music
Music listings are compiled by Sarah Han. The music interns are
Daniel King and Jonathan Zwickel. 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 17
Rock/blues/hip-hop
ALO, Flowmotion Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $10.
Chris 'Kid' Andersen Biscuits and Blues. 9pm, $7.50.
Bar Feeders, Everything Must Go, Texas Thieves, Nightcrawlers, Hightower,
Idiots Elbo Room. 6:30pm, $5.
Eleventeen, Plus Ones, Cast of Thousands Bottom of the Hill.
9pm, $8.
Frank Moore's Cherotic All-Star Band, Slandt, Wolfdog, Kimo's.
9:45pm, $5.
Nik Freitas, Audio Out Send, Show Me State Cafe du Nord.
9pm, $5.
Goapele Independent. 9pm, $18.
Graves Bros. Deluxe Parkside. 9pm.
Meeting with DBass Rasselas Jazz. 8pm.
Monkey Puzzle Tree Simple Pleasures Cafe. 8pm.
NC Blues Connection Saloon. 9:30pm.
Stung Ireland's 32. 9pm.
Tempest 12 Galaxies. 8pm, $12.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fillmore. 8pm, $16.50.
Bay Area
Chrome Johnson Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.
Mikie Lee Prasad, Tiny, Cas Lucas Blakes. 10pm, free.
Mad Hannans 19 Broadway. 9pm, $10.
Nicole and the Sisters in Soul Beckett's. 9:30pm.
Stolen Bibles Jupiter. 8pm.
Jazz/new music
Don Asher and Kent Cohea Moose's. 7:30pm.
Cantando Um Samba Café do Brasil, 1106 Market; 826-9287.
7pm, free.
Charles Unger Experience Les Joulins. 8pm.
Dave Bernstein Trio Enrico's. 7pm.
Dredd Scott's Groovula Beat Lounge. 9:30pm.
Fil Lorenz Soul-tet Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, $5.
John Houghton Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7pm.
Latin Jazz All Stars Slim's. 8:30pm, $25.
Mike Lipskin with Lorna K House of Shields, 39 New Montgomery;
392-7732. 5:30pm.
Jason Myers Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.
Lisa Silva Savanna Jazz. 8pm.
Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069.
6:30pm.
Bay Area
Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan, Ned Boynton Downtown. 8pm.
Lorraine Feather Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, Miramar
Beach, Half Moon Bay; (650) 726-4145. 4:30pm, $26.
Ahmad Jamal Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $10-18.
Live jazz Townhouse Bar and Grill, 5862 Doyle, Emeryville;
(510) 652-6151. 8pm.
Van Kleef's House Jazz Band Cafe Van Kleef, 1621
Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 763-7711. 8pm, free.
Folk/world/country
Yami Bolo StudioZ.tv. 9:30pm, $15.
Corsica, Spodie Oddies Club Jazz Nouveau. 8 and 10pm, $10.
Andrew MacNamara Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Bay Area
Green and Root Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $16.50.
Muchas Bluegracias Blakes. 8pm, $3.
Dance clubs
Admission The Stud. 10pm-3am. Hip-hop, Top 40, and pop.
Audible Colors The Top. 10pm-2am, $3-5. House music with
guests.
Balance Blind Tiger. 9pm-2am, $5. Progressive house with
DJ Floorcraft.
Barefoot Boogie Rhythm and Motion Studio, 1133 Mission; 820-1452.
8:15-11:15pm, $7. Eclectic dance music.
Bondage A Go-Go Glas Kat. 9:30pm-3am, $5-10. Deathrock,
industrial, '70s and '80s dance music, interactive BDSM, and go-go dancers.
Cookies Milk. 7-10pm, free. Happy hour with Tal M. Klein,
DJ Spunky, Gilmore, and guests.
Crackin' Pat O'Shea's. 8pm-2am, free. Hip-hop, classic
rock, and soul.
Creme Lingba Lounge. 8pm, free. Hip-hop.
Crucial Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am, $5, free before 10. With
DJs Tomas and B-Love.
Discover Ruby Skye. 9pm-3am. Hard house with DJ Ben Doren.
Elastiq Il Pirata, 2007 16th St; 626-2626. 10pm-2am, $2.
House, tech-house, tribal, and progressive.
5150 Bohemia Lounge. 7-11pm, free. With John Anaya, John
"Top Cat" Chatman, and Matt Bridges.
Fluid Wednesdays Fluid. 10pm-2am, free. House and techno.
Get Down Bamboo Hut, 479 Broadway, 989-8555. 9pm, free. Soul
classics, rock, reggae, and more.
Hi-Fi Lounge 2125 Lombard; 345-8663. 9pm-2am,
$5. Funk and hip-hop.
House Cocktails EZ5, 682 Commercial; www.ez5bar.com. 5pm-2am.
With ParisSoul, Kento, and Tokyo Component.
The Hump Lit. 9pm-2am, free. Deep house, progressive
house, and breakbeats with DJs Drew, Stevie, Ben, Jesse, Gabriel, and
weekly guests.
Hush Hush Lounge 9pm-2am. Reggae, funk, and hip-hop with
DJ Mutt and Morse Code.
Indulgence Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 8pm-2am. '70s,
disco, funk, and house with DJ Bruce.
Jetliner 330 Ritch. 10pm. Mod, soul, and R&B with DJs
Primo, Matt, DJ Kirk, and guests Dr. Scott and Sean Cavanaugh.
Julip "Audissey: A Journey Through Music," 5-9pm,
free. With El Diablo. "Under the Radar," 9:30pm, free.
Downtempo, jazz, IDM, and future lounge with Zygote and guests.
Laszlo 8:30-1:30am, free. With DJs David and Woo.
L'originale Rosewood, 732 Broadway; 951-4886. 9pm-2am, $5.
French and American hip-hop.
Mezzanine 9pm, $15. With Dizzee Rascal, Gold Chains,
and Daly Situations. See 8 Days a Week.
Orange Café Claude. 10pm-2am. With DJ Ryme and
guests.
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. 9pm-2am,
free. Junk rock, hip-slop, and electro trash with Toph One and guests.
Rock 'n' Roll Rodeo Butter. 8pm.
Royale 9pm-2am. With DJ El-S.
Salsa Dance Party Metronome Ballroom. 7pm, $15. Beginner,
intermediate, and advanced salsa dance lessons.
Samurai Soundsystem Wish, 1539 Folsom; 278-9474. 10pm-2am,
free. With DJs Benchun and Joe Encarnacion.
Satellite Anu Bar, 43 Sixth St; 543-3505, www.anu-bar.com.
9pm-2am, free. House and techno.
Shizzam Jizzam Arrow. 9pm-2am, free. Electro, broken
beat, and tech with Didje Kelli and Mei Lwun.
Sweet 'n' Low Luna Lounge, 1192 Folsom; 626-6043. 10pm-2am.
Urban grooves, R&B, and neo-soul with Kevin Armstrong, Sake One,
TD Camp, Henry, and Mr E.
Swingsett and Duzer Fuse. 9pm.
Thigh High Wednesdays Club Caliente. 9pm-2am, free. Hip-hop
and dance music.
Tunnel Top 10pm. With M3 and Anthony Garlic.
Twilight Soluna Cafe and Lounge, 272 McAllister; 621-2200.
6-10pm, free. Uptempo lounge music with DJ Swirl and Level.
Vitabar Divas, 1081 Polk; 928-6006. 10pm-2am, $5. With
mikee and Jada Halston.
Zen Records Night Cloud 9 Motel. 9pm-2am. With Paul Hemming
and guests.
Bay Area
Heavy Soul Music Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl;
(510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am, free. Soul, rare groove, and tropicalia
with Rocket Morton, Phonic thee Bomber, Bizzy T, Russell, and DJ SIFU.
Ivy Room 7pm, 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.
Shattuck Downlow 8pm-2am. Salsa dance lessons.
Soulvation Ruby Room. 10pm-2am.
Swing dance 200 Grand, 200 Grand, Oakl; www.200grand.com.
9pm-midnight, $5. Swing lessons and dance party.
The Venue Mingles, 370 Embarcadero West, Jack London Square,
Oakl; (510) 835-3900. 9pm-2am. With DJs Lash and Juice.
thursday 18
Rock/blues/hip-hop
Alfred Howard and the K23 Orchestra Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm,
$5.
Birdlegg and His Tightfit Blues Band Biscuits and Blues.
9pm, $10.
Randy David, Minimal, Sighted, Urban Warrior, Sandfly 12
Galaxies. 7:30pm, $10.
Death of a Party, Catholic Combs, Party Line Bottom of the
Hill. 9pm, $6.
Juce Garcia Saloon. 9:30pm.
Yngwie Malmsteen, Servants DNA Lounge. 9pm.
Marginal Prophets, MC Lars, DJ M3, DJ Mike, Frugaletti, DJ Monkey
Man StudioZ.tv. 9pm, $7.
Mojo Deluxe, Ralph Woodson Trio, Little Cat Z, Voom Slim's.
8pm, $7.
National Dust, Shiver, Koolie Cat Parkside. 9pm.
Phantom Limbs, Mutilated Mannequins Eagle Tavern. 9pm.
Rock and Roll with Nicole Johnny Foley's. 9pm.
Rosin Coven, Pink Feathers and Liminal, Mark Growden Great
American Music Hall. 9pm, $13.
Tainted Love Tongue and Groove. 9pm, $5.
24K Gold, Mall Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $6.
Waxpoetic, Firefly Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Wooden Bob Ireland's 32. 9pm.
Yellowcard, Something Corporate Warfield. 8pm, $19.75.
Bay Area
Slow Poisoners, Transcender, Evergreen Dazed Starry Plough.
9:30pm, $5.
Station, Layne and the Badass Chicken Bones 19 Broadway.
9pm.
Jazz/new music
Adam Theis Ensemble Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, $5.
Michelle Amador Porfilio Is, 2698 Folsom; 826-2402. 8pm.
Lee Bloom Chez Spencer, 82 14th St; 864-2191. 7pm.
Cecil Wells and Larry Douglas Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.
Dick Fregulia/Vince Gomez Duo Washington Square Bar and Grill.
7pm.
Fred Ross Project Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 8pm.
Frankye Kelly, Herb Gibson Savanna Jazz. 8pm.
Mike Lipskin and Waldo Carter Moose's. 7:30pm.
Mal Sharpe and Big Money in Jazz Enrico's. 7pm.
Jason Myers Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.
Ray Obiedo and Rodger Glenn Rasselas Jazz. 8pm.
Steve Rossi and Fractious Culture Le Colonial Restaurant,
20 Cosmo Pl; 377-3680. 7pm.
Supplicants Beat Lounge. 9:30pm.
Three Thinking Jazz Trio Ana Mandara, 891 Beach; 771-6800.
8pm.
Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069.
6:30pm.
Top Shelf Jazz Trio House of Shields, 39 New Montgomery;
495-5436. 5:30pm, free.
Vince Lateano Trio Enrico's. 7pm.
Carlos Zialcita Club Jazz Nouveau. 8 and 10pm, $10.
Bay Area
Howard Barkan Pomegranate Mediterranean Cuisine, 1585 University,
Berk; (510) 665-5567. 6:30pm.
Carlos Zialcita Jazztet Island Lighthouse, 1144 Ballena Blvd,
Alameda; (510) 864-0222. 7:30pm.
Ahmad Jamal Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $10-18.
Jazz Mine Il Porcino Restaurant, 1403 Solano, Albany; (510)
528-1237. 6:30-9:30pm.
Joshi Marshall Project Jupiter. 8pm.
Keni 'El Lebrijano' Downtown. 8pm.
Dave Phillips, Cecelia Englehardt Jazz House, 3192 Adeline,
Berk; (510) 655-9755. 8pm.
Tom Babbitt Trio Paragon Bar and Grill. 9pm, free.
Folk/world/country
Earl Brothers Atlas Cafe. 8pm, free.
Andrew MacNamara Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Open mic Divis Fancy Bar and Grill, 846 Divisadero; 931-1362.
8pm, free.
Plasterkatz Simple Pleasures Cafe. 8pm.
Jesus Diaz y QBA, DJ Carlito's Way Elbo Room. 10pm, $8.
Very Be Careful Amoeba Music. 6pm, free.
Bay Area
David Maloney Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $16.50.
Dance clubs
Arabian Nights El Rio. 9pm, $5. Arabian dance music,
belly dancing and Debka lessons, and more.
Axis Massive RoHan Lounge. 9pm, free. Ska to dancehall.
Bad Kitty Anu Bar, 43 Sixth St; 543-3505, www.anu-bar.com.
10pm-2am, free. Electro, beats and breaks, '80s, ghetto tech, and
trash with Sarah Delush and guests.
Bas Gone Wild Club Bas. 9pm.
Beat Ass Pep Rally 26 Mix. 10pm, $5. With DJ VinSol and
DJ MUTT
Bellylicious Tropi Gala Club, 358 Ocean; (408) 246-1129.
8pm-2am, $10. Belly dance class, dance performance, and party with
DJ Raffy spinning Arabic and international mixes.
Brazilian Nights Club Caliente. 8:30pm, $13. Brazilian
dance class and live music.
Break House Thursdays Chi Chi, 440 Broadway; 989-3434. 9pm-1am.
With Bryan Bence, Carolyn, Kok-e, Sneke Pete, and guests.
B-Side Hush Hush Lounge. 9pm-2am. Girl's night out featuring
electro and hip-hop with Sarah Nausea and weekly guests.
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.
Cafe Cocomo 8pm-2am, $10. Salsa music.
Chikiboom Roccapulco. 9pm-2am, $6. A gay and lesbian
Latin music dance party.
Circuit Breaker Fuse. 9pm. Hip-hop with DJ Centipede.
Club Faith 715 Harrison, www.faithsf.com. 9:30pm-2:30am,
$7-12. With DJs Twist, Neon Leon, and Mike Biggz.
Club NV 9pm, $40. With InGrid, DJs Dimitris, Aykut, Stranger,
and 2Wicked.
Cruise Liner Lingba Lounge. 9pm-2am. Deep and groovy
house with Todd Michael, Cindy, Uncle Larry, Andy Flack, Sunil Kapadia,
and weekly guests.
Dalva "Cheap Thrills," 5-9pm. With DJs Wally
Haskell and Sir Artie Pants. "4-Play Weekend," 9pm.
With Señor Keyvan and guests.
D-Tension Cherry Bar and Lounge. 9pm, $4. Rock 'n' roll
with Kevyn, Hiroshi, and Britt.
Dzire Paradise Lounge. 9pm, $5. Deep house and Afro-Latin
rhythms with DJ David Harness and DJ Soulside.
11A-19357 Club Li Po Lounge, 916 Grant; 982-0072. 9pm-2am.
Krautrock, spacerock, neu-noise, and more.
The Finger Arrow. 10pm-2am. Synthcore, electro-punk,
new wave, and more.
Fluid Thursdays Fluid. 10pm-2am, $10. House, salsa, R&B,
and more with Big Bad Bruce.
Give Thankz Club Six. 9pm-2am, $5. With Polo Mo'Xquuz,
Shortkut, Doogie, Ivier, and Irie Dole.
Gruv Blind Tiger. 10pm-2am, $5-10. House and breaks with
DJ Hans and friends.
Hi-Fi Lounge 2125 Lombard; 345-8663. 9pm-2am,
$5. With DJ Jesse Martinez.
Juicy Velvet Lounge. 10pm-2am. Deep house 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. With DJ Marc Jellybear
and weekly guests.
LowPro Lounge 540 Club, 540 Clement; 414-4795. 9:30pm, free.
P.A. production, turntablism, and instrumental improv featuring
residents Jtonal, James Christopher, Majitope, Citizen Ten, M23, and
special guests.
Mezzanine "Slappy Hour," 5-9pm, free. Deep
house, broken beat, and downtempo with Julius Papp, Mauricio Aviles,
Charles Spencer, and guests. "Congregation," 9pm-2am, $7.
Neo-soul and house with David Harness.
Moxie The Stud. 10pm-3am, $5. Garage, action rock, punk,
new wave, and electro.
Naranja Skylark. 9pm-2am, free. With Hideo Kobayashi,
Marico, Yoshito, Simas, Tokyo Component, Kento, and Hakobo.
Native Sublounge. 9pm-2am, free. Hip-hop, soul, and house
with Marty and guests.
1984 Cat Club. 9pm-3am, $5. '80s, Top 40, and new wave.
Popcorn Milk. 9pm. Deep soul, funk, jazz, and Latin with
Cool Chris and Matthew Africa.
popscene 330 Ritch. 10pm-2am, $5-8. Britpop, indie, new
wave, mod, electronic, and '60s soul with Aaron Axelsen and Jeremy.
Punk Rock Disco Nickie's BBQ. 9pm. House music with JPaul,
Soel, and others.
Raise Up Café Claude. 9pm-2am. With Tomb of Doom,
Alexis, and Ryme.
Rhythmic Thursdays Azul, 1 Tillman Pl; 362-9750. 9pm-1am,
free. Latin grooves and house with Zach DeVincent.
Riot! The Top. 10pm-2am, $5. With Monty Luke, M3, Mark
Johns, and Jonah Sharp.
Royale 9pm-2am, free. With Vin Sol.
Skool House Roxxx EZ5, 682 Commercial; 362-9321. 6-10pm,
free. Downtempo, house, hip-hop, funk, soul, and more with Big Stu
and Monte Carlo.
Sneaks Buzz 9. 9:30pm-2am, free. Underground house grooves
with B.Radley and Sunder.
Strictly '80s Rx Gallery, 132 Eddy; www.rxgallery.com. 8pm-midnight.
Suite one8one 9pm-4am, $10. With live DJs.
Supercharger Kate O'Briens. 10pm-2am, $5. Rock and hip-hop
with rotating DJs Spin, Vin Sol, Ross Hogg, and guests.
Sweet Wish, 1539 Folsom; 278-9474. 7pm-2am, free. With
Charlotte the Baroness and Brian Gianinno.
Thursday Night Lounge Thirsty Bear, 661 Howard; www.thirstybear.com.
Downtempo.
Tom and Kelly's Playland Julip. 10pm-2am, free. With
Tom Thump and DJ Kelly.
Top of the Mark 7pm-midnight. With a live DJ.
Tunnel Top 10pm-2am. Hip-hop with DJ Toph One.
Underworld Kelly's Mission Rock. 9pm. Hip-hop.
Unfaithful Glas Kat. 9:30pm-3am, $5.
Up Dog The Top. 9pm. With Jonah Sharp.
Worldwide Soluna Cafe and Lounge, 272 McAllister; 621-2200.
10pm-2am, $5, free before 11pm. Salsa, worldbeat, samba, and reggae
with DJs Winston, Vanka, and Reuben; Very Be Careful performs.
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.
Just Steppin Mingles, 370 Embarcadero West, Jack London Square,
Oakl; (510) 835-3900. 10pm-2am. Steppin lessons and dance party.
Radio Retox Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am.
Slow Gin Kingman's Lucky Lounge, 3332 Grand, Oakl; (510)
465-5464. 8:30pm-12:30am, free. Jazz and downtempo grooves with
King Kooba and the Trout.
Soundboutique Ivy Room. 7pm, free.
Spank Blakes. 9:30-11:30pm, $5-7. Pop hits, hip-hop,
dancehall, and R&B.
Steppin Out Shattuck Downlow. 9pm-2am, free. Funk, soul,
and hip-hop, '80s, and reggae
friday 19
Rock/blues/hip-hop
Ahn Trio Bimbo's 365 Club. 9pm, $55.
Ama, Brad Wolfe Tongue and Groove. 9pm, $8.
Bad Acid, Plasterkatz, Crumpled Napkin Brainwash. 8pm.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters Fillmore. 9pm, $25.
Cafe R&B Biscuits and Blues. 8:30 and 10:30pm, $15.
Drift!, Ebb and Flow Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $7.
Drunk Horse, Night after Night, Hightower Bottom of the Hill.
10pm, $8.
Electro Group, Shoehouse, Collisionville Edinburgh Castle
Pub. 9pm, $5.
Fareed Haque Group, Mission Players, DJ Cappo Boom Boom Room.
9:30pm, $12.
Felonious Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $10.
Groove Monkey Ireland's 32. 9pm.
Husbands, E-Zee Tiger, Caesura, Telecommunications Balazo/Mission
Badlands Gallery, 2811 Mission; 550-1108. 8pm, $5. Panache Magazine-release
show.
Johnny Nitro and the Door Slammers Saloon. 9:30pm.
Dan Lange, Cope Hole in the Wall Saloon, 389 Eighth St; 359-7465.
5pm, free.
Alma Melodiosa Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $10.
No Mercy Band Johnny Foley's. 9pm.
Particle, Rob Wasserman Independent. 9pm, $16.
Pigeon, Solarhit, Mobius Donut Kimo's. 9pm, $5.
Robbie MacGregor Band Skip's Tavern. 9pm.
Danny Scherr and friends Simple Pleasures Cafe. 8pm.
Dani Siciliano, Soft Pink Truth, $lotmachine Great American
Music Hall. 9pm, $13. See 8 Days a Week.
Skyflakes, Annie Lin, Highwire, Goh Nakamura Galeria de la
Raza, 2857 24th St; 826-8009. 7:30pm, $5.
Superbooty, Potsticker Slim's. 9pm, $17.
Teenage Harlets Parkside. 10pm.
Tony Perez and Secondhand Smoke Saloon. 4-8pm.
Chris Whitley 12 Galaxies. 9pm, $12.
Keller Williams Warfield. 8pm, $22.50.
Bay Area
AC/DShe, Station, Stiletta Blakes. 9:30pm, $10.
DJ Spooky and Oakland East Bay Symphony Paramount Theatre.
8pm, $15-58.
Domino Theory Jupiter. 9pm.
Gravy Train!!!!, Quails, Kingdom, Deadly Weapons 924 Gilman.
8pm, $5.
Gun and Doll Show, Lemon Lime Lights Starry Plough. 9:30pm,
$6.
Johnny Talbot and Da Thangs Shattuck Downlow. 9pm, $8-10.
Lamps, Killer's Kiss Ivy Room. 10pm.
35R Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.
Vinyl 19 Broadway. 9pm, $10.
Woman Beckett's. 9:30pm.
Jazz/new music
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Stephanie Bruce Savanna Jazz. 8pm.
Carol Peters and the Retrofit Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa;
861-9199, www.verdiclubsf.com. 9pm, $10.
Charles Peterson Trio Bird and Beckett Books, 2788 Diamond;
586-3733. 5:30pm, free.
Charles Unger Experience with Valencia Les Joulins. 8pm.
Crudite Quintet King George Hotel, Winston's Lounge, 334
Mason; 781-5050. 7-10:30pm, free.
Earle Davis Divis Fancy Middle Eastern Bar and Grill, 846
Divisadero; 931-1362. 7pm, free.
Ken Fishler Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7pm.
Victoria Hughes Top of the Mark. 2pm.
Jazz Trio Ana Mandara, 891 Beach; 771-6800. 8:30pm.
Frankye Kelly Jazz at Pearl's. 9:30pm, $10.
Lady Memfis, King Trio The View, San Francisco Marriott,
39th floor, 55 Fourth St; 896-1600. 5:30pm.
Love's Silhouette Masonic Auditorium, 1111 California; 1-877-276-5564.
7pm, $25.
Mal Sharpe and Big Money in Jazz Enrico's. 8pm.
Shotgun Wedding Quintet Beat Lounge. 9:30pm.
Sonando 850 Cigar Bar. 9pm.
Starlight Orchestra Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 8:30pm.
Marlina Teich Zephyr's Art Cafe, 3643 Balboa; 221-6063. 8pm,
free.
Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069.
6:30pm.
Gini Wilson Moose's. 8pm.
Millicent Woods Club Jazz Nouveau. 8 and 10pm, $10.
Bay Area
'Found Objects Night' 21 Grand. 8:30pm, $6-10. With Lesser,
Karen Stackpole, Jon Bumit, and others.
'Friday Afternoon Hang' Jazzschool, 2087 Addison, Berk; (510)
845-5373. 5pm, free. Jam session.
Ike Levin Quartet Chef Mario's Island Lighthouse, 1144 Ballena
Bay Blvd, Alameda; (510) 864-0222. 8pm.
Ahmad Jamal Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $14-22.
Jazz Mine Il Porcino Restaurant, 1403 Solano, Albany; (510)
528-1237. 6:30-9:30pm.
Michael Bluestein Trio Downtown. 8pm.
Newport Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Tour Zellerbach Hall,
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph, Berk; (510) 642-9988. 8pm, $22-46.
Peaktimes Jazz House, 3192 Adeline, Berk; (510) 655-9755.
8pm, $5-10 sliding scale.
Folk/world/country
Irene Sazer and Her Circle of Strings Old First Church. 8pm.
Andrew MacNamara Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Very Be Careful Amoeba Music. 6pm, free.
Bay Area
Alexis Harte Band, Laughingstock Oakland Metro. 9pm, $7.
Lichi Fuentes La Peña Cultural Center. 8pm, $14.
Leftover Dreams Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $16.50.
Jose Roberto and friends Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck, Berk;
(510) 843-0662. 10pm, $5.
Laurie Scott, Brad van Cleave, Nachiketa Sharma, Ravi Gutala, Daisy
Paradis, Tim Witter Ali Akbar College of Music, 215 West End
Ave, San Rafael; (415) 454-6264. 7:30pm.
Tom Rigney and Flambeau Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda, Alameda;
(415) 285-6285. 9pm, $12.
'Women in Salsa Celebration' Little Fox Theater, 2209 Broadway,
Redwood City; (650) 369-4119. 9pm, $14.
Dance clubs
An Bodhran 668 Haight; 431-4724. 10pm-2am, free. House,
funk, and soul with DJ Seamie.
Ballroom Dance Party Metronome Ballroom, 1830 17th St; 252-9000.
8pm, $15. Ballroom dance lesson followed by a dance party.
Beyond Ent Harry Denton's Rouge, 1500 Broadway; 346-7683.
9:30pm-2am, $15. Top 40 and house with DJs Andrew B and MajestiChris.
B'Zar Liquid. 9pm-3am, $5. House, funk, and rare disco.
Cafe Arguello 1499 Valencia; 643-3160. 8-10pm, free. Flamenco
dancing.
Cafe Cocomo 8:30pm-2am, $15-20. House, European, dance,
and hip-hop.
Cliché 26 Mix. 10pm, $5. With DJs Polywog, Jonah
Sharp, and Dagny
Club Enslaved StudioZ.tv. 9pm, $30. With Mistress Midori,
DJ Imando, and others.
Club Judah Jelly's. 10pm, $5. Dancehall, dub, lovers
rock, and roots.
Club NV 9:30pm. House and salsa with Greg Lopez, Von,
and Tony O.
Club Nzinga El Rio. 9pm, $5. Salsa, cumbia, merenge,
samba, soca, calypso, soukous, rai, bhangra, and more with DJs Javier,
Ron, and guests.
Club Radio Shadow Lounge, 299 Folsom; 252-3334. 10pm-4am,
free. '80s rock, new wave, and pop with Jasun and Brett.
Dhamaal Club Six. 9pm-4am, $10.
Divination Hush Hush Lounge. 9pm-2am. With DJ Soulsalaam
and Hakobo.
DJ Fridays The Top. 10pm-2am, $5. With resident DJ Nicola.
DJ Seven Magic Carpet Ride Le Colonial, 721 Sutter; 931-3600.
10pm-2am, $10. With DJ Seven and guests.
Don't Stop Amnesia. 10pm-2am, $3. With DJs Hopper, Brother
Pate, and special guests.
Drinks On Us Club LaMia, 3910 Geary; (925) 565-5594. 9pm-2am.
Hip-hop, R&B, and reggae with DJ Mind Motion, Rum, and S1.
East Coast Swing City Dance Parties Metronome Ballroom, 1830
17th St; 252-9000. 7:30pm, $15. Beginning East Coast swing lesson,
followed by a dance party.
Element Paradise Lounge. 9pm. Hip-hop.
EZ5 682 Commercial; 362-9321. "Freaky Fridays,"
6-10pm, free. Old-skool, nu-skool, and more. "Bloody Amateurs,"
10pm-2am, $3. With DJ Betty.
Fag Fridays Endup. 10pm-5:30am, $8. With residents Rolo,
David Harness, Neon Leon, and weekly guests.
Friday Night Fever Lingba Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. With
DJs JZ, Andy Flack, Andy T, Tal Klein, Nate Harrison, and Dubwise.
Frustration Plantation Rawhide. 9pm, $5-8. Deathrock,
gothic punk, glam, and '80s with DJs Voodoo, Perki, and Jezzabella.
Funkytown Lost and Found Saloon, 1353 Grant; 981-9557. 9pm-2am.
Funk with Noel the DJ and CJ Wong.
Ghett Set Skylark. 7-10pm, free. Hip-hop and electronica
with Baby Daddy and friends.
Gloss 661 Howard; 339-7444. 10pm-4am. With Reda, Linden
C., Raoul Kahn, King Kooba, and SOS.
Groovilicious MC˛, 470 Pacific; 956-0666. 9pm. Hip-hop,
house, and old-school with the Naked DJ.
Guilty Stud. 10pm-3am, $5. Pop rock, electro, and hip-hop
with DJs Adrian, Mysterious D, Suppositori Spelling, and Mr. Anthony.
Harry Denton's Starlight Room Midnight, $5. With
DJ Sammi.
Havana Beats Club Deluxe. 10pm, free. Latin rhythms with
DJs, live music, and dancing.
Hi-Fi Lounge 2125 Lombard; 345-8663. 9pm-2am,
$5. Hip-hop with DJ Daymitreeus.
House Broken Luna Lounge, 1192 Folsom; www.elevateevents.com.
10pm-3am, $5-10. Breaks, 2-step, dub, ragga, Latin, hip-hop, and
more.
Jillian's 101 Fourth St; 369-6100. 9pm-2am. Top 40 and
old-school.
LUV Fridays Sno-Drift. 10pm-4am. Salsa and merengue rhythms
with rotating DJs.
Mediterranean Nights Piyassa Restaurant, 1686 Market; 864-3700.
10pm-2am. Greek, Turkish, French, Arabic, Persian, Spanish, Top
40, and '70s music.
Mexican Bus Board at Chevy's Restaurant, 201 Third St; 543-8060.
9:15pm-2am, $38 (includes cover charges), reservations required.
Come aboard this bus for a dance club tour that takes you to three
clubs featuring live Latin and Caribbean music.
Mighty 9pm-4am. With Manny Ward and guests.
The Mixer Blind Tiger. 10pm-2am, $5-10. Hip-hop and old-school
with Kevin Armstrong, Theo, and guests.
Noor Elbo Room. 10pm-2am, $8. Pan-Arabic and Asian rhythms
with DJ Raffy and DJ Sep.
Now Axum East, 1233 Polk; 474-7743. 11pm-2am, free. With
DJs Danny T. and Robbie.
On the Corner Movida Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. Hip-hop,
downtempo, dancehall, and more.
Overlap Julip. 6-9:30pm, free. Hip-hop, house, and downtempo
with DJs Hopper and Brother Pate.
Polaroid Arrow Bar. 10pm-2am, free. Underground disco,
hip-hop, and assorted dance jams with DJ Gabe.
Popcorn Milk. 10pm. With Cool Chris, Matthew Africa,
and O-Dub.
Progressive Freedom Up and Down Club. 9pm-2am, $10. With
DJs Dave D, Mike Giannini, and guests.
Purr Glas Kat. 10pm. Hip-hop, reggae, salsa, and merengue.
The Real Nickie's BBQ. 9pm, $5, free before 10:30pm. Funk,
hip-hop, soul, disco, and dancehall with DJs Wisdom and Motion Potion.
Remedy DNA Lounge. 10pm-5am, $15. House, garage, atmospheric
soul, and urban grooves.
Re:Play Soluna Cafe and Lounge, 272 McAllister; 621-2200.
10pm-2am, $5. House, hip-hop, and breaks with Mischa and special
guests.
Rewind 1028 Geary, 1028 Geary; (925) 339-0893.
9pm-2am. With Steve Masters and Brian Raffi.
Royale 10pm-2am. With DJ Zatch.
Sabor Laszlo. 9pm-2am. Breaks and downtempo with DJ Neal.
Sci-Fi Rx Gallery, 132 Eddy; www.rxgallery.com. 6-9pm, free.
Sexotica Make-Out Room. 10pm, $5. Indian, Middle Eastern,
and Latin grooves with DJ King Coffin.
Shakedown Lit. 9:30pm, free. Hip-hop, dancehall, and
soul.
Sojurn RoHan Lounge. 9pm-1am, free. House and breaks
with DJs Ted and Fred.
Sonic Fridays 1015 Folsom. 10pm-6am, $10-20. With rotating
Bay Area and international DJs.
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.
Square Ruby Skye. 9pm-3am, $25. With DJs Behrouz, Franky,
and guests.
Swing at Seven SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market; 305-8242,
www.queerjitterbugs.com. 7-10pm, $5-7. Weekly swing dance club.
Subscience One Year Anniversary Sublounge. 9pm, $5. Breakbeats
and downtempo with Ripple, Ooah, Samira, Maebyn La Fet, Ghost Dogg,
Kiril, Misha, and Cubehead.
Suite one8one 9pm-4am, $10. With live DJs.
Tighten Up Fuse. 9pm-2am. Hip-hop with Platurn, AJB,
Butcher, and Nate Sure.
Velvet Lounge 9pm, $10. With DJ Manny Perez.
Vertigo 1160 Polk; 674-1238. "Knees Up,"
6-10pm, $2. Happy hour with cheap drink specials and music by DJs
Greg Eversoul and Big Mike. "Ghettodisco," 10pm-2am. Soul,
house, and disco with Hawthorne, Miss Julip, and Nate Harrison.
Vibes Ahead Buzz 9. 6-10pm, free. Downtempo happy hour.
What the...? Laszlo. 9pm-2am, free. Hip-hop to chill
out with DJ Neal.
Whisper 535 Florida; 252-9442, www.whispersf.com. "Good
Spirits SF," 6-10pm, free. Happy hour featuring soul
jazz, Latin jazz, and salsa.
"Sugar," 10pm-4am, $5. Hip-hop and funk with resident
and rotating guest DJs.
Wind-Up Zebulon, 83 Natoma; 975-5705. 9pm-2am, free. House
music with DJs Kerry Tucker, Naz, Marty, and Leonard.
Wish 1539 Folsom; 278-9474. "Om Happy Hour,"
6-10pm, free. With Om Records crew. "Deep House Project,"
10pm-2am, free. Deep house with Carlos and crew.
The X 715 Harrison; sfclubs.com. 9:30pm-2:30am. House
with DJ Paolo.
Bay Area
Mingles 370 Embarcadero West, Jack London Square, Oakl; (510)
835-3900. 10pm-2am. With DJs Lash and Juice.
Party Classix Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am.
Ruby Room 10pm-2am. ' 70s and '80s glam rock and pop
music.
saturday 20
Rock/blues/hip-hop
Analyzers, Motive, Elipton, Paper Trail Edinburgh Castle
Pub. 9pm.
'Art Is Revolution' Balazo/Mission Badlands Gallery, 2811
Mission; 550-1108. 8pm, $5. With the FUGITIVES, Rhymo, Jo Ill, Dante,
Jime Salcedo Malo, Kiwi, and others.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters Fillmore. 9pm, $25.
Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys, Ray Condo and His Ricochets, Cari
Lee and the Saddle-ites Bimbo's 365 Club. 9pm, $16.
Heather Combs, Essence Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $8.
Russell David, Lynn Bobey Band, Mission of Ed Brainwash.
8pm.
Dropkick Murphys, Blood for Blood, Ducky Boys Warfield. 8pm,
$17.50.
Fishbone, El Jefe Independent. 9pm, $15.
Franz Ferdinand, Tyde Slim's. 9pm, $13.
GoatMilk Skip's Tavern. 9pm.
Guitar Shorty Biscuits and Blues. 8:30 and 10:30pm, $15.
Eugene Huggins Saloon. 4-8pm.
Killingsworth, Vegince, Bless Kimo's. 9pm, $5.
Curtis Lawson Saloon. 9:30pm.
Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Rock 'n' Roll Adventure Kids, Lamps Parkside.
10pm, $7. See 8 Days a Week.
Less, Vengeance, Killingworth Kimo's. 9pm, $5.
Natural Afrodisiac, DJ Drez Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $10.
Norma Jean, UnderOath, Beloved, Dead Poetic, Haste the Day Pound-SF.
7pm, $12.
O-Maya, Bat Makumba Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $15.
Peluka, Audrye Sessions, Brian Vahan Tongue and Groove. 9pm,
$5.
Radio Reelers, Minds Hemlock Tavern. 10pm.
Terese Taylor, Chichi Palace Eagle Tavern. 3pm.
They Call Me Lucky Simple Pleasures Cafe. 8pm.
Tom Jonesing Ireland's 32. 9pm.
Touch of Soul Johnny Foley's. 9pm.
Vinyl Elbo Room. 10pm, $8.
Bay Area
Allegiance, Lights Out, Our Turn, Worn Thin, Answer, Dead in Hollywood
924 Gilman. 8pm, $5.
Jesse DeNatale, Nino Moschella Ivy Room. 10pm.
Dave Gleason Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo, El Cerrito;
(510) 525-2129. 2pm, free.
Extra Action Marching Band with eXtreme Elvis, Rube Waddell Liminal
Gallery, 2000 Myrtle, Oakl; (415) 820-3200, ext 165. 10pm, $10.
Lucky Stiffs, Blvd Strays, Jack Killed Jill Blakes. 9:30pm,
$6.
Mother Truckers 19 Broadway. 9pm, $10.
People, Justifi, Hep Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $7.
Rock and Roll with Nicole Beckett's. 9:30pm.
Stung Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.
Vivian's Keeper, Vanessa Lowe and Bug Eyed Sprite, Helen Chaya Epic
Arts Tea House, 1923 Ashby, Berk; (510) 644-2204. 8pm, $7-10.
Woodyz Oakland Metro. 9pm, $8.
Jazz/new music
Don Asher and Kent Cohea Moose's. 8pm.
Bill Webster Quintet with Larry Douglas Les Joulins. 8pm.
'BJ Papa Jazz Jam' Cafe Prague, 584 Pacific; 433-3811. 11pm.
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Pascal Bokar, Karlton Hester, Herb Gibson, Donald Bailey, Sharman
Duran Savanna Jazz. 8pm.
'Electropera' Studio 352, 352 Clement; 876-3738. 8pm, $10.
Jazz Trio Ana Mandara, 891 Beach; 771-6800. 8:30pm.
Frankye Kelly Jazz at Pearl's. 9:30pm, $10.
King Trio The View, San Francisco Marriott, 39th floor, 55
Fourth St; 896-1600. 9pm.
Larry Douglas Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Cafe du Nord.
9pm, $10.
Live jazz Ristorante Gondola, 15 Columbus; 956-5528. 7:30pm.
Brad Niven Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7pm.
Omar Sosa, Adam Rudolph Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater,
700 Howard; 978-ARTS. 8pm, $18.
Ornette Coleman Quartet Masonic Auditorium, 1111 California;
788-7353. 8pm, $25-60.
Orquesta d'Soul 850 Cigar Bar. 9pm.
Post Junk Trio Enrico's. 8pm.
Ricardo Scales, Domino Theory Club Jazz Nouveau. 8 and 10pm,
$10.
Robert Stewart Experience Rasselas Jazz. 9:30pm.
Shotgun Wedding Quintet Beat Lounge. 9:30pm.
Starlight Orchestra Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 8:30pm.
Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069.
6:30pm.
Bay Area
Scott Amendola, Ben Goldberg, Devin Hoff Downtown. 8pm.
Beth Custer Ensemble Jazz House, 3192 Adeline, Berk; (510)
655-9755. 8pm.
Ahmad Jamal Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Joe Livoti Muscat French Restaurant and Bar, 2195 North Broadway,
Walnut Creek; (925) 937-8800. 6:30pm.
Triad Jupiter. 8pm.
Folk/world/country
Andrew MacNamara Plough and Stars. 9pm.
'Klezmer Madness!' Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness; 392-4400.
2pm, $7-15.
Monica, Arte y Compás La Tasca, 1772 Market; 863-3516.
8 and 9:30pm, free.
Birger Olsen Divis Fancy Bar and Grill, 846 Divisadero; 931-1362.
8pm, free.
Pixie Kitchen Cafe de Pera, 349 Clement; 666-3839. 8pm, free.
Smelly Kelly's Plain High Drifters, Bootcuts, Tom Armstrong El
Rio. 10pm, $7.
Bay Area
Dexter Ardoin and the Creole Ramblers Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda,
Alameda; (415) 285-6285. 9pm, $15.
Janis Ian Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $21.50.
'Klezmer Madness!' Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley, Bancroft
Way at Telegraph, Berk; (925) 866-9599. 8pm, $25.
Para ti Chichito Cepeda La Peña Cultural Center. 8pm,
$12.
Reggae Angels Shattuck Downlow. 9pm, $5-10.
GS Sachdev, Swapan Chaudhuri St. John's Presbyterian Church,
2727 College, Berk; (510) 594-0754. 7:30pm, $22-26.
Spirit of Fès Festival Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley,
Bancroft Way at Telegraph, Berk; (510) 642-9988. 8pm, $22-42.
Dance clubs
AmbiSonic Oxygen Bar. 9pm-2am, free. Chill breaks and
downtempo with XanX.
An Bodhran 668 Haight; 431-4724. 10pm-2am, free. House,
breaks, electro, and funk with DJs Majitiope and B. Smiley.
Argentine Tango Milonga Dance Party Metronome Ballroom. 9pm-2am.
Beginning and intermediate tango lessons followed by open dancing.
Better Days Liquid. 10pm-3am. With Lady Lastar, Cindy,
Franky Boissy, and Derek Grant.
Browntempo Tunnel Top. 9pm, free. Afro, Latin, Funk,
and electropicalia with Rueben, Alvaro, Jah Yzer, Coop D'Ville, and
Romanowski.
Cafe Arguello 1499 Valencia; 643-3160. 8-10pm, free. Flamenco
dancing.
Cafe Cocomo 8pm-2am, $15. Salsa music.
City Nights 715 Harrison; 546-7938. 9:30pm-2:30am. With
DJ Sherif.
Club Boonda AsiaSF. 10pm-2am, free. With DJs Pause, Smooth
Dr. No, and MC Paul Best-man.
Cowgirl's Roundup Metronome Ballroom. Lessons, 7:30-9pm;
dance party, 9pm-midnight, $15. Lesbian country western dance party.
Downtown Saturday Night House of Shields. 9pm-2am. With
DJ E-Roll and guests.
Endup "Other Whirled," 6am-noon. With
DJs Tracy, Adrian, Vince, and weekly guests. "Tight," 10pm-4am.
A women's dance club with DJs Black, Naomi, J. Boogie, Pause, and
guests.
The Factory Factory 525, 525 Harrison; www.designvibe.com/sfclubs/factory8.html.
9:30pm-3:30am, $5-15. Hip-hop, house, and more.
Fiddler's Green 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9:30pm. With
DJ Keith O'Reilly.
Flirt Club NV. 9pm, $10. Hip-hop and dance music.
Fluid House with Frenchy le Freak.
Frisco Disco Arrow. 10pm-2am.
Get On Down Buzz 9. 10pm-2am, $5. Funk and old-school
with Vinnie Esparza and Andrew Jervis.
Harry Denton's Starlight Room Midnight, $5. With DJ Dave
Gillis.
Hella Tight Milk. 10pm-2am, $5. With Vinnie Esparza,
Asti Spumanti, and Jonny Deeper.
Hi-Fi Lounge 2125 Lombard; 345-8663. 9pm-2am,
$5. Hip-hop with DJ PacoLoco.
Hush Hush Lounge "Just One Happy Hour," 7-10pm,
$1. Original breaks, soul, and jazz. "Full Grill,"
10pm-2am, $3-5. Old-school rap, hip-hop, electro, and booty
bass with DJ Havoc and 4AM.
Infusion Paradise Lounge. 9pm. House.
Jet Set Le Colonial, 721 Sutter; 931-3600. 10pm-2am, free.
House and hip-hop with DJ Masao.
jNKT Up and Down Club. 9pm-2am, $10. Hip-hop, urban grooves,
and house.
Laszlo 9pm-2am. With DJ Kenneth Cole.
Live Swing concert and party Metronome Ballroom, 1830 17th
St; 252-9000. 7:30pm, $16. Live swing concert, beginning lessons,
and a party.
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.
Mezzanine 10pm. With live DJs.
Mile High Club EZ5, 682 Commercial; 362-9321. 10pm-2am, free.
Jet set lounge sounds with Fletcher and Joel.
Misturada Make-Out Room. 9pm, $8. Two year anniversary
party featuring DJs Vanka, Waltdigz, and Rascue; Very Be Careful
performs. See 8 Days a Week.
Nagabeatz 26 Mix. 10pm-2am. With DJs Suresh and Mongrel.
Nickie's BBQ 9pm. Rotating weekly DJs.
Now Axum East, 1233 Polk; 474-7743. 11pm-2am, free. With
DJs Danny T. and Robbie.
Phuturo Amnesia. 10pm-2am, $5. With Rando, 4Real, Genome,
Zigmund Void, Highside, and Sound:Boy.
Pink Mammoth Loft 11. 10pm-2am, $10. House and techno
with DJs RyelK and guests.
Pulse SF Space 550. 10pm-3am, $10. Hip-hop, house, trance,
and breaks.
Push Pop! Club Deluxe. 10pm, free. Retro-futuristic pop.
Release 1015 Folsom. 10pm-7am, $20. With special guest
DJs.
Rocket Cat Club. 9pm-3am. Rock, indie, punk, and more.
Royale 10pm-2am, free. With Zatch.
Run Blind Tiger. 10pm-2am. Presented by Bay Area Natives
and Visa Vis.
Russian Bear 939 Clement; 752-8197. 8:30pm, $10. European
and Russian music, dance, and disco.
Safe The Top. 10pm-2am. Broken beat, techno, house,
2-step, and nu-jazz styles with Mikebee, Jason Greer, Subtek, Jamin,
Just-One, and guests.
Smooch Harry Denton's Rouge, 1500 Broadway; 346-7683. 9:30pm-2am,
$15. House music with Michael Anthony and Brett Star.
Social Call Beauty Bar. 10pm-2am, free. Underground disco,
hip-hop, and dirty pop with DJ Gabe.
Solid Saturdays Lingba Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. Deep house
and jungle with J Paul and friends.
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 Lounge Mighty. 9pm-4am, $10. A gay dance club.
Sugar The Stud. 9pm. House with Ellen Ferrato and Leonard.
Suite one8one 9pm-4am, $10. With live DJs.
SupaFunk Sublounge. 9pm-2am, $10. With DJ Moist, Greg
J, Method One, and guests.
TechTonic Anu Bar, 43 Sixth St; 543-3505, www.anu-bar.com.
9pm-2am, free. With Pete Fraser.
Texture Glas Kat. 9:30pm-3:30am. House, classic soul,
urban grooves, and '70s and '80s retro funk with residents.
Trouble Club 17 Club Six. 9pm-4am, $10. With Mochipet,
oonceoonce, Com.a, Bogdan Rasynski, Soundmurderer, DJ Plastic Man, DJ
Markone, Jonah Sharp, and Chachi Jones, and others.
Ultragypsy Dance Benefit and Performance StudioZ.tv. 9pm,
$15. With Cheb I Sabbah and Soulsalaam.
Undertoe Julip. 8pm-2am. With L. Ron Hubba Hubba, Reverend
Soulpatch, and Doug de Fresh Deacon.
Unidy.com Fuse. 9pm. Soulful house.
Velvet Lounge 9pm, $10. '70s, '80s, modern rock, and
funk with DJ Bumper.
Voluptuous Vibes The Phoenix, 811 Valencia; 695-1811. 10pm.
Funky house, breaks, and hip-hop with DJ Amberlee and guests.
Bay Area
Moonlight Saturdays Mingles, 370 Embarcadero West, Jack London
Square, Oakl; (510) 835-3900. 9pm-2am. Neo soul with DJ Lash, hip-hop
with DJ Juice, and dancehall with Moe 1; hosted by Tony B and Henry
G.
Radio 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am. '70s
and '80s glam, rock, and pop.
Reagan Years Ruby Room. 10pm-2am. '80s music.
Rebel Bass Oasis, 135 12th St, Oakl; (510) 387-9729. 9pm-2am,
$7. Live breakbeat, house, funk, and soul.
sunday 21
Rock/blues/hip-hop
Allister, Never Heard of It, Hidden In Plain View, Over It Bottom
of the Hill. 5pm, $8.
Ballistics, John the Baker Kimo's. 9pm, $5.
Blues Power Saloon. 4-8pm.
Dave Matthews Blues Band Rasselas Jazz. 8pm.
Extra Action Marching Band with eXtreme Elvis, Rube Waddell StudioZ.tv.
10pm, $10.
Gospel Travelers Biscuits and Blues. 6:45pm, $7.50.
Carneyball Johnson 12 Galaxies. 8pm, $5.
Lava Rats, Neptunes, Hypnotic IV Parkside. 5pm.
Little Yellow Perfect, Stickshift Riot, Jackscrew, Disbelievers,
Baywolf Milk. 4:30pm, free.
Minds, Sleaves, Nubs Parkside. 9pm.
Johnny Nitro Saloon. 9:30pm.
Nortec Collective Cafe du Nord. 8pm, $10.
Reverend Rick Boyle Ireland's 32. 9pm.
Sushirobo, PINE*am Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $6.
Vivian's Keeper, Norrin Radd, Fritz and Bobo Brainwash. 4pm.
Bay Area
Junius Courtney Big Band 19 Broadway. 3-5pm.
Mt. Tam Blues Jam 19 Broadway. 8:30pm, $5.
Jazz/new music
Don Asher Moose's. 11:30am-2pm.
Bill Webster Jazz Band Les Joulins. 8pm.
Cecil Wells Trio E and O Trading Company, 314 Sutter; 693-0303.
5:30pm, free.
Earl Davis Quartet Club Jazz Nouveau. 7:30 and 9:30pm, $10.
Endre's Latin Jazz Quintet La Tasca, 1760 Market; 863-3516.
7:30pm.
Freelancers Untied Beat Lounge. 9:30pm.
Herb Gibson, Donald Bailey Savanna Jazz. 8pm.
Mike Greensill and friends Moose's. 7pm.
Miles Ahead Cafe International, 508 Haight; 552-7390. 4-9pm,
free.
Steve Heckman, Matt Clark Old First Church. 4pm.
Victoria Hughes Top of the Mark. 10am-2pm.
Jason Myers Trio Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.
'Jazz Sunday Brunch' Club Jazz Nouveau. 10am, $25.
Kurt Ribak Trio Enrico's. 7pm.
Mark Little Group Canvas Gallery. 8pm, $3.
Rob Modica and friends Simple Pleasures Cafe. 3pm, free.
Josh Paxton Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7pm.
'Sunday Dinner and Jazz Series' First Crush, 101 Cyril Magnin;
982-7882. 6pm, call for reservations.
Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069.
6:30pm.
Bay Area
Ahmad Jamal Yoshi's. 7 and 9pm, $14-22.
Jim Grantham Jazz Quartet Coffee Mill, 3363 Grand, Oakl;
(510) 465-4224. 3-6pm.
John Schott, Ben Goldberg, and friends Spasso Cafe, 6021
College, Oakl; (510) 428-1818. 4-6:30pm.
'Sunday Jazz Jam Session' Bluesville, 131 Broadway, Oakl
(510) 893-6215. 7pm.
'Vince Wallace Curbop' Bulldog Coffee Shop, 1739 Broadway,
Oakl; (510) 502-1485. 1-4pm, free.
Folk/world/country
Jenny Kerr Band Music Store, 66 West Portal; 664-2044. 4pm,
free.
Mazacote El Rio. 3:15pm, $8.
Kyle Thayer, John Sherry Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Toque Flamenco ThirstyBear, 661 Howard; 974-0905. 7 and 8:30pm,
free.
Bay Area
Acoustic open mic Fourth Street Tavern. 8:30pm.
Diva Dish Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $16.50.
Fun with Finnoula Beckett's. 7pm.
Ronnie Gilbert Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center,
1414 Walnut; (415) 444-8000. 4pm, $20.
Irish traditional session An Bodhran, 668 Haight; 431-4724.
7-11pm, free.
Siete Potencias La Peña Cultural Center. 7pm, $20.
'Starry Irish Music Session' Starry Plough. 8pm. With
Shay Black.
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.
Boys of L8 Laszlo. 9pm-2am. With Uphonic and Paul the
FanMan.
Club Havana Jelly's. 4pm, $8. With DJ Ivette Fuentes
and Quimbombo.
Cops Fear Pimp 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.
Endup "T-Dance," 6am-8pm. With DJs Vince,
Adrian, the Baroness, David Harness, and weekly guests. "Devotion,"
8pm-4am, $10. House music with DJ Ruben Mancias and guest Mathias
"Matty" Heilbronn.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm-2am, $5. With DJs Sep and
Jah Yzer.
Eight O'Clock Hop Dance Party Metronome Ballroom, 1830 17th
St; 252-9000. 6:30pm, $15. Lindy lesson and dance party.
Fuse 9pm. Live hip-hop with 6th Sense.
Harry Denton's Starlight Room Midnight, $5. With DJ Dave
Gillis.
Mundo Lingba Lounge. 7pm-2am, free. Salsa, Afro-beat,
cumba, Brazilian, and dancehall with Don Bustamante and El Doctor.
Psychic Sundays Oxygen Bar. 7-10pm, free. With live DJs.
Rebirth 330 Ritch. 10pm. Soul and hip-hop with Henry,
Joe Quixx, Kevvy Kev, and Will.
Rise Cafe Cocomo. 6am-6pm, $15-20. House, dance, and
trance.
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. 6:30-11pm, $15. Salsa
dance social and dance lessons.
Sanctuary Factory 525, 525 Harrison; 339-8686. 10pm-6am,
$20.
Shack Up! Arrow. 10pm-2am, free. Indie, art rock, soul,
psychedelic, new wave, and funk with Tony Machine, Charles Kutch, and
Melanie Valentine.
Shade Liquid. 10pm-2am, $3. Hip-hop, funk, soul, and
breaks.
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.
The Top "Future Roots," 7-10pm. With Kevin
Keiper and Jim Huckin. "Bionic," 10pm-2am, $5. With
DJs Solar, Mark E. Quark, and Iz.
Bay Area
King of Kings Shattuck Downlow. 8pm-2am, $5.
Reggae dance night with DJ Smoky and guests.
Make It Hot Sundays Mingles, 370 Embarcadero West, Jack London
Square, Oakl; (510) 835-3900. 10pm-2am. Neo soul, hip-hop, and dancehall
with DJ B Square.
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.
Sunday School Ivy Room. 7pm, $3.
monday 22
Rock/blues/hip-hop
Bachelors Saloon. 9:30pm.
Grand Unified Theory, Dead Science, Lexington Bottom of the
Hill. 9pm, $5.
Josh Clark's Guitarmaggedon Elbo Room. 9pm, $5.
Rafael Nasta Biscuits and Blues. 8:30pm, $5.
Push Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, free.
Regi Harvey's Blues Jam Skip's Tavern. 5pm.
2 Bucks Short, Capgun Suicide, Downtown Strutters Parkside.
9pm.
'Ubi's Blues Jam' Brainwash. 8pm.
'Viv and a Movie' Red Devil Lounge. 7pm, $10.
Bay Area
Steve Gannon Band and Mz. Dee Blakes. 9:30pm, $4.
Jazz/new music
Bishop Norman Williams Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.
Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm.
Eaton-Barics Quintet Bruno's. 9:30pm, $6.
Eric Berman Butterfly, Pier 33, Embarcadero at Bay; 864-8999.
7pm.
Mike Greensill and Ruth Davies Moose's. 7:30pm.
Jason Myers Trio Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.
Mas Cabeza Bobby Ryder's. 8pm, free.
Monk's Music Simple Pleasures Cafe. 8pm, free.
'Open Mike Jazz Jam' Rasselas Jazz. 8pm.
Patrick Maier Band Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 8pm.
Eric Shifrin Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7pm.
Lavay Smith Enrico's. 7pm.
Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069.
6:30pm.
Bay Area
Dave Eshelman's Jazz Garden Big Band Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm,
$15.
Folk/world/country
Irish Session Ireland's 32. 9pm.
Bay Area
Open mic 19 Broadway. 9pm.
Traditional Irish music session Starry Plough. 9pm, free.
Dance clubs
Club Dread StudioZ.tv. 10pm, $10. Reggae and dancehall.
Fuse 9pm. Downtempo.
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.
Harry Denton's Starlight Room Midnight, $5. With DJ Sammi.
High Heels Milk. 9pm-2am, $3-5. With rotating DJs including
TK Disco, M3, Chris Orr, Mei Lwun, and others.
Industry Night Fluid. 9:30pm-2am, free. With guest DJs.
Lingba Lounge 8pm-midnight, free. Downtempo lounge beats
with Bee Dub, Efrem, and Devlin.
Mandatory Mondays Hush Hush Lounge. 10pm-2am, free. House
and breaks with rotating residents Denise, Paul Mal, Brian Hamilton,
Sonda, Li'l Lisa, and weekly guests.
Manik Mundae Skylark. 8pm-2am. With Didje Kelli and guests.
Meta4 Amnesia. 10pm-2am, free. Dub, reggae, hip-hop,
breakbeat, jungle, and drum 'n' bass.
Mondango Dalva. 9:30pm, free. Rare funk, soul, jazz,
and world music with DJ Motion Potion and guests.
Pepperpot Ganesh, 2700 16th St; info@jouvay.com. 9pm. Caribbean
riddims with DJs Complex and guests.
Punk Rock Sideshow Hemlock Tavern. 9pm. DJ Tragic and
Duchess of Hazzard spinning punk from the '70s, '80s, and more.
Redwood Room 8pm-midnight. Jazz with Consuelo Kevin.
Rock Box The Attic, 3336 24th St; 643-3376. 9pm, free.. Big
booty beats with DJ Walter Matthau, Jimmy James, and Steve Mac.
Sex, Sexx, and More Sexxx Delirium. 10pm-2am, free. Rock
'n' roll, hip-hop, and indie with Brett Wilde and DJ Luv.
Solid Lounge Wish, 1539 Folsom; 278-9474. 7pm-2am, free.
Downtempo, lounge, and groove with M. Klein, Chardmo, and guests.
Soul Bounce The Stud. 10pm. Hip-hop, groove,
and house with DJ Mando.
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.
The Top "Unhappy Hour," 7-10pm, free. '80s
rock, new wave, and pop with DJ Jasun, Brett, and Michael. "Sumo,"
10pm-2am, free. Hip-hop, dancehall, ragga, soul, funk, and more.
Tranquility Base 26 Mix. 10pm, $3. Live improvisational/experimental
jazz with Transmitter Chris Lacey, Everret Shyam Bradman, Chris Bjorkbom,
and DJ Dr. Woods.
Tunnel Top 10pm-2am. Jazz with DJ David Boyce.
Vroom El Rio. 8pm-midnight, $2. Punk, funk, and soul.
Bay Area
Cafe Van Kleef 1621 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 763-7711. 10pm-2am,
free. With DJ Kitty, Prozack Turner, and friends.
Cloud 9 Entertainment Mingles, 370 Embarcadero West, Jack
London Square, Oakl; (510) 835-3900. 9:30pm-2am. DJ music and dancing.
Mystery Night Ruby Room. 10pm-2am.
Shattuck Downlow 8pm, free. With DJ Fray Cat.
Underground Lounge Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889.
10pm-2am. Psycho '60s and porno '70s.
tuesday 23
Rock/blues/hip-hop
Big City Blues Band Rasselas Jazz. 8pm.
Blonde Redhead, Autolux Bimbo's 365 Club. 8pm, $17. See
"Misery Loves Company."
Jackson Browne Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness; (510)
444-TIXS. 8pm, $35.75-45.75.
Tia Carroll and the Dave Matthews Blues Band Biscuits and
Blues. 8:30pm, $5.
Eleven East, Alex Holderness, Jeremy Belldina, Cory Dale Brainwash.
8pm.
Ghetto, Latex Funk Machine Boom Boom Room. 9:30pm, $5.
Lovemakers, Seksu Roba, Stiletta Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $6.
Nigel Pepper Cock, Le Scrawl, Mass Cat Club. 9pm, $5.
Ownerless Dog, Feral Moan Kimo's. 9pm, $2.
Pelican, Subarachnoid Space, Appreciation Bottom of the Hill.
9pm, $7.
Powell Street Blues Band Saloon. 9:30pm.
Scott and Arnie Simple Pleasures Cafe. 8pm.
Scrabbel, Architecture in Helsinki, Dear Nora Hemlock Tavern.
10pm, $7.
Ian Shaul Ireland's 32. 9pm.
Bay Area
Mekons, Paul Burch Starry Plough. 9pm, $15. See 8 Days
a Week.
Surreal Fourth Street Tavern. 9:30pm.
Danny Uzilevsky 19 Broadway. 9pm.
Jazz/new music
Bossa Suave Lingba Lounge. 8pm.
Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan, Ned Boynton Enrico's. 7pm.
Cecil Wells Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.
Eddie Duran Savanna Jazz. 8pm.
Fred Ross Project Harry Denton's Starlight Room. 9pm.
Chris Husson Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7pm.
Jason Myers Trio Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.
Kim Nalley Quintet Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, $10.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 7pm.
Stompy Jones Broadway Studios. 9:15pm, $10.
Kent Strand Moose's. 7:30pm.
Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069.
6:30pm.
Bay Area
Zoe Ellis, Caitlin Cornwell, Sunshine Becker, Destani Wolf, Cedricke
Dennis Group Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $25.
Empryean Ensemble Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant, Berk;
(510) 752-4492. 8pm, $20.
Mimi Fox Downtown. 8pm.
'Jazzschool Ensemble Tuesdays' Jupiter. 8pm, free.
'Jazzy Supper Club' Kimball's East. 7:30pm.
Folk/world/country
Acoustic open mic Axum East, 1233 Polk; 474-7743. 7-10pm.
Michael Duffy Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Paul Hayward Fiddler's Green, 1333 Columbus; 441-9758. 9pm.
Nobody from Ipanema Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
Open mic night Rockin' Java, 1821 Haight; 831-8842. 7:30-9:30pm.
AJ Roach Parkside. 9pm.
Bay Area
Starry Plough Open Mic Starry Plough. 7:30pm, free.
Dance clubs
Asia/Africa/Arabia Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am. DJ Cheb I Sabbah
spins a blend of international music.
Ay Karamba Salsa Glas Kat. 7:45pm-2am. Live salsa bands,
Latin DJs, and dancing.
Broke as Fuck Hush Hush Lounge. 10pm-2am, $2. Hip-hop,
soul, and breaks with DJs 4AM and Centipede.
Dark Rum Tunnel Top. 10pm. Latin music.
Development AsiaSF. 10pm. Reference, Raygun, and Mykul
Crane spin breakbeat and house.
Elevator in the Brain Hotel Sublounge. 9pm-2am, free. Indie
pop and rock with DJ Doublekick and guests.
Exist Wish, 1539 Folsom; 278-9474. 7pm-2am, free. Hip-hop,
lounge, downtempo, and more.
Feel Good Soluna Cafe and Lounge, 272 McAllister; 621-2200.
9pm-1am, free. R&B and soul with Mai-Lei and Sake1.
For the Kids, Man Li Po Lounge, 916 Grant; 982-0072. 10pm-2am,
free.
Fuse 9pm. Turntablism.
Harry Denton's Starlight Room Midnight, $5. With DJ Sammi.
Industrial Strength Dragon Bar, 473 Broadway; 834-9383. 9pm-2am,
free. Hip-hop.
L'oasis Julip. 9:30pm, free. Past and future forms of
funk jazz with Kevin and company.
Lo-blo Arrow. 10pm-2am, free. Rock, pop, hip-hop, and
more with Fletcher and guests.
Mayonnaise Skylark. 10pm-2am, free. House with Chonky
T. Janikowski, J-Fi, Melyss, Tonic, and special guests.
Phuturo The Top. 10pm-2am, $5. Drum 'n' bass with DJ
Phunkateck.
T&A Tuesdays Beauty Bar. 9pm-2am. '80s, ghetto tech,
and classic hip-hop with Sarah Delush and Julia Chan.
Taco Tuesdays Luna Lounge, 1192 Folsom; 626-6043. 5-10pm.
House music with M3, Anthony Garlic, and Chulada.
Toke Tuesdays Anu Bar, 43 Sixth St; 543-3505, www.anu-bar.com.
10pm-2am, free. With Dawn of Sound.
TrannyShack The Stud. 10pm-3am. A drag show with hostess
Heklina.
Bay Area
Good Times Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am.
With Kitty and Sean spin '70s pop, funk-rock, and more.
RawSugar Oasis, 135 12th St, Oakl; (510) 763-0404. 9pm. Drum
'n' bass and breakbeats.
Ruby Room 10pm-2am. Punk, power pop, and breakbeats.
El Sotano Blakes. 9:30pm, $7. Timra, Latin, hip-hop,
and reggae with DJs Waltdigz and Noisex.
Talent Tuesdays Mingles, 370 Embarcadero West, Jack London
Square, Oakl; (510) 835-3900. 9pm-2am. With host Spiderman, live
music by the Boogie Boyz Band, and open mic.
Twisted Tuesdays Blakes. 9:30-11:45pm, $3-5. Flashbacks,
pop hits, hip-hop, and old school.
