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 February 19, 2010 feb 19 fri Greg Attonito, Shanti Wintergate, Kevin Seconds, Kepi Ghoulie, Dino at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a 7:30pm *** feb 19 fri Dreadful Children (Seattle), Rebel Spell (Canada), Boar Hunters (San Jose), The Nerv at Your House, Oakland a/a $6 7:30pm *** @ feb 19 fri Man/Miracle, Jesus And The Rabbits, The David Luning Band, The Riot Professor, Phil Lang at Zughaus Gallery, 1306 3rd Street, Berkeley a/a donation 8pm ** feb 19 fri Erykah Badu, Goapele at the Fox Theater, Oakaland a/a 8pm # ** feb 19 fri Michael Rose at the Shattuck Down Low, Berkeley 21+ ** feb 19 fri Belly Of The Whale, Roberto Miguel, Jenweisberg Experience, Isabella at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (acoustic night) feb 19 fri Los Lonely Boys, Alejandro Escovedo, Carrie Rodriguez at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 8pm/9pm # *** (KFOG) feb 19 fri J.G.B., Melvin Seals, Stu Allen at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** feb 19 fri Eddie Griffin, Kwame Siegel at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** feb 19 fri Sloan, H.I.J.K., Taylor Locke & The Roughs at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** feb 19 fri Top Critters, Unit Breed, Helene Renaut, Sleeptalks, Ugly Winner, dj Neil Martinson at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 ($16 for two day pass) 9pm/9:20pm *** (Scatterbrain Jamboree day 1 - Benefit for S.F. AIDS Foundation) feb 19 fri Colossal Yes, dj Scott Soriano, Wounded Lion (L.A.) at Y.B.C.A. Forum, 701 Mission Street, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm ** (Ren'e Green art opening) feb 19 fri Airfix Kits, Ingot Rot, Tropical Sleep at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** feb 19 fri Birdmonster, Girl Band (reunion), Boy In The Bubble (cd release), Here Come The Saviors at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 19 fri The Junior Panthers, Addison (ep release), The Hi-Nobles at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** feb 19 fri Sidestepper, Diego's Umbrella, dj Stepwise at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 19 fri Sweet Psychosis, Death Valley High, Blush My Dear, Goodbye Gadget, dj Hem-Dog at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** feb 19 fri Elle Nino, Moira Scar, Miles Cooper, dj Bunnystyle at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $3-$5 sliding scale ** (Benefit for Doctors without Borders going to Haiti) feb 19 fri Face The Rail, Bad Dad, La Corde at Pissed Off Pete's, 4528 Mission Street, S.F. $21 $5 9pm ** feb 19 fri The Thralls, Al Qaeda, White Pee, Shores at the Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 19 fri Oona, The Soft White Sixties, Sonya Cotton at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 ** (Benefit Joshua Moore's film 'Even More Delicious Creative Morsels') feb 19 fri Blackbird Raum, The Crux, Hardly Likely, The Young Suns, Waters (in lobby), Jughead (in lobby) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** @ feb 19 fri Foolish Ways, Dance My Heart, Playing In The Streets at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm ** feb 19 fri Anti Social, No Comply, Cheapskate, Frankenstein L.I.V.S. at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** @ feb 19 fri Salmon, Insolence, Tribal Disco Noise, Los Bastardos de Amor, Da Hermit at the Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ $15 8pm/9pm *** @ (Benefit City of Hope Cancer Hospital) feb 19 fri The Buzzcocks, Images, Odd Numbers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $30 9pm *** @ feb 19 fri 5 Fingers Of Death, Bad Touch, Culo A Boca at Checkered Flag Bar, 803 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** feb 19 fri G. Love & Special Sauce, Redeye Empire at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** feb 19 fri Hudson Criminal (cd release), Wolves & Thieves, Among The Living, Hounds & Harlots at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $7 7pm *** @ feb 19 fri Nu Sensae (Canada), White Lung, Mom, Verraterisch at Axewave Manor, 2426 33rd Street, Sacramento a/a ** @ feb 19 fri What's Up?, Pregnant, Sister Crayon, Ross Hammond, The New Humans, Chelsea Wolfe, Thousands, Two Sheds, Sex & Weight, dj Whores at Luigi's Fun Garden, 1050 20th Street, Sacramento a/a $10 6pm *** (Benefit Haiti Doctors Without Borders) feb 19 fri The No-goodniks! (last show) Plasma Cannon at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 19 fri Five Finger Death Punch, Shadows Fall, Throwdown, 2 Cents at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a *** @ feb 19 fri Les Claypool at Montbleu Resort Casino & Spa, 55 Highway 50, Stateline NV 21+ *** feb 19/20 concet movie "Elect the Dead Symphony" by Serj Tankian at the Roxie Movie House, 3117 16th St. at Valencia, S.F. a/a (fri 6:30pm/8pm/9:30pm/11pm - sat 5pm/6:30pm/8pm/9:30pm) feb 20 sat Dead To Me, Worn In Red (VA), Litany For The Whale, Why I Hate at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $8 8pm *** @ feb 20 sat Beatworm, The Careerers, Million Star Hotel, Measures, Lunch, dj Don Guapo, art show at the Warehouse, 416 26th Street, Oakland a/a 7:30pm $5-$8 ** (Oakland Music & Art Extravaganza) feb 20 sat Sentinel Beast, Desecrater, Sarcosis, Einstye, Il Malocchio at Victory Warehouse, 24th and San Pablo Avenue, Oakland a/a free/donations 7pm *** @ feb 20 sat Sahn Maru, Desperate Hours (Santa Barbara), Acts Of Sedition at Full House House, 3147 Filbert St., Oakland a/a $5 8pm *** @ feb 20 sat White Witch Canyon, Soul Broker, Hellbeard, Curmudgeon BC at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8pm ** @ (Benefit 5X Stroke Survivor) feb 20 sat Gregory Isaacs, Barrington Levy, Michael Rose, Cocoa Tea, Tarrus Riley, Sister I-Live at the Fox Theater, Oakaland a/a 6pm # ** (Ragga Muffins Festival) feb 20 sat Julia Wolfe at Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland a/a $15 8pm * feb 20 sat Warm Streams, Steeples, Butcher Cover at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 10pm ** feb 20 sat The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Eric & Suzy Thompson at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16/$18 9pm ** (SF Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival - KPIG) feb 20 sat Ron White (two shows) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $49 8pm/9pm and 10:30/11pm # ** feb 20 sat John Butler Trio, Charlie Mars at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a 8:30pm ** (sold out) feb 20 sat A.L.O. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** (KFOG) feb 20 sat Street Score, Hightower, Clay Wheels, Dan P & The Bricks, Hans Keller, Evacuee, The Dead Westerns, Paranoids, Bird, Botron, Talky Tina, dj Yawnshade, dj Jen Schande, dj RS2 at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 ($16 for two day pass) 3pm *** (Scatterbrain Jamboree day 2 - Benefit for S.F. AIDS Foundation) feb 20 sat I The Mighty (cd release), Via Coma, Finish Ticket, Ryan Karazija at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8pm/10pm ** feb 20 sat Hot Lunch, Sassy!, Smoke Stacks at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** feb 20 sat Pine Box Boys, Pine Hill Haints, Old Man Markley at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/15 9pm ** (bluegrass) feb 20 sat Blvd, Mimosa at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:3pm/9pm ** feb 20 sat Wicked Mercies, Titan-Ups, Minks (tribute) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ ** feb 20 sat Mirros, Damage The Dream at the Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ ** feb 20 sat Gallagher (comedy) at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma 16+ $20 7pm/8pm ** feb 20 sat 26 MPH, Death Valley High, Boo Radley's House at Chrome Lotus, 505 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa ?/? $1 8pm ** feb 20 sat Stigma 13, Death Wish V, The Blanks at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm *** @ feb 20 sat Gaucho (gypsy jazz) at St. Andrew's Church, 1600 Santa Lucia Ave., San Bruno a/a $15 8pm * feb 20 sat Badmouth, Fed Up, Ordstro, Dos Amigos, Brainfreeze, Koalacaust at 1224 Millbrae Avenue, Millbrae a/a free 5pm ** @ feb 20 sat Dirty Pillows (San Jose), Gem Tops at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 3pm ** feb 20 sat Good Hustle, The Emerald Hill, Please Do Not Fight, Vincent Do at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm *** feb 20 sat Cheers To Doerr (last show), Rockit Zombies, Soccer Mom at Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a ** feb 20 sat Monkey, Whiskey Avengers, Los Hot Boxers, Dezu, El Dulce Lobo, Pop Bottle Bombers, Hipnos at El Agave/La Rueda, 2270 Monterey Highway, San Jose ?/? 2pm *** (Yuca Punx Unity Festival) feb 20 sat Alborosie and his band The Shengen Clan at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm * feb 20 sat Still Time, Forrest Day at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $6/$8 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 20 sat Jokes For Feelings, Brass Hysteria (Chico), Explosion Sauce (Holister), Braata (Manteca), Amont Ashheaps & Millionaires (Modesto), Ten More Weeks (Turlock) at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $6 7:30pm *** @ (Nocal SKA Showcase) feb 20 sat Man Up! Nancy, Dance My Heart, Sierra Sunrise, Twenty Days With Julian, To Save A Hero at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 6:30pm *** @ (Hardcore vs Pop) feb 20 sat The Chariot, Greeley Estates, Inhale/Exhale, Memphis May Fire, The Color Morale at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 6:30pm/7pm ** feb 20 sat Hero's Last Mission, Body Electric, Wings Of Innocence, Perfect Example at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** feb 20 sat Five Finger Death Punch, Shadows Fall, Throwdown, 2 Cents at Senator Theater, 517 Main St., Chico a/a $20/$23 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ feb 21 sn Electronics Swap Meet at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a feb 21 sun No Babies (record release), Strip Mall Seizures, Whitman, Christmas Magic, Sass On 3 at someplace, Oakland a/a 2pm/4pm ** (BBQ at 2pm) feb 21 sun Ozzy Osbourne (book tour for his autobiography 'I Am Ozzy') at Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, S.F. a/a free 1pm til 3pm feb 21 sun Jorma Kaukonen & G.E. Smith at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated) feb 21 sun Medeski Martin & Wood at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # ** feb 21 sun Nickel Slots at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3m/4pm til 7pm * ($5 BBQ) feb 21 sun MC Lars, K.Flay, Ytcracker at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 6:30pm/7pm ** feb 21 sun Nick Castro & The Young Elders, Raul Rauelsson, Kacey Johansing at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 5:30pm ** (early show) feb 21 sun Marco Eneidi, Steve Adams Group at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** feb 21 sun Bob Schneider, Smile Smile at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 21 sun Sharp Objects, The Rebel Spell (Vancouver, B.C.), Dreadful Children (Seattle), Ruleta Rusa at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 5pm/5:30pm *** @ feb 21 sun Pete Bernhard, Jake Mann, Leopold And His Fiction at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** feb 21 sun Zoo, Creature Comforts, Small Hands at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** feb 21 sun G Love and Special Sauce plus Redeye Empire at the Mystic Thatre, Petaluma ?/? ** feb 21 sun Tan Sister Radio at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** feb 21 sun Paul Di'Anno at Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ * feb 21 sun Greg Attonito, Kepi Ghoulie, Kevin Seconds, Dave Smallen at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm ** feb 21 sun Les Claypool, Beats Antique at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $23/$26 7pm/8pm *** feb 21 sun Tater Famine, Old Man Markley, Mad Cow String Band at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5/$8 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 21 sun Settle, Friday Night Fever, The Pleasure Kills, The Haymarket Sqaures, Clockwork Hero at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $7 6pm *** @ feb 21 sun Worn In Red, Rat Damage, Catch Hell, Warm Streams at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** feb 21 sun open mic night, art show at Club Retro, Orangevbale a/a $3 6:30pm * feb 22 mon We The Kings, Mayday Parade, A Rocket To The Moon, There For Tomorrow, Stereo Skyline at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $14 6:30pm # *** @ (Take Action Tour) feb 22 mon Fanfarlo, April Smith & The Great Picture Show at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** feb 22 mon Blacklisted, Skin Like Iron, Grace Alley at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8pm ** feb 22 mon Disgust Of Us, Venus Bogardus, Tomihira at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** feb 22 mon Bon Jovi, Dashboard Confessional at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** feb 22 mon Capture The Flag (OR), Bright City Magic at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 7pm ** @ feb 23 tue film "Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trick Baby" at 924 Gilman, Berkeley free movie night a/a free 7:30pm feb 23 tue Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band (Cornelius, Yuka Honda, Sean Lennon), Deerhoof at the Fox Theater, Oakaland a/a 8pm # ** (Noise Pop) feb 23 tue Calling Doctor Howard, Benvenue, Raelin at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 23 tue Groundation at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm ** (10th Annual Bob Marley tribute) feb 23 tue Kelley Stoltz (solo), Royalchord (Austrailia), Greg Dalbey, Prairie Dog at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** feb 23 tue Harlem, Shannon & The Clams, Bridez at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $7 9pm ** feb 23 tue Megaton Leviathan (Portland) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** feb 23 tue 311 at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $38/$42 7:30pm/8:30pm *** feb 23 tue Visqueen, Fainting Goats at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $3/$5 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 23 tue On My Honor (TN), Second To Last, Skouts Honor at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $5 7pm ** @ feb 23 tue The Expendables at the Senator Theater, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a *** feb 23/24/25 Richard Thompson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (feb 25 sold out) feb 24 wed Sector 7, Scubacat, Electric Leaves at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** feb 24 wed Foreign Born, The Fresh & Onlys, Free Energy, The Splinters at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10 8pm/8:30pm *** (Noise Pop - KUSF) feb 24 wed Left Alone, Bum City Saints, Hounds & Harlots at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** @ feb 24 wed Cuban Cigar Crisis, Bitch Be Cool, Mantra at Space Gallery, 1141 Polk St., S.F. a/a free 9pm ** feb 24 wed Rogue Wave, Princeton, Man/Miracle, Two Sheds at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 7pm/8pm *** $ (Noise Pop) feb 24 wed Harlem, Japanese Motors, The Sandwitches at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 24 wed Pepi Ginsburg, Pepper Rabbit at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** feb 24 wed The Ghost Of A Saber Toothed Tiger (Sean Lennon, Charlotte Kemp Muhl), If By Yes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 24 wed Kajillion, Vengince, Scorched-Earth Policy, Sicmonic, Fire To Reason at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** feb 24 wed Venus Bogardus (Santa Fe), Pete & Repete, Grimace & The Fakers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** feb 24 wed Venus Bogardus (Santa Fe) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** feb 24 wed Tarrus Riley, Sherieta Lewis at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$24 7pm/8pm ** (was at the Vet's Hall) feb 24 wed La Circa, Create Avoid, Give Em Hell, The Golden Knife at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $7 7pm ** @ feb 24 wed Scary Kids Scaring Kids, The Sleeping, A Night In Hollywood, Abbey Sky at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15 6:30pm/7pm ** feb 25 thr 311, The Wailers at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $37.50 8pm # *** feb 25 thr Didi Mao, RRind, Raw/War, Strip Mall Seizures at Sugar Mountain, Oakland a/a 8pm ** feb 25 thr Zee Avi, The Hot Toddies, Leslie & Badgers at Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm/8:30pm ** (Noise Pop - KCRW) feb 25 thr Far, Stomacher, Picture Atlantic, The Trophy Fire at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 7pm/8pm *** @ feb 25 thr Space Monkey Gangstas, Ru36, 5 Days Dirty at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 8:30pm ** feb 25 thr Scattered Like Birds, Magnanimous, Casey Chisholm at Adobe Books, 3166 16th St, S.F. a/a 7pm ** feb 25 thr Anti-Social, The Poor Luckies at Depot, S.F.S.U. Student Center, 1650 Holloway Ave., S.F. a/a free 5pm ** feb 25 thr Moe. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** (KPIG) feb 25 thr Scout Niblett, Greg Ashley, Tape Deck Mountain at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 25 thr Zaimph, Vodka Soap, Bill Orcutt, Stellar OM Source at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** feb 25 thr The Cute Lepers, Clorox Girls, The Primitivas, Boats! at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ feb 25 thr Bill Kreutzmann at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 25 thr Vienna Noise Choir, Yellow Cross (Olympia), The Dashing Suns at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** feb 25 thr Monkey at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** feb 25 thr Left Alone, Peaceable Jones, Stigma 13, 9:00 News at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $10 7pm *** @ feb 26 fri Tera Melos, All Leather, We Be The Echo, Songs For Snakes, Abstersion at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a 7:30pm *** @ feb 26 fri Black Cobra, Acephalix, Somnolence, Hazard's Cure, No Gods No Dairy, Megaton Leviathan (Portland) at Your House, Oakland a/a $6-$20 sliding scale 7:30pm *** @ (Benefit Street Level Health Project Herbal Medicine Program) (and Benefit Navajo Resistance Against Desert Rock Power Plant) feb 26 fri Stapled Shut (L.A.), Wasteoid (Nebraska), What Shame, Thousands Will Die vs Goner, Go Like This, Endless Demise, Verlaten, Fashionable Disease at the Wolves Den, 1209 8th Avenue, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ feb 26 fri Man/Miracle, SayThing, B. Hamilton, Blessed Deep (Seattle) at Apgar House, 921 Apgar Street, Oakland a/a free 9pm ** feb 26 fri Antagony, Mormons On Bicycles, Pretty Colors, Compulsive Memory, Post Mortem Vomit at B.R.S., Richmond a/a *** @ (Jody Handy Memorial Show - Benefit the Icarus Project) feb 26 fri Basura, Death Crisis, Neurotoxicity, Bottom Self, Raygain HC, Einsty, Little Boy Blue at Victory Warehouse, 24th and San Pablo, Oakland a/a $5 ** @ (Travass's Birthday) feb 26 fri Prelude To Ruin (demo release), Tartarus, Choir Of Carnage, Cast Iron Crow, Syndicon at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8:30pm *** @ feb 26 fri Mariah Carey at the Arena, Oakland a/a $130-$60 7pm/8pm # ** feb 26 fri Brian McKnight, Lalah Hathaway at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** feb 26 fri Cherry St. Mary, Hott Daxx, Yellow Cross (Olympia) at Ghost Town Galleries, 2519 San Pablo Ave., Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** feb 26 fri Sleepy Sun, Wooden Shjips, Carlton Melton at the New Parish, 579 18th, Oakland ?/? $10/$12 9pm ** feb 26 fri Bang Data (video premier), Funky C, Vomito Lriko, dj Kool Kyle at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** feb 26 fri Atlas Sound, Geographer, Magic Wands, Nice Nice at Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $16/$18 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 26 fri Wallpaper, The Limousines, Butterfly Bones, Battlehooch at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 26 fri The Expendables, Iration, Passafire, Pour Habit, Roots Down Below at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.50 8pm/9pm # *** feb 26 fri John Vanderslice, Nurses, Honeycomb at Swedish American Hall, S.F. 21+ $15 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 26 fri Judgement Day, Scissors For Lefty, Ghost And The City, Glaciers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/9pm *** feb 26 fri The Mumlers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 26 fri Four Tet, Nathan Fake at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 26 fri Ovens, Sopors, Bikefight, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at Pissed Off Pete's, 4528 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** feb 26 fri The Blank Stares, Visqueen, Wild Yaks (Brooklyn) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** feb 26 fri Sleeping Giant, The Waiting Ends, Burn The Ruin, All For Nothing, We Set Fire at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm *** @ (was listed as February 20th) feb 26 fri A Night In Hollywood, Bird By Bird, Via Coma, Oh No Joe, Alluette at the Village Theatre, 233 Front Street, Danville a/a free 6pm/7pm ** feb 26 fri Social Unrest, Ribzy, Sporadic Spontaneous at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ feb 26 fri Future Dog at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5/$7 8:30pm/9pm * feb 26 fri Watchers & Hunters, A Lover Plea, Twelve O'Clock In English, When We Arrive, Aurora Sunset at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $6 7pm *** @ feb 26 fri Torture Path, Twitch Angry, X-Ray Cats, P.M.R.C., Nekrosylum, White Minorities at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** @ (Benefit Abortion Anthony) feb 26 fri Mozart Season, One Dying Secret, Hello Sailor, Running Riot, Batten Down Your Heart at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 26 fri H Letham, A Lot Like Birds, The Speed Of Sound In Seawater, The Dreaded Diamond at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 6:30pm ** @ feb 26 fri Death Valley High, Un-I.D. at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights ?/? ** feb 26 fri Winds Of Plague, Despised Icon, For Today, Stray From The Path, The World We Knew, Make It Reign at the Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 21+ *** @ feb 27 sat Phobia (Orange County), P.L.F. (TX), Kill The Client (TX), Laughing Dog (N.M.), Wasteoid (NE), Thousandswilldie, Progeria (L.A.), Masacre (San Jose), Stapled Shut (L.A.), Goner (L.A.), Whatshame? (L.A.), Bird (San Jose), Dos Amigos (Millbrae) at 924 Gilman a/a 7pm *** @ (UGZ speed Trials - 15 minute sets) feb 27 sat Follow Blindly (Sunnyvale), T.V. Evangelist, Fix My Head, Killer Instinct (San Leandro), Side Effects (Davis) at Your House, Oakland a/a $5 7pm *** @ feb 27 sat Magnetic Fields, Mark Eitzel at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $32.50 8pm # ** (Noise Pop) feb 27 sat The Phenomenauts, Everything Must Go, Aleric, Cheapskate at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm *** @ (Tim & Stash's Birthday) feb 27 sat We Were Promised Jetpacks, The Lonely Forest, Bear Hands at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 27 sat Mark Kozelek (solo acoustic), Laura Gibson, Paula Frazer, Fences at Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $26/$30 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 27 sat Memory Tapes, Loquat, Birds & Batteries, Letting Up Despite Great Faults at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/9pm ** feb 27 sat Black Prairie, Trainwreck Riders, Billy & Dolly at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** (Noise Pop - KALX) feb 27 sat Turbonegra (tribute), The Grannies, Shootin' Lucy, Sioux City Pete And The Beggars (seattle) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** (Benefit for Khate's Green Card) feb 27 sat Big Jay McNeely, The Hollywood Combo (L.A.), The Hi Rhythm Hustlers at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7:45pm/9pm ** (rhythm & blues) feb 27 sat Mirah, Carletta Sue Kay at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $15 8pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 27 sat Eyes Speak Treason, Annonimato, Hemorage at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/3pm til 8pm ** feb 27 sat Shelby Cobra, Get Dead, The Sore Thumbs, New York Ninja at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 27 sat The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Nico Vega, Music For Animals, Imaad Wasif at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 27 sat Children Of The Damned (tribute), Hangar 18 (tribute - L.A.), Strangers In The Night (tribute) at Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** feb 27 sat Shannon & the Clams, Pharmacy, Rantouls, Bebe McPhereson at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** feb 27 sat Pee at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 27 sat !!! (chk chk chk), Maus Haus, Sugar & Gold, My First Earthquake at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 27 sat Chain & The Gang (D.C.), Strange Boys, Ty Segall, Nodzzz at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm ** feb 27 sat Jello Biafra And The Guantamano School Of Medicine at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm *** feb 27 sat Via Coma, Gavin Castleton, K Sera, From Indian Lakes, Dylan Fox at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm ** @ feb 27 sat Cannabis Corpse (VA), Arise, Cyanic, I, Madman, Moses, San Juaquin Steamers, Handlebars at Winter's Tavern, 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica 21+ free *** @ (In Memory of Charlotte) feb 27 sat Callow at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 3pm ** feb 27 sat Tera Melos, All Leather, Amonie, Mammoth Exploration Society at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm *** feb 27 sat Visqueen, Hounds Below at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** feb 27 sat Gwen Stacy, Vanna, Oceana, Divided We Fall, Beyond All Ends, Erendira at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 5pm *** feb 27 sat The Kelps, Tigga, The Broken, The ABsence, Simple Creation, Seeds Of Credence, The Happy Medium, The Freshmen, B.M.O.C., dj Shan at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 6:30pm *** @ feb 27 sat Havenside, Last Night In Town, River City Massacre, Memento Mori, Dressed In White at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 27 sat D.I. at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $20 7:30pm/8pm # *** @ feb 27 sat Scary Kids Scaring Kids, A Night In Hollywood at Fresno Club Retro, 450 N. Brawley Ave, Fresno a/a $13/$15 6:30pm ** @ feb 27 sat Otep, Bury Your Dead, Throught The Eyes Of The Dead at the New Oasis, Sparks NV a/a $15 *** @ feb 28 sun Brianna Lea Pruett at Rasputin's Music, Berkeley a/a free 2pm * feb 28 sun Heel Draggers at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/4pm * ($5 BBQ) feb 28 sun Cannabis Corpse (Richmond, VA), Stormcrow, Voetsek, Wasteoid (Lincoln, NB), Sorrower (Phoenix) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 8pm/8:30pm *** @ feb 28 sun Dizzy Balloon, The Hounds Below, Big Beat, Visqueen, Laarks at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 noon/1pm *** feb 28 sun Evan Dando at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm ** feb 28 sun The Northern Key, Edward Sharpe, The Magnetic Zeros, The Watson Twins, AB & The Sea at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $22 6:30pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 28 sun Orchestra Nostalgico, Tango No. 9, Mila Salazar (dance lessons) at Amnesia, 853 Valencia at 20th, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm/8:30pm * (tango) feb 28 sun London Street, Valerie Orth, Theresa Perez at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 7pm/8pm ** (Ladies For Haiti - Benefit Concert for Partners in Health) feb 28 sun Elliot Randall And The Deadmen at Lagunitas Brewing Co, 1280 N McDowell Blvd., Petaluma 21+ * feb 28 thr The Aftershoxx at the Sanctuary Ultra Lounge, 2369 First St., Livermore 21+ free 4pm * feb 28 sun Hardgirls, Chotto Ghetto, Gnarboots at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 6:30pm ** feb 28 sun Nightmare In The Twilight, Journal, Idekay, Siphon Soul, Stand Behind The Giant at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 6:30pm # ** mar 1 mon Magnetic Fields at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm ** (Noise Pop) mar 1 mon The Cute Lepers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ * mar 2 tue film "Brick" at 924 Gilman free movie night a/a free 7:30pm mar 2 tue Taken By Trees, El Perro Del Mar at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** mar 2 tue Unko Atama, The Started-Its, The Custom Kicks at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm ** mar 2 tue The Skaflaws, Jhameel, Midnight Sun at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 2 tue Inner Ear Brigade, The George Hurd Ensemble, William S. Braintree at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/9:30pm ** mar 2 tue Bon Jovi, Dashboard Confessional at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** mar 3 wed Allen Toussaint (solo) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated) mar 3 wed Snoop Dogg at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 7pm/8pm # *** mar 3 wed Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, Fracas, Abu Ghraib at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ mar 3 wed La Corde, Stirling Says, Only Sons at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** mar 3 wed Big John Bates & The Voodoo Dollz, Reverend Deadeye at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** mar 3 wed Generalissimo, Cartographer, Assistant Cobra at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** mar 3 wed 333, Room For A Ghost, Entropy Density, Cuban Cigar Crisis, Old and Gray, Burnt Thumbs, Megan Romero, Tell The Truth at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $10 7pm ** (333 Under The Tree on 3/3 Festival) mar 3 wed For Fear the Hearts Of Men Are Failing (cd release), Cousin Chris Show, Jamie Wong at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 5pm/8pm ** mar 3 wed The Golden Hour, Gnarboots at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** mar 3 wed Hard Money Saints (WA) at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 7pm * mar 3 wed cancelled: Knifethruhead, Nux Vomica, Order Of The Vulture, Caulfield at Shire Road Club, Sacramento mar 4 thr Midlake, Matthew & The Arrogant Sea at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** mar 4 thr The Dashing Suns, Sunbeam Rd. at Adobe Books, 3166 16th St, S.F. a/a free 7pm ** mar 4 thr Rocky Votolato, Adam Stephens, Tin Can Notes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 4 thr Planets (Napa), Ordstro, Moccretro, Secondary (Portland), The Heavy Hills, projections by Miko at Sub-Mission Art Gallery, S.F. a/a $5 8pm ** mar 4 thr Ash Reiter, Tippy Canoe + Mikie Lee Prasad, Anna Ash at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** mar 4 thr Big Light (album release), Everest, Guns For San Sebastian at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** mar 4 thr Saviours, Lecherous Gaze, Futur Skullz at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th Street, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm *** mar 4 thr The Red Verse, Starry Saints (Portland), Delle Vellum at the Milk Bar, 1840 Haight St., S.F. ** mar 4 thr Funerot (Olympia), Ecoli, Opt Out at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** mar 5 fri Factory Minds, Aught 7 at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** (SKA night) mar 5 fri Tegan And Sara, Holly Miranda, Steel Train at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** $ mar 5 fri Little Teeth, The Splinters, The Myonics, Ted Nesseth at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** mar 5 fri Joe Henry, Dayna Stephens at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** mar 5 fri Jarrod Gorbel at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm * mar 5 fri Barcelona, Mata Leon at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** mar 5 fri Barn Owl, Carlton Melton, Electric Jellyfish (Australia) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** mar 5 fri FlexXBronco, The Corruptors, Spitting Cobras, All Bets On Death at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ mar 5 fri Hightower, Lozen (Tacoma, WA), Sugar Sugar Sugar (Bellingham, WA) at Pissed Off Pete's, 4528 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** mar 5 fri No Bunny, TV Ghost, The Outdoorsmen, Mom at thee Parkside, 1600 17th Street, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ mar 5 fri Audiodub, Kapakahi at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 10pm ** mar 5 fri Diego's Umbrella, Yung Mars, Funky C at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** mar 5 fri Hillstomp, The Brothers Comatose, Waters at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 5 fri Igor And The Red Elvises, The Pyronauts at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma 21+ $15 7pm/8pm ** mar 5 fri Shrinebuilder, Steve Von Till, Harvestman, A Storm Of Light, Brain Oil at the Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ $20 8pm/9pm *** @ mar 5 fri Dirty Penny, Archer, Rapid Fire at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 5 fri Ricky Berger, Autumn Sky, Steve Mahoney's Posse, The Enlows at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** (acoustic night) mar 5/6 Galactic, Big Freedia at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # ** mar 5/6 Stockholm Syndrome, These United States at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23/$25 8:30pm/9pm *** mar 5/6 Alesana, A Skylit Drive, Of Mice & Men, The Word Alive, We Came As Romans at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15 6:30pm/7pm *** mar 6 sat Creepshow, Plan 9, Stellar Corpses, Mutilators, Horror X at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ mar 6 sat Shrinebuilder, Harvestman, A Storm of Light, Laudanum, Steve Von Till at the Metro, Oakland a/a $18 8pm/9pm *** @ mar 6 sat Brwn Bflo, Do Dat, Toqueson at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** mar 6 sat Mike Doughty (acoustic due), Christina Courtin at Slim's, S.F. a/a $22 9pm ** mar 6 sat The Appleseed Cast, Dreamend at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm ** mar 6 sat Hillstomp, Luke Franks, Black Crown Stringband at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm ** mar 6 sat Little Teeth, Hermit Thrushes, Woom at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** mar 6 sat Elliot Randall And The Deadmen, Jay Nash And The Famous at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ * mar 6 sat Elliot Randall & The Deadmen (cd release), The Famous at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** mar 6 sat Falling To Pieces, Un-I.D., Almost Dead, J.B.D., Damaura at the Time Out, 1822 Grant Street, Concord 21+ $10 8pm ** @ mar 6 sat The Aftershoxx at Dan's Bar, 1524 Civic Drive at Main St., Walnut Creek 21+ $3 9pm * mar 6 sat Hard Girls, Joyce Manor at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** mar 6 sat F.T.B. at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** mar 6 sat The Pack, Dev at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$17 8pm/9pm ** mar 6 sat The Naysayers, Wet Umbrella, Rec League at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5/$7 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 6 sat Los Dryheavers, The Forgotten, The Disciples, Hounds & Harlots at Coasters, Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ $6 ** @ mar 6 sat French Cassettes, Genius & Thieves at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm ** mar 6 sat Give Em Hell, Red Tape, Create Avoid, The Challenge, Havenside, Recognize at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** mar 7 sun Christina Antipa at Rasputin's Music, Berkeley a/a free 2pm * mar 7 sun Killswitch Engage, The Devil Wears Prada, Dark Tranquility at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $27 8pm # *** mar 7 sun Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir, Eric Bibb at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated - KPIG) mar 7 sun Abe Vigoda, Lovvers, High Castle at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 7 sun Leslie & The Lys, Christopher The Conquered, Planet Booty at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm ** mar 7 sun The Black Dahlia Murder, Obscura, Augury at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 7pm *** mar 7 sun 2 Dollars Out The Door, Birthday Suits, Rank/Xerox at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** mar 7 sun Shrinebuilder, Harvestman, A Storm Of Light at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8:30pm/9pm *** @ mar 7 sun E-40, Husalah at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm *** $ (new date: was feb 20th) mar 7 sun Igor & Red Elvises, Tornado Rider at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $15/$18 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 7 sun Hounds & Harlots at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 6pm * mar 7 sun Remains Of The Tyrant, Chasm Of Illmen, The Wrath Of Vesuvius, The Descolada Virus, Beyond All Means at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** @ mar 8 mon Delta Spirit at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 8 mon The Dirty Heads, Simpkin Project, Pacific Dub at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** mar 8 mon Amber Rubarth, Jim Bianco, Foxtails Brigade at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9:30pm ** mar 8 mon The Blank Tapes, The Mystery Lights, Nectarine Pie, Manhattan Murder Mystery at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** mar 9 tue film "Pan's Labyrinth" at 924 Gilman, Berkeley free movie night a/a free 7:30pm mar 9 tue Zac Brown Band, MCs Joey & Rory at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7pm ** mar 9 tue The Clientele, The Wooden Birds at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** mar 9 tue Little Boots, Dragonette, Class Actress at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** mar 9 tue Sevendust, Drowning Pool, Digital Summer, The Flood at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm *** @ mar 9 tue Extra Life (N.Y.C.), Ora Corgan, Chelsea Wolfe, Neighbors at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** mar 9 tue Mike Watt + The Missingmen, Lite (Tokyo), Low Red Land at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 9 tue The Cave Singers, The Dutchess And The Duke, The Moondoggies at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 9 tue Holly Miranda at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** mar 9 tue Abe Vigoda, Lovvers (U.K.), So Cow (Ireland) at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $8 8pm *** mar 9 tue Sleepy Sun, The Green Flash, Weekend at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5/$8 8:30pm/9:30pm ** mar 9/10 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Whigs at Slim's, S.F. a/a $30 8pm *** mar 10 wed The Big Pink, A Place To Bury Strangers, IO Echo at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (postponed from nov 17th) mar 10 wed Slow Club, The Pleasure Kills, The Saucy Jacks at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** mar 10 wed So Cow, Bare Wires, Dreamdate at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** mar 10 wed Laura Veirs & Hall Of Flames, The Old Believers, Cataldo at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** (KCRW) mar 10 wed Quasi, Explode Into Colors at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 10 wed Becky White & The Secret Mission, Damn Handsome And the Birthday Suits at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 10 wed Man Versus, Moon Cadillac at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** mar 10 wed Young Dubliners at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 10 wed I Am Ghost, Modern Day Escape, The Becoming, Misery Loves Comfort, Ten After Two, Sell Your Secrets at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 6:30pm *** @ mar 10 wed Post Harbor, Golden Arm, The Common Men at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** mar 10/11 Billy Cox, Joe Satriani, Sacred Steel, Jonny Lang, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ernie Isley, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Brad Whitford, Doyle Bramhall II, Living Colour, Chris Layton at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** (Experience Hendrix tribute tour) mar 11 thr Young Dubliners at the Shattuck Down Low, Berkeley 21+ ** mar 11 thr LoveLikeFire, Geographer (record release), Altars at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** mar 11 thr Manchester Orchestra, The Features, Biffy Clyro, O'Brother at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** mar 11 thr A Sunny Day In Glasgow, Gold Medalists, Apopka Darkroom at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** mar 11 thr Blood And Sunshine, Gunslingers (France), Superfinos VTO at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** @ mar 11 thr Mist And Mast, B and Not B (record release), The Thingers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** mar 11 thr Brass Menazeri, The Japonize Elephants at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm * mar 11 thr French Miami, White Cloud, Silian Rail at the Milk Bar, 1840 Haight St., S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm ** mar 11 thr David Wilcox at the Mystic Thatre, Petaluma ?/? ** mar 11 thr Andre Nickatina, Smoov-E at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $26/$29 8pm/9pm ** (Andre's Birthday) mar 11 thr The Slants at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** mar 12 fri Dangers (record release), Owen Hart (WA), Power (WA), Sabertooth Zombie at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a *** @ mar 12 fri Big Sandy at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/12 9pm ** (bluegrass) mar 12 fri Or The Whale, The Maldives at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm/9pm *** mar 12 fri Embers, Nux Vomica (Portland), Order Of The Vulture (Portland), Vastum (first show) at thee Parkside, 1600 17th Street, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm *** @ mar 12 fri Terran Traumantics, Cor Leonis (N.Y.C.), Sybil Brand, dj Durt, dj Amber at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 ** (Benefit for Lyon Martin Clinic) mar 12 fri Cuban Cigar Crisis at Apple Jacks, La Honda 21+ free 9pm * mar 12 fri Three Bad Jacks at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** mar 12 fri Audrye Sessions, Y La Bamba (OR), Worker Bee at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $8/$10 8pm *** mar 12 fri The Holdup, 880 South, Tha Fiends at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 12 fri Trombone Shorty, The New Mastersounds, Salvadore Santana at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $15/$19 8pm/9pm ** mar 12 fri Chase Long Beach at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm ** (ska) mar 12 fri Monster Squad, Whiskey Rebels, Static Thought, Media Blitz at Ruggles Wharehouse, 3130 Branch Street, Sacramento a/a $5 7pm ** @ (Benefit for 924 Gilman Street) mar 12 fri Angry Samoans, Bum City Saints, The Secretions, Boats!, Unko Atama at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # *** @ mar 12 fri Dance Gavin Dance at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15 7pm/7:30pm ** mar 12 fri Elliot Randall & The Deadmen at Shanachie Pub, Willits 21+ * mar 13 sat Monster Squad, La Plebe, Dcoi!, Earslaughter, Pullout, Side Effects at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $7-$10 7pm/7:30pm *** @ (924 Gilman Benefit) mar 13 sat Martin Lawrence at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $76-$43 7pm/8pm # ** mar 13 sat Angry Samoans, Bum City Saints, Stigma 13 at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ mar 13 sat Smokey Robinson at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** mar 13 sat New Found Glory, Saves the Day, Hellogoodbye, Fireworks at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20 8pm # *** @ mar 13 sat Audrye Sessions, Dave Smallen, Poor Bailey at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** mar 13 sat The New Mastersounds, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Salvador Santana Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** mar 13 sat The Adolescents, Youth Brigade, The Departed at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18 9pm *** @ mar 13 sat Culann's Hounds, Colm O'Riain, The Gas Men at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** mar 13 sat SambaDa (album release), La Colectiva at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 13 sat The Long And Short Of It (San Diego), The Mother's Anger (Seattle), The Walker Bros. at Bender's, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+ ** mar 13 sat Future Blondes, Bangs Of Hunger, Didimao at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** mar 13 sat Triple Cobra at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** mar 13 sat Worker Bee at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** mar 13 sat Tess Dunn (Santa Cruz) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** mar 13 sat Voodoo Glow Skulls, Monkey at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** @ mar 13 sat Wisdom at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm * mar 13 sat Di Bravura, Joyce Manor, Koalacaust, Deers!, Florentine Camerata at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** mar 13 sat Moonshine Bandits at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 13/14 Cromags, H2O, Alpha And Omega, Never Healed (sat), Wolves And Thieves (sun) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm (sat) 8pm (sun) *** @ mar 14 sun Ash Reiter, Bang Data at Rasputin's Music, Berkeley a/a free 2pm ** mar 14 sun Del McCoury Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** mar 14 sun Scrabbel, Surf City (New Zealand), The Art Museums at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** mar 14 sun Litany For The Whale, Makai, Nanda Devi at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** mar 14 sun Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Atom AGe, Destruction Made Simple (record release), Before Twenty at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $10 6pm *** @ mar 14 sun Larry David, Rotten Funeral, Sarafan, Kobra Kommander at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 15 mon Acts Of Sedition, They Came At Dawn, Resin Hits at 2027 Market St., Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** @ mar 15 mon Balkan Beat Box at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** mar 15 mon Efterklang, Balmorhea, Vir at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** mar 15 mon Twiztid, Blaze, Kung Fu Vampire at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20 7:30pm/8pm *** @ mar 16 tue film "Cabaret" at 924 Gilman free movie night a/a free 7:30pm mar 16 tue Late Night Drive (ep release), Flyhead, The Release at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 16 tue Mujahedin Bernstein Affair, Diminished Men at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** mar 16 tue New Found Glory, Saves The Day, Hello Goodbye, Fireworks at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a *** @ mar 16/17 The Vagina Monologues (theatrical) at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 9pm ** (Benefit to end violence towards Women & Girls) mar 17 wed Zoo Station (tribute), Stung (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** mar 17 wed The Kegels, Jokes For Feelings, The Mitchell Experiment at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 17 wed Razorhoof, Iron Witch, Hazzards Cure at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** mar 17 wed Love Songs at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ ** mar 17 wed Camaron Ochs, Spooky Flowers, Ayla Nereo at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** mar 17 wed New Found Glory, Saves The Day, Hellogoodbye, Fireworks at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$24 6:30pm/7:30pm *** @ mar 17 wed Steve Mahoney at Powerhouse Pub, 614 Sutter Street, Folsom 21+ free 7:30pm * mar 17 wed Twiztid, Blaze, Kung Fu Vampire at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $21/$22 7pm/7:30pm *** @ mar 17/18/19 Gomez, Buddy (wed), One Eskimo (thr), The Little Ones (fri) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** mar 18 thr Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20/$25 8pm (KPFA) ** mar 18 thr Groove Armada at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** mar 18 thr H.I.J.K. (cd release) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** mar 18 thr Hurry Up Shotgun, Victory And Associates, Genius & The Thieves at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** mar 18 thr Victims Family at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? *** @ mar 18 thr Jucifer, Grayceon, Serpent Crown at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm *** mar 19 fri Verbal Abuse, Fukm, Sad Boy Sinister, Nihilist Cunt, War Of Aggression at Your House, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ mar 19 fri The Coup, Katdelic at the New Parish, 579 18th, Oakland ?/? $20 8:30pm ** mar 19 fri Jucifer, Disastroid at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** mar 19 fri Voodoo Glow Skulls, Hub City Stompers, Compton SF at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm *** @ mar 19 fri Blasphemous Rumours (tribute), The Cured (tribute), Luv 'n Rockets (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** mar 19 fri Deceptikon, Captain Ahab (L.A.), Twin Crystals (Vancouver), Tik//Tak at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** mar 19 fri Rough House at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 19 fri Pama at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm * mar 19 fri Monkey at G Street Pub, 228 G Street, Davis 21+ 9pm ** mar 19 fri The Cosmonauts, Adhara, Self Centered, Category 7, Cry Envy at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** @ mar 19 fri Wings Of Innocence, Zero Ground, Draw From The Effect, Damage Overload at Captain's Table, 461 Bridge Street, Yuba City a/a $5 7:30pm ** mar 19 fri Twiztid, Blaze, Kung Fu Vampire at the New Oasis, Sparks NV a/a *** @ mar 20 sat Savage Machine, Naked Lady Wrestler, Count Dante, Sangre, Wonfra at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ mar 20 sat Junior Reid, Andrew + Wada Blood & The One Blood Band at the New Parish, 579 18th, Oakland ?/? 9pm ** mar 20 sat Xiu Xiu, Tune-Yards, Noveller at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** mar 20 sat Tim Barry, Possessed By Paul James, Fire Whiskey at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm ** mar 20 sat Evolution (tribute), Dirty White Boys (tirbute) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** mar 20 sat Ron Silva & The Monarchs, Franco Nero Ska at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** mar 20 sat The Rocky Horror Picture Show (movie showing & shadow cast) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 11pm/11:30pm *** mar 20 sat Ray Manzarek & Roy Rogers, Country Joe McDonald at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma 21+ $25 7pm/8pm ** mar 20 sat Audrye Sessions at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm *** mar 20 sat Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalape' Band at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5/$7 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 20 sat Malcontent, Un-I.D. at Cheers, 321 Merchant St., Vacaville 21+ ** mar 20 sat Idle Threats, Hollowbodies, Skin-n-bones, Fifth Month, Dying Prayer at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** @ mar 20 sat Steve Mahoney's Posse, Jack Ketch, Ape Machine, Green Audio at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 7:30pm ** mar 21 sun Silian Rail at Rasputin's Music, Berkeley a/a free 2pm * mar 21 sun Kreator, Kataklysm, Evile, Lightning Swords Of Death at Slim's, S.F. a/a $24 8pm *** @ mar 21 sun Massive Moth, Your Cannons, Here Come The Saviours at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** mar 21 sun From First To Last, Eyes Set To Kill, Confide, Black Veil Brides, Sleeping With Sirens, Paint Over Pictures at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 6:30pm/7pm ** @ mar 21/22 Janelle Monae at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 ** mar 23 tue Ted Leo And The Pharmacists, Bleached at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** mar 23 tue Jamie Cullum at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** mar 23 tue Devendra Banhart, The Grogs at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** mar 23 tue Serena Maneesh, The Depreciation Guild, Veil Veil Vanish at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 23 tue All Time Highs (Seattle), The Thralls at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** mar 23 tue Jason Collett, Bahamas, Zeus at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm ** mar 23 tue The Devil Makes Three at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm *** mar 23 tue Smile Empty Soul, Soil, Nova, Red Sunday at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a ** mar 23 tue Hot Rod Carl (OR), Fat City Jokers at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 7pm ** (rockabilly) mar 23 tue Blowfly, Crazy Ballhead, FLower Vato, dj Hailey at the Press Club, 2030 P Street at 21st, Sacramento 21+ $10 9pm ** mar 24 wed Metric, Fantasies at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** mar 24 wed High Places, Mi Ami, Protect Me at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** mar 24 wed Acid Mothers Temple, O.G.O.D. (Over-Gain Optimal Death) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** mar 24 wed Chief Nowhere, Federale at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** mar 24 wed Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Trey Songz at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $130-$46 6pm/7pm # *** mar 24 wed Wasp, Rain, Bomb And Scary, Mystic Rage at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a ** @ mar 25 thr Garotas Suecas, The Lumerians, Greg Ashley at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** mar 25 thr Cymbals Eat Guitars, Bear In Heaven, Freelance Whales at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 25 thr Al Qaeda, Nondor Devai & Ben Wolcott at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** mar 25 thr Project 86, Flatfoot 56, Wavorly at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 25 thr Indigo Girls at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a $20-56 8pm # ** mar 25 thr Our Skyline Sisters (Santa Cruz), I Hate You Just Kidding at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** mar 25 thr Voodoo Glow Skulls, Punch The Clock, The Enlows, Spin 45 at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $12/$15 7:30pm/8pm # *** @ mar 26 fri Vivid Sekt (Portland), Bog People (Portland), Dopecharge, Ghastly Chains, Yadokai at Your House, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ mar 26 fri Air, Am at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $37.50 8pm # ** mar 26 fri Hammerfall, PoserGlove, Ruffians at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** mar 26 fri The Low Anthem, Timbre Timber, The Barr Brothers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** mar 26 fri The Fall Of Troy, Envy On The Coast, Twin Atlantic at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14/$16 7:30pm *** mar 26 fri Field Music, The Old-Fashioned Way at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** mar 26 fri Neon Indian, Nite Jewel at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** mar 26 fri Coathangers, Spencey Dude & The Doodles, The Aerosols at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** mar 26 fri Think About Life, The Heavenly States at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** mar 26 fri Culo A Boca at the Pioneer Saloon, 2925 A Woodside Road, Woodside 21+ $5 * mar 26 fri John Mayer, Michael Franti & Spearhead at the Shark Tank, San jose a/a $76-$36 6pm/7pm # ** mar 26 fri Marti Brom at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** mar 26 fri The Phenomenauts, Peelander-Z, (Japan/N.Y.), The Huxtables at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $12 8pm *** @ mar 26 fri Wooster at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm * mar 26 fri Final Summation (7" release) at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm ** @ mar 27 sat Marti Brom, Quarter Mile Combo, The Tantrums at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** mar 27 sat The Sun Kings at the Shattuck Down Low, Berkeley 21+ ** mar 27 sat Copeland, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business, Person L, Deas Vail at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16/$17 8pm ** mar 27 sat Chrisette Michele, Laura Izabor at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** mar 27 sat Dead Meadow, Imaad Wasif at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** mar 27 sat Neal Schon at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # *** mar 27 sat Ben Sollee, Daniel Martin Moore at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** mar 27 sat Henry's Dress, Brilliant Colors, Go Sailor at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15 ($10 if 21+) 10pm *** (Slumberland Records 20th Anniversary) mar 27 sat Tobacco, The Hood Internet at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** mar 27 sat Wizzard Sleeve, Andy Human, Steeples at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** mar 27 sat Sex With No Hands, The Minks, Antioquia at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** mar 27 sat Tumbledown, Ha Ha Tonka, Andrew Anderson, Jesse Morris & The Man Cougars at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** mar 27 sat The Phenomenauts, Peelander-Z (Japan/N.Y.) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm *** @ mar 27 sat AC/DShe (tribute) at the Mystic Thatre, Petaluma ?/? ** mar 27 sat Nite Jewel at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm * mar 27 sat Cheapskate, Trouble Maker, Law Abiding Citizens at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** @ mar 27 sat Hank III, Assjack at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $16/$19 8pm/9pm *** mar 27 sat The China Cats at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5/$8 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 27 sat Final Summation, Civil War Rust, Captain 9's And The Knickerbocker Trio, The Sore Thumbs at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # *** @ mar 27 sat Wolves & Thieves at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm ** @ mar 27 sat We Are The In Crowd, Swimming With Dolphins, Places And Numbers at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 28 sun Silian Rail at Rasputin's Music, Berkeley a/a free 2pm ** mar 28 sun Monkey at Oakland Running Marathon, Lake Merrit Stage, Oakland a/a free 8am ** mar 28 sun Washed Out, Small Black, Pictureplane, Young Prisms at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 7pm ** mar 28 sun Titus Andronicus at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm * mar 28 sun Krishna Das, Deva Premal & Miten, Manose at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** mar 28 sun The Paper Chase), Generalissimo, Kiss Kiss at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** mar 28 sun Catchers (WA) at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 7pm * mar 28 sun Every Time I Die, Four Years Strong, The Polar Bear Club, Trapped Under Ice at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $16/$18 7pm/7:30pm *** @ mar 28 sun cancelled: Super Happy Storytime Land at the Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a mar 29 mon Nellie McKay at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated) mar 29 mon Jonny Craig, Tides Of Man at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 6pm ** mar 29 mon Every Time I Die, Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, Trapped Under Ice at the New Oasis, Sparks NV a/a *** @ mar 30 tue Otep, Bury Your Dead, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Destrophy, Arise at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $18/$22 6:30pm/7pm *** @ mar 30 tue Hank III, Assjack at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** mar 30 tue Story Of The Year, Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster, After Midnight Project at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15/$17 7:30pm *** mar 30 tue Pierced Arrows, Lullabye Arkestra, Jason Small, Only Sons at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ mar 30 tue The Morning Benders, Miniature Tigers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 30 tue Tech N9ne at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $28 7:30pm/8pm *** mar 31 wed Never Shout Never, The Cab, Hey Monday, Every Avenue, The Summer Set at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ mar 31 The Perfect Age of Rock n' Roll Blues Band (Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Sugar Blue, Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin, Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, Bob Stroger), Mark Karan & Jemimah Puddleduck at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** mar 31 wed Laura Gibson & Ethan Rose, Emily Jane White, Garrett Pierce at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** mar 31 wed Koalacaust, Ghost Town Refugees, Travis at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 31 wed Kasey Anderson at the Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ * mar 31 wed Our Skyline Sisters (Santa Cruz), I Hate You Just Kidding at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** apr 1 thr Jonny Craig, Tides Of Man, Eye Alaska, Romance On A Rocketship, Mod Sun at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm/7:30pm ** apr 1 thr Lesbian, White Mice (Providence), CCR Headcleaner, Nuclear Death Wish at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 1 thr Yikes! A Lion! (L.A.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** apr 1 thr Yonder Mountain String Band at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $20/$25 7:30pm/8:30pm * apr 2 fri Rottin Out, Creatures, Downpresser at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a 8pm ** @ apr 2 fri Embrace The End, First Blood, Alcatraz, Tiefighter (L.A.), At Our Heels, As the Fallen Ascend at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm *** @ apr 2 fri Veil Veil Vanish, Mister Loveless, Chambers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @ apr 3 sat The Mo'fessionals, Fungo Mungo, MCM & The Monster, Bang Data at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20 8:30pm *** (Benefit for City of Hope Cancer Center of Los Angeles) apr 3 sat The Contribution (Tim Carbone, Keith Mosley, Jason Hann, Phil Ferlino, Jeff Miller) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 3 sat Five For Fighting, Matt Wertz at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm # ** apr 3 sat The Hundred Days, Saint Motel (L.A.) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm *** apr 3 sat The Love Dimension, Honey, The Spyrals, Greg Ashley at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 3 sat Tyrone Wells, Tony Lucca, Roy Jay at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14/$16 9:30pm ** apr 3 sat Locura at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 3 sat Flower Violence, Antioch Synopsis, Journal at the Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** apr 3 sat Wings Of Innocence, No Quarter, Planet Zer0, Body Electric at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 7:30pm ** apr 4 sun Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** apr 4 sun Havenside, Beneath The Rapture, At The Crossroads, Last Night In Town at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** @ apr 5 mon Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller at Zellerbach Auditoriua, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** apr 5 mon Puddle Of Mudd at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** apr 5/6 Owl City, Lights, Paper Route at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 5:30pm/6:30pm # ** apr 6 tue The Church (acoustic) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** apr 6 tue Adam Green, The Dead Trees at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** apr 7 wed Adam Green, The Dead Trees at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm ** (a/a show on April 6th) apr 7 wed Slow Poisoner, Attic Ted, Moira Scar at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 7 wed No Bragging Rights, Affiance at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 7pm ** apr 7 wed The Black Eyed Peas at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # ** apr 8 thr Miles Kurosky, Pancho-San at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm/8:30pm ** apr 8 thr Bridez, Numerators at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 9 fri 7 Seconds, Betrayed, Mindset, On at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a 7pm *** @ (React showcase day 1) apr 9 fri Miko Marks, Andre Thierry at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 9pm ** (95.7 The Wolf) apr 9 fri Love Of Diagrams (Australia), Fever Dream at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 9 fri Falling To Pieces, Desecrion, Miseria, Sympathy Ends, Octoclops, Silent Sinner, Dennis Is Dead at West Valley College, 14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga a/a $8/$10 5pm *** @ apr 9 fri B-Movie Monsters (IN), Church For Sinners (WA) at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm ** apr 9/10 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy at the New Parish, 579 18th, Oakland ?/? ** apr 9/10 Citizen Cope at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** apr 10 sat React showcase day 2 at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a 6pm *** @ apr 10 sat Toxic Holocaust (OR), Bonded By Blood (L.A.), Zombie Holocaust, Fueled By Fire (L.A.), Fog Of War, Premunition (L.A.), Laceration, Nihilist (San Diego), Pillager at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 6:15pm/6:45pm *** @ (Slaughter by the Water) apr 10 sat Alicia Keys, Robin Thicke, Melanie Fiona at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** apr 10 sat Train at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** apr 10 sat The Oh Sees, Grass Widow, Tropical Sleep at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** mar 12 fri Matthew Good, Automatic Loveletter at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** mar 12 fri Chelsea Handler (comedian), Josh Wolf at Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium, S.F. a/a $76/$46 7pm/8pm # ** (sold out) mar 12 fri Chelsea Handler (comedian) at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $76/$50 9:30pm/10:30pm # ** (late show) mar 12 fri The Temper Trap, West Indian Girl at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** mar 12 fri Furthur at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a 6pm/7:30pm # ** (Benefit Unbroken Chain Foundation and Haitian Earthquake relief) mar 12 fri Kid With Katana, Lunate Sigma John Eughauser at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm ** mar 12 fri Love Songs, Impediments, The Humans (Reno), Roofie & The Nightstalker at Sub-Mission Art Space, S.F. a/a $7 9pm ** @ mar 12 fri Vinicio Capossela at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** mar 12 fri You Say Party! We Say Die!, Fake Your Own Death, Nylon Heart Attack at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** @ mar 12 fri Gunslingers (France), Liquorball, Nothing People, Beaches (Australia) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** mar 12 fri Trainwreck Riders, The Brothers Comatose, Kemo Sabe, Dead Westerns apr 2 fri Larry Graham & Graham Central Station at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $52/$42 8pm # *** apr 2 fri Surfer Blood, Turbo Fruits, Ganglians at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 2 fri Scraping For Change, Solid State Logic, Cloverleaf Drive at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** apr 2 fri The Okmoniks, Touch-Me-Nots, The Wrong Words at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 2 fri The Black Eyed Peas at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90-$47 7:30pm # ** apr 2 fri Dead Souls at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** apr 2 fri Static Thought, Vampirates at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm ** @ apr 2 fri Der Spasm, The Kelps, Prieta, Plasma Cannon at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** @ apr 2 fri Jonny Craig, Tides Of Man, Eye Alaska, Romance On A Rocketship, Modsun at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 2/3 Yonder Mountain String Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** apr 3 sat Blowfly at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a 8pm ** apr 3 sat Psychosomatic, Hexen, Fog Of War, Pillager, Liquid Pain apr 10 sat We Are Wolves, Parlovr at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 10 sat dj Bob Mould, dj Rich Morel at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 10pm ** apr 10 sat McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Ralph Carney's Serious Jass Project at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * apr 10 sat Carlos And The Bandidos (U.K.), Santos (L.A.), The Rhythm Shakers (L.A.), Texas Steve, Jailbreak (Fresno), La Cholita (burleque), dj Don't Scratch The Wax, dj Tanoa at Clarion Hotel, 4091 E. Millbrae Ave., Millbrae ?/? 3pm/7pm $18/$20 ** apr 10 sat Family Room, Benjamin Henderson, Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** apr 10 sat Across Tundras (Nashville) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** apr 10 sat Un-I.D. Pinky's, 6985 Garden Highway, Sacramento ?/? * apr 11 sun Record Swap at 924 Gilman a/a 7am til 3pm (new date - was feb. 28th) apr 11 sun Former Thieves, Tigon, Caufield, Benoit, Ordstro at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a free 8pm ** @ apr 11 sun John Prine, Dan Reeder at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a $20-50 7:30pm # ** apr 12 mon The Ruby Suns, Toro Y Moi, Dreamdate at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 12/13/14 Faith No More at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $42.25 8pm # *** $ (April 13th and 14th sold out) apr 13 tue Mark Knopfler at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $100-$50 8pm # ** apr 13 tue Spoon, Deerhunter, Micachu & The Shapes at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** apr 13 tue Lazer Zeppelin at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * apr 13/14 Dark Star Orchestra at the Mystic Thatre, Petaluma ?/? ** apr 14 wed Muse, Silversun Pickups at the Arena, Oakland a/a $60/$45/$35 7pm/8pm # *** apr 14 wed La Roux at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 14 wed The Whitest Boy Alive (Erlend Oye, Marcin Oz, Sebastian Maschat, Daniel Nentwig) at Slim's, S.F. $16/$18 9pm a/a *** apr 14 wed Sia at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm ** apr 14 wed The Pleasure Kills, Tranzmitors, Facts On File at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 14 wed RX Bandits, The Builders And The Butchers, Zechs Marquise at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15 7pm/7:30pm *** @ apr 15 thr Jonsi at Zellerbach Auditorium, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** apr 15 thr RX Bandits, The Builders And The Butchers, Zechs Marquise at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm *** @ apr 15 thr Yann Tiersen at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 15 thr Corinne Bailey Rae, Daniel Merriweather, Overtone at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm ** apr 15 thr Passion Pit, Mayer Hawthorne & The County, Bear Hands at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** apr 15 thr Bart Davenport, Kacey Johansing, JL Stiles at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** apr 15 thr The Soft Pack, Male Bonding at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 15 thr Psychedelic Horseshit at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * apr 15 thr The Tranzmitors, Sharp Objects, Rat O Matic, Boats! at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** @ apr 15/16 The Dead Weather at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** apr 15/16 Miike Snow, Delorean at the Independent, S.F. 21 8:30pm/9pm *** (apr 15th sold out) apr 16 fri Acephalix, Abandon, Murderess, Earslaughter, Agro Crag at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a 7:30pm *** @ apr 16 fri Hot Chip, The XX at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** apr 16 fri Deadbolt at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** apr 16 fri JJ, Seventeen Evergreen at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 16 fri Bad Lieutenant at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm ** apr 16 fri Orbital at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** apr 16 fri Jeff Beck at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $78-$42.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 16 fri Major Lazer, Rusko, Destructo, Bad Neighbors at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm till 3am ** apr 16 fri City Center at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * apr 16 fri Collie Buddz at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** apr 16 fri Victims Family at Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+ *** @ apr 16/17 Tea Leaf Green at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a # *** apr 17 sat Static Thought at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a 8pm ** apr 17 sat The Avett Brothers, Truth & Salvage Co. at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** apr 17 sat Yeasayer, Sleigh Bells at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** apr 17 sat Collie Buddz And The New Kingston Band, Devin The Dude at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28 8:30pm/9pm ** (was oct 2nd) apr 17 sat N.V.S. at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $5 8pm ** apr 18 sun Overkill, Vader, God Dethroned, Warbringer, Evile, Woe Of Tyrants at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $26.50 6:30pm # *** @ apr 18 sun Cast Iron Crow, In Vein at Mutiny, 422 West 2nd Street, Antioch 21+ 8pm ** apr 18 sun Brian Regan at the Bob Hope Theatre, 242 East Main Street, Stockton a/a $39.50 6pm/7pm # *** apr 19 mon Band Of Skulls, The 22-20s at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm ** @ apr 19 mon Echo & The Bunnymen at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** apr 19 mon Bitch at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** apr 19 mon Mark Sultan at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 19/20 Vampire Weekend at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** $ apr 20 tue The Almighty Defenders at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 20 tue Him, We Are The Fallen, Dommin, Drive A at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ apr 20 tue Killola, Sick Of Sarah, Perfect Machines at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 8pm/8:45pm ** apr 20 tue Moonalice at Slim's, S.F. a/a $4.20 8pm ** apr 20 tue Gary Numan (performing Pleasure Principle) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 21 wed Pete Covington at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** apr 21 wed Camera Obscura at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 21 wed Norah Jones, Sasha Dodson at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $60 7pm/8pm # ** (tickets only availabe on line - this is a will call only event) apr 21 wed Jooklo Duo, Phil Musra Trio, Cottom Museum at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm ** apr 21 wed Bruce Cockburn at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma 18+ $35 7pm/8pm ** apr 21 wed Powerglove, The Battle Of Midway at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 6:30pm/7pm ** apr 22 thr The Shants, Il Gato, Spider Meow at the New Parish, 579 18th, Oakland ?/? ** apr 22 thr Sonata Arctica, Mutiny Within, Powerglove at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21/$23 8pm *** apr 22 thr The Bloody Beetroots at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 22 thr Spun In Darkness, Cura Cochino at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm # * apr 22/23/24 Yo La Tengo, Camera Obscura (thr), Thee Ohsees (fri), Sic Alps (sat) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm (thr) 8pm/9pm (fri/sat) # *** apr 23 fri The Slackers (N.Y.) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 9pm ** apr 23 fri Shelby Lynne, Findlay Brown at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 23 fri Hellbound Glory (Reno - cd release), Soda & The Pawnshop Three (L.A.), Lightin' Woodcock (L.A.), The Rhinestone, Shelby Cobra & Cliff Greenwood at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** @ apr 23 fri Stripmall Architecture (cd release), Geographer at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** apr 23 fri He Who Cannot Be Named, Early Graves at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 23 fri Andre Nickatina at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm *** (was listed as April 10th) apr 23 fri Hayride To Hell at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** apr 23 fri The Them at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 23/24 Dark Star Orchestra at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a (8pm fri/noon sat) # ** apr 23/24 The Devil Makes Three at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ (16+ sat) $16/$19 8pm/9pm *** apr 24 sat rock poster art show at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a apr 24 sat Or The Whale, Odawas, Ghost And The City at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** apr 24 sat Hellbound Glory (Reno - cd release), Soda & The Pawnshop Three (L.A.), Lightin' Woodcock (L.A.), The Rhinestone, Shelby Cobra & Cliff Greenwood at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** @ apr 24 sat Finntroll, Moonsorrow, Swallow The Sun, Survivors Zero, dj Rob Metal at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $20/$24 9pm ** @ apr 24 sat Hijk, Teen Challenge, Wendy Darling at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 24 sat Brooks & Dunn, Jason Aldean at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** apr 24 sat The Slackers (N.Y.) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $14 9pm ** apr 24 sat Sepsism Embryonic Devourment at the Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # * apr 24 sat cancelled: Mayhem, Ludicra, Tombs at Slim's, S.F. apr 24/25 Dr. Dog, Sean Bones (sat), Deer Tick (sun) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 25 sun Blue Oyster Cult at Slim's, S.F. a/a $30 8pm *** $ apr 25 sun Shearwater, Wye Oak, Hospital Ships at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 25 sun Mallard, Le Switch at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 26 mon Leon Redbone at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated) apr 27 tue Liars, Fol Chen at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm ** apr 27 tue The Mary Onettes, The Magic Bullets at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** apr 27 tue Aqualung, Krista Polvere at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $17/$20 8pm ** apr 27 tue Tempo No Tempo, Dinowalrus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 29 thr A Day To Remember, August Burns Red, Silverstein, Enter Shikari, Go Radio at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:45pm # *** @ apr 29 thr The Spill Canvas, Tyler Hilton, AM Taxi, New Politics at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** apr 29 thr Arcadio, Guns For San Sebastian, Charles Gonzalez at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 29 thr Emily Jane White, Helene Renaut, Chloe Makes Music at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** apr 29 thr Monkey at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 9pm ** apr 30 fri Rogue Wave at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.50 8pm/9pm # ** apr 30 fri Shpongle at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** apr 30 fri The Ponys, Disappears, Spencey Dude & The Doodles at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm *** apr 30 fri Clipd Beaks, Sightings, Bill Orcutt at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * apr 30/may 1 Eagles (Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B.) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $180-$52 # *** (apr 30th sold out) may 1 sat AC/DShe (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 9pm ** may 1 sat Broken Social Scene at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** may 1 sat Worm Ouroborus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 1 sat A Night In Hollywood, The Subtle Way, This Awakening, Sink This Ship!, The Even Tide at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm ** @ may 2 sat 3 Leafs, Nymph, Woom at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 2 sun Blood Red Throne, Insanity, Funerus (Johnstown, PN), Hod (San Antonio, TX), Cyanic (San Jose) at Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ *** @ may 4 tue Needtobreathe, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Seabird at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 5 wed Cannibal Corpse, 1349, Skeletonwitch, Lecherous Nocturne at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ may 6 thr Reckless Kelly at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 9pm ** (KPIG) may 6 thr The Hold Steady at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** may 6 thr The Shondes, Ex-Boyfriends, Excuses For Skipping, The Bruises at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 6 thr Daughtry at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** may 7 fri Los Campesinos! at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** may 7 fri Martin Sexton at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** may 7 fri Red Sparowes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** may 7 fri The Impalers, The Inciters, The Titan-Ups, Revival Sound System (dj) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 7 fri Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a $26-66 8pm # *** may 7 fri The Atom Age, Mad Jody, 9:00 News at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** @ may 8 sat Sonic Boom 6, Knock Out at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a ** (SKA Night) may 8 sat Hot Tub at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** may 8 sat Drive By Truckers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** may 8 sat Old And In The Way, Ten Mile Tide at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (KPIG) may 9 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. a/a $3 ($20 6am early entry) 10am may 10 mon Alexisonfire, Trash Talk, Therefore I Am, La Dispute at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** may 14 fri Red Meat, The B Stars, East Bay Grease at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** may 14 fri Johann Johannsson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated) may 14 fri Love Songs, Disastroid, The Famous at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 15 sat Portal, Morbosidad, Sanguis Imperem, Dispirit, dj Rob Metal at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 9pm/9:30pm ** may 15 sat Converge, Coalesce, Black Breath at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16/$18 8pm *** @ may 15 sat Monkey at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ 9pm ** may 16 sun Set Your Goals, Comeback Kid, Title Fight, The Story So Far at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** may 18 tue Shout Out Louds at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** may 19 wed Chris Pureka at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 19 wed Frightened Rabbit at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 19 wed Chris Pureka at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14/$16 8pm ** may 20 thr Danny Cohen, Jonah Kit, Powell St. John at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 20 thr Carrie Underwood, Craig Morgan, Sons Of Sylvia at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # ** may 21 fri Crau (Japan), Cross Stitched Eye (Germany), Acephalix, Surrender at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ may 21 fri Tracy Bonham, The American Professionals at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** may 21 fri Kaki King at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** may 21 fri Carrie Underwood, Craig Morgan, Sons Of Sylvia at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV # ** may 22 sat The Finches, Key Losers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 23 sun 3OH!3, Cobra Starship at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV ?/? ** may 24 mon X (Australia), A-Frames, Hank IV at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ *** may 26/27 The National at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** may 27 thr Nada Surf, Telekinesis at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** may 28 thr Cobra Starship, 3OH!3, Travie McCoy, The Lazarus Project, I Fight Dragons at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ may 29 sat Armin Van Buuren, Infected Mushroom, Benny Benassi, Fedde Legrand, Boys Noize, Gareth Emery, Steve Aoki, LA Riots, Dyloot at the Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave., Daily City 16+ $40-$85 4pm til 2am ** may 29 sat Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, Love and Theft at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** may 29 sat Beyond All Means at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** may 30 sun Loudon Wainwright III at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated) may 30 sun Alessa Is Red, Vivera at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 3 thr A Billion Ernies at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm ** jun 4 fri X (Australia), A Frames, The Mantles at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm *** jun 5 sat Primal Fear, Luna Mortis at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 9pm *** jun 16 wed U2 at the Oakland Coliseum a/a $250-$30 5pm/7pm # *** $ jun 16 wed Potato Pirates at Shire Road Club, Sacramento a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm * jun 20 sun Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town, Jack Ingram, Eric Church, Eli Young Band, The Lost Trailers, Heidi Newfield, Ryan Bingham, Jonathan Singleton & The Grove, Emily West, Ashley Ray, Brad Tursi, Cory Branan, Dave Pahanish, Jedd Hughes, Sarah Buxton, Troy Olsen, Walker Hayes at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** (Throwdown Tour) jun 21 mon Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 25 fri Pavement at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $39.50 8pm # *** jun 26 sat After Midnight Project, Alesana, AM Taxi, Anarbor, Andrew W.K., Angry Samoans, Artist Vs Poet, Attack Attack, Automatic Loveletter, Breathe Carolina, Breathe Electric, Bring Me The Horizon, Call The Cops, Closure In Moscow, Confide, Dickies, Emarosa, Emmure, Enter Shikari, Eyes Set To Kill, Face To Face, Fake Problems, Far From Finished, Fight Fair, Four Year Strong, Gardening Not Architecture, Hey Monday, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobodys Business, I See Stars, In Fear And Faith, Left Alone, Mayday Parade, Mike Posner, Monkey, NeverShoutNever, Of Mice And Men, Parkway Drive, Pierce The Veil, Polar Bear Club, Riverboat Gamblers, Set Your Goals, Sparks The Rescue, Suicide Silence, Sum 41, Tess Dunn, The All-American Rejects, The Bouncing Souls, The Cab, The Casualties, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Mighty Regis, The Pretty Reckless, The Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band, The Rocket Summer, The Sparring, The Summer Set, The Swellers, The Uptones, VersaEmerge, We Are The In Crowd, We The Kings, Whitechapel, You Me At Six at Warped Tour, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** @ jul 11 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. a/a $3 ($20 6am early entry) 10am jul 11 sun Korn, Rob Zombie, Lamb Of God, Five Finger Death Punch, Atreyu, Norma Jean, In This Moment, 3 Inches Of Blood, Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, Winds Of Plague at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** @ aug 6 fri Toby Keith at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** aug 12 thr After Midnight Project, Agent Orange, Alesana, AM Taxi, Anarbor, Andrew W.K., Anti-Flag, Artist Vs Poet, Assorted Jelly Beans, Attack Attack, Automatic Loveletter, Breathe Carolina, Breathe Electric, Bring Me The Horizon, Burning Empires, Chase Long Beach, Closure In Moscow, Cobra Skulls, Confide, Deas Vail, Death Punch, Disco Curtis, Dropkick Murphys, Emarosa, Emmure, Every Time I Die, Eyes Set To Kill, Face To Face, Fake Problems, Far From Finished, Fight Fair, Gardening Not Architecture, Green Jelly, Haste The Day, Hey Monday, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobodys Business, In Fear And Faith, iwrestledabearonce, Left Alone, Longway, Manic Hispanic, Mayday Parade, Mike Posner, Monkey, Neo Geo, NeverShoutNever, Of Mice And Men, Our Last Night, Parkway Drive, Pierce The Veil, Reel Big Fish, Riverboat Gamblers, Set Your Goals, ShiraGirl, Suicide Silence, Sum 41, The B Foundation, The Cab, The Casualties, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Early Strike, The Fabulous Rudies, The Jukebox Romantics, The Pretty Reckless, The Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band, The Rocket Summer, The Sparring, The Summer Set, The Untouchables, The Uptones, The Word Alive, This Time Next Year!, VersaEmerge, We Are The In Crowd, Whitechapel, You Me At Six at Warped Tour, the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # *** @ aug 25 wed Dave Matthews Band, Raphael Saadiq at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # *** aug 27 fri Dave Matthews Band, Raphael Saadiq at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # *** aug 28 sat Dave Matthews Band, Raphael Saadiq at Shoreline, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a # *** aug 31 tue Slayer, Megadeth, Testament at the Cow Palace, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm # *** @ sep 1 wed Slayer, Megadeth, Testament at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** @ sep 16 thr Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** sep 29 wed Kamelot, Leaves' Eyes at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 8 fri Rascal Flatts, Kellie Pickler at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- Radio/TV Shows --------------- Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM www.berkeleyliberationradio.org Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio radio.maximumrocknroll.com 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 Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ 831-423-7117 Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a 916-988-9247 Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ 415-673-8000 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 Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a Coda, 1710 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ 415-551-2632 Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz a/a DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ a/a 415-626-1409 Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ 510-548-1159 Shire Road Club, 5525 Auburn Boulevard, Sacramento a/a # 916-988-6691 Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a Dreamland, 22449 Foothill Blv., Hayward a/a 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 Eli's Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland 21+ 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 ($3 yearly membership) 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 Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ 408-335-1642 Homestead Lanes, 20990 Homestead Rd., Cupertino a/a 408-255-5700 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+ Lounge Underground, 638 Wave St, Monterey 21+ 831-655-4419 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 Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Avenue, Chico a/a Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a 408-961-5800 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 Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a 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 Plea for Peace Center, 630 E Weber Ave, Stockton a/a ($2 yearly membership) Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 800-350-8700 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 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+ Slim's, 333 11th St., S.F. a/a 415-522-0333 Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a) 510-841-2082 Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a Streetlight Records, 939 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland 21+ 510-444-6174 Sub-Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a 415-861-5016 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 Vixens, 906 Victorian Avenue, Sparks NV a/a 21+ 775-358-6969 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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