December 8 mon The Fall Of Troy, The Number 12 Looks Like You, Warship, The Black Houses
at Slim's, S.F. a/a ***

December 8 mon Buddy Leezle
at Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, S.F. a/a 6pm *

December 8 mon Relentless7, Grace Woodruff
at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 7:30pm/8pm **

December 8 mon Slower Trucks, Mosshead, Moller
at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm **

December 8 mon Vietus Mortus, Condemned To Live, Cyanic
at Route 92 Bar, 2128 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo 21+ free 10pm **

December 9 tue Pontiak, Barn Owl, Lazarus, A.C.Way
at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $8 **

December 9 tue Leopold And His Fiction, Excuses For Skipping, Man/Miracle, Maus Haus
at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ ($10 donation) 9pm ** (Benefit Mills Dance Collective)

December 9 tue Dressy Bessy, Colourmusic, Baby Grand
at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm **

December 9 tue Little Joy (Rodrigo Amarante, Fabrizio Moretti, Binki Shapiro), The Dead Trees
at Slim's, S.F. a/a **

December 9 tue The Ramshackle Romeos
at Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, S.F. a/a 6pm *

December 9 tue Eric McFadden
at Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, S.F. a/a 8pm **

December 9 tue The Family Curse, Graves Brother Deluxe, Chinese Bookie
at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **

December 9 tue U-N-I, Blu, Richie Cunning, Fashawn
at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 8:30pm/9pm **

December 9 tue Exodus, Mantic Ritual (L.A.), Currency 357, Bomb And Scary
at the Voodoo Lounge, San Jose 21+ $17/$20 8pm/8:30pm *** @

December 9 tue My American Heart, Danger Radio, The Morning Of, Artist vs. Poet
at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7pm/7:30pm **

December 10 wed The Blind, Toni Sicoli, The Molestations
at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ free 9pm **

December 10 wed Telegraphics, Kid With Katana, The Sapien Causa
at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 **

December 10 wed Gretchen Wilson, Bucky Covington, Eric Durance
at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # **

December 10 wed Rosie Thomas And Friends, Sheila Saputo
at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/9:30pm *

December 10 wed The All-American Rejects
at Slim's, S.F. a/a **

December 10 wed Sothis, Abysmal Dawn, Nihlotep
at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 8pm/9pm **

December 10 wed Pat McGee, Five AM, Ernie Halter
at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm **

December 10 wed Mochipet, Return To Mono, The Flying Skulls, Anon Day
at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $5/$8 8pm **

December 10 wed Syd's Last Trip, Battlehooch, Cartoon Justice
at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **

December 10 wed Vampire Weekend, Cold War Kids, Chairlift, Audrye Sessions, dj Aaron Axelsen
at Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ *** (Live 105)

December 10 wed Underneath the Gun, The Word Alive, Vengince, Brazen Bull
at Rockzilla, 849 Jackson St., Napa a/a a/a $10 6pm **

December 10 wed Teraton, Backup Razor
at Henfling's Firehouse Tavern, 9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond 21+ free **

December 10 wed The Fall Of Troy, The Number 12 Looks Like You, Warship, The Black Houses
at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12 7pm/7:30pm **

December 11 thr The Killers, Block Party, Death Cab For Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, Jack's Mannequin
at the Arena, Oakland a/a $58/$33 ($125 vip) 6pm/6:30pm # *** @ (Live 105 Not So Silent Night)

December 11 thr The Pretenders, Amos Lee
at the Paramount, 2025 Broadway, Oakland a/a $125/$75/$55/$50/$30 # ** (KFOG's Concert for Kids - bring a new unwrapped toy or book)

December 11 thr The Hot Toddies, The Struts, The Soft White Sixties
at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $8 ($5 with canned food donation) **

December 11 thr Wilderness, San Serac, Wildbirds & Peacedrums
at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $8/$10 8:30pm/9pm **

December 11 thr Longwave (N.Y.C.), Scrabbel, Eulogies
at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. a/a $12 8pm **

December 11 thr Low Red Land, Them Hills, Tartufi
at the Eagle Tavern, 398 12th St. S.F. 21+ $5 9pm **

December 11 thr Subtle, Yoni Wolf, Forrest Day
at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 8:30pm/9pm **

December 11 thr Photons, The Corner Laugher, Foxtails Brigade
at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **

December 11 thr Veil Veil Vanish, The Union Trade, The Aimless Never Miss, dj Dmap
at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm ** (was

December 18th - Tricycle Records)

December 11 thr Hot Lunch, Nowheres
at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $5 9pm **

December 11 thr Sinisteriun, Lacerated, Condemned To Live
at Caravan, 98 South Almaden Ave., San Jose 21+ free 10pm **

December 11 thr Creative Chaos, Mirmir's Well, Matthew Nielsen, Stephanie Liu, Stand Behind The Giant, Dwight Casey, Blackwolvez, Jason Gonzalez Band
at Club Retro, Orangevale a/a $9/$10 5:30pm **

December 11 thr Lamb Of God, The Faceless, The Sword
at the Senator Theatre, 517 Main Street, Chico a/a # *** @ (no Metallica)

December 11 thr Mute Witness, Miracle Dolls, Surrogate
at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm **

December 11/12/13/14 Ozomatli (with Chali 2na), Brian Kenney Fresno (thr)
at the Fillmore, S.F. a/a $26.50 7pm/8pm thr/sun 8pm/9pm fri/sat # **

December 12 fri Stella (Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, David Wain)
at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley a/a $29.50 8pm # **

December 12 fri Chambers, The New Centuries, Commonwealth
at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $7 9pm **

December 12 fri Castles In Spain, B-Cups, dj Death Boy
at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $6 **

December 12 fri 18th Dye (Berlin)
at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10 8:30pm/10pm **

December 12 fri Too Short
at the Great American Music Hall, S.F. a/a *** (Thrasher Magazine)

December 12 fri dj Le Castle Vania (Atlanta)
at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 18+ $15 ($10 if 21+) 10pm **

December 12 fri The Killers
at the Warfield, S.F. a/a # *** @

December 12 fri Big Sandy And His Fly-Rite Boys, Kit And The Branded Men
at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $15/$17 8pm **

December 12 fri Mudhoney, Wooden Shjips, SF Dirty Stealer
at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $18 8:30pm/9pm *** @

December 12 fri The Pirate Band, Brent Weinbach, Something With Genitals, Moshe Kasher, Bucky Sinister
at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm ** (comedy night)

December 12 fri Elvin Bishop (two shows)
at Biscuits and Blues, 401 Mason Street, S.F. a/a $35 8pm and 10pm **

December 12 fri Concrete Coffin, Desecrater, Aftertayst, Pleasnt Kill, Zombie Holocaust
at Fat City, S.F. 21+ ** @

December 12 fri Marc & Richard (of O.A.R), Alanis Morissette, Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Buckcherry, Lenka, Justin Nozuka
at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+ $42 ** (acoustic - Alice 97.3)

December 12 fri The Corruptors, Dammit!
at Benders, S.F. 21+ **

December 12 fri Agnostic Front, First Blood, Psychology Of Genocide, Lionheart
at thee Parkside, S.F. 21+ $13/$15 *** @ $

December 12 fri Civil War Rust, Clavo Oxidado, Cry For Tomorrow
at Mutiny, 422 West 2nd Street, Antioch 21+ $5 9pm **

December 12 fri Karate High School, I Set My Friends On Fire, You Me And Everyone We Know
at San Jose Skate, 397 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose a/a ** @

December 12 fri Longwave, The New Trust, Falcon, Not To Reason Why
at the Phoenix Theater, Petaluma a/a $10 7:30pm/8pm **

December 12 fri Dead Souls (tribute), Devolutionaries (tribute), Tell Tale Heartbreakers, Darkwave
at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 21+ $5 **

December 12 fri Nine Inch Nails, The Bug
at Arco Arena, 1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento a/a # ***

December 12 fri See The Elephant, Enemy Inside, Volatile, Nomara, Ashes Of Icons
at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $10 8pm/8:30pm **

December 12 fri As Yet Untitled, Fair Trade, Statik Underground, Flo
at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm **

December 12 fri Darklighter, Soul Cast, Robin Bacior
at Nick's Night Club, Chico 21+ 9:30pm **

December 12/13 Kottonmouth Kings, Potluck, Pyrx (fri), Moonshine Bandits (sat)
at Slim's, S.F. a/a $24 9pm **

December 13 sat Youth Brigade (L.A.), Pressure Point, Troublemaker, Druglords Of The Avenues, Skull Stomp
at 924 Gilman a/a 7:30pm *** @

December 13 sat Black Widows Gothic Strip Review
at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm ** (burlesque/goth)

December 13 sat The High Fidels, Devil's Crumbs, 35R
at the Stork Club, Oakland 21+ $5 **

December 13 sat Vienna Teng
at Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street, S.F. a/a $27.50 8pm # **

December 13 sat The Briggs, Nothington, Red Tape
at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/10pm ** @

December 13 sat K-9, Happy Idiot, Buzerker
at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm ** (S.F.F.D. Bike Messger Toy Drive)

December 13 sat Krallice, Ludicra, Nero Order
at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $10 9pm *** @

December 13 sat Go Van Gogh
at Cafe International, 508 Haight Street, S.F. a/a free 7pm * (ska)

December 13 sat Knockout Brothers, Anna Maria Flechero, California Flight
at El Rincon, S.F. 18+ $15 8pm **

December 13 sat Dolorata, Francis Bakin, Sticks And Stones
at the Red Devil Lounge, S.F. 21+ $7/$10 8pm **

December 13 sat Crime In Choir, What's Up
at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $7 9:30pm **

December 13 sat Copy Cat Killers, Leather Feather, dj Don
at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $20 9pm/9:30pm ** (Benefit the SF Food Bank and the D.A. Taylor Charitable Foundation)

December 13 sat Vomica, Form And Fate, Officer Down
at the El Rio, S.F. 21+ $7 9pm **

December 13 sat Young Offenders, Airfix Kits, Dirty Cupcakes
at the Knockout, S.F. 21+ $5 4pm **

December 13 sat Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $10 9pm **

December 13 sat Mudhoney
at the Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz a/a ** @

December 13 sat Rezurex, Stellar Corpses, Thee Merry Widows, The Cruz Missiles, Old Rusty Kobra
at 418 Project, 418 Front St., Santa Cruz a/a $10 ** @

December 13 sat Agnostic Front, First Blood
at Vet's Hall, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz a/a *** @ $

December 13 sat I Set My Friends On Fire, Karate High School, You Me and Everyone We Know, Watch Out! There's Ghosts, The Greenlight District
at the Boardwalk, Orangevale a/a $12/$14 8pm/8:30pm *** @

December 13 Bob Lewis, The RaveUps
at California Veitnam Vets Memorial, Sacramento a/a **

December 13 sat Amanda Palmer And The Danger Ensemble, The Builders And The Butchers, Zoe Keating
at Harlow's, 2708 J Street, Sacramento 21+ $20/$25 9pm **

December 13 sat The Generals, Cynic
at Best, 40th Street Diaries, Killdevil
at the Fire Escape, Citrus Heights 21+ $8 8pm **

December 14 sun These Arms Are Snakes, Narrows, Trap Them
at the Bottom of the Hill, S.F. a/a $10/$12 8:30pm/9pm **

December 14 sun Blevin Blectum, Freddy McGuire, Dominique Leone
at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 8pm *

December 14 sun Fishbone, Heavy Mojo, Natives Of The New Dawn, Aroarah
at the Independent, S.F. 21+ $15 7:30pm/8pm ***

December 14 sun The Drift!, Pontiak, Eyes
at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $6 9pm **

December 14 sun Everlovin, Mississippi Mike
at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a free 3pm/5pm **

December 14 sun Insanity, Passive Aggressive, Fog Of War, Dimensions Of Gore
at thee Parkside, S.F. a/a $8 8pm *** @

December 14 sun Out Damned Spot, The Jonah Kit, Powell St. John And The Aliens
at the Hotel Utah, S.F. 21+ $7 8:30pm **

December 14 sun Ayman Trouble, Raencloud, Forest Zombie, Chris Robinson, Flaming Horse
at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $4 8:30pm **