Web (and searchable) version at http://jon.luini.com/thelist/ T H H EEEEEE L I SSSS TTTTT T H H E L I S T T HHHHHH EEEEE L I SSSS T T H H E L I S T T H H E L I S S T T H H EEEEEE LLLLLLL I SSSS T funk-punk-thrash-ska Upcoming shows of interest April 27, 2013 apr 27 sat Antidote (N.Y.), Visual Discrimination, Guantanamo Dogpile, Ill Content, Out Of Tune (L.A.), Out For War (Reno) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ apr 27 sat Harrington Saints, Toughskins, Bricktop, Old Glory, Custom Fit at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8pm *** @ apr 27 sat Kill Ritual, Trauma, Enemy In Peril, Star Destroyer at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8pm ** @ apr 27 sat Crystal Castles, Doldrums, Buried Child at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** apr 27 sat The Coup at Marriott City Center Ballroom, 1001 Broadway, Oakland a/a $15/$20 *** (Benefit for National Lawyers Guild) apr 27 sat Bad Machin, Pleasure Gallows, The Shang at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** apr 27 sat Del The Funky Homosapien, Bukue One, Ammbaataa, JA at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** apr 27 sat The Shams Eire at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a $5 9pm ** apr 27 sat Kicker, Awesome, The Divvys, Modern Kicks at the Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm *** @ apr 27 sat Yonder Mountain String Band, Tony Furtado at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** apr 27 sat Soja, Rootz Underground, Los Rakas at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** apr 27 sat Clamhawk Manor, Prepare For War!? at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** apr 27 sat Broken Water, Synthetic ID, Permanent Collection at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm ** apr 27 sat Kafana Balkan, Inspector Gadje Brass Band, dj Zeljko, Jill Parker & Foxglove Sweethearts at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** apr 27 sat Nataly Dawn, Ryan Lerman at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** apr 27 sat Ensemble Mik Nawooj, Aima The Dreamer, CelloJoe at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$15 8pm/9pm ** apr 27 sat Qui, Victory & Associates, Minot at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** apr 27 sat James Riotto (ep release), Drms, Bells Atlas at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** apr 27 sat Rupa & The April Fishes, Las Cafeteras at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17/$20 9pm ** apr 27 sat The Cutthroats 9, Blaak Heat Shujaa (L.A.) at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** apr 27 sat Chappo (Brooklyn), Sunrunners, Coast Jumperm Nova Albion at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm ** apr 27 sat Michael Ward With Dogs & Fishes at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** apr 27 sat Foghat at Uptown Theater, Napa 12+ (under 16 with adult) 8pm *** apr 27 sat Trailview, Quiet Game Starting Now, Nights On First, Acid Tent, Make A Scene at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a 7:30pm ** @ apr 27 sat The Eyesores at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** apr 27 sat The Phenomenauts, Nathen Maxwell & The Original Bunny Gang, Matthew Joseph Payne, Usurper Vong at San Pedro Square Market, San Jose a/a free 7pm *** @ apr 27 sat Black Pussy, Dark Earth, Disastroid at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 27 sat 12 Steps To Nothing, Dance Party Boys, The Runs, Domino & The Derelicts at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** @ apr 27 sat The Cave Singers, Bleeding Rainbow at the Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz a/a ** apr 27 sat Newsted, Hysteria at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** apr 27/28 Built To Spill, Ugly Winner, Slam Dunk, Junior Rocket Scientist at Slim's, SF 6+ $26/$28 8pm/9pm (sat) 7pm/8pm (sun) *** (sat sold out) apr 27/28 The Killers, The Felice Brothers at the Civic Center, 99 Grove St., S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** (sun sold out) apr 28 sun Piranha Party, Endemics, Bestfriend/Girlfriend, Party Bus at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 5pm/6pm *** @ apr 28 sun Fault Lines, Blasfemme, DidIsDead, Nihilist Cunt, Vaudie Va Boom (burlesque), Helena Handbasket (burlesque) at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm ** @ (Bay Area Ladyfest Benefit) apr 28 sun Self Inflicted Wounds, Twat at Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster Street, Alameda 21+ free 7pm ** @ apr 28 sun How Weird Street Faire at Howard & 2nd Streets, S.F. a/a noon apr 28 sun Two Gallants, The Fresh & Onlys, Safe at Fogwatch Picnic Area, Treasure Island 21+ free 6pm/7pm ** (Jansport) apr 28 sun Absu, Pale Chalice, Cyanic at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$17 7pm/8pm *** @ apr 28 sun The Cave Singers, Bleeding Rainbow at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 28 sun Meek Mill, Ace Hood at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** apr 28 sun Marnie Stern, E V Kain at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** apr 28 sun The Rogers at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** apr 28 sun Paul Kelly at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $17/$20 7pm/8pm ** apr 28 sun New Build, No Ceremony at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm ** apr 28 sun Har Mar Superstar, Easystreet, Rocky Business at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm/9:30pm ** apr 28 sun We Will Be Lions, Quaaludes, Sweat Lodge, Paperhaus at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** apr 28 sun Commisure, Carta, Skyscraper Mori at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** apr 28 sun E.D. Sedgwick, The Fucking Ocean, Street Eaters, Apogee Sound Club at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 4pm/4:30pm ** @ apr 28 sun Lust Hogs, La Armada, Maya Over Eyes, Guttershark at the Greenhouse, 3109 Meadowbrook Drive, Concord a/a 6pm ** apr 29 mon No Go, High Anxiety, Vena Cava, The Gash at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** apr 29 mon Chad Valley, Ski Lodge (Brooklyn), The Soonest at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 29 mon Blackberry Smoke at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** apr 29 mon The Dunwells at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm ** apr 29 mon Various Cruelties at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** apr 29 mon Iamdynamite at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 29 mon Slam Dunk, Andy Barnes at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** apr 29 mon incorrect listing: Druden at the Elbo Room, S.F. apr 30 tue The Lonely Forest, Now Now, Doe Eye at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** apr 30 tue Lights (Siberia - acoustic) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm ** (seated show) apr 30 tue Iamsu!, Problem, Kool John, AkaFrank at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $19/$23 8pm/9pm ** apr 30 tue Wakey! Wakey! at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm * apr 30 tue Blood Red Shoes at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. a/a $9/$12 8pm/9pm ** apr 30 tue Victoria And The Vaudevillains, Kathy Kline, DNA Lounge House Band, Your Little Chernobyl, Boneasaurus Rex, wrestling, art, dj's, video at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a free 8pm ** (DNA Lounge Staff Show) apr 30 tue Metz, White Lung, Mrs Magician at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ apr 30 tue Synchronized Watches, See Minus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** apr 30 tue Meathook & The Vital Organs, Bite, Nihilist Cunt, dj Dr. Sound Mind at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ apr 30 tue Marmits (Portland), Tank Attack, Blow Dry at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** apr 30 tue cancelled: Morrissey, Kristeen Young at the Warfield, S.F. may 1 wed My Revolver, Trainwreck Riders, Vows at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/8pm ** may 1 wed Stereo Total, Giggle Party at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** may 1 wed Sleepy Sun, Feral Ohms, Meg Baird, dj Brett Wilde at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** may 1 wed Dawn Oberg, Ira Marlowe at 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason St., S.F. 21+ $10 7pm ** (Ourshelves Benefit) may 1 wed Peaches at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** may 1 wed Delemma, Dream House, Petty Therapy at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** may 2 thr Lacy J Dalton at the Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley a/a $22.50/$25 8pm ** (Benefit for Rotacare Richmond) may 2 thr Dead Meadow, Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel, Once And Future Band, The Lotus Moons, dj The Duke of Windsor at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm *** (may 3 & 4 in S.F.) may 2 thr Milf, Kneel at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** (Benefit NOCCS) may 2 thr Clinic, No Joy, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15/$20 9:30pm ** may 2 thr Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3, Colin Meloy, Amanda Palmer, Rhett Miller, Young Fresh Fellows, Andy Cabic, Eric D. Johnson, Sean Nelson, mc Daniel Handler at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** (60th Birthday Celebration for Robyn Hitchcock) may 2 thr Mariee Sioux, Alela Diane, Conspiracy Of Venus at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8:30pm ** may 2 thr Terra Moans, Domino & The Derelicts at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a donation 9pm ** may 2 thr Bob Schneider at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 7:30pm ** may 2 thr La Santa Cecilia at Amoeba Music, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** may 2 thr City Tribe, Before The Brave, Cold Eskimo at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** may 2 thr Cowboy Junkies (two shows) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $40/$32 8pm & 10pm *** (8pm sold out) may 2 thr Custom Kicks, Acorn Bcorn (Tucson), The Vignettes (Memphis) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** may 2 thr Metal Mother (album release), Tearist, Some Ember, Uncanny Valley at the Public Works, 161 Erie Street at Mission, S.F. 21+ ** may 2 thr Religious Girls, Meat Market, Wiles, Minnow, dj's at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** may 3 fri Rocketz, Memphis Murdermen, Blacktop Tragedy, Rocketship Rocketship, The Rock N' Roll Rubys at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ may 3 fri Afrolicious (album release), Monomono, Miles Green at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** may 3 fri Old Crow, Drunk Dad (Portland), Abstracter, Augurs at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 7pm ** may 3 fri Future Twin, Voyaj, Upside Drown, Your Sisters at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** may 3 fri Mindless Self Indulgence, Chantal Claret at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8:30pm # ** @ may 3 fri Killing Joke, Czar at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # *** @ may 3 fri Bonobo, dj Lo Down Loretta Brown, El Ten Eleven at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $26/$36 9pm # ** may 3 fri Buckeye Knoll (record release), Choirs, Emily Moldy Band at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 3 fri Little Boots, Avan Lava, Feathers, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15/$20 9pm ** may 3 fri Forrest Day, Latyrx, Ghost And The City at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21/$26 8pm/9pm *** may 3 fri Face Jam, Easway at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** may 3 fri Helmet at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20 7:30pm/8pm *** @ may 3 fri Poor Man's Whiskey, Lonesome Locomotive at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** may 3 fri Dead Skeletons (Iceland), Old Testament, Mark Matos/OS Beaches, Infinity Rider, dj Darragh Skelton at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm *** (see may 4th) may 3 fri K's Choice at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** may 3 fri Young Fresh Fellows, Peter Buck, The Chuckleberries at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $18 9pm *** may 3 fri VietNam, Gap Dream at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** may 3 fri Creeping Pink, Slam Dunk, Pure Bliss, Violent Change at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 3 fri Pierced Arrows, Pins Of Light, The New Flesh at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm/9:30pm *** @ may 3 fri Petty Theft (tribute) at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ ** may 3 fri Tainted Love at the Uptown Theater, Napa ?/? ** may 3 fri The Nite Shades, Protest Authority, Twat, Sa90 at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** @ may 3 fri Judgement Day, Damaura, Krillbelly, Decimatus at Mutiny, 422 West 2nd Street, Antioch a/a 6pm ** may 3 fri Northern Son, Cova, Light The Rocket at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** may 3 fri The Isrealites, The Champions Inc., Kingston A-Go-Go, The Young Idea, dj Tow-Tone Commando at Paddys Pub, 31 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose 21+ $10 ** may 3 fri Caitlin Rose, Daniel Romano at the Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz a/a ** may 3 fri Oleander (cd release), Allinaday, Track Fighter, G.O.D. at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 3 fri Starting Six at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** may 4 sat Inciters, Space Monkey Gangstas, Hella Jalapenos (album release), Sarchasm, Rosanonymous, Skank Bank at 924 Gilman, Berkely a/a $10 7pm *** @ (ska night) may 4 sat Altar De Fey, Moira Scar, Bitter Fruit, May B Knot, Waxy Tomb dj Loachfillet, dj Junkdrawer, dj M.O.M. at LCM, 8th Street at Peralta, Oakland a/a $5-$10 8pm ** @ may 4 sat Badr Vogu, Radio Bikini (The Netherlands), Hidinginsidevictims (L.A.), Bedrucken,Down On My Knees (Germany), Blighter (Denver), Rude at the Swamp, Oakland a/a $8 6pm/7pm *** @ may 4 sat Mischief Brew, Black Bird Raum, Kevin Seconds, Black Market Prophets, Gembrokers, Noless at the Metro, Oakland a/a *** (note: not listed on Metros web page yet) may 4 sat Cosmic Suckerpunch, Illusion Of Self, Sunfighter at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** may 4 sat Paramore (TN), Kitten at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ (sold out) may 4 sat The Stone Foxes, Little Hurricane, The She's at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21.50 8pm/9pm # *** may 4 sat Foxtails Brigade, Battlehooch, Hogs Of Change at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 4 sat The Infamous Stringdusters, American Jubilee at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $22/$25 8pm/9pm ** may 4 sat Scissors For Lefty, Beta State, Breakdown Valentine, Deer Park Avenue, dj Nako at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 8pm/9pm *** may 4 sat Javelin at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** may 4 sat The Bobleheads, The Last Out at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** may 4 sat Rock For Life at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # ** may 4 sat Tamaryn, Light Fantastic at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** may 4 sat Caitlin Rose, Daniel Romano at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 6:30pm/7pm ** (early show) may 4 sat Dead Meadow, Dead Skeletons (Iceland), LSD And The Search For God, The Shine Brothers, dj Scott Vitt, dj Darragh Skelton at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 9:30pm/10pm *** (see may 3rd) may 4 sat Creative Adult (record release), Spitting Image, Curiosity, Know Secrets at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** may 4 sat Electric Jellyfish (Australia) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 5pm ** may 4 sat Prizehog, Drunk Dad (Portland), Connoisseur at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** (late show) may 4 sat Os Mutantes, Capsula, Killbossa at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** may 4 sat Frightwig, Gone To Ground, Quaaludes at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** may 4 sat Conquest For Death, Complete Disorder, Bankrupt District at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm *** @ (Devon Morf's Birthday) may 4 sat The Dirty Hand Family Band at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** may 4 sat Anita Stryker (recorde release), New Spell, Odd Owl at Amnesia, 853 Valencia at 20th, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm/9:30pm ** may 4 sat Flamin' Groovies, Rue 66, dj Sid Presley at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $20 5pm *** (sold out) may 4 sat Booker T. Jones (two shows) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $35 (early show)/$28 (late show) 8pm & 10pm *** may 4 sat Maurice Tani & 77 El Deora, Barbwyre at Studio 55, 1455 E. Francisco Blvd., San Rafael a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm ** may 4 sat Skitzo, Stomach, Seeds Of Hate, Outrage at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm *** @ (Benefit Houser Family Trust Fund) may 4 sat Aborticide, Nothing But Losers, Skin And Bonez, Purification By Fire, Seekers at the Black Room, 83 South Stewart Street, Sonora a/a ** may 4 sat Laurench Juber at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 2:30pm ** may 4 sat Anjelah Johnson (two shows) at Center of Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $35 7pm/8pm 10pm/10:30pm # ** may 4 sat Curious Quail, Gnarb00ts, Blammos!, Cartonn Violence, Petriform dj Mr Smith at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** (Star Wars Day) may 4 sat Bleached, Ex-Cops, Dirty Pillows, Spirit On The Water at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** may 4 sat Some Fear None, Are We Human, Misamore, Vanishing Affair, EgoStall, Highway 12 at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 4 sat The American Economy at Boonville Beer Festival, 14400 Highway 128, Boonville 21+ $40/$55 ($5 non drinkers/designated drivers) 1pm till 5pm ** may 5 sun As Cavalry Comes, Clinch Fist, Hope In Disguise, As Small As Giants, Boo Radlley's House, Soon We Fall, 4PM at the Metro, Oakland a/a # *** @ may 5 sun The Rolling Stones at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** $ may 5 sun Armin Van Buuren at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** (sold out) may 5 sun Javelin at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** may 5 sun Him, Eyes Set To Kill at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $41.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 5 sun Justin Vivian Bond, Carletta Sue Kay at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $27 7pm/8pm ** (seated show) may 5 sun The UV Race, Shannon & The Clams, Life Stinks at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** may 5 sun Tesla at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ may 5 sun Spider Heart, Brubaker, Rare Animals at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm ** @ may 5 sun Doncat, Mosshead, Windham Flat at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** may 5 sun Psyclon Nine, Vile Augury, dj Decay at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$15 8pm/9pm ** may 5 sun Spirit Family Reunion at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** may 5 sun Touche, Seatraffic, dj CoolGreg at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** may 5 sun Bleached, Ex Cops at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** may 5 sun Taxes, Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony, Tall Sheep (ep release) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** may 5 sun Absurdo (Barcelona, Spain), Side Effects, Ruleta Rusa, Brain Rash at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 3:30pm/4:30pm ** @ may 5 sun Laurence Juber at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 2pm ** may 5 sun cancelled: New American Farmers, Tiny Television at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. may 6 mon UV Race, Little Queenie, Cold Circuits at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm ** may 6 mon Marina And The Diamonds, Charli XCX at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** may 6 mon Jerry Joseph & Walter Salas-Humara at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$17 9pm ** may 6 mon We Will Be Lions, We Are The Men at the Monarch, 101 6th Street, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** may 7 tue Kvelertak, Cancer Bats, Bllack Tusks at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/7:30pm *** may 7 tue Joseph Vincent at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm ** may 7 tue B. Hamilton, Bad Bad at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** may 7 tue Digitalism at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** may 7 tue B. Hamilton, Bad Bad at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** may 7 tue The Kegels, The Loss (Seattle), The Breaks, dj Motorchad at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 7 tue Amonie, Minot, Hawk Jones at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** may 7 tue Todd Snider, Amanda Shires at the El Rey Tehater, Chico a/a $18/$20 7pm/8pm ** may 8 wed Born Ruffians, Moon King (Toronto) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 7pm/8pm ** may 8 wed Joshua Radin at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated) may 8 wed Curt Yagi & The People Standing Behind Me, Katie Garibaldi, Salet, Lauren Sturm (solo) at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 7pm/8pm ** may 8 wed Kurt Vile, Steve Gunn at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** may 8 wed Laura Stevenson Band, Field Mouse, Haunted Summer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 8 wed The Andy Cabic And Eric D. Johnson Band, Neal Casal, Bart Davenport at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$17 9pm ** may 8 wed Tom Odell at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** may 8 wed Great American Cities Kallisto, dj Creepy B at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** may 8 wed Macklemore & Ryan Lewis at Napa Valley Expo, 575 3rd Street, Napa a/a ($139 1 day / $299 3 day / $399 4 day pass) # *** (Bottle Rock Fest) may 8 wed The Rolling Stones at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** $ may 8 wed Paul Collins Beat, The Cry!, Hot Nun at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** may 8 wed Machine Gun Kelly at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 8 wed That 1 Guy, Captain Ahabs Motorcycle Club at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** may 8/9 Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rita Hosking at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 16+ (wed) 21+ (thr) $24/$26 8:30pm ** may 9 thr Electric Sheppherd, Down Dirty Shake, Peachelope at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** may 9 thr The Chop Tops, The Memphis Murder Men at the Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ free ** may 9 thr Steven Wilson at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** may 9 thr Chris Thile & Michael Daves at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $19 7pm/8pm ** may 9 thr Picture Atlantic, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 9pm ** may 9 thr Machine Gun Kelly, Dubo at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 9 thr Allah-Las, the Blank Tapes at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $14/$17 9pm ** may 9 thr Zodiac Death Valley, Leopold And His Fiction, Sporting Life, Rusty Maples, dj Neil Martinson at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** may 9 thr That1Guy at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** may 9 thr Glitter Wizard, Carlton Melton, Joy (San Diego) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** may 9 thr Cloud Cult, J.B.M. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm ** may 9 thr Ash Reiter, yOya (L.A.), Annie Girl And The Fight at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 9 thr Mannequin Planet, The Horsmas, Road Viking, Silke Berlin & The Addictions at the Milk Bar, S.F. 21+ $7-$10 9pm/9:30pm ** may 9 thr Spanish Moss, Feeding People, Holy Wave, Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** may 9 thr Furthur, The Avett Brothers, The Black Crowes, PRIMUS, Violent Femmes, X, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, Cafe Tacuba, A.L.O. at Napa Valley Expo, 575 3rd Street, Napa a/a ($139 1 day / $299 3 day / $399 4 day pass) # *** (Bottle Rock Fest) may 9 thr John Vanderslice, Shawn Alpay at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $12 8pm ** may 9 thr Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Macklemore, Calvin Harris, John Hart at Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $20-$150 7:30pm # *** (Wild 94.9 Wild Jam) may 9 thr Rehab, B.N.M.C., Angel's Cut at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 10 fri Eliquate, Multiple Organism, Peach Street, Brothers Amor at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** (hip hop night) may 10 fri Mortar & Pestle (record release), Tambo Rays, Jaysonik at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** may 10 fri Trouble Maker, Fukm, Awesome, Jack Killed Jill at John Patrick's, 1813 Park Street, Alameda 21+ $6 9pm ** @ may 10 fri Toe Tag (Seattle), World Of Lies (Portland), Blown To Bits, Burning Monk, 42 Lbs at Eli's Mile high Club, Oakland 21+ $7 7pm/8pm *** @ may 10 fri Dead Winter Carpenters, Cody Canada & The Departed at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm ** may 10 fri Pokey LaFarge at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** may 10 fri Of Montreal, Wild Moccasins at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm *** may 10 fri The Technicolors, Fictionist at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm ** may 10 fri Justin Townes Earle at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$25 9pm ** may 10 fri Thrive, Dewey And The Peoples, Sono Vero, Da Mainland at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$15 8pm/9pm *** may 10 fri Acid Mothers Temple, Tjutjuna, 3 Leafs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** may 10 fri Paul Collins Beat, Courtney And The Crushers, The Cry at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** may 10 fri Tomihara, Fox And The Law, Tokyo Raid at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** may 10 fri The Black Keys, The Flaming Lips, Alabama Shakes, The Shins, Blues Traveler, Matt Nathanson, Allah Las, Dirty Projectors, Andrew Bird, Flagship, Vintage Trouble, Justin Townes Earle, Tristan Prettyman, The Whiskey Sisters at Napa Valley Expo, 575 3rd Street, Napa a/a ($139 1 day / $299 3 day / $399 4 day pass) # *** (Bottle Rock Fest) may 10 fri Face The Pain, Olde Smoke, Random Chaos at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ $5 8pm ** may 10 fri High Horse (AZ), Friends Of Cesar Romero (NV), Momotaro at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** may 10 fri Stock Foto at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 10 fri The Huxtables, Picture Atlantic, Kepi Ghoulie at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $8 8pm ** may 10 fri Mushroomhead, Dead In Seconds, Chemobog at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 10 fri Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Randy Houser, Joanna Smith, The Pistol Annies at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a ** may 10 fri PRIMUS, Gov't Mule at Municipal Auditorium, Eureka a/a # *** @ may 10/11 Yo La Tengo at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # ** may 10/11 The Greyboy Allstars at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm *** may 10/11 Secret Chiefs 3 at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm ** may 11 sat Left Hand, Strange Party at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a ** may 11 sat Nephilim, Larvae, Siafu, Limbs, Fault Lines, Black Market Prophets, art show at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 8pm *** @ (Benefit Mangrove Action Project and S.F. Needle Exchange) may 11 sat Bitter Fruit, Catholic Spit, They Feed At Night, dj Enola Dismay at the Church, 1038 24th at Linden Street, Oakland a/a $3 8pm ** @ may 11 sat Union 13, Ill Content, Sad Boy Sinister, Bloodshot & Dilated, Cheapskate at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8pm *** @ may 11 sat Them Creatures, Silke Berlinn And The Addictions, The Gillbillies, The Rinds, Neurotrash, Self Inflicted Wounds at Toot's, 627 Second Avenue at Pomona, Crockett 21+ $5 8pm ** may 11 sat Blame Sally, Lia Rose at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26/$31 8pm/9pm** may 11 sat Flux Pavilion, Cookie Monsta, Funtcase, Brown+Gammon, Roksonix at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** may 11 sat Fonseca at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 11 sat Jay Brannan, Rin Tin Tiger, The Plastic Arts at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 8:30pm/9pm ** may 11 sat Kate Nash at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** may 11 sat The RaveUps, The Blondies, Haunted By Heroes, The Whitecliff Rangers, Girl Named T at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** may 11 sat Kids On A Crime Spree, Number One Smash Hits, Manatee at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 11 sat Man Or Astr-Man? at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $18 8pm/9pm ** may 11 sat The Meat Sluts, Thee Merry Widows, The Dirty Shakers at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** @ may 11 sat Rustangs at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** may 11 sat Rose Windows, Extra Classic, Zig Zags at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** may 11 sat SeanE, Brilliant And Timballias, Yung Weeybo And Tha Realest House, Elated Havoc, Notrotious, Luke Jones, Big Green at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm *** (rap battle contest) may 11 sat Kings Of Leon, Jane's Addiction, Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, Jackson Browne, Tift Merritt, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Donavon Frankenreiter, Iron & Wine, Sharon Van Etten, Allen Stone, Dwight Yoakam, Best Coast, Rndm, Bad Religion at Napa Valley Expo, 575 3rd Street, Napa a/a ($139 1 day / $299 3 day / $399 4 day pass) # *** (Bottle Rock Fest) may 11 sat Drms at Frank & Ernie's Steakhouse, Healdsburg a/a ** may 11 sat Mauro at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** may 11 sat Shinobu, Jabber, Lee Corey Oswald (OR), On The Mend at San Jose Rock Shop, 30 N 3rd Street, San Jose a/a $8 ** @ ($5 membership card required) may 11 sat Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Randy Houser, Joanna Smith, The Pistol Annies at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $54/$29 5:30pm/7pm # ** may 11 sat Psychosomatic (Sacramento), Toe Tag (Seattle), World Of Lies (Portland), Solanum (Sacramento) at the Blue Lamp Lounge, Sacramento 21+ $8 8pm/9pm *** @ may 12 sun Pierce The Veil (San Diego), All Time Low, Mayday Parade, You Me At Six at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** @ may 12 sun Jim James, Cold Specks at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $31 7pm/8pm # *** (sold out) may 12 sun Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Max Gomez at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $23 7pm/8pm ** may 12 sun Merchants Of Moonshine at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** may 12 sun Turquoise Jeep at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** may 12 sun Zac Brown Band, Cake, Train, Michael Frantie & Spearhead, The Secret Sisters, The Wallflowers, Kacey Musgraves, Grouplove, Girls And Boys, Mavis Staples, Brandi Carlile, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Erin O'Hara, Rogue Wave at Napa Valley Expo, 575 3rd Street, Napa a/a ($139 1 day / $299 3 day / $399 4 day pass) # *** (Bottle Rock Fest) may 13 mon The Milk Carton Kids at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) may 13 mon Yngwie Malmsteen at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** may 13 mon Sara Bareilles at Slim's, S.F. 6+ 8pm *** (sold out) may 13 mon Collin Ludlow-Mattson & The Folks, Casual Dolphins, Air Surgeon, Catharsis For Cathedral at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 14 tue Iamx, Moto Boy at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm ** may 14 tue Olly Murs, Before You Exit at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** (99.7 NOW) may 14 tue Kisses, Sister Crayon (ep release), Astronauts Etc. at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** may 14 tue The Steve Adamyk Band, Needles // Pins, Primitive Hearts, Adam Widener at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** may 14 tue The Laurels (Austrailia), Moonbeams, Fleeting Joys at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** may 14 tue Reliics, Pseudotunesmith at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 14 tue Pow, Cold Beat (1st show), Daisy World, Cold Circuits, dj Ack Ack Ack at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 14 tue Turquoise Jeep at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 15 wed M.A.K.U. Sound System at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm ** may 15 wed Heroes At Gunpoint, The Lucky Eejits, Olde Smoke, The Lonely Revolts at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** may 15 wed Caldecott, Super Water Sympathy, Emily Moldy at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $18 8:30pm ** may 15 wed The Appleseed Cast, Hospital Ships, The Dandelion War at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** may 15 wed Surplus 1980, Disonova, Aberrant Phase at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** may 15 wed Mister Loveless, Teenage Sweater, Happy Fangs, Here Come Dots at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 15 wed Young Dubliners at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley a/a 8pm ** may 15 wed The Egg with Sophie Barker at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? ** (EDM) may 15 wed Week Of Wonders (WA) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** may 15 wed Richard Thompson at Golden State Theater, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey a/a # ** may 15 wed Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $20/$22 7pm/8pm ** may 16 thr Of Monsters And Men, Half Moon Run at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (sold out) may 16 thr Hypocrisy (Sweden), Krisiun (Brazil), Aborted, Arsis at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** @ may 16 thr Dead To Me, Kepi & The Mean Jeans, Emily's Army, Jabber at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $12/$15 *** @ (1-2-3-4 Go! Records) may 16 thr Ross Mathews at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 16 thr Religious Girls, San Francesca, Split Screens at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm *** may 16 thr Burnt Ones, Week Of Wonders (Seattle), Fronds, Jollapin Jasper at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** may 16 thr Chris James & The Showdowns, Pebble Theory, Voodoo Switch at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 16 thr Shady Maples, Whiskerman, Cave Clove at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm ** may 16 thr The Egg, Sophie Barker at Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ ** (EDM) may 16 thr Pepper at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** may 16/17 Sandra Bernhard at Bimbo's 365 Club, San Jose 21+ $45 8pm/9pm *** may 16/17/18/19 Goapele (two shows per night) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $30-$40 thr-sat 8pm & 10pm shows sun 7pm and 9pm shows *** may 17 fri Ceremony, No Statik, Secret People, Face The Rail, Caged Animal at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $5 7:30pm/8pm *** @ may 17 fri Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death, Immolation Public at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** @ may 17 fri Caifanes at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** may 17 fri The Dwarves, Nobunny, Mean Jeans, Trashie, Musk at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15 *** @ (1-2-3-4 Go! Records) may 17 fri The English Beat, The Rudicals at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $22 9pm *** may 17 fri Cruella (tribute), Rock n Roll Rubys (tribute) at Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster Street, Alameda 21+ free ** may 17 fri The Black Angels, Hanni El Khatib, Wall Of Death at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** may 17 fri Midi Matilda at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm ** may 17 fri Savoy at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm ** may 17 fri Sweet Chariot, Chelsea Crowell (Nashville), Happy Family Singers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** may 17 fri The Ocean Blue, The Orange Peels at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12.50/$15 7pm and 9pm shows ** may 17 fri M.I.R.V., The Kehoe Nation at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8:30pm/9pm *** may 17 fri Pepper at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20 9pm *** may 17 fri Freex, Speedgoat, TrainFace, Olde Smoke at Mutiny, 422 West 2nd Street, Antioch 21+ $5 8pm ** may 17 fri Silent Pictures, Dirty Pillows, Zodiac Death Valley at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** may 17 fri Belle Noire, Cartoon Bar Fight, Manzanita Falls at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $7 9pm ** may 17 fri Incredivle Me, Lifeforms, Before YOu Fall at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** may 17 fri Tyler, The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 18 sat The Apathy Cycle, Fault Lines, Glimpse Trio, the Sutros, The Maneaters, Doomfinger at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 7pm *** @ may 18 sat G. Love And Special Sauce, Goodnight Texas, OSA's Vocal Rush, Billy Collins, Lauren Graham, Kelly Corrigan, Mary Roach at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (Benefit Children's Hospital & Research Center of Oakalnd) may 18 sat Necrot, Usnea (Portland), Negative Standards, Apocryphon at the Swamp, Oakland a/a $5 8pm *** @ may 18 sat Permanent Collection, Happy, High Anxiety, Unstrung, Ceramic Holiday at the World Rage Center, someplace, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** @ may 18 sat Hunx & His Punx, Shannon & The Clams (record release), Fuzz, Peach Kelli Pop, Twin Steps at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15 *** (1-2-3-4 Go! Records) may 18 sat Juanes at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** may 18 sat Y&T at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $36.50 8pm/9pm # *** may 18 sat R5 at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (sold out) may 18 sat Foreverland (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm ** may 18 sat Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Blue Bear Youth Bands at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. ?/? $60/$75 ($150 vip) 7pm/8pm (Benefit Blue Bear Music Programs) may 18 sat Black Pus, CCR Headcleaner, Reptillian Shape Shifters at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 18 sat Disappears, The Tambo Rays at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** may 18 sat Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Blue Bear Youth Bands at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $75-$150 7pm/7:30pm ** may 18 sat Tea Leaf Green at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** may 18 sat Crackerjack Preacher at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** may 18 sat Adam Carolla & Dr. Drew (Loveline Tour) at Uptown Theater, Napa ?/? may 18 sat Mgmt at Frost Ampitheater, 360 Lausuen Street, Stanford a/a 3pm # *** may 18 sat The Delusion Effect at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** may 18 sat Rusty Maples (NV), Thee Joan Wylder at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** may 18 sat Dillinger Escape Plan, The Faceless, Royal Thunder, Journal at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ may 18 sat Pepper at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $16 8pm/9pm *** may 19 sun Hanging Gardens, Trailview, Ashes Of Empires, Overland, Prototypical, Thirteen Thrones, Thedevil'SCO, First Contact, Direction at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 4pm # *** @ may 19 sun Synthetic ID, Lenz, Human Waste at the Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland 21+ ** (1-2-3-4 Go! Records) may 19 sun The Golddiggers, Moonshine Maybelline at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** may 19 sun The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Faceless, Royal Thunder, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $17/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ may 19 sun Gothic Tropic, Seatraffic, Cruel Summer at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** may 19 sun The Tunnel, Ghostfoot (Shreveport), Gashcat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** may 19 sun Flobots at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm ** (hip-hop) may 19 sun Easy Living, Unfun (Canada), Unstrung, Banshee Boardwalk at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $4 5pm ** may 19 sun The Dwarves, The Velisha, Thought Vomit, Final Decay at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15 8pm *** @ may 19 sun Thirty Seconds To Mars, Passion Pit, Silversun Pickups, Of Monsters And Men, Awolnation, Jimmy Eat World, The Airborne Toxic Event, Fitz And The Tantrums, Capital Cities, Atlas Genius, Youngblood Hawke, Twenty One Pilots, The Neighbourhood, Wavves, The Mowgli's, New Politics, Gold Fields, Diplo, The Crystal Method, dj Shadow, C2C, Wallpaper, Justen Martin & Jphlip, Robert Delong, K Theory, Aaron Axelsen, Miles the dj, St. John, Nick G, Tumbleweed Wanderers, Picture Atlantic, Finish Ticket, Anya & The Get Down, Mister Loveless, Doe Eye, The Trims, Rin Tin Tiger, Bonnie & The Bang Bang at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $60-$35 11am # *** (Live 105 BFD) may 20 mon Tyler, The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 20 mon Jeremy Messersmith at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 7:30pm ** may 21 tue Torche at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** @ may 21 tue Sea Wolf at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7pm/8pm ** may 21 tue Devendra Banhart, Rodrigo Amarante at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 21 tue Marianas Trench, Air dubai, the Good Natured, dj Protector at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18 7:30pm ** may 21 tue 3 Leafs, Resin Cum, The Heroic Trio at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** may 21 tue Windham Flat, Schwervon! (Kansas City), Detach Dolls at 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason Street, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** may 21 tue Butt Problems, D'Jelly Brains, Nanash 774, dj RDJ at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 21/22 Boris, All Time Classics (tue), Bosse-de-Nage (tue), Flood (wed), Deafheaven (wed) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $18 8pm *** may 22 wed The Schizophrenics at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15/$18 ** (El Vez's Punk Rock Revue - 1-2-3-4 Go! Records) may 22 wed Raphael at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** may 22 wed Bjork at the Craneway Pavilion, Richmond a/a $75 7pm/8:30pm # *** (also May 25th and 28th) may 22 wed Shout Out Louds, Haerts at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $19 7pm/8pm *** may 22 wed Jesse Y Joy, Linda Lopez at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 22 wed Hanzel und Gretyl at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$13 7:30pm/8pm ** @ may 22 wed Speck Mountain (Chicago) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** may 22 wed We Will Be Liions, Old Stock, Secret Suspenders at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 22 wed Fleetwood Mac at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150/$80/$50 7pm/8pm # *** $ may 22 wed Juanes at Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento a/a # ** may 22 wed Turbonegro, Torche at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ may 23 thr Nihilist Cunt at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ may 23 thr Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Water Tower, Mystic Knights Of The Cobra at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm *** (KALX) may 23 thr Cold War Kids, Superhumanoids at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $23/$25 7pm/8pm # *** may 23 thr Tony Bennett at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a # *** may 23 thr The Detroit Cobras, Pangea at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8pm/9pm ** may 23 thr Youngblood Hawke, Pacific Air, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $13/$17 9:30pm *** $ may 23 thr Sir Sly, Jmsn at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 23 thr Front Country, Laura Cortese (cd release), Roosevelt Dime at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** may 23 thr The Beets (N.Y.C.), Fine Steps, Tiaras at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** may 23 thr Sons Of Fathers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** may 23 thr Infernoh (Malmo, Sweden), Permanent Ruin, Merdoso, Effluxus at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm/10:15pm *** @ may 23/24/25/26 Richard Thompson Electric Trio, John Prine, Sam Bush Band, The James Hunter Six, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, Preservation Jazz Hall Band, Holly Williams, Birds Of Chicago, The Novelists, Mia Dyson, Brown Bird, Shovels & Rope, Nicki Bluhm And the Gramblers, The Black Lillies, John Reischman & The Jaybirds, Jelly Bread, Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands, He's My Brother She's My Sister, Halden Wofford & The Hi*Beams, John Gorka With Michael Manring, The Kruger Brothers at Strawberry Spring Festival, Camp Mather a/a $65 ($200 4 day) # *** may 24 fri Anal Mucus, No Fucks Given, Assumptions, Pancake Lizard, Malicious Dismemberment at the Swamp, Oakland a/a $5 7pm ** @ may 24 fri Subhumans, Total Chaos, Conquest For Death, Kicker at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** @ may 24 fri The Presets, Dragonette, Jerome LOL at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** may 24 fri Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Hood Internet, Oscillator Bug at the Fillmore, S.F. $19.50 8pm/9pm # ** may 24 fri This Charming Band (tribute), The Purple Ones (tribute), The Jean Genies (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** may 24 fri T.S.O.L., Vktms, Rush & Attack at the Parkside, S.F. ?/? *** may 24 fri Imperial Teen, Churches, Gone To Ground at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm *** may 24 fri Kinski (Seattle), Phil Manley Life Coach at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 24 fri Naughty By Nature at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** may 24 fri Juanes at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** may 24 fri The Blank Tapes, Slime Girls, Super Soul Bros, dj Coco at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** may 24 fri The Blasters at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 24/25 Twin Shadow, Elliphant at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $23/$25 8pm/9pm ** may 24/25 The Presidents Of The United States Of America, Eternal Summers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** may 24/25 Tainted Love at Bimbo's 365 Club, San Jose 21+ $25 8pm/9pm ** may 25 sat Atriarch (Portland), Worm Ouroboros, Sutekh Hexen, Gloam at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ may 25 sat Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Teebs at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** may 25 sat Bjork at the Craneway Pavilion, Richmond a/a $75 7pm/8:30pm # *** (also May 22nd and 28th) may 25 sat Badr Vogu, Usnea (Portland), Black Fucking Cancer, Lycus, Augers at the Metro, Okaland a/a $5 8pm # *** @ may 25 sat Eric McFadden at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $18/$20 9pm ** may 25 sat Tera Melos (Sacramento), T.T.N.G., Evkain=V< at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 25 sat Warbringer, Hatchet, Vektor, Apothesary at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** @ may 25 sat Mikal Crownin (cd release), Audacity at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm ** may 25 sat Kylesa, Blood Ceremony, White Hills, Lazer, Wulf at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm ** may 25 sat Boat, Gold Bears, Surf Club at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** (S.F. Popfest) may 25 sat Sudor (Madrid, Spain), Kurraka (Austin), Replica at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm *** @ may 25 sat Blue Diamond Fillups at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** may 25 sat Tristan Prettyman, Ben Taylor at the Uptown Theater, Napa ?/? ** may 25 sat Dead Serious, The Feedback, We Used To Be Wolves at Love at First Slice, 36601 Newark Boulevard, Newark a/a 8pm ** may 25 sat Finish Ticket, Hawk Jones, The Forbin Project at San Pedro Square Market, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** may 25 sat Silvero (OR), Frozen Folk at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** may 25 sat LL Cool J with dj Z-Trip, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, De La Soul at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $106-$20 6pm/7pm # *** (Kings of the Mic Tour) may 25 sat Steve Miller Band, Jimmie Vaughan With Lou Ann Barton And the All-Star Tilt-A-Whirl Band, John Mayall, Sonny Landreth, Carolyn Wonderland at Santa Cruz Blues Fest a/a $190-$25 11am til 7pm *** (day 1) may 25 sat Volumes, Glass Cloud, Beyound The Shore, Outsiders, Maid Of The Mist at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** may 25 sat Lamb Of God at the Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a # *** @ may 26 sun Needles, Sudor (Madrid, Spain), Kurkara at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 3:30pm *** (early show) may 26 sun Bolt Thrower, Autopsy, Benediction, Noothgrush at the Metro, Oakland a/a $20 6pm # *** @ may 26 sun Don Carlos, Reggae Anels at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** may 26 sun Big Long Now, Adult Dude (Brooklyn) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 26 sun Goh Nakamura, Jane Lui at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** may 26 sun Charlie Wilson, Keith Sweat, Stephanie Mills, Mint Condition, Midnight Star, Confunkshun at the Pavilon, Concord a/a $134-$49 6pm/7pm # *** (KBLX Stone Soul Concert) may 26 sun Billy Idol at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** may 26 sun Tedeschi Trucks Band, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, James Hunter Six, Nicki Bluhm & The Gamblers, California Honeydrops at Santa Cruz Blues Fest a/a $190-$25 11am til 7pm ** (day 2) may 26 sun Opeth, Katatonia at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$29 7pm/8pm ** may 27 mon Insane Clown Posse at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $27/$30 7pm/8pm # *** @ may 27 mon Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thenewno2 at the Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $18-$40 7:30pm/8:30pm # *** may 28 tue Bjork at the Craneway Pavilion, Richmond a/a $75 7pm/8:30pm # *** (also May 22nd and 25th) may 28 tue David Ramirez, Jay Nash at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** (was may 14th) may 28 tue The Kids, The Bodies, Neon Piss, The Re-Volts, Cyclops at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm *** may 28 tue Grouper, Danny Paul Grody, Irwin Swirnoff at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** may 28 tue Suuns (Montreal, Canada) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 28 tue Asada Messiah, Burning Monk, Ironwitch, dj D'Sasster at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 29 wed Tame Impala at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** may 29 wed Lissie at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 29 wed Darren Criss at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 # ** may 29 wed Chvrches at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** (was at Rickshaw Stop) may 29 wed Akron/Family, Avi Buffalo, M. Geddes Gengras at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** may 29 wed Vandella, Hills Like Elephants (San Diego) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 29 wed Listo, ReCardiacs Fly, Dominique Leone & Ava Mendoza at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** may 29 wed Secret Secretaries at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 29 wed For The Fallen Dreams, Hundredth, Upon The Dawning, Sworn In, Citadel at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** may 29 wed The xx at the Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $30-$50 7:30pm/8:30pm # *** may 29/30 Insane Clown Posse at the Metro, Oakland a/a $25 8pm # *** @ may 29/30/31 Mumford & Sons at the Greek Theater, UC Berkeley a/a # *** may 30 thr The xx, Hundred Waters at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (sold out - also June 1 at Greek Theater) may 30 thr American Nomad at the Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm ** may 30 thr The Sugar Daddys, Bastard Makers at the Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ free ** may 30 thr !!! (record release), dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15/$20 9:30pm ** may 30 thr Sfrma.org (covers) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 30 thr Comeback Kid, Alpha & Omega, Twitching Tongues at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm *** @ may 30 thr Peace (U.K.), Team Spirit at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** may 30 thr Castle, Scorched Earth Policy at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** @ may 30 thr Big Krit, Smoke DZA at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $22 8pm ** may 30 thr Nice Parade (N.Y.), Cartoon Bar Fight at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $8 8pm ** may 31 fri Titan Ups, Sammy Kay And The East Los 3, The Young Idea, Skandalism, Brick Mower, Wreck Department at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ (ska night) may 31 fri Monophonics Breakestra, dj Platurn, Deejay Saurus at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** may 31 fri Finch (performing What It Is To Burn), Requiem For the Dead, Push at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm/9pm ** may 31 fri Imagine Dragons at the America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a $40/$30 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** (see March 16th) may 31 fri Lemonade, Willy Moon, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9:30pm ** may 31 fri Destroid, Excision, Downlink & KJ, Sawka at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** may 31 fri Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** may 31 fri Fox & Woman, Doe Eye, Debbie Neigher at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 31 fri The Trophy Fire, Ghost & The City, Ghost Parade at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** may 31 fri Peachelope, Gregors, Tet Holiday at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 31 fri Arsonists Get All The Girls at the Phoenix Theater, Petamlua a/a $10/$13 8pm *** @ may 31 fri Rude Intoxicant, Burning Monk, Olde Smoke, Nihilist Cunt, Impending Assult at Chris Club, 656 Benicia Rd., Vallejo 21+ $5 8pm ** @ may 31 fri Bill Cosby at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** may 31 fri Dinners (record release), Ugly Winner, Breathing Patterns at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** may 31 fri Junip at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a ** may 31 fri Capital Cities at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 31 fri Lamb Of God at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $29/$33 6:30pm/7:45pm # *** @ jun 1 sat The xx at Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** (sold out) (also May 30th at the Fox Theater, Oakland) jun 1 sat Logic (Maryland), Skizzy Mars, Castro, Quest at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $15 # ** jun 1 sat Stellar Corpses at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** @ jun 1 sat Breakestra, Oakland Faders at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** jun 1 sat Junip at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm/9pm ** jun 1 sat Blank Realm (Australia), Hank IV at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jun 1 sat The Dead Westerns at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 1 sat Cursed, Guantanamo Dogpile, Nihilist Cunt, False Freedom at the Black Room, 83 South Stewart Street, Sonora a/a $5 6pm ** @ (Franks 40th Birthday) jun 1 sat The Albert Square (record release), Breathing Patterns at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** jun 1 sat Finch (playing What it is to Burn) at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jun 2 sun Sting at the America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a $128-$52.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ jun 2 sun A Hawk And A Hacksaw at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 7:30pm ** jun 2 sun Melted Toys, Snow Wite, Teams at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 6pm ** jun 2 sun Jewel at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jun 4 tue Juicy J, Asap Ferg at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm # ** jun 4 tue Fear Factory, hate Eternal, Kobra And The Lotus at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/7:30pm *** @ jun 4 tue The Dirty Hand Family Band, The Reckless Ones (Minneapolis), Hopeless Jack & The Handsome Devil (Portland), dj Big Nate at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jun 4 tue Logic, Visionary Music Group at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jun 5 wed Crystal Fighters at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$19 7pm/8pm ** jun 5 wed The Boxer Rebellion, Fossil Collective at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** jun 5 wed Lenka at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9:30pm ** jun 5 wed New Found Glory at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ 8pm *** @ jun 6 thr Street Eaters, Peace (Vancouver, Canada), Yogurt Brain, Unstrung, Adult Wisdom at the World Rage Center, someplace, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** jun 6 thr the DK Kennedy's at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20/$25 9pm ** @ jun 6 thr Anhedonist (Seattle), Necrot, Fabricant at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** @ jun 6 thr Kromosom (Australia), Frenzy (Portland), Kontrasekt (Minneapolis), Condition at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm/10pm ** @ jun 6 thr JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** jun 7 fri Dispirit, Anhedonist (Seattle), The Haunting Presence (L.A.), The Witching Hour at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $10 7:30pm *** @ jun 7 fri The Fresh And Only's at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** jun 7 fri Parquet Courts at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm ** jun 7 fri Bob Saget at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** jun 7 fri Scott Weiland at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 8pm/9pm ** jun 7 fri Victims Family, Porch, Brubaker at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm/9:45pm *** @ jun 8 sat Noothgrush, Brainoil, Connoisseur, Before The Eyewall, Fema Coffin at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm *** @ (Kill That Cat/Dan Hashthrash Beat Cancer Benefit) jun 8 sat Emily's Army, Meat Market at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 7:30pm *** @ jun 8 sat Five Iron Frenzy at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** @ jun 8 sat Generationals, Young Empires at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 8 sat Bad Brains at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # *** jun 8 sat Hot Lunch, The Mallard, Parquet Courts at Light Rail Studios, 672 Toland Place, S.F. a/a ** jun 8 sat The Maine, A Rocket To The Moon, This Century, Brighten at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 8 sat Anamanaguchi at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** jun 8 sat Wet Illustrated, Pure Bliss at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jun 8 sat Thee Os Sees at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ ** jun 8 sat Chris James & The Showdowns at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 8 sat Husalah, Mac Mall, Mistah Fab at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm *** (Mac Dre Day) jun 8 sat Fab four (tribute) at the Uptown Theater, Napa ?/? ** jun 8 sat Black Mackerel, Ill Content, Bum City Saints, Bloodshot And Dilated, Gutwrench at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ 8pm *** @ jun 8 sat Ghost Town Hangmen at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 8 sat Bret Michaels, Force Of Havit, Maxxx at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jun 9 sun Parquet Courts, Pure Bliss at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 5pm ** (early show) jun 9 sun Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, 2 Chainz, Wale, RaVaughn, Trinidad James at the Arena, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** (KMEL Summer Jam) jun 9 sun Total Control, Neon Piss, The Mallard, Synthetic ID at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** (1-2-3-4 Go! Records) jun 9 sun Alkaline Trio, Bayside, Off With Their Heads at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22/$26 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ jun 9 sun Anamanaguchi at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7pm ** jun 9 sun Before The Eyewall (Columbus, OH) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** jun 9 sun Tim McGraw, Brantley Gilbert, Love And Theft at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $70/$45/$31 # ** jun 9 sun The Beach Boys at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jun 10 mon Nekromantix at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** jun 11 tue Inferno Of Joy, Bacteen, The Yes Go's at the Hemlock, S.F. $7 8:30pm ** jun 11 tue Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Cheap Trick at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7pm # *** jun 12 wed The Trashies (Seattle) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jun 12 wed Cheap Trick at the Uptown Theater, Napa ?/? *** jun 13 thr Capleton at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $30/$35 8pm/9pm ** jun 13 thr Wayne Hancock, Red Meat, The Parmesans at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** jun 13 thr Dangermaker at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** jun 13 thr Kit & the Branded Men, The thirsty Three at the Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ free ** jun 13/14/15 California Music Industry Summit at Laney College, 700 Fallon St., Oakland a/a $50/$99/$159/$199 jun 14 fri M.D.C., In Defence, Verbal Abuse, Zero Bull Shit, Nililist Cunt at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 7pm *** @ (Creepers Birthday) jun 14 fri Kwanza Jones, Mr. P Chill, Dogcatcher, Philasifer at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 7pm ** jun 14 fri They Might Be Giants at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** $ jun 14 fri Peter Tork in this Generation: My Life in the Monkees and so more at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm *** (seated show) jun 14 fri The Bats at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15/$17 9pm ** jun 14 fri Pitbull, Ke$sha at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountian View a/a $100-$30 6pm/7pm # *** jun 14 fri Rodney Carrington at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jun 14 fri Bad Veins (OH), Color at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** jun 14 fri Captured! By Robots at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** jun 15 sat Dispatch, Guster at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** jun 15 sat The Dandy Warhols at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26 8pm/9pm # *** jun 15 sat Papa Bear And The Easy Love, Big Tree at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 15 sat James McMurtry at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jun 15 sat Jakoff, Jeff And Friends, Maidens Sorrow, Maniacal Regects, Speed/Wobbles, System Assault at the Phoenix Theater, Petamlua a/a $10 *** @ (In Memory of Goose Jak's Team 1958 - 2009) jun 15 sat Drms at O'Flahertys, San Jose 21+ free ** jun 15 sat Boz Scaggs & Michael McDonald at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jun 15 sat The Atom Age, Kill The Bats at San Jose Rock Shop, 30 N 3rd Street, San Jose a/a $8 ** @ ($5 membership card required) jun 15 sat Strangelove (tribute) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 16 sun Fall Out Boy at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** (sold out) jun 16 sun Tracy Morgan (comedian) at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $35.50 7pm/8pm # ** jun 16 sun Project Pitchfork, Ayria at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** jun 16 sun The Front Bottoms, Weatherbox at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** jun 17 mon We Came As Romans, Like Moths To Flames, Upon A Burning Body, Crown The Empire, Ice Nine Kills, Set It Off at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** jun 18 tue Bloodbirds at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** jun 18 tue Memphis May Fire, I See Stars, Attila, Stick To Your Guns, Handguns, Merchants at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** jun 19 wed Condomnium, Replica at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 5pm ** (early show) jun 19 wed Camera Obscura at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jun 19 wed Permanent Collection, Water Liars, Standard Poodle at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jun 19 wed The Dig, The Tambo Rays, Low Magic, Sunfighter at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** jun 19 wed Cyndi Lauper, Hunter Valentine at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jun 19 wed Hinder at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm ** jun 20 thr Cody Simpson, Ryan Beatty, Before You Exit at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jun 20 thr Kix Brooks at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm ** jun 21 fri Rosie Flores, Rocketship Rocketship, Laura Benitez & The Heartache at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** jun 21 fri Father John Misty, White Fence at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22 8pm/9pm # ** jun 21 fri Josh Rouse at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm/9pm ** jun 21 fri Steve Miller Band, The Doobie Brothers at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $90-$40 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jun 21 fri Petty Theft (tribute), Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (tribute), The Gravel Spreaders at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jun 21 fri Ex-Cult at the Hemlock, S.F. $10 9:30pm ** jun 21 fri The Marshall Tucker Band at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm *** jun 21 fri Cody Simpson, Ryan Beatty, Before You Exit at Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento a/a ** jun 22 sat Bastard Noise, Noothgrush, Freedom Denied, Stapled Shut, To The Point, Connoisseur, Happy Pill Trauma at 924 Gilman St., Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ jun 22 sat She & Him, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** jun 22 sat Rachael Yamagata, Sanders Bohike at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 22 sat Noisia at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** jun 22 sat Rex Per Diem, Boogie The Mann, 26mph, L.O.P., Solheen at the Phoenix Theater, Petamlua a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** jun 22 sat The Spinners at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm *** jun 22 sat Goldfinger, For The Foxes, New Years Day, The Summer Set, Outasight, Stephan Jacobs, Middle Finger Salute, While She Sleeps, Man Overboard, Allstar Weekend, Rdgldgrn, Attila, Mac Lethal, The Amity Affliction, mc Lars, The Chariot, Forever The Sickest Kids, Tonight Alive, VersaEmerge, The Early November, Upon A Burning Body, Architects (U.K.), Shy KidX, Action Item, Oh Sleeper, Stick To Your Guns, Hands Like Houses, Anarbor, Hawthorne Heights, Letlive, The Black Dahlia Murder, Wallpaper, Woe Is Me, I See Stars, Go Radio, The Story So Far, Like Moths To Flames, Big Chocolate, Blessthefall, Art Of Shock, Black Feil Brides at Warped Tour, Shoreline a/a $37.50 11am # *** @ jun 22 sat The Fab four (tribute) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jun 23 sun Monster Rally, Shortcircles at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** jun 23 sun Big Time Rush, Victoria Justice at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $79-$18 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 23 sun Loverboy at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm ** jun 23 sun Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Night Ranger, Black Stone Cherry at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $131-$23 4pm/6pmv # *** (107.7 Bone Bash) jun 25 tue Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Miss May I, Affiance at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ jun 25 tue Evolution (tribute) at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm ** jun 25/26 Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five, Boothby Graffoe at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jun 26 wed Tyrese, Ginuwine, Tank at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 26 wed AM & Shawn Lee (album release) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** jun 26 wed Justin Bieber at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** $ jun 26 wed Francesca Battistelli at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm ** jun 27 thr Old Crow Medicine Show at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jun 27 thr Rosnian Rainbows at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 27 thr Smokey Robinson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jun 27 thr Air Supply at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm *** jun 28 fri Iris DeMent at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30/$35 8pm/9pm ** (seated) jun 28 fri Marianne Faithfull at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $95-$30 6pm/7:30pm ** jun 28 fri ContainHer & The Star People at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** jun 29 sat Robert Plant, Grace Potter & The Nocturals at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** jun 29 sat Thrones, The Rita, Sutekh Hexen, Tralphaz, Xome, Tittyfucker, Apocryphon, Cerebral Roil, Tainted Pussy, Malocculsion, Don Haugen, Arachnid Arcade, Endometrium Cuntplow, Beast Nest, Jacob Felix Heule, Etta Goat at the Lab, 2948 Sixteenth St. at Capp, S.F. a/a 4pm *** jun 29 sat Baths, Houses, D33J at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$19 8pm/9pm ** jun 29 sat Dennis Is Dead, Aenimus, Creatures Of Orgin, Maya OVer Eyes, Dakota, Walk The Atmosphere at the Phoenix Theater, Petamlua a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** @ jun 29 sat Berlin, Big Country at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** jun 29 sat Powerage (tribute), Jungle Rooster at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** jun 29 sat The Bang!, Plantain at San Pedro Square Market, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** jun 29 sat Erykah Badu at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jun 29 sat Kenny Edmonds at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm ** jun 30 sun The Shook Twins, Brad Brooks, Kate Kilbane at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** jun 30 sun Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon, Amon Amarth, Children Of Bodom, Machine Head, Behemoth, Job For A Cowboy, Emmure, Born Of Osiris, Motionless In White, Butcher Babies, Battlecross, Huntress, Thrown Into Exile, City In The Sea at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $69/$49/$32 1pm # *** @ (Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival) jun 30 sun Los Caminantes at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm ** jul 2 tue Los Headaches (Mexico City), Indian Wars, Gravy Drops at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 2 tue Beyonce at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $253-$48 7pm/8pm # *** (sold out) jul 2 tue Caravanserai (tribute) at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm ** jul 3 wed Bob Log III at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 3 wed Frankmusik at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9:30pm ** jul 3 wed Zepparella (tribute) at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm ** jul 4 thr The Body, Subservient Fuck, Negative Standards at 1-2-3-4 Go!, Oakland a/a 7pm ** jul 4/5/6/7 The Sensational Space Shifters (Robert Plant), PRIMUS, Thievery Corporation, moe., Steel Pulse, Leftover Salmon, The Greyboy Allstars, Gramatik, Emancipator, The John Scofield Uberjam Band, The Infamous Stringdusters, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Allen Stone, North Mississippi Allstars, Pimps Of Joytime, Lord Huron, White Denim, Carolyn Wonderland, Rubblebucket, The Barr Brothers, Papadosio, The M Machine, Moksha, Orgone, Peter Apfelbaum & Sparkler, Sarah Jarosz, Anders Osborne, The Hot 8 Brass Band, Mike Dillon Band, Aoife O'Donovan, Houndmouth, Lukas Nelson & P.O.T.R., The Revivalists, Futurebirds, Nataly Dawn, Silent Frisco, Tumbleweed Wanderers, The Melodic, The Whiskey Sisters, Miner, Octopus Nebula, The David Mayfield Parade, Fruition, The California Honeydrops, Jelly Bread, Scott Pemberton, Living Folklore, Skerik, Jennifer Hartswick at High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy a/a $187+ *** jul 5 fri Intronaut, Scale The Summit, Castle at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** jul 5 fri Ziggy Marley, Steel Pulse at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 5 fri Weird Al Yankovic at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm *** jul 6 sat Nvs at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $5 8pm ** jul 6 sat Zendaya at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm ** jul 6 sat Fleetwood Mac at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # *** jul 7 sun Say Anything, Esley, Hrvrd, I The Mighty at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ jul 7 sun New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees, Boyz II Men at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $93/$73/$53/$30 # *** (also July 12) jul 7 sun Yes at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jul 7 sun Clay Walker at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 5:30pm/7pm ** jul 8 mon Ian Anderson (playing Thick as a Brick 1 & 2) at the War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # *** jul 8 mon Railroad Earth, Bruce Hornsby And the Noisemakers at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 9 tue Rodrigo Y Gabriela at the Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $59.50/$49.50/$35 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 9 tue The Go-Go's, The B-52s at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jul 10 wed Rodrigo Y Gabriela at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 11 thr Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizon, Fastball at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 6:30pm # *** jul 12 fri Harrington Saints, Slick 46, Rust, Blank Spots at John Patrick's, 1813 Park Street, Alameda 21+ $7 ** jul 12 fri New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees, Boyz II Men at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $93/$73/$53/$30 # *** (also July 7) jul 12 fri This Charming Band at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jul 12 fri Slime Girls, Crashfaster, 8 Bit Weapon, Treasure Mammal (AZ) at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm ** jul 12 fri Apparations, Mouth Of Serpents, Between Realms at the Boardwalk, Oragenvale a/a ** jul 12/13 Garrison Keillor (a Prairie Home Companion) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 14 sun Lauren Mann And The Fairly Odd Folk at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** jul 14 sun Jim Gaffigan at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 15 mon Slick 46 (Australia), Rust at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 16 tue Creedence Clearwater Revisited, 38 Special at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jul 17 wed Passenger at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 17 wed Six Feet Under, Decrepit Birth, Cannablis Corpse at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 7pm/7:30pm ** @ jul 17 wed Wiz Khalifa, Asap Rocky, B.O.B., Joey Badass, Pro Era, Berner, Chevy Woods, Smoke DZA at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $76-$15 # ** (hip-hop) jul 17 wed Counting Crows, The Wallflowers at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # *** jul 18 thr Counting Crows, The Wallflowers at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $91-$31 # *** jul 18 thr Randy Newman at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $125-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 18 thr Big Head Todd And The Monsters, Soul Asylum, The Wailers, Matthew Sweet at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 6:30pm # *** jul 19 fri Slighty Stoopid, Atmosphere Kickin' Up Dust at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** jul 19 fri Akris (VA), Rune, Wolfrobe at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ $5 ** jul 19 fri Noothgrush, Beerijuana, Caffa-C at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ jul 19 fri Dave Koz & Friends, Mindi Abair, Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $125-$40 6pm/7:30pm ** jul 20 sat The Pendletons, The Secretions, Stigma 13, Pookie And The Poodlez at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ $7 ** @ (car show) jul 20 sat David Byrne & St. Vincent at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jul 21 sun David Byrne & St. Vincent at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** jul 21 sun Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marc Cohn at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $85-$35 5:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 21 sun Jonny Lang, Robert Randolph & The Family Band at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 23 tue Black Flag at the Metro, Oakland a/a $25 7pm # *** @ jul 23 tue Peter Murphy at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** jul 23 tue Matchbox Twenty, Goo Goo Dols at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $95-$25 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jul 24 wed John Mayer, Phillip Phillips at the Amphitheatre, Wheatland a/a $70-$37 6pm/7pm # ** jul 25 thr Weezer at the America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a $47.50 6pm/7pm # *** @ jul 25 thr Kenny Chesney, Eli Young Band, Kacey Musgraves at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a # ** jul 25 thr Bruno Mars, Ellie Goulding at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** jul 25 thr Jeff Bridges & The Abiders at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 26 fri Jay-Z And Justin Timberlake at Candelstick Park, S.F. a/a $250-$40 7:30pm # *** jul 26 fri John Mayer, Phillip Phillips at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $80-$36 # ** jul 26 fri Dana Carvey, Dennis Miller, Kevin Nealon at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 26 fri Guttermouth at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** @ jul 26/27 The Postal Service at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $45 8pm # *** jul 27 sat The Dickies at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? *** @ jul 27 sat Huey Lewis And The News at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jul 27 sat French Cassettes at San Pedro Square Market, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** jul 27 sat Y&T, End Of Days, Restrayned at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** jul 28 sun Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Uncle Kracker at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $20 5pm/6:45pm *** jul 28 sun Ten Years After, Edgar Winter Band, Canned Heat, Rick Derringer, Pat Travers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jul 30 tue One Direction at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90-$30 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jul 30 tue Gipsy Kings at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 31 wed One Direction at the Arena, Oakland a/a $90-$30 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 31 wed Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Uncle Kracker at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a $20 6:45pm *** aug 1 thr 311, Cypress Hill, G. Love & Special Sauce at the America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a $40 5pm/6pm # *** @ aug 1 thr Styx, Don Felder at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 2 fri The Smithereens at The Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm/9pm *** aug 2 fri Phish at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** aug 2 fri Kenny Loggins, Blue Sky Riders at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 2/3 RANCID, The Transplants, The Interrupters (fri), Harrington Saints (sat) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ aug 3 sat Gladys Knight And The O'Jays at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 4 sun Sublime with Rome, Descendents, Pennywise at the America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a $40-$30 # *** aug 4 sun Bob Dylan And His Band, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Ryan Bingham at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $90-$25 # *** aug 6 tue Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 7 wed Chicago at the Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $85-$45 7pm/8pm # *** aug 7 wed Lyle Lovett at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 9 fri Whitesnake at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ aug 9 fri Luke Bryan, Thompson Square, Florida Georgia Line at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a # ** aug 9/10/11 Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, Kaskade, Vampire Weekend, Pretty Lights, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, D'Angelo, The National, Grizzly Bear, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Young The Giant, Band Of Horses, The Head And The Heart, Yeasayer, Foals, Dawes, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Youth Lagoon, Gary Clark Jr., Kurt Vile And The Violators, Zedd, Smith Westerns, Twenty One Pilots, Daughter, Dillon Francis, The Lone Bellow, The Men, The Mother Hips, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Camper Van Beethoven, The Soft White Sixties, Midi Matilda, Bhi Bhiman, Locura, The Easy Leaves at Outside Lands Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a # *** aug 10 sat Train at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Rd., Marysville a/a # *** aug 11 sun Train, The Script, Gavin DeGraw at the America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a $80-$40 # *** aug 11 sun Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, Alejandro Escovedo at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 13 tue Jonas Brothers at the America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a $80-$30 6pm/7pm # *** aug 13 tue Lyle Lovett at the Marine Center, San Rafael a/a # *** aug 13 tue Michael Franti & Spearhead at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 14 wed The Monkees at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 15 thr Brandi Carlile at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 15/16 Lewis Black at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 6pm/7:30pm ** aug 16 fri Dropdead (R.I.), Graves At Sea, Kill The Client (tx), Stoneburner (Portland), Endless Demise (L.A.), Turbokrieg (TX), Nibiru (TX), Agenda Of Swine, Worthless Eaters (Portland), Reivers, Dead Pressure, Komatose (Arcata), Noxcrutch (Stockton), No Fucks Given, Xhostagex at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 8pm # *** @ (Deadfest day 1) aug 16 fri Foreigner at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 17 sat Dropdead (R.I.), Noothgrush, Brainoil, Transient (Portland), War Master (TX), Night Nurse (Portland), Sorrower (AZ), Elitist (Portland), Mind Boil (TX), Usnea (Portland), Destroyed In Seconds (L.A.), Primitive Man (CO), Age Of Collapse (San Diego), Amarok (Chico), Lolita Black (R.I.), Final Draft (Inglewood), War Sound (L.A.), Acxdc (L.A.), Dead Issue (L.A.), Your Enemy, Connoisseur, Negitive Standards, Burmese, Black Fucking Cancer (San Jose), Lycus, Thesearedaresultsofa1000eletricvoltz (San Jose), Cyanic (San Jose), Deras Krig, Whorpath (santA Rosa), Crypt Keeper, Pancake Lizard at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 4pm # **** @ (Deadfest day 2) aug 17 sat Steely Dan, The Deep Blue Organ Trio at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $200-$35 # *** aug 17 sat Straight No Chaser at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** aug 18 sun Chris Isaak at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 18 sun Steely Dan at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV # *** aug 22 thr Melvins, Honky at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ aug 22 thr Brad Paisley, Chris Young, Lee Brice at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a # ** aug 22 thr Toad the Wet Sprocket, Grant Lee Buffalo at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 23 fri Gregory Alan Isakov at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 23 fri Chris Botti at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 6pm/7:30pm ** aug 23 fri Ron White (comedy) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** aug 24 sat George Lopez at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 25 sun indei mart at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a noon till 6pm aug 25 sun George Thorogood And the Destroyers, Buddy Guy at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 26 mon Black Sabbath, Andrew WK at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $131-$31 # *** aug 27 tue Fun., Tegan & Sara at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV ?/? # *** aug 28 wed Heart, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $101-$26 6pm/7pm # *** aug 28 wed Peter Frampton, B.B. King at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 29 thr Alt-J at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** aug 29 thr Brian Regan at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $70-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm *** aug 30 fri Paul Van Dyk at 1015 Folsom, S.F. 21+ $40/$60 9pm ** aug 31 sat SicKnif (tribute), Devolutionaries (tribute), Gimme Danger (tribute) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 ** aug 31 sat The Human League, Andy Bell, Howard Jones, Information Society at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 1 sun Jason Mraz at the America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a $59.50 5:30pm/7pm # *** sep 1 sun The Psychedelic Furs at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** sep 4 wed Dave Matthews Band at Harveys Outdoor Arena, Stateline, NV ?/? *** sep 6/8 Fun., Tegan & Sara at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** $ sep 7 sat Joan Jett And The Blackhearts at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 8 sun Dave Matthews Band, Mariachi El Bronx at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $79/$45 7:30pm/7pm # *** sep 8 sun One Republic at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 9 mon Godspeed You! Black Emperor at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 10 tue Melissa Etheridge at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 11 wed Alice In Chains, Jane's Addiction, Coheed And Cambria, Circa Survive, Walking Papers, Middle Class Rut, New Politics, Danko Jones, Chuck Shaffer Picture Show at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $75-$20 2pm # *** @ (Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival) sep 12 thr Adam Ant at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** sep 13 fri The Mission UK, Keeping The Faith at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $29.50/$43 8pm/9pm # *** sep 13 fri The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 14 sat Murderburgers, Strong City at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm ** sep 15 sun KC & The Sunshine Band, Village People at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 17 tue The Vibrators, Bite, Pops at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ *** @ sep 17 tue Carly Rae Jepsen at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 18 wed Adam Ant at Golden State Theater, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey a/a *** sep 20 fri Kamelot (Tampa, FL), Delain, Eklipse at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 21 sat Fall Out Boy at the America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a $39.50 6pm/7pm # *** sep 21 sat Zepparella at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 21 sat Rat Bastard, Rock On Broadway, Ozzy Alive (tribute) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** sep 21 sat Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $59/$44/$30 5:30pm/7pm # ** sep 21 sat Kathy Griffin (comedy) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 26 thr Unknown Mortal Orchestra at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** sep 26 thr Depeche Mode, Crystal Castles at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $127-$36 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 28 sat Brian McKnight, Johnny Gill, Jagged Edge at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 29 sun Folsom Street Fair, S.F. a/a sep 29 sun Jake Bugg at the Fillmore, S.F. $15 7pm/8pm ** sep 29 sun Gordon Lightfoot at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 1 tue Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Rozzi Crane at the Amphitheater, Wheatland a/a # *** (Honda Civic Tour) oct 2 wed Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Rozzi Crane at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $100-$30 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** (Honda Civic Tour) oct 3 thr Conor Oberst, The Felice Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** oct 6 sun Bonnie Raitt at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 10 thr Pink at the Arena, Oakland a/a $125/$100/$70/$40 7:30pm # *** oct 12 sat Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a # ** oct 15 tue Pink at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $125/$100/$70/$40 7:30pm # *** oct 18 fri City And Colour at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** oct 19/20 Treasure Island Music Festival, S.F. Bay a/a oct 28 mon Sarah Brightman at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $225-$55 7pm/8pm # *** (was March 26th) nov 10 sun Selena Gomez at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $71-$31 6pm/7pm # *** nov 23 sat John Waters at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ 8pm $40 / 10pm $30 ($75 vip) *** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs 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+ Cafe Stritch, 374 South First Street, San Jose a/a 408-280-6161 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 Chapel, 777 Valencia Street at 19th, 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 ($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 Golden State Theater, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey a/a 831-372-4555 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 Homestead Lanes, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a 408-255-5700 Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+ 415-546-6300 Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 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+ Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ 510-523-2118 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 Neck of the Woods, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ 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 Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland 21+ 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 Route 92, 2128 South El Camino Real, San Mateo 21+ San Pedro Square Market, 87 North San Pedro St., San Jose a/a 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 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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