Hang time: High on Fire's "Hung, Drawn, and Quartered."
Cool, ain't it? The fun just keeps coming in chilly-chilly-chill SF. Here are a few more musical note-worthies.
BART DAVENPORT
Soulful and sweet as it comes - thanks to the Oakland singer-songwriter. With Brian Glaze and the Night Shift, the Dry Spells, and DJ Lithuanian Prince. Thurs/18, 9 p.m., $8. Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF. (415) 621-4455.
HIGH ON FIRE
Get an earful of this week's "Year in Music" cover dude Matt Pike and his Bay power trio, High on Fire, a band that has gone far beyond being, as Guardian contributor Mike McGuirk put it, an "outlet for aggression/Yeti poems Pike uses in place of his defunct first band, Sleep, San Jose's most seminal export." With Drunk Horse. Thurs/18, 9 p.m., $16. Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell, SF. (415) 885-0750.
HIGHTOWER
The SF thrashers throw a benefit for Bordertown-Oakland Skate Park. With the Ferocious Few. Thurs/18, 9 p.m., $5. Thee Parkside, 1600 17th St., SF. (415) 503-0393.
BLACK FAG
Ah, LA, will it ever recover from the radical reverbations of Black Flag's traumatic rein? Out on its "I Caught Henry Kissing Santa Claus" tour, the latest tribute to the hardcore combo comes with a rainbow-hued twist - not to be confused with Vaginal Davis and Beck's mom's combo. With Blowie. Fri/19, 9 p.m., $7. Thee Parkside, 1600 17th St., SF. (415) 503-0393.
THE BLANK STARES
Get those glam-power-pop 'staches out - the SF combo has a new LP, Boogie Children, on Full Tilt. With Wicked Mercies and the Ferocious Few. Fri/19, 9:30 p.m., $7. Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk St., SF. (415) 923-0923.
FRENCH MIAMI
Whatcha going to love? The SF indie rockers, perhaps? With Happy Hollows and Master Slash Slave. Fri/19, 10 p.m., $8. Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF. (415) 621-4455.
No crying: Okkervil River's "Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe."
WILL SHEFF OF OKKERVIL RIVER
The songwriter flows solo. With Bird of Youth. Fri/19, 9:30 p.m., $15-$17. Café du Nord, 2170 Market, SF. (415) 861-5016.
The real dealie: Dead Moon.
THRILLHOUSE'S HOLIDAY COVER SHOW
The label sends up Dead Moon with Dead Poon, Dinosaur Jr with Purple Flannel, and plenty of punk courtesy of DJ Dan. Sat/20, 9 p.m., $5. Thee Parkside, 1600 17th St., SF. (415) 503-0393.
FALL OUT BOY
Scalpers, be gone! In an effort to stem the tide, the venue has a set of rules for purchasers, who can only buy one a piece the day of - check out the club's site. Sun/21, 8 p.m., $20. Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell, SF. (415) 885-0750.
Just beachy: Bleachy Bleachy Bleach.
BLEACHY BLEACHY BLEACH AND BRIDEZ
Suburban girls bred on Wolf Eyes-style noise get with Liza of So Many White White Tigers' latest proj.
With Entropy Density and DJ Carusocaruso and DJ Anthony Coln. Mon/22, 8 p.m., free. Blondie's, 540 Valencia, SF.
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