may 20 - thu
Grass Widow, Brilliant Colors, Babies at the Li Po Lounge, 916 Grant Ave., S.F. 21+ 9pm. A dash of punk, some surf rock and some discordant female vocalage. Should be sweet.
Roky Erickson & Okkervil River at the Fillmore. Bluesy rock from a godfather of the psychedelic rock movement. I saw this legend of a man a year or so ago and it was absolutely amazing. If you like good music, if you like classic bands, DON'T MISS THIS SHOW!
Nerveskade, Abrupt, Ghastly Chains, Deras Krig, Battleshok at Yer Haus, Oakland a/a $5 7pm. Punk and hardcore, should be a good show for the little angry person in all of us.
Hecanjog/Hey Exit, CJ Borosque/Travis Johns/Arachnid Arcade at the Luggage Store Gallery, S.F. 8pm Yet another of the great experimental noise show.
may 21 - fri
Crow (Japan), Conquest For Death, Acephalix, Cross Stitched Eyes (Germany), Surrender, No Statik (floor) at Gilman $10 7:30pm. Doing what the gilman has become famous for, an underground punk hardcore show.
The Pussy, Prize Hog, Kevin Shields, Sixes, Lemon Bear at the Purple House, 5716 Genoa St., Oakland (dave's birthday). Not sure who dave is and I had trouble finding a lot of these bands, but it sounds like another noise show. Happy Bday Dave, whoever you are.
O Sleep: Ellen Fullman and Theresa Wong with Michael Carter, Luciano Chessa, Shayna Dunkleman, Dohee Lee, Heike Liss and Alice Wu at Southern Exposure, 3030 20th St., S.F. $8-$15 sliding (free for members) 8:30pm
Clem Snide, The Whiskey And The Devil Chaplain, The Heligoats at the Bottom Of the Hill 21+ $10/$12 10pm. Indie pop music, crooning away strumming their guitars and lamenting.
Nokie Edwards (of the Ventures) backed by Venturesmania, Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-Fonics, Pollo Del Mar, plus the Mini-Skirt Mob Go-Go Dancers at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. 8pm (KFJC) . So this is like a surf rock extravaganza, so boogie on down and have some fun.
Kaki King, An Horse (Australia) at the Fillmore $20 9pm.
Dredg at the Great American Music Hall. So I really dislike this band, that being said they play a kind of pop almost metal that tries to bring in a wide influence of instruments and genres. So you can decide for yourself.
Picture Atlantic, Ghost & The City, Man In Space at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $7 9pm 21+
Tsigoti (Italy) live on KFJC 89.7FM / KFJC.ORG between 4pm-6pm (radio)
may 22 - sat
Talk Is Poison, Saviours, In Disgust, Iron Lung (WA), Walls (WA), Cardboard Funeral (WA) at Gilman $8 7:30pm
Foot Village, Robin Williams On Fire, Inca Ore, Robedoor, VNC at Heco's, 705 Peralta, Oakland $5 9PM
g|O|D|W|A|F|F|L|E||N|O|I|S|E||P|A|N|C|A|K|E|S: Beandip Troubadours, Ken Ueno/Lou Bunk/Ma++ Ingalls (Lyrical Queclops), Laces, MOM, Mama Buries at the Lab, S.F. 12pm/noon-2:30pm
O Sleep: Ellen Fullman and Theresa Wong with Michael Carter, Luciano Chessa, Shayna Dunkleman, Dohee Lee, Heike Liss and Alice Wu at Southern Exposure, 3030 20th St., S.F. $8-$15 sliding (free for members) 8:30pm
The Finches, Key Losers, Breezy Days Band at the Hemlock, S.F. 21+ $8 9:30pm
John Vanderslice, Family Room (members of Worker Bee) at X Sports Bar + Music Lounge at Homestead Lanes, Cupertino $10 8pm
Tsigoti, Qumran Orphix at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $7 9pm
may 23 - sun
ORMF IX: X (Australia), A-Frames (WA), Ras G (L.A.), Moon Duo, Jacuzzi Boys (FL), Foot Village (L.A.), Robedoor (L.A.), Rank/Xerox, Mucky the Ducky, DAK (L.A.), UC Davis Gamelan Ensemble, English Singles at Plainfield Station, 23944 County Road 98 (across the bridge at the intersection of Road 98 & 29), Woodland $8/$10 2pm-10pm
Raccoons, The Slaves (Portland), Tunnels, Kevin Shields at the Hemlock 21+ $6 9pm
Constructing A Musical Phrase From the Ground Up: An Extended Play Workshop by Ellen Fullman at Southern Exposure, 3030 20th St., S.F. $10-$15 sliding (free for members) 1pm-3pm
Emily Jane White (album release), Slow Motion Cowboys, Devotionals at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10/$12 8pm
