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 at listings@sfbg.com.
WEDNESDAY 14
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Lane Coker and Big Delta, Papa’s Garage Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $5.
Shawn Colvin Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $30.
Great Lake Swimmers, Wooden Birds, Laura Gibson Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $16.
Lickets, Marianne Dissard, Andrew Collberg Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
New Fangled Wasteland, Guns for San Sebastian, Fred Torphy Café du Nord. 9:30pm, $10.
Parents, Boy in the Bubble, Cannons and Clouds Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $8.
Planet Loop Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, free.
Pogues, Chris Shiflett and the Cheaters Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $58-70.
Reduced to Ruin, Band of Annuals, Anaura Hotel Utah. 9pm, $6.
Ash Reiter, Michael Musika, TaughtMe El Rio. 8pm, $5.
Sid Morris Blues Band Rasselas Jazz. 8pm, free.
Tan Sister Radio, Lloyd’s Garage, Wonderland PD, Pine Away Rock-It Room. 8:30pm, $6.
Thee Vicars, Shannon and the Clams, Larry and the Angriest Generation, Sonic Chicken 4 Elbo Room. 9pm, $7.
These Arms Are Snakes, DD/MM/YYYY, Glaciers Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Earl Thomas unplugged Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $16.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
"B3 Wednesdays" Coda. 9pm, $7. With Pete Levin.
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
Karen Segal Trio Yoshi’s San Francisco. 10pm, $14.
"Meridian Music: Composers in Performance" Meridian Gallery, 535 Powell, SF; (415) 398-7229. 7:30pm, $10. With Doctor Bob.
New Rite Spot All-Stars Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; (415) 552-6066. 9pm.
Tin Cup Serenade Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place, SF; (415) 931-3600. 7pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Freddy Clarke Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; (415) 646-0018. 8pm, $12.
Gaucho, Michael Abraham Jazz Session Amnesia. 8pm, free.
Seth Augustus Band Climate Theater, 285 Ninth St., SF; (415) 704-3260. 8pm, $7-15.
Zej Plough and Stars. 9pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
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.
Jam Wednesday Infusion Lounge. 10pm, free. DJ Slick Dee.
Open Mic Night 330 Ritch. 9pm, $7.
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 Daddy Rolo, Young Fyah, Irie Dole, I-Vier, 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 15
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Cirque Noir Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $10.
David Bromberg Big Band, Angel Band Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $40.
Family Curse, Gort, Hot Daxx, Tellurian Sleeves Annie’s Social Club. 8pm, $7.
Jail, Mojomatics, Pipsqueak, Sonic Chicken 4 Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
KMFDM, Angelspit, Legion Within Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $30.
Mae, Locksley, Deas Vail Bottom of the Hill. 8pm, $14.
Moby, Kelly Scarr Warfield. 8pm, $34.
Mofo Party Band Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $15.
Mother Hips Café du Nord. 9pm, $25.
Paper Raincoat, Adam Levy, Derek Evans Hotel Utahl. 9pm, $10.
Pretty Lights, DJ Rootz, DJ Morale Independent. 9pm, $22.
"Rumpus Music and Comedy Night" Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10. With John Wesley Harding, Jason Finazzo, Terra Naomi, Nato Green, and more.
Say Anything, Eisley, Moneen, Moving Mountains Slim’s. 7:30pm, $20.
Schlong, Get Rad, Street Justice Eagle Tavern. 9:30pm, $6.
67 Satellite El Rio. 6pm, free.
Glenn Tilbrook, Marianne Keith Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $15.
Varukers, Doomsday Hour, Dopecharge, Deface Thee Parkside. 9pm, $10.
BAY AREA
English Beat, Damon and the Heathens Uptown. 9pm, $20.
Gogol Bordello, Apostle of Hustle Fox Theater. 8pm, $32.50.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Margie Baker Shanghai 1930. 7pm, free.
Eric Kurtzrock Trio Ana Mandara, Ghirardelli Square, 891 Beach, SF; (415) 771-6800. 7:30pm, free.
Laurent Fourgo Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place, SF; (415) 931-3600. 7:30pm, free.
Patrick Greene Coda. 9pm, $7.
Marlina Teich Trio Brickhouse, 426 Brannan, SF; (415) 820-1595. 7-10pm, free.
Miguel Zenon’s "Esta Plena" Yoshi’s San Francisco. 10:30pm, $12.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
Trombone Trio Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; (415) 552-6066. 9pm.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Flamenco Thursdays Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; (415) 646-0018. 8pm, 9:30pm; $12.
Gema y Pavel Brava Theater, 2781 24th St., SF; (415) 641-7657. 7:30pm, $25. A benefit concert for Instituto Familiar de la Raza.
Jeannie and Chuck’s Country Roundup Atlas Café. 8pm, free.
Kularts undercover Bayanihan Community Center, 1010 Mission, SF; (415) 348-8042. 8pm, $10. A benefit for the survivors of Typhoon Ondoy in the Philippines turning Filipino love for cover tunes into aid.
Red Mountain, Stellamara with Dan Cantrell Amnesia. 9:30pm, $7.
Round Mountain, Stellamara Amnesia. 9pm, $7.
String Chamber Ensemble, Classical Revolution Amnesia. 6pm, free.
Tipsy House 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.
Gurp Out Club Six. 9pm, $10.With DJs Fresh Coast All-Stars, Luke Sick, Bo-Strangles, and more spinning hip hop.
Heat Icon Ultra Lounge. 10pm, free. Hip-hop, R&B, reggae, and soul.
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.
Meat DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $2-5. Industrial treats and BBQ meats with DJs BaconMonkey, Netik, and Lexor.
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.
Represent Icon Lounge. 10pm, $5. With Resident DJ Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist and guest.
Rock Candy Stud. 9pm-2am, $5. Luscious Lucy Lipps hosts this electro-punk-pop party with music by ReXick.
Solid Club Six. 9pm, $5. With DJs Mpenzi, Polo Mo’qz, Shortkut, and more spinning roots, reggae, and dancehall.
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 16
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Bog Savages Maggie McGarry’s, 1533 Grant, SF; (415) 399-9020. 9pm, free.
*Butthole Surfers, Melvins Regency Ballroom. 9pm, $30.
David Bromberg Big Band, Angel Band Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $40.
Delgado Brothers Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Devil’s Own, Porkchop Express, Hang Jones Hotel Utah. 9pm, $8.
Floater, Flamingo Gunfight Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $10.
Intelligence, Hank IV, Mayyors, Bronze, DJ Crackwhore Elbo Room. 9pm, $10.
Nellie McKay and the Aristocrats Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Music Lovers, Minks Make-Out Room. 7pm, $7.
Next, Scranton, Ol’ Cheeky Bastards, Psycho Kitty Pissed Off Pete’s, 4528 Mission, SF; (415) 584-5122. 9pm, free.
Phenomenauts, Go Jimmy Go, Struts, Horror-X DNA Lounge. 8:30pm, $14.
Queers, Secretions, Go-Going-Gone Girls Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Quick and Easy Boys Grant and Green. 9pm.
Ronkat’s Katdelic Boom Boom Room. 10pm, $12.
"Scott Alcoholocaust’s Birthday Party" Annie’s Social Club. 9:30pm, $7. With Everything Must Go, Fucking Wrath, Sabertooth Zombie, and Trust Nothing.
Sky Larkin, Peggy Sue and the Pirates, EFFT Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $9.
Three Hour Tour El Rio. 9pm, free.
Wax Tailor, Abstract Rude Slim’s. 9pm, $16.
BAY AREA
Ani DiFranco Zellerback Auditorium, UC Berkeley, Berk; www.livenation.com. 8pm, $35.
Nomeansno, Triclops!, Disastroid Uptown. 9pm, $13.
Snow Patrol, Plain White T’s Fox Theater. 8pm, $35.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 9 1616 Bush, SF; (415) 771-1616. 8:30pm, $15.
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Terrence Brewer Shanghai 1930. 7:30pm, free.
"Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the deYoung presents Jazz at Intersection" Wilsey Court, de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, SF; www.deyoungmuseum.org. 6:30pm, free. With Howard Wiley and the Angola Project.
Eric Kurtzrock Trio Ana Mandara, Ghirardelli Square, 891 Beach, SF; (415) 771-6800. 8pm, free.
Lucid Lovers Rex Hotel, 562 Sutter, SF; (415) 433-4434. 6-8pm.
Robby Marshall Group Union Room (at Biscuits and Blues). 9pm, $5.
Soul Delights Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; (415) 552-6066. 9pm.
Valerie Troutt and the Fear of a Fat Planet Crew Red Poppy Art House. 8pm, $12-20.
BAY AREA
"Binary Series #7: Intersections Between Cities and Media" CNMAT, 1750 Arch, Berk; (415) 871-9992. 8pm, $12. "Trio Fibonacci: Quebecois Compositions" with the music of Laurie Radford and Serge Provost, Hideo Kawamoto and Damon Waitkus, and video by Agnes Szelag.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Bluegrass Bonanza Plough and Stars. 9pm, $7.
Brass Menazeri, Fishtank Ensemble, DJ Zeljko Café du Nord. 9:30pm, $15.
Cuban Nights Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; (415) 646-0018. 8:30pm, $15. With Fito Reinoso.
Neal Morgan, Dominant Legs, Lemonade Amnesia. 9pm, $8.
Theresa Perez, Amy Epstein, Melanie Kurdian Dolores Park Café. 7:30pm, free.
Rob Reich and Craig Ventresco 7pm, free.
Sila Coda. 10pm, $10.
Tippy Canoe ArtZone Gallery, 461 Valencia, SF; (415) 441-8680. 10pm; open to holders of Doc Fest tickets or ticket stubs only, free. Opening night party for SF Doc Film Fest.
DANCE CLUBS
Activate! Lookout, 3600 16th St; (415) 431-0306. 9pm, $3. Face your demigods and demons at this Red Bull-fueled party.
Arrhythmia Club Six. 9pm, $10. With DJs Tony Hewitt, Wally Callerio, and more spinning house.
Bar on Church 9pm. Rotating DJs Zax, Zhaldee, and Nuxx.
Blow Up Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $15. With DJs Jeffrey Paradise and Richie Panic spinning dance music.
Deep Fried Butter, 354 11th St., SF; (415) 863-5964. DJs jaybee, David Justin, and Dean Manning spinning indie, dance rock, electronica, funk, hip hop, 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.
510’s Finest Presents: King Thee Parkside. 10pm, $4. This new party promises "hoochie dance jamz."
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.
Glamour Gravity, 3251 Scott, SF; (415) 776-1928. 9pm. A networking party for the fashion industry.
Jump Off Club Six. 9pm, $10. Pure house music all night long.
Look Out Weekend Bambuddha Lounge. 4pm, free. Drink specials, food menu and resident DJs White Girl Lust, Swayzee, Philie Ocean, and more.
Loose Stud. 10pm-3am, $5. DJs Domino and Six spin electro and indie, with vintage porn visual projections to get you in the mood.
M4M Fridays Underground SF. 10pm-2am. Joshua J and Frankie Sharp host this man-tastic party.
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.
SATURDAY 17
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Astra, Orchid, Children of Time Annie’s Social Club. 9pm, $10.
Brother Ali, Evidence, Toki Wright, BK-One Slim’s. 9pm, $15.
Down Down Down, Common Men, Dandelion War, Con of Man Retox Lounge. 9pm, $5.
*"Frank El Rio and Scott Alcoholocaust’s Joint Birthday Party" El Rio. 10pm, $8. With Ludicra, King City, and Futur Skullz.
Goodbye Nautilus, Chop, My First Earthquake Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $6.
*Jesus Lizard, Killdozer Fillmore. 9pm, $25.
MC Trachiotomy Hemlock Tavern. 6pm, $5.
Eric McFadden and friends, Shakewell Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $12.
Nellie McKay and the Aristocrats Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Nerf Herder, Goodbye Gadget, Lone Angels Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $12.
A Place to Bury Strangers, These Are Powers, All the Saints, Geographer Independent. 9pm, $14.
Pop Rocks Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $10.
Ras Kass, Xienhow, Sincere, Bossasaurus, Team Razor Fang, Nerd Nate Rock-It Room. 9pm, $10.
"Sansei Live" San Francisco Presidio Officer’s Club, 50 Moraga, Presidio, SF; (415) 931-2294. 6pm, $75. With Lyrics Born, ScoJourners, and Kaz-Well. Benefits Kimochi, Inc., who help Bay Area seniors live independently.
EC Scott Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
"Treasure Island Music Festival" Treasure Island; www.treasureislandfestival.com. Noon, $65. With MGMT, MSTRKRFT, Girl Talk, Brazilian Girls, Streets, Passion Pit, and more.
Why?, Mount Eerie, Au, Serengetti and Polyphonic Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $16.
BAY AREA
"Monsters of Folk" Fox Theater. 8pm, $39.50-45.50. With Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis.
Sole, Astronautalis Uptown. 9pm, $12.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 9 1616 Bush, SF; (415) 771-1616. 8:30pm, $15.
Dead Kenny Gs Coda. 10pm, $15.
Eric Kurtzrock Trio Ana Mandara, Ghirardelli Square, 891 Beach, SF; (415) 771-6800. 8pm, free.
Jessica Johnson Shanghai 1930. 7:30pm, free.
Robby Marshall Group Union Room (at Biscuits and Blues). 9pm, $5.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
BAY AREA
Wayne Shorter Quartet Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, Berk; (510) 642-9988, www.calperformances.org. 8pm, $28-52.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Carnaval Del Sur Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; (415) 646-0018. 8pm, $15. Live Flamenco music and dance.
Knotty Pine String Band Plough and Stars. 9pm, $7.
Robbie O’Connell Balclutha ship, Hyde Street Pier, Fisherman’s Wharf, SF; (415) 561-6662. 8pm, $14.
Octomutt, Grooming the Crow Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; (415) 552-6066. 9pm.
Okay-Hole Amnesia. 10pm, $6.
Jerry Santos Palace of Fine Arts Theater, Bay and Lyon, SF; (415) 392-4400. 8pm, $35-40. Hawaiian musician and composer joined by award-winning dance troupe Na Lei Hulu | Ka Wekiu.
Tango No. 9 Red Poppy Art House. 8pm, $12-20.
DANCE CLUBS
Bar on Church 9pm. Rotating DJs Foxxee, Joseph Lee, Zhaldee, Mark Andrus, and Niuxx.
Cock Fight Underground SF. 9pm, $6. Locker room antics galore with electro-spinning DJ Earworm and hostess Felicia Fellatio.
Covenant, Ejector, DJ Kyron 5 DNA Lounge. 9pm, $18. Also with Death Guild DJs Decay, Melting Girl, and Joe Radio.
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.
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.
Non Stop Bhangra Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $20. Celebrate the dance and music of Punjab.
PURE Entertainment Butterfly Lounge, 1370 Embarcadero, SF; www.partywithpure.com. DJs Ken and Genesis Kim spinning hip hop and top 40s at this PURE launch party.
Saturday Night Live Fat City, 314 11th St; selfmade2c@yahoo.com. 10:30pm.
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm-2am, $5. DJs Lucky, Paul Paul, and Phengren Oswald spin butt-shakin’ ’60s soul on 45.
Spirit Fingers Sessions 330 Ritch. 9pm, free. With DJ Morse Code and live guest performances.
TekAndHaus Anu, 43 6th St., SF; (415) 543-3505. 10pm, $5. DJs dCoy, Javalight and Zenith spinning tech-house.
TOPR Club Six. 9pm, $10. With DJs 2 Fresh, Beset, Quest, Rec League, and more spinning hip hop.
SUNDAY 18
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
All That Remains, Lacuna Coil, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Taking Dawn Regency Ballroom. 7pm, $22.
Adrian Belew Slim’s. 8pm, $25.
Brothers Goldman Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, free.
Lumerians, Grass Widow Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $10.
Nellie McKay and the Aristocrats Yoshi’s San Francisco. 2 and 7pm, $5-22.
Messerchups Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $20.
La Roux, DJ Omar Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $15.
Straylight Run, Anarbor, Camera Can’t Lie Rickshaw Stop. 7pm, $12.
"Treasure Island Music Festival" Treasure Island; www.treasureislandfestival.com. Noon, $65. With Flaming Lips, Decemberists, Beirut, Grizzly Bear, Yo La Tengo, Walken, Bob Mould, and more.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Dead Kenny Gs Coda. 9pm, $12.
Dozie Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF; 1-866-468-3399. 7pm, $30.
Rob Modica and friends Simple Pleasures, 3434 Balboa, SF; (415) 387-4022. 3pm, free.
Pete Yellin’s Quartet Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez, SF; www.noevalleyministry.org/jazzvespers. 5pm, free.
Wood Brothers Yoshi’s San Francisco. 9:30pm, $15.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Marla Fibish, Erin Shrader, Richard Mandel and friends Plough and Stars. 9pm, $5.
Fiesta Andina! Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; (415) 646-0018. 7pm, $10. With Eddy Navia and Sukay.
Tony Furtado and friends, Mia Dyson Swedish American Hall (upstairs from Café du Nord). 7:30pm, $15.
Jerry Santos Palace of Fine Arts Theater, Bay and Lyon, SF; (415) 392-4400. 2pm, $35-40. Hawaiian musician and composer joined by award-winning dance troupe Na Lei Hulu | Ka Wekiu.
Underskore Orchestra, Japonized Elephants Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10.
DANCE CLUBS
Catholic Paradise Lounge. 10pm, $3. Celebrate the release of this Patrick Cowley album.
DiscoFunk Mashups Cat Club. 10pm, free. House and 70’s music.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with DJ Sep, J Boogie, and Irie Dole.
5 O’Clock Jive Inside Live Art Gallery, 151 Potrero, SF; (415) 305-8242. 5pm, $5. A weekly swing dance party.
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.
MONDAY 19
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Beach House, Papercuts, DJ Andy Cabic Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $14.
Duct Tape Date, My Addiction El Rio. 9pm, $8.
Dysrhythmia, Grayceon, Say Bok Gwai, DJ Rob Metal Thee Parkside. 8pm, $8.
Owl City, Scenic Aesthetic, Brooke Waggoner Slim’s. 7:30pm, $13.
Phantom Kicks, Ventid Hemlock Tavern. 7pm, $5.
Casey Prestwood and the Burning Angels, Hang Jones, Mississipi Riders Elbo Room. 9pm, $5.
*Jay Reatard, Nobunny, Hunx and His Punx, Box Elders, Digital Leather Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $18.
*"w00tstock" Swedish American Hall. 7:30pm, $22. With Paul and Storm, Wil Wheaton, and Mythbusters’ Adam Savage.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Beth Custer Ensemble feat. Chris Grady Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $14.
Michael Burns Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; (415) 552-6066. 8pm.
"Jazz at the Rrazz" Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF; 1-866-468-3399. 8pm, $25. With the Mike Greensill Trio and Gary Foster.
Lavay Smith Trio Enrico’s, 504 Broadway, SF; www.enricossf.com. 7pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Homespun Rowdy Amnesia. 8:30pm, free.
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!
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $3-5. Goth and industrial with Decay, Joe Radio, and Melting Girl.
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.
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 20
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Boca do Rio, Valerie Orth, Ben Benkert Elbo Room. 8:30pm, $7.
Brandi Carlile Fillmore. 8pm, $26.
Ghostface Killah, Souls of Mischief, Fashawn, Strong Arm Steady, Deep Rooted Slim’s. 9pm, $26.
Nathan James Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $15.
Nodzzz, Thomas Function, Yusseff Jerusalem Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Carrie Rodriguez Hotel Utah.8pm, $10.
Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime in Stereo, Ruiner Bottom of the Hill. 8pm, $12.
Those Darlins’, Choir of Young Believers, Grates Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
Patrick Watson, Threes and Nines Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $15.
"w00tstock" Swedish American Hall. 7:30pm, $22. With Paul and Storm, Wil Wheaton, and Mythbusters’ Adam Savage.
Hawksley Workman Café du Nord. 8:30pm, $15.
BAY AREA
Koffin Kats, Jim Rowdy Show, Tater Famine Uptown. 9pm, $10.
Stone Temple Pilots Fox Theater. 8pm, $52.50.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Dave Parker Quintet Rasselas Jazz. 8pm.
Equinox Trio Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; (415) 552-6066. 9pm.
"An Evening with Peter Sellars and Earplay" Forest Hill Clubhouse, 381 Magellan, SF; www.earplay.org. 6pm, $100.
"Jazz Mafia Tuesdays" Coda. 9pm, $7. With Shotgun Wedding Quintet.
MO Jazz Simple Pleasures, 3434 Balboa, SF; (415) 387-4022. 8pm, free.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 6:30pm, $5.
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $16-24.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Slow Session Plough and Stars. 9pm, free.
Tippy Canoe, Mikie Lee Prasad Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Cuntry Monkey Annie’s Social Club. 9pm, free. Drunken Monkey goes country with bluegrass, honky tonk, rockabilly, and more.
DJ Ism Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, free.
Drunken Monkey Annie’s Social Club. 9pm-2am, free. Rock ‘n’ roll for inebriated primates like you.
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
La Escuelita Pisco Lounge, 1817 Market, SF; (415) 874-9951. 7pm, free. DJ Juan Data spinning gay-friendly, Latino sing-alongs but no salsa or reggaeton.
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.
Stump the Wizard Argus Lounge. 9pm, free. Music and interactive DJ games with DJs What’s His Fuck and Wizard.
Womanizer Bar on Church. 9pm. With DJ Nuxx.