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WEDNESDAY 17
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Birthday Massacre, Black Veil Brides, Dommin, Aural Vampire Slim’s. 7:30pm, $16.
Fabulous Diamonds, Pigeons, Donovan Quinn and the 13th Month Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Hey Monday, Cartel, Ready Set, This Century Great American Music Hall. 7:30pm, $16.
Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Sour Mash Hug Band, Crux Thee Parkside. 8pm, $7.
Intimate Stranger, Evan Bailey, Guverment Elbo Room. 9pm, $8.
Jason King Band Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $15.
Kyle Eastwood Band Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $15.
One F, Giant Value, Cash Pony Café Du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Or the Whale, Chris Pureka Independent. 8pm, $15.
A Perfect Circle Fillmore. 8pm, $40.
Sleepwalkers Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $5.
*Watain, Goatwhore, Black Anvil, Necrite, Pale Chalice DNA Lounge. 7:30pm, $20.
DANCE CLUBS
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro, SF; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita Moore hosts this dance party, featuring DJ Robot Hustle.
Breezin Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; (415) 885-4788. 9:30pm, free. With DJs Amy A and Brynnie Mac spinning yacht rock od smooth 70s.
Cannonball Beauty Bar. 10pm, free. Rock, indie, and nu-disco with DJ White Mike.
Hands Down! Bar on Church. 9pm, free. With DJs Claksaarb, Mykill, and guests spinning indie, electro, house, and bangers.
Jam Fresh Wednesdays Vessel, 85 Campton, SF; (415) 433-8585. 9:30pm, free. With DJs Slick D, Chris Clouse, Rich Era, Don Lynch, and more spinning top40, mashups, hip hop, and remixes. 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.
Red Wine Social Triple Crown. 5:30-9:30pm, 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.
THURSDAY 18
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Bear Hands, LoveLikeFire, Safe Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $12.
Shane Dwight Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $16.
Eisley, Christie Dupree Swedish American Hall (upstairs from Café Du Nord). 8pm, $15.
Eux Autres, Writer, Sporting Life El Rio. 8pm, $7.
Idlewild, Happy Hollows Independent. 8pm, $15.
Tift Merrit, Elizabeth and the Catapult Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $18.
A Perfect Circle Fillmore. 8pm, $40.
Razor Skyline, Conspiracy of Venus, Fuzzpod Café Du Nord. 8:30pm, $10.
3OH!3, Hellogoodbye, Down With Webster, K. Flay Slim’s. 7:30pm, $21.
Stiletto Ghetto Grant and Green. 9:30pm, free.
*Toxic Holocaust, Black Cobra, Dopecharge, Earslaughter Thee Parkside. 9:30pm, $10.
Why Because, Midday Veil, Moonbell Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $10. DJs Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz spin Afrobeat, tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
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.
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.
Electric Feel Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; (415) 431-0306. 9pm, $2. With DJs subOctave and Blondie K spinning indie music videos.
Good Foot Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 10pm, free. With DJs spinning R&B, Hip hop, classics, and soul.
Guilty Pleasures Gestalt, 3159 16th St, SF; (415) 560-0137. 9:30pm, free. DJ TophZilla, Rob Metal, DJ Stef, and Disco-D spin punk, metal, electro-funk, and 80s.
Jivin’ Dirty Disco Butter, 354 11th St., SF; (415) 863-5964. 8pm, free. With DJs spinning disco, funk, and classics.
Koko Puffs Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; (415) 885-4788. 10pm, free. Dubby roots reggae and Jamaican funk from rotating DJs.
Nightvision Harlot, 46 Minna, SF; (415) 777-1077. 9:30pm, $10. DJs Danny Daze, Franky Boissy, and more spinning house, electro, hip hop, funk, and more.
FRIDAY 19
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Agnostic Electric Gospel Socha Café, 3235 Mission, SF; www.sochacafe.com. 8:30pm, free.
Bad Religion, Off With Their Heads, Bouncing Souls Regency Ballroom. 8:30pm, $27.
Battlehooch, Corpus Callosum, Sun Hop Fat, DJ Mashi Mashi Bottom of the Hill. 9:40pm, $12.
Blonde Redhead, Olof Arnalds Warfield. 9pm, $28.
Clinic, Fresh and Onlys, Loons Independent. 9pm, $17.
Freelance Whales, Miniature Tigers Rickshaw Stop. 8:30pm, $15.
Lauren Jordan Vin Club, 515 Broadway, SF; www.thevinclub.com. 8pm, free.
Kings Go Forth, Myron and E with Hot Pocket, Selector DJ Kirk Elbo Room. 10pm, $13.
Legendary Pink Dots, Big City Orchestra Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $20.
Love Dimension, Parties, Trevor Childs and the Beholders Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
*Marduk, Withered, Bosse De Nage, Deafheaven Thee Parkside. 9pm, $20.
Mike and Ruthy, Miller Carr and the Shalants Make-Out Room. 7:30pm, $8.
Bob Mould Swedish American Hall (upstairs from Café Du Nord). 8pm, $22.
Rykarda Parasol, Tamaryn, Hot Toddies, Sioux City Kid and the Revolutionary Ramblers Slim’s. 8:30pm, $13.
Sadies, Possum and Lester Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $16.
Shaimus, Ayurveda, Brooks Was Here, Our Vinyl Vows Kimo’s. 9pm.
Eddie Turner Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $20.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Basia Bimbo’s 365 Club. 9pm, $32.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Toshio Hirano Mercury Café, 201 Octavia, SF; www.mercurycafe.com. 7:30pm, free.
“San Francisco First Annual Pancake Festival” Coda. 10pm, $10. Doctors Without Borders benefit.
“San Francisco World Music Festival: The Ritual Project: Offering” Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California, SF; (415) 292-1233, www.sfworldmusicfestival.org. 8pm, $15.
DANCE CLUBS
Alcoholocaust Presents Riptide Tavern. 9pm, free. DJ What’s His Fuck spins old-school punk rock and other gems.
Dirty Rotten Dance Party Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, $5. With DJs Morale, Kap10 Harris, and Shane King spinning electro, bootybass, crunk, swampy breaks, hyphy, rap, and party classics. 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.
Fat Stack Fridays Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; (415) 885-4788. 10pm, free. With rotating DJs B-Cause, Vinnie Esparza, Mr. Robinson, Toph One, and Slopoke.
Fubar Fridays Butter, 354 11th St., SF; (415) 863-5964. 6pm, $5. With DJs spinning retro mashup remixes.
Good Life Fridays Apartment 24, 440 Broadway, SF; (415) 989-3434. 10pm, $10. With DJ Brian spinning hip hop, mashups, and top 40.
Hot Chocolate Milk. 9pm, $5. With DJs Big Fat Frog, Chardmo, DuseRock, and more spinning old and new school funk.
Hubba Hubba Revue: Secret Agents DNA Lounge. 9pm, $10-15. Burlesque and comedy plus live music by Thee Swank Bastards.
Radioactivity 222 Hyde, SF; (415) 440-0222. 6pm. Synth sounds of the cold war era.
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.
Simian Mobile Disco, Worthy, Solar Mezzanine. 9pm, $18.
Some Thing The Stud. 10pm, $7. VivvyAnne Forevermore, Glamamore, and DJ Down-E give you fierce drag shows and afterhours dancing.
Vintage Orson, 508 Fourth St, SF; (415) 777-1508. 5:30-11pm, free. DJ TophOne and guest spin jazzy beats for cocktalians.
SATURDAY 20
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Bad Religion, Off With Their Heads Regency Ballroom. 8:30pm, $27.
Bar Feeders, Complaints, Kicker El Rio. 10pm, $7.
Barrel Riders, Space Vacation, Cobretti Li Po Lounge. 8pm, $5. Benefit for San Francisco Bay shark research and conservation.
Black Label Society, Clutch, Children of Bodom, 2 Cents Warfield. 7:30pm, $42.
Dawes, Moondoggies, Romany Rye Independent. 9pm, $15.
DSM-5 Knockout. 3pm.
Slim Jenkins, B Stars, Hi-Rhythm Hustlers Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa, SF; www.slimjenkins.com. 9pm, $10.
Legendary Pink Dots, Big City Orchestra Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $20.
Point of View Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
“SFX Music Festival” Mission Rock Café, 817 Terry Francois, SF; (415) 626-5355. 4pm, $15. With Music for Animals, Hundred Days, Ferocious Few, Mister Loveless, and more.
Sonny Rhodes Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $20.
Snailface, Atomic Bomb Audition, Cartographer Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $6.
Tunng, White Cloud, Carta Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $10.
Turbonegra, Ancient Mariner, Five Magics, Rock School Band Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8.
Keller Williams Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $23.
Zion I, Locksmith, Hold Up, Bayliens, DJ Kevvy Kev Slim’s. 8:30pm, $23.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Sheilani Alix Coda. 7pm, $5.
“San Francisco World Music Festival: The Ritual Project: Entering the Fire” Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California, SF; (415) 292-1233, www.sfworldmusicfestival.org. 8pm, $15.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Mary Black, Roisin O Bimbo’s 365 Club. 9pm, $37.50.
Jimmy Crowley and Marla Fibish Aboard Balclutha, Hyde Street Pier, SF; www.maritime.org. 8pm, $14.
DANCE CLUBS
Bootie: The Monster Show DNA Lounge. 9pm, $6-12. Mash-ups and drag with Cookie Dough.
Cock Fight Underground SF. 9pm, $7. Gay locker room antics galore with electro-spinning DJ Earworm, MyKill, and Dcnstrct.
Fire Corner Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; (415) 885-4788. 9:30pm, free. Rare and outrageous ska, rocksteady, and reggae vinyl with Revival Sound System and guests.
Fringe Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, $5. Indie music video dance party with DJs Blondie K and subOctave.
Full House Gravity, 3505 Scott, SF; (415) 776-1928. 9pm, $10. With DJs Roost Uno and Pony P spinning dirty hip hop.
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, $15. Desi-driven beats of Bhangra with the Dholrhythms Dance Troupe.
Prince vs. Michael Madrone Art Bar. 8pm, $5. With DJs Dave Paul and Jeff Harris battling it out on the turntables with album cuts, remixes, rare tracks, and classics.
Rock City Butter, 354 11th St., SF; (415) 863-5964. 6pm, $5 after 10pm. With DJs spinning party rock.
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm, $10. Soul on 45s with DJs Lucky, Phengren Oswald, and Paul Paul.
Spirit Fingers Sessions 330 Ritch. 9pm, free. With DJ Morse Code and live guest performances.
SUNDAY 21
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
“Battle of the Bands” DNA Lounge. 5:30pm, $12. With Swindlefish, Exit 27, City Psychology, and more.
*Gwar, Casualties, Infernaeon, Mobile Death Camp Regency Ballroom. 7:30pm, $25.
Hallflowers, Kackala Hemlock Tavern. 8pm, $5.
Dave Mason Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $36.
April Smith and the Great Picture Show, Yukon Blonde, Le Switch Hotel Utah. 8pm, $6.
Sonos, Ira Marlowe Café Du Nord. 8pm, $12.
Pat Travers Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $21.
Zion I, Eligh, Scarub, Bang Date, Hold Up, Oakland Faders Slim’s. 8pm, $23.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Calafia Thee Parkside. 4pm, free.
“San Francisco World Music Festival: The Ritual Project: Feasting” Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California, SF; (415) 292-1233, www.sfworldmusicfestival.org. 8pm, $15.
Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic Knockout. 2pm, $7.
DANCE CLUBS
Call In Sick Skylark. 9pm, free. DJs Animal and I Will spin danceable hip-hop.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, dubstep, roots, and dancehall with DJ Sep, Ludichris, and guests Stronghold Sound featuring Dub Snakkr, Bongo, and Iggy Mon.
DiscoFunk Mashups Cat Club. 10pm, free. House and 70’s music.
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?
Kick It Bar on Church. 9pm. Hip-hop with DJ Zax.
Pachanga Coda. 7pm, $10. Salsa dance party with DJs Fab Fred and Antonio with Louie Romero y Mazacote.
Religion Bar on Church. 3pm. With DJ Nikita.
Swing Out Sundays Rock-It Room. 7pm, free (dance lessons $15). DJ BeBop Burnie spins 20s through 50s swing, jive, and more.
MONDAY 22
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Midnight Juggernauts Independent. 8pm, $15.
Red Light Go, Trouble Horse, Pie Crust Promises El Rio. 7pm, $5.
RRIICCEE featuring Vincent Gallo Café Du Nord. 9pm, $20.
Summer Set, Stereo Skyline, Mod Sun, Downtown Fiction Bottom of the Hill. 7pm, $12.
Wild Flag Hemlock Tavern. 6:30pm, $12.
DANCE CLUBS
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.
Krazy Mondays Beauty Bar. 10pm, free. With DJs Ant-1, $ir-Tipp, Ruby Red I, Lo, and Gelo spinning hip hop.
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.
Musik for Your Teeth Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St., SF; (415) 642-0474. 5pm, free. Soul cookin’ happy hour tunes with DJ Antonino Musco.
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 23
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Attack Attack!, Emmure, Pierce the Veil, Of Mice and Men, In Fear and Faith Regency Ballroom. 7pm, $20.
Karmen Buttler, Caitlin Canty, Lauren O’Connell Hotel Utah. 8pm, $6.
Moore Brothers, Them Hills, Twinks Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Mr. Gnome, Weapons of the Future, Whirl Elbo Room. 9pm, $7.
Robyn, Maluca, Natalia Kills Warfield. 7:30pm, $27-35.
Silver Threads, Ladyfinger El Rio. 7pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Alcoholocaust Presents Argus Lounge. 9pm, free. With DJs Avi and What’s His Fuck.
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
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.