Web (and searchable) version at http://jon.luini.com/thelist/ T H H EEEEEE L I SSSS TTTTT T H H E L I S T T HHHHHH EEEEE L I SSSS T T H H E L I S T T H H E L I S S T T H H EEEEEE LLLLLLL I SSSS T funk-punk-thrash-ska Upcoming shows of interest April 29, 2009 apr 29 wed Shovelman, Mama Lion, Ventid at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** apr 29 wed Wye Oak (Baltimore), The Pomegranates (Cincinnati), Shuteye Unison at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** apr 29 wed William Elliott Whitmore, Fake Problems, Low Red Land at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 29 wed Mark Matos & Os Beaches, Marianne Dissard, Andrew Collberg at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** apr 29 wed Dave Barnes at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $14 8pm ** apr 29 wed Mount Vicious, Prize Country (Portland), Kingdom Of Magic (Denver) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** apr 29 wed Of The Other, Barney Cauldron, Spidermeow at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** apr 29 wed All Ages, Say When (Boston), Drunken Hu at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 29 wed The Peatot, dj Danman, dj Teeko at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 7:30pm/8pm ** (Israel's 61st Independence Day) apr 29 wed Agent Ribbons, Buildings Breeding, Grand Lake at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm ** apr 29 wed Mute Socialite, Kowloon Walled City at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** apr 29 wed Jay Nash, Pete and J, Joey Ryan, Jane Lui at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm ** apr 29 wed Suicidal Barfly, Superfinos VTO at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** apr 29 wed Cornmeal at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $10 8:30pm ** apr 29 wed cancelled: Ximena Sarinana at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. apr 29/30 The Faint, Ladytron at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # *** apr 30 thr Black Lips, Flowers Forever, The Strange Boys at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** apr 30 thr Music For Animals, Please Do Not Fight, Winter Gloves at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** apr 30 thr Joe Lally, Microfiche, Waterfowl at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 30 thr The Atomic Bomb Audition, Eyes, Aerial Ruin at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 30 thr Forrest Day, Maldroid, Ostrich Head at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm ** apr 30 thr The Knights Of The New Crusade, The Mindless Things, The Teutonics at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** apr 30 thr The Bellrays, The Struts, The Hi-Nobles at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** @ apr 30 thr Thao With The Get Down Stay Down, Sister Suvi, Samantha Crane & The Midnight Shivers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 30 thr Abrupt, Dreadful Children (Seattle), Hammered Grunts (Portland), Neurotoxicity at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ $5 9pm *** @ apr 30 thr Times Of Desperation, Whores Of War, Beerijuana at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $4 9pm ** apr 30 thr The Men Upstairs, A True Fixation, The Hybrid Creeps If You Swear To Listen, Brubaker, Frozen Pizza Is For Penguins at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 6:30pm *** apr 30 thr Fitz Of Depression, Drinking Machineguns at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** may 1 fri Crude (Japan), Hellshock (Portland), Attack Disarm Takeover, Wartorn (WI), Acephalix at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ may 1 fri Guided Cradle, Nerveskade (Portland) at Born/Dead House, 1221 28th Street, Oakland a/a 6pm til 8pm ** may 1 fri The Hot Toddies, Tempo No Tempo, Battlehooch at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** may 1 fri Fishbone, Bang Data, Monkey, dJ El Kool Kyle at the Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley 21+ $20 ($15 b4 10:30pm) 9pm *** may 1 fri Yann Tiersen at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a * may 1 fri Zion-I at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 1 fri Chris Cornell, The Crash Kings at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm ** may 1 fri Manic Hispanic, Druglords Of The Avenues, Stagger&Fall at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** @ may 1 fri The Hundred Days (cd release), dj Omar, dj Aaron, dj Commodore 69 at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10 10pm ** may 1 fri The Cons, The Paranoids, Never Knows Best at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 1 fri Thomas Dimuzio, Nero's Day At Disneyland, Celine Dion, Coconut, Spider Compass Good Crime Band, dj Fonatana Williams, dj Primo, art, videos at Space Gallery, 1141 Polk St., S.F. 21+ $3-$6 8pm ** may 1 fri Slowfinger, 4 Year Bender, Tiny Television at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 1 fri Goapele at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** may 1 fri The Stanton Warriors (U.K.), Syd Gris, Spesh, dj Dex Stakker, fashion show (11:30pm) at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 10pm ** may 1 fri Super Adventure Club, Crowsong, Shotgun Wedding at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm ** may 1 fri The Spits, Personal And The Pizzas, the Ebonics, Culture Kids, Wild Thing, dj Stickerguy David Bruce (Reno) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @ (Total Trash Weekend) may 1 fri Mystic Roots Band, Top Shelf, A Red Cup Affair, Hillside Fire at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** may 1 fri Killer Instinct (San Leandro), Epileptic Seizure (Novato), D.B.G.C. (Novato), Concealed Weapon, Crap (Novato) at Dreamland Theater, 22449 Foothill Blvd., Hayward a/a $5 7:30pm til 11:30pm *** @ (hardcore show) may 1 fri Portland And The Bear at SJ Works, 451 S. First St., San Jose a/a free 7pm ** (KSCU 103.3FM) may 1 fri Blu & dj Exile, Zaki Ibrahim, Goldenchyld at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $15 9pm * may 1 fri In Leaves, Forever Oceans, Heros Last Mission, Jeanette Hawkins at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** may 1 fri The BellRays at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 1 fri Candy Apple (cd release), The Shankers at Duffys, 337 Main Street, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * may 1/2 Railroad Earth, Cornmeal (fri), Jim Lauderdale (sat) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** may 2 sat Deadfall, Conquest For Death, Eskapo, Dangers (L.A.), Morpheme at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ (Devon Morf's 40th Birthday) may 2 sat Nobunny (solo acoustic), Owen Cook (art) at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 423 40th Street, Oakland a/a free 6pm til 9pm ** (Total Trash Weekend) may 2 sat The Spits, Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, The Pets, The Pity Fucks (Portland), dj Duke Of Windsor at Ghost Town Gallery, Oakland 18+ $9 10pm *** @ (Total Trash Weekend) may 2 sat Brwn Bflo, Bambu, dj Saki at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8/$10 9pm * may 2 sat Punk vs. Metal showdown at the Lucky 13 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ 8pm (Benefti for Will Johnson) may 2 sat The Devil Makes Three, Hillstomp at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 2 sat High Castle, Chen Santa Maria, Dan Friel, Erika M. Anderson, Stamina Mantis, Pompoir The Oven at 51-A McCoppin St., S.F. a/a $6 8pm ** may 2 sat Panteon Rococo at Slim's, S.F. a/a $25 9pm ** may 2 sat Native Burn, Space Vacation, Curmudgeon at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** @ (early show) may 2 sat The Singularity, The Uglies, For.The.Win, The Atom Age, art show at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** (late show) may 2 sat The Dogs (Detroit/L.A.), Ebonics, Primitivas at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** (Total Trash Weekend) may 2 sat Los Cenzontles, La Familia Pena-Govea at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** may 2 sat Albino (album release), Lloyd Family Players at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8:30pm/9pm ** may 2 sat The Holy Kiss (last show), Swann Danger, Beeests (first show) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** may 2 sat Bob Log III, Willem Maker, The Ferocious Few at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** may 2 sat Tenderloin Heights, Hashishians, Black Moon Ritual at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 2 sat Paris, Pete Rock, Planet Asia, Kam, T-K.A.S.H., Conscious Daughters at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15/$20/$25 9pm/10pm ** may 2 sat Jesse Brewster, David Baron, Cally Scullin at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** may 2 sat Ty Segall, The Guilty Hearts (L.A.), Reptillian Civilian (Portland), The Impediments at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 5pm ** (early show - Total Trash Weekend) may 2 sat Tigon, Spires, Dead Ringers, Crimewave at the Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ 7pm ** may 2 sat Ryan Banks, The Ms. Fits, The Outlaw Dance Society, Randle Aubry at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ $5 8pm ** (acoustic Show) may 2 sat Electric Funeral (tribute), Poweerage (tribute), Hangar 18 (tribute), Modern Day Cowboy (tribute), Children Of The Damned (tribute), Brewtallica (tribute), Generaton Swine (tribute), Holy Diver (tribute), Roadkill Romeo, Blood Sugar Sex Machine (tribute), Horizon Of Fire, Points North, Whiskey Dust, Crimes Of Passion, Broken Interlude at St. James Gate, 410 Old County Rd., Belmont a/a (21+ after 10pm) $5 2pm til 2am *** @ (Cinco De Mayo Bash) may 2 sat Luce at Little Fox Theater, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $15/$17 8pm ** may 2 sat Knockout, Poor AJ at Nickel City, San Jose a/a $8 7pm * 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 2 sat Knock Knock, Silver Darling, Missouri Mule at Fun Garden (Luigi's Pizza), 1050 20th St., Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** may 2 sat Save & Continue, Trackfighter, One Dying Secret, Dead City Sunday, 6 Hour Apart at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $10 8pm ** may 2 sat The Purrs (Seattle) at the Maltese, 1600 Park Avenue, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** may 2/3 Van Morrison (performing Astral Weeks) at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $350/$250/$125/$90/$50 # ** may 3 sun 77 Deora at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * may 3 sun Ben Lee, Low vs. Diamond at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 3 sun Bart Davenport, Xoel Lopez (Spain), Sean Smith at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 3 sun Garrett Pierce (cd release), Agent Ribbons at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** may 3 sun Oranger, Ian Moore, Kelley Stoltz, Mover, Tom Heyman, dj Foodcourt at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 3pm/4pm ** (going away party for Nick & Rose) may 3 sun Flood, Thrips, Same Sex Dictator (Seattle) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm ** may 3 sun The Flakes, Audacity, The Rantouls, Shannon And The Clams, C'Mon Everybody, The Lateenos, The Teutonics, dj Real Boss Hoss (L.A.) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $9 3pm *** (Total Trash Weekend) may 3 sun Conquest For Death, unkuT:Hunks, Whiz-Bang!, Lunge at Java Lounge, 2416 16th St., Sacramento a/a $7 6:30pm ** @ may 3 sun Hindsight, Sensual Saint, The Squires, Fair Game, Vesuvius at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 6pm ** may 3 sun La Fin Du Monde, Happy Birthday Secret Weapon, Carousel at the Maltese, 1600 Park Avenue, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** may 3 sun cancelled: Hirax, Wehrmacht, Mordred, Voetsek, Hellhunter at the DNA Lounge, S.F. may 4 mon Eek-A-Mouse at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** may 4 mon Napalm Death, Kataklysm, Toxic Holocaust, Coliseum, Trap Them at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm *** @ may 4 mon Polar Bear Club, Living With Lions, Build Us Airplanes at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8pm ** may 4 mon Jon Ginoli (book tour) at A Different Light Bookstore, S.F. a/a free 7:30pm may 4 mon Hydrophonic, Black Earth Sinners, Ex Masheena at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 4 mon The Forecast (Peoria, IL), Olehole, The Photo Atlas (Denver) at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm ** @ may 4 mon Thee Oh Sees, Traditional Fools, Movie Star Junkies (Torino, Italy), Rock n Roll Adventure Kids, Dead Ghosts (Vancouver, B.C.), dj Ayapapaya at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** (Total Trash Weekend) may 5 tue Seal, Peter Cincotti at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $80/$60/$50 8pm # ** may 5 tue Katie Melua at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 5 tue Steel Pulse at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a ** may 5 tue Damien Jurado (solo), Laura Gibson at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm * may 5 tue Dengue Fever (playing live score to silent film "The Lost World") at the Castro Theater, Castro at Market, S.F. a/a ** may 5 tue Ian Mclagan & The Bump Band at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** may 5 tue Two Headed Spy, Hunt Club, Big Blue Whale at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 5 tue Seize The Night, Acephalix, Sons Of Oswald at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ freee 9pm/10pm ** may 5 tue The Love X Nowhere (record release), The Trophy Fire, Tracing Figures at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** may 5 tue Celtic Woman at Memorial Auditorium, 1400 J Street at 15th, Sacramento a/a # ** may 6 wed Grand Duchy, Make Me at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm ** may 6 wed Static-X, Saliva, Burn Halo, The Flood at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a *** may 6 wed Cripple Bastards (Italy), Resistant Culture, In Disgust, Wartorn, Choose your Poison, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7pm *** @ may 6 wed Her Space Holiday, City Light, Boy In Static, Hanni El Khatib at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 6 wed Starpause, Squideye, Anodyne Industries, Summer Of Glaciers, dj Memeshift, dj Timber, dj Artax at Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** may 6 wed My Revolver, Vows, The Human Condition at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 6 wed Emily Jane White, Adrian Orange, Fancie (Berlin), Mason Lindahl at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 6 wed Arise at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** may 6 wed Hang Jones, Amelia Dunaway, Elektrik Sunset (unplugged) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 5pm/8pm ** may 6 wed Moonlight Orchestra, Soft White Sixties, Foreign Cinema at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm ** may 6 wed Alpha Channel, Seabright at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** may 6 wed Tech N9ne, Murs, Krizz Kaliku, Kutt Calhoun at Live at the Burro, 6651 Brisa St., Livermore a/a $33/$36 7pm/8pm *** may 6 wed Spectrum at Cooper's, 235 Commercial Street at Pine Street, Nevada City 21+ ** may 6/7 Iron And Wine at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $25 7:30pm ** may 7 thr Tarja Turunen, The Eternal at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm ** may 7 thr Spectrum, The Entrance Band, Dora Flood at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $17 8pm *** may 7 thr Nous Non Plus (N.Y.C.), The Pleasure Kills, The Attachments, dj Brother Grimm at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm *** may 7 thr Solar Powered People (cd release), Ghost To Atom (cd release), Cast Of Thousands at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 7 thr Loquat, Head Like A Kite, Greycoats at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** may 7 thr Rollerball, The Why Because at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 7 thr Cloakwheel, The Illness, Headsheer at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** may 7 thr Coffins (Japan), Stormcrow, Laudanum, Samothrace (Seattle/Lawrence, Kansas), Futur Skullz dj Rob Metal at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 7pm/8pm *** @ may 7 thr Myka 9, Abstract Rude, Aceyalone, Haiku d'Etat, Nocando, dj Drez at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** may 7 thr Blag (acoustic) at Voodoo Lounge, 14 S. Second St., San Jose 21+ $10 * may 8 fri Coffins (Japan), Stormcrow, Aldebran (Portland), Alaric at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ may 8 fri T.V. Evangelists, Destino Final (Spain), Wild Thing, Morpheme, Suicide Bomb at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 8pm *** @ may 8 fri Keane, The Helio Sequence at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** may 8 fri The Mermen at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 8pm ** may 8 fri JP & The Rhythm Chasers, Big B & His Snakeoil Saviors at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa @ Potrero, S.F. a/a $10 8pm/9:15pm * may 8 fri Thriving Ivory at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.50 8pm/9pm # ** may 8 fri Jukebox The Ghost, Jenny Owen Youngs, French Miami at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** may 8 fri Booker T., Bettye Lavette at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** may 8 fri Destroyer (solo) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm * may 8 fri Claude VonStroke, Worthy, Justin Martin, Christian Martin, J. Phlip at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** may 8 fri Wonder Bread 5, Peace Frog (tribute) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 8 fri Juanita & The Rabbits at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 8 fri From Monument To Masses, Nous Non Plus (N.Y.), The First Move at Nickel City Arcade, San Jose a/a $10 7pm ** may 8 fri The Ego Trippers, April Chase, The Jackie Rocks Band, Evolution at the Pool House, 7047 Via Ramada, San Jose a/a free 5:45pm ** may 8 fri Falling Up, Josiah James (cd release ), Ruth, Archeology, The Reel, Elijah Stephen at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $12 6:30pm ** may 8 fri Black Eyed Dempseys, Bastards Of Young, For.The.Win., The Uglies, Pruno at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 8pm ** may 8 fri The Derek Trucks Band at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento a/a $40/$33/$28 8:30pm ** may 8 fri War at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ *** may 8/9 Super Diamond, The Cheeseballs (fir), Stung (sat) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** may 9 sat Nobunny, Ringers (Boston/Brooklyn), Rock'n'Roll Adventure Kids, Street Eaters, Shotwell at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 9 sat Guided Cradle (Czech/Portland), F.U.K. (U.K./Japan), Doomsday Hour (L.A.), Dopecharge, Suicide Bomb at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ may 9 sat The Shins at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $35.50 8pm # *** may 9 sat Mister Loveless, The Soft White Sixties, A B & The Sea, Luke Franks at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** may 9 sat Los Loney Boys, Susan Tedeschi, Chuck Prophet, fireworks display at KFOG KaBoom, Piers 30/32, S.F. a/a $15 ** may 9 sat Blowoff (hosted and DJ'd by Bob Mould & Rich Morel) at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 9 sat The Disciples, Holy Rolemodel, Damnage at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** may 9 sat Destroyer (Solo) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8pm * may 9 sat Mae, Barcelona, Person L, Tokyo at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$14 7:30pm/8:15pm ** may 9 sat Patrick Watson at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm * may 9 sat Parson Red Heads, The Monolators, Excuses For Skipping at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** may 9 sat Jello Biafra And The Dick Army (Billy Gould, Ralph Spight, Kimo Ball, Jon Weiss), Social Unrest, Ribzy (San Jose), Fix My Head, The Excuse at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/8:30pm *** @ may 9 sat Mike Doughty at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 11pm ** (partially seated) may 9 sat Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Murs at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $26/$30 7:30pm/8pm *** may 9 sat Falling Up (OR), Ambience, Archeology (OR), Ruth (OR) at Nickel City Arcade, San Jose a/a $10 7pm ** may 9 sat Mermen at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $15 9pm ** may 9 sat Insolence, Firme, Kung Fu Vampire, Shadow Beat Ritual, My Monster, Lucky Lucianni at West Valley College, 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga a/a free ** (Pacific Art collective) may 9 sat Ballyhoo, B Foundation, Conscious Souls at Live at the Burro, 6651 Brisa St., Livermore a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm ** may 9 sat Like Nothing, Terra Ferno, Keeping Score at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 8pm ** may 9 sat Bear Hunter, Head Like A Kite at the Maltese, 1600 Park Avenue, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** may 10 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. a/a $3 ($20 6am early entry) 10am may 10 sun Sleepytime Gorilla Museum at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 10 sun Young Love, Paper Route at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 10 sun Strings For Industry, Bill Nershi at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 10 sun Magick Daggers, Tamaryn at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 10 sun Christopher Willits at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * may 10 sun Box Squad, Lost Puppy, Plastic Saints, D' Jelly Brains at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 7pm ** may 10 sun The Dead at Shoreline, Mountian View a/a $101-$41 5:30pm/7pm # ** (may 10th sold out - also may 14th) may 11 mon Sonny, Io Echo, Dan Sena, Dead Sara at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm ** may 11 mon The Vaselines at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $25 7pm/8pm ** may 11 mon Sourvein, Scarecrow, Slave Traitor, Tarrakian, dj Rob Metal at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm *** @ may 11 mon Bob Schneider, Jason Shannon, Charlie Mars at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** may 11 mon Ghoul, General Surgery (Sweden), Decrepit Birth, Backup Razor at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ $8 ** may 11 mon Grand Duchy at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $15 8pm ** may 11 mon canceled: Enslaved, Swallow The Sun, Keep Of Kalessin at Slim's, S.F. may 12 tue Bay/Oslo Mirror Trio (improvised music) at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St., Berkeley a/a donation 8:30pm * may 12 tue Bay/Oslo Mirror Trio, 0th at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a $6-$10 8:30pm ** may 12 tue Cornelius, Deerhoof at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** may 12 tue General Surgery, Ghoul, Population Reduction, Call The Paramedics, Snorting Pole, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** @ may 12 tue Sara Watkins at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 8pm * may 12 tue Ponytail, Battlehooch at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 12 tue Jason Reeves, Brendan James, Amber Rubarth at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** may 12 tue The Corruptors, Pop Bottle Bombers (Watsonville), Excuse The Blood at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** @ may 12 tue Leopold & His Fiction, The Lovetones (Australia), Chief Nowhere, Greg Ashley at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 12 tue Cloud Cult at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** may 12 tue Soulive, Nigel Hall, The Shady Horns at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $18/$20 8:30pm ** may 12/13 The Allman Brothers Band at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $59 8pm # ** (sold out - KFOG and 107.7 The Bone) may 13 wed Indigo Girls at Zellerbach Auditorium, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $38.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 13 wed The Blind, Sentinel, The Dandelion War at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** may 13 wed Army Navy (L.A.), 20 Minute Loop, A B & The Sea at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** may 13 wed Michelle Malone, Mars Arizona at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** may 13 wed Realistic Orchestra at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** (Stevie Wonder & James Brown Birthday Tribute) may 13 wed The Willie Waldman Project at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm * may 13 wed Tasso at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * may 13 wed Opeth, Enslaved at the Senator Theater, 517 Main St., Chico a/a *** @ may 14 thr Nero Order, Necrite, Velnias (Chicago), Slave Traitor (Seattle) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm ** may 14 thr Opeth, Enslaved at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm *** @ may 14 thr Earth Crisis (Syracuse, N.Y.), Walls Of Jericho, First Blood, Reign Supreme, Unholy, Blood Stands Still, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$18 6pm *** @ may 14 thr Hot Tuna, Loudon Wainwright III at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 14 thr Stephen Lynch at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** may 14 thr Mad Sin, Rezurex, Thee Merry Widows at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 14 thr Theresa Andersson at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $14 7:30pm * may 14 thr Loquat, Juliette Commagere, Jen And Abby at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** may 14 thr Photons, Wax Fingers, Spencey Dood & The Doodles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 14 thr Needles, Destino FinaL (Barcelona, Spain), Ruidos, Dopecharge at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm/9pm *** @ may 14 thr Pierced Arrows, The Sermon, Burnt House at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm may 14 thr The Reptile House, Japanese Baby, Spellbound at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $6/$8 8pm ** may 14 thr The Dead at Shoreline, Mountian View a/a $101-$41 5:30pm/7pm # ** (also may 10th and may 11th) may 14/15 Soulive, Nigel Hall at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm ** may 15 fri Yo Yo Ma at Zellerbach Auditorium, U.C. Berkeley a/a # ** (seated) may 15 fri 45 Grave, Tell-Tale Heartbreakers, Swann Danger at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** may 15 fri Igor & The Red Elvises (Russia), The Pyronauts at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** may 15 fri J.G.B. with Melvin Seals at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 15 fri Loney Dear, Headlights at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** may 15 fri Wooden Shjips, Masami Kawaguchi's New Rock Syndicate, Eternal Tapestry at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 15 fri Amber Asylum, Velnias, Skin Horse at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 15 fri Murder Junkies, The Lewd, The Disciples, Hectic (tribute), dj Meri St. Mary, Brain Dead Dave at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm *** @ may 15 fri Raised By Robots (record release), Silian Rail, Buzzer at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 15 fri Kraak & Smaak, dj Greyboy, Mopo at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $18 9pm ** may 15 fri The Tubes, Cat at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City a/a $25 8pm *** may 15 fri The Cheeseballs at Little Fox Theater, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $18/$20 9pm ** may 15 fri Whiskey Avengers, Bang! at Art Walk, Downtown Campbell a/a free ** may 15 fri A Skylit Drive, Dance Gavin Dance, Lower Definition, Attack Attack!, In Fear And Faith at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a *** @ may 15 fri Pierced Arrows at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8/$10 9:30pm ** may 15 fri The Silent Game, The Endgame at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** may 15/16 The Avett Brothers, Magnolia Electric Co. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** may 16 sat M. Ward at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm # ** may 16 fri Dave Rude Band, Triple Cobra, Burn River Burn at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** may 16 sat Korpiklaani (Finland), Primordial (Ireland), Moonsorrow (Finland), Blackguard (Canada), Swashbuckle (N.J.), Cormorant, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $25/$30 6pm *** @ (Pagan Fest) may 16 sat Drowning With Our Anchors (lp release), Olehole, The New Trust, Anchor Down (Portland) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a 9pm *** @ may 16 sat Margot & The Nuclear So & So's, Telekinesis, Everything Now at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 16 sat Lucero, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 16 sat Scout Nibblet, Michael Zapruder, Golden Bolts Of Tone at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** may 16 sat Sean Hayes, The Botticellis at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm/9pm ** may 16 sat 45 Grave (L.A.), Steel Tigers Of Death (Seattle), Android Hero (Seattle), The Grannies at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** @ may 16 sat The Mutaytor (35-piece indie-techno circus), Breakscience, Mopo at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** may 16 sat Scissors For Lefty, Miss Derringer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 16 sat Lou Dog Trio, Audiodub, Kapakahi at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** may 16 sat Wayward Guns, Jungle Under Kings, Caddy Wampus, The Jaywalkers at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm ** @ may 16 sat The Tiger Club, Finding Stella at Little Fox Theater, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $14/$16 8pm ** may 16 sat The Ego Trippers, Inner Orbit Machine, The Blank Manuscript, Without A Thot at Homestead Lanes, 20990 Homestead Rd., Cupertino a/a $5 9pm ** may 16 sat The Shitkickers, Lightnin' Woodstock, The Famous at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** may 16 sat Graf Orlock, Lewd Acts, Dangers, Resin Hits at Cafe Pergolesi, 418 Cedar St., Santa Cruz a/a free 8pm ** @ may 16 sat Wooden Shjips, Thee Oh Sees, Lucky Dragons (L.A.), Mayyors (Sacramento), Eternal Tapestry (Portland), Meth Teeth (Portland), D.M.P.H. (Sacramento), Strip Mall Seizures, The Nothing, Silver Darling (Sacramento), Pregnant (Placerville), Please Quiet Ourselves at Plainfield Station, 23944 Country Road 98, Woodland a/a $8/$10 2pm *** @ (KDVS 90.3FM) may 16 sat Blownload, Drop Seven, Divinity In Darkness, Dead Wreckoning at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 8pm ** may 17 sun 45 Grave (L.A), Murder Junkies (N.J.), Plan 9, Scheisse Minnelli (Germany), New Earth Creeps at 924 Gilman a/a 5pm ** @ may 17 sun Ben Folds, Rachel Unthank & The Winterset at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $35 8pm # ** may 17 sun Drivin Nails, Fancy Da at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * may 17 sun Mogwai, Dead Meadow at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm ** @ may 17 sun Chickenfoot (Joe Satriani, Chad Smith, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $49.50 *** may 17 sun Mumiy Troll (Russa), Russian Solutio, Voctok-Zapadn at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** (new date) may 17 sun The Jeff Parker Trio, The Scott Amendola Trio at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** may 17 sun The Dust Bowl Revival at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * may 17 sun French Disco, Vir at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 7:30pm/8pm ** may 17 sun Hjertestop (Denmark), Deskonocidos (TX), Rat Damage (Sacramento), Catch Hell, Side.Effects at Java Lounge, 2416 16th St., Sacramento a/a $7 6:30pm *** @ may 17 sun Bart Davenport, The Cowboy Killers at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 6pm ** may 18 mon Doves at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 18 mon Kevin Devine, Miniature Tigers, Brian Bonz at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7pm/7:30pm ** may 18 mon Youth Group, Tinkture at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $12 7pm ** may 18 mon Killola (L.A.), Kristeen Young at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $8 7pm ** may 18 mon Fleetwood Mac at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a $150/$80/$50 # *** may 18 mon The Virgins, Lissy Trullie, Anya Marina at Harlow's, 2708 J St., Sacramento 21+ $10/$12 7:30pm ** (KWOD 106.5FM) may 19 tue The Kills, The Horrors, Magic Wands at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 19 tue Dredg, Torche, Judgement Day at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** @ may 19 tue John Vanderslice (cd release) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $16 7:30pm ** may 19 tue The Detroit Cobras, Dex Romweber Duo at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** may 19 tue Manchester Orchestra, Fun, Winston Audio at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm/8:30pm ** (Live 105) may 19 tue Fracas, Lyin' Bitch & The Restraining Orders (Denver) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 19 tue The Life And Times at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * may 19 tue Jimmy Buffett And The Coral Reefer Band at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $136.50/$36.50 6pm/8pm # *** may 19 tue Killola (L.A.), Kristeen Young, Anya Marina at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm ** may 19 tue Obits, The Lights, Bright Light Fever at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm ** may 19 tue Lucero, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears at Harlow's, 2708 J St., Sacramento 21+ $12.50/$15 9pm ** may 19 tue Merle Allin & The Murder Junkies, The Gamut at Bubba Thrasher's, 2704 Hartnell Ave., Redding ?/? ** may 20 wed Fleetwood Mac at the Arena, Oakalnd a/a $150/$80/$50 7pm/8pm # *** may 20 wed The Decemberists, Other Lives at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $35 8pm # *** (KFOG) may 20 wed Killola (L.A.), The Perfect Machines, Kristeen Young at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** may 20 wed Cowboy Mouth at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 20 wed Robin Trower at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $36.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 20 wed The Virgins, Lissy Trullie at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 20 wed Obits, The Lights, Best Wishes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 20 wed Varona (cd release), Fromagique, Go Van Gogh at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** may 20 wed Dredg, Torche, Judgement Day at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $20 7pm/8pm ** @ may 20 wed Natural Bridges, Helene Renaut, Beliss at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 20 wed Little Dragon at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** may 21 thr Pontiak, Drift Of A Curse, Lazarus at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm ** may 21 thr Kings Of Leon, The Walkmen at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm # *** may 21 thr Gojira, The Chariot, Car Bomb at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 21 thr B.B. King at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $75 7pm/8pm # *** may 21 thr Suburban Kids With Biblical Names (Sweden), Still Flyin', Oh No Oh My (Austin), Pelle Carlberg, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm *** (KALX - S.F. Popfest) may 21 thr Santigold, Amanda Blank, Trouble Andrew at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** may 21 thr Dyrer/Heule Quartet, Peninsula Project (Norway, Head Boggle at Dolores Park Cafe, 501 Dolores St. at 18th., S.F. a/a 8pm ** may 21 thr The Red Stick Ramblers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 21 thr Indianna Hale, Chris von Sneidern, Foxtails Brigade, Bias Tape at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. 21+ sliding scale 7pm/7:30pm ** (Benefit Haight Ashbury Community Nursery School) may 21 thr Loquat, The Union Trade, Aim Low Kid at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** may 21 thr Officer Down, Overdrive A.D., Street Justice, Hot Heresy at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** @ may 21 thr Sex Type Thing (90s covers) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm * may 21 thr Fleetwood Mac at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150/$80/$50 7pm/8pm # *** may 21 thr Cry For Tomorrow, The Pollination Vectors, Cloverfield Drive, All Names Taken at Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a $8/$10 6:30pm ** may 21 thr Quasi at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $10 9pm * may 21 thr Zen Archer at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm * may 22 fri TV On The Radio, Dirty Projectors at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $30 8pm ** (Live 105) may 22 fri The Lewd, Proudflesh, The Disciples, Sad Boy Sinister, Fistifuks at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a *** @ may 22 fri The Zoopy Show, Ru36, Electric Vagina, The Nightmakers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** (was listed as may 23nd) may 22 fri Sir Richard Bishop And His Freak Of Araby Ensemble, Oaxacan, Count Loachfillet's Haunted Jukebox at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm/9:30pm ** may 22 fri This Charming Band (tribute), Love Vigilantes (tribute), Dead Souls (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 22 fri Marty Stuart, The Greencards at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 22 fri Fischerspooner at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # ** may 22 fri Zee Avi (Borneo) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 6pm ** may 22 fri Culann's Hounds, The Zydepunks at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** may 22 fri Mammatus, Cave, Prizehog at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 22 fri The Boars, Shan-go-rillas, The Mindless Things at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 22 fri Blk Jks, Foreign Born at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 22 fri Blag Dahlia (solo acoustic - 10:30pm and midnight sets), dj What's His Fuck at the Riptide Bar, 3639 Taraval St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** may 22 fri Nomo, Unpopable at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm * may 22 fri The Hot Toddies, The Tartans, Ballboy, The Orange Peels, Bunny Grunt, Springfactory at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 7:30pm *** (SF Popfest) may 22 fri Bart Davenport, Kelley Stoltz, Hot Lunch, Big Eagle at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** may 22 fri Forbidden at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ ** may 22 fri Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction, Street Sweeper at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $65/$45.50/$45/$25 6pm/7pm # *** @ may 22 fri Cash'd Out, Deke Dickerson, Chop Tops at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** may 22 fri B.B. King at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $98-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm *** may 22 fri Santigold, Amanda Blank, Trouble Andrew at Empire Events Center, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a $20/$25 7pm ** may 22 fri Fate Under Fire (cd release), Early States, S.T.D., Brobecks at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 6:30pm ** @ may 22 fri Damaged, Sindicate916, Of Ashes, Trial By Combat at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** may 23 sat Basshaters, Pigs In The Ground, Peninsula Project (Norway) at Heco's Palace of Hi-Fidelity, 705 Peralta St., Oakland a/a 6pm/8pm ** may 23 sat Cash'd Out, The B-Stars, True Danger at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** may 23 sat The Flatliners, Colin Gilmore at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ** may 23 sat The Yes Gos, Rottencore, Uzi Tattoo at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** may 23 sat Chain And The Gang, The Hive Dwellers, The Fresh And Onlys, dj Megaweapon at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 ** may 23 sat My Teenage Stride, Northern Portrait (Copenhagen), Tullycraft (last show - Seattle), The Magic Bullets, The Smittens (Vermont), dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm *** (S.F. Popfest) may 23 sat The Pharcyde at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # *** may 23 sat Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Deadmau5, Sander Van Doorn, Freeland Live, Derrick Carter, Chris Lake, LA Riots, Flosstradamus, Felix Cartal, The Toxic Avenger, Stereo Heroes, Ricky Stone, Serge Devant, Andy Caldwell, Fred Everything, Blake Jarrell, Deep Voices, Alex Metric, Hixxy, Re-Con, Brisk, Robbie Long, S3rl, mc Storm, mc Casper at the Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave., Daily City 16+ 5pm til 2am # ** (electronic music festival) may 23 sat Djenghis Khan, Virgin (Seattle) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm ** (early show) may 23 sat Floating Goat, Smiles The Long & The Short Of It at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** @ (late show) may 23 sat Bone Awl (Novato), Volahn, Ashdautas at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ ** may 23 sat Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm * may 23 sat The Love Me Nots (Phoenix), The Woolly Bandits (record release - L.A.), The Bug Nasties (Seattle), The Minks (tribute) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** @ (KUSF) may 23 sat Blue Turtle Seduction, The New Up, Blue Rabbit, Jack Frost at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** may 23 sat Zepparella, Nylon Heart Attack, Human Life Index at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** may 23 sat Deke Dickerson at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 23 sat Plan 9 at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** @ may 23 sat Part Time Christians, The Dead Smurfs, Anal Mucus, 2nd Class Citizens, One In The Chamber at the Evil Dead Shed, Concord a/a $5 5pm til 10pm *** @ may 23 sat The Freeze, Anti-Social at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** may 23 sat E-40, Moonshine Bandits at Live at the Burro, 6651 Brisa St., Livermore a/a $30/$33 7pm/8pm *** $ may 23 sat Grand Funk Railroad at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** may 23 sat S.T.D., Category 7 at Pistol Pete's, 140 Harrison Avenue, Auburn 21+ $5 8:30pm ** may 23 sat Robin Trower at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 21+ *** may 24 sun Bone Awl (Novato), Volahn, Ashdautas at Terminal, 3957 San Leandro Street, Oakland a/a ** may 24 sun Luka Bloom at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 24 sun The Country Casanovas, Glassland at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * may 24 sun Lady Sovereign, Chester French at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** may 24 sun The New York Dolls at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $25 8pm # *** may 24 sun Mount Vicious, Police Teeth (Seattle/Bellingham), The Lights (Seattle) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 24 sun The Dears, Great Northern, Eulogies at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** may 24 sun Hidden Cameras (solo), Eux Autres, Dear Nora, Birds Of California, Cheap Red at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 7pm ** (SF Pop Fest) may 24 sun My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8pm ** may 24 sun House Of Floyd (tribute) at Little Fox Theater, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $14/$16 7pm * may 24 sun Styx, REO Speedwagon, 38 Special, Greg Kihn Band at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $86/$71/$46/$26 5pm/6pm # *** (KFOX) may 24 sun Duane Peters Gunfight, Primadonna, Final Summation, Machete, Boats! at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $10 6pm *** @ may 24 sun Kool & The Gang at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ *** may 24 sun Forbidden, Cowboys From Hell (tribute), Kut-Pile, Bomb And Scary, Dominion at the New Oasis, 2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV a/a $10/$15 6:30pm *** @ may 24 sun Buddy Guy at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 21+ ** may 25 mon Flight Of The Conchords (two shows), Arj Barker at Community Theatre, 2134 Martin Luther King Way, Berkeley a/a $38.50 5pm/6pm and 8pm/9pm # ** may 25 mon Teena Marie, Charlie Wilson, Jeffrey Osborne, Average White Band, Ashford & Simpson at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $90/$56/$36 11am/noon # *** (102.9 KBLX) may 25 mon Duane Peters Gunfight, Prima Donna, The Secretions, Trucker's Wife at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main St., Chico 21+ 8pm *** @ may 26 tue Animal Collective, Grouper at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $25.50 8pm # ** (sold out) may 26 tue Sir Richard Bishop, Oaxacan at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm ** may 26 tue Rademacher, The High Strung, Shrouded Strangers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 26 tue Passion Pit at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** may 26 fri Toast Machine at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** may 26 tue Duane Peters Gunfight, Primadonna, Don't Care at Bubba Thrasher's, 2704 Hartnell Ave., Redding ?/? $7 ** may 27 wed Ian Shaul, Da Bloons at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm * may 27 wed Pepper, Pennywise, Authority Zero, Tomorrow's Bad Seeds at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ may 27 wed ArnoCorps, Thor, Freddie Flex & The Heavy Eric Si-Fi Show at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ may 27 wed Butch Walker at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 27 wed Ben Harper, Relentless7 at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** may 27 wed Windy & Carl (Michigan), Jonas Reinhardt, Nudge at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** may 27 wed M83, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $22.50 8pm/9pm ** may 27 wed Kid Mud, The Curious Mystery (Seattle) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 27 wed St. Vincent at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** may 27 wed Big Business, Tweak Bird at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm/10pm ** may 27 wed Ozric Tentacles at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 7:30pm/8pm ** may 27 wed Duane Peters Gunfight, Dusted Angel, Primadonna at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ may 27 wed Animal Collective at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a ** may 28 thr King Khan & The Shrines, Mark Sultan at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 28 thr Propagandhi at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ may 28 thr The Prodigy at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $39 9pm # *** may 28 thr Skitkids (Sweden), Needles, Yellow Eyes, Master Volume at Sub/Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission St., S.F. a/a $6 8:30pm *** @ may 28 thr Vast at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** may 28 thr Loquat, Malbec, Foxtail Somersault at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** may 28 thr Tiga at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 8:30pm/9pm ** may 28 thr Japandroids, No One & the Nobodies, Happy Hollows at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 28 thr Black Moth Super Rainbow, School Of Seven Bells at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm/10pm * may 28 thr Man's Red Fire, Hot Fog at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** may 28 thr Psychostick (cd release - AZ) at the Sports Bar, 329 Lake Blvd., Redding 21+ $10 7pm ** (KRRX) may 28/29 Jenny Lewis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm (thr) 8pm/9pm (fri) # ** may 29 fri Hottub, The Bayliens, Wild Youth at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** may 29 fri John The Baker at Eli's Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm * (acoustic) may 29 fri Sun Kil Moon, Mia Doi Todd (solo acoustic) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 29 fri Zoo Station (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 29 fri Lydia, PlayRadioPlay!, Eye Alaska, Brave Citizens at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** may 29 fri Pontiak, Young Widows (Louisville), DA Bears at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 29 fri Garaj Mahal, Alex Machacek Trio, Heavy Rubber at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm ** may 29 fri Langhorne Slim, Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers, Guns For San Sebastian, Sam Lowry at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** may 29 fri Plan 9, Crimson Ghosts, The Undertaker And His Pals at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ may 29 fri Lyapis Trubetskoy (Russa), Boctok ? Zapad, dj Stranger. at Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+ $29.99 8pm ** may 29 fri This Runs On Blood (Flagstaff), Pins Of Light at Bender's, S.F. 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** may 29 fri The Thermals (OR), Shaky Hands (OR), Point Juncture WA, dj K-Von at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10.33/$14 9pm ** (KSCU 103.3FM) may 29 fri Park Lane, Freedom Affair at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 6:30pm ** may 29 fri Bloe, Bad Rocket, Cawzlos, Litchfield, Chase Moore at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** may 30 sat Cheetahs On The Moon, Rat-O-Matic, W.S.F. at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** may 30 sat The Roots the Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 30 sat A Nuclear Tuesday, dj Styles at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a free 9pm ** (Deejae's 40th birthday) may 30 sat Burning Tree Project, Johnny Hi-Fi, Festizio at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (Asian Rock Fest) may 30 sat Pretty Lights at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8:30pm/9pm ** may 30 sat Grayceon, Black Ice, Alaric at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** may 30 sat Hail Satan, Scarecrow, De'tente, Oreo at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm *** @ may 30 sat Sila And The Afrofunk Experience at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** may 30 sat Hot Challenge, The Papersons, The Catholic Comb, Sleep Your Excellence at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10-$20 sliding scale 8pm ** may 30 sat The Thermals, The Shaky Hands, Bachelorette, dj BageL Radio at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/10pm ** (all ages show on may 31) may 30 sat Rick Springfield at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 21+ *** may 30 sat Cloud Archive, Woven, Stormy Strong at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 30 sat Benyaro (Brooklyn, N.Y.) at the Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * may 30 sat Andre Nickatina AP9, Nocturnal Hustlas at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm *** may 30 sat Psychostick (cd release - AZ) at Dreamland Center, 22449 Foothill Blv., Hayward a/a $5 7:30pm ** may 30 sat War, Brenton Wood, Lakeside, Trinere, El Chicano at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $60/$40/$10 4pm/5pm # *** (98.1 KISS FM) may 30 sat Mumlers, Curious Mystery, Corpus Callosum at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** may 30 sat Fire Whiskey, The RevTones, Jeffrey Valentine at the Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz a/a $7 ** may 30 sat FallRise, Sleepnoise, Prylosis, Social Syn at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** may 30 sat Manhattan Transfer at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** may 30/31 Moe at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # ** may 31 sun Benyaro (Brooklyn, N.Y.) at Beckett's Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley 21+ free 10pm * may 31 sun The Gold Diggers, The Robber Barons at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * may 31 sun The Thermals, The Shaky Hands, Point Juncture WA at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm ** (21+ show on may 30) may 31 sun The Wooden Birds at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** may 31 sun Joel Murach & The Low Roller, Val Esway & El Mirage, Sonja van Hamel (Amsterdam) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 31 sun Riverboat Gamblers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm ** may 31 sun One Becomes One Hundred, Bright Brown, Kim Garrison, Lindasusan Ulrich at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** may 31 sun Dane Cook (comedian) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $103/$78/$53/$32 7pm/8pm # ** may 31 sun Lessons In Failure, Albatross Kneck, ThisOldPistol, Somewhat Undecided, Absolute Zero Absolute Zero at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 6pm *** jun 1 mon Jens Lekman, Tig Notaro at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 1 mon Graham Colton, Bryan Greenberg at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** (all ages show) jun 1 mon The Points at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 6pm ** jun 1 mon Mystic Rage at Route 92, San Mateo 21+ free 9pm ** jun 1 mon The SuperVillains, The SolidFellaz at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 7pm ** jun 2 tue Gavin Rossdal at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 2 tue Jens Lekman, Tig Notaro (comedy) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 2 tue Cotton Jones, The Parson Red Heads at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * jun 2 tue I See Hawks In LA at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 3 wed Mayhem And Marduk, Cephalic Carnage, Cattle Decapitation, Withered, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $25/$30 6pm *** @ jun 3 wed Joe Cocker at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jun 3 wed Rosewood Thieves, Mississippi Man, Lemon Sun at the Hemlock, S.F .21+ ** jun 3 wed Weinland at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm * jun 3 wed Little Joy at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 4 thr The Slackers at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** jun 4 thr Amy X Neuburg & The Cello ChiXtet, Zoe Keating at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a * jun 4 thr Queensryche at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $40 8pm/9pm # *** @ jun 4 thr Clues (Toronto), Geographer, Birds & Batteries at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jun 4 thr The Aggrolites at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 4 thr Scott H. Biram, FlexXBronco, The Devil's Own at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 4 thr Thrones, Pins Of Light at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 4 thr Warcry (Portland), A.I. (Japan), Needles at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ ** @ jun 4 thr The Young Dubliners, The Mighty Regis, The Gobshytes, Hoist The Colors at Voodoo Lounge, 14 S. Second St., San Jose 21+ ** jun 5 fri Amplive at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm * jun 5 fri Peaches, Drums Of Death at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** jun 5 fri Del Tha Funky Homosapian at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** jun 5 fri Mist & Mast, Harbours, We Is Shore Dedicated at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 5 fri Holy Fuck, Crocodiles, Leather Feather at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 5 fri Flying Lotus, Free The Robots, dj Basura, Goldenchyld at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $20 9pm ** jun 5 fri Roustabouts, Blame Betty, Brigitte Handley & The Dark Shadows, Nightmare River Band at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** jun 6 sat Kim Nalley at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a * jun 6 sat Von Iva, Gliss, Sick Of Sarah at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** jun 6 sat Lisa Lampanelli at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $39.75 7pm/8pm # ** jun 6 sat Nodzzz, So Cow at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jun 6 sat Or, The Whale, The Maldives, Built For The Sea at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm *** jun 6 sat Triple Cobra, Dave Rude Band at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** jun 6 sat The Juan MaClean, The Field at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm ** jun 6 sat The Offspring, 311, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dead Confederate, Taking Back Sunday, Alkaline Trio, Rebelution, Metric, Mute Math, Glasvegas, Anberlin, The Airborne Toxic Event, Cage The Elephant, Audrye Sessions, Crystal Castles, dj AM, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Villians, DJ Steve Aoki, Zion-I, Mike Relm, Paparazzi, Limousines, Designer Drugs, Omar, dj Miles, MC Lars, Music For Animals, Wallpaper, Odawas, Dizzy Balloon, The Catholic Comb, Ambience, Solid State Logic, Fighting the Villian at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $49.50/$25 11:30am/noon # *** @ (LIVE 105 BFD) jun 6 sat Andrea Bocelli at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $285/$175/$130/$100/$76 7pm/8pm # ** jun 6 sat America at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** jun 7 sun S.F. Jazz High School All-Stars at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 7 sun Kate Voegele at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 7 sun Brandi Carlile at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated show - KFOG) jun 7 sun Rogue Wave, Turf Yard at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 ($35 vip) 5:30pm/6pm (D.A. Taylor Charitable Foundation Benefit) jun 7 sun Fuzztones, Stigma 13 at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jun 7 sun Hopewell at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 7 sun The Action Design, The New Trust at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 6pm ** jun 8 mon Absu, Glorior Belli, Averse Sefira, Sothis, dj Rob Metal at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $17/$15 8pm ** @ jun 8 mon Handsome Furs, The Cinnamon Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 8 mon Camera Obscura at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 8 mon Imagika at Route 92, San Mateo 21+ free 9pm ** jun 8 mon The Peacocks (Switzerland), The Henchmen, The New Trust, The Action Design at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 9 tue Iamx, Hypernova at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 9 tue Neko Case, Jason Lytle at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jun 9 tue Pet The Bunny, Graves Bros Deluxe, The Jank at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 9 tue Dredge at Rasputin's Music, 1820 S. Bascom Ave., Campbell a/a free 6pm ** jun 9 tue The Fuzztones, The Flesh Hammers, mc Blag Dahlia at Vixen's, Sparks NV ?/? $12 ** jun 9/10 The Felice Brothers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 10 wed No Use For A Name, Only Crime, Pour Habit at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jun 10 wed Secret Chiefs 3, Kayo Dot at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 10 wed French Miami, By Sunlight (Seattle), Silian Rail at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** jun 10 wed The Lemonheads at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** $ jun 10 wed Buttercream Gang at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * jun 10 wed Rodrigo y Gabriela at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $49.50-$39.50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** jun 10 wed Shack Shakers at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $12 8:30pm *** jun 11 thr Reik at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jun 11 thr The Constantines (Toronto), Crystal Antlers (L.A.), I Was a King at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $14 7:30pm *** jun 11 thr Forever, Zoo at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 11 thr Little Wings, Michael Musika, honey.moon.tree., Sleepy Todd at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** jun 11 thr Passafire at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm * jun 11 thr Limp Wrist, Hunx And His Punx, Brilliant Colors at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ *** @ jun 11 thr Von Bondies, Audry Sessions at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10.49 7pm ** jun 11 thr India Arie at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** jun 12 fri Phobia, Unholy Grave (Japan), Magrudergrind (D.C.), Voetsek, In Disgust at B.R.S., Richmond a/a *** @ jun 12 fri Testament, Unearth, Lazarus A.D. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/7:30pm # *** @ (107.7 The Bone) jun 12 fri The John Jorgenson Quintet at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) jun 12 fri Stereo Freakout, and 7 more bands at the DNA Lounge, S.F. ?/? $10 ** (battle of the bands finals) jun 12 fri The Church, Adam Franklin, The Bolts Of Melody at Slim's, S.F. a/a $26 9pm ** jun 12 fri Witch Hunt, Limp Wrist at Sub/Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a *** @ jun 12 fri Ear Pwr, Adventure, The Splinters at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 12 fri Dataroc at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 12 fri Telepathe, Nite Jewel, Hawnay Troof at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 12 fri The Guana Batz at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 12 fri ZuhG at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 6pm * jun 12 fri The Hot Rods, Pretty Things Peep Show (burlesque) at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** jun 13 sat Witch Hunt, Born/Dead at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a *** @ jun 13 sat Guana Batz, Plan 9, Switchblade Riot at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** jun 13 sat Bat For Lashes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 13 sat Hurry Up Shotgun, Sister Grizzle, Dashing Suns at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 13 sat Jay Reatard, Thee Oh Sees, Earthmen & Strangers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 13 sat 1990s, Apside at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm * jun 13 sat Guy Fieri, Little Feat, Bobby Flay at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $35 11am/noon # ** (The Great American Food and Music Fest) jun 13 sat Devil Doll at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 13 sat Andrew Dice Clay at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** jun 13 sat George Thorogood & The Destroyers at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 21+ *** jun 13/14 Tragically Hip at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 14 sun The Germs, Krum Bums at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $16 9pm *** @ jun 14 sun A Camp, Gentleman Reg, Rubies at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 14 sun Dominique Leone, Wiener Kids at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * jun 14 sun Fate, Ezra, Hello Sailor, Reviver, Crocked Ways at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 6pm *** jun 14 sun Unearth at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$18 6:30pm/7:00pm ** @ jun 15 mon JD Souther, Jill Sobule at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 15 mon Art Brut at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 16 tue The Crystal Method, LA Riots at Empire Events Center, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a $20/$25 8pm *** jun 17 wed Ben Kweller at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 17 wed The Queers, The Mansfields, The Hot Toddies, The Atom Age at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ jun 17 wed Crystal Method at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** jun 17 wed Tippy Canoe, Pat Hull (Chico), The Corner Laughers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 17 wed J.F.J.O. at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ * jun 17 wed That Ghost, Daniel Francis Doyle at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** jun 17/18 Shellac, Arcwelder at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 18 thr Viva Voce, Y La Bamba at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 18 thr Kajillion, Cloakwheel, Big Blue Whale at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** jun 18 thr Sly & Robbie, Heavyweight Dub Champion at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 18 thr The Fresh & Onlys, Snakeflower 2 at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * jun 18/19 J.F.J.O. at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ * jun 19 fri Wild Hunt, Warscroll (San Diego), Age Of Collapse (San Diego) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 19 fri Kapakahi (cd release) at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 19 fri PJ Harvey & John Parish at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jun 19 fri Sleepy Sun (cd release), Spindrift, Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound, dj Wet Burrito at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 19 fri King Sunny Ade & His African Beats at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm * jun 19 fri We Be The Echo, Martin Bisi, The Great Dictator at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 19 fri Les Claypool, Yard Dogs Road Show at the Grove/Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento a/a $25/$30 6:30pm *** jun 19 fri Order Of The Golden Mirror, Retarded Muppet Farm, Goodness Gracious Me!, Prieta at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** jun 19/20 Heart at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** jun 20 sat Powerage (tribute), Destroyer (tribute) Beauty And The Beat (tribute) at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 9pm ** jun 20 sat Mystic Knights Of The Cobra, Prima Donna at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 20 sat A Place To Call Home, Cobra Belly, Deeper, Aftershocker at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 20 sat Les Claypool, Yard Dogs Road Show at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** jun 20 sat Femi Kuti at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # ** jun 20 sat Easy Star All-Stars (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a * jun 20 sat Shawn Mullins, Alex Woodard at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) jun 20 sat White Rabbits at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 20 sat Lucky Jesus, Control-R, The Black Pandas at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 20 sat My First Earthquake, Blue Rabbit, B And Not B at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jun 20 sat Accelerate, Automatic Static, Category 7 at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** jun 20 sat KDVS Record Swap at Luigis Fun Garden, 1050 20th St., Sacramento a/a jun 21 sun Grizzly Bear, Here We Go Magic at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 21 sun indie mart at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a (food, drink, dj's, stuff for sale) jun 21 sun Los de Abajo at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 21 sun Leonid Fedorov & Vladimir Volkov at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm ** jun 21 sun HeavyHeavyLowLow, Discovery Of A Lifelong Error, The Bottom Of The Ocean at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 6pm ** jun 22 mon The Fixt, Penny Dreadfuls, Stagger And Fall at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 22 mon Isis, Helms Alee, Mammifer at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** jun 23 tue MewithoutYou, The Dear Hunter, Bear Colony at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 23 tue Isis at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 23 tue Carbon Leaf, Trevor Hall at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 23 tue Nihlotep, Vesterian, Vietus Mortuus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 24 wed Sunset Rubdown at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $14 8pm ** jun 24 tue VC4, Baaddd (Australia), Skate Witches at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 24 wed Josh Gracin at the Sonoma/Marin Fair, Petaluma a/a ** jun 25 thr Yanni at the Arena, Oakland a/a $95/$70/$45 7pm/8pm # * jun 25 wed Sunset Rubdown at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $14 7:30pm ** jun 25 thr A.A. Bondy at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm * jun 25 thr Schande, Evacuee at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * jun 25 thr Night Ranger at the Sonoma/Marin Fair, Petaluma a/a *** jun 25 thr Three Girls & Their Buddy (Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm *** jun 25 thr The Charlie Daniels Band at San Joaquin Fairgrounds, Stockton a/a *** jun 25 thr Rat Damage (Sacramento), Side.Effects at Java Lounge, 2416 16th St., Sacramento a/a 7pm ** @ jun 25 thr Pressure Point, Whiskey Rebels, The Front at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** jun 26 fri David Byrne, DeVotchka at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $75/$55/$40 8pm # *** jun 26 fri Extra Action Marching Band at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** jun 26 fri Dave Alvin And The Guilty Women at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ** jun 26 fri Rodriguez at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 26 fri The Hunches, The Blimp at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 26 fri The Charlie Daniels Band at Sonoma/Marin Fair, Petaluma a/a *** jun 26 fri Rat Damage (Sacramento) at Downtown Records, 19th and Chester, Bakersfield a/a 7pm ** jun 26 fri Sour Diesel, Formula, Fair Game, UnderGlorified at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** jun 26/27 the US Air Guitar Championships at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 ($30 2 day ticket) 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 27 sat Wilco at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $39.50 7:30pm # *** jun 27 sat Ru36 at the Oakland Metro, 630 3rd St. at M.L.K., Oakland a/a ** jun 27 sat Warped Tour, Pier 30/32, S.F. a/a $33.50 10:30am/11am # *** @ (see aug 20 for band list) jun 27 sat Xavier Rudd at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** jun 27 sat The Scrawnies at the Knockoiut, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jun 27 sat Skygreen Leopards, Prince Rama Of Ayodhya White Hinterland at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * jun 27 sat Bret Michaels at the Sonoma/Marin Fair, Petaluma a/a ** jun 27 sat The Charlie Daniels Band at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ *** jun 28 sun Joan Sebastian, Banda El Recodo, Jenni Rivera at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $95/$75/$40 5pm/6pm # ** jun 28 sun The Final Heist, Voyslis at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 6pm ** jun 29 mon Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** jun 30 tue The B-52's at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75.50-$45.50 5:30pm/7:30pm *** jun 30 tue The Secret Stolen at the Maltese, 1600 Park Avenue, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** jul 1 wed Necrophagist, Suffocation, Darkest Hour, Winds Of Plague at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a *** @ jul 1 wed The Enemy UK at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 1 wed Ani DiFranco at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $42.50-$37.50 5:30pm/7:30pm *** jul 1 wed The Charlie Daniels Band at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a *** jul 1 wed Fistifuks (Santa Rosa), Rat Damage (Sacramento), On The Come Up (Bakersfield) at Java Lounge, 2416 16th St., Sacramento a/a 7pm ** @ jul 2 thr Yes, Asia at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jul 2 thr Strange Boys (Austin), The Coathangers (Atlanta), The Mantles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 2-5 John Butler, Umphrey's McGee, Ani DiFranco, Disco Biscuits, The Del McCoury Band, Galactic, Marco Benevento Trio, Steve Kimock, Crazy Engine, McTuff, The Wailers, Tea Leaf Green, Ollabelle, Mike Farris And The Roseland Rhythm Revue, A.L.O., Vieux Farka Tour, Dr. Dog, Devil Makes Three, The Travelin' McCoury's, The Lee Boys, Cornmeal, Bonerama, Joe Craven & Sam Bevan Duo, Fareed Haque And The Flat Earth Ensemble, Nathan Moore, Pretty Lights, Everest, Dusty Rhodes And The River Band, Pimps Of Joytime, J-Boogie And Dubtronic Science, Poor Man's Whiskey, Living Folklore at Plumas-Sierra Fairgrounds, Quincy a/a $165-$30 *** (High Sierra Music Festival) jul 3 fri La Ventana at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jul 3 fri The Sun Kings, The Unauthorized Rolling Stones at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm ** jul 3 fri Sir Richard Bishop & His Freak Of Araby Ensemble, Oaxacan at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 3 fri The Abyssinians, Etana, Roots Revelers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$23 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 3 fri Yes, Asia at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $79.50-$49.50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 4 sat Heavy Hindenburg at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 4 sat The Unit Breed, Silian Rail at the Gingerbread House, 1151 South 7th at Keyes, San Jose a/a ** jul 4 sat Hal Ketchum at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** jul 5 sun The Scowndrolls, Dogfood, Playground Patriots at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 6pm ** jul 6/7 Reverend Horton Heat, Nekromantix at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** jul 8 wed Pete Correale (comedy) at the Punch Line, 444 Battery Street, S.F. 18+ * jul 8 wed Duran Duran at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $149.50-$59.50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 8 wed RANCID, Rise Against, Billy Talent at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV # *** @ jul 9 thr Rise Against, RANCID, Billy Talent at the Arena, Oakland a/a $35 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ jul 9 thr Pro-Pain, Sworn Enemy, Mantic Ritual at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jul 9 thr Montana Slim String Band, Head For The Hills, Buxter Hoot'n at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 9 thr Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound, Weird Owl at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 9 thr New Kids On The Block, Jabbawockeez at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $100/$60/$40/$25 6:30pm/7:30pm # * jul 9 thr Akbar, Lucky Beltran at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** jul 10 fri Beyonce at the Arena, Oakland a/a $136-$21 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 10 fri Angry Samoans (L.A.), Everything Must Go at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ jul 10 fri Bag Of Toys at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $14 9pm ** jul 10 fri Ty Segall, Charlie & The Moonhearts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 10 fri ABC, Wang Chung, Berlin, Cutting Crew, Heaven 17 at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$45 5:30pm/6:30pm *** jul 11 sat Death Cab For Cutie, Andrew Bird, Ra Ra Riot at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $42.50 7pm # *** $ jul 11 sat Normandie at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm * jul 11 sat Oneida, Wooden Shjips, Jonas Reinhardt at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 11 sat The O'Jays, Russel Thompkins Jr. & The New Stylistics, Jerry Butler, Harold Melvin's Bluenotes, The Delfonics, Eddie Holman, The Jones Girls, The Intruders at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $80/$50/$35/$25 6pm/7pm # *** jul 11 sat Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium, All That Remains, God Forbid, Cannibal Corpse, Job For A Cowboy, Behemoth, The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Killswitch Engage, at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $61-$31 1:30pm/2:15pm # *** jul 11 sat The Angry Samoans (L.A.), Forgotten, Shootin' Lucy at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ jul 11 sat Toad The Wet Sprocket at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $49.50-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 12 sun Angry Samoans (L.A), Shootin' Lucy, The Generators (L.A), Trouble Maker, Bum City Saints at 924 Gilman a/a 5pm *** @ jul 12 sun Personal & The Pizzas, Coconut Coolouts, Impediments at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 13 mon Nihlotep, Vesterian, Gravespawn at Route 92, San Mateo 21+ free 9pm ** jul 13 mon Coldplay, Amadou & Mariam, Kitty Daisy & Lewis at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $104/$86/$41 6pm/7:30pm # *** jul 13 mon Girl In A Coma (TX), Miss Derringer at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ 9pm *** jul 14 tue Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & The Monsters at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $59.50-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm *** jul 14 tue Girl In A Coma (TX), Miss Derringer at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm *** jul 15 wed Girl In A Coma (TX), Miss Derringer, Pterodactyl at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm *** jul 15 wed Tears For Fears at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $79.50-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm *** jul 16 thr Girl In A Coma (TX), Miss Derringer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $10 8:30pm/9pm *** jul 16/17 Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $99-$59.50 5:30pm/7:30pm *** jul 17 fri Johnny Hootroc at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm * jul 17 fri Infected Mushroom at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a ** jul 17 fri Cage at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 17 fri Leopold & His Fiction at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 18 sat Silian Rail, The Secret Stolen, Hot Toddies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 18 sat Boy Kicks Girl, H.B.A., I.N.F.M. at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 18 sat Indigo Girls at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $47.50-$37.50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 18 sat Sexciety, Bloodprint at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm * jul 19 sun Thee Imposters, F.B.S. at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 6pm ** jul 20 mon Blue Oyster Cult, The CoverGrrlz at Slim's, S.F. a/a $30 8pm *** (107.7 The Bone - was in march) jul 20 mon The Secretions, Rat Damage (Sacramento), Greenback at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a 8pm *** @ jul 20 mon Joe Buck Yourself (Murray, KY), Cheatin Hearts at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ 8:30pm ** jul 21 tue The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (N.Y.C.), Girls, The Champagne Socialists (L.A.) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm ** jul 21 tue No Doubt, Paramore, The Sounds at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $90/$70/$60/$25 7:30pm # *** jul 21 tue Pat Benatar, Blondie, The Donnas at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$55 5:30pm/6:30pm *** jul 21 tue Joe Buck Yourself at Bombay's, 1730 California Street, Redding 21+ 9pm ** jul 22 wed George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Jonny Lang at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm *** jul 23 thr The Handsome Family at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm * jul 23 thr Il Divo (David Miller, Carlos Mar'n, Urs Buhler, S'bastien Izambard) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $130/$90/$60 7:30pm # ** (opera) jul 23 thr The Moody Blues at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $79.50-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm *** jul 24 fri Of Montreal at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** jul 24 fri Wayne Hancock, Lil' Anne & The Tune Wranglers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** jul 24 fri Bedouin Soundclash at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jul 24 fri Kathy Griffin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $89.50-$49.50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 25 sat Lebowski at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** jul 25 sat Vamps (Japan) at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a ** jul 25 sat No Doubt, Paramore, The Sounds at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $90/$60/$25 7:30pm # *** jul 25 sat Damage, Silent Treatment (cd release), Grey Atlas, Split Self, Unmata at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** jul 28 sun Ru36, The Tattooed Millionaires, The Passive Aggressives, The Ferocious Few at Lake Tulloch Resort, 7260 O'Byrnes Ferry Road, Copperopolis a/a free noon ** jul 29 wed Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 21+ ** jul 30 thr Motley Crue, Godsmack, Drowning Pool, Theory of a Deadman, Charm City Devils at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $101/$81/$55.50 4pm/5pm # *** (Crue Fest 2) jul 30/31 Steve Miller Band at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $149.50-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 31 fri Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $126/76/56/40 7pm # *** jul 31 fri Judas Priest, with Whitesnake at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $80-$25 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** aug 1 sat The Fray, Jack's Mannequin, Vedera at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $70/$40/$20 5:30pm/7pm # ** aug 2 sun The Beach Boys at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $69.50-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm *** aug 2 sun Eleonora, I Am Empire at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 6pm ** aug 3 mon Bowerbirds, Megafaun at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm ** aug 3 mon Jonas Brothers, Jordin Sparks, Honor Society at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90/$70/$50/$30 6pm/7pm # ** aug 4 tue Rod Stewart at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $125/$75/$55 8pm # *** aug 4/5 Lyle Lovett at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85.50-$50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 5 wed Phish at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $49.50 5:30pm/7pm # ** aug 6 thr The Infamous Stringdusters at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 7 fri Bart Davenport at the Uptown, Oakland free 6pm/9pm ** aug 7 fri Smokey Robinson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $79.50-$49.50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 7 fri With A Bullet at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** aug 8 sat James Intveld, Red Meat at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** aug 8 sat March Into Paris at the El Rincon, S.F. 18+ 8pm ** aug 8 sat Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, Toots And The Maytals at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 9 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. a/a $3 ($20 6am early entry) 10am aug 9 sun Melissa Etheridge at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $99.50-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm *** aug 12 wed Diana Krall at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $125/$90/$80 8pm # ** (KKSF) aug 12 wed Dan Reed at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm * aug 12 wed Depeche Mode, Peter, Bjorn & John at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View $99/$79/$36 6pm/7:30pm # ** aug 12 wed Los Lonely Boys, Los Lobos at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $80-$50 5:30pm/7:30pm *** aug 12-16 50 Million, many more at S.F. is Doomed punk fest at many venues, S.F. a/a ** (Thrillouse Records) (Benefit Maximum Rock n Roll and a new S.F. all age venue) aug 14 fri ArnoCorps, Dagobah (UK), Savage Machiine at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7pm ** @ aug 14/15 Huey Lewis & The News at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85.50-$50 5:30pm/7:30pm *** aug 14/15 Alan Parsons Live Project at John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino, Sparks, NV 18+ ** aug 15 sat Wild Child (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** aug 17 mon Elvis Costello, The Sugarcanes at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $89.50-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm *** aug 18 tue GREEN DAY at someplace, San Jose a/a *** @ aug 18/19 Diana Krall at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $99-$59.50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 19 wed Jackson Browne at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $60/$50/$40 7pm/8pm # ** 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, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $26.75 10:30am/11am # *** @ (only one main stage - bands on main stage play 40 minuits each) aug 20 thr Lewis Black at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $69.50-$49.50 5:30pm/8pm *** aug 21 fri Aphrodesia, dj Jeremiah at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 21 sun Warped Tour, Sacramento a/a # *** @ (see aug 20 for band list) aug 21/22/23 Chris Isaak at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85.50-$55.50 5:30pm/7:30pm *** aug 26 wed Jefferson Starship, Ten Years After, Canned Heat, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Tom Constanten, Country Joe McDonald at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $79.50-$49.50 5:30pm/7pm *** (Heroes of Woodstock) aug 27 thr Susan Tedeschi, Jackie Greene at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$43.50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 28/29/30 Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys, Incubus, Black Eyed Peas, M.I.A., Jason Mraz, Ween, The Mars Volta, Thievery Corporation, Modest Mouse, Band Of Horses, TV On The Radio, The Dead Weather, Atmosphere, Tom Jones, Silversun Pickups, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, The National, Q-Tip, Brett Dennen, Built To Spill, Mastodon, Raphael Saadiq, Calexico, OS Mutantes, Midnite, JJ Grey & Mofro Kinky, Deerhunter, Lila Downs, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Dodos, Bettye Lavette, Dengue Fever, Heartless Bastards, The Dirtbombs, Lenka, Akron/Family, John Vanderslice, Matt & Kim, Portugal The Man, The Morning Benders, The Duke Spirit, Zee Avi, Blind Pilot, Sambada, Ryan Bingham, West Indian Girl, Extra Golden at Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a ($595/$226/$200 3-day ticket) # *** @ aug 31 mon Foreigner at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $69.50-$49.50 5:30pm/7:30pm *** sep 1 tue Nickelback, Papa Roach, Hinder, Saving Abel at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $80/$60/$35 5pm/6pm # *** sep 2 wed Al Green at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** sep 2 wed AC/DC at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $92.50 8pm # *** sep 2 wed Def Leppard, Poison, Cheap Trick at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $131/$96/$56/$36 6pm/7pm # *** sep 2/3 Sheryl Crow at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $135-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm *** sep 4/5 Daryl Hall And John Oates at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $79.50-$49.50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 9 thr Obituary, Goatwhore, Krisiun, The Berzerker at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ sep 10/11 Gipsy Kings at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$75 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 12 sat The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $72.50-$49.50 5:30pm/7:30pm *** sep 13 sun BonTaj Roulet, (Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal alone and together) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95.25-$55.25 5:30pm/7:30pm *** sep 15 tue Lynyrd Skynyrd at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $99-$56 5:30pm/7:30pm *** sep 16 wed Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal (alone and together) at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $60-$40 8pm # *** sep 18 fri Porcupine Tree, That 1 Guy at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** sep 18 fri Creedence Clearwater Revisited at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65.50-$50.50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 19 sat The Marshall Tucker Band, Moonalice at the Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City a/a $25 8pm ** sep 20 sun Etta James And The Roots Band, The Robert Cray Band at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $79.50-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 23 wed The Temptations, The Four Tops at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm *** sep 24 thr Wynonna at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 25 fri Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Jimmy Wayne at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** sep 25 fri Tower Of Power, Average White Band at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm *** sep 26 sat Tony Bennett at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $149.50-$59.50 5:30pm/7:30pm *** sep 27 sun Edguy, Luna Mortis at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 27 sun Cheech & Chong, Shelby at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm *** oct 1 thr John Prine at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 2 fri Pink Martini at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $63-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 5/6 Loggins & Messina at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 6 tue Stratovarious at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm ** oct 10 sat Kenny Rogers at the Warfield, S.F. $55/$48 8pm # *** (was apr 16th) oct 17 sat The Jesus Lizard at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** @ $ oct 17 sat Mike Birbiglia at Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a $35/$27.50 7pm/8pm ** oct 17 sat Brian McKenna, NoMeansNo, Victims Family, Kai Kln, Zu (Italy) at Harlow's, 2708 J St., Sacramento 21+ $15 8:30pm *** @ $ nov 8 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. a/a $3 ($20 6am early entry) 10am nov 14 sat Billy Joel, Elton John at the Arena, Oakland a/a $186/$102/$54 7:30pm # *** nov 17 tue Billy Joel, Elton John at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $180/$100/$55 7:30pm # *** dec 12 sat Metallica at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $72.50 (ga floor & reserved)/$52.50 7pm # *** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- apr 25 sat Neonate Fundraiser Show with Special Riot Artwork Premium on Davis Radio KDVS 90.3FM Midnight (kdvs.org) 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 Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 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 Kennel Club, 5821 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento 21+ 916-339-1675 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+ Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a 408-448-3323 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 Route 92, 2128 South El Camino Real, San Mateo 21+ 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 Sub/Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-775-7722 Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a 916-786-7940 Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 21+ Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+ 510-451-8100 Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ 408-286-8636 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please feel free to copy The List and pass out copies to friends. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The List is e-mailed out each week. 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