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 September 4, 2008 sep 4 thr John The Baker, Fast Heart Mart, Emily Stein, Joe Red at 924 Gilman Cafe Nite a/a $5 (suggested donation) 7pm ** sep 4 thr Peligro Social, Dead Section (Portland), Born/Dead, Wild Thing, Yellow Eyes at B.R.S., Richmond a/a $7 7pm *** @ sep 4 thr The Actors, New Agents, Parae at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** 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 Regency Grand Ballroom, 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 The Night Marchers, Colour Revolt, The Muslims at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 4 thr Clipd Beaks, Past Lives, Leyna Noel & The Finer Things at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 4 thr Witch, Earthless, Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** (KUSF) 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 Perfect Machines, Rockfight, Jack Killed Jill, Gutwrench at Fat City, 314 11th Street at Folsom, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/8:30pm ** sep 4 thr Hot Tub, Shaun King, dj Morales, Phillie Ocean at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 ** sep 4 thr The Floating Corpses, Swann Danger, Intermission at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** sep 4 thr The Dark Hollow Band at the Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St., S.F. 21+ free 8pm sep 4 thr Willie Nelson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $94/$75/$55 # *** sep 4 thr Travis Chance (Solo), Dean, Ali McNeill at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $5 8pm ** sep 5 fri Born/Dead, Dead Section (Portland), Fix My Head, DCoi, You Die at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ 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 Da Capo (Reno), Spires at 1755 12th Street, Oakland a/a 7pm ** sep 5 fri Full On Flyhead, The Stone Foxes, Elliot Randall at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $10 8:30pm ** sep 5 fri Groundation at Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $12/$15 ** sep 5 fri The Devil-Ettes, Sassy Hotbuns, Dottie Lux, Mark Growden, Belles Du Jour, Scott The Blue Bunny mc at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ free * (burlesque) sep 5 fri The Thrill Of It All at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** sep 5 fri Shread Savage, Danger Stranger, Pigs, No Thanks at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ sep 5 fri The Sun Kings (tribute), Bob Lewis And 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 Ida, Michael Hurley, Tara Jane Oneil at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/9pm ** sep 5 fri Bored And Ashamed (acoustic) at Cafe International, Haight @ Fillmore, S.F. a/a free 8pm * (was listed as September 12th) sep 5 fri Jana Hunter, Lesser Gonzales Alvarez, Si Claro at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** sep 5 fri Orgone at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 fri The Kegels, Nervous Tics at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 5 fri Extra Action Marching Band, Dead Hensons, Meshugga Beach Party at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 8pm $20 ** (Lebowski Fest) sep 5 fri Man/Miracle, Religous Girls, Ty Segall, Tea Elles, Railcars, Buzzer, dj Green, dj Patric Fallon, art and photo exhibit at the Cell Space, 2050 Bryant at 18th, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** (Benefit for Sew-Op) sep 5 fri Company Car, Mud, Cast Of Thousands, Ghost To Atom at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** sep 5 fri Feo, Thumper at Club 6, 60 6th Street, S.F. 21+ 9pm * sep 5 fri Hayride To Hell, Three Bad Jacks, Motorpunx at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 5 fri Rebelution, Iration at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ 8pm ** sep 5 fri Zimmers Hole, Sexciety, Apocryphos, D.S.F.A., Counterstep at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/8pm ** sep 5 fri Scarred First Class, Simple Creation, Black Tie Occasion, Cryptic Vibes at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** sep 5 fri John Staedler at the Soda Shop, 809 4th Street, Orland a/a $5 8pm 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 La Plebe, Disaster Strikes (MA), Armistice (L.A.), Echo Of Bullets, Tierra y Libertatd 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 The Nerv, Unko Atama, Guitar vs. Gravity Dashing Suns at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 ** sep 6 sat Michael Franti & Spearhead (3:30pm), Ziggy Marley (2:15pm), Warren Haynes, Rebelution, Kev Choice & Silk-E, Lilla D'Mone, dj's at Speadway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free 11am til 5pm ** (Power to the Peacful Festival) sep 6 sat Blowoff (Bob Mould & Richard Morel) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 10pm ** 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 Snowy Plover, Bad Touch, Dak at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** sep 6 sat rock opera 'Exit Sign' at Exit Theater, 277 Taylor Street at Eddy, S.F. a/a $9 8:30pm sep 6 sat Death Vessel, Micah Blue Smaldone, Dame Satan at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** 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 Michael Franti & Spearhead, dj Brwn Bflo, dj Jah Yzer at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm $20 ($100 vip) *** (Lebowski Fest) sep 6 sat New Centuries, Raccoons, BoomSnake (Portland), Pentacles, dj Jen at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 6 sat Santhai, The Devil's Son In Law at Bender's, 806 South Van Ness Ave. at 19th St., S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 6 sat Painted Bird, Iron Witch, Public Beheading, Merce, Rebel Jim at the Retox Lounge, 628 20th Street at 3rd, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** sep 6 sat Divine Feud, Floral Beef, Moira Scar, Pick-up Pattern at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ ** sep 6 sat Walter Blue Hand, The Blue Hand Band at Ferry Street Station, Martinez ?/? 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, All Or Nothing, Coolfield, The Shotgun Effect, The Reel, The Fall Of Autumn at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm ** @ sep 6 sat F.F.G., 5 Days Dirty, Grenade Jumper, Astoria, Fashion City Scandal at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 8:30pm/8pm ** sep 6 sat Dusty Brown, Chelsea Wolfe, Sister Crayon, Citystate at Luigis Fun Garden, 1050 20th St., Sacramento a/a $3 8pm ** sep 6 sat Ashtray, The No-Goodniks, War Dogs, Drastic Actions, Danny Secretion at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** @ sep 6 sat Coldcokt, The 5HM, Plush Lush & Rogue Scholars, The Realists at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 6 sat Dread Zeppelin at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15/$18 9:30pm ** sep 6 sat John Staedler (cd release) at 1078 Art Gallery, 820 Broadway St., Chico a/a 8pm sep 6 sat cancelled: Dave Stewart And His 30-Piece Rock Fabulous Orchestra at Mountain Winery, Saratoga sep 6 sat Something From The Planet Hell, Scorched-Earth Policy at Starline, 831 E. Fern St., Fresno ?/? 9pm ** @ sep 7 sun Griddle, Stratospheerius, The Clarences, Todd Haemmerle at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $8 7pm ** sep 7 sun Sarah Silverman at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $75/$60/$45 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 7 sun Bodies Of Water, Throw Me The Statue, Pale Hoarse at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 7 sun Rebelution, Iration at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a 8pm ** (special all ages show) sep 7 sun Triclops! at the Stud, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ ** @ sep 7 sun Rosewood Thieves, The Thousand Names, Honeymoon Tree 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 Room For A Ghost, James Rabbit, Sheena at the Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz a/a $7 9pm ** sep 7 sun Damien Jurado, Jennifer O'Connor, Silver Darling (cd release) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** sep 7 sun Puke & Spit, Boats!, Dead City Dregs (St. Louis), Prima Donnas (L.A.), AtomBomb at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** @ sep 7 sun John Staedler at Wild Mountain Fair, Concow Campgrounds, Concow a/a 11am sep 7 sun Lightning Bill Woodcock Trio at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9pm ** sep 7 sun cancelled: Dave Stewart And His Rock Fabulous Orchestra at the Fillmore, S.F. sep 8 mon Ratatat at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 8 mon Mirah And Spectratone International, Matt Sheehy at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm ** $ sep 8 mon Plastic Fantastic Lover, Jugtown Pirates, Jazzman James, Ralph Dungeon Family Orchestra at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8pm/8:30pm ** sep 8 mon Mogwai, Fuck Buttons at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** (was listed as September 6th) sep 8 mon Penelope Houston, Colin Gilmore at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** (Music in Schools Benefit) sep 8 mon Freezepop (MA), Electric Valentine, Lilofee, dj Nako at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 8 mon Grace Alley, Gitsome at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm ** 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 Get Rad 6 at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm * sep 9 tue Amos Lee at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 9 tue Love Is Chemicals, The Gold Medalists, Sweetie at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 9 tue Bambu And dj Phatrick, Ise Lyfe, Do D.A.T., Power Struggle, EyeASage, Emassin at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $10/$13 9:30pm ** (hip hop) sep 9 tue Eats tapes, Adventure, Future Islands at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 9 tue Planes Over Bridges, The Union Line, Cavil At Rest, Greg Camp at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $9/$11 8pm ** sep 9 tue The Sacred Profanities at the Climate Theater, 295 9th Street @ Folsom, S.F. ?/? $7 8pm * sep 9 tue cancelled: Sam Sparro at the Independent, S.F. 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 Bad Religion at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ 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 (cd release), Harbours at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** sep 10 wed Mariana Trench, Generalissimo, Pegataur at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 10 wed Disastroid, Sister Grizzley, Nobody Beats at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm/9pm ** sep 10 wed Boxcar Saints, Odessa Chen at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 10 wed Lord Loves A Working Man, The Amulettes, The Soul Captives at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** @ (Hornucopia Festival) 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 The Cute Lepers, Druglords Of The Avenues, Avenue Rose at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ 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 rock opera 'Exit Sign' at Exit Theater, 277 Taylor Street at Eddy, S.F. a/a $9 7pm sep 11 thr Destroyer (tribute), OGod (L.A.) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** sep 11 thr Manicato, Monophonics, Kapakahi at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14/$15 9:30pm ** (reggae) sep 11 thr The Obsessors, Dustonious Maximus, The Penny Dreadfuls at Beale Street, 133 Beale Street, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** sep 11 thr Recliner, Josh Fix at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm ** sep 11 thr Savannah Blu at the Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St., S.F. 21+ free 8pm (bluegrass) 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 Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm *** @ sep 11 thr John Staedler at Augie's Fine Coffee & Tea, 230 Salem Street, Chico a/a $5 8pm 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 *** @ (Ehlers-Danlos Sysdrome Benefit) sep 12 fri Freak Accident, Ed Mudshi (France), C.H.T. (Richmond), Acrisa, Beef Donut at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7:30pm ** @ sep 12 fri The Violent High (cd release), Apside, All The New, David Baker at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $10 9pm ** sep 12 fri Murder Of Lilies, Vir, The Paranoids at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 12 fri Itals at Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ * sep 12 fri Descarados, N.N., Mugre, Outraged, Tigon at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ sep 12 fri Brass Menazerie (cd release), Aphrodesia, dj Zeljko at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** 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 Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a $45 9pm # ** sep 12 fri Forbidden, Hatchet at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 12 fri Desa, Judgement Day, 187 Calm at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** @ sep 12 fri The Mother Hips at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm ** sep 12 fri Love Me Nots (AZ), The Hi-Nobles, The Laundronauts (B.C.) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 12 fri Master/Slave, Ty Segall, Girls at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 12 fri PC Munoz's Left Hook, Boy In The Bubble at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** sep 12 fri Everything Must Go, Fracas, Part Time Christians, Abrupt at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 12 fri Buckethead, Albino! Heavy Heavy Afrobeat at 19 Broadway Niteclub, Fairfax ?/? ** sep 12 fri David Allan Coe (backed by Hardly Likely) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25/$30 7pm/8pm *** $ sep 12 fri The Privies, Azreal, The Pundits, From The Bottom, The Boogies at the Time Out, 1822 Grant Street, Concord 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 12 fri Judy Collins, Leo Kottke at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $75/$55/$50/$45 8pm # *** sep 12 fri Margaret Cho at Mountain Winery, Saratoga ?/? $55/$45 # * sep 12 fri The May Fire, Astra Heights, Monte Negro at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 12 fri John Staedler (cd release), The Musical Brewing Co., James Wilson at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm * sep 12 fri Terror, The Warriors, Death Before Dishonor, C.D.C., Trapped Under Ice at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/8pm *** @ sep 12 fri Fate, At Dawn, Awaiting The Apocalypse, At The Crossroads, Unknown Infinity at Club Retro Orangevale a/a $10 5:30pm ** @ sep 12 fri Bleed The Sky, Gigan, The Destro at the Kennel Club, 5821 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento 21+ ** sep 12 fri Posiden (last show) at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 12 fri Nelly, The St. Lunatics, Murphy Lee, David Banner, Keak Da Sneak, Down at Lawlor Events Center, 1500 Virginia St., Reno NV a/a # ** sep 12 fri new date: Bored And Ashamed at Cafe International, S.F. (show now september 5th) 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 Jesus Fucking Christ, S.M.D. (L.A.), Fix My Head, Gruk (Chico) at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a 8pm $6 *** @ 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 Kajillion, Big Blue Whale, ForthYeer Freshman at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $6 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, Gothic, 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 Animosity, Decrepit Birth, Antagonist, Arise at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm ** @ sep 13 sat rock opera 'Exit Sign' at Exit Theater, 277 Taylor Street at Eddy, S.F. a/a $9 10pm sep 13 sat Dora Flood, The Lonely H, Guitars at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** sep 13 sat Jam, Straggler, Jeff Jolly, Project Greenfield. at the El Rincon, S.F. 18+ 8pm * sep 13 sat Los Dryheavers, Switchblade Riot, Stagger And Fall, Jesse Morris And The Tenderloin Two at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 13 sat Nelly, St. Lunatics, Avery Storm at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $40/$55 9pm ** (dress code) sep 13 sat Polkacide, Rube Waddell, Blue Bone Express at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9:30pm * sep 13 sat Adrian Bourgeois, Two Sticks, Chris Marsol, Dirty Dave And The Deviants (album release) at Beale Street Bar & Grill, 133 Beale St., S.F. 21+ $7 * 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 David Bailey, Juke Joint at Joe's of Lafayette, Lafayett ?/? * 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 Lorene Drive, The Holy Ghost circuit, Undergone, Nural, Raelin, Disguise For A Criminal at San Jose Skate, 397 Blossom Hill road, San Jose a/a 6pm ** 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 Punch The Clock, The Men Upstairs, The Hybrid Creeps, Poor AJ, The Disgusteens at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm ** @ sep 13 sat Paul Wall, Coldcokt, Young Bo, Nifty, Cognito, G-itez, LimeLight at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $25/$27 8:30pm/8pm *** sep 13 sat Times Of Desperation, Knifethruhead, Razorblade Monalisa, art by Marla Colb at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** @ sep 13 sat Arden Park Roots, The Solidfellaz, Silent Treatment, March Into Paris at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $7/$8 9pm ** sep 13 sat John Staedler at Rhythms Music Cafe, 114 W. Main Street, Grass Valley a/a 8pm sep 13 sat Kid Rock at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville a/a $130/$91 5pm/6:45pm # *** sep 13 sat Mon Cousin Belge, Arrogant Hare, Sick Bitch at Aunty Mo's, 5th & G, Eureka 21+ $7 10pm ** 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 The Flatliners, Broadway Calls, Nothington at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 14 sun rock opera 'Exit Sign' at Exit Theater, 277 Taylor Street at Eddy, S.F. a/a $9 8:30pm sep 14 sun Tricky at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 14 sun Jel, Little Teeth (cd Release), The Lovely Public (reunion) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 14 sun Evolution (tribute), the Ralph Woodson Experience (tribute), Melting Point at John Muir Amphitheater, Martinez a/a $15/$20 2pm ** (Benefit UNICEF and Diablo Valley Boys and Girls Club) 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 14 sun See The Elephant, Memento Mori, Shrine Of Scars, Undying Silence, Volatile at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** 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 Opus Dai, Oxbow, Never Again at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 15 mon Zebrahead at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a 7pm/7:30pm ** sep 16 tue Flockterkit, Painted Cakes 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 16 tue Michelle Shocked, The Struts at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $24 7:30pm/8pm *** (Benefit Haight Ashbury Free Clinics) sep 16 tue Kav, The Otherside, Gliss at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 16 tue Unko Atama, The Contra (Bellingham), Frankenstein L.I.V.S. at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** sep 16 tue Moira Scar at Aunt Charlies, 133 Turk Street, S.F. 21+ free midnight * sep 17 wed Stereophonics at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 17 wed East Bay Grease, Black Diamond Heavies, Bloomfield Underground at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** sep 17 wed These Arms Are Snakes, sBach, The Catholic Comb at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 17 wed Joan As Police Woman, Greg Laswell at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $14 9pm ** sep 17 wed Chrome, Helios Creed, NVH at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm *** (KFJC) sep 17 wed Alex Statan at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm ** sep 17 wed Angel Magik at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 21+ 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, The Blakes, Lions, Prieta at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $17/$20 7pm/7:30pm *** sep 18 thr Hieroglyphics at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 18 thr Tartufi (cd release), Built For The Sea (ep release), Low Red Land (cd release) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/9pm ** sep 18 thr Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Team Robespierre at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 18 thr Apache, Buzzer, The Impediments at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** sep 18 thr Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Jeff Hanson, Krist Krueger at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 18 thr Lucia Comnes (cd release), Oona Garthwaite, Stitchcraft at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** sep 18 thr Gregg Kowalsky, Scott Goodwin, U.S. Girls, Eternal Tapestry at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 18 thr Human Host (Baltimore), Pinched Nerve, Beast Of Thought, Kool Teen at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ ** sep 18 thr Rudder (N.Y.C.) at Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** sep 18 thr High Country at the Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St., S.F. 21+ free 8pm (bluegrass) 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 Angel Magik at Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ sep 18 thr John Staedler at Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ free 8pm 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 Final Last Words, No signal, Flawless Design 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 The Dandelion War, Everything Gone Green, Primary at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 19 fri Angel Magik at Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ sep 19 fri Shellshag, Song For Moms, Thee Headliners at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ 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 God Of Shamisen, We Be The Echo, Headshear at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 19 fri 1349, Aborted, Carcass, Rotten Sound, Suffocation at the Regency Grand Ballroom, 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 Bart Davenport (record release), Sugar And Gold, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** sep 19 fri Wonder Bread 5 at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * sep 19 fri Drain The Sky, Tarrakian, Lucika (Eugene) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 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 John Staedler at the Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 16+ free 1pm sep 19 fri Atmosphere, Blueprint, Abstract Rude at Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $23/$25 6:30pm # ** sep 19 fri mc Rut, Cawzlos, Last Angels, The Feeling is Mutual at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 8:30pm/8pm ** sep 19 fri The Glorious Fall, Untold Alibi, With Grace We Fall, A Moments Victory at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 5:30pm ** sep 19 fri Bipolar (farewell show), Malcom Bliss, Of Ashes at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** sep 19 fri Tiger Army at the New Oasis, 2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV a/a ** @ sep 19/20/21 Rudder (N.Y.C.), and about 100 other bands at the Monterey Jazz Festival a/a $110/$45/$35 ($15 18/under) 8:30pm *** sep 20 sat Phobia (Orange County), In Disgust, Godstomper, Semetex Vest (Orange County), 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 Common, N.E.R.D. at Community Theatre, 2134 Martin Luther King Way, Berkeley a/a $36.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 20 sat The Filthythieving Bastards, La Plebe, The Odd Numbers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** @ sep 20 sat Skin Horse, Lucika (Eugene), The Dead See (Lubbock), Damnweevil at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm ** @ 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 Hot For Teacher (tribute), White Witch Canyon, Zen Vendetta at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 20 sat Impaled, Illogicist (Italy), Maruta (FL), Kill The Client (TX) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm *** @ 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 The Meat Sluts, Dalton, Two Timin' Hussies at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** (Rebbie Rae's Birthday) sep 20 sat The Paper Sons, Disgust Of Us, Cervantes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 20 sat Pants Pants Pants, John Staedler at House of Shields, 39 New Montgomery St., S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm * sep 20 sat Tilly And The Wall, White Williams, dj Aaron Axelson, DJ Omar at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ (free with rsvp) 9pm ** sep 20 sat Grayceon, Mammatus (Santa Cruz), Futur Skullz at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** sep 20 sat The Lewd, Oppressed Logic, Zero Bullshit, Taint at the Evil Dead Shed, Clayton @ Galindo St., Concord a/a ** @ (Cap'n Chaos' Birthday) sep 20 sat Sheryl Crow, Cat Power, Mike Ness, Henry Rollins (spoken word), Son Volt, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $81/$76/$46/$19 3pm # *** (was August 27th - tribute honoring Woody Guthrie and John Steinbeck) sep 20 sat T.S.O.L., The Hollowpoints, Ribzy at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm *** sep 20 sat Blitzenhamer, Condemnded To Live, Potential Threat SF at Caravan Lounge, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free *** @ sep 20 sat Tiger Army the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ # ** @ sep 20 sat Vamp Le Stat, Early States, Dead City Sunday, Silent Treatment at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm ** sep 20 sat The Name Droppers (with Eddie Money), Bonebag, Emerald City at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $27.50/$30 8:30pm/8pm *** sep 20 sat Save & Continue, Echo Pheen at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 20 sat Arrogant Hare (record release), The Monster Women 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, The Sore Thumbs 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 21 sun Rebecca Cross, Vel Texans, The Youth And Beauty Brigade at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 7pm ** sep 21 sun Jive Aces at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm * sep 21 sun Sean Smith, H'ne Renaut, Chloe Makes Music at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 21 sun Angel Magik at Moes Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 21+ sep 21 sun Dismal Lapse, Malevolent, Decollate, Wretched Dawn at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** @ sep 21 sun Catherine, Sever Your Ties, All Or Nothing at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10/$14 6:30pm ** sep 22 mon Federico Aubele at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 22 mon Raised By Robots, Aim Low Kid, Dashing Suns at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** sep 22 mon August Burns Red (PN), A Skylit Drive, Sky Eats Airplane, Greeley Estates, This Or The Apocalypse at the Macla, 510 South First Street, San Jose a/a *** sep 22 mon Throwrag, Lower Class Brats, Roger Miret & The Disasters, Static Thought, Viva Hate (L.A.) at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$14 7pm/7:30pm *** @ sep 22/23/24 Spoon, The Heavenly States 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, Dreamdate at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** sep 23 tue Juno Reactor at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23/25 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 23 tue Liam Finn, The Veils, Dominant Legs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 23 tue August Burns Red (PN), A Skylit Drive, Sky Eats Airplane, Greeley Estates, This Or The Apocalypse at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 6:30pm/7pm *** sep 24 tue The Girls (Seattle), American Profesionals, 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 The Shondes (Brooklyn) at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** sep 24 wed Journey, Heart, Cheap Trick at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $131/$91/$51/$36 6pm/7pm # *** sep 24 wed Filthy Thieving Bastards, Odd Numbers, Factory Minds at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** 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 Adam Stephens at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm ** sep 25 thr The New Year, A Weather, Sí, Claro at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** 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, The Pentacles at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** @ sep 25 thr Juliana Hatfield at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** sep 25 thr The Donkeys (San Diego), Donovan Quinn & The 13th Month, Electric Jellyfish (Austrailia) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 25 thr Eyes Like Wolves, Drew Blum, Hannah Joy Habte, Scene Of Action, Twilight Park, Audio Dimoni, Eric Harvey, Second To Last at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm ** sep 25 thr South Lot, Rishloo (WA), By Noise And Rumor at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** sep 25 thr 36 Crazyfists, Trivium, All That Remains, The Human Abstract at the New Oasis, 2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV a/a ** @ sep 25 thr John Staedler at Sue's Java, 1712 Churn Creek Road, Redding a/a free sep 25/26 Cold War Kids at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** (Live 105) sep 26 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm * sep 26 fri Vitamin X (Holland), Peligro Social, Duck And Cover at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a 9pm *** @ (was listed as sep 29th) sep 26 fri HorrorPops at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 26 fri Dizzy Balloon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/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 Slowfinger, Four Year Bender at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 26 fri The LustKillers at Grant & Green, 1371 Grant St., 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 The Botticellis, Man/Miracle, The Vox Jaguars at the Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz a/a $7 8pm ** sep 26 fri Obituary, Unleashed, Carnifex, Damage Over Time, Jack Ketch at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20 8:30pm/8pm *** @ sep 26 fri Blame Betty, Sassy, Inferno Of Joy, Ryan Strummer at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $7/$8 8pm ** sep 26 fri Tiger Army at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., Chico a/a # ** @ sep 26 fri John Staedler at Muddy's Hot Cup, 1603 G Street, Eureka a/a 8pm 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 Vitamin X (Holland), Deadfall, Nightstick Justice, Crucial Cause at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7:30pm *** @ 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 Myotonia (final show), Savage Machiine, Omissa, Only In Dreams at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $10 8:30pm ** sep 27 sat The LustKillers, Jack Killed Jill, Gutwrench at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $6 9pm ** 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 Purple Rhinestone Eagle, Divine Feud, Mattress at the Mansion, 1547 Revere Ave., S.F. a/a ** sep 27 sat The Contaminators (Bakersfield), 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 Dolorata, Valerie Orth Band (ep release), The Attack Plan at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 27 sat Brazilian Girls at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm * sep 27 sat Maldroid, Ninja Panther, dj Rebecca Watkins, dj Davey Shuback, The Supacreep, Izzle at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 27 sat Spectrum at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ ** sep 27 sat Tiger Army, Said Radio, Wolves & Thieves at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $16/$18 7pm/8pm # *** @ sep 27 sat Norton Buffalo, Roy Rogers at the Raven Theater, 115 North Street, Healdsburg a/a * sep 27 sat Journey, Heart, Cheap Trick at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $131/$91/$56/$31 6pm/7pm # *** sep 27 sat Newave Prom at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm * 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 27 sat Andre Nickatina, A.R.A.B., Red, The MoRg & XT, G-itez Gwen Stacy at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $25/$30 8:30pm/8pm ** sep 27 sat John Staedler at Simon LeGree's, Hwy 299, Willow Creek ?/? 8pm sep 28 sun Contaminators (Bakersfield), Face The Rail, Nightstick Justice at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a $5 4pm ** @ sep 28 sun Calexico at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 28 sun Beach House at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $16 10pm ** sep 28 sun Laura Marling, Johnny Flynn, Mumford And Sons at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $12 7:30pm ** sep 28 sun Pattern Is Movement, Okay, French Miami at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 28 sun The Entrance Band, Little Joy, Megapuss at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 28 sun Anna K, Janet Robin at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $24/$29 8pm ** 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 *** @ sep 28 sun Barbara Morgenstern (Berlin), Hearts + Horses, dj Mupetblast, dj F.Stop at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** sep 28 sun Vitamin X (Holland), Flower Violence at Casa De Chaos, 1620 21st Street, Sacramento a/a $7 6pm *** @ sep 29 mon Huff This, Them Hills, Jeff Thorsby, Alright Class at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ sep 29 mon A Place To Bury Strangers, Sian Alice Group (U.K.), The Blacks at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 29 mon Personal & The Pizzas, Fred Astereo (Austrailia), Nobunny at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm ** sep 29 mon Man/Miracle, Hey Young Believer, Farewell Typewriter, Shayna And The Bulldog at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** sep 29 mon The Accused (OR), Dayglo Abortions (Canada), Bear Proof Suit (WI), Pullout, Red Tape at Silk Bar, 1011 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento a/a $8 7pm *** @ 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 ** sep 30 tue The Judy Experience, Didimao, New Thrill Parade at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 30 tue Spindrift (L.A.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 30 tue Return To Mono, Weather Pending, Micropixie at Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ ** oct 1 wed Ill Bill, Sean Price at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 1 wed James at the Regency Grand Ballroom, 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 1 wed Mstrkrft, Felix Cartal, Congorock at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** oct 1 wed The LustKillers at Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 21+ ** oct 1 wed Shiny Toy Guns at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $16/$18 7pm/7:30pm ** 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 thr The Loved Ones, Jackson United, Beat Union at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm *** oct 2 thr Sex With No Hands, Dubious Ranger, Full On Flyhead, Atomatronic at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** oct 2 thr The LustKillers at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ ** oct 2 thr A Cursive Memory, A Rocket To The Moon, Brighten, The Urgency, The Lives of Famous Men at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 8:30pm/8pm *** oct 2 thr Zero Down (WA) at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** oct 2/3 Ry Cooder - Nick Lowe - Jim Keltner at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** $ (Benefit Richard deLone Special Housing Project) oct 2/3/4 Dark Star Orchestra at thee Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 (7pm/8pm thr) (8pm/9pm fri/sat) # *** oct 2/3 Barrington Levy at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28/$30 8:30pm/9pm ** 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 b4 9pm) 6pm/9pm ** oct 3 fri Parastic, Boom Boom Kid at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ oct 3 fri Amon Amarth, Ensiferum, Belphegor, The Absence at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 3 fri Angry Amputees, Get Dead (cd release), Dynamite 8, The Excuse at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ oct 3 fri Moggs (record release), Goliath Bird Eater at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 3 fri Floater at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** oct 3 fri Justin Martin, Claude VonStroke, Worthy, Christian Martin, Hookerz & Blow at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $10/$15/$20 10pm ** oct 3 fri Pride & Joy at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City a/a $18/$20 9pm ** oct 3 fri Bonnie Raitt at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95/$75/$55 # *** oct 3 fri Hostility, ForkTung, Traits Of A Killer, Face Of Brutality at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 8:30pm/8pm *** @ oct 3 fri Budapeg, Frances Samonte, Italia Conte, Delifeath, Vanity Shall Reap, The Men Upstairs, Panik, Cipher Nuance at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm ** oct 3 fri Heavy Trash, Powersolo, The Aces at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** oct 3 fri REO Speedwagon at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** oct 3 fri John Staedler at the Wayside Grill, 2217 S Mount Shasta Blvd., Mount Shasta a/a 8pm 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 Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Pat McGee at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 4 sat Pirate Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 6pm * (early show) oct 4 sat Never Healed, Skin Like Iron, Grace Alley at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** (late show) oct 4 sat Nikka Costa at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 4 sat Mark Farina, King Britt, Mike Monday, dj Fluid, Rich Medina, J-Boogie, Rob G. at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 10pm ** oct 4 sat Twin Crystals, Ghost Echoes, Late Young, Divine Feud at the Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ ** oct 4 sat MxPx, Lagwagon, Only Crime, Tat at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ oct 4 sat Overkill, Warbringer, Toxic Holocaust, Irritant, Kuru at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $17/$20 8:30pm/8pm *** @ oct 4 sat S.T.D., 5 Days Dirty, Silent Treatment at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 4:30pm ** oct 4 sat Madside, The Flood at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 4 sat The LustKillers at the Distillery, 2107 L Street, Sacramento 21+ ** oct 4 sat Robert Plant, Alison Krauss at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville a/a $118/$69 5pm/7pm # *** oct 5 sun car show, dj Tanoa at Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge, 1304 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 21+ free 3pm 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 Bang Camaro, Sound And Fury at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 5 sun Iron And Wine, Sholi at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 18+ ** (Benefit for Cynthia Noonan) oct 5 sun Cut Copy, The Presets at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** oct 5 sun Margot & The Nuclear So And So's at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 5 sun Misisipi Mike, Moe Provencher, Tippy Canoe at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** 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 5 sun Psychosomatic, Witchaven (L.A.), Devastator, Virulent Death at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ^ *** @ 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 Genghis Tron, Yip-Yip, Clipd Beaks at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 6 mon Rachael Yamagata, Kevin Devine 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 6/7 David Byrne at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $86/$60 8pm # ** oct 7 tue Average White Band, Times 4 at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a ** oct 7 tue Kyle Riabko, Garrin Benfield at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** oct 7 tue Tecumseh, Nadja, Kris Force at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 7 tue Murs at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 7 tue Mongoloid (tribute), XXX (tribute), The History Lesson (tribute - Santa Cruz) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** (Old School Punk Tribute Night) oct 7 tue Earth, Wind & Fire at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a $150/$100/$75/$55 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** oct 7 tue Sherwood, The Pink Spiders, The Summer Set, The Reign Of Kindo at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 6:30pm/7pm ** 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 wed High Places, Ponytail, Hawnay Troof at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 8 wed Pato Banton & The Mystic Roots Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 8:30pm/9pm *** 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 Plastic People Of The Universe, Little Cow, Forrest Day at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** 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, El Capitan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** oct 9 thr The Excuse, New Tomorrow, Seize The Night, Good Neighbor Policy at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** oct 9 thr Sean Hayes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 9 thr UnKnown Infinity, Exylum at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm ** 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 Adele at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, 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 Sila & The Afrofunk Experience, dj Jeremiah & The Afrobeat Nation at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 10 fri Glitch Mob, Megasoid, Rustie, Eprom, AnaSia at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** oct 10 fri The Grannies, Everything Must Go, Ed Mudshi (Marseille, France), Fracas at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm ** @ oct 10 fri Brian Regan at the Marin Center, San Rafael a/a $37.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 10 fri New Kids On The Block, Natasha Bedingfield at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $78/$58/$38 7pm/8pm # * oct 10 fri A Borrowed Life, Murderland (L.A.), Bagdad Battery, Lessons In Failure at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 11 sat Joan Osborne at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 11 sat Earthless, Crystal Antlers, Wooden Shjips, SF's Dirty Stealer, Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound, Greg Ashley, The Bad Trips, Ascended Master, Sleepy SU,N, dj Black Fjord, Duke Of Windsor at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 2pm/2:30pm *** (Frisco Freakout) oct 11 sat It's A Beautiful Day at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 11 sat Xenophobes, The Fierce Urgency Of Now at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ oct 11 sat Lou Dog Trio, Jimmy 2 Times, 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 Quintron And Miss Pussycat, Peaches Christ, Golden Triangle at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 11 sat Kill Dozer, Hank IV, The Hi-Nobles at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm *** oct 11 sat Walken, Mountain High (Philadelphia), Kowloon Walled City (record release), Loving Thunder (Seattle) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm ** @ 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 Street Dogs, Time Again, Flat Foot 56, Final Summation at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $14 8:30pm/8pm *** @ oct 11 sat Abandon Theory at Gateway Music Festival, Penn Valley a/a * oct 12 sun Brad Electro, Extra Action Marching Band, The Bleu Canadians, Apple Pie Hopes, The Clarences, Bunny Numpkins And The Kill Blow-Up Reaction, Liquor Cake, City Slicker Jug Band, dj Tidbit at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7-$12 4pm sliding scale *** (Fundraiser for City Slicker Farms) oct 12 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. $3 10am oct 12 sun Hightower, Bison, Orb Of Confusion at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ oct 12 sat Duffy, Sugar Ray, Gavin DeGraw, Sara Bareilles at Sharon Meadows, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $25 11am/noon # ** (Radio Alice's Now and Zen) 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 Rival Schools, Innaway at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** 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 $18/$20 6:30pm/7pm *** @ oct 12 sun The Disgusteens, No Admission, P.M.R.C., Hybrid Creeps at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ^ ** @ 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 13 mon Hollywood Undead, Watch Out! There's Ghosts at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7pm/7:30pm ** oct 14 tue Hollywood Undead, The Frail at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** oct 14 tue Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Anberlin, Straylight Run, There For Tomorrow at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** @ oct 14/15 Brightblack Morning Light, Iasos, Avocet at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 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 Rollercoaster, Nice, The Boiling Suns at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 15 wed Laaz Rockit, Vicious Rumors, Mudface at Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ ** oct 15 wed Born Ruffians, Plants And Animals, Nurses at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 15 wed Mest, Automatic Loveletter, Quietdrive, Powerspace, The Ability at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15 7pm/7:30pm ** oct 15 wed The Accused (OR), Dayglo Abortions (Canada) at the Hideout, Reno NV ?/? *** @ oct 16 thr Street Dogs, Time Again, Flatfoot 56, Druglords Of The Avenues 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 The Accused (OR), Dayglo Abortions (Canada) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a *** @ oct 16 thr Mest, Automatic Love Letter, Quiet Drive, Rookie Of The Year, The Ability at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8pm ** oct 16 thr Man/Miracle, Pancho Sanza, Caleb Nichols, No's at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** oct 16 thr Halt The Fall, Neon Black, Heather Waller, Matthew Hatfield, 2 Hot 3 Fast at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm ** oct 17 fri Watain (Uppsala, Sweden), Withered, Book Of Black Earth, Horn Of Dagoth, Necrite, Elk at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15/$18 7pm *** @ oct 17 fri Marti Brom, 1/4 Mile Combo, Kit And The Branded Men at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 17 fri Lotus at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 17 fri Apside, Picture Atlantic, Punchface, Django at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 17 fri Melora Creager, Portland Cello Project, Bonfire Madigan, Lindsay Mac, Merch, Luke Janela at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (Mondo Cello Fest) oct 17 fri The Rabbles, Flaming Fire (N.Y.C.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 17 fri Grupo Fantasma at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 17 fri Johnette Napolitano, Flametal at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $22 9:30pm ** oct 17 fri M.D.C., Embrace The Kill at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** @ 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 Bhi Bhiman, The Stone Foxes, The Moondoggies at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 18 sat Say Hi (To Your Mom), Jukebox The Ghost, The Ian Fays, Princeton at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ oct 18 sat Vox Vaguars at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a * oct 18 sat Matt Hales (of Aqualung), Kaiser Cartel at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $17 7:30pm ** oct 18 sat Hayes Carll, The Dedringers, Elliot Randall at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** oct 18 sat Heroine Shieks, Qui, Triclops! at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** @ oct 18 sat Ian Ball, Buddy at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 18 sat M.A.N.D.Y., Picaya, dj Alland Byallo, dj Nikola Baytala, dj Craig Kuna dj Sammy D at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** oct 18 sat Mary J Blige, Robin Thicke at the Pavilio, Concord a/a $120/$74/$34 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** oct 18 sat Marti Brom, 1/4 Mile Combo, The Revtones at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 18 sat The Roots, Gym Class Heroes, Estelle at the Event Center, San Jose State a/a $36 6pm/7pm # ** oct 18 sat Norma Jean, Haste The Day, Mychildren Mybride, Children 18:3:, The Showdown at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** @ 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 sun The Academy Is..., Carolina Liar, Hey Monday, We The Kings at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 19 sun Bob Schneider at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 19 sun A Single Second, Final Summation at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ^ ** oct 19 sun Norma Jean, Haste The Day, Mychildren Mybride, Children 18:3:, The Showdown at the New Oasis, 2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV 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 20 mon Bayside, The Matches, Valencia, The Status at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 6:30pm/7:30pm *** oct 20 mon Screaming Females, No School Fridays, Songs For Moms, Blonde Ambition at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ oct 21 tue Justin Nozuka, Gabe Dixon Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 21 tue A Skylit Drive, Chiodos, Escape The Fate, Silverstein at the Regency Grand Ballroom, 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 Fito Reinoso & Ritmo y Armonia, The John Santos Sextet at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (Benefit Western Regional Advocacy Project) oct 22 wed Buzzer, Lover, The Safes, Fault Lines 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 Iced Earth at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # * oct 23 thr Sherwood, The Pink Spiders, Barcelona, The Reign Of Kindo at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 23 thr The Felice Brothers, Deer Tick at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 23 thr Girl In A Coma, Von Iva at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** 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 The Bittersweets, Heather Combs at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm ** oct 24 fri Usaisamonster at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 24 fri Sonya Kitchell & The Slip at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 24 fri Shootin' Lucy, The Black Furies, Badstrip, Thunder City at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** 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 Melee at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 25 sat Mammatus, Wildildife, 3 Leafs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 25 sat The Kooks at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 25 sat Everlast, The Lordz at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 8:30pm/8pm ** oct 26 sun Cop On Fire (Spain), Acephalix at B.R.S., Richmond a/a $7 6pm ** @ 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 26 sun Against Me at the Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $20 7pm/7:30pm *** @ oct 27 mon Apocalyptica at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 27 mon Against Me!, Future Of The Left, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 27 mon Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster, A Static Lullaby, Showbread, Confide, Attack Attack! at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 6:30pm/7pm *** @ 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, Tobias Froberg at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** oct 28 tue Fujiya & Miyagi at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 28 tue Cobra Starship, Forever The Sickest Kids, Hit The Lights, Sing It Loud at the Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $19/$20 6pm/6:30pm *** oct 29 wed Cobra Starship at the Fillmore, S.F., a/a ** oct 29 wed Devin The Dude, Coughee Brothaz at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 29 wed Schande, Nobody Beats at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** 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 29/30 Crystal Castles, Lymbyc System at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/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+ ** oct 30 thr Roger Rocha & The Goldenhearts, Nuturah, Wish Inflicted at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 31 fri Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster, A Static Lullaby, Showbread, Confide, Attack Attack! at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $13 6:30pm ** oct 31 fri Corrupted, Ludicra, Asunder at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ oct 31 fri Dorando, Morris Day & The Time, Nino Moschella at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 31 fri Albino!, Toubab Krewe at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 31 fri The Blacks, The Red Verse at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 31 fri Sex With No Hands, The Excellent Gentlmen, Dubious Ranger at Irelands 32, 3920 Geary Blvd. at 3rd Ave., S.F. 21+ 8pm ** nov 1 sat Kem at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** nov 1 sat The Lovemakers, The Heavenly States at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm ** nov 1 sat Umphrey's McGee at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 1 sat The Spinto Band, Frightened Rabbit at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $12/$14 9pm/10pm ** nov 1 sat Parts & Labor at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * nov 1 sat Lykke Li, Friendly Fires at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 1 sat No Use For A Name at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm ** @ 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 2 sun The Spinto Band, Frightened Rabbit at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 2 sun The Hackensaw Boys at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm * nov 2 sun Claudia's Ashes at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** 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 3 mon Diplo, Abe Vigoda, Boy 8 Bit, Telepathe at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 3 mon Tiger Lilies at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $27 7:30pm ** nov 3 mon Torche, Coliseum, Clouds at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 4 tue All Time Low, Every Avenue, Mayday Parade, The Maine at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** nov 5 wed All Time Low, Mayday Parade, The Maine, Every Avenue at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20 7pm/7:30pm ** 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 6 thr Jedi Mind Tricks at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 6 thr Jeans Team at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** 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 fri Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, The Gaslight Anthem at the Event Center, San Jose State a/a $29.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ nov 7 fri Japanese Motors at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8 9:30pm ** 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 8 sat Cowboy Mouth at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** 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 9 sun The King Khan at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 10 mon Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Moonspell, Skeletonwitch, Winds Of Plague at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ (Blackest Of The Black Festival) nov 10 mon Dungen at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 9pm/10pm ** nov 11 tue Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, The Mother Truckers at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 11 tue Ludo, The Higher, Eye Alaska, Army Of Freshmen at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 7pm/7:30pm ** nov 12 wed Ludo, The Higher, Eye Alaska, Army Of Freshmen at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 7pm/7:30pm ** nov 12 wed Hanson at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** nov 13 thr The Devil Wears Prada, Underoath, The Famine, Saosin at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** @ nov 14 fri Sex With No Hands, Wonder Bread 5 at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 14 fri Desecrato, Nasci, Interseed at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 14 fri A Single Second, Giant Squid, Prize Country (OR), Voyslis at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** 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 Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** nov 15 sat Joe Satriani, Mountain at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 15 sat American Steel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm *** nov 15 sat Job For A Cowboy, Hate Eternal, All Shall Perish, Animosity, Annotations Of An Autopsy at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$17 7pm/7:30pm *** @ nov 17 mon Alanis Morissette at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $65/$59/$40 8pm # *** nov 17 mon Rachael Yamagata, Meiko, Thao Nguyen, Kate Havnevik, Lenka, Emily Wells at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** 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 19 wed The Cinematic Orchestra at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 20 thr Gwar, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Toxic Holocaust at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ nov 20 thr Elisa at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** 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 Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** nov 21 fri Donna The Buffalo at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 21 fri Of Montreal at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** nov 21 fri 36 Crazyfists, In Flames, All That Remains, Gojira at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** @ nov 21 fri Krs-One at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm *** nov 21 fri Or, The Whale, The Silent Comedy at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** 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 My Brightest Diamond, Clare & The Reasons at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $16 7:30pm ** nov 22 sat Pierce The Veil, Breathe Carolina, Four Letter Lie, Emarosa at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/8pm ** nov 23 sun Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Another Black Day at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a *** @ nov 23 sun Bring Me The Horizon, Misery Signals, Ghost Inside, Johnny Truant at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 24 mon Deerhunter, Times New Viking at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 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 29 sat Bowerbirds, Palms at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** nov 30 sun Cheech & Chong at the Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $59.50/$39.50 6pm/7pm # *** dec 2 tue The Sea And Cake, Field Music at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** 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 The Cheetah Girls at the Arena, Oakland a/a # * dec 17 wed Sarah Brightman at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $250/$125/$75/$50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 20 sat Metallica, Lamb Of God, The Sword at the Arena, Oakland a/a $83.50 (ga floor) $61.50 (reserved seating) 7pm # *** @ $ dec 27 sat Wayne Hancock, The B-Stars at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** dec 30 tue Tea Leaf Green at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** dec 31 wed Tea Leaf Green at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $30 ($75 vip) 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 feb 13 fri The Reverend Horton Heat, Throw Rag at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma 18+ $25 7pm/8pm *** (full bar show) feb 13 fri Kungfu Vampire at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** * 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+ a/a 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 Regency Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a 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 Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ 408-286-8636 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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