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 18, 2013 oct 18 fri Emcee Infinite, Oscar Goldman, Lucid Optics, Zack Bateman, MC Books, Host Stanley Ipkuss at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** (hip hop night) oct 18 fri The Paul Collins Beat, The Maxies, Jabber at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a $8 7pm *** oct 18 fri City And Colour, The Paper Kites at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 18 fri Koffin Kats, Plan 9, Rock N Roll Rubys, Scarlet Harlot, Blacktop Tragedy at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12/$15 8pm # *** @ oct 18 fri Church Of Misery, Saviours, Wizard Riffle at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17 8pm # ** @ oct 18 fri Embers, Ninth Moon Black, Rolling Through The Universe, Abstracter at RCA, M.L.K. & MaCarthur, Oakland a/a $5 *** @ oct 18 fri Lagos Roots Afrobeat Ensemble, Danjuma & Onola, Jaara Dance Project, dj Riddm at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** oct 18 fri Jelly Bones, Warm Trash, dj Gina Zane, Nico Cevallos at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 18 fri Foxtails Brigade, Lasher Keen (Nevada City), The Moore Brothers at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $7/$10-$15 8pm/9pm ** oct 18 fri Drivers, Dallas Velour, Attik Door, Waiting Room at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 18 fri Frozen Folk, Couches, Brasil, Everyone Is Dirty at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $6 9pm ** oct 18 fri Braids (Montreal, Canada), Hundred Waters, Kodak To Graph at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm ** oct 18 fri Deicide, Broken Hope, Disgorge, Necronomicon at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $19/$22 7pm # *** @ oct 18 fri Chris Cornell (acousitc), Bhi Bhiman at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $30-$60 7pm/8pm # *** oct 18 fri The White Buffalo at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm ** oct 18 fri Death Angel (cd release), 3 Inches Of Blood, Battlecross, Revocation at Slim's, SF 6+ $24/$26 7pm/8pm *** @ (sold out - see 10/17) oct 18 fri Crystal Stilts, Widowspeak, Pure Bathing Culture at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** oct 18 fri The Trophy Fire, Eyes On the shore, Belle Noire at the Bottom of the Hilll, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm *** oct 18 fri Boy George and Marc Vedo (dj set), Nikita at Mighty, 119 Utah St. at 15th, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** oct 18 fri Minot, Carta, Goldring/Thompson at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** oct 18 fri Typhoon, Wild Ones at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 18 fri Petty Theft (tribute), The Gravel Spreaders at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** oct 18 fri Down And Outlaws, The Picturebooks, Kevin Eagle Oliver at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 18 fri dj Super Chino Jairo Aguilar, Johnny Arco at the Foundry, S.F. 21+ 9pm/10pm $5/$10 ** oct 18 fri Boy George (dj set), Mark Vedo, Nikita at Mighty, 119 Utah at 15th, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** oct 18 fri film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with live shadow cast at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 11:30pm oct 18 fri Paramore, Metric, Hellogoodbye at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $49.50/$39.50 6pm/7pm # *** oct 18 fri Oc45 (Boston), The Backstabbers, Anti-Social at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $5 ** @ oct 18 fri First Light at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$15 9pm/9pm ** oct 18 fri Zion 1 at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ 8pm ** oct 18 fri Junip at Fernwood, 47200 Highway 1, Big Sur a/a ** oct 18 fri A Lot Like Birds, Lions Lions, Indirections, Shorelines, Center Of Own, Kalima at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** oct 18 fri Roach Gigz, Lil Bit, Mark Snipes at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 18 fri Psychosomatic, Attitude Adjustment, Cheapskate, Knife Thru Head, Flip Offs at On the Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ $10 8pm *** @ oct 18 fri Earthless, Joy at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** oct 18 fri postponed: Hawkwind at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. (now mar 28th) oct 19 sat Death March, Dirty Kid Discount, Los Creepers, Homesick Abortions, Oc45, Y Que? at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 19 sat Ron Thompson at Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley a/a $15 ($10 b4 8:30pm) 7pm/8pm ** oct 19 sat Replica, Flipout A.A. (Japan), Stillsuit, Trenches, Seeker at the Church, 1038 24th at Linden Street, Oakland a/a $7 7pm ** @ oct 19 sat Grit & Gold, Year Of The Fist (cd release), The Lucky Eejits at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** @ oct 19 sat Black Queen, Hornss at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 19 sat Atoms For Peace, Major Lazer, Little Dragon, Phantogram, Disclosure, Holy Ghosts!, Tricky, dj Falcon, Poolside, Adult., Robert Delong, Giraffage, Antwon at Treasure Island Fest., S.F. Bay a/a $85 ($150 2 day) 11am/noon # *** oct 19 sat film "Punk Cocktail - Zurich Scene 1976-1980" and film "Louder Faster Shorter" at New People's Cinema, 1746 Post Street, S.F. a/a $13/$14 9:30pm oct 19 sat The Jill and Julia Show at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** oct 19 sat Bell X1 (Ireland), Tristan at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** oct 19 sat Clara C, Aijia at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17/$20 6pm/7pm ** oct 19 sat The Paper Kites, The New Thoreaus, Identical Homes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 19 sat Cherub, Mansions On The Moon at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 9pm/10pm ** oct 19 sat Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Zach Deputy And The Cosmic Horns at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** oct 19 sat festival of rock posters at Hall of Flowers, 9th at Lincoln, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $20 10am til 6pm oct 19 sat Super Diamond, This Charming Band (tribute) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** oct 19 sat Inferno Of Joy, Hard Ponies, Station & The Monster at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** oct 19 sat Hightower, Meat Market, Scraper at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** @ (Scott Alcoholocaust's Birthday) oct 19 sat Crackerjack Preacher at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** oct 19 sat The Dead Klown Society, Brothers Horse at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 19 sat Curse (Baltimore), V.E.X., San Cha+Daddies Plastik, Jason Stamberger Duo, Phatima Rude, Denney Joints, dj Deep Teens at the Ouija Club, 214 Clara Street, S.F. a/a $5 8pm/9pm ** @ oct 19 sat Swinging Doors at Studio 55, San Rafael a/a $13/$15 8pm ** oct 19 sat Grace In The Woods, The Skunks, These Paper Satellites, Waxwyng, Doomfield at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ oct 19 sat Wolf Snake Sun (cd release) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 5pm ** oct 19 sat Nothing Short Of Tragic, dj Vancio, Slag, Grimace And The Fakers, The Groggs, The English Language at Black Cat Collective, 751 West San Carlos St., San Jose a/a $9 ($6 with costume) 6pm ** oct 19 sat The Koffin Kats, Hayride To Hell, Memphis Murder Men at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $13/$15 9pm ** oct 19 sat Spellcaster, Short Fuse, Serpent & Seraph, Skinner, Falling To Pieces, Mudface, Desecrater, Angerhead, Taunted, Envirusment, Zombie Death Stench, Kinnefret, 3 Lunas, Frailed Sanity at Milano, 394 South 2nd St., San Jose 21+ $12 noon *** @ (see 10/20) oct 19 sat The Used, William Control at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$27.50 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 19 sat Sound Remedy at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 19 sat Dangermaker, Kiwi Time at G Street Wunderbar, 228 G Street, Davis 21+ ** oct 19 sat Gwar, Whitechapel, Iron Reagan, A Band Of Orcs at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ oct 19 sat Ghost Town, Her Bright Skies, Modern Day Escape, Oh No Fiasco, Last In Their Class at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** oct 19 sat Broken Hope, Deicide, Disgorge, Necronomicon at Whiskey Dick's, 2660 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Lake Tahoe 21+ *** @ oct 19 sat Twisted Psychology at Insanity Puppets House, Redway a/a ** oct 19 sat postponed: Church Of Misery, Saviours, Wizard Riffle at thee Parkside, S.F. (now Nov. 30th) oct 20 sun Girlfriend, Skeptik, Gabriela Santi, Red, Kayla Cape, Paul & Caroline, Marjorie, Rosanonymou at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $8 4:30pm/5pm ** (acoustic/spoken word) oct 20 sun Parasitic Ejaculation, Septicaema, Asterion, Incisus, Cerrebral Cannabis, Thunderfuck at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 20 sun Beck, Animal Collective, James Blake, Sleigh Bells, Strfkr, Japandroids, Real Estate, Lord Huron, Haim, Palma Violets, Cayucas, Io Echo, Deep Sea Diver at Treasure Island Fest., S.F. Bay a/a $85 ($150 2 day) 11am/noon # *** oct 20 sun Gwar, Whitechapel, Iron Reagan, A Band Of Orcs at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$28 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ oct 20 sun Goblin, Secret Chiefs 3, dj Omar at the Warfield, S.f. a/a $28/$30 8pm # ** (was at Regency Ballroom) oct 20 sun Twin Forks, Matrimony, Branches at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13.50/$16 6:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 20 sun Timeflies, Chiddy Bang, T. Mills at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 20 sun A Skylit Drive, For All Those Sleeping, Wolves At The Gate, Incredible Me, Pvris at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15 6pm/6:30pm *** @ oct 20 sun Carbon Leaf at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** oct 20 sun Velvetta at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm * oct 20 sun D' Leaky Brains, The Wussies, Lucabrazzi, Bunny at Lennon Rehearsal Studios, 271 Dore Street, S.F. a/a 3pm ** (JanineFest - Celebration of the life of Janine Arnold) oct 20 sun Trevor Garrod, Stephen Cogswell, Miner at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** oct 20 sun Ghost Town, Her Bright Skies, Modern Day Escape, Oh No Fiasco at the Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 6pm ** oct 20 sun Exmortus, My Victim, Hysteria, Weapon Status Red, Symbolik, Potential Threat SF, Bomb & Scary, Dire Peril, Legion's Requiem,d Drop Seven, Klank, Theory Of Our Kind, Soulless Demise, Hammershot at Milano, 394 South 2nd St., San Jose 21+ $12 noon *** @ (see 10/19) oct 20 sun Cherub, Mansions On the Moon at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $8/$13 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 20 sun Leon Russell at Assembly, Sacramento a/a $40 7pm ** oct 20 sun Attila, Upon A Burning Body, Iwrestledabearonce, The Plot In You, Fit For A King, Merchants at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ oct 20 sun Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Zach Deputy at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** oct 21 mon Passion Pit, The Joy Formidable at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 21 mon Draco Rosa at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 21 mon The Sounds at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 21 mon Hunx & His Punx, Wet Drag at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm ** oct 21 mon Ms Mr, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Miles The dj at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** (Live 105) oct 21 mon Myra Flynn (cd release), Maya Sharpe at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm * oct 22 tue The Yoots, Jerk Lewis, Cop Circles, Homebodies at Goodbellies Cafe, 4659 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** oct 22 tue Brian Wilson And Jeff Beck, Al Jardine, David Marks, Blondie Chaplin at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $40-$150 7pm/8pm # *** oct 22 tue Emilie Autumn at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm ** oct 22 tue Laura Marling, Willy Mason at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm ** (seated show) oct 22 tue Okkervil River at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 22 tue Surfer Blood, Team Spirit at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8pm ** oct 22 tue Rook And the Ravens at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** oct 22 tue Conquest For Death, Flipout A.A (Tokyo, Japan), Pig DNA, Venkman, dj Laurgactyl at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ oct 22 tue Tiny Little Blackouts, Fleeting Trance, Bedrock Radio at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 22 tue We Will Be Lions at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 22 tue Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** oct 22 tue Streetlight Manifesto at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 23 wed Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** oct 23 wed Radical Face, Lily Kershaw at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7pm/8pm ** oct 23 wed Streetlight Manifesto, Mike Park, Dan Potthast at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ oct 23 wed Supersuckers, Hellbound Glory, The Devil In California at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 7:30pm/8pm *** @ oct 23 wed Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, H20 at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 23 wed Au Revoir Simone, Genius, Callmekat at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$19 7pm/8pm ** oct 23 wed Stephen Kellogg, Fort Atlantic at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm ** oct 23 wed Young Moon, Feelings, Sandy's at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** oct 23 wed Oh Land at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 23 wed Fred Frith/Patrice Scanlon Duo, Grex, Dominique Leone Band at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7-$10 sliding scale 9:30pm * oct 23 wed Thunderegg, On Telegraph, Jared Cohen And The Future Proof at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 23 wed Pyrotanic, Stormbat, Jagerita at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** oct 23 wed Curse Of The North at On the Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ $5 9pm ** oct 23 wed Polecat, Panmixia at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** oct 24 thr Lady Lazarus (L.A.), Antonette Goroch at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$7-$12 8pm/9pm ** oct 24 thr Open Bar, Glowing Cat Eyes, Ladyheat, The Arabs at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 24 thr Boyce Avenue, Megan Nicole, Madilyn Bailey at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $23 7pm/8pm # ** oct 24 thr Knapsack, Seahaven at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm/9pm ** oct 24 thr Woodkid at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 24 thr Sister Sparrow And The Dirty Birds, Cassoria, Insects vs. Robots at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 24 thr Cool Ghouls, Neighbors at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** oct 24 thr Silver Hands at Converse Store, 838 Market Street, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** oct 24 thr Rusted Root, Lorne & The Wayhighs at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** oct 24 thr Tav Falco & The Panther Burns, Big Tits, Lonesome Shack at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** oct 24 thr Cool Ghouls, Neighbors, Satan Wriders at Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** oct 24 thr Macy Gray And Her Band (2 shows) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $48 8pm and 10pm *** oct 24 thr Earthless, Joy, Hot Lunch at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 24 thr The Moody Blues at the Marin Center, San Rafael a/a # *** oct 24 thr Jesse Burns, Kyle Tuttle, Jacob Waters at the Fox and Goose, 1001 R Street, Sacramento 21+ free 8pm ** oct 24 thr The Icarus Line, Me Time, Prescription, The Flesh Hammers at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV 21+ $10 8:30pm ** oct 24/25/26/27 Railroad Earth, Galactic, Les Claypool's Duo de Twang (sat), Lotus, The Pimps Of Joytime, Greensky Bluegrass, Anders Osborne, Elephant Revival, Super Trio, The California Honeydrops, Marco Benevento, Dead Winter Carpenters, Fruition, Blvd, Arden Park Roots, American Jubilee, The Nibblers, Naive Melodies, Achilles Wheel, Tracorum, Mama's Cookin', Peter Joseph Burtt And The King Tide, Sierra Drifters, 4 Piece Puzzl at Hangtown Holloween, Placerville a/a $190-$60 # *** (camping) oct 25 fri Jughead's Revenge, Toy Guitar, United Defiance, Melvin Makes Machineguns, Yankee Brutal, Ninja Slaughterhouse at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 6:30pm/7:30pm *** @ oct 25 fri The Naked And Famous, The Colourist, No (Los Angeles) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** oct 25 fri Watain, In Solitude, Tribulation at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 25 fri Sebastian Ingrosso, Empire Of The Sun, A-Trak, Nervo, Mord Fustang, Aaron Axelsen, Saint John, Miles The dj at the Arena, Oakland a/a $65/$45 *** (Live 105's Sppkfest) oct 25 fri Sang Matiz, The Emily Anne Band, Melanie Ida Chopko at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$8-$12 8pm/9pm ** oct 25 fri Crazy Eyes (Seattle), Modern Kicks, The Groggs (Santa Cruz) at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 25 fri Sweetwater Black at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 25 fri The Moody Blues at the Masonic Center, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 25 fri Boy, Jeremy Messersmith at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm/9pm ** oct 25 fri Deer Tick, Robert Ellis at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm *** (sold out) oct 25 fri The Blow, Kisses, The Ian Fays at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14/$16 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 25 fri SuicideGirls (Blackheart Burlesque Tour) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** oct 25 fri Lebanon Hanover, Selofan, Screature at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a 9:30pm/10:30pm ** oct 25 fri The Dustbowl Revival, The Defibulators, The Wild Reeds at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** oct 25 fri He's My Brother She's My Sister (L.A.), Caught A Ghost, Song Preservation Society at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 25 fri George Porter, Jr. & Runnin Pardners, Korty & Friends at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. ?/? $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** oct 25 fri Posole, Bonnie & The Bang Bang, Growwler, Dot Punto at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 ($6 with costume) 9pm ** oct 25 fri Astrozombies (tribute), He Who Cannot Be Named at Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** @ oct 25 fri The Icarus Line at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** oct 25 fri Roach Gigz, Husalah, J Stalin, Bobby Brackins, dj Skimask, Marlow, Young Remedy, Pac B at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $22 8pm *** oct 25 fri Zero at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ ** oct 25 fri Awal, Reckless Flesh, Crimson at the Rock Shop, San Jose a/a $5 7pm ** @ oct 25 fri The Trims, Scissors For Lefty at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 25 fri Les Claypool's Duo de Twang at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $28/$30 7:30pm/8:30pm *** (was aug. 18) oct 25 fri Parmalee, Matt W. Gage, Save & Continue at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 25 fri Rusted Root, Massive Delicious, Goodnight Texas at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** oct 25 fri Anger As Art, Blind Illusion, Solanum Thrash, Cursed at On the Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ $7 8pm ** @ oct 25 fri Joe Satriani at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $69-$39 7:30pm # *** oct 25 fri Cobra Skulls, Beercan, Priscilla Ford, Machine Gun Vendetta at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a $10/$12 8pm *** @ oct 25/26 Foreverland (tribute), The Killer Queens (fri), Pop Fiction (sat) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** oct 26 sat Isolated Victims, Beast (Japan), Imposters, Live Ska Allstars, Demi And The Gods (Rocky Horror tribute), Skank Bank, Wreck Department at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 6pm/6:30pm *** @ oct 26 sat Yoshitonic, 51-50, Slag, D.H.C., Pancake Lizard, Ten Sack, J+K+K+F+O at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 6pm ** @ oct 26 sat Godflesh, Nails, House Of Low Culture, dj Blk Rainbow at the Metro, Oakland a/a $25 8pm # *** @ oct 26 sat Joe Satriani, Living Colour at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $39.50/$75 8pm # *** oct 26 sat The Criminals, Culture Abuse at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $12 8pm/9pm *** @ $ oct 26 sat The Purple Ones, The Graveside Quartet, burlesque at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** oct 26 sat The Shams Eire, The Guvernment, McCrae's Battalion at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $15 8pm/9pm ** (Benefit A Meningful Light) oct 26 sat Cobra Skulls, Jabber, ToyGuitar, Point Of View at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 9pm *** @ oct 26 sat Bonobo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 26 sat Lake Street Dive, Miss Tess And The Talkbacks at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** oct 26 sat Anders Osborne at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** oct 26 sat Rin Tin Tiger, Vandella, Moxie Kids at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 26 sat The Motet at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** oct 26 sat George Porter, Jr. & Runnin Pardners, Swoop Unit at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. ?/? $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** oct 26 sat Sunbeam Rd., Timothy Robert Graham at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 5pm ** (early show) oct 26 sat Successors, Horrible Present (Brooklyn), Burnt Palms at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** (late show) oct 26 sat The Shitones at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** oct 26 sat El Conjunto Nueva Ola (Mexico), Maria Del Pilar at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 10pm ** oct 26 sat Black Sabbitch (tribute), Grandma (tribute) at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** oct 26 sat The Dark Dolls, Suppositori Spaz Spelling, Johnny Rockitt, Trixxie Carr, Daddies Plastik & Per Sia, dj Tori, dj Le Perv at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 11pm ** oct 26 sat Jefferson Starship at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley a/a *** oct 26 sat Erin Inglish, Evie Ladin, Kendl Winter at Studio 55, San Rafael a/a $13/$15 8pm ** (Lady Banjo Show) oct 26 sat Arsonists Get All The Girls at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10/$13 8pm *** @ oct 26 sat Civil War Rust, Cold Feelings at Mutiny, 422 West 2nd Street, Antioch 21+ $5 8pm ** @ oct 26 sat The Odd Numbers, Stunt Monkey (reunion) at San Pedro Square Market, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** oct 26 sat Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Queens Of The Stone Age, My Morning Jacket, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Fun., Arcade Fire, Heart And Jenny Lewis at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $150/$75/$35 5pm # *** (Bridge School Benefit)) oct 26 sat Adult Club at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 26 sat Jonny Craig, Kyle Lucas, Hearts And Hands, Bleach Blonde, Secrets at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 26 sat Seven Churches, Genocide Coven, Ostracized at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV 21+ 8pm ** oct 27 sun Touche Amore, Dangers, Creative Adult, No Limbs at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 4pm/5pm *** @ oct 27 sun Mark Knopfler at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $65-$129.50 7:30pm # ** (sold out - see oct 28th) oct 27 sun J. Cole, Wale at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** (sold out - see 10/28) oct 27 sun Periphery, Born Of Osiris, Dead Letter Circus, Twelve Foot Ninja at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $18/$20 6:30pm/7pm ** oct 27 sun Hoboagogo at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** oct 27 sun Touche Amore, Dangers, Creative Adult, No Limbs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 4pm/5pm *** @ (early show) oct 27 sun The Ocean Blue, The Orange Peels, dj Roberband Girl at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** (late show) Oct 27 sun Victory And Associates, Nervous Curtains, Helen Money at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** oct 27 sun Federico Aubele, Lisa Alma at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 27 sun Crosby Stills Nash And Young, Tom Waits (with Less Claypool), Queens Of The Stone Age, My Morning Jacket, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Fun., Heart, Jenny Lewis, Jack Johnson at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $150/$75/$35 2pm # *** (Bridge School Benefit)) oct 27 sun Moody Blues at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # *** oct 28 mon Mark Knopfler at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $65-$129.50 7:30pm # ** (oct 27th sold out) oct 28 mon Two Cow Garage, Poor Bailey, Thanks Buddy (Santa Cruz), Civil War Rust at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $7 8pm ** @ oct 28 mon CocoRosie at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 28 mon J. Cole, Wale at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** (oct. 27th sold out) oct 28 mon Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 9pm ** oct 28 mon Kodaline, Diane Birch at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13.50/$15 8pm ** oct 28 mon Sarah Brightman at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $225-$55 7pm/8pm # *** (was March 26th) oct 28 mon AFI, Touche Amore, Coming at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $26/$28 6pm/7pm # *** (sold out) oct 28 mon Antsy McClain at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** oct 29 tue Modern Life Is War, Ceremony, Wax Idols, Creative Adult at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 29 tue Two Door Cinema Club, St. Lucia, Peace at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 29 tue Flatbush Zombies, Bodega Bamz at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15 8pm ** oct 29 tue Secret Secretaries (as Hickey), Demimonde (as Dory Tourett And The Skirtheads), General Hospital (as The Germs), The Gash (as Ween), Negative Creeps (as Nirvana) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm/8:30pm *** oct 29 tue Falling In Reverse at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $32 7:30pm *** oct 29 tue Therese Aune, Most Thieves at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ** oct 29 tue The World War 1's, Gravy's Drop, Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel, Tik Tok at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 29 tue Foy Vance, Rams' Pocket Radio at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $$12/$14 8pm ** oct 29 tue Trawggz (tribute), Gigi And Thee Jbrs (tribute), Hampton Wicks (tirbute), dj Lightnin' Jeff G. at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 29 tue Dimesland, Murder Murder at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** oct 29 tue Cumstain (record release), Pookie & The Poodlez, Sex Snobs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @ oct 29 tue The Tiger Lillies at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** oct 29 tue Lake Street Dive, Miss Tess & The Talkbacks at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** oct 29 tue The Moody Blues at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $89-$39 8pm # *** oct 29 tue AFI, Touche Amore, Coming at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a $31.95 7pm # *** $ oct 29 tue Drug Problem (Cleveland), Bad Noids (Cleveland) at the Ink Annex, 47B West 3rd Street, Eureka a/a $5 ** @ oct 30 wed Michal Menert, Mux Mool, Mikey Thunder at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10 8pm/9pm ** oct 30 wed Stone Chimp (Australia), The Institution at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 30 wed Save Ferris, The Interrupters, Jokes For Feelings, dj Funklor at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 30 wed The 1975 (Manchester, U.K.) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 7:30pm/8pm *** (sold out) oct 30 wed Lee Dewyze at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $18/$20/$60 8pm ** oct 30 wed Blues Bros. cover band vs. The Gories cover band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** oct 30 wed No Bunny, Mongoloid (tribute), Shannon & The Clams + Russell Quan at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm *** @ oct 30 wed Oceanography, Timothy Robert Graham at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 30 wed Slayer, Gojira, 4Arm at Event Center, 290 S. 7th St, San Jose State a/a $39.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ oct 30 wed Battleme at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 30 wed Michael Menert at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 6pm/7pm ** oct 30 wed The Browning, This Or the Apocalypse, Honour Crest, Tear Out The Heart, Myka Relocate at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** oct 31 thr Gov't Mule at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $32 7pm/8pm # ** oct 31 thr The Dwarves, Mystic Knights Of the Cobra at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ oct 31 thr No Bunny, Shannon And The Clams, Rock N Roll Adventure Kids, Yogurt Brain at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ *** @ oct 31 thr Hot Blood Orkestar, Cash Pony at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $6/$8-$12 8pm/9pm ** oct 31 thr The Pine Box Boys, The Fucking Buckaroos, The Harmed Brothers, Kemo Sabe at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** oct 31 thr The Flaming Lips, Tame Impala, White Denim at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $47.50 7pm # *** $ oct 31 thr The Sadies (two sets) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm/9pm ** oct 31 thr Danzig With Doyle, Butcher Babies, Texas Hippie Coalition, A Pale Horse Named Death at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35/$38 6pm/7pm # *** @ oct 31 thr La Plebe, The Re-Volts, Ruleta Rusa, Bum City Saints at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ oct 31 thr Bob saggeth at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm ** oct 31 thr Iamsu, Sage The Gemini, Kool John, Jay Ant, dj Amen, Priceless Da Roc, dj J12, Get It Indy at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 31 thr Voice Of The Soul (tribute), Dalton (reunion), Wo-Man-O-War (tribute), Un-Dead Milkmen (tribute), dj's at the Ouija Club, 214 Clara Street, S.F. a/a $5 8pm ** @ oct 31 thr Ultra Bide (Kyoto-City, Japan), Tiger Honey Pot at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm *** @ oct 31 thr Elephant Revival at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 31 thr The Shondes, Native Americans, Galloping Sea at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 31 thr Glitter Wizard (as The Damned), Twin Steps (as T.Rex), Mr. Elevator And The Brain Hotel (as Black Sabbath), Mondo Drag & Disappearing People members (as The Monks) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm *** oct 31 thr the Insufferables, Steel Hotcakes at Connecticut Yankee, 100 Connecticut Street, S.F. 21+ free 9:15pm ** oct 31 thr Rebelskamp, At Least We're Dreaming, Speaking In Rounds at the Rock Shop, San Jose a/a $5 7pm ** @ oct 31 thr Crimson Scarlet, Artic Flowers, New Happiness, Dominion, Cherry Poppins, Npmn, Ret-Construct, Untamed Creatures, Headless Lizzy And Her Ice Box Pussy, dj's at Club Apparition, 30 South First Street, San Jose 21+ $15/$25 6pm ** oct 31 thr Stick Figure, Thrive, Simple Creation, Alific at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 1 fri Brave Ulysses, Dance Party Boys, Poshlust, Nslasha, Black Bones at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 8pm *** @ nov 1 fri Iron And Wine, Laura Mvula at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** nov 1 fri Ultra Bide (Kyoto-City, Japan), Altar De Fey, Pins Of Light, Scraper at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakalnd 21+ $8 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 1 fri Johnny Marr, Alamar at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # ** nov 1 fri Janelle Monae at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** nov 1 fri Charli XCX, Kitten, Liz at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (was 9/3) nov 1 fri Above & Beyond at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** nov 1 fri Jonathan Wilson, Extra Classic at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** nov 1 fri Narrows, Early Graves, Glaciers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** nov 1 fri Hiatus Kaiyote at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** nov 1 fri Battlehooch, Just People, Guy Fox at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9:30pm ** nov 1 fri The Memorials, Gigantis, Bite, Gotaway Girl at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** nov 1 fri Street dogs, Harrington Saints, custom Fit, Sydney Ducks at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 ($45 3 day pass) 8pm/9pm *** @ (Pirate Press Anniversary) nov 1 fri A.L.O., Terrapin All Stars at Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael 16+ $25 6pm/7pm ** nov 1 fri Operators, Dardo, dj Dan B at the Rock Shop, San Jose a/a $5 7pm ** nov 1 fri All-City Elite at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 1 fri The Story So Far, Stick To Your Gns, Such Gold, Rotting Out, Souvineers at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $16/$18 6pm/7pm *** @ nov 1 fri Nike's Never Not, TW's Nation at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 2 sat Survival, Cultural Warfare, Venting Machine, Raiju, T.O.O.K. at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm *** @ nov 2 sat Sutekh Hexen, Wolvserpent (ID), Common Eider King Eider, Cardinal Wyrm at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $7 8pm/8:30pm *** @ nov 2 sat Norge Laundry Variety Show Open Mike at Norge Laundry, 3908 Grand Avenue, Oakland a/a donation noon nov 2 sat Cut Copy, Larry Gus, Kauf at the Fox Theater, Oaklnad a/a 8pm # *** nov 2 sat The Avengers, The Urinals, Wild Assumptions at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm *** @ nov 2 sat Loretta Lince, The Unheal Hand, Hochzilla, Lucifer Meltdown, Phantom Limbs, Heartache Sisters at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 8pm ** (annual Murder Ballads Sow) nov 2 sat Con Brio, Quinn DeVeaux And The Blue Beat Review, Whiskerman at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm ** nov 2 sat Hoodie Allen at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 2 sat The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Dumpstaphunk, Hot Tuna, host Wavy Gravy at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $48 7pm/8pm *** (Seva Fondation Benefit) nov 2 sat Nitin Sawhney at Nourse Auditorium, 201-299 Hayes St., S.F. a/a # ** nov 2 sat Little Comets, Starsystem at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 9pm ** nov 2 sat Nitin Sawhney at Nourse Auditorium, 201-299 Hayes St., S.F. a/a $25-$75 8pm ** nov 2 sat Zoe Keating, Matiana, U9lift at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** (see Nov. 3rd) nov 2 sat Altamont (record release), Freshley's Vomet, Stone Chimp at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** nov 2 sat John Brown's Body, Stick Figure at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** nov 2 sat Midnight Cinema at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm ** nov 2 sat Black Cobra, Hot Lunch, Owl at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm/10pm ** nov 2 sat Cameltones at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 2 sat Guti, Rooz, Bo at Mighty, 119 Utah at 15th, S.F. 21+ $13 10pm ** nov 2 sat Blaak Heat Shujaa, Buffalo Tooth, Wicked Goddess (first show) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 2 sat The Shape, Buzzmutt, Appendixes (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** nov 2 sat Street Dogs, The Interrupters, Druglords Of The Avenues, Bishops Green at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 ($45 3 day pass) 8pm/9pm *** @ (Pirate Press Anniversary) nov 2 sat Rene Izquierdo (guitar) at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1600 Santa Lucia Ave., San Bruno a/a 7pm ** nov 2 sat Project 86 at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12/$14 8pm ** nov 2 sat Megan Ran, Matthew Joseph Payne, Professor Shyguy, D And D Sluggers, Amanda Lepre at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** nov 2 sat Andre Nickatina at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $23/$28 8pm/9pm *** nov 2 sat Tempest at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ ** nov 3 sun Sepultura, Unearth, Kataklysm, Scar The Martyr, Dark Sermon at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ nov 3 sun Tori Kelly at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8pm ** nov 3 sun FM359, The Ratchets, Downtown Struts, Lenny Lashley's Gang Of One at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 7pm/8pm ** @ (Pirate Press Anniversary) nov 3 sun Zoe Keating, You Are Plural at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** (see Nov. 2nd) nov 3 sun The Shape, Buzzmutt, Appendixes (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** nov 3 sun The Bloodtypes (Portland), Blammos, The Custom Kicks, Whoosie What's Its at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 3pm/4pm ** nov 3 sun Girls Got The Blues, Salamander 6 at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** nov 2/3 turn your clocks back or be early nov 4 mon Samothrace (WA), Subrosa (UT), Amarok (Chico) at the Metro, Oakland a/a $8 8pm # ** @ nov 4 mon The Chariot, Glass Cloud, Birds In A Row, To The Wind at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 4 mon Kavinsky at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 4 mon Ab-Soul, Joey Badass, Chevy Woods, The Underachievers, Cashius Green, Pheo, June, Minty Burns, Pro Era, Ala Sole, CJ Fly, Dessy Hinds, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, Supa Slackas, 47 at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** nov 4 mon Terakaft (Mali) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** nov 4 mon Destroyer (solo), Pink Mountaintops at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm ** nov 4 mon The Cliks, Kvsk, Hot Peach at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 5 tue Mortals (N.Y.C.), Augurs, Bedrunken, Tomes at the Metro, Oakland a/a $6 8pm # ** @ nov 5 tue Blitzen Trapper, Alialujah Choir at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20/$23 8pm # ** nov 5 tue Deerhoof, L.X.M.P. (Poland), Solos at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $17 8pm/9pm ** nov 5 tue Television at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (sold out) nov 5 tue Les Rhinoceros, Glimr at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 5 tue Floating Goat, Chrome Eagle, dj Love Gun at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 5 tue Ab-Soul, Joey Badass at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 5 tue Brian Hass & Scott Amendola at Jambalaya, 915 H Street, Arcata 21+ * nov 6 wed Mike Doughty at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 6 wed Donald Fagen, Ben Fong Torres at Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $20/$40 7:30pm ** nov 6 wed The Lonely Forest, Cumulus, Sentinel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 6 wed William Control, Davey Suicide, Fearless Vampire Killers at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7:30pm/8pm *** nov 6 wed Mrs. Magician, Cymbals Eat Guitars at the Chapel, S.F. a/a ** nov 6 wed Mazzy Star at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** nov 6 wed Brian Hass & Scott Amendola at 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason Street, S.F. 21+ * nov 6 wed Diego Garcia, Kan Wakan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm ** nov 6 wed Coyboy Mouth, Miggs, The Cringe at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm ** nov 6 wed Modern Kicks, Bad Lovers (Austin) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** nov 6 wed Greater Sirens, Muscle & Marrow (Portland), Sex Snobs at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** nov 6 wed Pssngrs, Red Light, Cry, dj Robert Spector, dj Sky Madden at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** nov 6 wed Unko Atama, Rocketship rocketship, Mad Mama & The Bona Fide Few, dj Tom Lg at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 6 wed Solos, Hawk Jones at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm ** nov 6 wed The Bloodtypes at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 6 wed Soulfly, Havok, Solanum, Krippler at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 6 wed Rubblebucket at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ ** nov 7 thr Rubblebucket at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** nov 7 thr Brian Hass & Scott Amendola at Duende, 468 19th St., Oakland 21+ * nov 7 thr Muscle And Marrow (Portland) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** nov 7 thr Inner Ear Brigade, Jack O'The Clock, Chuck Johnson at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 8pm/9pm ** nov 7 thr The Crux, The T-Sisters at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 7 thr Atlas Genius, Family Of The Year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $24.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 7 thr Paul Brady at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 7 thr Zoe at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 7 thr Jay Brannan, The Plastic Arts, Sean Smith at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 7 thr Scale The Summit, The Reign Of Kindo, Jolly at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** nov 7 thr Points North, Lavish Green, The Devil In California, Attik Door at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 7 thr Exquisite Corpse, Skyscraper Mori, Cougar On A Meth Binge at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** nov 7 thr Kevin Junior (Chicago), The Goldenhearts, Joshua Cook And the Key Of Now (record release), Michael Shaw And dj Neil Martinson at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm ** nov 7 thr Lesbian (Seattle), Grayceon, Wild Hunt at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 7 thr Twenty One Pilots, Sirah at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** nov 7 thr Switchfoot at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a $31 7:30pm ** nov 7 thr Dev at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ ** nov 8 fri Despise You (L.A.), Slight Slappers (Tokyo, Japan), Coke Bust (DC), P.L.F. (Houston), Backslider (Philadelphia), Transient (Portland), Redacted at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17 ($30 2 day pass) 7pm *** @ (Six Weeks Records 20th Anniversary day 1) nov 8 fri Lecherous Gaze, Autistic Youth (Portland), Freedom Club (Portland), Reckless at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 8 fri Steel Panther at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** @ nov 8 fri Yassou Benedict, Debbie Neigher (record release), There's Talk at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 8 fri Of Montreal, La Luz at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** nov 8 fri Greensky Bluegrass at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** nov 8 fri Dev at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 8 fri Sean Hayes, The Blank Tapes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm *** (also nov 9th) nov 8 fri Terry Malts, Glitz, Angora Debs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 8 fri Nvo, dj Matt Haze, Phleck, Professor Bang, Manitous at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 10pm ** nov 8 fri Brook D. & The Stray Limbs at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 8 fri Graham Nash at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm *** nov 9 sat Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage, Testament, Huntress at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $35/$38 6pm/7pm # *** @ nov 9 sat Magrudergrind, Flagitious Idiosyncrasy In the Dilapidation (Tokyo), Capitalist Casualties (Rohnert Park), Rovsvett (Tranas, Sweden), Voetsek at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17 ($30 2 day pass) 7pm *** @ (Six Weeks Records 20th Anniversary day 2) nov 9 sat Frances Yip at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** nov 9 sat Roddy Radiation And The Skabilly Rebels, The Chop Tops, The Champions at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** nov 9 sat Of Montreal, La Luz, Painted Palms at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** nov 9 sat Gramatik, heRobust, Ex Mag at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** nov 9 sat Crocodiles, Wymond Miles at the Chapel, S.F. a/a ** nov 9 sat Lisa Mezzacappa's Interlopers, Douglas Detrick's AnyWhen Ensemble at Center for New Music, 55 Taylor, S.F. a/a $10 ($5 members) 7:30pm ** nov 9 sat Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys, Amy Cook at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 9 sat Sean Hayes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 8:30pm/9pm *** (also nov 8th) nov 9 sat Peachelope, Juanita And The Rabbit, For The Ladies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** nov 9 sat A Minor Forest, Barn Owl at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9:30pm *** nov 9 sat Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band, Dead Peasants (with Chris Shiflett) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14/$16 9:30pm ** (folk) nov 9 sat Autistic Youth (Portland), Freedom Club (Portland), Face The Rail at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** @ nov 9 sat The Nickel Slots at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 9 sat Maurice Tani And 77 El Deora, Sound Of Sirens at Studio 55, San Rafael a/a $13/$15 8pm ** (was listed as nov. 19th) nov 9 sat Andrew Jackson Jihad (Phoenix), The Gunshy, Shinobu at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** (new lineup) nov 9 sat Cash'd Out at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 9 sat Soja at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $27/$32 8pm/9pm ** nov 9 sat Graham Nash at Center for the Arts, 314 West Main Street, Grass Valley a/a ** nov 10 sun Roddy Radiation And His Skabilly Rebels, The Hooks, Thee Merry Widows at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 10 sun Phildel, Dark Water, Down (poetry and music) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** nov 10 sun Laura Lackey's Rhythm Revue, Thunder Thighs at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** nov 10 sun Rac at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (sold out) nov 10 sun Dave Mason at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $44 7pm ** nov 10 sun Selena Gomez at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $71-$31 6pm/7pm # *** nov 10 sun Crizzly, Figure at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $20 $20 7pm/8pm ** nov 10 sun Rittz, Snow the Product, Jarren Benton at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$30 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 11 mon Alison Moyet at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 11 mon Mayday Parade at Slim's, S.F. 6+ 7:30pm *** nov 11 mon Arkona at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 11 mon Minor Alps at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** nov 11 mon Infinite (Korea) at the Event Center, 290 S 7th St., San Jose State a/a $180-$50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 11 mon Ryan Cabrera, Keaton Simons at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $17/$20 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 11 mon Clutch, The Sord, American Sharks at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 12 tue Radiolab at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** nov 12 tue The Handsome Family, Wilde Wood at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** nov 12 tue Danny Paul Grody, Marissa Anderson (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 12 tue Queensryche, Something Unto Nothing at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $39.50 8pm *** @ nov 12 tue The Donkeys, Mwahaha, TV Mike And The Scarecrowes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 12 tue Musk, Violence Creeps, Baus, dj Hackk at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 12 tue Slight Slappers (Tokyo, Japan), Capitalist Casualties, In Disgust, Deadpressure, Slag at the Rock Shop, San Jose a/a $8 7pm *** @ nov 12 tue Meat Puppets, The World Takes at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$17 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 12 tue Mayday Parade at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 12 tue Aaron Carter at Assembly, Sacramento 18+ $15 8pm/9pm ** nov 13 wed Agrimonia, Take Over And Destroy, Embers, Femacoffin at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8pm # *** @ nov 13 wed Graham Nash at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ ** nov 13 wed Gaelic Storm at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 13 wed Cults at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** nov 13 wed Vanessa Carlton at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $25 7:30pm ** nov 13 wed Crystal Antlers, White Mystery, Dead Meat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** nov 13 wed Thundercat at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** nov 13 wed The Deer Tracks at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ ** nov 13 wed Radiolab at the Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino a/a # ** nov 13 wed Speaking In Rounds at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 13 wed Andrew Jackson Jihad (Phoenix), the Gunsy, Shinobu at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10/$12 8pm *** nov 13 wed Aaron Carter at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 ($65 vip) 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 13 wed 40oz To Fredom (tribute), Wheeland Brothers at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $1 7pm/8pm ** nov 13 wed Meat Puppets at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm ** nov 14 thr Color Me Black (cd release), Syzygy, Jamie DeWolf at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 14 thr Kreator, Overkill at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** @ nov 14 thr Alestorm, Trollfest, Gypsyhawk, Valensorow at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ** nov 14 thr Ben Harper at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a # ** nov 14 thr 65daysofstatic, Caspian, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15/$17 8pm/9pm ** nov 14 thr Danny James, Melted Toys at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 14 thr K.M.F.D.M., Chant at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28/$30 8pm *** @ nov 14 thr Slough Feg, Skeletor, Vulturegeist at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** nov 14 thr Graham Nash at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $89 8pm ** nov 14 thr The Melodic at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm * nov 14 thr Vaz (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Burmese, Donkee at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm/10pm ** nov 14 thr Meat Puppets at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley a/a 8pm ** nov 14 thr Andrew Jackson Jihad (Phoenix), The Gunshy, Blackbird Raum at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8pm *** nov 14 thr Misfits, The Attack, The Secretions, Avenue Saints, Kill The Precedent at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ nov 14/15/16/17 Goapele at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ ** nov 15 fri Toro Y Moi, Classixx at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** nov 15 fri Negative Approach, The Casualties, M.D.C. at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12 8pm # *** @ nov 15 fri The Fashion Slaves, Super Natural, Grit & Gold at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 8pm/9pm ** nov 15 fri Necrot, Nekrofilth (Cleveland, OH), Scolex, Fema Coffin at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 8pm/8:30pm *** @ nov 15 fri Lil B at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** nov 15 fri JJ Grey & Mofro, The Stone Foxes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** nov 15 fri Cass McCombs at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 15 fri Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, Mojo Nixon, Death Hymn #9, Pins Of Light at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ (Alternative Tentacles 33 1/3 Anniversary) nov 15 fri Cherri's Dirty Thirty Day, Golden Void, Hot Lunch, Harsh Toke at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** nov 15 fri Meat Puppets, The World Takes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $17 8:30pm/10pm ** nov 15 fri Megan Slankard at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm * nov 15 fri That Ghost, FayRoy, sons Of Hippies, Wag at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 15 fri Elise Witt, Becky Reardon, Terry Garthwaite at Studio 55, San Rafael a/a $13/$15 8pm ** nov 15 fri Reverend Horto Heat at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** nov 15 fri Quasi at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 15 fri Tonight Alive at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a $12 6pm/6:30pm ** nov 15/16 Mason Jennings (solo) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $29 8pm (fri) $29 8pm / $24 10pm (sat) ** nov 16 sat Melt Banana, Retox at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** @ nov 16 sat Keith Sweat, K-Ci & JoJo, John Michael at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $75-$35 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** (KBLX Hot Winter Night0 nov 16 sat The Bye Bye Blackbirds (cd release) at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 8pm/9pm ** nov 16 sat Dick Dale, The Rudicals at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $25 9pm *** nov 16 sat Bill Callahan, Mick Turner at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 16 sat Born Ruffians at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 16 sat August Burns Red, Blessthefall, Defeater And Beartooth at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ nov 16 sat Steve Aoki, Wake Flocka Flame, Borgonre at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** nov 16 sat Tera Melos, Zorch (TX) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** nov 16 sat Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Army Navy at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ ** nov 16 sat Vienna Teng (two shows) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25/$55 6pm/6:30pm and 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 16 sat Quasi, Blues Control, Street Eaters at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 16 sat Guantamano Baywatch, Death Hymn, Buffalo Tooth, Courtney And the Crushers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 16 sat Fog Of War, Nekrofilth (Cleveland, OH), Burning Monk, Tomes at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm *** @ nov 16 sat ChrisJames & The Showdowns at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 16 sat Marin/Marin (Sweden) at Studio 55, San Rafael a/a $17 8pm ** nov 16 sat Peach Street, Straight Forward Ent., The Realist House at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm *** nov 16 sat E-40 at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** nov 16 sat Wayne Newton at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm *** nov 16 sat Envirusment, Hatriot, Angerhead, The Venting Machine, Qarin at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a $7/$10 7pm *** nov 16 sat Meat Puppets at Humboldt Brewery, 856 10th at I, Arcata 21+ 8pm ** nov 16 sat Big Freedia at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $13/$15 8pm/9pm ** nov 16/17 Beats Antique, Ill-Esha (sat) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm (sat) 7pm/8pm (sun) # *** nov 16/17 Reverend Horton Heat, Larry And His Flask, Deke Dickerson at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley a/a $25/$30 9pm (sat) 8pm (sun) *** (was listed as November 7th) nov 17 sun Churches (Glasgow, Scottland) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** nov 17 sun Nik Turner's Space Ritual, Carlton Melton, Hedersleben at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** nov 17 sun Tonight Alive, The Downtown Fiction, For The Foxes, Echosmith at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 17 sun Lupe Fiasco at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 17 sun Anna Calvi at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** nov 17 sun Pop. 1280 (N.Y.C.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 17 sun The Grannies, Winter Teeth, Bar Fight at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 6:30pm/7:30pm ** @ nov 17 sun Grant Farm, Emily Yates at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** (bluegrass) nov 17 sun Tera Melos, Zorch (TX) at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $11/$14 8pm ** nov 17 sun Trombone Shorty, Orleans Avenue at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 17 sun Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, Pins Of Light, The Shames, Out For War at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a $15/$17 8pm *** @ nov 18 mon Misfits, The Attack at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** @ nov 18 mon Jessie Ware, The Invisible at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 18 mon Anthony Green, Dave Davison, Brick & Mortar at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 18 mon Wire at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 18 mon Lindi Ortega at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm * nov 18 mon Brett Dennen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** (sold out - KFOG) nov 18 mon Screaming Females at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 18 mon Drake, Miguel, Future at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** nov 18 mon Chuck Inglish, Kings Dead at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 8pm/8:30pm # ** nov 19 tue Drake, Miguel, Future at the Arena, Oakland a/a $100/$70/$50 6pm/7pm # ** nov 19 tue Over The Rhine, Noah Gunderson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) nov 19 tue Moonface at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $14/$16 8pm ** nov 19 tue Obits, Rob Crow's Gloomy Place, Pins Of Light at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 19 tue Payoff (L.A.), Great Apes, Jabber, dj Jesse Luscious at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 20 wed Sleeping With Sirens, Breath Carolina, Issues, Our Last Night at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ nov 20 wed The Cabin Down Below Band, Doyle Bramhall II, Elvis Perkins, Eric Pulido, Craig Finn & Tad Kubler, Erika Wennerstrom, Ruby Amanfu, Chuck Prophet, Rayland Baxter, The Whigs, Danny Clinch, Nicki Bluhm, Tim Bluhm, Boots Riley, Lukas Nelson, Josh Lattanzi, Chase Cohl at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (music of Bob Dylan) nov 20 wed Qui (L.A.), Roland, Big Long Now at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 20 wed Latyrx, Sins & Needles, Forrest Day, Blackalicious, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** nov 20 wed Screaming Females, Upset, Peace Creep at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ nov 20 wed Relient K, Motion City Soundtrack at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $17/$21 6pm/7pm *** nov 21 thr Polica, Marijuana Deathsquads at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 21 thr The Devil Wears Prada, The Ghost Inside, Volumes, Texas In July at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ nov 21 thr Albert Hammond Jr. at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 21 thr Thomas Dolby's Invisible Lighthouse Live at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $25/$30 8pm ** nov 21 thr Lemme Adams, Hungry Skinny, Fox & The Law, Electric Shepherd at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** nov 21 thr Dengue Fever at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** nov 21 thr Yesway, TaughtMe, Magic Magic Roses at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 21 thr Hornss, Winter Teeth at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 21 thr Reverend Horton Heat, Larry And His Flask, Deke Dickerson at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $15 7pm/8pm *** nov 21 thr Tribal Seeds, Pacific Dub at the El Rey, Chico a/a $15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** nov 21/22/23 Dark Kabaret at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $35-$55 ** nov 22 fri Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, The Tiki Trio at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** nov 22 fri Kate Nash, Emmy The Great at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** nov 22 fri Balkan Beat Box, Delhi 2 Dublin at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$27 8:30pm # *** nov 22 fri John Vanderslice, Doe Eye at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** nov 22 fri Protest The Hero, Architects, The Kindred, Affiance at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ nov 22 fri Papa, Panic Is Perfect, Bent Shapes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 22 fri William Fitzsimmons, Denison Witmer at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** nov 22 fri Zion 1, Tribal Seeds, Conninlynguists at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 18+ # ** nov 22 fri My Red Dress, Slowness, Venus Beltran at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** nov 22 fri The Green, Shwayze, Kimie at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm ** (also nov 23rd) nov 22 fri Supermule, Cahalan Morrison And Eli West at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $9/$12 9:30pm ** (bluegrass) nov 22 fri Eddie Money at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** nov 22 fri Pounders at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 22 fri Vienna Teng at Assembly, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm ** nov 22 fri Veil Of Maya, Structures, Northlane, Vildhjarta, Here Come The Kraken, Maid Of The Mist at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** nov 22 fri No Bunny at the Ink Annex, 47B West 3rd Street, Eureka a/a *** @ nov 22/23 Van Morrison, Shana Morrison at Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a $200-$70 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** nov 23 sat Zeke, The Atom Age at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** nov 23 sat Dir En Grey, Dagoba at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$28 7pm/8pm # ** @ nov 23 sat Scissors For Lefty, United Ghosts, Vela Eyes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 23 sat No Bunny at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ *** @ nov 23 sat John Waters at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ 8pm $40 / 10pm $30 ($75 vip) *** nov 23 sat The Green, Shwayze, Kimie at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm ** (also nov 22rd) nov 23 sat Brother JT, Carlton Melton, Phil Manley Life Coach, Suzuki Junzu at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 23 sat Geographer, Bad Suns at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** nov 23 sat Lee Gallagher & The Hallelujah, The Coo Coo Birds, Be Calm Honcho at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** nov 23 sat Wild Eyes, Buffalo Tooth at Bender's, S.F. $5 9pm/10pm ** nov 23 sat Pollo Del Mar at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 23 sat Pride & Joe at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** nov 23 sat Asking Alexandria at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ 8pm *** nov 23 sat Mellowhigh, Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis, Left Brain at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 23 sat Alice Cooper at Civic Auditorium, 700 Auditorium Drive, Redding a/a $35/$47.50 7pm/8:30pm # *** nov 24 sun 3oH!3, The Summer Set (Az), Wallpaper, New Beat Fund at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 6pm/7pm # *** $ nov 24 sun Thy Art Is Murder, I Declare War, Fit For An Autopsy, The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, Kublai Khan at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 6pm/6:30pm *** nov 24 sun Chuck Prophet (performing Temple Bequtiful with strings) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) nov 24 sun A Great Big World at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $9.73/$15 8pm ** nov 24 sun The Green, Shwayze, Kimie at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$22 7:30pm/8:30pm ** nov 25 mon Paws, Surf Club, Tiaras, dj Gregory Hill at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** nov 26 tue Pearl Jam at the Arena, Oakland a/a $69.50 6pm/7:30pm # *** $ nov 26 tue In This Moment, Motionless In White, Kyng, All Hail The Yeti at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ nov 26 tue Monster Magnet, Royal Thunder, Zodiac at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 26 tue Future Twin, Week Of Wonders at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** nov 26 tue The Nerv, Go Time!, Nihilist Cunt, dj Mashi Mashi at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 27 wed Church Of Misery, Saviours, Wizard Rifle at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17 8pm # ** @ nov 27 wed John Legend at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** nov 27 wed Morbid Angel (playing 'Covenant') at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $28 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 27 wed Eoto, Etc! Etc! at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $15/$25/$30 8pm/9pm # ** nov 27 wed The Limousines, Mona at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** nov 27 wed The Happy Hollows, Deep Dimension, Kitten Grenade, dj Jackson Sandland at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 29 fri Less Than Jake, Anti Flag, Masked Intruder, Get Dead at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ nov 29 fri Pretty Lights, Tycho, Grouch & Eligh, Odesza at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $45 7pm # ** (see nov 30th) nov 29 fri Erica Sunshine Lee, Misisipi Mike, Evan And The Eccentrics, The Coffis Brothers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 29 fri Ancient Mariner (tribute), Cruella (tribute), Mexican Steel (covers) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 29 fri Jon Hopkins, Clark, Nathan Fake at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** nov 29 fri A. Tom Collins, Manzanita Falls at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** nov 29 fri Church Of Misery at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 30 sat Set To Kill, Boo Radley's House, As Small As Giants, Refuge, The Only Ocean, Synnova, Frailed Sanity, Nighttrail at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 4pm # *** (Battle of the Bands) nov 30 sat Michael Buble at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** nov 30 sat Sinead O'Conner at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $45/$55 7pm/8pm # *** nov 30 sat Adventure club, Dvbbs, Dallas K, Hunter Siegel at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 3 ** nov 30 sat Pretty Lights, Tipper, Tokimonsta, Paul Basic at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $45 7pm # ** (see nov. 29th) nov 30 sat Red Fang, The Shrine, Indian Handcrafts at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 30 sat Tumbleweed Wanderers, Bells Atlas at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 30 sat Mammatus (album release) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm * nov 30 sat Tea Leaf Green at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** nov 30 sat Church Of Misery, Saviours, Wizard Riffle at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm ** @ nov 30 sat Victor Krummenacher, M. Lockwood Porter at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 30 sat The Parmesans at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 30 sat The Phenomenauts, Kill The Bats, Big Al The Entj. at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $10 8pm *** @ nov 30 sat Shitkickers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** nov 30 sat Rufus Wainwright at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm *** dec 1 sun Nahko (solo), Trevor Hall, Dustin Thomas at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** dec 2 mon Beyonce at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $250-$45 7pm/8pm # *** $ dec 3 tue Black Joe Lewis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 3 tue Groundation at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** dec 4 wed Moon Honey (New Orleans) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** dec 5 thr The Head And The Heart at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm # ** dec 5 thr 12th Planet, S.P.L., Two Fresh, dj Dials at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** dec 5 thr The Bangles, The Three O'Cock, Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $36.50 7pm/8pm # *** dec 5 thr Colby O'Donis, Le Vice, Kira Stone at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** dec 5 thr The Long Winters at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** dec 5 thr Chris Forsyth, Daniel Bachman at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** dec 5 thr Kaki King at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm * dec 6 fri The Aquabats at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** dec 6 fri Dragon Smoke, Mike Dillon at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 9pm ** dec 6 fri Blisses B, Scary Little Friends (record release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** dec 6 fri The Tubes at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ 10:30pm *** dec 6 fri Eddie Spaghetti at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** dec 6 fri Alejandro Fernandez at Event Center, 290 S. 7th St., San Jose State a/a # ** dec 6 fri Metalachi at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** dec 6 fri The Phenomenauts, The She's at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $14 8pm *** @ dec 7 sat Metalachi at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** dec 7 sat Steve Poltz, Griffin House at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $20/$25 8pm ** dec 7 sat The Flatliners, Living With Lions, Culture Abuse at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ dec 7 sat Dwight Yoakam at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** dec 7 sat The Mowgli's, Blondfire, Hunter Hunted at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 7 sat Lissie, Kpoecky Family Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** dec 7 sat Steel Cranes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** dec 7 sat Tony Molina, Violent Change, Swiftumz at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** @ dec 7 sat Merle Haggard at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** dec 7 sat Nvs at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $5 8pm ** dec 7 sat Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Lundon Souls at the Bob Hope Theatre, 242 East Main Street, Stockton a/a # ** dec 7 sat Frank Hannon, John Corabi at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** dec 7 sat Y & T at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm *** dec 8 sun Ed Kowalczyk at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $30/$35 8pm ** dec 8 sun Gravy's Drop, Primitive Hearts, Adam Widener (record release), The Shanghais at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** dec 8 sun Black Uhuru, Mike Pinto at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** dec 8 sun Red Wanting Blue, Will Hoge at Sweetwater Saloon, 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley 21+ ** dec 8 sun Talib Kweli, M-Theory at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** dec 8 sun Metalachi at the Assembly, Sacramento a/a ** dec 9 mon The Royal Qui at the Lost Church, 65 Capp, S.F. a/a ** dec 9 mon Hayden at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm * dec 9 mon American Authors, The Royal Concept, Misterwives at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** dec 10 tue The Dismemberment Plan, Telekinesis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28 7pm/8pm # *** dec 10 tue The Lone Bellow, Ivan & Alyosha at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** dec 10 tue American Cream (Minneapolis) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm * dec 10 tue Lee Ranaldo & The Dust at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** dec 11 wed Fates Warning, Artizan at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/7:30pm *** @ dec 11 wed High On Fire, Kvelertak, Windhand at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ dec 11 wed The Bruises, Lovers, Upstairs Downstairs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 11 wed Jagwar Ma at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** dec 11 wed Jay Z at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150-$32.50 7pm/8pm # *** dec 11 wed Blood On The Dance Floor, Farewell My Love, The Relapse Symphony, Haley Rose, Awoken Shadows, Oh The Horror at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ dec 11/12 Jeff Tweedy at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $48 7pm/8pm # *** dec 12 thr Jonathan Richman at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** dec 12 thr Moe. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 9pm ** (also 12/13 & 12/14) dec 12 thr Sea Lioness, Travis Hayes (single release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm/8:30pm ** dec 12 thr Florida Georgia Line, Colt Ford, Dallas Smith at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a # ** dec 13 fri Swingin' Utters, Toy Guitar, Memphis Murder Men at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** @ dec 13 fri Jim Gaffigan (two shows) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 13 fri Kalin And Myles at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** (99.7 Now) dec 13 fri El Ten Eleven at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 13 fri X, The Blasters at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm # *** dec 13 fri Moe. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 9pm ** (also 12/12 & 12/14) dec 13 fri Federation X, Tweek Bird (L.A.), Feral Ohms, Peace Creep at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 13 fri Great White, Rue the Night, Force Of Habit, South Of Sanity at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** dec 14 sat Jake Miller, Action Item, Air Dubai at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** dec 14 sat The Black Crowes at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** dec 14 sat Lettuce at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** dec 14 sat Moe. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 9pm ** (also 12/12 & 12/13) dec 14 sat Loyalists, Cinder Cone, Mosshead at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** dec 14 sat The Blind Boys Of Alabama at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** dec 14 sat Craig Ferguson at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm *** dec 15 sun Sub Focus, Delta Heavy at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** dec 15 sun Little Claw, Death Valley Girls at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** dec 15 sun Montgomery Gentry, The Charlie Daniels Band at San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a $45-$75 8pm # *** dec 16 mon Midlake, Sarah Jaffe at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 16/17 King Krule at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** dec 17 tue Pere Ubu at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** dec 18 wed Metalachi at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7:30pm ** dec 18 wed Holograms, TV Ghost, G. Green at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 18 wed Megadeth, Fear Factory, Nonpoint at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ dec 18 wed Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, Synthetic ID, Breakarts at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** dec 18 wed The Charlie Hunter And Scott Amendola Due, dj Harry Duncan at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** dec 19 thr Blood On The Dance Floor at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $17/$20 6:30pm/7pm # *** dec 19 thr Good Riddance, Western Addiction at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm *** @ dec 19 thr Third Eye Blind at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ dec 19 thr Everyone Is Dirty, Light Thieves, Mars Argo at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** dec 19 thr Tim Carbone, dj shOOey, Tim Flannery, The T Sisters, Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman, Matt Sharkey, The Coeds at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** dec 20 fri Flosstradamus at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 20 fri Los Lobos at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $43 8pm/9pm # ** (also 12/21) dec 20 fri Exodus at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm *** @ dec 20 fri The Mother Hips at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** dec 20 fri Lucent Dossier Experience at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22.50/$25 9pm # ** dec 20 fri Eric McFadden & Friends at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** dec 20 fri The Limousines at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** dec 20 fri Good Riddance at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm *** @ dec 21 sat Cupcake, The Wilde, Peck The Town Crier, mc Lars at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $13 9pm ** dec 21 sat Los Lobos at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $43 8pm/9pm # ** (also 12/20) dec 21 sat The Vandals at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** dec 22 sun Dave Koz & Friends, Oleta Adams, Jonathan Butler, Keiko Matsui at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 24 tue The Brian Setzer Orchestra at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** dec 27 fri Infected Mushroom, Savant, Blix Cannon at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** (also dec 28th) dec 27/28 The Devil Makes Three at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** dec 28 sat Infected Mushroom, Astrix, Dutch at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** (also dec 27th) dec 28 sat Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25/$27 9pm *** dec 28 sat The Big Tamborski, Farewell, Nick Wan, Vanessa Pritchard, Erik Schau, Cr33p0cH at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** dec 31 tue PRIMUS & The Chocolate Factory, The Frog Brigade Ensemble at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $49.50 9:30pm *** @ $ dec 31 tue NoFX, Dillinger Four, Teenage Bottlerocket at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ $ dec 31 tue Moby (dj set) at Fort Mason Center, S.F. ?/? 9pm ** dec 31 tue Tainted Love at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** dec 31 tue Slim Jenkins, The B-Star Trio, The Rumble Strippers, 29th Street Swingtet at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $30/$40/$50 ** dec 31 tue Glitter Wizard, Pins Of Light, Owl at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** dec 31 tue Generationals, The Frail, Nova Albion at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 8:30pm/10pm *** dec 31 tue The Mother Hips, Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $48 8pm/9pm # ** jan 3 fri Cold Beat, Tony Molina at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ ** jan 3 fri Anthony B. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jan 4 sat This Charming Band, Zoo Station at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jan 4 sat The Easy Leaves, The B-Stars at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jan 4 sat Strangelove at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 7 tue Wrekmeister Harmonies (members of Neurosis) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** jan 11 sat Diego's Umbrella at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jan 12 sun Jonny Lang at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** jan 17 fri Colin Meloy, John Roderick at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # ** jan 17 fri The Chop Tops at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 18 sat Diionne Warwick at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 8pm ** jan 19 sun Gungor at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jan 19 sun Justin Timberlake at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** jan 21 tue Volcano Choir, The Cloak Ox at Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm# ** jan 22 wed Jonny Lang at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # *** jan 23 thr Jake Bugg at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** jan 23 thr Josh Ritter (acoustic), Gregory Alan Isakov at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # *** jan 24 fri Darkside at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** jan 24 fri Christopher Titus, Rachel Bradley at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $28 7:30pm/8pm ** jan 25 sat David Koechner at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (two shows) jan 25 sat Burt Bacharach at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 7:30pm ** feb 1 sat The Wood Brothers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** feb 3 mon Zappa Plays Zappa at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $27.50/$50 7pm/8pm # *** feb 4 tue Los Lonely Boys at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** feb 5 wed Zappa Plays Zappa at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $42.50-$85 8pm # *** (Dweezil Zappa Guitar Masterclass at 4pm) feb 9 sun Delorean at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** feb 11 tue Demi Lovato, Little Mix, Fifth Harmony at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $70-$30 6pm/7pm # *** feb 12 wed Boz Scaggs at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** feb 13 thr Imagine Dragons, The Naked & Famous at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $53-$30 6pm/7pm # *** feb 14 fri Amon Amarth (Tumba, Sweden), Enslaved, Skeletonwitch at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ feb 14 fri The Red Elvises at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** feb 15 sat Panic! At The Disco at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 9pm *** feb 15 sat Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** feb 21 fri Pixies (Boston), Best Coast at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** $ feb 28 fri Pat Metheny Unity Group at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** feb 28 fri Dave Hause, Northcote at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** mar 1 sat Dr. Dog at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** mar 15 sat The Tubes at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ *** mar 21/22 Galactic at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm/9pm # *** mar 28 fri Hawkwind, Perhaps, Familiar Looking Strangers at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** (was Oct. 18th) mar 29 sat Robin Thicke, Jessie J, dj Cassidy at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** mar 29 sat The Reverend Horton Heat at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** apr 28 mon The Wanted at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** may 9 fri Stephen "Ragga" Marley, Wayne Marshall, Jo Mersa at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** jul 2 wed Cher at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs TV Shows -------- Radio 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 fri Jesse Luscious on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 6am-9am sat KALX live on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 9pm-midnight sun dj Jesse Luscious at the Ruby Room, 132 14th St., Oakland 9pm-2am sun Rampage Radio on S.F. 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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 America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 510-549-1125 Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a 415-831-1200 Assembly, 1000 K St., Sacramento a/a 18+ 21+ 916-341-0176 Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a 21+ 408-241-0777 Bender's Bar And 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 and 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+ Cafe Stritch, 374 South First Street, San Jose a/a 408-280-6161 Caravan Lounge, 98 South Almaden Avenue, San Jose 21+ 408-995-6220 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 Chapel, 777 Valencia Street at 19th, 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 Dosa Biryani, 250 E Java Drive, Sunnyvale a/a 408-400-0007 Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ 415-626-0880 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 ($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 Golden State Theater, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey a/a 831-372-4555 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 Homestead Lanes, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a 408-255-5700 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 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 Neck of the Woods, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ 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 Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland 21+ 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 Rock Shop, 30 N 3rd Street, San Jose a/a ($2 yearly membership) Route 92, 2128 South El Camino Real, San Mateo 21+ San Pedro Square Market, 87 North San Pedro St., San Jose a/a 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 Studio 55 Marin, 1455 East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael a/a Sub-Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a 415-861-5016 Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley a/a 415-388-1700 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 Vina Robles Amphitheater, 3800 Mill Road, Paso Robles a/a 805-227-4812 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 Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland 21+ 510-238-9200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please feel free to pass The List on to friends. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The List is e-mailed out each week normally on Friday afternoon. 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