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 September 5, 2011 sep 5 mon Bryan McPherson, Bite, Can Cannibals (burlesque), Tali The Tattooed Tart (burlesque), Vaudie Va Boom (burlesque) at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $4 1pm ** (Gabby's 40th Birthday) sep 5 mon The Olivia Tremor Control, The Music Tapes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17 7pm/8pm ** sep 5 mon Hell Fire, Chronic Narcosis, Hysteria, Skinner, Kaos at Cafe Cocomo, S.F. 21+ $15 1pm *** sep 5 mon Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth, Hazzard's Cure, Hashashin at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 5pm ** (early show) sep 5 mon Explosions In The Sky at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a *** (sold out) sep 6 tue Confused Little Girl, Epoch, Damage The Dream, Swamp Sitters, Full-On Flyhead at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 6 tue Groundation, Kevin Kinsella at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26/$29 8pm/9pm ** sep 6 tue Avi Buffalo, Wild Pack Of Canaries, You Are Plural, dj Ted Bagel Radio at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 6 tue Sick Of Sarah, Hunter Valentine, Vanity Theft (Dayton, OH) at Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $10 7pm ** (Lady Killer Tour) sep 6 tue Viva Brother, Family Of The Year, White Arrows at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** sep 6 tue The Mummies, The Hondettes, dj Russell Quan at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/10pm *** @ $ (advance tickets sold out - very limited tickets at the door) sep 6 tue The French Cassettes, music video? at Grant & Green, 1371 Grant St., S.F. 21+ free ** sep 6 tue Kylesa, Zaticoy, Razorhoof at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm ** sep 6 tue Toxic Holocaust, Holy Grail, Krum Bums at the Fire Escape, 7431 Madison Avenue, Citrus Heights a/a *** @ sep 6 tue Braids, Born Gold at the Barn in Fortuna, Eureka ?/? ** sep 7 wed Toxic Holocaust, Holy Grail, Krum Bums, ZH, Hatchet at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** @ sep 7 wed Rat Master Flip, Moe! Staiano, Katie Mullins at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** sep 7 wed Glitter Wizard, Strangers Family Band, Outlaw, The Lotus Moons at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX) sep 7 wed Mortar And Pestle, Windham Flat, The Pentacles at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** sep 7 wed Givers (Lafayette, Louisiana), Kopecky Family Band (Nashville, TN) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7:30pm ** (was june 1st) sep 7 wed Molotov at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $37.50 7pm/8pm # *** sep 7 wed Hanson, Meiko at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # *** sep 7 wed The Pillows, Noodles, All Ages at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $23/$29 7pm/8pm ** sep 7 wed Chromatics, dj's at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10 9pm/10pm ** sep 7 wed The Jim Jones Revue, The Sandwitches at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** sep 7 wed New Heirlooms, Black Whale (Seattle), Evacuee at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 7 wed Chatham County Line at Cafe Du Nord S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm * sep 7 wed The Copyrights, Be My Doppleganger, Rockfight, Why I Hate at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** @ sep 7 wed Harderships, Hollow Mirrors, Skystone at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 7 wed Johnny O'Donnell & Sacramento at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ ** sep 7 wed Leeches Of Lore (Albuquerque), Abstracter (first show), Funeral Stain at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 7 wed French Cassettes, Atlas, Love Axe at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 7 wed San Francesca, Art School Kids at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** sep 7 wed mc Frontalot, Brandon Patton, Gnarboots at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $12 8pm ** sep 7 wed Braids, Born Gold at 105 Pioneer Street, Santa Cruz a/a ** sep 8 thr Big Kids, Edochilia, Know Your Saints, Deadman at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** sep 8 thr Crash Faster, Kitchen Wallet, Werr at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 8 thr Uzi Rash, Cyclops, Whoosie What's It's at the White Horse Inn, 6551 Telegraph Ave., Oakland 21+ 9pm ** @ sep 8 thr Vreid, Kampfar, Necronomicon, Passive Aggressive, dj Rob Metal at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm *** @ sep 8 thr Davila 666, Cheap Time, Wax Idols, The Touch-Me-Nots at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 8 thr She Wants Revenge (L.A.), dj Omar, dj Aaron at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15 10pm *** sep 8 thr Ladybug Transistor, Red Pony Clock, Sea Lions at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 8 thr Peter Daltrey (U.K.), Kelley Stoltz, Bart Davenport, Asterold #4, dj Neil Martinson at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** (Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival) sep 8 thr Born Gold, Part Time, Religious Girls, dj's at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** (was at Milk) sep 8 thr Jawhorse at the Swingin' Door, San Mateo 21+ free 10pm * 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 Aireene Espiritu at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** sep 8 thr Tears For Fears at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # *** sep 8 thr Eisley, Marksmen, Christie Dupree, Abbey Sky at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 9 fri Sabertooth Zombie (record release), Creatures, Prizehog, Strie To Survive, Fatal Birth at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ sep 9 fri Knifey Spoony, Human Waste, Forever Baby (Orange County), Meat Swap at Casa Sandanista, Oakland a/a $3-$5 8pm ** @ sep 9 fri Zero Bull Shit, Bloodshot And Dilated, Handle Barz (Fresno), Short Changed, Lie Still, Puke N' Rally (Portland) at someplace, somecity a/a 8pm *** @ (PyratePunx 14 year anniversary) (all Hazmat shows are being moved /rescheduled) sep 9 fri Total War (Vancouver), Disable, Xeroxide, Deras Krig at the Swamp, 877 35th St., West Oakland a/a 9pm ** @ sep 9 fri The Kills, Eleanor Friedberger, Mini Mansions at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8:30pm # *** sep 9 fri Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs, Brandi Carlile, Vusi Mahlasela at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $40/$70 7pm # ** (KFOG) sep 9 fri You Are Plural, Yesway, Passenger And Pilot, Hanalei at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** sep 9 fri Go Van Gogh at Disco Volante, 247 14th Street at Webster, Oakland a/a 9:30pm * sep 9 fri Jean Grae, Mr. Len at the New Parish, Oakland 14+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** sep 9 fri Red Meat, The B-Stars, Tiny Telephone at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 9 fri Hammerlock, The Fucking Buckaroos, Flat Tires (N.C.), Tell River at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** @ (TX style BBQ) sep 9 fri Deep Teens, Moira Scar, dj's at 2111 Mission St.(above Thrift Town), S.F. a/a $5-$10 9pm ** @ sep 9 fri Iris DeMent, Kiyoshi Foster at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30/$35 8pm/9pm ** (seated show) sep 9 fri Agnostic Front, The Mongoloids, Naysayer, The Roadside Bombs at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** @ sep 9 fri JJ Grey And Mofro, Tim Reynolds, TR3 at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** sep 9 fri Mestizo, Ruckatan, Jazz Sabor at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 7pm/8pm ** sep 9 fri Down, In Solitude, Ponykiller at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 9 fri The California Honeydrops (live recording), The Expanders at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $12/$14 9pm/9:30pm ** sep 9 fri Petty Theft at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** sep 9 fri Forrest Day, Oona, Lavish Green at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** sep 9 fri The Reckless Kind, Otis Heat (Portland), Caldecott at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 9 fri Glitter Wizard, Gyspyhawk, Huntress at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 9 fri Dirty Boots (record release), Hot Pocket, Seamoose, Professor Brian Oblivion, Wonway Posibul, Denizen Kane, Power Struggle at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 10pm ** sep 9 fri 40oz To Freedom (tribute), Biting The Dog at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 18+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** 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, Michael Wainwright at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # *** sep 9 fri Dirty Odd Seven, Rebelskamp at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 9 fri Sam Friend (N.Y.C.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** sep 9 fri Trench, Force Of Habit, Serpent & Seraph, Legion's Requiem, Deadlands, The Fulcrum, The Wreck-Age at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 9 fri Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a 8pm # *** sep 9 fri Queensryche, Sil Shoda at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $25-$50 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ sep 9 fri Brand New (Long Island, N.Y.), Sainthood Reps, Robbers at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $24 7pm/8pm ** sep 10 sat Battalion Of Saints, Attitude Adjustment, Visual Discrimination, Oppresed Logic, Sad Boy Sinister, Ill Content at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ sep 10 sat Slave Unit, Limnus, D-Tox, dj Necromos at Hellarity House, 836 57th Street, Oakland a/a 7pm ** sep 10 sat Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $39.50 8pm/9pm # *** sep 10 sat Grex, Anne O'Rourke, Richmond Circular, Formica Man at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** sep 10 sat Jai Monique, Multiple Organisms, Mortar & Pestle, Maya SongBird, Delmar, Smith Stonian, Good Morning at the Metro, Oakland a/a $5 7pm # ** (fundraiser for the H.I.V.E.) sep 10 sat Big Dan, Los Novillos, Tokeson, dj Big Sal Pachino, Raw G, Bocaflora at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8:30pm ** sep 10 sat Glowing Stars, The Rock Cookie Bottoms, The Backorders at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 10 sat The Shiskey Thieves at the Angel Island Cove Cafe, Angel Island a/a free 2pm * sep 10 sat RANCID, H20, dj J & Nicki Bonner at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $24 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ sep 10 sat Finger Of Passion, Balls Of Steel, Rough Mix at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/3pm ** sep 10 sat The Chop Tops, The Rocketz, The Strikers at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 9pm ** sep 10 sat Brand New (Long Island, N.Y.), Sainthood Reps, Robbers at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (sold out) sep 10 sat The Good Hurt, Marcus Eaton, Dylan Cannon & The Wound Lickers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 8pm/9pm ** sep 10 sat Band Of Horses at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 8pm/9pm # ** sep 10 sat The Latebirds, Mark Eitzel, Il Gato at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm ** sep 10 sat PS I Love You, Balkans, Bad Bibles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** sep 10 sat Super Adventure Club (cd release), Planet Booty, Lord Loves A Working Man at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 10 sat Paulette & Jeff (dance), Keith & Diana, Madonna Summer, Tin Shadows, Tripsychord, No Alternative, Defectors, Jay Alexander Magic, A Night At Grafitti, Altar de Fey, Fountains Of Use at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm *** (KUSF Deathstock) sep 10 sat Random Rab, Bird Of Prey at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** (Dennis Coffey cancelled) sep 10 sat Sebastian, Nisus at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** sep 10 sat Totimoshi, Hot Fog, Belligerator at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** @ sep 10 sat The Famous (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm) at the Riptide Bar, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** sep 10 sat Cocktails, Huffstuff Magazine, The Younger Lovers, Dirty Cupcakes, dj's at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 10 sat F.L.I. High, Biting The Dog, High Class, Heap Of Stone at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** @ sep 10 sat Tears For Fears at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** (sold out) sep 10 sat Years Of Aggression (Sacramento), Seeker, The Mengz, Bryaugh at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 9pm *** @ sep 10 sat Daryl Hall & John Oats at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # *** sep 10 sat Fury 66, At Risk, Good Neighbor Policy at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $12 8pm/9pm ** (Benefit Grind Out Hunger and Multiple Sclerosis Research) sep 10 sat Mike Epps & Friends at Memorial Auditorium, 1400 J Street at 15th, Sacramento a/a 8pm ** # sep 10 sat The Parade, Jilt Vs. Jonah, The Hungry, City Of August, April Chase at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 10 sat Sammy Hagar & The Wabos at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? 7pm # *** sep 10 sat Sawtooth, Spirit Descending, Serpent & Seraph, Channel, No Halo, The Thought Of Yesterday at the Babylon Club, 1064 N Fulton Street, Fresno 21+ 7:30pm ** sep 10 sat Queensryche at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $27.50 7:30pm/8:30pm # *** @ sep 10 sat The Mother Hips at the El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico a/a $20 ** sep 10 sat Authmentis (cd release), When Echoes Fail, Seas And Centuries at the Knitting Factory, Reno a/a $6 7pm/8pm ** sep 10 sat cancelled: Kings Of Leon, Band Of Horses at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View sep 11 sun Vibrators (U.K.), Boats!, Emilys Army, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Ol Cheeky Bastard at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ sep 11 sun The Talking Book, Fade To Black, Thrill Of The Pull, Bohemian Luv Jones, Lawn Vultures at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 7:30pm/8pm *** (KUSF Deathstock) sep 11 sun Bostich & Fussible, Ana Tijoux at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 11 sun Calafia at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * sep 11 sun Nineteen-95, Prize, Them Dumb White Guys, The Saint Valentinez, Weslester, When Eyes Speak Treason, Sadie Rix, Comfort Women, Hell 69 at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$11 5:30pm *** @ (battle of the bands) sep 11 sun Nick Jaina, Tidelands at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 11 sun Slim Cessna's Auto Club, The Ferocious Few, Tiny Television at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 11 sun Tim Reynolds & TR3, Marcus Eaton at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $19/$21 8pm/9pm ** sep 11 sun Willie Nelson And Family at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 7:30pm # *** sep 11 sun Chop Tops, The Strikers, The Rocketz, Atomic Aces at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 11 sun Queensryche, Windowpane, Soul Motor, Some Fear None at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 11 sun Symbolick Jews at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ ** sep 11 sun Fleet Foxes at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a *** sep 11 sun Molotov, Drinking With Clowns at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $25-$60 7pm/8pm *** sep 12 mon Ty Segall, RTX, Heavy Cream at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm *** sep 12 mon We Are Augustines, The Hundred Days, My Goodness at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 7pm/8pm *** sep 12 mon Amy LaVere at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm * sep 12 mon cancelled: The Vaccines, Tennis at the Independent, S.F. sep 12/13 Iggy And The Stooges, Le Butcherettes at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ sep 13 tue Negative Standards, Bacchus (Ireland), Lockstep at the Hive, 1420 Tenth St., Oakland a/a $6 ** @ (over by 10pm) sep 13 tue Boyce Avenue at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** sep 13 tue Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $37.50/$40 8pm ** sep 13 tue The Moondoggies, The Romany Rye at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** sep 13 tue The Pack A.D. (Canada), The Mindless Things at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 13 tue The Vibrators (U.K.), The Meat Sluts, Sassy, The Elected Officials (Santa Fe, N.M.), dj Taypoleon at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm *** @ sep 13 tue Teen Daze (Vancouver), Yalls, Speclator, dj's at the Public Works, 161 Erie Street at Mission, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** sep 13 tue Danko Jones, Electric Sisterm Dirty Power at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 13 tue Willie Nelson at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm *** sep 13 tue The Pack A.D. (Canada), Bascom at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** sep 13 tue Kesha, Lmfao, Spank Rock at U.C. Davis Pavilion, Davis a/a $39.50 # *** sep 13 tue cancelled: The Memorials, Just Like Vinyl, Urban Punk, Future Perfekt at the Uptown, Oakland sep 14 wed Kesha, Lmfao, Spank Rock at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 14 wed Joe Buck Yourself, Hammerlock, The Drowsy Holler, Old Devil Moon at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $10 6:30pm ** sep 14 wed Eddie Spaghetti, The White Barons, Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 14 wed The New Position Akhethar, Califia, Reverse Gravity at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 14 wed Kamelot, Alestorm, Blackguard, The Agonist at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/7:30pm *** sep 14 wed Kesha, Lmfao, Spank Rock at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 14 wed White Hills, Carlton Melton, Dirty Ghosts at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** sep 14 wed Kylesa, Deafheaven, Castle, dj The Swizard at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/8pm ** sep 14 wed Danilo Lopez All Star Blues Experience, Pine And Battery, Once Free, Melissa Phelps at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** sep 14 wed Bob Log III, Mr. Free & The Satellite Freakout at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** sep 14 wed Blackbird Blackbird, Radiation City, Appetite at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 14 wed The Symbolick Jews, We Are Hex, Endroit, Catharsis For Cathedral at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 14 wed Fake YOur Own Death, The Downer Party, The Bruises, dj Neil Martinson at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** (Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival) sep 14 wed Bruce Hornsby at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ** sep 14 wed The Psychedelic Furs, Tom Tom Club at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$25 7:30pm # *** sep 14 wed Hawk Jones at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** sep 14 wed The Vibrators (U.K.), Boats!, The Jetsinns, Avenue Saints, The Scowndrolls at the Boardwalk, Orangeville a/a $12/$14 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 14 wed Montrose, Michael Lee Firkins at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $23 7pm/8pm # *** sep 15 thr Ted The Block, Bone Cave Ballet, Bryan McPherson, Billy Brown at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * sep 15 thr Jucifer, The Cleveland Browns, 100% at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm ** sep 15 thr Weapons Of The Future, Bad Bibles, Tokyo Raid, Electric Chair Repair Co. at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 15 thr The Aggrolites, Peelander-Z, Brothers Of Brazil, dj Dukey at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm *** sep 15 thr We Barbarians, Anr, Strange Vine at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 15 thr Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Whiskey Avengers, AgapeSoul at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21/$24 8pm/8:30pm *** sep 15 thr Howle Day at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 7:30m ** sep 15 thr Class Actress, Gold Fields, dj Nako at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $12 9pm ** sep 15 thr Chadwick Stokes at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm ** sep 15 thr Religious Girls, Hot Victory, Vice Device, Primary Colors at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** sep 15 thr Black Uhuru at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 15 thr Part Time, Pamela (tape release), Surf Club (Stockton), Permanent Collection, dj Byron Blum at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5/$7 9pm ** sep 15 thr Nigel Gavin at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $6 7:30pm ** sep 15 thr Joe Louis Walker, John Lee Hooker Jr. at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21 7pm/8pm ** sep 15 thr Chicago at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** sep 15 thr Jamie's Elsewhere at the Red House, Concord a/a 7pm * sep 15 thr Train, Maroon 5, Matt Mathanson at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $74-$24 6pm/7pm # *** sep 15 thr Kenny Loggins at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 7:30pm # *** sep 15 thr Snoop Dogg, Bueno, Mr. Wilson, Quette Daddie, Divided Allegiance at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** sep 15 thr Blue October, IAmDynamite, Ashleigh Stone at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $25-$50 7pm/8pm ** sep 16 fri Rorschach (N.J.), Brainoil, No Statik, Needles at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7:30pm *** @ sep 16 fri Adventures With Might, Pocketknife, Paegant at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** sep 16 fri The Album Leaf, Sister Canyon, Naked Lights at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$17 8pm/9pm ** sep 16 fri Scorched-Earth Policy, Whiskey Back, Sofajunkie, Tuco Ramirez, Sludgebucket at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ sep 16 fri The Gourds, James McMurty at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $22 8pm/9pm ** sep 16 fri Blue October, Iamdynamite, Ashleigh Stone at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 16 fri Mary Gauthier, Lori McKenna at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm/9pm ** (seated show) sep 16 fri Zion-I, Jacka/Husuleh, Los Rakas, Honor Roll, dj Amen at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** sep 16 fri Teddybears (Sweden), K. Flay, Tigercat, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** sep 16 fri Zounds (U.K.), Culture Kids, Dadfag at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 9pm *** @ sep 16 fri DownDownDown, Beta State, Slim Jenkins, Brooks Was Here at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 16 fri Jason Waters at Coffee Adventures, 1331 Columbus at Northpoint, S.F. a/a free 11am * sep 16 fri Victory And Associates (record release), Repeat After Me, Sister Grizzly at Bricks and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St., S.F. 18+ $8/$10 ** (was August 12th) sep 16 fri Th Mrcy Hot Springs, Uzi Rash, Nectarine Pie, Fuzzy Cloaks (Olympia, WA) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** @ sep 16 fri J Boog (album release), Bayonics (album release), Jah Warrior Shelter at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** sep 16 fri In Virtue, Solaria, Motogruv, Miles Of Machines at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** sep 16 fri Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans, Justin Moore at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $76-$28 4pm/7pm # ** sep 16 fri Kittie, Dirge Within, Stepchild, Diamond Plate, Angerhead at the Avalon, Santa Calra a/a ** @ sep 16 fri Shitkickers, Trashkannon at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 16 fri Tesla at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $27/$32 8pm/9pm ** sep 16 fri The Aggrolites, Peelander-Z, Brothers Of Brazil at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm *** sep 16 fri U.F.O., Spiritual Octane at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $30/$35 7pm/8pm # *** sep 16 fri Purification By Fire, Lycanthrope, The Kennedy Veil, Gary Busey Amber Alert, Taunis Year One, Obscure at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 16 fri Candlebox, Miggs, Lotus Crush (acoustic), Silent Treatment at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $22-$40 7pm/8pm *** sep 16 fri Snoop Dogg at the Senator Theater, Chico a/ $39 8pm/9pm *** sep 16/17 Thievery Corporation, AM & Shawn Lee (fri), Frank Mitchell Jr. (sat) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** sep 16/17 Stanton Moore Trio, Soul Revels Brass Band (fri), The Shotgun Wedding Quintet (sat) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 9pm ** sep 16/17 Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 7:30pm # *** sep 17 sat Zounds (U.K.), Swann Danger, Fucktard, Bite, Falcon A at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ sep 17 sat Gutwrench, Fukm, Spracta Snut Skallar, Sad Boy Sinister, Skn & Bonez at someplace, somecity a/a $7 8pm *** @ (all Hazmat shows are being moved /rescheduled) sep 17 sat Cash'd Out at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** sep 17 sat Butt Problems, Run Amok, Hell Fire, Betty White at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ sep 17 sat Tartufi, Battlehooch, Birds & Batteries, Bare Wires, Phantom Kicks, James And Evander, Sean Smith, Cannons & Clouds, ChuCha Santamaria Y Usted, Mist Giant, Vons de Qua, SF Rock Project's House Band at Rock Make Street Fest, Treat St. & 18th St., S.F. a/a free noon *** sep 17 sat Dodsferd (Greece), Gravespawn, Nekcrium, Killgasm, Pale Chalice, Black Fucking Cancer at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $13 8pm *** @ sep 17 sat Bassnectar, Wolfgang Gartner, Dan Deacon, Big Gigantic at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $40 7pm # *** sep 17 sat Demetri Martin at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $50 6:30pm/7:30pm and 10pm shows # ** (seated) sep 17 sat Polkacide, Sassy, Carmichael And The Frijolitas Band at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 11am ** (Junipero Serra Elementary School's Polkapolloza Benefit) sep 17 sat Wolf Shirt, Street Score at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** sep 17 sat Rorschach (N.J.), Early Graves, Kowloon Walled City, Kicker at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm *** @ sep 17 sat The Twilight Singers, Mark Lanegan, Apollonia Kotero at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ 9pm ** (sold out) sep 17 sat Alpha Rev, Useless Keys at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 9pm ** sep 17 sat Dar Williams, Joan Osborne at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 17 Electric Guest, Spooky Flowers, PreTeen at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 17 sat Rank/Xerox, Kitchen's Floor (Austraila), Fat History Month (Boston), Yi at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 17 sat Peter Hook (performing "Closer") at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm *** sep 17 sat Robbers On High Street, Allah-Las at Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** sep 17 sat The Cured (tribute), Rio (tribute) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** sep 17 sat Flood, Asada Messiah at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** sep 17 sat House Of Floyd (tribute) at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21/$26 7:30pm/8:30pm ** sep 17 sat Rob Schneider at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** sep 17 sat Feral Depravity, Newtdick, Viral, Short Fuse at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 7pm ** sep 17 sat Vinyl Trees, Rippin at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** sep 17 sat U.F.O., Luv Planet at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** sep 17 sat Marco Antonio Solis, Ana Gabriel at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150-$50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 17 sat Kittie (London, Ontario, Canada), Chernobog, And Came Back Brutal at the Boardwalk, Orangeville a/a $15/$18 7pm/8pm *** sep 17 sat Overwatch, The Last Nova, Sensory, The Slim Chances, Mezzaluna, Lost Freedom at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 18 sun KUSF in Exile Rock n Swap at Light Rail Studios, 672 Toland Place, S.F. a/a a/a 7am-10am $20 / 10am-4pm $5 (save KUSF Fundraiser) sep 18 sun Grave, Blood Red Throne, Pathology, Gigan at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 8pm *** @ sep 18 sun Caifanes at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $49/$85 7pm/8pm # ** sep 18 sun The Coburns, Everlovin' at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** sep 18 sun Cuban Cigar Crisis at Glen Park Station, 2816 Diamond Street, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm * sep 18 sun dj Eva Von Slut at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ free 9pm * sep 18 sun The Fancy Dan Band, Erin Brazill And The Brazillionaires, Annie Bacon And Her Oshen at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** sep 18 sun Lumerians, Naked Lights, Infinity Rider at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** (KUSF in Exile) sep 18 sun Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Shawn Colvin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$35 7:30pm # ** sep 19 mon Joe Jonas, Jay Sean at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 19 mon Low, Bachelorette at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21/$23 8pm *** sep 19 mon Kevin Devine And The Goddamn Band, The Features (Nashville), Glaciers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 7pm/7:30pm ** sep 19 mon Defibulators at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm * sep 19 mon Barenaked Ladies at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 20 tue Periphery, The Human Abstract, Textures, The Contortionist at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** @ sep 20 tue Unwritten Law, The Ataris, The Lean at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** @ sep 20 tue Bush, Dead Sara at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $31 *** (sold out - Live 105) sep 20 tue Graffiti6 at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $10.53 8pm ** (Live 105) sep 20 tue Deafheaven, Lake Of Blood (L.A.), D.N.F. (L.A.), Stares, Lycus at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $7 8pm ** @ sep 20 tue Laudanum, The Body (R.I.), Braveyoung (N.C.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm *** @ sep 20 tue Cutter, Crimson Scarlet at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm ** sep 20 tue Black Balloon, Catholic Radio, YalPine at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 20 tue Ziggy Marley at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70-$35 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 20 tue Hank 3 Attention Deficit Domination at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $17/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm ** sep 21 wed The Body (R.I.), Braveyoung (N.C.), Negative Standards, The Burial Tide at the Metro, Oakland a/a $8 8pm *** @ sep 21 wed Knifey Spooney, Fuzzy Cloaks at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** sep 21 wed The Blank Tapes, Chloe Makes Music, The Range Of Light Wilderness, Hooray For The Riff Raff at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $14 8pm ** sep 21 wed James Blake at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 21 wed Cataldo, Rin Tin Tiger, Owl Paws at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 21 wed The Lumineers, Mahgeetah, Georgia Spurs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 21 wed Don Henley at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $190-$60 7:30pm # *** sep 21 wed D.R.I., Hoods, Kill The Precedent, A Single Second at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 21 wed Unwritten Law, Ataris at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $13 7pm/7:30pm *** @ sep 22 thr Uzi Rash, Battle Stations, Dikes Of Holland at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** sep 22 wed Bon Iver, Other Lives at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus, Berkeley a/a 7pm # *** sep 22 thr The Down Dirty Shake, Moccretro, E Minor, Purple Mercy at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 22 thr Colour Revolt, Colourmusic at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** sep 22 thr Return To Forever, Zappa Plays Zappa at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $102.50-$65 7pm/8pm # ** sep 22 thr Monarchy (London, England), Penguin Prison (dj set), Eli Glad at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $14 9pm ** sep 22 thr Casey Neill (Portland), The Barbary Ghosts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 22 thr Delhi 2 Dublin, Poirier at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$20 9pm ** sep 22 thr The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Austin Lucas & The Bold Party, T.V. Mike And The Scarecrowes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/8:30pm ** sep 22 thr Abysmal Fate, Potential Threat at the Swingin Door, San Mateo 21+ free 8pm/9pm ** sep 22 thr Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$50 7:30pm # *** sep 22 thr Andre Nickatina, Hopsin at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $23/$28 8pm/9pm ** sep 22 thr Rehab, Demun Jones, The Shades Of Gray, Vanishing Affair, Conflict Minerals at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 22 thr VooDoo Glow Skulls (Riverside), Another Damn Disappointment, Dogfood, Gundown at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 22 thr UFO, MindFlow at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $21-$40 7pm/7:30pm *** sep 22 thr Jim Messina at the El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $22.50 7pm/8pm ** sep 23 fri Swamp Witch, Negative Standards, Folivore at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a 7pm ** @ sep 23 fri Polar Bear Club, Fireworks, Balance And Composure, Such Gold at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** sep 23 fri Marc Anthony at the Arena, Oakland a/a $150-$40 7pm/8pm # *** sep 23 fri The Script, Hot Chelle Rae at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** sep 23 fri Cigarette Bums at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * sep 23 fri Extra Action Marching Band, Shake Well, Loyd Family Players, Inspector Gadje, dj Doug at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10-$25 8pm/9pm *** (Save KUSF Benefit) sep 23 fri Exhumed, Theories, Transient, Mortuous at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 5:30pm *** @ (early show) sep 23 fri Two Door Cinema Club, Grouplove, The Lonely Forest at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 23 fri James Vincent McMorrow, William Elliott Whitmore at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** sep 23 fri Joseph Arthur, Caracol, Elisapie at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 9pm ** sep 23 fri Man/Miracle, The Vacant Lots, Hiking at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 23 fri J Cole at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** (sold out) sep 23 fri The Frail at the Apple Store, One Stockton Street, S.F. a/a free ** sep 23 fri Ventid, Cartographer, Worker Bee at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 23 fri Junior Boys, Young Galaxy, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm ** sep 23 fri 400 Blows at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9:03pm ** sep 23 fri Hammers Of Misfortune, Brainoil, Futur Skullz, dj Cosmic Hearse at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 10pm ** @ sep 23 fri The Holdup, Top Shelf, My Peoples at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm *** sep 23 fri Pat Metheny With Larry Grenadier at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** sep 23 fri Feral Depravity (acoustic) at the Music Depot, 944 B Street, Hayward a/a free 8pm * sep 23 fri Underoath, Comeback Kid, The Chariot, This Is Hell at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a *** @ sep 23 fri Smokey Robinson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # *** sep 23 fri Jucifer, Buried At Birth at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 23 fri Wires In The Walls (L.A.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** sep 23 fri Apache, Moon Eater, Rosa Grande at the 105, 105 Pioneer Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 9pm ** sep 23 fri Andre Nickatina, Hopsin, Sunspot Jonz, Flatlip, Who Ride, The Ricky James Project, Stupid Youth at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 23 fri Expose, Lisa Lisa at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 8pm # ** (V101.1) sep 23 fri Blistered Earth (tribute), Seasons Of Insanity at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $10-$18 7pm/8pm ** sep 23/24 Get the Most (final show), Mindset, Betrayed, On, No Tolerance, Nails, Keep It Clear, Give, Remission, Skin Like Iron, Police And Thieves, Praise, Not Sorry, Noose, Damages, Peace, Circles, Living Eyes, Fell To Low, Dead Weight, Out Of Sight at React Fest at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ sep 23/24 Two Gallants, The Mumlers (fri), Waters (sat) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** sep 23/24 Pablo Cruise at George's, San Rafael 21+ $40-$30 ** sep 24 sat Glob, Paranoid Freak Out, Ignit (reunion) at someplace, somecity a/a 8pm ** @ (Nathan's Birthday) (all Hazmat shows are being moved /rescheduled) sep 24 sat Vagabond Opera, Go Van Goth at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley a/a 9pm ** sep 24 sat Ventid, Hyrrokkin, Schmoozer at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** sep 24 sat Robin Thicke, Faith Evans, Ginuwine, El Debarge, dj Jermaine Dupri, Blair Underwood, The Basketball Wives at the Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way, Richmond 21+ 8pm # ** sep 24 sat American Steel, Shotdown, Radio Revolt at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** @ sep 24 sat La Plebe, Sharp Objects, Bankrupt District, Amoebas (cd release), dj Chaos at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 7pm/9:15pm ** @ sep 24 sat J.G.B. With Melvin Seals at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 9pm ** sep 24 sat Hank III, Hellbilly, Attention Deficit Domination at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8:30pm # ** sep 24 sat The Dan Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** sep 24 sat Dream Theater, Trivium at thw Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** sep 24 sat dj Bob Mould, dj Rich Morel at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 10pm ** (blowoff) sep 24 sat The Translators at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm * sep 24 sat Midnight Bombers, Go Time, Moss, Psychology Of Genocide at thee Parkside, S.F. 22+ $6 9pm ** @ (Boomfest) sep 24 sat Love Dimension, The Secret Secretaries, Hairspray Blues (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 24 sat Foolproof Four (record release), Taxes, dj Dance Party at Amnesia, 853 Valencia at 20th, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** sep 24 sat Systems Officer, Phantom Works, Angel Island at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm ** sep 24 sat The Mano Cherga Band (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm) at the Riptide Bar, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/10pm * sep 24 sat The Shisky Richards (cd release), The Bootcuts, Jesse Jay Harris, dj Blaze Orange at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $11/$13 8:30pm ** (country) sep 24 sat Pride & Joy at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $18 8:30pm/9:30pm ** sep 24 sat War Of Aggression, Gutwrench, Black Mackerel, Out For War (Reno), Bloodshot And Dilated at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** @ (Lebowski Fest - costume & trivia contest) sep 24 sat Izeovasis, Dissipate, The Soothing Sound Of Flight at 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Ave., Brisbane 21+ $5 8pm ** @ sep 24 sat Heathen, Attitude Adjustment, Midnight Chaser Severed Fifth, Angerhead, Ikki Crane, Deadlands, Mad At Sam, Coffin Hunter at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a $25/$30 6pm *** @ (Lisa Perticone and Gary Holt's Wedding Reception Celebration) 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 $106-$31 6pm/7pm # *** sep 24 sat Clay Wheels, Dusted Angel at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $7 9pm ** (Tim Brauch Memorial) sep 24 sat Jimmy Eat World (Mesa, AZ) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** sep 24 sat Polar Bear Club (N.Y.), Fireworks (Detroit, MI), Balance & Composure (Doylestown, PA) at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm # ** sep 24 sat Underoath, Comeback Kid, The Chariot, This Is Hell, Give Em Hell at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 24 sat Johnny Mathis at Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento a/a # ** sep 24 sat Twin Shadow at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a ** sep 24 sat Andre Nickatina at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $24-$55 7pm/8pm ** sep 25 sun Bacchus (Ireland), Duke Nukem Forever, Beau Navire at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm ** @ sep 25 sun D Generation, The Biters, Primma Donna, Flexx Bronco at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm ** @ sep 25 sun Folsom Street Fair, S.F. a/a free sep 25 sun Twin Shadow, Diamond Rings at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17/$!9 8pm ** sep 25 sun Ladytron, Sonolo, Polaris At Noon, dj Omar at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 25 sun Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Atom Age, The Started-Its at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ sep 25 sun MC Chris, MC Lars, Mega Ran, Adam WarRock at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm ** sep 25 sun Ladytron (dj set) at Amoeba Records, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** sep 25 sun Coffin Hunter at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * sep 25 sun Pale Chalice, Bosse-de-Nage, Wreck And Reference, Planning For A Burial at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** sep 25 sun The Shondes, Schande, Wild Assumptions at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** sep 25 sun Lee "Scratch" Perry at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** sep 25 sun Santana, George Lopez at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $109-$39 6pm/7pm # *** sep 25 sun Tony Bennett at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $155-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 25 sun Papa Roach, Buckcherry, Puddle Of Mudd, P.O.D., Red, Crossfade, Drive A at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a $30/$35 ($12 parking) 4pm/5pm # *** (Rock Allegiance Tour) sep 25 sun Cinderella, Some Fear None at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ sep 25 sun Hank 3 at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $18-$35 7pm/8pm ** sep 26 mon Arch Enemy, DevilDriver, Skeletonwitch, Chthonic at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ sep 26 mon BB King, Buddy Guy at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a $100-$50 7pm/8pm *** sep 26 mon Neon Trees at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** sep 26 mon Kings Go Forth, Monophonics at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** sep 26 mon Deep Teens at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm/9pm ** @ sep 26 mon Duran Duran at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$60 5:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 26 mon Bright Eyes, Kurt Vile And The Violators at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $26-$50 7pm/8pm ** sep 26 mon Idiot Glee at the Alibi, 535 Fifth Street, Eureka 21+ ** sep 26/27 Jimmy Eat World (Mesa, AZ - performing "Bleed American"), Kinch at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** sep 27 tue TV On The Radio at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** sep 27 tue Braids, Pepper Rabbit (New Orleans), Painted Palms at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 27 tue Never Shout Never, A Rocket To The Moon, Carter Hulsey at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** sep 27 tue Idiot Glee (Lexington, KY) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 27 tue Dominant Legs, Nurses at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** sep 27 tue Leon Russel at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** sep 27 tue Dr. John & The Lower 911, Little Feat, The Blind Boys Of Alabama at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$40 7:30pm # ** sep 27 tue Wayne Static, Eye Empire, Kyng, One Eyed Doll, Gemini Syndrome, Damage Over Time at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** sep 28 wed Tigon, Cascabel, Ammonite, Death By Steamship at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** sep 28 wed Connoisseur (tape release), Before The Eyewall (OH), 19Add (CO), Bruxers, Your Enemy a someplace, somecity a/a 8pm *** @ (all Hazmat shows are being moved /rescheduled) sep 28 wed Active Child, Chad Valley, Silver Swans at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 28 wed Tyler Ward at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 8pm ** sep 28 wed The Goddamn Gallows, Jayke Orvis, James Hunnicut, Swamp Angel at Milk, 1840 Haight Street, S.F. 21+ ** sep 28 wed Vows / Paranolds, Siddhartha, Black Hole Oscillators at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** sep 28 wed Mountains, Date Palms, Vestals at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 28 wed Richie Spice, Reggae Angels at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** sep 28 wed Emmylou Harris at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** sep 28 wed John Prine at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$38 7:30pm # ** sep 28 wed Portugal The Man at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** sep 28 wed Southern Culture On The Skids, Aloha Screwdriver at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** sep 28 wed River Whyless (North Carolina) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** (same band, new name) sep 28 wed The Bastard Suns (Atlanta, GA), El Loma Prieta, Street Urchinz at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** sep 28 wed We Came As Romans, Miss May I, Of Mice And Men, Texas In July, Close To Home at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $17-$39 6pm/6:30pm ** sep 29 thr Morgan Manifacier at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * sep 29 thr Meklit Hadero at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** sep 29 thr Unwoman, dj Fact.50 at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm * sep 29 thr Faster Than Light, Gokart Mozart at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** sep 29 thr Revolver (France), Chateau Marmont (France), Mist And Mast at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 29 thr Alex Metric, dj Omar at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13 10pm ** sep 29 thr Weedeater, Saviours, Bison, Fight Amp at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8pm ** sep 29 thr Dreamdate, Party Owl, Baby Talk, Big Drag, dj Biz, dj Whiz at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** sep 29 thr Young Dubliners (Irland) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** sep 29 thr Emmylou Harris at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $81-$41 7:30pm # ** sep 29 thr The Misfits at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @ (was oct 1st) sep 29 thr postponed: Kaiser Chiefs at the Fillmore, S.F. (now march 20, 2012) sep 30 fri Buzzmut, Tired at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** sep 30 fri Ensamble Mik Nawooj Great Integration (Chamber Hip-Hop Opera) at Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento Street, S.F. a/a $17 ($14 seniors/students) 8pm * sep 30 fri Year Of The Dragon at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ * sep 30 fri Beerijuana, Boar Hunter, Lucabrazzi, You Die at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21 $8 ** sep 30 fri Mekons (acoustic) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 8pm *** sep 30 fri Odd Future, Wolf Gang, Kill Them All at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** sep 30 fri Nouvelle Vague at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** sep 30 fri The Jayawks at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 30 fri Kindest Lines (New Orleans), Ssleeping Desiress, C.L.A.W.S. (dj set), dj's, video at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10 8:30pm ** sep 30 fri The Gems, Terry Malts, Tambo Rays at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** sep 30 fri Victim's Family, Two Headed Spy (cd release) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm *** sep 30 fri Hanni El Khatib, Nick Waterhouse, Dirty Ghosts at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm * sep 30 fri High Like Five, The Sweet Revenge, Cassandra Farrar + The Left Brains, Whiskey Richard And The Gutrots at Hotel Utah, S.F. 21 $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 30 fri Cottontails, Serious Jass Project, Rob Reich Trio at Beatbox, 314 11th Street, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** sep 30 fri The Struts, The Rumble Strippers, Jesse Morris at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** sep 30 fri Reckless Kelly, Whiskey Dawn at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $16 8pm/9pm ** sep 30 fri Merle Haggard at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** sep 30 fri DeVotchKa, Gomez at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $50-$30 7:30pm # ** sep 30 fri Systems Officer, Phantom Works (Chicago), Doctor Nurse at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 30 fri Saxon at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** sep 30 fri Twisted Insane (San Diego), Penny, Sik Mob, Lower Level, Cali Colab, Teeth N Tones, Cherry Red, Young Gatlin at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 30/oct 1 Tea Leaf Green, Big Light at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** sep 30/oct 1 Earl Klugh at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $35 ($25 fri 10pm) 8pm and 10pm shows ** sep 30/oct 1/2 Justin Townes Earle, The Flatlanders, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock, John Prine, Simon Joyner, Woods, Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally & Their All-Star Band, Bill Kirchen, The Felice Brothers, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Bright Eyes, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Wendy Bird, Patty Griffin, Jonathan Wilson, Buddy Miller, AllofaSudden, Ollabelle, Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses, Irma Thomas, Thurston Moore, Emmylou Harris, Buckethead, Seldom Scene, Jolie Holland, Abigail Washburn, Reckless Kelly, Robert Earl Keen, Cass McCombs, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Low Anthem, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Hot Buttered Rum, Alison Brown Quartet, Punch Brothers, The Swanson Family Band, The Del McCoury Band & The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Dr. John & The Lower 911, Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin, Bill Orcutt, Robyn Hitchcock, Charlie Musselwhite, Earl Scruggs, Gomez, Gillian Welch, Chris Isaak, Frank Fairfield, Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy, Mekons, Conspiracy Of Beards, P.M.W., Fitz & The Tantrums, The Belle Brigade, The Devil Makes Three, Elbow, Seamus Kennedy, Ricky Skaggs, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, Moonalice, South Memphis String Band, M. Ward, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Otis Clay With Chick Rodgers, Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson, David Bromberg Quartet, Dark Star Orchestra, Dive Bar Dukes, River Whyless, Over The Rhine, Broken Social Scene, Maxim Ludwig & The Santa Fe Seven, The Band Of Heathens, A.A. Bondy, Greensky Bluegrass, The Wronglers With Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Joe Purdy, The Jayhawks, Steve Earle And The Dukes, Those Darlins, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, MC Hammer, Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer, Bob Mould, The Mother Hips, Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard, Blame Sally, DeVotchKa, The Civil Wars at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free 11am *** oct 1 sat Bum-City Saints, Chump Change, Decent Criminals, Otro Desperdicio (L.A.), Corporate Cancer, Moderate Excess at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ (punk n' ska night) oct 1 sat Beirut, Laetitia Sadier at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 1 sat Ghoul, Population Reduction, Feast at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8pm # *** @ oct 1 sat Dark Star Orchestra at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 1 sat Neon Indian, Com Truise, Purity Ring at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $20 9pm *** oct 1 sat The Wrong Words, Royal Headache (Austraila), Paper Bags at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** oct 1 sat Mk4, Mengz at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** oct 1 sat Thee Merry Widows, The Undertaker And His Pals, The Dirty Hands Family Band at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 1 sat Hindi Zahra, Karina Denike, Valerie Orth at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm * oct 1 sat Ruleta Rusa (7" record release), Rayos X (L.A.), La Voz (L.A.), Generacion Suicida (L.A.) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** oct 1 sat Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowout, Rod Piazza, Lazy Lester & Little Charlie Baty, Sky O'Bankion at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $23/$25 7:30pm/8:30pm ** oct 1 sat Sisters Of The Sun Band, Exit Eden, Love & Voodoo, Tunestone at Chris' Club, 656 Benicia Rd., Vallejo 21+ 9pm ** oct 1 sat Court Yard Hounds at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** oct 1 sat Con Brio, Tori Roze And The Hot Mess (San Diego) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** oct 1 sat Keith Urban, Jake Owen at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 1 sat A B & The Sea, Young Science at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 1 sat Saxon (Yorkshire, England) at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $25 7pm/8pm *** oct 1 sat Hed(pe), Slaine, Stepchild, White Minorities at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 1/2 Toro Y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Bass Drum Of Death at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 2 sun Paul Bariibeau at 924 Gilman Street, Berkleey a/a 5pm * oct 2 sun Queensryche at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ oct 2 sun Lisa Hannigan, John Smigh at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 2 sun Erica Sunshine Lee at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * oct 2 sun Working From Home (80's covers), Deb Thorpe, dj Leisure Addicts at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$20 6pm/6:30pm ** (Benefit San Francisco Food Bank) oct 2 sun The Nerv, Redbush at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 4pm ** oct 2 sun Jacuzzi Boys (Miami), Ap0ache, Midnite Snaxxx at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** 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 Big D & The Kids Table, La Noche Oskura, The Young Vintage at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 2 sun Blood Sky, That Ginger Kid, Monkey Suit, Operation Pandas, BatChild at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 4pm/4:30pm *** oct 2 sun Keith Urban, Jake Owen at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 2 sun Pat Travers at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $18 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** oct 2 sun Living With Lions, Broadway Calls at the Cossing, Redding ?/? ** oct 3 mon An Horse at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 3 mon The World Inferno Friendship Society, The Phenomenauts at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm *** @ oct 3 mon Omd, Washington at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $32.50/$45 8pm # ** (was October 4th) oct 3 mon River Whyless, Brother Pacific, Beatbeat Whisper at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** oct 3 mon Bob Schneider (solo) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** (partially seated) oct 3 mon Living With Lions, Broadway Calls at the XL Grindhouse, Salinas ?/? ** oct 3 mon Batten Down Your Heart, Trail By Fire, Behold, the Device, Anthem, Still Fighting, Crush The Adversary at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 4 tue Erasure, Frankmusik at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** oct 4 tue Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles, Colleen Green at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 4 tue Big D And The Kids Table, Have Nots at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ oct 4 tue Plain White T's, The Summer Set, The Downtown Fiction, Alli Gillis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** oct 4 tue Liam Finn, Marques Toliver at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** oct 4 tue Sydney Ducks, Xeroxide, Test, dj Taypoleon at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 4 tue ZZ Top at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$60 7:30pm # *** oct 4 tue Badfish (tribute), Scotty Don't, Pacific Dub at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $15-$30 7pm/8pm ** oct 4 tue Circa Survive at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $18 7pm/7:30pm # *** oct 5 wed Andrew Virga at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * oct 5 wed Evergrey, Blackguard, Sabaton, PowerGlove, The Absence at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # ** oct 5 wed Why?, Serengeti at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) oct 5 wed Mucca Pazza at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** oct 5 wed Mona, Funeral Party, The Soft White Sixties at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 5 wed Cant at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 5 wed Holger (Brazil), New Spell, Red Weather at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** oct 5 wed Guella, Antioquia at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** (Benefit the Tutorpedia Foundation) oct 5 wed Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $144-$34 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 5 wed Blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Matt And Kim at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $69-$20 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 5 wed Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles, Colleen Green, dj Mario Orduno at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** oct 5 wed Badfish (tribute), Scotty Don't, Element Of Soul, Simple Creation at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 6 thr Peter Bjorn & John, Hanni El, Khatib at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 6 thr C.S.S. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 6 thr The Hood Internet at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 6 thr Star SLinger (U.K.), Mux Mool at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13 9pm ** oct 6 thr Electric Six, Kitten, Mark Mallman at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm ** oct 6 thr Datarock (Norway) at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $13 9pm *** oct 6 thr Badfish (tribute), Scotty Don't, Just Chill at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a $20 7pm/8pm ** oct 6 thr Insane Clown Posse at Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $26-$50 7pm/8pm *** @ $ oct 7 fri Peter Bjorn & John at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** oct 7 fri Smashing Pumpkins, Fancy Space People, Light FM at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $45 7pm # *** @ $ oct 7 fri Feed Your Soul at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * oct 7 fri Foxtails Brigade at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** oct 7 fri The Rocketz, The Memphis Murder Men, Infamous Swanks, Cries From The Crypt at John Patrick's, 1813 Park St., Alameda 21+ $7 ** (was listed as September 30th) oct 7 fri The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 9pm *** oct 7 fri The Fresh & Onlys, Tamaryn, Wax Idols at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** oct 7 fri The Old Firm Casuals, Brassknuckle Boys, Young Offenders, Airfix Kits, Living Eyes at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 9pm *** @ oct 7 fri The Trophy Fire, Bird By Bird, The Bruises at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm *** oct 7 fri Megafaun, Doug Palsley at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** oct 7 fri Hurry Up Shotgun (cd release), Moon Eater, Victory And Associates at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** oct 7 fri Dawes, Blitzen Trapper, Smoke Fairies at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $19/$23 8pm/9pm ** oct 7 fri Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Prince Royce at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7pm # ** oct 7 fri Blondie, The English Beat at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** (KFOG) oct 7 fri Dub FX, Los Hot Boxers, Drunken Starfighter at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 7 fri 10 Years, Redlight King, Overwatch at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 7/8 Rebirth Brass Band, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds (fri), SeaSunZ & The Earth Amp Project (sat) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** oct 7/8 Furthur (Phil Lesh, Bob Weir) at Monterey County Fiargrounds a/a $45 6pm/7pm # ** oct 8 sat Nuclear Rabbit, Jokes For Feling, The Glimpse Trio, Jean Baudin, Black Dream, Cht at 924 Gilman Street, Berkelely a/a 8pm *** @ oct 8 sat Pepper, The Expendables, Ballyhoo (Maryland) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 8 sat Michael Franti & Spearhead, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Pimps Of Joytime at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $39.50 7pm # ** (KFOG) oct 8 sat Metazen, Dysmanic, King Ginger, Cel Sol at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** oct 8 sat Peter Bjorn & John, Sunbird at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 9pm ** oct 8 sat Cymbals Eat Guitairs, Hooray For Earth, The Dandelion War at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 8 sat Boris (Japan), Tera Melos, Master Musicians Of Bukkake at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** oct 8 sat Dan Sartain, Two Tears, Des Roar (N.Y.C.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** oct 8 sat The Sam Chase (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm) at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm * oct 8 sat Dead Meadow, Burnt Ones, Pow! at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm ** oct 8 sat Skitzo (30 year reunion), Seeds Of Hate, Thought Vomit, Heller, Road Crew at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7pm *** @ oct 8 sat Old Firm Casuals, Brassknuckle Boys, Pressure Point, Factory Minds at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 8 sat Sick Puppies, First Class Citizen, Allinaday, Crashscene at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 8 sat Hawthorne Heights at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a $11 6pm/6:30pm ** oct 8 sat Cake at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $40-$70 8pm/9pm *** oct 8 sat 10 Years, Redlight King at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 7pm/7:30pm ** oct 8/9 Girls at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 9 sun Mad Sin at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm ** @ oct 9 sun S.F. Indie Mart at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am oct 9 sun The David Crowder Band, Gungor, Chris August and John Mark McMillan at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # ** oct 9 sun Yellowcard at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm ** oct 9 sun Hobbit NYC, The Blank Stares, Sassy! at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 noon/1pm ** (early show) oct 9 sun Clara C, New Heights at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $12 8pm ** oct 9 sun Arms And Legs, Deaf Wish (Austrailia), The Djin Aquariam/Plastic Crimewave Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** oct 9 sun Incubus, Young The Giant at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $100-$20 6pm/7:30pm # *** oct 9 sun Panic! At The Disco, Foxy Shazam at Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $26.50-$50 7pm/7:30pm *** oct 10 mon Evanescence, The Pretty Reckless, Rival Sons at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ** oct 10 mon Nick Lowe, J.D. McPherson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30 7pm/8pm ** (seated show) oct 10 mon Switchfoot, Anberlin at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** oct 10 mon Japanther at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 10 mon Chamberlin, Olin & The Moon at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** oct 10 mon Yelawolf, dj Craze, Rittz at the Indepenent, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm ** oct 10 mon Panic At The Disco, Foxy Shazam at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ oct 10 mon Yellocard at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $20-$40 6pm/7pm ** oct 11 tue The Australian Pink Floyd Show at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 11 tue Decapitated, Decrepit Birth, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Haarp Machine, Rings Of Saturn, Eviscerated at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $18/$20 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 11 tue Rocky Votolato, Matt Pond PA, Minor Kingdom at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 11 tue The Renderers (New Zealand), Sore Eros, Christine Shields at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 11 tue Chad VanGaalen, Gary War at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** oct 11 tue Gang Gang Dance at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 12 wed Alex Stein, Mick Leonard, Okay Jose at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** oct 12 wed Colbie Caillat, Andy Grammer at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 12 wed Blue Scholars, Bambu at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm ** oct 12 wed Ema, Sister Crayon, Alexis at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** oct 12 wed Glen Phillips, Kim Richey at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 9:30pm ** oct 12 wed Ugly Winner, Disco Doom (Switzerland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 12 wed Poison Idea, La Plebe, The Insurgence at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm *** @ oct 12 wed Danava, Thrones at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ oct 12 wed Billy Idol at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$35 7:30pm # *** (new date - was oct 8th) oct 13 thr The Edomites And Friends at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * oct 13 thr Ru36, Bam! Bam!, Shake Me!, Eastern Span, C.U.P.C.A.K.E. at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** @ oct 13 thr Enslaved, Ghost, Alcest at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 7:30pm ** @ oct 13 thr Gardens And Villa at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 13 thr Zee Avi at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 13 thr Siddhartha, These Hills Of Gold, 3 Jaquars at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** oct 13 thr Mustache Harbor at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** oct 13 thr Jesse Malin & THe St. Marks Social at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** oct 13 thr Chromeo, Mayer Hawthorne & The Country at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $22-$50 7pm/8pm ** oct 13/14 Foster The People, Cults, Reptar at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21.50 7pm/8pm (thr) 8pm/9pm (fri) # *** oct 14 fri Bryan Ferry, Phenomental Handclap Band at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** oct 14 fri Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** (Teach in Prison Benefit) oct 14 fri Sister Crayon at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** oct 14 fri Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Into It Over It at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8:30pm ** oct 14 fri Metronomy (Devon, England), NewVillager, Jhameel at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15/$18 8:30pm ** oct 14 fri Il Volo at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a $70-$30 7pm/8pm ** oct 14 fri Ryan Adams at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm *** oct 14 fri Middle Class, TV Ghost at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $16/$18 8:30pm/10pm ** @ oct 14 fri The Bar Feeders, Hank IV at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** (Frank El Rio & Scott Alcoholocast's Birthdays) oct 14 fri The Drums, Io Echo at the Indepenednt, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** oct 14 fri Super Diamond (tribute) at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21 8pm/9pm ** oct 14 fri Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, Escape The Fate, Sevendust, Black Tide, Art Of Dying at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $70-$20 2pm # *** @ (Uproar Festival) oct 15 sat Naked Aggression, All Or Nothing HC, The Nerv, Nihilist Cunt, Tall Can Brigade at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7pm *** @ oct 15 sat Mercy Ties at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** oct 15 sat Lagos Roots, Afrobeat Ensemble at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm ** oct 15 sat Empire Of The Sun, Cut Copy, Death From Above 1979, Chromeo, Dizzee Rascal, Flying Lotus, Buraka Som Sistema, Battles, The Naked & Famous, Yacht, Shabazz Palaces, Aloe Blacc, Geographer at Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island, S.F. Bay a/a $69.50 ($99-$125 two day tickets) # ** oct 15 sat Fountains Of Wayne, Mike Viola at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 9pm *** oct 15 sat Gun Poweder, American Diatribe, Left Out Lamonts at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** oct 15 sat Buxter Hoot'n, Bhi Bhiman, Fox & Woman at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** oct 15 sat We Be The Echo, Walls (U.K.), Sean Smith at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** oct 15 sat Blown To Bits, Kicker, Neighborhood Brats at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** @ oct 15 sat Jinx Jones & The King Tones (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm) at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** oct 15 sat The Head And The Heart at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** (sold out) oct 15 sat Dave Alvin And The Guilty Ones at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $26 7pm/8pm ** oct 15 sat Ryan Adams, Jason Isbell at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** oct 15 sat Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $144-$34 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 15 sat Blackstreet, Bell Bev Devoe, S.W.V., Dru-Hill at Memorial Auditorium, 1400 J Street at 15th, Sacramento a/a 7pm ** # oct 15 sat The Winter Formal, The Seeking, City Of Kings, Greenlight, The Even Tide, Lights Ahead Of Us at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** oct 16 sun Aerin Monroe, Brandon Mayer And the Hidden Powers, Ryan Schmidt at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** oct 16 sun The Narrows, Helms Alee at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $8/$9 8pm/9pm ** oct 16 sun Death Cab For Cutie, Explosions In The Sky, Beach House, The Hold Steady, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Friendly Fires, St. Vincent, The Head And The Heart, Wild Beasts, Warpaint, The Antlers, Thee Oh Sees, Weekend at Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island, S.F. Bay a/a $69.50 ($99-$125 two day tickets) # *** oct 16 sun Five Finger Death Punch, All That Remains, Hatebreed, Rev Theory at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $40 ($95 vip) 6:30pm/7pm # *** @ oct 16 sun The Laura Jean Band, The Verms at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** oct 16 sun Thao With The Get Down Stay Down at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm ** oct 16 sun Steven Wright at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** oct 16 sun postponed: The Slackers at Slim's, S.F. (now feb 11th) oct 16/17 The Musical Box at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 17 mon Veil Of Maya, After The Burial, Misery Signals, Within The Ruins, Volumes, Memento Mori at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ oct 17 mon incorrect listing: The Throne at the Pavilion, Sacramento oct 18 tue Opeth, Katatonia at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** oct 18 tue Adrian Belew Power Trio, Stick Men at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 18 tue Shelby Lynne at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $22/$25 8pm ** oct 18 tue Airborne Toxic Event at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21 7pm/8pm # *** (also Oct. 21st) oct 18 tue Katie Herzig, Butterfly Boucher at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 18 tue Kicking Spit, Owls, Huff Stuff Magazine at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** oct 18 tue Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** oct 18 tue Michael Monroe at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** oct 18 tue The Business, Dirty Filthy Mugs at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 8pm *** @ oct 19 wed Foo Fighters, Cage The Elephant, Mariachi El Bronx at the Arena, Oakland a/a $60 (ga pit) $60-$40 reserved 7pm # *** @ oct 19 wed Glowhouse at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a donation 7pm * oct 19 wed K.d. Lang And The Siss Boom Bang at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** oct 19 wed Lindsey Buckingham at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 19 wed Beach Fossils at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 19 wed The Business, Dirty Filthy Mugs at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm *** @ oct 19 wed Anika at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 19 wed The Miles Davis Experience at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ** oct 20 thr Mason Jennings at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 20 thr Miyavi at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $30 9pm ** oct 20 thr John Doe at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** oct 20 thr MJ's Brass Boppers, Kamp Camille, El Cajon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** oct 20 thr Victoria George, Or The Whale at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 20 thr David Vandervelde, The Fling at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 20 thr Skinner, Bomb & Scary at the Swingin' Door, San Mateo 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 20 thr Foo Fighters, Cage The Elephant, Mariachi El Bronx at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a $40-$50 7pm # *** oct 20 thr Mimosa at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 20 thr Afroman, Norkal at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 # ** oct 21 fri Poison Idea, Attitude Adjustment, Sabertooth Zombie, Deep Cover at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ oct 21 fri The Disciples, Green Lady Killers, Memphis Murder Men, Bite at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 ** @ oct 21 fri Airborne Toxic Event at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21 7pm/8pm # *** (also Oct 18th) oct 21 fri Cool Water Canyon at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 21 fri Battlehooch, Chuck Prophet, This Old Earthquake, KUSF dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** (Save KUSF Benefit) oct 21 fri Lost In Kostko at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm ** oct 21 fri Petty Theft (tribute), Zoo Station (tribute) at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $16/$21 7:30pm/8:30pm ** oct 21 fri Roger Daltrey (performs the Who's Tommy) at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # *** $ oct 21 fri Afroman (Hattiesburg, MS), Human Temperament at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $18/$20 7pm/8pm *** oct 21 fri Mickey Avalon at the El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ (a/a with an adult) $18 8pm/8:30pm # ** oct 21/22 Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Anders Osborne at thee Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** oct 22 sat Noothgrush, Dispirit, Atriarch (Portland), Atriach, Agents Of Satan, Human Anomaly, Connoisseur at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ oct 22 sat Insanity, Pillager, Massacreation, Deaths Eminence at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @ oct 22 sat Mickey Avalon at Slim's, S.F. 6+ 9pm *** oct 22 sat Calle 13 at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm # ** oct 22 sat Maria Taylor at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm ** oct 22 sat Blank Stares, Slouching Stars, Rabbles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** oct 22 sat The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 11:55pm ** oct 22 sat Wonderbread 5 at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $18 8:45pm/9:45pm ** oct 22 sat Afroman at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $21/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 22 sat Turbonegra, Green Lady Killers, Culo A Boca, Beaver Feaver at Coasters, Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ $8 ** @ oct 22 sat Zed's Dead at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 22/23 Shellac at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $18/$20 8pm/9pm ** oct 23 sun Bayside, Saves The Day, I Am The Avalance, Transit at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $17.50 7pm # *** oct 23 sun The War On Drugs, Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** oct 23 sun Nero Order, Embers, Ninth Moon Black at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** oct 24 mon Tech Nine, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Jay Rock, Americaz Most Haunted at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** oct 25 tue The Boxer Rebelion, Canon Blue at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 25 tue Devin Townsend Project at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 25 tue Grieves & Budo, Prof, The MC Type at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** (hip hop) oct 25 tue Gold Panda at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 25 tue Himalayan Bears at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * oct 25 tue Lindsey Buckingham at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ** oct 26 wed Firewind, Arsis, White Wizzard, Nightrage at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17/$19 8pm *** oct 26 wed Pogo, That 1 Guy at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 26 wed Yngwie Malmsteen at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # *** oct 26 wed Milagres (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Here Here, Genius And The Thieves at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** oct 26 wed Hans-Joachim Roedellus, Xambuca at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm ** oct 26 wed Interstellar Grains, Cash Pony, The Mean Faces at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** oct 26 wed incorrect listing: Judas Priest at the Arena, Oakland oct 26 wed Five Finger Death Punch, All That Remains, Hatebreed, Rev Theory at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $35-$65 6:30pm/7:30pm *** @ oct 27 thr The Green, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 27 thr Ryan Montbleau Band, Jason Spooner at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm ** oct 27 thr Gypsy Moonlight Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm * oct 27 thr Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Black Label Society at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $109-$20 5pm/6pm # *** (107.7 The Bone) oct 28 fri Alaric (record release), Nezzy Idy, Hollow Mirrors, Young Lions at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $7 ** oct 28 fri Wayne Hancock, Shelby Cobra, Slim Chance & The Can't Hardly Playboys at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** oct 28 fri Jason Webley, Blackbird Raum at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 9pm ** oct 28 fri A.L.O. at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** oct 28 fri Kings Of Convenience at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $40 8pm/9pm # ** oct 28 fri Skrillex, 12th Planet, Two Fresh, Nadastrom at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm/9pm # ** (sold out) oct 28 fri Please Do Not Fight (cd release), Rin Tin Tiger, Debbie Neigher, Owl Paws at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 28 fri Manchester Orchestra, White Denim, The Dear Hunter, Little Hurricane at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 28 fri Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15 9pm ** oct 28 fri Case Studies, Gold Leaves, Whalebones at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** oct 28 fri Steep Canyon Rangers at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21 7pm/8pm * oct 28 fri Jonny Lang at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** oct 28 fri Powerage (tribute), Rat Bastard (covers), 667 Neighbor Of The Beast (tribute) at Club Fox, 2223 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $14/$16 8pm ** oct 28 fri Rivals at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ** oct 28 fri Matt Nathanson, Scars On 45 at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 29 sat Ty Segall, Zulus (N.Y.) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** oct 29 sat Shpongle at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** oct 29 sat PRIMUS, Omar Rodriquez Lopez at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $42.50 7pm # *** @ oct 29 sat Los Shimmyshakrs at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm * oct 29 sat The Damned (35th anniversary), Cute Lepers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $30 9pm *** @ oct 29 sat Trentemoller at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** oct 29 sat The Hot Toddies, Ghost & The City, Sun Hop Fat, dj Brother Grimm at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 ($10 with costume) 9pm ** oct 29 sat Warren Haynes Band at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $30/$40 8pm/9pm # ** (tribute to Sly and The Family Stone) oct 29 sat Deadmau5, Fatboy Slim, Feed Me, A-Trak, Tommy Lee, dj Aero at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $69 5:30pm # ** oct 29 sat Fastbacks, The Muffs, Slouching Stars at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $20 8:30pm/10pm *** @ oct 29 sat The Guverment at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm * oct 29 sat Pierced Arrows, Don't at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** oct 29 sat Angora Debs, Charles Albright, Buk Buk Bigups at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** oct 29 sat The Mother Hips, Nicki Bluhm & The Gamblers at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $25 8pm/9pm ** oct 29 sat Tag! You're Dead (Citrus Heights), Before You Fall, In Oceans, The Seeking, We're Not Friends Anymore, Paint Over Pictures, Kingdom Of Giants at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm *** @ oct 29 sat Bill Cosby at Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento a/a 5pm & 8pm shows # *** oct 29 sat Alesana, A Skylit Drive, Sleeping With Sirens, Attila, Memphis May Fire, Serianna at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 30 sun Dwarves, La Plebe, Oppressed Logic, The Barf Feeders, Drunglords Of The Avenues, Last Round Up, Culo A Boca, Blasfemme at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $13 4pm *** @ oct 30 sun Alesana, A Skylit Drive, Sleeping With Sirens, Attila, Memphis May Fire, Serianna at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6pm # *** oct 30 sun The Whoa Nellies at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * oct 30 sun Anamanaguchi at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 30 sun The Lemonheads (performing It's a Shame About Ray), The Shining Twins at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 8pm *** $ oct 30 sun The Warlocks, Fake Your Own Death, The Spyrals at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 30 sun A.L.O., Fruition at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $26/$28 7pm/8pm ** oct 31 mon 2Many djs, Fake Blood, Bag Raiders, Miami Horror, Classixx, Tenderlions, Aaron Axelsen at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 5:45pm # ** (Live 105 Subsonic Halloween Ball) oct 31 mon The Soft Moon, Led Er Est at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 9pm ** oct 31 mon Pride & Joy at George's, San Rafael 21+ 9pm ** oct 31 mon Collie Buddz, Gappy Ranks, New Kingston at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $20-$40 7pm/8pm ** oct 30/31 7 Walkers (Bill Kreutzmann, Papa Mali, Matt Hubbard, Reed Mathis) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** nov 1 tue They Are All Dead, He Whose Ox Is Gored, In Aeona at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** nov 1 tue Zola Jesus, Xanopticon, dj Omar at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** nov 1 tue The Parlotones at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** nov 1 tue Method Man, Currensy, Big Krit at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** nov 1 tue Phantogram, Reptar at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ ** @ nov 1 tue Iration, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Through The Roots at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $15-$37.50 7pm/7:45pm ** nov 1 tue Iration, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Through The Roots at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $13 # ** nov 2 wed Gaelic Storm at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 2 wed Currensy, Method Man, Big Krit, Smoke Dza, Fiend, The Pricks, Corner Boy P at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 2 wed Phantogram, Reptar at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # $18 7pm/8pm ** @ nov 2 wed Uh Huh Her at Slim's, S.F. 6+ * nov 2 wed Mayday Parade, We Are The In Crowd, You Me At Six, There For Tomorrow, The Make at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** nov 2 wed Sirhan Sirhan (San Diego), Hazzard's Cure, Prizehog at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 2 wed Jeff Beck, Brandi Carlile (solo) at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ $90 8pm *** nov 2 wed Mac Miller, People Under The Stairs, Casey Veggies at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** nov 2 wed Iration, Tomorrows Badseeds, Through The Roots at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $13 7pm/7:45pm ** nov 3 thr Kate Voegele at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 3 thr Zeds Dead at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 3 thr Architecture In Helsinki, Yacht at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** nov 3 thr Street Pyramids, Yeah Great Fine (Portland), We Arsons at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 3 thr Iration, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Through The Roots at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 4 fri Fell Voices, Ash Borer (Arcata), Velnias (Denver, CO), Sutekh Hexen, Lycus at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a ** @ nov 4 fri Faun Fables at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$13 8pm/9pm ** nov 4 fri Four Year Strong, Gallows, Title Fight, The Swellers, Sharks at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** (AP tour) nov 4 fri Minus The Bear (performing 'Highly Refined Pirates'), The Velvet Teen at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 9pm *** nov 4 fri Still Corners (London, England) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm ** nov 4 fri Collie Buddz at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** nov 4 fri Shonen Knife (Japan), Shannon And The Clamps, The Pleasure Kills at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ nov 4 fri Peter Wolf Crier, Birds & Batteries at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** nov 4 fri Knights Of The New Crusade, Hondettes, The Ogres at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 4 fri Deer Tick at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** nov 4 fri Living With Lions, Broadway Calls at Ft. Ryland, 516 Ryland Street, Reno, NV a/a ** nov 4/5 Wild Flag, Drew Grow & The Pastor's Wives at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 5 sat The Singin' Utters, The Hooks at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm *** @ (Uptown's 4th anniversary) nov 5 sat City And Colour at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # ** nov 5 sat Thrice, La Dispute, Moving Mountains, O'Brother at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** nov 5 sat Hot Rod Circuit, No Motiv at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** @ nov 5 sat Little Red (Austrailia) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. ?/? ** nov 5 sat Carlton Melton, Liquorball, Harderships at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ *** nov 5 sat Collie Buddz, Gappy Ranks, New Kingston at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $17.50 7:30pm/8:30pm ** nov 5/6 Mike Doughty And His Band Fantastic at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm (sat) 8pm (sun) ** nov 6 sun Weird Al Yankovic at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** nov 6 sun Real Sippin' Whiskeys (cd release), The Bottom Dwellers at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** nov 6 sun David Berkeley at Museum of Art, San Jose a/a ** nov 6 sun Thrice, La Dispute, O'Brother, Moving Mountains at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** nov 7 mon Unkown Mortal Orchestra at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm ** nov 7 mon Warbringer, Lazarus A.D., Landmine Marathon, Diamond Plate at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $14 8pm *** @ nov 7 mon Jack's Mannequin, The Academy Is..., Lady Danville at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ nov 7 mon Minus The Bear, The Velvet Teen at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** nov 8 tue Pierce The Veil, Miss May I, Woe Is Me, Letlive, The Amity Affiction at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** nov 8 tue Lights at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 8 tue Jackson Browne (solo acoustic) at the Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino a/a 8pm # *** nov 9 wed Lykke Li, First Aid Kit at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** nov 9 wed The Radio Dept., Memoryhouse at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 9 wed Hey Rosetta, The Jezabels (Sydney, Australia) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** nov 9 wed Loney Dear at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 9:30pm ** nov 9 wed Greg Ashley Band, La Otracina, Great Society Mind Destroyers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 9 wed Keep Shelly In Athens at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** nov 9 wed Jackson Browne (solo acoustic) at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # *** nov 9 wed Jay Farrar (from Son Volt) at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $19/$23 7:30pm/8:30pm ** nov 9 wed Miss May I, Pierce The Veil, Woe Is Me, The Amity Affliction, Letlive at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 10 thr Jay Farrar (from Son Volt) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 10 thr M83 at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** (was at Independent) nov 10 thr JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm * nov 10 thr Little Queenie, Sex Church (Vancouver) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 10 thr Cuban Cigar Crisis at Grant & Green, 1371 Grant St., S.F. 21+ 9pm * nov 10 thr Gordon Lightfoot at the Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino a/a 8pm # ** nov 11 fri Koffin Kats, Plan 9, Stellar Corpses, The Sawyer Family, Big City Bombers at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ nov 11 fri Ra Ra Riot, Delicate Steve, Yellow Ostrich at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 11 fri Gwar, Every Time I Die, Warbeast at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ nov 11 fri The Brand Brauer Frick Ensemble (Germany), James And Evander at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** nov 11 fri Morris Day & The Time at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $35 9pm ** (SF Funk Fest) nov 11 fri Jay Brannan, Dear Indugu at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm/9pm ** nov 12 sat Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, West Coast Ramblers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** nov 12 sat Let Zeppelin 2 (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm ** nov 12 sat Iration, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Through The Roots at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 12 sat Cobra Skulls, Nothington, Civil War Rust at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 9pm ** @ nov 12 sat Austra, Grimes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 12 sat Yelle at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $22.50 9pm ** nov 12 sat Rich Robinson, Dylan Leblanc at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm ** nov 12 sat Christian Mistress at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * nov 12 sat Elvin Bishop at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** nov 12 sat Rezurex, Koffin Kats, The Forgotten, Swamp Angel, Sawyer Family, Anti-Social, Miss Rockwell DeVil (burlesque) at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a $10/$12 *** @ nov 12 sat Foreverland (tribute) at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $15-$37.50 7pm/7:45pm * nov 12/13 They Might Be Giants at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 9pm (sat) 8pm (sun) # *** nov 12/13 Lotus at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 13 sun Mkotc, Moderat Excess, The Vat, Sarchasm, I.V. at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ nov 13 sun Hang Jones at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * nov 13 sun Brian Regan at the Marin Center, San Rafael a/a $39.75 7pm/8pm # *** nov 13 sun Myles Boisen Group, Ava Mendoza, Lisa Mezzacappa's Bait & Switch at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 14 mon Feist, Chilly Gonzales at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** (KFOG) nov 14 mon Gym Class Heroes, The Dirty Heads, Wallpaper at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** nov 14 mon Black Joe Lewis And The Honeybears, The Sheepdogs at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** nov 14 mon Acme String Ensemble, Benoit Pioulard, Ken Camden at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** nov 15 tue Dawes, Blitzen Trapper at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 15 tue Over The Rhine at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) nov 15 tue Future Islands, Ed Schrader's Music Beat at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 15 tue White Johnnies (Iowa), Tom Gewecke at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm ** nov 16 wed New Found Glory, Set Your Goals, The Wonder Years, Man Overboard, This Time Next Year at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** nov 16 wed Lotus at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $16 8pm/8:30pm ** nov 16 wed Whitechapel, Enter Shikari, Havenside, Jack Ketch, A Holy Ghost Revival at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ nov 17 thr The Civil Wars, Milo Greene at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 17 thr Patrizio Buanne at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (moved from Sep. 8th - seated show) nov 17 thr The Devil Wears Prada, Whitechapel, Enter Shikari, For Today at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ nov 17 thr Pink Martini at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # ** nov 17 thr Brandi Carlile at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $20-$40 7:30pm/8:30pm ** nov 18 fri Mister Loveless, Holy Rolling Empire at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 18 fri Murs, Tabi Bonney, Ski Beatz & The Senseis, McKenzie Eddy, Sean O'Connell, Dash at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** nov 18 fri Caught In Motion (cd release), Oona, The Family Crest at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** nov 18/19 The Infamous Stringdusters, Emmitt-Nershi Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 9pm ** nov 18/19 Y & T at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $36/$41 8pm/9pm *** nov 19 sat Blind Pilot at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** nov 19 sat Kyuss Lives!, The Sword at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 19 sat The Sounds, Natalia Kills, The Limousines, Kids At The Bar at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** nov 19 sat The Budos Band (N.Y.) at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm ** (SF Funk Fest) nov 19 sat Mark Sultan at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * nov 19 sat Damage Inc. (tribute), Roses And Guns (tribute), Points North, Bad Boy Eddie at Club Fox, 2223 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** nov 19 sat At Risk (reunion), Heartsounds, Wolves And Thieves, Ecophagy at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm *** nov 20 sun The Silver Threads at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * nov 20 sun The Pixies at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** nov 20 sun Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 3pm # ** nov 21 mon Katy Perry, Jessie J, dj Skeet Skeet at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** nov 21 mon VNV Nation, Straftanz at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm ** nov 21 mon Wu Lyf, Crystal Antlers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** nov 21 mon The Pixies, Imaginary Cities at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz a/a 8pm # *** $ nov 23 wed Tune-Yards, Pat Jordache at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 23 wed Crooked Fingers, Strand Of Oaks at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 25 fri Mayhem, Keep Of Kalessin, Hate, Abigail Williams at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 25 fri Rachael Yamagata at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 25 fri Plaid at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $18 9pm ** nov 25 fri Vicente Fernandez at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 8pm # ** nov 25 fri Swingin' Utters, Far From Finished at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12/$14 9pm *** @ nov 25/26 Jackie Greene, Walking Spanish (fri), An Evening With. (sat) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25.50 8pm/9pm # *** (KFOG) nov 26 sat Orgone at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 26 sat The Holdup at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 26 sat New Riders Of The Purple Sage at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $26 7:30pm/8:30pm ** nov 27 sun Between The Buried And Me, Animals As Leaders, Tesseract at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ nov 27 sun Georgia Spurs at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm * nov 28 mon Cosmic Revenge, Myles Neithe, Us, Keyan Keihani at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** nov 30 / dec 1-3 The Weakerthans at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm (wed/thr) 9pm (fri/sat) ** dec 1 thr Young Dubliners, Jerry Hannan at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $19/$21 7:30pm/8:30pm ** dec 2 fri Impetuous Ritual (Australia), Grave Upheaval (Australia), Ritual Necromancy (Portland, OR), Dispirit, Acephalix at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a *** @ dec 2 fri Beady Eye at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $40/$50 8pm/9pm # ** dec 2 fri The Hot Toddies, Dan P. And The Bricks, GnarBoots. at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $6 8:30pm/9pm ** @ (Asian Man Records Toy Drive - Bring a Toy to Donate) dec 2 fri Jane Birkin at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** dec 2 fri The Manzarek-Rogers Band, Ray Manzarek, The Gentry Bronson Band at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $29/$31 7pm/8pm ** dec 3 sat Mournful Congregation (Australia), Aldebaran (Portland, OR), Brainoil, Laudanum, Anhedonist (Seattle, WA), Lycus at the Metro, Oakland a/a # *** @ dec 5 mon The Sea & Cake, Lia Ices at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** dec 5 mon Metallica at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $6 ($19.81 4 day ticket) # **** $ (fan club members only) dec 6 tue Anna Calvi at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** dec 6/7 Richard Thompson at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 16+ $31 7pm/8pm *** dec 7 wed Metallica at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $6 ($19.81 4 day ticket) # **** $ (fan club members only) dec 8 thr Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Jon McLaughlin at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 8 thr David Berkeley at Studio 333, Sausalito a/a ** dec 8 thr Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21 8pm/9pm ** dec 9 fri The Blasters, The Super-Suckers, Three Bad Jacks at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15/$17 9pm ** dec 9 thr Elizabeth Cook at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 9 thr The Donkeys, Lilac, Buxton at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** dec 9 thr Charlie Hunter, Bhi Bhiman at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21/$23 7pm/8pm *** dec 9/10 Metallica at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $6 ($19.81 4 day ticket) # **** $ (fan club members only) dec 10 sat Dave Koz, Rick Braun, Jonathan Butler, Candy Duffer at Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** dec 10 sat Megan Slankard (acoustic) at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $15/$20 8pm ** dec 10 sat Andre Nickatina at the Regency Ballrooom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** dec 10 sat Supersuckers, The Blasters, Three Bad Jacks at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $23/$26 8pm/9pm *** dec 10 sat The Throne (Kanye West, Jay-Z) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150-$60 6pm/7:30pm # *** dec 11 sun Charlie Hunter, Bhi Bhiman at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** (partially seated) dec 11 sun Supersuckers, The Blasters, Three Bad Jacks at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** dec 12/13/14/15 Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** dec 13 tue The Kooks, Yawn at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 7pm/8pm # *** dec 14 wed Shawn Colvin at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $36 7pm/8pm ** dec 14 wed Supersuckers, The Blasters at the El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $18 *** dec 16 fri Tori Amos at Paramount Theater, Oakland a/a $55/$45 7pm/8pm # *** dec 16 fri D.R.I. at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm *** @ dec 16 fri Adam Carolla (Comic) at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $50/$35 8pm/9pm # ** dec 16 fri Her Space Holiday, Silver Swans, City Light at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 16 fri The Growlers, Tomorrows Tulips, The Abigails at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** dec 21 wed The Growlers, Tomorrow's Tulips, The Abigails at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 8pm ** dec 22 thr Dir En Grey (Japan) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 23 fri The Limousines at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** dec 29 thr Leftover Salmon at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # *** dec 29 thr Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $26/$28 8pm/9pm *** dec 30 fri Fifteen, The Wunder Years, The Grady Sisters, Siren, Kalifornia Redemption, Mainstream Trend, Truant at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10-$25 sliding 6:30pm/7pm *** @ $ (Benefit Phoenix Theater and Cancer Survivor Nicole McCracken) dec 31 sat Tedeschi Trucks Band, The New Mastersounds at the Warfield, S.F. $55/$82 9pm # ** feb 11 fri Bill Cosby at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # *** feb 11 fri The Slackers, Blammo! at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm ** feb 18 sat Leo Kottke at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $33/$36 7pm/8pm *** mar 20 tue Deicide, Jungle Rot, Abigail Williams at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** @ mar 20 thr Kaiser Chiefs at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** apr 22 sun Debbie Reynolds at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # *** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- Radio/TV Shows --------------- Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM www.berkeleyliberationradio.org Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio radio.maximumrocknroll.com Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM www.piratecatradio.com 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 in exile KUSF 2am-8am sun NewHotBands on public access TV Comcast Ch 29 12:30pm sun Earwhacks with Paul and Che on Sacramento KRXQ 98.5FM 10pm-11:30pm sun Neonate with Punk Roge and Riot on UC Davis Radio KDVS 90.3FM 12am-2am C L U B I N F O R M A T I O N ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+ 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 Henry Miller Library, Highway One, Big Sur a/a 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 Stud Bar, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 415-863-6623 Sub-Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a 415-861-5016 Swingin' Door, 106 East 25th Avenue, San Mateo 21+ 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 Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland 21+ 510-238-9200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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