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 21
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
*Bronx, Violent Soho, Mariachi El Bronx, Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss Independent. 8pm, $20.
Camera Obscura, Best Coast Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $20.
"Eclectic Live" Harlot, 46 Minna, SF; www.harlotsf.com. 9pm, $5. With Shande and Kill Moi.
His Name is Alive, Orange Peels, Kitten Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson Fillmore. 8pm, $60.
Jookio Duo, Phil Musra Trio, Cottom Museum Café du Nord. 8:30pm, $15.
Panthelion Madrone Art Bar. 9:30pm, $5.
Talvin Singh presents Tablatronica Live, Janaka Selekta Bimbo’s 365 Club. 8pm, $25.
Taargus Taargus, Cola-Cola, What Now? Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
DANCE CLUBS
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro, SF; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita Moore hosts this dance party, featuring DJ Robot Hustle.
Machine Sloane, 1525 Mission, SF; (415) 621-7007. 10pm, free. Warm beats for happy feet with DJs Sergio, Conor, and André Lucero.
Mary-Go-Round Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; (415) 431-0306. 10pm, $5. A weekly drag show with hosts Cookie Dough, Pollo Del Mar, and Suppositori Spelling.
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, SF; (415) 626-2626. 10pm, free. Psychedelic dance music with DJs Helios, Gatto Matto, Psy Lotus, Intergalactoid, and guests.
Yoruba Dance Sessions Bacano! Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 9pm, free. With resident DJ Carlos Mena and guests spinning afro-deep-global-soulful-broken-techhouse.
THURSDAY 22
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
B Foundation, Pigeon John, Cubik and Origami Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
*Bar Feeders, Los Dryheavers, Steeples Knockout. 10pm, $6.
Bloody Beetroots, Tenderloins, Nisus Independent. 9pm, $16.
*Cuban Cowboys, Chicha Libre Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $12.
Jrod Indigo Coda. 9:30pm, $7.
Mofo Party Band Bimbo’s 365 Club. 8pm, $16.
Phantom Kicks, Spesus Christ, Soap Collectors Hotel Utah. 9pm, $6.
*"RockAria" Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.sfgmc.org. 8pm, $15. San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, with guest Mission High School Chorus, perform rock tunes.
Sonata Arctica, Mutiny Within, Powerglove Slim’s. 8pm, $23.
Yo La Tengo, Camera Obscura Fillmore. 8pm, $26.50.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5-7. DJs Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
Blue Moon Revue DNA Lounge. 9pm, $20. Swing, cabaret, and more.
Caribbean Connection Little Baobab, 3388 19th St, SF; (415) 643-3558. 10pm, $3. DJ Stevie B and guests spin reggae, soca, zouk, reggaetón, and more.
Drop the Pressure Underground SF. 6-10pm, free. Electro, house, and datafunk highlight this weekly happy hour.
Good Foot Yoruba Dance Sessions Bacano! Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 9pm, free. A James Brown tribute with resident DJs Haylow, A-Ron, and Prince Aries spinning R&B, Hip hop, funk, and soul.
Gymnasium Matador, 10 Sixth St, SF; (415) 863-4629. 9pm, free. With DJ Violent Vickie and guests spinning electro, hip hop, and disco.
Half-way to Mitchfest El Rio. 6pm, $10-20 sliding scale. With DJ Sarah Westlake spinning funk disco and live performances of music, poetry, and more.
Kelley Stoltz Jukebox Amnesia. 10pm, free.
Koko Puffs Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; (415) 885-4788. 10pm, free. Dubby roots reggae and Jamaican funk from rotating DJs.
Mestiza Bollywood Café, 3376 19th St, SF; (415) 970-0362. 10pm, free. Showcasing progressive Latin and global beats with DJ Juan Data.
Peaches Skylark, 10pm, free. With an all female DJ line up featuring Deeandroid, Lady Fingaz, That Girl, and Umami spinning hip hop.
Popscene 330 Rich. 10pm, $10. Rotating DJs spinning indie, Britpop, electro, new wave, and post-punk.
Tropicana Madrone Art Bar. 9pm. Salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, and more with DJ Don Bustamante and Sr. Saenz.
FRIDAY 23
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Casual, BPos, Chosen Few, Sound Earth El Rio. 9pm, $10.
*Children of the Damned, Hatchet, Witchaven, Invection, DJ Rob Metal Thee Parkside. 9:30pm, $8.
Dark Star Orchestra Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $33.
Dear Hunter, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, Pine and Battery, Kinzie Affair Bottom of the Hill. 7pm, $12.
*Early Graves, He Who Cannot Be Named, Bomber Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $6.
Japandroids, Avi Buffalo Independent. 9pm, $15.
Shelby Lynne, Findlay Brown, Ann Atomic Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $22.
Lydia Pense and Cold Blood Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
John Richardson Socha Café, 3235 Mission, SF; (415) 643-6848. 8:30pm, free.
"Rock, Strip, N Roll" Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.liveevilrocks.com. 9pm, $10. With Live Evil, Wildside, and Cookie Mongoloid, plus burlesque by Clandestine, Twilight Vixen Revue, and Sparkly Devil.
Josh Rouse, Bart Davenport Bimbo’s 365 Club. 9pm, $22.50.
Slackers, Phenomenauts, TomorrowMen, DJ Big Dwayne Slim’s. 9pm, $16.
Stripmall Architecture, Geographer, Delle Vellum Café du Nord. 9:30pm, $12.
Yo La Tengo, Thee Ohsees Fillmore. 9pm, $26.50.
Zoo Station, Minks Red Devil Lounge. 9:30pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 9 1616 Bush, SF; (415) 771-1616. 8:30pm, $15.
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Booker T. Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 8pm, $25-55.
Eric Kurtzrock Trio Ana Mandara, Ghirardelli Square, 891 Beach, SF; (415) 771-6800. 8pm, free.
Madeline Peyroux Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $26.
Tin Cup Serenade Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:45pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Locura, Makru Elbo Room. 10pm, $10.
Lucky Road Amnesia. 9pm, $5.
Rob Reich and Craig Ventresco Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Toshio Hirano Mercury Café, 201 Octavia, SF; (415) 252-7855. 7:30pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Activate! Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; (415) 431-0306. 9pm, $3. Face your demigods and demons at this Red Bull-fueled party.
Alcoholocaust Presents Riptide Tavern. 9pm, free. DJ What’s His Fuck spins punk rock and other gems.
Blow Up Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $10. With rotating DJs.
Bonobo Mezzanine. 9pm, $22.50. With YPPAH.
Exhale, Fridays Project One Gallery, 251 Rhode Island, SF; (415) 465-2129. 5pm, $5. Happy hour with art, fine food, and music with Vin Sol, King Most, DJ Centipede, and Shane King.
Fagsweat Rickshaw Stop. 6pm, $3. DJ Kuze spins at this happy hour for gay athletes and friends.
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.
Good Life Fridays Apartment 24, 440 Broadway, SF; (415) 989-3434. 10pm, $10. With DJ Brian spinning hip hop, mashups, and top 40.
Gymnasium Stud. 10pm, $5. With DJs Violent Vickie and guests spinning electro, disco, rap, and 90s dance and featuring performers, gymnastics, jump rope, drink specials, and more.
Hot Chocolate Milk. 9pm, $5. With DJs Big Fat Frog, Chardmo, DuseRock, and special guest Sunshine Jones spinning old and new school funk.
House of Voodoo Medici Lounge. 9pm, $5. With DJs voodoo and Purgatory spinning goth, industrial, glam rock, and more.
J. Rocc Mighty. 10pm, $10.
Kev Choice with DJ Anannda Coda. 10pm, $10. Hip-hop, soul, and funk.
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.
Psychedelic Radio Club Six. 9pm, $7. With DJs Kial, Tom No Thing, Megalodon, and Zapruderpedro spinning dubstep, reggae, and electro.
Rockabilly Fridays Jay N Bee Club, 2736 20th St, SF; (415) 824-4190. 9pm, free. With DJs Rockin’ Raul, Oakie Oran, Sergio Iglesias, and Tanoa "Samoa Boy" spinning 50s and 60s Doo Wop, Rockabilly, Bop, Jive, and more.
Trannyshack DNA Lounge. 10pm, $12. Michael Jackson tribute with performances by Holy McGrail, Raya Light, Candi Gurl, Suppositori Spelling, and more.
SATURDAY 24
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Angel Island, Sons of Doug, Manzanita Hotel Utah. 9:30pm, $6.
Seth Augustus Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:45pm, free.
Dark Star Orchestra Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $33.
Dr. Dog, Sean Bones, Pepi Ginsberg Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $20.
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
*Finntroll, Moonsorrow, Swallow the Sun, DJ Rob Metal Thee Parkside. 9pm, $20-40.
Ruth Gerson Hotel Utah. 8pm, $10.
HIJK, Teen Challenge, Wendy Darling Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Hotel Eden, Kevin Beadles, Bias Tape Brainwash Café, 1122 Folsom, SF; www.brainwash.com. 8pm, free.
Alee Karim, Dry Spells, Sarees, Lake Millions Amensia. 9pm, $7.
Luce, Brad Wolfe, Felsen Slim’s. 9pm, $15.
*Rykarda Parasol, Tiny Television, Chambers Café du Nord. 9:30pm, $12.
Picture Atlantic, Bird By Bird, Please Do Not Fight Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Re-Volts, Compton SF, Started-Its El Rio. 10pm, $7.
Reefrider, Lloyds Garage, Suck It Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
Sleepy Sun, Late Young Rickshaw Stop. 8:30pm, $12.
*Wedding Present, Mister Loveless, Surf Cinema Independent. 9pm, $15.
Yo La Tengo, Sic Alps Fillmore. 9pm, $26.50.
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.
Marlena Teich Quintet Savanna Jazz. 8pm.
Madeline Peyroux Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $26.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 9pm, $15.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Bossa 5-0 Socha Café, 3235 Mission, SF; (415) 643-6848. 8:30pm, free.
Gamelan Sekar Jaya School of the Arts, Main Theater, 555 Portola, SF; (510) 655-1227. 7pm, $20.
Ghost The Music Store, 66 West Portal, SF; (415) 664-2044. 2pm, free.
Ana Moura Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 8pm, $25-55.
Tito Y Son de Cuba Red Poppy Art House. 8pm, $15.
DANCE CLUBS
Bar on Church 9pm. Rotating DJs Foxxee, Joseph Lee, Zhaldee, Mark Andrus, and Niuxx.
Barracuda 111 Minna. 9pm, $5-10. Eclectic 80s music with Djs Damon, Phillie Ocean, and Javier, plus free 80s hair and make-up by professional stylists.
Bootie DNA Lounge. 9pm, $6-12. Mash-ups with Adrian and Mysterious D.
Ceremony Knockout. 9pm, $10. With David J, Vinsantos, and DJ Yule B Sorry.
Colombia y Panama Coda. 10pm, $5. Latin with DJs Beto, Vinnie Esparza, and Guillermo.
Dead After Dark Elbo Room. 6-9pm, free. With DJ Touchy Feely.
4OneFunktion Elbo Room. 10pm, $5-10. Hip-hop with Eric Bobo, Rhettmatic, and F.A.M.E.
Go Bang! Deco SF, 510 Larkin, SF; (415) 346-2025. 9pm, $5. Recreating the diversity and freedom of the 70’s/ 80’s disco nightlife with DJs Steve Fabus, Nicky B., and special guest Prince Klassen.
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.
Junk Food Love Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, $5. Hip-hop, soul, and reggae with DJ A-Ron, Sneak-E Pete, and Chilipino and Chardmo.
Reggae Gold Club Six. 9pm, $15. With DJs Daddy Rolo, Polo Mo’qz, Tesfa, Serg, and Fuze spinning dancehall and reggae.
Social Club Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; (415) 431-0306. 9pm. Shake your money maker with DJs Lee Decker and Luke Fry.
Spirit Fingers Sessions 330 Ritch. 9pm, free. With DJ Morse Code and live guest performances.
SUNDAY 25
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $25.
Blue Oyster Cult, Medieval Knievel Slim’s. 8pm, $30.
Dr. Dog, Sean Bones, Pepi Ginsberg Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $20.
Sue Foley and Peter Karp Biscuits and Blues. 7:30 and 9:15pm, $20.
Mallard, Le Switch, Whispering Pines Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Shearwater, Wye Oak, Hospital Ships Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Shotwell, Kreamy ‘Lectric Santa, Dakota Slim Thee Parkside. 8pm. Benefit for Haiti. Other artists include Welfare Waifs and the Exhibionette, Alabaster Choad, Aquitted, Lost Perros Locos, and Ben the Comedian.
Emily Wells, Gabriel Kahane and Rob Moose, Timmy Straw Café du Nord. 8pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Charles Lloyd New Quartet Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 7pm, $30-70.
Jazz Mafia’s Brass Bows and Beats Yoshi’s San Francisco. 3 and 7pm, $10-75.
Noel Jewkes, Larry Vuckovich, and Marky Quayle Bliss Bar, 4026 24th St, SF; (415) 826-6200. 4:30pm, $10.
Quijerema Coda. 8pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Gen-11, Longliner Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
Underskore Orkestra, Mad Maggies Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10.
DANCE CLUBS
DiscoFunk Mashups Cat Club. 10pm, free. House and 70’s music.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with Ludachris and Vinnie Esparza.
45Club Knockout. 10pm, free. Funky soul with dX the Funky Gran Paw, Dirty Dishes, and English Steve.
Fresh Ruby Skye. 6pm, $25. With the Perry Twins.
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 St, SF; (415) 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.
Lowbrow Sunday Delirium. 1pm, free. DJ Roost Uno and guests spinning club hip hop, indie, and top 40s.
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 26
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Keith Emerson and Greg Lake Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $41-65.
"Felonious Presents Live City Revue" Coda. 9pm, $7.
Nanci Griffith Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $40.
Growing, Eric Copeland, Death Sentence: Panda! Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $14.
Sam Flax Keener and Higher Color, Part Time, Cosmetics Knockout. 9pm, $7.
Leon Redbone Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $25.
DANCE CLUBS
Bacano! Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 9pm, free. With resident DJs El Kool Kyle and Santero spinning Latin music.
Black Gold Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; (415) 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. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Decay, Joe Radio, and Melting Girl.
M.O.M. Madrone Art Bar. 6pm, free. With DJ Gordo Cabeza and guests playing all Motown every Monday.
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.
Moonshine Mondays Dalva. 6pm, free. With DJ Blaze Orange spinning vintage country.
Network Mondays Azul Lounge, One Tillman Pl, SF; www.inhousetalent.com. 9pm, $5. Hip-hop, R&B, and spoken word open mic, plus featured performers.
Skylarking Skylark. 10pm, free. With resident DJs I & I Vibration, Beatnok, and Mr. Lucky and weekly guest DJs.
TUESDAY 27
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Aqualung, Krista Polvere Swedish American Hall (upstairs from Café du Nord). 8pm, $20.
Everybody Was in the French Resistance … Now, AB and the Sea, Carletta Sue Kay Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Nanci Griffith Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $40.
Larry and His Flask, Kemo Sabe, T&A Knockout. 6pm, free.
Liars, Fol Chen Slim’s. 8:30pm, $15.
Mary Onettes, Magic Bullets, Here Come the Saviours Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $12.
Tempo No Tempo, Dinowalrus, Ingot Rot Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Le Vice, Audia Fauna, Wooster Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
DANCE CLUBS
Alcoholocaust Presents Argus Lounge. 9pm, free. "Stump the Wizard" with DJ Wizard and DJ What’s His Fuck.
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.
Share the Love Trigger, 2344 Market, SF; (415) 551-CLUB. 5pm, free. With DJ Pam Hubbuck spinning house.