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 September 4, 2013 sep 4 wed Stimuli at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX) sep 4 wed ZZ Ward, The Wild Feathers, James Bay at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** sep 4 wed Lawson, Beggars Who Give, Breakaway Patriot at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** sep 4 wed King Dude at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** sep 4 wed Cody Canada And Jason Boland at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** (acoustic song swap) sep 4 wed Charles Bradley And His Extraordinaires, Aaradhna at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $24/$26 7pm/8pm ** (also sep 5th) sep 4 wed La Gente, Crescent Banks, Unit 432 at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** sep 4 wed All Your Sisters, Roses, Here Come The Saviors at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm * sep 4 wed City Deluxe, The Insufferables (ep release), Rocketship Rocketship at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm ** sep 4 wed Chet Faker, Lawrence Rothman, DevonWho at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** sep 4 wed Standard Poodle, Mansion, Silver Shadows (1st show), dj Julian at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm ** sep 4 wed Vinyl Spectrum at the Elbo Rom, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 4 wed Vinyl Spectrum, Dandy Lions at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 4 wed Achilles Wheel, The Beautiful Losers at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley a/a $10 8pm ** sep 4 wed Curious Quail at Farmers Market, 14th St. at E. Santa Clara, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** sep 4 wed Them Creatures at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ ** @ sep 4 wed The Lone Bellow, The Wooden Revolt at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** sep 4 wed Dave Matthews Band at Harveys Outdoor Arena, Stateline, NV ?/? *** sep 4 wed Sammy Hagar at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $131-$61 8pm # *** sep 4 wed Big Gigantic, Ill-Esha at the Eureka Theater, 612 F Street, Eureka a/a ** sep 5 thr Ty Segall, Mike Donovan, Jessica Pratt, David Novick at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $18/$20 8pm/9pm *** sep 5 thr El Corazon, Elegant Trash at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9:30pm ** sep 5 thr Enanitos Verdes, Bang Data, dj Danny G at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm # ** sep 5 thr Saves The Day, Into It. Over It., Hostage Calm at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$19 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 5 thr Terry Malts, Synthetic ID, Pinhead (tribute) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $9 9pm ** @ sep 5 thr Charles Bradley And His Extraordinaires, Aaradhna at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $24/$26 7pm/8pm ** (also sep 4th) sep 5 thr Wayne The Train Hancock at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15 8pm/9pm ** sep 5 thr Hiss Golden Messenger, Date Palms, Meg Baird at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** sep 5 thr Teepee (Miami), Moonbell, Red Traces (L.A.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** sep 5 thr Li Xi, Wild Pack Of Canaries, Cannons And Clouds, Mosshead, mc Foxmeat Foxmeats at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 thr Brokedown In Bakersfield, Nocona at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** sep 5 thr Pins Of Light, Feral Ohms at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** sep 5 thr Gold Fields, Rush Midnight at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** sep 5 thr The Zombies (U.K.), Rod Argent at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $39-$60 8pm *** sep 5 thr The Grannies, Nasalrod (Portland), Butt Problems at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm/10pm ** @ sep 5 thr Imperials, Reliics, Cassowary at the Eagle, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 5 thr Al Lover (record release), Taxes Romero, Dstvv, Vampire Slyer at the Milk Bar, 1840 Haight St., S.F. $7 8:30pm ** sep 5 thr the Parasites, Talky Tina at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 10pm ** (late show) sep 5 thr Flamingo Nose Bleed (IN), The Parasites (Detroit), Dun Bin Had at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** sep 5 thr Havok at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 thr Wallpaper, An Angle, Mister Metaphor at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** (Launch Festival kick-off) sep 5 thr The Dodos, Two Sheds at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** sep 5 thr Big Gigantic, Ill-Esha at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a # ** sep 6 fri Nobunny, Parasites, Flamingo Nosebleed, Jabber, Pookie And The Poodlez, Comstain at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 6 fri Big Gigantic, Ill-Esha at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** sep 6 fri Chuy Gomez, Davey D, Mr. E, dj Leydis, Steelo (dj set) at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $7 (free b4 10:30pm) 8pm/9pm ** sep 6 fri He Who Cannot Be Named, Edge City Ruins, The Emptys, Them Creatures at Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster St., Alameda 21+ $5 ** @ sep 6 fri Maytronix, Clipd Beaks, Yngbns at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** sep 6 fri The Rogers, Nocona (L.A.), Lee Gallagher & The Hallelujah, The Heartache Sisters at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** sep 6 fri The Mickey Hart Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27 8pm/9pm # ** sep 6 fri Gui Boratto, Nikola Baytala at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** sep 6 fri Lulacruza at the Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., S.F. a/a $15-$20 7pm/7:30pm * sep 6 fri Ronnie Stewart, JC Smith, Stan Erhart, Wiley Trass, Tia Carroll, Amy Lou, Donnie Green, Michael Warren, Austin DeLone, Carl Green, BigCat Tolefree And Lara Price at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm/9pm *** sep 6 fri The Shrine, Hot Lunch, Carlton Melton at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** sep 6 fri Dreadnought, OhMyHeart, Wander, Cheating Dayling, Phorms at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 6:30pm/7pm ** sep 6 fri Buffalo Tooth, Creepers, Mondo Drag, Earthdance at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$7 8pm/9pm ** sep 6 fri Broncho, Mozes And The Firstborn, Hindu Pirates at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** sep 6 fri Murder By Death, Larry And His Flask, The 4onthefloor at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm ** sep 6 fri No, Cosmic Suckerpunch, Great American Cities at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** sep 6 fri Cruella (tribute), The Hormones (tribute), The Killer Queens (tribute) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 6 fri Moses, Western Addiction, Creative Adult, Bad Antics (Fullerton) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm ** @ sep 6 fri Hauser/Quaid, Doc Sleep (dj set), dj's at Slate Bar, 2925 16th Street at Capp, S.F. 21+ $7 ($5 b4 11pm) 10pm ** sep 6 fri Brokedown In Bakersfield, Midnight North at Terrapin, 100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael 16+ $20 6:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 6 fri SFPD (Sabrina Signs), Rule 62, Craig Feenix, Elbyne, Nate Bolt at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** (Pure EDM) sep 6 fri The Sick Tones at the Flamingo Hotel, 2777 4th Street, Santa Rosa a/a ** sep 6 fri Wayne Hancock, The Gillbillies at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12/$15 8pm *** sep 6 fri Kittenhead (L.A.), Deathtrap America at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** sep 6 fri Brother Ali, Immortal Technique at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $19/$24 8pm/9pm ** sep 6 fri La Plebe, Custom Fit, The Soundwaves at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10 8:30pm ** @ sep 6 fri Bam Margera (as Fuckface Unstoppable), (hed)pe, Howitzer at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 6 fri Wilson, The Greenery, The Ongoing Concept, Horsenect at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** sep 6 fri Tainted Love at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/10pm ** sep 6 fri Aftroman, Beach Bum Alcoholics at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** sep 6 fri Swingin' Utters, City Of Vain, The Shames at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a *** @ sep 6/8 Fun., Tegan And Sara at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $43.50 8pm # *** $ (fri sold out) sep 7 sat Imposters, The Pocket Rockets (L.A.), Dope Collective, Sarchasm, Ancient Animals, Waterfly Spigot at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/7:15pm *** @ sep 7 sat Vader, Vital Remains, Sacrifical Slaughter, Excration, Extremely Rotten at the Metro, Oakland a/a $18 5pm # *** @ sep 7 sat Norge Laundry Variety Show Open Mike at Norge Laundry, 3908 Grand Avenue, Oakland a/a donation noon sep 7 sat Deep Teens, Moira Scar, Centre, Daisy World, dj Necromos, dj Burning Skies at the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline at 26th St., Oakland a/a $5 8pm/9pm ** @ sep 7 sat Damon And The Heathens, Ghoul, Fang, Sharp Objects, Unko Atama, Reckless at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ (Eli's 5 Year Anneversary - free food - free champagne to 1st 50 guests) sep 7 sat Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $85-$40 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 7 sat JGB With Melvin Seals at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30 8pm/9pm *** sep 7 sat Hepcat, The Champions Inc., The Cover-Ups, dj Selecter Kirk at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $24 8pm/9pm ** sep 7 sat Sundowner (record release), Kevin Seconds, Great Apes, The Started-Its at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ (Asian Man Records) sep 7 sat Lulacruza Place for Sustainable Living, 1121 64th St., Oakland a/a $10-$30 * (fundraiser for Project Nuevo Mundo's Earth Odyssey) sep 7 sat The Ferments (San Jose), At Our Hpels, The Residuals, Survival, Wrath at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $5 7pm *** @ sep 7 sat Kottonmouth Kings at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** sep 7 sat Supermule, Arann Harriss And The Farm Band, The T Systers at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm ** sep 7 sat Caldecott, Open Bar, Jorge & The Nicoteens at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/3pm ** sep 7 sat Austra, Diana at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** (was listed as sep. 4th) sep 7 sat Titan Ups, The Chuckleberrys, Jam, Cyril Jordan, dj's at Light Rail Studios, 672 Toland Place, S.F. a/a 2pm ** (KUSF in Exile open house) sep 7 sat Roem And The Revival, Jeff Campbell, The Stages Of Sleep at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$15 8pm/9pm ** sep 7 sat International Cannabis & Hemp Expo, Civic Center, S.F. 18+ sep 7 sat Royal Thunder (Atlanta), Electric Shepherd at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 7 sat Midnite Snaxxx, Youthbitch, Glitz at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** sep 7 sat Cody ChesnuTT, Jarell Perry, dj Harry Duncan at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm ** sep 7 sat Black Sabbitch (tribute) at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** sep 7 sat Big Eagle at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ 9pm/10pm ** sep 7 sat Jinx Jones & The King Tones at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** sep 7 sat Exray's, Yalls, Yr Skull, dj's at the UndergroundSF, 424 Haight St., S.F. 21+ $6 (free b4 10pm) 9pm ** sep 7 sat Fog Of War, Warhead (AZ), Catalyst, Agata, Dizastor, Frailed Saninty at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm ** @ sep 7 sat Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, Survival Guide at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 7 sat Illogical Resource Department, Claire On A Dare, Conversions at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** sep 7 sat Girl Talk, Rocket From The Crypt, Van She, Grieves, Family Of The Year, Dredg, Gold Fields, Dessa, Turquoise Jeep, Lemuria, Frank Jordan, Doombird, Paper Pistols at Launch Music Fest, at Cesar Chavez Park, 910 I Street, Sacramento a/a $55 ($85 2day) noon *** @ (day 1) sep 7 sat Self, The Moment at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/10pm ** sep 7 sat Jill Tracy, Gitane Demone with Rikk Agnew, Retribution Body, Sublime Friction, Protea, Baron Rubenbauer, missFAILed, poetry, book readings, performance, vending, ritual, dj's at Isis Oasis, 20889 Geyserville Ave., Geyserville a/a $15 (after 7pm) $40 (all day - includes 2 meals) noon ** sep 8 sun Gunset Passion, Communist Kayte, Don't Be The Hero, The Forum Walters, Born To Be Rad at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 5pm/6pm *** @ sep 8 sun All My Pretty Ones, Karen Finlay (reading), Agony Aunts, The Bay Area Brit (reading), Maybelline, Jessi Phillips (reading), Antonette Goroch, Laurel Kapros (reading) at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a $5-$20 sliding scale 3pm/3:30pm ** (Mission Creek Oakland Festival) sep 8 sun Disperity, Hard Of Heart, Soon We Fall, Deities, Synnova, The Unobstructed, Dakota, Los Vaqueros, Sahmaatah, Dominion, Distruption at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 4pm *** @ sep 8 sun Copeya (Germany), Blackie Valentino & The Bastard Family, Brotherman And The Messengers, Demi Monde, Lynn Gentry, Desiree Wattis at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 6pm/7pm ** sep 8 sun Grubdog And The Amazing Sweethearts, Dead Volts, 50 Watt Heavy, American Drift at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** sep 8 sun Titus Andronicus, Lost Boy at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm ** sep 8 sun Ed Roland And The Seet Tea Project, Kingsborough at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm ** sep 8 sun Alela Diane, Vikesh Kapoor at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$18 9pm ** sep 8 sun Kelley James, Sam Johnson at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 7pm/8pm ** sep 8 sun Matty Charles, Lonesome Locomotive at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** sep 8 sun Jill Tracy, This Way To Egress, Vagabondage at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** sep 8 sun Rivals, Dance Party Boys (cd release), Belligerator at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ sep 8 sun Melvin Seals, Stu Allen, Greg Anton, Robin Sylvester, Lebo, Jason Crosby at Community Center, 6530 Sir Francis Drake, San Geronimo a/a $20/$25 (3-17 $5) 5pm ** sep 8 sun Robert Walter's 20th Congress at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley a/a *** sep 8 sun Backstreet Boys, Jesse McCartney at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $109-$29 6pm/7pm # ** 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, Serena Ryder at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 8 sun Earth Wind And Fire at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 8 sun Imagine Dragons, Minus The Bear, Blonde Redhead, Washed Out, Cults St. Lucia, Doomtree, Surfer Blood, P.O.S., Geographer, Dlrn, No, Exquisite Corps, Life In 24 Frames, The Bell Boys at Launch Music Fest, at Cesar Chavez Park, 910 I Street, Sacramento a/a $55 ($85 2day) noon *** @ (day 2) sep 9 mon Diesto, Hornss, Cardinal Wyrm, One Eyed King at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 9 mon Ewert And The Two Dragons, The Family Crest, Steer The Stars at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 9 mon Minus the Bear, Tera Melos, The New Trust at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm *** sep 9 mon Sick Puppies (Sydney, Australia), Candlelight Red, Charming Liars at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm *** sep 9 mon Denison Witmer (Philadelphia), Amy Stroup, Michelle Malone at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm ** sep 9 mon Grill Cloth, DeathMedicine Band, Sex Snobs, Jungle Cat, dj Dahmer at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** sep 9 mon dj Lebowitz (Piano) at Dogpatch Saloon, 2496 Third at 22nd St., S.F. 21+ 6pm ** sep 9 mon Titus Andronicus at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 9 mon Tab Benoit at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** sep 9/10 Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Total Life at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (sold out) sep 10 tue The Weirdos, Sharp Objects, NeutralBoy at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15/$20 9pm *** @ sep 10 tue The DeathMedicine Band (7" release), Beekeepers, The Curs, Foli at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9:30pm ** sep 10 tue Bleeding Rainbow at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** sep 10 tue Neko Case, Pickwick at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35-$48 8pm # *** sep 10 tue Hed PE at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7:30pm ** @ sep 10 tue Tab Benoit, Chris Cobb Band, Kris Lager Band at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** sep 10 tue Mob 47 (Stockholm, Sweden), Koszmar (Vancouver, B.C., Canada), Replica, Ritual Control, dj Ken Prank at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 10 tue Diesto, Hellbeard, Bedrucken at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 10 tue Tobacco, Zackey Force Funk at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** sep 10 tue On An On, Hands, Dangermaker at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** sep 10 tue That Ghost, Fleeting Trance, Rybalko at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 10 tue Turn Me On Dead Man, Twin Trilogy, Brubaker at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 7pm/8pm ** sep 10 tue Melissa Etheridge at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 10 tue The Moondoggies, The Maldives at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** sep 10 tue Adam Ant at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. 2nd St., Reno NV a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm *** sep 11 wed Nykki Blanco, Matrixxman, dj Larry B, Boychild, Psycho Egyptian, Balthazar Lasagne, Gstar at New Parish, Oakland a/a $17/$20 8pm/9pm ** sep 11 wed Diesel Dudes, Pig DNA, Herschel Krom, Venkman at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 11 wed Soul Pie at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX) sep 11 wed Dispirit, The Witching Hour, Xenotaph at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $6.66 7:30pm ** @ sep 11 wed Earth Wind And Fire at Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $86-$45 7pm/8pm # *** sep 11 wed Jimmy Cliff, Ethan Tucker at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm # *** sep 11 wed Travis Garland, Andrew Garcia at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$14 ($50 vip) 8pm/8:30pm ** sep 11 wed Megan And Liz at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $15/$40 6pm ** sep 11 wed Moving Units, Some Ember, The Trims, dj Aaron Axelsen at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$17 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 11 wed The Breaks, Wringer (Bloomington, IN), The Vans at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** sep 11 wed AlunaGeorge, Supreme Cuts at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** (sold out) sep 11 wed Rock Bottom, The Triple Sixes (Seattle), Chrome Eagle at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm/9pm ** sep 11 wed Golden Drugs, Biosexual, The Hot Dark, dj's at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** 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, The Dead Daisies at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $75-$20 2pm # *** @ (Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival) sep 11 wed The Weirdos, The Backstabbers, Anti-Social at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $13/$15 9pm *** @ sep 11 wed Murphy's Wagon, The Lucky Me's at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 9pm ** sep 11 wed Adam Ant, Prima Donna at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** sep 11 wed Cheryl Wheeler, Kenny White at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** sep 11 wed Natty Vibes, The Steppas at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm # ** sep 12 thr Local Natives, Wild Nothing at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** sep 12 thr Crooked Folk, the Horse's Mac, Black Angel at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $6 9:30pm ** (free comedy at 6pm) sep 12 thr M. Lockwood Porter, Learning Team (WA), Frozen Folk at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$7 8pm/9pm ** sep 12 thr Between Your Teeth, Drop Tank (L.A.),, Necroveck The Runs at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $5 6pm ** sep 12 thr Adam Ant, Prima Donna at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** sep 12 thr Patricia Kaas (France), Kass Chante Piaf at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $95/$65/$45 7pm/8pm # ** sep 12 thr Ra Ra Riot, Caveman at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** sep 12 thr Julia Holter, Nedelle Torrisi at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$19 8pm ** sep 12 thr Vista Chino, Black Pussy at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $23 9pm ** sep 12 thr Weekend, Disappears, Wymond Miles at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $14 9pm ** sep 12 thr The Moondoggies, The Maldives, Mahgeetah at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** sep 12 thr S, Upside Drown, Night Cadet (Seattle), Sea Knight at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** sep 12 thr We Became Owls, Minor Kingdom, The Gospel Flats at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 12 thr David J, Sky Parade, The Cellar Doors, dj Jay Tibbs at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 7:30pm ** sep 12 thr Evil Eyes (record release), Coctails, The Electric Magpie at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** sep 12 thr Abu Ghraib, Donkee, Tiger Honey Pot at the Eagle, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 12 thr Heartless Folk, Wringer (IN), Jabber at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** sep 12 thr The Slackers at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 12 thr Orgone, Monophonics at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** sep 12 thr Chief Keef at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $20 7:30pm/8:30pm ** sep 13 fri Peligro, The Kegels, Skandalism, Wreck Department, Station And The Monster, My Friends Band at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 13 fri Jesse Michaels (reading) at Issues, 20 Glen Avenue at Piedmont Avenue, Oakland a/a free 7:30pm sep 13 fri The Weeknd, Banks, Anna Lunoe at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** sep 13 fri Mob 47 (Stockholm, Sweden), Desperat, Koszmar (Canada), Filthchain, Side Effects, Femacoffin at the Metro Sideroom, Oakland a/a $10 8pm # *** @ sep 13 fri Mary Halvorson Trio at Littlefield Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland a/a $10/$15 8pm ** sep 13 fri Cheapskate (cd release), Boarhunter, Feng Shui Death Ray, Unko Atama at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm *** @ sep 13 fri Mannequin Planet, Ion High, Numic, Prelude To A Pistol at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $6 8pm ** sep 13 fri Chronic Town (tribute), Stung (tribute) at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $7/$9-$12 8pm/9pm ** sep 13 fri The Bar Fly Effect, Fault Lines, Jesus Christ Mister at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 13 fri The Mission UK, Wax Idols at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $29.50/$43 8pm/9pm # *** sep 13 fri Coeur de Pirate, Haunted Summer at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $19 9pm ** sep 13 fri The Slackers, The Impalers, dj Big Dwayne, dj Another Jerk at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm *** sep 13 fri Swingin' Utters, Get Dead (record release), Toy Guitar at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 13 fri Sound Remedy at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $15 9:30pm/10pm ** sep 13 fri Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** sep 13 fri Gamble Gamble Die (ep release), Not Sure Not Yet, Don't Touch Me at the Neck of the Woods, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ $6/$8 ** (free cd to first 50 paid) sep 13 fri La Plebe, Ruleta Rusa (record release), Las Otras (Barcelona, Spain), Poliskitzo (L.A.), Unstrung at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 8pm/8:30pm *** @ sep 13 fri Drop Tank (L.A.) at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a ** sep 13 fri Foxtails Brigade, Bells Atlas, The Spencer Owen Time Share at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 13 fri Death In June at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** sep 13 fri Orgone, J Boogie's Dubtronic Science at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** sep 13 fri Ian Ethan And Motoshi Kosako at Studio 55 Marin, 1455 East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael a/a $17/$20 8pm * sep 13 fri Petty Theft (tribute) at George's, San Rafael 21+ ** sep 13 fri Legacy9 at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 8pm ** sep 13 fri The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 13 fri David J at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** sep 13 fri Bell Tower, Horse's Mac, Crooked Folk at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** sep 13 fri Steel Panther at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** @ sep 13 fri Brubaker, Quick And Easy Boys, Phil & The Blanx at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** sep 13/14 The Expendables at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm *** sep 14 sat Rec League, First Dirt, Solganix, Fab Dance, Los Arambula, Red, mc Dlarrity The Professor, Wisecrack the Scribe at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** (hip hop night) sep 14 sat Murderburgers, Strong City at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm ** sep 14 sat Sensation at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** sep 14 sat Agalloch, Worm Ouroboros, Lycus at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12/$15 8pm/9pm # ** sep 14 sat Twat, Throat Yogurt, Nihilist Cunt, Vulgar Nuns at Merchants Saloon, 401 2nd Street, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm ** @ sep 14 sat The Rinds, High Anxiety, The Straight Ups Team Starfox And The Can-Canibals (burlesque), dj OMFG It's Harrison at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** @ (Ilya's Bachelor Party) sep 14 sag Drity Reasons (Spain), Unfun (Canada), Oog Nasty, Not Yet! at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ sep 14 sat The Chuckleberries, Go Pills, Rake Hell, films at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$7-$12 8pm/9pm ** sep 14 sat Matt Wertz, Elenowen at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18 9pm ** sep 14 sat Big Tree, Waterstrider, Ghost Tiger at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** sep 14 sat Magic Trick (record release), The Range Of Light Wilderness, Pure Bliss, Cool Ghouls at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** sep 14 sat Sisters Grimm at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm ** (faux queen pagent) sep 14 sat The Grouch & Eligh, Felix Cartal, Kill Paris, Big Black Delta, Midi Matilda, K Theory, Jay Ant, Tasty Treat, Festiva, Aaron Axelsen, The Schmidt, Tech Minds, Mphd, Skoster, R3Y at Summersalt, Wisconsin Street, S.F. a/a noon ** sep 14 sat Cosmic Psychos, film (Blokes You Can Trust) at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** sep 14 sat The English Beat, Rusty Zinn And His Band at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 8pm/9pm *** sep 14 sat Grouplove, The Rubens (Australia) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** (sold out) sep 14 sat Clipd Beaks, Midday Veil, Creepers at the Hemlock, S.F. $7 9:30pm ** sep 14 sat Tiny Television, Big Eagle, Skystone at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** sep 14 sat Gaviotas, The Runs, Numic at Park 77, 77 Cambon Drive, S.F. 21+ (free b4 9:30pm) ** sep 14 sat Janam at Studio 55 Marin, 1455 East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael a/a $13/$15 8pm * sep 14 sat Arrythmia, Arabies, Creatures Of Orgin, Boo Radley's House, Waxwyng at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ sep 14 sat Kid Cudi, Asap Mob, E-40 And Too Short, Common, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Chase And Status, Immortar Technique, Talib Kweli, Tyler The Creator, Currensy, Brother Ali, Action Bronson, Pusha T, KRS-One, Chief Keef, Flatbush Zombies, Sean Price, Supernatural, Hit-Boy, Big Krit, Freddie Gibbs, The Internet, Smoke DZA, YG, Bodega Bamz, Jhene Aiko at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $65 ($99 two day) # *** (Rock the Bells X - day 1) sep 14 sat The Bellfuries at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** sep 14 sat Infinite Sleep, Vianna, El Guapo at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** sep 14 sat Drop Tank (L.A.) at Britannia Arms Almaden, 5027 Almaden Expressway, San Jose 21+ ** sep 14 sat Korn, Megadeth, Shinedown, Papa Roach, Skillet, Buckcherry, In This Moment, Steel Panther, Device, P.O.D., Pop Evil, Otherwise, Soil, Heaven's Basement at Discovery Park, 1600 Garden Highway, Sacramento a/a $54.50 ($99.50 2 day) 11am # *** @ (Aftershock day 1) sep 14 sat Dizzy Wright, Emilio Rojas, Futuristic at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 14 sat Close To You (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** sep 14 sat The Doobie Brothers at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $83-$43 8pm # *** sep 15 sun Carly Rae Jepsen at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** sep 15 sun Youth Open Mic at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a free 2pm/4pm ** (sign up at 3:30pm) sep 15 sun Self Inflicted Wounds, The Connies at Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster Street, Alameda 21+ free ** sep 15 sun Hem, Dawn Landes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20/$22 8pm ** sep 15 sun Grouplove, The Rubens (Australia) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a *** (sold out) sep 15 sun Darwin Deez, Caged Animals, The Soonest at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 15 sun The Silver Threads, Warren Jackson Hearne at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** sep 15 sun Before The Brave, The Show Ponies, Hannah Glover And The Family Band, Joseph at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** sep 15 sun George Thorogood And The Destroyers at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** sep 15 sun KC And The Sunshine Band, Village People at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 15 sun Wu-Tang Clan, Black Hippy, Girl Talk, Juicy J, Deltron 3030, Joey Badass With Pro Era, Trinidad James, Tech N9ne, Rakim, Lecrae, Dom Kennedy, Dilated Peoples, Slick Rick And Dough E Fresh, Earl Sweatshirt, Mimosa, Hopsin, Prof, Iamsu, Danny Brown, Freeway, Dizzy Wright, Riff Raff, Ratking, Snow Tha Product, Young Dirty Bastard, Stalley at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $65 ($99 two day) # *** (Rock the Bells X - day 2) sep 15 sun Blowfly (Miami), The Gillbillies at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ $10/$15 8pm ** $ sep 15 sun The Vibrators, Sterling & The Restraining Orders, The Tartan Clan, The Wild Ones, Custom Fit at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10/$13 4pm *** @ sep 15 sun Avenged Sevenfold, Volbeat, A Day To Remember, Asking Alexandria, Halestorm, Him, Falling In Reverse, All That Remains, Airbourne at Discovery Park, 1600 Garden Highway, Sacramento a/a $54.50 ($99.50 2 day) 11am # *** @ (Aftershock day 2) sep 15 sun The Features at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/7pm ** sep 15 sun Mason Jennings, Haroula Rose at the El Ray Theater, Chico a/a $18/$20 5:30pm/6:30pm # ** sep 16 mon Embryonic Devourment, Insidious Decrepancy at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** @ sep 16 mon Journey, Tower Of Power at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $200-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 16 mon Valient Thorr (N.C.), Lord Dying, Ramming Speed at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 7:30pm/8pm *** @ sep 16 mon Parachute, Matt Hires, Paradise Fears at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$17 9pm ** sep 16 mon Stargazer (Australia), Knelt Rote (Portland), Abnutivum at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** (metal) sep 16 mon Kepi Ghoulie, Miss Chain And The Broken Heels (Italy), Dan P. at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $5 8pm ** sep 16 mon White Poppy (B.C., Canada), Tabloid at Mex 'N' Wow House, 2327 Baldwin Street, Arcata a/a ** sep 17 tue Calabrese, The Memphis Murder Men, Head Casket, Hopeless Jack, Machine (Portland) at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8pm # ** sep 17 tue The Vibrators, Bite, Party Force at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ sep 17 tue Stars, Trails And Ways at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm ** sep 17 tue The Julie Ruin, La Sera at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18 8pm ** sep 17 tue Poor Old Shine at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12 9pm * sep 17 tue The So So Glos (N.Y.), Diarrhea Planet (TX), Unstrung at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10 8pm/9pm *** @ sep 17 tue Warpaint at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 17 tue Taurus, Aerial Ruin at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 17 tue Carly Rae Jepsen at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 17 tue White Poppy (B.C., Canada) at LowBrau, 1050 20th Street, Sacramento a/a ** sep 17 tue Boombox, Ramona at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** sep 18 wed StarGazer (Australia), Knelt Rote (OR), Velnias (CO), Hell (OR), Gloam at the Metro Side Room, Oakland a/a $10 7pm # *** @ sep 18 wed Pleasure Leftists, Cold Circuits, Fossor House at Good Bellies, 4659 Telegraph, Oakland a/a 8pm ** sep 18 wed White Poppy at Stranded Records, 6436 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland a/a ** sep 18 wed Kristian Rodriguez Band, Stream, Pink Harvest at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** sep 18 wed Bear Lincoln at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX) sep 18 wed Worm Bag (Portland), Missing Person, Hellfish at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 18 wed The Orb at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 18 wed Hanni El Khatib, Bass Drum Of Death at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm ** sep 18 wed Stars, Trails And Ways at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm ** sep 18 wed J. Lately & J. Good, Chuuwee, Rec League, Dregs One, Sayknowledge, Telli Prego, dj Okeefe at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** sep 18 wed The Features, From Indian Lakes at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 18 wed Kepi Ghoulie, Miss Chain and The Broken Heels (Italy) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** sep 18 wed Queen Crescent, Dead River (Australia), Cold Beat at the Eagle, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 18 wed Valensorow at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** sep 18 wed We Butter The Bread With Butter, Our endless Obsession at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** sep 18 wed Dougie MacLean at Assembly, Sacramento a/a $30 7pm ** sep 18 wed Acorn Project at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** sep 18 wed Boombox at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $18 7pm/8pm ** sep 18 wed cancelled: Adam Ant at Golden State Theater, Monterey sep 19 wed Hard Skin (record release) at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a $8 6pm til 8pm *** @ sep 19 wed Bassnectar, Koan Sound, Andreilien at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** sep 19 wed White Poppy (B.C., Canada), High Wolf at Life Changing Ministries, 1629 8th Street, Oakland a/a ** sep 19 wed The Last 10 Seconds Of Life, Deserters, Kublai Kahn, Seeker, Beg For Death, Death Spitter at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7pm *** @ sep 19 wed The Chaw, Down And Outlaws, Exhausted Pipes at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 19 wed Brainoil, Space In Time (Denver), Right at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm ** @ sep 19 wed Blondie, X at Nob Hill Center, S.F. a/a $80/$55/$40 7pm/8pm # *** (also Sep 20th in Saratoga) sep 19 wed Bastille, Little Daylight, Nightmare And The Cat at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ 8pm *** (sold out) sep 19 wed Body Language, Dwntwn, Pale Blue Dot at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 19 wed The Jill And Julia Show at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** sep 19 wed Todd Barry at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ** sep 19 wed Rose Windows at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** sep 19 wed Pleasure Leftists, The New Flesh, No Business at the Ouija Club, 214 Clara Street, S.F. a/a 7pm ** sep 19 wed Human Eye (Detroit), CCR Headcleaner, Musk, Smelly tongues at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** sep 19 wed Return To Mono, Astral, Sit Kitty Sit, Tomihira at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** sep 19 wed Hard Skin, Replica, Glitz, Kicker at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @ sep 19 wed Charmless, The Philistines, Naive Americans at the Eagle, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 19 wed Grandma's Boyfriend, Scraper, Windham Flat, Quite Polite at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5-$15 sliding scale 9pm ** (Tamale Lady Benefit) sep 19 thr Knelt Rope (Portland), StarGazer (Austrailia), Dispiritas at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** sep 19 wed Iration, Through The Roots, Fortunate Yough, Micah Brown at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** sep 19 wed The Octopus Project, Paper Lions at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** sep 19 wed Iamsu, Kool John, Jay Ant at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $16 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 19-23 STS9, Shpongle, Poli'a, Mount Kimbie, Hudson Mohawke, Emancipator, Active Child, RL Grime, Lunice, Popof, Brodinski, Star Slinger, Chet Faker, Vau de Vire Society, The Edwardian Ball Roadshow, plus about 200 other bands, vendors, yoga, art at Woodward Reservoir, 14528 26 Mile Road, Oakdale a/a # *** sep 20 fri White Trash Debutantes, Rubber City Rebels, Jack Killed Jill, SA90 at John Patrick's, 1813 Park Street, Alameda 21+ $10 *** @ sep 20 fri Victory And Associates, Buttons, Detach Dolls, Arthur Tea And The OMGs at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 20 fri Victor Krummenacher, Casey Neill & The Norway Rats (Portland), New American Farmers at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$7 8pm/9pm ** sep 20 fri Kamelot (Tampa, FL), Delain, Eklipse at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 20 fri The New Mastersounds, dj Guillermo at the Great American Music Hall, S.f. 6+ $28 9pm ** (Benefit for the Coalition on Homelessness) sep 20 fri Iration (Isla Vista), Through The Roots, Fortunate Youth, Micah Brown at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 20 fri Jonny Craig, William Beckett, Kyle Lucas at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 ($40 vip) 8pm/9pm *** sep 20 fri Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, Midlake at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $40-$35 7pm/8pm # ** sep 20 fri Krewella, Seven Lions, Candyland at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** sep 20 fri Bo Burnham (2 shows) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm and 9:30pm # ** (live TV taping) sep 20 fri Wednesday 13 at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $13/$15 ** @ sep 20 fri Woods, The Fresh And Onlys at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$17 9pm ** sep 20 fri Raya Brass Band, Fanfare Zambaleta at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $10/$15 8pm/9pm ** sep 20 fri Windhand (VA), Hornss, Yidhra (L.A.), Connoisseur at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm *** @ sep 20 fri The Octopus Project, Paper Lions, Campbell Apartment at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** sep 20 fri Lee Fields And The Expressions at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm ** sep 20 fri Foxygen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** sep 20 fri Papa Bear And The Easy Love, The Sam Chase, The Lonesome Heroes, Travis Hayes at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** sep 20 fri Blondie, X at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $88/$78/$53 7pm/8pm # *** (also Sep 19th in S.F.) sep 20 fri A Day To Remember, All Time Low, Pierce The Veil at Event Center, 290 S. 7th St., San Jose State a/a 6:45pm # *** @ sep 20 fri Swingin' Utters at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** @ sep 20 fri Dead On A Wire (San Diego) at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** sep 20 fri Tyrone Wells, Autumn Sky at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a 6pm/7pm ** sep 20/21/22 Wardruna (Norway), Fire + Ice (England), StarGazer (Australia), Rose Croix, Common Eider King Eider, Esoteric (U.K.), Aldebaran, Amber Asylum, Ionophore, Jarboe, Munly And The Lupercalians, Worm Ouroboros, Slim Cessna's Auto Club at Stella Natura Fest., Nevada City a/a $65 ($175 3 day) noon *** sep 21 sat Red Store Bums, The Skunkadelics, Day Labor, Hella Jalapenos, Skank Bank at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ (ska night) sep 21 sat Boz Scaggs at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** sep 21 sat Thievery Corporation, Morcheeba at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** sep 21 sat The Coup, Dam-Funk, New Diplomat, J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science, Vokab Kompany, Bang Data, James & Evander, Trackademicks & The HNRL, Dead Klown Society, Lights Down Low, Sweater Funk, Kev Choice, ThePeople, 45 Sessions, Suns of Temple, Trill Team 6, Wonway Posibul, Funk Revival Orchestra, Religious Girls at 18th & San Pablo, Oakland a/a $20/$25 ($70 vip) 11am/noon *** sep 21 sat Harms Way, Dead In The Dirt, Homewrecker, Lies at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 6pm ** @ sep 21 sat Fangs On Fur, Roadside Memorial, Crimson Scarlet at John Patrick's, 1813 Park Street, Alameda 21+ $10 ** sep 21 sat Windhand (Richmond, VA), Swamp Witch, Folivore (Santa Cruz), Monuments Collapse, Dwell at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm *** sep 21 sat Trouble Maker (cd release), Zero Bull Shit, The Bedlam Knives (L.A.) at Merchants Saloon, 401 2nd Street, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** @ sep 21 sat Jesus Fucking Christ, Abrupt, Dreadful Children, Junkyard Amy Lee, Nihilist Cunt at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ *** @ sep 21 sat Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $39.50 6pm/7pm # *** sep 21 sat Zepparella, Stars Turn Me On, The Trouble With Monkeys at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18 9pm ** sep 21 sat Fantasia at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 21 sat Bonnie McFarlane And Friends, Myq Kaplan and Marc Normand at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** (the skype show) sep 21 sat Blouse, Feathers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** sep 21 sat Foxygen at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$18 9pm ** sep 21 sat Ben Rector, Tyrone Wells at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** sep 21 sat Yip Deceiver at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** sep 21 sat Rain Parade, Powder, Bone Cootes at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 21 sat Mv & Ee, Michael Beach, Herbcraft at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** sep 21 sat Gold Panda, Luke Abbott, Voices Of Black, dj Dials at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 9pm ** (sold out - see Sep. 22nd) sep 21 sat The Mutants, Frightwig, Penelope Houston, Roy Loney & The Phantom Movers, Factrix, Winston Tong (with LX Rudis), Nervous Gender, Rampage (with Randy Rampage & Zippy Pinhead), The Alley Cats, The Offs, Rubber City Rebels, White Trash Debutantes, Patrick O'Neil & Peter Urban, Thrill Of The Pull, Impatient Youth, The Guverment (with Greg Ingraham), The Blowdryers, Death Valley Girls (with Patty Schemel), Dave D Og Swan (with Ronnie Guitar & Petunia), Jack Grisham, Iris Berry, Silke Berlinn, Elliot Schneider & The Big Bang, Brendan Early (solo), The Job (with Marc Olmsted), The Legendary T.B. Slick Revue, Gimme Danger (tribute), Siobhan Lowe, Joe Rees, mc Raymond Ernest Andre III at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa, S.F. a/a ($50 2 day pass) 2pm *** @ (SF Punk Homecoming - 2 day passes only) sep 21 sat Andre Nickatina, Krayzie Bone at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $30 8pm *** sep 21 sat Ozzy Alive (tribute), Rat Bastard (covers), Rock On Broadway (covers) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $12/$14 7pm/8pm ** 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 21 sat Bassnectar at Event Center, 290 S. 7th St., San Jose State a/a # *** sep 21 sat Hush Money, The Last Outlaws, Failure Machine (Reno), Naked For Safety (Reno) at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** Sep 21 sat Jimmy Eat World, Matt Pond at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $30/$33 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 21 sat Lindsey Pavao, Hero's Last Mission at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a 6:30pm/7pm ** sep 21/22 Polk Street Blues Festival, S.F. a/a free sep 22 sun Che Prasad (cd release), Spidermeow at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a free 2pm/4pm ** sep 22 sun Jimmy Eat World at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ sep 22 sun Dirty Beaches, Sisu, Chasms at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 22 sun Secret Town, Tell River at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** sep 22 sun Cher Lloyd, 5th Harmony at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 22 sun Otep, Stolen Babies, New Years Day at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$18 6:30pm/7pm ** @ sep 22 sun Doe Eye at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $8/$10 7pm/8pm ** sep 22 sun Hungry Skinny, Black Cobra Vipers, Big Baby Guru, Serfs at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** sep 22 sun Voodoo Organist, The Slow Poisoner at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** sep 22 sun Gold Panda, Slow Magic, Luke Abbott, dj Dials at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8pm ** sep 22 sun Marco Antonio Solis, Lupita D'Alessio at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $140-$50 6pm/7pm # ** sep 22 sun Tech N9ne at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $30/$35 7pm/8pm *** sep 22 sun Lynyrd Skynyrd at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $104-$54 8pm # *** sep 22 sun Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** sep 22 sun Krewella at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $30-$64.90 7pm/7:30pm *** sep 23 mon The Vaccines at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** sep 23 mon Scorpion Child, Kadavar, Gypsyhawk, Wilson at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 8pm ** @ sep 23 mon Porcelain Raft, The Tambo Rays, Teenage Sweater at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 23 mon The Living Jarboe, Faun Fables, Amber Asylum at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 7pm/8pm ** sep 24 tue Bell Witch (WA), Lycus, Wight at the Metro Side Room, Oakland a/a $8 # ** @ sep 24 tue Sol, Sam Lachow, B.F.A. at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm * (rap/hip-hop) sep 24 tue Islands, Bear Mountain at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$18 9pm ** sep 24 tue Little Boots, Mndr at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** sep 24 tue Diesel Dudes, Andy D. at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** sep 25 wed Joan Of Arc, Twin Steps, Our Brother The Native at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$14 8pm/9pm ** sep 25 wed Michael Hurley, Vetiver, Michael Chapman at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm ** sep 25 wed The Lumineers (Denver), Dr. Dog, Nathaniel Rateliff at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $39.50 5:30pm/6:30pm # *** sep 25 wed Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Barry Goldberg, Beth Hart at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $49.50 7pm/8pm # *** sep 25 wed Blue Sky Black Death, Sister Crayon, Real Magic at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** sep 25 wed Bell Witch, Badr Vogu, Larvae, Abstracter at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** sep 25 wed Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, !Mayday!, Steve Stone, Prozak, Ces Cru, Americaz Most Haunted at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** sep 25 wed Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Jackson Scott at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** sep 26 wed Artic Monkeys, Mini Mansions at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** $ (ser 27th sold out) sep 26 wed Negative Standards, Ritual Control, Filth Chain at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # ** @ sep 26 wed The Twitch, February 5th, Drag Queen Willie, Pill Kozby at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 26 thr Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Jackson Scott at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** sep 26 thr The Dear Hunter With String Quartet at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** sep 26 thr Linda Perhacs, Alina Hardin at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20/$25 9pm ** sep 26 thr Shining at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 26 thr Susanne Sundfor at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm * sep 26 thr Shining at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 9pm ** sep 26 thr Miles Schon, Scott Michelson at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** sep 26 thr White Cloud, Fine Points, Dylan Shearer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** sep 26 thr The Burning Of Rome, B. Hamilton, Once And Future Band at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 26 thr Hazel's Wart, Industrial Priest Overcoats, Snit at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** sep 26 thr Ethel Merman Experiance at the Eagle, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 26 thr Wild Belle, Saint Rich at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** sep 26 thr Depeche Mode, Crystal Castles at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $127-$36 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 26 thr The Connies at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** sep 26 thr the Lemonheads at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a 7pm/8pm *** sep 26/27/28/29 Iggy And the Stooges (9/28 St. James Park), Off!, The Coup, Black Milk, Deafheaven, Mondo Generator, The Limousines, Torches, Lemonheads, Clawhammer, Fatso Jetson, DAM Funk, dj Pam The Funkstress, Dam-Funk at C2SV Technology Conference, San Jose ?/? $45/$55/$75/$90 *** sep 27 fri General Fucking Principle, Attitude Adjustment, Oppressed Logic, Jak's Off, Ballistic Burnout at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 27 fri Marc Anthony at the Arena, Oakland a/a $150-$41 7pm/8pm # *** sep 27 fri Artic Monkeys, Mini Mansions at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (sold out - see sep 26th) sep 27 fri The Infractiond at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 27 fri Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony, the French Cassettes at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 27 fri Sioux City Kid, Vandella, Copper & Glass at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm ** sep 27 fri Dane Cook at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** sep 27 fri Lorde, Until The Ribbon Breaks at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 27 fri Peter Hook And The Light at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** sep 27 fri Matthew Good, Pete Murray at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm ** sep 27 fri Synthetic ID, Manatee, Cold Beat, The Riflemen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** sep 27 fri The Fadeaways (Japan), The Dukes Of Hamburg at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 7:30pm ** (early show) sep 27 fri Herbert Gronemeyer at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $45-$150 8pm/9pm ** sep 27 fri Savages, Duke Garwood at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm *** (sold out) sep 27 fri Peter Hook and The Light at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ *** sep 27 fri Acid King, Black Cobra, Buffalo Tooth at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** sep 27 fri Angelo Moore & The Brand New Step (album release), Boots Riley, A Million Billion Dying Suns, Rondo Brothers, Vau de Vire Society at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** sep 27 fri SoulVent, Pushing The Sun, 26 MPH, Nescience, A Hero To Fall at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ sep 27 fri Off! at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ *** @ sep 27 fri Them Slack Jawed Sons Of Bitches at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** (Rachel's Birthday) sep 27 fri Title Fight, Balance And Composure, Cruel Hand, Slingshot Dakota at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$15 8pm/8:30pm *** @ sep 27/28/29 Furthur at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** sep 28 sat Title Fight, Balance And Composure, Cruel Hand, Slingshot Dakota at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $14 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 28 sat Possessed, Insanity, Psychosomatic, Embryonic Devourment, Serpent And Seraph, Cultural Warfare at the Metro, Oakland a/a $25 6pm # *** @ sep 28 sat Wolfgang Gartner, Tommy Trash at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** sep 28 sat Survival, The Sam Code's at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ 8pm ** @ sep 28 sat Phavian, The Illness, Proto Typical, Flanelhed at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 28 sat Drew Southern at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$7 8pm/9pm ** sep 28 sat Mwahahah, Daring Ear, Casey Chisholm at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 28 sat Julieta Venegas at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** sep 28 sat Phosphorescent, Indians at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21.50 8pm/9pm # ** sep 28 sat Whitney Cummings at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** sep 28 sat Menomena, The Helio Sequence at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 28 sat Teenage Bottlerocket, The Queers, The Copyrights at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 28 sat Kelley Stoltz (record release), The Mantles, Sopwith Camel at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm ** sep 28 sat Black Milk at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15 8pm/9pm ** sep 28 sat Wrong Words, Once And Future Band, City Deluxe at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 28 sat Pop Rocks, The Purble Ones (tribute) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 28 sat Monophonics, AM & Shawn Lee, dj BCause at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** sep 28 sat film "Labyrinth" with live shadow cast at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 10pm (was aug 24th) sep 28 sat Brian McKnight, Johnny Gill, Jagged Edge at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 28 sat Kinky, Carla Morrison, La Santa Cecilia, Sistema Bomb at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 28 sat G.F.P. at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm * sep 28 sat Total Bad Ass, Monk Warrior (Redding) at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** sep 28 sat Abandon Theory at Bar 101, 101 Main Street, Roseville 21+ $2 9:30pm ** sep 28 sat Frightened Rabbit at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 29 sun The M-Tet, open cut sessions, record swap, music, dj's at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a $10 ($5 with canned food) noon ** sep 29 sun Folsom Street Fair, S.F. a/a sep 29 sun Jake Bugg, Honeyhoney at the Fillmore, S.F. $15 7pm/8pm *** sep 29 sun Glenn Tillbrook at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) sep 29 sun Olafur Arnalds, Hauschka, Nils Frahm at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 29 sun Alabaster And The Original Bastards, Graveside at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** sep 29 sun Icky Blossoms at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 29 sun Youth Code at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** sep 29 sun Savages, Duke Garwood at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm *** (sold out) sep 29 sun Hand Of The Hills at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** sep 29 sun Gordon Lightfoot at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 30 mon sixteentons, Chiefs (S.D.), Lament Cityscape at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 30 mon Chelsea Wolf, Screature (Sacramento) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 30 mon Frightened Rabbit at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25/$28 9pm # *** sep 30 mon Between The Buried And Me, The Faceless, Contortionist, The Safety Fire at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ oct 1 tue Anathema, Alcest, Mamiffer at the Metro, Oakland a/a $20 7pm # ** @ oct 1 tue Noah And The Whale, LP at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 1 tue Peach Kelli Pop, Meat Market, The Shanghais at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** oct 1 tue Jesse Ruben, Caitlin Crosby at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm ** oct 1 tue Between The Buried And Me, The Faceless, Contortionist, Safety Fire at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ oct 1 tue Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Rozzi Crane at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # *** (Honda Civic Tour) oct 1/2 Man Man at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 2 wed Gary Clark Jr. at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** (KFOG) oct 2 wed The Moon Catz, Ioand The Echoes at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 2 wed Puff Bears at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX) oct 2 wed Yellowcard, Geoff Rickly at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26 7pm/8pm # *** oct 2 wed Bronze Radio Return, Graham Colton at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** oct 2 wed The Bang at Farmers Market, 14th St. at E. Santa Clara, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** 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 Father John Misty, Kate Berlant at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 3 thr Father John Misty, Date Berlant at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 3 thr Jagwar Ma, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13 9:30pm ** oct 3 thr Shigeto, Beacon, Nitemoves at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9pm ** oct 3 thr Blind Willies, Wesley Hartley And The Traveling Trees at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 3 thr Shuld We Run (album release), Tidelands, Foli, Nacosta at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** oct 3 thr Conor Oberst, The Felice Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $48-$38 7:30pm # ** oct 3 thr Bill Burr at Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose a/a # ** oct 3 thr Twiztid, Madchild, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Aqualeo, Brutha Smith at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** oct 3 thr Bonnie Raitt at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $103-$53 8pm # *** oct 4 fri Matt Nathanson, Joshua Radin at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 4 fri Hurray For The Riff Raff Spirit Family, The Deslondes at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 7pm/8pm ** oct 4 fri Twin Steps at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** oct 4 fri Atb at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 4 fri Annabella Lwin, The Unfortunate Bastard, dj Shindog at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 8:30pm/9pm *** oct 4 fri Claude VonStroke, J. Philip at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 4 fri Nick Lowe at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated) oct 4 fri Calexico at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 4 fri Dead Winter Carpenters, Lonesome Locomotive, Lee Gallagher And The Hallelujah at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** oct 4 fri The Slippery Slope, Keyser Soze, The Humidors at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 4 fri Hot Buttered Rum at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 9pm ** oct 4 fri Pure Bliss, Darlingchemicalia at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** oct 4 fri this Charming Band (tribute) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10.50/$12 9pm ** oct 4 fri Tainted Love at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** oct 4 fri Ghost And The City, Chris Turner at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** (soul) oct 4 fri Senses Fail, For The Fallen Dreams, Expire, Being As An Ocean at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** oct 4 fri Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Easy Leaves at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** oct 4/5/6 Alison Brown, Allah-Las, Bettye LaVette, Bonnie Raitt, Boz Scaggs, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, Calexico, Chris Isaak, Conor Oberst, Della Mae, Emmylou Harris, First Aid Kit, Freakwater, Jesse DeNatale, Jesse Dee, Joy Kills Sorrow, LP, Low, Mark Lanegan, Martha Wainwright, Mike Scott & Steve Wickham, Natalie Maines, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Patty Griffin, Paul Kelly, Pieta Brown, Richard Thompson, Robert Earl Keen, Robert Ellis, Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, Seldom Scene, Shovels And Rope, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Sturgill Simpson, The Devil Makes Three, The Handsome Family, The Time Jumpers, The Warren Hood Band, Whispertown at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, S.F. a/a free **** oct 5 sat Christian Death at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17 8pm # *** @ oct 5 sat Pet Shop Boys at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (sold out - see oct 7th) oct 5 sat Norge Laundry Variety Show Open Mic at Norge Laundry, 3908 Grand Avenue, Oakland a/a donation noon oct 5 sat Postcoitus, Barfth, Steganothings, Excelsior Sessions at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 5 sat Travis, Rathborne at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $30/$45 9pm # ** oct 5 sat Conor Oberst, The Felice Brothers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** oct 5 sat Laidback Luke at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 5 sat The Onyas (Austrailia), Life Stinks, Cuntz (Austrailia), Sweat Lodge at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 5 sat And So I Watch You From Afar, T.T.N.G. (U.K.), Mylets at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm *** oct 5 sat Billy Bragg, Jon Langford at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (seated show) oct 5 sat Dead Winter Carpenters, Ocha La Rocha, Jigsaw Night at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** oct 5 sat Jewdriver, The Meat Sluts, The Bloodie Hells at Bender's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** @ oct 5 sat Rock-a-Polooza at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a (Benefit Junipero Serra Elementary School) oct 5 sat Ha Ha Tonka, Samantha Crain at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** oct 5 sat Youth Lagoon at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** oct 5 sat The Easy Leaves, The West Coast Ramblers, dj G "Neat-O" Yanito at the Independent, S.F. $15/$17 9pm ** oct 5 sat French Girls, Down With May, Unruly Things at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ oct 5 sat G2K, Pushing The Sun, Krillbelly at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** oct 5 sat This Charming Band at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 5 sat Brandy at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** oct 5 sat Bob Schneider, Gabriel Kelley at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** oct 6 sun Castro Street Fair, S.F. a/a free oct 6 sun You Me At Six (England) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 6pm/7pm *** oct 6 sun Saxon, Fozzy, Halcyon Way, Hatriot, Hysteria at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 6:30pm/7pm *** @ oct 6 sun Josh Krajcik at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** oct 6 sun The Waterboys at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 6 sun Ashley Bellouin, Ben Bracken at Center for New Music, 55 Taylor, S.F. a/a $10 ($5 members) 7:30pm ** oct 6 sun Leftover Salmon at the Independent, S.F. $25 8pm ** oct 6 sun Bonnie Raitt at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 6 sun Widower (TX), Destroyer Of Light (TX) at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** oct 7 mon Pet Shop Boys at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** $ (oct 5th sold out) oct 7 mon Katatonia, Cult Of Luna, Tesseract, Intronaut at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 7 mon Daughter at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22 7pm/8pm # ** oct 7 mon No Joy at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** oct 7 mon Delorean at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8pm ** oct 7 mon Josh Groban (in the round) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $100-$50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** oct 7 mon Exile Parade (U.K.), The Novovaines (Austrailia), The Copper Gaimins (Mexico) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 8 tue Fiona Apple, Blake Mills at Zellerbach Hall, U.C. Berkeley a/a 8pm # *** oct 8 tue Zedd, Oliver, Alex Metric at the Fox Theater, Oakland # ** (sold out - see Oct. 9th) oct 8 tue Fucked Up Terror, Power Trip, Code Orange Kids at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm ** @ oct 8 tue Stereophonics at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** oct 8 tue Little Green Cars at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 8 tue Hugh Cornwell, Brothers Of Brazil at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 9pm ** oct 8 tue The Babies, Tony Molina Band, Alex Bleeker And The Freaks at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** oct 8 tue Sir Sly at the Independent, S.F. $12/$14 8pm ** oct 8 tue The Winery Dogs, The SixxiS at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** oct 8 tue Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $89-$39 8pm # ** oct 9 wed Orange Goblin, Holy Grail, LazerWulf at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17 7:30pm # ** @ oct 9 wed Zedd, Oliver, Alex Metric at the Fox Theater, Oakland # ** (Oct. 8th sold out) oct 9 wed White Lies at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 9 wed Blue October at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 9 wed Anberlin, The Main at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 9 wed Book Of Love, dj Shindog at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $25/$30 ($50 vip) 8pm/9pm ** oct 9 wed The Red Paintings at Above the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 9 wed Fuck Buttons at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 9 wed Bad Daddies, Brain Attack at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** oct 9 wed Houses (CO), Amp Live, Delorean Overdrive at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm ** (electronic) oct 9 wed Red Fang, Helms Alee, Dog Shredder at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm *** oct 9 wed We Came As Romans (Troy, MI), Silverstein, Chunk! No Captain Chunk!, The Color Morale, Dangerkids at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $20 6pm/6:30pm *** @ oct 10 thr Pink at the Arena, Oakland a/a $125/$100/$70/$40 7:30pm # *** oct 10 thr We Came As Romans (Troy, MI), Silverstein, Chunk! No Captain Chunk!, The Color Morale, Dangerkids at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$23 6pm *** @ oct 10 thr Los Texmaniacs at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 10 thr Thee Oh Sees, The Blind Shake, Obniiis, Fryborg at the Chaple, S.F. a/a *** (see oct. 11th & 12th) oct 10 thr J. Roddy Walston And The Business (Baltimore, MD), Gringo Star at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 10 thr Exile Parade (U.K.), The Novovaines (Austrailia), The Copper Gaimins (Mexico) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 10 thr The Lower 48 (album release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 10 thr Command Control, Future Space And Time at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** oct 11 fri Michael Franti And Spearhead at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** oct 11 fri Behold The Arctopus, Botanist, Burmese at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ oct 11 fri Roach Gigz at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 11 fri Sallie Ford And The Sound Outside, Wooden Indian Burial Ground at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 11 fri Primal Scream at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 11 fri Thee Oh Sees, Obniiis, The Blind Shake, Old Light at the Chaple, S.F. a/a *** (see oct. 10th & 12th) oct 11 fri Lucy Rose at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** oct 11 fri Tjutjuna, Permanent Collection, Groonies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** oct 11 fri Tainted Love, For The Masses at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** (Tainted Love also Oct 12th) oct 11 fri No Captains, Build Them To Break, The Bruises, Orchid Belly Dancers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 11 fri Thirty Seconds To Mars, New Politics at Event Center, 290 S. 7th St., San Jose State a/a $35 6pm/7pm # *** @ oct 11 fri Super Soul Bros, Petriform, Lady Games Lyric, dj Coco at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** oct 11 fri Zed at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 11 fri Icon For Hite at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** oct 11 fri Wonderbread 5 at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 10pm ** oct 11 fri Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** oct 11 fri Three Dog Night at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 9pm ** oct 11/12 The Rascals at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $65-$130 7pm/8pm# ** oct 11/12 Dark Star Orchestra at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # *** oct 12 sat John Fogerty at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** oct 12 sat Jack Johnson, Bahamas at Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (sold out) oct 12 sat Year Of The Wolf, Poisonous, Great White, Lion Snake at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 12 sat The Avett Brothers, Nicholas David at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $49.50/$37.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** (KFOG) oct 12 sat The Pretty Reckless at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 12 sat Guitar Wolf, The Coathangers, Coward at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 12 sat Thee Oh Sees, The Blind Shake, Obniiis, Dreamsalon at the Chaple, S.F. a/a *** (see oct. 10th & 12th) oct 12 sat Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, Figo at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm *** oct 12 sat Joe Pug, Vandaveer at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9:30pm ** oct 12 sat Tainted Love, Neon Velvet at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** (Tainted Love also Oct 11th) oct 12 sat Austin Lucas, Lee Bains Ill & The Clory Fires at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** oct 12 sat Memento Mori, Krillbelly, The Soothing Sound Of Flight, Decimatus at Mutiny, 422 West 2nd Street, Antioch 21+ $5 8:30pm ** oct 12 sat Hatriot, Mudface, Potential Threat, Star Destroyer, Mystic Rage, Hemorage, Servile, Soulless Demise at Memorial Park, 24176 Mission Blvd., Hayward a/a free noon *** @ (bring canned food donation to benefit the Salvation Army) oct 12 sat Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, deejay Silver at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $60/$30 6pm/7:30pm # ** oct 12 sat Ricky Nelson Remembered at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** oct 13 sun King Khan And The Shrines, Hell Shovel at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 13 sun The Legendary Pink Dots, Orbit Service, Big city Orchestra at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** oct 13 sun Lou Doillon at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 13 sun The Whoa Nellies, Hayley Jane And The Primates at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** oct 13 sun Tony Lucca, Jenn Grinels, Shawn Brown at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 13 sun Iamogb, Aberrant Phase, Gladiators Eat Fire (Seattle) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 13 sun Griz, Anvil Smith at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** oct 14 mon Stigmata, Twitching Tongues, Turnstile, Downpresser, Angel Dust at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7pm # ** @ oct 14 mon Langhorne Slim And The Law, Johnny Fritz at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 14 mon Bryan Adams at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** oct 14 mon Overseas, Radar Brothers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 15 tue Kylesa, Pinkish Black, Slerra, Embers at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17 7pm # ** oct 15 tue Trivium, DevilDriver, After The Burial, Slyosis at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ oct 15 tue Diamond Head, Raven, Volture, Owl, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7:30pm/8pm *** (metal) oct 15 tue Har Mar Superstar at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 15 tue Disappearing People, Sutra (Mexico) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 15 tue Ms Mr, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Miles The dj at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (Live 105 - sold out) oct 15 tue Pink at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $125/$100/$70/$40 7:30pm # *** oct 15 tue Modern English, The generals at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** oct 16 wed Pepper at the Warfield Theater, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm # *** (Live 105) oct 16 wed Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, The Smith Street Band, Koo Koo Kanga Roo at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** oct 16 wed The Dodos, Dustin Wong at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 16 wed Story Of The Year, Like Moths To Flames, Hawthorne Heights, Capture The Crown, Set It Off, I Am King at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20/$23 5:30pm/6:30pm # *** @ oct 16 wed Modern English at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 8pm/8:30pm *** oct 16 wed Waves, King Tuff, Jacuzzi Boys at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 16 wed Buck Biloxi And The Fucks (New Orleans), The Manatees (Memphis), Courtney And The Crushers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 16 wed San Fermin at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** oct 16 wed Ms Mr, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Miles The dj at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (Live 105 - sold out) oct 16 wed Chris Cornell (acousitc) at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** oct 16 wed The Picturebooks at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 16 wed Steve Vai at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $30/$34 7:30pm/8pm *** oct 16 wed Kylesa With Pinkish Black, Sierra at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 6:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 16 wed Junip at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia St., Reno, NV a/a ** oct 16 wed Gwar, Whitechapel, Iron Regan, A Band Of Orcs at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $18 6:30pm/7:30pm *** @ oct 17 thr Real Friends, Mixtapes, Forever Came Calling, Pentimento, Quiet Game Starting Now at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12 6:30pm # ** oct 17 thr Walk the Moon, The Mowgli's at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 17 thr Dying Fetus, Exhumed, Devourment, Waking The Cadaver, Abiotic, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $14/$20 6:30pm/7pm *** @ oct 17 thr Death Angel (cd release), Heathen, Transition (reunion), My Victim at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** @ (free Death Angel cd) oct 17 thr Blues Traveler at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 17 thr Mehliana at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** (partially seated) oct 17 thr Junip, Moses sumney at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** oct 17 thr Lionel Richie at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $125-$50 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 17 thr Story Of The Year, Hawthorne Heights at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 5:30pm *** @ oct 18 fri City And Colour, The Paper Kites at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** oct 18 fri Koffin Kats, Plan 9, Rock N Roll Rubys, Scarlet Harlot, Blacktop Tragedy at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12/$15 8pm # *** @ oct 18 fri Lagos Roots Afrobeat Ensemble, Danjuma & Onola, Jaara Dance Project, dj Riddm at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** oct 18 fri Jelly Bones, Warm Trash, dj Gina Zane, Nico Cevallos at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 18 fri Hawkwind, Perhaps at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 8pm # *** oct 18 fri Braids (Montreal, Canada), Hundred Waters at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** oct 18 fri Deicide, Broken Hope, Disgorge, Necronomicon at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $19/$22 7pm # *** @ oct 18 fri Chris Cornell (acousitc), Bhi Bhiman at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $30-$60 7pm/8pm # *** oct 18 fri film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with live shadow cast at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 11:30pm oct 18 fri Paramore, Metric, Hellogoodbye at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $49.50/$39.50 6pm/7pm # *** oct 18 fri Junip at Fernwood, 47200 Highway 1, Big Sur a/a ** oct 19 sat Atoms For Peace, Major Lazer, Little Dragon, Phantogram, Disclosure, Holy Ghosts!, Tricky, dj Falcon, Poolside, Adult., Robert Delong, Giraffage, Antwon at Treasure Island Fest., S.F. Bay a/a $85 ($150 2 day) 11am/noon # *** oct 19 sat The Jill and Julia Show at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** oct 19 sat Bell X1 (Ireland) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a ** oct 19 sat Clara C, Aijia at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 19 sat The Paper Kites, Reuben And The Dark at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 19 sat Cherub at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 19 sat Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Zach Deputy And The Cosmic Horns at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** oct 19 sat Super Diamond, This Charming Band at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** oct 19 sat Inferno Of Joy, Hard Ponies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** oct 19 sat The Koffin Kats at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 19 sat Sound remedy at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 19 sat Dangermaker, Kiwi Time at G Street Wunderbar, 228 G Street, Davis 21+ ** oct 19 sat Broken Hope, Deicide, Disgorge, Necronomicon at Whiskey Dick's, 2660 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Lake Tahoe 21+ *** @ oct 20 sun Beck, Animal Collective, James Blake, Sleigh Bells, Strfkr, Japandroids, Real Estate, Lord Huron, Haim, Palma Violets, Cayucas, Io Echo, Deep Sea Diver at Treasure Island Fest., S.F. Bay a/a $85 ($150 2 day) 11am/noon # *** oct 20 sun Gwar, Whitechapel, Iron Reagan, A Band Of Orcs at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$28 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ oct 20 sun Goblin, Secret Chiefs 3, dj Omar at the Warfield, S.f. a/a $28/$30 8pm # ** (was at Regency Ballroom) oct 20 sun Twin Forks, Matrimony at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13.50/$16 6:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 20 sun Timeflies, Chiddy Bang, T. Mills at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 20 sun Ghost Town, Her Bright Skies, Modern Day Escape, Oh No Fiasco at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 6pm ** oct 20 sun Leon Russell at Assembly, Sacramento a/a $40 7pm ** oct 20 sun Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Zach Deputy at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** oct 21 mon Robi Draco Rosa at the Regencyh Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 21 mon Ms Mr, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Miles The dj at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** (Live 105 - sold out) oct 22 tue Brian Wilson And Jeff Beck, Al Jardine, David Marks at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $40-$150 7pm/8pm # *** oct 22 tue Emilie Autumn at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 22 tue Laura Marling, Willy Mason at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) oct 22 tue Okkervil River at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 22 tue Surfer Blood, Team Spirit at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8pm ** oct 22 tue Streetlight Manifesto at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 23 wed Radical Face at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 23 wed Streetlight Manifesto, Mike Park, Dan Potthast at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ oct 23 wed Supersuckers, Hellbound Glory, The Devil In California at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 7:30pm/8pm *** @ oct 23 wed Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, H20 at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 23 wed Au Revoir Simone, Genius at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 23 wed Stephen Kellogg, Fort Atlantic at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm ** oct 23 wed Young Moon, Feelings at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** oct 23 wed Oh Land at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 24 thr Boyce Avenue, Megan Nicole, Madilyn Bailey at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $23 7pm/8pm # ** oct 24 thr Knapsack at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 24 thr Woodkid at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 24 thr Sister Sparrow And The Dirty Birds at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 24 thr Cool Ghouls, Neighbors at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** oct 24 thr Rusted Root at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** oct 24 thr The Moody Blues at the Marin Center, San Rafael a/a # *** oct 24/25/26/27 Railroad Earth, Galactic, Les Claypool's Duo de Twang (sat), Lotus, The Pimps Of Joytime, Greensky Bluegrass, Anders Osborne, Elephant Revival, Super Trio, The California Honeydrops, Marco Benevento, Dead Winter Carpenters, Fruition, Blvd, Arden Park Roots, American Jubilee, The Nibblers, Naive Melodies, Achilles Wheel, Tracorum, Mama's Cookin', Peter Joseph Burtt And The King Tide, Sierra Drifters, 4 Piece Puzzl at Hangtown Holloween, Placerville a/a # *** (camping) oct 25 fri The Naked And Famous, No (L.A.) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** oct 25 fri Watain, In Solitude, Tribulation at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 25 fri Sebastian Ingrosso, Empire Of The Sun, A-Trak, Nervo, Mord Fustang, Aaron Axelsen, Saint John, Miles The dj at the Arena, Oakland a/a $65/$45 *** (Live 105's Sppkfest) oct 25 fri The Moody Blues at the Masonic Center, S.F. a/a # *** oct 25 fri Boy at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 25 fri Deer Tick, Robert Ellis at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** oct 25 fri The Blow at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14/$16 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 25 fri SuicideGirls (Blackheart Burlesque Tour) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** oct 25 fri He's My Brother She's My Sister (L.A.), Caught A Ghost, Song Preservation Society at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 25 fri George Porter, Jr. & Runnin Pardners, Korty & Friends at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. ?/? $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** oct 25 fri Roach Gigz, Husalah, dj Skimask, Marlow, Young Remedy, Pac B at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $22 8pm *** oct 25 fri the Trims at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 25 fri Frankie Moreno at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 25 fri Parmalee at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 25 fri Rusted Root at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** oct 25 fri Joe Satriani at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $69-$39 7:30pm # *** oct 26 sat Godflesh, Prurient, Nails at the Metro, Oakland a/a $25 8pm # *** @ oct 26 sat Joe Satriani, Living Colour at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** oct 26 sat The Purple Ones at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm * oct 26 sat Bonobo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 26 sat Lake Street Dive, Miss Tess And The Talkbacks at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 26 sat Anders Osborne at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** oct 26 sat The Motet at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** oct 26 sat George Porter, Jr. & Runnin Pardners, Swoop Unit at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. ?/? $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** oct 26 sat Cobra Skulls at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** oct 26 sat Arsonists Get All The Girls at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10/$13 8pm *** @ oct 26 sat The Odd Numbers at San Pedro Square Market, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** oct 26 sat Jonny Craig, Mod Sun, Kyle Lucas And Hearts And Hands at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 27 sun Mark Knopfler at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** oct 27 sun J. Cole, Wale at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** (sold out - see 10/28) oct 27 sun Victory And Associates, Nervous Curtains, Helen Money at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** oct 27 sun Moody Blues at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # *** oct 28 mon CocoRosie at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 28 mon J. Cole, Wale at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** (oct. 27th sold out) oct 28 mon Kodaline, Diane Birch at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13.50/$15 8pm ** oct 28 mon Sarah Brightman at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $225-$55 7pm/8pm # *** (was March 26th) oct 28 mon AFI, Touche Amore, Coming at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $32.35 7pm # *** $ oct 29 tue Two Door Cinema Club, St. Lucia, Peace at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** oct 29 tue The World War 1's at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 29 tue Foy Vance at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $$12/$14 8pm ** oct 29 tue Lake Street Dive at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** oct 29 tue The Moody Blues at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $89-$39 8pm # *** oct 29 tue AFI, Touche Amore, Coming at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a $31.95 7pm # *** $ oct 30 wed Michal Menert, Mux Mool, Mikey Thunder at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10 8pm/9pm ** oct 30 wed Stone Chimp (Australia), The Institution at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 30 wed Save Ferris at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 30 wed The 1975 (Manchester, U.K.) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 7:30pm/8pm *** (sold out) oct 30 wed Slayer, Gojira, 4Arm at Event Center, 290 S. 7th St., San Jose State a/a # *** @ oct 30 wed Battleme at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 31 thr Gov't Mule at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $32 7pm/8pm # ** oct 31 thr The Dwarves, Mystic Knights Of the Cobra, White Barons at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ oct 31 thr Nobunny, Shannon And The Clams, Rock N Roll Adventure Kids, Yogurt Brain at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ *** @ oct 31 thr The Pine Box Boys, The Fucking Buckaroos, Kemo Sabe at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 31 thr The Flaming Lips, Tame Impala, White Denim at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $47.50 7pm # *** $ oct 31 thr The Sadies at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 31 thr Danzig With Doyle, Butcher Babies, Texas Hippie Coalition, A Pale Horse Named Death at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35/$38 6pm/7pm # *** @ oct 31 thr La Plebe, The Re-Volts, Ruleta Rusa, Bum City Saints at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm *** @ oct 31 thr Ultra Bide (Japan), Tiger Honey Pot at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** oct 31 thr Elephant Revival at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 1 fri Iron And Wine at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** nov 1 fri Johnny Marr, Alamar at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # ** nov 1 fri Janelle Monae at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** nov 1 fri Narrows, Early Graves, Glaciers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** nov 1 fri Example at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** nov 1 fri A.L.O., Terrapin All Stars at Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael 16+ $25 6pm/7pm ** nov 2 sat Survival, Cultural Warfare, Venting Machine, Raiju, T.O.O.K. at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm *** @ nov 2 sat Norge Laundry Variety Show Open Mike at Norge Laundry, 3908 Grand Avenue, Oakland a/a donation noon nov 2 sat The Avengers, The Urinals at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm *** @ nov 2 sat Con Brio, Quinn DeVeaux And The Blue Beat Review at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 2 sat Hoodie Allen at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 2 sat The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Dumpstaphunk, Hot Tuna, host Wavy Gravy at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $48 7pm/8pm *** (Seva Fondation Benefit) nov 2 sat Wolveserpent, Sutekh Hexen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** nov 2 sat Project 86 at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12/$14 8pm ** nov 2 sat Megan Ran, Matthew Joseph Payne, Professor Shyguy, D And D Sluggers, Amanda Lepre at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** nov 4 mon The Chariot, Glass Cloud, Birds In A Row, To The Wind at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 4 mon Terakaft (Mali) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** nov 4 mon Destroyer (solo), Pink Mountaintops at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm ** nov 5 tue Blitzen Trapper at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 5 tue Television at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (sold out) nov 5 tue Brian Hass & Scott Amendola at Jambalaya, 915 H Street, Arcata 21+ * nov 6 wed Mike Doughty at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 6 wed Donald Fagen, Ben Fong Torres at Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $20/$40 7:30pm ** nov 6 wed Brian Hass & Scott Amendola at 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason Street, S.F. 21+ * nov 6 wed Diego Garcia, Kan Wakan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** nov 6 wed Coyboy Mouth, Miggs, The Cringe at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** nov 6 wed Rubblebucket at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ ** nov 7 thr Rubblebucket at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** nov 7 thr Brian Hass & Scott Amendola at Duende, 468 19th St., Oakland 21+ * nov 7 thr Muscle And Marrow (Portland) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** nov 7 thr Atlas Genius, Family Of The Year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $24.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 7 thr Paul Brady at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 7 thr Hoodie Allen Moosh And Twist, D-Why, Mod Sun at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 7 thr Reverend Horton Heat at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley a/a *** nov 7 thr Jay Brannan, The Plastic Arts at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 7 thr Switchfoot at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a $31 7:30pm ** nov 8 fri Despise You (L.A.), Slight Slappers (Tokyo, Japan), Coke Bust (DC), P.L.F. (Houston), Backslider (Philadelphia), Transient (Portland), Redacted at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17 ($30 2 day pass) 7pm *** @ (Six Weeks Records 20th Anniversary day 1) nov 8 fri Yassou Benedict, Debbie Neigher (record release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 8 fri Of Montreal, La Luz at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** nov 8 fri Greensky Bluegrass at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** nov 8 fri Sean Hayes, The Blank Tapes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm *** (also nov 9th) nov 8 fri Glitz, Dancer, Violent Change, Charlie Megira at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 8 fri Graham Nash at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm *** nov 9 sat Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage, Testament, Huntress at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $35/$38 6pm/7pm # *** @ nov 9 sat Magrudergrind, Flagitious Idiosyncrasy In the Dilapidation (Tokyo), Capitalist Casualties (Rohnert Park), Rovsvett (Tranas, Sweden), Voetsek at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17 ($30 2 day pass) 7pm *** @ (Six Weeks Records 20th Anniversary day 2) nov 9 sat Frances Yip at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** nov 9 sat Roddy Radiation And The Skabilly Rebels, The Chop Tops, The Champions at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** nov 9 sat Of Montreal, La Luz at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** nov 9 sat Gramatik, heRobust, Ex Mag at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** nov 9 sat Crocodiles at the Chapel, S.F. a/a ** nov 9 sat Lisa Mezzacappa's Interlopers, Douglas Detrick's AnyWhen Ensemble at Center for New Music, 55 Taylor, S.F. a/a $10 ($5 members) 7:30pm ** nov 9 sat Sean Hayes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm *** (also nov 8th) nov 9 sat Peachelope, Juanita And The Rabbit at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** nov 9 sat Boo Radley's House, February 5th, The Fail Safe Project, Shadow and Substance, The Extraordinary Djentlemen at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ nov 10 sun The Skabilly Rebels, Thee Merry Widows at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 10 sun Phildel, Dark Water, Down (poetry and music) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** nov 10 sun Rac at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (sold out) nov 10 sun Selena Gomez at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $71-$31 6pm/7pm # *** nov 10 sun Crizzly, Figure at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $20 $20 7pm/8pm ** nov 11 mon Alison Moyet at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 11 mon Mayday Parade at Slim's, S.F. 6+ 7:30pm *** nov 11 mon Minor Alps at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** nov 11 mon Clutch, The Sord, American Sharks at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 12 tue Radiolab at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** nov 12 tue The Handsome Family, Wilde Wood at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** nov 12 tue Danny Paul Grody, Marissa Anderson at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 12 tue Queensryche, Something Unto Nothing at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $39.50 8pm *** @ nov 12 tue Aaron Carter at Assembly, Sacramento 18+ $15 8pm/9pm ** nov 13 wed Gaelic Storm at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 13 wed Crystal Antlers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** nov 13 wed Radiolab at the Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino a/a # ** nov 13 wed Aaron Carter at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 ($65 vip) 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 13 wed Meat Puppets at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ *** @ nov 14 thr Kreator, Overkill at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** @ nov 14 thr Alestorm, Trollfest, Gypsyhawk, Valensorow at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ** nov 14 thr Ben Harper at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a # ** nov 14 thr K.M.F.D.M., Chant at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28/$30 8pm *** @ nov 14 thr Slough Feg, Skeletor, Vulturegeist at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** nov 14 thr Misfits, The Attack, The Secretions, Avenue Saints at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ nov 15 fri Stephen "Ragga" Marley, Wayne Marshall, Jo Mersa at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** nov 15 fri JJ Grey & Mofro, The Stone Foxes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** nov 15 fri Cherri's Dirty Thirty Day, Golden Void, Hot Lunch, Harsh Toke at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** nov 15 fri Meat Puppets, The World Takes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $17 8:30pm/10pm *** @ nov 15 fri Reverend Horto Heat at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** nov 15 fri Quasi at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 16 sat Melt Banana, Retox at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** @ nov 16 sat Bill Callahan, Mick Turner at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 16 sat Born Ruffians at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 16 sat August Burns Red, Blessthefall, Defeater And Beartooth at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ nov 16 sat Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Army Navy at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ ** nov 16 sat Vienna Teng (two shows) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25/$55 6pm/6:30pm and 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 16 sat Quasi at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 16 sat Guantamano Baywatch at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** nov 16/17 Beats Antique at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm (sat) 7pm/8pm (sun) # *** nov 17 sun Churches (Glasgow, Scottland) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** nov 17 sun Nik Turner's Space Ritual at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm * nov 17 sun Anna Calvi at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** nov 17 sun Reverend Horton Heat at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley a/a 8pm *** nov 17 sun Tera Melos, Zorch (TX) at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10/$12 8pm ** nov 18 mon Misfits, The Attack at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** @ nov 18 mon Jessie Ware, The Invisible at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 18 mon Lindi Ortega at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm * nov 18 mon Brett Dennen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** (KFOG) nov 18 mon Drake, Miguel, Future at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** nov 19 tue Drake, Miguel, Future at the Arena, Oakland a/a $100/$70/$50 6pm/7pm # ** nov 19 tue Over The Rhine, Noah Gunderson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) nov 19 tue Obits, Pins Of Light at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 20 wed Sleeping With Sirens, Breath Carolina, Issues, Our Last Night at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ nov 21 thr Polica, Marijuana Deathsquads at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 21 thr The Devil Wears Prada, The Ghost Inside, Volumes, Texas In July at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ nov 21 thr Reverend Horton Heat, Larry And His Flask at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $15 7pm/8pm *** nov 22 fri Kate Nash, Emmy The Great at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** nov 22 fri Balkan Beat Box, Delhi 2 Dublin at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8:30pm # *** nov 22 fri John Vanderslice, Doe Eye at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** nov 22 fri Protest The Hero, Architects, The Kindred, Affiance at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ nov 22 fri Slowness, My Red Dress, Winter at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** nov 22 fri The Green, Shwayze, Kimie at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm ** (also nov 23rd) nov 22 fri Vienna Teng at Assembly, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm ** nov 23 sat Dir En Grey, Dagoba at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$28 7pm/8pm # ** @ nov 23 sat John Waters at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ 8pm $40 / 10pm $30 ($75 vip) *** nov 23 sat The Green, Shwayze, Kimie at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm ** (also nov 22rd) nov 24 sun 3oH!3, The Summer Set (Az), Wallpaper, New Beat Fund at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 6pm/7pm # *** $ nov 24 sun A Great Big World at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $9.73/$15 8pm ** nov 26 tue Pearl Jam at the Arena, Oakland a/a $69.50 6pm/7:30pm # *** $ nov 26 tue In This Moment, Motionless In White, Kyng, All Hail The Yeti at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ nov 26 tue Monster Magnet, Zodiac at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 27 wed John Legend at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** nov 27 wed Morbid Angel (playing 'Covenant') at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $28 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 27 wed Eoto, Etc! Etc! at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $15/$25/$30 8pm/9pm # ** nov 27 wed The Limousines, Mona at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** nov 29 fri Less Than Jake, Anti Flag, Masked Intruder, Get Dead at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ nov 29 fri Ancient Mariner (tribute), Mexican Steel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 30 sat Michael Buble at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** nov 30 sat Sinead O'Conner at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $45/$55 7pm/8pm # *** nov 30 sat Adventure club, Dvbbs, Dallas K, Hunter Siegel at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 3 ** nov 30 sat The Phenomenauts at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $10 *** @ nov 30 sat Rufus Wainwright at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm *** dec 2 mon Beyonce at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $250-$45 7pm/8pm # *** $ dec 3 tue Black Joe Lewis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 6 fri Dragon Smoke, Mike Dillon at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 9pm ** dec 6 fri Metalachi at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** dec 6 fri The Phenomenauts at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $12 8pm *** @ dec 7 sat Metalachi at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** dec 7 sat Merle Haggard at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** dec 8 sun Red Wanting Blue, Will Hoge at Sweetwater Saloon, 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley 21+ ** dec 8 sun Metalachi at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** dec 10 tue The Dismemberment Plan, Telekinesis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28 7pm/8pm # *** dec 11 wed Fates Warning at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/7:30pm ** @ dec 11 wed Blood On The Dance Floor, Heavygrinder, Farewell My Love, The Relapse Symphony, Haley Rose, Oh The Horror at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ dec 11/12 Jeff Tweedy at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $48 7pm/8pm # *** dec 12 thr Moe. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 9pm ** (also 12/13 & 12/14) dec 13 fri Lettuce at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** dec 13 fri Moe. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 9pm ** (also 12/12 & 12/14) dec 14 sat Jake Miller, Action Item, Air Dubai at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 14 sat Black Crowes at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** dec 14 sat Moe. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 9pm ** (also 12/12 & 12/13) dec 14 sat The Blind Boys Of Alabama at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** dec 15 sun Montgomery Gentry, The Charlie Daniels Band at San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a $45-$75 8pm # *** dec 18 wed Metalachi at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7:30pm ** dec 19 thr Blood On The Dance Floor at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** dec 19 thr Good Riddance at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm *** @ dec 19 thr Blood On The Dance Floor at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $17/$20 6:30pm/7pm *** dec 20 fri Flosstradamus at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 20 fri The Limousines at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** dec 20 fri Good Riddance at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** @ dec 28 sat Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25/$27 9pm *** jan 19 sun Justin Timberlake at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Radio Shows ----------- sep 21 sat Femail Trouble live on UC Berkeley KALX 90.7FM 9:30pm 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 America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 510-549-1125 Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a 415-831-1200 Assembly, 1000 K St., Sacramento a/a 18+ 21+ 916-341-0176 Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a 21+ 408-241-0777 Bender's Bar And 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 and 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 Caravan Lounge, 98 South Almaden Avenue, San Jose 21+ 408-995-6220 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 Dosa Biryani, 250 E Java Drive, Sunnyvale a/a 408-400-0007 Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ 415-626-0880 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 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 Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley a/a 415-388-1700 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 Vina Robles Amphitheater, 3800 Mill Road, Paso Robles a/a 805-227-4812 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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