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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 5
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Adam Levy and Buttermilk Junior Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $6.

Blatant Kimo's. 8pm, $5.

Carrie Lee and the Saddle-ites Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.

Mike D Rite Spot. 9pm, free.

Nothing Cool Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $5.

Roma 79, Absinthe, Triumphant Me, 4 Minute Mile, My New Life, Feable Winter Club Galia. 8pm, $7.

Savant Guard, Whiskey Pie Hotel Utah Saloon. 8:30pm, free.

Steel Cut Blues Band Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $5.

Kelley Stoltz, Wonder Sisters, Willow Willow Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $5.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Communiqué, Cost Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8. Bay Area

Swivel Hips Smith, Rahman D'Amato 19 Broadway. 9pm, $5.

Valerie Jay and the Americanos Sweetwater. 8pm. The 40th anniversary memorial tribute show to Patsy Cline.

Warsaw Poland Brothers, Locale A.M., Fighting Riley Blakes. 9:30pm, $7.

Jazz/new music

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

Alphabet Soup Bruno's. 9pm, $7.

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

Charles Unger Experience Les Joulins. 8pm.

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

ESP featuring India Cooke Café Claude. 5pm, $20-50. A benefit for Merdian Gallery's Youth Arts Program.

Dick Fregulia Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10pm.

Dick Hindman, Seward McCain, Colin Bailey Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, free.

Sasha Jacobson Bacar. 9pm.

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

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

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

'Other Minds 9 Festival' Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon; 273-1659, www.otherminds.org. 8pm, $15-26. Featuring works by Ned Rorem, performed by the San Francisco Opera Singers, Sarah Cahill, and others, and a tribute to Lou Harrison performed by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. Preconcert talk at 7pm. See A&E feature, page 48.

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

Eric Shifrin Enrico's. 7pm.

Three Thinking Axum East, 1233 Polk; 474-7743. 7-11pm.

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

Paula West Plush Room. 8pm, $25.

Bay Area

Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton Downtown. 8pm.

Christopher Gamper Trio Cato's Ale House. 6-9pm, free.

Dena Derose Trio with Bill Henderson Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $22.

Nathan Hubbard 21 Grand, 449B 23rd St, Oakl; (510) 444-7263. 8pm, $5-10.

Vince Wallace Jazz Machine Jupiter. 8pm.

Folk/world/country

'Bluegrass Country Jam' Plough and Stars. 8pm, free. With Jeanie and Chuck.

Paul Hlebcar Rock Soup. 7:30pm.

Sabbath Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.

'SF Songwriters Showcase' Broadway Studios. 8pm, $5. With Erston Pearcy, Laughingstock, Valerie Jay Band, and Good Natured Mortals.

Bay Area

Courtney Patty Bistro, 1001 B St, Hayward; (510) 886-8525. 8:30pm.

Whiskey Brothers Albatross Pub. 9pm.

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 guests.

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

B.E.D. Cellar. 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.

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

Dark Sparkle Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $3-5. DJs spin dark '70s and '80s rock.

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.

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.

Grown Ups Julip. 6-9pm, free. With DJs Vijay and Seiichi.

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

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

1964 Edinburgh Castle. 10pm-2am, free. Mod and '60s dance party.

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.

Paycheck Make-Out Room. 8:30pm. With Jef Siler, Noelle Hampton, and Scout.

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.

The Stud 9pm. Funk and punk with DJ Owl.

Tongue and Groove 8pm. Open decks.

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

Ivy Room 10pm, free. With DJ Transit.

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 lessons 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 Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness; 864-6000. 8pm, $15-87. The symphony performs works by Prokofiev; Michael Tilson Thomas conducts. Through Sat/8.

Bay Area

Musica delle Donne Concert Series California State University Recital Hall, MB1055, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward; (510) 885-3167. 8pm, free. The CSUH Music Department presents an evening of music for voice, piano, and flute by Cecile Chaminade.

thursday 6
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Aisler's Set, Quails, EE Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $13.

DJ the Maestro, Jona's Band Pat O'Shea's, 3848 Geary; 752-3148. 7pm.

Flying Venus Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Frisky Frolics Rite Spot. 9:30pm

Go Van Gogh Odeon Bar. 7pm.

Jackie Greene Biscuits and Blues. 8:30 and 10:30pm, $12.50.

Hello from Waveland Hotel Utah Saloon. 8:30pm, $5.

Hot Rollers, Skiffington, Big Big Love, Cleve-Land Parkside. 9pm.

Impeller, Displace Pound-SF. 7pm, $10.

El Jefe, Loop! Station Blue Lamp. 9pm, $3.

Ladies and Gentlemen ... We Are a Dance Band, My Lot, A Tension LiPo Lounge, 916 Grant; 982-0072. 10pm, $5.

Ludicra, High Toned Son of a Bitch, Nigel Peppercock Eagle Tavern. 9pm, $5-10.

Mother Superior, Out Crowd Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $8.

Nada Surf, Sondre Lerche, Long Winters, People Bottom of the Hill. 8:30pm, $10. See 8 Days a Week, page 54.

PH Balance, PC Munoz Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $6.

Radio Reelers, High Beams Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.

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

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Amoeba Music. 6pm, free.

Toy House, Brian Frazee, Station Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $6.

Willie Waldman Project Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $8.

Bay Area

Pete Krebs, Michael Zapruder, John Vecchiarelli Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $5.

Root Stock, Tube Steak Jones 19 Broadway. 9pm, $5.

Jazz/new music

Will Bernard Bacar. 9pm.

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

Boostamonte Bruno's, 9pm, $6.

Cecil Wells Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.

Cookbook Quartet Cellar. 5:30pm.

Dick Fregulia/Steve Weber Duo Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-11pm.

Laurent Fourgo Jazz Ensemble Popolo Restaurant, 375 Bush; 986-2266. 6:30-9:30pm.

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

Brian Melvin Enrico's. 7pm.

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

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

'Other Minds 9 Festival' Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon; 273-1659, www.otherminds.org. 8pm, $15-26. With works by Ge Gan-ru, Gloria Cheng, Evelyn Glennie, Amy X Neuburg, Onyx String Quartet, and others. See A&E feature, page 48. Preconcert talk at 7pm.

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

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

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.

Paula West Plush Room. 8pm, $25.

Bay Area

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

Biréli Lagréne Gypsy Project Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $8-16. Through Sun/9.

CV1 Jupiter. 8pm.

Tom Babbitt Trio Paragon Bar and Grill. 9pm, free.

Ann Warde Mills College Concert Hall, 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakl; (510) 430-2331. 7:30pm, free.

Folk/world/country

Arte y Compas La Tasca, 1772 Market; 863-3516. 7:30 and 9pm, free.

Jesse Cutler Rock Soup. 7:30pm.

Fito y Reynoso with Ritmo y Armonia, DJ Carlito's Way Elbo Room. 10pm, $7.

Sabbath Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.

Shannon Céilí Band Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Eric Thompson and Dan Wills West Coast Country Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $5.

Bay Area

Keni El Lebrijano Downtown. 8pm.

Tipsy House Albatross Pub. 9pm.

Dance clubs

Affliction DNA Lounge. 9:30pm-2am, $5-7. Goth, industrial, synthpop, and new wave.

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.

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

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, and 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.

4-Play Weekend Dalva. 9:30pm, free. With Señor Keyvan, Mad Marj, and guests.

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.

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, Been B., and Malachi.

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

Nagabeatz Amnesia. 9pm, $5. With DJs Mongrol and Suresh.

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

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.

Rebel Girl 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, $5. "Girl Sounds" with DJs China G and Wax Chef.

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.

Sex Dwarf Jezebel's Joint. 9:30pm-2am, $3. Metal, electroclash, and more with DJ Crackwhore.

Skylark "Ghett Set," 6-8pm. Hip-hop and underground electronica with DJ Baby Daddy and friends. "Passenger," 9pm-2am, free. Jazz, house, and soul with Paul Craven and Capital A.

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

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.

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

Funk Fetish Blakes. 9pm, $5. House and breaks with Eric Riggsbee, Big Al, Mahesh, and Eric G.

Jupiter 11pm. Downtempo, nu-jazz, and lounge with DJ Delon.

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

Matthias Goerne Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness; 392-4400. 8pm, $26-45. Baritone Goerne performs works by Schubert and Beethoven with pianist Eric Schneider. Also Sat/8.

San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness; 864-6000. 8pm, $15-87. See Wed/5.

Siro Saracino Presentation Theatre, University of San Francisco, 2350 Turk Blvd; 422-2072. 7pm, free. The Italian pianist performs works by Schuman, Rachmaninov, Ravel, and Pärt.

Bay Area

Musica delle Donne Concert Series California State University Recital Hall, MB1055, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward; (510) 885-3167. Noon, free. The CSUH Music Department presents works for harp, strings, piano, and clarinet. 8pm, free. The CSUH Chamber Singers and others perform works by Libby Larsen, Rebecca Clarke, Barbara Strozzi, Alice Parker, Nancy Grundahl, Ema Lou Diemer, Terri Schmit, and Chihiro Ono.

friday 7
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Buckfast, Still Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $5.

Coup, Lone Catalysts Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $17.

Death Cab for Cutie, Velvet Teen, Thermals Slim's. 9pm.

Diego's Umbrella, Mark Kaye Band Pat O'Shea's, 3848 Geary; 752-3148. 7pm.

Five A.M., Trouser, Jennifer Yax Tongue and Groove. 9pm, $5.

From Monument to Masses, Piano Drag, Monumental Divide, Castro, Pete the Genius Cafe du Nord. 8:30pm, $8.

Goh, Gun and Doll Show, PS-Love Brainwash. 8pm.

Ill Repute, Oppressed Logic, Idiots, Zero Bullshit, Hot Plate Pound-SF. 7:30pm, $10.

Joan of Arc, Hella, Decoration Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $10.

Killer's Kiss, Nagg, Husbands Parkside. 10pm, $5.

K.I.T., Parts and Labor, Breaker! Breaker! Edinburgh Castle. 9pm, $5.

Ladytron Amoeba Music. 6pm, free. In-store performance. Bimbo's 365 Club. 9pm, $18. With Mount Sims.

'Lava Live' Bindlestiff Studio, 185 Sixth St; 974-1167. 9pm. Featuring Golda Supernova and the Supafrenz, Jo-ill, Denizen Kane, and DJ C-Money. Also Sat/8.

Marginal Prophets, Human Z, Kene-J Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $6.

Mother Truckers, Rust Belt Music, Hot Buttered Rum Hotel Utah Saloon. 8:30pm, $7.

PBR Street Gang Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Smokin' Joe Kubek with B'noise King Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $15.

Starvin' like Marvin, Gooferman Blue Lamp. 9:30pm, $6.

Totimoshi, Mitch Marcus Quintet Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $6.

Zydeco Flames Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $8.

Bay Area

Clay Burton Band Bistro, 1001 B St, Hayward; (510) 886-8525. 8:30pm.

Jelly Bone Baltic. 9:30pm, $5.

Left Hand Smoke Sweetwater. 9:30pm, $8.

Little Brother Rasputin's, 2401 Telegraph, Berk; 1-800-350-8700. 5pm, free.

Maria Muldaur and Her Red Hot Bluesiana Band Rancho Nicasio, Town Square, Nicasio; (415) 662-2219. 8:30pm, $10-12.

Robert Cray Band, Charlie Musselwhite, Tommy Castro Band Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway; (650) 369-4119. 8pm, $42-62.

Scott Garcia Band Felts Billiard Club, 2416 San Ramon Valley Blvd, No. 100, San Ramon; (925) 743-0750. 9pm.

Shut-Ins, Petty Booka, JL Stiles Band, DJ Otto Von Stroheim Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $6.

Stone Family Circus 19 Broadway. 9pm, $8.

Chris Von Sneidern, Sleeves, Kirby Grips Ivy Room. 10pm.

Zoo Station Blakes. 9pm, $7.

Jazz/new music

Donald 'Duck' Bailey Bacar. 10pm.

Bitches Brew Bruno's. 10pm, $7.

BJ Papa Duo Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-11pm.

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

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

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, 2788 Diamond; 586-3733. 5:30pm.

Conscious Contact Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.

Thomas Dimuzio Meridian Gallery, 545 Sutter; 398-7229. 8pm, $5-10.

Trisa Klipp and the Aaroonius Trio Rock Soup. 7:30pm.

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

Mingus Amungus, DJ DNA Dan Elbo Room. 10pm, $8.

Kim Nalley Enrico's. 8pm.

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

'Other Minds 9 Festival' Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon; 273-1659, www.otherminds.org. 8pm, $15-26. Works by Daniel Lentz, Jack Body, and William Parker performed by Sarah Cahill, Oluyemi Thomas, the Other Minds Ensemble, and others. Preconcert talk at 7pm. See A&E feature, page 48.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 5:30-8:30pm.

Roberta Donnay Trio Zingari Restaurant, Hotel Donatello, 501 Post; 441-7100. 8:30pm-midnight, free.

Sonando 850 Cigar Bar. 9:30pm, $4.

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. 7:30-11pm.

Paula West Plush Room. 8pm, $30.

Gini Wilson Moose's. 8pm.

Woody Woodhouse, Glen Pearson, Ron Belcher, Babatunde Lea Jazz at Pearl's. 9:30pm, free. Also Sat/8.

Bay Area

Biréli Lagréne Gypsy Project Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $10-20. Through Sun/9.

Marion Meadows Kimball's East. 8 and 10pm.

Mimi Fox Quartet Downtown. 8pm.

Rhiannon and Keith Terry Dance Palace Community Center, Corner of Fifth and B Sts, Point Reyes Station; (415) 663-1075. 8pm, $20.

Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums, Ms. Carmen Getit, Johnny Nocturne and Miss Dee, MoodSwing Orchestra Ashkenaz. 9pm, $15.

Trio Anime Jupiter. 8pm.

Folk/world/country

Dave Kelleher Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.

Tipsy House Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Bay Area

Kazem Al-Sahir Berkeley Community Theater, 1930 Allston Way, Berk; (415) 392-4400, www.cityboxoffice.com. 8pm, $35-125.

Los Fuegos del Hielo/Iceberg's Fire La Peña Cultural Center. 8pm, $14.

'In Song and Struggle' Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar, Berk; (510) 548-0425. 7pm, $10-20. With Julia Butterfly Hall, Rachel Garlin, Melissa Crabtree, Gwen Avery, Andrea Prichett, Green, Clabber Gyrl, Making Waves, and Poetry for the People.

Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda, Alameda; (415) 285-6285. 9pm, $15.

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

Samba Lumina Powerhouse Brewing Company, 268 Petaluma, Sebastopol; (707) 829-9171. 9:30pm, $12.

Tim Witter, Leslie Schneider, Wallace Harvey, Brad Van Cleave, Peter Van Gelder Ali Akbar College of Music, 215 West End Ave, San Rafael; (415)454-6264. 7:30pm, $8-15.

Dance clubs

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

Brass Tax Amensia. 9pm, $3. With DK, Fred Funk, Gerry Hatrick, and Seijiro, Willyplum.

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

Cafe du Nord 5-8pm, free. Afrobeat, dub, and downtempo with DJ Sep.

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

Champion Sound Studio Z. With DJ Craze, MC Skibadee, Jah Warrior Sound, Apollo, and J-Boogie.

Cheap Trick The Stud. 10pm-4am. Electro, indie, mod, pop, and rock with Big Red 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.

DJ's Friday The Top. 9pm.

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.

Glas Kat in the Hate Comes Back Glas Kat. 9pm-2am. Hip-hop, R&B, reggae, old-school, neo-soul, and funk.

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

Grip Liquid. 10pm-3am, $5. House, left-field, funk, and rare disco with Corey Black, Layne Fox, and Cosmic Jason.

Hella Tight Nickie's BBQ. 10pm-2am, $5. With Vinnie Esparza, Asti Spumanti, and Jonny Deeper.

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.

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.

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, atmospheric soul, and urban grooves.

Royale 10pm-2am. With DJ Zatch.

San Francisco Mardis Gras 525 Harrison; www.urbanevents.com. 9pm, $5-15. A Mardi Gras celebration featuring rooms with hip-hop, reggae, salsa, Brazilian, Caribbean, drum 'n' bass, and jungle music; performers include 808 Band All-Stars with Tchiya Amet, Loco Bloco, Pepe Jocobo, Surco Nuevo, Jose Manual Blanco 'El Grillo' with Caminos Flamenco, and others.

School Disco Club Six. 9pm-4am, $10. A benefit for the Creative Arts Charter School with DJs Jeffrodeeziak, Jonah Sharp, OST, Jenö, Chris Orr, Rasoul, DJ Seven, and Roger Williman.

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.

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.

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.

This Madre Club Galia. 9:30pm, $10. Latin altnerative with Volumen Cero.

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.

Jupiter 11pm. Hip-hop, funk, and house with DJ Yamu.

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

Ruby Room10pm-2am. '70s and '80s glam rock and pop music.

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

San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness; 864-6000. 8pm, $15-87. See Wed/5.

Bay Area

Chanticleer St. Joseph Cathedral Basilica, 90 South Market, San Jose; (415) 392-4400. 8pm, $22-37. The vocal ensemble performs North American classical and popular music. Also Sat/8 and Sun/9.

Sarah Chang, Lars Vogt Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph, Berk; (510) 642-9988. 8pm, $30-52. Violinist Chang and pianist Vogt perform works by Ravel, Saint-Saëns, and Franck.

Musica delle Donne Concert Series California State University Recital Hall, MB1055, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward; (510) 885-3167. 8pm, free. This concert features the Women's Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet performing works by Claude Arrieu, Phyllis Addison, Amy Beach, Katherine Hoover, and Ruth Crawford Seeger.

Pacific Chamber Symphony Valley Community Church, 4455 Del Valle Parkway, Pleasanton; (925) 484-9783. 8pm. The symphony performs works by Beethoven; Lawrence Kohl conducts. Also Sun/9 and Tues/11.

Soli Deo Gloria First Congregational Church, Dana and Durant, Berk; www.sdgloria.org. 7:30pm. The choir performs "Darkness and Light: Lux et Tenebrae," a concert of music by Bach, Handel, Brahms, Ives, and others. Also Sat/8 and Sun/9.

saturday 8
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Acoustic Son Ireland's 32. 9pm.

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

Bella Fayes, Ing, Temple Drake Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $6.

Brody's, Go Kart Go, Royal Bliss Tongue and Groove. 9pm, $5.

Cruisetones Johnny Foley's. 9pm.

Eric Friedman and the Lucky Rubes, Duds, Froggy Hotel Utah Saloon. 8:30pm, $7.

Finis Tasby and the Texas Twisters Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $10.

Graveyard Farmers, NickelAliens Parkside. 10pm, $6.

Holy Kiss, Riverbottom Nightmare Hemlock Tavern. 10pm. $5.

'International Women's Day Benefit Concert' Great American Music Hall. 8pm. With Toshi Reagon, Ama, devorah major, Cathy Barber, and Sara Furrer.

Just Six Felts Billiard Club, 2416 San Ramon Valley Blvd, No. 100, San Ramon; (925) 743-0750. 9pm.

Veronica Klaus Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $7.

'Lava Live' Bindlestiff Studio, 185 Sixth St; 974-1167. 9pm. See Fri/7.

Makeout Date, Milwaukee, High Speed Scene Club Galia. 9pm.

Mix Mob Pound-SF. 8pm, $12.

One Under Six, Rubber Room Pat O'Shea's, 3848 Geary; 752-3148. 6:30pm.

Pere Ubu, Swords Project Slim's. 9pm, $14.

Petty Booka Bamboo Hut, 479 Broadway; 989-8555. 10pm, $5.

Short Round, Other Left, Sputter Doll Brainwash. 8pm.

Sun Masons Blue Lamp. 9pm, $6.

Superbooty, Pollination Bimbo's 365 Club. 9pm, $20.

Tainted Love Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $12.

'A Tribute to Joe Strummer and the Clash' Bottom of the Hill. 9:30pm, $8. With One Man Army, Sick, Fleshies, Hell Brothers, Cinematic, Slender, Jack Saints, and Slot Machine.

Vinyl Elbo Room. 10pm, $8. Bay Area

Baywolf Sweetwater. 8pm, free.

Bosco and Jorge Stanford Coffee House, 459 Lagunita Dr, Stanford; info@kzsu.org. 10pm, free.

Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, Mule Ivy Room. 10pm.

Ghetto Bistro, 1001 B St, Hayward; (510) 886-8525. 8:30pm.

June Kuramoto Montalvo Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga; (408) 961-5858. 8pm, $32-37.

Lonely Hearts Rancho Nicasio, Town Square, Nicasio; (415) 662-2219. 8:30pm, $12-15.

Ron Matthews Slates Supperclub, 1523 Gaimmona Dr, Walnut Creek; (925) 945-1500. 8pm, $5.

Maria Muldaur and Her Red Hot Bluesiana Band Little Fox Theatre, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City; (650) 369-4119. 9pm, $17.

Mitch Stein and His All-Star Band 19 Broadway. 9pm, $8.

Planting Seeds Blakes. 9:30pm, $6.

Chuck Prophet, Patty Spiglanin Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $10.

Texas Twisters Baltic. 9pm, $5.

Jazz/new music

Don Asher Moose's. 8pm.

Bing and friends Rock Soup. 11:30am.

'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. 10pm, $7.

Frank Jackson, Larry Vuckovich Bistro 339. 7:30-11pm, $5.

Josh Jones 850 Cigar Bar. 9:30pm, $4.

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.

Lost Cats Rock Soup. 7:30pm.

Michael McIntosh Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.

'Other Minds 9 Festival' Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon; 273-1659, www.otherminds.org. 8pm, $15-26. With works by Stephen Micus and Stephen Scott. Preconcert talk at 7pm. See A&E feature, page 48.

Jack Pollard Zingari Restaurant, Hotel Donatello, 501 Post; 441-7100. 8pm.

Post Junk Trio 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.

Paula West Plush Room. 8pm, $30.

Woody Woodhouse, Glen Pearson, Ron Belcher, Babatunde Lea Jazz at Pearl's. 9:30pm, free.

Bay Area

Biréli Lagréne Gypsy Project Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $20. Through Sun/9.

Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Spreckels Performing Arts Center, Nellie W. Codding Theatre, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park; (707) 588-3434. 8pm, $20-24.

Ezra Gale Trio Jupiter. 8pm.

Larry Steel Jazz Quartet Albatross Pub. 9:30pm.

Leftover Dreams with Patrice Hahn and Tony Marcus Downtown. 8pm.

Marion Meadows Kimball's East. 8 and 10pm.

Folk/world/country

Dave Kelleher Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.

Ulali Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission; 978-ARTS. 8pm.

Bay Area

Congreso La Peña Cultural Center. 8pm, $16.

Theo Paige and George Grasso Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Peoples Bizarre, Pickpocket Ensemble 21 Grand, 449B 23rd St, Oakl; (510) 444-7263. 9pm, $6-10.

Samba Ngo, West African Highlife Band, Ze Manel Ashkenaz. 9pm, $15.

Adrian West Tuva Space, 3192 Adeline, Berk; (510) 531-6560. 8pm, $6-15.

Dance clubs

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

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

Ass Bomb Club Six. 9pm-4azm. A celebration of the 20th anniversary of house music with Jesse Saunders.

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.

Bumpin' Kelly's Mission Rock. 9pm-10am, $20. House, hip-hop, trip-hop, and downtempo with Baby, Angel Alanis, and others.

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

Directions in Sound Studio Z. 8:30pm, $15. A part of the San Francisco Asian American Film Festival, featuring performances by the Mutiny Crew, Dhamaal, Derrick D, Mike Nice, Ren, Aww Damn, Snake Eyes, and Doc Fu.

Diskotech Necromantika Il Pirata, 2007 16th St; www.houseofvoodoo.com/event.html. 9pm-2am, $5. Goth, rock, synth, and glam with Perki and Voodoo.

DK: Lounge Cloud 9 Motel. 9pm, $15. Hip-hop and house with DJ Daymeetrius.

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

Fiddler's Green 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9:30pm. With DJ Keith O'Reilly.

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

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.

Kustomized Bigfoot Lodge. 9pm. Hot rod punk, rock 'n' roll, garage, and ounctry with DJs Beatgrrl and Mike Hammered.

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.

New Conception Hush Hush Lounge. 10pm-2am, $5. Afro-Latin, samba soul, and beatbox with Vinnie Esparza and Soulsalaam.

The Party 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.

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.

Submerge Thirsty Bear, 661 Howard; www.lo-rise.com. 10pm-4am, $10. House downtempo, and electro with Jeno, Rebecca, Hector Moralez, Greg Eversoul, SJ Seve, and DJ Sol.

Sugar The Stud. 9pm.

Supastar Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $5. Hip-hop with DJ Spin and guests.

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

Thump DNA Lounge. 10pm-7am, $20. Psytrance and breaks with X-Dream, Chromatone, Dutch, Dragn'fly, DJ Field, Irina and B:Smiley, and Masonic.

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.

Whiskey Dick's Tendernob Roadhouse Jezebel's Joint. 10pm-2am, $4. Trashy punk 'n' roll.

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

Full Circle The Graduate, 6202 Claremont, Oakl; (510) 655-8847. 9pm-2am, free. Broken beats, dub, soul, cosmic grooves, and more.

Fusetti's Saturday Night Club Fusetti. 10pm.

Jupiter 11pm. Funk, breaks, and house with DJ Add 1.

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.

Vibration Octopus Lounge. 9pm, $5. With Denise, DJ Elz, Ron Reeser, Jesse Gonzalez, I:van, and others.

Classical

Community Music Center Orchestra's Annual Student Concerto Competition Concert Community Music Center, 544 Capp; 647-6015. 8pm, free. Urs Leonhardt Steiner conducts this program featuring winners of the CMC Student Concerto Competition. Also Sun/9.

Matthias Goerne Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness; 392-4400. 8pm, $26-45. See Thurs/6.

San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness; 864-6000. 8pm, $15-87. See Wed/5.

Bay Area

Chanticleer First United Methodist Church, 2100 J Street, Sacramento; (415) 392-4400. 7pm, $22-37. See Fri/7.

Livermore Valley Opera Livermore Performing Arts Theater, 600 Maple, Livermore; (925) 960-9210. 8pm, $25-30. The Livermore Valley Opera presents Charles Gounod's Faust. Also Sun/9.

Pacific Chamber Symphony Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward; (510) 352-3945. 8pm. See Fri/7.

Soli Deo Gloria St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado, Palo Alto; www.sdgloria.org. 7:30pm. See Fri/7.

sunday 9
Rock/blues/hip-hop

'Battle of the Bands' Pound-SF. 6pm, $8.

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

Carla Bozulich Revue, 2 Foot Yard, El Fay Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $7. See 8 Days a Week, page 54.

Nick Carter, Sev Fillmore. 7pm, $25.

Good for Cows, Bosco and Jorge, Xiu Xiu Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $6.

KLVR, Lowrise Club Galia. 9pm.

June Kuramoto Great American Music Hall. 7:30pm, $20.

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

Kirsten Proffit, Chris von Sneidern, Music Lovers Make-Out Room. 8:30pm.

Chris Robinson, New Earth Mud Slim's. 9pm, $22.

Sonny Smith, Kelley Stoltz, Noe Veneble, Garth Steel Klippert, Shana Kingsley Rite Spot. 8pm, free.

Swivel Hips Smith Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $4.

Bay Area

Cushion Theory, Fine by Me, Audrey Sessions Blakes. 9:30pm, $3.

Naughty Little Monkeys, Dromedary 19 Broadway. 8pm.

Jazz/new music

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

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

Carl Sonny Leyland Trio Broadway Studios. 9pm, $20.

Bill Cooper Plush Room. 8pm, $20.

Walter Earl Enrico's. 7pm.

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

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

Alex Kalleo Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10pm.

Motion Trio L'Amour dans le Four, 1602 Lombard; 775-2134. 9:30pm, free.

Nossa Bossa Bruno's. 9pm, $7.

Denise Perrier, Larry Vuckovich, Nat Johnson Bistro 339. 5:30-8pm, $10.

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

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

Leonard Thompson Bacar. 8pm.

Paula West Plush Room. 5pm, $25.

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

Bay Area

Harry Allen and Quartet Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, On Miramar Beach, Half Moon Bay; (650) 726-4143. 4:30-7:30pm, $25.

Biréli Lagréne Gypsy Project Yoshi's. 2 and 8pm, $5-20.

Deep Down and Out Jazzschool, 2087 Addison, Berk; (510) 845-5373. 4:30pm, $12-18.

Dick Fregulia Bebop with Good Vibes Quintet Rancho Nicasio, Town Square, Nicasio; (415) 662-2219. 4pm, free.

Howard Nett and Kahlil Doak Anthony Duo Mezze Restaurant and Bar, 3407 Lakeshore, Oakl; (510) 663-26500. Noon-2pm.

Jack Pollard Quartet TR's Bar and Grill, 2001 Salvio, Concord; (925) 827-4660. 4-8pm, $2.

Jim Grantham Jazz Quartet Coffee Mill, 3363 Grand, Oakl; (510) 465-4224. 3-6pm.

Marion Meadows Kimball's East. 5 and 8pm.

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

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.

Cowlicks Parkside. 5-8pm, free.

Cait Reed and friends Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Palm Wine Boys Rock Soup. 7:30pm.

Sabbath Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.

Traditional Irish music session Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Bay Area

'Music from Scandinavia and the British Isles' Orinda Community Center, 10 Irwin Way, Orinda; (925) 974-9169. 3pm, $15-18.

Frank Sally Bistro, 1001 B St, Hayward; (510) 886-8525. 5:30pm.

Shots Cato's Ale House. 6-9pm, free.

Chris Smither Powerhouse Brewing Company, 268 Petaluma, Sebastopol; (707) 829-9171. 7:30pm, $18.

'Starry Irish Music Session' Starry Plough. 8pm. With Shay Black.

Dance clubs

Audissey: A Journey Through Music Julip. 7pm-midnight, free. Latin, electronica, R&B, funk, jazz, soul, rock, and more with El Diablo.

Brownie Harvey's, 500 Castro; 431-4278. 10pm-2am, free. A dyke club featuring punk, new wave, and old-school hip-hop.

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

Club Havana Jelly's. 4pm, $7. Latin music with DJ Charanson and guest Ivette Fuentes.

Club KY Amnesia. 10pm, free. A queer/multigendered dance club featuring punk, indie-rock, garage, and more with Spike and rotating DJs.

Cops Fear Pimp Turf War 9pm-1am, free. With DJ Anna and Philip Sherburne.

Devotion Endup. 8pm, $10. House music with DJ Ruben Mancias and guests Miguel Migs and Mauricio Aviles.

Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm-2am, $5. With DJs Sep, Vinnie Esparza, and Wisdom.

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.

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

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.

2nd Sunday Kelly's Mission Rock. Noon-10pm. With Jenö, Norman Stradley, Ellen Ferrato, M3, Julius Papp, Sen-Sei, David Coleman, and others.

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.

Smile Hush Hush Lounge. 10pm-2am. Bubblegum, glitter, psych, and sunshine pop.

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

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

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

Sunday School Sno-Drift. 8pm-4am, $10. House and downtempo with 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 Kings Shattuck Downlow. 8pm-2am, $5. Hip-hop and dancehall with Peja Peja and Smoky.

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

Chanticleer Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2515 Fillmore; 392-4400. 7pm, $22-37. See Fri/7.

Community Music Center Orchestra's Annual Student Concerto Competition Concert CMC, 544 Capp; 647-6015. 4pm, free. See Sat/8.

Brian Lee, Charles Worth Victorian Englander House, 807 Franklin; 362-6080. 4pm, $15. Violinist Lee and pianist Worth perform works by Bach, Stravinsky, Mozart, and Ravel.

Savage Virtuoso Victorian Englander House, 807 Franklin; 362-6080. 2pm, $12. This concert features works by Liszt, Troyer, Bartók, and Villa-Lobos.

Soli Deo Gloria St. Gregory of Nyssa, 500 De Haro; www.sdgloria.org. 7:30pm. See Fri/7.

Simon Trpceski Florence Gould Theatre, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, 38th Ave and Clement; 394-5500. 11am, $25. The Macedonian pianist performs works by Ravel, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Stravinsky.

Bay Area

California State University Hayward Choral Concert Old Mission San Jose, 43300 Mission Blvd, Fremont; (510) 885-3167. The CSUH Chamber Singers, Chorus, and University Singers perform.

Chamber Music Sundaes St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College, Berk; (415) 584-5946. 3:15pm, $7-14. San Francisco Symphony musicians and friends perform a concert of works by Dvorák, Grieg, and Roussel.

Faculty voice recital Cal State University Hayward Music Building, Recital Hall, MB1055, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward; (510) 885-3167. 2pm, free. Michelle Caimotto and Ellen Wassermann perform works by Piston, Guarnieri, Koechlin, Chopin, and Poulenc.

Viviana Guzman Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr; (925) 943-7469. 2pm, $8-18. The Chilean flutist performs works by Mozart, Vivaldi, and Bach; Joyce Johnson-Hamilton conducts.

Livermore Valley Opera Livermore Performing Arts Theater, 600 Maple, Livermore; (925) 960-9210. 8pm, $25-30. See Sat/8.

monday 10
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Ed Harcourt Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $10.

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

Potomac Accord, Thee More Shallows, Anamude Make-Out Room. 8:30pm.

Ubi's Blues Jam Brainwash. 8pm.

Special Goodness Amoeba Music. 6pm, free. In-store performance. Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $7. With Loudermilk and the Substitutes.

Texas Twister Blues Band Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $4.

Unsung Zero's, Punchline, Mae, Riddled with Guilt Pound-SF. 7pm, $10.

Bay Area

Steve Gannon Band, Mz. Dee Blakes. 9:30pm, $4.

Jazz/new music

Bishop Norman Williams Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.

Buffy and the Vampire Slayers Rite Spot. 8:30pm, free.

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

Eaton/Barics Quartet Bruno's. 9pm, $6.

Eric Crystal, Todd Sickafoose, Scott Amendola Bacar. 9pm.

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

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

Pacifica Rasselas Jazz (California). 8:30pm, free.

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.

Gini Wilson Plush Room. 8pm, $20.

Bay Area

Christian Foley-Beinning, Steve Webber Dry Creek Kitchen, 311 Healdsburg; (707) 431-0330. 6:30-10pm.

Jack West and Curvature Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $10. See 8 Days a Week, page 54.

Folk/world/country

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

'Do the Voodoo' Voodoo Lounge. 7pm, free. With Andrew Kelsey.

Nicole McRory Johnny Foley's. 9pm.

Open mic Hotel Utah Saloon. 7pm, free. With Bob Willard.

Traditional Irish music session Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Bay Area

'Not So Open Mic' Bistro, 1001 B St, Hayward; (510) 886-8525. 8:30pm.

Traditional Irish music session Starry Plough. 9pm, free. Dance clubs

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

Club Dread Studio Z. 10pm, $10. Reggae and dancehall.

Easy Delirium. 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.

Metal Shop Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. Hard rock, '70s-'90s glam rock, punk, indie rock, thrash, and more with Toph One and Monte Carlo.

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

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

Mondango Dalva. 9:30pm, free. Rare funk, soul, jazz, and world music with Motion Potion.

Que Sera, Sera Skylark. 9pm-2am, free. With DJs Chang, Christian Clark, Russel Vargas, Mark, and Yvonne.

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, free. 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.

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Rock/blues/hip-hop

AC/Dshe, Brewtallica, Ripped Speed Curve Bar. 9pm.

Atom and His Package, 60 Stories, Charmless Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $7.

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

Kenon Chen Brainwash. 8pm.

'Chak*Ras Movement IX' Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $5. With 4 Word and guests Low Vision, LT and the Friendly Traveler, and UC Buu.

Chicken Hawk, Cokra, Spider Compass Good Crime Band Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.

Chocolate Genius Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $10.

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

Jrod Indigo, OGD, DJ Leema Club Galia. 8:30pm, $7.

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

Ludacris, Disturbing tha Peace, Smilez and Southstar Fillmore. 8pm, $38.50.

Steve Lucky and Carmen Getit Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $5.

Bay Area

Rusty Zinn Band 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.

Susan Gertz Plush Room. 8pm, $20.

Art Hirahara, Devin Hoff, Scott Amendola Bacar. 9pm.

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

Ken Muir Moose's. 7:30pm.

Kurt Ribak Rock Soup. 7:30pm.

Russel Ferrante Quartet Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, free.

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.

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

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

Bay Area

Jason Bodlovich, Isaac Carter Dry Creek Kitchen, 311 Healdsburg; (707) 431-0330. 6:30-10pm.

Dan Damond Baltic. 5pm, free.

Mimi Fox Downtown. 8pm.

Normal with Fred Frith, Tadashi Usami, Sudhu Tewari Black Box. 8pm.

Vital Information Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $20. Folk/world/country

Acoustic open mic Axum East, 1233 Polk; 474-7743. 7-10pm.

'Brokedown Opry' Hotel Utah Saloon. 8pm, $5. With Jenny Kerr Band, Famous Last Words, and Steve Owen.

Jack Gilder, Kevin Bernhagen, Richard Mandel Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Paul Hayward Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.

Jeremy Saxon Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.

Shots Johnny Foley's. 9pm.

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

Bay Area

Creole Belles Ashkenaz. 8:30pm, $9.

David Rovics AK Warehouse, 674 A 23rd St, Oakl; (510) 208-1700. 7pm, $5.

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 performance.

Bashment Sacrifice. 9pm, $3. Reggae with DJ DV.

Broke as Fuck Hush Hush Lounge. 9pm, $2. Hip-hop and breaks with DJs 4AM and Centipede.

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

Detention Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, free. Rock 'n' roll.

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.

For the Kids, Man LiPo Lounge, 916 Grant; 982-0072. 10pm-2am, free.

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.

L'oasis Julip. 9:30pm, free. Funk, jazz, and breaks with Kevin and company.

Mayonnaise Skylark. 9pm, free. House music with residents Chonky-T, Janikowski, Melyss, Tonic, and special guest Anthony Garlic.

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.

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

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

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.

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 Room10pm-2am. Punk, power pop, and breakbeats.

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

Pacific Chamber Symphony Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness; 392-4400. 8pm. See Fri/7.