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 1, 2011 apr 1 fri The Hoods, Alcatraz, Psychosomatic, Massacre Time, Cold Grave at 924 Gilman a/a $10 8pm *** @ (Gabe's Birthday) apr 1 fri Captain Ahab, Primary Colors, Brotman, Short at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** apr 1 fri Vigilante Death Squad (Eureka), Side Effects, Stressors, Deras Krig, Dust Ward at the Swamp, 877 35th St., West Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @ apr 1 fri Verbal Abuse, Death Crisis, Diatribe, Holiday Bowl, Diesel Dood at Your House, Oakland a/a $6-$10 8pm *** @ (Hazmat Benefit) apr 1 fri Bum City Saints, Blasfemme, Cht, The Molestations at Sugar Mountain, Oakland a/a $3-$5 9:30pm ** apr 1 fri Hottub, The Frail (cd release), dj Aaron Axelsen at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ free ** apr 1 fri Total B.S. (tribute), Jesse Morris & The Man Cougars, Guitar Wizards Of The Future, Nick Leonardy at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6m/9pm ** apr 1 fri Smogtown, Memphis Murder Men, The Disciples, American Habit at John Patrick's, 1813 Park Street, Alameda 21+ $7 ** @ apr 1 fri Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet, The Shots at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm ** apr 1 fri Books On Tape (cd release), The Downer Party (cd release), Nero Nava at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 1 fri Ben & Ian & Tom (of Comez) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $20/$25 8pm ** apr 1 fri Young Offenders, Airfix Kits at Idle Hand Tattoo, 575 Haight Street, S.F. a/a free 7pm ** apr 1 fri Robots Of Fury, The Last Nova, Untied, Fever Charm, Distorted Harmony, Amply Hostile at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 7pm/7:30pm ** apr 1 fri Lenka (Australia), Greg Laswell at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm ** apr 1 fri Steve Aoki, Tiga, Aaron Axelsen at the Warfield, S.F. 18+ 8pm/9pm # ** (sold out) apr 1 fri Walken, Lozen, Dog Shredder (Bellingham, WA), Pins Of Light at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** apr 1 fri Stung (tribute), Petty Theft (tribute) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** apr 1 fri Rupa The April Fishes, Rumen Sali Shopov & The Soul Of The Mahala, Sani Rifati & Mahala Blaster, dj Zeliko at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm ** (Benefit for Voice of Roma) apr 1 fri Fast Times at Maggie McGarry's, 1353 Grant St. S.F. 21+ free 9pm * apr 1 fri The Bob Hill Band, Acacia Collective at 142 Throckmotion, Mill Valley a/a $12 ($8 students) 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 1 fri Thought Vomit, Skinhammer, The Iditarod, Yeibichai, Pyrozombies at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm # *** @ apr 1 fri Poor Man's Whiskey, Jugtown Pirates at Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol 21+ ** apr 1 fri Lisa Lampanelli at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a ** apr 1 fri Lady Lazarus at Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose a/a free 7:45pm * apr 1 fri David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7, Whiskey Avengers, Los Hot Boxers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 1 fri Dan Bern, Common Rotations at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a ** apr 1 fri Ghost Robot Ninja Bear (N.Y.C.), Attica! Attica! (Portland) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** apr 1 fri J. Stalin, Mistah Fab, Kreayshawn at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** apr 1 fri Travie McCoy, Donnis, Black Cards, XV, Bad Rabbits at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** apr 1 fri Princess Die, Built By Stereo, Tragic Culture, Sonic Shift at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** apr 1 fri Talib Kweli at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $20-$35 8pm/9pm ** apr 1/2 Galactic, Cyril Neville, Corey Henry, Rebirth Brass Band, John Brown's Body at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # *** apr 1/2 De La Soul at Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ *** apr 2 sat Fucking Buckaroos, Thee Hobo Gobbelins, Corpus Callosum, Homeless People, Virginia City Shakedown at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ apr 2 sat One In The Chamber, Amarok (Chico), The Burial Tide, Deadman, Hellbeard, Reivers at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ apr 2 sat Diatraibe (San Diego), Death Crisis (San Diego), The Helpless (L.A.), Verraterisch, Deras Krig at the Swamp, 877 35th St., West Oakland a/a $6 7pm *** @ apr 2 sat Homero Espinoza, Helicopter Showdown, Happy Kid, East Bay Jay, Anodyne Industries, Mariposa, King Mob, 5qr47ch, dj Dyreckt, Seventy-7, Jay-R at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12/$15 ($20 after 10pm) 7pm/8pm # *** (house-electro-dub step-techno-jungle-drum n bass) apr 2 sat New Earth Creeps, Black America, Beat Guts, Keep Sweet, Mug Muggles, Dottie Lux, Va-Boom, Cirkus Of Carnal Delight, Zig-Zag, Vulcan Crew, The Flamettes, Luna Del Fuego at Your House, Oakland a/a $6-$10 8pm *** @ (Punk Rock Cabaret) apr 2 sat Groundskeeper, Devious at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm ** apr 2 sat Hunx And His Punx (cd release), Shannon And The Clams, Grass Widow at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 2 sat Hot Buttered Rum (with Dan Lebowitz, James Nash, Kate Gaffney), Ten Mile Tide, MC Wavy Gravy at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm ** apr 2 sat The Baseball Project, The Minus 5, Steve Wynn at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm/9pm *** apr 2 sat Tweet Dreams, Adam Sheppard, Katharine Hawthorne, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano, Wobbly (Jon Leidecker), JxB (Jakes Bejoy), Cloud Veins (Chris Carlson), Luke Dahl, Sutekh (Seth Horvitz), Locky (Lauchlan Casey) at SomArts, 934 Brannan St., S.F. a/a $10 4pm/8pm ** (6pm free reception) (Stanford's Modulations: electronic music and installation art festival) apr 2 sat Arctic Choke, ACxDC, Stares, Registeredsexoffender at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $5 7:30pm ** apr 2 sat The Doormats, The Daisy Chain at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** apr 2 sat American Steel (performing Rogue's March), Yi, Cat Party (L.A.), Hanalei at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm/9:30pm *** @ apr 2 sat Trophy Fire, I Was Totally Destroying It, Glass Trains at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** apr 2 sat Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Zigaboo Modeleste And The New Aahkesstra at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 8:30pm *** apr 2 sat Hammerlock, Electric Sister at Benders, S.F. 21+ ** @ apr 2 sat Cuban Cigar Crisis, Kim & Angel, Ed Horsley at Glen Park Station, 2816 Diamond Street, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** apr 2 sat Smogtown, Sharp Objects, The Complaints, Kegels, Penny Dreadfuls, Dead Panic at the Rockit Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 2 sat Dust Mites Disco, North American Scum (tribute) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm ** apr 2 sat Mount Kimbie (U.K.), Shigeto (L.A.), Matthew David (L.A.), Blackbird Blackbird, dj Dials at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** apr 2 sat Rock Skool, The Butlers at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** apr 2 sat Free With Purchase, Nescience, Release The Kraken at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm ** @ apr 2 sat Izeovasis, Rings Of Saturn, Dissipate, The Soothing Sound Of Flight, Journal at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm ** @ apr 2 sat Ancient Mariner, Electric Funeral at Winter's Tavern, 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica 21+ free 9pm ** apr 2 sat Lisa Taylor (Santa Cruz) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm * apr 2 sat Usurper Vong, Statt, Audible Smoke Signal at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 2 sat Fast Times at Lilly Mac's, 187 South Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale 21+ free 9pm * 408-732-0200 httpo://www.lillymacs.com apr 2 sat Vernian Process, Lumen Obscura at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$23 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 2 sat A Lot Like Birds, Green Audio, Twenty Days With Julian, Ember Beside Us at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** apr 2 sat The B Foundation, Seedless, Katastro, Element Of Soul, Eazy Dub at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** apr 2 sat Poor Man's Whiskey, Jugtown Pirates at Humbrews, 856 10th Street, Arcata 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** apr 3 sun Bestial Mouths, Primary Colors, Miss Gawker The Tweaker, dj Death Boy at 924 Gilman a/a 5pm *** @ (goth night) apr 3 sun Bastards Of Young, Success, Attica Attica! (Portland) at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm ** apr 3 sun General Bye Bye (France), Correatown, The Interchangeable Hearts, Pillars at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** apr 3 sun A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, We Came As Romans, Pierce The Veil at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm # *** @ (sold out) apr 3 sun The Slow Poisoner, Naked And Shameless at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm ** apr 3 sun Birds And Batteries, Causing A Tiger, Erik Jekabson And The Bay Area Composers' Big Band, Dan Becker, Jonathan Russell, Wiener Kids, Loren Chasse, The Genie, Telepathy, William Brittelle, Ryan Brown With Revolution Quartet, Gojogo at Brava Theater, 2781 24th St., S.F. a/a $15-$40 sliding scale 2pm ** (Switchboard Music Festival) apr 3 sun Ferraby Lionheart, Henry Wolfe, Charlie Wadhams at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** apr 3 sun PC Worship, Laddy Lazarus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 5pm ** apr 3 sun The Gears (L.A.), The Controllers (L.A.), Poop at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** (late show) apr 3 sun Middle Brother at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 7:30pm ** apr 3 sun Civil War Rust, The 132, Randon Orbits at Mutiny, 422 West 2nd Street, Antioch 21+ ** @ apr 3 sun John Brown's Body, My Peoples at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 4 mon Seasick Steve, Toshio Mirano at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 4 mon Witchburn (Seattle), Betty White at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm ** apr 4 mon Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** apr 4 mon Bring Me The Horizon, We Came As Romans at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $16.50 ** @ apr 4 mon Terri Clark at the El Rey Theatre, Chico a/a $18 7pm/8pm ** apr 5 tue Pete Yorn, Ben Kweller, The Wellspring at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** apr 5 tue Talib Kweli at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 5 tue Crackerjack Highway, Fulton And 44th at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 7pm ** (Benefit Boys Hope Girls Hope) apr 5 tue British Sea Power, A Classic Education, Sporting Life at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm ** apr 5 tue Das Butcher (Austrailia), Rodney J Cooper, Chronox at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** apr 5 tue General Bye Bye (France), Secret Secretaries, The Interchangeable Hearts at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ ** apr 5 tue Sydney Ducks, Face The Rail, Go Time (first show), dj Johnny Repo, dj Taypoleon at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ apr 5 tue Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Kevin Kinsella at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** apr 5 tue Erin Brazill And The Brazillionaies, Annie Bacon & Her Oshen, Love Axe at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm/8:30pm ** apr 5 tue Seasick Steve at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10/$15 9pm ** apr 5 tue Peelander-Z at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a *** apr 5 tue Johnny Winter, Mick Martin & The Blues Rockers, Frank Hannon at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $35/$40 6:45pm/7:15pm *** apr 5 tue Ice Cube, CD Ent at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $27.50 7:30pm/8:30pm *** apr 6 wed TD Skatchit at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm * apr 6 wed Deborah Crooks at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley a/a * apr 6 wed Mannequin Planet, The Nerv, Orphans Of Aliens, Paper Machet at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** apr 6 wed A Rocket To The Moon, Valencia, Anarbor, Runner Runner at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 6pm/7pm ** apr 6 wed Ani Difranco at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $33.50 7pm/8pm # *** (apr 5th show canceled) apr 6 wed Weapons Of The Future, Spider Heart at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $5 7pm ** @ apr 6 wed Fences (Seattle), Rin Tin Tiger, Passenger & Pilot at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** apr 6 wed Grandma's Boyfriend, Ripsies, Fake British Accents at the Depot, S.F.S.U. Student Center, 1650 Holloway Ave., S.F. a/a free 7pm ** apr 6 wed The Angry Orts (Portland) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ ** apr 6 wed Madeleine Peyroux at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a $29/$39 8pm ** apr 6 wed Family Room, Gardens & Villas, Casey Chisolm at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** apr 6 wed Jumping Sharks (Boise, ID) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** apr 6 wed Dark Star Orchestra (tribute) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $25/$30 7pm/8pm ** apr 6 wed Peelander-Z, Anamanaquchi (N.Y.), The Secretions, Boats!, The Cosmonauts at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ apr 6 wed Metal Health, Plex at El Eorado Saloon, 879 Embarcadaro Dr, El Dorado Hills 21+ free 8pm ** apr 6 wed Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Kevin Kinsella at Humbrews, 856 10th Street, Arcata 21+ 9:30pm ** apr 7 thr Jimmy Dias, Bear Crossing, Augustus Devandry, Sean Carney at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm ** apr 7 thr Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at the Metro, Oakland a/a ** (Tourette's Without Regrets) apr 7 thr dj Lebowitz (upright piano) at Disco Volante, 247 14th St. at Webster, Oakland a/a free 4:49pm ** apr 7 thr Dub Esquire, Sean E Depp, A Brother Named George, dj Tim Diesel, Paris at Lounge 3411, MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** (hip-hop - moved from the Stork Club) apr 7 thr The Dodos, Reading Rainbow at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 7 thr Heavy Metal Kings (Vinnie Paz, Ill Bill, Danny Diablo) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 7 thr Peelander-Z at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a *** apr 7 thr Hydrophonic (record release), Burn River Burn, Electric Shepherd at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 7 thr The Sounds, K.Flay, dj Aaron Axelsen, dj Miles the DJ at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $14 9pm ** apr 7 thr Loto Ball, Moira Scar, The Tunnel at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** apr 7 thr Ron Sexsmith, Caltlin Rose at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm ** apr 7 thr Futur Skullz, Blown To Bits, Trouble Kidz (Brussels, Belgium), The Born Uglies (first show) at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm *** @ apr 7 thr Tycho, Inu, dj's at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 7:30pm ** apr 7 thr Fortress, Glass Elevator, Broken Cities, Louis G at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 7 thr Ani Difranco at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a $45 8pm *** apr 7 thr George Thorogood And The Destroyers at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St., Napa 21+ $40/$50 6:30pm/8pm *** apr 7 thr The Dangerous Summer, Sparks The Rescue, Surrender Me Faithful, Tie The Anchor Tight, RocketCity at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm ** apr 7 thr John Brodeur at the Ugly Mug, 4640 Soquel Ave., Soquel a/a * apr 7 thr CD Loco, W.O.W. Ent, TC Cartocelli, G-idez, Bugzy, Big Q, Cali Colab, Platinum & Hood Hogz, Flossalini, Come Wit It Entertainment, 8 Ball, Fam Bam Entertainment at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** apr 7 thr Dance Gavin Dance, DowntownBattleMountain, Iwrestledabearonce, In Fear And Faith, Close To Home, Just Like Vinyl, dj Big Chocolate at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $13-$30 6pm/6:30pm *** @ apr 7/8/9 Dark Star Orchestra (tribute) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30/$35 8pm/9pm ** apr 8 fri Victims Family, Loto Ball (IL), Swann Danger, Time Traveling Assassins, Edge City Ruins at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ apr 8 fri Buried At Birth, Embryonic Devourment, Feast, Rowan, Short Fuse at B.R.S., Richmond a/a *** @ apr 8 fri Violence Of Humanity, Torture Unit, D.H.C., Hesitation Wounds, Lie Still at Your Haus, Oakland a/a $7 7pm *** @ apr 8 fri Casey Chisholm, Nicole Kidman, Father In Law at Book Zoo, 14 Glen Avenue, Oakland a/a free 7:30pm ** apr 8 fri The Hi-Rhythm Hustlers, Los Shimmy Shakers, Texas Steve & The Tornados at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 8 fri Bad Apple Blues Band, Guitar Magazine, Lecherous Gaze, The Shrine at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $6 8pm ** apr 8 fri Volbeat, The Damned Things at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 6:30pm/7pm # ** apr 8 fri Bryan Adams at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** apr 8 fri Protest The Hero, Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster, TesseracT at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15/$17 7:30pm/8:30pm ** apr 8 fri Or, The Whale, Chamberlin, Steve Taylor (cd release) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm ** apr 8 fri John Brodeur at Brainwash, 1122 Folsom St., S.F. a/a * apr 8 fri Sabertooth Zombie, Grace Alley, Until Your Heart Stops, Strike To Survive, Unchained, TopxNotch at Fivepoints Arthouse, 72 Tehama, S.F. a/a $7-$10 7pm ** @ apr 8 fri Akron Family, Delicate Steve (N.J.), Honeymoon, dj Britt Govea at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** apr 8 fri Danielson, Battlehooch, Half-Handed Cloud at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$13 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 8 fri Hot Lunch, The Blank Stares, Pre-Legendary And The Dreamers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** apr 8 fri Hillside Fire, Narwhal Brigade, Ayurveda, Sandy Greenfield at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 8 fri Buxter Hoot'n (record release), Devotionals, Nick Jaina at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** apr 8 fri Fist Fam, Boac, Trunk Drank, dj Bootleg at Rasselas Jazz Club, 1534 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 8 sat Bonnie Hayes, Brad Brooks at George's, San Rafael 18+ $10/$15 9pm ** apr 8 sat David Wilcox at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? ** apr 8 sat Quiet Game Starting Now, I The Mighty, 5606, The Dialed, Hijack This!, Coin Laundry at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm ** apr 8 sat Thirty Seconds To Mars, Middle Class Rut at the Event Center, San Jose State a/a $29.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ (new day - was Jan. 15th) apr 8 sat Dammaj, Ikki Crane at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** apr 8 sat Monkey at Nine Lives, Gilroy ?/? ** apr 8 sat Rise Of Sepapis, Straight Up Grizzly, We're Not Friends Anymore, Tag You're Dead, Trial By Fire at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ apr 8 sat Dance Gavin Dance, I Wrestled A Bear Once, In Fear And Faith, Close To Home, Just Like Vinyl, dj Big Chocolate at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** apr 9 sat Civet, Continental (MA), Trouble Kidz (Belgium), Vacant Churches, Years Of Aggression at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7pm *** @ apr 9 sat Cuntry Cuntroll (Bremerton, WA), Homeless People, Short Changed, T.C.B., Nihlist Cunt at Your House, Oakland a/a $6 8pm ** @ (Fatty's Fest) apr 8 sat Sun Prairie, Native/Naive, Twin Steps at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm ** (was incorrectly listed as 4/8) apr 9 sat Cold War Kids, Sean Hayes at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $25 8pm # *** apr 9 sat Akron Family, Delicate Steve (N.J.), 3 Leafs at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** apr 9 sat Freedom Club, Bryan McPherson, New Earth Creeps, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at Toot's, 627 Second Avenue at Pomona, Crockett 21+ ** (Benefit for Matt Easterling) apr 9 sat Blown To Bits, Abrupt, Hazzard's Cure at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** @ apr 9 sat Treehouse Orchestra, Citabria, Cop Sound at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 8:30pm ** apr 9 sat Somehow At Sea, James & Evander, Parentz at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 9 sat Jeff Beck, Imelda May at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $75 7pm/8pm # *** apr 9 sat The Submarines, Nik Freitas at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 8pm/9pm ** apr 9 sat Rise Against, Bad Religion, Four Year Strong at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm # *** @ apr 9 sat Pollux, Bonnie Dune (L.A.), Lite Brite at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 9 sat ChuCha Santamaria y Usted (album release) at Southern Exposure, 3020 20th Street, S.F. a/a 8pm/8:30pm * apr 9 sat Henry Rollins: 50 at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 8pm *** (partially seated show) apr 9 sat Shearing Pinx, Continues, Victory & Associates at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** apr 9 sat Papercuts, Banjo Or Freakout at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 9:30pm ** apr 9 sat M.E.L.T. at La Barca, 2036 Lombard Street, S.F. 21+ 9pm * apr 9 sat Deskonocidos (Austin, TX), Criaturas (Austin, TX), Needles, Ruleta Rusa at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm *** @ apr 9 sat Jesse Morris And The Man Cougars (two sets) at the Riptide Bar, 3639 Taraval St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:45pm ** apr 9 sat Blind Willies at Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ free 6pm * apr 9 sat Luce And Billy Schafer at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** apr 9 sat Billy Manzik (Santa Cruz) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** apr 9 sat Three Bad Jacks, Los High Tops at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 9 sat Calabrese, Koffin Kats, Stellar Corpses, Dun Bin Had, SA90 at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 *** @ apr 9 sat Jamies Elsewhere, Life On Repeat, Divided By Friday, Above The City, Oneira, City Of Kings, I The Mighty at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm *** @ apr 9 sat The English Beat, Boss 501 at the El Rey Theatre, Chico a/a $17 7pm/8pm *** apr 9 sat John Brodeur at Vintage Wine Bar, Redding 21+ * apr 9/10 John Mellencamp at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** apr 10 sun D.I.Y. Swap at 924 Gilman a/a noon til 3pm apr 10 sun Koffin Kats, Calabrese, Plan 9, Stellare Corpses, Blasfemie at 924 Gilman a/a $10 5pm *** @ apr 10 sun The Meatmen, Arnocorps, Hammerlock, Against the Grain at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10/$12 6pm til 11pm # *** @ apr 10 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. a/a $3 ($20 6am early entry) 10am till 3pm apr 10 sun G. Love & Special Sauce, The Belle Brigade at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** apr 10 sun The Band Of Heathens at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 10 sun Jenny Lynn & Her Gone Daddies at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm * apr 10 sun Let The Night Roar at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * apr 10 sun Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Now You, Listo at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 7:30pm *** apr 10 sun Whiskerman, 7 Orange ABC, Magic Leaves at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 10 sun Animal Collective, Sun Araw at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7pm/8pm *** $ apr 10 sun Four Year Strong at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $17 6:30pm ** @ apr 10 sun Operation Pandas, Blood Sky, Hoodie Legion, Ghetto Stone, Nasty Badger at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 4pm/4:30pm ** @ apr 10 sun Dark Star Orchestra (recreating The Grateful Dead) at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $22-$40 7pm/8pm ** apr 10 sun Of fWith Their Heads, Fake Boys, Fight Music at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ $5 9:30pm ** @ apr 11 mon Queens Of The Stone Age, The Dough Rollers at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) apr 11 mon Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Peretti at Zellerbach Hall, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $25-$75 8pm # ** (comedy) apr 11 mon Black Breath (WA), Green And Wood (L.A.), Acts Of Sedition, Ordstra at Your Haus, Oakland a/a $8 8pm ** @ apr 11 mon Moon Due, Royal Baths, Lilac at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 12 tue Bright Eyes, Farmer Dave Scher at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (sold out) apr 12 tue Ms. Lauryn Hill at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $59.50 8pm/9pm # *** apr 12 tue Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, Zechs Marquise at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm ** apr 12 tue Rob Machado's Melali at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 12 tue Sydney Ducks, Something Fierce at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 12 tue Hightower, The Narcs (Rochester, N.Y.), Days Of High Adventure, dj Corruptor Ref at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm ** apr 12 tue Scala & Kolacny Brothers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm ** apr 12 tue Olof Arnalds at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** apr 12 tue The Crazies Will Destroy You, Tokyo Raid, Wizard Boots, Warren Teagarden And The Good Grief at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 12 tue Tesco Vee (reading) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 6pm ** apr 12 tue Shpongle, Random Rab, Psilogod at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a ** apr 12 tue Hot Buttered Rum at Humbrews, 856 10th Street, Arcata 21+ $20 9:30pm ** apr 12 tue Let The Night Roar, Aberrance, Epitaph Of Atlas at Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico a/a $5 8:30pm ** @ apr 12 tue cancelled: Klaxons, Creep at the Fillmore, S.F. apr 12/13 The Rual Alberta Advantage, Lord Huron, Vandella (tue), Birdmonster (wed) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 13 wed My Life As A Dog, Sister Grizzly, Organ Trail, Rattlesnakes at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** apr 13 wed Animal Collective, Sun Araw at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm/9pm *** (sold out) apr 13 wed Broken Social Scene, Gord Downie at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** apr 13 wed Lightning Bolt, Tits, High Castle at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** apr 13 wed Hammerlock, Scheisse Minnelli, Seven Crowns, Lecherous Gaze at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? *** @ apr 13 wed Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Those Darlins at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8pm ** apr 13 wed Yacht at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** apr 13 wed Francis And The Lights, Oh Land at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm ** apr 13 wed Porch at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 13 wed Sticky's Backyard at 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax 21+ * apr 13 wed Off With Their Heads at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** apr 13 wed Unwritten Law, Authority Zero, Not Your Style at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6:30pm ** @ apr 13 wed Interpol, School Of Seven Bells at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $27.50-$75 7pm/8pm *** apr 14 thr Rusko, Doorly, Destructo at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** apr 14 thr Choir Of Carnage, Prelude To Ruin, Feast, Syndicon, Behold The Descecration at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7pm # *** @ apr 14 thr Shearing Pinx, High Castle, Pod Blotz, Mugwort, Secret Shopper at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St., Oakland a/a ** apr 14 thr Nastynasty, Stephan Jacobs, Gladkill, Kentinium at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 14 thr Foals, Freelance Whales, The Naked And Famous at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm ** (sold out) apr 14 thr The Joy Formidable, The Lonely Forest at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 14 thr Two Door Cinema Club at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** apr 14 thr P.J. Harvey at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) apr 14 thr Ellie Goulding (U.K.), The Knocks (N.Y.C.), dj Aaron Axelsen, dj Eli Glad at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $13 9pm ** apr 14 thr Mat Wertz, Ben Rector at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** apr 14 thr Delorean, Water Borders at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 9pm ** apr 14 thr Lake, Ages And Ages, Michael Beach at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 14 thr Cults, Magic Kids, White Arrows at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 8pm *** apr 14 thr Gord Downie And The Country Of Miracles, Julie Doiron at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** apr 14 thr The Cute Lepers, The Re-Volts, Complaints, Lydia And The Projects at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @ apr 14 thr Saything, Black Wizard (B.C.), Organ Trail, The Shrine (L.A.) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** apr 14 thr The Kris Special (L.A.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** apr 14 thr Valembrosa, Red Red Kroovies, The Golden Hour, Living In Foolish Error at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** apr 14 thr Iration, Mike Pinto & Pacific Dub at the Alley, Sparks, NV a/a $12 ** apr 14 thr Shpongle, Random Rab at the Arcata Theater, 1036 G Street, Arcata a/a ** apr 15 fri Off With Their Heads (IL), The Fake Boys (MA), Heartsounds, Civil War Rust, The Blanks at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7pm *** @ apr 15 fri Monkey, La Muneca y Los Muertos, The Impalers, The Agent Deadlies, Punk Funk Mob at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley a/a $10 8:pm/8:30pm ** apr 15 fri Rockonicals, Cutlass Supreme, M.I.L.F. at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** apr 15 fri Crackbox at Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a free ** apr 15 fri Raphael Saadiq, Quadron at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** apr 15 fri Scissor Sisters, Oh Land at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # *** apr 15 fri The Blank Tapes, Little Wings, Kacey Johansing, Red Cloud at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $13 8pm/8:30pm ** apr 15 fri Gr'ups, Swann Danger, Street Eaters, Hounds & Harlots at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm *** @ $ apr 15 fri The Entrance Band at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 9pm ** (folkyeah) apr 15 fri Raphael Saadiq, Quadron at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** apr 15 fri Nodzz, Art Museums, Gun Outfit at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 15 fri Burmese, CCR Headcleaner, Crib Death at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** apr 15 fri The Cock-Ts, The Devil-Ettes, The Boner Jams (covers), Six Million Dollar Band (tv theme songs) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** apr 15 fri Deke Dickerson, The GoldDiggers, The B-Stars at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$13 9pm ** apr 15 fri Dubee, Sleepy D, Lil Rue, DB Tha General at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $13 7:30pm/8pm *** apr 15 fri Zepparella at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? ** apr 15 fri Leo Kottke at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a *** apr 15 fri Martin Lawrence at the Event Center, San Jose State a/a $75-$35 7pm/8pm # ** apr 15 fri Holy Ghost at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** apr 15 fri G. Love & Special Sauce, Belle Brigade at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $19/$24 8pm/9pm ** apr 15 fri Taproot (Ann Arbor, MI), Stepchild, First Class Citizen, FallRise, Terra Ferno at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$17 7pm/8pm *** @ apr 15 fri Oro Solido at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $22-$32 8pm/8:30pm ** apr 15 fri Yonder Mountain String Band at the El Rey Theatre, Chico a/a $20 8pm/9pm ** apr 15 fri Iration, Mike Pinto, The Holdup at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $12 ** apr 15/16 The Residents at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ *** apr 16 sat Sabertooth Zombie, Purple Mercy, Power, Wreck, Heehorse at 924 Gilman Street a/a *** @ (12 Gauge Records showcase) apr 16 sat Deskonocidos (Austin, TX), Criaturas (Austin, TX), Young Offenders, Cardboard Funeral at the Swamp, 877 35th St., West Oakland a/a 7:30pm *** @ apr 16 sat Gone To Croatoan (Portland), Mercy Ties (Seattle), Muni, Grimer, Spraca Snut Skallar at Your House, Oakland a/a $6 8pm ** @ apr 16 sat Jerry Seinfield at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $77/$62/$47 7pm # *** apr 16 sat All Time Low, Yellowcard, Hey Monday, The Summer Set at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm # *** apr 16 sat Heavy Liquid, The Tempermentals at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** apr 16 sat Forrest Day, Bayonics, Ghost & The City at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $14 8pm/9pm ** apr 16 sat Full On Flyhead, Lavish Green, The Ben Benkert Band, Scholar & The Melting Pot at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 9pm ** apr 16 sat Duran Duran at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $58 8pm/9pm # *** apr 16 sat Insanity, Fabricant, Feast, Repulsive Infestation, Matchless Overthrow at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $10 7pm *** @ apr 16 sat Maserati, Kenseth Thibideau, Glaciers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** apr 16 sat Stymie And The Pimp Jones Love Orchestra at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15/$25 9pm ** (funk) apr 16 sat Oona, Super Adventure Club, Dogcatcher at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 16 sat Druglords Of The Avenues, Fracas, Street Justice (7" release) at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/9:30pm ** @ apr 16 sat Vinylo, Cup O'Joe at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** apr 16 sat Brothers Comatose, Arann Harris And The Farm Band, Mr. December, High Class, Travis Hendrix And The Blessed Moonshiners, Les Bons Temps at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** apr 16 sat The Gr'ups, Ashtray, Severance Package, Endemics, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at ShareExchange Co-op, 531 5th St, Santa Rosa a/a $10 ($6 for SE Co-op members) 7pm/8pm *** @ apr 16 sat The Blanks, Daily City Symphony, 9:00 News, Stateside, Dumbfox at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm *** @ apr 16 sat Far From You at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** apr 16 sat Yonder Mountain String Band at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** apr 16 sat From The Fog, Izeovasis, Short Fuse at Pine Street Grill, 875 Rincon Ave., Livermore 21+ ** apr 16 sat Bullet Boys, Rue The Night, Steel Savior, Blacksheep at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 7pm/8pm *** @ apr 16 sat Puddle Of Mudd at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $24-$55 7pm/8pm ** apr 16 sat Word Alive, Upon A Burning Body, Abandon All Ships, The Color Morale, For All Those Sleeping at the Alley, Sparks, NV a/a $12 *** @ apr 16/17 Cut Copy, Holy Ghost!, dj Aaron Axelsen (sat) at Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm/9pm (7pm/8pm sun) # *** (sold out) apr 17 sun Young Turks, At Our Heels, Troubled Coast (record release), Why I Hate at 924 Gilman a/a $8 5pm *** @ apr 17 sun Anal Cunt, Meatshits, Anal Mucus, Knifethruhead, Shitty Fucker, Kittendonkeypunch, Bird, Drunken Hardcore at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 6pm *** @ (early start) apr 17 sun meeting of Bay Area Booking Collective at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 4:30pm apr 17 sun Ejector Seats, The Lineups, the Revelries, Sarchasm at Roosters Roadhouse, 1700 Clement Avenue, Alameda a/a $8 5pm ** @ apr 17 sun Wire at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** apr 17 sun The Silver Threads, Kitchen Fire at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm ** apr 17 sun Vostok-Zapad, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15/$20 7pm ** apr 17 sun Foxtails Brigade (cd release), Rachel Fannan at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $10/$15 8pm ** apr 17 sun Hauschka With Magik Magik Orchestra, Amy X Neuburg at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18 7:30pm/8pm ** (seated) apr 17 sun Goh Nakamura, Come Gather Round Us at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** apr 17 sun Black Wizard (Vancouver, Canada) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 17 sun Assemble The Skyline, The Morning After, Farewell Fighter, Sunderland at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm ** apr 17 sun Lee Blues MacDaddy James at 400 Old Country Road, Pacifica ?/? 4pm til 6pm * apr 17 sun Krizz Kaliko (Kansas City, MO), Saigon, Kutt Calhoun, Potluck, J. Honay, Fade, Nate, Skinny Kids, Good People at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$25 7pm/7:30pm *** apr 17 sun cancelled: Exene Cervenka & Kevin Seconds at the Showroom, 1000 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. apr 18 mon The New Pornographers, Menomena at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm/8pm # *** apr 18 mon Tame Impala at the Fillmo, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** apr 18 mon Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** apr 18 mon The Wonder Years, Fireworks, Such Gold, Make Do And Mend, Living With Lions (Vancouver) at the Alley, Sparks, NV a/a $12 *** @ apr 18 mon Krizz Kaliko, Johnny Richter, Kutt Calhoun, Saigon, Dirtball, Potluck at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $17-$35 7pm/8pm ** apr 19 tue The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart at Amoeba Records, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** apr 19 tue The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Twin Shadow, Catwalk at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm *** apr 19 tue Janet Jackson at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** apr 19 tue Rubber O Cement, Dental Work, Shortwave Surfers, Terror Apart at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 19 tue Rene Hell (Portland), Oth, Cribdeath, Holly Herndon at Amnesia, 853 Valencia at 20th, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** apr 19 tue G Love And Specia Sauce at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? ** apr 19 tue Living With Lions (Vancouver) at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a ** apr 19 tue Gogol Bordello at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $27-$60 7pm/8pm ** apr 20 wed Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks at the Arena, Oakland a/a $50-$150 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** apr 20 wed Phone Sewx Operators, Bees Table, Gunfighter Nation at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** apr 20 wed Cypress Hill at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $42 7pm/8pm # *** apr 20 wed Dengue Fever at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** apr 20 wed Movits!, Planet Booty, Coppe' (with Deghouls) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 20 wed The Go! Team (U.K.) at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** apr 20 wed Thralls, Night Surgeon, Bad Bibles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 20 wed Gregory Alan Isakov at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm ** apr 20 wed Soft Knife at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** apr 20 wed Dreadful Children, The Restarts, Baghdad Batteries at Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico a/a $5 8:30pm ** @ (new day - was apr21st) apr 20/21/22/23 The Radiators (farewell tour), Moonalice (wed) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30 9pm # *** $ (fri & sat sold out) apr 21 thr Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show at Shoreline Park, 2777 Middle Harbor Road, Oakland a/a $55 5pm ** apr 21 thr The Stoops, In The Attic at Roosters Roadhouse, 1700 Clement Avenue, Alameda a/a $8 6pm ** apr 21 thr Mimosa, Paper Diamond at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 21 thr Ty Segall, Trmrs, Trmrs, Nick Waterhouse & The Tarots at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8pm/8:30pm ** apr 21 thr Subhumans, M.D.C., Vaccuum at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm *** @ apr 21 thr Zeds Dead at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm ** apr 21 thr System And Station, Gold Medalists, The Sprains at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** apr 21 thr Valeria Orth, Stringer Belle (ep release), Audiafauna at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm** apr 21 thr Lil B, Ninjasonik, dj Slowpoke at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** apr 21 thr Yonder Mountain String Band at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? ** apr 21 thr Murderdolls, Blownload, Misamore, Avenue Saints, Spider City at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $15 ** @ apr 21 thr Pythagora, South Of Sunshine, City Of Salt at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** apr 21 thr The Devil Makes Three at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ ** apr 21 thr Living With Lions (Vancouver) at Jerry's Pizza, 1817 Chester Ave., Bakersfield a/a ** apr 21 thr Hinder, The Envy at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $25 ** @ apr 22 fri Off!, Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segell, Culture Kids, Zero Progress at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ apr 22 fri Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** apr 22 fri Flipper at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ (KFJC) apr 22 fri Young The Giant, Man In Sapce at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** apr 22 fri Kurt Vile And The Violators, R.T.X. at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 22 fri Amon Amarth at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** apr 22 fri JooWan Kim, Christopher Nicholas, Ricki Nelson at Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom Street, S.F. a/a $10-$15 8pm * (Music for the Integrated World) apr 22 fri Lost In The Trees, Sean Rowe at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** apr 22 fri Mustache Harbor at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** apr 22 fri The Bob Hill Band, Endoxi at the Union Room, 401 Mason, S.F. 21+ ** apr 22 fri The Memorials at George's, San Rafael 21+ 8:30pm ** apr 22 fri Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, Prizehog, Jack Attack at Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa a/a $12 8pm *** @ apr 22 fri Luke Nukem, Rugby, Rave Grobbers, Rudebrat at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm ** apr 22 fri Husalah, Bobby Brackins, Balance, dj at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $19/$24 8pm/9pm ** apr 22 fri Monkey at Jose's Underground Lounge, 638 Wave St., Monterey 21+ ** apr 22 fri Dead City Sunday, Wesley Avery, Litchfield, Sensual Saint at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** @ apr 22 fri Hinder at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $27.50 ** @ apr 22 fri The Devil Makes Three at Community Center, Union St. & 14th St. Arcata a/a ** apr 22 fri Garage A Trois at Humbrews, 856 10th Street, Arcata 21+ ** apr 22/23 Yonder Mountain String Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** apr 23 sat The Maxies, The Sprains at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ apr 23 sat Subhumans (U.K.), 7 Crowns (U.K.), W.W.K. (Germany), Fracas at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm # *** @ (B.O.B. Festival) apr 23 sat The Coup, Heavyweight Dub Champion, Soul Majestic, MC Yogi, Soul Majestic, Dov, Alex Theory, dj's at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond ?/? $20 noon til 2am ** (Medical Dispensary Showcase & Vapor Lounge) apr 23 sat Drunk Horse, Lecherous Gaze, Electric Sister at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 23 sat Eddie Jobson & John Wetton at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $65-$99 8pm # ** (UK Reunion Tour) apr 23 sat dj Bob Mould, dj Rich Morel at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (Blowoff) apr 23 sat Yoni Wolf, The Moore Brothers, Becky Wolf & Amy Miller at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** apr 23 sat Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, The Restarts (London, England), Dreadful Children (Seattle), Bum City Saints at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10/$12 2pm/2:30pm *** @ apr 23 sat Deborah Crooks at Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street, S.F. a/a * apr 23 sat Downpresser (Santa Barbara), Swamp Thing (Richmond, VA), FocusedxMinds (Milwaukee, WI), Twitching Tongues (L.A.), Bankrobber (Denver, CO), TopxNotch at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $8 7pm ** @ apr 23 sat Spectrum at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** apr 23 sat Back 40 (two sets) at the Riptide Bar, 3639 Taraval St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:45pm * apr 23 sat The Bob Hill Band, Endoxi at 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax 21+ ** apr 23 sat Death Angle, Left Of Christ, Hellbreard, Desacrater, Kinetik at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ apr 23 sat Monkey at Clouds Bar, 110 Church Street, Santa Cruz 21+ ** apr 23 sat Hinder, The Envy at Center Plaza, Modesto a/a $25 ** @ apr 23 sat Amon Amarth at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $24 7pm ** @ apr 23 sat Mystic Roots Band, Block Mob, Cause & Effect at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** apr 23 sat Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $16.50 ** apr 23 sat The Memorials at Nocturnum, 206 W. Sixth St. Eureka 21+ 8pm ** apr 23/24 Two Gallants at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 24 sun Out Of Spite at 924 Gilman a/a 5pm ** apr 24 sun Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Travis Barker, Mix Master Mike at the Arena, Oakland a/a $126-$60 4:30pm/6pm # *** apr 24 sun Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry, Like A Storm at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm ** apr 24 sun Tater Famine at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm * apr 24 sun Eastern Conference Champs, Red Cortez, Apopka Darkroom at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 24 sun The Restarts, Dreadful Children, The Need, Gutwrench, Bloodshot And Dilated at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $8 8pm ** @ apr 25 mon Floor, Totimoshi at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$14 6pm ** @ (early show) apr 25 mon Paul Simon at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a # *** (sold out - KFOG) apr 25 mon Travis Barker, MixMaster Mike at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** apr 25 mon Spectrum at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** apr 25 mon Hollywood Undead, 10 Years, Drive A, New Medicine at Center Plaza, Modesto a/a $22.50 *** @ apr 25 mon Chase And Status, Vaski, Nit Grit at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $21-$55 7pm/8pm ** apr 25 mon dj Quik at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** apr 26 tue Paul Simon at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (sold out - KFOG) apr 26 tue Tune-Yards, Buke & Gass, Man Miracle at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm ** apr 26 tue Civil War Rust, The Cut Downs, The Sheens at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ ** @ apr 26 tue Ash Reiter, Radiation City, Phantom Kicks at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 26 tue The Memorials at Moes Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 21+ 8pm ** apr 26 tue Mimosa at Townhouse Lounge, Sacramento 21+ ** apr 26 tue Afroman at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $13 ** apr 27 wed Buried At Birth, Wake The Machines at Your Casa, Oakland a/a $5 7pm ** @ apr 27 wed Spider Heart, Steel Hotcackes, The Insufferables at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** apr 27 wed Dominant Legs, Superhumanoids, Dirty Ghosts at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** apr 27 wed The Head And The Heart, The Devil Whale, Laura Jansen at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 27 wed Steve Ignorant (presents Crass songs 1977-82), The Last Supper, Goldblade at the Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 8pm/9pm *** @ $ (new date - moved back to Slim's) apr 27 wed Paul Simon at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $52.50 7pm/8pm # *** apr 27 wed Prizehog, Beau Navire (record release), Capsule (FL - record release), Drowning With Our Anchors at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $8 7:30pm ** apr 27 wed Chen Santa Maria, This Invitation, Pink Canoes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 27 wed Papa Roach, Finger Eleven, Pop Evil at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ apr 27 wed Emerald Hill at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ ** apr 27 wed Afroman at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$22 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 27 wed Dengue Fever at Moes Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 21+ *** apr 27 wed Hollywood Undead, 10 Years, Drive A, New Medicine at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** apr 27 wed Mimosa at the Arcata Theatre, 1036 G Street, Arcata a/a ** apr 28 thr Negative Standards, Migraine, Vaccuum, Living Eyes, Corruption Scheme at Your Haus, Oakland a/a $7 7pm *** @ apr 28 thr The Memorials at the New Parish, Oakland ?/? 8pm ** apr 28 thr Accept, Sabaton at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $30/$32 7pm/8pm # *** @ apr 28 thr The Felice Brothers, You Are Plural at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 9pm ** apr 28 thr The Devil Makes Three at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** apr 28 thr Sekta Core (Mexico City), La Plebe, dj Chaos at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm *** @ apr 28 thr Donald Glover, Childish Gambino at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** apr 28 thr Thee Oh Sees, Charlie Tweddle, George Cloud at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** apr 28 thr Sean Smith, The Singleman Affair at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 28 thr Iration at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** apr 28 thr R-Dot Carter, 53Zip Boyz at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8:30pm ** apr 28 thr Infected Mushroom at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $17-$55 8pm/9pm *** apr 29 fri Union 13, The Impalers, Dun Bin Had, The Infected (KY), Los Dryheavers, Isolated Victims at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ (ska n' punk night) apr 29 fri Destruction, Heathen, Warbeast, Sentinel Beast, Acephalix at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15/$21 7pm # *** @ apr 29 fri Cupcake & Lil Eyeful, Juicy Delight Honey Lawless, Balla Fire, Alotta, Boutte, Rizzo Rogue, Dorian Faust, Madam Chartreuse, mc Sparkly Devbil at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** (Memorial Benefit for Mister Eddie Danel) apr 29 fri Kathleen Madigan at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** apr 29 fri The Boxer Revellion, We Are Augustines at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** apr 29 fri A B & The Sea, The Soft White Sixties (cd release), The She's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm ** apr 29 fri Mike Watt, Electric Chair Repair Co., Liquid Indian at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 29 fri Pikachu-Makoto, Mugu Guymen, Tone Volt at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** apr 29 fri Kowloon Walled City, Fight Amp, Tigon at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** apr 29 fri Martin Luther, Sarah Jane, Bleached Palms, dj's at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** apr 29 fri La Clandestina, Fish Bite Fish at Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** apr 29 fri The Fundamentals, The David More Band at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** apr 29 fri Iration at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** apr 29 fri Ozomatli at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ $35 8pm ** apr 29 fri Scheisse Minelli (Germany), Cheapskate, Dead Smurfs, 2nd Class Citizens at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $7 9pm ** apr 29 fri Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Uncle Kracker at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $79/$39 6pm/7pm # ** apr 29 fri Culo A Boca, Zombie Pool Party, Rec League at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $5 8pm ** apr 29 fri Insolence at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ ** (Benefit Japan) apr 29 fri The Devil Makes Three at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $17/$20 8pm/9pm ** apr 29 fri Ash Reiter at Deva Cafe, Modesto a/a * apr 29 fri Terror, Stick To Your Guns, Trapped Under Ice, Close Your Eyes, Your Demise at the Alley, Sparks NV a/a $15 *** @ apr 29/30 Blame Sally at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $31/$36 8:30pm ** (seated show) apr 29/30/may 1 Goapele at Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ ** apr 30 sat Fang (cd release), Attitude Adjustment, Schiesse Minnelli (Germany), Zero Bull Shit, The Need at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7pm *** @ apr 30 sat Terror, Stick To Your Guns, Trapped Under Ice, Close YOur Eyes at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** @ apr 30 sat Kevin Hart at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $60/$50 7pm/8pm and 10pm/11pm shows # ** apr 30 sat Andre Nickatina at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** apr 30 sat The Dicontinued Models, Lighter Thieves at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** apr 30 sat Cavalera Conspiracy at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** apr 30 sat Chico Mann, Toy Selectah, dj Shawn Reynaldo at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm ** apr 30 sat Jessica Lea Mayfield, Nathaniel Rateliff at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** apr 30 sat Charlie Sheen at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California St., S.F. 18+ $85-$107 8pm # ** apr 30 sat Weapons Of The Future, MedievalKnievel, Johnny Manal & The Depressives at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** apr 30 sat Meat Sluts, Thee Headliners, The Bugs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** apr 30 sat We Own The Night, Native Shores, Dawn Is Our Enemy, Nuclear Tempest, A Cure For Kindness, Manzanita Falls at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** @ apr 30 sat The Holdup at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ ** apr 30 sat Destruction (Baden Wurt, Germany), Heathen, War Beast, Blessed Curse, Minenwerfer at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$18 7pm/8pm *** @ apr 30 sat Mike Watt at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm *** apr 30 sat Zeds Dead at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $18-$28 7pm/8pm ** apr 30 sat Deadly Gallows, Shivaree, Very Pretty Pigeon, Missoula Flood at Whiskeytown Farm House, Chico a/a free 8pm ** @ may 1 sun Explosions In The Sky at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** may 1 sun Hollywood Undead, 10 Years, Drive A, New Medicine at the Fillmore S.F. a/a $25 6pm/7pm # *** @ may 1 sun Coburns, The Judea Eden Band at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm ** may 1 sun The Builders And The Butchers, Damion Suomi & The Minor Prophets, T.V. Mike And The Scarecrowes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 1 sun Necrite, Aseethe, Sutekh Hexen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 1 sun Jugtown Pirates, Sioux City Kid, Mark Matos at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** may 1 sun Rodney Crowell, James McMurtry at the Uptown Theater, Nappa 21+ $27/$37 8pm ** may 1 sun Eddie & The Hot Rods at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 2 mon Here We Go Magic at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm ** may 2 mon The Psychedelic Furs (performing Talk Talk Talk) at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $30/$35 7pm/8pm *** may 3 tue Johnny Clegg Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 3 tue Chris Cornell at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm *** may 3 tue Psychedelic Furs (performing Talk Talk Talk) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** may 3 tue Xavier Rudd, Honeyhoney at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $23/$25 8pm # ** may 3 tue The Pipettes (Brighton, U.K.) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** may 3 tue Chris Brokaw, Mark McGuire, Allen Karpinski, Matthew Mullane, Joshua Blatchely at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** may 3 tue Cannons And Clouds, Silian Rail, The Lambs at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 3 tue Battles at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm *** (sold out) may 3 tue Old Tire Wingers, Children Of The Information Age, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at Jinx House, someplace, San Jose a/a ** may 3 tue Between The Buried And Me, Job For A Cowboy, Celphalic Carnage, The Ocean at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ may 3 tue Kesha, Beardo at the Grand Theatre, Reno NV a/a $29.50 ** may 3 tue Suicide State, Hide Inside Victims at Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico a/a $5 8:30pm ** @ may 4 wed Sean McArdle, The Lost Library, The Tire Swingers at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm ** may 4 wed Kesha, Beardo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** (sold out) may 4 wed Wanda Jackson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 4 wed Frank Turner at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13 8:30pm/9pm ** may 4 wed Between The Buried And Me, Job For A Cowboy, The Ocean, Cephalic Carnage at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** may 4 wed J Mascis, The Black Heart Procession at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** may 4 wed The Janks, The Shivers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 4 wed Ricky Martin at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** may 4 wed Poneyexpress at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 4 wed Leon Russell at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $23.50 ** may 5 thr Fleet Foxes at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (sold out) may 5 thr James Blunt, Christina Perri at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 5 thr Ron Pope, Ari Herstand at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm ** may 5 thr Beach Fossils, Craft Spells, Melted Toys at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** may 5 thr Cass Mccombs, Frank Fairfield at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** may 5 thr Vivian Girls, No Joy, Lilac at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm *** may 5 thr Dessa, Sims & dj Lazerbeak, Sister Crayon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 5 thr Psychedelic Furs (performing Talk Talk Talk) at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa 21+ $35 8pm *** may 5 thr Brokencyde, Vampires Everywhere, Dot Dot Curve, It Boys at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 5 thr Brokencyde, Vampires Everywhere, Dot Dot Curve, It Boys, Greenlight at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm *** may 5 thr Papa Roach, Finger 11, Pop Evil at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm *** @ may 5/6 Dredg, The Dear Hunter, Balance & Composure, The Trophy Fire at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** may 6 fri Homeowners, Jus' Folks, Blammos, Freedom Club, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at 924 Gilman a/a *** @ (Benefit Mike Wilson - East Bay Humane Society) may 6 fri Volahn, Arizmenda, Kuxan Suum, Blue Hummingbird On The Left at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $8 7pm *** @ (was apr 8th at Your Haus - all bands from S. Calif.) may 6 fri Battlehooch at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** may 6 fri Eddie & The Hot Rods, Prima Donna, Midnite Snaxxx at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** may 6 fri Zola Jesus, Naked On The Vague, dj Omar at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm ** may 6 fri Diddy Dirty Money, Lloyd, Tyga at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** (hip-hop) may 6 fri Portugal. The Man at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # *** may 6 fri Currency, Trademark, Young Roddy, Fiend, Corner Boy P at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** may 6 fri Glitter Wizard / Hot Lunch, Gypsyhawk, El Topo at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** may 6 fri The Groggs, True Foes, The Shrouds at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 6 fri The Donkeys, Social Studies, Rademacher at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** may 6 fri Metal Shop, The Gray Coats at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** may 6 fri Monkey at Mutiny, 422 West 2nd Street, Antioch 21+ ** may 6 fri Yanni at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # ** may 6 fri The Psychedelic Furs at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a *** may 6 fri Loudness, Sucker Punch, In Deep at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 7pm/8pm ** @ may 6 fri The Lurking Terror, For All I've Done, Wings Of Innocence, Defyant Circle at the Fire Escape, 7431 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights 21+ $6 8pm ** (the No Pants show - all the performers play in their undergarments) may 6/7 The Devil Makes Three at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? ** may 7 sat Ashdautas, Dolorvotre, Shataan, Sutekh Hexen, Axeman at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $8 *** @ (was apr 9th at Your Haus) may 7 sat Coheed & Cambria at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** may 7 sat Yanni at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 7 sat Y & T at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $36.50 8pm/9pm # *** @ may 7 sat Rhett Miller (acoustic) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $25 8pm ** may 7 sat Manic Hispanic at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** may 7 sat Wolfshirt, Paranoid Freakout at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** may 7 sat Crystal Stilts at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm ** may 7 sat Corin Tucker at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30m ** may 7 sat Cat's Eyes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** may 7 sat Jonas Reinhart, Cloudland Canyon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** may 7 sat The Bob Hill Band at Call of the Sea Benefit, Sausalito a/a ** may 7 sat Jeff And Them, Free Cowboy Hats, Maniacal Rejects, Josh Staples, Skitzo at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** (Kristof Memorial Celebration) may 7 sat Brandi Carlile at the Uptown Theater, Napa a/a ** may 7 sat Joseph Mortela, Dead Men Rocking (Santa Cruz) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm * may 7 sat Creature Colony, Los Punx Del Norte, The Awful, California Medication, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at Spinnaker Lounge, 2031 Yosemite Blvd., Modesto 21+ ** may 7 sat Dredge, The Dear Hunter, Balance And Composure, The Trophy Fire at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** may 7 sat Paint Over Pictures, Beyond All Ends, Draw From The Effect, Thea Skotia, Our Endless Obsession at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** @ may 8 sun Symphony X, Nevermore, PowerGlove, Blackguard at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $28 8pm # *** @ (was may 5th) may 8 sun The Dirty Heads, New Politics at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 8 sun KT Tunstall (solo), Charlie Mars, Miggs at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 8 sun Joe And The Sons Of Emperor Norton at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm * may 8 sun Soja, Chris Boomer at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $16.50 7:30pm/8:30pm ** may 8/9 Elvis Costello And The Imposters at Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (KFOG - seated show - sun sold out) may 9 mon Mogwai, Errors at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 10 tue Ghostland Observatory at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 10 tue Loudness, Angerhead, Silent Sinner, Lo Nero at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a $12 *** @ may 10 tue Sepultura, Belphegor, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $20-$55 6pm/7pm *** @ may 11 wed Subtle Trace, Leimert at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a * may 11 wed Sepultura, Belphegor, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 7pm # *** @ $ may 11 wed The Kills (U.K.), Cold Cave, The Entrance Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** may 11 wed The Low Anthem at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 11 wed Tommy & THe High Pilots, Bird By Bird at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** may 11 wed Capt. Ahab, Bitches (U.K.), Heavy Petting at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 11 wed Bare Wires, Wrong Words, Tropical Sleep at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 11 wed Mummyshots, Burnt House, Rough Mix at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** (Bottom of the Hill staff band night) may 11 wed David Allan Coe (Akron, OH), Dry Country Drinkers, Colonel Jimmy & The Blackfish at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $30/$35 7pm/8pm *** may 12 thr Fort Wilson Riot at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm * may 12 thr Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, Tristen, The Apache Relay at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 12 thr Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** may 12 thr Joan Of Arc, Air Waves at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** may 12 thr My Parade, The Yes Gos, Lydia And The Projects at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 12 thr Nazi Dust (Hollywood, FL), Futur Skullz, Cardboard Funeral, Neo Cons at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ *** @ may 12 thr Carnifex, Oceano, Tony Danza And The Tapdance Extravaganza, Within The Ruins, The Scarlet Crusade, A Holy Ghost Revival at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 7pm/7:30pm ** may 12 thr David Allan Coe (Akron, OH) at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $26 8pm/9pm *** may 12/13/14 Citizen Cope (solo acoustic) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm (thr) 9pm (fri-sat) ** may 13 fri Sorrower (AZ), Lago (AZ), Population Reduction, The Burial Tide, Shitty Fucker, Lie Still, An Idols Plague at Your House, Oakland a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 13 fri Prizehog, Attitude Problem, Diesto (Portland) at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 6pm/7pm ** may 13 fri Judgement Day, Weston Elementary at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** may 13 fri Treehouse Orchestra, Nine Wives, Speakeasy at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $10 9pm ** may 13 fri Nocturnal (Germany), Witchaven, Laceration, Cold Grave, Pillager, Black Fucking Cancer at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $13 8pm *** @ may 13 fri Of Montreal, Painted Palms at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** may 13 fri Antoine Dufour, Gareth Pearson, Ewan Dodson, Craig D['Andrea at Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** (acoustic guitar night) may 13 fri Peter Bjorn & John at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** may 13 fri The Black Angels, Sleepy Sun at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** may 13 fri Sheer Terror (N.Y.C.), The Old Firm Casuals, Massacre Time, Knife Fight at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** @ may 13 fri Diesto (Portland), Prizehog, Attitude Problem at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 13 fri Pocket Change, Elliot's Evil Plan at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** may 13 fri Monkey at Billco's Billiards, Napa 21+ ** may 13 fri As Artifacts, Rosaline, A Faylene Sky at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm ** @ may 13 fri Kungfu Vampire at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 13 fri Hurt (reunion), Zen Arcadia, The Absolutes, Malevolent at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** may 13 fri Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at Luigi's Fun Garden, 1050 20th Street, Sacramento a/a ** may 13 fri David Allan Coe at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $27.50-$70 8pm/9pm *** may 13 fri Pepper at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $18 ** may 13 fri cancelled: Tilt, The Tantrums, Opressed Logic, New Earth Creeps at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley may 14 sat Dskarados, Pato De Pero, Co Diga 510, Desmadra En Krisis, Basura at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7:0pm *** @ (Ska night) may 14 sat Harrington Saints, Kicker, Sad Boy Sinister, Stagger & Fall at the Metro, Oakland a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 14 sat Dispirit, Ealdath (Portland), Anhedonist (Seattle), Vastum at Victory Warehouse, 24th and San Pablo Ave., Oakland a/a $8 7pm *** @ may 14 sat Summer Of Glaciers, More States, Sarah June at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm ** may 14 sat Exit 27, Hypertoxic, Gemini 6 at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 8:30pm ** may 14 sat Stephen Kellogg, Tift Merritt at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $18/$22 8pm ** may 14 sat Soulive, Lettuce at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** may 14 sat Hayes Carll at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** may 14 sat High Tension Wires (Denton, TX), Sharp Objects (record release), Nix (Portland), Neighborhood Brats, dj Big Nate at the Rockit Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** (Red Devil Records 13th Anniversary) may 14 sat The Greenhornes, Jeff The Brotherhood at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** may 14 sat Stripmall Architecture (performing the album "Wiser") at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** may 14 sat Rabbles, Soft Bombs, Thingers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 14 sat Ancient Mariner, Full On Flyhead, Pegataur at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 14 sat Blackwood Royalty at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** may 14 sat Jonathan Mann And The Rock Cookie Bottoms at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** may 14 sat Dramarama (Wayne, N.J.), Yes Sir at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20 7pm/8pm *** may 14 sat Andre Nickatina at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $22.50 8:30pm/9pm ** may 15 sun Prizehog, Kowloon Walled City, Attitude Problem, Diesto (Portland) at the Purple House, Oakland a/a 8:30pm ** may 15 sun Chelsea Handler at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $76/$56 7pm/8pm # ** may 15 sun Midnight (Cleveland, OH), Saviours, Lightning Swords Of Death (L.A.) at Eli's, Oakland 21+ $10 6pm *** @ may 15 sun Cody Simpson & Greyson Chance at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 15 sun Sea Dramas at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm * may 15 sun The Beehavers, C-Horse, Waiting Room at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 15 sun R. Stevie Moore, Tropical Ooze, Wet Ilustrated at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** may 15 sun System Of A Down, Gogol Bordello at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a $66-$25 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** may 15 sun Pillowfights, Monstrauss, Disabled Intent, Rats On Wheels, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at the Disabled Cave, San Jose a/a ** @ (B.J.E.A.T.C.M. tour Benefit) may 16 mon Eisley, The Narrative, Christie Dupree at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 16 mon Melvins (performing Houdini, Eggnog and Lysol) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** @ (also Tuesday) may 17 tue Melvins (performing Stoner Witch and Bullhead) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** @ (also Monday) may 17 tue Buffalo Tom at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 17 tue Herb Alpert & Lani Hall at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a *** may 17 tue Joe Pug, Strand Of Oaks at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 17 tue Liquid Indian, Eva Mendoza at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 18 wed Rammstein (Berlin, Germany), Combichrist at the Arena, Oakland a/a $80/$50/$30 7pm/8pm # *** @ may 18 wed The Hot Toddies, Bam Bam! at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** may 18 wed Houses, The One AM Radio at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 18 wed Pivixki, Patton at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 18 wed The Fiery Furnaces at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** may 18 wed Hurricane Roses at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm * may 19 thr Run Forever, Wayne Arms at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm * may 19 thr Barons Of Tang (Melbourne, Australia, Di Nigunim (San Diego), Thee Hobo Gobbelins at Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8 9pm ** may 19 thr Echo & The Bunnymen, Kelley Stoltz at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35/$45 8pm *** may 19 thr Yelle, French Horn Rebellion at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 19 thr Paranoids, Tokyo Raid, Cellar Doors at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 19 thr Fleeting Trance, Tiny Little Blackouts, JJ Schultz, Lauren Crow at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** may 19 thr The Knitters (John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Dave Alvin, dj Bonebrake, Jonny Ray Bartel) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** may 19 thr Shawn Mullins at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** may 20 fri Teargass at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** may 20 fri Normandie Wilson at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm * may 20 fri Sweet And Tender Hooligans (tribute), The Curse at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 8:30pm * may 20 fri TopxNotch, Vital Nerve, Wasteoids (San Antonio, TX), Truth Inside (FL), For A Better Kind, Face Your Demons at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $6 7pm ** @ may 20 fri Poor Man's Whiskey, Dead Winter Carpenters at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 20 fri Garrin Benfield (cd release) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** may 20 fri Chiddy Bang, Pusha T, Dev & Nijsonix at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** (Bamboozle Road Show) may 20 fri This Charming Band (tribute), For The Masses (tribute), Sing Blue Silver (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 20 fri Trampled By Turtles at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** may 20 fri A Frames, Cheveu, Hank IV, Charles Albright, dj Mitch Cardwell at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** (S.S. Records 10 Year Anniversary) may 20 fri Andre Nickatina at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7pm/8pm ** may 20 fri The Knitters (John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Dave Alvin, dj Bonebrake, Jonny Ray Bartel) at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? *** may 20 fri Monkey at the Pioneer Saloon, 2925 A Woodside Road, Woodside 21+ ** may 20/21/22 John Fogerty, Sheryl Crow, Gypsy Kings, Tedescki Tracks Band, Hiroml at Sonoma Jazz Festival, 151 1st Street W., Sonoma a/a *** may 21 sat Murder Junkies, Hammerlock, Fukm, Jesse Morris And The Mancougers, Guantanamo Dogpile at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 *** @ may 21 sat The Sore Thumbs, Get Dead, Lazer Wolf, Calling Morocco at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** @ may 21 sat Bad Manners at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** @ may 21 sat Female Trouble, Two Against One at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** may 21 sat Citizen Fish (Bath, England), Krum Bums, Apathy Cycle at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ may 21 sat Mickey Hart, Sub Swara, David Starfire Ensemble, MC Yogi at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** (yoga + concert $55 4pm/4:30pm) may 21 sat Wanderlust at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** may 21 sat Sassy!!!, Carmichael And The Frijolitas at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 1pm til 4pm ** (Benefit for Daniel Webster Elementary) may 21 sat Feedtime (Sydney, Australia), Lamps, Nothing People, Wounded Lion, dj Ryan Wells at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm *** (S.S. Records 10 Year Anniversary) may 21 sat Monkey at the Refuge, 19624 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a ** may 21 sat Long Beach Rehab, The Extremeties at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15 7pm/8pm *** @ may 21 sat Di Nigunim, Barons Of Tang, Shivaree (record release) at Origami Lounge, 708 Cherry Street, Chico a/a $5 8pm ** @ may 22 sun Ctizen Fish, Krum Bums (TX), Apathy Cycle, Harrington Saints at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm *** @ may 22 sun meeting of Bay Area Booking Collective at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 4:30pm (early) may 22 sun Block Shot (Germany), Rat Master Flip at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm ** may 22 sun Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $40-$67 8pm # ** may 22 sun James Blake at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 22 sun The Goddiggers, Careless Hearts, Rich McCulley at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm ** may 22 sun The Mantles, Nar, Lens, Duchess Of Saigon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 4pm/6pm ** (record swap at 4pm) (S-S Records 10 Year Anniversary) may 22 sun S. Carey, Other Lives at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a ** may 22 sun Glee (live in concert) at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # ** may 23 mon Sam Bradley, Holly Conlan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** may 23 mon Rival Schools at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 24 tue Twilight Singers, Margot, The Nuclear So-So's at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 24 tue Rival Schools at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** may 24 tue S. Carey, Other Lives at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** may 24 tue The Moody Blues at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # ** may 24 tue Fitz & The Tantrums at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 24/25 Glee (live in concert) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $93/$53 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** may 25 wed Aloe Blacc at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 25 wed Stiff Little Fingers at Slim's S.F. a/a *** @ may 25 wed Fujiya & Miyagi, Blackbird Blackbird, White Arros at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** (S.F. Popfest) may 25 wed Woods Of Ypres at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * may 25 wed Joan As Police Woman at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm ** may 25 wed S. Carey, Other Lives at Sophia's Thai Kitchen, Davis a/a ** may 25 wed Asta Kask (Sweden), Monster Squad, Dcoi, Earslaughter, Rat Damage at the Fire Escape, 7431 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights a/a *** @ may 25 wed Steve Mahoney (acoustic) at Powerhouse Pub, 614 Sutter Street, Folsom 21+ free 8pm * may 25/26 Yeasayer at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** may 26 thr Undergang (Denmark), Badr Vogu, Negative Standards, Cardboard Funeral at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $8 7pm *** @ may 26 thr The Script at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $28/$35 8pm # *** may 26 thr Nodzzz, Milk Music at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 26 thr Dominant Legs, Aberdeen, The Motifs, Sweater Girls at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** may 26 thr White Denim at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $23 8:30pm/9pm ** may 26 thr Boz Scaggs at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a *** may 27 fri Asta Kask (Sweden), Monster Squad, Airfix Kits, Merdosoa, Side Effects at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 8pm *** @ may 27 fri Tribal Seeds at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** may 27 fri Killing Joke (U.K.) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** may 27 fri The Fray at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $40 8pm/9pm # *** may 27 fri The Undertones, Allo Darlin' (U.K.), The Mantles, The Smittens at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15/$17 8pm *** @ (S.F. Popfest) may 27 fri The Dwarves, The Radishes, The Pleasure Kills at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/10pm *** @ may 27 fri Undergang (Denmark), Acephalix, Bruxers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** @ may 27 fri Wonderbread 5 at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? ** may 27 fri Morning Bell (FL), Team Mascot, True Mad North at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm ** may 27 fri Flogging Molly at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $30 7pm/8pm *** @ may 28 sat Ceremony, Extortion, Iron Lung, Negative Standards at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ may 28 sat Zepparella at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 28 sat Cold Blood, Bingtones, Tribal Blues Bande at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 28 sat 14 Iced Bears, Phil Wilson, Neverever, The Art Museums, Devon Williams, Brilliant Colors, Terry Malts, Sea Lions, Kids On A Crime Spree, dj Kid Frostbite at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15/$17 5pm *** (S.F. Popfest) may 28 sat Guitar Wolf, Cheap Time, The Rock Tigers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ may 28 sat Rantouls, Night Howles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 28 sat Assembly Of Dust at the Indpendent, S.F. 21+ ** may 28 sat Top Shelf, Mystic Roots, Bellyfull, Pion 2 Zion at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** may 28 sat Monkey at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ ** may 28 sat March Into Paris (Sacramento) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** may 28 sat Usher, Akon at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** may 29 sun Calafia at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm * may 29 sun Eternal Summers, The Beets, Catwalk, Seapony at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** (SF Popfest) may 29 sun The Billy Nayer Show at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** may 29 sun Charlie Wilson, The O'Jays, Bell Biv Devoe, Slexander O'Neal, El DeBarge at Pavilion, Concord a/a $90-$39 10:30am/noon # *** (KBLX) may 29 sun Usher, Akon at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** may 30 mon Lykke Li at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (sold out) may 30 mon Porchlight Open Door at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6:30pm * may 31 tue Doom (U.K.), Brainoil, Kicker, Merdoso at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 # *** @ may 31 tue The Antlers, Little Scream at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 30/31 Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** jun 1 wed The Undertones (Ireland), The Pleasure Kills, Sharp Objects at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm *** @ jun 1 wed Iron & Wine, The Head And The Heart at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jun 1/2 Buffalo Springfield at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (KFOG) jun 2 thr Architecture In Helsinki, Hooray For Earth at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** jun 2 thr Gruff Rhys at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ 9pm ** jun 2 thr Iron & Wine at the Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $24 ** jun 3 fri Fog Of War, Lyceum, Hysteria, Saint Vernon, Apothesary at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ jun 3 fri Little Wings, Blank Tapes at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** jun 3 fri Architecture In Helsinki, Hooray For Earth at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** jun 3 fri Blackfield at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 3 fri The Wombats at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15 9pm ** jun 3 fri Slow Trucks, Pony Village (Portland), Mosshead & Stirling Says at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 3 fri The White Buffalo at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** jun 3 fri Luvplanet at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** jun 3 fri Fallujah, Aenimus, Simoom, Ashkira, Native Shores at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** jun 3 fri One Day, Love Songs From The Hated at Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico a/a $5 8:30pm ** @ jun 3/4 Furthur (with Phil Lesh & Bob Weir) at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $66-$31 6pm/7:30pm # ** jun 4 sat Nino Zombie, Pata De Pero, Basura, Oola Rook Steady at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7:30pm *** @ (ska nite) jun 4 sat The Dickies at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm *** @ jun 4 sat Adele at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8:45pm # ** (sold out) jun 4 sat Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm ** jun 4 sat Earth, Wind & Fire at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** jun 4 sat Powerage (tribute), Speak Of The Devil (tribute), Destroyer (tribute) at Club Fox, 2223 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** (Lynda's Birthday) jun 4 sat Laaz Rockit, Heathen, Ikki Crane, Hatchet, Angerhead at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ jun 5 sun Anna Calvi at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9pm ** jun 7 tue U2, Lenny Kravitz at the Coliseum, Oakland a/a # *** jun 7 tue Orange Goblin, The Gates Of Slumber, Naam, dj Rob Metal at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jun 7 tue Street Urchins (Sacramento) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 5pm ** jun 7 tue Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae Hooligans at the Grand Theater, Reno NV ?/? $32.50 ** jun 7 tue cancelled: Tyrone Wells at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. jun 8 wed Friendly Fires at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** jun 9 thr Krisna Das at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jun 9 thr Death Cab For Cutie (Seattle), The Lonely Forest at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # *** jun 9 thr Tied To The Branches, Slowness at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 9 thr Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # ** jun 10 fri Creepshow, Cold Blue Rebels, Mempis Murder Men, Moonshine at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ jun 10 fri Peter Gabriel, New Blood Orchestra at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** (KFOG) jun 10 fri Carlos Varela at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 10 fri Farewell Continental, Gold Motel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 10 fri The Old Firm Casuals, Toughskins, Hounds And Harlots at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** @ jun 10 fri Petty Theft (tribute) at George's, San Rafael 21+ 9pm * jun 10 fri Side FX Band (Washington, D.C.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** jun 10 fri Memphis May Fire, Decoder, That's Outrageous, Ten After Two, Paint Over Pictures at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/7:45pm *** jun 10 fri For All I've Done, Wings Of Innocence, Demension 13 (Reno), Steel Savior at Shenanigan's, 705 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $10 8pm ** jun 10/11/12 PRIMUS (sun), The Flaming Lips (sat), Michael Franti & Spearhead, G. Love & Special Sauce, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Railroad Earth, Krishna Das With Natacha Atlas & Tiraline, Ghostland Observatory, lost At Last Tribe, Soja, Rootz Underground, David Starfire Ensemble, Gaudi, Opiuo, Shimshai, Moon Alice And David Nelson Band, Luminesque, Visionary Alliance, The Soft White Sixties, El Radio Fantastique, Three Legged Sister, Mike Farrell, Mariel Hemingway & Bobby Williams, John & Ocean Robbins, Will Durst, Caroline Casey, James Twyman, Dr. Steven Greer, Mahendra Kumar Trivedi at the Harmony Festival, Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa a/a # **** @ jun 11 sat Title Fight, Touche' Amore', The Menzingers, Shook Ones, Dead End Path at 924 Gilman a/a $12 7pm *** @ jun 11 sat Dispatch at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** jun 11 sat Extra Action Marching Band, Itchi-O-Marching Band, The Something Experince at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** jun 11 sat An Horse (Australia), Poor Bailey at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 11 sat Miasmal (Sweden), Bone Sickness (Seattle), Mortuous at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** @ jun 11 sat The Edge, The Whitney Myer Band at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** jun 11 sat The Chop Tops at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** jun 11 sat Always Ready (Visalia), Tony (from Stickupkid - solo acoustic) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm ** jun 11 sat Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $75-$30 5:30pm/7pm # ** jun 11 sat Metal Health at El Eorado Saloon, 879 Embarcadaro Dr, El Dorado Hills 21+ free 8pm ** jun 11/12 Black Lips, Cerebral Ballzy at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 12 sun Miasmal (Sweden), Undergang (Denmark), Bone Sickness (Seattle), Acephalix at Victory Warehouse, 24th and San Pablo Avenue, Oakland a/a $10 6pm *** @ jun 12 sun Florence + The Machine at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** (Live 105) jun 12 sun The Crystelles, Tonge And Teeth, Agness Twin at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 13 mon Deftones, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Le Butcherettes (Mexico City) at Warfield, S.F. a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm $33/$42.50 # *** @ (floor sold out) jun 14 tue The Maine, Augustana at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/7:30pm # ** jun 14 tue Mark Lanegan (acoustic), Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) jun 15 wed Slapstick at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** (sold out - Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 15 wed Motley Crue, Poison, New Your Dolls at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** $ jun 15 wed Blasted Canyons, The Boom Bang at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 16 thr Slow Gherkin, Buck-O-Nine, Unsteady, Monkey at the Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 8pm *** @ (sold out - Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 16 thr Alkaline Trio, The Sainte Caterines (Montreal, Quebec), The Hot Toddies, Kepi Ghoulie, Atom Age at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $20 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ (sold out - Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 16 thr This Or The Apocalypse at a Place for Teens, 4 New York Avenue, Los Gatos a/a $12 6pm/6:30pm ** jun 17 fri Bad Reaction, Resist & Exist, Sabertooth Zombie, Media Blitz, Crucial Cause, Concussion, Hooded Justice at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ jun 17 fri Andrew Jackson Jihad, Sinobu, O Pioneers!!! (Houston, TX), The Wild (Atlanta, GA), Pteradon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm/8:30pm *** (Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 17 fri The Emergency Room, Dan Potthast, Ratasucia, Bagheera, Grant Olney at the Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** (Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 17 fri Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Maria Taylor at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 17 fri Shpongle, Random Rab at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # ** jun 17 fri The Texas Tornados at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jun 17 fri Buck-O-Nine, Monkey at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 17 fri Poison Control Center (Iowa) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** jun 17 fri Brett Dennen, Dawes at the El Rey Theatre, Chico a/a $20 7:30pm/8:30pm *** jun 18 sat Bohunks, Astronuts at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm ** jun 18 sat Matt & Kim, The Thermals, Autobot From Flosstradamus at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** jun 18 sat The Queers, Classics Of Love, The Apers (Rotterdam), The Max Levine Ensemble (Washington, DC), Gnarboots at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ (Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 18 sat Sundowner, Brendan Kelly, Mike Hale, I Sing The Body Electric at the Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 7pm *** (Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 18 sat The Civil Wars at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 18 sat Megan Slankard, The Welcome Matt (cd release), Acacia at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 9pm ** jun 18 sat The House Of Honour, Virgin Islands (Seattle), Peace Creep, North Fork at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 18 sat Slow Gherkin (reunion), Mu330, Vancougar (Vancouver, Canada) at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a $12/$15 7:30pm/8pm *** @ jun 18 sat Tech N9ne at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** jun 19 sun The Lawrence Arms, Toys That Kill, Short Round, Spraynard (West Chester, PA), Chotto Ghetto at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $18 7pm/8pm *** @ (sold out - Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 19 sun Bomb The Music Industry, Hard Girls, Laura Stevenson And The Cans, Mikey Erg, Mike Park at the Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 8pm *** (Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 19 sun Tech N9ne, Jay Rock, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoop, Mayday, Steve Stone at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** jun 21 tue Origin, Hate Eternal, Vital Remains, Abysmal Dawn at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** jun 21 tue Bell X1 at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 22 wed Okkervil River, Titus Andronicus, Julianna Barwick at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ** jun 22 wed Jaga Jazzist at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 22 wed Panic At The Disco, Fun, Funeral Party at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** jun 22 wed Hex Machine, Dead Meat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 22 wed The Trims at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 23 thr Thao & Mirah, Led To Sea at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 23 thr Jorma Kaukonen, David Bromberg at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** jun 23 thr Holly Golightly And Te Brokeoffs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9p * jun 24 fri My Morning Jacket, Everest at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** jun 24 fri The Glitch Mob, Ana Sia at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** jun 24 fri Pride & Joy at George's, San Rafael 21+ 9pm ** jun 24 fri Brett Dennen, Dawes at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $20-$40 7pm/8pm *** jun 24/25 Zoe Keating at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated) jun 24/25/26 Libertatia at someplace, somecity jun 25 sat Old Firm Casuals, Pressure Point, Factory Minds, Plead The Fifth, Sydney Ducks, Those Unknown at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ (Cancer Benefit) jun 25 sat Autopsy, Nuclear Assault (N.Y.), Whiplash (N.J.), Cattle Decapitation (San Diego), Zombie Holocaust, Warbringer (L.A.), Ludicra, Undivided (N.Y.), Hatchet, Dread (N.M.), Vindicator (OH), Ex Mortus (L.A.), Witchaven (L.A.), Insanity at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 South Harbor Way, Richmond a/a $32.50/$35 ($50 vip) 2pm *** @ (Slaughter by the Water) jun 25 sat Brett Dennen, Dawes at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (KFOG) jun 25 sat Zeke, The Hookers, Black Wizard at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9PM ** jun 25 sat The Wooden Birds at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 25 sat Andre Williams at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 7:30pm and 10pm shows ** jun 26 sun Rush (playing Moving Pictures) at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $135-$40 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jun 26 sun Tech N9ne at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $25 *** jun 28 tue Sondre Lerche at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 28 tue Brooke Fraser at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** jun 29 wed Dropkick Murphys at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ $ jun 30 thr Rihanna, Cee Lo Green at the Arena, Oakland a/a $96-$21 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 30 thr Monkey at Street Dance, Morgan Hill a/a ** jul 1 fri Group Doueh at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm ** jul 2 sat Animals And Men, Grass Widow, Rank/Xerox at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 2 sat Royal Baths, Nucular Aminals, Psychic Feline at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 2 sat Big D And The Kids Table, Dance Gavin Dance, Enter Shikari, Every Avenue, Family Force Five, Foxy Shazam, Go Radio, Grieves With Budo, IllScarlett, It Boys!, Larry And His Flask, Lucero, Miss May I, Of Mice And Men, Set Your Goals, Sharks, Shut Up And Deal, Simple Plan, Terrible Things, The Aggrolites, The Bots, The Dance Party, The Dangerous Summer, The Exposed, The Ready Set, The Wonder Years, The Word Alive, We Came As Romans, Winds Of Plague, Woe, Is Me at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** @ (Warped Tour) jul 2 sat New Kids On The Block, Backstreet Boys at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $93-$32 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 4 mon Adam Carolla (comedy) at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $50/$35 6pm/7pm # *** jul 5 tue Quintron And Miss Pussycat at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jul 5 tue Reverend Horton Heat, Swingin' Utters, Hayride To Hell at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ jul 6 wed Seefeel at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 6 wed Reverend Horton Heat, Swingin' Utters at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma 21+ $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ jul 7 wed Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ ** jul 8/9 Widespread Panic at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** (KFOG) jul 9 sat The Inciters, Brass Hysteria, Harrrington Saints at 924 Gilman Street, Bereley a/a 8pm ** @ jul 10 sun Disturbed, Godsmack, Megadeth, Machine Head, In Flames, Trivium, Testament, Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish, Straight Line Snitch, Unearth, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Red Fang at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a # *** @ (Rockstar Mayhem Festival) jul 11/12 Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $77 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jul 13 wed Reverend Horton Heat, Swingin' Utters at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ jul 15 fri Kromosome, Warcry at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm ** @ jul 16 sat Arnocorps, Memphis Murder Men, Stab Your Back, Skin & Bonez at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ jul 17 sun Rational Anthems, Turkish Techno at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm ** jul 17 sun Ancestree (Santa Cruz) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm * jul 19 tue Owl City, Mat Kearney, Unwed Sailor at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # ** jul 19/20 The Avett Brothers at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** jul 20 wed Ancestree (Santa Cruz) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm * jul 21 thr cancelled: Screeching Weasel at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. jul 22 fri Faster Pussycat at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a 7pm/8pm ** jul 26 tue Bombino at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 27 wed Jason Aldean, Chris Young at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** jul 29 fri Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ ** jul 31 sun Rasputina at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 4 thr Exhumed, Macabre, Cephalic Carnage, Withered at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ aug 5 fri Toby Keith, Eric Church at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** aug 6 sat The Devil Makes Three at Petaluma Music Festival, Petaluma a/a ** aug 7 sun Think And Die Thinking Fest at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free ** aug 11 thr Warped Tour at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # *** @ aug 12 fri Katy Perry at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $48-$36.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** aug 14 sun Cosa Brava at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 23 tue Josh Groban at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $99/$79 7pm/8pm # ** aug 23 tue 311, Sublime With Rome at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $56-$21 5pm/6:30pm # *** aug 25 thr Sade, John Legend at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $179-$53 7pm/8pm # ** aug 26 fri Sugarland, Sara Bareilles at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** aug 27 sat Sade, John Legend at the Arena, Oakland a/a a/a $176-$50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 1 thr Taylor Swift at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** sep 3 sat Taylor Swift, Need To Breath at Arco Arena, Sacramento a/a # ** sep 9 fri Def Leppard, Heart, Evan Watson at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a $29-$131 7:30pm # *** (was September 10th) sep 14 wed Kamelot, Tristania, Blackguard, The Agonist at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** sep 17 sat U.F.O., Luv Planet at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** sep 18 sun Grave, Blood Red Throne, Pathology, Gigan at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ sep 18 sun Rascal Flatts, Easton Corbin, Justin Moore at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** sep 21 wed D.R.I. at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 30/oct 1/2 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free oct 1 sat Keith Urban at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** oct 5 wed Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $144-$34 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 15 sat Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $144-$34 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 19 wed Kd Lang at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** oct 28 fri Rivals at the Avalon, Santa Clara 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 KVHS-FM 90.5 The Edge www.kvhs.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 wed Wednesday Night Live on Radio KZSU 90.1FM 9pm-10pm 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16th Street Cafe, 2416 16th Street, Sacramento a/a Ace of Spades, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 510-549-1125 Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a 415-831-1200 Annie's Social Club, 911 Folsom St. at 5th, S.F. 21+ 415-974-1585 Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara 21+ a/a 408-241-0777 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 Cell Space, 2050 Bryant at 18th, S.F. a/a Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa 5+ 707-546-3600 Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale 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 Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary, S.F. 21+ El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) 530-342-2727 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 ($2 yearly membership required) http://www.924gilman.org 5pm membership meetings 1st and 3rd sat. of each month George's, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael 21+ 415-457-1515 Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. ages 6+ 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 Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+ 415-546-6300 Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 Ironstone Vineyards, 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys a/a 209-728-1251 Java Lounge, 2416 16th St., Sacramento a/a Johnny Foley's Irish House, 243 O'Farrell Street, S.F. 21+ 415-954-0777 Kimo's Bar, 1351 Polk at Pine, S.F. 21+ 415-885-4535 Kennel Club, 5821 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento 21+ 916-339-1675 Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a 775-323-5648 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 Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph at 23rd., Oakland a/a 510-465-4073 Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+ 415-647-2888 Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+ 707-765-2121 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 Milk Bar, 1840 Haight Street, S.F. 21+ 415-387-6455 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 New Parish, 579 18th at San Pablo Avenue, Oakland 21+ 18+ a/a 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 Pissed Off Pete's, 4528 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ 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 Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ 925-685- 2122 Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 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+ Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a 530-891-1809 Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ 510-548-1159 Shire Road Club, Sacramento (all shows cancelled - club closed) Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a Slim's, 333 11th St., S.F. ages 6+ 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 Terminal, 3957 San Leandro Street, Oakland 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 Vixens, 906 Victorian Avenue, Sparks NV a/a 21+ 775-358-6969 Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ 408-286-8636 X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a 408-255-5700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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