Web (and searchable) version at http://jon.luini.com/thelist/ T H H EEEEEE L I SSSS TTTTTTT 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 November 20, 2017 nov 20 mon Kevin Mahogany at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ $21-$49 8pm ** nov 20 mon Willie Blues Band at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 7pm ** nov 20 mon Trevor Noah (comedy) at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $45-$85 6pm/7pm # *** (sold out - see nov 26th) nov 20 mon Black Pistor Fire, Cobi, Blue Oaks at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 20 mon Mark Olson at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 8pm ** nov 20 mon Julia Jacklin, Faye Webster at Cafe du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** nov 20 mon Our Lady Peace, Smshing Hrts at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 ($155 vip) 7:30pm/8pm *** nov 20 mon Rvivr (Olympia), Silent Era, Squishers (record release) at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 6pm/7pm *** @ (Thrillhouse Records) nov 20 mon FLQ (Toronto), Khiis, Prowler at Salon SJ, behind 1409 N. 10th Street, San Jose a/a $5-$7 9pm ** @ nov 20 mon Illenium (Denver, CO), Said The Sky, Dabin, Echos at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $30 8pm/9pm *** nov 20 mon cancelled: The Total Bettys, Cool Shmool at the Hemlock, S.F. nov 21 tue Guns N' Roses at the Arena, Oakland a/a $250-$60 7pm/8pm # *** nov 21 tue Giraffage, Sweater Beats, Wingtip at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** nov 21 tue Baio at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $17/$20 8pm ** nov 21 tue Cattle Decapitation, Revocation, Full Of Hell, Artificial Brain at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/8pm *** @ nov 21 tue The Shes (record release), Plush, Pardoner at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 8pm *** (WAM Benefit) nov 21 tue Ted Savarese And Friends at the Rite Spot, S.F. a/a 8:30pm ** nov 21 tue Illenium (Denver, CO), Said the Sky, Dabin & Echos at the Warfield, S.F. 18+ $39.50/$50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 21 tue Maximo Park, Gothic Tropic at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 21 tue Paper Dolls, Apopka Darkroom, The Ceiling Fans at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 21 tue Trevor Noah (comedy) at Community Center, 1401 L Street, Sacramento a/a 7:30pm # *** nov 21 tue cancelled: Bestial Mouths, Solve at the Hemlock, S.F. nov 22 wed Joyce Manor (Torrance), Wavves, Culture Abuse at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** @ nov 22 wed Moonshine Maybelline, Lisa-Marie Johnston, Actual Wolf at the Ivy Room, Albany 21+ $5 8pm ** (tribute nite - Fire Benefit) nov 22 wed Mogwai, Xander Harris at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 22 wed Niall Horan at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $50 7pm/8pm # *** nov 22 wed The Bruce Lee Band, We Are The Union, The Skunkadelics at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 7pm/7:45pm *** @ nov 22 wed Dhani Harrison, Summer Moon, Mereki at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 8pm ** nov 22 wed Maldito Tango at the Rite Spot, S.F. a/a 9pm ** nov 22 wed Snails, 12th Planet, Boogie T, Squnto at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7:30pm/8pm # ** (was at the Armory) nov 22 wed Illenium (Denver, CO) Said the Sky, Dabin & Echos at Civic Center, S.F. 18+ $39.50 7pm/7:30pm # *** (sold out) nov 22 wed Rooney Pitchford, Molly Charles, The Airlings at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $18/$20 (under 21 plus $5) 9pm ^ ** nov 22 wed Jenny And The Mexicats, Anima at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35/$40 ($50 vip) 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 22 wed Spirit In The Room, Voidtripper, Direct Collapse at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** nov 22 wed Nine, Genital Quartz, Mas Coad, Pregnancy Half-Pact at the Bindery, 1727 Haight Street, S.F. 21+ $5 7:45pm/8pm ** nov 22 wed The Towns, Caitlin Glennon, Matt Mangles at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $10 7pm ** nov 22 wed Civil War Rust, The Lucky Eejits, Dearly Divided, False Positives, Mama Foxxy at the Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+ 9pm *** @ nov 22 wed Getter at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $22/$25 ($40 2 nights) 8pm/9pm ** (also nov 25th) nov 22 wed The Return To Bubble Island at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento 16+ $32 6pm ** (foam pit) nov 24 fri Dirty Heads, The Unlikely Candidates, Tyrone's Jacket at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 7:30pm # ** nov 24 fri Blind Venetians, Embraceable Youth at the Ivy Room, Albany 21+ $7 8pm ** nov 24 fri Flying Lotus in 3D at the Warfield, S.F. 18+ $30-$50 8pm/9pm # ** nov 24 fri House Of Floyd at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 8:30pm ** nov 24 fri Petty Theft (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm ** nov 24 fri Justin Jay at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 18+ $25 8pm/9pm ** nov 24 fri Madison Mcferrin at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 (under 21 plus $5) 8pm ^ ** nov 24 fri Midtown Social, The Jack Mosbacher Band, E Da Boss at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$20 8:30pm/9pm *** nov 24 fri The Killer Queens (tribute), The Zach Waters Band at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 8pm ** nov 24 fri Panteon Rococo, El Tri, Molotov, Mago de Oz, Angeles del Infierno, Maldita Vecindad at Event Center, 290 S. 7th St., San Jose State a/a 6pm # *** nov 24 fri New Found Glory, The Ataris at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $23/$27 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 24 fri Golden Shoulders, Davia, Moore Brothers at Center for the Arts, 314 West Main St., Grass Valley a/a $15 8pm ** nov 24 fri Bodysnatcher, Wandern, Falsifier, Aethere, Desolist at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $10/$12 6:30pm *** @ nov 24/25/26 The Spinners at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ $39-$75 8pm & 10pm (fri) 7:30pm & 9:30pm (sat) 7pm & 9pm (sun) *** nov 24/25/26 Trevor Noah (comedy) at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $40-$85 6pm/7pm and 9pm/9:30pm # *** (fri and sat sold out) nov 25 sat Calioto, Brant Jackson, Mason G at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm *** (hip hop night) nov 25 sat The Pathogens, The Truants, Ghost Stories (Seattle, WA) at the Ivy Room, Albany 21+ $8 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 25 sat Night Shapes, Blank Square, Speck at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 8pm ** nov 25 sat Periphery, Animals As Leaders, Astronoid at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$30 6pm/7pm # *** @ nov 25 sat Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, White Denim at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # *** nov 25 sat Swingin' Utters, Darius Koski (solo), Sweet Reaper at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm *** @ nov 25 sat Louisiana Love Act, Steve Kimock, Larkin Poe at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $27/$30 8pm/9pm ** nov 25 sat Hafner, Saliva Tribe, Scythe, Musavi at Adobe Books, 3130 24th Street, S.F. a/a free 7:30pm til 9:45pm *** (if this wasn't a book store there would be a pit warning) nov 25 sat Jonathan Toubin, Jello Biafra at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** nov 25 sat Mitis, Prxzm at the Social Hall, S.F. 18+ $10/$15/$20 8pm/9pm # ** nov 25 sat Lyrics Born at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm *** nov 25 sat John Davis, Grace Sings Sludge, Gray Tolhurst at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** nov 25 sat Sweet Plot, Loco Tranquilo at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 10pm ** nov 25 sat Captured! By Robots, Connoisseur, Ion at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm *** @ nov 25 sat Sage The Gemini, P-Lo, Shabazz, Nef The Pharoah, Bobby Brackins, dj Amen at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25-$50 8pm *** (Benefit North Bay Fire Relief) nov 25 sat Petty Theft (tribute) at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 8pm ** nov 25 sat Nobby Styles, Death Cheetah, Space Toilet, Unscrewable Pooch (1st show) at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ free 9pm ** @ nov 25 sat Giraffage, Sweater Beats, Wingtip at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ $20 8pm ** nov 25 sat Getter at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $22/$25 ($40 2 nights) 8pm/9pm ** (also nov 22nd) nov 25 sat David Garibaldi at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 7pm ** nov 25 sat Trauma at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a ** @ nov 25 sat A Foreign Affair, Taking Fox Hollow, Subtlety, Hard Feelings at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $10/$12 6pm *** @ nov 25 sat Moonshine Crazy at Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento a/a $5 7:30pm ** nov 25 sat Vista Kicks at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a $13/$18 5:30pm/6pm ** nov 26 sun Fricksgiving (Water Protector Legal Collective Benefit) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8-$20 5pm *** nov 26 sun Tori Amos, Scars On 45 at Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a $65/$50/$35 7pm/8pm # *** nov 26 sun Trophy Eyes, Grayscale, Free Throw, Head North at the Cornerstone, Berkeley a/a $14/$16 6pm/6:30pm *** nov 26 sun Mozzy, OMB Peezy at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/8pm # *** nov 26 sun Brendan & The Getz, Dewr, Dreambeamer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm ** nov 26 sun Glassjaw at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 7pm *** @ nov 27 mon H.E.R. at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** (sold out) nov 27 mon Bruja, Y Que?, George Crustanza at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5 ($3 with password Birthday Party) 8pm/9pm ** nov 27 mon Scale The Summit, Angel Vivaldi, Andy James at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $17/$20 8pm/8:30pm ** nov 27 mon Trivium, Arch Enemy, While She Sleeps, Fit For An Autopsy at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 6pm *** @ nov 27 mon Tommy Stinson, Chip Roberts at Phono Select Records, 2475 Fruitridge Road, Sacramento a/a $20-$100 7pm/8pm ** nov 28 tue Tommy Stinson, Chip Roberts at the Octopus Literary Salon, Oakland a/a $20-$100 7pm/8pm ** nov 28 tue A John Waters Christmas, dj Omar at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $55 7pm/8pm *** $ (seated) nov 28 tue Trivium, Arch Enemy, While She Sleeps, Fit For An Autopsy at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $27.50/$30 5:30pm/6:30pm # *** @ nov 28 tue 12 String Roulette at the Rite Spot, S.F. a/a 8:30pm ** nov 28 tue Stubborn Son (Seattle) at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ ** nov 28 tue Clashing Steel, Mighty Quinn And The Oakland Ronin, Bloody Water, Trash Vampires at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm *** nov 28 tue Lostboycrow, Prelow (New York, N.Y.), Dysn at Cafe du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 7:30pm ** nov 28 tue The Grouch, Del The Funky Homosapien, dj Fresh, dj Abilities at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $32/$35 7:30pm/8:30pm *** nov 28 tue Syd, Buddy, Malia, Osh Kosh at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm ** nov 29 wed Magic In The Other, Reed Mathis & Friends at the Ivy Room, Albany 21+ $8 9:30pm ** nov 29 wed Syd at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$30 7:30pm/8:30pm # ** nov 29 wed Dev, Marko Penn, Cadence, Chris Collins at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$24 7pm/8pm ** (new date, was oct 18th) nov 29 wed Stereophonics at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # *** nov 29 wed Marc Capelle And Tom Ayres at the Rite Spot, S.F. a/a 9pm ** nov 29 wed Hurry Up Shotgun, Errors Greater Than, Sit Kitty Sit at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 (under 21 plus $5) 7pm/8pm ^ ** nov 29 wed Logan Mize at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ ** nov 29 wed Great Highway at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 29 wed The Faceless (Encino, L.A.), Inanimate Existence at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15/$17 7:30pm *** @ nov 29 wed AJ Crawdaddy at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 8pm ** nov 29 wed Chris Travis at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 29 wed Deorro at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $25/$35 8pm/9pm ** nov 29 wed The Grouch, Del The Funky Homosapien, dj Abilities, dj Fresh at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $24 6:30pm *** nov 29 wed Castle at Spirits Bar, 5827 Dunsmuir Avenue, Dunsmuir 21+ ** nov 29 wed Big Gigantic (Boulder, CO) at the Arcata Theater, 1036 G St., Arcata a/a $27 7pm/8pm ** nov 30 thr Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Arena, Oakland a/a $76-$713 7:30pm # *** nov 30 thr Xxyyxx, dj Chrome Sparks at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ** nov 30 thr Supernaut, Slow Torpedo, The Royal Panics at the Ivy Room, Albany 21+ $7 8pm ** nov 30 thr Demetri Martin at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $50/$40 7pm/8pm # ** nov 30 thr Devotionals, The New Up, Fake Your Own Death, Smoking Ziggernautz at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/8:30pm ** nov 30 thr The Grouch, Living Legends, Hieroglyphics, dj Abilities, dj Fresh at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $34.50-$45 7pm/8pm # *** nov 30 thr Kyra Gordon With Full Band at the Rite Spot, S.F. a/a 8:30pm ** nov 30 thr Blue Bear School of Music Battle of the Bands at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $10 7pm *** nov 30 thr China The Band, Joseph Childress, Ryan Wong, dj Aaron Deer at Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 (under 21 plus $5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** nov 30 thr Castle, Slough Feg, Space Vacation at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm *** @ nov 30 thr Planet Booty, Sun Hop Fat at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 7:30pm/8pm ** nov 30 thr Mark Curry / Thing Three, Actual Wolf, Greg Dale And The Horse You Rode In On at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm *** nov 30 thr Kokomo Hum, Pastel Felt (L.A.), Well Read Seals at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** nov 30 thr Slothrust, And The Kids, Separate Spines (cd release) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** nov 30 thr Charlie Puth, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, Camila Cabello, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Julia Michaels, Why Don't We at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $41-$126 7:30pm *** (Wild 94.9) nov 30 thr Hari Kondabolu (comedy) at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$20 7pm/8pm ** nov 30 thr Davey Suicide at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9:30pm ** nov 30 thr The Expendables at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 6pm *** nov 30 thr Dayshell at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a 6:30pm 10/$12 6:30pm *** nov 30/dec 1 Dispatch (acoustic) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $46 ($86 2 day) 7pm/8pm (thr) 8pm/9pm (fri) # *** nov 30/dec 1/2 Goapele at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $35/$40 8pm/9pm *** dec 1 fri Lawn Chairs, Dog Mountain (Bellingham, WA), Westbrook, The Quickies at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm *** @ dec 1 fri Hari Kondabolu (comedy) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm # ** (seated) dec 1 fri The Dear Hunter, The Family Crest, Vava at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 1 fri The Seshen, Locura, Space Captain (Brooklyn) at the Cornerstone, Berkeley a/a $17 7:30pm/8:30pm ** dec 1 fri Snap Judgement at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a $19-$52 8pm # ** dec 1 fri Moe Tar, The Hogan Brothers, Brian Kenney Fresno at the Ivy Room, Albany 21+ $10/$15 9pm *** dec 1 fri Unsane, Plaque Marks, Musk at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm *** @ dec 1 fri Deorro, Deckstar, Seminal, Crayness, PandaFUnk at the Warfield, S.F. 18+ $25.50-$50 7:30pm/8:30pm # ** dec 1 fri Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats, The Record Company, Van William at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $42.50 6pm/7pm # *** (KFOG Concert for Kids) dec 1 fri The Frights (San Diego), Hockey Dad (Wollongong, Australia), Vundabar at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm *** dec 1 fri Private Island, Mating Ritual, Hush at Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$15 (under 21 plus $5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** dec 1 fri Leif Vollebekk, Isaac Taylor at the Swedish American Music Hall, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** dec 1 fri Dragon Smoke at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 1 fri Babewatch, Nu Normol, Business Of Dreams, Sob Stories at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** dec 1 fri R4id, Year Of The Fist, Dirty Rice, Scythe, Grime Time, Fall Children at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 7pm *** @ dec 1 fri Train at Jam Cellars Ballroom, 1030 Main Street, Napa 8+ (under 16 with adult) $99-$249 6:30pm *** (sold out - North Bay Fire Relief Benefit) dec 1 fri Judo No at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 6pm ** dec 1 fri The Stone Foxes, Shoobies at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 1 fri The California Honeydrops, The Coffis Brothers at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$22 8pm/9pm *** dec 1 fri Collie Buddz at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 8pm *** dec 1 fri Trans-Siberian Orchestra (two shows) at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento a/a $36-$74 3pm and 8pm # *** dec 1 fri Castle at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ $10/$12 8pm ** dec 2 sat Informal Society (L.A.), Stay Out, Sunata, Obelisk at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ dec 2 sat Say Anything, Dan Andriano, Mike Park, Backwardsw Dancer at the Cornerstone, Berkeley a/a $24/$28 7pm/8pm *** (dec 3rd at the Regency Ballroom) dec 2 sat San Holo, Just A Gent, Droeloe at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm # ** dec 2 sat Angus & Juia Stone, Luke Sital-Singh at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm # ** dec 2 sat Prison Aboliton Art Show, ABO Comix release show and Benefit at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Berkeley a/a $5-$10 7pm dec 2 sat Wine Club, Controlled Burn at the Ivy Room, Albany 21+ $15/$20 8pm ** (Fundraiser for Albany SchoolCare) dec 2 sat Hot Dub Time Machine, dj Aaron Axelsen at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 10pm ** dec 2 sat Big Gigantic (Boulder, CO), Brasstracks at the Warfield, S.F. 18+ $28-$40 7:30pm/8:30pm # ** dec 2 sat Los Lobos at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 8pm/9pm # *** dec 2 sat Naomi Punk, Marbled Eye, Mane at Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10 (under 21 plus $5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** @ dec 2 sat Hundred Waters at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 2 sat Porkchop Express at Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ $6-$10 9:30pm/10pm ** dec 2 sat The Pack (A.D.), Jail Weddings, See Night at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 2 sat The Homobiles, Drama, Munecas at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** dec 2 sat Ramuun, Jackson Whalan, Honeycomb at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12/$15 8pm *** dec 2 sat Tazmanian Devils, Deep Blue Jam at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 8pm ** dec 2 sat Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, The Chainsmokers, Niall Horan, Fifth Harmony, Logic, Khalid, Dua Lipa at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $165+ 7:30pm # *** (99.7 Now! Poptopia) dec 2 sat Israel Sanchez at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** dec 2 sat Wax Tailor, Dirty Art Club at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$20 8pm/9pm ** dec 2 sat Tune-Yards at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $16/$21 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 2 sat Foo Fighters at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento a/a $108-$56 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** dec 2 sat Pennywise, H2O at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $27.50 7pm *** @ dec 2 sat Crazy Town at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $12/$15 6:30pm ** dec 2 sat The Brothers Comatose at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15/$18 8pm/9pm *** dec 3 sun Churchgurl Champions at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a 4pm/5pm # ** dec 3 sun Welcome To Night Vale (podcast), Mal Blum at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $32.50/$27.50 7pm # ** dec 3 sun Yetep, Waitwhat, 3Dvgr, Ghostdragon, Dekay at the Cornerstone, Berkeley 18+ $23-$45 8pm ** dec 3 sun Trailer Park Boys at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a $27-$153 7:30pm # ** dec 3 sun Angus & Jullia Stone, Luke Sital Singh at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** dec 3 sun Say Anything, Dan Adriano at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $23.50/$28 6:30pm/7:30pm *** (dec 2nd at the Cornerstone) dec 3 sun Silent Siren (Japan) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $30/$35 5:30pm/6:30pm *** dec 3 sun Warbringer, Darkest Hour, Exmortus at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $18/$20 *** @ dec 3 sun Encuentro del Canto Popular, La Misa Negra at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15-$25 7pm ** dec 3 sun Pins Of Light, Matt And Paul Magic, Frisco, Chaki at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 ($8 with new toy) 2pm/3pm ** (Benefit for SF Firefighters Toy Program) dec 3 sun Mosaics, Little Empire, Charley Peach at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** dec 3 sun Chasms, Odonis Odonis, House Of Heaven at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. 21+ *** dec 3 sun Multiple Man at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ 10pm ** dec 3 sun Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 5pm ** dec 3 sun ColdClaw, Pete & Repete, No Room In Hell, dj's, punk rock flea market at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ $3 noon til 6pm ** @ dec 3 sun Collie Buddz, Jesse Royal at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25 8pm/9pm *** dec 3 sun Jonny Lang at the Crest Theater, Sacramento a/a $35/$55/$65 6:30pm/7:30pm *** dec 3 sun Big Gigantic (Boulder, CO), Brasstracks at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 6:30pm ** dec 3 sun Night Of Blue Swan at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $16/$18 6pm ** dec 3 sun Unsane, Plaque Marks at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ *** @ dec 3 sun Pennywise, H2O at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $15/$18 8pm/9pm *** @ dec 4 mon Pod Tours America (political podcast) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $69.50-$39.50 ($25 students) 8pm # ** dec 4 mon Valerie June, Gill Landry at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** dec 4 mon Walter Lure, Mike Ness, Clem Burke, Glen Matlock, Jesse Malin Band at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm *** (40th anniversary of Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers) dec 4 mon Pere Ubu at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25/$30 7:30pm/8:30pm *** dec 4 mon Aaron Gillespie at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $13/$15 6pm ** dec 4/5/6 James Blake (U.K.), Connan Mockasin (U.K.) at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a $55 8pm # *** dec 5 tue Sales (Orlando, FL), Chaos Chaos (Seattle, WA) at the Starline Social Club, Oakland a/a $16/$18 7pm *** dec 5 tue Kevin Robert Thomson, Hatie Wheeler-Dubin, Elisa Flynn at Octopus Literary Salon, Oakland a/a $5-$10 7pm ** dec 5 tue Reid Genauer And Folks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $21 9pm ** dec 5 tue Blitzen Trapper, Lilly Hiatt at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 7:30pm/8pm *** dec 5 tue Birds Of Fire, Sawcat, Loud at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 5 tue Pere Ubu at the Ritz, San Jose 21+ $17.50/$20/$23.50 8pm *** dec 5 tue Space Captain (Brooklyn) at Streetlight Music, Santa Cruz a/a free 5pm ** dec 5 tue Jonny Lang at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $28/$30 7pm/8pm *** dec 5 tue Dirtwire, Headphone Activist, Noetik The Alchemist at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$17 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 5 tue Dag Nasty, Free Will, Stand, Give You Nothing at the Blue Lagoon, Santa Cruz 21+ $13 8pm *** @ dec 5 tue Valerie June at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $25/$30 7pm/8pm ** dec 5 tue Bell Witch (Seattle), Monarch (France) at the Blue Lamp, Sacramento 21+ *** @ dec 5 tue Rise Against, Pennywise at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd St., Reno NV a/a $36 7:30pm # *** @ (this is mostly a seated show with a pit area up front) dec 6 wed Bell Witch (Seattle), Monarch (France), Badr Vogu, Abstracter at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $10/$12 8pm *** @ dec 6 wed Theresa Caputo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $40-$100 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** dec 6 wed Jamila Woods (Chicago) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $18/$20 8pm/9pm ** dec 6 wed Agnostic Front, Profile, Strangeways, Firearm at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $18 8pm *** @ dec 6 wed Decent Criminal, Reunions, Self Care at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** dec 6 wed Kid Bloom (L.A.), Locus Pocus, Zachary Vito at the Milk Bar, S.F. 21+ $5 (free with rsvp) 8pm/9pm ** (Milk was a bad Choice) dec 6 wed Kimie Miner And Tenelle at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 8pm ** dec 6 wed Sales (Orlando, FL), Chaos Chaos (Seattle) at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $14/$16 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 6 wed San Holo, Just A Gent, Droeloe at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $29.50 8pm/9pm ** dec 6 wed Lee Dewyze at Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento a/a $20-$60 7:30pm/8pm ** dec 6 wed Snow Tha Product, Castro Escobar, AJ Herns at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $20-$60 7pm ** dec 6 wed cancelled: Ducktails (N.J.) at the Independent, S.F. dec 7 thr Pixies, Whitney at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $59.50-$79.50 8pm # *** (sold out) dec 7 thr Sheila E at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a $43-$73 7:30pm # ** dec 7 thr Run The Jewels, dj Aaron Axelsen at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a $30 7pm/8pm # *** (sold out - Live 105 - Benefit for Sonoma Fire Relief) dec 7 thr Jack & Jack, Olivia O'Brien at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # ** dec 7 thr Harriet, Bobbi Roths, N. Lannon, Cellista at the Z Space, 450 Florida, S.F. a/a (free with rsvp at Z Space dot org) 7pm/8pm ** (Tricycle Records) dec 7 thr Slow Magic at the Warfield, S.F. 18+ $25/$35 7pm/8pm # ** dec 7 thr Azizi Gibson at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a $17/$20 7pm/8pm ** dec 7 thr Sam Harris (podcast) at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $65-$95 8pm ** (seated) dec 7 thr Mariachi El Bronx, Toyguitar, Uke-Hunt at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$26 7pm/8pm ** dec 7 thr Jake Clemons at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20 (under 21 plus $5) 8pm/9pm ^ ** dec 7 thr Victims Family, Joy Subrtraction (Denver, CO), High Anxiety at the S.F. Eagle, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm/9:30pm *** @ dec 7 thr The Mud Lords, Dead River Rebels, The Tortured at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** dec 7 thr The Missing Pieces, Pamela Parker And Her Fantastic Machine, Gold Minor at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** (all bands playing tribute sets) dec 7 thr Shilpa Ray at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9pm ** dec 7 thr Keiko Matsui & Euge Groove at Carriage House Theater, Saratoga a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** dec 7 thr Hoopty at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 7 thr The Lumineers, Portugal. The Man, Walk The Moon at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento a/a $29-$45 7pm # *** (Electric Christmas) dec 7 thr Intocable at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 7pm ** dec 7 thr Lil Yase at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $15-$30 7pm ** dec 7 thr Flobots, Bang Data at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ *** dec 7 thr Corey Smith at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** dec 7/8 Collie Buddz, Jesse Royal at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 8 fri The Lumineers, Portugal The Man, Vance Joy, Manchester Orchestra, Welshy Arms at Arena, Oakland a/a $35-$85 ($150 2 night) 5pm/6pm # *** @ (Live 105 ot So Silent Night day 1) dec 8 fri Ugly God at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a $25 ($75 vip) 8pm/9pm # ** dec 8 fri Dangers, Graf Orlock, Fall Silent, Endzweck & Rut at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Berkeley a/a $15 7pm ** dec 8 fri The Oxford Coma, Bitter Lake, Name at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ ** dec 8 fri John McLaughlin And The 4th Dimension, Jimmy Herring And The Invisible Whip at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $50-$100 7pm/8pm # ** dec 8 fri Ajj (Phoenix, AZ), Kitty Kat Fan Club at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15/$17 8pm/9pm ** @ (sold out) dec 8 fri Bill Murray, Jan Vogler, Mira Wang, Vanessa Perez at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $125-$50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 8 fri The Devon Allman Project, Duane Betts, Berry Oakley Jr, Alex Orbison, G Love, Brooklyn Allman, Robert Randolph, Bobby Whitlock, Coco Carmel, Samantha Fish, Luther & Cody Dickinson, Jimmy Hall, Peter Levin at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # *** dec 8 fri Dag Nasty, Los Huaycos, Defend at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15/$17 9pm *** @ dec 8 fri The Bronx, Sharp/Shock at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$26 7pm/8pm *** dec 8 fri The Wraith (L.A.), The Reptile House (tribute), Adrenochrome at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm ** @ dec 8 fri Gnarboots, Twinpack, Build Them To Break at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** dec 8 fri Swagger Like Us, dj Davomakesbeats, dj Micahtron at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $10 10pm ** dec 8 fri Frobeck, Thus The Buzz at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm *** dec 8 fri Rex Mavarette (comedy) at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 8pm ** dec 8 fri The New Up, Welcome Matt, Matadore at Winter's Tavern, Pacifica 21+ free ** dec 8 fri Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25-$60 8pm/9pm *** dec 8 fri Flobots, Bang Data at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 8 fri In Hearts Wake, Fit For A King, Like Moths To Flames, Phinehas at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $16/$18 6:30pm ** @ dec 8 fri Louis The Child at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 7pm *** dec 8 fri Tanya Tucker at Harris Center, Folsom a/a $45-$65 7:30pm *** dec 8 fri The Grouch, Del The Funky Homosapien, dj Abilities, dj Fresh at Cargo, 255 N. Virginia Street, Reno NV a/a $35 7pm/8pm *** dec 8/9 Olivia Newton-John at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ $75 8pm *** dec 9 sat Louis The Child, Louis Futon, Oliver Tree, Ashe at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm # *** $ dec 9 sat Flobots, Bang Data at the Cornerstone, Berkeley a/a $17/$19 7:30pm/8:30pm *** dec 9 sat The Killers, Weezer, Foster The People, Walk The Moon, Alice Merton at the Arena, Oakland a/a $35-$85 ($150 2 night) 5pm/6pm # *** @ (sold out - Live 105 not So Silent Night day 2) dec 9 sat Bob Saget at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm # ** dec 9 sat Fang, Sbm's, Fuckm, Jck Killed Jill, Corrupted Morals at Toot's, 627 Second Avenue at Pomona, Crockett 21+ *** @ dec 9 sat Peppa Pig Stage Show at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $59-$19 4pm/5pm # ** (childrens) dec 9 sat Alex Lahey (Melbourne, Australia), Dude York (Seattle), Shutups at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm *** @ dec 9 sat Polyrhythmics, Dirty Revival at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$21 8pm/9pm ** dec 9 sat Lebo & Friends at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $50 7:30pm/8pm # ** (Benefit Rex Foundation) dec 9 sat Berhana at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15 (under 21 plus $5) 9pm ^ ** dec 9 sat Overcoats at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 9 sat Songs For Snakes, If It Kills You, New Day Rising, Sleeper Hold at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm *** @ dec 9 sat The Grannies, Slapmatics (tribute), Lolly Gaggers, The Sin-Xx at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm *** (Beth Loudmoutn and Shonzie Smith's going away party) dec 9 sat War Cloud, American Killers, Doctor Deaf at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm *** dec 9 sat Pixies at the Uptown Theatre, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult) $75-$278 8pm *** dec 9 sat Esme Patterson, Susto at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 9 sat RJ at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $22/$25 7pm ** dec 9 sat Michale Graves at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $12/$15 6:30pm ** dec 9 sat Madison Hudson at Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento a/a $5 7:30pm ** dec 10 sun Nick Offerman (two shows) at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $60/$50/$40 5pm/6pm 7pm/8pm # *** dec 10 sun Tim Barry (Richmond, VA), Allison Weiss (solo acoustic), Roger Harvey at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 7pm/8pm ** dec 10 sun Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $39.50-$105 7pm/8pm # ** dec 10 sun Jhene Aiko, Willow Smith, Kodie Shane, Kitty Cash at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $30/$35 7pm/8pm # ** dec 10 sun Susto, Esme Patterson at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** dec 10 sun Glue, The Creatrix, Odio at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** dec 10 sun Victims Family, Joy Subtraction, Great Apes, Roadside Bombs at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $12 7pm *** @ (Benefit North Bay Fire Relief) dec 10 sun Flobots, Bang Data at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ *** dec 10 sun Pixies at City National Civic, San Jose a/a $55 # *** $ dec 10 sun AJJ at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a $15/$17 6pm/7pm *** dec 11 mon Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $27 7pm/8pm ** (sold out) dec 11 mon Metz at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 7:30pm/8pm ** dec 11 mon Violence Creeps, Toyota, Nopes at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** @ dec 11 mon Olivia O'Brien at Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark St., Sonoma a/a $15 7pm/7:30pm ** (Benefit North Bay Fire) dec 11 mon West Cost Songwriters Competion at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 7:30pm ** dec 11/12 Grizzly Bear, Serpentwithfeet at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $38.50-$50 7pm/8pm # *** dec 12 tue Julien Baker, Half Waif, Adam Torres at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 12 tue The Spill Canvas at the Social Hall, S.F. a/a $16 8pm # ** dec 12 tue Hundredth, Spotlights, Tennis System, Gleemer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm *** @ dec 12 tue John Mayer, Maren Morris at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $105-$75 7pm/8pm # ** (97.3 Alice in Winterland) dec 12 tue Body Void, Weltesser (St. Petersburg, FL), Brume at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 12 tue The Throwups, Superchaos, Scrim at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** dec 12 tue The Grouch, Del The Funky Homosapien, dj Fresh at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$29 8pm/9pm *** dec 12 tue Flobots, Bang Data at Humboldt Brews, 856 10th Street, Arcata ?/? *** dec 12 tue canceled: Day Of Errors, Witch Mountain at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. dec 13 wed Miguel, TK Kravitz at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $70-$40 8pm # ** dec 13 wed The Barr Brothers, Angelo de Augustine at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18/$20 7pm/8pm ** dec 13 wed Slug Christ, Chxpo (Cleveland, OH), Dommy Divine at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 8pm ** dec 13 wed Before The Brave, Billie Gayle at Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 (under 21 plus $5) 7pm/8pm ^ ** dec 13 wed Nat Keefe Concert Carnival at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 ($35 seated) 7:30pm/8pm ** dec 13 wed High & Tight, Matt & Paul Magic, The Pathogens, Cronander at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm/9pm *** @ (Emily Wentz's Birthday) dec 13 wed Telegenic at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** dec 13 wed The Kenya Baker Trio at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 8pm ** dec 13 wed Barely Alive, Virtual Riot at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ $15/$19/$24 9pm *** dec 14 thr Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $49.50 10pm # *** (sold out) dec 14 thr Mitch Polzak & The Royal Deuces, Mega Flame, Bond Girl at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 7:30pm/8pm ** dec 14 wed Milk, Pretty In Between, Swamp Child, Positive at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8pm/8:30pm *** dec 14 thr Derrick Hodge at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20/$25 8pm/8:30pm ** dec 14 thr Monophonics, Hibbity Dibbity at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22 7:30pm/8pm *** dec 14 thr Grex, Inward Creature, Safa Shorkrai at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** @ dec 14 thr Anuhea, Paula Fuga, Mahi at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 14 thr The Wrecks, Brick + Mortar, Lovelytheband at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $12/$14 7pm *** dec 14 thr Jim Kimo West And Ken Emerson at Harlow's, Sacramento a/a $20/$25 5:30pm/7pm ** (Slackers in Paradise) dec 14/15/16 Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 7pm/8pm (thr) 8pm/9pm (fri/sat) # *** dec 15 fri French Kiwi Juice at the Fox Theater, Oakland 18+ $29.50 8pm # ** dec 15 fri Lupe Fiasco, Rob Young, Loove Moore, Captain Tuku, dj Jahi at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a $32.50/$37.50 ($252+ vip) 8pm/9pm # ** dec 15 fri Destroy Boys, Burd at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Berkeley a/a $5 7pm ** (Vi's Birthday) dec 15 fri Ghoul, Deathgrave at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 *** @ dec 15 fri Drezo at the Social Hall, S.F. 18+ $15-$20 8pm/9pm # ** dec 15 fri Swiftumz, Italian Cherry, Plastic Shoelaces (Sacramento) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 15 fri The Jesus Lizard, Dead Rider at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $39.50/$40 8:30pm/9pm *** @ (sold out) dec 15 fri The Spiral Electric, Caravan 222, The Green Door (album release), Coywolf at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 15 fri Viqueen, Pity Party at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ free 8pm ** @ dec 15 fri Phoenix Pro Wrestling at Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $2-$10 8pm dec 15 fri SahBabii, Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Lil Xan, Lil Wop, T3, 4orever at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15-$60 8pm/9pm *** dec 15 fri MarchFourth at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$22 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 15 fri Dance Gavin Dance, Polyphia, Icarus The Owl, Wolf & Bear at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 6:30pm *** @ dec 15 fri Supersuckers, The BellRays, The Bombpops, The Stoneberries at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $15/$18 7pm *** dec 15/16 The Slackers, Viernes 13 (fri), dj Dr. Wood (fri), The Phenomenauts (sat), dj Dwayne (sat) at Cornerstone, Berkeley a/a $15/$17 ($25 2 nights) 7:30pm/8:30pm *** dec 15/16 Death Angel, Old Firm Casuals, Hellbender (fri), Autumn's End (sat) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $24/$26 7pm/8pm *** @ $ (sat sold out) dec 15/16 The Mother Hips at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm *** dec 16 sat Badbadnotgood (Toronto, Ontario) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm # *** dec 16 sat Anuhea, Paula Fuga, Mahi at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a $37.50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 16 sat Lunchbox, The Heartlights, Sob Stories at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Berkeley a/a 7pm ** dec 16 sat Evanescence at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $78-$38 7pm/8pm # *** dec 16 sat Big Head Todd And The Monsters, Simo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $32-$45 7pm/8pm # *** dec 16 sat John Rybak + Friends at Ferment Drink Repeat, 2636 San Bruno Avenue, S.F. a/a free 7pm ** dec 16 sat Polyphia, Lil Aaron at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $16.50/$20 (under 21 plus $5) 8pm ^ ** dec 16 sat The Dream Syndicate at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 16 sat Burning Curtains, Couches, Horrible/Adorable, TV Dinner at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** dec 16 sat KnightressM1, Moldover, Thadeus Gonzales at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm ** dec 16 sat Buck-Thriffty, Katrina Blackstone, The Timothy O'Neil Band, The Syllables, Viva La Reve at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10/$12 8pm *** dec 16 sat Wifisfuneral, Danny Towers, 458Keez, Chris Dinero, dj Yazmine at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 16 sat Iamsu! at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $29/$32 8pm/9pm ** dec 16 sat Puddle of Mudd, Control, Some Fear None at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6:30pm *** @ dec 16 sat Life In 24 Frames, Amount The First, Jacob Paul & The Heartbeat, Paulie Onoff at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $10 7pm *** (Rock for Tots - bring a toy and recieve a raffle ticket) dec 16 sat Chuck Ragan & Friends, Dave Hause, Chris Shiflett, Inland at Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento a/a $15/$20 6:30pm *** dec 16 sat The California Honeydrops at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ $20 8pm ** dec 16/17 Jay-Z at the Arena, Oakland a/a $200-$40 7pm/8pm # *** dec 17 sun Them Creatures, No Accion, Fake News, The Tortured at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5:30pm/6pm *** @ dec 17 sun Maria Bamford at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. $35 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** dec 17 sun Xavier Omar at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm/8pm ** dec 17 sun The Mother Hips at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 3pm/4pm *** (acoustic) dec 17 sun The Supersuckers (Seattle, WA), The BellRays, The Bombpops at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $$15 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 17 sun The Fixins, Hit Me, Harold!, Karrots at Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 (under 21 plus $5) 8pm/8pm ^ ** dec 17 sun Will Ackerman, Barbara Higbie, Alex DeGrassi, Todd Boston at Carriage House Theater, Saratoga a/a 2pm/3pm and 6pm/7pm # ** dec 17 sun Jay-Z at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento a/a # *** dec 17/18 OCS (John Dwyer, Brigid Dawson, Tim Hellman, Paul Quattrone, Tom Dolas, Heather Lockie, Eric Clarke, Emily Elkin, Ty Segall (solo acoustic), Shannon lay at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $25 8:30pm ** (sold out) dec 19 tue David Broza, Ali Paris at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $39.50-$85 7pm/8pm # ** dec 19 tue Chris Garcia, Caitlin Gill at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 7pm/8pm ** dec 19 tue Charlie Hunter Trio at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm *** dec 19 tue Doar, Drama, Warp, Late Bloom at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9pm ** @ dec 20 wed Naturally 7, James Caran at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26/$31 8pm ** dec 20 wed Sonny Digital at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12 (under 21 plus $5) 9pm ^ ** dec 20 wed Mike Watt & The Secondmen, Mayya & The Revolutionary Hell Yeah! at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 20 wed Lindsey Stirling at City National Civic, San Jose a/a # *** dec 20 wed Ekali, Medasin (Vancouver, BC), Judge at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 7pm ** dec 21 thr Fred Frith Trio, Ima, Watkins/Peacock, dj's at the Starline Social Club, Oakland 21+ $15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** dec 21 thr Scarface, Gorgeous George at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ 9:45pm/10pm ** dec 21 thr Method Man & Redman at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $22.50-$50 7pm/8pm # ** dec 21 thr Scott Law & Ross James' Cosmic Twang at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20 9pm ** dec 21 thr UT Kirin, Radio Fliers, Colleagues at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** dec 21 thr Dave Koz & Friends at City National Civic, San Jose a/a $55-$195 8pm # *** dec 22 fri The Story So Far (Walnut Creek) at the UC Theater, Berkeely a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** @ dec 22 fri Country Joe McDonald (farewell SF show) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $36/$40 8:30pm *** dec 22 fri Myles Parrish at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm ** dec 22 fri Ekali, Medasin (Vancouver, BC) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. 18+ $21/$25 8pm/9pm # ** dec 22 fri Zion I at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 22 fri Down And Outlaws, Locus Pocus, Nyre at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** dec 22 fri Necronomidol (Koenji, Japan), Name at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 22 fri Todd Rundgren at the Uptown Theater, Napa 12+ (under 16 with adult) $45-$268 7pm/8pm # *** dec 22 fri Wolf King at the Other Place, 2003 Yosemite Blvd., Modesto 21+ ** @ dec 22 fri Cemetery Sun, Nerv, Demon In Me, Our People at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $10/$12 6:30pm *** dec 23 sat Blackalicious (two shows) at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ $24-$29 7:30pm/8pm and 9:30pm/10pm ** dec 23 sat Todd Rundgren at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $39.50 8pm/9pm # *** dec 23 sat Berner at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35-$55 8pm/9pm # ** dec 23 sat Bud E Luv at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $22/$25 9pm *** dec 23 sat Equipto, Las Duenas at Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5 (under 21 plus $5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** dec 23 sat Christmas Queens at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $39/$49-$149 9pm ** dec 23 sat Fishbone at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 8:30pm/9pm *** dec 23 sat Electric machine Gun Tits at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 8:30pm ** dec 23 sat Derek Roland And The Latin Pop Revue at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 8pm ** dec 24 sun The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Texas Gentlemen at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $49.50-$69.50 7pm/8pm # *** dec 24 sun Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir Ensemble at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 6pm/7pm and 9pm/9:30pm ** dec 26 tue The Riot Professor, Evan Clayburn, Spooky Flowers at Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 (under 21 plus $5) 7pm/8pm ^ ** dec 28 thr Cherry Glazerr, Vagabon, Shannon Lay at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** dec 28 thr Tea Leaf Green at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $20/$22 9pm *** dec 28 thr Invisibl Skratch Piklz at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25/$30 8:30pm/9pm ** dec 28 thr The Macks, Hungry Skinny, Suicide Club at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm *** dec 28 thr The Brothers Comatose at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$22 8pm/9pm *** dec 28/29 The Infamous Stringdusters, Keller Williams Greatful Grass (thr), Leftover Salmon (fri) at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a $32/$35 8pm # *** dec 28/29/30/31 Goapele at Yoshi's, Oakland 21+ $29-$99 *** (2 shows a night) dec 29 fri Sarchasm, Pity Party, Grumpster, Slumped, Guilty Flesh, Soap at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm *** @ dec 29 fri The Donkeys, The Range Of Light Wilderness at Cornerstone, Berkeley a/a $18/$20 7:30pm/8:30pm ** dec 29 fri Alkaline Trio at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$30 7pm/8pm # *** @ dec 29 fri Lonesome Locomotive, Four Year Bender, Willy Tea Taylor at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm ** dec 29 fri Chuck Prophet And The Mission Express at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $25/$28 9pm *** dec 29 fri Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven, Maids Of Honor at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $22/$25 8pm/9pm *** dec 29 fri Jim Brickman at the Harris Center, Folsom a/a $35/$45/$55 7pm/7:30pm ** dec 29/30/31 STS9 at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $35/$50 7pm/7:45pm (fri/sat) $60/$80 8pm/8:30pm (sun) # *** dec 29/30/31 Lucius (L.A.), Bedouine (fri), Veers (sat), The Seaweed Sisters (fri/sat) at Independent, S.F. 21+ $31-$146 9pm *** (fri/sat sold out) (Lucius acoustic fri / Lucius electric sat / open bar sun) dec 29/30/31 Dillon Francis, dj Porter Robinson, Travis Scott, Zedd, Khalid, dj Tycho, E-40, Madeon, Alison Wonderland, Snakehips, Gryffin, Troyboi, San Holo, Lane 8, Jai Wolf, Petit Biscuit, Justin Martin, Shiba San, Tokimonsta, Manila Killa, Quinn XCII, K?D, The Floozies, They., Justin Jay's Fantastic Voyage, Koan Sound, Nombe, Louis Futon, Oliver, Moon Boots, Kidnap Kid, Graves, Spag Heddy, Brasstracks, Luca Lush, Krane, Vindata, Droeloe, Falcons, Melvv, Opia, Lophiile, Oliver Tree, Alexander Lewis, Option 4, LP Giobbi, Joyzu, Cremes N Lotions, Syence, Cvrse, Brownies & Lemonade at South Lake Tahoe, NV a/a (10 and under free)$200-$240 2pm (SnowGlobe Festival) dec 30 sat Global Affront, Brave Ulysses, Public School (Sacramento), Suburban Paradise Band (Modesto) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ dec 30 sat Cedric The Entertainer at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a $47.75-$77.75 8pm # *** dec 30 sat Marty Grimes, Larry June, Daghe at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a 8pm/9pm # ** dec 30 sat Chords Are Dead, Mister Salty at the Octopus Literary Salon, Oakland 21+ $5 7pm ** dec 30 sat X at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $35/$40 8pm/8:45pm # *** dec 30 sat Zeke (Seattle) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm ** @ dec 30 sat Kaskade at the Civic Center, S.F. 18+ $59.50 8pm # *** dec 30 sat Cruel Summer, Sun Graves (L.A.), Moon Daze, Lower Self at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** dec 30 sat Barren Altar, Luna Occulta, Xenotaph, Fogrealm at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ dec 30 sat Rose Royce, host Paul Mooney at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 6pm ** dec 30 sat Fast Times (covers) at Dan's Bar, 1524 Civic Drive at Main St., Walnut Creek 21+ ** dec 30 sat Buckethead With Brain And Brewer at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$28 8pm/9pm *** dec 30 sat Ozzy Alive (tribute) at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $10 7pm ** dec 30/31 Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven, Johnny Hickman (sun) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26/$28 (sat) $50/$55 (sun) 8pm/9pm *** dec 30/31 !!! at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $25/$28 (sat) $45/$55 (sun) 8pm *** dec 30/31 Tycho, Dusty Brown (sat) Nitemoves (sun) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 (sat) $75 (sun) 8pm/9pm # *** dec 31 sun PRIMUS, Legend Of The Seagullmen at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $69.50 9:30pm *** @ dec 31 sun The California Honeydrops, The Steady 45's at the UC Theater, Berkeely a/a $55-$75 7pm/8pm # ** dec 31 sun The Brothers Comatose at Cornerstone, Berkeley a/a $43.50/$48.50 8pm/9pm *** dec 31 sun The Whispers at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a $53-$78 8pm # ** dec 31 sun The Murder City Devils, Big Business at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $45 8pm/9pm *** dec 31 sun The Garden, Santoros, Bear Call at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $20/$25 8:30pm/9:30pm ** dec 31 sun Extra Action Marching Band at Brick and Mortar, S.F. 21+ $26/$30 8pm/9pm ^ *** dec 31 sun Metric at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $80-$200 9pm *** dec 31 sun CCR Headcleaner, The World at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm *** dec 31 sun Best Intentions (Motown Revue) at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 6pm/9pm ** (vip dinner at 7pm) dec 31 sun Buckethead at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $30 8pm/9pm *** jan 4 thr Max Gardener, The Apollo Era, The Radio Fliers at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 (under 21 plus $5) 8pm ^ ** jan 4 thr Songs For Snakes, Cables & Arms, Get Out at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** @ jan 5 fri Queer Pajama Fest at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $5 7pm *** (acoustic tunes by queers in pajamas) jan 5 fri Xscape, Monica, Tamar Braxton at the Arena, Oakland a/a $55-$280 7pm/8pm # ** jan 5 fri Reid Genauer And Folks at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm ** jan 5 fri Onoff, State Line Empire, Zed, Featherwitch at Slim's, S.F. $15/$18 8pm/9pm *** jan 5 fri Long Beach Dub Allstars at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm *** jan 5 fri Hafner, Gurth at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jan 5/6 The First Church Of The Sacred Silversexual at Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ** (David Bowie Birthday Bash) jan 6 sat The Sewer Trout Experience (tribute), Cringeworthy (tribute), The Bananas, Captain 9's & The Knickerblocker Trio, The Love Songs at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm *** @ jan 6 sat Kids On A Crime Spree, The Total Bettys, A Certain Smile (Portland), dj Poindexter, dj Girlonbus at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** jan 6 sat The Easy Leaves, Western Winter Formal VI, Western Centuries, Alison Harris at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm/9pm *** jan 6 sat Hot Water Music, Dead To Me, Racquet Club at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26/$30 7pm/8pm *** jan 6 sat Brothers Prince, More Fatter at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$16 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 7 sun Tribal Seeds, The Original Wailers, The Expanders at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $25/$28 7pm/8pm *** jan 10 wed Shwayze at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $15 7pm *** jan 11 thr Destroyer, Mega Bog at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ** jan 11 thr Markiplier, LordMinion777, Muyskerm, Tyler Scheid and CrankGameplays at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $37-$62 7pm/8pm # ** jan 11 thr Foxtails Brigade, Everyone Is Dirty, Sunrunners at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 7:30pm/8pm *** jan 11 thr The Brankas, Chron, Pry, Dancing Plague at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** jan 11/12 Tommy Emmanue, JD Simo at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $46/$51 7pm/8pm *** jan 12 fri Godstomper, Active Minds (U.K.), Verbal Abuse, Aninoko, Violent Opposition at 924 Gilman St., Berkeley a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm *** @ jan 12 fri The O'Jays at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $90-$50 8pm # *** (KBLX) jan 12 fri Boyz II Men, SWV at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a $117.75/$77.75/$47.75 8pm # *** jan 12 fri The Victor Wooten Trio at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $30/$35 7pm/8pm # ** jan 12 fri La Gente, Soltron, Pamela Parker's Fantastic Machine at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17 8pm/9m ** jan 12 fri Jo Koy (two shows) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 6pm/7pm and 10pm/10:30pm # ** (early show sold out) jan 12 fri Die Group, Musk at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** jan 12 fri The English Beat at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $29.50/$30 8:30pm/9pm *** jan 12 fri L.A. Guns, Kory Gibbs at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 7pm/8pm *** (was jan 5th) jan 13 sat John Brothers Piano Company at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8pm/9pm ** jan 13 sat Shredders at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17/$19 8pm/9pm ** jan 13 sat Ozokidz at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $10 2:30pm/3pm # *** jan 13 sat Ozomatli at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 8pm/9pm # *** jan 13 sat The Music Of Twin Peaks (Sketchfest) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $25/$30 9pm ** jan 13 sat Nrvs Lvrs, Abbot Kinney, Manics at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm *** jan 13 sat Mustard Plug, Buck-O-Nine at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm *** @ jan 13 sat Host Bodies, Snuise, Night Sea at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** jan 13 sat Ceremony, Power Trip, Touche Amore, Black Marble, King Woman, Fury, Hide, Screature, Acrylics, Super Unison at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $38/$40 3pm *** @ (eary show) jan 13 sat ColdClaw, Serpents Of Dawn, Arcane Existence, Aseptic at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 8pm ** @ jan 13 sat L.A. Guns, Anarchy Lace, Fallout Kings, Dave Friday at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $20/$25 7pm *** jan 13/14 Bay Area World Guitar Show at Marin Civic Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a 10am jan 14 sun Mustard Plug, Buck-O-Nine, Neverlyn, Jokes For Feelings, Honey Orbison! at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $15 4:30pm *** @ jan 14 sun G3 (Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Phil Collen) at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $95/$75/$55 7pm # *** (seated) jan 14 sun Red Aunts, Des Roar at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm *** @ jan 15 mon Spoon (Austin, TX), White Reaper (Louisville, KY) at Jam Cellars Ballroom, 1030 Main Street, Napa 8+ (under 16 with adult) $32/$35 6:30pm/8pm *** jan 16 tue Marilyn Manson at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # $65-$50 8pm # *** @ jan 16 tue Wolf Parade, Charly Bliss at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** jan 16 tue Steve Gunn, Julie Byrne at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $16/$18 8pm ** jan 16 tue Reverend Horton Heat, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Big Sandy & His Rly-Rite Boys at Lost on Main, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ $20/$25 8pm/8:30pm *** @ jan 17 wed Wolf Parade, Charly Bliss at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a # *** jan 17 wed Borns at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $36 7pm/8pm # *** jan 17 wed Spoon (Austin, TX), White Reaper (Louisville, KY) at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $39/$55 8pm # *** jan 17 wed K. Flay, Sir Sly at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # *** jan 17 wed The Sherlocks (Bolton Upon Dearne, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, U.K.) at the Brick and Mortar, S.F. 18+ (under 21 plus $5) 8pm/9pm ^ *** jan 18 thr Zoso (tribute) at the Cornerstone, Berkeley a/a $19/$24 7:30pm/8:30pm ** jan 18 Thr Music Of Rushmore (Sketchfest) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $42/$47 7:30pm ** (live performance) jan 18 thr The Music Of The Royal Tenembaums at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $42/$47 10:30pm ** (live performance) jan 18 thr No Captains, Lo-Fi Satellites at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jan 19 fri Alan Doyle, Donovan Woods at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26/$28 8pm/9pm *** jan 19 fri Lagos Roots, Sila at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $18/$20 9pm ** jan 19 fri TS5 at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm *** (sold out) jan 19 fri Fearing, Glaare (L.A.), Screature (record release), High And Fragile at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm ** jan 19 fri Dimond Saints at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 19 fri Kshmr at City National Civic, San Jose 18+ $40 8pm # ** jan 19 fri Steep Canyon Rangers at Carriage House Theater, Saratoga a/a 8pm/9pm # ** jan 19 fri Strfkr at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $22.50/$25 8pm/9pm *** jan 19 fri Krizz Kaliko, Slo Pain, Izzy Dunfore, Playah K, dj Eddie Z at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $20/$25 7pm ** jan 19/20 Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, Nicki Bluhm (fri), The Dustbowl Revival (sat) at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 ($65 two day) 8pm/9pm # *** jan 20 sat Strfkr at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $35 8pm/9pm # *** jan 20 sat Circuit des Yeiz, Mary Lattimore at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 9pm ** jan 20 sat Railroad Earth at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm/8pm # *** jan 20 sat Build Them To Break, Worth Taking, The Kegels at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** @ jan 20 sat Varona (record release), dj Volchegroovesky at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 20 sat MDC, I Madman, Cheapskate at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm *** @ jan 20 sat Poco at Carriage House Theater, Saratoga a/a 8pm/9pm # ** jan 20 sat Y&T, Dave Friday Band at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $23/$25 7pm/8pm *** jan 20 sat The Flesheaters at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ $30/$35 8pm/9pm *** jan 20 sat Tommy James & The Shondells at Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks 21+ $59-$49 7:30pm ** jan 20/21 Iration, The Movement, Tyrones Jacket at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $25 7pm (sat) 6:30pm (sun) *** jan 21 sun The Flesh Eaters at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $29.50 7:30pm/8pm *** $ jan 21 sun Wameki (Japan) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm ** jan 21 sun Skunk, Amy & The Elements, Uncle Riffkin at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm ** jan 21 sun Strfkr at Cargo, 255 N. Virginia Street, Reno NV a/a $20 7:30pm/8:30pm *** jan 22 mon St. Vincent at the Civic Center, S.F. a/a $45.50-$55.50 8pm # *** jan 22 mon Green Leaf rustlers at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $28 9pm ** jan 22 mon Hippo Campus, Sure Sure at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18-$67.59 8pm/9pm *** jan 22 mon Strfkr, Reptaliens at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $20 7:30pm/8:30pm *** jan 23 tue Hippo Campus (St. Paul, Minnesota), Sure Sure at the Fillmore, S.F. $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** (KFOG) jan 23 tue Ceschi Ramos, Factor Chandelier, Sammus, Idhaz, Rose Cherami, Wolf Langis at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$13 8pm/9pm ** jan 23 tue Lauv, Ashe at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 7:30pm/8pm ** (sold out) jan 23 tue The White Buffalo at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$20 8pm/9pm ** jan 23 tue August Burns Red, Ocean Grove, Born Of Soiris, Erra at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $23 6pm *** @ jan 23/24/26/27/28/31 Peter Murphy at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $45-$50 9pm *** jan 24 wed First Aid Kit at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # *** jan 24 wed The White Buffalo at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ** jan 24 wed Wallows at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17.50/$20 7pm/8pm *** jan 24 wed Dvsn at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $32.50/$35 8pm/9pm # ** (moved from the Regency Ballroom) jan 24 wed Jen Cloher at Cafe du Nord, S.F. 21+ ** jan 24 wed Golden Dragon Acrobats at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 7pm/8pm ** jan 24/25 Ricky Gervais (comedy) at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $90/$70/$60 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** jan 25 thr Reverend Horton Heat, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Big Sandy at the Cornerstone, Berkeley a/a $20/$25 7:30pm/8:30pm *** jan 25 thr N. Lannon, Forest Bees at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** jan 25 thr Justin Moore at City National Civic, San Jose a/a # *** jan 25/26 Iration, The Movement, Tyrone's Jacket at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $29.50 7pm/8pm *** jan 26 fri Lewis Black at Zellerbach Auditorium, UC Berkeely Campus a/a $65-$40 7pm/8pm # *** jan 26 fri Anti-Flag, Stray From The Path, The White Noise, Sharptooth at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $19/$23 7pm/7:30pm *** @ jan 26 fri Luna at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28.50 8pm/9pm # *** jan 26 fri Whiskerman, Marty O'Reilly, Madeline Tasquin at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8:30pm/9pm ** jan 26 fri Hangtown, His Master's Voice at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm ** jan 27 ssat Bob Garfield at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm # ** jan 27 sat John Maus at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $17/$19 8pm/9pm ** jan 27 sat Doctor Striker, Van Goat, Northern Waste at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm *** jan 27 sat The Wombats, Blaenavon, Future Feats at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** jan 27 sat Joe Purdy, Amber Rubarth at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm *** jan 27 sat Chaki, Life Coach, Pink Mountaintops, Your Leader at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm ** jan 27 sat Keola Beamer & Henry Kapono at Carriage House Theater, Saratoga a/a 8pm/9pm # ** jan 27 sat The Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $26.50 7pm *** jan 27 sat Iration, The Movement, Tyrones Jacket at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $20 7pm/8pm *** jan 28 sun The Toasters, Half Past Two, Day Labor, The Skunkadelics, Leftover Bowiskis at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 4:30pm *** @ jan 29 mon Howard Jones (solo) at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $42/$45 8pm *** jan 29 mon Tyler The Creator, Vince Staples, Taco at the Armory, 333 14th Street, S.F. ?/? 7pm/7:30pm # *** jan 30 tue The Radio Dept. at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** jan 30 tue Jessica Lea Mayfield, Sun Seeker at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 7:30pm/8pm ** jan 30 tue Jose Gonzalez, Bedouine at the Crest Theater, Sacramento a/a $35-$55 6:30pm/7:30pm ** jan 30 tue Silverstein, Tonight Alive, Broadside, Picturesque at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $20 6pm *** @ jan 31 wed John Hiatt & The Goners at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $50-$39.50 7pm/8pm # ** jan 31 wed Tonight Alive, Silverstein, Broadside, Picturesque at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20/$23 7pm/7:30m *** @ jan 31 wed Katy Perry, Carly Rae Jepsen at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento a/a 7pm # *** jan 31 wed Tyler The Creator, Vince Staples, Taco at Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J Street, Sacramento a/a 6pm/6:30pm # *** feb 2 fri Alex Aiono, Trinidad Cardona at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm *** $ feb 2 fri Hippie Sabotage at the Warfield, S.F. 18+ $25-$35 7pm/8pm # ** feb 2 fri Mane, Prettiest Eyes (L.A.), Scraper at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm *** feb 2 fri Tower Of Power at Montbleu Resort, 55 Highway 50, Stateline NV 21+ $40-$160 8pm # *** (seated show) feb 3 sat Stick Figure, Iya Terra at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # ** feb 3 sat Bridget The Midget Band, Screaming Bloody Marys, Enemy Of My Enemy, Jack Killed Jill at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $12 *** @ feb 3 sat Saved By the 90s at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $12/$15 9pm/9pm ** feb 3 sat Rusty Chains, Pity The Foo, Temple Of Pilots at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm *** (Seattle Grunge Tribute Show - Benefit fire relief in Sonoma) feb 3 sat Matoma, Max, Support Younger at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $28.50/$31/$41 8pm/9pm # ** feb 3 sat Sam Tsui at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 3 sat Alex Aiono at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 6:30pm ** feb 5 mon Lights, Chase Atlantica, DCF at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26 7pm/8pm # ** feb 5/6 The Musical Box at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $47.50-$62.50 7pm/8pm # ** (50th anniversary of Genesis) feb 7 wed Shakira (Colombia) at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $171-$41 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** feb 7/8 Drive-By Truckers, Lilly Hiatt at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $31 7pm/8pm *** feb 8 thr Tribal Seeds, The Original Wallers, The Expanders at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** feb 8 thr Cherry Poppin' Daddes at Carriage House Theater, Saratoga a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** feb 8 thr Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi, Lucie Silvas at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento a/a $43.25-$78.25 6pm/7pm # ** feb 9 fri Don Diablo, Lost Frequencies at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. 18+ $30/$35 8pm/9pm # ** feb 9/10 Rick Thomas (illusionist) at the Empress Theater, Vallejo a/a 7pm/8pm ** feb 10 sat Seaway (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $15/$18 7pm/8pm ** @ feb 10 sat Walk The Moon at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $37.50 8pm # *** $ feb 10 sat Sabaton & Kreator at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** feb 10 sat Majid Ordan at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $34.50-$45 8pm/9pm # ** feb 10 sat MarchFourth at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $16/$21 8pm/9pm ** feb 10 sat LP at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $23/$25 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 11 sun Kicker, High & Tight at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 2pm/3pm *** @ (free BBQ) feb 12 mon Judah & The Lion, Colony House, Tall Heights at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26 7pm/8pm # *** feb 13 tue Dua Lipa at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $29-$215 8pm # ** feb 13 tue Kimbra, Arc Iris at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$30 7pm/8pm # ** feb 13 tue Typhoon at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 14 wed Nicola Benedetti at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland a/a $40-$84 8pm # ** feb 14 wed J Boog, The Green at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 7:30pm # *** feb 14 wed Dan Auerbach And The Easy Eye Sound Revue, Shannon & The Clams at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 7pm/8pm # *** feb 14 wed Diet Cig, The Spook School at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a *** feb 14 wed Judah & The Lion at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $23-$78 7pm *** feb 14/15 Mike Gordon at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $30 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 15 thr Hotel California at Carriage House Theater, Saratoga a/a 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** feb 15 thr Everyone Is Dirty, Sis, Firemaid at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 15 thr Diet Cig, Great Grandpa, The Spook School at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz ?/? *** feb 16 fri Lettuce, The Motet at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $31.50 8pm # *** feb 16 fri Chet Porter at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $14/$16 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 16 fri The Dangerous Summer (Ellicott City, MD) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15/$17 7pm/8pm *** feb 16 fri Throw Rag, Speedbuggy USA, Richmond Sluts, Cheap Tissue at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm/9pm ** feb 16 fri Chad Parther at Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise ?/? $23/$25 7pm/8pm ** feb 16/17 Dark Star Orchestra at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $29.75-$45 7pm/8pm # *** feb 17 sat Mo, Cashmere Cat at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm # *** feb 17 sat Mumiy Troll (Vladivostok, Russia) at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm # *** feb 17 sat Ron Pope, The National Parks, The Heart Of at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # *** feb 17 sat G Jones, Eprom, Ana Sia at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. 18+ $17.50/$25 8pm/9pm # ** feb 17 sat Tsunami Bomb, The Atom Age, Dirty Denim at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm *** @ feb 17 sat Mary Timony (plays Helium), Allison Crutchfield at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 8:30pm/9pm ** feb 17 sat Tune-Yards at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $25 $7:30pm/8:30pm ** feb 18 sun Beth Hart at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $39.50 7pm/8pm # ** (note this may not be the correct date) feb 18 sun Thor (Vancouver, BC, Canada), Flexx Bronco (as The Ramones) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8:30pm/9pm *** @ feb 18 sun Ron Pope at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 7pm ** feb 19 mon Japanese Breakfast, Jay Som, Hand Habits at Holland Project Show Space, 140 Vesta Street, Reno, NV a/a *** feb 20 tue Grace VanderWaal at Slim's, S.F. $22.50 7pm/7:30pm *** (sold out) feb 20 tue Jacob Sartorius at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $29.50/$35 6:30pm/7:30pm # ** feb 20 tue No Age at the Starline Social Club, Oakland a/a $15 7pm *** (Nose Pop) feb 20 tue Bruno Major at the Chapel, S.F. a/a $15 7pm ** (Nose Pop) feb 20 tue Enter Shikari (St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England), Milk Teeth at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $19/$22 7pm/8pm *** @ feb 21 wed Bananarama at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $39.50-$55 7pm/8pm # *** feb 21 wed Girlpool at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $18/$20 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 21 wed Enter Shikari (St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England), Single Mothers, Milk Teeth at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $18/$20 7pm *** @ (Noise Pop) feb 21 wed Sean Rowe at Cafe du Nord, S.F. a/a $15 7:30pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 21 wed Parquet Courts at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm # *** (Noise Pop) feb 21 wed Black Label Society, Eyehategod, Corrosion Of Conformity at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a $39.50 6pm *** @ feb 22 thr Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Night Beats at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $36 8pm # *** (Noise Pop) feb 22 thr Steve Hckett Genesis Revisted at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm ** feb 22 thr Why? at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25.50 7pm/8pm # *** (Noise Pop) feb 22 thr Japanese Breakfast, Jay Som, Hand Habits at Gray Area Theater, 2665 Mission Street, S.F. a/a $18/$20 8:30pm *** feb 22 thr Shallou at Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm ** feb 22 thr Dick Stusso at Cafe du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 22 thr Mount Eerie at Swedish American Hall, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 22 thr Geographer at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 7:30pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 23 fri Tune-Yards at the Fox Theater, Oakland 21+ 8:30pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 23 fri Carla Dal Forno at the Starline Social Club, Oakland 21+ $15 8pm ** (Noise Pop) feb 23 fri Rostam at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20/$22 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 23 fri Bully, Melkbelly at Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $18/$20 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 23 fri San Fermin With Magik Magik Orchestra at the Fillmore, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm # *** (Noise Pop) feb 23 fri Ben UFO at the Great Northern, 119 Utah at 15th, S.F. 21+ $20/$30 8:30pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 24 sat Real Estate at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm # *** $ (Noise Pop - was oct 27th) feb 24 sat Cuco at Gray Area Theater, 2665 Mission Street, S.F. a/a $18-$60 7pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 24 sat Superchunk at Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a $25/$28 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop) feb 24 sat Bahamas at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8:30pm/9pm ** (sold out - Noise Pop) feb 24/25 The Wood Brothers, The Mastersons at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm (sat) 7pm/8pm (sun) # ** feb 25 sun The Radolescents, Fang, F.U.X. at the Golden Bull, Oakland 21+ $15 *** @ feb 25 sun Skinny Lister (U.K.), Will Varley at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm *** feb 26 mon X Ambassadors, Fletcher at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** feb 27 tue Tokio Hotel at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a $37.50 7pm/8pm # *** feb 27 tue Pop Evil at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21/$23 7pm/8pm ** feb 27 tue Theo Katzman at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** feb 27 tue Neck Deep at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 6pm/7pm # *** @ feb 28 wed Robert Plant And The Sensational Space Shifters at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $103.75/$74.75 8pm # *** (sold out) feb 28 wed Margo Price, Blank Range at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** (sold out) feb 28 wed Demi Lovato, dj Khaled at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a 6pm/7:30pm $150-$30 # ** mar 1 thr David Rawlings at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** mar 1 thr Busty And The Bass at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 1 thr Black Veil Brides, Asking Alexandria, Crown The Empire at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $32.50-$43 5:30pm/6:30pm # *** @ mar 2 fri Janiva Magness at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $22/$25 7:30pm/8:30pm ** mar 2 fri Anderson East, J.S. Ondara at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ** mar 3 sat Machine Head at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $29.50 8pm # *** mar 3 sat Mike Garson, Adrian Belew, Gerry Leonard, Carmine Rojas, Gaby Moreno & Angelo Moore at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $44.50-$65 8pm/9pm # *** (celebrating David Bowie) mar 3 sat The Dears (Montreal, Canada) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 3 sat Booker T. Jones (two shows) at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $35 6:30pm/7pm and 9pm/9:30pm *** mar 3/4 They Might Be Giants at the Fillmore, S.F. 14+ $30 8pm/9pm (sat) 7pm/8pm (sun) # *** mar 3/4 Brockhampton at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $29.50-$50 8pm/9pm # ** (sat sold out) mar 6 tue Architects (U.K.), Stick To Your Guns, Counterparts at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$30 7pm/8pm # *** @ mar 7 wed ZZ Ward at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** mar 8 thr Walk Off The Earth at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $35-$55 7pm/8pm # ** mar 8 thr Our Last Night at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $19/$21 7pm/7:30pm ** mar 8 thr Big Wreck at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$25 7:30pm/8pm *** mar 9 fri NF at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $20-$40 7pm/8pm # ** mar 9 fri Enslaved, Wolves In The Throne Room, Khemmis, Myrkur at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$30 6pm/7pm # *** @ mar 9 fri Pvris at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28 7pm/8pm # ** mar 9 fri I Set My Friends On Fire, Kissing Candice, Awaken I Am at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $13/$15 6:30pm *** @ mar 10 sat Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $77.50/$57.50/$37.50 8pm # *** (seated) mar 10 sat Tim Allen (comedy) at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland 18+ $46-$86 8pm # ** mar 10 sat Masters Of Puppets, The Butlers, Union Jack & The Rippers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 8pm/9pm *** (tribute night) mar 10 sat Coin at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** mar 10 sat Darlingside (Boston, MA) at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21/$23 7:30pm/8:30pm ** mar 10 sat Don McLean at the Cascade Theatre, 1731 Market St., Redding a/a *** mar 11 sun Gabrielle Alpin at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 7pm/80m ** mar 11 sun The Suffers at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $17/$19 7pm/8pm ** mar 11 sun Peter Perrett at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 11 sun NF at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 7pm ** mar 12 mon Glen Hansard at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $49.50 8pm # ** mar 12 mon Lorde, Run The Jewels, Tove Styrke at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento a/a $34-$92 7pm # ** mar 12 mon Darlingside (Boston, MA) at Sierra Nevada Brewing, 1075 E 20th Street, Chico ?/? ** mar 13 tue Lorde at the Arena, Oakalnd a/a $40-$79 7pm # ** mar 13 tue Eden (Dublin), Verite at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $20/$25 7pm/8pm # *** mar 14 wed Andy Grammer at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30.50 7pm/8pm # *** mar 16 fri Jesus Piece, Knocked Loose, Terror, Stone at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @ mar 16 fri Cornelius at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm *** mar 16/17 ALO, John Craigle, Tauk at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # *** mar 17 sat ALO at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $13.50 2:30pm/3pm # *** (sing-along for kids) mar 17 sat Emancipator Ensemble at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. 18+ $25/$30 8pm/9pm # ** mar 20 tue Phillip Phillips at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # *** mar 20 tue Ought, Flasher at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 21 wed Dirkschneider, Elm Street at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $31 7pm/8pm ** mar 21 wed AJR at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 6:30pm/7:15pm # *** mar 22 thr Los Pericos at Slim's, S.F. 6+$31/$36 7pm/8pm ** mar 22 thr L.A. Salami at Cafe du Nord, S.F. 21+ ** mar 23 fri Umphrey's McGee, Organ Freeman at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $32.50 7:30pm # *** mar 24 sat Lane 8 at the Warfield, S.F. 18+ $45 8pm/9pm # ** mar 24 sat Public Access T.V. (New York, N.Y.) at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm *** mar 24 sat Martin Sexton at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $25/$28 8:30pm/9pm ** mar 25 sun Dermot Kennedy at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 27 tue Orchstral Manoeuvres In The Dark at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $45 7:30pm/8:30pm # ** mar 27 tue The Go! Team at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 7:30pm/8pm *** mar 28 wed Hollie Cook at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 28 wed Galactic, Turkuaz at Lost on Main, 319 Main Street, Chico 21+ *** mar 29 thr Bianca Del Rio (comedy) at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $42.50 7pm/8pm # ** mar 29 thr Durand Jones & The Indications at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 7:30pm/8pm ** mar 29 thr Galactic, Turkuaz at Harlow's, Sacramento 21+ *** mar 30 fri Clean Bandit at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm # *** mar 30 fri Time Machine at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $65-$155 7pm/8pm # ** mar 31 sat The Darkness (Lowestoft, Suffolk, England) at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$30 7pm/8pm # *** mar 31 sat Galactic, Turkuaz at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $39.50/$55 7pm/7:45pm # *** apr 3 tue I'm With Her at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $31/$36 7pm/8pm # ** apr 4 wed Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde at City National Civic, 135 San Carlos Street, San Jose a/a $20-$25 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** apr 6 fri Romeo Santos at the Arena, Oakland a/a $130-$40 7pm/8pm # *** apr 6 fri Nils Frahm at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $30/$35 7pm/8pm # ** apr 7 sat Brian Fallon & The Howling Weather, Ruston Kelly at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8:30pm/9pm ** apr 7/8 Andrea Gibson, chasity Brown (poetry / spoken word) at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $22/$24 8pm/9pm (sat) 7pm/8pm (sun) ** apr 12 thr Tom Misch at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $25/$30 7pm/8pm # ** (moved from the Regency Ballroom) apr 13 fri Uli Jon Roth (Electric Sun set followed by a full Scorions set) at Holy Diver, Sacramento a/a $18/$20 7pm *** apr 14 sat Carpenter Brut at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$30 8pm/9pm # ** apr 19 thr Judas Priest, Saxon, Black Star Riders at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $69.50-$95 6pm/7pm # *** @ apr 20 fri Coast Modern at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 8:30pm/9pm *** apr 26 thr Cigarettes After Sex at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** apr 30 mon The Fratellis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** may 4/5 Air Supply at Cache Creek Casino, Brooks 21+ $55/$75/$95 9pm (fri) 8pm (sat) *** may 5 sat Baths at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $22/$25 8:30pm/9pm *** may 7 mon U2 at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $41-$325 7pm/8pm # *** $ may 11 fri Steven Wilson at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $45 8pm/9pm # *** may 12 sat Peter Hook & The Light at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $27.50/$30/$40 7pm/8:30pm # *** may 12 sat The Weepies at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $32.50 8pm/9pm # ** may 16 wed Soulfly & Nile at the UC Theater, Berkeley a/a 7pm/8pm # *** may 17 thr Franz Ferdinand at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # *** may 18/19 Pink at the Arena, Oakland a/a $227.50-$47.45 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** may 19 sat Weird Al Yankovic, Emo Philips at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $45-$85 8pm # *** may 20 sun Weird Al Yankovic, Emo Philips at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ $65-$283 # *** may 21 mon Peter Hook & The Light at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a 7pm *** may 29 tue Tom Jones at the Masonic, S.F. a/a $99/$85/$55 7pm/8pm # *** (rescheduled from sep 26th) jun 1 fri Maroon 5, Julia Michaels at the Arena, Oakland a/a $150-$50 7pm/8pm # *** jun 2 sat Jethro Tull at the Greek Theater, UC Berkelely Campus a/a $45-$115 8pm # *** jun 2 sat Maroon 5 at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento a/a # *** jun 4 mon The Kooks at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $28-$40 7pm/8pm # *** @ $ jun 12 tue Uli Jon Roth at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$23 8:30pm/9pm *** jun 14 thr Uli Jon Roth at the Cornerstone, Berkeley a/a $24 7:30pm/8:30pm *** jun 23 sat Vans Warped Tour at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a # *** jul 11 wed Harry Styles, Kacey Musgraves at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $40-$100 7pm/8pm # *** aug 2 thr Jeff Lynne's ELO at the Arena, Oakalnd a/a $149-$49.50 7pm/8pm # *** $ aug 4 sat Niall Horan, Maren Morris at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $107-$30 6pm/7pm # *** aug 7 tue Weezer, Pixies, The Wombats at Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View a/a $85-$25 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** aug 11 sat Don McLean at the Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley a/a *** aug 24 fri Sam Smith at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento a/a R125-$35 # *** sep 12 wed Foo Fighters at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $99/479/$59 # *** $ * recommendable Shows a/a all ages $ will probably sell out @ pit warning ^ under 21 must pay more # no ins/outs Radio, TV, Art Shows --------------------- Radio Shows ----------- Maximum Rock'n'roll Radio http://radio.maximumrocknroll.com Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM www.piratecatradio.com KVHS-FM 90.5 The Edge www.kvhs.com San Francisco Community Radio www.savekusf.org mon Next Big Thing on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 6pm-7pm tue Dead Air with dj Vicious and dj Tanner on Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM 6pm-8pm wed Wednesday Night Live on Stanford Radio KZSU 90.1FM 9pm-10pm fri Jesse Luscious on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 6am-9am sat KALX live on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 9pm-midnight sun dj Jesse Luscious at the Ruby Room, 132 14th St., Oakland 9pm-2am sun Rampage Radio on S.F. State Radio in exile KUSF 2am-8am sun NewHotBands on public access TV Comcast Ch 29 12:30pm sun Earwhacks with Paul and Che on Sacramento KRXQ 98.5FM 10pm-11:30pm sun Punk Playground with M. Riot every other Sunday on UC Davis Radio KDVS 90.3RM 10pm-midnight sun Neonate with Punk Roge and Riot on UC Davis Radio KDVS 90.3FM 12am-2am C L U B I N F O R M A T I O N ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 420 40th, Oakland a/a (shows over by 10pm) 510-985-0325 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 1034 Valencia Street, S.F. a/a 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane a/a 415-467-7717 Ace of Spades, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a AFKgg Gamer Lounge, 163 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose 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 Art House Gallery, 2905 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley a/a 510-472-3170 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 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 Carriage House Theater, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a 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 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 Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a 18+ Complex, 420 14th Street, Oakland 6+ Cornerstone, 2367 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley a/a Codeword, 917 Folsom, S.F. a/a Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento a/a 916-442-7378 Depot, SFSU Student Center, 1650 Holloway Ave., S.F. a/a DNA Lounge, 375 11th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ a/a 415-626-1409 The Dip, 1730 California Street, Redding 21+ 530-241-2662 SF Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St., S.F. 21+ 415-626-0880 Shea's Tavern, 715 South Virginia Street, Reno NV 21+ El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) 530-342-2727 El Rincon, 2700 16th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 18+ El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, S.F., 21+ 415-282-3325 Elbo Room, 647 Valencia near 17th St., S.F. 21+ 415-552-7788 Eli's Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland 21+ Empress Theater, 330 Virginia Street, Vallejo a/a 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 First Methodist Church, 201 Martina Avenue, Point Richmond a/a 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 Golden 1 Center, Sacramento 500 David J Stern Walk, a/a Goldfield Trading Post, 1630 J Street, Sacramento a/a 21+ Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. ages 6+ 415-885-0750 Great Northern, 119 Utah at 15th, S.F. 21+ Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, 2500 East 2nd St., Reno NV a/a 775-789-2000 Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 2000 Denmark Street, Sonoma a/a Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ a/a 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 Holy Diver, 1517 21st Street, Sacramento a/a 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 Ivy Room, 858 San Pablo Avenue at Solano, Albany 21+ Jack Adams Hall, SFSU Student Center, 1600 Holloway Ave., S.F. a/a Johnny Foley's Irish House, 243 O'Farrell Street, S.F. 21+ 415-954-0777 Johnny V's, 31 East Santa Clara St., San Jose 21+ 408-947-8470 Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a 775-323-5648 Knockout, 3223 Mission St., S.F. 21+ 415-550-6994 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+ Longboard Margarita Bar, 180 Eureka Sq., Pacifica 21+ Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+ 415-647-2888 Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F. a/a Metro, 522 2nd St., Oakland a/a 510-763-1146 Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+ 415-625-8880 Milk Bar, 1840 Haight Street, S.F. 21+ 415-387-6455 Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a 408-741-2822 Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Avenue, Chico a/a Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a 408-961-5800 Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+ 707-765-2121 Neck of the Woods, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+ New Parish, 579 18th at San Pablo Avenue, Oakland 21+ 18+ a/a ^ Night Light, 311 Broadway, Oakland 21+ 510-433-0340 Noisebridge Hackerspace, 2169 Mission Street, S.F. a/a Notaflof Salon & Artspace, 5653 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland a/a sober space - queer and trans-run venue Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster Street #170, Oakland a/a 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 Pissed Off Pete's, 4528 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ Plough and Stars, 116 Clement St., S.F. 21+ 415-751-1122 Pozo Saloon, 90 West Pozo Road, Pozo a/a 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 Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom Street at 17th, S.F. a/a 415-552-6066 Ritz, 400 First Street, San Jose 21+ Robert Mondavi Winery, 7801 Saint Helena Highway, Oakville a/a Rock Shop, 30 N 3rd Street, San Jose 21+ a/a ($2 yearly membership) San Mateo County Fair, 2495 S Delaware Ave., San Mateo 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 Social Hall, 1270 Sutter Street, S.F. a/a 18+ Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a) 510-841-2082 Starline Social Club, 2232 MLK, Oakland a/a 21+ Starlite Lounge, 1517 21st Street, Sacramento 21+ 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 Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a 21+ 415-861-5016 Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley a/a 415-388-1700 Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael 16+ 415-524-2773 Thrillhouse Records, 3422 Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a 415-666-9991 Thunder Valley Casino, 1200 Athens Avenue, Lincoln 21+ (13-20 with adult) 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 Winter's Tavern, 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica 21+ UC Theater, 2036 University Avenue, Berkeley a/a Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+ 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 Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland 21+ 510-238-9200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please feel free to pass The List on to friends. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The List is e-mailed out each week normally late Friday afternoon. 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