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WEDNESDAY 18
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Brian Bergeron Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Bouncing Souls, Menzingers, Luther Slim’s. 8pm, $19-$21.
Charles vs. Rags Tuttle Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9:30pm.
Chatham County Line, Easy Leaves Cafe Du Nord. 8pm, $15.
Eddie Money Yoshi’s. 8pm, $35.
Johnny Rawls Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
SO, Glass Gavel, Shake Me! Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Soul Train Revival Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $5.
Upstairs Downstairs, Origami Ghosts, Myonics Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Valient Sailors Hotel Utah. 9pm.
Waters, Chasms, Churches Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $10-$12.
Scott Weiland Independent. 8pm, $49.50.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cat’s Corner with Nathan Dias Savanna Jazz. 9pm, $10.
Cosmo AlleyCats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7-10pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Eric Garland’s Jazz Session Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 6:30pm, $5.
Sonic Poetry Community Music Center, 544 Capp, SF; www.outsound.org. 7:30pm. $10-$12; $45 festival pass. Outsound New Music Summit.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Cumbia Tokeson, Radio La Chusma, DJ Rabeat Elbo Room. 9pm, $8-$10.
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.
Hardcore Humpday Happy Hour RKRL, 52 Sixth St, SF; (415) 658-5506. 6pm, $3. With Therinds, Dick Wolf, Holy Blowout.
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.
Obey the Kitty: Richie Panic, Justin Milla Vessel, 85 Campton, SF; www.vesselsf.com. 10pm, $10.
THURSDAY 19
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Beachwood Sparks, Allah-Las, Sweet Chariots Independent. 8pm, $18.
Boneless Children Foundation, Bonnie & the BANG BANG, Taxes Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 7:30pm, $5-$8.
Fountains of Wayne, Mike Viola Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $26.
Guido vs. Charles Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9:30pm.
Handshake, Fierce Creatures, Conveyor, Coast Jumper Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
“In a Cloud 2” SF compilation release Amnesia.
Jay Trainer Band, Segue & Jeff Zittrain Band Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $8.
John Lawton Trio Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Eddie Money Yoshi’s. 8pm, $35; 10pm, $30.
Oliver, popscene DJs Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $13-15.
Spencey Dude and Doodles record release variety show Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $5.
Walter Trout Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $30-$35.
Why I Hate, Shell Corporation, Mighty Fine, Hooray for Everything Thee Parkside. 9pm, $7.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Composers Muse Community Music Center, 544 Capp, SF; www.outsound.org. 7:30pm. $10-$12; $45 festival pass. Outsound New Music Summit with Christina Stanley’s Skadi Quartet, and more.
Jazz Jam with Eddie Ramirez Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $5.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
JimBo Trout and the Fishpeople Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St, SF; www.atlascafe.net. 8-10pm.
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 Pleasuremaker spins Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk, plus Sola Rosa.
Arcade Lookout. 9pm, free. Indie dance party.
Base: Chris Liebing Vessel, 85 Campton, SF; www.vesselsf.com. 10pm, $10.
Get Low Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 10pm, free. Jerry Nice and Ant-1 spin Hip-Hop, ’80s and Soul with weekly guests.
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 20
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Back Pages Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Rome Balestrieri, Charles, Guido Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm.
Frank Bey Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Sam Bush, Allison Harris & the Barn Owls Great American Music Hall.9pm, $26.
Fast Times Maggie McGarry’s, 1353 Grant, SF; www.maggiemcgarrys.com. 9pm, free.
Glimpse Trio, Points North, S.K.O.P.E Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $12.
Grass Widow, American Splits, Wax Idols, Worlds Longest Guitar Solo With Breaks Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $10-$12.
Collin Ludlow-Mattson & Folks, Blank Tapes, Ash Reiter, Pat Hull Amnesia. 9pm, $8-$10.
Melvins Lite Slim’s. 9pm, $21.
Moonbell, Some Embers, Chasms, DJs Kevin Johnson and Nako Thee Parkside. 9pm, $5.
Pow!, Permanent Collection, Future Twin, Al Lover & the Haters Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $5-$8.
Strangled Darlings, Ian Fays, Blonde Stranger Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Tainted Love Bimbo’s. 9pm, $23.
Tosh Meets Marley Elbo Room. 10pm, $15. With Nnuklee Dube, DJ Irie Dole and King of Hearts.
“Vagabond Lovers Club” Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $12-$15. With Slim Jenkins, Frantic Rockers, Golden West Trio, burlesque, DJs, and more.
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.
Midnight Sun Jazz Quartet Bubble Lounge, 714 Montgomery, SF; www.bubblelounge.com. 6-9pm, free.
Thwack. Bome. Chime Community Music Center, 544 Capp, SF; www.outsound.org. 7:30pm. $10-$12; $45 festival pass. Outsound New Music Summit.
Markus Wettstein, Betsey Biggs, Dylan Bolles, Edward Schocker Meridian Gallery, 535 Powell, SF; www.meridiangallery.org. 8-10pm.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Bluegrass Bonanza Plough and Stars. 9:30pm, $8-$10. With Travers Chandler, Avery County, Woody Hill.
Taste Fridays 650 Indiana, SF; www.tastefridays.com. 8pm, $18. Salsa and bachata dance lessons, live music.
DANCE CLUBS
DJ What’s His Fuck Riptide Tavern, 3639 Taraval, SF; (415) 681-8433. 9pm, free. Spinning old school punk and other gems.
Joe Lookout, 3600 16th St.,SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 9pm. Eight rotating DJs, shirt-off drink specials.
Night of the Living Deadwardians Cat Club, 1190 Folsom SF; www.dancingghosts.com. 9:30pm. Miz Margo and Sage spin darkwave, synthpop, post-punk, and Xander and Fact.50 spin old world cabaret and steampunk.
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.
Raindance Presents: Reflections with Dubtribe Sound System, Heyoka, and more Public Works. 9pm, $20.
Ron Reeser Vessel, 85 Campton, SF; www.vesselsf.com. 10pm, $10-$20.
SATURDAY 21
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Charles, Rome Balestrieri, Guido Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm.
City Deluxe, Limes, Sir Lord Von Raven Thee Parkside. 9pm, $5.
Cockasterphy, Edge Play Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
Dig, Happy Body Slow Brain, Time Spent Driving Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $10.
Fast Times Top of the Mark, One Nob Hill, SF; (415) 392-3434. 8pm, free.
Low Rollers Riptide Tavern, 3639 Taraval, SF; (415) 681-8433. 9:30pm, free.
My Best Fiend, White Cloud Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $7-$10.
Owl City, Jayme Dee Slim’s. 8pm, $21-$25.
“Patiopalooza” El Rio. 4-8pm, $8 (includes barbecue). With Chris James & the Showdowns, Mission:Blackout, Finding Stella, Burn River Burn.
“Phono Del Sol Music and Food Festival” Potrero Del Sol Park, San Bruno Avenue and 25th Street, SF; www.phonodelsol.com. 11:30am-6pm. $7-$10. With Fresh & Onlys, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, La Sera, Gardens & Villa, and more.
San Francisco Music Club Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Sonny & the Sunsets, Wet Illustrated, Pink Films, Cool Ghouls Independent. 9pm, $15.
Sole Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Sydney Ducks, Ruleta Rusa, Between Your Teeth El Rio. 10pm, $7.
Tainted Love Bimbo’s. 9pm, $23.
Thunderbleed AKA Blind Vengeance, Nate’s Denver Neck, DJ Real Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Too $hort Yoshi’s Lounge. 10:30pm, $30.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 1616 Bush, SF; www.audium.org. 8:30pm, $20. Theater of sound-sculptured space.
Fire & Energy Community Music Center, 544 Capp, SF; www.outsound.org. 7:30pm. $10-$12; $45 festival pass. Outsound New Music Summit with Jack Wright, Dave Bryant Trio, Vinny Golia Sextet, and more.
Future Bionic Lab, 2948 16 St, SF; www.projectsoundwave.com. 8pm, $12-$25. Soundwave 5 multimedia and interactive performances by Jay Kreimer, Diana Burgoyne, and Cellar Ensemble.
Harmolodics Workshop Community Music Center, 544 Capp, SF; www.outsound.org. 2-4pm, free. Outsound New Music Summit.
Gina Harris & Torbie Philips Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $10.
Tiempo Libre with San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.sfsymphony.org. 7:30pm.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Andy y Su Orquesta Callao Ramp, 855 Terry Francois, SF; www.theramprestaurant.com. 5-8pm.
Alfonso Maya Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission, SF; www.missionculturalcenter.org. 7:30pm, $15.
Joy Mills, Miss Lonely Hearts Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Will Magid’s World Wide Dance Party: Balkan Extravaganza Cafe Du Nord. 9:30pm, $15.
DANCE CLUBS
Bootie SF: Triple Tribute DNA Lounge. 9pm, $10-$15. Bootie pays tribute to MCA of the Beastie Boys, Donna Summer, and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees.
DJ Scotty Boy Vessel, 85 Campton, SF; www.vesselsf.com. 10pm, $10-$20.
Fringe Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, $5. Indie music video dance party with DJ Blondie K and subOctave.
Forward with Nitin, Tomas Barfod, Adnan Sharif, Galen Public Works. 9pm, $15-$20.
OK Hole Amnesia. 9pm, $7.
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.
Reunited Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $10-15. Presented by Jeffrey Paradise and Ava Berlin.
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm, $5-$10. DJs Lucky, Paul Paul, and Phengren Oswald spin ’60s soul 45s.
Ana Sia Mighty. 10pm.
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. Senegalese food and live music.
Wild Nights Kok BarSF, 1225 Folsom, SF; www.kokbarsf.com. 9pm, $3. With DJ Frank Wild.
SUNDAY 22
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Bekah Barnett Martuni’s, Four Valencia, SF; www.urbanminstrel.com. 7pm.
City of Ships, Young Lions, Abstracer Hemlock Tavern. 6pm, $7.
John Lawton Trio Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Los Boleros Ramp, 855 Terry Francois, SF; www.theramprestaurant.com. 5-8pm.
Rome DNA Lounge. 8pm, $15.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Next Generation of Jazz Orchestra Yoshi’s. 8pm, $10.
Noertker’s Moxie Quartet Cafe Royale, 800 Post, SF; www.caferoyale-sf.com. 7pm, free.
Savanna Jazz Jam Savanna Jazz. 7pm, $5.
Faith Winthrop Bliss Bar, 4026 24 St, SF; www.blissbarsf.com. 4:30-7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
E Family Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, SF; www.sterngrove.org. 2pm, free. Featuring Pete, Sheila E, Juan and Peter Michael Escovedo.
Jack Gilder, Darcy Noonan, Richard Mandel Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Heel Draggers, Merchants of Moonshine Amnesia. 8pm, $7-$10.
Twang Sunday Thee Parkside. 4pm, free. With Devil’s Own, Grief Counselors.
DANCE CLUBS
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, dubstep, roots, and dancehall with DJ Sep, Ludichris, and guest Dub Snakkr.
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
Adventure Playground, Froadz El Rio. 8pm, $5.
Before You Fall, Five Characters In Search of an Exit, Sun Sets Here Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 8pm, $5-$8.
Damir Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Earl Brothers Amnesia. 6pm.
Reel Big Fish, Big D and the Kids Table, Suburban Legends, Maxies Regency Ballroom. 7pm, $22.
Religious Girls, Young Lions, Hides Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Bossa Nova Tunnel Top, 601 Bush, SF; (415) 722-6620. 8-11:30pm, free. Live acoustic Bossa Nova.
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
Ava Luna, That Ghost, Youngman Grand Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Boca Do Rio Elbo Room. 9pm, $7.
Donna Jean Godchaux Band Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $10-$13.
Family Folk Explosion Amnesia. 9:15pm, $5.
Hollow Earth, Heavy Action, Winter Teeth Knockout. 9:30pm, $6.
Seisiun Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Stan Erhart Band Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
System and Station, Brain on Fire, Control-R Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
“Summer of Love Tour” Slim’s. 8pm, $16. With Allstar Weekend, Honor Society, Namesake.
Two-Tone Steiny & the Cadillacs Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
“Wake Up Madagascar” Yoshi’s. 8pm, $20. With Jaojoby, Razia Said, Saramba and Charles Kely.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Marty Eggers Pier 23 Cafe, Embarcadero, SF; (415) 362-5125. 5-8pm.
Andrea Marcovicci Rrazz Room. 7:30pm, $35-$45.
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.