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WEDNESDAY 30
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Big Bones and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Cellar Doors, Spyrals, POW! Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Dandelion War, Caledcott Elbo Room. 9pm.
Jeremy Jones Band Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $5.
Judy Experience, Miss Massive Snowflake, Little Debbie Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $5-$8.
Keith Crossan Blues Showcase Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $15.
Rin Tin Tiger, Lower 48, Standard Poodle Cafe Du Nord. 8:30pm, $8.
Spanish Channel Hotel Utah. 8pm, $7.
Testament, Overkill, 4Arm, Butlers Fillmore. 6:45pm, $32.50.
Mycle Wastman, Austin Jenckes Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $20.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Eric Garland’s Jazz Session Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Terry Disley’s Mini-Experience Burritt Room, 417 Stockton, SF; www.mystichotel.com. 6-9pm, free.
Keiko Matsui Rrazz Room, 1000 Van Ness, SF; www.liveattherrazz.com. 8pm, $40-$45.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 6:30pm, $5.
Craig Ventresco and Meredith Axelrod Cafe Divine, 1600 Stockton, SF; www.cafedivinesf.com. 7pm,free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
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.
Hardcore Humpday Happy Hour RKRL, 52 Sixth St, SF; (415) 658-5506. 6pm, $3.
Martini Lounge John Colins, 138 Minna, SF; www.johncolins.com. 7pm. With DJ Mark Divita.
Obey the Kitty: Miss Kittin, Justin Milla, Dang Dang Vessel, 85 Campton Place, SF; www.vesselsf.com. 10pm, $10.
THURSDAY 31
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP.
Roem Baur Hotel Utah. 9pm, $10.
Ben Fold Five, Nataly Dawn Warfield. 8pm, $42-$45.
Bill Champlin Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $24.
Dengue Fever, Maus Haus Independent. 8pm, $8.
Fox and Woman, Brooke D, Indianna Hale Amnesia. 9pm, $7-$10.
Kyle Glass Band, Adversary, Shaufrau Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $10-$15.
John Nemeth Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Radar Bros, Michael Zapruder Hemlock Tavern. 8:30pm, $10.
Struts, New York City Queens, Wicked Mercies Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8.
Aly Tadros 50 Mason Social House, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 9pm.
Team Candy, Cure for Gravity, Hope Chest Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Urban Cone, In the Valley Below, Tom Odell Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $12.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Ralph Carney’s Serious Jazz Project Chapel, 777 Valencia, SF; www.thechapelsf.com. 9pm, free.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark, 999 California, SF; www.topofthemark.com. 7:30pm, $10.
Keiko Matsui Rrazz Room, 1000 Van Ness, SF; www.liveattherrazz.com. 8pm, $40-$45.
Two Sides of Joshua Raoul Brody Lost Church, 65 Capp, SF; www.thelostchurch.com. 8pm.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Bluegrass and old time jam Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St, SF; www.atlascafe.net. 8-10pm, free.
Irvin Dally, Aly Tadros Hotel Utah. 9pm, $10.
Twang! Honky Tonk Fiddler’s Green, 1330 Columbus, SF; www.twanghonkytonk.com. 5pm. Live country music.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $10. With Senor Oz and Pleasuremaker.
All 80s Thursday Cat Club. 9pm, $6 (free before 9:30pm). The best of ’80s mainstream and underground.
Base: Worthy, Ambey Reyn Vessel, 85 Campton Place, SF; www.vesselsf.com. 10pm, $20-$30.
Darling Nikki Slate Bar, 2925 16th St, SF; www.slate-sf.com. 9pm, free. Queer dance party.
Ritual Dubstep Temple. 10pm-3am, $5. Trap and bass.
Tropicana Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, free. Salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, and more with DJs Don Bustamante, Apocolypto, Sr. Saen, Santero, and Mr. E.
FRIDAY 1
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Aristocrats Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $30.
Tommy Castro and the Painkillers, Paul Thorn Slim’s. 9pm, $20.
Bart Davenport, Hot Lunch, Lenz, Puce Moment, DJ Neil Martinson Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $8-$10.
Destroyer (Kiss tribute), Butlers, Cruella Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $12.
Funkin’ Fridays with Swoop Unit Amnesia. 6pm.
Hammond Organ Soul Blues Party Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Sioux City Kid, Song Preservation Society Independent. 9pm, $15.
Jrod Indigo 50 Mason Social House, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 10pm, $5.
Chris M, Nathan Temby, Greg Zema Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm, free.
Mister Loveless, Churches, Birdmonster Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $15.
Rappin’ 4-Tay, Black C, Cellski, Berner Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $5-$8.
Porter Robinson, Seven Lions, Penguin Prison Warfield. 9pm, $30-$40.
Robert Walter’s Brand New Slang Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $15.
Warm Soda, Cocktails, DSTVV Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $6.
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.
Leela James: In the Spirit of Etta Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $30; 10pm, $25.
Keiko Matsui Rrazz Room, 1000 Van Ness, SF; www.liveattherrazz.com. 7 and 9:30pm, $40-$45.
Neurohumors, SF Latin Jazz Society Connecticut Yankee. 9pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Canyon Johnson Plough and Stars. 9pm, $6.
Kardash Red Poppy Art House. 8pm, $10-$15.
Lagos Roots AfroBeat Ensemble Elbo Room. 10pm.
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.
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.
Twitch DNA Lounge. 10pm, $5-$8. With Max and Mara, Vice Device, resident DJs Justin, Omar, and more.
SATURDAY 2
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Back Pages Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
Marco Benevento, Mike Dillon Independent. 9pm, $16.
Jules Broussard Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Chris Cain Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Dos Four, Mestiza, DJ Walt Digz Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, $7-$10.
Adam Green and Binki Shapiro, Rage of Light Wilderness Chapel, 777 Valencia, SF; www.thechapelsf.com. 9pm, $15-$18.
Paul Kelly, Kail Baxley Cafe Du Nord. 9pm, $17-$20.
Mad Maggies 50 Mason Social House, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 7pm, free.
Reckless Kind Riptide. 9pm, free.
Shady Maples, Goodnight Texas, Heavy Guilt Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $10.
Nathan Temby, Chris M, Jason Marion Johnny Foley’s Dueling Pianos. 9pm, free.
Two Gallants, Akron/Family Fillmore. 9pm, $22.50.
Ultimate Bearhug, Josh Hoke Amnesia. 9pm.
Robert Walter’s Brand New Slang Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $15.
Wood Brothers, Seth Walker Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $22-$25.
Wounded Lion Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $8.
Zeparella, Gretchen Menn Band, Stars Turn Me On Slim’s. 9pm, $16.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Audium 1616 Bush, SF; www.audium.org. 8:30pm, $20. Theater of sound-sculptured space.
Keiko Matsui Rrazz Room, 1000 Van Ness, SF; www.liveattherrazz.com. 7 and 9:30pm, $40-$45.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Kafana Balkan sixth anniversary, Inspector Gadje Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $15.
Craig Ventresco and Meredith Axelrod Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St, SF; www.atlascafe.net. 4-6pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Bootie SF: West Coast DJ Battle DNA Lounge. 10pm, $15. With DJs Tripp, ShyBoy, Destrukt, and more.
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 Lucky, Paul Paul, Phengren Oswald, and more.
Swank: Pheeto Dubfunk and Friends Vessel, 85 Campton Place, SF; www.vesselsf.com. 10pm, $20-$30.
SUNDAY 3
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
DJ Horizons Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, free.
Hammond Organ Soul Blues Party Royal Cuckoo Organ Lounge, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cyril Guiraud American Quartet Bliss Bar, 4026 24 St, SF; www.blissbarsf.com. 4:30pm, $10.
Kally Price Old Blues and Jazz Band Amnesia. 8pm, $5.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Brazil and Beyond Bissap Baobab, 3372 19th St, SF; www.bissapbaobab.com. 9pm, free.
Vieux Farka Toure, Markus James Yoshi’s SF. 7pm, $25.
Cieran Marsden and Friends Plough and Stars. 9pm, $6.
DANCE CLUBS
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. With DJ Sep, Maneesh the Twister
Jock Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 3pm, $2.
MONDAY 4
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Love Dimension, SXO, Victoria Victrola and the Vaudevilles Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
"Cool Music – Clear Water" SF Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak, SF; www.leftcoastensemble.org. 8pm, $15-$30.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Roy Schneider Osteria, 3277 Sacramento, SF; www.kcturnerpresents.com. 7pm.
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. With Decay, Joe Radio, Melting Girl.
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 with DJs Luce Lucy, Vinnie Esparza, and more.
TUESDAY 5
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Alvon Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Suzanne Cronin and Friends Plough and Stars. 9pm, $6.
Hey Ocean! Cafe Du Nord. 8pm, $8.
JRo Project Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $5.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, We Became Owls, Owl Paws Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Painted Palms, Yalls, Doom Bird, Ears of the Beholder (DJ) Brick and Mortar Music Hall. 9pm, free.
Rec-League, Illusion of Self, Genie, Zig Zag Robinson, Cozmost, DJ Mr Bean Elbo Room. 9pm, $7.
Replica, Diehard, Light, New Flesh Knockout. 9:30pm, $6.
Sean Smith Amnesia. 9:30pm.
Stan Erhart Band Johnny Foley’s. 9pm, free.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Terry Disley’s Mini-Experience Burritt Room, 417 Stockton, SF; www.mystichotel.com. 6-9pm, free.
"Three Men and a Baby…Grand!" Rrazz Room, 1000 Van Ness, SF; www.liveattherrazz.com. 8pm, $35.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Chris Amberger and Aaron Garner Cafe Divine, 1600 Stockton, SF; www.cafedivinesf.com. 7pm,free.
Brazilian Zouk Bissap Baobab, 3372 19th St, SF; www.bissapbaobab.com. 8:30pm, $5-$12.
Ultra World X-Tet Yoshi’s SF. 8pm, $15.