Web (and searchable) version at http://jon.luini.com/thelist/ T H H EEEEEE L I SSSS TTTTT T H H E L I S T T HHHHHH EEEEE L I SSSS T T H H E L I S T T H H E L I S S T T H H EEEEEE LLLLLLL I SSSS T funk-punk-thrash-ska Upcoming shows of interest July 23, 2013 jul 23 tue Black Flag, Good For You at the Metro, Oakland a/a $25 7pm # *** @ jul 23 tue Rotten Youth, The Industry, United Defiance, Get Dead at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ jul 23 tue Peter Murphy at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** jul 23 tue Hydrophonic, Soule Faction, Overland at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm ** jul 23 tue Midnight Cinema at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** jul 23 tue Gaucho, The Mano Cherga Band, The Graveside Quartet, dj Johnny Dismal at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 23 tue NegativWobblyLand, Mitchell Brown (L.A.), Ecstatic Music Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 23 tue Cherry Poppin' Daddies at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm ** jul 23 tue Sweetwater Black, Lee Gallagher And The Hallelujah, Slow Season at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 23 tue Matchbox Twenty, Goo Goo Dols at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $95-$25 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jul 23 tue Amy Grant at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a 7:30pm # *** jul 23 tue Johnny Winter at the Boardwalk, Oragenvale a/a $25/$30 7pm/8pm *** jul 24 wed MJ's Brass Boppers, East Bay Brass Band, Bay Easy Brass Band at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $5 7pm/8pm ** jul 24 wed Cockeyed Optimist, The Cires, Autumn Sky, the Institution at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 24 wed The Soft Offs, Overland, Them Bones And Bootleggers at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ jul 24 wed Twin Steps (tape release), Creepers, B. Hamilton, Coldtergeist at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm ** jul 24 wed Soft Metals (L.A.), Black Marble, Rainbow Arabia, dj Omar Perez, dj Justin Anastasi at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $8/$10/$12 9pm ** jul 24 wed Teenage Sweater, Sunrunners, Father President, Firekeeper at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7 8pm/9pm ** jul 24 wed Irony Butterfly, Buzzy Frets, The Doubt Factory at Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** jul 24 wed Samvega, The Mondegreens, Telenovela at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** jul 24 wed Brian Kenney Fresno, MoeTar, Extra Ordinary Astronauts at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 24 wed Comet Empire, The Lower 48, Big Bang, Split Screens at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** jul 24 wed Chico Trujillo, Candelaria, dj Julicio at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 24 wed Infinite Sleep, A Thousand Shall Fall, El Guapo at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** jul 24 wed Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Hip Shake at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $16/$20 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 24 wed Guttermouth, Agent Orange, The Atom Age, Trashboat at Heros, 821 L Street, Modesto a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm *** @ jul 24 wed Suburban Legends, Rebel Radio, Let's Go Show, The Auxillary at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/8pm *** jul 24 wed John Mayer, Phillip Phillips at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a $70-$37 6pm/7pm # ** jul 25 thr Nerve Damage (TX), Vile Mass, Midnite Lady, Restraining Orders, Kush Grinder at the Pink String, West Oakland a/a $2-$5 8pm ** @ jul 25 thr Betty Soo (Austin), Charlie Faye (Austin), Val Esway, Andrew St. James, Antonetteg, Luke Sweeney at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ free 8pm/9pm ** jul 25 thr New Liberty, Flexx Bronco at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** jul 25 thr Black Marble (N.Y.C.), Buzz Kull (Austrailia), RedRedRed, dj Nickie, dj Aja Vision at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $6 9:30pm ** jul 25 thr Weezer at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $47.50 6pm/7pm # *** @ jul 25 thr Cannons And Clouds, Jonah Matranga, Strange Vine, The Town Quartet at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** jul 25 thr Speedy Ortiz, Shinobu, Wild Moth at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jul 25 thr Inna Zhelannaya Band, Stephen Kent & the Family Tree, Alexander Liapin at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $23/$30 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 25 thr The 1975, Bad Suns at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ 9:30pm ** (sold out) jul 25 thr Swells, Sea Knight, Mosaics, Magic Fight at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** jul 25 thr Holy Grail, Slough Feg, Serpent Crown at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm/9:30pm ** jul 25 thr Cool Ghouls, Zebra Hunt, Leo Gebhardt at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 47 8:30pm ** jul 25 thr Mistah Fab at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm ** (free if rsvp online) jul 25 thr Peachelope, the Spyrals, dj The Dutch Crunch at Amnesia, 853 Valencia at 20th, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** 415-970-0012 http://www.amnesiathebar.com jul 25 thr Kenny Chesney, Eli Young Band, Kacey Musgraves at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $90/$35 5:30pm/7pm # ** jul 25 thr Bruno Mars, Ellie Goulding at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ** jul 25 thr Jeff Bridges & The Abiders at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 25 thr Guttermouth, Agent Orange, D.I. at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$16 7pm/8pm *** @ jul 25 thr Naive Melodies (tribute) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $10 7:30pm/9pm ** jul 25 thr Trapt, The Cringe, Darling Parade, Allinaday, Dedvolt, Overwatch at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ jul 25 thr Xanthochroid, Brumal, Shades Of Devastation, Artemis Gone, Animism, Defy the Odds, Human Filth at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** jul 25 thr Rainbow Arabia, Seventeen Evergreen, dj Shawn Slaughter at LowBrau, 1050 20th Street, Sacramento a/a $5 8pm ** jul 25 thr probably cancelled: Reagan Youth (N.Y.), Oppressed Logic, Dust Angel (N.Y.), Skin & Bonez at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica jul 26 fri Punk Funk Mob, Monbon, The Animated Series, Little Sister, Hepatitis Jr., Quart Of Blood Technique at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 7pm/7:30pm *** @ (new lineup) jul 26 fri Fang, Bonecrusher, Edge City Ruins, Lecherous Gaze, Reckless, 13 Scars at the Metro, Oakland a/a $9 7pm # *** @ jul 26 fri The Purple Ones (tribute), dj Dave Paul at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$15 8pm/9pm ** jul 26 fri The Shames, The Rinds, Modern Kicks, The Yes Go's at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm ** jul 26 fri Goldenboy, Camille Rose at Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $7-$12 8pm/9pm ** jul 26 fri Underground Railroad To Candy Land, Pins Of Light, Bad Coyotes at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ *** @ jul 26 fri Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, D.I., The Divvys, Girl-illa Biscuits at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm *** @ jul 26 fri Jay-Z And Justin Timberlake at Candelstick Park, S.F. a/a $250-$40 4:30pm/7:30pm # *** (sold out) jul 26 fri Tiny Television, Dustbowl Revival, Goldenhearts at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** jul 26 fri The Uncluded, Hamell On Trial at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm ** jul 26 fri Skylar Grey, TemMate at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** jul 26 fri Moira Scar, Witches Titties (Seattle), Little Volcano (Portland), Bitter Fruit at the Ouija Club, 214 Clara St., S.F. a/a $5 7pm/8pm ** @ jul 26 fri Burning Monk, Hymen Holocaust (Brooklyn), Cheap Meats (Portland), Blank Spots at Casa Sanchez, 2278 24th Street, S.F. a/a $6 6:30pm/7pm ** jul 26 fri Avery Burke, Shivering Timbers (OH), Miwa Gemini (N.Y.), Grannia Griffith (N.M.) at 750 Natoma, S.F. a/a $5 6:30pm ** jul 26 fri Identity Crisis at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 7pm/7:30pm ** jul 26 fri Vokab Kompany, Go Van Gogh at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10 9pm/9:30pm ** (late show) jul 26 fri First Church Of the Sacred Silversexual, dj at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13 9pm ** jul 26 fri Midtown Social at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jul 26 fri The Orange Peels, Vela Eyes, The Corner Laughers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 26 fri John Doe at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a 9pm *** jul 26 fri Blisses B, The Visibles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** jul 26 fri Half True at 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason Street, S.F. 21+ $6 8pm ** jul 26 fri John Mayer, Phillip Phillips at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $80-$36 # ** jul 26 fri Dana Carvey, Dennis Miller, Kevin Nealon at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 26 fri Guttermouth, Agent Orange, Anti-Social at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12/$15 9pm *** @ jul 26 fri Berlin at the Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm *** jul 26 fri Whiskey Avengers, Rin Tin Tiger, The Ghost Of Wrights at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm ** jul 26 fri Del The Funky Homosapien, Bukue One, Toast, Breakadawn Juan at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$19 8pm/9pm *** jul 26 fri Banda Traviezos, Gente Brutal at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 26 fri We The Kings, T. Mills, The Ready Set, Headllines at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jul 26 fri Gary Hoey, 3rd Class Citizen at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20 7pm/8pm ** jul 26 fri Cherry Poppin' Daddies at Assembly, Sacramento 21+ $12.50/$15 8pm/9pm ** jul 26 fri We Sleep Forever, 30 Cent Solution at On the Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 26/27 The Postal Service, Big Freedia (fri), Divine Fits (sat) at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a $45 8pm # *** (fri sold out) jul 26/27 Tainted Love, The Bang Girl Group Revue (fri), Super Huey (sat) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm ** jul 27 sat All Ages, Empire Slum, Brothers Beard, Tonight We Fight (Las Vegas), Global Affront at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ jul 27 sat Apothesary, Alighieri, Exmortus, Hollywood Jesus at the Metro, Oakland a/a 6:30pm # *** @ jul 27 sat Whirr, Lycus, Minenwerfer, Barn Burning, Cardinal Wyrm at Terminal, 3957 San Leandro Street, Oakland a/a $7 8pm *** jul 27 sat Meat Hook And The Vital Organs, Zombie Death Fuck, Cannibal, Kush Grinder, Ion at Casa Sangre, 1919 Market St, Suite 5, Oakland a/a free 8pm ** @ jul 27 sat Oog Nasty, Fault Lines, Not Yet!, Weekender, Diesel Dudes at Zombieland, 2831 Union Street, Oakland a/a free 2pm ** (BBQ) (Myk Arthur Memorial Show) jul 27 sat Screature, Cold Circuits, Fossor House, Baus at the Church, 1038 24th at Linden Street, Oakland a/a 8pm ** jul 27 sat Couches, Forever Ever, Everyone Is Dirty at Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** (20 Sided Records) jul 27 sat The Lumerians at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 9pm ** jul 27 sat The Lopez, Yogurt Brain, Elvis Christ, Pookie And The Poodlez at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** jul 27 sat Osman GayaTree (Russia), Airavata, Khromata at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 27 sat Red Meat, I See Hawks In LA, Rick Shea at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** jul 27 sat Bad Rabbits, Air Dubai, B. Lewis at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 27 sat The Cult, White Hills at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm # *** jul 27 sat Ghosts Of Electricity, Mark Karan's Buds at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm/9pm ** jul 27 sat Dead Meadow at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$17 9pm ** jul 27 sat The Business End, M Section, Flesh Gordo at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/3pm ** jul 27 sat Bayonics, Kobo Town at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** jul 27 sat The Dickies, Sharp Objects, The Nerv, Boats! at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm *** @ jul 27 sat Swiftumz, Underground Railroad To Candyland, White Night (San Pedro), Love Devotion at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jul 27 sat Inspector Gadjet Brass Band, Jill Parker & Foxglove Sweethearts, dj Zeljko at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** jul 27 sat Proudflesh, Elegy, Verzerrung at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** jul 27 sat Face The Giant at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jul 27 sat Run Boy Run at Studio 55, 1455 East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael a/a $13/$15 8pm ** jul 27 sat Hapa at Osher Marin Jewish Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael a/a $20/$25 (17 and under free) 6:15pm/7:15pm ** (hula before show) jul 27 sat The Unauthorized Rolling Stones at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a 9pm ** jul 27 sat Raunch (L.A.), The Slow Forward (L.A.) at the Mardi Gras, 1628 El Camino Real, Redwood City 21+ ** @ jul 27 sat Huey Lewis And The News, Drew Harrison at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jul 27 sat Whiskey Avengers, French Cassettes, Field Medic at San Pedro Square Market, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** jul 27 sat Bite at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a ** jul 27 sat D.I., The Backstabbers, Infirmites at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** @ jul 27 sat Thrive, Veragroove, Boostive at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$15 8:30pm/9pm *** jul 27 sat Happy Body Slow Brain, The Huxtables, Thanks Buddy, Coffee Zombie Collective at Bocci's Cellar, 140 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 27 sat Banner Pilot at Hero's Sports Lounge & Pizza Co., 821 L St, Modesto a/a ** @ jul 27 sat Y&T, End Of Days, Restrayned at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** jul 27/28 bay area world guitar show at Marin Civic center Exhibit Hall, San Rafael a/a jul 27/28 incorrect listing: Damination Celebration at the Phoenix Theater) jul 28 sun Khafre Jay, Day/Four, The Broken Record, Bottom Hammer, Champlu, Mike Incite at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $10 5:30pm/6pm *** (conscious hip hop night) jul 28 sun Shai Hulud, Early Graves, To The Wind, Vital Nerve, Pocketknife at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7pm # ** @ jul 28 sun The Slippery Slope, the Titan Ups at Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a free 2pm/4pm til 7pm ** jul 28 sun We The Kings, T. Mills, The Ready Set at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** jul 28 sun Fitz And The Tantrums, The Colurist at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** jul 28 sun Trash Talk, Ratking at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 28 sun Maurice Tani at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** jul 28 sun Tiron & Ayomari, Duckwrth, Rglnd, CaliMade at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 7pm/8pm ** jul 28 sun Up Your Alley Fair, Dore Alley & Folsom, S.F. 18+ 11am til 6pm jul 28 sun Naam (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Mondo Drag, Hornss at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm ** jul 28 sun Into Eternity, Abnormal Thought Patterns, Ontogeny at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jul 28 sun Pushing The Sun, The Adarna, Illusion Of Self at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 28 sun Guttermouth, Agent Orange, D.I., Civil War Rust at the Blue42 Lounge, 1251 Arroy Way, Walnut Creek 21+ $10 *** @ jul 28 sun Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Uncle Kracker at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $20 5pm/6:45pm *** jul 28 sun Ten Years After, Edgar Winter Band, Canned Heat, Rick Derringer, Pat Travers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** jul 28 sun The Witches Titties, Little Vocano at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 7pm ** jul 28 sun Dead Meadow at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 28 sun Guttermouth, Another Damn Disappointment, Simpl3jack at the Boardwalk, Orangemale a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm *** @ jul 29 mon Iron Fist (L.A.), Lust Hogs, Ewig Frost (Viena, Austria), Vile Mass, Speedboozer (Charlotte, N.C.) at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @ jul 29 mon Convalescents, Stabbed In The Back at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ jul 29 mon Troy, Evenodds, Glitterface at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** jul 29 mon Detective, Silent Pictures at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** jul 29 mon Acrobatic Dudes, Void Boys, Snake Island (Omaha), Grill Cloth, dj Dahmer at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 29 mon Dead Meadow at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ ** jul 29 mon Hockey, Saint Motel, Swimm at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $7/$10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 29 mon Casey Veggies, Travis Scott at Assembly, Sacramento a/a $20 6:30pm/7pm ** jul 30 tue Casey Veggies, Travis Scott, Quincy Mosby, dj Hugo at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** jul 30 tue Spyn Reset, The Higgs, Angus Scrimm at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 30 tue Epi-Demic, Bum City Saints, Nililist Cunt at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ jul 30 tue Sun Volt, Colonel Ford at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** jul 30 tue Daughn Gibson, William Tyler, Carletta Sue Kay at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** jul 30 tue From Indian Lakes, Tallhart, Makeshift Prodigy at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** jul 30 tue Spider Heart, Snake Island, The Green Door, dj Big Nate at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 30 tue We Will Be Lions, Dig The Kid, Deerpeople at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** jul 30 tue Shakey Graves, The Sam Chase, The Creak at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 30 tue Folivore, Hivelords, Sadgiqacea at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** jul 30 tue The Sick Tones, Spawn Atomic, Ghost Town Hangmen at 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason Street, S.F. 21+ $5 ** jul 30 tue Dym, Fractured, Crashfaster, Together We Are Robots, dj Starr, dj Rota at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 30 tue One Direction at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90-$30 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jul 30 tue Gipsy Kings at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** jul 30 tue Fitz & The Tantrums, Hunter Hunted, The Colourist at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** jul 30 tue Alex Goot, Sam Tsui, King The Kid, Against The Current at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$18 6:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 30 tue ZZ Top at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $99-$59 8pm # *** jul 31 wed Guttermouth, Agent Orange, Civil War Rust, Swillerz at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $12/$15 8pm/9pm *** @ (1234Go! Records) jul 31 wed Ramshackle Glory, Black Market Prophets, Blarney Stoners, Tyrannosaurus Zebra, Teenage Boys, The Soundwaves at the Metro, Oakland a/a $7 7pm # *** @ jul 31 wed One Direction at the Arena, Oakland a/a $90-$30 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jul 31 wed Everyone Is Dirty, the Blind Pets, 100%, Turtle Rising at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 31 wed Mammoth Life, Giggle Party, Animal Friend, Li Xi, dj Neil Martinson at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8 8pm/9pm ** jul 31 wed Sebadoh at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** jul 31 wed Pale Chalice, Larvae, Verdant Realm at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm/9pm ** jul 31 wed Al Lover, Coo Coo Birds, Face Tat, Bubblegum Crisis at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 31 wed Winter Teeth, The Plurals, Rare Animals at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** jul 31 wed Fog Dub, The Rudicals, Carne Cruda at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** (ska/dub) jul 31 wed Heavy Glow, Black Pussy at Neck of the Woods, S.F. 21+ ** jul 31 wed Pablo Cruise at Solano County Fair, Vallejo a/a $6-$10 3pm/8pm ** jul 31 wed Owls Of Walden, Murphy's Wagon, Jackson Danny at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 31 wed The Dirty Heads, The Expendables, Bib B at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** jul 31 wed Bubba Sparxxx, Charlie Muscle, Retro Gang at the Boardwalk, Orangevale ala ** jul 31 wed Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Uncle Kracker at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a $20 6:45pm *** aug 1 thr Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic, Talk Of Da Town at Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza, Berkeley a/a free 5pm til 7pm ** aug 1 thr Lady, Antique Naked Soul at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10 8pm/9pm ** aug 1 thr Caustic Casanova, A Thousand Dead, Absolem, Disonova at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 1 thr Bpx, Christy & Emily (N.Y.C.), I Scream you Scream, Thunder Thighs at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$7-$12 8pm/9pm ** aug 1 thr 311, Cypress Hill, G. Love & Special Sauce at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $40 5pm/6pm # *** @ aug 1 thr The Dirty Heads, The Expendables at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** aug 1 thr Every Time I Die, Chelsea Grin, Veil Of Maya, Terror, Stray From The Path, Volumes, Capture The Crown, iwrestledabearonce, For All Those Sleeping, Dayshell, Ice Nine Kills at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 2:45pm # *** @ aug 1 thr Owen, Laura Stevenson (solo), Shawn Alpay at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm/9pm ** aug 1 thr Cat Power at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** aug 1 thr The Protomen at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 8pm ** aug 1 thr Martin Luther McCoy, Gabrielle Walter-Clay at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8pm ** aug 1 thr Mingo Fishtrap, the Eleven at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** aug 1 thr The Dangerous Summer, Tommy And The High Pilots, Rare Monk, Breaking Laces at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** aug 1 thr Josephine Foster, Victor Herrero, Mark Borthwick at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm ** aug 1 thr Remones (tribute), Astrozombies (tribute), Japanese Baby (tribute) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm/10pm ** aug 1 thr War at the Solano County Fair, Vallejo a/a $6-$10 3pm/8pm *** aug 1 thr Styx, Don Felder at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 1 thr Ty Segal, Daughn Gibson, Mike Donovan, William Tyler at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$15 8pm/8:30pm *** aug 1 thr J Book, Hot Rain at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 2 fri M.O.T.O. (New Orleans), Meat Market, Surprise Vacation (Ventura), Unstrung at World Rage Center, 911 35th St., Emeryville a/a 7pm ** aug 2 fri Witchaven at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 8pm ** @ aug 2 fri The Tet Holiday, Don DiLego (N.Y.C.), Bradley Skaught at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $7/$10-$15 8pm/9pm ** aug 2 fri Funkternal! at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $12/$17 8pm/9pm ** aug 2 fri The Smithereens, Kevin Camia at The Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm/9pm *** aug 2 fri Phish at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ** aug 2 fri Happy Body Slow Brain, Beta State, Via Coma, Ghost Parade at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 2 fri Griffin House, Megan Slankard at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** aug 2 fri Luther Dickinson, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Andy Cabic, Richard Osborn, Jimbo Mathus at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 7pm/8pm ** aug 2 fri One Drop, Midnight Raid, Jethro Jeremiah And The Soulmates at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm ** aug 2 fri Filthy Thieving Bastards, Jayke Orvis & The Broken Band, Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 2 fri Avalon Kalin (Portland), Nonamoan (dj set), dj's at Haceteria, 2925 16th Street at Capp, S.F. 21+ $7 ($5 b4 11pm) 10pm ** aug 2 fri The Spinners at the Solano County Fair, Vallejo a/a $6-$10 3pm/8pm ** aug 2 fri Kenny Loggins, Blue Sky Riders at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 2 fri Monkey, Piranha Party at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** aug 2 fri The Odd Numbers at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 2 fri Y&T at the Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm *** aug 2 fri Xavier Rudd at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $22/$27 8pm/9pm ** aug 2 fri Stormy Strong, Pounders, Head Casket at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $5/$8 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 2 fri Dogfood (cd release), Element Of Soul, Humble Wolf, The Three Way, James Cavem at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 2 fri Spider Heart at Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+ ** aug 2/3 RANCID, The Transplants, The Interrupters (fri), Harrington Saints (sat) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ aug 2/3 The Sword, Castle, American Sharks at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 9pm ** aug 2/3 Neil Michael Hagerty & The Howling Hex, Sands (fri), Sweet Chariot (sat) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm ** aug 3 sat Masked Intruder, Elway, Sam Russo, Druglords Of The Avenues, Jabber at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm *** @ aug 3 sat Replica, Completed Exposition, Die Hard, The Light, Coma at the Swamp, Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @ aug 3 sat California Beach Boys at South Shore Center, Alameda a/a free 5pm til 7pm ** aug 3 sat The Fashion Slaves, The RaveUps (tribute), Wild Ass at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $6/$8-$12 8pm/9pm ** aug 3 sat Not To Reason Why, Disappearing People, Still Young, Owl Paws at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm ** (Empty Waves Zine Release) aug 3 sat Sea Of Green, Rule In Exile, El Diablo En Cali, Midway Delta at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** aug 3 sat Owl, Midnight Chaser, Hell Fish, dj Heiko at Merchants Saloon, 401 2nd Street, Oakland 21+ donation ** aug 3 sat Donna The Buffalo, The Believers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18 8pm/9pm ** aug 3 sat Guy Fox, Ghost And The City, Fortress Social Club at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 3 sat This Charming Band (tribute), Stragelove (tribute), Add It Up (tribute) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 3 sat Afrofunk Experience, Brown Fellinis at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** aug 3 sat Vincent Gallo, Spindrift, Guy Blakeslee, Outlaw, Greg Ashley, The Groggs, Wild Honey, Meat Market, Cool Ghouls, Virgin Hymns, MoonFox at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $30 noon/2pm ** (San Frandelic Summerfest) aug 3 sat Conspirator at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** aug 3 sat Nobunny, The Shrills (Orange County) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ 9pm/10pm ** @ aug 3 sat Slowmotion Cowboys at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** aug 3 sat Screature (Sacramento), Pow!, Mane at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** aug 3 sat Los Pinguos, Locura at Osher Marin Jewish Center, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael a/a $20/$25 (17 and under free) 6:15pm/7pm ** aug 3 sat The Sick Tones at the Flamingo Hotel, 2777 4th Street, Santa Rosa a/a ** aug 3 sat Gladys Knight And The O'Jays at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 3 sat Tower Of Power at the Solano County Fair, Vallejo a/a $6-$10 noon/8pm *** aug 3 sat The Bang at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** aug 3 sat Silent Pictures at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 3 sat Andre Nickatina at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $23/$28 8pm/9pm *** aug 3 sat One More Time (tribute) at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 3 sat Misery Signals, The Color Morale, Elitist, The Kindred, Lifeforms, Life Ahead at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 6pm ** aug 3/4 Lisa Loeb, Los Rakas, Bang Data, Superfinos VTO, John Murry, Tristan Prettyman, Vintage Trouble, The Rescues, Leela James, ConFunkShun, Amikaeyla at Art & Soul Festival, Downtown Oakland a/a $15-$8 noon ** aug 4 sun Night Gaunts (New Zealand), Moderate Excess, Coar, No Flow, Insesticide, Loosegang at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 5pm/6pm *** @ aug 4 sun Le55ons, Stephanie Rearick (Madison, WI), Hot Fruit at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a free 2pm/4pm ** aug 4 sun Pale, Soy Sauce Control, Ever In Bloom, The Best Mates at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** aug 4 sun Shuggie Otis, The Relatives at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a free 2pm ** aug 4 sun Sublime with Rome, Descendents, Pennywise at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $40-$30 5pm/6pm # *** aug 4 sun Mac Miller, Action Bronson, Chance The Rapper, Vince Staples, The Internet at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** aug 4 sun Megan Nicole at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 5pm/6pm ** (sold out - 99.7 Now) aug 4 sun The Whoa Nellies, The Country Casanovas at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** aug 4 sun Lecherous Gaze, Joy, Spider Fever, dj Dahmer, dj Hackk at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7 8pm/9pm ** aug 4 sun Balmorhea, Young Moon at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 4 sun Turnpike Troubadours at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** aug 4 sun A Million Billion Dying Suns, Foli, Disappearing People at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** aug 4 sun Industria Del Amor & Banda La Vinera at the Solano County Fair, Vallejo a/a $6-$10 noon/7pm ** aug 4 sun Bob Dylan And His Band, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Ryan Bingham at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $90-$25 4:30pm/5:30pm # *** (Americanarama Festival of Music) aug 4 sun Dwight Yoakam at Rodney Strong Vineyards, 11455 Old Redwood Highway, Healdsburg 21+ ** aug 4 sun Masked Intruder, Elway, Sam Russo at Luigi's Fun Garden, 1050 20th Street, Sacramento a/a *** @ aug 4 sun Wang Chung (U.K.) at Assembly, Sacramento 21+ $25 9pm ** aug 5 mon Tigon (record release), Peace Creep, Sloths (Portland), Doralice at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 5 mon M.O.T.O., Surprise Vacation, Manatee at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 6pm ** (early show) aug 5 mon Heavy Action, Caustic Casanova, City Of Women at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 5 mon Paula Fuga + Mike Love Trio at Moe's Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 21+ ** aug 5 mon Chicago at Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore a/a *** aug 5 mon Masked Intruder, Elway, Sam Russo at Hero's Sports Lounge & Pizza Co., 821 L St, Modesto a/a *** @ aug 6 tue Sierra Leons's Refugee All Stars, Black Nature Band at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $17/$20 7pm/8:30pm ** aug 6 tue Lightsystem, Catapult the Dead at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** aug 6 tue Panteon Rococo at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # ** aug 6 tue Dead Serious, Bob Nick & Sutro, Black Belt Karate at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @ aug 6 tue MC Chris, Dr. Awkward, Jesse Dangerously, Tribe One at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 6 tue Eric D Johnson, Yellowbirds at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $13/$15 9pm ** aug 6 tue Lightning Dust, Louise Burns, Spells at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ free 7pm/8pm ** aug 6 tue Down Dirty Shake, Mrs. Henry (San Diego), Open Bar at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** aug 6 tue Iron Fist (L.A.), Ewig Frost (Viena, Austria), Speedboozer (Charlotte, N.C.), Hemorage, dj Agitator at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ aug 6 tue Pete Swanson, Earth Jerks at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** (electronic) aug 6 tue Chicago at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 6 tue Masked Intruder, Elway, Sam Russo at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ ** @ aug 6 tue The Goddamn Gallows, Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss, Jayke Orvis & The Broken Band, the Calamity Cubes at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 7 wed Chicago at the Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $85-$45 7pm/8pm # *** aug 7 wed Nothington, Masked Intruder, Elway, Sam Russo at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ aug 7 wed Harry Connick Jr. at Davies Symphony Hall, S.F. a/a $100-$50 7pm/8pm # *** aug 7 wed White Fence, Jessica Pratt, Chris Cohen at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** aug 7 wed White Wizzard at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$13 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 7 wed Paula Fuga + Mike Love Trio at the Pa'ina Lounge, 1865 Post Street, S.F. a/a ** aug 7 wed Mountain Standard Time at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. a/a free 6pm til 8pm ** (early show) aug 7 wed The Garifuna Collective With Danny Michel at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$18 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 7 wed Mystery Men? (Atlanta, GA), Rocketship Rocketship at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 7 wed Lyle Lovett at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 7 wed Monkey at Farmers Market, 14th St. at E. Santa Clara, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** aug 7 wed Imagine Dragons at Aloft Cupertino Hotel, 10165 N De Anza Blvd, Cupertino ?/? *** aug 7 wed Dustonious Maximus, Night Gaunts (New Zealand), Cartoon Violence at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** aug 7 wed Pisshorse, Fast Asleep, Fatality (Torronto, Canada), Zombie Holocausa, Skid Mark And The Tighty Whiteez at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** @ aug 7 wed Panteon Rococo, Lost Acapulco at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 7 wed M.D.C., Opposition Rising, Wartorn, Komatose (Arcata) at the Ink Annex, 47 West 3rd Street, Eureka a/a *** @ aug 8 thr M.D.C., Opposition Rising, Wartorn, Fucktard, Jedi Scum at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7pm # *** @ aug 8 thr Jesca Hoop, The Gospel Flats, Miss Erma With Andres Vera at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8/$10-$15 8pm/9pm ** aug 8 thr The Goddamn Gallows, The Calamity Cubes, Kountry Kittens at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 8 thr Cloud Control at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** aug 8 thr Tracorum, Jazz Mafia Horns at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 8 thr Diehard, Pocketknife, Hazel Wart at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a 7pm ** @ aug 8 thr Smith Westerns, Wampire, Social Studies at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** aug 8 thr Goodnight Texas at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** aug 8 thr Headboggle, Marielle Jakobsons, Goodwillsmith (Chicago), Black Hat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** aug 8 thr Glitter Wizard, Creepers, Wild Honey (San Diego) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm/10pm ** aug 8 thr Icky Boyfriends, Wet Illustrated, Violent Change at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 8 thr Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants, Rob Melancon at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 8 thr The Tallest Man On Earth at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $35 7pm/8pm ** aug 8 thr Black Breath, Mammoth Grinder, Obliterations at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$13 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 8 thr Cali Nation at Jose's Underground Lounge, 638 Wave Street, Monterey 21+ * aug 8 thr Luke Bryan, Thompson Square, Florida Georgia Line at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** aug 8 thr Lyle Lovett & His Large Band at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $83-$43 8pm # ** aug 9 fri Stellar Corpses, Darrow Chemical Company, The Revolts, Self-Inflicted Wounds, Blacktop Tragedy, Spawn Atomic at 924 Gilman Street, Berkely a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm *** @ aug 9 fri Iron Lung, Disgust, Meth Sores, Reckless, Pig DNA, Provos at the Metro Sideroom, Oakland a/a $8 7:30pm # *** @ aug 9 fri Ivete Sangalo at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** aug 9 fri Level 12, Random Chaos, Inside Voice, Olde Smoke at Toot's, 627 Second Avenue at Pomona, Crockett 21+ $5 8pm ** aug 9 fri Brasil, Black Irish Texas (Austin, TX), Radio Revolt at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$7-$12 8pm/9pm ** aug 9 fri Zombie Holocaust (cd release), Fatality (Torronto, Canada), Fog Of War, Hysteria, Agata at the Continental Club, 1658 12th Street, Oakland a/a $5 7pm ** @ aug 9 fri Paul McCartney, Pretty Lights, The National, D'Angelo, Band Of Horses, Yeasayer, Zedd, Rhye, Jessie Ware, Surfer Blood, Chromatics, Smith Westerns, Wavves, The Heavy, Twenty One Pilots, Daughter, Anuhea, Wild Belle, The Men, Midi Matilda, Houndmouth, Foy Vance, Naia Kete, The Plump DJs, Stanton Warriors, Motion Potion, All Good Funk Alliance, Lexel at Outside Lands Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $105/$250 # *** aug 9 fri Whitesnake at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ aug 9 fri A.J. Croce, New American Farmers at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm ** aug 9 fri The Trespassers, Emily Bonn & The Vivants, The Muddy Roses, Shani Chabansky at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8:30pm ** aug 9 fri Whiskey Shivers, Wild Child, Grow And Twine at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 9 fri Burnt Ones, The Hussy, Pow! at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 9 fri The Inciters, The Boars, French Boutique at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** aug 9 fri Bite at the Monarch, 101 6th Street, S.F. 21+ ** aug 9 fri Daikon, Worth Taking, Upstairs Downstairs at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 9 fri The Manx, Solheen, The Parmesans, Hello Monster, Physical Suicide Deterrent System Project, Shadow And substance, Arroyo Deathmatch at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ aug 9 fri Luke Bryan, Thompson Square, Florida Georgia Line at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $55-$30 5:30pm/7pm # ** aug 9 fri Tony Bennett at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a # *** aug 9 fri The Goddamn Gallows at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 9 fri War at the Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm *** aug 9 fri Slime Girls, 1000 Needles, Dog Party at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm ** aug 9 fri Chimaira at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $19/$24 8pm/9pm ** @ aug 9 fri Plane White T's, F.F.G. at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 9 fri Smallpools at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ ** aug 9 fri Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, Alejandro Escovedo at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $69-$39 8pm # ** aug 10 sat Chronic Vitality, Ninefinger, Mukagee, Mystic Rage, Flesh Assembly at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ (metal night) aug 10 sat Folivore, Abstracter, Augurs, Gloam at Ghost Town Barn, Oakland a/a donation 7pm ** @ aug 10 sat Innerds, Secret Fun Club, Hot Nerds, Volatile Substance at 1530 E. 12th Street, Oakland a/a $5 8pm/9pm ** @ aug 10 sat Scott Alexander (cd release), Awesome Orchestra at Firehouse Arts Events Hangar, 3192 Adeline, Berkeley a/a $5-$15 sliding scale 6pm ** (free cookies) aug 10 sat The Lady Crooners, Loretta Lynch, Denise Funari & Melanie DeGiovanni at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $7/$9-$12 8pm/9pm ** aug 10 sat Invader (tribute), Add/C (tribute), Judas Thieves (tribute) at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm ** aug 10 sat Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jurassic 5, Grizzly Bear, Young The Giant, The Head And The Heart, The Tallest Man On Earth, Youth Lagoon, Gary Clark Jr., Baauer, The Mother Hips, Griz, The Growlers, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Bombino, Milo Greene, Atlas Genius, The Soft White Sixties, James McCartney, The Lone Bellow, Cherub, LoCura, Krafty Kuts, Lazy Rich, dj Shotnez, dj Sam Spiegel, Dub Gabriel at Outside Lands Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $105/$250 # *** aug 10 sat Powerage (tribute), Evolution (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ 8pm/9pm ** aug 10 sat Cheech & Chong, War at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $80-$35 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** aug 10 sat Tommy Tutone, Chris Solberg, Greg Douglass, Byron Allred, David Denny, Garry Mallabar, The Great American Robber Barons With Keith Dion & Diana Mangano at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm ** (Lonnie Turner Memorial Concert) aug 10 sat Hyper Buzz, Funeral Kings, Blue Genes at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** aug 10 sat March Fourth Marching Band, dj Shotnez at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$25 9pm ** aug 10 sat The Sad Tires, Sweetwater, KiWi Time, dj Nasty Nettles, art show at Live Worms Art Gallery, 1345 Grant Street, S.F. a/a $8 (free b4 7pm) noon/7pm ** (Benefit American Red Cross) aug 10 sat King Tuff, The Men, Twin Peaks at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20 9:30pm/10pm ** aug 10 sat 3 Stoned Men, Icky Boyfriends, Cameltoe, Uke Band, Junior Executives, Pineapple Princess, We Could Be Friends, The Peddlers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 5pm *** (Rotfest) aug 10 sat The Red Elvises, Custom Kicks at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm ** aug 10 sat Tomihira, Space Waves, In Letter Form at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 10 sat Rum Rebellion (Portland), Absinthe Rose (Boston), The Pot House Shindies at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** (Irish/folk/punk/sea shanties) aug 10 sat Trainwreck Riders at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** aug 10 sat Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic at Osher Marin Jewish Center, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael a/a $20/$25 (17 and under free) 6:15pm/7pm ** aug 10 sat West My Friend (Victoria, Canada) at Studio 55, 1455 East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael a/a $13/$15 8pm ** aug 10 sat Bibles & Hand Grenades at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 10 sat Incredible Me, I Wish We Were Robots, Merchants, Kingdom Of Giants, Outsiders, Altessa, Before You Fall, Ellipsis, Citadel & Sleep City, Sleep at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** aug 10 sat Train, The Script, Gavin DeGraw at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy., Sacramento a/a # *** aug 10 sat Tony Bennett at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $130-$44 8pm # *** aug 11 sun Black Breath, Early Graves, Baptists, Lies, Obliterations at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10/$13 7pm/8pm # *** @ aug 11 The Jaunting Martyrs, Erin Brazill & The Brazillionaires, Shani Chabansky at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a free 2pm/4pm ** aug 11 sun Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kaskade, Vampire Weekend, Willie Nelson & Family, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Matt & Kim, A-Trak, Foals, Dawes, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Kurt Vile And The Violators, Emeli Sand, Dillon Francis, Camper Van Beethoven, Rudimental, Fishbone, King Tuff, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Ms Mr, Deap Vally, Kopecky Family Band, Little Green Cars, Bhi Bhiman, The Easy Leaves, dj Pierre, Gene Farris,w Sleight Of Hands, WhiteNoize, Griffin Camper at Outside Lands Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $105/$250 # *** aug 11 sun Pink Martini, La Santa Cecilia at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a free 2pm ** aug 11 sun Train, The Script, Gavin DeGraw at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $80-$40 # *** aug 11 sun The Neckbeard Boys, The Westpile Boys at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** aug 11 sun Elliot Schneider at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 7:30pm ** aug 11 sun Laudanum, Bottom Feeder (Copenhagen), Ladybird (AZ), Uzala at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 5:30pm/6pm ** @ (early show & 4pm BBQ) aug 11 sun Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, Alejandro Escovedo at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$35 7pm # *** aug 11 sun Matisyahu at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 12 mon Baptists (Vancouver, Canada), No Sir, Old Wounds (N.J.), Reivers, No Limbs at 1530 E. 12th Street, Oakland a/a $5 8pm/9pm ** @ aug 12 mon San Cisco, Smallpools at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 12 mon Wonded Giant (Seattle), The Pilgrim (Baltimore) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 7pm ** aug 12 mon Black Irish Texas (Austin, TX), Tiger Honey Pot, Sweetwater Black at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 12 mon Mike Tramp (solo acoustic) at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm ** aug 13 tue Vhol, Scolex, Uzala at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7pm/8pm # ** @ aug 13 tue Jonas Brothers at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $80-$30 6pm/7pm # *** aug 13 tue Daughtry, 3 Doors Down at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 13 tue Sean Bonnette, Jeff Rosenstock, Hard Girls, Dog Party at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ (Asian Man Records) aug 13 tue Derrick Hodge, Marcus Cohen And the Congress, dj HeyLove at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $17/$20 8pm/9pm ** aug 13 tue Zebroids, Dirty Few at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** aug 13 tue Jame N Commons at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm ** aug 13 tue Buffalo Tooth, Obliterations (L.A.), Wild Eyes, dj Denim Yeti at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 13 tue Lyle Lovett at the Marine Center, San Rafael a/a # *** aug 13 tue Michael Franti & Spearhead, Amanda Shaw, Ethan Tucker at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$45 7:30pm # *** aug 13 tue My Ticket Home, Night Verses, I Am King at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** aug 14 wed Derrick Hodge, Kev Choice Ensemble, dj Nina Sol at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $17/$20 8pm/9pm** aug 14 wed Buildings (Minneapolis), Hawks (Atlanta), Sex Snobs at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 14 wed Evil Eyes, dj's at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** aug 14 wed The Monkees at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 14 wed The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Material at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm ** @ aug 14 wed Reckless Kelly, Wade Bowen, Micky And The Motorcars at Assembly, Sacramento 21+ $20 8pm/9pm ** aug 14 wed Michael Franti & Spearhead at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $79-$39 8pm # *** aug 15 thr Zap Mama, Naima Shalhoub at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $22/$25 7:30pm/8:30pm ** aug 15 thr Perhapsy, In Watermelon Sugar, Andrew Maurer at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** aug 15 thr Abstracter, Lungs (Minneapolis), Tom Hanks (Sacramento), Fabricant at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $5 7pm ** @ aug 15 thr Buddha Doobie, Drag Queen Willie, the Henchmen Of Paradise at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$6-$12 8pm/9pm ** aug 15 thr Reckless Kelly, Micky & The Motorcars, Wade Bowen at Slim's, S.F. 6+ 8pm ** aug 15 thr Best Coast at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** aug 15 thr Molotov at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** aug 15 thr The Love Dimension, The Tenderloins, The Chaw at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7 8pm/9pm ** aug 15 thr The Lonely Wild, Kris Orlowski, The Sad Bastard Book Club at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 15 thr Howl, Lord Dying, Cormorant, Hornss at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 15 thr Useless Children (Austrailia), Dream Decay (Seattle), Vibrating Antennas at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 15 thr Filligar at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ ** aug 15 thr Brandi Carlile at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 15 thr The Monkees at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** (was listed as August 14th) aug 15 thr Led Zeppelin 2 (tribute) at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 15 thr Mike Stud, Kurt, Mtk at the Assembly, Sacramento a/a $15/$18 6pm/7pm ** aug 15/16 Lewis Black at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 6pm/7:30pm ** aug 16 fri The Aquadolls (L.A.), Gravy's Drop, The Gregors, the What at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 8pm *** @ aug 16 fri Dropdead (R.I.), Graves At Sea, Stoneburner (Portland), Endless Demise (L.A.), Agenda Of Swine, Turbokrieg (TX), Nibiru (TX), Worthless Eaters (Portland), Connoisseur, Reivers, Dead Pressure Komatose (Arcata), Noxcrutch (Stockton), No Fucks Given, Xhostagex at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 8pm # *** @ (Deadfest day 1) aug 16 fri Mike Stud, Kurt, dj Mtk at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $13 6pm/6:30pm ** aug 16 fri Mount Whateverest (Nevada City), El Elle at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $6/$8-$12 8pm/9pm ** aug 16 fri Mickey Avalon at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 16 fri Finish Ticket, Night Riots, Local Hero at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $13/$16 9pm *** aug 16 fri Part Time, Sam Flax at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $22 9pm ** aug 16 fri Bambu, Rocky Rivera, Rey Resurreccion, ruby Ibarra, the Kasamas, Vandal9 at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$15 8pm/9pm ** aug 16 fri Zoo Station (tribute), Chronic Town (tribute) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** aug 16 fri English Singes, The Rantouls, New Faultlines at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 16 fri Vktms, Unko Atama (7" release), Sharks From Mars (Portland), Bad Coyotes, Stay Scared at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm *** @ aug 16 fri Mustache Harbor, Sean Tabor at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** aug 16 fri Eric McFadden & Friends, The Hooks, Interchords at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** aug 16 fri Reckless Kelly, Mikey & The Motorcars, Wade Bowen at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ 8:30pm ** aug 16 fri Foreigner at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 16 fri Good Hustle at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 16 fri Foghat at the Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm *** aug 16 fri Chris Rene at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz a/a $15/$20 7pm/8pm ** aug 16 fri Molotov at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** aug 16 fri Filligar at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ ** aug 16 fri Darius Rucker at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $99-$49 8pm # ** aug 16 fri Mentors at the Hideout Lounge, 240 S. Park Street, Reno NV 21+ *** @ aug 17 sat Slime Girls, Piranha Party!, Robodda, Esther Moser, The Invisible Sundial at 924 Gilman, Berkeley a/a $8 7pm/7:30pm *** @ aug 17 sat Dropdead (R.I.), Noothgrush, Brainoil, Transient (Portland), War Master (TX), Night Nurse (Portland), Sorrower (AZ), Elitist (Portland), Mind Boil (TX), Usnea (Portland), Destroyed In Seconds (L.A.), Primitive Man (CO), Age Of Collapse (San Diego), Amarok (Chico), Lolita Black (R.I.), Completed Exposition (Japan), Final Draft (Inglewood), War Sound (L.A.), AcxDc (L.A.), Dead Issue (L.A.), Your Enemy, Burmese, Negitive Standards, Black Fucking Cancer (San Jose), Lycus, Death Row, Deras Krig, Whorpath (santA Rosa), Crypt Keeper, Pancake Lizard at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 4pm # **** @ (Deadfest day 2) aug 17 sat Rebelution, Matisyahu, Collie Buddz, Zion 1 at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $39.50 6:30pm # *** aug 17 sat Mentors at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ *** @ aug 17 sat Birdmonster, Collisionville (album release), Grit & Gold at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $6/$8-$12 8pm/9pm ** aug 17 sat Steely Dan, The Deep Blue Organ Trio at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $200-$35 # *** aug 17 sat Led Zeppelin 2 at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** aug 17 sat Serena Ryder, Lee DeWyze at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 17 sat Bells Atlas, Waterstrider, Joey Dozik at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** aug 17 sat Bobby Long at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9:30pm ** aug 17 sat Evangelista, Jackie O Motherfucker, Badwater Bob at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** aug 17 sat Walrus, Abatis, The Devil In California at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm ** aug 17 sat The Nickel Slots at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** aug 17 sat Sandollars, Dukes Of Hamburg, dj's at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** (Black Sheep Scooter Club Classic Scooter Rally) aug 17 sat Venat, Rubber Duckee, live pro wrestling at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 5:30pm *** aug 17 sat Straight No Chaser at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** aug 17 sat Shinobu, Leer, Dog Party, dj Coco at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** aug 17 sat Tainted Love at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$15 8pm/9pm ** aug 17 sat Stepchild, Some Fear None, For All I've Done, Fair Struggle, Kryptic Memories at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** aug 18 sun Space Waster, Glimpse Trio, At Gunpoint, Lucabrazzi at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** aug 18 sun Gayle Lynn And The Hired Hands, Rich McCulley at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** aug 18 sun CCR Headcleaner, Lazy (Kansas City), Pure Bliss at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** aug 18 sun Peter Bradley Adams at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm ** aug 18 sun Chris Isaak at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 18 sun Les Claypool's Due de Twang at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $28/$30 7:30pm/8:30pm *** aug 18 sun Maria Muldaur And The Campbell Bros., The Campbell Bros. at Assembly, Sacramento a/a $27.50 2pm/3pm ** (afternoon show) aug 18 sun Mentors, Potty Mouth, Aborticide, False Freedom, Alfred Hitchcockk, Sedated at the Black Room, 83 South Stewart Street, Sonora a/a $10 5:30pm *** @ aug 18 sun Steely Dan at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV # *** aug 18 sun Willie Nelson, The Devil Makes Three, The Wild Feathers at Pozo Saloon, 90 West Pozo Road, Pozo a/a $32.50-$85 4pm *** aug 18 sun incorrect listing: Earth Crisis at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley aug 19 mon The Polyphonic Spree at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$25 9pm ** aug 19 mon Weatherside Whiskey Band, The Creak, Eight Belles at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 19 mon Permanent Collection, Surf Club, Hibou, dj Craft Spells at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 6pm ** (early show) aug 20 tue Jel, Doseone, Main Attracionz, Odd Nosdam at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** aug 20 tue The Molecules (reunion), Gentlemen Surfers at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 20 tue Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers at the Regency Ballroom Lodge, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** aug 20 tue Bored Spies, Grand Hallway, Goh Nakamura at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** aug 20 tue The She's, The Yes Go's at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** (KUSF Benefit) aug 20 tue Queensryche at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ aug 21 wed Wax Idols, Lie, Cold Beat, Screature (Sacramento), dj Justin Anastasi at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10 8pm/9pm ** aug 21 wed Bad Weather California, Sauna, Skating Polly at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 21 wed Origami Ghosts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** aug 21 wed Animal As Leaders, Navene, Journal, Legion's Requiem, Bispora at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 21 wed Stragne Talk at Assembly, Sacramento 18+ $10 8pm/9pm ** aug 21 wed Les Claypool's Due de Twang at the Center for the Arts, Grass Valley a/a *** aug 22 thr The Brothers Comatose, T Sisters at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** aug 22 thr Melvins, Honky at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $22 9pm *** @ aug 22 thr Roky Erickson, Cellar Doors at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm ** aug 22 thr Ted And The Tedtones at the Chapel, S.F. a/a free 8:30pm * aug 22 wed Greater Sirens, Bears! Bears! Bears! at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** aug 22 thr Lemme Adams, Cool Ghouls, Black Cobra Vipers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 22 thr Brad Paisley, Chris Young, Lee Brice, The Henningsens at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $65.25-$30.25 6pm/7pm # ** aug 22 thr Toad the Wet Sprocket, Grant Lee Buffalo at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $58-$38 7:30pm # *** aug 22 thr Usnea, Komatose (Arcata) at the Ink Annex, 47 West 3rd St., Eureka a/a ** @ aug 22/23 Kermit Ruffins And The BBQ Swingers, Bay Easy Brass Band (thr), A Spirit Hustler (thr), Jazz Mafia (fri) at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm ** aug 23 fri Funky Meters, dj Platurn, Jordan And The Ritual at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $45/$50 8pm/9pm *** aug 23 fri Jimbo Scott & The Hot Mess, Sarah & The Tall Boys (Nashville), Brian Belknap at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $6/$8-$12 8pm/9pm ** aug 23 fri Gregory Alan Isakov, Sera Cahoone at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** aug 23 fri Pinback at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** aug 23 fri Robin Applewood, La Gente, Sang Matiz, Naked Soul at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 9pm ** aug 23 fri Sunrunners, Curious Quail, Father President at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 23 fri Rhett Miller, Nancarrow at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** aug 23 fri Sutekh Hexen, Blue Sabbath Black Cheer (Seattle), Eye Of Nix at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** aug 23 fri Truth & Salvage Co. at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm ** aug 23 fri The Parmesans (record release), Before The Brave, Garden Party, Greg Downing at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 23 fri Chris Botti at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 6pm/7:30pm ** aug 23 fri Ron White (comedy) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** aug 23 fri Far From You at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** aug 23 fri Eddie Money at the Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm *** aug 23 fri Majical Cloudz at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 23 fri The Melvins, Honkey at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ aug 23 fri George Lopez at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $83-$43 8pm # ** aug 24 sat La Plebe, Los Kung Fu Monkeys (Tijuana) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm *** @ aug 24 sat Gama Bomb (Ireland), Artillery (Denmark), Bonded By Blood, Fueled By Fire, Fog Of War, Kinnefret, Cultural Warfare, Enemy In Peril, Skinner, Potential Threat, Xenotaph, Archea, Warpath Assassins, Zombie Death Stench at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 3:30pm # *** @ aug 24 sat Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Aoife O'Conovan at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** aug 24 sat Embers, Black Fucking Cancer, Sacrament Ov Impurity (WA), Abstracter, Cannibal at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $6 7pm *** @ aug 24 sat Grant Sabin (Denver), Benjamin Brown at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$7-$12 8pm/9pm ** aug 24 sat Majical Cloudz, SomeEmber at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm ** aug 24 sat American Death Machine, Hot Nun, One After Another at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free noon/3pm ** aug 24 sat Sila, SambaDa at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 9pm ** aug 24 sat Andrew Belle, Grizfolk at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 7pm/8pm ** aug 24 sat M.D.C., Nihilist Cunt, Bum City Saints (record release), The Judas Bunch at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @ aug 24 sat The Spyrals, Cellar Doors, Super 78! at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** aug 24 sat O'Brother, Native, Daylight at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 24 sat Slow Motion Cowboys, Secret Town (cd release), The Silver Threads (cd release) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** aug 24 sat The Loudmouths (reunion), Idiots (reunion), The Jack Saints (reunion) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm *** @ aug 24 sat Foreverland (tribute), Sinister Dexter at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** aug 24 sat Maze, The Isley Brothers at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $126-$36 5pm/6:30pm # ** aug 24 sat George Lopez at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 24 sat The Flesh Hammers, Cheapskate, Hellbeard at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 9pm ** aug 24 sat Paige Raymond, Da'Unda"dogg, Mac Mall, J-Diggs at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$20 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 24 sat Kill The Precedent (cd release), Will Haven, Death Valley High, Lesdystics, Sex Rat at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ aug 24/25 Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, Mgmt, Neko Case, Beach House, Toro Y Moi, Devendra Banhart, Washed Out, Okkervil River, Deerhunter, Purity Ring, Dr. Dog, The Hold Steady, Delta Spirit, The Black Angels, Father John Misty, Capital Cities, Lucero, The Antlers, Blitzen Trapper, Civil Twilight, Electric Guest, Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, Delta Rae, The Dodos, Tennis, Akron/Family, Quadron, Bleached, Generationals, Eli "Paperboy" Reed, Guards, jefertitti's Nile, Guy Blakeslee, Seventeen Evergreen, Light Fantastic, carnival rides, games at First City Festival, 2004 Fairground Road, Monterey a/a $125-$279 (2 day pass) noon # *** aug 25 sun Violent Vickie at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm/6pm ** (Queer/Trans night) aug 25 sun Kermit Ruffins And The BBQ Swingers, Hobo Paradise at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 5pm/6pm ** aug 25 sun indie mart at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a noon till 6pm aug 25 sun Wintersun, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Arisis, Starkill at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $22/$25 6pm/7pm *** @ aug 25 sun Shwayze at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 25 sun Fever Charm, Dangermaker, Koruscant Weekend at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 25 sun Escort at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** aug 25 sun Little Comets at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 7:30pm ** aug 25 sun Destruction Unit (AZ), Wax Idols at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** aug 25 sun George Thorogood And the Destroyers, Buddy Guy at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 26 mon Deerhunter at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm *** aug 26 mon Black Sabbath, Andrew WK at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $131-$31 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** aug 27 tue Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam-Funk, The Stepkids, Myron & E at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $22/$25 8pm/9pm ** aug 27 tue The Breeders at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # *** aug 27 tue Sun Foot, Mike Donovan, Franklin's Mint at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** aug 27 tue Il Volo, Nikki Yanofsky at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $100-$40 7pm/8pm # ** aug 27 tue Fun., Tegan & Sara at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV ?/? # *** aug 28 wed Heart, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $101-$26 6pm/7pm # *** aug 28 wed Mgmt at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** aug 28 wed Whirr, Nothing, Lycus at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 28 wed Imagine Dragons at Giant's Ball Park, S.F. a/a # *** aug 28 wed Everest, White Dove at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** aug 28 wed Banner Pilot, Civil War Rust, The Breaks at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ aug 28 wed Fronds, Is/Is (Minneapolis), Locomotives at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** aug 28 wed Peter Frampton, B.B. King at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 28 wed Gary Numan, Cold Cave at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** aug 29 thr Caldecott, Bear Lincoln, Free Association at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$7-$12 8pm/9pm ** aug 29 thr Goodie Mob, Drop City Yacht Club at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** aug 29 thr Fidlar at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm/9pm *** @ $ aug 29 thr Lucius at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10 8pm/9pm ** aug 29 thr Scout Niblett, P.G. Six at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** aug 29 thr Talkative (Portland), Mufassa at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** aug 29 thr Dead To Me, Riverboat Gamblers, Blacklist Royals, The Radishes at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** aug 29 thr Brian Regan at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $70-$40 5:30pm/7:30pm *** aug 29 thr G-Eazy at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 7pm/8pm # ** aug 29/30 Alt-J, Royal Canoe at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** (thr sold out) aug 30 fri Double Duchess, Daddiez Plastik, Gaymous, Hussy Club at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm *** (Queer/Trans night) aug 30 fri Icona Pop, K.Flay, Sirah at the Fillmore, S.F. $25 8pm/9pm # ** (99.7 Now) aug 30 fri Lost Bayou Ramblers at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12 9pm * aug 30 fri Cathy Lemons, Alabama Mike, Daniel Castro, Ron Thompson, Paul Olguin, Paul Revelli at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 30 fri Paul Van Dyk at 1015 Folsom, S.F. 21+ $40/$60 9pm ** aug 30 fri Owl Paws, There's Talk (record release), Dead Feather Moon (San Diego) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 30 fri Lil Wayne, T.I. at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $96-$36 6pm/7:30pm # ** aug 30 fri Papa Doo Run Run at the Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm ** aug 30 fri The Flesh Hammers, Get Shot, American Dischord, Abandoned Generation at the Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento a/a $5 8:30pm ** aug 30 fri Ziggy Marley, Steel Pulse at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $79-$39 8pm # *** aug 30/31 Keller Williams, More Than A Little (fri), The Head Band (sat) at Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael a/a ** aug 31 sat Green Day Night at the Oakland A's Baseball Game, Oakland a/a $38 aug 31 sat Pride & Joy at South Shore Center, Alameda a/a free 5pm til 7pm ** aug 31 sat Alesso at the Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way, Richmond a/a $50 9pm # ** aug 31 sat Felsen, Fat Opie, Victoria George at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $7/$10-$15 8pm/9pm ** aug 31 sat Rin Tin Tiger, French Cassettes, Picture Atlantic at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** aug 31 sat Andre Nickatina, Krayzie Bone at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $30 9pm *** aug 31 sat Sonny & The Sunsets, Warm Soda at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$17 9pm ** aug 31 sat The Richmond Sluts, The Asteroid No. 4, Stranger Family Band (record release), dj Joel Gion at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ** aug 31 sat SicKnif (tribute), Devolutionaries (tribute), Gimme Danger (tribute) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 ** aug 31 sat The Greening (vinyl release), Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony, Dot Punto. at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** aug 31 sat Duane Peters Gunfight, Dime Runner at thee Parkside, S.F. ?/? ** aug 31 sat The Human League, Andy Bell, Howard Jones, Information Society at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** aug 31 sat Battlehooch, David Knight at San Pedro Square Market, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** aug 31 sat TV Girl, Young Science at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 31 sat The Acacia Strain, Within The Ruins, Xibalba, Fit For An Autopsy, American Me at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ aug 31 sat Psychedelic Furs, Burning In Rome at Assembly, Sacramento 21+ $35 8pm/9pm *** aug 31 sat Peter Frampton With B.B. King at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $113-$53 7pm # *** sep 1 sun Cormorant, Downfall Of Gaia (Germany), Armed For Apocalypse, Black Table (N.Y.), Monuments Collapse at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $10 5pm/6pm *** @ (early show) sep 1 sun Jason Mraz at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $59.50 5:30pm/7pm # *** sep 1 sun Tik Tok, Steel Cranes (record release) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** sep 1 sun B.B. King at Rodney Strong Vineyards, 11455 Old Redwood Hy., Healdsburg 21+ *** sep 1 sun The Psychedelic Furs at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** sep 1 sun Arsonists Get All The Girls, Words Like Shards, Five Characters In Search, Nerves Like Atlas at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm *** @ sep 2 mon Ty Segall, Mike Donovan, David Novick at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** sep 3 tue Gary Numan at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # ** sep 3 tue Superchunk, Mikal Cronin at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm ** sep 3 tue Charli XCX, Kitten, Little Daylight at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 3 tue Pacific Air, Kan Wakan, Magic Fight at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ free 8pm/9pm ** sep 3 tue Brendan James at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm ** sep 4 wed Austra at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** sep 4 wed Cody Canada And Jason Boland at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (acoustic) sep 4 wed ZZ Ward at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** sep 4 wed Roses at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm * sep 4 wed City Deluxe, The Insufferables (ep release), Rocketship Rocketship at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm ** sep 4 wed Curious Quail at Farmers Market, 14th St. at E. Santa Clara, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** sep 4 wed Dave Matthews Band at Harveys Outdoor Arena, Stateline, NV ?/? *** sep 4 wed Sammy Hagar at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $131-$61 8pm # *** sep 5 thr Ty Segall, Mike Donovan, Jessica Pratt, David Novick at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $18/$20 8pm/9pm *** sep 5 thr Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires at the Great American Music Hall, S.f. 6+ ** sep 5 thr Enanitos Verdes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm # ** sep 5 thr Saves The Day, Into It. Over It., Hostage Calm at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** @ sep 5 thr Hiss Golden Messenger at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** sep 5 thr Moonbell, Teepee (Miami), Red Traces at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** sep 5 thr Cannons And Clouds, Wild Pack Of Canaries, Li Xi, Mosshead at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 thr Havok at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 5 thr Wallpaper, An Angle, Mister Metaphor at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** (Launch Festival kick-off) sep 5 thr Big Gigantic, Ill-esha at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a # ** sep 6 fri Nobunny, Parasites, Flamingo Nosebleed, Jabber, Pookie And the Poodlez, The Cumstains at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm *** @ sep 6 fri Big Gigantic, Ill-esha at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** sep 6 fri Luciano at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$15 8pm/9pm ** sep 6 fri The Mickey Hart Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27 8pm/9pm # ** sep 6 fri Gui Boratto at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** sep 6 fri Lulacruza at the Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St. at 23rd., S.F. a/a * sep 6 fri Broncho, Mozes & The Firstborn, Hindu Pirates at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm ** sep 6 fri Brokedown In Bakersfield at Terrapin, 100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael a/a $20 ** sep 6 fri SFPD (Sabrina Signs), Rule 62, Craig Feenix, Elbyne, Nate Bolt at the Phoenix Theataer, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** (Pure EDM) sep 6 fri The Sick Tones at the Flamingo Hotel, 2777 4th Street, Santa Rosa a/a ** sep 6 fri Wayne Hancock at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** sep 6 fri Brother Ali, Immortal Technique at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $19/$24 8pm/9pm ** sep 6 fri Bam Margera (as Fuckface Unstoppable), (hed)pe, Howitzer at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 6 fri Wilson, The Greenery, The Ongoing Concept, Horsenect at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** sep 6/8 Fun., Tegan And Sara at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $43.50 8pm # *** $ (fri sold out) sep 7 sat Vader, Vital Remains, Sacrifical Slaughter, Excration, Extremely Rotten at the Metro, Oakland a/a $18 5pm # *** @ sep 7 sat Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $85-$40 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 7 sat JGB With Melvin Seals at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 7 sat Hepcat at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 7 sat Sundowner (record release), Kevin Seconds, Great Apes, The Started-Its at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ (Asian Man Records) sep 7 sat Lulacruza at the Botanical Gardens, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free * sep 7 sat Roem & The Revival, Jeff Campbell, The Stages Of Sleep at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$15 8pm/9pm ** sep 7 sat Royal Thunder (Atlanta), Outlaw at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 7 sat Reptilian Shape Shifters, The Loyalists, Cinder Cone at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** sep 7 sat Joan Jett And The Blackhearts at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 7 sat Girl Talk, Rocket From The Crypt, Van She, Grieves, Family Of The Year, Dredg, Gold Fields, Dessa, Turquoise Jeep, Lemuria, Frank Jordan, Doombird, Paper Pistols at Launch Music Fest, at Cesar Chavez Park, 910 I Street, Sacramento a/a $55 ($85 2day) noon *** @ (day 1) sep 8 sun Grubdog And The Amazing Sweethearts, Dead Volts, 50 Watt Heavy, American Drift at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** sep 8 sun Titus Andronicus at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 8 sun Matty Charles, Lonesome Locomotive at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** sep 8 sun Backstreet Boys, Jesse McCartney at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $109-$29 6pm/7pm # ** sep 8 sun Dave Matthews Band, Mariachi El Bronx at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $79/$45 7:30pm/7pm # *** sep 8 sun One Republic at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 8 sun Earth Wind & Fire at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # *** sep 8 sun Imagine Dragons, Minus The Bear, Blonde Redhead, Washed Out, Cults St. Lucia, Doomtree, Surfer Blood, P.O.S., Geographer, Dlrn, No, Exquisite Corps, Life In 24 Frames, The Bell Boys at Launch Music Fest, at Cesar Chavez Park, 910 I Street, Sacramento a/a $55 ($85 2day) noon *** @ (day 2) sep 9 mon Ewert And The Two Dragons at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 9 mon Minus the Bear, Tera Melos, The New Trust at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** sep 9 mon Titus Andronicus at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 9/10 Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Total Life at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (mon sold out) sep 10 tue Bleeding Rainbow at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm ** sep 10 tue Tab Benoit at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** sep 10 tue Mob 47 (Sweden), Koszmar (Canada), Replica, Ritual Control at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm *** @ sep 10 tue Diesto at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** sep 10 tue Melissa Etheridge at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 11 wed Earth Wind & Fire at Masonic Center, 1111 California St., S.F. a/a $86-$45 7pm/8pm # *** sep 11 wed Jimmy Cliff at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm # *** sep 11 wed Travis Garland at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 11 wed Megan & Liz at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. a/a $15/$40 6pm ** sep 11 wed The Breaks, Wringer (Bloomington, IN), The Vans at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** sep 11 wed Alice In Chains, Jane's Addiction, Coheed And Cambria, Circa Survive, Walking Papers, Middle Class Rut, New Politics, Danko Jones, Chuck Shaffer Picture Show, The Dead Daisies at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $75-$20 2pm # *** @ (Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival) sep 11 wed Adam Ant, Prima Donna at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** sep 11 wed Natty Vibes, The Steppas at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a # ** sep 12 thr Local Natives, Wild Nothing at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** sep 12 thr Adam Ant, Prima Donna at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** sep 12 thr Patricia Kaas (France), Kass Chante Piaf at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $95/$65/$45 7pm/8pm # ** sep 12 thr Ra Ra Riot, Caveman at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** sep 12 thr Julia Holter at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 12 thr Vista Chino, Black Pussy at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 12 thr The Moondoggies, The Maldives at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** sep 12 thr Slowfast S, Night Cadet (Seattle) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** sep 12 thr We Became Owls, Minor Kingdom, The Gospel Flats at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 12 thr The Slackers at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 13 fri The Weeknd, Banks, Anna Lunoe at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** sep 13 fri Mob 47 (Sweden), Desperat, Koszmar (Canada), Side Effects, Filthchain, Femacoffin at the Metro Sideroom, Oakland a/a $10 7pm *** @ sep 13 fri The Mission UK, Keeping The Faith at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $29.50/$43 8pm/9pm # *** sep 13 fri Coeur de Pirate at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 13 fri The Slackers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 13 fri Swingin' Utters, Get Dead (record release), Toy Guitar at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 13 fri Sound Remedy at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. a/a $15 9:30pm/10pm ** sep 13 fri Foxtails Brigade, Bells Atlas, The spencer Owen Time Share at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** sep 13 fri The Doobie Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 13 fri Steel Panther at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** @ sep 13/14 The Expendables at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm *** sep 14 sat Murderburgers, Strong City at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm ** sep 14 sat Sensation at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** sep 14 sat Twat, Throat Yogurt, Nihilist Cunt, Vulgar Nuns at Merchants Saloon, 401 2nd Street, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm ** @ sep 14 sat Matt Wertz at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 14 sat Big Tree, Waterstrider, Ghost Tiger at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** sep 14 sat Cosmic Psychos at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** sep 14 sat The English Beat, Rusty Zinn & His Band at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 8pm/9pm *** sep 14 sat Andre Nickatina, Krayzie Bone at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $30 8pm *** sep 14 sat The Bellfuries at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** sep 14 sat Korn, Megadeth, Shinedown, Papa Roach, Skillet, Buckcherry, In This Moment, Steel Panther, Device, P.O.D., Pop Evil, Otherwise, Soil, Heaven's Basement at Discovery Park, 1600 Garden Highway, Sacramento a/a $54.50 ($99.50 2 day) 11am # *** @ (Aftershock day 1) sep 14 sat Dizzy Wright, Emilio Rojas, Futuristic at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 14 sat The Doobie Brothers at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $83-$43 8pm # *** sep 14/15 Big K.R.I.T., Black Hippy, Bodega Bamz, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Brother Ali, Chase & Status, Common, Curren$y, Danny Brown, Dilated Peoples, Dizzy Wright, Dom Kennedy, E40 And Too Short, Earl Sweatshirt, Flatbush Zombies, Hit Boy, Hopsin, Immortaltechnique, Jhene Aiko, Kid Cudi, Lecrae, Mimosa, Prof, Rakim, Snow Tha Product, Supernatural, Talib Kweli, Tech N9ne, Tyler The Creator, Wu-Tang Clan, Action Bronson, Deltron 3030, Freddie Gibbs, Freeway, Girl Talk, Krs-One, Pusha T, Riff Raff, Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh, Sean P, Smoke DZA, Yg Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $240-$89 # *** (Rock the Bells X) sep 15 sun Carly Rae Jepsen at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** sep 15 sun Hem at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ # ** sep 15 sun Darwin Deez, Caged Animals at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 15 sun The Silver Threads, Warren Jackson Hearne at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** sep 15 sun George Thorogood & The Destroyers at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** sep 15 sun KC & The Sunshine Band, Village People at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 15 sun Avenged Sevenfold, Volbeat, A Day To Remember, Asking Alexandria, Halestorm, Him, Falling In Reverse, All That Remains, Airbourne at Discovery Park, 1600 Garden Highway, Sacramento a/a $54.50 ($99.50 2 day) 11am # *** @ (Aftershock day 2) sep 15 sun Mason Jennings at the El Ray Theater, Chico a/a $18/$20 5:30pm/6:30pm # ** sep 16 mon Journey, Tower Of Power at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $200-$45 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 16 mon Valient Thorr (N.C.), Lord Dying, Ramming Speed at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 7:30pm/8pm *** @ sep 17 tue The Vibrators, Bite, Pops at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ sep 17 tue Stars, Trails And Ways at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 17 tue The Julie Ruin, La Sera at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 17 tue Carly Rae Jepsen at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 18 wed StarGazer (Australia), Aldebaran, Knelt Rote at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # ** sep 18 wed The Orb at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** sep 18 wed Hanni El Khatib, Bass Drum Of Death at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 18 wed Stars, Trails And Ways at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 18 wed The Features at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 18 wed Adam Ant at Golden State Theater, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey a/a *** sep 18 wed We Butter The Bread With Butter, Our endless Obsession at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** sep 18 wed Dougie MacLean at Assembly, Sacramento a/a $30 7pm ** sep 19 wed Bassnectar, Koan Sound, Andreilien at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** sep 19 wed Blondie, X at Nob Hill Center, S.F. a/a $80/$55/$40 7pm/8pm # *** (also Sep 20th in Saratoga) sep 19 wed Bastille at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 19 wed Body Language at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 19 wed Human Eye (Detroit), Musk at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** sep 19 wed Iration, Through The Roots, Fortunate Yough, Micah Brown at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** sep 19 wed Paper Lions, The Octopus Project at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ ** sep 20 fri Kamelot (Tampa, FL), Delain, Eklipse at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 20 fri The New Mastersounds at the Great American Music Hall, S.f. 6+ ** (Benefit for the Coalition on Homelessness) sep 20 fri Iration, Through The Roots, Fortunate Youth, Micah Brown at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** sep 20 fri Jonny Craig, Mod Sun, Kyle Lucas at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 ($40 vip) 8pm/9pm *** sep 20 fri Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros at the America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $40-$35 7pm/8pm # ** sep 20 fri Windhand (VA), Hornss, Yidhra (L.A.), Connoisseur at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 20 fri Paper Lions, The Octopus Project at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ ** sep 20 fri Lee Fields & The Expressions at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm ** sep 20 fri Blondie, X at Montalvo Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a $88/$78/$53 7pm/8pm # *** (also Sep 19th in S.F.) sep 20 fri Swingin' Utters at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** @ sep 20/21/22 Wardruna (Norway), Fire + Ice (England), StarGazer (Australia), Rose Croix, Common Eider King Eider, Esoteric (U.K.), Aldebaran, Amber Asylum, Ionophore, Jarboe, Munly & The Lupercalians, Worm Ouroboros, Slim Cessna's Auto Club at Stella Natura Fest., Nevada City a/a $65 ($175 3 day) noon *** sep 21 sat Boz Scaggs at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** sep 21 sat Thievery Corporation, Morcheeba at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** sep 21 sat Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $39.50 6pm/7pm # *** sep 21 sat Zepparella at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 21 sat Yip Deceiver at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** sep 21 sat Rain Parade, Powder at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 21 sat Mv & Ee, Michael Beach, The Doozer (U.K.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm ** sep 21 sat Ozzy Alive (tribute), Rat Bastard (covers), Rock On Broadway (covers) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $12/$14 7pm/8pm ** sep 21 sat Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $59/$44/$30 5:30pm/7pm # ** sep 21 sat Kathy Griffin (comedy) at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 21 sat Bassnectar at Event Center, 290 S. 7th St., San Jose State a/a # *** sep 21 sat Jimmy Eat World, Matt Pond at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $30/$33 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 21/22 Polk Street Blues Festival, S.F. a/a free sep 22 sun Jimmy Eat World at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ sep 22 sun Dirty Beaches, Sisu, Chasms at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 22 sun Secret Town at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm ** sep 22 sun Marco Antonio Solis, Lupita D'Alessio at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $140-$50 6pm/7pm # ** sep 22 sun Tech N9ne at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $30/$35 7pm/8pm *** sep 22 sun Lynyrd Skynyrd at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $104-$54 8pm # *** sep 22 sun Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** sep 23 mon The Vaccines at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** sep 23 mon Porcelain Raft at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 23 mon The Living Jarboe, Faun Fables, Amber Asylum at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 7pm/8pm ** sep 23 mon Rich Hands (San Antonio) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 24 tue Bell Witch at the Metro Sideroom, Oakland a/a 7pm # * sep 25 wed Joan Of Arc at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$14 8pm/9pm ** sep 25 wed Michael Hurley at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 25 wed The Lumineers (Denver), Dr. Dog, Nathaniel Rateliff at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $39.50 5:30pm/6:30pm # *** sep 25 wed Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Barry Goldberg at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** sep 25 wed Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, !Mayday!, Steve Stone, Prozak, Ces Cru, Americaz Most Haunted at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** sep 26 thr Unknown Mortal Orchestra at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** sep 26 thr the Dear Hunter With String Quartet at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** sep 26 thr Linda Perhacs, Alina Hardin at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 26 thr Depeche Mode, Crystal Castles at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $127-$36 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 26/27 Artic Monkeys at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** $ (fri sold out) sep 27 fri Marc Anthony at the Arena, Oakland a/a $150-$41 7pm/8pm # *** sep 27 fri Sioux City Kid at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 27 fri Dane Cook at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** sep 27 fri Peter Hook & The Light at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** sep 27 fri Matthew Good, Pete Murray at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm ** sep 27 fri Synthetic ID at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 27 fri The Fadeaways (Japan), The Dukes Of Hamburg at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 7:30pm ** (early show) sep 27 fri Herbert Gronemeyer at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $45-$150 8pm/9pm ** sep 27 fri Title Fight, Balance & Composure, Cruel Hand, Slingshot Dakota at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$15 8pm/8:30pm ** sep 27/28/29 Furthur at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** sep 28 sat Title Fight, Balance And Composure, Cruel Hand, Slingshot Dakota at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $14 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 28 sat Julieta Venegas at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** sep 28 sat Phosphorescent at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21.50 8pm/9pm # ** sep 28 sat Whitney Cummings at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** sep 28 sat Menomena, The Helio Sequence at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 28 sat Teenage Bottlerocket, The Queers, The Copyrights at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 28 sat Wrong Words at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** sep 28 sat Pop Rocks, The Purble Ones (tribute) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** sep 28 sat Brian McKnight, Johnny Gill, Jagged Edge at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # ** sep 28 sat Frightened Rabbit at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** sep 29 sun Folsom Street Fair, S.F. a/a sep 29 sun Jake Bugg at the Fillmore, S.F. $15 7pm/8pm ** sep 29 sun Glenn Tillbrook at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) sep 29 sun Olafur Arnalds, Hauschka at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** sep 29 sun Gordon Lightfoot at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** sep 30 mon Chelsea Wolf, Screature (Sacramento) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 30 mon Frightened Rabbit at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** sep 30 mon Between The Buried And Me, The Faceless, Contortionist, The Safety Fire at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 1 tue Anathema, Alcest, Mamiffer at the Metro, Oakland a/a $20 7pm # ** @ oct 1 tue Peach Kelli Pop, Meat Market at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** oct 1 tue Between The Buried And Me, The Faceless, Contortionist, Safety Fire at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ oct 1 tue Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Rozzi Crane at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # *** (Honda Civic Tour) oct 1/2 Man Man at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 2 wed Yellowcard, Geoff Rickly at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** oct 2 wed The Bang at Farmers Market, 14th St. at E. Santa Clara, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** oct 2 wed Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Rozzi Crane at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $100-$30 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** (Honda Civic Tour) oct 3 thr Jagwar Ma, dj's at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13 9:30pm ** oct 3 thr Mo at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm/9pm ** oct 3 thr Conor Oberst, The Felice Brothers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $48-$38 7:30pm # ** oct 3 thr Twiztid, Madchild, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Aqualeo, Brutha Smith at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** oct 3 thr Bonnie Raitt at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $103-$53 8pm # *** oct 4 fri Matt Nathanson, Joshua Radin at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 4 fri The Slippery Slope, Keyser Soze, The Humidors at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 4 fri Senses Fail, For The Fallen Dreams, Expire, Being As An Ocean at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** oct 4/5/6 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, S.F. a/a free **** oct 5 sat Christian Death at the Metro, Oakland a/a $17 8pm # *** oct 5 sat Pet Shop Boys at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (sold out - see Oct. 7th) oct 5 sat Travis, Luke Rathborne at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $30/$45 9pm # ** oct 5 sat The Onyas (Austrailia), Cuntz (Austrailia) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 5 sat And So I Watch You From Afar, T.T.N.G. (U.K.), Mylets at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm *** oct 5 sat Jewdriver, The Meat Sluts, The Bloodie Hells at Bender's, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** @ oct 6 sun Castro Street Fair, S.F. a/a free oct 6 sun You Me At Six (England) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 6pm/7pm *** oct 6 sun Saxon, Fozzy, Halcyon Way at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 6:30pm/7pm ** oct 6 sun Bonnie Raitt at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a 7:30pm # *** oct 7 mon Pet Shop Boys at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** $ (Oct. 5th sold out) oct 7 mon Josh Groban (in the round) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $100-$50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** oct 8 tue Stereophonics at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** oct 8 tue Hugh Cornwell at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 9pm ** oct 8 tue Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $89-$39 8pm # ** oct 9 wed White Lies at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 9 wed Blue October at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 10 thr Pink at the Arena, Oakland a/a $125/$100/$70/$40 7:30pm # *** oct 11 fri Michael Franti & Spearhead at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** oct 11 fri Dark Star Orchestra at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** oct 11 fri Lucy Rose at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ** oct 11 fri Tjutjuna, Permanent Collection at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 11 fri Thirty Seconds To Mars, New Politics at Event Center, 290 S. 7th St., San Jose State a/a $35 6pm/7pm # *** @ oct 11 fri Zed at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** oct 11 fri Icon For Hite at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** oct 11 fri Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** oct 12 sat John Fogerty at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** oct 12 sat Jack Johnson, Bahamas at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a (on line lottery for tickets) # *** oct 12 sat The Avett Brothers, Nicholas David at America's Cup Pavilion, S.F. a/a $49.50/$37.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** (KFOG) oct 12 sat The Pretty Reckless at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 12 sat Guitar Wolf, the Coathangers, Coward at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 12 sat Tigon, Grenades at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 12 sat Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, deejay Silver at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $60/$30 6pm/7:30pm # ** oct 13 sun King Khan & The Shrines, Hell Shovel at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 13 sun Tony Lucca at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm ** oct 13 sun Overseas at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 14 mon Langhorne Slim & The Law, Johnny Fritz at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 15 tue Har Mar Superstar at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 15 tue Pink at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $125/$100/$70/$40 7:30pm # *** oct 16 wed Pepper at the Warfield Theater, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm # *** (Live 105) oct 16 wed Frank Turner at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 16 wed The Dodos, Dustin Wong at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 16 wed Buck Biloxi And The Fucks, The Manatees at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 16 wed Steve Vai at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $30/$34 7:30pm/8pm *** oct 17 thr Walk the Moon, The Mowgli's at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 17 thr Dying Fetus, Exhumed, Devourment, Waking The Cadaver, Abiotic at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $14/$20 6:30pm/7pm *** @ oct 17 thr Lionel Richie at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $125-$50 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 18 fri City And Colour, The Paper Kites at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** oct 18 fri Hawkwind, Perhaps at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 8pm # *** oct 18 fri Serengeti, Open Mike Eagle, Cars & Trains at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 18 fri Paramore, Metric, Hellogoodbye at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $49.50/$39.50 # *** oct 19 sat The Jill and Julia Show at the Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a $20 8pm ** oct 19 sat Bell X1 at the Chapel, S.F. a/a ** oct 19 sat Super Diamond at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** oct 19 sat Sound remedy at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 19/20 Atoms For Peace, Beck, Animal Collective, Major Lazer, James Blake, Little Dragon, Sleigh Bells, Phantogram, Strfkr, Holy Ghost!, Japandroids, Tricky, Real Estate, Disclosure, Lord Huron, dj Falcom, Haim, Palma Violets, Poolside, Adult., Cayucas, Robert DeLong, IO Echo, Giraffage, Deep Sea Diver, Antwon at Treasure Island Music Festival, S.F. Bay a/a oct 20 sun Goblin, Secret Chiefs 3 at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** oct 20 sun Leon Russell at Assembly, Sacramento a/a $40 7pm ** oct 22 tue Emilie Autumn at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 22 tue Streetlight Manifesto at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 23 wed Radical Face at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 23 wed Streetlight Manifesto, Mike Park, Dan Potthast at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # *** @ oct 24 thr Boyce Avenue at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $23 7pm/8pm # ** oct 24 thr Knapsack at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 24 thr Woodkid at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 24 thr Cool Ghouls, Neighbors at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** oct 24 thr The Moody Blues at the Marin Center, San Rafael a/a # *** oct 25 fri The Naked And Famous at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** oct 25 fri The Moody Blues at the Masonic Center, S.F. a/a # *** oct 25 fri Boy at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 25 fri Frankie Moreno at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 25 fri Parmalee at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 25 fri Joe Satriani at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $69-$39 7:30pm # *** oct 25/26 George Porter Jr. & Runnin Pardners, Korty & Friends (fri) at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** oct 26 sat Godflesh, Prurient, Nails at the Metro, Oakland a/a $25 8pm # *** @ oct 26 sat Joe Satriani at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** oct 26 sat Bonobo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 26 sat Jonny Craig, Mod Sun, Kyle Lucas & Hearts & Hands at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** oct 27 sun Moody Blues at the San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # *** oct 28 mon CocoRosie at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 28 mon Sarah Brightman at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $225-$55 7pm/8pm # *** (was March 26th) oct 29 tue Two Door Cinema Club, St. Lucia, Peace at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** oct 29 tue The Moody Blues at Vina Robles Amphitheater, Paso Robles a/a $89-$39 8pm # *** oct 31 thr Ultra Bide (Japan) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 1 fri Iron & Wine at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** nov 1 fri Johnny Marr at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** nov 1 fri Narrows, Early Graves at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ ** nov 2 sat The Dwarves, Mystic Knights Of The Cobra at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ nov 7 thr Atlas Genius, Family Of The Year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $24.50 7pm/8pm # ** nov 7 thr Paul Brady at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 9 sat Lamb Of God, Killswitch Engage, Testament, Huntress at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $35 7pm # *** @ nov 9 sat Gramatik at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** nov 10 sun The Skabilly Rebels, Thee Merry Widows at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 10 sun Selena Gomez at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $71-$31 6pm/7pm # *** nov 10 sun Crizzly, Figure at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $20 $20 7pm/8pm ** nov 11 mon Clutch, The Sord, American Sharks at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** nov 12 tue Radiolab at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ** nov 12 tue Aaron Carter at Assembly, Sacramento 18+ $15 8pm/9pm ** nov 13 wed Gaelic Storm at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 13 wed Radiolab at the Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino a/a # ** nov 13 wed Aaron Carter at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 ($65 vip) 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 14 thr Kreator, Overkill at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** @ nov 14 thr Alestorm, Trollfest, Gypsyhawk at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ** nov 14 thr Misfits, The Attack, The Secretions, Avenue Saints at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ nov 15 fri Meat Puppets, The World Takes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $17 8:30pm/10pm *** @ nov 16 sat Bill Callahan, Mick Turner at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 16/17 Beats Antique at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm (sat) 7pm/8pm (sun) # *** nov 17 sun Churches (Glasgow, Scottland) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** nov 18 mon Drake, Miguel, Future at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** nov 19 tue Drake, Miguel, Future at the Arena, Oakland a/a $100/$70/$50 6pm/7pm # ** nov 19 tue Over The Rhine, Noah Gunderson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) nov 19 tue Obits at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 21 thr Polica at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 21 thr Reverend Horton Heat, Larry And His Flask at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $15 7pm/8pm *** nov 22 fri Kate Nash at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** nov 22 fri Balkan Beat Box, Delhi 2 Dublin at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8:30pm # *** nov 22 fri Vienna Teng at Assembly, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm ** nov 23 sat Dir En Grey, Dagoba at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$28 7pm/8pm # ** @ nov 23 sat John Waters at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ 8pm $40 / 10pm $30 ($75 vip) *** nov 26 tue Pearl Jam at the Arena, Oakland a/a $69.50 6pm/7:30pm # *** $ nov 27 wed Morbid Angel (plaing 'Covenant') at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $28 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 30 sat Michael Buble at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** dec 2 mon Beyonce at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $250-$45 7pm/8pm # *** $ dec 6 fri Metalachi at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** dec 8 sun Metalachi at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ** dec 11 thr Blood On The Dance Floor, Heavygrinder, Farewell My Love, The Relapse Symphony, Haley Rose, Oh The Horror at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @ dec 14 sat The Blind Boys Of Alabama at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ** dec 15 sun Montgomery Gentry, The Charlie Daniels Band at San Jose Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a $45-$75 8pm # 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Records, 420 40th, Oakland a/a (shows over by 10pm) 510-985-0325 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane a/a 415-467-7717 Ace of Spades, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a America's Cup Pavilion, Piers 27/29, S.F. a/a Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 510-549-1125 Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a 415-831-1200 Assembly, 1000 K St., Sacramento a/a 18+ 21+ 916-341-0176 Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a 21+ 408-241-0777 Bender's Bar & Grill, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+ 415-824-1800 Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ 18+ 415-474-0365 Blake's, 2367 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 18+ 510-848-0886 Blank Club, 44 South Almaden Avenue, San Jose 21+ Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+ 866-575-9405 Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ 831-423-7117 Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a 916-988-9247 Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ 415-673-8000 Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., S.F. a/a 21+ 415-621-4455 Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ 18+ 415-371-1631 Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ Cafe Du Nord, Inc., 2170 Market Street, S.F. 21+ 415-861-5016 Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+ Cafe Stritch, 374 South First Street, San Jose a/a 408-280-6161 Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a book 831-423-1338 831-423-1336 Cell Space, 2050 Bryant at 18th, S.F. a/a Chapel, 777 Valencia Street at 19th, S.F. a/a Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz a/a 831-429-6994 DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ a/a 415-626-1409 Disco Volante, 247 14th Street at Webster, Oakland a/a 510-663-0271 Dosa Biryani, 250 E Java Drive, Sunnyvale a/a 408-400-0007 Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ 415-626-0880 El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) 530-342-2727 El Rincon, 2700 16th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 18+ El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, S.F., 21+ 415-282-3325 Elbo Room, 647 Valencia near 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-552-7788 Eli's Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland 21+ Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. a/a 415-346-6000 leave soon after the last band for a free poster at the exit Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland a/a Gilman, 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley a/a book 510-524-8180 ($2 yearly membership required) http://www.924gilman.org 5pm membership meetings 1st and 3rd sat. of each month George's, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael 21+ 415-457-1515 Golden State Theater, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey a/a 831-372-4555 Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. ages 6+ 415-885-0750 Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ 916-441-4693 Hemlock, 1131 Polk at Post, S.F. 21+ 415-923-0923 Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ 408-335-1642 Homestead Lanes, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a 408-255-5700 Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+ 415-546-6300 Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 Johnny Foley's Irish House, 243 O'Farrell Street, S.F. 21+ 415-954-0777 Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a 775-323-5648 Knockout, 3223 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 415-550-6994 Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a 800-660-LAKE Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ 510-523-2118 Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+ 415-647-2888 Metro, 630 3rd St. at M.L.K., Oakland a/a 510-763-1146 Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+ 415-625-8880 Milk Bar, 1840 Haight Street, S.F. 21+ 415-387-6455 Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 408-741-2822 Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Avenue, Chico a/a Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a 408-961-5800 Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+ 707-765-2121 Neck of the Woods, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ New Parish, 579 18th at San Pablo Avenue, Oakland 21+ 18+ a/a Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a 408-448-3323 Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland 21+ Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica 21+ 650-355-7775 Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+ 916-443-9751 Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a Parkside, 1600 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-503-0393 Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., Petaluma a/a 707-762-3565 Pine Street Grill, 875 Rincon Ave., Livermore 21+ Pioneer, 105 Pioneer Street, Santa Cruz a/a Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, 2781 21st Street, S.F. a/a Pissed Off Pete's, 4528 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ Plea for Peace Center, 630 E Weber Ave, Stockton a/a ($2 yearly membership) Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 800-350-8700 Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+ 415-921-1695 Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ 925-685- 2122 Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a 925-938-6900 Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a Retox Lounge, 628 20th Street at 3rd, S.F. 21+ a/a 415-626-7386 Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a Riptide Bar, 3639 Taraval St., S.F. 21+ 415-681-8433 Route 92, 2128 South El Camino Real, San Mateo 21+ San Pedro Square Market, 87 North San Pedro St., San Jose a/a Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a 530-891-1809 Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ 510-548-1159 Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a Slim's, 333 11th St., S.F. ages 6+ 415-522-0333 Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a) 510-841-2082 Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a Streetlight Records, 939 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland 21+ 510-444-6174 Stud Bar, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 415-863-6623 Sub-Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a 415-861-5016 Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley a/a 415-388-1700 Swingin' Door, 106 East 25th Avenue, San Mateo 21+ Terminal, 3957 San Leandro Street, Oakland a/a Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a Transient Lounge, 400 E. Todd Road, Santa Rosa a/a Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-775-7722 Winter's Tavern, 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica 21+ Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+ 510-451-8100 Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult) Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. a/a 415-505-8530 Vina Robles Amphitheater, 3800 Mill Road, Paso Robles a/a 805-227-4812 Vitus, 201 Broadway @ 2nd., Oakland 21+ 510-452-1620 Vixens, 906 Victorian Avenue, Sparks NV a/a 21+ 775-358-6969 Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ 408-286-8636 Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland 21+ 510-238-9200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please feel free to copy The List and pass out copies to friends. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The List is e-mailed out each week. 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