music
Music listings are compiled by Sarah Han. 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 18
Rock/blues/hip-hop
Alphabet Soup Bruno's. 9pm, $7.
Charles Wheal Band Biscuits and Blues. 8:30pm.
Chris Cobb Saloon. 9:30pm.
Driving the Effect Kimo's. 9pm.
Experimental music night Hotel Utah Saloon. 8:30pm, free.
Jealous Sound, Stereo Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
King Byron, Cecilia Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $3.
Liarbird, Crime in Choir Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $6. See
8 Days a Week.
Mamasutra Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $5.
Oranger, Overwhelming Colorfast Parkside. 10pm.
Parting Glances, Cosmos, Sally Crewe Make-Out Room. 8:30pm,
$6.
Raw Deluxe, Cannonball Horns, DJ Motion Potion Elbo Room.
9pm, $6.
JL Stiles Blue Lamp. 8pm, free.
Stymie and the Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra, Jethro Jeremiah, Josh Fix
and the Furious Force Great American Music Hall. 8:30pm, $10.50.
Tartufi, Tussle, Troll, Blue Buddha-N-Motion El Rio.
8pm, $5.
Staci Twigg, National Dust, Kingsize Voodoo Lounge. 9pm,
$5.
Bay Area
Apes, Replicator, Experimental Dental School 21 Grand. 9pm,
$5-10 sliding scale.
Baywolf Canvas. 8pm, free.
Chrome Johnson Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.
Devil's Son In Law Stork Club. 10pm.
Eugene Huggens Blues Band 19 Broadway. 9pm.
Jackie Ivory Hammond B-3 Show Eli's Mile High Club. 9pm,
$5.
Nicole McRory Beckett's. 9:30pm, free.
Robe Jobe Baltic. 8:30pm, free.
Ben Suchi Bistro, 1001 B St, Hayward; (510) 886-8525. 8:30pm.
Jazz/new music
Akira Tana Trio Bacar. 8pm, free.
Al Pacheco Jazz Band Skip's Tavern. 8-10pm.
Don Asher and Kent Cohea Moose's. 7:30pm.
Cantando Um Samba Café do Brasil, 1106 Market; 826-9287.
7-9:30pm, free.
Charles Unger Experience Les Joulins. 8pm.
Dick Fregulia's Good Vibes Quintet Washington Square Bar
and Grill. 7-10pm.
Frank Jackson Trio Axum Cafe, 1233 Polk; 474-7743. 7:30-11:30,
free.
Indulgence Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 9pm. With DJ
Bruce.
Emma Jean Rasselas Jazz. 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.
Kenny Rankin Plush Room. 8pm, $30.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 8-11pm.
Eric Shifrin Fairmont San Francisco, 950 Mason; 772-5000.
6-10pm.
Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069.
6:30-10pm.
Bay Area
Exegesis Jupiter. 8pm.
Jam session Jazzschool, 2087 Addison, Berk; (510) 845-5373.
5-7pm.
Kathleen Grace and Leonard Thompson Zebulon's Lounge, 21
Fourth St, Petaluma; (707) 769-7948. 8:30pm, $5.
Mark Holzinger Duo Jupiter. Noon-2pm.
JL Stiles Cato's Ale House. 6-9pm, free.
Student recitals Jazzschool, 2087 Addison, Berk; (510) 845-5373.
7-10pm, free.
Yosvanny Terry and Columna B Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $16.
Folk/world/country
Paul Hlebcar Rock Soup. 7:30pm.
Patrick Porter Dogs Bollix, 408 Clement; 752-1452. 8pm, free.
Sabbath Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.
Kenny Somerville Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Brett Swain and Tom Chandler, Stanley, Tippy Canoe Mad Dog
in the Fog. 9pm, free.
Bay Area
Brian Gore and Dusan Bogdanovic Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse.
8pm, $16.50.
Dance clubs
Afterwards Pow. 9pm-2am. Progressive house music with
Drew, Gabriel, Ben, and Steve.
Audible Colors The Top. 10pm-2am. House music with guests.
Barefoot Boogie Rhythm and Motion Studio, 1133 Mission; 820-1452.
8:15-11:15pm, $7. Eclectic dance music.
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.
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.
Crucial Nickie's BBQ. 9pm. With DJs Tomas, B-Love, and
Leema.
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.
Dirty Club Six. 9pm-2am, $5. With DJs Neon Leon, Blackstone,
and Pause.
Discover Ruby Skye. 9pm-3am. Hard house with DJ Ben Doren.
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.
Get Down Bamboo Hut, 479 Broadway, 989-8555. 9pm, free. Soul
classics, rock, reggae, and more.
Hump The Stud. 10pm-2am. '70s-present dance music.
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.
Sindustrie Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $3. Dark '80s and industrial.
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.
Suburbia Jezebel's Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. '80s new
wave and modern rock.
Tunnel Top 10pm-2am. With DJ House and guest.
26 Mix "Working Stiff," 6-10pm, free. Happy
hour with music and $2 drinks. "Giving It Up," 10pm-2am.
House appreciation party with DJ Supa Creep and guests.
Under the Radar Julip. 9:30pm, free. Downtempo,
jazz, IDM, and future lounge with Zygote 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
Ivy Room 7pm, free. With DJ Transit.
Shattuck Downlow 8pm-2am. Live salsa.
thursday 19
Rock/blues/hip-hop
Charles Atlas, Sunshine Club emlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.
DJ Lebowitz Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.
Horn Dogs Blue Lamp. 9pm, $3.
Human Z, Funklogic, PC Muñoz and the Amen Corner, Shane Bartell
Red Devil Lounge. 8:15pm, $6.
Nicole McRory Johnny Foley's. 9pm.
Moodfood Bruno's. 9pm, $6.
Geoff Muldaur Biscuits and Blues. 8:30 and 10:30pm, $12.50.
Britta Phillips and Dean Wareham Great American Music Hall.
9pm, $15.
Porch, American Sasquatch, Hello Noisy, Terese Taylor Eagle
Tavern. 9pm, $5.
Rick McCulley Band, Grub Dog Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $6.
Rooney, Feeder, AM Radio Slim's. 8pm, $11. See 8 Days
a Week.
Shitones Beach Chalet. 8:30pm, free.
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Estradasphere, Fear of Sleep Bottom
of the Hill. 9:30pm, $10.
Surreal Avengers Hotel Utah Saloon. 8:30pm, $5.
Trainwreck, David Dondero Cafe du Nord. 9:30pm, $10.
Paul Wood Saloon. 9:30pm.
Bay Area
Andi Camp Stork Club. 10pm.
'Funk and Soul Ballroom' Eli's Mile High Club. 9pm, $5.
Katie Garibaldi B Street Billiards, 164 South B, San Mateo;
(650) 343-1875. 8:30-11pm, free.
Houston Jones, Danny Santos and the Savoys Bistro, 1001 B
St, Hayward; (510) 886-8525. 5pm.
Shana Morrison Todos Santos Plaza, Willow Pass Rd, Concord;
(925) 671-3464. 6:30-8pm, free.
Steve Poltz Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $10.
Rustbelt Beckett's. 9:30pm, free.
Trailer Park Rangers Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.
Jazz/new music
Lee Bloom Chez Spencer, 82 14th St; 864-2191. 7-9pm.
Caliente 2003 Rasselas Jazz. 9pm.
Cecil Wells Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.
Cookbook Quartet Cellar. 5:30pm.
Dick Fregulia/Vince Gomez Duo Washington Square Bar and Grill.
7-11pm.
Fred Ross Project Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 8pm.
Jim Ryan's Forward Energy Luggage Store Gallery. 9pm.
Mike Lipskin and Waldo Carter Moose's. 7:30pm.
Lost Cats Rock Soup. 7:30pm.
Eddie Marshall Bacar. 9pm, free.
Jason Myers Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.
Randy Craig Quartet Bobby Ryder's, 312 Harriet; 934-1655.
7-11pm, free.
Kenny Rankin Plush Room. 8pm, $30.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 5-8pm.
Eric Shifrin Fairmont San Francisco, 950 Mason; 772-5000.
6-10pm.
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.
Xeno Volcano, Elektra Sturmschnell Luggage Store Gallery.
8pm.
Bay Area
Howard Barkan Pomegranate Mediterranean Cuisine, 1585 University,
Berk; (510) 665-5567. 6:30pm.
BR Jazz Quartet Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, 33 East
San Fernando, San Jose; (408) 294-6785. 9pm, free.
Jamie Davis City Square, Oakland City Center, Oakl; (510)
628-8490. 5pm, free.
Dayna Stephens Trio Zebulon's Lounge, 21 Fourth St, Petaluma;
(707) 769-7948. 8:30pm, $5.
Issac Delgado Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Matthew Sperry Memorial Concert 21 Grand. 8 p.m. See
A&E article.
San Francisco Feet Warmers Baltic. 7:30pm, $5.
Spirit of '29 Dixieland Jazz Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza,
Shattuck and Center, Berk; (510) 981-CITY. Noon-1pm, free.
Student recitals Jazzschool, 2087 Addison, Berk; (510) 845-5373.
5-10pm, free.
Tom Babbitt Trio Paragon Bar and Grill. 9pm, free.
Folk/world/country
Columna B, Mas Cabeza Make-Out Room. 8:30pm, $6.
Jesus Diaz y su QBA, DJ Carlito's Way Elbo Room. 10pm, $8.
Open mic Bazaar Cafe. 7pm, free. With Pat Nugent.
Sabbath Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.
Tipsy House Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Bay Area
John Keawe 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
with China G and guests spinning rock, '80s, hip-hop, electro, and more.
Brazilian Nights Club Caliente. 8:30pm, $13. Brazilian
dance class and live music.
Built for Speed Delirium. 10pm-2am, free. Electro clash,
rock, punk, and more with rotating DJs Fashion Hooker, Platform Whore,
and DJ Juan for the Road.
Bump Liquid. 10pm-2am. House music with rotating resident
DJs.
Chikiboom Roccapulco. 9pm-2am, $6. A gay and lesbian
Latin music dance party.
Circle R Boys Atlas Cafe. 8-10pm, free.
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.
Coco Club Six. 9pm-2am, $5. With Polo Mo'Xquuz, Shortkut,
Doogie, Ivier, and Irie Dole.
Collective Cellar. 9:30pm, $10. R&B, soul, and hip-hop
with Jerry Ross, Daymitreeus, and Daniella.
Dalva "Cheap Thrills," 5-9pm. With DJs Wally
Haskell and Sir Artie Pants. "4-Play Weekend," 9pm.
With Señor Keyvan and guests.
Dig on This Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $3. Hip-hop, funk, and
dancehall with DJ Jaybe.
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.
The Finger Arrow. 10pm-2am. Synthcore, electro-punk,
new wave, and more.
Flavour of the Week Laszlo. 8pm-2am. With DJ Rose.
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, Beni B., and
Malachi.
Meow Glas Kat. 10pm-2am, $10. Urban grooves, hip-hop,
and R&B with Switch.
Mezzanine 444 Jessie; 820-9669. "Pride Idol Finalist
Performance," 7-9pm. Singing competition to perform at this
year's Pride Main Stage and to win $1,000. "Congregation,"
9pm-2am, $7. Neo-soul and house with David Harness.
1984 Cat Club. 9pm-2am, $5. '80s music.
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.
Popcorn Milk. 9pm. Deep soul, funk, jazz, and Latin with
Cool Chris and Matthew Africa.
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.
Real Raw Oxygen Bar. 9pm, free. With DJ Soulsalaam and
DJ Totemplow.
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.
Road Rash Jezebel's Joint. 8pm. Street bike racing videos
and rock music.
Royale 9pm-2am, free. With Vin Sol.
Satori AsiaSF. 10pm-3am, $10. House music with DJs Rick
Fingers and Leroi Lovejones.
Sneaks Buzz 9. 9pm, free. Underground house grooves with
b.radley and Sunder.
Sofisticata Amnesia. 9pm, $3. With Donq the Funky Hindu,
DJ Denizen and guests.
Sound Li Po, 916 Grant; 982-0072. 9pm, $5. With DJs,
James, Tim, and Tee spinning indie, psych, rock, lo-fi, and more.
Spirit Asia SF. 9pm-2am, $6-8. A queer dance night featuring
house, hip-hop, and R&B.
Supercharger Kate O'Briens. 10pm-2am, $5. Rock and hip-hop
with rotating DJs Spin, Vin Sol, Ross Hogg, and guests.
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. Hip-hop, funk, and breaks with DJs
Toph One and Apollo.
Bay Area
Beatdown Jupiter. 8pm, free. Downtempo, funk, nu-jazz
breaks, techno, jungle, and deep house with Delon, Yamu, Add1, and Big
Willie.
Planet Grooves Ashkenaz. 10pm-2am, $6. African and world
beat with DJ Omar.
Soundboutique Ivy Room. 7pm, free. With residents Jen,
Jacob, and Sean.
Spank Blakes. 9:30pm, $5. Hip-hop, R&B, and house with
DJ Solarz.
friday 20
Rock/blues/hip-hop
Dan Bern and the IJBC, Xavier Rudd Great American Music Hall.
9pm, $16.
Brave Combo, Hammerdown Turpentine Bottom of the Hill. 10pm,
$10.
Buffy and Winky Show Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.
Cliftons, Eddie Haskells, A.A.'s Kimo's. 9pm.
Cruisetones Johnny Foley's. 9pm.
Drist, Thought Crime, Riddled with Guilt, Rivals Pound-SF.
8pm, $10.
Groundation, DJ Jah Yzer Elbo Room. 10pm, $8.
Eugene Huggins Saloon. 4-8pm.
Hyim, Variable Unit Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $10.
Jackie Payne-Steve Edmonson Band Rasselas Jazz. 9pm-1am.
Lee Rocker Biscuits and Blues. 8:30 and 10:30pm, $15.
Local Love Enforcement, Sean Hayes, Invisible Cities Brainwash.
8pm.
Johnny Nitro and the Door Slammers Saloon. 9:30pm.
Melissa Rapp Band Tongue and Groove. 8pm, $5.
Melt Banana, Numbers, Lana Dagales Slim's. 9pm, $15.
Neckmeat, Eli Braden Hotel Utah Saloon. 8:30pm, $7.
Notorious! Red Devil Lounge. 10pm, $8.
Perpendicular Blue Lamp. 9pm, $5.
Pirate Band, Smile God Loves You Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.
R.A.D. Bruno's. 10pm, $7.
Roadside Attraction, Betaville, Arbuckle Voodoo Lounge. 9pm,
$6.
Rubber Curtain, Tussle, Tommy Guerrero, Toph One, Gadget, Steady-P
Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $7.
Spinning Jennies, Miggs, Butch Berry Broadway Studios. 8pm,
$7.
Sunshine and Caroleen, Jackie Strano, Chi Chi Palace, Sistas in
the Pit, Secret Janet, Hunks, Angela Valley Club Galia. 8pm,
$5. A benefit for Pride Nectar Stage.
Ticket to Ride Ireland's 32. 9pm.
Bay Area
Bay Area Blues Society Caravan of All Stars Bistro, 1001
B St, Hayward; (510) 886-8525. 8:30pm.
Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Deana Carter Shoreline Amphitheatre,
1 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View; (650) 967-3000. 7:30pm, $30-55.
Dave Matthews Blues Band Jack's Bistro, 1 Broadway, Jack
London Square, Oakl; (510) 444-7171. 9pm-12:30am.
Element Unknown Stork Club. 10pm.
Reed Fromer and friends Baltic. 9:30pm, $6.
Hillside Wranglers Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.
Jucifer, Drunk Horse, Replicator Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $7.
Lost Weekend Rancho Nicasio, On the Town Square, Nicasio;
(415) 662-2219. 8:30pm, $12.
Mark Hummel and the Blues Survivors Ivy Room. 10pm.
Improvisatyrs, Spore Attic, darph/nadeR 21 Grand. 9pm, $6-10.
Carol McComb, Keith Little, Anita Grunwald Little Fox Theatre,
2209 Broadway, Redwood City; (650) 369-4119. 8pm, $16.
Orixa, Audrye Sessions, Fine By Me Blakes. 9:30pm, $6.
Seventy Beckett's. 9:30pm, free.
Tom Snider Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma N, Petaluma; (707)
765-2121. 9pm, $18.
South Side Slim Eli's Mile High Club. 9pm, $10.
Wonderbread 5 19 Broadway. 9pm.
Jazz/new music
Donald 'Duck' Bailey Bacar. 10pm, free.
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm-1am, $10.
Brian Melvin Trio Rubicon, 558 Sacramento; 421-7636. 6-10pm,
free.
Ralph Carney, Marty Eggers Rock Soup. 7:30pm.
Charles Peterson Trio Bird and Beckett Books, 2788 Diamond;
586-3733. 5:30-7:30pm, free.
Charles Unger Experience with Valencia Les Joulins. 8pm.
11th Commandment Rasselas Jazz. 6-9pm.
Cathy Felter and My Trio Axum Cafe, 1233 Polk; 474-7743.
7:30-11:30, free.
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.
One Nation Underground Trio Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place;
931-3600. 5-9pm, free.
Kenny Rankin Plush Room. 8pm, $30.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 5:30-8:30pm.
Eric Shifrin Fairmont San Francisco, 950 Mason; 772-5000.
6-11pm.
Sonando 850 Cigar Bar. 9:30pm, $5.
Starlight Orchestra Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 8:30pm.
With Daline Jones, Kent Strand.
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.
Gini Wilson Moose's. 8pm.
Bay Area
Clyde the Slyde Duo Jupiter. 5pm.
Columna B, Snake Trio La Peña Cultural Center. 8:30pm,
$12-15.
Issac Delgado Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $26.
Shotgun Wedding Quintet Zebulon's Lounge, 21 Fourth St, Petaluma;
(707) 769-7948. 9pm, $6.
Student recitals Jazzschool, 2087 Addison, Berk; (510) 845-5373.
7-10pm, free.
Syncrosystem Jupiter. 8pm.
Larry Vukovich and Nat Johnson Bogies, 60 East Third Ave,
San Mateo; (650) 579-5911. 8pm.
Wally's Cocktail Combo Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant,
33 East San Fernando, San Jose; (408) 294-6785. 9:30pm, free.
Kim Waters Kimball's East. 8 and 10pm.
Folk/world/country
Axe Club Deluxe. 10pm, free.
Fenians Cellar at Johnny Foley's. 9pm.
Gas Men Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Dave Kelleher Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.
Sukhawat Ali Khan Clarion Music Center, 816 Sacramento; 391-1317.
8pm, $15.
Ken Kingsbury, Steph Ryder, Carolyn Shaw Bazaar Cafe. 7pm,
free.
Vanessa Morrison, Karen Soo Hoo, Maei Thomas, Mica Lee Williams
Luna Sea Theater, 2940 16th St; 863-2989. 8pm, $10-15 sliding
scale.
San Francisco Lesbian-Gay Freedom Band Bethany United Methodist
Church, 1268 Sanchez; 255-1355. 8:15pm, free.
Bay Area
Fania Ashkenaz. 9pm, $14-16.
Jose Roberto and friends Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck, Berk;
(510) 843-0662. 10pm, $5.
Wake the Dead Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse. 8pm, $18.50.
Celtic All-Stars' tribute to the Grateful Dead.
Dance clubs
Axe Club Deluxe. 10pm. Tropical Latin rhythms.
Breakout Pow. 6-10pm. Hip-hop, acid-jazz, downtempo,
and soul with Joker.
Cafe Arguello 1499 Valencia; 643-3160. 8-10pm, free. Flamenco
dancing.
Cafe du Nord 5-8pm, free. Downtempo and world rhythms
with DJ Sep.
Candy Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $5. Hip-hop, rock, and new
wave with Spin and guests.
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.
Dhamaal Club Six. 9pm-4am, $10. With DJ Sep, Roopa Mahedevan,
Parag, and Ferhan.
Divination Hush Hush Lounge. 9pm-2am, $5. with DJs Soulsalaam,
Hakobo, and guest John Stoll.
DJ's Friday The Top. 9pm.
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.
GhettoDisco Fuse. 6pm-2am, free. House, disco, soul,
and funk with DJs Hawthorne, Nate Harrison, and Miss Julip.
Gloss 661 Howard; 339-7444. 10pm-4am. With Reda, Linden
C., Raoul Kahn, King Kooba, and SOS.
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.
Havana Beats Club Deluxe. 10pm, free. Latin rhythms with
DJs, live music, and dancing.
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
that feature live Latin and Caribbean music.
nightShift Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission;
978-2700. 8pm-1am, $18. See 8 Days a Week.
On the Corner Movida Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. Hip-hop,
downtempo, dancehall, and more.
Oxygen Bar 9pm. With DJ Adam.
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.
Reactor 4 Jezebel's Joint. 9:30pm. Industrial, EBM, noise,
and dark wave.
The Real Nickie's BBQ. 9pm, $5, free before 10:30pm. Funk,
hip-hop, soul, disco, and dancehall with DJs Wisdom and Motion Potion.
Red Wine vs. KUSF's Beat Sauce 26 Mix. 10pm, $6. Hip-hop,
dancehall, and breaks with Raw-B vs. Toph One vs. DJ Wisdom.
Remedy DNA Lounge. 10pm-5am, $15. House, garage, atmospheric
soul, and urban grooves.
Royale 10pm-2am. With DJ Zatch.
Sexotica Make-Out Room. 10pm, $5. Indian, Middle Eastern,
and Latin grooves with DJ King Coffin.
Smooch Mezzanine, 444 Jessie; 820-9669. 10pm-3am, $10. A
CD-release party for Charles Feelgood; also with Sen-Sei and DJ David
Coleman.
Sojurn RoHan Lounge. 9pm-1am, free. House and breaks
with DJs Ted and Fred.
Spa Chi Chi, 440 Broadway; 979-3031. 9pm, $10. House
and hip-hop with Big Bad Bruce, Pete Nguyen, Danny Brown, Steve Walker,
and Paul Hemming.
Spundae 1015 Folsom. 9pm. With Infusion.
Super Fluff Skirt Cellar. 9pm-2am, $5. '80s, rock, disco,
R&B, and hip-hop.
True Blind Tiger. 9pm-2am. With DJs Danella, Kevin, Armstrong,
and Sake 1.
Tunnel Top 10pm-2am. Downtempo with DJ Rhyme and DJ Efem.
What the...? Laszlo. 9pm-2am, free. Hip-hop to chill
out with DJ Neal.
Wind-Up Zebulon, 83 Natoma; 975-5705. 9pm-2am, free. House
music with DJs Kerry Tucker, Naz, Marty, and Leonard.
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.
Party Classix Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am.
Ruby Room10pm-2am. '7s and '80s glam rock and pop music.
Shattuck Downlow 8pm-2am. Funk, soul, and hip-hop.
saturday 21
Rock/blues/hip-hop
'Amoeba-Palooza' Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $5. With 12-minute
sets by 12 bands, including Arboretum of Calamity, Jim Jones and the
Magic Kool-Aid, Anal Spring Break, Afro-Cuban Sol Ensemble, Various
Blends, Coke Machine, and others.
Animal Liberation Orchestra, Wig Salad, Ron Jeremy Explosion Tongue
and Groove. 8pm, $8-10.
Cannonball Bruno's. 10pm, $7.
Chazz Katz Johnny Foley's. 9pm.
Clevergirl, Katharine Chase, Terese Taylor Brainwash. 8pm.
Delta Wires Saloon. 9:30pm.
Envain Kimo's. 9pm.
Fall, Zmzrlina Slim's. 9pm, $21.
Flak Jak Ireland's 32. 9pm.
Hans Grüsel's Kränkenkabinet, Thrust Reverser, Pucca Pangenitor,
DJ Nathalie Li Po, 916 Grant; 982-0072.
Hot Mute, Slowfinger, Cellophane Masses, 101 Voodoo Lounge.
9pm, $6.
Jucifer, Babyland, Oxbow, Replicator Pound-SF. 8pm, $8.
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Biscuits and
Blues. 8:30 and 10:30pm, $15.
Alison Faith Levy, Victor Krummenacher Rock Soup. 7:30pm.
Edna Love Blue Lamp. 9pm, $5.
Luminar, Firecracker Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $6.
Mother Truckers, Cowlicks Hotel Utah Saloon. 8:30pm, $7.
Michael Penn, Paula Frazer and Patrick Main Cafe du Nord.
9:30pm, $15.
Lou Reed Warfield. 8pm, $29.50-39.50.
Riot-a-Go-Go. End of the World, Pirx the Pilot Tempest. 9pm,
$5.
Sick, Strychnine, Deadly Weapons Curve Bar. 9pm.
Speedboat, My Life Is on the Line, Coppertones Freedom Archives
Building, 522 Valencia; 285-3433. 7pm, $5-20 sliding scale. A benefit
for Socialism 2003, the International Socialist Organization's annual
conference.
Subdudes Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $18.
Ten Mile Tide, Thriving Ivory Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $10.
Tune Buckets Beach Chalet. 8pm, free.
Vanishing, Sixteens, Last Dance El Rio. 9pm, $7.
Dave Workman Saloon. 4-8pm.
Bay Area
'Bay Street Emeryville Art and Music Festival' Powell and
Christie, Emeryville; (510) 655-4002. 10am-6pm, free. With Blame
Sally, Hurricane Sam, Eugene Huggins Blues Band, Adrianne Serna and
friends, Mal Sharpe's Big Money in Jazz Band, Lee Press-on and the Nails,
and Johnny Nocturne. Also Sun/22.
Brave Combo Powerhouse Brewing Company, 268 Petaluma, Sebastopol;
(707) 829-9171. 9:30pm, $13.
Dave Matthews Blues Band Palomares Cafe, 3779 E Castro Valley
Blvd, Castro Valley; (510) 733-5852. 8-11pm.
Fast Times Mountain Charley's Saloon, 15 N Santa Cruz, Los
Gatos; (408) 395-8880. 9pm.
Mary Dukes Eli's Mile High Club. 9pm, $10.
Freddy Brooks and the Corruptors, MJ and the Little Wheels Little
Fox Theatre, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City; (650) 369-4119. 9pm, $12.
Funk Junkies Finn McCool's Irish Pub, 213 El Camino Real,
Millbrae; (650) 697-2403. 9:30pm-1:30am.
Ghetto Bistro, 1001 B St, Hayward; (510) 886-8525. 8:30pm.
Greenlight the Bombers Stork Club. 10pm.
Howlers Baltic. 9:30pm, $5.
Hyim Sextet, Thunderpussy Blakes. 9:30pm, $6.
'Ivy Room Prom' 10pm, $7-10. With Harvey Sid Fischer,
Harold Ray Live in Concert, DJ Kitty, and others.
Nicole McRory Beckett's. 9:30pm.
Project: Pimento 19 Broadway. 9pm, $5.
Servants Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $6.
Skyflakes, Dealership, Parting Glance, Basement League 21
Grand. 6pm, $7-8 sliding scale. See 8 Days a Week.
35R Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.
Jazz/new music
Applejack and friends Rock Soup. 11:30am.
Don Asher and Kent Cohea Moose's. 8pm.
Bishop Norman Williams Quintet Rasselas Jazz. 6-9pm.
'BJ Papa Jazz Jam' Cafe Prague, 584 Pacific; 433-3811. 11pm.
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm-1am, $10.
Dick Conte Duo Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-11pm.
John Hunt Trio Axum Cafe, 1233 Polk; 474-7743. 7:30-11:30,
free.
Zbigniew Karkowski, Improvisatyrs, SICKNESS, mk9 7hz, 1814
Illinois; 282-8812. 9pm, $10.
King Trio The View, San Francisco Marriott, 39th floor, 55
Fourth St; 896-1600. 9pm-1am.
Know Jazz Fillmore Center Plaza, Fillmore between O'Farrell
and Ellis; 346-0199. Noon-2pm.
Larry Douglas Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.
Live jazz Ristorante Gondola, 15 Columbus; 956-5528. 7:30pm.
Kenny Rankin Plush Room. 8pm, $30.
Ritmo y Armonia 850 Cigar Bar. 9:30pm, $5.
Robert Stewart Experience Rasselas Jazz. 9pm-1am.
Saya Saito Bacar. 10pm, free.
Eric Shifrin Fairmont San Francisco, 950 Mason; 772-5000.
6-11pm.
Starlight Orchestra Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 8:30pm.
With Daline Jones, Kent Strand.
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.
Bay Area
Artifacts Zebulon's Lounge, 21 Fourth St, Petaluma; (707)
769-7948. 9pm, $10.
Issac Delgado Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $26.
Devil Mountain Jazz Band Veteran's Memorial Hall, 1250 Locust,
Walnut Creek; (925) 625-2707. 7-10pm, $12.
'Garden of Memory' Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont, Oakl;
(510) 563-6355, ext 3. 5-8pm, $5-10. Columbarium walk-through summer
solstice event.
Joe Livoti Muscat French Restaurant and Bar, 2195 North Broadway,
Walnut Creek; (925) 937-8800. 6:30-8:30pm.
Noah Schenker Quartet Jupiter. 8pm.
Rudy Colombini Band Gordon Biersch Brewery, 33 East San Fernando,
San Jose; (408) 294-6785. 9:30pm, free.
Terrence Brewer Duo Jupiter. 2pm.
Larry Vukovich and Nat Johnson Bogies, 60 East Third Ave,
San Mateo; (650) 579-5911. 8pm.
Kim Waters Kimball's East. 8 and 10pm.
Folk/world/country
Bat Makumba, Urubu Malandro Elbo Room. 10pm, $8.
Blues Fuse Atlas Cafe. 4-7pm, free.
Houston Jones Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Dave Kelleher Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.
Vanessa Morrison, Karen Soo Hoo, Maei Thomas, Mica Lee Williams
Luna Sea Theater, 2940 16th St; 863-2989. 8pm, $10-15 sliding
scale.
'San Francisco Free Folk Festival' Roosevelt Middle School,
Geary and Arguello; www.sffolkfest.org. Noon-11pm, free. Also
Sun/22.
Daryl Scairiot, Mary Elizabeth Beckman Bazaar Cafe. 7pm,
free.
Waikiki Steel Works Cellar at Johnny Foley's. 9pm.
Bay Area
Johnny Nocturne and Mz. Dee Ashkenaz. 9:30pm, $13.
Vienna Tang Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $15.50-16.50.
Dance clubs
AmbiSonic Oxygen Bar. 7-11pm, free. With XanX.
Amor de la Cultura Latina Tunnel Top. 10pm-2am. With
DJ El Doctor and guest.
An Bodhran 668 Haight; 431-4724. 10pm-2am, free. With
Rocket Morton.
Beat Salad Laszlo. 8pm-2am. With DJ Kenni.
Better Days Liquid. 10pm-3am. With Lady Lastar, Cindy,
Franky Boissy, and Derek Grant.
Blood Sweat and Grease Jezebel's Joint. 9:30pm. Rockabilly,
punk, and rock 'n' roll.
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.
Bounce Jezebel's Joint. 9pm, $10. Hip-hop, old-school,
and house.
Cafe Arguello 1499 Valencia; 643-3160. 8-10pm, free. Flamenco
dancing.
Club La Cantina Studio Z. 9pm-4am, $12. With DJs Marco
and Eclipse.
Dig Nickie's BBQ. 9pm, $5. Hip-hop and soul with DJ Cyrus.
Ebb n' Flow Canvas Gallery. 10pm-2am, $5. With Sean Ferguson
and Chang.
Escape Paradise Lounge, 11th and Folsom; 621-1911. 11pm.
With Ellen Ferrato and Brad Robinson.
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.
Frisco Disco Arrow. 10pm-2am.
Hemisphere Amnesia. 10pm-2am, $5. With Illformants, Bicolas,
Shannon, and Frogger.
Jive Big Heart City. 10pm-4am. Urban grooves with Daniella,
Jerry Ross, Kevin Armstrong, Trevor Mijares, and others.
Joypad Club Six. 9pm-4am, $15. With Truby Trio and Fauna
Flash.
LA Machine 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, $5. Electronica with DJs
Taktical and Wheels of Fortune.
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
that feature live Latin and Caribbean music.
Mezzanine 444 Jessie; 820-9669. 10pm-7am. With live DJs.
Misturada Make-Out Room. 10pm, free. With Marcus Purnell,
Jamie J Sanchez, Jeff Johnson, and performance by Widelife.
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.
Psychofunkodiscodelic Cloud 9 Motel. 9pm, $15. House
with DJs Laird, John Picket, and Fabuliz.
Push Pop! Club Deluxe. 10pm, free. Retro-futuristic pop.
Qoöl DNA Lounge. 10pm, $10. With DJ Splice, J:miah,
Brownboy, Felix the Dog, Spesh, and Laron.
Roller Girl Endup. 10pm-4am. A party for women and their
friends featuring house music.
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.
Sopi Jillian's, 101 Fourth St; 369-6100. 9pm-2am. Hip-hop,
R&B, urban grooves, and reggae with DJs Marlin Adili and Rob Reyes.
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.
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.
True Skool Milk. 9pm-2am, $10. With Rock and DJ Pam the
Funktress.
Undertoe Julip. 8pm-2am. With L. Ron Hubba Hubba, Reverend
Soulpatch, and Doug de Fresh Deacon.
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.
sunday 22
Rock/blues/hip-hop
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Fillmore. 9pm,
$18.50.
Arrested Development, B-Side Players, Carlos Mena Bimbo's
365 Club. 8pm, $20.
'Battle of the Bands' Pound-SF. Noon, $7.
Blues Jam with Ed Ivey Blue Lamp Lounge. 9pm, free.
Blues Power Saloon. 4:30-8:30pm.
Bop City Bruno's. 9pm, $7.
Calvin Johnson and the Sons of the Soil, Rebecca Pearcy Bottom
of the Hill. 7pm, $7.
Dengue Fever, Afrodesia Make-Out Room. 8:30pm, $6.
Emergence, Healthy Morbidity, Alaska Highway, DJ Perki and DJ Voodoo
Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $13.
'Mr. Sister' SomArts (rear gallery), 934 Brannan; 334-0722.
4pm-midnight, $10-25. See 8 Days a Week.
N.C. Blues Connection Rasselas Jazz. 8pm-midnight.
Johnny Nitro Saloon. 9:30pm.
O.G.D. Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm.
Parton Me Rite Spot. 8pm.
Pleaseeeasaur, Schaffer the Dark Lord Hemlock Tavern. 10pm,
$5.
Program, Plans for Revenge, Short Round, Deadletter, Hotspur Pound-SF.
7pm, $8.
Lou Reed Warfield. 8pm, $29.50-39.50.
Rusty and Walter Show Biscuits and Blues. 8:30pm, $5.
'Surf Sunday' Hotel Utah Saloon. 2pm, $8.
Bay Area
Alex Walsh Band Bistro, 1001 B St, Hayward; (510) 886-8525.
5:30pm.
'Bay Street Emeryville Art and Music Festival' Powell and
Christie, Emeryville; (510) 655-4002. 10am-6pm, free. With Capo
Brothers, Aston deLone, Wendy de Witt, Swing Session, JC Smith, Double
Funk Crunch, and Safari.
Beck, Dashboard Confessional, Black Keys Greek Theatre, Gayley
Rd and Stadium Rim Way, Berk; (510) 444-TIXS. 3pm, $39.50.
Big Bang Beat Shirley Sisk Grove, Cedar Blvd at NewPark Mall,
Newark; (510) 742-4400. 1:30pm, free.
Fun with Finnoula Beckett's. 7pm.
Gift Machine, Them Apples Parkside. 10pm.
Jackie Payne and Steve Edumonson Band Half Moon Bay Brewing
Company, 390 Capistrano Rd, Princeton-by-the-Sea; (650) 728-2739. 4-8pm,
free.
Jerry Hannan Band Rancho Nicasio, On the Town Square, Nicasio;
(415) 662-2219. 3pm, $10.
Listen, Bayonics Blakes. 9:30pm, $3.
'Sunday Blues Jam' Ivy Room. 7pm, free.
Jazz/new music
Don Asher Moose's. 11:30am-2pm.
Eric Berman Rock Soup. 11:30am.
Bill 'Doc' Webster Band Les Joulins. 8pm.
Ned Boynton L'Amour dans le Four, 1602 Lombard; 775-2134.
9pm, free.
Cecil Wells Trio E&O Trading Company, 314 Sutter; 693-0303.
5:30-9:30pm, free.
Rachel Efron Rock Soup. 7:30pm.
Mike Greensill and friends Moose's. 7-10pm.
Guerrilla Jazz Collective First Unitarian Universalist Church,
1187 Franklin; 776-4580. 5pm, free.
Jason Myers Trio Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.
'Jazz Jam' Bird and Beckett Books and Records, 2788 Diamond;
586-3733. 6-8pm. With Dorothy Lefkovits and Henry Irvin.
'Jazz Sessions' Johnny Foley's. 9pm.
Love Motel Rasselas Jazz. 5-8pm.
Larry O'Leno Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10pm.
Darlene Popovic, John Nockels Plush Room. 7pm, $20.
Kenny Rankin Plush Room. 3pm, $30.
Jackie Ryan, Larry Vuckovich, Buca Necak, Omar Clay Original
Joe's, 144 Taylor; 775-4877. 5:30-8pm, $10.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 7-11pm.
'Sunday Dinner and Jazz Series' First Crush, 101 Cyril Magnin;
982-7882. 6-8:30pm, call for reservations.
Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069.
6:30-10pm.
Fred Zimmerman Top of the Mark. 10am-2pm.
Bay Area
Issac Delgado Yoshi's. 2 and 8pm, $5-26.
Jim Grantham Jazz Quartet Coffee Mill, 3363 Grand, Oakl;
(510) 465-4224. 3-6pm.
Plan-B Zebulon's Lounge, 21 Fourth St, Petaluma; (707) 769-7948.
9pm, $4.
'Sunday Jazz Jam Session' Bluesville, 131 Broadway, Oakl
(510) 893-6215. 7pm.
Vince Wallace Curbside Bop Bulldog Coffee Shop, 1739 Broadway,
Oakl; (510) 459-9346. 2-5pm.
Voodoo Aisle 9 Cato's Ale House. 2-5pm, free.
Joseph Zitt, Aaron Bennett's Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra
ACME Observatory at the Jazz House, 3192 Adeline, Berk; (510)
649-8744. 8:15pm, free.
Folk/world/country
Jack Gilder, Kevin Bernhagen, Richard Mandel Plough and Stars.
9pm.
Gemma Hayes Amoeba Music. 2pm, free. In-store performance.
Cafe du Nord. 8pm, $10. With Josh Ritter.
Jimbo Trout and the Fishpeople Music Store, 66 West Portal;
664-2044. 4-6pm, free.
Sabbath Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.
'San Francisco Free Folk Festival' Roosevelt Middle School,
Geary and Arguello; www.sffolkfest.org. Noon-10:30pm, free.
Bay Area
Caribbean Kids' Show Ashkenaz. 2-3:30pm, $3-5. With Asheba.
Tom Huebner 19 Broadway. 8:30pm.
Sourdough Slim Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse. 8pm, $16.50.
Starry Irish music session Starry Plough. 8pm. With Shay
Black.
Waikiki Steel Works Sweetwater. 9pm.
Dance clubs
Barefoot Boogie Rhythm and Motion Studio, 1133 Mission; 820-1452.
8:15-11:15pm, $7. Eclectic dance music.
Bossa Nova Sundays Club Deluxe. 10pm. Live, smooth jazz.
Club Compression 111 Minna Gallery. 9pm-2am, $5-10. Drum
'n' bass with residents and guests.
Club Havana Jelly's. 4pm, $10. Latin music with DJ Luis
Medina and guest Johnny Polanco.
Club KY Amnesia. 10pm, free. A queer/multigendered dance
club featuring punk, indie-rock, garage, and more with Spike and rotating
DJs.
Turf War Dalva. 9pm-1am, free. With DJ Anna and Philip
Sherburne.
Detroit Skylark. 9pm-2am, free. Garage rock, techno,
hip-hop, Motown, deep house, jazz, electro, and ghettotech with DJs
Baby Daddy, 12 Mile, Domingo Yu, and rotating guests.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm-2am, $5. With DJs Sep and
Ludachris.
For Those Who Know An Sibin. 9pm-2am, $3. Underground
hip-hop, funk, soul, and breaks.
Give N Pow. 7pm-2am. House, Brazilian house, and breaks
with Dustin, Riddler, and Mosses.
House of Voodoo Red Devil Lounge. 9pm-2am, $13. With
Emergence, Healthy Morbidity, Alaskahighway, and DJs Voodoo and Perki.
Luscious Liquid. 10pm-2am. Deep tribal, hard progressive,
and house with Dharma, Unity, Origin, and guest DJs.
Main Ingredient Milk. 8pm-2am, free. With DJs TK Disko,
Mike Bee, Yoshito Kento, Simas, Chango, Soulsalaam, Perfect, and Hakobo.
Noc Noc 557 Haight; 861-5811. 5-9:30pm, free. With DJ
What's His Fuck spinning old-school punk and more.
Psychic Sundays Oxygen Bar. 7-10pm. With a live DJ.
Rebirth 330 Ritch. 10pm. Soul and hip-hop with Henry,
Joe Quixx, Kevvy Kev, and Will.
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.
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.
Sunday T Dance Endup. 6am. With guest DJs Adrian and
Nikola and resident DJs the Baroness and David Harness.
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.
monday 23
Rock/blues/hip-hop
Charles Atlas Make-Out Room. 8:30pm, $6. Nick Drake tribute.
Aveo, Pleased Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $6.
Bachelors Saloon. 9:30pm.
Bangs, Husbands, Deadly Weapons Bottom of the Hill. 9pm,
$7.
Dave Matthews Blues Band Lou's Pier 47. 4-7pm.
Jolie Holland, Beam, David Hopkins, Kelley Stoltz, Vervein, Sean
Hayes, Hudson Bell Rite Spot. 9pm, free.
Jon Lawton Biscuits and Blues. 8:30pm, $5.
Le Tigre, Deerhoof Slim's. 8pm, $15.
Metalux, Big Techno Werewolves Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.
Mogwai, Cex Bimbo's 365 Club. 8pm, $18.
Strap Ons, Idiots Kimo's. 9pm.
'Ubi's Blues Jam' Brainwash. 8pm.
'VIV and a Movie' Red Devil Lounge. 7pm, $5-10.
Wire Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $21.
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.
Bryan Girard Jazz Quintet Maxfield's House of Caffeine, 398
Dolores; 255-6859. 7pm, free.
Eaton Barics Quintet Bruno's. 9pm, $6.
Mike Greensill and Ruth Davies Moose's. 7:30pm.
Sam Grobe-Heintz Cellar at Johnny Foley's. 9pm, free.
Jason Myers Trio Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.
Kitchenettes Plush Room. 8pm, $20.
Mas Cabeza Bobby Ryder's. 8pm, free.
'Open Mike Jazz Jam' Rasselas Jazz. 9pm. With Dee Spencer
and Wizzard MC.
Patrick Maier Band Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 8pm
Spider Saloff, Larry Vuckovich, Buca Necak, Danny Spencer Original
Joe's, 144 Taylor; 775-4877. 7:30-10pm, $10.
Eric Shifrin Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10pm.
Todd Sickafoose and his Hip Hop to the Jive Pals Bacar. 8pm,
free.
Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069.
6:30-10pm.
Bay Area
Jazz in Flight Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $18-20. Tribute to
Eric Dolphy.
Plan-B Zebulon's Lounge, 21 Fourth St, Petaluma; (707) 769-7948.
9pm, $4.
Folk/world/country
'Yerba Buena Gardens International Music Festival' Esplanade
Gardens, 760 Howard; 543-1718. 12:30pm, free. With 34-member children's
choir from the Adda Clevenger School.
Bay Area
Waikiki Steel Works Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse. 8pm,
$16.50.
Dance clubs
Baobab 8pm-1am. Soul, hip-hop, funk, and galactic beats
with DJ Miss Leema, Jamin, and guests.
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.
Cognitive Dissonance Jezebel's Joint. 9:30pm. Shoegazing
alt rock, blues, trip-hop, and more.
Easy Delirium, 3139 16th St; 552-5525. 10pm, free. With
Sly and Chad Mitchell.
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.
Gumbo Beauty Bar. 10pm-2am, free. With Rascue, Stedf,
Serg, Pismo, and weekly guests.
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.
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 DJ Motion Potion and guests.
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.
Risqué Curve, 747 Third St; 896-2286. 9pm-2am, free.
Soulful house, old-school, and beats with DJs Chris Dadzitis and
Zaxxon.
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 Gravity, 3251 Scott; 776-1928. 9:30pm, $5.
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.
Steam Liquid. 9pm, $2-4. With Kerry Tucker, DJ Lewis,
Ame, and Heather Moon.
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.
Tunnel Top 10pm-2am. Jazz with DJ David Boyce.
Unholiness Night Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, free.
Vroom El Rio. 8pm-midnight, $1. Punk, funk, and soul.
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Rock/blues/hip-hop
Bizar Bazaar Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $4. With Chris Rossbach.
!!!, Outhud, Feeling Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10. See
"Exclamation Emancipation."
CKY, Revolution Smile, Leisure Great American Music Hall.
8pm, $14.
Felice Brainwash. 8pm.
Fog, Norfolk and Western, Decemberists, Dosh Cafe du Nord.
9:30pm, $7. See 8 Days a Week.
In Rare Form, Cadence, Power 13 Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $5
donation.
Jukes Rasselas Jazz. 9pm.
Michael Kelly Ireland's 32. 9pm.
Kentucky Slim, Horse Power Blue Lamp. 9pm, free.
Le Tigre Slim's. 8pm, $15.
Nicole McRory Johnny Foley's. 9pm.
Powell Street Blues Band Saloon. 9:30pm.
Rev. Rabia, Virgil Thrasher Rock Soup. 7:30pm.
Steve Lucky and Carmen Getit Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $5.
Westside Cab Co. Bruno's. 9pm, $6.
Bay Area
Baywolf El Rio. 8pm, free.
Cal Big Band Bistro, 1001 B St, Hayward; (510) 886-8525.
8:30pm.
Herman Eberitzsch Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, 390 Capistrano
Rd, Princeton-by-the-Sea; (650) 728-2739. 6-9pm, free.
Steve Freund Ivy Room. 10pm.
Musashi and Friends Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.
'West Oakland Jam Session' Eli's Mile High Club. 9pm, $3.
Jazz/new music
Acoustic open mic Axum Cafe, 1233 Polk; 474-7743. 7:30-11:30,
free. Hosted by Andrew Freeman and Eric Kurtzrock.
Cecil Wells Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.
Collective West Jazz Orchestra Cellar at Johnny Foley's.
9pm, $3.
Fred Ross Project Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 8pm.
Gerry Grosz Beach CHalet. 6:30pm.
'Imagine Judy Garland' Plush Room. 8pm, $25. Songs of
Connie Champagne.
Jason Myers Trio Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.
Justin Morell Bacar. 8pm, free.
Ken Muir Moose's. 7:30pm.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 8-11pm.
Adam Shulman Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10pm.
Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069.
6:30-10pm.
Bay Area
Dan Damon Baltic. 5pm, free.
Howard Wiley Trio Zebulon's Lounge, 21 Fourth St, Petaluma;
(707) 769-7948. 8:30pm, $3.
'Jazzschool Ensemble Tuesdays' Jupiter. 8pm, free.
'Jazzy Supper Club' Kimball's East. 7:30pm.
Celia Mahleiros Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $5-10.
Folk/world/country
Paul Hayward Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.
Vince Keehan Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Midnite Bayview Opera House, 4705 Third St; 1-866-6REGGAE.
7pm.
Nobody from Ipanema Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
Trout's Jug Thumpers Rite Spot. 9:30pm, free.
Weary Boys, Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, Calamity and Main Make-Out
Room. 8:30pm, $6.
'Yerba Buena Gardens International Music Festival' Esplanade
Gardens, 760 Howard; 543-1718. 12:30pm, free. With Capital Hill.
Bay Area
D. B. Walker Band Ashkenaz. 9pm, $7.
Waikiki Steel Works Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse. 8pm,
$16.50.
Dance clubs
Arrow 10pm-2am. Punk rock with DJ Dwight and Eyepatch
Guy.
Asia/Africa/Arabia Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am. DJ Cheb I Sabbah
spins a blend of international music.
Ay Karamba! Glas Kat. 9:30pm-2am, $8. Salsa lessons and
dance performance.
Better Off Dead Sacrifice. 9pm, $3. '80s and beyond with
DJ Pablo.
Broke as Fuck Hush Hush Lounge. 9pm, $2, free before 10pm.
Hip-hop and breaks with DJs 4AM and Centipede.
Clasica Tunnel Top. 10pm-2am. With El Doctor and guest.
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 Li Po, 916 Grant; 982-0072. 10pm-2am, free.
Ghett Set Skylark. 6-8pm. Hip-hop and electronica with
Baby Daddy and friends.
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.
Non-Tronika Amber, 718 14th St; 626-7827. 9pm-2am, free.
A rock dance club with Andre Lucero, Nikola Baytala, and Ray Muller.
Nourish Milk. 7pm-2am, free. Downtempo, dub, and loungey
house with Rob Zemo, Black, Michael Tello, Ren, and special guests.
Shock and Awe Oxygen Bar. 9pm, free. With a live DJ.
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. 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.
Ultra Sounds Sublounge. 9pm-2am. House music with Conan
and guests.
Under the Radar 26 Mix. 9pm-2am, $3. Free jazz, noise,
and electronic experimentation.