Web (and searchable) version at http://jon.luini.com/thelist/ T H H EEEEEE L I SSSS TTTTT T H H E L I S T T HHHHHH EEEEE L I SSSS T T H H E L I S T T H H E L I S S T T H H EEEEEE LLLLLLL I SSSS T funk-punk-thrash-ska Upcoming shows of interest August 26, 2010 aug 26 thr Raidcal Love Workshop with Wendy-O Matic at 924 Gilman a/a $5-$10 sliding scale 7:30pm aug 26 thr Morgan Manifacier, Iamprimate, Ayla Nereo at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm * aug 26 thr The Love Police, Hobo Gobbelins, John Bros. Piano Company at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 8pm ** aug 26 thr Lydia, Fight Fair, Polaris At Noon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** aug 26 thr Lazer Sword, Rainbow Arabia (L.A.), Religious Girls, Sister Crayon, dj Miggy Stardust at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm ** aug 26 thr Boris, Red Sparowes, Helms Alee at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18 8pm/9pm *** aug 26 thr Rondo Brothers, Oona, King Midas in Reverse, Matthew Hansen at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 26 thr Lazer Sword at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** aug 26 thr BlackMahal, Boy In The Bubble, Soul Wide World at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 26 thr The Mercy Hot Springs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 26 thr Volbeat, Dommin, A New Revolution at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm ** aug 26 thr UV Race (Australia), Total Control (Australia), Arms And Legs, Once They Were Human at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ ** aug 26 thr Deep Teens, Moira Scar, Tongue And Teeth, The Dawn at the Stud, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ $3 9pm ** @ aug 26 thr Trumpet Solo, Albion, The Big Fold at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 26 thr Anvil Chorus, Orchid, My Victim at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 26 thr Goo Goo Dolls, Switchfoot, Green River Ordinance at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $77.50-$35 6pm/7pm # *** (Alice 97.3) aug 26 thr Crunchy Frog at Todos Santos Plaza, Willow Pass Road, Concord a/a free 6:30pm * (film 'Race for your Life, Charlie Brown' after band) aug 26 thr Pato Banton, Whiskey Avengers at Plaza de Cesar Chavez, Market and Fernando Streets, San Jose a/a free *** aug 26 thr Melissa Etheridge at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $105-$40 7:30pm # *** aug 26 thr Grave Robber (IN), Leper, Limnus at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 7pm ** @ aug 26 thr The Capitol G'z, House, Shaadie, Wesley Avery, The Relles, Beyond The Grove, W.O.W. Ent, Penny, Fade at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 26/27/28 John Zorn at Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ ** aug 27 fri La Banda Skalabera, Rudo Movimiento, Dezu, Jokes For Feelings, La Noche Oskura at 924 Gilman a/a 7pm *** @ aug 27 fri Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** aug 27 fri Burbank International, Nick Sinetos at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm * aug 27 fri Audrye Sessions at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $5/$10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 27 fri Nekromantix, The Howlers, The Mutilators at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm *** @ aug 27 fri Cannons And Clouds (cd release), Winfred E Eye, By Sunlight (Seattle) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 27 fri Trainwreck Riders, Pine Box Boys, The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Virgil Shaw at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $14 8pm/8:30pm *** aug 27 fri Cap'n Jazz, Abe Vigoda at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $17 8pm/9pm ** aug 27 fri Kelly Stoltz, UV Race (Australia), Total Control (Australia), The Young Offenders at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 27 fri Beres Hammond & The Harmony House Musicians, Inner Circle Culture at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 8:30pm/9pm *** aug 27 fri Montra, Stirling Says, Monarchs, Evacuee, AM Magic, Flagpoles at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** aug 27 fri Flexx Bronco, The Spittin' Cobras, The Departed, dj Ace at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 27 fri The Better Maker, The Singing Knives (Portland), 1lb. Giant, The Heated at the El Rincon, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 27 fri Mowz (Santa Rosa), Sex & Machines, James Florence & The Umpires Of Taste, Firechild (in lobby) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 27 fri The Uptones at Cloverdale Plaza, N Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale a/a free 7pm ** aug 27 fri A Squad, Wikid Axe Clowns, Newborn, Lucky Pyschopathic, Clowns With Knives at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm ** (hip-hop) aug 27 fri Kepi Ghoulie, Dan Potthast, Gnarboots at Texas Toast House, 15560 Woodard Drive, San Jose a/a free 6pm ** (Grand Final Presents 14th Anniversary PJ Party) aug 27 fri Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits, Monstrauss, Children Of The Information Age at SLG Art Boutiki & Gallery, 577 S. Market St., San Jose a/a 7pm ** aug 27 fri Blasphemous Rumours (tribute), Luv'N Rockets (tribue) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 27 fri Kung Fu Vampire at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** aug 27 fri Jackie Greene at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$22 8pm/9pm ** aug 27 fri Fireworks (Detroit), The Swellers (Flint, Michigan), Man Overboard, Transit, The American Scene, Second To Last at Modesto Virtual, 947 10th St., Modesto a/a $12 7pm *** @ aug 27 fri Filbert, Steeproof, Mary Mary, Nicole Kidman at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm ** aug 27 fri Aroarah, Dark Sun Skypilot, Lite Brite, MonoMyth, The Absolutes at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ aug 27 fri The Stone Foxes at Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+ ** aug 27 fri Dave Matthews Band, Raphael Saadiq at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # *** aug 27/28 Chris Isaak at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$46 7:30pm # *** aug 27-29 Trunk Show at Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland a/a * aug 28 sat Circle One (L.A.), Negative Trend, Last Round Up, You Die, Nihilist Cunt, Mental Cancer at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ aug 28 sat The Chemical Brothers, Freq Nasty at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $42.50 8pm # ** aug 28 sat UV Race (Australia), Total Control (Australia), Avon Ladies, Wild Thing at Sugar Mountain, Oakland a/a 7pm/8pm ** aug 28 sat Pato Banton And The Now Generation at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley a/a *** aug 28 sat Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits, Imperial Can at house party, High Street, East Oakland a/a 7pm ** aug 28 sat Extra Action Marching Band, Edmund Welles, Freakhead at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm ** aug 28 sat From Monument To Masses (final show), Judgement Day, Silian Rail at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** @ aug 28 sat Melissa Etheridge at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** aug 28 sat Panteon Rococo, Raskahuele, Bang Data at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** aug 28 sat Emily Wells, Valerie Orth (cd release), Kindness & Lies at Slim's, S.F a/a $15 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 28 sat Ralph Carney's Serious Jass Project at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a free 2pm * aug 28 sat Spectres (Vancouver B.C.), Cat Party (L.A.), Suicide Bomb, Death Of Venus at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $5 8pm ** @ aug 28 sat Zombie Holocaust, Hemmorage, Meatslab, Annonimato, Sarcosis, Condemned To Live, Feral Depravity at La Raza Skatepark, 25th St. at Utah St., S.F. a/a free 2pm *** @ aug 28 sat J Ward, Lighter Thieves, Fujiko-Chan at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/3pm ** aug 28 sat Hightower, Red Octopus, High And Tight, dj Blackheart at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 28 sat Guitar v. Gravity, Moneypenny, Charmless at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 28 sat Blasphemous Rumours (tribute), Luv'n Rockets (tribute) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** aug 28 sat Bostich + Fussible, Loquat at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 28 sat P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. (Portland), Abrupt at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm *** @ aug 28 sat The Shants, Vandella, Not An Airplane, Coyote at Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 28 sat Band Of Brotherz, Stymie And The Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9:15pm ** aug 28 sat Dead Westerns, Mosshead, Slow Trucks, Daikon, The Thralls, Touch Committee, Street Pyramids at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** aug 28 sat Palms Spring, Siddhartha at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** aug 28 sat M.E.L.T. at La Barca, 2036 Lombard Street, S.F. 21+ 9pm * aug 28 sat Dissipate, Izeovasis, Warscythe, Logistic Slaughter at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm ** aug 28 sat Year Of The Wild Cat at the Marina Lounge, 13880 Catalina St., San Leandro 21+ free * aug 28 sat Verbal Abuse, Cheapskate, Sad Boy Sinister, Trouble Maker, Fukm at Yer Haus, Oakland a/a 8pm ** @ aug 28 sat Dave Matthews Band, Raphael Saadiq at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $70-$40 # *** aug 28 sat Brian Regan at the Center for Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose a/a $38.50 7pm/8pm # *** aug 28 sat N.V.S. (cd release), F.T.B., Relapse at X Sports Bar, Cupertino a/a $5 8pm ** aug 28 sat The Poor Luckies, Anti-Social, P.D.R. at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ $5 9:30pm ** aug 28 sat Hieroglyphics, Souls Of Mischief, Casual, Pep Love at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$23 8pm/9pm *** aug 28 sat Imperial Can, Brian Hanoverdanny Secretion at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm ** aug 28 sat Nekromantix, The Mutilators, The Howlers at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm *** @ aug 28 sat Big Sammy, Fernie Fresh, Postal at the Capitol Garage, 15th & K Street, Sacramento 21+ $5 9pm ** (Mike Jones Birthday) aug 29 sun FLESHIES, Imperial Can, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Emily's Army, Street Eaters at 924 Gilman a/a 5pm *** @ aug 29 sun Earl Themas, Maiden Lane, Hooray For Everything, Finish Ticket, Playground Kings at Last Sunday Fest, Telegraph Ave., Downtown Berkeley a/a free noon ** aug 29 sun Pine Away at Rasputin's Music, Berkeley a/a free 1pm ** aug 29 sun Brothers Young at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm * aug 29 sun Zero Progress, Out Of Spite, Choose Your Poison (WI), H.S.W. (OH), Joe's Garage (L.A.), Black America, Grimer at Victory Warehouse, 24th and San Pablo Avenue, Oakland a/a $5 5:30pm/6pm *** @ aug 29 sun Slash, Taking Dawn at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** aug 29 sun Cheetahs On The Moon, The Everhearts at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/4pm ** aug 29 sun Bomber (live set), dj Hellhound at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. ?/? $2-$10 donation 8pm ** (Pure Hell - A Celebration of the Life and Times of Makh Daniels) aug 29 sun The Juliana Theory at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm *** aug 29 sun Junius, Orbs, Disastroid at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ aug 29 sun Dinosaur Bicycle, Red Light Circuit at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 29 sun Hydrophonic, Ape Machine, Parae at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 29 sun Sleeping Sun, Aeon Of Death, Necrosin, Torrent, Strychnine at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10 7pm ** aug 29 sun Angels Of Vice at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ 8pm * aug 29 sun Celtic Woman at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$40 7:30pm # ** aug 29 sun Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, The Greg Kihn Band at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a $75-$10 5pm/6pm # *** (KFOX 98.5) aug 29 sun Tumbleweed, Counter Clockwise, Euphoria V.SC at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 29 sun Vital Perception, Larry David, Slaughterbox, Colonize The Rotting, Rotten Funeral at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a 7:30pm *** @ aug 29 sun Spectres (Canada), Verraterisch at Axewave Manor, 2426 33rd Street, Sacramento a/a $3 7pm til 10pm ** @ (vegan potluck at 7pm) aug 30 mon Sludge Bucket, Blitzenhamer, Subliminal Criminal, Whiskey Back at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ free 8pm ** aug 30 mon Earth, Wind and Fire at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # *** aug 30 mon Summer Darling, Soft Crest, Master Lady (Chico) at Normal Street Bar, 221 Normal Avenue, Chico 21+ 8pm ** aug 31 tue Sonny & The Sunsets at Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a free 5pm * aug 31 tue Slayer (playing Seasons In The Abyss), Megadeth (playing Rust In Peace), Testament at the Cow Palace, S.F. a/a $39.50 6pm/7pm # *** @ aug 31 tue Moira Scar at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a 10pm ** aug 31 tue Your Cannons, Smoke And Feathers, Heavy Hills at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 31 tue Belly Of The Whale, Adonisaurus, Huge Cookies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 31 tue Le Vice, Tim Carr Projec at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 31 tue Earth, Wind & Fire at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $105-$55 7:30pm # ** aug 31 tue Black Label Society, 2Cents, Better Left Unsaid at the Modesto Centre Plaza, Modesto a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm *** sep 1 wed Ryan O'Leary at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** sep 1 wed Gram Rabbit, Chambers at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** sep 1 wed Dave Phillips (Switzerland), Gerritt Wittmer, R. Jencks, Leticia Castaneda (L.A.) at the Lab, 2948 Sixteenth Street, S.F. a/a $5/10 sliding scale ** sep 1 wed Teeeth, Hunt With A Cat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 1 wed Yigael's Wall, Dimesland, Ontogeny at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 1 wed Midnight Strangers, Monsters Are Not Myths, Kris Racer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 1 wed Gamethings at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** sep 1 wed Slayer, Megadeth, Testament at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** @ sep 1 wed The Rise Of The Soldiers, Americaz Mostz Haunted, Magik, Claudia's Ashes, Teeth N Tones, Divided Allegiance, Cylince at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm *** @ sep 1 wed Judgement Day, Devotionals at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ $3 9pm ** sep 2 thr The Angstroms, Kids On A Crime Spree at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** sep 2 thr Stereo Total at Slim'a, S.F. a/a ** sep 2 thr Jenny & Johnny (Jenny Lewis & Jonathan Rice) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 2 thr The Growlers, Shannon & The Clams at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** sep 2 thr Stereo Total, Allister Izenberg at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** sep 2 thr Krum Bums (Austin, TX), Monster Squad, Dopecharge, Bum City Saints at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 2 thr Barn Owl, Starving Weirdos, Pulse Emitter, Danny Paul Grody, Rene Hell, En at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** (On Land Festival) sep 2 thr Mumiy Troll, Run Run Run, Your Cannons at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 2 thr Damon & The Heathens, Trunk Show, Mermaid Bones at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 2 thr Girls With Guns, Meat Sluts, Sassy at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 2 thr Reporter (Portland), Party Effects, Summer Blondes, Wampire (Portland) at Milk, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** sep 2 thr Year Of The Wild Cat at Winter's Tavern, 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica 21+ free * sep 2 thr Mystic Roots Band, Animojams at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 2 thr The Travelin' McCourys, Mollie O'Brien And Rich Moore, Rita Hosking And Cousin Jack, Nell Robinson at Strawberry Music Festival, Camp Mather, near Buck Meadows a/a $200-$65 5:15pm ** sep 3 fri Everything Must Go, Fracas, P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. (Portland), Disciples, Fukm at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 3 fri Trunk Show at Ghosttown Galleries, Oakland 18+ * sep 3 fri Definite Articles, Poor Bailey at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** sep 3 fri Lungs Of A Blast Furnace, Short Fuse, Meatslab (Redwood City), Dark Rein, Truth Decays at Roosters Roadhouse, 1700 Clement Ave., Alameda 21+ 7pm *** @ sep 3 fri Matt Holdaway's Army at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** sep 3 fri Lights Over Paris at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 9pm ** sep 3 fri The Limousines, Lilofee, dj Aaron Axelsen, dj Omar at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$13 10pm ** sep 3 fri Jenny & Johnny (Jenny Lewis & Johnathan Rice) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # ** sep 3 fri The Screaming Females, Songs For Moms, Kreamy 'Lectric Santa at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $7 9pm ** sep 3 fri The Sore Thumbs, Compton SF (cd release), Get Dead, Koozbane at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ sep 3 fri Oneohtrix Point Never, White Rainbow, Pete Swanson, Operative, Robert A.A. Lowe, Eli Keszler & Ashley Paul, Golden Retriever at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** (On Land Festival) sep 3 fri Miami Horror Live dj Eli Glad at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** sep 3 fri Guitar Wzards Of The Future, Suicide Dragons, The Tenderloins at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 3 fri Triple Cobra, Soft White 60's, dj's at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** sep 3 fri Garotas Suecas (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Tasso, Disco Shawn at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 10pm ** sep 3 fri Constant Conflict, Steady Marstine, Dressed In White, Watchers & Hunters, Slice Of Summer, Denial Of Flesh at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** (Battle of the Bands for a spot at the Christian Rock of Ages Festival) sep 3 fri ZZ Top, Eagles Of Death Metal, 38 Special at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $79.50-$10.77 ($20 parking) 4pm/6pm # *** (Bone Bash XI) sep 3 fri Talky Tina at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm * sep 3 fri Stevie B at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** sep 3 fri Cobra Skulls, Hudson Criminal, Final Summation, Okami at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm *** @ sep 3 fri Trances, Watch Out! There's Ghosts, Sunshine Estates, Princess Die, Sell Your Secrets, Next Stop Mars at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7pm/7:30pm *** sep 3 fri Railroad Earth, Ryan Bingham And The Dead Horses, Po' Girl, Kusun Ensemble, Marcus James And The Wassonrai, Genticorum at Strawberry Music Festival, Camp Mather, near Buck Meadows a/a $200-$65 11:30am ** sep 4 sat La Plebe, Cobra Skulls, Good Neighbor Policy, 9:00 News, United Defiance, Death Wish V, Maxiraid at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ sep 4 sat Season Of Nightmares (Seattle), The Deadbeats, Shakes, The Gregors, Jungle Ju Ju at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @ sep 4 sat Garotas Suecas (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Shalants at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm ** sep 4 sat J.G.B. With Melvin Seals & Stu Allen at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 4 sat My First Earthquake, The Dont's, Spiro Agnew (cd release) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** sep 4 sat Israel Vibration, Lloyd Brown at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm *** sep 4 sat The Alps, Zelienople, Xela, Date Palms, Grasslung, Metal Rouge, Le Revelateur at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** (On Land Festival) sep 4 sat The Ferocious Few, The Black, East Bay Grease at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** sep 4 sat Chuck Gonzalez & The Stereo Glitter, Pigeons, Zachary Blizzard at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 4 sat Rookie Of The Year, Scarlet Grey, It Boys, Westland at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 5pm til 9pm ** (early show) sep 4 sat Stagnant at the Time Out, 1822 Grant Street, Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** sep 4 sat GREEN DAY, A.F.I. at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $50/$20 6pm/7pm # *** sep 4 sat Westwood & Willow at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** sep 4 sat Extra Large at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5/$8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 4 sat Trances at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 7pm *** sep 4 sat The Greenlight District (Sacramento), Sierra Skyline, Weston Buck at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 4 sat P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. (Portland), Suicide Bomb, Catch Hell (last show), Landlock (Tracy), Power (WA), Alaric, Rat Damage at Off Broadway, 2504 Franklin Blvd., Sacramento a/a 6pm *** @ sep 4 sat Confunkshun at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** sep 4 sat Arlo Guthrie, Martin Sexton, Carolyn Wonderland, Del Castillo, Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands, The Tuttles With A.J. Lee at Strawberry Music Festival, Camp Mather, near Buck Meadows a/a $200-$65 11:30am *** sep 5 sun Oakland Pride, 19th Street & Franklin Street, Oakland a/a $5 noon sep 5 sun J.B.M. (Brooklyn) at Rasputin's Music, Berkeley a/a free 1pm ** sep 5 sun Cold Cave, Abe Vigoda at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 5 sun Charalambides, Grouper, Dan Higgs, Bill Orcutt, Ilayas Ahmed, Common Eider, King Eider, Higuma at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 6:30pm ** (On Land Festival) sep 5 sun The Lambs, Glass Trains, Makeing Tents at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 5 sun Vetiver, The Fresh & Onlys at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 5 sun Magic Kids, Candy Claws, The She's at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 sun Dr. Israel (with Patch Dub and Katrina Blackstone), Turbo Sonidero Futuristico, mc Mex Tape, dj Sep at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$14 9pm ** (Dub Mission's 14th Anniversary) sep 5 sun Salvador Santana, Scribe Project, Blanca at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** sep 5 sun Albert Square, Blunt Mechanic (Seattle) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 3pm ** sep 5 sun Cobra Skulls, Good Neighbor Policy, Tater Famine at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $8/$10 8:30pm *** @ sep 5 sun Rayos X (L.A.), Politiskitzo (L.A.), Verraterisch, Fodder at Axewave Manor, 2426 33rd Street, Sacramento a/a $3 7pm til 10pm ** @ (vegan potluck at 7pm) sep 5 sun Keb' Mo', Tommy Emmanuel, Eliza Gilkyson And Nina Gerber, Los Pinguos, Girlyman at Strawberry Music Festival, Camp Mather, near Buck Meadows a/a $200-$65 1pm *** sep 5 sun Tech N9ne, Brotha Lynch Hung at Monte Bleu Showroom, South Lake Tahoe, NV ?/? *** sep 5 sun Transexpistols (Hollywood), Severance Package at Duffys, 337 Main Street, Chico 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** sep 6 mon Hazzard's Cure, Same Sex Dictator (WA), Negative Standards at the Hive, 1420 Tenth Street, Oakland a/a $5 7pm ** sep 6 mon Panda Bear, Nite Jewel at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** sep 6 mon Man Man, Let's Wrestle at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 6 mon Shotdown, Peace Creeps at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm ** sep 6 mon 77 El Deora, Wicked Mercies, The Bootcuts, The Evangenitals, Los Trainwreck at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $10 3pm/4pm ** (free BBQ) (Annual El Rio Cowgirl Palooza) sep 6 mon Short Fuse, Octoclops, Lungs Of Blast Furnace, Izeovasis at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ free 8pm ** sep 6 mon Season Of Nightmares, Longway, Shakes at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 6:30pm ** sep 7 tue Friday the 13th at 924 Gilman movie night a/a free 7:30pm sep 7 tue AA Bondy, J.B.M. (Brooklyn) at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15 8pm/9pm ** sep 7 tue Hope Sandoval, The Warm Inventions at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 7 tue Mark Olson at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** sep 7 tue Beak at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 7 tue Flood, Same-Sex Dictator (Seattle), Ironwitch at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm ** sep 7 tue Southern Culture On The Skids at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** sep 8 wed Alberta Cross, Dead Confederate at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 8 wed Joel Streeter (cd release), Brad Brooks, Megan Slankard Band at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** sep 8 wed Beak at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** sep 8 wed Crooked Fingers, The Mynabirds at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** sep 8 wed The Night Beats (Seattle), Terry Malts, Larry & The Angriest Generation at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 8 wed Titus Andronicus, Free Energy at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 8 wed Good Luck At The Gunfight, dj Eli Glad at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** (Benefit for new charity organization SPARK) sep 8 wed Damn Handsome And The Birthday Suits, The Generals, Scarlet Stoic at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 8 wed The Smashing Pumpkins, Bad City at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $40 7pm/8pm **** @ (sold out - 101.7 the Fox) sep 8 wed Southern Culture On The Skids, The Quarter Mile Combo at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 18+ $15 7pm/8pm *** sep 8 wed The High Sea, Cryptic at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** sep 8 wed Sundowner, Wayne Arms, Cheapgirls at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 7pm ** @ sep 8 wed Adhara, Steel Savior, Smelling Colors, Downefall at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 8 wed Willie Nelson at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a *** sep 9 thr The Clientele, Lay Low at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ ** sep 9 thr Sundowner, Hanalei, Jaake Margo at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 9 thr Alessandro Cortini / BlindOldFreak, John Chowning, Lissom at Brava Theatre, 2781 24th Street, S.F. a/a $16 ($10 students/$40 3 day pass) 8pm ** (S.F. Electronic Music Festival) sep 9 thr Apocalyptica, Dir En Grey, Evaline at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ sep 9 thr Trey Songz And Monica at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 9 thr Coliseum (Louisville, KY), Burning Love (Toronto, Canada), Walken, Buried At Birth (San Jose) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 9 thr Drowning With Our Anchors, I Fail (Cincinnati, OH), Stirling Says, Negative Standards at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a 8pm ** (new location) sep 9 thr Forrest Day, The Shotgun Wedding Quintet at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 9 thr The Shivas (Portland), Smash Atoms, The Guntown Kid & Bandito at Kokoro Studio., 682 Geary Street, S.F. a/a free 7pm ** sep 9 thr Little Wings, Michael Musika, Honeycomb at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** sep 9 thr Nick Zinner, Zachary Lipez, Stacy Wakefield at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 6pm ** (early show) sep 9 thr Brilliant Colors, Milk Music, White Boss at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** (late show) sep 9 thr The Gories, Haunted George, Nice Smile at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm *** (KUSF) sep 9 thr Embers, Speed Of Darkness, Somnolence, Crucifixion at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5-$10 sliding scale 8pm ** (Benefit Free Community Herbal Medicine/Nutrition/Acupuncture Clinics) sep 9 thr Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits, The Crux, The Deluxe Buckets, Thee HoboGobbelins at Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa a/a 8pm ** sep 9 thr Nekromantix, The Howlers, The Mutilators at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm *** @ sep 9 thr Free Radicalz (Portland), Side Effects, Verraterisch at Axewave Manor, 2426 33rd Street, Sacramento a/a $3 7pm til 10pm ** @ (vegan potluck at 7pm) sep 9 thr Dirt Nasty, Andre Legacy, Beardo at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$17 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 9 thr Tera Melos (Sacramento) at Sol Collective, 2010 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento a/a ** sep 9 thr Don't Care, Deadones USA at Bombay's, 1730 California Street, Redding 21+ 9:30pm ** @ sep 10 fri Hellbastard (U.K.), Acephalix, Fix My Head, Psychosomatic, Short Attn Span at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 *** @ sep 10 fri Welcome Home Walker (Portland) at the Fuzzplex, 3014 MLK Way, Oakland a/a ** sep 10 fri David Gray And Ray LaMontagne, Tift Merritt at the Greek Theatre, Hearst & Gayley, U.C. Berkeley a/a # ** sep 10 fri Helmet, Bison BC at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** @ $ sep 10 fri M.K.M., Trimpin, Pod Blotz at Brava Theatre, 2781 24th Street, S.F. a/a $16 ($10 students/$40 3 day pass) 9pm ** (S.F. Electronic Music Festival) sep 10 fri Mark Kozelek at the Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. a/a $30 8pm # *** sep 10 fri Dirt Nasty, Andre Legacy, Beardo at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 10 fri Justin Nozuka Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 10 fri Data, dj Nisus at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 9pm * sep 10 fri Grass Widow at Cyclone Warehouse, 1842 Illinois St. (near Third St.), S.F. a/a ** sep 10 fri La Corde, Procedure Club, Ggreen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 10 fri The Clientele, Lay Low at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 10 fri Felonious at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** sep 10 fri Gentlemen (cd release), Stomacher, Oh Darling at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 10 fri Geographer, French Miami, Miles The dj at Milk, 1840 Haight Street, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** sep 10 fri Andre Nickatina, Eli (aka Smoov E) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm *** sep 10 fri Nosebleed Academy, Cure For kindness at Quincy's, 6590 Commerce Blvd., Rohnert Park 21+ $5 8pm ** sep 10 fri Stay Away Joes (Hayward) at Hayward City Hall, 777 B Street, Hayward a/a 5:30pm * sep 10 fri Craig Ferguson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$35 7:30pm # ** sep 10 fri Big Daddy Sunshine at the Quarter Note, 1214 Apollo Way, Sunnyvale 21+ 9pm * sep 10 fri The Hundred Days at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** sep 10 fri Constellation Branch, Genius & The Thieves at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 8pm ** sep 10 fri The Dreaded Diamond, Flatlin, Buffalo! Buffalo! at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 10 fri Apocalyptica at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $22 8pm/9pm *** sep 10/11/12 Michael Franti & Spearhead, yoga workshops at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50-$35 # ** sep 11 sat Deviated Instinct, Brainoil, Violence Of Hummanity, Neurotoxcity at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 *** @ sep 11 sat Shut Up!, The Pentacles, Tiera Iasparo, Thaddeus Stoenner, dj ElectroAss, Dear Indugu, Enamored, Ben And Karen Brown, at 789 Building, 789 61st Street, Oakland a/a free 10am til 10:30pm *** sep 11 sat Shonen Knife (Japan), Bam Bam, Kepi Ghoulie at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $14 9pm *** @ sep 11 sat Hello Shitty People at Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a ** sep 11 sat The Business (U.K.), The Hollowpoints, Hounds & Harlots, Box Squad at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a 9pm $13/$15 *** @ sep 11 sat Craig Ferguson at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 11 sat Southern Culture On The Skids at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (KPIG) sep 11 sat AC/DShe at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** sep 11 sat Stephan Mathieu, Caroliner, Joseph Hammer at Brava Theatre, 2781 24th Street, S.F. a/a $16 ($10 students/$40 3 day pass) 8pm ** (S.F. Electronic Music Festival) sep 11 sat Grass Widow at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a free 2pm ** sep 11 sat 3 Stoned Men, Smile God Loves You, Vanilla Whores, Count Dante, David Nudelman And His Wiki Wiki Boyz, Field Trip, Pineapple Princess, Carlos, Corky, The Wild Breed at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 5pm *** (Rotfest II) sep 11 sat Stephen Kellogg And The Sixers, Audra Mae, Roy Jay at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 11 sat We Barbarians, Magic Bullets, Superhumanoids (L.A.) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 11 sat The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$55 7:30pm # *** sep 11 sat The Robert Cray Band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $95-$55 7:30pm # ** sep 11 sat Helmet at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** @ sep 11 sat Stepchild, FallRise, Represa, For All Ive Done at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ sep 11 sat Jonny Lang at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** sep 11 sat Death By Stereo, Dont Care at Bombay's, 1730 California Street, Redding 21+ 8pm ** @ sep 12 sun Scissor Sisters, Sammy Jo at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** sep 12 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. a/a $3 ($20 6am early entry) 10am sep 12 sun Deviated Instinct (England), Lecherous Gaze, Vastum at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $8 5pm/5:30pm (over by 8:15pm) *** @ sep 12 sun Thrift Store Cowboys, Warren Jackson Hearne, Slow Poisoner at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 12 sun Shonen Knife (Osaka, Japan), The Go-Going-Gone Girls, T And A at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm *** @ sep 12 sun Tracy Bonham, Kaisercartel at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** sep 12 sun Exodus, Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, Bonded By Blood at the Avalon, Santa Clara 21+ *** @ sep 12 sun The Soft Hills (Seattle) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** sep 12 sun The Secretions, Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits, Thedumbfox, The Snot-Cocks at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $5 5pm *** @ sep 12 sun Willie Nelson And Family, LeAnn Rimes at Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys a/a $225-$45 6pm/7pm ** sep 12 sun D.R.I. at the New Oasis, Sparks, NV a/a *** @ sep 12 sun cancelled: Peter Yarrow And Noel Paul Stookey at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga sep 12 sun Skinlab, Deconstruct at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a 7pm/7:30pm *** (Benefit for the family of local music veteran Randy Valdez) sep 12/13 Sleep, Thrones (sun), Saviours (mon) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $23 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ sep 13 mon The Tallest Man On Earth at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 13 mon Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Le Butcherettes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 13 mon The Vibrators (U.K.), Poison Control at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 7pm/7:30pm *** @ sep 13 mon Sam Amidon at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** sep 13 mon Radio Moscow at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm * sep 13 mon From Hell at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ free 8pm * sep 13 mon Willie Nelson, Ryan Bingham at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # *** sep 13 mon Exodus at the New Oasis, Sparks, NV a/a *** sep 14 tue Friday the 13th part 6 at 924 Gilman movie night a/a free 7:30pm sep 14 tue Oakland Active Orchestra at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** sep 14 tue Menomena, Suckers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 14 tue The Walkmen, Dan Mangan at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm ** sep 14 tue Richie Spice at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 14 tue Damion Suomi, The Minor Prophets, Bird By Bird at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** (acoustic) sep 14 tue Bird Call, il gato, We Is Shore Dedicated at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 14 tue Eilen Jewell, The Shants at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** (country) sep 14 tue The Dreaming (L.A.), Deadstar Assembly, Ratchet, X-Ray Conspiracy at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** sep 14 tue The Head Cat (with Lemmy from Moterhead) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** sep 14 tue PRIMUS, Mariachi El Bronx at Memorial Auditorium, 16th & J St., Sacramento a/a $38 7pm/8pm # *** @ sep 14 tue incorrect listing: The Head Cat at the Metro, Oakland (they are playing the Blank Club this night) sep 14/15 Sheryl Crow at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $151-$56 7:30pm # *** sep 15 wed City Mouse (L.A.), C.H.T., Out Of Spite, Mid-Atlantic Nightmare, Einstye at Victory Warehouse, 24th and San Pablo Avenue, Oakland a/a $5 7:30pm ** @ sep 15 wed The Head Cat (with Lemmy from Moterhead) at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 9pm *** sep 15 wed Jeff The Brotherhood, Ty Segall at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** sep 15 wed Jaguares at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 8pm/10pm # ** sep 15 wed Menomena, Suckers, Tu Fawning at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ 8pm ** sep 15 wed The Chapin Sisters at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** sep 15 wed The Reaction, Crimewave, The Yes Go's at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 15 wed Kim Lenz & The Jaguars (L.A.), The Quarter Mile Combo (Sonoma), dj Oran Scott at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/9pm ** sep 15 wed Marina And The Diamonds at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm ** sep 15 wed Tamaryn (record release), WEekend, dj oOoOO, dj's Nako, dj Omar at the Elbo Room S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 15 wed Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, Justin Moore, Easton Corbin, Steel Magnolia, Josh Thompson at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a $55-$24 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 15 wed Seabright (cd release), Jamuel Saxton at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** sep 15 wed DevilDriver, Kittie, Kataklysm, Misery (Long Island, N.Y.) at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 6:30pm/7pm *** @ sep 16 thr Callow at Rasputin's Music, Berkeley a/a free 1pm ** sep 16 thr Mike Posner at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 6:30pm/7pm # ** sep 16 thr Tyvek, Nodzzz, Art Museums at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 16 thr The Fucking Buckaroos, Baltic Cousins (Bellingham, WA), Annie Bacon And Her Oshen at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm/10pm ** sep 16 thr White Barons, Space Vacation, JT Habersaat, Lisa Root, Kleveland at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 16 thr The Society Of Rockets (ep release), The Invisible Cities, Amores Vigilantes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 16 thr Sarah Jane, March Into Paris, Silent Treatment at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 16 thr Ryan Bingham And The Dead Horses at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** sep 16/17 Adam Savage, Wil Wheaton, Paul And Storm at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (w00tstock) sep 17 fri Orchid, Dusted Angel, Moses, Lords Of Bastards (Scotland), Iron Witch at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $10 *** @ sep 17 fri Hatchet, Witchaven, Tyrannosaurus Christ, Zombie Holocaust, Apothesary at the Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond a/a $10 4pm *** @ sep 17 fri Savage Republic, Alaric, Headless Lizzy And Her Icebox Pussy at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm ** @ sep 17 fri Nomeansno at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** @ sep 17 fri Venomous Concept, Kill The Client, Murder Construct, Population Reduction, dj Rob Metal at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm *** @ sep 17 fri Ratatat, Dom, Bobby Birdman at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** sep 17 fri Serj Tankian (with full orchestra) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $49.50 8pm/9pm # ** (moved from Nob Hill Masonic Center) sep 17 fri Louis C.K. at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm (sold out) 10pm/10:30pm # ** (late show added) sep 17 fri Wicked Mercies at 111 Minna Gallery, S.F. a/a free 6:30pm * sep 17 fri Hostility, Almost Dead at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ sep 17 fri The Black Pacific, Stagger And Fall at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 17 fri Mist & Mast, Sands Yeltsin at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 17 fri James Lanman And The Good Hurt, Horde And The Harem, Kit Kat And The Suitcase Bros. at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** sep 17 fri Paramore, Tegan And Sara at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $35 5pm/6:30pm # *** sep 17 fri Creedence Clearwater Revisited at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $90-$50 7:30pm # ** sep 17 fri John Vanderslice, Travis Vick & The Bunkers at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm *** sep 17 fri Fate Under Fire, The Reel, Witzend at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ sep 17 fri Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # *** sep 17 fri Sheryl Crow, G. Love And Special Sauce at Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys a/a $241-$46 7pm/8pm ** sep 17 fri Dont Care, Fatals at Bombay's, 1730 California Street, Redding 21+ 8pm ** @ sep 17/18 Dont Care, The Gamut (fri), Monroes (sat) at Big League Dreams Sports Park, Old Oregon Trail, Redding a/a 6pm ** @ (Redding Tattoo Convention) sep 17/18/19 Michael Franti & Spearhead, Matisyahu, Zap Mama, Kinky, Dumpstaphunk, Beats Antique, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Yard Dogs Road Show, Lyrics Born, Gift Of Gab, Lateef The Truthspeaker, Heavyweight Dub Champion, Rootz Underground, Delhi 2 Dublin, Eoto, Blvd, Lynx & Janover, Sambada, Flowmotion, MC Yogi, Wisom, Locura, Sasha Rose, Sila & THe Afrofunk Experience, Shimshai, Alice Dimicele, Tapwater, Soul Union, Blane Lyon, Rara Avis, Prema Mayi, Jeff JOnes, Indubious, Alcyone Massive, Scott Huckaby, Lilla D'Mone, Organik Time Machine, Trevor Green, Wavy Gravy, Gaudi, Bluetech, Opiuo, An-Ten-Ae, Nickodemus, David Starfire, Emancipator, Masaladosa, Dunkelbunt, Dragonfly, Oz, Murray, CB, Makyo, Zack Darling, Dub Mafia, Lotus Drops, Ini, Charles Lazarus, Solace at Earthdance, Black Oak Ranch, 50350 North Hwy 101, Laytonville a/a $175/$200 ($30 parking/$80 Sunday only) *** (price includes camping) sep 18 sat Atom Age, Diamonds Under Fire, Smileodons, The Caps at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a *** @ sep 18 sat Tab Benoit at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (KPIG) sep 18 sat The Mother Hips, Nathan Moore at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** sep 18 sat En Vivo at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 18 sat Savage Republic, Five Oceans, Carta at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 18 sat No Means No (Vancouver, B.C.), The Bar Feeders, Ezee Tiger at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/10pm *** @ sep 18 sat Kele, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, dj Miles, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** $ sep 18 sat The New Up (cd release), The Hundred Days, The Moanin' Dove at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9:30pm ** sep 18 sat Pantha Du Prince, The Sight Below at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm ** sep 18 sat John Vanderslice, Odd Bird at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** sep 18 sat Stunt Monkey (reunion), Bears Bears Bears at X Sports Bar, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** sep 18 sat Harry Connick Jr. & Orchestra at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$51 7:30pm # ** sep 18 sat Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $98-$38 5pm/7pm # *** sep 18 sat Stunt Monkey, Bears Bears Bears, Disabled Intent at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** sep 18 sat Susiniestra (San Jose) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** sep 18 sat Melvins at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** @ sep 18 sat Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits, Milhouse (reunion) at the Hub, 1819 23rd St. at S St., Sacramento a/a 6pm ** sep 18 sat Sherwood, The Dangerous Summer, Soletta, The Paper Melody, The American Scene at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 18 sat Vital Perception at On The Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ 8:30pm ** sep 18 sat Laceration, Zombie Holocaust, Laceration, Fog Of War, Chaos Ascending, Diminished, Hell Hath No Fury, Memoirs Of A Blackened Sky, Hemoptysis, Witchaven at the Senator Theater, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a 4pm *** @ sep 18 sat cancelled: Los Super Seven, Los Texmaniacs at Catalyst, Santa Cruz sep 18/19 Kathy Griffin at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a $79.50-$45 7pm/8pm (sat) 6pm/7pm (sun) # ** sep 18/19/20 All American Tattoo Festival at Sacramento Convention Center, 1400 J Street, Sacramento a/a $20 ($40 weekend) fri (2pm-11pm) sat (11am-11pm) sun (11am-7pm) sep 19 sun Failure, Mother Country Mother Fuckers, Judas at 924 Gilman a/a *** @ sep 19 sun Nosebleed Academy, Sink This Ship, Raelin, Quiet Game Starting Now at Blake's, Berkeley a/a $10 8pm ** sep 19 sun Melvins, Totimoshi at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 9pm *** @ sep 19 sun The Airborne Toxic Event at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** sep 19 sun The Jim Jones Revue at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 19 sun The Cult, The Black Ryder at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $38.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ sep 19 sun Indie-Mart street fair at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon sep 19 sun Calafia at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a 4pm * sep 19 sun Peter Rowan, Elizabeth Cook at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8pm ** sep 19 sun Lyfe Jennings at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $27 7:30pm *** sep 19 sun Grand Lake, Hosannas at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 19 sun 36 Crazyfists (Anchorage, AK) at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ sep 19 sun Il Gato at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free ** sep 19 sun Kevin Seconds, Freebadge Serenaders, Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits at Winn Park, 2732 P St., Sacramento a/a free 11am til 4pm ** (acoustic) sep 19 sun Bobby Joe Ebola & the Children MacNuggits, The Crunchees, Future Daydream at the Elmira Cabin, 6081 California Pacific Rd., Vacaville 18+ 6pm ** sep 19 sun cancelled: Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato at the Pavilion, Concord sep 20 mon Efterklang, Buke And Gass (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Silian Rail at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 20 mon The Charlatans UK, Giant Drag, dj Aaron Axelsen at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 7pm/8pm *** sep 20 mon Utopian Trap, Concrete Coffin at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ 8pm free ** sep 20 mon Alien Ant Farm, Beta State at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** sep 20 mon Willie Nelson & Family at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $69/$76 6pm/7pm *** sep 20 mon Hinder (Oklahoma City), My Darkest Days, Black Sunshine at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $26.50/$28 7pm/7:30pm ** sep 20/21 Hanson, A Rocket To The Moon at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 21 tue Hellraiser at 924 Gilman movie night a/a free 7:30pm sep 21 tue The Do, El Olio Wolof, Please Do Not Fight at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 21 tue Lightning Swords Of Death, Pathology, Necrite, Cyanic, dj Rob Metal at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm *** @ sep 21 tue Cloud Cult, Mimicking Birds at the Independent, S.F. 2 $15 7:30pm ** sep 21 tue Harry Connick Jr. at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # *** sep 21 tue Melvins, Totimoshi at the Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm *** @ sep 22 wed Night Genes, Fleeting Trance at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** sep 22 wed Blue October at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** sep 22 wed Local Natives, The Love Language at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** sep 22 wed Joe Boyd & Robyn Hitchcock "Chinese White Bicycles" at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $25 8pm ** sep 22 wed Arms n' Legs, Zig Zags (Seattle) at the Hemlock, S.F .21+ $5 9pm ** sep 22 wed Ninth Moon Black (Eugene, OR), Rye Wolves (OR), The Burial Tide, dj Rob Metal at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm *** @ sep 22 wed The Murkins, No Captains at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 22 wed Willie Nelson & Family, Ryan Bingham at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 7:30pm # *** sep 22 wed Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # *** @ (Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival) sep 22 wed Melvins Totimoshi at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$17 7:30pm/8pm *** @ sep 23 thr The XX (London), Warpaint, Zola Jesus at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $25 8pm # ** sep 23 thr Kina Grannis at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 23 thr UB40 at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $49.50 7pm/8pm # *** sep 23 thr Jason Falkner at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 23 thr Big Boi at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** sep 23 thr Kelly Mcfarling (cd release), Sioux City Kid & The Revolutionary Ramblers, Arann Harris And The Greenstring Farm Band at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** sep 23 thr The Mighty Slim Pickins, Clair (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 23 thr Worm Ouroboros, Atriarch (Portland), Alaric at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** sep 23 thr The Midnight Bombers, Get Dead, Psychology Of Genocide, New Hope For The Dead at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm *** (Boomfest - Benefit Jen Zen to help fight cancer) sep 23 thr Tea Leaf Green at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $15/$17 8pm/9pm ** sep 23 thr Foreigner at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$45 7:30pm # *** sep 23 thr Admiral Radley, Laura Stevenson & The Cans (N.Y.), The Albert Square at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $12 8pm/9pm *** sep 23 thr All Names Taken, The Cosmonauts at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 23 thr The Head Cat (with Lemmy from Moterhead) at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $17.50 8pm/9pm *** sep 24 fri The Rockets, Faraway Boys, Bullet 66, Violation, Cruz Missiles at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ sep 24 fri Band Of Horses, Admiral Radley at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** sep 24 fri FLESHIES, Mystic Knights Of The Cobra, Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits (cd release), emcee Alex Koll at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ sep 24 fri New Monsoon, Tracorum at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 24 fri Katatonia, Swallow The Sun, Orphaned Land at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $18/$20 ($45 8:30pm early entry/vip) 9pm *** @ sep 24 fri JJ Grey & Mofro, The Pimps Of Joy Time at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/8:30pm # ** sep 24 fri George Lopez at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** sep 24 fri Forro Brazuca, Boca do Rio, dj Motion Potion at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 24 fri Tommy Keene, The Paul & John at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 24 fri Rykarda Parasol, Mister Loveless, The Spyrals at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 24 fri The Beautiful Girls, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 24 fri Pro Leisure, Lowfat Handshake, The Hoovers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** sep 24 fri Sean Hayes at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $16 7pm/8pm ** sep 24 fri Randy Travis at the Uptown, Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a ** sep 24 fri Laura Stevenson & The Cans (N.Y.), Hard Girls at Nickel City Arcade, San Jose a/a $12 ** sep 24 fri Bibles & Hand Grenades at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** sep 24 fri Cheech & Chong at Convention Center, 700 Auditorium Drive, Redding a/a $47.50/$37.50 7pm/8pm # *** sep 24 fri Tea Leaf Green at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $15 7pm/8pm ** sep 24 fri Atmosphere, Blueprint, Greives & Budo, dj Rare Groove at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm ** sep 24/25 Aegis at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** sep 25 sat Bum City Saints, Urband Decay, Destract, Holiday Bowl, The Nothing Society at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a *** @ sep 25 sat Vampire Weekend, Beach House, The Bery Best at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** sep 25 sat David Berkeley (Atlanta) at the Beehive Market, 1701 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley a/a free 12:30pm * (solo acoustic) sep 25 sat ArnoCorps, Nihilist, Static Thought, Saint Vernon at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $10/$12 9pm ** @ sep 25 sat Dirty Projectors, Dominique Young Unique at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm ** sep 25 sat dj Bob Mould, dj Rich Morel at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 10pm ** sep 25 sat Paul Collins' Beat, The Pleasure Kills, Sharp Objects at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ *** sep 25 sat Barney Cauldron, Grains, The Midnite Snackers at the Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** sep 25 sat M.E.L.T. at La Barca, 2036 Lombard Street, S.F. 21+ 9pm * sep 25 sat Mucca Pazza, Rube Waddell at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 25 sat Disastroid, Tender, Lost Puppy at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 3pm/5pm ** sep 25 sat Against Me!, The Flatliners, Young Livers at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm *** @ $ sep 25 sat Zepparella at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $15/$17 8pm/9pm ** sep 25 sat The Deadlies, Drifting Sand, The Reef Riders at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ 8pm ** sep 25 sat Margaret Cho at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$35 8pm # ** sep 25 sat Kenny Thomas & The Southern Baptists (San Jose) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** sep 25 sat Cash'd Out at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** sep 25 sat Katie Garibaldi at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** sep 25 sat Allstar Weekend at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $14/$16 6pm/6:30pm ** sep 26 sun Diakiju (AL), The Deadbeats, The 132, The Pendeltons, The Remones at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a 5pm/6pm *** @ sep 26 sun Heavy Liquid, many others at Folsom Street Fair, Folsom St. between 7th st. & 12th St., S.F. a/a 11am-6pm ** (music/leather/sex) sep 26 sun Nevermore, Warbringer, Mutiny Within at Slim's, S.F. a/a $23 8pm *** @ sep 26 sun Trevor Garrod (solo - cd release) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** sep 26 sun Jared Mees & The Grown Children, Monarques at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 26 sun Git Some (Denver), Pins Of Light, Hazzard's Cure at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 7pm/7:30pm ** sep 26 sun The Famous at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 4pm/7pm * sep 26 sun Los Tigres del Norte (San Jose), Intocable at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7pm # ** (Latino Heritage Festival) sep 26 sun We Came As Romans (Detroit), In Fear And Faith, Confide, Upon A Burning Body, Abandon All Ships at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 7pm/7:30pm *** @ sep 27 mon Passion Pit at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** sep 27 mon Perfume Genius at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 27 mon Gods Weapon at the Octopus Lounge, Pacifica 21+ free 8pm ** sep 27 mon Daryl Hall & John Oates at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$50 7:30pm # *** sep 28 tue Night of the Living Dead at 924 Gilman movie night a/a free 7:30pm sep 28 tue X Japan at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** sep 28 tue Fennesz at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** sep 28 tue Sarah Harmer at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 28 tue Mark Burgess, Veil Veil Vanish, dj Nako, dj Omar, dj Justin at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** sep 28 tue Violent Soho, Poor Bailey at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 28 tue Eoto, MiMosa, MartyParty at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $18/$20 7pm/8pm ** sep 28 tue Joe Buck Yourself (Murray, KY), Truckers Wife, Witch Dick at Bombay's, 1730 California Street, Redding 21+ $5 9pm/9:30pm ** sep 29 wed Kamelot, Leaves' Eyes at Slim's, S.F. a/a $26 8pm ** sep 29 wed High On Fire, Torche, Kylesa at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** @ sep 29 wed The Jon Spncer Blues Explosion at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. ?/? ** sep 29 wed Erin Brazill And The Private I's, The Fancy Dan Band (cd release), Passenger & Pilot, Middle Maki at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** sep 29 wed Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social, Moneybrother, Dave Smallen at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 29 wed Hounds Below, Casey Lindstrom at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 29 wed The Beautiful Girls, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 29 wed Joe Buck Yourself (Murray, KY), Truckers Wife, WitchDick at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ $5 9pm/9:30pm ** sep 29/30 The Black Keys, Nicole Atkins at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) sep 30 thr Easy Star All-Stars, Cas Haley at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** sep 30 thr Matt & Kim, Fang Island at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 30 thr Jimmy Eat World, We Were Promised Jetpacks at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ (Live 105) sep 30 thr Despised Icon (Montreal), Misery Index, Revocation, Arise, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $13/$16 7pm/7:30pm *** @ sep 30 thr Nautical Almanac, Daniel Higgs, Spider Compass Good Crime Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 30 thr School Of Seven Bells at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 30 thr Mark Matos And Os Beaches at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 30 thr Ed Mudshi (Marseille, France), Ornithology at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ 9pm/9:30pm ** sep 30 thr Martin Sexton at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $20/$22 8pm/9pm ** oct 1 fri Train, Needtobreathe at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** oct 1 fri Kathleen Madigan at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 1 fri Sean P. Buckshot, Pharoahe Monch, Smif N Wessun, Skyzoo, Kidz In The Hall at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (Duckdown 15th Anniversary) oct 1 fri Kaskade at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 1 fri Voodoo Glow Skulls, Jokes For Feelings, Rockfight at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm *** @ oct 1 fri Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (Costello Sings Lowe / Nick Sings Elvis) (Benefit for the Richard de Lone Special Housing Project) oct 1 fri The Mantles, Super Wild Horses (Austrailia), Royal Baths at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 1 fri Jon Langford And Skull Orchard, Walter Salas-Humara (solo) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $18 9pm ** oct 1 fri Despised Icon (Montreal, Canada), Misery Index, Revocation (Boston), Jack Ketch, Nightmare In The Twilight at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 7pm/7:30pm *** @ oct 1/2 Flaming Lips, Ariel Pink (fri), Health (sat), White Hills (sat) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # $39.50 8pm # *** $ (fri sold out) oct 1/2 Railroad Earth, Toubab Krewe at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** oct 1/2/3 The Wronglers, Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin, Nathaniel Rateliff, Elvis Costello And The Sugarcanes, Joan Baez, Yonder Mountain String Band, Citigrass, Indigo Girls, Jon Langford, Patti Smith, Wendy Bird, Buddy Miller, The Band Of Heathens, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, David Grisman Quintet, Patty Griffin, Railroad Earth, David Olney & Sergio Webb, The Subdudes, Margot Leverett And The Klezmer Mountain Boys, Keller & The Keels, Jerry Jeff Walker, Blue Highway, The Dukes Of September Rhythm Revue, Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs, Rosanne Cash, Kinky Friedman, Moonalice, Jonathan Richman, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Doc Watson & David Holt, Randy Newman, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Carolyn Wonderland, The Ebony Hillbillies, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Steve Earle And The Dukes, Anderson Family Bluegrass, Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women, Bonnie Prince Billy & The Cairo Gang, Mondo Cane, Lucero, Earl Scruggs, Hot Tuna Electric, Richard Thompson, The Felice Brothers, Evie Ladin, The Flatlanders, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Jenny & Johnny, The Magnolia Sisters, Jackie Greene, The Del McCoury Band, Justin Townes Earle, Skip Gorman, Umphrey's McGee, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, James McMurtry, Conor Oberst, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, The Avett Brothers, Nick Lowe, Fountains Of Wayne, T Bone Burnett And Friends, Robert Earl Keen, Holly Golightly And The Brokeoffs, Peter Himmelman, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Martin Sexton, Hazel Dickens, Kelly Willis, at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park a/a free **** oct 2 sat Eagles at the Arena, Oakland a/a $195-$55 7pm/8pm # *** oct 2 sat Arcade Fire, Calexico at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** @ oct 2 sat Planet Booty, K.Flay, C.U.P.C.A.K.E. at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 2 sat Infected Mushroom (live and dj set), Shpongle (dj set) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** oct 2 sat The Sword, Karma To Burn, Mount Carmel at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8:30pm # ** oct 2 sat Jukebox The Ghost, Hooray For Earth, A B & The Sea at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 2 sat The Futureheads at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 2 sat Mammatus, Swanifant, The Shari La Las at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 2 sat The Yes Go's at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? 9pm ** oct 2 sat Jamie Lidell at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $20 8pm/9pm ** oct 2 sat Year Of The Wild Cat at the Mardi Gras, 1628 El Camino Real, Redwood City 21+ free * oct 2 sat Wanda Sykes at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 6pm/8pm ** oct 2 sat The Brownies at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 2 sat Easy Star All-Stars, Cas Haley at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$19 8pm/9pm ** oct 2 sat Ludo (St. Louis), There For Tomorrow, The Graduate, Tommy & The High Pilots at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 2 sat AIDS Wolf, The Fresh And Onlys, Wounded Lion, Ganglians at Operation Restore Maximum Freedom X Fest, Sacramento ?/? ** oct 2 sat The Brothers Cazimero at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** oct 2 sat Umphrey's McGee at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a ** oct 3 sun The Mighty Regis at 924 Gilman a/a ** oct 3 sun David Allan Coe at the Metro, Oakland a/a $30/$35 6pm/7pm *** oct 3 sun Vamps at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 3 sun Gotan Project, Ekectriks at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (KUSF) oct 3 sun First Aid Kit (Swedin), Klara And Johanna (Swedin), Ferraby Lionheart at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 3 sun AIDS Wolf, Zulus at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ ** oct 3 sun O.A.R., Dirty Heads at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$29 7pm/8pm ** oct 4 mon Austrailian Pink Floyd at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $41.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 4 mon Guitar Wolf (Japan), Hans Condor, Midnite Snaxxx at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm *** oct 4 mon Tech N9ne, Krizz Kalico, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoob, Jay Rock & Glasses Malone at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a 7pm/8pm *** oct 5 tue Evil Dead at 924 Gilman movie night a/a free 7:30pm oct 5 tue Broken Bells at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 5 tue Guided By Voices, Times New Viking at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 5 tue CocoRosie at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 5 tue High Castle, Zulus (N.Y.C.), Scumby at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 5 tue Angry Orts (Portland) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 5pm ** oct 5/6 Jack Johnson, G. Love & Special Sauce (oct 5), Alo (oct 6), Zee Avi at Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $59.50 5pm/6:30pm # ** oct 6 wed Caribou, Emeralds at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9:30pm # ** oct 6 wed Lissie at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 6 wed Irritones (Marseille, France), Neon Maniacs (L.A.) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ ** oct 6 wed Tech N9ne, E-40, Kutt Kalhoun, Kriss Kalico, Glasses Malone at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $35 7pm/8pm *** oct 6 wed Vicious Rumors, Bomb & Scary, Crushdown at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ oct 6 wed Angry Orts (Portland) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** oct 6 wed Trainwreck at the Tonic Bar, Reno NV 21+ ** oct 6 wed Umphrey's McGee at the Arcata Theatre, 1036 G Street, Arcata a/a ** oct 7 thr Child Abuse (N.Y.) at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm ** @ oct 7 thr Tera Melos at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 7 thr Klaxons, Baby Monster at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 7 thr Land Of Talk, The Besnard Lakes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 7 thr Tech N9ne at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $36/$41 7pm/8pm *** oct 8 fri Stone Vengeance, Hatchet, Evil Survives (Canads), Spellcaster (Portland), Invection at 924 Gilman a/a $10 *** @ oct 8 fri Ghoul, Direct Control (VA), Cannabis Corpse (VA), A.N.S. (TX), Voetsek, Instant Asshole at the Metro, Oakland a/a *** @ (Tankcrimes Brainsqueeze) oct 8 fri Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits (record release), Emily's Army, The Angel And Robot Show, The Secretions at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm/9:30pm *** @ oct 8 fri Tom Tom Club (N.Y.) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** oct 8 fri Matt Hires, Drew Holcomb And the Neighbors at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 8 fri Van Morrison at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California St., S.F. a/a $200-$70 7pm/8pm # *** oct 8 fri Rascal Flatts, Kellie Pickler, Chris Young at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a $76/$28 6pm/7:30pm # ** oct 8 fri Cheap Trick at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$40 7:30pm # *** oct 8 fri Trainwreck at Red Fox Tavern, 415 5th Street, Eureka 21+ ** oct 9 sat Municipal Waste (VA), Vitamin X (Netherlands), Toxic Holocaust (Portland), Deadfall, Ramming Speed (Boston), Population Reduction, Face The Rail at the Metro, Oakland a/a *** @ (TANKCRIMES BRAINSQUEEZE) oct 9 sat How Sweet The Sound at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** oct 9 sat O.A.R., The Dirty Heads at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 9 sat Trainwreck at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ ** oct 9 sat Wayne Hancock at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 8pm ** oct 9 sat Particle at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 9 sat Griffin House at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** oct 9 sat LoCura at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 9 sat Felsen (cd release), Bird By Bird at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 9 sat Turo Ramire, Idomeneo, Flash Bastards at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 3pm/5pm ** oct 9 sat Hot Lunch, Blank Stares, 3 Stoned Men, Philosophy Of Genocide, mc Lynn Breedlove at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** @ (Bike Messenger Appreciation Day) oct 9 sat Chapterhouse (U.K.), Ulrich Schnauss, dj Aaron Axelsen, dj Omar at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm *** $ oct 9 sat Awesome Party, Serpent Crown, Evil Survives at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** oct 9 sat Mystic Rage at Memorial Park, 24176 Mission Blvd., Hayward a/a 1pm ** @ (Bands4Bands MetalFest/Canned Food Drive) oct 9 sat The Atom Age, Monstrauss at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** oct 10 sun Maroon 5, One Republic, Bruno Mars at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 6pm # *** oct 10 sun Frightened Rabbit at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 10 sun Anberlin, Crash Kings, Civil Twilight at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 10 sun Rangers, Universal Studios Florida, Radiant Husk at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** oct 10 sun Both Cheese (Tokyo) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** oct 11 mon Eels at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** oct 11 mon The Corin Tucker Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 11 mon James, Ed Harcourt at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 11 mon Remy Zero at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 11 mon Valient Thorr, Red Fang, FlexXBronco at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 11 mon Alice In Chains, Deftones, Mastodon at Event Center, San Jose State University a/a $39.50 6pm/7pm # *** @ oct 11 mon El Ten Eleven, Baths, Sister Crayon at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm ** oct 11 mon As I Lay Dying at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a 6pm *** @ oct 12 tue Evil Dead 2 at 924 Gilman movie night a/a free 7:30pm oct 12 tue Devin Townsend Project at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** oct 12 tue Teenage Fanclub at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm # *** oct 12 tue El Ten Eleven (L.A.), Baths, Sister Crayon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 12 tue Bettie Serveert at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm ** oct 12 tue PS I Love You at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 13 wed Immolation, Vader, Abigail Williams, Lecherous Nocturne, Pathology, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $18/$22 6pm/6:30pm *** @ oct 13 wed The Script at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 13 wed K-Os, Shad, Astronautalis at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 13 wed Pure Country Gold (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 13 wed Floater at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm * oct 13 wed Plantain at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** oct 13 wed Los Lobos at U.C. Davis, Davis a/a # ** oct 14 thr Gogol Bordello at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** oct 14 thr The Dickies, Nobunny, Sharp Objects, Eastern Span at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 8pm *** @ oct 14 thr Hoodoo Gurus at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 14 thr Paul Oakenfold, Chuckie, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** oct 14 thr Chikita Violenta at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 14 thr The Acorn, Leif Vollebekk at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** oct 14 thr Jail Weddings (L.A.), We Are Country Mice at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** oct 14 thr Iwrestledabearonce (Shreveport, LA), Eyes Set To Kill, Chelsea Grin, The Chariot, Vanna at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 6:30pm/7pm *** oct 15 fri Gaelic Storm at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 15 fri Matt Costa at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 9pm ** oct 15 fri Jason Derulo, Auburn at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 15 fri Manuchao at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 15 fri Birds & Batteries (cd release), Geographer, The Holy Rolling Empire at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 15 fri The Dickies (L.A.), FLESHIES, Classics Of Love at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $13/$14 9pm/10pm *** @ oct 15 fri Indian Jewelry, Clipd Beaks, Late Young at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** oct 15 fri Legendary Shack Shakers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 15/16/17 Widespread Panic at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm (7pm on sun) # *** oct 16 sat Scream at 924 Gilman a/a ** oct 16 sat Legendary Shack Shakers, Bob Wayne & The Outlaw Carnies at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** oct 16 sat The Morning Benders, Twin Sister, Cults at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # *** oct 16 sat Street Dogs, Devils Brigade, Flatfoot 56, Continental at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** oct 16 sat The Weepies at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # ** oct 16 sat LCD Soundsystem, Deadmau5, Kruder And Dorfmeister, Miike Snow, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Die Antwoord, Little Dragon, Four Tet, Holy Fuck, Phantogram, Jamaica, Wallpaper, Maus Haus at Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island, S.F. Bay a/a $68 ($120 2 day) *** (ticket includes transportation to island) oct 16 sat Mental 99, True Margrit, Battlin' Bluebirds at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 16 sat Grievous Angel (tribute) at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 18+ $20/$25 7:30pm/8:30pm ** oct 16 sat Jimmy Buffett And The Coral Reefer Band at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a $137-$37 6pm/8pm # ** oct 16 sat Armored Saint (L.A.), Bomb And Scary at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a *** @ oct 16 sat Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** oct 17 sun Ghastly City Sleeps at 924 Gilman a/a ** oct 17 sun Hot Chip at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 17 sun Say Anything, Motion City Soundtrack, Saves The Day, Valencia at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** oct 17 sun Belle And Sebastian, The National, Broken Social Scene, She And Him, Superchunk, Rogue Wave, Surfer Blood, Ra Ra Riot, Monotonix, The Sea And Cake, Phosphorescent, Papercuts, The Mumlers at Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island, S.F. Bay a/a $68 ($120 2 day) *** (ticket includes transportation to island) oct 17 sun Batusis (Sylvain Sylvain and Cheetah Chrome) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12-$15 8pm *** oct 17 sun Terri Clark at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ ** oct 17 sun Jaripeo De Oro, Joan Sebastian at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150-$40 4pm/5pm # ** oct 18 mon Interpol, White Rabbits at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 18 mon Flyleaf, Story Of The Year at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** oct 18 mon Envy, Law Dispute, Touche Amore, And So I Watch You Fom Afar at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm ** oct 18 mon David Bazan at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 18 mon Califone at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 19 tue Jonsi at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 19 tue Mike Birbiglia at Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. a/a $55 7pm/8pm # ** oct 19 tue Minus The Bear, Tim Kasher at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 19 tue Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 19 tue Foals at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 19 tue Blood On The Dance Floor (Orlando), Let's Get It, Breathe Electric at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 6:30pm/7pm *** @ oct 20 wed The Vaselines, Dum Dum Girls at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** oct 20 wed Mumford & Sons, Mt. Desolation, King Charles at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 20 wed Four Year Strong, The Wonder Years, American Fangs at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ oct 20 wed U.K. Subs (U.K.), Total Chaos (Pomona Valley), The Sore Thumbs, Final Summation at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm *** @ oct 20 wed Scout Niblett, Esben And The Witch, Excuses For Skipping at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 20 wed Careless Hearts, Northern Son, Hurricane Roses at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** oct 20 wed Film School, Lovelikefire at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** oct 21 thr Bell X1 (acoustic) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $18 8pm ** oct 21 thr Alan Wilder, Paul Kendall, Architect, Conjure One at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** $ oct 21 thr Ancestors, Pins Of Light at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 21 thr Ryan Montbleau Band at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** oct 21/22/23 Aziz Ansari (comedy) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35.50 7pm/8pm and 10pm/10:30pm thr - 6pm/7pm and 9:30pm/10pm fri-sat # ** oct 22 fri Shakira at the Arena, Oakland a/a $149.50-$39.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 22 fri Never Shout Never And The Maine, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business, Carter Hulsey at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # ** oct 22 fri Born Ruffians, Meligrove Band at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 22 fri Starfucker, Octopus Project at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 22 fri The Stone Foxes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 23 sat Chop Tops, Memphis Murder Men, Motel Drive, Bad Men at 924 Gilman a/a *** @ oct 23 sat Taj Mahal at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # *** oct 23 sat The Rubinoos (40th anniversary) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 23 sat Triptykon, 1349, Yakuza at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 23 sat Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** oct 23 sat Crosstops (record release), Sassy (record release) at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** oct 23 sat Fighting Jacks, Lakes, The Record Winter, Beta State at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** oct 23 sat Nickelback, Three Days Grace, Buckberry at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** oct 23 sat Batusis (Sylvain Sylvain and Cheetah Chrome), The Secretions at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm *** oct 24 sun The Safes, Danny James & Pear at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 24 sun Horrorpos at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15 7pm/7:30pm ** oct 25 mon Porchlight Open Door at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 26 tue Best Coast, Sonny & The Sunsets at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 26 tue Nickelback, Three Days Grace, Buckcherry at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $89.50-$29.50 5pm/6:15pm # *** oct 27 wed fun. at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 27 wed Bring Me The Horizon, August Burns Red, Emarosa, Polar Bear Club, This Is Hell at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** @ oct 27 wed Snake Mountain (Denver) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 27 wed Peelander-Z (Japan), Tsushimameri (Japan), Gnarboots at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** oct 28 thr Lady Antebellum, David Nail at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ** oct 28 thr Celtic Thunder at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 28 thr Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, Willy Mason at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 28 thr K'Naan, Paper Tongues at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26 7pm/8pm # ** oct 28 thr Unkle (live) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 28 thr Big Eagle, Caleb Coy, dj Britt Govea at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 28 thr The Henry Clay People, The Hundred Days at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 28 thr LA Guns, Faster Pussycat at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** oct 28 thr Peelander-Z (Japan), Tsushimamire (Japan) at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a 6pm ** oct 29 fri The InCiters, The 20 Grand Club, Sand Dollar Sound, dj's at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $10 ** oct 29 fri Of Montreal at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** oct 29 fri Deerhunter, Real Estate, Casino vs. Japan at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # *** oct 29 fri Rivals at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 30 sat Mad Sin, Phenomanauts, Plan 9 at 924 Gilman a/a *** @ oct 30 sat Symarip, The Impalers, Revival Reggae Sound System, Boss 501 at the Metro, Oakland a/a $20 ** oct 30 sat Gorillaz at the Arena, Oakland a/a $90-$50 7pm/8pm # *** oct 30 sat Deerhunter, Real Estate, Casino vs. Japan at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** oct 30 sat Cattle Decapitation, Son Of Aurelius (Santa Cruz) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a *** @ oct 30 sat Kate Nash at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** oct 30 sat Weekend at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * oct 30 sat Tiny Television at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 30 sat Free Energy at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 30 sat Gabriel Iglesias at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** oct 31 sun Creepshow, Limnus at 924 Gilman a/a ** @ oct 31 sun The Apples In Stereo, Fol Chan at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12/$15 8pm *** nov 1 mon Enter Shikari, Haste The Day, Sleeping With Sirens, Ms. White at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** nov 2 tue Gary Numan at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 2 tue Enter Shikari (London, England), Haste The Day, Sleeping With Sirens, Ms. White, Lights Go Blue at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 6:30pm/7pm *** @ nov 3 wed Ryuichi Sakamoto at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 3 wed Cal Sturgess, Dave Smallen at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** nov 3/4 Dr. Dog at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** nov 4 thr Two Door Cinema Club at Slim's, S.F a/a $17 8pm ** nov 4 thr Bayside, Senses Fail, Title Fight, Balance, Composure at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ nov 4 thr Djavan at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 4 thr Monarchs (France), Trees (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 4 thr Avi Buffalo at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 4 thr Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm * nov 4 thr Year Of The Wild Cat at the Roundup, 3553 Mount Diable Blvd., Lafayette 21+ free * nov 5 fri Monarch (France) at 924 Gilman a/a ** @ nov 5 fri Florence And The Machine, Hanni El Khatib at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** nov 5 fri Birds & Batteries, Maus Haus at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** nov 5 fri Starfucker, Goodriddler at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 5 fri Cheech & Chong at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz a/a $55-$29.50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 6 sat Thee Oh Sees at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 8pm ** (Uptown's 3rd Anniversary) nov 6 sat The Carl Palmer Band (tribute) at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ ** nov 6 sat The Phenomenauts at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $12 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 7 sun Circa Survive, Dredg, Codeseven, Animals As Leaders at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** nov 7 sun Indie-Mart street fair at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon nov 7 sun The Misfits, Juicehead, Rivals, Regulator at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** @ nov 9 tue Emilie Autumn (Malibu) at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a 7pm/7:30pm $15/$17 ** nov 10 wed Stars at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 10 wed Delorean, Lemonade at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 10 wed Mae, Terrible Things, Windsor Drive at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$14 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 10 wed Circa Survive, Dredg, Codeseven, Animals As Leader at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ nov 10 wed The Trims, Primary at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** nov 10 wed Andrew Belle, Tyrone Wells at Marilyn's on K, 908 K Street at 9th, Sacramento 21+ ** nov 11 thr Ghostface Killah at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 11 thr Tyrone Wells, Andrew Belle, Crown Point at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8pm ** nov 12 fri Mayday Parade, Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue, Artist vs Poet, Go Radio Nov at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6pm # *** nov 12 fri Narrows at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** nov 12 fri Doomtree (Minneapolis) at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** nov 13 sat Over The Rhine at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # ** nov 13 sat En Vogue at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** nov 14 sun Nile, Ex-Deo, Psycroptic, Keep Of Kalessin Dan Potthast at Slim's, S.F. a/a $26/$30 7:30pm ** nov 14 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. a/a $3 ($20 6am early entry) 10am nov 14 sun Russell Peters at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $68/$48 7pm/8pm # ** nov 15 mon Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The Lonely Forest at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F.a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** nov 16 tue Margot & The Nuclear So & So's at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 17 wed Greg Dulli at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** nov 17 wed Fabulous Diamonds, Pigeons, Donovan Quinn & The 13th Month at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 17 wed cancelled: Behemoth, Watain, Withered, Black Anvil at Slim's, S.F. nov 18 thr Yo Gabba Gabba, Biz Markie at Memorial Auditorium, 1400 J Street at 15th, Sacramento a/a 3pm and 7pm shows # ** nov 18 thr 30H!3 (Boulder, CO), Hellogoodbye, Down With Webster, K. Flay at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $25 6pm/6:30pm *** nov 19 fri Blonde Redhead, Olof Arnalds at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** nov 19 fri Bad Religion, Bouncing Souls, Off With Their Heads at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $23 8:30pm # *** @ nov 19/20 Legendary Pink Dots at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $17/$20 9:30pm ** nov 19/20 Y & T at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ *** nov 20 sat Black Label Society, Children Of Bodom, Clutch, 2 Cents at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $36.75 7:30pm # *** @ nov 20 sat Zion I at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** nov 20 sat Tunng, Carta at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** nov 20/21 Yo Gabba Gabba, Biz Markie at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a 2pm and 5pm shows # ** nov 24 wed New Riders Of The Purple Sage at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # *** nov 26 fri Black Mountain, The Black Angels at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** nov 27 sat The Queers, The Riptides, Kepi Ghoulie at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. $12 8pm/8:30pm *** @ nov 28 sun Soulfly (Phoenix), Terror at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ nov 29 mon Grinderman at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** dec 3 fri Roger Waters (performing The Wall) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $251.50-$55.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ dec 4 sat Margaret Cho at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $49.50/$29.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 5 sun Brooke Fraser at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** dec 6 mon Roger Waters (performing The Wall) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $253.50-$58.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ dec 8 wed Roger Waters (performing The Wall) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $253.50-$58.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ dec 9 thr Year Of The Wild Cat at the Roundup, 3553 Mount Diable Blvd., Lafayette 21+ free * dec 10 fri Forbidden at the New Oasis, Sparks, NV a/a *** dec 11 sat Dave Koz, Jonathan Butler, Brian Culbertson, Candy Dulfer at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a $99-$39.50 7pm/8pm # *** (Smooth Jazz Christmas) dec 12 sun The Judds at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a $77.50-$37.50 # ** dec 12/14/15/17/18/19 The Black Crowes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $60 7pm/8pm (12/14/15/19) 8pm/9pm (17/18) # *** dec 18 sat Jason Webley at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (Monsters of Accordion) jan 14 fri D.R.I. at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ mar 22 tue Lady Gaga, Semi Precious Weapons at the Arena, Oakland a/a $184-$52 7pm/8pm # *** jun 7 tue U2 at the Coliseum, Oakland a/a # *** (was jun 16th, 2010) * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- Radio/TV Shows --------------- Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM www.berkeleyliberationradio.org Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio radio.maximumrocknroll.com 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-3am C L U B I N F O R M A T I O N ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16th Street Cafe, 2416 16th Street, Sacramento a/a Annie's Social Club, 911 Folsom St. at 5th, S.F. 21+ 415-974-1585 Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara 21+ a/a 408-241-0777 Bender's Bar & Grill, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+ 415-824-1800 Betty's Rock Bar, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek 21+ Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ 18+ 415-474-0365 Blake's, 2367 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 18+ 510-848-0886 Blank Club, 44 South Almaden Avenue, San Jose 21+ Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+ 866-575-9405 Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ 831-423-7117 Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a 916-988-9247 Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ 415-673-8000 Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., S.F. a/a 21+ 415-621-4455 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 Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa 5+ 707-546-3600 Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a Coda, 1710 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ 415-551-2632 Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz a/a DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ a/a 415-626-1409 Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary, S.F. 21+ El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) 530-342-2727 El Rincon, 2700 16th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 18+ El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, S.F., 21+ 415-282-3325 Elbo Room, 647 Valencia near 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-552-7788 Eli's Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland 21+ 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, 7431 Madison Ave., Citrus Heights 21+ a/a Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland a/a Gilman, 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley a/a book 510-524-8180 510-525-9926 ($2 yearly membership required) http://www.924gilman.org 5pm membership meetings 1st and 3rd sat. of each month Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. ages 6+ 415-885-0750 Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ 916-441-4693 Hemlock, 1131 Polk at Post, S.F. 21+ 415-923-0923 Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ 408-335-1642 Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+ 415-546-6300 Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 Ironstone Vineyards, 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys a/a 209-728-1251 Java Lounge, 2416 16th St., Sacramento a/a Kimo's Bar, 1351 Polk at Pine, S.F. 21+ 415-885-4535 Kennel Club, 5821 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento 21+ 916-339-1675 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+ Lounge Underground, 638 Wave St, Monterey 21+ 831-655-4419 Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph at 23rd., Oakland a/a 510-465-4073 Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+ 415-647-2888 McNears Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+ 707-765-2121 Metro, 630 3rd St. at M.L.K., Oakland a/a 510-763-1146 Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+ 415-625-8880 Milk Bar, 1840 Haight Street, S.F. 21+ 415-387-6455 Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Avenue, Chico a/a Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a 408-961-5800 Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 408-741-2822 New Oasis, 2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV a/a 530-898-1497 New Parish, 579 18th at San Pablo Avenue, Oakland 21+ 18+ a/a Nick's Night Club, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a 408-448-3323 Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica 21+ 650-355-7775 Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+ 916-443-9751 Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a Parkside, 1600 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-503-0393 Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., Petaluma a/a 707-762-3565 Pine Street Grill, 875 Rincon Ave., Livermore 21+ Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, 2781 21st Street, S.F. a/a Pissed Off Pete's, 4528 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ Plea for Peace Center, 630 E Weber Ave, Stockton a/a ($2 yearly membership) Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 800-350-8700 Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ 415-921-1695 Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ 925-685- 2122 Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 925-938-6900 Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a Retox Lounge, 628 20th Street at 3rd, S.F. 21+ a/a 415-626-7386 Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a Rockit Room, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ 415-387-6343 Route 92, 2128 South El Camino Real, San Mateo 21+ Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ 510-548-1159 Shire Road Club, Sacramento (all shows cancelled - club closed) Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a Slim's, 333 11th St., S.F. a/a 415-522-0333 Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a) 510-841-2082 Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a Streetlight Records, 939 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland 21+ 510-444-6174 Sub-Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a 415-861-5016 Terminal, 3957 San Leandro Street, Oakland a/a Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-775-7722 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 Vixens, 906 Victorian Avenue, Sparks NV a/a 21+ 775-358-6969 Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ 408-286-8636 X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a 408-255-5700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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