music

Music listings are compiled by Sarah Han. The music intern is China Martens. 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. See 8 Days a Week for information on how to submit an item to listings.


wednesday 20

Rock/blues/hip-hop

Betty Expedition, Big Bang Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $3.

Clinic, Kingsbury Manx, Please Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $12.

Coup San Francisco State University, Cesar Chavez Student Center, Jack Adams Hall, 1650 Holloway; 338-2443. 2pm, $10.

Downtown Apostles Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $5.

Everton Blender, Sister I-Live Slim's. 9pm, $20.

Harold Day and the Nights Curve, 747 Third St; 495-4002. 9pm.

High Strung, Adam Ben, Kyra Brown Hotel Utah. 8:30pm, $5.

Mofo Party Band Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $5.

Mutilated Mannequins, Deathxdeath, Fracas, Breathe In Kimo's. 9pm.

Octavius, Concepts Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $3.

Real, Chapter 13, Stuart Davis Tongue and Groove. 9pm, $6.

Rockats, Rockin' Lloyd Tripp and the Zipguns Elbo Room. 9pm, $10.

Rosin Coven, Peoples Bizarre Cafe du Nord. 10pm, $5. See 8 Days a Week, page 54.

Sean Na Na, Influents, Simple Things Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $7.

SFunk Boom Boom Room. 9:20pm, $5.

Warlocks, Persephone's Bees, Lessick Covered Wagon Saloon. 9pm, $6.

Bay Area

Downshift, Macrophage, Bullet66 Stork Club. 9pm, $5.

Renai7sance Black Dot Cafe, 2364 E. 15th St, Oakl; (510) 451-8813. 7pm.

Jazz/new music

Clay Hawkins Caffe Proust, 1801 McAllister; 345-9560. 7-10pm.

Ned Boynton Combo Enrico's. 7pm.

Richard/Ezra/Brian Rite Spot. 8:30pm, free.

Vince Lateano Trio Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, free.

Bay Area

John Scofield Band Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $18. Through Sun/24.

Dave Mathews Downtown. 8pm. The pianist performs.

Saul Kaye Quartet Cato's Ale House. 6-9pm, free.

Wayside Trio Jupiter. 8pm.

Folk/world/country

Philip Claypool Parkside, 1600 17th St; 503-0393. 9pm, free.

Jimbo Trout and the Fishpeople Johnny Foley's. 9pm.

Bay Area

The Hot Club of Cowtown Freight and Salvage. 8pm, $17.50.

Sauce Piquante, DP and Rhythm Riders Ashkenaz. 8pm, $8.

Dance clubs

Arrow 10pm-2am. Funk and soul with Kevin Consuelo.

Audible Colors The Top. 10pm-2am. House music with weekly guests.

Bondage A Go-Go Cat Club. 9pm-4am, $7-10. Deathrock, industrial, '70s and '80s dance music, interactive BDSM, and go-go dancers.

The B-sides Liquid. 10pm-3am, $2-4. House music with Anita Lofton and special guests.

Church of Sinatra Club Deluxe. 9:30pm. DJs spinning music from the Rat Pack era.

Club Judah Jelly's. 9pm, $5. Reggae and dancehall.

Club Lovely Edinburgh Castle. 9:30pm-2am. An indie, mod, and Britpop dance night.

Construction 330 Ritch. 10pm-2am. Tech-house with residents Torque and Huey.

Dig Deep Blind Tiger. 9pm, free. With DJ Seven, Oolong, and Efrem.

Dig the Pony Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm-2am. With Chulada and weekly guests.

Discover Ruby Skye. 9pm-3am. Hard house with DJ Ben Doren.

Dynomite Soul Sacrifice. 10pm-2am. Soul, hip-hop, and deep beat with Cyrus and Jamo.

Electro Rodeo Galaxy Club. 10pm, $3. With Bre Ad, Cybrid, and Joe Rice.

Fuck Me I'm Famous Buzz 9. 9pm, $5. With Charlotte the Baroness.

Ghett Down! 26 Mix. 10pm-2am. House and funky breaks by Space Lounge and Space Cowboys.

Julip 9:30pm. DJ Consuelo and the Soul Searchers spin slow jams, soul, and hip-hop.

Psycho-Synthesis Jezebels Joint. 9pm-2am, $5. Breaks, electro, industro, and trance.

Qoöl 111 Minna Gallery. 5-10pm, $5. Pan-techno lounge with DJs Spesh, Gil, Hyper D, and Jondi.

Red Wine Social Dalva, 3121 16th St; 332-5800, ext 211. 10pm-2am, free. With Toph One and Tiki Jim.

Vitabar Divas, 1081 Polk; 928-6006. 10pm-2am, $5. With mikee and Jada Halston.

WildSeed Baobab. 9pm-1am, free. Grassroots dance party with DJ Somuchsoul and Miss Leema.

Bay Area

Bliss Oasis, 135 12th St, Oakl; (510) 763-0404. 9pm, $5-7. Deep house.

Heavy Soul Music Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am, free. With EZ Luv Sound System.

Soulvation Ruby Room. 10pm-2am.

thursday 21

Rock/blues/hip-hop

Brenda Boykin and Home Cookin' Boom Boom Room. 9:20pm, $5.

Dead and Gone, 400 Blows, Gault Covered Wagon Saloon. 9pm, $5.

Erase Errata, Panthers, Subtonix Eagle Tavern. 9pm, $5.

Hot Rod Circuit, Further Seems Forever, Jealous Sound Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $8.

IZM, Strange Girl Pound-SF. 7pm, $8.

Ledisi with Anibade, DJ IJ Cafe du Nord. 10pm, $7.

Lostprophets, Apex Theory, Quarashi Slim's. 8pm, $10.

Nero, Jump Little Children Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $6.

OM Trio, Dhamaal Sound System with Selecta Jahnaka Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $7.

Ploughound, Blue Period, Scared of Girls Kimo's. 8:30pm.

Radiators Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $22. Through Sat/23.

Shane Dwight Blues Band Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $5.

Tainted Love Tongue and Groove. 10pm, $10.

Zonk Curve, 747 Third St; 495-4002. 9pm.

Bay Area

Baby Carrot, Rally Boy, Henry Miller Sextet Stork Club. 10pm, $5.

Knife in the Water, Mendoza Line, Len Brown Society Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $5.

Mushroom Jupiter. 8pm.

Jazz/new music

Cory Wright/Noah Phillips/Harris Eisenstadt Trio Luggage Store Gallery. 8pm.

Shan Kenner Enrico's. 7pm.

Marilyn Crispell Trio Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, 700 Howard; 788-7353. 8pm, $22-28.

Charles McNeal with Vince Lateano Trio Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, free.

Kim Nalley Butterfly. 7pm.

Starlight Orchestra Starlight Room. 8pm.

Stellar Gas Jets Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.

Bay Area

Macy Blackman Downtown. 8pm.

Blues Translation Tuva Space, 3192 Adeline, Berk; (510) 649-8744. 8pm, $8. With Ben Goldberg, John Schott, and Scott Amendola.

John Scofield Band Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $18. Through Sun/24.

Folk/world/country

Dix Bruce and Eric Thomas Atlas Cafe. 8-10pm, free.

Crooked Jades, Towne Dandies Odeon Bar. 9pm, $5.

Jesus Diaz y QBA, DJ Carolito's Way Elbo Room. 10pm, $7.

Load the Wagon, the Amee Chapman Band, Cas Lucas Hotel Utah. 8:30pm, $5.

Nicole McRory Johnny Foley's. 9pm.

Bay Area

Tish Hinojosa, Karen Abrahams Freight and Salvage. 8pm, $17.50.

Dance clubs

Alley Catz The Pendulum. 6pm-2am. A dance club for women featuring hip-hop, funk, and dancehall.

Arabian Nights El Rio. 9pm. Arabian dance music with a performance by Debka and Ilyas.

Bad Reputation 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, $5. "Girl Sounds" with DJs China G and Wax Chef; proceeds benefit the Nectar Women's Stage at SF Pride.

Big Takeover Storyville. 10pm-2am, $10. Jahyzer and Ted Shred spin dancehall and hip-hop.

Blueprint Julip. 10pm-2am, free. Future jazz, broken beat, and 2-step with Tom Thump and Tomas.

The Cellar 9pm-2am, $5. House music with rotating DJs and guests.

Chikiboom Roccapulco. 9pm-2am, $6. A gay and lesbian Latin music dance party.

Dig on This Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $3. Soul, roots, reggae, and classic hip-hop with Jaybe and guests.

EZLUV Soundsystem An Bodhran, 668 Haight; 431-4724. 10pm-2am, free. With Phonic, Rocket Morton, Vinnie Esparza, and guests from the Groove Merchant.

Faith City Nights. 9:30pm, $10. With residents Blackstone, Ruben Mancias, Jay-R, and Twist.

Flava of the Month Bas. 10pm-2am.

Flavour of the Week Laszlo. 8pm-2am. With DJ Rose.

Free Liquid. 10pm-2am, free. With DJs Dmitri, Tee, and friends.

The Hizzy Hush Hush Lounge. 10pm-2am. Abstract hip-hop, future, electro-soul with DJs Derek B, Lady Base, and guest Jeffrodeeziack.

KazaBlanka 8pm-2am, $10. Latin fusion Middle Eastern music with DJ Medi and the Arabian Knights Band.

Kit Kat Endup. 10pm-4:30am, $10. International funk.

Magic Show Trapdoor. 9pm, free. With Life, Beni B., and Malachi.

Meow Glas Kat. 10pm-2am, $10. Urban grooves, hip-hop, and R&B with Switch.

1984 Cat Club. 9pm-2am, $5. '80s music.

Oxygen Bar 9pm, free. With DJs Mark Deutsch and Mercury.

Passenger Skylark. 9pm-2am, free. Jazz, house, and soul with Paul Craven, Capital A, Kazu, and Takeshi.

Platform The Music Incubator, 317 11th St; 409-8697. 9pm-2am, free. With Piper Grimsrud, Paula O'Rourke, DJ Kleckern, DJ Drei, Overlord Laser, and AF Productions.

popscene 330 Ritch. 10pm-2am, $5. Britpop with DJs Aaron Axelsen and Jeremy; live performance by My Vitriol.

Reform School The Stud. 10pm-4am. A gay but straight-friendly dance club featuring house music with DJs Jeff Chandler, Spun, Poppa, Discovery, and MonkeyBoy, plus special guests.

Shake Make-Out Room. 10pm-2am. Rap, soul, funk, and raggae with Shortkut, Derrick D, J-Boogie, Jewels, DJ 0-Dub, DJ Om, PaulyTek, and King One.

Sneaks Buzz 9. 9pm, free. Underground house grooves with b.radley and Sunder.

Spirit Ten 15 Folsom. 10pm-4am, $10. A queer dance night featuring house, hip-hop, and R&B.

Stripper Friendly Arrow. 10pm-2am. With DJ Charlie.

Sure Shot The Top. 10pm-2am, $5. Hip-hop, house, disco, and breaks with Chris Orr, Travis, and Ben Cook.

Tunnel Top 10pm-2am, free. Funk, dancehall, and hip-hop.

Ultravixens Backflip. 10pm-2am.

What Da Funk Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am. DJ Motion Potion spins old-school funk and rare grooves.

Worldwide Lounge Royale. 9:30pm-2am. Music from around the world.

Bay Area

Beatdown Jupiter. 8-11pm, free. Outdoor DJ dance party with Delon, Yamu, and Add1.

Blakes 9:30pm, $5. Electronica with Ascension.

The Breaks Ruby Room. 10pm-2am. Deep grooves, old-school hip-hop, and funk.

Radio Retox Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am.

Soundboutique Ivy Room. 10pm. With residents Jen, Jacob, and Sean.


friday 22

Rock/blues/hip-hop

Aphrodite Justice League. 9pm, $15.

Broun Fellinis, Mood Food Elbo Room. 10pm, $7.

Richard Buckner, Waycross Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $12.

Capitol Years, Vetvier Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $4.

Chris Clouse, Butch Berry, Bellstar Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $6.

Fingers, Applesaucer, DJ Scrapper Tongue and Groove. 8:30pm, $8.

Ben Folds, Divine Comedy Fillmore. 9pm, $22.50.

Funky Beulah Kelly's Mission Rock. 6pm, $5.

Gammera, Blessing the Hogs, Wuzor Kimo's. 9pm.

Ed Harcourt, Katell Keineg Slim's. 9pm, $15. See 8 Days a Week, page 54.

Holy Kiss, Mylot Covered Wagon Saloon. 6pm, $3.

In Rare Form, Dean Del Ray, Rich McCulley Hotel Utah. 9pm, $7.

Karate High School, Tenfold, Key to Arson, Element of Surprise, Revolution Smile, 7th Standard Pound-SF. 7pm, $8.

Melvin Sparks Band Boom Boom Room. 9:20pm, $12. Also Sat/23.

Mothertruckers, 401K, Bean Weevils, Violet Discord Covered Wagon Saloon. 9pm, $7.

Charlie Musselwhite and John Hammond Biscuits and Blues. 8:30 and 10:30pm, $25.

Radiators Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $22. Through Sat/23.

Rally Boy, Jeff London Edinburgh Castle. 9pm.

Vinyl, Taos Hum Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $10.

Walkmen, Mazarin Cafe du Nord. 9:30pm, $8.

Bay Area

Garrin Benfield, Tremolo, Matt Easton Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $6.

High Divers, Fajimoto Port Lite. 9pm, $5.

Harvey Mandel, Freddie Roulette, Michael 'Bones' Borbridge, Michael Warren, Nightfire, Henry Kaiser Down Low Lounge. 9pm, $8.

Rum Diary, Continental, Rubymar, Collapso Stork Club. 9pm, $6.

Shady Lady, View from Here Blakes. 9:30pm, $6.

Jazz/new music

Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.

Boca Do Rio Butterfly. 9pm.

Brian Melvin Trio Rubicon, 558 Sacramento; 421-7636. 5-8pm, free.

Caliente 2000 850 Cigar Bar. 9pm, free.

Phillip Crawford, Steve Fowler Duo Carta. 7:30-11:30pm.

The Gregory James Band 26 Mix. 8pm, free.

Maria Schneider Orchestra with Ingrid Jensen Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness; 788-7353. 8pm, 18-30.

Mark Wright Sextet Jazz at Pearl's. 9:30pm, free. Also Sat/23.

Paul Robinson and His 50th Birthday Jazz Ensemble Enrico's. 7pm.

Starlight Orchestra Starlight Room. 8:30pm.

Bay Area

Crater Jupiter. 8pm.

The John Scofield Band Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $22. Through Sun/24.

Pat Metheny Group Paramount Theatre. 8pm, $35-75.

'New Music for Electro-Acoustic Quartet' Tuva Space, 3192 Adeline, Berk; (510) 649-8744. 8pm, $8. With Larry Ochs, Matt Wright, John Schott, and Ches Smith.

Shan Kenner Downtown. 8pm.

Folk/world/country

Calico String Band Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.

'A Night of Chinese Traditional Music' City College of San Francisco, Diego Rivera Theatre, 50 Phelan; 239-3366. 7:30pm, free.

Bay Area

Duo Guardabarranco La Peña Cultural Center. 8pm, $20.

Marley's Ghost Freight and Salvage. 8pm, $17.50.

Native Elements, Dub Congress Ashkenaz. 9:30pm, $10.

Strungover! Connecticut Yankee, 100 Connecticut; 552-4440. 10pm, $5.

Dance clubs

Amnesia "Transition – Looser/Chiller" 5:30pm. Progressive house, funky house, and hard house with 75k, Glover, Kramer, and guests. "Mundo Electrico!" 9pm, $5. World beats, Latin, Afro, Brazil, and dub with DJ Chango Simas.

Amoeba Music 6pm, free. Andrew Jervis spins.

Candy Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $5. Hip-hop, rock, and new wave with Spin and

Grand T.

Club NV 9:30pm. House and salsa with Greg Lopez, Von, and Tony O.

Club Nzinga El Rio. 9pm, $7. Jose Ruiz spins world beat.

Debaser Jezebels Joint. 9pm-2am, $5. Glam rock and Britpop with DJs Shindog, Tim, Luna, and Bishop.

Deeper House Fuse. 6pm-2am, free. Deep house and disco with DJs David Hawthorn, Nate, and guests.

Electromagnetic Buzz 9. 10pm, $5. With DJs XJS and guests.

Fag Fridays Endup. 10pm-5:30am, $8. With residents Rolo and Ruben Mancias.

Funky Fridays Nickie's BBQ. 9pm, $7. Wisdom and Cyrus spin funk and soul.

Gada 'bout SF Arrow. 10pm-2am. With Ted Shred.

Glitter Glas Kat. 9:30pm-2am. Soul and deep house.

Hecka Tight Oxygen Bar. 10pm-2am, free. With Rick Lara.

Hot Pants 26 Mix. 10pm, $5. '80s hip-hop and more with Wax Chef and Chelsea Star.

Joypad 111 Minna Gallery. 9pm. With Fauna Flash.

Kinkyfunk Club Six. 9:30pm-4am, $10. With DJs Gianni and Seamie.

Lithium Galia. 8pm-2am, $5, free with costume. House music with DJs Kaspa and Amberlee.

Mediterranean Nights Piyassa Restaurant, 1686 Market; 864-3700. 10pm-2am. Greek, Turkish, French, Arabic, Persian, Spanish, Top 40s, and '70s music.

Nikita Ten 15 Folsom. 10pm. $15.

Overtone Hush Hush Lounge. 10pm-2am, $5. With Vinnie Esparza and Tomas.

Pow! A Cocktail Lounge 6pm, $3. Tribal house and Latin music with Be Smiley.

Sexotica Make-Out Room. 10pm, free. Indian, Middle Eastern, and Latin grooves with DJ King Coffin.

Sojurn Rohan. 9pm-1am, free. House and breaks with DJs Ted and Fred.

Square Ruby Skye. 9pm-3am. House music.

Step An Sibin. 8pm-2am, $5. U.K. garage and 2-step with DJs John Paul, Enzyme, Dom Some, and guests.

Storyville "4 the Love," 7-10pm, free. Classic soul, slow jams, and R&B ballads with Tomas, Consuelo, Rasta Cue Tip, and Wisdom. "True Skool," 10pm-2am, $7-10. Funk, dancehall, and hip-hop classics with Medusa and the Feline Science.

Super Fluff Skirt Cellar. 9pm-2am, $5. '80s, rock, disco, R&B, and hip-hop.

Sweet Blind Tiger. 10pm-2am, $5. With Norman Stradley and Sherif.

Weekend Julip. 9:30pm. Downtempo, hip-hop, rare groove, and beats with DJs Eug, Brown Royale, and Freddy Anzures.

Bay Area

Carnival Jam Oasis, 135 12th St, Oakl; (510) 763-0404. 10pm-2am, $10. Soca and reggae with King Solomon and the Engineroom.

The Cold War Years Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am.

Ruby Room 10pm-2am. '70s and '80s glam rock and pop music.


saturday 23

Rock/blues/hip-hop

Alien Ant Farm, Adema, Glassjaw, Earshot Warfield. 7pm, $20.

Terry Allen, Richard Buckner, Bukka Allen Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $15.

Asahi, John Vanderslice, Kind of Like Spitting, Drew Victor Cafe du Nord. 9:30pm, $8.

Brass Monkey Brass Band, Stymie and the Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra, Cannonball, Funky Beulah Broadway Studios. 9pm.

Breakestra Justice League. 9pm, $17. "Funky 16 Corners" showcase. See 8 Days a Week, page 54.

Corsciana Hemlock Tavern. 10pm.

Five Degrees of Soul Elbo Room. 10pm, $7.

From Monument to Masses, Freedom for Saturn, Radar Kimo's. 9pm.

High on Fire Pound-SF. 8pm, $8.

Angelique Kidjo Fillmore. 9pm, $22.50.

Lories, Easys, Thee Corsairs, Twisted Sisters Covered Wagon Saloon. 9pm, $6, $5 with candy donation.

Ray Manzarek and Michael McClure Noe Valley Ministry. 8:15pm, $17.

New Monsoon, Exhaust Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $5.

Melvin Sparks Band Boom Boom Room. 9:20pm, $12.

Radiators Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $22.

Red Archibald and the Internationals Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $12.50.

Roofies, Mr. Mr. and the Sister of Evil, Subtractions El Rio. 9pm, $7.

Slender, Koolie Cat, Skirts Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $7.

Slippery Hoffman Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.

Clem Snide, John Rouse Cellar at Johnny Foley's. 8pm, $14.

Tea Leaf Green, Brother Freak Tongue and Groove. 9pm, $7-10.

20 Minute Loop, Merrick, Ramona the Pest Hotel Utah. 9pm, $7.

Unwritten Law, Mest, Sugarcult, Hornswrangled Slim's. 8:30pm, $15.

Bay Area

Atom and His Package, Plus Ones, AM/FM, Jerme Spew, Contender 924 Gilman. 8pm, $5. See 8 Days a Week, page 54.

Bart Davenport, Beam, Technicolor Ivy Room. 10pm.

Funky Nixons, Gary Gates Band, Shut-Ins Ashkenaz. 8pm, $8-20.

Get-Go, Bitesize, Mas Melo Stork Club. 10pm, $5.

Love Kills Love, EDNA, Mojo Apostles Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $5.

Mystic Roots, LZ and Ezell Funkstaz Blakes. 9:30pm, $5.

Rootbeer, Accomplices, Plan to Pink Port Lite. 9pm, $5.

Jazz/new music

Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.

Mark Dresser New Langton Arts, 1246 Folsom; 626-5416. 8pm.

Mark Wright Sextet Jazz at Pearl's. 9:30pm, free.

Mas Cabeza 850 Cigar Bar. 10pm, free.

Post Junk Trio Enrico's. 7pm.

Starlight Room Starlight Room. 8:30pm.

Cassandra Wilson Masonic Auditorium, 1111 California; 788-7353. 8pm, $20-52.

Bay Area

Freaktet Jupiter. 8pm.

The John Scofield Band Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $22. Through Sun/24.

Kim Nalley Downtown. 8pm.

'Solo Guitar and Hootenanny' Tuva Space, 3192 Adeline, Berk; (510) 649-8744. 8pm, $8. With Mantra Ben-Ya'akova, Dan Plonsey, Myles Boisen, Matt Wright, Ben Goldberg, and others.

Folk/world/country

Backpages Johnny Foley's. 9pm.

Duo Guardabarranco Brava Theater Center, 2789 24th St; 647-2822. 8pm, $18-22.

Five Degrees of Soul Elbo Room. 10pm, $7.

Jeanie and Chuck's Country Roundup Atlas Cafe. 4-7pm, free.

Bay Area

Hazel Dickens with Dudley Connell St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College, Berk; (510) 845-6830. 8pm, $19.50. With Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum, Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin, Kathy Kallick, and the Bluegrass Intentions.

Gary Gates Band, Funky Nixons, Shut-Ins Ashkenaz. 8pm, $8-20. A benefit for Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters.

Kitka and Davka Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison, Berk; (925) 866-9559. 8pm, $22-24. 17th Annual Jewish Music Festival.

Mazacote La Peña Cultural Center. 9:30pm, $10.

Dance clubs

Arrow 10pm-2am. Rock 'n' roll with DJ Jeff.

Beat Salad Laszlo. 8pm-2am. With DJ Kenni.

Beat Segment Make-Out Room. 10pm, free. With DJ Enki spins soul, hip-hop, and funky beats.

Bohemia Bar 1624 California; 474-6968. 10pm-2am, $10. House, hip-hop, and '80s music with Eddy.

Bottom Heavy The Top. 7pm-10pm. With J Falcone, John Paul, Fiction, Dom Some, and Enzyme. 10pm-2am. U.K. garage and drum 'n' bass with rotating residents.

Butterfly 7pm. With DJ Label.

Cellar 9pm-2am, $5. House, funk, soul, and old-school beats.

Cherry Club 238, 238 Columbus; 402-0000. 10pm-4am. With Charlotte the Baroness, Tom Hoch, Greg Eversoul, and DJ Seven.

Clone 26 Mix. 10pm, $5. LA MAchine presents a night of '80s electro, synth, new wave, and more with Poulet Vu and Wheels of Fortune.

Club Six 9pm-4am, $6-9. With Anita Lofton and guests DJs Jay-R and Miss Megan.

Eklektic Cat Club. 10pm-3am, $10. Drum 'n' bass with residents and guests.

Electrolush Blind Tiger. 10pm-2am, $5. Underground house music with rotating DJs.

Flava Storyville. 10pm, $8-10. Hip-hop with rotating residents.

Fling Bas.10pm-2am.

Gloss Sno-Drift. 9pm. Deep house with Dan D'Mantra, Ean Golden, and DJ Solomon.

Groovetech Finale Buzz 9. 10pm, $5. With DJ Nathan and guest Adam Straus.

Hella Tight Amnesia. 10pm-2am, $5. With Vinnie Esparza, Jonny Deeper, and Asti Spumanti.

Ice Backflip. 10pm-2am, $10. House music.

Liquid Liquid. 9pm-3am, $3. House and techno with Dave Kirkland.

Oblivion Bad Abbot's, 2801 Leavenworth; 339-8784. 9pm-2am. With DJs Keith O'Reilly, Johnny Brett, and Scott Schaeffer.

Oxygen Bar 10pm-3am, free. With DJs Snackflight and Benwa.

Pow! A Cocktail Lounge 9pm, $3. House music with Fadrian and Sutake.

Revolver Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am. With Bulletproof DJs and guest J. Boogie.

Royale 10pm-2am, free. With Zatch, DJ Cyruss, and Toph One.

La Rumba Sigue Kelly's Mission Rock. 3:30-8pm, $6. Salsa dance club with DJ Ivette Fuentes.

Soul-phisticated Rohan. 9pm-1am, free. DJ Choe spins hip-hop, funk, reggae, and rare groove.

Sound Factory 9:30-10:30pm. Happy hour.

Strawberry Endup. 10pm-4am, $10. Hip-hop with Kuttin Kandi, J-Boogie, DJ Black, and Toph One.

Supastar Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $5. With local DJs.

Swing Dance Party Metronome Ballroom. 9pm-midnight, $9-15. Swing dance lessons and dance party.

Texture Glas Kat. 9:30pm-3:30am. House, classic soul, urban grooves, and '70s and '80s retro funk with residents.

Undertoe Julip. 9:30pm. With L. Ron Hubba Hubba and DJ Darren.

Universe Club Townsend. 9:30pm-7am, $14. House music.

Voluptuous Vibes The Phoenix, 811 Valencia; 695-1811. 10pm. Funky house, breaks, and hip-hop with DJ Amberlee and guests.

Bay Area

Radio 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am. '70s and '80s glam, rock, and pop.

The Reagan Years Ruby Room. 10pm-2am. '80s music.


sunday 24

Rock/blues/hip-hop

Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, Richmond Fontaine, Thomas Heyman Hotel Utah. 8:30pm, $5.

'Funk Jams' Last Day Saloon. 9pm, free. With Jason of the Funkanauts.

Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Tim Bluhm Slim's. 8pm, $22.

'Gospel Sunday' Biscuits and Blues. 8:30pm, $10.

Lisa Dewey and the Lotus Life, Hi-Violets, Bethany Curve Cafe du Nord. 9:30pm, $6.

Millencolin, Home Grown, Bombshell Rocks Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $12.50. See 8 Days a Week, page 54.

Peoples Bizarre, Go Van Gogh Make-Out Room. 8:30pm, $6.

Pretty Girls Make Graves, Your Enemies' Friends, Atom and His Package, AM/FM Bottom of the Hill. 8pm, $7. See 8 Days a Week, page 54.

Revolutionareez, Bobby Banduria Voodoo Lounge. 8pm, $6.

Stomach, Chromatics, Del Toras Covered Wagon Saloon. 8pm, $6.

Tree o' Frogs Boom Boom Room. 9:20pm, $3.

Bay Area

Melanie DeMore, Gwen Avery La Peña Cultural Center. 7pm, $16.

Passenger, Shreep Blakes. 9:30pm, $3.

Jazz/new music

Alegría Jazzschool, 2087 Addison, Berk; (510) 845-5373. 4:30pm, $6-12.

Opie Bellas Plush Room. 7:30pm, $20.

Walter Earl Enrico's. 7pm.

Jane Bunnett and Spirits of Havana Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness; 788-7353. 3pm, $5-15.

J. Johnson Club Deluxe. 9pm, free.

Kevin Keller Trio Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, near Fulton and 8th Ave; (866) 468-3399. 8pm, $15.

Love Motel Jazz Quintet Rasselas Jazz Club. 6pm.

Ricardo and Friends Top of the Mark. 8pm, $5.

Rolando Morales Quintet Bruno's. 8pm.

Bay Area

John Scofield Band Yoshi's. 2 and 8pm, $5-22.

Frederick Nighthawk Downtown. 8pm.

Folk/world/country

Arte y Compás Timo's Restaurant, 842 Valencia; 647-0558. 7:30 and 9pm. Traditional music and dance from Andalucia, Southern Spain.

Azabache El Rio. 3pm, $8.

Tony McMahon Johnny Foley's. 9pm.

'News from the Old Country' Veteran's Building, Green Room, 401 Van Ness; 771-3352. 7pm, $15-25.

Bay Area

'Soles on Fire: Community Klezmer Dance Party' International House, UC Berkeley, 2299 Piedmont, Berk; (925) 866-9559. 2pm, $10-16. 17th Annual Jewish Music Festival.

'Starry Irish Media Session' Starry Plough. 8pm.

Surco Nuevo Ashkenaz. 4-8pm, $10.

Tara Trull, Barbara Higbie Freight and Salvage. 8pm, $18.50.

Dance clubs

Brainwash 5-8pm. Turtle spins drum 'n' bass.

Broadway Studios 9pm. Argentine tango. Dance lesson at 7pm.

Club Compression Cellar. 9pm-2am, $5. Drum 'n' bass with residents and guests.

Club Havana Jelly's. 4pm, $7. Latin music with DJ Luis Medina and guest Charanga Nueve.

Club KY Amnesia. 8:30pm. Queer indie pop with DJs Spike and Mike.

The Depths Charlies, 1838 Union; 474-3773. 9pm-2am, free. Deep downtempo, left-field breaks, and drum 'n' bass.

Devotion Endup. 8pm, $10. House music with DJ Ruben Mancias and guest Pete Avila.

Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm-2am, $4. With DJs Sep and Ludichris.

For Those Who Know An Sibin. 9pm-2am, $3. Underground hip-hop, funk, soul, and breaks.

Industry Night Arrow. 10pm-2am. With rotating DJs.

Juke Joint Julip. 9pm–2am, free. With Toph One.

Luscious Liquid. 10pm-2am. Deep tribal, hard progressive, and house with Dharma, Unity, Origin, and guest DJs.

Pleasuredome Club Townsend. 9pm-6am, $15. With Neil Lewis and Jeff Johnson.

Rebirth 330 Ritch. 10pm. Soul and hip-hop with Henry, Joe Quixx, Kevvy Kev, and Will.

Reggae Sundaze Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am, $5. Reggae music spun by DJ Ras David I.

Salamat Sundays Club Tropi Gala, 358 Ocean; 282-7910. 9pm-2am, $10. Latin fusion Middle Eastern music with DJ Medi and the Arabian Knights Band.

Salsa Dance Party Metronome Ballroom. 6:30-8pm, $6-12. Salsa lessons and dance party.

Second Sunday Kelly's Mission Rock. noon-10pm. With Jeno, Norman Stradley, Ellen Ferrato, M3, Julius Papp, Sen-Sei, David Coleman, and more.

Selector Sundays Blind Tiger. 9pm-2am, $5. With the Unsung Heroes.

Spundae Ten 15 Folsom. 9pm-6am, $5. With rotating DJs and special guests.

Storytelling Night Odeon Bar. 7pm-2am. Hosted by Jerico Reese.

Sunday School Sno-Drift. 8pm-4am, $10. House and downtempo with residents.

Sunday T-Dance Endup. 6am-8pm. House music with rotating residents.

Therapy Skylark. 9pm-2am, free. With DJs Maurice and Efrem.

Volume Storyville. 10pm-2am. Hip-hop, soul, classics, and dancehall with D-Sharp, Megablack, Ball-D, Marc Stretch, and Malachi.

Bay Area

Mayhem Down Low Lounge. 9pm, $5. With Reaktor, Smudge, DJ Freya, and MC Mac.

The Mercy Seat Ruby Room. 10pm-2am.

Mystery Night Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am.


monday 25

Rock/blues/hip-hop

Damnations, Kirk Rundstrom, Nickel Beer Riot Bottom of the Hill. 8pm, $7.

Desoto Reds, Foibles, Ted Thacker Make-Out Room. 8:30pm, $6.

Ben Folds, Divine Comedy Fillmore. 9pm, $22.50.

Lo-Fi Niesans, Curtains, Herr K, Murder Murder Kimo's. 9pm.

Mama Sutra Boom Boom Room. 9:20pm, $3.

'Monday Night Hoot' Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $5. With Eric Shea.

Nels Cline Singers, Deerhoof Elbo Room. 9pm, $7.

JL Stiles Biscuits and Blues. 8:30pm, $5.

Jazz/new music

Bishop Norman Williams Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.

Cadillac Strollers Caffe Proust, 1801 McAllister; 345-9560. 8pm.

Carla Helmbrecht Trio with Peter Hovarth Top of the Mark. 8pm, $5.

Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, free.

Dr. Abacus Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.

Kevin Gibbs and Ruth Davies Moose's. 8pm.

Jason Myers Trio Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.

Jenna Mammina Enrico's. 7pm.

Live jazz Voodoo Lounge. 8pm, free.

Bay Area

Supplicants Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $8-10. See 8 Days a Week, page 54.

Dance clubs

Bourbon and Blue Jeans Arrow. 10pm-2am. Country soaked rock 'n' roll with DJs Ashley and Meagan.

Cellar 9pm-2am, $5. Downtempo with resident DJs and guests.

Cherry Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $3. With Elitria and Betty spinning ambient grooves and beats.

Club Dread Justice League. 10pm, $13. Club Dread eighth year anniversary party with U/N/I Spirits, DJ Massive Sound International, and Unity Hi Fi with Papa Joe.

D.Volution Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 8pm-2am. With Ms. Dress.

Fifth Friday 111 Minna Gallery. 9pm-2am. With DJ Tom Thump and the Underwolves.

Grateful Dead Jams Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am. Dark Star Dan plays rare Grateful Dead tracks.

Halflife An Sibin. 9pm-2am. XJS, Zigmund Void, and Kryptyk spin drum 'n' bass.

Joy Liquid. 10pm-3am, $4. Progressive house and garage.

Lo-key Lounge Charlies, 1838 Union; 474-3773. 9pm-2am. Deep house and disco breaks spun by rotating DJs.

Main Ingredient Julip. 9:30pm. With DJ Wisdom and JayBee.

Milkshake Mondays Sno-Drift. 10pm-2am, $5. With Travis.

A Night with Fecal Face Amnesia. 8pm. With local DJs and local artists.

Our Gang Cellar. 10pm, $3. Downtempo, funky breaks, jazzy drum 'n' bass, and hip-hop.

Redwood Room 8pm-midnight. Jazz with Consuelo Kevin.

Reggae Mondeys Tunnel Top. 9pm-2am, free. With DJ Qwistar.

Risqué Curve, 747 Third St; 896-2286. 9pm-2am, free. Soulful house, old-school, and beats with DJs Chris Dadzitis and Zaxxon.

Self-Serve DJ Nite and Music Appreciation Society Odeon Bar. 7pm-2am, free. Open turntables.

Sex in Zero Gravity Border Cantina, 1192 Folsom; 820-4876. 10pm-2am, $5. Techno Funk and house music with James D and Eli B.

Sixth Element Hush Hush Lounge. 9pm-2am, $3. Electro, tech-house, drum 'n' bass, and trance.

Tranquility Base 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, free. With DF Tram and Jonas Judd.

Vroom El Rio. 8pm-midnight, free. Punk, funk, and soul.

Bay Area

Mystery Night Ruby Room. 10pm-2am.

Underground Lounge Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am. Psycho '60s and porno '70s.


tuesday 26

Rock/blues/hip-hop

Evil Bol Weevil Boys Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.

Faint Bimbo's 365 Club. 8pm, $14.

'Fat Times' Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $5. With Felonious and guest P-Way.

Kentucky Slim Blue Lamp. 9:30pm, free.

'The Local Blues Showcase' Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $5.

Nels Cline Singers Amoeba Music. 6pm, free.

Oscar Myers' Bluesbeat Boom Boom Room. 9:20pm, $3.

Scooters, Sadies Cafe du Nord. 10pm, $7.

Suplecs, Men of Porn, Bottom, Halfway to Gone Covered Wagon Saloon. 9pm, $5.

Thursday, Solea, Movie Life Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $7.

Bay Area

Bottled Og, Quarterhorse, Plug Spark Sanjay, the Plan The Stork Club. 9pm, $5.

Swoop Unit Ivy Room. 10pm.

!Tang, Marginal Prophets, Shelley Doty Blakes. 8:30pm, $8.

Jazz/new music

Collective West Jazz Orchestra Cellar at Johnny Foley's. 9pm, $3.

Farris Smith and Larry Douglas Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.

Fred Ross Project Starlight Room. 8pm.

Jeanne Hoffman Moose's. 8pm.

Jennifer Lee Trio Top of the Mark. 8pm, $5.

Shan Kenner's Acoustic Guitar Ensemble Enrico's. 7pm.

Roderick Louie Carta. 7-10pm.

Jason Myers Trio Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.

Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069. 6:30-10pm.

Vince Lateano Trio Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, free.

Bay Area

Aaron Greenblatt Downtown. 8pm.

Buster Williams and Something More Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $18.

Folk/world/country

Gruesome Galore, Ha! the Disco Ah!, Paula O'Rourke Hotel Utah. 8pm, $5.

Chikiboom Roccapulco. 9pm-2am, $6. A gay and lesbian Latin music dance party.

Vivendo de Pao Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.

Bay Area

Gator Beat Ashkenaz. 8pm, $8.

Dance clubs

Asia Africa Arabia Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am. DJ Cheb I Sabbah spins a blend of international music.

Ay Karamba! Glas Kat. 9:30pm-2am, $8. Salsa lessons.

Broadway Studios 7-9pm. Swing dancing lessons.

Curve 747 Third; 896-2286. 10pm-2am, free. Soulful grooves and flashbacks with DJs Kevvy Kev, Malachi, and Ball D.

Development AsiaSF. 10pm. Reference, Raygun, and Mykul Crane spin breakbeat and house.

EZ Music for Hard Times Club Deluxe. 10pm. With DJs Brian Cox, Power Lounger, and guests.

Fuck Tuesdays Backflip. 10pm-2am. '80s music, soul, breakbeat, and hip-hop.

Impulse An Sibin. 10pm-2am. Techno with rotating residents.

Jazz Party Soul Club Cellar. 9pm-2am. Jazz party with Logic Trio and Soul Club with DJ English Steve.

Mayonnaise Skylark. 9pm, free. House music with special guests.

Node Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm-2am. Indie rock and electronica.

Plagarism Arrow. 10pm-2am. With DJs Gabe and Oliver.

Safe Oxygen Bar. 9pm-2am, free. With DJ Jamez.

Shplendid Julip. 9:30pm. Tribal and progressive beats with DJ Nicholas.

Soul City Make-Out Room. 9:30pm, $5. Deep house with the Smartbeat Sound System and guests.

Taboo Liquid. 9pm. With David Harness.

TeleKopiQ 26 Mix. 10pm, free. DJ eXacto, 8 Bliss, Add, and Nero host a forum for amateur MCs, turntabalists, and beat makers.

T.K.O. Hush Hush Lounge. 9pm-2am, $3. Hip-hop with DJs Charlie Bucket, Kaution, Ocir, Halo 1, and Able.

Underground Communication Dalva, 3121 16th St; 252-7740. 10pm-2am, free. Funk, soul, and dub with Vinnie Esparza, Jonny Deeper, and Asti Spumanti.

Vinyl Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $3. Hip-hop, funk, and soul with Jaybe.

Bay Area

Bounce Rock Skate Bluesville. 10pm, $5. With Bay Area DJs and special guests.

Club Purgatory Club Muse. 9pm-2am, $5. DJ Caine spins European dance, industrial, and electronic music.

Good Times Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am. With Kitty and Sean spinning '70s pop, funk-rock, and more.

Posh Down Low Lounge. 9:30pm-2am. Downtempo, disco breaks, drum 'n' bass, and deep house.

RawSugar Oasis, 135 12th St, Oakl; (510) 763-0404. 9pm. Drum 'n' bass and breakbeats.

Daydream Nation Ruby Room. 10pm-2am. Indie, Britpop, Shoegazer, and trip-hop.