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 June 17, 2012 jun 17 sun Greg Bennick at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm ** jun 17 sun Scissor Sisters at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** jun 17 sun Blind Willies, Avi Vinocur (TX), JJ Schultz at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 7pm ** jun 17 sun Mariee Sioux & Emily Jane White at Amoeba Records, Berkeley a/a free 4pm ** jun 17 sun Behold The Monolith, Abstracter, Old Crow, Hellbeard at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $5 6pm ** @ jun 17 sun Spot 1019, Short Dogs, Grow, Byrdie, The Meat Sluts, Vows, Texas Thieves, Gang Of 40, Psychology Of Genocide at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/3pm ** jun 17 sun Pedestrian Deposit (L.A.), Gerritt Wittmer, Sutekh Hexen, Brandon Nickell at the Lab, 2948 Sixteenth St., S.F. a/a $6-$15 sliding 8pm ** jun 17 sun Marduk (Sweden), 1349 (Norway), Withered, Weapon, Black Fucking Cancer at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $18/$25 6pm/6:30pm *** @ jun 17 sun Lemonade, Lei at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm **f jun 17 sun Tropical Popsicle at Vacation Vintage, someplace, S.F. a/a * jun 17 sun Skabbs, Songs For Snakes, Pirate Radio at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** (early show) jun 17 sun Japanther, Pharmacy at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 10pm ** jun 17 sun Kate Miller-Heidke, Sylvie Lewis at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** jun 17 sun Lee Rocker at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $25 7pm *** (9pm show cancelled) jun 17-jul 8 American Idiot (play) at Orpheum Theater, 1192 Market St., S.F. a/a $100/$157/$184 2pm (sun/wed/sat) 8pm (tue-sat) # *** jun 17 sun Mayer Hawthorne & The Contry, Allen Stone, Harlam at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jun 17 sun Destruction Of A King, Ashylus at the Annex, 2554 Grant Avenue, San Lorenzo a/a 7pm ** jun 17 sun River City Extension (N.J.), The Drowning Men, Ben Henderson at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 8pm ** jun 17 sun D.I., Dusted Angel, I Don't Want To Hear It! at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $8/$11 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jun 17 sun My Darkest Days, All In A Day, Fair Struggle, Overwatch at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jun 18 mon Buck Wild And The Boss Hossers, Escalator Hill, Magnolia Keys at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** (bluegrass) jun 18 mon Hides, Bad Liar, Don Peyote (Seattle) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm ** (early show) jun 18 mon The Threads, The Liar Script, Man In The Planet at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jun 18 mon Stone Creep, Imperial Omen at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** jun 18 mon Nickelback, Bush, Seether, My Darkest Days at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90-$45 5pm/6pm # *** jun 18 mon Kris Kristofferson at the Bob Hope Theatre, 242 East Main Street, Stockton a/a 7:30pm *** jun 19 tue Black Fortress Of Opium (Boston), FayRoy, Boreas (Tucson, AZ) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** jun 19 tue Solwave, Dangermaker, Hello Monster at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jun 19 tue Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers, Arann Harris & The Farm Band at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm ** jun 19 tue Comodo Complex, The Inq, The Strangers, God's Hotel at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $5 8pm ** jun 19 tue 3 Leafs, Neal Morgan, Sad Horse (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 19 tue Needles, Frustration (Seattle, WA), Kontrasekt (MN), Caged Animal, dj Agitator at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** @ jun 19 tue Buster Blue, Brother Pacific, The Beggars Who Give, The Disposition at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** jun 19 tue Indigo Girls, The Shadowboxers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # *** jun 19 tue J Boog at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$29 8pm/8:30pm ** jun 19 tue Mayer Hawthorne, The Country at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jun 19 tue Appalachian Terror Unit, Officers Down All Across America at Ground Zero, 324 East Taylor Street, Reno, NV a/a $5 7pm/8pm ** @ jun 20 wed Kid Ink, Nio Tha Gift, K-I-D at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $18 8pm/9pm ** jun 20 wed Starskate, Moon Pearl, Dash Jacket, A White Hunter at Hearts & Palms, 1045 East 12th Street, Oakland a/a free 10pm ** (new date - was June 19th) jun 20 wed Ian Franklin & Infinite Frequency, Kevin Beadles Band, Pat Jordan Band, James Nagel at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX) jun 20 wed Kontrasekt (Minneapolis, MN), Frustration (Seattle), Proto Regime, Right? at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $6 7:30pm ** @ jun 20 wed Matt Skiba & The Sekrets at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $17/$20 8pm/9pm ** jun 20 wed La Plebe, The Fucking Buckaroos, Dezu at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm ** @ jun 20 wed iVardensphere, W.A.S.T.E., E.S.A., dj End, dj Mr. Smith, dj Brian Backlash, dj Nemesis at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$14 8pm/9pm ** jun 20 wed Indigo Girls, The Shadowboxers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $31 7pm/8pm *** (sold out) jun 20 wed Jonathan Coulton, John Roderick at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $29 7pm/8pm ** jun 20 wed Tu Fawning at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 8pm/9pm ** jun 20 wed The Parlotones, Ryan Star at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** jun 20 wed Pins Of Light, Hot Victory, Lozen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 20 wed Don Punto, Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony, The Greening, Tall Sheep at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 20 wed Graffiti6, Yuna at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm ** jun 20 wed War at Sonoma Marin Fair, 175 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma a/a $10-$15 8pm *** jun 20 wed Y And T, Voyeur, Luvplanet at the Avalon, Santa Clara 21+ $25 8pm/8pm *** jun 20 wed The High Sea, Eidolons (OR), Dream House at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** jun 20 wed Tower Of Power at the Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a *** jun 20 wed Glitter Wtich, The Pushers, Dirty Filthy Mugs, Master Lady at Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico a/a 8pm ** @ jun 21 thr dj Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm ** jun 21 thr Craic Haus, Tater Famine at the Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ free ** jun 21 thr Soft Service, Reptilian Shapeshifters, Between Your Teeth, Most Nervous Systems at Lounge 3411, 3411 MacArthur Blvd. @ 35th, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** jun 21 thr Wartorn (WI), Blown To Bits, Appalachian Terror Unit (W.V.), In Defence (WI), War Party at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $6 7pm *** @ jun 21 thr Gravehill, Destroyed In Seconds, Mortuous, Hellhunter, Larvae, Killgasm at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $13 8pm/7:30pm ** @ jun 21 thr Lisa Hannigan, Joe Henry at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm ** (seated show) jun 21 thr Nathan Clevenger Group, Grex, Cartoon Justice at the Cell Space, 2050 Bryant at 18th, S.F. a/a $7 8pm ** jun 21 thr Capital Cities, Gemini Club at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13 9:30pm ** jun 21 thr The Younger Lovers, School Knights (Denver), Grandma's Boyfriend at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 21 thr The Fuckaroos, Pillars And Tongues (Chicago), Joseph Childress, Grace Cooper at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jun 21 thr HowellDevine, Aaron Leese & The Panhandlers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm ** (blues/folk) jun 21 thr Noothgrush, Black Breath at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ *** @ jun 21 thr Hell On Wheels at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 ** jun 21 thr Radio Noise, H Is 4 Hector, The Insecurities at Grant & Green, 1371 Grant St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** jun 21 thr Indigo Girls at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** jun 21 thr Night Ranger at Sonoma Marin Fair, 175 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma a/a $10-$15 8pm *** jun 21 thr From Indian Lakes, The RocketBoys, Desert Noises, 12Tone Row, Waking Wander, The Cires at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm ** jun 21 thr Fallujah, Vale Of Pnath, Dissonance In Design (Northgleen, CO), The Wrath Of Vesuvius, Aenimus at the Annex, 2554 Grant Avenue, San Lorenzo a/a $10/$12 6pm ** jun 21 thr Chronic Narcosis, Dammit at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** jun 21 thr Potential Threat, Short Fuse, Newtdick at Swingin Door, 106 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ jun 21 thr Amy Lavere at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 3pm ** jun 21 thr The Chop Tops, Danny B. Harvey, The Strikers, Radio Threat at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10 8pm/8:30pm ** jun 21 thr Glen Campbell, Instant People at the Bob Hope Theatre, 242 East Main Street, Stockton a/a # 7:30pm *** jun 21 thr Tropical Popsicle at Origami Lounge, 708 Cherry Street, Chico a/a * jun 21/22 Above & Beyound at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm (thr) 9pm (fri) # ** (friday sold out) jun 22 fri Stalag 13, Gehenna, Magrudergrind, Coke Bust, Side Effects, Stagger & Fall, Media Blitz, Rhygin HC, Stressors, Crusades! at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 6pm *** @ (Gnarmageddom Fest) jun 22 fri The Chops Tops, Danny B. Harvey (Austin, TX), The Strikers, Radio Threat, Lost Dog Found, The Struts, Shake Me! at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12/$15 6:30pm/7pm *** jun 22 fri Royal Headache, Yi, Synthetic ID at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a $8 7pm ** jun 22 fri Andrew Conklin, Neal Morgan, Sad Horse, Tight Little Ship at Sugarm Mountain, Oakland a/a $5 9pm ** jun 22 fri Appalachian Terror Unit, Teagan Ism, cabaret act at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $4 4pm til 6pm ** (early show) jun 22 fri Warm Soda, Ultraviolet Radio, Screature, G. Green at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** (late show) jun 22 fri The Grannies, Midnight Bombers, Ardent Sons at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** @ (Benefit for Blixa) jun 22 fri Birdeatsbaby, Vagabondage, Victoria & The Vaudevillians at Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ $7-$10 8pm ** jun 22 fri B. Hamilton, Victory And Associates, Hurry Up Shotgun at Vitus, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** jun 22 fri Death To All, Gorguts, Adelitas Way, New Medicine at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $28/$32 8pm/9pm # *** @ (celebration of Chuck Schuldiner) jun 22 fri The Retroz, Funkery, The Raya Ziion Collective at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 7pm/8pm ** jun 22 fri Sister Crayon, Sea Of Bees, Jhameel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jun 22 fri David Berkeley at Inside Terminal 3, San Francisco Airport a/a free 11am til 2pm ** jun 22 fri The Chris Cobb Band, Mr. Chin's Hot Sauce, Jim Bruno, Jesse Brewster And Allyson Paige at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $8 8pm/8:30pm ** jun 22 fri Directo (Chile), Chico Trujillo at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $15 10pm ** jun 22 fri Joe Krown/Walter Wolfman/Russell Batiste Trio, Joe Krown, Walter Wolfman, Russell Batiste, Fiver Brown at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** jun 22 fri Cool Ghouls, Cigarette Bums, Courtney And The Crushers, Glitz at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 22 fri The Last Ambassadors (cd release), Cash Pony, 3 Ring Simian at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jun 22 fri The Spyrals (record release), Poor Sons, Wild Wild Wets, The Arabs at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 22 fri Dustbowl Revival, Jugtown Pirates at Studio 55 Marin, 1455 East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael ?/? $15 8pm ** jun 22 fri Our Vinyl Vows, Beta State, 1 Direction, February Fifth at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm/9pm *** @ jun 22 fri Lonestar at Sonoma Marin Fair, 175 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma a/a $10-$15 8pm ** jun 22 fri Bah Ram You, Homefront, Such A Mess, Stanley And The Search, Avalance at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm ** @ jun 22 fri The Has Beens, Culo A Boca, Seduce The Dead at the Mardi Gras, 1628 El Camino Real, Redwood City 21+ free 8pm ** jun 22 fri Kris Kristofferson, Los Texmaniacs at San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a $35/$100 8pm # *** jun 22 fri Straight Line Stitch at Musik Ink Studios, 1141 West San Carlos Ave., San Jose a/a ** jun 22 fri Pounders, Blammos at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 22 fri Fast Time at No. One Broadway, 102 B S. Santa Cruz Blvd., Los Gatos 21+ $10 8pm * jun 22 fri Noothgrush, Black Breath, Martyrdod, Burning Love, Enabler at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 6pm/6:30pm *** @ jun 22 fri Israel Vibration at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $10 8pm/8:30pm ** jun 22 fri 38 Special at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a *** jun 22 fri Arden Park Roots, The Holdup, Simple Creation, Element Of Soul, Street Urchinz at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** jun 22 fri War at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm *** jun 22 fri Saccharine Trust, Big Light, The Dry Spells, Whispering Pines, De La Ray, The Figments at Carter Ranch, 6260 Carter Road, Mariposa 18+ (a/a with an adult) $40 (weekend pass) *** (camping - no dogs) jun 22 fri In Defence (WI), Wartorn (WI), The Crunchees, Old Glory (NV) at Ground Zero, 324 East Taylor Street, Reno, NV a/a $6 8pm *** @ jun 22 fri Pretty Things Peepshow at the El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ $12 8pm/9pm # ** jun 23 sat D.Y.S. (Boston), Circle One, Ill Content, Gutwrench, Zero Progress, Side Effects, Deception, pole dancing at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @ jun 23 sat The Avett Brothers, Jackie Greene at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** (KFOG) jun 23 sat New Edition, Tony! Toni! Tone! at the Arena, Oakland a/a $37-$124 9pm # ** jun 23 sat Six Feet Under, Dying Fetus, Revocation!, Contrast The Water, Dissipate, Enemy In Peril, Gary Busey, Amber Alert, Apothesary, Necrosin, Genghis Khan at the Metro, Oakland a/a $25 7pm # *** @ jun 23 sat The Bye Bye Blackbirds (acoustic), Dr. Frank, Ronnie Barnett, Conan Neutron, Tom Galbraith at Vessel Gallery, 471 25th St., Oakland a/a $10-$25 sliding 7pm ** (Summer Rock Camp Fundraiser) jun 23 sat Naomi Punk, Meowtain, Twerker Beez, Young Buns, Womb Throb (video art/performance) at Sugarm Mountain, Oakland a/a $5 donation 9pm ** jun 23 sat The Muffs, The Pleasure Kills, The Fashion Slaves at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm *** @ jun 23 sat Meat Market, The Cigarette Bums, The Rantouls at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** jun 23 sat The Memphis Murder Men, Mari & The Monitors at Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster Street, Alameda 21+ free ** jun 23 sat Bastard Noise, Nuclear Death Wish, Rubber Cement, Xome, Liver Cancer, Riververb, Pulsating Cyst, Torn By Teeth, Kawaiietly Please, Moe Staiano, Lektricman, Shortwave Surfers, Striations, Toe Ring, Medicine Cabinet, Darph/nadeR, Das Blut at the Lab, 2948 Sixteenth Street at Capp, S.F. a/a 4pm *** jun 23 sat Taking Back Sunday, All Time Low, The Used, New Found Glory, Streetlight, Manifesto, Yellowcard, Pierce The Veil, Four Year Strong, Of Mice And Men, We The Kings, Breathe Carolina, Miss May I, Falling In Reverse, Anti-Flag, Every Time I Die, Mayday Parade, Blessthefall, Chelsea Grin, For Today, Memphis May Fire, Motionless In White, Rise To Remain, Sleeping With Sirens, The Ghost Inside, Vampires Everywhere!, Title Fight, You Me At Six, Bayside, Senses Fail, Vanna, Polar Bear Club, We Are The In Crowd, Man Overboard, A Loss For Words, Funeral Party, I Fight Dragons, I Am The Avalanche, Hyro Da Hero, Wax, Echo Movement, G-Eazy, Stepdad, The Constellations, Ballyhoo!, Champagne Champagne, Mod Sun, The Green, Neo Geo, Iwrestledabearonce, Born Of Osiris, Chunk! No Captain Chunk!, Fireworks, Transit, Cold Forty Three, Sleepwalker, Make Do And Mend, Matt Toka, Tonight Alive, Skip The Foreplay, Divided By Friday, The Jukebox Romantics, We Are The Ocean, Ten Second Epic, The Silver Comet, After The Burial, Dead Sara, It Boys!, Living With Lions, Impending Doom, Slatr, Railroad To Alaska, A Loss For Words, Into It. Over It., Koji, Brian Marquis, Vinnie Caruana, Anthony Raneri, Kristopher Roe, Tess Dunn, Wick-It The Instigator,Tony D'Angelo at Warped Tour, Lot A, Giants Ball Park, S.F. a/a $36 11am # *** @ jun 23 sat Pink Saturday Pride celbration at Castro & Market, S.F. a/a 5pm-11pm jun 23 sat Curumin, Tommy Guerrero, dj Zamba at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8pm/9pm ** jun 23 sat Princeton, Local Hero at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** (It Get's Better & The Trevor Project) jun 23 sat Beta Lion, The Skyflakes, My Parade, Sahab at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a 8pm ** jun 23 sat The New Position, The American Professionals at thee Parkside, S.f. a/a free 3pm ** jun 23 sat Locos Por Juana, Bang Data at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 8pm/9pm ** jun 23 sat Whirr, Moonbeams, Half String, Lorelei at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 23 sat Kicker, P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. (Portland), Modern Pets (Berlin), Rock Bottom at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm *** @ jun 23 sat Foreverland (tribute), Planet Booty at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8p/9pm ** jun 23 sat Mark Gardener, Sky Parade, Silent Pictures, dj Dennis The Menace at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** jun 23 sat Otis Heat, The Quick & Easy Boys, Caldecott at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 23 sat Hammers Of Misfortune, Grayceon, Wild Hunt at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9:30pm ** jun 23 sat Dark Hollow at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 23 sat Beautiful Machines, dj's, art show at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** jun 23 sat Ancient Mariner (tribute), Bloody Roots (tribute) at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 10pm ** jun 23 sat Fast Times at Maggie McGarry's, 1353 Grant St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm * jun 23 sat Heavy Hawaii, Pink Films at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jun 23 sat Waters, Dogbag, Odd Bird, John Courage & The Great Plains, Meat Market, Teenage Sweater, Owl Paws, Jesse Adams & Down Comfort, All Your Sisters, Y.Y.U., Pet Sounds at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 6pm *** jun 23 sat 38 Special at Sonoma Marin Fair, 175 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma a/a $10-$15 8pm *** jun 23 sat Skitzo, Blind Illusion at the River Theater, 16135 Main Street, Guerneville 21+ 9pm *** jun 23 sat Katchafire, J Boog, Fiji at the Uptown Theater, Napa 12+ (under 16 with an adult) $28 8pm ** jun 23 sat Absent Society, Viscerally Scarred, Giving The Devil His Due (cd release), Hypergyant, Silent Redemption, Ontogeny, Infinito Torqueo at Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm *** jun 23 sat Rudy Colombini at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ * jun 23 sat A Thousand Shall Fall, 5150, Ignite The Raid, Hell Fire, Casket Of Cassandra, Montra at the Annex, 2554 Grant Avenue, San Lorenzo a/a $10 6pm/6:30pm ** jun 23 sat French Cassettes, Cartoon Bar Fight at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** jun 23 sat Sonu Nigam at Event Center, San Jose State a/a 7:30pm # ** jun 23 sat Buried At Birth, Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire, Mooneater, Fossil Farm at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $5 9pm ** @ jun 23 sat PRIMUS, Fishbone at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz a/a $39.50/$42 8pm # *** @ jun 23 sat Crazy Ballhead, The Tipsy Hustlers, Lauren Wakefield at Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jun 23 sat Straight Line Stitch at Shenanigan's, 705 J St., Sacramento ?/? ** jun 23 sat Evan ApRoberts Band, I See Hawks In L.A., 3 Leafs, The Atomic Sherpas, Kath Bloom, Cave Country, Alma, The Adam Burns Band, Green Machine, The Well, Whiskey In My Pocket at Carter Ranch, 6260 Carter Road, Mariposa 18+ (a/a with an adult) $20 *** (no dogs) jun 23/24 Del The Funky Homosapien, Smoke Dza, Harry Fraud, Expansion Team Soundsystem, Task Rok, Linus at Craneway Pavilion, Richmond 18+ $53/$104 vip (2 day pass) ** (High Times Medical Cannabis Cup) jun 24 sun OC45 (Boston), Get Dead, Lazerwolf, The Rinds, High & Tight at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 5pm *** @ jun 24 sun Dear Indugu at at Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a free 2pm ** jun 24 sun Lisa Marie Presley at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $22 7pm/8pm ** (was June 25th) jun 24 sun The Men at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 24 sun Aesthetic Perfection, X-Rx, BlackOpz, dj Decay, dj Melting Girl at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $13/$19 8pm/9pm ** jun 24 sun Straight Line Stitch at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a ** jun 24 sun Adam Lambert, Scars On 45, Rebecca Ferguson, Vicci Martinez, Graffiti6 at Hellman Hollow, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free noon til 4pm *** (Alice's Summerthing) jun 24 sun The Famous at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** jun 24 sun Royal Headache (Australia), Wild Moth, Naomi Punk, Anne, Shop Talk at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** @ jun 24 sun Future Twin (7" release), Religious Girls, Modrag (Austin), Cruel Summer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 24 sun Shady Maples, Blind Willies at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/8:30pm ** jun 24 sun Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire (CO), Hazzard's Cure, Plague Widow, Apocryphon, Feast, Intact at the Greenhouse, someplace, Concord a/a 2pm til 9pm ** @ (Grind BBQ) jun 24 sun D.Y.S., Downpresser at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 24 sun PRIMUS at Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 K Street, Modesto a/a *** @ jun 25 mon Friends at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 25 mon Philip Glass And Joanna, Tim Fain at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (Benefit Big Sur's Henry Miller Memorial Library) jun 25 mon Scott Lucas & The Married Men at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ ** jun 26 tue Scolex, Cemetery, Sorrower (AZ), Your Enemy, Dead Pressure, These Are Da Resolts Of A Thousand Electric Voltz (San Jose), at the Metro, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ jun 26 tue Mortuous, Blood Freak (Portland), Coffin Dust (PA), Tinnitus at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $6 6pm ** @ jun 26 tue God Module (Seattle), Twitch The Ripper, Mordacious, dj Decay at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $8/$14 8pm/9pm ** jun 26 tue The Hundred In The Hands (N.Y.) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** jun 26 tue Queen Extravaganza (tribute) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $29.50/$45 7pm/8pm # ** jun 26 tue K-Holes, Dirty Ghosts, Blasted Canyons at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm ** jun 26 tue Quintron & Miss Pussycat at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 26 tue The B-52's, Squeeze at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # *** jun 27 wed Hammerlock, Hammercocks (TX), Green Vinal Sinkersat at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** jun 27 wed Echo Twin at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX) jun 27 wed The Element (cd release), LoNero, Skinner, Bay Rum at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** @ jun 27 wed Appetite, Adios Amigo, Dreamdate at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jun 27 wed Symbolick Jews, Konichiwa Baby, The Impersonations at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 27 wed The Wild Ones (Santa Cruz), The Shrouds, High Anxiety! at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jun 27 wed K.D. Lang & The Siss Boom Bag, The Milk Carton Kids at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $126-$41 6pm/7pm ** jun 27 wed And So I Watch You From Afar, Russian Circles, Deafheaven at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ *** jun 27/28 The Mountain Goats (solo), Dustin Wong at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $25 8pm ** (sold out) jun 28 thr dj Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm ** jun 28 thr Aer, OCD: Moosh & Twist at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** jun 28 thr Harper Blynn (albume release), Madi Diaz at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jun 28 thr Russian Circles, And So I Watch You From Afar, Deafheaven at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $14 8pm ** jun 28 thr Mike G, Speak, Vince Staples at Slim's, S.F. +6 $16 8pm/9pm ** jun 28 thr One Perfect Crime, Earthdance, The Secret Secretaries, Dance Party Boys at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $5 8pm ** jun 28 thr Avicii at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. 16+ $49.50 8pm # ** jun 28 thr High And Tight, Flexx Bronco, Lonely Kings, Parachute On Fire at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 28 thr Fake Your Own Death, Le Panique, Glass Trains at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** jun 28 thr Hollow Mirrors, Dimesland, Satya Sena at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** @ jun 28 thr Everclear, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Lit, Marcy Playground at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # *** jun 28 thr Les Raquet, Skyway View at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm ** jun 28 thr Who's Bad (tribute) at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a * jun 28 thr Don Henley at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a 8pm # ** jun 28 thr incorrect Date Dammit at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica (see June 21) jun 29 fri Bye Bye Blackbirds, Build Us Airplanes, Tet Holiday, City Deluxe at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 8pm *** @ jun 29 fri Foster The People, Kimbra, Mayer Hawthorne & The County Kimbra at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7:30pm # *** $ jun 29 fri Minot, Big Long Now, Satya Sena at Saturn Cafe, 2175 Allston Way, Berkeley a/a $5 8pm ** @ jun 29 fri Quintron And Miss Pussycat, Dent May at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$9 8pm/9pm ** jun 29 fri Whisky Pills Fiasco, The Silver Threads, Mike Johnston at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** jun 29 fri Sourpatch, Joyride!, Cher Horowitz, Placentuar at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a free 7pm ** @ jun 29 fri Marillion, Sun Domingo at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 29 fri Justin Townes Earle, Tristen at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm ** jun 29 fri Laura Marling at Grace Cathedral, S.F. a/a $39.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 29 fri El Sonido Callejero, Santos De Los Angeles at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 8pm ** (latin) jun 29 fri The Growlers at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm ** jun 29 fri El-P, Killer Mike, Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, Despot at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jun 29 fri Sonny & The Sunsets at Amoeba Records, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** jun 29 fri Moggs, Sons Of Huns, Porch at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jun 29 fri Chris Sprague & His 18 Wheelers, Kit & The Branded Men, dj Tanoa at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** jun 29 fri J Boog, Katchafire at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** jun 29 fri Boo Radley's House, 26 MPH, The Illness at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm ** jun 29 fri High Society, Grim Busness, Ryan Martinez, In Your Silence, The Light Iris, Within Waves at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a 7pm ** jun 29 fri Shitkickers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 29 fri Dev, Starting Six, Young Science at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$20 7pm/8pm ** (was May 23rd) jun 29/30 jul 1 K.D. Lang & The Siss Boom Bang, Lucinda Williams, Leftover Salmon, Richard Thompson, Ruthie Foster, Texas Tornados, Justin Townes Earle, Marcia Ball, Jimmy Lafave, Loudon Wainwright III, Ruth Moody, Blame Sally, Poor Man's Whiskey, Cache Valley Drifters, Brothers Comatose, Brokedown In Bakersfield, Mamuse, Rita Hosking, Teresa Tudury, Bluehouse, California Honeydrops at Kate Wolf Music Festival, Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville a/a *** jun 30 sat La Toska, Cafe Con Tequila, Corrupta Mente, Day Labor, Codigo 510 at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm *** @ jun 30 sat Keane, Mystery Jets at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (KFOG) jun 30 sat Brainoil, Permanet Ruin, Whitehorse (Australia), Reivers, Your Enemy, Monuments Collapse at the Metro Small Room, Oakland a/a $10 8pm # *** @ jun 30 sat Monger (Phoenix, AZ), Dairy Queens at Ghost Town Barn, 826 33th Street, Oakland a/a 7pm ** (BBQ Potluck) jun 30 sat Go Van Gogh at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8:30pm ** jun 30 sat The Slanderin' (L.A.), Hayride To Hell, The Thirsty Three, The Refuzniks at John Patrick's, 1813 Park Street, Alameda 21+ $6 ** jun 30 sat The Mickey Hart Band, Adam Theis, Subharmonic at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** jun 30 sat Kafana Balkan, Fishtank Ensemble at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** jun 30 sat Voco, Minot at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** jun 30 sat Ben Benkert, Caldecott, Lifted Roots, Speed Goat at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 9pm ** jun 30 sat Dev, Cataracs, Starting Six, dj J Espinosa, dj Trevor Simpson at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jun 30 sat Big Tree, City Tribe, Yesway at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 9pm ** jun 30 sat Young The Giant, Minus The Bear, Manchester Orchestra, Little Huricane at Oyster Fest, Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park, S.F. 18+ (a/a with an adult) $30/$35 (under 14 free) 11am til 6pm # ** jun 30 sat Maskatresta (Mexico City), La Liberacion (Perris, CA), Noche Obskura (Sacramento at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $18/$20 8:30pm *** @ jun 30 sat He's My Brother She's My Sister, Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound, Strange Vine at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jun 30 sat Blisses B, The Green Door at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm * (early show) jun 30 sat Glitter Wizard, The Shrine (L.A.), Hot Lunch at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** (late show) jun 30 sat New Monsoon, Tim Carbone at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm *** jun 30 sat Alaric, La Corde, Crimson Scarlet, dj Brown Army at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** jun 30 sat Trainwreck Riders at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 30 sat Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Dent May, Shannon & The Clams at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** jun 30 sat Digital Chaos Dance, Daggerpoint, Blaus, Delmachine at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** (EDM) jun 30 sat Casket Of Cassandra (cd release), Falling To Pieces, Aviadora, Taking Us Alive at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7:30pm ** jun 30 sat SF Undercover at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** jun 30 sat Mrs Magician, Dinners at X Bar, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** jun 30 sat cancelled: Death Grips at Slim's, S.F. jun 30/jul 1 Aegis at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** jul 1 sun Keane at Amoeba Records, S.F. a/a free 2pm ** jul 1 sun Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Stone Foxes at Stern Grove Festival, 19th Ave. at Sloat Blvd., S.F. a/a free 2pm ** jul 1 sun Dream Theater, Crimson Projekct at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jul 1 sun Apparitions, Rat Columns, Bad Backs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 1 sun Con Brio, Dia, Steer The Stars at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 1 sun Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Anthrax, As I Lay Dying, The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, Whitechapel, Jagermeister, Dirtfedd, I The Breather, Upon A Burning Body at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $32-$69 1:30pm # *** @ (Rockstar Energy) jul 2 mon Casualties, Nekromantix, Down By Law, Lower Class Brats, The Sheds at the Metro, Oakland a/a $16 7pm/7pm *** @ jul 2 mon Bass Drum Of Death, DZ Deathrays at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jul 2 mon Theo Katzman, Joey Dosik at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jul 2 mon French Cassettes, Butcher Brown, Z'Amigo, dj Lady Ryan at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 2 mon Valient Thorr, Holy Grail, Royal Thunder, The Kickass at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV 21+ $12 7pm *** @ jul 3 tue Leftover Crack at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm ** jul 3 tue Driftless Pony Club at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jul 3 tue Valient Thorr, Holy Grail, Royal Thunder, The Kickass at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm/8:30pm *** @ jul 3 tue Libyans (Boston), Adults, Face The Rail at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 3 tue Kevin Casey (Massachusetts) at Coffee Adventures, 1331 Columbus at Northpoint, S.F. a/a 11am * jul 3 tue Colleen Green, White Fang, Pamela at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ free 8pm/9pm ** jul 3 tue Buffalo Tooth, Creepers at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jul 3 tue Young Empires, Humans, Rio Rio at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+$10 8pm ** jul 3 tue Bass Drum Of Death, DZ Deathrays at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 4 wed The Pine Box Boys, Three Times Bad at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $11/$13 6pm ** jul 4 wed Bobb Saggeth (tribute), Prizehog at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 4 wed Nekromantix at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jul 4 wed Mates Of State, Step Kids (CT), The Velvet Teen at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jul 5 thr Dispirit, Dead Congregation (Greece), Grave Miasma (U.K.), Anhedonist (Seattle) at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $15 7pm *** @ jul 5 thr Liars at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** jul 5 thr Dead Congregation (Greece), Dispirit, Grave Miasma (U.K.), Anhedonis (Seattle) at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $15 7pm *** @ jul 5 thr Cory Branan, Audra Mae at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 5 thr Cocktails, Preteen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 5 thr Terraplane Sun, Ry Cuming, Family Wagon at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7pm ** jul 5 thr Rookie Of The Year, Car Party, Eryn Woods, Sky High Adventure at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm ** jul 5 thr Outlaw Nation, Marr J, Planet Rawk at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $7/$10 7pm ** (Fresh Voodoo) jul 5 thr cancelled: Shortfuse, Thought Vomit at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica jul 5-8 Ben Harper, STS9, Railroad Earth, Galactic, Built To Spill, Toots And The Maytals, Ryan Bingham, A.L.O., Lotus, Delta Spirit, Soulive, Heartless Bastards, The Devil Makes Three, Deer Tick, Greensky Bluegrass, The Slip, Lettuce, Surprise Me Mr. Davis, Grupo Fantasma, MarchFourth Marching Band, The Motet: Funk Is Dead!, Skerik's Bandalabra, Red Baraat, Stooges Brass Band, The New Orleans Suspects, Nathan Moore, The Lumineers, Marco Benevento, Elephant Revival, Papadosio, Brokedown In Bakersfield, Gardens & Villa, Mike Dillon Band, Steve Poltz at High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy a/a $185+ *** jul 6 fri Angry Samoans, Jack Killed Jill, Trouble Maker, Anti-Social, Between Your Teeth at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ jul 6 fri Dead Congregation (Greece), Grave Miasma (U.K.), Anhedonist (Seattle), Vastum, Mortuous, Apocryphon at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 6:30pm/7pm # *** @ jul 6 fri Hell On Wheels at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 8pm ** jul 6 fri Landmind Marathon, Buried At Birth, No Fucks Given at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** @ jul 6 fri Blind Pilot, Laura Gibson, Holiday Friends at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # *** jul 6 fri Red Baraat at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 6 fri Birdhouse at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 6 fri Kelley Stoltz, Shana Falana, The She's, B And Not B, dj Neil Martinson at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** jul 6 fri Kallisto, Corpus Hideous, Adronisaurus, Upholstery Jackson Jackson, dj Le Perv at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 6 fri Conspiracy-A-Go-Go, Triivlerackasaurus Rex, Family Crest at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ jul 6 fri Lyle Lovett at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jul 6 fri Yeshua & THe Hightones at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jul 6 fri Monkey at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a ** jul 6 fri cancelled: Wild Moth, Dream Decay, Joyride! at the Hemlock, S.F. jul 7 sat Coven, A Band Of Orcs, Hatchet, Witchaven at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm # *** @ jul 7 sat The Dwarves, FLESHIES, The Green Lady Killers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $13/$15 9pm *** @ jul 7 sat Terry Malts, Light Brigade, Apogee Sound Club (7" record release), C'est Dommage at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a free 7pm ** @ jul 7 sat The Jacka & Husalah at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 7 sat Grupo Fantasma, Y La Bamba at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 7 sat La Gente, Colm O'Riain at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 9pm ** jul 7 sat Punks Jump Up, Gigamesh, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 7 sat Lucabrazzi, Meathook & The Vital Organs, The Yes Go's at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jul 7 sat Flood, Owl, Asada Messiah (record release) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** jul 7 sat Severed Saviour, Ontoneny, Genocaust at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** jul 7 sat San Francesca, Cartoon Barfight, Hello The Future!, film 'Green' at X Bar, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** jul 7 sat The Flames at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jul 7 sat Alarms, Magi-Kool Doods, Ennui Trust, Chickiebobs/Noxious at the Bike Collective, 1221 4th Street, Davis a/a $5 8pm ** @ (Benefit Davis Food Not Bombs) jul 7 sat Sandra Bernhard at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** jul 7 sat cancelled: Future, Rusha T at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. jul 7/8 Fillmore Jazz Festival, Fillmore District, S.F. a/a free 10am-6pm jul 8 sun Meat Market, The Maxines (Seattle), Jus Folks, Mud Mouth, Easy Living, Troubador at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $5 5pm *** @ jul 8 sun Hermorage at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm ** @ jul 8 sun Volbeat, Hellyeah, Iced Earth at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # ** jul 8 sun Cool Ghouls, L.A. Witch, The Sister Ruby Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 8 sun Lyell Lovett at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # *** jul 8 sun The Dwarves at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm *** @ jul 10 tue Schande, Pataha Hiss, Li Xi at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 11 wed Marina & The Diamonds, Ms Mr at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** (was listed as June 24th) jul 11 wed The Babies, Pamela, Love Devotion at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 12 thr Codeine at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18 8pm/9pm ** jul 12 thr Steel Panther at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jul 12 thr Howard Jones at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $30 8pm ** jul 12 thr Emily Bonn & The Vivants, The Harkenbacks, The Juncos at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** (folk/country) jul 12 thr Simon Joyner, The Renderers (New Zealand), Jean Marie at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 12 thr Joshua Redin, Tristan Prettyman, My Name Is You at the Uptown Theater, Napa 12+ (under 16 with an adult) 8pm ** jul 12 thr Grandma (tribute) at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ * jul 12 thr Rev. Horton Heat, Supersuckers, Goddamn Gallows at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$17 7:30pm/8:30pm *** jul 13 fri Punk Funk Mob, Peligro, Moderate Excess, Good Morning, Skin & Bonez at 924 Gilman St., Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ jul 13 fri Get shot, Zombiedeathfuck, Vaganala, Deep Shit, Kick Me, Spu at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 8pm *** @ jul 13 fri Retromeca, Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony at Point Richmond Square, Washington Ave. & Park Place, Roint Richmond a/a free 5:30pm ** jul 13 fri Turbonegra, The Bastard Makers at the Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ free ** jul 13 fri Harry & The Hit Men at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 13 fri Alma Desnuda, Dgiin, Keznamdi at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 13 fri James Hunter, Jesse Dee at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm ** jul 13 fri Strangelove (tribute), The Reptile House (tribute) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** jul 13 fri Icky Boyfriends, Wounded Lion, Spray Paint at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** jul 13 fri Sanctuary Lost, Waxwyng, Fourteen Planets Out To Lunch, Absolute Zero at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ jul 13 fri Tangerine Dream at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jul 13 fri Al Green at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $125-$40 6:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 13 fri Whiskey Avengers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jul 13 fri Potluck, Dgaf, Kung Fu Vampire, The Drp at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 13 fri Tumbleweed Wanderers (Seattle) at Sophia's Thai Kitchen, 129 E Street, Suite E, Davis 21+ ** jul 13 fri Chicago, The Doobie Brothers at Harveys, Lake Tahoe NV ?/? 7pm # *** jul 13/14 The Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers, Goddam Gallows at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20/$25 9pm *** jul 14 sat Laceration, Death Stryke, Zombie Death Fuck at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm ** @ jul 14 sat Kyle Hollingsworth (with members of Hot Buttered Rum) at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $25 1pm til 5pm ** (Summer of Brews - Benefit Conscious Alliance) jul 14 sat Joe Rut, The Low Rollers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 14 sat Al Green at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $80-$45 6:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 14 sat Stomacher, Mister Loveless, Stripmall Architecure, Books On Tape at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** jul 14 sat Monoshock, Lamps, Musk at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** jul 14 sat Zoo Station (tribute) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** jul 14 sat Moto, The Meat Sluts, The Coloffs, The Custom Kicks at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 14 sat Lisa Lampanelli at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jul 14 sat Chicago, The Doobie Brothers at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $69-$34 6pm/7pm # *** $ jul 14 sat End The Suffering, Face The Pain, Hypnik at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** jul 14 sat Steve Miller Band, Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, Greg Kihn at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # 7pm # *** (KFOX) jul 14 sat Tangerine Dream at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a ** jul 14 sat Walking Spanish (Sacramento), Peter Chung at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** jul 14 sat Strange Love at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ ** jul 14 sat Cake at Nevada County Fairgorunds, Grass Valley a/a *** jul 14 sat The Spinners at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** jul 14/15 The String Cheese Incident at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7pm sat/4pm sun # *** jul 14/15 Abrupt, Beercraft, DC3, Dreaming Dead, Ghoul, Gravehill, Haunted By Heroes, Hellfire, Huntress, Paranoid Freak Out, Peligro, Skitzo, Slough Feg, Spiralarms at Tidal Wave, 40 John F. Shelley Dr., McClearan Park, S.F. a/a *** @ jul 14/15 California World Guitar Show at the Event Center, 2945 S. Delaware Street, San Mateo a/a 10am jul 15 sun The Story So Far, Seahaven, Stickup Kid, Troubled Coast, Stateside at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 5pm *** @ jul 15 sun Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw at the Oakland Coliseum a/a # *** jul 15 sun Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, dj Big Wiz, Edison, Dark Time Sunshine at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.5 7pm/8pm # ** jul 15 sun The Young, Uzi Rash, Synthetic ID at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ jul 15 sun Logic & Tayyib Ali at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $10 7pm/8pm ** jul 15 sun Modern English at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** jul 15 sun Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers, Goddamm Gallows at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $23/$26 7pm/8pm *** jul 15 sun The Beach Boys at Harveys, Lake Tahoe NV ?/? 7:30pm # *** jul 16 mon Trash Talk, SpaceGhostPurrp at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 16 mon Frank Ocean at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** jul 16 mon Sharaya Mikael, Dustin Ruth, Chris Keene at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ free 8pm/9pm ** jul 17 tue Oakland Active Orchestra at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** jul 17 tue Toots And The Maytals at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 8pm/9pm # ** (new date - was July 14th) jul 17 tue Shearwater, Husky (Austrailia) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 17 tue Midtown Social, Midnight Raid, The Winebirds at the Hemlock, S.F. $7 9pm ** jul 17 tue Ray Davies, The 88 at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jul 17 tue Demi Lovato, Hot Chelle Rae, Owl City at Event Center, San Jose State a/a 7pm # ** jul 17 tue Willie Nelson at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $72/$78 6:30pm/7:30pm *** jul 17 tue The Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers, Goddamn Gallows at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** jul 18 wed Moth Nor Rust, Angels Of Vice, Black Nails, The Rogers, Grayson at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** jul 18 wed The Bouncing Souls, The Menzingers, Luther at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ jul 18 wed Aziz Ansari at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $39 6pm/7pm # ** (also Jul 20) jul 18 wed Upstairs Downstairs, Origami Ghosts, Myronics at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 18 wed Strengthen What Remains, Set Free at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ jul 18 wed Willie Nelson & Family at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** jul 18 wed The Reverend Horton Heat at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** jul 19 thr Snow-Black Sunday, Spider Meow, Evergreen, Gentlemen at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** jul 19 thr Les Nubians at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm ** jul 19 thr Shannon And The Clams, Boquet, Deep Time at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm *** jul 19 thr Ray Davies, The 88 at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $50 7pm/8pm # *** jul 19 thr Fountains Of Wayne, Mike Viola at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** jul 19 thr Chatham Country Line, The Easy Leaves at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** (bluegrass) jul 19 thr Dan Sartain, Primitive Hearts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 19 thr Wh I Hate, The Shell Corporation, The Mighty Fine, Hooray For Everything at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 19 thr Aziz Ansari at the Center for Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose a/a $39 6pm/7pm # ** jul 20 fri HB Surround Sound, Seven Year War, Sarchasm at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm ** @ jul 20 fri The Meteors (U.K.), Stellar Corpses, Custom Kicks at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm *** jul 20 fri Aziz Ansari at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $39 6:30pm/7:30pm and 9:30pm/10pm # ** (also July 18th) jul 20 fri Melvins Lite at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** jul 20 fri Sam Bush at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 20 fri Glimpse Trio, Points North, S.K.O.P.E. at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 20 fri Ian Fays, Strangled Darlings at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jul 20 fri Slim Jenkins, Frantic Rockers, Golden West Trio, dj Tanoa, burlesque at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** jul 20 fri The Stitch Up, Kepi Ghoulie, Dog Party at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10 9pm ** jul 20 fri Militia Of Love, Omani at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 20 fri Demi Lovato, Adam Lambert, Owl City, Karmin at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Parksway, Sacramento a/a $73-$47 6:30pm # *** jul 20 fri Rad, Buried At Birth at the Dungion, Sacramento a/a 8pm ** @ jul 21 sat Attitude Adjustment, Hollywood Hate, Fracas, Fukm, Concussion at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ jul 21 sat Replica, Midnite Brain at the Swamp, 877 35th St., West Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @ jul 21 sat Manmade God at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** jul 21 sat Ill Content, Beat Guts, Bloodshot & Dialated, Epileptic Seizure at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 6pm *** @ (was listed as June 21st) jul 21 sat Steve Kimock, Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram, Andy Hess at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # ** jul 21 sat Owl City, Jayme Dee at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 21 sat The Fresh & Onlys, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Gardens & Villa, Dominant Legs, La Sera, Sea Of Bees, Mwahaha at Potrero Del Sol Park, 25th & Utah, S.F. a/a $7-$10 noon ** (Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival) jul 21 sat Thunderbleed A.K.A. Blind Vengeance, Nate Denver's Neck at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jul 21 sat Too Short with Live Band at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $30 10:30pm # *** jul 21 sat Whiskey Bent at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ * (afternoon show) jul 21 sat Weapon 11 at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ 9pm * (late show) jul 21 sat Fallujah, Pathology, Fit For An Uatopsy, Enfold Dar at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $7/$9 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 21 sat Moonshine Bandits, Dry Country Drinkers at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jul 22 sun Sublime With Rome, Cypress Hill, Pepper, HB Surround Sound at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $45 6pm # *** jul 22 sun Rome, Lux Interna, Unwoman at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm ** jul 22 sun The E Family at Stern Grove Festival, 19th Ave. at Sloat Blvd., S.F. a/a free 2pm ** jul 22 sun City Of Ships, Young Lions, Abstracter at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 6pm ** jul 22 sun Big Time Rush, Cody Simpson, Rachel Crow at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # $65-$20 5:30pm/7pm *** jul 22 sun Palmz, Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, film 'Green" at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $8 8pm ** jul 22 sun A Thousand Shall Fall, Eviscerate, Deconstruct at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 22 sun The Intelligence at the Townhouse, 1517 21st Street, Sacramento 21+ ** jul 23 mon Midnite at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm ** jul 23 mon Reel Big Fish, Big D And The Kids Table, Suburban Legends, The Maxies at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ jul 23 mon To Our Legends, Hard Of Heart, Hemorage at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ free 8pm ** jul 24 tue Allstar Weekend, Honor Society at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 24 tue System And Station (Portland), Brain On Fire at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 24 tue Yanni at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a ** jul 25 wed Stephane Wrembel at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ ** jul 25 wed Kajillion at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX) jul 25 wed Teenage Bottlerocket, The Dopamines, Elway at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jul 25 wed Spoek Mathambo at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$13 8pm/9pm ** jul 25 wed Mewithoutyou, Kevin Devine, Buried Beds at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 25 wed Relient K at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** jul 25 wed Crystal Stilts, The Mantles at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 25 wed Kelly Clarkson, The Fray, Carolina Liar at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $79-$29 6pm/7pm # *** jul 26 thr The Mau Maus (L.A.), Bite, The Memphis Murder Men at the Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ free *** @ jul 26 thr Embers, Ghosts Of Glaciers, Satya Sena at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** @ jul 26 thr Tumbleweed Wanderers (Seattle - record rlease), Rin Tin Tiger, Ghost And The City at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 26 thr Harry And The Potters, Potter Puppet Pals at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 26 thr St. Lucia at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ *** jul 26 thr The Ettes at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 26 thr Sweet Chariot, Cuates, Josh Harmony at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 26 thr Pacific Dub, Katastro at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jul 26 thr Owl, Serpent Crown at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** jul 26 fri AngerHead, Thirt9 Fingers at Swingin Door, 106 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 26 thr Stephane Wrembel at Wanderlust Festival, Lake Tahoe ?/? * jul 26 thr Sublime With Rome, Cypress Hill, Pepper, HB Surround Sound at MontBleu Casino, Stateline NV 18+ $54.45 6pm # *** jul 27 fri Wisecracker (Germany), Break The Cycle (San Diego), Impposters, Fixed Idea at 924 Gilman Street, Berkleey a/a *** @ (Jeff's Birthday) jul 27 fri Dirty Projectors, Wye Oak at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** jul 27 fri The Thirsty Three, Brass Hysteria, Ghost Town Hangmen, Them Rude Boys at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 ** jul 27 fri The Malone Brothers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 27 fri For A Better Kind, Out For Blood, Hemorage, Infinito In Torqueo, To Our Legends at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ jul 27 fri Big K.R.I.T. at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 27 fri Kathy Griffin at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $80-$46 7pm/8pm # ** jul 27 fri Los Enanitos Verdes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jul 27 fri The Intelligence, Personal & The Pizzas, Ggreen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jul 27 fri The Memorials at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $10/$15 8pm/9pm ** jul 27 fri Ill Repute, Resilience, Slandry, Violation, M-Section at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** @ jul 27 fri Ziggy Marley at the Uptown Theater, Napa 12+ (under 16 with an adult) $50 8pm ** jul 27 fri Brad Paisley, The Band Perry, Easton Corbin at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $65-$30 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 27 fri Crashfaster at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $8 8pm ** jul 27 fri Blitzkid, Stellar Corpses at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jul 28 sat Blitzkid, Stellar Corpses, Thee Merry Widows, Culo A Boca, Nitro 454 at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ jul 28 sat Fiona Apple, Blake Mills at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) jul 28 sat The Intelligence at Hearts & Palms, 1045 East 12th Street, Oakland a/a ** jul 28 sat Allegaeon, Dissipate, Casket Of Cassandra, Deprivation, Short Fuse, Weapon Status Red, Better Left Unsaid, Falling To Pieces, Prey For Sleep, Dead Earth Politics, Repaid In Blood, RepaidInBlood Kaos, Mudface, Skinner, Hysteria at the Metro, Oakland a/a 4pm # *** @ (Bay Area Metal Festival) jul 28 sat Exit Eden at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** jul 28 sat Swamp Angel, The Pendletons at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** (Birthday celebration for Geoff Braithwaite & Richard Gibbon) jul 28 sat The Mau Maus (L.A.), Ruleta Rusa, Bad Coyotes, Awesome, Anti Social at Eli's, Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 *** @ jul 28 sat Yanni at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California St., S.F. a/a $125-$50 7pm/8pm # ** jul 28 sat Hamsa Lila at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 28 sat Kaskade at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $49.50 # ** jul 28 sat Loquat, Young Digerati, Chelsea TK And The Tzigane Society at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 28 sat Urban Blight, Creem, Permanent Ruin, Hunting Party at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** @ jul 28 sat Truth & Salvage Co. at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** jul 28 sat Ill Repute, Resilience, Slandy at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $14 7:30pm/8pm *** @ jul 28 sat Suck My Pepper (tribute) at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** jul 28 sat Big K.R.I.T. at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$19 8pm/9pm ** jul 28 sat St. Lucia at Launch Festival, Cesar Chavez Plaza, Sacramento a/a *** jul 29 sun The Acacia Strain, Oceano, Impending Doom, Like Moth To Flames, For All Those Sleeping, Close To Home, Volumes, Hands Like Houses at the Metro, Oakland a/a 5pm/5pm # *** @ jul 29 sun George Watsky, Dumbfoundead & The Breezy Lovejoy Band at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 29 sun Caustic, Everything Goes Cold, Crashfaster, Whormongr, dj's at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $8/$11 8pm/8:30pm *** jul 29 sun Neon Trees at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** jul 29 sun The Dangerous Summer, New Empire, From Indian Lakes at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $10 8:30pm ** jul 29 sun Extra Classic, Low Flying Owls at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 29 sun Up Your Alley Street Fair, Dore Alley, S.F. 11am jul 29 sun Factory Minds, Ska-Skank Redemption (Denver) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** jul 30 mon One Direction at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90-$30 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** (boy band) jul 30 mon Media Blitz at Ground Zero, 324 East Taylor Street, Reno, NV a/a $5 8pm ** jul 31 tue One Direction at the Arena, Oakland a/a $90-$30 7:30pm # ** (boy band) jul 31 tue Soulfly, Incite, Lody Kong at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** jul 31 tue Electric Shepherd, Billions And Billions at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 31 tue Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Cracker at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # *** jul 31 tue cancelled: Sinead O'Connor at the Fox Theater, Oakland aug 1 wed Juicy J, Smoke Dza, Chip Tha Ripper, Fat Trel, Joey BadAss at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** aug 1 wed Southeast Engine, Slow Moving Lions Of The Vegetable World at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 1 wed The Mynabirds, Deep Time at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** aug 2 thr Squarepusher at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $27/$30 8pm # ** aug 2 thr Tears For Fears, Carina Round at the Nob Hill Masonic, S.F. a/a $65/$55/$40 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 2 thr Lenz at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 3 fri Toys That Kill, Falcon A, War Of Aggression at 924 Gilman Street, Oakland a/a *** @ aug 3 fri Judgement Day, Giant Squid, A Sun That Never Sets at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 3 fri Night Birds, Sharp Objects, Ruleta Rusa at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 3 fri Soul Asylum at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 3 fri Tower Of Power at the Dolano County Fair, Vallejo a/a *** aug 3 fri Iron Maiden, Coheed And Cambria at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $96-$26 6pm/7:30pm # *** aug 3 fri Michael Franti, Spearhead at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 4 sat Night Birds (N.J.), Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggets, Neon Piss, Rough Kids at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ aug 4 sat Aerosmith, Cheap Trick at the Arena, Oakland a/a $150-$50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** aug 4 sat Luce, Blame Sally, Dyloot, Garrison Starr, dj Dyloot (late night), Souls Of Mischief, Frank Fairfield, Metal Mother, Saviours, Vetiver at Art & Soul Festival, Downtown Oakland a/a $10/$15 (12 and under free) 2pm til midnight *** (art installations) aug 4 sat Jay Brannan at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 4 sat The English Beat, The Champions Inc at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 8pm/9pm *** aug 4 sat The Sweet Pups, The Ballantynes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 4 sat Run 4 Cover at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ * aug 4 sat Alexandra Starlight, Stock Foto at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** aug 4 sat Wino, Conny Ochs at Alternative Cafe, 1230 Fremont Blvd., Seaside a/a $10 9pm ** aug 4 sat The Hooten Hallers, Actors Killed Lincoln, Last To Leave, Thom Chowder & Friends at the Hideout Lounge, 240 South Park Street, Reno, NV 21+ $5 9pm ** @ aug 5 sun Lalah Hathaway, Kellye Gray, Forest Day, Oceanography, Churches, Persephone's Bees, Whiskerman, Dynamic Truth, Caldecott at Art & Soul Festival, Downtown Oakland a/a $10/$15 (12 and under free) noon til 6pm ** (art installations) aug 5 sun Murder By Death, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, Ha Ha Tonka at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15/$17 8pm/9pm ** aug 5 sun Ozomatli, Smod at Stern Grove Festival, 19th Ave. at Sloat Blvd., S.F. a/a free 2pm ** aug 5 sun The Wild Kindness, Former Friends Of Young Americans (Tempe, AZ), Casual Dolphins at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 5 sun Radio Moscow, The Dirty Streets at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm ** aug 5 sun Chris Isaak at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** aug 5 sun Tears For Fears at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # ** aug 5 sun Wino, Conny Ochs at Vinyl Revolution, 230 Lighthouse Avenue, Monterey a/a free 10am ** aug 5 sun Thee Oh Sees, others at the Woodsist Festival, Big Sur a/a ** aug 6/7 Chris Isaak, Shawn Colvin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # *** aug 7 tue Kasey Chambers, Sarah Jarosz at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** aug 7 tue Fang Island, Zechs Marquise at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 7 tue Gap Dream at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * aug 7 tue Neil Diamond at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $120-$55 7pm/8pm # *** aug 8 wed Lostprophets at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 8 wed Enrique, J.L.O., Wisin & Yandel, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Wisiny Yandel at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 8 wed Martina McBride at the Bob Hope Theatre, 242 East Main Street, Stockton a/a # ** aug 8 wed The Phenomenauts, Prima Donna, The Hooten Hallers, Severance Package at Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico a/a 8pm *** @ aug 9 thr Great American Taxi at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 9 thr Shuteye Unison, Silian Rail, B. Hamilton at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 9 thr Young Moon (record release), Vestals, Danny Paul Grody at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 9 thr Wino, Conny Ochs at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** aug 9 thr Yeird Al Yankovic at the Uptown Theater, Napa ?/? 8pm *** aug 10 fri Black Square (HI), Flip the Switch at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a ** @ aug 10 fri La Misa Negra, Blind Willies at Point Richmond Square, Washington Ave. & Park Place, Roint Richmond a/a free 5:30pm ** aug 10 fri Shonen Knife (Japan), The Mallard, Chuckleberries at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm *** @ aug 10 fri Pissed Off Punks at the Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ * aug 10 fri Dear Landlord (Carbondale, IL), The Murder Burgers (Scotland) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm *** @ aug 10 fri Sporting Life, My Second Surprise, Vir at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 10 fri Seal, Macy Gray at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 10 fri Maze, Patti Labelle, The O'Jays, Kenny Edmonds, Tank at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $151-$36 5pm/6:30pm # ** aug 10 fri Theory Of A Deadman (Vancouver, Canada) at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $23 7pm/7:30pm ** aug 10/11/12 Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Jack White, Foo Fighters, Beck, Skrillex, Sigur Ros, Justice, Norah Jones, Dispatch, The Kills, Regina Spektor, Passion Pit, Andrew Bird, Grandaddy, Big Boi, Bloc Party, Explosions In The Sky, Santigold, Franz Ferdinand, Mstrkrft, Rebelution, Die Antwoord, Fitz And The Tantrums, Portugal. The Man, Amadou & Mariam, Wolfgang Gartner, fun., Dr. Dog, The Walkmen, Washed Out, City And Colour, Two Gallants, Of Monsters And Men, Mimosa, Alabama Shakes, Reggie Watts, Trampled By Turtles, Tame Impala, Jovanotti, The Be Good Tanyas, Geographer, Sharon Van Etten, Yacht, Sean Hayes, Bomba Estereo, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Big Gigantic, Thee Oh Sees, Wallpaper, Tennis, Zola Jesus, White Denim, Allen Stone, The M Machine, Michael Kiwanuka, Tanlines, Father John Misty, Electric Guest, Caveman, Yellow Ostrich, Papa, Honey Island Swamp Bandm Animal Kingdom at Outside Lands, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a # $225 *** aug 11 sat Cobra Skulls, Dear Landlord, The Murder Burgers (Scotland), Dead Ringer at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 8pm *** @ aug 11 sat 45 Grave, Hellbillys (reunion), Black Widow Gothic Strip Revue, The Disciples, Mutilators, Culo A Boca at the Metro, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm # *** aug 11 sat Agalloch, Taurus at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 11 sat Bow Wow at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (was June 9th) aug 11 sat Lovely Bad Things, Dikes Of Holland (Austin) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 11 sat Reverie at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ * aug 11 sat Shonen Knife (Japan) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ *** @ aug 11 sat Roger Hodgson at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** aug 11 sat Heartless Bastards, Little Hurricane at Cargo, 255 N. Virginia Street, Reno NV a/a ** aug 12 sun Judgement Day, As We In (N.M.) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a ** @ aug 12 sun Dead Can Dance at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 12 sun Pitbull, Havana Brown, dj Slick D at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $49.50 7:30pm # ** aug 12 sun The Dry Season, Whirr at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 12 sun The Mentors at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ *** @ aug 12 sun Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert, Thomas Rhett at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $89-$28 6pm/7pm # ** aug 13 mon Heartless Bastards, Little Hurricane at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ ** aug 14 tue Heartless Bastards, Little Hurricane at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a ** aug 14/15 Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Arena, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** aug 15 wed Hot Panda, Apopka Darkroom at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 15 wed Gavin Degraw, Colbie Caillat at the Bob Hope Theatre, 242 East Main Street, Stockton a/a # ** aug 16 thr Johnny Dilks & His Band at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 8pm ** aug 16 thr Twin Shadow at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 16 thr The Northeries, Adios Amigo at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 16 thr Cherry Poppin' Daddies at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm # ** aug 16 thr Kiss, Motley Crue, The Treatment (U.K.) at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $159-$38 5:30pm/7pm # *** (107.7 Bone Bash) aug 17 fri Badr Vogu, Same Sex Dictator (WA), D.H.C., Iron Mountain (L.A.), Mortuous (San Jose), Duke Nukem Forever, Connoisseur, Yidhra (L.A.), Stares, Dead Man, Caffa, Queefer Sutherland, Cemetery, Wake The Machines, Wrought Of Ills, Nihlotep, Ripgut at the Metro, Oakland a/a $8 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ (Deadfest day 1) aug 17 fri Dolorata, Spare Parts For Broken Hearts, Playboy School at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 17 fri Residual Echoes, Swiftumz, SF Watercooler at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 17 fri Manhattan Transfer, Kellie Fuller at the Uptown Theater, Napa ?/? 8pm ** aug 17 fri Eric Prydz, Excision, Paul Van Dyk, Hardwell, Bingo Players, Showtek, Noisia, Doctor P, Arty, Le Castle Vania, Audrey Napoleon at Shoreline, Mountain View 16+ 2pm # ** (Identity Festival) aug 17 fri Hank3 at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ ** aug 17 fri ZZ Top at Thunder Valley Casino, 1200 Athens Avenue, Lincoln 18+ 8pm *** aug 17/18/19 Phish at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $60 7:30pm # ** aug 17/18/19 Hiroshima at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ $28 (8pm & 10pm fri/sat) (6pm & 8pm sun) ** aug 18 sat Negative Standards, Burmese, Bloody Phoenix (L.A.), Amarok (Chico), War Trash, God Awful Noise (AZ), Reivers, Bruxers (San Jose), Semtex Vest (L.A.), Your Enemy, Worthless Eaters (Portland), Aputossos (L.A.), Pigeonwing (L.A.), Harassor (L.A.), Human Waste, Short Changed, Death King (L.A.), Grinding Detrament (L.A.), Chetwrecker, Infernal Damnation (L.A.), Old Crow, Detest (L.A.), Satya Sena, Dead Pressure (San Jose), These Are Da Results Of A Thousand Electric Voltz (San Jose), They...Are All Dead, Mrsa, Limbs, Knife Gun, Corruption Scheme, Instincts, Warscythe, Venkman, Ladies Nite (San Jose), Crypt Keeper at the Metro, Oakland a/a $8 3pm/4pm # *** @ $ (Deadfest day 2) aug 18 sat Permanent Collection, Bilinda Butchers, Love Cuts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 18 sat Cherry Poppin Daddies, Deke Dickerson at the Uptown Theater, Napa ?/? 7pm ** aug 18 sat Huey Lewis & The News, Joe Cocker at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $134-$20 6:30pm/8pm # *** (103.7 Summerfest) aug 18 sat Death Master at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** aug 18 sat Eliquate at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** (hip-hop) aug 18 sat Blackstreet at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** aug 19 sun indie-mart at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon til 7pm aug 19 sun Diana Krall at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a # ** aug 19 sun Braid, Owen, TS & The Past Haunts at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 19 sun Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, Old Man Markley, Runny, dj Big Nate at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $16 8pm/9pm *** @ aug 19 sun MnttaB (Austrailia) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 19 sun ZZ Top, The Cult at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $125-$20 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** (107.7 The Bone) aug 20 mon Polica (Minneapolis) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 22 wed Pat Travers at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** aug 22 wed Colbie Caillat, Gavin DeGraw at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 23 thr Eleni Mandell, David Dondero at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** aug 23 thr Brian Regan at Center for Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose a/a # *** aug 23 thr Chris Botti at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $95-$50 6:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 23 thr Three Mile Pilot, Time Spent Driving at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 24 fri Corey Action And The Verbs at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 24 fri Cannibal Corpse, Between The Buried And Me, The Faceless, Periphery, Veil Of Maya, Job For A Cowboy, Goatwhore, Exhumed, Cerebral Bore at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 2:30pm # *** @ $ (summer Slaughter) aug 24 fri The Mermen, Red Meat at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 24 fri Hank3 at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** aug 24 fri Winter Ox at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 25 sat Slaughter by the Water at the USS Hornet, 707 Hornet Way, Alameda a/a 2pm til 10pm *** @ aug 25 sat Female Trouble at Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ * aug 25 sat Fred Frith at Slim's, S.F. +6 ** (was Feb. 26th) aug 25 sat Petty Theft (tribute), The Minks (tribute) at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $$15 9:30pm ** aug 25 sat Dave Koz, BeBe Winans at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $85-$40 6:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 25 sat Rosanne Cash, Shawn Mullins at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** aug 25 sat Butlers at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ * aug 25 sat Prima Donna, Kepi Ghoulie, Dog Party at X Bar, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** aug 25 sat Full Blown Stone at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 25 sat George Benson at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** aug 25 sat Hank3 at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a ** aug 25/26 Kid Cudi, Nas, Atmosphere, Mac Miller, Common, A$ap Rocky, Jadakiss, Deltron 3030, Ice Cube, Method Man & Redman, Wu Block, The Hit Squad (reunion), Kendrick Lamar, Dipset, Tyga, Immortal Technique, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Naughty By Nature, MixMaster Mike, dj Quik, Big Daddy Kane, Salt-N-Pepa, Slick Rick, Prodigy, dj Lance Rock & Friends, Yelawolf, Schoolboy Q, AB-Soul, Jay Rock, Murs + Fashawn, Zion-I + Grouch + Eligh, Dom Kennedy, Watsky, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at Shoreline, Mountain View 18+ $240-$99 11:30am/noon # *** (Rock the Bells) aug 26 sun OK Go, The Family Crest at Stern Grove Festival, 19th Ave. at Sloat Blvd., S.F. a/a free 2pm *** aug 26 sun Kristin Hersh at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $17/$20 9pm ** aug 26 sun Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 26 sun Marc Anthony, Chayanne, Marco Antonio Solis at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7pm # *** aug 27 mon Neil Diamond at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Parksway, Sacramento a/a 8pm a/a # *** aug 28 tue David Allan Coe at the El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $25 7pm/8pm ** aug 29 wed David Allen Coe, Shelby Cobra & The Mustangs at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $25 8pm *** aug 29 wed Desaparecidos, The Velvet Teen at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 8pm # ** aug 31 fri Refused (Sweden), Sleigh Bells at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** @ aug 31 fri A.A. Bondy at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 31 fri 311, Slightly Stoopid, Soja at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # 6:30pm # *** aug 31 fri Dierks Bentley at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a 8pm # ** sep 1 sat Yeasayer at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** sep 1 sat The Promise Ring, The One AM Radio at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** sep 1 sat Tongue N' Groove at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** sep 1/2 Sarah Geronimo at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** sep 2 sun John Hiatt at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** sep 3 mon Hot Snakes at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 3 mon Purity Ring, dj Nako at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 3 mon David Allan Coe at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ *** sep 4 tue King Khan & The Shrines, Apache at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 5 wed Powerman 5000 at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 6 thr Gotye (Australia), Chairlift, Jonti at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** sep 7 fri Katatonia, Devin Townsend Project, Paradise Lost, Stolen Babies at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 7 fri Roach Gigz at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 7 fri Linkin Park, Incubus, Mutemath at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $106-$36 5:30pm/6:30pm # *** sep 7 fri Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Bob Hope Theatre, 242 East Main Street, Stockton a/a # ** sep 8 sat The Adicts at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ $ sep 8 sat High n Tight at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** sep 8 sat Crosby, Stills & Nash at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # *** sep 8 sat Tedeschi Trucks Band at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # ** sep 8 sat Ziggy Marley at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** sep 9 sun The Vibrators, Pissed Off Punks at the Little Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ *** @ sep 9 sun Dave Matthews Band, Allen Stone at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $75/$40 5:30pm/7pm # *** sep 9 sun The Vibrators, Pissed Off Punks at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** @ sep 10 mon Devo, Blondie at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $93-$40 7pm/8pm # *** $ sep 10 mon Swans, Xiu Xiu at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** sep 11 tue Hot Chip at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** sep 11 tue The Vibrators, Pissed Off Punks at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm *** @ sep 11 tue Korpiklaani, Moonsorrow, Tyr at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/7:30pm *** @ sep 12 wed Thrill Kill Kult, Total Accomplishment at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a 7pm/8pm *** sep 14 fri GG Amos, Delta Wires at Point Richmond Square, Washington Ave. & Park Place, Roint Richmond a/a free 5:30pm ** sep 14 fri Bonnie Raitt at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 8pm # *** sep 14 fri Mana at the Arena, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** sep 14 fri Roxette (Sweden) at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # ** sep 14 fri James McMurtry, The Gourds at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 14 fri Lila Downs at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** sep 14 fri Def Leppard, Poison at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $134-$29 6pm/7pm # *** sep 14 fri Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Eli Young Band, Edens Edge at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** sep 15 sat My Morning Jacket at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** @ sep 15 sat Metalocalypse, Dethklok, Lamb Of God, Gojira (France) at Civic Center, 99 Grove St., S.F. a/a $38/$40.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ sep 15 sat Los Straitjackets, Big Sandy And His Fly-Rite Boys at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 15 sat The Good Hurt, Matt Masih And The Messengers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 15 sat Skyline Blues Band at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** sep 15 sat E-Family at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** sep 17 mon B'z at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 19/20 Crosby, Stills & Nash at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $61 7pm/8pm # *** sep 20 thr Maximo Park at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 20 thr Big Time Rush, Cody Simpson at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a 7pm # *** sep 21 fri Los Amigos Infisibles at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** sep 21 fri Huun Huur Tu at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated) sep 21 fri Bob Mould performing Copper Blue & Silver Age) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** sep 21 fri Easy Star All-Stars, Passafire at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 21 fri Blues Traveler at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** sep 21/22 Wilco at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $49.50 7:30pm # *** sep 21/22 Animal Collective at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** sep 22 sat dj Bob Mould, dj Rich Morel at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (Blowoff) sep 22 sat The King's Men, Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin, Israel Houghton at the Pavilion, Concord a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 22 sat Crosby, Stills And Nash at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a 8pm # *** sep 23 sun Folsom Street Fair, Folsom St. between 7th and 12th, S.F. 11am sep 23 sun Merle Haggard at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** $ sep 23 sun Wilco at Grand Sierra Casino, 2500 East 2nd St., Reno NV a/a $39.50 7pm # *** sep 25 tue Accept, Kreator, Swallow The Sun at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm *** @ sep 26 wed Papa Bear And The Easy Love, Kelly McFarling, Lauren Shera at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 26 wed Paula West at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $30 8pm ** (also Sep 27th) sep 27 thr Paula West at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $30 (8pm show) $20 (10pm show) ** sep 27 thr Hatebreed, Whitechapel, All Shall Perish, Deez Nuts at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 27 thr Train, Mat Kearney, Andy Grammer at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a 7pm # *** sep 28 fri Con Brio, Calaveras at Point Richmond Square, Washington Ave. & Park Place, Roint Richmond a/a free 5:30pm ** sep 28 fri Train, Mat Kearney, Andy Grammer at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7pm # *** sep 28 fri Beach House at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** sep 28 fri Hatebreed, Whitechapel, All Shall Perish, Deez Nuts at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ sep 28 fri Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** sep 28 fri Jason Mraz, Christina Perri at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 29 sat Citizen Cope at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** sep 29 sat The Velveteen at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 29 sat Il Volo at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 29 sat JGB with Melvin Seals at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 30 sun Joe Walsh at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $125-$60 6pm/7pm ** sep 30 sun Furthur at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $65-$31 7:30pm/7pm # ** oct 2 tue Peter Gabriel at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 8pm # *** oct 3 wed Nightwish, Kamelot at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** oct 4 thr Jason Mraz And His Band, Christina Perri at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** oct 4 thr Joe Jackson, Regina Carter at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 6pm/7pm # ** oct 5 fri Amon Tobin at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** oct 5 fri Kevin Hart at the Arena, Oakland a/a $125-$50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 5 fri Jel Of Anticon at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** oct 5 fri Joe Jackson at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a $75/$45 7pm/8pm # ** oct 5 fri Florence & The Machine, The Weekend at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $66-$25 7pm/8pm # *** oct 5 fri Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Doobie Brothers at the Stockton Arena, 248 W Fremont Street, Stockton a/a # *** oct 5/6/7 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, G.G.P, S.F. a/a free *** oct 6 sat Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen at the Arena, Oakland a/a 7pm # ** $ (scream warning) oct 6 sat Metal Health at Corner Pocket, 7777 Sunrise Boulevard, Citrus Heights 21+ $5 8pm ** oct 6/7 Madonna at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $359-$48 8pm # *** $ oct 7 sun Steve Vai at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** oct 9 tue Grizzly Bear (Brooklyn) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** oct 9 tue Ben Howard at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 9 tue Steve Vai, Beverly McClellan at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** oct 11 thr D.R.I., Rad, Chaos In Mind, Twitch Angry, Art Of Chaos at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ oct 12 fri Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a 7pm # *** oct 12/13 Dark Star Orchestra at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # *** oct 13 sat She Haw at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ * (country) oct 13 sat Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Parksway, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm a/a # *** oct 14 sun Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 17 wed First Aid Kit, Dylan LeBlanc at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 18 thr Adam Ant at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (was Feb. 24th) oct 19 fri Bombay Bicycle Club, Vacationer at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** oct 20 sat Jorma Kaukonen at Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $32/$35 7pm and 10pm shows ** oct 20 sat Wanda Sykes at the Nob Hill Masonic, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 20 sat Rock On Broadway at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ * oct 21 sun indie-mart at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon til 7pm oct 21 sun Tony Lucca, Justin Hopkins at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** oct 23 tue Dan Deacon, Height With Friends, Chester Endersby Gwazda, Alan Resnick at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 23 tue From The Jam at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 24 wed Rasputina, Faun Fables at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 25 thr Staff Benda Bilili at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 26 fri John Mayall at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** nov 2 fri Destroyer (tribute), Loverdrive (tribute), Cruella (tribute) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** nov 3 sat Black Tooth at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** nov 7 wed Leonard Cohen at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 8pm # ** nov 9 fri Eric Church, Justin Moore, Kip Moore at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 10 sat Eric Church, Justin Moore, Kip Moore at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Parksway, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm a/a # ** nov 11 sun Eric Church, Justin Moore, Kip Moore at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a 7pm # ** nov 14 wed Epica, Alestorm, Insomnium, System Divide, Destiny Potato at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** nov 15 thr Rush at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $126-$46 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** nov 15 thr The Fresh Beat Band at Reno Events Center, Reno, NV a/a 7pm # ** (kids band) nov 18 sun The Fresh Beat Band at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a 5:30pm # ** (kids band) nov 23 fri Andrea Bocelli at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 8pm # ** nov 27 sun Alice Cooper at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ $ dec 13 thr Chris Isaak at the Knob Hill Masonic, S.F. a/a $125-$50 $7pm/8pm # *** * 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.net 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 Stanford 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 in exile KUSF 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 420 40th, Oakland a/a (shows over by 10pm) 510-985-0325 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 Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a 21+ 408-241-0777 Bender's Bar & Grill, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+ 415-824-1800 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 Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ 18+ 415-371-1631 Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 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 Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz a/a 831-429-6994 DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ a/a 415-626-1409 Disco Volante, 247 14th Street at Webster, Oakland a/a 510-663-0271 Dosa Biryani, 250 E Java Drive, Sunnyvale a/a 408-400-0007 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+ Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. a/a 415-346-6000 leave soon after the last band for a free poster at the exit Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland a/a Gilman, 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley a/a book 510-524-8180 510-525-9926 ($2 yearly membership required) http://www.924gilman.org 5pm membership meetings 1st and 3rd sat. of each month George's, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael 21+ 415-457-1515 Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. ages 6+ 415-885-0750 Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ 916-441-4693 Hemlock, 1131 Polk at Post, S.F. 21+ 415-923-0923 Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ 408-335-1642 Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+ 415-546-6300 Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 Johnny Foley's Irish House, 243 O'Farrell Street, S.F. 21+ 415-954-0777 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+ 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 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 Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 408-741-2822 Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Avenue, Chico a/a Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a 408-961-5800 Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+ 707-765-2121 New Parish, 579 18th at San Pablo Avenue, Oakland 21+ 18+ a/a Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a 408-448-3323 Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a 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+ Pioneer, 105 Pioneer Street, Santa Cruz a/a 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 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 Transient Lounge, 400 E. Todd Road, Santa Rosa a/a Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-775-7722 Winter's Tavern, 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica 21+ Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+ 510-451-8100 Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult) Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. a/a 415-505-8530 Vitus, 201 Broadway @ 2nd., Oakland 21+ 510-452-1620 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 Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland 21+ 510-238-9200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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