S.F.
This weeks shows…
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
ROCK etc…
Can’t Find a Villain, Ferocious Few, Monbon, Polymer Drone Elbo Room. 9pm, $5.
Funk Revival Orchestra Mojito. 9pm, $5.
Makru, Energy Alchemist, Sparktree Hotel Utah. 9pm, $7.
Pure Ecstasy, Silver Pines, Carlton Melton Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Rad Cloud, Arcadio, Grand Lake Café du Nord. 9:30pm, $10.
She’s, Astral Force, Fever Charm Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
“B3 Wednesdays” Coda. 9pm, $7. With Adam Shulman.
Ben Marcato and the Mondo Combo Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
Meters Experience Yoshi’s San Francisco. 10:30pm, $14.
Jazz jam Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:45pm, free.
Tin Cup Serenade Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place, SF; (415) 931-3600. 7pm, free.
Bluegrass Country Jam Plough and Stars. 9pm. With Jeanie and Chuck.
Gaucho, Michael Abraham Jazz Session Amnesia. 8pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Afreaka! Attic, 3336 24th St; souljazz45@gmail.com. 10pm, free. Psychedelic beats from Brazil, Turkey, India, Africa, and across the globe with MAKossa.
Booty Call Q-Bar, 456 Castro; www.bootycallwednesdays.com. 9pm. Juanita Moore hosts this dance party, featuring DJ Robot Hustle.
Hands Down! Bar on Church. 9pm, free. With DJs Claksaarb, Mykill, and guests spinning indie, electro, house, and bangers.
Hump Night Elbo Room. 9pm, $5. The week’s half over – bump it out at Hump Night!
Jam Wednesday Infusion Lounge. 10pm, free. DJ Slick Dee.
Qoöl 111 Minna Gallery. 5-10pm, $5. Pan-techno lounge with DJs Spesh, Gil, Hyper D, and Jondi.
RedWine Social Dalva. 9pm-2am, free. DJ TophOne and guests spin outernational funk and get drunk.
Respect Wednesdays End Up. 10pm, $5. Rotating DJs Daddy Rolo, Young Fyah, Irie Dole, I-Vier, Sake One, Serg, and more spinning reggae, dancehall, roots, lovers rock, and mash ups.
Synchronize Il Pirata, 2007 16th St.; (415) 626-2626. 10pm, free. Psychedelic dance music with DJs Helios, Gatto Matto, Psy Lotus, Intergalactoid, and guests.
Yoruba Dance Sessions Bacano! Som., 2925 16th St., SF; (415) 558-8521. 9pm, free. With resident DJ Carlos Mena and guests spinning afro-deep-global-soulful-broken-techhouse.
ROCK…
Actors, Life in 24 Frames, Gold Medalists Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Andrew Jackson Jihad, Kepi Ghoulie, Dan Potthast, Partners in 818 Bottom of the Hill. 8:30pm, $10.
Cowboy Mouth, Junior Brown Slim’s. 8pm, $22.
Shane Dwight Biscuits and Blues. 8pm, $16.
Groovy Judy, Scranton Grant and Green. 9pm.
Jeff Jones, Jelly Bread Boom Boom Room. 8pm, $7.
Music of This Mortal Coil (A Tribute), Foxtail Somersault, Vir Café du Nord. 9pm, $12.
La Plebe, Filthy Thieving Bastards, Complaints Thee Parkside. 9pm, $10.
Eric Kurtzrock Trio Ana Mandara, Ghirardelli Square, 891 Beach, SF; (415) 771-6800. 7:30pm, free.
Laurent Fourgo Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place, SF; (415) 931-3600. 7:30pm, free.
Marlina Teich Trio Brickhouse, 426 Brannan, SF; (415) 820-1595. 7-10pm, free.
Roy Hargrove Quintet with Pharoah Sanders Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $18.
Stompy Jones Top of the Mark. 7:30pm, $10.
8 Legged Monster tribute to Sun Rah Amnesia. 9pm, $5. With DJ Vinny Esparza. Part of the SF Jazz Hotplate series.
Honky-Tonk Dreamers Atlas Café. 8pm, free.
Jascha vs. Jascha Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:45pm, free.
Shannon Céilí Band Plough and Stars. 9pm.
“Sila Presents Sahara” Coda. 9pm, $10.
DANCE CLUBS
Afrolicious Elbo Room. 9:30pm, $5-6. DJs Pleasuremaker, Señor Oz, J Elrod, B Lee, and guests Very Be Careful spin Afrobeat, Tropicália, electro, samba, and funk.
Caribbean Connection Little Baobab, 3388 19th St; 643-3558. 10pm, $3. DJ Stevie B and guests spin reggae, soca, zouk, reggaetón, and more.
Club Jammies Edinburgh Castle. 10pm, free. DJs EBERrad and White Mice spinning reggae, punk, dub, and post punk.
Drop the Pressure Underground SF. 6-10pm, free. Electro, house, and datafunk highlight this weekly happy hour.
Funky Rewind Skylark. 9pm, free. DJ Kung Fu Chris, MAKossa, and rotating guest DJs spin heavy funk breaks, early hip-hop, boogie, and classic Jamaican riddims.
Good Foot Yoruba Dance Sessions Bacano! Som., 2925 16th St., SF; (415) 558-8521. 9pm, free. A James Brown tribute with resident DJs Haylow, A-Ron, and Prince Aries spinning R&B, Hip hop, funk, and soul.
Heat Icon Ultra Lounge. 10pm, free. Hip-hop, R&B, reggae, and soul.
Holy Thursday Underground SF. 10pm, $5. Bay Area electronic hip hop producers showcase their cutting edge styles monthly.
Quincy Jones vs. Timbaland Triple Crown. 9pm, $5. With DJs Sake 1 and Imani.
Kick It Bar on Church. 9pm. Hip-hop with DJ Jorge Terez.
Koko Puffs Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary; 885-4788. 10pm, free. Dubby roots reggae and Jamaican funk from rotating DJs.
Lacquer Beauty Bar. 10pm-2am, free. DJs Mario Muse and Miss Margo bring the electro. Mestiza Bollywood Café, 3376 19th St., SF; (415) 970-0362. 10pm, free. Showcasing progressive Latin and global beats with DJ Juan Data.
Popscene 330 Rich. 10pm, $10. Rotating DJs spinning indie, Britpop, electro, new wave, and post-punk.
Represent Icon Lounge. 10pm, $5. With Resident DJ Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist and guest. Rock Candy Stud. 9pm-2am, $5. Luscious Lucy Lipps hosts this electro-punk-pop party with music by ReXick.
Solid Club Six. 9pm, $5. With resident DJ Daddy Rolo and rotating DJs Mpenzi, Shortkut, Polo Mo’qz and Fuze spinning roots, reggae, and dancehall.
Studio SF Triple Crown. 9pm, $5. Keeping the Disco vibe alive with authentic 70’s, 80’s, and current disco with DJs White Girl Lust, Ken Vulsion, and Sergio.
Tropicana Madrone Art Bar. 9pm, free. With DJs Don Bustamante and Sr. Saenz spinning salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, and merengue and featuring salsa dancing lessons at 9pm.
ROCK…
Dengue Fever, Diego’s Umbrella Independent. 9pm, $18.
Devildriver, Suffocation, Goatwhore, Thy Will Be Done Slim’s. 8pm, $23.
Eric McFadden Trio, Kehoe Nation, Sistas in the Pit Café du Nord. 9pm, $12.
I the Mighty, Scissors for Lefty, Via Coma, Stomacher Bottom of the Hill. 8:30pm, $10.
DJ Lebowitz Madrone Art Bar. 6-9pm, free.
Brittany Shane Hard Rock Café, Pier 39, SF; www.hardrockmeetings.com. 9pm, $5.
Tierra Negra and Muriel Anderson Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $23.
Joe Louis Walker Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Young Prisms, Woodsmen, Weekend Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $7.
Audium 9 1616 Bush, SF; (415) 771-1616. 8:30pm, $15.
Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm, $10.
Eric Kurtzrock Trio Ana Mandara, Ghirardelli Square, 891 Beach, SF; (415) 771-6800. 8pm, free.
Lucid Lovers Rex Hotel, 562 Sutter, SF; (415) 433-4434. 6-8pm.
Kally Price Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:45pm, free.
Roy Hargrove Quintet with Pharoah Sanders Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $22-30.
Dolphins into the Future, Orphan fairytale, Helmutmut, Eekhorn x, Monopoly Child Star Searchers Amnesia. 6pm, $5.
Left Coast Special Socha Café, 3235 Mission, SF; (415) 643-6848. 8:30pm.
Tierra Negra with Muriel Anderson Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $26.
Pete Devine’s Jug Band Red Poppy Art House. 8pm, $10-20.
Matt Stewart Plough and Stars. 9pm.
DANCE CLUBS
Activate! Lookout, 3600 16th St; (415) 431-0306. 9pm, $3. Face your demigods and demons at this Red Bull-fueled party.
Bar on Church 9pm. Rotating DJs Zax, Zhaldee, and Nuxx.
Blow Up Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $10-15. With guest DJs Bad Neighbors.
Exhale, Fridays Project One Gallery, 251 Rhode Island; (415) 465-2129. 5pm, $5. Happy hour with art, fine food, and music with Vin Sol, King Most, DJ Centipede, and Shane King.
Fat Stack Fridays Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary, SF; (415) 885-4788. 10pm, free. With rotating DJs Romanowski, B-Love, Tomas, Toph One, and Vinnie Esparza.
Fo’ Sho! Fridays Madrone. 10pm, $5. DJs Kung Fu Chris, Makossa, and Quickie Mart spin rare grooves, soul, funk, and hip-hop classics.
Gay Asian Paradise Club Eight, 1151 Folsom, SF; www.eightsf.com. 9pm, $8. Featuring two dance floors playing dance and hip hop, smoking patio, and 2 for 1 drinks before 10pm. Gymnasium Stud. 10pm, $5. With DJs Violent Vickie and guests spinning electro, disco, rap, and 90s dance and featuring performers, gymnastics, jump rope, drink specials, and more.
I Can’t Feel My Face Amnesia. 10pm, $3. With DJs EUG and J Montag.
Look Out Weekend Bambuddha Lounge. 4pm, free. Drink specials, food menu and resident DJs White Girl Lust, Swayzee, Philie Ocean, and more.
Lovebuzz Annie’s Social Club. 9pm, $5. Rock, classic punk, and 90s with DJs Jawa and Melanie Nelson.
M4M Fridays Underground SF. 10pm-2am. Joshua J and Frankie Sharp host this man-tastic party.
Punk Rock and Shlock Karaoke Annie’s Social Club. 9pm-2am, $5. Eileen and Jody bring you songs from multiple genres to butcher: punk, new wave, alternative, classic rock, and more.
6 to 9 800 Larkin, 800 Larkin, SF; (415) 567-9326. 6pm, free. DJs David Justin and Dean Manning spinning downtempo, electro breaks, techno, and tech house. Free food by 800 Larkin.
Treat Em Right Elbo Room. 10pm, $5. Vinnie Esparza and Cause spin hip-hop, funk, Latin, reggae, and classics.
ROCK…
Kimya Dawson, Your Heart Breaks, Angelo Spencer Rickshaw Stop. 5pm, $14.
DRI, Attitude Adjustment, Voetsek Slim’s. 9pm, $17.
Domestic Electrics Argus Lounge. 9pm, free.
David “Honeyboy” Edwards Biscuits and Blues. 8 and 10pm, $22.
Fleshies, Trainwreck Riders, Killer Dreamer Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $10.
Lymbyc System, Helios, Cloud Archive Café du Nord. 9pm, $12.
Mariee Sioux, Dearest, Windy Gap Hemlock Tavern. 9:30pm, $8.
Puce Moment, Dead Westerns, Glass Train, Beehavers Amnesia. 9pm, $5.
Switchfoot, Paper Tongues Regency Ballroom. 8pm, $23.
Audium 9 1616 Bush, SF; (415) 771-1616. 8:30pm, $15.
Eric Kurtzrock Trio Ana Mandara, Ghirardelli Square, 891 Beach, SF; (415) 771-6800. 8pm, free.
“Jazz Jam Session with Uptime Jazz Group” Mocha 101 Café, 1722 Taraval, SF; (415) 702-9869. 3:30-5:30pm, free.
Roy Hargrove Quintet with Pharoah Sanders Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8 and 10pm, $30.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 9pm, $15.
Patrick Wolf Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:45pm, free.
Andrew Skewes Cox Socha Café, 3235 Mission, SF; (415) 643-6848. 8:30pm.
LoCura, Diana Gameros, Granada Doaba Independent. 9pm, $15.
Savanna Blu Plough and Stars. 9pm.
SF Hootenanny Night Café International, 508 Haight, SF; (415) 665-9915. With Courtney Janes and Ash Reiter.
Tito Y Su Nuevo Proyecto Red Poppy Art House. 8pm, $15 suggested donation.
Tribal Seeds, Indubious, Highway Ballers Rock-It Room. 8pm, $12.
DANCE CLUBS
Bar on Church 9pm. Rotating DJs Foxxee, Joseph Lee, Zhaldee, Mark Andrus, and Niuxx.
Cockblock Rickshaw Stop. 10pm, $7. DJs Nuxx and Zax spins at this queer dance party for homos and their friends.
CyberSutra 1015 Folsom. 10pm, $15. With DJs Kevin Kind, RossFM, and Go Whiteboy.
HYP Club Eight, 1151 Folsom, SF; www.eightsf.com. 10pm, free. Gay and lesbian hip hop party, featuring DJs spinning the newest in the top 40s hip hop and hyphy.
Reggae Gold SF Endup. 10pm, $5. With DJs Daddy Rolo, Polo Mo’Quuz, and more spinning reggae, dancehall, and remixes all night.
Same Sex Salsa and Swing Magnet, 4122 18th St., SF; (415) 305-8242. 7pm, free.
Spirit Fingers Sessions 330 Ritch. 9pm, free. With DJ Morse Code and live guest performances.
Tormenta Tropical Elbo Room. 10pm, $5-10. Jubilee, Disco Shawn, and Oro11 spin electro cumbia.
ROCK…
David J, Luv n’ Rockets, Ashley Allred Café du Nord. 8pm, $15.
Silent Comedy, Mississippi Man, Frank Fairfield Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $7.
Sonic Youth Fillmore. 8pm, $30.
Strung Out, Calabrese, United Defiance Slim’s. 8pm, $18.
“Where’s the Band? Tour” Bottom of the Hill. 7pm, $19. With Dustin Kensrue, Chris Conley, Matt Pryor, and Anthony Raneri.
Michael Smith Jazz Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:45pm, free.
Roy Hargrove Quintet with Pharoah Sanders Yoshi’s San Francisco. 2 and 7pm, $5-30.
Dos Four Coda. 8pm, $7.
Fiddle Jam Socha Café, 3235 Mission, SF; (415) 643-6848. 8:30pm.
Jack Gilder, Kevin Bemhagen, Richard Mandel and friends Plough and Stars. 9pm.
Megan Keely Amnesia. 7pm, free.
Lady A and the Heeldraggers, B Sides Amnesia. 9pm, $7-10.
DANCE CLUBS
Afterglow Nickies, 466 Haight, SF; (415) 255-0300. An evening of mellow electronics with resident DJs Matt Wilder, Mike Perry, Greg Bird, and guests.
DiscoFunk Mashups Cat Club. 10pm, free. House and 70’s music.
Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm, $6. Dub, roots, and classic dancehall with DJs Sep, J Boogie, and guest Robert Rankin’.
Gloss Sundays Trigger, 2344 Market, SF; (415) 551-CLUB. 7pm. With DJ Hawthorne spinning house, funk, soul, retro, and disco.
Honey Soundsystem Paradise Lounge. 8pm-2am. “Dance floor for dancers – sound system for lovers.” Got that?
Jock! Lookout, 3600 16th; 431-0306. 3pm, $2. This high-energy party raises money for LGBT sports teams.
Kick It Bar on Church. 9pm. Hip-hop with DJ Zax.
Lowbrow Sunday Delirium. 1pm, free. DJ Roost Uno and guests spinning club hip hop, indie, and top 40s.
Religion Bar on Church. 3pm. With DJ Nikita.
Stag AsiaSF. 6pm, $5. Gay bachelor parties are the target demo of this weekly erotic tea dance.
ROCK…
“Live City Revue” Coda. 9pm, $7. With Felonious.
Toshio Hirano Amnesia. 8:30pm, free.
Garaj Mahal Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $20.
Lavay Smith Trio Enrico’s, 504 Broadway, SF; www.enricossf.com. 7pm, free.
DANCE CLUBS
Bacano! Som., 2925 16th St., SF; (415) 558-8521. 9pm, free. With resident DJs El Kool Kyle and Santero spinning Latin music.
Black Gold Koko Cocktails, 1060 Geary; 885-4788. 10pm-2am, free. Senator Soul spins Detroit soul, Motown, New Orleans R&B, and more — all on 45!
Going Steady Dalva. 10pm, free. DJs Amy and Troy spinning 60’s girl groups, soul, garage, and more.
King of Beats Tunnel Top. 10pm. DJs J-Roca and Kool Karlo spinning reggae, electro, boogie, funk, 90’s hip hop, and more.
M.O.M. Madrone Art Bar. 6pm, free. With DJ Gordo Cabeza and guests playing all Motown every Monday.
Manic Mondays Bar on Church. 9pm. Drink 80-cent cosmos with Djs Mark Andrus and Dangerous Dan.
Monster Show Underground SF. 10pm, $5. Cookie Dough and DJ MC2 make Mondays worth dancing about, with a killer drag show at 11pm.
Network Mondays Azul Lounge, One Tillman Pl; www.inhousetalent.com. 9pm, $5. Hip-hop, R&B, and spoken word open mic, plus featured performers.
Spliff Sessions Tunnel Top. 10pm, free. DJs MAKossa, Kung Fu Chris, and C. Moore spin funk, soul, reggae, hip-hop, and psychedelia on vinyl.
ROCK…
Spencey Dood and the Doodles, Buzzer Hemlock Tavern. 9pm, $6.
Lickets, Moon Duo, Spyrats Café du Nord. 9:30pm, $10.
New Day Breakers, Songs for Snakes, Pirate Radio Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.
Provisionals, Papa, Siddhartha Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.
Song Session Plough and Stars. 9pm. With Vince Keehan and friends.
“Booglaloo Tuesday” Madrone Art Bar. 9:30pm, $3. With Oscar Myers.
Dave Parker Quintet Rasselas Jazz. 8pm.
David Laflamme Band Yoshi’s San Francisco. 8pm, $15.
“Jazz Mafia Tuesdays” Coda. 9pm, $7. With Realistic Orchestra.
Nick Culp Trio Revolution Café, 3248 22nd St, SF; (415) 642-0474. 8:45pm, free.
Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 6:30pm, $5.
DANCE CLUBS
Alcoholocaust Presents Argus Lounge. 9pm, free. With DJs Turkey Bacon, Ravi Rocka, and Johnny Repo.
Drunken Monkey Annie’s Social Club. 9pm-2am, free. Rock ‘n’ roll for inebriated primates like you.
Eclectic Company Skylark, 9pm, free. DJs Tones and Jaybee spin old school hip hop, bass, dub, glitch, and electro.
La Escuelita Pisco Lounge, 1817 Market, SF; (415) 874-9951. 7pm, free. DJ Juan Data spinning gay-friendly, Latino sing-alongs but no salsa or reggaeton.
Mixology Aunt Charlie’s Lounge, 133 Turk, (415) 441-2922. 10pm, $2. DJ Frantik mixes with the science and art of music all night.
Rock Out Karaoke! Amnesia. 7:30pm. With Glenny Kravitz.
Share the Love Trigger, 2344 Market, SF; (415) 551-CLUB. 5pm, free. With DJ Pam Hubbuck spinning house.
Womanizer Bar on Church. 9pm. With DJ Nuxx.




