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 December 26, 2008 dec 26 fri Stone Vengeance, The Disciples, New Earth Creeps, Farticus, Anus Kings (L.A.), Kool A.D. (N.Y.C.) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 7:30pm *** @ dec 26 fri Acts Of Sedition, Chronic Condition, Dogs Of Ire (Riverside) at Donny's House, Oakland a/a (donation for bands) 8pm ** @ (no hanging out in front) dec 26 fri The Yellow Dress, Fancy Dan Band, Adam Balbo, Not An Airplane at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** dec 26 fri Jingle Punx, Bullets Can't Kill Danny at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm ** dec 26 fri Two Gallants, Crystal Antlers, The Tallest Man On Earth at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** dec 26 fri Particle (Michael Kang, Phil Lesh), Eoto at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** dec 26 fri Qbert, Joyo Velarde at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 26 fri Boxing Day With Djette Dulcinea at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ free 9pm * dec 26 fri Good For The Jews at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** dec 26 fri Two Seconds, The Audiophiles, Boy In The Bubble at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/10pm ** dec 26 fri Wayne Hancock, The Shitkickers, Steve Soto at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm ** dec 26 fri The Ricky & Del Connection, Jake D, Mikey A, Travis Chance, Lorelai at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $5 8pm ** (acoustic) dec 26/27 X, Steve Soto (fri) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $31 9pm *** dec 27 sat Embrace The End, Antagony, Murder Practice, Fate, I Shot The Sheriff, Strike To Survive at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ dec 27 sat Wayne Hancock, Blag Dahlia (solo acoustic), The B-Stars at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm *** dec 27 sat Mermen (two sets) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $8 ** dec 27 sat Blackalicious, The Mighty Underdogs, Raashan Ahmad at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 8pm/9pm # ** dec 27 sat Melvins at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** @ $ dec 27 sat The Sweet Revenge, Anthem, Johnny Walnut at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** dec 27 sat Archers Guild, Prizehog, Thrips at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** dec 27 sat A Holiday Extravaganza On Ice, Lord Loves A Working Man, The Kehoe Nation, Demon Three at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** dec 27 sat Naked Hearts, Michael Talbott & The Wolfkings, Helene Renaut at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** dec 27 sat Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 27 sat Zigaboo Modeliste, Bhi Bhiman at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** (Zigaboo's Birthday) dec 27 sat Foreign Legion, Buckle Bros at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $9/$15 8pm ** dec 27 sat The Band Hand, Big Blue Whale, Kajillion at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** dec 27 sat Unko Atama, Horror-X, Lost Puppy, Jack Saints, dj Big Nate at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** dec 27 sat Tainted Love, Mike Relm, Mr. Vigs at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** dec 27 sat Sweetleaf (tribute), The Esseness Project, Motogruv at Last Day Saloon, 120 5th St. at Davis St., Santa Rosa 21+ ** dec 27 sat Carlos Mencia at the Civic Auditorium, 408 South Almaden Blvd., San Jose a/a $45.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 27 sat Frontier Wives at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm * dec 27 sat The Skaflaws at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm * dec 27 sat Dahlak, Plush Lush, 5th Ave, Mainetain, C Plus, Aquifer, dj Oasis at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** dec 27 sat The Alternators at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** dec 27 sat cancelled: Sam McPheeters, George Chen at Adobe Books, 3166 16th St, S.F. dec 28 sun The Bob Hill Band, D.M.I. at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** dec 28 sun Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $25 7pm/8pm ** dec 28 sun Final Summation, The Walking Dead, Danny Secretions (solo), The Compound, Jaked On Ridicule at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ** @ dec 28 sun Wayne The Train Hancock, The Shankers, The Cheatin Hearts at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** dec 28/29/30/31 The Radiators at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $40 ($100 12/31) 9pm ** (KPIG) dec 29 mon Gipsy Kings at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 29 mon No Love Tomorrow, Carusocaruso, Battlehooch, dj CArusocaruso, dj Anthony Coln at Blondie's, 540 Valencia, S.F. 21+ free 8pm ** dec 29 mon Snoop Dogg, Warren G And Tha Doggpound, Tha Twins at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $45/$49 7pm/8pm ** dec 30 tue Toiling Midgets, The Dandelion War at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** dec 30 tue Rick Estrin, Elvin Bishop, Mark Hummel, Rusty Zinn, Jackie Payne & Steve Edmonson Band, John Nemeth, Wendy Dewitt, Norton Buffalo at Biscuits and Blues, 401 Mason St., S.F. a/a $30 8pm *** (Michael "Fly" Brooks Benefit) dec 30 tue French Cassettes, Cuban Cigar Crisis, Steven Michael Werning at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 30 tue Tea Leaf Green, Poor Man's Whiskey 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 30 tue Tommy Guerrero's Get Rad Six, Marc & The Casuals at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** dec 30 tue Sex Vid (WA), Needles, Ebonics, Never Healed at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** dec 30 tue Butthole Surfers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** @ (also dec 31st) dec 30 tue The Expendables, Tomorrow's Bad Seeds, Dirty Penny at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20 7pm/8pm *** dec 30/31 Phil Lesh & Friends, Bob Weir & Ratdog, Jackie Greene at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $65 6pm # ** dec 31 wed Sugar & Gold, Damon & THe Heathens, The Hot Toddies at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** dec 31 wed Gumbi, Les Deux Margots, Young Savage, Clovis Heald, Team Battle, dj Jenpop, dj Ms. Catatonic, dj Timber at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** dec 31 wed The Slackers, The Impalers, The Struts at Slim's, S.F. a/a $30 9pm *** @ dec 31 wed Les Claypool, Zappa Plays Zappa, Tim Fite at War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a $125-$70 8pm # *** $ dec 31 wed George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, The Greyboy Allstars at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** $ dec 31 wed Fantomas "The Director's Cut", Tipsy, Zach Hill at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $45 9pm *** $ dec 31 wed Thievery Corporation, Bassnectar, The Mutaytor, Cirque Bezer, Blvd, Motion Potion, Little John, Maneesh The Twister, Malarkey at the Concourse, 620 7th Street, S.F. a/a 9pm till 4am # ** dec 31 wed Shiny Toy Guns, dj Low B, dj Aaron, dj Omar, dj Nako, dj Disco Shawn at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $60 9pm ** dec 31 wed La Plebe, The Fucking Buckaroos, Banda Newsense, Blackbird Raum, dj Chaos, mc Craigums at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15/$17 8:30pm/9pm ** @ dec 31 wed Butthole Surfers, Negativland at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 8pm/9pm # *** @ $ (also dec 30th) dec 31 wed John Lee Hooker Jr. at Biscuits and Blues, 401 Mason St., S.F. a/a ** dec 31 wed Tea Leaf Green (three sets), Moonalice at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $30/$35 ($75 vip - $20 entry after 1am) 9pm/10pm ** (open to 5am) dec 31 wed A.L.O. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $85 8:30pm/9pm * (open bar) dec 31 wed Borts Minorts, This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb, dj Tragic at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** dec 31 wed Tainted Love at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $60 8pm ** dec 31 wed Testament, Laaz Rockit, Dublin Death Patrol, Dragonlord at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm *** (tickets from stubhub.com) dec 31 wed The Freedom Rockers at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ free 9pm * dec 31 wed Mos Def, dj Big Von, dj Sake One, dj Apollo, dj Mr. E at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 9pm ** (Dress Code: upscale attire with sneakers required) dec 31 wed Monophonics, Tornado Rider at Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ $50/$70 ** dec 31 wed dj Brian Hick Smokey, dj Ghoulina, dj Terror Bull Ted, dj Alcoholocaust, dj Deb Danger at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** dec 31 wed D'Jelly Brains, Lucabrazzi, The Yes Go's, Neurotrash at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $5 ** dec 31 wed Tommy Castro, Hillside Fire at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $55/$60 8pm/9pm ** dec 31 wed Y & T at the Little Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $75 9pm ** dec 31 wed The Expendables, Dirty Heads, Dirty Penny at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm *** dec 31 wed The Pine Box Boys, KB & The Slingtons, Colonel Jimmy & The Blackfish, Sac City Rollers Derby Girls at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** dec 31 wed freQ Nasty, Barisone at the Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 21+ ** dec 31 wed Candlebox at the Grand Sierra Resort, Reno NV 18+ ** dec 31 wed Hair Gin And Tonic at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** jan 1 thr Religious Girls, Squeeky Rice, Beatbeat Whisper at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 1 thr Uprise Collective, Disillude, Moments Memory, Brazen Bull, The Call Girls at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm ** jan 2 fri Total Fury (Japan), Broken Needle (L.A.), Needles, Punch, La Grita, Follow Blindly at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ jan 2 fri Jesus Fucking Christ, Rum Rebellion at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a 8pm *** @ jan 2 fri The Soft White Sixties, Isabellas, French Cassettes at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** jan 2 fri Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, One Pin Short, Tip The Van at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ jan 2 fri Ancestors, Nylon Heart Attack, Night Horse at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jan 2 fri Dengue Fever, Goh Nakamura at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 9pm ** @ (Rickshaw Stop's 5th Anniversary) jan 2 fri Intelligence, Mayyors, High Castle, Christmas Island at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** jan 2 fri This Charming Band (tribute), Beauty And The Beat (tribute) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm * jan 2 fri Move The Crowd, Dem Hoodstars at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$20 8pm jan 2 fri Fracas, She-Wolves (N.Y.), Three Weeks Clean at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 2 fri Embrace The End, Better Left Unsaid, Graven Image, Enemy Inside, Awaiting The Apocalypse at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm *** @ jan 2 fri Tera Ferno, Running Riot, By Noise & Rumor at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** jan 2/3 Dengue Fever, Goh Nakamura (fri) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 9pm ** @ jan 2/3 The Wailers (performing there album Exodus), Tomorrows Bad Seeds at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 3 sat Rocknroll Adventure Kids, The Flakes, Losing Streaks, Shankers, NoBunny at 924 Gilman a/a $7 7:30pm *** @ jan 3 sat Jesus Fucking Christ, Totimoshi, Fracas, Say Bok Gwai, Absencde at Ghost Town Gallery, San Pablo Ave., Oakland 18+ 8pm *** @ jan 3 sat Loquat, Graham L Bron, Helene Renaut at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 3 sat Black Rainbow, art show, food and drinks at Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a ** (Winter Formal so dress up - Thrillhouse Records 2nd anniversary) jan 3 sat Zoo Station (tribute), Little Bitches (tribute), Drifting Sand at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** jan 3 sat Belligerator, Two Timin Hussies, Little Witnesses at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a 3pm/5pm ** jan 3 sat Dengue Fever, The Attachments at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 9pm ** @ (Rickshaw Stop's 5th Anniversary) jan 3 sat The Federalists, Stef Burns Group, The Stone Foxes, The Trophy Fire (acoustic) at Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** jan 3 sat Auroras, Rio en Medio, The Lickets, Avocet, dj Black Lodge at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jan 3 sat Third Date, Jam at Irelands 32, 3920 Geary Blvd. at 3rd Ave., S.F. 21+ free 8:3pm ** jan 3 sat Notorious, Hey Hey Mama (tribute) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jan 3 sat Rashaan Ahmad, Roy Two Thousand at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm * (electronic) jan 3 sat The Hooks, The Pleasure Kills, The Ferocious Few at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** @ jan 3 sat The Tubes, Fee Waybill, Harpin' Jonny & The Primadons, The Harpster, Kenny Kraft, Craig Owens & Jimmy Norris at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $17/$20 8pm/9pm *** jan 3 sat Drop Seven, Infectum, Damage Over Time, Irritant, Fallon at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm ** jan 3 sat Cadaver, Nifty, Mic Jordan, MLS, Coldcockt, Ill Effect at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $8 8pm ** @ jan 3 sat The Mantles, Ganglians, Touchez at Luigis Fun Garden, 1050 20th St., Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** jan 4 sun The Dust, Zodiac Death Valley, The Sapien Causa, Kid With Katana, art show with Lee Harvey Roswell, Young Han, Corey Best, Paul Hayes, Nara Youn at Cell Space, 2050 Bryant at 18th, S.F. a/a $5 6pm/8pm ** jan 4 sun Kit & The Breanded Men at thee Parksdie, S.F. a/a free 5pm * jan 4 sun Mute Socialite, Gay Beast, Strip Mall Seizures at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 4 sun New Pantheon, Uni And The Ding String Trio, Foxtails Brigade, Definite Articles, The Trifles at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jan 4 sun Toiling Midgets, Clodhopper at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 7pm ** jan 4 sun 2 Hot 3 Fast, Cry For Tomorrow, The Scowndrolls at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 6pm ** jan 4 sun The Shimmies, Squeeky Rice, Beans N Rice Experiment at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** jan 5 mon Ragwater Revue, Super Adventure Club, Sean O'Brien & His Dirty Hands at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jan 6 tue New Thrill Parade, The Deadbeats, The Judy Experience at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 6 tue Backseat Lovers, Dead Ringers, Avenue Rose, Fault Lines at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** jan 6 tue Hunx And His Punx, C'mon Everybody, Street Eaters, Personal And The Pizzas at the Stud, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ ** jan 7 wed Sun House, Walty, Farewell Typewriter at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** jan 7 wed The Dwarves, ArnoCorps, White Barons at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jan 7 wed Sean Hayes, Michael Musika at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** jan 7 wed Flood, Iron Witch, Pigs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jan 7 wed The Floating Corpses, Pink Swastika, Dead Beats, Jealousy, Mom, Tense at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm *** @ (Troll Age Zine) jan 7 wed No Less, dj Quest, Go Like This, Verlaten, Shedwellaz, Murder Of Crows at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** @ jan 7 wed The Great Sand Waste, The Boneless Children Foundation, Cartographer, Abs and Babs at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5 ** jan 8 thr Swingin' Utters, The Sore Thumbs, Dynamite 8 at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8/9pm *** @ jan 8 thr Zomby (U.K.), Star Eyes (N.Y.C.), Lazer Sword, Disco Shawn at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10 ($8 if 21+) 9pm ** jan 8 thr Sashamon (Hawaii), Kapakahi, Stranger (San Diego) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** jan 8 thr Parker St. Cinema, March Of The Mannequins, Aim Low Kid at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm *** jan 8 thr Hunx And His Punx, Personal, Pizzas, C'mon Everybody, Street Eaters at the Stud, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** jan 8 thr The Chelsea Smiles, The Corruptors, One After Another at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** jan 8 thr Buzzer, Hans Condor (Nashville) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 10pm/10:30pm ** (Guitar Magazine) jan 8 thr Lee Rocker at the Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ ** jan 8 thr Picture Me Broken, Berlinrose at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $3/$5 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 8 thr The Dwarves, ArnoCorps, Los DryHeavers, Get Dead, Dun Bin Had, The Shunned at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm *** @ jan 8 thr The Reposed, Message At The Gate, Fiending For Something Beautiful, Slow To Sleep, Todd Morgan & The Emblems, Praeternatural, Heaven On The Rocks, Caution Under Pressure at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $9/$10 5:30pm *** jan 9 fri Chris Murray, Monkey, Flip The Switch, Whiskey Avengers, Aught at 924 Gilman a/a $8 8pm *** @ (Ska night) jan 9 fri The Mentors, The Mantors, Fukm, ZeroBullshit, Bottom Shelf at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 8pm *** @ jan 9 fri LoCura, Beats Antique, Gamelan X at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jan 9 fri Hot Buttered Rum, Blue Turtle Seduction at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** (was nov 29th) jan 9 fri Aratic, 3rdrail, Left Of Christ at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 8:30pm ** jan 9 fri Magic Bullets (cd release), The Passionistas, Airfix Kits at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30/9pm ** jan 9 fri Lee Rocker (of the Stray Cats) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** jan 9 fri Leopold & His Fiction, The Healing Curse, Candy Apple at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jan 9 fri The Hot Toddies, Tinkture, Agent Ribbons, Excuses For Skipping at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (Pirate Cat Radio) jan 9 fri Get Dead!, No Red Flags, The Excuse, Dun Bin Had at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** jan 9 fri Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, Christian Martin, Worthy at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** (Dirtybird Records) jan 9 fri Ron White, Alex Reymundo at Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $42.75 7pm/8pm # ** jan 9 fri Two Timin' Hussies, Bullet 66, Frankenstein L.I.V.S. at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** jan 9 fri Sashamon, Stranger, Sand Section at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $8/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 9 fri Die Darlings (tribute), Hormones (tribue), Descendage (tribute), The Reptile House (tribute) at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 9pm ** jan 9 fri Chelsea Wolfe, Blue Rabbit, Tippy Canoe, Ricky Berger at Luna's Cafe, 1414 16th Street, Sacramento a/a $6 8:30pm * jan 9 fri Silent Treatment, Save & Continue, Aroarah, One Dying Secret, Larisa, Bryski, Minus Halo (acoustic), Shawn Peters/Travice Chance/Justamillion (acoustic) at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $10 8pm ** (Billy & Funkmaster's Birthdays) jan 9 fri incorrect listint: Agent Orange at Blake's, Berkeley jan 9/10 Rebirth Brass Band, Manicato (fri), Happy Mayfield (sat) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 10 sat Onion Flavored Rings, Trainwreck Riders, The Measure (NY/NJ), Sourpatch, Kicked In at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ jan 10 sat Society Dog, Follow Blindly, D.B.G.C., Liquid Pain, It, Anxiety Attack at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 8pm *** @ jan 10 sat Dryer/Heule/Lindsay (cd release), Kristian Aspelin/Tony Dryer/Phillip Greenlief/Jacob Felix Heule and Jacob Lindsay/Kanoko Nishi, martial arts at Soja Martial Arts Studio, 2406 Webster, Oakland a/a 8pm * jan 10 sat The Tommy Castro Band, Matthew Hansen at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ ** jan 10 sat American Steel at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm *** jan 10 sat Angry Samoans, Midnight Bombers, Shootin' Lucy, Officer Down at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30/9pm *** @ jan 10 sat The Monophonics, James Caran, Eric McFadden at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jan 10 sat Funky Meters, Marcia Ball, Cyril Neville, Bonnie Raitt With Hutch Hutchinson at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 8pm/9pm $50 # ** (Bill Graham Birthday) jan 10 sat Burned Beyond Recognition, Space Vacation, Thunderhorse at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** @ jan 10 sat Destroyer (tribute), Generation Swine (tribute), Beauty And The Beat (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jan 10 sat Jonas Reinhardt, 3 Leafs, Celine Dion at Million Fishes Gallery, 2501 Bryant St., S.F. a/a $5 9pm ** jan 10 sat Banyan (Mike Watt, Eric McFadden, Stephen Perkins), Willie Waldman at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm *** (was listed as Jan 3rd) jan 10 sat The New Centuries, Midnight Strangers, The Paranoids at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jan 10 sat Tower Of Power, Lydia Pense, Cold Blood at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $35/$45 8pm ** jan 10 sat Build Us Airplanes, Cannons And Clouds, Elba (Seattle), Navigator Vs. Navigator (Seattle) at the Kadi House, 300 Fir Street, Vacaville a/a $5 6pm ** (Matt's Birthday) jan 10 sat Bidwell, K Sera, Grenade Jumper (cd release) Josiah James at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm ** jan 10 sat S.T.D., Category 7, Automatic Static, Fear & Loathing, Kill Devil Hill at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm ** @ jan 10 sat The Tumbleweeds, Len Brown Society at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm * jan 10 sat Flexx Bronco, Chix Pack, Beer Can, Truckers Wife at Whiskey Dick's, 2660 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Lake Tahoe 21+ 9:30pm ** jan 10 sat Agent Orange at Bubba Thrasher's, 2704 Hartnell Ave., Redding ?/? *** @ jan 10/11 Bay Area World Guitar Show at the Marin Civic Center, San Rafael a/a jan 11 sun C.H.T. (release show), Ill Gotten Gainz, No Red Flags (Portland), Get Dead (Santa Cruz) at B.R.S., Richnmond a/a 8pm *** @ jan 11 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. a/a $3 10am jan 11 sun Big Mistake at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm * jan 11 sun Dryer/Heule (acoustic), Terror Apart, Slusser, Bullshit Detector, Amphibious Gestures, Fognozzle, Arachnid Arcade, Hora Flora, Headboggle, Heartworm, Loachfillet, Skullcaster, Liz Allbee/Agnes Szelag, Anvil Encephalopathy at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 6pm ** (S. Clay Wilson Benefit) jan 11 sun Astral, Tomihira, Tracing Figures, Du*DS at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jan 11 sun Arden Park Roots, Mercury, Simple Creation, Natural Roots, Zuhg, Cryptic Vibes at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ** jan 12 mon John Legend, Estelle at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $51/$61/$77 8pm # ** (seated show - KMEL) jan 12 mon The Hubba Hubba Revue at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 10pm jan 12 mon The Bad Hand, Spaceheater, Vladimir Computin at Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, S.F. a/a 6pm ** jan 12 mon North (Tucson), Cloud Archive, Long Live The Smoking Gun at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 12 mon Whiskey Avengers, Black Square (Hawaii), Flip The Switch at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (ska/reggae) jan 13 tue 3 Inches Of Blood, Toxic Holocaust, Early Man at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14/$15 8pm *** @ (107.7 The Bone) jan 13 tue White Cloud at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jan 13 tue In:Aviate, Mikoto, Evylock (Japan) at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm** jan 13 tue cancelled: The Sacred Profanities, The Robber Barons, The Scarecrows at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. jan 13/14/15 cancelled: Robben Ford at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. jan 14 wed Vitigilo, The Real Tom Thunder, Saver Destroyer at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** jan 14 wed All My Pretty Ones, The Botticellis, Geographer, Mia Riddle at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jan 14 wed Brightblack Morning Light, Glasser at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** jan 14 wed Inca Ore, Mangled Bohemians, The Why Because at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 14 wed Good Hustle, Ambience, Panthelion at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 14 wed Sloug Feg, Hatchet, Passive Aggressive at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** @ jan 14 wed 3 Inches Of Blood, Toxic Holocaust, Early Man at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm *** @ jan 15 thr Gilman Flashback + Heritage Night at 924 Gilman a/a free 7:30pm *** (videos from Gilman's Past, flyer and demo tape exchange) jan 15 thr Wanda Jackson, Red Meat at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** jan 15 thr Andrew Jackson Jihad, Kepi Ghoulie, Dan Janisch at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 15 thr The Blacks, Death Of A Party (final S.F. show), The New Centuries at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jan 15 thr Coconut, Aero-Mic'd, Jozef Van Wissem at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jan 15 thr Black Moon Ritual, Tater Famine, Nothing Cool, The Crutch at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 15 thr Lenka at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** jan 15 thr Big Light, Nicki Bluhm & THe Gramlers, The Blank Tapes at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** jan 15 thr The Cheatin' Buzzies, The Privies, Luvhed at Grant & Green, 1371 Grant St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** jan 15 thr The Meteors at the Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ ** jan 15 thr Tim And Eric at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** (Adult Swim) jan 15 thr Black Mercies (Portland), Moon Cadillac (Santa Cruz), Primary (San Jose), dj BoyBot at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $5 ** jan 15 thr Josh Dies (acoustic/book reading), Tyler Weinrich at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm ** jan 15 thr Far, Automatic Static, By Sunlight at Empire Events Center, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a $15 7:300pm ** jan 16 fri Loudon Wainwright III, Jill Sobule at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) jan 16 fri Loretta Lynch, 77 El Deora, Gayle Lynn And The Hired Hands at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 9pm ** jan 16 fri Edwin McCain at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 8pm ** jan 16 fri French Disco, The Absinthe Glow, Mosshead at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jan 16 fri Cold Hot Crash, The Trophy Fire, The Bad Hand at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm ** jan 16 fri The Stitches, The Lowdowns, Texas Thieves at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** @ (Annie's 3rd Anniversary) jan 16 fri 20 Minute Loop, Tartufi, The Mumlers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jan 16 fri Evacuee, Bears! Bears! Bears!, Summer Of Glaciers at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jan 16 fri Panthelion, art exhibit at Kaleid Gallery, 88 South 4th Street, San Jose a/a free 7pm/9pm * jan 16 fri Silent Treatment, Jonny Manak & The Depressives, Flexx Bronco, Getter at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm ** jan 16 fri I Scream On Sundae, Private Criminals, Madside, Animations at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** jan 16/17 Sandra Bernhard at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue., S.F. a/a $100/$50 8pm # ** jan 16/17 Devil Makes Three, Or, The Whale (fri), Emily Jane White (sat) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm *** jan 16/17/18/19/20 Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson, The Promise Of The Real at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 7pm/8pm # *** jan 17 sat Babyland (L.A.), Mount Vicious, Savior, Absence at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ jan 17 sat Soul Control, Sabertooth Zombie, Skin Like Iron, Red Handed, Foreign Nature, Streetwalkers at the Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th Street, Oakland a/a *** @ jan 17 sat Desolation, Abrupt, Nerveskade, Morpheme at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ jan 17 sat Nightstick Justice, Follow Blindly, Migraine, Black America, D.B.G.C., Epileptic Seizure at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7:30pm *** @ jan 17 sat Cash'd Out, Texas Steve & The Git Gone Trio, The Sweet N' Lo's at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 17 sat Marc Broussard, Jessie Baylin, Josh Hoge at Slim's, S.F. a/a $23/$25 7:30pm ** jan 17 sat Swank, The Tomorrow Men, W.S.F. at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** jan 17 sat Dzjenghis Khan, Apache, Wild Thing at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** jan 17 sat Wonder Bread 5 at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 17 sat Sir Lord Von Raven, Wild Weekend (San Diego) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jan 17 sat Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** (was listed as jan 27th) jan 17 sat Earthless, Orchid, Kowloon Walled City at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 17 sat Meat Puppets, Trainwreck Riders, The Shaky Hands at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $18 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jan 17 sat Blind Illusion, Electric Funeral (tribute), High Voltage (tribute) at Benders, S.F. 21+ ** jan 17 sat Tsunami Bomb, The New Trust, The Action Design, Nothington at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 7pm/8pm *** jan 17 sat Fishbone, Opm, Lavish Green at the Burro, 6651 Brisa St., Livermore a/a $15 7pm/8pm *** jan 17 sat Dance Gavin Dance, Consider The Thief, Untold Alibi, A Moments Notice at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 8pm/8:30pm ** jan 17 sat Hazel And Vine, Nothing Ever Stays, Picture Atlantic, The Monroes, I'll Never Fly Again at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm ** jan 17 sat The Midnight Howlers, The Widdly Wahs, The Lemmies, The Gin Rickys at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm ** jan 17 sat As I Lay Dying, Mychildren Mybride, Protest The Hero, The Human Abstract at Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., Chico a/a # *** @ jan 17/18 Jonathan Coulton, Paul & Storm at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) jan 18 sun one nite stand (many local bands playing covers) at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jan 18 sun The Sweet 'n' Lo's, Texas Steve & The Git Gone at thee Parksdie, S.F. a/a free 5pm * jan 18 sun Razorlight at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 18 sun Skin Like Iron, California Love at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jan 18 sun Boyz II Men at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ jan 18 sun Northern Lights, Solicitors, Black Tie Occasion at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ** jan 18 sun incorrect listing: Cockney Rejects at Blake's, Berkeley jan 18/19 Fountains Of Wayne (acoustic) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** $ jan 20 tue Moe!Kestra!, Hoopes/Philips/Strain Trio at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** jan 20 tue Wovenhand, Silver Summit, The Holy Kiss at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 20 tue Small Change Romeos, Evildoers at Fat City, S.F. 21+ 9:30pm ** jan 20 tue Barrington Levy at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 20 tue Eric Hutchinson at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** jan 21 wed Inflight Nymphs, The Pie Rats at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** jan 21 wed O.A.R., Eric Hutchinson at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jan 21 wed The Walkmen, Beach House, Johnny And The Moon at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 7pm/8pm $22.50 # ** jan 21 wed Tippy Canoe, Anna Ash (Ann Arbor, MI), Antonetteg at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 21 wed The Clumsy Lovers at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * jan 21 wed Blue Giant at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jan 21 wed Quasar, Quasar SF, Gates Of Light at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 21 sat Rat Pak at Spancky's, 8201 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati 21+ free * jan 21 wed Cockney Rejects at the Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ *** @ jan 21 wed Summer Of Glaciers, Maggie Morris at Silk Bar, 1011 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento 18+ free 7pm ** jan 21 wed State Radio, Rebelution at the Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 21+ ** jan 22 thr Curumin, Tommy Guerrero at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16/$18 8:30pm ** jan 22 thr Femi Kuti at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # ** jan 22 thr The Ettes, The May Fire, Nobunny at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** @ jan 22 thr The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Vermillion Lies at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jan 22 thr Pitbull at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jan 22 thr Metronomy (U.K.) at Popscene, 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 18+ $12 10pm ** jan 22 thr Built For The Sea, The Aimless Never Miss, Shuteye Unison, Silian Rail at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jan 22 thr The Shore, The Parties, Bye Bye Blackbird at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 22 thr Perpetual Groove at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 22 thr Rebelution, State Radio at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $17.50/$20 7pm/8pm ** jan 22 thr The Taxi Project at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $6/$9 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 22 thr Pepper, Supervillains, Passafire at Empire Events Center, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a $20/22 7:30pm ** jan 23 fri Cattle Decapitation (San Diego), Psyopus, Book Of Black Earth (WA), Gigan, Warsycth at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ jan 23 fri The Chop Tops at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 23 fri Tapes 'n Tapes, Wild Light at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jan 23 fri The Knitters, Dead Rock West at Slim's, S.F. a/a $25 9pm *** $ jan 23 fri Jerry Seinfeld at the Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a # *** jan 23 fri Pepper, The Supervillains, Passafire at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jan 23 fri State Radio, Rebelution at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $17.50 7pm/8pm # ** jan 23 fri The Raveonettes at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** jan 23 fri The Reaction, The Pentacles, The Countless Others, Borstal Holiday at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jan 23 fri Yellow Eyes, Acephalix, Morpheme at Benders, SF 21+ $5 8pm ** (MaximumRockNRoll) jan 23 fri Elliot Randall, Heather Combs, The Ponies at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** jan 23 fri High Places, NewVillager, Mi Ami at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ ** jan 23 fri The Devil Makes Three, The Flat Iron String Band at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm ** jan 23 fri RU36, J.B.D. (cd release), 5 Days Dirty, Metal Incorperated at the Martinez Vets Hall, 930 Ward St., Martinez a/a $12 7pm ** @ jan 23 fri Saint Vernon, Butcher, Rituals Of Hostility, Pocos Perro Locos at Chris' Club, 656 Benicia Rd., Vallejo 21+ $3 9pm ** jan 23 fri The Kev Choice Ensemble at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm jan 23 fri Memento Mori, See The Elephant, Voyslis, Ashes Of Icons at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** jan 23 fri Floss Anonymous, Meteorites Attack, Team Shark Week at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** jan 23/24 North Mississippi Allstars, Hill Country Revue at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 24 sat Iron Lung (WA), Extortion (Australia), Lack Of Interest (L.A.), In Disgust, Godstomper, California Love, CARvsLOS (in Stoar) at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ jan 24 sat Smokey Robinson at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $85/$70/$50/$40 7pm/8pm # *** jan 24 sat The Extra Acion Marching Band at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** jan 24 sat J.G.B. (featuring Melvin Seals) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jan 24 sat The Phenomenauts, Jason Webley, The Re-volts at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 8pm/9pm *** @ jan 24 sat War at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** jan 24 sat Thriving Ivory at the Fillmore, S.F. # ** (was listed as dec 24th) jan 24 sat Couin Dale, Gooder, Fujiko Chan at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** jan 24 sat Cattle Decapitation, Psyopus, Book Of Black Earth, Gigan at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm *** @ $ jan 24 sat Spiralarms, Nova, Krawl, A Place To Call Home, Cylinder at Fat City, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm ** @ jan 24 sat Low Red Land, Ketman at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jan 24 sat The Pine Box Boys, The Shitkickers, Kemo Sabe at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** jan 24 sat The Knitters at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $22/$25 7pm/8pm *** jan 24 sat Serenity Now at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a free 4pm * jan 24 sat The Devil Makes Three, Flat Iron String Band at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $12 9:30pm ** jan 24 sat La Dolce Vita, Magic Bullets, Leopold And His Fiction, Candy Apple at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** jan 24/25 Pepper, Passafire, Supervillains at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$22 7pm/8pm ** jan 25 sun Amebix, Annihilation Time, Hellshock at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** @ jan 25 sun Peachcake (cd release), Get Back Loretta at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** jan 25 sun The Courtney Janes, Harkenbacks at thee Parksdie, S.F. a/a free 5pm * jan 25 sun Jay Reatard, No Bunny at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 25 sun Rooftop Vigilantes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * jan 25 sun Department Of Eagles at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ 7pm and 10pm shows ** jan 25 sun C.D.C. (PA), Folsom (Vegas), Call To Preserve (FL), Take Pride at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $10 6pm ** jan 25 sun Cheech & Chong at Memorial Auditorium, 1400 J Street at 15th, Sacramento a/a # *** jan 26 mon Disturbed, Sevendust, Skindred at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** @ jan 26 mon Off With Their Heads, Something Fierce, The Sci-FI Nightmares, Our Lost Cause at the Starline, 831 East Fern Ave., Fresno a/a $8 9pm ** jan 27 tue City And Colour, William Elliott Whitmore at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm ** jan 27 tue Long Legged Woman, The Perverts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jan 27 tue JL Stiles, The Stone Foxes, The Neighbors at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** jan 27 tue Modern Action, Something Fierce (Houston), Young Offenders at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm/9pm ** jan 27 tue Evolution Eden, Forget About Boston, MotherHumbuckers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 27 tue Disturbed, Sevendust, Skindred at the Events Center, San Jose State a/a $37.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ jan 27 tue Rotting Christ, Toxic Holocaust, Warbringer, Irritant at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $22/$25 7pm/7:30pm *** @ jan 28 wed Katy Perry, Alphabeat at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** jan 28 wed The Album Leaf, Black Mamba, Anomie Belle at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 28 wed Karl Blau, Painted Cakes, Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment, dj Odd Nosdam at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8pm ** jan 28 wed Carta, Meridians, 3 Leafs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 28 wed The Singularity, Dun Bin Had, Off With Their Heads, The Eastbay Shitbirds at Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ free ** jan 28 wed Tesla at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** jan 29 thr The Vagina Monologues at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 5pm ** (burlesque) jan 29 thr Adele at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** (was at Fillmore) jan 29 thr Tab Benoit at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jan 29 thr Love Is Chemicals, Invisible Cities (cd release), The Matinees (cd release) the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jan 29 thr Missing Persons at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** jan 29 thr Off With Their Heads, Gunner at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jan 29 thr Josh Fix, Alex Statan, Jethro Jeremiah at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 29 thr Gutwrench at Fat City, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jan 29 thr The Shaky Hands, Man/Miracle, Eagle & Talon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jan 29 thr The Devil's Own, Hobilly and Peckerwood Slim at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** jan 29 thr Pansy Division, Reform School Girls, Lucky Jesus at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ ** jan 29 thr Ceremony, Grace Alley, Never Healed, Soul Control, Street Walkers at the DNA Lounge, S.F. ?/? ** jan 29 thr Katy Perry, Alphabeat at Empire Events Ctr, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $18/$20 7pm/7:30pm ** jan 30 fri Pansy Division, Kepi The Band, Secretions, Boats at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ (Punk Rock Joel's Birthday, Day 1) jan 30 fri Fuga (cd release), La Collectiva at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** @ jan 30 fri John Vanderslice With The Magik Magik Orchestra, dj Aesop Rock at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jan 30 fri Fruit Bats, Sera Cahoone, Scarecrow at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** jan 30 fri Kid Sister at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** (was dec 3rd) jan 30 fri Chuck Prophet at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** jan 30 fri Music Lovers, The Harbours, Raymonda at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jan 30 fri Bottom, Two Headed Spy (cd release), Dirty Orange Sun at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jan 30 fri Maldroid, The Pleasure Kills at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jan 30 fri Mute Angst Envy, Oilfish, 187Calm, The Spit Muffins at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm ** (Marsugi's reunion) jan 30 fri Triclops, New Thrill Parade, The Gibbs, Teraton at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ ** @ jan 30 fri Butterfly Bones at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm * jan 30 fri The Posadas, The Men Upstairs, The Call Girls, We Jaded 3, Adrian Bourgeois And The Coincidence, Cynthia, Transcending Insanity at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $9/$10 5:30pm ** jan 30 fri Tesla at Memorial Auditorium, 1400 J Street, Sacramento a/a ** jan 30 fri Lyrics Born at the Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 21+ *** jan 30/31 Devotchka, Crooked Fingers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** jan 30/31 Amon Tobin at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 31 sat Hunx And His Punx, Thorns Of Life (N.Y.), ReVolts, Off With Their Heads (MN) at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ (Punk Rock Joel's Birthday, Day 2) jan 31 sat The Avengers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ jan 31 sat Leo Kottke at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a ** jan 31 sat MC Lars, dj Bas, dj Chris Baty, dj Brother Grimm at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a 9pm $10 ($8 if 21+) ** (Three Kinds of Stupid Dance Party) jan 31 sat Amy Ray, Arizona at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16/$18 9pm ** jan 31 sat Flowmotion, Huckle at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (KPIG) jan 31 sat West Indian Girl, Loquat, The Love X Nowhere at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jan 31 sat My Parade, Rottencore, The Perry Dreadfuls at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** jan 31 sat Lovers, The Pickup Pattern at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jan 31 sat Paradise City (tribute), Damage Inc. (tribute), Roadkill Romeo at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** (Simone and Christy's Birthday) jan 31 sat Social Studies, Anavan, Vows at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jan 31 sat Wale, U.C.B., Blu And Exile at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** jan 31 sat The Grannies, The Fast Takers (Portland), Dalton at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm/10pm ** @ jan 31 sat Kerplunk, Guttersluts, Frontier Wives, The Spit Muffins at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm ** (Marsugi's reunion) jan 31 sat Cylinder, Spiral Arms, Level at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $6/$9 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 31 sat Kaki King at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $15 9:30pm ** jan 31 sat Tesla at Grand Sierra Resort & Casino, Reno, NV ?/? ** feb 1 sun Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Toasters, Deal's Gone Bad, Monkey at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 7pm *** @ (ska) feb 1 sun Gayle Lynn & Her Hired Hands, Local 44's at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** feb 1 sun Slaughterbox, Killgasm, Phecaltopsy (N.Y.), Pisshitter (N.Y.) at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ** @ feb 2 mon Deeper, The Tongues, Superfinos at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** feb 2 mon Nickel Eye, Low Vs. Diamond at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 2 mon Matt And Kim, Hawney Troof at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 8pm * feb 2 mon Off With Their Heads, Bastards Of Young, Bitchin' Summer (Portland), The Compound, Splitzville at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** feb 3 tue Papa Roach at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** @ feb 3 tue Tyrone Wells at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $13/$15 7:30pm ** feb 3 tue Badfish (tribute), Scotty Don't, The Holdup at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$19 7pm/8pm ** feb 3 tue Off With Their Heads, The Suspects at Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico a/a $5-$7 8pm ** feb 4 wed Meshuggah, Cynic, The Faceless at Slim's, S.F. a/a $23 8pm ** feb 4 wed Delta Spirit, Other Lives, Dawes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 4 wed Nightmares On Wax at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 5 thr Scott Weiland at the Regency Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a ** feb 5 thr Eagles Of Death Metal at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** @ feb 5 thr Hot Toddies, Atom Age, Jokes For Feelings, Kung Pow at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm/8:30pm ** feb 5 thr Fiction Family at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 5 thr Static Static at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * feb 6 fri Grand Lake, Man/Miracle, Whispertown, No's at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** feb 6 fri Charlie Hunter, Ben Goldberg, Ron Miles, Devin Hoff, John Shifflett at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** (Scott Amendola's 40th Birthday) feb 6 fri Rademacher, The Aimless Never Miss, The Bad Hand at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** feb 6 fri Trevor Childs & The Beholders (cd release), Hey! Brontosaurus (cd release), Cyndi Harvell (cd release), Rondo Brothers (dj set) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 6 fri Henry Rollins at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** feb 6 fri Pep Love, Rise Of The Revolution at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 6 fri Silent Treatment, A Single Second, Killcity at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8 9pm ** feb 6 fri Whiskey Rebels, Pressure Point, Madhouse Disciples, Hub City Stompers at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $10 8pm ** feb 6/7 Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 7 sat AC/DShe (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 9pm ** feb 7 sat Hukaholix, 5 Fingers Of Death, Smokin Roots Crew at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** feb 7 sat Lou Dog Trio, Little Bitches, Audiodub at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** feb 7 sat Campo Bravo, Golden Boots at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * feb 7 sat Insanity, Desecrater, Deadringer at Fat City, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** @ feb 7 sat The Hooks, Flexx Bronco, Nothing Cool at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** @ feb 7 sat Tom And Dick: The Smothers Brothers Show, The Yo Yo Man at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City a/a $75/$59/$45/$35 7:30pm # *** (comedy) feb 7 sat Funeral For A Friend, The Sleeping, Emarosa, This Is Hell at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 8pm/8:30pm *** @ feb 7 sat Silent Treatment, A Single Second at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8 9pm ** feb 7 sat The Gabba Gabba Heys (tribute), The Sci-Fi Nightmares, Honor Bound Heroes, Moonshine at Club Fresno, 1426 N Van Ness Ave., Fresno 21+ $10 8pm ** feb 8 sun Funeral For A Friend, The Sleeping, Emarosa, The Blackout at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm ** feb 8 sun Annihilation Time, A.N.S (Denton, TX), Sabertooth Zombie (Santa Rosa), Futur Skullz, Wild Thing at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 4pm/5pm *** @ feb 8 sun Fucked Up, Mika Miko at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 7:30pm/8pm ** @ feb 8 sun Citadelle, Graeme Kennedy at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * feb 8 sun Adolescents, Everything Must Go, Switchblade Riot at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/9pm *** @ feb 8 sun Albatross Kneck, Ezera, Running Riot, Bloodshot Pizza at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ** feb 9 mon P.O.S., Sims, Mictlan + Lazerbeak at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm * feb 9 mon The Bird And The Bee, Obi Best at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 9 mon Satyricon, Septic Flesh at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $16/$18 7pm/7:30pm ** @ feb 10 tue NoFX, Smoke Or Fire, The Kegels at Slim's, S.F. a/a $23 8pm *** @ feb 10 tue Cradle Of Filth, Satyricon, Septicflesh at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 8pm *** @ feb 10 tue Todd Snider at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) feb 10 tue Guitar vs. Gravity, H Is For Hellgate at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** feb 10 tue Dead Ringers, Frankenstein L.I.V.S., Two Timin' Hussies at the Knockout, S.F .21+ $6 8pm ** feb 11 wed NoFX, Smoke Or Fire, The Singularity at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** @ feb 11 wed Joey Cape, Jon Snodgrass, Kevin Seconds at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** feb 11 wed Madison Parkway (feat. Keith Varon), Pine And Battery, Picture Atlantic at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 9:30pm ** feb 11 wed Greg Dulli & Mark Lanegan, Harold Chichester at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 12 thr The Gourds at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** (KPIG) feb 12 thr Agent Orange at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm *** @ feb 12 thr Blank Stares, Top Ten at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** feb 12 thr The Freeks, Sassy!!!, The Pant Hoots at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 12 thr Soja at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a ** feb 12 thr Skinlab, Straight Line Stitch, Flatline, Lazarus A.D., Stepchild at Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ 8pm/8:30pm ** feb 13 fri Black Widows Gothic Strip Review, dj Fact50, dj Tomas Diablo at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** feb 13 fri NoFX, Smoke Or Fire, The Kegels at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm *** @ feb 13 fri Yo Majesty, Natalie "The Floacist" Stewart at Slim's, S.F. a/a $17 9pm ** feb 13 fri Juana Molina at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** feb 13 fri The Airborne Toxic Event at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 13 fri The Rabbles, The Aersols, Anderson Congress at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** 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 ** feb 13 fri Tomorrow's Bad Seeds at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 13 fri S.T.D., 5 Days Dirty at 180 Teen Center, 17 West Lockeford Street, Lodi a/a $5 6:30pm ** @ feb 13 fri Nothing But Losers, And All Was Lost, RU36, Stigmurder, Kranial Damage, Descend at Modesto Virtual, 947 10th St., Modesto a/a $10 6:30pm ** @ feb 13 fri Agent Orange at the Tonic Lounge, 231 West 2nd Street, Reno, NV 21+ *** @ feb 13/14 Todd Snider at John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel/Casino, Sparks NV ?/? ** feb 14 sat Bill Cosby at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $54/$44 8:30pm # *** feb 14 sat The Reverend Horton Heat, Throw Rag at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** feb 14 sat NoFX, Smoke Or Fire, Druglords Of The Avenues at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $22 8pm *** @ (sold out) feb 14 sat dj Bob Mould, dj Rich Morel at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 10pm ** feb 14 sat Dreamdate at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * feb 14 sat Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Tim Reynolds, TR3 at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 14 sat Agent Orange at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ feb 14 sat Man Automatic, Save And Continue, Tyler Weinrich, Steve Mahoney's Posse at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm ** (UC Davis Children's Hospital Benefit) feb 14 sat The Airborne Toxic Event at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8/$10 9:30pm ** feb 14 sat Tattooed Love Dogs, KB & The Slingtones at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** feb 15 sun Lykke Li, The Wildbirds & Peacedrums at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** feb 15 sun The Murder City Devils, Triclops (late show), Silverghost (early show) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** (two shows - late show sold out) feb 15 sun NoFX (25th anniversary) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $23 8pm *** @ feb 15 sun Winsome Griffles, The Brothers Comatose at thee Parksdie, S.F. a/a free 5pm ** feb 15 sun Don Caballero, Sbach, dd/mm/yyyy at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 15 sun Thursday, Four Year Strong, Bring Me The Horizon, Pierce The Veil, Cancer Bats at Civic Auditorium, 408 South Almaden Blvd., San Jose a/a $25.25 5pm/6pm # *** @ (Taste of Chaos) feb 15 sun The Reverend Horton Heat, Throw Rag at Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ *** feb 15 sun Lessons In Failure, Peaceable Jones, Black Chords at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm ** feb 17 tue Susan Tedeschi, James Hunter at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** feb 17 tue Joshua Radin, Meiko, Jesse Harris at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** feb 17 tue NoFX, Youth Brigade, Smoke Or Fire at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $22.50/$24 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ feb 17 tue Agtent Orange at Whiskey Dick's, 2660 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Lake Tahoe 21+ *** @ feb 18 wed The Hatepinks (France), Nervous Tics at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** feb 19 thr Soja at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** feb 19 thr Golden Bolts of Tone at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * feb 19/20 Andrew Bird, Loney Dear at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 (7pm/8pm fri) (8pm/9pm sat) # ** feb 20 fri MC Lars, K-Flay, Forrest Day, The Rondo Brothers, Cry Muscles at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm ** feb 20 fri Andre Williams, The Flash Express, dj Primo at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 9pm ** feb 20 fri The Old Fashioned Way at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * feb 20 fri Scissors For Lefty, The Vox Jaguars (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** feb 20 fri Deicide at the Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ ** feb 21 sat Dropkick Murphys, H2O at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ $ feb 21 sat Annuals, Jessica Lea Mayfield, What Laura Says at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 9pm ** feb 21 sat Big Head Todd & The Monsters at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $31.50 8pm/9pm # ** feb 21 sat Kinky at the Regency Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a ** feb 21 sat Duncan Sheik, Lauren Pritchard at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. $32.50 8pm # ** feb 21 sat Murder By Death, The Builders And The Butchers, Fake Problems at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$13 8:30pm/10pm ** feb 21 sat Donavon Frankenreiter, Gary Jules at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 21 sat Monophonics, Frobeck at Mission Rock Resort, 817 China Basen, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** feb 21 sat The Pets, Buzzer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** feb 21 sat The Lowdowns, Eastbay Chasers at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** @ feb 21 sat The Lowdowns, East Bay Chasers, Hewhocannotbenamed And The Humaniterrorists at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm *** @ feb 21 sat Dough Knees at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ free 9pm * feb 21 sat Faith Falls Short, Hello Sailor, The Battle Of Midway, Wings Of Innocence, Emissary Of Fire at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm *** @ feb 21 sat Frenzy (U.K.), CockFight Kings at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** feb 22 sun Greg Cross Band, Dave Lionelli & The Butter Band at thee Parksdie, S.F. a/a free 5pm * feb 22 sun Donavon Frankenreiter at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $16/$20 7pm/8pm ** feb 24 tue AC Newman, Dent May And His Magnificent Ukelele at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** feb 25 wed Blondie at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $49.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ feb 25 wed Kottonmouth Kings, Big B & Dirtball, Short Dawg Tha Native, La Coka Nostra at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $22/$25 7pm/8pm *** feb 25 wed Kool Keith, Dr. Doom at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $15/$20 8:30pm ** feb 26 thr Rio En Medio, Corridor, VoicesVoices, Alexandra Hope at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** feb 26 thr Dear And The Headlights at Modesto Virtual, 947 10th St., Modesto ?/? ** feb 26 thr Omnidemic, After The Flesh, Albatross Kneck at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $9/$10 5:30pm ** feb 26 thr Kottonmouth Kings, La Coka Nostra at the Senator Theater, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a ** feb 27 fri Dear And The Headlights, Miniature Tigers at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8:30pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 27 fri Thank You, Mi Ami at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** feb 27 fri Brass Menazeri, California Honey Drops at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm * feb 27 fri Thrips, Prizehog, Freeerways at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ ** feb 27 fri Ra Ra Riot, Cut Off Your Hands, Telekinesis at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** feb 28 sat The Phoenix Carnaval & Guitar Gala at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $100 7pm/8pm *** auction of Gibson Guitars decorated by: Stan Lee, George Lucas, Seth Green, Les Claypool, Devo, Jack Haye, Chris Clark, Michael Garlington, Chris Jehly, Anna Oneglia, Lia May-Bird, Ricky Watts, Jared Powell, Josh Staples, Jason Jenkins (artist appearance, internet auction, cocktail party, silent auction) (Benefit for the Phoenix after school arts/music program) feb 28 sat dj Omar, fashion show at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm * (Benefit Scrap & East Bay Center for Creative Reuse) feb 28 sat Matt Wertz, The Alternate Routes at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** feb 28 sat Mammatus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** feb 28 sat Cheech & Chong at the Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa a/a # *** feb 28 sat Dear And The Headlights at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** feb 28 sat The Adorkables, The Sci-Fi Nightmares, The Pillowfights at Lucky 13, 4113 W. Swift Ave., W Ashlan @ Hwy 99, Fresno 21+ $5 9pm ** mar 1 sun No Age, White Circle Crime Club at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 noon/1pm *** (Noise Pop) mar 3 tue Grooming The Crow, Summer Of Glaciers, AJ Rivlin at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ free 8pm ** mar 4 wed Jimmy Eat World, Reubens Accomplice at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $36.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ mar 5 thr Soilwork, Darkane, Warbringer, Swallow The Sun at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18 8pm *** @ mar 5 thr M. Ward at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm ** (reserved seating) mar 5 thr The Start, The Action Design, Roxy Epoxy at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 6 fri Music For Animals, Punchface, Picture Me Broken at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 6 fri Los Lobos at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $24/$27 8pm/9pm ** mar 6 fri Buxter Hoot'n at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ free 8pm * mar 7 sat 20 Minute Loop at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** mar 7 sat Richie Havens, Harry Manx at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) mar 7 sat Automatic Loveletter, A Cursive Memory, Tickle Me Pink at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 7 sat Pat Dinizio (of The Smithereens) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** mar 7 sat The Start, The Action Design, Roxy Epoxy And The Rebound at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** mar 8 sun Marcy Playground at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** mar 8 sun Efterklang, Peter Broderick at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm * mar 8 sun Final Summation, Bastards Of Young, Get Dead, Down We Go, Lessons In Failure at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 6pm *** @ mar 11 wed Slipknot, Trivium, Coheed And Cambria at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** mar 12 thr Cut Copy, Matt And Kim at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** mar 12 thr Von Iva, Semi-Precious Weapons, Killola (L.A.) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** mar 12 thr G. Love & Special Sauce at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $25 8pm/9pm ** mar 13 fri Schlong, Dreadful Children (Seattle), Shit Gets Smashed, Ill Gotten Gainz, C.H.T., Bum City Saints at B.R.S., Richnmond a/a 7pm *** @ mar 13 fri G. Love & Special Sauce at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** mar 13 fri Semi-Precious Weapons, Von Iva, Killola (L.A.) at Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ ** mar 13 fri Escape The Fate, Black Tide (FL) at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** @ mar 14 sat Escape The Fate, Black Tide (FL), William Control at Slim's, S.F. a/a $17 7:30pm ** @ mar 14 sat The Pretenders at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $50 8pm/9pm # *** mar 14 sat Escape The Fate, Attack Attack!, Black Tide, Burn Halo at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ mar 14 sat Children Of The Damned (tribute), Speak Of The Devil (tribute), Powerage (tribute) at the Little Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ 8pm ** (Eric's and Brandon's Birthday) mar 14 sat Von Iva, Semi-Precious Weapons, Killola (L.A.), Blame Betty at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $10 8pm ** mar 16 mon Trail Of Dead at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** @ mar 17 tue The Hooks, Cullan's Hounds, The Gasmen at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** mar 17 tue Primal Scream, Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** mar 19 thr Cute Is What We Aim For, Meg & Dia, Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue, Anarbor at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.50 6pm/6:30pm # *** (take action tour) mar 19 thr Eleni Mandell at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** mar 19 thr John West, Matt Masih & The Messengers at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 20/21 Brett Dennen, Angus & Julia Stone (fri) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** mar 21 sat Sex With No Hands, The Minks, Blue Rabbit at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** mar 22 sun Blue Oyster Cult at Slim's, S.F. a/a $30 8pm *** (107.7 The Bone - was march 19th) mar 22 sun Mitch Marcus Quintet, Patrick Cress' Telepathy at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm * (jazz) mar 23 mon Destruction, Krisium, Mantic Ritual at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 8pm *** @ mar 24 tue OK Go at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$17 7pm/8pm *** mar 25 wed OK Go at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** mar 26 thr Nurse With Wound at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** mar 27 fri Strung (tribute), Erasure-esque at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** mar 27 fri The Acacia Strain, Bleeding Through, As Blood Runs Black, Impending Doom at the DNA Lounge, S.F. ?/? *** @ $ mar 28 sat Evolution (triubte), Dirty White Boys (tribute) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 9pm ** mar 28 sat Robert Earl Keen, Hayes Carll at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $24/$29 7pm/8pm ** mar 29 sun Trans Am at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $14 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 29 sun Lily Tomlin at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City a/a $85/$75/$65/$60 7:30pm ** mar 30 mon Hollywood Undead, Senses Fail, Haste The Day, Brokencyde at the Regency Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a *** @ mar 30 mon Pigeon John, Rootbeer at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 31 tue Chad VanGaalen, Women at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm * apr 1 wed Kid Sister (IL) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** apr 4 sat The Haunted, Nachtmystium, Kylesa, Intronaut at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** apr 4 sat Acid Mothers Temple And The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Sonic Suicide Squad at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? ** apr 4 sat Arlo Guthrie at Jewish Community Center, 3200 California Street, S.F. a/a ** apr 5 sun Drop Dead Gorgeous, Alesana, Fear Before, I Set My Friends On Fire at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** apr 11 sat Britney Spears at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # ** apr 12 sun Britney Spears at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** apr 13 mon The Hold Steady, The War On Drugs at the Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 21+ ** apr 14 tue The Hold Steady at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 21+ ** apr 15 wed The Hold Steady, The War On Drugs at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ ** apr 16 thr Kenny Rogers at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** apr 17 fri Kim Lenz at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm * apr 17/18 Boyz II Men at John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel/Casino, Sparks NV ?/? ** apr 18 sat Jack Rabbit Slim (U.K.), Rockin' Ryan & The Real Goners, Rip Carson, Texas Steve & The Git Gone Trio, The Royal Deuces, 1/4 Mile Combo, Hubba Hubba Revue (burlesque), pre 1965 car show at the Clarion Hotel, 401 E. Millbrae Avenue, Millbrae ?/? ** (11th annual Booze, Broads & Hotrods) apr 19 sun Squirrel Nut Zippers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** apr 19 sun The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember, Sky Eats Airplane, Emarosa at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $16.50/$18 6pm *** apr 21 tue The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember, Sky Eats Airplane at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16.50/$19 7:30pm *** apr 21 tue The Red Elvises at Bombay's, 1730 California Street, Redding 21+ 9:30pm ** apr 24 fri Poco at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 24 fri Third Day at Calvary Temple, Modesto a/a ** apr 28 tue Kreator, Exodus, Belphegor, Warbringer at Slim's, S.F. a/a $24 7:30pm *** @ $ (Hordes of Chaos) may 1 fri The Hot Toddies at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** may 1/2 Railroad Earth at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** may 2 sat Chelsea Handler at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $42.50/$35.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** may 5 tue Ian Mclagan & The Bump Band at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** may 11 mon Enslaved, Swallow The Sun, Keep Of Kalessin at Slim's, S.F. a/a $19/$21 8pm *** @ jun 25 thr The Charlie Daniels Band at San Joaquin Fairgrounds, Stockton a/a *** jun 26 fri The Charlie Daniels Band at Sonoma/Marin Fair, Petaluma a/a *** jun 27 sat Warped tour, San Francisco a/a # *** @ (see aug 20 for band list) jun 27 sat The Charlie Daniels Band at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ *** jul 1 wed The Charlie Daniels Band at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a *** jul 6/7 Reverend Horton Heat at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** aug 14/15 Alan Parsons Live Project at John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino, Sparks, NV 18+ ** aug 20 sat 3OH!3, A Day To Remember, A Skylit Drive, Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag, Bad Religion, Bayside, Big D And The Kids Table, Black Tide, Bouncing Souls, Breathe Carolina, Brokencyde, Cash Cash, Chiodos, Dance Gavin Dance, Dear And The Headlights, Dirty Heads, Escape The Fate, Every Avenue, Flogging Molly, Gallows, Hit The Lights, I Set My Friends On Fire, Jeffree Star, Less Than Jake, Lights, Meg & Dia, Millionaires, NoFX, Outernational, P.O.S., Saosin, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Senses Fail, Shad, Silverstein, Sing It Loud, Streetlight Manifesto, Tat, The A.K.A.s, The Architects, The Ataris, The Devil Wears Prada, The Maine, The White Tie Affair, There For Tomorrow, Therefore I Am, Thrice, TV/TV, Underoath, Valencia, Westbound Train at Warped Tour, S.F. a/a # *** @ (only one main stage - bands on main stage play 40 minuits each) aug 21 sun Warped tour, Sacramento a/a # *** @ see aug 20 for band list) * 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 Bender's Bar & Grill, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+ 415-824-1800 Betty's Rock Bar, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek 21+ Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ 18+ 415-474-0365 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+ a/a 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 Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. at Bancroft, Berkeley 21+ 510-548-1159 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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