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funk-punk-thrash-ska      Upcoming shows of interest     July  30, 2011

jul 30 sat Ringworm, Nails, Bitter End, New Lows, Crucified
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm *** @
jul 30 sat Asymmetric Warfare (Seattle), Glob, Chingado (Chico),
       Wake The Machines at Hazmat, Oakland a/a 8pm *** @
jul 30 sat The Deadbeats, Cht, Laughing Prophets Of Doom, Las Malas Pulgas,
       Under Fifteen Seconds at B.R.S., Richmond a/a *** @
jul 30 sat A Perfect Circle, Red Bacteria Vacuum
       at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 8pm # ***
jul 30 sat CJ Ramone, Eastern Span, Jokes For Feelings
       at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $10/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm ***
jul 30 sat The Muffs, Turbonegra, The Bruises, Talky Tina
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** @
jul 30 sat Owl, Ghetto Blaster (San Diego), Funeral Stain
       at Eli's, Mile High Club, S.F. 21+ $5 7pm **
jul 30 sat Cupcake, Spider Heart, Tokyo Raid, Third Victim Of Abigail Rutledge
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
jul 30 sat dj Bob Mould, dj Rich Morel
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm/10pm ** (Blowoff)
jul 30 sat Bam Bam, Silent Pictures, Schande
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **
jul 30 sat Those Darlins, White Arrows, Motopony
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm **
jul 30 sat Cornmeal at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9:30pm **
jul 30 sat South Bay Surfers, Okmoniks, The Shruggs, Night Howls,
       S'lobsters, dj Dave at thee Parkside, S.F.
       21+ $8 2pm ** (afternoon show - Total Trash Fest)
jul 30 sat The Spits, Black Jaspers, Personal And The Pizzas, Therapists,
       Apache, dj Kevin Spaghetti, dj Darrin Raffaeli, mc Vinnie Martini
       at thee Parkside, S.F.  21+ $15 9pm *** @ (Total Trash Fest)
jul 30 sat Black Cobra, Hot Lunch, Lecherous Gaze, Hightower
       at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 3pm/4pm ** @ (Beerspit Magazine Release)
jul 30 sat Hank IV (7" release), John Wesley Coleman III,
       Rayon Beach (Austin) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 **
jul 30 sat Migraine, White Wards (Olympia, WA), Dream Decay, Permanent Ruin
       at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** @
jul 30 sat Pollo Del Mar (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm)
       at the Riptide Bar, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/10pm **
jul 30 sat Kafana Balkan, Brass Menazeri, dj Zeljko
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm **
jul 30 sat Steve Taylor Band, AB & The Sea, Benyaro
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm **
jul 30 sat Adobe Road, Road Crew, Hello Darkness, Y.Y.U.
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm **
jul 30 sat P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. (Portland), Killer Within, Rocha
       at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** @
jul 30 sat Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Three Dog Night
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # ***
jul 30 sat Dublin Death Patrol, Ikki Crane, Skinner, Angerhead
       at the Avalon, Santa Calra a/a ** @
jul 30 sat Monkey, Aloha Screwdriver, Virginia City Shakedown, Soft Volume,
       Hella Jalapenos
       at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm **
jul 30 sat Winchester Skatepark 30 Year Reunion
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** (video's / open mic)
jul 30 sat Roach Gigz, Los Rakas, Nima Fadavi
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$19 8pm/9pm **
jul 30 sat RX Bandits, Maps & Atlases, Zechs Marquise (El Paso, TX),
       Facing New York
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$17 7pm/7:30pm ***
jul 30 sat Dear Indugu, City Psychology at the Queen Bean, Modesto a/a **
jul 30 sat Filter (L.A.), Anew Revolution, Heart-Set Self Destruct, Prylosis,
       White Minorities
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$23 7pm/7:30pm # *** @
jul 30 sat Nekromantix, The Brains, The Infamous Swanks, Avenue Saints
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
jul 30 sat Abandon Theory (acoustic)
       at O'Malley's Pub, 1109 2nd Street, Old Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm **
jul 30 sat Steve Miller Band, Dave Mason
       at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? 7:30pm ***
jul 30 sat Nodzzz, Art Museums, Ducktails, Woods/Fre3sh & Onlys Big Band
       at Fernwood Resort, 47200 Highway 1, Big Sur a/a 9pm ** (sold out)
       (Woodsist Festival day 1)
jul 30 sat One-Eyed Doll, Merle Jagger, Air Dubai, Domeshots,
       Invisible Animals, Haunted By Heroes, State Line Empire, many more
       at 4 & 20 Blackbird Festival, Weed a/a $5/$15 11am **
       (outdoor stage and street festival free)
jul 30/31  Leon Rosslson & Robb Johnson (U.K.)
       at La Pena, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley a/a $18/$22 7:30pm **
jul 30/31  The Fab Four (tribute) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ **
jul 31 sun Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits,
       Laughing Prophets Of Doom, The Marlenes
       at Cafe Soleil, 3550 San Pablo Dam Road, El Sobrante a/a 7pm **
jul 31 sun Rasputina, Smoke, Fairies
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm **
jul 31 sun Up Your Alley Street Fair, S.F. a/a
jul 31 sun Zoe, The Street, Babe Shadow
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
jul 31 sun Mandatory Merle at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm **
jul 31 sun Debora Lyall, True Margrit, Kate Kilbane & The Cellar Doors
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 5pm/6pm **
jul 31 sun Olin & The Moon at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm *
jul 31 sun Matt Adams, Ayla Nereo, Trails, Katie Clover
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** (new lineup)
jul 31 sun films:  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Nosferatu
       at Cafe Cocomo, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 6pm til 10pm **
       (The Creepy KOFY Movietime)
jul 31 sun The Bell Brothers, Mad River, The Prophet Samuel, Richie Beltran,
       Noble Savages at Dan's Bar, 1524 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
       21+ $4 8:30pm ** (Sunday Acoustic Unplugged Live)
jul 31 sun Metal Mother, Mortar And Pestle, Birdseye
       at Aubergine, 755 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol ?/? **
jul 31 sun D.D. Lang And The Siss Boom Bang
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $102-$41 7:30pm # **
jul 31 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm
jul 31 sun RX Bandits, Maps & Atlases, Zechs Marquise (El Paso, TX),
       Facing New York at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ***
jul 31 sun Real Estate, Thee Oh Sees, Fresh & Onlys, Woods, Sic Alps, Sun Araw,
       White Fence at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a 1pm ** (sold out)
       (Woodsist Festival day 2)
jul 31 sun Nekromantix, The Brains
       at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $12-$30 7pm/8pm *** @
aug  1 mon Tally Hall, Speak, Casey Shea
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm **
aug  1 mon Hides, Ordstro, John Cota, Annalee Call, Hesitation Wounds
       at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a 7pm **
aug  1 mon Buffalo Killers, Greg Ashley Band, Strangers Family Band,
       John Wesley Coleman at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm ** (early show)
aug  1 mon Yemen Blues at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15-$50 8pm **
aug  1 mon Hepa-Titus (L.A.), Screaming Cyn Cyn And The Pons (Madison, WI),
       Deep Teens, W.W.E., Shane Shane (Madison, WI), Shlitz Claiborne
       at the Stud Bar, S.F. 21+ $4.99 (free b4 9pm) 9pm **
aug  1 mon We Are The Willows (Minneapolis)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
aug  1 mon Matisyahu, Tea Leaf Green
       at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a **
aug  1 mon Brandi Carlile
       at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $23.50 7pm/8pm **
aug  1/2   Blues Traveler at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ ***
aug  2 tue Touchies, September Grurls (tribute), Kapowski, Mwahaha
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
aug  2 tue Matisyahu, Trevor Hall, John West
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
aug  2 tue Scattered Trees, The Alternate Routes (Bridgeport, CN), Halsted
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm **
aug  2 tue Audacity at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ***
aug  2 tue Real Estate, Dominant Legs, Melted Toys
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
aug  2 tue The Nerv, The Lean, Radio Revolt, dj Taypoleon
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm/9:30pm **
aug  2 tue The She's, The Fling, The Street & Babe Shadow,
       Bestfriend + Boyfriend, dj Neil Martinson
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm **
aug  2 tue The New Kinetics, Lysol Gang at Keimo's, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
aug  2 tue George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$35 7pm # ***
aug  2 tue Madison Lane (Santa Cruz), Jesse Moore (Austin)
       at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm **
aug  2 tue In Euphoric Company (Sacramento)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free **
aug  2 tue John Wesley Coleman III, Rayon Beach (Auston)
       at Ryan's Saloon, Reno NV 21+ **
aug  2 tue Brother Luke & The Comrades, Buffalo Guns, Dear Indugu
       at Club Fred, 1426 North Van Ness, Fresno 21+ **
aug  3 wed Whirl, Swig, Children Of Time, Hole In The Sky
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** (KALX)
aug  3 wed Dntel (L.A.), One AM Radio (L.A.), Geotic (L.A.)
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$18 8pm ***
aug  3 wed This Is Hell (Long Island, N.Y.), Decoder, Until Your Heart Stops,
       Troubled Coast at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 8pm *** @
aug  3 wed Midnite Snaxxx, Veronica (Denver) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
aug  3 wed Proclamation (Spain), Sanguis Imperem, Pale Chalice
       at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** @
aug  3 wed Early And Often, Goodriddler, Build Us Airplanes
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm **
aug  3 wed Confunkshun at Solano County Fair, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo
       a/a $8 ($7 parking) 8pm **
aug  3 wed Styx, Yes, Kansas, The Greg Kihn Band
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $80-$18 4:30pm/5:30pm # ***
aug  3 wed Mike Gibbons at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
aug  3 wed The Doobie Brothers
       at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # ***
aug  4 thr Secret People, Organized Sports (Portland), Zero Progress,
       Living Eyes, Black America at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland a/a $5 6pm **
aug  4 thr Brother Luke And The Comrades, Dear Indugu, Tee House Orchestra,
       Steinway Junkies at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm **
aug  4 thr Exhumed, Macabre, Cephalic Carnage, Withered
       at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 7:30pm/8pm *** @
aug  4 thr Tornado Rider, The Phenomenauts, Judgement Day
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $14 7:30pm/8pm *** @
aug  4 thr Z Bug, Libertas at the Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market St., S.F.
       a/a 8pm $6-$10 sliding scale **
aug  4 thr Hydrophonic, The Agent Deadlies, Over The Falls
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm **
aug  4 thr dj Shit Robot (U.K.), Hands (L.A.) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ **
aug  4 thr Axxonn, En, Holly Herndon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
aug  4 thr A Decent Animal (record release), The Bitter Honeys
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm **
aug  4 thr Texas Thieves, Unko Atama, Paper Bags
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm/10pm **
aug  4 thr Air Supply at Solano County Fair, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo
       a/a $8 ($7 parking) 8pm ***
aug  4 thr Gin Blossoms, Malea McGuinness
       at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ***
aug  4 thr Aftertayst, Thirty9
       at the Swingin' Door, San Mateo 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm **
aug  4 thr Noys Annoise (San Jose), In Euphoric Company (Sacramento)
       at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 5pm **
aug  4 thr The Doobie Brothers
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$50 7:30pm # ***
aug  4 thr Chineke at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
aug  4 thr Emmanuel Selassie, Michael Annotti
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $8 8pm/8:30pm **
aug  4 thr Apt D203 (Woodland), Casa Nova, Jaxx, Under Pendegast
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm **
aug  4/5   The Wailers (thr: perform Exodus) (fri: perform Uprising),
       Revival Sound System at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm **
aug  5 fri The Memorials, Punk Funk Mob, Good Morning, Spirits In The Basement,
       Blasfemme at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @
aug  5 fri Digitalism (live), Jack Beats, Caspa, Gesaffelstein
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7pm # **
aug  5 fri El Elle at Zool, someplace, Oakland a/a $5 9pm **
aug  5 fri C. Spencer Yeh, David Horvitz
       at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley a/a $7 7:30pm **
aug  5 fri Crown City Rockers, Skins & Needles, dj's
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm **
aug  5 fri Howlin' Rain, Skystone, The Myonics, The Hypnotic Collectors
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm **
aug  5 fri Broken Men, Adelitas, Broken Water, Dimples
       at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a free **
aug  5 fri The Bastard Noise (L.A.), Landmine Marathon (AZ), Voetsek,
       Hosebeast (Concord) at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $10 8pm *** @
aug  5 fri Private Idaho (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm **
aug  5 fri K.M.F.D.M. (Germany), Army Of The Universe, 16volt,
       Human Factors Lab at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # *** @
aug  5 fri New Monsoonageddon, New Monsoon, Sean Leahy & Friends,
       Kiyoshi Foster at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm **
aug  5 fri Peter Frampton at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ***
aug  5 fri Mirah, Tara Jane O'Neil
       at Brightworks, 350 California Street #1500, S.F. a/a ***
aug  5 fri Mr Big at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # **
aug  5 fri Pumpkin, Syd Gris, Seva, Vitamindevo
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 21+ $10 ($5 b4 10pm) 9pm **
aug  5 fri La Corde, Ggreen, Waldo Astoria
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **
aug  5 fri Pollux, Cure For Gravity, Repeat After Me
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/10pm **
aug  5 fri True Mad North, Red Weather, City Tribe, Miles Country
       at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm **
aug  5 fri The Struts, Wicked Mercies, Jenni And The Jerks
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
aug  5 fri Abriel, Sentinel Beast, Serpent & Seraph, Buried At Birth, Droogs
       at Cafe Cocomo, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** @
aug  5 fri Digitalism (live), Jack Beats, Gessafelstein
       at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $29.50 8:30pm **
aug  5 fri The Family Stone at Solano County Fair, 900 Fairgrounds Dr., Vallejo
       a/a $8 ($7 parking) 8pm **
aug  5 fri Triptides (Indiana)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
aug  5 fri Swamp Angel, The Devil Shakes at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm **
aug  5 fri Toby Keith, Eric Church, JT Hodges
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $91-$30 6pm/7:30pm # **
aug  5 fri Cash'd Out, Ghost Town Hangmen
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm **
aug  5 fri Dredg, Fair To Midland, Trophy Fire, Breva
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
aug  5 fri Thea Skotia, Rise Of Serapis, Extricate, Without A Word
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** @
aug  5 fri Y & T
       at the El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico a/a $23 7pm/8pm ***
aug  5/6/7 Pacific Cannabis Expo
       at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond 18+ $18
aug  5/6/7 Los Van Van (Cuba) at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ ***
aug  6 sat Yob (Eugene, OR), Dark Castle, Dispirit, Worm Ouroboros
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm *** @
aug  6 sat Informal Society (L.A.), The Runts (L.A.), Bum City Saints,
       Looking at My Enemy, Ill Content at Your House, Oakland a/a $8 8pm *** @
aug  6 sat Footwork (Seattle), Planets (Sonoma), Ordstro, Human Baggage,
       Taintbruiser
       at Shirley Temple of Doom, 670 32nd Street, Oakland a/a 6:30pm **
aug  6 sat J Davey, Karyn Paige, The Scoundrels
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm **
aug  6 sat Saint Vernon, Ashkira, Ominos
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** @
aug  6 sat Jhameel, Giggle Party, Double Duchess, The Music Wrong
       at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a **
aug  6 sat Torche, Big Business, Thrones at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm *** @
aug  6 sat Dredg, The Trophy Firi, Strange Vine
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm *** @
       (postponed from May 6th)
aug  6 sat Moenia at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # **
aug  6 sat Crystal Castles, Mistah Fab, Maus Haus, Con Brio,
       J Boogie's Dubtronic Science, Battlehooch, Aaron Axlesen,
       Richie Cunning, Blank Tapes, Seasunz, dj Centipede Of Mophono,
       Shawn Reynaldo at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $35 7pm # ***
aug  6 sat Little Wings, Royal Baths, White Cloud, Sea Of Bees, dj's
       at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F.
       a/a $10-$20 sliding ($50 vip) 7pm/8pm ** (Regional Bias Fundraiser)
aug  6 sat Bare Wires, The Groggs, Outlaw, Nectarine Pie, The Love Dimenson,
       The Hypnotist Collectors, Rosa Grande, Moccretro, Poor Sons,
       Family Matters, The Lotus Moons, The Mrcy Hot Sprngs, The Tet Holiday,
       Jared Gonzalez at thee Parkside, S.F.
       21+ $12 2pm *** (San Frandelic Summer Fest)
aug  6 sat Wet Illustrated, Angora Debs, Dimples
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm **
aug  6 sat Sioux City Kid, Kill Moi, Tiny Television
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm **
aug  6 sat Mickey Hart Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 9pm **
aug  6 sat Oakhelm (Portland), Walken, Negative Queen (Portland)
       at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm **
aug  6 sat Annie Bacon & Her Oshen (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm)
       at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm *
aug  6 sat Ancient Mariner, Hell Fire at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm **
aug  6 sat Cast Of Thousands (cd release), Kindness And Lies, Tremor Low
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** (Benefit Oak Hill School)
aug  6 sat Thought Vomit, Rocket House, Nuclear Tempest, Sanctuary Lost
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7pm/8pm *** @
aug  6 sat The Devil Makes Three at Petaluma Music Festival, Petaluma a/a **
aug  6 sat Dokken at the Solano County Fair, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo
       a/a $8 ($7 parking) 8pm ***
aug  6 sat The Obsessors, Wolfshirt, IThinkThere'sSomeDamage
       at the Mardi Gras, 1628 El Camino Real, Redwood City 21+ free 9pm **
aug  6 sat The Phenomenauts, Plan 9, Sugar Daddy's, Shitkickers, Trashkannon,
       Culo A Boca at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm *** @
aug  6 sat Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Dennis DeYoung
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$40 7:30pm # *** (music of Styx)
aug  6 sat The Record Winter, Survival Guide
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm **
aug  6 sat Stung (tribute), The Last Nova,
       Curt Yagi & The People Standing Behind Me, Cory Robinson (comedian),
       Kiwi Time, Brooks Lundy
       at the Sanctuary Ultra Lounge, 2369 First St., Livermore
       21+ $5/$10 4pm/5pm **
aug  6 sat Godstomper, Tolteca Extra, IThinkThere'sSomeDamage
       at Plainfield Station, 23944 Country Road 98, Woodland a/a $5 4pm **
aug  6 sat Steel Saviour (cd release), Silence Of The Grimm, Mortal Atrocity,
       Pythagora, The Luminous Empty
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @
aug  6 sat March Of Buffalo, Dear Indugu, A.M. Logic
       at Barista's Roasting Company, Redding ?/? **
aug  7 sun Registered Sex Offender at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a **
aug  7 sun RX Bandits, Zechs Marquise (El Paso, TX), The Hot Toddies
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ***
aug  7 sun Bowling For Soup, The Dollyrots, Sunderland
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm ** @
aug  7 sun Kavarzee, Libertine Circle, Seven Waves Away, Feedbach, Neon Anyway,
       Astronomy Lounge, Handshake, Glorious Birds, Robby Redd W. Deuces
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 5:30pm ***
       (battle of the bands - 30 minute sets)
aug  7 sun Yob (Eugene, OR), Dark Castle, Hornss
       at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 3pm *** @ (afternoon show)
aug  7 sun The Great AmeriCon, Valor & Vengeance, Gemini Syndrome
       at Cafe Cocomo, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 5pm/5:30pm *** @
aug  7 sun Hurd Ensemble, Ellul at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
aug  7 sun Whoa Nellies, Toshio Hirano
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon ** (Benefit for Jenny Bennett)
aug  7 sun Going Away Party, Te Creak at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a 2pm/4pm **
aug  7 sun Palm Springs, The Pillowfights, Jsson Clackley & The Exquisitess,
       Sourpatch, F.L.B., American Splits at Streetlight Records, San Jose
       a/a free 2pm *** (Think and Die Thinking Fest)
aug  7 sun The Beach Boys at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$35 7:30pm # ***
aug  7 sun Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Brown, Bonnie Raitt,
       The Doobie Brothers, Jason Mraz, Tom Morello, Kitaro,
       Sweet Honey In The Rock, Jonathan Wilson
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $100-$20 6pm/7:30pm # ***
aug  7 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm
aug  7 sun Dear Indugu, Dylan Rodrique
       at Cafe Mekka, 237 Commercial Street, Nevada City a/a **
aug  8 mon Marshall Crenshaw, Bottle Rockets
       at McNears Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21 7pm/8pm  **
aug  8 mon Bowling For Soup, Dolly Rots, Sunderland
       at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a **
aug  9 tue battle of the bands at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 6pm # **
aug  9 tue Chineke (cd release), The Novelist, Guntown, Dot Biz
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9:30pm **
aug  9 tue Tortured Genies, Roommate, Sunbeam Rd
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
aug  9 tue Imelda May, Dustin Chance And The Allnighters
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm **
aug  9 tue No Alternative, Pinata Protest (San Antonio, TX), Bankrupt District,
       dj Chaos at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm **
aug  9 tue Gipsy Kings at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$55 7:30pm # **
aug  9 tue Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social,
       Stryder Callison & The Jackwagons
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm **
       (was listed as aug 8th)
aug  9/10  Phish at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? 6:30pm # ** (sold out)
aug 10 wed The New Kinetics, Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, Buttons, Legz
       at the Layover, someplace, Oakland ?/? 9pm **
aug 10 wed Tenderfew, Excuses For Skipping, Dose, Monkeys In Space (San Diego),
       The Antechamber at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
aug 10 wed David Berkeley (reading)
       at Book Passage, Ferry Building, S.F. a/a free *
aug 10 wed The Blah Boutique, Love Axe, Genius And The Thieves
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm **
aug 10 wed Steinway Junkies, Shake Me!, Mick Leonardi, Prose In Rosette
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 18+ $8 8pm/8:30pm **
aug 10 wed Outdoorsmen, Mordecai (MT), SF Water Cooler
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
aug 10 wed Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Kelley Stoltz
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm *** (Outside Lands Night Show)
aug 10 wed Return To Earth, The Suggies, Symbolick Jews,
       Guitar Wizards Of The Future at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
aug 10 wed Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm **
aug 10 wed Awolnation, Wallpaper, Te New Regime
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
aug 10 wed M.G.M.T. at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a *** (sold out)
aug 11 thr Midnite at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $25/$30 9pm/9:30pm ***
aug 11 thr Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social, Dixon, Dirty Odd Seven
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm **
aug 11 thr Johnny Madcap And The Distractions, Smile For Diamonds,
       Level Up Beat Down, Jayar at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
aug 11 thr Eels, The Submarines
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $28 8pm/9pm ***
aug 11 thr Evaline, Lite Brite, Fake Your Own Death
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm **
aug 11 thr The Jet Black Hair People (Peter Conheim), films
       at Oddbnall Films, 275 Capp Street, S.F.
       a/a $10-$15 sliding scale 8pm ** (Save KUSF Benefit)
aug 11 thr White Pee, Birch Cooper And Polly Darton
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
aug 11 thr The Memorials, The Secret Secretaries, Niayh
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** @
aug 11 thr Prizehot, Dead Daughter (Santa Cruz), Plague Party (Phoenix),
       The Slow Poisoner, Terrorapart
       at the Stud Bar, S.F. 21+ $4.99 (free b4 9pm) 9pm **
aug 11 thr The Original Meters, dj Harry Duncan at the Independent, S.F.
       21+ $75 9pm *** (sold out - Outside Lands Night Show)
aug 11 thr Pins Of Light, Young Lions, Hornss
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
aug 11 thr Hellfire, Midnight Chaser, Run Amok
       at the Swingin' Door, San Mateo 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm **
aug 11 thr Waters, Gryphon Rower-Upjohn, Odetta Hartman, Chris Rubeo, Skylark
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7pm/8pm ***
aug 11 thr Snoop Dogg
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $53/$59 ($350 vip) 7pm/8pm ***
aug 11 thr High On Fire, Dusted Angel, Catacomb Creeps
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm *** @
aug 11 thr Brotha lynch Hung, G-Macc, Devious, Da Kat, Vamp, Crookwood,
       Cali Colab, California Bear Gang, Divided Allegiance
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $18/$22 7pm/8pm **
aug 11 thr A Day To Remember, A Skylit Drive, Abandon All Ships, Against Me!,
       Asking Alexandria, Attack Attack!, August Burns Red, Bad Rabbits,
       Big Chocolate, Big D And The Kids Table, Black Square,
       Black Veil Brides, Blood On The Dance Floor, Brothers Of Brazil,
       Cold Forty Three, Continental, D.R.U.G.S., Dance Gavin Dance, Demerit,
       Enter Shikari, Every Avenue, Eyes Set To Kill, Falling In Reverse,
       Family Force Five, Go Radio, Grieves With Budo,
       I Set My Friends On Fire, IllScarlett, Ivy League, Larry And His Flask,
       Less Than Jake, Lionize, Lucero, MC Lars With Weerd Science,
       Middle Class Rut, Miss May I, Mojo Morgan, Moving Mountains, Neo Geo,
       Of Mice And Men, Passafire, Relient K, Set Your Goals, Shut Up And Deal,
       Stephen Jerzak, Sum 41, Terrible Things, The Acacia Strain,
       The Aggrolites, The Black Pacific, The Dance Party,
       The Dangerous Summer, The Devil Wears Prada, The Expendables,
       The Exposed, The Menzingers, The Narrative, The Ready Set,
       The Wonder Years, The Word Alive, There For Tomorrow, Veara,
       We Came As Romans, Winds Of Plague, Yelawolf
       at Warped Tour, 2677 Forty Mile Rd, Marysville a/a $44.50 11am # *** @
aug 12 fri Baptists, Griever at 924 Gilman Street, Berkley a/a ** @
aug 12 fri Eyehategod, Impaled, Brainoil, Laudanum, Voetsek, Badr Vogu,
       The Burial Tide at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17/$20 7pm/8pm # *** @
aug 12 fri Witchaven, Exmortus, Laceration, Evicerate, Tinnitus, Forsaker
       at Hazmat, Oakland a/a 7:30pm *** @
aug 12 fri Sir Richard Bishop, Gerritt Wittmer, Paul Knowles
       at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley a/a $7 7:30pm **
aug 12 fri Day Four, Weapon Eleven, Prize, Angels Of Vice
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $8/$10 **
aug 12 fri We The Kings, The Summer Set, The Downtown Fiction, Hot Chelle Rae,
       Action Item at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # **
aug 12 fri The Damned Things at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7:30pm/8pm # **
aug 12 fri The Sadies, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter
        at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm/9pm **
aug 12 fri Alma Desnuda, La Gente, Dogman Joe at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm/9pm **
aug 12 fri Vetiver at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a **
aug 12 fri Vetiver, Extra Classic at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. ?/? $15 10pm **
aug 12 fri Victory And Associates (record release)
       at Bricks and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St., S.F. 18+ **
aug 12 fri Trainwreck Riders, Pine Hill Haints, Pops
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm**
aug 12 fri Moon Rockers, The Lumps (San Diego), Joy
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
aug 12 fri Califone, Yesway, Sands
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm **
aug 12 fri Dex Romweber Duo (cd reelase), The Ferocious Few, Touch-Me-Nots
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm **
aug 12 fri Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines, dj Aaron Axelsen
        at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 10pm ***
        (sold out - Outside Lands Night Show)
aug 12 fri Rule 5, Ghost And The City, Handshake, Montezuma
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7pm/8pm ***
aug 12 fri Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, Mint Condition, dj Jazzy Jeff,
       Doug F. Fresh at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # **
aug 12 fri Katy Perry
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $48-$36.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # ***
aug 12 fri Robert Cray Band at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ **
aug 12 fri This Charming Band (tribute) at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
aug 12 fri Alexx Calisse (L.A.)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
aug 12 fri Pat Travers Band (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Rue The Night,
       Righteous Sire, Blacksheep
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ***
aug 12 fri Pop Fiction at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
aug 12 fri !!! at Cellar Door, 101 W. Main Street, Visalia 21+ $10 9:30pm **
aug 12-14  Muse, Phish (2 sets), Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Deadmau5,
       The Shins, M.G.M.T, Girl Talk, The Decemberists, John Fogerty,
       Erykah Badu, The Original Meters, Beirut, The Roots, Arctic Monkeys,
       Big Audio Dynamite, Sts9, Warren Haynes Band, Big Boi, Major Lazer,
       Little Dragon, Julieta Venegas, Sia, Ok Go, The Greyboy Allstars,
       Josh Ritter & The Roya City Band, Old 97S, Mavis Staples, !!!, Latyrx,
       Best Coast, Collie Buddz, Phantogram, Charles Bradley,
       foster The People, Lotus, Starfucker, Junip, Pajama Party,
       The Infamous Stringdusters, The Vaccines, Toro Y Moi, Vetiver,
       The Limousines, The Stone Foxes, The Joy Formidable,
       Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wye Oak, Ana Tijoux, Orgone, Lord Huron,
       Tamaryn, Grouplove, The Fresh & Onlys, Ximena Sarinana, Ty Segall,
       Sunbirds, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Diego's Umbrella, Ghost Robot
       at Outside Lands Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F.
       a/a $195 3-day ticket ($450 vip) 11am/noon # *** @
aug 13 sat Channel 3, Circle One, Disciples, Fukm, Crisis, You Die!
       at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7pm *** @ (Suzie Birthday)
aug 13 sat The Arrivals (Chicago, IL), Underground Railroad To Candyland,
       Only The Messengers (N.Y.C.)
       at 1-2-3-4 Go!, 420 40th Street #5, Oakland a/a $8 *** @
aug 13 sat Against Empire, Arrastrados, In Possession, Connoisseur
       at the Swamp, 877 35th St. at Market, West Oakland a/a $5 7pm ** @
aug 13 sat best of the bay winners at the Uptown, Oakland free 9pm **
       (East Bay Express)
aug 13 sat Repeater, Pan, Underkat, Meat Market, Wilken
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
aug 13 sat Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Eilen Jewell,
       Zoe Muth And The Lost High Rollers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm **
aug 13 sat 3 Stoned Men, Natural Fonzie, Wiki Wiki Uke Band, Vanilla Whores,
       Slouching Stars, Resineators, Beardo, David Nudelman (solo), Rontiggs,
       We Could Be Friends at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 5pm *** (Rotfest)
aug 13 sat The Hooks, Eastern Span, InterChords, Clash City Sirens (tribute)
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @
       (Joe Strummer tribute - Benefit Save KUSF and Strummerville in the U.K.)
aug 13 sat Heartsounds (record release), The Story So Far,
       This Time Next Year, Shotdown at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm ** @
aug 13 sat Sts9, dj Morale at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 10pm ***
       (sold out - Outside Lands Night Show)
aug 13 sat Sweet Chariot (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm)
       at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm *
aug 13 sat Mind Furnace, Zombiedeathfuck, Vaganala
       at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** @
aug 13 sat Huey Lewis & The News
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$45 7:30pm # **
aug 13 sat Michael Buble at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # **
aug 13 sat Chris Tucker, Dave Chappelle, Gabriel Iglesias, Jo Koy,
       Katt Williams, Rick Gutierrez at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View
       a/a $106-$35 7pm # *** (Wild 94.9 Comedy Jam)
aug 13 sat Shinobu, the Albert Square, Four Tomorrow (Japan), Joyce Manor,
       Tiny Lungs, Ghost And The City
       at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm **
aug 13 sat The Eyesores at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm **
aug 13 sat Adult Dance Party at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *
aug 13 sat Laurence Juber at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 5pm **
aug 13 sat The Cab, Takings Not Stealing, The Cosmonauts
       at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
aug 13 sat HateFX, Something Left Unsaid, Death Of A Legend
       at 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Ave., Brisbane 21+ $5 8pm **
aug 13 sat Evaline (Turlock), Greenlight, The Even Tide
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm **
aug 14 sun Shinobu, Joyce Manor, Four Tommorow (Japan), Big Kids, Tiny Lungs,
       The Albert Squareat 924 Gilman St., Berkeley a/a $10 4:30pm/5pm *** @
aug 14 sun Adele, Wanda Jackson
       at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7pm # **
aug 14 sun Cosa Brava, Grex & Jack 'O The Clock
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm **
aug 14 sun Buck 65 at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm **
aug 14 sun Saddle Tramps at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm **
aug 14 sun Young Offenders, Airfix Kits, Only The Messengers
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 3pm ** (early show)
aug 14 sun Bare Wires, Liquor Store, Natural Child (Nashville, TN)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** (late show)
aug 14 sun Sole & The Skyrider Band, Dosh
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm **
aug 14 sun Warren Haynes Band, The Stone Foxes
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 10pm **
       (Outside Lands Night Show - Benefit S.F. Rec. & Park)
aug 14 sun Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, Mint Condition, dj Jazzy Jeff
       at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $115-$55 5:30pm/7pm # ***
       (was listed as August 12th)
aug 14 sun Roommate, Syn Ack at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $8 8pm **
aug 14 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm
aug 14 sun John Butler Trio, Mama Kin
       at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $29.50 **
aug 15 mon Alpinist (Germany), Masakari (OH), Negative Standards, Beau Navire,
       Caulfield at Hazmat, Oakland a/a $8 7:30pm *** @
aug 15 mon Bomb The Music Industry, The Sidekicks
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm **
aug 15 mon dj Brian Turner at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ free 6pm * (early show)
aug 15 mon Winter (N.Y.), Noothgrush, Trap Them, Black Breath,
       All Pigs Must Die, Acephalix
       at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 7pm *** @
aug 15 mon Ovens, Culture Kids, Sourpatch at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm **
aug 15 mon In Fear and Faith, Adestria, Chunk! No Captain Chunk, Ten After Two,
       Close To Home, A Loss For Words, Vanna, Sierra Skyline
       at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ (Artery summer tour)
aug 16 tue The Word Alive, Secrets, A Night In Hollywood,
       It Starts With Alaska, Aviadora, Dear Sincerely
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12 6pm # *** @
aug 16 tue The Memorials, Glimpse Trio, Some Kind Of Psychedelic Experience,
       Sam Johnson, Barious Blond
       at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $8/$12 6pm/7pm ** @
aug 16 tue Burn Pilot, Endroid, Your Daddy's Porno, Aldea
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
aug 16 tue The Go Go's at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ***
aug 16 tue Heavy Hawaii, Bleached, Plateaus
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
aug 16 tue Pentagram, Pelican, Early Graves, Masakari, Aeges, Alpinist,
       Baptists at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 6:30pm *** @
aug 16 tue Holcombe Waller, Mia Doi Todd
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **
aug 16 tue The Milk Carton Kids, Andrew Belle
       at Cafe Du Nord, s.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm **
aug 16 tue Bipolaroid (New Orleans), Nectarine Pie, The Shrouds,
       dj Tina Boom Boom at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm **
aug 16 tue Calexico, Sea Of Bees
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $19/$21 7pm/8pm **
aug 16 tue Zed (San Jose) at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm **
aug 16 tue Bomb The Music Industry, Hard Girls, The Sidekicks (Cleveland, OH),
       Dan Potthast
       at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm **
aug 17 wed Amos Lee, Calexico at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
aug 17 wed Reckless Kelly, Randy Rogers Band, Micky And The Motorcars
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm **
aug 17 wed Imagine Dragons, The Dandelion War
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **
aug 17 wed Richard Buckner, David Kilgour
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17 7:30pm/8pm **
aug 17 wed Body Language (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
       at Hotel Vitale, 8 Mission Street, S.F. a/a *
aug 17 wed The Mallard, Chase Frank, Burrows at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
aug 17 wed Reggie Watts
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm and 10:30pm shows **
aug 17 wed Beware Of Safety (L.A.) at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ **
aug 17 wed Magic Christian, The Help, The Cellar Doors
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm **
aug 17 wed Diamond Head (U.K.), Evildead, Slough Feg
       at the Elbo Room, S.F. $15/$20 9pm ** @
aug 17 wed The Emerald Hill (last show), Crash Bang Boom, Troy Curtis
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm **
aug 17 wed Groundation, Bambu Station, Kevin Kinsella, Queen Makedah
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm **
aug 17 wed Bomb The Music Industry, Classics Of Love,
       The Sidekicks (Cleveland, OH), Dan Potthast
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10 8pm/8:30pm **
aug 17 wed Sade, John Legend
       at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # **
aug 18 thr N'Dea Davenport, Funk Revival Orchestra
       at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm **
aug 18 thr Moonbeams, Neat Beats, Phenswan, Tet Holiday, Equators
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
aug 18 thr The Weepies (acoustic) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # **
aug 18 thr Plug In Stereo, Bird By Bird, DownDownDown, Weatherstar
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+  $13 8pm **
aug 18 thr Blisses B, The Grownup Noise (Boston), Monte Mar (L.A.)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
aug 18 thr U.S. Bombs, The Meat Sluts, Johnny Madcap & The Distractions
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** @
aug 18 thr Cut Chemist, Edan, Mr. Lif, dj Centipede
       at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm **
aug 18 thr David Dondero, The Red Verse at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm **
aug 18 thr Wooden Shjips, Night Beats
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm **
aug 18 thr Sanctuary Lost, Burn Pilot, The Dehlingers, Defying Truth, Waxwing
       at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm *** @
aug 18 thr Daniel Tosh (two shows) at Center for the Performing arts, San Jose
       a/a $55/$45 6pm/7pm and 9:15pm/10pm shows # ** (seated)
aug 18 thr Aimee Mann, Liz Phair
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$35 7:30pm # **
aug 18 thr Spin Farm, Based On A True Story, Euphoria vSC
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8pm/8:30pm **
aug 18 thr Calexico, Sea Of Bees at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
aug 18 thr Mike Pinto (Philadelphia, PA), Street Urchinz, Conflict Minerals,
       Season Of Transit at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm **
aug 18 thr Apprentice (Richie Panelli) & Cody Rea, City Of August,
       Kate Cotter, Misty Rea, Rameses & Tasha
       at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a 6:30pm **
aug 18/19  Bell Biv Devoe at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $35 8pm and 10pm shows **
aug 19 fri Laughing Prophets Of Doom, Cht, Infantry, Ghede
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @
aug 19 fri Deminishing Device (Orange County), Mania (Long Beach)
       at Hazmat, Oakland a/a 8pm ** @
aug 19 fri Evangelista
       at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley a/a $7 7:30pm *
aug 19 fri El Elle, Sisu, Bam! Bam! at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm **
aug 19 fri Unconventional Thought Process, Giving The Devil His Due,
       Aura, Izeovasis, Face The Pain at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
aug 19 fri Public Enemy, Prozack at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ***
aug 19 fri Nick 13 (of Tiger Army), Audra Mae
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
aug 19 fri My Peoples, Thrive!, Top Shelf at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 9pm **
aug 19 fri Walk The Moon, Jhameel
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm **
aug 19 fri Hank IV, The Midnite Snaxxx at Bender's Bar, S.F. 21+ 10pm **
       (save KUSF Benefit - was listed as August 9th)
aug 19 fri Sea Of Bees, Choe Makes Music, Rachel Fannan
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm **
aug 19 fri The Coup at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ***
aug 19 fri Slowness, Here Come The Saviours, 2Frail, Moonbeams
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **
aug 19 fri Francisca Valenzuela (Chile), Boca Do Rio
       at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $0/$12 10pm **
aug 19 fri Heaven Below, Madlife, Seeds Of Hate, Blessed Curse, Bad Influence
       at Cafe Cocomo, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** @
aug 19 fri Run DMT at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 21+ **
aug 19 fri J Stalin, Philthy Rich, Shady Nate, Stevie Joe, dj Amen
       at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm ***
aug 19 fri Toad The Wet Sprocket at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ **
aug 19 fri Skin N Bonez, Krypt Keeper, Mental Disaster, KGB (OH)
       at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $5 9pm ** @
aug 19 fri Christopher Cross
       at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # **
aug 19 fri Lewis Black at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$35 8pm # **
aug 19 fri Parents France, Ghosts In The Aqueducts
       at SLG Art Boutiki, 577 S. Market Street, San Jose a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm **
aug 19 fri Beerijuana at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
aug 19 fri Culo a Boca, Seduce The Dead, Sea Wolves
       at the Pizza Factory, 926 South Main Street Salinas a/a **
aug 19 fri Conducting From The Grave, The Contortionist, Scale The Summit,
       Rings Of Saturn, Volumes, Structures, Malevolent, Beyound All Ends
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 6:30pm/6:45pm # *** @
       (Slaughter Survivors Tour)
aug 19 fri Jack Ketch, Awaiting The Apocalypse, A Holy Ghost Revival,
       Before You Fall, To End All Silence, Divine Restration
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ (metal vs. hardcore 3)
aug 19 fri 30.06, Human Obliteration, Short Changed, Black America
       at the Fire Escape, 7431 Madison Ave., Citrus Heights ?/? $5 9pm **
aug 19 fri Mark (of Defyance), Gilligan Strange, Symantha Jacobs
       at Turkey Creek Golf Club, 1525 Highway 193, Lincoln a/a $5 7pm/8pm **
aug 19 fri Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town
       at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? 7:30pm # **
aug 19/20  The Expendables, Eli (Smoov-E), Mike Pinto
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm **
aug 20 sat Black Fag, Turbonegra, The Grannies, Get Shot!, Go Time!
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @
aug 20 sat Stares, Shitty Fucker, Bird, Your Enemy, Monuments Collapse,
       Dead Man at Hazmat, Oakland a/a $6 8pm *** @
aug 20 sat Party Bomb, Barbara Nerness
       at Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley a/a free 7pm ** (free food)
       (fundraiser for Modesto Anarcho)
aug 20 sat The Heavenly States, Scars On 45, Shawn Mullins, Marc Broussard,
       Five For Fighting, Mel Watson & The Wild Cellist, Sistas In The Pit,
       Lia Rose, Faye Blais, Rosie Burgess Trio, Vicci Martinez,
       Oakland Public Conservatory Of Music, Terrence Brewer Quintet,
       Kristi Martel, Mingus Amungus at Art & Soul, Downtown Oakland
       a/a $10/$15 ($5/$8 13-17 / under 12 free) ***
aug 20 sat Trey Songz, Kelly Rowland, Lupe Fiasco, Big Sean, Waka Flacka,
       Estelle at the Arena, Oakland a/a $60-$120 6:30pm/7:30pm **
       (KMEL Summer Jam)
aug 20 sat The Black, East Bay Grease, Total BullShit
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
aug 20 sat Black America, Gutwrench, Seduce The Dead, Holiday Bowl,
       Nihilist Cunt, Chronic Demonik, Puking Butt-Holes, Grimer, Thug Life
       at Warm Water Cove, Bay end of 24th Street, S.F. a/a free *** @
aug 20 sat Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones, Los Straitjackets
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
aug 20 sat Ray Manzarek And Robby Krieger (of The Doors)
       with Dave Brock (vocals) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ***
aug 20 sat Systematic, 3rd Rail, Ratchet, Mudface
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 8:30pm ***
aug 20 sat Z-Trip, De La Soul, Nosaj Thing, Daddy Kev
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
aug 20 sat God Is An Astronaut
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm **
aug 20 sat Reyli at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # **
aug 20 sat Bill Maher
       at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a 8pm # **
aug 20 sat The West Coast Ramblers, Slim Jenkins, dj Rockin' Raul
       at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. a/a $10 8pm/9:30pm *
aug 20 sat Stone Temple Pilots, Cheap Trick, Fuel, The Hooks
       at the Great Meadow, Fort Mason, S.F. a/a $60 11am/noon # ***
       (Bone 107.7 Bonehead Barbeque)
aug 20 sat Yeibichai, Nslasha at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/3pm **
aug 20 sat Battlehooch, Mr. Free & The Satellite Freakout, Chris Thayer
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm **
aug 20 sat Joel Streeter, David Berkeley, Lauren O'Connell
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm **
aug 20 sat The Tommy Castro Band at George's Nightclub, San Rafael 21+ 9pm **
aug 20 sat Lynne Jackson & Mike Palter
       at Church of the Epiphany, 1839 Arroyo Avenue, San Carlos
       a/a $25 (includes desserts) 7:30pm *
aug 20 sat Toad The Wet Sprocket, A.L.O.
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$35 7:30pm # ***
aug 20 sat Weslester, Playing In The Streets, The Druids
       at Saratoga Rec Center, 19655 Allendale Ave., Saratoga 18+ free 7pm **
aug 20 sat Hello Monster, Secure Sounds (Sacramento)
       at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm **
aug 20 sat Monkey
       at Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ **
aug 20 sat Saint Dog (Riverside), The DRP, Americaz Mozt Haunted, Penny, M-80,
       Victory Or Death, N2me, California Bear Gang, G-Macc, Calico
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$17 7pm/8pm **
aug 20 sat HateFX, Saints Of Insanity
       at the Babylon Club, 1064 N Fulton Street, Fresno 21+ 7:30pm **
aug 20 sat Conducting From The Grave, The Contortionist, Scale The Summit,
       Rings Of Saturn, Volumes, Structures
       at the Skatehouse, 867 Eloise Avenue, South Lake Tahoe a/a *** @
       (Slaughter Survivors Tour)
aug 20/21  The Be Good Tanyas, Obo Martin (sat), Sean Hayes (sun)
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 (9pm sat) (8pm sun) **
aug 21 sun Retox, Grown-Ups (Canada), ++++
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 5pm *** @
aug 21 sun Vile Intent (Montreal, Canada), Inbred, Godstomper, Ordstro,
       Stares, Lie Still at Haz Mat, Oakland a/a 7pm *** @
aug 21 sun Tower Of Power, Goapele, Kev Choice Ensemble, Edgardo & Candela,
       Carne Cruda, Khalil Shaheed & Mansa Musa at Art & Soul, Downtown Oakland
       a/a $10/$15 ($5/$8 13-17 / under 12 free) ***
aug 21 sun Kissing Cousins, James & Evander, Mist Giant
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $7/$10 7pm/8pm **
aug 21 sun Fableway (Canada), Seduce The Dead at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
aug 21 sun Savoy, Ken Loi at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
aug 21 sun Maurice at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm **
aug 21 sun T.F.D.I., Riley Etheridge, Jr
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm **
aug 21 sun Ganglians, Bright Archer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
aug 21 sun Tony Hadley at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ **
aug 21 sun Herb Alpert
       at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a # ***
aug 21 sun Goo Goo Dolls, Michelle Branch, Parachute
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$35 7:30pm # ***
aug 21 sun Santa Cruz Teen Nightclub
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ages 14-19 $10/$20 8pm
aug 22 mon Obits, Disappears (Chicago), Beaters
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm **
aug 22 mon Mister Heavenly, Waters, Niilo Smeds
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm **
aug 23 tue Goo Goo Dolls at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ***
aug 23 tue Idols Plague, Morning Ablaze, Serial Hawk (Seattle), Grimer
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
aug 23 tue 100 Monkeys, Bleeding Horse Express, Finish Ticket, Sioux City Kid
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm # ** (moved from the Fillmore)
aug 23 tue Emmure, Blessthefall, Born Of Osiris, In This Moment,
       Iwrestledabearonce, The Ghost Inside, Chelsea Grin, Motionless In White,
       Sleeping With Sirens, Attila, For All Those Sleeping
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 1pm # *** @
aug 23 tue Angelic Upstarts (U.K.), Koozbane, Hounds & Harlots, Sydney Ducks
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 8pm **
aug 23 tue The Ettes, Hans Condor at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm **
aug 23 tue The Prids, The Downer Party, Continues (L.A.)
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm **
aug 23 tue Zounds at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 9pm *
aug 23 tue Wires In The Walls (L.A.)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
aug 23 tue Josh Groban at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $99/$79 7pm/8pm # **
aug 23 tue 311, Sublime With Rome
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $56-$21 5pm/6:30pm # ***
aug 23 tue Garrison Kellor's A Prairie Home Companion
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # **
aug 23 tue Kottonmouth Kings, dj Bobby B, Kingspade, Johnny Richter, D-Loc,
       The Dirtball at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a **
aug 23 tue Obits, Disappears (Chicago)
       at the Cellar Door, 101 W. Main Street, Visalia 21+ $5 9:30pm **
aug 24 wed Machine Gun Kelly at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15 8pm/9pm **
aug 24 wed White Mystery (Chicago), Sir Lord Von Raven, Nectarine Pie,
       Human Waste at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm **
aug 24 wed Kottonmouth Kings, Kingspade, Johnny Richter, D-Loc, dj Bobby B
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm **
aug 24 wed The Hundred Days, Art vs Science, Music For Animals
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm **
aug 24 wed Tim Cohen's Magic Trick (albume release), Pre Teen, Tambo Rays,
       dj Britt Govea at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $8 8pm **
aug 24 wed Vaz, Pygmy Shrews, Unstoppable Death Machine, Dead (Australia)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
aug 24 wed Jeff Bridges at the Marine Center, San Rafael a/a # **
aug 24 wed Megafauna (Austin, TX), Plantain (San Jose)
       at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm **
aug 24 wed Brian Wilson at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$35 7:30pm # ***
aug 24 wed Cold, Undergone, Mukagee at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a $15/$18 ** @
aug 24 wed Angelic Upstarts at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
aug 24 wed U.S. Bombs, Pascal Briggs
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm *** @
aug 24 wed Emmure, Bless The Fall, Born Of Osiris, In This Moment,
       Iwrestledabearonce, The Ghost Inside, Chelsea Grin, Motionless In White,
       Sleeping With Sirens, Attila, For All Those Sleeping, Memphis May Fire
       at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
aug 24 wed Josh Groban at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # **
aug 24 wed Miranda Cosgrove, Shane Harper
       at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a # **
aug 24 wed Atmosphere, Evidence, Blueprint, dj Babu, dj Prof
       at Montbleu Resort Casino, 55 Highway 50, Stateline NV 21+ $31.50 **
aug 24/25  Motion City Soundtrack
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 ($50 2 day pass) 7pm/7:30pm # ***
aug 25 thr Scream (D.C.), Emily's Army, Awesome
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @
aug 25 thr Intangible Animal, Heart Beast, Kodama
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm **
aug 25 thr Ben Harper at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (KFOG)
aug 25 thr Kreayshawn at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 9pm **
aug 25 thr White Mystery (Chicago), Burnt Ones, Mrs. Magician
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
aug 25 thr Swann Danger, Moira Scar, The Judy Experience, Null Static Void,
       Lowered Expectations Drag Show, dj Phatima Unclear, dj M.F.
       at the Stud Bar, S.F. 21+ $4.99 (free b4 9pm) 9pm ***
aug 25 thr Wave Array, She Beards, Lucky Jesus
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm **
aug 25 thr Eric McFadden & Friends, Faraway Brothers, Gabby La La
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $16/$18 7:30pm/8:30pm **
aug 25 thr Brian Wilson at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ***
aug 25 thr John Doe at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm ***
aug 25 thr Sade, John Legend
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $179-$53 7pm/8pm # **
aug 25 thr Metalachi (metal mariachi)
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8pm/8:30pm **
aug 25 thr Kottonmouth Kings, Kingspade, Johnny Richter, D-Loc, The Dirtball
       at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
aug 25 thr Sovern (Sacramento), Drawing Out Life, Rise From Within,
       Hormonal Disorder at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** @
aug 25 thr Goo Goo Dolls
       at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a ***
aug 25 thr Y & T, Max Volume Band
       at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $18.50-$50 7pm/8pm ***
aug 25/26  Natalie Cole at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ ***
aug 26 fri mc Lars, Atom Age, Mighty Regis, The Lucky Eejits, Dun Bin Had,
       I.V., Kung Pow at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ (ska night)
aug 26 fri Sergent Garcia, Rupa & The April Fishes
       at the New Parish, Oakland ?/? $25/$30 8pm/9pm **
aug 26 fri Man/Miracle, B. Hamilton, Chairs Missing, Kapowski
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm **
aug 26 fri Bird Monster, Boy In The Bubble, Evan Bailey, Build Us Airplanes
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm **
aug 26 fri Still Time, Matt Masih & The Messengers, Lucas Ohio & The Shamblers
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 9pm **
aug 26 fri El Ten Eleven, The Globes, Sister Crayon
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm **
aug 26 fri Young Prisms, Grave Babies, Permanent Collection
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm **
aug 26 fri Bag Raiders, Muscles, Gloves, dj Aaron Axelsen
       at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $18 9pm **
aug 26 fri Loquat, Light FM (L.A.)
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm **
aug 26 fri Tapes n' Tapes, Art Brut, The Chain Gang Of 1974
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ***
aug 26 fri Traditional Fools, Outdoorsmen, Uzi Rash, The Shrouds
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @ (Total Trash Fest)
aug 26 fri Kreayshawn, Starting Six, dj Amen
       at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm ***
aug 26 fri Tainted Love (covers)
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21 8pm/9pm **
aug 26 fri Joan Rivers at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ***
aug 26 fri Sugarland, Sara Bareilles
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $75-$25 6pm/7:30pm # **
aug 26 fri Jeff Bridges at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$45 7:30pm # **
aug 26 fri Scream at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
aug 26 fri Tribal Seeds, Thrive, Seedless
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm **
aug 26 fri Berner at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$15 8pm/8:30pm *
aug 26 fri The Dodos, The Luyas at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a **
aug 26 fri Miranda Cosgrove, Shane Harper at Mondavi Center, Davis ?/? # **
aug 26 fri Ronnie Montrose, The Scott Allen Project, Pointdexter
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$25 7pm/8pm # ***
aug 26 fri Y & T, End Of Days at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ***
aug 26 fri Autumn Sky, The Kimberly Trip, Bad Connection
       at Turkey Creek Golf Club, 1525 Highway 193, Lincoln a/a $5 7pm/8pm **
aug 26 fri Kottonmouth Kings, dj Bobby B, Kingspade, Johnny Richter, D-Loc,
       The Dirtball at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $18 7pm/8pm # **
aug 26/27  Sade, John Legend
       at the Arena, Oakland a/a a/a $176-$50 7pm/8pm # **
aug 27 sat La Banda Skalavera, Left Alone, Nino Zombie, Jokes For Feelings,
       Them Rude Boys, Tomorrow Men, Day Labor, Chum
       at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a *** @ (ska night)
aug 27 sat Si Si (WA) at Hazmat, Oakland a/a 8pm ** (Pedal for Pints Ride)
aug 27 sat Miranda Cosgrove, Shane Harper
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7pm # **
aug 27 sat High On Fire, Black Cobra
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 8:30pm *** @ (was August 12th)
aug 27 sat Cop Sound, Bigelow's Treehouse, Spidermeow, Emily Zisman
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm **
aug 27 sat Tribal Seeds, The Hold Up, Seedless
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
aug 27 sat Red Meat, Sweet Chariot, Easy Bay Grease, Farmer Dave Scher,
       Big Eagle, Gypsy Moonlight Band at the Great American Musci Hall, S.F.
       6+ *** (Gram Parson Tribute Concert)
aug 27 sat Moonalice at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (Benefit for BayKids)
aug 27 sat Bird Call (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Johanna And The Dusty Floor, Pat Parra
       at Bricks and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St., S.F. 18+ 8pm **
aug 27 sat Rupa & The April Fishes, Sergent Garcia
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25/$30 9pm **
aug 27 sat Ironwitch, Winter Ox at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 5pm ** (early show)
aug 27 sat Taxes, Seeking Empire, Gentlemen
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm **
aug 27 sat The Dead Westerns (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm)
       at the Riptide Bar, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/10pm **
aug 27 sat Dukes Of Hamburg, Legendary Stardust Cowboy,
       Rock N Roll Adventure Kids, Daddy Long Legs, Shankers
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @ (Total Trash Fest)
aug 27 sat Featherwitch, The Butlers, The Aktion, dj
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
aug 27 sat Air Supply
       at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a ***
aug 27 sat Lauryn Hill, Nas, Cypress Hill, Black Star, Common,
       Raekwon And Ghostface, Mobb Deep, Genius/GZA, Immortal Technique,
       Slaughterhouse, Mac Miller, Currensy, Big K.R.I.T., Black Moon,
       Soulds Of Mischief, Killah Priest, Childish Gambino, Blu, Exile,
       Fashawn, Masta Killah, Random Axe, Freddie Gibbs, Roc Marciano,
       The RZA, Murs 3:16, Supernatural, Boy Jones
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $131-$56 10am/10:30am # ***
       (Rock the Bells)
aug 27 sat Devo at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # ***
aug 27 sat Vacant Churches at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
aug 27 sat Snail (Ken Kraft, Bob O'Neill, Donny Baldwin, Brett Bloomfield),
       The Spell at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$23 7:30pm/8:30pm **
aug 27 sat Shortie, First Class Citizen, Eightfourseven, Self Centered,
       Above The City, The Seeking, Mark Wears Clogs
       at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
aug 27 sat Lynchmob (L.A.), Adonis-DNA, GerAnimo, Wings Of Innocence
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 7pm/8pm **
aug 27 sat John Vanderslice
       at the Cellar Door, 101 W. Main Street, Visalia 21+ $5 9:30pm **
aug 27/28  Natalie Cole at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ ***
aug 28 sun Monkey, Boss 501, Franco Nero, The Struts, Eastern Span, La Toska
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 5pm *** @
aug 28 sun Bird Call (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Johanna And The Dusty Floor
       at Rasputin's Music, Berkeley a/a free 1pm **
aug 28 sun Company Of Thieves at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm **
aug 28 sun SpaceKraft at Japantown Peace Plaza, S.F. a/a free noon til 4pm **
       (Convergence Int'l Alternative Music & Arts Fest)
aug 28 sun Jenny Lynn & Her Real Gone Daddies, Dead Cat Hat
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm *
aug 28 sun Moonhearts, Pangea, King Lollipop, Si Si Si
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 2pm ** (Total Trash Fest)
aug 28 sun Mikal Cronin, Mouthbreathers, Cosmonauts
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** (Total Trash Fest)
aug 28 sun Kenny G, Michael Bolton
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$55 7:30pm # ***
aug 28 sun Pat Travers Band (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Lonero
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$22 8:30pm/9pm **
aug 29 mon Bilal at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm **
aug 30 tue Uzala (ID), Human Anomaly, Young Lions, Lady Of The Lake
       at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline at 26th St., Oakland
       a/a $7 8pm *** @
aug 30 tue Butthole Surfers, 400 Blows
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @
aug 30 tue FpodBpod, Bryan John Appleby at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm **
aug 30 tue Charles Bradley And The Menahan Street Band, Kitty, Daisy And Lewis
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
aug 31 wed Dam-Funk, Master Blazter
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm **
aug 31 wed Urban Punk (La Toya London & H20) at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ $16 8pm **
aug 31 wed Ry Cooder, Los Cenzontles
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
aug 31 wed film 'Hamac Caziim' (punk musicians from a Mexican indigenous tribe)
       at A.T.A., 992 Valencia St at 21st St., S.F. a/a $7 7pm
       (Convergence Int'l Alternative Music & Arts Fest)
aug 31 wed Cannons And Clouds, The Family Crest, Garage Voice,
       Downhill From Here at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm ***
aug 31 wed Carbon Leaf, Chamberlin at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm **
aug 31 wed The Soviettes, The Slow Death, The Gateway District
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm **
aug 31 wed M.O.T.O., Sharp Objects, Custom Kicks
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm **
aug 31 wed Butthole Surfers
       at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $25-$60 7pm/8pm *** @
sep  1 thr Bare Wires at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm **
sep  1 thr Ry Cooder, Los Cenzontles
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
sep  1 thr Tom Heyman, Brother Pacific at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *
sep  1 thr Peaches, Maluca at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm **
sep  1 thr Regan Youth, Broken Needle (L.A.), No Thanks, Hukaholix, The 132
       at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ $8 9pm *** @ (was listed as Sep. 2nd)
sep  1 thr Taylor Swift at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # **
sep  1 thr Dogfood, Element Of Soul, Beyound The Grove, Layst,
       Goodness Gracious Me at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
sep  2 fri Steller Corpses, Savage Machine, Limnus
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @
sep  2 fri Exhausted Prayer (L.A.), Badr Vogu, Cold Blue Mountian,
       Hazzard's Cure, The Burial Tide, Pills, Armed For The Apocalypse,
       Bruxers, Arrastrados, Monuments Collaspe
       at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline at 26th St., Oakland
       a/a $8 8pm *** @ (Deadfest day 1)
sep  2 fri The Horns Of Happiness, Field Trips, White Cloud, Wah Ha Ha
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm **
sep  2 fri The Frail, Young Digerati, Scissors For Lefty, Mister Loveless
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 9pm ***
sep  2 fri Mexican Punk Film Night
       at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St., S.F.
       a/a $10 ($8 students/seniors) 7pm
       (Convergence Int'l Alternative Music & Arts Fest)
sep  2 fri The Soft Pack at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm **
sep  2 fri Still Flyin, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Silver Swans
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm **
sep  2 fri Japandroids, Bass Drum Of Death
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm **
sep  2 fri Sorrows, The Crazy Squeeze at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? **
sep  2 fri Ozzy Alive, Ultimate Van Halen, Powerage (tribute), Lovedrive
       at Cafe Cocomo, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm **
sep  2 fri Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Keri Hilson, Far East Movement, Lloyd
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ***
sep  2 fri Gabriel Miller Phillips (N.Y.C.)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
sep  2 fri Montrose, Michael Lee Firkins
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ***
sep  2/3   Archers Of Loaf
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (Noise Pop)
sep  3 sat Reagan Youth, No Thanks, Zero Bull Shit, Gutwrench, Zero Progress,
       Guantanamo Dogpile at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @
sep  3 sat Stapled Shut, Violence Of Humanity, Sorrower, Elitist,
       Population Reduction, Endless Demise, God Awful Noise, Dead Issue,
       Negative Standards, Terrorism, Your Enemy, Reivers, Boarhunter,
       Bird, Aputasos, Connoisseur, Out Of Spite, Flood, Stares,
       Man Among Wolves, Deadman, Ordstro, Human Waste, Blood Shot And Dilated,
       Wake The Machines, Mrsa, Hellbeard, Hosebeast, Feast, An Idol's Plauge,
       Buried At Birth at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 3pm # *** @ (Deadfest)
sep  3 sat Blacklight, Revelation, Barstool Saints
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
sep  3 sat Handsome Furs, Suuns, Talkdemonic at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 9pm **
sep  3 sat Bring Me The Horizon, Parkway Drive, Architects, Deez Nuts,
       While She Sleeps at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 6:30pm/7:30pm # **
sep  3 sat R.T.X., Heavy Cream, Burnt Ones
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 9pm **
sep  3 sat You Am I at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm **
sep  3 sat The Definite Articles, Passenger & Pilot, Blonde Summer
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? $10 8:30pm/9pm **
sep  3 sat SorryEverAfter at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm *
sep  3 sat Zepparella (tribute)
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $18 8pm/9pm **
sep  3 sat ecord swap at Streetlight Records Parking Lot, San Jose a/a free
sep  3 sat Kaskade, Pretty Lights, Disco Biscuits, Booka Shade, Pete Tong,
       Steve Aoki, Nero, The Crystal Method, White Shadow, La Riots, Aeroplane,
       Jessie And The Toy Boys, Datsik, Holy Ghost!, Hercules And Love Affair,
       Le Castle Vania, Doorly, Chad Hugo, Marshall Barnes, The Eye
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View
       a/a $40+ # *** (Identity Electronic Music Festival)
sep  3 sat Happy Body Slow Brain at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
sep  3 sat Sunburn, Valembrosa, Lost Freedom, Cowboys & Indians
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm **
sep  3 sat Taylor Swift, Need To Breath
       at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7pm # **
sep  3 sat Gristle, Blind Disciple, Spirit Decending, Azazel, Evisceration
       at the Babylon Club, 1064 N Fulton Street, Fresno 21+ 8pm **
sep  4 sun Oakland Pride Celebration, Downtown Oakland a/a $10 noon til 6pm
sep  4 sun mc Frontalot, Brandon Patton at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm **
sep  4 sun The Bran Flakes, Planet Booty, The Glowing Stars, Teenage Sweater
       at Japantown Peace Plaza, S.F. a/a free noon til 5pm **
       (Convergence Int'l Alternative Music & Arts Fest)
sep  4 sun Twin Sister, Devon Williams, Library Voices
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm **
sep  4 sun Bam Bam at the Li-Po Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
       (Convergence Int'l Alternative Music & Arts Fest)
sep  4 sun Super Melody (Austrailia), Darren Sylvester, Faux Pas
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
sep  4 sun Kenny Loggins, Blue Sky Riders
       at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ***
sep  4 sun Sorrows at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
sep  4 sun Lionheart, Molotov Solution, I Declare War, Armor For The Broken,
       Every Hand Betrayed, Escalon
       at the Boardwalk, Orangeville a/a $12/$14 7pm/7:30pm ** @
sep  4 sun Kellye Gray, The Rosie Burgess Band, Kate Reid, Dear Indugu,
       Klaudia Promessi, Over The Edge
       at Viva La Vida Outdoor Amphitheater, Pioneer a/a **
sep  4 sun 30 Seconds To Mars
       at Montbleu Resort, 55 Highway 50, Stateline NV 21+ $49.50 ***
sep  5 mon The Olivia Tremor Control, The Music Tapes
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
sep  5 mon Hell Fire, Chronic Narcosis, Hysteria, Skinner, Kaos
       at Cafe Cocomo, S.F. 21+ $15 1pm ***
sep  5 mon Explosions In The Sky
       at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a *** (sold out)
sep  6 tue Confused Little Girl, Epoch, Damage The Dream, Swamp Sitters,
       Full-On Flyhead at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
sep  6 tue Groundation at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
sep  6 tue Avi Buffalo, Wild Pack Of Canaries, You Are Plural
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm **
sep  6 tue Sick Of Sarah, Hunter Valentine, Vanity Theft (Dayton, OH)
       at Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $10 7pm ** (Lady Killer Tour)
sep  6 tue Viva Brother, Family Of The Year
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm **
sep  7 wed Toxic Holocaust, Holy Grail, Krum Bums
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # *** @
sep  7 wed Givers at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a 8pm ** (was june 1st)
sep  7 wed Molotov at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $37.50 7pm/8pm # ***
sep  7 wed Hanson, Meiko at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ***
sep  7 wed The Pillows at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $23/$29 8pm **
sep  7 wed The Jim Jones Revue at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm **
sep  7 wed New Heirlooms, Black Whale (Seattle), The Suggies
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
sep  7 wed Chatham County Line at Cafe Du Nord S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm *
sep  7 wed mc Frontalot, Brandon Patton, Gnarboots
       at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $12 8pm **
sep  8 thr Crash Faster, Kitchen Wallet, Werr at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
sep  8 thr Patrizio Buanne
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show)
sep  8 thr Vreid, Kampfar, Necronomicon, Passive Aggressive
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm *** @
sep  8 thr Ladybug Transistor, Red Pony Clock, Sea Lions
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
sep  8 thr The B-52's, The Human League, Men Without Hats
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$35 7:30pm # ***
sep  8 thr Tears For Fears
       at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a # ***
sep  9 fri Zero Bull Shit at Hazmat, Oakland a/a 8pm ** @
       (PyratePunx 14 year anniversary)
sep  9 fri The Kills, Eleanor Friedberger, Mini Mansions
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8:30pm # ***
sep  9 fri Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs, Brandi Carlile, Vusi Mahlasela
       at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7pm # ** (KFOG)
sep  9 fri Red Meat, The B Stars, Tiny Telephone
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm **
sep  9 fri Iris DeMent
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show)
sep  9 fri Agnostic Front, The Mongoloids, Naysayer, The Roadside Bombs
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** @
sep  9 fri JJ Grey & Mofro at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # **
sep  9 fri Mestizo, Ruckatan, Jazz Sabor at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 9pm **
sep  9 fri Down, In Solitude, Ponykiller at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # **
sep  9 fri The California Honeydrops, The Expanders
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $12/$14 9pm **
sep  9 fri Petty Theft at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm **
sep  9 fri Forrest Day at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm **
sep  9 fri The Reckless Kind, Otis Heat (Portland), Caldecott
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm **
sep  9 fri Glitter Wizard, Gyspyhawk, Huntress
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **
sep  9 fri The Reckless Kind, Otis Heat (Portland), Caldecott
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm **
sep  9 fri 40oz To Freedom (tribute)
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 18+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8:30pm **
sep  9 fri Def Leppard, Heart, Evan Watson
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View
       a/a $29-$131 7:30pm # *** (was September 10th)
sep  9 fri Tears For Fears
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # ***
sep  9 fri Sam Friend (N.Y.C.)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
sep  9 fri Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen
       at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a 8pm # ***
sep  9 fri Queensryche
       at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $25-$50 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @
sep  9 fri Brand New (Long Island, N.Y.), Sainthood Reps, Robbers
       at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $24 7pm/8pm **
sep 10 sat Battalion Of Saints, Attitude Adjustment, Visual Discrimination
       Oppresed Logic, Sad Boy Sinister, Ill Content
       at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @
sep 10 sat Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen
       at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 8pm # ***
sep 10 sat Big Dan, Los Novillos, Tokeson, dj Big Sal Pachino, Raw G,
       Bocaflora at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8:30pm **
sep 10 sat Glowing Stars, The Rock Cookie Bottoms, The Backorders
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
sep 10 sat RANCID, H20, dj J & Nicki Bonner
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $24 7pm/8pm # *** @ $
sep 10 sat The Chop Tops, The Rocketz, The Strikers
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 9pm **
sep 10 sat Brand New, Sainthood Reps, Robbers
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (sold out)
sep 10 sat The Good Hurt, Marcus Eaton, Dylan Cannon & The Wound Lickers
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 9pm **
sep 10 sat PS I Love You, Balkans, Bad Bibles
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm **
sep 10 sat Super Adventure Club (cd release), Planet Booty,
       Lord Loves A Working Man
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm **
sep 10 sat Tears For Fears at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm *** (sold out)
sep 10 sat Daryl Hall & John Oats
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # ***
sep 10 sat Kings Of Leon, Band Of Horses
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $71-$31 5:30pm/7:30pm # ***
sep 10 sat Fury 66, At Risk, Good Neighbor Policy
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $12 8pm/9pm **
       (Benefit Grind Out Hunger and Multiple Sclerosis Research)
sep 10 sat Sammy Hagar & The Wabos
       at Harveys Amphitheater, Lake Tahoe ?/? 7pm # ***
sep 10 sat Sawtooth, Spirit Descending, Serpent & Seraph, Channel, No Halo,
       The Thought Of Yesterday
       at the Babylon Club, 1064 N Fulton Street, Fresno 21+ 7:30pm **
sep 10 sat Queensryche
       at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $27.50 7:30pm/8:30pm # *** @
sep 10 sat The Mother Hips
       at the El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico a/a $20 **
sep 10 sat cancelled:  Dennis Coffey at the Independent, S.F.
sep 11 sun Vibrators, Boats!, Emilys Army,
       Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Ol Cheeky Bastard
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @
sep 11 sun The Talking Book, Fade To Black, Thrill Of The Pull,
       Bohemian Luv Jones at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm *** (KUSF Deathstock)
sep 11 sun Bostich & Fussible at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
sep 11 sun Nick Jaina, Tidelands at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
sep 11 sun Willie Nelson And Family
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 7:30pm # ***
sep 11 sun Chop Tops, The Strikers, The Rocketz, Atomic Aces
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm **
sep 11 sun Queensryche at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
sep 11 sun Fleet Foxes at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a ***
sep 11 sun Molotov at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $25-$60 7pm/8pm ***
sep 12 mon The Vaccines, Tennis, Young Buffalo (Oxford, Mississippi)
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8pm **
sep 12/13  Iggy And The Stooges, Le Butcherettes
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @
sep 13 tue RTX at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm **
sep 13 tue The Memorials, Just Like Vinyl, Urban Punk, Future Perfekt
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm ** @
sep 13 tue Boyce Avenue at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # **
sep 13 tue Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $37.50/$40 8pm **
sep 13 tue The Moondoggies, The Romany Rye
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm **
sep 13 tue The Pack A.D. (Canada) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
sep 13 tue Willie Nelson at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm ***
sep 13 tue Kesha, Lmfao, Spank Rock
       at U.C. Davis Pavillion, Davis a/a $39.50 # ***
sep 14 wed Joe Buck Yourself, Hammerlock, Drowsy Holler
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $10 6:30pm **
sep 14 wed Eddie Spaghetti at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *
sep 14 wed The New Position Akhethar, Califia, Reverse Gravity
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
sep 14 wed Kamelot, Alestorm, Blackguard, The Agonist
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm ***
sep 14 wed Kesha, Lmfao, Spank Rock
       at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ***
sep 14 wed White Hills, Carlton Melton, Dirty Ghosts
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm **
sep 14 wed Danilo Lopez All Star Blues Experience, Pine And Battery, Once Free,
       Melissa Phelps at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm **
sep 14 wed Bob Log III, Mr. Free & The Satellite Freakout
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm **
sep 14 wed Blackbird Blackbird, Radiation City, Appetite
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm **
sep 14 wed Bruce Hornsby at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm **
sep 14 wed The Psychedelic Furs, Tom Tom Club
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $55-$25 7:30pm # ***
sep 14 wed The Vibrators (London, England), Boats!, The Jetsinns,
       Avenue Saints, The Scowndrolls
       at the Boardwalk, Orangeville a/a $12/$14 7pm/8pm **
sep 14 wed Montrose, Michael Lee Firkins
       at the El Rey Theatre, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $23 7pm/8pm # ***
sep 15 thr Jucifer at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm **
sep 15 thr Weapons Of The Future, Bad Bibles, Tokyo Raid,
       Electric Chair Repair Co. at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
sep 15 thr The Aggrolites, Peelander-Z, dj Dukey
       at Slim's, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ***
sep 15 thr Anr, We Barbarians
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **
sep 15 thr Chadwick Stokes at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm **
sep 15 thr Religious Girls, Hot Victory at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
sep 15 thr Chicago at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ***
sep 15 thr Train, Maroon 5, Matt Mathanson at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # ***
sep 15 thr Kenny Loggins
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 7:30pm # ***
sep 16 fri Rorschach (N.J.), No Statik at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @
sep 16 fri The Album Leaf at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $17/$20 8pm/9pm **
sep 16 fri Scorched-Earth Policy, Whiskey Back, Sofajunkie, Tuco Ramirez,
       Sludgebucket at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** @
sep 16 fri The Gourds, James McMurty at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $22 9pm **
sep 16 fri Blue October, Iamdynamite at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
sep 16 fri Mary Gauthier, Lori McKenna
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
sep 16 fri Th Mrcy Hot Springs, Uzi Rash, Nectarine Pie,
       Fuzzy Cloaks (Olympia, WA) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** @
sep 16 fri In Virtue, Solaria, Motogruv, Miles Of Machines
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7:30pm/8pm ***
sep 16 fri Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans, Justin Moore
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # **
sep 16 fri Kittie, Dirge Within, Stepchild, Diamond Plate, Angerhead
       at the Avalon, Santa Calra a/a ** @
sep 16 fri Tesla at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $27/$32 8pm/9pm **
sep 16 fri The Aggrolites
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm **
sep 16 fri U.F.O., Spiritual Octane
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $30/$35 7pm/8pm # ***
sep 16 fri Candlebox at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $22-$40 7pm/8pm ***
sep 16/17  Thievery Corporation, AM & Shawn Lee (fri), Frank Mitchell Jr. (sat)
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
sep 16/17  Stanton Moore Trio, Soul Revels Brass Band (fri)
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 9pm **
sep 16/17  Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 7:30pm # ***
sep 17 sat Zounds (U.K.), Fucktard, Bite
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a ** @
sep 17 sat Cash'd Out at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm **
sep 17 sat Butt Problems, Run Amok, Hell Fire, Betty White
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** @
sep 17 sat Dodsferd (Greece), Gravespawn, Nekcrium, Killgasm, Pale Chalice,
       Black Fucking Cancer at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $13 8pm *** @
sep 17 sat Bassnectar, Dan Deacon, Big Gigantic
       at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a 7pm # ***
sep 17 sat Demetri Martin at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F.
       a/a $50 6:30pm/7:30pm and 10pm shows # ** (seated)
sep 17 sat Polkacide, Sassy, Carmichael, The Frijolitas Band
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 11am **
       (Junipero Serra Elementary School's Polkapolloza Benefit)
sep 17 sat The Twilight Singers, Mark Lanegan, Apollonia Kotero
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
sep 17 sat Alpha Rev at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 9pm **
sep 17 sat Dar Williams, Joan Osborne
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # **
sep 17 sat Rank/Xerox, Kitchen's Floor (Austraila), Fat History Month (Boston),
       Yi at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **
sep 17 sat Peter Hook at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm ***
sep 17 sat House Of Floyd (tribute)
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21/$26 7:30pm/8:30pm **
sep 17 sat Rob Schneider at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm **
sep 17 sat U.F.O., Luv Planet at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a ***
sep 17 sat Kittie (London, Ontario, Canada), Chernobog, And Came Back Brutal
       at the Boardwalk, Orangeville a/a $15/$18 7pm/8pm ***
sep 18 sun Grave, Blood Red Throne, Pathology, Gigan
       at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 8pm *** @
sep 18 sun Caifanes at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $49/$85 7pm/8pm # **
sep 18 sun Zac Nelson, Ritual Waste at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
sep 18 sun Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Shawn Colvin
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$35 7:30pm # **
sep 19 mon Low, Bachelorette at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ***
sep 19 mon Kevin Devine, The Features (Nashville), Glaciers
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 7pm/7:30pm **
sep 19 mon Barenaked Ladies
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # **
sep 20 tue Periphery, The Human Abstract, Textures, The Contortionist
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** @
sep 20 tue Laudanum, The Body (R.I.), Braveyoung (N.C.)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm *** @
sep 20 tue Ziggy Marley
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70-$35 5:30pm/7:30pm # **
sep 20 tue Hank 3 Attention Deficit Domination
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $17/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm **
sep 21 wed The Body (R.I.), Braveyoung (N.C.), Negative Standards,
       The Burial Tide at the Metro, Oakland a/a $8 8pm *** @
sep 21 wed James Blake at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **
sep 21 wed Cataldo, Rin Tin Tiger, Owl Paws at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
sep 21 wed Don Henley at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $190-$60 7:30pm # ***
sep 21 wed D.R.I., Hoods, Kill The Precedent, A Single Second
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
sep 22 thr Bon Iver, Other Lives
       at the Greek Theatger, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a 7pm # **
sep 22 thr The Down Dirty Shake, Moccretro, E Minor, Purple Mercy
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
sep 22 thr Colour Revolt at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 8pm **
sep 22 thr Return To Forever, Zappa Plays Zappa
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $102.50-$65 7pm/8pm # **
sep 22 thr Colour Revolt, Colourmusic at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ **
sep 22 thr Casey Neill (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm *
sep 22 thr Delhi 2 Dublin at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$20 9pm **
sep 22 thr Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$50 7:30pm # ***
sep 22 thr Andre Nickatina, Hopsin
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $23/$28 8pm/9pm **
sep 22 thr Rehab, Demun Jones at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
sep 22 thr VooDoo Glow Skulls (Riverside), Another Damn Disappointment,
       Dogfood, Gundown at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm *** @
sep 22 thr Jim Messina at the El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico
       18+ (a/a with adult) $22.50 7pm/8pm **
sep 23 fri Polar Bear Club, Fireworks, Balance And Composure, Such Gold
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
sep 23 fri Marck Anthony at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ***
sep 23 fri The Script, Hot Chelle Rae at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
sep 23 fri Two Door Cinema Club, Grouplove, The Lonely Forest
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
sep 23 fri James Vincent McMorrow, William Elliott Whitmore
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm **
sep 23 fri Joseph Arthur at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
sep 23 fri Ventid, Cartographer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **
sep 23 fri Junior Boys, Young Galaxy, dj Aaron Axelsen
       at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $17 9pm **
sep 23 fri The Holdup, Top Shelf
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 7:30pm/8pm **
sep 23 fri Pat Metheny at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm **
sep 23 fri The Chariot, Underoath, Comeback Kid, This Is Hell
       at the Avalon, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a *** @
sep 23 fri Smokey Robinson
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # ***
sep 23 fri Wires In The Walls (L.A.)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
sep 23 fri Andre Nickatina, Hopsin at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
sep 23/24 Get the Most (final show), Mindset, Betrayed, On, No Tolerance,
       Nails, Keep It Clear, Give, Remission, Skin Like Iron,
       Police And Thieves, Praise, Not Sorry, Noose, Damages, Peace, Circles,
       Living Eyes, Fell To Low, Dead Weight, Out Of Sight
       at React Fest at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @
sep 23/24  Two Gallants at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm **
sep 24 sat American Steel at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** @
sep 24 sat J.G.B. With Melvin Seals
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
sep 24 sat Hank III at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # **
sep 24 sat The Dan Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # **
sep 24 sat Dream Theater, Trivium at thw Warfield, S.F. a/a # ***
sep 24 sat Love Dimension, The Secret Secretaries, Hairspray Blues (Portland)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **
sep 24 sat Pride & Joy at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $18 8:30pm/9:30pm **
sep 24 sat Izeovasis, Dissipate, The Soothing Sound Of Flight
       at 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Ave., Brisbane 21+ $5 8pm ** @
sep 24 sat B.B. King, Buddy Guy
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$50 7:30pm # ***
sep 24 sat Santana, George Lopez
       at Shoreline, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a # ***
sep 24 sat Jimmy Eat World (Mesa, AZ) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ ***
sep 24 sat Polar Bear Club (N.Y.), Fireworks (Detroit, MI),
       Balance & Composure (Doylestown, PA)
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm # **
sep 24 sat Underoath, Comeback Kid, The Chariot, This Is Hell
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
sep 24 sat Johnny Mathis
       at Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento a/a # **
sep 24 sat Twin Shadow at Henry Miller Library, Big Sur a/a **
sep 25 sun D Generation, The Biters, Primma Donna, Flexx Bronco
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm ** @
sep 25 sun Folsom Street Fair, S.F. a/a free
sep 25 sun Twin Shadow, Diamond Rings
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
sep 25 sun Ladytron, Sonolo at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
sep 25 sun Voodoo Glow Skulls
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** @
sep 25 sun Santana, George Lopez at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # ***
sep 25 sun Tony Bennett
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $155-$55 5:30pm/7:30pm # ***
sep 25 sun Papa Roach, Buckcherry, Puddle Of Mudd, P.O.D., Red, Crossfade,
       Drive A at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento
       a/a $30/$35 ($12 parking) 4pm/5pm # *** (Rock Allegiance Tour)
sep 25 sun Cinderella, Some Fear None at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
sep 26 mon Arch Enemy, DevilDriver, Skeletonwitch, Chthonic
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @
sep 26 mon B.B. King, Buddy Guy
       at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a ***
sep 26 mon Jimmy Eat World (Mesa, AZ - performing "Bleed American"), Kinch
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ***
sep 26 mon Kings Go Forth at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
sep 26 mon Duran Duran
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$60 5:30pm/7:30pm # **
sep 26 mon Idiot Glee at the Alibi, 535 Fifth Street, Eureka 21+ **
sep 27 tue TV On The Radio at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
sep 27 tue Braids, Pepper Rabbit (New Orleans), Painted Palms
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **
sep 27 tue Idiot Glee (Lexington, KY) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
sep 27 tue Dr. John / Little Feat, The Blind Boys Of Alabama
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$40 7:30pm # **
sep 28 wed Active Child, Chad Valley
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **
sep 28 wed Tyler Ward at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 8pm **
sep 28 wed John Prine at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $65-$38 7:30pm # **
sep 28 wed Southern Culture On The Skids at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
sep 28 wed River Whyless (North Carolina)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** (same band, new name)
sep 28 wed The Bastard Suns (Atlanta, GA), El Loma Prieta, Street Urchinz
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm **
sep 29 thr Unwoman at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm *
sep 29 thr Faster Than Light, Gokart Mozart at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
sep 29 thr Kaiser Chiefs at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ***
sep 29 thr Weedeater, Saviours, Bison, Fight Amp
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8pm **
sep 29 thr Emmylou Harris at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $81-$41 7:30pm # **
sep 30 fri Year Of The Dragon at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ *
sep 30 fri Mekons (acoustic)
       at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ***
sep 30 fri Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
sep 30 fri Merle Haggard at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ***
sep 30 fri DeVotchKa, Gomez
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $50-$30 7:30pm # **
sep 30 fri Saxon at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a **
sep 30 fri Twisted Insane (San Diego), Penny, Sik Mob, Lower Level, Cali Colab,
       Teeth N Tones, Cherry Red, Young Gatlin
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$15 7:30pm/8pm **
sep 30/oct 1  Tea Leaf Green, Big Light
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ***
sep 30/oct 1/2 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free
oct  1 sat Dark Star Orchestra at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
oct  1 sat Neon Indian, Com Truise, Purity Ring
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ***
oct  1 sat The Wrong Words, Royal Headache (Austraila), Paper Bags
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
oct  1 sat Keith Urban, Jake Owen at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ***
oct  1 sat The Misfits at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a *** @
oct  1 sat Saxon (Yorkshire, England)
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $25 7pm/8pm ***
oct  2 sun Queensryche at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @
oct  2 sun The Nerv, Redbush at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
oct  2 sun Espernza Spalding - Chamber Music Society
       at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm **
oct  2 sun Merie Haggard, Kris Kristofferson
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # ***
oct  2 sun Big D & The Kids Table at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
oct  2 sun Blood Sky, That Ginger Kid, Monkey Suit, Operation Pandas,
       BatChild at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 4pm/4:30pm ***
oct  2 sun Keith Urban, Jake Owen
       at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm # ***
oct  3 mon The World Inferno Friendship Society
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm **
oct  3 mon Omd, Washington at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $32.50/$45 8pm # **
       (was October 4th)
oct  3 mon River Whyless, Brother Pacific, Beatbeat Whisper
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
oct  4 tue Erasure, Frankmusik at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
oct  4 tue Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles, Colleen Green
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
oct  4 tue Big D And The Kids Table
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** @
oct  4 tue Liam Finn, Marques Toliver
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm **
oct  4 tue ZZ Top at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$60 7:30pm # ***
oct  4 tue Circa Survive at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $18 # ***
oct  5 wed Evergrey, Blackguard, Sabaton, PowerGlove, The Absence
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # **
oct  5 wed Why?, Serengeti
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show)
oct  5 wed Mucca Pazza at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm **
oct  5 wed Cant at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
oct  5 wed Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger
       at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $144-$34 5:30pm/7pm # ***
oct  5 wed Blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Matt And Kim
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # ***
oct  5 wed Badfish (tribute), Scotty Don't, Arden Park Roots, Element Of Soul,
       Simple Creation at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
oct  6 thr Peter Bjorn & John, Hanni El, Khatib
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
oct  6 thr C.S.S. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **
oct  6 thr Electric Six, Kitten at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16 8pm **
oct  6 thr Datarock (Norway) at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $13 9pm ***
oct  6 thr Badfish (tribute), Scotty Don't, Just Chill
       at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a $20 7pm/8pm **
oct  7 fri Peter Bjorn & John
       at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $20/$25 8pm/9pm ***
oct  7 fri Foxtails Brigade at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm **
oct  7 fri The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart at Slim's, S.F. a/a $21 9pm ***
oct  7 fri Megafaun, Doug Palsley at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm **
oct  7 fri Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Prince Royce
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # **
oct  7 fri Blondie, The English Beat
       at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** (KFOG)
oct  7/8   Rebirth Brass Band, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds (fri),
       SeaSunZ & The Earth Amp Project at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm **
oct  7/8   Furthur (Phil Lesh, Bob Weir)
       at Monterey County Fiargrounds a/a $45 6pm/7pm # **
oct  8 sat Nuclear Rabbit, Jokes For Feling, The Glimpse Trio, Jean Nucklar R.
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkelely a/a 8pm ***
oct  8 sat Pepper, The Expendables, Ballyhoo
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ***
oct  8 sat Michael Franti & Spearhead, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue,
       Pimps Of Joytime
       at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** (KFOG)
oct  8 sat Peter Bjorn & John, Sunbird at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 9pm **
oct  8 sat Cymbals Eat Guitairs, Hooray For Earth
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/10pm **
oct  8 sat Boris, Tera Melos, Master Musicians Of Bukkake
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # **
oct  8 sat Old Firm Casuals at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
oct  8 sat Hawthorne Heights
       at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a $11 6pm/6:30pm **
oct  8 sat Cake at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $40-$70 8pm/9pm ***
oct  8/9   Girls at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
oct  9 sun Madsin at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm ** @
oct  9 sun S.F. Indie Mart at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a 11am
oct  9 sun The David Crowder Band, Gungor, Chris August and John Mark McMillan
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
oct  9 sun Yellowcard at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm **
oct  9 sun Incubus, Young The Giant
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $100-$20 6pm/7:30pm # ***
oct 11 tue The Austrailan Pink Floyd Sow at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
oct 12 wed Colbie Caillat, Andy Grammer
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a  8pm # **
oct 12 wed Blue Scholars, Bambu at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm **
oct 12 wed Ema at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm **
oct 12 wed Billy Idol at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$35 7:30pm # ***
       (new date - was oct 8th)
oct 13 thr Enslaved, Ghost, Alcest at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 7:30pm ** @
oct 13 thr Zee Avi at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
oct 14 fri Bryan Ferry, Phenomental Handclap Band
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
oct 14 fri Sister Crayon at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm **
oct 14 fri Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Andrew Jackson Jihad,
       Into It Over It at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8:30pm **
oct 14 fri Metronomy, New Villager, Jhameel
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15/$18 8:30pm **
oct 14 fri Super Diamond (tribute)
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21 8pm/9pm **
oct 14 fri Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Seether,
       Bullet For My Valentine, Escape The Fate, Sevendust, Black Tide,
       Art Of Dying at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # *** @ (Uproar Festival)
oct 15 sat Naked Aggression, All Or Nothing HC, New Earth Creeps, The Nerv,
       Nihilist Cunt, Tall Can Brigade at 924 Gilman a/a $10 7pm *** @
oct 15 sat Empire Of The Sun, Cut Copy, Death From Above 1979, Chromeo,
       Dizzee Rascal, Flying Lotus, Buraka Som Sistema, Battles,
       The Naked & Famous, Yacht, Shabazz Palaces, Aloe Blacc, Geographer
       at Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island, S.F. Bay
       a/a $69.50 ($99-$125 two day tickets) # **
oct 15 sat Fountains Of Wayne, Mike Viola at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 9pm ***
oct 15 sat Buxter Hoot'n, Fox & Woman
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm *
oct 15 sat Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a $144-$34 5:30pm/7pm # ***
oct 16 sun Death Cab For Cutie, Explosions In The Sky, Beach House,
       The Hold Steady, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Friendly Fires,
       St. Vincent, The Head And The Heart, Wild Beasts, Warpaint,
       The Antlers, Thee Oh Sees, Weekend
       at Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island, S.F. Bay
       a/a $69.50 ($99-$125 two day tickets) # ***
oct 16 sun The Slackers at Slim's, S.F. a/a $16 8pm **
oct 16 sun Steven Wright at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm **
oct 16 sun Watch The Throne (Kanye West, Jay-Z)
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $150-$60 5:30pm/7pm # **
oct 16/17  The Musical Box at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
oct 17 mon Watch The Throne (Kanye West, Jay-Z)
       Driven at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # **
oct 17 mon Veil Of Maya, After The Burial, Misery Signals, Within The Ruins,
       Volumes, Memento Mori at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
oct 18 tue Opeth, Katatonia at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ***
oct 18 tue Adrian Belew Power Trio, Stick Men
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
oct 18 tue Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience
       at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm **
oct 19 wed Foo Fighters, Cage The Elephant, Mariachi El Bronx
       at the Arena, Oakland a/a $60 (ga pit) $60-$40 reserved 7pm # *** @
oct 19 wed Kd Lang at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ***
oct 19 wed Lindsey Buckingham at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
oct 19 wed The Business, Dirty Filthy Mugs
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm *** @
oct 19 wed Anika at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
oct 19 wed The Miles Davis Experience at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm **
oct 20 thr Mason Jennings at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **
oct 20 thr Miyavi at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $30 9pm **
oct 20 thr Skinner, Bomb & Scary
       at the Swingin' Door, San Mateo 21+ free 8:30pm/9:30pm **
oct 20 thr Foo Fighters, Cage The Elephant, Mariachi El Bronx
       at the Pavilion, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a $40-$50 7pm # ***
oct 20 thr Mimosa at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
oct 20 thr Afroman at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 # **
oct 21 fri The Airborne Toxic Event at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ***
oct 21 fri Roger Daltrey (performs the Who's Tommy)
       at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # *** $
oct 21 fri Afroman (Hattiesburg, MS), Human Temperament
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $18/$20 7pm/8pm ***
oct 21 fri Mickey Avalon at the El Rey Theater, Chico
       18+ (a/a with an adult) $18 8pm/8:30pm # **
oct 22 sat Noothgrush, Dispirit, Atriarch (Portland), Atriach,Agents Of Satan,
       Human Anomaly, Connoisseur at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** @
oct 22 sat Shellac at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $18/$20 8pm/9pm **
oct 22 sat Mickey Avalon at Slim's, S.F. 6+ 9pm ***
oct 22 sat Wonderbread 5
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $18 8:45pm/9:45pm **
oct 22 sat Afroman at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $21/$25 8:30pm/9pm **
oct 22 sat Zed's Dead at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
oct 23 sun The War On Drugs, Purling Hiss, Carter Tanton
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm **
oct 25 tue The Boxer Rebelion, Canon Blue
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
oct 25 tue Gold Panda at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
oct 25 tue Lindsey Buckingham at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 7:30pm **
oct 26 wed Judas Priest at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ***
oct 26 wed Firewind, Arsis, White Wizzard, Nightrage
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17/$19 8pm ***
oct 26 wed Pogo, That 1 Guy at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
oct 26 wed Yngwie Malmsteen at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ***
oct 26 wed Hans-Joachim Roedellus, Xambuca
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm **
oct 28 fri Jason Webley, Blackbird Raum at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 9pm **
oct 28 fri A.L.O.  at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ***
oct 28 fri Kings Of Convenience at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $40 8pm/9pm # **
oct 28 fri Skrillex, 12th Planet, Two Fresh, Nadastrom
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm/9pm # **
oct 28 fri Jonny Lang at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm **
oct 28 fri Powerage (tribute), Rat Bastard (covers),
       667 Neighbor Of The Beast (tribute)
       at Club Fox, 2223 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $14/$16 8pm **
oct 28 fri Rivals at the Avalon, Santa Clara a/a **
oct 28 fri Matt Nathanson at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
oct 29 sat The Damned (35th anniversary), Cute Lepers
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $30 9pm *** @
oct 29 sat Trentemoller at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a A$22.50 8pm/9pm # **
oct 29 sat Tag! You're Dead (Citrus Heights), Before You Fall, In Oceans,
       The Seeking, We're Not Friends Anymore, Paint Over Pictures,
       Kingdom Of Giants at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm *** @
oct 30 sun The Swarves, La Plebe, Oppressed Logic, Barfeeders,
       Drunglords Of The Avenues, Last Round Up, Culo A Boca, Blasfemme
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $13 4pm *** @
oct 30 sun The Lemonheads (performing It's a Shame About Ray),
       The Shining Twins at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 8pm *** $
oct 30 sun A.L.O. at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $26/$28 7pm/8pm **
nov  1 tue Jeff Beck at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ 8pm ***
nov  1 tue Iration, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Through The Roots
       at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $13 # **
nov  2 wed Mac Miller, People Under The Stairs, Casey Veggies
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm **
nov  3 thr Iration, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Through The Roots
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
nov  4 fri Four Year Strong, Gallows, Title Fight, The Swellers, Sharks
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** (AP tour)
nov  4 fri Minus The Bear (performing 'Highly Refined Pirates'),
       The Velvet Teen at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 9pm ***
nov  4 fri Still Corners at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm **
nov  4 fri Shonen Knife (Japan), Shannon And The Clamps
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @
nov  4/5   Wild Flag, Drew Grow & The Pastor's Wives
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
nov  5 sat City And Colour at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # **
nov  5 sat Thrice at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # **
nov  5/6   Mike Doughty And His Band Fantastic
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 9pm (sat) 8pm (sun) **
nov  6 sun David Berkeley at Museum of Art, San Jose a/a **
nov  6 sun Thrice at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
nov  7 mon Warbringer, Lazarus A.D., Landmine Marathon, Diamond Plate
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $14 8pm *** @
nov  7 mon Minus The Bear, The Velvet Teen
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ***
nov  9 wed The Radio Dept., Memoryhouse
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
nov  9 wed Hey Rosetta!, The Jezabels
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm **
nov  9 wed Loney Dear at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 9:30pm **
nov  9 wed Jackson Browne (solo acoustic)
       at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # ***
nov 10 thr M83 at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm ** (sold out)
nov 11 fri Ra Ra Riot at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
nov 12 sat Let Zeppelin 2 (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm **
nov 12 sat They Might Be Giants at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ***
nov 12 sat Iration, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Through The Roots
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
nov 12 sat Cobra Skulls, Nothington at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 9pm ** @
nov 13 sun Brian Regan at the Marin Center, San Rafael a/a $39.75 7pm/8pm # ***
nov 15 tue White Johnnies (Iowa), Tom Gewecke
       at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm **
nov 16 wed Lotus at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $16 8pm/8:30pm **
nov 18/19  Y & T at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $36/$41 8pm/9pm ***
nov 19 sat Damage Inc. (tribute), Roses And Guns (tribute), Points North,
       Bad Boy Eddie
       at Club Fox, 2223 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $12/$14 8pm **
nov 19 sat At Risk (reunion), Heartsounds, Wolves And Thieves, Ecophagy
       at 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm ***
nov 20 sun The Pixies at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ***
nov 21 mon Katy Perry, Jessie J, dj Skeet Skeet at the Arena, Oakland a/a # **
nov 21 mon VNV Nation, Straftanz at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm **
nov 21 mon The Pixies, Imaginary Cities
       at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz a/a 8pm # *** $
nov 25 fri Mayhem, Keep Of Kalessin, Hate, Abigail Williams
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
nov 28 mon Cosmic Revenge, Myles Neithe, Us, Keyan Keihani
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ **
nov 30 / dec 1-3 The Weakerthans
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm (wed/thr) 9pm (fri/sat) **
dec  2 fri Beady Eye at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $40/$50 8pm/9pm # **
dec  5 mon The Sea & Cake at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ***
dec  5 mon Metallica at the Fillmore, S.F.
       a/a $6 ($19.81 4 day ticket) # **** $ (fan club members only)
dec  7 wed Metallica at the Fillmore, S.F.
       a/a $6 ($19.81 4 day ticket) # **** $ (fan club members only)
dec  8 thr David Berkeley at Studio 333, Sausalito a/a **
dec  9/10  Metallica at the Fillmore, S.F.
       a/a $6 ($19.81 4 day ticket) # **** $ (fan club members only)
dec 10 sat Megan Slankard (acoustic)
       at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $15/$20 8pm **
dec 16 fri Tori Amos at Paramount Theater, Oakland a/a $55/$45 7pm/8pm # ***
dec 16 fri D.R.I. at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm *** @
dec 22 thr Dir En Grey (Japan)
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # **
dec 29 thr Leftover Salmon at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # ***
dec 30 fri Fifteen, The Wunder Years, The Grady Sisters, Siren,
       Kalifornia Redemption, Mainstream Trend, Truant
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10-$25 sliding 6:30pm/7pm *** @ $
       (Benefit Phoenix Theater and Cancer Survivor Nicole McCracken)

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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 Radio KZSU 90.1FM 9pm-10pm
sat  KALX live on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 9pm-midnight
sun  Rampage Radio on S.F. State Radio 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
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16th Street Cafe, 2416 16th Street, Sacramento a/a
Ace of Spades, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a
Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a
Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a			510-549-1125
Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a				415-831-1200
Annie's Social Club, 911 Folsom St. at 5th, S.F. 21+		415-974-1585
Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara 21+ a/a	408-241-0777
Bender's Bar & Grill, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+		415-824-1800
Betty's Rock Bar, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek 21+
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
Cafe Du Nord, Inc., 2170 Market Street, S.F. 21+		415-861-5016
Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+
Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a book 831-423-1338	831-423-1336
Cell Space, 2050 Bryant at 18th, S.F. a/a
Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa 5+	707-546-3600
Club Retro, 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale a/a
Coda, 1710 Mission Street, S.F. 21+				415-551-2632
Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz a/a
DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ a/a		415-626-1409
Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary, S.F. 21+
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+
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, 7431 Madison Ave., Citrus Heights 21+ a/a
Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland a/a
Gilman, 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley a/a book 510-524-8180	510-525-9926
  ($2 yearly membership required) http://www.924gilman.org
  5pm membership meetings 1st and 3rd sat. of each month
George's, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael 21+			415-457-1515
Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. ages 6+		415-885-0750
Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+				916-441-4693
Hemlock, 1131 Polk at Post, S.F. 21+				415-923-0923
Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+	408-335-1642
Henry Miller Library, Highway One, Big Sur a/a
Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+		415-546-6300
Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+				415-771-1420
Ironstone Vineyards, 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys a/a		209-728-1251
Java Lounge, 2416 16th St., Sacramento a/a
Johnny Foley's Irish House, 243 O'Farrell Street, S.F. 21+	415-954-0777
Kimo's Bar, 1351 Polk at Pine, S.F. 21+				415-885-4535
Kennel Club, 5821 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento 21+			916-339-1675
Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a	775-323-5648
Knockout, 3223 Mission St., S.F. 21+				415-550-6994
Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a		800-660-LAKE
Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+
Lounge Underground, 638 Wave St, Monterey 21+			831-655-4419
Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph at 23rd., Oakland a/a		510-465-4073
Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+		415-647-2888
Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+		707-765-2121
Metro, 630 3rd St. at M.L.K., Oakland a/a			510-763-1146
Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+			415-625-8880
Milk Bar, 1840 Haight Street, S.F. 21+				415-387-6455
Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Avenue, Chico a/a
Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a		408-961-5800
Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a		408-741-2822
New Parish, 579 18th at San Pablo Avenue, Oakland 21+ 18+ a/a
Nick's Night Club, 1414 Park Ave., Chico 21+
Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a			408-448-3323
Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica 21+			650-355-7775
Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+			916-443-9751
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a
Parkside, 1600 17th St., S.F. 21+				415-503-0393
Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., Petaluma a/a		707-762-3565
Pine Street Grill, 875 Rincon Ave., Livermore 21+
Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, 2781 21st Street, S.F. a/a
Pissed Off Pete's, 4528 Mission Street, S.F. 21+
Plea for Peace Center, 630 E Weber Ave, Stockton a/a
       ($2 yearly membership)
Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a			800-350-8700
Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+			415-921-1695
Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+			925-685- 2122
Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a			925-938-6900
Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a
Retox Lounge, 628 20th Street at 3rd, S.F. 21+ a/a		415-626-7386
Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a
Riptide Bar, 3639 Taraval St., S.F. 21+				415-681-8433
Rockit Room, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+		415-387-6343
Route 92, 2128 South El Camino Real, San Mateo 21+
Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a			530-891-1809
Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+		510-548-1159
Shire Road Club, Sacramento (all shows cancelled - club closed)
Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a
Slim's, 333 11th St., S.F. ages 6+				415-522-0333
Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a)	510-841-2082
Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a
Streetlight Records, 939 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a
Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland 21+				510-444-6174
Stud Bar, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+			415-863-6623
Sub-Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a
Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a		415-861-5016
Swingin' Door, 106 East 25th Avenue, San Mateo 21+
Terminal, 3957 San Leandro Street, Oakland a/a
Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a
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
Vixens, 906 Victorian Avenue, Sparks NV a/a 21+			775-358-6969
Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+		408-286-8636
X Bar, Homestead Lanes, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a	408-255-5700
Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+
Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland 21+			510-238-9200
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