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 June 4, 2015 jun 4 thr Wrekmeister Harmonies, Amber Asylum, Old Earth at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm ** (moved from the Chapel) jun 4 thr Of Mice & Men, Crown The Empire, Volumes at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ jun 4 thr Walk Off The Earth, Scott Helman at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** jun 4 thr Sammy J, Finn, Pieter T, Tanelle, Young LB, Da Mainland Band at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$26 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 4 thr Palma Violets, Public Access T.V. at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 4 thr Bear & The Ritalin Kids, The Human Experience, Camp Grounded Allstars at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $19/$24 7pm/8pm ** (Live Dan a tribute Dan Fredinburg) jun 4 thr #poundsign, Yea-Ming And The Rumours, Arts And Leisure, Teenage Chain at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm *** (SF Popfest) jun 4 thr Natasha Leggero (comedy - two shows) at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $20 6:30pm/7:30pm and 9pm/9:30pm ** (live taping - cocktail attire preferred) jun 4 thr Dirty Cello, Dirty Symphony at City Winery, Napa 21+ $15/$18/$20 8pm ** jun 4 thr Wolf Snake Sun, Shallow Vices, Supernaut at the Back Bar Sofa, 418 Sout Market Street, San Jose 21+ 9pm ** jun 4 thr Noah Byrd at Armadillo Music, 207 F Street, Davis a/a free 8pm ** jun 4 thr Zoso (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** jun 4/5 Nneka, Antique Naked Soul (thr), Naima Shalhoub (fri) at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $25/$35 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 5 fri Toy Guitar, Massenger (Ventura), The Bugs (Portland), Nopes, Dialectics at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $7 8pm *** @ jun 5 fri Aja Void, V.E.X., Faith Twain (Portland), Ron Spoons, dj Dead Daisy, dj Julia Mazawa at LCM, 1629 8th St. at Peralta, Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** jun 5 fri Ariel Wang (cd releae), LaDeeDah at Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ ** jun 5 fri Good Riddance, Death By Stereo, Bad Cop/Bad Cop at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18 8pm/9pm *** @ jun 5 fri Falling In Reverse, Ronnie Radke's Three Ring Circus, Ghost Town at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22.50/$25 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ jun 5 fri Puddles Pity Party (2 shows) at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $31 6:30pm/7:30pm & 9:30pm/10:30pm ** (seated) jun 5 fri Kelly Stoltz, Asteroid #4, Sarah Bethe Nelson, Kai Clark, Sweet Chariot, Paula Frazer & Tarnation, Shea Roberts, Tom Heyman, Bob Reed, Mothers Of Pearl at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** (tribute to Gene Clark) jun 5 fri Oxbow at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 5 fri Trails And Ways at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** jun 5 fri Still Flyin, Red Pony Clock, Beanpole, The Legendary House Cats at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** (SF Popfest) jun 5 fri Mustache Harbor at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** jun 5 fri Herbert Bail Orchestra, Lantz Lazwell &^ The Vibe Tribe at Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** jun 5 fri GBaby, JDubb, Willie Joe, Nef The Pharaoh, 99percent, Ocky Ock, RBC Bugzy, Larry June at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20 8pm *** jun 5 fri Al Steward at City Winery, Napa 21+ $25/$30/$35 8pm ** jun 5 fri Dreadren, Something Like Seduction (Phoenix (AZ), Audible Smoke Signal at the Caravan, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** jun 5 fri The Expendables at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $22/$27 8pm/8:30pm *** jun 5 fri The Ravenna Colt at Armadillo Music, 207 F Street, Davis a/a free 6pm ** jun 5 fri Nico & Vinz, Jason French, Sebastian Mikael at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 7pm ** jun 5 fri The Brothers Comatose, MerryGold at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15 8pm/9pm ** jun 5/6 Sufjan Stevens, Helado Negro at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** (sold out) jun 5/6 Dave Chappelle at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $58 6pm/7pm and 9:30pm/10pm # *** (comedy) jun 5/6/7 Steve Kimock at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a $40/$45 7pm/8pm ** (also jun 9th and 10th) jun 6 sat Tea Leaf Green at Leo's Music Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** (early show) jun 6 sat Saun & Starr (record release) at Leo's Music Club, Oakland 21+ 11:30pm ** (late show) jun 6 sat Agata, Invertebrate, Crystal Logic, Urchinn at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $5 4pm til 8pm ** @ jun 6 sat Secrets Of The Sky (record release), Cormorant, Teeph, Lament Cityscape at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm *** @ jun 6 sat Halestorm, The Rival Sons, Royal Thunders at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ jun 6 sat The Stone Foxes, Trendy Dad, dj Andy Cabic at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20/$23 8pm/9pm *** (live recording) jun 6 sat Jon Bellion, Rhetorik at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** jun 6 sat Joseph Arthur, Jill Sobule at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 9pm ** jun 6 sat Jonah Parzen-Johnson (Brooklyn - saxophone/synth) at Center for New Music, 55 Taylor Street, S.F. a/a $10 7pm ** jun 6 sat Kottonmouth Kings, (hed)Pe, Scare Don't Fear, The Family Ruin, Marlon Asher, C4 And Nicky Gritts, Chucky Chuck at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $25/$30 (uner 21 +$5) 7pm/7:30pm ^ ** jun 6 sat Nico & Vinz at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jun 6 sat Kinski (Seattle), Heron Oblivion, Mall Walk at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jun 6 sat Bob Log III, Yogurt Brain, Chuck Suckit at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** jun 6 sat Serpents Of Dawn, Countress (Reno), Ancient Rites at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** jun 6 sat The True Life Troubadours at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 6 sat Secret Circult, Suzanne Kraft, Yr Skull, Kevin Meenan at the UndergroundSF, 424 Haight St., S.F. 21+ $10 ($5 b4 10pm) 9pm ** jun 6 sat Sex Stains (L.A.), Straight Crimes, Garlika Stanx, Phatima Rude, Porcelain, dj Scott Moore, dj Layla & Grace at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 10pm ** @ jun 6 sat The Reckless And the Brave Mobb, Skank Bank, Ridgway Space Station, Maurze at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7pm/8pm *** @ jun 6 sat Robben Ford at City Winery, Napa 21+ $30/$35/$45 8pm ** jun 6 sat The Flesh Hammers, Cornelius Asperger & The Bi-Curious Unicorns, The Eyesores at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ free 9pm ** jun 6 sat Jeffeson Starship at San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jun 6 sat KC And The sunshine Band, Jody Watley at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # ** jun 6 sat Modest Mouse, Of Monsters And Men, Panic! At The Disco, Cold War Kids, Atlas Genius, Twenty One Pilots, Death From Above 1979, Best Coast, The Kooks, YelaWolf, MisterWives, Sheppard, The Orwells, Cathedrals, Meg Myers, Waters, In the Valley Below, G.T.A., Robert Delong, Vicetone, K.Flay, Mystery Skulls, The Limousines, Aaron Axelsen, Slaptop, Dyloot, MyKill, Beta Skate, The Family Crest, Picture Atlantic, Panic Is Perfect, Eyes On The Shore, Andrew St. James, Dangermaker, Silent Pilot, Curious Quail at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $70-$38 11am/11am *** @ (Live 105's BFD) jun 6 sat Good Riddance, Death By Stereo, Bad Cop/Bad Cop at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $17/$18 8pm/8:30pm *** @ jun 6 sat Freddy Todd, Space Jesus, CloZee at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 18+ $5/$10 8pm ** jun 6 sat Veil Of Maya, Revocation, Oceano, Gift Giver, Entheos at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $16 6pm *** jun 6 sat Spare Parts, Taylor Chicks at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/6pm ** jun 6 sat Massive Delicious, Alex Vincent Band at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** jun 6 sat Peter Frampton at Thunder Valley Casino, 1200 Athens Avenue, Lincoln 18+ *** jun 6 sat Surfer Blood, Alex Calder at the Cellar Door, 101 W. Main Street, Visalia 21+ ** jun 7 sun Mischief Brew (recorde release), Ramshackle Glory, Kevin Seconds, Clipcord, Zebu!, Rizzy Ukelele at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 5pm/5:30pm *** @ jun 7 sun D'Angelo And The Vanguard at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** (sold out) jun 7 sun Crowbar, Battlecross, Lord Dyling, Larvae at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm # ** @ jun 7 sun The Weepies, The Silent War at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm # ** jun 7 sun Agalloch, Helen Money at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18/$20 7pm/8pm ** jun 7 sun Sleeping With Sirens (acoustic), The Summer Set, Nick Santino at Slim's, S.F. 6+ 6:30pm/7:30pm *** (sold out) jun 7 sun Ghoul, Phobia, Zero Boys, Lower Class Brats, Potato Pirates at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$18 6:30pm/7 # *** @ jun 7 sun En Esch, Ghostfeeder, Flesh Industry, dj Decay, dj Starr at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $8/$12 8pm/8:30 # ** jun 7 sun Hugh Cornwell, Kelly Stoltz, Dirty Ghosts at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 8pm *** jun 7 sun Unwritten Law at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 7:30pm/8pm *** jun 7 sun Diesel Dudes, Faith Twain, Bummer, Crash And Burn at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 4pm ** @ jun 7 sun Tony! Toni! Tone! at San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 7 sun Robben Ford at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $30-$45 7pm/8pm # ** jun 7 sun Surfer Blood, Alex Calder at Peeve's Public House, 1243 Fulton Mall, Fresno ?/? ** jun 8 mon William Control & The Neuromantic Boys, Requlem, Justin Symbol at the Metro, Oakland a/a 6:30pm # ** @ jun 8 mon Deicide, Entombed A.D., Hate Eternal, Black Crown Initate, Lorna Shore, Svart Crown, Anisoptera at the Metro, Oakland a/a 6:30pm # *** @ jun 8 mon Seinabo Sey, James Davis at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm ** jun 8 mon Surfer Blood, Gothic Tropic, Alex Calder at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** jun 8 mon Lupe Fiasco, Charles Hamilton at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $32.50/$35 7pm/8pm # ** jun 8 mon Moneypenny, the Lucky Eejits, United Defiance, Heroes At Gunpoint at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10 (uner 21 +$5) 7pm/8pm ^ *** jun 8 mon Adam Ray, The Sean Mullaney Band at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** jun 8 mon J Mascis at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** jun 8 mon Pi Jacobs, Essence, Rose Paradise at City Winery, Napa 21+ $10 8pm ** (Napa's emerging artists) jun 8 mon The Long Run at San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 8 mon Spetsnaz, Pig DNA, Hypervigilance, Forbidden Colors at Rock Shop, San Jose a/a $5 7pm ** @ jun 8 mon Zero Boys, Lower class Brats, Potato Pirates at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $14 8pm/8:30pm *** @ jun 9 tue Sam Prekop, Panabrite at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18/$20 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 9 tue Neon Trees, Alex Winston, Yes You Are at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** jun 9 tue Todd Rundgren at City Winery, Napa 21+ *** (sold out) jun 9 tue Peter Frampton, Cheap Trick at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $140-$50 7pm # *** jun 9 tue Lo-Fi Eyed (Las Vegas), The Long Knives (Pittsburgh) at the Caravan, San Jose 21+ ** jun 9 tue Buddy Banter (6pm - San Diego), LA Jeff (4pm - Cambridge, MA) at Streetlight Music, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** jun 9 tue Neutral Milk Hotel at Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a *** $ jun 9/10 Steve Kimock at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a $40/$45 7pm/8pm ** (also jun 5th, 6th and 7th) jun 9/10 Tower Of Power at San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jun 10 wed Lo-Fi Eyed (Las Vegas), The Long Knives (Pittsburgh), Los Huaycos, Songs For Starfish at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** jun 10 wed Todd Rundgren at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** jun 10 wed This Century (Phoenix, AZ), the Technicolors (Phoenix, AZ), Julia Lauren (Brooklyn, N.Y.) at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 7pm/7:30pm ** jun 10 wed Great Lake Swimmers, The Weather Station at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** jun 10 wed Avid Dancer at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$11 (uner 21 +$5) 7pm/8pm ^ ** jun 10 wed Hamilton Leithauser, Jack And Eliza at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jun 10 wed Ydine (HI), Off The Grid (Hawaii), Raging Malcontents at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jun 10 wed Creative Adult, White Bike, Drab Majesty, Balms, dj's at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** jun 10 wed The Iron Heart (acoustic), James Patrick Regan, Michael Madden, Leslie Mendelson, Sow Belly Trio at City Winery, Napa 21+ $10 8pm ** (Nepal Benefit) jun 10 wed Anuhea, Etana at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** jun 10 wed Neutral Milk Hotel at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento a/a $35/$40 7pm/8pm *** $ jun 10 wed Cali Agents, Durag Dynasty, Replacement Killers, Lyric Jones, Blozart, Lurkavelly, dj Lahn, Penny at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** jun 11 thr The Creepshow (Canada), Turbonegra (tribute), Spawn Atomic, Glam Skanks, Them Creatures at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12/$15 # ** @ jun 11 thr Whitesnake, Diamante at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ jun 11 thr The New Mastersounds (U.K.), On The Spot Trio at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm/9pm ** jun 11 thr New Soul Era, Apex, Young Kingz at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 6:30pm/7pm ** jun 11 thr Peter Murphy, In Letter Form, Jesika von Rabbit, dj Decay at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $30/$35 7pm/8pm # *** jun 11 thr Emily Afton, Union Pacific at the Chapel, S.F. a/a free 8pm ** jun 11 thr Scissors For Lefty, Pamela Parker, Kat Robichaud And The Darling Misfits at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$12 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** jun 11 thr Worriers, Caves (U.K.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** @ jun 11 thr The Heavenly States, Zach Rogue, Winnetka at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** (see jun 12th) jun 11 thr Thor, Womanowar (tribute), Space Vacation at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** @ jun 11 thr Tumbleweed Wanderers (album release), Debbie Neigher at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 11 thr Hanni El Khatib, Hot Flash Heat Wave, dj's at Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, S.F. 21+ $12 6pm ** jun 11 thr Neutral Milk Hotel, Robert Schneider at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $35 7pm/8pm *** (sold out) jun 11 thr The Dirty Knobs, Mike Campbell, Jason Sinay, Matt Laug, Lance Morrison at City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** jun 11 thr The Charlie Danlels Band at San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** jun 11 thr Ledisi at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $100-$40 5:30pm/7pm # ** jun 11 thr Gordon Lightfoot at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$35 7:30pm # *** jun 11 thr One Oz (Fresno), Dustonious Maximus at the Caravan, San Jose 21+ free 10pm ** jun 11 thr Amen Dunes, Ryley Walker at the Catalyst Atruim, Santa Cruz 21+ $15 8pm/8:30pm ** jun 11 thr Hot Club Of Cowtown at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** (gypsy jazz - country swing) jun 11 thr Electric Six, White Reaper at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12.50/$15 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 11 thr Tower Of Power at Merced County Fair, 900 MLK Jr. Way, Merced a/a 8:30pm # *** jun 11/12 Macy Gray at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ *** jun 12 fri Attitude Adjustment, Zero Bull Shit, Trouble Maker, Isotope, Skin & Bonez at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 7pm *** @ (Poison Idea just announce an indefinite hiatus) jun 12 fri Everymen (FL), The Sour Mash Hug Band, Navigator at Omni Commons, 48th and Shattuck, Oakland a/a $15/donation 7pm *** (East Bay Food Not Bombs Fundraiser) jun 12 fri 1349, Necrophagia, Vattne Viskar, Blackfuckingcaner at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** @ jun 12 fri West Grand Blvd at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** jun 12 fri The New Mastersounds (U.K.), Oakadelic, On The Spot Trio at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $25/$30 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 12 fri Alda (WA), Huldrekall (WA), Void Omnia at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm ** @ jun 12 fri Ghost Mice (Bloomington, IN), Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggets, Rymodee at Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a 6pm ** jun 12 fri The Paladins, Tom Armstrong And The Branded Men at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 9pm ** jun 12 fri Mandolin Orange, David Wax Museum at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $14 8pm/9pm ** jun 12 fri H2O, Cruel Hand, No Limbs, Bastards Of Young at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** @ jun 12 fri Halou, N. Lannon, Whitewaits at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm # ** jun 12 fri Amen Dunes, Ryley Walker, Xander Duell at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 9pm ** jun 12 fri The Damnwells, Matt Jaffe & The Distractions, Joshua Fletcher at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $13/$17 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** jun 12 fri Ivan & Alyosha at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jun 12 fri Sister Grizzly, Tet Holiday, Trendy Dad at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 7:30pm ** jun 12 fri Emmy the Great at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** jun 12 fri The Heavenly States, The New Up, Verst at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** (see jun 11th) jun 12 fri Molly Tuttle & Tuttle Family, Sound Of Sirens at Studio 55 Marin, San Rafael a/a $15/$18 8pm ** jun 12 fri The Dirty Knobs (L.A.), Coffis Brothers at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a $32-$72 8pm/9pm ** jun 12 fri Gordon Lightfoot at City Winery, Napa 21+ $95/$100/$105 8pm *** jun 12 fri Hollywood Stones (tribute) at San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 12 fri Los Lobos & Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $125-$30 6pm/7:30pm # ** jun 12 fri Audra McDonald, Andy Einhorn at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$40 7:30pm # ** jun 12 fri The Phorms, The Frenzys, Wallace, Callow at Art Boutiki, 44 Race Street, San Jose a/a $10 7:30pm ** jun 12 fri Melt Banana (Japan) at the Catalyst Atruim, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$16 8pm/8:30pm *** @ jun 12 fri The Story So Far (Walnut Creek), Four Year Strong (Worcester, MA), Terror (L.A.), Souvenirs at Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6pm *** @ jun 12 fri Oh! The Band, Classic Addition at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 6pm/6:30pm ** (early show) jun 12 fri Dark Side Of The Abbey Road at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a 9:30pm/10pm ** (late show) jun 12 fri John Lee Hooker Jr. at Merced County Fair, 900 MLK Jr. Way, Merced a/a 8:30pm # *** jun 12/13 Atlas Sound, Allah-Las, Amen Dunes, Jessica Pratt, Shannon And The Clams, Sonny And The Sunsets, Gap Dream, The Fresh And Onlys, Edj, Pure Bathing Culture, The Tyde, Gospelbeach, The Donkeys, Ryley Walker, William Tyler, Mariee Sioux, Kacey Johansing, The Trummors, dj Andy Cabic, dj Golden Gram at Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark Street, Sonoma a/a $40-$120 3pm (fri) 11:30am (sat) *** (Huichica Fest - 3 stages) jun 13 sat rememberance show for Michael "Psycho" Montano at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a donation 8pm jun 13 sat Sadist, Blazing Eye, Spetsnaz, Pig DNA, Nechayev at World Rage Center, 911 35th St. & Market, Emeryville a/a $7 7pm ** @ jun 13 sat Brocrusher (Vancouver, BC), Ragana, Negative Standards, The Light at the Boat, Oakland a/a $5 8pm ** @ jun 13 sat Ingrid Michaelson, Jukebox The Ghost, Greg Holden at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** jun 13 sat The Reptile House, Spellbound, InCureable at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $10 ** (tribute band night) jun 13 sat Dao Strom, The Sea And The Mother, Underwoman And The Believers, Wayne Watch, Whippoorwill at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $10 9:30pm ** jun 13 sat Surplus 1980, Baus, Sharon Tate Fetus Explosion at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 8pm/9pm *** jun 13 sat Poor Man's Whiskey, Painted Horses at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20/$23 9pm ** jun 13 sat The Story So Far (Walnut Creek), Four Year Strong (Worcester, MA), Terror (L.A.), Souvenirs at Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ jun 13 sat Stellar Corpses, Plan 9, Sandbox Bullies, Hollywood Hotel at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $13 9pm *** @ jun 13 sat San Cisco, Mother at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm ** jun 13 sat #NoFilter, Mamrie Hart, Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jun 13 sat Angst Hase Pfeffer Nase (MA), Fluorescent Grey, Vox Voxel, Glochids, Achromaticist at Noisebridge Hackerspace, 2169 Mission St., S.F. a/a ** jun 13 sat James McMurty at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $22/$25 9pm ** jun 13 sat Heathers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 13 sat Motopony at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jun 13 sat Mitch Polzak And The Royal Deuces at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 13 sat Destroyer (tribute), Ann Halen (tribute), Back n Black (tribute) at the Bal Theater, 14804 East 14th St., San Leandro a/a $20/$30 8pm ** jun 13 sat Sheila E at San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 13 sat recrod swap at Streetlight Music, San Jose a/a free 11am-3pm jun 13 sat Callow at Streetlight Music, San Jose a/a free 1pm ** jun 13 sat Brad Paisley, Justin Moore, Mickey Guyton at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $60-$30.25 6pm/7:30pm # ** jun 13 sat Beerijuana, North (Tucson, AZ), Secrets Of The Sky, Cold Blue Mountain (Chico) at the Caravan, San Jose 21+ free 10pm *** @ jun 13 sat Mason Jennings, Phoebe Bridgers at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a $22.50/$25 6pm/6:30pm ** jun 13 sat Melt Banana (Japan), Hot Nerds, TomHanX at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $13/$15 9pm/10pm *** @ jun 13 sat The Picturebooks at the Press Club, 2030 P Street at 21st, Sacramento 21+ ** jun 13 sat Aaron Tippin at Merced County Fair, 900 MLK Jr. Way, Merced a/a 8:30pm # ** jun 13 sat incorrect listing: The New Mastersounds at City Winery, Napa jun 13/14 Delta Spirit & Friends at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** jun 14 sun The Badmen, Sandbox Bullies, Blacktop Tragedy, Flak-Bait at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $10 ** jun 14 sun The Chuckleberries, The Two Tens, Turbulent Hearts, The Rinds at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ ** @ jun 14 sun The Doobie Brothers, The California Honeydrops at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free *** jun 14 sun Steven Wilson at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jun 14 sun Butch Walker, Jonathan Tyler, The Dove & The Wolf at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm ** jun 14 sun Pure Bathing Culture, Gap Dream at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 9pm ** jun 14 sun S.F. Rock Project (tribute to Kiss), Rock Project Instructors' Box Set at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $5 noon/12:30pm ** jun 14 sun No Joy at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 14 sun Hot Rize at City Winery, Napa 21+ $30/$35/$40 7:30pm ** jun 14 sun Toby Mac, Hillsong Young And Free, For King And Country, Mandisa, Trip Lee, Jon Foreman at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $153-$18 2pm/3pm # ** (Spirit West Coast Fest) jun 14 sun Dia de la Feria at San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jun 14 sun Paul Rodgers at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # ** jun 14 sun Paul Midon at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** jun 15 mon Mike G, Left Brain, Bizarre at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $20/$25 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 15 mon The Life And Times, The Silhouette Era at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 15 mon Big Wild Wings, Known To Collapse, Frontiers at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jun 15 mon Raw Power (Italy), Deathwish (WI), Hellbomber, Condition Zero, S.I.T.H. at 755 After Dark, 755 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ jun 15 mon Goatwhore (Louisiana), Ringworm, Black Breath, Theories at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ?/? *** @ jun 15 mon Dog Party (record release), Pookie & The Poodliez at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 6:30pm/7pm ** jun 15 mon The Two Tens, Turbulent Hearts at Shea's Tavern, 715 South Virginia Street, Reno NV 21+ ** jun 16 tue Goatwhore, Black Breath, Ringworm, Theories, Your Enemy at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** @ jun 16 tue Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** jun 16 tue Pins at Amoeba Music, S.F. a/a free 6pm ** jun 16 tue Pins at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** jun 16 tue Joey Arias: Billie Holiday Centennial Concert, Carletta Sue Kay at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30/$35 8pm ** (seated) jun 16 tue Johnnyswim at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** jun 16 tue World Party, Gabriel Kelly at City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** jun 16 tue Emily Kinney at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$18 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 16 tue Jedi Mind Tricks at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm *** jun 16 tue All Your Sisters, Echo Beds (Denver), Vex, Burning (Minneapolis) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** @ jun 16 tue Dog Party, Pookie & The Poodlez at Armadillo Music, 207 F Street, Davis a/a free 6:30pm ** jun 16 tue Mike G, Left Brain, Bizarre, Speak, Pyramid Vrita at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 6pm/6:30pm ** jun 17 wed Roadside Bombs, Antagonizers ATL, Fukm at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $5 ** jun 17 wed World Party, David Duffy at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm ** jun 17 wed Grieves, Grayskul, Ziggy at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 9pm *** jun 17 wed Joey Badass, Mick Jenkins, Denzel Curry at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** jun 17 wed Lenka at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 17 wed Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm *** jun 17 wed Quaaludes, Cyclops, Sirena Victima at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm ** @ jun 17 wed Wakizashi Cerf Volant, Smll Skies at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 17 wed Leftover Cuties, Sam Outlaw, Taylor Scott at City Winery, Napa 21+ $15 8pm ** jun 17 wed War at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # *** jun 17 wed Iji (Seattle) at SubRosa Community Space, 703 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a ** jun 17 wed Jedi Mind Tricks at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$23 7pm/8pm *** jun 17 wed Emily Kinney at the Catalyst Atruim, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$17 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 17 wed Dysentery (MA), Cognitive (N.J.), Stillbirth (Germany), Powerfist (Germany) at the Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento a/a $8 8pm *** @ jun 17 wed Orgone (L.A.), The Nth Power at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15/$18 7pm/8pm ** jun 18 thr Goldlink at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 18 thr Justice Skolnik, Moon Man, Benjamin at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** jun 18 thr Rhett Miller, Analisa Tomfelt at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** jun 18 thr Gentleman's Dub Club at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 18 thr Sarah Bethe Nelson, Is/Is (Portland), The Aerosols at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jun 18 thr Jaga Jazzist at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jun 18 thr Two Sheds (L.A.) at at Amnesia, S.F. 21+ ** jun 18 thr Gang Green, Antagonizers, Trouble Maker, Ill Content, dj Jesse Luscious at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm *** @ jun 18 thr High-Functioning Flesh, Vandalaze, dj Blk Rainbow, dj Crackwhore at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jun 18 thr Bob Schneider at City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** jun 18 thr Anal Mucus (original line up), Deathgrave at the Red Hat, Concord 21+ free 9pm ** @ (Memorial show for Gordon "Gordo" Loerbs) jun 18 thr Brian Wilson, Rodriquez at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $130-$50 7:30pm # *** jun 18 thr Vetiver at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz ?/? ** jun 18 thr Brian McKnight at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # ** jun 18 thr Valdur (L.A.), Torture Chamber (Concord), Modraniht (Sacramento), Defecrator (Sacramento) at the Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento a/a $5 8pm *** @ jun 18 thr Eric Lindell at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** jun 18/19/20 The Growlers, dj Heru Avenger at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (fri & sat sold out) jun 19 fri U.K. Subs, Fang, Oppressed Logic, Nihilist Cunt, M.F.B. at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $14 7pm *** @ jun 19 fri Laura And Anton at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** jun 19 fri Luniz at New Parish, Oakland 18+ $18-$35 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 19 fri Mondo Drag, Pins Of Light, Hornss, Love Moon at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm/9pm ** jun 19 fri Brit Floyd at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jun 19 fri Scott Bradlee's Postmordern Jukebox at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** jun 19 fri Black Map, Picture Atlantic, Ghost Parade, Be Quiet at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm *** jun 19 fri Orgone, The Nth Power, Polyrhythmics at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 19 fri Vetiver at the Chapel, S.F. a/a ** jun 19 fri Parachute On Fire, Swamp Devil (Portland), High & Tight at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 7:30pm ** jun 19 fri Vetiver, The Range Of Light Wilderness at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** jun 19 fri Battlehooch, Sun Hop Fat, Bear Lincoln, Lords Of Sealand at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jun 19 fri Riot (N.Y.), Slough Feg, Glitter Wizard, dj Jane The Brain (Leipzig) at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $15 10pm *** jun 19 fri 7 Seconds, The Briggs, Success at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15 7pm/8pm *** @ jun 19 fri Marty Balin at City Winery, Napa 21+ $30/$35/$40 8pm ** jun 19 thr Little Big Town, David nail, Ashley Monroe at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7pm # ** jun 19 fri The Original Wailers at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # ** jun 19 fri Nipsey Hussle at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm ** jun 19 fri The English Beat at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 7pm *** jun 19 fri James Garner at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** (tribute to Johnny Cash) jun 19 fri Pat Todd And The Rank Outsiders, The Flesh Hammers, Drive-Thru Mystics at the Hideaway, 2565 Franklin Blvd, Sacramento 21+ $7 8pm ** jun 19 fri Whiskey N' Rye, Ideateam at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 10pm/10:30pm ** jun 19 fri Steel Pulse, Common Kings, Yellowman, Stick Figure, Admiral Tibet, Hirie, Pentateuch, Hempress Sativa, Mungo's Hi Fi, Comanche Hight Power at Sierra Nevada Festival, Boonville a/a # *** (day 1) jun 19/20 Purity Ring, Braids (Calgary/Montreal), Born Gold at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** $ (fri sold out) jun 19/20/21 Two Sheds (L.A.) at Davis Music Festival, Davis a/a ** jun 19/20/21 Vetiver, Assateague, Bells Atlas, The Blank Tapes, Cool Ghouls, Dead Meadow, The Donkeys, Electric Magpie, Extra Classic, Everyone Is Dirty, Fpod Bpod, Jolie Holland, Lost Luvs, Luke Sweeney, Mild High Club, Pearl Charles, Sugar Candy Mountain, The Range Of Light, This Frontier Needs Heroes, Trans Van Santos, Two Sheds, White Manna, Young Nudist at Standish State Park, 69501 Highway 101, Leggett a/a *** (camping - swimming - Hickey Fest) jun 20 sat The Real Numbers, Altre di B (Bologna, Italy), Hanley at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 8pm/9pm ** jun 20 sat Easy Star All-Stars, Wheeland Brothers, Dub Architect at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 9pm ** jun 20 sat City Of Women, Sunrunners, The Greening at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jun 20 sat On The Water (Philadelphia) at Apollo House, 20 Apollo Street, S.F. a/a free 8pm ** jun 20 sat Acid King (record release), Carlton Melton (record release), Donovan's Lights, dj Naked Rob at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** jun 20 sat Dead Meadow, Golden Void, White Manna, dj Jodie Artichoke at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$16 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** jun 20 sat The Grannies, Pat Todd And the Rank Outsiders, Sleeptalker at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 20 sat Flesh World (lp release) at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ ** jun 20 sat The GG Amos Band at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 20 sat JP Harris & The Tough Choices, Misisipi Mike & The Midnight Gamblers, Tom Heyman & The Delta Queens at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 20 sat Phoenix Pro Wrestling at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $2-$10 8pm *** jun 20 sat Fang, Condemned, No Brainer, Car 87, Chicken Thieves at 755 After Dark, 755 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol a/a $10 7pm *** @ (Poison Idea just announce an indefinite hiatus) jun 20 sat Mike Doughty at City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$22/$25 8pm ** jun 20 sat George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # ** jun 20 sat Kutless at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # ** jun 20 sat August Burns Red, Black Veil Brides, Blessthefall, Motion City Soundtrack, Never Shout Never, The Wonder Years, Attila, Memphis May Fire, Miss May I, Pierce The Veil, Man Overboard, Family Force 5, We Came As Romans, '68, Alive Like Me, Beartooth, Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties, Alvarez Kings, American Opera, As It Is, Baby Baby, Beautiful Bodies, Bebe Rexha, Being As An Ocean, Black Boots, Born Cages, BoyMeetsWorld, Brian Marquis, Buttons, Candy Hearts, ChrisB, Citizen, Crossfaith, Emarosa, Escape The Fate, Fit For A King, Grey Gordon, Handguns, Hands Like Houses, Have Mercy, ho99o9, Hundredth, I Killed The Prom Queen, Icon For Hire, Jule Vera, Juliet Simms, Koji, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Kosha Dillz, Le Castle Vania, Lee Corey Oswald, M4Sonic, Major League, Mallory Knox, Youth In Revolt, Matchbook Romance, MC Lars, Meghann Wright, Metro Station, Mod Sun, Moose Blood, Neck Deep, New Beat Fund, New Years Day, Night Argent, Night Riots, Onward, Etc., Our Last Night, Palisades, Pvris, Riff Raff, Rotting Out, SayWeCanFly, Seaway, Set It Off, Silverstein, Splitbreed, The Amity Affliction, The Dirty Nil, The Karma Killers, The Kenneths, The Relapse Symphony, This Wild Life, Tori Kravitz, Transit, Trophy Eyes, While She Sleeps at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $39.50 11am/11am # *** @ (Warped Tour) jun 20 sat Robin Trower at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $38/$43 7pm/8pm *** jun 20 sat The Original Wailers at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $22 7pm ** jun 20 sat Super Huey (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** jun 20 sat Duran Duran Duran (tribute), Mother Of A Girl (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** jun 20 sat The Beach Boys at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ *** jun 20 sat Bell Biv Devoe, Blackstreet, Naughty By Nature at Thunder Valley Casino, 1200 Athens Avenue, Lincoln 18+ # ** jun 20 sat Jimmy Cliff, Third World, Max Romeo, Ken Boothe, Big Youth, Bixiga 70, Nattalia Rise & Notis, Jesse Royal, Taj Weekes, Soul Syndicate, La Misa Negra, Bustamento, Meta & The Cornerstones, The Itals, Tafari, Rorystonelove Black Dub at Sierra Nevada Festival, Boonville a/a # *** (day 2) jun 21 sun Apothesary, Megaton, Get Out, Kairosphere, Theplague at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 6:30pm *** @ (Benefit S.F. LGBTQ Youth Group) jun 21 sun Pat Todd And The Rank Outsiders (L.A.), Hammerlock at the Old Born Dead Barn, 1221 28th Street, Oakaland a/a $5 6pm ** jun 21 sun Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Marlow Rosado Salsamania at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free ** jun 21 sun Robin Trower, Strange Vine at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $38.50 7pm/8pm # *** jun 21 sun Greg Anton in conversation with Steve Kimock (plus acoustic concert) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30/$35 8pm ** jun 21 sun The Vile Augury, Slave Unit, Striplicker, dj Decay at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $8/$14 8pm/8:30pm # ** jun 21 sun Matinee at the Chapel, S.F. a/a free 8pm ** jun 21 sun Zodiac Death Valley, Summer Cannibals, The Chaw at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jun 21 sun Brit Floyd (tribute) at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $75-$35 7:30pm # ** jun 21 sun Tierra at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # ** jun 21 sun Vetiver, Kevin Lee Florence, Range Of Light Wilderness at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15/$18 7pm/8pm ** jun 21 sun Thievery Corporation, Luciano, The Very Best, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Gentleman's Dub Club, The Melodians, Keith & Tex, B.B. Seatonm, Monty Morris, Ras Muhamad, No-Maddz, Joseph Israel at Sierra Nevada Festival, Boonville a/a # *** (day 3) jun 22 mon Eliane Elias at City Winery, Napa 21+ $35/$50/$65 8pm ** jun 22 mon Willie Nelson & Family, Alison Krauss & Union Station at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $255-$75 7:30pm # *** jun 23 tue The Pallet Jacks, Nathan Payne And The Wild Bores, The Total Bettys, Emily Yates at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $3 9pm ** jun 23 tue Houndmouth at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm ** jun 23 tue Jantsen, Dirt Monkey, Stephan Jacobs at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$19 8pm ** jun 23 tue Allen Stone, Brynn Eliot at the Chapel, S.F. a/a 9pm ** (advance tickets sold out) jun 23 tue Algiers at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm/9pm ** jun 23 tue Lesbian (Seattle), Abstracter, Barren Altar at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 23 tue Verbal Abuse, Black Widows Burlesque, Meathook & The Vital Organs, dj Lori Lust, dj Dollhead at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** @ jun 23 tue Albert Lee & Cindy Cashdollar, John Doe at City Winery, Napa 21+ $25/$30/$35 8pm *** jun 23 tue The Boys Of Summer (tribute) at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # ** jun 23 tue Disentomb (Austrailia), Cerebral Effusion (Spain), Delusional Parasitosis, Iniquitous Deeds, Embodied Torment, at Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+ $15 8pm *** @ jun 23 tue Jen Kirkman at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15/$18 7pm/8pm ** (comedy) jun 23 tue Nickelback at the Amphitheater, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # *** jun 23 tue Vetiver at the Cellar Door, 101 W. Main Street, Visalia 21+ ** jun 23 tue Elephant Rifle (Reno) at Monolith, 100 North Arlington, Reno NV 21+ ** @ jun 24 wed Hungry Skinny at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** jun 24 wed John Doe at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 8pm *** jun 24 wed the Expanders, Ital Vibes at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$12 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 24 wed Alice Smith at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** jun 24 wed Wag, Vacationeer, Winnebago (Seattle), Sea Knight at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jun 24 wed Tower Of Power at Sonoma-Marin County Fair, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma a/a # *** jun 24 wed Smash Mouth, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Tonic at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$40 7:30pm # *** jun 24 wed Allen Stone, Brynn Elliot at City Winery, Napa 21+ $30/$35/$40 8pm ** jun 24 wed The Beach Boys at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # *** jun 24 wed Nickelback, Lifehouse at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $80-$25 6:30pm/8pm # *** jun 24 wed Stellar Corpses, Gutter Demons (Canada), The Merry Widows at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz ?/? ** @ jun 24 wed Glen David Andrews at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** jun 25 thr Tyler Oakley's Slumber Party at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jun 25 thr Beta Play, The Tragic Thrills, Half Past June at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 25 thr Iji (Seattle) at Fortress Callosum, 750 Natoma, S.F. a/a ** jun 25 thr Mercury's Antennae, Unwoman, The Deephearted, dj Zazou at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm/9pm # ** jun 25 thr Floety, Janine And The Mixtape at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $32.50-$45 7pm/8pm # ** jun 25 thr Robert Earl Keen at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $30 8pm ** jun 25 thr Marcus Cohen & The Congress, dj Max Kane at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$12 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 25 thr Kayo Dot, Kowloon Walled City, Dust Moth at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm ** @ jun 25 thr MewithoutYou, Foxing at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** jun 25 thr Three Day Stubble, Hogwind, Merchants Of The New Bizarre, Matt & Paul Magic, dj Pusser at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 25 thr The Beach Boys at Sonoma-Marin County Fair, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma a/a # *** jun 25 thr Capitalist Casualties, Savage (Seattle), Xtom Hanx (Sacramento), Flesh Gordo, Condition Zero at 755 After Dark, 755 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol a/a $10 7pm *** @ jun 25 thr Frank Bey & Anthony Paule, The Lucky Losers at City Winery, Napa 21+ $10/$20/$25 8pm ** jun 25 thr Rodney Atkins at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # ** jun 25 thr Jonathan Richma at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 6pm/7pm *** jun 25 thr Fairground Saints at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** jun 25 thr Angelique Kidjo at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $39-$59 8pm # ** jun 25-28 Smokey Robinson, Angelique Kidjo, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Iron & Wine, Judy Collins, Playing For Change, The Waifs, Lisa Fischer, The Wailin' Jennys, Holly Near, Charlie Musselwhite, Maria Muldaur, Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings, Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of thye Real, Poor Man's Whiskey, Hot Buttered Rum, Cris Williamson, Poor Buttered Rumskey, The Bootleg Honeys, Teresa Tudury, Keale, The Sam Chase, T Sisters, Achilles Wheel, Keith Greeninger, Sherry Austin & Henhouse, Joe Craven, Houston Jones, Barbara Higbie, Kevin Russell And His So-Called Friends, MaMuse, David Luning, Eric Schwartz, Emma's Revolution, Absynth Quintet, Coffis Brothers, Box Set Duo, Alisa Fineman & Kimball Hurd, Audrey Auld, Mouths Of Babes, Love Choir, Uncle Wiggly at Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville a/a # *** (Kate Wolf Festival) jun 26 fri Modern Life Is War (performing 'Witness') at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $14 7pm/8pm ** @ jun 26 fri The Cockney Rejects, Angry Samoans, Battalion Of Saints, Isotope, 13 Scars, Jack Killed Jill at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15/$20 7pm # *** @ jun 26 fri Ed Sheeran at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkely Campus a/a # ** jun 26 fri Mads Tolling Trio at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** jun 26 fri Geto Boys at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $25-$40 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 26 fri Slymie And The Pimp Jones Love Ochestra, Emily Palen at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 8pm/9pm ** jun 26 fri Bootsy's Rubber Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 8pm/9pm # *** jun 26 fri Steel Panther at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** jun 26 fri The Slackers, The Boars at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm ** (ska) jun 26 fri Dustbowl Revival, Istanbul Connection, Whiskerman at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 9pm ** jun 26 fri Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Melvin Seals & JGB, John Kadlecik at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** jun 26 fri Johnny Vidacovich, Reed Mathis, Will Bernard, Wil Blades at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $16/$20 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 26 fri Three Day Stubble, The White Shark, dj Pusser at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** jun 26 fri Mono, Holly Hunt at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jun 26 fri Art Department at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ ** jun 26 fri Bootsy Collins, Tuxedo, Basement Jaxx at the Public Works, 161 Erie Street at Mission, S.F. 21+ *** jun 26 fri Rodney Atkins at Sonoma-Marin County Fair, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma a/a # ** jun 26 fri George Winston at City Winery, Napa 21+ $30/$35/$40 8pm ** jun 26 thr Tower Of Power at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # *** jun 26 fri Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, Sam Hunt at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $31-$61 5:30pm/7pm # *** jun 26 fri Robin Trower at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $35 7pm *** jun 26 fri Tainted Love at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8:30pm/10pm ** jun 26 fri Under The Street Lamp at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $39-$59 8pm # ** jun 26/27/28 The Mantles, Tomorrow's Tulips, Memories, Terry Malts, Breather,s Dissolve, Fred Thomas, Blood Sister, Cruel Summer, Clumsy, Sarah Bethe Nelson, Danny James, Free Weed, CCR Headcleaner, Unkle Funkle, Pesos, Swanox, Tiaras, Air Surgeon, Hazel's Wart, Strange Land, Jerry Rogers, Skinny Jesus, Past Life, Motor Inn, Creep Beat, Healing Potpourri, Talkies, Cole Lodge, Emotional, Part/Human, Smiles, Teenage Chain, Louie Pain, Corey & The Castaways, Kokomo Hum at Camp Outback, 16101 Neeley Road, Guerneville a/a $35 ($70 weekend pass) noon/1pm # *** @ (camping - Deathstock) jun 26/27/28 Pride Weekend in S.F. jun 27 sat Ghost Mice (Bloomington, IN) at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm ** jun 27 sat The Word Alive, Lionheart, As Blood Runs Black, Leaders (last show), Goliath Band, Sovereign Strength, These Streets, When Earth Awakes, Wrvth, Dennis Is Dead, Kriminals, Beg For Death, Spite, Behold The Desecration, Asterion at the Metro, Oakland a/a $20/$25 4pm *** @ jun 27 sat Brian Kenney Fresno, Jack-O-The-Clock, Reconnaissance Fly at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 8pm/9pm ** jun 27 sat Spawn Atomic, The Connies, TV Static, The Wastedeads, 8 Slopes at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** @ jun 27 sat Mutant Itch (Fresno), Fundamental (L.A.), Stupid Life (L.A.), Pig DNA, Ssyndrom at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm *** @ jun 27 sat Saved By The 90s at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15/$18 9pm ** jun 27 sat Head Wound City, Crime Desire at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ jun 27 sat Los Amigos Invisibles at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 8pm/9pm # ** jun 27 sat Curious Quale, Bonnie And the Bang Bang, Travis Hayes And The Young Daze at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** jun 27 sat La Gente, Planet Booty, Babii Cris at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** jun 27 sat Jacco Gardner, Calvin Love, Cool Ghouls at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 27 sat Bhi Bhiman (record release) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jun 27 sat Night Jacket, Roman Cites at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jun 27 sat Texas Steve & The Tornatodos at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jun 27 sat Tanya Tucker at Sonoma-Marin County Fair, 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma a/a # *** jun 27 sat Rudy Colombini And The Unauthorized Rolling Stones at City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** jun 27 sat The Shrews at Streetlight Music, San Jose a/a free 5pm ** jun 27 sat Bell Biv DeVoe, Doug E. Flesh at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $85-$45 7:30pm # ** jun 27 sat This Charming Band (tribute) at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ $12/$15 6pm/7pm ** jun 27 sat Con Funk Shun at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # *** jun 27 sat Andy Allo at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/10pm ** jun 27/28 The Greateful Dead at 49's Stadium, Santa Clara a/a # ** $ jun 28 sun Randy Newman, Hot Club Of San Francisco at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free ** jun 28 sun battle of the bands at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 5pm/5:30pm # *** jun 28 sun East bay Brass Band, New Creations Brass Band, Junkadelic Brass Band, SambAmore at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $6/$12 (uner 21 +$5) 7pm/8pm ^ ** jun 28 sun Sexless, VHS (Seattle), Fishbreath, Plastic Caves (Reno) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 4:30pm/5pm ** jun 28 sun Leo Kottke at City Winery, Napa 21+ $35/$40/$45 8pm *** jun 28 sun Ben Folds at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $75-$25 5:30pm/7pm # *** jun 28 sun The Roots at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # ** jun 28 sun Tanya Tucker at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # *** jun 28 sun Slayer, King Diamond, Hellyeah, The Devil Wears Prada, Whitechapel, Thy Art Is Murder, Jungle Rot, Sister Sin, Sworn In, Shattered Sun, Feed Her To The Sharks, Code Orange, Kissing Candice at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $25-$75 1pm/1:20pm # *** @ (Mayhem Festival) jun 28 sun Sun Monks, The Kelps, Idea Team, Honyock, Sea Legs, Pressure Lounge, Pre-Occupied Pipers, Polymers, Embryo at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 6pm/7pm *** (Same As It Never Was: A tribute to Talking Heads) jun 29 mon Fred Thomas at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a *** jun 29 mon Maudlin Strangers at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 29 mon Frankie Grande at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm ** jun 29 mon The Go To Hell Man Clan at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 7pm ** jun 30 tue The American Scene, Minnow (L.A.), Crush, Mother Room at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ free 9pm ** jun 30 tue Astronauts Etc. at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** jun 30 tue Television at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # *** jun 30 tue Tuxedo at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $22 7pm/8pm ** jun 30 tue Fruition at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$14 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jun 30 tue Son Lux, Olga Bell at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jun 30 tue Mitski, Elvis Depressedly, Eskimeaux at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** jun 30 tue King Woman, Sannhet, Planning For Burial at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** jun 30 tue Tino Drima, Oh Rose, Travis Vick at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jun 30 tue Steelin' Dan (tribute) at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # ** jun 30 tue Big Harp, Motopony at Armadillo Music, 207 F Street, Davis a/a free 7pm ** jun 30 tue The Ting Tings at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm $20/$22 *** (Radio 94.7fm) jul 1 wed Motopony, Tristen, Big Harp at Leo's Music Club, Oakland 21+ ** jul 1 wed The Ting Tings, Kaneholler at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** jul 1 wed The Griswolds at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm *** jul 1 wed Bad Bad, Ubu Roi (Seattle) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 1 wed Party Force, The Lucky Boys (Seattle), The White Barons at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm/9pm ** jul 1 wed Blackstreet, Tank, Ginuwine, S.W.V. at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # ** jul 1 wed Foghat at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # *** jul 2 thr M.O.P. at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $18/$22 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/8:30pm ^ ** jul 2 thr One Armed Joey, Deep Six at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (S.F. Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation) jul 2 thr Head North, No Good News, LightYears, Casey Bolles at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 7pm/7:30pm *** @ jul 2 thr Rootz Underground at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 2 thr Summer Peaks, Union Pacific, Future Shapes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 2 thr Rob Thomas, Plain White T's at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $120-$50 7:30pm # *** jul 2 thr Astronauts Etc. at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a ** jul 2 thr Kansas at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # *** jul 2 thr Motopony, Tristen, Big Harp at Sophie's Thai Kitchen, 129 East Street, Davis a/a ** jul 2 thr Shovels & Rope, The Black Lillies at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20/$23 7pm/8pm ** jul 2 thr Big Business, Black Mackerel at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $12/$14 7pm/8pm ** jul 3 fri Active Child, Low Roar at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated) jul 3 fri Silver Shadows at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 3 fri Toe, StarRo at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 3 fri Go Going Gone Girls, Agency EL84 at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 3 fri Mark Sultan at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz ?/? ** jul 3 fri Morris Day & The Time at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # ** jul 3 fri B Side Players at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/10pm ** jul 3 fri Kushgrinder, Absolem, Agata, Nan Elmoth, Murk Rider, Modraniht, Wandern, Ancestral Awakening, Barren Altar, Valley Of Thorns, Battle Hag, Dwell, Black Majik Acid at Blue Mountain Event Center, 7250 Mitchell Mill Road, Wilseyville ?/? $25 ($40 3 day pass and camping) 2pm *** @ (Festum Carnis day 1) jul 3/4/5 The String Cheese Incident (four sets), Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Galactic, Shovels and Rope, The Wood Brothers, ALO, Nahko And Medicine For The People, California Honeydrops, The Barr Brothers, Pimps Of Joytime, Surprise Me Mr. Davis, MarchFourth Marching Band, The Slip, Omaha Diner, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Rising Appalachia, Turkuaz, Steve Poltz, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Living Daylights, Dan Bern, The Brothers Comatose, Midnight North at High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy a/a $226/$121/$56 # *** jul 4 sat Mummies, 5.6.7.8's, Thunderroads, Magnetix, The Gories, Untamed Youth, Shannon & The Clams, Pandoras, Fe Fi Fo Fums, Trouble Makers Bombon Danny And The Darleans, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, hosted by John Waters at Mosswood Park, 3612 Webster Street, Oakland a/a $39 ($59 2 day pass - $89 vip) noon # **** @ (Burger Boogaloo day 1) jul 4 sat Juan Wauters at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ ** jul 4 sat Almighty Defenders, Useless Eaters, Cool Ghouls, Creep Beat, Pow! at Leo's Music Club, Oakland 21+ 9pm ** jul 4 sat The Old Firm Casuals at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 4 sat The Mountian Men, The Jespersons at the Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $6-$10 9pm/9:30pm ** jul 4 sat Bobb Saggath (tribute), Asada Messiah at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** jul 4 sat Red White & Blues at Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton a/a 8pm # ** jul 4 sat Dismemembered Carnage, Buttfucking Corpse, Hemotoxin, Madicion, Archea, Cobra Venom, Pillager, Blasphemous Creation (NV), Damnatosque, Vile Mass, Negative Vortex, Mockery, Horrid at Blue Mountain Event Center, 7250 Mitchell Mill Road, Wilseyville ?/? $25 ($40 3 day pass and camping) 2pm *** @ (Festum Carnis day 2) jul 5 sun Vermin, Pms84, Negative Standards, Reckless at One Fam, 1600 7th Street, Oakland a/a ** @ jul 5 sun Jonathan Richman, Fuzz/Zulus, Black Lips, King Khan & The Bbq Show, Guantanamo Baywatch, Audacity, Nikki Corvette, Apache, Dancer, Gooch Palms, hosted by John Waters at Mosswood Park, 3612 Webster Street, Oakland a/a $39 ($59 2 day pass - $89 vip) noon # *** @ (Burger Boogaloo day 2) jul 5 sun Force Of Darkness (Chile), Hades Archer (Chile), Nocturnal Blood (L.A.), Hades Archer, Nocturnal Blood, Sarcrocurse (Mexico), Ehecatl at the Metro, Oakland a/a $12/$15 7pm # *** @ jul 5 sun San Francisco Symphony at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free ** jul 5 sun Grievance, Blackhorns, Ritual Genocide (NV), Bloodwraith (PA), Algolagnic, Xenotaph, Old Coven, Hellhunter, Torture Chamber, Uada (WA), Mysticism Black (WA), Infernus (OR), Ehecatl at Blue Mountain Event Center, 7250 Mitchell Mill Road, Wilseyville ?/? $25 ($40 3 day pass and camping) 2pm *** @ (Festum Carnis day 3) jul 6 mon Pure Disgust (D.C.), Hard stripes, Barge, Fury, Subtle Violence at the Rock Shop, San Jose a/a $7-$8 7pm *** @ jul 6 mon The Aristocrats, The Travis Larson Band at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** jul 7 tue The Aristocrats, The Travis Larson Band at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 7 tue Honeyhoney at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 7 tue The Thunderroads (Japan), Dancer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** jul 7 tue No Statik, Burnt Books (Columbia, S.C.), Nervous, Butanna at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jul 7 tue The Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $110-$30 6pm/7pm # *** @ jul 7 tue Boz Scaggs, Aaron Neville at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # *** jul 8 wed Pure Disgust (D.C.), Burnt Books (Columbia, S.C.) at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm *** @ jul 8 wed Necrot, Isotope, Embers, Serpent Crown at the Golden Bull, Oakalnd 21+ $7 8pm/9pm *** @ (Dara's Birthday) jul 8 wed Calexico, Villagers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** jul 8 wed Jessica Hernandiz & The Deltas, The She's, Lee Gallagher And The Hallelujah at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 8 wed Street Eaters, Nervosas (Columbus, OH), Silent Era at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm *** jul 8 wed Arabrot (Norway), Dispirit, Lycus, Battle Hag at the Starlite, 1517 21st Street, Sacramento ?/? 7pm/8pm *** jul 8/9 Indigo Girls, Caroline Aiken at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $64-$44 5:30pm/7pm # *** jul 9 thr El Radio Fantastique, Junk Parlor at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$15 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 9 thr Needtobreathe, Switchfoot, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Colony House at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $36 6pm/7pm # *** jul 9 thr Baeza, D-Lo at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 9 thr Hungry Skinny, Pure-Ups (Seattle), Giggle Party at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 9 thr Porcelain Raft at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? ** jul 9 thr The Dodos, Doe Eye, dj Omar, dj Aaron Axelson at Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, S.F. 21+ $12 6pm *** jul 9 thr Cowboy Mouth at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 9 thr Arabrot (Norway), Ghold (U.K.), Secrets Of The Sky at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St., S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** jul 9 thr The Union Trade, Barrows (L.A.), Glaciers at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm ** jul 9 thr Calexico at the City Winery, Napa 21+ ** jul 9 thr Van Halen, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $157-$47 6pm/7:30pm # *** jul 9 thr Ozomatli at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70-$30 7:30pm # ** jul 9 thr Death (Austrailia), Repaid In Blood at the Caravan, San Jose 21+ free 10pm *** jul 9 thr John Mayall at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm ** jul 10 fri Cattle Decapitation, Origin, Fallujah, The Zenith Passage, Gortuary, Aethere, Logistic Slaughter, Cemetary Rapist, Euphoric Defilement, Stages of Decomposition, Embodied Torment, Purification By Fire, Impaled Offering, Nephrechtomy, Bloodscribe, Septicaemia at the Metro, Oakland a/a $30 ($50 2 day pass) 5:30pm # **** @ (Bay Area Deathfest day 1) jul 10 fri Times 4 at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** jul 10 fri Vastum, Apocryphon, Infinite Waste at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $7 8pm ** @ jul 10 fri Veruca Salt at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** $ jul 10 fri Waterstrider, Foxtails Brigade at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 10 fri Jowell Y Randy at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # ** jul 10 fri French Cassettes, Hot Flash Heat Wave, spooky Mansion, dj Honeycomb at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$12 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 10 fri Rin Tin Tiger (album release), Owl Paws (album release) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 10 fri Together We Can Rule The Galaxy, Kill Death Ratio at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 7:30pm ** jul 10 fri Amos Lee, David Gray at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $130-$60 6:30pm # ** (see jul 11) jul 10 fri Inspecter 7, The Champions Inc., Cold Feelings, Talky Tina, The Easy In, The Defenders at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $20 ($30 2 day pass) ** @ (Underneath the Underground day 1) jul 10 fri Mark Chesnutt at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 7pm ** jul 10 fri Built To Spill at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm *** @ jul 11 sat Psycroptic, Internal Bleeding, No Zodiac, Condemned, Disentomb, Parasitic Ejaculation, Arkaik, Epicardiectomy, The Kennedy Veil, Splattered, Party Cannon, Unit 731, Paroxsymal Butchering, No Altars, Ovid's Withering, Wolf King at the Metro, Oakland a/a $30 ($50 2 day pass) 4:30pm # **** @ (Bay Area Deathfest day 2) jul 11 sat Death Cab For Cutie, Built To Spill at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $49.50 8pm # *** @ jul 11 sat Jurassic 5 at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** jul 11 sat Roadside Memorial, Flesh And The Devil (L.A.), In Letter Form, Altar De Fey, Anthony Jones, Vile Augry, Funeral Kings, Ink Bats at XOXO, 201 Broadway, Oakland ?/? $15/$20 ** jul 11 sat Laura & The Killed Men, One Grass Two Grass, Hay Babes at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 8pm/9pm ** jul 11 sat Tanlines, King Tuff, Generationals, Verite, Sonny & The Sunsets, Marriages, Everyone Is Dirty, The Tropics, Tiaras, Scary Little Friends at Potrero Del Sol Park, 25th & Utah, S.F. a/a $30 ($15 ages 6 through 17) noon til 7pm *** jul 11 sat Seedless, Thrive at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 11 sat Sporting Life, Otto Rex, Talkies at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 11 sat Dopapod, Vokab Kompany at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 11 sat Billy Shaddox at Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael 16+ ** jul 11 sat Metalachi at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** jul 11 sat David Gray, Amos Lee at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $130-$60 6:30pm # ** (see jul 10) jul 11 sat Steely Dan, Elvis Costello & The Imposters at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $137-$32 6pm/7pm # *** jul 11 sat One Direction, Icona Pop at the 49's Stadlum, Santa Clara a/a $100-$40 # *** $ jul 11 sat Hub City Stompers, Pressure Point, Young Idea, Aggro Culture U.S., Down For Life, Hardknocks, Plead The Fith, Since We Were Kids, Bankrupt District, Class System at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $20 ($30 2 day pass) 5pm *** @ (Underneath the Underground day 2) jul 11 sat Clint Black at Red Lion Woodlake Hotel, 500 Leisure Ln., Sacramento ?/? $39.50-$79.50 6:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 11 sat Andrew Castro, The Denver J Band, Carly DuHain at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/6pm ** jul 12 sun Amy Hanaiali'i And The Stern Grove Festival Orchestra, Halau 'o Keikiali'i at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free ** jul 12 sun Sasheer Zmata at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 12 sun Downtown Boys (Providence, RI) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm ** jul 12 sun Billy Shaddox at Hopmonk, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol 21+ ** jul 12 sun Jake Shimabukuro at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $60-$30 7:30pm # ** jul 12/13 Shellac (Chicago), Shannon Wright at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $17/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** jul 13 mon Epicardiectomy, Party Cannon (U.K.), Parasitic Ejaculation, Jack Ketch at Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento a/a $10 8pm *** @ jul 13 mon The Helio Sequence at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** jul 13 mon Astronauts Etc. at Holland Project, 140 Vesta St., Reno, NV a/a ** jul 14 tue Chappo at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** jul 14 tue Billy Shaddox at Doc's Lab, 124 Columbus Avenue, S.F. a/a ** jul 14 tue The Helio Sequence at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** jul 14 tue Lotus Thief, Nostalgist, Whatfunlifewas at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 14 tue J. Cole, Big Sean, YG & Jeremih, Bas, Cozz, Omen at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $71-$29 5:30pm/6:30pm # *** jul 14/15 Harry Connick Jr at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$50 7:30pm # *** jul 15 wed Poney (WI), Bereft (WI), Catatonic Society, Egg Shen at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm/9pm ** jul 15 wed Young Rising Sons, Hunter Hunted, Dreamers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** jul 15 wed Chon (San Diego), Polyphia, Yvette Young at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $8/$12 (uner 21 +$5) 7pm/8pm ^ ** jul 15 wed Memory Tapes, Computer Magic at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 15 wed Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire at the Concord Pavilion a/a $125-$35 6pm/7:30pm # *** jul 15 wed Billy Shaddox at tthe Hideout, Mariposa 21+ ** jul 15/16 Thee Oh Sees, Cold Beat (wed), Feral Ohms (thr) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a *** jul 16 thr Eternal Summers, Nic Hessler at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm ** jul 16 thr Ancient river at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $7/$10 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 16 thr Steeleye Span at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 16 thr From Autumn To Ahes, Hawthorne Heights, Sleepwave, Extinction AD at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ jun 16 thr Scars On 45 at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 16 thr Christine Shields, Vasas at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 16 thr Ky-Mani Marley at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 16 thr Keb' Mo' at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $80-$25 5:30pm/7pm # ** jul 16 thr Lyle Lovett And His Large Band at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # ** jul 16 thr Kevin Hart at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $126-$50 7pm/8pm # *** jul 16 thr Van Halen, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $151-$41 6pm/7:30pm # *** jul 16 thr Young Rising Sons, Hunter Hunted, Dreamers at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 6pm/6:30pm ** jul 17 fri Ned Boynton's Cafe Americain at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** jul 17 fri The Coup, Bells Atlas, Ren The Vinyl Archaeologist at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** jul 17 fri Jay Brannan at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 17 fri Fritz Montana, Lou Evans, Belmont Lights at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 17 fri Dawn Oberg (record release), Karlyn DeSteno at Viracocha, 998 Valencia Street, S.F. a/a ** jul 17 fri U.S. Air Guitar Conference Finals at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** jul 17 fri Sirena Victima, Numb Bats (Phoenix) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 7:30pm ** jul 17 fri Bog Oak (Sacramento), Tree Of Shame, The Manx, Death's Eminence at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ jul 17 fri Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Dennis DeYoung (tribute) at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$50 7:30pm # ** jul 17 fri Dengue Fever at Don Quixote's, 6275 Highway 9, Felton ?/? ** jul 17 fri Billy Shaddox at the Maltese, 1600 Park Avenue, Chico 21+ ** jul 18 sat Slaughter And The Dogs, Harrington Saints, Ruleta Rusa, Anti-Social, TV Static, The Lonely Revolts at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15/$20 7pm # *** @ jul 18 sat Kevin Hart (two shows) at the Arena, Oakland a/a $126-$50 7pm/8pm 9:30pm/10:30pm # *** jul 18 sat No Brainer (Santa Rosa), Total Badass (San Jose), Cashed (Redwood City), Bruja, Human Obliteration (L.A.), Bobby Hollywood And The Quitters (Sonoma County), Instant Gratification, Sith, Public Trash (Yolo County), Spu, Wet And Reckless (Santa Rosa), Underground Alliance (East L.A.), Falcon A! (Antioch) at Fuckfest VIII, S.F. a/a *** @ jul 18 sat Bon Qui Qui at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35.50 7pm/8pm # ** jul 18 sat Portland Cello Project at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 18 sat Dakila at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 18 sat the Muffs, pookie & The Poodlez, Courtney & The Crushers at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** @ jul 18 sat Swewers (Austrailia), Cyanide Tooth at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 18 sat Nvo, Xuxa Santamaria, Sisters at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 18 sat Sublime With Rome, Rebelution, Pepper, Mickey Avalon at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $52.50-$23 5pm/6pm # *** jul 18 sat The Whispers, Stephanie Mills at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # ** jul 18 sat Shwayze at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** jul 18 sat Broken Toys, Willie Hines, Keith Boggs, Eric Westphal at Gallo Center for the Arts, 802 12th Street, Modesto a/a $20 7pm ** jul 18 sat Tribe Of The Red Horse (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/6:30pm ** jul 18 sat Dengue Fever at Worldfest, Grass Valley a/a ** jul 19 sun Forever Came Calling, You Me & Everyone We Know, Seasons Change, Like Pacific, Where The Sidewalk Ends at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ jul 19 sun Tune-Yards, DakhaBrakha at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free ** jul 19 sun Zap Mama, King Sunny Ade & His African Beats at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a ** jul 19 sun Apogee Sound Club, Karen, Violence Creeps, Puzzled at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** @ jul 19 sun Zap Mama, King Sunny Ade & His African Bets at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $70-$33 7:30pm # ** jul 19 sun Ice-T, Bone Thugs -N- Harmony, Afrika Bambaataa, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Cold Crush Brothers, dj Quik, Doug E. Fresh, E.P.M.D., Grand Master Melle Mel, King T, Kool Moe Dee, Kurtis Blow, Mack 10, Rapper's Delight, Ras Kass, Slick Rick, Tha Alkaholiks, Too Short, Xzibit, Bee at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $132-$32 3pm/3:30pm # *** jul 20 mon War at the State Fair, Sacramento a/a # *** jul 20 mon Built To Spill at Humbrews, 856 10th Street, Arcata 21+ $25/$30 7pm/8pm *** @ jul 21 tue Meghan Trainor, Life Of Dillon, Charlie Puth at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $45/$40/$30 6pm/7pm # ** jul 21 tue The Ataris (playing "Blue Skies Broken Heart) at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $20 8:30pm/9pm *** jul 21 tue Seryn at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 21 tue Dengue Fever at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** jul 21 tue 5 Seconds Of Summer, Hey Violet at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $70-$25 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** jul 21 tue Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra, Uncle Kracker, Eve 6 at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $80-$40 7pm # *** jul 22 wed Pokey Lafarge at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 22 wed Katchafire, Nattali Rize, Notis at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** jul 22 wed K.M.F.D.M. at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ *** @ jul 22 wed Barenaked Ladies, Violent Feemes, Colin Hay at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 6:30pm # *** jul 22 wed 5 Seconds Of Summer, Hey Violet at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $70-$25 5:30pm/7:30pm # *** jul 22 wed Morgan James at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** jul 23 thr Willie Nelson & Family at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** jul 23 thr Charli XCX, Bleachers, Borns at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** jul 23 thr Penguin Prison at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 23 thr Mavis Staples & Patty Griffin, Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $100-$25 5:30pm/7pm # ** jul 23 thr Jim Gaffigan at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # ** jul 23 thr Rush at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $154-$49 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** (sold out) jul 23 thr Between The Buried And Me, Animals As Leaders, The Controtionist at the Catalyst Atruim, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 6:30pm/7:30pm *** @ jul 23/24 Rocky Rivera, The Bar, Otayo Dubb, Equipto, Power Struggle, Odessa Kane, Bwan, 6Fingers at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$20 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 24 fri Alice In Chains at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** @ jul 24 fri The 415s at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** jul 24 fri Rickie Lee Jones at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** jul 24 fri Social Studies at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 24 fri Boys Noize, Salva, Spank Rock, Scntst at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jul 24 fri Midnite Snaxxx, Adam Widener, Shanghais at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 7:30pm ** jul 24 fri Neil Hamburger at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (comedy) jul 24 fri Blondie, Melissa Etheridge at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $130-$50 7:30pm # *** jul 24 fri Phish at Shoreline Amphitheater a/a $65/$45 6pm/7:30pm # ** jul 24 fri Between The Buried And Me, Animals As Leaders, The Contortionist at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 6:30pm *** @ jul 25 sat John Mellencamp, Carlene Carter at the Paramount, Oakland a/a # *** jul 25 sat Culture Club at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a # *** $ jul 25 sat The Rubinoos (2 sets), The Corner Laughers at the Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ $8-$12 sliding scale 8pm/9pm ** jul 25 sat 10,000 Maniacs at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ *** jul 25 sat Death Grips (Sacramento) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26 8pm/9pm # ** jul 25 sat Say Anything, Modern Baseball, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Hard Girls at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ jul 25 sat Zombie Holocaust, Potential Threat, Mystic Rage, It's Clobberin Time at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ jul 25 sat Royal Jelly Jive, Be Calm Honcho, Rainbow Girls, Brass Magic at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 25 sat Soul Asylum, Meat Puppets at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** jul 25 sat Ray Gun at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 25 sat Big Head Todd & The Monsters, G. Love & Special Sauce at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $80-$40 7pm # *** jul 25 sat Morrissey, Amanda Palmer at Event Center, 290 S. 7th St., San Jose State a/a $59.50 8:30pm # *** jul 25/26 Third Eye Blind, Dashboard Confessional, Quiet Company (sat), Ex Cops (sun) at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $55/$75 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @ jul 26 sun San Francisco Ballet at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free ** jul 26 sun Pulsating Cyst (L.A.), Conscious Summary (L.A.), Ohmn, Omnivorous Scencilium, Mod Life Crisis, Tujurikkuja at the Lab, 2948 Sixteenth Street at Capp, S.F. a/a 8pm *** (Brutal Sound Effects Festival) jul 26 sun Up Your Alley Street Fair, S.F. jul 26 sun Soul Asylum, Meat Puppets at Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ *** jul 26 sun John Mellencamp, Carlene Carter at Community Theater, Sacramento a/a # *** jul 26 sun Exquisite Corps, The Westwards, Cove, The Lonely Bulls, Step Jayne, The Orange Scene, Gerald Please at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 6pm/6:30pm ** (tribute to Bob Dylan's music of 1965) jul 26 sun Rickie Lee Jones at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $39-$59 7pm/8pm # *** jul 26/27 Kehlani, Pell at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** (mon sold out) jul 27 mon Tokio Hotel at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** jul 27 mon Jamie XX, dj Dials at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** jul 27 mon Good Old War at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 28 tue Stiff Little Fingers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** jul 28 tue Wye Oak at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 29 wed Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, John Waite at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # *** jul 29 wed Kehlani, Pell at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 6:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 30 thr Danzig, Pennywise, Cancer Bats at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ jul 30 thr The Chemical Brothers, Brodinsky at the Armory, 333 14th Street, S.F. 18+ $49.50 7pm/8pm # *** jul 30 thr Color TV, Sleeping Bag, Love Moon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 30 thr Boston at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $140-$60 7:30pm # *** jul 31 fri Zydeco Flames at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** jul 31 fri Ratatat at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** jul 31 fri Cash'd Out (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** jul 31 fri JD McPherson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** jul 31 fri Dumpstaphunk at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm *** jul 31 fri Spandau Ballet at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $90-$4 7:30pm0 # ** jul 31 fri Darius Rucker, Brett Eldredge, Brothers Osborne, A Thousand Horses at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $50-$31 5:30pm/7pm # ** jul 31 fri Mary Chapin Carpenter at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $35/$45/$55 8pm # ** aug 1 sat Basement (U.K.) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $14 6pm/7pm ** @ aug 1 sat High On Fire, Pallbearer, Lucifer, Venomous Maximus at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/7:45pm # *** @ aug 1 sat Jerry Joseph And The Jackmormons at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$14 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 1 sat La Misa Negra at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 1 sat Collie Buddz at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25 8pm/9pm ** aug 1 sat Some Fear None, Black Map, Sages, Control, Heat Of Damage at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $12 6:30pm *** aug 1 sat Father, Keith Charles, Slug Christ, Playboi Carti at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 6pm/7pm ** aug 2 sat Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bhi Bhiman at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free ** aug 2 sat Torche, Wrong, House Of Lightning at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $13/$15 7pm/7:30pm ** aug 3 mon Michael McDonald at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $125-$45 5:30pm/7pm # ** aug 3 mon Stephen "Ragga" Marley at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm ** aug 3 mon Brit Floyd (tribute) at Community Center, 1301 L Street, Sacramento a/a # ** aug 4/5 Sheryl Crow at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $156-$56 7:30pm # *** aug 4 tue The Suffers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 4 tue Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa, Hoodle Allen, dj Drama at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $73-$30 6pm/7pm # *** aug 5 wed Derek Hough & Julianne Hough at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $83-$61 8pm # ** aug 5 wed X Ambassadors, Lany at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** (Live 105) aug 5 wed Ottmar Libert And Luna Negra at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** aug 5 wed Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa, Hoodie Allen, dj Drama at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # *** aug 6 thr Cold Beat, Institute, Redredred, Syndicate at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $8 7pm ** aug 6 thr Juanes, Ximena Sarinana at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** aug 6 thr Alvvays, Grmln at Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, S.F. 21+ $12 6pm ** aug 6 thr Woody Allen And His New Orleans Jazz Band at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $85-$250 7pm/8pm # ** aug 6 thr Cormorant, Zorakaper (Portland), Xoth (Seattel), Barren Altar at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm *** @ aug 6 thr Airs, Couches, Great Grandpa (Seattle, WA), Pardoner at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** aug 6 thr Huey Lewis And The News at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # *** aug 6 thr The Mother Hips at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** aug 7 fri Dayz n' Daze, Night Gaunts, Rats In The Wall, Sarchasm, D-Cent Jerks at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm *** @ aug 7 fri Jean Paul Buongiorno Trio at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** aug 7 fri Zongo Juction at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$16 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 7 fri Screeching Weasel, The Queers, Mr. T Experience at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $27.50/$30 6:30pm # **** @ $ aug 7 fri Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings, Carlos Reyes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** aug 7 fri The Spill Canvas at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 7 fri Idina Menzel at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $125-$25 7pm/8pm # ** aug 7 fri Jackson Browne at Harveys Arena, Lake Tahoe, NV 21+ *** aug 7/8/9 Elton John, Mumford & Sons, The Black Keys, Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Wilco, Axwell & Ingrosso, Tame Impala, D'Angelo And The Vanguard, St. Vincent, Porter Robinson, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Billy Idol, G-Eazy, Hot Chip, Slightly Stoopid, Caribou, Milky Chance, Chet Faker, The Devil Makes Three, Nate Ruess, Odesza, First Aid Kit, Toro Y Moi, RL Grime, Lake Street Dive, Mac DeMarco, George Ezra, Lindsey Stirling, Iration, Angus & Julia Stone, dj Mustard, St. Paul And The Broken Bones, Glass Animals, Laura Marling, James Bay, Green Velvet & Claude VonStroke, Django Django, Classixx, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Sky Ferreria, Leon Bridges, Robert DeLong, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Sza, Allah-Las, Shakey Graves, Dan Deacon, Benjamin Booker, Misterwives, Langhorne Slim & The Law, Ryn Weaver, Broods, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Giraffage, Givers, Alvvays, Twin Peaks, The Family Crest, The Revivalists, Metz, Strand of Oaks, Speedy Ortiz, Fantastic Negrito, Dma's, Natalie Prass, Alex Bleeker & The Freaks, The Sam Chase, Devon Baldwin, The Tropic at Outside Lands Festival, Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a $325/$695 # *** aug 8 sat Lindsey Stirling, Robert Delong at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a # *** aug 8 sat Black Grit (L.A.) at Streetlight Music, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** aug 8 sat Echo & The Bunnymen at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $32 7pm *** aug 8 sat Lyfe Jennings at the Kings Cali Banquet Hall, Sacramento ?/? ** aug 9 sun Morris Day And The Time, Con Brio at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free ** aug 9 sun As Cities Burn, Emery, Listener, Foreigh Sons at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ aug 9 sun Happyness at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$13 (uner 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 9 sun Fifth Harmony, Natalie LaRose, Debby Ryan + The Never Ending, Bea Miller at the Event Center, 290 S 7th Street, San Jose State a/a $49.50/$39.50 6pm/7pm # ** aug 10 mon Aretha Franklin, Kenny Edmonds at the Arena, Oakland a/a $131-$41 8pm # *** aug 10 mon Jake Miller at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** $ aug 11 tue Jason Isbell, Damien Jurado at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** aug 11 tue Rise Against, Killswitch Engage, Letlive at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $35.50 6pm/7pm # *** @ aug 13 thr Fireworks, Weatherbox, Souvenirs, Dryjacket at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $11 6:30pm/7pm *** @ aug 13 thr The Skatalites at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 7pm/8pm # *** @ aug 13 thr Total Control at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** aug 13 thr Primitive Man, Northless, Church, Abstracter at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** aug 14 fri Capitalist Casualties, Come To Grief, Excruciating Terror (L.A.), Noothgrush, Endless Demise (L.A.), Stapled Shut (L.A.), Primitive Man (CO), Funerary (AZ), Worthless Eaters (Portland), Cave State (L.A.), Badr Vogu, Haggus, Argentavis (Santa Rosa), Folivore (Santa Cruz), Church (Sacramento), Backstabber at Metro, Oakland a/a $20 ($35 2 day pass) 7pm # **** @ (Deadfest day 1) aug 14 fri The Cosmo Alleycats at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** aug 14 fri Neckbeard Boys, San Geronimo at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 14 fri Brother JT at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 7:30pm ** aug 14 fri Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, Tinashe, Dej Loaf at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $126-$25 6pm/7pm # ** aug 14 fri Chris Hardwick at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento a/a # ** aug 15 sat Terrorizer L.A., Nausea (L.A.), Mass Grave (Canada), Transient (Portland), Communion Of Thieves (TX), Gehenna, Cloud Rat (MI), Catheter (CO), Bio Crisis (Mexico), Wake (Canada), Reality Show (Finland), Backslider (Philadelphia), Laughing Dog (NM), Sorrower (AZ), Usnea (Portland), Dope Runner (CO), Age Of Collapse (San Diego), Dead Issue (L.A.), Dreaming Dead (L.A.), Vastation (Portland), Horrendous Miscreation (Canada), Endorphins Lost (Seattle), Dead Conspiracy (Portland), Negative Standards, Your Enemy, Feind (Fresno), Death Grave (San Jose), Abstracter, XhostageX, Logistic Slaughter (Livermore) at Metro, Oakland a/a $20 ($35 2 day pass) 4pm # **** @ (Deadfest day 2) aug 15 sat Jackson Browne at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** aug 15 sat Lukas Nelson, Promise Of the Real at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 15 sat Novalima at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 15 sat Taylor Swift, Vance Joy & Shawn Mendes at 49'er Stadium, Santa Clara a/a # *** aug 15 sat Chris Hardwick at the California Theater, S. 345 First St., San Jose a/a 7:30pm # ** aug 16 sun Acephalix, Usnea (Portland), Augurs, Abstracter at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm *** @ aug 16 sun Diana Krall at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** aug 16 sun Talib Kweli, Zakiya Harris at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free ** aug 16 sun Hibou (Seattle) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz ?/? ** aug 16 sun Mac Sabbath at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** aug 17 mon Cayucas, Hibou (Seattle) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 17 mon Shania Twain, Gavin DeGraw at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $148-$48 7:30pm # ** aug 18 tue R5, Jacob Whitesides, Ryland at City National Civic, 135 San Carlos Street, San Jose a/a # ** aug 20 thr Lecrae at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** aug 21 fri D Lucca Group at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** aug 21 fri Jordan And The Ritual at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 21 fri Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae, Canaan Smith at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $56-$31.25 5:30pm/7pm # ** aug 21 fri Strangelove, Tempation at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ $12/$15 6pm/7pm ** aug 21 fri Kelly Clarkson, Pentatonix at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** aug 22 sat Jill Scott at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** aug 22 sat Atmosphere, Dilated Peoples, Brother Ali, Get Cryphy at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a # *** aug 22 sat Strangelove (tribute), Temptation (tribute) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 22 sat Beta State, Sunrunners, Eyes On The Sore at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 22 sat Necrot, Trenchgrinder (Brooklyn), Deathgrave at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** @ aug 22 sat Joe Bonamassa at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $136-$80 7pm/8pm # ** aug 22 sat Milo Greene at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a $15/$18 6pm/6:30pm *** aug 22/23 NoFX, Lagwagon, Swingin' Utters, The Flatliners, Masked Intruder, ToyGuitar, Bad Cop / Bad Cop at outdoor street festival, S.F. a/a **** @ aug 23 sun American Idol Live at thee Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** aug 23 sun Arch Enemy, Born Of Osiris, Veil Of Maya, The Acacia Strain, Obscura, After The Burial, Cattle Decapitation, Beyond Creation at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ (Summer Slaughter Tour) aug 23 sun Kelly Clarkson, Pentatonix, Eric Hutchinson at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $100-$25 6pm/7pm # ** aug 26 wed Insomnium (Finland), Omnium Gatherum at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $22 8pm *** @ aug 26 wed Rocky Votolato, Dave Hause, Chris Farren at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 26 wed Slipknot, Lamb Of God, Bullet For My Valentine, Motionless In White at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $70-$30 5pm/6:15pm # *** @ aug 26 wed Incubus, Deftones, Death From Above 1979, The Bots at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $100-$25 5:30pm/6:15pm # *** @ aug 28 fri Marcus Cappellazzo at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** aug 28 fri Rudy Colombini & The Unauthorized Rolling Stones at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 28 fri The Brothers Comatose at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 28 fri Moonshine Bandits, Om3n at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $16 6:30pm ** aug 29 sat Weird Al Yankovic at the Masonic Center, S.F. a/a $55/$39.50 7pm/8pm # *** aug 29 sat Andre Nickatina at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** aug 29 sat Bicicletas Por La Paz, Justin Ancheta Band, Fossil Fool at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** aug 29 sat Late Night Alumni, Gzrus, DeelanZ, Phillip Adrian, Adapt at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** aug 29 sat Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch, dj Rock at 49's Stadium, Santa Clara a/a $100-$56 4:30pm/6pm # ** aug 29 sat The Skins & Friends at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 8pm/9pm ** aug 30 sun Kid Rock, Foreigner at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $20 5pm/6:45pm # *** aug 30/31 Weird Al Yankovic at Harris Center, Folsom a/a # *** sep 1 tue PRIMUS And The Chocolate Factory at Modesto Center Plaza, 1000 L Street, Modesto a/a # *** sep 2 wed Brandon Flowers at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (Live 105) sep 2 wed Kid Rock, Foreigner at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a $20 # *** sep 3 thr Scharpling & Wurster at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 5 sat Billy Joel at the Giant's Ball Park, S.F. a/a # *** sep 6 sun LL Cool J, Bell Biv De Voe, Salt-N-Pepa, Nughty By Nature, mc Lyte & Case at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $135-$35 2:30pm/4pm # *** sep 6 sun Ariana Grande, Prince Royce at the Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy., Sacramento a/a # ** sep 8 tue Ariana Grande, Prince Royce at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $80-$25 6pm/7pm # ** sep 9 wed Social Distortion, Nikki Lane, Drag The River at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (Live 105) sep 9 wed Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 9 wed Melvins at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** @ sep 9 wed Mustache Harbor at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** sep 10 thr Passenger, Gregory Alan Isakov at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** sep 10 thr Tokyo Police Club at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** sep 10 thr Moon Duo, Peaking Lights Acid Test, dj Britt Govea at Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, S.F. 21+ $12 6pm ** sep 10 thr Lewis Black at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $125-$35 6pm/7:30pm # *** sep 11 fri Harry Best And Shabang at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** sep 11 fri Major Lazer, CL, Slaptop at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus 18+ $59.50 5:30pm # ** sep 11 fri The Australian Pink floyd Show at the Warfiled, S.F. a/a # ** sep 11 fri Dave Matthews Band (2 sets) at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $85/$75/$41 5:30pm/7pm # *** sep 11 fri Dave Koz & Rick Braun, Kenny Lattimore at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $125-$40 6pm/7:30pm # ** sep 12 sat John Hiatt & The Combo And The Taj Mahal Trio at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $45/$50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 12 sat Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, Craft Spells at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** sep 12 sat Lane 8 at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 15 tue SuicideGirls (Blackheart Burlesque) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 16 wed Zedd at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. 18+ $45 8pm # ** sep 16 wed Rodrigo Y Gabriela at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $40-$70 6:30pm/7:30pm ** sep 16 wed Donavon Frankenreiter at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 16 wed Foo Fighters, Gary Clark Jr. at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $75-$43 5:30pm/7pm # *** sep 16 wed Weird Al Yankovic at Gallo Center for the Arts, 802 12th Street, Modesto a/a # *** sep 16 wed Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch at Lawlor Events Center, 1500 Virginia St, Reno NV a/a # *** @ sep 17 thr Ricky Martin at the Arena, Oakland a/a $126/$26 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** sep 17 thr Heart at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $79.50/$59.50/$45 7pm/8pm # *** sep 17 thr Tim Flannery And The Lunatic Fringe at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 17 thr The Vibrators, Screaming Bloody Marys at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @ sep 17 thr Carbon Leaf at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** sep 17 thr PRIMUS And The Chocolate Factory at Eureka Municipal Auditorium, 1120 F Street, Eureka a/a # *** sep 18 fri Mark Knopfler at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # ** sep 18 fri Brandi Carlle at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** sep 18 fri Bowling For Soup, the Dollyrots, Ivory Tribes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $20 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 18 fri PRIMUS And The Chocolate Factory at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a # *** sep 18 fri Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 18 fri Tim McGraw, Billy Currington, Chase Bryant at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $73/$50/$32 5:30pm/7pm # *** sep 19 sat Empire Of The Sun, St. Lucia, Holy Ghost at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # *** sep 19 sat Box Set, Rabbit Quinn at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 19 sat Destroyer (Vancouver, Canada), Frog Eyes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** sep 19 sat Def Leppard, Styx, Tesla at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $125-$30 5pm/7pm # *** (107.7 Bone Bash) sep 19 sat Steelin' Dan (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** sep 20 sun Counting Crows, Citizen Cope, Hollis Brown at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $80-$20 6pm/7pm # *** sep 23 wed The Who, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** sep 23 wed Marc Broussard at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 23 wed Say Lou Lou at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 24 thr Birds Of chicago at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 24 thr O.A.R. at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** sep 24 thr Chris Cornell (solo acoustic) at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** sep 25 fri Future Islands at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (Live 105) sep 25 fri AC/DC at the Giants Ball Park, S.F. a/a # *** sep 25 fri Epica & Wluveitie, The Agonist at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** sep 25 fri Front 242 at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $33 9pm *** @ sep 26 sat Chris Cornell (solo acoustic) at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $71-$41 # ** sep 26 sat Chelsea Wolfe, Wovenhand at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** sep 26 sat Saved By The 90s at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/10pm ** sep 27 sun Folsom Street Fair, S.F. sep 27 sun Chris Cornell (solo acoustic) at Gallo Center for the Arts, 802 12th Street, Modesto a/a # ** sep 29 tue Tobias Jesso Jr. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 1 thr Soulfly, Soilwork (Sweden), Decapitated (Poland), Shattered Sun (TX) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $27.50/$30 6pm/7pm # *** @ oct 1 thr Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $150-$60 7pm/8pm # *** (was March 13th) oct 1 thr Godflesh, Prurient at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 1 thr Scorpions, Queensryche at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90-$40 6:30pm/7:30p # *** oct 1 thr Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $125-$35 5:30pm/7pm # *** oct 1 thr Jim Jefferies (comedy) at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento 18+ $39.50 7pm/8pm ** oct 2 fri The Tragically Hip at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $75-$32.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 2 fri Cooder - White - Skaggs at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 2/3/4 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free *** oct 3 sat Petty Theft (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** oct 3/4 Alternative Press Expo at Convention Center, 150 W San Carlos St., San Jose a/a oct 4 sun Paul Weller at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $42.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 4 sun The Fratellis at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # ** oct 4 sun Rascal Flatts, Scotty mcCreery at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a # ** oct 5 mon Symphony X, Overkill at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ oct 7 wed The Lone Bellow, Anderson East at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # *** oct 9 fri Ben Howard, Daughter at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** oct 9 fri BruceXCampbell, Despise You, Endless Demise, Excel, God's America, Infest, Noothgrush, Sorrower, Vulva Essers, Xibalba at the Metro, Oakland a/a 6pm # *** @ (California Deathfest day 1) (Poison Idea just announce an indefinite hiatus) oct 9 fri Jamie XX at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $25 8pm # ** oct 10 sat Aevangelist, Antediluvian, Autopsy, Dead Infection, Deceive, Disma, Dispirit, Ghoul, Impaled, Morbosidad at the Metro, Oakland a/a 6pm # *** @ (California Deathfest day 2) oct 10 fri The Goddamn Gallows at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** oct 11 sun Bolzer, Gnaw Their Tongues, Goat Torment, Immolation, Loss, Lycus, Nader Sadek, Pseudogod, Ritual Necromancy, Worship at the Metro, Oakland a/a 6pm # *** @ (California Deathfest day 3) oct 11 sun ZZ Ward at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 6:30pm/7:30pm ** oct 11 sun Patrick Watson at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 15 thr Blues Traveler at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm *** oct 15 thr Hundred Waters, Tops at Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, S.F. 21+ $12 6pm ** oct 15 thr Mudhoney, The Trouble Makers, Sonic Love Affair at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm *** @ oct 15/16/17 My Morning Jacket, Fruit Bats at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $46/$56 6:30pm/7:30pm (thr) 7pm/8pm (fri-sat) # *** oct 16 fri Albert Hammond Jr. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 16 fri Zac Brown Band at Shoreline, Mountain View a/a $82.50-$32.50 5:30pm/7pm # ** oct 16 fri Wonderbread 5 at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** oct 17 fri Twenty One Piolots, Echosmith at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** $ (Live 105) oct 17/18/19 Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island, S.F. Bay a/a oct 19 mon Madonna at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $355-$40 7pm/8pm # *** $ oct 20 tue Twenty One Pilots (Columbus, Ohio), Echosmith at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $29.50 6pm *** (sold out) oct 21 wed Marian Hill at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 23 fri Hozier at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a # *** oct 23 fri Ms Mr, Jack Garratt, Tigertown at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** oct 23 fri Wanda Sykes (comedian) at the Msonic, S.F. a/a $45-$75 7pm/8pm # ** oct 23 fri Luna at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** oct 24 sat Joyce Manor, Girlpool at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 24 sat Evolution (tribute), Lef Deppard (tribute) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** oct 24 sat Foreverland (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/10pm ** oct 24 sat Slipknot, Shinedown, Marilyn Manson, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Bring Me The Horizon, Black Veil Brides, Clutch, Hollywood Undead, D.O.D., Sevendust, Pop Evil, All That Remains, Helmet, Snot, Beartooth, Turbowolf, Art Of Dying, The Temperance Movement, Kill It Kid, Devour The Day, September Mourning, Raveneye at 8556 Gibson Ranch Park Road, Elverta a/a $70 ($115-$225 2 day) **** @ (camping available - Aftershock Festival day 1) oct 25 sun Nick Jonas, Bebe Rexha at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $29.50/$35 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** oct 25 sun Heartless Bastards, Slothrust at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** oct 25 sun Faith No More, Deftones, Jane's Addiction, Stone Temple Pilots, Coheed And Cambria, All Time Low, Death From Above 1979, Eagles Of Death Metal, Sleeping With Sirens, Suicidal Tendencies, Failure, Glassjaw, Yelawolf, Issues, The Sword, Highly Suspect, '68, Red Fang, One Ok Rock, Madchild, Neck Deep, Pink Slips at 8556 Gibson Ranch Park Road, Elverta a/a $70 ($115-$225 2 day) **** @ (camping available - Aftershock Festival day 2) oct 26 mon Walk The Moon, Saint Motel, Holychild at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm *** oct 28 wed Fidlar at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** @ $ oct 30 fri Noah Gundersen at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 31 sat Noah Gundersen at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** nov 1 sun Metalachi at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** nov 2 mon Of Montreal, Diane Coffee at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** nov 3/4 Josh Groban at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $175-$61 7pm/8pm # *** nov 6 fri G.E.M. (China) at Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $198-$68 7pm/8pm # *** nov 7 sat Blackstreet, 112, After7, Shai, S.W.V. at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ** nov 7 sat Jeff Daniels And The Ben Daniels Band at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 5:30pm/7pm ** nov 14 sat Yo La Tengo at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $40/$30 8pm # *** nov 14 sat Powerage (tribute), Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (tribute), Cheaper Trick (tribute) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** nov 15 sun New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Tigers Jaw at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** @ nov 19 thr Blind Guardian, Grave Digger at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 29 sun A John Waters Christmas at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (seated show) dec 1 tue The Milk Carton Kids, Julian Lage at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a # *** (seated show) dec 4/5 Dragon Smoke, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, dj Kevvy Kev at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** dec 5 sat Zappa Plays Zappa at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 6 sun Prong at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $18 8pm *** @ dec 11 fri John Prine, Ramblin' Jack Elliott at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 12 sat Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** dec 17/18 Beach House at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm (thr), 8pm/9pm (fri) # *** dec 31 thr Patti Smith (performing Horses) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $75 # *** * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Live Radio & TV Shows --------------------- Radio Shows ----------- Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM www.berkeleyliberationradio.net Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio radio.maximumrocknroll.com Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM www.piratecatradio.com KVHS-FM 90.5 The Edge www.kvhs.com San Francisco Community Radio www.savekusf.org mon Next Big Thing on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 6pm-7pm tue Dead Air with dj Vicious and dj Tanner on Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM 6pm-8pm wed Wednesday Night Live on Stanford Radio KZSU 90.1FM 9pm-10pm fri Jesse Luscious on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 6am-9am sat KALX live on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 9pm-midnight sun dj Jesse Luscious at the Ruby Room, 132 14th St., Oakland 9pm-2am sun Rampage Radio on S.F. State Radio in exile KUSF 2am-8am sun NewHotBands on public access TV Comcast Ch 29 12:30pm sun Earwhacks with Paul and Che on Sacramento KRXQ 98.5FM 10pm-11:30pm sun Neonate with Punk Roge and Riot on UC Davis Radio KDVS 90.3FM 12am-2am C L U B I N F O R M A T I O N ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 420 40th, Oakland a/a (shows over by 10pm) 510-985-0325 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 1034 Valencia Street, S.F. a/a 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane a/a 415-467-7717 Ace of Spades, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a Alameda County Fair, 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton a/a 925-426-7600 Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a Amnesia, 853 Valencia at 20th, S.F. 21+ 415-970-0012 Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 510-549-1125 Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a 415-831-1200 Assembly Music Hall, 1000 K St., Sacramento a/a 18+ 21+ 916-341-0176 Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara a/a 21+ 408-241-0777 Bender's Bar And Grill, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+ 415-824-1800 Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ 18+ 415-474-0365 Blake's, 2367 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 18+ 510-848-0886 Blank Club, 44 South Almaden Avenue, San Jose 21+ Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+ 866-575-9405 Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ 831-423-7117 Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a 916-988-9247 Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ 415-673-8000 Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., S.F. a/a 21+ 415-621-4455 Brick and Mortar 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 City National Civic, 135 San Carlos Street, San Jose a/a City Winery, 1030 Main Street, Napa a/a 707-260-1600 Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz a/a 831-429-6994 DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ a/a 415-626-1409 Dosa Biryani, 250 E Java Drive, Sunnyvale a/a 408-400-0007 Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St., S.F. 21+ 415-626-0880 El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) 530-342-2727 El Rincon, 2700 16th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 18+ El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, S.F., 21+ 415-282-3325 Elbo Room, 647 Valencia near 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-552-7788 Eli's Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland 21+ Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. a/a 415-346-6000 leave soon after the last band for a free poster at the exit Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster Street, Alameda 21+ 510-864-1244 Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland a/a Gilman, 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley a/a book 510-524-8180 ($2 yearly membership required) http://www.924gilman.org 5pm membership meetings 1st and 3rd sat. of each month George's, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael 21+ 415-457-1515 Golden Bull, 412 14th Street at Broadway, Oakland 21+ 510-893-0803 Golden State Theater, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey a/a 831-372-4555 Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. ages 6+ 415-885-0750 Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ 916-441-4693 Harris Center, 10 College Pkw, Folsom Lake College, Folsom a/a Hemlock, 1131 Polk at Post, S.F. 21+ 415-923-0923 Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ 408-335-1642 Homestead Bowl, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a 408-255-5700 Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+ 415-546-6300 Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+ 415-771-1420 Johnny Foley's Irish House, 243 O'Farrell Street, S.F. 21+ 415-954-0777 Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a 775-323-5648 Knockout, 3223 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 415-550-6994 Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a 800-660-LAKE Legionnaire Saloon, 2272 Telegraph Ave., Oakland 21+ 510-891-8660 Leo's Music Club, 5447 Telegraph, Oakalnd a/a 888-477-9288 Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ Lucky 13, 1301 Park St, Alameda 21+ 510-523-2118 Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+ 415-647-2888 Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a Metro, 630 3rd St. at M.L.K., Oakland a/a 510-763-1146 Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+ 415-625-8880 Milk Bar, 1840 Haight Street, S.F. 21+ 415-387-6455 Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 408-741-2822 Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Avenue, Chico a/a Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a 408-961-5800 Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+ 707-765-2121 Neck of the Woods, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ New Parish, 579 18th at San Pablo Avenue, Oakland 21+ 18+ a/a Nickel City, 1711 Branham Lane, San Jose a/a 408-448-3323 Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland 21+ 510-433-0340 Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica 21+ 650-355-7775 On the Y, 670 Fulton Ave., Sacramento 21+ 916-487-3731 Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+ 916-443-9751 Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a Parkside, 1600 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-503-0393 Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., Petaluma a/a 707-762-3565 Pine Street Grill, 875 Rincon Ave., Livermore 21+ Pioneer, 105 Pioneer Street, Santa Cruz a/a Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, 2781 21st Street, S.F. a/a Pissed Off Pete's, 4528 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ Plea for Peace Center, 630 E Weber Ave, Stockton a/a ($2 yearly membership) 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 Ritz, 400 First Street, San Jose 21+ Rock Shop, 30 N 3rd Street, San Jose a/a ($2 yearly membership) Rock Bar Theater, 360 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose a/a Route 92, 2128 South El Camino Real, San Mateo 21+ San Mateo County Fair, 2495 S Delaware Ave., San Mateo a/a San Pedro Square Market, 87 North San Pedro St., San Jose a/a Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a 530-891-1809 Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+ 510-548-1159 Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a Slim's, 333 11th St., S.F. ages 6+ 415-522-0333 Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a) 510-841-2082 Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a Streetlight Records, 939 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland 21+ 510-444-6174 Stud Bar, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 415-863-6623 Studio 55 Marin, 1455 East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael a/a Submission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a 415-861-5016 Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley a/a 415-388-1700 Swingin' Door, 106 East 25th Avenue, San Mateo 21+ Terminal, 3957 San Leandro Street, Oakland a/a Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a Transient Lounge, 400 E. Todd Road, Santa Rosa a/a Toot's Tavern, 627 Second Avenue at Pomona, Crockett 21+ 510-787-4840 Tupelo, 1337 Grant Ave., S.F. a/a (during sun shows) 415-981-9177 Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a 415-345-0900 Witch Room, 1815 19th Street, Sacramento a/a 18+ 916-508-0213 Winter's Tavern, 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica 21+ Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+ (closed) Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult) Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. a/a 415-505-8530 Vina Robles Amphitheater, 3800 Mill Road, Paso Robles a/a 805-227-4812 Vitus, 201 Broadway @ 2nd., Oakland 21+ 510-452-1620 Vixens, 906 Victorian Avenue, Sparks NV a/a 21+ 775-358-6969 Voodoo Lounge, 14 South Second Street, San Jose 21+ 408-286-8636 Addition, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+ (closed - formerly Yoshi's S.F.) 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