Hell, Motorhead, Testament at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $131/$86/$56/$31 (4 pack of ga tickets $75) 6pm # *** aug 31 sun Naked Agression, A.D.S., Disaster Strikes (Boston), Flower Violence, Flip-Offs! at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $7 8pm ** @ aug 31 sun Machine City, Stranger Kids (L.A.), Human Filth, Mask Of Sanity, The Amazing Disgrace at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ** @ aug 31 sun Danger Radio, Dropping Daylight, Jonezetta, Meg & Dia at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** sep 1 mon Fucked Up, Crystal Antlers, Strange Boys at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 6pm ** sep 1 mon Willie Nelson at Napa Valley Opera House, Napa a/a ** sep 2 tue M.O.D., Fueled By Fire, Bonded By Blood, Nihilist, Massacre Time at the Metro, Oakland a/a *** @ sep 2 tue Shinedown, Red, Jet Black Stare at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** sep 2 tue Oxford Collapse, Love As Laughter, Willow Willow at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** sep 2/3 Nada Surf at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** sep 3 wed Jakob Dyla at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **n sep 3 wed Centro-Matic, Sleepercar, South San Gabriel at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** sep 3 wed The Mommyheads, Brad Brooks at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** sep 3 wed Desolation Wilderness, Ben Kaman & The Hot New Ringtones at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 3 wed Estelle at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 3 wed Method Of Destruction, Fueled By Fire, Bonded By Blood (L.A.), Nihilist (San Diego), Cyanic (San Jose) at Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ 8pm/9pm *** @ sep 3 wed Willie Nelson at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** sep 3 wed 5th Ave, Q-Swagg at Serna Plaza, Sacramento State, 6000 J Street, Sacramento a/a free noon ** sep 4 thr Bill Evans Soulgrass, Sam Bush at Slim's, S.F. a/a $30 8pm * sep 4 thr Xavier Rudd, Griffin House at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** sep 4 thr Paul Weller at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm # ** sep 4 thr Matt Hanson, Mike Gibbons (cd release), Monsters Are Not Myths, Hey! Brontosauros at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 4 thr The Trophy Fire (cd release), Hundred Days, Picture Atlantic at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm ** sep 4 thr Clipd Beaks, Past Lives, Leyna Noel & The Finer Things at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 4 thr Witch at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** sep 4 thr Monte Negro, The May Fire, Astra Heights, The Don'ts at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$7 8pm ** sep 4 thr Willie Nelson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $94/$75/$55 # *** sep 5 fri Nine Inch Nails, Deerhunter at the Arena, Oakland a/a $55/$39.50 7:30pm # *** (reserved seating) sep 5 fri Brian Wilson at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $125/$85/$66/$46 8pm # *** sep 5 fri Groundation at Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $12/$15 ** sep 5 fri The Sun Kings (tribute), The RaveUps (tribute), The Hoo (tribute) at Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm ** (tribute night) sep 5 fri Dread Zeppelin at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 5 fri Jana Hunter, Lesser Gonzales Alvarez at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 5 fri Orgone at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 fri Hayride To Hell, Three Bad Jacks at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 5/6/7 Dave Matthews Band, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $65 7pm (3pm sun) # ** sep 6 sat Disaster Strikes (MA), Armistice (L.A.), Echo Of Bullets at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ sep 6 sat Rebelution, Iration at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $18/$20 8pm ** sep 6 sat Three Bad Jacks, Hayride To Hell, The Shitkickers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 6 sat Blowoff (Bob Mould & Richard Morel) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 10pm ** sep 6 sat Mogwai, Fuck Buttons at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** sep 6 sat Brian Kenney Fresno, Yard Dogs Road Show at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** sep 6 sat Witchcraft, TK Webb & The Visions, Graveyard at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 6 sat Asylum Street Spankers at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $25 7pm and 10pm shows *** sep 6 sat Walken, Git Some, Embers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 6 sat Sambada, Bat Makumba, dj Fausto Sousa, Sambamora Dance Company at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 6 sat Audrey And The Misters, Groovy Judy, The Bad Beginning at Beale Street Bar & Grill, 133 Beale St., S.F. 21+ $5 ** sep 6 sat Realistic Orchestra, The Shotgun Wedding Quintet, The Brass Mafia at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm/9pm ** sep 6 sat Dave Stewart And His 30-Piece Rock Fabulous Orchestra at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$55/$45 # * sep 6 sat Triple Cobra, Flamingo Gunfight at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 6 sat Pitbull, Stevie B, Mack 10 at Salinas Sports Complex, Salinas ?/? * (KDON Freestyle Explosion) sep 6 sat Josiah James, Athens, Coolfield, The Shotgun Effect, The Reel, The Fall Of Autumn at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm ** sep 6 sat Sacramento City Rollers at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** sep 6 sat Dread Zeppelin at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15/$18 9:30pm ** sep 7 sun Dave Stewart And His Rock Fabulous Orchestra at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 7pm/8pm # ** sep 7 sun Sarah Silverman at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $75/$60/$45 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 7 sun Rosewood Thieves, Lemon Sun at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * sep 7 sun Lindsey Buckingham at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a $62/$52/$46 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 7 sun The Surf Coasters (Japan), Pollo Del Mar, Beachkrieg at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 7pm ** (KFJC 89.7) sep 7 sun Damien Jurado, Jennifer O'Connor, Silver Darling (cd release) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** sep 7 sun Boats!, Dead City Dregs (St. Louis), AtomBomb at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** sep 7 sun Lightning Bill Woodcock Trio at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9pm ** sep 8 mon Ratatat at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 8 mon Mirah, Spectratone International at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm ** $ sep 8/9 Built To Spill, (performing "Perfect From Now On"), Quasi, Off Campus at Slim's, S.F. a/a $25 8pm *** sep 8/9 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (monday acoustic - tuesday electric) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** sep 9 thr The May Fire, Astra Heights, Monte Negro at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 9 tue Amos Lee at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 9 tue Eats tapes, Adventure, Future Islands at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 9 tue Sam Sparro at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 9 tue Planes Over Bridges, Poor Bailey, The Union Line, Cavil At Rest at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $9/$11 8pm ** sep 10 wed The May Fire, Astra Heights, Monte Negro at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 10 wed Finntroll, Warbringer at Slim's, S.F. a/a $22/$25 9pm ** sep 10 wed Robert Forster at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 10 wed Balkan Beat Box, dj Joro Boro at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 10 wed Okie Rosette (cd release), Emily Jane White, Winters Fall at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** sep 10 wed Damien Jurado at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 10 wed Tony Lucca, Curtis Peoples, Keaton Simons at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm ** sep 10 wed All Smiles, The Aimless Never Miss, Harbours (cd release) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** sep 10 wed Mariana Trench, Generalissimo, Pegataur at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 10 wed Dennis Loomis (magician), Judgement Day (acoustic) at University Union, Sacramento State, 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a free 11am ** sep 10 wed Jackie Greene at the Radisson, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento a/a $35/$30 6:30pm # ** sep 10 wed Digable Planets at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $25/$30 9pm *** sep 11 thr Bill Collins at 924 Gilman Cafe Nite a/a donation ** sep 11 thr Sister Haze at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 7:30pm/8pm **l sep 11 thr The Ooga Boogas (Australia), The Pets (Oakland), Rubber Vomit & The Invisible Dog Leashes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 11 thr Extra Action Marching Band, Edmund Welles Bass Clarinet Quartet, Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment (cd release) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm/9pm ** sep 11 thr Degrees Of Saturn, World To Be, A Subconscious Agenda, The Sublebrities, Halt The Fall, Old Witch Winter, Paint Over Pictures, Mercutio at at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm *** sep 12 fri Ceremony, Foreign Nature, Crucified, Poverty Bay Saints, Skin Like Iron, Over The Edge at 924 Gilman a/a $8-$10 7:30pm *** @ (ACS Benefit) sep 12 fri The Catholic Comb, Vir, The Paranoids at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 12 fri Brass Menazerie (cd release), Aphrodesia, dj Zeljko at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 12 fri Itals at Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ * sep 12 fri Nightwish, Sonata Arctica at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm/9pm # ** sep 12 fri Squeeze, Jim Bianco at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $45 9pm # ** sep 12 fri Bored And Ashamed (acoustic) at Cafe International, Haight @ Fillmore, S.F. a/a free 8pm * sep 12 fri The Mother Hips at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm ** sep 12 fri Love Me Nots (AZ), The Laundronauts (B.C.) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 12 fri Master/Slave, Ty Segall, Girls at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 12 fri Margaret Cho at Mountain Winery, Saratoga ?/? $55/$45 # * sep 12 fri Buckethead, Albino! Heavy Heavy Afrobeat at 19 Broadway Niteclub, Fairfax ?/? ** sep 12 fri David Allan Coe, Hardly Likely at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25/$30 7pm/8pm *** $ sep 12 fri Judy Collins, Leo Kottke at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $75/$55/$50/$45 8pm *** sep 12 fri The May Fire, Astra Heights, Monte Negro at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 12 fri Bleed The Sky, Gigan, The Destro at the Kennel Club, 5821 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento 21+ ** sep 12/13 JJ Grey & Mofro, Hill Country Revue at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm * sep 13 sat Floating Corpses, Hunx And His Punx, The No Gos (tribute), Bridez, Younger Lovers (Brontez) at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ sep 13 sat Janet Jackson at the Arena, Oakland a/a $130/$90/$60/$40 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** $ sep 13 sat The Black Widows Gothic Strip Revue, dj Thomas Diablo, dj Fact at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 13 sat Dr. John & The Lower 911, Shannon McNally at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $36.50 8pm/9pm # ** sep 13 sat Xiu Xiu, Evangelista, Prurient, Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm *** sep 13 sat AC/DShe at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 9pm ** sep 13 sat Lindsey Buckingham at the Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. a/a $55.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 13 sat The Lonely H at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 13 sat Jam, Straggler, Jeff Jolly, Project Greenfield. at the El Rincon, S.F. 18+ 8pm * sep 13 sat New Found Glory, International Superheroes Of Hardcore, A Day To Remember, Four Year Strong, Crime in Stereo at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $16/$18 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ sep 13 sat Jefferson Starship (Paul Kantner, David Freiberg, Cathy Richardson, Barry 'the Fish' Melton) at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City a/a $38/$40 8pm ** sep 13 sat Squeeze at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$68/$55 # ** sep 13 sat October Allied, Vacant Churches at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** @ sep 13 sat Abandon Theory at El Dorado County Fairgrounds, Placerville a/a * sep 13 sat Arden Park Roots, March Into Paris at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** sep 13/14 George Lopez at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** sep 14 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. $3 10am sep 14 sun Tim Finn at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) sep 14 sun Tony Bennett at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $126/$96/$76 8pm # *** sep 14 sun Phantom Planet, The Secret Handshake, The Morning Lite, The Rocket summer at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $17.50 6pm/7pm # ** sep 14 sun Brooke Fraser at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 14 sun Tricky at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 14 sun The Neville Brothers, Funky Meters, Dr. John & The Lower 911 at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$45 # ** sep 14 sun The Black Crowes, Howlin' Rain at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz a/a $39.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 15 mon Delerium at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 15 mon Living Legends at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 15 mon Zebrahead at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** sep 16 tue Aram Shelton at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm * sep 16 tue Iamx (Chris Corner from Sneaker Pimps) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 16 tue Toadies at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 16 tue Foreigner at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** sep 16 tue Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls, Wayne Hussey, Lisa Dewey at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm ** sep 17 wed Stereophonics at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 17 wed Black Diamond Heavies, Bloomfield Underground at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** sep 17 wed Joan As Police Woman at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $14 9pm * sep 17 wed Counting Crows, Maroon 5, Augustana at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $131/$85/$55/$35.50 6pm/7pm # ** sep 17 wed Styx at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$45 # ** (was July 2nd) sep 17 wed Foreigner at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** sep 17 wed The Evening Episode at Serna Plaza, Sacramento State, 6000 J Street, Sacramento a/a free noon ** sep 17 wed The Toadies, S.T.D., Lions at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $17/$20 7:30pm ** sep 18 thr Hieroglyphics at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 18 thr Tartufi, Built For The Sea, Low Red Land at Slim's, S.F. a/a 9pm ** (cd release for all bands) sep 18 thr Apache, Buzzer, The Impediments at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** sep 18 thr Lucia Comnes (cd release), Oona Garthwaite at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** sep 18 thr Gerritt, Scott Goodwin, U.S. Girls, Eternal Tapestry at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 18 thr Human Host (Baltimore), Pinched Nerve, Beast Of Thought, Kool Teen at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ ** sep 18 thr Counting Crows, Maroon 5, Augustana at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $131/$86/$66/$46/$36 6pm/7pm # ** sep 18 thr Foreigner at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$60/$45 # ** sep 18 thr Green Jelly, Radioactive Chickenheads, Rosemary's Billygoat, Mandown at Pine Street Grill, Livermore 21+ $12 ** $ sep 18 thr Anti-Hero, Evolutia, Kurt Maire, Playground Patriots, Malcontent at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm ** @ sep 18 thr X (Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom, dj Bonebrake), Filthy Thieving Bastards at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $30 8:30pm *** sep 19 fri Sabertooth Zombie, Zann (Germany), Graf Orlock (L.A.), Comadre at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ sep 19 fri My Morning Jacket at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley a/a $39.50 7:30pm # *** (ga) sep 19 fri Henry Rollins at Zellerbach Auditorium, U.C. Berkeley a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** (seated) sep 19 fri Veil Veil Vanish, Romance at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 19 fri Jaguares at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $49.50 8pm/9pm # ** sep 19 fri RubberSideDown, Campo Bravo, The Gun & Doll Show, Mobile Estate at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** sep 19 fri Teddy Thompson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 19 fri Veil Veil Vanish, Sleepmask, Romance at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 19 fri Fleet Foxes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 19 fri Al Green, Gladys Knight, Dennis Edwards, The Temptations Review at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $86/$66/$44 6pm/7pm # *** sep 19 fri Herbie Hancock at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75/$65/$55 # ** sep 19 fri Rivals, White Witch Canyon, Guns Don't Argue at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 19 fri Atmosphere, Blueprint, Abstract Rude at Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $23/$25 6:30pm # ** sep 19 fri Vamp Le Stat, Breva, By Sunlight, Drive at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm ** sep 19 fri Tiger Army at the New Oasis, 2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV a/a ** @ sep 20 sat Phobia (Orange County), In Disgust, Semetex Vest (O.C.), Thousandswilldie, War Trash at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ sep 20 sat Lewis Black at Zellerbach Auditorium, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $66/$56/$43 7pm/8pm # ** sep 20 sat Justice, TV On The Radio, Goldfrapp, Hot Chip, C.S.S., Antibalas, Aesop Rock, Amon Tobin, Foals, Mike Relm, Bostich & Fussible, Loquat, Chester French at Treasure Island Music Festival, S.F. Bay a/a $65 ($115 2 day) # *** (no parking on island) sep 20 sat Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** sep 20 sat Herbie Hancock at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $75/$65/$55 7pm/8pm # ** sep 20 sat Farflung, Eufonico Fringe (TX), Numinous Eye at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 20 sat Menomena, Dat'r at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 20 sat Sheryl Crow at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $81/$76/$46/$25 # ** (was August 27th - Benefit honoring Woody Guthrie and John Steinbeck) sep 20 sat T.S.O.L., The Hollowpoints at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm *** sep 20 sat Tiger Army the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ # ** @ sep 20 sat The Ricky And Del Connection at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm * sep 20 sat Arrogant Hare (record release) at the Alibi, 744 9th St., Arcata 21+ $5 10:30pm * (Benefit for Humboldt council of the Blind) sep 20 sat The Shimmies, Smile Brigade at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** sep 21 sun T.S.O.L., The Hollowpoints at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm *** sep 21 sun The Raconteurs, Tegan & Sara, Vampire Weekend, Spiritualized, Okkervil River, Tokyo Police Club, The Kills, Dr. Dog, John Vanderslice, The Dodos, Fleet Foxes, Morning Benders, Port O'Brien at Treasure Island Music Festival, S.F. Bay a/a $65 ($115 2 day) # *** (no parking on island) sep 21 sun Tiger Army, Said Radio, War Tapes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18 7pm/8pm # *** @ sep 21 sun Children Of Bodom, Between The Buried And Me at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 21 sun Viva Hate (L.A.) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12/$14 7pm ** @ sep 21 sun The Wedding Present, Earlimart at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** sep 21 sun The Hooks, Nothington, Off With Their Heads at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 ** sep 22 mon Federico Aubele at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 22 mon Throwrag, Lower Class Brats, Roger Miret & The Disasters, The Heart Attacks, Viva Hate (L.A.) at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$14 7pm/7:30pm *** @ sep 22/23/24 Spoon at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** sep 23 tue Monkey at Boedkker Park, S.F. a/a free noon ** sep 23 tue The Hives, The Willowz at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ sep 23 tue Thee Headliners, The Touch-Me-Nots, Grave Blankets at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 23 tue Juno Reactor at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23/25 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 23 tue Jive Aces at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm * sep 23 tue A Skylit Drive, August Burns Red, Greeley Estates, Sky Eats Airplane, This Or The Apocolypse at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a *** sep 24 tue The Girls (Seattle), Andalou at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 24 wed Bootsy Collins at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** sep 24 wed Ra Ra Riot, Walter Meego, Princeton at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** sep 24 wed Journey, Heart, Cheap Trick at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $131/$91/$51/$36 6pm/7pm # *** sep 24 wed Red Host at Serna Plaza, Sacramento State, 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a free noon ** sep 25 thr Possessed, Obituary, Unleashed, Carnifex at Slim's, S.F. a/a $28/$30 8pm *** @ sep 25 thr Silver Jews at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 25 thr Bullet For My Valentine, Bleeding Through, Black Tide, Lacuna Coil at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ sep 25 thr Sweatshop Union (Vancouver) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm * sep 25 thr Laibach at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 8:30pm/9pm *** @ sep 25 thr Leopold And His Fiction, The Stone Foxes, Candy Apple at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** sep 25 thr The Reaction, Borstal Holiday, Street Eaters, Pentacles at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ ** sep 25 thr Juliana Hatfield at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** sep 25 thr The Donkeys at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 25 thr Rishloo (WA) at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** sep 26 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm * sep 26 fri Mission Of Burma (performing "Signals, Calls and Marches") at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** (see sep 27th) sep 26 fri The Cheeseballs at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm * sep 26 fri Burmese, Trees, The Silentist, Barn Owl at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 26 fri Andre Nickatina at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 7pm/8pm # ** (hip hop) sep 26 fri Chris Botti at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$45 # ** sep 26 fri This Charming Band at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm * sep 26 fri Carnifex, Obituary, Unleashed at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** sep 26 fri Tiger Army at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., Chico a/a # ** @ sep 26/27 RANCID, The Adolescents (fri), Wardogs (fri), The Aquabats (sat), Broadway Calls (sat) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $24 8pm # *** @ $ sep 26/27 Railroad Earth at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** sep 27 sat David Crosby & Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, Wavy Gravy at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $1000-$75 8pm # ** sep 27 sat John Brown's Body, Giant Panda, Guerilla Dub Squad at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 27 sat Blvd & mc Souleye, Random Rab, dj James Christopher at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 27 sat Daniel Tosh at the Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. a/a $30 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 27 sat The Contaminators, The Get-Offs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** (Carolyn Keddy's Birthday) sep 27 sat Mission Of Burma (performing "VS") at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** (see sep 26th) sep 27 sat Tiger Army, Said Radio, Wolves & Thieves at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $16/$18 7pm/8pm # *** @ sep 27 sat Journey, Heart, Cheap Trick at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $131/$91/$56/$31 6pm/7pm # *** sep 27 sat Calabrese, Stellar Corpses, Los Dryheavers, Los Ilegales Muertos, The Cruz Missiles at 418 Project, 418 Front St., Santa Cruz a/a $10 ** @ sep 28 sun Calexico at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 28 sun Pattern Is Movement, Okay, French Miami at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 28 sun Laura Marling, Johnny Flynn, Mumford And Sons at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $12 7:30pm ** sep 28 sun Earth, Wind & Fire, Michael McDonald, Angie Stone at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $90/$56/$36 2pm/3pm # ** (KBLX Soul Music Festival sep 28 sun Neil Diamond at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** $ sep 28 sun Kenny G at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75/$60/$45 # ** sep 28 sun Babyland, Everything Goes Cold, Savior at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $10 5pm $10 ^ *** @ sep 29/30 Burning Spea at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 30 tue Blind Willies at Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street, S.F. a/a 7pm * sep 30 tue My Bloody Valentine at the Concourse, 620 7th Street, S.F. a/a $47.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 30 tue Peter Hammill at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 30 tue Jamie Lidell, Janelle Monae at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 30 tue We Are Wolves at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $12 9pm ** sep 30 tue Sloan at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 1 wed Ill Bill, Sean Price at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 1 wed Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, B. Dolan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9:30pm ** oct 1 wed Magnus Hitch, The Janks, King Washington at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** oct 1 wed Lazarus, Pillars & Tongues, The Cairo at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 1 wed People Under The Stairs, Common Market, Shawn Jackson at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 2 thr Great Big Sea at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $39.50/$32.50 8pm ** (KFOG) oct 2/3/4 Dark Star Orchestra at thee Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 (7pm/8pm thr) (8pm/9pm fri/sat) # *** oct 3 fri Sigur Ros at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $42.50 # ** oct 3 fri French Miami, Death Of A Party, The Dashing Suns at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** oct 3 fri Amon Amarth, Ensiferum, Belphegor, The Absence at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 3 fri Moggs (record release), Goliath Bird Eater at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 3 fri Pride & Joy at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City a/a $18/$20 9pm ** oct 3 wed Bonnie Raitt at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95/$75/$55 # *** oct 3 fri REO Speedwagon at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** oct 3/4/5 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Loudon Wainwright III, Gogol Bordello, Hazel Dickens, Bonnie Price Billy, Asleep At The Wheel, Mike Farris & The Roseland Rhythm Revue, The Del McCoury Band, Bad Livers, Robert Earl Keen, Iris Dement, Jerry Jeff Walker, The Desert Rose Band, Earl Scruggs, Greg Brown at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free *** oct 4 sat The Dandy Warhols at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 4 sat Deerhoof, Okay, The Happy Hollows at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 4 sat Pirate Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 6pm * oct 4 sat Never Healed, Skin Like Iron, Grace Alley at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 4 sat MxPx, Lagwagon, Only Crime, Tat at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ oct 5 sun Helloween, Gamma Ray at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** oct 5 sun Lagwagon, Only Crime, Tat at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a *** @ $ oct 5 sun The Presets, Cut Copy at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** oct 5 sun Margot & The Nuclear So And So's at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 5 sun Moe Provencher, Tippy Canoe at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 5 sun Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, T-Bone Burnett at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a $200/$175/$100/$80 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** oct 6 mon Opeth (Stockholm, Sweden), High On Fire, Baroness (Savanna, Georgia) at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22 8pm *** @ oct 6 mon Stars at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 6 mon David Byrne at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $86/60 8pm # ** oct 6 mon Rachael Yamagata at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm * oct 6/7 The Black Lips, Grand Ole Party at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 7 tue Average White Band at the Grand, Regency Center, 1290 Sutter St., S.F. 21+ a/a ** oct 7 tue Tecumseh, Nadja, Kris Force at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 7 tue Earth, Wind & Fire at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a $150/$100/$75/$55 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** oct 8 wed From The Jam (Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler of The Jam) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 8/9 Chris Isaak at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 7pm/8pm # *** oct 9 thr Ron Sexsmit at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a **h oct 9 thr The B Foundation, Bag Of Toys, Josh Fischel at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm * oct 9 thr Dilettantes, Federale (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 9 thr Giant Sand at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm * oct 9 thr Clutch (MD), The Sword, Graveyard at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $23.50/$26 8:30pm *** oct 10 fri Smokey Robinson at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** oct 10 fri The Sword at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 10 fri Pine And Battery, Hey! Brontosaurus, Kiyoshi Foster at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm ** oct 10 fri Countless Others, The Groggs, Bare Wires at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 10 fri New Kids On The Block, Natasha Bedingfield at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $78/$58/$38 7pm/8pm # * oct 11 sat Joan Osborne at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 11 sat Lou Dog Trio, Audiodub at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** oct 11 sat Excuses For Skipping, The Dazzling Strangers, Leopold And His Fiction at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 11 sat Tartufi at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ 10pm * oct 11 sat Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm * oct 11 sat Panic At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T's, The Cab at the Events Center, San Jose State a/a # *** oct 11 sat Santana, Salvador Santana Band at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $81/$66/$31 6pm/7pm # *** oct 11 sat Abandon Theory at Gateway Music Festival, Penn Valley a/a * oct 12 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. $3 10am oct 12 sun Amorphis, Leaves' Eyes, Samael at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20 7:30pm ** oct 12 sun The Black Kids, The Virgins at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** oct 12 sun Santana, Salvador Santana Band at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $81/$54/$34 5:30pm/pm # *** oct 12 sun Unearth, Protest The Hero, The Acacia Strain, Whitechapel, Gwen Stacy at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a *** @ oct 13 mon Black Kids, The Virgins at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 13 mon Unearth, Protest The Hero, The Acacia Strain, Whitechapel at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ oct 13 mon Weezer at the Events Center, San Jose State a/a # *** oct 13 mon Tartufi at the Press Club, 2030 P Street, Sacramento 21+ 9pm * oct 14/15 Brightblack Morning Light, Avocet at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** oct 15 fri Wire at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** oct 15 wed The Subdudes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 15 wed Born Ruffians, Plants And Animals at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 15 wed Laaz Rockit, Vicious Rumors, Mudface at Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ ** oct 15 wed Automatic LoveLetter, Mest, Quietdrive at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** oct 16 thr Street Dogs, Time Again, Flatfoot 56 at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** oct 16 thr The Dead C, Six Organs Of Admittance at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 16 thr Mest, Automatic Love Letter, Quiet Drive, Powerspace, The Ability at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8pm ** oct 17 fri Watain (Uppsala, Sweden), Withered, Book Of Black Earth at the Metro, Oakland a/a *** @ oct 17 fri Marti Brom, 1/4 Mile Combo at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 17 fri Lotus at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 17 fri The Rabbles, Flaming Fire (N.Y.C.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 18 sat Red Bull Soap Box Race, Dolores Street, S.F. a/a free oct 18 sat Tower Of Power at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** oct 18 sat Hayes Carll, The Dedringers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $12 9:30pm ** oct 18 sat Marti Brom, 1/4 Mile Combo at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 18 sat Flogging Molly, Jackson United, 22 Jacks at the Radisson, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento a/a $25 6pm *** (KWOD) oct 19 sun Bayside, The Matches, Valencia, The Status at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** @ oct 19/20 Flogging Molly at thee Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** oct 19/20 Tina Turner at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150/$60 7pm # *** oct 21 tue Justin Nozuka, Gabe Dixon Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 21 tue Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $127/$37 7pm/8pm # ** oct 22 wed Dar Williams, Shawn Mullins at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 22 wed Buzzer, The Safes, Faultlines at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 23 thr Martin Sexton, Ryan Montbleau Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 23 thr Evangelicals at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 24 fri Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 24 fri Honeycut at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 24 fri Usaisamonster at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 24 fri Girl In A Coma, Von Iva at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 24 fri The Kooks at Empire Events Center, Sacramento a/a $18/$20 6:30pm # ** oct 25 sat Kamelot, Edguy at Slim's, S.F. a/a $26 9pm ** oct 25 sat Mammatus, Wildildife at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** cot 25 sat The Kooks at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 26 sun Toy Soldiers (ep release), Music For Animals, The Attachments, The Buttercream Gang, dj Jamie Jams at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** oct 26 sun Tania Libertad at Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated) oct 26 sun Everlast, The Lordz at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 27 mon A Static Lullaby, Attack Attack!, Confide, Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster, Showbread at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a *** oct 27/28 Girl Talk, The Death Set, CX Kidtronik at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 28 tue The Damned at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** @ oct 28 tue Ane Brun at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** oct 29 wed Vince Gill at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** oct 29 wed The Damned at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $25 9pm *** @ oct 30 thr Cassandra Wilson at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 30 thr Chuck Ragan, Ben Nichols, Tim Barry, Tom Gabel at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** oct 30 thr Robocop 3, The Reaction SF, Unit Breed at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 1 sat Umphrey's McGee at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 1 sat Parts & Labor at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * nov 1/2 Madonna at the Arena, Oakland a/a $390/$195/$120/$70 7pm/8pm # *** nov 1/2 Roky Erickson, The Black Angels at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 2 sun Jason Mraz, Lisa Hannigan at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $42.50 3pm # ** nov 3 mon Ray Lamontagne at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $49.50/$35/$25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 3 mon Citizen Cope (solo acoustic) at the Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. a/a $30 8pm # ** nov 6 thr Face To Face at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 425 7pm/8pm # ** nov 6 thr Electric Six, Local H at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 7 fri Jim Gaffigan at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 7 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm * nov 7/8 Old Crow Medicine Show at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** nov 7/8 Issac Delgado at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ ** nov 8 sat Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Moonspell, Skeletonwitch, Winds Of Plague at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ (Blackest Of The Black Festival) nov 9 sun Glen Phillips, Jonatha Brooke at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) nov 9 sun Keller Williams, Mosley, Droll And Sipe at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 10 mon Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Moonspell, Skeletonwitch, Winds Of Plague at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ (Blackest Of The Black Festival) nov 14 fri Desecrator at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 14/15 The Legendary Pink Dots at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $17/$20 9:30pm ** nov 15 sat K.D. Lang at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** nov 15 sat Joe Satriani, Mountain at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 17 mon Alanis Morissette at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $65/$59/$40 8pm # *** nov 18 tue Minus The Bear, Annuals, Helms Alee at Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $18/$20 7:30pm ** nov 18/19 Joan Baez at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $49.50 8pm # *** $ nov 20 thr Los Lonely Boys at University Union Ballroom, Sacramento State, 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a $25 ($20 Sac. State students) 7:30pm ** nov 21 fri Lisa Lampanelli at Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa a/a # ** nov 22 sat Cheech & Chong at Community Theatre, 2134 Martin Luther King Way, Berkeley a/a $59.50/$39.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** nov 22 sat Breathe Carolina, Emarosa, Four Letter Lie, Pierce The Veil at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** nov 25 tue Portugal The Man, Earl Greyhound, Wintersleep at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** nov 28 fri M83, School Of Seven Bells at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** nov 30 sun Cheech & Chong at the Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $59.50/$39.50 6pm/7pm # *** dec 5 fri George Lopez at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** dec 6 sat Frank Caliendo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 6 sat Tower Of Power at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Hw. 16, Brooks 18+ ** dec 11 thr Tartufi at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ 10pm * dec 15/16/17/18/19/20 The Black Crowes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $49.50 (8pm/9pm mon-thr) (9pm/10pm fri/sat) *** dec 17 wed Sarah Brightman at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $250/$125/$75/$50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 27 sat Wayne Hancock at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** jan 9/10 Tower Of Power at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** jan 11 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. $3 10am * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- Radio/TV Shows --------------- Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM www.berkeleyliberationradio.org 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-3am 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 Betty's Rock Bar, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek 21+ 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 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+ El Rincon, 2700 16th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, S.F., 21+ 415-282-3325 Elbo Room, 647 Valencia near 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-552-7788 Empire Events Center, 1417 R Street at 15th, Sacramento a/a Fat City, 314 11th Street at Folsom, S.F. 21+ 415-252-7666 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 Fire Escape, 7431 Madison Ave., Citrus Heights 21+ 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 Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. a/a 415-885-0750 Harlow's, 2708 J Street, 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 Java Lounge, 2416 16th St., Sacramento a/a 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 Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+ 415-647-2888 Metro, 630 3rd St. at M.L.K., Oakland a/a 510-763-1146 Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+ 415-625-8880 Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 408-741-2822 Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+ 707-765-2121 Nick's Night Club, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica 21+ 650-355-7775 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 Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 21+ 925-938-6900 Retox Lounge, 628 20th Street at 3rd, S.F. 21+ 415-626-7386 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 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 Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-775-7722 Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a 916-786-7940 Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 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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