      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     February  17, 2014

feb 17 mon Waters, Farallons Mornings
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $6 8pm/9pm **
feb 17 mon Paul Simon And Sting at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $250-$40 # ***
feb 17 mon Attila (Atlanta), I See Stars, Capture The Crown, Ice Nine Kills,
       Myka Relocate at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $15 6pm *** @
feb 17 mon cancelled:  Jeremy Spencer & Band at the Chapel, S.F.
feb 17/18  The Lawrence Arms, Nothington, Great Apes
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm *** @
feb 18 tue 2 Chainz, Pusha T, August Alsina, Jay CeeOh
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
feb 18 tue Fly Moon Rolyalty, Mad Lines
       at the Legionnaire Saloon, Oakland 21+ $7 8pm **
feb 18 tue American Head Charge (Minneapolis), Righteous Vendetta, Catharcis
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $12/$15 6:30pm/7pm *** @
feb 18 tue Bl'ast, Lecherous Gaze, Hot Lunch
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a 8pm *** @ (advance tickets sold out)
feb 18 tue Noah Gundersen (Seattle)
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 7pm/8pm **
feb 18 tue A Million Billion Dying Suns, The Tropics, Buzzmutt
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm **
feb 18 tue Yuna, Marques Toliver
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 8pm/8:30pm **
feb 18 tue cancelled:  Jeremy Spencer at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz
feb 19 wed Amos Lee, Langhorne Slim (solo)
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
feb 19 wed Alborosie & The Shengen Clan, IrieFuse, dj Jacques, dj Smoky
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $25/$45 8pm/9pm **
feb 19 wed The Soft Offs, No Limbs, Apogee Sound Club, Severe Bass
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 ** @
feb 19 wed Animal Eyes, Panic Is Perfect, Casey Chisholm, Halcyonaire
       at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $6 9pm **
feb 19 wed Marissa Nadler, Donovan Quinn
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm **
feb 19 wed God Module, The Witch Was Right, Mordacous, Product, dj's
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$15 8pm/9pm **
feb 19 wed Phantogram at Amoeba Music, S.F. a/a free 6pm **
feb 19 wed Lou Evans, Robin Applewood, Kenny Crowley, Melted State
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm **
feb 19 wed Bellyfruit, The Vans, Conspiracy Of Venus
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm **
feb 19 wed Shareef Ali (record release), Whiskerman, Sparkbox
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm *** @
feb 19 wed Peace Creep (record release), Future Twin, Buffalo Tooth,
       George Chen (comedy), dj Jello Biafra
       at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** @
feb 19 wed Allen Stone at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
feb 19 wed Macajey, Brooke D., Thomas Sage
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm **
feb 20 thr Phantogram at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (sold out)
feb 20 thr Wild Moth, Nervous
       at the Hive, 1420 Tenth Street, Oakland a/a $5 8pm **
feb 20 thr Oakland Active Orchestra, Benjamin Tinker, Tastyville, Horaflora
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** (Active Music Festival Night 1)
feb 20 thr Wild Eyes, Ovvl, Buffalo Tooth, Chrome Eagle
       at Legionnaire Saloon, Oakland 21+ $7 8:30pm **
feb 20 thr Twin Steps, G. Green, Brainstorm, Mansion, dj's
       at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm **
feb 20 thr Manowar at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** @
feb 20 thr Public Service Broadcasting, Kiev at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13 7pm/8pm **
feb 20 thr The Thermals, Colleen Green
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$17 8pm/9pm **
feb 20 thr Night Riots, The Epilogues (Denver)
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm/9pm **
feb 20 thr The Grouch & Eligh, Madchild, Eliot Lipp, Pigeon John, dj Fresh
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21.50 7pm/8pm # **
feb 20 thr Dark Tranquillity, Ominium Gathering, Ex-Mortus, Alterbeast,
       dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/7:30pm *** @
feb 20 thr Doctor Popular, Together We Are Robots, Cartoon Violence
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $8/$11 8pm ** (electronic)
feb 20 thr New Orleans Suspects, Breakestra
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $17/$20 6pm/8pm ** (also feb 22)
feb 20 thr Idea The Artist, Terrible Buttons, City Tribe
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm **
feb 20 thr John Butler Trio, Little Hurricane at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
feb 20 thr Dancer, The Rantouls, So What, Graaar
       at the Knockout, S.F. 2 $5 9pm/10pm **
feb 20 thr Marissa Nadler
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm **
feb 20/21  David Crosby
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $60 7pm/8pm ***
feb 21 fri Pure Powers, Nihilistic Elements, Middle Name Danger, Hella Deer,
       Lucid Optics, Stone
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 7pm/8pm *** (hip hop night)
feb 21 fri Pixies (Boston), Best Coast
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (sold out)
feb 21 fri Propagandhi, Flatliners
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7pm/8pm # *** @
feb 21 fri Breakestra, New Orleans Suspects, Brass Boppers, dj Fillmore Wax
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 7pm/9pm **
feb 21 fri Bitter Fruit, Centre, Stillsuit, Healers, Alice Cunt
       at Trees, West Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @
feb 21 fri OrkestRova, live cinema (film & music), Beauty School, Key West
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** (Active Music Festival Night 2)
feb 21 fri Dopecharge, Future (Philadelphia), Sadicos (L.A.), Side Effects,
       Iskallt Regn (Houston), Deras King, D.H.C.
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm *** @ (Manic Relapse Fest)
feb 21 fri Drew Southern, Hibbity Dibbity, Karmin Line
       at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$7-$12 8pm/9pm **
feb 21 fri TV Mike And The Scarecrowes, the Riot Professor, Owl Paws
       at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm **
feb 21 fri R. Stevie Moore, The Memories, Seventeen Evergreen
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$18 8pm/9pm **
feb 21 fri American Steel, Arliss Nancy
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @
feb 21 fri T. Mills, Blackbear, Cody Brazil, The Wilde
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm **
feb 21 fri King Lollipop, Santoros, Gravys Drop, Levitation Room, dj Al Lover
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $6/$8 8pm/9pm **
feb 21 fri Teams, Snow Wite, Dstvv, Blood Sister
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
feb 21 fri Life Leone, Wild Wild Wets, Daikon
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
feb 21 fri Jon McLaughlin (solo) at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $20/$23 8pm **
feb 21 fri Beats Antique at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
feb 21 fri The Stitches, The Richmond Sluts, Modern Action
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm *** @ (Slicks Bash)
feb 21 fri The Champions Inc., Oceanside Sound System, Skandalism, Loose Nuts
       at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $5 **
feb 21 fri Pentagram, Radio Moscow, Kings Destroy, Bedrucken
       at the Caravan Lounge, San Jose 21+ free 9pm ***
feb 21 fri The Pullmen at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
feb 21 fri The California Honeydrops, The Brothers Comatose
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$20 7pm/8pm **
feb 21 fri Phantogram at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 8pm **
feb 21 fri Chop Shoppe at On the Y, Sacramento 21+ $6 9pm **
feb 21 fri The Grouch & Eligh, Madchild, Eliot Lipp, Pigeon John, dj Fresh
       at Whiskey Dick's, 2660 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Lake Tahoe 21+ **
feb 21/22  A.L.O., Orgone (fri), Rainbow Girls (sat)
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $23 8pm/9pm # ***
feb 22 sat Day Labor, Oceanside Sound System, Skandalism, Loose Nutts,
       Skank Bank at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ (ska)
feb 22 sat Pentatonix at Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $25/$35 8pm # ** (sold out)
feb 22 sat Poison Ring, Jeweled Snakes, Business Etiquette, Silent Girlfriend,
       Intoner at Terminal, 3957 San Leandro Street, Oakland a/a $6 9pm *** @
feb 22 sat Ruleta Rusa, Blazing Eye (L.A.), Grima (L.A.), Rad (Sacramento),
       Reckless at World Rage Center, 911 35th St., Emeryville
       a/a *** @ (Manic Relapse Fest - daytime show)
feb 22 sat Green Jelly, Total BadAss, Guantanamo Dogpile, Dizasstor,
       KushGrinder, Crimson, Under 15 Seconds
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 7pm # *** @
feb 22 sat Moe! Staiano And Ensemble, Black Spirituals
       at Duende, 468 19th St., Oakland 21+ ** (Active Music Festival Night 3)
feb 22 sat The Bitter Diamonds, Moonshine Maybelline, Dear County
       at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $5/$7-$12 8pm/9pm **
feb 22 sat Starke, The Light Iris, Gaviotas, Dance Party Boys, Global Affront,
       The Road Vikings, No More Solace, Hemorage
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $10 6pm *** @ (Horns Up Fest)
feb 22 sat Harrington Saints, The Up And Down, He Who Cannot Be Named,
       Hell Fish at John Patrick's, 1813 Park Street, Alameda 21+ $8 ** @
feb 22 sat 1984, Diatribe (San Diego), Resist And Exist (L.A.),
       Strung Up, Nomad (Brooklyn), Rotten Fux (San Jose), Bombsplinter (L.a.)
       at the Continental Club, 1658 12th Street, Oakland a/a 7pm *** @
       (Manic Relapse Fest)
feb 22 sat Keith & Tex, Keyser Soze, Sir Rudy Blackout & Gabby Loks
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15/$20 9pm ** (rocksteady/ska)
feb 22 sat Arrington de Dionyso, Gamelan X, Protoghost
       at the Starline Social Club, 2232 MLK, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm **
feb 22 sat The Dustbowl Revival, Papa Bear And The Easy Love,
       Quiles And Cloud, The Gospel Flats
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8pm/9pm **
feb 22 sat Xiu Xiu, Tearist, Farewell
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm **
feb 22 sat The Stellar Corpses, Quarter Mile Combo,
       Hopeless Jack & The Handsome Devil, Rocketship Rocketship
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ***
feb 22 sat Magic Trick, Kevin Morby, Joseph Childress
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$14 9pm **
feb 22 sat Drms, Con Brio, Systemritual at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F.
       a/a $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm ** (release for film 'American 707')
feb 22 sat The Musical Box (playing Selling England by the Pound by Genesis)
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (sat sold out - see feb. 23)
feb 22 thr New Orleans Suspects, Breakestra
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $17/$20 6pm/8pm ** (also feb 20)
feb 22 sat The Stitches, The Richmond Sluts, Modern Action, Lazerwolf
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm *** @
feb 22 sat We Were Promised Jetpacks, Honeyblood
       at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ***
feb 22 sat Synthetic ID, Airfix Kits, Pow!, The Rifemen
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
feb 22 sat Back 40 at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm **
feb 22 sat Leo Nocentelli, Bernie Worrell, Bill Dickens, Adrian Harpham
       at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $24/$34 8pm and $22/$32 10pm **
       (The Meters - P Funk Experience)
feb 22 sat The Radishes, High & Tight at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm **
feb 22 sat Roadside Memorial at the Neck of the Woods, 406 Clement, S.F. 21+ **
feb 22 sat Trebuchet (record release), Ashley Allred, Travis Hayes, The Serfs
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @
feb 22 sat Pixies, Best Coast
       at City National Civic, 135 San Carlos Street, San Jose a/a 7pm # ***
feb 22 sat Forced Reality, The Authority, Tried And True, The Warlords,
       Yellow Stitches, Rile 9 Collective, Down For Life, Madtown Mulligan
       at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $15 *** @
feb 22 sat BB King at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz a/a # ***
feb 22 sat T. Mills
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$17 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 22 sat Z-Trip, Goldenchyld
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm **
feb 22 sat Hazzard's Cure, Augurs, Abstracter, Cura Cochino, Xtom Hanx
       at the Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento a/a $8 7pm/8pm *** @
feb 22 sat The Grouch & Eligh, Madchild, Eliot Lipp, Pigeon John, dj Fresh
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
feb 23 sun Into The Pacific, The Christopher Youmans Band, Janeen Leah
       at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a 4pm donation **
feb 23 sun Romain Virgo Protoje, Ikronik, Indiggnation, dj Smoky, Young Fyah,
       dj Kurious, The Indiggnation
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$30 9pm/10pm **
feb 23 sun Abrupt, Night Nurse (Portland), Fema Coffin, Ssyndrome, Pig DNA
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ *** @ (Manic Relapse Fest)
feb 23 sun Hounds & Harlots, Blank Spots, Anti-Social
       at Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster Street, Alameda 21+ $5 **
feb 23 sun Electric Chair Repair Co., Jackal Fleece, Pale Ape
       at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm **
feb 23 sun The Pullmen, Joshual Powell & The Great Train Robbery, Bonnie Sun
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm **
feb 23 sun The Musical Box (playing Foxtrot by Genesis)
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $45-$62 8pm # **
feb 23 sun Griffin House, Clarence Bucaro, Jeff Campbell
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 7pm/8pm **
feb 23 sun Kowloon Walled City, Drunk Dad (Portland), Gaytheist (Portland),
       Hornss at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 6pm/6:30pm **
feb 23 sun Two Gallants at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ***
feb 24 mon Miley Cyrus, Icona Pop
       at the Arena, Oakland a/a $90-$40 6pm/7pm # ***
feb 24 mon Saturn Cats, Stay Tuned at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ **
feb 24 mon Will Champlin at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15-$75 8pm **
feb 24 mon Waters, The Tambo Rays
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $6 8pm/9pm **
feb 24 mon Courtney Bamett, Rich Girls, Kins, Fever The Ghost
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $12/$14 8pm/8:30pm **
feb 25 tue Parkway at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10 8pm/8:30pm **
feb 25 tue Blackstone Rngrs, Carta, Powwoww
       at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm **
feb 25 tue Lord Huron at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $23 8pm/9pm # **
feb 25 tue Pentagram, Radio Moscow, Kings Destroy, Bedrucken, dj Rob Metal
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/7:30pm ***
feb 25 tue No Way North, Sunhaze, The Wearies
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 25 tue Badr Vogu, Femacoffin, Tomes, dj Clza
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6-$20 sliding scale 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @
       (Benefit for Badr Vogu)
feb 25 tue Rebelution at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
feb 25 tue Miley Cyrus, Icona Pop
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90-$40 6pm/7pm # ***
feb 25 tue Dom Kennedy at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25 7pm/8pm **
feb 26 wed Whirl, Sosmic Mercy, Ten Ton Chicken
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $5/$8 8pm/8:30pm **
feb 26 wed Shroud Eater (FL), Orbweaver (FL)
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** @
feb 26 wed The Count, Felsen, Tiburona (Portland), Anju's Pale Eyes
       at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm **
feb 26 wed Kodaline, Lp
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm **
feb 26 wed Cibo Matto, Salt Cathedral at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/8pm **
feb 26 wed Papercuts, Vetiver, The Donkeys, Eric D. Johnson
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$18 8pm *** (Noise Pop)
feb 26 wed Ty Segall, Burnt Ones at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a *** $
feb 26 wed Audion (Matthew Dear), Matrixxman
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20/$22 7pm/8pm # **
feb 26 wed The Fresh & Onlys at Brick and Mortar, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7pm/8pm **
feb 26 wed Best Friend, Neurotrash, Twat at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ **
feb 26 wed Girl Talk at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $50 8:30pm/9pm *** (sold out)
feb 26 wed CCR Headcleaner, Skate Laws, Bicycle Day
       at Bender's, S.F. 21+ free 4pm/5pm **
feb 26 wed Xenia Rubinos at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm **
feb 26 wed BB King
       at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # ***
feb 26 wed dj Data Wolf, dj Flossy Mc Keeks, Chris Majic, Ydmc
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $10/$15 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 26 wed Dom Kennedy, Skeme
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7:30pm **
feb 26 wed J Boog at the El Rey Theater, Chico a/a $15/$18 7:30pm/8pm # **
feb 27 thr Childish Gambino at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** (sold out)
feb 27 thr Social Studies, Aan
       at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 27 thr West Nile Core, Dante Elephante, Buddy Cop
        at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm **
feb 27 thr Principle at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ **
feb 27 thr David Novick at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ **
feb 27 thr Bob Mould, Zach Rogue, Jon Ginoli
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop)
feb 27 thr Mother Falcon, Foxtails Brigade, Ken Wakan
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 27 thr Dom Kennedy, Skeme at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # **
feb 27 thr Shabazz Palaces, Cities Aviv, Extra Classic
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20/$22 8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 27 thr The Limousines, Nova Albion, Taxes, dj Immigre
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15 7pm/8pm ***
feb 27 thr Mark Mulcahy, Vikesh Kapoor
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7pm/8pm **
feb 27 thr Bottomless Pit, Kinski, Vir
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 27 thr Bad Bad, Talk Of Shamans, Pleasure Gallows
       at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm/9pm **
feb 27 thr Dude York, A Million Billion Suns, A-1 & Rawdad
       at Bender's, S.F. 21+ free 4pm/5pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 27 thr Pleistocene, Lauren O'Connell, The Jerfs
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm **
feb 27 thr Le Vice, Saving Cadence at Tupelo, 1337 Grant Ave., S.F.
       a/a (during show) free 7pm ** (NBC Bay Area)
feb 27 thr Mondo Drag, Glitter Wizard, Hedersleben
       at the Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz a/a **
feb 27 thr J Boog, Los Rakas, Simple Creation, Squarefield Massive
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6:30pm **
feb 28 fri Black Bones, Dope Collective, The Invisible Sundial,
       Crimes Of Pasion, The Broke Project, Girlfriend
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @
feb 28 fri El Ten Eleven at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $13/$15 8pm/9pm **
feb 28 fri Shawn Brown & 9th Street, Fast Piece Of Furniture, Jesse Strickman
       at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $6/$8-$12 door 8pm/9pm **
feb 28 fri Once And Future Band, Hedersleben, Carlton Melton
       at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm **
feb 28 fri The Toriyamas, The Electric Church, Zoid, One Of Many
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ **
feb 28 fri Pat Metheny Unity Group
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $39.50-$82.50 8pm # **
feb 28 fri Walk Off The Earth, Parachute, Camera2
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $21/$23 8pm # ***
feb 28 fri Children Of Bodom (Finland), Tyr
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** @
feb 28 fri No Age
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm/9pm ** @ (Noise Pop)
feb 28 fri Cold Cave, Painted Palms, Dirty Ghosts, Happy Fangs
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop)
feb 28 fri The Soft White Sixties, No (L.A.), The She's, Cannons And Clouds
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 28 fri The Moth & The Flame
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm **
feb 28 fri Dave Hause, Northcote at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm **
feb 28 fri Real Estate at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** (also mar. 1st)
feb 28 fri Mustache Harbor, The Killer Queens at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ **
feb 28 fri Penny Machine at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 28 fri French Girls, Major Powers And The Lo-Fi Symphony,
       The Other Band On Earth, Funktopus
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm ***
feb 28 fri Gabriel Iglesias
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $65-$30 7pm/8pm # ** (see mar 1)
feb 28 fri Make Sense at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
feb 28 fri Disco Doom, Habits, Aan
       at the Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz a/a **
feb 28 fri Dr. Dog, Saint Rich, Moses Sumney
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz ?/? **
mar  1 sat Diatribe (San Diego), Digma (Phillipines),
       Desmadre en Krisis (Mexico), Monte (San Jose), Sharkfin,
       ExSxJx (San Jose), The Last Refuge (Navajo Reservation)
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $7 6pm *** @
       (Indigenous Revolution Benefit)
mar  1 sat Negativland, Illusion Of Safety, Thomas Dimuzio
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm ***
mar  1 sat Dr. Dog, Saint Rich, Moses Sumney
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25/$28 9pm # **
mar  1 sat Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # **
mar  1 sat Free Salamander Exhibit
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** (Noise Pop)
mar  1 sat Moistboyz (PN), Qui (L.A.) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm **
mar  1 sat Mark Kozelek
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop)
mar  1 sat Madball, Twitching Tongues, Born Low, Never Healed
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** @
mar  1 sat Mikal Cronin, Old Light, Vertical Scratchers
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm ** (Noise Pop)
mar  1 sat Martin Sexton, Jay Nash at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $27 7pm/8pm **
mar  1 sat No Age, Cheatahs, Grmln
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7pm/8pm **
mar  1 sat Real Estate at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** (also feb. 28st)
mar  1 sat Fang, Texas Thieves, Trouble Maker
       at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm/10pm *** @
mar  1 sat Buffalo Tooth, Creative Adult (record release),
       The Vibrating Antennas (record release), Culture Abuse
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm **
mar  1 sat Jinx Jones at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:3pm **
mar  1 sat Winter Teeth, Tiger Honey Pot
       at Bender's, S.F. 21+ free 4pm/5pm ** (Noise Pop)
mar  1 sat Bedruken, Hazards Cure, Butt Problems
       at the Milk Bar, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm ** @ (Benefit show for Eva Von Slut)
mar  1 sat Nomad (Brooklyn), Permanent Ruin, Pig DNA, Apriori (1st show)
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 4pm/5pm ** @
mar  1 sat Walking Spanish, Saffell
       at Studio 55 Marin, San Rafael a/a $13/$15 8pm **
mar  1 sat Mitch Allen at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm **
mar  1 sat Gabriel Iglesias
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $65-$30 7pm/8pm # ** (see feb 28th)
mar  1 sat Skyway View at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
mar  1 sat El Ten Eleven
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10 8:30pm/9pm **
mar  1 sat Day Streaming, Jim Jefferies
       at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento a/a # **
mar  1 sat Social Studies, Aan
       at Luigi's Fun Garden, 1050 20th Street, Sacramento a/a **
mar  1 sat Tierra, Inner Soul at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 7pm **
mar  2 sun The Body, Negative Standards, Abnutivum, Terror Cell Unit,
       Akatharsia, Heathen Plague
       at Life Changing Ministries, 1629 8th Street, Oakland a/a $8 7pm *** @
mar  2 sun Parlor Tricks at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm **
mar  2 sun Illuminate, Saint Motel, Golden Sun at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm **
mar  2 sun Tim O'Brien and Darrel Scott
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm **
mar  2 sun Rogue Waves at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20 4pm *** (Noise Pop)
mar  2 sun film "As the Palaces Burn" (Lamb Of God)
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 7pm/8pm
mar  2 sun Big Tits, Warm Soda (record release), Dimples
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm **
mar  3 mon T.J. Miller at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 7:30pm/8pm **
mar  3 mon Angel Olsen, Cian Nugent
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/8pm **
mar  3 mon Nicole Atkins, Arc Iris, Davey Horne
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/8pm **
mar  3 mon We Butter The Bread With Butter, King Loses Crown, Honour Crest,
       Lions Lions at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$13 7pm/7:30pm ** @
mar  3 mon Pigpen Theatre Co., The Tragic Thrills
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm **
mar  3 mon Moistboyz (PN), Qui (L.A.)
       at Sweetwater Saloon, 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley 21+ **
mar  3 mon Mary Ocher at Holland Project, 121 Vesta Street, Reno, NV a/a **
mar  4 tue Skinny Puppy at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # *** @
mar  4 tue The Casket Girls, The Stargazer Lilies, Dott, Dreamend
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 7pm/8pm **
mar  4 tue San Fermin, Son Lux
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 7pm/8pm ** (advance tickets sold out)
mar  4 tue Jazz Mafia, Stanford Marching Band, Brass Band Mission
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 7pm/8pm **
mar  4 tue Tosca Live at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 7:30pm/8pm **
mar  4 tue Ava Luna (N.Y.), Chastity Belt (Seattle), Dude York (Seattle),
       Krill (Jamaica Plain, MA), dj's
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm **
mar  4 tue Kevin Moan & The Reptiles, Vamos (Chicago)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm **
mar  4 tue G-Eazy, Rockie Fresh, Kyle
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $17 7pm/8pm **
mar  4 tue Moistboyz (PN), Qui (L.A.)
       at Humboldt Brewery, 856 10th at I, Arcata 21+ **
mar  5 wed Punch, Ritual Control (record release), Quaaludes
       at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a $8 7pm ** @
mar  5 wed Moe Tar, Surplus 1980 at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm **
mar  5 wed Together Pangea, Mozes And The Firstborn
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm **
mar  5 wed Lad16 at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm **
mar  5 wed Meat Market, Yi, Cop Out at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm/9pm **
mar  5 wed Personal & The Pizzas at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm **
mar  5 wed We Are The Men, Bearcubbin (Beaverton, OR), Van Wave
       at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
mar  5 wed Commander Cody at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $21/$25 8pm **
mar  5 wed Aer (Boston), Rdgldgrin, new Beat Fund
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 7pm/8pm **
mar  5 wed Datsik, Heroes & Villains, Must Die!
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $24/$26 8pm **
mar  6 wed Bill Baird, Ben Salomon, Peter Sloan, Khalil Doak-Anthony,
       Brett Carson at Mills College, Littlefield Hall, Richards Road, Oakland
       a/a free 8pm ** (Signal Flow - student composers, performers, artists)
mar  6 thr Blue Sky Black Death, Real Magic, Nanosaur
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm **
mar  6 thr Mary Ocher, Violent Vickie, Tyler Homes, Gen Y
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8/$10 9pm **
mar  6 thr Necrot, Burning Monk, Augurs, Invertebrate
       at the Legionnaire Saloon, Oakland 21+ ** @
mar  6 thr Aer, Rdgldgrn, New Beat Fund at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17/$19 7pm/8pm **
mar  6 thr Arthur Beatrice at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm/9pm **
mar  6 thr Joshua Cook (solo), No Lovely Thing, Urban Theory,
       Mystic Man Reggae, dance, visuals, dj's
       at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a 7pm **
mar  6 thr Sound Remedy, Clark Kent at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm **
mar  6 thr The Vile Augury, Limnus, Roadside Memorial, Loveless Love
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm ** @
mar  6 thr Mirah, AgesandAges
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm ***
mar  6 thr Agnes Obel at the Indepenent, S.F. 21+ ** (partially seated)
mar  6 thr Yogurt Brain, Divers, Nasty Christmas
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm **
mar  7 thr Mateo Lugo, Katherine McDonald, Crystal Pascucci, Taurin Barrera,
       Madalyn Merkey at Mills College, Littlefield Hall, Richards Rd., Oakland
       a/a free 8pm ** (Signal Flow - student composers, performers, artists)
mar  7 fri Mirah, AgesandAges
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 7pm/8pm ***
mar  7 fri Vela Eyes, Fritz Montana at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm **
mar  7 fri Russian Circles, Helms Alee, Ken Mode
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18 9pm ***
mar  7 fri Ani Difranco at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $33.50 8pm/9pm # **
mar  7 fri Datsik, Protohype
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $27.50/$32 8pm/9pm # **
mar  7 fri The Greening, Everyone Is Dirty, Sweet Chariot
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14 9pm **
mar  7 fri Scale The Summit, the Ocean, The Atlas Moth, Silver Snakes,
       dj Rob Metal at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 7:30pm/8pm ***
mar  7 fri Gripin, Twenty7 at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $30/$40 8pm/9pm **
mar  7 fri Asaf Avidan (solo acoustic), Rykarda Parasol
       at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ **
mar  7 fri Gardens & Villa at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
mar  7 fri Glitter Wizard, Christian Mistress (Olympia, WA), Ovvl
       at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm **
mar  7 fri Mary Ocher at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ **
mar  7 fri Donkee, Tiger Honey Pot, Majestic Beast, Manstration
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
mar  7 fri Suffokate, Arrythmia, Dakota, Strength In Numbers,
       Walk The Atmosphere
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12/$14 7:30pm *** @
mar  7 fri Stickup Kid, Neck Deep, Knuckle Puck, Light Years,
       Quiet Game Starting Now
       at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $12/$15 6:30pm *** @
mar  7 fri The Trims at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
mar  7 fri Downlink, Dieselboy, Ajapai, Sam F, Andrew The Pirate,
       Labrat vs. Downsqurez
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $15-$19/$24 8pm **
mar  7 fri Baeza at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $20-$40 8:30pm/9pm **
mar  8 sat Umphrey's McGee, The California Honeydrops
       at the Fox Theater, Oakalnd a/a 7:30pm # ***
mar  8 sat Vastum (record release), Christian Mistress (Olympia, WA),
       Cardinal Wyrm, White Phosphorus
       at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $8 8:30pm ** @
mar  8 sat Dylan Neely, Jon Myers, Sharmi Basu, Pauchi Sasaki
       at Mills College, Littlefield Hall, Richards Road, Oakland
       a/a free 8pm ** (Signal Flow - student composers, performers, artists)
mar  8 sat Y&T at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $37 8pm/9pm # ***
mar  8 sat JD Samson & Men, Skip the Needle, People At Parties
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 8pm/9pm **
mar  8 sat The Ataris, Authority Zero, Drag The River, Versus The World
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm *** @
mar  8 sat Nick Waterhouse, Boogaloo Assasins
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 9pm **
mar  8 sat Kim Lenz And The Jaguars, The B-Stars, Secret Town
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm **
mar  8 sat Bang Data
       at Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., S.F. a/a $10-$20 7pm/7:30pm **
mar  8 sat Dumpstaphunk at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
mar  8 sat Electric Funeral (tribute) at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm **
mar  8 sat The GG3 at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm **
mar  8 sat Hungry Skinny at the Milk Bar, S.F. 21+ **
mar  8 sat Abrupt, Serpent Crown, Sciatica (Seattle), Syzygz (1st show)
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 3pm/4pm *** @
mar  8 sat Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm ***
mar  8 sat Best Friend, Fux
       at Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster Street, Alameda 21+ **
mar  8 sat The Librarians, Victory & Associates, Charmless
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
mar  8 sat Baeza at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 8pm **
mar  9 sun Amalgamation (6pm), Luminous Newts, Rabbit Quinn, Imager
       at the Starry Plough, Berkeley a/a $5-$20 sliding scale 2pm/3pm **
       (Benefit Global Fund for Women)
mar  9 sun Stephan Haluska, Julie Y. Moon, Jacob Peck, Tim Kim
       at Mills College, Littlefield Hall, Richards Road, Oakland
       a/a free 4pm ** (Signal Flow - student composers, performers, artists)
mar  9 sun Him at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $41.50 7pm/8pm # **
mar  9 sun Mad Mama And the Bonafide Few, Brown Bag Conspiracy
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm **
mar  9 sun Carmichael's Day Off, Dissident Souls, Retaliator,
       Anju's Pale Blue Eyes, Buried, Generation Failure, Tenatus,
       Center Of Own, Gurschach
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 5:30pm *** (Battle of the Bands)
mar  9 sun Richie Ramone, He Who Can Not Be Named, Bite,
       The Unfortunate Bastard
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/8pm *** @
mar  9 sun David Novick, Matt Kivel at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm **
mar  9 sun Setchko, Meese & Juniper
       at Studio 55 Marin, San Rafael a/a $17/$20 7:30pm **
mar  9 sun Tool at the Event Center, Reno NV a/a # *** @
mar 10 mon Diane Cluck, Sondra Sun-Odeon
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm **
mar 10 mon Books On Fate, Night Train, City Of Women
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm **
mar 10 mon Michael McDonald at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $51/$54 7pm/8pm **
mar 10 mon Valiant Steed (Sacramento), Marriage + Cancer
       at the Press Club, 2030 P Street at 21st, Sacramento 21+ **
mar 11 tue Tool at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a $75 8pm # *** @
mar 11 tue Gautam Tejas Ganeshan, Classical Revolution, Cash Pony
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 7pm/7:30pm **
mar 11 tue Little Sister, Apogee Sound Club, Secret Secretaries
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @
mar 11 tue Shannon & The Clams, Marriage + Cancer (Portland), Maine,
       dj Hang The at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9:30pm ***
mar 11 tue Shpongle, Desert Dwellers, Vokab Kompany
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $18/$23 7pm/8pm **
mar 12 wed Moonbell, That Ghost, White Cloud
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm **
mar 12 wed We Are The In Crowd, William Beckett, Set It Off, State Champs
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 6pm/7pm *** @
mar 12 wed Carsick Cars, Flavor Crystals, White+, Seventeen Evergreen
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ***
mar 12 wed Emblem3, Mkto
       at City National Civic, 135 San Carlos Street, San Jose a/a 7pm # **
mar 12 wed The Path at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
mar 12 wed Larry And His Flask, Scott Biram, Whiskey Shivers
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$13 8pm/8:30pm **
mar 13 thr Shpongle, Desert Dwellers, Vokab Kompany
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ***
mar 13 thr Nat Keefe, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, T Sisters,
       Chris Haugen, The Beauty Operators String Band
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** (Bluegrass Tribute to the Beatles)
mar 13 thr Meg Baird, Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm **
mar 13 thr Umphrey's MeCee at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm ***
mar 13/14/15 Railroad Earth, Dead Winter Carpenters (thr),
       The Deadly Gentlemen (sat)
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm (thr) 8pm/9pm (fri-sat) # ***
mar 14 fri Shitouttaluck, The Rudicals, Hella Jalapenos, Rendezvous, G.F.
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ (ska night)
mar 14 fri Flogging Molly at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # ***
mar 14 fri Hysteria, Saint Vernon, Zombie Holocaust
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm **
mar 14 fri Windmill Of Corpses (AZ), Blister Unit (AZ)
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oaklnad 21+ $6 7pm/8pm ** @
mar 14 fri Lake Street Dive, The Congress
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm ** (sold out)
mar 14 fri The Sam Chase, Bonnie & The Bang Bang, Before The Brave
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $12/$15 9pm **
mar 14 fir Sila (cd release) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $17/$19 9pm **
mar 14 fri Pop Rocks, Notorious at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ **
mar 14 fri Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Quinn Deveaux And The Blue Beat Review
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (see mar 15th)
mar 14 fri Valiant Steed (Sacramento) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ free **
mar 14 fri Insect Surfers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
mar 14 fri Papadosio, The Main Squeeze
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm **
mar 14 fri The Expendables, Stick Figure, Seedless
       at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15 7pm/8pm # ***
mar 15 sat The Phenomenauts, Sharp Objects, Custom Kicks
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$13 8pm/9pm *** @
mar 15 sat Bad Acid Trip, Venkman, Deep Shit, Jedi Scum, Galaga: The Movie
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oaklnad 21+ $6 7pm/8pm *** @ (was 3/14)
mar 15 sat Girls With Guns, Jack Killed Jill, Psycho Kitty, Dick And Jane
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm **
mar 15 sat This Will Destroy You, Silent Land Time Machine
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm **
mar 15 sat Papadosio, The Main Squeeze
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm **
mar 15 sat Equipto, King T, Macmall, Totally Insane, Mike Marshall
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $14/$16 9pm **
mar 15 sat Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Con Brio
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **  (see mar 14th)
mar 15 sat Party Force
       at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** (Brian Hood's Birthday)
mar 15 sat Purling Hiss, CCR Headcleaner at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
mar 15 sat Wicket Mercies, Eliquate, jd Mike, dj Lydia
       at the Boom Boom Room, S.F. 21+ 9pm **
mar 15 sat La Plebe, Crimson Scarlet, Poliskitzo (L.A.), The Criminals,
       Nihilist Cunt, Arnocorps, The Rinds, Dirty Denim
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 3pm/4pm *** @
mar 15 sat The Ted Tones at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm **
mar 15 sat Infected Mushroom, Butch Clancy
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $30 8pm *** $
mar 15 sat Tunah at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm **
mar 15 sat Cayucas at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12 8:30pm/9pm **
mar 15 sat Andre Nikatina at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $23/$28 8pm/9pm ***
mar 15 sat The Expendables, Stick Figure, Seedless
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 6:30pm/7pm $20 ***
mar 15 sat The Tubes at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ ***
mar 15 sat The Devils Train, Dog Party, Shinobu, Alarms, Pug Skullz, Slutzville
       at the Miner's Foundry, 325 Spring Street, Nevada City
       a/a $12/$15 6pm/7pm *** @
mar 15 sat Pat Travers
       at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV 21+ 7:30pm ***
mar 16 sun The Expendables, Stick Figure, Seedless
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ***
mar 16 sun The Parmesans, Sunny Jim Brown, Hay Babes
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm **
mar 16 sun Bayside, Four Year Strong, Daylight, Mixtapes
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16.50/$19 7:30pm **
mar 16 sun Nils Frahm, Douglas Dare
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (partially seated)
mar 16 sun Wake the Dead at Studio 55 Marin, San Rafael a/a $18/$22 3pm **
mar 17 mon Colm O'Riain, Lucia Comnes & Her rockin' Irish Band
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm **
mar 17 mon How To Dress Well, Forest Swords at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
mar 18 tue James Vincent McMorrow
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20/$22 8pm **
mar 18 tue Mike Gordon at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm # **
mar 18 tue Parachute On Fire, Run Amok at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm **
mar 18 tue La Misma (N.Y.C.), The Secret Prostitutes (Houston),
       Turbokrieg (Houston) Agonia (N.Y.C.), dj Up Yer Rash
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @
mar 19 wed Sam Roberts Band, Kris Orlowski
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$18 8pm/9pm **
mar 19 wed Me First And The Gimme Gimmes
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $19 8pm *** @
mar 19 wed Yellow Ostrich, Pattern Is Movement
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm **
mar 19 wed Ana Tijoux at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
mar 19 wed Hellbeard, Serial Hawk (Seattle), Sludgebucket
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm **
mar 19 wed Tycho at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz ?/? **
mar 20 thr The Surgeon Generals, Tiger Honey Pot, The Vans
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm **
mar 20 thr Tycho at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **
mar 20 thr Bear's Den at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm **
mar 20 thr The Sword, Big Business (Seattle), O' Brother
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm **
mar 20 thr Disappearing People, Wreck & Reference, Hollow Sunshine,
       So Stressed at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
mar 20 thr Break Science at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
mar 20 thr Atlantic Thrills (Providence), The Nubs
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm **
mar 20 thr Iron Chic (Long Island), the Shell Corporation, Civil War Rust
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm/10pm ** @
mar 20 thr Eoto at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz ?/? **
mar 20 thr Wailers (playing Legend)
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $22.50 6:30pm ***
mar 21 fri FLESHIES, Iron Chic, Canadian Rifle, Jabber, Great Apes
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $7-$20 sliding scale 7pm/8pm *** @
       (Benefit for Mike Montano)
mar 21 fri Jackie Greene, The Mother Hips, Tumbleweed Wanderers
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7pm # ***
mar 21 fri Sad Boy Sinister, Not A Part Of It (Eugene, OR), Wet N' Reckless
       at Ghost Town Barn, 33th Street, Oakland a/a ** @
mar 21 fri Rebirth Brass Band at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $23/$25 8pm/9pm **
mar 21 fri Schnittmeister, Xposition, Chixar, dj Choco
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20 7:30pm **
       (Benefit Typhoon Relief in the Philippines)
mar 21 fri Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice & Men, Issues, LeftLive
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25/$28 6pm/7pm # ***
mar 21 fri Chelsea Handler at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
       a/a $76/$55 6pm/7pm # **
mar 21 fri The Sounds (Sweden), Blondfire
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$27 8pm9pm # ***
mar 21 fri Bart Davenport (record release), Danny James
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 9pm **
mar 21 fri Heavenly Veat, The Mary Onettes
       at the Neck of the Woods, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ **
mar 21 fri Milagres at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 8pm/9pm **
mar 21 fri Rykarda Parasol, The Tunnel, So What?
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
mar 21 fri Shake Before Us, The Arabs, Greg Hoy & The End
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
mar 21 fri Berlin at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ***
mar 21 fri Eoto at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ **
mar 21 fri Hot Hands (FL) at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
mar 21 fri Iration at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $19/$22 7:30pm/8:30pm **
mar 21 fri Memphis May Fire (Dallas), The Word Alive, A Skylit Drive,
       Hands Like Houses, Beartooth
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $17.50 5:30pm *** @
mar 21/22  Galactic at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm/9pm # ***
mar 21/22  The Wailers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ***
mar 22 sat Catharsis (N.C.), Conquest For Death, Replica, Reivers
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12 7pm # *** @
mar 22 sat St. Vincent at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
mar 22 sat Mike Epps at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # **
mar 22 sat The Purple Ones (tribute) at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm **
mar 22 sat Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, The Bad Jones
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm **
mar 22 sat 12th Planet, S.P.L., Two Fresh, dj Dials
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
mar 22 sat Lost In The Trees, Icy Demons
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm/9pm **
mar 22 sat Invsn at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 9pm **
mar 22 sat Wakey!Wakey!, Jillette Johnson
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12 8pm/9pm **
mar 22 sat Don Cat (12" release), Split Screens (7" release),
       Scary Little Friends
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm **
mar 22 sat Kids On A Crime Spree, Yea-Ming & The Rumours, Eternal Drag
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
mar 22 sat Great Apes, Hard Girls, Canadian Rifle, Acid Fast
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** @
mar 22 sat Fracas, Vktms, Rocketship Rocketship, Kick Puppy
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 3pm/4pm *** @
mar 22 sat Lecherous Gaze, Dirty Fences (Brooklyn), Buffalo Tooth
       at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** @
mar 22 sat The Lady Crooners at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm **
mar 22 sat Project 86, Mirrors, Moura, A Hero To Fall
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12/$15 8pm *** @
mar 22 sat The Bang at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
mar 22 sat Jackie Greene at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$22 8pm/9pm ***
mar 22 sat Eoto at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 7:30pm **
mar 22 sat Heavenly Veat, The Mary Onettes
       at LowBrau, 1050 20th Street, Sacramento a/a **
mar 22 sat Milagres at Ampersand, Reno NV ?/? **
mar 23 sun Wanting, Dawen Wang at the Great American Music Hall, S.F.
       6+ $25 8pm ** (was at the Fillmore)
mar 23 sun Maurice Tani & 77 El Deora
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm **
mar 23 sun The Orwells, Twin Peaks, Criminal Hygiene
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+  $14/$16 8pm **
mar 23 sun Broken Hope, Oceano, Fallujah, River Of Nihil, Kublai Khan,
       dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $13/$15 5:30pm # *** @
mar 23 sun Death, Audacity at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $22/$25 8pm ***
mar 23 sun Toadies, Supersuckers, Battleme at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ***
mar 23 sun Astronautalis, Playdough at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $14 8pm **
mar 23 sun Religious Phase, Cloud Becomes Your Hand, Jordan Gleen
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm **
mar 23 sun The Kin (N.Y.C.), Finish Ticket, Oh Honey
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **
mar 24 mon Black Lips, The Coathangers
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18 8pm ***
mar 24 mon Vampilla, Jungles From Red Bactera Vacuum, Zariganis, Happy
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** (Japan Night)
mar 23/24/25 Kraftwerk
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (23/24 sold out)
mar 25 tue Daniel Rossen at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 8pm/9pm **
mar 25 tue The Used (UT), Taking Back Sunday, Tonight Alive, Sleepwave
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** $
mar 25 tue High Cliffs, The Wave Commission, Yours
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 7pm/8pm **
mar 25 tue Kings Of Leon, Local Natives
       at the Shark Tank, Can Jose a/a $66-$30 # ***
mar 26 wed Carcass, The Black Dahlia Murder, Repulsion, Gorguts, Noisem
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** @
mar 26 wed G. Love & Special Sauce, Ethan Tucker
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **
mar 26 wed Fanfarlo, Lilies On Mars
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15/$17 8pm **
mar 26 wed Linda Perhacs at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$20 9pm **
mar 26 wed Sidewalk Chalk, Jazz Mafia
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm **
mar 26 wed The Appleseed Cast
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm **
mar 26 wed The Ballantynes, Cocktails, The Shivas, Grandma's Boyfriend
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm **
mar 26 wed Neighborhood Brats, Elegy (record release), Provos
       at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm/9pm ** @
mar 26 wed La Dispute, Panos Become Teeth, Mansiions
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15 8pm/8:30pm **
mar 26 wed Moonshine Bandits, The Lacs, Dry County Drinkers
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacrametno a/a $15 6:30pm **
mar 26/27  Lorde, Lo Fang at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (sold out)
mar 27 thr Toubab Krewe, Mark Sexton Band
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm **
mar 27 thr Grit & Gold, The Parmesans, The St. Ides, Sons Of Midnight
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm **
mar 27 thr Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Speedy Ortiz
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm **
mar 27 thr Sleepy Sun (record release) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$18 9pm **
mar 27 thr Total Chaos, The Divvys, Rush & Attack
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @
mar 27 thr London Grammar, Bipolar Sunshine
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (sold out)
mar 27/28  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # **
mar 28 fri Witchaven, Pillager, Blasphemous Creation, Dizastor, Archea,
       Hemotoxin, Total Badass at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @
mar 28 fri Day Streaming, Jim Jefferies at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # **
mar 28 fri Robert Ellis, Wild Child at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $14 8pm/9pm **
mar 28 fri Blood Party, Fake Your Own Death, Once An Empire, Deep Dimension
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $8/$10 7:30pm/8pm # ***
mar 28 fri Animals As Leaders, After the Burial
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
mar 28 fri Trace Bundy, Sungha Junk at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18/$22 8pm **
mar 28 fri Broad City Live (comedy)
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 18+ $25 8pm **
mar 28 fri Rocket From The Crypt at the Indepenent, S.F. 21+ *** @ (sold out)
mar 28 fri Lydia Loveless, Kelly McFarling
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm **
mar 28 fri Be Calm Honcho, No Body (Olympia), One F
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
mar 28 fri Jesse J, Brotha Moa aka King Namoa, Honest D, Obvi, L.B.Z.,
       Koruptson, Simon Sez, Pure Powers
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 7:30pm *** (hip hop)
mar 28 fri Mayday at Event Center, 290 S. 7th St., San Jose State
       a/a $188-$58 7pm/8pm # ***
mar 28 fri Artemis Gone, Steel Saviour, Origin Alive, Spine
       at On the Y, Sacramento 21+ $6 9pm ** @
mar 28/29  Widespread Panic at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
mar 28/29  Ozomatli, La Misa Negra
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $30/$35 8pm/9pm ***
mar 29 sat Carlton Melton, White Manna (Eureka), Hedersleben
       at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 8pm **
mar 29 sat The Asteroid  No. 4, Joel Gion & The Primary Colors, Cool Ghouls
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm **
mar 29 sat Glitter Wizard, Dirty Fences (Brooklyn), Ovvl
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 8:30pm/9:30pm **
mar 29 sat Robin Thicke, K. Michelle, dj Cassidy
       at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # **
mar 29 sat Particle, Shaky Feelin'
        at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm ***
mar 29 sat Emancipator Ensemble, Slow Magic, Nym
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
mar 29 sat The Lonely Wild, Apache Relay, The Soil & The Sun
       at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12 9pm **
mar 29 sat La Dispute, Pianos Become Teeth, Mansions
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm **
mar 29 sat The Reefriders at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm **
mar 29 sat film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with live shadow cast
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 11:30pm
mar 29 sat The Reverend Horton Heat at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ***
mar 29 sat cancelled:  Slaughter And The Dogs at thee Parkside, S.F.
mar 30 sun Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Sarchasm, Mfb, 3 Simple Words, Death Trap America
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 4pm/5pm *** @
mar 30 sun The Mavericks
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $35 7pm/8pm ** (sold out)
mar 30 sun Miniature Tigers, Total Slacker (Brooklyn)
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a **
mar 30 sun Blue Diamond Fillups at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm **
mar 30 sun That 1 Guy at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm **
mar 30 sun Standard Poodle, Darsombra, Heavy Action
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm **
mar 30 sun FullSet at Studio 55 Marin, San Rafael a/a $17/$20 3pm **
mar 30 sun The Reverend Horton Heat, Nekromantix, Deke Dickerson,
       Infamous Swanks at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6:30pm ***
apr  1 tue Snow Tha Product at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $13/$15 9pm/9pm **
apr  1 tue Neil Finn at the Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. a/a # **
apr  1 tue Zucchero at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $40 7pm/8pm **
apr  1 tue Destruction, Krisium, Ex Mortus
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/8pm # *** @
apr  1/2   The War On Drugs at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr  2 wed Betty Who, Zak Waters, Cardiknox at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
apr  2 wed Meklit Hdero at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr  3 thr Fitz And The Tantrums, Bad Suns, Nightmare And The Cat
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
apr  3 thr Cyanic, Hazzard's Cure, Limbs
       at the Legionnaire Saloon, Oakland 21+ ** @
apr  3 thr Freddy & The Aztecs, Down & Outlaws
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm **
apr  3 thr Delta Rae
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20/$25 7pm/9pm **
apr  3 thr The Cult, dj Omar Perez at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ***
apr  3 thr Obnox (Cleveland), Useless Eaters, G. Green
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm **
apr  3 thr Emancipator Ensemble, Slow Magic, Nym
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $18/$22 8pm **
apr  3 thr Baths at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15 8pm/8:30pm **
apr  4 fri Cunninl Ynguists, J-Live, Sadistik, Nemo Achida
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15 9pm/9pm **
apr  4 fri Kid Ink, King Los at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # **
apr  4 fri Annabella Lwin, The Hail Marys, Castles In Spain,
       The Unfortunate Bastard
       at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $17/$20 8pm/9pm ***
apr  4 fri City Tribe (record release), Bonnie & The Bang Bang, the Parmesans
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9:30pm **
apr  4 fri Odesza, D33j, Kodak at the Indepenent, S.F. 21+ **
apr  4 fri Blisses B, Bryn Loosley & The Back Pages, The Wooden Suns
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
apr  4 fri Spiral Arms at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ **
apr  4 fri Terravita, Robotic Pirate Monkey
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $15/$19 8:30pm/9pm **
apr  4 fri Yonder Mountain String Band
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm **
apr  5 sat Yonder Mountain String Band, The Brothers Comatose
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
apr  5 sat Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Hazel Miller, Ronnie Baker Brooks
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # ***
apr  5 sat Emmylou Harris at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ***
apr  5 sat Dan Croll, Panama Wedding
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr  5 sat Glitz, Nightmare Boyzzz, Primitive Hearts
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
apr  5 sat Rich Girls, Happy Fangs, Everyone Is Dirty
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ 9pm **
apr  5 sat Sullen Ray, Tarah Who!
       at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 3pm **
apr  5 sat Cunninlynguists, J-Live, Sadistik, Nemo Achida
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$18 8pm/9pm **
apr  5 sat K Theory at Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm **
apr  6 sun Gary Numan, Big Black Delta, Roman Remains
       at the Fillmore, S.F. $29.50 7pm/8pm # **
apr  6 sun Behemoth, Goatwhore, 1349, Inquisition
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$27 5pm/6pm # *** @
apr  6 sun Secret Town, Moonshine Maybelline
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm **
apr  6 sun ZZ Ward, Grizfolk at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr  6 sun The Creepshow, Phenomenauts
       at the Brewhouse, 821 L Street, Modesto a/a *** @
apr  7 mon Movits at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm **
apr  7 mon A Tribe Called Red
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm **
apr  8 tue Pet Shop Boys at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
apr  8 tue Slaughterhouse at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $25 9pm/9pm **
apr  8 tue Boy & Bear (Australia), Wildlife
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm/9pm **
apr  8 tue Rac at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # **
apr  8 tue Dum Dum Girls, Blouse at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr  8 tue Vulgar Trade, Berri Txarrak at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm **
apr  9 wed Haim at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # **
apr  9 wed Turnpike Troubadours at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 7:30pm/8pm **
apr  9 wed Katie Herzig at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr  9 wed Dum Dum Girls at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
apr  9 wed Future Islands
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$13 8:30pm/9pm **
apr  9 wed Volbeat, Trivium, Digital Summer
       at Grand Sierra Casino, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a # **
apr  9/10/11 Neutral Milk Hotel, Elf Power
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (wed/thr sold out)
apr 10 thr Electrician, Golden Drugs, Wizard Apprentice
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm **
apr 10 thr Bastille at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # **
apr 10 thr Schoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad, Vince Staples
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
apr 11 fri Tiger Army at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8:30pm *** @
apr 11 fri I Am The Avalanche, Diamond Youth, Turnover, Hear The Sirens
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** @
apr 11 fri Goat, Holy Wave at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
apr 11 fri Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # **
apr 11 fri La Femme (France) at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a # **
apr 11 fri Zach Deputy at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $17/$20 8pm/9pm **
apr 11 fri Foreverland (tribute) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ **
apr 11 fri Bad Daddies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm **
apr 11 fri DI, The Lincolns, No Brainer, Burnt Reynolds
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 8pm *** @
apr 11 fri Cheetah Chrome (Nashville), The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ***
apr 11/12/13 Dark Star Orchestra
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30 8pm/9pm ***
apr 12 sat Diana Krall at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
apr 12 sat Willie Nelson, Drive By Truckers, Shovels & Rope
       at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ***
apr 12 sat Caravan Palace at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
apr 12 sat Chromeo, Tokimonsta at the Indepenednt, S.F. 21+ **
apr 12 sat Cruel Summer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
apr 12 sat E-40, Andre Nickatina, dj Amen
       at the Phoenix Thetater, Petaluma a/a $35 8pm ***
apr 12 sat Tiger Army at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $22/$25 7pm/8pm *** @
apr 13 sun Mindless Self Indulgence at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm **
apr 13 sun New Bums at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm/9pm **
apr 13 sun Ringworm, Death Before Dishonor, Relentless, Let It Burn
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 8pm ** @
apr 13 sun Tesseract, Intronaut, Cloudkicker, dj Rob Metal
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$18 6:30pm # *** @
apr 13 sun Tiger Army at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20/$22 8pm *** @
apr 14 mon Bryan Ferry, Dawn Landes at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
apr 14 mon Ms Mr, Jagwqr Ma at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **
apr 14 mon The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ***
apr 14 mon Temples, Drowners at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ***
apr 14 mon Chance the Rapper at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # **
apr 14 mon John Newman at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr 15 tue Blood Orange at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr 15 tue Laura Mvula at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr 15 tue The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
apr 15 tue Dark Star Orchestra
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $27/$30 7pm/8pm ***
apr 15/16  The Knife at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (sold out)
apr 16 wed Switchfoot, The Royal Concept
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22.50/$25 7pm/8pm # *** @
apr 16 wed Om at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr 16 wed Kataklysm, Aborted, The Zenith Passage, Aeniums, dj Rob Metal
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 6:30pm/7pm # *** @
apr 16 wed Factory Floor at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr 16 wed Marissa Anderson, Marielle at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm **
apr 16 wed The Royal Oui at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
apr 16 wed Churches
       at Grand Sierra Casino, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a ***
apr 17 thr Empire Of The Sun at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
apr 17 thr Mobb Deep, dj Platurn
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $17/$20 9pm/9pm ***
apr 17 thr Burnt Ones at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ **
apr 17 thr The 1975 at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** $
apr 17 thr Dream Theater at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ***
apr 17 thr Bruce Cockburn
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (seated show)
apr 17 thr Queens Of The Stone Age, Warpaing
       at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # ***
apr 17 thr Pelander-Z at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm/8:30pm ***
apr 17 thr Foxygen at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ***
apr 18 fri Thou, Cloud Rat, Permanent Ruin, Negative Standards, Sutekh Hexen,
       Ritual Control at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 7pm/8pm *** @
apr 18 fri Disclosure, Claude VonStroke vs. Justin Martin, Kaytranada,
       Bishop Nehru at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # **
apr 18 fri Extra Action Marching Band at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ 9pm **
apr 18 fri Motorhead, Graveyard at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ $
apr 18 fri Mogwal, Majeure at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
apr 18 fri Poor Man's Whiskey at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr 18 fri That Ghost, Blood Sister at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
apr 18 fri Mobb Deep at Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $19/$23 8:30pm/9pm **
apr 18/19  Nipsey Hussle at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 8pm/9pm **
apr 19 sat Broken Bells at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
apr 19 sat Ellie Goulding, Rudimental
       at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # **
apr 19 sat D.I. at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm *** @
apr 19 sat The Infamous Stringdusters at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr 19 sat The Love Dimension, the Spiral Electric,
       The Verner Pantons (Portland), Dandelyons (Portland)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
apr 19 sat Thou, Cloud Rat at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 3pm **
apr 19 sat Collie Buddz at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz ?/? **
apr 19/20   Rufus Wainwright
       at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. $49.50 7pm/8pm # ***
apr 20 sun Bombay Bicycle Club, Royal Canoe
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ***
apr 20 sun Godflesh, Cut Hands, House Of Low Culture, dj BLK Rainbow
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $25/$28 8pm/8:30pm *** @
apr 20 sun Collie Buddz at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr 21 mon Oi Polloi, Wartorn, Vindictive, Dairy Queens, Blank Spots
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10/$12 7pm # *** @
apr 21 mon Daley at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
apr 21 mon The 1975 at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $18 6:30pm ***
apr 22 tue Hurray For The Riff Raff at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr 23 wed Loundness at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $23 7pm/8pm **
apr 23 wed The Dillinger Escape Plan, Trash Talk, Retox, Shining
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @
apr 23 wed Shlohmo at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr 24 thr Combichrist (Norway), William Control, New Years Day,
       King Loses Crown at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $19 7pm/7:30pm *** @
apr 24 thr Juana Molina at the Indepenednt, S.F. 21+ **
apr 24/25/26 The String Cheese Incident
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
apr 25 fri Latyrx at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$22 9pm/9pm **
apr 25 fri One More Time (tribute) at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 9pm # **
apr 25 fri Trust (Toronto, Canada) at Popscene, 330 Ritch Street, S.F. 18+ **
apr 25 fri Rupa & The April Fishes at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr 25 fri Cruz, The Vitals, Down And Outlaws
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm  **
apr 25 fri Creepers, Burning Monk, Atomic Bomb Audition
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
apr 25 fri The Jim Jones Revue at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
apr 25 fri Zoso (tribute) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $18/$21 8pm/9pm **
apr 25 fri Drive-By Truckers, Shovels And Rope
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $28 7pm ***
apr 25 fri cancelled:  Carla Bruni at the Regency Ballroom, S.F.
apr 26 sat The National, Portugal. The Man
       at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ***
apr 26 sat Ego Likeness, Pandemonaeon, Unwoman, Tempest And Nathaniel Johnstone
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15/$20 8pm ** (Hexenfest)
apr 26 sat Jose James at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
apr 26 sat Disappearing People, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
apr 26 sat Gavin DeGraw at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ **
apr 27 sun The Rumble Strippers, Rocketship Rocketship
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 11am/4pm **
apr 27 sun White Manna, Kikagaku Moyo (Japan)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm **
apr 27 sun Julieta Venegas at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $32 7pm **
apr 28 mon Franz Ferdinand, Cate Le Bon
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** $
apr 28 mon The Wanted at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # **
apr 28 mon Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr 28 mon Tokyo Police Club at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ***
apr 28 mon Zyanose (Osaka, Japan), Frenzy (Portland), Absolut (Toronto),
       Provos at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** @
apr 29 tue Jason Isbell at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # **
apr 29 tue Sarah Jarosz at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr 30 wed Augustana, Twin Forks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
may  1 thr Mastodon, Gojira, Kveletrak
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** @
may  1 thr Fortunate Youth, True Press at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
may  1 thr Armin Van Burren
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $100-$40 6pm/7pm # **
may  1 thr Toad The Wet Sprocket, Tommy And The High Pilots
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $25/$30 7pm/8pm *** @
may  2 fri Zyanose, Frenzy, Negative Standards, Pig DNA
       at the First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a ** @
may  2 fri Soundtrack at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7pm # **
may  2 fri Mono at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm **
may  2 fri Manchester Orchestra (Atlanta), Balance And Composure,
       Kevin Devine + The Goddamm Band
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20.50 7pm/8pm # ***
may  2 fri Bro Safari, Ultra Violet, Napsty
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # **
may  2 fri White Fang (Portland) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @
may  2 fri I Break Horses at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ***
may  3 sat Iced Earth, Sabaton (Sweden), Revamp
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 6:30pm/7:30pm *** @
may  3 sat Radioactivity, Suspicious Beasts
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
may  3 sat Refuge, Iron Assault, Infex, Hell Fire, Fog Of War
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @
may  3 sat Fortunate Youth, Los Rakas, True Press
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$17 8:30pm/9pm *** @
may  5 mon Ingrid Michaelson, Storyman, The Alternate Routes
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # **
may  5 mon Nile at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm **
may  6 tue We Are Scientists
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$16 8:30pm/9pm ***
may  7 wed We Are Scientists at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ***
may  8 thr Survival Knife at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
may  9 fri Rodrigo Y Gabriela at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (KFOG)
may  9 fri Stephen "Ragga" Marley, Wayne Marshall, Jo Mersa
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
may  9 fri The Glitch Mob, Ana Sie, Penthouse Penthouse
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ***
may  9 fri Loop at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
may  9 fri Petty Theft (tribute)
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $12/$17 8:30pm/9pm **
may 10 sat Twenty One Pilots, Nonono, Hunter Hunted
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
may 10 sat Tim McGraw, Kip Moore, Cassadee Pope
       at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $70/$45/$30 5:30pm/7pm # ***
may 10 sat The Faction at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
may 11 sun Blessthefall, Silverstein, The Amity Affliction, Secrets, Heartist
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $16/$19 6pm/6:30pm # *** @
may 11 sun Eu's Arse (Italy), Wild Mohicans (Portland), Permanent Ruin,
       Apriori at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** @
may 13 tue Holly Golightly And The Brokeoffs
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
may 14 wed Primal Fear (Germany), Zombie Holocaust, Hysteria, Archea,
       dj Rob Metal at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/7:30pm # *** @
may 14 wed James Blunt at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # **
may 15 thr The Cockney Rejects (U.K.), Anti-Nowhere League
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $18/$20 8pm/9pm # *** @
may 15 thr Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
may 16 fri Ocletian (New Zealand), Gravehill (L.A.), Necrosic, Abnutivum,
       Plague Phalanx at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12 # *** @
may 17 sat Lindsey Stirling at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # **
may 17 sat Supermule, Three Times Bad, Naked Bootleggers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
may 19 mon Nickel Creek, The Secret sisters
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
may 19 mon Ben Folds
       at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. a/a 6:30pm # ***
may 20 tue Foals, Cage The Elephant, J. Roddy Walston & The Business
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** $
may 20 tue Christina Perri at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **
may 20 tue Tim McGraw at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a # ***
may 21 wed Ledisi, Robert Glasper Experiment at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # **
may 21 wed Baths, Young Feathers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ***
may 21 wed Christina Perri, Birdy
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 7pm **
may 23 fri The Slackers, Monkey, Dan Potthast
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15/$17 9pm ***
may 23 fri Suzanne Vega, Ari Hest
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show)
may 23 fri Metalachi at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
may 24 sat Metalachi at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm **
may 26 mon Chet Faker at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
may 27 tue Elbo, John Grant at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
may 28 wed Bruno Mars, Aloe Blacc
       at the Arena, Oakland a/a $40-$125 7pm/8pm # ***
may 30 fri Petty Theft (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
may 31 sat Whitehorse, Negative Standards, Pneumatic Slaughter (Australia),
       Amarok, Your Enemy at the Metro Side Room, Oakland a/a $8 8pm # *** @
may 31 sat The Revernd Horton Heat, Old Man Markley, Pinata Protest
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $20/$25 9pm ***
may 31 sat Barry Gibb at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $39-$181 6:30pm/7:30pm # **
may 31 sat Toby Keith at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # **
jun  1 sun Lionel Richie, CeeLo Green
       at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $159-$34 # ***
jun  2 mon Tech N9ne, Freddie Gibbs, Kriss Kaliko, Jarren Benton,
       Psych Ward Druggies at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ***
jun  3 tue James Taylor And His All-Star Band
       at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $159-$39 6pm/7pm # ***
jun  3 tue Lady Gaga
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $200-$35 6:30pm/7:30pm # ***
jun  4 wed Brit Floyd (tribute) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # **
jun  6 fri Black Label Society, Devil You Know
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ***
jun  6 fri One Republic, The Script (Dublin), American Authors
       at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $81-$30 # ***
jun  6 fri Pinata Protest at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
jun  7 sat One Republic, The Script (Dublin), American Authors
       at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $95-$35 6pm/7pm # ***
jun  8 sun One Republic, The Script (Dublin), American Authors
       at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ***
jun 13 fri Jamie Cullum at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm 3 **
jun 13 fri Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
jun 14 sat The Rubinoos, The Bye Bye Blackbirds
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
jun 14 sat Metronomy (Devon, U.K.) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ***
jun 14 sat The Notwist at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
jun 15 sun Lady Antebellum, David Nail at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # ***
jun 18 wed The Milk Carton Kids
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm/9pm **
jun 21 sat World Party at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
jun 21 sat The Ghost Inside, For Today, Stray From the Path, Air Dubai,
       Mixtapes, Teenage Bottlerocket, Mayday Parade, Attila, The Protomen,
       Tear Out The Heart, Plague Vendor, Saves The Day, A Skylit Drive,
       I The Mighty, Beartooth, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ready Set,
       Chunk! No Captain Chunk!, Nit Grit, The Color Morale, Anberlin, Issues,
       Cute Is What We Aim For, Survive This!, Enter Shikari, Echosmith
       at Warped Tour, Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $42.50 11am # *** @
jun 22 sun DigiTour
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$28 3pm/4pm # ** (sold out)
jun 25 wed Cultura Profetica
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** (was march 12th)
jul  2 wed Ema at the Independent, S.F. 21+ **
jul  2 wed Cher at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ***
jul  7 mon Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** (KALX)
jul  8 tue Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** (KALX)
jul 13 sun Ringo Starr
       at City National Civic, 135 San Carlos St., San Jose a/a # ***
jul 23 wed Motley Crue, Alice Cooper
       at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $25-$125 5:30pm/7pm # ***
jul 25 fri The Neighbourhood, Kitten, Born Casual
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
jul 25 fri Journey, Steve Miller Band
       at the Amphitheater, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # ***
jul 25 fri Motley Crue, Alice Cooper
       at Reno Events Center, 300 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a 7pm # ***
jul 26 sat Journey, Steve Miller Band, Tower Of Power
       at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $151-$40 5pm/6:45pm # ***
jul 29 tue Journey, Steve Miller Band, Tower Of Power
       at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $154/$40 5pm/6:45pm # ***
jul 29 tue Motley Crue, Alice Cooper
       at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ***
jul 30 wed Arcade Fire
       at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $71-$31 6pm/7:30pm # *** @
jul 31 thr Chicago, REO Speedwagon at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $99-$30 # ***
jul 31 thr Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, Chase Rice, Jon Pardi
       at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $54-$30 # ***
aug  9 sat Miranda Lambert, Justin Moore, Thomas Rhett
       at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # ***
aug 11 mon Justin Timberlake
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $175-$50 7pm/8pm # ***
aug 15 fri Bruno Mars at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ***
aug 17 sun Fall Out Boy, Paramore, New Politics
       at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $69-$29 6pm/7pm # ***
aug 22 fri Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow, Gloriana
       at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ***
aug 23 sat Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow, Gloriana
       at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # ***
aug 22/23/24 Dave Matthews Band at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a # ***
aug 26 tue Jack Johnson, Michael Kiwanuka
       at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # **
sep  3 wed Enrique Bunbury at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $49.50 7pm/8pm # **
sep  6 sat Keith Urban, Jerrod Niemann, Brett Eldredge
       at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # **
sep 13 sat Blake Shelton at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # **
sep 17 wed Ian Anderson (the Best of Jethro Tull)
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
sep 22 mon Katy Perry, Tegan And Sara at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ***
sep 27 sat Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Tyler Farr
       at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # **
sep 28 sun Sonata Arctica at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
oct 3/4/5  Hardley Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free ***
oct 17 fri Luke Bryan at the Pavilion, Concord a/a # **
oct 18 sat Luke Bryan, Lee Brice, Cole Swindell
       at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a # **
nov  4 tue Crowder (Waco, TX), All Sons & Daughters, Capital Kings
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # ** (was april 9th)

	*    recommendable Shows		a/a  all ages
	$    will probably sell out		@    pit warning
	^    under 21 must pay more		#    no ins/outs

			TV Shows
			--------

			Radio Shows
			-----------
Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM	www.berkeleyliberationradio.net
Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio		radio.maximumrocknroll.com
Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM			www.piratecatradio.com
KVHS-FM 90.5 The Edge			www.kvhs.com

mon  Next Big Thing on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 6pm-7pm
tue  Dead Air with dj Vicious and dj Tanner
     on Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM 6pm-8pm
wed  Wednesday Night Live on Stanford Radio KZSU 90.1FM 9pm-10pm
fri  Jesse Luscious on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 6am-9am
sat  KALX live on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 9pm-midnight
sun  dj Jesse Luscious at the Ruby Room, 132 14th St., Oakland 9pm-2am
sun  Rampage Radio on S.F. State Radio in exile KUSF 2am-8am
sun  NewHotBands on public access TV Comcast Ch 29 12:30pm
sun  Earwhacks with Paul and Che on Sacramento KRXQ 98.5FM 10pm-11:30pm
sun  Neonate with Punk Roge and Riot on UC Davis Radio KDVS 90.3FM 12am-2am

	C L U B     I N F O R M A T I O N
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 420 40th, Oakland a/a (shows over by 10pm)	510-985-0325
23 Club, 23 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane a/a			415-467-7717
Ace of Spades, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a
Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a
Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a			510-549-1125
Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a				415-831-1200
Assembly, 1000 K St., Sacramento a/a 18+ 21+			916-341-0176
Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a 21+	408-241-0777
Bender's Bar And Grill, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+	415-824-1800
Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ 18+		415-474-0365
Blake's, 2367 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 18+			510-848-0886
Blank Club, 44 South Almaden Avenue, San Jose 21+
Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+		866-575-9405
Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+			831-423-7117
Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a			916-988-9247
Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+				415-673-8000
Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., S.F. a/a 21+			415-621-4455
Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ 18+	415-371-1631
Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+
Cafe Du Nord, Inc., 2170 Market Street, S.F. 21+		415-861-5016
Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+
Cafe Stritch, 374 South First Street, San Jose a/a		408-280-6161
Caravan Lounge, 98 South Almaden Avenue, San Jose 21+		408-995-6220
Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a book 831-423-1338	831-423-1336
Cell Space, 2050 Bryant at 18th, S.F. a/a
Chapel, 777 Valencia Street at 19th, S.F. a/a
DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ a/a		415-626-1409
Dosa Biryani, 250 E Java Drive, Sunnyvale a/a			408-400-0007
Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+				415-626-0880
El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult)	530-342-2727
El Rincon, 2700 16th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 18+
El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, S.F., 21+				415-282-3325
Elbo Room, 647 Valencia near 17th St., S.F. 21+			415-552-7788
Eli's Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland 21+
Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. a/a				415-346-6000
  leave soon after the last band for a free poster at the exit
Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland a/a
Gilman, 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley a/a book 510-524-8180
  ($2 yearly membership required) http://www.924gilman.org
  5pm membership meetings 1st and 3rd sat. of each month
George's, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael 21+			415-457-1515
Golden State Theater, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey a/a		831-372-4555
Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. ages 6+		415-885-0750
Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+				916-441-4693
Hemlock, 1131 Polk at Post, S.F. 21+				415-923-0923
Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+	408-335-1642
Homestead Lanes, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a		408-255-5700
Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+		415-546-6300
Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+				415-771-1420
Johnny Foley's Irish House, 243 O'Farrell Street, S.F. 21+	415-954-0777
Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a	775-323-5648
Knockout, 3223 Mission St., S.F. 21+				415-550-6994
Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a		800-660-LAKE
Legionnaire Saloon, 2272 Telegraph Ave., Oakland 21+		510-891-8660
Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+
Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+				510-523-2118
Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+		415-647-2888
Metro, 630 3rd St. at M.L.K., Oakland a/a			510-763-1146
Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+			415-625-8880
Milk Bar, 1840 Haight Street, S.F. 21+				415-387-6455
Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a		408-741-2822
Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Avenue, Chico a/a
Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a		408-961-5800
Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+		707-765-2121
Neck of the Woods, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+
New Parish, 579 18th at San Pablo Avenue, Oakland 21+ 18+ a/a
Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a			408-448-3323
Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland 21+				510-433-0340
Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a
Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica 21+			650-355-7775
On the Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+			916-487-3731
Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+			916-443-9751
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a
Parkside, 1600 17th St., S.F. 21+				415-503-0393
Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., Petaluma a/a		707-762-3565
Pine Street Grill, 875 Rincon Ave., Livermore 21+
Pioneer, 105 Pioneer Street, Santa Cruz a/a
Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, 2781 21st Street, S.F. a/a
Pissed Off Pete's, 4528 Mission Street, S.F. 21+
Plea for Peace Center, 630 E Weber Ave, Stockton a/a
       ($2 yearly membership)
Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a			800-350-8700
Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+			415-921-1695
Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+			925-685- 2122
Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a			925-938-6900
Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a
Retox Lounge, 628 20th Street at 3rd, S.F. 21+ a/a		415-626-7386
Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a
Riptide Bar, 3639 Taraval St., S.F. 21+				415-681-8433
Rock Shop, 30 N 3rd Street, San Jose a/a
       ($2 yearly membership)
Route 92, 2128 South El Camino Real, San Mateo 21+
San Pedro Square Market, 87 North San Pedro St., San Jose a/a
Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a			530-891-1809
Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+		510-548-1159
Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a
Slim's, 333 11th St., S.F. ages 6+				415-522-0333
Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a)	510-841-2082
Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a
Streetlight Records, 939 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a
Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland 21+				510-444-6174
Stud Bar, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+			415-863-6623
Studio 55 Marin, 1455 East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael a/a
Sub-Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a
Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a		415-861-5016
Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley a/a	415-388-1700
Swingin' Door, 106 East 25th Avenue, San Mateo 21+
Terminal, 3957 San Leandro Street, Oakland a/a
Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a
Transient Lounge, 400 E. Todd Road, Santa Rosa a/a
Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a				415-775-7722
Winter's Tavern, 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica 21+
Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+			510-451-8100
Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult)
Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. a/a			415-505-8530
Vina Robles Amphitheater, 3800 Mill Road, Paso Robles a/a	805-227-4812
Vitus, 201 Broadway @ 2nd., Oakland 21+				510-452-1620
Vixens, 906 Victorian Avenue, Sparks NV a/a 21+			775-358-6969
Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+		408-286-8636
Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+
Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland 21+			510-238-9200
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please feel free to pass The List on to friends.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The List is e-mailed out each week normally on Friday afternoon.

		The List, PO Box 2701, Richmond, CA 94802-2701
		skoepke at stevelist dot com
		List Info:   http://stevelist.com

