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WEDNESDAY 23
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Antonionian, Doseone, Jel Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
Burmese, Vaz, Rabbits Knockout. 9pm, $6.
Esben and the Witch, Julianna Barwick, Hungry Kids of Hungary Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Otis Heat, Diamond Light, Caldecott Hotel Utah. 9pm, $8.
Theophilus London, Alexander Spit, The 87 Stick Up Kids, C Plus and Duckworth 330 Ritch. 9pm, $17.
Tecumseh, Derek Moneypenny, Opera Mort, Caldera Lakes Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Wakey! Wakey!, All Smiles Café Du Nord. 8:30pm, $12.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Alfredo Rodriguez Trio Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $10-18.
Cat’s Corner with Christine and Nathan Savanna Jazz. 9pm, $10.
Cosmo Alleycats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Michael Abraham Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Green, Through the Roots, Thrive Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $13.
Matt Turk Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro, SF; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita Moore hosts this dance party, featuring DJ Robot Hustle.
Buena Onda Little Baobab, 3388 19th St., SF; (415) 643-3558. 10pm, $3. Soul, funk, swing, and rare grooves with residents Dr. Musco, DJB.
Cannonball Beauty Bar. 10pm, free. Rock, indie, and nu-disco with DJ White Mike.
Club Shutter Elbo Room. 9pm, $5. Goth with DJs Nako, Omar, and Justin.
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.
No Room For Squares Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 6-10pm, free. DJ Afrodite Shake spins jazz for happy hour.
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 24
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $12.
Blind Willies Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; (415) 920-0577. 8pm.
Curious Mystery, Greg Ashley, Zoobombs Knockout. 9:30pm, $6.
Quinn Deveaux Amnesia. 9pm, $5.
Dispirit, Atriarch, Alaric El Rio. 8pm, $8.
Shane Dwight Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Liam Finn, Luyas Independent. 8pm, $15.
Flexx Bronco, Spittin’ Cobras, Hewhocannotbenamed, Crawler Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8.
Kids of 88, Art vs. Science Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $10-20.
Music for Animals, Foreign Resort, Matinees Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Naughty By Nature Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $38.
Sky Parade, Grand Atlantic, Parties, Modern Day Sunshine Hotel Utah. 8pm, $8.
Soul Man Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
Toro Y Moi, Braids, Cloud Nothings Great American Music Hall. 7:30pm, $15.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Derek Smith Latin Jazz Band and director Dee Spencer SFSU Jazz Bands Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $10.
Jane Monheit SF Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 7:30pm, $30-50.
Organsm featuring Jim Gunderson and “Tender” Tim Shea Bollyhood Café. 6:30-9pm, free.
Paul Drescher Ensemble 25th Anniversary Z Space, 450 Florida, SF; www.brownpapertickets.org. 7pm, $20.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Kris Delmhorst Café Du Nord. 8pm, $18.
JimBo Trout and the Fishpeople Atlas Café. 8-10pm, free.
“Twang! Honky Tonk” Fiddler’s Green, 1330 Columbus, SF; www.twanghonkytonk.com. 5pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5. 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.
Drop the Pressure Underground SF. 6-10pm, free. Electro, house, and datafunk highlight this weekly happy hour.
80s Night Cat Club. 9pm, $6 (free before 9:30pm). Two dance floors bumpin’ with the best of 80s mainstream and underground with Dangerous Dan, Skip, Low Life, and guests.
Gigantic Beauty Bar. 9pm, free. With DJs Eli Glad, Greg J, and White Mike spinning indie, rock, disco, 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.
Mestiza Bollywood Café, 3376 19th St, SF; (415) 970-0362. 10pm, free. Showcasing progressive Latin and global beats with DJ Juan Data.
1984 Mighty. 9pm, $2. The long-running New Wave and 80s party has a new venue, featuring video DJs Mark Andrus, Don Lynch, and celebrity guests.
Peaches Skylark, 10pm, free. With an all female DJ line up featuring Deeandroid, Lady Fingaz, That Girl, and Umami spinning hip hop.
Thursday Special Tralala Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 5pm, free. Downtempo, hip-hop, and freestyle beats by Dr. Musco and Unbroken Circle MCs.
FRIDAY 25
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Beats Antique Fillmore. 9pm, $20.
Bruises, Hold Me Luke Allen, Eighteen Individual Eyes El Rio. 9pm, $5.
Elle Nino, Club Crasherz, Double Duchess Hotel Utah. 9pm, $8.
Good Charlotte, This Century Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $28.
Hot Panda, Twinks, Watch It Sparkle Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Candye Kane Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
King Tuff, Personal and the Pizzas, Rantouls, Wrong Words, King Lollipop Thee Parkside. 9pm, $10.
Ed Kowalczyk Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $30.
James Lanman and the Good Hurt, Mark Sexton Band, Dylan Cannon Café Du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Men, Lady Tragik, Katastrophe Rickshaw Stop. 8:30pm, $12.
Saw Doctors, AM Taxi Slim’s. 8pm, $24.
Smoking Popes, New Trust, Hot Toddies Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $15.
Taj Mahal, Lady Bianca Independent. 9pm, $40.
Wye Oak, Callers, Sands Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $12.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Lacemaking: Katy Stephan with the Nice Guy Trio Red Poppy Art House. 8pm, $12-20.
Paul Drescher Ensemble 25th Anniversary Z Space, 450 Florida, SF; www.brownpapertickets.org. 8pm, $20.
Marlina Teich Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $8.
Adam Theis and the Jazz Mafia String Quartet Swedish American Hall (upstairs from Café Du Nord). 8pm, $25.
Tin Cup Serenade Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 9pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Albino!, Mark Edwards, DJ Spincycle Elbo Roon. 10pm, $10.
Baxtalo Drom Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao Little Baobab, 3388 19th St, SF; (415) 643-3558. 10pm, $5. Afro and world music with rotating DJs including Stepwise, Steve, Claude, Santero, and Elembe.
Cityfox Showcase Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.cityfox.eventbrite.com. 9pm. With Digitaline, Lee Jones, James What?, and more spinning deep house and techno.
Debaser 111 Minna. 9pm, $5. The 90s party celebrates its third anniversary with a Fugazi cover band and DJs Jamie Jams, Emdee, and Stab Master Arson.
Duniya Dancehall Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; (415) 920-0577. 10pm, $10. With live performances by Duniya Drum and Dance Co. and DJs dub Snakr and Juan Data spinning bhangra, bollywood, dancehall, African, and more.
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.
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: The 90s Show DNA Lounge. 9pm, $10-15. Burlesque plus DJs spinning 90s jams.
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.
Some Thing Stud. 10pm, $7. VivvyAnne Forevermore, Glamamore, and DJ Down-E give you fierce drag shows and afterhours dancing.
Soul Rebel Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; www.kokococktails.com. 10pm, free.
Spindig Happy Hour Knockout. 6-9pm, free. With Ryan Poulsen, Joe Bank$, and Stef playing rap, punk, and everything in between.
Teenage Dance Craze: The Number One Twisting Party in the Universe Knockout. 10pm, $4. Surf, garage, soul, and more with Russell Quan and dX the Funky Granpaw.
Vintage Orson, 508 Fourth St, SF; (415) 777-1508. 5:30-11pm, free. DJ TophOne and guest spin jazzy beats for cocktalians.
SATURDAY 26
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Appleseed Cast, Muscle Worship Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $15.
Beautiful Losers Café Royale, 800 Post, SF; (415) 641-6033. 8pm, free.
Blue Roan Filly, Pie Crust Promises, Steel Hotcakes El Rio. 9pm, $7.
Davila 666, Mean Jeans, Biters, Booze Thee Parkside. 9pm, $10.
Ha Ha Tonka, Hoots and Hellmouth, Devil’s Own Hotel Utah. 9pm, $10.
“Jason Becker’s Not Dead Yet Festival” Slim’s. 9pm, $25. With Joe Satriani, Richie Kotzen, Steve Lukather, Kehoe Nation, Flametal, Vinnie Moore, and Michael Lee Firkins.
Lost Coves, Bambi Killers, Chapter 24 Hemlock Tavern. 5pm, $6.
Narooma, Aimless Never Miss, We Be the Echo, Form and Fate Submission, 2183 Mission, SF; www.sf-submission.com. 7:30pm, $6.
O’Death, Arann Harris and the Farm Band, Helado Negro Independent. 9pm, $12.
Parson Red Heads, Jean Marie, Laguna Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $8.
Say Hi!, Yellow Ostrich, Blair Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $14.
Sheila E. Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $35.
Earl Thomas Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Beni Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $12.50.
Traditional Fools, Audacity, Culture Kids, Underground Railroad to Candyland, Skumby and the Disney Dads, Shrouds Thee Parkside. 2pm, $10.
Voodoo Fix, Sara Payah, Con Brio Amnesia. 8pm, $7-10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Gina Harris and Torbie Phillips Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $8.
Paul Drescher Ensemble 25th Anniversary Z Space, 450 Florida, SF; www.brownpapertickets.org. 2 and 8pm, $20.
Alex Pinto Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 9pm, free.
Jake Shimabukuro Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 7 and 9pm, $30-75.
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Red Poppy Art House. 7:30 and 9pm, $12-20.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Mijo de la Palma Mission Cultural Center Theater, 2868 Mission, SF; www.missionculturalcenter.org. 7:30pm, $12-15.
Mucho Axé 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 9:30pm.
Nada Brahma Music Ensemble Om Shan Tea, 233 14th St., SF; 1-888-747-8327. 7pm, $10-20.
Corey Allen Porter, Seth Augustus, Handlebars and Kindle Make-Out Room. 7:30pm, $7.
Craig Ventresco and Meredith Axelrod Atlas Café. 4pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao Little Baobab, 3388 19th St, SF; (415) 643-3558. 10pm, $5. Afro and world music with rotating DJs including Stepwise, Steve, Claude, Santero, and Elembe.
Bootie SF: Titus Jones DNA Lounge. 9pm, $8-15. Mash-ups.
4OneFunktion Elbo Room. 10pm, $8-10. Hip-hop and funk with DJ Numark, F.A.M.E., and DJs Platurn, J. Boogie, and B. Cause.
Go Bang! Deco Lounge, 510 Larkin, SF; www.gobangsf.com. 9pm, $5. Atomic dancefloor disco action with special guest Tim Zawada, plus residents Steve Fabus, Stanley Frank, Tres Lingerie, and Sergio.
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.
Lonely Teardrops Knockout. 10pm. Rockabilly with Daniel and dX theFunky Gran Paw.
Open Forum Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, $5. Pam the Funkstress and DJ BackSide spin 80s, 90s, hip-hop, funk, and more.
Reggae Gold Club Six. 9pm, $15. With DJs Daddy Rolo, Polo Mo’qz, Tesfa, Serg, and Fuze spinning dancehall and reggae.
Rock City Butter, 354 11th St., SF; (415) 863-5964. 6pm, $5 after 10pm. With DJs spinning party rock.
Temptation Cat Club. 9:30pm, $7. Video dance explosion with DJs Dangerous Dan, Skip, Ryan B spinning 80s and new wave, and guests Blondie K and subOctave spinning indie.
SUNDAY 27
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
“AP Tour” Regency Ballroom. 5:30pm, $18. With Black Veil Brides, Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows, I See Stars, VersaEmerge, and Conditions.
David Dondero, Franz Nicolay, Boats Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $8.
Lloyd Gregory Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Jeff Jones Band Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, free.
Miniature Tigers, Pepper Rabbit, Cannons and Clouds Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
Mo’Some Tonebender, Lolita No. 18, Zukunashi, Hystoic Vein, Josy Independent. 8pm, $15.
Jay Nash, Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale Café Du Nord. 8pm, $10.
Nobunny, Apache, Wild Thing, Midnite Snaxxx, Egg Tooth Thee Parkside. 8pm, $10.
Ready Set, Allstar Weekend, Downtown Fiction, We Are the In Slim’s. 6:30pm, $16.
Rotting Christ, Melechesh, Hate, Abigail Williams, Lecherous Nocture DNA Lounge. 7:30pm, $25.
She Rides, Bully, Dcoi Submission, 2183 Mission, SF; www.sf-submission.com. 7:30pm, $5.
Sharon Van Etten, Little Scream, Colossal Yes Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Erica Von Vokyrie vs. Honey Mahogany Martuni’s, 4 Valencia, SF; www.dragatmartunis.com. 7pm, $5.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Frank Jackson, Larry Vuckovich, Al Obidinski Bliss Bar, 4026 24th St., SF; www.blissbarsf.com. 4:30pm, $10.
Little Brown Brother Band Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $5.
Paul Drescher Ensemble 25th Anniversary Z Space, 450 Florida, SF; www.brownpapertickets.org. 2 and 7pm, $20.
Swing-out Sundays Milk Bar. 9pm, $3-15. With beginner swing lessons.
Irma Thomas Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 7pm, $25-60.
Tom Lander Duo Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 6-9pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Beyond the Pale, Orkestar Sali Amnesia. 9pm, $10.
Family Folk Explosion Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8pm, free.
Ray Martinez and Salsa Jazz Project El Rio. 4-8pm, $8.
Old Man Markley, Filthy Thieving Bastards, Cooper McBean Thee Parkside. 3pm, $10.
Abigail Washburn Yoshi’s San Francisco. 7pm, $18.
DANCE CLUBS
Batcave Cat Club. 10pm, $5. Death rock, goth, and post-punk with Steeplerot Necromos and c_death.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with DJ Sep, Vinnie Esparza, and guest DJG.
45 Club: 100 Years of Funky Soul Records Knockout. 10pm, free. With English Steve and dX the Funky Gran Paw.
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?
La Pachanga Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.thebluemacawsf.com. 6pm, $10. Salsa dance party with live Afro-Cuban salsa bands.
MONDAY 28
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
B and Not B, She’s, I Hate You Just Kidding Knockout. 9pm, $7.
Crosby and Nash Warfield. 8pm, $43.50-60.50.
Endroit, Mahgeetah, Add Moss Elbo Room. 9pm, $5.
Le Mutant, Tank Attack, Arms N Legs, Black Stool El Rio. 7pm, $5.
Royskopp, Jon Hopkins Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $32.
She Wants Revenge, Californian Independent. 8pm, $25.
“Under Raps” Showdown, 10 Sixth St., SF; www.bposmusic.us. 9pm. Hip-hop open mic hosted by Mantis One and Big Shawn.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
“Earplay: Sound Tangents” Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, SF; (415) 392-4400. 7:30pm, $10-20. Works by John Cage, Elliott Carter, and more.
Lisa Mezzacappa’s Bait and Switch Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $15.
Lavay Smith Orbit Room, 1900 Market, SF; (415) 252-9525. 7-10pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $3-5. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Joe Radio, Decay, 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.
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.
Sausage Party Rosamunde Sausage Grill, 2832 Mission, SF; (415) 970-9015. 6:30-9:30pm, free. DJ Dandy Dixon spins vintage rock, R&B, global beats, funk, and disco at this happy hour sausage-shack gig.
Skylarking Skylark. 10pm, free. With resident DJs I & I Vibration, Beatnok, and Mr. Lucky and weekly guest DJs.
TUESDAY 29
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Endemics, Uzi Rash, American Splits, Broken Water Knockout. 9pm, $5.
Greenflash El Rio. 7pm, free.
Guitar vs. Gravity, Control-R, Cleve-Land, DJ Culture Shizzam Elbo Room. 9pm, free.
Katchafire, Tomorrows Bad Seeds Independent. 8:30pm, $20.
Mallard, Sugar Sugar Sugar, Will Ivy Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Parlotones, Imagine Dragons, Ivan and Alyosha Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Rebecca Roudman Café Royale, 800 Post, SF; (415) 641-6033. 8pm, free.
Uh Huh Her, Diamonds Under Fire Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $21.
Mary Wilson Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $35.
DANCE CLUBS
Boomtown Little Baobab, 3388 19th St, SF; (415) 643-3558. 9pm, free. DJ Mundi spins roots, ragga, dancehall, and more.
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
Share the Love Trigger, 2344 Market, SF; (415) 551-CLUB. 5pm, free. With DJ Pam Hubbuck spinning house.<\! * *