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 January 6, 2011 jan 6 thr Cervix (N.Y.C.), Acephalix, Neurotoxicity, Pillager, D.H.C. at Your House, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ jan 6 thr Moyindau at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jan 6 thr The Vows, The Aerosols, Lens, Nectarine Pie at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** @ jan 6 thr Blaqk Audio at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $18 9pm ** jan 6 thr Megafauna (Austin), The Suite Unraveling, Quinn at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jan 6 thr Oona, Con Brio, Karyn Paige at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 6 thr Titan Ups, Wicked Mercies, Franco Nero, dj Dr. Scott at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** jan 6 thr Verna Beware, The Danvilles, The Nervous Wreckords, The Dead Westerns at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ ** jan 6 thr Havarti Party, Buffalo Tooth, PM, Matson at the Stud, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ free 8pm ** jan 6 thr Seedless (Orange County), Simple Creation, The Shades Of Gray, Across The Tide, Eazy Dub at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** jan 6 thr Fabulous Blue Raincoats, Danny Cohen at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ ** jan 7 fri Punch, Loma Prieta, Vaccine, No Statik, Secret People at 924 Gilman a/a $7 7:30pm *** @ jan 7 fri Neurotoxicity, Violence Of Humanity (Portland), Man Among Wolves, Kitten Donkey Punch, Lie Still, Apply Yourself at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 8pm *** @ jan 7 fri Sleepies (N.Y.), Uzi Rash, Wild Assumptions at the Hive, 1420 Tenth Street, Oakland a/a donation 8pm ** jan 7 fri Funk Revival Orchestra, dj Haylow at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $7/$10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** (tribute to Roy Ayers) jan 7 fri Man In Space, Maniac, Ghost In The City, James Leste at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** jan 7 fri The Phenomenauts, Tornado Rider, Manzanita at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm *** @ jan 7 fri The Velvet Teen (cd release), Silian Rail, Low-Five at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** jan 7 fri The Soft White Sixties, The Trophy Fire, Bird By Bird, Beta State at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $11 8pm/8:30pm *** jan 7 fri Slowburn (Fairfield), Planting Seeds, The Ben Benkert Band, Aspect at Slim's, S.F. a/a $11 8pm/9pm ** jan 7 fri Space Vacation, Gypsyhawk, Green & Wood at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jan 7 fri BlackMahal, Afrolicious, dj Timoteo at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** (funk/afrobeat) jan 7 fri Mix Master Mike at Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ ** jan 7 fri Cheers To Doer (last show), The Caps, 9:00 News at Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a $10 7pm ** jan 7 fri Dead Souls (tribute), Devolutionaries (tribute) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** @ jan 7 fri Willie Nelson at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $69/$76 6:30pm/7:30pm *** jan 7 fri Totally Green Day Sac (tribute), In The Garage (tribute), Drastic Actions, Rat-O-Matic at the Refuge, 1723 L Street, Sacramento a/a $5 7pm ** @ jan 7 fri Take Pride, Havenside, Beyond All Ends, The Scarlet Crusade, Without An Answer, A Holy Ghost Revival at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ jan 8 sat Big Kids, Algernun Cadawaller, Summer Blondes, Sourpatch, Y11 at 924 Gilman a/a $7 7pm *** @ jan 8 sat Crazy Spirit (N.Y.C.), Bellicose Minds (Portland), Ecoli, Dust Ward, Power at the Swamp, 877 35th St., West Oakland a/a $6 7pm ** @ jan 8 sat Black Jesus, Peter And The Wolf at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** jan 8 sat Violence Of Humanity, Neurotoxicity, Vulvalard, Wake The Machines, Apply Yourself at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ jan 8 sat The Pharcyde at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $23 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 8 sat The Badmen, Shelby Cobra, Stigma 13 at the Uptown, Oaklnad 21+ free 9pm ** (listening party for Social Distortions new cd) jan 8 sat ArnoCorps (10th anniversary), Judgement Day, A Band Of Orcs at Slim's, S.F. +6 $14 8pm/9pm *** @ jan 8 sat Melvins at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm *** @ jan 8 sat Los Lobos at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** jan 8 sat Comadre, Punch, Vaccine, Negative Standards at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $7 7:30pm ** @ jan 8 sat Los Lobos at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $50 7pm/8pm # ** (Bill Graham's Birthday Bash) jan 8 sat Hounds & Harlots, The Radishes, Weekender at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jan 8 sat Blisses B, The Moonlight Orchestra, Vandella at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jan 8 sat Blvd, Pink Mammoth at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** jan 8 sat The Whisky Richards, 77 El Deora, The Bootcuts at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $11/$13 9pm ** jan 8 sat Flash Gordon And The Funbeatles, Lance Burden (cd release), Chineke, Organ Trail at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jan 8 sat Walken, The Cutthroats 9, Moses at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm *** @ jan 8 sat Resilience, Those Unknown, Pressure Point, P.M.R.C., Slandyr, Bobby Adopted And The Self-Inflicted Wounds at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 7pm/8pm *** @ jan 8 sat Citabria, Case In Theory, Happy Body Slow Brain at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 8 sat The Chop Tops, Hayride To Hell, Shitkickers, Thee Merry Widows, Motorpunx, Ghost Town Hangmen. at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a 7pm/8pm ** jan 8 sat Dieselboy, Bare, Smash Gordon at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $15 8pm ** jan 8 sat Humboldt Squid, Doors To Nowwhere, Culo A Boca at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 8 sat The Phenomenauts, The Secretions, Hanover Saints, The Jetsinns at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ jan 8 sat cancelled: Grant Lee Buffalo at the Great American Musci Hall, S.F. jan 8/9 Bay Area World Guitar Show at the Marin Civic Center Exhibit Hall, San Rafael a/a jan 9 sun Big Sean at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 9 sun Nomos, The Men, Skin Like Iron, Face The Rail, Lie Still at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $6 7:30pm *** @ jan 9 sun Grass Widow, The Babies, White Fence, Bad Back at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jan 9 sun Swann Danger, Bellicose Minds (Portland) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 7pm/8pm ** jan 9 sun Blind Willies, The Ferocious Few at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** jan 9 sun Teengirl Fantasy, Pictureplane, Blackbird Blackbird, Old Arc at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm ** @ jan 9/10/11/12 Willie Nelson at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 7pm/8pm # *** jan 10 mon Hatred Surge (TX), Mammoth Grinder (TX), Pink Nightmare (MA), Torture Unit at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $7 8pm *** @ jan 10 mon Deafheaven, Miscreant, leucosis at 150 Pioneer St., Santa Cruz a/a $5 8pm ** @ jan 11 tue tuesday night movie night at 924 Gilman a/a free 7:30pm jan 11 tue Loma Prieta, Hatred Surge, Mammoth Grinder, Calculator, Dead Man at Copland, 2313 San Pablo Ave., Oakland a/a $5 7:30pm ** @ jan 11 tue Oakland Active Orchestra at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** jan 11 tue Sweet Chariot, Sparrows Gate, Montra, Nico's Georis & Matt Baldwin at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (folkYeah) jan 11 tue Ex Masheena, Baysic Wonder, Stork at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jan 11 tue Rooftop Vigilantes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * jan 11 tue Son Cats, Schmieshmar Aggdornaut at the Little Red Lion, Eureka 21+ $5 8pm ** jan 12 wed Son Cats at Revolution cafe, 3248 22nd St., S.F. a/a $5 8pm ** jan 12 wed Rooftop Vigilantes, Off Campus at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** jan 12 wed Anthony B at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 9pm ** jan 12 wed Buxter Hoot'n, Mark Matos & Os Beaches, Magic Leaves at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 12 wed The Makepeace Brothers, Essence, Love Isabel at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** jan 12 wed The Spraine, Hail The Sun (Chico), Daikon at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** @ jan 12 wed Fight The Quiet at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm * jan 13 thr Joe Satriani, Ned Evett & Triple Double at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** jan 13 thr End Tropospheres, Nuclear Death Wish, Medicine Cabinet vs. Cerebral Roil, Darph/Nader, Gumball Rimpoche, The Sex Industry, Culo A Boca at the Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a *** @ jan 13 thr Ten Ton Chicken, Go Van Gough at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** jan 13 thr Cast Of Clowns at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $15/$18 8pm/8:30pm ** jan 13 thr Huun Huur Tu (Throat Singers of Tuva) at the Great American Musci Hall, S.F. a/a $26 7:30pm/8pm ** (seated) jan 13 thr Jorge & Mateus, Redro Paulo, Banda, dj Ellen at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # 8pm ** jan 13 thr The Wombats (U.K.), The Magican (Belgium), dj Aaron, dj Omar at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15 9pm ** jan 13 thr Michael Musicka, Obo Martin, F Pod B Pod at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 13 thr Reverse Gravity, Mavalour, Whiskey Pils Fiasco at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm 8* jan 13 thr Trainwreck Riders, Jesse Morris And The Man Cougars, Cutter, The Slow Poisoner at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm ** jan 13 thr Anti-Social (San Jose), SA90 (Santa Cruz), The Sprains at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $5 9pm ** jan 13 thr Tribal Seeds, Thrive, Fortunate Youth at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 13 thr Bellicose Minds (Portland), Verraterisch at Axewave Manor, 2426 33rd Street, Sacramento a/a 7pm til 10pm $3 ** @ jan 13 thr The Shankers, Reverend Deadeye, Shivaree, Witchdick at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ ** jan 14 fri Owen Hart, Bloodhunger, Tigon, Caravels, Octaves, Beau Nauire (record release) at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ jan 14 fri Blisses B, Cave Country at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jan 14 fri Bird, Hazard's Cure, Somnolence, Sad Bastard Book Club at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $6 8:30pm ** @ jan 14 fri Crypt Keeper, Hysteria at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $10 ** @ jan 14 fri Throwrag, Turbonegra, The Disciples at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** jan 14 fri Chico DeBarge at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $15/$20 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 14 fri D.R.I. at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm *** @ jan 14 fri Tribal Seeds, Fortunate Youth at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 8pm/9pm ** jan 14 fri La Plebe, Filthy Thieving Bastards, The Fucking Buckaroos, dj Chaos at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jan 14 fri Norm MacDonald (two shows) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 6:30pm/7:30pm and 10pm/10:30pm # ** jan 14 fri Still Flyin' (cd release), Social Studies, La Corde at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm ** jan 14 fri Chaka Khan, Chrisette Michele at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (postponed from Dec. 11th) jan 14 fri Colin L. Orchestra, CSC Funk Band, Common Elder, King Elder at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jan 14 fri The Infamous Stringdusters at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 9pm ** jan 14 fri Sweet Apple, Dead Meadow at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm ** jan 14 fri El Diablo, Dubstep at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm ** jan 14 fri The Hot Toddies, The Bang, The Like Me's, dj Derek See at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 14 fri Eliot Lipp, Ana Sia at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $14/$18 8pm ** jan 14 fri Prieta, Telemetry, Amber Dawn, Secure Sounds at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7p/8pm ** jan 15 sat Left Alone, Save The Swim Team, Dun Bin Had, Chump Change, Joint Venture, Jokes For Feelings at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7pm *** @ (SKA Nite) jan 15 sat Hammerlock, Zero Bull Shit, Short Changed at East Bay Rats Club, 3025 San Pablo Ave., Oakland 18+ 8:30pm ** jan 15 sat Giant Girlfriend, Tragic Ends, Jesse Morris And The Man Cougars, Gucci Cucci, Smiladons at Victory Warehouse, 24th and San Pablo Avenue, Oakland a/a $5 *** @ jan 15 sat Rebelution, Iration, Orgone at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** jan 15 sat Grex at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jan 15 sat Frankie Feliciano & Timmy Regisford, Patrick Wilson & Wazir Khabir at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$20 9pm/10pm ** jan 15 sat Dashboard Confessional (Boca Raton, FL), Chrish Conley, Lady Danville at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$28 7pm/8pm # *** @ jan 15 sat Crocodiles at Slim's, S.F. +6 $15 9pm ** jan 15 sat Reducers S.F., Meat Sluts, The Complaints, The Paper Bags at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $7 9pm *** @ jan 15 sat Gestapo Khazi, Airfix Kits, The Better Maker, Culture Corpse at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jan 15 sat Nicki Bluhm (cd release), The Blank Tapes, Dave Mulligan (solo), dj Superchill at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** jan 15 sat MC Meathook And The Vital Organs, Bryan Tholl (Chicago), Boozehammer, Xdugef, Blake William, Floor, Big Black Butthole, Striations at the Retox, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** jan 15 sat Company Car (cd release), Seeking Empire, Please Do Not Fight at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** jan 15 sat Handshake, Headlands, Fourteen Planets Out To Lunch, Trundler at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** jan 15 sat Thirty Seconds To Mars, Middle Class Rut at the Event Center, San Jose State a/a $29.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ jan 15 sat Shinobu, The Albert Square, Corpus Callosum, Summer Vacation at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** jan 15 sat The Boar Hunter at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ ** jan 15 sat The Jacka, Husalah, dj Quest, Erk Tha Jerk, Los Rakas, Sincere, DB The General, dj Nima Fadavi at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $24/$29 8pm/9pm ** jan 15 sat The Original Snail at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $8/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 15 sat Throw Rag, Swamp Angel, The Groggs, The Crutch at Coasters, Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ $10 ** jan 15 sat Stepchild, Damage Over Time, For All Ive Done, Bell Tower Sniper, Represa at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm *** @ jan 15 sat Styx at the Silver Legacy Casino, 407 N. Virginia Street, Reno NV 18+ *** jan 15/16 Neurosis, Yob (sat), Saviours (sun), U.S. Christmas (sat & sun) at Great American Musci Hall, S.F. a/a $24 8pm/9pm *** @ (sat sold out) jan 15/16 The Budos Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** jan 16 sun I.V., Cht, Holiday Bowl, Out Of Spite, The Drogs at 924 Gilman a/a 5pm *** @ jan 16 sun Fera at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jan 16 sun Cowboy Mouth, Dash Rip Rock at Slim's, S.F. +6 $22 8pm ** jan 16 sun Bad Books, Right Away Great Captain!, Gobotron at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15/$17 6:30pm/7:30pm ** @ jan 16 sun Rantouls, Wrong Words, Tropical Sleep at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 16 sun Gregory Douglass, Acoustic Minds at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10-$25 sliding scale 8pm ** (Benefit Trevor Project) jan 16 sun The Inciters, Complaints, The Shes at the Catalyst Atruim, Santa Cruz 21+ $5/$7 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jan 16 sun 30 Seconds To Mars at Freeborn Hall, U.C. Davis a/a $29.50 7:30pm # *** @ jan 17 mon Songs For Snakes, Time Traveling Assassins, Bite at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm ** @ jan 17 mon J.F.K. (of Mstrkrft), Mikey Lion, Easy Love Records at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $25 8pm *** jan 17 mon Buried At Birth at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ ** jan 17 mon Orgone, ZuGh at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm ** jan 18 tue tuesday night movie night at 924 Gilman a/a free 7:30pm jan 18 tue Kate Kilbane at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jan 18 tue The Memorials (record release) at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 18 tue Snoop Dogg at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $37.50 7pm/8pm # *** jan 18 tue Naysayer, Take Offense, The Wrath at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $8 7:30pm ** @ jan 18 tue Entrance (solo), 3 Leafs, Nectarine Pie, Moccretro at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (folkYeah) jan 18 tue Salem, Disco Shawn at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10 8pm ** jan 18 tue The Shants, Son Cats, Cave Country at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 18 tue Difiance Ohio, Kimya Dawson, Songs For Moms at the Parkside, S.F. 21+ ** @ jan 18 tue Era Escape, Tokyo Raid at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 19 wed Son Cats, Dion De Arriganto at Copland, 2313 San Pablo Ave., Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** jan 19 wed Matthau, 7 Orange ABC, One Moment at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** jan 19 wed Young Prisms, Melted Toys at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jan 19 wed Dead Westerns, Mosshead, Street Pyramids at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 19 wed White Manna, Greg Ashley, Outlaw, Rachel Fannan at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jan 19 wed Blackwood Royalty, Birdhand, Le Verita at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free ** jan 19 wed Mac Miller at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 19 wed Rat Face (PA), Desperate Hours, Verraterisch at Axewave Manor, 2426 33rd Street, Sacramento a/a 7pm til 10pm $3 ** @ jan 19 wed Snoop Dogg the Montbleu Resort, Lake Tahoe NV 18+ $37.50/$40 7:30pm/8:30pm # *** jan 20 thr Devil Driver (Santa Barbara), Cancer Bats, Baptised In Blood at the Metro, Oakland a/a $16/$18 7:30pm/8pm # *** @ jan 20 thr Tobacco, Seventeen Evergreen at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $13/$16 9pm/10pm ** jan 20 thr Iron Lung (WA), Acephalix, No Statik, Merdoso at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a 8pm *** @ (MRR / Prank Records) jan 20 thr Jonathan Coulton, Paul And Storm at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # ** (seated show) jan 20 thr Mac Miller at Slim's, S.F. +6 $14/$16 9pm ** jan 20 thr Royal Bangs (Knoxville, TN), Foster The People (L.A.), dj Aaron, dj Miles at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10 9pm ** jan 20 thr Nectarine Pie, These Hills Of Gold, Memory's Mystic Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jan 20 thr Peter Wolf Crier, Retribution Gospel Choir, Cannons And Clouds at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 20 thr The Wailers (performing 'Uprising') at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** jan 20 thr Inferno Of Joy, The White Barons at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ ** jan 20 thr Worker Bee, Sleeptalks, Nick Reinhart, Sunbeam Rd. at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jan 20 thr SF Block Party, Seapora, Gypsy Love Productions, dj B Breaks at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** (Benefit New World Arts Programs at SF Block Party Dance Studio) jan 20 thr Son Cats at Cafe Flo, 365 E. 6th Street, Chico a/a $5 8pm ** jan 21 fri Brutal Truth (N.Y.), Lack Of Interest (L.A.), Plutocracy, Voetsek, Iron Lung, Drunken Hardcore at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $12 7pm *** @ (Short, Fast & Loud 10 Year Anniversary show) jan 21 fri Rob Moir, Genevieve Wolf at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jan 21 fri Zion 1 at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 21 fri Total B.S., Hottub, The Dashing Suns (final show) at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 (free before 10pm) 9pm ** jan 21 fri Guster at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** jan 21 fri Papa Grows Funk at Slim's, S.F. +6 $20/$25 9pm ** jan 21 fri Jay Brannan, Dave Smallen, Jhameel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 21 fri Ra Ra Riot, Givers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jan 21 fri No Use For A Name, Dead Country at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a *** @ jan 21 fri Villains (L.A.), Return To Mono (cd release), Tigercat, X Boyfriend at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a 9pm *** jan 21 fri Man/Miracle, Butterfly Bones, Elephant & Castle at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jan 21 fri Dirtybird at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** jan 21 fri Planet Booty, Super Adventure Club at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** (indie/electro) jan 21 fri Inner Riddim, Arkaingelle, Junior Toots at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm ** jan 21 fri This Charming Band at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 21 fri Datsik, 12th Planet, Skriptah, Rate P, Getter at the Catalyst, Santa Crux 18+ $26 8pm ** jan 21 fri Pat Travers at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Hy. 16, Brooks 18+ *** jan 21 fri Escalon (Rancho Cordova), Twenty Days With Julian, Royals Die Young, At World's End, Galatia at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** @ jan 21 fri Devil Driver (Santa Barbara), Cancer Bats, Baptised In Blood at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a *** @ jan 22 sat Flagitious Idiosyncrasy In The Dilapidation (Japan), Capitalist Casualties, Bastard Noise, P.L.F. (TX), Population Reduction at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $12 7pm *** @ (Short, Fast & Loud 10 Year Anniversary show) jan 22 sat Grey Ashley, The Manitees, The Mercurial Gay Beings at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** jan 22 sat Skinlab, Saint Vernon, Severed Fifth, MadAtSam at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ jan 22 sat The Transers (L.A.), The Forgotten, Stagger And Fall, Hounds & Harlots at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $6 9pm *** @ jan 22 sat Michelle Hill, The Smell, Al Scorch (Chicago) at Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a $5 (free if dressed up) 7pm *** jan 22 sat Asylum Street Spankers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** jan 22 sat Old 97's at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 8pm/9pm # ** jan 22 sat David Berkeley (cd release) at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $18/$22 8pm ** jan 22 sat The Family Crest (cd release), The Moanin' Dove, The Welcome Matt at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** jan 22 sat Pigs, Outdoorsmen, Dead Meat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** @ jan 22 sat Soul Krush at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** jan 22 sat Fu Manchu, Dusted Angel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm *** jan 22 sat Lecherous Gaze, Ripper (Portland) at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** @ jan 22 sat Wayne Hancock at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 22 sat The Holdup, Ribsy's Nickel at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** @ jan 22 sat Sista Monica at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $15/$18 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 22 sat Silverstein (Burlington, Ontario), Miss May I, Pierce The Veil, Bullet For A Pretty Boy, The Chariot at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $16.50/$18 7pm/8pm *** @ jan 22 sat Ra Ra Riot, Givers, Pepper Rabbit at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15 9pm ** jan 22 sat Devil Driver (Santa Barbara), Cancer Bats, Baptised In Blood at the Senator Theater, 517 Main St., Chico a/a $16/$18 6:30pm/7:30pm *** @ jan 23 sun Dear Indugu at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck at 6th, Oakland a/a free 5pm * jan 23 sun Madball, Cruel Hand, Crucified, Boundaries at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 # *** @ jan 23 sun Bryan Greenberg at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $14 8pm ** jan 23 sun Beep!, Dinosaur Feathers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 23 sun Jake Mann & The Upper Hankd (cd release), Grand Lake, Il Gato at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm/8:30pm ** jan 23 sun Symbolick Jews, Grandma's Boyfriend, Stowaways, The Subfobias at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** jan 23 sun Silverstein (Burlington, Ontario), Miss May I, Pierce The Veil, Bullet For A Pretty Boy, The Chariot at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a *** @ jan 24 mon Amos Lee (Philadelphia), Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa) at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $23 6:30pm/7:30pm *** jan 25 tue tuesday night movie night at 924 Gilman a/a free 7:30pm jan 25 tue El Ten Eleven, Superhumanoids at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $8/$12 8pm/9pm ** jan 25 tue Amos Lee (Philadelphia), Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** jan 25 tue Wovenhand, Git Some, Common Eider King Eider at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 25 tue Sonya Cotton, Honeycomb, Ever Isles at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jan 25 tue The Sandwitches, Art Museums, The Soft Bombs, Rachel Fannin at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (folkYeah) jan 25 tue Phil Manley Life Coach at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jan 25 tue The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, Laura Gibson at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $17 8pm ** jan 25 tue Barn Owl, Phil Manley Life Coach at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 26 wed Arctic Flowers (Portland), Surrender, Alaric, Verraterisch (Sacramento), Neon Piss at Your House, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ jan 26 wed Or, The Whale, Poor Bailey, Olin & The Moon at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 26 wed Domeshots, Kajillion, Llona Staller at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jan 26 wed The Handsome Family at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** jan 26 wed Jorge Drexler at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $32.50 9pm ** jan 26 wed The Record Winter at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 27 thr Great American Taxi, Pat Nevins at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** jan 27 thr Moe. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/7pm # ** jan 27 thr This Charming Band (tribute), Dead Souls (tribute) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10 10pm ** jan 27 thr Pansy Division, Bad Backs, The Wrong Words at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jan 27 thr Pebble Theory, Whitney Nichole (cd release) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jan 27 thr Forgetters, Street Eaters, Bam! Bam! at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm *** jan 27 thr Boz Scaggs at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $55/$60 7pm/8pm *** jan 27 thr Deerhoof, Nervous Cop at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12/$14 10pm *** jan 27/28 George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic (two shows each night) at Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ 8pm and 10:30pm *** jan 28 fri Secret People, Zero Progress, Stressors, Torture Unit, Dust Ward at the Swamp, 877 35th St., West Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @ jan 28 fri Ween at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) jan 28 fri Deerhoof, Ben Butler & Mousepad, Nervous Cop at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** jan 28 fri Big Head Todd & The Monsters, David Edwards, Hubert Sumlin, Cedric Burnside, Lightnin' Malcolm at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** (100 years of Robert Johnson) jan 28 fri Monotonix (Israel), Ty Segall, Nodzzz at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm *** jan 28 fri Ian Hunter at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # ** jan 28 fri Wallpaper, K. Flay, The Dance Party at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** jan 28 fri Darwin Deez, Fol Chen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** jan 28 fri Culo A Boca at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ * jan 28 fri The 21st Century, Sloe, Roosevelt Radio at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** jan 28 fri The Toxic Avenger, Autoerotique, Girls N Boomboxes, dj Grime E And Spark at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** jan 28 fri Dopecharge, Rat Face (Pittsburgh, PA), Desperate Hours (Santa Barbara), Mundo Muerto (L.A.) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ jan 28 fri Boz Scaggs at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa 21+ *** jan 28 fri Attitude Adjustment, Jesus Fucking Christ, The Rickets, Psychosomatic, Slip Into Coma at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $6 9pm *** @ jan 28 fri Railroad Earth, Great American Taxi at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** jan 28 fri Monkey at the Pioneer Saloon, 2925 A Woodside Road, Woodside 21+ ** jan 28 fri The English Beat at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20 7:30pm/8:300pm *** jan 28/29 RX Bandits, Fake Problems, Native at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15/$17 7:30pm/9pm *** jan 29 sat Pansy Division, Bob Wierdos at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** (Punk Rock Joels B-Day) jan 29 sat Jesus Fucking Christ, The Rickets, Kicker, Neurotoxicity, Shitty Fucker at Your Haus, Oakland a/a 8pm *** @ jan 29 sat Sorrower (AZ), Terrorism (L.A.), The Burial Tide, Hellbeard, Badr Vogu, Negative Standards at Victory Warehouse, 24th and San Pablo Ave., Oakland a/a $6 7pm/8pm *** @ jan 29 sat Black Thought, The Roots! With J. Period at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 29 sat Big Sandy And His Fly-Rite Boys, Red Meat, The Honeybees at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** jan 29 sat A.L.O. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # *** jan 29 sat Daniel Tosh at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a $45 6pm/7pm # ** jan 29 sat The Get Up Kids, Steel Train, River City Extension at Slim's, S.F. +6 $22/$25 8:30pm *** jan 29 sat Scrabbel, The Attachments (cd release), The Hot Toddies at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm ** (free cd) jan 29 sat Spanish Bombs (performing The Clash's 'London Calling') at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jan 29 sat Weekend, Terry Malts, Speculator at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jan 29 sat Burnt, Synrgy (Humboldt), Santos Perdidos at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * jan 29 sat Hieroglyphics at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7pm/8pm *** jan 29 sat Railroad Earth at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St., Napa 21+ $37 8pm ** jan 29 sat Strikeforce at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** @ jan 29 sat Those Charming Crooks at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ ** jan 29 sat Vibrant Everis, Little John, Andrew Vs. Smasheltooth, Minnesota, Sight On The Mic at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 30 sun The Get Up Kids, Steel Train, River City Extension at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $22/$26 7pm/8pm *** jan 30 sun Underoath, Thursday, A Skylit Drive, Animals As Leaders at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** jan 30 sun The Blow at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. +6 # ** jan 30 sun Glitter Wizard, Smoke & Feathers, Lecherous Gaze at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 30 sun GravelRoad at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ ** jan 30 sun Daikon, Sad Bastard Book Club, The Cryptics, Touch Committee at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 30 sun Luis Miguel at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $100-$40 7pm/8pm # ** jan 30 sun Ozzy Osbourne, Slash at Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a $80-$40 7:30pm and 11pm shows # *** @ jan 31 mon Interpol, School Of Seven Bells at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** jan 31 mon Against Me!, Cheap Girls, Fences at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ (also feb 1st) jan 31 mon Arctic Flowers (Portland), Livid at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 31 mon Social Distortion, Lucero, Chuck Ragan at Centre Plaza, Modesto a/a $32 7pm/8pm # *** @ jan 31 mon cancelled: Marina & The Diamonds at the Fillmore, S.F. feb 1 tue tuesday night movie night at 924 Gilman a/a free 7:30pm feb 1 tue Against Me!, Cheap Girls, Fences at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** @ (also jan 31) feb 1 tue Wobbly, Blanketship at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 1 tue These Hills Of Gold, Electric Shepherd, The Lotus Moons at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** feb 1 tue Bassnectar at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 7pm/8pm ** feb 1 tue The Wood Brothers at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $16 7pm/8pm ** feb 1 tue Social Distortion at U.C. Davis, Davis a/a $30 # *** @ feb 1 tue Clutch, Vallient Thorr at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $20/$25 8pm *** feb 2 wed Hymn For Her, Tippy Canoe at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** feb 2 wed Beaks Plinth, Vulcanus 68, Borful Tang at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** feb 2 wed Tristen, Billy & Dolly, The Corner Laughers at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** feb 2 wed Motorhead, Clutch, Valient Thorr at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35 8pm # *** $ feb 2 wed Bobby Long at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm ** feb 2 wed The Corruptors, The Heroine (San Antonio, TX) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm ** feb 2 wed Blind Shake, Generalissimo at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 2 wed The Toasters at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10/$12 9pm *** feb 2 wed Forgetters, Street Eaters at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10 8pm:8:30pm *** feb 3 thr Olafur Arnalds at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # ** feb 3 thr Mangled Bohemians, The Lickets, Shores at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 3 thr Tennis, Lord Huron, Air Waves at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 3 thr Tower Of Power at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a *** feb 3 thr Ozzy Osbourne, Slash at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $92/$45 7:30pm # *** feb 3 thr Lucero at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$16 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 3 thr Devil's Brigade, Roger Miret And The Disasters at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a *** feb 3/4 Social Distortion, Aggrolites, Chuck Ragan at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ $ feb 4 fri Grass Widow, Human Baggage, Death Sentence: Panda!, Bam! Bam! at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** feb 4 fri Ethan Bortnick And His Musical Time Machine (pianolist - age 9) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $29.50/$39.50 7pm/8pm # ** feb 4 fri The Church at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. +6 # *** feb 4 fri The Frail, Rykarda Parasol, Black Flamingo, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. $15 ($10 if over 21) 8pm ** feb 4 fri Little Dragon at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$30 9pm ** feb 4 fri Exray's (album release), Tim Cohen's Magick Trick (album release), Fiveng, dj Cyclyst at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** feb 4 fri Adam Carolla (comedy) at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a ** feb 4 fri Gin Blossoms at Feather Falls Casino, Oroville 18+ *** feb 4 fri Aggrolites, Devil's Brigade at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm *** feb 5 sat Scream (D.C.), Deathtoll, Oppressed Logic, Visual Discrimination (L.A.), The Need, Gunantanamo Dogpile at 924 Gilman a/a $10 8pm *** @ (Cyco Loco's Birthday) feb 5 sat Zigaboo Modeliste at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/415 8:30pm/9:30pm ** feb 5 sat The Swingin' Utters, La Plebe, Complaints at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** @ feb 5 sat Rodney Crowell at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # *** (seated show) feb 5 sat Led Zeppelin 2 (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. +6 $16 9pm ** feb 5 sat Pine And Battery, Lite Brite, Gentlemen, Pollux at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** feb 5 sat Grace Potter & The Nocturnals at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** feb 5 sat Sugar & Gold, Yip Deceiver, dj Bas, dj Chris Baty, dj Brother Grimm at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. $10/$12 9pm ** (dance party) feb 5 sat Hurry Up Shotgun, X-Ray Press, The Third Victim Of Abigal Rutledge at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** feb 5 sat 400 Blows (L.A.), Skinwalker (L.A.), Longmont Potion Castle at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** @ feb 5 sat Sistas In The Pit, Cremator, B.T.D., The Publiquors at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 5 sat Maids Of Honor at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** feb 5 sat Will Sprott, John Meeks at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm ** feb 5 sat the DK Kennedys, Disciples, Ol' Cheeky Bastards at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $17/$20 8pm/9pm ** @ feb 5 sat Deadbolt, Memphis Murder Men, Culo A Boca, Kountry Kittens Burlesque at Coasters, Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ $10 ** (Bildo's Birthday) feb 5 sat Haste The Day (Indianapolis), My Children My Bride, The Chariot, A Plea For Purging at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 6:30pm/7:30pm *** @ feb 5 sat Buried At Birth, Years Of Aggression, Uni-Bombers at Ione Memorial Hall, 207 Amador Street, Ione a/a $5 7pm ** @ feb 6 sun Sarah McLachlan at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $55-$40 7pm/8pm # *** feb 6 sun Plain White T's, Miggs at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** feb 6 sun Hymn For Her at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * feb 6 sun Rob Zombie, Eyes Set To Kill at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $35 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ feb 7 mon Atomic Tom at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 9:30pm ** feb 8 tue Tina Dico (Denmark) at Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** feb 8 tue Sebadoh, Quasi at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** @ feb 8 tue Tony Lucca, Lauren Shera at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** feb 8 tue Lazarus, Michael Beach, Colossal Yes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 8 tue Badfish (tribute), Scotty Don't at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $#15/$19 7pm/8pm ** feb 8 tue Rob Zombie, Eyes Set To Kill at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a *** @ feb 9 wed Cradle Of Filth, Nachtmystium, Turisas, Daniel Lioneye at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ feb 9 wed Times Of Grace, War Of Ages, Straight Line Stitch at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13 7:30pm/8pm ** @ feb 9 wed 7 Orange ABC (ep release), Cash Pony, Maiden Lane at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** feb 9 wed My Revolver, Rosa Grande, Days Of High Adventure at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 9 wed Holiday Heart, Johns/Meredith at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** feb 9 wed Beta State at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** feb 9 wed Badfish (tribute), Scotty Don't at the Knitting Factory, Reno a/a 7pm/8pm ** feb 9 wed Rob Zombie, Eyes Set To Kill at the Senator Theater, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $35 7pm/8pm *** @ feb 9/10 The Expendables at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** feb 10 thr Martha Wainwright Sigs Piaf at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) feb 10 thr Finntroll (Finland), Ensiferum (Finland), Rotten Sound, Barren Earth, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $25 ($55 vip) 7pm/7:30pm *** @ feb 10 thr Jon Porras, Jefre Cantu, Higuma at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 10 thr Trombone Shorty, Orleans Avenue, Los Amigos Invisibles at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $15/$20 7pm/8pm ** feb 11 fri Static Thought, Sailor Mouth at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** feb 11 fri The Dave Rude Band, The Butlers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** feb 11 fri Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** feb 11 fri Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave., Los Amigos Invisibles at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** feb 11 fri The Wiyos, Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Possum And Lester at Slim's, S.F. +6 $14/$15 9pm *** (S.F. Bluegrass & Old Time Festival) feb 11 fri Monophonics, Cambo & The Life at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm ** feb 11 fri Grayceon (cd release), Worm Ouroboros, Hollow Mirrors at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** (free new Grayceon cd to each attendee) feb 11 fri Those Unknown, Hounds & Harlots, Sydney Ducks at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** feb 11 fri Meat Beat Manifesto at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 9pm *** feb 11 fri Smoov-E at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm *** feb 11 fri Buried At Birth, Cyanic, Years Of Aggression at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ 21+ free ** @ feb 11 fri Tommy Castro at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7:30pm ** feb 11 fri Expendables at the Senator Theater, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm # ** feb 12 sat STS9 at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** feb 12 sat Glitter Wizard, Harry Porcelain, Autobahndage at East Bay Rats Club, 3025 San Pablo Ave., Oakland 18+ $5 8pm ** @ (Benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in memory of Jennie Haydel) feb 12 sat Karl Denson's Tiny Universe at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** feb 12 sat The Aquabats at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** feb 12 sat Murder By Death, The Builders And The Butchers, Damion Suomi & The Minor Prophets at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/10pm ** feb 12 sat Drunk Horse, Hot Lunch, Carlton Melton at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** feb 12 sat Night Horse, Electric Sister, The Binges at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** feb 12 sat Kenny G. at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a ** feb 12 sat Smoove-E (record release), dj Nima Fadavi at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 12 sat Fallrise, Prylosis, Sinister Scene, Represa, Gears Turn at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ feb 12 sat Sugar & Gold, Yip Deceiver at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $10 9pm ** feb 12 sat Expendables at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a ** feb 12/13/14 Tower Of Power at Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland ?/? *** feb 13 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. a/a $3 ($20 6am early entry) 10am till 3pm feb 13 sun Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne, Cyril Neville, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Jumpin' Johnny Sansome & Waylon Thibodeaux at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (Voice of the Wetlands) feb 13 sun Smith Westerns at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 13 sun Murder By Death, The Builders And The Butchers, Damion Suomi & The Minor Prophets at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** feb 14 mon The Decemberists, Mountain Man at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** feb 14 mon Honeycomb, Chloe Makes Music (cd release) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** feb 15 tue Boyce Avenue at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** feb 15 tue Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea, Cotton Jones at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** feb 15 tue Social Distortion, Lucero, Chuck Regan at the Grand Theater, Reno NV a/a *** @ feb 14/15/16/17 Cake at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $36.50 7pm/8pm # *** feb 16 wed Younger Dryas, Semi Deluxe, Sodium Fox, Sacred Dog at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** feb 16 wed Dum Dum Girls, Minks (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Dirty Beaches at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 16 wed Dead Floyd at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** feb 16 wed Spiro Agnew at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * feb 16 wed Le Verita at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** feb 16/17 STS9 at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ (fri) 16+ (sat) $25 7pm/8pm *** feb 17 thr Eluveitie, 3 Inches Of Blood, Holy Grail, System Divide at Slim's, S.F. +6 $18/$20 7:30pm *** @ feb 18 fri Chromeo, Mndr, The Suzan at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** feb 18 fri Beach House at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22 8pm/9pm # ** feb 18 fri Mustache Harbor, Sean Tabor Band at Slim's, S.F. +6 $13 9pm ** feb 18 fri Monkey, GoGo 13, Chase Long Beach, The Skank Agents, MC Tazy Phyllipz at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm/8:30pm *** @ (ska nite) feb 18 fri Shawn Ryan at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated) feb 18 fri Wild Thing, Culo, School Jerks at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** feb 19 sat Cerebro Negro, Ola Toska, Pata De Perro, La Muska, Los Numb at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ (SKA nite) feb 19 sat Ana Tijoux at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** feb 19 sat Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Om at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** (sold out) feb 19 sat Gang Of Four at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm/9pm # *** feb 19 sat Todd Snider, Elizabeth Cook at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** feb 19 sat dj Bob Mould, dj Rich Morel at Slim's, S.F. +6 $15 10pm ** (Blowoff) feb 19 sat Scott H. Biram, Ralph White, Shovelman at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** feb 19 sat Clorox Girls, Cigarette Burns, Mermaid Bones at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** feb 19 sat Y & T at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $19/$23 8pm/9pm *** feb 19 sat A.L.O., Nathan Moore at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $18/$20 9pm *** feb 20 sun Imagination Movers (live) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 1:30pm and 4:30pm shows ** feb 20 sun Celso Pina, Cumbia Tokeson at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15 8pm/9pm ** feb 20 sun Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** feb 20 sun Abouretum, Endless Boogie at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** feb 20 sun Scott H. Biram at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** feb 20/21 Godspeed You! Black Emperor at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** (sold out) feb 21 mon Rocky Votolato at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** feb 22 tue Yo La Tengo at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (Noise Pop) feb 22 tue Justin Townes Earle at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** feb 22 tue Rocky Votolato at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 22 tue Linkin Park, The Prodigy at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $72.50/$41 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ feb 22 tue Less Than Jake, The Supervillains, Off With Their Heads at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $16.50/$18.50 7pm/8pm *** @ feb 23 wed CJ Bod, Boy Scouts, Casey Chisholm at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** feb 23 wed Pendulum, Innerpartysystem at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** feb 23 wed Dan Deacon (Baltimore) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 23 wed Versus, Telekinesis at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15/$16 8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 23 wed Admiral Radley, The Coronas at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 23 wed Pepper at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20 7pm/8pm *** feb 23 wed B.B. King at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $64/$69 6:30pm/7:30pm *** feb 23 wed Jackson Browne at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz a/a *** feb 24 thr Guitarmageddon at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** feb 24 thr Ted Leo (solo), AB & The Sea, Kevin Seconds, Angel Island at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 24 thr Floating Goat, Begotten at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 24 thr Josh Ritter at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a ** feb 24 thr Pepper (acoustic) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25 7pm/8pm *** feb 24 thr Death Angel, Lazarus A.D., Early Man, Bonded By Blood, Hexen at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a *** @ feb 24 thr cancelled: Daniel Martin Moore at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. feb 25 fri Josh Ritter at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** feb 25 fri Death, Zolar X at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** feb 25 fri The Concretes, Birds & Batteries, Magic Bullets at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 25 fri Alexi Murdoch at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $20 7pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 25 fri Tamaryn, The Black Ryder at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13 8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 25 fri Apache, Vanishing Breed, The Fangs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** feb 25 fri Streetlight Manifesto, Terrible Things, A Loss For Words, Lionize at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$17 6:30pm/7:30pm *** feb 25 fri Tainted Love at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 10pm ** feb 25 fri Journey at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a $230-$60 7pm/8pm # *** feb 25 fri Death Angel, Lazarus A.D., Early Man, Bonded By Blood, Hexen at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ *** @ feb 26 sat S.M.D., Nuerotoxcity, Alaric at 924 Gilman a/a *** @ (Melanie Memorial Kid Benefit) feb 26 sat Death Angel, Lazarus A.D., Early Man, Bonded By Blood, Hexen at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$23 7pm/8pm *** @ feb 26 sat JGB With Melvin Seals at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** feb 26 sat How To Dress Well (Chicago), Dominant Legs at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12/$14 ** (Noise Pop) feb 26 sat Max Vemis, Westwood & Willow, Dave Smallen (solo) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 26 sat No Age, Grass Widow at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** feb 26 sat Hillsong United at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** feb 26 sat Best Coast / Wavves, Hunx And His Punx at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** feb 26 sat The Black (Austin) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** feb 26 sat Jeff Daniels at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a ** feb 26 sat Robin Trower at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $33/$39 7pm/8pm *** feb 26 sat Mike Pinto at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 26 sat Jonny Lang at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** feb 27 sun Glassjaw at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** feb 27 sun JJ Grey at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) ** feb 28 mon Biffy Clyro (Scotland), Moving Mountains at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. $12 8pm ** feb 28 mon Hellogoodbye (Long Beach), Jukebox The Ghost, Gold Motel, Now Now Every Children at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** mar 1 tue Swans, Wooden Wand at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm *** mar 1 tue Emilie Autumn at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$13 8:30pm/9:30pm ** mar 2 wed Eric Clapton, Los Lobos at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150-$50 7:30pm # *** mar 3 thr S.O.J.A., Mambo Sauce, Chris Boomer at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** mar 3 thr Eric Clapton, Los Lobos at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a $150-$50 7:30pm # *** mar 3 thr Pauly Shore (comic) at the El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $22 8pm/8:30pm *** mar 4 fri Oppressed Logic, Blown To Bits, Slandyr, Can-Cannibals at 924 Gilman a/a *** @ mar 4 fri Crystal Castles at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** mar 4 fri Baths (L.A.), Braids, Star Singer at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm ** mar 4 fri Drive-By Truckers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** mar 4 fri McCabe And Mrs. Miller, Tippy Canoe, The Bye Bye Blackbirds at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** mar 4 fri Shitkickers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** mar 4 fri Robin Trower at the El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $27.50 7pm/8pm *** mar 4/5 Drive By Truckers, Heartless Bastards at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** mar 5 sat Megan Slankard (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm/8:45pm ** mar 5 sat Escape The Fate, Alesana, Motionless In White, Get Scared, Drive A at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ mar 5 sat Morcheeba at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** mar 5 sat Rboken Records (Edinburgh) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. $10/$12 8:30pm ** mar 5 sat Cariton Melton, White Manna, Outlaw, Moccretro at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** mar 5 sat Strangelove at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** mar 6 sun Elephant 6, Holiday Surprise at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $15 7:30pm/8:15pm ** mar 6 sun Belphegor, Blackguard, Neuraxis, Pathology, dj Rob Metal at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $16 8pm *** @ mar 7 mon Kataklysm, All Shall Perish, Decrepit Birth, Conducting From The Grave at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$20 8pm *** @ mar 7/8 DeVotchKa at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** mar 8 tue Asobi Seksu, Brahms, The Dandelion War at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 8 tue Yann Tiersen at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. 8pm # ** mar 10 thr Cheap Time, Idle Times, Dead Meat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** mar 11 fri Excision, Downlink, Antiserum at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** mar 11 fri Revolver (France) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. $10/$12 8:30pm ** mar 11 fri Tapes 'n Tapes, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $16 10pm/11pm ** mar 11 fri Truth & Salvage Co. at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** mar 11 fri The Red Elvises at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** mar 11 fri Damage Inc. (tribute), Strangers In The Night (tribute), Rat Bastard (covers), Lovedrive (tribute) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** mar 11 fri Excision, Downlink, Antiserum at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $26 8pm ** mar 11/12 Joshua Radin, Cary Brothers, Laura Jansen at the Great American music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** mar 12 sat Clay Aiken at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** mar 12 sat AC/DShe (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** mar 12 sat Ploughman, Birdhouse at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 12/13 Umphrey's McGee, Big Gigantic at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 (8pm/9pm sat) (7pm/8pm sun) # *** mar 17 thr Crass (U.K.), The Last Supper at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm *** @ $ mar 17 thr The Ex (The Netherlands), Death Sentence: Panda at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm *** @ mar 18 fri Monstrauss, Joint Ventura at 924 Gilman a/a ** (SKA nite) mar 18 fri Girl Talk, Max Tundra, Junk Culture at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (sold out) mar 18 fri Punch Brothers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** mar 18 fri State Radio at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** mar 18 fri Devo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $41.75 ($96.75 vip) 9pm # *** @ mar 19 fri Obszon Geschopf (France), Slave Unit, My Bloodshed Kills at 924 Gilman a/a 7pm *** @ mar 19 fri Flogging Molly at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 7:30pm # *** mar 19 sat Men Aloud at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm ** mar 19 sat Paul Thorn at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 9pm ** mar 19 sat Kevin Smith And Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $39.75/$56.75 8pm/9pm # *** (seated show) mar 19 sat State Rado at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$16 8pm/9pm *** mar 19 sat Twiztid, Potluck, Kung Fu Vampire at the New Oasis, 2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV a/a $19 6:30pm/7:30pm *** mar 22 tue Lady Gaga, Semi Precious Weapons at the Arena, Oakland a/a $184-$52 7pm/8pm # *** mar 23 wed Lady Gaga, Semi Precious Weapons at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # *** mar 24 thr Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** mar 25 fri Furhter Adventures Of The Saw Doctors at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $24 8pm ** mar 25 fri Smoking Popes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** mar 25 fri Men (Brooklyn, N.Y.) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. $12 8:30pm *** mar 25 fri Wye Oak, Callers, Sands at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** mar 26 sat The Appleseed Cast at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** mar 26 sat Say Hi at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm * mar 26 sat The Parson Red Heads, Laguna at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** mar 26 sat Smoking Popes at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $14 8pm ** mar 27 sun The Sles, U.E. Sarchasm at 924 Gilman a/a ** @ mar 27 sun The Ready Set, The Downtown Fiction, We Are In The Crowd at Slim's, S.F. a/a *** mar 27 sun Miniature Tigers, Pepper Rabbit at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** mar 27 sun Black Veil Brides Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows, I See Stars, Versaemerge, Conditions (Richmond, VA) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $15/$18 5pm/5:30pm # *** @ mar 27 sun Taj Mahal at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a *** mar 29 tue The Parlotones (South Africa) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** mar 30 wed The Biters at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** mar 31 thr My Chemical Romance at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** @ $ (Live 105) mar 31 thr Kelly Beardsley, Alia Volz, Alan Black, Jack Boulware, Beth Lisick, Bucky Sinister at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** (spoken) apr 1 fri Lisa Lampanelli at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a ** apr 1/2 Galactic, Cyril Neville, Corey Henry, Rebirth Brass Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # *** apr 3 sun A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, We Came As Romans, Pierce The Veil at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm # *** @ apr 4 mon Volbeat at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** @ apr 5 tue Pete Yorn, Ben Kweller, The Wellspring at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** apr 5/6 cancelled: Ani Difranco at the Fillmore, S.F. apr 6 wed Madeleine Peyroux at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a $29/$39 8pm ** apr 6 wed Dark Star Orchestra at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $25/$30 7pm/8pm ** apr 7 thr Ani Difranco at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a $45 8pm *** apr 7 thr George Thorogood And The Destroyers at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St., Napa 21+ $40/$50 6:30pm/8pm *** apr 7/8/9 Dark Star Orchestra at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** apr 8 fri Volbeat at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** apr 9 sat Cold War Kids at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $25 8pm # *** apr 9 sat Akron Family at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** apr 9 sat John Mellencamp at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** apr 9 sat Jeff Beck, Imelda May at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $75 7pm/8pm # *** apr 9/10 John Mellencamp at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** apr 10 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, at McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. a/a $3 ($20 6am early entry) 10am till 3pm apr 15 fri Leo Kottke at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a *** apr 16 sat All Time Low, Yellowcard, Hey Monday, The Summer Set at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 7pm # *** apr 20/21/22/23 The Radiators (farewell tour) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # *** apr 23 sat Death Angle, Left Of Christ, Hellbreard, Desacrater, Kinetik at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara ?/? *** @ apr 28 thr Accept, Sabaton at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $30/$32 7pm/8pm # *** @ apr 29 fri Kathleen Madigan at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** apr 29/30 Blame Sally at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) apr 30 sat Mike Watt at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm *** may 3 tue Kesha at the Grand Theatre, Reno NV a/a ** may 4 wed Kesha at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** may 6 fri Yanni at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # ** may 7 sat Yanni at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 8 sun Symphony X, Nevermore, Soilwork, PowerGlove, Blackguard at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $28 8pm # *** @ (was may 5th) may 9 mon Mogwai at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 11 wed Sepultura, Belphegor, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 7pm # *** @ may 24 tue The Moody Blues at Marin Veterans' Auditoruim, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael a/a # ** may 30 mon Lykke Li at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jun 7 tue U2, Lenny Kravitz at the Coliseum, Oakland a/a # *** jul 2 sat Go Radio, We Came As Romans, Dance Gavin Dance, Every Avenue, The Word Alive at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** @ (Warped Tour) jul 2 sat New Kids On The Block, Backstreet Boys at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $93-$32 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 11 thr Warped Tour at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # *** @ aug 25 thr Sade at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $179-$53 7pm/8pm # ** aug 27 sat Sade at the Arena, Oakland a/a a/a $176-$50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 1 thr Taylor Swift at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs 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 wed Wednesday Night Live on Radio KZSU 90.1FM 9pm-10pm sat KALX live on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 9pm-midnight sun Rampage Radio on S.F. State Radio 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 Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 510-549-1125 Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a 415-831-1200 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 Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a 775-323-5648 Knockout, 3223 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 415-550-6994 Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a 800-660-LAKE Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ 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 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+ Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a 530-891-1809 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. ages 6+ 415-522-0333 Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a) 510-841-2082 Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a Streetlight Records, 939 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland 21+ 510-444-6174 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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