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 Apr 15, 2008 apr 15 tue Pwrfl Power (WA), Baby Cakes, Yes Please, Andy Tisdall at Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave., Oakland a/a free 6:30pm ** apr 15 tue Tift Merritt, Sarah Watkins at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a * apr 15 tue Handsome Furs, Aria C Jalali!, dj Bagel Ted at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 15 tue Cat Power, Appaloosa at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 15 tue 3 Doors Down, Red, 12 Stones at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $42 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** apr 15 tue Tungsten SF, Gates Of Light, Cerebral Cortex at El Rincon, 2700 16th St., S.F. a/a $5 8pm/9pm** apr 15 tue Jenny Hoyston, Little Teeth, Merch at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * apr 15 tue Patrick Cress' Telepathy (2 sets) at London Wine Bar, 415 Sansome St., S.F. 21+ free * (jazz) apr 15 tue Stars Of The Lid, Christopher Willits at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 15 tue Population Reduction, I Will Kill You Fucker, Brutal Brutale at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** @ apr 15 tue Vital Remains, Monstrosity, Forever In Terror, Discordia at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20/$25 6pm ** @ apr 15 thr Sacha Sacket at Serna Plaza, S.S.U., 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a free 7:30pm * apr 15 tue The Devil Wears Prada, Maylene And The Songs Disaster, White Chapel at Club Underground, Reno NV 21+ $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** @ apr 16 wed Seether, Flyleaf, Rev Theory at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35 6pm/7pm # ** apr 16 wed Apocalyptica, dj De La Force at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16/$18 8pm/9:30pm ** apr 16 wed Half-Handed Cloud, Lake, The Mumlers at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** apr 16 wed Scott H Biram, Hillstomp (Portland), White Barons at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 16 wed Justifi, Pinche Hueros, La Muneca Y Los Muertos, Coup de Ska at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** apr 16 wed Zodiac Death Valley, Sleepy Sun, Fauna Valetta at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm ** apr 16 wed Halou, The Drift at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm * apr 16 wed Pleasuremaker, The Hot Toddies, The Crazies Will Destroy You, Young Has Beens at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm ** (Bay to Breakers Battle of the Bands) apr 16 wed Today Is The Day, At All Cost, Complete Failure at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 16 wed Moon Trent at the Speakeasy, Modesto 21+ $5 9pm * apr 16 wed Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster, Once Nothing, The Devil Wears Prada, White Chapel at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** @ apr 16 wed Vital Remains, Monstrosity, Forever In Terror at the New Oasis, 2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV a/a $15/$18 7pm ** @ apr 16 wed Cottonwood at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 6pm * apr 16/17 Mudcrutch (Tom Petty, Tom Leadon, Randall Marsh, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 6:30pm/8pm # *** $ apr 17 thr Converge, Red Chord, Baroness, Genghis Tron at the New Oakland Metro, 630 3rd St, Oakland a/a $15 ** @ apr 17 thr Michelle Shocked at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $22 7:30pm ** apr 17 thr Nekromantix, Lower Class Brats, Bamboula at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** apr 17 thr Instant Messengers (cd release), The Toy Soldiers, All Teeth & Knuckles, dj Lazer Sword at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** apr 17 tue Rilo Kiley at the Concourse, S.F. Design Center, 620 7th St., S.F. a/a $31.50 8pm # ** apr 17 tue Ghostland Observatory at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** apr 17 thr The Bad Hand, JTonal & Ribotto, Puzzle, dj Velkro, dj Prof. Bang at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** apr 17 thr Today Is The Day, At All Cost, Complete Failure, Damnweevil at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm ** apr 17 thr Black Diamond Heavies, Or The Whale, Low Red Land at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** apr 17 thr The Ian Fays (cd release), The Catholic Comb, Here Here at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 17 thr Hesher! at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 9pm * apr 17 thr The American Professionals, Candypill at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 17 thr The Beautiful Girls, Virginia Coalition, Matt Jennings at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 17 thr DragonLord, Enemy Of Life, Scorched-Earth Policy, Almost Dead at Betty's Rock Bar, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek 21+ 8pm ** @ apr 17 thr Invisible Enemies, Tater Famine at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 10pm * apr 17 thr Monstrosity at Fat Cat, 930 11th Street, Modesto 21+ ** apr 17 thr Split Self, Damage Over Time, Under Glorified at the at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 17 thr Yonder Mountain String Band at the Senator Theater, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $17.50/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm ** apr 17 thr The Chop Tops, The Shankers, Kosmic Terror at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** apr 18 fri Extreme Noise Terror (U.K.), Stormcrow, Attack Disarm Takeover (Fresno), Trap Them (WA), Pillager at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ apr 18 fri Resist (Portland), Jesus Fucking Christ, The P.A.W.N.S., Short Changed at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a 8pm *** @ apr 18 fri Jucifer, Death Valley High, Olehole at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 18 fri The Boneless Children Foundation, The Faulty Plum, Maya Dorn at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** apr 18 fri Mystic Rage, Tarantist (Iran) at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm ** apr 18 fri Symphony X, Epica, Into Eternity at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20/$23 9pm ** apr 18 fri Yonder Mountain String Band, Jon Fishman at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** apr 18 fri Sissy Spacek at A.T.A., 992 Valencia St at 21st St., S.F. a/a * apr 18 fri Elf Power, Two Sheds at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 18 fri Thriving Ivory at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 18 fri Beatbeat Whisper (cd release), Love Menu (Portland), Yes Please at Million Fishes Gallery, 2501 Bryant Street, S.F. a/a $5 7:30pm ** apr 18 fri Papercuts, The Botticellis (record release), The Mantles at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** apr 18 fri Buzzer, Les Hormones, The Aerosols at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** apr 18 fri Dengue Fever (Cambodia), Bat Makumba, French Disco, dj Felina at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 18 fri Thee Merry Widows (Germany - record release), Teenage Harlets (last show), The Secretions (Sacramento), The Badmen at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/8:30pm *** @ apr 18 fri Gossip, Panther at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 18+ $20 8pm/9pm ** apr 18 fri The Marked Men, Triclops!, Toys That Kill, Tulsa at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 8pm *** @ apr 18 fri Small Change Romeos, Shannon Ferry, Rubberside Down at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 18 fri Farticus, Seasons Of The Sick, Pigs at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** @ apr 18 fri If Ever, Dandelion War, Foxes, Sulky Darky at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ 8pm/9pm ** apr 18 fri Supreme Beings Of Leisure, Turntables On The Hudson, Samantha James, J Boogie's Dubtronic Science, Black Spade, M3, dj Fluid, Rob G at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 10pm ** apr 18 fri Wonder Breat 5 at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $30/$35 7pm ** (AARBF Firefighter Bachelor Auction) apr 18 fri Paranoids (cd release), The Knife Hits at Bender's, 806 South Van Ness Ave. at 19th St., S.F. 21+ free 10pm ** apr 18 fri Black America, Nog!, No School Fridays at the Kazem, 4501 OHara Ave., Brentwood a/a $5 8pm ** (Black America tour Benefit) apr 18 fri Spellbound (tribute), Ghost Of Curtis (tribute), dj Vitus, dj Kevin at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 18 fri Man/Miracle, Battlehooch, Mountain Animal Hospital at Cafe Pergolesi, 418 Cedar St., Santa Cruz a/a free 8pm ** apr 18 fri Nekromantix, Lower Class Brats, Bamboula at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** apr 18 fri The Ricky & Del Connection, Lee Bootz And The Southside Shuffle, Natives Of The New Dawn (L.A.) at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $7 9pm ** apr 18 tue The Mission Creeps (Tucson), Al Foul (Tucson) at Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+ apr 18 fri Creedence Clearwater Revisited at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** apr 18 fri Tegan & Sara at Grand Sierra Resort Theatre, Reno NV 21+ $25/$27.50 8pm/9pm ** apr 18 fri Gin Blossoms at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV ?/? ** apr 19 sat The Bar Feeders, Monkey (with Skankin' Pickle members), The Lucifer Strip Club Band (Lynette's band), Mike Park (solo) at 924 Gilman a/a $7-$10 sliding scale 8pm *** @ (Lynette Knackstedt Memorial Benefit) apr 19 sat Lotus, Gram Rabbit at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 19 sat Hot Buttered Rum, Poor Man's Whiskey at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** apr 19 sat The Sword, Slough Feg, Children at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** apr 19 sat Facing New York, Built For The Sea at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 19 sat Warkrime, Walls, Sacred Shock (Austin), Acephalix, Dr. Kill-Em All at Balazo Gallery, 2183 Mission, S.F. a/a $5 8pm ** @ apr 19 sat Hurts To Laugh, Disastroid, Sweet Polly Purebed at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm til 8pm ** apr 19 sat Telephone Jim Jesus, Change!, The Buttercream Gang at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** apr 19 sat Extreme Noise Terror (U.K.), Attack Disarm Takeover (Fresno), Trap Them, Verlaten, Agenda Of Swine, Self Inflicted, dj Ref Is Evil at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 7:30pm/8pm *** @ apr 19 sat Junkie XL, Tommie Sunshine at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 10pm ** apr 19 sat Hurts To Laugh, Disastroid, Sweet Pollypurebred at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ free 3pm ** apr 19 sat Forrest Day, Jahi, Korise J at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** apr 19 sat Diego's Umbrella, Dogman Joe, La Gente, Outpost at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm * apr 19 sat Pigeons Or Panthers, Aria C Jalali, The Definite Articles at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * apr 19 sat Kajillion, Rek, Ready Five at Beale Street Bar & Grill, 133 Beale St., S.F. 21+ * apr 19 sat Amber Asylum, Grayceon, Embers at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 19 sat Marked Men (TX), Young Offenders, Arrivals, Airfix Kits (first show) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 5pm ** apr 19 sat The Beguiled, October Embrace Her, Ashkira, The Parade Route, Alleged Alibi at Marine Youth Center, 115 3rd St., San Rafael a/a 7:30pm ** @ apr 19 sat Triclops! at the Last Record Store, Santa Rosa a/a 3pm ** @ apr 19 sat La 5a Estacion at the Center for Performing Arts, San Jose a/a # ** apr 19 sat Jucifer, The Atomic Love Bombs, The Bloomfield underground at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 19 sat Yonder Mountain String Band at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ ** apr 19 sat A Skylit Drive, Before Their Eyes, Dance Gavin Dance, Four Letter Lie, Memphis May Fire, Oh, Sleeper, The Hottness at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** apr 19 sat Devil Doll, The Dollyrots, Nikki Fiction at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ $10 9pm ** apr 19 sat Lonely Kings, Dead Romantics, Nothing Left at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** apr 19/20 The Waifs, Tony Scherr at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm (sat) 7:30pm/8pm (sun) ** apr 20 sun Have Heart (MA), Blacklisted (PA), Killing The Dream, Isolate at 924 Gilman a/a $7 5pm *** @ apr 20 sun Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige at the Arena, Oakland a/a $151/$100/$60 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** apr 20 sun Terry Ganzie, Rocker T, Boomshell, Jacques & Guac, Jah Warrior Crew, TnT Soundstation, Massive Sound Int'l, dj Smoky at Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $15 ** (reggae) apr 20 sun Dredg at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 20 sun Cypress Hill at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $42.50 7pm/8pm # *** apr 20 sun Medic Droid at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm * apr 20 sun Bethany Saint Smith & The Gun Show, Wayward Sway, Brian Molnar, Nick Savage, Ken & Bethany at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm til 8pm ** apr 20 sun Norfolk & Western, Weinland at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * apr 20 sun Change! at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm * apr 20 sun Dreaming Dead, Horn Of Dagoth, Necrite, Fell Voices at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** apr 20 sun Follow Blindly, Sacred Shock (TX), Shit Trait at 1264 Locust St., San Jose a/a $5 6pm ** @ apr 20 sun Heavy Heavy Low Low, Lifelong Tragedy, Sabertooth Zombie, Seize The Night, Knox Overstreet at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 5:30pm/6pm *** @ apr 20 sun Dragonlord at Fat Cat, 930 11th Street, Modesto 21+ ** apr 20 sun Psychosomatic, Resist (Portland), The Estranged (Portland), Spectres (Vancouver), Planetary Ruins at Silk Bar, 1011 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento a/a $5 1pm *** @ apr 20 sun Human Filth, Wretched Dawn, Decollate, Beneath The Rapture at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 4pm ** apr 21 mon Leon Redbone at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a * apr 21 mon Justin Currie at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 7:30pm * apr 21 mon The Estranged (Portland), Spectres (Vancouver), Stiff Jeans, N.N., Bare Wires (1st show) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm/8pm *** @ apr 22 tue Pascale Goodrich-Black (acoustic) at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm * apr 22 tue John Butler, Mama Kin at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.90 7pm/8pm # ** apr 22 tue The Wood Brothers at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** apr 22 tue Moving Matter, Byrons Pace Circus at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * apr 22 tue The Old Haunts (Olympia), The Floating Corpses, Vaults at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** apr 22 tue The Teenagers, The Frail, LoveLikeFire at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 22 tue Wealthy Whore Entertainment, The Guitar Zeros, The Meat Sluts at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** apr 22 tue The Dwarves, The White Barons, Turbonegra at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm *** @ apr 22 tue As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, Misery Signals at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** @ apr 22 tue Nekromantix, Lower Class Brats, Bamboula at the Underground, Reno NV 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 23 wed Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen), Ryan Shaw at the Arena, Oakland a/a $150/$80/$50 8pm # *** apr 23 wed The Dwarves, The White Barons, Turbonegra at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm *** @ apr 23 wed Man Man, Yeasayer at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 23 wed Death Cab For Cutie, The Cave Singers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** apr 23 wed Professor Murder (N.Y.C.), Off Campus at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** apr 23 wed The Verve at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** apr 23 wed Midnight Juggernauts, Acid Girls, Miss Toats, Rob No Borders at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** apr 23 wed Mark Mallman (Minneapolis), Brad Brooks at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** apr 23 wed Enablers, Drowning (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** apr 23 wed Halou, Nyles Lannon at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm * apr 23 wed French Miami, Battlehooch, Hey Three Eyes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. $8 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 23 wed Excuses For Skipping, Mystery Hangup, Cupids, The Black Paintings at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** apr 23 wed Veil Veil Vanish, Film D'Amour, The Stranger, 8past, Anaura at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$7 9pm ** apr 23 wed Caribou, Fuck Buttons at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 23 wed Nekromantix, Lower Class Brats, Bamboula at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm ** apr 23 wed Blessings Of Affliction, My First Murder, Kavena, Fyre Away at Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ ** apr 23 wed Pulling Teeth (MD), Circles (Canada), Skin Like Iron at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $6 8pm ** @ apr 23 wed John Butler Trio, Mama Kin at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ ** apr 23 wed The Knockouts (Stockholm, Sweden), Misery & Company (Santa Cruz), The Illegal Dead (Stockton) at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 21+ $5 9pm/9:35pm ** apr 23 wed The Supervillians (FL) at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm * apr 24 thr Hot Chip, Free Blood at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** apr 24 thr Her Space Holiday, Lymbyc System, Head Like A Kite at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm 9pm ** apr 24 thr MGMT, Howlin Rain at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** apr 24 thr Paranoids, The New Centuries at SFSU Depot, SFSU campus, 1600 Holloway Ave. at 19th Ave., S.F. a/a free 5pm ** apr 24 thr Indian Jewelry, Excpeter (N.Y.C.), Magick Daggers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** apr 24 thr Severed Savior, Burned Beyond Reconiton, Skitzo, Embryonic Devourment, Kuru, Oxidation at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** @ apr 24 thr Black Cobra, Saros, Mendozza (Vancouver) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm ** @ apr 24 thr Yelle at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm * apr 24 thr Turn Me On Dead Man at Grant & Green, 1371 Grant St., S.F. 21+ ** apr 24 fri Rock n' roll Adventure Kids, Les Hormones, Jail Weddings (L.A.), The Filth Mongers at 12 Galaxiess, S.F. 21+ $8 ** @ apr 24 thr The Products, Imaginots!, Anthem, The Ignorance at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ $5 9pm ** apr 24 thr Visqueen, The Bananas at the Distillery, 2107 L Street, Sacramento 21+ 9pm ** @ apr 24 thr Time Again, Machine Gun Vendetta at The Underground, Reno NV 21+ $10 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 24 thr cancelled: Turbonegro, Akimbo at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. apr 25 fri Pulling Teeth (MD), Conquest For Death (Japan), Circles (Canada), Punch (record release), Skin Like Iron, The Separation at 924 Gilman a/a $8 8pm *** @ apr 25 fri The Uptones, Justifi, Coup De Ska at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 25 fri Chow Nasty, Trackademics, Hottub, dj Eddie Bauer at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** (KALX) apr 25 fri The Coup, Kev Choice Ensemble at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $17/$20 ** apr 25 fri Part Time Christians, Golers (Vancouver), Mendozza (Vancouver) at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm ** apr 25 fri Triclops! at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** apr 25 fri Mud (album release), Company Car, Cold Hot Crash, Cast Of Thousands at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** apr 25 fri Sasha & John Digweed, Kazell at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35 9pm/10pm # ** apr 25 fri Plastiscines (France) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 10pm ** apr 25 fri Kimya Dawson at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $20 8pm # ** apr 25 fri Reginald M. Lamar, The Floating Corpses at Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street, S.F. a/a $3-$7 sliding scale 7pm til 9:15pm ** apr 25 fri Sic Alps, Crash Normal (France), Nothing People, Mayyors at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** apr 25 fri Jewdriver, The Jack Saints, Lyin' Bitch And The Restraining Orders (Denver), The Jaded Fucks at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** @ apr 25 fri Booka Shade, M.A.N.D.Y., Heidi at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $22 10pm ** apr 25 fri Time Again at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** apr 25 fri Citay, Wooden Shjips, Jenny Hoyston at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10-$20 sliding scale 9:30pm ** (KUSF) apr 25 fri Thunder Thighs, The Dirty Mittens at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** apr 25 fri Michael Prophet, The Scientist, Hawaiian Lyon at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8:30pm/9pm ** (Wild West Dub Tour) apr 25 fri Fast Times at the Dirty Martini, 2801 Leavenworth St., S.F. 21+ $10 9pm (dress code) apr 25 sat D'Jelly Brains, Candy Apple, Kidd Cook at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** apr 25 fri We Are Invisible, Malcontent, Commonwealth, March Into Paris at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** apr 25 fri Silent Fidelity, Silian Rail, Settler, Schande at the Bronco, Santa Clara University a/a donatons 9pm ** apr 25 fri Good Hustle, Panthelion, David Knight at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 25 fri No Truce, The Wrath, Gravemaker, Pressure Point, Wolves And Theives, Ill Intent, Masterpiece at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 7pm *** @ apr 25 fri Steve Mahoney's Posse (acoustic) at Jericho Coffee, 8711 Sierra College Blvd, Rosevlle a/a free 6:30pm apr 25 fri Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen), Ryan Shaw at Arco Arena, Sacramento a/a $150/$80/$50 8pm # *** apr 25 fri Blame Betty, B Cups, Freex, Phantom Jets at Fire Escape Bar, 7431 Madison Ave., Citrus Heights 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 25 fri Electric Funeral (tribute), Times Of Desperation, Shrine Of Scars, Laceration Face at the Distillery, 2107 L Street, Sacramento 21+ $5 10pm ** apr 25 fri Kenny Rogers at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** apr 25 fri Cowboy Junkies at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV 21+ ** apr 25 fri The Black Crowes at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 21+ $50 7:30pm ** apr 25 fri La Plebe (10pm), The Monster Women, The Psycho Nubs (Reno), The Social Ills, The Fortyhands at Bayside Grange Hall, 2297 Jacoby Creek Rd., Arcata a/a 6:30pm/7pm *** @ apr 25 fri cancelled: Turbonegro, Akimbo at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz apr 26 sat Guttermouth (L.A.), United Defiance, Snowsuit, Pour Habit, Over Vert, Taint at 924 Gilman a/a $8 8pm *** @ apr 26 sat Hammerlock, Lyin'bitch, The Restraining Orders (Denver), Fukm, Pet Sounds at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ apr 26 sat Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova at Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $40/$35/$30 7:30pm/8:30pm # ** apr 26 sat The Supervillians (FL), Tokyo Decadence, Superfinos at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 26 sat Mark Kozelek, David Bazan at the Palace of FIne Arts, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** apr 26 sat The Heavenly States, Throw Me The Statue, Siberian at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 26 sat Goldfrapp at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** apr 26 sat David Dondero, Nik Freitas, The Get-Offs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm * apr 26 sat Simian Mobile Disco, Cut Copy, Black Kids, dj's at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 10pm ** apr 26 sat Faux Girls at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * apr 26 sat Count Dante And The Black Dragon Fighting Society, Knights Of The New Crusade, The Despartion Squad, New Hope For The Dead, at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** (book release for "Blood, Beer, and Cornmeal") apr 26 sat Mum at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 26 sat Goldfinger, Beat Union at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $16/$18 6pm ** apr 26 sat Hellbound Glory, The Pendletons at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 26 sat Letters Make Words, One Dying Secret, Scraping For Change, Monsters Are Not Myths at Britannia Arms, 1087 S. De Anza Blvd., San Jose 21+ ** apr 26 sat Blind Willies at Ceremony House Concerts, Sebastopol ?/? $15 donation 8pm ** apr 26 sat Fastest Gun Alive, Decline Of State, The Parade Route, The Scurves at the Shop, 21600 East 8th St., East Sonoma a/a 8pm ** @ apr 26 sat Conquest For Death, Crucial Cause, Rat Damage, Captain Billy's Whiz-Bang! at Casa De Chaos, 21st & P, Sacramento a/a $5-$7 sliding scale 7pm ** @ apr 26 sat Pets, Ibid, Jeffrey Valentine Extravaganza at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** apr 26 sat La Plebe, P.A.W.N.S. at the Black Lodge, Chico a/a 8pm/9pm ** @ apr 27 sun The Estranged (Portland), Spectres (Vancouver), Stiff Jeans, at 924 Gilman a/a $6 5pm *** @ apr 27 sun Qui, Imerald Bay, open mic at Epic Arts Studios, 1923 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley a/a $5 8pm * (hip-hop) apr 27 sun Les Savy Fav, The Dodos at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 27 sun Pre (U.K.), The Mae Shi, xBxRx, Tempo No Tempo at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8pm/8:30pm ** @ apr 27 sun Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, The Joggers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 27 sun Scotland Barr And The Slow Drags, Ian Shaul, Pirate Radio at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm til 8pm * apr 27 sun Bill Kirchen And The Hammer Of The Honky-Tonk Gods at Slim's, S.F. a/a * apr 27 sun Marc Ford, The Resurrection at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** apr 27 sun ElevatorDown, Dismantled, EverythingGoes Cold, Mankind Is Obsolete at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** apr 27 sun Roy Two Thousand, Super Adventure Club, Radioactive, The Genie at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** apr 27 sun Paul Thorn Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 27 sun Crystal Antlers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm * apr 27 sun La Plebe, Blameshifter at the Black Water Cafe, 914 N. Yosemite Ave., Stockton a/a 2pm ** @ apr 27 sun Magick Daggers (Portland), Mental Stagnation at Davis Media Access, 1623 Fifth Street, Davis a/a $3-$6 7pm ** apr 27 sun The Roustabouts, Dcoi!, Madhouse Disciples, Dance For Destruction, Desperation at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 4pm ** apr 27 sun Triclops! at the Alibi, 744 9th St., Arcata 21+ ** @ apr 28 mon Victor Wooten at Slim's, S.F. a/a $25 8pm ** apr 28 mon Devotchka, Basia Bulat at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 28 mon The Night Marchers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $12/$14 8:30pm/8pm ** apr 28 mon The Hell Caminos (Hawaii) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * apr 28 mon The Chop, Sleepy Sun, Better Than Aliens at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** apr 28 mon Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, The Joggers at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15/$18 9pm ** apr 28 mon Passed Judgement, Barely Blind, Fearless Descent at The Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 21+ $8/$10 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 28/29/30 Dark Star Orchestra at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** apr 29 tue Black Mountain at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $14 9pm ** apr 29 tue Mike Doughty's Band, The Panderers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 29 tue Stiff Little Fingers at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** apr 29 tue Buxter Hoot'n at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm * apr 29 tue Minus The Bear, Portugal The Man, The Big Sleep at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ *** apr 29 tue VHS Or Beta, Tiger City, Richie Panic & Jefrodisiac at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $13 9pm ** apr 29 tue I'm From Barcelona at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 29 tue Ty Seagall at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm * apr 29 tue Yoav, Shannon Curtis at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm ** apr 29 tue Hot Tub at Aunt Charlie's, Turk and Taylor, S.F. ?/? apr 29 tue Aesop Rock at Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $20/$23 8pm ** apr 29 tue Victor Wooten at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $27.50/$30 8pm ** apr 30 wed Colin Meloy, Laura Gibson at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 30 wed The Breeders at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** apr 30 wed Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mustard Plug, Random Hand, Knock-Out at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/8:30pm *** @ apr 30 wed Akron/Family at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $13/$15 7:30pm ** apr 30 wed Master/Slave, Pants Pants Pants, The Vows at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** apr 30 wed Islands at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ ** apr 30 wed The Field at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 30 wed Holcombe Waller, Loch Lomond, Garret Pierce at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** apr 30 wed Imagika, Bomb & Scary, Machine Called Man, Echoes Of Fear at Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ $5 8pm ** apr 30 wed Minus The Bear, Portugal The Man, The Big Sleep at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** apr 30 wed VHS Or Beta at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $13.50/$15 9pm ** apr 30 / may 1 Leftover Crack at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ ** may 1 thr Mauricio diaz "El Hueso", Fernando Ferrer at La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley a/a 7:30pm/8pm may 1 thr Peter Mor'n (Peter Bjorn and John), Tobias Froberg at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm ** may 1 thr Shelby Lynne, David McMillin at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # * may 1 thr Drone Hooligan, Sean Smith, Tyler Ramsey at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm * may 1 thr The Breeders at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** may 1 thr Mac Lethal, Grieves, Approach at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 1 thr Paul Manousos, Jesse DeNatale, Duff Ferguson, Victor Krummenacher, The Viv All-Stars at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** (Benefit for Andrew Griffin) may 1 thr Walken, Hightower, Three Weeks Clean at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 1 thr Nina Nastasia, David Karsten Daniels, Lazarus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 1 thr The Dilettantes, LSD And The Search For God, Sky Parade at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm ** may 1 thr Ill Ease, The Divine Feud, Carlotta Sue Ray at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 1 thr Minus The Bear, Portugal The Man, The Big Sleep at U.C. Davis, Davis a/a # *** may 1 thr Vetiver, Dusty Rhodes And The River Band at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12 9pm ** may 1 thr The Cash Prophets, We Prick You, Holiday In Spain, Flounder at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** may 2 fri New Earth Creeps, The Dead Beats, Matta Ratta, Common Human Traits at B.R.S., Richmond a/a donation ** @ may 2 fri The Dead Science (Seattle), Sholi, The Ian Fayes at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a ** may 2 fri Pidgeon, Make Me, The Dashing Suns at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 8pm ** may 2 fri Audrey Sessions, An Angle, Picture Atlantic at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** may 2 fri Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers at Slim's, S.F. a/a * may 2 fri Nick Swardson at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $31.50 6:30pm/8pm # ** may 2 fri La Plebe, Nothington, Cobra Skulls, Bent Left (Kansas City, MO) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $7 8pm/8:30pm *** @ may 2 fri Thrones (WA), Subarachnoid Space (OR) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 2 fri The Privies, Matadon, The Z-Trane Electric Band, General Jones at Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $9 9pm ** may 2 fri Lyrics Born at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm ** $ may 2 fri The Cock T's Spring Fling at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm * may 2 fri Primary, Paranoids, The Common Men at the Retox Lounge, S.f. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 2 fri Spandex Tiger, The Missing Teens, TopR The Underground Rock Star, dJ Bootleg at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ $10 ($8 in formal wear) 8pm ** may 2 fri Duran Duran at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $86/$50/$40/$30 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** may 2 fri The Unit Breed at the Gingerbread House, 1151 South 7th at Keyes, San Jose a/a ** may 2 fri Mute Angst Envy, Astral, The Crutch at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** may 2 fri Clay Wheels, Psychosomatic, Death Valley High, The Nowheres at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** may 2 fri Minus The Bear, Portugal The Man, The Big Sleep at Bell Memorial Union, Chico a/a # *** may 2/3 Sammy Hagar at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 21+ $35 7:30pm ** may 3 sat Voetsek, Judas, In Disgust, Witchburner, Arctic Choke at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 3 sat Dream Theater, Opeth, Between The Buried And Me, 3 at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $43/$53 7pm # *** may 3 sat Good Hustle, Ambience, The Hang at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** may 3 sat The Unit Breed at Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a ** may 3 sat Cretaceous, Scarecrow, One In The Chamber, Zombie Holocaust, Warriors Of The Snakepit at the Cave, 3201 3rd Street at Marin, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** @ may 3 sat Rogue Wave, Grand Ole Party at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 8pm/9pm # ** may 3 sat Yo Majesty, Does It Offend You, Yeah? at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 3 sat Tormenta Tropical, Disco Shawn, Oro11 at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 10pm * may 3 sat Mauricio diaz "El Hueso", Fernando Ferrer at L's Caffe, 2871 24th St., S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm may 3 sat New Thrill Parade, Naked On The Vague (Siltbreeze, Australia), The Late Young at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 3 sat Sean Hayes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 8:30pm/9pm ** may 3 sat Mavalour at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * may 3 sat Snake Flower 2, Dead Ringers, Buzzer, Bare Wires at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 5pm/5:30pm ** (early show) (was at Bender's) may 3 sat Minus The Bear, Portugal The Man, The Big Sleep at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15/$18 8pm *** may 3 sat The Vex, The Longway, Touch My Rash, Running On Fumes at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** (Benefit for Trevor G & Juvenile Diabetes) may 3 sat UFO at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** may 3 sat The Dead Science (Seattle), Sholi, The Ian Fayes at the Partisan, 432 W Main Street, Merced 21+ ** may 3 sat A Borrowed Life, Blindfire, A Single Second, Get Dead at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** may 3 sat The Used, Straylight Run, Army Of Me, Street Drum Corps at Lawlor Events Center, Reno, NV a/a $22/$25 6pm/6:30pm *** @ may 3 sat deSol at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV ?/? * may 3 sat Floater at the Senator Theater, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $12/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** may 4 sun Saros, Thrones (WA), Subarachnoid Space (OR), 100 Suns at 924 Gilman a/a $7 5pm *** @ may 4 sun The Famous, J Byrd & The Tater Trio, Big Spender Hulua Out at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm til 8pm ** may 4 sun Tim And Eric (of the Cartoon network), dj Douggpound at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a 6:30pm and 9:30pm shows ** (6:30pm show sold out) may 4 sun Spiders & Snakes, Jetboy at Fat City, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** may 4 sun UFO, Ruffian at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ***s may 4 sun Little Wings, Skygreen Leopards, Hotel Alexis at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 4 sun The Blank Stares, Amanda Kramer And The Lost Cause at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 7pm ** may 4 sun Jinxes (L.A.), LaTeenos, Der Submarine Racers (L.A.), Swiss And The Family Skiers, Thee Cormans (L.A.), Nobunny, Guilty Hearts (L.A.) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 3pm ** may 4 sun Blind Willies at the Black Cat Bar & Cafe, 10056 Main St., Penngrove 21+ free 5pm ** may 4 sun Rush at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # *** may 4 sun Lewis Black at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz a/a $60/$50/$40 8pm # ** may 4 sun Brian Regan at Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado Street, Monterey a/a $39.50 6pm/7pm # ** (seated show) may 4 sun Floater (acoustic) at the El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico a/a $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm ** may 5 mon Asia (all four original members) at the Grand, Regency Center, 1290 Sutter St., S.F. 21+ a/a ** may 6 tue Vetiver, Kelley Stoltz Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 6 tue Ultraviolet Sound, Electric Valentine, Xrayok at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$7 8pm ** may 6 tue Mutators, Modern Creatures, Fun Blood at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm ** may 7 wed KT Tunstall, Paddy Casey at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** may 7 wed Subtle, Facing New York, Clue To Kalo at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 7 wed Belanova at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 7 wed October Allied, Casey Neill & The Norway Rats, Pink Elephants at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 7 wed Dawn Of Ashes, We Got This Far, Cynical Mass at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** may 7 wed Avril Lavigne, Boys Like Girls at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $55/$37.50 7pm # ** may 7 wed Ensiferum, Turisas, Tyr, Eluveitie, Suidakra, At Dawn at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $22 ** @ (Paganfest) may 8 thr Ton Of Bricks, Dave Lionelli & The Butter Band, The Highway Robbers at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 8 thr Recliner, Brittany Shane, Odessa Chen at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm * may 8 thr Delipub, Thunderbird Hotel (Seattle) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * may 8 thr Dark Meat (Athens), Maus Haus, Pigeons Or Panthers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 8 thr Makana at Biscuits and Blues, 401 Mason Street, S.F. a/a * may 8 thr Chris Pureka, Jo Boyer at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * may 8 thr Silent Fidelity, The Go-Buttons at South First St. Billiards, 420 S. First St., San Jose 21+ free 9pm * may 8 thr Volatile, See The Elephant, The Shotgun Effect at the at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** may 8/9 Abstract Rude, Atmosphere, dj Rare Groove at the Grand, Regency Center, 1290 Sutter St., S.F. 21+ a/a ** may 9 fri Judgement Day (record release), Ninja Academy (L.A.), Birdmonster, Desa, Build Us Airplanes at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 9 fri Never Enough Hope, Edmund Welles, Mariesouix at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** may 9 fri Bloodhag (Seattle), Elk, It's Casual (L.A.) at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm ** may 9 fri The Slackers at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 9 fri Northern State, The Trucks at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 9 fri The Heroine Shieks, The Dick Dusters (record release) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 9 fri The May Fire, Blammos at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 9 fri The B-52's, Eagle Seagull at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $52.50 8:30pm/9pm *** may 9 fri Murder Of Lilies, The Catholic Comb, Ghost To Atom, The Paper Sons at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** may 9 fri Ensiferum, Turisas, Tyr, Eluveitie, Suidakra at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a $18/$22 # ** @ (Paganfest - was at Fat City) may 9 fri The Uptones at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ ** may 9 fri Makana at the Attic, 931 Pacific Ave (2nd Floor), Santa Cruz a/a * may 9 sat S.T.D., A Mover A Fighter, Josiah James, 5 Days Dirty at Lodi 180 Teen Center, 17 West Lockeford Street, Lodi a/a $5 6:30pm ** may 9 fri The Botticellis, Helpyourself, Nice Monster, Fair Trade at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ $7 9pm ** may 9 fri Warren Teagarden, Arrogant Hare at the Vista Restaurant, 91 Commercial at 1st., Eureka a/a 9pm * may 10 sat Knights Of The New Crusade, People Eaters, The Martyr Index (Canada), Break at 924 Gilman a/a $7 ($5 in non-punk costume) 8pm *** @ (punk prom) may 10 sat Bloodhag (Seattle) at Dark Carnival Books, Berkeley a/a (daytime show) ** may 10 sat The Uptones at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** may 10 sat Matt Nathanson, Collective Soul, Los Lobos, fireworks at KFOG KaBoom, Piers 30/32, S.F. a/a $15 # *** may 10 sat Tapes N' Tapes, White Denim at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 8pm/9pm # ** may 10 sat Talons Of Peace, 6:AM, Anthem at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm til 8pm ** may 10 sat Poi Dog Pondering at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 10 sat Chelsea Handler, Heather McDonald at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $29.50 7:30pm/9pm # ** (seated show) may 10 sat Baba Ken & Kotoja at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 10 sat Kids In The Hall at the S.F. War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a # ** may 10 sat Evolution (tribute), Beauty & The Beat (tribute) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm * may 10 sat We Be the Echo, Ninja Academy, Hey Three Eyes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 10 sat S.C.A.D, Ex Masheena, Little Sister Band, RattleSnakes at the El Rincon, S.F. 18+ 8pm ** may 10 sat Mike Relm at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm * may 10 sat 400 Blows (L.A.), Bloodhag (Seattle), Impaled, Acephalix at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ may 10 sat Say Bok Gwai, Hvorslev at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** may 10 sat The Telltale Heartbreakers, Jim Jones Brigade, Misery And Company at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** (Babes & Brews: A Benefit for the Silicon Valley Roller Girls) may 10 sat After The Flesh, Promising Tomorrow, At Dawn at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** may 10 sat Makana at the Odd Fellow Hall, Nevada City a/a * may 10 sat Derringer at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 21+ $35 7:30pm ** may 11 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. $3 10am may 11 sun Soja at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 11 sun The Better Maker at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm til 8pm * may 11 sun Unit Breed at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 7pm ** may 11 sun Makana at the Little Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ * may 11 sun The Rocketz, The Jim Rowdy Show, The Infamous Swanks, The Cockfight Kings at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 4pm ^ ** may 12 mon Efterklang (Copenhagen), Slaraffenland, Winterbirds at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 12 mon Tyrone Wells, Jason Reeves at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm * may 13 tue Cloud Cult, Kid Dakota, Love Is Chemicals at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 13 tue Kate Nash, Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 13 tue R3turn To Mono, Fun Machine, Anon Day, Excuses For Skipping at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** may 13 tue Makana at the Palms, Davis ?/? * may 13 tue Eisley, The Myriad, Vedera at Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $15/$18 7:30pm ** may 13/14/16/17/18 Phil Lesh & Friends at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $45 (6pm/7pm tue/wed) (7pm/8pm (fri-sat-sun) # ** may 14 wed Fleas And Lice (Groningen, Holland), Mouth Sewn Shut (Boston), Inhaste (Seattle), Stormcrow at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm *** @ may 14 wed Port O'Brien (cd release), Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** may 14 wed Fontanelle, Ruby Howl, Gilded Rooks at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * may 14 wed South, The Silver State, Ki: Theory at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** may 14 wed Dub FX, Sol Horizon at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$6 8pm ** may 14 wed Ra Ra Riot, The Little Ones at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** may 14/15 Crowded House, Don McGlashan at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm # ** may 14/15 Foreigner at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 21+ $60 7:30pm ** may 15 thr The Proclaimers, Jeremy Fisher at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 15 thr The Saurus, Ostrich Head, Richie Cunning, Rob Rush at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** may 15 thr The Marshall Tucker Band at Fat Cat, 930 11th Street, Modesto 21+ ** may 15 thr Electric Dude, Ihabial, South Of Sunshine at the at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $5 9pm ** may 15/16 Hot Tuna at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 16 fri Sabertooth Zombie, Murder Practice, Seize The Night, Skin Like Iron (7" record release), Grace Alley (7" record release), Crucified at 924 Gilman a/a $7 7:30pm *** @ may 16 fri Chris Murray Combo, Justifi, Coup De Ska, Monkey at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $12 ($10 if 21+) ^ ** may 16 fri Army, David Morrison, Tuff Lion, Luv Fyah at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $12 * may 16 fri Murder By Death, Dios, Gasoline Heart at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$13 8:30pm/10pm ** may 16 fri The Dirtbombs, Dan Sartain, Terrible Twos at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** may 16 fri This Charming Band (tribute), Ghost Of Curtis (tribute) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** may 16 fri East Bay Chasers, Texas Thieves, Barbie And The Hookers, US Kings at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 16 fri Juanes at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $85/$60/$40 8pm # * (seated show) may 16 fri Cynic At Best, The Action Design, Allinday, Boat (WA) at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ $7 9pm ** may 17 sat xBxRx, Triclops!, rock poster art show at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 17 sat The Extra Action Marching Band, Apple Pie Hopes at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** may 17 sat The Kills, Child Ballads at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 17 sat Blowfly, AntIseen, Hammerlock at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** @ may 17 sat Bassnectar at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** may 17 sat Drunken Public, Bad Hand, The Atom Age at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm til 8pm ** may 17 sat Built For The Sea, Overview, Silian Rail, The Hundred Days at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 17 sat Eskapo, Power Struggle, Say Bok Gwai at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm ** @ may 17 sat The Show Is The Rainbow, Cryptacize, The Pope Of Yes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 17 sat Bryan Adams (solo) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm *** may 17 sat The Bar Feeders, The Dick Dusters, The White Barons at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10-$20 sliding scale 9pm ** @ (Benefit for Steve K from Ziegiest) may 17 sat Gomorran Social Aid & Pleasure Club, Bluebellies, Or The Whale at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm ** may 17 sat Charlie Wilson, Brenton Wood, Malo, Lisa-Lisa at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountian View a/a $60/$35/$10 4:30pm/6pm # ** (KISS Old School Fiesta) may 17 sat Fatal Impulse, Mental Stagnation, Iguanadon, No Thanks, Godstomper at Java Lounge, 2416 16th Street, Sacramento a/a $7 8pm ** may 17 sat Posiden at the at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** may 17 sat postponed: The Guana Bats (U.K.) at the Blank Club, San Jose may 18 sun Whoa Nellies, The Lovin 44's at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm til 8pm * may 18 sun Miyavi at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 18 sun Dresden Dolls at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7:30pm/8:30pm # ** may 18 sun El Perro Del Mar, Lykke Li at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ ** may 18 sun French Kicks at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 7:30pm/8pm ** may 18 sun The Smithereens at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $30 8pm *** may 18 sun Dismal Lapse, ForkTung, Mind Furnace, Lethal Injection at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 4pm ** may 18 sun Blowfly, Antiseen, The Show Is The Rainbow, Dr. Becky Sagers Phd, Gorgeous Armada at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 6pm ** may 19 mon Clinic, Shearwater at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 8:30pm/9pm ** may 19 mon Megadeth, In Flames, Children Of Bodom, Job For A Cowboy, High On Fire at Event Center, San Jose State a/a $37.50 5:30pm # *** @ $ may 19 mon The French Kicks, The Weather Underground at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm ** may 20 tue Kathleen Edwards, The Last Town Chorus at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 7:30pm/8pm ** may 20 tue Sudden Oak, Ducktails at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm ** may 20 tue Andy Kindler, Eugene Mirman, Marc Maron at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm/9pm ** may 20 tue Radar Bros., Le Switch at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8/$10 8pm * may 21 wed Bowfire at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $65/$48/$36 7pm/8pm ** may 21 wed M83, Berg Sans Nipple - Wed. May at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a may 21 wed Alan Bishop And Richard Bishop (tribute), Neung Phak at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 21 wed M.I.A. at the Concourse, S.F. Design Center, 620 7th St., S.F. a/a # $35 8pm # ** may 21 wed The Presets, Walter Meego at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** may 21 wed Throw Rag at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 21 wed The Black Hollies (N.J.), The Jizz!, The Invasion at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 21 wed Destroyer, Devon Williams at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** may 21 wed Barbary Coasters, Hiwatters, Middle Class Murder at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5-$15 sliding scale 9pm ** (Blue Bear Benefit) may 21 wed Blue Rodeo, Luke Doucet at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm * may 21 wed Matt Costa, Delta Spirit at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15/$18 8pm ** may 21 wed Ceremony, Paint It Black, Life Long Tragedy, Sabertooth Zombie, The Lost boys at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 9pm *** @ may 22 thr Nuts And Bolts, Orange, Angels With Dirty Faces at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 22 thr The Fall Of Troy, The Dear Hunter, Foxy Shazam, Tera Melos at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$13 7:30pm/8pm ** may 22 thr The Kooks at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** may 22 thr Crudo (featuring Mike Patton and Dan the Automator) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 22 thr All Shall Perish, First Blood, Alcatraz, Apiary, Arise, dj Rob Metal at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 7pm/8pm ** @ (Anthony's Birthday) may 22 thr Thousandnames, Gabe Gonzales, Delipub, Vir at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 22 thr Third Date at Irelands 32, 3920 Geary Blvd., S.F. 21+ free 9pm may 22 thr Matt Embree at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm ** may 22 thr The Cave Singers, The Botticellis, Triumph Of Lethargy at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm ** may 22 thr Palms, Eyes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * may 22 thr The Voodoo Organist, The Vaudevilles, Undertaker & His Pals at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 22 thr Nightwish at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** may 22 thr Chemical Angle, Savior, Femme Fatality, Syndika Zero at the at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** may 22 thr Candy Apple at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * may 23 fri The Forgotten, Harrington Saints, Violation, Orange, War Dogs at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 23 fri J.G.B. at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 23 fri Mindless Self Indulgence, London After Midnight, The Birthday Massacre at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a ** may 23 fri Agent Steel, Imagika, Fog Of War at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 23 fri Fun Blood at the Hemlock Tavern, S.F. 21+ $9 9:30pm * may 23 fri Margot & The Nuclear So And So's, Mike Bloom at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 23 fri Snake Flower II at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 23 fri Foreigner at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** may 23 fri Dead Meadow, Hans Keller, The Lumerians at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** may 23 fri ReZonance at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm * may 23 fri Candy Apple, Belda Beast at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * may 24 sat Aphotic Noise Fest, Under Control, Cerebral Foil at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ (Aphotic Noise Fest) may 24 sat Sugar & Gold at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm * may 24 sat Dead Meadow at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 24 sat The Devil Makes Three at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 24 sat Gunner, Whore Of War, Hukaholix at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm til 8pm ** may 24 sat Mammatus at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm * may 24 sat The New Centuries (cd release), The Dont's, Man/Miracle at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** may 24 sat My Brightest Diamond, Pedestrian at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 8:30pm/9pm ** may 24 sat Dead Ringers, The Meat Sluts, The Touchie Feelies, Plastic Saints at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 24 sat The Phenomenauts, The Aka's, Maldroid at the Phoenix theater, Petaluma a/a ** @ may 24 sat Monkey, See Spot, The Struts at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 ** may 24 sat The Midnight Howlers, The Gin Rickys, Needy Eevy at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $7 9pm ** may 25 sun Blowfly, Antiseen at Maxwell's Lounge, 341 13th St. Oakland 21+ $10/$12 9pm/9:30pm ** may 25 sun Cluster, Tussle, White Rainbow at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 25 sun Thrice, Circa Survive, Pelican at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.99 6pm/7pm # ** may 25 sun The Wayside State at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm til 8pm ** may 25 sun The Von Bondies, Die! Die! Die! at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 7:30pm/8pm ** may 25 sun Trigger Effect (Canada) at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 4pm ** may 25 sun Throw Rag, The Heart Attacks at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9pm ** may 26 mon Maze, Chaka Khan, The Whispers, Ledisi, World Famous Rick And Russ Show at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $90/$56/$36 10:30am/noon # ** (KBLX) may 27 tue Teitur, Jessie Baylin at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 27 tue Ladytron, Datarock, The Delta Fiasco at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 27 tue Flight Of The Conchords (New Zealand) at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 27 tue White Rabbits, Love Like Fire at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 27 tue Floating Goat, Super Giant, HDR Band at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** @ may 27 tue Penny Dreadfuls at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm * may 27 tue Tradedy (Portland), Blowback (Japan), Born/Dead, Acephalix, dj Ken Prank at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm/8:30pm *** @ may 27 tue Mindless Self Indulgence, The Birthday Massacre at Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $20/$25 7:30pm ** may 27/28 Beirut at the Grand, Regency Center, 1290 Sutter St., S.F. 21+ a/a $29.50 8pm ** may 28 wed Pela, Rock at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 28 wed Stephen Marley, Gully Bank Sound at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 8:30pm/9pm ** may 28 wed Mother's Anger, Joint Method at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * may 28 wed The Physics Of Meaning (N.C.) at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** may 28 wed Iron Maiden at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $81/$61/$41/$31 6pm/7pm # *** may 28 wed The Cure, 65daysofstatic at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $65/$50/$35 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** $ may 29 thr Arch Enemy at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** may 29 thr Swervedriver, Film School, Mezzanine Owls at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** may 29 thr The Fiery Furnaces at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 29 thr Zodiac Death Valley at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 29 thr The Junior Panthers, Dora Flood, The Parties at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 29 thr Trifles, All-Ages, Spaceblaster at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 29 thr Crimson Ghost, The LaTeenos, The Lava Rats at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 30 fri Kakistocracy (N.C.), One In The Chamber, Acts Of Sedition, Outraged, You Die at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 30 fri Shiloe at Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a free 5pm ** may 30 fri The Filthy Thieving Bastards, The Hooks at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** may 30 fri Candlemass, Daylight Dies at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21/$23 9pm ** may 30 fri Hank III & Assjack at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # ** may 30 fri The Departed, Sore Thumbs, Switchblade Riot, Wardogs at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** may 30 fri Notorious, Glorified HJ at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm * may 30 fri Anavan, Casy & Brian, Attractive & Popular at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * may 30 fri The Chop Tops, The Widders, The Infamous Swanks at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** may 30 fri Blind Willies at Ace in the Hole, Highway 116 at Graton, Sebastopol a/a free 4:30pm ** may 30 fri Trashed Idols (L.A.), 5 Days Dirty at the at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** may 30/31 New Monsoon, Albino! at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** may 31 sat Heathen, Hatchet (record release), Virulent Death, Meltdown at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ may 31 sat The Chop Tops, The Badmen, The Infamous Swanks at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** may 31 sat The Dust, Break, Xipper at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm til 8pm ** may 31 sat Bootsy Collins & The Hardest Working Band, Bobby Byrd Band, Escapism, Freekbass, I-Candi, DJizzle, Zionplanet10, Fred Wesley at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $42.50 8pm/9pm # *** may 31 sat 20 Minute Loop, Tartufi, Yes Oh Yes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** may 31 sat Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ ** may 31 sat Nokturne, Veitus Mortuus, Nuclear Desecration, Vatican at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 31 sat Metallica, King Diamond, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** (metal tribute nite) may 31 sat The Holy Kiss, Paranoids, The Better Maker, Fast Dragon at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** may 31 sat Crosby, Stills & Nash at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** may 31 sat The Filthy Thieving Bastards, The Hooks, The Infamous Swanks at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** may 31 sat Tough Luxury, Maldroid, The Broken Poet at the at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** may 31/jun 1 R.E.M., Modest Mouse, The National at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $90/$60/$40 (6pm sat) (5pm sun) # *** $ jun 1 sun The Gold Diggers, Milville Plains at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm til 8pm * jun 1 sun La Plebe, Cobra Skulls, Bastards Of Young, Drastic Actions, Isonomy at the at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 4pm ** @ jun 2 mon The Long Blondes, The Young Knives at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 2 mon Peter Murphy at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** jun 3 tue Mad Sin, Koffin Kats, Brigitte Handley at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** jun 4 wed The Moral Tourists, Static Mind-Fi at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** jun 4 wed Hatebreed, Type O Negative, 2 Inches Of Blood, Mystic Rage at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a *** @ (Jagermeister Music Tour) jun 4 wed Big B And Dirtball, Potluck, Dgaf, F.N.B. at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 4 wed Schande, Little Teeth, French Miami at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jun 4 wed The Queers, Lemuria, Bomb The Music Industry, Kepi Ghoulie at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a *** @ jun 4 wed Los Campesinos, Parenthetical Girls at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12.50/$15 9pm ** jun 5 thr Metalocalypse's Dethklok, Chimaira, Soilent Green at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** @ jun 5 thr The Queers, Lemuria, Bomb The Music Industry, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Kepi Ghoulie at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ (Asian Man Records) jun 5 thr Third Date at Grant & Green, S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm * jun 5 thr Vauxhaul Broadcast, Lemon Sun at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * jun 5 thr Natural Incense at the at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm * jun 5 thr Hatebreed at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a # ** @ jun 6 fri Tragedy, Blowback (Japan), Attack Disarm Takeover (Fresno) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ jun 6 fri Firewater at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 10pm/8:30 * jun 6 fri Clipd Beaks, Mute Era, Batman vs. Predator at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * jun 6 fri The Four Tops, The Temptations at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** jun 6 fri Ambience (cd release), Case In Theory, Panthelion at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 6 fri The Generals, Goodness Gracious Me, Prieta, Tyler Jakes And The Bootleggers at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 6/7 Alan Parsons Live Project at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV ?/? ** jun 7 sat Inherit Disease (S.D.), Defeated Insanity (Germany), Bled at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ jun 7 sat Kid Beyond, Forrest Day at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 7 sat Curmudgeon, Bullett 66, Frankenstein L.I.V.S. at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm til 8pm ** jun 7 sat Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Foot Foot at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 7 sat The Black Angels, The Warlocks at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 7 sat Annuals at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jun 7 sat Chicago, The Doobie Brothers at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $65/$45/$35/$25 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jun 7 sat Murderlicious, Nilshiphter at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** jun 7 sat Y & T at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** jun 8 sun Ampere (MA), Baader Brains, Punch, Scaring Sparrows (N.Y.) at 924 Gilman a/a 5pm *** @ jun 8 sun Erykah Badu, The Roots at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $84/$65/$46 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 8 sun Greg Cross Band, Pork Chop Express at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm til 8pm * jun 8 sun Local H, The Photo Atlas at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 8 sun Blame Betty, Bad Flirt at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 4pm ** jun 9 sun Crosby, Stills & Nash at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** jun 10 tue Frenzy (U.K.), The Henchmen at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 10 tue The Dreaming at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm ** jun 10 tue Crystal Castles, dd/mm/yyyy at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 10 tue Touched By A Janitor, Silian Rail, Decca Sequence at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jun 10 tue Panic At The Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound, Phantom Planet at Grand Sierra Resort Theatre, Reno NV 21+ $35 6pm/7pm ** jun 11 wed Billy Brag at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 8pm/9pm # ***g jun 11 wed Neil Hamburger, The Too-Good-For-Neil-Hamburger-Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 11 wed Emily Jane White, Molloy Family Album, Joni Davis, Dylan Champagne at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$6 8pm ** jun 11/12 Return To Forever, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Al Di Meola at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a ** jun 12 thr Bellavista, Leopold & His Fiction, Downtown Harvest, Don McCloskey at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $6/$8 8pm ** jun 13 fri Planets at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** jun 13 fri Augustana at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** jun 13 fri Poor Man's Whiskey, The Mother Truckers, Four Year Bender at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 13 fri Avenger Of Blood at the Fat City, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 13 fri Three Stoned Men, The Mantles, Box Elders at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 13 fri The Detroit Cobras, Lles Sans Culottes, Killola at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm ** jun 13 fri Loom, Gods Revolver at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** jun 14 sat Rum Rebellion, Thee Hobogobbelins, Atom Age at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ jun 14 sat Amoebapalooza at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm ** (Amoeba Music) jun 14 sat The Detroit Cobras, Les Sans Culottes at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 14 sat The Matche at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 8pm/9pm # ***s jun 14 sat Fetish, Two Timing Hussies, Rob Mishaps at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm til 8pm ** jun 14 sat Atomic Age, Please Do Not Fight, Pending Jokes For Feeling at the El Rincon, S.F. 18+ 8pm * jun 15 sun Brad Electro, Ancient Spirts Of Pompeii, The Happy Clams, The Bleu Canadians, 5 Cent Coffee, The Clarences, Bunny Numpkins And The Kill Blow-Up Reaction, Apple Pie Hopes, The Lemmies, dj's at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 4pm ** (BBQ) jun 15 sun Static Thought, Riot On Rosewood, S.T.D., 5 Days Dirty, The Disgusteens at the at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 4pm *** @ jun 17 tue Wolf Eyes, Rubber O Cement at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jun 17 tue Old 97's, Hayes Carll at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** jun 18 wed The Resurrection, Stone Foxes, Zodiac Death Valley at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$6 8pm ** jun 18 wed Travis Tritt at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** jun 19 thr Dirt Nasty, Andre Legacy at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 19 thr Dramarama, The Saddle Tramps at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 9pm ** jun 19 thr Fink, Jaymay at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** jun 19 thr George Michael at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $176/$90/$56 7pm/8pm # *** jun 19 thr Frenzy, The Henchmen, The Jim Rowdy Show at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 20 fri Ceremony at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** (E.D.S. Awareness Benefit) jun 20 fri Circle One, Taint, Fukm, Law Abiding Citizens at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a $6 8pm ** @ jun 20 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm jun 20 fri Earth, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 20 fri She Wants Revenge, Be Your Own Pet, The Virgins, Switches at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** jun 20 fri Lightspeed Champion, Flowers Forever, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 20/21/22 The Lettermen at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV ?/? ** jun 21 sat Von Iva at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ jun 21 sat Death Cab For Cutie at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $39.50 8pm # ** jun 21 sat The Aggrolites at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** jun 21 sat The Rubinoos at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 21 sat 3oh!3, A Day To Remember (SF only), Against Me!, Aggrolites, Alesana, All Time Low (Shoreline only), Anberlin, Angels And Airwaves, As I Lay Dying (SF only), August Burns Red (30/32 only), Beat Union, Between The Trees (SF only), Bring Me The Horizon (Shoreline only), Broadway Calls, Charlotte Sometimes, Classic Crime (Shoreline only), Cobra Starship, The Color Fred, Confide (Shoreline only), Danger (Shoreline only), Devil Wears Prada, Disaster (SF only), Dr. Manhattan (Shoreline only), Evergreen Terrace, Everytime I Die, Family Force 5, First To Last (Shoreline only), Forever The Sickest Kids, Four Year Strong (Shoreline only), From First To Last (SF only), GBH (Shoreline only), Greeley Estates, Gym Class Heroes, Protest The Hero, Horrorpops, Katy Perry, Ludo (Shoreline only), MC Chris, The Maine, Mayday Parade, Maylene And The Sons Of (SF only), Norma Jean, Oreska, Pierce The Veil, Radio (Shoreline only), Reel Big Fish, Relient K, Rise Against (Shoreline only), Say Anything, Set Your Goals, Shwayze, Sky Eats Airplane (Shoreline only), Spiders (SF only), Stick To Your Guns (SF only), Story Of The Year, Street Dogs, The Academy Is..., The All-American Rejects (SF only), The Audition, The Briggs, The Bronx, The Fabulous Rudies, The Higher (SF only), The Human Abstract (Shoreline only), The Lordz, The Pink (SF only), The Saint Alvia Cartel (Shoreline only), The Vandals (Shoreline only), We The Kings at Warped Tour, Pier 30/32, S.F. a/a $33 10:30am/11am # *** @ (see aug 15/16) jun 21 sat Holy Role Model, Donner Pass, Riders Of The Red Dawn at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm til 8pm ** jun 21 sat Hayden at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm * jun 21 sat Lou Dog Trio at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm * jun 21 sat Jesse Colin Young at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $30 8pm ** jun 21 sat Firme at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 21 sat Terri Clark at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a # * jun 21 sat A Borrowed Life, A Single Second, One Dying Secret, Broken October at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 22 sun 77 El Deora at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm til 8pm * jun 26 thr The Spill Canvas, Ludo, Steel Train, Liam And Me at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jun 27 fri Skarp (WA), Against Empire (L.A.), Thousands Will Die at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ jun 27 fri Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, T-Bone Burnett at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $39.50/$59.50/$89.50 8pm # ** jun 27 fri Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 27 fri Greg Brown at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jun 27 fri AC/DShe at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8pm ** jun 27 fri Ceremony, Life Long Tragedy, Sabertooth Zombie, Crucified at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ jun 27 fri The Fourfits, Jonny Manak & The Depressives at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm * jun 27 fri Herman's Hermits, Peter Noone at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # ** jun 28 sat Wait In Vain (WA), Crucified at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ jun 28 sat Mark Knopfler at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a # ** jun 28 sat Prik Flower, Cwachemoe, Lost Puppy at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm til 8pm ** jun 28 sat Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 28 sat Weird Al Yankovic at Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a # *** jun 28 sat B.B. King at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** jun 28 sat Rock Hounds at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9pm * jun 29 sun Cyndi Lauper, The B-52's, Wanda Sykes at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a # *** jun 29 sun Porch Flies, Johnny Walnut at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm til 8pm * jun 29 sun Crosyb, Stills & Nash at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** jul 1 tue Reverend Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy, Supersuckers at Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $25/$28 7:30pm # *** jul 2 wed Constantines, Ladyhawk at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jul 2 wed Eddie Mone at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a # ** jul 3 thr Supersuckers, Reverend Horton Heat at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** jul 3 thr War at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a # ** jul 3-6 Bob Weir & Ratdog, Gov't Mule, Michael Franti And Spearhead, Built To Spill, Mike Gordon, Railroad Earth, Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet, Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Charlie Hunter Trio, Robben Ford, Emmitt-Nershi Band, New Monsoon, The Slip, Surprise Me Mr. Davis, MarchFourth Marching Band, Critters Buggin, Bassnectar, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Spam Allstars, The Lee Boys, Akron/Family, Blvd and MC Souleye, The Mother Hips, Joe Craven, Blue Turtle Seduction, Scott Amendola Band, The Weather Underground, The Everybodyfields, Buckethead, Nathan Moore, Rotary Downs, Cornmeal, Carolyn Wonderland, Gandalf Murphy And The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams, Stephane Wrembel And Camarade Soleil, Sol'Jibe, Flowmotion, Ryan Montbleau Band, Gamelan X, Oneside, Vida Girls, Soldiers Of Hi Fi at High Sierra Music Festival, Plumas-Sierra Fairgrounds, Quincy a/a $157/$136 (kids $50/$40/$30) 8am # *** (www.highsierramusic.com) jul 4 fri Charlie Hunter Trio at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 4 fri Rare Earth at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # ** jul 5 sat Red Elvises at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jul 5 sat Los Lobos at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a # ** jul 5 sat The Tubes at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** jul 6 sun The Bodies, The Lowdowns at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a ** jul 6 sun Steve Holy at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a # ** jul 7 mon Yaz at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $75/$55/$40 7:30pm # ** jul 8 tue Retribution Gospel Choir, Parker Brothers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 8 tue Chris Isaak at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** jul 8 tue Red Elvises at Bombay's, 1730 California Street, Redding 21+ 9pm ** jul 10 thr Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Jason Webley at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 11 fri Beerijuana, Beware Of The Scarecrow, Silent Sinner at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 11 fri Eddie Money at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # ** jul 11 fri Lynyrd Skynyrd at Raley Field, West Sacramento a/a # ** jul 11 fri 36 Crazy Fists, Airbourne, Black Tide, Disturbed, Dragonforce, Five Finger Death Punch, Machine Head, Mastodon, Slipknot, Suicide Silence, The Red Chord, Underoath, Walls Of Jericho at the Amphitheatre, Marysvile a/a # *** jul 12 sat Rykarda Parasol & The Tower Raven, Candy Aple, Death Of A Party at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 12 sat 36 Crazy Fists, Airbourne, Black Tide, Disturbed, Dragonforce, Five Finger Death Punch, Machine Head, Mastodon, Slipknot, Suicide Silence, The Red Chord, Underoath, Walls Of Jericho at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** jul 12 sat Lynyrd Skynyrd at Konocti, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a # ** jul 14 mon Ferron, Bitch And The Exciting Conclusion at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8pm * jul 14 mon The Police, Elvis Costello & The Imposters at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # $232/$97/$47 6pm/7:30pm # *** jul 15 tue The Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, The Faceless, Despised Icon, Aborted, Born Of Osiris, Psycroptic, White Chapel at Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 3:30pm/4pm # *** @ $ (Summer Slaughter Tour) jul 15 tue Days Do Different at Fat City, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm * jul 15 tue Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountian View a/a $75/$60/$50/$25 5:30pm/7pm # ** jul 15 tue Peter Frampton at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road., Saratoga a/a # ** jul 16 wed The Police, Elvis Costello & The Imposters at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # $232/$97/$47 6pm/7:30pm # *** jul 16 wed Lynyrd Skynyrd at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # ** jul 17 thr Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $75/$60/$50/$25 5:300m/7pm # ** jul 17 thr The Police, Elvis Costello And The Imposters at the Amphitheatre, Marysvile a/a $232/$97/$47 7:30pm # *** jul 18 fri Guana Batz at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** (new date) jul 18 fri Agent Orange, The Sore Thumbs at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ jul 19 sat Feist at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $39.50 8pm # ** (KFOG) jul 19 sat Agent Orange at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ jul 19 sat The Guana Bats (U.K.), Viva Hate at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 19 sat Lynyrd Skynyrd at Salinas Sports Complex, Salinas a/a # ** jul 21 mon Lynyrd Skynyrd at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** jul 22 tue Clint Black at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** jul 23 sed New Riders Of The Purple Sage at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 23 wed Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band, Billy Squier, Colin Hay (of Men At Work), Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Hamish Stewart at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # *** jul 23 wed The Blasters at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $20 9pm ** jul 24 thr The Blasters at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8pm ** jul 25 fri The Broun Fellinis at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 25 fri At The Gates (Sweden), Repulsion, Municipal Waste, Darkest Hour at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** @ jul 25 fri Blue Oyster Cult at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # ** jul 25 fri Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band, Billy Squier, Colin Hay (of Men At Work), Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Hamish Stewart at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ *** jul 26 sat Steely Dan at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $126/$76/$56/$40 8pm # ** jul 26 sat Billy Ray Cyrus at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** jul 27 sun James Taylor at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $126/$90/$60/$26 7:30pm # ** (seated show) jul 27 sun Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** jul 28 mon Steely Dan at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a $200/$150/$85/$65 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 29 tue Floss Anonymous, Hockey at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9pm * jul 30 wed Boz Scaggs at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** jul 31 thr George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Buddy Guy at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** aug 1 fri John Waite at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # ** aug 2 sat The Beach Boys at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** aug 5 tue UB40 at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** aug 5 tue Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 6 wed UB40 at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 6 wed Tower Of Power at Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a # ** aug 8 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm aug 8 sat Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm * aug 8 fri Gregg Rolie Band at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # * aug 8/9 The Beach Boys at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** aug 9 sat Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, The Bravery, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, 10 Years, Hawthorne Heights, Armor For Sleep, Street Drum Corps at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $77/$61/$34 1pm/2pm # *** (Projekt Revolution) aug 9 sat The Brownies, Live Evil at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 10 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. $3 10am aug 10 sun Boz Scaggs at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 12 tue The Aggrolites, The Struts at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** aug 15 fri Joe Cocker, Steve Miller Band at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # ** aug 15 fri Warped Tour at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $33 11am/noon # *** @ (see june 21 for lineup) aug 16 sat Donna Summer at the Paramount, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $96/$66/$46 8pm # *** aug 16 sat Warped Tour, Amphitheater, Marysville a/a # *** @ (see june 21 for partial lineup) aug 16 sat BoDeans at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV ?/? ** aug 19 tue Yes at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** aug 20 wed Gipsy Kings at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 22 fri Creedence Clearwater Revisited at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 22/23/24 Radiohead (fri), Manu Chao (fri), Cold War Kids (fri), Steel Pulse (fri), Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (sat), Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals (sat), Regina Spektor (sat), The Felice Brothers (sat), Steve Winwood (sat), Jack Johnson (sun), Widespread Panic (sun), Animal Liberation Orchestra (sun), M. Ward (sun), Rogue Wave (sun), Beck, Wilco, PRIMUS (@), Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Devendra Banhart, Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, Black Mountain, Drive-By Truckers, Galactic, Broken Social Scene at Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $225.50 (3 day ticket / $695 VIP 3 day ticket) # **** aug 23 fri Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm * aug 30 sat The Tubes at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # ** aug 30 sat Night Ranger at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV ?/? *** sep 5/6/7 Dave Matthews Band, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $65 7pm (3pm sun) # ** sep 10 wed Finntroll, Warbringer at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 13 sat David Allan Coe at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 8pm ** sep 17 wed Augustana, Counting Crows, Maroon 5 at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** sep 17 wed Foreigner at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** sep 19 fri Foreigner at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # ** sep 26 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm sep 27 sat Cheap Trick, Heart, Journey at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** sep 26 fri Chris Botti at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # ** oct 3 fri REO Speedwagon at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** oct 7 tue Average White Band at the Grand, Regency Center, 1290 Sutter St., S.F. 21+ a/a ** oct 12 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. $3 10am oct 18 sat Tower Of Power at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** oct 21 tue Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $127/$37 7pm/8pm # ** oct 25 sat Kamelot, Edguy at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 29 wed Vince Gill at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** nov 7 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm nov 7/8 Issac Delgado at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ ** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- apr 24 thr Blind Willies live on Sonoma County Radio KRSH 95.9FM 8pm apr 26 sat Joe Frank Fundraiser Show with Special Joe Frank Premiums on KDVS 90.3FM in Davis (kdvs.org for info) 11pm-midnight apr 26 sat Neonate Fundraiser Show with Special Riot Artwork Premium on KDVS 90.3FM in Davis (kdvs.org for info) at midnight Radio/TV Shows --------------- Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM www.berkeleyliberationradio.org 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 Betty's Rock Bar, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek 21+ 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+ El Rio, 3158 Mission St., S.F., 21+ 415-282-3325 Elbo Room, 647 Valencia near 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-552-7788 Eli's Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland 21+ 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 Fire Escape Bar, 7431 Madison Ave., Citrus Heights 21+ 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 Harlow's, 2708 J Street, 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 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 Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+ 415-647-2888 Metro Operhouse, 3rd Street, Oakland a/a Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+ 415-625-8880 Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 408-741-2822 Nick's Night Club, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ 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 Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 21+ 925-938-6900 Retox Lounge, 628 20th Street at 3rd, S.F. 21+ 415-626-7386 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 Willeminas, 1023 Front Street, Old Sacramento 21+ Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a 916-786-7940 Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 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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