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 October 4, 2008 oct 4 sat Endless Demise (L.A.), Parasytic (VA), Untill The Fall (S.D.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ (Alejandra's Birthday) oct 4 sat Punch, Weekend Warrior (L.A.), Vitamin Piss, Punkin Pie at 2523 Martin Luther King, Okland a/a 7pm ** oct 4 sat Vanessa Beggs, Blanch Devereaux, Sam Flax Keener, Chris Stroffolino, Medium Alumni, Hairy Merry (Sweden) at Happiness Hotel, 1154 East 12th Street, Oakland a/a $4 8pm ** oct 4 sat Tarrakian, Skin Horse, Chimora (Santa Cruz), Mariana Trench at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 ** (new lineup) oct 4 sat Steve Earle & The Bluegrass Dukes, John Jorgenson Quintet, Robert Earl Keen, Asleep At The Wheel (5:20pm), Global Drum Project featuring Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain The Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, Odetta, The Del McCoury Band, Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women, Jerry Jeff Walker (3:45pm), Joe Purdy, Hot Rize, The Desert Rose Band, Nick Lowe (2:45pm), Mark Olson & Gary Louris, Marty Willson-Piper & the Mood Maidens, The Gourds, Bad Livers, Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson, Samantha Robichaud, Three Girls & Their Buddy (Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin & Buddy Miller) (2:05pm), Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue, Richard Thompson (1:30pm), Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Waco Brothers, Los Cenzontles featuring Santiago Jimenez, Laurie Lewis & Friends, Sons & Brothers, Carlene Carter, Cyndi Harvell, Tift Merritt, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Band Joe & The Whyte Laydie (10:45am) at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free *** oct 4 sat The Dandy Warhols, The Hello Sequence, Upsidedown at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** oct 4 sat Deerhoof, Okay, The Happy Hollows (L.A.) 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 Tussle, Lemonhead, Eats Tapes at Million Fishes, 2501 Bryant Street, S.F. a/a 6pm/8pm $7 ** (free art opening 6pm-midnight) oct 4 sat Dark Star Orchestra at thee Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # *** oct 4 sat Never Healed, Skin Like Iron, Grace Alley at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** (late show) oct 4 sat Nikka Costa, Pictures And Sound 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 Stormcrow, Born/Dead, Acephalix at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/ 10pm ** @ (Tour Benefit for Stormcrow) oct 4 sat Stenner Glen at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10/$15 8pm ** oct 4 sat Little Yellow Perfect, dj Felina, dj Rondo Brothers dj Russell Vargas, dj Dave Madix, dj Schatz, fashion designers, art exhibit at 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna Street, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** oct 4 sat MxPx, Lagwagon, Only Crime, Tat at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ oct 4 sat Rat Pak at Spanky's, 8201 Old Redwood Hwy., Cotati 21+ 9:30pm * oct 4 sat Charlie Musselwhite at Cal Maritime; 200 Maritime Academy Drive, Vallejo a/a $10 5pm/6pm oct 4 sat The Summer Set, We Shot The Moon at San Jose Skate, 397 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose a/a ** oct 4 sat Stars at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a $15 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, Fashion City Scandal, Cry For Tomorrow, Alissa Adkins at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 6:30pm ** @ oct 4 sat Dead Western, Chelsea Wolfe, Ellie Fortune at Leroy's, 2008 N St., Sacramento a/a free 8pm ** oct 4 sat Madside, The Flood, Split Self, Elosa 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 4 sat Floater, Reverse Order at the Senator Theater, 517 Main St., Chico a/a $15/$17 7:30pm/8:30pm ** (also oct 5th) oct 4 sat Moira Scar at Lil Red Lion, 1504 5th St. @ P St., Eureka ?/? ** oct 4 sat Ill Bill, Sean Price at Community Commons Park, Willow Creek ?/? $20/$25 5pm ** oct 4 sat cancelled: Pirate Band at the Hemlock, S.F. (late show still happening) oct 5 sun car show, dj Tanoa at Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge, 1304 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 21+ free 3pm oct 5 sun The Uptones at the Parade Grounds, Presidio a/a free 10am ** (bridge to bridge run entertainment) 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 Castro Street Fair: Main Stage (Market at Castro): Notorious, Lori Michaels, The Rocky Horror Show (live theater performance with live band), David Burnham (N.Y.C.), Diva Bowie (tribute), Caroline Lund, The Needemann Brothers, Cookie Dough and The Monster Show, Yayne Abeba, dj Raffy 18th Street Stage: Smash-Up Derby, ejector, Dave Ford, The Gun & Doll Show, The Last Ambassadors at Castro Street between Market and 18th, S.F. a/a donation 11am ** oct 5 sun Iris DeMent, Tea Leaf Green (5:50pm), Maura O'Connell, Heavy Trash, Emmylou Harris (5:45pm), Loudon Wainwright III, Justin Townes Earle, Pegi Young, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Gogol Bordello, Iron & Wine, The Waybacks, The Opera Dukes, Earl Scruggs, Bill Kirchen, Elvis Costello's High Whines & Spirits (2:30pm), Greg Brown, Bill Evans String Summit with Megan Lynch, The Infamous Stringdusters, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Ben Kweller, Heidi Clare & AtaGallop, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Hazel Dickens, Red Wine, Alison Brown Quartet with Joe Craven, Riders In The Sky, Moonalice, Kevin Welch & Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin, Darrell Scott Band, The Wronglers, Poor Man's Whiskey, Jon Langford's Skull Orchard, at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free *** oct 5 sun Babyland, Insect, Slave Unit, Everything Goes Cold, dj Decay at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $5/$10 8pm *** @ oct 5 sun Gogol Bordello at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (Benefit for Muttville) oct 5 sun Bang Camaro, Hot Fog, Flamingo Gunfight 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, Heartbreak at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** (sold out) 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 Drew Harrison (in the spirit of Lennon) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm * oct 5 sun Jubilee (Seattle) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 7pm ** 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, Voyslis at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ^ *** @ oct 5 sun Floater (acoustic) at the Senator Theater, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $13/$15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** (also oct 4th) oct 6 mon Nadja (Toronto), Tecumseh (Portland), Maleficia at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $8 ** 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 $25 7pm/8pm # ** 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 Lazy Magnet, Pod Blotz, Chen Santa Maria, Future Blondes, Pro Bro Gold at 15th & San Bruno underpass, S.F. a/a free * oct 6 mon Rachael Yamagata, Kevin Devine at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm * oct 6 mon Th' Moonlight Sexy. The Silent Comedy (San Diego), Boom Snake, The Frail at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** oct 6 mon The Pink Spiders, The Girls, The Luxury Sweets, Grenade Jumper at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 7:30pm/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 Acrisia, Phantom Float, The Splinters, Beef Donut at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $8 ** (new lineup) oct 7 tue Average White Band, Times 4 at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 7 tue Santogold, Mates Of State, Low vs Diamond at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** $ oct 7 tue Cruxshadows, Ayria, I:Scintilla, dj Decay, Joe Radio, Melting Girl at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $12/$17 8pm ** oct 7 tue Kyle Riabko, Garrin Benfield at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** oct 7 tue Restiform Bodies, Lazer Sword, Bleachy Bleachy Bleach at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ 9pm/8:30pm $10 ** oct 7 tue Tecumseh, Nadja, Kris Force at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 7 tue Murs, Kidz In The Hall 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, Barcelona at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 6:30pm/7pm ** oct 7 tue So Many Dynamos at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9pm * oct 8 wed Restiform Bodies at Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a free 6pm ** 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 Lady Genius, Horse Feathers (Portland), Nicki Bluhm at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** oct 8 wed Pato Banton & The Mystic Roots Band, Iration at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 8:30pm/9pm *** oct 8 wed Awesome Color, Kayo Dot (Boston), New Thrill Parade at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 8 wed Shannon & The Clams, Forever, Nobunny at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ ** oct 8 wed Lilofee, Andalou, French Disco at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** (new date) oct 8 wed Pirate Radio (record release), The Gomorran Social Aid & Pleasure Club, The Skinny at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** oct 8 wed Ice Cream Socialites, Ruby Isle, dj I Am The World Trade Center at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** oct 8 wed Megan Slankard at Serna Plaza, Sac. State, 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a free noon ** oct 8 wed cancelled: From The Jam (Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler of The Jam) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. oct 9 thr Black Black, Bridge And Tunnel at Club Sandwich, 1236 23rd Avenue, Oakland a/a $6 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 Lee Press-On & The Nails, Mark Growden, Kitten On The Keys, 1 Man Banjo, 5 Cent Coffee, Kelly McCubbin The Uke Apocalypse, Brass Farthing, The Whistlaires, Eric Masters (magic), The Indra (burlesque), Honey LeBang (burlesque), Plus Doc Pop The Yoyo Genius, The Doctor Bodie Medicine show, Johnny Steele at Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10-$50 sliding scale 8pm ** (Obamarama - Benefit Barack Obama campaign) oct 9 thr Funkanauts at Depot, S.F.S.U. Student Center, 1650 Holloway Ave., S.F. a/a 5pm * oct 9 thr Attrition, Imprint, Unwoman, dj Decay at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $8/$13 8pm ** oct 9 thr The Skygreen Leopards, Eyes, The Mantles at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 9 thr The B Foundation, Forget About Boston, 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 Penny Dreadfuls, New Tomorrow, Seize The Night, Untrust Us, The Good Neighbor Policy at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** oct 9 thr Sean Hayes, Trainwreck Riders at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 9 thr Lovetaker, The Big Big Ocean, The Soft White Sixties at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 9 thr Televandalists, Sheperds, Maggie Morris at the Retox Lounge, 628 20th Street at 3rd, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** oct 9 thr The Cataracs, The Diligentz at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $6/$9 8pm/9pm ** oct 9 thr UnKnown Infinity, Exylum, Paradise Drive, Lethal Injection at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm ** oct 9 thr New Kids On The Block at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # * oct 9 thr Clutch (MD), The Sword, Graveyard at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $23.50/$26 8:30pm *** oct 10 fri The New Trust (cd release), Build Us Airplanes (cd release), Cannons And Clouds, Spires, The Americas at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ oct 10 fri Nobunny, Apache, hooray For Everything, Amnesia Babies at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a $5 8pm *** @ oct 10 fri Smokey Robinson at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** oct 10 fri The Zoopy Show, RU36 at Ghost Town Gallery, Oakland a/a $7 8pm ** oct 10 fri Greg Camp, Kevin Cadogan, The Trophy Fire, The Vinyl Trees at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 10 fri The Sword at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 10 fri Adele at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 10 fri Bag Of Toys, Pat Jordan Band, Dogman Joe at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 10 fri Lovetaker at It's a Grind, 1800 Polk Street, S.F. ?/? 7pm * oct 10 fri Cake, King City at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $49.50 ($99.50 vip) 8:30pm/9pm *** (Benefit SF Clean Energy Act) 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 The 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 The White Buffalo, Timmy Curran at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** oct 10 fri Ride The Blinds, Hot Fog, Hot Lunch at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 10 fri If Ever, One Becomes One Hundred at the Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+ ** 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 Iration, One Drop, Top Shelf at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $7/$9 8pm/9pm *** (in atrium) oct 10 fri The English Beat at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $16/$19 8pm/9pm *** oct 10 fri Keeping Score, Hello Sailor, Emissary Of Fire, H. Letham, One Shot Suicide at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 6:30pm ** oct 10 fri A Borrowed Life, 1618 (Reno), Murderland (L.A.), Lessons In Failure at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 10 fri Dr. Ring Ding (Germany), Monkey at Pasttime, 10096 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee ?/? ** oct 10/11 Chris Isaak at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 8pm/9pm # *** (was listed as oct 8th and oct 9th) oct 11 sat Resilience, Zero Bull Shit, Massacre Time, Los Dryheavers, Flower Violence at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ (new lineup) oct 11 sat Fast Times, Dangerous Curves, Rubenesque Burlesque, Chi Chis Del Fuego, Miss Balla Fire, Holly High Beams, Beauty LaBomb at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 donation 9pm * (burlesque - Benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure) 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 Julieta Venegas at the Warfield, 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, We Be The Echo, Form And Fate at the El Rio, S.F. 21_+ $7 9pm ** 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 KillDozer, Hank IV, Turks 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 Dear Indugu (solo), Fighting The Villian, SamVega, Goodby Gadget at the El Rincon, S.F. 18+ $8 8pm ** oct 11 sat Stigma 13, Frankenstein L.I.V.S. at Benders, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** oct 11 sat Panic At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T's, The Cab, Brave Citizens 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 The B Foundation, The Skaflaws, Josh Fischel at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $8/$12 8pm/9pm ** 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 Flight 409, Goodnight Sunrise, Sleep Now Moon at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm ** oct 11 sat Fair Game, Radamus (WA), Accelerate, Zen Archer at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 11 sat Abandon Theory at Gateway Music Festival, Penn Valley a/a * oct 11 sat cancelled: Xenophobes, The Fierce Urgency Of Now at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. (all Thrillhouse shows cancelled) oct 12 sun Wolves In The Throne Room, Nachtmystium, Saros, Embers at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12/$15 8pm *** @ oct 12 sun Quintron, Miss Pussycat, Golden Triangle, xBxRx, Snakeflower 2 at Ghost Town Gallery, 2519 San Pablo Ave., Oakland 18+ 9pm ** 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 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 Rival Schools, Innaway, Cold Hot Crash, Middle Class Rut at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm/8:30pm ** oct 12 sun Bridez, Mythical Beast, Long-Legged Woman at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** oct 12 sun Daryl Shawn, Julie Zee at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 7pm ** (acoustic show) oct 12 sun Santana, Salvador Santana Band at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $81/$54/$34 5:30pm/7pm # *** 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, System Error at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ^ ** @ oct 12 sun Panic At The Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T's, The Cab at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** oct 12 sun cancelled: Hightower, Bison, Orb Of Confusion at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. (all Thrillhouse shows cancelled) oct 13 mon The Black Kids, The Virgins at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a 7pm/8pm # ** (Live 105) (moved from the Fillmore) oct 13 mon Unearth, Protest The Hero, The Acacia Strain, Whitechapel at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ oct 13 mon Feels Like Fire, Missouri Mule at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 13 mon Nihlotep, Necrite, Nafregah at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm *** oct 13 mon Weezer, Angels & Airwaves, Tokyo Police Club at the Events Center, San Jose State a/a $49.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** oct 13 mon Jason Lee & Chris Pastras at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm * oct 13 mon Dr. Ring Ding (Germany), Monkey at the Black Water Cafe, 914 N. Yosemite Ave., Stockton 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 13 mon Zion I, The Bayliens, dj True Justice at Sacramento State, 6000 J Street, Sacramento a/a $5/$7 7:30pm ** oct 14 tue Kataklysm, Dying Fetus, Eluveitie, Keep Of Kalessin, Outrage, Dreaming Dead at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17/$20 6pm *** @ oct 14 tue Hollywood Undead, The Frail at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** oct 14 tue Anberlin, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Straylight Run, There For Tomorrow at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** @ oct 14 tue Pendulum at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 14 tue Audrye Sessions, Wild Sweet Orange, Poor Bailey at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** (Live 105) oct 14 tue Tech N9Ne, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Prozak, Skaterman, Snugg Brim at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 18+ $20/$25 8pm ** oct 14 tue Dr. Ring Ding, Monkey, The Impalers at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** oct 14 tue Boxcar Satan (San Antonio), The Graves Brothers Deluxe, at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** oct 14 tue Dayglo Abortions, The Accused, Good Neighbor Policy at Coasters, Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ *** @ oct 14 tue Every Time I Die, Revolutionary Mother, Trash Talk at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** @ oct 14 tue Celine Dion at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # ** oct 14 tue Casing The Promisedland, Surrogate, Red Giant at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** oct 14 tue Tartufi at Sue's Java Cafe, Redding a/a 9pm * oct 14/15 Brightblack Morning Light, Iasos, Avocet at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** oct 15 wed Buxter Hoot'n, The Sacred Profanities at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley a/a $10 9pm * oct 15 wed Marvelvis, Dirty Jacky, The Provisionals at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** oct 15 wed Wire at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** oct 15 wed The Subdudes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 15 wed Matt Hales (of Aqualung), Kaiser Cartel at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $17 7:30pm ** (was oct 18th) oct 15 wed Joe Jackson, Gemma Hayes at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 15 wed The Dead Science (Seattle), The Definite Articles, Brookhaven at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** oct 15 wed Rollercoaster, Nice, The Boiling Suns at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 15 wed Laaz Rockit, Vicious Rumors, Mudface (cd release), War Prayer at Voodoo Lounge, 14 S. Second St., San Jose 21+ $10 9pm/9:15pm ** @ 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, Rookie Of The Year at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15 7pm/7:30pm ** oct 15 wed Agustus Thelefant at Serna Plaza, Sac. State, 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a free noon ** 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 Dayglo Abortions (Canada), Morning Glory, The Accused (OR), Oppressed Logic at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 7pm *** @ oct 16 thr Gaelic Storm at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 16 thr Laika & The Cosmonauts (farewell tour), Pollo Del Mar, The Go Going Gone Girls at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** oct 16 fri Elephone, The Hundred Days, Parker Street Cinema at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** (Obama Fundraiser) oct 16 thr Mest, 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 Lyrics Born, The Heavenly States at Ruby Skye, 420 Mason at Geary, S.F. 21+ ** oct 16 thr 5 Fingers Of Death, The Bill Tho, Bad Touch at Fat City, 314 11th Street at Folsom, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** oct 16 thr Cappadonna (of the Wu-Tang Clan) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $8/$12 8pm/9pm ** oct 16 thr Halt The Fall, Neon Black, Heather Waller, Matthew Hatfield, 2 Hot 3 Fast at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 ($5 with High School ID) 5:30pm ** oct 16 thr Sexrat, Evolutia at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm * oct 16 thr Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Prozak, Skatterman & Snug Brim, Grave Plott at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $27/$30 7pm/8pm ** oct 17 fri Plan 9 (10th Anniversary Show), Verse (R.I.), Killing The Dream, Morning Glory at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ 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 Yes Please, Beast Of Thought, Protect Me, The Splinters, dj Twin Tapes at House of Nostromo, 4 Fifth Ave., Oakland a/a 8pm ** oct 17 fri Marti Brom, 1/4 Mile Combo, Kit And The Branded Men at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** oct 17 fri Mammatus, Wildildlife, Pegataur, Kowloon Walled City at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $8 ** oct 17 fri Lotus at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 17 fri Apside, Picture Atlantic, Punchface, Django James And The Midnight Squires at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 17 fri Ghostland Observatory at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** oct 17 fri Jahlectrik at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 17 fri Dengue Fever (Cambodia) at Bimbo's, 1025 Columbus Ave., S.F. 18+ $16 8pm/9pm ** @ (KALX) oct 17 fri Flaming Fire (N.Y.C.), The Rabbles, Cupids at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** oct 17 fri Grupo Fantasma, Boca Do Rio 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 Gregory Lennox Forbes, Sassy, Molten Grog, Charbo, Chump (L.A.) at Dogpatch Saloon, 2496 Third at 22nd St., S.F. 21+ $8 7pm ** (S.F. Bicycle Ballet) oct 17 fri No Alternative, The Lowdowns, Young Offenders, Dead Ringers at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** @ (Scott Alcoholocaust's Birthday) oct 17 fri Katdelic at Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ ** oct 17 fri Pop Rocks at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * oct 17 fri Pacific Division, Mic Terror, J-Billion, dj Low B, dj Million $ Mano at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** oct 17 fri You Me & Iowa, On The Attack, Hunters Point, Temple Fire at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** oct 17 fri Quietdrive at San Jose Skate, 397 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose a/a ** oct 17 fri If Ever, PawnShop Kings at the Red Rock Cafe, 201 castro, Mountain View a/a ** oct 17 fri 22 Jacks, Maids Of Honor at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 17 fri Tech N9ne at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $23/$27 8pm/9pm ** oct 17 fri Sarah Jane (cd release), Here Kitty Kitty, Matt Masih & The Messengers at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm ** (in atrium) oct 17 fri Carcerys Vale, More Than Heros, Unlikely Alliance, Satellite Sorrow at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 ($5 with student ID) 6:30pm ** (High School Highlight Show) oct 17 fri Of Ashes, Iridescent, Sejeen at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** oct 17 fri cancelled: Mondo Cello Fest at Slim's, S.F. oct 17/18 Kings Of Leon, The Stills, We Are Scientists at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** oct 18 sat Oppressed Logic, S.M.D. (Pico Rivera), Crucial Cause, Migraine, Rat Damage at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ oct 18 sat Olehole, Magic Bullets, Master Volume, Whiting Tennis at the Uptown, Oakland 2+ $8 9pm ** oct 18 sat Red Bull Soap Box Race, Dolores Street, S.F. a/a free oct 18 sat Men Women & Children, 3OH3, K'Naan, Cool Kids at Icer Air, McCovey Cove, S.F. a/a # ** (Live 105) (skiers, snowboarders, motocross) oct 18 sat Tower Of Power at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $40 8pm/9pm # *** 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 3Oh!3 at the Giants Ball Park, S.F. a/a # ** 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 8pm ** @ oct 18 sat Ian Ball, Buddy at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 18 sat M.A.N.D.Y., Alland Byallo, Nikola Baytala, Craig Kuna, Sammy D at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** oct 18 sat Third Date at Irelands 32, 3920 Geary Blvd., S.F. 21+ free 9pm * oct 18 sat Marabelle Phoenix, Kira Lynn Cain, Porchflies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** oct 18 sat La Plebe, Moses, The Guitar Zeros at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** @ (Frank El Rio and Scott Alcoholocaust Birthday) oct 18 sat Mummyshots (record release) at the Homestead, Folsom @ 19th, S.F. ?/? free 4pm * oct 18 sat Monkey, Dr. Ring Ding, Johnny Butt & The Badfish, M.M.F.M., Red Cup Affair at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** oct 18 sat Dengue Fever (Cambodia) at the Opera House, Napa a/a ** oct 18 sat Mary J Blige, Robin Thicke at the Pavilio, Concord a/a $120/$74/$34 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** oct 18 sat The Roots, Gym Class Heroes, Estelle at the Event Center, San Jose State a/a $36 6pm/7pm # ** oct 18 sat Marti Brom, 1/4 Mile Combo, Texas Steve & The Git-Gone Trio at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 18 sat Cult Of Sue Todd, dj's at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ * oct 18 sat Mc Chris at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz a/a $12/$14 8pm/8:30pm * (in atrium) oct 18 sat Norma Jean, Haste The Day, The Showdown, My Children My Bride, Children 8:1 at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$20 7pm/7:30pm *** @ oct 18 sat Flogging Molly, Jackson United, 22 Jacks at the Radisson, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento a/a $25 6pm *** (KWOD) oct 18 sat Skitzo (record release), others at On The Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ 8pm ** @ oct 18 sat Three Fingers Whiskey, Careless Hearts at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** oct 18 sat cancelled: Vox Vaguars at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. (all Thrillhouse shows cancelled) oct 19 sun Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Hooks, Knock-Out at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm *** @ oct 19 sun Bayside, The Matches, Valencia, The Status at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** @ oct 19 sun The Academy Is..., We The Kings, Carolina Liar, Hey Monday at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 19 sun Four Year Strong, I Am The Avalanche, This Is Hell, A Loss For Words at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 6pm/7pm ** @ oct 19 sun Collie Buddz, Rise Of The Revolition, dj Pee Wee Snugg Brim at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $22/$26 8pm ** oct 19 sun Pinback, Mr. Tube And The Flying Objects at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 18+ $22 7pm/8pm ** oct 19 sun Bob Schneider, Amie Miriello at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 19 sun Pete And J at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm * oct 19 sun Wiggwaum, Chen Santa Maria, Kool Teen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** oct 19 sun A Single Second, Smash The Glass, Walking Dea, The Syncope Thresholdd at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ^ ** oct 19 sun Dr. Ring Ding (Germany), Monkey at Hoovers 101, Atascadero ?/? ** oct 19 sun Norma Jean, Haste The Day, Mychildren Mybride, Children 18:3:, The Showdown at the New Oasis, 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 Patti Smith at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 20 mon Suburban Legends, mc Lars, Maldroid at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 7pm ** oct 20 mon Carney, Patrick Park, Ryan Auffenberg at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * oct 20 mon Butch Walker at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 20 mon 3Oh!3 at San Jose Skate, 397 Blossom Hill road, San Jose a/a ** oct 20 mon Voodoo Glow Skulls, Knockout at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** @ oct 20 mon cancelled: Screaming Females, No School Fridays, Songs For Moms, Blonde Ambition at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. oct 21 tue The Safes at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 21 tue Jacob Lindsay Quartet at the Uptown, Oaklan d 21+ free 9pm * oct 21 tue Justin Nozuka, Gabe Dixon Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 21 tue Chiodos, Silverstein, Escape The Fate, Alesana, A Skylit Drive at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** @ oct 21 tue The Original Wailers (Junior Marvin, Wya Lindo, Al Anderson) at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 21 tue The Killers at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** oct 21 thr Tungsten SF, Patryk deRosa (Portland), Lester at El Rincon, S.F. a/a $5 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 21 tue Tyler Jakes & The Bootleggers, Flanelhed, Turning Point at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 21 tue Lords (Louisville), T.V. Evangelists, Dopecharge at the Knockout, S.F. 21+$6 9pm/10pm ** @ oct 21 tue Blind Melon at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm ** oct 21 tue Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $127/$37 7pm/8pm # ** oct 21 tue Casket Blaster, Beerijuana at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm * oct 21 tue 3Oh!3 at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** oct 21/oct 22 Stereolab, Richard Swift (tue), Mondae (wed) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 22 wed Dalton, The Downfalls, Relapse, The Midnight Ghost Train at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 ** oct 22 wed Robots Of Fury, We Is Shore Dedicated, Secret Sauce at the Uptown, Oaklan d 21+ free 9pm ** 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 Aarrows, Silian Rail (cd release), Neveragain at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 22 wed Ascended Master, Common Eider King Eider, films by Larry Jordon at Artists Television Access, 992 Valencia St at 21st St., S.F. a/a ** oct 22 wed Buzzer, Lover, The Safes, Fault Lines at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 22 wed Rose Hill Drive, The Blakes, Colour Revolt, The Federalists at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 22 wed Nero Nava And The Invitation To Love (record release), The Tip Top Trio, Chiara Angelicola at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm * oct 22 wed A Room For A Ghost at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 8pm * oct 22 wed Hypstrz, The Rantouls, C'Mon Everybody, The Baci Galoopis, at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ free 5pm ** (Budget Rock Seven - Russell Quan's 50th Birthday) oct 22 wed Sound Tribe Sector 9 at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25 7:30pm/8:30pm *** oct 22 wed Altair Echo at Serna Plaza, Sac. State, 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a free noon ** oct 22 wed Tina Turner at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** oct 23 thr USA Is A Monster, Mute Socialite, Learned Helplessness, Miami Nights at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a ** oct 23 thr Hypstrz, The Rantouls, C'Mon Everybody, The Baci Galoopis at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** (Budget Rock Seven - Russell Quan's 50th Birthday) oct 23 thr Martin Sexton, Ryan Montbleau Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 23 thr Cool Kids (7:30pm), dj Spider, K'naan, 3Oh3 (Boulder, CO), Men Women & Children (1:15pm), freestyle motocross, skate, BMX, skiers, snowboarders at Icer Air, McCovey Cove (lot A), S.F. a/a $28-$48 # ** (no boards/skates allowed) 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 Iced Earth, Saviours, Into Eternity at the Regency Grand Ballroom, 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 The Evangelicals, Catfish HeavenThe Old Fashioned Way at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 23 thr The Mountain Goats, Kaki King at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22.50 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 23 thr Red Meat, dj Lenny, dj Squiggy at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ free 9pm * (country/bluegrass) oct 23 thr Lords (Louisville), Cretaceous at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 23 thr Dynamite 8, Neutral Boy, Get Dead, Dun Bin Had at Coasters, Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ ** oct 23 thr Collie Buddz, Rise Of The Revelution at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., Chico a/a $16/$20 7pm/8pm ** oct 24 fri One In The Chamber, Maggot Colony, Progeria (L.A.), Godstomper, Verlaten, Thousandswilldie at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ oct 24 fri Cliff Moser, Swing Thing at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley a/a * oct 24 fri The Chop Tops, The Tabaltix, The Mutilators at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** oct 24 fri Roy Head, Roy Loney & The Phantom Movers, East Bay Grease, Apache, Sir Lord Von Raven, Touch-Me-Nots at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $10 7pm ** (Budget Rock Seven) 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 Mountain Goats, Kaki King at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** oct 24 fri Zepparella (tribute), Turbonegra (tribute), Sticks And Stones at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 24 fri USA Is A Monster, Common Eider King Eider, High Castle at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 24 fri Sonya Kitchell & The Slip, Dave Brogan, Brad Barr 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/9:30pm ** @ oct 24 fri Binky, Skitzo, Fluff Grrrl, Devils Son Inlaw at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** @ oct 24 fri Wonder Bread 5 at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * oct 24 fri Fishbear, The Aviators at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** oct 24 fri Girl In A Coma, Von Iva at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 24 fri Zion I at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$22 8pm/9pm ** oct 24 fri Pion 2 Zion, M.M.F.M., A Red Cup Affair at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm ** oct 24 fri Druglords Of The Avenues, The Re-Volts, The Gibbs at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 21+ ** oct 24 fri Build Us Airplanes, Find Me Fighting Them at Pure Grain Bakery, 11 Town Square, Vacaville a/a free 6pm til 8pm ** oct 24 fri The Kooks at Empire Events Center, Sacramento a/a $18/$20 6:30pm # ** oct 24 fri Distortion Theory, Coerced Into Battle, Scream Bloody Murder, Decollate, Adosa at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm *** @ oct 24 fri Jack Ketch, Sexciety, Graven Image, At The Crossroads at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** oct 24 fri The Pack, Cataracs at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., Chico a/a $17/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm ** oct 24 fri Triple Cobra at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** oct 25 sat Bucky Sinister (book release), US Kings, Wardogs, Strangers at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ oct 25 sat Drain The Sky, Fracas, Hexe, Cold Graves, The Hauz Band at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a $8 8pm ** @ oct 25 sat Bangdata, The Hot Pocket, Mezclah, dj Ekg at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 25 sat Human Eye, Hank IV, Lamps, Haunted George, Nothing People, Mantles, Wounded Lion, Mayyors, Bare Wires, Christmas Island, Nodzzz at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $12 3pm ** (Budget Rock Seven) oct 25 sat Kamelot, Edguy at Slim's, S.F. a/a $26 9pm ** oct 25 sat Facing New York (cd release), Built For The Sea (sat), at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** (also oct 26) oct 25 sat Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Corey Harris at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # ** oct 25 sat Autumn Sky at Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, S.F. a/a 8pm * oct 25 sat The Floating Corpses at Clarion Alley Festival, S.F. a/a free ** oct 25 sat The Floating Corpses at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ ** @ oct 25 sat Mammatus, Wildildife, 3 Leafs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 25 sat The Kooks, The Whigs at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 25 sat Sila And The Afrofunk Experience, dj Jeremiah & The Afrobeat Nation at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** (was oct 10th) oct 25 sat Genitorturers, Smash-Up Derby, Danny Bonaduce, Paul Nathan, Eric The Midget at Exotic Erotic Ball, Treasure Island 21+ ** oct 25 sat Concealed, Almost Dead at the Time Out, 1822 Grant Street, Concord 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 25 sat Neil Young, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, ZZ Top, Sarah McLachlan, Death Cab For Cutie, Wilco, Cat Power at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $150/$75/$39.50 5pm # *** (Bridge School Benefit - also oct 26th) oct 25 sat Duane Peters Gunfight at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm * oct 25 sat teen dance nite, dj Showbiz at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz (ages 13 to 18) $10/$15 8pm til 11:30pm oct 25 sat The Pat McCormack Group, Aaron Glass & Friends, Al Frisby at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm ** (in atrium) oct 25 sat The Chop Tops, The Mutilators, Tater Famine at Coasters, Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ ** oct 25 sat 5 Fingers Of Death, Bad Touch at Pine Street Grill, Livermore 21+ $5/$7 9pm ** oct 25 sat Everlast, The Lordz at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 8:30pm/8pm ** oct 25 sat Ricky & The Del Connection at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm $8 * oct 25 sat Cast Of Clowns at the El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico a/a $17/$20 8pm/9pm ** oct 25 sat Jazz X-Press at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * oct 26 sun Cop On Fire (Spain), Acephalix at B.R.S., Richmond a/a $7 6pm ** @ oct 26 sun Duane Peters Gunfight, Sassy at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 26 sun Head, Top Ten, Thee Makeout Party, The Pets, Mercy Wifebeaters, LaTeenOs, Photobooth, Hunx & His Punx, Buzzer, The Mindless Things, Personal And The Pizzas at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $12 2pm ** (Budget Rock Seven) 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 Cobra Starship, Forever The Sickest Kids, Hit The Lights, Sing It Loud at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.50 6pm/7pm # *** oct 26 sun Alison Moyet, Brendan James at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 26 sun Taj Mahal at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a 2pm ** oct 26 sun Facing New York (cd release), Desa, Love You Moon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** (also oct 25) oct 26 sun Lady Dottie And The Diamonds (San Diego) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ * oct 26 sun Neil Young, Jack Johnson, Josh Groban, Norah Jones, Wilco, Smashing Pumpkins, Death Cab For Cutie, Cat Power at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $150/$75/$39.50 2pm # *** (Bridge School Benefit - also oct 25th) oct 26 sun Against Me at the Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $20 7pm/7:30pm *** @ oct 26 sun A New Hope, Storytellers, Rouge Scholars at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ** oct 27 mon Apocalyptica at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 27 mon Against Me!, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists, Future Of The Left at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 27 mon Titus Andronicus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 7pm ** (early show) oct 27 mon Sir Richard Bishop, Oaxacan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm * oct 27 mon The Notwist, Jel, Odd Nosdam at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 18+ $20 7pm/8pm ** 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, Grand Buffet (mon), The Death Set (mon), Hearts Of Darknesses (tue), CX Kidtronik (tue), at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** 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 DevilDriver, Death Angel, Straight Line Stich at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 28 tue Fujiya & Miyagi, Prototypes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 28 tue Sunburned Hand Of The Man, Christine Shields, Franklin's Mint at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 28 tue The Major Labels, Alan Clapp, Pedestrian, The Corner Laughters at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm ** oct 28 tue DownDownDown, David Knight (solo) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm * oct 28 tue Devin The Dude, The Coughee Brothaz at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$20 7pm/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 28 tue cancelled: Zu (featuring Mike Patton) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. oct 28/29 Maxwell, Jazmin Sullivan at the Paramount, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $126/$76/$40 7pm/8pm # ** oct 28/29 Jenny Lewis, Beachwood Sparks at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm # ** oct 29 wed Alana Sveta, Talons Of Peace, Orbiter 500 at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** oct 29 wed Devin The Dude, Coughee Brothaz at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 29 wed Voices Of Latin Rock at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a * oct 29 wed Maus Haus (record release), Fantastic Magic, Casy & Brian at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** oct 29 wed Schande, Nobody Beats at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 29 wed Talkdemonic at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm * oct 29 wed My Revolver, Zodiac Death Valley, Paddy & The Poor Boys (tribue), Tornado Rider at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 29 wed The Devil's Own, Michael Dean Damron and Thee Loyal Bastards, Power Of County at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 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, The Sermon 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 Swann Danger, Absence at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 ** 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 Asobi Seksu, Shuteye Unison at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** oct 30 thr The Botticellis, The Mumlers, Crow Song at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 30 thr The Black Keys, Dr. Dog at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $10 7pm/8pm # ** oct 30 thr Veil Veil Vanish, Murder Of Lilies, dj Aaron, dj Nako at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 18+ $8 9:30pm ** 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 30 thr Tainted Love at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** oct 30 thr Soulwax, J.D.H. And Dave P, Richie Panic, Soulwax film 'Part of the Weekend Never Dies', dj's at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $18 8pm/9pm ** (film at 8:30pm) oct 30 thr Snowy Plover, Orb Of Confusion, Strains Of The Apocalypse, Bad Touch at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5/$7 9pm ** oct 30 thr Electric Funeral (tribute), Stone Of Tear at Last Day Saloon, 120 5th St. at Davis St., Santa Rosa 21+ $5 9pm ** oct 30 thr Senses Fail, Dance Gavin Dance, Sky Eats Airplane, Foxy Shazam at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$17 6:30pm/7:30 *** oct 30 thr Lady Dottie And The Diamonds (San Diego) at the Little Red Lion, Eureka ?/? * 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 The Flames, Saddams Angels, Zero Bull Shit, The Disciples, 2nd Class Citizens at Yer Haus, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ oct 31 fri Maldroid, Mystic Nights Of The Cobra at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 31 fri Corrupted, Ludicra, Asunder at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ oct 31 fri Morris Day & The Time, Dorando, Nino Moschella at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 31 fri Umphrey's McGee, The New Deal at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 31 fri No Use For A Name, Company Car, Mud at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13 8:30pm/10pm *** @ oct 31 fri Chris Cornell, Timbaland at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** oct 31 fri Hot Tub at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15 ($10 for 21+) 10pm ** oct 31 fri Albino!, Toubab Krewe at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 31 fri The Blacks (7' release), The Red Verse, The New Centuries, dj Mario Muse at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** 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 ** oct 31 fri Mi Ami, Steve Summers at the Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ 10pm * oct 31 fri Hightower, Hot Lunch, Kilgore at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 ($5 if in costume) 9pm/10pm ** (5th Annual Gnargoyle Costume Bash) oct 31 fri Port, Crackerjack Highway at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** oct 31 fri Yelle, Passion Pit, Funeral Fires, dj Aaron Axelsen, dj Omar at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 9pm ** oct 31 fri Polkacide, Girls With Guns, Kitten On The Keys at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 31 fri Walter Blue Hand And The Blue Hand Band at the Bottom of the Fifth, Benicia ?/? * oct 31 fri Warrior King at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $15/$19 8pm/9pm ** oct 31 fri Lavish Green, Livitz Livitz, Greyscale at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm ** oct 31 fri Senses Fail, Dance Gavin Dance, Foxy Shazam, Sky Eats Airplane at the New Oasis, Sparks, NV a/a *** oct 31 fri Funkanauts at Caspar Inn, 14957 Caspar Rd., Caspar 21+ * nov 1 sat Blacklisted (PA), Ceremony, Have Heart (WA), Let Down, Sabertooth Zombie at 924 Gilman a/a $10 8pm *** @ nov 1 sat The Floating Corpses at the First Church of the Buzzard, Oakland a/a ** @ nov 1 sat Kem at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** nov 1 sat The Lovemakers, The Heavenly States, Minipop at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm ** nov 1 sat Umphrey's McGee at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (sold out) nov 1 sat Tom Morello: Nightwatchman at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** nov 1 sat Scissors For Lefty (ep release), White Lies (U.K.), Japanese Motors (Costa Mesa) dj Aaron Axelsen at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm *** nov 1 sat Matt Nathanson at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 1 sat Mount Eeerie, Thanksgiving, White Fang, Common Eider King Eider at Million Fishes Art Gallery, 2501 Bryant Street, S.F. a/a ** nov 1 sat The Spinto Band, Frightened Rabbit, Half-Handed Cloud 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 Switch, Claude Von Stroke, Worthy, Eric Sebastian at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm ** nov 1 sat Snowy Plover, The Unit Breed, Hammer Horror Classics, Cloister at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (was listed as at Parkside) nov 1 sat Skitzo, Sentienal Beast, many others at the Metal Barn, Maureen Court off of Dutton Meadows Road, Santa Rosa a/a 5pm till midnight ** @ nov 1 sat No Use For A Name, Jonny Manak & The Depressives at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm ** @ nov 1 sat Drifting Compass, Rubyred, Ambience, Solaren at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm ** nov 1 sat Thee Imposters, The Disgusteens, Banda Newsense at Java Lounge, 2416 16th St., Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** nov 1 sat Arden Park Roots, S.T.D., Wings Of Innocence, Lessons In Failure, For Steven, Playground Patriots, Standing Annoyance, The Revolution, Garrote, The Battle Of Midway. at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 ($8 in costume) 6:30pm/7pm *** @ (tribute to the 80's show) nov 1 sat Ill Effect (cd release), The Realists, M.L.S., Max Bundles, 2-4-1, M. Arenas at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm 8pm ** nov 1 sat Neil Young, Death Cab For Cutie, Everest at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV # *** 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 Shudder To Think at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 2 sun Jack's Mannequin, Eric Hutchinson, Treaty Of Paris at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (Live 105) nov 2 sun The Spinto Band, Frightened Rabbit, The Chop at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 2 sun Hubert Sumlin at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 2 sun The Hackensaw Boys, Bhi Bhiman at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** nov 2 sun Magnetic Morning at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 2 sun Meridians, Lowlights at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * nov 2 sun Save & Continue, A Fear Of Silence, Larisa Bryski, Northern Lights at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ** 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 3 mon Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rojas, Robby Krieger, Hubert Sumlin, Chris Layton, Mato Nanji, Doyle Bramhall at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $80/$60/$45 7pm/8pm # ** (tribute to Jimi Hendrix) nov 3 mon Secret Machines, The Dears at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 3 mon Highway Patrol, Oh My God, My First Earthquake at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 4 tue Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** nov 4 tue All Time Low, Mayday Parade, The Maine, Every Avenue at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** nov 4 tue Crystal Stilts, Cause Co-Motion!, Zach Hill, Brilliant Colors at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 5 wed Blisses B, Collider, Wild Things at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** nov 5 wed Dragon Force, Turisas, Power Glove at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 5 wed Little Feat at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 5 wed Enanitos Verdes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** nov 5 wed The R&B Freejazz Gospel Supreme 80, Michael Zapruder (cd release), 1090 Club at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 5 wed The Splinters, Nodzzz at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** nov 5 wed Greg Laswell, Jenny Owen Youngs at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm * nov 5 wed Citizen Cope (solo acoustic) at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a $20 8pm ** nov 5 wed Jedi Mind Tricks, Outerspace, Reef The Lost Cauze at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 7pm/8pm ** nov 5 wed All Time Low, Mayday Parade, The Maine, Every Avenue at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20 7pm/7:30pm ** nov 5 wed Live Manikins at Serna Plaza, Sac. State, 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a free noon ** nov 6 thr Face To Face at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 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, Outerspace at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 6 thr Jeremy Jay (L.A.), Musee Mecanique, dj Sleeves On Hearts at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** nov 6 thr Jeans Tea, French Disco, Battlehoochm at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 6 thr Brett Dennen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 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 Ingrid Michaelson, Newton Faulkner, David Ford at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 7 fri Steel Train, Dear And The Headlights, Forgive Durden, The Federalists at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/8:30pm ** nov 7 fri Starfucker, Master/Slave at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 7 fri Reinhardt, Daniel Wang, Robot Hustle, dj's at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** nov 7 fri Kofy Brown, Stymie And The Luv Orchestra, Sistas In The Pit, Shelley Doty at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** nov 7 fri Rogue Wave at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** (D.A. Taylor Charitable Foundation Benefit) nov 7 fri White Barons, Hollowbodys (Medford), Lepish at Benders, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm/10pm ** nov 7 fri The Expendables, Rebelution, Opm at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $17/$19 6:30pm/7:30pm *** 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 Timmy Curran, The White Buffalo at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm * nov 7 fri The Faint at Sacramento State, 6000 J Street, Sacramento a/a $15/$20 7:30pm ** nov 7 fri Japanese Motors, Goodness Gracious Me at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8/$10 9:30pm ** nov 7 fri Missy Higgins, Joshua Radin at El Rey Theatre, 230 W. 2nd St., Chico a/a $17/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm ** nov 7/8 Old Crow Medicine Show at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 7/8 Issac Delgado at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ ** nov 8 sat Corrupted (Japan), Asunder, Amber Asylum, Stormcrow at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ nov 8 sat Kev's Choice Ensemble, Damon & The Heathens, Mic Gillette, Monophonics at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** nov 8 sat Cowboy Mouth at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 8 sat The Faint at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 8 sat Loquat (cd release), Mist And Mast at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** nov 8 sat Heartless Bastards, The Broken West at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 8 sat Sleepy Sun, Citadelle, Slang Chickens at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 8 sat As A People, Vin Rouge, The Cons at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** nov 8 sat Ron Cornelius, The Untouchables at the Moose Lodge, San Palbo Avenue, San Pablo ** nov 8 sat Method Man, Redman, Richie Cunning at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $28/$32 8pm/9pm *** nov 8 sat Dough Knees (tribute) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm * (in atrium) nov 8 sat Copeland, Lights, Lovedrug, Lydia at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** nov 8 sat Major League Spiters, The Bridge, Doey Rock, 7evin at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $7 8pm ** nov 8 sat The Expendables, Rebelution, Opm at Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., Chico a/a $13/$15 7:30pm/8:30pm *** nov 8 sat Jonatha Brooke, Glen Phillips at El Rey Theatre, 230 W. 2nd St., Chico a/a $20/$23 7:30pm/8:30pm ** nov 9 sun The Ruse, Calamity Magnet at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** 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 9 sun TV On The Radio, The Dirtbombs at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 9 sun Hawthorne Heights, Emery, The Color Fred, Tickle Me Pink, The Mile After at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** nov 9 sun Forever, Shannon & The Clams, Schwule at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 9 sun Abja, Volcano, Danny I & Tuff Lion at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 9 sun Method Man, Redman at the Pheonix Theater, Petaluma a/a $30/$35 6:30pm/7:30pm *** nov 9 sun The Medic Droid at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** nov 10 mon Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Skeletonwitch, Winds Of Plague, Moonspell at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ (Blackest Of The Black Festival) nov 10 mon Dunge, Women (Canada)n at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 9pm/10pm ** nov 10 mon Copeland, Lovedrug, Lydia, Lights at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 10 mon Pale Young Gentlemen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm * nov 10 mon Alice Russell at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 11 tue Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, The Mother Truckers at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 11 tue Uh Huh Her at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** nov 11 tue Crooked Fingers, Port O' Brien at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 11 tue Vic Chesnutt, Elf Power at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 11 tue Donny Hue & The Colors at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** nov 11 tue Saros, Lesbian (Seattle), Conifer (Portland, Maine) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** @ nov 11 tue Ludo, The Higher, Eye Alaska, Army Of Freshmen, The Graduate at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 7pm/7:30pm ** nov 12 wed Borstal Holiday, Deeper, Stereo Freakout at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** 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 Robyn Hitchcock (performing record "I Often Dream of Trains") at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** nov 12 wed Bishop Allen, An Horse, Electric Owls at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 12 wed Hanson, Matt Wertz, Everybody Else at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** nov 12 wed Mason Jennings, Zach Gill at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $19/$23 7pm/8pm ** nov 12 wed Vic Chesnut, Elf Power at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm ** nov 12 wed Ozomatli, Chali 2na at Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., Chico a/a $18/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm ** nov 13 thr Underoath, Saosin, The Devil Wears Prada, The Famine at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** @ nov 13 thr Mason Jennings at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 13 thr Bat Makumba, dj Jeremiah & The Afrobeat Nation, Sambamora Dance Co., Blocura, dj Sep at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 13 thr Blank Blue (dj Nobody and Niki Randa), Damon Aaron at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm * nov 13 thr Ben Folds, Missy Higgins at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 13 thr Growing, Death Sentence: Panda! at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 13 thr Tainted Love at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** nov 13 thr Darker My Love at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 13 thr Polysics, Jaguar Love, Black Gold at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 13 thr Matt Masih & The Messengers (ce release), Forrest Day, North Swell at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $6/$9 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 13 thr The Ruse, Calamity Magnet at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** nov 14 fri Decrepit Birth, Abigail Williams, Neuraxis, The Faceless, Veil Of Maya at the Metro, Oakland a/a *** @ nov 14 fri John Doe & Kathleen Edwards at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** nov 14 fri Mudvayne, 10 Years, Snot at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ nov 14 fri Cafe Tacvba at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 14 fri Danielson, Cryptacize, Bart Davenport at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** nov 14 fri 2 Foot Yard, Magik Magik Orchestra at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $20 7:30pm ** nov 14 fri D.S.B. (Tokyo), Peligro Social, Acts Of Sedition, Acephalix, Pullout at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm/9:30pm *** @ nov 14 fri Onerepublic, Augustana, The Spill Canvas, The Hush Sound at Masonic Center, Nob Hill, S.F. a/a $36.50/$33.50 6pm/7pm # ** nov 14 fri Ty Segall at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * nov 14 fri The B-52's at Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael a/a # ** nov 14 fri Desecrato, Nasci, Interseed at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 14 fri Collie Buddz, Rise Of The Revolution, The Skaflaws at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$24 8pm/9pm ** nov 14 fri One Drop, The Holdup at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $6/$9 8:30pm/9pm ** (in atrium) 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 14/15 Galactic, Crown City Rockers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 8pm/9pm # *** nov 14/15 The Breeders at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** nov 14/15 Grace Potter And The Nocturnals at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 15 sat K.D. Lang at the Paramount, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $61/$46/$37 7pm/8pm # ** nov 15 sat Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** nov 15 sat Everybody Out!, Deadly Sins at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** 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 Impossible Shapes, Devon Williams at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** nov 15 sat Cheapskate, Psychosomatic, 2nd Class Citizens at the Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** nov 15 sat John Doe And Kathleen Edwards at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a $15 8pm ** nov 15 sat Ozomatli (Chali 2Na), Slank at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $24/$28 8pm/9pm ** nov 15 sat Job For A Cowboy, Hate Eternal, All Shall Perish, Animosity, Annotation Of An Autopsy at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$17 7pm/7:30pm *** @ nov 15 sat Push Push Pull, A Moments Notice, Josiah James, The Color Amnesty at Club Retro, Orangevale $10 6:30pm ** nov 15 sat Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # ** nov 16 sun Jason Isbell (acoustic) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm * nov 16 sun Dead Confederate at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 16 sun Hecuba, Pit er Pat, Lucky Dragons at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** nov 16 sun Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $49.50/$39.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 16/17 Lucinda Williams at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $42,50 7pm/8pm # ** 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 17 mon Misfits, Lonely Kings, Tall Black Girls at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 17 mon Groundation, dj Stepwise at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 17 mon Alex Cuba at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm * nov 18 tue Jay Brannan at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm * nov 18 tue Blues Traveler at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 18 tue Bruises, Archways, Efft at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * nov 18 tue Minus The Bear, Annuals, Helms Alee at Empire Events Center, 15th & R St., Sacramento a/a $18/$20 7:30pm ** nov 18 tue Beardo, Mickey Avalon at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** nov 18 tue Gwar, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Toxic Holocaust at the New Oasis, Sparks, NV a/a *** @ nov 18/19 Joan Baez at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $49.50 8pm # *** $ nov 19 wed mc Lars, mc Frontalot at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm * nov 19 wed Los Lonely Boys at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 19 wed Jon McLaughlin, Delta Goodrem at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 19 wed Melissa Ferrick at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 19 wed Heavenly Trip To Hell, Death Pilot, Left Of Christ, Storybook Of Stars at Voodoo Lounge, 14 S. Second St., San Jose 21+ ** @ nov 19 wed Coal Beautiere at Serna Plaza, Sac. State, 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a free noon ** nov 19 wed Gwar, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Toxic Holocaust at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $18/$20 7pm/8pm *** @ nov 19 wed cancelled: The Cinematic Orchestra at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. nov 19/20 Mickey Avalon, Beardo at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 20 thr Roger Rocha & The Goldenhearts, Dolorat at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 ** nov 20 thr Gwar, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Toxic Holocaust at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ nov 20 thr Medeski Martin & Wood at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 20 thr Matthew Sweet at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 20 thr The Hot Toddies, The Attachments, The Ian Fays, Dj Elise at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** nov 20 thr Lucha VaVoom at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 20 thr Love Is All, Vivian Girls, Nodzzz at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 20 thr Tainted Love at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** nov 20 thr Elisa at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** nov 20 thr Viking Moses, Cordero, The Theatre Fire at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 20 thr Buckethead, That One Guy at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$23 7pm/8pm *** nov 20 thr Numerous & The Soul Science Live Band, Against The Wind, Rawdiculous at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $3/$5 8:30pm/9pm ** (in Atrium) nov 20 thr AIDS Wolf, AH Kraken, Mayyors, Deathday Party, D.W.L. at the Old Firehouse, U.C. Davis Campus a/a $6 7pm ** (KDVS) 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, Kit And The Branded Men, Cassidy Crowley 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, Health at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** nov 21 fri In Flames, All That Remains, Gojira, 36 Crazyfists at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** @ nov 21 fri ohGr at Slim's, 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 O'Death, Hillstomp at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 21 fri El Guincho at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 21 fri Lisa Lampanelli at Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa a/a # ** nov 21 fri Buckethead, That One Guy at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City a/a $20 8pm *** nov 21 fri The Stitches, The Forgotten, The Runs at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** @ nov 21 fri Decrepit Birth, Abigail Williams, Neuraxis, The Faceless, Veil Of Maya at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a *** @ nov 21 fri Sgyf (CO), James Hunicutt at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** nov 21/22 Gov't Mule at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $36.50 7pm/8pm # 8* nov 22 sat Cheech & Chong at Community Theatre, 2134 Martin Luther King Way, Berkeley a/a $59.50/$39.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** (sold out) 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 Metro Station, Shmayze, Tyga, Cash Cash at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 22 sat Aids Wolf, A.H. Kracken at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 22 sat Grayceon, Worm Ouroboros, Drift Of A Curse at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 22 sat Kraak & Smaa at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 22 sat Pierce The Veil, Breathe Carolina, Four Letter Lie, Emarosa at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/8pm ** nov 22 sat dj Rob Fatal,The Disgusteens, Caufield, Flower Violence, Dead Pony Society, The Secretions, The Pizzas, Social Concern, The Compound, Smash The Glass, Losing All Pride, Unko Atama, Drastic Actions, Ashtray, No Goodniks, Heroes & Legends at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm *** @ (15 bands - 10 minutes each) nov 22 sat Alan Jackson, James Otto, Trace Adkins at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # ** nov 23 sun Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Bury Your Dead, 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 23 sun Matisyahu, Flobots, Chester French at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 23 sun Cheech & Chong at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $59.50/$39.50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 23 sun Hurts To Laugh (Nashville), Taargus Taargus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 23 sun Little Dragon at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** nov 23 sun Sponge, RubberSideDown at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 23 sun Metro Station, Shwayze, Tyga, Cash Cash at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $17/$19 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 23/24 Hold Steady, Drive By Truckers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** nov 24 mon Deerhunter, Times New Viking at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 24 mon Portugal. The Man, Earl Greyhound, Wintersleep at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 24 mon Ben Sollee, Kim Taylor at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $12 8pm ** nov 24 mon The Rosebuds at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 24 mon My Brightest Diamond, Clare, The Reasons, Little Dragon (Sweden) at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm ** nov 24 mon Matisyahu at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$29 7pm/8pm ** nov 25 tue Hellogoodbye, Ace Enders at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 25 tue The Decemberists, Loch Lomond at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 25 tue Nudity, Lumerians at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 25 tue Portugal The Man, Earl Greyhound, Wintersleep at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** nov 26 wed The Sisters Of Mercy at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 26 wed Secondhand Serenade, Cute Is What We Ame For, Rocket To The Moon at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** nov 26 wed Half Handed Cloud, Fertile Crescent at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 28 fri Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemen at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm * nov 28 fri M83, School Of Seven Bells at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21.50 8pm/9pm # ** nov 28 fri New Riders Of The Purple Sage at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 28 fri Cute Is What We Aim For, A Rocket To The Moon, Automatic Loveletter at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a ** nov 28 fri Culann's Hounds, Eoin Harrington at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 28 fri Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs, Sassy!!!, Delaney Davidson ** at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** nov 28 fri Benevento, Russo Duo at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 8:30pm/9pm * nov 28 fri Notorious at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** nov 28 fri After The Flesh, Zero Ground, See The Elephant, Kut Pile at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** nov 29 sat Flipsyde at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm * nov 29 sat Hot Buttered Rum at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** nov 29 sat Blowoff (hosted & dj'd by Bob Mould & Rich Morel) at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 29 sat Green Jelly, Mandown, Radioactive Chickenheads, Rosemary's Billygoat at Balazo Gallery, 2183 Mission, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** nov 29 sat Bowerbirds, Palms at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** nov 29 sat Bustle In Your Hedgerow (tribute) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 8:30pm/9pm * nov 29 sat The Devil Makes Three at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** nov 29 sat The Stone Foxes at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm ** (in atrium) nov 30 sun Dr. Know, Oppressed Logic, Fukm, Throat Oyster at Yer Haus, Oakland a/a $7 7pm *** @ nov 30 sun Hanson Brothers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** $ nov 30 sun Dir En Grey, The Human Abstract at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 30 sun The Birthday Massacre, Tub Ring, Creature Feature at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 30 sun The Herbaliser at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 30 sun Cheech & Chong at the Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $59.50/$39.50 6pm/7pm # *** (sold out) dec 2 tue AC/DC at the Arena, Oakland a/a $94.50 (all reserved) 8pm # *** (also dec 4th) dec 2 tue The Sea And Cake, Field Music at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** dec 2 tue Blitzen Trapper, The Parson Red Heads, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** dec 3 wed Oasis, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals at the Arena, Oakland a/a $69.50/$49.50/$39.50 6pm/7pm # *** dec 3 wed The Australian Pink Floyd Show at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $40 7pm/8pm # * dec 4 thr AC/DC at the Arena, Oakland a/a $94.50 (all reserved) 8pm # *** (also dec 2nd) dec 4 thr Over The Rhine at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 4 thr Los Amigos Invisibles at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 4 thr D.M.I., Top Shelf at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $3/$5 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 4 thr Dengue Fever (Cambodia) at Scripps College Performing Arts Center, Claremont a/a free ** dec 5 fri George Lopez at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** dec 5 fri Ours, Plain Jane Automobile at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** dec 5/6 Los Lobos, David Lindley at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 6 sat Chicago Blues Reunion Band at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** dec 6 sat Frank Caliendo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 6 sat Jonas Reinhart at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * dec 6 sat Tower Of Power at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Hw. 16, Brooks 18+ ** dec 6 sat Von Iva, RunRunRun at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm $8 ** dec 7 sun Meshell Ndegeocello, The Coup at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 10 wed The Blind, Toni Sicoli, The Molestations at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** dec 10 wed Gretchen Wilson at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 11 thr Wilderness, San Serac, Wildbirds & Peacedrums at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 11 thr Tartufi at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ 10pm * dec 11/12/13/14 Ozomatli at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm thr/sun 8pm/9pm fri/sat # ** dec 12 fri Big Sandy And His Fly-Rite Boys at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm ** dec 12 fri Karate High School, I Set My Friends On Fire, You Me And Everyone We Know at San Jose Skate, 397 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose a/a ** @ dec 12 fri Mudhoney at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** @ dec 12 fri Nine Inch Nail, The Bugs at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** dec 12/13 Kottonmouth Kings at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** dec 13 sat Vienna Teng at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm # ** dec 13 sat The Briggs, Nothington, Red Tape at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** @ dec 13 sat Dolorata, Francis Bakin, Sticks And Stones at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** dec 13 sat Mudhoney at the Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a ** @ dec 13 sat Karate High School, I Set My Friends On Fire, You Me And Everyone We Know at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** @ dec 13 sat Amanda Palmer And The Danger Ensemble, The Builders And The Butchers, Zoe Keating at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $20/$25 9pm ** dec 14 sun Blevin Blectum, Freddy McGuire, Dominique Leone at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * 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 16 tue Sarah Brightman at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # ** 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 17/18 Mercury Rev at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** dec 19 fri D.I., Oppressed Logic, Neighborhood Watch (Venice), Fukm, Dont Care at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7pm *** @ dec 19 fri The Vandals at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** dec 19 fri The Aggrolites at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm ** dec 19/20 The Mother Hips at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** dec 20 sat Neighborhood Watch, Last Round Up, Instant Asshole, Mental Cancer at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @ 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 20 sat Jesse Michaels, Mike Park, Kevin Seconds, Dan Potthast at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 26 fri Two Gallants at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** dec 26 fri Particle, Eoto at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** dec 26 fri Wayne Hancock at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm ** dec 26/27 X at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** dec 27 sat Wayne Hancock, The B-Stars at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** dec 27 sat Blackalicious at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 8pm/9pm # ** dec 28/29/30/31 The Radiators at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $40 ($100 12/31) 9pm ** dec 30 tue Tea Leaf Green at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25/$27 8pm/9pm ** dec 30 tue Alo, Big Light at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm * dec 31 wed The Slackers, The Impalers at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** dec 31 wed Jackie Greene at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** dec 31 wed Les Claypool, Zappa Plays Zappa, Tim Fite at War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a # *** $ dec 31 wed George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, The Greyboy Allstars at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** $ dec 31 wed Tea Leaf Green at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $30/$35 ($75 vip) 9pm/10pm ** dec 31 tue Alo at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $85 8:30pm/9pm * (open bar) jan 9 fri Ron White at Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $42.75 7pm/8pm # ** 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 jan 16 fri Loudon Wainwright III, Jill Sobule at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jan 17/18 Jonathan Coulton at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** feb 3 tue Badfish (tribute), Scotty Don't, The Holdup at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$19 7pm/8pm ** 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 ** mar 7 fri 20 Minute Loop at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** mar 29 sun Lily Tomlin at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City a/a $85/$75/$65/$60 7:30pm ** apr 16 thr Kenny Rogers at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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+ a/a 415-626-1409 Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary, S.F. 21+ El Rincon, 2700 16th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 18+ 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 New Oasis, 2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV a/a 530-898-1497 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+ Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, 2781 21st Street, S.F. a/a 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 (all live shows cancelled) 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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