SF RECOMMENDED SHOWS 2015: JUNE 1

1

Fowler, Clumsy and Air surgeon play an 8-30pm show at BOTH for $8 tonight. The El Rio gives you Los Cripis, Fungi Girls and The Cherries for $5 tonight if you are 21+.

2

Teenage Bottlerocket, The Copyrights and The Started-Its have an all age show from 9pm at BOTH tonight.

3

The She's, Union Pacific and Dazeys play for $10 and an all age audience tonight at The Rickshaw Stop starting 8pm.

5

Aja Void, V.E.X., Faith Twain, Ron Spoons and DJs Dead Daisy and Julia Mazawa play an all age offering at LCM - 1629 8th St. at Peralta in Oakland for $5 from 8pm. The Hemlock offers you SF Popfest in the form of a 21+ show from Still Flyin, Red Pony Clock, Beanpole and The Legendary House Cats starting 7-30 tonight.

6

Secrets Of The Sky have a record release show going on in Oakland tonight, where they will play along with Cormorant, Teeph and Lament Cityscape at The Golden Bull in a 9pm show costing $8. The Hemlocks gives you a 21+ show from Kinski, Heron Oblivion and Mall Walk for $10 tonight.

7

Mischief Brew have a record release show tonight at 924 Gilman Street, where you can catch them playing along with Ramshackle Glory, Kevin Seconds, Clipcord, Zebu! and Rizzy Ukelele from 5-30pm - tix and $10. Oakland offers you an all age show from Crowbar, Battlecross and Lord Dyling starting 7pm.

SF RECOMMENDED SHOWS 2015: MAY 4

24

Alex G, Happy Diving and Wild Moth share an all age 9pm show at BOTH. Thee Parkside offers you Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth, Hazzard's Cure and Tomes in a $10 show from 8pm.

25

Smallpools, Grizfolk and Hunter Hunted play a 21+ show tonight at The Independent. The Hemlock gives you Rich Girls and The Mozzies if you are 21+ and have $6 from 6.

26

Black Rainbow, Syndicate, Schleim, Three Moons and Yves St. Croissant play a $6 show from 9 tonight at The Knockout. The Elbo Room gives you a 21+ show from Perfect Loss, Feed Me Jack and Effortless Good Looks starting 9pm.

27

Hume, Simon Hochberg and Funktopus play Oakland's Stork Club for 21+ peeps with $5 at 9pm. Catch Lemme Adams with a tape release playing along with Hibbity Dibbity and Tino Drima from 9pm in an all age show at The Chapel. Jessie Evans & Otto Nervous, The Judy Experience and Ohligans can be caught at The Hemlock if you are 21+and have $10 tonight.

28

Jennifer Johns, Waterstrider and Nyx play a 9pm show for 21+ peeps at Leo's Music Club in Oakland. Trance To The Sun, Pandemoneon and The Razor Skyline share an all age show at The DNA Lounge starting 8-30pm.

29

Superheaven, Diamond Youth, Rozwell Kid and Long Knives play an all age show at 924 Gilman Street for $12 tonight from 7pm. Berkeley offers you a 21+ show from Felsen, Brad Brooks and Rough Church at The Starry Plough from 9. Thee Parkside offers you Discourse, Blistered, These Streets and Worse for $10 at 9 tonight. Black English, Vela Eyes and Meet Me In Orbit have a 9pm all age show on at The DNA Lounge. Hits, Pores and Sirena Victima are to play a 21+ show for $5 tonight at The El Rio.

30

Astral share a show with California and El Terrible for 21+ peeps tonight for $8 at The Hemlock. The El Rio offers you La Plebe, Love Songs, Bang Data and The Atom Age from 4pm as a Benefit for Iolani Azul - daughter of La Plebe drummer Mark. Mystic Braves, Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel, The Abigails and Creation Factory play an all age show at The Chapel starting 9pm.

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Never Young, Cursed Graves, Crush, Sleep Spindles and Trust Club play a 7pm show for $10 tonight at 924 Gilman Street. Also in Berkeley, El Gato Dice offers a free 4pm show listed as all age at The Starry Plough. The California Suns also play an all age free show starting at 4 at Thee Parkside. For $8 at 8pm, you can catch Viira, Amaris and Chad Bandit playing a 21+ show at The Hotel Utah.

SF RECOMMENDED SHOWS 2015: MAY 3

16

Ex-Cult, Useless Eaters, Scraper and free show, try Vitriol, Vice Minded and Das Wasser at 787 38th Avenue in an all age offering from 6-30. Satori Ensemble, Laked, PxMx and Humboldt play an all age show from 6pm at Submission Art Space.

17

Hazel's Wart, Bod and Sirena Victima can be caught from 4pm - doors at 3 - in $5 show at The Knockout if you are 21+. For free music, try The Black Ryder at Amoeba Music playing from 2pm for an all age crowd.

18

Couches, Wag, Magpies and Debartolo play a $6 show for 21+ peeps at The Elbo Room, tonight. The Hemlock offers you a $7 show from Decent Criminal, Needs, Brick Break and Pardoner starting 8-30pm.

19

Pretty Alright, High Cliffs and The Arabs play an $8 from 8-30 at BOTH. Bad Bad have a CD/cassette release show on tonight, where you can also catch Straight Crimes, B-Lines and Acrylics playing for $7 at The Knockout for 21+ peeps. More new music comes your way at The Brick and Mortar where Dinosaurs have an album release and will play along with Sexless and Dirty Denim for the 18+ peeps from 9pm.

20

Aurelio Voltaire and Ego Likeness share the 9pm show at The Elbo Room for $12 tonight. The El Rio gives you Hot Lunch, Slow Season and Blackout if you are 21+ and have $8. The Hemlock offers a $7 show from White Cloud, Drab Majesty, Tempo House and Weed Alien for 21+ peeps tonight.

21

Cool Ghouls, Grmln, Meat Market and Edwards Crossing play an all age show at The Chapel from 9pm.

22

Walken, Burning Curtains, Old Pal and Rare Parts can be caught at 9, playing a $10 show at BOTH. The Hundred Days, Beautiful Machines and Name The Band share an all ager at The DNA Lounge starting 9pm tonight. In Berkeley, you can catch Rahan Boxley Band, Adrian West Trio and Rob Bayne Band playing a 9pm show for 21+ peeps at The Starry Plough. Oakland gives you Connoisseur, Negative Standards, The Helm, Venkman and Slow Meth at The Metro in an all ager costing $7.

23

Quintron And Miss Pussycat, Nots, Tony Molina and First! play a 21+ show for $12 at The Elbo Room starting 9pm. Miller Carr has an album release show on tonight and can be caught along with Bart Davenport and Matt Baldwin at The Starry Plough from 9. BOTH gives metal fans a show for $12 from Giant Squid, Botanist, Wild Hunt and DJ Rob Metal listed as all age.

SF RECOMMENDED SHOWS 2015: MAY 1 & petition

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Plane Without A Pilot, Skank Bank, Baja Sociedad, TV Static, Black Bones and Blackbird En Route play an all age show from 7pm at 924 Gilman Street. Slim's offers you a 9pm show for peeps 6+ years of age from Los Rakas, HBK Skipper, Rey Res and DJ Ame tonight. El Terrible have a record release show at BOTH, where you will also be able to catch Bellavista and The Lower 48 if you are 21+ from 9-30pm.

9

Vanwave, Tomten, Sunhaze and Magic Magic Roses play an $8 show from 9pm at The Hemlock. The Orange Peels have a record release tonight and will play along with Curious Quail and Arts & Leisure in a $10 show for 21+ peeps at BOTH.

10

Busdriver, Jel, The Genie, Paulie Rhyme, Bottled Water and Wisecrack The Scribe play hip hop night at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley for $12 from 6pm. The Lovemakers, The Union Trade, Brasil and Paisano play a benefit show at BOTH for Sivan of Everyone Is Dirty listed as all age, starting at either 5-30 or 6, and with a BBQ.

11

Today Is The Day, Lazer Wulf, Your Enemy, Infinite Waste and Ion share an all age show from 7pm costing $10 at Oakland's Metro.

13

Torres, Aero Flynn and Cave Clove share a $12 show at BOTH tonight from 9. The Hemlock offers you an 8-30pm show for $8 from Howardian, Ben Katzman's Degreaser and Montana de Oro.

14

Conan, Samothrace, Mantar, Augurs and Worship play a $15 show from 7pm at The Metro. Greg Ashley, Scott Yonder and Michael Beach can be caught in a $7 show for 21+ peeps at The Hemlock.

15

Swimmers, Dog Party, M.F.B., Sarchasm, Decent Criminal and Heartless Folk are playing an ll age show for $10 at 924 Gilman Street tonight from 8pm. The Hemlock gives you a 21+ show from Nothington, Dialectics and Red Wood from 7-30pm. You can catch B-Stars, Jitterbug Riot, Sin Sisters Burlesque and DJs El Gallo Negro and Miss K playing Rockabilly Prom at the Elbo Room for $12 from 9pm if you are 21+.

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