Web (and searchable) version at http://jon.luini.com/thelist/ T H H EEEEEE L I SSSS TTTTT T H H E L I S T T HHHHHH EEEEE L I SSSS T T H H E L I S T T H H E L I S S T T H H EEEEEE LLLLLLL I SSSS T funk-punk-thrash-ska Upcoming shows of interest July 15, 2015 jul 15 wed Happy Diving, Never Young, Mall Walk, Meat Market, Lofter at One Fam, 1606 7th Street, Oakland a/a $5 7pm *** @ jul 15 wed Poney (WI), Bereft (WI), Catatonic Society, Egg Shen at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm/9pm ** jul 15 wed The Lulls, Adam Widener, Sam Vicari, Dinosaur Parade, Scarves at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 15 wed Young Rising Sons, Hunter Hunted, Dreamers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/8pm *** jul 15 wed Chon (San Diego), Polyphia (TX), Yvette Young at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. a/a $13/$16 (under 21 +$5) 7pm/8pm ^ *** jul 15 wed Memory Tapes, Computer Magic, School Dance at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 15 wed Fu Manchu (performing 'King of the Road) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm *** jul 15 wed Christine Shields, Vasas, Healing Potpourri at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm ** jul 15 wed Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire at the Concord Pavilion a/a $125-$35 6pm/7:30pm # *** jul 15 wed Harry Connick Jr at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $150-$50 7:30pm # *** jul 15 wed Rum Rebellion (Portland, OR), O'Craven, Midnight Yard Sale at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $3 9pm ** jul 15 wed Billy Shaddox at the Hideout, Mariposa 21+ ** jul 15/16 Thee Oh Sees, Pow!, Cold Beat (wed), Feral Ohms (thr) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm *** (thr sold out) jul 16 thr Eternal Summers, Nic Hessler at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm ** jul 16 thr The Angry Dead, Carl, John Thatcher at Farley's East, 33 Grand Avenue, Oakland a/a free 7pm til 9pm ** jul 16 thr Jack Lukeman, Sasha Reynolds at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $35/$45 (under 21 +$5) 7:30pm/8pm ^ ** (Benefit Oakland Women's Center) jul 16 thr Terry And Louie, Dancer, Talkies, Genuine Parts at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm ** (presale only - no ticets at door) jul 16 thr Steeleye Span at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $40 7pm/8pm ** jul 16 thr Hawthorne Heights, Sleepwave, Extinction Ad at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15/$18 7pm/7:30pm *** @ (From Autumn To Ashes cancelled) jul 16 thr Scars On 45 (Bradford, England), Jonny Zywiciel at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 (under 21 +$5) 7pm/8pm ^ *** jul 16 thr Ion, Poney (Madison, WI), Isles, Name at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 16 thr Ky-Mani Marley, Major Myjah at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 16 thr Coo Coo Birds, The Iron Heart at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 16 thr Will Weston, Animal Friend, Miss Lightning at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 16 thr Dinosaur Parade at the Milk Bar, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jul 16 thr Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum, Nina Gerber at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $15/$18/$20 8pm ** 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 Jean Baudin at Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St., San Jose a/a $5 7pm ** (art rage) 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 a/a $15 6pm/6:30pm *** jul 16 thr The Phenomenauts, Small Axe Ensemble at Morris Graves Museum, 636 F Street, Eureka a/a $7 7:30pm/8pm *** @ jul 17 fri Moxiebeat, Namatay Sa Ingay, Marron, Bankrupt District, Baja Sociedad, ?y que? at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7pm *** @ 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 La Gente, MJ's Brass Boppers at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $10/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 17 fri Rude, Sabbatory, Hallucinator at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $7 8pm/9pm ** @ jul 17 fri Maniac (L.A.), Skin Deep, Dark Beach, Cummy Gibbler, Teenage Sex at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 7:3pm ** @ jul 17 fri Fritz Montana, Lou Evans, Belmont Lights at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$20 8pm/9pm ** jul 17 fri Dawn Oberg (record release), Karlyn DeSteno at Viracocha, 998 Valencia Street, S.F. a/a 8pm ** jul 17 fri Jay Brannan, Shawn Alpay, Debbie Neigher at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $14 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 17 fri AC/DShe (tribute) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 9pm ** jul 17 fri MCM And The Monster, The Nerv (record release) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 7pm/8pm *** jul 17 fri Melissa Brooks & The Aquadolls at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm ** jul 17 fri Seth Leibowitz, Hot Lixx Hulahan at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20 (under 21 +$5) 7pm/8pm ^ *** (U.S. Air Guitar Finals) jul 17 fri Numb Bats (Phoenix), Sirena Victima, Nu Normal at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 17 fri Charlie Overbey & The Broken Arrows, The California Sons, T-Bird & The Daggers at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 17 fri Sunrunners, Vela Eyes, A Yawn Worth Yelling at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** 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 Tainted Love at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $15 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 Berlin at Beach Boardwalk Bandstand, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm *** jul 17 fri Gustavo Galindo at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25-$75 7pm ** jul 17 fri Billy Shaddox at the Maltese, 1600 Park Avenue, Chico 21+ ** jul 17/18/19 Black Star, Gold Panda, Shlohmo, the Polish Ambassador, Rufus Du Sol, Goldfish, Slow Magic, Autograf, Goldlink, G Jones, Lane 8, Sweater Beats, Monophonics, Ayla Nereo, Crnkn, Basecamp, Justin Jay, Gallant, Mr. Lif, Amp Live, Dubbel Dutch, Hotel Garuda, Deejay Theory, Danny Corn, dj Dials, Luck & Lana, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Slaptop, The Starship Connection, Mike Taylor, Librarian, Labrat, Aobeats, Dylan Stark, Bones, Psy Fi, Dragonfly, Ryan Herr, Colour Vision, Papa Lu, Rachel Torro, Wild Boyz!, Horses Heaven, Griffin Camper, Jsun, Justin Waves, Kenz, Christafari, Zima, Halloran, Malarkey, dj Marjo Lak, Benjamin K, Cool Pat, Mr. 415, Violin Girl Amanda, That's Coolface, Marco Utah at Cook's Valley Campground, 83950 Road 442E, Piercy 18+ $215 ($299 vip) 10am *** (Northern Nights Music Festival) jul 18 sat Fog Of War, Rezet (Germany), Vile Descent (L.A.), Harlequin (Santa Monica), Warhead (AZ), Hemotoxin, Velocity (L.A.) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm *** @ 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 The Hanging Gardens (covers) at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $7 ($5 before 10pm) 9pm ** jul 18 sat Pookie & The Poodlez, Yogurt Brain, Cheeks, False Priest, Otto Rex, Groms, The Soaks at Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $7 6:30pm *** @ 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 Anjelah Johnson 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+ $16 8pm/9pm ** jul 18 sat Dakila, Sol, D. Edward at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15/$20 8pm ** jul 18 sat The Muffs, Pookie & The Poodlez, Courtney & The Crushers at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** @ jul 18 sat Musk, Swewers (Austrailia), Cyanide Tooth, Dodgy Pint at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 18 sat Nvo, Xuxa Santamaria, Sisters, Pat Restaino at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 18 sat Chrome, Dispirit, Galaxxy Chamber at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ jul 18 sat Jinx Jones And The King Tones at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jul 18 sat Friends w/o Benefits, Wag, Bobby Meader Music, Oldfriends at the Neck of the Woods, S.F. 21+ ** jul 18 sat The Svvells, Rush & Attack, Sons Of Intrepid at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** jul 18 sat Dirty Ghosts, Maniac (L.A.), Dick Diver at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ ** @ jul 18 sat Hapa at Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Rd, San Rafael a/a $23/$28 (free if under 17) 6:15pm/7pm ** jul 18 sat Iamsu! at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $30-$35 8pm *** jul 18 sat Pride & Joy at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $19 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 18 sat Petty Breakers (tribute) at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $19 8pm ** jul 18 sat Sublime With Rome, Rebelution, Pepper, Mickey Avalon at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $52.50-$23 5pm/6pm # *** jul 18 sat Craig White, The Arsonists, Yaarow at Art Boutiki, 44 Race Street, San Jose a/a $10 7:30pm ** jul 18 sat The Whispers, Stephanie Mills at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # ** jul 18 sat Stephen Pearcy, Bad Boy Eddy, On/Off, attik Door at Rock Bar Theater, San Jose 21+ $20/$25 7pm *** 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 4:30pm *** @ jul 19 sun Karen, Violence Creeps, Apogee Sound Club, Yogurt Brain, Puzzled at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a free 2pm *** jul 19 sun Tune-Yards, DakhaBrakha at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free ** jul 19 sun Between California And Summer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @ jul 19 sun Dead Sara, Lost In Society, Haunted By Heroes at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm *** jul 19 sun Built To Spill, Genders at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm *** jul 19 sun Matt Jaffe & The Distractions, Greg Loiacono With Dan Lebo at Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol a/a $16 4pm/5pm *** jul 19 sun Judd Finklestein, Maikai Gents at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $10 6pm ** 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 19 sun Major Minus at Streetlight Music, Santa Cruz a/a free 3pm ** jul 19 sun cancelled: Zap Mama, King Sunny Ade & His African Beats at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. jul 19 sun cancelled: Apogee Sound Club, Karen at the Hemlock, S.F. jul 20 mon Invertebrate, Swamp Wolf (Flagstaff, AZ), Menstrual Psycho, Bob Plant vs. Papercut, Under 15 Seconds, Slow Meth at 1530 East 12th Street, Oakland a/a $4 7pm/8pm *** @ jul 20 mon Feral Kizzy, Quaaludes, No Business, The Truants at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ 8pm ** @ jul 20 mon Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Trainwreck Riders, Sweet Chariot at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** jul 20 mon Vowws at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** jul 20 mon Henhouse Prowlers, Willow Steps at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$13 (under 21 +$5) 7pm/8pm ^ ** jul 20 mon The New Division (Riverside), Date Nite at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** jul 20 mon The Rat Pack Summit at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $19 8pm ** 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 20/21 Bomba Estereo, Bang Data, dj Stepwise, Kool Kyle at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $22/$25 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** 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), California, Belle Noire at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $20 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jul 21 tue Lilly Singh at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** jul 21 tue The High & Mighty Brass Band, Ozgood! at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm ** jul 21 tue Seryn (Nashvile, TN) at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 21 tue Sidehackers, Friends w/o Benefits, Jesus Dude Mom, Bystanders at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 21 tue Dengue Fever at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley a/a ** jul 21 tue Makana at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $30/$35/$40 8pm ** 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, Quiet Life at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$19 7:30pm/8pm ** jul 22 wed Katchafire, Nattali Rize, Notis at the Red Room, Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$35 8pm # *** jul 22 wed K.M.F.D.M. at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ *** @ jul 22 wed Meatbodies at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 22 wed Diesel Dudes, Gar Gar (Monroe, Louisiana), Butt Problems at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm/9pm ** @ jul 22 wed Ides Of Gemini, Clay Rendering, Bog Oak at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** jul 22 wed Hungry Skinny at the Milk Bar, S.F. 21+ ** jul 22 wed Drink Steam, San Franpsycho at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm ** jul 22 wed Dan Ashley, The Push Band at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20 8pm ** 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 Upon ?A Burning Body, Dance Gavin Dance, A Skylit Drive, Iwrestledabearonce, Oceano, Within The Ruins, Dayshell, Conquer Divide, Chasing Safety, Come The Dawn at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 2pm *** @ 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 Federico Aubele at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $15/$18 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 23 thr Afrolicious, Midtown Social at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** jul 23 thr Big Talk, dj Omar, dj Aaron Axelsen at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** jul 23 thr Ancient Wing, Nozzles at the Art Gallery, 2291 3rd Street, S.F. a/a 8pm til 10pm ** jul 23 thr All Your Sisters, Vaniish, Them Are Us Too, dj Justin Anastasi at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $12 8pm/9pm ** jul 23 thr Penguin Prison at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (sold out) jul 23 thr Kiss Cam, Innings, Throwing Rocks at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 23 thr Lincoln Durham, Tyler Jakes at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 23 thr Vinyl Spectrum at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 23 thr Jonatha Brooke at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$22/$25 8pm ** jul 23 thr Anderson & Roe Piano Duo at Outside the Lesher Center, Walnut Creek a/a free 5:30pm til 7pm ** 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 thr Social Studies at Sophia's Thai Kitchen, 129 E Street, Suite E, Davis 21+ ** 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 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 24 fri Global Affront, Ordinary Neighbors, The Unending Thread, Senior Spring, The High Voltage Band, The Big Forgive at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 6pm *** @ 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 Heems, Pictureplane at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 24 fri Rickie Lee Jones, Motor Sister at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** jul 24 fri Social Studies (record release), Cool Ghouls, Sugar Candy Mountain, Tiaras at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm *** jul 24 fri King Woman, Happy Diving, Never Young, Crush at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 9pm *** @ jul 24 fri Los Amigos Invisibles at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 8pm/9pm # ** jul 24 fri The Motels, Rich Girls at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $25/$30 9pm *** jul 24 fri J. Stalin, Nht Boyz, Ezale at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$26 9pm ** jul 24 fri Adolescents, The Weirdos, La Plebe, Druglords Of The Avenuesm, The Atom Age at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 7pm/8pm *** @ jul 24 fri Boom Boom Kid (Argentina), Robocop 3, Jim Jones And The Koolaide Men at the 29th Street House, S.F. a/a $5 7pm ** jul 24 fri Boys Noize, Salva, Spank Rock, Scntst at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ 9pm ** jul 24 fri Midnite Snaxxx, Adam And The Cola Kida, Dirty Denim at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 24 fri Neil Hamburger at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (comedy) jul 24 fri Mordred, My Victim, La Fin Absolute Du Monde at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @ jul 24 fri Rock N Roll Adventure Kids, Growwing Pains (Detroit), Cumstain, Voided Social Contract at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ jul 24 fri Off The Wall (tribute) at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm ** jul 24 fri 10,000 Maniacs at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $40/$45/$50 8pm *** jul 24 fri The Phenomenauts, The Swells, The Tomorrow Men at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ $10 8pm/9pm *** @ 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 Soul Asylum at Beach Boardwalk Bandstand, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm ** 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 24/25 George Porter Jr & Runnin Pardners, Gene Washington & The Ironsides (sat) at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 25 sat Arnocorps, The Phenomenauts, Tartar Control (L.A.), Lost Ritual at the Command Center, 2630 Union Street, Oakland 18+ $10 9:30pm *** @ 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 Eddie Wellz, Sunny Jane, I-Dee, Yfxbs, Salty Brasi at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9:30pm ** (hip hop - TruSummer 2015) jul 25 sat Pig Heart Transplant, Mutant Cross, Disgust, Isotope at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm *** @ 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, Star Destroyer at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/8:30pm *** @ jul 25 sat Royal Jelly Jive, Be Calm Honcho, Rainbow Girls, Brass Magic at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15/$18 8pm ** jul 25 sat The Hunts, Panic Is Perfect, Sea Knight at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** jul 25 sat Stooges Brass Band at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm ** jul 25 sat Alpha Rev (unplugged), Drew Chadwick at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$16 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 25 sat Soul Asylum, Meat Puppets at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** jul 25 sat Ray Gun, The Brothers Prince, The Stu Tails at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** jul 25 sat Umbilical Chords, Boiling Idiots, Cactopus, Sluggo, Pre-Marital Sex at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 4pm/7pm *** (Isla Vista 1980's Regurgitated) jul 25 sat Poliskitzo (L.A.), Kicker, Syndicate, Remnants at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/9:30pm *** @ (Susie's Birthday) jul 25 sat The Carolyn Sills Combo at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** jul 25 sat The Lady Crooners at Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael a/a $23/$28 (free if under 17) 6:15pm/7pm ** jul 25 sat Thought Vomit, Death n' Taxes, 5 Days Dirty, Phaneron, Sepulchre at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ jul 25 sat Wonder Bread Five at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20 8pm ** jul 25 sat Doug And The Carnival Of Souls Revue at Streetlight Music, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** jul 25 sat Trails And Ways, Phoenix Twin at San Pedro Square Market, San Jose a/a free 7pm ** 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 sat Cubanismo, Taino, dj Omar at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm ** jul 25 sat Alice In Chains at Thunder Valley Casino, Lincoln 21+ (13-20 with adult) # *** 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 F88, Lee & Djax, Karen Less, Gigios & Friends, Daejo X Kyirim at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm ** 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.), Ohmn, Conscious Summary (L.A.), Omnivorous Scencilium, Marshall Dunkelpek, Mod Life Crisis, Chrisitina Stanley, Tujurikkuja at the Lab, 2948 Sixteenth Street at Capp, S.F. a/a 7:30pm/8pm *** (Brutal Sound Effects Festival) jul 26 sun Kuana Torres Kahele (solo) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$40 7pm ** (Hawaiian Singing) jul 26 sun Mr Williamz, King I-Vier, dj Sep at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 9pm ** 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 Lisa Fisher, Grand Baton at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $35/$40/$45 8pm ** 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+ 8pm ** (sold out) jul 27 mon Tokio Hotel, Mxms, Silent Pilot at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** jul 27 mon Chris Staples, Lemolo at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** jul 27 mon Jamie XX, Young Marco, dj Dials at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm ** (sold out) jul 27 mon Good Old War, Flagship, Pete Hill at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 27 mon Arstider (Reykjavic, Iceland), Marina V at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ** jul 27 mon Martha Davis, The Motels at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $25/$30/$35 8pm ** jul 27 mon Soft Lions at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ ** jul 28 tue Stiff Little Fingers, Trez Maschine, Pleasure Parade at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$23 8pm *** jul 28 tue Con Brio, Rojai & The Pocket at the Chapel, S.F. a/a free 7pm ** jul 28 tue Wye Oak, Lake at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** jul 28 tue Jackie O. Motherfucker, Dire Wolves at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 28 tue Your Fearless Leader, Night Genes, Tender Gents at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** jul 29 wed The Sweet Spot (erotica theater production) at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $20 ($40 vip) (under 21 +$5) 7pm/8pm ^ ** jul 29 wed Kings Of Chaos at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $75 7pm/8pm # *** (Benefit Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project) jul 29 wed Kasey Chambers at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $22/$25 9pm ** jul 29 wed Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, Screature at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $14/$18 7pm/8pm *** @ jul 29 wed Wand (L.A.), Night Shapes at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 29 wed Stephen Stills at the City Winery, Napa 21+ 8pm *** (sold out) jul 29 wed Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, John Waite at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $95-$45 7:30pm # *** jul 29 wed Happy Diving, Never Young, St. X at Tigers & Daggers Records, 621 W. Main Street, Merced a/a 7pm *** @ jul 29 wed Kehlani, Pell at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 6:30pm/7:30pm ** jul 30 thr Alerta Kamarada at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $10/$15 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 30 thr Kat Robichaud, Vowws, Survival Guide, Sister Grizzly at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm ** jul 30 thr Danzig, Pennywise, Cancer Bats at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ jul 30 thr Great Apes, All Eyes West, Everybody Row, Super Unison at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jul 30 thr Eptic, Habstrakt, D-Jahsta, Dubloadz at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $30/$35 9pm ** (dubstep Toxic Summer night 1) jul 30 thr The Chemical Brothers, Brodinsky at the Armory, 333 14th Street, S.F. 18+ $49.50 7pm/8pm # *** jul 30 thr The Silhouette Era, Bad Bad, Dot Vom at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $6/$10 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 30 thr Color TV, Sleeping Bag, Love Moon at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jul 30 thr Andy Human & The Reptoids, Scraper, Vaguess, Rays, dj Brace Beldon at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** jul 30 thr Bitter Fruit, Esses, Donkee, Black Dog at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St., S.F. 21+ ** @ jul 30 thr Todd Rundgren at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $45/$55$65 8pm *** jul 30 thr Mic Gillette Band at Outside the Lesher Center, Walnut Creek a/a free 5:30pm til 7pm ** jul 30 thr Boston at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $140-$60 7:30pm # *** jul 30 thr Katchafire, Lucid, Two Peach at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6:30pm *** jul 30/31 aug 1/2 Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Kinky, Dumpstaphunk, Orgone, Monophonics, Dead Winter Carpenters, Lebo & Freinds, Afrolicious, Con Brio, Polyrhythmics, The Suffers, Joy & Madness, Ronkat's Katdelic, T Sisters, The Nibblers, Leche De Tigre, Steve Poltz, Guitarfish Guitarmageddon, Jelly Bread, Mojo Green, Jimmy Leslie & The Flow, The 3, Peter Joseph Burtt & The Kingtide, Gene Washington & The Ironsides, Frankie Boots & The Countyline, Zebuel's Smoked Out Soul, Lumanation, Andrea Brook & The Sonic Butterfly at Guitarfish Festival, Cisco Grove a/a $200 *** (camping) jul 31 fri Imposters (ep release), Butanna, Cxa, Teen Fag, Catie Tyler at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 6pm/7pm *** @ jul 31 fri Jackal Fleece, Reptoid, An Atomic Whirl, Laughters at Hecos, 705 Peralta Street, Oakland a/a 9pm ** @ jul 31 fri Zydeco Flames at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** jul 31 fri S.M.D. (L.A.), Oppressed Logic, Six Sixty Six, Invertebrate, Bob Plant at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 7pm *** @ jul 31 fri Ratatat at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** jul 31 fri Cash'd Out (tribute), Kim Lenz, B-Stars at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** jul 31 fri JD McPherson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 9pm ** jul 31 fri Ty Segall (solo), Emmett Kelly at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $22/$24 9pm *** $ jul 31 fri Bloodthinnerz, Bommer, Coffi, D-Jahsta, Dubloadz, Grimblee, Jphelpz, Rekoil, TwoFold at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $35/$40 9pm ** (dubstep Toxic Summer night 2) jul 31 fri Coliseum (Louisville), Culture Abuse, Super Unison, Disastrod at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 9pm ** @ jul 31 fri La Pelanga dj's, Boogaloo Assassins at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** jul 31 fri Dumpstaphunk at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm *** jul 31 fri Blisses B, Father President, Slouching Stars at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9:30pm ** jul 31 fri Disrupted Continuum, The Color Wild, Farmhouse Odyssey, Flesh May Fail at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm *** @ 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 The Iron Maidens (tribute), Hellbound (tribute) at Rock Bar Theater, San Jose 21+ $15 7pm ** jul 31 fri Wang Chung at Beach Boardwalk Bandstand, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm ** jul 31 fri The International Swingers, Infirmties, Strawberry Girls at the Fox Theater, 241 South Main Street, Salinas a/a $10/$15 8pm *** jul 31 fri Mary Chapin Carpenter, Aoife O'Donovan at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $35/$45/$55 8pm # ** (sold out) jul 31 fri Huey Lewis And the News, Eddie Money at Thunder Valley Casino, Lincoln 21+ (13-20 with adult) $40-$170 7pm # *** jul 31/ aug 1 Tainted Love, For The Masses at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm ** aug 1 sat Basement (U.K.), Creative Adult, Lvl Up, Better Off at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $14 6pm/7pm *** @ aug 1 sat Folleto (L.A.), Syndicate, Beast, Composite, Torso at Dead Rat Beach, Oakland a/a 8pm ** (Red Light Legal Benefit) aug 1 sat Vaguess, Useless Eaters, Kill Helmet at a Warehouse Show, Oakland a/a ** aug 1 sat Melt Banana (Tokyo, Japan), Torche, Hotnerds at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** @ aug 1 sat Grateful Bluegrass Boys, Cold And In The Bay, Brian Godchaux & Sandy Rothman at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $9/$13 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** (Jerry Day) 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 Fanna - Fi - Allah Sufi Quawwali, film preview at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25/$30 9pm ** aug 1 sat P-Lo, Kool John at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $19/$21 ($46 vip) 9pm ** aug 1 sat The Frail, Magic Giant, Collaj at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** aug 1 sat Jerry Joseph And The Jackmormons at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$14 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 1 sat La Misa Negra at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 1 sat Chuckleberries, Unknown Jordan, Warren Teagarden And The Good Grief at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 1 sat The Tough Brothers at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** aug 1 sat Hurry Up, The Y Axes at Homestead Bowl, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm ** 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 1/2 Sheila E., Family Stone, Kev Choice, Martin Luther, Pacific Soul, Ray Obiedo with Leah Tysse, 34-56 Band With Ashling Cole, D Sharp, Ryan Nicole, Lenny Williams, Demetrius Tolefree, Derrick Hall And Co., West Coast Blues Society Caravan Of All Stars, Lawrence Matthews, Nona Brown, Ashling "Biscuit" Cole, Walter Hawkins Love Center Choir, Community Of Unity Mass Choir at Art + Soul, Downtown Oakland a/a $12 ($7 age 13-17) noon til 6pm *** aug 2 sun Boogie at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $15/$19 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 2 sun Serpent Crown, Reckless, Fever, War Tribe at Vinyl, 420 14th Street, Oakland 21+ ** @ (Red Light Legal Benefit) aug 2 sun Blackwulf, Forgotten Gods, Snail, Lowcaster at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $8 4pm ** aug 2 sun Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bhi Bhiman at Stern Grove, 19th Avenue & SLoat Blvd., S.F. a/a 2pm free ** aug 2 sun The International Swingers, Hewhocannotbenamed, Screaming Bloody Marys, Bill Collins & Cinder Block at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm *** aug 2 sun Younger Lovers, Hurry Up (Portland), Joyride at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** aug 2 sun Torche, Wrong, House Of Lightning at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $13/$15 7pm/7:30pm ** aug 3 mon Know Your Saints, Long Nnives at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 3 mon Anthony Raneri, Laura Stevenson, Allison Weiss at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 6:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 3 mon Motor Inn, The Beat Offs, Cthulhus at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm ** aug 3 mon Hot Club Of Cowtown, Shelby Lanterman at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** 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 3 mon Emmanuel Jal at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $10 7pm ** aug 4 tue Total Babes at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $7/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 4 tue The Suffers, Los Hot Boxers, Gene Washington & The Ironsides at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm ** aug 4 tue Zig Zags (L.A.), Buffalo Tooth, The Wastedeads at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** aug 4 tue The Shanghais, Bong Kitty, Pretty Gruesome at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9pm ** @ aug 4 tue Zongo Junction at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $10/$12/$15 8pm ** aug 4 tue Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa, Hoodle Allen, dj Drama at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $73-$30 6pm/7pm # *** aug 4/5 Sheryl Crow at Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $156-$56 7:30pm # *** aug 5 wed Derek Hough & Julianne Hough at Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a $83-$61 8pm # ** aug 5 wed The Vaccines at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $23/$26 8pm *** aug 5 wed Blake Mills at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm ** aug 5 wed X Ambassadors, Lany, Cardiknox at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** (sold out - Live 105) aug 5 wed Airs, Couches, Great Grandpa (Seattle), Pardoner at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** aug 5 wed Gary Lightbody (acoustic) at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $18/$20/$22 8pm ** aug 5 wed Rachel Mae & The Havens at Farmers Market, E. Santa Clara St. & North 14th, San Jose a/a free 5pm ** aug 5 wed Ottmar Liebert And Luna Negra at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $35 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 5 wed Happyness (London) at Holland Project, 140 Vesta Street, Reno, NV a/a ** aug 6 thr Les Nubian at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ** aug 6 thr The Wild Reeds at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $8/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** 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 Texas Hippie Coalition at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$18 7pm/8pm ** aug 6 thr Maldita Vecindad at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # ** aug 6 thr Fantastic Negrito at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 6 thr Strand Of Oaks at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$18 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 6 thr Cormorant, Zorakarer (Portland), Xoth (Seattel), Barren Altar at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm *** @ aug 6 thr Epique at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm * aug 6 thr Maria Muldaur's Way Past Midnight at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** aug 6 thr Huey Lewis And The News at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $100-$50 7:30pm # *** aug 6 thr Toadies at Rock Bar Theater, San Jose 21+ $20/$25 7pm ** aug 6 thr Attila, With Wolves, Artisans at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6:30pm ** aug 6 thr The Mother Hips at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** aug 7 fri Days N' Daze (TX), Night Gaunts (New Zealand), Rats In The Wall (Huntington Beach), Heartless Folk, Sarchasm, D-Cent Jerks (Puerto Rico), No Flow (Lafayette) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 6pm/7pm *** @ aug 7 fri Abyss (Canada), Necrot, Negative Vortex, Abstracter at First Church of the Buzzard, 2601 Adeline, Oakland a/a $8 8pm *** @ aug 7 fri Jean Paul Buongiorno Trio at Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside, Oakland a/a free noon ** aug 7 fri Zongo Juction, Sun Hop Fat, Soltron at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$19 (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/7:30pm # **** @ $ aug 7 fri Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings, Carlos Reyes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21/$26 9pm *** aug 7 fri The Spill Canvas at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 9pm ** aug 7 fri Weekend, Never Young, Big Ups at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ aug 7 fri The Drums (Brooklyn, N.Y.) at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20 (uner 21 +$5) 9:30pm/10pm ^ *** $ aug 7 fri Perfect Loss, Roman Cities, Time Spent Driving at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 7 fri The Iron Heart, The Bad Jones, Hannah Jensen at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $15/$17/$19 8pm ** aug 7 fri Idina Menzel at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $125-$25 7pm/8pm # ** aug 7 fri Y&T at Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm *** aug 7 fri Happyness (London) at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a ** 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 Mac Sabbath at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 8 sat Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The Soonest, Talkie at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9:30pm *** aug 8 sat Whitey Morgan, Tony Martinez at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 10pm ** aug 8 sat Rasun & The Struggle, Crsb, Irie Fuse, Synrgy at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8:30pm ** aug 8 sat Holly Herndon at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15/$18 9pm ** aug 8 sat Twin Peaks at Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$18 (uner 21 +$5) 9:30pm/10pm ^ *** aug 8 sat Amanda X (Philadelphia), Spirit Of The Beehive (Philadelphia), Swanox at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 8 sat Permanent Ruin, Abyss (Toronto), Serpents Of Dawn, Concrete Walls at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 3pm/4pm ** @ aug 8 sat Vktms, Piggy (Vancouver, B.C.), Bite at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm *** @ aug 8 sat The Nickel Slots at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** aug 8 sat Z Man, Obvi, Pure Powers, E Money, Notrotious, MC Adamant at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10/$12 8pm *** 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 8 sat The Phenomenauts, The Moans, Shove-It, Rat Stomp at Blue Lamp Lounge, Sacramento 21+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm *** @ aug 9 sun Axis, Old Wounds (N.J.), Mohicans, Wolf King (Antioch), Spells (Santa Rosa) at 924 Gilman St., Berkeley a/a $10 6pm/6:30pm *** @ (pot luck BBQ - Gilman will provide BBQ and grill) aug 9 sun The Wooden Sky at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $10/$13 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 9 sun Verbal Abuse, Svetlanas (Italy), Systematic Abuse (San Diego), Reckless at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ 4:30pm *** @ 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 7pm # *** @ aug 9 sun The Gooch Palms (Australia), Panda Kid (Italy, Susan at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** aug 9 sun Happyness (London), Future Shapes, El Terrible, K Skelton at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$13 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 9 sun Will Sprott at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** aug 9 sun Ottmar Liebert And Luna Nega at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $30 8pm ** 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 9 sun The Battlefield (L.A.) at Streetlight Music, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm ** aug 9 sun Whitey Morgan, Matt Gage at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 7:30pm ** aug 10 mon Aretha Franklin, Kenny Edmonds at the Arena, Oakland a/a $131-$41 8pm # *** aug 10 mon Jake Miller, Jasmine V, Alex Angelo at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$26 8pm *** $ aug 10 mon Rob Bell at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8:30pm # ** aug 10 mon Baby In Vain at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $6/$10 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 10 mon Leo Kaapana And Mike Kaawa at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20 8pm ** aug 11 tue Jason Isbell, Damien Jurado at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** aug 11 tue Moksha, Swooop Unit at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $8/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 11 tue Starlight Kid, Contxt, Blum, Containher, dj Naive American at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 7pm ** (Electro-Pop show) aug 11 tue Rise Against, Killswitch Engage, Letlive at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $35.50 6pm/7pm # *** @ aug 11 tue The Dread Crew Of Oddwood, Rainbowdragoneyes at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm ** (metal) aug 11 tue Lil Durk at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22.50/$25 7pm/8pm # ** aug 11 tue Froth, Talkies, Mystery Flavors at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 11 tue Oaks (Minneapolis) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ ** aug 11 tue Peachelope, The Bandits, Hi-Tech Boys at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** aug 11 tue John Pizzarelli at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $30/$35/$40 8pm ** aug 12 wed Joell Ortiz With !llmind at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $17/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 12 wed Power Trip, Fury, Freedom, Scalped, Unified Right at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12 8pm *** @ aug 12 wed King Raam, Oh Be Clever at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 12 wed The John Brothers Piano Company, Lee Bob & The Truth, Ensemble Mix Mawooj at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 12 wed Creed Bratton, Dirty Cello at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $19 8pm ** aug 12 wed The Wailers at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $24 7pm *** aug 13 thr Fireworks, Weatherbox, Souvenirs, Dryjacket at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $11 6:30pm/7pm *** @ aug 13 thr Angry Jonny And The Radio, Ol' Peg, Todd Allen, Between Your Teeth at ABCo Artspace, 3135 Filbert St., West Oakland a/a $8 8pm ** aug 13 thr Bongzilla, Hot Lunch, Buffalo Tooth at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $16/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 13 thr Once And Future Band, Everyone Is Dirty, Cash Pony at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $8/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 13 thr Queen Crescent, Nudity (Olympia), Ohms at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 7pm ** aug 13 thr Year Of The Cobra (Seattle), Brume, Mother Crone (Seattle), Little Red Lung at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ *** 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 Jeff Rosenstock, Dan Andriano In The Emergency Room, Pet Symmetry, Spraynard at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$16 7:30pm/8pm *** @ aug 13 thr The Skatalites at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 7pm/8pm *** @ (ska) aug 13 thr Afrofunk Experience, Brown Fellinis at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 9pm ** aug 13 thr Mark Karan, James Nash, Robin Sylvester, Neil Hampton, David Gans, at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20/$25 9pm ** (Benefit the Rex Foundation) aug 13 thr Be Calm Honcho, Brother Grand, Human Ottoman at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 13 thr Primitive Man, Northless, Church, Abstracter at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** aug 13 thr The No-Talents, Quaaludes, Chemicals, Midnite Snaxx, dj Carolyn Keddy, dj Tina Boom Boom at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 9pm *** @ aug 13 thr Hip Shake, Full Chizel at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $19 8pm ** aug 13 thr X Ambassadors, In The Valley Below, Meg Myers at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm *** (Radio 94.7) aug 13 thr Esperanza Spalding at Harris Center, Folsom a/a $36/$46/$56 7pm/7:30pm # *** aug 13/14 The Wailers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** aug 14 fri Day Labor, Shark Punch, Mrs Skannotto, Amoung Criminals, Rendezvous at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ (Gilman Ska Night) aug 14 fri Capitalist Casualties, Apocalypse, Excruciating Terror (L.A.), Noothgrush, Endless Demise (L.A.), Stapled Shut (L.A.), Primitive Man (CO), Wilt (Seattle), Worthless Eaters (Portland), Cave State (L.A.), Badr Vogu, Haggus, Argentavis (Santa Rosa), Folivore (Santa Cruz), Church (Sacramento), Connoisseur 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 Novalima at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 14 fri Sister Grizzly, Wholesome Bangs, Grumber, Toosie at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm ** aug 14 fri Neckbeard Boys, San Geronimo, The David Luning Band at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** aug 14 fri Kobra And The Lotus, Hatchet, A Fall To Break at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$13 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 14 fri The She's, Swiftumz, Smiles at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** @ aug 14 fri Freedy Johnston, Mingo Fishtrap, Leslie DiNicola at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 14 fri Male Gaze, Wimps (Seattle), Pony Time, Ovvn at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 14 fri Too Short at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $30 8pm *** aug 14 fri Duran Duran Duran (tribute), Choppin' Broccoli at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $12 8pm/9pm ** aug 14 fri Marc Cohn, Phil Cody at the City Winery, Napa 21+ 8pm ** (sold out) aug 14 fri Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, Tinashe, Dej Loaf at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $126-$25 6pm/7pm # ** aug 14 fri Everclear at Beach Boardwalk Bandstand, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm *** aug 14 fri Chris Hardwick at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento a/a # ** aug 14 fri Jake Shimabukuro at Woodlake Hotel, 500 Leisure Ln., Sacramento ?/? $30-$65 6:30pm/7:30pm ** aug 14/15 Taylor Swift, Vance Joy & Shawn Mendes at 49'er Stadium, Santa Clara a/a # *** aug 15 sat Terrorizer L.A., Mass Grave (Canada), Nausea (L.A.), Transient (Portland), Communion Of Thieves (TX), Gehenna, Catheter (CO), Bio Crisis (Mexico), Wake (Canada), Reality Show (Finland), Backslider (Philadelphia), Laughing Dog (NM), Sorrower (AZ), Usnea (Portland), Dope Runner (CO), Human Bodies (Boston), 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, Concussive (Pittsburg), 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 Grace Potter, Rayland Baxter at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** aug 15 sat Monophonics, Heylove, El Metate at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $16/$20 8:30pm/9pm ** aug 15 sat Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Cornmeal at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 9pm ** aug 15 sat Kiwi Time, Low Country Kingdom, Le Vice, Beautiful Machines at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm *** aug 15 sat Iamsu!, D.R.A.M., Nef The Pharaoh at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** aug 15 sat Mattson 2, Sandy's, Be Gulls, Farmer Dave at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** aug 15 sat Novalima at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 15 sat Brother JT, Carlton Melton, Peacers at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** aug 15 sat Foreverland, The Peelers at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm ** aug 15 sat I Am Summer, D.R.A.M., Nef The Pharoah at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a # *** aug 15 sat Kemo Sabe at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/9:30pm ** aug 15 sat Chris Hardwick at the California Theater, S. 345 First St., San Jose a/a 7:30pm # ** aug 15/16 Bay Area World Guitar Show at Marin Civic Exhibit Hall, Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a 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 David Kendall (L.A.), John Kraubauer (L.A.), Earspray, Aaron Oppenhelm, National Disgrace, Syrnx at the Lab, 2948 Sixteenth Street at Capp, S.F. a/a noon-2pm ** aug 16 sun Pull For Fire at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 5pm/5:30pm ** (Battle of the Bands) aug 16 sun The Killer Queens (tribute), The Jean Genies (tribute), Trouble With Monkeys at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** aug 16 sun AJ Davila Terror Y Amor, Apache, Plastic Pinks at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** (Burger Records) aug 16 sun Vaud And The Villians at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $17/$20/$23 8pm ** 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 Circuit Des Yeux, Marisa Anderson at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 17 mon Cayucas, Hibou (Seattle) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 17 mon Castle, Slough Feg, Bog Oak, dj Lady Of The Dark Star at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm *** @ aug 17 mon Shania Twain, Gavin DeGraw at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $148-$48 7:30pm # ** aug 18 tue Shane Koyczan & The Short Story Long at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** aug 18 tue R5, Jacob Whitesides, Ryland at City National Civic, 135 San Carlos Street, San Jose a/a # ** aug 18 tue Michael Franti & Spearhead at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a $45-$85 6:30pm # *** aug 19 wed The Leeches, Dinosaurs, Butch Nasty And the Blackout Kids at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $7/$10 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** @ aug 19 wed BitchTalk at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** (live podcast recording) aug 19 wed Fucked Up, Doomsquad at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** @ aug 19 wed Richie Furay, Empty Pockets at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $25/$30/$35 8pm ** aug 19 wed Aaron Watson, Cam at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $15 7pm ** aug 20 thr Lecrae, Johnnyswim at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** aug 20 thr Patrick Sweany at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$13 8pm/8:30pm *** aug 20 thr The Sandwitches (record release), Carletta Sue Kay, Kat Robichaud at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 20 thr The Creation Factory, Leviatation Room, Electric Magpie at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 20 thr Dinosaurs, Leeches (Italy), Dirty Denim at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** aug 20 thr The Waifs at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 20 thr Gregory Alan Isakov, Chris Pureka at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** aug 20 thr The Velvet Teen at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8:30pm *** aug 21 fri Night Birds (N.J.), Conquest For Death, Fast Asleep, Los Huaycos at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/8pm *** @ (Tankcrimes Fatty Boombalatty) 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, The Humidors, Mickelson at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17 9pm ** aug 21 fri The Velvet Teen at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9:30pm *** aug 21 fri Angelo Moore And the Brand New Step at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $13/$15 8pm/8:30pm ** aug 21 fri Fine Points, Mitchell And Manley, Whisper at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 21 fri The Blck Ryder at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 21 fri The English Beat, Servants, dj Dr. Wood at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm *** aug 21 fri Phoenix Pro Wrestling at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $2-$10 8pm *** aug 21 fri The Sun Kings (tribute), Mark Blasquez at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$22/$25 8pm ** aug 21 fri Rachel Mae & The Havens at Cafe Stritch, San Jose a/a free 8:30pm ** 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 Blue Oyster Cult at Beach Boardwalk Bandstand, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm *** aug 21 fri Berner, Demrick, J-Hornay, Anonymous That dude at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $26 7pm ** aug 21 fri Asleep At The Wheel at Harris Center, Folsom a/a $35/$45/$55 8pm # ** aug 21 fri Kelly Clarkson, Pentatonix at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland a/a # ** aug 21/22 Jill Scott, BJ The Chicago Kid at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** (sat sold out) aug 22 sat We Must Dismantle All This (IL) Fucktard, Street Feet (N.Y.), Bloodshot And Dialated at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm *** @ aug 22 sat Atmosphere, Dilated Peoples, Brother Ali, Get Cryphy at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a # *** aug 22 sat Bells Atlas, Makeunder, Fell Runner at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $8/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 22 sat NoFX, Propagandhi, Strung Out, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, Bracket, Western Addiction, Night Birds, Darius Koski, Sundowner, Chris Cresswell, Joey Cape at Wisconsin Street and 16th Street, S.F. 6+ $45 ($100 3 day pass) noon **** @ (Fat Wrecked 25 Years in S.F.) aug 22 sat Strangelove (tribute), Temptation (tribute), Planet Earth (tribute) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm ** aug 22 sat The Union Trade, Eyes On The Shore, Sunrunners, Belle Noire at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 9pm *** aug 22 sat Petty Theft (tribute) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 9pm ** aug 22 sat Ancient Wing, Teenage Chain, Nu Normal at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** aug 22 sat Necrot, Trenchgrinder (Brooklyn), Deathgrave at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm ** @ aug 22 sat Meiko, Marie Digby at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 22 sat The Velvet Teen, Trebuchet, Ovvn at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm *** aug 22 sat Eric Hutchinson, Tess Henley at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$30 8pm ** 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 23 sun NoFX, Lagwagon, Swingin' Utters, Tilt, The Flatliners, Masked Intruder, Uke-Hunt, Toyguitar, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Pears at Wisconsin Street and 16th Street, S.F. 6+ $45 ($100 3 day pass) noon **** @ (Fat Wrecked 25 Years in S.F.) 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 3pm # *** @ (Summer Slaughter Tour) aug 23 sun Kelly Clarkson, Pentatonix, Eric Hutchinson at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $100-$25 6pm/7pm # ** aug 24 mon Casey Abrams at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15-$65 8pm ** aug 25 tue Miguel, Dorothy at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** aug 25 tue Savages at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26/$30 9pm *** aug 25 tue Protomen at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18 8pm ** aug 25 tue Jenny Hval, Briana Marela at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 26 wed Insomnium (Finland), Omnium Gatherum, Ion at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $22 8pm *** @ aug 26 wed Six Organs Of Admittance at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** aug 26 wed Rocky Votolato, Dave Hause, Chris Farren at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** aug 26 wed Gareth Dickson (Scotland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** 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 27 thr Hibbity Dibbity, Paisano at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm ** aug 27 thr Painted Palms, Antwon, Meat Market at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a *** aug 27 thr Marc & The Casuals, The Donkeys at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** aug 27 thr Baus, Yogurt Brain, The Blimp (Portland) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** aug 27 thr Lecherous Gaze, Dirty Ghosts at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St., S.F. 21+ ** @ aug 27 thr Watsky, A-1 & Mikos Da Gawd at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $15 6:30pm ** aug 27 thr King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (Australia) at the Cellar Door, 101 W. Main Street, Visalia 21+ ** aug 28 fri Tender Tantrum, Dark Beach, Remember When We Trashed The Golf Course, Ghost Note Ensemble, Horrible/Adorable at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $7-$20 sliding scale 7pm/8pm *** @ (Bay Area Anti Repression Committee Benefit) 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, The Sun Kings at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $31/$36 9pm ** aug 28 fri The Brothers Comatose, Marty O'Reilly at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18/$20 9pm ** aug 28 fri Petagram, Hot Lunch at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $22/$25 9pm ** aug 28 fri Weedeater at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $16/$19 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** aug 28 fri Urinals (L.A.), Violent Change, Smiles at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm *** @ aug 28 fri Cash'd Out at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $15/$20 8pm ** aug 28 fri Smash Mouth at Beach Boardwalk Bandstand, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm *** aug 28 fri Moonshine Bandits, Jelly Roll, Crucifix, Pruno, Om3n, The Good Samartians at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $16 6:30pm *** aug 29 sat American Nightmare at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $20 7pm/8pm *** @ $ (advance online tickets sold out) aug 29 sat Scott Pemberton at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $8/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** 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+ $30 9pm ** aug 29 sat Tony Glazer, Bicicletas Por La Paz, Aluna, Fossil Fool at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15/$18 9pm ** aug 29 sat Late Night Alumni, Gzrus, DeelanZ, Phillip Adrian, Adapt at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** aug 29 sat King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (Australia) at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** aug 29 sat Erykah Badu at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** aug 29 sat Toy Guitar, The New Trust, Valium Blue, Dialecticts at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** aug 29 sat Black Uhuru at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** aug 29 sat Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Rick Stevens at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $20/$25/$28 8pm ** 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 John Nolan, Bonnie & The Bang Bang at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm/8pm *** aug 30 sun Rockapella at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $30/$35/$40 8pm ** 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 # *** aug 31 mon Failure at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm *** aug 31 mon KT Tunstall at the City Winery, Napa 21+ $30/$35/$40 8pm ** aug 31 mon Bayside, The Early November, Better Off at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $17.50 6:30pm *** sep 1 tue Pink Martini at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # ** sep 1 tue PRIMUS And The Chocolate Factory, The Fungi Ensemble at Modesto Center Plaza, 1000 L Street, Modesto a/a $36.50 7pm/8pm # *** sep 2 wed Brandon Flowers at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (Live 105) sep 2 wed Hey Marseilles at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** sep 2 wed Danielle de Picciotto & Alexander Hacke, Dark Materials, Yellow Pages at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm *** 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 3 thr Breakarts, Midday Veil (Portland), White Cloud at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** sep 3 thr Clearwings (Denver) at Streetlight Music, Santa Cruz a/a free 5pm ** sep 4 fri The Atomic Bitchwax at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $9/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** sep 4 fri The Get Up Kids, The Hotelier, Josh Berwanger Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (sep 5th at Independent) sep 4 fri Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs, Jeremy D'Antonio at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 4 fri Glitter Wizard, Queen Crescent, Serpent Crown at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 4 fri Papa Doo Run Run at Beach Boardwalk Bandstand, Santa Cruz a/a free 6:30pm and 8:30pm ** sep 4 fri Incubus at Reno Events Center, 400 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a $55 8pm # *** sep 4/5/6 AcxDc, Bad Times Crew, Bent Life, Blacklisted, Bold, Breakdown, Clarity, Coke Bust, Creative Adult, Culture Abuse, Cursed Graves, Destruction Unit, Downpresser, Drag Me Under, Dropdead, Drug Control, Gag, Happy Diving, I Wanna Die, Lies, Life For A Life, Melting Point, Mizery, My Iron Lung, Never Young, New Gods, No Authority, No Limbs, No Sir (last show), Plead The Fifth, Pure, Rad, Reunion, Rise, Runamuck, Seizures, Spinebreaker, Sabertooth Zombie, Take Offense, The Beautiful Ones, The Coltranes, Mohicans, Treacherouskin, Ultima Victima, Violence To Fade, Wallflower, White Wards at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $17/day ($43 weekend pass) **** @ (Resurrect California Fest 2015) sep 5 sat Front Country at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $8/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** sep 5 sat Billy Joel at the Giant's Ball Park, S.F. a/a # *** sep 5 sat Millencolin at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** sep 5 sat The Get Up Kids, The Hotelier, Josh Berwanger Band at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** (sep 4th at Great American Music Hall) sep 5 sat Diet Cig (N.Y.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** sep 5 sat The Psychedelic Furs, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Tubes, Dramarama, Annabella Lwin's Bow Wow Wow at Thunder Valley Casino, Lincoln 21+ (13-20 with adult) $40-$110 5pm # *** sep 6 sun The Damned, CJ Ramone at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** @ sep 6 sun Dam-Funk, Nite Jewel at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** 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 6 sun Get Up Kids at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $19.99 7pm *** @ sep 7 mon PRIMUS And The Chocolate Factory, The Fungi Ensemble at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd St, Reno NV a/a $37.50 7pm/8pm *** sep 8 tue Cult Of Luna, Minsk, SubRosa at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 8 tue Ariana Grande, Prince Royce at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $80-$25 6pm/7pm # ** sep 8 tue Kansas at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento 18+ $39.50/$65 6:30pm/7:30pm *** sep 9 wed Social Distortion, Nikki Lane, Drag The River at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (Live 105) sep 9 wed Leftover Cuties at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $9/$13 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** 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+ $23 7pm/8pm *** @ sep 9 wed Mustache Harbor at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9:30pm/10pm ** sep 10 thr Harry & The Hitmen, Father Howl, Sugar Candy Mountain, Everyone Is Dirty at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $9/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** sep 10 thr This is My Fest at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ (day 1) 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 Blackalicious at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** 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 Waves, Swimmers at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $22 7pm/8pm *** sep 10 thr Lewis Black at Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga a/a $125-$35 6pm/7:30pm # *** sep 10 thr ZZ Top, Blackberry Smoke at Thunder Valley Casino, Lincoln 21+ (13-20 with adult) $45-$190 7pm # *** 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 Shannon & The Calms, Silver Shadows at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** sep 11 fri Julian Casablancas & The Viodz, Craft Spells at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** 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 11/12 This is My Fest at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ (day 2 and 3) sep 11/12 The California Honeydrops at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a # ** sep 12 sat Bonecrusher, The Workin' Stiffs, Roadside Bombs, Hight And Tight, The Poor Luckies at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 8pm *** @ sep 12 sat The Nerv (Iowa), Cramp-Ons, The Hellflowers (L.A.), Sa90 (Santa Cruz), Dick And Jane, Erin Cookman (solo) at the Night Light, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** @ 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 House Of Tarot, dj David Satori at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** sep 12 sat Lane 8 at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 12 sat Tet Holiday, Trendy Dad at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** @ sep 13 sun This is My Fest at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a (day 4) sep 13 sun Lenny Kravits at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a $95/$55 7pm # *** sep 13 sun Man Man, Shilpa Ray at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 15 tue SuicideGirls (Blackheart Burlesque) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 15 tue Jennifer Castle at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** 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, Peter Harper at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 16 wed dj Snoopadelic (aka Snoop Dogg), dj B Sharp, El Cool J, Mackswell, Mark Divita at the Public Works, 161 Erie Street, 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 Ms. Lauryn Hill at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga a/a # *** 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 Natural Child, Cool Ghouls, CCR Headcleaner at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $9/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** 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 Old 97's, Salim Nourallah at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** sep 17 thr Thrill Kill Kult at DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @ 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 The Airborne Toxic Event at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 7pm *** @ sep 17 thr PRIMUS And The Chocolate Factory, The Fungi Ensemble at Municipal Auditorium, 1120 F Street, Eureka a/a $7pm/8pm 37.50 # *** 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, The Fungi Ensemble at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St., S.F. a/a $65 8pm # *** (seated) sep 18 fri Dawes at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # *** sep 18 fri Hum/Mineral at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 18 fri The Acid at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm/9pm ** sep 18 fri Natural Child, Cool Ghouls at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** 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 18 fri The Workin' Stiffs, The Sea Wolves, The Defenders, Surf Combat at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 8pm ** @ sep 18 fri Heart at Thunder Valley Casino, Lincoln 21+ (13-20 with adult) $43-$170 7pm # *** sep 18/19/20 Pretty Lights, Chromeo, Chance The Rapper, Tears For Fears, The Glitch Mob, Cut Copy, Tyler, The Creator, Ratatat, Madeon, Death Grips, Purity Ring, A-Trak, Tycho, Mobb Deep, Dinosaur Jr., Twin Shadow, The Growlers, Dr Dog, Holy Ghost!, Black Lips, Ty Dolla Sign, Ladyhawke, A Place To Bury Strangers, Mothxr, K Flay, Nothing, Coathangers, Magic Man, Chad Valley, Astr, Joywave, Wave Racer, Panama, Touch Sensitive, Yung Lean, Verite, Zimmer, Dreamers, Louis The Child, Autograf, Shy Girls, Papa, Avid Dancer, James Supercave, O, Hunt For The Breeze, Robokid, Shawn Wasabi, Yung Wall Street, Astronauts Etc, Post Malone, Jody Wisternoff, Martin Roth, Vincenzo, Beckwith, Joakim, Luca Lush, Blackbird Blackbird, Groundislava, D33j, Wax Witches, The Flavr Blue, Gilligan Moss, Chuuwee, Sleeprockers, Jonah Matranga, Two Sheds, Tel Cairo, Rasar, Dusty Brown, Doombird, Dibiase at TDB Fest, Bridge District, West Sacramento a/a $189-$229 # *** @ sep 18/19/20 Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey a/a sep 19 sat Assholeparade, Godstomper, Horse&Deer (Japan), Rad, Connoisseur, Your Enemy, DeathgraVe, Exhaaust, Venkman at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 6pm/7pm *** @ sep 19 sat Nora Jane Struthers at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $10/$14 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** 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 The Bruce Lee Band, Kepi Ghoulie, The Abruptors (Buffalo, N.Y.) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @ sep 19 sat Golden Drugs, Te-Ri, Bobey at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** sep 19 sat Chris Brown, Kid Ink, Fetty Wap, Omarion, Teyana Taylor at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $125.50-$35 6pm/7pm # *** 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 The Workin' Stiffs, Young Idea, High & Tight, The Defenders at Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ $8 9pm ** @ sep 19 sat Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Skinny Lister, Beans On Toast at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6pm ** sep 19 sat Steelin' Dan (tribute) at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15 5:30pm/7pm ** sep 20 sun New Orleans Suspects at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** sep 20 sun Sonny Knight & THe Lakers at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 20 sun Counting Crows, Citizen Cope, Hollis Brown at the Pavilion, Concord a/a $80-$20 6pm/7pm # *** sep 20 sun Matt Schofield at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $20/$25 8pm ** sep 21 mon Blonde Redhead, Day Wave at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** sep 22 tue Luluc at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$13 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** sep 22 tue George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Tommy Castro And The Painkillers at the Bob Hope Theatre, 242 East Main Street, Stockton a/a $35/$45/$55 7:30pm # *** sep 23 wed The Who, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts at the Arena, Oakland a/a # *** sep 23 wed Wicked Man, Feed Me Jack, Vesper Sails at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $8/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** sep 23 wed Marc Broussard at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 23 wed Best Coast, Lovely Bad Things at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** sep 23 wed Seoul at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm ** sep 23 wed Laetitia Sadier at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** 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 $30.50/$33 8pm # *** sep 24 thr Coeur de Pirate at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $22 7pm/8pm ** sep 24 thr Chris Cornell (solo acoustic) at Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa a/a # ** sep 24 thr Rascal Flatts, Ashley Monroe at Reno Events Center, 400 N Center St., Reno, NV a/a $60/$90 8pm # ** sep 24 thr War at Carson City Harley Davidson, 2900 Research Wy, Carson City NV a/a *** sep 24/25 Lettuce at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** (funk) 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 7pm # ** sep 25 fri Front 242 at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $33 9pm *** @ sep 25 fri Brigitte at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $20 8pm/9pm ** sep 25 fri Phoenix Pro Wrestling at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $2-$10 8pm *** sep 25 fri The Phenomenauts, The Atom Age, Los Pistoleros, The Shames at Jub Jubs, 71 S Wells Avenue, Reno, NV 21+ 8pm *** @ sep 25/26 Eddie Roberts & Positive Legacy's The Payback at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (Benefit Compass Family Services) sep 25/26/27 Tribal Seeds, Collie Buddz, Nahko And Medicine For The People, J Boog, Don Carlos, Zion I, Through The Roots, Josh Heinrich, Hirie, Makua Rothman, Seedless, Thrive, Inna Vision, Leilani Wolfgramm, Mystic Roots, Arise Roots, Element Of Soul, Skanks Roots Project, Brodi Nicholas, camping available at Dry Diggings Festival, Fairgrounds Placerville a/a $75-$220 *** sep 26 sat Chris Cornell (solo acoustic) at Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a $71-$41 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** sep 26 sat Grace Jones at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** sep 26 sat Chelsea Wolfe, Wovenhand at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** sep 26 sat Mew, The Dodos at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ** sep 26 sat The Dear Hunter, Chon, Gates at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 26 sat Super Diamond at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $23 8pm/9pm ** sep 26 sat Saved By The 90s at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 9pm/10pm ** sep 27 sun Huun Huur Tu at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated) 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 28 mon Years & Years, Tei Shi at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** sep 29 tue Tobias Jesso Jr. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** sep 29 tue Marty Friedman at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 29 tue Jess Glynne at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** sep 29/30 Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** sep 30 wed Catfish And The Bottlemen, Jamie N Commons at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** sep 30 wed Melanie Martinez at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** sep 30 wed Dead Leaf Echo, Cruel Summer, Dissolve at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** sep 30 wed Titus Andronicus, Spider Bags, Baked at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15 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 Yonatan Gat, Onec & Future Band, Bill Orcutt at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 1 thr Godflesh, Prurient at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 1 thr Strange Wilds (Olympia) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** 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 1/2 The Word, Amy Helm & The Handsome Straangers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm (thr) 8pm/9pm (fri) # ** oct 2 fri Duran Duran at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** $ 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 fri Holly Miranda at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** oct 2 fri Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 2 fri He's My Brothers She's My Sister at the Independent, S.F. 21+ *** oct 2 fri Balms at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 2/3/4 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park, S.F. a/a free *** oct 3 sat Tove Lo, Erik Hassle at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ** oct 3 sat Cash Cash + Tritonal, Party Favor at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 3 sat The Love Handles at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $20 7pm/8pm ** oct 3 sat Ultimate Painting (U.K.), Swiftumz at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** @ 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 8pm # ** oct 4 sun Rascal Flatts, Scotty McCreery, RaeLynn at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $75-$31 6pm/7:30pm # ** oct 4 sun Hot Tuna (acoustic) at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $30-$55 7:30pm # ** oct 5 mon Symphony X, Overkill at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ oct 5 mon Vacationer, Great Good Fine OK at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 6 tue Telekinesis, Say Hi at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 7 wed Garbage, Torres at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** @ oct 7 wed The Lone Bellow, Anderson East at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** oct 8 thr Aer, Cody Simpson, Chef'Special at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $21.50 7pm/8pm # ** oct 8 thr Murs, Red Pill, King Fantastic at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** oct 8 thr The Manhattan Transfer at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $40-$65 7:30pm # ** 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 # ** (sold out) oct 9 fri Lyrics Born at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $16/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** oct 9 fri Rudimental at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** oct 9 fri Battles at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 8pm/9pm # ** oct 9 fri And So I Watch You From Afar, Mylets at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. ?/? *** oct 9 fri Mansion at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** oct 9 fri Gordon Lightfoot at Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a $65 7pm/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 sat Iamx, Nyves, Mr. Kitty at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 10 sat Xavier Rudd & The United Nations at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # ** oct 10 sat Civil Twilight at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$16 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 10 fri The Goddamn Gallows at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm ** oct 10 fri Hammerhead (Minneapolis), Qui (L.A.) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** oct 10 fri Wild Child at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8:30pm/9pm *** oct 10 fri Joni Morris at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $15/$18 7pm ** (tribute to Patsy Cline) 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 The Tenors at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a # *** oct 11 sun The Darkness at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ** oct 11 sun Turnpike Troubadours at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 11 sun Touristes at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 11 sun Patrick Watson at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 12 mon People Under The Stairs at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** oct 13/14 Ariel Pink & The Black Lips at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $28 7pm/8pm *** oct 14 wed The Districts at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 14/15 Lianne La Havas 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 El Ten Eleven at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** 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 Of Monsters And Men at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Camps a/a # *** oct 16 fri Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, New Politics, Lolo at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** oct 16 fri Henry Butler at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $16/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 16 fri Kurt Vile & The Violators, Cass McCombs, Heron Oblivion at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** 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, Finish Ticket at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (sold out - Live 105) oct 17 fri Delta Rae at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 17 fri Henry Butler at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $16/$20 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** oct 17/18 The National, Deadmau5, Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique, Chvrches, The War On Drugs, Azealia Banks, Father John Misty, STS9, Run The Jewels, Panda Bear, Gorgon City, Jose Gonzalez, Hudson Mohawke, Deerhunter, Cashmere Cat, Drive like Jehu, Viceroy, Lower Dens, Shamir, Ex Hex, Mikal Cronin, Baio, Viet Cong, Bob Moses, Ought, Skylar Spence at Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island, S.F. Bay a/a $150/$170 ($315 vip) 11am/noon # *** (free shuttle from S.F.) oct 18 sun Patton Oswalt (comedy - 2 shows) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 6pm/7pm and 9:30pm/10pm # ** oct 19 mon Bully at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a ** oct 19 mon Halestorm at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$27 7pm/8pm # *** oct 19 mon Madonna at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $355-$40 7pm/8pm # *** $ oct 20 tue SoMo, Jordan Bratton at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:45pm # ** oct 20 tue Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Skinny Lister, Beans On Toast at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 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 Marina And The Diamonds, Christine And the Queens at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** oct 21 wed Courtney Barnett at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** oct 21 wed Mutemath at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20/$25 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** (sold out) oct 21 wed Marian Hill at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 21 wed Eskimeaux, Told Slant, Girlpool at Holland Project Show Space, 140 Vesta Street, Reno, NV a/a ** oct 21/22 Florence And The Machine at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley a/a # *** oct 22 thr Lydia, Seahaven, Turnover, The Technicolors at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** 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 23 fri Ghost, Purson at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # ** oct 23 fri Wanda Sykes at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $45/$55/$75 7pm/8pm # ** oct 23 fri William Fitzsimmons, Jake Phillips at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 24 sat The Neighbourhood, Bad Suns, Hunny at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** oct 24 sat Jane's Addiction (playing Ritual de lo Habitual) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $75/$90 7:30pm/8:30pm # *** $ oct 24 sat Joyce Manor, Girlpool at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ** oct 24 sat Banquet, Cloud Catcher, Forgotten Gods, Smoke at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** 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 Suja, J Boog at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** oct 25 sun Camera Obscura at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $28 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 26 mon Eagles Of Death Metal at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** (sold out) oct 26 mon All Time Low, Sleeping With Sirens, One OK Rock at City National Civic, 135 San Carlos Street, San Jose a/a # *** oct 27 tue Natalie Prass, Promised Land Sound (Nashville) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 28 wed Fidlar at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm *** @ $ oct 28 wed Slowness, Nightmare Air, Foreign Resort at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 29 thr George Clinton And Parliament Funkadelic at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $49.50/$60 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** oct 29 thr The Ex & Ken Vandermark, Surplus 1980 at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm ** oct 29 thr John Grant at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** oct 29 thr Ed Schrader's Music Beat (Baltimore) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm ** oct 29 thr War at Gallo Center for the Arts, 802 12th Street, Modesto a/a *** oct 30 fri Noah Gundersen at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** oct 30 fri Windhand, Danava, Monolord at the Chapel, S.F. a/a ** @ oct 31 sat Joyce Manor, Girlpool at Midtown Barfly, 1119 21st Street, Sacramento 18+ ** oct 31 sat Noah Gundersen at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $10 5:30pm/7pm ** nov 1 sun Metalachi at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ 7pm/8pm ** nov 1 sun Lonestar at Harris Center, Folsom a/a 7pm/8pm # *** nov 2 mon Of Montreal, Diane Coffee at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** nov 2 mon Welcome To Night Vale, Eliza Rickman at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento a/a # ** nov 3 tue Against The Current at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7pm/8pm ** nov 3 tue Of Montreal, Diane Coffee at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ *** nov 3/4 Josh Groban at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $175-$61 7pm/8pm # *** nov 3/4 Hanson at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $80 6pm/7pm # *** nov 6 fri In The Valley Below at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 6 fri Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Beats Antique, Meshell Ndegeocello at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $53 7pm/8m # ** 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+ $35 5:30pm/7pm ** nov 8 sun The Fall Of Troy, Kylesa, Possers at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** nov 8 sun Kurt Braunohler at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** (comedy) nov 10 tue David Berkeley at the Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley a/a ** nov 10 tue Glen Hansard, Aoife O'Donovan at the Masonic, S.F. a/a # ** nov 12 thr Tops, Molly Nilsson at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** nov 14 sat Yo La Tengo at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $40/$30 7pm/8pm # *** nov 14 sat Powerage (tribute), Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (tribute), Cheaper Trick (tribute) at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ ** nov 14/15 Desaparcidos at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 15 sun New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Tigers Jaw at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @ nov 17 tue Yellowcard, New Found Glory at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $27 6pm *** @ nov 18 wed Low, Andy Shauf at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** nov 19 thr Blind Guardian, Grave Digger at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 20 fri Difford And Tilbrook at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show) nov 20 fri Lucero at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 8pm/9pm # *** nov 20 fri Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin With The Guilty Ones at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** nov 20 fri Gardens & Villa at the Independent, S.F. 21+ ** nov 20 fri Blind Guardian, Grave Digger at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm *** nov 22 sun Misfits, Conceived In Chaos at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 6pm *** @ 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. 18+ $22.50/$25 7pm/8pm # ** dec 6 sun Prong at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $18 8pm *** @ dec 8 tue Reverend Horton Heat, The Bellrays, The Lords Of Altamont at Leo's, Oakland 18+ $25/$30 (under 21 +$5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** dec 9 wed Reverend Horton Heat, Lords Of Altamont, The Bellrays at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6pm *** 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 12 sat John Prine, Ramblin' Jack Elliott at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $65-$100 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** dec 14 tue Twenty One Pilots (Columbus, Ohio) at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $29.50 6pm *** (sold out) dec 17 thr The 1975 at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** (sold out) dec 17/18/19 Beach House at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm (thr), 8pm/9pm (fri-sat) # *** dec 29/30/31 Patti Smith & Her Band at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 ($75 NYE) 7pm/8pm (8pm/9pm NYE) # *** jan 30 fri William Shatner (spoken) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** feb 3 wed Enforcer, Warbringer, Cauldron, Exmortus at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $18 8pm *** @ * 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. 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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, 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, 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 (soon to be at 522 2nd Street) 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 21+ a/a ($2 yearly membership) Rock Bar Theater, 360 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose 21+ 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 Thunder Valley Casino, 1200 Athens Avenue, Lincoln 21+ (13-20 with adult) 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.) 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