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 1, 2015 oct 1 thr Age Of Collapse (San Diego), Ruins (Germany), Argentavis (Santa Rosa), Your Enemy at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $6 8pm ** @ oct 1 thr The Gooch Palms, Cumstain, Slick! at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $8/$11 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** oct 1 thr Soulfly, Soilwork (Sweden), Decapitated (Poland), Shattered Sun (TX) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $27.50/$30 6pm/7pm # *** @ oct 1 thr Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $150-$60 7pm/8pm # *** (was March 13th) oct 1 thr The Underachievers (N.Y.), Pouya And The Buffet Boys, Kirk Knight, Bodega Bamz at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a $22.50/$25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 1 thr Brendan James at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** oct 1 thr Big Star's Third, Skylar Gudasz at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm/9pm *** $ oct 1 thr The Town Howlers at the Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St., S.F. a/a 8pm ** oct 1 thr Yonatan Gat, Onec & Future Band, Bill Orcutt at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 1 thr Godflesh, Prurient at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** oct 1 thr Strange Wilds (Olympia), Smiles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 1 thr King Dude (Seattle), Foie Gras, Screature at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$13 9pm ** oct 1 thr Dawn Oberg at the Milk Bar, S.F. 21+ ** oct 1 thr Conor Oberst (Omaha, Nebraska), M Ward, The Felice Brothers at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $30 7:30pm/8pm *** oct 1 thr Beth Hart at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $35/$40/$45 8pm ** oct 1 thr Scorpions, Queensryche at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90-$40 6:30pm/7:30p # *** oct 1 thr Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $125-$35 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 1 thr Cash Cash, Tritonal, Party Favorr at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 8pm ** (102.5 KDON) oct 1 thr Ouster, Seth Francis, Meerkat, Antra at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $5/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 1 thr Jim Jefferies (comedy) at the Crest Theatre, Sacramento 18+ $39.50 7pm/8pm ** oct 1 thr Dave Alvin And Phil Alvin With The Guilty Ones at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm *** oct 1/2 The Word, Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm (thr) 8pm/9pm (fri) # ** oct 1/2 Milo Greene (thr), Widowspeak (fri), British India (Austrailia), Busty And The Bass, Elliot Maginot, Grounders, Heo (Korea), Howqua (Austrailia), Joycut (Italy), Karate Dancer, Kinder, Les Gordons, Misteur Valaire, Nova And The Experience (Austrailia), Over The Trees, Rayannah, Sea Change, Shadowclub, Sleeper's Reign (Belgium), Sultan Of The Disco, The Moog, Unlikely Heros, Vogue Dots, Windy City, Wym, Yard Of Blondes (France) at Swedish American Hall, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm/9m *** (Culture Collide Fest) oct 2 fri Ghost Parade, Spirit In The Room, Survival Guide, The Sorority, Disastroid at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 2 fri Duran Duran, Clean Bandit, Chic at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7pm # *** (sold out) oct 2 fri Sal's Greenhouse, Heart Touch at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $10/$14 (under 21 +$5) 7pm/8pm ^ ** oct 2 fri Jackson Boone (Portland) at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 2 fri Logistic Slaughter, Hazzards Cure, Genocide Skin at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ *** @ oct 2 fri Civil War Rust, The Decline (Austrailia), Yankee Brutal, Drunk Dial at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $7 *** @ oct 2 fri The Funkanauts, Good Sheild & Mignon at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 9pm ** (Benefit to Save the Wild Buffalo) oct 2 fri The Tragically Hip at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $75-$32.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 2 fri Cooder - White - Skaggs at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $60 8pm/9pm ** oct 2 fri Holly Miranda, Gracie And Rachel at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 2 fri Hot Tuna Acoustic at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $35/$40 8pm/9pm ** oct 2 fri Coyote Kisses at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a # ** oct 2 fri Saves The Day, Hard Girls, She Things at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18/$21 8pm/9pm *** @ oct 2 fri Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 2 fri He's My Brothers She's My Sister, Kera & The Lesbians, Black Hole Oscillators at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** oct 2 fri Night Shapes, Whatfunlifewas, Couches, Bear Life at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** oct 2 fri Makthaverskan, Wild Moth, Never Young at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm/9:45pm ** oct 2 fri Sweetwater String Band, The Mountain Men at Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $10-$15 9pm/9:30pm ** oct 2 fri Leftover Salmon at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** oct 2 fri Phil Lesh And Anders Osborne at Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael 16+ $79 7pm/8pm ** oct 2 fri Thought Vomit, Trecelence, Hereticide, Vile Riot Villains, Channel The Suns at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ oct 2 fri Chicago, America at Sonoma Music Festival, Downtown, Sonoma a/a 4pm $89-$119 *** oct 2 fri Rudy Colombini And The Unauthorized Rolling Stones at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$23/$26 8pm ** oct 2 fri Cash'd Out, Them Slack Jawed Sons Of Bitches at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** oct 2 fri The Underachievers, Pouya And The Bullet Boys, Kirk Knight, Bodega Bamz at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18-$75 8pm/9pm ** (hip-hop) oct 2 fri Eliot Lipp, Elaquent, Flamingosis at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** oct 2 fri Bro Safari, Datsik, Zomboy, Dirty Phonics at Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J Street, Sacramento a/a $30 7pm # ** oct 2 fri Mustache Harbor at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** oct 2 fri cancelled: Hans Raj Hans, Shenkar at the Fox Theater, Oakland oct 2/3 Dark Star Orchestra at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $29.50/$32 7pm/8pm # ** oct 2/3/4 124 bands playing at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free *** oct 3 sat HR With Norman Fisher, Day Labor, No Flow, Surrounded By Thieves (Las Vegas), Horror Squad, Infirmities at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 7pm *** @ oct 3 sat Toxic Holocaust, Lord Dying, Necrot, Total Badass at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12 8pm # *** @ oct 3 sat Tove Lo, Erik Hassle at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (sold out) oct 3 sat Ron Thompson at Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley a/a $10-$20 7pm/7:30pm ** oct 3 sat Bang Data, LoCura, dj Julicio, dj Ras Rican at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $15/$18 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 3 sat The Donkeys, TV Mike & The Scarecrows, Outer Embassy at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $10-$15 9pm ** oct 3 sat Cost/Worth (OR), Terror Cell Unit, Striations, The Flayed Choirmaster at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm ** @ oct 3 sat Venkman, Years Of Aggression, Cursed, Butanna, Kinnefret, Blasfemme, Didisdead, Chusma at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5-$20 6pm/7pm *** @ (Benefit for Bay Area Young Survivors) oct 3 sat The Younger Lovers, Contrafang (L.A.), Trill Team 6 at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** oct 3 sat Cash Cash + Tritonal, Party Favor at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 3 sat Conor Oberst, M. Ward, The Felice Brothers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # ** oct 3 sat The Mavericks, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $46 8pm/9pm ** oct 3 sat Poor Man's Whiskey, Rusty Stringfield at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20 8:30pm ** oct 3 sat Ultimate Painting (U.K.), Swiftumz, Greg Ashley at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** @ oct 3 sat Vintage Trouble, Greg Holden at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** (sold out) oct 3 sat Zodiac Death Valley (album release), Jjuujjuu, Down And Outlaws, The Turn Turn Turn, dj Chad Stap, White Light Prism Show at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 3 sat The Love Handles, The Grease Traps at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $20 7pm/8pm ** oct 3 sat Sweet Plot, Ice Cream, The Green Door, Crooked Flower at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** oct 3 sat The Mountain Men, The Beauty Operators at Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $10-$15 9pm/9:30pm ** oct 3 sat Party Force, Buezlung, Anotherbodyfound at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5+ 9pm ** (Benefit for the Riptide) oct 3 sat Foreverland (tribute) at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** oct 3 sat Frenchgirls (Willits), The Iron Heart, Hungry Skinny, Mark Nelsen And The Mutiny at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** oct 3 sat Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band, Todd Rundgren, Pablo Cruise, at Sonoma Music Festival, Downtown, Sonoma a/a 4pm $89-$119 *** oct 3 sat Fantasia, Lyfe Jennings, Vivian Green, H-Town, Force MD's, Chuck Rock at Pioneer Amphitheater, CSU Campus, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward a/a *** (East Bay Soul Music Festival) oct 3 sat Electric Chair Repair Co., Fennec at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ free ** oct 3 sat Beth Hart at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $30/$35 7pm/8pm ** oct 3 sat Petty Theft (tribute), Cherry Bomb (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** oct 3 sat Herman's Hermits at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ $35-$25 8pm ** oct 3 sat Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band at Sierra Valley Lodge, 103 Main Street, Calpine a/a $10/$15 7pm/8pm ** oct 3 sat Wu Tang Clan, Carnage, Tyga, dj Mustard, Waka Flocka, Riff Raff, Lil Dicky, Sonny Digital at Pozo Saloon, Pozo a/a $39.50-$160 noon *** oct 3/4 Alternative Press Expo at Convention Center, 150 W San Carlos St., San Jose a/a oct 4 sun Remanents, Haggus, Concussive, Y Que?, End All at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm *** @ oct 4 sun Kinky, Aterciopelados, Mexican Institute Of Sound, dj Afro at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7pm # ** oct 4 sun Bliss, Beryl & Nicole, Marissa Muraoka at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a free 4pm ** oct 4 sun Paul Weller, Villagers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $42.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 4 sun The Fratellis, Grizfolk at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 4 sun Flogging Molly, The Hooks at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $40 8pm/9pm *** @ oct 4 sun Mike Lawrence (comedy) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** (early show) oct 4 sun Lil Dicky, Alex Wiley, Young California at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** (late show - sold out) oct 4 sun State Faults at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** oct 4 sun LMR All-Star Big Band at Long Meadow Ranch, 738 Main St., Saint Helena a/a $50/$60 3:30pm ** oct 4 sun The Doobie Brothers, Michael McDonald, Gregg Allman, Edgar winter Band, Tommy Castro Band at Sonoma Music Festival, Downtown, Sonoma a/a 11am $89-$119 *** oct 4 sun Mark Hummel, Anson Funderburgh, Little Charlie Baty at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** oct 4 sun Rascal Flatts, Scotty McCreery, RaeLynn at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $75-$31 6pm/7:30pm # ** oct 4 sun Audrey Howard at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 5pm ** oct 4 sun Riff Raff at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$30 7pm/8pm ** oct 4 sun Derron Miller, Foreign Objects at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$15 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 4 sun George Kahumoku Jr. at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/6:30pm ** oct 4 sun Hot Tuna Acoustic at Harris Center, Folsom a/a $30-$55 7:30pm # ** oct 5 mon Burning Palms, Babewatch, The Peels at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $7/$10 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 5 mon Symphony X, Overkill at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ oct 5 mon Don Henley, Shawn Colvin at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $250-$70 7pm/8pm # *** (seated show) oct 5 mon Vacationer, Great Good Fine OK at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** oct 5 mon Russian Tsarlag, Secret Boyfriend, Swanox, Nothing Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 5 mon Nihar Bhatt, Burnet 207, Free Music, dj Molly Kroeten at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (electro) oct 5 mon Walter Trout at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** oct 6 tue The Movement Jam at the Legionnaire, Oakland 21+ ** (funk) oct 6 tue Alcest, Emma Ruth Rundle at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$19 8:30pm ** oct 6 tue Braids at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm/9pm *** oct 6 tue Hiatus Kaiyote, Knxwledge at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 6 tue Fabio Frizzi at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $25/$30 8pm/9pm ** oct 6 tue Lyla Foy at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** oct 6 tue Bayonne at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ ** oct 6 tue Telekinesis, Say Hi, Nrvs Lvrs at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** oct 6 tue Plush, Clearance (Chicago), Pardoner at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 6 tue David Cook, Andrew Ripp at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $24/$27/$30 8pm ** oct 6 tue Paul Bergmann at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 6pm ** oct 6 tue Cannibal Ox, Liam Tracy at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** (hip-hop) oct 6 tue Shawn Colvin at Raven Theater, 115 North St., Healdsburg a/a $45/$50 6:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 7 wed Garbage, Torres at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $45 8pm # *** @ oct 7 wed Nappy Roots, 40 Akerz at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 7 wed Paul Bergmann at the Hatch, 402 15th Street, Oakland 21+ ** oct 7 wed The Lone Bellow, Anderson East at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** oct 7 wed Vamps (Japan) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm *** oct 7 wed David Cook, Andrew Ripp at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $23/$25 8pm/9pm ** oct 7 wed Bayonne at Depot, S.F.S.U. Student Center, 1650 Holloway Ave., S.F. a/a ** oct 7 wed The Frights, The Snykes, Pretty Gruesome at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$13 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 7 wed Balthazar (Belgium) at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** oct 7 wed God Module, Die Sektor, Limnus, dj Unit 77, dj Crackwhore at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 9pm ** (industrial) oct 7 wed Alejandro Escovedo at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$22/$24 8pm ** oct 7 wed My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult at the Ritz, 400 First Street, San Jose 21+ $10/$12 9pm *** oct 7 wed Lyla Foy at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a ** oct 7 wed Murs, King Fantastic, Red Pill at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$23 8pm/9pm *** (rap) oct 7 wed Billy Shaddox at Powerhouse Pub, 614 Sutter Street, Folsom 21+ ** oct 7 wed Aer, Cody Simpson, Chef's Special at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 7pm/8pm ** oct 8 thr The John Brothers Piano Company, Radio Istanbul at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $9/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 8 thr Ascended Dead (San Diego), Negative Vortex, Atrament at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm ** @ oct 8 thr Sayers, Lyle Lorraine, Kirk Debique (Seattle), My Evergreen Soul at the Legionnaire, Oakland 21+ ** oct 8 thr My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Night Club, Striplicker at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm *** oct 8 thr Aer, Cody Simpson, Chef'Special at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 8 thr Murs, Red Pill, King Fantastic, Noa James at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm *** oct 8 thr Duke Dumont, Blasse Boys Club at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 8 thr Mirel Wagner at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** oct 8 thr The Human Condition, Ben & Alex Morrison, Willy Tea Taylor, Pete Fields & Dan Massie, Emily Jane White at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/8pm ** oct 8 thr Jinx Jones at the Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St., S.F. a/a 8pm ** oct 8 thr Dean Ween Group at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 8 thr Long Knives, Wet Nurse, Afternoon Blackouts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 8 thr Billy Shaddox at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** oct 8 thr The Lonely Wild at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm ** oct 8 thr Roy Loney & The Phantom Movers, Johnny Legend With The Chuckleberries, Rue 66, The Devilettes, dj Sid Presley at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 8 thr Rudimental, Samo Sound Boy at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm ** (also oct 9th at Regency Ballroom) oct 8 thr Israel Vibrations at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** oct 8 thr The English Beat, Rusty Zinn at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $40/$45/$50 8pm *** oct 8 thr The Frights, No Parents (L.A.), Watergate Sandals at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ oct 8 thr Big Mike And The Rhythm Section at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** oct 8 thr The Manhattan Transfer at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $40-$65 7:30pm # ** oct 9 fri The Independents, The Sawyer Family, The Memphis Murder Men, Spawn Atomic at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm *** @ oct 9 fri Ben Howard, Daughter at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 8pm # *** oct 9 fri BruceXCampbell, Despise You, Endless Demise, Excel, God's America, Infest, Noothgrush, Sorrower, Vulva Essers, Xibalba at the Metro, Oakland a/a 6pm # *** @ (California Deathfest day 1) (Poison Idea just announce an indefinite hiatus) oct 9 fri Jamie XX at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $25 8pm # ** (sold out) oct 9 fri Hammerhead (Minneapolis), Qui (L.A.) at the Purple House, Berkeley a/a ** @ oct 9 fri Red Sails, Crown Of Cerebus, Night Shapes, No Business at Ghost Town, Oakland 18+ $7 ** oct 9 fri Lyrics Born, Robert Mercurio, Ben Ellman And Corey Henry, dj Shortkut, Jazz Mafia, Adam Theis at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $16/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** oct 9 fri Planet Booty, Bangus Tron, Starlight Kid at the Legionnaire, Oakland 21+ ** oct 9 fri Altar De Fey, Lunch, Bitter Fruit at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $10 ** oct 9 fri Rudimental at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 9 fri Battles at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** oct 9 fri Jr Jr, Hippo Campus at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm/9pm *** oct 9 fri And So I Watch You From Afar, Mylets, Blis at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14/$16 8:30pm/9pm *** oct 9 fri Albino!, The Humidors, The Grease Traps at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17/$22 8pm/9pm ** oct 9 fri Golden Features at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a # ** oct 9 fri Jandek at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $22/$25 9pm ** oct 9 fri Youngblood Brass Band, Royal Jelly Jive at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 9 fri Modern Kicks, So What, Pretty Gruesome at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** oct 9 fri The Stitches, Sharp Objects, Dirty Denim at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @ oct 9 fri Skitzo, Trecelence, TheLeaders, Shadow Of Eve, Scrape The Earth, Gangrene, Kaptowka at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $9-$12 8pm *** @ oct 9 fri Howard Jones, The Songs, The Piano & The Stories, Marina V at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $35/$40/$45 8pm ** oct 9 fri Snoop Dogg, Schoolboy Q, E-40, Too Short, Ty Dolla Sign, The Luniz, Nef The Pharaoh, Casey Veggies at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $132-$30 4:30pm/6pm # *** oct 9 fri Anya & The Get Down, Sweet Hayah at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ ** oct 9 fri Gordon Lightfoot at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a $65 7pm/8pm # *** oct 9 fri Jonny Craig, Travis Garland, Kyle Lucas at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$20 8pm/8:30pm *** oct 9 fri Xavier Rudd & The United Nations, Chadwick Stokes at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm ** oct 9 fri Civil Twilight, Dreamers at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12 8pm/9pm ** oct 9 fri Carnifex, Black Tongue, Lorna Shore, Last Ten Seconds Of Life, Idekay at Pb&j's, 555 E. 4th Street, Reno NV ?/? $10 6:30pm *** @ oct 9 fri Billy Shaddox at the Maltese, 1600 Park Avenue, Chico 21+ ** oct 9/10 Kaskade, Cid, Ravell at Pier 70, 420 22nd Street, S.F. 18+ $53-$63 8pm # ** $ oct 9/10 Tainted Love, The Jean Genies (tribute) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm ** oct 10 sat Burn (N.Y.), Trial, True Identity, Pure at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $15 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 10 sat Aevangelist, Antediluvian, Autopsy, Dead Infection, Deceive, Disma, Dispirit, Ghoul, Impaled, Morbosidad at the Metro, Oakland a/a 6pm # *** @ (California Deathfest day 2) oct 10 sat Big Gigantic, The Floozies, Dailon at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** oct 10 sat Beirut, Julia Holter at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Camps a/a 8pm # *** oct 10 sat The Plunketts, The Butlers at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** (Benefit S.F. Suicide Prevention) oct 10 sat Dream Bitches (reunion), Horrible Adorable, Lester & The Hoax, Space Toilet at the Legionnaire, Oakland 21+ ** oct 10 sat Bill Phillippe Delta Trio, Bones, Super Vague at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 9pm ** oct 10 sat Crimson Scarlet, Flesh And The Devil, Zanna Nera at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $10 ** oct 10 sat Iamx, Mr. Kitty at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm/9pm ** oct 10 sat Xavier Rudd & The United Nations, Chadwick Stokes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # *** oct 10 sat Max, Kenzie Nimmo, Call Me Karizma at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $19/$21 7pm/8pm ** oct 10 sat Young Thug, Tory Lanez at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $30/$32 8pm/9pm # ** oct 10 sat Autre Ne Veut, dj Rhetorik, Michael Christmas at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a $18 8pm/9pm # ** oct 10 sat Amphibious Gestures, Botched Facelift, Eror, Forbidden Colors, Lip_Ch3www3r at Noisebridge Hackerspace, 2169 Mission Street, S.F. a/a noon-2pm ** oct 10 sat Civil Twilight at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$16 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 10 sat The Goddamn Gallows, The Hobo Gobbelins, Dirty Kid Discount at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm *** oct 10 sat Wild Child, Max Frost, Flower Punks at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8:30pm/9pm *** oct 10 sat Marbler, Sand People, The Human Assembly at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** oct 10 sat Mondo Drag, Lecherous Gaze, Hornss, Banquet at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 3pm/4pm ** @ oct 10 sat Blackwulf, Ancient Rites at Benders, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** oct 10 sat King Namoa, Remy Alheem, Emaximus at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** oct 10 sat Hammerhead (Minneapolis), Qui (L.A.) at Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa a/a ** @ oct 10 sat Hemlock, Desecrater, Star Destroyer, Soulless Demise, Aod, Mystic Rage, Cryptic Ruins, Disrupt The Paradigm, Fortress at Memorial Park, 24176 Mission Blvd., Hayward a/a *** @ oct 10 sat Galactic, Macy Gray at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # *** oct 10 sat Rjd2, Dehli 2 Dublin, Prof, Pep Love, Mikey Lion, Lee Reynolds, ChrisB., Lafa Taylor, Eliquate, The Coffis Brothers, LabRat, Boostive, Ancestree, The Redlight District, Grmln, Harry & The Hitmen, Shlump, Drop Bear, Coffee Zombie Collective, Planet Booty, Indaskyes, Strawberry Girls, Stereo Stereo, Tech Minds, The Frogman Experience, Little John, The Pirate, Beach Fuzz, Desmadre, DownsquareZ, Animo, Babewatch, Palmz, Stalked By Satellites, Tektite, Jake Nielsen's Triple Threat, Jermz, Sincere, Ghambit, Scorpz The Venom, Cambiowashere, Giant, Pure Powers, Stormy Strong, Duffrey, Intellitard, Dastardly, Light The Band, Djdj, Sethascope, DMajik, Sinclair Wheeler, Al Bundi, Numerous, Grizzly, Daddy Long Legs, Pvndits, Soulwise, Nomalakadoja, Lowgritt, Stony, Head Soar, Gregg James, Aphotic, Kasia Moon, Lyrical I, Uce Hefner, Lucxke, Dilated, Vultures At Arms Reach, Fountain Of Bile, A Thousand Shall Fall, Stone Sloth, The Bearded Pony, Kenyatte, Necronomijohn at the Catalyst & Catalyst Atrium and other venues, Santa Cruz 16+ $30-$50 noon *** (Santa Cruz Music Festival 2015) oct 10 sat Whiskerman at Sophia's, 129 E Street, Suite E, Davis 21+ ** oct 10 sat Joni Morris (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** oct 10 sat Duran Duran Duran (tribute), Conditioned Soul (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** (late show) oct 11 sun 1st Annual Gilman Reunion & Block Party (art, demonstrations, books) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a free noon til 4pm oct 11 sun Bolzer, Gnaw Their Tongues, Goat Torment, Immolation, Loss, Lycus, Nader Sadek, Pseudogod, Ritual Necromancy, Worship at the Metro, Oakland a/a 6pm # *** @ (California Deathfest day 3) oct 11 sun Jackson Emmer Trio, Billy Shaddox at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a free 4pm ** oct 11 sun ZZ Ward, Marc Scibilia, The Young Wild at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 6:30pm/7:30pm *** oct 11 sun The Tenors at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a # *** oct 11 sun The Darkness, These Raven Skies at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 11 sun Turnpike Troubadours, Mike And The Moonpies at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm ** oct 11 sun Vieux Farka Toure at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21/$23 7pm/8pm ** oct 11 sun Matt Wertz & Daved Barnes at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $22/$25 7pm/8pm ** oct 11 sun battle of the bands at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$15 5pm/5:30pm ** oct 11 sun Patrick Watson, Blood And Glass at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** oct 11 sun Hammerhead (Minneapolis), Qui (L.A.), Apprentice Destroyer, Hot Victory at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** @ oct 11 sun The Mother Truckers at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** oct 11 sun Rick Derringer at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $25/$27/$30 8pm ** oct 11 sun Rich Homie Quan, K. Camp, TJacquees, Diggy, Justine Skye, Silento, Elijah Blake, Rawyals, Anthony Lewis, Chris Miles, 4Ey, Star Mic, dj Double J at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $30-$90 6pm/7pm # ** oct 11 sun The Goddamn Gallows at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 11 sun Shawn Colvin at Harris Center, Folsom a/a $35/$45 6:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 12 mon Israel Vibration, Reggae Angels at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 12 mon Nature's Vegas, Enola Fall (Tasmania, Austrailia) at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** oct 12 mon The Brothers Comatose at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** oct 12 mon postponed: People Under The Stairs at the Fillmore, S.F. (new date nov 27th) oct 13 tue Graves At Sea, Badr Vogu, Dead To A Dying World (Dallas), Deathgrave, Augurs at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $8/$10 7pm *** @ oct 13 tue The Movement Jam at the Legionnaire, Oakland 21+ ** (funk) oct 13 tue Timeshares, Signals Midwest, Leer, Crush at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ oct 13 tue Powwoww, Alamoon, Laughters at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ ** oct 13 tue Miss Lightning, Friends W/O Benefits, Gimmie Kisses, Alive And The Breakfast Pigs at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** @ oct 13 tue Olive & The Dirty Marinis at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** oct 13 tue Wild Child, Max Frost, Flower Punks at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm *** oct 13/14 Janet Jackson at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) oct 13/14 Ariel Pink, The Black Lips, Nina Tarr at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $28 7pm/8pm *** oct 14 wed The Districts, Sun Club at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $19 8pm ** oct 14 wed Tremonti & Trivium, Wilson at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 14 wed Hinds, Public Access TV at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm ** oct 14 wed Off With Their Heads, Spraynard, Lee Corey Oswald, Druglords Of The Avenues at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $16 8pm *** @ oct 14 wed Escape The Fate, A Skylit Drive, Sworn In, Sirens And Sailors, Myka, Relocate at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $16/$20 6pm/7pm # *** @ oct 14 wed Daniel Romano, Kacy & Clayton, Dylan Earl at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** oct 14 wed Radioactivity, Salad Boys (New Zealand), Fatigue at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** oct 14 wed Retox, Religious Girls, Lil Dowager, dj's at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ free 9pm *** oct 14 wed AlunaGeorge, Rome Fortune at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 14 wed El Ten Eleven, Sego at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $14 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 14 wed Halestorm at Modesto Center Plaza, 1000 L Street, Modesto a/a ** oct 14/15 Lianne La Havas, Keenan O'Meara at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (sold out) oct 15 thr Radioactivity, Smokers at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a $10 7pm ** oct 15 thr FFS (Franz Ferdinand + Sparks), The Intelligence at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 15 thr Lafa Taylor at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $10/$14 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 15 thr Blues Traveler, Matt Jaffe & The Distractions at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm *** oct 15 thr El Ten Eleven, Sego at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18/$21 8pm ** oct 15 thr Wolf Alice, Drenge, Made Violent (Buffalo, N.Y.) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm *** oct 15 thr Al Di Meola at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 15 thr Jeremy Loops (South Africa), dj Rhetorik, Michael Christmas at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a $17/$20 7pm/8pm # *** $ oct 15 thr Chad Valley, Stranger Cat at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 15 thr Kurt Vile and The Violators, Cass McCombs, Heron Oblivion at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm ** oct 15 thr Jel, A-Plus & Knobody, The Genie, Billy Woods, Premrock, Pure Powers, Bottled Water, Babii Cris, dj Mo Niklz at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 9pm ** oct 15 thr Mountain Dojo at the Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St., S.F. a/a 8pm * oct 15 thr Hundred Waters, Tops at Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, S.F. 21+ $12 6pm til 10pm ** oct 15 thr Dr. Boogie (L.A.), Slick!, She Things at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 15 thr The Lovemakers, Drennon Davis (comedy), Karen Kilgariff (comedy), dj Omar at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** oct 15 thr Stroke 9 at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** oct 15 thr Norma Jean, Sleepwave, The Know Nothings, Belle Haven at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$22 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 15 thr Borgore at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm ** oct 15 thr Gang Of Four at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm *** oct 15 thr Escape The Fate, A Skylit Drive, Sworn In, Palisades, Myka, Relocate at the Senator Theater, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a 6:30pm/7pm # *** @ oct 15 thr Mudhoney, The Trouble Makers, Sonic Love Affair at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 15 thr Luke Bryan at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** oct 15/16/17 My Morning Jacket, Fruit Bats at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $46/$56 6:30pm/7:30pm (thr) 7pm/8pm (fri-sat) # *** oct 16 fri Steel Trap, Spinebreaker, Bad Times Crew, Manifest, Whips at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 16 fri Of Monsters And Men, Amason at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Camps a/a 8pm # *** oct 16 fri Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, New Politics, The Griswolds, Lolo at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** (Live 105) oct 16 fri Doomtree, Astronautalis at the Metro, Oakland a/a $20 8pm # ** oct 16 fri Henry Butler, HowellDevine at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $16/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 16 fri Gang Of Four at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $30/$35 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** oct 16 fri Broun Fellinis, Stymie & The PJLO at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 9pm ** oct 16 fri Kurt Vile & The Violators, Cass McCombs, Heron Oblivion at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** oct 16 fri Megan Slankard at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$21 8pm ** oct 16 fri Diego's Umbrella at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a $20/4@5 8pm/9pm *** oct 16 fri Borgore at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 16 fri Lila Rose, Suzanne Sterling, Raw-G, EEnor, Nona Fender & The Benders, Cello Joe with Toni Tone, Lali Wilde, Bondage Erotique, Aradia Sunseri, Shredder Hoops, Werkout Palace at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20-$40 7pm/8pm *** oct 16 fri Saved By The 90s at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15/$18 9pm ** oct 16 fri Abigail Williams, Today Is The Day at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm *** oct 16 fri John Hodgman (comedy) at Marines Memorial Theater, 609 Sutter Street, S.F. a/a $30 8pm # *** oct 16 fri Penelope Houston & Tom Heyman at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ ** (SF Bookstore Celebration - Litquake) oct 16 fri Albert Hammond Jr., Day Wave at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 16 fri Cuntz (Austrailia), Life Stinks, Violence Creeps, Uffizi at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** oct 16 fri Manilla Road, Slough Feg, Night Demon, Savage Master at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $17 8:30pm/9pm *** oct 16 fri Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine, The Lampshades, Project: Pimento, Uke-Hunt, Lee Vilensky Trio at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $55-$75 7pm/7:30pm ** oct 16 fri Festival Speed at Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $6-$10 9pm/9:30pm ** oct 16 fri Autechre, Cygnus, dj Rob Hall at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm ** oct 16 fri Ex's With Benefits, Bite, The Bumblin' Bones, Pony Fight at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** oct 16 fri Forejour (tribute) at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $19 8pm ** oct 16 fri The Bloodtypes, The Krypters, The Whoosie What's It's at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** @ oct 16 fri Zac Brown Band at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $82.50-$32.50 5:30pm/7pm # ** oct 16 fri Buku, Stylust Beats, Infuze at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $14/$18 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 16 fri Escape The Fate at the Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a # *** @ oct 16 fri Nylon Lyonn at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/6:30pm ** oct 16 fri Wonderbread 5 at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** oct 16 fri SkyAcre (Austin, TX), Boss Battle (Austin, TX) at the Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento a/a ** oct 16/17/18 Tyler Perry at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** oct 17 fri Agata (record release), Black Majik Acid (Sacramento), Humours (Portland), Love Moon, Paisley Nightmare, Dragmire at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm *** @ oct 17 fri The Younger Lovers, Pookie And The Poodles, Cumstain at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm *** oct 17 fri Conflict, Total Chaos, Resist And Exist, Blank Spots at the Metro, Oakland a/a $16 8pm # *** @ oct 17 fri Neil Young + Promise Of The Real at Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $90-$50 7pm # *** (sold out) oct 17 fri Talk More, Beast Nest, The Noriegas at Studio Grand, 3234 Grand Avenue, Oakland a/a $10-$15 9:30pm/10pm ** oct 17 fri The Memphis Murder Men, Whistling Past The Graveyard, Remones USA at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $8/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** @ oct 17 fri Axis Of Four, The Reliables, Down In Front, Shareef Ali at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 17 fri Astral With The Common Men (ep release), I Am Animal at the Legionnaire, Oakland 21+ ** oct 17 fri Chick Jagger (tribute) at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 9pm ** oct 17 fri The Bloodtypes, The Krypters, The Whoosie What's It's at Merchants Saloon, 401 2nd Street, Oakland 21+ ** @ oct 17 fri Deadmau5, FKA Twigs, Azealia Banks, Sts9, Run The Jewels, Gorgon City, Hudson Mohawke, Cashmere Cat, Viceroy, Shamir, Baio, Bob Moses, Skylar Spence, comedy tent at Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island, S.F. Bay a/a $150/$170 ($315 vip) 11am/noon # *** (day 1 - free shuttle from SF) oct 17 fri Delta Rae, Jillette Johnson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20/$25 8pm ** oct 17 fri Joey Cape, Walt Hamburger, Laura Mardon (Australia), Betty And The Boy at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 17 fri Deafheaven, Tribulation at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21.50 8pm/9pm # ** oct 17 fri Dawn Oberg at Cafe La Bohme, 3318 24th Street, S.F. a/a ** oct 17 fri Henry Butler at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $16/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 17 fri Kicker, Smokers, Remnants at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm *** @ (Scott Alcoholocaust's Birthday) oct 17 fri False Priest, El Gato Dice, Apopka Darkroom, Hotel at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** oct 17 fri Yacht, Sage Caswell at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 10pm *** oct 17 fri The Rocky Horror Picture Show (with live shadow cast) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 11:30pm oct 17 fri Dar Williams, Jenny O at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $35/$40/$45 8pm ** oct 17 fri Dick Dale, Dr. Boogie, Pounded By The Surf at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ 8pm *** oct 17 fri Gang Of Four (U.K.) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $25 7pm/8pm *** oct 17 fri The Airborne Toxic Event at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 7pm *** oct 17 fri Roy Rogers, Blame Sally at the Crest Theatre, Sacramento a/a $25/$35/$45 8pm # *** oct 17 fri Zac Brown Band at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** oct 17/18 Twenty One Piolots, Echosmith, Finish Ticket at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** (sold out - Live 105) oct 17/18 Olivia Newton-John at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ *** oct 18 sun Sunday Streets Berkeley, bands, food, art, activities at Shattuck Avenue between Rose and Haste, Berkely a/a free 11am-5pm Note: Bands are welcome to bust along the open streets oct 18 sun The National, Chvrches, The War On Drugs, Father John Misty, Panda Bear, Jose Gonzalez, Deerhunter, Drive Like Jehu, Lower Dens, Ex Hex, Mikal Cronin, Viet Cong, Ought, comedy tent at Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island, S.F. Bay a/a $150/$170 ($315 vip) 11am/noon # *** (day 2 - free shuttle from SF) oct 18 sun Patton Oswalt (comedy - live taping - 2 shows) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 6pm/7pm and 9:30pm/10pm # ** oct 18 sun Slash With Myles Kennedy And the Conspirators, RavenEye at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35/$37/$45 7pm/8pm # *** oct 18 sun Mudhoney, Fuzz, Ex's With Benefits, dj Foodcourt at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 18 sun Vulfpeck, Hibbity Dibbity at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm ** oct 18 sun Troye Sivan at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $14 8pm ** oct 18 sun Crashing Hotels, Chiffon (Baltimore), Elon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 18 sun Nuvo (Bangkok) at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 21+ $69 ($100 front row) 9pm # ** oct 18 sun The Vivants, Homebrew, Wisps & Willows at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** oct 18 sun Joan Armatrading, Matt Bednarsky at the City Winery, Napa 21+ ** 8pm (sold out) oct 18 sun Griffin House, Tom Freund at Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol 21+ $16 4pm/5pm ** oct 18 sun Mastodon at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm *** oct 19 mon Bully, Heat at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** oct 19 mon Halestorm at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$27 7pm/8pm # *** oct 19 mon Misterwives, Waters, Cruisr at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 19 mon Dave Rawlings Machine at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 19 mon A Silent Film, Flagship at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 19 mon Child Abuse, Breakarts at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ 8pm/9pm ** oct 19 mon Dick Dale at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $30/$35/$40 8pm *** oct 19 mon Madonna at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $355-$40 7pm/8pm # *** $ oct 19 mon Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Skinny Lister, Beans On Toast at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6pm ** oct 20 tue Everyone Is Dirty, Mrs. Henry, Huntinanny at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $6/$10 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 20 tue The Movement Jam at the Legionnaire, Oakland 21+ ** (funk) oct 20 tue Toxic Shock Syndrome, Sunset Flip (Seattle), Throwing Rocks, The Persons at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** oct 20 tue Bob Suren "Cratedigger" book reading at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a free 7pm oct 20 tue SoMo, Jordan Bratton, Kirko Bangz at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:45pm # ** oct 20 tue Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Skinny Lister, Beans On Toast at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 20 tue Judas Priest, Mastodon at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $69.50-$95 7pm/8pm # *** oct 20 tue Midnight North at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** oct 20 tue Givers, Caddywhompus at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** oct 20 tue David Bazan at a Living Room Show, someplace, Santa Cruz a/a $25 ** oct 20 tue Twenty One Pilots (Columbus, Ohio), Echosmith at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $29.50 6pm *** (sold out) oct 20/21 Marina And The Diamonds, Christine And The Queens at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (wed sold out) oct 21 wed Snow Angel, Cave Clove, Survival Guide at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $6/$10 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 21 wed Secrets Of The Sky, Infinite Waste, Immortal Bird, Ion, Devoid at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ *** @ oct 21 wed Courtney Barnett, Tony Molina at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** oct 21 wed Rubblebucket, Babes at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm ** oct 21 wed Emily Wells at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $17/$20 8pm/9pm ** oct 21 wed The Roots at the Warfield, S.f. a/a # ** oct 21 wed Mutemath at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20/$25 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** (sold out) oct 21 wed Marian Hill, Heavy Mellow at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (sold out) oct 21 wed Truly at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 21 wed Lushes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm * oct 21 wed Big City Orchestra, The Father, T.A.R. House Band, Fever Witch at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm/9pm ** (Teen Action Records) oct 21 wed Robbie Fulks, The T Sisters at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $15/$17/$19 8pm ** oct 21 wed Judas Priest, Mastodon at City National Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a $70 8pm # *** oct 21 wed Allen Stone, Jmsn at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $22/$25 7pm/8pm ** oct 21 wed Common Kings at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6:30pm ** oct 21 wed Sir Mix-A-Lot at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm *** oct 21 wed Eskimeaux, Told Slant, Girlpool at Holland Project Show Space, 140 Vesta Street, Reno, NV a/a ** oct 21/22 Florence + The Machine, The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a 7pm # *** (thr sold out) oct 22 thr Allen Stone, Jmsn at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 22 thr Nobunny at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $13/$16 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** @ oct 22 thr Greg Dale & The Horse You Rode In On, spidermeow, Skookum! at the Legionnaire, Oakland 21+ ** oct 22 thr Lydia, Seahaven, Turnover, The Technicolors at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 7:30pm ** oct 22 thr Diiv, No Joy, Sunflower Bean at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** oct 22 thr Subhumans (U.K.), Torso, Korrosive at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm *** @ oct 22 thr Jon McLaughlin, Tess Henley at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 8pm/9pm ** oct 22 thr Sepultura (Brazil) at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 21+ $18/$22 7pm/8pm # *** @ oct 22 thr Country Casanovas at the Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St., S.F. a/a 8pm ** oct 22 thr Gaudi, dj Rhetorik, Michael Christmas at the Social Hall, S.F. 18+ $18/$20 9pm # ** oct 22 thr Benjamin Clementine at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $22 7pm/8pm ** oct 22 thr CCR Headcleaner, Deaf Wish (Austrailia), Mansion, Robbery at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** oct 22 thr The Family Crest, Andrew St. James at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** oct 22 thr Young Dubliners at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $18/$20/$22 8pm ** oct 22 thr Urban Waste (N.Y.C.), Gutwrench, Barbie And The Hookers (L.A.) at the Mardi Gras, 1628 El Camino Real, Redwood City 21+ free 8pm *** @ oct 22 thr Sir Mix-A-Lot at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ 7pm *** oct 22 thr Common Kings at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** oct 22 thr Mastodon at Senator Theatre, Chico a/a $25 7:30pm/8:30pm # *** oct 22 thr Luna, Quilt at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** oct 23 fri Serpent Crown, Six Sixty Six, Kyoktys, VX36 at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm *** @ (Legion of Steel Metalfest day 2) oct 23 fri Subhumans (U.K.), La Plebe, Love Songs at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 8pm # *** @ oct 23 fri Hozier, Little Green Cars at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) oct 23 fri Ms Mr, Jack Garratt, Tigertown at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (Live 105) oct 23 fri Kung Fu at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 23 fri Battlehooch, Rainbow Girls at the Legionnaire, Oakland 21+ ** oct 23 fri Burnt, Pero Bravo, Extra Classic at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 9pm ** oct 23 fri Wanda Sykes (comedian) at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $45-$75 7pm/8pm # ** oct 23 fri Luna, Quilt at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** oct 23 fri Ghost, Purson at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 23 fri Django Django at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 23 fri The Sword, Kadavar, All Them Witches at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm *** oct 23 fri Dungen, Seventeen Evergreen at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** oct 23 fri Johnny Gunn With Bandido, Ruckatan, Foreign Frontiers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20/$25 8pm ** oct 23 fri Go Betty Go (L.A.), The Palace Ballroom at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$13 8pm/8:30pm *** @ oct 23 fri William Fitzsimmons, Jake Phillips at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 23 fri State Faults at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** oct 23 fri El Terrible, Bellavista, In Letter Form at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 23 fri Fracas, The Bar Feeders, Tongue (L.A.), Ruleta Rusa at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm/9pm *** @ oct 23 fri Kathy Kallick Band at Studio 55 Marin, San Rafael a/a $15/$18 8pm ** oct 23 fri HoneyHoney at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $15/$17/$19 8pm ** (Benefit Farm Aid) oct 23 fri Urban Waste (N.Y.C.), Vktms, Gutwrench, Since We Were Kids (Victorville), Barbie And The Hookers (L.A.), MK Ultra at Johnny V's, San Jose 21+ $10 7pm *** @ oct 23 fri Cola, Dinners, Mothers Worry, Jean Jackets at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ 8pm ** oct 23 fri Sorta Like Heaven, Substance (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** oct 23 fri Heartless Bastards at Sierra Valley Lodge, 103 Main Street, Calpine ?/? $25 7pm/8pm ** oct 23 fri Common Kings at El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $16/$18 8pm/9pm ** oct 24 sat Arnocorps, Fang, Stone Vengence, Vulgar Trade, Warscythe at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm *** @ (Legion of Steel Metalfest day 3) oct 24 sat Urban Waste (N.Y.C.), Vktms, Gutwrench, Happy Birth D-Fect (Redwood City), Vice Minded, The Mengz, Creeper, Bloodshot And Dilated (Concord), Oppressed Logic, Barbie And The Hookers (L.A.), Fucktard, Sad Boy Sinister (San Jose) at B.R.S., Richmond a/a *** @ oct 24 sat The Neighbourhood, Bad Suns, Hunny at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (Live 105) oct 24 sat Laura Benitez & The Heartache, Deborah Crooks, Eve Of Eden at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 9pm ** oct 24 sat Jane's Addiction (playing Ritual de lo Habitual) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $75/$90 7:30pm/8:30pm # *** $ oct 24 sat Joyce Manor, Girlpool, Dogbreth at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 9pm ** oct 24 sat Owl City, Rozzi Crane at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$30 7pm/8pm # ** oct 24 sat Rachael Yamagata, My Name Is You at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9m # ** oct 24 sat Glassjaw, Plague Vendor, dj Rhetorik, Michael Christmas at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a $32.50/$35 8pm/9pm # ** oct 24 sat Banquet, Cloud Catcher, Forgotten Gods, Smoke at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 24 sat Small Black, Painted Palms, Hazel English at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 24 sat Hammers Of Misfortune, Sigh Spirits (Chicago), Walken at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm *** (metal) oct 24 sat The Ghost Next Door, Lowcaster at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** oct 24 sat Lido, Brasstracks at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm ** oct 24 sat Heartless Bastards, Slothrust at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** oct 24 sat Evolution (tribute), Lef Deppard (tribute) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** oct 24 sat New Kingston at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 24 sat Dawn Oberg at Barmel, Carmel-By-The-Sea ?/? ** oct 24 sat Matthew Espinosa, Jake Foushee at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 3pm ** oct 24 sat Foreverland (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/10pm ** oct 24 sat Slipknot, Shinedown, Marilyn Manson, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Bring Me The Horizon, Black Veil Brides, Clutch, Hollywood Undead, D.O.D., Sevendust, Pop Evil, All That Remains, Helmet, Snot, Beartooth, Turbowolf, Art Of Dying, The Temperance Movement, Kill It Kid, Devour The Day, September Mourning, Raveneye at 8556 Gibson Ranch Park Road, Elverta a/a $70 ($115-$225 2 day) **** @ (camping available - Aftershock Festival day 1) oct 24 sat Mac Sabbath (tribute) at Cargo, 255 N. Virginia Street, Reno NV a/a ** oct 24/25 Neil Young + Promise Of The Real, Dixie Chicks, Sheryl Crow, Ryan Adams, St. Vincent, Gary Clark Jr., Spoon, Nils Lofgren at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $150/$75/$35 3pm/5pm (sat) noon/2pm (sun) # *** (Bridge School) oct 25 sun Thou (New Orleans), The Body, Heat Dust, Raganna at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm *** @ oct 25 sun Urban Waste (N.Y.C.), Vktms, Gutwrench, Slandyr (Santa Rosa), Final Decay (Oliverhurst) at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland a/a 7pm *** @ oct 25 sun Potty Mouth at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $10/$13 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 25 sun Maurice Tani, Iron Outlaws, Sara Petite, Grant Langston, David Serby at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a free 4pm ** oct 25 sun Nick Jonas, Bebe Rexha at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $29.50/$35 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** oct 25 sun Heartless Bastards, Slothrust at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** oct 25 sun Suja, J Boog, Dustin Thomas at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** oct 25 sun Gwar, Battlecross at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $26.50/$28 7pm/7:45pm # *** @ oct 25 sun MC Lars, Koo Koo Kangaroo at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $13/$15 6:30pm/7pm ** oct 25 sun Gilmore Guys Live at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm ** oct 25 sun Night shapes, Shadow Age, Silence In The Snow at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** oct 25 sun Cameron Esposito (comedy) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** oct 25 sun The Masquerade (Nvoh & Terry Bradford's Voice Studio Concert) at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20 2pm ** oct 25 sun Dawn Oberg at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 3pm ** oct 25 sun Dawn Oberg at Bocci's Cellar, 140 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz 21+ ** oct 25 sun The Zombies at Crest Theatre, Sacramento a/a $45/$55 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** oct 25 sun Classic Chris Jones at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/10pm ** oct 25 sun Faith No More, Deftones, Jane's Addiction, Stone Temple Pilots, Coheed And Cambria, All Time Low, Death From Above 1979, Eagles Of Death Metal, Sleeping With Sirens, Suicidal Tendencies, Failure, Glassjaw, Yelawolf, Issues, The Sword, Highly Suspect, '68, Red Fang, One Ok Rock, Madchild, Neck Deep, Pink Slips at 8556 Gibson Ranch Park Road, Elverta a/a $70 ($115-$225 2 day) **** @ (camping available - Aftershock Festival day 2) oct 25 sun We Came As Romans, Emmure, Red Sun Rising at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** oct 25 sun cancelled: Camera Obscura at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. oct 26 mon Kataklysm, Belphegor at the Metro, Oakland a/a $20 8pm # *** @ oct 26 mon Mac DeMarco, Alex Calder, Courtneys at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # 8pm ** oct 26 mon Landshapes at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 26 mon Walk The Moon, Saint Motel, Holychild at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm *** oct 26 mon Eagles Of Death Metal, Gram Rabbit at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ 9pm *** (sold out) oct 26 mon Matthew Espinosa, Jake Foushee at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # ** oct 26 mon Kristin Hersh at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 26 mon Rachel Yamagata, My Name Is You at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** oct 26 mon All Time Low, Sleeping With Sirens, One OK Rock at City National Civic, 135 San Carlos Street, San Jose a/a # *** oct 26 mon The Internet at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$20 8:30pm/9pm ** (hip-hop) oct 26 mon New Kingston at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ ** oct 27 tue Thou (New Orleans), Heat Dust (New Orleans) at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 3pm *** (early show) oct 27 tue Dawn Oberg at the Hatch, 402 15th Street, Oakland 21+ ** oct 27 tue The Movement Jam at the Legionnaire, Oakland 21+ ** (funk) oct 27 tue The Zombies at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ oct 27 tue The King Khan & BBQ Show, Milk Lines at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 8pm/9pm ** oct 27 tue Mashrou' Leila at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21/$26 9pm ** oct 27 tue The Bengsons (albume release) at the Z Space, 450 Florida, S.F. a/a $125-$25 7:30pm ** (Benefit for the Z Space) oct 27 tue Natalie Prass, Promised Land Sound (Nashville) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** oct 27 tue dj Real, Killy Dwyer (N.Y.C.), Sad Vicious at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** oct 27 tue Mohicans, Wilderness Dream (1st show) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ ** oct 27 tue Soja, J Boog, Dustin Thomas at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $35 7pm/8pm ** oct 27 Tue Subhumans (U.K.) at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15 8pm/8:30pm *** @ oct 28 wed The Sweet Spot at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $20 ($40 vip) (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 28 wed Fidlar, Dune Rats at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm *** @ $ oct 28 wed Matt Nathanson (acoustic) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $32.75 7pm/8pm ** (sold out) oct 28 wed The Bird And The Bee (L.A.), dj Rhetorik, Michael Christmas at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a $18/$20 7pm/8pm # ** oct 28 wed Alela Diane & Ryan Francesconi (album release) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 8pm/9pm ** oct 28 wed Tricot (Kyoto, Japan) at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm ** oct 28 wed Lavender Blush, The Foreign Resort (Denmark), Slowness at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 28 wed Bong Kitty, Svvells at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ ** oct 28 wed Gehenna, Godstomper, Theories, Deathgrave, Spinebreaker at the Rock Shop, San Jose a/a $8-$10 7pm *** @ oct 28 wed Yoya (L.A.) at Standford University, Palo Alto a/a free ** oct 28 wed Battle Tapes (L.A.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 6pm ** oct 28 wed Rebel Souljahz (Waipahu, HI), Tribal Theory, Teki at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$24 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 29 thr Hot Chip (U.K.) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 29 thr George Clinton And Parliament Funkadelic at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $49.50/$60 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** oct 29 thr Sean Nicholas Savage, Promise Keeper at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $8/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 29 thr The Ex & Ken Vandermark, Surplus 1980, Apogee Sound Club at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 29 thr Awolnation, Med Myers, Irontom, dj Dallas at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $27.50 5pm/6pm # *** (Live 105 Scream Scene) oct 29 thr Pure Bathing Culture, Wild Ones at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** oct 29 thr Nero at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 29 thr Ceremony at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm *** @ oct 29 thr The Algorithm, Angel Vivaldi, Save Us From The Archon, The Brotherhood Of Ellipsis at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm *** oct 29 thr John Grant, Bright Light Bright Light at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** oct 29 thr Ed Schrader's Music Beat (Baltimore) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 29 thr Gaytheist, The Cutthroats 9, Love Moon, Pale Ale at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St., S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ oct 29 thr Vital Remains, Necronomicon, The Kennedy Evil at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $13/$16 8pm *** @ oct 29 thr Danzig at City National Civic, 135 San Carlos Street, San Jose a/a $35 6:15pm # *** @ oct 29 thr Mystic Braves at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 29 thr War at Gallo Center for the Arts, 802 12th Street, Modesto a/a *** oct 29 thr Beth Hart at Crest Theatre, Sacramento a/a $32-$42 6:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 29/30 Shakey Graves (Austin), Tennis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm (thr) 8pm/9pm (fri) # *** oct 30 fri Redd Kross (Fullerton), Personal & The Pizzas, Bananas (Sacramento), Side Eyes (L.A.), Genuine Parts at 924 Gilman Street, Berkely a/a $20 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 30 fri Korn, Suicide Silence, Islander at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $49.50 7:30pm # *** @ $ oct 30 fri Thee Hobo Gobbeins, Chonk, Invisible Cinema at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 9pm ** oct 30 fri Undead Boys, Sic Knif, Oinga Boinga, Blasted Concept at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ *** @ (cover costume party) oct 30 fri Suicide Queen, Voodoo Dolly, Spawn Atomic at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $10 *** @ oct 30 fri Noah Gundersen, Whitehorse at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18/$21 8pm/9pm ** oct 30 fri Windhand (Richmond, VA), Danava, Monolord at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 8pm/9pm ** @ oct 30 fri Dr. Octagon (MC Kool Keith) at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a $25/$27 8pm/9pm # *** oct 30 fri Passion Pit, Rac, Coleman Hell, Aaron Axelsen at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $49.50 5pm/6pm # *** (Live 105 Scream Scene) oct 30 fri Sage The Gemini, Kehlani, Iamsu, Skizzy Mars, P-Lo, Kool John, Jay Ant, Skipper at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 30 fri Planet Booty, Double Duchess, Hiscores at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 8pm/9pm ** oct 30 fri The Gregors, Trendy Dad/The Tet Holiday, Down Dirty Shake at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** (covers night) oct 30 fri Foreverland (Thriller Halloween Ball), Super Huey at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** oct 30 fri Yoya (L.A.) at Amnesia, 853 Valencia at 20th, S.F. 21+ ** oct 30 fri Roy Rogers & DRK, Carlos Reyes at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm *** oct 30 fri Metalachi, Molkahete at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ 8pm ** oct 30 fri The Brothers Comatose at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** oct 30 fri The Cheeseballs at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** oct 30 fri George Clinton And Parliament Funkadelic at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a # *** oct 30 fri Angel Vivaldi at Whiskey Dick's, 2660 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Lake Tahoe 21+ $10 7:30pm *** oct 30/31 Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Skerik, Chris Noonan at Doc's Lab, 124 Columbus Avenue, S.F. a/a ** oct 30/31 Nicky Romero, Seven Lions, Will Sparks, Snails, Kennedy Jones, Dallask, 4B at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. 18+ $69.50 5pm # ** oct 31 sat Greensky Bluegrass, Tumbleweed Wanderers at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 31 sat A Band Called Death, Personal And The Pizzas, Scraper, Midnite Snaxxx, Meercaz at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 7pm/8pm # *** @ oct 31 sat Quinn Deveaux, Tony Glasser at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $10/$15 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 31 sat Val Esway, Maurice Tani, The Happy Clams, Brendan Earley, Five Legged Mule, Dennis D., Antonette Goroch, host Paul Pot at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 9pm ** oct 31 sat Front Country, One Grass Two Grass, Rusty Stringfield at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** (Hillbilly Halloween) oct 31 sat The Sam Chase, Royal Jelly Jive, The Crux at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** oct 31 sat Sage The Gemini, Kehlani, Iamsu!, Skizzy Mars, P-Lo, Kool John, Jay Ant, Skipper at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 31 sat Astrozombies, Kid Galahad And The Eternals at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** (covers night) oct 31 sat Roky Erickson at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** oct 31 sat Blackwitch Pudding at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** oct 31 sat Wonder Bread 5 at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25 8pm ** oct 31 sat Parkway Drive at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 6:30pm ** oct 31 sat Noah Gundersen at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a $10 5:30pm/7pm ** oct 31 sat Joyce Manor, Girlpool at Midtown Barfly, 1119 21st Street, Sacramento 18+ ** oct 31 sat Matt Pond PA at Harlow's Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** (late show) oct 31 sat Jessica Sanchez, Symon Soler, Raymond Ritchie at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ ** oct 31/nov 1 Grimes, Nicole Dollanganger at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $23.75 8pm/9pm (sat) 7pm/8pm (sun) # *** nov 1 sun Luminous Newts, True Magrit, Basic Beat at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a free 4pm ** nov 1 sun Ben Caplan at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 7pm/8pm ** nov 1 sun Tav Falco And The Panther Burns, Gunatanamo Baywatch, The Flytraps, Cumstain at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $15 (under 21 + $5) ^ *** @ nov 1 sun Ghost Town, Dangerkids, Palaye Royale, Bad Seed Rising at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ nov 1 sun Scott Weiland, the Icarus Line at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a # *** nov 1 sun Greensky Bluegrass at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** (ticket must be purchased with Oct 31 Fox Theater Ticket) nov 1 sun Miami Horror at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 1 sun Caustic Casanova (D.C.) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 6pm ** nov 1 sun Dave Davies at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $35 7pm *** nov 1 sun Bo Burnham at Community Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento a/a 8pm ** nov 1 sun Metalachi, Cura Cochino at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** nov 1 sun Do Boy, dj Flipside at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** (Benefit Green Tech Education & Employment) nov 1 sun Lonestar at Harris Center, Folsom a/a $35-$65 7pm/8pm # *** nov 2 mon Of Montreal, Diane Coffee at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm *** nov 2 mon King Diamond, Exodus at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $36.50/$40/$55 7pm/8pm # *** @ nov 2 mon The Wonder Years (Philadelphia), Motion City Soundtrack, State Champs, You Blew It at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @ nov 2 mon Yukon Blonde at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ *** nov 2 mon Little May at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** nov 2 mon Welcome To Night Vale, Eliza Rickman at the Crest Theatre, Sacramento a/a # ** nov 2 mon Machine Head at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $23 7pm ** nov 3 tue Against The Current at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm ** nov 3 tue Smallpools, Phoebe Ryan, Machineheart at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $23 7pm/7:30pm ** nov 3 tue Oddisee, Good Company at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$17 7pm/8pm ** nov 3 tue Johnnyswim at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 3 tue Akae Beka at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 3 tue Bo Burnham at the Center for Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose a/a ** nov 3 tue Of Montreal, Diane Coffee at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$20 7pm/8pm *** nov 3 tue The Real McKenzies, Whiskey And Stitches at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ *** @ nov 3/4 Josh Groban at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $175-$61 7pm/8pm # *** nov 3/4 Hanson, Paul McDonald (tue), Carrick (wed) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $80 6pm/7pm # *** nov 4 wed Full Of Hell (Maryland), Seven Sisters Of Sleep (L.A.), Burmese, Dysmorfic (Italy), Terror Cell Unit at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7:30pm # *** @ nov 4 wed Membranes (U.K.), The Ink Bats, Screaming Bloody Marys, Swampland at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $10 *** @ nov 4 wed Dir En Grey (Japan) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $29.50/$32 7pm/8pm *** nov 4 wed Bob Schneider, Cleopatra Degher at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** nov 4 wed The Real McKenzies at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 4 wed Beat Connection at Humboldt Brewery, 856 10th at I, Arcata 21+ ** nov 4/5 Judy Collins at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ *** nov 5 thr Cool Ghouls, Meat Market, Babewatch, Crush at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $10/$15 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** nov 5 thr Gehenna, Theories, Wake, Abstracter at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm ** @ nov 5 thr Patty Griffin, Darlingside at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** nov 5 thr Finish Ticket at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7pm/8pm ** nov 5 thr Mystic Braves at the Chapel, S.F. a/a ** (was oct 30th at Independent) nov 5 thr Beat Connection at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 5 thr Disastroid, Sesos at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 5 thr The Dandy Warhols, The Shetters at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm *** nov 5 thr Matisyahu (acoustic) at the Crest Theatre, Sacramento a/a $49/$59 6:30pm/7:30pm ** nov 5 thr Diego's Umbrella at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm *** nov 6 fri Trapped Under Ice, Twitching Tongues (record release), Scalped, Plead The Fifth at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $14 7pm/7:30pm *** @ nov 6 fri Zakiya Harris & Elephantine, Ghost & The City at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $8/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** nov 6 fri In The Valley Below, The Moth & The Flame at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm *** nov 6 fri Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Beats Antique, Meshell Ndegeocello at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $53 7pm/8m # ** (Benefit the Preservation Hall Foundation) nov 6 fri Godsmack, Red Rising Sun at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $37.50-59.50 7pm/8pm # *** @ nov 6 fri George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners at the Chapel, S.F. a/a ** nov 6 fri Swingin' Utters, Success, The Bombpops at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$17 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 6 fri El Vy, Hibou at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** (sold out) nov 6 fri The Rabbles, Spidermeow, Dire Wolves at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** nov 6 fri Too Short, J Stalin at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $30 8pm *** nov 6 fri G.E.M. (China) at Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $198-$68 7pm/8pm # *** nov 6 fri Bonehart Flannigan at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** nov 6/7 Trey Anastasio Band at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 7 sat Blackstreet, 112, After7, Shai, S.W.V. at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** nov 7 sat Leon Bridges, Kali Uchis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** nov 7 sat Blvd, Mansions On The Moon at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** nov 7 sat Jeffrey Foucault at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ ** nov 7 sat Hotel Hollywood, Charmless, The Philistines at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 7 sat Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, Shilow & The Sun at Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $6-$10 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 7 sat Rufus Du Sol at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 7 sat Widowspeak, Quilt at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a *** nov 7 sat Jeff Daniels And The Ben Daniels Band at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a $35 5:30pm/7pm ** (early show) nov 7 sat Some Fear None (unplugged), Michael Woodruff And Kery Gleenon at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** (late show) nov 7 sat Willie K at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ ** nov 7 sat Godsmack at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a $75-$45 8pm # *** nov 8 sun The Fall Of Troy, Kylesa, Possers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** nov 8 sun Kurt Braunohler at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (comedy) nov 8 sun Ryn Weaver, Astr, HolyChild at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** nov 8 sun Jeffrey Foucault at Don Quixotes', 6275 Highway 9, Felton ?/? ** nov 8 sun The Real McKenzies (Vancouver, Canada), La Plebe at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm *** @ nov 8 sun Houndmouth at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$20 8pm/9pm ** nov 8 sun In The Valley Below, The Moth & The Flame at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a 6pm/7pm *** nov 8 sun Michal Menert And The Pretty Fantastics, StarRo, Marcelo Moxy, WillDaBeast at the Jam, 915 H Street, Arcata 21+ 7pm ** nov 9 mon Collective Soul, Magnets & Ghosts at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 9 mon Darkest Hour, Light This City, Early Graveso at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$18 7pm/8pm # ** @ nov 9 mon Shura, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 9 mon Tokimonsta, Leikeli47 at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 10 tue David Berkeley at the Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley a/a ** nov 10 tue Glen Hansard, Aoife O'Donovan at the Masonic, S.F. a/a # ** nov 10 tue Circa Survive, RX Bandits, Citizen at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ nov 10 tue Combichrist, The Birthday Massacre, Mxms, Echo Black at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ nov 10 tue The Richard Thompson Trio at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 10 tue John 5 & The Creatures, Doyle, Calabrese, Hatchet at the DNA, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/7:30pm # *** @ nov 10 tue Here We Go Magic, Big Thief at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** nov 10 tue Mayday Parade at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $24 5:30pm *** nov 10 tue Ralphie May (comedian) at the Creast Theater, Sacramento a/a $35/$45 6:30pm/7:30pm ** nov 10 tue Andy Allo, Benjamin Revas, Erica Ambrin at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** nov 10 tue Michal Menert And The Pretty Fantastics, StarRo, Marcelo Moxy, Wildabeast at Whiskey Dick's, 2660 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Lake Tahoe 21+ $12/$15 7pm ** nov 11 wed The Menzingers, MewithoutYou at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** nov 11 wed Citizens (London, U.K.), Hight Waisted at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 11 wed Dave Simonett at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated) nov 11 wed Michal Menert And The Pretty Fantastics, Marcelo Moxy, Willdabest, StarRo at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $10/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 11 wed Pimps Of Joytime, Con Brio at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** nov 12 thr Raheem DeVaughn & Leela James, V Bozeman at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 12 thr Morine, Dispirit, Noothgrush, Forn at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8pm # *** @ nov 12 thr Mother Falcon And Ben Sollee at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 12 thr The Front Bottoms, The Smith Street Band, Elvis Depressedly at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 12 thr Beach Slang, Cayetana, Lithuania, Worriers at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** nov 12 thr EagleWolfSnake (record release), Jet Trash, Lungs And Limbs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? ** nov 12 thr Tops, Molly Nilsson at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** nov 12 thr Great Apes, Face The Rail, Pale Angles (Wales), Redwood at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm *** @ nov 12 thr Bakermat at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 12 thr Tops, Puro Instinct at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (KALX) nov 12 thr Tim Flannery & The Lunatic Fringe at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** nov 12 thr Random Rab, Bird Of Prey at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 12 thr Doyle, John 5 at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $18/$20 *** @ nov 12/13/14/15 Goapele at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ *** nov 13 fri Balms, Hollow Sunshine, Wander, Plush, Solip at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ nov 13 fri Prof, Nacho Picasso, dj Fundo at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** nov 13 fri Fortunate Youth, Stranger, Sensamotion at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$19 8pm/9pm *** nov 13 fri Random Rab, Bird Of Prey at the Social Hall, S.F. 18+ $19.50/$22 9pm # ** nov 13 fri Tankscapda at the DNA, S.F. a/a $35/$40 8pm/8:30pm # ** @ nov 13 fri Twiddle, The Werks at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 13 fri Bad Bad, Cult Babies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 13 fri Hate Eternal, Misery Index, Beyound Creation, Rivers Of Nihil at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $17/$20 8pm *** @ nov 13 fri The Generators, The Forgotten, Young Idea, The Defenders, The Lonely Revolts at Johnny V's, San Jose 21+ $15 ** @ nov 13 fri Escape The Fate, A Skylit Drive, Sworn In, Sirens And Sailors, Myca Relocale at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 7pm/7:30pm *** @ nov 13 fri Night Ranger at Thunder Valley Casino, 1200 Athens Avenue, Lincoln 21+ (13-20 with adult) $42.75-$52.75 7:30pm # *** nov 13/14 I Am Hardwell, Kill The Buzz at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. 18+ $65 8pm # ** (sat sold out) nov 13/14 Zeds Dead, Astronomar at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 14 sat Cherub, Hippie Sabotage, Shooka at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** nov 14 sat Shook Twins, Tall Heights at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** nov 14 sat Yo La Tengo at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $40/$30 7pm/8pm # *** nov 14 sat La Dispute (Grand Rapids), Envy at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20 7:30pm/8pm # *** nov 14 sat Pimps Of Joytime, Con Brio at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** nov 14 sat Soulside, Creative Adult at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 14 sat Sean Hayes, Kacey Johansing at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $25/$28 8pm/9pm ** nov 14 sat The Paper Kites, Old Man Canyon at the Brick and Morter, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm *** nov 14 sat Ringworm (Cleveland), AcxDc, Nomads, Colombian Necktie at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $13 9pm *** @ nov 14 sat Three Stoned Men at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** nov 14 sat Michal Menert And The Pretty Fantastics, StarRo, Marcelo Moxy, WillDaBeast at Hawthorn, 46 Geary Street, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** nov 14 sat Powerage (tribute), Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (tribute), Cheaper Trick (tribute) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** nov 14 sat Ride at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $32/$35 8pm/9pm ** nov 14 sat Gardens & Villa, De Lux at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 14/15 Desaparcidos (Omaha), The So So Glos, Digital Leather at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 15 sun City And Colour, Hurray For The Riff Raff at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** nov 15 sun Modern Baseball (Philadelphia), Pup, Tiny Moving Parts at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17/$19 6pm/7pm # *** @ nov 15 sun Unearthly Trance, Buried At Sea, Chrch, Abstracter at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $12 8pm ** @ nov 15 sun New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Tigers Jaw at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ nov 15 sun Born Ruffians, Young Rival at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 7pm/8pm *** nov 15 sun Asap Rocky, Tyler The Creator, Danny Brown, Vince Staples at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** nov 15 sun Blitzen Trapperp, Phoebe Bridges at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** nov 15 sun State Champion (KY) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 15 sun Ryan Zimmerman at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 6pm ** nov 15 sun Cherub, Hippie Sabotage at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $17.50/$20 7pm/8pm ** nov 15 sun David Ryan Harris at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 15 sun Mayhem / Watain, Rotting Christ at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm ** @ nov 16 mon The Charlatans UK at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** nov 16 mon Halsey, Flor at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** nov 16 mon Big K.R.I.T. at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm/9pm ** nov 16 mon The Misfits, She Demons at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $26/$30 7pm/7:30pm *** @ nov 17 tue The Good Life, Big Harp at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7pm/8pm ** nov 17 tue The Cult, Primal Scream at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $47.50/$50/$60 7pm/8pm # *** $ nov 17 tue AndersonPonty Band at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** nov 17 tue Ryan Bringham, Jamestown Revival at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 17 tue Alvvays at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** nov 17 tue Yellowcard, New Found Glory at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $27 6pm *** @ nov 17 tue Broncho at the Press Club, 2030 P Street at 21st, Sacramento 21+ *** nov 17 tue Cherub at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $17/$19 8pm/8:30pm ** nov 18 wed Sturgill Simpson, Billy Wayne Davis at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** nov 18 wed Low, Andy Shauf at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm ** nov 18 wed Youth Lagoon, Taylor McFerrin at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** nov 18 wed Corrosion Of Conformity, Brant Bjork & The Low Desert Punk Band, Saviours, Mothership at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ nov 18 wed Broncho, The Shelters, Pearl Charles at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** nov 18 wed Emancipator Ensemble, Blockhead at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$20 8pm/9pm ** nov 18 wed The Charlatans at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $19.50 7pm *** nov 18 wed Andersonponty Band at the Crest Theatre, Sacramento a/a $40-$65 7pm/8:30pm *** nov 19 thr Blind Guardian, Grave Digger at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 19 thr Emancipator Ensemble, Blockhead, Manatee Commune at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. 18+ $25/$27 7pm/8pm # ** nov 19 thr Movits! (Sweden), Sidwalk Chalk at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 19 thr We Were Promised Jetpacks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm/9pm *** nov 19 thr Toadies, Will Johnson at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm ** nov 19 thr Everclear, Hydra Melody at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$30 7pm/8pm # *** nov 19 thr The Polyphonic Spree, Andy, Erased Text at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** nov 19 thr Ozomatli, Joy And Madness at the Crest Theatre, Sacramento a/a $20-$45 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** nov 20 fri Cafe Tacvba + Zoe at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** nov 20 fri Lucero at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 8pm/9pm # *** nov 20 fri Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin With The Guilty Ones, Dead Rock West at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm *** nov 20 fri Tesseract, The Contortionist, Erra, Skyharbor at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $18/$22 6pm/7pm # *** nov 20 fri Aero Chord, dj Rhetorik, Michael Christmas at the Social Hall, S.F. 18+ $10-$20 9pm # ** nov 20 fri Gardens & Villa, De Lux at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 20 fri Tulips at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** nov 20 fri Nobody From Nashville, True Life Troubadours at Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $6-$10 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 20 fri The Misfits, She Demons at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 8pm *** @ nov 20 fri Pepper, Ballyhoo!, Katastro at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25 8pm/9pm *** nov 20 fri Blind Guardian, Grave Digger at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm *** nov 20 fri Everclear at the Crest Theatre, Sacramento a/a $25/$35 7pm/8pm *** nov 20/21 Thomas Jack, Rooftop Boys, Hotel Garuda (fri), Oliver Nelson (sat) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** nov 20/21 Difford And Tilbrook at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $51 8pm/9pm ** (seated show) nov 21 sat Yob, Acid King, Black Cobra, Embers at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 8pm # *** @ nov 21 sat Chance The Rapper, D.R.A.M., Towkio, Metro Boomin at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (sold out) nov 21 sat Patrico Suarez-Vertiz, Anima at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** nov 21 sat Yuna at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm ** nov 21 sat Sean Hayes, Arann Harris at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $25/$28 8pm/9pm ** nov 21 sat Ozokidz at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $10 2:30pm/3pm # ** (early show) nov 21 sat Ozomatli at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 8pm/9pm # *** (late shwo) nov 21 sat Mustache Harbor at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** nov 21 sat The Chocolate Watchband, Daryl Hooper, The Gentle Cycle at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ 8pm ** nov 21 sat The Story So Far, Basement, Turnover at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20.50/$25 7pm/8pm *** @ nov 22 sun The Unauthorized Rolling Sontes at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** nov 22 sun Minus The Bear, Murder By Death, Aero Flynn at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30 7pm/8pm *** nov 22 sun Nephew Tommy at the Masonic, S.F. a/a # ** nov 22 sun Fnkiero And The Cellabration at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 22 sun Chance The Rapper, D.R.A.M., Towkio, Metro Boomin at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 22 sun Borns, Avid Dancer at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** (sold out) nov 22 sun The Story So Far, Basement, Turnover at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $22/$25 8pm *** @ nov 22 sun Misfits, White Knuckle Riot, Conceived In Chaos, Twitch Angry at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 6pm *** @ nov 24 tue Copeland, Eisley, We Are The City at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** nov 24 tue Girl Band at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm # ** nov 24 tue Raury at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** nov 25 wed Refused (Sweden) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** @ nov 25 wed Robert DeLong at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** (Live 105) nov 25 wed Gogol Bordello, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $40/$50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 25 wed Hungry Skinny, Down Dirty Shake, Lemme Adams, Acid Tongue at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** nov 25 wed The Mother Truckers, Secret Town, The Vivants at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** nov 25 wed Acid Tongue (Seattle), Breat & Butter at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 25 wed The Expendables at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $22/$27 8pm/9pm *** (also nov 28) nov 25 wed Nikki Lane at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** nov 27 fri Jackie Greene, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 27 fri Public Image Ltd at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $42.50/$45 8pm/9pm *** nov 27 fri Silverstein & Senses Fail, Hundredth, Capsize at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** nov 27 fri Victor Manuelle at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** nov 27 fri Omar Linx, dj Rhetorik, Michael Christmas at Social Hall, S.F. 18+ $15-$25 9pm # ** nov 27 fri Plain White T's, Matt McAndrew at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** nov 27 fri Nikki Lane, Clear Plastic Masks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 27 fri People Under The Stairs at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # *** (was oct 12th) nov 27 fri Oneohtrix Point Never, James Ferraro at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** nov 27 fri Two Gallants, Goodnight Texas at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm *** nov 27 fri Golden Shoulders, El Dorado, Brett Shady at Cooper's, 235 Commercial St., Nevada City 21+ $10 9pm $10 ** nov 28 sat The Chainsmokers, Autograf, Ansolo, Cheat Codes at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ** nov 28 sat Between The Buried And Me, Enslaved, Intronaut, Native Construct at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ nov 28 sat Petty Theft (tribute), Fleetwood Mask (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** nov 28 sat Big Brother & The Holding Company, David Laflamme With It's A Beautiful Day at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm ** nov 28 sat Two Gallants, Goodnight Texas at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** nov 28 sat The Doggone Blues Band at Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $6-$10 9pm/9:30pm ** nov 28 sat The Phenomenauts, Flexx Bronco at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ 8pm *** @ nov 28 sat The Expendables at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $22/$27 8pm/9pm *** (also nov 25) nov 29 sun A John Waters Christmas at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $49/$55 7pm/8pm *** (seated show) dec 1 tue The Milk Carton Kids, Julian Lage at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $45/$40/$35 7pm/8pm # *** (seated show) dec 1 tue Family Of The Year, Kaleo at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** dec 1 tue Tanlines, Io Echo at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $20 7pm/8pm ** dec 1/2 The Dandy Warhols, Joel Gion at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30 7pm/8pm *** dec 2 wed Book Of Love (N.Y.C.) at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 8pm/9pm # *** dec 2 wed Little Hurricane at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** dec 2 wed One Direction, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Austin Mahone, Nathan Sykes, Fifth Harmony at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $125-$40 6pm/7pm # *** $ (99.7 Now) dec 3 thr Jay Farrar, Holy Sons at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $23/$25 7pm/8pm ** dec 3 thr The White Buffalo, Rose's Pawn Shop at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** dec 3 thr The Black Dahlia Murder, Goatwhore, Iron Reagan, Entheos, Artificial Brain at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $18/$23 6pm/6:30pm # *** @ dec 3 thr Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** dec 4 fri Black Sabbitch (tribute), Dyno at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $11/$15 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** dec 4 fri Phutureprimitive, Bass Physics at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a # *** dec 4 fri !!! at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $19/$21 8pm/9pm *** dec 4 fri Los Lobos at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $42.50 8pm/9pm # *** dec 4 fri Warren Haynes And the Ashes & Dust Band, Jonathan Tyler at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $35/$45 7:30pm # ** dec 4 fri The Blasters at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $15/$19 8pm/8:30pm *** dec 4 fri Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm *** dec 4 fri Charlie Murphy at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ *** dec 4/5 Dragon Smoke, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, dj Kevvy Kev at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** dec 5 sat Together Pangea, White Reaper, Dinosaurs at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm *** @ dec 5 sat The Weeknd, Halsey, Travis Scott at the Arena, Oakland a/a $100-$40 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** dec 5 sat Zappa Plays Zappa at the Warfield, S.F. 18+ $22.50/$25 7pm/8pm # ** dec 5 sat Toyota, Lofter at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** dec 5 sat The Town Howlers at Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $6-$10 9pm/9:30pm ** dec 5 sat The Blasters, Gamblers Mark at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ 8pm *** dec 5 sat Phutureprimitive, Bass Physics at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $15/$19 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 5 sat Goapele at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $30/$35 9pm/10pm *** dec 5/6/7 Herb Albert & Lani Hall at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ *** dec 6 sun Cold World, Never Healed, Zoloa, Discrepancy, Exhaust at 924 Gilman Street, Berekely a/a $15 5pm/6pm *** @ dec 6 sun Ooioo at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** dec 6 sun The Weeknd, Halsey, Travis Scott at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $100-$40 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** dec 6 sun cancelled: Prong at thee Parkside, S.F. dec 7 mon The Dandy Warhols at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm *** dec 6/7 The Aimee Mann And Ted Leo Christmas Sow, Jonathan Coulton at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $45 7pm/8:30pm ** dec 8 tue Puscifer, Luchafer at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** dec 8 tue Reverend Horton Heat, The Bellrays, The Lords Of Altamont at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $25/$30 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** dec 8 tue Lights & The Mowgli's, K. Flay at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 6pm/7pm # ** dec 8 tue Charlie Hunter Trio at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** (partialy seated) dec 8 tue That 1 Guy at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** dec 9 wed Billy Gibbons And The BFG's at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** dec 9 wed Alex Bleeker & The Freaks at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** dec 9 wed Everyone Is Dirty, Linear Downfall, DaMaDa at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** dec 9 wed Metalachi at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $8/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 9 wed Reverend Horton Heat, Lords Of Altamont, The Bellrays at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6pm *** dec 9 wed David Benoit (tribute to Charlie Brown), Jane Monheit at the Harris Center, Sacramento 21+ $40/$55/$65 7:30pm ** dec 10 thr John Brown's Body at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17/$19 8pm/9pm ** dec 10 thr Pauly Shore at El Rey Theatre, 230 W 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) 8pm/9pm ** dec 10/11 Odesza at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. 18+ $39.50 8pm # *** dec 11 fri John Prine, Ramblin' Jack Elliott at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** dec 11 fri Armor For Sleep at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** dec 11 fri Los Strait Jackets, The Cactus Blossoms at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** dec 11 fri Health, Pictureplane at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 11 fri Doug C & The Blacklisted, Heathen Apostles, JonEmery & The Dry County Drinkers at Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $8-$10 9pm/9:30pm ** dec 11 fri John Brown's Body at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 11 fri Tommy Castro And The Painkillers at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** dec 11/12 Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm/9pm # *** dec 12 sat Joe Russo's Almost Dead at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** dec 12 sat Christ Vs. Warhol, Soft Kill, In Letter Form at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $12 ** dec 12 sat Maribou State (dj set) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** dec 12 sat Eugene Chadbourne at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** dec 12 sat John Prine, Ramblin' Jack Elliott at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $65-$100 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** dec 12/13 Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** dec 13 sun cancelled: The Who at the Arena, Oakland dec 13/14 Sun Kill Moon at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26/$31 7pm/8pm *** dec 14 tue Twenty One Pilots (Columbus, Ohio) at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $29.50 6pm *** (sold out) dec 14 tue Nick Lowe And Los Straitjackets, The Cactus Blossoms at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** dec 15 wed Muse, Phantogram at the Arena, Oakland a/a $75/$60/$40 7:30pm # *** dec 15 wed Graveyard (Gothenburg, Sweden), Earthless at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** dec 15/16 X, Mike Watt And The Secondmen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** dec 17 thr The 1975, Swim Deep at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (sold out) dec 17 thr Slow Magic/Giraffage, Lindsay Lowend, dj Dials at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** dec 17/18/19 Beach House at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm (thr), 8pm/9pm (fri-sat) # *** dec 18 fri Folsom (Las Vegas) at 924 Glman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm *** dec 18 fri The Limousines at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ 8pm *** dec 18/19 Death Angel, Flotsam & Jetsam (fri), Holy Grail (fri), Mordred (sat), Ghost Next Door (sat) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ dec 19 sat So You Thin You Can Dance at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 19 sat Fishbone at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** dec 20 sun Annie Corbett (Portland) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 5pm ** dec 24 thr The Brian Setzer Orchestra at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** dec 26 sat Bulletproof Stockings at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** dec 27/28 The Matches at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** dec 27/28 Dead & Company at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a 7pm # ** dec 29 tue The Academy Is..., PartyBaby at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** $ dec 29 tue Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** dec 29/30/31 Patti Smith & Her Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 ($75 NYE) 7pm/8pm (8pm/9pm NYE) # *** dec 31 thr Chet Faker, Marcus Marr at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $140-$150 9pm *** dec 31 thr The Earl Brothers at Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $10-$15 9pm/9:30pm ** dec 31 thr The Mother Hips at El Rey Theatre, 230 W 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) 8pm/9pm ** jan 1 fri Dumpstaphunk at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26/$31 8pm/9pm *** jan 1/2 RANCID, Off! (fri), The English Beat (sat), The Interrupters at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $28/$35/$45 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ jan 2 sat The Easy Leaves, The Vivants, dj Golden Gram at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** jan 10 sun Donny Osmond at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ ** jan 14 thr Chase Rice, The Cadillac Three, Jordan Davis at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ** jan 15 fri Janet Jackson at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy., Sacramento a/a # *** jan 18/19 Van Morrison at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** (sold out) jan 20/21 Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $33 7pm/8pm # ** jan 21/22 Cowboy Junkies at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** jan 22/23 The Wood Brothers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # ** jan 23 sat Excruciating Terror (L.A.), Noothgrush, Gehenna, Your Enemy, Fiend (Fresno), Vulva Essers (L.A.), Concussive (Concord) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 7pm *** @ jan 23 sat Zepparella, Stars Turn Me On at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jan 29 thr Dan Deacon at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** jan 30 fri William Shatner (spoken) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** jan 30 fri Strangelove (tribute), Temptation (tribute), Dead Souls (tribute) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** feb 1 mon Nile at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 7:30pm/8pm *** feb 2 tue Enforcer (Sweden), Warbringer, Cauldron, Exmortus at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $18 8pm *** @ feb 3 wed Bullet For My Valentine, Asking Alexandria at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ feb 9 tue Black Sabbath, Rival Sons at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150-$45 6:30pm/7:30pm # **** $ feb 20 sat Brillz, Infuze at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** feb 25 thr Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$17 7pm/8pm ** feb 26 fri The Charlie Daniels Band at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** feb 26/27 Vance Joy, Elle King, Jamie Lawson at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** (fri sold out) feb 27 sat Daley at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (was oct 22nd) feb 28 sun Joe Satriani, Marco Minnemann, Bryan ZBeller, Mike Keneally at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** mar 4 fri Ron Pope & The Nighthawks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8pm/9pm ** mar 15 tue The Other, B Movie Monsters, Plan 9, Spawn Atomic at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12/$15 # *** @ mar 16 wed Disturbed at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm # *** @ mar 28 sat Underoath at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $28 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** may 19 thr Janet Jackson at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $210-$36 7pm/8pm # *** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio & 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 San Francisco Community Radio www.savekusf.org 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 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 1034 Valencia Street, S.F. a/a 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane a/a 415-467-7717 Ace of Spades, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a Alameda County Fair, 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton a/a 925-426-7600 Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a Amnesia, 853 Valencia at 20th, S.F. 21+ 415-970-0012 Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 510-549-1125 Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a 415-831-1200 Art Boutiki, 44 Race Street, San Jose a/a Assembly Music Hall, 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, 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 City National Civic, 135 San Carlos Street, San Jose a/a City Winery, 1030 Main Street, Napa a/a 707-260-1600 Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz a/a 831-429-6994 Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento a/a 916-442-7378 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 Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster Street, Alameda 21+ 510-864-1244 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 Bull, 412 14th Street at Broadway, Oakland 21+ 510-893-0803 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 Harris Center, 10 College Pkw, Folsom Lake College, Folsom a/a 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 Bowl, 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 Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ 408-947-8470 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 Leo's, 5447 Telegraph, Oakalnd a/a ^ 888-477-9288 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 Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a Metro, 630 3rd St. at M.L.K., Oakland a/a 510-763-1146 (soon to be at 522 2nd Street) 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+ 510-433-0340 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) Pozo Saloon, 90 West Pozo Road, Pozo a/a 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+ (temporary closed due to fire) Ritz, 400 First Street, San Jose 21+ Rock Shop, 30 N 3rd Street, San Jose 21+ a/a ($2 yearly membership) Rock Bar Theater, 360 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose 21+ Route 92, 2128 South El Camino Real, San Mateo 21+ San Mateo County Fair, 2495 S Delaware Ave., San Mateo a/a 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 Social Hall, 1270 Sutter Street, S.F. a/a 18+ 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 Submission 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 Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael 16+ 415-524-2773 Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a Thunder Valley Casino, 1200 Athens Avenue, Lincoln 21+ (13-20 with adult) Transient Lounge, 400 E. Todd Road, Santa Rosa a/a Toot's Tavern, 627 Second Avenue at Pomona, Crockett 21+ 510-787-4840 Tupelo, 1337 Grant Ave., S.F. a/a (during sun shows) 415-981-9177 Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-345-0900 Witch Room, 1815 19th Street, Sacramento a/a 18+ 916-508-0213 Winter's Tavern, 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica 21+ Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+ (closed) 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 Addition, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ (closed - formerly Yoshi's S.F.) 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