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 May 7, 2007 may 7 mon Chuck Ragan, Matt Skiba, Emily Tessmer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm * may 7 mon Ian Bjornstad, Chairman Wow, Best Wishes at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * may 8 tue Swim Swam Swum, Pretty As Sin at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 8 tue Self Against City, The Higher, Over It, Everybody Else at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 6:30pm/7pm ** may 8 tue Battletorn (N.Y.C.), Population Reduction, Tarrakian at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 8 tue The Lords Of Altamont (L.A.), Babies On Fire at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** may 8 tue MamaCoatl, Fontain's M.U.S.E., Steve Taylor-Ram'rez at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * may 8 tue cancelled: Cat Empire at Harlow's, 2708 J St., Sacramento may 9 wed Comadre, Broadway Calls (OR), The Riot Before (VI), Loma Prieta at the Black Lodge, 1759 12th Street, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** @ may 9 wed Drop Trio, Ben Adams, Joe Lewis Makeshift Ensemble at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 9 wed Battletorn, California Love, Walken at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 * may 9 wed Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Fratellis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 9 wed Taylor Hicks at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $55/$39.50 6:30pm/8pm # * may 9 wed The Cat Empire at the Grand, 1300 Van Ness, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm # ** may 9 wed The Untouchables, Siddhartha, Robert Gomez at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. $30/$25 8pm ** may 9 wed Harold Ray Live In Concert, The Struts, The Vaticans at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 9 wed Up The Empire, Pistols Will Air, Schande, Thunder Thighs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 9 wed Storm Large And The Balls, Squaretape at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm * may 9 wed Pete And J (N.Y.C. - ep release), Pocket Shelley, Kate Isenberg at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * may 9 wed Matt Skiba, Chuck Ragan, Mike Hale at the Macla, 510 South First Street, San Jose a/a $9 7pm ** may 10 thr Terror, Hoods, Allegiance, Massacre Time at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 6:30pm/7:30pm ** @ (Hardcore Fest) may 10 thr Born/Dead, Pisschrist (Australia), Oroku (Seattle), Tarrakian at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St., Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ may 10 thr The She He Hes, Drunken Prayer, Lana Rebel, Morgan Geer at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** may 10 thr Black Moon Ritual, The Amplifires, Flexx Bronco, Neon Nights at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 ** may 10 thr Aqualung, Sara Bareilles at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 10 thr Junior Brown at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 7:30pm/8pm ** may 10 thr 8past, The Sweet Revenge, Stiletta, The B-Cups at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$7 8pm * (underwear fashion show at 11pm) may 10 thr Myotonia, The Kegels, Antagony, dj Niklas at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** may 10 thr Bottom, Floating Goat, World Eater at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @ may 10 thr Brent Weinbach, Drennon Davis, Rob Paravonian (N.Y.C.), Mark Silverman at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * may 10 thr The Local Stars, Chantigs, The Hobbyists at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 10 thr Luni Coleone at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$15 * may 10 thr Storm Large & The Balls, Dungeons & Dragqueens at the Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+ * may 11 fri Whiskey Rebels, Far From Finished, Far From Finished (WA), Los Dryheavers, Red Handed at 924 Gilman a/a $6 7:30pm *** @ may 11 fri Desa, Tera Melos, Nurses, Worker Bee, This Valley Arena at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 6pm ** @ may 11 fri Stormcrow, Pisschrist (Australia), Look Back And Laugh, Oroku (Seattle) at Haz-Mat Warehouse, Oakland a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 11 fri Phobia (L.A.), Population Reduction, Strains Of The Apocalypse, World Eater, New Earth Creeps at someplace, West Oakland a/a $6 7pm/8pm *** @ may 11 fri The Privies, Innerworkings, Anthem at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm ** may 11 fri Mirthkon, Juan Prophet Organization, Vacant Churches at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 * may 11 fri Porcupine Tree at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $50/$25 7pm/8pm # ** may 11 fri Monsters Are Waiting, The Morning Benders, The Botticellis, The Mumlers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 11 fri Bustle In Your Hedgerow (tribute), Rocket at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** may 11 fri I Am Spoonbender, Steven Stapleton, Ariel Pink, Phase Chancellor at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** may 11 fri the Rum Diary, Empty Rooms, French Disco at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * may 11 fri The Blasters, Del Bombers, The Pendletons at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8pm ** may 11 fri Monkey at La Barca, 2036 Lombard Street, S.F. 21+ * may 11 fri Michael de Winter (Minneapolis), Planes For Spaces (Minneapolis) at Argus Lounge, 3187 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 9pm may 11 fri Cupids, Halcyon High at Edinburgh Castle, S.F. 21+ $4 ** may 11 fri Mercy Mercy, The Majestys (L.A.) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 11 fri Crooked String Band, Sassparilla Jug Band (Portland) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 7pm * may 11 fri Red Fang (Portland), Walken, Genghis Khan 3 at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 11 fri Free Cowboy Hats, Freak Accicent, Free The Mother, Adventures Ina Pancake (lobby), Brain Police (lobby) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm ** may 11 fri Osh Core, Schizos, Choys Sonic Water, Closet, Skull Stomp, Derps at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 7:30pm ** may 11 fri La Guns, Bent, Cradle at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ ** may 11 fri Kobalt, Manchester School, Terri F, The Lazerri Experiment at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm * may 11 fri The Mutilators, Hell Caminos, Stellar Corpses, Mystery Lights at the Jury Room, 712 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz 21+ ** @ may 11 fri Moon Trent, The Autis Toole Shaylin Nichole at the Queen Bean, Modesto a/a free 8pm * may 11 fri S.T.D., Fashion City Scandal, Rocketship Lightshow at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $8 6:30pm ** may 11 fri Drop Dead Gorgeous, Alesana, A Day To Remember, Dance Gavin Dance, A Skylit Drive at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 ** may 11 fri Compadre, the Story Tellahs, Adict Merchants at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8 9pm ** may 11 fri The Chop Tops, White Baron, The Shankers, Moonshine at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ 9pm ** may 11/12 Tainted Love at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave., S.F. 21+ ** may 12 sat Internal Affairs (L.A.), Never Healed, Trash Talk (WA), Violation (L.A.), Heads Up at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 12 sat Eskapo, 2nd Class Citizens, Chromium Six, Sayanara Suckers at the Haz-Mat, Oakland a/a $6 7pm/8pm ** @ may 12 sat Raptor Party, All Heroes, The Seth Chaplas, Dancing With Aspirin at Blake's, Berkeley a/a ** may 12 sat The Devolvers, Sik Luv, The Pendletons at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 12 sat Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Guster, Ozomatli at KFOG KaBoom, Pier 30-32, S.F. a/a $10 ** (fireworks at 9pm) (best fireworks dispaly of the year) may 12 sat Brian Glaze, O Lucky Man, First Amendment, Stryk9, Blood Rave (tribute) at Balazo Gallery, S.F. a/a $6 7pm ** may 12 sat Steven Wright at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $40/$35 6:30pm/8pm # * (seated show) may 12 sat Damage Inc. (tribute), Blood Red (tribute), Cowboys From Hell (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm ** may 12 sat Blind Willies at Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, 515 Cortland Ave., S.F. a/a $3 10am (Breakfast with Enzo) may 12 sat Gravy Train at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a 8pm *** may 12 sat Drunken Public, Brown Shoe, Naybahud Folks, Nerve And Mashon, See Will Harrison, Caroline Pardo, art installation at El Rincon, 2700 16th St. at Harrison, S.F. 18+ $10 8pm * may 12 sat Acid Mothers Temple, Mammatusk, Triclops! at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ may 12 sat Cwachemoe, The Professioal Heroes, Free Cowboy Hats, Lost Puppy at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 3pm/4pm ** may 12 sat X-Clan at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** may 12 sat Left Coasting, Is at Ireland's 32, 3920 Geary Blvd., S.F. 21+ free 9pm may 12 sat Raise Hell (Sweden), Avenger Of Blood at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** (early show) may 12 sat The Contractions, Clorox Girls, Red Dons, Special Ed at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** (late show) may 12 sat Suicide Girls Prom at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $35 8pm * may 12 sat The Floating Corpses, The Judy Experience, dj Jaimie Jams at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** @ may 12 sat The Corruptors, Dick Dusters, Cobretti, King Loses Crown at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 12 sat The Love X Nowhere, Parson Red Heads, Gingerbread Patriots, Kite Flying Society, Amy Cooper, Furniture On Fire, Love Is Chemicals, The Centuries at Rocket Room, S.F. 21+ $8 ($6 before 6pm) 3pm/4pm ** may 12 sat Black Fiction, Lemonade, The Fucking Ocean, Head Like A Kite, Skeletons, The Kings Of All Cities at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ ** may 12 sat P.M.R.C., Snag, The Fistifuks, Strike To Survive, The Scurves, Publiquers, D.C. Bullets, First Class Fuck Ups at Dream Machine Studios, 3133 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa a/a $6/$8 noon to about 8pm *** @ (outdoor show) may 12 sat Break Point, Cold Hot Crash, The Mitchetons, Mister Loveless at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 7:30pm ** may 12 sat Crossfire (covers) at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ free * may 12 sat Eric Ware with House and Mirv, E3 and EDJJ jazz quartet at St. James Gate, 410 Old County Rd., Belmont a/a free 8pm * may 12 sat Shitkickers, Civet (Long Beach), Jonny Manak & The Depressives, FunkTheBand, The Hysterians, Astro Zombies (tribute), The Holdup, Reckless Rebels, Parklane at West Valley College, 14000 Fruitvale Ave. Saratoga a/a free 1pm/2pm ** (Westfest 2007) may 12 sat Brian Wakefield, Dying Cow, Adam Lipman, Wooly Mar at Community Center, 535 Kelly Street, Half Moon Bay a/a $4 6:30pm/7pm ** (Benefit for AIDS relief) may 12 sat Knuckleup, Tried And True at the Mustang Club, 413 North 7th Street, Modesto 21+ $5 * may 12 sat With Passion, Embrace The End, Elysia, Arsonists Get All The Girls, Before I Wake at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** @ may 12 sat The Snobs, Radio Life, Light Rail, Midnight Academy at the Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+ $8 9pm ** may 12 sat The Demonics, The Flesh Hammers at Davidson's Distillery, 275 E. Fourth St., Reno, NV 21+ free 9:30pm * may 13 sun Clorox Girls (OR), Red Dons (OR), Sex Tape Scandal at 924 Gilman a/a $6 5pm *** @ may 13 sun Rock 'n' Swap at U.S.F., 2130 Fulton, S.F. a/a $3 10am-3pm (KUSF) may 13 sun Kristin Hersh, The McCarricks, Dolorean at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $17 7pm/8pm ** may 13 sun Gym Class Heroes at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (Wild 94.9) may 13 sun Verbal Abuse, Jesus Fucking Christ, Death By Excess, Officer Down at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 5pm/6pm *** @ may 13 sun Kelley Stoltz, Sonny Smith (cd release), Virgil Shaw at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm * may 14 mon Les Nubians at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $25 8pm ** may 14 mon Robin Thicke at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # * may 14 mon Pillows, Roman Ruins, Ellul, Sugarghost (Denmark) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 15 tue We Drew Lightening, Mute Socialite at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ may 15 tue RJD2, Pidgeon John, Happy Chichester at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm * may 15 tue Daevid Allen, Kwisp, Daevid Allen & Josh Pollock at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 15 tue Drunken Prayer, Lana Rebel at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ may 15 tue Brad Brooks, Joel Streeter, Ryan Auffenberg at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * may 15/16 Dinosaur Jr., Awesome Color at Slim's, S.F. a/a $26 9pm *** @ may 15/16 Colin Hay (acoustic), Rykarda Parasol (solo) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm * may 16 wed Inspector Double Negative, Somehow At Sea, Newageynofriends, Laser at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 16 wed Meat Puppets at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** may 16 wed Third Date at the Dirty Martini, 2801 Leavenworth St., S.F. 21+ 9pm free may 16 wed Replicator (cd release), El Buzzard at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 16 wed DMBQ (Japan), Akimbo, Numbers, Experimental Dental School at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ *** @ may 16 wed Drunken Prayer, Lana Rebel at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ may 16 wed The Time Flys, The Jungles, The Impediments at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 16 wed The Old-Fashioned Way, Foma, The Ian Fays at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm * may 16 wed Modest Mouse, Man Man, Love As Laughter at the Event Center, San Jose State University a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** may 16 wed Melt Banana (Japan), Mike Watt And The Missing Men, The Lords Resistance Army at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm/9pm *** @ may 17 thr Moons Of Cronos, Sons Of Oswald at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 17 thr Panic Button, Go Kart Mozart, Bunson at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** may 17 thr Audrey Sessions, (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 17 thr Alvin Youngblood Hart, Slowfinger, The Lucky Stiffs at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $13 7pm/8pm ** may 17 thr Pipas, Bye Bye Blackbirds, Land Of Ill Earthquakes at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 9:30pm * may 17 thr Leavenworth, Jim Kaiser at the Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market Street at 6th, S.F. a/a $6 8pm ** may 17 thr Wah Wah Exit Wound, Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound, Mute Socialite at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 17 thr Ruberside Down, Inq at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ * may 17 thr We Are Invisible, Recliner, Alex Karweit, Pollux at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $6/$8 8pm * may 17 thr Statutory Grape, Isabellas, Girls with Guns, Jack Spade at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 17 thr Petracovich, Snowblink, The Spires at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm * may 17 thr Stevie Nicks, Chris Isaak at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $100/$66/$46/$30 7:30pm # ** may 17 thr The UV's (L.A.), Jonny Manak And The Depressives at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ 10pm free ** may 17 thr Frenzy (U.K.), The Henchmen (L.A.), The Stellar Corpses (Santa Cruz) at Willeminas, 1023 Front Street, Old Sacramento 21+ $10 9pm/9:30pm ** may 17 thr Socially Pink, Flexx Bronco, No Trigger at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9pm ** may 17/18 The New Deal, Kid Beyond (thr), Natalie Walker (fri) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** may 18 fri California Love, Drain The Sky (record release), Jesusfuckingchrist, Ritual Of War (OR), Chromium 6 at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ may 18 fri Drinking Machine Gun, New Faith, New Earth Creeps, One Word Solution at the Metro, Oakland a/a $7 8pm ** may 18 fri Ozma, New Years Day, Kaddisfly at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** may 18 fri The Atomic Bomb Audition, Wah Wah Exit Wound (Seattle), Wildildlife, OMCK at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 18 fri Ben Gibbard, David Bazan, Johnathan Rice at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** may 18 fri Ron White at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $47.50 5:30pm/7pm # * may 18 fri Gipsy Kings at the Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $95/$80/$50 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** may 18 fri El-P at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 18 fri Jel And telephonejimjesus, Yoni Wolf, Doseone (spoken), Bat Rays, dj Odd Nosdam at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** Mission Creek Festival may 18 fri Luminous Family Trust at Papa Toby's Revolution Cafe, 3248 22nd St., S.F. a/a free 9pm may 18 fri Cheveu (France), Tyvek, Nice Smile at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 18 fri The Sea And Cake at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave., S.F. 21+ ** may 18 fri Tyrese at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $30/$40 9pm * may 18 fri Marcus Shelby And His Quartet, The Culprits at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 7pm * may 18 fri The Dead Science, Sholi, Little Teeth at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 ** may 18 fri Ghost Of Curtis, Leaders Of Men at the Peacock Lounge, 552 Haight Street, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * (Ian Curtis Memorial) may 18 fri Wayward Son, Children Of The Damned, First Come First Shred at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** @ may 18 fri Sons Of Oswald, Regrets Of A Tiffany Gun, Hollowhead, Five Characters In Search Of An Exit, Dot.Commies, Mugso, Mr. Kee at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 7:30pm ** @ may 18 fri Concrete Ritual, Spiral Arms, Cronos at Bourbon Street, Concord 18+ ** may 18 fri Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Jack Ingram, Kellie Pickler at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $54/$34/$24.25 7:30pm # * may 18 fir Monkey, Justifi, The Luxury Sweets, Hobo Erotic, The Jokes, The Last Chords, Trouble In Paradise, The Obsessors at Porter College Quad, 1156 High Street, UC Santa Cruz a/a free 3pm *** (campus gates close at 8pm to non U.C.S.C. students) may 18 fri Jonny Manak And The Depressives, The UV's (L.A.) at the Jury Room, 712 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz 21+ 10pm ** may 18 fri Frenzy (U.K.), The Henchmen (L.A.), The Stellar Corpses (Santa Cruz), Sean Kennedy at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ $8 9pm ** may 18 fri Godstomper, The Lost Boys, Fat Boy, Spinal Breaker, Pass-A-Fist, Los Fracasos at Ressurection Church, 7600 Soquel, Aptos a/a $7 7pm ** may 18 fri Die Trying, Track Fighter, So Called Tragedy, Aroarah, Rip Nicky at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** @ may 18 fri Whiskey Rebels, Dcoi!, The Messengers, Knuckle Puck at Vet's Hall, 9346 Greenback Lane #11, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm ** may 18 fri Izabela at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8 9pm * may 18 fri The Black Halos, The Flesh Hammers at Fritz's, 1305 Virginia St., Reno NV ?/? * may 19 sat Rock And Roll Adventure Kids, Black Fag (L.A.), Abi Yo Yo's, Floating Corpses, Tulsa at 924 Gilman a/a $6 7:30pm *** @ (Punk Prom 2007) may 19 sat The Messengers (Ohio), Dcoi (Davis), The Beerlords (Sacramento), Self Inflicted at the Haz-Mat Warehouse, Oakland a/a $6 7pm/8pm ** @ may 19 sat Destructive Critisism, Wildside, A Dying Beauty, Autumn Sara, Extortion, Seven Stories, Falling, Echoes Of Fear, Virginia, A Lurking Fear at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 6pm/6:30pm *** @ may 19 sat The Reaction, The Moore Brothers at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 19 sat Wire Graffitti (cd release), Dolorata, Charm School Dropouts, Dynamite 8 at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 19 sat Flogging Molly, Shantytown, The Hooks at Oyster and Beer Festival, Fort Mason, S.F. a/a $50/$19/$15 (ages 14 and under free) noon til 7pm ** may 19 sat The Knitters (John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Dave Alvin, dj Bonebrake, Jonny Ray Bartel) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** may 19 sat Paramore, This Providence, Quietdrive at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** may 19 sat Ruberside Down at Artsfest, Civic Center, S.F. a/a free * may 19 sat Prince at the Orpheum Theatre, S.F. a/a # *** may 19 sat The Fucking Ocean, Late Young, Mi Ami, Fierce Antler, Good Game at Warehouse 1310, 1310 Potrero near 25th, S.F. a/a ** may 19 sat Neon Wilderness, Butterface, Chris Proctor & The Sex Offenders, The Harrington Saints at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 3pm/4pm ** may 19 sat King Kong, Port O'Brien, Andy Tisdall at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm * may 19 sat The Union Trade, Echodrone, A Pack Of Wolves at Edinburgh Castle, S.F. 21+ ** may 19 sat The Black Halos, The UV's (L.A.), Angus Khan, Jonny Manak And The Depressives at Fat City, S.F. 21+ 9pm * may 19 sat Karpov, The Gonifs at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7pm * may 19 sat House Of Om, Mark Farina (record release), dj Heather, Hipp-e at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 10pm * may 19 sat Secretions, Ashtray, Final Summation, P.M.R.C. at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ may 19 sat Poor Bailey, Cityscape Horizon, Permanent Black, Matsuri at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 7:30pm ** @ may 19 sat Bjork, Joanna Newsom at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $71/$51/$27 (set of 4 lawn tickets for $79) 7:30pm # ** may 19 sat Insolence, The Sick, Counterproductive, Scrripted at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** may 19 sat D Numbers (Santa Fe), Bear On Bear (Santa Cruz) at Cafe Pergolesi, 418 Cedar St., Santa Cruz a/a free 8pm ** may 19 sat In Disgust, Loser Life. at 313 Cypress Ave., Santa Cruz a/a 4pm ** (BBQ) may 19 sat Gather, 7 Generations, XRisenX, Time For Change, Spell It Out, XDukes UpX at 418 Project, 418 Front St., Santa Cruz a/a $6 8pm ** @ may 19 sat All That Remains at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 ** @ may 19 sat Brad Paisley, Jack Ingram, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # ** may 19 sat Chasing The Promise Land, Ra Ra Rabbit, Tremble Low at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** may 20 sun Gather (last show), Risen (IN), 7 Generations (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a $6 5pm *** @ may 20 sun Undiagnosed, Violet Drive, The Real Tom Thunder, Resurrection Syndicate The Business End, Melting Point, Cormorant at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 6pm/6:30pm ** @ may 20 sun Rwake Black Cobra, One In The Chamber, The River Runs Black at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 ** may 20 sun N.F.F.U. (Boise), P.M.R.C., Strike To Survive, Blodrott, Good Neighbor Policy, Anger As A Gift, Crap! at Warm Water Cove, Bay End of 24th Street, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** @ may 20 sun Ruberside Down at Bay to Breakers, S.F. a/a free * may 20 sun Bullet For My Valentine, All That Remains, Escape The Fate, The Confession at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** @ may 20 sun Albert Hammond Jr., The Dead Trees at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 8:30pm/9pm * may 20 sun Static Thought, 5 Day's Dirty, Final Summation (Sacramento), Los Kung Fu Monkey (Tijuana) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 5pm ** may 20 sun The Hot Toddies, The Music Lovers, The Tartans (L.A.) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 20 sun Mia Doi Todd, Daedelus, Flying Lotus, Radius at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** may 20 sun Tulsa, The Dead Westerns, Static Mind-Fi, Drugstore Cowgirl at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** may 20 sun KDVS Record Swap at Fools Foundation, 1025 19th Street, Sacramento a/a $3 9am til 3pm may 21 mon Sol.iLLaquists Of Sound, dj J. Storm, Grey Matter (Orlando) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm * may 21 mon Paul Baribeau, Dave Dean's Musical Forklift, Gab at 99 Farallones St., S.F. a/a free * (vegan potluck) may 21 mon Sightings (N.Y.C.), Bronze at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 7pm ** may 21 mon Rwake (Arkansas), Black Cobra, Walken, 100 Suns at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** may 21 mon Outbreak, Whiskey Rebels, Hour Of The Wolf, Wake Up Call, Red Handed at Vet's Hall, 9346 Greenback Lane #11, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm ** may 22 tue D Numbers, On 3 Go at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ may 22 tue Bleach, Lozen, Orb Of Confusion at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 22 tue Jason Debo, Hope For Agoldensummer, Knife & Fork at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * may 22 tue Bear On Bear, The Vox Jaguars at Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz a/a $5 7pm * may 22 tue Bobby Conn, Gorgeous Armada And The Americas at 1078 Gallery, Chico a/a $5 8pm * may 23 wed Sightings, Axolotol at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 * may 23 wed Clutch, Year Long Disaster, Backyard Tire Fire at Slim's, S.F. a/a $19/$22 8pm ** may 23 wed Under The Influence Of Giants, Young Love, PlayRadioPlay!, Liam And Me at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** may 23 wed Priestbird (formerly Tarantula A.D.), Pit Er Pat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * may 23 wed Fishbone, The Expendables at Ruby Skye, 420 Mason at Geary, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** may 23 wed The Front (L.A.), Puppies & Ponies at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 23 wed Misner & Smith, The Stalks, Ula at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * may 23 wed John Legend at Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $70/$50 8pm # * may 24 thr Sleepyboymoe, L. Cooper, Graybar at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ may 24 thr Harry Connick Jr. at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $88.50/$55.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 24 thr The Death Of A Party (cd release), Sheena, Pony Come Lately at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 24 thr Tarentel, Starving Weirdos, Xela at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * may 24 thr Michale Graves, Maxwell Adams, Easedrop, Alexic, Go Lay Down at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** may 24 thr Low Stars at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm * may 24 thr The Cock-T's, Katie Gorman, Sparkly Devil, Bombshell Betty at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** may 24 thr Agent Ribbons, Barzin (Toronto), The Matinees (cd release) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * may 24 thr Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Sex Goddess at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $13/$15 8pm ** @ may 24 thr The Audition, My American Heart, The Graduate, New Atlantic, 1997 at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 ** @ may 25 fri Social Unrest, Hellbillys, Static Thought, Bad Samaritans (L.A.), Pyramid Scheme (PA) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 7:30pm *** @ may 25 fri Brother Resistance, Double D, The Platinum Band, Chalkdust at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley a/a $15/$18 ($10 with student I.D.) 9pm/9:30pm ** may 25 fri Form And Fate, Master/Slave, Good City Lie Still, Alessismore at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 25 fri Filthy Thieving Bastards, The Sore Thumbs, Druglords Of The Avenues at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 ** may 25 fri Brother Ali, Psalm One, BK One at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** (KFJC) may 25 fri The Audition, My American Heart, New Atlantic, The Graduate, 1997 at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** may 25 fri Timothy Rabbit, Bear On Bear (Santa Cruz), Pockets, Crank Up Your Hearing Aid, Roman Ruins at Balazo Gallery, S.F. a/a 8pm ** may 25 fri DeVotchKa, Sea Wolf at the Grand, 1300 Van Ness, S.F. a/a $25 8pm # ** may 25 fri Amon Tobin at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $18 * may 25 fri Vaticans, Bug Nasties, Coconut Coolouts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * may 25 fri Louis XIV at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** may 25 fri Winsome Griffles, Actor Slash Model (Chicago) at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm * may 25 fri Jimmy O'Malley, Bob Foxcroft, Celeste Paradise, The Father, Vanaj James at Red House, 1667 Botelho Dr., Walnut Creek a/a 7:30pm * may 25 fri Harry Connick Jr. at Center for Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $75/$50/$36 8pm # ** may 25 fri The Showdown, Chasing Victory, Showbread at the Underground, 1601 Coffee Road, Modesto ?/? $10 6pm ** may 25 fri Animosity, As Blood Runs Black, The Faceless, Between The Massacre at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 ** @ may 25 fri Monkey at Ukiah Brewing Company, 102 S. State St., Ukiah a/a * may 26 sat Animosity, As Blood Runs Black, The Faceless (L.A.), Beneath The Massacre (Canada), Agenda Of Swine at 924 Gilman a/a $7 7:30pm *** @ may 26 sat Moon Trent, The Autis Toole, Static Stereo, Carl With Records, Jet, Bambi Lake at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck, Berkeley a/a $5 7pm ** may 26 sat Funeral Shock, S.M.D. (album release), Brain Handle (PA), Second Opinion at the Haz-Mat Wharhouse, Oakland a/a *** @ may 26 sat Helepolis, Bring It Home, Acrisia, LaVendi, Motogruv, Chaplain, Chronic Narcosis, Almost Dead at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 6pm/6:30pm ** @ (battle of the bands) may 26 sat Actor Slash Model, The Winsome Griffles at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 26 sat Vin Rouge, Company Car (cd release), Pebble Theory (cd release), Cast Of Thousands at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 26 sat Marianne Faithfull at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $38.50 8pm/9pm # * may 26 sat Trenchcoat Mafia, Utter Bastards, The Grand Color Crayon at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 3pm/5pm ** may 26 sat Fracas, Texas Thieves, The Immigrants at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** may 26 sat Luminous Family Trust, Volumen Cero, Los Abandoned at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8:30pm/9pm may 26 sat Le Fraction (Paris) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 26 sat Squaretape at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 7pm * may 26 sat Montana, Fleeting Joys, Sciflyer, dj Injection at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** (Cool Waves Festival) may 26 sat Dry Spells, Leyna Noel, Kathryn Anne Davis at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * may 26 sat Radio Fiction, Vanishing Act, Breaking Custom, The Blind, Cnidarians at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 7:30pm ** may 26 sat The Young Has Beens, Impeller at the Time Out, 1822 Grant Street, Concord 21+ 9pm ** may 26 sat Theta Naught (Salt Lake City), Parker Street Cinema, Pants Pants Pants, The Static Rising at 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Ave., Brisbane 21+ $5 (free for designated drivers) 8pm * may 26 sat Play! A Video Game Symphony at Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $10/$72/$36 8pm # * may 26 sat The Phenomenauts, The Groovie Ghoulies, Jonny Manak & The Depressives at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm *** may 26 sat The Secretions, Ashtray, Lesdystics, Dance For Destruction, The Giddy-Ups at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** @ may 26 sat The Showdown, Chasing Victory, Showbread at Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a $10 6pm ** may 27 sun Girls With Guns, Skeleton Television, Statutory Grape at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 27 sun The White Barons, Mystery Pissers (AZ), Los Dryheavers (Santa Cruz) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** may 27 sun Warsaw Poland Brothers, Keyser Soze, dj Sep at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm ** may 27 sun The Burning Embers, Misisipi Rider at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * may 27 sun Monkey at Caspar Inn, 14957 Caspar Rd., Caspar 21+ * may 27 san Raw Power at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** @ may 29 tue The Screamin Yeehaws, Toothless George at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 29 tue Real Live Tigers (Austin), Tinyfolk at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * may 29 tue Pie Rats, The Down Lowe at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ free 9pm * may 29 tue Gowns Valet, White Rainbow, Alee Karim, Womans Worth at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm may 30 wed The Crowd, The Aimless Never Miss at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 30 wed Manu Chao, Radio Bemba Sound System at the Civic Auditorium, S.F. a/a $30 7:30pm # ** may 30 wed The Hold Steady, Illinois at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15/$17 8pm ** may 30 wed The Black Angels, Vietnam at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 7:30pm/8pm ** may 30 wed Japanther, Intelligence, Sic Alps at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm * may 30 wed Nothington, Cobra Skulls, The Excuse, New Tomorrow at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 30 wed Anti-Ear, Commode Minstrels In Bullface, Rcomplexx, Hodag at G3 Lounge, 3910 Geary at 3rd Ave., S.F. 21+ free ** may 30 wed Dennis Edwards (from the Temtations), Cradle at Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek a/a $150/$75/$50 6pm/7pm * (Rock for Shelter)Ô may 30 wed I Object, Magrudergrind, In Disgust at Youth Center, 30 Maple St., Watsonville a/a $4 6pm ** may 31 thr The Bug Nasties, Teen Archer, Humboldt Squid at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * may 31 thr The Dilettantes, Mania, The Countless Others at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** may 31 thr Citizen Cope, Soulive at the Grand, 1300 Van Ness, S.F. a/a $23 8pm/9pm # ** (was listed as at the Fillmore) may 31 thr Chris Garneau, Liam Carrey, Laura Weinbach at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * may 31 thr The Chop Tops (Santa Cruz), The Formaldebrides, The Graveside Rockers, The Scrawnies at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$12 8pm ** may 31 thr Michael Mayer, Gui Boratto, dj Worthy, Christian Martin, The Kontrol Crew at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 * may 31 thr Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, The Rock N Roll Adventure Kids, The Living Dead Girlz (dance troupe) at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 21+ ** (S.F. IndieFest Launch Party) may 31 thr Ovipositor (cd release), The Atomic Bomb Audition, Chords Are Dead at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 31 thr The Chariot, Misery Signals, I Am Ghost, I Hate Sally at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 6:30pm ** @ jun 1 fri Godstomper, Magrudergrind (D.C.), I Object (N.Y.), Noisear (MN), Superbad (OR), Acts Of Sedition at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ jun 1 fri Straggler, The Salem Lights, Mommie's Friend, Cleveland at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ free ** jun 1 fri Spiral Arms, Greenhouse Effect, Dolorata, Concrete Ritual at the Uptown, Oakland, 21+ $8 * jun 1 fri Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation, Kylesa, Stolen Babies at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 7:30pm ** jun 1 fri The UpTones, Monkey, Justifi, Hobo Erotic, dj ChAos at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 ** (ska) jun 1 fri The High Strung, Brimstone Howl at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm * jun 1 fri The Hellbillys at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jun 1 Life Long Tragedy, Allegiance, Die Young (TX), In Remembrance (MA), Gunsmoke, Steel Trap at the Marine Youth Center, 1115 3rd St., San Rafael a/a $8 8pm *** jun 1 fri Bunson, Noravenu at Silo Pub, California Ave. at Hutchinson Dr., UC Davis ?/? free 5:30pm jun 1 fri Mary Timony, The New Trust at Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8/$122 9pm * jun 1 fri The Kegels at Davidson's Distillery, 275 East Fourth St., Reno, NV 21+ * jun 1 fri Rock N Roll Adventure Kids, The Bug Nasties at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** @ jun 1/2 The Arcade Fire at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $31.50 8pm # *** (saturday sold out) jun 2 sat Risilence, Tried & True, Trouble Maker, The Heart Attacks (GA), Skull Stomp at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm *** @ jun 2 sat Instant Asshole, Magrudergrind (D.C.), I Object! (N.Y.), Punch at Haz-Mat, Oakland a/a $6 ** @ jun 2 sat The Lucky Stiffs, The Heart Attacks, Society's Parasites, Switchblade Riot, Victim Nation at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $7 2:30pm/3pm ** jun 2 sat The Moral Tourists, Temple Of Roots, Taru, The Late Night Dates at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** jun 2 sat Matt And Kim at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm jun 2 sat Left Coasting, Mikey The Fiddler Henderson, Derek Bodkin, Jeb Taylor, Chris Zanardi, Lost Ticket, Reefer Canyon, William Mylar Band at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, 45 Shelley Drive, John McLaren Park, S.F. a/a free noon to 6pm jun 2 sat Sparta, Straylight Run, Lovedrug at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** @ jun 2 sat The BingTones at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 245 Valencia Street, S.F. a/a $45 (includes dinner) 5:30pm/7pm * (Benefit Morquio Syndrome Research) jun 2 sat Steel Pulse at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 9pm # ** jun 2 sat Spider Silk Dress, Maggie Morris, The Dead Westerns at Brainwash, 1122 Folsom St., S.F. a/a free 8pm * jun 2 sat Schaffer The Darklord at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * jun 2 sat Pacuzo, Freex, Tatanka Iyotake at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 4pm * jun 2 sat mewithoutyou, Piebald, Manchester Orchestra, The Snake The Cross The Crown at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 ** @ jun 2 sat Moon Trent at Fresno Pride, Fresno a/a free jun 2 sat Fast Times at Black Oak Casino, 19400 Tuolumne Road North, Tuolumne 21+ free 9pm jun 3 sun Me Without You, Piebald at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 3 sun Uncle Monk (featuring Tommy Ramone), The Whoreshoes, The Burning Embers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 3 sun The Bleeder Project at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5-$10 sliding 4pm * (West Memphis Three World Awareness Day & Benefit) jun 3 sun Sergio Iglesias & The Latin Love Machine, Antiguo Automata Mexicano (Mexico), Evil Hippie at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jun 4 mon Pretty Girls Make Graves (last tour), Kill Me Tomorrow, Moonrats at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** jun 4 mon (hed) pee, Authority Zero, Mower, Villebillies, Danny Diablo at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$17 ** jun 5 tue Ludicra, Middian, Minsk, Scorched Earth Policy at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm ** @ jun 5 tue Unsane, 400 Blows, Mouth Of The Architect at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jun 5 tue Telehorse Uma, Horns at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ jun 5 tue Pato Banton at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 5 tue John Mayer, Ben Folds at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $60/$50 7:30pm # ** jun 6 wed US Bombs, The Stitches, Smogtown at Fat City, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** @ jun 6 wed Indigo Girls at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $40/$35 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 6 wed Unsane, 400 Blows, Mouth Of The Architect at Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm ** @ jun 6 wed Otep, Static X at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., Chico a/a $18/$20 6:30pm # ** jun 7 thr Lucinda Williams, Kelly Joe Phelps at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $40 8pm # ** jun 7 thr Low Red Land, Hound Runner, Cloud Archive at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * jun 7 thr Blurred Vision, The Cons, Hazerfan at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ * jun 7 thr The Toiling Midgets, Rubber City Rebels, The Lewd, The Symptoms, The Sea Hags, Vale (mc - from Search and Destroy), dj Denise Demise at Slim's, S.F. a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm ** @ (Dirkfest - Tribute to the life of Dirk Dirksen - see jun 8th) jun 7 thr Third Date, Groovy Judy, Stone Cold Soul at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $5 8:3pm jun 7 thr Bob Burns & The Breakups at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ jun 7 thr Sweet Nothings, Sex Robot, Stilleta at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 7 thr Otep, Static X at Fat Cat, 930 11th St., Modesto 21+ $20 6:30pm ** jun 7 thr Menomena, All Smiles at Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $10 9pm * jun 7 thr cancelled: Mary Chapin Carpenter at Mountain Winery, Saratoga jun 8 fri Ninja Academy (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ jun 8 fri Eek-A-Mouse, Native Elements, Selecta Kurious, Smoke 1 at Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $18/$22 10pm ** jun 8 fri Foxtail Somersault, Joy Wants Eternity (Seattle), Love X Nowhere at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * jun 8 fir Chrome, Helios Creed, Triclops!, Three Weeks Clean at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10/$12 ** @ jun 8 fri Mice Parade, Tom Brosseau, Kim Kira at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 8 fri White Trash Debutantes With Jonathan Gries, S.F. Mutant All-Stars, The Contractions, The Avengers, No Alternative With Chip Kinman, Ness Aquino, Jello Biafra (mc), films, dj Denise Demise at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm *** @ (Dirkfest - Tribute to the life of Dirk Dirksen - see jun 7th) jun 8 fri Flyleaf, Kill Hannah at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18 8pm ** jun 8 fri Perros Con Pistolas, Wifey, The Cruel & The Kind, T&A at Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm * jun 8 fri Flexx Bronco, Black Moon Ritual at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 8pm * jun 8 fri Brother & Sisters (L.A.), Jeffrey Luck Lucas, Mark Matos at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm * jun 8 fri Fabulous Disaster (cd release), Compton SF at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 8 fri Lucinda Williams at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $45/$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 8 fri LoNero, Storybook Of Stars, Bomb And Scary, Scott Rose at Britannia Arms, 1087 S. De Anza Blvd., San Jose 21+ $5 ** jun 8 fri Curbside (Campbell) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** @ jun 8 fri Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble, Horsefeathers, Tom Heinl at Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $10/$12 8pm/9:30pm ** jun 9 sat The Insaints, Fabulous Disaster, Retching Red, Dynamite 8, Bitchslap (S.C.) at 924 Gilman a/a $6-$10 sliding 8pm *** @ (Benefit for a Safe Place Womens Shelter) jun 9 sat Capitalist Casualties, Lack of Interest, Voetsek, Maggot Colony, Crucial Cause at Haz-Mat, Oakland a/a $7 *** @ jun 9 sat The Varukers (U.K.), Scarred For Life (L.A.), Monster Squad, Dekoiz, The Lucky Stiffs at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 *** @ jun 9 sat The Backorders, Draggin' Suzy, Sorrow Town Choir at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * jun 9 sat Thriving Ivory at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 9 sat Nekromantix, Left Alone, The Heart Attacks, Static Thought at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm ** @ (Hellcat records) jun 9 sat Mika at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # * jun 9 sat Menomena at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 8:30pm/9pm * jun 9 sat The Bar Feeders, Triclops!, Wildlife at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7-$20 sliding scale 9pm/10pm ** @ (Benefit the National Association to Protect Children) jun 9 sat Vin Rouge, Jupiter Blue at Fat City, S.F. 21+ 9pm jun 9 sat Chrome, Helios Creed, Battleship at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** jun 9 sat Broken Ladder, Deborah Crooks, Food And Drink, Full On Flyhead, Hippie Grenade (cd release), The French Thinkers, Artists, dj at El Rincon, 2700 16th St. at Harrison, S.F. 18+ 8pm ** jun 9 sat Blind Willies, Lost Coast at Mission City Coffee Roasting Co., 2221 The Alameda, Santa Clara a/a $15 8pm jun 9 sat Bloc Party, Interpol, Queens Of The Stone Age, Social Distortion, The Faint, The Bravery, Kaiser Chiefs, Silversun Pickups, Cold War Kids, Shiny Toy Guns, Sum 41, CSS, The Lovemakers, Streets To Nowhere, Scissors For Lefty, The Matches, Every Move A Picture, Tiger Army, Poor Bailey, Immigrant, Minipop, Audrye Sessions, Honeycut at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a 11:30am $30 # *** (Live 105's BFD) jun 9 sat The Avengers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** @ jun 9 sat Flyleaf, Kill Hannah, Sick Puppies, Resident Hero at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $18/$20 ** @ jun 10 sun Have Heart (MA), Allegiance, Soul Control (RI) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 5pm ** @ jun 10 sun October Allied, Bunny Numpkins & The Kill Blow-Up Reaction, The Gorillas From The Crypt Dance Team at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $8 2pm/3pm ** (BBQ) jun 10 sun Ima Robot at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** jun 10 sun The Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $50/$30/$9.53 6pm # ** (95.3 KRTY Volunteer Jam) jun 10 sun Nekromantix, Left Alone, The Heart Attacks, Static Thought at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$14 ** @ jun 10 sun Capitalist Casualties, Voetsek, Psychosomatic, Rebel's Advocate at Vet's Hall, 9346 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a $7 7:30pm *** @ jun 11 mon Indigo Girls, Brandi Carfile at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 9pm # ** jun 11 mon Mystery Jets (acoustic - U.K.) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ ** jun 11 mon Brian Wilson, Al Jardine's Endless Summer Band at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$70/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 12 tue Ire And Sentiment at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ jun 12 tue Hot Chip at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 12 tue Mystery Jets (U.K.), Datarock at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 12 tue Danko Jones, Lords Of Altamont, All Time Highs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 12 tue Elliott Yamin, Josh Hoge at Slim's, S.F. a/a * jun 12 tue John Doe at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ ** jun 12 tue Judgement Day, Captain Ahab, Silian Rail at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm * jun 12 tue The Queers, The Methadones, Mangies, The Secretions at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 *** @ jun 13 wed The Police, Fiction Plane at the Coliseum, Oakland a/a $225/$90/$50 # ** (sold out) jun 13 wed La Plebe, The Brass Liberation Orchestra, The Fucking Buckaroos, The Impalers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jun 13 wed Ovipositor, Chords Are Dead at the Knockout, S.F. $5 9pm ** jun 13 wed Corpse Show Creeps (MN) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * jun 13 wed Whild Peach at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm * jun 13 wed Boss The Big Sbit, Slavery Faulouah at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * (KDVS) jun 14 wed Unholy, Apiary, Year Of Desolation, The DestroIscariot at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10/$12 ** jun 14 thr The Queers, The Methadones, The Manges (Italy) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jun 14 thr Jana Hunter, Hiss Golden Messenger at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ jun 14 thr The Nightslaves (Portland), The Eegos (Portland) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 14 thr Mad Sin, Koffin Kats, Chop Tops, Los Dryheavers, Formaldebrides at Vet's Hall, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $12/$15 ** @ jun 14 thr Agression (Oxnard), Oppressed Logic, Shootin Lucy (former Oozies), Harvey And The Bloodletters, The Immorals at Torino's, 222 North Sutter Street, Stockton a/a $7/$9 7pm *** @ jun 14 thr Transfer, Bear Hunter at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * jun 15 fri Agression (Oxnard), Shattered Faith (L.A.), Verbal Abuse, Oppressed Logic, Midnight Bombers at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ jun 15 fri The Parties, The Family Arsenal at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * jun 15 fri Sleepytime Gorilla Museum at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $17/$19 9pm ** jun 15 fri Mad Sin, The Chop Tops, Koffin Kats at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm * jun 15 fri The Ladybug Transistor, Papercuts, Still Flyin' at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 15 fri Luminous Family Trust at Papa Toby's Revolution Cafe, 3248 22nd St., S.F. a/a free 9pm jun 15 fri Cock Block, Girl In A Coma at Fat City, S.F. 21+ 8pm * jun 15 fri Scissors For Lefty, Maldroid, Lemon Sun at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 15 fri Chinese Stars, Big Digits at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm * jun 15 fri The Hellbillys at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** jun 15 fri Keith Urban, The Wreckers at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $60/$50 8pm # * jun 15 fri Three Dog Night, Toto at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60/$50/$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 15 fri Hayride To Hell, The Widders, The Badmen at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 15 fri La Fin Du Monde, Unalaska, Tirantez at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** jun 16 sat Chris Murray (L.A.), Davenport Totem, Leftovers (ME), Soul Captives at 924 Gilman a/a $6 8pm ** @ (ska night) jun 16 sat Poor Bailey, The Federalists, Dot.Commies, Kill Moi, Bunson at Blake's, Berkeley $12 ($10 if over 21) 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 16 sat O.A.R. (Of A Revolution), Bedouin Soundclash at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $29/$29.50 7pm/8pm # ** jun 16 sat Monkey at Hunters Pt. Yacht Club, 405 Terry A. Francois Blvd., S.F. ?/? * jun 16 sat The Tubes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 16 sat Social Studies, The Ian Fays, Southerly at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 16 sat No More Stereo, Good City Lie Still at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** jun 16 sat Dekoiz, Sad Boy Sinister, Harrington Saints, Tried And True, Overdrive A.D. at Sweet Lou's, 8201 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati a/a $5 ** jun 16 sat Red Horizon, Goodbye Gadget, Noravenu, Impeller, First Stand at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 7pm ** jun 16 sat Paulina Rubio at Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose a/a $70/$50 8pm # * jun 16 sat D.I., Whiskey Sunday, Touch My Rash at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** @ jun 16 sat El Olio Wolof (Merced), Bear On Bear (Santa Cruz), Ibid (Merced), The Dont's at E3 Playhouse, 435 Front St., Santa Cruz a/a 8pm ** jun 16 sat The Handshake Murders, Gaza, Destroyer Destroyer, No Truce, Keeping Distance at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $8 9pm ** jun 16 sat Agression (Oxnard), Shattered Faith, Verbal Abuse, Oppressed Logic at the Distillery, 2107 L Street, Sacramento 21+ $10 8m *** @ jun 17 sun The Greatest Hits at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ jun 17 sun Agression (Oxnard), Shattered Faith (Orange County), D.I. (Fullerton), Oppressed Logic, Midnight Bombers at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 5pm/6pm *** @ jun 17 sun Necrophagist, Decapitated, Cephalic Carnage, Cattle Decapitation, The Faceless, As Blood Runs Black, Ion Dissonance, Arsis, Beneath The Massacre at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 3pm *** @ jun 18 mon Gang Gang Dance, Ariel Pink at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 7:30pm/8pm * jun 18 mon The Red Chord, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Despised Icon, All Shall Perish, See You Next Tuesday at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 *** @ jun 18 mon Gwen Stefani, Lady Sovereign, Akon at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # ** jun 19 tue Roger Waters at the Arena, Oakland a/a $135/$90/$50 8pm # ** jun 19 tue Hacksaw To The Throat, Exhausted Prayer, Times Of Desperation, Loch Berlin at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** jun 19 tue Radio Birdman at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** jun 19 tue Blind Willies at Last Day Saloon, 120 5th St. at Davis St., Santa Rosa 21+ $5 7:30pm jun 19 tue Gwen Stefani, Akon, Lady Sovereign at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $80/$70/$50/$25 6:30pm/8pm # ** jun 19/20 Sage Francis, Alias, Buck 65 at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** jun 20 wed Iz, The Graves Brothers Deluxe at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** jun 20 wed Shearwater, Jamie Stewart at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm jun 20 wed Full Frontal Assault (Bellingham), We Destroy at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 20 wed The Americas, The Quiet Ones at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * jun 21 thr Looker (N.Y.C.), Doctors In Love at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** jun 21 thr Skinny Puppy at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # ** @ jun 21 thr Abel Mouton And The Tastemakers, Blake Jones, Six Eye Columbia at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $8 7pm jun 21 thr Lazarus, 60 Watt Kid, Barn Owl at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * jun 21 thr Metal Tomb, Hazzard, Fog Of War, Eradicator at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** @ jun 22 fri Deathtoll, Hatchet, Arise, Worhorse (L.A.), Chromium 6 at 924 Gilman a/a $6-$10 sliding 8pm *** @ (Benefit for Bad Rap.org) jun 22 fri Goo Goo Dolls, Lifehouse, Colbie Caillat at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $55/$45/$35 7pm # ** jun 22 thr Mirthkon, Slydini, Fuzzy Cousins at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * jun 22 thr Jonny Manak & The Depressives, New Earth Creeps, The Sore Thumbs at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 ** jun 22 fri Tarwater (Germany) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 22 fri Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 22 fri Tortoise at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23 8:30pm/9pm * jun 22 fri Ex-Boyfriends, Looker (N.Y.C.), Lou Lou & The Guitarfish at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jun 22 fri Nikki Corvette & The Stingrays, The Makeout Party, The Little Girls, dj Tina Boom Boom at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jun 22 fri The Coma Lilies at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 8pm ** jun 22 fri Onesidezero, Storybook Of Stars, Aroarah, Scott Rose at Nova Hall, 37 North 27th St. at Santa Clara St., San Jose a/a ** jun 22 fri at G Street Pub, 228 G Street, Davis 21+ 9pm * jun 23 sat Eskapo, A.N.F.O. (Peru), Ryan Stark, Thanx For Nothing, Cookie Mosher at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ jun 23 fri Norah Jones, M. Ward at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $59.50/$45 8pm # * jun 23 fri LaCoste at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ jun 23 sat Moon Trent (record release) at Cafe Flore, Noe and Market, S.F. ?/? midnight jun 23 sat Left Coasting at Ireland's 32, 3920 Geary Blvd., S.F. 21+ free 9pm jun 23 sat Ebb & Flow, The Dont's, The Tender Few at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 23 sat Evolution (tribute), Destroyer (tribute) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm * jun 23 sat Willson Gill And The Willful Sinners, Barfeeders, Officer Down, Diesel Finger at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jun 24 sun Moon Trent San Francisco Pride a/a free jun 24 sun Bad Manners at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** jun 25 mon Vnv Nation at the Fillmore, S.F. $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 25 mon Luciano at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28 8:30pm/9pm * jun 26 tue Lion Sized at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ jun 26 tue Feist, Grizzly Bear at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** jun 26 tue Alela Diane, Mariee Sioux, Aaron Ross, Lee Bob Watson at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * jun 26 tue Viv Nation, And One at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $17/$20 ** jun 27 wed Lauryn Hill at Paramount, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $90/$68/$45 7:30pm # ** jun 27 wed Kemo Sabe, Nick Jaina, High Diving Horses at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * jun 27 wed Leon Russell at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm * jun 27 wed Toubab Krewe, Markus James & The Wassonrai at Harlow's, 2708 J Steet, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm * jun 28 thr Deer Tick, Adam Lipman, Diego Perez at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * jun 28 thr The Downfalls, Blue Mire, Pollux at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 28 thr Perros Con Pistolas, The Dead Westerns, The Blood Muffins at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jun 29 fri Erasure, Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry, Dresden Dolls, Margaret Cho at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $125/$65/$40 7pm # ** jun 29 fri Les Claypool, Two Gallants at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $28.50/$26.50 7pm/8pm # *** jun 29 fri Hot Tuna (acoustic) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # * jun 29 fri Giant Skyflower Band, Colossal Yes, Essie Jain at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ jun 29 fri 45 Grave, The Tell Tale Heartbreakers at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 29 fri Wild Child (tribute) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm * jun 29 fri The Freeze (Boston), Los Dryheavers, Dekoiz at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ ** jun 30 sat Fucked Up (Canada), Let Down (PA), Parasites Go!, Red Handed at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ jun 30 sat The Freeze (Boston), Monster Squad, Dekoiz at the Metro, Oakland a/a ** jun 30 sat Replicator, Moggs, Colony Of Watts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 30 sat The Grannies, Cobretti (cd release), Flesh Hammers, Waco! at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 30 sat Fall Out Boy, +44, The Academy Is..., Paul Wall, Cobra Starship at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $40/$24 5pm/6pm # ** (was May 4th) jun 30 sat The Nameless, Sik Luv, BadStrip, Brain Damaged, Manic Hispanic at Pacifica Sea Bowl, 4625 Coast Highway 1, Pacifica a/a free 10am-4pm ** (car show) jun 30 sat War, Midnight Star, Brenton Wood, Thee Midniters, Debbie Deb at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $55/$35/$10 6pm # *** (98.1 KISS FM Old School Fiesta) jul 1 sun Shearing Pinx, Red Nurse, 16 Bitch Pileup, Origami at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 1 sun Bad Religion, The Used, Tiger Army, Cute Is What We Aim For, Paramore, Coheead And Cambria, Killswitch Engage, Chiodos, New Found Glory, Pennywise, Yellowcard, The Vandals, Circa Survive, Pepper, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Funeral For A Friend, Anberlin, The Briggs, K-Os, Scape The Fate, Gallows, Bayside, The Unseen, Spill Canvas, The Dear And Departed, Amber Pacific, Nothington, As Cities Burn, Human Abstract, Alesana, I Am Ghost, Set YourGoals, Bless The Fall, Haste The Day, Family Force 5, Play Radio Play, Vincent Black Shadow, Big D And The Kids Table, The Almost, Meg & Dia, The Matches, Boys Like Girls, The Automatic, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, New Year's Day, Pistolita, All Time Low, Evaline, The Fabulous Rudies, Bleed The Dream, My American Heart, Buck-O-Nine, Throwdown, Authority Zero, Lorene Drive, Karate Highschool, Pure Volume at Warped tour, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $29.99 noon # *** @ jul 1 sun The Freeze (Boston), Monster Squad, Dekoiz at Vet's Hall, Sacramento a/a ** jun 30 sat Moon Trent, Static Stereo at Modesto Pride, Greceada Park, Modesto a/a free 3:30pm jul 2 mon Battles at Slim's, S.F. a/a * jul 3 tue Roger Miret & The Disasters, US Roughnecks, Monster Squad, Dekoiz at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 ** jul 3 tue The Moody Blues at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 5 thr Damon And The Heathens, October Allied, Kemo Sabe at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 9pm ** jul 5 thr Band Of Horses at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 5 thr Squirrel Nut Zippers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 5 thr Squirrel Nut Zippers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23 8pm ** jul 6 fri Juice, The Dollyrots (L.A.), Oh Manfri at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ jul 6 fri The Moanin' Dove at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ free jul 6 fri Bimbo Toolshed (reunion), All-Time Highs, Seize The Night at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** jul 6 fri No Use For A Name at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** @ jul 6 fri Eric Mc Fadden Trio at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** jul 6/7/8 Chris Isaak at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $80/$70/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 7 sat Ac/DShe (Tribute) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $6/$8 8pm jul 7 sat Salmon (Gilroy) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 7 sat Drug Lords Of The Avenues at the Off Limits, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** jul 8 sun China Room, Two Shaman at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * jul 8 sun Rock 'n' Swap at U.S.F., 2130 Fulton, S.F. a/a $3 10am-3pm (KUSF) jul 10 tue Blues Traveler, The Neville Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60/$50 5:30pm/7pm # ** jul 11 wed Mad Caddies at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** jul 12 thr Brian Regan at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $50/$45/$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # * jul 13 fri Spires, Hacksaw To The Throat, Lux Nova, Times Of Desperation, Myotonia at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ jul 13 fri Luminous Family Trust at Papa Toby's Revolution Cafe, 3248 22nd St., S.F. a/a free 9pm jul 13 fri Kung Fu Vampire at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 13/14 Boz Scaggs at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$55/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 14 sat 86 Mentality (D.C.), Set To Explode (D.C.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ jul 14 sat Earth, Wind + Fire at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $86/$56/$46 8pm # ** jul 14 sat Incubus, Simon Dawes at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $40 8pm # ** jul 14 sat Captured! By Robots, Teddy Bear Orchestra at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 14 sat Vanilla Ice at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** jul 15 sun Psychedelic Furs, ABC, The Fixx at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $40/$35 8pm ** jul 15 sun Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 15 sun Elysia, Knights Of The Abyss, With Blood Comes Cleansing, Bedlam at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** jul 16 mon Willie Nelson & Family at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90/$55 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 17 tue Lower Class Brats at the Metro, Oakland a/a ** jul 17 tue Ozzy Osbourne, Lamb Of God, Lordi (Finland), Hatebreed, Mondo Generator, Ankla, Circus Diablo, Nile, The Showdown at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a free # *** @ (Ozzfest) (free tickets available June 12 at www.ozzfest.com) jul 18 wed John Wesley Harding at Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8pm ** jul 18 wed Nile, Chthonic at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $18/$20 ** jul 19 thr Sonic Youth at Community Theatre, Berkeley a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** $ jul 19 thr Neville Staple at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm * jul 19 thr Ozzy Osbourne, Lamb Of God, Lordi (Finland), Hatebreed, Mondo Generator, Ankla, Circus Diablo, Nile, The Showdown at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a free # *** @ (Ozzfest) (free tickets available June 12 at www.ozzfest.com) jul 20 fri Phobia (L.A.), Intronaut (L.A.), Book Of Black Earth (L.A.), Rosetta (WA), Agenda Of Swine at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ jul 20 fir The Lawrence Arms, Dan Potthast, Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Hot Toddies, Shinobu, Pteradon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a 7pm ** @ jul 20 fri Sik Luv, This Charming Band (tribute) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ * jul 21 sat Hatchet, Warbringer (L.A.), Devastator at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ jul 21 fri The Lawrence Arms, Dan Potthast, Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Hot Toddies, Shinobu, Pteradon at North West Corner of Parking Lot, Oakland Coliseum a/a free 4pm to 6pm ** (Asian Man Records 11 Year Anniversary) jul 21 sat Leopold And His Fiction, Television Men, Year Of The Wild Cat at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ * jul 21 sat The Fray, Gomez, Eisley at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $40/$20 7:30pm # ** jul 22 sun Disco Biscuits at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 22 sun The Beach Boys at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $68/$58/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 23 mon Tokyo Police Club at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 24 tue Patty Griffin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $39/$29 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 25 wed Gladys Knight at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $80/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 25 wed Flaw, Bomb And Scary at Fat Cat, 930 11th Street, Modesto 21+ * jul 26 thr Tears For Fears at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $78/$70/$55 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 27 fri Christ On Parade, Look Back And Laugh, Bumbklaat (S.D.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ jul 27 fri Pretty Little Flower (Houston), Cyness (Germany), Endless Demise (L.A.), Warfair (AR), I Will Kill You Fucker, Self Inflicted at Burnt Ramen, Richmond a/a $6 7pm *** @ jul 27 fri Daft Punk, The Rapture, Sebastian, Kavinsky at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $48.50 8pm # ** jul 28 sat Christ On Parade, Reagan SS (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ jul 28 sat Rise Against, Silverstein, Comeback Kid, The Holy Roman Empire at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 6pm/7pm # ** @ jul 28 sat LoNero, Stepchild, Otto, Ty Oliver at Britannia Arms, 1087 S. De Anza Blvd., San Jose 21+ * jul 28 sat Bob Dylan at Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a ** jul 29 sun Symphony X, Sanctity, Echoes Of Eternity at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20/$23 8pm * jul 29 sun Rise Against, Silverstein, Comeback Kid, Holy Roman at Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a ** @ aug 1 wed Rush at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $80/$54/$30 7:30pm # ** aug 3 fri Deadfall, A.N.S. (TX), Resist The Right (Canada) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ aug 3 fri Marnie Stern at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm aug 3 fri Rush at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $86/$71/$41/$29 7:30pm # ** aug 3 fri Suicidal Tendencies, Gwar, Every Time I Die, Shadows Fall (Springfield), Chimaira, Amon Amarth, Heavy Heavy Low Low, Job For A Cowboy, Necro, The Devil Wears Prada, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Goatwhore at the Events Center, San Jose State a/a # *** @ aug 3 fri Daryl Hall & John Oates at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75/$65/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 4 sat 7 Blacklisted (MA), Ceremony, Shipwrecked (MA) at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm ** @ aug 4 sat The Secretions (Sacramento), Final Summation, Last Chance, Losing All Pride, The Compound at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 ** @ aug 4 sat Rufus Wainwright at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $45/$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 5 sun Rick Springfield at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55/$50/$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 7 tue Ozomatli at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $49/$40/$35 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 8 wed Tim McGraw & Faith Hill at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90/$66 8pm # ** aug 8 wed The Temptations, The Four Tops at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75/$60/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 10 fri The Girlfriend Experience at Fat City, S.F. 21+ 7pm * aug 11 sat Slightly Stoopid, G. Love & Special Sauce, Ozomatli at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $32.50 6:30pm # ** aug 11 sat A.D.T., One In The chamber, Troublemaker, Chromium Six, Fukm, jake Skates at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 6pm/6:30pm ** @ aug 11 sat Creedence Clearwater Revisited at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60/$55/$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 11 sat This Charming Band at the Blank Club, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm * aug 12 sun Mika Miko, Mikaela's at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a aug 16 thr Keb' Mo', The Robert Cray Band at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $58/$40 5:30pm/7pm # ** aug 17 fri The Detroit Cobras, Dan Sartain, Willowz at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** aug 17 fri UB40 at Mountain Winery, Saratoga at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$60/$40 5:30pm/7pm # ** aug 18 sat Rage Against The Machine, Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, The Roots, Nas, Mos Def, E.P.M.D., Public Enemy, Pharoahe Monch, MF Doom, Hieroglyphics, Blackalicious, Murs 3:16, Sage Francis, Immortal Technique, The Coup, Jedi Mind Tricks, Supernatural, Rahzel, Hi-Tek at McCovey Cove Parking Lot, 3rd & King, S.F. a/a $151/$76 1pm # *** aug 18 sat Cell Block 5, Blue Spark (tribute - L.A.), Channel 3, The Doormats at Fat City, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 18 sat The Detroit Cobras, Dan Sartain, Willowz at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 23 thr A Static Lullaby, The Actual, Agent Orange, All Time Low, The Almost, Amber Pacific, As I Lay Dying, Bad Religion, Bayside, Big D And The Kids Table, Bleed The Dream, Bless The Fall, Boys Like Girls, Buck O Nine, Chiodos, Circa Survive, Coheed And Cambria, The Confession, Cute Is What We Aim For, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Envy On The Coast, Escape The Fate, Evaline, The Fabulous Rudies, The Fall Of Troy, Fishbone, Flogging Molly, The Fold, Gallows, Hawthore Heights, Hot Rod Circuit, K-os, Killswitch Engage, Maylene And The Sons, The Matches, Meg And Dia, My American Heart, New Found Glory, Paramore, Pennywise, Pepper, Pos, Poison The Well, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Revolution Mother, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Set Your Goals, Spill Canvas, So They Say, The Starting Line, Supernova, Tiger Army, The Unseen, The Vincent Black Shadow at Warped Tour, the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # *** @ aug 24/25 Huey Lewis And The News at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 25 sat Scissors For Lefty, Poor Bailey, Push To Talk, Minipop, Immigrant, Great Northern, Panda, Bel Air Academy, National Product, Fletch, 5606, stepsonday, Overview at John Muir Amphitheater, Martinez a/a $10 *** @ aug 27 mon Heart at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 31 fri Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** (also sep 1) aug 31 fri Atreyu, Evanescence, Flyleaf, HellYeah, Korn, Trivium, Droid, Neurosonic at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # *** @ (Family Values) sep 1 sat Atreyu, Evanescence, Flyleaf, HellYeah, Korn, Trivium at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # *** (Family Values) sep 1 sat Korn, Neurosonic, Atreyu, Droid, Evanescence, Flyleaf, HellYeah, Trivium at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** @ (Family Values Tour) sep 1 sat Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** (also aug 31) sep 3 mon Weird Al Yankovic at State Fair, Sacramento a/a ** sep 6 thr The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$60/$49 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 8 sat Trainwreck (Germany), Comadre at Community Center, 535 Kelly Street, Half Moon Bay a/a ** sep 10 mon Peter Frampton at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60/$50/$38 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 12 wed Tony Bennett at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $125/$95/$75 8pm # ** sep 13 thr The Sugarhill Gang at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm * sep 14 fri Def Lepard, Foreigner, Styx at the Amphitheatre, Marysville a/a # ** sep 15 sat Def Lepard, Foreigner, Styx at Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a # ** sep 16 sun Def Lepard, Foreigner, Styx at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a # ** sep 18 tue Def Leppard, Foreigner, Styx at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $80/$54/$37/$30 7pm # ** sep 25/26 Low, Death Vessel at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** (was jun 19/20) sep 28 fri Mana at Oracle Arena, Sacramento a/a $90/$55/$40 8pm # * sep 29 sat Dave Matthews Band, Stephen Marley at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $65/$40 7pm # ** oct 9 tue Genesis (Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $228/$128/$78/$58 8pm # ** nov 2 fri John Zorn's Moonchild (Mike Patton, Trevor Dunn, Joey Baron) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 4 sun Rock 'n' Swap at U.S.F., 2130 Fulton, S.F. a/a $3 10am-3pm (KUSF) nov 4 sun Suffocaton at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- may 19 sat Pebble Theory on Drinks with Tony on Pirate Cat Radio 6pm-8pm Radio/TV Shows --------------- Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio www.byofl.org/maximum/radio Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM www.piratecatradio.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 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 Gallery, 2183 Mission, S.F. a/a 415-255-7227 Black Lodge, 1759 12th Street, Oakland a/a 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 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 Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a 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 Fat City, 314 11th Street at Folsom, S.F. 21+ 415-252-7666 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 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 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 House of Shields, 39 New Montgomery St., S.F. 21+ Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 Kimo's Bar, 1351 Polk at Pine, S.F. 21+ 415-885-4535 Knockout, 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+ Little Fox Theater, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ 650-369-4119 Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ 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 Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica 21+ 650-355-7775 Off Limits, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 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+ Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ 415-921-1695 Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a Rockit Room, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ 415-387-6343 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 Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-775-7722 Westcoast Worldwide Records, 1908 16th St., Sacramento a/a Willeminas, 1023 Front Street, Old Sacramento 21+ 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 Verge, 1115 3rd St., San Rafael a/a ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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