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Music listings are compiled by Sarah Han. The music intern is Cynthia Dea. 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 15
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Blue Reptiles Blue Lamp. 9:30pm, $3.

Bart Davenport, Andras Jones, Beam Cafe du Nord. 10pm, $5.

Flut, Scissors for Lefty Edinburgh Castle. 9pm.

Jackie Greene Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $5. See 8 Days a Week.

Habit Forming Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $5.

Homegrown, Riddlin' Kids, All American Rejects, Flashlight Brown Bottom of the Hill. 7:30pm, $10.

Andrew Jefferies Saloon. 9:30pm.

Jimmy Flame and the Sexy Boys, Killer's Kiss 330 Ritch. 9pm, $5.

Ledisi Bruno's. 9pm, $7.

Melvin Seals and Rhythm Factory Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $8.

Out of Nowhere Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.

Jonathan Richman Make-Out Room. 8:30pm, $10.

Smelly Kelly's Plain High Drifters, Claim Jumpers with Hank Maniger Elbo Room. 9pm, $5.

Used, Taking Back Sunday, Blood Brothers, New Transit Direction Slim's. 8pm, $14. See 8 Days a Week.

Bay Area

Bizar Bazaar Jupiter. 8pm.

Blindman's Whiskey, AJ Roach, Billy Boys 19 Broadway. 9pm.

Chrome Johnson Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.

Hebro Blakes. 10pm-midnight, free. Upstairs in the Tinibar.

Len Paterson Trio, Mushroom, Kooken and Hoomen, Reorchestra Ashkenaz. 8:30pm. Jazz/new music

Al Pacheco Jazz Band Skip's Tavern. 8-10pm.

Don Asher and Kent Cohea Moose's. 7:30pm.

BJ Papa and friends Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10:30pm.

Brian Melvin Trio Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, free.

Charles Unger Experience Les Joulins. 8pm.

Downtown Uproar Bamboo Hut, 479 Broadway; 989-8555. 8:30pm, $5.

Leftover Dreams Enrico's. 7pm.

Mike Lipskin with Lorna K House of Shields, 39 New Montgomery; 392-7732. 5:30pm.

Justin Morell Bacar. 9pm.

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

One Nation Underground Trio Succotash Restaurant, 535 Florida; 503-1100. 5-7:30pm, free.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 7-11pm.

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

Wesla Whitfield Plush Room. 8pm, $20. Bay Area

Jacky Terrasson Trio Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $10-20.

Steve Deutsch Trio Cato's Ale House. 6-9pm, free. Folk/world/country

'SF Songwriters Showcase' Broadway Studios. 6pm, $5.

Bay Area

Poor Man's Whiskey, Al Roach, Billy Boys 19 Broadway. 9pm.

Mike Seeger Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse. 8pm, $17.50. Dance clubs

Afterwards Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm-2am. Progressive house music with Danny, Drew, and Gabriel.

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

Beat Salad Amnesia. 9:30pm, $5. With Scott Carrelli, Jason Douglas, and KENichi.

B.E.D. Cellar. 9:30pm, $5. R&B, old-school, and hip-hop with Blaqwest, Phiness, and rotating guests.

Bondage A Go-Go Cat Club. 9:30pm-3:30am, $5-10. 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.

Club Wednesday The Stud. 10pm-3am, $5. Techno, trance, and electro with Forest Green and Dragn'Fly.

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

Deep South An Sibin. 9pm-2am, $3, free before 11pm. Rare groove, disco classics, and deep house with Chang, TJ Hicks, Mark, and Yvonne.

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

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

Engine Club Six. 9pm-2am, $3.

Exotica Glas Kat. 9pm-2am, $10. Go-go dancing with the Men of Exotica and Go-Go Tribe and funk, disco, and house music.

Eye 2 Eye Cloud 9 Motel. 9pm-2am, $5. With DJs Said and rotating resident DJs.

Fusion Fuse. 9pm-1am, free. With Jason Fluid, Hopper, and guests.

Giving It Up 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, free. Rock and house with Supacreep and guests.

Hump The Stud. 10pm-2am. '70s-present dance music.

Insect Funeral 9pm-2am, free.

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

New Wave Hookers Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $3. New wave and punk with DJ Queen of Noise.

Official Wednesdays Liquid. 9pm, free. Hip-hop, soul, classics, and more.

Orange Café Claude. 10pm-2am. With DJ Ryme and guests.

Paradise Sitio. 10pm-2am, $5 before 11pm. House and urban grooves with Mike Anon, Tune, Abdul, and special guests.

Playback Laszlo. 8:30-1:30am, free. Breaks, funk, electro-funk, and rock.

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.

Rock n Roll Rodeo Butter. 8pm.

Royale 9pm-2am. With DJ El-S.

Showcase City Nights. 9pm. With the Style beyond Compare DJs.

Skank Jezebel's Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. Ska, punk, and reggae.

Skylark 9pm, free. Funk and old soul with DJ Kyle.

Slow Burning Arrow. 10pm-2am, $3, free before 11pm. Electro, dub, hip-hop, Britpop, UK garage, and more.

Sofisticata Amnesia. 9pm, $3. With Donq the Funky Hindu, DJ Denizan, and guests.

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

WildSeed Baobab. 9:30pm-1:30am, free. Grassroots dance party with DJ Somuchsoul and the African B-Girl Society.

X-Files Sno-Drift. 10pm, $3. Hip-hop, old-school, and R&B.

Bay Area

Lion Rock Oasis, 135 12th St, Oakl; (510) 763-0404. 10pm, $7. Reggae, dancehall, and roots with Jah Yzer, DJ Riddm, Dub Rocker, Jah Mystic, and Poppa.

Salsa Caliente Club Fusetti. 10pm. Pete Solis spins salsa and merengue. Salsa lesson at 8pm.

Shattuck Downlow 8pm-2am. Live salsa.

Soulvation Ruby Room. 10pm-2am.

Turbo Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am, free. Indie rock, old rock, and hip-hop.

The Venue Bluesville. 9:30pm-2am. Hip-hop, dancehall, and R&B.

Classical

San Francisco Opera War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness; 864-3330. 8pm, $26-175. The company performs Puccini's Madama Butterfly, conducted by Fabio Luisi. Also Fri/17 and Sun/19.

San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness; 864-6000. Open rehearsal 10am, $16-28; concert 8pm, $15-87. The symphony performs works by Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. Also Thurs/16-Sat/18.

thursday 16
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Steve Braden Hotel Utah Saloon. 7:30pm, free.

Cosmic Mercy Pat O'Shea's, 3848 Geary; 752-3148. 9:30pm.

Crater Bruno's. 9pm, $5.

Steve Domingo Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Juce Garcia Saloon. 9:30pm.

Hammerlock, Cheapskate, Tramp Slim's. 9pm, $5.

Craig Horton Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $7.50.

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

Johnny Dilks and His Visitacion Valley Boys Odeon Bar. 10pm, $5.

Frank Jordan, Call Me Ishmael Edinburgh Castle. 9pm.

Kills the Pain, Koolie Cat Curve Bar. 9pm, $5.

Ledisi with Anibade Cafe du Nord. 10pm, $8.

Living Colour Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $27.

Numic, Scorched Earth Policy, Primate, Head to Wall, Stomach Pound-SF. 7:30pm, $5.

Old Grandad Eagle Tavern. 9pm, $5.

Paradise Island, Sara Jaffe Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.

Poison Jett Gunz Tongue and Groove. 9pm, $6.

Shitones Beach Chalet. 8:30pm.

Transcendental Hayride 9pm.

Tussle, Rogers Sisters, Communiqué Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $7. See 8 Days a Week.

Bay Area

Faraway Brothers, Jenny Kerr Band 19 Broadway. 9pm, $6.

Len Paterson Trio Jupiter. 8pm.

Ring of Fire Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.

Alan Smithee, Mojo Apostles, Sterling Dervish Stork Club. 9pm.

Ten Mile Tide, David Gans, Seconds on End Ashkenaz. 8:30pm, $8.

Urban Funk Machine, Brown Baggin', Matt Berkeley Group Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $5.

Jazz/new music

Lee Bloom Chez Spencer, 82 14th St; 864-2191. 7-9pm.

The Cookbook Quartet Cellar. 5:30pm.

Cecil Wells Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.

Dick Fregulia/Vince Gomez Duo Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-11pm.

Lisle Ellis-Chris Brown, Broken Luggage Store Gallery. 8pm, $6-10.

Mike Lipskin and Waldo Carter Moose's. 7:30pm.

Brian Melvin Enrico's. 7pm.

Monk's Music Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, free.

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

Randy Craig Quartet Bobby Ryder's, 312 Harriet; 934-1655. 7-11pm, free.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 5-8pm.

Annie Sadjera Bacar. 9pm.

Starlight Orchestra Starlight Room. 8pm.

Swing Session Top of the Mark. 8:30-11:30pm, $5.

Three Thinking Jazz Trio Ana Mandara, 891 Beach; 771-6800. 8-11:30pm.

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

Top Shelf Jazz Trio House of Shields, 39 New Montgomery; 495-5436. 5:30pm, free.

Wesla Whitfield Plush Room. 8pm, $20.

Bay Area

Howard Barkan Pomegranate Mediterranean Cuisine, 1585 University, Berk; (510) 665-5567. 6:30pm.

Mimi Fox Downtown. 8pm.

San Francisco Feet Warmers Baltic. 7:30pm, $5.

Jacky Terrasson Trio Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $10-20.

Tom Babbitt Trio Paragon Bar and Grill. 9pm, free. Folk/world/country

Avocado Brothers Atlas Cafe. 8-10pm, free.

Tipsy House Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Bay Area

Johnny Irion and Sarah Lee Guthrie Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse. 8pm, $16.50.

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.

Bad Reputation 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, $5. A queer dance club for women and their friends featuring rock, '80s music, old-school, and more with China G and Wax Chef.

Bar Mitzvah Jezebel's Joint. 9:30pm-2am, $3. Metal, electroclash, and Jew-wave with Rabbi Crackwhore.

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

Cloud 9 Motel "Altruity Happy Hour," 5-10pm, $5. House music with DJs Rocket Morton, Hawthorne, and Kramer. "Urban Chic," 10pm-2am, $10. House music with DJ Frank Boissy.

Collective Cellar. 9:30pm, $10. R&B, soul, hip-hop with Jerry Ross, Daymitreeus, and Daniella.

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

Dirty The Top. 10pm-2am, $5. With DJs Chris Orr and Future Primitive Sound Sessions.

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

Fanclub Lipo Lounge, 916 Grant; 982-0072. 10pm-2am. Rock, art-school punk, electro, and hip-hop.

The Finger Arrow. 10pm-2am. Synthcore, electro-punk, new wave, and more.

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, $2. Abstract hip-hop, future, electro-soul with DJs Lady Base and Miss Leema.

Ignight The Top. 10pm-2am, $5. House, progressive, and breaks with Taj, Reza, Dave Madix, and guests.

Incognita Sitio. 9pm-2am, $5. Drum 'n' bass, breakbeats, 2-step, ghettotech, electro, techno, and hip-hop.

It's Official Club Six. 9pm-2am, $5. With DJs TD Camp, El, and Eric C.

KazaBlanka Club Tropi Gala, 358 Ocean; 282-7910. 8pm-2am, $10. Latin-fused 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.

No Comply Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm, free. Hip-hop, drum 'n' bass, and downtempo with Cordani and Cammarata.

Oxygen Bar 7pm-2am. Funky soul and R&B grooves with DJ Jamez.

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

Polly Esther's 9pm-2am. '70s disco, '80s retro, and '90s house and hip-hop.

popscene 330 Ritch. 10pm-2am, $5. Britpop, indie, new wave, mod, electronic, and '60s soul with Aaron Axelsen and Jeremy.

Raise Up Café Claude. 9pm-2am. With Tomb of Doom, Alexis, and Ryme.

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

Rising An Sibin. 9:30pm-2am, $3. With DJs Brian Hamilton, Paolo, Yedi, Sonda, John Conrad, and Burn 1.

Royale 9pm-2am, free. With Vin Sol.

Shake Make-Out Room. 10pm-2am. Rap, soul, funk, and reggae 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.

Spire DNA Lounge. 9pm, $5-7. With Vajra, Ritter Gluck, Ikarus, Enochian, Ophelia, and El Aroussah.

Spirit Asia SF. 9pm-2am, $6-8. A queer dance night featuring house, hip-hop, and R&B.

Thang Amber, 718 14th St; 626-7827. 9pm-2am, free. Rare grooves, downtempo, funk-rock breaks, and more with DJ Neel N. Kizmiaz.

Tom and Kelly's Playland Julip. 10pm-2am, free. With Tom Thump and DJ Kelly.

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

Bay Area

Aural Confection Oasis, 135 12th St, Oakl; (510) 763-0404. 10pm-2am, $3. Deep house with rotating residents.

Beatdown Jupiter. 8-11pm, free. Outdoor DJ dance party with Delon, Yamu, Add One, and Witches Brew.

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

Funk Fetish Blakes. 9:30pm, free. With Eric Riggsbee, Big Al, Mahesh, and Eric G.

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

Shattuck Downlow 9pm-2am. Funk, soul, and hip-hop.

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

Classical

Classical concert UCSF, Cole Hall Auditorium, 513 Parnassus; 476-2675. Noon, free. Violinists Melissa Kleinbart and Naomi Kazama, pianist Roy Bogas, violist Geraldine Walther, and cellist Peter Wyrick perform.

Emerson String Quartet Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness; 392-4400. 8pm, $28-45.

San Francisco Opera War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness; 864-3330. 7:30pm, $24-165. The S.F. Opera performs Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel; Nicholas McGegan and Donald Runnicles conduct. Also Sat/18.

San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness; 864-6000. 8pm, $15-87. See Wed/15.

Bay Area

Berkeley Symphony Berkeley Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison, Berk; (510) 841-2800. 8pm, $10-45. The symphony performs works by Bach, Beethoven, and others; Kent Nagano conducts.

friday 17
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Basic, M Headphone Blue Lamp. 9pm.

Bizar:Electric Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $8.

Blue Eyed Devils Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $10.

Chris Clouse, Kingstreet Crossing, Virgil Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $8.

Crazy Town, Hotwire Slim's. 9pm, $15.

Creeper Lagoon, Standard, Henry Miller Sextet Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $8. See 8 Days a Week.

Deerhoof, DJ Shitbird and the Ultimate Party Machine Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5. See 8 Days a Week.

Five AM, Power13, Jim Bianco Tongue and Groove. 8:30pm, $8.

Grace Alley, Meek Brainwash. 8pm.

Highwater Rising Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $13.

Lisa Kindred Saloon. 4-8pm.

Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Cafe du Nord. 10pm, $8.

Load the Wagon, Jivens Boys Hotel Utah Saloon. 8:30pm, $7.

Johnny Nitro and the Door Slammers Saloon. 9:30pm.

Mukagee, Timmy, Space Tourist Pound-SF. 8pm, $8.

One of Many, Fojimoto, Red Star Memorial Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $6.

One under Six Pat O'Shea's, 3848 Geary; 752-3148. 9:30pm.

Sleaves Parkside. 9pm.

Sodium Channel and Odabe Curve Bar. 9pm.

Ticket to Ride Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Virgin Mega Whore, Building Press Edinburgh Castle. 9pm.

Bay Area

Fancy Sinatras, Tom Jonesing 19 Broadway. 9pm, $5.

Gwen Avery and the Blues Sistahs Dotha's Juke Joint, Everett and Jones BBQ, 126 Broadway; 843-3014. 8-11pm, $10.

Faraway Brothers Ivy Room. 10pm.

Human Z, Mad Hannons Smiley's Schooner Saloon and Hotel, 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas; (415) 868-1311. 9pm.

Ned Stork Club. 9pm.

Ralph Woodson Trio Blakes. 9:30pm, $5.

Rosin Coven, Everlie Posch and Mahal, Moonrise Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $7-15 sliding scale. A benefit for the Interfaith Pagan Pride Parade.

Jason Stokes Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.

Jazz/new music

Donald "Duck" Bailey Bacar. 10pm.

Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm.

Brian Melvin Trio Rubicon, 558 Sacramento; 421-7636. 6-10pm, free.

Lori Carsillo Café Claude. 7:30-10:30pm.

Charles Peterson Trio Bird and Beckett Books, 2788 Diamond; 586-3733. 5:30-7:30pm, free.

Charles Unger Experience with Valencia Les Joulins. 8pm.

Chuck Peterson Trio Bird and Beckett Books and Records, 2788 Diamond; 586-3733. 5:30pm.

Ken Fishler Duo Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-11pm.

Lady Memfis, King Trio The View, San Francisco Marriott, 39th floor, 55 Fourth St; 896-1600. 5:30pm-1am.

Mal Sharpe and Big Money in Jazz Enrico's. 8pm.

Marcus Shelby Orchestra Bruno's. 9pm, $7.

One Nation Underground Trio Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place; 931-3600. 5-9pm, free.

Starlight Orchestra Starlight Room. 8:30pm.

Jens Thomas and Christof Lauer Jazz Duo Old First Church. 8pm.

Three Thinking Jazz Trio Ana Mandara, 891 Beach; 771-6800. 9pm-12:30am.

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

Urban Jazz Mob Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place; 931-3600. 5pm, free.

Larry Vuckovich Bistro 339. 7-11pm.

Wesla Whitfield Plush Room. 8pm, $25.

Gini Wilson Moose's. 8pm.

Yancie Taylor Jazztet Jazz at Pearl's. 9:30pm, free. Bay Area

Yvonne Bawes La Furia Chalaca, 310 Broadway, Oakl; (510) 451-4206. 7pm, free.

Brubeck Institute Quintet Jazzschool, 2087 Addison, Berk; (510) 845-5373. 5-7pm, $2-5.

'Mark Hummel's 12th Annual Blues Harmonica Blowout!' Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $30.

Jackie Ryan Downtown. 8pm.

Ricardo Scales Kimball's East. 8 and 10pm. Folk/world/country

Cait Reed Band Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Vivendo de Pao Elbo Room. 9pm, $8.

Bay Area

Carolina Lugo's Brisas de España Flamenco Dance Company San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 North Delaware, San Mateo; (650) 941-5291. 8pm.

Jose Roberto and friends Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 843-0662. 10pm, $5.

Franco Morone Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse. 8pm, $16.50.

Zydeco Flames Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda, Alameda; (415) 285-6285. 9pm, $12. Dance clubs

Breakout Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 6-10pm. Hip-hop, acid-jazz, downtempo, and soul with Joker.

Cafe Arguello 1499 Valencia; 643-3160. 8-10pm, free. Flamenco dancing.

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

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.

Club Red The Stud. 9pm-3am. Dance party for women.

Dhamaal Club Six. 10pm-4am, $10.

DJ's Friday The Top. 9pm.

Double Barreled 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, $5. With Kevin, Jayson, Stuart, Ron, and Kirsten.

Evolution Sno-Drift. 10pm-5am, $15. House with DJs David Harness, Keebo, and guest.

F Cloud 9 Motel. 9pm-3am, $15. House music with DJ Frenchy Le Freak and rotating guests.

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

Fake Cat Club. 10pm-3am, $6. Synthpop, new wave, electro, punk, Britpop, hip-hop, and indie.

Fiendish Jezebel's Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. Dark pop, death disco, and cyber rock with DJs Fernando, Pimprock, and Rodent.

GhettoDisco Fuse. 6pm-2am, free. House, disco, soul, and funk with DJs Hawthorne, Nate Harrison, and Miss Julip.

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

Going Down 10pm-2am. With DJ Chris Orr.

Hemisphere Lingba Lounge, 1469 18th St; 355-0001. 10pm-2am, free. Drum 'n' bass with Freya, Zigmund Void, Sifu, Audio Angel, Shannon, and Frogger.

Inside Whisper, 535 Florida; 339-7444. 8pm.

Jillian's 101 Fourth St; 369-6100. 9pm-2am. Top 40 and old-school.

Malik Julip. 10pm-2am, free. With resident DJs.

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

Mexican Bus Board at Chevy's Restaurant, 201 Third St; 543-8060. 9:15pm-2am, $38 (includes cover charges), reservations required. Come aboard this bus for a dance club tour that takes you to three clubs featuring live Latin and Caribbean music.

On the Corner Movida Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. Hip-hop, downtempo, dancehall, and more.

Oxygen Bar 9pm-2am. With DJ Ripple.

Polly Esther's 9pm-2am. '70s disco, '80s retro, and '90s house and hip-hop.

Pop An Sibin. 9pm-2am, $5-10. Minimal house and techno pop with Broker/Dealer, Matt Biederman, and guests.

Remedy DNA Lounge. 10pm-5am, $15. House, garage, soul, and urban grooves.

Royale 10pm-2am. With DJ Zatch.

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

Sluts of Sound Sublounge, 628 20th St; 552-3603. 9pm. House music with M3, Anthony Garlic, and guests.

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

Soulful Strut Amnesia. 8:30pm, $5. With Vinnie Esparza and Goldmyne.

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 benefit Club Galia. 9pm-2am, $7-10. With live performances by Crown City Rockers, Felonius, and Psychokinetics, and DJ performances by Sake One, King One, Kevvy Kev, and Mr. E; proceeds benefit True Skool.

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.

Wish 1539 Folsom; 278-WISH. 6-9pm. A weekly happy hour with Om DJs. Bay Area

Funk Fridays Eli's Mile High Club. 10pm-2am. With DJ E-Natural.

1001 Nights Club Fusetti. 9pm-2am, $10. Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and international music with DJ Raffy.

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

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

Shattuck Downlow 8pm-2am. Funk, soul, and hip-hop. Classical

Cole Thomason-Redus San Francisco Community Music Center, 544 Capp; 647-6015. 8pm, free. The pianist performs to benefit the Wayne Redus Memorial Scholarship fund.

Pacific Chamber Symphony Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness; 392-4400. 8:30pm, $15-30. The symphony performs Crème de la Bay; Lawrence Kohl conducts.

San Francisco Opera War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness; 864-3330. 7:30pm, $26-175. See Wed/15.

San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness; 864-6000. 8pm, $15-87. See Wed/15.

saturday 18
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Joseph Arthur, Blame Sally Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $12.

Bayview Rumble, Swingin' Utters, Dwarves, Stenguns Slim's. 8pm, $10.

Blues Fuse Atlas Cafe. 4-7pm, free.

Bonfire Madigan, Tami Hart Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $6.

Brass Monkey Brass Band, DJ Aspect Elbo Room. 10pm, $8.

Butch Berry Band Curve Bar. 9pm.

Diego's Umbrella Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Funkdaddies Blue Lamp. 9pm, $5.

Funk Inc. Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $10.

Eugene Huggins Saloon. 4-8pm.

'Joe Strummer Tribute' Edinburgh Castle Pub. 9pm, $5. With music by Mark Walshe, Luke James, and Phantom Patient and readings by local authors; proceeds benefit 2003 Castle Stage Productions.

Marginal Prophets, August, Duds, Fancy Hairdragon, Yellow Press Pound-SF. 7:30pm, $10.

Notorious! Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $8.

Curtis Lawson Saloon. 9:30pm.

Slobberbone, Dave Gleason's Wasted Days Cafe du Nord. 10pm, $7.

Solace Brothers, Fourteen, Right of Passage Brainwash. 8pm.

Ten Ton Chicken, Home At Last, Kulica Tongue and Groove. 8pm, $8-10.

Johnny Winter, Coco Montoyo Fillmore. 9pm, $26.50.

Alex Woodward Pat O'Shea's, 3848 Geary; 752-3148. 9pm.

Woodyz, Pepper Spray Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $7.

Bay Area

Collective Amnesia Jupiter. 8pm.

Flannelhed Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.

Mark Growden's Electric Piñata Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $6.

Porch Ivy Room. 10pm.

Rick Kellog Band Baltic. 9:30pm, $5.

'Shiny Stockings Swing Ball' Veterans Memorial Building, 200 Grand, Oakl; (415) 979-3079. 8pm, $25. With Swing Session, Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers.

Sol Americano, Thunderpussy Blakes. 9:30pm, $6.

35R, Snout 19 Broadway. 9pm, $7.

Voodoo Organist Stork Club. 9pm. Jazz/new music

'BJ Papa Jazz Jam' Cafe Prague, 584 Pacific; 433-3811. 11pm.

Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm.

Brad Niven Duo Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-11pm.

Brian Moran/Safa Shokrai Duo Restaurante Gondola, 15 Columbus; 956-5528. 7:30pm.

Cannonball Bruno's. 9pm, $7.

Chris James Band Café Claude. 7:30-10:30pm.

King Trio The View, San Francisco Marriott, 39th floor, 55 Fourth St; 896-1600. 9pm-1am.

Larry Douglas Quintet with Cecil Wells Les Joulins. 8pm.

Live jazz Ristorante Gondola, 15 Columbus; 956-5528. 7:30pm.

Ken Muir Moose's. 8pm.

Rhonda Benin and Soulful Strut Enrico's. 8pm.

Saya Saito Bacar. 10pm.

Three Thinking Jazz Trio Ana Mandara, 891 Beach; 771-6800. 9pm-12:30am.

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

Starlight Orchestra Starlight Room. 8:30pm.

Vince Wallace Trio Beach Chalet. 8pm.

Wesla Whitfield Plush Room. 8pm, $25.

Larry Vuckovich Bistro 339. 7-11pm.

Yancie Taylor Jazztet Jazz at Pearl's. 9:30pm, free.

Bay Area

'Mark Hummel's 12th Annual Blues Harmonica Blowout!' Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $30.

Pickpocket Ensemble Albatross Pub, 1822 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 843-2473. 9:30pm.

Post Junk Trio Downtown. 8pm.

Ron Mathews and the Serious Licks Band Slates Supperclub, 1523 Giammona Dr, Walnut Creek; (925) 945-1487. 8pm, $5.

Ricardo Scales Kimball's East. 8 and 10pm. Folk/world/country

Antigoni Goni Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness; 392-4400. 8pm, $20-30.

Box Set Duo Noe Valley Ministry. 8:15pm.

David Thom Band Plough and Stars. 9pm. Bay Area

A cappella concert St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington, Albany; (510)

Carolina Lugo's Brisas de España Flamenco Dance Company Flint Center, De Anza College, Hwy 85 at Stevens Creek, Cupertino; (650) 941-5291. 8pm.

Chaskinakuy La Peña Cultural Center. 8pm, $14.

Coro Hispano de San Francisco St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison, Berk; (415) 431-4234. 8pm, $15-20.

Dub Congress, Native Elements with DJ Dubwize Ashkenaz. 9pm, $11.

Golden Bough All Saints' Episcopal Church, 911 Dowling, San Leandro; (510) 569-7020. 7:30pm, $12.

Darryl Henriques Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse. 8pm, $17.50.

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte, Mountain View; (650) 691-9982. 8pm, $20.

Rosa Los Santos La Furia Chalaca, 310 Broadway, Oakl; (510) 451-4206. 7-9pm.

'Sacred Harp Singing Convention' Casa de Flores, 737 Walnut; fasola.org/sf/convention. 9:30am-3:30pm. Dance clubs

AmbiSonic Oxygen Bar. 9pm-2am, free. Breaks and downtempo with DJ Azimuth and XanX.

An Bodhran 668 Haight; 431-4724. 10pm-2am, free. With Rocket Morton.

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

Asylum Jezebel's Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. Punk, glam, death rock, and dark wave with Shane, Rick A Mortis, and Arusha.

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

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.

Cafe Arguello 1499 Valencia; 643-3160. 8-10pm, free. Flamenco dancing.

Fashion Victim Blind Tiger. 9pm-2am. House music with Re Pete and David C.

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

Gaarden Amnesia. 9:30pm, $5. With DJ Seven, Chameleon, Checkoway, and guests.

Get Underground Club Six. 10pm-4am, $10.

Gloss Sno-Drift. 9pm. Deep house.

Jillian's 101 Fourth St; 369-6100. 9pm-2am. Top 40 and old-school.

Jive Big Heart City. 10pm-4am. Urban grooves with Daniella, Jerry Ross, Kevin Armstrong, Trevor Mijares, and others.

LA Machine 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, $5. New wave, electro, and more.

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

Mexican Bus Board at Chevy's Restaurant, 201 Third St; 543-8060. 9:15pm-2am, $38 (includes cover charges), reservations required. Come aboard this bus for a dance club tour that takes you to three clubs featuring live Latin and Caribbean music.

Misturada Make-Out Room. 10pm, free. Afro-Latin beats and Brazilian rhythms with Vanka and guests.

Partys Cellar. 9:30pm, $10. House and hip-hop with rotating DJs.

Polly Esther's 9pm-2am. '70s disco, '80s retro, and '90s house and hip-hop.

Psychofunkodiscodelic Cloud 9 Motel. 9pm, $15. House with DJs Laird, John Picket, and Fabuliz.

Qoöl DNA Lounge. 10pm, $10. Progressive house.

Revolver Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am. With Bulletproof DJs and guests.

Royale 10pm-2am, free. With Zatch.

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

Sex with Machines Arrow. 10pm. Electro, hip-hop, disco, and new wave with DJ Jeffrodeeziack.

She Said Cat Club. 9pm, $6. With Reverend Slick, Miz Margo, and guests.

Social Call Beauty Bar. 10pm-2am, free. Classic soul, rock, and hip-hop with Little Gabe.

Soul-phisticated RoHan Lounge. 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.

Sugar The Stud. 9pm.

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

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

Undertoe Julip. 8pm-2am. With L. Ron Hubba Hubba and Junior Esteban.

Unity Fuse. 9pm-2am. House music.

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

Zodiac Studio Z. 9pm-5am, $15, free on your Zodiac sign. A psychedelic-art warehouse-style nightclub with DJs Solar, Jeff Chandler, and guests.

Bay Area

Fusetti's Saturday Night Club Fusetti. 10pm.

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.

Shattuck Downlow 8pm-2am. Hip-hop and dancehall. Classical

San Francisco Opera War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness; 864-3330. 7:30pm, $24-165. See Thurs/16.

San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness; 864-6000. 8pm, $15-87. See Wed/15.

Bay Area

Berkeley Symphony Berkeley Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison, Berk; (510) 841-2800. 8pm, $10-45. See Thurs/16.

Clarinet solo and duets Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana, Berk; (510) 549-3864. 8pm, $8-12 donation. Robert Bailis, Roy Zajac, Skye Atman, and Karen Hall perform works by Brahms, Weber, Osborne, Poulenc, and Bialoski.

Golden West Opera Sanchez Concert Hall. 7:30pm, $12-17. The Golden West Opera presents Charles Gounod's Faust, staged by Frederick Winthrop.

Hilda Harris, Benjamin Matthews Calvin Simmons Theatre, 10 Tenth St, Oakl; (510) 451-0775. 7:30pm, $25-35. Mezzo-soprano Hilda Harris and bass-baritone Benjamin Matthews perform with pianist Wayne Sanders.

sunday 19
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Bangs, Plus Ones, Eleventeen, Third Nipple Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $7.

Devendra Banhart Aquarius Records, 1055 Valencia; 627-2272. 4pm, free. In-store appearance. Hush Hush Lounge. 9pm, $5. See 8 Days a Week.

'Battle of the Bands' Pound-SF. Noon, $8.

Jesse Dayton Parkside. 9pm, $5.

Johnny Nitro Saloon. 9:30pm.

King Perkoff Band Saloon. 4-8pm.

'Local Blues Spotlight' Biscuits and Blues. 8:30pm, $5.

Mob L Voodoo Lounge. 9pm.

Muffuletta Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $5.

Papa Roach, Blindside, Memento Warfield. 8pm, $20.

Pie Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Seether, Raw, Social Burn Slim's. 8pm, $10.

'SF's Best Blues Jam' Blue Lamp. 9pm, free. With Ed Ivey.

Show Me State, Carmaig de Forest Make-Out Room. 8:30pm.

Stavesacre, Emodiment, Philmore, Eightfold Path, Sora Pound-SF. 7pm, $10.

Veronica Lipgloss, Pussy Machine Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.

Bay Area

Buddy Craig Smiley's Schooner Saloon and Hotel, 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas; (415) 868-1311. 9pm.

Kulica, Rachel Sedacca 19 Broadway. 8:30pm.

Rich McCulley, Kid Moe Blakes. 9:30pm, $4.

Danny Uzilevsky Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm. Jazz/new music

Don Asher Moose's. 11:30am-2pm.

Bill 'Doc' Webster Band Les Joulins. 8pm.

Merlin Coleman, Lisle Ellis, Chris Brown Studio 6, Music Union Hall, 116 Ninth St; 905-4425. 7:30pm, $8-10.

Terry Disley Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10pm.

Walter Earl Enrico's. 7pm.

Glen Pearson Quartet Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, free.

Mike Greensill and friends Moose's. 7-10pm.

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

Noel Jewkes, Larry Vuckovich, Michael Zisman, Danny Spencer Bistro 339. 5:30-8pm, $10.

Mark Levine Bacar. 8pm.

Realistic, DJ Aspect Tongue and Groove. 9pm, $5.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 7-11pm.

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

Wesla Whitfield Plush Room. 3pm, $20.

Fred Zimmerman Top of the Mark. 10am-2pm. Bay Area

Oakland Jazz Choir, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Oakland Youth Chorus, Oaktown Jazz Workshop Ensemble First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison, Oakl; (510) 287-8880. 7:30pm. $10-18.

Saul Kaye Mezze Restaurant and Bar, 3407 Lakeshore, Oakl; (510) 663-2500. Noon-2pm, free.

Mission Gold Jazz Band Moose Lodge, 13233 San Pablo, San Pablo; (415) 661-9893. 1:30-5:15pm, $10.

Jacqui Naylor Yoshi's. 2 and 8pm, $5-10.

Ricardo Scales Kimball's East. 5 and 8pm.

Hal Stein Bulldog Coffee Shop, 1739 Broadway, Oakl; (510) 502-1485. 1-4pm, free.

'Sunday Jazz Jam Session' Bluesville, 131 Broadway, Oakl (510) 893-6215. 7pm.

Folk/world/country

A cappella concert St. Gregory's Episcopal Church, 500 DeHaro; 861-3680. 4pm.

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

Coro Hispano de San Francisco Mission Dolores Basilica, Dolores at 16th St; (415) 431-4234. 8pm, $15-20.

Keystone Station, Rambling Minds Hotel Utah Saloon. 7pm, $5.

Pot Luck Jug Band Music Store, 66 West Portal; 664-2044. 4-6pm, free.

Traditional Irish music session Plough and Stars. 9pm. Bay Area

Carolina Lugo's Brisas de España Flamenco Dance Company Little Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City; (650) 579-5568, ext 1. 4pm.

Tom Paxton, Tracy Grammer Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse. 8pm, $19.50.

Stiff Dead Cat Cato's Ale House. 6-9pm, free.

'Sacred Harp Singing Convention' Joaquin Miller Community Center, 3594 Sanborn Rd, Oakl; fasola.org/sf/convention. 9:30am-3:30pm.

Starry Irish Music Session Starry Plough. 8pm.

Dance clubs

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

Club Havana Jelly's. 4pm, $7. Latin music.

Dalva 9pm-1am, free. With DJ Anna and Philip Sherburne.

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

Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm-2am, $8. With Systemwide, DJ S-Dub and E3, and DJ Sep.

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

Give N Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 7pm-2am. House, Brazilian house, and breaks with Dustin, Riddler, and Mosses.

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.

A Night with Fecal Face Amnesia. 8:30pm. Live DJs and artworks by emerging artists.

Oxygen Bar 8pm-midnight. Ambient music with DJ Shakka.

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, $12. Latin-fused Middle Eastern music with DJ Medi and the Arabian Knights Band.

SalsaCrazy Sunday Metronome Ballroom. 6:30-11:30pm, $6-15. Salsa dance social and dance lessons.

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

Shack Up! Arrow. 10pm-2am, free. Indie, art rock, soul, psychedelic, new wave, and funk with Tony Machine, Charles Kutch, and Melanie Valentine.

Sisterz of the Underground DNA Lounge. 9pm-2am, $15-18. With Mystic, Neb Luv and Omega, Tenashus, Bgirls, Dream Nefra, and DJ Celski and Deeandroid.

Spundae 1015 Folsom. 9pm-6am, $5. With rotating DJs and special guests.

Starlight Room 8:30pm. With DJ Sammi.

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

Stress Free 26 Mix. 6pm-midnight, $3. Electroacoustic audio explorations.

Sundance Saloon Space 550. 6-11pm, $5. A country-western dance event.

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

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

Tra La La Skylark. 9pm-2am, free. With DJs Linden C. and guests.

Valley of the Dolls Fuse. 9pm, free. Hip-hop and lounge.

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

Bay Area

Kings of Reggae Shattuck Downlow. 8pm-2am, $5. Hip-hop and dancehall.

Oakland Reggae Eli's Mile High Club. 10pm-2am. With Namane and Rolo 1-3.

Platinum Rock Ruby Room. 10pm-2am.

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

Salsa con Sabor Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 843-0662. 7-11pm, $5.

Summer Sundays Club Fusetti. 10pm. World beat and house music. Classical

Ina Chalis Opera San Francisco Community Music Center, 544 Capp; 647-6015. 4pm, $5-10. The ensemble performs selections by Mozart and Verdi.

Seth Montfort Victorian Englander House, 807 Franklin; 362-6080. 2-7pm, $8-20. The pianist performs works by Chopin, Dvorák, Granados, Lambert, and others.

Schwabacher Debut Recitals Old First Church. 5:30pm. Pianist Steve Blier, soprano Saundra DeAthos, mezzo-soprano Katherine Rohrer, tenor Todd Greer, and baritone Hugh Russell perform a works by Barber, Beach, Berlin, Bernstein, Blake, Bolcom, and Bowles.

San Francisco Opera War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness; 864-3330. 2pm, $26-175. See Wed/15.

San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness; 864-6000. 2pm, $5-49. The symphony performs a "Music for Families" program. 7:30pm, $15-69. The symphony presents the Hungarian National Philharmonic performing a program of works by Liszt, Bartók, and Dvorák; Zoltán Kocsis conducts.

Bay Area

Tokyo String Quartet Hertz Hall, Bancroft Way at College, UC Berkeley, Berk; (510) 642-9988. 3pm, $38. The quartet performs works by Brahms with violist Geraldine Walther and pianist Max Levinson. monday 20
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Bachelors Saloon. 9:30pm.

Buffy and Winky Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.

Cheap Trick, Dishwalla Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $25.

Earl Brothers, Devil Makes Three, Missin' Make-Out Room. 8:30pm.

Gentlemens Club, Filthmilk Kimo's. 9pm, $3.

Jon Lawton Biscuits and Blues. 8:30pm, $5.

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

Something Corporate, Juliana Theory, Vendetta Red, Red West Fillmore. 7pm, $16.50.

'Ubi's Blues Jam' Brainwash. 8pm.

Viv and a Movie' Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $10.

Bay Area

Green Eggs and Schramm Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.

Steve Gannon Band and Mz. Dee Blakes. 9:30pm, $4. Jazz/new music

Bishop Norman Williams Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.

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

Kevin Gibbs and Ruth Davies Moose's. 7:30pm.

Leslie Hamilton Plush Room. 8pm, $20. The singer performs in the musical cabaret "Blue Jelly"

Art Hirahara and Todd Sickafoose Bacar. 9pm.

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

Noel Jewkes, Jules Broussard, Larry Vuckovich, Nat Johnson, Harold Jones Bistro 339. 7:30-10pm, $8.

Monk's Music Simple Pleasures Cafe. 8-10:30pm.

Patrick Maier Band Starlight Room. 8pm.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 7-11pm.

Eric Shifrin Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10pm.

Lavay Smith Enrico's. 7pm.

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

Bay Area

Nels Cline Singers Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $10. Folk/world/country

Acoustic open mic Blue Lamp. 9:30pm, free.

Open mic Hotel Utah Saloon. 7pm, free.

Bay Area

DP and the Rhythm Riders Ashkenaz. 8pm.

Traditional Irish music session Starry Plough. 8pm.

Dance clubs

A Case of the Mondays Amnesia. 9pm-2am, free. Funky downtempo classics, deep house, and more with Cracker Jack DJs.

Club Dread Justice League. 10pm, $10. Reggae and dancehall.

Easy Delirium, 3139 16th St; 552-5525. 10pm, free. With Sly and Chad Mitchell.

Electroshock Jezebel's Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. Electro, synth, pop, and dark wave.

Elevate Cellar. 9:30pm, free. R&B, hip-hop, old-school, acid jazz, and downtempo with Inque, DJ Kurse, and Paradox.

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

Halflife An Sibin. 9pm-2am, free. Drum 'n' bass with kryptyk, DJ M, DJ S&M, Dominatrix, and guests.

Little Sara's Tea Party Fuse. 9pm, free. Hip-hop and downtempo.

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

Marinate Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $2. Downbeat electro lounge with DJ EO and Daze.

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

Minimal Mondays Hush Hush Lounge. 10pm-2am, free. With Forest Green, Joe Rice, and others.

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

Rhythm Riot Tunnel Top. 10pm-2am, free. Funk, reggae, Latin, rare groove, soul, R&B, and jazz with AM Radio, Stellar Trax, and special guests.

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 Night Sublounge, 628 20th St; 552-3603. 9pm. 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.

Soul Café Blind Tiger. 9:30pm, $5-10. Funk, soul, R&B, and hip-hop with DJ Jerry Ross and Daniela.

Soul House Red Eye Lounge, 1337 Mission; 437-1337. 9pm-2am, $5, free before 11pm. House music with DJs Tune, Abdul, and Mike Anon.

The Stud 6:30-9pm, $10. Queer lindy hop lessons. 10pm. Funk and deep house.

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

Vroom El Rio. 8pm-midnight, $1. 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.

Classical

Seth Montfort Victorian Englander House, 807 Franklin; 362-6080. 2-7pm, $8-20. See Sun/19.

tuesday 21
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Big Techno Werewolves, Hans Grüsel's Kränkenkabinet Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.

'Bizar Bazaar' Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $4.

Black Ice, Upper Hand, Thylacine Curve Bar. 9pm.

Cheap Trick, Dishwalla Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $25.

Kenon Chen Brainwash. 8pm.

Etienne de Rocher Bruno's. 9pm, $6.

Horse Thief Jack Rite Spot. 9pm.

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

Lisa Kindred Saloon. 9:30pm.

Lyckitty Split, Copper Wimmin Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $3.

Roots of Orchis Parkside. 9pm, $5.

Six Eye Columbia, Black Plastics, Kelley Stoltz Make-Out Room. 8:30pm.

Tegan and Sara Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $7.

Vetiver, Devendra Banhart, Guy Blakslee Cafe du Nord. 10pm, $5. See 8 Days a Week.

Bay Area

Chieftains Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Telegraph, Berk; (510) 642-9988. 8pm, $36-56.

Slobberbone, Danny Uzilevsky 19 Broadway. 9pm, $5.

Rusty Zinn Ivy Room. 10pm.

Jazz/new music

Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan, Ned Boynton Enrico's. 7pm.

Cecil Wells Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.

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

Fred Ross Project Starlight Room. 8pm.

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

Ken Muir Moose's. 7:30pm.

Kronos Quartet Green Room, War Memorial Veteran's Building, second floor, 201 Van Ness; 225-4800. 8pm, $35-100.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 6-10pm.

Eric Shifrin Chez Spencer, 82 14th St; 864-2191. 7-9pm.

Adam Shulman Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10pm.

Ches Smith Bacar. 9pm.

Swing Session Broadway Studios. 7:15pm, $15.

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

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

Bay Area

Bryan Bowman Jazz Trio Townhouse Bar and Grill, 5862 Doyle, Emeryville; (510) 652-6151. 7pm.

Carla Kaufman and Larry Scala Albatross Pub, 1822 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 843-2473. 9pm.

McCoy Tyner Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $26.

Folk/world/country

Nossa Bossa Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.

Traditional Irish music session Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Bay Area

Dan Bern Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse. 8pm, $16.50.

Tom Paxton Little Fox Theatre, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City; (650) FOX-4119. 8pm, $18.

Starry Plough Open Mic Starry Plough. 8pm, free.

Dance clubs

Arrow 10pm-2am. Punk rock with DJ Dwight and Eyepatch Guy.

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

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.

Gravy Train Dalva. 10pm-2am, free. With DJs Vinnie Esparza, Asti Spumanti, and Jonny Deeper.

Hot Pink Voodoo Lounge. 10pm, $5. With DJ Chuck.

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

Industry Jezebel's Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. Punk and industrial with DJs Chris, Rabbit, and guests.

Ja Man Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $3. Reggae.

Mayonnaise Skylark. 9pm, free. House music with Ed Lava.

Non-Tronika Amber, 718 14th St; 626-7827. 9pm-2am, free. A rock dance club with Andre Lucero, Nikola Baytala, and Ray Muller.

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

Oxygen Bar 7pm-2am. With DJ Sevel Soul.

S.I.N. Cellar. 9pm, free. With rotating DJs.

Soulfinite Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. With DJs Joker, Johnny Venetti, and Frosty.

Taco Tuesday Border Cantina; 626-0414. 5-10pm, free. House music with M3, Anthony Garlic, Chulada, and special guests.

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

Totality Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. Hip-hop, dancehall, downtempo, acid jazz, and breaks with DJs Alexander, Joker, Kurse, Inque, and Yamu.

TrannyShack The Stud. 10pm-3am. A drag show with hostess Heklina.

26 Mix "DJ Athletic Club," 7-10pm, free. With Plyometrics and Zangs. "Konstruct," 10pm-2am, free. I.D.M., downtempo, and hip-hop.

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 spin '70s pop, funk-rock, and more.

Posh Shattuck Down Low. 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.

Ruby Room 10pm-2am. Punk, power pop, and breakbeats.

Smooth Grooves Club Fusetti. 9pm. Hip-hop and R&B with Phiness and Qwest.