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WEDNESDAY 2
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Keith Crossan Blues Showcase Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $15.
Jason Marion vs JC Rockit Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm, free.
Nathan and Rachel Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Lia Rose, Danny Paul Grody, Deep Ellum Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 8pm, $7-$10.
Royal Teeth, Gentlemen Hall, Mister Loveless Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10-$12.
Weather Side Whiskey Band, Creak, Jessi Philips Cafe Du Nord. 9:30pm, $8.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Eric Garland’s Jazz Session Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Roy Hargrove residency Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $26; 10pm, $16.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 6:30pm, $5.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Cha-Ching Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $5. Salsa, cumbia, Cuban funk.
Timba Dance Party Bissap Baobab, 3372 19th St, SF; www.bissapbaobab.com. 10pm, $5. Timba and salsa cubana with DJ Walt Diggz.
DANCE CLUBS
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro, SF; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita MORE! and Joshua J host this dance party.
Coo-Yah! Slate Bar, 2925 16th St, SF; www.slate-sf.com. 10pm, free. With Vinyl Ambassador, DJ Silverback, DJs Green B and Daneekah.
Martini Lounge John Colins, 138 Minna, SF; www.johncolins.com. 7pm.
THURSDAY 3
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP.
Anthony B Independent. 9pm, $25.
Ron Hacker Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
John Lawton Trio Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Daniel Krass vs Rags Tuttle Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm, free.
Pops, Beggars Who Give, Posole Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $5-$8.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Roy Hargrove residency Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $26; 10pm, $16.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Country Casanovas Atlas Cafe, 3049 20 St, SF; www.atlascafe.net. 8-10pm.
Misisipi Mike and the Midnight Gamblers Amnesia. 7pm.
Twang! Honky Tonk Fiddler’s Green, 1330 Columbus, SF; www.twanghonkytonk.com. 5pm. Live country music.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5-$7. With DJ-host Pleasuremaker.
All 80s Thursday Cat Club. 9pm, $6 (free before 9:30pm). The best of ’80s mainstream and underground.
Ritual Dubstep Temple. 10pm-3am, $5. Trap and bass.
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.
Tropicana Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, free. Salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, and more with DJs Don Bustamante, Apocolypto, Sr. Saen, Santero, and Mr. E.
FRIDAY 4
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Back Pages Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Dandelion War, In Letter Form, Catharsis For Cathedral, Tracing Figures Cafe Du Nord. 8:30pm, $10-$12.
Easy Leaves, Tiny Television, Misisipi Mike Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $15.
Funkin’ Fridays with Swoop Unit Amnesia. 6pm.
Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Human Condition, Fox and Woman Independent. 9pm, $15.
Happy Body Slow Brain, Gavin Castleton, Case in Theory, Belmont Lights Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Love Dimension, Free Moral Agents, Saything, Buzzmutt Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $5-$8.
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Buns Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
"Tip Your Hat to the Blues: West Coast Songwriter Session" Slim’s. 8pm, $15. With Ron Hacker, Steve Freund and Jan Fanucci, and more.
Violent Change, Swiftumz, Wet Spots Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Greg Zema, Daniel Krass, Jason Marion Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm, free.
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.
Roy Hargrove residency Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $28; 10pm, $22.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Sarah Cabrel Bissap Baobab, 3372 19th St, SF; www.bissapbaobab.com. 7pm, free. Live Brazilian lounge music.
Eddy Nava and Pena Pachamama Band Pena Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; www.pachamamacenter.org. 8:30pm. $15-$19.
DANCE CLUBS
All Night Long with Peter Blick Public Works. 10pm, $5.
DJ Audio1 Cellar, 685 Sutter, SF; www.cellarsf.com. 10pm, $10.
Go Bang! Stud. 9pm, free before 10pm. With Michael Serafini, Tyrel Williams, Steve Fabus, Sergio Fedasz.
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.
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.
Ron Reeser, Adam Cova Vessel, 85 Campton Place, SF; www.vesselsf.com. 10pm, $20-$30.
Twitch DNA Lounge. 10pm, $5-$8. With Red Red Red, Excuses, DJs Justin, Omar, and more. .
Zing DNA Lounge. 9pm, $10. With Tranz Am, Frank Nitty, Krishna, Taj, and more.
SATURDAY 5
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
"Bowie and Elvis Birthday Bash" Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary, SF; www.castlenews.com. 9pm, $5.
Fever Charm, False Priest, Rin Tin Tiger, Everyone is Dirty Bottom of the Hill. 8:30pm, $10.
French Cassettes, Coast Jumper, A Yawn Worth Yelling, Mr. Kind Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $5-$8.
Future Twin, Pamela, Deep Teens, Standard Poodle, Skunks, Dancer Thee Parkside. 9pm, $5.
Gypsy Moonlight Band Riptide Tavern. 9:30pm, free.
Hope Chest, Astral, Tomihira Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
Jesus and the Rabbis Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $12.
Daniel Krass, Greg Zema, Jason Marion Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm, free.
Marissa Nadler Chapel, 777 Valencia, SF; www.thechapelsf.com. 9pm, $12-$15.
EC Scott Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
"SF Cares: Hurricane Sandy Benefit" Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $8. With Elena Ovalle, Liz O Show, Katie Gribaldi, Gyasi Ross.
Skin Divers Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
VKTMS, Meat Sluts, Scrapers Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Zoo Station: Complete U2 Experience, Petty Theft Slim’s. 9pm, $15-$20.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 1616 Bush, SF; www.audium.org. 8:30pm, $20. Theater of sound-sculptured space.
Roy Hargrove residency Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $28; 10pm, $22.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Craig Ventresco and Meredith Axelrod Atlas Cafe, 3049 20 St, SF; www.atlascafe.net. 4-6pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Bootie SF DNA Lounge. 9pm, $10-$15. Mashups.
Cockfight Underground SF, 424 Haight, SF; (415) 864-7386. 9pm, $7. Rowdy dance night for gay boys .
Foundation Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 10pm, $5-$10. DJs Shortkut, Apollo, Mr. E, Fran Boogie spin Hip-Hop, Dancehall, Funk, Salsa.
Haceteria Deco Lounge, 510 Larkin, SF; www.decosf.com. 9pm, free before 11pm, $3 after.
Paris to Dakar Little Baobab, 3388 19th St, SF; (415) 643-3558. 10pm, $5. Afro and world music with rotating DJs.
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm, $5-$10. With DJs Lucky, Paul Paul, Phengren Oswald.
Tall Sasha, Jason Kwan, Ks Thant Vessel, 85 Campton Place, SF; www.vesselsf.com. 10pm, $20-$30.
SUNDAY 6
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
John Lawton Trio Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Jugtown Pirates, Dylan Chambers and the Midnight Transit, Highway Poets Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 8pm, $5-$8.
Kally Price Old Blues and Jazz Band Amnesia. 8pm, $5.
Reel Big Fish, Pilfers, Dan Potthast Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $22.
Sad Boys, Drapetomania, Neon Piss, Kommplex Knockout. 3:30-8pm, $5.
Some Ember, Excuses, Believe Hemlock Tavern. 6pm, $6.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Charles Hamilton, Eric Hunt Bliss Bar, 4026 24th St, SF; www.blissbarsf.com. 4:30pm, $10.
Roy Hargrove residency Yoshi’s SF. 7 and 9pm, $22.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Brazil and Beyond Bissap Baobab, 3372 19th St, SF; www.bissapbaobab.com. 6:30pm, free. Brazilian music with La Dee Da and Ro-Z.
DANCE CLUBS
Beats for Brunch Thee Parkside. 11am, free. With Chef Josie and DJ Motion Potion.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. With DJ Sep, Vinnie Esparza, and Mexican Dubwiser.
Jock Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 3pm, $2.
MONDAY 7
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Augustana, Lauren Shera Independent. 8pm, $15.
Damir Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Guntown, Dulldrums, Treemotel, Brasil Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Belle Monroe and Her Brewglass Boys Amnesia. 9pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Crazy Mondays Beauty Bar, 2299 Mission, SF; www.thebeautybar.com. 10pm, free. Hip-hop and other stuff.
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $5. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Decay, Joe Radio, Melting Girl, and more.
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, Neosoul, reggae, dancehall, and more with DJ Jerry Ross.
Vibes’N’Stuff El Amigo Bar, 3355 Mission, SF; (415) 852-0092. 10pm, free. Conscious jazz and hip-hop.
TUESDAY 8
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Blank Tapes, Treemotel, Travis Marks Amnesia. 9pm.
Bombshell Betty and Her Burlesqueteers Elbo Room. 9pm, $10.
Daneil Castro Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Coyote Trickster Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $5.
NslashA, Starskate, ilona Staller Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Shape, Mountain Tamer, Midnight Snackers Hemlock Tavern. 8:30pm, $6.
Stan Erhart Band Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Tender Buttons, Bitter Fruit, No Bone Knockout. 9:30pm, $6.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Elliott Yamin Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $22.