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 October 25, 2012 oct 25 thr Flying Lotus, Teebs, Jeremiah Jae at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 25 thr DJ Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm til 7:30pm ** oct 25 thr Death Angel, Hatriot, Hellfire, Enemy In Peril at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $25/$28 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ oct 25 thr Golden Retriever (Portland), Paul Glipson, Head Boggle, Wilderman at the Wolf's Den, 1919 Market Street #6, Oakland a/a donation 8pm ** oct 25 thr Staff Benda Bilili at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm ** oct 25 thr Brother Ali, Blank Tape Beloved, Homeboy Sandman, dj Sosa, The Reminders at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** oct 25 thr Public Image Limited at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8:30pm # *** oct 25 thr Peelander-Z (Japan), Electric Eel Shock (Japan), Electric Sister at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ oct 25 thr Light Asylum, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13/$15 10pm ** oct 25 thr Conspiracy Of Beards, Bequty Operators String Band, Condorosa at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** oct 25 thr Apogee Sound Club, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children McNuggits, Love Songs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm *** oct 25 thr The Dig, The We Shared Milk at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 25 thr Brother Pacific (record release), Cool Ghouls, Troubadour Dali (St. Louis) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm/9pm ** oct 25 thr Mayer Hawthorne (dj set), King Most, Mark Divita at Manor West, 750 Harrison, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 25 thr Glen Matlock (acoustic) at 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax 21+ *** oct 25 thr This Or The Apocalypse, Dakota, To Play At Arms, Heavy Hearted, Osasuna at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10/$12 6:30pm/7pm *** @ oct 25 thr Playa Rae & Trey C, dj Eternal, J.Lately & Dregs One, Megabusive, Dave Dub, Sharkstyliens, Y.D.M.C., Metafizix at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 5pm ** oct 25 thr Nicki Bluhm at Don Quixote's, Felton ?/? ** (evening show) oct 25 thr Nicki Bluhm at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** oct 25 thr Mark Mallman (MN), Blackrose Phantoms at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $5 6pm ** oct 26 fri La Plebe, Left Alone, Dirty Kid Discount (Portland, OR), Skandalism (cd release), China Wife Motors (Japan) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ oct 26 fri Nobunny, Shannon & The Clams, Pangea, Audacity, Uzi Rash at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $12/$14 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 26 fri Matt & Kim (Brooklyn), Oberhofer (Brooklyn) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 26 fri Vir, Upstairs Downstairs, Levator (Seattle) at the 25th Street Collective, 477 25th Street, Oakland a/a $5-$15 sliding scale 8pm/9pm ** oct 26 fri Self Inflicted, Chetwrecker, Ordstro, No Fucks Given at Zombieland, 2831 Union Street, Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @ oct 26 fri Calvin Harris, Benny Benassi, Datsik, Example, Re3hab, Burns, dj Aaron Axelsen, dj Miles at the Arenna, Oakland a/a $55 # ** (Live 105 Spookfest) oct 26 fri The Black Rose Phantoms, The Memphis Murder Men, Jack Killed Jill, Sex Star, mc Paw, 8 burlesque acts at the Metro, Okland 18+ $10 9pm *** @ (Horrorween Ball) oct 26 fri Calvin Harris, Benny Benassi, Example, Datsik, R3hab, Miles The dj, Burns, Aaron Axelson at the Arena, Oakland 18+ 7pm/8pm $55 # *** (Live 105's Spookfest) oct 26 fri Hellbilly's, Plan 9 (tribute), Cruella (tribute) at Merchants Saloon, 401 2nd Street, Oakland 21+ free 9pm *** @ oct 26 fri Luther Monday And Karry Walker, Val Esway, The Earl Butters, Maurice Tani, The Happy Clams, Mokai, Danny Allen & The Pretty Monsters, The Soulbirds, Jeff Zittrain Band, Guy Michel, Orange Jews at Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ $8-$10 sliding *** (Annual Murder Ballads Bash oct 26 fri No Trust, The Institution, Forgotten Gods, Unbecome at Roosters Roadhouse, 1700 Clement Avenue, Alameda 21+ $8 ** oct 26 fri Mitchell And Manley, Head Boggle, Bad Bad, Abyss Of Fathomiess Light, Metacomet, dj's at Bluxome Point, 63 Bluxome, S.F. a/a $5 9pm ** oct 26 fri Lights, Arkells at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm ** oct 26 fri Converge, Torche, Nails, Kvellertak at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm *** @ (sold out) oct 26 fri Further Seems Forever, Chris Conley (solo acoustic) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $23/$26 8:30pm/9:30pm *** oct 26 fri Pickwick, Fox & Woman, Trails And Ways at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm ** oct 26 fri The Frosted Tips at Hard Rock Cafe, Pier 39, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm ** oct 26 fri Lila Rose, Birdseye, Emily Moldy, Beli3ver at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 9pm/9pm ** oct 26 fri Slough Feg, Skelator, Midnight Chaser at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** oct 26 fri Goodnight Texas (record release), Elliot Randall And The Deadmen, Jesse Thomas at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** oct 26 fri Toadies, Helmet, Ume at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm *** @ oct 26 fri Von Goat, Dispirit, Atriarch (Portland), Altar De Fey at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @ oct 26 fri Rock Bottom, Street Score, Double Block And Bleed, dj RS2 at Club 6, 60 6th Street, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** oct 26 fri Yeasayer (dj set), Labyrinth Ear (London), Blackbird Blackbird, Virtual Boy, XI, Nebakaneza, dj Drome, White Mike, dj Mykill, dj Dials at 1015 Folsome Street, S.F. 21+ free ** oct 26 fri John Mayall at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ** oct 26 fri Deities, Common Crooks, The Great Work, Culprit, The Most Sad at the Red House, Concord a/a $10/$12 8pm ** oct 26 fri Homeboy Sandman (New York) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 6pm ** (hip-hop) oct 26 fri Monkey, 880 South, Them Rude Boys at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 26 fri The Goddamn Gallows, Brother Ali, Blank Tape Beloved, Homeboy Sandman dj Sosa, The Reminders at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$19 8pm/9pm ** oct 26 fri Los Shakas De La Banda, Banda Puro Ayotitlan, dj The Beat, dj N9ne at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$19 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 26 fri Peelander-Z (Japan), Electric Eel Shock (Japan), Gnarboots, Hit Reset, Destroy Nate Allen at the Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $8/$10 7pm *** @ oct 26 fri Musiq Soulchild at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 9pm ** oct 26 fri Collie Buddz, New Kingston, Los Rakas, The Holdup at the Arcata Theater, Arcata 21+ $25 ($45 vip) 8:30pm ** oct 26 fri G-Eazy at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm # ** oct 26/27 Mint Condition at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $38 (8pm) $32 (10pm) ** oct 26-28 Railroad Earth, Delta Spirit, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Beastie Boys Tribute, Del McCoury Band, Blind Pilot, A.L.O., Keller Williams & The Travelin' McCoury's, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, The Infamous Stringdusters, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Pickwick, Dead Winter Carpenters, Orgone, Tumbleweed Wanderers, Monophonics, The California Honeydrops, Polyrhythmics, The Congress, Rose's Pawn Shop, Andrew McConathy & The Drunken Hearts, Good Gravy, Jelly Bread, Orgone, Karl Denson, Emmitt-Nershi Band at Hangtown Halloween Ball, Placerville a/a $160-$60 ($30-$10 kids) *** oct 26-28 The Devil Makes Three, Blind Pilot, Here We Go Magic, Tamaryn, Robert Ellis, Jonny 'Corndawg' Fritz, The Apache Relay, Jesse Sykes & Phil Wandscher, Waters, The Brothers Comatose, Aaron Embry, Grahame Lesh & Friends, The Dunwells, Sea Of Bees, Charlie Peacock, Naia Kete, American Jubilee, Pete Bernhard (acoustic) at Fernwood, 47200 Highway 1, Big Sur a/a $55 ($200-$160 camping) # *** oct 27 sat Agression (Oxnard), Public Nuisance (L.A.), Condemned 2 Death, Nihilist Cunt, No Mistake at 924 Gilman St., Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @ oct 27 sat Cirque du Macabre (dark circus acts), Antioquia, New Love Soul Revue at the 25th Street Collective, 477 25th Street, Oakland a/a $5-$15 sliding scale 8pm/9pm ** oct 27 sat Dirty Kid Discount (Portland, OR), Fault Lines, You Die at the Born/Dead House, Oakland a/a donations 8pm ** @ oct 27 sat Moira Scar, The Flytraps (LA), Atriarch (Portland), Worm Ouroboros, Demon Lover, National Discrace, Nuclear Death Wish, dj Loachfillet at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline at 26th St., Oakland a/a $7-$10 sliding scale 9pm *** @ (Helloween Ghosts of a Dismal Past) oct 27 sat Thanksgiving, Jaberi & Deutsch, Night Hikes, Pajama Party (Olympia), Wet Garden at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St., Oakland a/a $7 *** oct 27 sat Sheepeaters, Happy, The Serfs, Missing Person, Oog Nasty, Dank Stare, James Dellinger Escape Plan at World Rage Center, 35th & Market, Emeryville a/a free 6pm *** @ oct 27 sat Exillon, Bonk, Nihar, Nako at Cloud 9, 1320 9th Street, Berkeley 18+ $15 9pm ** oct 27 sat The Gradations, Cop Sound, Bigelow's Treehouse, The New Thoreaus at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** oct 27 sat One In The Chamber, Vulvalard, Ardent Vein (Seattle), Pot House Shindies at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 7pm *** @ oct 27 sat The Deadlies, cabaret, comedy at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** oct 27 sat Rube Waddell, Lord Loves A Working Man, Inspector Gadje Brass Band, Loyd Family Players at Peralta Junction, 2012 Peralta Street, Oakland 21+ $20/$25 6pm ** oct 27 sat Neon Piss, Replica, The Light at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a free 7pm *** (Thrillhouse Halloween Party - dressing up is mandatory) oct 27 sat Red Fang, Black Tusk, Lord Dying at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm *** oct 27 sat Wolfgang Gartner, Pierce Fulton, Popeska at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 27 sat The Asteroids, Millionyoung at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** oct 27 sat Forrest Day, Ghost & The City, dj Brother Grimm at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 ($10 with costume) 9pm *** oct 27 sat Here We Go Magic, Seventeen Evergreen at Preservation Hall West at the Chapel, 777 Valencia, S.F. a/a $18 9pm *** oct 27 sat Rin Tin Tiger, Doe Eye, Steelwells, Wes Lesley And His Deadly Medley at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 27 sat Clamhawk Manor, My Parade at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** oct 27 sat Mister Loveless, Transfer, Hustle And Drone at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm ** oct 27 sat Cult Of Youth, Chasms, Crown Of Cerberus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** oct 27 sat Live Evil at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** oct 27 sat Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers, The Brothers Comatose at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 9pm ** oct 27 sat D-Sharp, Apollo, Sake One, Mr. E, Ruby Red-I at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** oct 27 sat Lil Miss Hot Mess, Big Drag, dj Carnita, dj Jen Schande, dj Kit Friday at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $10 ($5 in costume) 10pm ** oct 27 sat Live Evil at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** oct 27 sat Fast Times at Maggie McGarry's, 1353 Grant St., S.F. 21+ free 9pm * oct 27 sat Too Short (midnight), Jonn Hart, dj's at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. 21+ $35-$75 9pm # *** oct 27 sat The Flytraps (L.A.), Some Days (L.A.), High Anxiety, Luci And The Pee-Jays at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 4pm ** @ oct 27 sat The Pulsators at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma 21+ $10 7:45pm/8pm ** oct 27 sat Violation, Gutwrench at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ 8pm ** @ oct 27 sat Claire On A Dare at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** oct 27 sat The Hot Toddies, Oddly Even, Slime Girls at San Pedro Square Market, 87 North San Pedro St., San Jose a/a free 7pm ** oct 27 sat Hotel Eden, Analyzer Genereator, Growwler at O'Flaherty's Irish Pub, 25 N. San Pedro St., San Jose 21+ free 8pm/9pm ** oct 27 sat Collie Buddz, New Kingston, Los Rakas, The Holdup at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25 ($45 vip) 8pm ** oct 27 sat Double Block And Bleed, Just Breathe, The Sea Wolves, Bad Daddies, Red Devil Lie at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $6 7pm *** @ oct 27 sat Roger Hodgson at Gallo Center for the Arts, 802 12th St., Modesto a/a $39-$89 8pm # *** oct 27 sat Rivals, Dimidium, The Devil Himself, Relapse, horror art show at 9 Lives, 7430 Monterey Street, Gilroy 21+ $10 8:30pm ** oct 27 sat Groundation, Trevor Hall, Squarefield Massive at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 28 sun Uninformed Choice, Side By Side, Straight Ahead, Ball Of Destruction at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $5 5pm *** @ (Halloween Covers show) oct 28 sun Unnatual Helpers, Synthetic ID, Uzi Rash at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a ** @ oct 28 sun Versions, Reptilian Shape Shifters, Diesel Dudes, Star Skate, Big Long Now, Light Thieves (Fresno), Strawberry Girls (Monterey), Battle Elk, Build Them To Break at the Pink String, 8th & Campbell, West Oakland a/a $5 ($3 in costume) 2pm til 10pm *** oct 28 sun Willie Nelson, Band Of Horses, Jamey Johnson, John Reilly at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, 100 Middle Harbor Road, Oakand a/a # *** (park is at West end of 7th Street) oct 28 sun Band Of Horses, Howlin Rain at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $30 7:30pm # ** oct 28 sun Brad Brooks, Felsen, The Corner Laughers at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $25 6pm/6:30pm ** (Benefit for the Piedmont Yoga Community) oct 28 sun Servant Girl, Annihilator, Duckwolf, Abrupt, Attitude Adustment, Sosa at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ *** @ oct 28 sun Unmanned Pilots, The Satisfactions at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 1pm/2pm til 5pm ** (free BBQ) oct 28 sun Timeflies, One Night Tour, dj Ev at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8pm ** (sold out) oct 28 sun Earth, Fontanelle, Stebmo at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 28 sun Brian Stevens (acoustic - Redding) at Brainwash, 1122 Folsom St., S.F. a/a free 7pm to 8pm * oct 28 sun Brian Stevens at Coffee Adventures, 1331 Columbus, S.F. a/a 11am til 1pm free * oct 28 sun G-Eazy, Sold Out, dj Carnage at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/9pm ** oct 28 sun Bar Fight, The Tough Brothers at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 4pm ** oct 28 sun Casy & Brian (record release), Future Twin, Deep Teens at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** oct 28 sun Harold Ray Dead In Concert (tribute), The Gregors (tribute), Outlaw (tribute) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** oct 28 sun Picture Atlantic, San Francesca, Hell & Laula, April Chase at Art Boutiki, 577 South Market Street, San Jose a/a $10 6pm ** oct 28 sun Dada Life at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** oct 29 mon Negative Standards, Your Enemy, Crypt Keeper, Deadpressure at 1530 East 12th Street, Oakland a/a $3 8pm ** @ oct 29 mon Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, dj Hoppa, Swizzz at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $20/$30 8pm/9pm ** oct 29 mon sfrma.org (tribute) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm ** oct 29 mon Balmorhea, Young Moon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 29 mon Cadence Weapon, Dirty Ghosts, Nate The Great at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 8pm/9:30pm ** oct 29 mon Daughter, Choir Of Young Believers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** oct 29 mon One F, NVS, Mean Faces at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 ($3 with costume) ** oct 29 mon Dignan Porch at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ ** oct 29 mon On My Honor, Above The Underground (U.K.), Second To Last, Skouts Honor at Plea for Peace Center, Stockton a/a $8 ** @ oct 29 mon Other Lives at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ ** oct 30 tue Other Lives, Indians at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm ** oct 30 tue All Time Low, The Summer Set, The Downtown Fiction, Hit The Lights at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 6pm/7pm # *** oct 30 tue Deviant (U.K.), C/A/T, Carved Souls (L.A.), For All The Emptiness (Toronto), Citizen 16, dj Drin Kki at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$13 8pm/9pm *** oct 30 tue Saints Of Ruin, Roadside Memorial, Vela, dj Damon Boyle at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 7pm ** oct 30 tue New Spell (record release), Treehouse Orchestra, St Tropez at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 30 tue Husky (Austrailia), Buxton Chamberlin at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** oct 30 tue Disclosure, dj Dials, Sleazemore at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** oct 30 tue Hannah Georgas at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm ** oct 30 tue Sweat Lodge, No Bone, Standard Poodle, dj Thaddeus Reginald III, dj Crackerjacks at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 30 tue Sleepy Beach, Bummer City, Some Days, Flytraps at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** oct 30 tue Sophie Barker at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** oct 30 tue Dysrhythmia, Dogshredder, Burmese Dimesland at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm ** oct 30 tue Dizzy Wright, Swizzz, Jarren Benton, dj Hoppa at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 31 wed R. Kelly, Tamia at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** oct 31 wed The Undead Boys, Flexx Bronco (performing as The Ramones), Spellbound, San Francico Barbies at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ oct 31 wed Stay Sick (Cramps tribute), Mutilators, Superfinos VTO, dj Bildo, dj Death Boy at Lucky 13, Alameda 21+ free *** @ oct 31 wed Boys Like Girls, All-American Rejects, Parachute at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 31 wed The Pine Box Boys, Coffin Hunter, Three Times Bad, burlesque dancers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** oct 31 wed Nobunny, Shannon & The Clams, Pow!, The Eeries, dj Al Lover at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm *** @ oct 31 wed Astrozombies (covers) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** oct 31 wed Greensky Bluegrass, Arann Harris And The Farm Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm ** oct 31 wed Glitter Wizard, Twin Steps, Meat Market, The Parmesans, dj Dahmer at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** (halloween covers night) oct 31 wed Trainwreck Riders (record release), Tiny Television, Rare Animals at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 31 wed Kraddy (L.A.), Dynamics at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $17/$20 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 31 wed Collie Buddz, New Kingston, Los Rakas at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $28.50 8pm/9pm ** oct 31 wed Meatslab, Cashed, Newtdick at the Mardi Gras, 1628 El Camino Real, Redwood City 21+ free 9pm ** oct 31 wed Groundation, Trevor Hall at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$22 7:30pm/8:30pm ** oct 31/nov 1 Del The Funky Homosapien, The Serendipity Project at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ ** nov 1 thr DJ Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm til 7:30pm ** nov 1 thr Nneka, Raw-G, Aima The Dreamer, dj Black at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** nov 1 thr Matt Wertz at Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $18/$20 7:30pm ** nov 1 thr Bowerbirds, Strand Of Oaks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17/$19 8pm ** nov 1 thr Waka Flocka Flame, Wooh Da Kid, Reema Major at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 1 thr Revocation, Ken Mode, A Life Once Lost at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $10/$13 6:30pm/7pm *** @ nov 1 thr Mr. Kind (performing 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot' by Wilco), River Shiver (cd release), Marqiss at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 1 thr Rare Monk, Horrorscopes, Coast Jumper, Roosevelt Radio at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** nov 1 thr Groundation, Trevor Hall at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** nov 1 thr Titan Ups, JL Stiles, Prairie Dog, Nightgown at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 7:30pm ** nov 1 thr Violent Change (record release), Pandiscordian Necrogenesis, Love Devotion at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** nov 1 thr Other Lives at Don Quixotes' Music Hall, 6275 Highway 9, Felton ?/? ** nov 1 thr Skeletonwitch, Havok, Mutilation Rites, Folivore at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$13 8pm/8:30pm *** @ nov 2 fri Exmortus (L.A.), Blessed Curse, DeathStryke, Apothesary, Desecrator at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 7pm *** @ nov 2 fri Desmadre En Krisis, Culo A Boca, Hobo Gobblins, Nihilist Cunt, Blasfemme, The Tomorrow Men, The Fermentz at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 6pm *** @ nov 2 fri Babysitter (Canada), Easy Living, Violent Americans (Oxnard),d Mud Mouth, Outside Looking In (Redding) at the Swamp, Oakland a/a $5 7:30pm ** @ nov 2 fri Shotgun Wedding Quintet at BAM/PFA, 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley a/a $7 7:30pm ** (KALX) nov 2 fri Knife Party, Tommy Trash, Kill The Noise, Zane Lowe, Baauer at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $39.50 6pm/7pm # ** nov 2 fri Dark Dark Dark at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15 8pm/9pm ** nov 2 fri Judgement Day, Religious Girls, San Francesca at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** nov 2 fri Hussyclub, Band Practice, Waste Band at the Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** nov 2 fri Chilly Gonzales (piano) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $17/$20 8pm ** nov 2 fri The Stone Foxes, The Silent Comedy at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm ** (KFOG) nov 2 fri The Soft White Sixties, Strange Vine, Taxes at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 9pm ** nov 2 fri Saint Etienne, Sea Of Bees at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # *** nov 2 fri Twerps at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 9pm ** nov 2 fri Joe Rogan at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $46/$36/$30 7pm/8pm # ** nov 2 fri Nneka, Raw-G, Earth Amplified, dj Leydis at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** nov 2 fri Electric Guest, No, The Colurist at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** nov 2 fri LP at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9pm ** nov 2 fri Big Mittens, Command Control, When The Broken Bow, Rural, Daikon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** nov 2 fri Heartsounds, Anchors (Austrailia), Jason Cruz & Howl, Backmasker at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** nov 2 fri Mark Eitzel (record release), Paula Frazer, Goldring & Thompson at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 2 fri Skitzo, End The Suffering, Ariabis, Trecelence, Hemotoxin at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $5 7:30pm/8pm *** @ nov 2 fri B.B. King at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a 8pm *** nov 2 fri Deep Ellum at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 7:30pm ** nov 2 fri Destroyer (tribute), Loverdrive (tribute), Cruella (tribute) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** nov 2 fri Melvin Seals and Jerry Garcia Band at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $18/$20 8pm/9pm ** nov 3 sat Kinnefret, Deadly Remains, Viral, Cursed, Cultural Warfare, Enemy In Peril at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $7 6pm *** @ (Benefit A.F.A.R. and Iranian Refugees in Turkey) nov 3 sat Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, RayLand Baxter at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm # ** nov 3 sat Strung Up, Born/Dead, Scurvy Dogs, Deadfall, Blown To Bits, Rotten Fux at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7pm *** @ nov 3 sat Dan Savage (lecture) at Zellerbach Hall, U.C. Campus, Berkeley a/a $10-$42 8pm *** nov 3 sat Dark Dark Dark, Emily Wells, Little Teeth at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 3 sat Evolution (tribute) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** nov 3 sat Donna The Buffalo, David Gans at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18 9pm ** nov 3 sat Dance Gavin Dance, A Lot Like Birds, I The Mighty, Hail The Sun, The Orphan, The Poet at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 6pm/6:30pm # *** nov 3 sat Maus Haus at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** nov 3 sat P.T., Bankrupt District, Tsubibo at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/3pm ** nov 3 sat Penelope Houston, Debora Lyall, Karen Finley at S.F. Art Institute, 800 Chestnut St., S.F. 21+ $40 5pm til 10pm *** (Return to S.F.A.I. Party) nov 3 sat The Grannies, Go Time! at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5+ 9pm/10pm ** (Benefit for Blixa) nov 3 sat Zammuto, Au at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** nov 3 sat Walken, Asada Messiah, Fear The Fiasco at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** (Sean, Zack & Dustins Birthday) nov 3 sat Fred Wesley & The New JB's, Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks, Fred Thomas, Lyrics Born Band at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $35 9pm *** nov 3 sat Big Eyes (Seattle), Swiftumz, Bad Liar, Courtney & The Crushers at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 3:30pm/4:30pm ** nov 3 sat Thee Merry Widows at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 3 sat Black Tooth at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** nov 3 sat Fast Times at E.J. Phair Brewery, 300 Cumberland Street, Pittsburg 21+ $8 9pm * nov 3 sat Vinnie Richardson Band at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** (Benefit for Reaching Out Food Distribution) nov 3 sat O Inimigo (Brazil), Karine-A, Sporadic Spontaneous, Erkmu at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $5 9pm *** @ nov 3 sat The Devil Makes Three Jonny Fritz Corndawg at the Catalyst, Santa Curz 16+ *** nov 3 sat La Plebe, The Old Firm Casuals, The Forgotten, Custom Fit at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ $8 9pm *** @ nov 3 sat Colt Ford at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 3 sat Anjelah Johnson (2 shows) at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 7:30pm & 10pm ** nov 3/4 set your clocks back one hour or be late nov 4 sun O Inimigo (Brazil), Love Songs, Fast Asleep, All You Can Eat, Fast Asleep, Utter Failure at 924 Gilman St., Berkeley a/a $8 5pm *** @ nov 4 sun Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadors, The B-Stars at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm ** (country) nov 4 sun Gappy Ranks, Bobby Hustle, Blessed Coast Sound, dj Smoky at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $15/$20 9pm ** nov 4 sun LeCrae, Trip Lee, Tedashii, KB, Pro, Andy Mineo at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 4 sun The Devil Makes Three, Jonny Fritz Corndawg at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 4 sun Deiphago, Ritual Combat, Black Fucking Cancer, Old Coven Rotten Funeral at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$13 7pm/8pm *** @ nov 4 sun The Butlers + Cyril Jordan, Overwhelming Colorfast, Field Trip, The Amazing Embarrassonic Human Karaoke Machine, Mensclub, dj Foodcourt, dj Cindy G, dj Sid Presley at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 2pm/2:30pm *** (Benefit for Greg Kinkle from Field Trip) nov 4 sun The Country Casanovas at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/3pm ** nov 4 sun Justice at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** nov 4 sun Con Bro Chill at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm * nov 4 sun Rosco Bandana (Gulfport, Mississippi)) at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** nov 4 sun Kid Koala, Adira Amram And The Experience at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** nov 4 sun Fake Your Own Death, The Trims, Spanish Cannons at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** nov 4 sun Brainoil, Black Ganion (Japan), Permanent Ruin at the House of the Dead Rat, San Jose a/a ** @ nov 4 sun The Infamous Stringdusters at Humboldt Brewery, 856 10th at I, Arcata 21+ * nov 5 mon O Inimigo (Brazil), Replica, Coma at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a *** @ nov 5 mon Jens Lekman, Taken By Trees, Big Search at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 5 mon Metz (Toronto, Canada), Tiger High, One Hundred Percent at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ nov 5 mon Sea Wolf, Hey Marseilles at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** nov 5 mon The Dunwells at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** nov 5 mon MV & EE, Vestals at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 7pm ** nov 5 mon Deathface, Sleazemore, dj Ryury at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** nov 5 mon Barbra Streisand, Chris Botti, Il Volo (Italy) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $503-$98 7pm/8pm # *** nov 5 mon Gwar, Devildriver, Cancerbats, Legacy Of Disorder at the Catalyst, Santa Curz 16+ $25/$28 6:30pm/7:30pm *** @ $ nov 5 mon Datsik, Teravita, xKore, A.F.K. at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** nov 5 mon The Infamous Stringdusters at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico 21+ * nov 6 tue Cat Power at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $37.50 8pm # ** nov 6 tue Title Fight, Pianos Become The Teeth, Single MOthers, Whirr at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm ** @ nov 6 tue Mr. Gnome, Eighteen Individual Eyes, The Bruises at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** nov 6 tue Brother Pacific, Wilder Maker (Brooklyn), Birdseye at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** nov 6 tue Belgrado (Barcelona, Spain), Bellicose Minds (Portland), Ruleta Rusa, Die Hard, dj The Wizard at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm *** @ nov 6 tue The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn BAnd, The Gypsy Moonlight Band, Anju's Pale Blue Eyes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 6 tue Bang Bang, Mental 99, Coles Whalen at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm/8pm ** nov 6 tue Greater Sirens, Fossil Tree, Pyrite Sidewalk, John Thatcher, Eye Contact at the Red House, Concord a/a $10/$12 6:30pm/7pm ** @ nov 6 tue Gwar, Devildriver, Cancer Bats, Legacy Of Disorder at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ $ nov 7 wed The Michael Schenker Group, Custard Pie (tribute), Full On Flyhead at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $25-$75 7pm/8pm *** nov 7 wed Asia at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 7 wed Twin Sister, Melted Toys, Some Ember at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** nov 7 wed Smoking Popes (playing Born to Quit), Luther at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** nov 7 wed Amber Asylum, Akubi Object, Holy Orange (Germany) at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $7 ** nov 7 wed The Dunwells, Magic Magic Roses, Chelsea TK And The Tzigane Society, The Redlight District, Lauren Barth at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 7 wed Mike Watt & The Missingmen, Victory And Associates, Jokes For Feelings at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** @ nov 7 wed Weekender, The Loss (Seattle), The Kegels at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 7 wed A Place To Bury Strangers, Bleeding Rainbow at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** nov 7 wed Leonard Cohen at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 8pm # ** nov 7 wed Wilder Maker (N.Y.), Plantain at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** nov 7 wed Title Fight, Pianos Become The Teeth, Single MOthers, Whirr at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Curz 16+ $12/$14 8pm/8:30pm ** nov 7 wed Kristin Chenoweth at Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 7 wed The Devil Makes Three, Jonny Fritz Corndawg at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $20/$23 8pm/9pm # *** nov 7/8 The Afghan Whigs, Van Hunt at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** nov 8 thr DJ Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm til 7:30pm ** nov 8 thr Mike Watt + The Missingmen at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm *** nov 8 thr Bend Sinister at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** nov 8 thr Kinship, St. Jeanne, Burnt Thrones Club, Pet Sounds at the Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland 21+ ** nov 8 thr Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Andrew Blair, Owl Paws at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 8 thr The Sea And Cake at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** nov 8 thr Tilly And The Wall at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 8 thr Jeffrey Lewis & The Junk Yard at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** nov 8 thr Ben Sollee, Luke Reynolds at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $18/$20 8pm ** nov 8 thr Lunasa at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** nov 8 thr Go Van Gogh, Sunflowers at the Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., S.F. a/a $5 6:30pm/7pm ** nov 8 thr Beso Negro at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 10pm/10:30pm ** nov 8 thr Lovely Bad Things, Cosmonauts, Vacant Lots at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** nov 8 thr ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8pm *** @ nov 8 thr Rare Monk at E.J. Phair Brewery, 300 Cumberland Street, Pittsburg 21+ $3 9pm * nov 8 thr Amber Asylum, Akubi Object, Holy Orange at Lido's Night Club, 30 South First Street, San Jose 21+ ** nov 8 thr Miss May I, The Ghost Inside, Like Moths To Flames, The Amity Affliction, Glass Cloud at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** nov 9 fri Hammershot (Long Beach), Karusoh, Long Beach Vagrant, Wartroll, Megaton at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ nov 9 fri Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a ** nov 9 fri Cypress String Quartet at BAM/PFA, 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley a/a $7 7:30pm * nov 9 fri Die Antwoord, Azari III, Seth Troxler, Paul Kalkbrenner, Nic Fanciulli at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $49.50 7pm # ** (Barcelona's Sonar on Tour) nov 9 fri Luciano, Native Elements, Junior Toots & The Fyah Squad Band, Messenjah, Selah RyanNicole at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $25/$30 8pm/8:30pm ** nov 9 fri Cobra Skulls, Elway, Hounds & Harlots at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm ** @ nov 9 fri Child Bite (Detroit) at the Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland 21+ ** nov 9 fri Delta Spirit, Jeff The Brotherhood, Fidlar at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** nov 9 fri The Fall Risk at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 9 fri Rupa & The April Fishes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 9 fri Those Darlins, Pangea, Heavy Cream at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** nov 9 fri Swingin' Utters, La Plebe, The Fucking Buckaroos, dj Chaos at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm *** @ nov 9 fri Nachtmystium, Jarobe, Bruce Lamont, Lord Mantis, Embers, Vattnet Viskar, dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $16/$20 7pm/7:30pm # *** @ nov 9 fri Newips, Mud Mouth, Happy at Brainwash, 1122 Folsom St., S.F. a/a free 8pm ** nov 9 fri Breakestra (7" release), La Misa Negra, dj Crimson at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm 8* nov 9 fri Meat Sluts, Freakstar, 1906 at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** nov 9 fri Carina Round, Rosi Golan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm * nov 9 fri Social Studies, The Sam Chase, Jon Gunton at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9pm ** nov 9 fri Two Cow Garage, The Copyrights, Civil War Rust, Great Apes at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 9 fri The Chop Tops, The Rev Tones, dj Tanoa Samoa Boy, burlesque dancers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9pm ** (rockabilly) nov 9 fri Girls In Suede (cd release), Not To Reason Why, Church Marching Band, Saything at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** (free cd) nov 9 fri Forrest Day at E.J. Phair Brewery, 300 Cumberland St., Pittsburg 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** nov 9 fri Eric Church, Justin Moore, Kip Moore at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 9 fri Young Science at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 9 fri Blue October at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 9 fri Brian Stevens (Redding) at Vintner's Cellar, Redding ?/? * nov 9 fri Spiral Arms, Zed, Swerver at the Star Club, 1331 W Main Street, Merced 21+ 8pm ** nov 9/10 Rebirth Brass Band, The California Honeydrops (fri) at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm ** nov 9/10/11 World Music Festival at Kanbar Hall, Jewish Community Center, S.F. a/a $20-$79 (seniors and under 12 free) ** nov 10 sat Teenage Bottle Rocket, Hear The Sirens, No Limbs at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ nov 10 sat Amber Asylum, Akubi Object, Holy Orange at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $10 ** nov 10 sat Brandi Carlile, Blitzen Trapper at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $35 8pm # ** (KFOG) nov 10 sat Japonize Elephants, The Bodice Rippers, life-size mousetrap at Peralta Junction, 2101-2199 Mandela Parkway, Oakland a/a $8 8:30pm ** nov 10 sat Touch'd Too Much (tribute) at Lucky 13, Alameda 21+ free ** nov 10 sat The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 10 sat Blue October, Barcelona, A Silent Film at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 10 sat Steve Winwood, The Wood Brothers at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** nov 10 sat Mod Sun at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. a/a $12 6:30pm/7pm ** nov 10 sat La Sera at Preservation Hall West at the Chapel, 777 Valencia, S.F. a/a $10 9:30pm ** nov 10 sat The Octopus Project, Doe Eye, Teenage Sweater at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm ** nov 10 sat Sid Lucious And The Pants at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/3pm ** nov 10 sat Sol/ Zanzibar at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 10 sat Grahame Lesh, Walking Spanish, Black Cobra Vipers at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 9pm/9:30pm ** (late show) nov 10 sat The New Trust, Hard Girls, Child Bite (Detroit), Starskate at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 10 sat The Criminals, Ged Dead (record release), The City (San Pedro) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm *** @ nov 10 sat Black Skies (N.C.), Caltrop (N.C.), Prizehog at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm ** nov 10 sat No Alternative, Freedom Club (Portland), Bad Coyotes, The Rinds at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 3:30pm/4:30pm *** @ nov 10 sat Three Times Bad at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 10 sat Whiskey Avengers, Monkey, Orca Team (WA), Dan Potthast (solo) at X-Bar, Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** nov 10 sat Spiral Arms, Zed, Swerver at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** nov 10 sat Eric Church, Justin Moore, Kip Moore at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Parkway, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm a/a # ** nov 10 sat Dropkick Murphys (Quincy, MA), NoFX, Pennywise, Alkaline Trio at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a $40 6pm # *** @ $ nov 11 sun I Fight Dragons, MC Lars, Skyfox at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** nov 11 sun The Rogers at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/4pm ** nov 11 sun Onuinu at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 6pm * nov 11 sun Henry Clay People, Jail Weddings, TS And The Past Haunts at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm *** nov 11 sun Dr. Israel With Cliff Tune, dj Sep at the Elbo Room, S.F. 2+ $8/$10 9pm ** nov 11 sun Rock Bottom, Tigon, Standard Poodle, Big Long Now at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 3:30pm/4:30pm ** (Monsters of Mission Rock) nov 11 sun Eric Church, Justin Moore, Kip Moore at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a 7pm # ** nov 11 sun Dropkick Murphey's (Quincy, MA), Teenage Bottlerocket, Malhones at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $28.50/$30 7pm/8pm # *** @ nov 11 sun Poor Man's Whisky, Great American Taxi at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $15 8pm/8:30pm ** nov 12 mon Bellicose Minds, Belgrado, Crimson Scarlet at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a ** nov 12 mon Napalm Death, Municipal Waste, Exhumed, Attitude Adjustment, Impaled at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12/$16 7pm/7:30pm # *** @ nov 12 mon Tyler Ward at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 7:30pm/8:30pm ** nov 12 mon Japandroids, Bleached at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** nov 12 mon Titus Andronicus, Ceremony at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 12 mon A.C. Newman, Harriet at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm *** nov 12 mon Terrible Feelings (Sweden), Sourpatch, Murmurs at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm *** @ nov 12 mon The Spittin' Cobras, Abatis, The Breaks at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** nov 12 mon Mark Sultan at the Golden State Theater, Monterey a/a ** nov 13 tue Minus The Bear, Cursive, Girl In A Coma at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** nov 13 tue Ben Gibbard at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a # ** nov 13 tue Set It Off, Handguns, Stickup Kid at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7pm/7:30pm ** nov 13 tue Sera Cahoone, Magic Magic Roses, TV Mike And The Scarecrows at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 8pm/9pm ** nov 13 tue Generationals, Races at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** nov 13 tue Mark Sultan (solo), King Lollipop, Bad Backs, dj Big Nate at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 13 tue The Y Axes, Black Out Makout, Grace Pool at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** nov 13/14 Average White Band (U.K.) at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ ** nov 14 wed The Sleeping Giants, Lebo And Friends, Fruition at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ ** nov 14 wed Epica, Alestorm, Insomnium, System Divide, Destiny Potato at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22-$60 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** nov 14 wed Andrew Jackson Jihad, Future Of The Left at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 14 wed Lydia (acoustic), Sweet Talker at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm ** nov 14 wed Epica, Alestorm, Insomnium, System Divide at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** nov 14 wed Blue Light Curtain, Astral, Tracing Figures, In Letter Form at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** nov 14 wed Gentleman Jesse & His Man, Midnite Snaxxx, Coctails at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** nov 14 wed Gutwrench, Brian Kenney Fresno, Newtdick at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** @ nov 14 wed Melvoy, Free Moral Agents, Rio Rio at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 14 wed Loss, Worm Ouroboros, Dispirit, Riqis at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ ** @ nov 14 wed Mr. Kind at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm * nov 14 wed Minus The Bear, Cursive, Girl In A Coma at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** nov 14 wed Halestorm, In This Moment, Eve To Adam at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $16 7pm/7:30pm # ** nov 14 wed Sunny Ledfurd at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $12 7pm/8pm ** nov 15 thr Loss (TN), Worm Ouroborus, Laudanum, Lycus at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7pm *** @ nov 15 thr DJ Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm til 7:30pm ** nov 15 thr Fashawn, Strong Arm Steady, Thurz at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15 7pm/7:30pm ** nov 15 thr The Rezillos, The Phenomenauts at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $13/$15 9pm *** @ nov 15 thr O Inimigo (Brazil), Permanent Ruin, Wild Moth, The Light at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a free 7pm *** nov 15 thr The Birthday Massacre, William Control, Aeshtetic Perfection at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 15 thr Tame Impala, The Amazing at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 15 thr The Love Dimension (cd release), Os Beaches, The Jaunting Martyrs at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 15 thr Joshua Abrams Natural Society, Dylan Shearer at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm ** nov 15 thr The Blank Tapes, Brand New Trash, Jonny Cat And The Coo Coo Birds at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 15 thr Midnight Chaser, Lonely Kings, Lazer Wolf, Horseneck at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** nov 15 thr Blasted Canyons, Nothing People, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete (Mexico City) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 15 thr Big Tree, Chrystian Rawk, French Cassettes at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** nov 15 thr Dancer, The Boars, Pow! at Monarch, 101 6th Street, S.F. 21+ ** nov 15 thr Rush at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $126-$46 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** nov 15 thr The Fresh Beat Band at Reno Events Center, Reno, NV a/a 7pm # ** (kids band) nov 15 thr Spiral Arms, Zed, Swerver at Jub Jubs Thirst Parlor, Reno NV 21+ ** nov 15/16/17/18 Goapele at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ *** nov 16 fri Skunkadelics, Inciters, Moderate Excess, Otro Despardico, Bobskalamicos at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ nov 16 fri Katt Williams at the Arena, Oakland a/a $99.50-$35 7pm/8pm # *** nov 16 fri Ash Borer, Black Fucking Cancer at Terminal, Oakland a/a ** nov 16 fri Foreverland (tribute) at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** nov 16 fri Morrissey at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a # *** nov 16 fri The Green, Natural Vibrations at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 16 fri El Ten Leven at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm ** nov 16 fri Halestorm, In This Moment, Eve To Adam at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 16 fri Gary Clark Jr., Into Weather at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28 8pm/9pm # *** nov 16 fri Talkdemonic, Extra Classic, Jel, Midnite Snazzz at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 16 fri Richie Sambora at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** nov 16 fri Hit-Boy at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15 7pm/7:30pm ** nov 16 fri Glitter Wizard, Hot Lunch, Pork Torta at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** nov 16 fri Witch Mountain (Portland, OR), Castle, Serpent Crown at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ nov 16 fri Milo Greene, Aaron Embry at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9pm *** nov 16 fri Zoo Station (tribute) at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm ** nov 16 fri The Rezillos (Scotland), The Phenomenauts, Jonny Manak & The Depressives at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $13/$15 9pm *** @ nov 16 fri The Faint, Trust, Casket Girls at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** nov 17 sat Neurosis, Voivod, Yob at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm *** @ nov 17 sat Vinnie Paz, Ill Bill at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $17 8pm ** nov 17 sat The Standells, Sir Lord Von Raven, dj Zola at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 9pm ** @ nov 17 sat Self Defense Family, Fell To Low at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $8 7:30pm ** nov 17 sat Walk The Moon, Family Of The Year at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (sold out) nov 17 sat The Faint (playsing Danse Macabre), Trust, Casket Girls, dj Omar at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** nov 17 sat Lianne La Havas at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** nov 17 sat Typhoon, Laura Gibson, Lost Lander at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 17 sat The Jazz Mafia Symphony at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** nov 17 sat The Coppertones, Chuckleberries at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/3pm ** nov 17 sat Poor Man's Whiskey at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20 8pm/9pm ** (Benefit Belize Barrier Reef World Heritage Site) nov 17 sat Philistines, Minot, Zbormak at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** nov 17 sat Diego's Umbrella, Vokab Kompany at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 9pm *** nov 17 sat M.I.R.V., Superfinos VTO at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $14/$16 8:30pm/9:30pm *** nov 17 sat He Who Can Not Be Named (vinyl releaes), Blank Spots, Skin Affect at Benders, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** nov 17 sat Blue Diamond Fillups at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 17 sat Spiral Arms, Swerver, Zed at Spancky's, 8201 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati 21+ $10 8pm ** nov 17 sat Exit Eden, Suburban Paranoia, Black Mast at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** nov 17 sat Lazzari Experiment at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** nov 17 sat The Freshbeat Band at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose # ** nov 17 sat Yemen Blues at Albert & Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 392 Fabian Way, Palo Alto a/a $37-$50 7:30pm ** nov 17 sat Neon Kross, Courtesy Flush, Moon Cadillac, Surf Club at Coasters, Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ $8 ** nov 17 sat Elevated Minds Crew, Toy Called God, Big Red Beaver, Hartsinck at Pine Street Grill, 875 Rincon Ave., Livermore 21+ $5 8:45pm ** nov 17 sat Kraddy (L.A.) at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm ** nov 17/18 Richard Gomez, Rico Runo With Patricia Javier at Cache Creek, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm (sat) 4pm (sun) ** nov 18 sun Strife, Xibalba, Bitter End at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm ** @ nov 18 sun The Fresh Beat Band at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $39.50 4:30pm/5:30pm # ** (kids band) nov 18 sun Hombres G at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 7pm/8pm # ** nov 18 sun Cold Specks, Jonah's Onelinedrawing at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 18 sun Kitchen Fire, Tell River at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/4pm ** nov 18 sun James Conner, Spiderheart, Chingadero, Sunfighter at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** nov 18 sun Aliya Marie at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm ** nov 18 sun Jody Allen, Nathaniel Johnstone, dj TeslaRose at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** nov 18 sun Toots And The Maytals at the Uptown, Napa 21+ ** nov 18 sun Russell Peters at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 18 sun Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Tonight Alive, Hands Like Houses at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 19 mon Nas, Ms. Lauryn Hill at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** nov 19 mon Wintersleep, Elliott Brood at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** nov 19 mon Patrick Watson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 19 mon The Maine, Mayday Parade, The Postelles at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** nov 19 mon Rachael Yamagata at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 8pm ** nov 19 mon Surprise Vacation at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm ** nov 19 mon Woe Is Me, Chunk! No Captain Chunk, Our Last Night, Secrets, Capture The Crown, The Seeking at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** nov 20 tue Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Tonight Alive, Hands Like Houses at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** (sold out) nov 20 tue Counting Crows, Tender Mercies, Mean Creek at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $90-$45 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** nov 20 tue The Joy Formidable at Preservation Hall West at the Chapel, 777 Valencia, SF a/a $25 9pm ** nov 20 tue Ana Tijoux at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$18 7:30pm/8:30pm 8* nov 20 tue Coolzey at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm * nov 21 wed John Legend, Stacy Barthe at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** nov 21 wed The White Panda at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 21 wed Hopie, dj Ry Toast, dj Cutso at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 9pm/9pm ** nov 21 wed UFO, Points North at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm *** nov 21 wed Witchburn (Seattle), All Hail The Yeti (L.A.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 21 wed Solwave, Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony, The Resurrection Men at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** nov 21 wed The Jeremy Jones Band, Chris James & The Showdowns, Jeff Campbell at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 21 wed Boz Scaggs at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** nov 21 wed Sim Castro at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** nov 21/23/24 Jackie Greene at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 7pm/8pm (wed) 8pm/9pm (fri & sat) # *** nov 22 thr DJ Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm til 7:30pm ** nov 22 thr Dark Sparkle at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** nov 22/23/25 Henry Rollins (spoken word) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $30 (7:30pm thr & fri) $20 (7pm sun) *** nov 23 fri Negative Standards, Nudity, Merdoso, La Armada (Dominican Republic), Caffa at the Metro Side Room, Oakland a/a $7 7pm *** @ nov 23 fri Trey Songz, Miguel, Elle Varner at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** nov 23 fri Rndm (jeff Ament, Joseph Arthur, Richard Stuverud) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 23 fri Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, Suicide Silence, Memphis May Fire, Attila at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** @ nov 23 fri New Found Glory, The Story So Far, Emily's Army at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $30/$34 8pm/9pm *** @ (sold out) nov 23 fri Wallpaper, Neon Hitch at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 23 fri Macarthur, R.O.D., Rossisings, Halley Washington, Skye Green, dj H Holla at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10 9pm/9pm ** nov 23 fri Hang Jones, Colonel Jimmy & The Blackfish at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** (country) nov 23 fri Golden Void at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm * nov 23 fri Andrea Bocelli at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 8pm # ** nov 23 fri Dick Dale at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ *** nov 23 fri UFO at the Catalyst, Santa Curz 21+ $24/$29 8pm/9pm *** nov 23 fri Katt Williams at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Parksway, Sacramento a/a # ** nov 23 fri Elvin Bishop at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ *** nov 24 sat Dick Dale at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 9pm *** nov 24 sat New Riders Of The Purple Sage at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 24 sat New Found Glory, The Story So Far, Seahaven at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ (sold out) nov 24 sat Via Coma, Beta State, PK at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 24 sat Gentlemen's Hero's, The American Professionals, The Bobbleheads at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/3pm ** nov 24 sat The Complete Last Waltz at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 24 sat B-Side Players, LoCura at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 9pm/10pm ** nov 24 sat Tamaryn, Tropic Of Cancer at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 9pm ** nov 24 sat Monkey, The Impalers at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ ** nov 24 sat Dead Prez, Martin Luther, Mara Hruby, Casual, dj D-Sharp at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ 10pm/10:30pm ** nov 24 sat White Barons, Tiger Honey Pot, Winter Teeth at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** nov 24 sat Good Hustle at San Pedro Square Market, 87 North San Pedro St., San Jose a/a free 7pm ** nov 24 sat Sinbad at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** nov 25 sun Yo Gabba Gabba (two shows) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 2pm and 5pm # ** nov 25 sun Enrique Bunbury at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm # ** nov 25 sun Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Acaro at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ nov 25 sun Rocketship Rocketship at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/4pm ** nov 26 mon Dethklok, Machine Head, All That Remains, The Black Dahlia Murder at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $35 6pm/6:30pm # *** @ nov 26 mon Black Sparrow Press at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm ** nov 27 tue Alice Cooper, Kill Devil Hill at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ $ nov 27 tue Deep See Diver, Sunrunners at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 27 tue Baus, Pleasure Gallows, Life Stinks at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** nov 28 wed Joe Budden at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ 8pm ** nov 28 wed Math The Band at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm ** nov 28 wed World Party at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 28 wed Joe Brooks, Joseph Vincent, Mike Mains & The Branches at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 7pm/8pm ** nov 28 wed Dom Kennedy at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** nov 28 wed Cast Of Clowns With Melvin Seals (cd release) at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** nov 28 wed Upstairs Downstairs, Former Friends Of Young Americans (Phoenix), Thralls at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 28 wed Emeli Sande at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** nov 28 wed Third Date, Alibaster And The Original Bastards at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** nov 28 wed Drop Dead Sixty, Cosmic Machine, Chris Ely at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** nov 29 thr Peach Kelli Pop at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a ** nov 29 thr DJ Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm til 7:30pm ** nov 29 thr Raven (U.K.), Vicious Rumors, Skinner, Potential Threat, Angerhead at the New Parish, Oakland ?/? $20 7pm/7:30pm *** @ nov 29 thr Craic Haus (L.A.), Tater Famine at Lucky 13, Alameda 21+ free ** nov 29 thr Walk Off The Earth at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 29 thr Toad The Wet Sprocket at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** nov 29 thr Cool Ghouls, Prism Tats (Seattle), Fronds at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** nov 29 thr Branches, Before The Brave, Flying Childers at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** nov 29 thr Dirty Ghosts, Zig Zags at Luigi's, 1050 20th Street, Sacramento a/a ** nov 29 thr Trapt at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15/$18 7pm/8pm # ** nov 29/30 New Orleans Suspects, Johnny Vidacovich Trio at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 (thr) $20/$25 (fri) 6pm/9pm ** nov 30 fri Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** nov 30 fri Yellowcard, The Wonder Years, We Are The In Crowd at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** nov 30 fri Charles Bradley at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 30 fri Prince Royce at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 30 fri Drms, Ash Reiter (album release), Cannons And Clouds at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** nov 30 fri Toad The Wet Sprocket at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** nov 30 fri Guy Fox, Ghost & The City, Picture Atlantic, Graham Patzner (solo) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 30 fri Share The Land, Sweet Chariot, Lusjoints at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** nov 30 fri The Red Elvises (2 sets) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** nov 30 fri Dirty Ghosts, Zig Zags at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ ** nov 30 fri Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Wale, Machine Gun Kelly, dj Scream at the Event Center, San Jose State, San Jose a/a $55 6pm/7pm # ** nov 30 fri Curbside at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 30 fri Craic Haus, The Atomic Aces, Fascinating Creatures Of The Deep, Head Casket at Coasters, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ $8 ** nov 30/dec 1 Sean Hayes, Michael Musika (fri), Birds Of Chicago (sat) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** dec 1 sat Sabertooth Zombie, Gehenna, Massacre Time, Rat Damage at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ dec 1 sat Rezurex, Calabrese, Stellar Corpses, Memphis Murder Men, Limnus at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12 # *** @ dec 1 sat King Tuff at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $12/$15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** dec 1 sat Paul Banks at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 1 sat Wovenhand at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm ** dec 1 sat Lee DeWyze at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $20 7:30pm ** dec 1 sat New Orleans Suspects, Johnny Vidacovich Trio at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** (also nov 29/30) dec 1 sat Simian Mobile Disco at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm *** dec 1 sat The Niners, The Hoot Hoots (Seattle), Future Space And Time at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** dec 1 sat Fungo Mungo at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** dec 1 sat Monkey at the Reef, some address, Santa Cruz ?/? ** dec 1 sat GREEN DAY at Memorial Auditorium, 1400 J Street, Sacramento a/a *** @ $ dec 1 sat Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Wale, Machine Gun Kelly, dj Scream at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Parksway, Sacramento a/a $60-$30 # ** dec 2 sun Jonathan Richman at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** dec 2 sun Matty Charles (N.Y.C.), The Lady Crooners at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm ** dec 2 sun GREEN DAY at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a *** @ $ dec 2 sun Watsky at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $13 7:30pm/8pm ** dec 3 mon AxeWound, At Our Heels, Bottom, dj Rob Metal at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 7:30pm/8pm *** @ dec 3 mon Death Grips at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 3 mon Bison Bison (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm ** dec 4 tue Moon Duo, Life/Coach, Disappearing People at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/12 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 4 tue Sandi Thom, Francesca Lee at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** (was Sept. 11th) dec 4 tue Bad Weather California, Jason Anderson, Dyllan Hersey at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** dec 4 sat GREEN DAY at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz a/a *** @ $ dec 5 sun Blue Scholars, The Physics, Brothers From Another at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 5 sun The Surfjohn Stevens Christmas Sing-A-Long Seasonal A.D.Y.D.P.O.I, Sheila Saputo at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** dec 5 sun Surplus 1980, Satya Sena, Electric Chair Repari Co. at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $9 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 5 sun Ghost Of Wrights, The Oarsmen, The High Sea at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** dec 6 thr Bloc Party, Dum Dum Girls at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $35 8pm *** dec 6 thr DJ Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm til 7:30pm ** dec 6 thr Streetlight Manifesto, Hostage Calm, Lionize at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 6 thr Grass Widow, The Babies, Scrapers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** @ dec 6 thr Glide Ensemble, Change Band, Eoin Harrington, Poplyfe, Tony Toni Tone at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $65-$250 6pm/7pm # ** (Benefit for Mo's Kitchen & Glide programs) dec 6 thr Saul Hernandez at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** dec 6 thr Metro Mictlan, Suzuki Junzo (Miminokoto, Japan), Numinous Eye at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9pm ** (save KUSF) dec 6 thr Barry Manilow at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $175-$10 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** dec 6/7/8 Moe. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 9pm *** dec 7 fri Disable, Pissheads, Life Form, Aspex, Poliskitzo, Ruleta Rusa, Elegy, Deras Krig at the Metro Side Room, Oakland a/a $8 6pm *** @ (Subversion Vol. 1 day 1) dec 7 fri World Inferno Friendship Society, O'Death at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 7 fri John Prine, Justin Townes Earle at the Golden Gate Theater, S.F. a/a # ** dec 7 fri Turbo Fruits, White Lung at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** dec 7 fri The Buttercream Gang, Surf Club, Horrorscopes at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** dec 7 fri Night Genes, White Teeth, Youth Of The Beast at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** dec 7 fri Far From You at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** dec 7 fri Crosby Tyler at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 7:30pm ** dec 7 fri Streetlight Manifesto, Hostage Calm, Lionize at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** dec 7/8 Ozomatli at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 8pm/9pm # *** dec 8 sat Hellshock, Lost Tribe, Bloodkrow Butcher, Spectres, Neon Piss, Mundo Muerto, Frenzy, Total War, Permanent Ruin, Condition, Mania, Crimson Scarlet, Effluxus, Stressors, The New Flesh at the Metro, Oakland a/a $13/$18 4pm/5pm *** @ (Subversion Vol. 1 day 2) dec 8 sat Ozokidz at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $10 2:30pm/3pm # ** (afternoon show) dec 8 sat The Polyphonic Spree at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 8 sat Matisyahu at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $65-$25 6pm/7pm # ** (seated) dec 8 sat Megan Slankard, Matt The Electrician, Steve Poltz at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $18/$25 8pm ** dec 8 sat John Prine, Justin Townes Earle at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** dec 8 sat Bray (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 9pm/10pm ** dec 8 sat Lecherous Gaze, Owl, Wild Eyes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** @ dec 8 sat Taj Mahal at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** dec 8 sat Mukagee, Suburban Paranoia, Exit Eden, Damaged Souls at Winter's Tavern, 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica 21+ free 9pm ** dec 8 sat Tower Of Power, War at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # *** dec 8 sat Kungfu Vampire at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** dec 8 sat Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Catalyst, Santa Curz 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** (Folkyeah) dec 8 sat Motionless In White, Chelsea Grin, Stick To Your Guns, Crown The Empire, Upon This Dawning at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** dec 9 sun Hoax, White Wards, Arctic Flowers, Male Nurses, Neo Cons, Trench Rot, On Parade, Gag, Hunting Party, Stoic Violence, Kruel, Replica, Midnite Brain, Caged Animal, Diehard at the Metro, Oakland a/a $13/$18 4pm/5pm *** @ (Subversion Vol. 1 day 3) dec 9 sun Meshell Ndegeocello at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (a dedication to Nina Simone) dec 9 sun W. Kamau Bell (comic) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 10 mon Macklemore And Ryan Lewis, Dee-1 at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (sold out) dec 10 mon The Tragically Hip at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.85 7pm/8pm # *** dec 10 mon Antibalas at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** dec 10 mon David Bazan Band, Stagnant Pools at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm ** dec 11 tue Alt-J, Wildcat! Wildcat! at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** dec 11 tue Scatter Gather at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** dec 11 tue Blood On The Dance Floor, Jeffree Star, New Years Day, Davey Suicide at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** dec 11 tue David Bazan, Stagnant Pools at Blue Lamp Lounge, Sacramento 21+ ** dec 11/12/14/15/16 Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** dec 12 wed JD McPherson at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 12 wed Horse Feathers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** dec 12 wed Big Long Now at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm * dec 12 wed The Whammy at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** dec 13 thr DJ Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm til 7:30pm ** dec 13 thr The Chop Tops, The Thirsty Three, dj Bildo at Lucky 13, Alameda 21+ free ** dec 13 thr The Whammy, Swamp Angel at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15/$17 9pm *** dec 13 thr Chris Isaak at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $125-$50 $7pm/8pm # *** dec 13 thr Lamb Of God, In Flames, Hellyeah, Sylosis (U.K.) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $38/$42 7pm # *** @ dec 13 thr Wooden Shjips, Trans Am, Barn Owl, Man Foreever, Eternal Tapestry Liturgy at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ *** dec 13 thr Wooden Shjips, Liturgy, Trans Am, Barn Owl, Man Forever, Eternal Tapestry at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 8pm *** (Thrill Jockey Records Anniversary show) dec 13 thr Oceanography, The Swells, Wilding at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** dec 14 fri Boys Noize at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** dec 14 fri The Blood (UK), Monster Squad, Harrington Saints, Awesome, Side Effects, Suspect Class, Uptown Leisure Boys at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10/$12 7pm # *** @ dec 14 fri The Soft Moon at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** dec 14 fri The Mountain Goats at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** dec 14 fri The Aquabats at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 14 fri One Republic And Adam Lambert at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** $ dec 14 fri Limbeck, Trapper Schoepp & The Shades at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 14 fri Night Beats, The Mallard, Cool Ghouls, The Woolen Men, dj Al Lover at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** dec 14 fri Case Studies, David Enos at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** dec 14 fri Destroy Nate Allen at the Rock Shop, someplace, San Jose a/a ** dec 14 fri Supersuckers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** dec 14 fri The English Beat at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** dec 14 fri Kreayshawn, Rye Rye, Honey Cocaine, Chippy Nonstop at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $17.50/$20 7pm/8pm ** dec 14/15 Psychic TV, Lumerians, King Dude at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $23 9pm *** dec 14/15 George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ *** dec 15 sat Kommandant, Sanguis Imperem, Black Fucking Cancer, Cyanic, Minenwerfer, Killgasm at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm/7:30pm *** @ dec 15 sat The Parov Stelar Trio at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** dec 15 sat Oceanroyal, Strong Like Bull, Clown Car at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 15 sat Scene Of Action (record release), Abatis at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 15 sat 2 Chainz at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** dec 15 sat The Soft Moon, Group Rhoda at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** dec 15 sat The Motet, AfroMassive at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** dec 15 sat Religious Girls, Free Moral Agents, Hawk Jones at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** dec 15 sat Supersuckers, Flexx Bronco at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm *** dec 15 sat Dwight Yoakam at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a 8pm *** dec 15 sat The Albert Square, Summer Vacation at X-Bar, Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** @ dec 16 sun Corrosion Of Conformity, Saviors, Pins Of Light at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 8pm *** @ dec 16 sun Sanguis Imperem, Kommandant, Black Fucking Cancer, Pale Chalice, Minenwerfer at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$13 7pm/8pm *** @ dec 16 sun Graham Parker & The Rumour at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** dec 16 sun Your Heart Breaks, Nana Grizol, Dave End, Quiet Coyote at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 6pm ** dec 17 mon The Mighty Diamonds With The Yellow Wall Dub Sound, The Melodians at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** dec 18 tue Destroy Nate Allen at Holland Project Show Space, 121 Vesta Street, Reno, NV a/a ** dec 19 wed Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Emmylou Harris, Maria Muldaur, Van Dyke Parks at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** dec 19 wed Psychic Ills, Wymond Miles at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 19 wed Charlie Hunter at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** (partially seated) dec 19 wed Dogcatcher, Ghost Parade at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** dec 20 thr White Wards, Gag, Replica at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a ** dec 20 thr DJ Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm til 7:30pm ** dec 20 thr Dredg (performing 'Catch Without Arms') at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** dec 20 thr Fuzz at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** dec 20 thr Glitter Wizard, Black Pussy, Disastroid at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** dec 20/21 Murder City Devils at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** dec 21 fri Fang, Oppressed Logic, Zero Bull Shit, Fukm, Trouble Maker, Guantanamo Dogpile, Nihilist Cunt, 2nd Class Citizens, Moerate Excess, Gutwrench, The Quitters, Skin & Bonez, Crypt Keeper at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 12:21pm *** @ (End of the World Fest) dec 21 fri Scissors For Lefty, The Trims, dj Taylor Fife at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** dec 21 fri Kepi Ghoulie, Dog Party, Kill The Bats at San Jose Rock Shop, 30 N 3rd Street, San Jose a/a $8 7pm ** dec 21 fri The Limousines at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** dec 21/22 The Mother Hips at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** dec 21/22 The Musical Box (performing Genesis 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $45-$55 8pm/9pm # *** dec 21/22/23 Tony! Toni! Tone! at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ *** dec 22 sat High On Fire, Goatwhore, Lo-Pan at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ dec 22 sat Churches, Tijuana Panthers, Toshio Hirano, dj Pat at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** (Jeanne Ellenby's Birthday) dec 22 sat Victim's Family, Punch The Clown, Coffee & Donuts, The Louies, Edaline, Headboard, Jr. Anti-Sex League, Seven Year Winter at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15 4:30pm/5pm *** @ (Nostalgia Fest) dec 22 sat The Blind Willies at E.J. Phair Brewery, 300 Cumberland St., Pittsburg 21+ $5 8pm ** dec 23 sun Kave Koz & Friends at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** dec 26 wed Finish Ticket, Koruscant Weekend at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 27 thr DJ Lebowitz (piano) at Disco Volante, Oakland a/a 5pm til 7:30pm ** dec 27 thr The Growlers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 27 thr X, My Jerusalem at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** dec 28 fri Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** dec 28 fri The Metermen (Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr., Rich Vogel), dj Harry Duncan at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** dec 28 fri Zeds Dead, Adventure Club at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** dec 28 fri Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25/$27 9pm *** dec 28 fri The Sporting Life, The Y Axes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** dec 28 fri Zion I at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20 7pm/8pm *** dec 28/29 X, My Jerusalem at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** dec 28/29 Howlin' Rain, Vetiver at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm ** (also 12/31) dec 29 sat Gimme Danger (tribute), dj Bildo at Lucky 13, Alameda 21+ free ** dec 29 sat Negativland at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** dec 29 sat Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Robert Randolph & The Family Band at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** dec 29 sat Steve Aoki, Ruby Skye, Deckstar at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** dec 29 sat Midtown Social, The Niners, The Bruises at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** dec 29 sat Tommy Castro And The Pain Killers at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ ** dec 29/30 Trombone Shorty at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm (sat) 7pm/8pm (sun) # ** dec 29/30/31 Further (Phil Lesh, Bob Weir) at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** dec 29/30/31 Hot Buttered Rum And Family, Dead Winter Carpenters (sat), Zac Matthews (sun), Ten Mile Tide (mon) at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $22/$35/$67.50 8pm/9pm ** dec 30/31 PRIMUS (2 sets) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $48-$75 # *** @ $ dec 31 mon Above & Beyound, Ferry Corsten, Dash Berlin, Andy Moor vs. Lange, W & W, El Betsie Larkin, Dyloot at the Arena, Oakland 18+ 5pm til 2am # ** dec 31 mon Emilie Autumn at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $17/$20 8pm/9pm ** dec 31 mon Tainted Love at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** dec 31 mon Howlin' Rain, Vetiver at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $35 9:30pm ** dec 31 mon Tumbleweed Wanderers (two sets), Big Tree, The She's at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $22/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 31 mon The Tubes at George's, San Rafael 21+ $250-$55 9:30pm *** dec 31 mon Mother Hips at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $40 7pm/8pm ** jan 1 tue Third Date at Grant & Green, 1371 Grant St., S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm ** jan 4 fri The Easy Leaves, Tiny Television, Misisipi Mike at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jan 5 sat Zoo Station (tribute), Petty Theft (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jan 5 sat French Cassettes, Coast Jumper, A Yawn Worth Yelling, Mr. Kind at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** jan 11 fri Keane, Youngblood Hawk at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8:30pm # *** $ jan 11 fri Mister Lies, Giraffage at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 12 sat Red Meat, Chuck Prophet & Stephanie Finch, Sweet Chariot, Tarnation, Gypsy Moonlight Band, Deep Elum at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (Gram Parson trbute night) jan 12 sat Tommy Castro at E.J. Phair Brewery, 300 Cumberland St., Pittsburg 21+ $22/$25 8pm ** jan 17 thr Trampled By Turtles at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** jan 17 thr Lady Gaga, Madeon, Lady Starlight at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $178/$93/$52.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ jan 18 fri Ty Segall at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # *** jan 18 fri Temptations And The Four Tops at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a 8pm *** jan 18 fri Slime Girls, Crashfaster at the Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm ** jan 19 sat Femi Kuti & The Positive Force at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # ** jan 23 wed Gojira, Devin And The Altas Moth at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** jan 25 fri Christopher Titus, Rachael Bradley at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm ** jan 26 sat LoCura, Shake Your Peace!, Makru at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jan 28 mon Muse, Band Of Skulls at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** jan 29-feb 3 Tower Of Power at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ *** jan 30 wed Local Natives at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** feb 1 fri The Who (performing Quadrophenia) at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** $ feb 2 sat The Who (performing Quadrophenia) at Event Center, Reno a/a # *** $ feb 7 thr Fun. at the fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** $ feb 8 fri Ellie Goulding at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** feb 8 fri Ed Sheeran, Rizzle Kicks, Foy Vance at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # ** feb 8 fri Nashville Pussy at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** feb 8 fri Bill Cosby at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a 8pm *** feb 8/9/10 Bit Brigade (GA), Matthew Joseph Payne, Crashfaster, Gnarboots, Slime Girls, Hello The Future!, dj Coco, dj Mr Smigh at San Jose Woman's Club, 75 South 11th Street, San Jose a/a $20-$30 (3 day pass) 3pm (fri) noon (sat & sun) *** @ (Rockage 2.0) feb 9 sat Sabaton (Sweden) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $15-$40 9pm *** feb 9 sat Nashville Pussy at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ ** feb 10 sun Cliff Burton Tribute, Damage Inc. (tribute), Trauma, Hell Fire at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 7pm/7:30pm ** feb 13/14/15/16/17 Swedish House Mafia at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $65 6pm/7pm # *** $ (14,15,16 sold out) feb 15 fri The Vaccines at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21.50 8pm/9pm # *** feb 18 mon Pink at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $100-$30 6pm/7:30pm # *** feb 21 thr Doro (Germany), Sister Sin at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm ** mar 6 wed Great Big Sea at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** mar 13 wed Maroon 5, Neon Trees, Owl City at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $80/$50/$30 7:30pm # *** mar 26 tue Sarah Brightman at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $225-$55 7pm/8pm # *** apr 6 sat Rihanna at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150-$35 7pm/8pm # *** apr 13 sat Brian Regan at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a $50-$30 6pm/7pm # *** apr 18 thr Joe Bonamassa at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # ** jul 30 tue One Direction at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90-$30 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** * 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.net 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 Stanford 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 420 40th, Oakland a/a (shows over by 10pm) 510-985-0325 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane a/a 415-467-7717 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 Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a 21+ 408-241-0777 Bender's Bar & Grill, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+ 415-824-1800 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 Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ 18+ 415-371-1631 Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 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 Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz a/a 831-429-6994 DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ a/a 415-626-1409 Disco Volante, 247 14th Street at Webster, Oakland a/a 510-663-0271 Dosa Biryani, 250 E Java Drive, Sunnyvale a/a 408-400-0007 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+ Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. a/a 415-346-6000 leave soon after the last band for a free poster at the exit Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland a/a Gilman, 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley a/a book 510-524-8180 510-525-9926 ($2 yearly membership required) http://www.924gilman.org 5pm membership meetings 1st and 3rd sat. of each month George's, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael 21+ 415-457-1515 Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. ages 6+ 415-885-0750 Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ 916-441-4693 Hemlock, 1131 Polk at Post, S.F. 21+ 415-923-0923 Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ 408-335-1642 Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+ 415-546-6300 Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 Johnny Foley's Irish House, 243 O'Farrell Street, S.F. 21+ 415-954-0777 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+ Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ 510-523-2118 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 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 Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 408-741-2822 Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Avenue, Chico a/a Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a 408-961-5800 Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+ 707-765-2121 New Parish, 579 18th at San Pablo Avenue, Oakland 21+ 18+ a/a Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a 408-448-3323 Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a 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+ Pioneer, 105 Pioneer Street, Santa Cruz a/a 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 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 Transient Lounge, 400 E. Todd Road, Santa Rosa a/a Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-775-7722 Winter's Tavern, 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica 21+ Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+ 510-451-8100 Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult) Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. a/a 415-505-8530 Vitus, 201 Broadway @ 2nd., Oakland 21+ 510-452-1620 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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