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 2, 2012 jul 2 mon Casualties, Nekromantix, Down By Law, Lower Class Brats, Flatfoot 56, The Sheds at the Metro, Oakland a/a $16 7pm/7pm *** @ jul 2 mon Bass Drum Of Death, DZ Deathrays, Warm Soda 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, West Wingz 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 2-8 American Idiot (play) at Orpheum Theater, 1192 Market St., S.F. a/a $100/$157/$184 2pm (sun/wed/sat) 8pm (tue-sat) # *** jul 3 tue Fireworks at Craneway Pavilion, Richmond Waterfront a/a free 9:15pm jul 3 tue Leftover Crack, Blackbird Raum, Apathy Cycle, Chump Change at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm *** @ jul 3 tue Steve Carter Group at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8pm * jul 3 tue Midnight Moxie, The Sam Chase, Electric Vagina, Maesa, Al The Liar at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm ** (pop/cabaret/comedy night) jul 3 tue Driftless Pony Club at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jul 3 tue Kevin Casey (Massachusetts) at Coffee Adventures, 1331 Columbus at Northpoint, S.F. a/a 11am * jul 3 tue Valient Thorr, Royal Thunder, The Kickass, dj Rob Metal 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 Colleen Green, White Fang, Pamela at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ free 8pm/9pm ** jul 3 tue Buffalo Tooth, Creepers, Big Drag, dj Teenage Kicks at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm ** 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, Meat Market at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 3 tue Heartbreaker at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a ** jul 3 tue YG, dj Mustard, Pushaz Ink, Babnit, Chex, Quest, Roscoe at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** 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 Religious Girls, Tartufi, Finn Riggins, Battlehooch, Night Call, The Heart & The Hiding at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 3pm/3:30pm ** (Big Time Freedom Fest) jul 4 wed Gypsy Moonlight, Wicked Mercies, Winter Teeth at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 2pm/6pm ** (free BBQ 3pm-6pm) jul 4 wed Fast Times at Picnic in the Park, 1st St. & Military St., Benicia a/a free 2:30pm ** (fireworks in the evening) jul 4 wed Nekromantix, Swamp Angel, The Bastard Makers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm $13/$15 ** 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 Talk Is Poison, Zero Progress, Hesitation Wounds, Negative Standards at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a $6 6:30pm *** @ jul 5 thr dj Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm * jul 5 thr Vytal Theory, Brooke D at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8pm ** jul 5 thr Thirstbusters (cd release), Finish Ticket, Bird By Bird, Eager Eyes at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $7/$10 7pm/8pm ** jul 5 thr Verbal Abuse, Society Dog, In Flux at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 6pm *** @ jul 5 thr Dead Congregation (Greece), Dispirit, Grave Miasma (U.K.), Anhedonist (Seattle) at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $15 7pm *** @ jul 5 thr Liars, Cadence Weapon at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** (moved from the Fillmore) 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 Smokey Robinson with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $30 7:30pm # *** jul 5 thr Picture Me Broken, Out for Blood (cd release), Behold The Device, Giving The Devil His Due, Look A Flying Pig, Buried Under Dawn, Mox Morbus, Infinito In Torqueo, A Fallen Era at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a 5:30pm/6pm *** @ (metal) jul 5 thr Cory Branan, Audra Mae, Travis Hayes, DOncat at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 5 thr Cocktails, Preteen, Tambo Rays 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 Stagger & Fall (record release), Dirty Filthy Mugs, The Sore Thumbs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 5 thr Gaslight Anthem at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (sold out) jul 5 thr Bad Daddies, Overthruster, Earstu at Gale's Central Club, 106 Petaluma Blvd N., Petaluma 21+ free 9pm ** 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 Spinfarm, Wasted Noise, Isadoras Scarf at the Catalyst Atruim, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 5 thr The Temptations at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a *** 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 The Casualties, Nekromantix, Down By Law, Lower Class Brats, The Sheds, Avenue Saints at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ 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 Hoodslam at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8:30pm (wrestling) jul 6 fri Iamsu! & The HBK, Jayant, Aka Frank at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $13/$18 9pm ** jul 6 fri Hell On Wheels at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 8pm ** jul 6 fri Zombie Holocaust, Buried At Birth, No Fucks Given at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** @ jul 6 fri A B & The Sea, The Frail, Will Sprott at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** 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+ $16/$18 9pm ** jul 6 fri Birdhouse, Grahame Lesh And Friends, Prairiedog (record release) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $8/$12 8pm/9pm ** jul 6 fri New Diplomat, The Trophy Fire, Rags & Ribbons at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 6 fri The KVB (Southampton, U.K.), Deathday (L.A.), dj's at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $7 ($5 b4 10:30pm) 9:30pm ** @ (Warm Leatherette anniversary) 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 The Aquamen, Go-Going-Gone-Girls, The Whoosie Whatsits at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** (new lineup) jul 6 fri Fast Times at Maggie McGarry's, 1353 Grant St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm * jul 6 fri Super Rock Trio (Eric McFadden, Jay Lane, Ed Ivey), dj Toph One at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm *** jul 6 fri Conspiracy-A-Go-Go, Triivlerackasaurus Rex, Family Crest, Point Reyes at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ jul 6 fri Lyle Lovett at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jul 6 fri Plain White T's, Green River Ordinance at Robert Mondavi Winery, Oakville 21+ *** jul 6 fri The Reefriders at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** (surf) jul 6 fri Yeshua & The Hightones, Drunken Starfighter, Amy Dabalos & Company at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 6 fri Illusion Of Self at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 7:30pm ** jul 6 fri Monkey at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a ** jul 6 fri The Jacka & Husalah, Traxamillion at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $23/$28 8pm/9pm ** jul 6 fri Banda 300, Banda La /Nueva Sauceda, dj Koko Loko at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $15/$20 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 6 fri Hoobastank at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a ** jul 6 fri Lite Brite, Musical Charis, Stuck, The Hungry, Simple3jack, The Trees at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jul 6 fri E40 & YG at Civic Center, 700 Auditorium Dr., Redding a/a $32 9pm/10pm # *** jul 7 sat Coven, A Band Of Orcs, Hatchet, Witchaven at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm # *** @ jul 7 sat Tokyo Raid, Ultraviolet Radio, Cellar Doors at the Space Lounge, 2175 Allston Way, Berkeley a/a $5 8pm ** jul 7 sat Malas Pulgas, Mental Disaster, Crypt Keeper, Sharkfin at 9703 Birch Street, Oakland a/a $4 7pm ** @ jul 7 sat The Dwarves, FLESHIES, The Green Lady Killers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $13/$15 9pm *** @ jul 7 sat Dead Ringer, Melissa And Paul at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** 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, Traxamillion at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18/$23 8pm/9pm ** jul 7 sat Grupo Fantasma, Y La Bamba at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm ** jul 7 sat The Business End, M Section at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** jul 7 sat Debora Iyall (tribue), Metal Circus (tribute), Meri St. Mary And the Housecoats, dj Big Nate at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? $15 9pm ** (Punk Rock Museum Benefit) 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 The Dead Westerns, My Revolver, The Rare Animals, Rags & Ribbons at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 7 sat Lecherous Gaze, Texas Thieves at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 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, Rivals, Fags For Emo at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 7 sat Fast Times at Number One Broadway, 102 S. Santa Cruz Blvd., Los Gatos 21+ $10 8pm * jul 7 sat Iamsu!, Hbk at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 7 sat Morris Day & The Time at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a ** 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 Fallrise, Tallboy, Chernobog, Malcom Bliss, Gears Turn, Represa at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jul 7 sat Angry Samoans, Boats, Capital Bastard at Java Lounge, 2416 16th St., Sacramento a/a $12 8pm *** @ 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 The Maxines (Seattle), Meat Market, Jus' Folks, Mud Mouth, Easy Living, Troubador at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $5 5pm *** @ jul 8 sun Feral Depravity (cd release), Hermorage, Las Malas Pulgas, ZombieDeathFuck, Spu, Kick Me at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @ (free Feral Depravity album) jul 8 sun Prima Donna (L.A.), Kepi Ghoulie, Hope Anchor, Dr. Frank, Adam Bones, Warner Drive, Acidic, Fever Charm at the Metro, Oakland a/a $16/$20 6pm til 1am *** (Mess Fest) jul 8 sun Thee Hobo Gobbelins at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8pm ** jul 8 sun The Dreaming, Six Weeks Sober, Amongst Thieves at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** jul 8 sun Volbeat (Denmark), Hellyeah, Iced Earth, Killinger at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $32/$34 6pm/6:30pm # *** (metal) (moved from the Warfield) jul 8 sun Lone Star Retrobates at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * jul 8 sun Continues, The Present Moment, Octavius, BloodySnowman, dj Mr. Smith, dj Panic at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $9/$12 8pm/8:15pm ** 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 8 sun Kellie Pickler at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a ** jul 9 mon Young Pharaoh's, Vyxor, Parentz at the Space Lounge, 2175 Allston Way, Berkeley a/a $6 8pm ** jul 9 mon Midtown Social at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * jul 10 tue The Brewing Co. at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8pm * jul 10 tue Seduction Feroce at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $7 8pm/9pm ** jul 10 tue Long Knife (Portland) Lecherous Gaze at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** @ jul 10 tue Schande, Pataha Hiss, Li Xi at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 10 tue Papa Bear & The Easy Love, Tom Hamilton at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 10 tue CCR Headcleaner, Pangs, Karen, Grabapple, George Chen (solo), dj Brian Pritchard, dj Mad Monster Party at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $3 8:30pm/9:15pm ** jul 10 tue Electric Shepherd, Varddjuret (Sweden), The Spyrals, The Love Dimension, dj Neil Martinson at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** jul 11 wed Three Mos at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8pm * 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 Fidlar, Meat Market, The Shrills at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 11 wed The Chuckleberries, The Secret Secretaries, dj Older Brother, dj The Dutch Crunch at the Makeout Room, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** (was listed as July 12th) jul 11 wed The Babies, Pamela, Love Devotion at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 11 wed Before The Brave, Branches, Owl Paws at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 11 wed Panic Is Perfect, Swoon at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** jul 12 thr dj Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm * jul 12 thr Fishbone at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15-$70 8pm/9pm *** jul 12 thr Codeine, Mark Eitzel 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 $23/$25 7pm/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 Great White Buffalo, Cosmic Suckerpunch, The Soonest at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 12 thr The Spiral Electric at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 7pm/8pm ** 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 12 thr Locomotive Breath at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 13 fri Punk Funk Mob, Peligro, Moderate Excess, Goodmorning, 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 Buttholes Urfers (tribue), Old Lady Whow Swallowed A Fly (tribute), Flying Teeth, Sex Party, Predator Prey, Burke&Browns, dj Junkdrawer at HazMat, 444 Harrison at 5th Street, Oakland a/a *** @ jul 13 fri Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Victoria And The Vaudevillians, The Rockonigles, Sarchasm at the Space Lounge, 2175 Allston Way, Berkeley a/a $6 8pm ** jul 13 fri Verbal Abuse, Abrupt, Fukm, Raw Dawg, Awsome at the Swamp, Oakland a/a 8pm *** @ (Benefit for Nikky Davis) jul 13 fri Malice, Grandma, Aftertayst, Black Mackerel, Cultural Warfare, Ill Content, Archea at the Metro, Oakland a/a $!3 7pm # *** @ (Metal Massacre) jul 13 fri Almost Dead, Secrets Of The Sky, Absent Soceiety at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** jul 13 fri Turbonegra, The Bastard Makers at the Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ free ** jul 13 fri Black Cobra, Pins Of Light, Hazzard's Cure, Crypt Keeper at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm/9pm ** @ jul 13 fri Sun Hop Fat, Harry & The Hit Men, On The Spot Trio at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 8pm/9pm ** jul 13 fri Alma Desnuda, Dgiin, Keznamdi at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** jul 13 fri Tigon, Nux Vomica (Portland), Embers, Young Lions at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ 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 The Buttercream Gang, Wave Array, Cash Pony at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 13 fri Booker T Jones (2 shows) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $30 8pm $20 10pm ** jul 13 fri Bobby Browser, Chautauqua, Yr Skull, dj's at the UndergroundSF, 424 Haight St. at Webster, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** 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 MereSol at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** 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 White Minorities, Some Fear None, Iconoclast Robot, Headlines, Animism at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ 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 Tinnitus, Laceration, Deathstryke, Vile Mass, Zombie Death Fuck at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 8pm ** @ jul 14 sat Casey Chisolm, The Feral Cats, Casy And Brian, Gabe Crane, The Wyatt Act at P.A.C House, 499 Embarcadero W. Bldg. 4 near 5th Ave., Oakland a/a sliding scale 2pm til 8pm ** (5th-Ave-A-Palooza) 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 Reggae Gold at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ 9pm * jul 14 sat Disappearing People, 3 Leafs, Traveling Circle (N.Y.), Os Beaches at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** jul 14 sat Huntress, Dreaming Dead, Spiral Arms, Skitzo, Hellfire, Abrupt, Paranoid Freakout at McClearan Park, 40 John F. Shelley Dr., S.F. a/a free 11am til 6pm *** @ (Tidal Wave Metal Fest day 1) jul 14 sat Joe Rut, The Low Rollers at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $14 9pm ** jul 14 sat Al Green at Nob Hill Masonic Ctr., 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+ $14 8pm/8:30pm *** jul 14 sat Please Do Not Fight, Picture Atlantic (cd release), Dogcatcher (cd release), Cold Eskimo (album release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm *** jul 14 sat Bankrupt District, Tsubibo, ILL Content, P+, Hemorage at Bindlestiff Studio, 185 Sixth Street at Howard, S.F. a/a $8 7pm/8pm *** @ (no smoking - no alcohol) jul 14 sat Zodiac Death Valley, Old Testament, Ocha La Rocha (Atlanta), Big Drag, dj Neel N. Kizmiaz at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$13 8pm/9pm ** 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 Lazer Wolf, The Breaks at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** jul 14 sat Moto, The Meat Sluts, The Coloffs, The Custom Kicks at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 14 sat Water District (L.A.), The Insufferables at Connecticut Yankee, 100 Connecticut Street, S.F. 21+ ** jul 14 sat The Phenomenauts, No Alternative, The Hooks, The Fucking Buckaroos at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 3pm/4pm *** @ (early show) jul 14 sat Street Justice, Awesome, Utter Failure (San Jose) at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm *** @ jul 14 sat Wally Cutthroat Trio at the Riptide Bar, 3639 Taraval St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jul 14 sat Lisa Lampanelli at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jul 14 sat Five For Fighting, Martin Harley at Robert Mondavi Winery, Oakville 21+ *** jul 14 sat Chicago, The Doobie Brothers at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $69-$34 6pm/7pm # *** $ jul 14 sat Roy Kay, The B-Stars at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** 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 Wrongdoer, Forgotten Gods, Crypt Keeper at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** jul 14 sat The Jacka & Husalah, Gaudy Boys, A-Mad-G at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jul 14 sat The Spinners at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** jul 14 sat Cake at Nevada County Fairgorunds, Grass Valley a/a *** jul 14/15 The String Cheese Incident at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7pm sat/4pm sun # *** 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 Apathetic Ronald McDonald, ACxDC, Wrongdoer, Crypt Keeper, Deadpressure at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 6pm ** @ jul 15 sun Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw at the Oakland Coliseum a/a # *** jul 15 sun Vandella at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 7pm * jul 15 sun Raw Dog, Black Mackeral, Seeker at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** @ jul 15 sun Ghoul, Slough Feg, Gravehill, Peligro, Haunted By Heroes, Beercraft, Bc3 at McClearan Park, 40 John F. Shelley Dr., S.F. a/a free 11am til 6pm *** @ (Tidal Wave Metal Fest day 2) 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 Blue Diamond Fillups, Rocketship Rocketship at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** jul 15 sun Thirstbusters, A New Abyss, Walk The Atmosphere, We The Same, The Skunkadelics, October's Desire, Vicious Wishes, Skunk Funk Soundsystem, Avalanche, Road Crew at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 5:30pm *** (battle of the bands) jul 15 sun Logic & Tayyib Ali at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12.50/$30 7pm/8pm ** jul 15 sun The Young, Uzi Rash, Synthetic ID at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ jul 15 sun Modern English at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** jul 15 sun French Cassettes, Bonnie & The Bang Bang, O Presidente at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** jul 15 sun Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers, Goddamm Gallows at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $23/$26 7pm/8pm *** jul 15 sun Nipsey Hussle, Clyde Carson, Macarther, Noah, Torryey Tee at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jul 15 sun The Beach Boys at Harveys, Lake Tahoe NV ?/? 7:30pm # *** jul 16 mon Faithless Saints, Dead Ringer, Second Best at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** 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 # ** (sold out) jul 16 mon Sharaya Mikael, Dustin Ruth, Chris Keene at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ free 8pm/9pm ** jul 16 mon Junkdrawer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm * jul 16 mon Aeges, Silver Snakes at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 16 mon ZZ Ward at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** jul 16 mon Common Eider King Eider, John Porras, Meridians, Bill Orcutt at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ sliding scale 6pm ** (Tom Carter Benefit) jul 17 tue Hard Bop Collective at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8pm * jul 17 tue Oakland Active Orchestra at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** jul 17 tue Speed Wolf (CO), Witchaven, Crypt Keeper, Owl at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 7pm ** @ jul 17 tue Diego's Umbrella at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ free 8pm/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 Young Magic, Quilt, Shock, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** jul 17 tue Shearwater, Husky (Austrailia), Gold Leaves 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 Ooze, Mystery School, Electro Sonic Chamber at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $5/$7 7pm/8pm ** jul 17 tue Glitter Wizard, Rock Bottom, Vanishing Breed, dj Shaxul at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm ** 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 Black Nature Band at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** 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 Hundred Days, Fake Your Own Death, Tremor Low, The Blank Tapes at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $3 8pm/9pm ** @ 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 So, Glass Gavel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 18 wed Chatham Country Line, The Easy Leaves at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** (bluegrass - was July 19th) jul 18 wed Eddie Money at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ 8pm $35 *** (also July 19th) jul 18 wed Waters, Chasms, Churches at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** jul 18 wed Scaphe (Minneapolis), Wake The Machines (concord), Burning Monk at North Bay Self Expression Art & Music Hall, 77 Joseph Ct., San Rafael a/a ** jul 18 wed Strengthen What Remains, Set Free, Youthquake AD, Mirrors, Covenant (CA) 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 18 wed Beachwood Sparks, Light Fantastic at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 19 thr dj Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm * jul 19 thr Tom Griesser Sextet at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8pm * jul 19 thr Snow-Black Sunday, Spider Meow, Evergreen, Gentlemen at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** jul 19 thr Les Nubians, Cleome, Antique, Raw-G at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $25-$65 8pm/9pm ** jul 19 thr Shannon And The Clams, Boquet, Deep Time, Tortured Genies 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 Handshake, Fierce Creatures, Conveyor, Coast Jumper at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8pm/9pm ** jul 19 thr Dan Sartain, Primitive Hearts, Spencey Dude And Doodles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 19 thr Why I Hate, The Shell Corporation, The Mighty Fine, Hooray For Everything at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 19 thr Eddie Money (2 shows) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ 8pm $35 and 10pm $30 *** jul 19 thr Aziz Ansari at the Center for Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose a/a $39 6pm/7pm # ** jul 19 thr Planet Plow, Cape Sound at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 19 thr Talib Kweli at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jul 20 fri HB Surround Sound, Seven Year War, Sarchasm at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm ** @ jul 20 fri The Moans, Shark Stapler, Lenz at the Space Lounge, 2175 Allston Way, Berkeley a/a $5 8pm ** jul 20 fri The Meteors (U.K.), Stellar Corpses, Custom Kicks at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm *** jul 20 fri King Britt at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $10/$15 8pm/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 Pow!, Permanent Collection, Future Twin, Al Lover & The Haters at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** jul 20 fri The Mavericks at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** jul 20 fri Linda Imperial Band at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** 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 Parkway, Sacramento a/a $73-$47 6:30pm # *** jul 20 fri Rad, Buried At Birth at the Dungion, Sacramento a/a 8pm ** @ jul 20 fri Too Short, Smoov-E, Okwerdz, First Degree The De, Quette Daddie, Rae Rock, Optimistic, Lil Meek & Liq at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** 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, West Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @ jul 21 sat Hot Einstein at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a $5 9pm * jul 21 sat Manmade God, 8mm, Beer Drinker And Hell Raisers at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** jul 21 sat Abrupt, Ill Content, Bloodshot & Dialated, Beat Guts, 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+ ** (sold out) 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 The Dig, Happy Body Slow Brain, Time Spent Driving at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 21 sat My Best Fiend, White Cloud at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** jul 21 sat Thunderbleed A.K.A. Blind Vengeance, Nate Denver's Neck, dj Real 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 Sonny & The Sunsets at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 21 sat Hot Fog, Dusted Angel at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 10pm ** jul 21 sat Clyde Carson, New Boyz, Loverance, The Finatticz, Cali Swag at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm *** 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 Hopeful Romantics (Martinez) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** jul 21 sat The Expendables at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** @ 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, The Lacs, Dry Country Drinkers, Brodi Nicholas at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jul 21 sat The Intelligence at the Shanty. 213 3rd St., Eureka 21+ ** jul 22 sun Son Of Aurelius, Warscythe, Deadly Remains, Dissimulated, Viral at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 5pm *** @ 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 Authority Zero, Versus The World at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $13/$16 7pm/8pm *** @ 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 The Devil's Own, The Grief Counselors at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** 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 22/23 Leo Kottke at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ *** jul 23 mon Fleeting Trance at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8pm * jul 23 mon Midnite at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm *** jul 23 mon A Volcano, Burnt Thrones Club, Rodents Of Unusual Size at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** @ 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 Religious Girls, Young Lions, Hides at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 23 mon Adventure Playground, Hearts & Minutes (L.A.), Froadz at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** jul 23 mon Becoming The Archetype, Wolves At The Gate, Crush The Adversary, Mirrors at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ 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 The Brewing Co. at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8pm * jul 24 tue Allstar Weekend, Honor Society at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 24 tue Ava Luna, That Ghost, Youngman Grand at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 24 tue System And Station (Portland), Brain On Fire, Control-R at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 24 tue Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Mark Karan, Mookie Siegel at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $10/$13 8pm/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, Duckwrth, Armani Cooper 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 Magic Leaves, The Lawlands, Grand Lodge at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jul 25 wed Carletta Sue Kay, Detective Agency (Seattle) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 25 wed Kelly Clarkson, The Fray, Carolina Liar at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $79-$29 6pm/7pm # *** jul 26 thr dj Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm * 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 King Tuff, Jaill, The Coathangers, dj Ted Bagel Radio at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 26 thr St. Lucia at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ *** jul 26 thr The Ettes, Nectarine Pie, Warm Soda 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 Autopsy, Ghoul, Noothgrush, Acephalix at the Metro, Oakland a/a $20 7pm # *** @ (Benefit for Nikki & Jef "Leppard" Davis) jul 27 fri The Bells at Disco Volante, 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 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 The Tambo Rays, Meat Market, Cogito, Evil Eyes at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 27 fri The Bruises (cd release), Dirty Ghosts, Sporting Life, dj Danny at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** 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 Johnny J Blair at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** 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 Firme at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** 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 27 fri Demon Hunter, Bleeding Through, Cancer Bats, The Plot In You, Willows at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ 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 Limnus, Ghost Of Glaciers, Hellbeard at the Space Lounge, 2175 Allston Way, Berkeley a/a $6 8pm ** jul 28 sat Go Van Gogh at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8:30pm ** 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 The People Party at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 28 sat Ill Repute, Resilience, Sad Boy Sinister, Stagger And Fall, Epeleptic Seizure at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm *** @ (was listed as at the Phoenix Theater) 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 Drms (album release), The Shotgun Wedding Quintet, St. Tropez at Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** (KALX) jul 28 sat Year Of The Fist at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm * jul 28 sat Joyce Manor, Wild Moth, Summer Vacation, Yulia at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ 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 Owl, Wild Eyes at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 10pm ** jul 28 sat Planet Booty, Jaysonic at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** jul 28 sat Chris Von Sneidern at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** jul 28 sat Suck My Pepper (tribute) at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** jul 28 sat Big K.R.I.T., Casey Veggies, Big Sant 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 Hooligan (Ireland), City Of Vain, Old Glory, Hounds & Harlots at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 5pm *** @ 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 Low Rollers, Danny Allen at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 7pm * jul 29 sun Pangea, Part Time, Burnt On at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** @ (Total Trash Fest) 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 Mr. Smith, dj Scrawny 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 Golddiggers, Whiskey Pills Fiasco at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** jul 29 sun The Dangerous Summer, New Empire, From Indian Lakes at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $10 8:30pm ** jul 29 sun The Psychic Paramount, Phil Manley Life Coach, Barn Owl at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 7pm/8pm ** jul 29 sun Extra Classic, Low Flying Owls, Pony Village (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 29 sun Up Your Alley Street Fair, Dore Alley, S.F. 11am jul 29 sun The Inciters, Factory Minds, Ska-Skank Redemption (Denver) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** @ jul 29 sun Bordertown Saints, Get Dead (acoustic), The City at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 12:30pm/1pm ** jul 29 sun Attack Attack!, We Came As Romans, Woe Is Me, Abandon All Ships, Texas In July, In Fear And Faith, Secrets, Glass Cloud, At The Skylines at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ jul 30 mon Rose Windows, Dum Spiro Spero, Iska Daaf at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8pm ** jul 30 mon The Psychic Paramount, Phil Manley Life Coach, Cariton Melton at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $9/$12 7pm/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 J Standards Jazz Trio at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 8pm * 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 Solid Attitude, CCR Headcleaner, Raw Nite, Molestations at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** jul 31 tue Kissing Party, Bam! Bam!, Party Owl at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $7/$7 8pm/9pm ** jul 31 tue Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Cracker at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # *** jul 31 tue The Hood Internet, Psalm One, Tanya Morgan at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 31 tue cancelled: Sinead O'Connor at the Fox Theater, Oakland aug 1 wed Peaking Lights at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $15 8pm/9pm ** 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 The Sights, 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 1 wed Lucy Michelle And The Velvet Lapelles, Audiafauna, Morgan Manifacier at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 1 wed The Inciters, The Wild Ones, The Ballantynes at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 2 thr Sekta Core, La Plebe at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $12 8pm/9pm ** @ 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, Uzi Rash, City Deluxe at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** @ aug 2 thr Sleeping People, Minot at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 2 thr Owls Of Walden, Them Guns at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 2 thr Creed (Tallahassee, FL) at Civic Center, 700 Auditorium Dr., Redding a/a $33-$65 7pm/8pm # *** aug 3 fri Toys That Kill, Falcon A, War Of Aggression at 924 Gilman Street, Oakland a/a *** @ aug 3 fri Elzhi, Locksmith at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20 8pm/9pm ** aug 3 fri Elvin Bishop at Yoshi's Oakland 21+ *** 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 Woods, Peaking Lights at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 3 fri Brener Monducci, Tambores Do Brazil, Sotaque Baiano, Tony Santos at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 9pm ** (Brazilian Music Fest) aug 3 fri Night Birds (N.J.), Sharp Objects, Ruleta Rusa, Bad Coyotes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 3 fri Soul Asylum at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 3 fri Persephone's Bees (album release), Bart Davenport at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** aug 3 fri Tower Of Power at the Dolano County Fair, Vallejo a/a *** aug 3 fri Greenfields at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** 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 3 fri Juicy J, Smoke Dza, Fat Trel, Joey Badass at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $17/$22 8pm/9pm ** aug 3 fri Ghambit, dj Pumba at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 3 fri Y & T, End Of Days, Deadlands, Sucker Punch at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento 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 Exhuasted Pipes at the Space Lounge, 2175 Allston Way, Berkeley a/a $5 8pm * aug 4 sat Dumpstaphunk, Zigaboo Modeliste at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** aug 4 sat Jay Brannan at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 4 sat Murder By Death, Lia Rose, Ha Ha Tonka at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15/$17 8pm/10pm ** aug 4 sat The Hundred Days, Kill Moi, Ownership, dj Mario Muse, dj Jacob Fury at Slim's, 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 Pleasure Kills, The Sweet Pups, The Ballantynes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 4 sat Extra Action Marching Band, Itchy-O Marching Band at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** aug 4 sat Brad Burns at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** 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 Super Diamond at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 4 sat Iron Maiden, Coheed And Cambria at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # *** 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 Richie Spice, Hotta Tunes, dj Daddy, Rolo dj Veyn at the Metro, Oakland a/a $40 8pm/9pm # ** aug 5 sun Kill Devil Hill at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** 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 Los Enanitos Verdes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (was listed as July 27th) 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 mon The World Alive, A Skylit Drive, I See Stars, Winds Of Plague, Stick To Your Guns, Attila, For The Fallen Dreams, Stray From The Path, Make Me Famous, Betraying The Martyrs, Obey The Brave, Ice Nine Kills at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento 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 Foxygen, No, Dylan Shearer at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ free 8pm/9pm ** aug 7 tue Neil Diamond at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $120-$55 7pm/8pm # *** aug 7 tue Lostprophets, All In A Day at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 8 wed Lostprophets at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 8 wed Mansfield Aviator, The Philistines, Domestic Electrics at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 8 wed Fox & Woman, The Thoughts (Seattle), Split Screens at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** 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 Cafe Tacvba at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** aug 9 thr YG at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $18-$30 8pm/8:30pm ** 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 Kerry Wing, Aaron Blyth, Jethro Jeremiah at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm/9pm ** aug 9 thr The Lee Boys at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 7pm/8pm ** aug 9 thr Heavy Kingdom at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** aug 9 thr Arrival (tribute - Sweden) at George's, San Rafael 21+ 9pm ** 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 Whitey Morgan & The 78's at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** (country) aug 10 fri Shonen Knife (Japan), The Mallard, The 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), Hear The Sirens, Rockfight at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm *** @ aug 10 fri Astral, O Presidente, Farewell Typewriter at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a ** 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 Shadow Beat Ritual at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** 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 10/11/12 Mountain Vibe Music Gathering fri: Ben Benkert, Troy Hazelton, The Human Will, From The Bottom, sat: Lyrics Born, Forrest Day, Lavish Green, Arden Park Roots, Space Monkey Gangstas, Oola Rocksteady, Burnt, Zuhg, Conscious Souls, Thanks For Leaving, Brothers Gow, Stone Child, sun: The Stone Foxes, Hellbound Glory, Pine Box Boys, Bandit, Swoon, Full On Flyhead, The Chaw, Coffin Hunter, Stone Roots, 7eat9, Tiny Television, Terrel Liedstrand at Shinneyboo Creek Resort, 11820 Eagle Lakes Road, Soda Springs a/a $75 fri 5pm sat/sun *** (camping - music - swimming - forest) 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 # *** (Rabid Magazine) 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), Wimps, The Golden Pelicans (FL) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 11 sat Taxes, Fake Your Own Death, The Ian Fays at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 11 sat Bomb Shells at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** 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 Ethan Bortnick at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St., S.F. a/a # ** aug 12 sun The Dry Season, Whirr at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 12 sun A Flock Of Seagulls (U.K.) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $25 7pm *** aug 12 sun The Seshen, Karyn Paige, Ex-Pyramids at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** 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 Sutekh Hexen, Common Eider King Eider, Good Willsmith at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** 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 Lynn Drury, Gal Holiday And The Honky Tonk Revue at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$8 8pm/9pm ** aug 15 wed Hot Panda, Apopka Darkroom at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 15 wed Little Hurricane, Vandella at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 15 wed Kiss, Motley Crue, The Treatment (U.K.) at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $32-$158 7pm # *** aug 15 wed Gavin Degraw, Colbie Caillat at the Bob Hope Theatre, 242 East Main Street, Stockton a/a # ** aug 15 wed All American Regects (Stillwater, OK), Eve 6 at the Senator Theater, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $20 7:30pm/8:30pm ** aug 16 thr Johnny Dilks & The Highway Kind, Beso Negro, Shelby Cobra & Mustangs at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 8pm/9pm ** aug 16 thr Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $15 7pm/8pm ** aug 16 thr Twin Shadow at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 16 thr Phenomenauts, Prima Donna, The Dirty Hand Family Band at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 16 thr Alexz Johnson at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$30 7pm/8pm ** 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 The Mallard, Wimps, Big Drag at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** 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 16 thr Touch'd Too Much (tribute) at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8:30pm/9pm ** 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 Tremor Low, Genevapop, Riot Earp at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 17 fri Buxter Hoot'n (ep release), Jugtown Pirates at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** aug 17 fri Manhattan Transfer, Kellie Fuller at the Uptown Theater, Napa ?/? 8pm ** aug 17 fri Greenfields at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** 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 This Charming Band at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 17 fri Cherry Poppin' Daddies at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $19/$23 8:30pm/9pm ** (Hank 3 now aug 22) aug 17 fri Great White, Faster Pussycat, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bullet Boys at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** 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 # ** (sold out) 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 Peter Murphy, Ours at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $30/$35 8:30pm/9pm *** aug 18 sat Catacomb Creeps, Hornss, Guitar Magazine at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 5pm ** (early show) aug 18 sat Permanent Collection, Bilinda Butchers, Love Cuts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** (late show) aug 18 sat 3 Mile Pilot, Dramady at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $17/$20 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 18 sat Cherry Poppin Daddies, Deke Dickerson at the Uptown Theater, Napa ?/? 7pm ** aug 18 sat V-Town Have-Nots (reunion), Bankrupt District, D.U.B., Uvr, Spu at Chris' Club, 656 Benicia Rd., Vallejo 21+ $5 9pm ** 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 Kyle Turley Band at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $7/$11 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 18 sat Stepchild, Soul Motor, Zeroclient, For All I've Done at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** 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 Calvin Johnson, Katie & The Lichen, The Shivas, The Memories at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm ** aug 19 sun MnttaB (Austrailia), Diesel Dudes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 19 sun ZZ Top, The Cult at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $125-$20 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** (107.7 The Bone) aug 19 sun Strung Out, The Darlings, Handguns, Lonely Kings at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** @ aug 20 mon Polica (Minneapolis) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 21 tue Measure, Kirk Hamilton, Whitney Nichole at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** aug 21 tue Dana Falconberry, Emily Jane White at the Hemlock, S.F. $8 9pm ** aug 21 tue Chiddy Bang at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a * aug 22 wed Pat Travers, LoNero at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** aug 22 wed Apache Dropout, Burnt Ones at the Hemlock, S.F. $7 9pm ** aug 22 wed Colbie Caillat, Gavin DeGraw at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 22 wed Hank 3 at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $19/$24 8pm/9pm *** aug 23 thr Kool A.D. at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 9pm *** aug 23 thr The Iguanas at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 23 thr Matthew Stewart, Paige And The Thousands (ep release), Roem Baur at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10 7pm til 10pm ** aug 23 thr Eleni Mandell, David Dondero at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** aug 23 thr El Cajon, Steakhouse at the Hemlock, S.F. $6 9pm ** 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 Schande at the Space Lounge, 2175 Allston Way, Berkeley a/a $5 8pm * 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 Hank 3, Hellbilly, Attention Deficit Domination, 3 Bar Ranch' at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8:30pm # ** aug 24 fri American Steel, The Reckless Kind, Ilona Staller at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ aug 24 fri Nasty FM, Mr. Nitty, Krishna, Rugby at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 24 fri Turks, Winter Ox at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 24 fri Aftermath at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** aug 24 fri Gift Of Gab, Max Bundles at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** 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 The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, The Trespassers, The Harmed Brothers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 25 sat Petty Theft (tribute), The Minks (tribute) at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $$15 9:30pm ** aug 25 sat The Hooks, Eastern Span, Static Thought, InterChords at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ (Joe Strummer tribute - Benefit for Strummerville) aug 25 sat The Mantles, English Singles, New Faultlines at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** aug 25 sat In Rare Form (cd release), The New Up, Sean Leahy Trio, Blisses B at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $10/$13 8pm/9pm ** 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 Burke, Stiles & Jones at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** 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 $8 8pm ** aug 25 sat Full Blown Stone at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 25 sat George Benson at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** aug 25 sat Hank 3 at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a ** aug 25/26 Kid Cudi, Nas, Atmosphere, Mac Miller, Common, A$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 26 sun Bomb The Music Industry at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 27 mon Bomb The Music Industry, Classics Of Love, Street Eaters at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $9 8pm/8:30pm *** @ aug 27 mon Neil Diamond at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Parkway, Sacramento a/a 8pm a/a # *** aug 28 tue Windham Flat, Side Hackers at the Hemlock, S.F. $6 9pm ** aug 28 tue David Allan Coe at the El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $25 7pm/8pm *** aug 28 tue Desaparecidos, The Velvet Teen at Senator Theater, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $22 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ aug 29 wed Desaparecidos, The Velvet Teen at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 8pm # ** aug 29 wed Dirty Power, Enorchestra (tribute) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** (Benefit for Blixa) aug 29 wed Coolzey, The Rhombus at the Hemlock, S.F. $7 9pm ** aug 29 wed postponed: David Allen Coe at the Uptown, Oakland aug 30 thr Michael Rose at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** aug 30 thr Why? at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 30 thr Juanita And The Rabbit at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm * aug 30 thr Lusjoints (cd release), Extra Classic, Sun Life at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** aug 30 thr Ugly Winner, Big Mittens at the Hemlock, S.F. $6 9pm ** aug 31 fri Citizen's Arrest (N.Y.C.), Talk Is Poison, Acephalix, Hunting Party, No Mistake at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $13 8pm *** @ (Prank Fest Night 1) 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 Super Adventure Club at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm * aug 31 fri Turbonegro at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ $ aug 31 fri CyClub, East Bay Brass Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 31 fri Chromatics at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** 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, Daughn Gibson (Carlisle, PA) 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 Foxtails Brigade, Yesway, Whiskerman at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 1 sat Band Of Heathens at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** sep 1 sat Sands, Body Swap at the Hemlock, S.F. $7 9:30pm ** sep 1 sat The Reefriders at 23 Club, Brisbane a/a $5 8:30pm ** (surf) 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 Iron Lung, Slices (PA), Brainoil, Walls, Needles at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm *** @ (Prank Fest Night 3) sep 2 sun Old 97's, Those Darlins, Rhett Miller at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** sep 2 sun The Pharcyde at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $22/$26 10:30pm ** sep 2 sun John Hiatt at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** sep 3 mon Beirut at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** sep 3 mon Lightning Bolt at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$14 8pm/9pm ** sep 3 mon Hot Snakes at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 3 mon Purity Ring, Evian Christ, Headaches, dj Nako at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 3 mon Gold Panda, Doldrums at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 3 mon David Allan Coe at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ *** sep 3 mon Steel Pulse at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $28/$33 7pm/8pm *** sep 3 mon Future Islands at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 4 tue King Khan & The Shrines, Apache at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 4 tue Something Fierce, Occult Detective Club at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 4 tue David Allan Coe, Colonel Jimmy & The Blackfish, Matt W. Gage, Dry County Drinkers at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** sep 5 wed Fucked Up, Ceremony at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** @ sep 5 wed Daughn Gibson (Carlisle, PA) at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ ** sep 5 Rehab, Moonshine Bandits at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 wed Powerman 5000, Prylosis, Fair Struggle, White Minorities, The Origina 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 6 thr The Tallest Man On Earth, Strand Of Oaks at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** sep 6 thr Blue Skies For Black Hearts, Bye Bye Blackbirds, John Moreman's Floatation Device at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 6 thr Buckethead at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** sep 7 fri Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus, Berkeley a/a # ** sep 7 fri Weekend at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** sep 7 fri Big Freedia at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** 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 Buckethead at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** sep 7 fri The Hi-Nobles, Pre-Legendary And The Dreamers, Angstroms at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** 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 Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Kasey Anderson & The Honkies at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 8 sat Doe Eye (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm * sep 8 sat Crystal Antlers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** 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 Buckethead at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** sep 8 sat Rehab at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 8 sat Ziggy Marley at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** sep 9 sun Dokken, Spiral Arms, The Butlers at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $27/$30 8pm *** @ sep 9 sun Covenant (Sweden), The Break Up, dj Decay at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$22 8pm/9pm *** sep 9 sun Shannon And The Clams, Mikal Cronin, dj Jonathan Toubin, dj Primo at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (clap & dance off) sep 9 sun Buckethead at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** 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 Fiona Apple, Blake Mills at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # *** sep 9 sun The Vibrators, Pissed Off Punks at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** @ sep 9 sun The Fresh & Onlys, Terry Malts at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm ** @ sep 10 mon The Hives at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** sep 10 mon Blondie, Devo 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 11 tue Fiona Apple, Blake Mills at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** sep 11 tue The Fresh & Onlys at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 12 wed Thrill Kill Kult, Total Accomplishment at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $18/$20 7pm/8pm *** sep 12 wed Forever Goldrush, Electric Sheep at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 13 thr Night Nurse at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 13 thr Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a # ** sep 13 thr James McMurtry, The Gourds at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $21/$25 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, Mavis Staples 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 Tha Dogg Pound at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $22-$40 8pm/9pm ** 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 Mercy Me, Francis Chan at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # ** sep 14 fri The Aerosols, Sea Dramas, WetDreamsDryMagic at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** 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 14 fri Anthrax, Testament, Death Angel at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ $ sep 15 sat My Morning Jacket, Shabazz Palaces at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** @ sep 15 sat M.I.R.V. at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm *** 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 Boyjazz, Hot Lunch, Hot Fog at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** 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 16 sun Polkacide, Erin Brazill & The Brazillionaires, Sassy at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $5-$10 11am ** (PolkaPalooza - Benefit J.Serra Elementary School) sep 17 mon B'z at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 19 wed Icon Of Coil, Sitd, dj Decay at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$22 8pm/9pm ** 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 Casey Neill, Victor Krumenacher, Passenger & Pilot at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** 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 The Trophy Fire, Picture Atlantic, Case In Theory at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm *** 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 Dev, Cataracs, Starting Six, dj J Espinosa, dj Trevor Simpson at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22/$24 7pm/8pm (was June 30th) 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 8pm # ** sep 21/22/23 Aerial Ruin, Aluk Todolo, Arktau Eos, Ash Borer, Blood Axis, Burial Hex, Changes, Circulation Of Light, Cota, Funerary Call, Hail, Hell, Hooded Archer, Ironwood, L'Acephale, Lasher Keen, Lux Interna, Maa, Menace Ruine, Novemthree, Pyha Kuolema, River, sangre De Muerdago, Servile Sect, Sutekh Hexen, The Lindbergh Baby, The Sterling Sisters, Velnias, Vradiazei, Waldteufel, Will-O-The Wisp, Wolvserpent at Shinneyboo Creek Resort, 11820 Eagle Lakes Road, Soda Springs a/a $150/$180 *** (camping - music - swimming - forest) (Stella Natura: The Light of Ancestral Fires Fest) 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 Easy Star All Stars at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$19 8pm/9pm ** 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 Deftones at Discovery Park, Sacramento a/a # *** @ sep 23 sun Wilco at Grand Sierra Casino, 2500 East 2nd St., Reno NV a/a $39.50 7pm # *** sep 24 mon Kreator, Swallow The Sun at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 25 tue Accept, Kreator, Swallow The Sun at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm *** @ sep 25 tue Ryan Bingham at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 25 tue Menomena at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** 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 Ryan Bingham at Slim's, 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, Dustin Wong at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** sep 28 fri Hatebreed, Whitechapel, All Shall Perish, Deez Nuts at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ sep 28 fri Pentatonix at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** 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 8pm # ** 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 29 sat William Elliott Whitmore, Samantha Crain at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 29 sat The Shins, Tegan And Sara, Alison Krauss And Union Station, Beats Antique, Matisyahu, Jimmy Cliff, Kimbra, The Dirty Heads, Givers at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $50-$75 2pm # *** (KFOG) sep 30 sun Hot Water Music at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** sep 30 sun Joe Walsh at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $125-$60 6pm/7pm ** sep 30 sun Furthur (with Phil Lesh & Bob Weir) at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $65-$31 7:30pm/7pm # ** oct 2 tue Slash, Foxy Shazam at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** 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 3 wed Strung Out, The Swellers, Such Gold at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ oct 4 thr Jason Mraz, Christina Perri at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** oct 4 thr Delhi 2 Dublin at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 4 thr Joe Jackson, Regina Carter at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 6pm/7pm # ** oct 4 thr Strung Out, The Swellers, Such Gold at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$20 7:30pm/8pm *** @ 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 Laetitia Sadier, Orca Team at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm ** 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 Glen Hansard at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 6 sat Prizehog, Apocryphon at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 10pm ** oct 6 sat Roach Gigz at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $19/$24 8pm/9pm *** oct 6 sat Metal Health at Corner Pocket, 7777 Sunrise Boulevard, Citrus Heights 21+ $5 8pm ** oct 6 sat Kevin Hart at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Parkway, Sacramento a/a 8pm a/a # ** 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 8pm # ** 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 10 wed Dinosaur Jr. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm # *** @ oct 10 wed Adam Parfrey at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 10 wed Steve Vai, Beverly McClellan at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento 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 Morbid Angel, Dark Funeral, Grave at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ oct 12 fri Circa Survive, Touche Amore, Balance And Composure, O'Brother at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 12 fri Fink at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** oct 12 fri Blisses B at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 12 fri Yelawolf, Rittz, Trouble Andrew, dj Vajra at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $19/$24 8pm/9pm ** 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 Gaelic Storm at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 13 sat Girl Talk, The Presets, Porter Robinson, Public Enemy, Sbtrkt, Tycho, Araabmuzik, Matthew Dear, Toro Y Moi, Grimes, The Coup, K. Flay, Dirty Ghosts at Treasure Island Music Festival, S.F. Bay a/a # *** oct 13 sat Books On Tape at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm * oct 13 sat She Haw at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ * (country) oct 13 sat Morbid Angel, Dark Funeral, Grave, Soma Ras at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ oct 13 sat Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Parkway, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm a/a # *** oct 14 sun The XX, M83, Gossip, Best Coast, Divine Fits, Youth Lagoon, Los Campesinos, The War On Drugs, Ty Segall, Hospitality, Imperial Teen, The Neighbourhood at Treasure Island Music Festival, S.F. Bay a/a # *** oct 14 sun Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 15 mon David Byrne & St. Vincent at the Orpheum Theater, 1192 Market Street, S.F. a/a # *** oct 17 wed First Aid Kit, Dylan LeBlanc at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 17 wed Strfkr at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ ** 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 Cheap Time at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 20 sat Rock On Broadway at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ * oct 20 sat Allen Stone, Tingsek, Sister Sparrow, Yuna, Selah Sue at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $15/$18 7pm/8pm # ** 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 22 mon Dan Deacon, Height With Friends, Chester Endersby Gwazda, Alan Resnick at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15 8:30pm/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 Calexico, The Dodos at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** 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 25 thr Brother Ali, Blank Tape Beloved at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 26 fri John Mayall at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** oct 26 fri Brother /Ali, Blank Tape Beloved, Homeboy Sandman dj Sosa, The Reminders at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$19 8pm/9pm ** nov 2 fri Destroyer (tribute), Loverdrive (tribute), Cruella (tribute) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** nov 3 sat The Grannies, Go Time! at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 10pm ** (Benefit for Blixa) nov 3 sat Black Tooth at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** nov 5 mon Jens Lekman, Taken By Trees at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** nov 7 wed Leonard Cohen at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 8pm # ** nov 8 thr Benjamin Francis Leftwich at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 9 fri Eric Church, Justin Moore, Kip Moore at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 10 sat The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 10 sat Eric Church, Justin Moore, Kip Moore at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Parkway, 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 The Rezillos at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $13/$15 9pm ** 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 16 wed Morrissey at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a # *** nov 16 wed The Rezillos at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 18 sun The Fresh Beat Band at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a 5:30pm # ** (kids band) nov 18 sun Russell Peters at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7:30pm # ** 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 1 thr Simian Mobile Disco at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ *** dec 13 thr Chris Isaak at the Knob Hill Masonic, S.F. a/a $125-$50 $7pm/8pm # *** dec 15 sat The Parov Stelar Trio at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** * 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 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane a/a 415-467-7717 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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