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 August 3, 2006 aug 3 thr Evacuee, The Morning Benders, Fear Of The Outdoors at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm * aug 3 thr Sore Thumbs, Angry Amputees, The Hollow Points, Mojo Apostles at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8pm/8:30pm ** @ aug 3 thr The Meteors (25th year anniversary), The Slanderin, Sik Luv, Switchblade Riot, Johnny Mac and the Cadillacs at the Pound, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # ** @ aug 3 thr The Abuse, Peligro Social, Drug Lords Of The Avenues, Suburban Death Camp, Young Offenders at Balazo 18, S.F. a/a $5 7pm ** @ aug 3 thr The Lonelyhearts, Radius, Charlemagne at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * aug 3 thr Machine Gun Blues, The Soda Pop Kids, The Corruptors at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * aug 3 thr Red Voice Choir, Rykarda Parasol (cd release), Boxcar Saints at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 3 thr Badstrip, Charm School Dropouts, Goofball (cd release) at Annies Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5/$7 9pm/10pm ** aug 3 thr The Chesterfields at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * aug 3 thr Foreigner at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 3 thr Furious Minds at Jasper O'Ferrals, 6957 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol 21+ * aug 3 thr Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, dj Big Wiz, Mr. Sayre, dj Mf Shalem at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $21/$24 8pm/9pm ** aug 3 thr Point Dexter, Blood Of Cain, White Minorities at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8:30pm ** aug 3 thr Quiet Drive, Houston Calls, The Summer Obsession, Self Against City, Bidwell at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $10 7pm ** aug 3 thr Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $17.50/$20 9pm * aug 3 thr Spindrift, Gram Rabbit (L.A.), Prairie Dog at Blue Lamp Lounge, Sacramento 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 3 thr Eric McFadden Trio, The Dead Romantics at Towne Lounge, 327 Main St., Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 3/4 The Beatnuts, Rykarda Parasol (thr - record release) at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ aug 3/4/5/6 Dave Chappelle at the Punch Line, 444 Battery St., S.F. 18+ $45 (8pm/10pm/11:59pm depending on date) *** aug 4 fri Fucked Up (Canada), Go It Alone (Canada), Deadfall, Life Long Tragedy, Set It Straight at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ aug 4 fri Bloc Party, Broken Social Scene, Two Gallants, Mew at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $35 6:30pm # ** aug 4 fri Sage, The Nomad, Skeleton Television, Two Seconds, The Moanin Dove at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm * aug 4 fri Agualibre, Inspector Double Negative, Unsmokables, dj Funksidius Rex at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10/$15 8:30pm * aug 4 fri Social Studies, Post Coitus at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ free ** aug 4 fri Magnolia Electric Company, Lady Hawk, The Dying Californian at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 4 fri Re:Ignition, The Miserables, Barbie Killed Ken at Slim's, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm ** aug 4 fri Call To Arms, Monster Squad, New Sense, Non Existense, Outlaws at Balazo 18, S.F. a/a 7pm ** @ aug 4 fri Mausolea, Playing Enemy, El-Buzzard at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 4 fri Agalloch (Portland), Ludicra, Grayceon at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9:30pm ** @ aug 4 fri B Cups, Razorburns, Ambivilance, Auroara Drop at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 4 fri Rocket Queens (tribute), Burlesque Dancers, Bananas (Sacramento) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm/10pm ** @ (Alan and Kate's Bachelor/Bachelorette Party) aug 4 fri Turn Me On Dead Man at Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** aug 4 fri Erase Errata (cd release), T.I.T.S., dj's at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** aug 4 fri Blood Red, Ancient At Birth, Embryonic Devourment at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7pm/8pm ** @ aug 4 fri Furious Minds at Sweet Lou's, 8201 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati a/a $5 9pm * aug 4 fri Santana, Anthony Hamilton at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $60/$50/$35 7:30pm # ** aug 4 fri Testiment, Oskorei, Hollow Point Syndicate at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ *** aug 4 fri Sammy Hagar, The Other Half, Tesla at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $50/$20/$10 4pm/8pm # *** (107.7 The Bone Bash 7.5) aug 4 fri Bruce Cockburn, Shawn Colvin (solo acoustic) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $45-$35 5:30pm/7pm ** aug 4 fri The Muckruckers, Inspect Her Gadget, The Obsessors, Sputterdoll at Claran Lounge, 1251 Franklin Mall, Santa Clara 21+ $5 ** (Benefit for Guitars Not Guns) aug 4 fri Scissors For Lefty, The Adored, The Hysterians at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 4 fri The Meteors (U.K.), The Mutilators, The Slanderin, Stellar Corpses, The Formaldebrides at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10/$12 8pm *** @ aug 4 fri Smash Mouth at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** @ (101.7 The Beach) aug 4 fri Judhead at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8:30pm * aug 4 fri Castle Door, Ronnie Day, The Belvidines at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $8 7pm ** aug 4 fri Under Red Sky (cd release), Midnight Hour at the Library, 7042 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento 18+ $8 ($6 if over 21) 8pm ^ ** aug 4 fri The Steadyups, Livits Livits, Smoke at Blue Lamp Lounge, Sacramento 21+ $7 9pm * aug 4 fri Outline Kit, The Spiral States, The Dulangs at the Distillery, 2107 L Street, Sacramento 21+ $5 10pm ** aug 4 fri Abandon Theory at Kings Beach, North Lake Tahoe 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 4 fri The Blue Dot, The Buffy Swayze at the Shanty, Eureka 21+ * aug 4 fri The Proles, The Pets at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 5 sat Verse (R.I.), Have Heart (MA), Shipwreck (MA), Hostile Takeover, Crucial Section (L.A.), Hit Me Back (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ aug 5 sat Sitting Duck, Planting Seeds, The Year One, Displace at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm ** aug 5 sat R.H.Y. Yau, Toxic Loincloth, Privy Seals, Kevin Shields, Sex Jesus, Rubber O Cement, Tralphaz, Nanoq at 916 Grant Ave., S.F. a/a $5 8pm ** (was at 21 Grand, Oakland) aug 5 sat America's Dirty Thirtys, One In The Chamber, Skinned Alive, Ill Gotten Gainz, 6 Billion Dead at the Padded Cell, West Oakland a/a $5 ** @ (Suzie's B-Day BBQ) aug 5 sat Translator, The Uptones, Penelope Houston, Jayne Doe, Cole Panther at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20/$25 8pm ** (A Night for Victor's Friends) aug 5 sat The Fucking Ocean, The Moggs, Sergeant, Chords Are Dead, El Sonido (Santa Curz) at Warehouse 1310, 1310 Potrero near 25th, S.F. a/a 8pm ** @ (Benefit) aug 5 sat Kit, No Age, Soiled Mattress And The Springs at Artists Television Access, 992 Valencia St., S.F. a/a $5 ** aug 5 sat Total Annihilation, Slot Machine, Hellakraptor at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $5 4pm til 7pm ** aug 5 sat Anthrax at the Pound, S.F. a/a $25 # *** @ (sold out) (performing the album "Among The Living") aug 5 sat FLESHIES, The Bar Feeders, Black Elk (Portland), Snitches Get Snitches at El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm *** @ aug 5 sat Ex-Boyfriends, Origami, Excuses For Skipping at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 5 sat Psycho 78, The Scrawnies, Threat Of Tomorrow, Perfect Machines at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 5 sat Contractions, Symptoms, David Javelosa (of Los Microwaves) at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm * aug 5 sat The Valentine Fist (San Diego), Blood Panda at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * aug 5 sat Six Organs Of Admittance, Citay, Leyna Noel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm * aug 5 sat D.C. Bullets, Strike To Survive, I.P.A, Bad Case, P.M.R.C. at Epiphany Music, 640 4th Street, Santa Rosa a/a $5 8pm ** @ aug 5 sat The Invalids (reunion) at Michele's Restaurant, 521 Adams St., Santa Rosa a/a 8pm * aug 5 sat Now We Are Six, Picture Atlantic, Throttled, Asteroid B-612 at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Dr., Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm ** aug 5 sat The Seth Chapulas, Freaks In The House, Barbee Killed Kenn (acoustic) at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ ** aug 5 sat Relapse at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a free 3pm ** aug 5 sat Santana, Anthony Hamilton at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $60/$30 # ** aug 5 sat Echoes, Autumn Sara at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ 8pm ** aug 5 sat Thriving Ivory, Manchester School, Brea at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 5 sat Savage Machiine, Manala, Rebels Mother, Soul On Trial, Sagacity at Unity Skate Shop, Livermore a/a $10 6pm/7pm ** @ aug 5 sat Paul Thorn at the Catalsyt, Santa Cruz 16+ * aug 5 sat Dekoiz, dj Brett, dj Bill at the Jury Room, 712 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz 21+ free 8pm * aug 5 sat American Eyes, Brodway, The Dead Celebrities, Portrait Of You, The Ignorance at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ aug 5 sat Showbread, Bright Light Fever, The Finalist, Paulson, Aroarah at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $10 7pm ** aug 5 sat Vicious, Fetus Deathsquad at Old Ironsides, Sacramento 21+ $3 ** aug 5 sat Warp 11 at Blue Lamp Lounge, Sacramento 21+ $7 9pm * aug 5/6 Peaches & Herms, Eagles Of Death Metal, Burning Brides (sat), Mickey Avalon (sun) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm sat 7pm/8pm sun # ** aug 6 sun This Is My Fist, One Reason (MS), Hot New Mexicans (MS), Four Eyes (Sacramento) at 924 Gilman a/a $6 5pm ** @ aug 6 sun Black Furies, The Hollowpoints (Seattle), A.D.H.D. (L.A.), Switchblade Riot, dj Isaac Owen Money at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5 6pm/7pm ** aug 6 sun Better Than Ezra, Astra Heights at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** $ aug 6 sun Clipd Beaks, Anavan, Agape at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * aug 6 sun Broken Teeth, Cobretti at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** aug 6 sun The Reckonig, Tommy Gun And The Bullets at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** aug 6 sun Furious Minds at Gale's Club, Petaluma Blvd. & Western, Petaluma 21+ free 9pm * aug 6 sun Wu-Tang Clan, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Redman, De La Soul, Del The Funky Homosapien, Living Legends, Immortal Technique, Murs 3:16, Zion-I, Supernatural, Crown City Rockers, Planet Asia at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $50/$45/$40 11am # *** (Rock the Bells - a tribute to ODB) aug 6 sun Plan Nine (tribure), Give Em Hell, The Broken Dolls, Setoff, Round Three Fight at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ ** @ aug 6 sun Fast Times at 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill a/a free 6pm aug 6 sun Crucial Section (Japan), Hit Me Back, Outraged, La Grita, Yuapan, Los Fracasos at 120 Second St., Watsonville a/a $6 6pm ** @ aug 6 sun Jason Lytle, Nik Freitas at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12.50/$13 9pm * aug 6 sun Boz Scaggs at the Hilton, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno, NV ?/? ** aug 7 mon Editors at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $17.50 9pm # ** aug 7 mon Dead Hearts, Another Breath, Set It Straight, Broadway Calls, Our Discontent at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ aug 7 mon Overview, Swims, My Revolver at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 7 mon Love Songs (cd release), La Plebe, Hit Me Back (L.A.), Crucial Section (Japan), Eskapo at Balazo 18, S.F. a/a $5 7pm ** @ aug 7 mon Maypole, You Said Saturday at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 7 mon The Mars Volta at Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20 7:30pm/8:30pm *** aug 7/8 postponed: Tricky at the Independent, S.F. (see oct 30 and oct 31) aug 8 tue Comets On Fire at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** aug 8 tue The New Thrill Parade (cd release), Mammatus, David Copperfuck at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * aug 8 tue The Bronx (L.A.), Everest, Sergeant, Finest Dearest at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 8 tue Monster Squad, Dcoi, New Sense at Tower Records, 1280 E Willow Pass Rd., Concord a/a free 7pm ** aug 9 wed Skeptix (U.K.), Neon Maniacs (L.A.), All Out Attack (L.A.), Monster Squad, Non Existence at Burnt Ramen, Richmond a/a 7pm $7 ** @ note: show may of been postponed/moved due to fire marshal aug 9 wed Los, Jeff Henderson at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $8 8:30pm/9pm * aug 9 wd Ettrick, Oxacan at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * aug 9 wed Dirty Pretty Things, Scissors For Lefty at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** aug 9 wed Himsa, Demericous, Parkway Drive, Hell Promise, Sol Asunder at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ aug 9 wed Vaticans, Thee Merry Widows, Girls With Guns at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 9 wed Dirty Pretty Things at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** aug 9 wed Spook The Horse, Sinclair, Joel Streeter, Antioquia, Young Has Beens at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 18+ 8pm ** aug 9 wed The Ian Fays, Tippy Canoe, Blank Tapes, Mandrake at Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 9 wed Kehoe Nation, Creech Holler at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * aug 9 wed Dekapitator, Avenger Of Blood (NV), Godless Rising (R.I.), Vex (TX) at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** @ aug 9 wed Mars Volta at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm *** $ aug 9 wed B.B. King (80th Birthday Celebration Tour) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 9 wed No Use For A Name, Whiskey Sunday, The Sore Thumbs at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ aug 9 wed Family Underground (Denmark), Quintana Roo, Tom Carter the Bombshelter, behind 720 Anderson, Davis a/a donations 7pm ** aug 10 thr Suspicions, Mothballs at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * aug 10 thr Songs For Snakes, Truxton, The Weather Underground at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 8:30pm ** aug 10 thr The subways at Popscene, 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 18+ ** aug 10 thr W-S Burn, Eddit The Rat, Family Underground, Tom Greenwood at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * aug 10 thr The Golden Gods, Angel City Outcasts, Chelsea Smiles, Civit at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 10 thr The Gris Gris, The Pets, Battleship, The Fits at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 10 thr Floating Goat, Conan The Hand Of Crom at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 10 thr Diplo, Bonde Do Role, CSS/Cansei De Ser Sexy at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 * aug 10 thr Barbara Steele, Apside, Warren Teagarden (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm * aug 10 thr Bullets*In, Seasons (L.A.), Kyeo, H.I.V. (WA), Sunset Riders (WA) at the Oddstad Gallery, 1472 Oddstad Dr., Redwood City a/a $5 8pm ** @ aug 10 thr Olivia Newton-John at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $73-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 10 thr New Monsoon at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12 9pm * aug 11 fri The Avengers, FLESHIES, Rock N' roll Adventure Kids, David Copperfuck at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ aug 11 fri Instant Asshole, The Runnamucks (FL), Black Market Fetus (IA), K-Bar at Haz-Mat House, Oakland a/a $5 8:30pm ** @ (was at Burnt Ramen) aug 11 fri Bullets*In, Die Young (TX), Burial Year, Hollywood (TN) at Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley a/a $4 7pm ** @ aug 11 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm aug 11 fri Oxbow, Playing Enemy at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** aug 11 fri Final Fantasy, Bob Wiseman, Curtains at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 11 fri The Expendables, Bargain Music, Inspect Her Gadget at Slim's, S.F. a/a $11/$13 9pm ** aug 11 thr Deeds Of Flesh, Vile, Decrepit Birth, Odius Mortem, Fog Of War, Ideal Machine at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ aug 11 fri Mon Cousin Belge, Pop Levi, Fierce Perm at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * aug 11 fri Captured! By Robots, I Will Kill You Fucker, Borts Minorts at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** @ aug 11 fri The Mermen, screening of Mavericks Surf Contest '06 at the Independient, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 11 fri The Boneless Children Foundation, Scientician, Whitey On The Moon at Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary St., S.F. 21+ $5 ** aug 11 fri The Tantrums, 1/4 Mile Combo at Fourth Street Tavern, 711 Fourth St., San Rafael 21+ 8pm ** aug 11 fri Godstomper at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a free 7:30pm ** aug 11 fri Jade Of Days, Scripted, MyMonster at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 11 fri Dissipate, 100 Suns, Hollowhed, Saros, In Dying Memory at Unity Skate Shop, Livermore a/a $8 6pm/7pm ** @ aug 11 fri La Plebe, Angel City Outcasts, Civet, Here Kitty Kitty at La Perla Restaurant, 129 Main St, Salinas a/a $8 7pm ** @ aug 11 fri Circle Of 5ths, Wings Of Innocence, Colma at Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a 8pm * aug 11 fri Mucus Membrane, Enemy Inside, Damage Over Time, Malevolent, Sexciety at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ aug 11 fri No Age (L.A.), Soiled Mattresses And The Springs (N.Y.), Switched-On Vultures at 1915-1/2 22nd St., Sacramento a/a $4 7pm ** @ aug 11 fri Trackfighter, Downshift, Bullets & Romance, So Called Tragedy at the Library, 7042 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento 18+ $8 ($6 if over 21) 8pm ^ ** @ aug 11 fri Alice Cooper at the Hilton, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno, NV ?/? *** aug 11/12 Death Cab For Cutie, Spoon, Mates Of State at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $35 7pm # *** @ aug 11/12 Y & T, Gator Alley (tribure) at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ $28 ** aug 12 sat Black Market Fetus (IA), Brutal Death, Massacre, Dying In Your Beauty Sleep, Emesis at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ aug 12 sat Ghost Next Door, Age of Aggression, Scripted at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm ** aug 12 sat The Hoo, The Rave Ups, The Sun Kings at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 8pm ** aug 12 sat Griddle, The Plus Ones, Candy From Strangers (farewell show) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 12 sat The Coup, Ise Lyfe, T-Kash at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** $ aug 12 sat Hogotogisu, Skaters, 16 Bitch Pileup at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 12 sat The Mandarins, The Greening, The Nothing People at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * aug 12 sat Birdmonster, The Girlfriend Experience, The Jimmys at Cafe Du Nord, S.F .21+ $15 9pm ** aug 12 sat Delubyo, Tsubibo, The Wounds, Static Thought, La Plebe, Sputterdoll, Mud, Outraged, V-town Havenots, Flattbush, Eskapo at Fetterly Theater, 3467 Sonoma Blvd, Vallejo a/a 5pm/5:30pm ** @ (Vallejo Punk and Hardcore Festival "Minority Threat '06") aug 12 sat Likewise, The Agency, Panic Button, Kurtis at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Dr., Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm ** aug 12 sat Fast Times at Faz Restaurant, 600 Hartz Ave., Danville a/a $10 10pm aug 12 sat Hot Lunch, Inspect Her Gadget, The Passive Aggresives, Bullet 66, Dr Drab at Unity Skate Shop, Livermore a/a $10 6pm/7pm ** @ aug 12 sat 7 Seconds, Pressure Point, Hanover Saints, The Generators, Tommy & The Terrors, The Abuse, Strongarm & The Bullies, Dcoi, Los Dryheavers, 46 Short, Tommy Gutless, Aces & Eights (Boise), Non Existence, Warscrew at 29344 Country Road 98, Woodland (near Davis) a/a noon *** @ (Death or Glory Festival day 1) aug 12 sat Catherine (cd release), Mozart Season, Dear Life, Burn Heal Scar at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $10 7pm ** aug 12 sat Shemekia Copeland at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $20/$25 9pm * aug 12 sat Wings Of Innocence, Colma, Brand X Savior, Echo Pheen at Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a $8 7pm ** @ aug 12 sat Socially Pink, Dirty Sister, The Justins at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 13 sun Stormcrow, Ox Vs. Thunderbird (Ventura), War Trash, Psychology Of Genocide, dj Isaac Owen Money at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5 6pm/7pm ** @ aug 13 sun The Black Heart Procession, Devics, The Castanets at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 13 sun Greg Weeks, Currituck County, Meara O'Reilly, Steeple Chase at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm * aug 13 sun The Deadbeat Dads, The Sweet Nothings, Placenta at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 ** aug 13 sun Lagwagon, The Lawrence Arms, A Wilhelm Scream at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$15 7pm/8pm *** @ aug 13 sun The Avengers, Whiskey Rebels, Monster Squad, Angel City Outcasts, The Roustabouts, Suburban Threat, Rosevere, Madhouse Disciples, Revenge, Civet, Call To Arms, Plead The Fifth, Red Handed at 29344 Country Road 98, Woodland (near Davis) a/a noon *** @ (Death or Glory Festival day 2) aug 13 sun The Feelers (Columbus), Switched-On Vultures, Rodox at Delta of Venus Cafe, 122 B Street, Davis a/a $4 8pm ** aug 13 sun cancelled: Redd Kross at Slim's, S.F. aug 14 mon Get Him Eat Him, Evangelicals, The Living Blue at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 14 mon Hototogisu, The Skaters at Fools Foundation, 1025 19th Street, Suite 0, Sacramento a/a $5 ($7 non members) 10pm ** aug 15 tue Ara Anderson, Ben Goldberg, Ches Smith at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm aug 15 tue The Feelers, Dagger Van Gogh at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 15 tue One Step Shift, California Rocket Fuel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm * aug 15 tue Fall To Arms, With Report, Wheelchair Renegades, Jack Deville at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 15 tue The Adolescents (Orange County), Street Dogs, The Vacancies, Wrecking Crew at the Attic, 931 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a *** @ aug 16 wed Rachel Goldstar (TX), Tomihira, Foxtail Somersault, Halcyon High at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $8 8:30pm ** aug 16 wed Comets On Fire, Kid 606, 16 Bitch PileUp at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** @ aug 16 wed The Adolescents (Orange County), Street Dogs, The Vacancies at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ aug 16 wed Helene Renaut, Davin Givhan, Trapeze And Carrots, Jeffrey Thorsby at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * aug 16 wed Dark Side Of The Cop, Social Studies at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 16 wed Brett Dennen, Forest Sun at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 16 wed Fields Of Gaffney at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 16 wed Matt Pailes, skate video at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 9pm * aug 16 wed The New Centuries, The Cyn Project, Left Behind, Coando Experience at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** aug 16/17 Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Toad The Wet Sprocket at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $45-$35 5:30pm/7pm ** aug 17 thr Common Sense at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm ** aug 17 thr El Jesus de Magico at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ aug 17 thr Rachel Goldstar (TX), Foxtail Somersault, Parting Glance, Halcyon High at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** aug 17 thr Horse Of Course, Exit Clove, The Roots Of Orchis at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 17 thr Absent Society, Myotonia, Damnweevil at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 17 thr Godstomper, Weekend Nachos (IL), In Disgust, Outlaws, This Is Your Brain, Rosenbombs at the Macla, 510 South First Street, San Jose ?/? $6 7pm ** aug 17 thr Lonely Kings, Crucial Unicorn, Live Wire at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $3/$5 8pm/9pm ** aug 17 thr Lucky Boys Confusion, Punchline at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8:30pm ** aug 17/18 Gorilla Biscuits, Comeback Kid, Murphys Law, Allegiance (thr), Lights Out (thr), First Blood (fri), Set Your Goals (fri) at the Pound, S.F. a/a $20 7pm # *** @ aug 18 fri Tenebre, The Martyr Index (Canada), Holy Ghost Circuit, Alexic, Murder At The Cathedral at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ aug 18 fri Turn Me On Dead Man at Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a free 6pm ** aug 18 fri Dead Prez, Aceyalone, A A-Likes, P.O.W, Hasan Salaam, HiCoup, dj Dojah at Sweets Ballroom, 1933 Broadway Ave., Oakland 18+ $25 ** aug 18 fri Mud (cd release) at Studio Z, S.F. a/a 9pm * aug 18 fri The UpTones, The Minks, Tried And True at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** @ aug 18 fri The Fucking Ocean, Schande, 31 Knots at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * aug 18 fri The Faraday Effect, The Piper Downs, The Dirty Royals, The Spins, Brad Brooks, Element 94, The Craze, D & K at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 7pm ** aug 18 fri All Ages, Bingeiego, Jai Henry (Minneapolis), Crystal And The Wolves at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 18 fri Shoegaze, Boshuda, The Birthing Of Millions at Edinburgh Castle, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm ** aug 18 fri Totimoshi, Year Long Disaster at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** @ aug 18 fri Pulsator at 505 Club, 505 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa ?/? * aug 18 fri Telly Savalas, Missing Pages at the Chit Chat Cafe, 5 West Manor Drive, Pacifica a/a 6pm * aug 18 fri Minus Vince, Fall City Phantom, Hours Worth Wasting, Parts Of Speech, Tomorrow's Tragedy at Danville Library (in front), 400 Front St., Danville a/a free 6pm ** aug 18 fri Defari at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a free 6pm * aug 18 fri The Muckruckers, The Obsessors, Soundboy at Nickel City, 1171 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a $7 7pm ** @ (free video games) aug 18 fri Spiral Arms, Re:Ignition, Greenhouse Effect at Pine Street Grill, Livermore 21+ ** aug 18 fri The Chop Tops, Antidote, Los Dryheavers at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** @ aug 18 fri Rehab, O.P.M., Inruin at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ aug 18 fri Heartshed (cd release), Dance Gavin Dance, Affirmative Cameraman at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $8 7pm ** aug 18 fri James Brown at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** aug 18 fri Vext Intent, Lonely Kings, NaySayer at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 18/19 Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $39.50 7pm # ** aug 18/19 Stroke 9 at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ ** aug 18/19/20 Libertatia: fri: FLESHIES, Annilation Time, One In The Chamber, Acts Of Sediton, Ankou, Short Changed, U.G.A., Thrash Virus, Ill Gotten Gainz, P.A.W.N.S., Sitis, Rebels Advocate, World Of Shit. sat: Resistant Culture, Deathtoll, Americas Dirty Thirtys, Sahn-Maru, Wendol, Dudefuckinghellyea, Watch Me Burn, Cropduster, Do Not Resucitate, Heavy Artillery, Masisin, Meat Of Mankind at Libertatia, Near Clear Lake a/a free **** @ (campout) aug 19 sat S.M.D. (L.A.), Weekend Nachos (TX), Until The Fall (S.D.) In Disgust, Maggot Colony at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ aug 19 sat Big Business, Replicator, Moggs at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 19 sat The Living End, The Lashes, I Hate Kate at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 19 sat Gary Numan, New Skin at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** aug 19 sat Rock n Roll Adventure Kids, The Spider Friends, Evacuee at Balazo 18, S.F. a/a $5 ** @ aug 19 sat Casualties, Extinct Government, The Krum Bums at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ aug 19 sat Go Going Gone Girls, Pineapple Princess, The Aquamen, The Coppertones at El Rio, S.F. 21+ ** aug 19 sat Big Business, Replicator at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** aug 19 sat The Flash Express, Rollercoaster at Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * aug 19 sat The Village Green, Anaura, Bleu, The Everyday Visuals, American Anthem, Scott Miller, Gary Reynolds And The Brides Of Obscurity, Billy Bouchard at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 7pm ** aug 19 sat Naked Highway at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * aug 19 sat Dub FX at Pier 23 Cafe, Pier 23, S.F. 21+ $8 10pm * aug 19 sat Saviours, Earthless, Ghengis Khan at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 19 sat Tazmanian Devils, The Sorentinos at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma 21+ $18 7pm/8pm ** aug 19 sat Name, Eviserated, Four To One, Dissipate at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Dr., Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm ** aug 19 sat The Obsessors at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a free 3pm ** aug 19 sat The Shitkickers, The Odd Numbers, All Time Low at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 19 sat The Reckless Rebels, Sik Luv, Mental Hygiene, Dyed Red Twice at Unity Skate Shop, Livermore a/a $8 7pm ** @ aug 19 sat A Love For Enemies, Every New Day, Imperial, Common, Yet Forbidden at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $10 7pm ** aug 19 sat Devil Kat Rock, MadCats Pomade, Moonshine at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm * aug 19/20 sat: Brian Setzer And The Nashvillains, The Donnas, Los Amigos Invisibles, Lyrics Born, Sean Hays, KJ Sawka, Shantytown, Vau De Vire Society sun: James Brown, Dr. John, Leela James, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Salvador Santana Band, Jeff Jolly Band, Nino Moschella, Matty Nash at the Great Meadow, Fort Mason a/a 11am til 6pm # ** aug 20 sun Thor (Vancouver), Zolar X (Zolaria City, Plutonia), Boyjazz, The Martyr Index (Calgary), dj Isaac Owen Money at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5 6pm/7pm ** @ aug 20 sun James Brown, Blind Boys Of Alabama at Fort Masion, S.F. a/a ** aug 20 sun The Church, Rob Dickinson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 20 sun Ozomatli, Crown City Rockers at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue at Sloat Blvd., S.F. a/a free 2pm ** aug 20 sun Pillows, Girl Friday at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * aug 20 sun Cracker at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 20 sun Styx at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $68-$48 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 20 sun 13, Colma at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7pm/8pm * (98.5 Rock) aug 20 sun Korn, Deftones, Stone Sour, Dir En Grey, Flyleaf, Bury Your Dead at Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a $50/$30/$10 ($50 ga pit @) 2pm # *** aug 20 sun Alice In Chains at Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a ** @ aug 21 mon Boyjazz at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 21 mon Thor (Vancouver) at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ ** aug 21 mon Conquest For Death, Charm (Japan), Ug Man (Japan) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 21 mon Zolar X at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ ** aug 21 mon Elba, The Specs, video at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** aug 21 mon Etta James, The Neville Brothers at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a * aug 21 mon James Brown at John Van Duzer Theatre, Arcata a/a ** aug 22 tue Just Another Consumer (TX), Sahn Maru at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** aug 22 tue Drag The River, Fabulous Disaster, Sik Luv at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @ aug 22 tue Master/Slave, Social Studies, Elba (Seattle) at Balazo 18, S.F. a/a 9pm ** aug 22 tue Master Moth, The Undoing Of David Wright (TX) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm ** aug 22 tue Oh No! Oh My!, Let's Go Sailing, Whispertown 2000 at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 22 tue Charm (Japan), UG Man (Japan), Conquest For Death, Positive Reinforcement (MA), Blank Stare (MA), Outraged at the Macla, 510 South First Street, San Jose ?/? $7 7pm ** aug 22 tue Lynyrd Skynyrd at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Rd., Livermore a/a ** aug 22 tue Thor (Vancouver), Zolar X at the Attic, 931 Pacific Ave (2nd Floor), Santa Cruz a/a ** aug 22 tue Cattle Decapitation, Embrace The End, With Passion, Cyanide Era, Killgasm at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7pm/8pm *** @ (Davis KDVS 90.3FM) aug 23 wed This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb (Pensacola), Japanther (Brooklyn), Two Gallants, Kit, Stripmall Seizures at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St., Oakland a/a 7pm $5-$15 sliding ** @ (Benefit for Berkeley Liberation Radio/ Prisoner's Literature Project aug 23 wed Ted Nugent, Huck Johns at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # *** aug 23 wed The Colour, The Shys at Slim's, S.F. a/a $9 8pm ** aug 23 wed Soul Asylum at Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** @ aug 23 wed Don Caballero, Zombi, Triclops! at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 23 wed Grass City, Sorrow Town Choir, Ricksha at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * aug 23 wed The Tourist at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * (Benefit for Biggs) aug 23 wed Hurt at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7pm/8pm ** aug 23/24 K.D. Lang at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $76-$46 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 24 thr Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** aug 24 thr Cattle Decapitation, Ancient At Birth, Lacerated at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ aug 24 thr Japanther, This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ *** aug 24 thr The Samples, Deadman at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 7:30pm/8pm ** @ aug 24 thr Excuses For Skipping, The Rabbles, Spark And Decay, Dazzling Strangers at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 24 thr All Time Highs, American Heartbreak, Death Valley High at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 24 thr Earth, Wind & Fire, Chris Botti at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $75/$50/$34/$27 8pm # ** aug 24 thr The Iron Maidens at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ * aug 24 thr Sane, Automatic Animal, Diamond Lane at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $3/$5 8pm/9pm ** aug 24 thr Pulsator at Windsor Town Green, Windsor a/a free 6pm * aug 24 thr Lynyrd Skynyrdr at Raley Field, West Sacramento a/a # ** aug 24 thr Ashtray at the Distillery, 2107 L Street, Sacramento 21+ 10pm ** aug 24/25 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mars Volta at the Arena, Oakland a/a $52 7:30pm # *** @ (thr sold out) aug 25 fri Thought Riot, Scare (D.C.), Nothington, Goddamn Wolves at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ aug 25 fri Pumice (New Zealand), Gabriel Mindel Salomon (Portland), Axolotl at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a ** aug 25 fri xBxRx, 7 Year Rabbit Cycle, Murder Murder, David Copperfuck at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ aug 25 fri Al Franken at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $125/$50/$35 8pm # * (Benefit For Midwest Values PAC) aug 25 fri Team Dresch at slim's, S.F. a/a $11/$13 9pm ** aug 25 fri MayPole, Coho, Kaura, Wickenshire, Caroline at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 18+ 8pm ** aug 25 fri Hightower, Walken, Asshole Parade, Three Weeks Clean at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** @ aug 25 fri Unnatural Helpers, Darker My Love, Hello Fever at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 25 fri Teenage Harlets (record release), The Secretions (Sacramento), Thee Merry Widows, Flexx Bronco, Rock N Roll Adventure Kids at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm/9pm ** @ aug 25 fri Dramarama, Little Yellow Perfect, Shannon Ferry at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ ** aug 25 fri Def Leppard, Journey at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $85/$69/$43/$30 7:30pm # ** aug 25 fri Agent Orange, Clay Wheels at Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ aug 25 fri Murder Practice, Break Cadence, By My Will, Slaughtahouse, Changing Face, Revenge is Bond at Unity Skate Shop, Livermore a/a ** @ aug 25 fri Dead City Sunday (cd release), The Main Event, Minus Vince at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $10 7pm ** @ aug 25 fri Lynyrd Skynyrd at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville a/a ** aug 25 fri Strip Kitty, Sleazy Earl Ray at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm * aug 26 fri Look Back & Laugh, Charm (Japan), UG Man (Japan), Conquest For Death, Lewd Acts (S.D.), Pressure (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ aug 26 sat Tulsa, Trainwreck Riders, The Pharmacy (WA), Delay (OH) at Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley a/a $5 8pm ** @ aug 26 sat La Plebe, Larry And His Flask (Bend, Oregon), Zombie Co-Pilot (Bend, Oregon), y Psycho 78 (Weed) at Haus of Rock, Magnolia and 27th St, Oakland, a/a $6 ** @ aug 26 sat Stella, 5 Cent Coffee, Uni & her Ukelele, Just Henry, Megan Lynch, Tippy Canoe & Dee Spare at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a aug 26 sat Train at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $38.50 8pm # ** aug 26 sat Full On Flyhead, The Animal Underground, The Wearies, Delux at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm ** aug 26 sat Death Angel, Drunk Horse, Flattbush at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm *** @ aug 26 sat Dead To Me, Love Equals Death, The Departed at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/10pm ** @ aug 26 sat Cellar Door (Portland), As A People at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * aug 26 sat Skye at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm * aug 26 sat Night After Night, The Naysayers, Salem Lights at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** @ aug 26 sat Genghis Khan, Saros, Himalaya at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** @ aug 26 sat The Flakes, Four Slicks (Paris), The Hysterians at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 26 sat Herbert, Jonah Sharp at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 * aug 26 sat One Louder, Downfall Society, Tuxedo, The Currents at Red House, 1667 Botelho Dr., Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm ** @ (all Bands from Las Lomas High School: aug 26 sat Monster Squad, The Abuse at the Epidemic, 4501 O'Hara Ave., Brentwood a/a 7pm ** @ aug 26 sat Funk The Band at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a 3pm ** aug 26 sat Def Leppard, Journey at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $85/$70/$43/$30 7:30pm # ** aug 26 sat Circle Of 5ths, S.T.D., Losing All Pride, Red Tape, 5 Days Dirty at Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a $8 7pm ** aug 26 sat Haste The Day, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, August Burns Red, Ligeia, Inhale Exhale at Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ (98.5 Rock) aug 26/27 The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $69-$49 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 27 sun Love Songs, King City, Ill Gotten Gainz, dj Isaac Owen MoneY at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5 6pm/7pm ** @ aug 27 sun KUSF Rock n' Swap at McLaren Hall, USF Campus, S.F. a/a 10am-4pm aug 27 sun Venom, Devildriver at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # *** @ aug 27 sun Little Yellow Perfect, The Welcome Matt, Yousaidsaturday, Power Wheel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 and up 3pm/4pm ** (Benefit for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society) aug 27 sun Nuts And Bolts, The Framed, Rat City Riot, Dekoiz at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 ** aug 27 sun Axolotl, Tom Carter, Inca Ore at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * aug 27 sun Verbal Abuse, Hymen Holocaust, The Lincolns, Sad Boy Sinister at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** @ aug 27 sun Pulsator at Charlie's Grill, Windsor Golf Club, Windsor a/a 2pm * aug 27 sun The Format, Rainer Maria, Anathallo, Street To Nowhere at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$14 7pm/8pm ** @ aug 27 sun Def Leppard, Journey at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # ** aug 28 mon The Format, Rainer Maria, Street To Nowhere at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$14 7:30pm ** aug 28 mon Barrington Levy at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $27 9pm * aug 28 mon The Thieves at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * aug 28 mon Styx at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** aug 29 tue Scott H. Biram, Hellbillys, Bellevelle at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm * aug 29 tue Fleeting Trance, Customer, Jack Deville at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ free 8pm ** aug 29 tue Eric Gaffney & Richard Marshall, The Horse Thieves at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * aug 29 tue Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12.50 9pm * aug 30 wed Moe! Staiano's Moe!kestra!, French Disco, The Drogues at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 30 wed Frank Black, Reid Paley at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm ** (seated show) aug 30 wed Ted Nugent at California State Fair, Sacramento a/a ** aug 30 wed Matt Costa, The Watson Twins at the Library, 7042 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento 18+ $13/$15 8pm * aug 31 thr Radio Birdman, Black Furies, The Sermon at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 31 thr Honeycut, Nino Moschella, Rapatron, dj's at Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a $8 8pm * aug 31 thr Every Move A Picture at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 31 thr Neptune (Boston) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ aug 31 thr Willie Nelson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 31 thr My Monster at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara 21+ 9pm * (Live 105) aug 31 thr Hank Williams III, Assjacks at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20 7pm/8pm ** (Davis KDVS 90.3FM) aug 31 thr Frank Black at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15/$17 9pm ** aug 31 thr Crazy Ballhead at the Distillery, 2107 L Street, Sacramento 21+ aug 31 thr Deerhoof, Husbands at Kate Buchanan Room, Humboldt State University, Arcata 18+ $5 8pm ** sep 1 fri Eskapo, Acts Of Sedition, Deconditioned (WA), Hightower, Giant Haystacks at 924 Gilman a/a $5 8pm *** @ sep 1 fri Dcoi, Dead City Disease (Canada), Monster Squad, The Singletons at Balazo 18, S.F. a/a 7pm ** @ sep 1 fri Facing New York at Slim's, S.F. a/a $11 9pm ** sep 1 fri Acid King at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ ** sep 1 fri Dr. Know, America's Dirty Thirtys (Fresno) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm *** @ sep 1 fri Casper And The Cookies, P.A.F., Half-Handed Cloud at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/10pm * sep 1 fri Dick Dale, The Pyronauts at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a $20 7pm/8pm ** sep 1 fri In Reverent Fear (cd release), Now We Are Six the Message, 1650 Ashbury Drive, Concord a/a $8 7pm ** (christian bands only) sep 1 fri Tesla at State Fair, Sacramento a/a ** sep 1 fri Paramore, Hit The Lights, Cute Is What We Aim For, This Providence at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$14 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ sep 1 fri Willie Nelson at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville a/a ** sep 1/2 Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 2 sat Hellshock (OR), Storm Crow, Wartorn (WI), Holokaust (L.A.), Sahn Maru at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ sep 2 sat Yesterdays Rising, Portugal The Man, Normal Like You, Karate High School, Kid Innocence, Sheol at Sweet's Ballroom, 1933 Broadway, Oakland a/a $16.50/$19.50 7pm/8pm ** sep 2 sat Paramore, Cute Is What We Aim For, Hit The Lights at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 8pm ** sep 2 sat Hepcat at the Great American Music hall, S.F. a/a $21 9pm ** sep 2 sat Digital Underground, The Feed, Ostrich Head at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ ** sep 2 sat Will Franken, Triclops! at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 2 sat The Tubes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 2 sat Karate High School at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 2 sat Make Me, Anchors For Architects at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 2 sat The Plastic Constellations, Gaviotas at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/10pm * sep 2 sat The Bellrays, The Spores, Sonic Love Affair at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 2 sat Ashtray, Syf at Epiphany Music, 640 4th Street, Santa Rosa a/a $5 8pm ** @ sep 2 sat The Runs at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a 3pm ** sep 2 sat Frankie J, Orishas, Luis Fonsi, Nina Sky, Jeannie Ortega at Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose a/a $45 7pm # * sep 2 sat Y & T at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$20 8pm/9pm ** sep 2 sat Tool, Isis at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # *** sep 3 sun Tool, Isis at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** @ sep 3 sun Forgive Durden, The Outline, Envy On The Coast at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 3 sun Still Flyin', Eux Autres at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 3 sun Pulsator at Milbrae Festival, Broadway, Downtown Milbrae a/a * sep 4 mon Cloud Cult, Hijack The Disco, Radius at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 4/5 Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Tyde at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 tue Deerhoof, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 5 tue Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish, Light This City, Antagony, Too Pure To Die at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 5 tue The Moggs, The Drift, Lebanon (Tel Aviv) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 tue Blackfire Revelation at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ sep 6 wed Psyopus, Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza, Murder Parade, Home Pharmacy, A Black Rose Burial at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 6 wed Cocorosie at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $15 9pm * sep 6 wed Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm * sep 6 wed Centro-matic, David Dondero, The Decoration at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 6 wed Heart at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 6 wed Dick Dale at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $20 9pm ** sep 6 wed The Doobie Brothers at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a * sep 6 wed Dave Matthews Band at Raley Field, West Sacramento a/a # ** sep 6 wed Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish, Too Pure To Die, Light This City Nights Like These, Before I Wake at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** @ sep 6 wed Train at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville a/a ** sep 7 thr The Flying Luttenbachers, Ox Bow, Genghis Tron, The Mall at 12 Galazies, S.F. 21+ ** sep 7 thr Wayne "The Train" Hancock at the Hemlock, S.F .21+ sep 7 thr Autonervous, Sixteens, C.L.A.W.S. at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 7 thr The Briggs (record release), The Filthy Thieving Bastards at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 7 thr Los Lobos, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $48-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 7 thr Heart at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** sep 7 thr Psyopus, Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza, Home Pharmacy at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ (98.5 Rock) sep 8 fri Sour Mash Jug Band, The Bad Things (WA), Dandelion Junk Queens, A Bird In The Wall at 924 Gilman a/a $5 8pm ** sep 8 fri Ox Bow, Genghis Tron, Totimoshi at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 8 fri Ruins, Acid Mothers Temple (Ruins/Acid Mothers Temple will play individually/together as 7 acts) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm *** @ (Japanese New Music Festival) sep 8 fri The Matches (cd release) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 8 fri Feist at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 9pm # ** sep 8 fri Dr. Know (Oxnard), Ribzy, Poop, Angry For Life at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm *** @ sep 8/9 The Leather Uppers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ sep 8/9 Dave Matthews Band, Robert Randolph & The Family Band at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $60/$40 7pm # ** sep 9 sat A Tribe Called Quest at Community Theatre, Berkeley a/a $40 8pm # ** sep 9 sat Megadeth, Lamb Of God, Overkill, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Into Eternity, Sanctity, The Smashup at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** @ sep 9 sat A.F.I., Tiger Army, Saosin at the Civic Auditorium, S.F. a/a $25 7:30pm # *** @ sep 9 sat DragonForce at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm/8pm # ** sep 9 sat The Black Keys at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # * sep 9 sat Bob Log III, Blowfly, Yikes at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ ** sep 9 sat Citizens Here And Abroad (record release), Thee More Shallows, The Like Young at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 9 sat Sputterdoll, 12 Steps To Nothing at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a 3pm ** sep 9 sat Tony Bennett at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$75 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 9 sat Matisyahu, The Polyphonic Spree, Street Drum Corps at Civic Auditorium, 408 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose a/a $40 9:30pm # ** sep 9 sat Willie Nelson, Deana Carter, Shooter Jennings at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville a/a ** sep 10 sun Pressure Point, Red Tape, Giving Chase (PA), Thru It All (PA), Los Dryheavers at 924 Gilman a/a $6 5pm *** @ sep 10 sun Matisyahu, Gomez, Street Drum Corps at the Community Theatre, Berkeley a/a $39.50 7:30pm # ** sep 10 sun Push To Talk, An Angle, Evening Episode at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 7pm/8pm ** sep 10 sun Silver Jews at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $19.99 9pm ** sep 10 sun Mike Doughty at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm * sep 12 tue Frank Gratkowski, Weasel Walter, Damon Smith at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ sep 13 wed Sugarcult at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 8pm # ** sep 13 wed Waxfire, Sholi, Botticellis at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 13 wed The Vibrators, Cellblock 5, Dave Dalton The Pastor, Lurid Bliss, Dekoiz at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 13 wed Tiny Power (cd release), Mayfire, Stiletta at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm * sep 14 thr Charlie Roman And The Teenage Werewolves, Stigma 13, Year Of The Wild Cat at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $6 9:30pm ** sep 14 thr Nitzer Ebb, Motor at Slim's, S.F. a/a $25 9pm ** (was sep 15th) sep 14 thr Dead To Fall, Misery Signals, Arsis, The Faceless at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 14 thr White Whale, Inverness, Dodo Bird at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 14 thr The Cuts, Nice Boys at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 14 thr Gorch Fock (TE) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ * sep 14 thr Scars of Tomorrow, Full Blown Chaos, Fate at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ sep 14/15 Suicide Girls at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm ** sep 15 fri Risky Business (Canada), Wake Up Call (ME) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm ** @ sep 15 fri The Queers (N.H.), The Hard-Ons (Aus), The Groovie Ghoulies at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm *** @ sep 15 fri Southern Culture On The Skids, The Paybacks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 15 fri The Matches at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 7:30pm ** sep 15 fri Unearth, Bleeding Through, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Terror, Animosity at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.99 6pm/6:30pm # *** @ sep 15 fri FLESHIES, Xtopos, Octoons at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ *** @ sep 15 fri Retching Red, Womentors, The Twots at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** @ sep 15 fri May Star (San Diego) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm sep 15 fri The Queers, The Hard-Ons, Groovie Ghoulies, The Secretions at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ (98.5 Rock) sep 15 fri Sion (U.K.), The Common Men, Fetus Deathsquad at the Owl Club, 109 Church St., Roseville 21+ 9pm ** sep 16 sat The Queers (N.H.), The Hard-Ons (Aus), Groovie Ghoulies, Shinobu at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ sep 16 sat Blowfly, Bob Log III, Harold Ray Live In Concert at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 16 sat Phenomenauts, River City Rebels, Teenage Harlets, Rock N Roll Adventure Kids at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 16 sat Demob (England), Troublemaker, All Out Attak (L.A.) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm *** @ sep 16 sat Starlite Desperation at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 16 sat Ashtray at the Phoenix Theatre, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm ** @ (Ashtray plays between wrestling sets by Supreme Pro Wrestling) sep 16 sat Elton John at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $155-$50 8pm # *** sep 16 sat Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $46-$31 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 16 sat This Charming Band (tribute - two sets), dj Kenny at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm * sep 16 sat Armitage Shanks, The Runs, The Obsessors, Touch My Rash at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ ** @ sep 16 sat Jaguares at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $40/$46 8pm/9pm ** sep 16 sat Train at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville 21+ ** sep 16 sat The Buffy Swayze, Strix Vega at the Alibi, 744 9th St., Arcata 21+ $3-$5 10pm * (Benefit Humboldt Council of the Blind) sep 17 sun Lethal Aggression, Security Threat (CO), Ill Content at 924 Gilman a/a $5 5pm *** @ sep 17 sun B-52's, Gnarls Barkley, Blue October, Augustana, Carbon Leaf at Sharon Meadows, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $35 noon # ** (Alice 97.3 Now & Zen Fest) sep 17 sun The Advantage at the Bottom of the Hil, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm * sep 17 sun Jaguares at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 8pm # ** sep 17 sun The Beach Boys at the Marin Civic Center, San Rafael a/a $80/$65/$50/$35 3pm # ** sep 17 sun Bonnie Raitt, Keb Mo at Pavilion, Concord a/a $20 7:30pm # ** (kids under 12 free on lawn) sep 17 sun George Carlin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $78-$43 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 17 sun A Static Lullaby, A Thorn For Every Heart, Still Life Projector, Dance Gavin Dance at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** @ sep 18 mon Starflyer 59 at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm * sep 18 mon Ani DiFranco at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd., Saratoga a/a $40/$35 7:30pm # ** sep 18/19/20 Human League at the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ ** sep 19 tue Replicator, Ho-Ag (Boston) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 10pm ** sep 19 tue Robin Trower, Bob Culbertson at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma 21+ $25 7pm/8pm ** sep 19 tue Mission Of Burma at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** sep 20 wed Mission Of Burma, 50 Foot Wave at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 20 wed Throwdown, Zao, Evergreen Terrace at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 8pm ** sep 20 wed The Lawrence Arms, The Draft, The Blackout Pact, Shinobu at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** @ sep 21 thr Serena-Maneesh, Evangelicals at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm * sep 21 thr M.D.C. (unplugged), Buddha Brothers, John The Baker (acoustic) Greg Dale (acoustic) at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $6 8pm/9pm ** (split 7" release for M.D.C./John The Baker) sep 21 wed USA Is A Monster at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 21 thr Third Date, Vile Conundrum, In Rare Form at the Rockit Room, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * sep 21 thr Deadboy & The Elephantment at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm * sep 22 fri Allegiance, Ceremony, Acts Of Sedition at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ (Benefit American Cancer Society) sep 22 fri Massive Attack (U.K.), dj SHadow at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $45.50 8pm # ** @ sep 22 fri Moe. (Buffalo), New Monsoon at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 22 fri Andrew Bird, Dosh at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 22 fri Black Furies at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ * sep 22 fri The Makes Nice, Gentlemen Callers (L.A.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 22 fri Righteous Fists Of Harmony at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * sep 22 fri Taj Mahal, Jonah Smith at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 22 fri Firme (cd release) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm * sep 22 fri David Lee Roth at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $37/$42 8pm/9pm ** sep 23 sat Job For A Cowboy (AZ), All Shall Perish, Antagony, Embrace The End, Arise at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ sep 23 sat Phoenix at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm * sep 23 sat The Botticellis, The Morning Benders, Two Seconds at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 23 sat Charlie Roman And The Teenage Werewolves, Stigma 13, Year Of The Wild Cat, The Scrawnies at the Pound, S.F. a/a $10 8pm # ** sep 23 sat Exibition at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * sep 23 sat Candlebox, Driveblind, Whitestarr at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 23 sat Dub FX at Half Moon Bay Brewing, 390 Capistrano, Half Moon Bay a/a free 7pm * sep 23 sat Jackie Greene at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $14/$17 8pm/9pm ** sep 23 sat The Girlfriend Experience, October Allied at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** sep 24 sun Folsom Street Fair, S.F. a/a free sep 24 sun Snow Patrol (Scotland), Augustana, The Duke Spirit at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** @ (postponed from jun 18th) sep 24 sun Little Feat at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 24 sun The Armitage Shanks at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** sep 24 sun Creedence Clearwater Revisited at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 24 sun Six Feet Under, Krisiun, Decapitated, Cattle Decapitation, Abysmal Dawn at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 7pm/8pm *** @ (Davis KDVS 90.3FM sep 25 mon Mastodon, Converge, The Bronx at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18 8pm ** sep 25 mon The Drams at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm * sep 26 tue Medeski Martin, Wood at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # * sep 26 tue Caliban, The Acacia Strain, Light This City, Stick To Your Guns at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 26 tue Junior Boys at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm * sep 26 tue Tall Birds at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ sep 27 wed Pelican, Daughters/Saviours/Nachmystium at Great American Music hall, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm ** sep 27 wed The Damnwells, Army Of Me at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 27 wed Peter Frampton at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$35 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 27 wed The Billy Nayer Show, The Buffy Swayze at Empire Squared, Eureka. a/a 7:30pm * sep 28 thr Starsailor (U.K.), Brother Man Dude, Peter Walker at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 28 thr Mojave 3 at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm * sep 28 thr Kultur Shock, La Plebe at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @ sep 28 thr Israel Vibration at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 9pm ** sep 28 thr George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Elvin Bishop at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $58-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 29 fri La Plebe, Inspector Double Negative, Static Thought, Society's Parasites (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ sep 29 fri Hell's Belles, Dynamite 8, Adrian & The Sickness at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 29 fri The Jolenes, Tippy Canoe at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ sep 29 fri Last Puppy, Scarlets, The Jaded Fucks, The White Barons at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (Boom's Birthday) sep 29 fri Cherry Poppin' Daddies at Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma 18+ $18 8pm/9pm ** sep 29 fri John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Marjorie Fair at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $76/$66/$56/$31 6:30pm # ** sep 29 fri Pele Juju, Molly Higbie, Deb Lane, Brindle, Afia Walking Tree, Annie Steinhardt, Jayn Pettingill, Shelley Doty, Dana Hutson at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $15/$19 8pm/9pm * sep 29 fri Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Shinedown at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # *** sep 29/30 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Frank Black (Solo) at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $85/$65/$45 7:15pm # ** sep 29/30 Huey Lewis & The News at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$50 5:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 30 sat Gossip at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 30 sat Birdmonster at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** sep 30 sat J.P.G., The Buffy Swayze, The Blue Dot, film 'Rural Rock & Roll' at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 30 sat The Hacks at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * sep 30 sat Winter Flowers, The Dilettantes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 30 sat Beck, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Muse, The Shins, Rogue Wave, Wolfmother, Coheed & Cambria, Kinky, The Mutaytor at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $50/$30 2:30pm # *** sep 30 sat N.V.S. at Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a free 3pm * sep 30 sat Hell's Belles, Adrian & The Sickness, Dynamite 8 at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $13/$16 8pm/9pm ** sep 30 sat Amber Pacific, Sherwood, Just Surrender, Over It, All Time Low at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ sep 30 sat Sheryl Crow, John Mayer at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # ** sep 30 sat The Bowel-Tones, The Low Budgets, P.A.W.N.S., The Shankers at Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 9:30pm *** oct 1 sun The Mass, Triclops!, Grayceon, dj Isaac Owen Money at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5 6pm/7pm ** @ oct 1 sun Gossip at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/9pm ** oct 1 sun Amber Pacific, Sherwood, Over It at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 7pm ** oct 1 sun Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Shinedown at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $50/$35/$25 7pm # *** oct 2 mon Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship, Cage at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** oct 3 tue Celtic Frost at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** oct 4 wed Warner Drive, With Report at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 18+ 8pm * oct 4 wed The Independents, Ashtray, Dave Dalton, The Cyn Project at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 4 wed Emmylou Harris at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 4 wed Mofro at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15 9pm * oct 5 thr Billy Bragg at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) oct 5 thr Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower, Boyskout (cd release), The Mall at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ oct 6 fri Decry (L.A.), Retching Red, Miscreants at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ oct 7 sat Love Equals Death at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm * oct 7 sat Magnolia Electric Co. at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $13 9pm * oct 7 sat Hot Tuna at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $35/$39 8pm/9pm * oct 7 sat The Chop Tops, The Tantrums, Inuim Diablos at Wilhelmina's, 1023 Front Street, Sacramento a/a 9pm ** oct 8 sun Keane at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $35 7pm # ** oct 8 sun Kamelot, Epica at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ oct 8 sun Residual Echoes, LSD-March, New Rock Syndicate at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 8 sun Dark Star Orchestra at Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$23 7pm/8pm ** oct 8 sun Queensryche at Konocti Harbor, Kelseyville 21+ ** oct 9 mon Sol'iLLaquists Of Sound, Glue, X:144 & SPS, Prolyphic at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 9 mon Michael Schenker Group, Luvplanet at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $22.50/$25 7pm/8pm ** oct 9/10 The Pogues at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $65 # *** oct 10 tue Michael Schenker Group, The Substitutes at Slim's, S.F. a/a $30 8pm ** oct 10 tue Califone, Oakley Hall, D.W. Holiday (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hil, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 10 tue Roger Waters (performing 'Dark Side of the Moon') at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $134/$94/$35 8pm # ** oct 11 wed Sufjan Stevens, My Brightest Diamond at Zellerbach Auditorium, U.C. Berkeley a/a $25 8pm # * oct 11 wed Queensryche at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** oct 11 wed Michale Graves, Eyes In The Fog, Dave Dalton The Pastor Of Cell Block 5 at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 12 thr Thunderbirds Are Now, You Say Party We Say Die, Shoot Out The Lights at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 13 fri Acts Of Sedition at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ (Benefit for Devon Blood) oct 13 fri Samiam at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** @ oct 13 fri Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Architecture In Helsinki, Takka Takka at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm # *** oct 13 fri The Grannies (record release), The Golden Gods, The Hollycocks at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** @ oct 13 fri Kunk fu Vampire (cd release) at Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 14 sat Hot Cross (N.Y.), Amanda Woodward (France), Peelander-Z (Japan), Comadre at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ oct 14 sat Subtle at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 14 sat Easy Star All Stars at Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$16 8pm/9pm * oct 15/16 Citzen Cope at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** oct 17 tue Less Than Jake, Catch 22, The Loved Ones at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18 8pm *** @ oct 17 tue The Hold Steady at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $13/$16 8pm ** oct 18 wed Boris at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** oct 19 thr Mnemic, Soilwork, Threat Signal at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** @ oct 19 thr Decemberists, Lavender Diamond at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 19 thr Sushou No Fune (Japan), Mammatus, Numinous at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 20 fri Life Long Tragedy, Silence Kills The Revolution at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ oct 20 fri The Detroit Cobras at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/10pm * oct 21 sat The Stitches (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm ** @ oct 21 sat D.O.A. (Canada), Look What I Did, East Bay Shitbirds at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ oct 21 sat Frank Marino & Mahogany RusH at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $16/$19 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 24 tue Be Your Own Pet, Awesome Color, Tall Firs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 26 thr Galactic at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $22.50/$25 9pm ** oct 26/27 Fear Factory, Suffocation, Hypocrisy, Decapitated at the Pound, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 27 fri Inspect Her Gadget, Postnone at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 18+ 8pm ** oct 27 fri Circle Of 5ths, S.T.D., Wings Of Innocence, Flip The Switch, The Secretions, Final Summation, Vyncent Flaw, Jealous Makes Five, Team Karate Warehouse at Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a $10 7pm ** @ (Costume Party) oct 28 sat Devo, A Flock Of Seagulls, Animotion, Bow Wow Wow, When In Rome at the Civic Center, S.F. a/a # **** @ oct 28 sat Alias & Tarsier, Electric President at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 28 sat K.M.F.D.F.M. at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 ** @ oct 28 sat Superbooty at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $26/$29 8pm/9pm ** (Costume Contest) oct 29 sun NoMeansNo at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14/$16 8pm *** @ oct 30 mon Pere Ubu at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? ** oct 30 mon NoMeansNo at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm *** @ oct 30/31 Tricky at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28 8:30pm/9pm ** (was aug 7 & 8) oct 31 sat Captured! By Robots at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 2 tue Aerosmith, Motley Crue at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # *** nov 4 thr Katatonia, Moonspell at the Pound, S.F. a/a # ** nov 4 thr Say Anything, Me Without You, Piebald at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/50/$16 8pm ** nov 5 fri The Rolling Stones at the Coliseum, Oakland a/a # *** $ nov 5 fri Rise Against, Thursday at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** @ nov 5 fri Thursday, Rise Against at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm # ** @ nov 7 tue Pet Shop Boys at Civic Auditorium, S.F. a/a $95/$70/$40 8pm # ** (Reserved Seating) nov 9 thr Tooled Up at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * nov 10 fri Xiu Xiu, Cong For Brums at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** nov 10 fri Dan Bern at Slim's, S.F. a/a $17 9pm ** nov 11 sat Wolf Eyes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** nov 13 mon Barbra Streisand, Il Divo at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $750/$350/$200/$100 # ** nov 18 sat The Slits (reunion) at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $14 *** nov 22 wed Groundation at Slim's, S.F. a/a $17 9pm ** nov 28 tue cancelled: Do Make Say Think at Great American Music Hall, S.F. dec 1 fri Party Wizard, Circle-Flag at 818 Pine Street, Oakland a/a free 8pm ** (Repo Man Theme Party) dec 3 sun KUSF Rock n' Swap at McLaren Hall, USF Campus, S.F. a/a 10am-4pm * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- aug 5 sat Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemen live on U.C. Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 9pm aug 25 fri Furious Minds on Healdsbyrg Public Access AHTV 26 8pm Radio/TV Shows --------------- Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio www.byofl.org/maximum/radio 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 sat KALX live on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 9pm-midnight sun Rampage Radio on S.F. State Radio KUSF 90.3FM 2am-8am sun NewHotBands on public access TV Comcast Ch 29 12:30pm sun Earwhacks with Paul and Che on Sacramento KRXQ 98.5FM 10pm-11:30pm sun Neonate with Punk Roge and Riot on UC Davis Radio KDVS 90.3FM 12am-2am C L U B I N F O R M A T I O N ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Galaxies, 2565 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 415-970-9777 Annie's Social Club, 911 Folsom St. at 5th, S.F. 21+ 415-974-1585 Balazo 18, 2183 Mission, S.F. a/a 415-425-6147 Blake's, 2367 Telegraph, Berkeley 18+ 510-848-0886 Blank Club, 44 South Almaden Avenue, San Jose 21+ Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+ 866-575-9405 Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a 916-988-9247 Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., S.F. a/a 21+ 415-621-4455 Bourbon Street, 2765 Clayton Road, Concord 18+ 925-676-7272 Cafe Du Nord, Inc., 2170 Market Street, S.F. 21+ 415-861-5016 Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a book 831-423-1338 831-423-1336 DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 415-626-1409 Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary, S.F. 21+ Elbo Room, 647 Valencia near 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-552-7788 El Rio, 3158 Mission St., S.F., 21+ 415-282-3325 Empire Events Center, 1417 R Street at 15th, Sacramento a/a Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. a/a www.thefillmore.com 415-346-6000 leave soon after the last band for a free poster at the exit Gilman, 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley a/a book 510-524-8180 510-525-9926 membership meetings 1st and 3rd sat. each month http://www.924gilman.org Golden Bull, 412 14th Street at Broadway, Oakland 21+ Grant & Green, 1371 Grant St., S.F. 21+ 415-693-9565 Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. a/a 415-885-0750 Harlow's, 2708 J Steet, Sacramento 21+ 916-441-4693 Hemlock, 1131 Polk at Post, S.F. 21+ 415-923-0923 Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+ 415-546-6300 Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 Kimo's Bar, 1351 Polk at Pine, S.F. 21+ 415-885-4535 Knockout (formal Odeon), 3223 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 415-550-6994 Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a 800-660-LAKE Library, 7042 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento 18+ Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+ 415-647-2888 Metro, 201 Broadway at 2nd., Oakland a/a 510-673-1146 Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+ 415-625-8880 Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 408-741-2822 Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+ 916-443-9751 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+ Pound, End of Cargo Way off 3rd St. or off Jennings from Evans 415-826-9202 Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 925-938-6900 Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a 18+ Rooster's Roadhouse, 1700 Clement Ave., Alameda a/a 21+ ^ Slim's, 333 11th St., S.F. a/a 415-522-0333 Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a) 510-841-2082 Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland 21+ 510-444-6174 Studio Z, 314 11th Street, S.F. 21+ 415-252-7666 Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-775-7722 Westcoast Worldwide Records, 1908 16th St., Sacramento a/a Unity Skate Shop, 2188 Railroad Ave., Livermore a/a 925-371-8181 (no alcoho/drugs - no ins/outs if under 21) Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+ 510-451-8100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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