SF SHOWS 2013: 77 & Mr Kind song

The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is on! It runs from the 4th thru 6th October. It is listed as all age and free. Some of the bands you can catch include: The Time Jumpers, Shovels And Rope, Sturgill Simpson, Nicki Bluhm & The Grumblers and Robert Ellis.

Here is a flier for another festival coming along later this month:

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Pure Bliss, Darlingchemicalia and Void Boys play a $6 show at The Hemlock from 9-30. The DNA Lounge gives you Annabella Lwin, The Unfortunate Bastard, Castles In Spain and DJ Shindog from 9.

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Dead Winter Carpenters, Ocha La Rocha and Jigsaw Night play a 9pm show at The Brick and Mortar for 18+ peeps tonight. Berkeley's Starry Plough has a 21+ show from Halcyon and The Gospel Flats, along with Timothy Owens' CD release, starting 9pm. The Easy Leaves at The Independent / Honky Tonkin' in the Citay - DETAILS.

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Chonk & The Ghostfiddler, Saul Conrad, and Blood & Dust play a free show starting 4pm - doors at 2 - at The Starry Plough in Berkeley. Thee Parkside gives you an all age free show from Family Scott, Raging Malcontents and John Thaxton starting 4pm - doors 11am.

Hear the latest from Mr Kind HERE

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Peach Kelli Pop, Meat Market, and The Shanghais play an $8 show at The Hemlock starting at 8:30pm. The Knockout gives you a 9-30pm show from Permanent Collection, Useless Eaters, Mane and DJ Ack Ack Ack for $7.

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Indianna Hale, Mark Joseph & The Missing Pieces and Odd Bird play BOTH's 21+ show from 9 tonight. The Hemlock offers you Melted Toys, Sam Flax and Free Time for $7 from 8-30.

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Father John Misty and Kate Berlant share the stage from 9pm at Slim's tonight. CDN offers you Should We Run's album release along with music from Tidelands, Foli and Nacosta from 8.

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Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony, The French Cassettes and Everyone Is Dirty play The Uptown for $8 from 9pm. Berkeley's Starry Plough gives you a 9pm show from Odd Owl, Burnt Palms and Horrible/Adorable if you are 21+. The Chapel offers a $15 show from Autumn Defense and Bart Davenport from 9.

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Title Fight, Balance And Composure, Cruel Hand and Slingshot Dakota play an 8pm show at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley for $14. Kelley Stoltz has a record release going on at The Chapel, along with The Mantles and Sopwith Camel, all starting at 9. Club 1994 -DETAILS.

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The M-Tet, open cut sessions, along with DJ's and a record swap happens at The Starry Plough for $10 ($5 with canned food) starting at noon. Oakland's Stork Club offers you Silke Berlinn & The Addictions, American Death Machine, The Knuckles, The Gash and Monk Warrior for $5 from 8-30.

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Secret Secretaries, Saturn Cats and Civic play The Elbo Room for 21+ peeps with $6 tonight. Sixteentons, Chiefs and Lament Cityscape have a 21+ show going on at Eli's Mile High Club.

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Oceanography, Warships and Magic Fight play a $5 show at The Elbo Room for 21+ peep tonight. The Hemlock offers an 8-30pm show from Diesel Dudes and Andy D. costing $6 tonight.

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Michael Hurley, Vetiver and Michael Chapman play an 8pom show for $15 at The GAMH tonight. The Independent gives you a 21+ show from Blue Sky Black Death, Sister Crayon and Real Magic from 8. BOTH offers a 9pm show from Books On Fate, Ghost Town Jenny and River Shiver for $10 tonight.

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White Cloud, Fine Points and Dylan Shearer play a $6 show at The Hemlock from 8-30. Sweat Lodge, Industrial Priest Overcoats and Snit are playing from 9 for $7 at Thee Parkside.

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Papa Bear And The Easy Love, The Sam Chase, The Lonesome Heroes and Tendrils play a $10 show at Thee Parkside starting 9pm. CDN gives you a 21+ show from The Octopus Project, Paper Lions and Campbell Apartment for $12 tonight. Wednesday 13, King Loses Crown and Death Valley High share an 8pm show at The DNA Lounge tonight - listed as all age.

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Rain Parade, Powder and Bone Cootes play the 9pm show at CDN tonight. 924 Gilman gives you Red Store Bums, Day Labor and Skank Bank in Ska Night from 8. Wild Moth have a record release tonight, playing along with Permanent Collection, Tender Buttons, Tongue and DJ Rich G. at Thee Parkside for $6 from 9pm. Fringe, the indie music video dance party! - DETAILS.

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Che Prasad have a CD release in Berkeley tonight - playing along with Spidermeow at The Starry Plough in an all age free show from 4 - doors from 2. Ragwater Revue, Voodoo Organist and The Slow Poisoner play an 8-30pm show at The Hemlock for $7.

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Abatis, Station & The Monster, Dead Meat and Michael Gaughan play a $6 show from 9 at The Elbo Room. BOTH gives you a 21+ show from Porcelain Raft, The Tambo Rays and Teenage Sweater starting at 9.

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Protected Left, Rush & Attack, The Lucky Eejits and DJ Ryan play a 9-30pm show at The Knockout for 21+ peeps. Oakland's Uptown gives you The Vibrators, Bite and Party Force for $10 from 9.

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Pleasure Leftists, Cold Circuits and Fossor House play an all age 8pm show at Good Bellies - 4659 Telegraph in Oakland. Also in Oakland, The Stork Club gives you a 21+ show from Kristian Rodriguez Band, Stream and Pink Harvest for $5 tonight.

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The Last 10 Seconds Of Life, Deserters, Kublai Kahn, Seeker, Beg For Death and Death Spitter have a $10 show from 7pm at the Metro in Oakland. Two of my fav bands - Astral and The Common Men - share a show along with Sit Kitty Sit and Return to Mono and CDN tonight. DETAILS

AMBROSIA - 90's Nostalgia Party - DETAILS

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Magic Trick have a record release show tonight, playing along with The Range Of Light Wilderness, Pure Bliss and Cool Ghouls at The Chapel in an all age show for $12. The El Rio for $8.

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Darwin Deez, Caged Animals and The Soonest play a 9pm show at BOTH tonight. Thee Parkside gives you a free 4pm show - doors from 11am - from The Silver Threads and Warren Jackson Hearne. There is also an $8 8pm show from Before The Brave, The Show Ponies,Hannah Glover And The Family Band and Joseph.

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Parachute, Matt Hires and Paradise Fears play a 9pm all age show at The Chapel. Aussie band Stargazer play metal night at The Elbo Room along with Knelt Rote and Abnutivum for 21+ peeps with $10 from 9.

Coast Jumper link HERE

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Turn Me On Dead Man, Twin Trilogy and Brubaker play an 8pm show at The El Rio. Diesto, Hellbeard and Bedrucken are on tonight's lineup at The Hemlock for 21+ peeps with $7.

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Golden Drugs, Biosexual, The Hot Dark and some DJs entertain you tonight for free from 9pm at The Elbo Room. The DNA Lounge gives you an 8pm show from Moving Units, Some Ember, The Trims and DJ Aaron Axelsen tonight.

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David J, Sky Parade, The Cellar Doors and DJ Jay Tibbs play CDN's 7-30pm show tonight. The Chapel gives you Weekend, Disappears and Wymond Miles for $14 from 9.

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Foxtails Brigade, Bells Atlas and The Spencer Owen Time Share play a $7 show at The Hemlock, starting 9-30. 924 Gilman Street gives you an 8pm show from Peligro, The Kegels, Skandalism, Wreck Department, Station And The Monster and My Friends Band tonight for $10. Ruleta Rusa have a record release tonight, playing along with La Plebe, Spanish band Las Otras, Poliskitzo and Unstrung for $8.

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Ghoul, Damon And The Heathens, Sharp Objects and Reckless have a 21+ show on at Eli's Mile High Club, where you can get free food - and the first 50 guests get free champers, as it is Eli's 5 Year Anniversary. Sundowner have a record release at BOTH tonight, playing along with Kevin Seconds, Great Apes and The Started-Its for $10 from 9. A free all age show from Lulacruza is on at The Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park today. Minus Head Records Showcase with Judgement Day, Death Valley High, Black Map, & King Loses Crown - details HERE

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Dance Party Boys have a CD release at BOTH tonight, playing along with Belligerator and Rivals for $8 from 9. Oakland's Metro gives you a 4pm show for $10 from Disperity, Hard Of Heart, Soon We Fall, Deities, Synnova, The Unobstructed, Dakota, Los Vaqueros, Sahmaatah, Dominion and Distruption.

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Grill Cloth, Death Medicine Band, Sex Snobs, Jungle Cat and DJ Dahmer play a 9pm show for $5 at The Elbo Room for 21+ peeps tonight. Aussie band Sick Puppies play along with Candlelight Red and Charming Liars for $22 at The Independent from 8pm.

The Blank Tapes new song HERE