Listing By Date

Aug 19 - Aug 25

• Mon Aug 19
  • Belden Town, 14785 Belden Town Road, Belden Town STS9 Wave Spell 18+ noon-4pm ***
  • Cornerstone, Berkeley Palms, Bay Ledges a/a $15/$17 7:30pm/8:30pm ***
  • Jack London Elbo Room, Oakland Psychotic Reaction (Norman, OK), FFO, Lost Eyes, Bright Noise 21+ $10 8pm ***
  • Lagunitas Brewery, Petaluma Nude Party 21+ 4:20pm ***
  • Mountain Winery, Saratoga Boz Scaggs, Aaron Neville a/a ***
  • Rickshaw Stop, S.F. Boulevards, Trace Repeat, Thrown-Out Bones a/a $12 8pm **
  • Slim's, S.F. Mabel 6+ $18/$20 7pm/8pm **
  • Swedish American Hall, S.F. Orville Peck a/a $15/$17 7pm **
• Tue Aug 20
  • 83 Proof, 83 First Street, S.F. DJ Lebowitz (piano) 21+
  • Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Maggot Heart (Sweden), Otzi, Funeral Chant a/a $15 8pm/8:30pm *** @
  • Chapel, S.F. Pacific Dub, White Glove Service a/a $16/$18 8pm **
  • Golden Bull, Oakland Vibrators, Smokers, Down! Not Out, Rinds, dj Frankie 21+ $10 8pm *** @
  • Holy Diver, Sacramento Rod Wave a/a $20 7pm ***
  • Knockout, S.F. Apache, Fuckwolf, Mayya 21+ $10 8:30pm/9pm ***
  • Mountain Winery, Saratoga Taj Mahal Quartet, Marc Cohn & Blind Boys Of Alabama, Shemekia Copeland a/a ***
  • Rite Spot, S.F. Ted Savarese And Friends a/a 8:30pm **
  • Slim's, S.F. Grinns, Red Pears, Carpool Tunnel 6+ $12/$15 7pm/8pm ***
• Wed Aug 21
  • Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Blue Envy, Dear County, August Sun 21+ $10 8pm/8:30pm **
  • Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz Reverie, Gavlyn 16+ $15/$18 8:30pm/9pm **
  • Chapel, S.F. Grails, Nathan Bowles a/a $20/$22 8pm/9pm ***
  • City Center Plaza, Downtown Oakland Honor Brass Band a/a free noon to 1pm **
  • Crest Theater, Sacramento Chris Botti a/a $99-$69 6:30pm/7:30pm **
  • El Rio, S.F. Vibrators (London, U.K.), Down Not Out (San Antonio, TX), Bite, Doc And The Parasites 21+ $10 8pm/9pm *** @
  • Empress Theater Lounge, Vallejo Ray Obiedo Band a/a $10 6:30pm/7:30pm **
  • Golden Bull, Oakland Crying High, Dingbat Superminx, Infinite Neck, Mirage (tribute) 21+ $8 8pm **
  • Honey Hive, S.F. Sweet Sister a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm **
  • Ivy Room, Albany Emyle, Maxwell Hughes 21+ $10 8pm **
  • Jack London Elbo Room, Oakland Temple Of Angels (Austin, TX), Fearing 21+ $10 9pm **
  • Regency Ballroom, S.F. Tuxedo a/a $26/$30 9pm ***
  • Rite Spot, S.F. Captain Input a/a 9pm ** (funk)
  • Slim's, S.F. Little Jesus, Los Retros 6+ $15/$20 7pm/8pm ***
• Thu Aug 22
  • Amoeba Music, S.F. Lillie Mae a/a free 5pm **
  • Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Hank Von Hell, Spiders, Jonny Manak & The Depressives 21+ $25/$30 8pm/8:30pm **
  • Catalyst, Santa Cruz Tuxedo 16+ $20/$25 8pm/9pm ***
  • Chapel, S.F. El Radio Fantastique a/a $16/$20 8:30pm **
  • Cornerstone, Berkeley Man Or Astro-Man, Human Beat a/a $20/$24 7:30pm/8:30pm ***
  • Forbidden Island, Alameda Par Avion (L.A.) 21+ 8pm til 10pm **
  • Golden Bull, Oakland Grumbler, Tell Me Tell Me, Slugger 21+ $8 8pm **
  • Great American Music Hall, S.F. Goth Babe 6+ $18/$20 7pm/8pm ***
  • Green Music Center, 1801 E Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park Travis Tritt, Charlie Daniels Band, Love And Theft a/a 7pm ***
  • Holy Diver, Sacramento Tilian, Landon Tewers, Brent Walsh, Rivals a/a $18 6:30pm ***
  • Independent, S.F. Gondwana With Maxi Vargas, Fayuca, Bayonics 21+ $23/$25 8:30pm/9pm **
  • Ivy Room, Albany Origami Ghosts, Cougar On A Meth Binge 21+ 8:30pm **
  • Jack London Elbo Room, Oakland Disastroid, Caustic Casanova, Turn Me On Dead Man 21+ $10 9pm ***
  • Knockout, S.F. Musk, Blank Square, Tunnel 21+ $8 9pm/9:30pm *** @
  • Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga Chris Botti a/a $110/$75/$55 7:30pm **
  • Peace and Justice Center, 48 South 7th Street, San Jose Cliterati (OR) a/a *** @
  • Rickshaw Stop, S.F. Gap Girls, Brutus VII, Bobby a/a $12/$14 8pm **
  • Rite Spot, S.F. Project Pimento a/a 9pm ** (jazz)
  • Swedish American Hall, S.F. Alice Phoebe Lou, Strongboi 18+ $20/$22 7pm ***
  • Uptown, Oakland Louda y Los Bad Hombres, Motus, Jamie Zee 21+ $10 7pm **
• Fri Aug 23
  • 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley Sky Seeker, Siam Jem, Polkadot, Little Debbie And The Crusaders a/a $10 7:30pm *** @
  • Amphitheatre, 2677 Forty Mile Road, Wheatland Luke Bryan, Cole Swindell, Jon Langston a/a # ***
  • Ashkenaz, Berkeley Mitch Polzak & The Royal Deuces a/a$15/$20 8pm **
  • August Hall, S.F. Ceremony (record release), Pissed Jeans, Marissa Nadler (record release), Choir Boy a/a $20 8pm/9pm ***
  • Boardwalk, Orangevale Flesh Hammers, Cardboard Ringo a/a 9pm **
  • Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Kadavar (Germany), Older Sun, Psychic Hit 21+ $20/$25 8:3pm/9pm ***
  • Brick Derek King, Marmar Oso, Mayuex & Mortar, S.F. a/a $17-$5 (under 21 plus $5) 9pm **
  • Chapel, S.F. Holly Bowling (solo piano interpetations) a/a $22/$25 8:30pm **
  • City National Civic, San Jose Chris D'Elia (comedy) a/a $99-$25 7pm/8:30pm # **
  • Curio Bar, S.F. Roman Spinale ?/? free 8pm til 11pm **
  • Dildo Factory, Berkeley Nopes, Clarko, EDR, Fake Fruit a/a $5 9pm *** @
  • Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland Cliterati (OR), Necrot, Kicker, Deathgrave 21+ *** @ (Tankcrimes Takeover)
  • Fireside Lounge, Alameda Voodoo Cabaret, John Rybak + Friends, Bay Station 21+ 8pm/9pm **
  • Fox Theater, Oakland Daniel Caesar, Koffee a/a $49/$35 8pm # *** (sold out)
  • Golden Bull, Oakland No Lights, Black Magnet, Thought Leaders, Trough 21+ $8 8pm ***
  • Great American Music Hall, S.F. Jakob Ogawa, Nathan Bajar 6+ $18 8pm/9pm **
  • Greek Theater, UC Berkeley Campus Herbie Hancock, Kamasi Washington a/a $125-$50 5:30pm/7pm # ***
  • Independent, S.F. Soft White Sixties, King Dream, Coffis Brothers 21+ $16/$18 8:30pm/9pm ***
  • Ivy Room, S.F. Swingin' Utters, New Trust, Sweet Reaper, Pushing It 21+ $14/$16 8:30pm *** @
  • Kaiser Center Roof Gardens, 300 Lakeside, Oakland 415's a/a free noon **
  • Madrone Art Bar, S.F. DJ Lebowitz (Piano) 21+ 6pm til 9pm **
  • Mountain Winery, Saratoga Kris Kristofferson & The Strangers a/a ***
  • New Parish, Oakland Planet Booty, Forrest Day, Unlikely Herroes a/a $15/$18 (under 21 plus $5) 8:30pm/9pm ^ **
  • Octopus Literary Salon, Oakland Lacker, Irma, Gen Pop (Olympia), Puzzlehead (Vancouver), Altar Boys, Rat Henry (N.Y.C.) a/a $8 7pm **
  • Phoenix Theater, Petaluma Yhung TO a/a $20 8pm ***
  • RampArt Skatepark, 700 South G Street, Arcata Deathwish, Masculinity Crisis, Fall Children, Choice, Wet Spot, Chainlinks, Cross Contamination, Racket, Human Soup Hot Tub, speakers a/a 6pm *** @ (Vert and Distort Fest)
  • Regency Ballroom, S.F. Molotov a/a $40/$50/$60 7pm/8pm # ***
  • Rite Spot, S.F. Campfire Casanovas a/a 9pm **
  • Ritz, San Jose Crystal Method 21+ $25/$30 8pm ***
  • Slim's, S.F. 5.6.7.8's, Atom Age, dj Sid Presley 6+ $20/$22 8pm/9pm ***
  • Starry Plough, Berkeley Lil' Elephant ?/? **
  • Thunder Valley Casino, 1200 Athens Avenue, Lincoln Travis Tritt, Charlie Daniels Band 21+ (13-20 with adult) 7pm ***
  • Uptown, Oakland Surplus 1980 Collectiv Ensembl, G.W. Sok, Esses, Hazel Atlas 21+ $10 8pm **
  • Warfield, S.F. Mozzy, Lil Poppa, Stupid Young a/a $30/$45 8pm # **
• Sat Aug 24
  • 924 Gilman, Berkeley Skank Bank, Shotwell, Pathogens, Dead Fuckin' Serious (Eugene, OR), Plot 66 a/a $10 7pm **** @ (Goodbye Jesse Luscious)
  • Amnesia, S.F. Erisy Watt (Portland) 21+ **
  • Amoeba Music, Berkeley Rubinoos a/a free 3pm **
  • August Hall, S.F. Field, Bezier, Vague Terrain, dj's 21+ $15 8pm/9pm **
  • Bender's, S.F. Ancient Mariner (tribute), Immortallica (tribute) 21+ $5 9pm/10pm **
  • Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Victims Family, Surplus 1980 Collectiv Ensemble, Preening 21+ $12/$15 8:30pm/9pm *** @
  • Boxcar Ballroom Cliterati (OR) @ BBCRC, Weed a/a *** @
  • Chapel, S.F. Chum (tribute) a/a $18/$22 9pm **
  • Cornerstone, Berkeley Phutureprimitive, Mihkal a/a $17/$19 7:30pm/8:30pm ***
  • El Rio, S.F. Shark In The Water, His Masters Voice, Visual Kills 21+ $8 9pm/10pm *** @
  • Faction Brewing, 2501 Monarch Street, Alameda Punks Parade - Beer & Craft Faire (40 vendors - 20 tap beers - dj's) a/a free noon til 6pm
  • Felton Music Hall, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton Soft White Sixties, King Dream 21+ $15/$18 7:30pm/8:30pm ***
  • Fox Theater, Oakland Tower Of Power, Con Brio a/a $59.50-$79.50 7pm/8pm # ***
  • Freight Bang Data, Discos Resaca Collective, Mariposas del Alma & Salvage, Berkeley a/a $20/$24 8pm **
  • Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University Lionel Richie a/a $256-$60 5pm ***
  • Golden Bull, Oakland April Magazine, Galore, Blue Ocean 21+ $8 8pm **
  • Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento Eric Hutchinson a/a $23 7:30pm **
  • Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV Steve Miller Band, Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives 21+ 7pm ***
  • Holy Diver, Sacramento Adelitas Way, Fallout Kings, Roswell, Trigger Effect a/a $15 6:30pm ***
  • Honey Hive, S.F. Flourescents, Turnouts, Grapevines a/a $10 6:30pm/7pm **
  • Independent, S.F. Generationals, Pure Bathing Culture 21+ $18/$20 8:30pm/9pm *** (sold out)
  • Ivy Room, S.F. John Doe, Matt Jaffe 21+ $30 8:30pm ***
  • Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, McLaren Park, S.F. Mexican Institute Of Sound, Helado Negro a/a free 2pm/3pm **
  • Manila Terror Center, Someplace, Arcata Masculinity Crisis, Manback, Klod, Flying Hellfish a/a 1pm *** @ (Vert and Distort Fest day show)
  • Masonic, S.F. Daniel Caesar, Koffee a/a $70-$36 7pm/8pm ***
  • McKay's Taphouse, 252 Main Street, Pleasanton Up And Down 21+ 7pm **
  • Mountain Winery, Saratoga Gary Mullen & The Works (tribute) a/a **
  • New Parish, Oakland Jennifer Johns, Lalin, Emily Afton, host Aima The Dreamer a/a $10/$15 (under 21 plus $5) 8:30pm/9pm ^ ***
  • Octopus Literary Salon, Oakland Margalee, Sean Real, Origami Ghosts a/a $5-$10 6:30pm **
  • Octopus Literary Salon, Oakland New Circle, Telepathic Children, Polkadot, Crocodile Tearz, Rip Florence a/a $5 9:30pm **
  • Pavilion, Concord Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top a/a $200-$40 4:30pm/6pm # ***
  • Phoenix Theater, Petaluma Plan 9, Atomic Kavemen, Red Edges a/a $10 8pm *** @
  • Point San Pablo Harbor Club, Richmond Blue Runners Trio a/a $10 4pm/5pm til 7pm **
  • Quarter Note, 1214 Apollo Way, Sunnyvale Flesh Hammers, Thorslund, Shand Walton Band, Birdo 21+ 9pm **
  • RampArt Skatepark, 700 South G Street, Arcata Necrot, Argentavis, Nerve Exposure, Life Once Flourished Here, Aseptic, Agnostic Priest, Nan Elmoth, Cross Oceans, Muppet Hunter, Failed Blessings, speakers a/a 6pm *** @ (Vert and Distort Fest)
  • Rickshaw Stop, S.F. Emo Nite a/a 9pm **
  • Rite Spot, S.F. Paula Frazer, Tarnation a/a 9pm ** (country / blues)
  • Ritz, San Jose Evergrey, Tulip 21+ ** @
  • Shoreline Ampihtheater, Mountain View Luke Bryan, Cole Swindell, Jon Langston a/a $135-$40 5:30pm/7pm # ***
  • Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz John Densmore (book signing) a/a free 4pm
  • Uptown, Oakland Stavros Halkias (comedian) 21+ $20 7pm and 9pm shows **
• Sun Aug 25
  • Bottom of the Hill, S.F. Hightower, Slashers (N.Y.C.), Stank Voor Dank 21+ $10 2pm/3pm *** @ (free BBQ)
  • Cafe du Nord, S.F. Molly Burch, Jackie Cohen 18+ $13 7:30pm **
  • Day in the Park, Livermore Brian Culbertson, Narsai David, Sue Hall, Jim Hampton, Cheryl Jennings, Doug McConnell, Mike Nicco, Steve Young a/a noon ** (Benefit)
  • Golden Bull, Oakland Surf Wife, Rat Queen (Seattle), Squirt, Stranger (first show) 21+ $8 8pm ***
  • Harlow's, Sacramento Destroy Boys 21+ ***
  • Harrah's Lake Tahoe, 15 Hwy 50, Stateline, NV Luke Bryan, Jon Langston 21+ 7pm **
  • Holy Diver, Sacramento Evergrey, Tulip a/a ** @
  • Hopmonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato John Doe, Robbie Fulks a/a $40 7pm/7:30pm ***
  • Marines Memorial Theater, 609 Sutter Street, S.F. Ladygang Ladyhang a/a $35 noon/1pm **
  • Metro, Oakland Morta Skuld (Wisconsin), Disciples Of Death (Long Beach), Guillatine (Long Beach), Hallucinator a/a $15/$18 8pm/9pm *** @
  • Mountain Winery, Saratoga Tower Of Power, Average White Band a/a $250-$40 7:30pm ***
  • New Parish, Oakland Po-lar-i-ty 21+ $15/$20 2pm til 8pm **
  • Noon at RampArt Skatepark, 700 South G Street, Arcata White Manna, Dead Fucking Serious, Imperial Destructo, Ultramafic, Death Mode Trippers, Sue And The Namies, Dead Drift, Not Ewe, Aitherios, Sad Krotch, free market opens a/a 4pm *** @ (Vert and Distort Fest)
  • Octopus Literary Salon, Oakland Kyle Craft a/a $15/$20 7pm *** $
  • Oxbow River Stage, Napa Steve Miller Band, Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives a/a $60+ 5pm/6pm # ***
  • Regency Ballroom, S.F. Vanessa Da Mata, Quando Deixamos, Nossos Beijos Na Esquina a/a $60/$80 7pm/8pm # **
  • Ritz, San Jose Gondwana 21+ **
  • San Jose Civic, 135 West San Carlos St.t, San Jose Blueface (L.A.) a/a $50/$55 # ***
  • Thee Parkside, S.F. Mal Blum, Zelma Stone a/a $12 8pm **