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| Beachwood Sparks, The Scarecrowes, A Decent Animal Bottom of the Hill | Thu., August 21, 9:00pm | Potrero Hill | |
 For all the ringing Rickenbackers, peaked-cap style points (think Donovan), and general ’60s approximating, Beachwood Sparks’ most eternal number is a reworking of 2000’s “By Your Side,” a minor hit by pop-soul outfit Sade. Go figure. Feathered with understated... More >> |
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| Jackpot, Two Sheds, Kings & Queens, Bark Hide & Horn Café Du Nord | Thu., August 21, 8:30pm | Castro/Noe Valley | |
 “I’m 15 centimeters tall” is the first line Caitlin Gutenberger sings on Two Sheds’ new self-titled EP. There’s something similarly modest about the Sacramento/San Francisco band Gutenberger shares with her husband Johnny (she plays guitar; he plays bass). Steeped in... More >> |
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| Steve Bug, Limacon, Nikola Baytala Mighty | Sat., August 23, 10:00pm | South of Market | |
 Steve Bug is a DJ, producer, and head of Poker Flat, the Berlin-based label that’s a world leader in capturing that blurry edge between deep house and techno. Poker Flat boasts an international roster of artists, including John Tejada in America, Trentemøller in Denmark, and... More >> |
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| Go-Going-Gone Girls, the Boss Martians, Hemlock Tavern | Sat., August 23, 9:30pm | Nob Hill/Russian Hill | |
 If you saw the Go-Going-Gone Girls and the Devil-Ettes on the same night, the combined effect of all that eyeliner and shiny white boot leather would mean you'd wake up in jail for burgling vintage bikini stores. Your captors would say you just kept repeating "I need more adorable outfits that... More >> |
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| First Annual Rock Make Street Festival Treat Avenue | Sun., August 24, 11:00am | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
 The Mission District becomes the official center of the DIY universe today, as hardscrabble underground craftspeople, music makers, and artists all converge on the appropriately named Treat Street for a free six-hour party known as the First Annual Rock Make Street Festival. Will this meeting... More >> |
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| Ice Cube The Fillmore | Tue., August 26, 8:00pm | Japantown/Pacific Heights | |
 When someone comes up with a “classic rap” radio format — and it’ll surely happen one of these years — you can bet Ice Cube will be in heavy rotation, alongside Bell Biv DeVoe, Mark Morrison, and Sir Mix-a-Lot. Besides having NWA, Westside Connection, and solo hits to... More >> |
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| !!!, Sugar & Gold, DJ Jay Sonic The Independent | Wed., August 27, 8:00pm | Haight/Fillmore | |
 Ordinarily considered the sole property of bombastically emotive teenage girls, the exclamation point has reestablished its street cred with the band !!! For these dance-punk necromancers, the much-maligned punctuation serves as a fitting precursor to what’s in store for anyone who lends... More >> |
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| "Infatuation" Vessel | Wed., August 27, 9:00pm | North Beach/Chinatown | |
 The electro scene has always flown its narcissistic fashion flag high, so no one should be surprised that its top DJs have adopted an upscale swankotheque like Vessel. Fortunately, Los Angeles’ Guns ’n’ Bombs remind you what was cool about electro in the first place —... More >> |
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| The Drones, The Holy Kiss Hemlock Tavern | Thu., August 28, 9:00pm | Nob Hill/Russian Hill | |
 Melbourne’s the Drones are much more turbulent than their moniker suggests. The band steers clear of warmly humming songs, embarking instead on a noisy, energetic amalgam of the styles cultured by countrymen like the Dirty Three and the Birthday Party. Whether frontman Gareth Liddiard is... More >> |
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| "Your Flesh Invitational #1" Bottom of the Hill | Sun., August 31, 8:00pm | Potrero Hill | |
 After forming in 1978, Los Angeles’ Urinals perfected the “sound of three people struggling with their instruments,” a singular approach that influenced the likes of the Minutemen and Yo La Tengo. The band’s brief, monochord blasts of fly-buzz guitar, speedy surf rhythms,... More >> |
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| Fucked Up, Crystal Antlers, Strange Boys Hemlock Tavern | Mon., September 1, 6:00pm | Nob Hill/Russian Hill | |
 Canada? Really? Scoff if you want, but one of the most crucial, unruly, and unpredictable punk bands on this continent hails from the land of free healthcare, clean sidewalks, and Celine Dion. That band is — pardon my language — Fucked Up. Fronted by a heavyweight howler called Pink... More >> |
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| Monotonix, The Lumerians, Late Young Hemlock Tavern | Tue., September 2, 9:00pm | Nob Hill/Russian Hill | |
 Behold the basic yet mighty power of a monsoon — then add two supersimple guitar riffs, a drenching of sweat, and lots of body hair and you’ll become Israel’s Monotonix. Using only the most essential elements of ’70s rock ’n’ roll, this trio’s... More >> |
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| Oxford Collapse, Love as Laughter, Willow Willow Rickshaw Stop | Tue., September 2, 8:00pm | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
 Sam Jayne, the architect behind Brooklyn’s Love as Laughter, has been toiling away at this rock ’n’ roll thing for a long time. The story begins in early-’90s Olympia, Washington, where his noisy and highly influential band, Lync, counted a young Isaac Brock amongst its... More >> |
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| The Shirelles The Rrazz Room |
Daily from Thu., August 21 until Fri., August 22, 8:00pm more dates/times |
Union Square/Financial District | |
 Not many people think the Shirelles have anything to do with the sexuality of rock music; fabulous though the group may be, one tends to think of them as goody two-shoes. It's partly true: One of the group's Number One hits is "Soldier Boy," a patriotic love song with no rebel kick whatsoever.... More >> |
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| The Waifs, Krystle Warren Great American Music Hall |
Sat., August 23, 9:00pm more dates/times |
Nob Hill/Russian Hill | |
 One thing is guaranteed about any show the Waifs play — it’ll never feel plastic. They aren’t capable of anything inorganic. Bohemian sisters Donna Simpson and Vikki Thorn are loose, comfortable, and free on stage while their straight man, Joshua Cunningham (Aussies, all three),... More >> |
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| "Black Gold" KoKo Cocktails | Every week Monday, 10:00pm | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
 You may want your retro-soul weekend parties to be packed, sweaty blasts full of vintage grinders. But on Monday nights, the smooth, sugar-melting tones of ’60s soul music work as relaxing tonics to calm party-frazzled nerves — and that’s where Black Gold comes in. Hosted by... More >> |
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| Lee “Scratch” Perry, Heavyweight Dub Champion The Independent | Daily from Thu., August 28 until Fri., August 29, 9:00pm | Haight/Fillmore | |
 Onstage and in interviews, Lee “Scratch” Perry’s persona is a mix of giddy surrealism, folk wisdom, apocalyptic theology, and simple crudity (fart jokes, raw sex talk). And while there’s fun to be had listening to him ramble, when you unpack his riffs, there are deep worries... More >> |
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| Active Crime Transplant, All of a Sudden, The Blind, Magnus Hitch Retox | Thu., August 21, 9:00pm | Potrero Hill | |
| All My Pretty Ones, The Slippery Slope Eagle Tavern | Thu., August 21, 9:00pm | South of Market | |
| The Backyard Party Boys Atlas Cafe | Thu., August 21, 8:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| "Baile Fidget" Pink | Thu., August 21, 10:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| Belinda Blair Cafe Claude | Thu., August 21, 7:30pm | Union Square/Financial District | |
| Julio Bravo y Su Orquesta Salsabor, DJ Fab Fred Cafe Cocomo | Thu., August 21, 8:00pm | Potrero Hill | |
| Bunbury Quintet Octavia Lounge | Thu., August 21, 7:30pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| "Byeatch!" 222 Club | Thu., August 21, 10:00pm | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
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