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Music Listings
Music listings are compiled by Cheryl Eddy. Since club life is unpredictable, it’s a good idea to call ahead to confirm bookings and hours. Prices are listed when provided to us. Submit items for the listings at listings@sfbg.com. For further information on how to submit items for the listings, see Picks.
WEDNESDAY 29
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Autumn Sky, Rabbit Quinn Hotel Utah. 8pm, $10.
Bell’s Roar, Quiet Coyote El Rio. 9pm, $5.
Burlap to Cashmere, Rob Drabkin Café Du Nord. 8pm, $10.
La Corde, Octant, Tender Frame Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Drift, Il Gato, Matinees Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Dropkick Murphys, Chuck Ragan, Parkington Sisters Warfield. 7:30pm, $32.
David Landon Biscuits and Blues. 8 and10pm, $15.
Lumps, Th Mrcy Hot Sprngs, Meat Packers Knockout. 10pm, $5.
Magical School Bus, Viking Moses, Assateague, Eriksen Goetz Kimo’s. 9pm, $6.
Vows, Rosa Grande, Cellar Doors Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cat’s Corner with Nathan Dias and Christine Savanna Jazz. 9pm, $10.
Cosmo Alleycats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Michael Abraham Amnesia. 7pm, free.
“Guerrilla Cabaret” Martuni’s, 4 Valencia, SF; www.dragatmartunis.com. 7pm, $5. With Tom Shaw Trio.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
Michael Parsons Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
Quartet San Francisco Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $20.
DANCE CLUBS
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro, SF; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita Moore hosts this dance party, featuring DJ Robot Hustle.
Buena Onda Little Baobab, 3388 19th St, SF; (415) 643-3558. 10pm, free. Funk, swing, rare grooves, and more with Dr. Musco and guests.
Full-Step! Tunnel Top. 10pm, free. Hip-hop, reggae, soul, and funk with DJs Kung Fu Chris and Bizzi Wonda.
Mary Go Round, the New Generation Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 10pm, $5. Drag with Suppositori Spelling, Mercedez Munro, and Ginger Snap.
No Room For Squares Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 6-10pm, free. DJ Afrodite Shake spins jazz for happy hour.
THURSDAY 30
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
A B and the Sea, Young Digerati Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $10. With Popscene DJs.
Devil’s Own, Sweet Chariot, Gypsy Moonlight Band Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggets, Dead Westerns, Reaction, Emily’s Army, Freedom Club Thee Parkside. 9:30pm, $8.
Emily Anne, Patsychords, Bye and Byes Café Du Nord. 8pm, $10.
Female Trouble, Laura Jean, Tomorrow Men El Rio. 8pm, $7.
Hashishen Knockout. 9:30pm.
Howlin Rain, Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, Meg Baird Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $8.
Dom Kennedy, DJ Jack Slim’s. 8pm, $18.
Johnny Rawls Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Sir Lord Von Raven, Apache, Warm Blood Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10.
Tubes Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $28.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cosmo Alleycats with Ms. Emily Wade Adams Blondie’s, 540 Valencia, SF; (415) 864-2419. 9pm, free.
Dave Parker Quartet Purple Onion, 140 Columbus, SF; (415) 956-1653. 7:30-10:30pm, free.
Dave Scott Quartet Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Organsm featuring Jim Gunderson and “Tender” Tim Shea Bollyhood Café. 6:30-9pm, free.
Pink Martini with San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.sfsymphony.org. 8pm, $20-115.
Savanna Jazz Jam Session Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $5.
Soul jazz party with Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5. DJs Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
Club Cornhole Stud. 9pm, $3.99. With DJ Phatima Unclear, DJ MF, Lady Bear, Broads, Joan Crawford’s Old Baguettes, and more.
Culture Corner Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; www.kokococktails.com. 10pm, free. Roots reggae, dub, rocksteady, and classic dancehall with DJ Tomas, Yusuke, Vinnie Esparza, and Basshaka and ILWF.
Guilty Pleasures Gestalt, 3159 16th St, SF; (415) 560-0137. 9:30pm, free. DJ TophZilla, Rob Metal, DJ Stef, and Disco-D spin punk, metal, electro-funk, and 80s.
1984 Mighty. 9pm, $2. The long-running New Wave and 80s party features video DJs Mark Andrus, Don Lynch, and celebrity guests.
Supersonic Bollyhood Café. 10pm, $5. Fly the friendly skies with SF’s Tasty Crew, spinning wold beats from the Balkans, Brazil, Colombia, and more.
Thursday Special Tralala Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 5pm, free. Downtempo, hip-hop, and freestyle beats by Dr. Musco and Unbroken Circle MCs.
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 Dangerous Dan, Skip, Low Life, 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 1
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Battlehooch, Ghost and the City, Sun Hop Fat, Panhandlers Independent. 9pm, $13.
Grady Champion Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Donkeys, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Red Pony Clock Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $8.
Giant Squid, Judgement Day, Cormorant Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8.
Group Doueh, Nick Waterhouse and the Tarots, Mark Gergis DJ set Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $14.
Scene of Action, Fighting the Villain, 5606, Hometown Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $10.
Sonny and the Sunsets, Calvin Johnson, Sandwitches, Wounded Lion Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $13.
Stymie and the Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra, Gun and Doll Show, Last Men on Earth, Naked Fiction Café Du Nord. 8pm, $10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $25-30.
Pink Martini with San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.sfsymphony.org. 8pm, $20-115.
Soul jazz party with Jules Broussard and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
Derrick Carter Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.publicsf.com. 9:30pm, $10-15. With Honey Soundsystem DJs, Rouzbeh, Galen, and Chris Smith.
Duniya Dancehall Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; (415) 920-0577. 10pm, $10. With live performances by Duniya Drum and Dance Co. and DJs dub Snakr and Juan Data spinning bhangra, bollywood, dancehall, African, and more.
Haight Street Hop Milk. 10pm, $5. With DJs Tanoa Samoa Boy and Rockin’ Raul spinning vintage 45s, plus burlesque dancers and more.
Low End Theory 103 Harriet, SF; www.1015.com. 10pm, $15. With TOKiMONSTA, Death Grips, and Free the Robots.
Oldies Night Knockout. 9pm, $2-4. Doo-wop, one-hit wonders, soul, and more with DJs Primo, Daniel, and Lost Cat.
120 Minutes Elbo Room. 10pm. Witch house with DJs Whitch, Nako, and oOoOO.
Strangelove: Military Fashion Show Cat Club. 9:30pm, $3-7. Goth and industrial with DJs Tomas Diablo, Joe Radio, Orko, and Xander. Military or military fetish attire encouraged.
That 90s Dance Party DNA Lounge. 9pm, $7-9. Pop, rock, and alternative from the 90s with BaconMonkey, Omar, Sage, and Sparkle.
Vintage Orson, 508 Fourth St, SF; (415) 777-1508. 5:30-11pm, free. DJ TophOne and guest spin jazzy beats for cocktalians.
SATURDAY 2
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Animals and Men, Grass Widow, Rank/Xerox Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $10.
Attitude Adjustment, Psychosomatic, Zombie Holocaust, Abrupt Slim’s. 8:30pm, $13.
Coliseum, Futur Skullz, Blown to Bits, Pins of Light Thee Parkside. 9:30pm, $8.
Dominique Leone, Kapowski, Dinosaur Feathers Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10.
Lost Puppy Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
Lumerians, Young Prisms, Bronze Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $13.
Le Panique, Shell Corporation, Survival Guide Café Du Nord. 9pm, $12.
Royal Baths, Nucular Animals, Psychic Feline, Dadfag Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Ty Segell, Audacity, Mikal Cronin, No Boss Independent. 9pm, $10.
Sweet Baby J’ai Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
“Fillmore Jazz Festival” Fillmore between Jackson and Eddy, SF; www.fillmorejazzfestival.com. 10am-6pm, free.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $30.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
“Red, White, and Bluegrass” Music Store, 66 West Portal, SF; www.shelbyashpresents.com. 2-4pm, free. With Kemo Sabe and MilkDrive.
“Red, White, and Bluegrass” Plough and Stars. 9:30pm, $6-10. With Windy Hill and TED.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
Bootie SF DNA Lounge. 9pm, $8-15. Mash-ups.
Debaser Knockout. 10pm, $5. Alternative dance party with Jamie Jams and Emdee spinning 90s music.
DJ Grandmaster Flash Yoshi’s San Francisco. 10:30pm, $20.
DJ MartyParty Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.publicsf.com. 10pm, $10-12.
Sanafrica Bollyhood Café. 9pm, $7-10. West African and Latin fusion party with Jose Luis, DJ Nado, and DJ Mignane.
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm, $10. Sixties soul with DJs Lucky, Phengren Oswald, and Paul Paul.
SUNDAY 3
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Blind Willies, Red Weather, Horny Brass Band Make-Out Room. 7:30pm, $8.
Neko Case, Dodos Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Ave at Sloat, SF; www.sterngrove.org. 2pm, free.
Philistines, Truxton, Excuses for Skipping Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Retro Electric Café Du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Th Mrcy Hot Sprngs, Blind Shake Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic Knockout. 6-10pm, $8. With DJ Dr. Scott.
Twice As Good Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
“Fillmore Jazz Festival” Fillmore between Jackson and Eddy, SF; www.fillmorejazzfestival.com. 10am-6pm, free.
Jazz organ party with Lavay Smith and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Kally Price Old Blues and Jazz Band, Emperor Norton’s Jazz Band Amnesia. 9pm, $5.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 7pm.
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra Yoshi’s San Francisco. 7 and 9pm, $25.
Tom Lander Duo Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 6-9pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Batcave Cat Club. 10pm, $5. Death rock, goth, and post-punk with Steeplerot Necromos and c_death.
Boom DNA Lounge. 9pm, $12-15. House and hip-hop with Stanley Frank, Joshua J., Sidekick, and Juanita More, plus the Some Thing Drag Show.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with Vinnie Esparza and Maneesh the Twister.
45 Club: 100 Yards of Funky Soul Records Knockout. 10pm, $2. Soul, funk, and more with Dirty Dishes, English Steve, and dX the Funky Gran Paw.
Ceremony City Nights, 715 Harrison, SF; www.sfclubs.com. 5pm-midnight, $40. With Moto Blanco, Jay Santos, and DJ Grind.
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 4
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
“El Rio Big Time Freedom Festival” El Rio. 3:30pm, $8. With John Vanderslice, Low Red Land, Finn Figgins, Tartufi, Whisperlights, and Walking In Sunlight.
DANCE CLUBS
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $3-5. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Joe Radio, Decay, and Melting Girl. This week: wear a kilt or plaid skirt and get in free.
M.O.M. Madrone Art Bar. 6pm, free. DJs Timoteo Gigante, Gordo Cabeza, and Chris Phlek playing all Motown every Monday.
Recovery: 4th of July Edition Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 3-8pm, free. Hostess Pollo Del Mar serves “jello injectors” as DJ Guy Ruben spins.
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.
TUESDAY 5
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Horsefly, Kate Fiano El Rio. 7pm, free.
Ted Nugent, Brent James and the ContraBand Independent. 8pm, $55.
Paul Collins Beat, King Lollipop, Garbo’s Daughter, DJ Shindog Thee Parkside. 8pm, $8.
Religious Girls, Zorch, Primary Colors Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
J-Roddy Walston and the Business, Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven Café Du Nord. 8pm, $12.
SFBG Radio: Commies and the U.S. Marine Corps
Today Johnny offers a special observation: After hearing a friend in the Army denounce “socialism,” he concludes that the military, particularly the Marine Corps, operates a lot like a communist organization. You know — relatively level pay, “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need,” free food and medical care, putting the needs of the whole over the needs of the individual …. commie stuff. (No — this is not Johnny channelling McCarthy and holding up names of Communist Marines. Trust me) Listen up after the jump.
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Music listings are compiled by Cheryl Eddy. Since club life is unpredictable, it’s a good idea to call ahead to confirm bookings and hours. Prices are listed when provided to us. Submit items for the listings at listings@sfbg.com. For further information on how to submit items for the listings, see Picks.
WEDNESDAY 22
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Nikka Costa, Allen Stone, Capra Independent. 8pm, $20.
Terry Evans Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Face to Face, Strung Out, Blitzkid, Darlings Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $27.
Flood, Hollow Mirrors, Owl Knockout. 10pm, $6.
Hex Machine, Dead Meat, Listo Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Kid Congo Powers and the Pink Monkey Birds, Non!, Allah-Las, Midnite Snaxx Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $12.
Kooks Slim’s. 8pm, $25.
Misisipi Mike’s Midnight Gamblers, Female Trouble, Grand Lodge Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Panic at the Disco, Fun, Funeral Party Warfield. 7:30pm, $28.
Sands, Zoo Animal, Mike Sempert Hotel Utah. 9pm, $7.
Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, Colour Revolt, New Regime Fillmore. 6:30pm, $27.50.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Monty Alexander Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $25.
Cat’s Corner with Nathan Dias and Christine Savanna Jazz. 9pm, $10.
Michael Chase, Lorenzo Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; www.ritespotcafe.net. 9pm, free.
Cosmo Alleycats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Michael Abraham Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Jaga Jazzist Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $21.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Borucoe and BrazilVox Yoshi’s San Francisco lounge. 9pm, $10.
Kelly McFarling Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
Ian McFeron and Alisa Milner Simple Pleasures Café, 3434 Balboa, SF; (415) 387-4022. 8pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro, SF; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita Moore hosts this dance party, featuring DJ Robot Hustle.
Buena Onda Little Baobab, 3388 19th St, SF; (415) 643-3558. 10pm, free. Funk, swing, rare grooves, and more with Dr. Musco and guests.
Club Shutter Elbo Room. 10pm, $5. Goth with DJs Nako, Omar, and Justin.
Full-Step! Tunnel Top. 10pm, free. Hip-hop, reggae, soul, and funk with DJs Kung Fu Chris and Bizzi Wonda.
Mary Go Round, the New Generation Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 10pm, $5. Drag with Suppositori Spelling, Mercedez Munro, and Ginger Snap.
No Room For Squares Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 6-10pm, free. DJ Afrodite Shake spins jazz for happy hour.
THURSDAY 23
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Grant Hart, Greg Ashley, Tet Holiday Thee Parkside. 9pm, $10.
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs, Ferocious Few, Tumbleweed Wanderers Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $15.
Jackie Greene Swedish American Hall (upstairs from Café Du Nord). 8pm, $25.
Jorma Kaukonen, David Bromberg Fillmore. 8pm, $30.
Led Zepagain Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $16.
Big Bill Morganfield Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Bill Orcutt, Derek Monypeny, Jozef Von Wissem, Date Palms Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Prids, Homeowners, Books on Tape Knockout. 10pm, $8.
Rooney, Voxhaul Broadcast, Maniac Slim’s. 9pm, $16.
Saints of Ruin, Tokyo Raid, Foreign Cinema Café Du Nord. 8pm, $10.
Thao and Mirah, Bobby, Led to Sea Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $16.
You Are Plural, Pleasants, Odd Bird, Passenger and Pilot Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Dave Parker Quartet Purple Onion, 140 Columbus, SF; (415) 956-1653. 7:30-10:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Organsm featuring Jim Gunderson and “Tender” Tim Shea Bollyhood Café. 6:30-9pm, free.
Savanna Jazz Jam Session Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $5.
Shimmering Leaves Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
Soul jazz party with Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
Swing With Stan Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; www.ritespotcafe.net. 9pm, free.
Tippy Canoe and the Paddlemen Yerba Buena Gardens, Esplanade Outdoor Stage (Mission between Third and Fourth Sts), SF; www.ybgf.org. 12:30-1:30pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Meklit Hadero Independent. 8pm, $20.
“Twang! Honky Tonk” Fiddler’s Green, 1330 Columbus, SF; www.twanghonkytonk.com. 5pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5. DJs Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
Culture Corner Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; www.kokococktails.com. 10pm, free. Roots reggae, dub, rocksteady, and classic dancehall with DJ Tomas, Yusuke, Vinnie Esparza, and Basshaka and ILWF.
Guilty Pleasures Gestalt, 3159 16th St, SF; (415) 560-0137. 9:30pm, free. DJ TophZilla, Rob Metal, DJ Stef, and Disco-D spin punk, metal, electro-funk, and 80s.
High Contrast Mighty. 9pm. With Bachelors of Science, Gridlok, 2 Cents, and the Colonel MC.
Indie Pride: The Music You Crave Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 9pm, $4. All-star DJs from parties like Electric Feel and Arcade spin at this Pride kick-off party.
1984 Mighty. 9pm, $2. The long-running New Wave and 80s party features video DJs Mark Andrus, Don Lynch, and celebrity guests.
Popscene Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $10. With Popscene DJs and a live performance by the Postelles.
Supersonic Bollyhood Café. 10pm, $5. Fly the friendly skies with SF’s Tasty Crew, spinning wold beats from the Balkans, Brazil, Colombia, and more.
Thursday Special Tralala Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 5pm, free. Downtempo, hip-hop, and freestyle beats by Dr. Musco and Unbroken Circle MCs.
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 Dangerous Dan, Skip, Low Life, 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 24
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
BlackMahal and friends, DJ Timoteo Café Du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Era Escape, Goodbye Gadget, Neon Anyway Kimo’s. 9pm.
Foreverland Mezzanine. 10pm, $25.
Glitch Mob, Ana Sia, Comma Regency Ballroom. 9pm, $27.
Jackie Greene Swedish American Hall (upstairs from Café Du Nord). 8pm, $25.
James Harman Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Zoe Keating, Magik*Magik Orchestra, John Eicherseer and Carla Bozulich Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $23.
Lonely Wild, Tito Amnesia. 7pm, $5.
Peter Murphy, Michael Shapiro Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $30.
Musiq Soulchild, DJ Big Russ Bimbo’s 365 Club. 9pm, $40.
“Original Plumbing Presents Unofficial 2!” Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $7. Trans Pride party with DJs Bunnystyle and Rapid Fire.
“Punk Rock Pizza Party” Speakeasy Ales and Lagers, 1195 Evans, SF; www.goodbeer.com. 4pm, free. Three dollar pints and music by Ruleta Rusa, Dissoanance, and Yadokai (music starts at 7pm).
Show Is the Rainbow, Manicorn Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
“2011 U.S. Air Guitar Championships” Independent. 9pm, $20.
Harley White Jr. Studio Gracia, 19 Heron, SF; www.beyondblues.com. 10:30pm, $15.
Will Bernard Band Yoshi’s San Francisco. 10:30pm, $16.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Linda Kosut Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $10.
Kitty Margolis Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $25.
Soul jazz party with Jules Broussard and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Trio Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; www.ritespotcafe.net. 9pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
Baxtalo Drom Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10. Live gypsy punk music and belly dance.
Drag Yourself to Pride Prom Rickshaw Stop. 9:30pm, $5. Prom-themed Pride dance party.
Duniya Dancehall Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; (415) 920-0577. 10pm, $10. With live performances by Duniya Drum and Dance Co. and DJs dub Snakr and Juan Data spinning bhangra, bollywood, dancehall, African, and more.
Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Austin Peralta, Teebs 103 Harriet, 103 Harriet, SF; www.blasthaus.com. 9pm, $20.
Line-Up Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 9pm, $6. Get your photo taken and be seen at this Pride party with DJs Grind and John LePage.
Soul Rebel Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; www.kokococktails.com. 10pm, free. Reggae, punk, 2tone, oi, and more with Dougie, Tim, and Tomas.
Spindig Happy Hour Knockout. 6-9pm, free. DJs Ryan Poulsen, Joe Bank$, and Stef play rap, punk, disco, and beyond.
Tease: Eden Weekend DNA Lounge. 9pm, $15-25. With DJs Ai-Lo, Lezlee, Rapture, La Niche, Val G., and Olga T.
Teenage Dance Craze: The Number One Twisting Party in the Universe Knockout. 10pm, $4. Surf, garage, soul, and more with DJs Russell Quan, dX the Funky Gran Paw, and Okieoran Scott.
Vintage Orson, 508 Fourth St, SF; (415) 777-1508. 5:30-11pm, free. DJ TophOne and guest spin jazzy beats for cocktalians.
SATURDAY 25
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Absynth Quintet, Real Nasty Amnesia. 9pm, $10.
Blackalicious, Shotgun Wedding Quintet, Seasunz, DJ Renz Mezzanine. 9pm. $20-25.
Capital Cities, Audiafauna, Song Preservation Society Café Du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Children of Bodom, Devin Townsend, Septicflesh, Obscura Slim’s. 7pm, $31.
Cibo Matto, Chain Gang of 1974 Bimbo’s 365 Club. 9pm, $25.
Joyce Cooling Biscuits and Blues. 2pm, $22.
Jackie Greene Swedish American Hall (upstairs from Café Du Nord). 8pm, $25.
Zoe Keating, Magik*Magik Orchestra, John Eicherseer and Carla Bozulich Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $23.
Aaron Lease and the Panhandlers Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 9pm, free.
Mushroom Make-Out Room. 7:30pm, $6. Playing the Who’s unreleased Lifehouse.
Earl Thomas and the Blues Ambassadors Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $22.
“2011 U.S. Air Guitar Championships” Independent. 9pm, $20.
Andre Williams, Jail Weddings Hemlock Tavern. 7:30 and 10pm, $15.
Lenny Williams Showroom SF, 1000 Van Ness, SF; www.theshowroomsf.com. 8 and 10pm, $45.50.
Wooden Birds, Definite Articles, White Cloud Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $12.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Joe Bataan Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $28-35.
Gina Harris and Torbie Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $10.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 8pm.
Ana Moura Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 8pm, $25-65.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Barrel Riders, Hard Ponys Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
Toshio Hirano Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; www.ritespotcafe.net. 9pm, free.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Chris Hilman and Herb Pedersen Fillmore. 8pm, $35.
Novalima Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission, SF; www.brickandmortarmusic.com. 10pm, $20.
“San Francisco Free Folk Festival” Presidio Middle School, 450 30th Ave, SF; www.sffolkfest.org. Noon-10pm, free.
“Saturday Night Salsa” Ramp, 855 Terry Francois, SF; www.facebook.com/TheRampSF. 5:30-8:30pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
Bootie SF: Lady Gaga vs. Madonna DNA Lounge. 9pm, $8-15. Mash-ups with Adrian and Mysterious D.
Cockblock’s Fifth Annual Dyke March After Party Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $10-20. With Natalie Nuxx.
4OneFunktion Elbo Room. 10pm, $5. Hip-hop with DJs Max Kane, Teeko, A-Ron, and guests DJ Mamabear and DJ Chungtech.
Go Bang! Go Pride! Deco Lounge, 510 Larkin, SF; www.gobangsf.com. 9pm, $5. With guests DJ Peeplay and Lel’ Ephant, plus residents Steve Fabus, Tres Lingerie, and Sergio.
Mango El Rio. 8pm, $10. Sweet sexy fun for women with DJs Edaj, Marcella, Olga, and La Coqui.
Mighty Real Mighty. 10pm. With Quentin Harris and David Harness.
Poppers Pride Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. 8pm. With DJ Russ Rich.
Temptation Cat Club. 9:30pm, $7. Electro-80s-indie-goth party; this month’s theme is Depeche Mode.
West Coast Champion Controller Battle Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.publicsf.com. 8pm, $10. Along with “next-level” competitors, exhibition performances by Ean Golden and Moldover, plus a victory celebration with Future Mouse-Pet, Mochipet plus Joey Mousepad and Freddie Future, and Slayers Club DJs.
SUNDAY 26
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Alps of New South Wails, Michael Beach, Bleached Palms Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Chris Robinson Brotherhood Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $21.
Lance Burden, Zoo, Knights of the New Crusade Café Du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Jazz Mafia Symphony with Chali 2na Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Ave at Sloat, SF; www.sterngrove.org. 2pm, free.
Real Nasty, Sweet Chariot Amnesia. 9pm, $7.
Wax Idols, Paperhead, Lilac, Wrong Words, DJ Duke of Windsor Thee Parkside. 8pm, $6.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Ahn Trio Yoshi’s San Francisco. 7pm, $26.
Roberta Donnay, Sam Bevan, Ross Gualco Bliss Bar, 4026 24th St, SF; www.blissbarsf.com. 4:30pm, $10.
Jazz organ party with Lavay Smith and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 7pm.
Little Brown Brother jazz and blues jam session Savanna Jazz. 7pm, $5.
Tom Lander Duo Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 6-9pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Davis Jones, Joseh Garcia, Orion Freeman Yoshi’s San Francisco lounge. 8pm, $7.
“San Francisco Free Folk Festival” Presidio Middle School, 450 30th Ave, SF; www.sffolkfest.org. Noon-10pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Batcave Cat Club. 10pm, $5. Death rock, goth, and post-punk with Steeplerot Necromos and c_death.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with Vinnie Esparza and gues B-Love.
Fresh Ruby Skye. 6pm, $25. With DJ Manny Lehman and DJ Jay Santos.
Jock Pride Lookout, 3600 16th St, SF; www.lookoutsf.com. Noon-2am. All-star DJs and the hottest crowd in the Castro.
La Pachanga Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.thebluemacawsf.com. 6pm, $10. Salsa dance party with live Afro-Cuban salsa bands.
Queerly Beloved El Rio. 3pm, $8. Pink Sunday party with Icy Lytes, Jiz Lee and Dylan Ryan, DJs Jenna Riot and Bianca Oblivion, and more.
Sweater Funk Third Anniversary Knockout. 9pm, free. Boogie, modern soul, and steppers.
MONDAY 27
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
California Sunshine, Ken South Rock, Dead Flowers Knockout. 9pm, $7.
Mark Gardner Redwood Room and Velvet Room, Clift Hotel, 495 Geary, SF; cliftsessions@morganshotelgroup.com. 9pm, free (RSVP required). Plus a screening of Upside Down, a doc about Creation Records.
Hookers, Black Wizard, White Barons Elbo Room. 9pm, $10.
Joe Louis Walker Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Water Tower Bucket Boys, Earl Brothers Amnesia. 9pm.
Yellow Magic Orchestra, Prefuse 73 Warfield. 8pm, $42.50-85.
DANCE CLUBS
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $3-5. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Joe Radio, Decay, and Melting Girl.
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.
TUESDAY 28
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Natasha Bedingfield, Kate Voegele, Andy Grammer Slim’s. 8pm, $21.
Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Switch, Destructo Warfield. 8pm, $27-45.
Chelle! and friends Yoshi’s San Francisco lounge. 9pm, $10.
Fleshtones, East Bay Grease Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $12.
Hickoids, Grannies, Possum and Lester Elbo Room. 9pm, $8.
Hip Bones 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 8pm, free.
Aaron Lease Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
Sondre Lerche, Nightlands, Kishi Bashi Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $21.
Riley Tolstedt, Redwood Wires El Rio. 7pm, free.
Vandaveer, Cheyenne Marie Mize, Kites and Crows Amnesia. 9pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
SFBG Radio: Bruce without Clarence
Now that the Big Man, Clarence Clemons, has died at 69, is it time for Bruce Springsteen to declare and end to the E Street Band? Johnny, who is a musician, says its a matter of basic decency. Tim, who can’t play or sing a note, thinks the other musicians still ought to have a chance to make a living. And what about the fans? Listen after the jump.
ByeBigMan by endorsements2010SFBG Radio: Free speech, regulation and the Internet
A special episode today, featuring Perry Michael Simon of allaccess.com talking about what happens with media, including TV and talk radio, migrates to the web — and the ability of the FCC to regulate everything from obscenity to fairness and public accountability vanishes? Listen to the discussion after the break.
EndOfCensorship by endorsements2010The car-radio wars
It’s not enough to try to get four kids (two of mine, two of the neighbors) out the door and into the car for the half-hour trip to various summer camps across town. No: They have to fight — bitterly — over which radio station we listen to. It sometimes literally comes to blows.
My son, the metal-head, insists on on Live 105, with the bass turned up and the volume cranked. My daughter, who accepts only female vocalists of the Taylor Swift/Rhianna/Katy Perry genre, insists on Movin’ 99.7, and she sings along louder than the radio. The other day, it was absolute chaos as they battled for control of the front seat (and thus the radio knobs), punching and grabbing and pushing like some sort of Winfield St. WWF Smackdown at 8 a.m.
You been there? Here’s the solution.
I shut them both up and tune into …. the New Oldies (I hate that word; I feel so …. Old) on KKSF, 103.7 And make the kids listen to to … REO Speedwagon!
Remember those guys? Maybe it’s a generational thing, but here’s what I remember: “Roll With the Changes” at full tilt, blasting out the holes in my bedroom door, and my mother holding her head in her hands and begging me to “turn off that horrible noise.”
It was horrible, too. It still is. I love it — and I love it even more that my two kids — nine and 12 years old — are sitting in the car holding their heads in their hands and begging their dad to “turn off that horrible noise.”
Next I’m sending the Speedwagon to make peace in the Middle East.
SFBG Radio: Does Washington matter any more?
As the California state government remains paralyzed by Republicans, and the U.S. government seems unable to get anything of substance done to help the economy, Johnny and Tim talk about the power and poilcy shift to local agencies and ask: Is the era of national and even state government as an effective force for progressive change coming to an end? Listen after the jump.
NoMoreDCSacto by endorsements2010Music Listings
Music listings are compiled by Cheryl Eddy. Since club life is unpredictable, it’s a good idea to call ahead to confirm bookings and hours. Prices are listed when provided to us. Submit items for the listings at listings@sfbg.com. For further information on how to submit items for the listings, see Picks.
WEDNESDAY 15
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Chris Kid Anderson Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Apollo Run, Morning Commute, Red Weather Hotel Utah. 8pm, $8.
Bell’s Roar, Double Dutchess El Rio. 9pm, $5.
Blasted Canyons, Boom Bang, Fine Steps Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Crystal Antlers, Audacity, Tijuana Panthers, Devon Williams Thee Parkside. 8pm, $10.
Deep Teens, Moira Scar, Primary Colors, DJ Necromos Spiritus Submission, 2183 Mission, SF; www.sf-submission.com. 9pm, $5.
Mötley Crüe, Poison, New York Dolls Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove, SF; www.ticketmaster.com. 7pm, $69.
Oh Boy!, Abatis, Over the Falls Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Part Time, Weapons of the Future, Pow!, Party Owl Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
Slapstick, MU 330, Chinkees Slim’s. 8pm, $20. Asian Man Records 15th anniversary celebration.
Two Gay Lads, Vows, Return to Earth, DJ Mick Tashjian Knockout. 9pm, $8.
Von Ehrics Grant and Green. 9pm.
X, Devil’s Brigade Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $31.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cat’s Corner with Nathan Dias and Christine Savanna Jazz. 9pm, $10.
Cosmo Alleycats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Michael Abraham Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 7pm.
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
Michael Parsons Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
Soraya Trio Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; www.ritespotcafe.net. 9pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Maraca’s Salsa and Latin Jazz Band Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $18-25.
Stephen Marley Fillmore. 8pm, $26.
Tom Sway and Fanfare Zambaleta Stage Werx, 533 Sutter, SF; www.brownpapertickets.com. 8pm. Part of the “Underground Sound” series.
DANCE CLUBS
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro, SF; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita Moore hosts this dance party, featuring DJ Robot Hustle.
Buena Onda Little Baobab, 3388 19th St, SF; (415) 643-3558. 10pm, free. Funk, swing, rare grooves, and more with Dr. Musco and guests.
No Room For Squares Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 6-10pm, free. DJ Afrodite Shake spins jazz for happy hour.
Third Wednesdays Underground SF. 10pm-2am, $3. With Ms. Jackson, DJ Loryn, and Becky Knox spinning electro, tech, house, and breaks.
THURSDAY 16
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Alkaline Trio, Hot Toddies, Kepi Ghoulie, Atom Age Bottom of the Hill. 8:30pm, $20.
Blue Order Knockout. 9:30pm, $7.
Emily Bonn and the Vivants, Wild Reeds Amnesia. 9pm, $7.
Butch Whacks and the Glass Packs Bimbo’s 365 Club. 8pm, $45.
Johannes Linstead Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $30.
Ida Maria Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $12. Plus Popscene DJs.
Sioux City Kid, Con Brio, Uncle Rebel Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $13.
Slow Gherkin, Buck-O-Nine, Unsteady, Monkey Thee Parkside. 8pm, $15.
TITS, Kill Moi, Glass Trains El Rio. 8pm, $5.
Victory and Associates, Poison Control Center, Genius and the Thieves Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Dave Parker Quartet Purple Onion, 140 Columbus, SF; (415) 956-1653. 7:30-10:30pm, free.
Dime Store Dandy Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; www.ritespotcafe.net. 9pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 7pm.
Organsm featuring Jim Gunderson and “Tender” Tim Shea Bollyhood Café. 6:30-9pm, free.
Savanna Jazz Jam Session Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $5.
Soul jazz party with Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Maraca’s Salsa and Latin Jazz Band Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $18-25.
“Twang! Honky Tonk” Fiddler’s Green, 1330 Columbus, SF; www.twanghonkytonk.com. 5pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5. DJs Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
Culture Corner Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; www.kokococktails.com. 10pm, free. Roots reggae, dub, rocksteady, and classic dancehall with DJ Tomas, Yusuke, Vinnie Esparza, and Basshaka and ILWF.
80s Night Cat Club. 9pm, $6 (free before 9:30pm). Two dance floors bumpin’ with the best of 80s mainstream and underground with Dangerous Dan, Skip, Low Life, and guests.
Guilty Pleasures Gestalt, 3159 16th St, SF; (415) 560-0137. 9:30pm, free. DJ TophZilla, Rob Metal, DJ Stef, and Disco-D spin punk, metal, electro-funk, and 80s.
1984 Mighty. 9pm, $2. The long-running New Wave and 80s party features video DJs Mark Andrus, Don Lynch, and celebrity guests.
Thursday Special Tralala Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 5pm, free. Downtempo, hip-hop, and freestyle beats by Dr. Musco and Unbroken Circle MCs.
Tropicana Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, free. Salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, and more with DJs Don Bustamante, Apocolypto, Sr. Saen, Santero, and Mr. E.
Luke Vibert, Little John, Mozaic, AntAcid, Ghosts on Tape Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.publicsf.com. 9pm.
FRIDAY 17
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Blind Willies, Danny Cohen Amnesia. 7pm, $7.
Butch Whacks and the Glass Packs Bimbo’s 365 Club. 8pm, $50.
Dandelion War, Caught In Motion, One F El Rio. 9pm, $5.
Derde Verde, Casey Wickstrom, Aotearoa Brainwash Café, 1122 Folsom, SF; www.brainwash.com. 8pm.
Emergency Room, Dan Potthast, Ratasucia, Bagheera Thee Parkside. 9pm, $15.
Horrid Red, Burial Hex, Brute Heart Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $8.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Maria Taylor, Doc Dailey Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $16.
Meat Puppets, Flamingo, Bad Weather California Independent. 9pm, $16.
Prince Paul and Grand Wizard Theodore 330 Ritch. 10pm, $15.
Shpongle Fillmore. 9pm, $35.
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Van Ghost Connecticut Yankee, 100 Connecticut, SF; www.theyankee.com. 10pm.
John Vanderslice, Magik*Magik Orchestra Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.ticketmaster.com. 8pm, $20-55.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Emily Anne’s Delights Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 9pm, free.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 7pm.
Søren Kjærgaard Meridian Gallery, 535 Powell, SF; www.meridiangallery.org. 7:30pm, $5-10.
Michael McIntosh Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; www.ritespotcafe.net. 9pm, free.
Susamma Smith with Mike Price Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Forro Brazuca, DJ Alfie!Bateria Elbo Room. 10pm, $10.
HenHouse Prowlers, Nettle Honey Plough and Stars. 9:30pm, $8-10.
Maraca’s Salsa and Latin Jazz Band Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $25.
Texas Tornados, Red Meat Slim’s. 9pm, $25.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
DJ What’s His Fuck Riptide Tavern. 9pm, free. Spinning old-school punk rock and other gems.
Mark Farina, Kevin Saunderson, Paul Devro, Christian Martin Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.publicsf.com. 9pm.
Gramatik, Low Limit, Siren, Bogl, DJ Whores Mighty. 9pm, $5.
Oldies Night Knockout. 9pm, $2-4. Doo wop, sou, and more with DJs Primo, Daniel, and Lost Cat.
AC Slater, Ultraviolet, Go Off!, Matthew Grand Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $16.
Trannyshack: Heklina’s Birthday DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $15. Special guest Justin Bond, plus Ejijah Minnelli, Exhibit Q, Kiddie, and other Trannyshack stars help Heklina celebrate another glamorous year.
Vintage Orson, 508 Fourth St, SF; (415) 777-1508. 5:30-11pm, free. DJ TophOne and guest spin jazzy beats for cocktalians.
SATURDAY 18
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Ringo Deathstarr, Follow That Bird Slim’s. 9pm, $20.
“Asian Man Records Afternoon BBQ” Thee Parkside. 2:30pm, free.
Blackbird Blackbird, Phantom Kicks, Old Arc, Yalls El Rio. 3pm, $8.
Bobbie Blue Bland Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $40.
Butch Whacks and the Glass Packs Bimbo’s 365 Club. 8pm, $50.
Bill Callahan, Michael Chapman Independent. 9pm, $20.
Current Swell Riptide Tavern. 9pm, free.
Janiva Magness Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
North Fork, Virgin Islands, Peace Creep Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Steve Poltz, Peter Case Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $18.
Queers, Classics of Love, Apers, Max Levine Ensemble, Gnarboots Bottom of the Hill. 8:30pm, $15.
Rayos X, TV Evangelists, Poliskitzo Bender’s, 800 S. Van Ness, SF; www.bendersbar.com. 9:30pm, $5.
Pete Rock Yoshi’s San Francisco. 10:30pm, $25.
Sundowner, Brendan Kelly, Mike Hale, I Sing the Body Electric, Grant Olney Thee Parkside. 8pm, $15.
Van Ghost Connecticut Yankee, 100 Connecticut, SF; www.theyankee.com. 10pm.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Bernal Hill Players Community Music Center, 544 Capp, SF; www.bernalhillplayers.com. 8pm, free. Performing “San Francisco: In and About the City.”
Pascal Boker and Mike Price Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $10.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 7pm.
Prasant Radhakrishnan’s Vidya Red Poppy Art House. 9pm, $15.
Soul jazz party with Jules Broussard and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Nikki Yanofsky Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 8pm, $25-60.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Patrick Landeza and Waipuna Yoshi’s San Francisco. 7 and 9pm, $20.
Octomutt, Scott Young Rite Spot, 2099 Folsom, SF; www.ritespotcafe.net. 9pm, free.
“Saturday Night Salsa” Ramp, 855 Terry Francois, SF; www.facebook.com/TheRampSF. 5:30-8:30pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
Bootie SF: The Monster Show DNA Lounge. 9pm, $8-15. Pre-Pride mash-up party with Cookie Dough, DJ MC2, and more.
Booty Bassment Knockout. 9pm, $5. Booty-shaking hip-hop with DJs Ryan Poulsen and Dimitri Dickenson.
Fringe Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, $5. Indie music video dance party with DJ Blondie K and subOctave.
Haçeteria Deco Lounge, 510 Larkin, SF; www.decosf.com. 10pm, free. Dance music with guest Conor.
NonStop Bhangra Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $20. Presented by Dhol Rhythms.
“Pink Mammoth Official Camp Fundraiser” Mighty. 9pm, $10. Burning Man fundraiser.
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm, $10. With DJs Lucky, Phengren Oswald, and Paul Paul.
Silvermouse Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.publicsf.com. 8pm, $20.
Sunugal.CA Bollyhood Café. 9pm, $7-10. Celebrate West Africa and the African Diaspora with VJ-DJ Sabar and DJ Migane, plus host VJ Oumar.
SUNDAY 19
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Bomb the Music Industry!, Hard Girls, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Mikey Erg, Mike Park Thee Parkside. 7pm, $15.
Marc Broussard, Matt Hires, Chic Gamine Independent. 8pm, $20.
Civil Wars, James Vincent McMorrow Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $16.
Elle Nino, Spacehunter, Fa Fa Fa Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Ron Hacker Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Ben l’Oncle Soul Sigmund Stern Grove, 19th Ave at Sloat, SF; www.sterngrove.org. 2pm, free.
Kid Cudi, Chip Tha Ripper Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove, SF; www.ticketmaster.com. 8pm, $42.50.
Stripmall Architecture, Northern Key, Slow Skate Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
Symbolick Jews, Tremulants, Suggies, Narooma Kimo’s. 9pm, $6.
Tech N9ne, Jay Rock, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoon Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $32. With Big Scoob, Mayday, Steve Stone, and Kung Fu Vampires.
Vancougar, Greg Ashley Band, Shrouds Knockout. 9pm, $5.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
“Colette and Friends presents the Great American Songbook: A Tribute to the Nisei Generation” Yoshi’s San Francisco. 3pm, $25. Benefits the Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund.
Roy Hargrove and Cedar Walton Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 7pm, $25-65.
“Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone” Rrazz Room. 7pm.
Savanna Jazz Jam Session Savanna Jazz. 7pm, $5.
Sunday jazz organ party with Lavay Smith and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Tom Lander Duo Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 6-9pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Locura, Beso Negro Amnesia. 9pm, $7.
“Salsa Sundays” El Rio. 4pm, $8-10.
DANCE CLUBS
Batcave Cat Club. 10pm, $5. Death rock, goth, and post-punk with Steeplerot Necromos and c_death.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with Vinnie Esparza and Maneesh the Twister.
Hubba Hubba Revue: Flying Saucer Beach Party DNA Lounge. 2-8pm, $10-12. Burlesque and barbecue with Balrok and the Cavegirls, Rosie 151, Lola Martinet, and more.
La Pachanga Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.thebluemacawsf.com. 6pm, $10. Salsa dance party with live Afro-Cuban salsa bands.
MONDAY 20
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Mountain Goats Fillmore. 9pm, $22.50.
Pacific Nomadic, Narooma, Arms N’ Legs El Rio. 7pm, $3.
Sea Lions, Horse Marriage, Uranium Orchard Hemlock Tavern. 6pm, $6.
Terry Malts, Devon Williams, Bleaches, Superstitions Knockout. 9pm, $6.
Tiger Honey Pot, Sweet Bones, Bite, Tarantula Tango Elbo Room. 9pm, $5.
DANCE CLUBS
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $3-5. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Joe Radio, Decay, and Melting Girl.
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.
TUESDAY 21
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
((Ayahuasca Travellers)), Macrocosm, Ironwitch Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Bell X1, Jarrod Gorbel Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $16.
Terry Evans Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Keren Ann Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $15.
Lucy the Last Lucid Lion, Reverend Johnny Blind El Rio. 7pm, free.
Sean McCann, Brandon Nickell, Medroxy Progesterone Acetate, AC Way Amnesia. 9pm, $6.
No Statik, Martyrdod, Yadokai, DJ Ken Prank Knockout. 9:30pm, $7.
Origin, Hate Eternal, Vital Remains, Abysmal Dawn Slim’s. 8pm, $19.
Religious Girls, Metal Mother Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
DANCE CLUBS
Brazilian Wax Elbo Room. 9pm, $7. Forro and samba with DJs Carioca and P-Shot, plust special live guest.
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
SFBG Radio: Why iCloud sucks
Today Johnny talks to Bob Pfeifer, former music industry executive, about how iCloud will simply continue the decline in the value of music — and in fact, amount to amnesty for illegal music piracy. Check it out after the jump.
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WEDNESDAY 8
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Edie Carey, Justin Trawick Hotel Utah. 8pm, $14.
Daniel Castro Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Dirty Boots, Astral Force, Kelly McFarling Elbo Room. 9pm, $8.
Loquat, Inu, DJ Roll Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $14.
Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae, Mayer Hawthorne and the County Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove, SF; www.ticketmaster.com. 7:30pm, $37.50.
Matmos, Wobbly Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $18.
My First Earthquake, Le Vice, DJ Bortvans Ltd. Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $12.
Naysayers Knockout. 9pm, $5.
Rough Waters, Junior Boogie Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Alex Skolnick Trio San Francisco Marriot Marquis, Bin 55 Lobby Lounge, 55 Fourth St., SF; www.ampkitapp.com. 6pm. Instruments will be played via iPad.
Cosmo Alleycats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Michael Abraham Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Hombres G, Enanitos Verdes Fillmore. 8pm, $55.
DANCE CLUBS
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro, SF; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita Moore hosts this dance party, featuring DJ Robot Hustle.
Buena Onda Little Baobab, 3388 19th St, SF; (415) 643-3558. 10pm, free. Funk, swing, rare grooves, and more with Dr. Musco and guests.
Friendly Fires DJ set Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.publicsf.com. 9:30pm, $10. With DJs Aaron Axelson and White Mike.
No Room For Squares Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 6-10pm, free. DJ Afrodite Shake spins jazz for happy hour.
Third Wednesdays Underground SF. 10pm-2am, $3. With Ms. Jackson, DJ Loryn, and Becky Knox spinning electro, tech, house, and breaks.
THURSDAY 9
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Con Brio Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:30pm, free.
Death Cab for Cutie, Lonely Forest Fillmore. 9pm, $35.
Les Dudek Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Diego Garcia, Chairman Wow Hotel Utah. 9pm, $12.
Grouplove, Walk the Moon, Death Cab for Cutie DJ Set Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $12.
“I Give a Fuck: Benefit for Natalie ‘SkinFiend’ Chandler” Thee Parkside. 9pm, $10-20. Music and burlesque with Alotta Boutte, BC3, Jackie Strano, Kentucky Fried Woman, and more.
Mental 99 El Rio. 7pm, free.
Miami Horror, Jeffrey Jerusalem, DJ Matthew Grand DNA Lounge. 9pm, $18.
Raw Geronimo Knockout. 9:30pm.
Signal Path, Malah, Neurovoltaic Orchestra Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Lucas Silveira, Joe Stephens, Alex Davis El Rio. 8pm, $10.
Tied to the Branches, Slowness, Summer of Glaciers Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Dave Parker Quartet Purple Onion, 140 Columbus, SF; (415) 956-1653. 7:30-10:30pm, free.
Krishna Das Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $38.
Organsm featuring Jim Gunderson and “Tender” Tim Shea Bollyhood Café. 6:30-9pm, free.
Parlor Tricks Café Royale, 800 Post, SF; (415) 641-6033. 8pm, free.
SF Jazz Hotplate Series Amnesia. 9pm.
Soul jazz party with Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
“Twang! Honky Tonk” Fiddler’s Green, 1330 Columbus, SF; www.twanghonkytonk.com. 5pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5. DJs Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
Culture Corner Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; www.kokococktails.com. 10pm, free. Roots reggae, dub, rocksteady, and classic dancehall with DJ Tomas, Yusuke, Vinnie Esparza, and Basshaka and ILWF.
80s Night Cat Club. 9pm, $6 (free before 9:30pm). Two dance floors bumpin’ with the best of 80s mainstream and underground with Dangerous Dan, Skip, Low Life, and guests.
Guilty Pleasures Gestalt, 3159 16th St, SF; (415) 560-0137. 9:30pm, free. DJ TophZilla, Rob Metal, DJ Stef, and Disco-D spin punk, metal, electro-funk, and 80s.
1984 Mighty. 9pm, $2. The long-running New Wave and 80s party features video DJs Mark Andrus, Don Lynch, and celebrity guests.
Thursday Special Tralala Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 5pm, free. Downtempo, hip-hop, and freestyle beats by Dr. Musco and Unbroken Circle MCs.
Tropicana Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, free. Salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, and more with DJs Don Bustamante, Apocolypto, Sr. Saen, Santero, and Mr. E.
FRIDAY 10
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Buzzcocks, Images Slim’s. 9pm, $35.
Detroit Cobras, Girl in a Coma Independent. 9pm, $15.
Extra Action (Electric) Marching Band, Itchy-O Marching Band, Tiger Honey Pot Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $15. Also with Amnesia Babies and the Burning Wigs of Sedition.
Farewell Continental, Gold Motel, Here Come the Saviours Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $15.
Foxtail Somersault, Sam Flax and Higher Color, Garbaj Kaetz Knockout. 9pm, $7.
Old Firm Casuals, Toughskins, Hounds and Harlots Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $10.
PrOnStar 2.0, My Addiction, Miranda Ferriss Jones Hotel Utah. 9pm, $10.
Si*Sé, Boca Do Rio Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $22.
Timber Timbre, Marissa Nadler Swedish American Hall (upstairs from Café Du Nord). 8pm, $15.
Trio Grande Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20. Salute to “the Cream of Clapton.”
Carlos Varela Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $25.
Young Widows, My Discos, Hides, Name Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8-10.
Yoya Amnesia. 7pm, $5.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Jules Broussard Club Deluxe, 1511 Haight, SF; www.sfclubdeluxe.com. 10pm, $10.
Dan Zelman Quartet with Kenny Washington Red Poppy Art House. 9pm, $12-20.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
“A Night in Treme” Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 8pm, $20-65. With Rebirth Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins, Donald Harrison, and more.
Yellowjackets with Robben Ford Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $26.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Bucky Walters Plough and Stars. 9:30pm, $6-10.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
Blow Up: Six Year Anniversary Bash DNA Lounge. 10pm, $20. The popular party celebrates six years with Tenderloins, Trevor Simpson, Jeffrey Paradise, and host Ava Berlin.
DJ Sandman Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 10:30pm, $10.
Indy Slash Amnesia. 10pm. With DJ Danny White.
Loose Joints! Make-Out Room. 1-pm, $5. Celebrate three years of the underground dance party with Jeremy Ellis, plus Tom Thump, DJ Centipede, and Damon Bell.
Treat ‘Em Right Elbo Room. 10pm, $5. DJs Vinnie Esparza, B-Cause, and Relly Rels spin hip-hop, funk, Latin, reggae, and more.
Vintage Orson, 508 Fourth St, SF; (415) 777-1508. 5:30-11pm, free. DJ TophOne and guest spin jazzy beats for cocktalians.
SATURDAY 11
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
An Horse, Poor Bailey, Steve Taylor Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
Black Lips, Cerebral Ballzy, Personal and the Pizzas Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $16.
Evolfo Doofeht, Rozzi Crane, Candlespit Collective Slim’s. 9pm, $15.
Front Line Assembly, Dismantled, Cyanotic, Hardwire, DJ Acucrack Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $20.
Miasmal, Bone Sickness, Mortuous Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $10.
Mutaytor, Brass Menazeri, Motion Potion Independent. 9pm, $25.
Necroveck, Los Gringos Chicanos, Moss Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
Jackie Payne Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Shannon and the Clams, Ranx/Xerox, Outdoorsmen Knockout. 10pm, $8.
Sheets, Amalgamation, Kenny Eng Rock-It Room. 8pm, $7.
Si*Sé, Boca Do Rio Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $22.
Slow Poisoner, Crystelles, Tunnel, Agness Twin Retox Lounge. 9pm, $5.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
“Golden Gate Park Band Festival” Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park; www.goldengateparkband.org. 11am-5pm. With San Jose Metropolitan Band, Great Mother Lode Brass Band, and more.
Soul jazz party with Jules Broussard and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Yellowjackets, Sandro Albert Trio Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $26.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Paula Held Bazaar Café, 5927 California, SF; www.bazaarcafe.com. 7pm, free.
Panteón Rococó Fillmore. 9pm, $25.
“Saturday Night Salsa” Ramp, 855 Terry Francois, SF; www.facebook.com/TheRampSF. 5:30-8:30pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
Bootie SF: Girl Tack DNA Lounge. 9pm, $8-15. With Girl Talk tribute act Girl Tack, Smash-Up Derby, Adrian and Mysterious D, John!John!, and more.
Cockblock Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $5-10. Dance party for homos, lezzies, and friends with DJ Natalie Nuxx and VJ Mark Andrus.
Fly Me to the Moon Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; www.kokococktails.com. 9:30pm, free. Sixties soul, girl groups, and garage with DJs Amy A and DJ the DJ.
Synergy Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 10:30pm, $20.
Tormenta Tropical Elbo Room. 10pm, $5-10. DJs Shawn Reynaldo and Oro spin electro-cumbia.
SUNDAY 12
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
“Battle of the Bands” DNA Lounge. 5:30pm, $12. With Fate on Impulse, SuperBabe, Hell 69, and more.
Black Lips, Cerebral Ballzy, Personal and the Pizzas Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $16.
Crystelles, Tongue and Teeth, Agness Twin Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Hooray For the Riff Raff, Sam Doores and the Tumbleweeds Amnesia. 9pm, $7.
Mother Mother, Frail, Altars Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $12.
Brendan Perry and Robin Guthrie Bimbo’s 365 Club. 8pm, $25.
Resurrection Men, Our Vinyl Vows, Pounders, John Heart Jackie Café Du Nord. 8pm, $10.
Slow Motion, Crazy Spirit, Young Offenders Knockout. 8:30pm.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
“Golden Gate Park Band Festival” Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park; www.goldengateparkband.org. 11am-5pm. With West County Winds, Golden Gate Park Band, and more.
Willie K. Yoshi’s San Francisco. 5 and 7pm, $5-20.
Eddie Marshall, Larry Vuckovich, and Jeff Chambers Bliss Bar, 4026 24th St., SF; www.blissbarsf.com. 4:30pm, $10.
Sunday jazz organ party with Lavay Smith and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Tom Lander Duo Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 6-9pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Batcave Cat Club. 10pm, $5. Death rock, goth, and post-punk with Steeplerot Necromos and c_death.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with DJ Sep, Ludachris, and guest Jimmy Love.
La Pachanga Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.thebluemacawsf.com. 6pm, $10. Salsa dance party with live Afro-Cuban salsa bands.
MONDAY 13
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Deftones, Dillinger Escape Plan, Le Butcherettes Warfield. 7:30pm, $35-42.50.
Diamond Rings Independent. 8pm, $12.
Sean and Zander, Cunt Sparrer, Love Songs from the Hated, Roland Finn Hemlock Tavern. 7pm, $8.
Wildbirds and Peacedrums, Therapies Son Café Du Nord. 9pm, $14.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
.357 String Band, Human Condition Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
DANCE CLUBS
Club Metrojolt Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $10-15. Electro house bangers with Beardforce, DJ Kimo, and DJ Cy.
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $3-5. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Joe Radio, Decay, and Melting Girl.
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.
TUESDAY 14
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Mark Lanegan, Sean Wheeler, Zander Schloss Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $25.
Maine, Augustana Fillmore. 6:30pm, $20.
Barbara Manning, Boom Bang, Fine Steps Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Jesse Morris and the Man Cougars, Saint Christopher, Kemo Sabe, DJ Jay Jaworski Knockout. 9:30pm, $5.
Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson Independent. 8pm, $20.
Rockfight, Atomic Machines, Unko Atama Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Times New Viking, King Tuff, Spencey Dude and the Doodles Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $14.
Michael Yonkers, Sandwitches, Bronze Amnesia. 9pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
Fromagique Elbo Room. 9pm, $10. Live music and burlesque with Bombshell Betty and Her Burlesqueteers.
SFBG Radio: The politics of sex scandals
Does the Edwards scandal hurt the Democrats? No. Does the Schwarzenegger scandal hurt the Republicans? No. It’s old history. But what about Rep. Anthony Weiner? Why does anybody care what he did on his own time? Johnny and Tim discuss after the break.
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MUSIC The shroud of mystery surrounding Terry Malts is no accident. It turns out that all three band members are also core members of another local band (plus a few instrumental switcheroos) that has received some notoriety over the years, even snagging a spot on the soundtrack of one of those beloved television shows about WASP-y rich kids.
But to call it a side project or a spin-off from those-who-shall-remain-nameless — as is often done around town among people in the know — is disingenuous to all that is Terry Malts, a solid, well-conceived musical effort in its own right. Straying from the cliché of the self righteous musician, the band members seem to take little seriously in conversation. They cite poppers and tall cans of beer as influences and joke about having never heard of the aforementioned “other” band. But the music is no joke.
When asked what the real deal was with this seemingly covert operation, guitarist Corey Cunningham replies that the band “wanted a fresh start” and thought it best to “let people reach their own perspective.” Plus, he adds, there is no line where one of their bands begins and another ends. “I see it as though we are different people in a different band.”
Perhaps that’s why people seem to pigeonhole them into a punk corner in an effort to understand who and what the band Terry Malts is. The constant Ramones comparisons — though understandable on a superficial level — should make eyes roll because Terry Malts is so much more than that: carefree bubblegum pop of the 1960s combined with the fuck-you attitude of 1970s punk and a layer of fuzz and feedback enough to please any jaded post-punk-post-indie pop music snob.
These guys tear it up live as well — Nathan Sweatt’s fast-pounding drums are tight enough to incite a dance riot, and Cunningham’s high-driving distorted guitar leads sound like he took a bubble bath with a blender. Phil Benson, towering in stature and personality, seems as if he’s singing love ballads to his bass guitar — hugging his instrument up high and smiling while bopping up and down. But don’t misread that as precious. The boys have ass-kicking spunk that results in live performances and recordings that keep you wanting — no, needing — more.
The band just released a 7-inch on Slumberland Records, the still-relevant Oakland via Washington, D.C., label that released recordings from such college radio chart toppers as Small Factory, Velocity Girl, and 14 Iced Bears in the early 1990s. “I’ve been buying Slumberland records since high school, so it’s a big deal for me,” says Cunningham. Owner Mike Schulman sought them out after hearing this year’s double-A-sided Distracted cassette on Loglady.
Three tracks were chosen for the 7-inch release “I’m Neurotic,” with “Distracted” and “Where is the Weekend” wrapping up the B-side. The title track kicks off with a blast of overdrive and propulsive drum beat and continues on a steady rhythm with intermittent bursts of feedback. The sing-songy “Distracted,” a song about moving on after a heartbreak, is so blissfully poppy and sweet that you could eat it. Perhaps “Where is the Weekend” is the most straightforward and in-your-face — an anthem for the modern proletariat working a crap-ass job for low wages in an overpriced city where the weekend fun can’t come soon enough.
When asked what’s on the horizon for this up-and-coming band, Benson wisecracks: “There’s been talk of a possible LP. Perhaps a series of three flexis, each featuring a different instrument, that while played together on three separate turntables reveal a single masterpiece. We shall see.” Oh yes, we shall. *
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June 2, 9 p.m., $3
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3223 Mission, SF
Music Listings
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WEDNESDAY 1
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Calms, One Percent, Punk Group El Rio. 9pm, $5.
Flogging Molly Amoeba, 1865 Haight, SF; www.amoeba.com. 6pm, free.
Forever the Sickest Kids, Anarbor, I the Mighty Slim’s. 7:30pm, $16.
Gayngs, White Hinterland Independent. 8pm, $17.
Givers, Family of the Year, Caddywhompus Rickshaw Stop. 7:30pm, $12.
Jason King Band Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $15.
Moonbell, Down Dirty Shake Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Os Beaches, Grand Lodge, Festizio, Beehavers Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $10.
Parlotones, Daylights, Farewell Typewriter Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $12.
“Penny Arcade: A Live Music Showcase Six-Year Anniversary Party” Make-Out Room. 8pm, $8. With Skystone, Forever Goldrush, Pat Parra, Will Sprott, and host Raul Sanchez.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cosmo Alleycats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Michael Abraham Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro, SF; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita Moore hosts this dance party, featuring DJ Robot Hustle.
Buena Onda Little Baobab, 3388 19th St, SF; (415) 643-3558. 10pm, free. Funk, swing, rare grooves, and more with Dr. Musco and guests.
Footwerks Elbo Room. 9pm, $12. Hip-hop and electro with DJ Assault, Ripley, Dials, Sharon Needles, Ryury, and Electroass.
No Room For Squares Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 6-10pm, free. DJ Afrodite Shake spins jazz for happy hour.
THURSDAY 2
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Architecture in Helsinki, Hooray for Earth Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $21.
Barcelona, Holcombe Waller, Jenny O Swedish American Hall (upstairs from Café Du Nord). 7:30pm, $16.
Botticellis, Breathe Owl Breathe, Yesway, Hold Outs Bottom of the Hill. 8:30pm, $10.
Dirty Ghosts, Swiftumz, Golden Void Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
John Grant, Heidi Independent. 8pm, $20.
Gruff Rhys, Y Niwl, DJ Aaron Axelsen, DJ Omar Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $13.
Hypnotist Collectors, Love Dimension, Blank Tapes, These Hills of Gold Café Du Nord. 8:30pm, $10.
Michael Landau Group Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $18.
Pharoahe Monch 330 Ritch. 9pm, $15.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Larry Carlton Rrazz Room. 8pm, $47.50.
Dave Parker Quartet Purple Onion, 140 Columbus, SF; (415) 956-1653. 8:30-11pm, free.
Organsm featuring Jim Gunderson and “Tender” Tim Shea Bollyhood Café. 6:30-9pm, free.
Soul jazz party with Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Heather Combs, Steward Lewis, Pi Jacobs Hotel Utah. 8pm, $8.
Jesse Kotansky and friends Amnesia. 9pm.
“Twang! Honky Tonk” Fiddler’s Green, 1330 Columbus, SF; www.twanghonkytonk.com. 5pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5. DJs Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk, with guests Dasu Mali Band playing live music.
Culture Corner Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; www.kokococktails.com. 10pm, free. Roots reggae, dub, rocksteady, and classic dancehall with DJ Tomas, Yusuke, Vinnie Esparza, and Basshaka and ILWF.
80s Night Cat Club. 9pm, $6 (free before 9:30pm). Two dance floors bumpin’ with the best of 80s mainstream and underground with Dangerous Dan, Skip, Low Life, and guests.
Electric Feel Lookout, 2600 16th St, SF; www.fringesf.com. 9pm, $2. Indie music video dance party with DJ Mario Muse.
Guilty Pleasures Gestalt, 3159 16th St, SF; (415) 560-0137. 9:30pm, free. DJ TophZilla, Rob Metal, DJ Stef, and Disco-D spin punk, metal, electro-funk, and 80s.
1984 Mighty. 9pm, $2. The long-running New Wave and 80s party features video DJs Mark Andrus, Don Lynch, and celebrity guests.
Thursday Special Tralala Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 5pm, free. Downtempo, hip-hop, and freestyle beats by Dr. Musco and Unbroken Circle MCs.
Tropicana Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, free. Salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, and more with DJs Don Bustamante, Apocolypto, Sr. Saen, Santero, and Mr. E.
FRIDAY 3
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Album Leaf, Sister Crayon, Casino Independent. 9pm, $15.
Architecture in Helsinki, Hooray for Earth Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $21.
Blackfield Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $26.
Damon and Naomi, Amor De Días, Colossal Yes Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $14.
Dead Westerns, Slow Trucks, Pony Village Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Petty Theft, Heather Combs Band Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $12.
Sonny Rhodes Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
White Buffalo, Sonny Pete, Foolproof Four Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $12.
Wombats, Wild Party, Tender Box, DJ Aaron Axelsen Rickshaw Stop. 9pm, $15.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Larry Carlton Rrazz Room. 8pm, $47.50.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Vaughn Johnson Jack’s Club, 2545 24th St, SF; (415) 641-5371. 7-9pm.
Kronos Quartet and Wu Man Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, 700 Howard, SF; www.ybca.org. 8pm, $25.
Steve Tyrell Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 8pm, $25-60.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
Borgore, Roomate, Ritual Dubstep Crew DNA Lounge. 9pm, $20. Israeli dubstep and house.
120 Minutes Elbo Room. 10pm. Witch house with DHs Whitch, oOoOO, and Nako.
Strangelove Cat Club. 9:30pm, $3-7. Goth and industrial with DJ Tomas Diablo, Joe Radio, Daniel Skellington, and Starr.
Vintage Orson, 508 Fourth St, SF; (415) 777-1508. 5:30-11pm, free. DJ TophOne and guest spin jazzy beats for cocktalians.
SATURDAY 4
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Bootsy Collins Fillmore. 9pm, $46.
Buds Riptide Tavern. 9:45pm, free.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., EMA, Burnt Ones Rickshaw Stop. 8:30pm, $12.
Delta Wires Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
Earth, Wind, and Fire Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove, SF; www.ticketmaster.com. 8pm, $49.50-99.50.
Illness, Disasteroid, Outshined El Rio. 9pm, $8.
Little Wings, Rad Cloud, Seth Petterson, Owens Valley, Dynamite Amnesia. 9pm, $10.
Mission Players, Crackerjack Highway, Bulk Red Devil Lounge. 9:30pm, $10.
Ken Mode, Deaf Heaven Elbo Room. 6-9pm, $8.
My Parade, Rinds Thee Parkside. 3pm, free.
Picture Atlantic, Rin Tin Tiger, Handshake, Lakes Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Planet Booty, Tigercat, Tres Lingerie Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $12.
Quick and Easy Boys Grant and Green. 9pm.
Stornoway, Sea of Bees Independent. 9pm, $15.
VYGR, At Our Heels, Funeral Pyre, Viral Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $8.
Walken, Aerial Ruin, Saturn Returns Thee Parkside. 10pm, $7.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
“Blue Note Rendezvous” 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 9pm, $5-10. With Damfino Players, Emperor Norton’s Jazz Band, and belly dancing.
Larry Carlton Rrazz Room. 7 and 9:30pm, $47.50.
Jazz organ party with Graham Connah Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Kronos Quartet and Wu Man Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, 700 Howard, SF; www.ybca.org. 8pm, $25.
ROVA Saxophone Quartet with DJ Olive and DJ P-Love Swedish American Hall (upstairs from Café Du Nord). 8pm, $25.
Stompy Jones, Carl Sonny Leyland Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa, SF; www.oldtimey.net. 9:30pm, $15.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
“Cowpokes, Gunslingers, and Outlaw Country” Slim’s. 8:30pm, $13. With Earl Brothers, Hang Jones, Tiny Television, and Pops.
Misner and Smith, Gwyneth and Monko Plough and Stars. 9:30pm, $6-10.
“Saturday Night Salsa” Ramp, 855 Terry Francois, SF; www.facebook.com/TheRampSF. 5:30-8:30pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
Bootie SF DNA Lounge. 9pm, $6-12. Mash-ups.
Saturday Night Soul Party Elbo Room. 10pm, $5-10. Sixties soul with DJs Lucky, Phengren Oswald, and Paul Paul.
SUNDAY 5
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Anna Calvi, Cuckoo Chaos Café Du Nord. 9pm, $15.
Coffin Hunter Thee Parkside. 4pm, free.
“JAMband Family Festival” Park Chalet, 1000 Great Hwy, SF; www.jamjamjam.com. 11am, free. With Charity Kahn and the JAMband.
Harvey Mandel Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20. With Barry Goldberg and Nick Gravenites.
Winter’s Fall, Mike Sempert, Kissing Cousins, Mist Giants Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $10.
Woodsman, Tapedeck Mountain, Fatality Reality Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Jazz organ party with Lavay Smith and Chris Siebert Royal Cuckoo, 3202 Mission, SF; www.royalcuckoo.com. 7:30pm, free.
Kally Price Old Blues and Jazz Band, Emperor Norton’s Jazz Band Amnesia. 9pm, $5
Noertker’s Moxie Musicians’ Union Hall, 116 Ninth St, SF; www.noertker.com. 7:30pm, $10.
Lee Ritenour Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 7pm, $25-60.
Tom Lander Duo Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 6-9pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Miguel Govea y Los Compas Erl Rio. 4pm, $8-10.
“Soultraditionlove” Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon, SF; www.zawaya.org. 3pm. Folkloric and classical Arab music from Palestine and beyond.
“Sunday Night Latin Sounds” Ramp, 855 Terry Francois, SF; www.facebook.com/TheRampSF. 5:30-8:30pm, $7.
A.J. Swearingen and Jonathan Beedle Slim’s. 7:30pm, $25. Performing Simon and Garfunkel songs.
DANCE CLUBS
Batcave Cat Club. 10pm, $5. Death rock, goth, and post-punk with Steeplerot Necromos and c_death.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with DJ Sep, Ludachris, and guest DJ Wisdom.
La Pachanga Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.thebluemacawsf.com. 6pm, $10. Salsa dance party with live Afro-Cuban salsa bands.
MONDAY 6
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Father President, Bleached Palms, Symbolick Jews Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
David Lowery Café Du Nord. 8pm, $24.
“Winter’s Bone: The Complete Musical Score of the Motion Picture Performed by the Original Composers” Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $20.
DANCE CLUBS
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $3-5. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Joe Radio, Decay, and Melting Girl.
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.
TUESDAY 7
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Corpus Callosum, Eleanor Murray, Ben Henderson Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Devil Whale, David Williams Amnesia. 9:30pm, $5.
Glasvegas, Gliss Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $20.
Sarah Jarosz, Crooked Jades, Megan Keely Slim’s. 8pm, $14.
Agnes Obel, Jhameel, Bird By Snow Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $12.
Orange Goblin, Gates of Slumber, Naam, DJ Rob Metal Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $14.
Sloan, Dearly Beloved Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $15.
DANCE CLUBS
DJs Dion and Kwala Elbo Room. 9pm, $5. Capoeira Brasil fundraiser with Brazilian dance hits, samba, bossa nova, and more.
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
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15-M utopia: Protests in Spain grow into massive popular movement
“Yes We Camp,” “Toma la Plaza!,” and “I can haz democracy … for realz now?” signs blanketed Madrid’s enormous Puerta del Sol plaza, as what started as a demonstration by a politically disenchanted few (“los indignados”) on the Sunday before the May 22 regional and municipal elections has grown into a full-fledged, round-the-clock, generalized protest movement, attracting tens of thousands here and in other Spanish city centers.
A calico patchwork of Quechua brand tents and sun-diffusing tarps fans out from the vibrant and loud main speaker/assembly arena, as dozens of perfectly scruffy, mostly half-naked (and from what we saw over two days, mostly white but pretty well-mixed age-wise and gender-wise) people beat the current heatwave while making Sol home. At night, the plaza roils with sympathizers — but a conscious effort to tone down the hard-party aspect without diminishing the festival atmosphere seems to be surprisingly successful.
The takeover also transcends the superficial: protestors here in Sol have in effect set up a functional utopian “leaderless” community, with separate committees of volunteers directing communications, sanitation, nourishment (vegetarian options available), feminist representation (“No Photos!” read the banner at the committee’s HQ), language usage, diversity and inclusivity, community outreach, and camp security (the role of which has been broadened under its new name as the “Respect Committee,” Comisión de Respeto).
The only official government reaction to the ongoing demonstrations has been to allow them to continue as long as they stay non-violent. And the current mainstream media narrative is a breathless comparison to the uprisings of the Arab Spring. (More on that below.) On Tuesday, the 24th, we made our way through the movimiento del Sol, dubbed the May 15th Movement, or 15-M (www.spanishrevolution.net), to get some idea of what the current protests — or, in the more poetic Spanish term, “manifestationes” — were all about.
BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT
“On the 15th, a group of about 30 of us decided to gather here, it wasn’t too serious, just have a beer or two — and then we were like ‘Let’s stay here!’ ‘Oh, alright.’ Just like that.” Pablo Prieto, spokesperson (portavoz) with the Communications Commitee told me. “And from there it was spontaneous, it grew to this point.”
Along the way there was a clash with the police that generated nationwide attention. “On Tuesday morning of the 17th, around 5 or 6 a.m., there were about 200 of us camping in the square, the police came and took us away violently,” Prieto, a wry, intellectual thirtysomething in thick glasses, said. “So after, we met at a certain place, had an assembly, and decided to come back and try again, and it worked. We grew quickly into the thousands. At that point we realized we needed some organization, so we formed the committees and became more of a community. We wanted to form a template so this could be replicated in other cities.”
But what exactly is “this”? Spain has been one of the European countries that has been hardest hit by the global recession, and even though it has begun to recover slightly, its unemployment rate, at more than 20 percent total (44 percent among youth), is the highest in Europe. The protests have no official demands yet, but some of the issues that spring to mind are lack of opportunity for educated youth, a wealth of corruption charges within the two major national political parties, a feeling that the European Union and European Central Bank heads are issuing economic directives (like pressuring Zapatero to cut government services) without any democratic recourse, and the new vocal confidence that the Internet gives young people without a corresponding, direct-democratic result in the real world. The May 22 elections slammed the ruling Socialist party, but the protestors have bigger fish to fry.
“In the beginning, the media says that this is mostly about government corruption or only about unemployment,” Prieto said. “But it’s not against the government. It’s against the entire system, the globalized system. And we think we can only fight it with a globalized movement, it’s not just for one particular country. It’s about the global financial system and the deeper roots of the crisis. I realize that sounds a little hopeful, and as a movement right now we don’t have any official goals. Everyone here has issues that they feel should take importance, that they are not being heard enough, and so right now we are just at the stage of everyone getting a voice and using the assembly and direct democracy to find the direction we will take. We are right now in the communications stage, trying to get to one common point, but that is farther than we have felt we’ve been before with the current system.
“I think that is what we’re about,” Prieto continued, “we’re not just protesting against something, we’re proposing an alternative. Everyone has a right to speak, a voice, and everyone has exactly the same power. There’s no leaders, no hierarchy at all, and we believe that’s the way democracy should work. We have continued staying here after the elections — and are planning to stay here through next Sunday, after which we will take our message to other communities — because we aren’t just about this moment. And although the Internet has been crucial to this movement, we need to go beyond that. Once we were in the papers and talking to people we began to reach older people and people with different economic means, people who are offline.” The movement is no mere Facebook page.
ICELAND, NOT ARABIA
Using classic, small-scale anarchist techniques like direct democracy and full-participatory assemblies to overthrow an entrenched global system is a trick not even the best minds or biggest movements have been able to pull off in the past, Internet or no. (And jettisoning representative safeguards against mob rule is probably not very comforting to anyone in a minority. “We realize that this movement is not wholly representative of some sectors of society,” Prieto said, “and that’s why we are making a conscious effort to correct that and to take this into the neighborhoods.”) But the 15-M movement does indeed have some immediate concerns and models, though not the ones you might expect.
We had just come from Tunisia, the source of the “Arab Spring” that saw the overthrow in January of dictator Ben Ali, but where continuing economic woes and pre-election angst had begun to render post-revolutionary hopefulness slightly bitter. Tire-burning protests and Al Qaeda presence had closed off some cities in the south already swamped with refugees from the Libyan war, and gangs of disaffected young men from the Berber hills were setting up random roadblocks out of frustration. In the capital, too, protests continued against the ongoing influence of the old guard in the interim government, even though everyone we talked to glowed with pride and confidence in their newly won autonomy.
So it was curious that papers around the world were heralding 15-M as the Spanish wing of the Arab Spring. Setting up an alternative utopia under a Socialist prime minister is a lot different from risking being shot in the street to overthrow a dictator. There are some commonalities, of course, like high unemployment and a surfeit of young people with no opportunities. Prieto welcomed some of the comparisons, but also balked at being lumped together with the events unfolding to the south and east.
“I think the more complete comparison would be to Iceland,” Prieto said. “We have the energy of the Arab Spring, but we are more like Iceland’s revolution, when they refused to pay back the money or accept the austerity measures imposed by the banks. That was really standing up to power.”
The Iceland connection, a reference to the recent reaction against a complex financial restructuring plan, came up again when I spoke to Manuel Verastegui, an exuberant young man on the Comisión de Respeto security committee, who definitely channeled the positive energy and fervor of the Arab Spring. He came from the nearby city of Rivas, about 15 kilometers away, to live in the plaza.
“Your media probably didn’t cover it, but the protests in Iceland were very influential to us,” he said. “I think that’s what we are taking as inspiration. But that’s just the start. We are tired of being treated like numbers or commodities. The way the present system stands is completely ridiculous. We are given a ‘choice’ of someone to vote for, when each side is horrible. We are told what to do with our money, when why shouldn’t I have a say in how that money is spent? The whole financial system is weighed against the individual. For instance, in Spain if you can’t pay for your house, they take your house away from you, but you still owe the money on the house. Why? They want to make sure you can never survive financially, because it is in their best interests. It is the same with jobs. Why is the government getting rid of jobs and services when the rich people are making more money? We have had enough of this, so we are starting our own society here to show what it can be like.”
KEEPING THE PEACE
Verastagui, looking exhausted but still hip in a Jimi Hendrix t-shirt, a constantly buzzing Motorola two-way radio glued to his hand, also gave me some insight on the formation of his Respect Committee. “At first, after the police were violent with us, we decided that we needed a committee of ‘security against the police,’ but then we realized that this was maybe not a good reference. We do not want to answer violence with violence, we have in mind Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Also, we began to see that there needed to be some mediation within the camp as well, to help defuse some of the tensions and disagreements — sometimes a small fight — between members. We are all working so hard for this, we are sleeping maybe three or four hours a night. Sometimes these little things get bigger. We try to ensure that no one is disrespectful, and give everyone an opportunity to either work things out, or discuss things in the assembly. We even give out hugs to anyone who asks!”
(As I talked with Verastagui, a vote about organizing a children’s space was ending in the assembly area, and a discussion about establishing a “spirituality committee” was being taken up. An elderly hippie-ish man in vaguely Native American dress was at the microphone saying in English: “We are at the turning point of human history, which is why this movement is happening now. Humanity can go either this way, or that way.”)
I talked more to spokesperson Prieto about the cultural implications of 15-M, explaining that in the United States, anger against the recession had bred not a utopian youth movement but a crochety old Tea Party, and that a protest community like this one forming in Washington D.C. seemed impossible in my mind. “Everyone thought this was impossible in Spain as well, but we don’t care about impossible,” Prieto told me. “Improbable, probably, but never impossible. And yet look what is happening. Our main concentration now is to spread this into all the neighborhoods and suburbs, and then beyond, which is already taking place. There are movements like this in every major city in Spain now as well. And one of our biggest inspirations has always been the protest movement of San Francisco. So don’t say it can’t happen again there.”
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WEDNESDAY 25
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
American Economy, Greg Cross Band Grant and Green. 9pm, free.
Atomic Bomb Audition, Listo, Moe! Staiano Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Black Ryder, Blackbird Blackbird, White Arrows, Wolf Feet Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $12. Part of San Francisco Popfest.
Shane Dwight Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $16.
Joan as Police Woman Café Du Nord. 8:30pm, $16.
Rosa Grande, Outlaw, Return to Earth Knockout. 10pm, $6.
Sam Roberts Band, Motopony Independent. 8pm, $16.
Stiff Little Fingers, Sharks Slim’s. 8pm, $20.
Swig, Lee Gallagher, Nicholas Burke, Dead Air Savior Hotel Utah. 9pm, $8.
Woods of Ypres, Cormorant Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Yeasayer, Smith Westerns, Hush Hush Fillmore. 9pm, $40.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cosmo Alleycats Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo, SF; www.lecolonialsf.com. 7pm.
Dink Dink Dink, Gaucho, Michael Abraham Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Guerrilla Cabaret Martuni’s, 4 Valencia, SF; www.dragatmartunis.com. 7pm, $5. With Tom Shaw Trio.
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Beauty Operators 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 9pm.
Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $20.
DANCE CLUBS
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro, SF; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita Moore hosts this dance party, featuring DJ Robot Hustle.
Buena Onda Little Baobab, 3388 19th St, SF; (415) 643-3558. 10pm, free. Funk, swing, rare grooves, and more with Dr. Musco and guests.
Club Shutter Elbo Room. 10pm, $5. Goth with DJs Nako, Omar, and Justin.
Full-Step! Tunnel Top. 10pm, free. Hip-hop, reggae, soul, and funk with DJs Kung Fu Chris and Bizzi Wonda.
No Room For Squares Som., 2925 16th St, SF; (415) 558-8521. 6-10pm, free. DJ Afrodite Shake spins jazz for happy hour.
THURSDAY 26
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Art Alexakis Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $28.
“Blue Flame” DNA Lounge. 9pm, $20-35. With Starting 6, Love Rance, Freshmen, Dynamic Truth, Damey, and Young Murph.
Chain Gang of 1974, DJ Aaron Axelsen Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $10.
Dominant Legs, Aberdeen, Motifs, Sweater Girls Café Du Nord. 8pm, $12. Part of San Francisco Popfest.
Heavythin, Pops, Mercy Thieves Grant and Green. 9pm, free.
Noah and the Whale, Bahamas Independent. 8pm, $20.
Nodzzz, Milk Music, Doors US Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Ana Popovic Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Royal Baths, Weapons of the Future, Sataray, Tarantula Tango 111 Minna. 8pm, $7.
Script, Andrew Allen Warfield. 8pm, $30-35.
Thrones, Lecherous Gaze, Lazy Dogs, Sedan Thee Parkside. 9:30pm, $8.
White Denim, Fake Your Own Death, Angel Island Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $13.
Yeasayer, Smith Westerns, Hush Hush Fillmore. 9pm, $40.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Cosmo Alleycats Blondie’s, 540 Valencia, SF; (415) 864-2419. 9pm, free.
Dave Parker Quartet Purple Onion, 140 Columbus, SF; (415) 956-1653. 8:30-11pm, free.
Organsm featuring Jim Gunderson and “Tender” Tim Shea Bollyhood Café. 6:30-9pm, free.
Savanna Jazz Jam Session Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $5.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Bluegrass and old-time music jam Atlas Café. 8-10pm, free.
Rose’s Pawn Shop, Misisipi Mike and the Midnight Gamblers Amnesia. 9pm, $7.
“Twang! Honky Tonk” Fiddler’s Green, 1330 Columbus, SF; www.twanghonkytonk.com. 5pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5. DJs Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz, plus guests Fausto Sousa and DRM, spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
Culture Corner Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; www.kokococktails.com. 10pm, free. Roots reggae, dub, rocksteady, and classic dancehall with DJ Tomas, Yusuke, Vinnie Esparza, and Basshaka and ILWF.
80s Night Cat Club. 9pm, $6 (free before 9:30pm). Two dance floors bumpin’ with the best of 80s mainstream and underground with Dangerous Dan, Skip, Low Life, and guests.
Guilty Pleasures Gestalt, 3159 16th St, SF; (415) 560-0137. 9:30pm, free. DJ TophZilla, Rob Metal, DJ Stef, and Disco-D spin punk, metal, electro-funk, and 80s.
1984 Mighty. 9pm, $2. The long-running New Wave and 80s party features video DJs Mark Andrus, Don Lynch, and celebrity guests.
Thursday Special Tralala Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 5pm, free. Downtempo, hip-hop, and freestyle beats by Dr. Musco and Unbroken Circle MCs.
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
Digable Planets Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $16-24.
Dwarves, Radishes, Pleasure Kills Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $15.
Fray Fillmore. 9pm, $40.
Hell’s Belles Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $12.
Rickie Lee Jones Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 8pm, $20-65.
Noah and the Whale, Bahamas Independent. 8pm, $20.
Ana Popovic Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Sex With No Hands Café Du Nord. 9:30pm, $10.
Twinks 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 9pm.
Undergang, Acephalix, Bruxers Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $10.
Undertones, Allo Darlin’, Mantles, Smittens Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $17. Part of San Francisco Popfest.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Vaughn Johnson Jack’s Club, 2545 24th St, SF; (415) 641-5371. 7-9pm.
Linda Kosut Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $10.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
B-Side Players Brick and Mortar, 1710 Mission, SF; www.carnavalfever.com. 9pm, $15.
Samba Da, Remelexo Elbo Room. 10pm, $13.
Tribal Seeds, Through the Roots Slim’s. 9pm, $16.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
Baxtalo Drom Amnesia. 9pm, $10. Gypsy punk dance party.
Duniya Dancehall Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; (415) 920-0577. 10pm, $10. With live performances by Duniya Drum and Dance Co. and DJs dub Snakr and Juan Data spinning bhangra, bollywood, dancehall, African, and more.
Maceo Plex, Robag Wruhme, Adnan Sharif Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.publicsf.com. 9pm, $10-12.
Meat vs. Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $4-8. Industrial, gothic, and more with Decay, BaconMonkey, Joe Radio, and Netik.
Soul Rebel Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; www.kokococktails.com. 10pm, free. Reggae, punk, 2tone, oi, and more with Dougie, Tim, and Tomas.
Vintage Orson, 508 Fourth St, SF; (415) 777-1508. 5:30-11pm, free. DJ TophOne and guest spin jazzy beats for cocktalians.
SATURDAY 28
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Assembly of Dust, New Monsoon Acoustic Independent. 9pm, $17.
Cold Blood, Bingtones, Tribal Blues Band Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $22.
Flexx Bronco, Soft White Sixties, MF Ruckus, Thee Heartbeats Thee Parkside. 9pm, $8.
Guitar Wolf, Cheap Time, RockTigers Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $15.
Man/Miracle, Skeletal System Amnesia. 9pm.
Monophonics Brick and Mortar, 1710 Mission, SF; www.carnavalfever.com. 9pm, $15.
Rock N’ Roll Adventure Kids, Rantouls, Night Howls Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Omar Romero and His Tres Flores Band, DJ Daniel, Okie Oran Knockout. 10pm, $7,
“Slumberland Records Showcase” Rickshaw Stop. 5pm, $17. With 14 Iced Bears, Phil Wilson, Neverever, and more. Part of San Francisco Popfest.
Earl Thomas and the Blues Ambassadors Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Zepparella, Flametal Slim’s. 9pm, $15.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Tony Bennett Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.sfjazz.org. 8pm, $75-150.
Gina Harris and Torbie Phillips Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $10.
Nicholas Payton XXX Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $22-28.
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Jug Band 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason, SF; www.50masonsocialhouse.com. 9pm.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
Samba Da, Banda Abalua Elbo Room. 10pm, $13.
“Saturday Night Salsa” Ramp, 855 Terry Francois, SF; www.facebook.com/TheRampSF. 5:30-8:30pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Afro Bao 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.
Bootie SF: Hipster Bootie DNA Lounge. 9pm, $8-15. Mash-ups with Adrian and Mysterious D plus guests. Ironic mustaches encouraged.
Chillin’ Productions Mezzanine. 8pm, $10. With DJs Dirtyhertz, Duserock, Felina, and more.
Go Bang! Deco Lounge, 510 Larkin, SF; www.decosf.com. 9pm, $5. Atomic dancefloor disco action with Paul Goodyear, Tal M. Klein, Eddie House, and more.
Karsh Kale and Live Cinema Yoshi’s San Francisco Lounge. 10:30pm, $25.
Marques Wyatt, Said, Stepwise ITO Galang Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.carnavalfever.com. 9pm, $10. African, Latin, Caribbean, and South American beats.
SUNDAY 29
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Billy Nayer Show, Lee Vilensky Trio Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $12.
Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub, Rocco Deluca Fillmore. 8pm, $25.
Eternal Summers, Beets, Catwalk, Seapony Hemlock Tavern. 8pm, $12. Part of San Francisco Popfest.
Johnny Indovina, Damien Youth, Michael Berg Café Du Nord. 8pm, $15.
“Keep the Bacon Shakin’! A Celebration of the Life of Johnny Nitro” Slim’s. 8pm, $15. With Daniel Castro, Alvon, Chris Cobb, and more.
Ooklah the Moc Independent. 9pm, $16.
Sugaray and the CK Allstars Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $20.
JAZZ/NEW MUSIC
Savanna Jazz Trio and jam Savanna Jazz. 7:30pm, $5.
Tom Lander Duo Medjool, 2522 Mission, SF; www.medjoolsf.com. 6-9pm, free.
FOLK/WORLD/COUNTRY
“Acoustic Picnic Show” Dolores Park, 19th St at Dolores, SF; www.sfpopfest.com. 2pm, free. With Let’s Whisper, Mark Monnone, and more. Part of San Francisco Popfest.
Califia Thee Parkside. 4pm, free.
Forró Brazuca Brick and Mortar, 1710 Mission, SF; www.carnavalfever.com. 9pm, $12.
Gilded Rooks, Kamp Camille Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10.
“Sunday Night Latin Sounds” Ramp, 855 Terry Francois, SF; www.facebook.com/TheRampSF. 5:30-8:30pm, $7.
DANCE CLUBS
Batcave Cat Club. 10pm, $5. Death rock, goth, and post-punk with Steeplerot Necromos and c_death.
Creep, Anthony “Shake” Shakir, DVA Public Works, 161 Erie, SF; www.publicsf.com. 9pm.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $12. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with Nickodemus, Spy From Cairo,
and DJ Sep.
Mobb Deep, Sean G. Mezzanine. 8pm, $25-75. Hip-hop bangers.
La Pachanga Blue Macaw, 2565 Mission, SF; www.thebluemacawsf.com. 6pm, $10. Salsa dance party with live Afro-Cuban salsa bands.
Sabo Som., 2925 16th St., SF; www.carnavalfever.com. 9pm, $10. Latin house music.
Trannyshack: Madonna Tribute DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $20. Heklina and company pay tribute to the Material Girl.
MONDAY 30
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Asobi Seksu, Scattered Trees, Cannons and Clouds Bottom of the Hill. 2pm, $12.
Eric Gates Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $18.
Dustin O’Halloran, Magik*Magik String Quartet, Conspiracy of Venus Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $15.
Reckless Kind, Solwave, Aloha Screwdriver Elbo Room. 9pm, $5.
“El Rio Shit-Kickin’ Memorial Day” El Rio. 4pm, $10. With Drunk Horse, Red Meat, Jesse Jay Harris Band, Evangenitals, and Scott Young.
Suggies, Psychic Hiking, Pony Village, Casual Dolphins, Mutineers Kimo’s. 7:30pm, $6.
DANCE CLUBS
Death Guild DNA Lounge. 9:30pm, $3-5. Gothic, industrial, and synthpop with Joe Radio, Decay, and Melting Girl.
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.
Under Raps Showdown, 10 Sixth St, SF; www.bposmusic.us. 10pm, free. Hip-hop open mic with shosts L*Roneous, Aspect McCarthy, and DJ Pony P.
TUESDAY 31
ROCK/BLUES/HIP-HOP
Antlers, Little Scream Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $18.
Bells, Lawlands, Ash Reiter Amnesia. 9:30pm.
Blues Broads Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $25.
Eric Gates Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $18.
Little Muddy John Colins, 138 Minna, SF; www.johncolins.com. 9pm, free.
“Live 105’s Battle of the Bands” Rickshaw Stop. 8pm, $5.
Cyril Noir and the Black Kat Kabaret, Slim Jenkins, DJ Delachaux and Technobrat Elbo Room. 9pm, $5-8.
DANCE CLUBS
DJs Rickless and Eva Von Slut Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, free.
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
SFBG Radio: Do you get a Rapture Mulligan?
Gee, what happens if the Rapture doesn’t come about? Does the crackpot behind all of this hype (who runs a $73 million operation) get another crack at it? Johnny and Tim discuss the end of the world after the jump.
sfbgradio5202011 by endorsements2010SFBG Radio: Do we care about Arnold’s affair?
Of course not, it’s none of our business, but we still talk about it for ten minutes. Johnny thinks the guy’s career has terminated; Tim thinks he’s angling for a movie comeback. Listen after the jump.
Are you ready for the Rapture?
I’m ready for the Rapture. I hope Harold Camping and devotees to his Oakland-based Family Radio Worldwide are right that Judgment Day is this Saturday, May 21, both for their sake and that of the godless heathens like myself who will be left behind. We’re like a bitter married couple that needs a divorce, which will probably be hard, but it’s what’s best for our children and grandchildren.
They’re tired of hearing us fight about government, fiscal policy, abortion, sex, climate change, war, welfare, crime, capitalism, and, well, just about every major issue of our day. And I’m tired of fighting. I think it’s time that all the Christians had their kingdom – with God, clouds, harps, and eternal peace – and we had ours, with Satan, fire, guitars, and an eternal party. I think we’ll all be much happier that way.
Of course, not being a man of faith, I gotta say that I suspect the world is pretty much gonna look the same on May 22 and we’re still gonna be stuck here together in this loveless marriage that we call the United States of America. Believe me, I hope I’m wrong. Nobody is going to cheer louder than me when I we watch all the Christians ascend and we’re left to somehow make a go of things without them.
If I see Jesus I’ll give him a warm welcome back and freely admit that I’m not worthy a heaven restricted to Christian true believers, thanks but no thanks. Being a journalist, I’d love to ask him a few questions about what he thinks of the war-mongering, poor-stomping version of Christianity that seems to have replaced his original teachings, but I’ll be respectful because I know he’ll be a busy man, or spirit or whatever. But obviously this would be a big story and I’d like to get a few choice quotes.
So, Harold and company, I’m even going to say a little prayer for you and hope that helps bring on the Rapture. Good luck, safe travels, I hope you’re all very happy up there and you no longer feel compelled to smite us or encourage God to heap any more wrath on us. I’m sure this is all for the best. Amen.
Homecoming for an accidental choreographer
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Choreographer Barak Marshall knows a thing or two about what he calls “umbilical whiplash.” The son of Yemenite-Israeli choreographer Margalit Oved, Marshall happened upon his dance voice while accompanying his mother for a 1994 visit with the Inbal Dance Company in Israel. Since then, Marshall has been creating his own dances, working as the first house choreographer for Ohad Naharin’s Batsheva Dance Company in 1999, and more recently arriving with his own company at the Suzanne Dellal Centre in Tel Aviv, the beating heart of the Israeli dance community. The choreographer, who grew up in Los Angeles, enjoys a homecoming to California this week, presenting his work for the first time in the United States with a tour of Monger. The work will be performed Thursday, May 19 at the Marines Memorial Theatre as part of the 2011 San Francisco International Arts Festival.
“I basically spent the majority of my childhood bopping around on a red school bus with 10 to 15 dancers touring as a company throughout the United States … I slept more on the floors of performance halls than in my own bed at home in L.A.,” Marshall recalled. Growing up in the middle of a dance company was one reason Marshall never wanted to dance. It was his mother’s thing. “She is the most prolific dance creator I’ve ever met and also the most powerful performer I’ve ever seen onstage. I have an enormous amount of respect for her.
“And we have the natural tension that goes along with a mother-son relationship,” he added. “She’s incredibly supportive and also critical. She helps me get better, so it’s a good relationship.”
After breaking his leg in 2000, Marshall took a hiatus from choreography, which makes Monger his first work in eight years. “Coming back at a more mature age has allowed me to honestly pursue the stories and the languages and make the statement I want to make. I’m also a little more brave. Monger is about people who do not have any control over their own destiny. The struggle for self-determination. It addresses the issue of how much of our lives are controlled by others.” The narrative work is set to a collage of music that includes works by Taraf de Haidouk, Balkan Beat Box, the Yiddish Radio Project, Margalit Oved, Handel, and Verdi.
Marshall’s culture, as well as his studies in social theory and philosophy at Harvard University, continue to influence the content of his work. “For me it really is genetic and unavoidable to use my ethnic resources — my Yemenite heritage and my Israeli heritage — as a basis for the movement language. I’m excited to constantly go back and research these stories as a fertile resource.” In an effort to develop a distinct vocabulary, Marshall builds his own movement, often teaching it to a single dancer to get a general sense of structure. He then sets sections on a larger group to play with and refine the choreography.
Reflecting on his time as the house choreographer for Ohad Naharin’s Batsheva Dance Company, Marshall said, “A wonderful thing I learned there is the totality of the Batsheva dancer, of the Israeli dancer, that is so much a signature of that company. Ohad as a mentor was wonderful. He really allows you to figure it out with very kind nudges and challenging questions.”
Marshall is thrilled to be involved in Tel Aviv’s thriving dance scene. “Israeli dance is flourishing — I think it’s known especially in Europe as being a hot spot for dance. And it really is amazing the per capita of dance we have and the success rate of these choreographers abroad, from Inbal Pinto Dance Company, Batsheva Dance Company, Kibbutz Dance Company, Emanuel Gat Dance, and Vertigo Dance Company to a lot of other choreographers. We don’t have a long history, so the choreographers are not following a certain genre or style. But they’re very ‘chutzpah-tic’ — bold and unique voices — and I’m excited to be a part of the community.”
BARAK MARSHALL COMPANY: MONGER
Part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival
Thurs/19, 8 p.m., $12–$20
Marines Memorial Theatre
609 Sutter, SF
(415) 399-9554