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WEDNESDAY 18
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Rome Balestrieri vs Troy Neihardt Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9:30pm.
Branden Daniel and the Chics, Cellar Doors, Dig-Its Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
Dear Hunter, Native Thieves Bottom of the Hill. 8pm, $15.
First Aid Kit Slim’s. 9pm, $16-$19.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Pierced Arrows Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $21.
Gotye, Missy Higgins Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove, SF; www.apeconcerts.com. 8pm, $39.50.
High & Tight, Cryptics, Blank Spots Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Katchafire Mezzanine. 9pm, $27.
No Lovely Thing, Happy Idiot El Rio. 9pm, $5.
Pro Blues Jam with Tommy Castro Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Eddie Roberts’ Roughneck Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $7-$10.
Terry Savastano Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Soul Train Revival Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $10.
Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik Yoshi’s. 8pm, $35; 10pm, $25.
Wild Flag, EMA Fillmore. 8pm, $20.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cat’s Corner with Nathan Dias Savanna Jazz. 9pm, $10.
Chris Amberger Trio & Jazz Jam Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30 and 9:30pm.
Cosmo AlleyCats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7-10pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Michael Abraham Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Varla Jean Merman Rrazz Room. 8pm, $35-$40.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 6:30pm, $5.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Dan Coyle Coffee Adventures, 1331 Columbus, SF; www.dancoyle.com. 11am-1pm, free.
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.
Dark Sparkle Cafe Du Nord. 9:30pm, $5.
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 Bobby Browser, Mountaincount, Shaky Premise, and Taylor Fife.
THURSDAY 19
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Black Elk, Totimoshi, Minot Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Cat Empire, Stripes and Lines Slim’s. 9pm, $26.
Control-R, Tremor Low, Meddling Kids El Rio. 8pm, $5.
Escape the Fate, Attack Attack!, World Alive, Secrets, Mest Regency Ballroom. 6:30pm, $22.
Fitz and the Tantrums California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse, SF; www.calacademy.org. Big Bang After Dark event with J Boogie.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Pierced Arrows Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $21.
Guitar Wizards From the Future, Dic Stusso and the Boy Toys, Creepy Marbles Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
“Heartless World Showcase Vol. IV” Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $10. With Moe Green, G-Mo, and more.
Height, Rio Rio, Great American Cities Thee Parkside. 9pm, $7.
Housse De Racket, Spector, popscene DJs Rickshaw Stop. 9:30pm, $12.
Madness, DJ Harry Duncan Warfield. 8pm, $35-$42.50.
Troy Neihardt vs Rome Balestrieri Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9:30pm.
Paranoids, Siddhartha, Foreign Cinema Knockout. 9:30pm, $6.
Real Nasty Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $7.
Curtis Salgado Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $18.
Sonny and the Sunsets, Range of Light Wilderness, Nightgowns Amnesia. 9pm, $8-$10.
Stan Erhart Band Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Squeeze Fillmore. 8pm, $35.
Tokyo Raid Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.thebluemacawsf.com. 9pm.
Wild Beasts, Superhumanoids Independent. 8pm, $20.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Big Band and Jazz Combos San Francisco State University, Knuth Hall, SF; creativearts.sfsu.edu. 7pm, free.
Kenny G Yoshi’s. 8pm, $46; 10pm, $40.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 7:30pm, $10.
Varla Jean Merman Rrazz Room. 8pm, $35-$40.
Naje Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm.
Ned Boyton Trio Bottle Cap, 1707 Powell, SF; www.bottlecapsf.com. 7-10pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Black Crown String Band Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St, SF; www.atlascafe.net. 8-10pm, free.
Savanna Jazz Jam with Nora Maki Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $5.
Anoushka Shankar Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 7:30pm, $25-$60.
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. DJ/host Pleasuremaker spins Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
Arcade Lookout. 9pm, free. Indie dance party.
Generations SOM. 10pm, $5.With DJs Platurn, Theory, Matthew Africa, and Franchise.
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.
Thursdays at the Cat Club Cat Club. 9pm, $6 (free before 9:30pm). The best of the 80s with DJ’s Damon, Steve Washington, and Dangerous Dan.
Tropicana Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, free. Salsa, cumbia, and reggaeton with DJs Don Bustamante, Apocolypto, Sr. Saen, Santero, and Mr. E.
FRIDAY 20
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Rome Balestrieri, Troy Neihardt, Jason Marion Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Pierced Arrows Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $21.
Goldenboy, Adios Amigo, Genius and the Thieves Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8.
Lea Grant Lost Church, 65 Capp, SF; www.thelostchurch.com. 8pm, $10.
Infamous Stringdusters, Dead Winter Carpenters Independent. 9pm, $22.
“KUSF-in-Exile Blown Out, Blowout Benefit Show” Bender’s, 806 Van Ness, SF; www.savekusf.org. 9pm, $5. With Uzi Rash, Cool Ghouls, Chen Santa Maria.
Les Sans Culottes, Cyclub, Fact on File Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $8.
Los Rakas, Kaz Kyzah Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $15-$20.
Moonalice Slim’s. 9pm, $4.20.
OV7 Fillmore. 9pm, $30.
Phenomenauts, La Plebe, Custom Kicks Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $12.
School of Seven Bells, Exitmusic Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $15.
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Ticket To Ride Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Kerry Wing, Jonny Cat and the Coo Coo Birds Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Zeds Dead, Araabmusic, XI Regency Ballroom. 9pm, $30.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 1616 Bush, SF; www.audium.org. 8:30pm, $20. Theater of sound-sculptured space.
Benn Bacot Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $8.
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 9pm, $10.
Terry Disely Bottle Cap, 1707 Powell, SF; www.bottlecapsf.com. 5:30-8:30pm, free.
Finisterra Piano Trio Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento, SF; www.oldfirstconcerts.com. 8pm, $14-$17.
Kenny G Yoshi’s. 8pm, $48; 10pm, $44.
Varla Jean Merman Rrazz Room. 8pm, $35-$40.
Kate McGarry Swedish American Hall. 8pm, $25.
Ways & Means Committee Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Bluegrass Bonanza Plough and Stars. 9:30pm, $6-$10.
Eric John Kaiser Alliance Francaise, 1345 Bush, SF; www.ericjohnkaiser.com. 7pm, $10-$15.
Taste Fridays 650 Indiana, SF; www.tastefridays.com. 8pm, $18. Salsa and bachata dance lessons, live music.
DANCE CLUBS
Fix Your Hair Elbo Room. 10pm, $7. Queer dance party with DJs Andre and Jenna Riot.
Hella Tight Amnesia.10pm, $5.
JackHammer Disco Public Works. 9pm, $10-$15. With Joey Negro + Jeno, Conor and Chris Orr.
Joe Lookout, 3600 16th St.,SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 9pm. Rotating DJs, shirt-off drink specials.
Oldies Night Knockout. 9pm, $2-$4.With DJs Primo and Daniel B.
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. DJ Christopher B and DJ Brian Maier.
RIS Labs: 7 Years of Parties Public Works Oddjob Loft. 10pm, $5. With DJs Fame, Eric Sharp, Reilly Steel, and Jr Waikiki.
Trannyshack: David Bowie Tribute DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $15.
Vinyl, Soul Pie, DJ K-Os Boom Boom Room. 9pm, $15.
SATURDAY 21
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Birds & Batteries, Mwahaha, Ownership Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $12.
Dedvolt, Swillerz Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
Judea Eden Band, Amy Meyers Band, Bill Burnor & the Bad Ass Boots El Rio. 3pm, $8.
Katdelic Boom Boom Room. 9pm, $15.
Lotus, NVO Fillmore. 9pm, $25.
Mix Master Mike, DJ Shortkut Mighty. 9pm.
Naked and Famous, Vacationer, Now Now Regency Ballroom. 9pm, $27.
Troy Neihardt, Jason Marion, Rome Balestrieri Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm.
John Nemeth Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Poor Man’s Whiskey, Jugtown Pirates Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $20-$23.
Chuck Ragan, Nathaniel Rateliff, Cory Branan Slim’s. 9pm, $17.
Frankie Rose, Dive Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $10-$12.
Top Secret Band Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Uni and her Ukulele Amnesia. 6-10pm, $7-$10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 1616 Bush, SF; www.audium.org. 8:30pm, $20. Theater of sound-sculptured space.
Kenny G Yoshi’s. 8pm, $48; 10pm, $44.
Michael LaMacchia Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm.
Varla Jean Merman Rrazz Room. 8pm, $35-$40.
Jon Raskin & Carla Harryman, Pamela Z Cyperian’s, 2097 Turk, SF; www.noevaleyymusicseries.com. 8pm, $18.
Suzanna Smith Savanna Jazz. 7pm, $8.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Go Van Gough Revolution Cafe, 3248 22 St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 9pm.
Julio Bravo y Orquesta Salsabor Ramp Restaurant, 855 Terry Francois, SF; (415) 621-2378. 5:30-8:30pm.
Johannes Moller Green Room, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfwmpac.org. 8-10pm, $34.
Sistema Bomb Make-Out Room. 10pm, $5.
Craig Ventresco & Meredith Axelrod Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St, SF; www.atlascafe.net. 4-6pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Bootie SF: Bootchella DNA Lounge. 9pm, $10-$20. With DJ Tyme & Nathan Scot, Smash-Up Derby, Italian Robot, Cowboy Girls, and more.
Booty Bassment Knockout. 9pm, $5. With DJs Ryan Poulsen and Dimitri Dickenson.
Fringe Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, $5. Indie music video dance party with DJ Blondie K and subOctave.
OK Hole Amnesia. 9pm. Live music, DJs, visuals.
Jeff Mills, Terrence Parker, Drumcell Public Works. 9pm, $20-$25.
M.O.M. SF Anniversary Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $12-$15. Motown dance party with Hitsville Soul Sisters, and more.
Octave (live), David Javate, Max Gardner, Zenith Monarch, 101 Sixth St., SF; www.monarchsf.com. 9pm, $20.
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.
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm, $5-$10. DJs Lucky, Paul Paul, and Phengren Oswald spin ’60s soul 45s.
Smiths Night SF Rock-It Room. 9pm, free. Revel in 80s music from the Smiths, Joy Division, New Order, and more.
Radio Franco Bissap, 3372 19th St, SF; (415) 826 9287. 6 pm. Rock, Chanson Francaise, Blues.
Wild Nights Kok BarSF, 1225 Folsom, SF; www.kokbarsf.com. 9pm, $3. With DJ Frank Wild.
SUNDAY 22
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Careless Hearts, Court & Spark, Hooks, Paula Frazer Bottom of the Hill. 2:30pm, $8. Celebrating Corie Woods.
Easy Leaves, Bob Harp, Harkenbacks Amnesia. 8pm, $7-$10.
Kevorkian Death Cycle, Hex RX, Scar Tissue DNA Lounge. 9pm, $13.
Noh Mercy, Erase Errata Cafe Du Nord. 7:30pm, $12.
Taurus, Wild Hunt, Lady of the Lake Elbo Room. 4-8pm, $6.
Daniel Whittington Showdown, Sixth St., SF; www.showdownsf.com. 8pm, free.
Yellow Boyz, Lyricks, Manifest Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $10-$13.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Charles Lloyd New Quartet Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 7pm, $30-$70.
Kenny G Yoshi’s. 7pm, $44; 9pm, $38.
Gaucho Gypsy Jazz Bliss Bar, 2086 24 St, SF; www.blissbar.com. 4:30pm, $10.
Varla Jean Merman Rrazz Room. 7pm, $35-$40.
Jennifer Muhawi Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter, SF; www.jennifermuhawi.com. 6pm, free.
Noertker’s Moxie Quintet Cafe Royale, 800 Post, SF; www.caferoyale-sf.com. 7pm, free.
Raquel Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm.
Savanna Jazz Jam Savanna Jazz. 7pm, $5.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble San Francisco Public Montessori School, 2340 Jackson, SF; sfpmearthday.webs.com. 2pm, $5-$15.
Salsa Sundays El Rio. 3pm, 8-$10. With Danilo y Orquesta Universal.
Twang Sunday Thee Parkside. 4pm, free. With Maurice Tani, 77 Deora & Friends.
DANCE CLUBS
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, and roots with DJs Sep, Ludichris, and Ripley.
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 23
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
All Tiny Creatures, Minor Kingdom, Kill Moi Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Behemoth, Watain, Devil’s Blood, In Solitude Slim’s. 7:30pm, $26.
Facts on File, Sasha Bell, Parlour Suite, Karina Denike Knockout. 9pm, $8.
Falling Still, New Position, Spyrals El Rio. 7pm, free.
Japanther, Boys Who Say No Sub-Mission. 8pm
John Mceuen and Sons Jonathan and Nathan Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $15.
“Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs live with Buster Keaton Shorts” Castro Theatre, 429 Castro, SF; festival.sffs.org. 8pm, $20-$25.
Monkeys in Space, American Economy, Dogfood Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
Nick Moss and the Flip Tops Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $18.
Our Lady Peace Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $25.
Welcome Matt Osteria, 3277 Sacramento, SF; www.osteriasf.com. 7pm, free.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Bossa Nova Tunnel Top, 601 Bush, SF; (415) 722-6620. 8-11:30pm, free. Live acoustic Bossa Nova.
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Big Band Yoshi’s. 8pm, $10-$15. With Wollongong Conservatorium of Music Jazz Orchestra Australia.
“Yoshi’s Jazz Supper Club” Yoshi’s Lounge. 6:30pm. With David Correa and Cascada.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Earl Brothers Amnesia. 6pm.
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.
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 24
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Buffalo Tooth, Wild Moth, Creepers, Havarti Elbo Room. 9pm, $5.
Caveman Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $9-$12.
Flatliners, Heartsounds, Civil War Rust Thee Parkside. 8pm, $10.
Japanther, Hightower, Boys Who Say No Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Midnite Independent. 9pm, $30.
Nick Moss and the Flip Tops Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $18.
Neon Indian, Lemonade Fillmore. 8pm, $25.
Real Estate, Twerps, Melted Toys Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $17-$19.
Rocketship Rocketship, Aloha Screwdriver Knockout. 10pm, $5.
Screaming Females, Audacity, Street Eaters Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Shannon & the Clams, Natural Child, Chuckleberries El Rio. 7pm, $7.
Stan Erhart Band Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio Yoshi’s Lounge. 8pm, $22
Marty Eggers Pier 23, Embarcadero, SF; (415) 362-5125. 5-8pm.
Gaucho Bottle Cap, 1707 Powell, SF; www.bottlecapsf.com. 7-10pm, free.
Men of Endurance Rrazz Room. 8pm, $25.
DANCE CLUBS
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
F*ck Yeah Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $5. Live electronica with Secret Slayers, Slayers Club.
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.