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 July 19, 2008 jul 19 sat Calabrese (L.A.), Switchblade Riot, Fukm, Apathetic Youth (L.A.), Motor Punx at 924 Gilman a/a *** @ jul 19 sat Sexy Prison, Warm Streams at 556 57 Street, Oakland a/a * jul 19 sat Jesus Fucking Christ, (record release), I Will Kill You Fucker, Walken, Pillager at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a 8pm *** @ jul 19 sat Feist at the Greek Theatre, U.C. Berkeley a/a $39.50 8pm # ** (KFOG) jul 19 sat Agent Orange, SoreThumbs, The Lowdowns at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ jul 19 sat October Allied, Prieta (Sacramento) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** jul 19 sat Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, Mover (reunion), Elisa Randazzo, The Real Sippin' Whiskeys at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (Parsons tribute) jul 19 sat The Grouch, The Bayliens, dj Aspect at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16/$20 9pm ** jul 19 sat Harry And The Potters, Jason Anderson, Math, The Band, Uncle Monsterface at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 noon/1pm ** (BBQ - early show) jul 19 sat Gravy Train, The Floating Corpses, Nobunny, Bridez at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ (late show) jul 19 sat David Bromberg, Angel Band, Peter Rowan at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St., S.F. a/a $45 8pm # ** (acoustic) jul 19 sat Softhug, T.I.T.S., Eugene International, art show at Y.B.C.A., 701 Mission St., S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm til midnight * (opening night for Now 5) jul 19 sat Room For A Ghost, The Hairbrain Scheme, Sterling Says at Brainwash, 1122 Folsom St., S.F. a/a free 8pm ** jul 19 sat Joe Goldmark & The Seducers at Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a free 2pm * jul 19 sat Anavan, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Late Young, Rainbow Arabia, Hecuba at the Cell Space, 2050 Bryant at 18th, S.F. a/a $10 ** jul 19 sat Peter Walker, William Hooker Trio at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * (early) jul 19 sat Chris Schlarb Twilight, Ghost Stories at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * (late show) jul 19 sat Earlimart, Audio Out Send, The Parson Red Heads at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 19 sat The Generators (LA), The Naysayers, Thunder City at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 19 sat Flosstradamus, Datarock at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** jul 19 sat Buzerker, The Gregs, K-9, RottonCore at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** jul 19 sat Hightower, Vomica, Belle Blood Creek, Murder Of Crows, dj Rooster, dj Kindle at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? $7-$20 sliding scale 9pm ** (Benefit for Emily's Teeth) jul 19 sat The Hooks at Irelands 32, 3920 Geary Blvd., S.F. 21+ free * jul 19 sat Lettuce, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 19 sat Threat Midnight, Popper's Field, Small Estates, Wonka Face at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 19 sat Semi-Evolved Simians, Fall Is Here, Chronic Conditions, Lines, Shampoodle, Strictly Commercial at the Boogie Room, 663 Todd Rd., Santa Rosa ?/? $5-$10 sliding 5pm ** jul 19 sat The Jesus And Mary Chain, Gang Of Four, Brand New, Mute Math, Yeasayer, M83, The Whigs, Tapes N' Tapes, RJD2, Cut Copy, Datarock, Flosstradamus, The Duke Spirit, Blitzen Trapper, Louis XIV, The Airborne Toxic Event, Vedera, William Fitzsimmons, De Novo Dahl, Parlor Mob, Mates Of State, Alberta Cross, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head And The Ferocious Few, Lucky's Comedy Club at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $20 1pm/2pm # *** (Download Festival) jul 19 sat Guana Batz (U.K.), The Stellar Corpses, The Badmen at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** (new date) jul 19 sat Universal Language at Cowell Beach, Santa Cruz a/a free 1pm * jul 19 sat Justifi, Sick Blue, Ben Benkert & The Burnouts at the Burro, 6651 Brisa St., Livermore a/a $13 7pm/8pm ** jul 19 sat Phantom Float, Twain Harte at the Kern House, Livermore a/a 7pm ** jul 19 sat Lynyrd Skynyrd at Salinas Sports Complex, Salinas a/a # ** jul 19 sat Drastic Actions, Rat Damage, The Blameshifters, Invisible Arms at the Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a 8pm ** jul 19 sat The Secretions, Kepi The Band, The Copyrights, The Cute Lepers at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm ** @ jul 19 sat Helpyourself, As Yet Untitled, Fair Trade at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 19 sat Razorblade Monalisa, The Human Value, The Con of Man at Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+ $3 9pm ** jul 19 sat Abandon Theory at the Golden Gecko, Garden Valley ?/? * jul 19 sat cancelled: Kevin Costner, Modern West at the Fillmore, S.F. jul 19/20 Zine Fest at County Fair Building, 9th at Lincoln, G.G. Park, S.F. a/a free 11am jul 19/20 Chris Isaak at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$55 # *** jul 20 sun This Time Tomorrow (WA), Meltdown (MA), New Lows (MA), Skin Like Iron at 924 Gilman a/a $7 5pm *** @ jul 20 sun Kenny G, Will Downing, Brian Culbertson, The Escovedo Family, Juan & Peter Escovedo at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley a/a $90/$70/$56/$46 noon # ** (reserved - Berkeley Jazz festival) jul 20 sun Agent Ribbons at Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a free 2pm * jul 20 sun Felonious, Bayonics at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ $10 ** (hip hop) jul 20 sun Warrior King, The Reggae Angels, Irie Sounds at Slim's, S.F. a/a $22/$24 ** (KUSF) jul 20 sun Jefferson Starship, The Zombies at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** jul 20 sun Cuesta Ridge Mountain Boys, Back 40 at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm * jul 20 sun FlexXBronco, Thee Merry Widows, Death Valley High at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 20 sun Zim Zims, Joe Finkel, Ryan Henry at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jul 20 sun Zac Brown Band at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 7pm/8pm * jul 20 sun Nobunny, Eric And The Happy Thoughts (INd), The Touch Me Nots at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ ** jul 20 sun The Cheat (Knoxville), The Pets (Oakland - reocrd release) at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** jul 20 sun Witchaven, Broken Needle (L.A.), Rat Damage, Hatchet, Crucial Cause at the Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $6 4pm ** @ jul 20 sun University Avenue, Athens, The Glorious Fall, The Ready Aim Fire!, Autumn's Ridge at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm ** jul 20 sun UVR, Tough Luxury, The Generals, All On Seven at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** jul 20 sun cancelled: The Yardbirds at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. jul 21 mon Kill Hannah, The Medic Droid, Innerpartysystem, The White Tie Affair at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 21 mon Hod Rod Carl at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * jul 21 mon A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Colossal Yes, Benjamin Wetherill at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 7:30pm/8pm * jul 21 mon Jon Rauhouse Sestet at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 7pm/8pm * jul 21 mon Haale (Iran), Palo Colorado (N.Y.) at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 21 mon Lewd Acts, New Lows, Swamp Thing, Don't Trip, Streetwalkers at the Oddstad Gallery, 1472 Oddstad Drive, Redwood City a/a 7pm ** @ jul 21 mon Lynyrd Skynyrd at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** jul 21 mon Reign Supreme, Colin Of Arabia, Grace Alley, Letdown at Vets Hall, 9346 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm ** jul 21 mon cancelled: George Carlin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga jul 22 tue I.M.C., Destruments, dj Aspect, art show at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ * jul 22 tue Chairs In The Arno, Megamoog at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** jul 22 tue Grand Ole Party, Sugar And Gold, Shannon And The Clams at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 22 tue Reign Supreme, Never Healed, Let Down, Crucified, Foreign Nature at 1600 17th Street, S.F. a/a $10 7pm ** @ (was at Balazo) jul 22 tue Photobooth, The Cheat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm ** jul 22 tue Whalebones, I'm A Gun, SF's Dirty Stealer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** (late show) jul 22 tue The Pleasure Kills, Dead Ringers, Frankenstein L.I.V.S. at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** jul 22 tue Project Alpha, Mister Loveless, Hydra Melody at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 22 tue Los Lonely Boys, Los Lobos at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $80/$65/$50 # ** jul 22 tue Clint Black at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** jul 22 tue cancelled: Low Vs Diamond, Carolina Liar, Monte Negro at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. jul 23 wed Kajillion, Big Blue Whale at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** jul 23 wed New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Moonalice at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 23 wed Reaction, Robocop 3, Jack Saints, Prizehog, Binary Sound at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ (Radek's Birthday) jul 23 wed Magic Bullets, Phil Wilson, The Mantles, dj Mike Slumberland, dj Matt Mantles at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jul 23 wed The Life & Times, Nueva Vulcano at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * jul 23 wed Chikita Violenta, Pandemonium Jones at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm * jul 23 wed Wyclef Jean at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $35/$50 8pm/9pm ** jul 23 wed Dora Flood, The Crazies Will Destroy You at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** jul 23 wed Zodiac Death Valley, Fauna Valetta, Red Tyger Church at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 23 wed Uni And Her Ukulele, The Boneless Children Foundation, Pants Pants Pants at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm ** jul 23 wed Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band, Billy Squier, Colin Hay (of Men At Work), Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Hamish Stewart at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125/$100/$80/$55 # *** jul 23 wed The Blasters, Hellbound Glory, The Rogue Apostles at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $20 9pm ** jul 24 thr Low Point Drains (Holland) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** jul 24 thr Jay Brannan, Annie Stela at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm * jul 24 thr State Radio, Rose Hill Drive at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 24 thr Darker My Love, Mammatusi, Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a free 8pm ** jul 24 thr The Blasters at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8pm ** jul 24 thr Mark Matos & Os Beaches, The Scarecrowes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 24 thr Raised By Robots, The Papersons, Low Red Land, Parker Street Cinema at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/8:30pm *** jul 24 thr Convenance, Rattlehead, Reconstruction at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** jul 24 thr Drop The Lime, dj's at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm * jul 24 thr B-Side Players, Darando & Nino Moschella, Bayonics, dj Vanka at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20/$35 8:30pm/9pm ** (Afrofunk Festival) jul 24 thr The Shudders, Pink Swastika, Schlitz Claiborne at the Stud, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ $5 10pm ** (Tour Benefit for The Shudders) jul 24 thr Liz & The Lifted, Cannons And Clouds at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm * jul 24 thr New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Plum Crazy at Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $25 7pm/8pm ** jul 24 thr Fisitfuks, The Crux, Scrapyard Swag at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ $3 9pm ** jul 24 thr Coldplay at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** jul 24 thr Italia Conte, California Medication, Athena, Infamous They, The Cosmonauts, Tiffany Smith, Vanity Shall Reap, Second To Last at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 6:30pm ** jul 24 thr I Scream On Sundae, The Onlymen, Foreplay at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ $6 8pm ** jul 24 thr The Naughts, Dupre at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9pm * jul 24/25 The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $73/$60/$50 # ** jul 25 fri Shipwreck AD (MA), Pulling Teeth (MD), Bitter End (TX), The Helm (WA), Coke Bust (D.C.) at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ jul 25 fri Murder Murder, Midwife, Soft Teeth, High Mayhem at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a ** jul 25 fri Stone Temple Pilots, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $52.50 8pm # *** (ga) jul 25 fri Coldplay at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** jul 25 fri Cecilia Und Der Sauer Krauts, The Flakes, The Rock N Roll Adventure kids at Ghost Town Gallery, 2515 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland 18+ ** jul 25 fri The Broun Fellinis, Panthelion at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 25 fri Shelby Cobra, John The Baker, Cliff Greenwood, Chon Travis, Ryan Davidson at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** (Benefit for Cliff's Dog Arbuckle) jul 25 fri The Aimless Never Miss, Tartufi, The New Centuries at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8 9:30pm ** jul 25 fri At The Gates (Sweden), Repulsion, Municipal Waste, Darkest Hour at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** @ jul 25 fri Less Than Jake, Goldfinger, Big D And The Kids Table, Suburban Legends at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $23 8pm # *** @ jul 25 fri Bitter:Sweet, The Frequency at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 25 fri James McMurtry, The Dedringers at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ** jul 25 fri Hey Sunshine, Please Do Not Fight, The High Life, Brian Thoms at Brainwash, 1122 Folsom St., S.F. a/a free 7pm ** jul 25 fri Triclops!, Zechs Marquise, Future Skullz, Oaks at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** @ jul 25 fri Dizzee Rascal at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $18 9pm ** jul 25 fri Rob Dickinson at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9:30pm * jul 25 fri Everything Must Go!, Low Point Drains (Netherlands), Bite at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 25 fri B-Side Players, Afrobeat Down, dj Jeremiah And The Afrobeat Nation, Fuga at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20/$35 8:30pm/9pm ** (Afrofunk Festival) jul 25 fri The Greening, Paranoids, Monster Eats The Pilot, Vae Victus at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 25 fri The L.B.C., MadLife, Orphans Of God, Angelus at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 25 fri Phantom Float, Good City Lie Still, Fay Wrays, Goodriddler at 600 Records House, Santa Rosa a/a 8pm ** jul 25 fri Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry, Carter's Chord, Mica Roberts, Trailer Choir at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountian View a/a $74/$37 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 25 fri Forrest Day, F.T.B., Down & Durdy at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 25 fri Blue Oyster Cult at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # ** jul 25 fri Der Spazm, The Common Men, Mr. Loveless at the Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a 8pm ** jul 25 fri Johnny, Electric Valentine, Vyncent Flaw at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm ** jul 25 fri One Dying Secret, Save & Continue, Without Tomorrow at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 25 fri Universal Language at Caspar Inn, 14957 Caspar Rd., Caspar 21+ 9:30pm * jul 25 fri Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band, Billy Squier, Colin Hay (of Men At Work), Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Hamish Stewart at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ *** jul 25 fri Kosmic Terror, Junkrod Joe And The Cadillac Hearse, The Hollow Kids at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** jul 26 sat The Ergs (N.J.), Hunchback (N.J.), In the Red, Nothington, Hear The Sirens at 924 Gilman a/a $7 8pm *** @ jul 26 sat Self Inflicted, Weekend Nachos (IL), Harms Way (IL), Coke Bust (D.C.), Vitamin Piss at B.R.S., Richmond a/a $5 *** @ jul 26 sat Anti Social, Sad Boy Sinister, The Americans (San Diego), Abject (San Diego), Hated SG at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @ jul 26 sat Steely Dan at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley a/a $126/$76/$56/$40 8pm # *** (reserved) jul 26 sat The Blue Vipers Of Brookln at Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 2pm ** jul 26 sat Ten G Bob, Missing Link (reunion show) at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ ** jul 26 sat Persephones Bees, Sixteens, Testicular Manslaughter at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 26 sat Soul Broker, White Witch Canyon, House Of Broken Promises, H.D.R., Scorched Earth Policy, Part Time Christians, 667, Grissom, Curmudgeon at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $10 *** jul 26 sat 15 Degrees Below Zero, Say Bok Gwai (cd release), Mute Socialite, The Late Severa Wires (NM) at Community Center, 544 Capp Street, S.F. a/a $10/$12 ($6 students) 8pm/8:30pm ** @ jul 26 sat Gutwrench, Black Dream, Cashed/Vulgar, Dekoiz, Bottom Shelf (ex Hep.Si), Burned Beyond Recognition, Throat Oyster, The K-Line at Warm Water Cove, Bay end of 24th, S.F. a/a free noon *** @ jul 26 sat Cute Is What We Aim For, Ace Enders, Danger Radio, Powerspace at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 7pm *** jul 26 sat Flipper, The Mutants, The Avengers, Negative Trend, Target Video 77 at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ jul 26 sat Breakestra, J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 26 sat Cousin Dale, Sky Flakes, Ask Einstein at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** jul 26 sat Hank IV, Pink Reason at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * jul 26 sat Apache, Buzzer, Welcome Home Walker, Rouge Kids, dj Sugarfix at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 26 sat Hercules, Love Affair at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $16 9pm ** jul 26 sat Sila And The Afrofunk Experience, Rocky Dawuni, Manicato, dj Felina at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20/$35 8:30pm/9pm ** (Afrofunk Festival) jul 26 sat Room For A Ghost, The Silent Comedy, Chase Pagan at the Retox Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 26 sat Rock And Roll Adventure Kids, Cecilia & Die Sauerkrauts, Undertaker And His Pals at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** @ jul 26 sat Chase Pagan, Silent Comedy at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 26 sat The Vinyl Trees, Pat Jordan Band at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm ** jul 26 sat John Mayer, Colbie Caillat, Brett Dennen at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $67/$36 5:30pm/7pm # ** jul 26 sat 187 Calm (reunion), Veil Veil Vanish, Left Hand Army at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** @ jul 26 sat S.T.D., The Black Rose Phantoms, Just Like before, The Rainman Suite at the Black Water Cafe, 914 N. Yosemite Ave., Stockton a/a $5 8pm ** @ jul 26 sat Broken Iris, Tyler Weinrich, Nick Haskin at the Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a 8pm ** jul 26 sat Sleeping Giant, Impending Doom, My Children My Bride, War Of Ages, Before Their Eyes, Blessed By A Broken Heart, Soul Embraced, With Blood Comes Cleansing, Here I Come Falling at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $16/$18 3pm *** @ jul 26 sat N2Deep, The Shades Of Grey, Malcontent at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 26 sat Billy Ray Cyrus at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 18+ ** jul 26 sat Sleaze Tax, Red Treck Jacket at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * jul 26 sat cancelled: Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Gaudreau, Moondi Klein at the Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. jul 26 sat Universal Language at Trinity Tribal Stomp, Junction City (near Redding) a/a * jul 26 sat cancelled or moved: Peligro Social, TV Evangelists, Follow Blindly, US Kings, Duck And Cover at Balazo Gallery, S.F. a/a jul 26/27 Lucero, Glossary at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 26/27 Guitar Show at the Marin Civic Center, San Rafael a/a jul 27 sun James Taylor at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley a/a $126/$90/$60/$26 7:30pm # ** (reserved) jul 27 sun The Summer Of Love Review (covers), Drivin That Train (tribute), Just Cream (tribute), The Newcastles (tribute), Medicine Man at the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate, 2960 Peralta Oaks Crt., Oakland a/a (10 cans of food or $10) 10:30am til 6:30pm * jul 27 fri Matthew Hansen & 33.33, The Fancy Dan Band, Pine & Battery at Blake's, Berkeley 18+ $10 9pm ** jul 27 fri Butcher, Sludgebucket, Brnr, Greenhouse Effect, Automatic Animal, Hexe, Marauding, The Back Up Razor, Bloodprint at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $10 *** jul 27 sun Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $50 7pm/8pm # ** jul 27 sun Finch, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Foxy Shazam, Tickle Me Pink at Slim's, S.F. a/a $18 7:30pm ** jul 27 sun Harvey Milk at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 27 sun Peace Maker, Chris Jones, Norton Money at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm ** jul 27 sun Followers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jul 27 sun The Republic Tigers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7pm/8pm * jul 27 sun Bookashade at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm * jul 27 sun Mandi Perkins, Meiko, Brittany Shane at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm ** jul 27 sun Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Gaudreau, Moondi Klein at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $58/$45/$40 # ** jul 27 sun Unless, In Desperation, uncuT:Hunks at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $7 5pm ** @ jul 27 sun James Hunnicutt & The Revolvers (WA), Deers!, Matsuri at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** @ jul 28 mon No Age, Mika Miko, Abe Vigoda at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 28 mon Alkaline Trio, American Steele, The Fashion at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.99 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ jul 28 mon The Watson Twins, Tim Fite at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm * jul 28 mon The Virgins at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $12 7:30pm ** jul 28 mon Blammos, Kasey Anderson, Adam Marsland at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 28 mon A Thorn For Every Heart, The Lives Of Famous Men at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 28 mon Steely Dan at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $200/$150/$85/$65 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** (also aug 24) jul 28 mon cancelled: El Guincho, Tussle, Lemonade, Disco Shawn And Oro11 at the Independent, S.F. jul 29 tue No Age, Mika Miko, Abe Vigoda, Kit at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St., Oakland a/a ** jul 29 tue The Story at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 * jul 29 tue Chromeo at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $24 8pm/9pm # ** jul 29 tue Rocky Votolato (solo acoustic), Owen, Piss Pissedofferson at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 29 tue Jon McLaughlin, Jason Reeves at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** jul 29 tue Acid Reflux, N.N., Younger Lovers (Brontez) at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a $5 6pm ** jul 29 tue War Hungry, Grace Alley, Let Down, Surroundings, Downpresser at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 7pm ** @ (was at Balazo) jul 29 tue The Super Vacations, Teeth Mountain, Gary War at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** jul 29 tue The Hold Steady, The Loved Ones at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm *** jul 29 tue Jay Reatard, Cheap Time at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 29 tue Emily Bezar (cd release), Monica Pasqual at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 7pm/8pm ** jul 29 tue Sterling Says, The Monarchs, Trapper Keeper, I've Ruined You Over The Years at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 29 tue Canadian Rifle (IL), Solid Decline (Germany), Follow Blindly at 1264 Locust St., San Jose a/a $5 6:30pm ** jul 29 tue George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Buddy Guy at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75/$65/$50 # ** jul 29 tue Floss Anonymous, Hockey, Dr. Yes at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9pm ** jul 30 wed Harrington Saints & Slick 46 (Australia ), James Hunnicutt & The Revolvers (WA), Memphis Murder Men at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** jul 30 wed Bloc Party, Does It Offend You Yeah? at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # *** jul 30 wed El Vez, Lysa Flores at Slim's, S.F. a/a $17/$19 9pm ** jul 30 wed The Subways, The Bruises at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9:30pm/10pm ** jul 30 wed The Cataracs, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10-$12 9pm * jul 30 wed The Sarees, Bow Ribbons, Meridians at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jul 30 wed Sour Vein (N.C.), Slough Feg, Black Cobra, Walken, dj Rob Metal at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jul 30 wed Eef Barzelay at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 7pm/8pm * jul 30 wed The Aimless Never Miss, The Sleepover Disaster, Pillows at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $4 9pm ** jul 30 wed LucaBrazzi, Plastic Saints, The Decliners, Skuzz at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $9 9pm ** jul 30 wed Trevor Childs And The Beholders, The Guverment, Stefan Grant, Valerie Orth, Clay Bell at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** jul 30 wed Boz Scaggs at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** jul 30 wed Abandon Theory at the Rivershack, Coloma a/a free * jul 31 thr Sourvein (N.C.), Lidtoker, Sludgebucket at Your Hauz, Oakland a/a $8 9pm/9:30pm ** @ jul 31 thr Magick Daggers, Intermission, Yukon, WW Group at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland a/a ** jul 31 thr D.F.I. (France), Bottom Shelf (ex Hep.Si) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** (was listed as July 26th) jul 31 thr Canadian Rifles (IL), Solid Decline (Germany), Airfix Kits, Acephalix at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ jul 31 thr Cavalera Conspiracy, Dillinger Escape Plan, Throwdown, Bury Your Dead, Incite at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** @ jul 31 thr Sundowner, Mike Park, Mike Hale (ex Gunmoll) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 31 thr Vin Rouge, The Sundance Kids, My Revolver, dj Ben Abstrakt at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** jul 31 thr Third Date at Dirty Martini, 2801 Leavenworth St., S.F. 21+ free * jul 31 thr Thao And The Get Down Stay Down, Horse Feathers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 31 thr Anna Oxygen, Emily Lacy at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm * (early show) jul 31 thr Buffalo Killers, The Sermon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 10pm ** (late show) jul 31 thr Faun Fables (cd release!), Bonfire Madigan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm/9pm ** jul 31 thr The Hangmen, Switchblade Riot at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 31 thr Master/Slave, SweetPad, Smile Brigade at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 31 thr Heathrow, Cervantes, Solar Powered People, Touch Committee at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm ** jul 31 thr The English Beat, The Fixx, The Alarm at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $45 # ** jul 31 thr Junior Reid, Andrew And Wada Blood at Plaza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose a/a ** (Live 105) jul 31 thr Junior Reid, Nayas (D.C.), dj Fuze at Voodoo Lounge, 14 S. 2nd St., San Jose 21+ sliding scale 8:30pm ** jul 31 thr Panic Button, Chris Ahlman, Matthew Hatfield, Vox Populi at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm ** jul 31 thr Face Down at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** jul 31 thr George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Buddy Guy at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** jul 31 thr The Animations, Out Of Panic at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 1 fri Slick 46 (Australia), Harrington Saints, Leif Erickson at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ aug 1 fri Shawn Brown at Maxwell's, 341 13th St., Oakland 18+ aug 1 fri Megamoog, The Super Cutes at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** aug 1 fri Manic Hispanic, White Barons, The Crime at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13 9pm ** aug 1 fri Sonny Landreth, Shana Morrison at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 1 fri English Beat, The Alarm at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $31.50 8pm/9pm # ** aug 1 fri Saros, Velnias, Exhausted Prayer (L.A.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** @ aug 1 fri Minipop, Sholi, Voxhaul Broadcast at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 1 fri Dimitri From Paris, Return To The Playboy Mansion at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 10pm ** aug 1 sat Mighty Slim Pickins, The Meat Sluts, Tuff Titties at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $6 ** aug 1 fri Le Plebe, The Lowdowns, Get Dead at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** @ aug 1 fri Rubbersidedown, Miggs at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 1 fri Juan Atkins (Detroit) at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 10pm * aug 1 fri French Miami, Death Of A Party, Hockey at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 1 fri The Midnight Trio, Los High Tops, The Revtones at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 1 fri John Waite at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # ** aug 1 fri Room For A Ghost, Mountain Animal Hospital, Noise Clinic (Japan) at Cafe Pergolesi, 418 Cedar St., Santa Cruz a/a free 8pm ** aug 1 fri The Phenomenauts, Kepi Ghoulie: The Band, Vic Ruggiero, FM Static, Patty Botox at Valley Brew, 157 West Adams, Stockton a/a $8/$10 7pm/8pm ** @ aug 1 fri Wednesday 13, S.T.D. at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 7:30pm ** aug 1 fri Bidwell, Goodnight Sunrise, Broken Iris, Sleep Now Moon at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 7:30pm ** aug 1 fri Cornell Jimmy & The Blackfish, Missouri Mule, ShitKickers, GunDown at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 1 fri The Beach Boys at Stanislaus County Fair, Turlock a/a # ** aug 1 fri cancelled or moved: Rise And Fall, Skin Like Iron, Black Breath, Alpha And Omega, Crucifiel at Balazo Gallery, S.F. aug 1/2 Lyle Lovett at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 # ** aug 2 sat Portraits Of Past (reunion), Yaphet Kotto (renuion), La Quiete (Italy), Phoenix Bodies (AZ), Comadre at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ aug 2 sat The Phenomenauts, Kepi Ghoulie: The Band, Vic Ruggiero at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley a/a $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** @ aug 2 sat Origin, Misery Index, Abysmal Dawn, Embryonic Devourment, Maleficus at the Metro, 630 3rd Street, Oakland a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm *** @ aug 2 sat John Mellencamp, Lucinda Williams at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley a/a $100/$70/$60/$40 7:30pm # *** (reserved) aug 2 sat Rock The Light, Steve McQueen For A Day at the East Bay Rats Club House, 3025 San Pablo @ 30th, Oakland 18+ $5 9pm ** (Kit Friday's 26th Birthday) aug 2 sat The 1/4 Mile Combo, The Midnight Trio, Kit & The Branded Men at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 2 sat Down Down Down, Build Us Airplanes, Play Date, Stop Motion Poetry at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 ** aug 2 sat Radio Star S.F. (3pm), Fluffgrrl, Cwachemoe, Uzi Tattoo, Ol Ckeeky Bastards at 6th and Minna, S.F. a/a free 11am ** (Positively 6th Street Fair) aug 2 sat Boris, Torche, Lair Of The Minotaur at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (KFJC) aug 2 sat The Dan Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** aug 2 sat Gentleman at Slim's, S.F. a/a $26 9pm ** aug 2 sat Cult Of Sue Todd, The Boiling Suns, Photons at Brainwash, 1122 Folsom St., S.F. a/a free 8pm aug 2 sat Kottonmouth Kings, X-Clan, Sen Dog, Hed Pe, Tech N9ne at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** aug 2 sat The Nerv, My Parade, Fun Blood at the Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** aug 2 sat Tara Jane O'Neil, Palms, Katy Davidson at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 2 sat Beres Hammond, dj Wisdom at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 2 sat M.D.C. (two sets - electric and unplugged), P.A.W.N.S. (Chico), Abrupt at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm *** @ aug 2 sat Even Elroy (record release), Smith Point at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm * aug 2 sat Bored Stiff, Sonicbloom, Bay Area Banditz, TD Camp at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** aug 2 sat Carolina Liar, Low vs Diamond, The Trophy Fire at 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 21+ ** (Live 105) aug 2 sat Red Elvises, The Pyronauts at Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $12 8pm/9pm ** aug 2 sat The Beach Boys at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** aug 2 sat Sammy Hagar & The Wabos, Scorpions at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** (Bone Bash) aug 2 sat The ShitKickers (San Jose), Thee Double D's, The Fucking Buckaroos at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 2 sat Savage Ones, Frankenstein L.I.V.S., Curmudgeon, Two Timin' Hussies at Polomoni's Cocktail Lounge, 1845 First Street, Livermore 21+ free 9pm ** (Dusty's 30th Birthday) aug 2 sat Abandon Theory at Woodstock's, Davis a/a free * aug 2 sat The Christening, At Dawn, Memento Mori, Our Last Defense at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm ** aug 2 sat Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Black Fag at the Blue Lamp Lounge, Sacramento 21+ $15 9:30pm *** (sold out) aug 2 sat D'Jelly Brains, HookerFight at the Stag, 506 Main Street, Woodland 21+ $5 ** aug 2 sat Opposite Face at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** aug 2 sat The Americas, Titus Andronicus, West By Swan at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 3 sun M.D.C., P.A.W.N.S., Ill Gotten Gainz, John The Baker (acoustic), C.H.T. at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @ aug 3 sun John Kirk & The All Right Boys, The Whoreshoes at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm ** aug 3 sun Titus Andronicus, Neighborhood Stars (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 3 sun Film School at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 9pm ** aug 3 sun Phantom Float, La Quiete, Comadre, Phoenix Bodies, Who Calls So Loud at the Oddstad Gallery, 1472 Oddstad Drive, Redwood City a/a 7pm ** aug 3 sun The Beach Boys at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$60/$45 # ** aug 3 sun Bastards Of Young, Wolves In Thieves, Hear The Sirens, Until Your Heart Stops, Riot On Rosewood at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ *** @ aug 4 mon The Faint at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** aug 4 mon The Hush Sound, The Cab, Steel Train at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14/$16 7:30pm ** aug 4 mon battle of the bands at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm aug 4 mon Julian Marley & The Uprising Band, Blue King Brown at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17/$20 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 4 mon Thunder, Cannons And Clouds at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm * aug 5 tue Dolly Parton at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley a/a $125/$80/$60/$40 8pm # *** (reserved) aug 5 tue UB40, Maxi Priest at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $50 8pm/9pm # ** aug 5 tue The Faint, Jaguar Love, Shy Child at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** aug 5 tue Nomo at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm * aug 5 tue Darker My Love, The Lumerians, Eulogies at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $9.99 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 5 tue Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$45 # ** aug 5 tue Droid at Fat Cat, 930 11th Street, Modesto 21+ ** aug 5 tue Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm * aug 6 wed Alison Harris (cd release), Jeffrey Luck Lucas, Dave Mulligan at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** aug 6 wed Neung Phak, film at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** aug 6 wed Amanda Palmer (of The Dresden Dolls), Vermillion Lies at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 6 wed Langhorne Slim at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 6 wed Bad Mitten Orchestra, Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemend at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * aug 6 wed Dirty Orange Sun, 667 at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 6 wed The Starlite Desperation, The Holy Kiss, Bellavista, Intermission at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. $5 8pm ** aug 6 wed The Potholder, The Jonah Kit, The Civil War at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 5pm/8pm ** aug 6 wed Phantom Float, Metabear, Ambience, Hunters at Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ 8pm ** aug 6 wed Motley Crue, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:AM, Trapt at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $101/$81/$51/$35 4pm/5pm # *** aug 6 wed UB40, Maxi Priest at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75/$65/$45 # ** aug 6 wed Droid at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** aug 6 wed Tower Of Power at Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a # ** aug 7 thr Wednesday 13, The Dreaming, Crooked at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** aug 7 thr Shattered Faith, Everything Must Go, Shootin' Lucy at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 7 thr Future Blondes, C.L.A.W.S., Skozey Fetisch at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 7 thr The Dilettantes, Memory's Mystic Band, Les Sylphides at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 7 thr Droid at 12 Galaxies, S.F. 21+ ** aug 7 thr Pier Pressure, Dirk Diggler at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** aug 7 thr The Jinxes, The Knights Of The New Crusade, The Teutonics at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ ** aug 7 thr Bill Maher at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75/$60/$50 # ** aug 7 thr A Single Second, Bitchin Summer, Cynic At Best, UnderGlorified at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $7 8pm ** aug 7 thr Zepparella (tribure) at Crawdad's, 1375 Garden Highway, Sacramento ?/? 8:30pm * aug 8 fri Say Bok Gwai, La Grita, Colective Error (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ aug 8 fri Red The Black Blonde, Keyan Williams at Maxwell's, 341 13th St., Oakland 18+ aug 8 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm * aug 8 fri Goat Reciever, Mirthkon, The Fuxedos, Stolen Feakhead, Ultralash, Val Esway at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 9pm ** aug 8 fri Zero (tribute) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # ** aug 8 fri Bill Maher at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $66/$58/$46/$40 8pm # ** (seated show) aug 8 fri Hacienda Brothers, The Iguanas at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ** (tribute to Chris Gaffney) aug 8 fri ArnoCorps, Monster Squad, Turbonegra (tribute), Count Dante & the Black Dragon Fighting Society at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** @ aug 8 fri Master/Slave, Blue Skies For Black Hearts, The Parties at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 8 fri Boys Gone Wild at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $10/$10 8pm ** $ aug 8 fri Wallpaper, Hottub, Vitamin Party, dj Amplive, Aaron Axelsen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** (Owl Magazine) aug 8 fri Dave Rude Band, Medieval Kenieval, The Resurrection at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 8 fri Impending Doom, MyChildren Mybride, Underneath The Gun, Burn the Ruin, The Beguiled (lobby) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # *** @ aug 8 fri Wayne Hancock at Mystic Theater, Petaluma 18+ $15 7pm/8pm ** aug 8 fri Martina McBride, Jack Ingram, Chris Young at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $60.75/$26 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** aug 8 fri The Brownies, North Swell, Live Evil, dj Bryan Roos at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** aug 8 fri Gregg Rolie Band at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # * aug 8 fri Stellar Corpses, Jim Rowdy Show, Hot Rod Nightmare, The Formaldebrides at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ $6 ** @ aug 8 fri Brian Regan at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $53/$45/$40 # ** aug 8 fri The Phenomenauts, Kepi Ghoulie, Vic Ruggiero, The Secretions at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm *** @ aug 8 fri Con of Man, The Broken Poet at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** aug 8 fri The Jinxes, Th' Losin' Streaks at the Distillery, 2107 L Street, Sacramento 21+ ** aug 8 fri Wednesday 13, The Flesh Hammers at the Tonic, 231 West 2nd Street, Reno NV ?/? $10 ** aug 8 fri cancelled or moved: Ceremony, Sabertooth Zombie, Wolves And Thieves, Dcoi, Mind at Balazo Gallery, S.F. aug 8/9 The Beach Boys at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** aug 9 sat Attitude Adjustment, Part Time Christians, Zombie Holocaust, Arise, Agenda Of Swine, 2nd class Citizens, Invection at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7pm *** @ (Helter Skelter Fest.) aug 9 sat Third Date at Bay Street Plaza, 5616 Bay Street, Emeryvill a/a free 4pm * aug 9 sat Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Sly & Robbie, The Expendables at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley a/a $37.50 6pm # *** (ga) aug 9 sun Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemen at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 9 sun Saviours, Titan at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm/9:30pm ** aug 9 sat Evolution (tribute), Petty Theft, The Terry Lauderdale Band at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 9 sat Something's Wrong (Asheville), Fucking Buckaroo's, Singing Knives at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** @ aug 9 sat The Everyone Orchestra at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 9 sat Papa Grows Funk, The Pimps Of Joytime at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 9 sat Ex-Boyfriends, Puce Moment, Forever at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 9 sat The Bar Feeders, Texas Thieves, China Creeps (Vancouver) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7-$20 sliding scale 9pm/10pm ** @ (fundraiser for The Bar Feeders upcoming tour) aug 9 sat Human League at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $37.50/$40 9pm ** aug 9 sat October Allied, The Up And Down (cd release), The Minks at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm/9:30pm ** aug 9 sat Glitter Wizard, Bear Hug, Light Leaks, Sludge at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 9 sat Scaerecrow, Cretaceous, Floating Goat, Dalton at Bender's, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+ 9pm ** aug 9 sat Concrete Coffin, Tartarus, Taunted at the Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica a/a free 8pm ** @ aug 9 sat Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, The Bravery, Ashes Divide, Busta Rhymes, Atreyu, 10 Years, Hawthorne Heights, Armor For Sleep, Street Drum Corps at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $77/$61/$34 1pm/2pm # *** (Projekt Revolution) aug 9 sat Wayne Hancock, The Careless Hearts at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm ** aug 9 sat Raw Power (Italy), Perdition (N.Y.), Drastic Actions, Flip-Offs! at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $7 7pm *** @ aug 9 sat Bizmark, The Skank Agents, 2 Hot 3 Fast, Mildrid at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8 6:30pm ** aug 9 sat Abandon Theory at Marco's Cafe, Lotus a/a ** aug 9 sat The Phenomenauts, Kepi Ghoulie Electric, Vic Ruggiero, The Secretions at someplace, Reno, NV a/a ** @ aug 10 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. $3 10am aug 10 sun Bart Davenport, Mia Doi Todd, Kasey Johansing at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 10 sun ABC at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22/$27 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 10 sun The Botticellis (12" release), Dominique Leone (12" release), Steve Taylor at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 10 sun The Phenomenauts, Kepi Ghoulie Electric, Vic Ruggiero at Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm ** @ aug 10 sun Boz Scaggs at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $80/$70/$60/$50 # ** aug 10 sun Sindicate916, Suicide Holiday (L.A.), Fourth Wall at the Fire Escape Bar, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** aug 11 mon Man/Miracle, The Vox Jaguars at Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave. at 23rd, Oakland a/a free * aug 11 mon Lazarus, Tiny Vipers, Balmorhea at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm ** aug 11 mon Phantom Float at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? 9pm * aug 11 mon The Human League, Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Flock of Seagulls at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$69/$50 # ** (new line up) aug 12 tue The Aggrolites, Damon & The Heathens, The Struts at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** aug 12 tue Wolves In The Throne Room, Ludicra, The Better To See You With at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** @ aug 12 tue Glay at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $40 7pm/8pm # ** aug 12 tue Jon Foreman, Timmy Curran at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $14 9:30pm * aug 12 tue Squirrel Nut Zippers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $24 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 12 tue Vic Ruggiero, Kepi Ghoulie, dj AJ at Amante, 570 Green St, S.F. 21+ free 8pm * (acoustic) aug 12 tue Painted Bird, Birthday Suits, Two Dollars Out The Door at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 12 tue Daryl Hall & John Oates at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $78/$65/$50 # ** aug 12 tue Cult Of Sue Todd, The Booty Chesterfield Trio at Buddha Lounge, 251 Castro Street, Mountain View 21+ $5 8pm aug 12 tue Viva Hate, Truckers Wife, The Zombats at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 13 wed Passenger at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm ** aug 13 wed The Union Trade (cd release), One Becomes One Hundred (cd release), The Snobs (Sacramento) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 13 wed Strip Mall Architecture, Foxtail Somersault, French Disco at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** aug 13 wed Mi Ami, Steve Summers, 51717 at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 13 wed Donna Summer at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $98/$80/$65/$55 # ** aug 13 wed Annihilation Time, Rat Damage, KnifeThruHead, Times Of Desperation at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $7 8pm *** @ aug 14 thr Red Alert (U.K.), Oxblood (N.Y.), Trouble Maker, Tried & True at the Stork Club, Oaklnad 21+ $15 9pm/9:30pm *** @ aug 14 thr The Latin Explosion, Pistolera (N.Y.C.), Forro Brazuca at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ** aug 14 thr Idina Menzel at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St., S.F. a/a $59.50/$45 7pm/8pm # ** aug 14 thr Costa Nova, Big Lion, Cartographer at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** aug 14 thr Zs (N.Y.C.), Late Young, Tea Elles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 14 thr David Brogan Group, Kanvus at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm * aug 14 thr Alan Jackson at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $76/$60/$40 8pm # ** aug 14 thr The Call Girls, Citrus Fever, Delayed Reaction, The Skrokerz, The Squires, Spiritual Octane, Rezonance, Ana at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm ** aug 14 thr Viva Hate, Roustabouts at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $10 8pm ** aug 15 fri Killing The Dream, Risen (IN), Resist The Right at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ aug 15 fri Viva Hate, Druglords Of The Avenue, Perfect Machnes at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 15 fri Reckless Kelly, Jason Boland & The Stragglers at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 15 fri Or The Whale, The Federalists, Emily Jane White at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (Performer Magazine) aug 15 fri Zepparella (tribute), Hot Fog, Francis Bakin at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 15 fri Sonny Smith & The Sunsets, The Matinees, Dominant Leg at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 15 fri The Impalers, The Par-Tays, Coup De Ska at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** aug 15 fri Sound Tribe Sector Nine at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 8:30pm/9pm *** (sold out - see aug 16th) aug 15 fri Radio Reelers (reunion), Thee Double D's, Buzzer, Pink Elephants, dj Carolyn Keddy, dj Ryan Wells, dj Floyd at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm/9pm ** @ aug 15 fri Vostok, Zapad, Mobius, Modorass at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$20 8pm ** (tribute to Victor Tsoy) aug 15 fri Steve Miller Band, Joe Cocker at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $96/$76/$61/$41 6:30pm/8pm # ** aug 15 fri The Privies, Phesants Kill at Mutiny, 422 West 2nd Street, Antioch 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 15 fri 3oh!3, Against Me!, Aggrolites, Alesana, All Time Low, Anberlin, Angels And Airwaves, Beat Union, Bring Me the Horizon, Broadway Calls, Charlotte Sometimes, Classic Crime, Cobra Starship, Confide, Danger Radio, Devil Wears Prada, Dr. Manhattan, Evergreen Terrace, Everytime I Die, Family Force 5, Forever The Sickest Kids, Four Year Strong, From First To Last, G.B.H., Greeley Estates, Gym Class Heroes, Horrorpops, Katy Perry, Ludo, Mayday Parade, mc Chris, Norma Jean, Oreska, Pierce The Veil, Protest The Hero, Reel Big Fish, Relient K, Rise Against, Say Anything, Set Your Goals, Shwayze, Sky Eats Airplane, Story Of The Year, Street Dogs, The Academy Is..., The Audition, The Briggs, The Bronx, The Color Fred, The Fabulous Rudies, The Human Abstract, The Lordz, The Maine, The Saint Alvia Cartel, The Vandals, We The Kings, old school stage: The Dickies, The Germs, T.S.O.L., Agent Orange, H2O, D.I. at Warped Tour, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $33 11am/noon # *** @ (aug 16 at Marysville) aug 15 fri Jonny Lang, Big Head Todd & The Monsters at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$50 # ** aug 15 fri Greg Camp, Luxury Sweets, Julius at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 15 fri Phantom Float, The Pilot's Wife, Pericardium, Weslester at Dance Unlimited, Morgan Hill ?/? 7pm ** aug 15 fri A Plea For Purging, The Handshake Murders, Athens at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm ** aug 15 fri Abandon Theory at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ * aug 15 fri The Pinder Brothers, Tom Savell's Superior Olive at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm * aug 15 fri cancelled: Bow Wow at the Fillmore, S.F. aug 16 sat Rich White Males, Regal Beagle (L.A.), Idiot Box (S.D.), The Adorkables at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ aug 16 sat Sound Tribe Sector Nine, Bassnectar at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley a/a $39.50 6:30pm # *** (ga) aug 16 sat Donna Summer at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $96/$66/$46 8pm # *** aug 16 sat Smoking Popes, Koufax, Company Car at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** aug 16 sat Aisha Tyler (live taping) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 6pm/7pm # ** aug 16 sat D'Jelly Brains, The OnlyMen, Joe Sibol at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** (early show) aug 16 sat Annihilation Time, Stone Vengeance, I Will Kill You Fucker, Face The Rail at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $7 9pm/9:30pm *** @ aug 16 sat art show at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a aug 16 sat poster art show at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ free 3pm til 8pm aug 16 sat The Octopus Project, The Hot Toddies, Sassy at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm ** aug 16 sat Buttholes Urfers (tribute), Indian Jewelry, Jascha Ephraim at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 16 sat Forrest Day, The Shotgun Wedding Quintet, The Saurus, Remo Conscious at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 16 sat Pleasure Kills (record release), Wax Museums, Nobunny, Airfix Kits at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ ** aug 16 sat A Plea For Purging, The Handshake Murders, Athens, In The Eyes Of A Mistress, Alleged Alibi, Pet Sounds (lobby) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm # *** @ aug 16 sat The Sun Kings (tribute), The Rave Ups (tribute) at Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $15 7pm/8pm ** aug 16 sat George Benson, Boney James, Ramsey Lewis, Norman Brown's Summer Storm at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $69/$49/$39/$25 3pm/4pm # ** (JVC Jazz Festival - KKSF) aug 16 sat A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def, Rakim, Method Man & Redman, Raekwon & Ghostface, Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, Murs, Spank Rock, Wale, Jay Electronica, B.O.B., Kidz In The Hall, Amanda Blank, The Pharcyde, Supernatural & Scratch, dj Latern at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountian View a/a $75/$60/$36 10am/11am # *** aug 16 sat Michael McDonald at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$55/$45 # * aug 16 sat Victim, dj Basura, fashion show at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm * aug 16 sat Warped Tour at the Amphitheater, Marysville a/a # *** @ aug 16 sat Aroarah, Natives Of The New Dawn (L.A.), Goodness Gracious Me at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 16 sat BoDeans at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV ?/? ** aug 16 sat Rockhounds at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9pm * aug 17 sun electronic swap meet at 924 Gilman a/a free 10am aug 17 sun Missour Mule, Feels Like Fire at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm ** aug 17 sun Judgement Day, Geographer (cd release), Cotillion at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 17 sun The Kings Kids, Nothingleft at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ free 8:30pm ** aug 17 sun Get Dead, Lessons In Failure, The Compound at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 4pm ^ ** aug 17 sun Del Mar, Sex Rat, Watson 349 at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9pm ** aug 18 mon RX Bandits, Portugal The Man, Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** aug 18 mon Donuts, Jeremy Jay, Jonas Reinhardt, Conor, Pickpocket, AC at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 * aug 18 mon Showbread, Oceana, Ezera, Burgundy at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 6:30pm ** aug 19 tue The Machine (tribute) at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # * aug 19 tue Tokio Hotel at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** aug 19 tue Death Party (L.A.), Horror-X at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm/10pm ** aug 19 tue Van Hunt at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm * aug 19 tue Saviours at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm ** aug 19 tue Cancelled: Telescopes, LSD & The Search For God, Fuxa at the Hemlock, S.F. aug 19 tue cancelled: Yes at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View aug 20 wed Banner Piliot (Minneapolis), Reaction, Robocop 3, Future Adults, Bored And Ashamed, Hey 3 Eyes at Trillhouse Records, S.F. a/a 5pm *** @ (Thrillfest) aug 20 wed Bob Log III, Scott H. Biram, Left Lane Cruiser at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 20 wed Orb Of Confusion, Lozen, Kowloon Walled city at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 20 wed Made Out Of Babies (Brooklyn), Giant (N.Y.C.), Turks at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ ** aug 20 wed Goh Nakamura (record release), Scrabbel, Michelle Amador at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** aug 20 wed Disastroid, Big Blue Whale, Ninja Panther at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $3 8pm ** aug 20 wed Gipsy Kings at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125/$115/$75 # ** aug 21 thr Two Gallants at Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 7pm ** aug 21 thr Josh Radin, Erin McCarley, Hana Pestle at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** aug 21 thr Candy Apple (Chico), The Dilettantes, The Stone Foxes at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** aug 21 thr Ponches (Italy), Gunner, and any other band that shows up at Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a 4pm free *** (Thrillfest) (each band plays 3 songs/15 minutes until everyband plays or cops come) aug 21 thr David Olney & Sergio Webb, Buddy Zapata at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** aug 21 thr The Lonelyhearts, The Old-Fashioned Way, We is Shore Dedicated at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 21 thr Jackpot, Two Sheds, Kings & Queens, Bark Hide And Horn at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 21 thr The Hooks, Off With Their Heads (Minneapolis), Nothington at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm/10pm ** aug 21 thr Fucking Buckaroos, Manville (ID), Farticus, Dun Bin Had, Fun Blood at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** (Thrillfest) aug 21 thr Saints Of Ruin, Castles In Spain, Lurid Bliss at the Red Devil Loounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm ** (SF Sirens Gothfest) aug 21 thr Arcadio, Man/Miracle, Caleb Nichols at Amnesia, 853 Valencia at 20th, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm * aug 21 thr Dana Carvey at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$45 # * aug 21 thr D'pameanik, Crosstie-Walkers, Michaelryan McCauley, Panic Button, The Red Terror at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $8/$10 5:30pm ** aug 22 fri Devastator, Virulent Death, Laceration, Pillager at 924 Gilman a/a *** @ (Thrash Fiesta) aug 22 fri Impaled, Phobia, Malignancy (N.Y.), Illogicist (Italy), Maruta (FL) at the Metro 630 3rd Street @ M.L.K., Oakland a/a $10/$12 8pm *** @ aug 22 fri Emily Jane White, Dreamdate, The Splinters at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 22 fri Toys That Kill (San Pedro), Tiltwheel (San Diego), Off With Their Heads (Minneapolis), Pterodacdudes (Anaheim), Jehovah's Fitness (San Diego) at Trillhouse Records, S.F. a/a 5pm *** @ (Thrillfest) aug 22 fri The Waybacks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (KPIG) aug 22 fri Eddy Grant at Slim's, S.F. a/a $26 9pm ** aug 22 fri Joe Rogan at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 6pm/7:30pm # ** aug 22 fri Rademacher, Better Than Aliens, French Miami at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 22 fri Underground Railroad To Candyland (San Pedro), Four Eyes (Sacramento), Shotwell, Banner Pilot (Minneapolis), Pretty Boy Thorson (Minneapolis) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** @ (Thrillfest) aug 22 fri Tony Hawk's Boom Boom Huckjam, Skaters/BMXer's: Tony Hawk, Kevin Staab, Jesse Fritsch, Sergie Ventura, Neal Hendrix, Kevin Robinson, John Parker, Dennis McCoy, Greg Garrison, Drake McElroy, Matt Buyten, dj Mike Relm at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountian View a/a $31 5pm/6:30pm # *** aug 22 fri Creedence Clearwater Revisited at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$60/$50 # ** aug 22 fri The Mumlers, Lemon Sun, The Paddle Boat at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 22 fri S.T.D., A Lovers Plea, A Mover, A Fighter, Untold Alibi at 180 Teen Center, 17 West Lockeford Street, Lodi a/a $5 6:30pm ** @ aug 22 fri Crucial Cause, Tipper's Gore, Rat Damage, Bad Antics, Vomit, Sayaka, N.F.F.U. (ID) at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $7 7pm *** @ (Norcal vs. Socal) aug 22/23/24 Radiohead (fri), Manu Chao (fri), Cold War Kids (fri), Steel Pulse (fri), Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (sat), Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals (sat), Regina Spektor (sat), The Felice Brothers (sat), Steve Winwood (sat), Jack Johnson (sun), Widespread Panic (sun), Animal Liberation Orchestra (sun), M. Ward (sun), Rogue Wave (sun), Beck, Wilco, PRIMUS (sat @), Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Devendra Banhart, Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, Black Mountain, Drive-By Truckers, Galactic, Broken Social Scene at Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $225.50 (3 day ticket / $695 VIP 3 day ticket) # **** aug 23 sat Toys That Kill (San Pedro), Off With Their Heads (MN), Nothington, Cobra Skulls at 924 Gilman a/a *** @ aug 23 sat The Hot Toddies, The Mumlers, Soft White Sixties at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 23 sat Bent, Black Eyes & Neckties at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** aug 23 sat Surrender, Acts Of Sedition, Lozen, Megazilla at Trillhouse Records, S.F. a/a 5pm *** @ (Thrillfest) aug 23 sat Ryan Adams And The Cardinals at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $37.50 9pm/10pm # ** aug 23 sat Zeromind, Flametal, Insolence, Pour Habit at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** aug 23 sat Phantom Float, Red Tyger Church, The Pets at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm ** (early show) aug 23 sat Swingin' Utters, The Lowdowns at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm/10pm *** @ (late show) aug 23 sat Boss Martians, Go-Going-Gone Girls at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** aug 23 sat World Burns To Death (Austin), Iron Lung, Desolation, Needles at Annie's Social Club, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm *** @ (Prank Records 13th anniversary - Ken Prank's Birthday) aug 23 sat The Edwin McCain Trio at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20/$24 9:30pm ** aug 23 sat Garage A Trois at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9:30pm/10pm ** aug 23 sat Tiltwheel (San Diego), Dan Padilla (San Diego), Tulsa, $2.00 Out The Door, Sunnyside (San Diego) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 9pm *** @ (Thrillfest) aug 23 sat GZA (of Wu-Tang Clan - performing the album Liquid Swords) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** $ aug 23 sat Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, The Pimp Sticks, Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemen at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 23 sat Toad The Wet Sprocket, The Bodeans at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $47/$38 # ** aug 23 sat Left Alone, Final Summation, The Secretions, No Admission, S.T.D. at Vet's Hall, 9346 Greenback Lane #11, Orangevale a/a $5 8pm *** @ aug 23/24 The Waifs, Krystle Warren at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 24 sun So. Cal vs. Nor Cal baseball game at Jackson Field, across from the Parksdide, S.F. a/a free 4pm (Thrillfest) aug 24 sun Keep Sweet, Marabelle Phoenix at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm ** (early show) aug 24 sun Toys That Kill (Pedro), Underground Railroad To Candyland (Pedro), Nothington, Whiskey Sunday, Yankee Kamikaze, Blonde Ambition at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a 8pm *** @ (Thrillfest - late show) aug 24 sun Gorgeous Frankenstein (members of Misfits), Bella Morte, Car Bomb, Stellar Corpses at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** aug 24 sun Peter Case, Steve Barton And The Oblivion Click at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm ** aug 24 sun The Bodeans at Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $25 7:45pm/8pm ** aug 24 sun Steely Dan at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $200/$150/$85/$65 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** (also jul 28) aug 24 sun The Stalking Distance, Flower Violence, Ready Steady Go!, The Decrats, Politikill at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** aug 24 sun Bent, Black Eyes & Neckties at the Alibi, 744 9th St., Arcata 21+ ** aug 25 mon Extreme, Kings X, Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 5:30pm/6:30pm # *** aug 25 mon Kathy Griffin at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90/$75/$65/$50 # * (was July 11th) aug 26 tue Sondre Lerche, Sylvie Lewis at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 26 tue Ice Cube at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $46.50 7pm/8pm # ** aug 26 tue Neil Halstead at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** aug 26 tue Patty Griffin, Amos Lee at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $47/$37 # ** aug 27 wed Hurt at Slim's, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** aug 27 wed James Blunt at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 8pm/9pm # ** aug 27 wed !!! at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 27 wed Mon Cousin Belge (record release), Girls, Bridez, The Passionistas at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 27 wed System & Station at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm * aug 27 wed The Waifs, Jerry Hannan at Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $22 7pm/8pm ** aug 27 wed Lucinda Williams at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $50/$45 # ** aug 27 wed changed: Sheryl Crow, James Blunt, Toots & The Maytals at the Pavilion, Concord a/a (see sep. 20th and above at Fillmore) aug 28 thr Melissa Etheridge at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** aug 28 thr Question (Mlps.), Germ Attack (Canada), Orb Of Confusion, Wartrash at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a ** aug 28 thr Shearwater at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 28 thr The Instant Messengers, 2AM Club at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a 8pm ** aug 28 thr Hot Water Music, Strike Anywhere, In The Red at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** aug 28 thr Lee "Scratch" Perry, Dub Is A Weapon at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 28 thr Tyrone Wells at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7:30pm ** aug 28 thr The Drones (Australia) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 28 thr James Blunt at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $53/$43 # ** aug 28 thr Still Dead (OR), Akuma (OR) at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** aug 28 thr Hot Toddies at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm * aug 29 fri Germ Attak (Canada), Appalachian Terror Unit (W.V.), Wartorn (WI), Yellow Eyes, Acts Of Sedition vs Surrender at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ aug 29 fri The Catholic Comb, Vir, Astral at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 29 fri This Charming Band (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 9pm * aug 29 fri Why?, Tussle at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 29 fri Intronaut, Mouth Of The Architect (OH), Behold...The Arctopus (N.Y.), Ganon (MI), Grayceon at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ aug 29 fri Rykarda Parasol And The Tower Ravens, Veil Veil Vanish at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** aug 29 fri Mammatus, Hot Lunch, Glitter Wizard at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** aug 29 fri Abandon Theory at Old Western Saloon, 11201 State Rte. 1, Point Reyes Station 21+ $5 * aug 29 fri Sik Love & The Cold-Hearted Dames, The Switchblades, Sick Wolf at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 29 fri Naked Aggression, Anima Mundi, ADS, Disaster Strikes, Dun Bin Had, DogBone at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 *** @ aug 29 fri The Force (reunion) at Miner's Foundry, 325 Spring Street, Nevada City ?/? aug 29 fri Aubrey Debauchery & The Puke Boots, Mute Witness at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm ** aug 29/30 Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$50 # ** aug 30 sat The Force (reunion), Said Radio (ex-Nerve Agents), Static Thought, Das Kapital, Wolves & Thieves at 924 Gilman a/a $8 7:30pm *** @ aug 30 sat The Moral Tourists, Shannon And The Clams, Forever, Glitter Wizard Steve McQueen For A Day at the Grant Irish Warehouse, 2232 Poplar Street, Oakland a/a ** @ (Burnout Man) aug 30 sat The Action Design, Shuteye Unison, Built For The Sea, Carcrashlander at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 30 sat Slim Cessna's Auto Club at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** aug 30 sat Marc Broussard, Matt Hires at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 30 sat Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** aug 30 sat Black Mayonnaise, Hans Grusel's Krankekabinet, Ocassional Detroit, 0th at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** aug 30 sat Griddle at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm ** aug 30 sat The Tubes at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a # ** aug 30 sat S.T.D. at the Black Water Cafe, 914 N. Yosemite Ave., Stockton a/a $5 8pm ** aug 30 sat Abandon Theory at the Cozmic Cafe, Placerville a/a * aug 30 sat Night Ranger at John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV ?/? *** aug 30 sat Kiss at Harveys Outdoor Arena, Tahoe ?/? $155/$125/$90/$60 7:30pm # *** aug 31 sun Darkest Hour, Parkway Drive, Misery Signals at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** @ aug 31 sun Kitchen Fire at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 5pm * aug 31 sun Leigh Gregory And Memory's Mystic Band, Royce Haven, Les Sylphides at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm * aug 31 sun Judas Priest, Heaven And Hell, Motorhead, Testament at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $131/$86/$56/$31 (4 pack of ga tickets $75) 6pm # *** aug 31 sun Naked Agression, A.D.S., Disaster Strikes (Boston), Flower Violence, Flip-Offs! at Java Lounge, Sacramento a/a $7 4pm ** @ sep 2/3 Nada Surf at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** sep 3 wed The Mommyheads, Brad Brooks at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** sep 3 wed Desolation Wilderness, Ben Kaman & The Hot New Ringtones at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 3 wed Method Of Destruction, Fueled By Fire, Bonded By Blood (L.A.), Nihilist (San Diego), Cyanic (San Jose) at Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ 8pm/9pm *** @ sep 3 wed 5th Ave, Q-Swagg at Serna Plaza, Sacramento State, 6000 J Street, Sacramento a/a free noon ** sep 4 thr Bill Evans Soulgrass, Sam Bush at Slim's, S.F. a/a $30 8pm * sep 4 thr Xavier Rudd, Griffin House at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** sep 4 thr Paul Weller at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm # ** sep 4 thr Clipd Beaks, Past Lives, Leyna Noel & The Finer Things at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 4 thr Witch at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** sep 4 thr Monte Negro, The May Fire, Astra Heights, The Don'ts at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$7 8pm ** sep 4 thr Willie Nelson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $94/$75/$55 # *** sep 5 fri Nine Inch Nails, Deerhunter at the Arena, Oakland a/a $55/$39.50 7:30pm # *** (reserved seating) sep 5 fri The Sun Kings (tribute), The RaveUps (tribute), The Hoo (tribute) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (tribute night) sep 5 fri Dread Zeppelin at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 5 fri Jana Hunter, Lesser Gonzales Alvarez at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 5/6/7 Dave Matthews Band, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $65 7pm (3pm sun) # ** sep 6 sat Disaster Strikes (MA), Armistice (L.A.) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm ** @ sep 6 sat Blowoff (Bob Mould & Richard Morel) at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 10pm ** sep 6 sat Mogwai at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a # ** sep 6 sat Asylum Street Spankers at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $25 7pm and 10pm shows *** sep 6 sat Walken, Git Some, Embers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 6 sat Sambada, Bat Makumba, dj Fausto Sousa, Sambamora Dance Company at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 6 sat Dave Stewart And His 30-Piece Rock Fabulous Orchestra at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$55/$45 # * sep 6 sat Triple Cobra, Flamingo Gunfight at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 6 sat Sacramento City Rollers at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** sep 7 sun Dave Stewart And His Rock Fabulous Orchestra at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $55 7pm/8pm # ** sep 7 sun Sarah Silverman at Nob Hill Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $75/$60/$45 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 7 sun The Surf Coasters (Japan), Pollo Del Mar, Beachkrieg at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 7pm ** (KFJC 89.7) sep 7 sun Damien Jurado, Silver Darling (cd release) at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** sep 7 sun Boats, Dead City Dregs (St. Louis), AtomBomb at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $7 ($5 if 21+) 5pm ^ ** sep 8 mon Ratatat at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 8/9 Built To Spill, (performing "Perfect From Now On"), Quasi, Off Campus at Slim's, S.F. a/a $25 8pm *** sep 9 thr The May Fire, Astra Heights, Monte Negro at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 9 tue Eats tapes, Adventure, Future Islands at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 9 tue Sam Sparro at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 9 tue Planes Over Bridges, Poor Bailey, The Union Line, Cavil At Rest at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $9/$11 8pm ** sep 10 wed The May Fire, Astra Heights, Monte Negro at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 10 wed Finntroll, Warbringer at Slim's, S.F. a/a $22/$25 9pm ** sep 10 wed Robert Forster at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 10 wed Balkan Beat Box, dj Joro Boro at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 10 wed Damien Jurado at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm/8pm ** sep 10 wed Tony Lucca, Curtis Peoples, Keaton Simons at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm ** sep 10 wed Dennis Loomis (magician), Judgement Day (acoustic) at University Union, Sacramento State, 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a free 11am ** sep 11 thr Sister Haze at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 7:30pm/8pm **l sep 11 thr The Ooga Boogas (Australia), The Pets (Oakland), Rubber Vomit & The Invisible Dog Leashes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 12 fri Ceremony, Crucified, Foreign Nature, Poverty Bay Saints at 924 Gilman a/a $8-$10 8pm *** @ (ACS Benefit) sep 12 fri Nightwish, Sonata Arctica at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm/9pm # ** sep 12 fri Squeeze, Jim Bianco at the Grand Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $45 9pm # ** sep 12 fri The Mother Hips at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm ** sep 12 fri Margaret Cho at Mountain Winery, Saratoga ?/? $55/$45 # * sep 12 fri David Allan Coe, Hardly Likely at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25/$30 7pm/8pm *** $ sep 12 fri The May Fire, Astra Heights, Monte Negro at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 12/13 JJ Grey & Mofro, Hill Country Revue at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm * sep 13 sat Hunx And His Punx, Floating Corpses, Bridez, Younger Lovers at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @ sep 13 sat Janet Jackson at the Arena, Oakland a/a $130/$90/$60/$40 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** $ sep 13 sat Dr. John & The Lower 911, Shannon McNally at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $36.50 8pm/9pm # ** sep 13 sat Xiu Xiu, Evangelista, Prurient, Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm *** sep 13 sat AC/DShe at Slim's, S.F. a/a $14 9pm ** sep 13 sat Squeeze at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85/$75/$68/$55 # ** sep 13 sat Abandon Theory at El Dorado County Fairgrounds, Placerville a/a * sep 13 sat Arden Park Roots, March Into Paris at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 9pm ** sep 14 sun Tim Finn at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) sep 14 sun Tony Bennett at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $126/$96/$76 8pm # *** sep 14 sun The Neville Brothers, Funky Meters, Dr. John & The Lower 911 at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$45 # ** sep 14 sun The Black Crowes, Howlin' Rain at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz a/a $39.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 15 mon Delerium at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 16 tue Aram Shelton at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm * sep 16 tue Iamx (Chris Corner from Sneaker Pimps) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 16 tue Toadies at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 16 tue Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls, Wayne Hussey, Lisa Dewey at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm ** sep 17 wed Stereophonics at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 17 wed Joan As Police Woman at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 18+ $14 9pm * sep 17 wed Counting Crows, Maroon 5, Augustana at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $131/$85/$55/$35.50 6pm/7pm # ** sep 17 wed Styx at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$45 # ** (was July 2nd) sep 17 wed Foreigner at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a ** sep 17 wed The Evening Episode at Serna Plaza, Sacramento State, 6000 J Street, Sacramento a/a free noon ** sep 17 wed The Toadies, S.T.D. at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $17/$20 7:30pm ** sep 18 thr Hieroglyphics at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 18 thr Tartufi, Built For The Sea, Low Red Land at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 18 thr Lucia Comnes (cd release), Oona Garthwaite at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** sep 18 thr Counting Crows, Maroon 5, Augustana at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $131/$86/$66/$46/$36 6pm/7pm # ** sep 18 thr Foreigner at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70/$60/$45 # ** sep 18 thr X (Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom, dj Bonebrake) at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $30 8:30pm *** sep 19 fri Zann (Germany), Graf Orlock (L.A.), Comadre at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ sep 19 fri My Morning Jacket at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley a/a $39.50 7:30pm # *** (ga) sep 19 fri Henry Rollins at Zellerbach Auditorium, U.C. Berkeley a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** (seated) sep 19 fri Veil Veil Vanish, Romance at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 19 fri Jaguares at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $49.50 8pm/9pm # ** sep 19 fri Al Green, Gladys Knight, Dennis Edwards, The Temptations Review at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $86/$66/$44 6pm/7pm # *** sep 19 fri Herbie Hancock at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75/$65/$55 # ** sep 20 sat Wolfbrigade (Sweden), Phobia (Orange County) at 924 Gilman a/a 8pm *** @ sep 20 sat Justice, TV On The Radio, Goldfrapp, Hot Chip, C.S.S., Antibalas, Aesop Rock, Amon Tobin, Foals, Mike Relm, Bostich & Fussible, Loquat, Chester French at Treasure Island Music Festival, S.F. Bay a/a $65 ($115 2 day) # *** (no parking on island) sep 20 sat New Eufonico Fringe, Numinous Eye at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ * sep 20 sat Sheryl Crow at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $81/$76/$46/$25 # ** (was August 27th - Benefit honoring Woody Guthrie and John Steinbeck) sep 20 sat T.S.O.L., The Hollowpoints at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12 9pm *** sep 21 sun T.S.O.L., The Hollowpoints at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm *** sep 21 sun The Raconteurs, Tegan & Sara, Vampire Weekend, Spiritualized, Okkervil River, Tokyo Police Club, The Kills, Dr. Dog, John Vanderslice, The Dodos, Fleet Foxes, Morning Benders, Port O'Brien at Treasure Island Music Festival, S.F. Bay a/a $65 ($115 2 day) # *** (no parking on island) sep 21 sun Tiger Army, Said Radio, War Tapes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $18 7pm/8pm # *** @ sep 21 sun Children Of Bodom, Between The Buried And Me at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 21 sun The Hooks, Nothington, Off With Their Heads at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 ** sep 22 mon Federico Aubele at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $17 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 22/23/24 Spoon at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** sep 23 tue Touch Me Nots, Grave Blankets at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 24 wed Journey, Heart, Cheap Trick at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $131/$91/$51/$36 6pm/7pm # *** sep 24 wed Red Host at Serna Plaza, Sacramento State, 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a free noon ** sep 25 thr Possessed, Obituary, Unleashed, Carnifex at Slim's, S.F. a/a $28/$30 8pm *** @ sep 25 thr Silver Jews at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 25 thr Bullet For My Valentine, Bleeding Through at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** @ sep 25 thr Laibach at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 8:30pm/9pm *** @ sep 25 thr Leopold And His Fiction, The Stone Foxes, Candy Apple at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** sep 25 thr Rishloo (WA) at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ 8pm ** sep 26 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm * sep 26 fri Chris Botti at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65/$55/$45 # ** sep 26/27 RANCID, The Adolescents (fri), Wardogs (fri), The Aquabats (sat), Broadway Calls (sat) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $24 8pm # *** @ $ sep 26/27 Railroad Earth at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** sep 27 sat David Crosby & Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, Wavy Gravy at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # $1000-$75 8pm # ** sep 27 sat John Brown's Body, Giant Panda, Guerilla Dub Squad at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 27 sat Blvd & mc Souleye, Random Rab, dj James Christopher at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** sep 27 sat The Contaminators, The Get-Offs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** (Carolyn Keddy's Birthday) sep 27 sat Tiger Army, Said Radio, Wolves & Thieves at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $16/$18 7pm/8pm # *** @ sep 27 sat Journey, Heart, Cheap Trick at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $131/$91/$56/$31 6pm/7pm # *** sep 27 sat Calabrese, Stellar Corpses, Los Dryheavers, Los Ilegales Muertos, The Cruz Missiles at 418 Project, 418 Front St., Santa Cruz a/a $10 ** @ sep 28 sun Calexico at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 28 sun Neil Diamond at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** $ sep 28 sun Kenny G at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75/$60/$45 # ** sep 28 sun Babyland, Everything Goes Cold, Savior at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights a/a $10 5pm $10 ^ *** @ sep 30 tue Blind Willies at Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street, S.F. a/a 7pm * sep 30 tue My Bloody Valentine at the Concourse, 620 7th Street, S.F. a/a $47.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 30 tue Peter Hammill at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** sep 30 tue Sloan at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** oct 1 wed Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, B. Dolan at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $14 9:30pm ** oct 2 thr Great Big Sea at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $39.50/$32.50 8pm ** (KFOG) oct 2/3/4 Dark Star Orchestra at thee Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 (7pm/8pm thr) (8pm/9pm fri/sat) # *** oct 3 fri Sigur Ros at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $42.50 # ** oct 3 fri French Miami, Death Of A Party, The Dashing Suns at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm ** oct 3 fri Amon Amarth, Ensiferum, Belphegor, The Absence at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** oct 3 wed Bonnie Raitt at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95/$75/$55 # *** oct 3 fri REO Speedwagon at Silver Legacy Casino, Silver St. between 4th and 5th, Reno NV 21+ ** oct 3/4/5 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Loudon Wainwright III, Gogol Bordello, Hazel Dickens, Bonnie Price Billy, Asleep At The Wheel, Mike Farris & The Roseland Rhythm Revue, The Del McCoury Band, Bad Livers, Robert Earl Keen, Iris Dement, Jerry Jeff Walker, The Desert Rose Band, Earl Scruggs, Greg Brown at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free *** oct 4 sat MxPx, Lagwagon, Only Crime, Tat at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ oct 5 sun Lagwagon, Only Crime, Tat at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? *** @ $ oct 6 mon Opeth (Stockholm, Sweden), High On Fire, Baroness (Savanna, Georgia) at the Regency Grand Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22 8pm *** @ oct 6/7 The Black Lips, Grand Ole Party at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 7 tue Average White Band at the Grand, Regency Center, 1290 Sutter St., S.F. 21+ a/a ** oct 8 wed From The Jam (Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler of The Jam) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** oct 9 thr The B Foundation, Bag Of Toys, Josh Fischel at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm * oct 9 thr Clutch (MD), The Sword, Graveyard at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $23.50/$26 8:30pm *** oct 10 fri Pine And Battery, Hey! Brontosaurus, Kiyoshi Foster at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm ** oct 10 fri New Kids On The Block, Natasha Bedingfield at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $78/$58/$38 7pm/8pm # * oct 11 sat Lou Dog Trio, Audiodub at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** oct 11 sat Santana, Salvador Santana Band at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $81/$66/$31 6pm/7pm # *** oct 11 sat Abandon Theory at Gateway Music Festival, Penn Valley a/a * oct 12 sun KUSF Rock 'n' Swap, McLaren Hall, 2130 Fulton St., U.S.F. $3 10am oct 12 sun Amorphis, Leaves' Eyes, Samael at Slim's, S.F. a/a $20 7:30pm ** oct 12 sun Santana, Salvador Santana Band at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $81/$54/$34 5:30pm/pm # *** oct 15 wed Born Ruffians, Plants And Animals at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 16 thr Street Dogs, Time Again, Flatfoot 56 at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** oct 16 thr Mest, Automatic Love Letter, Quiet Drive at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8pm ** oct 17 fri Marti Brom, 1/4 Mile Combo at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 18 sat Red Bull Soap Box Race, Dolores Street, S.F. a/a free oct 18 sat Tower Of Power at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** oct 18 sat Marti Brom, 1/4 Mile Combo at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 18 sat Flogging Molly at the Grove, the Radisson, 500 Leisure Land, Sacramento a/a $25 6pm *** oct 19/20 Flogging Molly at thee Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** oct 19/20 Tina Turner at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150/$60 7pm # *** oct 21 tue Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $127/$37 7pm/8pm # ** oct 23 thr Martin Sexton at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 24 fri The Kooks at Empire Events Center, 1417 R St., Sacramento a/a $18/$20 6:30pm # ** oct 25 sat Kamelot, Edguy at Slim's, S.F. a/a $26 9pm ** oct 28 tue The Damned at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** @ oct 29 wed Vince Gill at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** nov 1/2 Madonna at the Arena, Oakland a/a $390/$195/$120/$70 7pm/8pm # *** nov 1/2 Roky Erickson, The Black Angels at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a ** nov 3 mon Citizen Cope (solo acoustic) at the Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. a/a $30 8pm # ** nov 6 thr Face To Face at the Fillmore, S.f. a/a 425 7pm/8pm # ** nov 7 fri Third Date at Beckett's, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ free 10pm * nov 7/8 Issac Delgado at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ ** nov 9 sun Glen Phillips, Jonatha Brooke at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (seated show) nov 18/19 Joan Baez at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $49.50 8pm # *** $ nov 20 thr Los Lonely Boys at University Union Ballroom, Sacramento State, 6000 J St., Sacramento a/a $25 ($20 Sac. State students) 7:30pm ** nov 21 fri Lisa Lampanelli at Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa a/a # ** dec 15/16/18/19/20 The Black Crowes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $49.50 (8pm/9pm mon/tue/thr) (9pm/10pm fri/sat) *** dec 17 wed Sarah Brightman at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $250/$125/$75/$50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 27 sat Wayne Hancock at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio Shows ---------------- jul 19 sat Alec from Leftover Crack on Neonate (Under Distress) on radio KDVS 90.3FM (kdvs.org) midnight Radio/TV Shows --------------- Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM www.berkeleyliberationradio.org Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio www.byofl.org/maximum/radio Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM www.piratecatradio.com mon Next Big Thing on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 6pm-7pm tue Dead Air with dj Vicious and dj Tanner on Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM 6pm-8pm sat KALX live on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 9pm-midnight sun Rampage Radio on S.F. State Radio KUSF 90.3FM 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-3am C L U B I N F O R M A T I O N ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Galaxies, 2565 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 415-970-9777 Annie's Social Club, 911 Folsom St. at 5th, S.F. 21+ 415-974-1585 Balazo Gallery, 2183 Mission, S.F. a/a 415-255-7227 Betty's Rock Bar, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek 21+ 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 Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a 916-988-9247 Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., S.F. a/a 21+ 415-621-4455 Cafe Du Nord, Inc., 2170 Market Street, S.F. 21+ 415-861-5016 Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a book 831-423-1338 831-423-1336 Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 415-626-1409 Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary, S.F. 21+ El Rincon, 2700 16th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, S.F., 21+ 415-282-3325 Elbo Room, 647 Valencia near 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-552-7788 Empire Events Center, 1417 R Street at 15th, Sacramento a/a Fat City, 314 11th Street at Folsom, S.F. 21+ 415-252-7666 Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. a/a www.thefillmore.com 415-346-6000 leave soon after the last band for a free poster at the exit Fire Escape Bar, 7431 Madison Ave., Citrus Heights 21+ Gilman, 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley a/a book 510-524-8180 510-525-9926 membership meetings 1st and 3rd sat. each month http://www.924gilman.org Grant & Green, 1371 Grant St., S.F. 21+ 415-693-9565 Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. a/a 415-885-0750 Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ 916-441-4693 Hemlock, 1131 Polk at Post, S.F. 21+ 415-923-0923 Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+ 415-546-6300 House of Shields, 39 New Montgomery St., S.F. 21+ Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 Java Lounge, 2416 16th St., Sacramento a/a Kimo's Bar, 1351 Polk at Pine, S.F. 21+ 415-885-4535 Knockout, 3223 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 415-550-6994 Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a 800-660-LAKE Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+ 415-647-2888 Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+ 415-625-8880 Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 408-741-2822 Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+ 707-765-2121 Nick's Night Club, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+ Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica 21+ 650-355-7775 Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+ 916-443-9751 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+ Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ 415-921-1695 Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 21+ 925-938-6900 Retox Lounge, 628 20th Street at 3rd, S.F. 21+ 415-626-7386 Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a Rockit Room, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ 415-387-6343 Slim's, 333 11th St., S.F. a/a 415-522-0333 Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a) 510-841-2082 Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland 21+ 510-444-6174 Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-775-7722 Underground Cafe, 2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville a/a 916-786-7940 Underground, 555 East 4th St., Reno NV 21+ Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+ 510-451-8100 Verge, 1115 3rd St., San Rafael a/a ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please feel free to copy The List and pass out copies to friends. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The List is e-mailed out each week. 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