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 July 24, 2011 jul 24 sun D.Y.S., Wolves & Thieves, Short Changed, Bare Minimum at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 5pm *** @ jul 24 sun Zero Boys, Ringers, Arctic Flowers, Neon Piss, Street Eaters at the Metro, Oakland a/a $13/$15 8pm/8:30pm # *** @ (1-2-3-4 Records) jul 24 sun Lord Dying (Portland), Nether Regions (Portland), Dopapele (CO), Owl at Your Haus, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ jul 24 sun Hysterics (WA), Reivers, Swimsuit Issue, Permanent Ruin at the Yellow Room, 2027 Market Street, West Oakland a/a $5 6pm ** @ jul 24 sun Atif Asiam at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** jul 24 sun Hottub, Religious Girls, Krishna, dj Miggy Stardust at Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. at Bancroft, Berkeley 21+ ** jul 24 sun Jukebox Romantics, Dandelion Massacre, Death Sentence, Famous Last Line, Digaw, Punk Funk Mob at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** jul 24 sun Social Studies (6pm), Ugly Winner, Carletta Sue Kay, SF Rock Project, Marabelle Phoenix (2pm), dj's at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $3-$5 sliding scale noon ** (SF Indie Mart Street Fair) jul 24 sun Cody Canada & The Departed, Lariats Of Fire, Jason Eady at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 24 sun George Watsky, Prayers For Atheists, Aquifer, Point Of View, Alicia Murphy at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $5 8pm *** jul 24 sun Emily Wells at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jul 24 sun The Coathangers (Atlanta), Swann Danger, The Morning Crazies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 24 sun The Barfeeders, Go Time!, The Meat Sluts at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 4pm/4:30pm ** @ (Kat & Charlie's Going Away Party) jul 24 sun The Haters, Xome, Chrome Genie, Cerebral Roil, Pulsating Cyst, Nerfbau, Nature Abhors Normality VS. Tenticular Genocide, Liver Cancer, Overdose The Katatonic, Sharkiface, Pete Von Petrin, Bonus Beast, AC Way at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ 3:30pm *** @ jul 24 sun California World Guitar Show at Marin Civic Center Exhibit Hall, San Rafael jul 24 sun Dolly Parton at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # *** jul 24 sun Why I Hate, Advocate, Abolitionist (Portland) at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ free 5pm ** @ jul 24 sun Indigo Girls, Mount Moriah at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $50-$35 7:30pm # ** jul 24 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$15 9pm jul 24 sun Fallstar (Portland, OR), A Sequence Of Ghosts, And Came Back Brutal, Divine Restoration, Brood Of Fenrir, Escalon at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 6:30pm/7:30pm *** @ jul 25 mon Thurston Moore, Kurt Vile & The Violators at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** jul 25 mon Cold Cave, Austra, Prurient at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 25 mon Cults, Guards, Writer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** (sold out) jul 25 mon Fucked Up, Trash Talk at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** jul 25 mon Project Film, Moonbell, Horsefly at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ ** jul 25 mon Iceage (Denmark), Cult Of Youth, People At Parties, dj Omar at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** jul 26 tue Abrupt, Humilitate (Basque, Spain), Spracta Snut Skallar, Tall Can Brigade at Hazmat, Oakland a/a 8pm *** @ jul 26 tue Airfix Kits, Cult Of Youth (N.Y.), Rank/Xerox at the Hive, 1420 Tenth Street, West Oakland a/a $6 7pm ** @ jul 26 tue The Foreign Exchange at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $25 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 26 tue Schmoozer, Miraloma And The Bad Vibes, Tastyville, Say Thing at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** jul 26 tue Bombino, Magic Leaves at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 26 tue Thurston Moore, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Hush Arbors at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $22 7pm/8pm *** jul 26 tue Ghost Animals, Kids On A Crive Spree, Permanent Collection at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 26 tue Te Sheens, The Sad Bastard Book Club, The Cryptics at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 26 tue Tidelands (record release), John Vanderslice, Debbie Neigher (record release), Blue Rabbit at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jul 26 tue David Allan Coe (Akron, OH), The Pine Box Boys at the Time Out, 1822 Grant Street, Concord 21+ *** jul 26 tue Los Lonely Boys, Los Lobos at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$40 7pm # ** jul 26 tue Queens Of The Stone Age, Le Butcherettes at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $40/$45 7:30pm/8:30pm *** jul 26/27 Yuck, Unknown Mortal Orchestra at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** jul 27 wed Massakro (Mexico), The Velisha (Fresno), Puke N Rally (Portland), at Hazmat, Oakland a/a 8pm ** @ jul 27 wed John Rybak, Lisa Graciano, Katie Garibaldi at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a free 7pm til 10pm * jul 27 wed Go Time!, Atomic Machines, Why I Hate at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 27 wed The Passengers, Mercy Thieves, Female Trouble, Perros Con Pistolas at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX) jul 27 wed The Definite Articles, Dirty Mittens (Portland, OR), Il Gato at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jul 27 wed Sabertooth Zombie, Humilitate (Basque, Spain), Street Justice at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jul 27 wed The Buttercream Gang, The Horde And The Harem, Brownshoe at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jul 27 wed Grass Widow, Cold Showers, Dunes, Petals at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** jul 27 wed The Memorials, Rough Waters, The Straight Ups at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 27 wed My Parade, The White Barons, Axwound at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 27 wed Miss Lana Rebel And Kevin Michael Mayfield, The Gypsy Moonlight Band, Sweet Chariot at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 10pm * jul 27 wed Jason Aldean, Clay Walker, Thompson Square at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** jul 27 wed Noise-A-Tron, The Number Fox at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** jul 27 wed Thera at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** jul 27 wed Equipto, Chris Rene, Slop Opera, Mac Jar & Monikape at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $8/$10 8pm/8:30pm ** jul 27 wed Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, Schwayze & Cisco Adler at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? $37.50 6:30pm # *** jul 27 wed Thurston Moore, Kurt Vile & The Violators, dj Malikmiko at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a $28.75 5:30pm *** jul 28 thr films: Lucy Daughter of the Devil & Robot Chicken at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) jul 28 thr The Cool Kids at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** jul 28 thr Thee Oh Sees, The Royal Baths, Mike Donovan, Blasted Canyons at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** jul 28 thr Greensky Bluegrass, Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm * jul 28 thr Zach Roque at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $14 8pm ** jul 28 thr Skylar Grey at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $12 9pm ** jul 28 thr The Damnwells, Harper Blynn, Josh Fletcher at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** jul 28 thr Eat Skull, Unnatural Helpers, Uzi Rash, Street Eaters at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm *** @ jul 28 thr The Frail, Survivor Guide, TigerCat at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm *** jul 28 thr Insanity, Futur Skullz, Serpent Crown at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm/9pm ** @ jul 28 thr Group Rhoda, Teams (L.A.), Ssleeping Desiress, Zombelle (L.A.), The Tleilaxu Music Machine (L.A.), Swahili (Portland), Frkse (Boston), dj Robert Disaro (L.A.) at Stud Bar, S.F. 21+ $4.99 (free b4 9pm) 9pm ** jul 28 thr Billy & Dolly, Karina Denike, Carletta Sue Kay at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 28 thr Jug Dealers, The David Luning Band, Three Legged Sister, The Crux, Katie Philips, Brandon The Clown at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** jul 28 thr Short Fuse, Meatslab, Abysmal Fate at the Swingin' Door, San Mateo 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 28 thr Cracker, Buxter Hoot'n at Plaza de Cesar Chavez, Downtown San Jose a/a free 5:30pm ** (KFOG) jul 28 thr Nekromantix, The Chop Tops, The Brains, Stellar Corpses at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$15 8pm/8:30pm *** @ jul 28 thr Three Bad Jacks at the Pizza Factory, 926 South Main Street Salinas a/a 7pm ** jul 28 fri David Allan Coe (Akron, OH), Dry Country Drinkers, Colonel Jimmy & The Blackfish at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $30/$35 7pm/8pm # *** jul 28 fri Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Darkest Hour, Six Feet Under, Dying Fetus, Powerglove, As Blood Runs Black, Oceano, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Within The Ruins at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ jul 28 fri Chingado, Humilitate, The Hooten Hallrs, The Pushers at Origami Lounge, 708 Cherry Street, Chico a/a 8:30pm ** jul 28 fri Uh Huh Her, Aubrey Debauchery at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $10 # ** jul 29 fri Zero Progress, E.T.C., Secret People, Classics Of Love at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ jul 29 fri Feast, Fatality (Toronto, Canada), Pillager, Lacedration, It, Agata at B.R.S., Richmond a/a $5 7pm *** @ jul 29 fri Slightly Stoopid, Don Carlos, Karl Denson, Del The Funky Homosapien, Rebelution, Shwayze & Cisco at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 6pm # *** jul 29 fri Nekromantix, The Brains, Swamp Angel, Memphis Murder Men at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm $14 # *** @ jul 29 fri Dear Indugu at High Street Station Cafe, Alameda a/a * jul 29 fri Hot Buttered Rum at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** jul 29 fri Kevin Seconds, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Bryan McPherson, The Everlovin' at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 29 fri Ghastly City Sleep (Brooklyn), Build Us Airplanes at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $5 7pm ** @ jul 29 fri The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39 3:30pm # *** @ (Summer Slaughter) jul 29 fri American Steel, Angry Amputees, Shot Down at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** @ jul 29 fri Maps & Atlases, Princeton, Sister Crayon at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** jul 29 fri Ben Sollee at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** jul 29 fri The California Honeydrops, Con Brio, Neurovoltaic Orchestra at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $30 8pm ** (fundraiser) jul 29 thr M.E.L.T. (Mark, Emilio, Larry & Ted - 80's covers) at La Barca, 2036 Lombard Street, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jul 29 thr Mean Jeans, The Black Jaspers, Guantanamo Baywatch, The Teutonics at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10-$30 9pm ** (Total Trash Fest) jul 29 thr Prizehog, Nero Order, Ghetto Blaster at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jul 29 thr Woods, The Fresh & Onlys, The Mantles, dj Britt Govea at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm ** jul 29 thr Heather Combs Band, The Ponies (ep release), Alden at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** jul 29 thr Das Racist, Blackmahal at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $18 9pm ** jul 29 thr The Unauthorized Rolling STones (tribute) at George's, San Rafael 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** jul 29 thr The Phenomenauts, Tornado Rider, The Secretions at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ jul 29 thr Norm MacDonald at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jul 29 thr The 132, Violation, Toy Called God, Falcon A, Suburban Paranoia, Day Labor at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 8pm ** @ jul 29 thr Leon Rosslson & Robb Johnson (U.K.) at Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto a/a $20 8pm ** jul 29 fri Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # *** jul 29 fri Melissa Etheridge at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $110-$45 7:30pm # *** jul 29 fri Dirtbag Dan, Cadalack Ron, Opski Chan, dj Traps, dj Eternal, Luck Loosh at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $15 ($10 b4 10pm) 9pm ** jul 29 fri Seduce The Dead, Crooked As Fuck, Can Toker at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free ** jul 29 fri Sometimes Jones, Appendage, Stateside Radio at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ free 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 29 fri E-40, Raider Dave, Alias John Brown, Quette Daddie, Mr. Wilson, The Ricky James Project, Stupid Youth, The Realists at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** jul 29 fri Three Bad Jacks (cd release), Avenue Saints (Sacramento), Ghost Town Hangmen (San Jose) at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ 9pm ** jul 29 fri Monkey at Nine Lives, Gilroy ?/? ** jul 29 fri Lady Antebellum, Troy Olsen at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? 7:30pm ** jul 30 sat Ringworm, Nails, Bitter End, New Lows, Crucified at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ jul 30 sat Asymmetric Warfare (Seattle), Glob, Chingado (Chico), Wake The Machines at Hazmat, Oakland a/a 8pm *** @ jul 30 sat A Perfect Circle, Red Bacteria Vacuum at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 8pm # *** jul 30 sat CJ Ramone, Eastern Span, Jokes For Feelings at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $10/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm *** jul 30 sat The Muffs, Turbonegra, The Bruises, Talky Tina at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** @ jul 30 sat Owl, Ghetto Blaster (San Diego), Funeral Stain at Eli's, Mile High Club, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm ** jul 30 sat dj Bob Mould, dj Rich Morel at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm/10pm ** (Blowoff) jul 30 sat Bam Bam, Silent Pictures, Schande at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jul 30 sat Those Darlins, White Arrows, Motopony at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 30 sat Cornmeal at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** jul 30 sat The South Bay Surfers, The Okmoniks, Shruggs, Night Howls, The Slobsters at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 2pm ** (afternoon show - Total Trash Fest) jul 30 sat The Spits, Black Jaspers, Personal And The Pizzas, Therapists, Apache at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm *** @ (Total Trash Fest) jul 30 sat Black Cobra, Hot Lunch, Lecherous Gaze, Hightower at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 3pm/4pm ** @ (Beerspit Magazine Release) jul 30 sat Hank IV (7" release), John Wesley Coleman, Rayon Beach (Austin) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 ** jul 30 sat Migraine, White Wards (Olympia, WA), Dream Decay, Permanent Ruin at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** @ jul 30 sat Pollo Del Mar (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm) at the Riptide Bar, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** jul 30 sat Kafana Balkan, Brass Menazeri, dj Zeljko at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 30 sat P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. (Portland), Killer Within, Rocha at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** @ jul 30 sat Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Three Dog Night at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # *** jul 30 sat Dublin Death Patrol, Ikki Crane, Skinner, Angerhead at the Avalon, Santa Calra a/a ** @ jul 30 sat Monkey, Aloha Screwdriver, Virginia City Shakedown, Soft Volume, Hella Jalapenos at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** jul 30 sat Winchester Skatepark 30th Reunion at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** (video's / open mic) jul 30 sat Roach Gigz, Los Rakas, Nima Fadavi at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$19 8pm/9pm ** jul 30 sat RX Bandits, Maps & Atlases, Zechs Marquise, Facing New York at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$17 7pm/7:30pm *** jul 30 sat Dear Indugu, City Psychology at the Queen Bean, Modesto a/a ** jul 30 sat Filter (L.A.), Anew Revolution, Heart-Set Self Destruct, Prylosis, White Minorities at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$23 7pm/7:30pm # *** @ jul 30 sat Nekromantix, The Brains, The Infamous Swanks, Avenue Saints at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ jul 30 sat Steve Miller Band, Dave Mason at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? 7:30pm *** jul 30 sat Nodzzz, Art Museums, Ducktails, Woods/Fre3sh & Onlys Big Band at Fernwood Resort, 47200 Highway 1, Big Sur a/a 9pm ** (sold out) (Woodsist Festival day 1) jul 30 sat One-Eyed Doll, Merle Jagger, Air Dubai, Domeshots, Invisible Animals, Haunted By Heroes, State Line Empire, many more at 4 & 20 Blackbird Festival, Weed a/a $5/$15 11am ** (outdoor stage and street festival free) jul 30/31 Leon Rosslson & Robb Johnson (U.K.) at La Pena, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley a/a $18/$22 7:30pm ** jul 31 sun Rasputina, Smoke Fairies at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 31 sun Up Your Alley Street Fair, S.F. a/a jul 31 sun Zoe at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jul 31 sun Mandatory Merle at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm ** jul 31 sun Debora Lyall, True Margrit, Kate Kilbane & The Cellar Doors at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 5pm/6pm ** jul 31 sun Olin & The Moon at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * jul 31 sun Matt Adams, Ayla Nereo, Trails, Katie Clover at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (new lineup) jul 31 sun films: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Nosferatu at Cafe Cocomo, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 6pm til 10pm ** (The Creepy KOFY Movietime) jul 31 sun The Bell Brothers, Mad River, The Prophet Samuel, Richie Beltran, Noble Savages at Dan's Bar, 1524 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek 21+ $4 8:30pm ** (Sunday Acoustic Unplugged Live) jul 31 sun Metal Mother, Mortar And Pestle, Birdseye at Aubergine, 755 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol ?/? ** jul 31 sun D.D. Lang And The Siss Boom Bang at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $102-$41 7:30pm # ** jul 31 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm jul 31 sun RX Bandits, Maps & Atlases, Zechs Marquise, Facing New York at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** jul 31 sun Real Estate, Thee Oh Sees, Fresh & Onlys, Woods, Sic Alps, Sun Araw, White Fence at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a 1pm ** (sold out) (Woodsist Festival day 2) aug 1 mon Tally Hall, Speak, Casey Shea at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 1 mon Hides, Ordstro, John Cota, Annalee Call, Hesitation Wounds at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a 7pm ** aug 1 mon Buffalo Killers, Greg Ashley Band, Strangers Family Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** (early show) aug 1 mon Yemen Blues at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15-$50 8pm ** aug 1 mon Hepa-Titus (L.A.), Screaming Cyn Cyn And The Pons (Madison, WI), Deep Teens, W.W.E., Shane Shane (Madison, WI), Shlitz Claiborne at the Stud Bar, S.F. 21+ $4.99 (free b4 9pm) 9pm ** aug 1 mon We Are The Willows (Minneapolis) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** aug 1 mon Matisyahu, Tea Leaf Green at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a ** aug 1 mon Brandi Carlile at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $23.50 7pm/8pm ** aug 2 tue Matisyahu, Trevor Hall, John West at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** aug 2 tue Scattered Trees, The Alternate Routes (Bridgeport, CN), Halsted at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** aug 2 tue Audacity at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm *** aug 2 tue Real Estate, Dominant Legs, Melted Toys at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** aug 2 tue The Nerv, The Lean, Radio Revolt, dj Taypoleon at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 2 tue The She's, The Fling, The Street & Babe Shadow, Bestfriend + Boyfriend, dj Neil Martinson at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** aug 2 tue George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Kenny Wayne Shepherd at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$35 7pm # *** aug 2 tue Madison Lane (Santa Cruz), Jesse Moore (Austin) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm ** aug 2 tue Brother Luke & The Comrades, Buffalo Guns, Dear Indugu at Club Fred, 1426 North Van Ness, Fresno 21+ ** aug 3 wed Dntel (L.A.), One AM Radio (L.A.), Geotic (L.A.) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$18 8pm *** aug 3 wed This Is Hell (Long Island, N.Y.), Decoder, Endwell (Queens, N.Y.), Until Your Heart Stops at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 8pm *** @ aug 3 wed Midnite Snaxxx, Veronica (Denver) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 3 wed Proclamation (Spain), Sanguis Imperem, Pale Chalice at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** @ aug 3 wed Early And Often, Goodriddler, Build Us Airplanes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 3 wed Styx, Yes, Kansas, The Greg Kihn Band at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $80-$18 4:30pm/5:30pm # *** aug 3 wed Mike Gibbons at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** aug 3 wed The Doobie Brothers at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # *** aug 4 thr Steinway Junkies, Dear Indugu, Brother Luke & The Comrades at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** aug 4 thr Exhumed, Macabre, Cephalic Carnage, Withered at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 7:30pm/8pm *** @ aug 4 thr Tornado Rider, The Phenomenauts, Judgement Day at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $14 7:30pm/8pm *** @ aug 4 thr Z Bug, Libertas at the Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market St., S.F. a/a 8pm $6-$10 sliding scale ** aug 4 thr Hydrophonic, The Agent Deadlies at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 4 thr Hands (L.A.) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ ** aug 4 thr Axxonn, En, Holly Herndon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 4 thr A Decent Animal (record release), The Bitter Honeys at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 4 thr Texas Thieves, Unko Atama, Paper Bags at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm/10pm ** aug 4 thr Gin Blossoms, Malea McGuinness at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** aug 4 thr Aftertayst, Thirty9 at the Swingin' Door, San Mateo 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 4 thr Noys Annoise (San Jose), In Euphoric Company (Sacramento) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 5pm ** aug 4 thr The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$50 7:30pm # *** aug 4 thr Chineke at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** aug 4 thr Emmanuel Selassie, Michael Annotti at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $8 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 4/5 The Wailers (thr: perform Exodus) (fri: perform Uprising), Revival Sound System at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** aug 5 fri The Memorials, Punk Funk Mob, Good Morning, Spirits In The Basement, Blasfemme at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ aug 5 fri Digitalism (live), Jack Beats, Caspa, Gesaffelstein at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7pm # ** aug 5 fri El Elle at Zool, Oakland a/a $5 9pm ** aug 5 fri Howlin' Rain, Skystone, The Myonics, The Hypnotic Collectors at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** aug 5 fri Broken Men, Adelitas, Broken Water, Dimples at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a free ** aug 5 fri The Bastard Noise (L.A.), Landmine Marathon (AZ), Voetsek, Hosebeast (Concord) at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $10 8pm *** @ aug 5 fri Mustache Harbor, Private Idaho (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** aug 5 fri K.M.F.D.M., Army Of The Universe, 16volt, Human Factors Lab at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** @ aug 5 fri New Monsoonageddon, New Monsoon, Sean Leahy & Friends, Kiyoshi Foster at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** aug 5 fri Peter Frampton at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** aug 5 fri Mirah, Tara Jane O'Neil at Brightworks, 350 California Street #1500, S.F. a/a *** aug 5 fri Mr Big at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** aug 5 fri La Corde, Ggreen, Waldo Astoria at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 5 fri Pollux at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm * aug 5 fri True Mad North, Red Weather, City Tribe, Miles Country at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** aug 5 fri Triptides (Indiana) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** aug 5 fri Toby Keith, Eric Church, JT Hodges at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $91-$30 6pm/7:30pm # ** aug 5 fri Cash'd Out at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 5 fri Dredg, Fair To Midland, Trophy Fire, Breva at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ aug 5 fri Draw From The Effect (Oroville), Thea Skotia, Escalon, My Bloodshed Kills at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm # *** @ aug 5 fri Y & T at the El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico a/a $23 7pm/8pm *** aug 5/6/7 Pacific Cannabis Expo at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond 18+ $18 aug 6 sat Yob (Eugene, OR), Dark Castle, Dispirit, Worm Ouroboros at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ aug 6 sat Informal Society (L.A.), The Runts (L.A.), Bum City Saints, Looking at My Enemy, Ill Content at Your House, Oakland a/a $8 8pm *** @ aug 6 sat Footwork (Seattle), Planets (Sonoma), Ordstro, Human Baggage, Taintbruiser at Shirley Temple of Doom, 670 32nd Street, Oakland a/a 6:30pm ** aug 6 sat J Davey at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** aug 6 sat Saint Vernon, Ashkira, Ominos at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** @ aug 6 sat Torche, Big Business, Thrones at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm *** @ aug 6 sat Dredg, The Trophy Firi, Strange Vine at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm *** @ (postponed from May 6th) aug 6 sat Moenia at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # ** aug 6 sat Crystal Castles, Mistah Fab, Maus Haus, Con Brio, J Boogie's Dubtronic Science, Battlehooch, Aaron Axlesen, Richie Cunning, Blank Tapes, Seasunz, dj Centipede Of Mophono, Shawn Reynaldo at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $35 7pm # *** aug 6 sat Little Wings, Royal Baths, White Cloud, Sea Of Bees at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. a/a $10-$20 sliding scale ($50 vip) sliding scale 7pm/8pm ** aug 6 sat Bare Wires, The Groggs, Outlaw, Nectarine Pie, The Love Dimenson, The Hypnotist Collectors, Rosa Grande, Moccretro, Poor Sons, Family Matters, The Lotus Moons, The Mrcy Hot Sprngs, The Tet Holiday, Jared Gonzalez at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 2pm *** (San Frandelic Summer Fest) aug 6 sat Wet Illustrated, Angora Debs, Dimples at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 6 sat Sioux City Kid, Kill Moi, Tiny Television at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 6 sat Mickey Hart Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 6 sat Oakhelm (Portland), Walken, Negative Queen (Portland) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** aug 6 sat Annie Bacon & Her Oshen (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm) at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm * aug 6 sat Ancient Mariner, Hell Fire at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 6 sat Cast Of Thousands (cd release), Kindness And Lies, Tremor Low at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** (Benefit Oak Hill School) aug 6 sat Thought Vomit, Rocket House, Nuclear Tempest, Sanctuary Lost at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7pm/8pm *** @ aug 6 sat The Devil Makes Three at Petaluma Music Festival, Petaluma a/a ** aug 6 sat The Obsessors, Wolfshirt, IThinkThere'sSomeDamage at the Mardi Gras, 1628 El Camino Real, Redwood City 21+ free 9pm ** aug 6 sat The Phenomenauts, Plan 9, Sugar Daddy's, Shitkickers, Trashkannon, Culo A Boca at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm *** @ aug 6 sat Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Dennis DeYoung at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$40 7:30pm # *** (music of Styx) aug 6 sat The Record Winter at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 6 sat Stung (tribute), The Last Nova, Curt Yagi & The People Standing Behind Me, Cory Robinson (comedian), Kiwi Time, Brooks Lundy at the Sanctuary Ultra Lounge, 2369 First St., Livermore 21+ $5/$10 4pm/5pm ** aug 6 sat Godstomper, Tolteca Extra, IThinkThere'sSomeDamage at Plainfield Station, 23944 Country Road 98, Woodland a/a $5 4pm ** aug 6 sat Steel Saviour, For All Ive Done, Silence Of The Grimm, Mortal Atrocity, Pythagora at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ aug 6 sat March Of Buffalo, Dear Indugu, A.M. Logic at Barista's Roasting Company, Redding ?/? ** aug 7 sun Registered Sex Offenders at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a ** aug 7 sun RX Bandits, Zechs Marquise, The Hot Toddies at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 7 sun Bowling For Soup, The Dollyrots, Sunderland at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm ** @ aug 7 sun Kavarzee, Libertine Circle, Seven Waves Away, Feedbach, Neon Anyway, Astronomy Lounge, Handshake, Glorious Birds, Robby Redd W. Deuces at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 5:30pm *** (battle of the bands - 30 minute sets) aug 7 sun Yob (Eugene, OR), Dark Castle, Hornss at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 3pm *** @ aug 7 sun The Great AmeriCon, Valor & Vengeance, Gemini Syndrome at Cafe Cocomo, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 5pm/5:30pm *** @ aug 7 sun Hurd Ensemble, Ellul at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 7 sun Palm Springs, The Pillowfights, Jsson Clackley & The Exquisitess, Sourpatch, F.L.B., American Splits at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 2pm *** (Think and Die Thinking Fest) aug 7 sun The Beach Boys at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$35 7:30pm # *** aug 7 sun Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Brown, Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Jason Mraz, Tom Morello, Kitaro, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Jonathan Wilson at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $100-$20 6pm/7:30pm # *** aug 7 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm aug 7 sun Dear Indugu, Dylan Rodrique at Cafe Mekka, 237 Commercial Street, Nevada City a/a ** aug 8 mon Marshall Crenshaw, Bottle Rockets at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? ** aug 8 mon Bowling For Soup, Dolly Rots, Sunderland at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a ** aug 9 tue Chineke (cd release), The Novelist, Guntown, Dot Biz at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9:30pm ** aug 9 tue Tortured Genies, Roommate, Sunbeam Rd at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 9 tue Imelda May at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** aug 9 tue Pinata Protest (San Antonio, TX), Bankrupt District, dj Chaos at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 9 tue Gipsy Kings at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$55 7:30pm # ** aug 9 tue Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social, Stryder Callison & The Jackwagons at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** (was listed as aug 8th) aug 9/10 Phish at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? 6:30pm # ** (sold out) aug 10 wed Steinway Junkies, Shake Me!, Mick Leonardi, Prose In Rosette at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 10 wed Outdoorsmen, Mordecai (MT), SF Water Cooler at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 10 wed Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** (Outside Lands Night Show) aug 10 wed Return To Earth, The Suggies, Symbolick Jews, Guitar Wizards Of The Future at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 10 wed Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 10 wed Awolnation, Wallpaper, Te New Regime at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 10 wed M.G.M.T. at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a *** (sold out) aug 11 thr Midnite at the New Parish, Oakland ?/? $25/$30 9pm/9:30pm *** aug 11 thr Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social, Dixon, Dirty Odd Seven at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 11 thr Eels, The Submarines at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** aug 11 thr Evaline, Lite Brite, Fake Your Own Death at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 11 thr White Pee, Birch Cooper And Polly Darton at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 11 thr The Memorials, The Secret Secretaries, Niayh at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** aug 11 thr Prizehot, Dead Daughter (Santa Cruz), Plague Party (Phoenix), The Slow Poisoner, Terrorapart at the Stud Bar, S.F. 21+ $4.99 (free b4 9pm) 9pm ** aug 11 thr The Original Meters, dj Harry Duncan at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $75 9pm *** (sold out - Outside Lands Night Show) aug 11 thr Pins Of Light, Young Lions, Hornss at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 11 thr Hellfire, Midnight Chaser, Run Amok at the Swingin' Door, San Mateo 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 11 thr Waters, Gryphon Rower-Upjohn, Odetta Hartman, Chris Rubeo, Skylark at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7pm/8pm *** aug 11 thr Snoop Dogg at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $53/$59 ($350 vip) 7pm/8pm *** aug 11 thr High On Fire, Dusted Angel, Catacomb Creeps at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm *** @ aug 11 thr A Day To Remember, A Skylit Drive, Abandon All Ships, Against Me!, Asking Alexandria, Attack Attack!, August Burns Red, Bad Rabbits, Big Chocolate, Big D And The Kids Table, Black Square, Black Veil Brides, Blood On The Dance Floor, Brothers Of Brazil, Cold Forty Three, Continental, D.R.U.G.S., Dance Gavin Dance, Demerit, Enter Shikari, Every Avenue, Eyes Set To Kill, Falling In Reverse, Family Force Five, Go Radio, Grieves With Budo, I Set My Friends On Fire, IllScarlett, Ivy League, Larry And His Flask, Less Than Jake, Lionize, Lucero, MC Lars With Weerd Science, Middle Class Rut, Miss May I, Mojo Morgan, Moving Mountains, Neo Geo, Of Mice And Men, Passafire, Relient K, Set Your Goals, Shut Up And Deal, Stephen Jerzak, Sum 41, Terrible Things, The Acacia Strain, The Aggrolites, The Black Pacific, The Dance Party, The Dangerous Summer, The Devil Wears Prada, The Expendables, The Exposed, The Menzingers, The Narrative, The Ready Set, The Wonder Years, The Word Alive, There For Tomorrow, Veara, We Came As Romans, Winds Of Plague, Yelawolf at Warped Tour, 2677 Forty Mile Rd, Marysville a/a $44.50 11am # *** @ aug 12 fri Story So Far, The American Scene at 924 Gilman Street, Berkley a/a ** @ aug 12 fri Eyehategod, Impaled, Brainoil, Laudanum, Voetsek, Badr Vogu, The Burial Tide at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17/$20 7pm/8pm # *** @ aug 12 fri We The Kings, The Summer Set, The Downtown Fiction, Hot Chelle Rae, Action Item at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # ** aug 12 fri The Damned Things at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7:30pm/8pm # ** aug 12 fri The Sadies, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 12 fri Alma Desnuda, Dogman Joe at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 9pm ** aug 12 fri Vetiver at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** aug 12 fri Victory And Associates (record release) at Bricks and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St., S.F. 18+ ** aug 12 fri Trainwreck Riders, Pine Hill Haints, Pops at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm** aug 12 fri Moon Rockers, The Lumps (San Diego), Joy at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 12 fri Califone, Yesway, Sands at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 12 fri Dex Romweber Duo, The Ferocious Few at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** aug 12 fri Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 10pm *** (sold out - Outside Lands Night Show) aug 12 fri Rule 5, Ghost And The City, Handshake, Montezuma at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7pm/8pm *** aug 12 fri 40oz To Freedom (tribute) at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** aug 12 fri Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, Mint Condition, dj Jazzy Jeff, Doug F. Fresh at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # ** aug 12 fri Katy Perry at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $48-$36.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** aug 12 fri Robert Cray Band at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** aug 12 fri This Charming Band (tribute) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 12 fri Alexx Calisse (L.A.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** aug 12 fri Pat Travers (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Rue The Night, Righteous Sire, Blacksheep at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** aug 12 fri Pop Fiction at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 12 fri !!! at Cellar Door, 101 W. Main Street, Visalia 21+ $10 9:30pm ** aug 12-14 Muse, Phish (2 sets), Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Deadmau5, The Shins, M.G.M.T, Girl Talk, The Decemberists, John Fogerty, Erykah Badu, The Original Meters, Beirut, The Roots, Arctic Monkeys, Big Audio Dynamite, Sts9, Warren Haynes Band, Big Boi, Major Lazer, Little Dragon, Julieta Venegas, Sia, Ok Go, The Greyboy Allstars, Josh Ritter & The Roya City Band, Old 97S, Mavis Staples, !!!, Latyrx, Best Coast, Collie Buddz, Phantogram, Charles Bradley, foster The People, Lotus, Starfucker, Junip, Pajama Party, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Vaccines, Toro Y Moi, Vetiver, The Limousines, The Stone Foxes, The Joy Formidable, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wye Oak, Ana Tijoux, Orgone, Lord Huron, Tamaryn, Grouplove, The Fresh & Onlys, Ximena Sarinana, Ty Segall, Sunbirds, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Diego's Umbrella, Ghost Robot at Outside Lands Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $195 3-day ticket ($450 vip) 11am/noon # *** @ aug 13 sat Channel 3, Circle One, Disciples, Fukm, Crisis, You Die! at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7pm *** @ (Suzie Birthday) aug 13 sat The Arrivals (Chicago, IL), Underground Railroad To Candyland, Only The Messengers (N.Y.C.) at 1-2-3-4 Go!, 420 40th Street #5, Oakland a/a $8 *** @ aug 13 sat best of the bay winners at the Uptown, Oakland free 9pm ** (East Bay Express) aug 13 sat Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Eilen Jewell, Zoe Muth And The Lost High Rollers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm ** aug 13 sat 3 Stoned Men, Natural Fonzie, Wiki Wiki Uke Band, Vanilla Whores, Slouching Stars, Resineators, Beardo, David Nudelman (solo), Rontiggs, We Could Be Friends at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 5pm *** (Rotfest) aug 13 sat The Hooks, Eastern Span, InterChords, Clash City Sirens (tribute) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ (Joe Strummer tribute - Benefit Save KUSF and Strummerville in the U.K.) aug 13 sat Heartsounds (record release), The Story So Far, This Time Next Year, Shotdown at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** aug 13 sat Sts9, dj Morale at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 10pm *** (sold out - Outside Lands Night Show) aug 13 sat Sweet Chariot (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm) at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm * aug 13 sat Mind Furnace, Zombiedeathfuck, Vaganala at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** @ aug 13 sat Huey Lewis & The News at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$45 7:30pm # ** aug 13 sat Michael Buble at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** aug 13 sat Chris Tucker, Dave Chappelle, Gabriel Iglesias, Jo Koy, Katt Williams, Rick Gutierrez at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $106-$35 7pm # *** (Wild 94.9 Comedy Jam) aug 13 sat Shinobu, the Albert Square, Four Tomorrow (Japan), Joyce Manor, Tiny Lungs, Ghost And The City at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** aug 13 sat Adult Dance Party at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm * aug 13 sat Laurence Juber at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 5pm ** aug 13 sat The Cab, Takings Not Stealing, The Cosmonauts at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 14 sun Shinobo, Joyce Manor, Four Tommorow (Japan), Tiny Lungs at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a ** @ aug 14 sun Adele, Wanda Jackson at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7pm # ** aug 14 sun Cosa Brava, Grex & Jack, 'O The Clock at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 14 sun Buck 65 at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm ** aug 14 sun Young Offenders, Airfix Kits, Only The Messengers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 3pm ** (early show) aug 14 sun Bare Wires, Liquor Store, Natural Child (Nashville, TN) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** (late show) aug 14 sun Sole & The Skyrider Band at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm * aug 14 sun Warren Haynes Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 10pm ** (Outside Lands Night Show - Benefit S.F. Rec. & Park) aug 14 sun Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, Mint Condition, dj Jazzy Jeff at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $115-$55 5:30pm/7pm # *** (was listed as August 12th) aug 14 sun Roommate, Syn Ack at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $8 8pm ** aug 14 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm aug 14 sun John Butler Trio, Mama Kin at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $29.50 ** aug 15 mon Alpinist (Germany), Masakari, Beau Navire, Negative Standards, Caulfield at Hazmat, Oakland a/a $8 7pm *** @ aug 15 mon Bomb The Music Industry, The Sidekicks at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 15 mon dj Brian Turner at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ free 6pm * (early show) aug 15 mon Winter, Noothgrush, Trap Them, Black Breath, All Pigs Must Die, Acephalix at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $20 7pm *** @ aug 15 mon In Fear and Faith, Adestria, Chunk! No Captain Chunk, Ten After Two, Close To Home, A Loss For Words, Vanna, Sierra Skyline at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ (Artery summer tour) aug 16 tue The Word Alive, Secrets, A Night In Hollywood, It Starts With Alaska, Aviadora, Drown The Sea at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 6pm # *** @ aug 16 tue The Go Go's at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** aug 16 tue Heavy Hawaii, Bleached, Plateaus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 16 tue Pentagram, Pelican, Early Graves, Masakari, Aeges, Alpinist, Baptists at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 6:30pm *** @ aug 16 tue Holcombe Waller, Mia Doi Todd, Haley Bonar at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 16 tue The Milk Carton Kids, Andrew Belle at Cafe Du Nord, s.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** aug 16 tue Calexico at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $19/$21 7pm/8pm ** aug 16 tue Zed (San Jose) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** aug 16 tue Bomb The Music Industry, Hard Girls, The Sidekicks (Cleveland, OH), Dan Potthast at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** aug 17 wed Amos Lee, Calexico at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** aug 17 wed Reckless Kelly, Randy Rogers Band, Micky And The Motorcars at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm ** aug 17 wed Imagine Dragons at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 17 wed Richard Buckner, David Kilgour at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 17 wed Body Language (Brooklyn, N.Y.) at Hotel Vitale, 8 Mission Street, S.F. a/a * aug 17 wed The Mallard, Chase Frank, Burrows at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 17 wed Reggie Watts at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm and 10:30pm shows ** (sold out) aug 17 wed Beware Of Safety (L.A.) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ ** aug 17 wed Magic Christian, The Help, The Cellar Doors at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** aug 17 wed The Emerald Hill (last show), Crash Bang Boom, Troy Curtis at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** aug 17 wed Groundation, Bambu Station, Kevin Kinsella, Queen Makedah at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm ** aug 17 wed Bomb The Music Industry, Classics Of Love, The Sidekicks (Cleveland, OH), Dan Potthast at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 17 wed Sade, John Legend at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # ** aug 18 thr N'Dea Davenport, Funk Revival Orchestra at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** aug 18 thr The Weepies (acoustic) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** aug 18 thr Plug In Stereo, Bird By Bird, DownDownDown, Weatherstar at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 8pm ** aug 18 thr Blisses B, The Grownup Noise (Boston), Monte Mar (L.A.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 18 thr U.S. Bombs, The Meat Sluts, Johnny Madcap & The Distractions at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** @ aug 18 thr Cut Chemist, Edan, Mr. Lif, dj Centipede at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** aug 18 thr David Dondero, The Red Verse at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** aug 18 thr Wooden Shjips, Night Beats at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 18 thr Sanctuary Lost, Burn Pilot, The Dehlingers, Defying Truth, Waxwing at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** @ aug 18 thr Daniel Tosh (two shows) at Center for the Performing arts, San Jose a/a $55/$45 6pm/7pm and 9:15pm/10pm shows # ** (seated) aug 18 thr Aimee Mann, Liz Phair at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$35 7:30pm # ** aug 18 thr Spin Farm, Based On A True Story, Euphoria vSC at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 18 thr Calexico, Sea Of Bees at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 18/19 Bell Biv Devoe at Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore St., S.F. ?/? $35 8pm and 10pm shows ** aug 19 fri Deminishing Device (Orange County), Mania (Long Beach) at Hazmat, Oakland a/a 8pm ** @ aug 19 fri El Elle, Sisu, Bam! Bam! at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 19 fri Public Enemy, Prozack at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** aug 19 fri Nick 13 (of Tiger Army), Audra Mae at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 19 fri My Peoples, Thrive!, Top Shelf at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 9pm ** aug 19 fri Walk The Moon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 19 fri Hank IV, The Midnite Snaxxx at Bender's Bar, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** (save KUSF Benefit - was listed as August 9th) aug 19 fri Sea Of Bees, Choe Makes Music, Rachel Fannan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** aug 19 fri The Coup at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** aug 19 fri Slowness, Here Come The Saviours, 2Frail, Moonbeams at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 19 fri J Stalin, Philthy Rich, Shady Nate, Stevie Joe, dj Amen at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm *** aug 19 fri Toad The Wet Sprocket at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** aug 19 fri Skin N Bonez, Krypt Keeper, Mental Disaster, KGB (OH) at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** @ aug 19 fri Christopher Cross at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 19 fri Lewis Black at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$35 8pm # ** aug 19 fri Parents France, Ghosts In The Aqueducts at SLG Art Boutiki, 577 S. Market Street, San Jose a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 19 fri Beerijuana at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 19 fri Culo a Boca, Seduce The Dead, Sea Wolves at the Pizza Factory, 926 South Main Street Salinas a/a ** aug 19 fri Conducting From The Grave, The Contortionist, Scale The Summit, Rings Of Saturn, Volumes, Structures at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 7pm/8pm # *** @ (Slaughter Survivors Tour) aug 19 fri Jack Ketch, Awaiting The Apocalypse, A Holy Ghost Revival, Before You Fall, To End All Silence, Divine Restration at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ (metal vs. hardcore 3) aug 19 fri 30.06, Human Obliteration, Short Changed, Black America at the Fire Escape, 7431 Madison Ave., Citrus Heights ?/? $5 9pm ** aug 19 fri Mark (of Defyance), Gilligan Strange, Symantha Jacobs at Turkey Creek Golf Club, 1525 Highway 193, Lincoln a/a $5 7pm/8pm ** aug 19 fri Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? 7:30pm # ** aug 19/20 The Expendables, Eli (Smoov-E), Mike Pinto at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** aug 20 sat Black Fag, Turbonegra, The Grannies, Get Shot!, Go Time! at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ aug 20 sat Stares, Shitty Fucker, Bird, Your Enemy, Monuments Collapse, Dead Man at Hazmat, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ aug 20 sat The Heavenly States, Scars On 45, Shawn Mullins, Marc Broussard, Five For Fighting, Mel Watson & The Wild Cellist, Sistas In The Pit, Lia Rose, Faye Blais, Rosie Burgess Trio, Vicci Martinez, Oakland Public Conservatory Of Music, Terrence Brewer Quintet, Kristi Martel, Mingus Amungus at Art & Soul, Downtown Oakland a/a $10/$15 ($5/$8 13-17 / under 12 free) *** aug 20 sat Trey Songz, Kelly Rowland, Lupe Fiasco, Big Sean, Waka Flacka, Estelle at the Arena, Oakland a/a $60-$120 6:30pm/7:30pm ** (KMEL Summer Jam) aug 20 sat Black America, Gutwrench, Seduce The Dead, Holiday Bowl, Nihilist Cunt, Chronic Demonik, Puking Butt-Holes, Grimer, Thug Life at Warm Water Cove, Bay end of 24th Street, S.F. a/a free *** @ aug 20 sat Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones, Los Straitjackets at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 20 sat Ray Manzarek And Robby Krieger (of The Doors) with Dave Brock (vocals) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** aug 20 sat Systematic, 3rd Rail, Ratchet, Mudface at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 8:30pm *** aug 20 sat Z-Trip, De La Soul, Nosaj Thing, Daddy Kev at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** aug 20 sat God Is An Astronaut at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 20 sat Reyli at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** aug 20 sat Bill Maher at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a 8pm # ** aug 20 sat The West Coast Ramblers, Slim Jenkins, dj Rockin' Raul at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. a/a $10 8pm/9:30pm * aug 20 sat Battlehooch, Mr. Free & The Satellite Freakout, Chris Thayer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** aug 20 sat Joel Streeter, David Berkeley, Lauren O'Connell at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm ** aug 20 sat The Tommy Castro Band at George's Nightclub, San Rafael 21+ 9pm ** aug 20 sat Toad The Wet Sprocket, A.L.O. at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$35 7:30pm # *** aug 20 sat Weslester, Playing In The Streets, The Druids at Saratoga Rec Center, 19655 Allendale Ave., Saratoga 18+ free 7pm ** aug 20 sat Hello Monster, Secure Sounds (Sacramento) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** aug 20 sat Monkey at Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ ** aug 20 sat Conducting From The Grave, The Contortionist, Scale The Summit, Rings Of Saturn, Volumes, Structures at the Skatehouse, 867 Eloise Avenue, South Lake Tahoe a/a *** @ (Slaughter Survivors Tour) aug 20/21 The Be Good Tanyas at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 (9pm sat) (8pm sun) ** aug 21 sun Retox, Swann Danger, Grown Ups (Canada), B-Lines, Masks at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 5pm *** @ aug 21 sun Godstomper, Migraine, Vile Intent (Montreal, Canada), Stares, Ordstro, Lie Still, Inbred at Haz Mat, Oakland a/a *** @ aug 21 sun Tower Of Power, Goapele, Kev Choice Ensemble, Edgardo & Candela, Carne Cruda, Khalil Shaheed & Mansa Musa at Art & Soul, Downtown Oakland a/a $10/$15 ($5/$8 13-17 / under 12 free) *** aug 21 sun Fableway (Canada), Seduce The Dead at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** aug 21 sun Savoy at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** aug 21 sun T.F.D.I., Riley Etheridge, Jr at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** aug 21 sun Ganglians, Bright Archer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 21 sun Tony Hadley at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ ** aug 21 sun Herb Alpert at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # *** aug 21 sun Goo Goo Dolls, Michelle Branch, Parachute at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$35 7:30pm # *** aug 21 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm aug 22 mon Obits, Disappears (Chicago), Beaters at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 22 mon Mister Heavenly, Waters at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** aug 23 tue Goo Goo Dolls at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** aug 23 tue 100 Monkeys, Bleeding Horse Express, Finish Ticket, Sioux City Kid at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm # ** (moved from the Fillmore) aug 23 tue Emmure, Blessthefall, Born Of Osiris, In This Moment, Iwrestledabearonce, The Ghost Inside, Chelsea Grin, Motionless In White, Sleeping With Sirens, Attila, For All Those Sleeping at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 1pm # *** @ aug 23 tue Angelic Upstarts, Koozbane, Sydney Ducks at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** aug 23 tue The Prids, The Downer Party, Continues at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 23 tue Zounds at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 9pm * aug 23 tue Wires In The Walls (L.A.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** 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 23 tue Garrison Kellor's A Prairie Home Companion at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # ** aug 23 tue Kottonmouth Kings, dj Bobby B, Kingspade, Johnny Richter, D-Loc, The Dirtball at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a ** aug 23 tue Obits, Disappears (Chicago) at the Cellar Door, 101 W. Main Street, Visalia 21+ $5 9:30pm ** aug 24 wed Machine Gun Kelly at the New Parish, Oakland ?/? ** aug 24 wed Kottonmouth Kings, Johnny Richter, D-Loc, dj Bobby B at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm ** aug 24 wed The Hundred Days, Art vs Science, Music For Animals at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 24 wed Vaz, Pygmy Shrews, Unstoppable Death Machine, Dead (Australia) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 24 wed Jeff Bridges at the Marine Center, San Rafael a/a # ** aug 24 wed Megafauna (Austin, TX), Plantain (San Jose) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm ** aug 24 wed Brian Wilson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$35 7:30pm # *** aug 24 wed Cold, Undergone, Mukagee at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a $15/$18 ** @ aug 24 wed Angelic Upstarts at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 24 wed U.S. Bombs, Pascal Briggs at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm *** @ aug 24 wed Emmure, Bless The Fall, Born Of Osiris, In This Moment, Iwrestledabearonce, The Ghost Inside, Chelsea Grin, Motionless In White, Sleeping With Sirens, Attila, For All Those Sleeping, Memphis May Fire at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ aug 24 wed Josh Groban at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # ** aug 24 wed Miranda Cosgrove, Shane Harper at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a # ** aug 24 wed Atmosphere, Evidence, Blueprint, dj Babu, dj Prof at Montbleu Resort Casino, 55 Highway 50, Stateline NV 21+ $31.50 ** aug 24/25 Motion City Soundtrack at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 ($50 2 day pass) 7pm/7:30pm # *** aug 25 thr Scream (D.C.) at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ aug 25 thr Ben Harper at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (KFOG) aug 25 thr Kreayshawn at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 9pm ** aug 25 thr White Mystery (Chicago), Burnt Ones, Mrs. Magician at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 25 thr Swann Danger, Moira Scar, The Judy Experience, Null Static Void, Lowered Expectations Drag Show, dj Phatima Unclear, dj M.F. at the Stud Bar, S.F. 21+ $4.99 (free b4 9pm) 9pm *** aug 25 thr Brian Wilson at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** aug 25 thr John Doe at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm *** aug 25 thr Sade, John Legend at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $179-$53 7pm/8pm # ** aug 25 thr Metalachi (metal mariachi) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 25 thr Kottonmouth Kings, Kingspade, Johnny Richter, D-Loc, The Dirtball at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 25 thr Goo Goo Dolls at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a *** aug 25/26 Natalie Cole at Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ *** aug 26 fri mc Lars, Mighty Regis, Atom Age, Lucky Eejits, Kung Pow, Dun Bin Had, I.V., Joint Venture at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ (ska night) aug 26 fri Sergent Garcia, Rupa & The April Fishes at the New Parish, Oakland ?/? $25/$30 8pm/9pm ** aug 26 fri Man/Miracle, B. Hamilton, Chairs Missing, Kapowski at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 26 fri Still Time, Matt Masih & The Messengers, Lucas Ohio & The Shamblers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 9pm ** aug 26 fri Young Prisms, Grave Babies, Permanent Collection at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** aug 26 fri Bag Raiders, Muscles, Gloves, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $18 9pm ** aug 26 fri Loquat, Light FM (L.A.) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 26 fri Tapes n' Tapes, Art Brut, The Chain Gang Of 1974 at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** aug 26 fri Kreayshawn, Starting Six, dj Amen at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm *** aug 26 fri Joan Rivers at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** aug 26 fri Sugarland, Sara Bareilles at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $75-$25 6pm/7:30pm # ** aug 26 fri Jeff Bridges at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$45 7:30pm # ** aug 26 fri Scream at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 26 fri Tribal Seeds, Thrive, Seedless at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** aug 26 fri Berner at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$15 8pm/8:30pm * aug 26 fri The Dodos, The Luyas at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a ** aug 26 fri Miranda Cosgrove, Shane Harper at Mondavi Center, Davis ?/? # ** aug 26 fri Montrose, The Scott Allen Project, Pointdexter at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$25 7pm/8pm # *** aug 26 fri Y & T, End Of Days at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** aug 26 fri Autumn Sky, The Kimberly Trip, Bad Connection at Turkey Creek Golf Club, 1525 Highway 193, Lincoln a/a $5 7pm/8pm ** aug 26 fri Kottonmouth Kings, dj Bobby B, Kingspade, Johnny Richter, D-Loc, The Dirtball at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $18 # ** aug 26/27 Sade, John Legend at the Arena, Oakland a/a a/a $176-$50 7pm/8pm # ** aug 27 sat La Banda Skalerora, Left Alone, Nino Zombies, Jokes For A Feeling, Tomorrows Men, Day Labor, Them Rude Boys, Chum at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a *** @ (ska night) aug 27 sat Si Si (WA) at Hazmat, Oakland a/a 8pm ** (Pedal for Pints Ride) aug 27 sat Miranda Cosgrove, Shane Harper at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7pm # ** aug 27 sat High On Fire, Black Cobra at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 8:30pm *** @ (was August 12th) aug 27 sat Tribal Seeds, The Hold Up, Seedless at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** aug 27 sat Red Meat, Sweet Chariot, Easy Bay Grease, Farmer Dave Scher, Big Eagle, Gypsy Moonlight Band at the Great American Musci Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (Gram Parson Tribute Concert) aug 27 sat Moonalice at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (Benefit for BayKids) aug 27 sat Bird Call (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Johanna And The Dusty Floor, Pat Parra at Bricks and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St., S.F. 18+ 8pm ** aug 27 sat Rupa & The April Fishes, Sergent Garcia, Locura at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25/$30 9pm ** aug 27 sat Ironwitch, Winter Ox at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 5pm ** (early show) aug 27 sat Taxes, Seeking Empire, Gentlemen at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 27 sat Air Supply at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a *** aug 27 sat Lauryn Hill, Nas, Cypress Hill, Black Star, Common, Raekwon And Ghostface, Mobb Deep, Genius/GZA, Immortal Technique, Slaughterhouse, Mac Miller, Currensy, Big K.R.I.T., Black Moon, Soulds Of Mischief, Killah Priest, Childish Gambino, Blu, Exile, Fashawn, Masta Killah, Random Axe, Freddie Gibbs, Roc Marciano, The RZA, Murs 3:16, Supernatural, Boy Jones at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $131-$56 10am/10:30am # *** (Rock the Bells) aug 27 sat Devo at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** aug 27 sat Vacant Churches at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 27 sat Snail (Ken Kraft, Bob O'Neill, Donny Baldwin, Brett Bloomfield), The Spell at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$23 7:30pm/8:30pm ** aug 27 sat Shortie, First Class Citizen, Eightfourseven, Self Centered, Above The City, The Seeking, Mark Wears Clogs at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 27 sat Lynchmob at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 7pm/8pm ** aug 27 sat John Vanderslice at the Cellar Door, 101 W. Main Street, Visalia 21+ $5 9:30pm ** aug 27/28 Natalie Cole at Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland ?/? *** aug 28 sun Monkey, Boss 501, Franco Nero Pata De Pero, Strut at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ aug 28 sun Bird Call (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Johanna And The Dusty Floor at Rasputin's Music, Berkeley a/a free 1pm ** aug 28 sun Company Of Thieves at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** aug 28 sun SpaceKraft at Japantown Peace Plaza, S.F. a/a free noon til 4pm ** (Convergence Int'l Alternative Music & Arts Fest) aug 28 sun Moonhearts, Pangea, King Lollipop, Si Si Si at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 2pm ** (Total Trash Fest) aug 28 sun Mikal Cronin, Mouthbreathers, Cosmonauts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** (Total Trash Fest) aug 28 sun Kenny G, Michael Bolton at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$55 7:30pm # *** aug 28 sun Pat Travers Band (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Lonero at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$22 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 29 mon Bilal at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** aug 30 tue Uzala (ID), Human Anomaly, Young Lions, Lady Of The Lake at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline at 26th St., Oakland a/a $7 8pm *** @ aug 30 tue Butthole Surfers, 400 Blows at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ aug 30 tue FpodBpod, Bryan John Appleby at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 31 wed Dam-Funk, Master Blazter at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** aug 31 wed Ry Cooder, Los Cenzontles at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 31 wed film 'Hamac Caziim' (punk musicians from a Mexican indigenous tribe) at A.T.A., 992 Valencia St at 21st St., S.F. a/a $7 7pm (Convergence Int'l Alternative Music & Arts Fest) aug 31 wed Carbon Leaf, Chamberlin at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** aug 31 wed The Soviettes, The Slow Death, The Gateway District at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 1 thr Bare Wires at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 1 thr Ry Cooder, Los Cenzontles at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 1 thr Tom Heyman, Brother Pacific at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm * sep 1 thr Regan Youth, Broken Needle (L.A.), No Thanks, Hukaholix, The 132 at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $8 9pm *** @ (was listed as Sep. 2nd) sep 1 thr Taylor Swift at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** sep 1 thr Dogfood, Element Of Soul, Beyound The Grove, Layst, Goodness Gracious Me at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 2 fri Steller Corpses, Savage Machine, Limnus at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ sep 2 fri Exhausted Prayer (L.A.), Badr Vogu, Cold Blue Mountian, Hazzard's Cure, The Burial Tide, Pills, Armed For The Apocalypse, Bruxers, Arrastrados, Monuments Collaspe at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline at 26th St., Oakland a/a $8 8pm *** @ (Deadfest day 1) sep 2 fri The Horns Of Happiness, Field Trips, White Cloud, Wah Ha Ha at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** sep 2 fri The Frail, Young Digerati, Scissors For Lefty, Mister Loveless at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** sep 2 fri Mexican Punk Film Night at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St., S.F. a/a $10 ($8 students/seniors) 7pm (Convergence Int'l Alternative Music & Arts Fest) sep 2 fri The Soft Pack at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 2 fri Japandroids, Bass Drum Of Death at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** sep 2 fri Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Keri Hilson, Far East Movement, Lloyd at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** sep 2 fri Gabriel Miller Phillips (N.Y.C.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** sep 2 fri Montrose, Michael Lee Firkins at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** sep 2/3 Archers Of Loaf at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** sep 3 sat Reagan Youth, No Thanks, Zero Bull Shit, Gutwrench, Zero Progress, Guantanamo Dogpile at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ sep 3 sat Stapled Shut, Violence Of Humanity, Sorrower, Elitist, Population Reduction, Endless Demise, God Awful Noise, Dead Issue, Negative Standards, Terrorism, Your Enemy, Reivers, Boarhunter, Bird, Aputasos, Connoisseur, Out Of Spite, Flood, Stares, Man Among Wolves, Deadman, Ordstro, Human Waste, Blood Shot And Dilated, Wake The Machines, Mrsa, Hellbeard, Hosebeast, Feast, An Idol's Plauge, Buried At Birth at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 3pm # *** @ (Deadfest) sep 3 sat Handsome Furs at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 9pm ** sep 3 sat Bring Me The Horizon, Parkway Drive, Architects, Deez Nuts, While She Sleeps at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 3 sat R.T.X., Heavy Cream at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm ** sep 3 sat You Am I at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm ** sep 3 sat The Definite Articles, Passenger & Pilot, Blonde Summer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 3 sat SorryEverAfter at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * sep 3 sat Zepparella (tributre) at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $18 8pm/9pm ** sep 3 sat Kaskade, Pretty Lights, Disco Biscuits, Booka Shade, Pete Tong, Steve Aoki, Nero, The Crystal Method, White Shadow, La Riots, Aeroplane, Jessie And The Toy Boys, Datsik, Holy Ghost!, Hercules And Love Affair, Le Castle Vania, Doorly, Chad Hugo, Marshall Barnes, The Eye at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a $40+ # *** (Identity Electronic Music Festival) sep 3 sat Happy Body Slow Brain at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** sep 3 sat Taylor Swift, Need To Breath at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # ** sep 4 sun Oakland Pride Celebration, Downtown Oakland a/a $10 noon til 6pm sep 4 sun mc Frontalot, Brandon Patton at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** sep 4 sun The Bran Flakes, Planet Booty, The Glowing Stars, Teenage Sweater at Japantown Peace Plaza, S.F. a/a free noon til 5pm ** (Convergence Int'l Alternative Music & Arts Fest) sep 4 sun Bam Bam at the Li-Po Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** (Convergence Int'l Alternative Music & Arts Fest) sep 4 sun Super Melody (Austrailia), Darren Sylvester, Faux Pas at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 4 sun Kenny Loggins, Blue Sky Riders at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm *** sep 4 sun Sorrows at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** sep 4 sun Lionheart, Molotov Solution, I Declare War, Armor For The Broken, Every Hand Betrayed at the Boardwalk, Orangeville a/a $12/$14 7pm/7:30pm ** @ sep 4 sun Kellye Gray, The Rosie Burgess Band, Kate Reid, Dear Indugu, Klaudia Promessi, Over The Edge at Viva La Vida Outdoor Amphitheater, Pioneer a/a ** sep 4 sun 30 Seconds To Mars at Montbleu Resort, 55 Highway 50, Stateline NV 21+ $49.50 *** sep 5 mon The Olivia Tremor Control, The Music Tapes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 5 mon Explosions In The Sky at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a *** (sold out) sep 6 tue Groundation at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 6 tue Avi Buffalo, Wild Pack Of Canaries, You Are Plural at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 6 tue Sick Of Sarah, Hunter Valentine, Vanity Theft (Dayton, OH) at Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $10 7pm ** (Lady Killer Tour) sep 7 wed Toxic Holocaust, Holy Grail, Krum Bums at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** @ sep 7 wed Givers at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a 8pm ** (was june 1st) sep 7 wed Molotov at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $37.50 7pm/8pm # *** sep 7 wed Hanson, Meiko at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** sep 7 wed The Pillows at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 7 wed The Jim Jones Revue at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** sep 7 wed New Heirlooms, Black Whale (Seattle), The Suggies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 7 wed Chatham County Line at Cafe Du Nord S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm * sep 7 wed mc Frontalot, Brandon Patton, Gnarboots at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $12 8pm ** sep 8 thr Patrizio Buanne at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) sep 8 thr Vreid, Kampfar, Necronomicon, Passive Aggressive at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm *** @ sep 8 thr Ladybug Transistor, Red Pony Clock, Sea Lions at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 8 thr The B-52's, The Human League, Men Without Hats at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$35 7:30pm # *** sep 8 thr Tears For Fears at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # *** sep 9 fri Zero Bull Shit at Hazmat, Oakland a/a 8pm ** @ (PyratePunx 14 year anniversary) sep 9 fri The Kills at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8:30pm # *** sep 9 fri Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs, Brandi Carlile, Vusi Mahlasela at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7pm # ** (KFOG) sep 9 fri Red Meat, The B Stars, Tiny Telephone at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 9 fri Iris DeMent at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) sep 9 fri Agnostic Front, The Mongoloids, Naysayer at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** @ sep 9 fri JJ Grey & Mofro at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** sep 9 fri Petty Theft at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** sep 9 fri Forrest Day at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** sep 9 fri The Reckless Kind, Otis Heat (Portland), Caldecott at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 9 fri Glitter Wizard, Gyspyhawk, Huntress at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 9 fri The Reckless Kind, Otis Heat (Portland), Caldecott at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 9 fri Def Leppard, Heart, Evan Watson at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $29-$131 7:30pm # *** (was September 10th) sep 9 fri Tears For Fears at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # *** sep 9 fri Sam Friend (N.Y.C.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** sep 9 fri Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a 8pm # *** sep 9 fri Brand New (Long Island, N.Y.), Sainthood Reps, Robbers at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $24 7pm/8pm ** sep 10 sat Battalion Of Saints, Attitude Adjustment, Visual Discrimination Oppresed Logic, Sad Boy Sinister, Ill Content at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ sep 10 sat Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 8pm # *** sep 10 sat RANCID, H20, dj J & Nicki Bonner at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $24 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ sep 10 sat The Chop Tops, The Rocketz, The Strikers at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 9pm ** sep 10 sat Brand New, Sainthood Reps And Robbers at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (sold out) sep 10 sat The Good Hurt, Marcus Eaton, Dylan Cannon & The Wound Lickers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 10 sat PS I Love You, Balkans, Bad Bibles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** sep 10 sat Super Adventure Club (cd release), Planet Booty, Lord Loves A Working Man at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** sep 10 sat Tears For Fears at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** (sold out) sep 10 sat Daryl Hall & John Oats at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # *** sep 10 sat Kings Of Leon, Band Of Horses at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $71-$31 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 10 sat Fury 66, At Risk, Good Neighbor Policy at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $12 8pm/9pm ** (Benefit Grind Out Hunger and Multiple Sclerosis Research) sep 10 sat Sammy Hagar & The Wabos at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? 7pm # *** sep 10 sat Queensryche at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $27.50 7:30pm/8:30pm # *** @ sep 10 sat The Mother Hips at the El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico a/a $20 ** sep 10 sat cancelled: Dennis Coffey at the Independent, S.F. sep 11 sun Vibrators, Boats!, Emilys Army, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Ol Cheeky Bastard at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ sep 11 sun The Talking Book, Fade To Black, Thrill Of The Pull, Bohemian Luv Jones at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm *** (KUSF Deathstock) sep 11 sun Bostich & Fussible at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 11 sun Nick Jaina, Tidelands at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 11 sun Willie Nelson And Family at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 7:30pm # *** sep 11 sun Chop Tops, The Strikers, The Rocketz, Atomic Aces at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 11 sun Queensryche at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 11 sun Fleet Foxes at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a *** sep 12 mon Young Buffalo (Oxford, Mississippi), The Vaccines, Tennis at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 12/13 Iggy And The Stooges at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ sep 13 tue The Memorials, Just Like Vinyl, Urban Punk at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm ** sep 13 tue Boyce Avenue at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** sep 13 tue Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $37.50/$40 8pm ** sep 13 tue The Moondoggies, The Romany Rye at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** sep 13 tue The Pack A.D. (Canada) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 13 tue Willie Nelson at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm *** sep 13 tue Kesha, Lmfao, Spank Rock at U.C. Davis Pavillion, Davis a/a $39.50 # *** sep 13 tue The Bibrators, The Jetsinns, Avenue Saints at the Boardwalk, Orangeville a/a $12/$14 7pm/8pm ** sep 14 wed Joe Buck Yourself, Hammerlock, Drowsy Holler at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $10 6:30pm ** sep 14 wed Kamelot, Alestorm, Blackguard, The Agonist at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm *** sep 14 wed Kesha, Lmfao, Spank Rock at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 14 wed Bob Log III, Mr. Free & The Satellite Freakout at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** sep 14 wed Blackbird Blackbird, Radiation City, Appetite at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 14 wed Bruce Hornsby at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ** sep 14 wed The Psychedelic Furs, Tom Tom Club at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$25 7:30pm # *** sep 14 wed Montrose, Michael Lee Firkins at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $23 7pm/8pm # *** sep 15 thr Jucifer at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm ** sep 15 thr The Aggrolites, dj Dukey at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 15 thr Anr, We Barbarians at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 15 thr Chadwick Stokes at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm ** sep 15 thr Religious Girls, Hot Victory at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 15 thr Chicago at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** sep 15 thr Train, Maroon 5, Matt Mathanson at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # *** sep 15 thr Kenny Loggins at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 7:30pm # *** sep 16 fri The Gourds, James McMurty at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $22 9pm ** sep 16 fri Blue October, Iamdynamite at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 16 fri Mary Gauthier, Lori McKenna at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated) sep 16 fri Th Mrcy Hot Springs, Uzi Rash, Nectarine Pie, Fuzzy Cloaks (Olympia, WA) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** @ sep 16 fri Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans, Justin Moore at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** sep 16 fri Kittie, Dirge Within, Stepchild, Diamond Plate, Angerhead at the Avalon, Santa Calra a/a ** @ sep 16 fri Tesla at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $27/$32 8pm/9pm ** sep 16 fri The Aggrolites at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm ** sep 16 fri U.F.O. at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $25/$30 7pm/8pm # *** sep 16/17 Thievery Corporation, AM & Shawn Lee (fri), Frank Mitchell Jr. (sat) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** sep 16/17 Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 7:30pm # *** sep 17 sat Dodsferd (Greece), Gravespawn, Nekcrium, Killgasm, Pale Chalice, Black Fucking Cancer at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $13 8pm *** @ sep 17 sat Bassnectar, Dan Deacon, Big Gigantic at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** sep 17 sat Demetri Martin at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $50 6:30pm/7:30pm and 10pm shows # ** (seated) sep 17 sat Polkacide, Sassy, Carmichael, The Frijolitas Band at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 11am ** (Junipero Serra Elementary School's Polkapolloza Benefit) sep 17 sat The Twilight Singers, Mark Lanegan, Apollonia Kotero at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 17 sat Alpha Rev at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 17 sat Rank/Xerox, Kitchen's Floor (Austraila), Fat History Month (Boston), Yi at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 17 sat Peter Hook And The Light at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm *** sep 17 sat House Of Floyd (tribute) at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21/$26 7:30pm/8:30pm ** sep 17 sat Rob Schneider at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** sep 17 sat U.F.O., Luv Planet at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** sep 17 sat Kittie (London, Ontario, Canada), Chernobog, And Came Back Brutal at the Boardwalk, Orangeville a/a $15/$18 7pm/8pm *** sep 18 sun Rorschach at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm *** @ sep 18 sun Grave, Blood Red Throne, Pathology, Gigan at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 8pm *** @ sep 18 sun Caifanes at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $49/$85 7pm/8pm # ** sep 18 sun Zac Nelson, Ritual Waste at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 18 sun Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Shawn Colvin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$35 7:30pm # ** sep 19 mon Low at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** sep 19 mon Kevin Devine, The Features (Nashville), Glaciers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 7pm/7:30pm ** sep 19 mon Barenaked Ladies at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 20 tue The Contortionist, Periphery, The Human Abstract, Textures at the New Parish, Oakland ?/? ** @ sep 20 tue Laudanum, The Body (R.I.), Braveyoung (N.C.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm *** @ sep 20 tue Ziggy Marley at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70-$35 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 20 tue Hank 3 Attention Deficit Domination at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $17/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm ** sep 21 wed The Body (R.I.), Braveyoung (N.C.), Negative Standards, The Burial Tide at the Metro, Oakland a/a $8 8pm *** @ sep 21 wed James Blake at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 21 wed Cataldo, Rin Tin Tiger, Owl Paws at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 21 wed Don Henley at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $190-$60 7:30pm # *** sep 21 wed D.R.I., Hoods, Kill The Precedent, A Single Second at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 22 thr Bon Iver, Other Lives at the Greek Theatger, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7pm # ** sep 22 thr Colour Revolt at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** sep 22 thr Return To Forever, Zappa Plays Zappa at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $102.50-$65 7pm/8pm # ** sep 22 thr Colour Revolt, Colourmusic at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ ** sep 22 thr Casey Neill (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * sep 22 thr Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$50 7:30pm # *** sep 22 thr Andre Nickatina, Hopsin at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $23/$28 8pm/9pm ** sep 22 thr Rehab, Demun Jones at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 22 thr Jim Messina at the El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $22.50 7pm/8pm ** sep 23 fri Polar Bear Club, Fireworks, Balance And Composure, Such Gold at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** sep 23 fri Marck Anthony at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** sep 23 fri The Script, Hot Chelle Rae at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** sep 23 fri Two Door Cinema Club, Grouplove, The Lonely Forest at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 23 fri James Vincent McMorrow, William Elliott Whitmore at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** sep 23 fri Joseph Arthur at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 23 fri Ventid, Cartographer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 23 fri Junior Boys, Young Galaxy, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm ** sep 23 fri The Holdup, Top Shelf at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 23 fri Pat Metheny at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** sep 23 fri The Chariot, Underoath, Comeback Kid, This Is Hell at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a *** @ sep 23 fri Smokey Robinson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # *** sep 23 fri Wires In The Walls (L.A.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** sep 23 fri Andre Nickatina, Hopsin at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 23/24 Get the Most (final show), Mindset, Betrayed, On, No Tolerance, Nails, Keep It Clear, Give, Remission, Skin Like Iron, Police And Thieves, Praise, Not Sorry, Noose, Damages, Peace, Circles, Living Eyes, Fell To Low, Dead Weight, Out Of Sight at React Fest at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ sep 23/24 Two Gallants at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** sep 24 sat American Steel at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** @ sep 24 sat J.G.B. With Melvin Seals at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 24 sat Hank III at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** sep 24 sat Love Dimension, The Secret Secretaries, Hairspray Blues (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 24 sat B.B. King, Buddy Guy at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$50 7:30pm # *** sep 24 sat Santana, George Lopez at Shoreline, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a # *** sep 24 sat Polar Bear Club, Fireworks, Balance & Composure at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm # ** sep 24 sat Underoath, Comeback Kid, The Chariot, This Is Hell at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 24 sat Johnny Mathis at Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento a/a # ** sep 24 sat Twin Shadow at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a ** sep 25 sun D Generation, The Biters, Primma Donna, Flexx Bronco at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm ** @ sep 25 sun Folsom Street Fair, S.F. a/a free sep 25 sun Twin Shadow, Diamond Rings at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 25 sun Ladytron, Sonolo at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 25 sun Voodoo Glow Skulls at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ sep 25 sun Santana, George Lopez at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # *** sep 25 sun Tony Bennett at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $155-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 25 sun Papa Roach, Buckcherry, Puddle Of Mudd, P.O.D., Red, Crossfade, Driven at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** (Rock Allegiance Tour) sep 25 sun Cinderella, Some Fear None at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 26 mon Arch Enemy, DevilDriver, Skeletonwitch, Chthonic at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ sep 26 mon B.B. King, Buddy Guy at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a *** sep 26 mon Kings Go Forth at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** sep 26 mon Duran Duran at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$60 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 26 mon Idiot Glee at the Alibi, 535 Fifth Street, Eureka 21+ ** sep 27 tue TV On The Radio at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** sep 27 tue Braids, Pepper Rabbit (New Orleans), Painted Palms at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 27 tue Idiot Glee (Lexington, KY) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 27 tue Dr. John / Little Feat, The Blind Boys Of Alabama at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$40 7:30pm # ** sep 28 wed Active Child, Chad Valley at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 28 wed John Prine at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$38 7:30pm # ** sep 28 wed Do It To Julia (North Carolina) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** sep 29 thr Kaiser Chiefs at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** sep 29 thr Emmylou Harris at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $81-$41 7:30pm # ** sep 30 fri Mekons (acoustic) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 8pm *** sep 30 fri Merle Haggard at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** sep 30 fri DeVotchKa, Gomez at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $50-$30 7:30pm # ** sep 30 fri Saxon at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** sep 30/oct 1 Tea Leaf Green, Big Light at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** sep 30/oct 1/2 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free oct 1 sat Dark Star Orchestra at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 1 sat The Wrong Words, Royal Headache (Austraila), Paper Bags at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 1 sat Keith Urban, Jake Owen at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** oct 1 sat The Misfits at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ oct 2 sun Queensryche at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ oct 2 sun The Nerv, Redbush at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 2 sun Espernza Spalding - Chamber Music Society at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ** oct 2 sun Merie Haggard, Kris Kristofferson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # *** oct 2 sun Big D & The Kids Table at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 2 sun Keith Urban, Jake Owen at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 3 mon River Whyless, Brother Pacific, Beatbeat Whisper at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 4 tue Erasure at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** oct 4 tue Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles, Colleen Green at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 4 tue Omd, Washington at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $32.50/$45 8pm # ** oct 4 tue Big D And The Kids Table at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ oct 4 tue Liam Finn, Marques Toliver at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** oct 4 tue ZZ Top at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$60 7:30pm # *** oct 4 tue Circa Survive at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $18 # *** oct 5 wed Evergrey, Blackguard, Sabaton, PowerGlove, The Absence at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # ** oct 5 wed Why?, Serengeti at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) oct 5 wed Cant at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 5 wed Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $144-$34 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 5 wed Blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Matt And Kim at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** oct 5 wed Badfish (tribute), Scotty Don't, Arden Park Roots, Element Of Soul, Simple Creation at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 6 thr Peter Bjorn & John at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 6 thr C.S.S. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 6 thr Electric Six, Kitten at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm ** oct 6 thr Badfish (tribute), Scotty Don't, Just Chill at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a $20 7pm/8pm ** oct 7 fri Peter Bjorn & John at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** oct 7 fri The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** oct 7 fri Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Prince Royce at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** oct 7 fri Blondie, The English Beat at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** (KFOG) oct 7/8 Furthur (Phil Lesh, Bob Weir) at Monterey County Fiargrounds a/a $45 6pm/7pm # ** oct 8 sat Nuclear Rabbit, Pouch, Jokes For Feling, Jean Nucklar R. at 924 Gilman Street, Berkelely a/a 8pm *** oct 8 sat Pepper, The Expendables, Ballyhoo at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 8 sat Michael Franti & Spearhead, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Pimps Of Joytime at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** (KFOG) oct 8 sat Peter Bjorn & John at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 9pm ** oct 8 sat Cymbals Eat Guitairs, Hooray For Earth at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 8 sat Boris, Tera Melos, Master Musicians Of Bukkake at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 8 sat Old Firm Casuals at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 8 sat Hawthorne Heights at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a $11 6pm/6:30pm ** oct 8/9 Girls at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 9 sun S.F. Indie Mart at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a 11am oct 9 sun The David Crowder Band, Gungor, Chris August and John Mark McMillan at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 9 sun Yellowcard at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm ** oct 9 sun Incubus, Young The Giant at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $100-$20 6pm/7:30pm # *** oct 11 tue The Austrailan Pink Floyd Sow at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 12 wed Colbie Caillat, Andy Grammer at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 12 wed Billy Idol at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$35 7:30pm # *** (new date - was oct 8th) oct 13 thr Enslaved, Ghost, Alcest at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 7:30pm ** @ oct 13 thr Zee Avi at the Indepenent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 14 fri Bryan Ferry, Phenomental Handclap Band at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** oct 14 fri Sister Crayon at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** oct 14 fri Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Into It Over It at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8:30pm ** oct 14 fri Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, Escape The Fate, Sevendust, Black Tide, Art Of Dying at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # *** @ (Uproar Festival) oct 15 sat Naked Aggression, All Or Nothing HC, New Earth Creeps, The Nerv, Nihilist Cunt, Tall Can Brigade at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7pm *** @ oct 15 sat Fountains Of Wayne at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** oct 15 sat Buxter Hoot'n, Fox & Woman at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm * oct 15 sat Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $144-$34 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 15/16 Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island, S.F. Bay a/a # oct 16 sun The Slackers at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 16 sun Steven Wright at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** oct 16/17 The Musical Box at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 18 tue Opeth, Katatonia at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** oct 18 tue Adrian Belew Power Trio, Stick Men at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 18 tue Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** oct 19 wed Foo Fighters, Cage The Elephant, Mariachi El Bronx at the Arena, Oakland a/a $60 (ga pit) $60-$40 reserved 7pm # *** @ oct 19 wed Kd Lang at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** oct 19 wed Lindsey Buckingham at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 19 wed The Miles Davis Experience at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ** oct 20 thr Mason Jennings at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 20 thr Skinner, Bomb & Scary at the Swingin' Door, San Mateo 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 20 thr Foo Fighters, Cage The Elephant, Mariachi El Bronx at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a $40-$50 7pm # *** oct 20 thr Mimosa at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 20 thr Afroman at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 # ** oct 21 fri Roger Daltrey (performs the Who's Tommy) at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # *** $ oct 21 fri Mickey Avalon at the El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ (a/a with an adult) $18 8pm/8:30pm # ** oct 22 sat Noothgrush, Dispirit, Atriarch (Portland), Agents Of Satan, Connoisseur, Human Anomaly at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ oct 22 sat Mickey Avalon at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** oct 22 sat Afroman at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $21/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 22 sat Zed's Dead at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 25 tue Gold Panda at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 25 tue Lindsey Buckingham at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ** oct 26 wed Judas Priest at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** oct 26 wed Firewind, Arsis, White Wizzard, Nightrage at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17/$19 8pm *** oct 26 wed Pogo, That 1 Guy at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 26 wed Yngwie Malmsteen at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # *** oct 26 wed Hans-Joachim Roedellus, Xambuca at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm ** oct 28 fri Jason Webley, Blackbird Raum at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 9pm ** oct 28 fri A.L.O. at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** oct 28 fri Jonny Lang at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** oct 28 fri Powerage (tribute), Rat Bastard (covers), 667 Neighbor Of The Beast (tribute) at Club Fox, 2223 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $14/$16 8pm ** oct 28 fri Rivals at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** oct 28 fri Matt Nathanson at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 29 sat The Damned (35th anniversary), Cute Lepers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $30 9pm *** @ oct 29 sat Trentemoller at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a A$22.50 8pm/9pm # ** oct 30 sun The Lemonheads (performing It's a Shame About Ray), The Shining Twins at the Indepenent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 8pm *** $ nov 1 tue Jeff Beck at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** nov 1 tue Iration, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Through The Roots at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $13 # ** nov 2 wed Mac Miller, People Under The Stairs, Casey Veggies at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** nov 3 thr Iration, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Through The Roots at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 4 fri Four Year Strong, Gallows, Title Fight, The Swellers, Sharks at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** (AP tour) nov 4 fri Shonen Knife (Japan), Shannon And The Clamps at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ nov 4/5 Wild Flag at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 5 sat City And Colour at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # ** nov 5 sat Thrice at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 5/6 Mike Doughty And His Band Fantastic at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm (sat) 8pm (sun) ** nov 6 sun David Berkeley at Museum of Art, San Jose a/a ** nov 6 sun Thrice at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 7 mon Warbringer, Lazarus A.D., Landmine Marathon, Diamond Plate at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? *** @ nov 9 wed Jackson Browne (solo acoustic) at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # *** nov 10 thr M83 at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** nov 11 fri Ra Ra Riot at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 12 sat Let Zeppelin 2 at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm ** nov 12 sat They Might Be Giants at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** nov 12 sat Iration, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Through The Roots at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 15 tue White Johnnies (Iowa), Tom Gewecke at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm ** nov 16 wed Lotus at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $16 8pm/8:30pm ** nov 18/19 Y & T at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $36/$41 8pm/9pm *** nov 19 sat Damage Inc. (tribute), Roses And Guns (tribute), Points North, Bad Boy Eddie at Club Fox, 2223 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** nov 19 sat At Risk (reunion), Heartsounds, Wolves And Thieves, Ecophagy at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm *** nov 20 sun The Pixies at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** nov 21 mon Katy Perry, Jessie J, dj Skeet Skeet at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** nov 21 mon VNV Nation, Straftanz at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 21 mon The Pixies, Imaginary Cities at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz a/a 8pm # *** $ nov 25 fri Mayhem, Keep Of Kalessin, Hate, Abigail Williams at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 30 dec 1/2/3 The Weakerthans at the Indepenent, S.F. 21+ 8pm (wed/thr) 9pm (fri/sat) ** dec 2 fri Beady Eye at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $40/$50 8pm/9pm # ** dec 5 mon The Sea & Cake at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** dec 10 sat Megan Slankard (acoustic) at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $15/$20 8pm ** dec 16 fri D.R.I. at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm *** @ dec 22 thr Dir En Grey (Japan) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 30 fri Fifteen, The Wunder Years, The Grady Sisters, Siren, Kalifornia Redemption, Mainstream Trend, Truant at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10-$25 sliding 6:30pm/7pm *** @ $ (Benefit Phoenix Theater and Cancer Survivor Nicole McCracken) * 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-2am 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 Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+ 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 Henry Miller Library, Highway One, Big Sur a/a 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 Riptide Bar, 3639 Taraval St., S.F. 21+ 415-681-8433 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 Stud Bar, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 415-863-6623 Sub-Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a 415-861-5016 Swingin' Door, 106 East 25th Avenue, San Mateo 21+ 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 Bar, Homestead Lanes, 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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