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WEDNESDAY 25
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Bright Light Social Hour, Allofsudden Cafe Du Nord. 8pm, $10.
Allen Clapp and His Orchestra, Hollyhocks, Corner Laughers Bottom of the Hill. 8pm, $8.
Damir Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Fancy, Music Wrong, Meridians El Rio. 8pm, $5.
Griffin House, Hayley Sales Swedish American Hall. 8pm, $16.
Guntown, Bender, Silent Motif, Midnight Snackers Red Devil Lounge. 7pm, $13.
Hazel’s Wart, Future This, Business End Hemlock. 9pm, $6.
Ingrid Michaelson Fillmore. 8pm, $25.
Eddie Roberts’ Roughneck Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $7-$10.
She’s, Bilinda Butchers, Trails and Ways Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
Jimmy Thackery Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Todd vs. Charlie Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9:30pm.
Jonathan Wilson, Magic Trick, Tortured Genies Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $15.
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.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 6:30pm, $5.
Will Bernard Trio Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $18.
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.
Full-Step! Tunnel Top. 10pm, free. Hip-hop, reggae, soul, and funk with DJs Kung Fu Chris and Bizzi Wonda.
“KUSF 35th Anniversary Party” Vertigo, 1160 Polk, SF; www.savekusf.org. 8pm. With KUSF-In-Exile DJs Cactus, Terry Dactyl, Carolyn, Andre, and more.
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.
Shutter Elbo Room. 10pm, $5. with DJs Nako, Omar, and Justin.
Southern Fried Soul Knockout. 9:30pm, $3. With Medium Rare (Jason Duncan) and Psychy Mikey.
THURSDAY 26
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
All Together, BVHM Band, Chiles Verdes Amnesia. 7-8:30pm.
Big Drag, Schande, Night Call Hemlock. 9pm, $6.
Charlie vs. Todd Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9:30pm.
Dig, Mist and Mast, Farewell Typwriter Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Dolorata, Upside Down, Harriot Cafe Du Nord. 8pm, $10-$12.
Fancy, Foxtails Brigade Revolution Cafe, 3248 22nd St, SF; www.revolutioncafesf.com. 8:30pm
Bob Frazier and Lenny, Kate Fiano, Quite Time, New Thoreaus Amnesia. 9pm.
Fruit Bats, Kelley Stoltz, Gold Leaves Independent. 8pm, $17.
Greensky Bluegrass, Ten Mile Tide Slim’s. 8pm, $16.
Holy Shit! Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $9-$12.
John Lawton Trio Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Kittie, Blackguard, Agonist Regency Ballroom. 7:30pm, $24.
Knocks, popscene DJs Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $12.
Ben Kweller, Sleeper Agent, Noah Gunderson Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $19-$21.
Lean, Freedom Club, Street Justice Knockout. 9:30pm, $6.
Jimmy Thackery Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Three Guys: The Mix El Rio. 6pm, free. With Josh Klipp, Joe Stevens, Eli Conley, and Beau Dream.
Trippple Nippples, Ass Baboons of Venus, Ghost Town Refugees Thee Parkside. 9pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 7:30pm, $10.
Varla Jean Merman Rrazz Room. 8pm, $35-$40.
Ned Boynton Trio Bottle Cap, 1707 Powell, SF; www.bottlecapsf.com. 7-10pm.
David Pack Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $22; 10pm, $18.
Savanna Jazz Jam Savanna Jazz, 2937 Mission, SF; www.savannajazz.com. 7:30pm, $5.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Bluegrass and old time jam Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St, SF; www.atlascafe.net. 8-10pm, free.
Twang! Honky Tonk Fiddler’s Green, 1330 Columbus, SF; www.twanghonkytonk.com. 5pm. Live country music, dancing, and giveaways.
Toure-Raichel Collective Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfwmpac.org. 8pm. $25-$85.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $10. With DJs/hosts Pleasuremaker and Senor Oz, Afrolicious live band, and DJ Smash.
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.
Joakim Public Works Loft. 9:30pm, $12.
KUSF in Exile DJ Carolyn Hemlock Tavern. 6-9pm.
Thursdays at the Cat Club Cat Club. 9pm, $6 (free before 9:30pm). ’80s with DJs 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 27
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Aerosols, Soft Bombs, Goldenhearts Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $7-$10.
Matt Alber, Jeb Havens Swedish American Hall. 8pm, $18.
Baxtalo Drom Amnesia. 9pm, $7-$10.
Body and Soul Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Cypress Hill Regency Ballroom. 9pm, $42.
“Deathrock Night Terrors Music Festival” Sub-Mission. 9pm, $8. With Moira Scar, Burning Skies, and more.
Glorious First of June, Ivan and Alyosha Hotel Utah. 9pm, $10.
“Guitarmageddon Blues Ball” Slim’s. 8:30pm, $13-$16. With Mark Calderon, Josh Clark, Daria Johnson, and more.
Arann Harris and the Farm Band, Stairwell Sisters, Barbary Ghosts Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $10-$12.
Inciters, Bang, Police and the Thieves, DJ Dr. Scott Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8.
Lord Loves a Working Man, Quinn DeVeaux and the Blue Beat Review, Song Preservation Society Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $12.
Loquat, Mister Loveless, Excuses for Skipping Independent. 9pm, $15.
Nectarine Pie, Cumstain, Molestations, Coke and Glitter Hemlock. 9pm, $7.
Orgone, Aggrolites Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $16.
Sista Monica Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Rosie Thomas Hotel Utah. 9pm.
Todd, Rome Balestrieri, Charlie Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm.
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.
Terry Disley Bottle Cap, 1707 Powell, SF; www.bottlecapsf.com. 5:30-8:30pm, free.
Havana D’Primera Yoshi’s SF. 8 and 10pm, $30.
Lady Rizo Rrazz Room. 10pm, $25.
Carol Luckenbach Savanna Jazz, 2937 Mission, SF; www.savannajazz.com. 7:30pm, $8.
Dmitri Matheny JCCSF, 3200 California, SF; www.jccsf.org. 7pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Taste Fridays 650 Indiana, SF; www.tastefridays.com. 8pm, $18. Salsa and bachata dance lessons, live music.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 10pm, $10. With DJs/hosts Pleasuremaker and Senor Oz, Afrolicious live band, and VooDoo Killer DJ Newlife, DJ Sergio, and Fogo Na Roupa.
Joe Lookout, 3600 16th St.,SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 9pm. Eight rotating DJs, shirt-off drink specials.
Old School JAMZ El Rio. 9pm. Fruit Stand DJs spinning old school funk, and hip-hop.
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.
Public Access: Hype Williams Public Works. 9pm, $15. With Gatekeeper, Teengirl Fantasy, and Zebra Katz.
Teenage Dance Craze Knockout. 10pm, $5. With DJs Russell Quan, Okie Oran, dX the Funky Granpaw.
Greg Wilson, Green Gorilla Lounge Monarch, 101 Sixth St, SF; www.monarchsf.com. 9Pm, $15-$20.
SATURDAY 28
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Back Pages Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Bayonics, Kev Choice Elbo Room. 10pm, $12.
Charlie, Rome Balestrieri, Todd Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm.
DJ Shadow, Nerve Regency Ballroom. 9pm, $38.
Female Trouble, Enemy’s Daughter Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
Filthy Thieving Bastards, Bloodtypes, Midnite Snaxxx El Rio. 9pm, $8.
Fresh & Onlys, Young Prisms, Mallard, Light Fantastic Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $10-$13.
Go Radio, This Providence, Tyler Carter, 5606 Bottom of the Hill. 7:30pm, $12.
Janam and Broken Shadows Family Band Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St, SF; www.songbirdfestival.org. 9-11pm. Power of Song Series.
Alex Kelly Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St, SF; www.songbirdfestival.org. 5-8pm. Power of Song Series.
Muck and the Mires, Hi-Nobles, Krells Hemlock. 9:30pm, $10.
Planet Booty, Greenhorse Cafe Du Nord. 9:30pm, $12.
John C. Reilly and Friends Bimbo’s. 9pm, $21.
Ronnie Mund Block Party Great American Music Hall. 8 and 10:30pm, $25-$35.
Rupa & the April Fishes, Shake Your Peace Independent. 9pm, $20.
Earl Thomas & the Blues Ambassadors Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Tipper Fillmore. 9pm, $25.
Tragedy, Needles, Sete Star Sept, Permanent Ruin, Stressors Thee Parkside. 9pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 1616 Bush, SF; www.audium.org. 8:30pm, $20. Theater of sound-sculptured space.
Anna Estrada Savanna Jazz, 2937 Mission, SF; www.savannajazz.com. 7:30pm, $8.
Havana D’Primera Yoshi’s SF. 8 and 10pm, $30.
“Israeli Jazz Festival” JCCSF, 3200 California, SF; www.israelijazzfest.org. 7pm
Lady Rizo Rrazz Room. 10pm, $25. Living Earth Show Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Chapel, 1187 Franklin; www.tangentguitarseries.com. 7:30pm, $15.
Scott Nicholson and Anthony Bello Exit Cafe, 156 Eddy, SF; www.songwritersaturdays.com. 8:30pm, free.
SF Contemporary Players ODC Dance Commons, 351 Shotwell, SF; www.sfcmp.org. 4:30pm, $5-$10.
Slippery Slope, Broun Fellinis 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 10pm, $10. Celebrating Bob Kaufman.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Madjo Theater La Perouse, 1201 Ortega, SF; www.lelycee.org. 8pm.
Craig Ventresco & Meredith Axelrod Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St, SF; www.atlascafe.net. 4-6pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Blow Off Slim’s. 10pm, $10. Hosted and DJ’d by Bob Mould and Rich More.
Bootie SF: Aprilween DNA Lounge. 9pm, $10-$20. With Smash-Up Derby, Die Die My Darling, DJ Tripp, costume contest, and more.
Dark Room Hot Spot, 1414 Market, SF; (415) 355-9800. Electro, punk, and industrial with Violent Vickie, DJ Le Perv, and Dark Drag performances.
Go Bang! Deco Lounge, 510 Larkin, SF; www.gobangsf.com. 9pm, $5. With Tim Zawada, Steve Fabus, Sergio Fedasz, and more.
Mad: Reprise Monarch, 101 Sixth St, SF; www.monarchsf.com. 9pm, $10. Presented by Mad Techno, with Mr. C.
Mango El Rio. 3-8:30pm, $8-$10. Sweet sexy fun for women with DJs Edaj, Marcella, Olga and La Coqui.
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.
Rocket Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $7.
Roots and Rhythm Series Amoeba Music,1855 Haight, SF; www.savekusf.org. 2-5pm. With KUSF-In-Exile DJ Harry Duncan.
Shine On Knockout. 10pm, $5, free before 11pm with RSVP. With DJs Jamie Jams, Placentina, Little Amy, and Yule Be Sorry spinning indie pop, dream pop, and shoegaze.
SUNDAY 29
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Apocryphon, Prizehog, Author & Punisher, Badr Vogu Hemlock. 6pm, $7.
Sonya Cotton, Conspiracy of Venus Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St, SF; www.songbirdfestival.org. 9-11pm. Power of Song Series.
Escalator Hill, Lonely Wild Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $5-$8.
Julia Holter, Jib Kidder, William Winant Percussion Group Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $12.
Inspector Gadje, Dangerate Cafe Du Nord. 7pm, $10.
John Lawton Trio Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Daria, Jean Michel Hure, Alex Baum Bliss Bar, 2086 24 St, SF; www.blissbarsf.com, 4:30pm, $10.
“Israeli Jazz Festival” JCCSF, 3200 California, SF; www.israelijazzfest.org. 7pm
Savanna Jazz Jam Savanna Jazz, 2937 Mission, SF; www.savannajazz.com. 7pm, $5.
Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $20.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Festival of the Mandolins Croatian American Cultural, 60 Onondaga, SF; www.croatianamericanweb.org. 11:30-6pm, $15.
Twang Sunday Thee Parkside. 4pm, free. With Gravel Spreaders.
DANCE CLUBS
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, dubstep, and dancehall with DJs Sep, Maneesh the Twister, and DJ B-Love.
45 Club Knockout. 10pm, free. Funky soul with English Steve, Dirty Dishes, and dX the Funky Granpaw.
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 30
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Black Crown String Band Amnesia. 9pm, free.
Damir Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Coles Whalen, Mental99 Elbo Room. 6pm, $7.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Bossa Nova Tunnel Top, 601 Bush, SF; (415) 722-6620. 8-11:30pm, free. Live acoustic Bossa Nova.
Marshall Crenshaw Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $18.
SF Contemporary Players Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.cityboxoffice.com. 8pm, $10-$30.
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 1
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Club Crasherz, Giggle Party, Young Digerati Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
FayRoy, Old Monk Hemlock. 9pm, $6.
Girl in a Coma, Pinata Protest, Sara Radle Independent. 8pm, $15.
Midnight Youth Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, free.
Joe Pug, Bailiff, Goodnight Texas Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Stan Ernhart Band Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Colin Stetson Hotel Utah. 8pm.
Yukon Blonde, Wild Kindness, Together We Can Rule the Galaxy Cafe Du Nord. 8:30pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Gaucho Bottle Cap, 1707 Powell, SF; www.bottlecapsf.com. 7-10pm, free.
Maureen McGovern Rrazz Room. 8pm, $35-$45.
DANCE CLUBS
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, and electro.
KUSF in Exile DJ Carolyn Casanova Lounge, 527 Valencia, SF; www.savekusf.org. 6-9pm. 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 with DJ Left Lane.