KZSU's copy of Steve Koepke's list


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funk-punk-thrash-ska      Upcoming shows of interest     Febuary  10, 2012

feb 10 fri Matt Dorrien, The Yellow Dress, Fox & Woman, The Whatsitwhos
       at 924 Gilman Street, S.F. a/a $8 8pm ***
feb 10 fri Bare Wires, Toys That Kill (San Pedro), The Pharmacy, GGreen
       at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm *** @
feb 10 fri Lowlife, Midnight Chaser, Hoods, Alcatraz, Sees Of Hate
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a 7pm/8pm # *** @
feb 10 fri Indian Jewelry (Houston, TX), Burmese, Black Snakes,
       Sexorcyst at Terminal, 3957 San Leandro St., Oakland a/a $7 9:30pm **
feb 10 fri Estelle, Elle Vamer, Stacy Barthe, Luke James
        at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $27/$45 8pm/9pm **
feb 10 fri Casy And Brian, G. Green, Eyes Lips Eyes, Dark Beach, dj Mike Melero
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm ** (Mission Creek Benefit)
feb 10 fri Inferno Of Joy, High & Tight, Frankenstein L.I.V.S., The Rinds
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $5 7pm **
feb 10 fri Excision, Liquid Stranger, Lucky Date
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
feb 10 fri Los Campesinos!, Parenthetical Girls
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm **
feb 10 fri The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, The Brothers Comatose,
       Emily Bonn & The Vivants
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 8pm/9pm ** (Bluegrass Festival)
feb 10 fri Tainted Love at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** (sold out)
feb 10 fri films Raymond Pettibon's "Sir Drone", "The Taqwacores",
       "Tjenare Kungen" at Thrillhouse Records Punk Movie Night, S.F.
       a/a free 7:30pm
feb 10 fri Orchid, Castle, The Saint James Society (cd release), High Horse
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 10 fri Here Come The Saviours, Your Cannons, The Jet Age
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **
feb 10 fri Drag The River, Tumbledown, Jay Nothington (solo)
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm **
feb 10 fri Petty Theft (tribute), Pretending (tribute)
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm **
feb 10 fri J. Phlip, Claude Vonstroke, Justin Martin, Worthy, Christian Martin
       at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 ($5 b4 11pm) 9pm **
feb 10 fri Slim Jenkins, dj Okie Oran, The Rumble Strippers, burlesque dancers
       at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $14 9pm ** (rockabilly)
feb 10 fri The Bang!, Female Trouble
       at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 7:30pm **
feb 10 fri Fast Times
       at Maggie McGarry's, 1353 Grant Street, S.F. 21+ free 9pm *
feb 10 fri Marcus Cohen And The Congress
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 10 fri Paul Van Dyk at Ruby Skye, 420 Mason at Geary, S.F. 21+ **
       (Ruby Skye 12 Year Anniversary)
feb 10 ri Pop Fiction at George's, San Rafael 21+ $10/$15 9:30pm *
feb 10 fri Chris Rene, Active808, dj Myke 1, Ghambit n Sincere,
       Mac Jar n Monikape, Infamous Band
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $20/$25 8pm ***
feb 10 fri The Lincolns, Whorpath, A.M. Beers, The Publiquors, Pipebomb
       at the Transient Lounge, Santa Rosa a/a $6 8pm ***
feb 10 fri Los Lonely Boys (acoustic)
       at the Uptown Theater, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult) 8pm **
feb 10 fri Drop Thyne Anchor, Aviadora, Sagas, We Made An Oath
       at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a 7pm ** @
feb 10 fri RS2 Solid Sound, Karnie-A, Sweet Hayah, dj Rs2, dj Coco
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $5 9pm **
feb 10 fri Beaver Fever, Fangs On Fur, Dun Bin Had, PocketPop
       at Coasters, Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff Street, Santa Cruz 21+ $6 **
       (Bildo's Birthday)
feb 10 fri The Chop Tops
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 10 fri The Slackers at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
feb 10 fri The Eclectic, The Electric Shoes, Spirit Of St. Louis,
       Beyond All Ends, Calling All Survivors, The Will The Way,
       Early On The Morrow, Our Endless Obession
       at Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm *** @ (battle of the bands)
feb 10/11  Social Distortion, Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls, Sharks
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $32.50 8pm # *** @ (fri sold out)
feb 10/11/12 Manhattan Transfer at Yoshie's, Oakland 21+ **
feb 11 sat Swingin' Utters, The Generators, Stellar Corpses, Side Kick,
       Between Your Teeth, Decent Criminal
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 7pm/8pm *** @
feb 11 sat Kepi Ghoulie And Vic Ruggiero
       at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 3pm ** (early show)
feb 11 sat Digital Leather, Blasted Canyouns, Glitz
       at 1-2-3-4- Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm **
feb 11 sat Bill Cosby at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a # ***
feb 11 sat Rusty Zinn And His Band
       at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley a/a *
feb 11 sat The Chop Tops, Thee Merry Widows, The BadMen
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10/$13 8pm/9pm ** (rockabilly)
feb 11 sat Uli Jon Roth, Tony MaCalpine, Lonero, Flametal
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a $22 7:30pm/7:30pm **
feb 11 sat D.I., The Lean, The White Trash Debutantes, The Lincolns
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ 9pm $10/$12 *** @
feb 11 sat Chuck Dukowski Sextet, Electric Chair Repair Co., Echolocation
       at Vitus, 201 Broadway @ 2nd., Oakland 21+ $5 9pm **
feb 11 sat Abject (San Diego), Funeral Stain, Right, Knifegun
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ ** @
feb 11 sat The Slackers, Blammos, The California Honeydrops
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7pm/8pm **
feb 11 sat Big Head Todd & The Monsters (performing 'Midnight Radio'),
       Roger Clyne at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # **
feb 11 sat Dr. Dog, Purling Hiss
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25/$27 9pm # **
feb 11 sat films "la Brune Et Moi", "Madame Wang's", "Out of the Blue"
       at Thrillhouse Records Punk Movie Night, S.F. a/a free 3pm
feb 11 sat Toys That Kill (San Pedro), Robocop 3, Jus Folks,
       Floormats (tribute) W.C. Von Der Berc Gothic Cabaret, Shotwell
       at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a free 7pm *** @
       (Thrillhouse Winter Formal - dressing up mandatory)
feb 11 sat Ronkat Spearman's Katdelic, Heart Touch With Keno Mapp,
       A Band Called Pain, Broun Fellinis
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm/9pm **
feb 11 sat The Lincolns, Psychology Of Genocide, Pipe Bomb
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/3pm ** (early show)
feb 11 sat Milo Greene, Family Of The Year
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 11 sat The Grannies, Bottom, Cormorant
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** @
feb 11 sat Brother JT, Nothing People, Swiftumz
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm **
feb 11 sat Loquat, Doe Eye, Lia Rose
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm **
feb 11 sat Dead Souls (tribute), Fangs On Fur, Alaric, Reptile House
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $10 ** @ (Bildo's Birthday)
feb 11 sat The Meat Sluts, Lightnin' Woodcock & The Bad Muthafuckas (L.A.),
       Stab City (L.A.) at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm ** @
feb 11 sat Con Brio, LoCura at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$18 9pm **
feb 11 sat Meat Katie, Dylan Rhymes, Syd Gris, Melyss, dj's
       at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $20 10pm **
feb 11 sat Water Tower Bucket Boys (Portland), Erik Clampitt Band (Portland),
       The New Five Cents (Portland) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm **
feb 11 sat Go Going Gone Girls, Sassy, Whoosie What's It's
       at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm **
feb 11 sat Chuckie at Ruby Skye, 420 Mason at Geary, S.F. 21+ **
       (Ruby Skye 12 Year Anniversary)
feb 11 sat The Ol' Dom Musical Revue, Girls In Suede, Mystery Invention,
       Dan Coxon, Pet Sounds at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a 7pm/8pm **
       (concert for Dominic)
feb 11 sat It's A Beautiful Day, The Pulsators
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $16/$18 7:30pm/8:30pm ***
feb 11 sat Big Daddy Sunshine
       at McGovern's Bar, 215 E. 4th Avenue, San Mateo 21+ 9pm **
feb 11 sat Neckbeard, Druid, Monbon, Electric Shepherd, Outlaw
       at Mojo Lounge, 3714 Peralta Blvd, Fremont 21+ $5 9pm **
feb 11 sat Tera Melos, The Glowing Stars, Gnarboots, Doctor Popular,
       Jean Baudin, Ugly Winner, dj Mr. Smith, Matthew Joseph Payne
       at Woman's Club, 75 South 11th Street, San Jose
       a/a $20 noon til 10:30pm *** (Rockage day 1 - retro video games)
feb 11 sat Y & T, Zen Vendetta
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $19/$23 8pm/9pm *** @
feb 11 sat Metal Health
       at Mandango's, 106 North Sunrise Boulevard, Roseville 21+ free 9pm *
feb 11 sat Damage Over Time, Bell Tower Sniper, Represa, Chernobog,
       Fair Struggle at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
feb 11 sat Simple Creation, Eazy Dub, La Noche Oskura, Massive Delicious,
       Pendula, The Old Screen Door
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm **
feb 11 sat Willie K
       at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ ** (blues)
feb 11 sat Los Lonely Boys (acoustic)
       at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV ?/? **
feb 12 sun record swap at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 11am til 4pm
feb 12 sun Rusty Zinn And His Band
       at Cafe Rande Vu, 2430 Broadway, Oakland a/a $7 6pm/6:30pm til 9pm *
feb 12 sun The Fresh Beat Band (two shows)
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 1:30pm and 4:30pm shows # **
feb 12 sun Anthony Green, The Dear Hunter, Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 7pm/8pm **
feb 12 sun Jennifer Chung, Mickey Cho, Ji Hern Baek
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm **
feb 12 sun Gayle Lynn And The Hired Hands, Laura Allen And The Shooflies
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm **
feb 12 sun D.R.U.G.S., Hit The Lights, Like Moths To Flames, Sparks The Rescue
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # ***
feb 12 sun films "Down & Out Dolls", "El Calentito", and one more from Japan
       at Thrillhouse Records Punk Movie Night, S.F. a/a free 7pm
feb 12 sun PoorboyRichkid, Golie C, C Pop, Bayroo Burner
       at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $8 8pm **
feb 12 sun Human Waste, Connoisseur, Your Enemy
       at the Ever Gold Gallery, 441 O'Farrell Street, S.F. a/a free 7pm **
feb 12 sun Avida Ameros, Toxic Playground, My Dirty Addiction, No Captains,
       Counter Culture, Addiction To Affliction, The James Brothers Band,
       The Billows, The Booby Snakes
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 5:30pm *** @ (Battle of the Bands)
feb 12 sun Indian Jewelry, Jealousy at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $9 10pm **
feb 12 sun Outdoorsmen, Bad Coyotes, Unko Atama, Let It Bleed
       at the Hot Spot, 1414 Market, S.F. 21+ 7pm ** @
feb 12 sun Necrosisn, Strychnine at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a 7pm ** @
feb 12 sun Good Hustle, Crashfaster, Vic Ruggiero, Kepi Ghoulie,
       Stunt Monkey (reunion), A_Rival, dj Jimmy Hits, dj Coco
       at Woman's Club, 75 South 11th Street, San Jose
       a/a $20 noon til 10:30pm *** (Rockage day 2 - retro video games)
feb 12 sun The Slackers
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $12/$15 8pm/8:3pm **
feb 12 sun The Expendables at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ***
feb 12 sun Dr. Acula (Long Island, N.Y.), The Devastated, Design The Skyline,
       Before You Fall, The Will The Way, Escalon
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 6:30pm/7pm **
feb 13 mon Matthew Good, Emily Greene at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm **
feb 13 mon Junkdrawer at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ free 8:30pm *
feb 13 mon La Santa Cecilia (L.A.), Los Bomberas
       at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
feb 13 mon Clouds And Mountains (CO), The Haunted Woodchimes (CO),
       Willy Tea Taylor, Zac Bauman (Davis)
       at the Robot Rocket Residence, 633 M Street, Davis a/a **
feb 13 mon Falling In Reverse, Oh Sleeper, Skip The Foreplay, Ten After Two
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
feb 13 mon Social Distortion, Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls, Sharks
       at Senator Theater, Chico a/a $35 7pm/8pm # *** @
feb 14 tue Lenny Kravitz, Raphael Saadiq
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (sold out0
feb 14 tue Yob (OR), Black Cobra, Walken
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$12 7:30pm/8pm ** @
feb 14 tue Point Of View, Hear The Sirens, Stickup Kid
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8 8:30pm/9pm ** @
feb 14 tue Kacey Johansing, The Range Of Light Wilderness, Alexi Glickman,
       dj Simone Rubi at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm **
feb 14 tue Groundation, dj Jacques at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $28/$30 9pm **
       (was listed as Feb. 5th)
feb 14 tue Miguel at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm **
feb 14 tue The California Honeydrops, The Lonesome Heroes
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
feb 14 tue T.I.T.S., Uzi Rash, dj PaulPaul
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ free 9pm ** @
feb 14 tue Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony, Ashkon, Dot Punto, Laura & Anton
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm **
feb 14 tue Falling In Reverse, Oh Sleeper, Skip The Foreplay, Jackie Rocks
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $12/$15 6:30pm/7:30pm **
feb 14 tue Social Distortion, Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls, Sharks
       at Center Plaza, Modesto a/a 7pm/8pm $32 # *** @
feb 15 wed punk film screening of "From the Back of the Room"
       at Black Hole Cinematheque, 1038 24th St., Oakland a/a $5-$10 8pm
feb 15 wed Gark Clark Jr., The White Buffalo, White Dress
       at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $15 7:30pm/8:30pm ** (sold out)
feb 15 wed Permanent Ruin, Negative Standards, Sister Fucker
       at the Ever Gold Gallery, 441 O'Farrell Street, S.F. a/a free 7pm ** @
feb 15 wed Daniel Ellsworth And The Great Lakes, Kelly McFarling,
       Goodnight Texas at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm **
feb 15 wed The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Vacationer
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
feb 15 wed Grimble Grumble, Soft Bombs, Space Waves
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
feb 15 wed Michael Schenker Group at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm **
feb 15 wed The Trespassers, Windy Hill,
       Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players,
       Brownchicken Browncow Stringband
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** (bluegrass)
feb 15 wed The Bitter Honeys, The Tomorrow MenThe Chuckleberries,
       dj Sid Presley at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
feb 15 wed Digitalism at Vessel, 85 Campton Place, S.F. 21+ **
feb 15 wed Voxel, Naked Fiction, Hungry Hungry Ghost
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 15 wed Wale at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $22/$60 7pm/8pm **
feb 16 wed Hammerlock, The Kings Kids, Knifegun, Skin & Bonez
       at B.R.S., Richmond a/a ** @
feb 16 wed Rvivr, True Mutants at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a free 7pm **
feb 16 wed Ms. Lauryn Hill (performing Miseducation)
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # **
feb 16 wed Totes Brute (Seattle), White Rhino (Seattle), Chetwrecker,
       Human Waste at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a ** @
feb 16 wed Pocket Full Of Rye, Garrin Benfield, Local Hero, Before The Brave,
       Little Wolves, Headcavern at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$15 5:30pm **
feb 16 wed Butt Problems, Dalton, Street Justice
       at the Ever Gold Gallery, 441 O'Farrell Street, S.F. a/a free 7pm ** @
feb 16 wed Pocket Full Of Rye, Garrin Benfield, Local Hero, Before The Brave,
       Little Wolves, Headcavern
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$15 5:30pm/6:30pm **
feb 16 wed Supermule, James Nash And Nomads
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 9pm/9pm ** (bluegrass)
feb 16 wed Bombay Bicycle Club, The Darcys, Lucy Rose
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $12/$14 8pm ** (sold out)
feb 16 wed Fredrik (Sweden), Cassowary, Mike Dineen
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm ** (early show)
feb 16 wed Kamp Camille, Fox & Woman, Buxter Hootn
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** (late show)
feb 16 wed Misisipi Mike & The Midnight Gamblers, Mad Cow String Band,
       Misisipi Rider, Sweetback Sisters
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm ** (bluegrass)
feb 16 wed Filthy Thieving Bastards, The Mighty Regis,
       Mr. Lonesome And The Bluebelles at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm **
feb 16 wed Moby at Vessel, 85 Campton Place, S.F. 21+ ***
feb 16 wed Butcher Babies (L.A.), Death Valley High, Eightfourseven,
       King Loses Crown at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 16 wed Alborosie & The Shengen, Clan, dj Jacques, dj Beatnok
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $26/$31 8pm/9pm **
feb 16 thr Deras Krig, Effuxus, Mania, Komatose Youths
       at the Transient Lounge, Santa Rosa a/a $6 6pm **
feb 16 thr Dweezil Zappa
       at the Uptown Theater, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult) 8pm **
feb 16 thr Lyrics Born
       at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ $20 8pm/9pm **
feb 16 thr Prong
       at the Avalon, Santa Clara 16+ (a/a with an adult) $15/$18 7pm/8pm **
feb 16 thr Eli (Smoove E), Gina Rene, Mumbls, Nima Fadavi
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$20 8pm/8:30pm **
feb 16 thr Anvil, Deadlands, Force Multiplied, Work Project
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $17/$20 7pm/8pm ** @
feb 16 thr Cash'd Out (tribute)
       at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $13/$26 7:30pm/8:30pm **
feb 16/17   Leo Kottke at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ ***
feb 17 fri Detach Dolls, Knifey Spooney, Wild Moth, Snaggletooth,
       Supplements at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @
feb 17 fri The Old Firm Casuals, Harrington Saints,
       The Forgotten, The Memphis Murder Men, The Inciters
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a $10 8pm *** @
feb 17 fri film 'Prom Night II, Human Waste
       at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm **
feb 17 fri Hang The Old Year (Portland), Fall The Giants (Humboldt), Nervous,
       Times Of Desperation (Sacramento)
       at the Hive, 1420 Tenth Street, Oakland a/a 7pm ** @
feb 17 fri Impaled, Blown To Bits, Theories (Seattle), Out Of Tune (L.A.)
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 8pm/9pm *** @
feb 17 fri Paige Lawrence, BunnyVonTail, Prometheus, TriXXXie Shiksa,
       dj Gravedigger at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm **
       (Briefs:  Erotic Short Film Competition awards show)
feb 17 fri Symphony X, Iced Earth, Warbringer
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @
feb 17 fri JGB With Melvin Seals
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm/9pm **
feb 17 fri Ron White at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # **
feb 17 fri Robert Earl Keen, Tiny Television at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm/9pm **
feb 17 fri Veronica Bush
       at Brown Owl Coffee, 1131 Taraval Street, S.F. a/a free 6pm *
feb 17 fri Eoto & Materialized, Brian Jordan, Robin Coomer, mc Radio Active,
       Love In The Circus, dj Funklor, Vau Vire Society
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # **
feb 17 fri Judgement Day, Whiskerman, Matthew Joseph Payne
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm **
feb 17 fri Saint Motel, The Hundred Days, Hotel Eden
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 9pm/9pm **
feb 17 fri Terry Malts, Airfix Kits, Cocktails
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm **
feb 17 fri Wicked Mercies, The Tontons, The Gypsy Moonlight Band
        at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
feb 17 fri Bart Davenport, Sam Flax & Higher Color, Extra Classic,
       dj Neil Martinson at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm ** (KALX)
feb 17 fri Mania, Effuxus, Proto Regime, Midnite Brain (first show), dj P.R.P.
       at the Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ $5 8pm/9pm ** @
feb 17 fri Trainwreck Riders, The Blank Tapes, The Human Condition
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 9pm **
feb 17 fri Aeroplane, Cassian, Poolside, dj's
       at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm **
feb 17 fri A-Trak at Vessel, 85 Campton Place, S.F. 21+ **
feb 17 fri El Elle, LLeGGs, Midnight Door
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm **
feb 17 fri October Desire, Fusion 72, Nineteen 95, Gurscach
       at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a 7pm **
feb 17 fri Ghost Town Hangmen, Them Rude Boys, Atomic Aces
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $8 9pm **
feb 17 fri C-Money & The Players at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ **
feb 17 fri Uli Jon Roth (Duesseldorf, Germany), Judhead, Bad Boy Eddy,
       Two Nooses at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15/$17 7pm/8pm ***
feb 17 fri Testament at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
feb 17 fri F.Y.B., Out Of Tune, Ill Content, Final Threat, The Velisha
       at the Bel-Tower, 69 E Belmont, Fresno a/a 7pm **
feb 17 fri Dweezil Zappa
       at the El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $27.50 7pm/8pm **
feb 17/18  Red Hot Chili Peppers
       at the Arena, Oakland a/a $40-$60 7pm/8pm # *** @ (fri sold out)
feb 18 sat The Mighty Regis, Sans Sobriety, Modern Kicks, Falcon A, M-Section
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 7pm *** @
feb 18 sat Hellhunter, Man Among Wolves, Bloodshot And dilated, Hellbomber,
       Vile Mass, Wonderland Syndrome, Deception, Hemotoxin, Gravethirst,
       Ill Content at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 6pm *** @
feb 18 sat Rebelution, The Green, Pep Love
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
feb 18 sat Mentors, Get Shot, The Grannies, The Crunchees, Violation
        at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $10 7pm *** @
feb 18 sat Lila Rose, Sidecar Tommy, Mortar & Pestle, Worth, dj G
        at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $10/$15 8pm/9pm **
feb 18 sat Machine Head, Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour, Rise To Remain
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7pm # *** @
feb 18 sat Pomplamoose, A B & The Sea
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm ** (sold out)
feb 18 sat Gomez, Hey Rosetta at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm/9pm # **
feb 18 sat Garland Jeffreys, Uncle Frank And The Co-Defendants
        at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm/9pm **
feb 18 sat Scaltet Stoic, In Letter Form, Leviathan, Chelsea Coleman,
       Xavier Toscano, Cookies at Sub-Mission Gallery, S.F. a/a $7 7pm **
       (Benefit American Red Cross)
feb 18 sat Bite, Castles In Spain, Stella Royale, Lord Rifa, Pops,
       Ol' Cheeky Bastards, Cherry Doll
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/3pm *** @ (Ramones tribue)
feb 18 sat Curtis Bumpy Afrofunk Experience
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$11 8pm/9pm **
feb 18 sat Oliver, Viceroy, American Royalty, Fortune Cookie
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13/$16 10pm **
feb 18 sat Oil!, Radio Reelers, The Barbaric Thugs, Paper Bags
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
feb 18 sat Absu, Vektor, Battlemaster, Brainoil, Infernal Stronghold,
       Scrapmetal, Murder Construct, Contrast The Water, Cyanic, Maggot Colony,
       Theories, I Madman, Scolex, Handlebars, Out Of Tune, Larvae,
       Curo Cochino at the Rockit Room, S.F. 21+ $20 2:30pm *** @
feb 18 sat The Pine Box Boys, The Jugtown Pirates, Hag Jones
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 9pm *** (bluegrass)
feb 18 sat Victory And Associates, Police Teeth, Repeat After Me
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm **
feb 18 sat Howlin Rain, The Soft White Sixties, Zodiac Death Valley,
       dj Britt Govea at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 18 sat Bonobo (dj set) at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $16.50 9pm **
feb 18 sat Sydney Ducks, Neon Piss, Synthetic ID (7" record release)
       at Bender's, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm/10pm **
feb 18 sat Max Vangeli at Vessel, 85 Campton Place, S.F. 21+ **
feb 18 sat Bhi Bhiman (album release), Vandella, Misisipi Mike & Cree Rider
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 18 sat Stagger & Fall, Let It Burn
       at 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Ave., Brisbane 21+ **
feb 18 sat Leo Kottke
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 16+ $33/$36 7:30pm/8:30pm ***
feb 18 sat Orgy
       at the Avalon, Santa Clara 16+ (a/a with an adult) $15/$18 7pm/8pm **
feb 18 sat Banda Oro Verde at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ **
feb 18 sat Slaughterbox (record release- Red Bluff), Bispora, Journal,
       Lycanthrope, Gary Busey Amber Alert, Life Un'Duh Party
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm *** @
feb 18 sat Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds
       at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ **
feb 18 wed Testament, Prong, Sinister Scene, Envirusment
       at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $20/$41 7:30pm/8:30pm *** @
feb 18 sat cancelled:  Dark Funeral, Abigail Williams, Inquisition, Gigan
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F.
feb 19 sun electronics swap at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley free a/a 11am-3pm
feb 19 sun Kirby Krackle at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm *
feb 19 sun Upstairs Downstairs, Tom Galbraith, Paige & The Thousand
       at Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley a/a free 3pm til 7pm **
feb 19 sun Buck 65, Busdriver, Kristoff Krane at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 9pm **
feb 19 sun Merle Jagger at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm **
feb 19 sun Murder My Hero, Beneath The Embers, Star Destroyer,
       Chronic Vitality, Multiple Organisms, Weslester, Viscerally Scarred,
       Hammershot, Us As A Nation, SoleJive
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $10/$12 5:30pm *** (Battle of the Bands)
feb 19 sun Heart Of Orion, Haunted Echo, The Eggplant Casino
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm **
feb 19 sun Retox, Doomsday Student, Secret Fun Club, Hides
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm **
feb 19 sun The Crooked Jades, The Deadly Gentlemen
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $15 8:30pm ** (bluegrass)
feb 19 sun Donovan Quinn (album release), Colossal Yes, Head Cavern
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
feb 19 sun Hounds & Harlots, Radio Revolt, Time Traveling Assassins
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 3pm/4pm ** (Monika's Birthday)
feb 19 sun Gomez, Hey Rosetta!
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $26 7pm/8pm **
feb 19 sun Salvation, Tempe SS, Neo Cons, Hunting Party
       at Serra Bowl, 3301 Junipero Serra Blvd., Daly City a/a $7 8:30pm ** @
feb 19 sun Big Time Rush, Jojo at the Event Center, San Jose State
       a/a $49.50-$29.50 6pm/7pm # ** (sold out)
feb 19 sun Testament, Hatriot, Angerhead
       at the Avalon, Santa Clara 21+ (a/a with a parent) $20 7:25pm *** @
feb 19 sun Rebelution, The Green, Pep Love
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $22/$25 7pm/8pm **
feb 19 sun Philthy Rich, Antdog Da Beast
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$15 8pm/8:30pm **
feb 19 sun Phenomenauts, Kepi, Union Hearts
       at Axewave, 2426 33rd Street, Sacramento
       a/a $5 6pm til 10pm *** @ (veggie potluck)
feb 19 sun Howie Mandel
       at Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ ***
feb 20 mon The Fray, Scars On 45 at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
feb 20 mon Retox, Doomsday Student, Secret Fun Club, Stillsuit
       at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St., Oakland a/a $10 8pm **
feb 20 mon Hot Chelle Rae, Cady Groves, Electric Touch
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$18 7pm/7:30pm **
feb 20 mon Poli?a, Jhameel, Hudson Bell
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 20 mon Persephone's Bees, Christina Courtin
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm **
feb 20 mon Big Time Rush
       at Memorial Auditorium, 1400 J St. at 15th, Sacramento a/a 6:30pm # **
feb 20 mon Mat Kearney, Robert Francis
       at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $18/$40 7pm/8pm **
feb 21 tue Oakland Active Orchestra at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm **
       (was listed as Feb. 24th)
feb 21 tue Andy McKee, Stephen Bennett, Antoine Dufour
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $23 7pm/8pm ** (seated show)
feb 21 tue The Darkness, Foxy Shazam, Crown Jewel Defense
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm # **
feb 21 tue Craig Finn, Sad Baby Wolf, Mount Moriah, Ash Reiter
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 21 tue Cursive at Amoeba Records, S.F. a/a free 6pm **
feb 21 tue The Flaming Lips (performing 'The Soft Bulletin'),
       Release The Sunbird, dj Aaron Axelsen
       at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 18+ $50 7pm/8pm # *** (sold out - Noise Pop)
feb 21 tue Grayceon, Darsombra (Baltimore, MD), Winter Teeth, dj Jake
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm/9:30pm ** @
feb 21 tue Okay, The Drift, Martha Grover
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm **
feb 21 tue Permanent Collection, Swiftumz, Sorry Ever After
       at Bender's, S.F. 21+ free 5pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 21 tue Burmese, Sutekh Hexen (album release), Folivore
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm **
feb 21 tue Rhythmtown-Jive, Maria Muldaur, John Allair
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma a/a $11 5:30pm/6pm **
feb 21 tue Josh Tatum at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free **
feb 21 tue Scott H. Biram
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ $8/$12 8pm/8:30pm **
feb 21 tue Tomorrowws Bad Seeds, Pacific Dub, Official Response
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
feb 21 tue The Dangerous Summer, Weatherbox, Ten Second Epic,
       Streetlight Fire, Yours For A NIght
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 7pm/7:30pm ***
feb 22 wed Darsombra, Jon Porras, Diskrepent (Sweden), Rigis
        at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ **
feb 22 wed Cursive, Ume, Virgin Islands, Taxes
       at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $19/$21 7pm/8pm *** (Noise Pop)
feb 22 wed Die Antwoord
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm ** (sold out - Noise Pop)
feb 22 wed Mat Kearney, Robert Francis at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
feb 22 wed Autumn Electric, Johnny Unicorn
       at Coffee Adventures, 1331 Columbus at Northpoint, S.F. a/a free 11am **
feb 22 wed Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Pacific Dub
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. a/a $10/$13 8pm/9pm **
feb 22 wed Grimes, OooOO, Born Gold, Yalls
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a 8pm *** (sold out - Noise Pop)
feb 22 wed The Fresh And Onlys, Disappears, Talkdemonic, Churches
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 22 wed Young Prisms, Melted Toys, The Tambo Rays, Preteen
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 22 wed Body Swap, Meridians, Metacomet at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
feb 22 wed Papercuts, Sonny And The Sunsets, Princeton, Tortured Genies
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 22 wed Picture Atlantic, Soft Swells, Coast Jumper
       at Bender's, S.F. 21+ free 5pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 22 wed Way Behind at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 7pm * (Noise Pop)
feb 22 wed Puke N Rally, Fucktard, Under 15 Seconds, Beergutter
       at the Transient Lounge, 400 E. Todd Road, Santa Rosa a/a $6 8pm **
feb 22 wed Michael Schenker, Robin McAuley
       at the Avalon, Santa Clara 16+ (a/a with an adult) $25 7pm/8pm **
feb 22 wed Hella Jalapenos, The Honey Wilders
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm **
feb 22 wed Rebelution, The Green, Pep Love
       at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $20 7pm/8pm # **
feb 22 wed  Los Lonely Boys (acoustic) at Laxson Auditorium, Chico a/a **
feb 23 thr English Dogs, The Casualties, Toxic Holocaust, Havok
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a $15 7pm/7pm # *** @
feb 23 thr Jolie Holland at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $18/$20 8pm/9pm **
feb 23 thr Justin Vivian Bond
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm/9pm ** (seated show)
feb 23 thr Built To Spill, Sister Crayon
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** (sold out - Noise Pop)
feb 23 thr Red Baraat at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
feb 23 thr Sleigh Bells, Black Bananas at the Regency Ballroom, S.F.
       a/a $22.50/$25 8pm/9pm # ** (sold out - Noise Pop)
feb 23 thr Big Black Delta, New Diplomat, dj Aaron Axelsen
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $12 ($10 if over 21) ^ ** (Noise Pop)
feb 23 thr Dirty Ghosts, The Bare Wires, Chapter 24, Chaines Of Love
        at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 23 thr Budos Band, Allah-Las, Pickwick, Big Tree
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 23 thr Thao, John Vanderslice, Garrett Pierce, Bird By Snow
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $18/$20 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 23 thr Mac McCaughan (solo), Sun Foot, Rachel Haden, Sasha Bell
       at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 23 thr The Soft Pack, Shannon & The Clams, Fidlar, Surf Club
       at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 23 thr The Moonlight Orchestra, The Salvadors (Australia), Talky Tina
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
feb 23 thr Incan Abraham, French Cassettes
       at Bender's, S.F. 21+ free 5pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 23 thr Two Gallants, White Cloud, Greg Ahsley
       at Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** (sold out - Noise Pop)
feb 23 thr The Malone Brothers
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $18/$20 7pm/8pm **
feb 23 thr Megadeth, Motorhead, Volbeat, Lacuna Coil
       at the Event Center, San Jose State a/a $39.50 6pm/6:30pm # *** @
feb 23 thr Goatwhore, Hate Eternal, Fallujah, Cerebral Bore Theories
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $13/$16 8pm/8:30pm ** @
feb 23 thr McAuley - Schenker Group (L.A.), Spiritual Octane, Chain Control
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $25/$27 7pm/8pm **
feb 23 thr Wayne Static, Polkadot Cadaver, Defiler
       at Cargo, 255 N. Virginia Street, Reno NV a/a ** @
feb 24 fri Punch, ACxDC, Ordstro, Zero Progress
       at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a $8 7pm til 10pm ** (Benefit)
feb 24 fri Clouds & Mountains (Denver), Nate Porter, Wagon Boat
       at the Revolution Cafe, 1612 7th Street, Oakland
       a/a 7pm $4-$13 sliding scale **
       (Benefit Food Not Bombs - free food - raffle for bike cart fund)
feb 24 fri Asnob Palace, Uzi Rash, Moira Scar, Primary Colors
       at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St., Oakland a/a free 6pm/9pm **
       (art opening with painter Alan Grizzell at 6pm)
feb 24 fri Porter Robinson, Adventure Club, The M Machine, Pennybirdrabbit,
       B33Son at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a $25 7:30pm/8pm # *** (Noise Pop)
feb 24 fri Irony Butterfly, The Love Dimension, The Rabbles
       at Starry Plough, Berkeley 21+ 9pm **
feb 24 fri Bell Witch (Seattle), Worm Ouroboros, Alaric, Sutekh Hexen,
       Apocryphon at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $7 7pm *** @
feb 24 fri G. Love & Special Sauce, Scott H. Biram
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # **
feb 24 fri Death Angel, Hammers Of Misfortune, Anvil Chorus, Midnight Chaser
        at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $21/$23 9pm *** @
feb 24 fri Jolie Holland, Will Sprott, Dreams, Emily Jane White
       at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $16.50/$18.50 8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 24 fri Veronica Falls, Bleached, Brilliant Colors, Lilac
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12/$14 8pm *** (Noise Pop)
feb 24 fri The Bootcuts, The Heel Draggers, Slow Motion Cowboys, The Creak
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
feb 24 fri The Malone Brothers, Buxter Hoot'n, Cryin' Shame
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm **
feb 24 fri Imperial Teen, 20 Minute Loop, Hollerado, Giggle Party
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $16 7pm/8pm *** (sold out - Noise Pop)
feb 24 fri Jonas Reinhart, Magic Touch, Three Leafs
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm **
feb 24 fri Wye Oak, Sea Of Bees, Social Studies, The 21st Century
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 8pm ** (sold out - Noise Pop)
feb 24 fri Glass Candy, Chromatics, Soft Metals, dj Omar, dj BT Magnum
       at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $19 8pm/9pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 24 fri Concrete Blonde, Jim Bianco
       at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $30 8pm/9pm # ***
feb 24 fri Bob Mould (playing Copper Blue), Fake Your Own Death, Distortion+,
       Vir at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $20 7pm/8pm *** (sold out/Noise Pop)
feb 24 fri Jel, James & Evander, Raleigh Moncrief
       at Bender's, S.F. 21+ free 5pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 24 fri Matthew Dear, Maus Haus, Exray's, Tropical Popsicle, dj Mossmoss
       at the Public Works, 161 Erie St., S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 24 fri Twho Gallants, Walken, Violent Change
       at Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** (sold out - Noise Pop)
feb 24 fri Smasheltooth vs. The Pirate, Fa Show, Deckstir, Brothers Of Gonzalez
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 8pm ***
feb 24 fri Battalion Of Saints, Resilience, Ashtray, Snag, Violation,
       Hellbomber at the Transient Lounge, Santa Rosa a/a $6 10pm *** @
feb 24 fri Josiah Leming, The Firewall, Break The Silence
       at the Red House, Walnut Creek a/a $10/$12 7pm **
feb 24 fri Los Lonely Boys (acoustic)
       at Heritage Theater, 1 W. Campbell Avenue, Campbell a/a $51-$41 8pm **
feb 24 fri Roddy Radiation (of the Specials), The USA Skabilly Rebels
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
feb 24 fri Anti-Social, SA90, War Of Aggression
       at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 9:30pm ** @
feb 24 fri Trevor Hall
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $11/$15 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 24 fri Calista Sky, The Sky Command, The Castless, Calling All Survivors
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm **
feb 24 fri RjD2, Lunice, Who Cares
       at the Knitting Factory, Reno NV a/a $22/$50 7pm/8pm **
feb 24 fri postponed:  Adam Ant at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. (now Oct 18th)
feb 25 sat La Infinita, La Noche Oskura, Drunken Starfighters, Pont Of View,
       Seven Year War, the Opera, Point Of View
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkleey a/a $10 7pm *** @ (ska night)
feb 25 sat Howling Monks, Fukm, The Groggs (Santa Cruz),
       Miss & Mister Oakland Pagent
       at East Bay Rats Club, 3025 San Pablo Ave., Oakland a/a $5 8:30pm **
       (looking for pagent contestants - punkrockpagent@gmail.com for info)
feb 25 sat Lagwagon, Cobra Skulls, Nothington
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a 8pm/8pm # *** @
feb 25 sat Eli Conley And Hip For Squares, Dear Indugu, The Skinny
       at La Pena, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley a/a $10-$20 sliding 8pm **
feb 25 sat Prizehog, Iron Mtn (L.A.), Abstracter, Mouring Ring
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ 8pm ** @
feb 25 sat High On Fire, Fracas, Rockonigles
       at Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm *** @ (Tim, Khate & Stash's Birthdays)
feb 25 sat The People Party at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm/9pm *
feb 25 sat A.L.O., Nicki Bluhm & The Gamblers
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 8pm/9pm # ***
feb 25 sat dj Bob Mould, dj Rich Morel at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $15 10pm ** (Blowoff)
feb 25 sat Archers Of Loaf, The Big Sleep, Hospitality, Built Like Alaska
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $26 7pm/7:30pm *** (Noise Pop)
feb 25 sat Laura Veirs & The Tumble Bees
       at Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $18 3pm ** (children's - Noise Pop)
feb 25 sat Laura Veirs & The Hall Of Flames, Foxtails Brigade, Carlos Forster,
       Tyler Lyle at Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $16 8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 25 sat Christie Front Drive, Jonah Matranga, Young Mammals, Great Apes
       at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $15 7pm/8pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 25 sat Bats In The Belfree, Hate Crime
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/3pm **
feb 25 sat Atlas Sound, Electric Flower, Carnivores, Frank Broyles
       at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $20 7pm/8pm # ** (sold out - Noise Pop)
feb 25 sat Surfer Blood, The Lonely Forest, Cate Le Bon, The She's
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 7:30pm ** (sold out - Noise Pop)
feb 25 sat Big Freedia
       at the Public Works, 161 Erie Street at Mission, S.F. 21+ ** (Noise Pop)
feb 25 sat Odd Owl, Hungry Hungry Ghost
       at the Make-Out Room, S.F. 21+ $8 7:30pm **
feb 25 sat dj Krush (20 year anniversary show)
       at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm **
feb 25 sat Green & Wood (L.A.), Hazzard's Cure, Wild Hunt
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm/10pm **
feb 25 sat Elektrik Sunset (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm)
       at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/10pm **
feb 25 sat Bell Witch (Seattle), Bruxers, Larvae
       at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 4pm til 7pm ** @ (early show)
feb 25 sat Overwhelming Colorfast, Oranger, Slouching Stars, Peppercorn
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8pm/9pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 25 sat Sic Alps, Asabov Sobelo, No Boss, Patrick Mullins
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm/9pm **
feb 25 sat Pride & Joy at George's, San Rafael 21+ $20 9:30pm **
feb 25 sat Black Cobra, Hot Fog, Floating Goat, Hornss
       at Bender's, S.F. 21+ free 5pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 25 sat The Jacka, Husalah, J Stalin
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $25 8pm ***
feb 25 sat The Growlers, Alla-Las
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 16+ $14/$16 7:30pm/8:30pm **
feb 25 sat Seeds Of Hate, The King Must Die, Infex
       at Spancky's, 8201 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati 21+ **
feb 25 sat Built To Spill at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ***
feb 25 sat The Like Me's, The Cleveland Browns, Dog Party
       at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm **
feb 25 sat Mistah Fab & Fashawn, Young L
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$19 8pm/9pm **
feb 25 sat Atomic Aces at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ **
feb 25 sat Ghoul, Beerijuana, Seduce The Dead
       at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ $8 9pm **
feb 25 sat The English Beat at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a ***
feb 25 sat Bypassing Oblivion, BraudSide, From Cities To Salt,
       Descendant, Terra Ferno, Force Of Habit
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** @
feb 25 sat Peter Cetera
       at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ **
feb 26 sun Rusty Zinn And His Band
       at Cafe Rande Vu, 2430 Broadway, Oakland a/a $6 6pm til 9pm *
feb 26 sun Jane Jane Pollock, Aloonaluna, Andrew Weathers Ensemble
       at Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley a/a $10 9pm **
feb 26 sun The Muddy Roses, The Wounded Men
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm **
feb 26 sun The Dodos, AU, Cannon & Clouds, Here Here
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $20 7pm ** (Noise Pop)
feb 26 sun Carletta Sue Kay, Helene Renaut, Karina Denike
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 6pm **
feb 26 sun BatChild, Madi & Cici, Pinata Puncher, Cassidy Payne,
       The Christopher Mustree Band, Wasabi Bomb
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10/$12 4pm/4:30pm ** @
feb 27 mon The Jealous Sound, Books On Tape, Please Do Not Fight
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 27 mon Leslie & The Ly's, Pennyhawk, Ramona & The Swimsuits
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $13 8pm **
feb 27 mon Fatlip, Cee Knowledge
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $15/$20 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 28 tue Monica Naranjo at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
feb 28 tue Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm **
feb 28 tue Jenny Owen Youngs, Little Hurricane, Terese Taylor
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 28 tue Two Cow Garage (Columbus) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
feb 28 tue Dirty Pillows, Starlight Girls (Brooklyn)
       at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm **
feb 29 wed The Wounded Men, The Porch Flies
       at Disco Volante, 247 14th Street at Webster, Oakland a/a free 8:30pm **
feb 29 wed Father John Misty, Jenny O
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm **
feb 29 wed Susan SurfTone (surf guitar)
       at Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge, 1304 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 21+ **
feb 29 wed Reckless Kelly at Slim's S.F. a/a $16 8pm **
feb 29 wed Slag Off, Spectre (tape release), Stares, Living Eyes
       at Thrillhouse Records, S.F. a/a 6:30pm **
       (Benefit for Thrillhouse Records)
feb 29 wed Adios Amigo, Genius And The Thieves, Gold Medalists
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10 8pm **
feb 29 wed Wes Leslie And His Deadly Medley (record release), Geronimo's Dream,
       Black Cobra Vipers at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8 8:30pm/9pm **
feb 29 wed The Business, The Downtown Struts, Sydney Ducks
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $13 8pm *** @
feb 29 wed Hank IV, Bill Orcutt, Musk
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ donation 9pm ** (Letha Melchior Benefit)
feb 29 wed The Record Winter at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ free 9pm *
feb 29 wed Alkaline Trio at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$22 7pm/8pm *** @
feb 29 wed Nobunny, Radios In Caves
       at the Shanty. 213 3rd St., Eureka 21+ $5 **
mar  1 thr Hadag Nahash
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ 8pm/9pm ** (Jewish Music Festival)
mar  1 thr Zola Jesus at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm **
mar  1 thr Every Avenue, We Are The In Crowd, Plug In Stereo, The Audition
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $13/$15 6:30pm/7pm ** @
mar  1 thr Alkaline Trio, Riverboat Gamblers
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @
mar  1 thr Ema, Reptar (Athens, GA), dj's
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13 9pm **
mar  1 thr Kill Moi, Fake Your Own Death, Excuses For Skipping, Sporting Life
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm **
mar  1 thr Chadwick Stokes, The Shants at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $17 8pm/9pm **
mar  1 thr They Are All Dead, Monogamy Party (Seattle), Dead Man
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
mar  1 thr The Spittin' Cobras, Flexx Bronco, The Butlers,
       Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children McNuggits, dj Ace
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm ***
mar  1 thr Rags And Ribbons at the Rockit Room, S.F. 21+ **
mar  1 thr George Thorogood & The Destroyers
       at the Uptown Theater, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult) 8pm ***
mar  1 thr Eligh & Aml Live at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Crux 16+ **
mar  1 thr The War Within, Serpenera, Unwanted Droids, Thea Skotia
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** @
mar  2 fri Zombie Holocaust, Schthe (L.A.), Deathstryke, Pillager,
       Side Effects, Excreta at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $8 7pm *** @
mar  2 fri Nu Sensae at 1-2-3-4 Go! Reocrds, Oakland a/a 7pm **
mar  2 fri Flipper, East Bay Ray And The Killer Smiles, Peligro,
       Legendary Stardust Cowboy
       at the New Parish, Oakland a/a $15/$20 8pm/9pm *** @
mar  2 fri The Blank Tapes, Whiskerman, Tumbleweed Wanderers
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm **
mar  2 fri Ty Segall, White Fence, Mikal Cronin (L.A.), The Feeling Of Love
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $13/$15 8pm/8:30pm ***
mar  2 fri O'Brother, Junius, Happy Body Slow Brain
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm **
mar  2 fri Eligh & Amp Live at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
mar  2 fri Pierce & Pierce, Gemini 6, 90's Band, Strong Like Bull
       at Lennon Studios, 271 Dore Street, S.F. a/a 8pm **
mar  2 fri Elliott Brood, The Pack A.D., Mwahaha
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 9pm **
mar  2 fri Stages Of Sleep, Starlight Girls (Brooklyn), Gorgeous Byrdmen
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **
mar  2 fri Rachael Yamagata, Dan Wilson at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm **
mar  2 fri Bobb Saggeth, Prizehog, Hell Ship
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
mar  2 fri Emeli Sande at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9:30pm **
mar  2 fri Super Diamond, Mustache Harbor
       at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm/9pm # **
mar  2 fri House Of Floyd (tribute 9 two shows)
       at Yoshi's, S.F. 21+ $22 8pm show / $20 10pm show **
mar  2 fri Arctic Flowers (Portland), Vivid Sekt (Portland), Neo Cons,
       Effluxus at the Retox Loung, S.F. 21+ $5 8pm ** @
mar  2 fri Ladysmith Black Mambazo
       at the Uptown Theater, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult) 8pm **
mar  2 fri The Trims at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
mar  2 fri Lagwagon, Cobra Skulls, Nothington
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $18/$20 8pm/9pm *** @
mar  2 fri Every Avenue, We Are The In Crowd, Plug In Stereo, The Audition,
       Simple As Surgery
       at the at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $14/$15 6:30pm/7:30pm ** @
mar  2/3   Funkey Meters at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 8pm/9pm # ***
mar  2/3   PRIMUS
       at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $52/$85 8pm/9pm *** @ $
mar  3 sat The Pets, Wrong Words, Spency Dude And The Doodles
       at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Oakland a/a 7pm **
mar  3 sat J Boog at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $32/$35 9:30pm/9:30pm **
mar  3 sat Cloud Nothings, Mr. Dream, Your Cannons
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm **
mar  3 sat Roky Erickson
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $25 8pm/9pm **
mar  3 sat Hutinanny, The Number Prophets
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/3pm **
mar  3 sat Salvador Santana & Band, Bianca, Ruckatan at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ***
mar  3 sat He's My Brother She's My Sister, Bad Weather California
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $8/$11 8pm/9pm **
mar  3 sat The Meat Sluts, Girls With Guns, Inferno Of Joy
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm **
mar  3 sat MJ's Brass Boppers, East Bay Brass Band
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm **
mar  3 sat No Way Back, Esg, Junior (L.A.), Conor, Solar
       at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm **
mar  3 sat Vagabond Lovers Club, Beso Negro, Black Kat Kabaret, dj Tanoa
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm **
mar  3 sat Eyezon, Wristgang, The Avenues
       at Club 6, 60 6th Street, S.F. 21+ $15 ($10 b4 9:30pm) 9pm **
mar  3 sat Adam Del Rio & The Fizzy Lifters (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm)
       at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/10pm **
mar  3 sat Geographer, Miniature Tigers, The Chain Gang Of 1974, Pretty & Nice
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** (sold out)
mar  3 sat Walk The Atmosphere, Fusion 72, Set The World Ablaze, Nineteen 95,
       Gurchuch at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $8 8pm ***
mar  3 sat Wonderbread 5
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $18 8:45pm/9:45pm **
mar  3 sat The Temptaiongs
       at Heritage Theater, 1 W. Campbell Avenue, Campbell a/a $61-$46 8pm **
mar  3 sat The Bang at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
mar  3 sat Musical Charis (Sacramento), ZuhG (Sacramento)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
mar  3 sat Gappy Ranks, 7th Street Band
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ $10/$14 8:30pm/9pm **
mar  3 sat Dance Gavin Dance, A Lot Like Birds, Just Like Vinyl, Decoder,
       Overwatch at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
mar  4 sun Bobby Joy Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Dairy Queens,
       Mykee Ramen at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 5pm *** @
       (Marcus Birthday - Pyrates vs Geeks)
mar  4 sun Barbwyre, Maurice Tani at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm **
mar  4 sun Korn, Sluggo, J Devil at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @ $
mar  4 sun Typhoon, Motopony, Ravenna Woods
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **
mar  4 sun Ganglians, A Classic Education, French Cassettes
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$13 8pm **
mar  4 sun The Deephearted With Los Amplifiers, Puppet Radio
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $5/$8 8pm/9pm **
mar  4 sun Victor E Leo, dj Hilario, dj Roberto Martins
       at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $115 8pm/9pm **
mar  4 sun Hungry Hungry Ghost, Pets With Pets (Austrailia)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm **
mar  4 sun Roddy Radiation, The Skabilly Rebels, Monkey, dj Shameless (U.K.)
       at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $14/$18 8pm **
mar  4 sun Javier Colon at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ **
mar  4 sun Nobunny
       at Holland Project Show Space, 121 Vesta Street, Reno, NV a/a **
mar  4 sun J. Book
       at the El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $13 7:30pm/8pm # *** @
mar  4 sun The Parson Red Heads (Portland), Blitzen Trapper
       at Humboldt Brewery, 856 10th, Arcata 21+ **
mar  5 mon Javier Colon at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
mar  5 mon Veronica Bush at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $5-$7 sliding scale 7pm/8pm *
mar  5 mon The Parson Red Heads (Portland), Blitzen Trapper
       at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ **
mar  5/6/7 Cold War Kids, Superhumanoids
      at Bottom of the Hill S.F. a/a $20 ($50 3 day pass) 8:30pm/9:30pm *** @
mar  6 tue Happa
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $27 7pm/8pm ** (seated show)
mar  6 tue Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, Yim Yames
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **
mar  6 tue Andrew W.K., Math The Band
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
mar  6 tue Hapa at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show)
mar  6 tue Chris Webby at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
mar  6 tue Burnt Ones, Blasted Canyons, Soft Swells
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ free 7pm/8pm **
mar  6 tue Thee Oh Sees, Magnetix, Pets With Pets, The Mallard
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13 8pm **
mar  6 tue Lecherous Gaze, The Shrine, Buffalo Tooth
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm ** @
mar  6 tue Teutonics, Gravys Drop, Whoosie What's It's
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $6 8:30pm/9:30pm **
mar  6 tue Virt, Freaky DNA, Minusbaby, Crashfaster, The Glowing Stars,
       Zen Albatross, A_Rival, Louis Gorenfeld
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. 21+ $8/$12 8pm ** (chip music/electro)
mar  6 tue Coasting at the Robot Rocket Residence, 633 M Street, Davis a/a **
mar  6 tue The Parson Red Heads (Portland), Blitzen Trapper
       at the Cellar Door, 101 W. Main Street, Visalia 21+ **
mar  7 wed Mobb Deep at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ $25 8pm/9pm **
mar  7 wed Soja, Gentleman & The Evolution, Anuhea
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $27.50 7pm/8pm # **
mar  7 wed La Sera, Cold Showers, Swiftumz
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ***
mar  7 wed Swahili, Blonde Stranger, Feelings
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
mar  7 wed Korallreven at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
mar  7 wed Mean Jeans (Portland), Guantanamo Baywatch (Portland),
       The Wrong Words at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm/9pm **
mar  7 wed Coasting, Midnite Snaxxx, The Younger Lovers, Shivas
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ **
mar  7 wed The Twilight Sad (Scotland), Micah P. Hinson
       at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $12/$14 9pm **
mar  7 wed Sleepy Sun at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ **
mar  7 wed 311 at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
mar  7 wed The Green, Passafire, Simple Creation, Eazy Dub
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $15 7pm/8pm **
mar  8 th Vetiver, Dominant Legs, Simone Rubi
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15 8pm/9pm **
mar  8 thr The Shrine, Hot Lunch, Lecherous Gaze
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** @
mar  8 thr Bela Fleck And The Flecktones, Casey Driessen
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a $32.50/$45.50 8pm # ***
mar  8 thr Punch Brothers, Aoife O'Donovan
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **
mar  8 thr Andrew Jackson Jihad, Laura Stevenson And The Cans, Roar
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm **
mar  8 thr Lonesome Locomotive, Jugtown Pirates, Howdy!
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm **
mar  8 thr Zulu Winter, Twin Atlantic, dj's
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $10/$12 9pm **
mar  8 thr The Curious Mystery (KY), Grace Sings Sludge
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
mar  8 thr The Twilight Sad, The Velvet Teen, Micah P. Hinson
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
mar  8 thr Railroad Earth at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ **
mar  8 thr Bonneville Power (Portland), Gillbillies
       at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 6pm **
mar  8 thr Soja, Gentleman & The Evolution, Anuhea
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm **
mar  8 thr Cherry Red, Cal Fig, O.C. Ent, SLR Gang, Cali Grown, R.A.P.E.,
       Geek 1000, Logic, Dumbknockz, 2HK
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8:30pm **
mar  9 fri Martin Luther, Kev Choice, Silk-E
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $10/$15 8:30pm/9:30pm **
mar  9 fri Deke Dickerson, The RevTones, The B-Stars
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 9pm **
mar  9 fri Tumbleweed Wanderers, Guy Fox, Fox & Woman
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9pm **
mar  9 fri Points North, Full On Flyhead, Seth Chapla, Bad Boy Eddy
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
mar  9 fri Crocodiles, Bleeding Rainbow, Terry Malts
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 9pm **
mar  9 fri Big Light, Flowmotion Is The True Spokes, Current Swell
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm **
mar  9 fri Sioux City Kid, Tiny Television,
       Erin Brazill And The Brazillionaires
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm **
mar  9 fri The Crazies Will Destroy You, The Shotgun Break,
       The Hi-Tones (Austin) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm **
mar  9 fri Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Papa Grows Funk
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm ***
mar  9 fri The Stitches, Smogtown, Sharp Objects, The Complaints, Lazerwolf
       at Fourth Street Tavern, 711 Fourth St., San Rafael 21+ $15 9pm *** @
       (Slicks Bash)
mar  9 fri The Old Screen Door, Egg, Downshift, Friday, Nature, Cascade
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/7:30pm **
mar  9 fri Mickey Hart Band
       at El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) $30 8pm/9pm **
mar  9 fri Asking Alexandria, Trivium, Dir En Grey, I See Stars,
       Motionless In White, The Amity Affiction
       at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $29.50 5pm/5:30pm # ***
mar  9 fri Foreigner at the Cascade Theatre, 1731 Market St., Redding a/a # ***
mar  9/10  Railroad Earth, New Monsoon, Greensky Bluegrass
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # **
mar  9/10  Jackie Greene at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $26/$28 7pm/8pm **
mar  9/10  Vina Morales & Vhong Navarro
       at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ **
mar 10 sat Ceremony (record release), Cold World, The Old Firm Casuals,
       The Nubs, No Sir at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a $12 7:30pm *** @
mar 10 sat Flogging Molly, Suedhead, Sean Wheeler, Zander Schloss
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** $
mar 10 sat Stellar Corpses (cd release), Plan 9, Fiction Reform, The Badmen,
       Crooked As Fuck, The Refuzniks at the Metro, Oakland a/a $8 *** @
mar 10 sat The Digitour, Dave Days, Ricky Ficarelli, Alex Goot, Asher Monroe
       at the New Parish, Oakland a/a 6pm/6pm **
mar 10 sat Tornado Rider, Caldecott, Major Powers And The LoFi Symphony
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm **
mar 10 sat Fracas, Ding Dang (reunion), Shitkickers (San Jose), Young Lions
       at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland $7 8pm/9pm ***
mar 10 sat Saul Williams at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $20 8pm/9pm **
mar 10 sat Voodoo Saints, Black Caucus
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/3pm **
mar 10 sat Hot Lunch, Glitter Wizard, Lecherous Gaze, Knifey Spoony
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm ** @
mar 10 sat Slow Club, Signals at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 7pm/8pm **
mar 10 sat The Red Elvises (2 sets) at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm **
mar 10 sat William Fitzsimmons, Denison Witmer
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm **
mar 10 sat Seeking Empire, The Trophy Fire, Water And Bodies (Portland)
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ***
mar 10 sat Grave Babies, Permanent Collectiohasms
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **
mar 10 sat The Stitches, Smogtown, Sharp Objects, The Complaints, Sore Thumbs
       at the Rockit Room (upstairs), S.F. 21+ $15 9pm *** @ (Slicks Bash)
mar 10 sat The Mighty Kegels (cd release), Laserwolf, Penny Dreadfuls
       at the Rockit Room (downstairs), S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** (Slicks Bash)
mar 10 sat Hank IV, Electric Jellyfish (Melbourne, Australia), Mike Donovan,
       Carlton Melton at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 **
mar 10 sat The Gypsy Moonlight Band (two sets 10pm & 11:15pm)
       at the Riptide, S.F. 21+ free 9pm/10pm **
mar 10 sat Drake, Kendrick Lamar & Asap Rocky
       at the Event Center, San Jose State a/a $75 7pm/8pm # **
mar 10 sat Wordsmith, Lucid Optics
       at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 4pm ** (hip-hop)
mar 10 sat Deke Dickerson at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
mar 10 sat Time Spent Driving, Happy Body Slow Brain, Mooneater
       at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $10 8pm **
mar 11 sun Porkchop Express at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm **
mar 11 sun Three Bad Jacks, Tombstone Brawlers (N.J.), Cash Prophets,
       Stigma 13, Not For Not, Swamp Angel, Justice James
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $15 1pm til 9pm **
mar 11 sun Disastroid, Backwoods Payback (PA), Bottom
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
mar 11 sun Hapa at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $26 7pm/8pm **
mar 11 sun Caught In Motion
       at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Crux 21+ **
mar 12 mon Sublime With Rome, Everlast
       at Senator Theater, Chico a/a $37.50 7pm/8pm # ***
mar 12/13  The Joy Formidable, A Place To Bury Strangers
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm **
mar 13 tue Grandma's Boyfriend, Pink Films, The Broonies
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
mar 13 tue Shai-Hulud, A Plea For Purging, Counterparts, Dead Icons
       at Dosa Biryani, 250 E Java Drive, Sunnyvale a/a $15 7pm/8pm *** @
mar 14 wed Magnus Magnetic, Little Wolves, Headcavern, The Attracted,
       The Loose Cannons at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 9pm **
mar 14 wed Guster at the Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # **
mar 14 wed The Raincoats, Grass Widow
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
mar 14 wed Fulton And The 44th, Threat Level Orange
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 6pm **
       (Boys Hope Girls Hope Benefit)
mar 14 wed ReCardiacs Fly, PG13, Surplus 1980
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
mar 14 wed Huch Cornwell, Glen Matlock at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
mar 14 wed Shrouded Strangers at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a **
mar 14 wed Kirsten Opstad (MA)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm **
mar 14 wed Steve Aoki, Datsik at Estrellita Ballroom, Sacramento ?/? **
mar 14 wed The Devil Wears Prada, Every Time I Die, LetLive, Oh Sleeper
       at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $17.50/$39 6pm/7pm *** @
mar 15 thr Willie Nelson, Pegi Young & The Survivors
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
mar 15 thr Michael Gira, Sir Richard Bishop
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
mar 15 thr Balkan Beat Box at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a 422.50 7pm/8pm # **
mar 15 thr Robert Schwartzman, The Relationship
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $10 8pm **
mar 15 thr The Pretty Reckless, The Parlor Mob
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm **
mar 15 thr Tied To The Branches, The Yes Go's, Der Spazm (Sacramento)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
mar 15 thr Jenni And The Jerks, Whoa Nellies
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
mar 15 thr Marty Party, Boggan at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
mar 15 thr Kidd Upstairs, Eco Green, Cali Colab, Kentastik, Iris,
       Sunny B, New Aira, Boss Biz, BaBnit, Serpent & Seraph
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7:30pm/8:30pm **
mar 16 fri Sambada at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $8/$10 8pm/9pm **
mar 16 fri Hot Buttered Rum, Cornmeal
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 8pm/9pm **
mar 16 fri Drive By Truckers, Robert Ellis
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # ***
mar 16 fri Feed Me With Teeth at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
mar 16 fri Street Dogs, Devil's Brigade, Old Man Markley, Murder The Stout
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
mar 16 fri Shrouded Strangers, Range Of Light Wilderness, Sad Vicious
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm **
mar 16 fri MegaFlame, The Gomorran Social Aid & Pleasure Club,
       The Nice Guy Trio at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/10pm **
mar 16 fri The Fall Risk, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys,
       The Courtney Janes at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm **
mar 16 fri Huch Cornwell, Glen Matlock at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ **
mar 16 fri Ed Schrader's Music Beat, The Re-Volts
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
mar 16 fri Iration, The Holdup, Thrive
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $15/$18 8pm *** @
mar 16 fri Beerijuana at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
mar 16/17  The Eoin Harrington Irish Session
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm **
mar 17 sat Umphrey's McGee, The Mother Hips
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # *** $
mar 17 sat Chrisette Michele
       at Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
mar 17 sat Robert Glasper Experiment
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 7pm/8pm **
mar 17 sat The McMemphis Murdermen, Golden West Trio, dj Bildo McDildo
       at Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster Street, Alameda 21+ free 8pm **
mar 17 sat The Hooks, Mystic Knights Of The Cobra, Eastern Span,
       Jokes For Feelings at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm *** @
mar 17 sat Axe Wound, Lost Puppy at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/3pm **
mar 17 sat Swingin' Utters, Sharp Objects
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm *** @
mar 17 sat Jim Akanishi at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
mar 17 sat Culann's Hounds at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
mar 17 sat Waterstrider, Dreams, The Buttercream Gang
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm **
mar 17 sat Toyboat Toyboat Toyboat (Portland)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 5:30pm ** (early show)
mar 17 sat Alabaster Choad, Soda Machine, The Rabbles
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm ** (late show)
mar 17 sat Lucia Comnes, The Gasmen, The Jaunting Martyrs
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $17/$20 9pm ** (folk/irish)
mar 17 sat Sage Francis at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm ***
mar 17 sat La Plebe, The Fucking Buckaroos
       at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm/10pm ** @
mar 17 sat Peter Frampton at the Marin Center, San Rafael a/a # ***
mar 17 sat Marshall Tucker Band at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ***
mar 17 sat Iration, Thrive, Top Shelf
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm **
mar 17 sat Shrouded Strangers
       Bows & Arrows Collective, 1815 19th Street, Sacramento a/a **
mar 17 sat Stepchild (cd release), FallRise, Prylosis, Americaz Mozt Haunted,
       Misamore at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$15 7pm/7:30pm ** @
mar 18 sun Crashed Out (U.K.), City Of Van, Between Your Teeth, The 132
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a *** @
mar 18 sun Imagination Movers
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 1:30pm and 4:30pm shows # **
mar 18 sun Roland Finn, The Corburns at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/4pm **
mar 18 sun The Amazing Embarrassonic at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F.
       a/a $10/$12 2:30pm/3pm ** (save KUSF Benefit)
mar 18 sun Robert Glasper Experiment
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm **
mar 18 sun Feedtime (Australia), Dead Meat, Musk
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 6pm ** (early show)
mar 18 sun Hungry Hungry Ghost, Collin Ludlow-Mattson, The Folks
       at Grand Lodge at Viracocha, 998 Valencia St., S.F. 21+ 8pm **
mar 18 sun Little Feat at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ **
mar 18 sun Jimmy Buffett And The Coral Reefer Band
       at the Shark Tank, Can Jose a/a 8pm # ***
mar 18 sun Rehab, Moonshine Bandits
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$14 8pm/8:30pm **
mar 19 mon Needtobreathe, Ben Rector
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** $
mar 19 mon Skream & Benga, Alvin Risk, Sgt Pokes, Artwork, Hijak
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
mar 19 mon Boyce Avenue, Secondhand Serenade
       at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
mar 20 tue Deicide, Jungle Rot, Abigail Williams, Lecherous Nocturne
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # *** @
mar 20 tue Kaiser Chiefs, Walk The Moon
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ***
mar 20 tue Loney Dear at Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **
mar 20 tue Dan Bern at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $20 8pm **
mar 20 tue Dustin Wong, Woodsman at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
mar 20 tue Ian McCulloch at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm/9pm # **
mar 20 tue Nokies!, The Akabane Vulgars On Strong Bypass, ZZZ's
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm *** (Japan Nite)
mar 20 tue Rehab, Moonshine Bandits at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
mar 20 tue Whitechapel, Miss May I, After The Burial, The Plot In You,
       Structures at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $17.50/$39 6pm/6:30pm *** @
mar 21 wed Nada Surf, An Horse at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ***
mar 21 wed Of Montreal, Deerhoof, Kishi Bashi
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** (also mar 22 at the Fillmore)
mar 21 wed George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # ***
mar 21 wed Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Heavy Cream
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/9pm **
mar 21 wed Sharon Van Etten, The War On Drugs
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm **
mar 21 wed Perfume Genius at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm **
mar 21 wed The Wrong Words, Outer Minds, Dimples
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
mar 21 wed River Whyless (North Carolina)
       at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm *
mar 21 wed Whitechapel, Miss May I, After The Burial, The Plot In You,
       Structures at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
mar 22 thr Of Montreal, Deerhoof, Kishi Bashi
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22 7pm/8pm # *** (also mar 21 at Slim's)
mar 22 thr Allen Stone at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
mar 22 thr Peter And The Testube Babies, The Generators, Sydney Ducks,
       The Guitar Gangsters at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $15 9pm *** @
mar 22 thr Dervish at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm **
mar 22 thr Niki & The Dove, 2:54, dj's
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $12 8pm **
mar 22 thr Cast Iron, White Orange, Case In Theory
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
mar 22 thr Milagres at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **
mar 22 thr Of Monsters And Men, Lay Low at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
mar 22 thr Red Rover, Voices And Echoes, Trench, Evolutia, Self-Proclaimed
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm **
mar 23 fri 2nd Class Citizens (cd release)
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 8pm ** @
mar 23 fri Santa Cecilia, Las Bomberas De La Bahia
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $7/$10 9:30pm/9:30pm **
mar 23 fri RANCID, Cock Sparrer, Noi!se
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @
mar 23 fri Lucero, The Drowning Men at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # **
mar 23 fri Ray Romano & Kevin James
       at Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, S.F.
       a/a $75-$50 7pm/8pm # **
mar 23 fri Wallpaper, A-1 at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm ***
mar 23 fri Cops!, Gagakirise (Japan), VvdBlk (Japan)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $5 9:30pm **
mar 23 fri Lost In The Trees, Poor Moon, Yellow Ostrich
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/10pm **
mar 23 fri Spiral Arms at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
mar 23 fri Conducting From The Grave, Soma Ras, Paint Over Pictures,
       Awaiting The Apocalypse, Beyond All Ends
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7pm/7:30pm ** @
mar 22/23  Paul Kelly at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $16 7:30pm **
mar 23/24  Todd Snider, David Jacobs Strain
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $22 8pm/9pm ** (seated)
mar 24 sat Monkey, Day Labor, Imposters, Angry Starfish, Toriyamas
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkley a/a 7:30pm *** @ (ska night)
mar 24 sat The Magnetic Fields, Bachelorette
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
mar 24 sat Fog Of War, Blasphemous Creation, Blessed Curse, Deathstryke
       at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 8pm ** @
mar 24 sat Y & T, Haunted By Heroes
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $36.50 8pm/9pm # ***
mar 24 sat Good Old War, The Belle Brigade, Family Of The Year
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
mar 24 sat Say Anything, Kevin Devine And The Goddamn Band, Fake Problems,
       The Front Bottoms at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # **
mar 24 sat Classics Of Love, Joyce Manor, Gnarboots, Kill The Bats
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $9 8pm/8:30pm *** @
mar 24 sat Conspirator at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 9pm **
mar 24 sat Howler, Static Jacks at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $10 9:30pm **
mar 24 sat The Lumineers at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 9:30pm *
mar 24 sat House Of Floyd (tribute)
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $21/$26 7:30pm/8:30pm **
mar 24 sat Mary Axe at Streetlight Records, San Jose a/a free 7pm **
mar 24 sat Richard Marx
       at Heritage Theater, 1 W. Campbell Avenue, Campbell a/a $46-$36 8pm **
mar 24 sat Color Scouts, Survival Guide
       at X Sports Bar, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a $8 8pm **
mar 24 sat Tyga at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ **
mar 24 sat Metal Health Plex
       at Marilyn's on K, 908 K Street at 9th, Sacramento 21+ $5 9pm **
mar 24 sat Melvin Seals & J.G.B. Band, The Coalition
       at the Auburn Event Center, 145 Elm Ave., Auburn a/a $25/$25 7pm/8pm **
mar 24 sat The Soft White Sixties, Sleepy Sun
       at St. James Infirmary, 445 California Avenue, Reno NV 21+ **
mar 25 sun We Came As Romans, Emmure, Blessthefall, Woe Is Me, The Color Morale
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm *** @
mar 25 sun The Ting Tings at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **
mar 25 sun Marcus Foster at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. a/a $12 8pm **
mar 25 sun Amy Ra, Lindsay Fuller at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
mar 25 sun Nero Order, Wreck And Reference at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 6pm **
mar 25 sun Todd Snider, David Jacobs-Strain
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $26 7pm/8pm **
mar 25 sun For Today, A Skylit Drive, Stick To Your Guns, My Children My Bride,
       Make Me Famous at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
mar 25 sun Soulfly at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $25 7pm/7:30pm **
mar 26 mon White Rabbits, Gull at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
mar 27 tue Kick Me, Feral Depravity, Traversing The Axis, Spu
       at B.R.S., Richmond a/a 7pm/7:01pm *** @
       (Rhonda, Genevieve, Nick and Benny Birthday show)
mar 27 tue Ani Difranco, Seth Giler
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $33.50 7pm/8pm # ***
mar 27 tue The Wonder Years, Polar Bear Club, Transit, The Story So Far
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ***
mar 27 tue Michael Rose, Reggae Angels at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 9pm **
mar 27 tue Mr. Gnome (Cleveland) at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 8pm *
mar 27 tue Sharkiface, Silvia K at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **
mar 27 tue The Orges, Chuckleberries, Female Trouble
       at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ 8:30pm **
mar 27 tue Black Tusk, East Of The Wall
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm **
mar 28 wed Shinedown, Adelitas Way, New Medicine
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7pm # **
mar 28 wed Sea Of Bees, Radiation City, The Loom
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 8pm **
mar 28 wed fun. at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** (sold out)
mar 28 wed Dirty Ghosts, Chapter 24 (U.K.)
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
mar 28 wed JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound, The Slippery Slope, Riot Earp
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm **
mar 28 wed The Dirty Hand Family Band, Viva Le Vox, Rachel Brooke,
       The Slow Poisoner at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $7 8pm **
mar 28 wed Five Finger Death Punch, Soulfly
       at the Redding Civic Auditorium, Redding a/a $34/$37 7pm/8pm # ***
mar 29 thr The Contortionist, All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Fleshgod Apocalypse,
       Conducting From The Grave at the Metro, Oakland a/a # *** @
mar 29 thr Fun at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $18 7pm/8pm ** (sold out)
mar 29 thr The Ferocious Few, Zodiac Death Valley, B. Hamilton
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
mar 29 thr Tyga, Yg at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
mar 29 thr Flight Facilities, dj's
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $12/$14 10pm **
mar 29 thr Tyrone Wells, Joe Brooks, Mike Annuzzi
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8pm **
mar 29 thr Broken Cities, Fights Without Fears Within
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **
mar 29 thr Henry Rollins (spoken word)
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $26 7pm/8pm **
mar 29 thr Ani DiFranco
       at the Uptown Theater, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult) 8pm ***
mar 29 thr Monkey at Tres Gringos, 83 South 2nd Street, San Jose 21+ free **
mar 29 thr The Saw Doctors at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
mar 29 thr The Moth Anatomy, Our Endless Obsession, The Sun Sets Here,
       A Plague Upon Her, Become The Oracle, Slaves Of Manhattan
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm **
mar 30 fri Beats antique at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
mar 30 fri Mindless Self Indulgence, Hyro Da Hero
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
mar 30 fri Chuck Prophet & THe Mission Express
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
mar 30 fri Cumbia Tokeson, Inspector Gadje Brass Band, Gamelan X, dj Izzy Wise
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 9pm **
mar 30 fri Pins Of Light (album release), Kowloon Walled City, Elephant Rifle,
       Chris Thayer at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **
mar 30 fri Metallagher, White Shit at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $10 9pm **
mar 30 fri Lynchmob, Bang Tango, Bad Boy Eddy, Restrayned, Sucker Punch
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $25 7pm/8pm *** @
mar 30/31  The Saw Doctors at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $25 7pm/8pm ***
mar 30/31  Galactic, Corey Glover, Corey Henry, Soul Rebels Brass Band
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 8pm/9pm # ***
mar 31 sat Bloody Phoenix, Backslider (PA), Permanent Ruin, T.A.D.R.O.E.V.,
       Connoisseur at the Swamp, 877 35th St., West Oakland a/a $6 *** @
mar 31 sat Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (sat sold out - see Apr  1)
mar 31 sat Orgy at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm **
mar 31 sat Turtle Rising, Elektrik Sunset
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/3pm **
mar 31 sat Stompy Jones (cd release), dance lessons, dj's
       at the Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. a/a $15 8pm **
mar 31 sat Ghosts Of Electricity (tribute)
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $17/$20 8:30pm/9pm *
mar 31 sat Glitter Wizard, Creepers, Havarti
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9:30pm **
mar 31 sat Kathleen Edwards at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm **
mar 31 sat The Kingston Trio, Bob Shane at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ **
mar 31 sat Vincents Ear at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 21+ **
mar 31 sat One-Eyed King, California Child, The Fourth Horseman
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm **
apr  1 sun Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (also see March 31)
apr  1 sun The Shants, The Quiet American, Tippy Canoe
       at Disco Volante, 247 14th Street at Webster, Oakland a/a free 7pm **
apr  1 sun The Wedding Present (performing 'Seamonsters'), Pinky Piglets
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm *** $
apr  2 mon Protest The Hero, Periphery, Jeff Loomis Band, The Safety Fire
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ***
apr  3 tue Megafaun, Field Report at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9pm **
apr  4 wed Dr. Frank, Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits,
       Franz Nicolay, The Sansa & Shiri Show, Sean McArdle
       at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm ***
apr  4 wed Cults, Spectrals at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr  4 wed The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Skeletonwitch, Hour Of Penance
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ *** $
apr  4 wed Kitty Daisy & Lewis at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10 9pm **
apr  4 wed Sam Sparro at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
apr  4 wed Chelsea Crowell (Nashville), Circus Cat at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
apr  4 wed Hot Snakes at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
apr  4 wed Portugal. The Man, The Lonely Forest
       at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $10/$30 7pm/8pm ***
apr  5 thr Rodrigo Y Gabriela, C.U.B.A.
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (KFOG)
apr  5 thr Cults, Spectrals at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
apr  5 thr Heartless Bastads at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # **
apr  5 thr Kevin Seconds, Kepi Ghoulie, Franz Nicolay
       at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8/$10 9pm **
apr  5 thr Devil Driver, The Faceless, Dying Fetus, Job For A Cowboy,
       3 Inches Of Blood, Impending Doom, Wretched
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $22/$25 5pm/6pm *** @ (Metal Alliance Fest)
apr  5 thr Rubblebucket at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm **
apr  5 thr Rootz Underground at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 9pm **
apr  5 thr Il Gato, Passenger & Pilot, Red Weather, Drew Victor
       at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm **
apr  5 thr Coast Jumper, Masxs, Trails And Ways at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
apr  5 thr Gwar, Municipal Waste, Ghoul, Legacy Of Disorder
       at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a $20 6:30pm/7:30pm # *** @
apr  5/6/7 Dark Star Orchestra at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ***
apr  6 fri California Honeydrops at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ 8pm/9pm **
apr  6 fri Religious Girls, Mister Loveless, B. Hamilton, French Cassettes
       at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 6pm/9pm **
apr  6 fri Swervedriver at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $19/$21 8pm/9pm  **
apr  6 fri Steven Wilson at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 8pm/9pm # **
apr  6 fri Gwar, Municipal Waste, Ghoul, Legacy Of Disorder
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** @ $
apr  6 fri Kinky Buddha, The Sleeping Giants
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $7/$10 8pm/9pm **
apr  6 fri Bowerbirds, Dry The River at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm **
apr  6 fri Thrones, Helms Alee at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
apr  6 fri The Phenomenauts at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz a/a $12 8pm *** @
apr  6 fri Jack Russell's Great White, Wings Of Innocence
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$25 7pm/8pm ** @
apr  7 sat The Plurals (MI), City Mouse
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a ** (Danny Destruction's Birthday)
apr  7 sat J.K. Sampson & The Provincial Band, Shotgun Jimmie,
       Slow Moving Lions Of The Vegetable World
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $15 8:30pm/9pm **
apr  7 sat Carolina Chocolate Drops at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
apr  7 sat Slaughterhouse, Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5'9
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
apr  7 sat Hanni El Khatib, Tijuana Panthers
       at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm **
apr  7 sat Paper Diamond at the Indepenent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 9pm **
apr  7 sat Blammos, Blue Skies For Black Hearts, Boats!
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
apr  7 sat Monkey at Chris' Club, 656 Benicia Rd., Vallejo 21+ 10pm **
apr  8 sun Jim Jones at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $22/$25 8pm/9pm **
apr  8 sun The Black Seeds at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
apr  8 sun Bear In Heaven, Blouse, Doldrums
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
apr  8 sun John K. Samson & The Provincial Band, Shotgun Jimmie
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $10/$12 8pm/8:30pm **
apr  9 mon Dark Star Orchestra
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma 21+ $28 7:30pm/8:30pm ***
apr  9/10  Jeff Mangum at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
apr 10 tue Mike Doughty, The Book of Drugs (reading)
       at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $20 8pm **
apr 10 tue Chairlift, Nite Jewel at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
apr 10 tue Astral, Space Waves, Sundaze at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
apr 10 tue Dark Star Orchestra
       at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 21+ $25/$30 7pm/8pm ***
apr 11 wed M. Ward, Jonathan Richman
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # ***
apr 11 wed Firehose at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
apr 11 wed Mazzy Star, The Entrance Band, Alina Hardin
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
apr 11 wed Sepultura (Brazil), Krisium, Havoc
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $22/$25 7pm/7:30pm *** @
apr 11 wed Oberhofer, Pond at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm **
apr 11 wed Radiohead, Other Lives at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ***
apr 11 wed Melvins at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm *** @
apr 11 wed Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons
       at Moes Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 21+ **
apr 12 thr Miike Snow at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
apr 12 thr Band Of Skulls, We Are Augustines
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.50 7pm/8pm # ***
apr 12 thr Metronomy at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16 8pm/9pm **
apr 12 thr Melvins, Unsane at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ *** @
apr 12 thr Gotye, Kimbra the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 8pm ** (sold out)
apr 12 thr Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, Boom Chick
       at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 9pm **
apr 13 fri Andrew Bird, Laura Marling
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ** (sold out)
apr 13 fri Nero, Dillon Francis at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
apr 13 fri Anders Osborne, Tracorum
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm **
apr 13 fri Youth Lagoon at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 9pm ** (sold out)
apr 13 fri Damien Jurado, Peter Wolf Crier, Dear Indugu
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $12 8:30pm/9pm **
apr 13 fri Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons
       at the Mystic Theater, Petaluma ?/? **
apr 13 fri Kungfu Vampire at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm ***
apr 13 fri King's X, Sedona, Bonebag
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $20/$22 7pm/8pm ***
apr 13 fri Gallagher
       at the El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) *** (comedy)
apr 13/14  Yonder Mountain String Band, Brown Bird
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # **
apr 14 sat Dan P. And The Bricks, Nino Zombi, Jokes For A Felling (cd release),
       Los Difuntos, My Last Line
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7:30pm *** @ (Ska night)
apr 14 sat Kings-X, Spiralarms, Points North
       at the Metro, Oakland a/a $20 7:30pm/8pm # **
apr 14 sat Wayne Hancock at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ 9pm $12 **
apr 14 sat Blame Sally
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ** (seated show)
apr 14 sat Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine
       at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $45/$65 8pm/9pm # **
apr 14 sat Hot Lunch, Tropical Sleep at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
apr 14 sat Ozzy Alive (tribute), Lovedrive (tribute), Ancient Mariner (tribute)
       at Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City 21+ 7pm/8pm **
apr 14 sat Wayne Hancock at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ 9pm **
apr 14 sat Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons
       at Humboldt Brewery, 856 10th at I, Arcata 21+ **
apr 15 sun Elvis Costello & The Imposters at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # ***
apr 15 sun Givers at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
apr 15 sun Accessory (Germany), Dismantled, Cephalgy, Demodulate, dj Decay,
       dj Mr. Smith at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $6/$12 8pm/9pm **
apr 16 mon Kasabian at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # **
apr 16 mon Explosions In The Sky
       at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a # ***
apr 16 mon The Horrors, The Black Angels, dj Nako, dj Omar
       at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 7pm/8pm # ** (also apr 17th)
apr 16 mon Sbtrkt, Machinedrum at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20/$22 9pm **
apr 16/17/18/19/20 Godspeed You! Black Emperor
       at Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ $21 7pm/8pm *** (4/20 sold out)
apr 17 tue Justice, The Rapture
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (sold out)
apr 17 tue Bombino at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$18 8pm/9pm **
apr 17 tue Fanfario at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
apr 17 tue Pulp at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
apr 17 tue Turisas (Finland), Alestorm (Scotland), Ex Deo (Rome),
       Arkona (Russia), Huntress, Pale Chalice, Hysteria
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $20/$25 6pm/6:30pm *** @
apr 17 tue Wanda Jackson, Sallie Ford, The Sound Outside
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
apr 17 tue Wu Lyf at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $16/$18 8pm **
apr 17 tue The Black Angels, The Horrors, dj Nako, dj Omar
       at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 7pm/8pm # ** (also apr 16th)
apr 17 tue Guitar Wolf, Transistors
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $16 8:30pm/9pm ** @
apr 17 tue Rise Against, A Day To Remember, Title Fight
       at the Event Center, San Jose State a/a $39.50 6pm/7pm # *** @
apr 17 tue Florence And The Machine
       at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd St., Reno NV a/a # ***
apr 18 wed Wild Flag at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # **
apr 18 wed First Aid Kit at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $16/$19 8pm/9pms **
apr 18 wed Refused, The Hives, The Bronx
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 8pm # *** (sold out)
apr 18 wed Zeds Dead at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 18+ **
apr 18 wed Florence And The Machine at Mondavi Center, UC Davis a/a # ***
apr 18 wed Childish Gambino at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a **
apr 18 wed Escape The Fate (Las Vegas), Attack Attack, The Word Alive,
       Secrets, Mest at Senator Theater, Chico a/a $20 6pm/6:30pm # *** @
apr 19 thr Childish Gambino, Danny Brown
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # **
apr 19 thr Afroman at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $15/$20 8pm/9pm **
apr 19 thr The Cat Empire at Slim's, S.F. 6+ $26 8pm/9pm **
apr 19 thr Bon Iver at Civic Center, 99 Grove Street, S.F. a/a # **
apr 19 thr Escape The Fate, Attack Attack!, The Word Alive, Secrets, Mest
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 6:30pm # *** @
apr 19 thr Grant-Lee Phillips at the Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm **
apr 19 thr Black Elk, Totimoshi, Minot
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ** @
apr 19 thr Guitar Wizards From The Future at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ *
apr 19 thr Last Night In Town, Take Pride, Wolf Bronski
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm **
apr 20 fri Fungo Mungo at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $14.20/$20 8pm/9pm ***
apr 20 fri Buzzcocks, Images at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $35 9pm *** @
apr 20 fri Zeds Dead, Araabmuzik, XI at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
apr 20 fri Phenomenauts, La Plebe, The Custom Kicks
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 8:30pm/10pm *** @
apr 20 fri School Of Seven Bells, Exitmusic
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $15 9pm **
apr 20 fri Goldenboy, Adios Amigo at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm **
apr 20 fri Les Sans Culottes (N.Y.C.), Facts On File
       at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
apr 20 fri The Holdup, Afroman at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ **
apr 20 fri Tag Your Dead, The Sun Sets Here, Thou The Giant, Auburn Nightmare,
       Dead By Nightfall, Chasing Hallows
       at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 7pm/8pm ** @
apr 21 sat Deep Green Festival at Craneway Pavillion, Richmond 18+ (Cannabis)
apr 21 sat Poor Man's Whiskey at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr 21 sat The Naked And Famous, Vacationer, Now Now
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 9pm # ***
apr 21 sat Lotus at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # **
apr 21 sat The O'Jays
       at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ **
apr 22 sun Kevorkian Death Cycle, Hex Rx, Scar Tissue, Loss Of Signal, dj's
       at the DNA Lounge, S.F. a/a $9/$13 8pm/9pm **
apr 22 sun Debbie Reynolds
       at the Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael a/a # ***
apr 22 sun Tech Nine at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz 16+ ***
apr 22/23  M83, I Break Horses
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $28 7pm/8pm # ** (sold out)
apr 23 mon Behemoth, Watain, The Devil's Blood, In Solitude
       at Slim's, S.F. 6+ ***
apr 23 mon Real Estate at the Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz 16+ **
apr 23 mon The Shins at Mondavi Center, Davis a/a # ***
apr 24 tue St. Vincent, Tune-Yards at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 7:30pm # **
apr 24 tue Neon Indian, Lemonade at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # ***
apr 24 tue Real Estate, The Twerps at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr 24 tue Caveman at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 8pm/9pm **
apr 24 tue Tech N9ne, Machine Gun Kelly
       at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $35 8pm ***
apr 24 tue Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # ***
apr 25 wed Ingrid Michaelson at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # **
apr 25 wed Griffin House at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $16 8pm **
apr 25 wed The Shins
       at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, Reno NV a/a # ***
apr 26 thr Ben Kweller at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
apr 26 thr Kittie, Blackguard, The Agonist, Bonded By Blood
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 7:30pm # *** @
apr 26 thr Fruit Bats, Kelley Stoltz, Gold Leaves
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm **
apr 27 fri Opeth, Mastodon, Ghost at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** @
apr 27 fri Matt Alber, Jeb Havens
       at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. a/a $18 8pm **
apr 27 fri The Inciters, The Bang, Police And Thieves
       at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $8 9pm  **
apr 27 fri Chris Isaak at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ***
apr 27 fri Miranda Lambert, Chris Young, Jerrod Neimann
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # **
apr 27 fri The Contortionist, All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Fleshgod Apocalypse,
       Conducting From The Grave
       at the Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a *** @
apr 27 fri Tech N9ne at the Senator Theater, Chico a/a # ***
apr 27 fri Y & T
       at the El Rey Theater, Chico 18+ (a/a with adult) # *** @
apr 27/28  Coldplay at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $110-$50 6pm/7pm # ***
apr 28 sat Union 13, Cerebro, Between Your Teeth
       at 924 Gilman Street, S.F. a/a 7:30pm *** @
apr 28 sat Jim Gaffigan (two shows)
       at the Warfield, S.F. a/a 7:30pm and 10pm shows # **
apr 28 sat Femail Trouble at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a 3:30pm *
apr 28 sat Go Radio, There For Tomorrow, Tonight Alive, Tyler Carter
       at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $12 7pm/7:30pm **
apr 28 sat Culture Kids, Opt//Out, Crimson Scarlet, Midnite Brain
       at the Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ $4 8pm **
apr 28 sat Planet Booty, Greenhorse
       at the Swedish American Hall, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm **
apr 28 sat Planet Booty, Greenhorse at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $12 9:30pm **
apr 28 sat The Contortionist, All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Fleshgod Apocalypse,
       Conducting From The Grave at the Ace of Spades, Sacramento a/a *** @
apr 28 sat Y & T at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $19.50/$51 4pm/8pm ***
apr 30 mon Tennis at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm **
may  2 wed Overkill (N.J.), Belphegor, Aborted, Suidakra, System Divide,
       Diamond Plate at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a $28-$65 7pm/8pm *** @
may  3 thr Katie Herzig at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8pm **
may  3 thr March Fourth Marching Band
       at Knitting Factory, Reno, NV a/a $20/$35 7pm/8pm **
may  4 fri Snow Patrol, Ed Sheeran at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # ***
may  4 fri The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys at the Arena, Oakland a/a # ***
may  4 fri The Hundred Days at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm **
may  4 fri Lambchop at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
may  4 fri Trainwreck Riders, Passage Walkers,
       Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits, Apogee Sound Club
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm ***
may  4 thr Ruins Alone (Japan) at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ **
may  4 fri David Sedaris
       at the Uptown Theater, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult) 8pm **
may  4/5   MarchForth Marching Band, Diego's Umbrella
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm **
may  5 sat Negative Standards (record release)
       at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley a/a 7:30pm **
may  5 sat The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys
       at the Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Marysville a/a # ***
may  6 sun Meshuggah, Baroness, Decapitated
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $29.50 7pm/8pm # **
may  6 sun Portugal. The Man, The Lonely Forest
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ 8pm *** (sold out)
may  8 tue Negura Bunget (Romania), Eclipse Eternal (Canada),
       The Way Of Purity (Norway) at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $12/$15 8pm **
may  8 tue Allo Darlin', The Wave Pictures
       at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8pm **
may  8 tue The Jezabels, Benjamin Francis Leftwich
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8pm **
may  8 tue San Francesca at Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz a/a free 4pm *
may  8/9   Death Cab For Cutie With The Magik Magk Orchestra, Youth Lagoon
       at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a 8pm # *** (Tuesday sold out)
may 10 thr Delta Spirit, Waters at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $20 7pm/8pm # **
may 11 fri Rufus Wainwright at the Fox Theater, Oakland a/a # ***
may 11 fri The Meteors at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm **
may 11 fri Roger Waters (performing "The Wall")
       at the Giants Ball Park, S.F. a/a $250-$30 6pm/8:15pm # *** $
may 11 fri The Brian Jonestown Massacre
       at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $22.50 7pm/8pm # ***
may 11 fri Yann Tiersen, Piano Chat at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
may 11/12  Royal Southern Brotherhood
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 21+ $12/$15 8pm/9pm **
may 12 sat Still Time at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
may 15 tue The Boxer Rebellion at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ ***
may 16 wed Great Lake Swimmers, Cold Specks
       at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 8pm **
may 17 thr Kina Grannis at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $19.50 7pm/8pm # **
may 17 thr BoDeans at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm **
may 18 fri Eddie Jobson, John Wetton, Terry Bozzio
       at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
may 19 sat This Charming Band (tribute) at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
may 19 sat Greg Lake at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 8pm # **
may 19 sat Natalie Cole
       at Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks 21+ **
may 23 wed Spiritualized at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $30 7pm/8pm # **
may 24 thr Imelda May at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 7pm/8pm # **
may 24 thr I Break Horses at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $13 9pm **
may 25 fri The Hookers (KY), The White Barons, Bad Coyotes,
       El Camaro (Netherlands) at Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 21+ $8 9pm **
may 26 sat Antisect (U.K.), Kicker, Opposition Rising (Boston), Short Changed
       at the Metro (small room), Oakland a/a $10 *** @
may 26 sat Tab Benoit at Slim's, S.F. 6+ **
may 27 sun Antisect (U.K.), Proudflesh, Vaccuum, Bloodkrow Butcher (MA)
       at the Rocket Room (upstairs), S.F. 21+ $10 7pm/8pm *** @
may 27 sun Effluxus, Midnite Brain
       at the Rocket Room (downstairs), S.F. 21+ $10 midnight **
jun  1 fri Mogwai at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # **
jun  1 fri Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo
       at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
jun  1 fri Jerry Jeff Walker at the Uptown Theater, Napa 21+ ***
jun  1 fri Sugarland at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # **
jun  1/2   The Head And The Heart at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $25 8pm/9pm # **
jun  2 sat ArnoCorps at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 4pm ** @
       (Monsters of Geek)
jun  2 sat The Tubes at George's, San Rafael 21+ 9:30pm ***
jun  3 sun Van Halen, Kool & The Gang
       at the Arena, Oakland a/a $150-$50 # *** $
jun  5 tue Van Halen at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a # *** $
jun 12-jul 8  American Idiot (play) at Orpheum Theater, 1192 Market St., S.F.
       a/a $100/$157/$184 2pm (sun/wed/sat) 8pm (tue-sat) # ***
jun 17 sun The Meat Sluts, Spot 1019 at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 2pm/3pm **
jun 18 mon Nickelback, Bush, Seether, My Darkest Days
       at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $90-$45 5pm/6pm # ***
jun 23 sat The Muffs at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12/$15 9pm *** @
jun 23 sat Memphis May Fire, The Silver Comet, Chelsea Grin, Bayside,
       Sleeping With Sirens, and many more at Warped Tour, S.F. a/a # *** @
jun 23 sat Locos Por Juana, Bang Data
       at the Brick & Mortar, S.F. 18+ $9/$12 8pm/9pm **
jun 29 fri Foster The People, Mayer Hawthorne
       at the Greek Theater, U.C. Berkeley Campus a/a # *** $
jun 29 fri Marillion, Sun Domingo at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $50 8pm/9pm # **
jun 29 fri Justin Townes Earle at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. 6+ **
jul  1 sun Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax, As I Lay Dying, Whitechapel,
       High On Fire, many more
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # *** @ (Rockstar Energy)
jul 26 thr Stephane Wrembel at Wanderlust Festival, Lake Tahoe ?/? *
jul 27 fri Brad Paisley, The Band Perry
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # **
aug  7 tue Neil Diamond at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $120-$55 7pm/8pm # ***
aug 12 sun Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # **
aug 22 wed Pat Travers at the New Parish, Oakland 18+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ***
aug 25 sat Fred Frith at Slim's, S.F. a/a ** (was Feb. 26th)
sep 14 fri Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Eli Young Band, Edens Edge
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # **
sep 28 fri Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan
       at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View a/a # **
oct  6/7   Madonna at the Shark Tank, San Jose a/a $361-$56 8pm # *** $
oct 18 thr Adam Ant at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. a/a 9pm # ** (was Feb. 24th)

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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 Radio KZSU 90.1FM 9pm-10pm
sat  KALX live on UC Berkeley Radio KALX 90.7FM 9pm-midnight
sun  Rampage Radio on S.F. State Radio in exile KUSF 2am-8am
sun  NewHotBands on public access TV Comcast Ch 29 12:30pm
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1-2-3-4 Go! Records, 420 40th, Oakland a/a (shows over by 10pm)	510-985-0325
Ace of Spades, 1417 R Street, Sacramento a/a
Alley, 906 Victorian Way, Sparks, NV a/a
Amoeba Music, 2455 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a			510-549-1125
Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, S.F. a/a				415-831-1200
Avalon Nightclub, 777 Lawrance Expressway, Santa Clara 21+ a/a	408-241-0777
Bender's Bar & Grill, 806 South Van Ness Ave., S.F. 21+		415-824-1800
Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, S.F. 21+ 18+		415-474-0365
Blake's, 2367 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a 18+			510-848-0886
Blank Club, 44 South Almaden Avenue, San Jose 21+
Blue Lamp Lounge, 1400 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento 21+		866-575-9405
Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+			831-423-7117
Boardwalk, 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale a/a			916-988-9247
Boom Boom Room, 1601 Fillmore, S.F. 21+				415-673-8000
Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., S.F. a/a 21+			415-621-4455
Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, S.F. 21+ 18+	415-371-1631
Cafe Du Nord, Inc., 2170 Market Street, S.F. 21+		415-861-5016
Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana at Mariposa, S.F. 21+
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
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
El Rey Theatre, 230 West 2nd St., Chico 18+ (a/a with adult)	530-342-2727
El Rincon, 2700 16th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+ 18+
El Rio, 3158 Mission Street, S.F., 21+				415-282-3325
Elbo Room, 647 Valencia near 17th St., S.F. 21+			415-552-7788
Eli's Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland 21+
Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F. a/a				415-346-6000
  leave soon after the last band for a free poster at the exit
Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland a/a
Gilman, 924 Gilman St. at 8th, Berkeley a/a book 510-524-8180	510-525-9926
  ($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
Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, S.F. ages 6+		415-885-0750
Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+				916-441-4693
Hemlock, 1131 Polk at Post, S.F. 21+				415-923-0923
Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+	408-335-1642
Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St. at Bryant, S.F. 21+		415-546-6300
Independent, 628 Divisadero, S.F. 21+				415-771-1420
Johnny Foley's Irish House, 243 O'Farrell Street, S.F. 21+	415-954-0777
Knitting Factory, 211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV a/a	775-323-5648
Knockout, 3223 Mission St., S.F. 21+				415-550-6994
Konocti Harbor, 8727 Doda Bay Road, Kelseyville a/a		800-660-LAKE
Li-Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+
Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph at 23rd., Oakland a/a		510-465-4073
Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St. at Mission, S.F. 21+		415-647-2888
Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma a/a 18+ 21+		707-765-2121
Metro, 630 3rd St. at M.L.K., Oakland a/a			510-763-1146
Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street at Mint, S.F. 21+			415-625-8880
Milk Bar, 1840 Haight Street, S.F. 21+				415-387-6455
Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Avenue, Chico a/a
Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga a/a		408-961-5800
Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga a/a		408-741-2822
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
Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Square, Pacifica 21+			650-355-7775
Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St., Sacramento 21+			916-443-9751
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a
Parkside, 1600 17th St., S.F. 21+				415-503-0393
Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., Petaluma a/a		707-762-3565
Pine Street Grill, 875 Rincon Ave., Livermore 21+
Pioneer, 105 Pioneer Street, Santa Cruz a/a
Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, 2781 21st Street, S.F. a/a
Pissed Off Pete's, 4528 Mission Street, S.F. 21+
Plea for Peace Center, 630 E Weber Ave, Stockton a/a
       ($2 yearly membership)
Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berkeley a/a			800-350-8700
Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk at Clay, S.F. 21+			415-921-1695
Red Hat, 1860 Monument Blvd., Concord 21+			925-685- 2122
Red House, 1667 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek a/a			925-938-6900
Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Avenue, S.F. a/a
Retox Lounge, 628 20th Street at 3rd, S.F. 21+ a/a		415-626-7386
Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St. at Van Ness, S.F. a/a
Riptide Bar, 3639 Taraval St., S.F. 21+				415-681-8433
Rockit Room, 406 Clement at 5th Avenue, S.F. 21+		415-387-6343
Route 92, 2128 South El Camino Real, San Mateo 21+
Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a			530-891-1809
Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 21+		510-548-1159
Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View a/a
Slim's, 333 11th St., S.F. ages 6+				415-522-0333
Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 21+ (sometimes a/a)	510-841-2082
Streetlight Records, 980 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose a/a
Streetlight Records, 939 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz a/a
Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland 21+				510-444-6174
Stud Bar, 399 9th Street at Harrison, S.F. 21+			415-863-6623
Sub-Mission Art Space, 2183 Mission Street, S.F. a/a
Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market Street, S.F. a/a		415-861-5016
Swingin' Door, 106 East 25th Avenue, San Mateo 21+
Terminal, 3957 San Leandro Street, Oakland a/a
Thrillhouse Records, Mission at 30th, S.F. a/a
Transient Lounge, 400 E. Todd Road, Santa Rosa a/a
Warfield, 982 Market St., S.F. a/a				415-775-7722
Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland 21+			510-451-8100
Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third Street, Napa 16+ (12+ with an adult)
Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa at Potrero, S.F. a/a			415-505-8530
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
X Bar, Homestead Lanes, 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino a/a	408-255-5700
Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore Street, S.F. 21+
Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland 21+			510-238-9200
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