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AC/DC Oracle Arena Tue., December 2, 8:00pm East Oakland
Reliability. It’s underrated. Who even thinks about a car that starts every time? Until the one time it doesn’t. AC/DC is like that. The band rocks. And that’s all it does. The music isn’t complicated. It’s Phil Rudd’s simple drumming. It’s Cliff Williams’... More >>
AC/DC Oracle Arena Thu., December 4, 8:00pm East Oakland
Reliability. It’s underrated. Who even thinks about a car that starts every time? Until the one time it doesn’t. AC/DC is like that. The band rocks. And that’s all it does. The music isn’t complicated. It’s Phil Rudd’s simple drumming. It’s Cliff Williams’... More >>
"Baghdad by the Bay December Showcase" Red Devil Lounge Tue., December 2, 8:00pm Nob Hill/Russian Hill
Pirate Cat Radio must be the most visible underground radio station in the country. Transmitting unlicensed from its bright, shiny corner cafe in the Mission, the studio is observable to all who pass by, and cheeky DJs entice their audiences to come down and join the live studio landscape. In... More >>
Blitzen Trapper, The Parson Red Heads, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band The Independent Tue., December 2, 8:00pm Haight/Fillmore
Let’s set the record straight. Despite a long list of rock writers claiming the contrary, Blitzen Trapper is not an Americana band. Sure, the band tinkers with roots rock: a little Creedence twang here, some Crazy Horse crunch there. But beyond the pedal-steel–led ballad “Stolen... More >>
Deerhunter, Times New Viking, Common Eider King Eider Great American Music Hall Mon., November 24, 8:00pm Nob Hill/Russian Hill
Bradford Cox’ oversize persona threatens to overwhelm almost anything his band Deerhunter does. In concert, the singer-songwriter — who has Marfan syndrome and is shockingly thin — sometimes bloodies himself and otherwise makes people uncomfortable. On his group’s blog, he... More >>
Dir en grey The Warfield Sun., November 30, 8:00pm Hayes Valley/Tenderloin
Japanese underground sensation Dir en grey hits the Warfield on its second U.S. headlining tour. The experimental group just released its strongest album in years, Uroboros, a collection of melodic, goth-influenced metal with technically tricky rhythms that’s slowly picking up radio play.... More >>
The Entrance Band, Rodriguez, Sleepy Sun, Matt Baldwin Electric Band Great American Music Hall Sun., November 23, 8:00pm Nob Hill/Russian Hill
When Light in the Attic label head Matt Sullivan picked up the crate-digging David Holmes–mixed compilation Come Get It, I Got It in 2002, he had no idea he was embarking on a six-year journey to resurrect a folk-psych masterpiece. The remixes of underground gems included Sixto Diaz... More >>
Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, Sassy!!!, Delaney Davidson Bottom of the Hill Fri., November 28, 10:00pm Potrero Hill
Accompanied by the Brokeoffs — actually Texan multi-instrumentalist Lawyer Dave — Holly Golightly draws upon pre-rock-’n’-roll–era blues. On her latest release, Dirt Don’t Hurt, she specifically hits the nexus where blues was transitioning from acoustic to electric... More >>
"Meat Is Murder: Popscene’s Ninth Annual Thanksgiving Tribute to the Smiths" 330 Ritch Thu., November 27, 10:00pm South of Market
It’s not that Morrissey hates you, per se. He just thinks you’re morally misguided. And his righteous indignation is the inspiration for this ninth annual installment of Popscene’s “Meat Is Murder” Thanksgiving party, at which DJs Aaron and Nako spin all manner of Smiths... More >>
New Riders of the Purple Sage Great American Music Hall Fri., November 28, 9:00pm Nob Hill/Russian Hill
Every once in a while, a side project becomes more. So it was with the New Riders of the Purple Sage. In 1969, pals John “Marmaduke” Dawson (vocals & guitar) and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead (pedal steel guitar) wanted to play Bakersfield-style country music. Joined by guitarist... More >>
Portugal. The Man, Earl Greyhound, Wintersleep Slim's Mon., November 24, 8:00pm South of Market
Portugal. The Man's signature is a rare falsetto on lead singer John Gourley, but a lot of this band's bite comes from the fact that it sounds like two of them are playing in the forest and the other two guys are reverbed by church walls. Sweeping down from Sarah Palin's hometown by way of... More >>
The Skygreen Leopards, Palms U.S.A., Dame Satan Café Du Nord Sat., November 29, 9:30pm Castro/Noe Valley
We wonder if Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs doesn't hear some of the same BS criticisms Joni Mitchell's heard during her career. A male music critic wrote about Riggs' former and widely adored band the Finches that its acoustic guitar work "seldom strays from a beginner's chord book," for example,... More >>
"Thing Nite" Aunt Charlie's Lounge Third Tuesday of every month, 10:00pm Hayes Valley/Tenderloin
To the city’s young gays looking for something outside the “superthumpy, Vocoder-Cher-style music” to dance to, Seth Bogart promises “You’ll never hear that shit at my club.” Indeed, Bogart’s alternative to the Top 40-heavy Castro scene is the Hubba Hubba Club,... More >>
The Hold Steady, Drive-By Truckers The Fillmore Daily from Sun., November 23 until Mon., November 24, 8:00pm Japantown/Pacific Heights
Though they had long shared an admiration for each other’s work, the members of the Hold Steady and the Drive-By Truckers didn’t connect until a chance meeting at a show in NYC last summer. When lead Trucker Patterson Hood met Hold Steady guitarist Tad Kubler, a fast friendship formed,... More >>
"Hot Dogs & Asteroids" Casanova Lounge First Tuesday of every month, 9:00pm Mission/Bernal Heights
In this shitty economy sometimes you have to choose between beer, rock ’n’ roll, and dinner. Not tonight. At the monthly Hot Dogs & Asteroids event, the Casanova makes you pay for the booze, but the rock — and the hot dogs — are free. The “powerpop, bubbleglam, and punk... More >>
"Radical Vinyl: Gay/Not Gay" El Rio Every week Monday, 9:00pm Mission/Bernal Heights
No other sexually ambiguous club night wears its Kierkegaardian handle quite as well as Gay/Not Gay. Guests walking into El Rio on a Monday evening immediately succumb to a meltdown of libidinal uncertainty and psychological ambiguity. Fortunately, DJs Mrs. Robinson and Jenny Hoyston spin a... More >>
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Bryan Adams Palace of Fine Arts Tue., December 2, 8:00pm Marina/Cow Hollow
Bryan Adams Golden State Theatre Wed., December 3, 8:00pm Monterey
"Alcoholocaust" Argus Lounge Tue., November 25, 9:00pm Mission/Bernal Heights
"Alcoholocaust" Argus Lounge Tue., December 2, 9:00pm Mission/Bernal Heights
"Alcoholocaust" Argus Lounge Tue., December 9, 9:00pm Mission/Bernal Heights
"Alice @ 97.3FM’s Green Christmas" Mezzanine Fri., December 12, 7:00pm South of Market
A.L.O., Big Light The Independent Tue., December 30, 9:00pm Haight/Fillmore
A.L.O. The Independent Wed., December 31, 9:00pm Haight/Fillmore
Amebix Great American Music Hall Sun., January 25, 8:00pm Nob Hill/Russian Hill
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