sep 2 - thu
- Arab On Radar, MAYYORS, Thee Oh Sees, Sic Alps, No Babies at the Eagle, S.F. 21+ [Arab On Radar west coast tour canceled - MAYYORS ADDED]
- Barn Owl, Starving Weirdos, Pulse Emitter, Danny Paul Grody, Rene Hell, En at Cafe Du Nord, S.F. 21+ $10 ($45/four show pass) 7:30pm (On Land Festival)
- John Wiese, Sixes, Gerritt Wittmer at Marina Abramovic Institute West, S.F.
- Bran(...)Pos, Aurora Josephson, Joseph Rosenzweig at the Luggage Store Gallery, S.F. 8pm sharp
- Stereo Total (Germany) at Slim's
- The Growlers, Shannon and the Clams, Spencey Dude and the Doodles at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F.8pm
sep 3 - fri
- MAYYORS, Ty Segall, Culture Kids, Blasted Canyons at Serra Bowl, Daly City FREE 8pm sharp [one of the last Mayyors shows, don't sleep]
- Terry Riley (celebrates 75), KALX DJ Velvet Einstein (from 6:30pm-8pm) at the Berkeley Art Museum (Gallery B) $7 8pm (L@TE)
- Oneohtrix Point Fever, White Rainbow, Pete Swanson, Operative, Robert A.A. Lowe, Eli Keszler/Ashley Paul, Golden Retriever at Cafe Du Nord 21+ $10 ($45/four show pass) 7:30pm (On Land Festival)
- Everything Must Go, Fracas, P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. (pdx), Disciples, Fukm at Gilman $8 8pm
- Little Gold (ex-Meneguar, Woods), Lovey Dovies (NOLA), tba at Mama Buzz, Oakland $5 9pm
sep 4 - sat
- The Alps, Zelienople, Xela, Date Palms, Grasslung, Metal Rouge, Le Revelateur at Cafe Du Nord 21+ $10 ($45/four show pass) 7:30pm (On Land Festival)
- Japanther, Hottub, Juiceboxxx, Shannon and the Clams, Younger Lovers, The Pessimists, Hongry at the Oakland Metro, 630 3rd St., Oakland
- Garotas Suecas at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 8pm
- Green Day, A.F.I. at Shoreline $50/$20 7pm
- KFJC Penny Pitch fundraiser, dj's at Streetlight Records, San Jose 1pm-6pm
- [L.A.] FYF Fest at Los Angeles State Historic Park [L.A.]
sep 5 - sun
- MAYYORS, Thee Ohsees, The Lamps at the DAM Haus, Davis [LAST Mayyors show]
- Charalambides, Grouper, Dan Higgs (of lungfish), Bill Orcutt, Ilyas Ahmed, Common Eider King Eider, Higuma at the Swedish American Hall a/a $20 ($45/four show pass) 6:30pm (On Land festival)
- Christina Carter, Liz Harris/Ilyas Ahmed at Aquarius Records, S.F. free 2pm
- Cold Cave, Abe Vigoda at the Great American Music Hall $16 9pm
- Vetiver at the Independent 21+ $15 8pm
- La Plebe, Religious Girls, Uzi Rash, Mancub, Safari at 7th St and Peralta St., Oakland 8pm
sep 6 - mon
- Holly Herndon, Elizabeth Orr, James Fei/Tim Perkis, Karen Stackpole/Kristen Miltner at East Nile, 1510 8th St., Oakland
sep 7 - tue
- Million Brazilians, Fried Drugs, Idaho Joe at 21 Grand, Oakland
- Extreme Animals at Southern Exposure 7pm
sep 8 - wed
- Igetimer, Klaus Janek/Philip Greenlief/Scott R Loneey, Simon Berz/Basshaters, Fred Frith/Patrice Scanlon at East Nile, 1510 8th St., Oakland
- Deep Teens, Sleepwalkers, Quiet Coyote, Homewreckers at El Rio, S.F. 21+
- Crooked Fingers, The Mynabirds at Cafe Du Nord 21+ $12 9:30pm
sep 9 - thu
- Alessandro Cortini & Don Buchla, John Chowning, Lissom at the Brava Theatre, S.F. (SFEMF)
- Brilliant Colors, Milk Music, White Boss at the Hemlock 21+ $7 9pm
- Coliseum (KY), Burning Love (Canada) at thee Parkside 21+ $8 9pm
- Little Wings, Michael Musika, Honeycomb at Cafe Du Nord 21+ $12 9pm
sep 10 - fri
- MKM (Gunther Mueller/Jason Kahn/Norbert Möslang), Trimpin, Pod Blotz at the Brava Theatre, S.F. (SFEMF)
- Grass Widow at Cyclone Warehouse, Illinois at Cesar Chavez, S.F. 7pm-11:30pm
- Seth Horvitz/Nate Boyce, Dave Aju/JD Beltran, Lucky Dragons, Lorne Chasse, Kadet Kuhne at the de Young Museum, S.F. 6pm
- Shoko Hikage/Kanoko Nishi at the Berkeley Art Museum 7:30pm
- Mark Kozelek (red house painters/sun kil moon) at the Palace Of Fine Arts, S.F. $30/$35/$50 8pm
- Kelley Stoltz, Sonny Smith, Ty Segall at the Mezzanine, S.F. 21+?
- M Women, Sister Fucker at Stanford House, Oakland
- Helmet, Bison BC at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $15 9pm
- Hellbastard (U.K.), Acephalix, Short Atten at Gilman
sep 11 - sat
- Stephan Mathieu, Caroliner Rainbow Shadow Walking Over Waves Somewhere, Joseph Hammer at Brava Theatre, S.F. (SFEMF)
- Sic Alps, Howlin' Rain, Radio Moscow, Whalebones at the New Parish, Oakland 21+
- Grass Widow at Amoeba, S.F. free 2pm
- Deviated Instinct (England), Brainoil, Neurotoxcity at Gilman
- Shonen Knife (Japan), Bam Bam at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $14 9pm
- Deviated Instinct, Brainoil, Violence Of Hummanity, Neurotoxcity at Gilman $10
- The Business (U.K.), The Hollowpoints, Hounds & Harlots, Box Squad at thee Parkside, S.F. $13/$15 9pm
- Helmet, Bison BC at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $18/$20 doors/9pm
- KFJC Penny Pitch fundraiser, dj's at Rasputin, Mountain View 1pm-6pm
sep 11/12 - sat/sun
- Invisible Ocean Festival: Daniel Higgs, Karl Blau, The Mumlers, Bill Wesley's Array Orchestra, Blushin' Roulettes, Songs for Moms, Salt Minds, Bad Paradise, TV Mike and the Scarecrowes, Hits, Sea of Bees, City of Progress, Saything, Show Business, Jeepneys, Vaginals, Slick, Ed Masuga, Motorbikes, Soft Shells, Takhoma, Mariee Sioux, dj's: DJ Don't Tell Mom, Jonny One Time, Hit the Deck at the Old Mill Farm, Mendocino
sep 12 - sun
- SLEEP, Thrones at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. $23 8pm $ (KFJC)
- Terraform, Didimao, Primary Colors, Deep Teens at Foxhole, 941 Willow St., Oakland
- Deviated Instinct (England), Lecherous Gaze, Vastum at Kimo's, S.F. 21+ $8 5:30pm-8:30pm
- Kreamy 'Lectric Santa, Hello Shitty People, Nature Boys, Frozen Teens at Sugar Mountain, 2515 San Pablo Ave., Oakland
- Shonen Knife (Japan) at the Bottom Of the Hill 21+ $12/$14 9pm
sep 13 - mon
- SLEEP, Saviours at the Regency Ballroom, S.F. $23 8pm $ (KFJC)
- STLS, Jeepneys at tba (club sandwich)
sep 14 - tue
- Oakland Active Orchestra, Myrmyr at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ 9pm
- The Walkmen, Dan Mangan at the Fillmore $23 8pm
- Menomena, Suckers, Tu Fawning at the Great American Music Hall
sep 15 - wed
- Jeff the Brotherhood, Ty Segall, Tropical Sleep at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F. $10/$12 8pm
- Protect Me, Psychic Handbook at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland 7pm
- Menomena, Suckers, Tu Fawning at the Great American Music Hall
sep 16 - thu
- Darren Johnston, Amar Chaudhary at the Luggage Store Gallery, S.F. 8pm
- Tyvek, Nodzzz, Art Museums at the Hemlock 21+
- Jimmy Edgar, Loose Shus, Boyz IV Men at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F.
sep 17 - fri
- Joshua Churchill/Andrew Benson, Michael Campos-Quinn/Curtis Tamm, Seth Horvitz (Sutekh) at the Berkeley Art Museum (L@TE)
- Rank/Xerox, Rats, Piles, Mattress, Colomboid at 21 Grand, Oakland
- Orchid (not that orchid), Dusted Angel, Moses, Lords Of Bastards (Scotland), Iron Witch at Gilman $10
sep 18 - sat
- Nomeansno (Canada), The Bar Feeders, Ezeetiger at the Bottom Of the Hill a/a?
- Melvins, Totimoshi at the Blank Club, San Jose 21+ $15 doors/9pm
- Up Died Sound, Lil B, Diamond Catalog, Josef Van Wissem, Pod Blotz at the Continental Club, Oakland (Weird Forest showcase/club sandwich)
- Savage Republic, Five Oceans, Carta at the Hemlock 21+
- KFJC Penny Pitch fundraiser, dj's at Aquarius Records, S.F. 1pm-6pm
sep 19 - sun
- Melvins at Slim's
- Failure, Mother Country Mother Fuckers, Judas at Gilman (early show)
sep 20 - mon
- The Charlatans U.K., Giant Drag at Bimbo's 365 Club, S.F. 21+ $25 8pm
- Efterklang, Buke And Gass (NY), Silian Rail at the Bottom Of the Hill 21+ $12 9pm
sep 21 - tue
- Casiotone For the Painfully Alone, Otoutu at tba (club sandwich)
sep 22 - wed
- Willie Nelson & Family, Ryan Bingham at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga $125-$45 7:30pm
sep 23 - thr
- The xx (England), Warpaint, Zola Jesus at the Fox Theater, Oakland $25 8pm
sep 24 - fri
- Death Sentence: Panda!, Nautical Almanac, Daniel Higgs, John Wiese, at Huffin House, 755 E 10th St., Oakland
- Fleshies, Mystic Knights Of the Cobra, Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits, emcee Alex Koll at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $10 9pm
sep 25 - sat
- Scott Arford/Randy Yau, Michael Gendreau at Southern Exposure, 3030 20th St., S.F. 7:30pm
sep 26 - sun
- g|O|D|W|A|F|F|L|E||N|O|I|S|E||P|A|N|C|A|K|E|S: MOE! Staiano, Transient, Head Boggle, Lazy Boy (MX 80) with Pale Reverse, Key West at at the Lab, S.F. 12/noon-2pm sharp!
sep 28 - tue
- Fennesz, Odd Nosdam at the Swedish American Hall, S.F.
sep 29 - wed
- High On Fire, Torche, Kylesa at the Great American Music Hall $20 8pm (Sanctioned Annihilation Tour)
- Dungen, The Entrance Band, The Fresh and Onlys, Matt Baldwin at the New Parish, Oakland 21+ 9pm
sep 29/30 - wed/thu
- The Black Keys, Nicole Atkins at the Fox Theater, Oakland 8pm $ (wed sold out)
sep 30 - thr
- Nautical Almanac, Daniel Higgs (lungfish), Spider Compass Good Crime Band at the Hemlock 21+
oct 1 - fri
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy at Cavallo Point, 601 Murray Circle, Sausalito 7pm
- The Mantles, Super Wild Horses (Australia), Royal Baths at the Hemlock 21+
- The Flaming Lips, Ariel Pink at the Fox Theater, Oakland $40 8pm
- Nick Lowe/Elvis Costello (Costello Sings Lowe/Nick Sings Elvis), Austin & Caroline de Lone at the Great American Music Hall $125 ($200 vip/dinner) 2 shows: 8pm & 11pm (A Benefit for the Richard de Lone Special Housing Project)
oct 1/2/3 - fri/sat/sun
- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2010 at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park, S.F. FREE
- [L.V.] Matador Records 21st Anniversary in Las Vegas (sold out)
oct 2 - sat
- Mammatus, Swanifant, The Shari La Las at the Hemlock 21+ 9:30pm
- The Flaming Lips, Health, White Hills at the Fox Theater, Oakland $40 8pm
- The Futureheads (U.K.) at the Great American Music Hall $15/$17 9pm
- Orbless, Bulbs at Baer Ridgway Exhibitions, S.F. 7pm
oct 3 - sun
- AIDS Wolf (Canada), Zulus, No Babies, Boys IV Men at the El Rio, S.F.
- g|O|D|W|A|F|F|L|E||N|O|I|S|E||P|A|N|C|A|K|E|S: Scott Arford, Actuary (L.A.), Dental Work (IL), Heartworm, Rifle Cup, My Daddy Ate My Eyes, Overdose the Katonic at the Lab, S.F. 12/noon-2pm sharp!
oct 4 - mon
- The Clean (New Zealand), Barbara Manning at the Independent 21+ [THE CLEAN!]
- Guitar Wolf (Japan) at the Bottom Of the Hill 21+ $15 9pm
oct 5 - tue
- High Castle, Zulus (members of Battleship, RICE), Scumby at the Hemlock 21+
- Guided By Voices, Times New Viking at the Warfield
- Dead Meadow at the Great American Music Hall
oct 6 - wed
- Child Abuse, Burmese, Death Sentence: Panda! at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ 10pm
- Caribou, Emeralds at the Regency Ballroom, S.F.
oct 7 - thu
- Child Abuse at the Uptown, Oakland 21+
- Glass Candy, Chromatics at the Rickshaw Stop, S.F.
oct 8 - fri
- Ghoul, Direct Control (VA), Cannabis Corpse (VA), A.N.S. (TX), Voetsek, Instant Asshole at the Metro, Oakland (Tankcrimes Brainsqueeze)
oct 9 - sat
- Municipal Waste (VA), Vitamin X (Netherlands), Toxic Holocaust (Portland), Deadfall, Ramming Speed (MA), Population Reduction, Face The Rail at the Metro, Oakland (Tankcrimes Brainsqueeze)
oct 11 - mon
- Vholtz, Fun Santa Maria, Gaze, Prints vs JonnyOnetime, DJ's Matt Thompson and Troy Bayless at the Ivy Room, Albany 21+
- The Corin Tucker Band, The Golden Bears at the Great American Music Hall $17 8pm
- Eels at the Fillmore $28 8pm
- El Ten Eleven, Baths, Sister Crayon at the Crepe Place, Santa Cruz $10 8pm
oct 12 - tue
- Teenage Fanclub at the Fillmore $27 8pm
oct 14 - thu
- The Dickies (L.A.), Nobunny, Sharp Objects at the Uptown, Oakland 21+ $12 8pm
oct 15 - fri
- The Dickies (L.A.), Fleshies, Classics Of Love at the Elbo Room, S.F. 21+ $12/$14 10pm
oct 16 - sat
- Burmese, Kowloon Walled City, Nero Order at the Hemlock 21+
- Frisco Freakout: Sic Alps, Carlton Melton, Wooden Shjips, White Manna, Glitter Wizard, Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound, tba at Thee Parkside, S.F. 21+?
- Treasure Island Music Festival: LCD Soundsystem, Deadmau5, Kruder And Dorfmeister, Miike Snow, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Die Antwoord, Little Dragon, Four Tet, Holy Fuck, Phantogram, Jamaica, Wallpaper, Maus Haus on Treasure Island, S.F. Bay a/a $68 ($120 2 day) (ticket includes transportation to island)
oct 17 - sun
- Treasure Island Music Festival: Belle And Sebastian, The National, Broken Social Scene (Canada), She And Him, Superchunk, Rogue Wave, Surfer Blood, Ra Ra Riot, Monotonix (Israel), The Sea And Cake, Phosphorescent, Papercuts, The Mumlers on Treasure Island, S.F. Bay $68 ($120 2 day) (ticket includes transportation to island)
oct 18 - mon
- Envy (Japan), Touche Amore, And So I Watch You From Afar at Cafe Du Nord 21+?