Manic panic: Silversun Pickups' "Panic Switch."
Lucky you, you aren't broiling in the desert at Coachella - you're keeping your cool in SF, and boy, you've got a lot to keep your bad self outta trouble. So partake in the Coachella spillover - and then some...
Intelligence
"Icky Baby" is in the eye of the beholder - and the mind of the Intelligence, those hard-driving, gristly lo-fi smarty-pants. With Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall. Fri/17, 9 p.m., $8. Annie's Social Club, 917 Folsom, SF. (415) 974-1585.
Loop!Station
Loops, vocals, and cello are Robin Coomer's and Sam Bass' tools, arriving now with a new CD.
Fri/17, 8 and 10 p.m., $10. Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore, SF. (415) 655-5600.
Shotgun Wedding and Realistic Orchestra
Hip-hop, consider yourself played, slayed, and seriously orchestrated. Lyrics Born and others join band leader, trombonist, and bassist Adam Theis as he unleashes an hour-long, SFJAZZ-commissioned suite.
Sat/18, 3 and 8 p.m., $5-$25. Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon, SF. (866) 920-5299.
Morrissey
Say it ain't so: the man has said he won't perform past the age of 55. And as for that Smiths reunion Coachella has been throwing millions at? Steven Patrick recently said, "The past seems like a distant place, and I'm pleased about that." With Courteeners. Sat/18, 8 p.m., $47.50-$85.50. Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway, Oakl. (415) 421-8497.
Kylesa
Fancy fingerpicking - and plenty of avant metal - to go round when the sludge experimentalists from Savannah, Geo., roll into the East Bay. With Intronaut, Dusted Angel, and Black Elk. Sat/18, 3 p.m., $10-$12. Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakl. (510) 444-6174. Also with Mastrodon and Intronaut. Sun/19, 7:30 p.m., $25. Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell, SF. (415) 885-0750.
Silversun Pickups
Get ready to swoon to the rhythmic indie rock combo - now clad in more complicated beauty than ever. Sat/18, 4 p.m., free. Rasputin's Music, 2401 Telegraph, Berk. (510) 848-9004.
Taking off: John Vanderslice's Trance Manual.
John Vanderslice, Kelley Stoltz, Loquat's Kylee, and Aesop Rock
Whooligan joins these Bay Area artists for Record Store Day, along with giveaways every hour, guest DJs, and more fun. Sat/18, noon, free. Amoeba Music, 1855 Haight, SF. (415) 831-1200.
Mapping not napping: Sholi and Marnie Stern in Seattle.
Sholi
The threesome busts open their radiant tunes once again. With What's Up? Sat/18, 9 p.m., $10-$12. Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market, SF. (415) 861-5016.
The Killers
Word has it the Las Vegas group is plunging under the covers next - with an LP of songs by Tom Waits, Genesis, Rod Stewart, and others. Sun/19, 7:30 p.m., $42.50. Event Center, San Jose State, 290 S. Seventh St., San Jose. (415) 421-8497.
Kimya Dawson
The lady just cut loose a few new babies - I mean, songs - on the iTunes-only Juno B-Sides release. With Jonah Matranga. Sun/19, 8 p.m., $12-$14. Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell, SF. (415) 861-2011.
Cypress Hill
The grassy-green combo has left Sony and has moved onto the Kannabis Kartel and Suburban Noize Records, which will put out their new long-player. Sun/19, 4:20 and 8 p.m., $45. Fillmore, 1805 Geary, SF. (415) 346-6000.
Bloc Party
Intimacy Remixed - out on May 11 - takes another stab at getting close to you. With Menomena. Sun/19, 8 p.m., $33.50. Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph, Oakl. (415) 421-8497.
Atmosphere
Slug and Ant venture out to paint that shit gold. With P.O.S. and Attracted to Gods. Mon/20, 8 p.m., $27.50-$30. Warfield, 982 Market, SF. (415) 421-8497.
Greg Ginn and the Taylor Texas Corrugators and Jambang
The 50-something Black Flag vet grabs for the off-center blues with the TTC. Opening for himself as part of Jambang, he goes for a completely different breed of psych, tightly tied to video visuals. With Barney Cauldron. Sun/19, 9 p.m., $8. Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk, SF. (415) 923-0923.
Glass Candy
The torrid twosome take a break from their Chromatic counterparts and conjure up a shiny, happy Clockwork Orange. With Twisted Wires and Mike Simonetti. Mon/20, 10 p.m., $15. Mezzanine, 444 Jessie, SF. (415) 820-9669.
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