Music listings are compiled by Paula Connelly and Cheryl Eddy. Since club life is unpredictable, it’s a good idea to call ahead to confirm bookings and hours. Prices are listed when provided to us. Submit items for the listings at listings@sfbg.com.
WEDNESDAY 2
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Boylion, Shovelman, James Michael and the Lower Case Letters Hotel Utah. 8pm, $7.
Bye Bye Blackbirds, Rhubarb Whiskey, Billy Boys El Rio. 8pm, $5.
Davila 666, Mannequin Men, No Bunny, Bridez Thee Parkside. 8pm, $10.
Mike Donovan, Douglas Armour, Banaya Papaya Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
*Enforcer, Slough Feg, Cauldron, Holy Grail Annie’s Social Club. 8pm, $10.
*Al Green, Orgone Warfield. 8pm, $56-85.
Derick Hughes Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $15.
Eric Lindell Coda. 9pm, $20.
Mitchel Musso, KSM, Jimmy Robbins Slim’s. 7pm, $20.
Nels Cline Singers, Ava Mendoza Café du Nord. 9:30pm, $14.
Papa Grows Funk Boom Boom Room. 10pm, $15.
Shakewell, Paula O’Rourke and the Scarlett Bellows, SugarButtTiger Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $8.
Skeelo, Paulie Rhyme, Bonus Traxx Elbo Room. 9pm, $20.
BAY AREA
Def Leppard, Poison, Cheap Trick Shoreline Amphitheater, One Amphitheater Pkwy, Mtn View; www.livenation.com. 7pm, $55.50-131.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
Cat’s Corner Savanna Jazz. 7pm, $5-10.
8 Legged Monster Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $14.
Lisa Mezzacappa’s Bait and Switch, John Shiurba’s 5×5 Climate Theater, 285 Ninth St, SF; (415) 704-3260. 8pm, $7-15.
Shotgun Wedding Yoshi’s San Francisco. 10pm, $14.
Tin Cup Serenade Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place, SF; (415) 931-3600. 7pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Bluegrass Country Jam Plough and Stars. 9pm, free.
Freddie Clarke Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; (415) 646-0018. 8 and 9:30pm; $12.
Los Diablos de Amor Rasselas Jazz. 8pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Afreaka! Attic, 3336 24th St; souljazz45@gmail.com. 10pm, free. Psychedelic beats from Brazil, Turkey, India, Africa, and across the globe with MAKossa.
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita Moore hosts this dance party, featuring DJ Robot Hustle.
Hands Down! Bar on Church. 9pm, free. With DJs Claksaarb, Mykill, and guests spinning indie, electro, house, and bangers.
Hump Night Elbo Room. 9pm, $5. The week’s half over – bump it out at Hump Night! Jam Wednesday Infusion Lounge. 10pm, free. DJ Slick Dee.
Qoöl 111 Minna Gallery. 5-10pm, $5. Pan-techno lounge with DJs Spesh, Gil, Hyper D, and Jondi.
RedWine Social Dalva. 9pm-2am, free. DJ TophOne and guests spin outernational funk and get drunk.
Respect Wednesdays End Up. 10pm, $5. Rotating DJs Lonestar Sound, Young Fyah, Sake One, Serg, and more spinning reggae, dancehall, roots, lovers rock, and mash ups.
Synchronize Il Pirata, 2007 16th St.; (415) 626-2626. 10pm, free. Psychedelic dance music with DJs Helios, Gatto Matto, Psy Lotus, Intergalactoid, and guests.
THURSDAY 3
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Answer, Sticks and Stones Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $10.
Black Quarterback Coda. 9pm, $7.
Blue Rabbit, Kirk Hamilton Group, Conspiracy of Venus Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
Brave Combo, Pine Box Boys Slim’s. 8:30pm, $15.
Heather Combs, Austin Willacy, Walty, Welcome Matt Hotel Utah. 7:30pm, $8.
Greyhounds, Anthony Ferrell Boom Boom Room. 10pm, $8.
Jonesin’, Sandwitches, Hanni el Khatib Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
*Jucifer, Grayceon, Flood Annie’s Social Club. 8pm, $10.
Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Jay Electronica Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.livenation.com. 7:30pm.
Nels Cline Singers, Ava Mendoza Café du Nord. 8pm, $14.
Scene of Action, Fighting the Villain, Robots of Fury Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
This is My Fist!, Airfix Kits, Robocop 3, Gunner Thee Parkside. 9pm, $5.
Unauthorized Rolling Stones Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $15.
BAY AREA
Deadbolt, Chop Tops, Thee Merry Widows, Switchblade Riot, DJ Wednzdai Uptown. 8pm, $12.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Eric Benet Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $35.
Eric Kurtzrock Trio Ana Mandara, Ghirardelli Square, 891 Beach, SF; (415) 771-6800. 7:30pm, free.
"Full Moon Concert Series: Harvest Moon" Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market, SF; www.luggagestoregallery.org. 8pm, $6-10. With RTD3 and Gino Robair.
Marlina Teich Trio Brickhouse, 426 Brannan, SF; (415) 820-1595. 7-10pm, free.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Dark Hollow Band Atlas Café. 8pm, free.
Flamenco Thursday Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; (415) 646-0018. 8 and 9:30pm, $12. With Carola Zertuche and Company.
Shannon Céilí Band Plough and Stars. 9pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5-6. DJs Pleasuremaker, Señor Oz, J Elrod, and B Lee spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
Caribbean Connection Little Baobab, 3388 19th St; 643-3558. 10pm, $3. DJ Stevie B and guests spin reggae, soca, zouk, reggaetón, and more.
Club Jammies Edinburgh Castle. 10pm, free. DJs EBERrad and White Mice spinning reggae, punk, dub, and post punk.
Drop the Pressure Underground SF. 6-10pm, free. Electro, house, and datafunk highlight this weekly happy hour.
Funky Rewind Skylark. 9pm, free. DJ Kung Fu Chris, MAKossa, and rotating guest DJs spin heavy funk breaks, early hip-hop, boogie, and classic Jamaican riddims.
Heat Icon Ultra Lounge. 10pm, free. Hip-hop, R&B, reggae, and soul.
Holy Thursday Underground SF. 10pm, $5. Bay Area electronic hip hop producers showcase their cutting edge styles monthly.
Kick It Bar on Church. 9pm. Hip-hop with DJ Jorge Terez.
Koko Puffs Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary; 885-4788. 10pm, free. Dubby roots reggae and Jamaican funk from rotating DJs.
Lacquer Beauty Bar. 10pm-2am, free. DJs Mario Muse and Miss Margo bring the electro. Mestiza Bollywood Café, 3376 19th St., SF; (415) 970-0362. 10pm, free. Showcasing progressive Latin and global beats with DJ Juan Data.
Popscene 330 Rich. 10pm, $10. Rotating DJs spinning indie, Britpop, electro, new wave, and post-punk.
Rock Candy Stud. 9pm-2am, $5. Luscious Lucy Lipps hosts this electro-punk-pop party with music by ReXick.
Studio SF Triple Crown. 9pm, $5. Keeping the Disco vibe alive with authentic 70’s, 80’s, and current disco with DJs White Girl Lust, Ken Vulsion, and Sergio.
Toppa Top Thursdays Club Six. 9pm, $5. Jah Warrior, Jah Yzer, I-Vier, and Irie Dole spin the reggae jams for your maximum irie-ness.
FRIDAY 4
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Café R&B Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Division Day, Bad Veins, LoveLikeFire Café du Nord. 9:30pm, $12.
*Drunk Horse, Green and Wood, Sea of Air Knockout. 5-8:30pm, $7.
Foxtail Somersault, Color Turning, Tomihira, Tracing Figures Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $10.
Hatchet, Havoc, Brocus Helm, Laceration, DJ Rob Metal Thee Parkside. 9pm, $10.
DJ Lebowitz Madrone. 6-9pm, free.
Mew, Funeral Party Independent. 9pm, $18.
Neville Brothers, Dr. John Regency Ballroom. 9pm, $50.
Outrageous Cherry, Devon Williams, Thee Makeout Party Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $8.
Punchface, Triple Cobra, Chop Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
SMP, Stiff Valentine, Slave Unit Annie’s Social Club. 9pm, $10.
Alexander Spit, Overview, Trackademicks, J-Billie, MC Hopie Spitshard, DJ Ant-1 Slim’s. 9pm, $14.
Tinted Windows, Magic Christian Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $26.
White Buffalo Hotel Utah. 9pm, $12.
Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates, James Pants, Odd Nosdom Elbo Room. 10pm, $12.
BAY AREA
Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Jay Electronica Paramount Theatre. 7:30pm, $39.50-79.50.
Wallpaper, Battlehooch, Somehow at Sea, Suicidal Barfly Uptown. 9pm, free.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 9 1616 Bush, SF; (415) 771-1616. 8:30pm, $15.
Eric Benet Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $35.
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Miss Faye Carol and Her Trio Red Poppy Art House. 8pm, $20.
Eric Kurtzrock Trio Ana Mandara, Ghirardelli Square, 891 Beach, SF; 771-6800. 8pm, free.
Strong Move Quartet Coda. 10pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Cuban Nights Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; (415) 646-0018. 8:30pm, $15. With Fito Reinoso, and Eddie and Gabriel Navia, and Latin dancing Buena Vista style.
Jeremy Serwer and Courtney Robbins Plough and Stars. 9pm, $6.
DANCE CLUBS
Activate! Lookout, 3600 16th St; (415) 431-0306. 9pm, $3. Face your demigods and demons at this Red Bull-fueled party.
Bar on Church 9pm. Rotating DJs Zax, Zhaldee, and Nuxx.
Matthew Dear, Alland Byallo Mighty. 10pm, $12. Spinning electronic pop, minimal house, acid techno, and more.
Exhale, Fridays Project One Gallery, 251 Rhode Island; (415) 465-2129. 5pm, $5. Happy hour with art, fine food, and music with Vin Sol, King Most, DJ Centipede, and Shane King.
Fat Stack Fridays Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; (415) 885-4788. 10pm, free. With rotating DJs Romanowski, B-Love, Tomas, Toph One, and Vinnie Esparza.
Gay Asian Paradise Club Eight, 1151 Folsom, SF; www.eightsf.com. 9pm, $8. Featuring two dance floors playing dance and hip hop, smoking patio, and 2 for 1 drinks before 10pm.
Laila Ruby Skye. 9pm, $20. An international sound experience.
Look Out Weekend Bambuddha Lounge. 4pm, free. Drink specials, food menu and resident DJs White Girl Lust, Swayzee, Philie Ocean, and more.
M4M Fridays Underground SF. 10pm-2am. Joshua J and Frankie Sharp host this man-tastic party.
Oldies Night Knockout. 9pm-2am, $2-4. Doo-wop, one-hit wonders, soul, and more with DJs Primo, Daniel, and Lost Cat.
Popscene vs. Loaded Presents Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $10. With Twelves, Tenderloins, and more DJs Omar, Aaron, and Sleazemore.
Punk Rock and Shlock Karaoke Annie’s Social Club. 9pm-2am, $5. Eileen and Jody bring you songs from multiple genres to butcher: punk, new wave, alternative, classic rock, and more.
Strangelove Cat Club. 9pm, $6. Sisters of Mercy tribute with DJs Tomas Diablo, Fact50, Justin, and Prince Charming spinning dark electro, new wave, industrial, and goth.
Upper Playground and Sonic Living Happy Hour Laszlo. 6-9pm, free. Resident DJs Amplive and Tourist with special guests. Drink specials and giveaways.
SATURDAY 5
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
B-Cups, Sweet Revenge, Smokejumper, Air Show Disaster Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $10.
Detonize, Vivid Sekt, Corpus Knockout. 4-7pm, $5.
Rick Estrin and the Night Cats Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Fast Times Maggie McGarry’s, 1353 Grant, SF; (415) 399-9020. 9pm, free.
Hightower, Emeralds, Bogus Tokus, Space Vacation Annie’s Social Club. 9pm, $7.
Magic Bullets Café du Nord. 9pm, $10.
New Radiant Storm King, Faking Your Own Death, Vir Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Nico Vega, Dirty Sweet, Gringo Star Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $10.
Stockholm Syndrome, Bret Mosely Independent. 9pm, $25.
Tubes, Cat McLean Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $25.
Wire Train, Translator, Debora Iyall, Benjamin Bossi, DJ Choice Slim’s. 9pm, $26.
BAY AREA
*Jucifer, Ferocious Few Uptown. 9pm, free.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 9 1616 Bush, SF; (415) 771-1616. 8:30pm, $15.
Eric Kurtzrock Trio Ana Mandara, Ghirardelli Square, 891 Beach, SF; (415) 771-6800. 8pm, free.
Four Freshmen Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $24.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Steppin’ featuring Oscar Myers Coda. 10pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Thorny Brocky Red Poppy Art House. 8pm, $15.
Carnaval Del Sur Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; (415) 646-0018. 8pm, $15.
Kit and the Branded Men with Emith Plough and Stars. 9pm, $6.
DANCE CLUBS
Debaser Knockout. 11pm, $5. Wear your flannel and get in free before 11pm to this party, where DJ Jamie Jams and Emdee play alternative hits from the 1990s.
Everlasting Bass 330 Ritch. 10pm, $5-10. Bay Area Sistah Sound presents this party, with DJs Zita and Pam the Funkstress spinning hip-hop, soul, funk, reggae, dancehall, and club classics.
Fire Corner Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary; 885-4788. 9:30pm, free. Rare and outrageous ska, rocksteady, and reggae vinyl with Revival Sound System and guests.
Gemini Disco Underground SF. 10pm, $5. Disco with DJ Derrick Love.
HYP Club Eight, 1151 Folsom, SF; www.eightsf.com. 10pm, free. Gay and lesbian hip hop party, featuring DJs spinning the newest in the top 40s hip hop and hyphy.
Leisure Paradise Lounge. 10pm, $7. DJs Omar, Aaron, and Jet Set James spinning classic britpop, mod, 60s soul, and 90s indie.
Moped Amnesia. 10pm.
Rebel Girl Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $5-7. A sexylicious dance party of girrrs, bois, and their friends with DJ China G.
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm, $10. Sixties soul on 45s with DJs Lucky, Phengren Oswald, and Paul Paul.
So Special Club Six. 9pm, $5. DJ Dans One and guests spinning dancehall, reggae, classics, and remixes.
Spirit Fingers Sessions 330 Ritch. 9pm, free. With DJ Morse Code and live guest performances.
Summer Saturdays Bar On Church. 9pm, free. With DJ Mark Andrus spinning top 40, mashups, hip hop, and electro.
SUNDAY 6
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Guitar Shorty Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $20.
In n’ Out Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $5.
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam, Rob Drabkin Slim’s. 8pm, $16.
Adam Marsland, Adrian Bourgeois Union Room (at Biscuits and Blues). 8pm, $10.
Midnight Stranglers, Tough Luxury, Cons Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
*Old Grandad, Floating Goat, Pins of Light, Aerial Ruin Annie’s Social Club. 7pm, $8.
Maia Sharp Café du Nord. 8pm, $15.
Stockholm Syndrome, Stone Foxes Independent. 9pm, $25.
Wavvs, Ganglians Rickshaw Stop. 7:30pm, $12.
BAY AREA
John Legend, India.Arie, Vaughn Anthony Greek Theater, UC Berkeley, Berk; www.ticketmaster.com. 7:30pm, $39.50-89.50.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Four Freshmen Yoshi’s San Francisco. 2 and 7pm, $5-24.
Lucid Lovers Harris’ Restaurant, 2100 Van Ness, SF; (415) 673-1888. 6:30pm.
Rob Modica Simple Pleasures, 3434 Balboa, SF; (415) 387-4022. 3pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
George Lammam Ensemble Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; (415) 646-0018. 9pm; $10.
Mucho Axe Coda. 8pm, $7.
Quin and friends Plough and Stars. 9pm, free.
"Songwriter Sundays" Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $3. With Francesca Lee, Jennifer Faust, and Weather Pending.
Tippy Canoe Velo Rouge, 798 Arguello, SF; (415) 752-7799. 2pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
DiscoFunk Mashups Cat Club. 10pm, free. House and 70’s music.
Dub Mission 13th Anniversary Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with DJs Sep, Yossi Fine, and Twilight Circus Dub Sound System with Ryan Moore.
45Club’s Soulful Labor Day Funk Fest Knockout. 9pm, $2. With Dirty Dishes, English Steve, and dX the Funky Granpaw.
Gloss Sundays Trigger, 2344 Market, SF; (415) 551-CLUB. 7pm. With DJ Hawthorne spinning house, funk, soul, retro, and disco.
Honey Soundsystem Paradise Lounge. 8pm-2am. "Dance floor for dancers – sound system for lovers." Got that?
Jock! Lookout, 3600 16th; 431-0306. 3pm, $2. This high-energy party raises money for LGBT sports teams.
Kick It Bar on Church. 9pm. Hip-hop with DJ Zax.
Religion Bar on Church. 3pm. With DJ Nikita.
Stag AsiaSF. 6pm, $5. Gay bachelor parties are the target demo of this weekly erotic tea dance.
SupaStar Sunday Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.myspace.com/citypage. 10:30pm. Hosted by SupaStar City with DJ Rick Lee.
MONDAY 7
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Cold Cave, Crocodiles, Best Coast Knockout. 10pm, $5.
Little Cow Café du Nord. 8pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Belleville Outfit Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $10.
Lavay Smith Trio Enrico’s, 504 Broadway, SF; www.enricossf.com. 7pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Israel Vibration, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Independent. 9pm, $25.
Songs of Sea Labor Ferryboat Eureka, Hyde Street Pier, SF; (415) 447-5000. Noon, $5. With Salty Walt and the Rattlin’ Ratlines and Holdstock and Macleod.
DANCE CLUBS
Black Gold Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary; 885-4788. 10pm-2am, free. Senator Soul spins Detroit soul, Motown, New Orleans R&B, and more — all on 45!
Going Steady Dalva. 10pm, free. DJs Amy and Troy spinning 60’s girl groups, soul, garage, and more.
King of Beats Tunnel Top. 10pm. DJs J-Roca and Kool Karlo spinning reggae, electro, boogie, funk, 90’s hip hop, and more.
Krazy for Karaoke Happy Hour Knockout. 5-9pm, free. Belt it out with host Deadbeat.
Mainroom Mondays Annie’s Social Club. 9pm, free. Live the dream: karaoke on Annie’s stage and pretend you’re Jello Biafra.
Manic Mondays Bar on Church. 9pm. Drink 80-cent cosmos with Djs Mark Andrus and Dangerous Dan.
Monster Show Underground SF. 10pm, $5. Cookie Dough and DJ MC2 make Mondays worth dancing about, with a killer drag show at 11pm.
Network Mondays Azul Lounge, One Tillman Pl; www.inhousetalent.com. 9pm, $5. Hip-hop, R&B, and spoken word open mic, plus featured performers.
Spliff Sessions Tunnel Top. 10pm, free. DJs MAKossa, Kung Fu Chris, and C. Moore spin funk, soul, reggae, hip-hop, and psychedelia on vinyl.
TUESDAY 8
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
*Black Cobra, 16, Serpent Crown, DJ Rob Metal Knockout. 10pm, free.
Karl Blau, Neal Morgan, Casual Fog Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Michael Burks Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $20.
David Cook Fillmore. 8pm, $32.50.
Laura Cortese and Jefferson Hamer, Anne Heaton Elbo Room. 9pm, $7.
JL Stiles, Sean Garvey, Quinn Deveaux Café du Nord. 9:30pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Dave Parker Quintet Rasselas Jazz. 8pm.
Spencer Day Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF; www.therrazzroom.com. 8pm, $30-37.50.
Eric McFadden Union Yoshi’s San Francisco. 10pm, $14.
"Jazz Mafia Tuesdays" Coda. 9pm, $7. With Spaceheater’s Blast Furnace.
Ralph Carney’s Serious Jass Project Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $14.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 6:30pm, $5.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Kitten on the Keys Climate Theater, 285 Ninth St, SF; (415) 704-3260. 8pm, $7-15.
Barry O’ Connell, Vinnie Cronin and friends Plough and Stars. 9pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Drunken Monkey Annie’s Social Club. 9pm, free. Weekly guest DJs and Hamm’s for a buck.
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
Mixology Aunt Charlie’s Lounge, 133 Turk, (415) 441-2922. 10pm, $2. DJ Frantik mixes with the science and art of music all night.
Rock Out Karaoke! Amnesia. 7:30pm. With Glenny Kravitz.
Share the Love Trigger, 2344 Market, SF; (415) 551-CLUB. 5pm, free. With DJ Pam Hubbuck spinning house.
Womanizer Bar on Church. 9pm. With DJ Nuxx.