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WEDNESDAY 13
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Alvon Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
David Bazan + Band, Rocky Votolato Independent. 8pm, $15.
Shannon Bryant Union Square, Geary at Powell, SF; www.jewelssf.org. 12:30pm, free.
Jonathan Butler Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $18-25.
“Christmas in July” Elbo Room. 9pm, $5. With Yule Logs, Uni and Her Ukelele, Mary Van Note, DJ Real, and DJ Neil Martinson.
Elected, Whispertown, Mike Bloom Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $14.
Foxtail Somersault, Fake Your Own Death, Foreign Cinema, Manatee Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
Freshlyground Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission, SF; www.brickandmortarmusic.com. 9pm, $20.
Alex and Lily Holbrook 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 9pm, free.
Mental 99, Wesley Morgan Madrone Art Bar. 7pm, free. Every Wed. in July.
Mist, Sudden Oak, Headboggle, Swanox Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Phantom Kicks, Bad Bibles, Here Come the Saviours Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $10.
Rademacher, Slow Trucks, Built Like Alaska Knockout. 9pm, $6.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cat’s Corner with Nathan Dias Savanna Jazz. 9pm, $10.
Cosmo Alleycats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Michael Abraham Amnesia. 7pm, 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.
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
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.
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 14
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
“Blue Flame” DNA Lounge. 9pm, $20. Emerging artist showcase with Starting Six, Iamsu, Symba, and more.
Dead Westerns, Slow Motion Cowboy, Bad Backs Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Nellie McKay Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $15-20.
My Victim, Midnight Chaser, Lazerwolf Thee Parkside. 9pm, $7-10. Save KUSF Benefit with DJs Loren, TheLastAngryManny, and Lil Joe.
“Nerd Rock Fest Night #1” Hemlock Tavern. 7:30pm, $12. With Three Day Stubble, Weird Paul, Shitappa Oyabun, and HogWind.
Paper Bird, Shannon McNally Hotel Utah. 8pm, $10.
Portugal the Man, White Arrows Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $13.
“Save KUSF Benefit: Garage-A-Go-Go” Independent. 8pm, $15. With the Standells, Devil-Ettes, C’Mon Everybody, Bitter Honeys, and more.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
“Bastille Day Celebration with Gaucho Gypsy Jazz” Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post, SF; (415) 393-0100. 7pm, $18.
Cosmo Alleycats featuring 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.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Mike Irwin Trio Rose Pistola, 532 Columbus, SF; www.rosepistola.com. 8pm, free.
Nate Wong Trio Savanna Jazz. 7pm, $5.
Organsm featuring Jim Gunderson and “Tender” Tim Shea Bollyhood Café. 6:30-9pm, free.
SF Jazz Hotplate Series Amnesia. 9pm.
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.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Lagos Roots Afrobeat Ensemble, DJ Jeremiah and the Afrobeat Nation Café Du Nord. 9pm, $12.
Rolando Morales Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Tinariwen, DJ Harry Duncan Bimbo’s 365 Club. 8pm, $30.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5. Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk with DJs Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz, plus Strongholdsound.
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.
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 15
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Colbie Caillat Bimbo’s 365 Club. 9pm, $27.50.
Cash’d Out, Sweet Chariot, Jeffrey Luck Lucas Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission, SF; www.brickandmortarmusic.com. 9pm, $13.
Corner Laughers, Debutante Hour Amnesia. 7pm, $5.
Crazy Squeeze, Lydia and the Projects Thee Parkside. 9pm, $7.
Dear Hunter, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, O’Brother, Native Thieves Bottom of the Hill. 7:30pm, $15.
Dirty Vegas, Frail, Polaris at Noon Independent. 9pm, $17.
Generationals, Gardens and Villa, HIJK Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $10.
Groovality Union Room at Biscuits and Blues. 8:30pm, $10.
Hindershot 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 9pm, free.
Steve Kimock and friends Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $30.
“Nerd Rock Fest Night #2” Hemlock Tavern. 7:30pm, $12. With Three Day Stubble, Chablis, John Trubee, Gyoriagyo, and Merchants of the New Bizarre.
Tamika Nicole, Chamara Pittman Showroom, 1000 Van Ness, SF; (415) 346-5597. 9pm, $10.
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Strangelove: A Tribute to Depeche Mode, Luv n’ Rockets: A Tribute to Love & Rockets, Spellbound: A Tribute to Siouxsie and the Banshees Slim’s. 9pm, $15.
Streetlight Manifesto, Reel Big Fish, Rodeo Ruby Love, Maxies Regency Ballroom. 7pm, $23.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Mon David Savanna Jazz. 7pm, $10.
Jazz organ party Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
North Beach All Stars Rose Pistola, 532 Columbus, SF; www.rosepistola.com. 8pm, free.
Tito Puente, Jr. Orchestra Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $24.
Vaughan Johnson Jazz Combo Jack’s Club, 2545 24th St., SF; (415) 641-1880. 7pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Gondwana, One Chot, Jah Yzer, DJ Julicio Elbo Room. 10pm, $20.
Lulacruza Red Poppy Art House. 9pm, $12-20.
Mahadev Kaleidoscope Free Speech Zone, 3109 24th St, SF; www.kaleidoscopefreespeechzone.com. 8pm, $5-10.
Windy Hill, TED Plough and Stars. 9:30pm, $6-10.
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.
Bardot A Go Go’s Post-Bastille Day Party Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $10. With DJs Brother Grimm and Pink Frankenstein, the Devil-Ettes, and more.
DJ What’s His Fuck Riptide Tavern. 9pm, free. Old-school punk rock and other gems.
Trannyshack: Kylie Minogue Tribute DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $12. Drag fun with Becky Motorlodge, Precious Moments, Raya Light, Miss Rahni, and others, plus a Kylie look-a-like contest and more.
Vintage Orson, 508 Fourth St, SF; (415) 777-1508. 5:30-11pm, free. DJ TophOne and guest spin jazzy beats for cocktalians.
SATURDAY 16
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Alkaline Trio, Smoking Popes, Dead Country Slim’s. 8pm, $25.
Aunt Kizzy’s Boyz Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Black Dynamite Sound Orchestra, Lord Loves a Working Man, Struts Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $12.
Quinn Deveaux and the Blue Beat Review, Mumlers Independent. 9pm, $15.
Form and Fate, Shuteye Unison, Glaciers Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Left Alone, Static Thought, Civil War Rust Thee Parkside. 9pm, $7.
“Patiopalooza” El Rio. 8pm, $8. With Burn River Burn, Art in Heaven, Mission: Blackout, Chris James, and Mavalour.
Silent Comedy, Saint Motel, Tambo Rays Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $12.
“We All We Got” Club Six. 9pm, $10-15. Hip-hop showcase with Keith Murray, hosted by Sellassie.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Mon David Savanna Jazz. 7pm, $10.
Eddie Duran Duo Rose Pistola, 532 Columbus, SF; www.rosepistola.com. 8pm, free.
Eggplant Casino 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 9pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Soul Jazz Party with Jules Broussard and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Tito Puente, Jr. Orchestra Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $24.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
David Aguilar Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission, SF; www.missionculturalcenter.org. 7:30pm, $12.
Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Brothers Comatose, Misisipi Rider, Bootcuts Great American Music Hall. 8:30pm, $15.
Seun Anikulapo Kuti and Egypt 80, Khaira Arby and her Band Regency Ballroom. 9pm, $26.
Lulacruza Red Poppy Art House. 9pm, $12-20.
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: Hubba Hubba Revue DNA Lounge. 9pm, $8-15. Mash-ups and burlesque.
Fringe Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, $5. Indie music video dance party with DJs Blondie K and subOctave.
New Wave City Masquerade Party Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.newwavecity.com. 9pm, $7-12. New wave and 80s alternative with Skip and Shindog. Masks encouraged!
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm, $10. Sixties soul with DJs Lucky, Phengren Oswald, and Paul Paul.
Smiths Night SF Rock-It Room. 9pm, free. Revel in 80s music from the Smiths, Joy Division, New Order, and more.
Sunugal.CA Bollyhood Café. 9pm, $7-10. Celebrate West Africa and the African Diaspora with VJ-DJ Sabar and DJ Migane, plus host VJ Oumar.
Triple Threat vs. Oakland Faders Mighty. 10pm. All-vinyl DJ battle.
Wild Nights Kok BarSF, 1225 Folsom, SF; www.kokbarsf.com. 9pm, $4. With DJ Frank Wild.
World Town Ruby Skye. 10pm. With PeaceTreaty, Trevor Simpson, and St. John.
SUNDAY 17
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
“Battle of the Bands” DNA Lounge. 5:30pm, $12. Competition with Kings and Crooks, Lions Become Lambs, Weslester, and more.
English Beat, My First Earthquake Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Ave at Sloat, SF; www.sterngrove.org. 2pm, free.
Kamp Kamille, Eddie Cohn, As Is Brass Band Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10.
Mallard, Poodles, Woolen Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
“Seaweed Sway Showcase” Make-Out Room. 8pm, $7. With Masuga, Miwa, and Moomaw.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Jazz organ party with Lavay Smith and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Joe Cohen Trio Rose Pistola, 532 Columbus, SF; www.rosepistola.com. 8pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 7pm.
Kelly Park Savanna Jazz. 7pm, $5.
Dave Solbach, Jason Martineau, Fred Randolph, Benn Bacot Bliss Bar, 4026 24th St, SF; www.blissbarsf.com. 4:30pm, $10.
Shahrzad Sepanlou Yoshi’s San Francisco. 7pm, $35.
Sunday jazz jam 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 9pm, free.
Tom Lander Duo Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 6-9pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Pezhham Arkhavass Red Poppy Art House. 8pm, $12-20.
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 and guests DJ Shockman and Dub ID.
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 18
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Daniel Menche, Damion Romero, R. Jencks, Gerritt Wittmer, DJ That Hideous Strength Amnesia. 7pm.
Lipbone Redding Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Scream Like You Mean It, Breathe Carolina, Chiodos, I See Stars, Color Morale, Mod Sun, Air I Breathe Regency Ballroom. 5:45pm, $18.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Liam O’Maonlai, Colm O’Riain, Lucia Comnes Café Du Nord. 8pm, $20.
Pistolera, Candelaria, DJs Santero and El Kool Kyle Elbo Room. 9pm, $8.
DANCE CLUBS
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $3-5. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Joe Radio, Decay, and Melting Girl.
M.O.M. Madrone Art Bar. 6pm, free. DJs Timoteo Gigante, Gordo Cabeza, and Chris Phlek playing all Motown every Monday.
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 19
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Buster Blue, Tyler Jakes, Calafia Hotel Utah. 8pm, $8.
Griffin House, Peter Bradley Adams Café Du Nord. 8pm, $15.
Mishka, Beautiful Girls, Anuhea Independent. 8pm, $15.
Owl City, Mat Kearny and Unwed Sailor Warfield. 7pm, $28.
Parenthetical Girls, Extra Life, Sam Mickens (the Dead Science) Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7,
Eric Sardinas Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Scarlet Stoic, theRUMBLEFISH, Blank Manuscript Bottom of the Hill. 8:30pm, $8.
Yourself and the Air, Angel Island, Jake Mann and the Upper Hand Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Brazilian Wax Elbo Room. 9pm, $7. Samba and forro with DJs P-Shot and Bambino.
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.