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 April 24, 2011 apr 24 sun Skampida (Colombia), Wiskey Avngers, The Lucky Ejects, 3 Karmaz at 924 Gilman a/a 5pm *** @ apr 24 sun Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Travis Barker, Mix Master Mike at the Arena, Oakland a/a $126-$60 4:30pm/6pm # *** apr 24 sun Spectrum, Sleepy Sun at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $14 8pm ** apr 24 sun Chen Santa Maria, This Invitation (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Chuck Johnson at Life Changing Ministries, 1629 8th St., Oakland a/a 2:30pm ** (BBQ) apr 24 sun Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry, Like A Storm at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm ** apr 24 sun Social Studies, Rabbit!, Handshakes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/7:30pm ** (Benefit for It Gets Better & The Trevor Project) apr 24 sun Two Gallants at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 24 sun Tater Famine at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm * apr 24 sun Ass Baboon Of Venus, The Thunders, Tiger Honey Pot, dj Nako, dj Korri, dj Lil' Joe at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7-$10 8pm ** (Benefit Japan Tsunami Rescue) apr 24 sun Eastern Conference Champs, Red Cortez, Apopka Darkroom at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 24 sun Biz Markie, Casual, Zman, dj Vin Sol, dj Kool Karlo at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $17/$20 9pm ** apr 24 sun The Restarts, Dreadful Children, The Need, Gutwrench, Bloodshot And Dilated at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $8 8pm ** @ apr 24 sun In This Moment, Straight Line Stitch, System Divide, Sister Sin at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** apr 24-27 Blue Bear School of Music Band Showcases at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12-$20 sliding scale 7:30pm ** apr 25 mon Floor, Totimoshi at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$14 6pm ** @ (early show) apr 25 mon Paul Simon at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a # *** (sold out - KFOG) apr 25 mon Travis Barker & MixMaster Mike at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30/$50 8pm ** apr 25 mon Spectrum, Hans Keller at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12/$14 9pm ** apr 25 mon Hollywood Undead, 10 Years, Drive A, New Medicine at Center Plaza, Modesto a/a $22.50 *** @ apr 25 mon Uzi Rash at the Hub, 1819 23rd St. at S St., Sacramento a/a ** @ apr 25 mon Chase And Status, Vaski, Nit Grit at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $21-$55 7pm/8pm ** apr 25 mon dj Quik at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** apr 26 tue Paul Simon at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (sold out - KFOG) apr 26 tue GooLog, K-9, Bum City Saints, Lucabrazzi at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** apr 26 tue Tune-Yards, Buke & Gass, Man/Miracle at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/8pm ** apr 26 tue Dengue Fever at Amoeba Music, S.F. a/a free 6pm *** apr 26 tue Civil War Rust, The Cut Downs, The Sheens at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @ apr 26 tue Ash Reiter, Radiation City, Phantom Kicks at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 26 tue Jamaica, Chain Gang Of 1974 at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** apr 26 tue Whiskey Avengers, Franco Nero, dj Ras Fank at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (ska) apr 26 tue The Memorials at Moes Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 21+ 8pm ** apr 26 tue Mimosa at Townhouse Lounge, Sacramento 21+ ** apr 26 tue Afroman, Blaze 1 at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $13 ** apr 27 wed Buried At Birth, Wake The Machines at Your Casa, Oakland a/a $5 7pm ** @ apr 27 wed Spider Heart, Steel Hotcackes, The Insufferables at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** apr 27 wed Dominant Legs, Superhumanoids, Dirty Ghosts at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** apr 27 wed The Head And The Heart, The Devil Whale, Laura Jansen at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 27 wed Steve Ignorant (presents Crass songs 1977-82), The Last Supper, Goldblade at the Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 8pm/9pm *** @ $ (new date - moved back to Slim's) apr 27 wed Paul Simon at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $52.50 7pm/8pm # *** apr 27 wed Prizehog, Beau Navire (record release), Capsule (FL - record release), Drowning With Our Anchors at Fivepoints Arthouse, 72 Tehama, S.F. a/a $8 7:30pm ** (moved from Sub-Mission Gallery) apr 27 wed Chen Santa Maria, This Invitation (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Pink Canoes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 27 wed Mindy Smith, Sunny War at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 8pm ** (partially seated show) apr 27 wed Blammos, The Punk Group, Angel & Robot, The Undertaker & His Pals at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** apr 27 wed Potingue, Horace Mann Middle School Students at the Parkside, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** (Fundraiser for Horace Mann Middle School Music Program) apr 27 wed Papa Roach, Finger Eleven, Pop Evil at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ apr 27 wed Emerald Hill, Daemon City Lights, Ghost & The City at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** apr 27 wed Reach Around Rodeo Clowns, Culo A Boca, Atomic Aces at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $7 ** apr 27 wed Lily & The Tigers (Atlanta) at Streetlight Music, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** apr 27 wed Afroman at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$22 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 27 wed Dengue Fever at Moes Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 21+ *** apr 27 wed Bael Kultus, Short Fuse, Feral Depravity at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ 9pm ** apr 27 wed Hollywood Undead, 10 Years, Drive A, New Medicine at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** apr 27 wed Mimosa at the Arcata Theatre, 1036 G Street, Arcata a/a ** apr 28 thr Negative Standards, Migraine, Vaccuum, Living Eyes, Corruption Scheme at Your Haus, Oakland a/a $7 7pm/7:30pm *** @ apr 28 thr The Memorials, Free Moral Agents at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** apr 28 thr Pikachu-Makoto (Japan), Mugu Guymen, Instagon at Disco Volante, 247 14th Street at Webster, Oakland a/a ** apr 28 thr The Grease Traps, Hot Pocket at Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. at Bancroft, Berkeley 21+ $6/$8 ** apr 28 thr Accept, Sabaton at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $30/$32 7pm/8pm # *** @ apr 28 thr The Felice Brothers, You Are Plural at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm ** apr 28 thr The Devil Makes Three, Brown Bird at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18 8pm/9pm ** apr 28 thr Sekta Core (Mexico), La Plebe, dj Chaos at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm *** @ apr 28 thr Donald Glover, Childish Gambino at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** apr 28 thr King City, Casey Niell And The Norway Rats, Bone Cootes at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** apr 28 thr Thee Oh Sees, Charlie Tweddle, George Cloud at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** apr 28 thr Mitchell & Manley, Sean Smith, The Singleman Affair at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** apr 28 thr Phosphorescent, Little Wings, Family Band, dj Britt Govea at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** apr 28 thr City Tribe, Mahgeetah, Subtle Trace, Reggie Ginn at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** apr 28 thr Oxbow, The Hellenes, The Liar Script at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ 9pm ** apr 28 thr She Waves The Flag, Veiled Perception, Murder My Hero, Your Greatest Moment, Redlight Greenlight! at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm *** @ apr 28 thr Iration at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** apr 28 thr Reach Around Rodeo Clowns, Motorpunx at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free ** apr 28 thr R-Dot Carter, 53Zip Boyz at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8:30pm ** apr 28 thr Sister Crayon, Superhumanoids, Lovers at Sophia's Thai Kitchen, 129 E St., Suite E, Davis 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** apr 28 thr Infected Mushroom at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $17-$55 8pm/9pm *** apr 28 thr Reverend Deadeye at Maxwells, 1334 Market Street, Redding 21+ 6pm * apr 29 fri Union 13, Impalers, Dun Bin Had, The Infected (KY), Los Dryheavers, Isolated Victims at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ (ska n' punk night) apr 29 fri Thee Headliners (Portland), The Bugs (Portland), Kreamy 'Lectric Santa, Saything, Alabaster Choade, Tastyville, Jimmy Shotwell at Purple House, 5716 Genoa St., Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ (final Dreamy 'Lectric Santa gig) apr 29 fri Destruction, Heathen, Warbeast, Sentinel Beast, Acephalix at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15/$21 7pm # *** @ apr 29 fri Mudhoney at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15/$20 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ apr 29 fri Jail Weddings, Cupcake & Lil Eyeful, Juicy Delight Honey Lawless, Balla Fire, Alotta, Boutte, Rizzo Rogue, Dorian Faust, Madam Chartreuse, mc Sparkly Devbil at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** (Memorial Benefit for Mister Eddie Danel) apr 29 fri Betty White, Butt Problems, Idol's Plague at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ free 7pm ** apr 29 fri Kathleen Madigan at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** apr 29 fri The Boxer Revellion, We Are Augustines, Polaris At Noon at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 8pm/9pm *** apr 29 fri A B & The Sea, The Soft White Sixties (cd release), The She's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm ** apr 29 fri Patrick Cress, Tbird Tallflame Luv at Kaleidoscope, 3109 24th STreet, S.F. a/a $7 9pm * apr 29 fri Michael Hamm, Subtle Trace, Leimert at Brainwash, 1122 Folsom St., S.F. a/a ** apr 29 fri Mike Watt, Electric Chair Repair Co., Liquid Indian at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** apr 29 fri Pikachu-Makoto, Mugu Guymen, Tone Volt at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** apr 29 fri Kowloon Walled City, Fight Amp, Tigon at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** apr 29 fri Martin Luther, Sarah Jane, Bleached Palms, dj's at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** apr 29 fri La Clandestina, Fish Bite Fish at Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** apr 29 fri Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest, Los Rakas, dj Mr.E, dj Leydis at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** apr 29 fri Hellbound Glory, Soda Gardocki, Shelby Cobra at the Rocket Room, S.F. 21+ $5 10pm ** apr 29 fri The Fundamentals, The David More Band at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** apr 29 fri Iration, Top Shelf, Thrive at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** @ apr 29 fri Ozomatli, Frobeck at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ $35 8pm ** apr 29 fri Scheisse Minelli (Germany), Cheapskate, Dead Smurfs, 2nd Class Citizens at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $7 9pm *** @ apr 29 fri Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Uncle Kracker at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $79/$39 6pm/7pm # ** apr 29 fri Culo A Boca, Zombie Pool Party, Rec League at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $5 8pm ** apr 29 fri Insolence, Language Arts Crew, Drunken Starfighter, Jonny Manak & The Depressives at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ (Benefit Japan) apr 29 fri Chen Santa Maria, This Invitation (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Amir Coyle at Metavinyl, 320 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz a/a ** apr 29 fri The Devil Makes Three at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $17/$20 8pm/9pm ** apr 29 fri Sasquatch, Behold! The Monolith at The Mediterranean, 265 Center Avenue, Aptos 21+ $5 9pm ** apr 29 fri Ash Reiter at Deva Cafe, Modesto a/a * apr 29 fri Hottub at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** apr 29 fri Casey Neill & The Norway Rats, Miss Lonely Hearts at Sophia's Thai Kitchen, 129 E St., Suite E, Davis 21+ $3 9pm/10pm ** apr 29 fri Terror, Stick To Your Guns, Trapped Under Ice, Close Your Eyes, Your Demise at the Alley, Sparks NV a/a $15 *** @ apr 29/30 Blame Sally, Ellis (fri), Jane Selkye (sat) at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $31/$36 7:30pm/8:30pm ** (seated) apr 29/30 TV On The Radio at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 9pm *** (sold out) apr 29/30/may 1 Goapele at Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ ** apr 30 sat Fang (cd release), Attitude Adjustment, Schiesse Minnelli (Germany), Zero Bull Shit, The Need at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7pm *** @ apr 30 sat Terror, Stick To Your Guns, Trapped Under Ice, Close YOur Eyes at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 7pm # *** @ apr 30 sat Kevin Hart at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $60/$50 7pm/8pm and 10pm/11pm shows # ** apr 30 sat Get Shot!, Mental Disaster, Escapement, New Earth Creeps, Violation, boxing matches at East Bay Rats Clubhouse, 3025 San Pablo Ave., Oakland a/a $6 8pm ** @ apr 30 sat Voetsek, Juicy Karkass (Portland), Suicide State (Netherlands), Hiding Inside Victims (L.A.), Shitty Fucker, Lie Still at Your Hauze, Oakland a/a $8 8pm *** @ apr 30 sat Lily Taylor, Teddy Raven, Nativenaive, Mom, BukBuk BigUps, installations, dancers, sound sculptures at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St., Oakland a/a $3-$5 6pm/8pm ** (6pm artist reception - proceeds for Red Cross to help Japan) apr 30 sat Idaho Joe Windslow, Gaze, I Love You at 5873 San Pablo Avenue, Emeryville a/a $3-$5 8pm ** apr 30 sat Scott Alexander, Michael Capozzola (comedy), Esther Y. Chambers (poet), Lilla Markham (yoyo extraordinaire), Kate Kilbane (music), Hailey Malaika Olympia Clarke (hoola hoop) at Oakland Public Conservatory, 1616 Franklin Street, Oakland a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** (Free Cookies Variety Show) apr 30 sat Serani at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 9pm/10pm ** apr 30 sat Hold Me Luke Allen, Lovers, Bad Backs at Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8 9pm ** apr 30 sat Livid, No Statik, Human Baggage at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a $5 7pm ** @ (Benefit for Combating Latent Inequality Together) apr 30 sat Andre Nickatina, Smoove-E, Roach Gigz, Mumbls at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26/$29 9pm ** apr 30 sat Cavalera Conspiracy, Lazarus AD at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** @ apr 30 sat Chico Mann, Toy Selectah, dj Shawn Reynaldo at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm ** apr 30 sat Jessica Lea Mayfield, Nathaniel Rateliff, Echo Twin at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** apr 30 sat Charlie Sheen at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California St., S.F. 18+ $85-$107 8pm # ** apr 30 sat The Dicontinued Models, Lighter Thieves at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** apr 30 sat Midnight Bombers (record release), Dirty Power, Texas Thieves, Sassy at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm ** @ apr 30 sat Weapons Of The Future, Medieval Knievel, Johnny Manal & The Depressives at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** apr 30 sat Meat Sluts, Thee Headliners, The Bugs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** apr 30 sat Jail Weddings at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ ** apr 30 sat Fast Times at Maggie McGarry's, 1353 Grant St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm * apr 30 sat King City (two sets) at the Riptide Bar, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:45pm * apr 30 sat We Own The Night, Native Shores, Dawn Is Our Enemy, Nuclear Tempest, A Cure For Kindness, Manzanita Falls at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** @ apr 30 sat Erk Tha Jerk, Pok' Chop, Flow Dub, The Bay-Sicz, dj Chris Go, dj Stewie at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $17/$20 7pm ** apr 30 sat Hellbound Glory, Soda Gardocki, Shelby Cobra at Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ ** apr 30 sat The Holdup, Wallpaper, Young Science at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** apr 30 sat Risby's Nickel at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ * apr 30 sat Destruction (Baden Wurt, Germany), Heathen, War Beast, Blessed Curse, Minenwerfer at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$18 7pm/8pm *** @ apr 30 sat Mike Watt at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm *** apr 30 sat Zeds Dead at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $18-$28 7pm/8pm ** apr 30 sat Foghat at John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino, Sparks, NV 18+ *** apr 30 sat Deadly Gallows, Shivaree, Very Pretty Pigeon, Missoula Flood at Whiskeytown Farm House, Chico a/a free 8pm ** @ may 1 sun Explosions In The Sky, Papercuts at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** may 1 sun Hollywood Undead, 10 Years, Drive A, New Medicine at the Fillmore S.F. a/a $25 6pm/7pm # *** @ may 1 sun Coburns, The Judea Eden Band at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm ** may 1 sun The Builders And The Butchers, Damion Suomi & The Minor Prophets, T.V. Mike And The Scarecrowes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 1 sun Pale Chalice, Aseethe, Sutekh Hexen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 1 sun Jugtown Pirates, Sioux City Kid, Mark Matos at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** may 1 sun Rodney Crowell, James McMurtry at the Uptown Theater, Nappa 21+ $27/$37 8pm ** may 1 sun Eddie & The Hot Rods, Prima Donna, Factory Minds at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 8pm ** may 2 mon Here We Go Magic, Aroara at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm ** may 2 mon Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (sold out) may 2 mon Heart Of Orion, Moth Nor Rust, Maria Quiles, Tamara Chance at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** may 2 mon The Psychedelic Furs (performing Talk Talk Talk) at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $30/$35 7pm/8pm *** may 3 tue Thao & Mirah, Sallie Ford, The Sound Outside at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** may 3 tue Johnny Clegg Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm ** may 3 tue Chris Cornell at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm *** may 3 tue The Psychedelic Furs (performing Talk Talk Talk) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $31 8pm *** may 3 tue Xavier Rudd, Honeyhoney at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $23/$25 8pm # ** may 3 tue The Pipettes (Brighton, U.K.) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** may 3 tue Chris Brokaw, Mark McGuire, Allen Karpinski, Matthew Mullane, Joshua Blatchely at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** may 3 tue Cannons And Clouds, Silian Rail, The Lambs at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** may 3 tue Battles at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm *** (sold out) may 3 tue Joe Purdy, The Milk Carton Kids at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** may 3 tue Custom Kicks, Hight & Tight, Rocketship Rocketship (1st show), dj Taypoleon at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 3 tue Old Tire Wingers, Children Of The Information Age, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at Jinx House, someplace, San Jose a/a ** may 3 tue Between The Buried And Me, Job For A Cowboy, Celphalic Carnage, The Ocean at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ may 3 tue Kesha, Beardo at the Grand Theatre, Reno NV a/a $29.50 ** may 3 tue Suicide State, Hide Inside Victims at Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico a/a $5 8:30pm ** @ may 4 wed Sean McArdle, The Lost Library, The Tire Swingers at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm ** may 4 wed Kesha, Beardo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** (sold out) may 4 wed Wanda Jackson, Red Meat, dj Britt Govea at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm ** may 4 wed Frank Turner, The City at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 4 wed Between The Buried And Me, Job For A Cowboy, The Ocean, Cephalic Carnage at Slim's, S.F. a/a $19 8pm *** may 4 wed Here We Go Magic at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a *** may 4 wed J Mascis, The Black Heart Procession at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** may 4 wed The Janks, The Shivers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 4 wed Virgil Shaw, Shelley Short, Darren Hanlon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 4 wed Pre Legendary & The Dreamers, Starfish In The Clouds, Candle (San Luis Obispo), Full Time Beret at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** may 4 wed Mammatus, Tartufi, Donovan Quinn And The 13th Month, Life Coach at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. 21+ $7-$20 sliding scale 7pm/8pm ** (Benefit for KUSF) may 4 wed Ricky Martin at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** may 4 wed Manifest at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 4 wed Leon Russell at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $23.50 ** may 5 thr Patrick Cress' Telepathy (two sets) at Revolution cafe, 3248 22nd St., S.F. a/a free 8:30pm ** may 5 thr Fleet Foxes, The Cave Singers at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (sold out) may 5 thr James Blunt, Christina Perri at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 5 thr films: Terminator 1 & Terminator 2 at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) may 5 thr The Dead Cat Hat Band, John Hoogasian, Jules Posner at the Ivy Room, 858 San Pablo Avenue at Solano, Albany 21+ $5 9pm ** may 5 thr Ron Pope, Ari Herstand at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm ** may 5 thr Beach Fossils, Craft Spells, Melted Toys at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 9pm ** may 5 thr Cass Mccombs, Frank Fairfield at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** may 5 thr Vivian Girls, No Joy, Lilac at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm *** may 5 thr Dessa, Sims & dj Lazerbeak, Sister Crayon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 5 thr Head (Grand Rapids, MI), Peninsulas (Portland) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ ** may 5 thr Inferno Of Joy, Jesse Morris And The Man Cougars at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ ** may 5 thr Blind Willies, Audiafauna at Aubergine After Dark 755 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol 21+ 8pm ** may 5 thr Psychedelic Furs (performing Talk Talk Talk) at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa 21+ $35 8pm *** may 5 thr Brokencyde, Vampires Everywhere, Dot Dot Curve, It Boys at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 5 thr Brokencyde, Vampires Everywhere, Dot Dot Curve, It Boys, Greenlight at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm *** may 5 thr Papa Roach, Finger 11, Pop Evil at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm *** @ may 5/6 Dredg, The Dear Hunter, Balance & Composure, The Trophy Fire at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm *** may 6 fri Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Homeowners, Jus' Folks, Blammos, Freedom Club at 924 Gilman a/a *** @ (Benefit Mike Wilson - East Bay Humane Society) may 6 fri Volahn, Arizmenda, Kuxan Suum, Blue Hummingbird On The Left at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $8 7pm *** @ (all bands from S. Calif.) may 6 fri Deadman, Torture Unit, Power, Agata, Hollow Earth at the Swamp, 877 35th St., West Oakland a/a $5 8pm *** @ may 6 fri Battlehooch at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** may 6 fri Eddie & The Hot Rods, Prima Donna, Midnite Snaxxx at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** may 6 fri Zola Jesus, Naked On The Vague, dj Omar at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm ** may 6 fri Diddy Dirty Money, Lloyd, Tyga at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** (hip-hop) may 6 fri Portugal. The Man at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # *** may 6 fri Currency, Trademark, Young Roddy, Fiend, Corner Boy P at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** may 6 fri Ru36, Saint Vernon, Almost Dead, Kick Rocks at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 9pm *** may 6 fri Glitter Wizard / Hot Lunch, Gypsyhawk, El Topo at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** may 6 fri The Groggs, True Foes, Montra at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 6 fri The Donkeys, Social Studies, Rademacher at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** may 6 fri Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Youssoupha Sidibe With The Mystic Rhythms Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** may 6 fri Metal Shop, The Gray Coats at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** may 6 fri Goodnight Caulfield, The Paper Melody, Surrender Me Faithful, My Place Or Yours?, Days Are Dying at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm ** may 6 fri Monkey at Mutiny, 422 West 2nd Street, Antioch 21+ ** may 6 fri Yanni at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # ** may 6 fri Amonie, Not To Reason Why, Tolteca Extra at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 6 fri Loudness, Sucker Punch, In Deep at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 7pm/8pm ** @ may 6 fri The Lurking Terror, For All I've Done, Wings Of Innocence, Defyant Circle at the Fire Escape, 7431 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights 21+ $6 8pm ** (the No Pants show - all the performers play in their undergarments) may 6 fri Head (Grand Rapids, MI), Peninsulas (Portland) at Jub Jubs Thirst Parlor, 71 S Weels Avenue, Reno NV 21+ ** may 6/7 The Devil Makes Three at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? ** may 7 sat Black America, Crypt Keeper, Moderate Excess, 42 Lbs at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ may 7 sat Ashdautas, Dolorvotre, Shataan, Sutekh Hexen, Axeman at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $8 7pm *** @ may 7 sat Insanity, Abrupt, Gutwrench (San Jose), Pillager, Deadly Remains, Code Of Conduct, Out Of Spite, Hell Hunter, Demon Seed, Kitten Donkey Punch, Ill Content at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @ may 7 sat Coheed & Cambria at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** may 7 sat Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Blueprint, Grieves With Budo, Sab The Artist, dj Abilities at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** may 7 sat Chris Brokaw, Mark McGuire, Allen Karpinski, Matthew Mullane, Joshua Blatchely at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a ** may 7 sat Yanni at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 7 sat Y & T, Kip Winger at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $36.50 8pm/9pm # *** @ may 7 sat Rhett Miller (acoustic) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $25 8pm ** may 7 sat Manic Hispanic, Old Man Markley, Hounds & Harlots at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8pm/9pm ** may 7 sat Wolfshirt, Paranoid Freakout at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** may 7 sat Crystal Stilts at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm ** may 7 sat Corin Tucker, Billy & Dolly, The Bruises at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30m *** may 7 sat Ever Isles at Amoeba Music, S.F. a/a free 2pm ** may 7 sat Narooma, B. Hamilton, Ugly Winner, James & Evander at Fivepoints Arthouse, 72 Tehama, S.F. a/a donation 6:30pm ** may 7 sat Jonas Reinhart, Cloudland Canyon, White Cloud at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** may 7 sat Dirty Vegas, Tall Sasha, Dirtyhertz, Deve at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 10pm ** may 7 sat It Thing (cd release), The Verms, Okie Rosette at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 7 sat The Englis Beat at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 8pm/9pm *** may 7 sat The Gypsy Moonlight Band (two sets) at the Riptide Bar, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:45pm * may 7 sat The Bob Hill Band at Call of the Sea Benefit, Sausalito a/a ** may 7 sat Jeff And Them, Free Cowboy Hats, Maniacal Rejects, Josh Staples, Skitzo at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** (Kristof Memorial Celebration) may 7 sat Brandi Carlile at the Uptown Theater, Napa a/a 8pm ** may 7 sat Starting Six, Foolish Ways, Symba, The Av8rs, dj Chrish Go, dj Stewie at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a 7pm ** may 7 sat Joseph Mortela, Dead Men Rocking (Santa Cruz) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm * may 7 sat ArnoCorps, Nme, F.T.B., N.V.S. at 5th Quarter, 1373 Kooser Road, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** @ may 7 sat Creature Colony, Los Punx Del Norte, The Awful, California Medication, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at Spinnaker Lounge, 2031 Yosemite Blvd., Modesto 21+ ** may 7 sat Blind Willies at Whole Earth Festival, U.C. Davis a/a 5pm ** may 7 sat Dredge, The Dear Hunter, Balance And Composure, The Trophy Fire at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** may 7 sat Paint Over Pictures, Beyond All Ends, Draw From The Effect, Thea Skotia, Our Endless Obsession at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** @ may 7 sat Floater (Portland) at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm # *** may 7 sat cancelled: Cat's Eyes at the Independent, S.F. may 8 sun Blueprint at Amoeba Music, Berkeley a/a free 3pm * may 8 sun Symphony X, Nevermore, PowerGlove, Blackguard at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $28 8pm # *** @ (was may 5th) may 8 sun The Dirty Heads, New Politics at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 8 sun KT Tunstall (solo), Charlie Mars, Miggs at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $24 8pm ** may 8 sun Joe And The Sons Of Emperor Norton at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm * may 8 sun Eprhyme at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, S.F. a/a ** may 8 sun William Fitzsimmons, Slow Runner at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 8pm ** may 8 sun Cowboy And Indian, The Gentleman Coup at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 8 sun Dominique Leone, Moe Stalano, Wiener Kids, Inner Ear Brigade, Grex, Amy X Neuburg, Recardiac Fly at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 6pm ** (Benefit) may 8 sun Frost Hammer, Kinetik, Idols Plague at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $5 9pm ** may 8 sun Soja, Chris Boomer at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $16.50 7:30pm/8:30pm ** may 8/9 Elvis Costello And The Imposters at Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (KFOG - seated - sun sold out) may 9 mon Mogwai, Errors at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** may 9 mon Ty Segall, Burrows at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ ** may 10 tue Ghostland Observatory at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 10 tue David Liebe Hart, Cool Ghouls, Nervous Energy at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 10 tue My Jerusalem, Michael Kingcaid, The Dead Ships at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 10 tue The Raveonettes, Tamaryn at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm ** may 10 tue The Codi Jordan Band, Blueshift at Grant & Green, 1371 Grant St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** may 10 tue Hot Fog, Pins Of Light, Asada Messiah, dj Denim Yeti at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 10 tue Loudness, Angerhead, Silent Sinner, Lo Nero at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a $12 *** @ may 10 tue Sepultura, Belphegor, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $20-$55 6pm/7pm *** @ may 11 wed Subtle Trace, Leimert at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a * may 11 wed Rock Fight, Decent Criminal, Atomic Machines, Go Time! at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free ** may 11 wed Sepultura, Belphegor, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 7pm # *** @ $ may 11 wed The Kills (U.K.), Cold Cave, The Entrance Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** may 11 wed The Low Anthem at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 11 wed Tommy & THe High Pilots, Bird By Bird at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** may 11 wed Capt. Ahab, Bitches (U.K.), Heavy Petting at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 11 wed Bare Wires, Wrong Words, Tropical Sleep at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 11 wed Mummyshots, Burnt House, Rough Mix at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** (some of the bands that Bottom of the Hill staff have played in) may 11 wed Federico Aubele at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm ** may 11 wed Pinback, Kenseth Thibideau at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 7pm/8pm *** may 11 wed Betty White, Butt Problems, Idol's Plague at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ $3 8:30pm ** may 11 wed Glass Trains at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 11 wed David Allan Coe (Akron, OH), Dry Country Drinkers, Colonel Jimmy & The Blackfish at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $30/$35 7pm/8pm *** may 12 thr Fort Wilson Riot at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm * may 12 thr films: Dog Tooth & Idiocracy at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) may 12 thr Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, Tristen, The Apache Relay at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** may 12 thr Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm ** may 12 thr Joan Of Arc, Air Waves at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** may 12 thr My Parade, The Yes Gos, Lydia And The Projects at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 12 thr Nazi Dust (Hollywood, FL), Futur Skullz, Cardboard Funeral, Opt Out at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm/9pm *** @ may 12 thr Carnifex, Oceano, Tony Danza And The Tapdance Extravaganza, Within The Ruins, The Scarlet Crusade, A Holy Ghost Revival at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 7pm/7:30pm ** may 12 thr A Faylene Sky, Rosaline (Chicago), As Artifacts, American Mantra at the Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 21+ ** @ may 12 thr David Allan Coe (Akron, OH) at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $26 8pm/9pm *** may 12/13/14 Citizen Cope (solo acoustic) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm (thr) 9pm (fri-sat) ** (sat sold out) may 13 fri West Coast Fury, Sedated CA, Hemorage, Falcon A!, Virvient Death at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7pm *** @ may 13 fri Sorrower (AZ), Lago (AZ), Population Reduction, The Burial Tide, Shitty Fucker, Lie Still, An Idols Plague at Your House, Oakland a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 13 fri Prizehog, Attitude Problem, Diesto (Portland) at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 6pm/7pm ** may 13 fri The Cars at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** $ may 13 fri Crypt Keeper (record release), Grace Alley, Skin & Bones, Zero Bull Shit at Eli's Mile Hight Club, Oakland 21+ $7 8pm *** @ may 13 fri Judgement Day, Weston Elementary at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** may 13 fri Treehouse Orchestra, Nine Wives, Speakeasy at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $10 9pm ** may 13 fri Nocturnal (Germany), Witchaven, Laceration, Cold Grave, Pillager, Black Fucking Cancer at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $13 8pm *** @ may 13 fri Of Montreal, Painted Palms at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** may 13 fri Antoine Dufour, Gareth Pearson, Ewan Dodson, Craig D['Andrea at Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** (acoustic guitar night) may 13 fri Peter Bjorn & John, Bachelorette at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** may 13 fri The Black Angels, Sleepy Sun at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $19 9pm ** may 13 fri Sheer Terror (N.Y.C.), The Old Firm Casuals, Massacre Time, Knife Fight at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** @ may 13 fri The Hi-Rhythm Hustlers, The Hustler-Ettes, Go-Go Dancers, dj Oran Scott at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. a/a $10 9pm/10pm ** may 13 fri Maus Haus at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm * may 13 fri Diesto (Portland), Prizehog, Attitude Problem at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 13 fri Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, dj Harry Duncan at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $30 8pm/9pm ** may 13 fri Aaron Glass & Friends, Honeymoon at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 13 fri Pocket Change, Elliot's Evil Plan at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** may 13 fri As Artifacts, Rosaline (Chicago), A Faylene Sky, Aviadors, Safe At Last at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm *** @ (was listed as May 12th) may 13 fri Kungfu Vampire at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 13 fri Blind Willies at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** may 13 fri Blind Willies at Jose's Underground Lounge, 638 Wave Street, Monterey 21+ 8pm ** may 13 fri Hurt (reunion), Zen Arcadia, The Absolutes, Malevolent at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** may 13 fri Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at Luigi's Fun Garden, 1050 20th Street, Sacramento a/a ** may 13 fri The B-52's at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ *** may 13 fri David Allan Coe at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $27.50-$70 8pm/9pm *** may 13 fri Pepper at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $18 7pm/8pm ** may 14 sat D-Skarados, Pata De Perro, Codigo 510, Desmadre En Krisis, Basura at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ (Ska night) may 14 sat Harrington Saints, Kicker, Sad Boy Sinister, Stagger & Fall at the Metro, Oakland a/a $7 8pm *** @ may 14 sat Dispirit, Ealdath (Portland), Anhedonist (Seattle), Vastum at Victory Warehouse, 24th and San Pablo Ave., Oakland a/a $8 7pm *** @ may 14 sat Summer Of Glaciers, More States, Sarah June at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm ** may 14 sat Bob Weir & Mickey Hart, Zero, The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Hot Buttered Rum, Ace Of Cups, Barry Sless, Barry Mellon, Bobby Vega, Henry Kaiser, Jeff Chimenli, John Molo, Mark Karan, Narada Michael Walden, Nicki Bluhm, Pete Scars, Robin Sylvester, host Wavy Gravy & The Clown Conspiracy at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 South Harbor Way, Richmond a/a $45 7:30pm ** $ (Wavy Gravy's 75th Birthday) may 14 sat Exit 27, Hypertoxic, Gemini 6 at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 8:30pm ** may 14 sat Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggets at Eli's, Oakland 21+ ** may 14 sat Stephen Kellogg, Tift Merritt at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $18/$22 8pm ** may 14 sat Soulive, Lettuce at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** may 14 sat Hayes Carll at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** may 14 sat Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Guster, Pepper, Tea Leaf Green, The Silent Comedy at O'Reilly's Oysterfest, 38 Fort Mason, S.F. a/a $35 11am/noon ** may 14 sat High Tension Wires (Denton, TX), Sharp Objects, Nix (Portland), Neighborhood Brats, dj Big Nate at the Rockit Room, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm *** (Red Devil Records 13th Anniversary) may 14 sat The Greenhornes, Jeff The Brotherhood at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** may 14 sat Stripmall Architecture (performing the album "Wiser"), Tremor Low, Excuses For Skipping (cd release) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm *** may 14 sat Thingers, Rabbles, Soft Bombs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** may 14 sat Ancient Mariner, Full On Flyhead, Pegataur at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 14 sat Man Man, Shilpa Ray And Her Happy Hookers at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $18 8pm/9pm ** may 14 sat Live Evil (two sets) at the Riptide Bar, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:45pm ** may 14 sat Victim Of Society, Pyrozombies, Silent Redemption, Civilian Assault, Thought Vomit, Narcissistic at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** @ may 14 sat Blackwood Royalty at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** may 14 sat Citabria at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 14 sat Jonathan Mann And The Rock Cookie Bottoms at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** may 14 sat A Faylene Sky, Rosaline (Chicago), As Artifacts, American Mantra at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a ** @ may 14 sat Dramarama (Wayne, N.J.), Yes Sir at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20 7pm/8pm *** may 14 sat Silverstein, Bayside, Polar Bear Club, The Swellers, Texas In July at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** may 14 sat Brian McKnight at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** may 14 sat Andre Nickatina, Pigeon John at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $22.50 8:30pm/9pm ** may 15 sun Prizehog, Kowloon Walled City, Attitude Problem, Diesto (Portland) at the Purple House, Oakland a/a 8:30pm ** may 15 sun Chelsea Handler at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $76/$56 7pm/8pm # ** may 15 sun Midnight (Cleveland, OH), Saviours, Lightning Swords Of Death (L.A.) at Eli's, Oakland 21+ $10 6pm *** @ may 15 sun Cody Simpson & Greyson Chance, Shane Harper, Camryn at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 15 sun Betty White, Butt Problems, Idol's Plague at corner of Divisadery and Fell, S.F. a/a free 9:30am ** (Bay to Breakers 100th anniversary) may 15 sun Sea Dramas at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm * may 15 sun The Beehavers, C-Horse, Waiting Room at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 15 sun R. Stevie Moore, Tropical Ooze, Wet Ilustrated at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** may 15 sun Vieux Farka Toure, Bhi Bhiman at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** may 15 sun Short Fuse, Meat Slab, Munla, Feast, Weapon Status Red, Repulsive Infestation, Newtdick, Feral Depravity, A Flooded Mind, Truth Decays, Repaid In Blood, Cosmic Harves, Decimatus at St. James Gate, 410 Old County Rd., Belmont a/a 3pm *** @ (was listed as wed may 18th) may 15 sun System Of A Down, Gogol Bordello at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a $66-$25 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** may 15 sun Pillowfights, Monstrauss, Disabled Intent, Rats On Wheels, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at the Disabled Cave, San Jose a/a ** @ (B.J.E.A.T.C.M. tour Benefit) may 16 mon X-Ray Eyeballs, Shannon And The Clams at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 16 mon Eisley, The Narrative, Christie Dupree at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** may 16 mon Melvins (performing Houdini, Eggnog and Lysol) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** @ (also Tuesday) may 16 mon Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (sold out) may 16 mon A-Trak, Kid Sister, The Gaslamp Killer, dj Sleazemore, dj Eli Glad, dj Shane King at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** may 16 mon Midnight (Cleveland, OH), Saviours, Lightning Swords Of Death (L.A.), Archons (San Diego) at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ may 16 mon Frost Hammer, A Thousand Shall Fall, Thunderhorse, 5150 at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ 9pm ** may 17 tue Warm Blood, Prison Library, Family Matters, Twin Steps at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ may 17 tue Melvins (performing Stoner Witch and Bullhead) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** @ (also Monday) may 17 tue Buffalo Tom at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 8pm ** may 17 tue Herb Alpert & Lani Hall at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a *** may 17 tue Joe Pug, Strand Of Oaks, Garrett Pierce at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 17 tue Liquid Indian, Ava Mendoza, Gruesome Energy at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $$6 9pm** may 17 tue Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, Caitlin Rose at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** may 17 tue House Of Murmurs, Paper Dolls, Meredith Axelrod at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** may 17 tue Combichrist, Ivardensphere, Star Killer at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 18 wed Rammstein (Berlin, Germany), Combichrist at the Arena, Oakland a/a $80/$50/$30 7pm/8pm # *** @ may 18 wed The Hot Toddies, Bam Bam! at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** may 18 wed Houses, The One AM Radio at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 18 wed Pivixki, Patton, The Talking Book at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 18 wed CunninLynguists, Homeboy Sandman, Tonedeff, Blue Sky Black Death at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** may 18 wed The Fiery Furnaces at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** may 18 wed This Will Destroy You, Pure Ecstacy, Sleep Over at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** may 18 wed X-Ray Eyeballs, King Lollipop, Burnt Ones at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 18 wed Agent Orange, Civil War Rust, Jokes For Feelings at the Vice UltraLounge, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek 21+ $5 *** @ may 18 wed Hurricane Roses at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm * may 19 thr Run Forever, Wayne Arms at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm * may 19 thr films: SLC Punk & Pick of Destiny at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) may 19 thr Barons Of Tang (Melbourne, Australia, Di Nigunim (San Diego), Thee Hobo Gobbelins at Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8 9pm ** may 19 thr Echo & The Bunnymen, Kelley Stoltz at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35/$45 8pm *** may 19 thr Yelle, French Horn Rebellion at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 19 thr Paranoids, Tokyo Raid, Cellar Doors at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 19 thr Fleeting Trance, Tiny Little Blackouts, JJ Schultz, Lauren Crow at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** may 19 thr The Knitters (John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Dave Alvin, dj Bonebrake, Jonny Ray Bartel), Kasey Anderson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** may 19 thr Shawn Mullins, Callaghan at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $22 8pm ** may 19 thr Weekend, Clipd Beaks, Jealousy at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** may 19 thr Glass Trains, George Glass (L.A.), Trevor Childs And The Beholders at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 19 thr Jamie's Elsewhere, Casket Of Cassandra, Too Late The Hero, Carcerys Vale, Through The Walls at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm *** @ may 20 fri Teargass, Skin Like Iron, Devotion, End Of Mercy, Loma Prieta at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ may 20 fri Normandie Wilson at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm * may 20 fri Sweet And Tender Hooligans (tribute), The Curse at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 8:30pm * may 20 fri TopxNotch, Vital Nerve, Wasteoids (San Antonio, TX), Truth Inside (FL), For A Better Kind, Face Your Demons at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $6 7pm ** @ may 20 fri Poor Man's Whiskey, Dead Winter Carpenters at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 20 fri Garrin Benfield (cd release) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** may 20 fri This Charming Band (tribute), For The Masses (tribute), Sing Blue Silver (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** may 20 fri Trampled By Turtles, The Brothers Comatose at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** may 20 fri A Frames, Cheveu, Hank IV, Charles Albright, dj Mitch Cardwell at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** (S.S. Records 10 Year Anniversary) may 20 fri Dadfag, Total Slacker (N.Y.C.), Psychic, Future Twin, Will Ivy at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 20 fri Funky Meters, Blue Bear Youth Bands at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $75-$150 7pm/8pm ** may 20 fri AllofaSudden (cd release), Lebo, Walking Spanish at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** may 20 fri Andre Nickatina at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7pm/8pm ** may 20 fri The Knitters (John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Dave Alvin, dj Bonebrake, Jonny Ray Bartel) at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? *** may 20 fri Wayne Brady at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** may 20 fri Bad Manners (U.K.) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** @ may 20 fri Monkey at the Pioneer Saloon, 2925 A Woodside Road, Woodside 21+ ** may 20 fri cancelled: Chiddy Bang, Pusha T, Dev & Nijsonix at the Fillmore, S.F. may 20/21/22 John Fogerty, Sheryl Crow, Gypsy Kings, Tedescki Tracks Band, Hiroml at Sonoma Jazz Festival, 151 1st Street W., Sonoma a/a *** may 21 sat The Murder Junkies, Hammerlock, Fukm, Jesse Morris And The Mancougers, Guantanamo Dogpile at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 *** @ may 21 sat The Sore Thumbs, Get Dead, Lazer Wolf, Calling Morocco at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** @ may 21 sat Bad Manners (U.K.) at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** @ may 21 sat The Disciples, A Pretty Mess (L.A.), Edge City Ruins, Crooked As Fuck at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm ** may 21 sat Female Trouble, Two Against One at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** may 21 sat Citizen Fish (Bath, England), Krum Bums (TX), The Apathy Cycle at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ may 21 sat Mickey Hart, Sub Swara, David Starfire Ensemble, MC Yogi at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** (yoga + concert $55 4pm/4:30pm) may 21 sat Wanderlust at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** may 21 sat Kylie Minogue at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** may 21 sat Sassy!!!, Carmichael And The Frijolitas at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 ($2 kids) 1pm til 4pm ** (Benefit for Daniel Webster Elementary) may 21 sat Feedtime (Sydney, Australia), Lamps, Nothing People, Wounded Lion, dj Ryan Wells at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm *** (S.S. Records 10 Year Anniversary) may 21 sat The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 9pm ** may 21 sat Everwise, Damn Handsome & The Birthday Suits, Whiskey Pills Fiasco at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 21 sat Love Ink (Austin), Here Come The Saviours, Spiro Agnew at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 21 sat Christian Bruna (N.Y.C.), Raw Q (N.Y.C.), 9X (N.Y.C.), Tommy Etzi (N.Y.C.), Audio Angel, Canadub, Lukeino, dj Matos at Club 6, 60 6th Street, S.F. 21+ $10/$15 ($5 b4 10pm) ** (drum & bass) may 21 sat Unsane (N.Y.C.), Black Corbra, Pins Of Light at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm/10pm ** @ may 21 sat Arsonists Get All The Girls, Volumes, It Starts With Alaska, Defiler, As He Wept, Anchors at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a 7pm *** @ may 21 sat Monkey at the Refuge, 19624 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a ** may 21 sat Becki DiGregorio, Catherine Rose Smith, Natalie Angiuli (L.A.) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** may 21 sat Sweet & Tender Hooligans at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 21 sat Andre Nickatina at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ ** may 21 sat Long Beach Rehab, The Extremeties at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15 7pm/8pm *** @ may 21 sat A Skylit Drive at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 21 sat Abandon Theory (acoustic) at the Naked Lounge, H and 11th, Sacramento a/a ** may 21 sat Di Nigunim, Barons Of Tang, Shivaree (record release) at Origami Lounge, 708 Cherry Street, Chico a/a $5 8pm ** @ may 22 sun Citizen Fish (Bath, England), Krum Bums (TX), Apathy Cycle, Harrington Saints, Chump Change, Bobby Adopted at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 5pm *** @ may 22 sun meeting of Bay Area Booking Collective at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 4:30pm (early) may 22 sun Block Shot (Germany), Rat Master Flip at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a 7pm ** may 22 sun Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $40-$67 8pm # ** may 22 sun James Blake at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (sold out) may 22 sun The Goddiggers, Careless Hearts, Rich McCulley at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm ** may 22 sun Randy Stephens (two sets) at Biscuits and Blues, 401 Mason Street, S.F. a/a 8pm and 10pm ** may 22 sun The Mantles, Nar, Lens, Duchess Of Saigon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 4pm/6pm ** (record swap at 4pm) (S-S Records 10 Year Anniversary) may 22 sun Street Eaters, Blockshot (Bonn, Germany), Sweet Nothing at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 2:30pm/3pm ** (over by 6pm) may 22 sun Bernadette, Sex Industry, Tidelands at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** (Benefit Japan) may 22 sun S. Carey, Other Lives at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a ** may 22 sun Glee (live in concert) at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm # ** may 23 mon The Murder Junkies (20 year anniversary), S.B.S., Beverly Beer Bellys, Jesse Morris & The Mancougars at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $10 8pm *** may 23 mon Sam Bradley, Holly Conlan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** may 23 mon Rival Schools at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 24 tue Twilight Singers, Margot, The Nuclear So-So's at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 24 tue Rival Schools, Johah Matranga at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 8pm ** may 24 tue S. Carey, Other Lives at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** may 24 tue Gyptian, Etana at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** may 24 tue Tiger Hatchery at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 24 tue The Moody Blues at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # ** may 24 tue Fitz & The Tantrums at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 24 tue Betty White, Butt Problems, Idol's Plague at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $5 8pm ** may 24 tue Hobo Nephews Of Uncle Frank at Maxwells, 1334 Market Street, Redding 21+ 6pm * may 24/25 Glee (live in concert) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $93/$53 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** may 25 wed Aloe Blacc at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 25 wed Stiff Little Fingers, Sharks at Slim's S.F. a/a $20 8pm *** @ may 25 wed Fujiya & Miyagi, Blackbird Blackbird, White Arros at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** (S.F. Popfest) may 25 wed Woods Of Ypres, Cormorant at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 25 wed Joan As Police Woman at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm ** may 25 wed Sam Roberts Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm ** may 25 wed Sad Bastard Book Club at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** may 25 wed S. Carey, Other Lives at Sophia's Thai Kitchen, 129 E Street, Suite E, Davis 21+ ** may 25 wed Fitz And The Tantrums, Ximena Sarinana at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 25 wed Asta Kask (Sweden), Monster Squad, Dcoi, Earslaughter, Rat Damage at the Fire Escape, 7431 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights a/a *** @ may 25 wed Steve Mahoney (acoustic) at Powerhouse Pub, 614 Sutter Street, Folsom 21+ free 8pm * may 25 wed Hobo Nephews Of Uncle Frank at Bustollinis Deli, 800 Broadway, Chico a/a * may 25/26 Yeasayer at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** may 26 thr Undergang (Denmark), Badr Vogu, Negative Standards, Cardboard Funeral at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $8 7pm *** @ may 26 thr films: Rocky Horror & Zombie Strippers at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) may 26 thr The Script at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $28/$35 8pm # *** may 26 thr Thrones (Salem, OR), Lecherous Gaze, Lazy Dogs (Oxnard), Sedan (Olympia, WA) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm *** @ may 26 thr Nodzzz, Milk Music, Doors US at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 26 thr Dominant Legs, Aberdeen, The Motifs, Sweater Girls at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** may 26 thr White Denim, Fake Your Own Death, Angel Island at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $13 8:30pm/9pm ** may 26 thr Unusual Saints at La Barca, 2036 Lombard St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** may 26 thr Boz Scaggs at the Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa a/a 8pm *** may 26 thr Woods Of Ypres (Ontario, Canada) at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ 9pm ** @ may 26/27 Noah And The Whale, Bahamas at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8pm (thr) 9pm (fri) ** may 27 fri Asta Kask (Sweden), Monster Squad, Airfix Kits, Merdoso, Side Effects at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm *** @ may 27 fri Tribal Seeds at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 9pm ** may 27 fri Killing Joke (U.K.), The Crying Spell, The Indicator Dogs at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** $ may 27 fri The Fray at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $40 8pm/9pm # *** may 27 fri The Undertones, Allo Darlin' (U.K.), The Mantles, The Smittens at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15/$17 8pm *** @ (S.F. Popfest) may 27 fri The Dwarves, The Radishes, The Pleasure Kills at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/10pm *** @ may 27 fri Undergang (Denmark), Acephalix, Bruxers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** @ may 27 fri Sex With No Hands, Super Adventure Club, Quinn Deveaux at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** may 27 fri Shiny Toy Guns (dj set with Carah Faye live vocals), at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** may 27 fri Wonderbread 5 at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? ** may 27 fri Morning Bell (FL), Team Mascot, True Mad North at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm ** may 27 fri Andre Nickatina at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a ** may 27 fri The Moody Blues at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # *** may 27 fri Flogging Molly at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $30 7pm/8pm *** @ may 27 fri Monkey at Ukiah Brew, Ukiah ?/? ** may 27/28 Tainted Love at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $23 8pm/9pm ** may 28 sat Ceremony, Iron Lung, Punch, Extortion, Negative Standards at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ may 28 sat Instinct Of Survival (Germany), Dresden (Wisconsin), Blown To Bits, Badr Vogu, The Bruxers at Your Hauze, Oakland a/a $8 *** @ may 28 sat Saything, The Aimless Never Miss, Schmoozer at Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $6-$8 sliding scale ($3 discount with student ID) 8:30pm ** may 28 sat Zepparella at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** may 28 sat Cold Blood, Bingtones, Tribal Blues Bande at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 28 sat 14 Iced Bears, Phil Wilson, Neverever, The Art Museums, Devon Williams, Brilliant Colors, Terry Malts, Sea Lions, Kids On A Crime Spree, dj Kid Frostbite at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15/$17 5pm *** (S.F. Popfest) may 28 sat Guitar Wolf, Cheap Time, The RockTigers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ may 28 sat Rantouls, Night Howles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** may 28 sat Assembly Of Dust at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 9pm ** may 28 sat Top Shelf, Mystic Roots, Bellyfull, Pion 2 Zion at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** may 28 sat Monkey at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ ** may 28 sat March Into Paris (Sacramento) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** may 28 sat Usher, Akon at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # *** may 29 sun Calafia at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm * may 29 sun Daniel Lanols' Black Dub at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** may 29 sun Eternal Summers, The Beets, Catwalk, Seapony at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** (SF Popfest) may 29 sun The Billy Nayer Show at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** may 29 sun Ooklah The Moc at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm ** may 29 sun The Inciters, The Impalers, The Revivers (L.A.) at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** may 29 sun Mobb Deep at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** may 29 sun Johnny Indovina (acoustic), Damien Youth, Michael Berg at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** may 29 sun Charlie Wilson, The O'Jays, Bell Biv Devoe, Slexander O'Neal, El DeBarge at Pavilion, Concord a/a $90-$39 10:30am/noon # *** (KBLX) may 29 sun Usher, Akon at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** may 30 mon Lykke Li, Grimes at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) may 31 tue Doom (U.K.), Brainoil, Kicker, Merdoso, Tankcrimes at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8pm # *** @ may 31 tue The Antlers, Little Scream at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** may 31 tue Steve Aoki at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 30/31 Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian, Oberhofer (mon), Sumsun (tue) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** (sold out) jun 1 wed The Undertones (Ireland), The Pleasure Kills, Sharp Objects at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm *** @ jun 1 wed Iron & Wine, The Head And The Heart at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jun 1 wed Forever The Sickest Kids, Anarbo at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** jun 1 wed Givers at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** jun 1 wed Gayngs, White Hinterland at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm ** jun 1 wed N.V.S. at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 1/2 Buffalo Springfield, Gillian Welch at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (KFOG) jun 2 thr Architecture In Helsinki, Hooray For Earth at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** jun 2 thr Gruff Rhys at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ 9pm ** jun 2 thr John Grant, Heidi at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** (partially seated show) jun 2 thr The Hypnotist Collectors, Love Dimension, The Blank Tapes, These Hills Of Gold at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** jun 2 thr Dirty Ghosts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jun 2 thr Bruce Cockburn at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** jun 2 thr Iron & Wine at the Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $24 ** jun 3 fri Fog Of War, Lyceum, Hysteria, Saint Vernon, Apothesary at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7pm *** @ jun 3 fri Alaric, Atriarch (Portland), Swann Danger, Hazzard's Cure, Crucifixion at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $6 8pm/9pm *** @ jun 3 fri Little Wings, Blank Tapes at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** jun 3 fri Architecture In Helsinki, Hooray For Earth at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 9pm *** jun 3 fri Blackfield at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 3 fri The Wombats at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15 9pm ** jun 3 fri Slow Trucks, Pony Village (Portland), Mosshead & Stirling Says at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 3 fri The White Buffalo at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** jun 3 fri Luvplanet at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** jun 3 fri Fallujah, Aenimus, Simoom, Ashkira, Native Shores at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** jun 3 fri Super Diamond at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** jun 3 fri Monkey at Billco's Billiards, Napa ?/? ** jun 3 fri Frontier Wives at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 3 fri The String Slingerz, The Carmkin Rebellion, Big Light, Fatso Jetson, The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Gwyneth And Monko at Carter Ranch, 6260 Carter Road, Mariposa 18+ (a/a an adult) $30/$40 weekend pass with camping noon *** (no dogs) jun 3 fri One Day, Love Songs From The Hated at Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico a/a $5 8:30pm ** @ jun 3 fri Truckers Wife (last show), Viva Le Vox, Shivaree, Fight Music at Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., Chico a/a 9pm ** jun 3/4 Furthur (with Phil Lesh & Bob Weir) at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $66-$31 6pm/7:30pm # ** jun 4 sat Germ Attak (Ontario, Canada), Ruleta Rusa, Verraterisch, Xeroxide at the Swamp, 877 35th St., West Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ jun 4 sat Adele at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** jun 4 sat The Dickies at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm *** @ jun 4 sat Adele at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8:45pm # ** (sold out) jun 4 sat Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm ** jun 4 sat Earth, Wind & Fire at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** jun 4 sat Bootsy Collins at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** jun 4 sat Stornoway, Sea Of Bees at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9pm ** jun 4 sat Walken, Aerial Ruin, Saturn Returns at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** jun 4 sat The Buds (two sets) at the Riptide Bar, 3639 Taraval St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:45pm * jun 4 sat Lionheart at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm ** @ jun 4 sat Powerage (tribute), Speak Of The Devil (tribute), Destroyer (tribute) at Club Fox, 2223 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** (Lynda's Birthday) jun 4 sat Laaz Rockit, Heathen, Ikki Crane, Hatchet, Angerhead at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ jun 4 sat The Trespassers And Friends, The Atomic Sherpas, I See Hawks In L.A., Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers, The Trespassers, Lazy Brad Lewis, Alma, The Green Machine, The Adam Burns Band, Hellbat! at Carter Ranch, 6260 Carter Road, Mariposa 18+ (a/a an adult) $30/$40 weekend pass with camping noon *** (no dogs) jun 5 sun A.J. Swearingen & Jonathan Beedle at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20/$25 8pm ** (Simon & Garfunkel Restrospective) jun 5 sun Anna Calvi at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9pm ** jun 5 sun Woodsman, Tapedeck Mountain, Fatality Reality at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 5 sun Linkin Park, Snoop Dogg, The Strokes, Cage The Elephant, Bad Religion, Neon Trees, The Airborne Toxic Event, Manchester Orchestra, Foster The People, Biffy Clyro, Middle Class Rut, Young The Giant, Awolnation, I Am Empire, Forrest Day, K. Flay, Beta State, Finish Ticket, The Relay Company, Young Digerati, Wolfgang Gartner, Blaqk Audio, The Limousines, Innerpartysystem, Harvard Bass, Rac, The Tenderloins, Saint John, Party Ben, Jeffery Paradise, KidHack, Miles The DJ, Dan B at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a $59.50/$39.50 11am # *** @ $ (Live 105 BFD) jun 6 mon David Lowery (of Cracker) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $22/$24 8pm ** jun 6 mon Flogging Molly at Amoeba Music, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** jun 7 tue Youth Of Today, Mouthpiece, All Teeth, Fast Asleep at the Metro, Oakland a/a $16 7:30pm # *** @ jun 7 tue U2, Lenny Kravitz at the Coliseum, Oakland a/a # *** jun 7 tue Glasvegas at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 7 tue Orange Goblin, The Gates Of Slumber, Naam, dj Rob Metal at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jun 7 tue Sloan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm ** jun 7 tue Street Urchins (Sacramento) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 5pm ** jun 7 tue Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae Hooligans at the Grand Theater, Reno NV ?/? $32.50 ** jun 7 tue cancelled: Tyrone Wells at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. jun 8 wed Friendly Fires, Wise Blood at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** jun 8 wed Rough Waters at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * jun 8 wed John Prine, Jason Wilber at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jun 9 thr Krisna Das at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jun 9 thr Death Cab For Cutie (Seattle), The Lonely Forest at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # *** jun 9 thr Tied To The Branches, Slowness, Summer Of Glaciers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 9 thr M.E.L.T. (Mark, Emilio, Larry & Ted - 80's covers) at La Barca, 2036 Lombard Street, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jun 9 thr Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # ** jun 9 thr Brian McKnight at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # ** jun 10 fri Creepshow, Plan 9, Cold Blue Rebels, Mempis Murder Men, Moonshine, Plasma at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ jun 10 fri Peter Gabriel, New Blood Orchestra at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** (KFOG) jun 10 fri Crystelles, Agness Twin, Unholy Trinity Dancers, dj Death Boy, dj Ambones, dj Dark Star at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** jun 10 fri Timber Timbre, Marissa Nadler at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** jun 10 fri Buzzcocks at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ $ jun 10 fri Carlos Varela at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 10 fri Young Widows, My Disco, Hides at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** jun 10 fri Farewell Continental, Gold Motel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 10 fri The Old Firm Casuals, Toughskins, Hounds And Harlots at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** @ jun 10 fri Detroit Cobras at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** jun 10 fri Petty Theft (tribute) at George's, San Rafael 21+ 9pm * jun 10 fri Skylark, Push, Happy Tension at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** jun 10 fri Tainted Love, Private Idaho at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jun 10 fri Side FX Band (Washington, D.C.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** jun 10 fri Memphis May Fire, Decoder, That's Outrageous, Ten After Two, Paint Over Pictures at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/7:45pm *** jun 10 fri For All I've Done, Wings Of Innocence, Demension 13 (Reno), Steel Savior at Shenanigan's, 705 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $10 8pm ** jun 10/11/12 PRIMUS (sun), The Flaming Lips (sat), Michael Franti & Spearhead (fri), G. Love & Special Sauce, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Railroad Earth, Krishna Das With Natacha Atlas & Tiraline, Ghostland Observatory, lost At Last Tribe, Soja, Rootz Underground, David Starfire Ensemble, Gaudi, Opiuo, Shimshai, Moon Alice And David Nelson Band, Luminesque, Visionary Alliance, The Soft White Sixties, El Radio Fantastique, Three Legged Sister, Mike Farrell, Mariel Hemingway & Bobby Williams, John & Ocean Robbins, Will Durst, Caroline Casey, James Twyman, Dr. Steven Greer, Mahendra Kumar Trivedi at the Harmony Festival, Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa a/a $138-$374 (3 day passes) $52 (1 day pass) # **** @ jun 11 sat Title Fight, Touche' Amore', The Menzingers, Shook Ones, Dead End Path at 924 Gilman a/a $12 7pm *** @ jun 11 sat Dispatch at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** jun 11 sat Extra Action Marching Band, Itchi-O-Marching Band, The Something Experince at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** jun 11 sat An Horse (Australia), Poor Bailey at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 11 sat Miasmal (Sweden), Bone Sickness (Seattle), Mortuous at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** @ jun 11 sat The Mutaytor, Brass Menazerie, Motion Potion at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 9pm ** jun 11 sat The Edge, The Whitney Myer Band at George's, San Rafael 18+ ** jun 11 sat The Chop Tops at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** jun 11 sat Always Ready (Visalia), Tony (from Stickupkid - solo acoustic) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm ** jun 11 sat Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $75-$30 5:30pm/7pm # ** jun 11 sat Old Firm Casuals at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 11 sat Abandon Theory (acoustic) at the Club Car, 836 Lincoln Way, Auburn 21+ ** jun 11 sat Metal Health at El Eorado Saloon, 879 Embarcadaro Dr, El Dorado Hills 21+ free 8pm ** jun 11/12 Black Lips, Cerebral Ballzy, Personal & The Pizzas at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** jun 12 sun Flamingo Nosebleed at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm ** jun 12 sun Miasmal (Sweden), Undergang (Denmark), Bone Sickness (Seattle), Acephalix at Victory Warehouse, 24th and San Pablo Avenue, Oakland a/a $10 6pm *** @ jun 12 sun Florence + The Machine at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** (Live 105) jun 12 sun The Crystelles, Tonge And Teeth, Agness Twin at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $9 7pm ** jun 12 sun Brendan Perry, Robin Guthrie at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 7pm/8pm ** jun 13 mon The Slowmotions (Tokyo, Japan), Crazy Spirit (N.Y.C.), Neon Piss, Power at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 8pm ** jun 13 mon Deftones, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Le Butcherettes (Mexico City) at Warfield, S.F. a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm $33/$42.50 # *** @ (floor sold out) jun 13 mon Wildbirds & Peacedrums at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** jun 13 mon Sean And Zander, Cunt Sparrer, Love Songs From The Hated, Roland Finn at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 7pm ** jun 14 tue The Maine, Augustana at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/7:30pm # ** jun 14 tue Mark Lanegan (acoustic), Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) jun 14 tue Barbara Manning, Simon Comber (New Zealand), Meridians at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 14 tue Jeff "Skunk" Baxter at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** jun 14 tue This Or The Apocalypse, The Human Abstract, Scale The Summit, No Gragging Rights at the Venue, 4 New York AVenue, Los Gatos a/a $12 6pm/6:30pm *** @ jun 15 wed Slapstick, MU330, The Chinkees at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 8:30pm *** (sold out - Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 15 wed Motley Crue, Poison, New Your Dolls at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** $ jun 15 wed X, Devil's Brigade at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** jun 15 wed Blasted Canyons, The Boom Bang, The Fine Steps at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 15 wed Jack's Mannequin, Lady Danville at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jun 16 thr Slow Gherkin, Buck-O-Nine, Unsteady, Monkey at the Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 8pm *** @ (sold out - Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 16 thr Alkaline Trio, The Sainte Caterines (Montreal, Quebec), The Hot Toddies, Kepi Ghoulie, Atom Age at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $20 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ (sold out - Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 16 thr Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** jun 16 thr Poison Control Center, Victory & Associates at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 16 thr X, Devil's Brigade at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ $35 *** jun 16 thr This Or The Apocalypse at a Place for Teens, 4 New York Avenue, Los Gatos a/a $12 6pm/6:30pm ** jun 16 thr Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, Jessie And The Toy Boys, Nervo at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # *** jun 16 thr Lonely Kings at Lost on Main, Chico, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ 9pm ** jun 16/17/18 Butch Whacks & The Glass Packs at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $45 ($50 sat) 7pm/8pm ** jun 17 fri Agent Orange, Bad Reaction, Resist & Exist, Sabertooth Zombie, Media Blitz, Crucial Cause, Concussion, Hooded Justice at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 6pm *** @ jun 17 fri Andrew Jackson Jihad, Sinobu, O Pioneers!!! (Houston, TX), The Wild (Atlanta, GA), Pteradon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm/8:30pm *** (Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 17 fri The Emergency Room, Dan Potthast, Ratasucia, Bagheera, Grant Olney at the Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** (Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 17 fri Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Maria Taylor, Doc Dailey at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 17 fri Shpongle, Random Rab at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # ** jun 17 fri The Texas Tornados at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8:30pm ** jun 17 fri Meat Puppets at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm *** @ (KUSF) jun 17 fri Horrid Red, Burial Hex at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jun 17 fri The Mother Hips & Jay Blakesberg at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $30 8:30pm ** (book release and 2 sets) jun 17 fri Soul Asylum, Dada at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # *** jun 17 fri Buck-O-Nine, Monkey at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 17 fri Poison Control Center (Iowa) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** jun 17 fri Brett Dennen, Dawes at the El Rey Theatre, Chico a/a $20 7:30pm/8:30pm *** jun 18 sat Bohunks, Oola Rocksteady, Lucy Eeijits, Spankshaft, Astronuts at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ jun 18 sat Matt & Kim, The Thermals, Autobot From Flosstradamus at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** jun 18 sat T.S.O.L., Civet, Hounds & Harlots at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm *** @ jun 18 sat The Queers, Classics Of Love, The Apers (Rotterdam), The Max Levine Ensemble (Washington, DC), Gnarboots at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ (Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 18 sat Sundowner, Brendan Kelly, Mike Hale, I Sing The Body Electric at the Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 7pm *** (Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 18 sat The Civil Wars at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 18 sat Megan Slankard, The Welcome Matt (cd release), Acacia at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 9pm ** jun 18 sat The House Of Honour, Virgin Islands (Seattle), Peace Creep, North Fork at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 18 sat Bill Callahan, Michael Chapman at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** jun 18 sat Rayos X (L.A.), T.V. Evangelists, Poliskitzo (L.A.) at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 18 sat Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, Jessie And The Toy Boys, Nervo at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** jun 18 sat Blue Order (tribute) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm * jun 18 sat Slow Gherkin (reunion), Mu330, Vancougar (Vancouver, Canada) at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a $12/$15 7:30pm/8pm *** @ jun 18 sat Tech N9ne at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** jun 18 sat The Inciters, Harrington Saints, Factory Minds at Coasters, Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ $8 ** @ jun 18 sat Meat Puppets at Humboldt Brewery, 856 10th at I, Arcata 21+ *** @ jun 19 sun Total Chaos, Resilience, N.F.F.U. (ID), Gutwrench, The Velisha at 924 Gilman a/a 4:30pm *** @ jun 19 sun The Lawrence Arms, Toys That Kill, Short Round, Spraynard (West Chester, PA), Chotto Ghetto at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $18 7pm/8pm *** @ (sold out - Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 19 sun Bomb The Music Industry, Hard Girls, Laura Stevenson And The Cans, Mikey Erg, Mike Park at the Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 8pm *** (Asian Man Records Anniversary) jun 19 sun Tech N9ne, Jay Rock, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoop, Mayday, Steve Stone at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** jun 19 sun Kid Cudi, Chip Tha Ripper at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** jun 19 sun Spacehunter, Fa Fa Fa, The Suggies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 19 sun Marc Broussard at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** jun 19 sun Virgin Islands (Seattle) at Streetlight Music, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** jun 19 sun Face To Face at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ jun 20 mon Tech N9ne at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $32 7pm/8pm *** jun 20 mon Face To Face at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a *** @ jun 21 tue Origin, Hate Eternal, Vital Remains, Abysmal Dawn at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17.$19 8pm *** jun 21 tue Bell X1 at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 21 tue No Statik, Martyrdod (Sweden), Yadokai, dj Ken Prank at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ jun 21 tue Ironwitch, Macrocosm at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 21 tue Face To Face at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** @ jun 21 tue Abandon Theory (acoustic) at Hot Tuesday Nights, Downtown Roseville a/a free ** jun 22 wed Okkervil River, Titus Andronicus, Julianna Barwick at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ** jun 22 wed Jaga Jazzist at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 22 wed Panic At The Disco, Fun, Funeral Party at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** jun 22 wed Face To Face, Strung Out, Blitzkid, The Darlings at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ jun 22 wed Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean, Chevy Woods, dj Bonics at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** jun 22 wed Hex Machine, Dead Meat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jun 22 wed Nikka Costa at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8pm ** jun 22 wed The Trims at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 23 thr Thao & Mirah, Led To Sea at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 23 thr Jorma Kaukonen, David Bromberg at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** jun 23 thr Holly Golightly And Te Brokeoffs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9p * jun 23 thr Derek Monypeny, Jozef Von Wissem at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 24 fri Hooray For Everything (record release) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a * jun 24 fri My Morning Jacket, Everest at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) jun 24 fri The Glitch Mob, Ana Sia, Comma at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** jun 24 fri Duncan Sheik at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jun 24 fri The Show Is The Rainbow at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jun 24 fri Pride & Joy at George's, San Rafael 21+ 9pm ** jun 24 fri Monkey at Jose's Underground Lounge, 638 Wave St., Monterey 21+ ** jun 24 fri Brett Dennen, Dawes at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $20-$40 7pm/8pm *** jun 24/25 Zoe Keating at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated) jun 24/25 US Air Guitar Championships at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** jun 24/25/26 Libertatia at someplace, somecity jun 25 sat Old Firm Casuals, Pressure Point, Factory Minds, Plead The Fifth, Sydney Ducks, Those Unknown at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ (Cancer Benefit) jun 25 sat Autopsy, Nuclear Assault (N.Y.), Whiplash (N.J.), Cattle Decapitation (San Diego), Zombie Holocaust, Warbringer (L.A.), Ludicra, Undivided (N.Y.), Hatchet, Dread (N.M.), Vindicator (OH), Ex Mortus (L.A.), Witchaven (L.A.), Insanity at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 South Harbor Way, Richmond a/a $32.50/$35 ($50 vip) 2pm *** @ (Slaughter by the Water) jun 25 sat Martyrdod (Sweden), No Statik, Negative Standards, Arrastrados at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a *** @ jun 25 sat Brett Dennen, Dawes at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (KFOG) jun 25 sat Alison Krauss & Union Station, Paper Airplans at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** jun 25 sat Zeke, The Hookers, Black Wizard at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9PM ** jun 25 sat The Wooden Birds at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 25 sat Children Of Bodom, Devin Townsend, Septicflesh, Obscura at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ jun 25 sat The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** jun 25 sat Andre Williams, Jail Weddings at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm and 10pm shows ** jun 25 sat Blackalicious at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** jun 25 sat The Velvet Teen, Siren, Cropduster, Aim Low Kid, Stoner Dad, The 50/50's, mc Jeff Bretz at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm *** (Benefit for Nicole McCracken's Cancer Treatment) jun 26 sun Two Headed Spy, Disastroid, Unholy Mess at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** jun 26 sun Rush (playing Moving Pictures) at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $135-$40 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jun 26 sun Tech N9ne at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $25 *** jun 27 mon The Hookers (Lexington, KY), Black Wizard (Vancouver, B.C.), White Barons at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm *** jun 28 tue Sondre Lerche at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 28 tue Natasha Bedingfield, Kate Voegele, Andy Grammer at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** jun 28 tue Hickoids (Austin, TX), The Grannies, Possum & Lester at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 28 tue Alps Of New South Wails (Austraila), Michael Beach, Bleached Palms at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 28 tue cancelled: Brooke Fraser, The Cary Brothers at the Fillmore, S.F. jun 28/29 Dr. Dog, Billy & Dolly (tue), The Growlers (wed) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** jun 29 wed Dropkick Murphys at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ $ jun 29 wed La Corde, Octant, Tender Frame at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 30 thr Rihanna, Cee Lo Green at the Arena, Oakland a/a $96-$21 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 30 thr Blonde Redhead, The Luyas at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** jun 30 thr Monkey at Street Dance, Morgan Hill a/a ** jul 1 fri Group Doueh at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm ** jul 1 fri Battlehooch, Ghost And The City at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 9pm ** jul 2 sat Killing The Dream (last show), The Carrier, All Teeth at 924 Gilman a/a $12 7pm *** @ jul 2 sat Animals And Men, Grass Widow, Rank/Xerox at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 2 sat Royal Baths, Nucular Aminals, Psychic Feline, Dadfag at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 2 sat Big D And The Kids Table, Dance Gavin Dance, Enter Shikari, Every Avenue, Family Force Five, Foxy Shazam, Go Radio, Grieves With Budo, IllScarlett, It Boys!, Larry And His Flask, Lucero, Miss May I, Of Mice And Men, Set Your Goals, Sharks, Shut Up And Deal, Simple Plan, Terrible Things, The Aggrolites, The Bots, The Dance Party, The Dangerous Summer, The Exposed, The Ready Set, The Wonder Years, The Word Alive, We Came As Romans, Winds Of Plague, Woe, Is Me 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 # ** jul 3 sun Harm's Way, Xibalba at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm ** @ jul 4 mon Adam Carolla (comedy) at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $50/$35 6pm/7pm # *** jul 5 tue Quintron And Miss Pussycat at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jul 5 tue Ted Nugent at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $55 8pm *** jul 5 tue Reverend Horton Heat, Swingin' Utters, Hayride To Hell at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ jul 6 wed Seefeel at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 6 wed The Rosebuds at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** jul 6 wed Reverend Horton Heat, Swingin' Utters at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma 21+ $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ jul 7 wed Trainwreck Riders, Buxter Hoot'n, Quinn DeVeaux, Fox & Woman at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 7 wed Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ ** jul 7 wed Massive Moth, Soft Tags at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 7 wed Smashmouth at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # *** jul 7/8 Buckethead at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** jul 7/8/9 Reverend Horton Heat at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** jul 8 thr The Hoods, Give 'Em Hell at 924 Gilman Street, Berkele a/a ** @ jul 8 thr Sunbeam Road, The Bassturd, Coolzey at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 8 thr AC/DShe (tribute) at Slims, S.F. 6+ ** jul 8/9 Widespread Panic at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (KFOG) jul 9 sat Brass Hysteria, Action Leage, 941 at 924 Gilman Street, Bereley a/a 8pm ** @ jul 9 sat Leaders, Uzi Rash at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** @ jul 10 sun Rena Comic Convention at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 11am-7pm jul 10 sun Drew Grow & Pastor's Wives at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 10 sun Disturbed, Godsmack, Megadeth, Machine Head, Trivium, Testament, Suicide Silence, Unearth, All Shall Perish, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Straight Line Stitch, Red Fang at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $36-$61 1:30pm # *** @ (Rockstar Mayhem Festival) jul 11/12 Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $77 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jul 12 tue Reverend Horton Heat, Swingin' Utters at El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico 21+ $17.50 8pm/8:30pm *** @ jul 13 wed David Bazan at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** jul 13 wed Reverend Horton Heat, Swingin' Utters at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ jul 15 fri Kromosome, Warcry at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm ** @ jul 15 fri Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ jul 15 fri Vertical Horizon at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # ** jul 15 fri Monkey at Ukiah Brew, Ukiah ?/? ** jul 16 sat Arnocorps, Memphis Murder Men, Stab Your Back, Skin & Bonez at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ jul 16 sat The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Misisipi Rider at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 16 sat Form & Fate, Shuteye Unison (lp release), Glaciers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 17 sun Rational Anthems, Turkish Techno at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm ** jul 17 sun Ancestree (Santa Cruz) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm * jul 19 tue Owl City, Mat Kearney, Unwed Sailor at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # ** jul 19 tue My Machete (L.A.) at Streetlight Music, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** jul 19/20 The Avett Brothers, Jessica Lea Mayfield (tue), The David Mayfield Parade (wed) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** jul 20 wed Ancestree (Santa Cruz) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm * jul 21 thr Crooked Still at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 21 thr cancelled: Screeching Weasel at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. jul 22 fri Angry Samoans, Boats!, Battle Flask (LA.), Cashed, Moderate Excess at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ jul 22 fri The Marshall Tucker Band, Moonalice at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jul 22 fri Faster Pussycat at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a 7pm/8pm ** jul 23 sat Chump Change at 924 Gilman St., Berkeley a/a 8pm ** @ (ska night - Jeff's Birthday) jul 24 sun Dolly Parton at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # *** jul 26 tue Bombino at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm ** jul 27 wed Jason Aldean, Clay Walker, Thompson Square at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** jul 29 fri Nuclear Rabbit, Jokes For Feelings at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ jul 29 fri Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ ** jul 29 thr M.E.L.T. (Mark, Emilio, Larry & Ted - 80's covers) at La Barca, 2036 Lombard Street, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jul 29 fri Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** jul 29 fri Monkey at Nine Lives, Gilroy ?/? ** jul 30 sat P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. (OR), Sort Changed at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a ** @ jul 30 sat A Perfect Circle at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** jul 30 sat Bam Bam, Silent Pictures, Schande at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 31 sun Rasputina at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 31 sun Up Your Alley Street Fair, S.F. a/a aug 4 thr Exhumed, Macabre, Cephalic Carnage, Withered at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm *** @ aug 5 fri Ggreen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * aug 5 fri Toby Keith, Eric Church at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** aug 5/6/7 Pacific Cannabis Expo at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond 18+ aug 6 sat Torche, Big Business, Thrones at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm *** @ aug 6 sat The Devil Makes Three at Petaluma Music Festival, Petaluma a/a ** aug 6 sat The Phenomenauts, Plan 9, Sugar Daddy's, Shitkickers, Trashkannon, Culo A Boca at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a $12/$15 *** @ aug 7 sun Think And Die Thinking Fest at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free ** aug 11 thr Eels at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** aug 11 thr Warped Tour at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # *** @ aug 12 fri Katy Perry at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $48-$36.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** aug 12-14 Muse, Phish (2 sets), Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Deadmau5, The Shins, M.G.M.T, Girl Talk, The Decemberists, John Fogerty, Erykah Badu, The Original Meters, Beirut, The Roots, Arctic Monkeys, Big Audio Dynamite, Sts9, Warren Haynes Band, Big Boi, Major Lazer, Little Dragon, Julieta Venegas, Sia, Ok Go, The Greyboy Allstars, Josh Ritter & The Roya City Band, Old 97S, Mavis Staples, !!!, Latyrx, Best Coast, Collie Buddz, Phantogram, Charles Bradley, foster The People, Lotus, Strfkr, Junip, Pajama Party, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Vaccines, Toro Y Moi, Vetiver, The Limousines, The Stone Foxes, The Joy Formidable, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wye Oak, Ana Tijoux, Orgone, Lord Huron, Tamaryn, Grouplove, The Fresh & Onlys, Ximena Sarinana, Ty Segall, Sunbirds, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Diego's Umbrella, Ghost Robot at Outside Lands Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $200 3-day ticket ($450 vip) # *** @ aug 13 sat Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Eilen Jewell at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 14 sun Cosa Brava at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 15 mon In Fear And Faith, Vanna, A Loss For Words, Close To Home, Ten After Two, Adestria, Chunk! No Captain Chunk! at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** aug 16 tue The Go Go's at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** aug 16 tue Zed at Streetlight Music, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** aug 17 wed Sade, John Legend at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # ** aug 19 fri Christopher Cross at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 20 sat Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones, Los Straitjackets at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 20 sat Ray Manzarek And Robby Krieger (of The Doors) with Dave Brock (vocals) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** aug 20 sat Monkey at Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ ** aug 21 sun Herb Alpert at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # *** aug 23 tue 100 Monkeys at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** aug 23 tue Josh Groban at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $99/$79 7pm/8pm # ** aug 23 tue 311, Sublime With Rome at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $56-$21 5pm/6:30pm # *** aug 24 wed Josh Groban at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # ** aug 25 thr Sade, John Legend at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $179-$53 7pm/8pm # ** aug 26 fri Joan Rivers at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** aug 26 fri Sugarland, Sara Bareilles at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** aug 27 sat Sade, John Legend at the Arena, Oakland a/a a/a $176-$50 7pm/8pm # ** aug 27 sat Air Supply at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a *** sep 1 thr Taylor Swift at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** sep 2/3 Archers Of Loaf at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** sep 3 sat Taylor Swift, Need To Breath at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # ** sep 9 fri Def Leppard, Heart, Evan Watson at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a $29-$131 7:30pm # *** (was September 10th) sep 10 sat Tears For Fears at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** sep 14 wed Kamelot, Tristania, Blackguard, The Agonist at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm *** sep 14 wed Kesha, Lmfao, Spank Rock at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** sep 17 sat Rob Schneider at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** sep 17 sat U.F.O., Luv Planet at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** sep 18 sun Grave, Blood Red Throne, Pathology, Gigan at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 8pm *** @ sep 18 sun Rascal Flatts, Easton Corbin, Justin Moore at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** sep 19 mon Low at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** sep 21 wed D.R.I. at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 23 fri Marck Anthony at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** sep 25 sun Folsom Street Fair, S.F. a/a free sep 30/oct 1/2 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free oct 1 sat Keith Urban at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** oct 2 sun Espernza Spalding - Chamber Music Society at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ** oct 2 sun Keith Urban at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 5 wed Evergrey at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # ** oct 5 wed Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $144-$34 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 9 sun The David Crowder Band, Gungor, Chris August and John Mark McMillan at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 15 sat Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $144-$34 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 19 wed Kd Lang at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** oct 19 wed The Miles Davis Experience at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ** oct 28 fri Rivals at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Miscellaneous ------------- apr 1-30 Larry Wolfley Photo Exhibit at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ Live Radio Shows ---------------- apr 18-24 KDVS Annual Fundraiser on Davis KDVS 90.3FM dkvs dot org for info 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 KVHS-FM 90.5 The Edge www.kvhs.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 Ace of Spades, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV 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 Cell Space, 2050 Bryant at 18th, S.F. a/a 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 George's, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael 21+ 415-457-1515 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 Johnny Foley's Irish House, 243 O'Farrell Street, S.F. 21+ 415-954-0777 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 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 Riptide Bar, 3639 Taraval St., S.F. 21+ 415-681-8433 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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