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WEDNESDAY 29
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Autumn Sky, Rabbit Quinn Hotel Utah. 8pm, $10.
Bell’s Roar, Quiet Coyote El Rio. 9pm, $5.
Burlap to Cashmere, Rob Drabkin Café Du Nord. 8pm, $10.
La Corde, Octant, Tender Frame Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Drift, Il Gato, Matinees Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Dropkick Murphys, Chuck Ragan, Parkington Sisters Warfield. 7:30pm, $32.
David Landon Biscuits and Blues. 8 and10pm, $15.
Lumps, Th Mrcy Hot Sprngs, Meat Packers Knockout. 10pm, $5.
Magical School Bus, Viking Moses, Assateague, Eriksen Goetz Kimo’s. 9pm, $6.
Vows, Rosa Grande, Cellar Doors Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cat’s Corner with Nathan Dias and Christine Savanna Jazz. 9pm, $10.
Cosmo Alleycats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Michael Abraham Amnesia. 7pm, free.
“Guerrilla Cabaret” Martuni’s, 4 Valencia, SF; www.dragatmartunis.com. 7pm, $5. With Tom Shaw Trio.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
Michael Parsons Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
Quartet San Francisco Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $20.
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, free. Funk, swing, rare grooves, and more with Dr. Musco and guests.
Full-Step! Tunnel Top. 10pm, free. Hip-hop, reggae, soul, and funk with DJs Kung Fu Chris and Bizzi Wonda.
Mary Go Round, the New Generation Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 10pm, $5. Drag with Suppositori Spelling, Mercedez Munro, and Ginger Snap.
No Room For Squares Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 6-10pm, free. DJ Afrodite Shake spins jazz for happy hour.
THURSDAY 30
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
A B and the Sea, Young Digerati Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $10. With Popscene DJs.
Devil’s Own, Sweet Chariot, Gypsy Moonlight Band Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggets, Dead Westerns, Reaction, Emily’s Army, Freedom Club Thee Parkside. 9:30pm, $8.
Emily Anne, Patsychords, Bye and Byes Café Du Nord. 8pm, $10.
Female Trouble, Laura Jean, Tomorrow Men El Rio. 8pm, $7.
Hashishen Knockout. 9:30pm.
Howlin Rain, Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, Meg Baird Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $8.
Dom Kennedy, DJ Jack Slim’s. 8pm, $18.
Johnny Rawls Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Sir Lord Von Raven, Apache, Warm Blood Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10.
Tubes Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $28.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cosmo Alleycats with Ms. Emily Wade Adams Blondie’s, 540 Valencia, SF; (415) 864-2419. 9pm, free.
Dave Parker Quartet Purple Onion, 140 Columbus, SF; (415) 956-1653. 7:30-10:30pm, free.
Dave Scott Quartet Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Organsm featuring Jim Gunderson and “Tender” Tim Shea Bollyhood Café. 6:30-9pm, free.
Pink Martini with San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.sfsymphony.org. 8pm, $20-115.
Savanna Jazz Jam Session Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $5.
Soul jazz party with Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5. DJs Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
Club Cornhole Stud. 9pm, $3.99. With DJ Phatima Unclear, DJ MF, Lady Bear, Broads, Joan Crawford’s Old Baguettes, and more.
Culture Corner Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; www.kokococktails.com. 10pm, free. Roots reggae, dub, rocksteady, and classic dancehall with DJ Tomas, Yusuke, Vinnie Esparza, and Basshaka and ILWF.
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.
1984 Mighty. 9pm, $2. The long-running New Wave and 80s party features video DJs Mark Andrus, Don Lynch, and celebrity guests.
Supersonic Bollyhood Café. 10pm, $5. Fly the friendly skies with SF’s Tasty Crew, spinning wold beats from the Balkans, Brazil, Colombia, and more.
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.
Thursdays at the Cat Club 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.
Tropicana Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, free. Salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, and more with DJs Don Bustamante, Apocolypto, Sr. Saen, Santero, and Mr. E.
FRIDAY 1
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Battlehooch, Ghost and the City, Sun Hop Fat, Panhandlers Independent. 9pm, $13.
Grady Champion Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Donkeys, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Red Pony Clock Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $8.
Giant Squid, Judgement Day, Cormorant Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8.
Group Doueh, Nick Waterhouse and the Tarots, Mark Gergis DJ set Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $14.
Scene of Action, Fighting the Villain, 5606, Hometown Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $10.
Sonny and the Sunsets, Calvin Johnson, Sandwitches, Wounded Lion Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $13.
Stymie and the Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra, Gun and Doll Show, Last Men on Earth, Naked Fiction Café Du Nord. 8pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $25-30.
Pink Martini with San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.sfsymphony.org. 8pm, $20-115.
Soul jazz party with Jules Broussard and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, 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.
Derrick Carter Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.publicsf.com. 9:30pm, $10-15. With Honey Soundsystem DJs, Rouzbeh, Galen, and Chris Smith.
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.
Haight Street Hop Milk. 10pm, $5. With DJs Tanoa Samoa Boy and Rockin’ Raul spinning vintage 45s, plus burlesque dancers and more.
Low End Theory 103 Harriet, SF; www.1015.com. 10pm, $15. With TOKiMONSTA, Death Grips, and Free the Robots.
Oldies Night Knockout. 9pm, $2-4. Doo-wop, one-hit wonders, soul, and more with DJs Primo, Daniel, and Lost Cat.
120 Minutes Elbo Room. 10pm. Witch house with DJs Whitch, Nako, and oOoOO.
Strangelove: Military Fashion Show Cat Club. 9:30pm, $3-7. Goth and industrial with DJs Tomas Diablo, Joe Radio, Orko, and Xander. Military or military fetish attire encouraged.
That 90s Dance Party DNA Lounge. 9pm, $7-9. Pop, rock, and alternative from the 90s with BaconMonkey, Omar, Sage, and Sparkle.
Vintage Orson, 508 Fourth St, SF; (415) 777-1508. 5:30-11pm, free. DJ TophOne and guest spin jazzy beats for cocktalians.
SATURDAY 2
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Animals and Men, Grass Widow, Rank/Xerox Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $10.
Attitude Adjustment, Psychosomatic, Zombie Holocaust, Abrupt Slim’s. 8:30pm, $13.
Coliseum, Futur Skullz, Blown to Bits, Pins of Light Thee Parkside. 9:30pm, $8.
Dominique Leone, Kapowski, Dinosaur Feathers Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10.
Lost Puppy Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
Lumerians, Young Prisms, Bronze Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $13.
Le Panique, Shell Corporation, Survival Guide Café Du Nord. 9pm, $12.
Royal Baths, Nucular Animals, Psychic Feline, Dadfag Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Ty Segell, Audacity, Mikal Cronin, No Boss Independent. 9pm, $10.
Sweet Baby J’ai Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
“Fillmore Jazz Festival” Fillmore between Jackson and Eddy, SF; www.fillmorejazzfestival.com. 10am-6pm, free.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $30.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
“Red, White, and Bluegrass” Music Store, 66 West Portal, SF; www.shelbyashpresents.com. 2-4pm, free. With Kemo Sabe and MilkDrive.
“Red, White, and Bluegrass” Plough and Stars. 9:30pm, $6-10. With Windy Hill and TED.
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 DNA Lounge. 9pm, $8-15. Mash-ups.
Debaser Knockout. 10pm, $5. Alternative dance party with Jamie Jams and Emdee spinning 90s music.
DJ Grandmaster Flash Yoshi’s San Francisco. 10:30pm, $20.
DJ MartyParty Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.publicsf.com. 10pm, $10-12.
Sanafrica Bollyhood Café. 9pm, $7-10. West African and Latin fusion party with Jose Luis, DJ Nado, and DJ Mignane.
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm, $10. Sixties soul with DJs Lucky, Phengren Oswald, and Paul Paul.
SUNDAY 3
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Blind Willies, Red Weather, Horny Brass Band Make-Out Room. 7:30pm, $8.
Neko Case, Dodos Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Ave at Sloat, SF; www.sterngrove.org. 2pm, free.
Philistines, Truxton, Excuses for Skipping Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Retro Electric Café Du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Th Mrcy Hot Sprngs, Blind Shake Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic Knockout. 6-10pm, $8. With DJ Dr. Scott.
Twice As Good Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
“Fillmore Jazz Festival” Fillmore between Jackson and Eddy, SF; www.fillmorejazzfestival.com. 10am-6pm, free.
Jazz organ party with Lavay Smith and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Kally Price Old Blues and Jazz Band, Emperor Norton’s Jazz Band Amnesia. 9pm, $5.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 7pm.
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra Yoshi’s San Francisco. 7 and 9pm, $25.
Tom Lander Duo Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 6-9pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Batcave Cat Club. 10pm, $5. Death rock, goth, and post-punk with Steeplerot Necromos and c_death.
Boom DNA Lounge. 9pm, $12-15. House and hip-hop with Stanley Frank, Joshua J., Sidekick, and Juanita More, plus the Some Thing Drag Show.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with Vinnie Esparza and Maneesh the Twister.
45 Club: 100 Yards of Funky Soul Records Knockout. 10pm, $2. Soul, funk, and more with Dirty Dishes, English Steve, and dX the Funky Gran Paw.
Ceremony City Nights, 715 Harrison, SF; www.sfclubs.com. 5pm-midnight, $40. With Moto Blanco, Jay Santos, and DJ Grind.
Jock Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 3pm, $2. Raise money for LGBT sports teams while enjoying DJs and drink specials.
La Pachanga Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.thebluemacawsf.com. 6pm, $10. Salsa dance party with live Afro-Cuban salsa bands.
MONDAY 4
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
“El Rio Big Time Freedom Festival” El Rio. 3:30pm, $8. With John Vanderslice, Low Red Land, Finn Figgins, Tartufi, Whisperlights, and Walking In Sunlight.
DANCE CLUBS
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $3-5. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Joe Radio, Decay, and Melting Girl. This week: wear a kilt or plaid skirt and get in free.
M.O.M. Madrone Art Bar. 6pm, free. DJs Timoteo Gigante, Gordo Cabeza, and Chris Phlek playing all Motown every Monday.
Recovery: 4th of July Edition Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 3-8pm, free. Hostess Pollo Del Mar serves “jello injectors” as DJ Guy Ruben spins.
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.
TUESDAY 5
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Horsefly, Kate Fiano El Rio. 7pm, free.
Ted Nugent, Brent James and the ContraBand Independent. 8pm, $55.
Paul Collins Beat, King Lollipop, Garbo’s Daughter, DJ Shindog Thee Parkside. 8pm, $8.
Religious Girls, Zorch, Primary Colors Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
J-Roddy Walston and the Business, Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven Café Du Nord. 8pm, $12.