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WEDNESDAY 29
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Black Cobra Vipers, French Cassettes, Brass Bed Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
Bleached Palms, Big Drag, Standard Poodle, Apopka Darkroom Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $7.
Civil Twilight, Morning Parade, Vanaprasta Independent. 8pm, $14.
Desaparecidos, Velvet Teen Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $25.
Guella, Grand Nationals, One Way Station Elbo Room. 9pm, $7.
Johnny Legend, Top Ten, Chuckleberries Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $7.
Nathan and Rachel Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
"SF Underground Music Fest" 50 Mason Social House, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. With Mr. Kind, Phoenix Twins, Felsen.
Virgil Shaw and the Killer Views, Human Condition, Devotionals Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $10.
Thee Oh Sees, Enorchestra, Dirty Power Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $14.
Versions, Monuments Collapse, Cascabel, Braeg Noafa Hemlock Tavern. 8:30pm, $6.
Greg Zema vs Joel Nelson Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9:30pm.
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.
Bela Fleck and the Marcis Roberts Trio Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $30; 10pm, $26.
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.
Hardcore Humpday Happy Hour RKRL, 52 Sixth St, SF; (415) 658-5506. 6pm, $3.
THURSDAY 30
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Black Mountain, Quest for Fire Independent. 8pm, $17.
Hello Echo, Tzigane Society, Campbell Society Amnesia. 9pm, $7-$10.
John Lawton Trio Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Lusjoints, Extra Classic, Sun Life Cafe Du Nord. 8:30pm, $10.
Jason Marion vs JC Rockit Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9:30pm.
Pains of Being Pure at Heart, A B & the Sea, popscene DJs Rickshaw Stop. 9:30pm, $15-$17.
Erica Sunshine Lee, Windy Hill Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $5-$7.
Two Gallants Amoeba Music. 6pm, free.
Ugly Winner, Hazel’s Wart, Big Mittens Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Why?, Doseone, Serengti Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $18.
Yonat & Her Muse, Juanita and the Rabbit, Bye Bye Blackbirds Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Bela Fleck and the Marcis Roberts Trio Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $30; 10pm, $26.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 7:30pm, $10.
Ned Boyton Trio Bottle Cap, 1707 Powell, SF; www.bottlecapsf.com. 7-10pm.
Savanna Jazz Jam with Eddy Ramirez Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $5.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
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-$7. With DJ-host Pleasuremaker spinning spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
All 80s Thursday Cat Club. 9pm, $6 (free before 9:30pm). ’80s mainstream and underground with DJ’s Damon, Steve Washington, and Dangerous Dan.
Tropicana Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, free. Salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, and more with DJs Don Bustamante, Apocolypto, Sr. Saen, Santero, and Mr. E.
FRIDAY 31
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Back Pages Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Rome Balestrieri, Jason Marion, Guido Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm.
A.A. Bondy, ESP, UFO Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $17.
B. Hamilton, Chrystian Rawk, Feral Cat Amnesia. 9pm, $7-$10.
Chixdiggit!, Meat Sluts, Boats! Thee Parkside. 9pm, $10.
CyClub, East Bay Brass Band Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Ryan Darton Hotel Utah. 9pm, $8.
Go Van Gogh Make-Out Room. 7:30pm, $8.
Jounce, Elephants in Mud Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 7:30pm, $5-$8.
Modern Heist Brainwash Cafe. 8pm, free.
Revision Evenodds, Under the Musical Direction of Kev Choice Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 10pm, $8-$10.
Solwave, Super Adventure Club, Major Powers and the Lo-Fi Symphony Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $10.
Swamp Angel, Fascinating Creatures of the Deep, Badmen Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Turbonegro Slim’s. 9pm, $28.
Vaselines Independent. 9pm, $22.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 1616 Bush, SF; www.audium.org. 8:30pm, $20. Theater of sound-sculptured space.
Black 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.
Bela Fleck and the Marcis Roberts Trio Yoshi’s SF. 8 and 10pm, $40.
Bryan Girard, Graham Bruce Palindrome Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Baxtalo Drom Amnesia. 9pm, $7-$10. With live music, gypsy punk, belly dancing.
Taste Fridays 650 Indiana, SF; www.tastefridays.com. 8pm, $18. Salsa and bachata dance lessons, live music.
Chucho Valdes Pena Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; (415) 646-0018. 8pm, $20-$39.95.
DANCE CLUBS
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, hip-hop, and R&B.
Original Plumbing Elbo Room. 10pm, $3-$7.Trans dance party with DJs Chelsea Starr and Rapid Fire.
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 1
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Band of Heathens, Trishas, Birdhouse Cafe Du Nord. 9:30pm, $12-$15.
Brown Bird, These United States Independent. 9pm, $14.
Burn River Burn, Fortress, Cormorant, Prizehog Slim’s. 8:30pm, $8.
Citizen’s Arrest, Yadokai, Rat Damage, Wartrash, Stressors Thee Parkside. 2pm, $10.
Foxtails Brigade, Yesway, Whiskerman Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $10.
Goldenboy, New Familiar Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8.
Honey Wilders Band Riptide. 9:30pm, free.
Lost Bayou Ramblers Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 8pm, $7-$10.
Promise Ring, One AM Radio Fillmore. 9pm, $25.
Sands, 3 Leafs, Body Swap Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Nathan Temby, Jason Marion, Guido Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm.
Ticket to Ride Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 1616 Bush, SF; www.audium.org. 8:30pm, $20. Theater of sound-sculptured space.
Bela Fleck and the Marcis Roberts Trio Yoshi’s SF. 8 and 10pm, $40.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Craig Ventresco and Meredith Axelrod Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St, SF; www.atlascafe.net. 4-6pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Bearracuda Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $6-$8.
Bootie SF DNA Lounge. 9pm, $10-$15.
Haceteria Acid Meltdown with Exillon Deco Lounge, 510 Larkin, SF; www.decosf.com. 9pm, $5. With Nihar, Tristes Tropiques, and Jason P.
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. With DJs Lucky, Paul Paul, Phengren Oswald.
SUNDAY 2
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Dropdead, Bumbklaat, Permanent Ruin, Vacuum, Elegy Thee Parkside. 1pm, $10.
John Lawton Trio Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Laurie Morvan Band Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Melody and Tyler, Ali May 50 Mason Social House, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 8pm.
Men Independent. 9pm, $12.
Old 97s, Those Darlins, Rhett Miller Fillmore. 8pm, $26.50.
Sandro Perri, Steer the Stars, Max Porter Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
Pharcyde Yoshi’s SF Lounge. 9pm, $26.
Tidelands, Yassou Benedict, Hannah Werdmuller Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Vektor, Hatchet, Apocryphon Thee Parkside. 8pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Mike Greensill Trio Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento, SF; (415) 474-1608. 4pm. $14-$17.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Kally Price Old Blues and Jazz Band Amnesia. 8-11pm, $5.
DANCE CLUBS
Dancing Ghosts Raven, 1151 Folsom, SF; www.ravenbarsf.com. 9:30pm, $5. Darkwave dance party with DJs Xander and Sage.
Domingos Latinos Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.thebluemacawsf.com. 6pm, $10. Salsa dance party with live Afro-Cuban salsa bands.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $8-$10. With DJ Sep, Ludichris, Vinnie Esparza, and soundsystem set with Mista Chatman.
Hero White Party Ruby Skye, 420 Mason, SF; www.rubyskye.com. 6pm-midnight. With David Aude, and Jamie J. Sanchez.
Jock Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 3pm, $2.
MONDAY 3
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
"Cowgirlpalooza" El Rio. 3pm, $10. With 77 El Deora, Rumble Strippers, Patsychords, Kit and the Branded Men, Kitty Rose.
Damir Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Gold Panda, Doldrums, Nanosaur Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $16-$18.
Hot Snakes, Mrs. Magician Slim’s. 8pm, $19.50-$23.
John Maus Independent. 9pm, $13.
Superhumanoids, JJAMZ, Teenage Sweater Cafe Du Nord. 8pm, $12.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
James Cotton Superharp Yoshi’s SF. 8, $28; 10pm, $20.
Bossa Nova Tunnel Top, 601 Bush, SF; (415) 722-6620. 8-11:30pm, free. Live acoustic Bossa Nova.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Belle Monroe and Her Brewglass Boys Amnesia. 9pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $3-5. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Joe Radio, Decay, and Melting Girl.
Crazy 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.
Soul Cafe John Colins Lounge, 138 Minna, SF; www.johncolins.com. 9pm. R&B, hip-hop, reggae, dancehall, and salsa with DJ Jerry Ross.
Vibes’N’Stuff El Amigo Bar, 3355 Mission, SF; (415) 852-0092. 10pm, free. Conscious jazz and hip-hop with DJs Luce Lucy, Vinnie Esparza, and more.
TUESDAY 4
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Big Business, Federation X, Pins of Light Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Fat Tuesday Band Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Ferocious Few, Tumbleweed Wanderers Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, free.
Heavy, Silent Comedy Slim’s. 8pm, $16.
King Khan and the Shrines, Apache Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $16.
Kishi Bashi, Last Bison Cafe Du Nord. 7:30pm, $10-$12.
Lightning Bolt, No Babies, Future Twin Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $12.
Something Fierce, Occult Detective Club Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
SparkBox, Annie Girl & the Flight, Emily Jane White Amnesia. 9pm.
Stan Erhart Band Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
True Mutants, Apogee Sound Club, Yes Gos Knockout. 9:30pm, $6.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Debo Band Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $16.
Gaucho Bottle Cap, 1707 Powell, SF; www.bottlecapsf.com. 7-10pm.
Marty Eggers Pier 23, Embarcadero at Filbert, SF; (415) 362-5125. 5-8pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.