Monday October 5, 2026
East Bay
FML Studio, Oakland: Ingrata, Ursula, Kind, Rob The Dead, Streetsweeper
The Freight: 12pm Bobby McFerrin & Motion: Circlesongs
Spats: Tess & the Details, Ghost in the Willow
The Starry Plough: Irish Céili (“KAY-LEE”) Dance with live band
Thee Stork Club: Freakyoke Karaoke
Yoshi’s: Euge Groove
San Francisco
August Hall: Nick Hakim, Arima Ederra
Bottom of the Hill: The Rat Utopia Experiment, False Flag, Fatale
Cafe Du Nord: Mountain Grass Unit
Castro Theater: She & Him, Jordana
The DeLuxe: DeLuxe Jazz Collective
DNA Lounge: Monday Night Hubba (burlesque)
Gray Area: Derrick Gee Radio Hour
Hotel Utah: Open Mic
Knockout: Psychotic Reaction, Press On, Bongfather
The Lost Church: Reb Conner, Joshua James Jackson
Mabuhay Gardens: Zinggflower Mondays
The Masonic: EsDeeKid, Rico Ace
Neck of the Woods: Salsa Crazy Mondays
Sweetwater Music Hall: Mike Dawes
Tuesday October 6, 2026
East Bay
Cornerstone: Evening Elephants, The Braymores, Jade Street
Fox Theater: Cavetown, Chloe Moriondo
The Freight: Benmont Tench
Greek Theater: Jungle, Rio Kosta
Ivy Room: Club Guillotine (burlesque, puppets, dance party)
The Planetarium: Midvale Park, Carmen Sixteen, Softsnag, Paper Cranes
The Starry Plough: Open Mic
Thee Stork Club: Kelly McFarling, Desiree Cannon
UC Theatre: President, Showing Teeth
Yoshi’s: Euge Groove
San Francisco
Biscuits and Blues: The West Coast Blues Revue
Bottom of the Hill: zzzahara, Faerybabyy, fime
Brick & Mortar Music Hall: Telescreens
Cafe Du Nord: Arrows in Action, Good Boy Daisy, Instant Crush
Castro Theater: Sammy Rae & The Friends, Melt
The Chapel: Lilyisthatyou
The DeLuxe: Patrick Wolff Bebop Truth Quartet
The Fillmore: My Morning Jacket
Great American Music Hall: The Menzingers, Hot Water Music, Weakened Friends
Hotel Utah: Open Bluegrass Jam
The Independent: Cure for Paranoia
Kilowatt: 7pm Thunder Clap: Comedy Show, 9pm Karaoke
Knockout: Corpse Dust, Brood Faye, Edgar, Skoto
Neck of the Woods: Karaoke
Wednesday October 7, 2026
East Bay
Ashkenaz: Further On (Grateful Dead Night)
The Back Room: Amy Speace
Cornerstone: Son Lux, Mmeadows
Fox Theater: Ilana Glazer (comedy)
The Freight: The Moth Storyslam
Greek Theater: Jungle, Rio Kosta
Ivy Room: Under A New Sun, LowLife Coach, Dirty Brown Napkins, Elegant Trash
The Jazz School: 12:30pm Katy Stephan on Chet Baker the vocalist
Jupiter: Jazzschool Jam Wednesdays
The Marsh Cabaret: Randy Craig And Friends
Spats: Miyagi-Do Karaoke
The Starry Plough: Berkeley Poetry Slam
Thee Stork Club: Welcome Strawberry, Sparkler, Bed Bug Guru, Artificial Muscl
Yoshi’s: Will Downing
San Francisco
August Hall: French Police, Social Order
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium: The Neighborhood, After, Noise Dept.
Biscuits and Blues: The Bobby Young Project
Black Cat: Joe Warner, Dante “Taz” Robinson, Michael “Tiny” Lindsey
Boom Boom Room: Zoo Band
Bottom of the Hill: The Spiral Electric, Fake Your Own Death, Silent Pictures
Brick & Mortar Music Hall: The Animeros
Cafe Du Nord: Anna Graves, Emma Roellig
Castro Theater: Sammy Rae & The Friends, Melt
The Chapel: Lloyd Cole
The DeLuxe: Kazemde George Trio
El Rio: Los Train Wreck’s All Star Jam
The Fillmore: My Morning Jacket
Hotel Utah: Syd and I, Common Relics, Hidden Pictures
The Independent: Deer Tick, Presley Haile
Keys Jazz Bistro: Pamela Rose & Wayne De La Cruz: Hammond Organ Party!
Kilowatt: Box Elder, Normcore, Strate Jacket, algoslave
Knockout: Glia, Starbellied Bug, Smile Too Much, Softie
The Lost Church: Benny Feldman (comedy)
Mabuhay Gardens: Cat’s Corner Swing Dance/live music
Make Out Room: BFF FM Karaoke
Neck of the Woods: Open Mic Wednesdays
Rickshaw Stop: Stephan Dawes, Jojomber
Swedish American Hall: Jacob Alon
The Warfield: The Dresden Dolls, Yes Virginia
Thursday October 8, 2026
East Bay
The Back Room: Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ish) with special guest The Holly Martins
Fireside Lounge: Don Balistreri
The Sound Room: Dennis Mitcheltree Quartet
The Starry Plough: Free Funk Glory Jams
Thee Stork Club: somesurprises, Ilyas Ahmed, Chuck Johnson
UC Theatre: Dying Fetus, Sanguisugabogg, Crowbar, Left to Suffer, Deterioration
Yoshi’s: Will Downing
San Francisco
August Hall: The Rasmus, Saint Agnes, Death Valley
Biscuits and Blues: Jeffrey James Trio
Black Cat: Benito Gonzalez Trio featuring Jeff “Tain” Watts
Boom Boom Room: Robby D & the EFG’s
Bottom of the Hill: Casa Sueño (with Mike Watt), Ray Yeh, Rituals of Mine
Brick & Mortar Music Hall: Lølø, Mylie Taylor
Cafe Du Nord: Evangelia, STOLAR, Aristea Taptelis
Castro Theater: Mon Rovîa, Sydney Rose, Sarah Julia
The Chapel: Y La Bamba
The DeLuxe: Banda Sin Nombre
DNA Lounge: Parrotfish, Indigo Elephant
Eagle SF: Blunt Force Karma, Run Your Pockets, Man The Gallows, Televised Corruption
El Rio: Karaokiki
4 Star Theater: Freight Train Lady, Indianna Hale, Forest Floor
Gray Area: Eraserhead Xiu Xiu
Great American Music Hall: Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, Bill Orcutt, Famous Mammals
Keys Jazz Bistro: Jules Broussard
Kilowatt: Shrøud, Young Lovers, Held
The Lost Church: Poetry, Prose, & Everything Goes: A Grief & Gratitude Open Mic!
Mr. Tipple’s: Isaac Coyle Quartet
Neck of the Woods: Drag Talk, Filth Is Eternal, Integra Pink
SF Jazz Center: Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets, Tiffany Austin
The Warfield: JO1
Yerba Buena Gardens: 12:30pm Quinteto Latino
Friday October 9, 2026
East Bay
Ashkenaz: Lone Piñon
The Back Room: Body Love Open Mic
Berkeley Chapel of Flowers: Ronobir Lahiri Hip-Hop Sitar
Cornerstone: Michigander, Chapel
Eli’s Mile High Club: Shāheri
Fireside Lounge: Stonedog, Lucky Busters
Fox Theater: Mastodon, Deafheaven, Alcest
The Freight: Rickie Lee Jones, Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn, Mia Pixley
Hillside Club: Maya de Vitry, Mark Erelli
Ivy Room: Erasure-esque (Erasure tribute), Just Like Heaven (The Cure tribute), KRÖME ADDÏKT
Jupiter: Steve Lucky’s Hammond Cheese Combo
The Planetarium: Bones Shredder, Sweet Gloom, Suzie True, Star 99
Radium Runway, Alameda: Soiled Dove (circus/cabaret) with Joan Baez & Sgt. Splendor
Siesta Valley Bowl: Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite Duo featuring Bob Welsh
The Sound Room: Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini
Spats: Kaiju or Cake, Later Alligator, Dowse, Swing Batter
The Starry Plough: Margie Turner & the Outback Blues Band
Thee Stork Club: Mala Greña, Pecado de Juana, DJ La Femme Papi
UC Botanical Garden: John Brothers Piano Company
UC Theatre: High on Fire, Windhand, Penury
Yoshi’s: Musiq Soulchild
San Francisco
August Hall: Cumbiatron
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium: Holy Priest, Junkie KID, Kristenbrügger, Color KID
Bimbos 365 Club: DOMi & JD Beck
Biscuits and Blues: Dennis Jones
Black Cat: Benito Gonzalez Trio featuring Jeff “Tain” Watts
Boom Boom Room: Ado Soul & the Tribe
Bottom of the Hill: Bit Brigade, Slowly Crushed
Brick & Mortar Music Hall: Yung Fazo, Cthrurio, SophomoreNoir
Cafe Du Nord: Blu Eyes
Castro Theater: Emergency Intercom Live
The Chapel: Cobweb Cabaret
Church of Clown: Señor Babyhead, Gra (circus)
Davies Symphony Hall: Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
The DeLuxe: Lars & in Charge, Charlie & the Tropicales
DNA Lounge: Mortified (comedy/storytelling)
The Fillmore: My Morning Jacket
4 Star Theater: Towhead, imy3, Mox
Gray Area: Robert Rich, Steven Halpern, Kat Epple (Emerald Web), Larkin
Great American Music Hall: Phillip Phillips, Elias Hix
The Great Northern: Woo York
Keys Jazz Bistro: Paula West
Kilowatt: LottoRPG, Hazy Portraits, Misandrist, Pillowgirl
The Lost Church: Unreal MAGIC
Make Out Room: Calvin Love, Donald Beaman
Mr. Tipple’s: Mike Blankenship Quintet, Dennis Mitcheltree Quartet
Neck of the Woods: Swapmeet, Joyer AND Kaiju Tour (Trizz & Noa James)
Palace of Fine Arts: Zarna Garg (comedy)
The Regency: Dead Kennedys, Flipper, The Avengers
Rickshaw Stop: Tim Atlas, Mejiwahn, Cheflee
SF Jazz Center: Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets, Tiffany Austin
Sweetwater Music Hall: Zepparella
Saturday October 10, 2026
East Bay
924 Gilman: Goth Night
Ashkenaz: Mortified (Comedy/Storytelling)
The Back Room: Charles Wheal Band
Civic Center Park, Berkeley: 10am-6pm Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow & Indian Market
Fireside Lounge: Comedy All-Stars
Fox Theater: Sons of Legion, Kenny Sharp
The Freight: 12pm Aki Kumar Harmonica Workshop, 8pm L. Shankar
Ivy Room: The Helltones, Violet Thrones, The Strange Ones
The Jazz School: Marco Díaz Quartet
Jupiter: John Lester’s Bass Bureaucracy
The Planetarium: Bones Shredder, Sweet Gloom, Get Married, Suzie True, Cross Stitch
Point San Pablo Harbor: Tune-Yards, Foxtails Brigade, Gabby LaLa
Radium Runway, Alameda: Soiled Dove (circus/cabaret) with Joan Baez & Sgt. Splendor
Siesta Valley Bowl: Melvin Seals & JGB, Grahame Lesh
The Sound Room: Eloise Carter Group
The Starry Plough: Bruised Banana, Hazy Portraits, Dog House, Kiori
Stay Gold Deli: Mokosos, Menstrual Tramps, Raze, Aggressive Manner, Tonto, Blood Compact
Toot’s Tavern: Eliza Thorn, Dominique & The Diamonds, dj Frontier Kid
Up the Creek Records: Please Save My Earth, Mywtr, Please Please, Liris’
Webster Park, Alameda: 3:30pm Year 001, Glow Scut, Spider Garage, Ursula & The Low Tide, Silberloom, Last Minet
Yoshi’s: Musiq Soulchild
San Francisco
49ers Stadium, Santa Clara: Bruno Mars
August Hall: Punchis! Punchis!
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium: Bonnie Raitt, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Biscuits and Blues: Kaye Bohler’s Album Release Party
Black Cat: Benito Gonzalez Trio featuring Jeff “Tain” Watts
Bottom of the Hill: Juicebumps, Fake Fruit, Diesel Dudes
Brick & Mortar Music Hall: Paige Fish
Building Resources of SF: 12pm Bite, Hammerbombs, Middle-Aged Queers, Lokeigh
Castro Theater: Jacob Collier
Church of Clown: Clown Cabaret, Señor Babyhead (circus)
Davies Symphony Hall: Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
The DeLuxe: Barrio Manouche, Nashville Honeymoon
The Fillmore: My Morning Jacket
Gray Area: Robert Rich, Steven Halpern, Kat Epple (Emerald Web), Larkin
Great American Music Hall: Misfit Cabaret Final Girl
The Independent: Dublon
Keys Jazz Bistro: Simon Rowe Organ Trio, Mike Zilber, Clairdee
Kilowatt: 1pm The Contraptions, Rose Lyon, Everything but the Everything
Kilowatt: Gavin Prophet, Stay Out, Mammoth Motel
Knockout: Junkyard Cat, American Woman
The Lost Church: The Midnight Revue: Welcome to Camp Creepy Pines
Mabuhay Gardens: Ricci Armani (comedy)
Mr. Tipple’s: Erik Jekabson Quintet featuring Kenny Washington!
Neck of the Woods: D.R.I., Scattered Guts AND Dälek,Mars Kumari
The New Farm: Voice Of The Soul, Humma Kavula, Successor, God’s Outlaw
Palace of Fine Arts: Zarna Garg (comedy)
Rickshaw Stop: Inspector Gadje Balkan Brass Band, Jill Parker, DJ Zeljko
SF Jazz Center: Marcus Shelby New Orchestra
Sweetwater Music Hall: Zepparella
The Warfield: Palace, Rollo Doherty
Yerba Buena Gardens: 1-4pm Follow the Music: Young Performers Showcase
Sunday October 11, 2026
East Bay
801 Bancroft Way: Hoot: Songs about Monsters-Unplugged Timbre Folk & Baroque
924 Gilman: 12-6pm Menstrual Tramps, Jack Killed Jill, Mismiths, Bad Ass, Sick Behavior, Nixed, Hemmed Up
The Back Room: Andrea Prichett & Friends
The Freight: Emmet Cohen: Miles & Coltrane at 100
Ivy Room: Consolidated Electric, Silver Fuzz, Squeakie
The Jazz School: Electric Squeezebox Orchestra with Edward Simon
The Starry Plough: 2pm Bluegrass Jam, 4:30pm Gaeltacht, 5:30pm Irish Session
Yoshi’s: Musiq Soulchild
Zellerbach Hall: 3pm Takács Quartet with Jeremy Denk
San Francisco
Biscuits and Blues: Michael Damani: Chicago’s Next Generation of the Blues
Bottom of the Hill: Let’s Go Bowling, Reducers SF, The Odd Numbers, Soulciter
Brick & Mortar Music Hall: 2pm MoneyHillCasino
Castro Theater: 3pm Peaches Christ (drag), 9 to 5 (film)
The Chapel: Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek, Thee Marloes
Church of Clown: Les Cabotins, Slürt, Gra (circus)
Davies Symphony Hall: 2pm Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
The DeLuxe: 3pm Andrew Oliver with Nick Rossi’s Far West Jazz Band, 6:30pm The Silver Belles
DNA Lounge: The Egyptian Lover, Love Supreme
The Fillmore: My Morning Jacket
Great American Music Hall: Divine Offering: Celebrating the Legacy of Alice Coltrane
The Independent: Santiago Cruz
Keys Jazz Bistro: 12pm Fred Ross, 5 and 7pm Suzanna Smith
Kilowatt: 1pm Project Mayhem, B.F.H., Tehmodhjin
Kilowatt: Nogu Svelo!
Knockout: The Seagulls, This Train Don’t Stop
Mr. Tipple’s: Ami Molinelli Quartet
Neck of the Woods: Cross Stich, Let Them Eat Horses, Luna Ivy, Splendor
Public Works: Sufi Sessions
Rickshaw Stop: Edgar Alejandro
SF Jazz Center: Somi
Sweetwater Music Hall: 1pm Moonalice
