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| Vintage Rock Film Clips Park Branch Library | Wed., August 20, 7:00pm | Haight/Fillmore | |
Every city's got secret treasures; one of San Francisco's is Richie Unterberger. At his Vintage Rock Film Clips events, the well-known rock critic screens a bunch of stuff you can't find on YouTube and may never get the chance to see again -- he doesn't repeat clips. Arrive early and bright-eyed... 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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| Jackpot, Two Sheds, Kings & Queens, Bark Hide & Horn Café Du Nord | Thu., August 21, 8:30pm | Castro/Noe Valley | |
Im 15 centimeters tall is the first line Caitlin Gutenberger sings on Two Sheds new self-titled EP. Theres 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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| 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 2000s By Your Side, a minor hit by pop-soul outfit Sade. Go figure. Feathered with understated... 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 of... 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 whats in store for anyone who lends an... More >>
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| "Thrillfest 08" Thrillhouse Records | Wed., August 20, 6:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| "The $3 Bill" Red Devil Lounge | Wed., August 20, 8:00pm | Nob Hill/Russian Hill | |
| Henna & the Temporary Tattoos, Shilo & Augustus Beale Street Bar & Grill | Wed., August 20, 8:00pm | Union Square/Financial District | |
| Leilujh, Foreign Cinema, The Isabellas Annie's Social Club | Wed., August 20, 8:00pm | Potrero Hill | |
| Goh Nakemura, Scrabbel, Michelle Amador Café Du Nord | Wed., August 20, 8:00pm | Castro/Noe Valley | |
| Resurrection, Sunday Night Blackout Stork Club | Wed., August 20, 8:00pm | Downtown Oakland | |
| Bob Log III, Scott H. Biram, Left Lane Cruiser Bottom of the Hill | Wed., August 20, 9:00pm | Potrero Hill | |
| Chinese Bookie, Songs for Moms, Squeeky Rice Thee Parkside | Wed., August 20, 9:00pm | Potrero Hill | |
| Get Back Loretta, Man Without Way, Th Moonlight Sexy, The Bruises Elbo Room | Wed., August 20, 9:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| Murder of Lilies, Wyld Youth 12 Galaxies | Wed., August 20, 9:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| Orb of Confusion, Lozen, Kowloon Walled City Hemlock Tavern | Wed., August 20, 9:00pm | Nob Hill/Russian Hill | |
| Photons, Seaquencer, The French Semester, Nobody Beats Hotel Utah | Wed., August 20, 9:00pm | South of Market | |
| Sex Type Thing Grant & Green | Wed., August 20, 9:00pm | North Beach/Chinatown | |
| Uni & Her Ukelele, Fortress of Attitude, Gorgeous Armada, Tear It Down Rockit Room | Wed., August 20, 9:00pm | Richmond (Inner) | |
| "Falling & Laughing" Casanova Lounge | Third Wednesday of every month, 9:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| "Outta Sight" Edinburgh Castle | Third Wednesday of every month, 9:00pm | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Benevento-Russo Duo Mojito | Daily from Sun., August 17 until Wed., August 20, 9:30pm | North Beach/Chinatown | |
| The Smokedaddies Blackthorn Tavern | Every week Wednesday, 9:30pm | Sunset (Outer) | |