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WEDNESDAY 4
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
All Get Out Sub-Mission. 6:30pm, $10-$12.
Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Skeletonwitch, Hour of Penance Slim’s. 7:30pm, $21.
Brother Ali Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Cults, Spectrals, Mrs. Magician Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $21.
Dixon, Empire Slum, One After Another Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Seth Glier Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $10.
Mike Johnston & Pasole Knockout. 10pm.
Keaton Collective, Owl Paws, Matt Dorrien Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
K. Flay, popscene DJs Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $13.
Matt Nathanson, Rachel Platten Fillmore. 8pm, $25.
One Way Station Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $5.
Terry Savastano Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Sam Sparro, Polaris at Noon Independent. 8pm, $15.
Nathan Temby vs. Jeff Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9:30pm.
“Urban Services Y Fundraiser” Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 8pm, $7. With Glowing Stars, Leilujh, Skyfalling.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
John B Yoshi’s. 8pm, $32; 10pm, $28.
Steven Brinberg is “Simply Barbara” Rrazz Room. 8pm, $35.
Chris Amberger Trio and Jazz Jam Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm, free.
Cosmo AlleyCats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7-10pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Michael Abraham Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Greg Gotelli Quartet Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 6-9pm, free.
David K. Mathew’s Ray Charles Project Yoshi’s. 8pm, $16.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 6:30pm, $5.
DANCE CLUBS
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro, SF; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita MORE! and Joshua J host this dance party.
Coo-Yah! Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 10pm, free. DJs Daneekah and Green B spin reggae and dancehall with weekly guests.
Mary Go Round Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 10pm, $5. Drag with Suppositori Spelling, Mercedez Munro, and Ginger Snap.
Megatallica Fiddler’s Green, 1333 Columbus, SF; www.megatallica.com. 7pm, free. Heavy metal hangout.
Spilt Milk Milk Bar. 9pm, free. With Robin Simmons, King’s Ransom, Shaky Premise, and Taylor Fife.
Supersonic Lookout. 9pm. Global beats by resident DJs Jaybe, B-Haul, and Diagnosis, paired with food and drink by Tasty.
Vespa Beat Bliss Bar, 4026 24th St., SF; www.blissbarsf.com. 9pm, free. MSK.fm spins raregrooves, electroswing, and boogie.
THURSDAY 5
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Ancient Mariner, Attik Door, Hell Fire Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Barr Brothers, Freddy Koella Swedish American Hall. 8pm, $16.
Coast Jumper, Trails and Ways, Glass Cake Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Cults, Spectrals, Mrs. Magician Slim’s. 8pm, $21.
Dark Star Orchestra Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $30-$35.
40 Watt Hype, Sole Jive Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $7.
Heartless Bastards Fillmore. 8pm, $20.
Il Gato, Passenger & Pilot, Red Weather, Drew Victoria Cafe Du Nord. 8pm, $10.
Jeff vs. Nathan Temby Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9:30pm.
John Lawton Trio Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Lenz, Permanent Collection, Tint Knockout. 9:30pm, $6.
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $18.
Misisipi Mike and the Midnight Gamblers, Heeldraggers Amnesia. 9pm, $7-$10.
Rootz Underground, Indubious, Jah Yzer Independent. 9pm, $18.
Rubblebucket, Noah and the Megafauna, Big Tree Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $12-$15.
Kevin Seconds, Kepi Ghoulie, Franz Nicolay, Pops Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8.
Sleigh Bells, Javelin, Elite Gymnastics Warfield. 9pm, $27.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 7:30pm, $10.
Michael LaMacchia Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm, free.
Tom Lander and Friends Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 6-9pm, free.
Melissa Manchester Rrazz Room. 8pm, $45.
NaJe Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm, free.
Poplyfe Yoshi’s. 8pm, $20.
Tin Hat Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 7:30pm, $20-$35.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Bay to Boulders Atlas Cafe. 8pm, free.
Soweto Gospel Choir Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfwmpac.org. 8pm, $25-$75.
Twang! Honky Tonk Fiddler’s Green, 1330 Columbus, SF; www.twanghonkytonk.com. 5pm. Live country music, dancing, and giveaways.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5. With DJ/host Pleasuremaker, and guest DJ Evo spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk..
Get Low Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 10pm, free. Jerry Nice and Ant-1 spin Hip-Hop, 80’s and Soul with weekly guests.
KUSF-in-Exile DJ Night Lucky 13, 2140 Market, SF; www.savekusf.org. 8pm-midnight.
Supersonic Lookout, 3600 16th St., SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 9pm. Global beats paired with food from around the world by Tasty. Resident DJs Jaybee, B-Haul, amd Diagnosis.
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 DJ’s Damon, Steve Washington, Dangerous Dan, 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 6
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Acid Baby Jesus Hemlock Tavern. 6pm, $5.
Bowerbirds, Dry the River Independent. 9pm, $15.
“Dan Hicks 70th Birthday Bash” Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 8pm, $25-$65. With Rickie Lee Jones, Harry Shearer, Tuck & Patti, and more.
Dark Star Orchestra Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $30-$35.
Frail, Young Digerati, 8th Grader, Bruises, Fake Your Own Death, La Panique Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Gwar, Municipal Waste, Ghoul Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $25.
Helms Alee, Thrones, Grayceon Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $10.
Jimpster Mighty. 9pm, $10.
Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones Amnesia. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Kinky Buddha, Sleeping Giants with Nat Keefe Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $10-$15.
Jason Marion, Jeff, Nathan Temby Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm.
Soft White Sixties, Major Powers & the Lo-Fi Symphony, Lloyd’s Garage, Abatis Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $10-$12.
Sole Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Swervedriver, Heaven Slim’s. 9pm, $19-$21.
Steven Wilson Fillmore. 8pm, $30.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 1616 Bush, SF; www.audium.org. 8:30pm, $20. Theater of sound-sculptured space.
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 9pm, $10.
J Kevin Durkin Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm, free.
Melissa Manchester Rrazz Room. 8pm, $45.
McCoy Tyner Trio with Gary Bartz Yoshi’s. 8pm, $35; 10pm, $27.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Taste Fridays 650 Indiana, SF; www.tastefridays.com. 8pm, $18. Salsa and bachata dance lessons, live music with Avance.
DANCE CLUBS
Jay Haze, Voices of Black, Dave Aju, Beni Public Works. 9:30pm, $15-$20.
Oldies Night Knockout. 9pm, $2-$4. DJ Primo and Daniel B spinning greasy oldies.
120 Minutes Elbo Room. 10pm, $10-$12. With Shlohmo, and resident DJs S4NtA MU3rTE, Nako, and Planet Death.
SATURDAY 7
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Back Pages Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Blammos, Blue Skies for Black Hearts, BOATS! Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Carolina Chocolate Drops, David Wax Museum Slim’s. 9pm, $21.
Dark Star Orchestra Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $30-$35.
Hanni El Khatib, Tijuana Panthers, Sundelles Cafe Du Nord. 9:30pm, $12.
Chilly Gonzales Hotel Utah. 8 and 10:30pm.
Vijay Iyer Herbst Theater. 8pm.
Kegels, Trash Monsters, Worth Taking, Dead Panic Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8.
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Ghost & the City, Yonat and Her Mouse Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $10.
Lynx, Materialized Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $10-$13.
Lee MacDougall, Jo Boyer Elbo Room. 6pm.
Bill Magee Amnesia. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Mr. Chin’s Hot Sauce Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF; www.riptidesf.com. 10 and 11:15pm, free.
Paper Diamond, Minnesota, DJ Morale Independent. 9pm, $17.
J.K. Sampson & the Provincial Band, Shotgun Jimmie, Slow Moving Lions of the Vegetable Word Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $15.
Slaughterhouse Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $30.
Slender, Crosstops, Meat Sluts El Rio. 10pm, $8.
Nathan Temby, Jason Marion, Jeff Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm.
Third Date, Hydrophunky Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
Tracorum, Lorne & the Wayhighs, Visual Raid Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $10.
Rusty Zinn & His Band Pier 23, Embarcadero, SF; www.pier23cafe.com. 10pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 1616 Bush, SF; www.audium.org. 8:30pm, $20. Theater of sound-sculptured space.
Dumbfounded Yoshi’s Lounge. 10pm.
Vijay Iyer Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.performances.org. 8pm
Melissa Manchester Rrazz Room. 7 and 9:30pm, $45.
McCoy Tyner Trio with Gary Bartz Yoshi’s. 8pm, $35; 10pm, $27.
Six Roses Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Black Cedar Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Chapel, 1187 Franklin, SF; www.tangentguitarseries.com. 7:30pm, $15.
Conspiracy of Beards SF Buddhist Center, 37 Bartlett, SF; www.sfbuddhinstcenter.org. 8pm, $20. Benefit for Jai Bhim International.
Hermeto Pascoal Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon, SF; www,sfjazz.com. 8pm, $25-$65.
Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players Swedish American Hall. 12pm, $15.
Saturday Night Salsa Ramp, 855 Francois, SF; www.facebook.com/therampsf. 5:30pm, $10.
Craig Ventresco & Meredith Axelrod Atlas Cafe. 4-6pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Bang On Grant and Green. 9:30pm, free. Britpop and indie favorites.
Braza! Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 10pm, $5-$10. DJs Sabo, Kento, Elan spin Brazilian, Batucada, Samba.
Duniya Dancehall Bissap, 3372 19th St, SF; (415) 826 9287. 10pm, $10. With live performances by Duniya Drum and Dance Co. and music by Wontanara Revolution. DJ Juan Data spins bhangra, bollywood, dancehall, African, and more.
Haceteria Deco Lounge, 510 Larkin, SF; www.haceteria.com. 9pm, free before 10:30pm, $3 after. Classic rave, house, acid, and techno with Jason P, Tristes Tropiques, Smac, and Nihar.
Joe Lookout, 3600 16th St.,SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 9pm. Eight rotating DJs, shirt-off drink specials.
Night of the Living Dead Knockout. 9pm, $5. DJ dance party with different jams and genres.
“Oh, No! Tarot” Public Works. 9pm, $5-$8. Art and music show with Ear Jerker, Singularity, F3RAL, Oh, Beats!, and more.
Old School JAMZ El Rio. 9pm. Fruit Stand DJs spinning old school funk, hip-hop, and R&B.
Paris to Dakar 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.
Pledge: Fraternal Lookout. 9pm, $3-$13. Benefiting LGBT and nonprofit organizations. Bottomless kegger cups and paddling booth with DJ Christopher B and DJ Brian Maier.
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm, $5-$10. DJs Lucky, Paul Paul, and Phengren Oswald spinning ’60s soul 45s.
SUNDAY 8
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Bear in Heaven, Blouse, Doldrums Independent. 8pm, $15.
Black Seeds, Stranger Slim’s. 9pm, $16-$18.
Jeff Mangum Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $36.
Midnite Snaxxx, White Murder, Glitz Knockout. 9pm.
Please Do Not Fight, Hell & Lulu, Girl Named T Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
“Salacious Underground: A Neo-Burlesque Experience” Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 8pm, $7-$15. With music by Thralls, Neo Burlesque, and Ellastico.
Terry Savastano Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Charmaine Clamor Rrazz Room. 7pm, $30.
Dirty Cello Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm, free.
McCoy Tyner Trio with Gary Bartz Yoshi’s. 6pm, $30; 10pm, $25.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Twang Sunday Thee Parkside. 4pm, free. With Dull Richards, Bay to Boulder.
DANCE CLUBS
Activate! After After Hours Monroe, 473 Broadway, SF; Facebook: Activate! After After Hours. 6am-2pm, $10. With Dee Montero, James Demon, Joseph Lee, and Zenith.
Batcave Club 93, 93 9th St, SF 10pm, $5. Death rock, goth, and post-punk with Steeplerot, XChrisT, Necromos and c_death.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, dubstep, roots, and dancehall with DJ Sep, J. Boogie, and Jimmy Love.
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 9
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Toshio Hirano Amnesia. 9pm, free.
Oh Land Independent. 8pm, $15.
Odd Future Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $30.
White Coward, Creepers, Haunted Horses, Disappearing People Elbo Room. 9pm, $5.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Bossa Nova Tunnel Top, 601 Bush, SF; (415) 722-6620. 8-11:30pm, free. Live acoustic Bossa Nova.
David Calzado y Su Charanga Habanera Yoshi’s. 8pm, $30; 10pm, $25.
David Correa and Cascada Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm, 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, 2299 Mission, SF; www.thebeautybar.com. 10pm, free. Hip-hop and other stuff.
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.
Vibes’N’Stuff El Amigo Bar, 3355 Mission, SF; (415) 852-0092. 10pm, free. Conscious jazz and hip-hop from 1960s-early ’90s with DJs Luce Lucy, Vinnie Esparza, and more.
TUESDAY 10
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Big Drag, Nightgown, Skunks Knockout. 9:30pm, $6.
Chairlift, Nite Jewel, Seventeen Evergreen Independent. 8pm, $15.
City Tribe, Ash Reiter, Dirty Boots Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Mike Doughty, Book of Drugs Swedish American Hall. 8pm, $20. Reading, concert, and Q&A.
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Guella El Rio. 8pm, $5.
Guy Fox Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $5.
John Lawton Trio Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Madison Violet Hotel Utah. 9pm.
Stereopony Slim’s. 9pm, $26-$40.
Weyes Blood, KWJAZ, Horsebladder, Queen Victoria Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Bombshell Betty and her Burlesqueteers, live music by Fromagique Elbo Room. 9pm, $10.
David Calzado y Su Charanga Habanera Yoshi’s. 8pm, $30; 10pm, $25.
Robin Duhe & His Band Rrazz Room. 8pm, $25.
Wrapped in Plastic Jazz Band Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
Post-Dubstep Tuesdays Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521.10pm, free. DJs Dnae Beats, Epcot, Footwerks spin UK Funky, Bass Music.
Study Hall John Colins Lounge, 138 Minna, SF; www.johncolins.com. 9pm. Hip-hop, dancehall, and Bay slaps with DJ Left Lane.