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 December 27, 2013 dec 27 fri BLATZ, Special Forces, Death March, Aspbergers, World Of Shit at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $5-$20 6pm/7pm **** @ $ (Mike-O the Psycho cancer treatment Benefit) dec 27 fri The Gash at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $7-$12 sliding scale 8pm/9pm ** dec 27 fri Fantastic Negrito, Doncat, Drew Southern at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** dec 27 fri One Of Many, Honey Archer at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** dec 27 fri Infected Mushroom, Savant, Blix Cannon at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** (also dec 28th) dec 27 fri Zongo Junction, Big Tree, Drms, Brass Magic at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/8:30pm ** dec 27 fri Dave Steezy, Azure at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$25 8pm/9pm ** (sold out) dec 27 fri Marc & The Casuals, Viola Booth Group, dj Andy Cabic, dj Orb, film projections at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** dec 27 fri Jessie Evans, Moira Scar, dj Omar at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** dec 27 fri Paul van Dyk, Taj, Dirtyhertz, Sequence, Whitenoize, Kevin Kind, dj Mes, dj Hil, Niko Zografos, Reverse, Spencer Hardwick, dj Melodie, Kongee, Felnlive, Thrawn, Naughty J, Kepik, dj Louie Giovanni, dj Degai, Andrew MD at 1015 Folsom, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** dec 27 fri Memphis Murder Men, Pine Box Boys, Whisky Pills Fiasco, Lester T. Raww's Graveside Quartet at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $11/$13 8:30pm ** dec 27 fri Great White Buffalo at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** dec 27 fri Doc Martin, Solar at Mighty, 119 Utah at 15th, S.F. 21+ ** dec 27 fri Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ *** dec 27 fri Random Rab at Hopmonk, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol 21+ ** (EDM) dec 27 fri Barbarian Riot Squad, High & Tight, Party Force, Symptoms at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 8pm ** dec 27 fri Pesadilla Distopika, Abortion Reels, Stressors, Provos at Arrows Of Eden, 33 South Jackson Avenue, San Jose a/a $5 9pm *** @ dec 27 fri Super Soul Bros, Bonnie & The Bang Bang, dj Ben Henderson at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** dec 27 fri Sweet Hayah, Audible Smoke Signal at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** dec 27 fri Foreverland (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/10pm ** dec 27/28 The Devil Makes Three at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** dec 28 sat Wild Moth, Criminal Code (Tacoma), Crisco Thunder And The Mechanical Teeth, Soda Jerk (Reno), Crabapple at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $7 7pm/8pm *** @ dec 28 sat Excision & Showtek at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way, Richmond 18+ $45 6pm/6pm # ** dec 28 sat The Straight Ups, Sunhaze, Lemme Adams at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $7-$12 sliding scale 8pm/9pm ** dec 28 sat Bonstone, The Honey Wilders, Jimbo Scott at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** dec 28 sat Meathook & The Vital Organs, 1000 Blades, Snail Life, General Hospital, The Soft Offs at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ free 4pm ** @ dec 28 sat High & Tight, Barbarian Riot Squad, Symptoms, Party Force at Merchants Saloon, 401 2nd Street, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** dec 28 sat dj Bukue One, A Brother Named George, DaRealWorldSound at the Uptown, Oaklnad 21+ $5 9pm ** (Veronica's Birthday) dec 28 sat Infected Mushroom, Astrix, Dutch at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** (also dec 27th) dec 28 sat Afrolicious Live, Will Magid Trio, Pleasurenmaker Live, Zieke McCarter, dj Senor Oz at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** dec 28 sat Matthew Sweet, Cellar Doors at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$23 7pm/8pm ** dec 28 sat SambaDa at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$18 9pm ** dec 28 sat Pounders, Fever Charm, Shuttlesworth at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 28 sat John Rybak, Cellojoe at Giordano Bros., 303 Columbus at Broadway, S.F. a/a 9pm ** dec 28 sat Negative Standards, Pesadilla Distopika (L.A.), Abortion Reels (L.A.), Elegy at the Fortress, Clara St., S.F. a/a $6 7pm *** @ dec 28 sat Stu Allen & Mars Hotel at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** dec 28 sat Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25/$27 9pm *** dec 28 sat Slowmotion Cowboys at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 8:3pm/9:30pm ** dec 28 sat Mr. Carmack, Buku, Great Dane, PenthousePenthouse, Bogl at Mighty, 119 Utah at 15th, S.F. 21+ ** dec 28 sat The Big Tamborski Farewell, Nick Wan, Vanessa Pritchard, Erik Schau, Cr33p0cH at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** dec 28 sat Shinobu, Slime Girls, Bradbury at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** @ dec 28 sat Tower Of Power, War at San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a $66-$26 7:30pm # *** dec 28 sat Case In Theory, Eyes On The Shore at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** dec 28 sat Heroes At Gunpoint, Sons Of Provdence (AZ), Olde Smoke at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** dec 28 sat Hemorage, Souless Demise, Kinnefret at the Pine Street Grill, Livermore 21+ $5 8pm ** @ dec 29 sun Out Of Spite, Agata, Queefer Sutherland, D.H.C., Under 15 Seconds, Erkma at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $5 4pm/5pm *** @ dec 29 sun Mirrors, The Blues, Healers, Didisdead at RCA, M.L.K. & MaCarthur, Oakland a/a donation 8:30pm ** dec 29 sun The Go-Go's at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm # *** dec 29 sun Neurosis, Blast, Yob, The Body at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ dec 29 sun Wax, Dumbfoundead, Eom, Anderson Paak at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** dec 29 sun Blackalicious, Jahi And The Life, Antique Naked Soul at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm/9pm ** dec 29 sun Flamin' Groovies, Light Fantasitc at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$23 9pm *** dec 29 sun Living Eyes, Raw Nerves (Portland), Volatile Substance at the Fortress, 214 Clara St. (between 5th & 6th). S.F. a/a $5 ** @ dec 29 sun Flip And The European Mutts, Los Vaqueros, Odd Owl, Wonderland Syndrome, Pyrite Sidewalk at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 5:30pm # ** (battle of the bands) dec 29 sun Half Past June, Not 3v3n, The Accidentals, Don't Tip The Tweester, Jim, Vulturus, Spokesman, Ashes Of Empires, Truth Without Fear at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $9/$10 5:30pm # ** (battle of the bands) dec 29 sun Terry Malts, Violent Change, Quaaludes, Cop Out at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 3pm/4pm ** @ dec 30 mon Jessica Pratt, Neal Casal & Lauren Barth, Sarah Bethe Nelson at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm ** dec 30 mon Holy Ghost, Breakdown Valentine, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** dec 30 mon Narrowed (Las Vegas), Place Called Home, NoXcrutch, P.S.O. (Lemon Grove), Get Bent, Second To Last, Between Pacific Coasts at the D. Thrift Store, Stockton a/a $5 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 The American Scene, Unconditional Arms, Sigourney at Awaken Cafe, 1429 Broadway at 15th, Oakland a/a $10 8pm ** dec 31 tue Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Nero, Bingo Players, Madeon, Moguai at the Arena, Oakland 18+ $100-$125 6pm # ** dec 31 tue Tender Mercie at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $30 8pm/9pm *** $ dec 31 tue El Elle, Everyone Is Dirty, Future Twin, dj's at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm/10pm ** dec 31 tue Lee Presson & The Nails, burlesque, dancers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** dec 31 tue NoFX, Dillinger Four, Teenage Bottlerocket at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ $ dec 31 tue Tainted Love, Mustache Harbor at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** dec 31 tue Thievery Corporation, Little Dragon, A-Trak, Dillon Francis, Emancipator, Lowriderz, Rob Garza, Minnesota, Dirtybird, Thriftworks, Nolan Gray, Sambadrop, Jocelyn, Dax Lee, dj's, videos, art at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** dec 31 tue The Fresh & Onlys, Vetiver, Sun Araw, Pure Bliss at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $25/$30 9pm ** dec 31 tue Melvins, Redd Kross, Frightwig at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $40 8pm/9pm *** @ dec 31 tue The Brothers Comatose, The Sam Chase, Rainbow Girls at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $30 8pm/9pm ** dec 31 tue Calexico at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $65 9pm # *** dec 31 tue Narrowed (Las Vegas), Casket, Aleutia, P.S.O. (Lemon Grove), Cursed Graves (first show), Dependence (Fresno), Meet Me In Montauk (Fresno) at SF Music Collective, 654 36th Ave., S.F. a/a 6pm donation *** @ (over by 10pm) 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+ $12 9pm ** 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 Holy Ghost, Midi Matilda, dj Vin Sol at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (sold out) dec 31 tue Remones (tribute) at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** dec 31 tue Gold Star Soul Revue, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Gaucho at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** dec 31 tue Stu Allen & Mars Hotel at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 21+ $30/$35 8pm/9pm ** dec 31 tue Danny Brown, Flatbush Zombies, Traxamillion at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $45 ($85 vip) 9pm ** dec 31 tue Blond:ish at Mighty, 119 Utah at 15th, S.F. 21+ ** dec 31 tue Moby (dj set), Alex Sibley, Aaron Axelsen at Fort Mason Center, S.F. 21+ $2500/$150 9pm ** (open bar) dec 31 tue Wonderbread 5 at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ ** dec 31 tue Invertebrate at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** dec 31 tue Dirt Nasty, Richard The Rockstar, Nasty Martin & Penny at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 7:30pm ** dec 31 tue Lovefool (covers) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/10pm ** dec 31 tue The Mother Hips, Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $48 8pm/9pm # ** jan 1 wed P.S.O. (Lemon Grove), The After Death, Taylor Fields Music (ep release) at the Cafe Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento a/a 8pm ** @ jan 2 thr Voodoo Dolly (tribute), Gang Of 40 at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** jan 2 thr Terry Malts, Audacity (Fullertone), White Nigha (Fullertone) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm/10pm ** @ jan 2 thr Las Hijas De La Chingada (San Antonio, TX), Colonia (San Antonio, TX), Venkman at Casa Sanchez, 2778 24th Street, S.F. a/a $5 6:30pm ** @ jan 2 thr Alarms (lp release), Raw Nerves (Portland), 30.06, Cura Cochino at the Cafe Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento a/a $8 7pm ** @ jan 2 thr P.S.O. (Lemon Grove), Badger, Criminal Wave, Icko Sicko, Honduran (Portland), Kong at 100th Monkey Cafe & Books, 642 W. Fifth St., Chico a/a $5 8pm *** @ jan 3 fri BPos, Cyberclops, Heavy Dudey, Society at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 6pm/7pm *** (hip-hop) jan 3 fri Raw Nerves (Portland), Honduran (Portland), Necrot, Your Enemy, Monte (San Jose) at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $5 8pm *** @ jan 3 fri P.S.O. (Lemon Grove), Volatile Substance, Bytch Craft, Pink Pile at Butter Dungeon, 2708 Russell St. Basement, Berkeley a/a $5 7pm *** @ (over by 10pm) jan 3 fri Julia Sheer at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $10/$12 6:30pm/7pm ** jan 3 fri Cold Beat, Tony Molina, Yi at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** jan 3 fri Spooky Flowers, James Durkee at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** jan 3 fri Felsen (album release), Brad Brooks (dvd release), We Became Owls at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jan 3 fri Dedvolt, Secrets Of The Sky, G2k, Almost Dead at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 8pm/9pm *** @ jan 3 fri Sunny Gunn's Firestorm, The Daniel Castro Band, Jim Bruno at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18/$20 7pm/8pm ** jan 3 fri Strangelove (tribute), David J (tribute) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** jan 3 fri Anthony B. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jan 3 fri Sunrunners, The Bye Bye Blackbirds, The Real Numbers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 3 fri Goh Nakamura, Sea Of Bees, Trevor Garrod at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jan 3 fri Achilles Wheel at Hopmonk, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol 21+ ** jan 3 fri Tall can, Root beer floats, Sissyfit, Hot Tears (Olympia,WA), Ragana, Dead Pressure, SBSM, Darto (Seattle, WA), Bedroom Witch, Vaaska, Impalers, Permanent Ruin at Billy DeFrank Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose a/a $7-$10 sliding scale 5pm *** (Thank and Die Thinking Festival day 1) jan 4 sat Cycloptopus, The Ghost Next Door, Angerhead, Desecrater, Enemy In Peril, Kinnefret, Soulless Demise, Control, Frailed Sanity, West Coast Fury at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $10 3:30pm/4pm *** @ jan 4 sat Needles, Vaaska, Impalers, Behavior (L.A.), Trenches at the Fortress, Clara St., S.F. a/a $8 7pm *** @ jan 4 sat Bear Lincoln, Sunrunners, Piranha Party at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $7-$12 sliding 8pm/9pm ** jan 4 sat Solganix, Le Vice, Power Struggle, Gordo Cabeza at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** jan 4 sat This Charming Band (tribute), Zoo Station, (tribute), Killer Queens (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** jan 4 sat The Easy Leaves, The B-Stars, The Bootleg Honeys at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/8:30pm ** jan 4 sat The Yellow Dress (record release), Watercolor Paintings, Basement, Quite Polite at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jan 4 sat Vaud & The Villians at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20 9pm * jan 4 sat Fronds, Dim Peaks, Vestals at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jan 4 sat Black Cobra, Lecherous Gaze, Pins Of Light, Kicker at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ (Benefit for Alan Forbes) jan 4 sat Great Apes, Void Boys, Travesura, Five Eyes at thee Parkside, S.F. 21_ $8 9pm *** @ (sold out) jan 4 sat Erin And The Brazillianaires, Miss Ema at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** jan 4 sat Face The Giant at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jan 4 sat N.V.O., Materialized, Zebuel at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jan 4 sat Touch My Rash at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** @ jan 4 sat May B Knot, Wild Assumptions, Bestfriend/Girlfriend, Bascom, Crabapple, Jabber, Leer, Las Hijas De La Chingada (San Antonio, TX), Saint Lorena, Acid Fast, Stillsuit, Colonia (San Antonio, TX), Street Eaters, Dogbreth, Margy Pepper (Olympia, WA), Wild Moth, dj's dj Bob, and Yumico & Bestfriend/Girlfriend at Billy DeFrank Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose a/a $7-$10 sliding scale 3pm *** (Thank and Die Thinking Festival day 2) jan 4 sat Strangelove at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 5 sun The Sonic Sounds, Alameda Bar Band, The Cheets (covers) at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a 2pm/4pm donation ** @ jan 5 sun The Rogers at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** jan 5 sun The Lucky Eejits, High & Tight, Box Office Poison, The Chicken Thieves at Gale's Central Club, 106 Petaluma Blvd N., Petaluma 21+ free 8pm ** jan 5 sun Shredded Spoonfuls, Rosanonymous, Itzel, This Or That, No Bone, Olivia Neutron John, Watercolor Paintings, Albert Square, Hazels Wart, Salt Flat, Wuv, Daisy World, Heavy Flow, Exquisites, American Splits at Billy DeFrank Center, 938 The Alameda, San Jose a/a $7-$10 sliding scale 3pm *** (Thank and Die Thinking Festival day 3) jan 6 mon Americalia, dj Caveman, dj The Fossils at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jan 7 tue Demimonde, Heartless Folk, Dandelion Massacre, Midwest Moms, Tyrannosaurus Zebra, Black Market Prophets at B.R.S., Richmond a/a *** @ jan 7 tue Misanthropic Noise (CT), Exogorth (Seattle), Chetwrecker, Grunt (MT), Mahamawaldi (MT), Tom Hanx, No Fucks Given at Zombieland, 2831 Union Street, Oakland a/a $7 7pm *** @ jan 7 tue Wrekmeister Harmonies (members of Neurosis), Corrections House, Sutekh Hexen at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18 7:30pm/8pm *** jan 7 tue The Spits, Violent Change, Crez Deedee at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15-$65 8pm *** @ $ (Rickshaw 10th Anniversary Week - $65 week long pass) jan 7 tue Califone, The Luyas at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** jan 7 tue Wander, Balms, Airs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 7 tue Mad Mama & The Bona Fide Few, Swamp Angel, The Graveside Quartet, dj Ryan Smith at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 7 tue Scraper, Mane, Warm White, Tear's club at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** jan 7 tue Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends, The Maxies, Mighty Mongo at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20/$23 7pm/7:30pm *** @ jan 7 tue Bloodmoon (San Luis Obispo), North (AZ), Cropburner at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** jan 7 tue incorrect listing: Steff & The Articles at the Elbo Room, S.F. jan 7/8 Tower Of Power at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ *** (also jan 10-12) jan 8 wed Zachary James And The All Seeing Eyes, Jonny Manak, Grit And Gold at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $5/$7 7pm/8pm ** jan 8 wed Mikal Cronin, Cool Ghouls, Cocktails at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15-$65 8pm ** (Rickshaw 10th Anniversary Week - $65 week long pass) jan 8 wed A Lot Like Birds, Sianvar, Stolas, The Venetia Fair at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/8pm *** @ jan 8 wed Augurs, North, Blood Moonat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jan 8 wed Apogee Sound Club, Ufofbi (Stockholm), Grandma's Boyfriend at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $1 8pm ** @ jan 8 wed Pixel Memory, Niteppl, Alien Angle Brigade, dj's at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** jan 8 wed Young Dubliners at Yoshis, S.F. 21+ $19/$23 8pm ** jan 8 wed Total Badass at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 9 thr Kirsten Bean at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** jan 9 thr Rickwick, Fine Points, Elliott Brood at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$17 9pm ** jan 9 thr dj Aaron Axelsen at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15-$65 9:30pm *** (Rickshaw 10th Anniversary Week - $65 week long pass) jan 9 thr Brookhaven, Commissure at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** jan 9 thr Maus Haus, Tiaras, Memory Motel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 9 thr La Plebe, The Meat Sluts, The Bloody Hells at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $10 *** @ jan 9/10/11 The New Orleans Bingo! Show at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 7pm/8pm ** jan 10 fri The Hot Toddies, Mystic Knights Of The Cobra, Skank Bank, Piranha Party!, Rendezvous, Party Bus at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ jan 10 fri Broken Water (0lympia, WA), American Splits, Generation Loss at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a ** jan 10 fri Buzzmutt, Style Like Revelators, Down Dirty Shake, Alamoon at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** jan 10 fri The Younger Lovers, Freddie & The Aztecs, What Fun Life Was at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** jan 10 fri Yacht, Shock, dj Brother Grimm, dj Chris Baty, dj Bas at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $20-$65 9pm *** (Rickshaw 10th Anniversary Week - $65 week long pass) jan 10 fri Sea Wolf (solo), Ghost And The City at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $14/$18 7pm/8pm ** (moved from the Swedish American Hall) jan 10 fri Battlehooch, Sun Hop Fat, Hungry Skinny, Trk at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** jan 10 fri Tennis at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 10 fri Punk Funk Mob, Moonfox, Victoria And The Vaudevillains, Coffee Shop Dropout at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** (Girls Rock Benefit for the Victims of Drunk Drivers) jan 10 fri Lia Rose, Misisipi Mike Wolf at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm ** jan 10 fri Dead Winter Carpenters at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** jan 10 fri Eyes On The Shore, Spidermeow, The Midnight Snackers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jan 10 fri The Chop Tops, Hayride To Hell, Hardfall Hearts (San Diego), Blacktop Tragedy at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** jan 10 fri Nipsey Hussle, Husalah, Willie Joe, City Shawn at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20 8pm *** jan 10 fri Green Machine, N at Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** jan 10 fri Black Map at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 10/11/12 Tower Of Power at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ *** (also jan 7/8) jan 11 sat Bitter Fruit, Horrible Adorable, Dark Beach, Sex Snobs, Bytch Kraft at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $7 7pm/8pm *** @ jan 11 sat Bastard Noise, Styrofoam Sanchez, Xome, Witches Of Malibu, Omnivorous Sensillium at Life Changing Ministries, 1629 8th St., Oakland a/a $5 7:30pm ** @ jan 11 sat The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, The Human Condition, Three Times Bad at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 8pm/9pm *** jan 11 sat Astronauts Etc., Waterstrider, There's Talk at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** (moved from Cafe Du Nord) jan 11 sat I The Mighty, Fighting The Villain, Mr. Kind at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/8:30pm ** jan 11 sat U-Kiss at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $50-$180 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jan 11 sat Diego's Umbrella at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jan 11 sat Odawas, Jon Bernson, Paint The Trees White at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jan 11 sat King City, the Bodice Rippers, Gaucho at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** jan 11 sat The Copper Tones at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jan 11 sat Stag, Tidelands at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** jan 11/12 California World Guitar Show at Marin Civic Exhibit Hall, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a jan 12 sun Backtrack, Twitching Tongues, Take Offense, New Brigade, Plead The Fifth at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12 7:30pm # ** @ jan 12 sun Leslie & The Ly's, Double Duchess, dj Kidd Sysko at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $16-$65 8pm *** (Rickshaw 10th Anniversary Week - $65 week long pass) jan 12 sun Tin Roof Sundae (record release) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** jan 12 sun Ownership, Rabbles, Reverse Headache at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** jan 12 sun Jonny Lang at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** jan 12 sun Blackwitch Pudding (Portland), Forgotten Gods, No Trust at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** jan 14 tue Black Cobra Vipers at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** jan 14 tue Pssngrs, Face Tat, Casey Chisholm at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 14/15/16 Shawn Colyin at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $45 8pm *** jan 15 wed Connan Mockasin at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 15 wed Coward, Vibrating Garbage at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** jan 15 wed The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, The Sloths, Beachkrieg, dj Sid Presley at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jan 15 wed Tribal Seeds, Through The Roots, Kayasun at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $16 6:30pm ** jan 16 thr The Front Bottoms, The Wild, You Blew It! at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12/$15 6:30pm/7:30pm *** jan 16 thr Mount Whateverest, Super Natural, The Bottle Kids, The Rabbies at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 16 thr White Fence, Parquet Courts, CCR Headcleaner at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7pm/8pm ** jan 16 thr Cody Canada & The Departed, American Aquarium at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** jan 16 thr Papa M, Guy Blakeslee Solo at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$22 8pm ** jan 16 thr John Newman at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15/$17 9:30pm ** jan 17 fri Blackbird Raum, Old Man Markley, Kevin Seconds, Kepi Ghoulie, Moon Bandits at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm *** @ jan 17 fri Merle Allin & The Murder Junkies, The Memphis Murder Men, Bite, HeWhoCannotBeNamed at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $10 *** @ jan 17 fri Extra Classic, The Abigails (L.a.), The Spyrals at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding 8pm/9pm ** jan 17 fri Colin Meloy, John Roderick at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # ** jan 17 fri Gabrielle Walter-Clay at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** jan 17 fri The Hundred Days, Cosmic Suckerpunch, Blackout Party, Dogcatcher at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 17 fri Sila, Lagos Roots, Non Stop Bhangra at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $17/$19 9pm ** jan 17 fri Foreverland (tribute), Wonder Bread 5 at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** jan 17 fri The Criminals, Vktms, The Rinds at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm *** @ jan 17 fri Weedeater, Black Cobra at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** jan 17 fri Peach Street, Obvi, Mnd, Tha Realist House, Straight Forward Entertainment, Christopher Harrison at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm *** jan 17 fri The Chop Tops at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 17 fri Bell Tower at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** jan 17 fri The Front Bottoms, You Blew It!, The Wild at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $12/$14 8pm *** jan 18 sat Mad Conductor, La Plebe, Imposters, M.F.B., Longshots at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ jan 18 sat The Quitters, Dime Runner, The Atom Age, High & Tight at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 8pm ** jan 18 sat Randy Rogers Band, Wade Bowen at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm ** jan 18 sat Crooks On Tape at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 18 sat Midnight North, Red Meat, Sonny & The Sunsets, Sweet Chariot, Kelly McFarling, Big Eagle, Noelle Cahill Band, Paula Frazer & friends at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $13 8pm/9pm *** (tribute to Gram Parsons & Cosmic American Music) jan 18 sat Toy at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm ** jan 18 sat Scaffer The Darklord, Adam Warrock, Tribe One, Dual Core at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 18 sat Blue Diamond Fillups at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jan 18 sat Old Man Markley 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 Moira Scar, San Cha With Daddies Plastik, Disisdead, Bestfriend Grrlfriend, Alice Cunt, mc Per Sia, dj Johnny Rose at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $5 4pm/5pm *** @ (queer/trans night) jan 19 sun Gungor at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jan 19 sun Hopsin's Knock, dj Hoppa, Dizzy Wright at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$24 7pm/8pm ** jan 19 sun Elliot Randall at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** jan 19 sun Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits, The Hyamarket Squares, The Crux at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm *** jan 19 sun Pinback, Deathfix at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ 8pm/9pm *** jan 19 sun Swiftumz, The Reds Pinks And Purples, Buttons at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jan 19 sun Justin Timberlake at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $175-$49.50 7pm/8pm # *** jan 19 sun Dime runner (L.A.), Lucky Eejits at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** jan 20 mon Pure Bathing Culture, La Luz at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** jan 21 tue Volcano Choir, The Cloak Ox at Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm# ** jan 21 tue Max Bemis, Matt Pryor, Perma, Merriment, Allison Weiss at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14/$17 6:30pm/7:30pm ** jan 21 tue Vision (L.A.), Cobalt Cranes (L.A.), O Presidente, Unstrung at the Brick And Mortar, S.F. a/a $6 8pm *** @ jan 21 tue Little Person, Spring (Vancouver), Spencer Owen Timeshare at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** jan 21 tue J.D. Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 22 wed The Unfortunate Bastard, Castles In Spain, The Guverment, Buzzy Frets at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX) jan 22 wed Jonny Lang at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # *** jan 22 wed Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, The Simpkin Project, The Expanders at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7pm/8pm ** jan 22 wed J.D. Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** jan 22 wed Black Cobra Vipers at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** jan 22 wed Bad Coyotes, The Shirks (D.C.), Shanghais at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** jan 22 wed The Belle Game at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 22 wed Plack Blague (Nebraska), Steven Arford, dj Crackwhore, dj Blk Rainbow at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jan 22 wed Ratt, Shotgun Harlot at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma 21+ $33 8pm *** (bar show) jan 23 thr Jake Bugg, Albert Hammond Jr., The Skins 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 23 thr The Maine (acoustic) at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a 8pm ** jan 23 thr The Maine (acoustic) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $22/$25 7pm/8pm ** jan 23 thr Stick Men at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $23/$25 7pm/8pm ** (was at Cafe Du Nord) jan 23 thr Wooden Shjips, Carlton Melton at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $14/$16 9pm ** jan 23 thr Betty Who, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13/$15 9:30pm ** jan 23 thr Eyehategod, Graves At Sea, Hazzards Cure, Bedrucken at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20/$24 7pm/8:30pm *** @ jan 23 thr Sad Bastard Book Club, Halcyonaire, Kitten Grenade at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** jan 23 thr Superhumanoids at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jan 24 fri Eyehategod, Graves At Sea, Lidtoker, Stoneburner, Swampwitch, Lycus, Augurs at the Metro, Oakland a/a $13 7pm # *** @ jan 24 fri Moses, Necrot, Hornss at Merchants Saloon, 401 2nd Street, Oakland 21+ $7 8pm/9pm ** @ jan 24 fri Sweetwater Black at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** jan 24 fri Darkside at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** jan 24 fri Drenge at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 24 fri Blood On The Dance Floor, Haley Rose, Davey Suicide at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $17/$20 6:30pm/7pm *** jan 24 fri The Strypes (Ireland) at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12 8pm/9pm *** jan 24 fri Dust Bowl Revival, T Sisters at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** jan 24 fri Ryan Hemsworth at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jan 24 fri Useless Eaters, Scrapers, Generation Loss at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 24 fri Jayke Orvis & The Broken Band, The Pine Box Boys, James Hunnicutt at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 24 fri Pride & Joy at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** jan 24 fri Almost Honest at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 24 fri Embryonic Devourment at On the Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ 8pm ** jan 24 fri Christopher Titus, Rachel Bradley at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $28 7:30pm/8pm ** jan 25 sat Flip And The European Mutts, Wanaga, Wreck Department, Waterfly Spigot, Animal Hands, G.F. at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ jan 25 sat Civil War Rust, Fifteen (Jack & Jeff acoustic), Mystic Knights Of The Cobra, Guantanamo Dogpile, The Hunky Newcomers (Lansing, MI), City Mouse (San Diego, CA), Freedom Club, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggets at Toot's Tavern, 627 Second Avenue at Pomona, Crockett 21+ $5-$20 sliding scale *** @ (Mike Filth Cancer Benefit) jan 25 sat Sts9 at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm # ** jan 25 sat Toxic Holocaust, Exhumed, Ramming Speed, Mammoth Grinder at the Metro, Oakland a/a $13 8pm # *** @ jan 25 sat Knowa Lusion, Dubvirus And Devin Kroes, dj's at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10/$15 9pm ** jan 25 sat Nicki Bluhm, And The The Gramblers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** jan 25 sat AK1200, Dara, Dieselboy, Messinian, Must Die!, Adam F at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** (Planet of the Drums) jan 25 sat !!!, Fine Steps at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** (see jan 26th) jan 25 sat Glitter Wizard, Mondo Drag, Wax Children, Yogurt Brain at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7 8pm/9pm ** jan 25 sat David Koechner at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (two shows) jan 25 sat The English Beat, Rusty Zinn & His Band at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 8pm/9pm ** jan 25 sat Hot Lunch, Once And Future Band, Planes Of Satori at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jan 25 sat The Melvinator, Travis Hayes, Uni And Her Ukelele, The Blue Bear Band at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15-$30 3pm/3:30pm *** (Benefit Miraloma Elementary School Musicians) jan 25 sat Chuck Ragan, Matt Skiba, Uke-Hunt, Travis Hayes, The Melvinator at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** (Benefit Miraloma Elementary School Musicians) jan 25 sat Owl Paws, James Riotto, Cave Clove at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 25 sat film "Little Shop of Horrors" with live shadow cast at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 10pm (was Jan. 11th) jan 25 sat Harrington Saints, Tried & True, Blank Spots, The Lonely Revolts, Dick Fight at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $8 *** @ jan 25 sat Burt Bacharach at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ 7:30pm ** jan 26 sun Thee Hobo Gobbelins, Ry Bradley at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** jan 26 sun Silver Snakes, Griever, Children Of God, Culture Abuse at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jan 26 sun !!! at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** (see jan 25th) jan 26 sun Get Dead, Shell Corp, Payoff at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** jan 26 sun Cyanic, Inanimate Existence at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** jan 26 sun James Hunnicutt at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz ?/? ** jan 26 sun cancelled: Alter Bridge, Monster Truck at Regency Ballroom, S.F. jan 28 tue Washed Out, Kisses at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $23.50 7pm/8pm # ** jan 28 tue Mike Birdiglia at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a # ** jan 28 tue Black Cobra Vipers at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** jan 28 tue Robert DeLong at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jan 28 tue Spooky Flowers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** jan 29 wed The American Professionals (cd release), Mat Jaffe & The Distractors, The Paradigm at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a 8pm ** (dec 26th also) jan 29 wed Yuck at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jan 29 wed The Eagles at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $189-$49 6:30pm/8pm # *** (also 01/31) jan 29 wed Izzy Cox at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jan 29/30 Young Prisms at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jan 30 thr Alejandra Guzman at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 7pm/8pm # ** jan 30 thr Into It. Over It., The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8pm/9pm ** @ jan 30 thr Ash at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15/$17 9:30pm ** jan 30 thr Pure Bliss, Corners, Dirt Dress, Warm White, dj Al Lover at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7 8pm/9pm ** jan 30 thr Futurebirds, Natural Child at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jan 30 thr The Hood Internet at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** jan 30 thr The Livewires at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** jan 30 thr Iration, Natural Vibrations, The Movement at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $16/$18 7pm/8pm # ** jan 31 fri Magik Magik Orchestra, Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers, The Dodos, Diana Gameros, Geographer, How To Dress Well, Zoe Keating, Rogue Wave, Two Gallants, John Vanderslice at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 3 *** jan 31 fri Giraffage, 8th Grader at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $10/$13 8pm/9pm ** jan 31 fri Maurice Tani & 77 El Deora, Loretta Lynch at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding 8pm/9pm ** jan 31 fri Tammy's Camaro, Xposition, Gbra at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20/$25 6pm ** (early show) (Benefit Beach Elementry School - Battle of the Bands) jan 31 fri Ctcv, Golden Drugs, Unstrung, Sad Bitch at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 9:30pm ** @ (late show) jan 31 fri Hard Working Americans at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm # *** jan 31 fri Royal Southern Brotherhood at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm ** jan 31 fri The Autumn Defense, Jonathan Rice at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** jan 31 fri Bernie Woreel, Fred Wesley, Leo Nocentelli, Bill Dickens, Jamal Batiste at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $22/$25 8pm/9pm ** jan 31 fri North Mississippi Allstars at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (also feb. 1st) jan 31 fri Birdmonster at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jan 31 fri Japanther, Self Defense Family, Creative Adult at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? *** jan 31 fri Midnite Snaxx, Primitive Hearts, So What? at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jan 31 fri Bitter Fruit, dj at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ free ** jan 31 fri The Eagles at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $189-$49 6:30pm/8pm # *** (also 01/29) jan 31 fri Monkey at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** feb 1 sat Mayer Hawthorne, Quadron at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** feb 1 sat M. Lockwood Porter, The Moonshine (Portland), Heartache Sisters at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 8pm/9pm ** feb 1 sat The Wood Brothers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** feb 1 sat Islands, Haunted Summer at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm ** feb 1 sat Blue Oyster Cult at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $50 6pm/7pm *** feb 1 sat Transatlantic (Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt, Pete Trewavas) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** feb 1 sat Reggie And The Full Effect, Dads, Pentimento at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13.50/$16 7:30pm/8:30pm ** feb 1 sat The Aristocrats at Biscuits and Blues, 401 Mason Street, S.F. a/a ** feb 1 sat Super Diamond (tribute), Stung (tribute) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** feb 1 sat The Toasters, Johnny Madcap And The Distractions at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm *** @ feb 1 sat North Mississippi Allstars at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (also jan. 31st) feb 1 sat Pow!, Los Craters, Massenger, Electric Magpie at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 1 sat Dennis The Menac3, Elbyne, Rule 62, That Sober Kid Feenix at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $30 8pm *** (EDM) feb 2 sun The Toasters, Monkey, Jokes For Feelings, The Skunkadelics, Skank Bank at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeely a/a $10 4pm/5pm *** @ feb 2 sun Parkway Drive (Byron Bay, Australia), Upon A Burning Body, Betrayal at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ feb 2 sun Izzy Cox, Keith Kenny at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** feb 2 sun Atomic Ape, MoeTar, Cash Pony at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** feb 2 sun Electrician at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** feb 3 mon Cheap Time at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ *** @ feb 3 mon The Menzingers, Off With Their Heads, Broadway Calls at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 7pm/8pm ** @ feb 3 mon Skrillex, Craze, Louisahhh at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** feb 3 mon Zappa Plays Zappa at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $27.50/$50 7pm/8pm # *** feb 4 tue Skrillex, UZ, David Heartbreak, Richie Panic at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** feb 4 tue Los Lonely Boys at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** feb 4 tue Cheap Time at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ *** @ feb 5 wed The Fresh Beat Band at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** 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 5 wed White Denim at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22 7pm/8pm # *** feb 5 wed Passafire, Ballyhoo at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 5 wed the Hounds Below at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** feb 5 wed Cheap Time at the Alibi, 744 9th St., Arcata 21+ *** @ feb 5/6 St. Lucia at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** feb 6 thr Young The Giant, Cayucas, Tapioca And The Flea at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** feb 6 thr Bite, Filthy Mudbloods, Coffee Shop Dropout at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** @ (Benefit for Maya Love) feb 6 thr Skrillex, Samo Sound Boy at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** feb 6 thr Nasty Christmas, Can Of Beans at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** feb 6 thr Styx at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # *** feb 6 thr The Devil Makes Three at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $22/50/$25 8pm/9pm *** feb 7 fri Psychotic Pineapple, Rock N' Roll Adventure Kids, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children McNuggets, The Gregors at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm *** @ feb 7 fri Moonspell, Leaves Eyes, Atroticy at the Metro, Oakland a/a $16 7:30pm # ** feb 7 fri Skrillex, Jack Beats, G.T.A., Sleazemore at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** feb 7 fri The Inciters, Slippery Slope, Gringa at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** feb 7 fri Steep Ravine (cd release), McCoy Tyler Band, Windy Hill at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 8pm/9pm ** feb 7 fri Fortunate Youth, Dewey And The Peoples, Midnite Rade at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7pm/8pm ** feb 7 fri Bluetech at the Chapel, S.F. a/a ** feb 7 fri Exodus, Carcass at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $70-$200 4pm # *** @ (Fear FestEvil) feb 7 fri Lucius, You Won't at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** feb 7 fri Venus Beltran, El Terrible, I Am Animal at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 7 fri Joan And the rivers at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** feb 8 sat Luicidal, Retching Red, Neighborhood Watch, Oppressed Logic, Hollywood Hate, Zero Bull Shit, Sick Sense, Guantanamo Dogpile, Nihilist Cunt at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 4pm/5pm *** @ (Cyco Loco Birthday) feb 8 sat Feral Depravity, Twat, Hemorage, Protest Authority, Catalyst, Spu at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @ (Jake's Birthday) feb 8 sat Peggy Sue, Mandolin Orange, The Mariner's Children at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 8pm/9pm ** feb 8 sat Mad Caddies, Illscarlett, United Defiance at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18 8pm/8pm *** @ feb 8 sat Skrillex, Asap Rocky, Alvin Risk, Tokimonsta at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** feb 8 sat Death Angel, Orchid, Death Division at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $70-$200 3pm # *** @ (Fear FestEvil) feb 8 sat LoCura, Ziek McCarter at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** feb 8 sat Shearwater, Jesca Hoop, Cazadero at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** feb 8 sat Life Stinks, Swiftumz at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 8 sat Skrunt at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm/10pm ** feb 9 sun Mad Mama And the Bonafide Few, Brown Bag Conspiracy at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** feb 9 sun Delorean at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** feb 10 mon Augustines at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** feb 11 tue Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds, Wax Idols, Dancer at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/8pm *** feb 11 tue Boz Scaggs at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # *** feb 11 tue Demi Lovato, Little Mix, Fifth Harmony at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $70-$30 6pm/7pm # *** feb 12 wed Biffy Clyro (U.K.), Morning Parade (U.K.) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm/9pm *** feb 12 wed Touche Amore, Mewithoutyou, Seahaven, Drug Church at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7pm/7:30pm *** feb 12 wed Annie Girl & The Flight, Balms, Everyone Is Dirty at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** feb 12 wed Boz Scaggs at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** feb 12 wed Breathe Carolina, Mod Sun, Ghost Town, Lionfight at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** feb 13 thr Falling In Reverse, Escape The Fate, Chelsea Gin, Survive This at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ feb 13 thr Breathe Carolina, Mod Sun, Ghost Town, Lionfight at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15/$18 7:30pm/8pm *** feb 13 thr The Family Crest at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7pm/8pm ** feb 13 thr Sandy's, Elle Bell, Rustangs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** feb 13 thr Sylvan Esso at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? ** feb 13 thr Hazzard's Cure, Lord Dying, Hornss at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** 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 Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Sonny & The Sunsets at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** feb 14 fri Quilt at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** feb 14 fri Band Of Horses at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a # *** feb 14 fri Quaaludes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** feb 14 fri The English Beat at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ ** feb 14 fri Citizen Cope (solo/acoustic) at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** feb 14 fri The Red Elvises at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** feb 14 fri Alo at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/10pm *** feb 15 sat Panic! At The Disco, The Colourist, X Ambassadors at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 9pm *** feb 15 sat Hella Jalapenos, Day Labor at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** (ska) feb 15 sat Miller & Sasser, Krummenacher at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 8pm/9pm ** feb 15 sat Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** feb 15 sat Brandon Boyd And Sons Of The Sea at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 8pm/9pm # ** feb 15 sat Zepparella at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18 8pm/9pm ** feb 15 sat Aa, Alan Watts, Violent Vickie at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** feb 15 sat Arrythmia, Awoken Shadows, A Hero To Fall, As Calvary Comes, Frailed Sanity, Mirrors at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ (Benefit To Write Love on her Arms) feb 15 sat Toad The Wet Sprocket at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** feb 15 sat Anjelah Johnson at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz a/a # ** feb 15 sat The English Beat at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** feb 16 sun Attila, I See Stars, Capture The Crown, Ice Nine Kills, Myka Relocate at the Metro, Oakland a/a $16/$18 6pm # ** @ feb 16 sun Karmin, Bryce Vine at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** feb 16 sun Frankie Boots And The County Line at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** feb 16 sun New Politics, Magic Man, Sleeper Agent at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** feb 16 sun Santoros! at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** feb 16 sun The English Beat at Don Quixotes', 6275 Highway 9, Felton ?/? *** feb 17 mon Paul Simon And Sting at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $250-$40 # *** feb 18 tue 2 Chainz, Pusha T, August Alsina, Vince Staples at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** feb 19 wed Amos Lee, Langhorne Slim (solo) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** feb 19 wed Bellyfruit at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** feb 20 thr Phantogram at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** feb 20 thr Oakland Active Orchestra, Benjamin Tinker, Tastyville, Horaflora at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** (Active Music Festival Night 1) feb 20 thr Manowar at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** @ feb 20 thr Public Service Broadcasting, Kiev at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 7pm/8pm ** feb 20 thr Sweet Chariout at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** feb 20/21 David Crosby at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $60 7pm/8pm *** feb 21 fri Pixies (Boston), Best Coast at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) feb 21 fri OrkestRova, live cinema (film & music), Beauty School, Key West at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** (Active Music Festival Night 2) feb 21 fri The Stitches at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** feb 21 fri The Champions Inc., Oceanside Sound System, Skandalism, Loose Nuts at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $5 ** feb 21/22 Alo at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $23 8pm/9pm # *** feb 22 sat Day Labor, Oceanside Sound System, Skandalism, Loose Nutts, Skank Bank at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ (ska) feb 22 sat Pentatonix at Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $25/$35 8pm # ** (sold out) feb 22 sat Moe! Staiano And Ensemble, Black Spirituals at Duende, 468 19th St., Oakland 21+ ** (Active Music Festival Night 3) feb 22 sat Moonshine Maybelline at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 8pm/9pm ** feb 22 sat The Dustbowl Revival, Papa Bear And The Easy Love, Quiles And Cloud, The Gospel Flats at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8pm/9pm ** feb 22 sat Xiu Xiu at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm ** feb 22 sat We Were Promised Jetpacks, Honeyblood at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ *** feb 22 sat Synthetic ID, The Rifemen at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** feb 22 sat Forced Reality, The Authority, Tried And True, The Warlords, Yellow Stitches, Rile 9 Collective, Down For Life, Madtown Mulligan at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $15 *** @ feb 22 sat BB King at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz a/a # *** feb 22/23 The Musical Box (tribute) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** feb 23 sun The Pullmen, Joshual Powell & The Great Train Robbery, Bonnie Sun at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** feb 23 sun Kowloon Walled City, Drunk Dad, Gaytheist, Hornss at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** feb 24 mon Miley Cyrus, Icona Pop at the Arena, Oakland a/a $90-$40 6pm/7pm # *** feb 25 tue Lord Huron at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $23 8pm/9pm # ** feb 25 tue Miley Cyrus, Icona Pop at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90-$40 6pm/7pm # *** feb 26 wed Kodaline, Lp at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm ** feb 26 wed Cibo Matto at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm ** feb 26 wed BB King at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # *** feb 26 wed J Boog at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $15/$18 7:30pm/8pm # ** feb 27 thr Bob Mould at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 27 thr Bottomless Pit at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 27 thr J Boog, Los Rakas, Simple Creation at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6:30pm ** feb 28 fri Spencer Owen Timeshare, Wiener Kids at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 8pm/9pm ** feb 28 fri Once And Future Band, Hedersleben at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm ** feb 28 fri Pat Metheny Unity Group at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** feb 28 fri Walk Off The Earth, Parachute at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** feb 28 fri Children Of Bodom, Tyr at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** @ feb 28 fri No Age at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm/9pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 28 fri Code Cave, Happy Fangs at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 28 fri Dave Hause, Northcote at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** feb 28 fri Real Estate at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** (also mar. 1st) feb 28 fri Gabriel Iglesias at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $65-$30 7pm/8pm # ** (see mar 1) mar 1 sat Negativland at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** mar 1 sat Dr. Dog at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** mar 1 sat Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** mar 1 sat Free Salamander Exhibit at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** (Noise Pop) mar 1 sat Moistboyz (PN) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm ** @ mar 1 sat Mark Kozelek at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop) mar 1 sat Martin Sexton at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $27 7pm/8pm ** mar 1 sat No Age at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7pm/8pm ** mar 1 sat Real Estate at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** (also feb. 28st) mar 1 sat Gabriel Iglesias at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $65-$30 7pm/8pm # ** (see feb 28th) mar 1 sat Day Streaming, Jim Jefferies at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento a/a # ** mar 2 sun Parlor Tricks at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** mar 3 mon Angel Olsen, Cian Nugent at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/8pm ** mar 3 mon Nicole Atkins at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/8pm ** mar 4 tue Skinny Puppy at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # *** @ mar 4 tue The Casket Girls, the Stargazer Lilies, Dott, Dreamend at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** mar 4 tue Tosca Live at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 5 wed Together Pangea, Mozes And The Firstborn at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 6 thr Mary Ocher, Violent Vickie at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8/$10 9pm ** mar 6 thr Aer at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17/$19 7pm/8pm ** mar 6 thr Agnes Obel at the Indepenent, S.F. 21+ ** (partially seated) mar 7 fri Russian Circles, Helms Alee, Ken Mode at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** mar 7 fri Ani Difranco at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $33.50 8pm/9pm # ** mar 7 fri Datsik at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $27.50/$32 8pm/9pm # ** mar 7 fri Asaf Avidan (solo) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** mar 7 fri Gardens & Villa at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** mar 7 fri Stickup Kid, Neck Deep, Knuckle Puck, Light Years, Quiet Game Starting Now at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $12/$15 6:30pm *** @ mar 8 sat Umphrey's McGee at the Fox Theater, Oakalnd a/a 7:30pm # *** mar 8 sat Y&T at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $37 8pm/9pm # *** mar 9 sun Him at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $41.50 7pm/8pm # ** mar 9 sun Mad Mama And the Bonafide Few, Brown Bag Conspiracy at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** mar 13 thr Schnittmeister, Xposition, Chixar, dj Choco at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 7:30pm ** mar 13 thr Shpongle, Desert Dwellers at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** mar 13 thr Umphrey's MeCee at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 7pm *** mar 13/14/15 Railroad Earth at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm (thr) 8pm/9pm (fri-sat) # *** mar 14 fri Flogging Molly at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** mar 14 fri Lake Street Dive at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm ** mar 14 fri The Expendables, Stick Figure, Seedless at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 7pm/8pm # *** mar 15 sat Infected Mushroom, Butch Clancy at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $30 8pm *** $ mar 15 sat The Expendables, Stick Figure, Seedless at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 6:30pm/7pm $20 *** mar 15 sat The Tubes at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ *** mar 16 sun The Expendables, Stick Figure, Seedless at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** mar 20 thr Wailers (playing "Legend" at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $22.50 6:30pm *** mar 21 fri Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice & Men at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25/$28 6pm/7pm # *** mar 21/22 Galactic at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm/9pm # *** mar 21/22 The Wailers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** mar 22 sat St. Vincent at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** mar 22 sat The Wonder Years at the Metro, Oakland a/a 6pm # *** mar 22 sat Tommy Castro & The Painkillers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm ** mar 22 sat 12th Planet, S.P.L., Two Fresh, dj Dials at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** mar 23 sun Wanting at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** mar 23/24/25 Kraftwerk at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (23/24 sold out) mar 25 tue Kings Of Leon, Local Natives at the Shark Tank, Can Jose a/a $66-$30 # *** mar 26 wed Lorde at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** mar 26 wed Carcas, The Black Dahlia Murder, Repulsion, Gorguts, Noisem at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** @ mar 26 wed G. Love & Special Sauce at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** mar 26 wed Moonshine Bandits, The Lacs at the Ace of Spades, Sacrametno a/a $15 6:30pm ** mar 27 thr Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Speedy Ortiz at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm ** mar 27 thr London Grammar at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** mar 27/28 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # ** mar 28 fri Hawkwind, Perhaps, Familiar Looking Strangers at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** (was Oct. 18th) mar 28 fri Day Streaming, Jim Jefferies at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** mar 28 fri Rocket From The Crypt at the Indepenent, S.F. 21+ *** @ mar 29 sat Robin Thicke, Jessie J, dj Cassidy at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** mar 29 sat Slaughter And The Dogs (U.K.), Suede Razors at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm *** @ mar 29 sat film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with live shadow cast at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 11:30pm mar 29 sat The Reverend Horton Heat at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** mar 30 sun The Mavericks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $35 7pm/8pm ** mar 30 sun Blue Diamond fillups at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** mar 30 sun The Reverend Horton Heat, Nekromantix, Deke Dickerson at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6:30pm *** apr 1 tue Neil Finn at the Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. a/a # ** apr 1 tue Zucchero at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $40 7pm/8pm ** apr 1 tue The War On Drugs at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** apr 3 thr Delta Rae at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20/$25 7pm/9pm ** apr 5 sat Yonder Mountain String Band at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** apr 5 sat Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Hazel Miller, Ronnie Baker Brooks at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # *** apr 6 sun Gary Numan, Big Black Delta, Roman Remains at the Fillmore, S.F. $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** apr 8 tue Boy & Bear (Australia) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm/9pm ** apr 8 tue Dum Dum Girls, Blouse at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** apr 9 wed Haim at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** apr 9 wed Turnpike Troubadours at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** apr 9 wed Crowder (Waco, TX), All Sons & Daughters, Capital Kings at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** apr 10 thr Bastille at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** apr 11 fri Tiger Army at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8:30pm *** @ apr 11/12/13 Dark Star Orchestra at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30 8pm/9pm *** apr 12 sat Diana Krall at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** apr 12 sat Tiger Army at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** @ apr 13 sun Mindless Self Indulgence at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm ** apr 13 sun Tiger Army at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20/$22 8pm *** @ apr 14 mon Ms Mr, Jagwqr Ma at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** apr 16 wed Switchfoot at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22.50/$25 7pm/8pm # *** @ apr 17 thr Empire Of The Sun at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** apr 17 thr The 1975 at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** $ apr 17 thr Dream Theater at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** apr 19 sat Ellie Goulding, Rudimental at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** apr 22 tue Hurray For The Riff Raff at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** apr 23 wed Loundness at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $23 7pm/8pm ** apr 24 thr Combichrist (Norway), William Control, New Years Day, King Loses Crown at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $19 7pm/7:30pm *** @ apr 25 fri Carla Bruni at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** apr 26 sat Pandemonaeon, Unwoman, Tempest And Nathaniel Johnstone at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15/$20 8pm ** (Hexenfest) apr 26 sat Gavin DeGraw at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** apr 28 mon Franz Ferdinand at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** $ apr 28 mon The Wanted at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** apr 29 tue Jason Isbell at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** may 1 thr Armin Van Burren at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $100-$40 6pm/7pm # ** may 2 fri Mono at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** may 3 sat Iced Earth, Sabaton (Sweden), Revamp at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 6:30pm/7:30pm *** @ may 5 mon Nile at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm ** may 7 wed We Are Scientists at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** may 9 fri Stephen "Ragga" Marley, Wayne Marshall, Jo Mersa at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** may 17 sat Lindsey Stirling at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** may 19 mon Ben Folds at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** may 20 tue Christina Perri at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** jun 3 tue Lady Gaga at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $200-$35 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jun 7 sat One Republic, The Script (Dublin) at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $95-$35 6pm/7pm # *** jun 8 sun One Republic, The Script (Dublin) at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # *** jun 18 wed The Milk Carton Kids at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm/9pm ** jun 21 sat For Today, Stray From The Path, Air Dubai, Mixtapes, Teenage Bottlerocket at Warped Tour, Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a # *** @ jul 2 wed Cher at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** jul 7 mon Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** (KALX) jul 8 tue Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** (KALX) jul 25 fri Journey, Steve Miller Band at the Amphitheater, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # *** jul 26 sat Journey, Steve Miller Band, Tower Of Power at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $151-$40 5pm/6:45pm # *** jul 29 tue Journey, Steve Miller Band, Tower Of Power at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $154/$40 5pm/6:45pm # *** jul 30 wed Arcade Fire at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $71-$31 6pm/7:30pm # *** @ aug 11 mon Justin Timberlake at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $175-$50 7pm/8pm # *** sep 3 wed Enrique Bunbury at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $49.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 3/4/5 Hardley Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free *** * 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. 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 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 Legionnaire Saloon, 2272 Telegraph Ave., Oakland 21+ 510-891-8660 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 On the Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ 916-487-3731 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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