Web (and searchable) version at http://jon.luini.com/thelist/ T H H EEEEEE L I SSSS TTTTT T H H E L I S T T HHHHHH EEEEE L I SSSS T T H H E L I S T T H H E L I S S T T H H EEEEEE LLLLLLL I SSSS T funk-punk-thrash-ska Upcoming shows of interest May 16, 2011 may 16 mon Kathryn Calder at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $10/$13 7:30pm/8:30pm ** 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. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** may 16 mon Melvins (performing Houdini, Eggnog and Lysol) at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $22.50 9pm *** @ (also Tuesday) may 16 mon The Frail, The Death Set, Win Win at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10 8pm ** may 16 mon Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (sold out) may 16 mon A-Trak, Kid Sister, Gaslamp Killer, dj Jeffrey Paradise, dj Sleazemore, dj Eli Glad at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** 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 Sweat Lodge, Prison Library, Family Matters, Twin Steps at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ may 17 tue Melvins (performing Stoner Witch and Bullhead) at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $22.50 9pm *** @ (also Monday) may 17 tue Buffalo Tom, The Heavenly States at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 7:30pm/8pm ** may 17 tue Herb Alpert & Lani Hall at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a *** may 17 tue Awolnation, The Epilogues, Afghan Raiders, Finish Ticket, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10.57 7:30pm *** (Live 105 BFD Warm Up Party) 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 Mangled Bohemians, 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 Amber Asylum, Wovserpent (ID), A Story Of Rats, Wild Hum at thee Parkside, S.F. 2+ $10 8pm *** may 17 tue Daniel Munkus (N.Y.C.), Cuban Cigar Crisis, Kim & Angel, John Peterson at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** 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 Colton Saylor, Mike Oppenheim, Mike Barnes at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** may 18 wed Agent Ribbons, The Hot Toddies, Bam Bam! at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** may 18 wed Laudanum, Wolveserpent, A Story Of Rats, AC Way at Eli's Mile Hight Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ may 18 wed Iceburg Young n Tea Musket, Day/Four, Bad With People at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** (rap/rock) may 18 wed Houses, The One AM Radio, Jhameel 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+ $21 $19 7pm/8pm ** may 18 wed Cunninlynguists, Homeboy Sandman, Tonedeff, Blue Sky Black Death at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm ** 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 Inquisition, Necrite (final show), Vastum at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$13 9pm ** @ may 18 wed Ms. Lauryn Hill at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $65 9pm ** (tribute to Bob Marley) 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, Tristen (Nashville, TN), Benjamin Henderson at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm ** may 18 wed Natalie Angiuli (L.A.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** may 18 wed City Center, Wet Hair, Swimsuit, Secret Twins at the Hub, 1819 23rd St. at S St., Sacramento a/a ** may 19 thr Born Petrified, Run Forever, Wayne Arms at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** may 19 thr films: SLC Punk & Pick of Destiny at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) may 19 thr Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** 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 Eastern Span, Yi, Groundskeeper at Lounge 3411, 3411 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** may 19 thr White Devil, Top Ten, Lazy Dogs (Oxnard) at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $5 7pm ** 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 The Knitters (John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Dave Alvin, dj Bonebrake, Jonny Ray Bartel), Kasey Anderson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm *** may 19 thr Shawn Mullins, Callaghan at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $22 7:30pm/8pm ** may 19 thr Wet Hair (Iowa City, IA), Rank/Xerox, Rene Hell at Kitsch Gallery, 3265 17th Street, Suite 204, S.F. a/a $5 9pm ** may 19 thr Music For Animals (ep release), French Horn Rebellion (dj set) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $12 ($10 if 21+) 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 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 Good Knives, Static Thought, Lemon Party at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** may 19 thr The Barrel Riders, Astrovan (Seattle), Melted Horses, Bell Tower at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** may 19 thr Black Mahal, Eoin Harrington, The Coverflow Band, The Open Source Band at the DNA Lounge, S.F. ?/? $40 7pm/8pm ** (Benefit Califronia Music and Culture Association) 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 19 thr Monterey Jacks at Rasputin Music, 1820 S. Bascom Avenue, Campbell a/a free 6pm ** may 19 thr Prince at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $165-$38 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** $ (also may 21) may 19 thr Cunninlynguists at the Catalyst Atruim, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$15 8pm/8:30pm ** may 19 thr X-Ray Eyeballs at Carbones Bar, 214 Lighthouse Avenue, Monterey 21+ ** may 20 fri Sabertooth Zombie, Teargass (Australia), Skin Like Iron (lp release), Loma Prieta, Devotion, Band Of Mercy at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ may 20 fri Catheter, Agents Of Satan, Lie Still, Torture Unit, Connoisseur at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a *** @ may 20 fri Midday Veil (Seattle), Moccretro, Janina Bate at the Fuzzplex, 3014 MLK Way, Oakland a/a free 9pm ** may 20 fri Apocryphon, Rye Wolves (Eugene), Fabricant, Jackal Fleece at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $6 9pm ** @ may 20 fri Genevleve Wolff at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * may 20 fri Pimps Of Joytime at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$18 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 20 fri Sweet And Tender Hooligans (tribute), The Curse, dj Damon at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 8:30pm ** may 20 fri The Chuckleberries, Dirty Ghosts, Midnight Callers, Touch Me Nots at Eli's Mile Hight Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 20 fri For A Better Kind, TopxNotch, Wasteoids (San Antonio, TX), Truth Inside (FL), Vital Nerve, Face Your Demons at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $7 7:15pm *** @ may 20 fri Poor Man's Whiskey (cd release), Dead Winter Carpenters at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17/$20 8pm/9pm ** 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 8pm/9pm ** may 20 fri Bi-Winning, Pance Party, S-T3RRA, K-Theory, Sex Pixels, M3RC at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10 ($13 after 10pm) 9pm ** may 20 fri Trampled By Turtles, The Brothers Comatose at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** may 20 fri A Frames, Liquorball, 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 ** (Benefit for Youth Music Education) may 20 fri AllofaSudden (cd release), Lebo, Walking Spanish at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** may 20 fri Potential Threat, Skinner, Demension 13, Tyrannosaurus at Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** @ may 20 fri The 85's, Stung at George's, San Rafael 21+ $10/$13 9:30pm * 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.), Whiskey Avengers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $17 9pm *** @ $ may 20 fri Hayride To Hell at the Catalyst Atruim, Santa Cruz 21+ $6/$9 8:30pm/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 Goodriddler, Early And Often at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** may 21 sat Nu Sensae (Vancouver, B.C.), White Lung (Vancouver, B.C.), Rank/Xerox, No Babies, Uzi Rash, Prison Library at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St., Oakland a/a $6.66 6pm *** (10pm-11pm cumbia band, 11pm-on dj's) may 21 sat David-Michael at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7:30pm ** may 21 sat String Metal at Rasputin Music, Berkeley a/a free 2pm ** may 21 sat Devin The Dude at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $18 8:30pm/9pm ** 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.), The Uptones, Boss 501, dj's at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** @ $ may 21 sat Raw Dawg, Gutwrench (San Jose), Slur Skull Slulumper at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** (afternoon show) may 21 sat Pretty Mess (L.A.), The Disciples, Edge City Saints, 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 2pm/3pm ** may 21 sat Citizen Fish (Bath, England), Krum Bums (TX), The Apathy Cycle, Giant Squid 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 Kylie Minogue at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** may 21 sat The Ferocious Few, Charles Gonzalez & The Stereo Glitter, Magic Leaves at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 8pm/9pm ** 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 Whiskey Pills Fiasco, Damn Handsome & The Birthday Suits, Everwise, Robert Kelly at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/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 Cobra, Pins Of Light at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm/10pm ** @ may 21 sat Wires In The Walls (L.A.), Moostache, Genius And The Thieves at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** may 21 sat The Gun & Doll Show, Narwhal Brigade, Temple Earth at Broadway Studios, 435 Broadway, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** may 21 sat Pigs, Rye Wolves (Eugene, OR), Ironwitch at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 2pm/2:30pm ** (over by 5pm) may 21 sat Cuban Cigar Crisis, Jamie Treadwell at the Lonestar, 1354 Harrison Street, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** may 21 sat Siren, Lysurgeon, Bleep Bloop, StressKnot, Ty-Wrex at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm *** 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 Big Daddy Sunshine at St. James Gate, 410 Old County Rd., Belmont a/a 9pm * 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 Blind Willies at Coffee House, Tressider Union, Stanford University a/a 8pm ** may 21 sat Prince at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $165-$38 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** $ (also may 19) may 21 sat Sweet & Tender Hooligans (tribute), The Cursed at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm ** may 21 sat Dead Men Rocking at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** may 21 sat Andre Nickatina at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $23/$28 8pm/9pm ** may 21 sat Ribsy's Nickel at the Catalyst Atruim, Santa Cruz 21+ $5/$7 8:30pm/9pm ** 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 My Parade, Block Shot (Germany), The Fucking Cops at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** may 22 sun Alabaster Choad, Prison Library, French Quarter, The Teets, Slaughter High at 972 Stanford Avenue, Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @ may 22 sun Tigon, Profits, Colony at Eli's Mile Hight Club, Oakland 21+ ** may 22 sun Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $40-$67 8pm # ** may 22 sun James Blake, Nite Jewel at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm ** (sold out) may 22 sun The Goddiggers, The 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, 3 Toed Sloth (Australia) 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 Slow Motion Cowboys, The Human Condition, Pocket Full Of Rye at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** may 22 sun Points North, Hell Fire at Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+ $8 3pm ** may 22 sun Groove Riders, Sole Mates, Miriam Grey, P'Nop Pornchumni, vj Woonsen at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** may 22 sun Nu Sensae (Vancouver, B.C.), White Lung (Vancouver, B.C.), High Castle, Livid, Swimsuit Issue (debut) at Serra Bowl, 3301 Junipero Serra Boulevard, Daly City a/a $3-$6 6pm till 10pm *** 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 Bomba Estereo at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $18 7:30pm/8:30pm ** 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 Crawler, The Tunner, Black Caucus at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** may 23 mon Rival Schools, Suedhead, Young Science at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm $10/$12 ** 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, Suedehead at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 7:30pm/8pm ** may 24 tue La Plebe, The Phenomenauts, Street Justice at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm *** @ may 24 tue S. Carey, Other Lives at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** may 24 tue Gyptian, Etana, dj Funklor at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** may 24 tue Ettrick, Tiger Hatchery, Tastyville, No Babies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** may 24 tue Conspiracy Of Beards (tribute), Society Of Rockets, Cyclub at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** may 24 tue Remones (tribute), Uptown Riot (Vancouvber, B.C.), Autonomy (Carbondale, IL), Parlor (Carbondale, IL), dj Roughcutz at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/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, Ximena at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $15 8pm ** may 24 tue The Murder Junkies, The Highway Murderers, Seduce The Dead at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $8/$10 8pm/8:30pm *** may 24 tue Hobo Nephews Of Uncle Frank at Maxwells, 1334 Market Street, Redding 21+ 6pm * may 24 tue Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Redding Convention Center, Redding a/a # ** may 24 tue cancelled: Betty White, Butt Problems at Johnny V's, San Jose may 24/25 Glee (live in concert) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $93/$53 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** may 25 wed Walter TV, Watermelon at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * may 25 wed Jenny & Johnny, La Sera at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $20 8pm/9pm ** (KALX) may 25 wed Aloe Blacc, The Stepkids at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $19 7pm/8pm ** may 25 wed Stiff Little Fingers, Sharks at Slim's S.F. a/a $20 8pm *** @ may 25 wed The Black Ryder, Blackbird Blackbird, White Arrow, Wolf Feets at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 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, Motopony at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm ** may 25 wed Rosa Grande, Return To Earth (record release), Outlaw at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** may 25 wed The Atomic Bomb Audition, Moe! Staiano, Listo at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** may 25 wed Sad Bastard Book Club, Form And Fate, Buried At Birth at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 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 The Posse (acoustic), Beyond The Grove, Noisepsalm, Kaero 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, Corruption Scheme 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 Asta Kask (Sweden), Young Offenders, Vaccuum, Ruleta Rusa, Living Eyes at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $10 8pm *** @ (Maximumrocknroll) 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 The Heavy Thin, The Pops, The Mercy Thieves at Grant & Green, 1371 Grant 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 The Groggs, Blammos, The Atom Age at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm ** may 26 thr Indian Giver, Glitter Wizard, Moccretro at the Catalyst, Atruim, Santa Cruz 21+ $8/$10 8pm/8:30pm ** 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 26-30 Aaron Neville, Court Yard Hounds, Sam Bush Band, David Lindley, Tim O'brien Band, Jimmie Dale Gilmore With The Wronglers, Carolyn Wonderland, Poor Man's Whiskey, Assembly Of Dust, Marchfourth Marching Band, Dead Winter Carpenters, Chic Gamine, Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun, Stephanie Finch & The Company Men, Elizabeth Cook, Butch Hancock, The Blackberry Bushes, Catherine Maclellan, Old Man Luedecke, Masanga Marimba Ensemble, The Barbary Ghosts at Mather Rance, 35250 Mather Road, Groveland a/a $200-$65 *** (Strawberry Festival - camping, venders, art) 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 Big Black Cloud (Portland), Moira Scar, Sister Fucker, Bitter Fruit at Harm Church, 1038 24th Street at Linden, Oakland a/a $3-$5 ** @ may 27 fri L-Mo, West 1, Apparently Illusive, Pro2Cal at Your House, Oakland a/a 8pm ** may 27 fri Dead Cat Hat, Jane Lee, Ltz Reid at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * may 27 fri The Dwarves (acoustic) at Rasputin Music, Berkeley a/a free 4pm *** may 27 fri Knifey Spoony, Zig Zags (L.A.), Jus' Folks, King Lollipop at Casa Sandinista, 3120 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland a/a $3-$5 8pm ** may 27 fri California Honeydrops at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** may 27 fri Thrones, Sedan, Ironwitch at Eli's Mile Hight Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ may 27 fri Tribal Seeds, Through The Roots 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+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm *** $ 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 & The Blue Beat Review at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm/9:30pm ** may 27 fri Hells Belles, The Devil Himself at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** may 27 fri Bay Area Swing All-Stars at Milk, 1840 Haight Street, S.F. 21+ * may 27 fri Sebastian Parker - Colin Williams - Rick Rivera at Sheba Piano Lounge, 1419 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ free 9pm * may 27 fri Az/Dz (tribute), Hot For Teacher (tribute) at George's, San Rafael 18+ $12/$15 9pm ** 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, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # *** may 27 fri Factory Minds, Headslide, SA90 at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm ** may 27 fri Bad Neighborz at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** may 27 fri Kraddy, Mochipet, Selector Science, Drop Bear at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $20/$25 8:30pm ** may 27 fri The Young Rapscallions, Tokyo Raid, Scott Goldblum at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $8/$10 8pm/8:30pm ** 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, Extortion, Punch, 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 Dot Argh!, Magic Whistle, Buzzmutt, Zoo, Primary Colors, Sun Prairie at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St., Oakland a/a .99 cents 8pm ** (Benefit for 510-bad-smut) 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 Slough Feg, Orchid, Midnight Chaser, Lecherous Gaze at Eli's Mile Hight Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ may 28 sat Power Of Zeppelin, Flametal 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+ $20/$22 7pm/8pm ** 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, English Singles, 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 Tony Bennett at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a # *** (KFOG) may 28 sat Rock N'Roll Adventure Kids, 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 Flexx Bronco, The Soft White Sixties, MF Ruckus, Thee Heartbeats at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** may 28 sat The Frail, Blood And Sunshine, Lucid Mechanism, dj Mario Muse at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ *** $6 9pm may 28 sat Elliot Randall & The Deadman, Vintage City, Kami Nixon & Bill Spooner at George's, San Rafael 18+ $10/$15 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 Hana Kim (L.A.) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** may 28 sat March Into Paris (Sacramento) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** may 28 sat Hell's Belles, The Devil Himself at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $12/$16 8pm/9pm ** may 28 sat Wild Rovers, Craig's Brother at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $7/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** may 28 sat Usher, Akon at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # *** may 29 sun Neon Indian, Asobi Seksu at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** may 29 sun The Cuf (Sacramento) at Rasputin Music, Berkeley a/a free 1pm ** 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 Daniel Castro, Alvon, Chris Cobb, Johnny Ace, Blues Power at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm *** (Benefit and Celebration of the Life of Johnnyt Nitro) 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, Vee Vilensky Trio 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 (live), dj Sean G. at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 ($50 vip) 8pm ** 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 The Last Nova, Jewels Hanson, Aqua Zombie, Movement Evolution at Dan's Bar, 1524 Civic Drive at main St., Walnut Creek 21+ $3 8pm ** (Sunday Acoustic Unplugged Live) may 29 sun Usher, Akon at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** may 29 sun Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a ** may 30 mon Lykke Li, Grimes at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) may 30 mon Dustin O'Halloran, Magik Magic String Quartet, Conspiracy Of Venus at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** may 30 mon Asobi Seksu, Scattered Trees at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 1pm/2pm ** (early show) may 30 mon Drunk Horse, Red Meat, Jesse Jay Harris Band (cd release), Evangenitals, Scott Young (solo) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $10 3pm/4pm ** (free BBQ) may 30 mon The Reckless Kind, Solwave, Aloha Screwdriver at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** may 30 mon The Mutineers (Santa Barbara) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 7:30pm ** may 30 mon The Billy Nayer Show at the Alibi, 535 Fifth Street, Eureka 21+ ** may 30/31 Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian, Oberhofer (mon), Sumsun (tue) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 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+ $18 8pm ** may 31 tue Live 105's Battle of the Bands at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm *** $ may 31 tue Steve Aoki at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** may 31 tue Asobi Seksu at Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+ ** jun 1 wed David Berkeley (reading & performance) at Books Inc., 1760 Forth Street, Berkeley /a free 7pm ** jun 1 wed One Day, Neutralboy at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * 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, I The Mighty at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm *** jun 1 wed Givers (Lafayette, LA), Family Of The Year, Caddywhompus (New Orleans) at Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7:30pm ** jun 1 wed Gayngs, White Hinterland at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm ** jun 1 wed Os Beaches (final show), Grand Lodge (cd release), Festizlo, The Beehavers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jun 1 wed Moonbell, Down Dirty Shake at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 1 wed Will Durst at George's, San Rafael 21+ $10 8pm ** (comedy) jun 1 wed N.V.S. at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** jun 1 wed Jerry Arlen at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm * jun 1/2 Buffalo Springfield, Gillian Welch at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (KFOG) jun 2 thr films: Pans Labyrinth & El Topo at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) jun 2 thr Callow, David Williams, Ira Marlowe at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jun 2 thr Flogging Molly at Amoeba Music, S.F. a/a free 6pm *** (was listed as June 6th) jun 2 thr Kneel For Knoccs at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm ** (North Oakland Community Charter School fundraiser) jun 2 thr Nebula Force Go, The Melatones, Scott Alexander, The Slow Moving Lions Of The Vegetable World at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** jun 2 thr Architecture In Helsinki, Hooray For Earth at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 9pm *** (also June 3rd at Slim's,) jun 2 thr Barcelona (acoustic), Holcombee Waller, Jenny O at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $16 7:30pm ** jun 2 thr The Botticellis, Breath Owl Breathe, Yesway, The Hold Outs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm ** jun 2 thr Plan 9, Los Shimmy Shakers, The Bad Men, The Yes Go's at the Cell Space, 2050 Bryant at 18th, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @ (Another Hole in the Head Film Festival) jun 2 thr Gruff Rhys, Y Niwl, dj Aaron Axelsen, dj Omar at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13 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, Swiftumz, Golden Void 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 Saint Vernon, Fog Of War, Apothesary, Hysteria, Lyceum 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 Anthony David at Rasputin Music, Berkeley a/a free 4:30pm ** jun 3 fri Little Wings, Blank Tapes, Pancho-San, Whiskerman 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 *** (also June 2nd at the Great American Music Hall) jun 3 fri Blackfield at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 9pm ** jun 3 fri The Wombats, Wild Party (TX), The Tender Box (L.A.) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15 9pm ** jun 3 fri The Dead Westerns (7" release), Slow Trucks (album release), Pony Village (Portland) 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 The Album Leaf at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm *** jun 3 fri Empty Space Orchestra, Bend, OR) at Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ * jun 3 fri Damon & Naomi, Amor De Dias, Colossal Yes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jun 3 fri Orchid, Black Mackerel, Curmudgeon B.C., Midnight at Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** 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 The Glowing Stars, San Francesca, Goodriddler, dj K-Von at Subzero Festival, South First Street at San Carlos, San Jose a/a free 6pm til midnight ** (KSCU 103.3FM) 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 JE Double F at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jun 4 sat Fishbone, dj Dylan C, Eyezon & Thumper at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15/$20 8:30pm/9:30pm *** jun 4 sat Eliyahu & The Qadim Ensemble at Rasputin Music, Berkeley a/a free 4:30pm ** jun 4 sat The Dickies, TurbonegrA 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, Ema 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 Picture Atlantic, Rin Tin Tiger, Handshake, Lakes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 4 sat The Earl Brothers, Hang Jones, Tiny Television, Pops at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 8:30pm ** 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 Surfer Blood, Innerpartysystem, The Vaccines, Geographer, dj Aaron Axelsen at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15/$20 8pm *** (Live 105's BFD Pre Party) jun 4 sat Vygr, At Our Heels, The Funeral Pyre, Viral at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** @ jun 4 sat The Illness (album release), Disastroid, Outshined at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** (rock poster art show) jun 4 sat Planet Booty, Tigercat, Tres Lingerie at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** jun 4 sat Headless Lizzy And Her Ice Box Pussy, Atriarch (Portland), Sutekh Hexen at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ 8pm/9:30pm ** jun 4 sat Ken Mode (Canada), Deaf Heaven at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 6pm til 9pm ** (early show) 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+ $12/$14 8pm ** (Lynda's Birthday) jun 4 sat Laaz Rockit, Heathen, Ikki Crane, Hatchet, Angerhead at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ jun 4 sat Dirtbag Dan, Language Arts Crew, A_Rival, Ichy The Killer, Boboso & Friends, Input (CO) at X Bar, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** (hiphop) 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 Your Not A Forest Guidebook, Wild Assumptions, Cher Horewitz, Dascom, My Parade, Agatha at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ jun 5 sun Rad Cloud at Rasputin Music, Berkeley a/a free 2pm ** jun 5 sun Al Qaeda, Seven Lies About Girls, Null Static Void, Furfur, Cumberbund, Coagulator, Paul Knowles, Group Rhoda, Jackal Fleece at Toxic Beach, Bay End of 24th Street, S.F. a/a free 2pm *** jun 5 sun A.J. Swearingen & Jonathan Beedle at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20/$25 7:30pm ** (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, Mountain View a/a $59.50/$39.50 11am # *** @ $ (Live 105 BFD) jun 5 sun Almost Cut My Hair (tribute) at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $15/$20 7pm/7:30pm * jun 6 mon David Lowery (of Cracker) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $22/$24 8pm ** jun 6 mon Father President, Bleached Palms, Symbolic Jews at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** 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 Sarah Jarosz, The Crooked Jades, Megan Keely at Slim's, 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 Corpus Callosum, Eleanor Murray, Ben Henderson at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** 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 Jordan Knecht, Brandon Mayer, Tim Holehouse at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jun 8 wed Illusion Self at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX 90.7FM) jun 8 wed Friendly Fires, Wise Blood at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** (sold out) jun 8 wed Rough Waters at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * jun 8 wed My First Earthquake (cd release), Le Vice, dj Bortvans Ltd. at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** jun 8 wed Matmos at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jun 8 wed Dirty Boots, The Astral Force ,Kelly McFarling at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 8 wed John Prine, Jason Wilber at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jun 8 wed Lyle Lovett And John Hiatt (acoustic) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$35 7:30pm # ** jun 8 wed Talky Tina, Silent Pictures, Shores at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** (KSCU) jun 8 wed Les Dudek at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $12/$16 8:30pm/9pm * jun 9 thr films: Inland Empire & City of God at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) jun 9 thr Little Lost Boys at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jun 9 thr Throwrag, The Chop Tops, The White Barons at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** 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 Signal Path, The Malah, The Neurovoltaic Orchestra at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/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 9 thr Blind Willies at the Caspar Inn, 14957 Caspar Road, Caspar 21+ 9:30pm ** jun 10 fri Creepshow, Plan 9, Cold Blue Rebels, Mempis Murder Men, Moonshine, Plasma Cannon at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley 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 Locura, Bang Data at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** 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 Farewell Continental, Gold Motel, Here Come The Saviours at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 10 fri Young Widows, My Disco (Melbourne, Australia), Hides at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm ** jun 10 fri The Old Firm Casuals, Toughskins (L.A.), Hounds & Harlots at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** @ jun 10 fri Detroit Cobras, Girl In A Coma 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, 14 Planets Out To Lunch, Conceive And Leave, 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, NV), 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, Dead End Path, Shook Ones at 924 Gilman a/a $12 7pm *** @ jun 11 sat Jokes For Feelings, Ben. Battered & Broken, Mr. Mar, Grow Well, Cesar Delly, BlasFemme, Eduardo Estrada, Swag County Misfits at the Metro, Oakland a/a $5 8pm *** jun 11 sat Dispatch at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** jun 11 sat Karl Alfonso Phillip Greenlief Sam Ospovat Trio, Josh Allen Timothy Orr Duo at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jun 11 sat Extra Action Marching Band, Itchi-O-Marching Band, The Something Experince, Bitter Lover, dj JunkDrawer at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** jun 11 sat An Horse (Australia), Poor Bailey, Steve Taylor at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 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 Shannon And The Clams, Rank/Xerox, Outdoorsmen at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** 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, Lovedrive (tribute) at El Dorado Saloon, 879 Embarcadaro Drive, 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 French Exit, Flamingo Nosebleed, Spanish Gamble at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm *** @ jun 12 sun Miasmal (Sweden), Undergang (Denmark), Laudanum, 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 Whirl, Anne at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jun 12 sun indiemart at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon 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 12 sun Our Vinyl Vows, The Resurrection Men, Pounders, John Heart Jackie at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jun 12 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 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 Jesse Morris And The Mancougers, Saint Christopher (Lincoln, NE) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jun 14 tue Poison Control Center (Iowa), Tim Holehouse (England) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm ** 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 14 tue Jethro Tull (Aqualoung 40th anniversary tour) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$50 7:30pm # *** jun 14 tue Deftones, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Le Butcherettes (Mexico City) at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ jun 14 tue Big Head Todd And The Monsters, Toots & The Maytals at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a ** jun 15 wed Relatives, Town Hall, Snuffaluffagus, Silian Rail (acoustic) at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** jun 15 wed Shameless & Seamless at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX 90.7FM) 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 Blind Willies at Union Square, S.F. a/a free 12:30pm ** jun 15 wed Blasted Canyons, The Boom Bang, The Fine Steps at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 15 wed Grand Hallway, Goh Nakamura, Jane Lui at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jun 15 wed Jack's Mannequin, Lady Danville at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jun 15 wed This Or The Apocalypse, The Human Abstract, Scale The Summit, No Gragging Rights, Elitist at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a *** @ jun 15 wed The Airborne Toxic Event, Voxhaul Broadcast at the Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a *** jun 16 thr films: Jarrad's double feature at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) jun 16 thr Poor Bailey, Anchors Up, Lia Rose, Platypus at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** jun 16 thr Slow Gherkin (reunion), 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 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 Sioux City Kid, Con Brio, Uncle Rebel at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 16 thr Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** jun 16 thr Victory & Associates, Poison Control Center, Genius And The Thieves 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 Big Head Todd And The Monsters, Toots & The Maytals at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60-$40 7:30pm # ** 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 The Airborne Toxic Event, Voxhaul Broadcast at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** 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 $12 6pm *** @ (Gnarmageddon Fest) jun 17 fri Beme at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jun 17 fri Vusi Mahlasela at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$26 8pm/9pm ** jun 17 fri The Bellrays, Damon & The Heathens, Jonny Manak & The Depressives at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** 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 at the Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** (sold out - 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 John Vanderslice & The Magik Magik Orchestra (permorming White Wilderness) at Herbst Theater, S.F. a/a $20 8pm # ** jun 17 fri Meat Puppets at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm *** @ (KUSF) jun 17 fri Horrid Red, Burial Hex, Brute Heart 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 Blind Willies, Danny Cohen at Amnesia, 853 Valencia at 20th, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** jun 17 fri Dublin Death Patrol, Severed Fifth, Kaos, Fog Of War at Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** jun 17 fri Devil In The Machine, F.L.I. High, Daydream Generation, Sanctuary Lost, Heap Of Stone at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** jun 17 fri Big Head Todd And The Monsters, Toots & The Maytals at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** jun 17 fri Soul Asylum, Dada at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # *** jun 17 fri Diana Krall at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $130-$60 7:30pm # ** 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 X, Devils Brigade at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** 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 *** @ (ska night) jun 18 sat Matt & Kim, The Thermals, Autobot From Flosstradamus at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** jun 18 sat Lazer Tag at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jun 18 sat And You Will know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Ringo Deathstarr, Follow That Bird at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ jun 18 sat T.S.O.L., Civet, Hounds & Harlots at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm *** @ jun 18 sat battle of the corporate bands at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 noon/12:30pm 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, Grant Olney at the Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 7pm *** (sold out) (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 Current Swell (Victoria, B.C. - two sets) at the Riptide Bar, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:45pm ** jun 18 sat Passion Kings at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** 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, Mayday at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $36/$41 8pm/9pm *** jun 18 sat The Inciters, Harrington Saints, Factory Minds at Coasters, Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ $8 ** @ jun 18 sat Stagnant, Tomorrow's Dream, Zed, The Vending Machine at Pine Street Grill, 875 Rincon Ave., Livermore 21+ $5 8pm ** jun 18 sat Meat Puppets at Humboldt Brewery, 856 10th at I, Arcata 21+ *** @ jun 18 sat postponed: Jennifer Hudson at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. jun 19 sun Total Chaos, Resilience, N.F.F.U. (ID), Gutwrench (San Jose), 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 *** (sold out) (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 The Northern Key, Stripmall Architecture, Slow Skate at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jun 19 sun Elle Nino, Spacehunter, Fa Fa Fa 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 Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** jun 19 sun Wooden Birds at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $12 8pm * jun 19 sun Face To Face at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ jun 20 mon The Mountain Goats at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 20 mon Sea Lions, Horse Marriage, Uranium Orchard at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** 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 Chris Garneau, Keren Ann at Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland ?/? ** jun 21 tue The Story So Far (acoustic) at Rasputin Music, 1280 Willow Pass Road, Concord a/a free 6pm ** jun 21 tue Mary Chapin Carpenter, Marc Cohn at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$35 7:30pm # ** jun 21 tue Face To Face, Strung Out, Blitzkid at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm *** @ 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 Death Valley High, Machine Zero, The Dangs, Box Office Poison at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX 90.7FM) 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 Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, Colour Revolt, The New Regime at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** @ 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 Flood, Hollow Mirrors, Owl at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** jun 22 wed The Trims, San Francesca, Bell Thieves at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** jun 22 wed America at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # ** jun 23 thr films: Wild Zero & The Dark Crystal at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) jun 23 thr Wesley Woo at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * 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 Rooney, Voxhaul Broadcast at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm ** jun 23 thr Holly Golightly And The Brokeoffs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm * jun 23 thr Bill Orcutt, Derek Monypeny, Jozef Von Wissem, Date Palms at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 23 thr Saints Of Ruin (cd release), Tokyo Raid, Foreign Cinema at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jun 23 thr The Prids (Portland), Books On Tape at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm/10pm ** @ jun 23 thr Brian Regan at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60-$35 8pm # *** jun 23/24/25 Jackie Green (acoustic) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $25 8pm ** 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 Pleasants at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * 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, Manicorn at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jun 24 fri Foreverland (tribute) at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** jun 24 fri Pride & Joy at George's, San Rafael 21+ 9pm ** jun 24 fri Angel Island, Fire Child, Great Magnet, Punk Floyd at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** jun 24 fri Monkey at Jose's Underground Lounge, 638 Wave St., Monterey 21+ ** jun 24 fri Queen Alice, Draw From The Effect, Creative Chaos at Turkey Creek Golf Club, 1525 Highway 193, Lincoln a/a ** 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) (Winners of Food Network Challege, Grill em All Heavy Metal Food Truck) 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 Strike To Remember, Ruined Tongue at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** jun 25 sat Zeke, The Hookers (Lexington, KY), Black Wizard, Electric Sister at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm *** jun 25 sat The Wooden Birds, The Definite Articles, White Cloud 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 25 sat Boris Smile (Long Beach), March Into Paris (Sacramento) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** jun 25 sat Lucinda Williams at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70-$35 7:30pm # ** jun 26 sun Kacey Johansing at Rasputin Music, Berkeley a/a free 1pm ** jun 26 sun Dayglo Abortions, Verbal Abuse, The Nerv at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 8pm *** @ jun 26 sun Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jun 26 sun Two Headed Spy, Disastroid, Unholy Mess at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** jun 26 sun Wax Idols, The Paperhead, Lilac, The Wrong Words at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** jun 26 sun Rush (playing Moving Pictures) at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $135-$40 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jun 26 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm 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 Phillips/Mezzacappa/Levis, Shelton/Forbes/Felix-Heule Oslo Bay at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (experimental/jazz) 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 Chris Chandler, Paul Benoit at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jun 29 wed Blonde Redhead, Nosaj Thing at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $25 8pm/9pm ** jun 29 wed The Tet Holiday, Manatee, Kids On A Crive Spree at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX 90.7FM) 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 films: They Live & Fido at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) jun 30 thr Rihanna, Cee Lo Green at the Arena, Oakland a/a $96-$21 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 30 thr Alela Diane + Dylan Leblanc at the New Parhish, Oakland a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** jun 30 thr Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits (full band), Dead Westerns, Freedom Club, mc Mary Van Note (comedian) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 30 thr Blonde Redhead, The Luyas at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** jun 30 thr The Patsychords, Emily Anne, The Bye And Byes at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jun 30 thr Monkey at Street Dance, Morgan Hill a/a ** jul 1 fri The Mumlers, Poor Bailey, Upside Drown at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** jul 1 fri Group Doueh at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm ** jul 1 fri Giant Squid, Judgement Day, Rajas at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm ** jul 1 fri Scene Of Action, Fighting The Villain, 5606, Hometown at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 1 fri Sonny & The Sunsets, The Sandwitches at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 1 fri Battlehooch, Ghost And The City at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 9pm ** jul 1 fri The Donkeys, He's My Brother She's My Sister at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** jul 1 fri Neko Case, Calexico at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$35 7:30pm # ** jul 2 sat Killing The Dream (last show), The Carrier, All Teeth at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 7pm *** @ jul 2 sat Groundskeeper at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** jul 2 sat Los Amigos Invisibles, Funky-C at the New Parhish, Oakland 18+ $20/$22 8:30pm/9pm ** 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+ $7 9pm ** jul 2 sat Ty Segall at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm ** @ jul 2 sat Coliseum (Louisville, KY), Futur Skullz, Blown To Bits at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm ** jul 2 sat 3OH!3, A Day To Remember, A Skylit Drive, Against Me!, Asking Alexandria, Attack Attack!, August Burns Red, Bad Rabbits, Big B, Big Chocolate, Big D And The Kids Table, Black List Royals, Black Veil Brides, Blood On The Dance Floor, Cold Forty Three, Dance Gavin Dance, Enter Shikari, Every Avenue, Foxy Shazam, Go Radio, Good Guys In Black, Grieves With Budo, Hellogoodbye, I Set My Friends On Fire, IllScarlett, It Boys!, Larry And His Flask, Less Than Jake, Lionize, Lucero, Madina Lake, MC Lars with Weerd Science, Miss May I, Moving Mountains, New Years Day, Of Mice And Men, Passafire, Pepper, Relient K, Set Your Goals, Sharks, Shut Up And Deal, Simple Plan, So Long Arletta, Stephen Jerzak, Street Dogs, Terrible Things, Tess Dunn, The Acacia Strain, The Aggrolites, The Bots, The Dance Party, The Dangerous Summer, The Devil Wears Prada, The Expendables, The Exposed, The Ready Set, The Sheds, The Wonder Years, The Word Alive, There For Tomorrow, Unwritten Law, Vonnegutt, 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 3 sun The Philistines, Truxton, Excuses For Skipping at the Bottom of the Hil, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 3 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm jul 4 mon Adam Carolla (comedy) at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $50/$35 6pm/7pm # *** jul 4-6 George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland ?/? *** jul 5 tue Quintron And Miss Pussycat (New Orleans), Shannon And The Clams, The Younger Lovers 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 Religious Girls, Zorch at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 5 tue J-Roddy Walston And The Business at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm * jul 5 tue Reverend Horton Heat, Swingin' Utters, Hayride To Hell at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ jul 5 tue Steely Dan at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $225-$65 7:30pm # *** jul 6 wed Seefeel at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 6 wed Darwin Deez at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 6 wed The Rosebuds at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** jul 6 wed The Tunnel, Aranya at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 6 wed Reverend Horton Heat, Swingin' Utters at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma 21+ $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ jul 6 wed Summer Of Glacirs at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jul 7 thr films: Venture Bros (comedy cartoon epissodes theme) at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) jul 7 wed Trainwreck Riders, Buxter Hoot'n, Quinn DeVeaux, Fox & Woman at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 7 wed Vanessa Carlton at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $25 8pm ** 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, Teenage Sweater at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** 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, Swingin' Utters at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** @ jul 7-10 George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ *** jul 8 thr The Hoods, Give 'Em Hell at 924 Gilman Street, Berkele a/a ** @ jul 8 thr Old Man Markly, Blag Dahlia at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 8 thr Riverboat Gamblers, Dead To Me, Off With Thier Heads, The Underground Railroad To Candyland, Big Kids at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm *** @ jul 8 thr Tipper Sound Experience, VibesquaD, Dov at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** jul 8 thr Sunbeam Road, The Bassturd, Coolzey at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** jul 8 thr AC/DShe (tribute) at Slims, S.F. 6+ ** jul 8 thr The Phenomenauts at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $12 8pm *** @ jul 8 thr Hero's Last Mission, Zen Arcadia at Turkey Creek Golf Club, 1525 Highway 193, Lincoln a/a ** jul 8/9 Widespread Panic at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (food drive - KFOG) jul 8/9 Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons at the New Parhish, Oakland 18+ $10 9pm/10pm ** jul 9 sat The Action League, 941, Never Knows Best at 924 Gilman Street, Bereley a/a 8pm ** @ (ska night) jul 9 sat Ugly Kids, Mind Martian Collective, Death Medicine, Boats at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** jul 9 sat Plan 9, Turbonegra, Descendage at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 ** @ (tribute night) jul 9 sat Washed Out at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 9 sat Finish Ticket, Happy Body Slow Brain, Bird By Bird, PK at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm/8:30pm ** jul 9 sat Leaders (Portland), Uzi Rash at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** @ jul 9 sat Paradise City (tribute), Points North, Bad Boy Eddy at Club Fox, 2223 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** jul 10 sun 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+ $7 9pm ** jul 10 sun main stage: Disturbed, Godsmack, Megadeth, Machine Head (6:25pm), 2nd stage: Testament (5:05pm), Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish, Straight Line Stitch (2:05pm), 3rd stage: Trivium (5:40pm), Unearth, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Red Fang, Jager Band (1:45pm) at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $36-$61 1:30pm # *** @ (Rockstar Mayhem Festival) jul 10 sun The Monkees (Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$50 7:30pm # *** jul 10 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm jul 11/12 Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard at Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a $77 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jul 12 tue Oslo, Violet Isle at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 12 tue Horns Of Happiness at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * 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 Faster Pussycat, Venrez at the New Parhish, Oakland a/a $10/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 13 wed Amonie, Tolteca Extra, IThinkThere'sSomeDamage at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 13 wed David Bazan, Rocky Votolato at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** jul 13 wed Mist, Sudden Oak, Headboggle, Swanox at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 13 wed Reverend Horton Heat, Swingin' Utters at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ jul 14 thr films: South Park & Futurama (comedy cartoon epissodes theme) at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) jul 14 thr Cousin Eddie, Curt Baer, Rustwater at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jul 14 thr The Dead Westerns, Slow Motion Cowboy at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 14 thr Three Day Stubble, Borts Minorts, Weird Paul (Pittsburgh), Shitappa Oyaburn (Kyoto), HogWind at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm *** (Nerd Rock Fest Night #1) jul 14 thr Cousin Eddie (Redding), Curt Baer (Redding), Rustwater (Vacaville) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 5pm ** (all acoustic) jul 15 fri Kromosome, Warcry at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm ** @ jul 15 fri Streetlight Manifesto, Reel Big Fish, Rodeo Ruby Love, The Maxies at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ jul 15 fri Generationals, Gardens & Villa at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jul 15 fri Three "Day Stubble, Chablis, John Trubee, Gyoriagyo (Kyoto), Merchants Of The New Bizarre at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm *** (Nerd Rock Fest Night #2) jul 15 fri Vertical Horizon at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # ** jul 15 fri Dudley And The Doo-Rights at Turkey Creek Golf Club, 1525 Highway 193, Lincoln a/a * jul 15 fri Monkey at Ukiah Brew, Ukiah ?/? ** jul 16 sat Arnocorps, Memphis Murder Men, Culo A Boca, Stab Your Back, Skin & Bonez at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ jul 16 sat Condemned?, Proudflesh, Moses at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** jul 16 sat The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Misisipi Rider at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 16 sat Alkaline Trio, Smoking Popes, Dead Country at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ jul 16 sat Seun Kuti & Eeypt 80, Lagos Roots Afrobeat Ensemble at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** jul 16 sat Form & Fate, Shuteye Unison (lp release), Glaciers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jul 16 sat Black Diamond Sound Orchestra, Lord Loves A Working Man (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 16 sat Kathy Griffin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 8pm # ** jul 17 sun Rational Anthems, Turkish Techno at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm ** jul 17 sun The Mallard, Poodles, The Woolen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 17 sun Ancestree (Santa Cruz) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm * jul 17 sun Sarah McLachlan & Friends at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # *** jul 17 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm jul 19 tue Owl City, Mat Kearney, Unwed Sailor at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # ** jul 19 tue Griffin House (solo) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** jul 19 tue Parenthetical Girls, Extra Life (N.Y.C.), Sam Mickens at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 19 tue Inxs, Berlin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$35 7:30pm # *** jul 19 tue My Machete (L.A.) at Streetlight Records, 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 Liturgy (Brooklyn, N.Y.) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? ** jul 20 wed The Spyrals, VonVeederVeld, Nectarine Pie, Outlaw at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** jul 20 wed Ancestree (Santa Cruz) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm * jul 21 thr films: Aqua Teen Hunger Force (comedy cartoon epissodes theme) at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) jul 21 thr Crooked Still at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 21 thr Soundgarden, The Mars Volta at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** @ jul 21 thr Matthew Morrison at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$45 7:30pm # ** jul 21 thr Chris Isaak at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # *** 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 Velvet Teen, Silian Rail, Worker Bee, Not To Reason Why at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** jul 22 fri Ben Folds at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jul 22 fri The B'z at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** jul 22 fri Love Is Chemicals, Mist & Mast, To The Sea at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** jul 22 fri Sebastian Parker - Colin Williams - Rick Rivera at Bruno's Pizza Cucina, 1375 Fillmore Street, S.F. a/a free 10pm * jul 22 fri Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings at George's, San Rafael 18+ 9pm ** jul 22 fri The Marshall Tucker Band, Moonalice at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** jul 22 fri Chris Isaak at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # *** jul 22 fri Hurricane Roses at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm * jul 22 fri Faster Pussycat at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a 7pm/8pm ** jul 22 fri Revolver (tribute), Metal Health (covers) at Turkey Creek Golf Club, 1525 Highway 193, Lincoln a/a ** jul 23 sat Dan Potthast, Unko Atama, Chump Change, Drinking Water, I.V., The Blanks at 924 Gilman St., Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ (ska night - Jeff's Birthday) jul 23 sat Cryptics, The Hague at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * jul 23 sat Blood Shot And Dilated, Cashed, Black Dream, Mental Disaster,w Sad Boy Sinister, Short Changed, Oppressed Logic, Deaf Mute Dingus VS KittenDonkeyPunch, Battle Flask (L.A.) at Toxic Beach, Bay End of 24th Street, S.F. a/a free noon *** @ jul 23 sat Mister Loveless, Books On Tape at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 23 sat Grace Potter & The Nocturnals at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $50-$35 7:30pm # ** jul 24 sun Emily Wells at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jul 24 sun The Coathangers (Atlanta) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 24 sun Dolly Parton at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # *** jul 24 sun Indigo Girls, Mount Moriah at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $50-$35 7:30pm # ** jul 24 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm jul 26 tue The Foreign Exchange at the New Parhish, Oakland a/a $25 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 26 tue Bombino at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm ** jul 26 tue Thurston Moore, Kurt Vile & The Violators at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 26 tue Los Lonely Boys, Los Lobos at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$40 7pm # ** jul 27 wed Jason Aldean, Clay Walker, Thompson Square at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ** jul 27 wed Slightly Stoopid at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? # *** jul 28 thr films: Lucy Daughter of the Devil & Robot Chicken at B.R.S., Richmond a/a free 7pm (movie night) jul 28 thr The Damnwells, Harper Blynn, Josh Fletcher at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** jul 28 thr Unnatural Helpers, Uzi Rash at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** @ jul 29 fri Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, Shwayze, Cisco Adler at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** jul 29 fri Hot Buttered Rum at the New Parhish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** jul 29 fri Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Bryan McPherson, The Everlovin' at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 29 fri The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39 3:30pm # *** @ (Summer Slaughter) jul 29 fri American Steel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** @ jul 29 fri Maps & Atlases at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 29 fri Ben Sollee at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** 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 Melissa Etheridge at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $110-$45 7:30pm # *** jul 29 fri Monkey at Nine Lives, Gilroy ?/? ** jul 30 sat Ringworm, Nails, Bitter End, new Lows 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 CJ Ramone at the New Parhish, Oakland a/a $10/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm *** jul 30 sat The Muffs, The Angry Amputees, The Bruises, Talky Tina at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** @ jul 30 sat dj Bob Mould, dj Rich Morel at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (Blowoff) jul 30 sat Bam Bam, Silent Pictures, Schande at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 30 sat Those Darlins at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** jul 30 sat Cornmeal at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** jul 30 sat Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Three Dog Night at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # *** jul 30 sat RX Bandits, Maps & Atlases at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$17 7pm/7:30pm ** 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 jul 31 sun Zoe at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jul 31 sun D.D. Lang And The Siss Boom Bang at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $102-$41 7:30pm # ** jul 31 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm jul 31 sun RX Bandits, Maps & Atlases at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 1 mon Buffalo Killers, Greg Ashley Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 1 mon Brandi Carlile at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $23.50 7pm/8pm ** aug 2 tue Matisyahu, Trevor Hall at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** aug 2 tue George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Kenny Wayne Shepherd at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$35 7pm # *** aug 3 wed The Doobie Brothers at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # *** aug 4 thr Exhumed, Macabre, Cephalic Carnage, Withered at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm *** @ aug 4 thr The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$50 7:30pm # *** aug 5 fri Digitalism (live), Jack Beats, Caspa, Gesaffelstein at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7pm # ** aug 5 fri Howlin' Rain, Skystone at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** aug 5 fri Mustache Harbor at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** 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 Dredg at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (postponed from May 6th) 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 6 sat Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Dennis DeYoung at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$40 7:30pm # *** (music of Styx) aug 7 sun RX Bandits at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** aug 7 sun Think And Die Thinking Fest at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free ** aug 7 sun The Beach Boys at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$35 7:30pm # *** aug 7 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm aug 9 tue Gipsy Kings at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$55 7:30pm # ** 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 We The Kings, The Summer Set, The Downtown Fiction, Hot Chelle Rae, Action Item at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # ** aug 12 fri Trainwreck Riders, Pine Hill Haints, Pops at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm** aug 12 fri Katy Perry at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $48-$36.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** aug 12 fri Robert Cray Band at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** 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 Circle One, Fukm at 924 Gilman a/a ** @ aug 13 sat Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Eilen Jewell at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 13 sat Huel Lewis & The News at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$45 7:30pm # ** aug 14 sun Four Tommorow (Japan), Gnarboots at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a ** aug 14 sun Cosa Brava at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 14 sun Liquor Store, Natural Child at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 14 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm 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 Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** aug 17 wed Amos Lee, Calexico at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** aug 17 wed Sade, John Legend at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # ** aug 18 thr Aimee Mann at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$35 7:30pm # ** aug 19 fri Christopher Cross at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # ** aug 19 fri Lewis Black at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$35 8pm # ** aug 19 fri Gwamba & Friends, The Posse at Turkey Creek Golf Club, 1525 Highway 193, Lincoln 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 Toad The Wet Sprocket, A.L.O. at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$35 7:30pm # *** 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 21 sun Goo Goo Dolls, Michelle Branch, Parachute at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$35 7:30pm # *** aug 21 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm aug 22 mon Obits, Disappears, Beaters at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** 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 23 tue Garrison Kellor's A Prairie Home Companion at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # ** aug 24 wed Unstoppable Death Machine, Dead (Australia), Michael Beach at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 24 wed Brian Wilson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$35 7:30pm # *** aug 24 wed Josh Groban at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # ** aug 25 thr Ben Harper at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** (KFOG) 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 26 fri Jeff Bridges at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$45 7:30pm # ** aug 26 fri Autumn Sky at Turkey Creek Golf Club, 1525 Highway 193, Lincoln 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 *** aug 28 sun Kenny G, Michael Bolton at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$55 7:30pm # *** aug 28 sun Pat Travers BAnd, Linero at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$22 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 1 thr Taylor Swift at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** sep 2 fri Montrose, Michael Lee Firkins at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** 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 6 tue Groundation at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 8 thr Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs, Vusi Mahlasela, Brandi Carlile at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** (KFOG) sep 8 thr Vreid, Kampfar at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** sep 8 thr The B-52's, The Human League, Men Without Hats at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$35 7:30pm # *** sep 8 thr Tears For Fears at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # *** sep 9 fri Def Leppard, Heart, Evan Watson at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $29-$131 7:30pm # *** (was September 10th) sep 9 fri Tears For Fears at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # *** sep 10 sat Tears For Fears at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** sep 10 sat Daryl Hall & John Oats at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # *** spe 10 sat Kings Of Leon, Band Of Horses at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $71-$31 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 11 sun Willie Nelson And Family at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 7:30pm # *** sep 12/13 Iggy And The Stooges at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ 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 14 wed The Psychedelic Furs, Tom Tom Club at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$25 7:30pm # *** sep 15 thr Train, Maroon 5 at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # *** sep 15 thr Kenny Loggins at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 7:30pm # *** sep 16/17 Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 7:30pm # *** sep 17 sat Demetri Martin at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $37.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** (seated) 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 18 sun Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Shawn Colvin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$35 7:30pm # ** sep 19 mon Low at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** sep 21 wed Don Henley at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $190-$60 7:30pm # *** sep 21 wed D.R.I. at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 22 thr Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$50 7:30pm # *** sep 23 fri Marck Anthony at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** sep 23 fri Smokey Robinson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # *** sep 24 sat BB King, Buddy Guy at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$50 7:30pm # *** sep 24 sat Santana, George Lopez at Shoreline, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a # *** sep 25 sun D Generation at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm ** sep 25 sun Santana, George Lopez at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # *** sep 25 sun D Generation at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm ** @ sep 25 sun Folsom Street Fair, S.F. a/a free sep 27 tue Dr. John / Little Feat, The Blind Boys Of Alabama at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$40 7:30pm # ** sep 28 wed John Prine at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$38 7:30pm # ** sep 29 thr Emmylou Harris at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $81-$41 7:30pm # ** sep 30 fri DeVotchKa, Gomez at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $50-$30 7:30pm # ** 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 Queensryche at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ oct 2 sun Espernza Spalding - Chamber Music Society at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ** oct 2 sun Merie Haggard, Kris Kristofferson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # *** oct 2 sun Keith Urban at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 4 tue ZZ Top at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$60 7:30pm # *** oct 5 wed Evergrey, Blackguard, Sabaton, PowerGlove, The Absence 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 8 sat Billy Idol at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$35 7:30pm # *** 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 17 mon The Musical Box at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** 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 ** oct 29 fri Rat Bastard (covers) at Club Fox, 2223 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ * * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- Radio/TV Shows --------------- Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM www.berkeleyliberationradio.org Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio radio.maximumrocknroll.com Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM www.piratecatradio.com 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 Bar, Homestead Lanes, 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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