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Music listings are compiled by Sarah Han. The music intern is Cynthia Dea. Since club life is unpredictable, it's a good idea to call ahead to confirm bookings and hours. Prices are listed when provided to us. See 8 Days a Week for information on how to submit an item to listings.

wednesday 4
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Blasters Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $25.

Blue Reptiles Blue Lamp. 9:30pm, $3.

Clockwinder, Smokedaddies Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $3.

Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics Elbo Room. 9pm, $10.

Rhett Miller Fillmore. 8pm, $18.50.

Murder Murder, Burmese Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5. See 8 Days a Week.

I.J. Smith, Breast, Smiler Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $7.

20 Minute Loop, Pinq, Visible Men Cafe du Nord. 10pm, $6.

Bay Area

Hebro Blakes. 9:30pm, free. Upstairs in the Tinibar.

Mud, Growth of Alliance, Fighting Riley Blakes. 9:30pm, $5.

Jazz/new music

Al Pacheco Jazz Band Skip's Tavern. 8-10pm.

Don Asher and Kent Cohea Moose's. 7:30pm.

Charles Unger Experience Les Joulins. 8pm.

Dick Fregulia's Good Vibes Quintet Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-11pm.

Downtown Uproar Bamboo Hut, 479 Broadway; 989-8555. 8:30pm, $5.

Mike Lipskin with Lorna K House of Shields, 39 New Montgomery; 392-7732. 5:30pm.

Mitch Marcus Bruno's. 9pm, $5.

Jason Myers Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.

Jacqui Naylor Plush Room. 8pm, $25.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 7-11pm.

Supplicants Black Cat. 9pm.

Sylvia Herold and the Silvertones Enrico's. 7pm.

Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069. 6:30-10pm.

Vince Lateano Trio Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm.

Bay Area

Christopher Gamper Trio Cato's Ale House. 6-9pm, free.

Mo'Fone Jupiter. 8pm.

Stanley Clarke Band Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $24.

Folk/world/country

Bluegrass jam session Plough and Stars. 9pm.

'SF Songwriters Showcase' Broadway Studios. 6pm, $5.

Bay Area

Phil Boyd Studge, Hot Buttered Rum 19 Broadway. 9pm, $5.

Merrie Olde Christmas Carolers Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $16.50.

San Francisco Klezmer Experience La Peña Cultural Center. 8pm, $13-15.

Tee Fee Ashkenaz. 8pm, $9.

Whiskey Brothers Albatross Pub, 1822 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 2473. 9pm.

Dance clubs

Afterwards Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm-2am. Progressive house music with Danny, Drew, and Gabriel.

Audible Colors The Top. 10pm-2am. House music with weekly guests.

Beat Salad Amnesia. 9:30pm, $5. With Scott Carrelli, Jason Douglas, and KENichi.

B.E.D. Cellar. 9:30pm, $5. With Blaqwest, Phiness, and rotating guests.

Blind Tiger 8pm, free. House and uptempo.

Bondage A Go-Go Cat Club. 9:30pm-3:30am, $5-10. Deathrock, industrial, '70s and '80s dance music, interactive BDSM, and go-go dancers.

The B-sides Liquid. 10pm-3am, $2-4. House music with Anita Lofton and special guests.

Construction 330 Ritch. 10pm-2am. Tech-house with residents Torque and Huey.

Creation! Edinburgh Castle Pub. 10pm-2am, free. Britpop, shoegazer, indie, electro pop, and more with DJ Dave.

Deep South An Sibin. 9pm-2am, $3, free before 11pm. Rare groove, disco classics, and deep house with Chang, TJ Hicks, Mark, and Yvonne.

Discover Ruby Skye. 9pm-3am. Hard house with DJ Ben Doren.

Dream Cloud 9 Motel. 9:30pm-2am, $5. With DJs Paul Hemming and Jenö.

Electro Rodeo Galaxy Club. 10pm, $3. With Bre Ad, Cybrid, and Joe Rice.

Engine Club Six. 9pm-2am, $3.

Exotica Glas Kat. 9pm-2am, $10. Go-go dancing with the Men of Exotica and Go-Go Tribe and funk, disco, and house music.

Fusion Fuse. 9pm-1am, free. With Jason Fluid, Hopper, and guest Vinnie Esparza.

Hump The Stud. 10pm-2am. '70s-present dance music.

Julip 9:30pm. DJ Consuelo and the Soul Searchers spin slow jams, soul, and hip-hop.

New Wave Hookers Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $3. New wave and punk with DJ Queen of Noise.

Orange Café Claude. 10pm-2am. With DJ Ryme and guests.

Paradise Sitio. 10pm-2am, $5 before 11pm. House and urban grooves with Mike Anon, Tune, Abdul, and special guests.

Playback Laszlo. 8:30-1:30am, free. Breaks, funk, electro-funk, and rock.

Qoöl 111 Minna Gallery. 5-10pm, $5. Pan-techno lounge with DJs Spesh, Gil, Hyper D, and Jondi.

Red Wine Social Dalva, 3121 16th St; 332-5800, ext 211. 10pm-2am, free. With Toph One and Tiki Jim.

Showcase City Nights. 9pm. With the Style beyond Compare DJs.

Skank Jezebels Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. Ska, punk, and reggae.

Skylark 9pm, free. Funk and old soul with DJ Kyle.

Slow Burning Arrow. 10pm-2am, $3, free before 11pm. Electro, dub, hip-hop, Britpop, UK garage, and more.

Visual Life Oxygen Bar. 9pm-2am, free. Ambient, downtempo, and tech DJ.

Vitabar Divas, 1081 Polk; 928-6006. 10pm-2am, $5. With mikee and Jada Halston.

WildSeed Baobab. 9:30pm-1:30am, free. Grassroots dance party with DJ Somuchsoul and the African B-Girl Society.

X-Files Sno-Drift. 10pm, $3. Hip-hop, old-school, and R&B.

Bay Area

Late Night Hype Jupiter. 11pm, free. With Yamu, Add1, and others.

Lion Rock Oasis, 135 12th St, Oakl; (510) 763-0404. 10pm, $7. Reggae, dancehall, and roots with Jah Yzer, DJ Riddm, Dub Rocker, Jah Mystic, and Poppa.

Salsa Caliente Club Fusetti. 10pm. Pete Solis spins salsa and merengue. Salsa lesson at 8pm.

Shattuck Downlow 8pm-2am. Live salsa.

Soulvation Ruby Room. 10pm-2am.

Turbo Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am, free. Indie rock, old rock, and hip-hop.

The Venue Bluesville. 9:30pm-2am. Hip-hop, dancehall, and R&B.

Classical

San Francisco Symphony San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, Davies Symphony Hall, 401 Van Ness; 864-6000. 8pm, $15-87. Edwin Outwater conducts the symphony in works by George Butterworth, Robin Holloway, and Mendelssohn. Also Fri/6 and Sat/7.

thursday 5
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Mia Doi Todd, Winifred E. Eye Bruno's. 9pm, $5.

Steve Domingo Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Easys, Superbees, Trash Brats Parkside. 9pm.

Matt Keating, Dandeline Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.

Tara Jane O'Neil, Mick Turner, Charles Atlas Cafe du Nord. 10pm, $8.

Anders Osborne and Monk Boudreaux Boom Boom Room. 9:20pm, $10.

Neurohumors, Noema Curve Bar. 9pm.

Pepperspray, Shauna Virago, Hard Place, Parton Mes Eagle Tavern. 9pm, $5.

El Pulpo, Hello Donkey Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $5.

Jonathan Richman, Los Mocosos Great American Music Hall. 9pm, $14.

Steely Wonder vs. Horn Dogs Blue Lamp. 9pm, $3.

Tainted Love Tongue and Groove. 10pm, $10.

Micah Lee Williams, Otis Goodnight and the D, Human Z Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $6.

Bay Area

Estradasphere, Farmer's Market, People's Bizarre Starry Plough. 9:30pm, $5.

Family Soul 19 Broadway.

Other Ones, Robert Hunter Henry J. Kaiser Arena, 10 10th St, Oakl; (510) 444-TIXS. 7:30pm.

Jazz/new music

Lee Bloom Chez Spencer, 82 14th St; 864-2191. 7-9pm.

Cookbook Quartet Cellar. 5:30pm.

Cecil Wells Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.

Dick Fregulia/Vince Gomez Duo Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-11pm.

Shan Kenner Enrico's. 7pm.

Mike Lipskin and Waldo Carter Moose's. 7:30pm.

MNO Black Cat. 9pm.

Jason Myers Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.

Jacqui Naylor Plush Room. 8pm, $25.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 5-8pm.

Scott Hill Trio 509 Cultural Center, 509 Ellis; www.luggagestoregallery.org. 8-10pm, $6-10.

Starlight Orchestra Starlight Room. 8pm.

Three Thinking Jazz Trio Ana Mandara, 891 Beach; 771-6800. 8-11:30pm.

Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069. 6:30-10pm.

Top Shelf Jazz Trio House of Shields, 39 New Montgomery; 495-5436. 5:30pm, free.

Vince Lateano Trio Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm.

Larry Vuckovich Bistro 339. 7pm.

Bay Area

Howard Barkan Pomegranate Mediterranean Cuisine, 1585 University, Berk; (510) 665-5567. 6:30pm.

Mimi Fox Downtown. 8pm.

Joshi Marshall Project Jupiter. 8pm.

Stanley Clarke Band Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $24.

Tom Babbitt Trio Paragon Bar and Grill. 9pm, free.

Folk/world/country

Charanson Elbo Room. 10pm, $7.

Free Peoples, Hot Buttered Rum String Band Hotel Utah Saloon. 8:30pm, $5.

Dark Hollow Band Atlas Cafe. 8-10pm, free.

Shannon Céilí Band Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Bay Area

Davka Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $16.50.

Ginga Brasil Dance Troupe, Gamo da Paz, Karana Ashkenaz. 9pm, $8-15 sliding scale.

Keni 'El Lebrijano' Albatross Pub, 1822 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 843-2473. 9pm.

Dance clubs

Alley Catz The Pendulum. 6pm-2am. A dance club for women featuring hip-hop, funk, and dancehall.

Arabian Nights El Rio. 9pm. Arabian dance music.

Built for Speed Galaxy Club. 9pm. Rock, '80s, punk, and heavy metal.

Butterfly 7pm. Downtempo, uptempo, deep house, and spiritual with DJ Marc Deon.

Chikiboom Roccapulco. 9pm-2am, $6. A gay and lesbian Latin music dance party.

Cloud 9 Motel "Altruity Happy Hour," 5-10pm, $5. House music with DJs Rocket Morton, Hawthorne, and Kramer. "Urban Chic," 10pm-2am, $10. House music with DJ Frank Boissy.

Club Six 9pm-2am. House, hip-hop, and soul.

Collective Cellar. 9:30pm, $10. R&B, soul, and hip-hop with Jerry Ross, Daymitreeus, and Daniella.

Dig on This Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $3. Soul, roots, reggae, classic hip-hop with Jaybe and guests.

Eklektic/Hektik Club Caliente. 9pm-2am.

Faith City Nights. 9:30pm, $10. With residents Blackstone, Ruben Mancias, Jay-R, and Twist.

Fanclub Lipo Lounge, 916 Grant; 982-0072. 10pm-2am. Rock, art-school punk, electro, and hip-hop.

The Finger Arrow. 10pm-2am. Synthcore, electro-punk, new wave, and more.

Flavour of the Week Laszlo. 8pm-2am. With DJ Rose.

Free Liquid. 10pm-2am, free. With DJs Dmitri, Tee, and friends.

The Hizzy Hush Hush Lounge. 10pm-2am, $2. Abstract hip-hop, future, electro-soul with DJs Lady Base and Miss Leema.

Incognita Sitio. 9pm-2am, $5. Drum 'n' bass, breakbeats, 2-step, ghettotech, electro, techno, and hip-hop.

Ignight The Top. 10pm-2am, $5. House, progressive, and breaks with Taj, Reza, Dave Madix, and guests.

KazaBlanka Club Tropi Gala, 358 Ocean; 282-7910. 8pm-2am, $10. Latin-fused Middle Eastern music with DJ Medi and the Arabian Knights Band.

Kit Kat Endup. 10pm-4:30am, $10. International funk.

Lo Rise Motel Backflip. Old-school, nu school, underground house and techno, and breaks with DJs.

Magic Show Trapdoor. 9pm, free. With Life, Beni B., and Malachi.

Meow Glas Kat. 10pm-2am, $10. Urban grooves, hip-hop, and R&B with Switch.

n:Code DNA Lounge. 9pm, $5-7. Techno and industrial with Catharsis, Droid, Endrosine, Shane, Form_Virus, Sarin, and Kyron_5.

1984 Cat Club. 9pm-2am, $5. '80s music.

No Comply Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm, free. Hip-hop, drum 'n' bass, and downtempo with Cordani and Cammarata.

Passenger Skylark. 9pm-2am, free. Jazz, house, and soul with Paul Craven and Capital A.

Polly Esther's 9pm-2am. '70s disco, '80s retro, and '90s house and hip-hop.

popscene 330 Ritch. 10pm-2am, $5. Britpop, indie, new wave, mod, electronic, and '60s soul with Aaron Axelsen and Jeremy.

Raise Up Café Claude. 9pm-2am. With Tomb of Doom, Alexis, and Ryme.

Rebel Girl 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, $5. "Girl Sounds" with DJs China G and Wax Chef.

Reform School The Stud. 10pm-4am. A gay, straight-friendly dance club featuring house music with DJs Jeff Chandler, Spun, Poppa, Discovery, and MonkeyBoy, plus special guests.

Rising An Sibin. 9:30pm-2am, $3. With DJs Brian Hamilton, Paolo, Yedi, Sonda, John Conrad, and Burn 1.

Royale 9pm-2am, free. With Vin Sol.

Shake Make-Out Room. 10pm-2am. Rap, soul, funk, and reggae with Shortkut, Derrick D, J-Boogie, Jewels, DJ 0-Dub, DJ Om, PaulyTek, and King One.

Sneaks Buzz 9. 9pm, free. Underground house grooves with b.radley and Sunder.

Spirit Asia SF. 9pm-2am, $6-8. A queer dance night featuring house, hip-hop, and R&B.

Synthesis Jezebels Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. Synth pop, nu wave, old wave, and no wave with DJs John and DeeJay.

Thang Amber, 718 14th St; 626-7827. 9pm-2am, free. Rare grooves, downtempo, funk-rock breaks, and more with DJ Neel N. Kizmiaz.

Tom and Kelly's Playland Julip. 10pm-2am, free. With Tom Thump and DJ Kelly.

Trans-Genre Musical Slipstreams Oxygen Bar. 9pm-2am, free. '80s synth pop classics with Joe Livingston.

Tunnel Top 10pm-2am, free. Funk, dancehall, and hip-hop.

Bay Area

Aural Confection Oasis, 135 12th St, Oakl; (510) 763-0404. 10pm-2am, $3. Deep house with rotating residents.

The Breaks Ruby Room. 10pm-2am. Deep grooves, old-school hip-hop, and funk.

Late Night Hype Jupiter. 11pm, free. With Yamu, Add1, and others.

Radio Retox Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am.

Shattuck Downlow 9pm-2am. Funk, soul, and hip-hop.

Soundboutique Ivy Room. 10pm. With residents Jen, Jacob, and Sean.

Classical

San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, Davies Symphony Hall, 401 Van Ness; 864-6000. 8pm. "Sing It Yourself Messiah."

San Francisco Opera San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, Opera House, 401 Van Ness; 864-3330. 7:30pm, $24-165. Donald Runnicles conducts the San Francisco Opera in a performance of Puccini's Turandot.

friday 6
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Richard Buckner, Kathleen Edwards Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $12.

Cincinnati Kid Bruno's. 10pm, $7.

Bart Davenport Cafe du Nord. 9pm, $10.

In Rare Form, Ten Mile Tide, Second Set Red Devil Lounge. 9pm, $7.

Killer's Kiss, Cripples Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.

Los Lobos Fillmore. 9pm, $30.

New Detectives, Zodiac Killers, F-Hole Parkside. 9pm.

Anders Osborne and Monk Boudreaux Boom Boom Room. 9:20pm, $12.

Reaction 31, Lica Sto, Baysik, Karate High School, Dopesick Pound-SF. 8:30pm, $10.

Soft Cell Warfield. 8pm, $25-30.

Still, Acoustin Sons Pat O'Shea's, 3848 Geary; 752-3148. 7pm.

Steady Ups, Monkey, Incited Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $7.

Stung Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Sun Masons Blue Lamp. 9:30pm, $6.

Sun Kings: The Beatles Tribute Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $5.

Bay Area

Maogojiata, Bill Holdens, Hudson Bell Stork Club. 9:30pm, $5.

Northern Lights Ivy Room. 10pm.

Other Ones, Robert Hunter Henry J. Kaiser Arena, 10 10th St, Oakl; (510) 444-TIXS. 7:30pm.

Sol Americano, View from Here, Fred Blakes. 9:30pm, $6.

Stolen Bibles Jupiter. 8pm.

Jazz/new music

Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm.

Brian Melvin Trio Rubicon, 558 Sacramento; 421-7636. 6-10pm, free.

Broun Fellinis Black Cat. 9pm.

Charles Peterson Trio Bird and Beckett Books, 2788 Diamond; 586-3733. 5:30-7:30pm, free.

Charles Unger Experience with Valencia Les Joulins. 8pm.

Crater, Scatter-Shot Theory Tongue and Groove. 8pm, $10.

Tim Hockenberry Paisley's. 9:30pm.

Ken Fishler Duo Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-11pm.

Lady Memfis, King Trio The View, San Francisco Marriott, 39th floor, 55 Fourth St; 896-1600. 5:30pm-1am.

Mal Sharpe and Big Money in Jazz Enrico's. 7pm.

Mingus Amungus, DJ DNA Dan Elbo Room. 10pm, $8.

Jacqui Naylor Plush Room. 8pm, $25.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 5:30-8:30pm.

Sixseven Black Cat. 7pm.

Sonando 850 Cigar Bar. 10pm.

Starlight Orchestra Starlight Room. 8:30pm.

Three Thinking Jazz Trio Ana Mandara, 891 Beach; 771-6800. 9pm-12:30am.

Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069. 6:30-10pm.

Urban Jazz Mob Le Colonial, 20 Cosmo Place; 931-3600. 5pm, free.

Larry Vuckovich, Andrew Currier Bistro 339. 7pm.

Walter Savage Quintet Jazz at Pearl's. 9:30pm, free.

Gini Wilson Moose's. 8pm.

Bay Area

Kalafya Brown and Fat Jacket Jazz Mingles Lounge, 370 Embarcadero, Jack London Square, Oakl; (510) 693-5808. 4:30-7pm, free.

Stephanie Bruce Downtown. 8pm.

Stanley Clarke Band Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $28.

'Strings at the Shrine' National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, 610 Vallejo; 759-3475. 8pm, $10-15.

Folk/world/country

Katharine Chase, Deborah Pardes, Jill Tracy Dolores Park Cafe, 501 Dolores; 621-2936. 7:30pm.

'Encuentro del Canto Popular' Korithias Community Center, 245 Valencia; 648-1045. 8pm, $12-20.

Groundation Justice League. 9:30pm, $10.

Houston Jones Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Bay Area

Buffalo Soldier, Shashamani Soundsystem, Lion Heart Soundsystem Ashkenaz. 9:30pm, $10.

Rachel Garlin La Peña Cultural Center. 8pm, $12.

Itals 19 Broadway. 9pm, $12.

Geoff Muldaur, Fritz Richmond, Eric and Suzy Thompson Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $18.50. Also Sat/7.

Mark St. Mary and his Zydeco Band Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda, Alameda; (415) 285-6285. 9pm, $11.

Dance clubs

Brass Tax Amnesia. 9pm, $3. With DK, Fred Funk, Gerry Hatrick, Seijiro, and Willyplum.

Breakout Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 6-10pm. Hip-hop, acid-jazz, downtempo, and soul with Joker.

Butterfly 7pm. With DJ Centipede.

Cafe Arguello 1499 Valencia; 643-3160. 8-10pm, free. Flamenco dancing.

Candy Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $5. Hip-hop, rock, and new wave with Spin and guests.

Chula The Stud. 9pm-3am. Dance party for women.

Club NV 9:30pm. House and salsa with Greg Lopez, Von, and Tony O.

Club Nzinga El Rio. 9pm, $7. Jose Ruiz spins world beat.

Deeper House Fuse. 6pm-2am, free. Deep house and disco with DJs David Hawthorn, Nate, and guests.

DJ's Friday The Top. 10pm-2am. With local and international house DJs.

F Cloud 9 Motel. 9pm-3am, $15. House music with DJ Frenchy Le Freak and rotating guests.

Fag Fridays Endup. 10pm-5:30am, $8. With residents Rolo and Ruben Mancias.

Fake Cat Club. 10pm-3am, $6. Synthpop, new wave, electro, punk, Britpop, hip-hop, and indie.

Fiendish Jezebels Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. Dark pop, death disco, and cyber rock with DJs Fernando, Pimprock, and Rodent.

Future Shock Club Six. 10pm-4am, $10.

Glitter Glas Kat. 9:30pm-2am. Soul and deep house.

Going Down 10pm-2am. With DJ Chris Orr.

Hai Karate! Hush Hush Lounge. 10pm-2am, $5. Funk, disco, soul, rock, and more with Neel N. Kizmiaz and Ziploc.

Hella Tight Nickie's BBQ. 10pm-2am, $5. With Vinnie Esparza, Jonny Deeper, and Asti Spumanti.

Hemisphere Lingba Lounge, 1469 18th St; 355-0001. 10pm-2am, free. Drum 'n' bass with Freya, Zigmund Void, Sifu, Audio Angel, Shannon, and Frogger.

Inside Whisper, 535 Florida; 339-7444. 8pm.

Jillian's 101 Fourth St; 369-6100. 9pm-2am. Top 40 and old-school.

Mediterranean Nights Piyassa Restaurant, 1686 Market; 864-3700. 10pm-2am. Greek, Turkish, French, Arabic, Persian, Spanish, Top 40, and '70s music.

On the Corner Movida Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. Hip-hop, downtempo, dancehall, and more.

Oxygen Bar 9pm-2am, free. With DJ Lauren.

Polly Esther's 9pm-2am. '70s disco, '80s retro, and '90s house and hip-hop.

Pop An Sibin. 9pm-2am, $5-10. Minimal house and techno pop with Broker/Dealer, Matt Biederman, and guests.

Remedy DNA Lounge. 10pm-5am, $15. House, garage, atmospheric soul, and urban grooves.

Royale 10pm-2am. With DJ Zatch.

Sexotica Make-Out Room. 10pm, free. Indian, Middle Eastern, and Latin grooves with DJ King Coffin.

Skylark 9:30pm, free. With DJ Super David.

Sojurn RoHan Lounge. 9pm-1am, free. House and breaks with DJs Ted and Fred.

Stir-Fri-Day 111 Minna Gallery. 5-9pm, free. With Sunil Kapadia.

Storyville "4 the Love," 7-10pm, free. Classic soul, slow jams, and R&B ballads with Tomas, Consuelo, Rasta Cue Tip, and Wisdom. "True Skool," 10pm-2am, $7-10. Funk, dancehall, and hip-hop classics.

Super Fluff Skirt Cellar. 9pm-2am, $5. '80s, rock, disco, R&B, and hip-hop.

Sweet Blind Tiger. 10pm-2am, $5. With Norman Stradley and Sherif.

Variance 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, $5. House, nu breaks, and drum 'n' bass with Brent Northey, Mark Sires, Paul Harbison, and Brian Schmitt.

Wish 1539 Folsom; 278-WISH. 6-9pm. A weekly happy hour with Om DJs.

Yard and Foreign Galaxy Club. 10pm-2am, $5. Dancehall, hip-hop, world beat, and soul with DJs Ross Hogg and Needles.

Bay Area

Funk Fridays Eli's Mile High Club. 10pm-2am. With DJ E-Natural.

Late Night Hype Jupiter. 11pm, free. With Yamu, Add1, and others.

1001 Nights Club Fusetti. 9pm-2am, $10. Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and international music with DJ Raffy.

Party Classix Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am.

Ruby Room 10pm-2am. '70s and '80s glam rock and pop music.

Shattuck Downlow 8pm-2am. Funk, soul, and hip-hop.

Classical

Joseph Bacon First United Lutheran Church, 6555 Geary; 731-7336. 8pm, $5-10. The guitarist and composer performs works by Sor, Bach, Dowland, Giuliani, Zbacon, Piazzola, Villa-Lobos, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

'Messiah-Sing Concert' West Portal Lutheran Church, Sloat Blvd and 19th Ave; 333-7600. 7:30pm. John Emory Bush directs.

San Francisco Symphony San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, Davies Symphony Hall, 401 Van Ness; 864-6000. 8pm, $15-87. See Wed/4.

Bay Area

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra First United Methodist Church, Hamilton and Webster, Palo Alto; (415) 392-4400. 8pm. Jane Glover conducts Handel's Messiah.

saturday 7
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Brass Monkey Brass Band Elbo Room. 10pm, $8.

Chemystry Set, Fleeting Trance Hotel Utah Saloon. 9pm, $7.

Court and Spark, Northern Lights Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.

Crosstops, Angry Amputees, Luck of the Draw, Load Levellers Parkside. 9pm.

Dark Angel, Into Eternity, Old Grandad, Eyecon, Diferential Pound-SF. 7pm, $17.

Diego's Umbrella Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Erase Errata, 90 Day Men Justice League. 8:30pm, $8.

Freeloader, Agave Tongue and Groove. 9pm, $10.

Los Lobos Fillmore. 9pm, $30.

Anders Osborne and Monk Boudreaux Boom Boom Room. 9:20pm, $12.

Joan Pez, Bull Jive, Lowlife Voodoo Lounge. 9pm, $8.

Ken Phlow Curve Bar. 8:30pm, $10.

Rattle Cans Pat O'Shea's, 3848 Geary; 752-3148. 9:30pm.

Stymie and the Pimp Jones Love Orchestra, Estradasphere Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $7.

Zen Guerrilla, Hammerdown Turpentine, Sermon Bottom of the Hill. 10pm, $10.

Bay Area

Cole Tate and Jerry Hannon Smiley's Schooner Saloon and Hotel, 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas; (415) 868-1311. 9pm.

Crowsong Jupiter. 8pm.

Gentlekin, Bart Davenport, E. Blakes Legendary Opal Book Club Ivy Room. 10pm.

Sfunk, LT and the Friendly Traveler Blakes. 9:30pm, $6.

Station 19 Broadway. 9pm, $7.

Tattoo Blue Baltic. 9:30pm, $5.

Jazz/new music

Morris Acevedo Atlas Cafe. 4-7pm, free.

Opie Bellas, Mark Little, David Udolf Paisley's. 9:30pm.

'BJ Papa Jazz Jam' Cafe Prague, 584 Pacific; 433-3811. 11pm.

Black Market Jazz Orchestra Top of the Mark. 9pm.

Brad Niven Duo Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-11pm.

Brian Moran/Safa Shokrai Duo Restaurante Gondola, 15 Columbus; 956-5528. 7:30pm.

Yuko Hata, Andrew Currier Bistro 339. 7pm.

Josh Jones 850 Cigar Bar. 10pm, $4.

King Trio The View, San Francisco Marriott, 39th floor, 55 Fourth St; 896-1600. 9pm-1am.

Larry Douglas Quintet with Cecil Wells Les Joulins. 8pm.

Live jazz Ristorante Gondola, 15 Columbus; 956-5528. 7:30pm.

Ken Muir Moose's. 8pm.

Jacqui Naylor Plush Room. 8pm, $25.

Post Junk Trio Enrico's. 7pm.

Sonando-Latin Jazz Ensemble Black Cat. 9pm.

Three Thinking Jazz Trio Ana Mandara, 891 Beach; 771-6800. 9pm-12:30am.

Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069. 6:30-10pm.

Walter Savage Quintet Jazz at Pearl's. 9:30pm, free.

Bay Area

Brian Moran Trio Paragon Bar and Grill. 9pm.

Mimi Fox and Maye Cavelerro Downtown. 8pm.

Stanley Clarke Band Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $28.

Folk/world/country

California Klezmer Music Store, 66 West Portal; 664-2044. 8-10pm.

'Encuentro del Canto Popular' Korithias Community Center, 245 Valencia; 648-1045. 8pm, $12-20.

Erika Luckett Noe Valley Ministry. 8:15pm.

Ruff Stock Plough and Stars. 9pm.

San Francisco Klezmer Experience Herbst Theatre, 410 Van Ness; 392-4400. 2pm, $6-14.

Bay Area

Baguette Quartette St. Alban's, 1501 Washington, Albany; (510) 528-3723. 8pm, $12.

'Mahea's Birthday Salon' Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance, 729 Heinz, Berk; (510) 845-2605. 8pm, $12-15. With performances by Erica Azim, Malia de Felice, the Zambalita Middle Eastern Dance Company, Pili Moreno, and the KaUaTuahine Polynesian Dance Company.

Montreal Weekend, Karen Almquist, Katie Isenberg Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St, Oakl; (510) 531-6560. 8pm, $6-15 sliding scale.

Geoff Muldaur, Fritz Richmond, Eric and Suzy Thompson Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $18.50. Also Sat/7.

Graciela Pera and friends Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, 3 Oakdale, Mill Valley; (510) 531-2933. 8pm, $15.

Quitus Sanchez Concert Hall. 11am and 7:30pm.

'Music Night in Africa' Ashkenaz. 8:30pm, $15. With Kotoja, West African Highlife Band, Nigerian Brothers, Pope Flynn, and DJ Omar.

Dance clubs

Ambi Sonic Oxygen Bar. 9pm-2am, free. Breaks and downtempo with Azimuth and Xan-X.

An Bodhran 668 Haight; 431-4724. 10pm-2am, free. With Rocket Morton.

Arrow 10pm-2am. Rock 'n' roll with DJ Jeff.

Asylum Jezebels Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. Punk, glam, death rock, and dark wave with Shane, Rick A Mortis, and Arusha.

Beat Salad Laszlo. 8pm-2am. With DJ Kenni.

Body Music Cat Club. 10pm. With Eric Baca, David Harness, and Ruben Mancias.

Bottom Heavy The Top. 7pm-10pm. With J Falcone, John Paul, Fiction, Dom Some, and Enzyme. 10pm-2am. U.K. garage and drum 'n' bass with rotating residents.

Butterfly 7pm. With DJ Infiniti.

Cafe Arguello 1499 Valencia; 643-3160. 8-10pm, free. Flamenco dancing.

Club Six 10pm-2am. House, hip-hop, and soul.

Electrolush Blind Tiger. 10pm-2am, $5. Underground house music with rotating DJs.

Flava Storyville. 10pm, $8-10. Hip-hop with rotating residents.

Gloss Sno-Drift. 9pm. Deep house.

Ice Backflip. 10pm-2am, $10. House music.

Jillian's 101 Fourth St; 369-6100. 9pm-2am. Top 40 and old-school.

Jive Big Heart City. 10pm-4am. Urban grooves with Daniella, Jerry Ross, Kevin Armstrong, Trevor Mijares, and others.

Liquid Liquid. 9pm-3am, $3. House and techno with Dave Kirkland.

Melon DNA Lounge. 10pm-4am, $15. House, beats, and breaks with Chris Udoh, Dano, JZ, Simon, and Jellybear.

Misturada Make-Out Room. 10pm, free. Afro-Latin beats and Brazilian rhythms with Vanka and guests.

The Party Cellar. 9:30pm, $10. House and hip-hop.

pHusion 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, $6. Funk, electro, and more with Jonah Sharp and Andrew Jervis.

Polly Esther's 9pm-2am. '70s disco, '80s retro, and '90s house and hip-hop.

Revolver Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am. With Bulletproof DJs and guests.

Royale 10pm-2am, free. With Zatch.

La Rumba Sigue Kelly's Mission Rock. 3:30-8pm, $6. Salsa dance club with DJ Ivette Fuentes.

'Samadi: An Evening of Dance and Music for Peace' SomArts Gallery, 934 Brannan; 978-2710, ext 220. 9:30pm-2am, $12. With Lumin, Shabaz, and DJ Sep. See 8 Days a Week.

Sex with Machines Arrow. 10pm. Electro, hip-hop, disco, and new wave with DJ Jeffrodeeziack.

Skylark 9pm, free. Funk and old-school with DJ Kyle.

Social Call Beauty Bar. 10pm-2am, free. Classic soul, rock, and hip-hop with Little Gabe.

Soul Cinema Amnesia. 9pm-2am, $5. Soulful house and funky breaks with DJ Little John.

Soul-phisticated RoHan Lounge. 9pm-1am, free. DJ Choe spins hip-hop, funk, reggae, and rare groove.

Sound Factory 9:30-10:30pm. Happy hour.

Strawberry Endup. 10pm-4am, $10. Hip-hop with Kuttin Kandi, J-Boogie, DJ Black, and Toph One.

Sugar The Stud. 9pm.

Supastar Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $5. With local DJs.

Tease Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm, $3. House with DJ Dimilo.

Texture Glas Kat. 9:30pm-3:30am. House, classic soul, urban grooves, and '70s and '80s retro funk with residents.

1200 Lounge Reunion Il Pirata, 2007 16th St; www.1200lounge.com. 9pm-2am, $5-10. With DJ Blest, DJ Tone, Dr. Chill, Ricky Fingers, and Shrimp.

Undertoe Julip. 8pm-2am. With L. Ron Hubba Hubba and Junior Esteban.

Unity Fuse. 9pm-2am. House music.

Voluptuous Vibes The Phoenix, 811 Valencia; 695-1811. 10pm. Funky house, breaks, and hip-hop with DJ Amberlee and guests.

Wiggle An Sibin. 8pm-2am, $5. Downtempo, house, and breaks with DJ Believe, Michael, Ron Ison, DJ Freak, and Swank.

Zodiac Studio Z. 9pm-5am, $15, free on your Zodiac sign. A psychedelic-art warehouse-style nightclub with DJs solar, Jeff Chandler, and guests.

Bay Area

Fusetti's Saturday Night Club Fusetti. 10pm.

Late Night Hype Jupiter. 11pm, free. With Yamu, Add1, and others.

Radio 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am. '70s and '80s glam, rock, and pop.

Reagan Years Ruby Room. 10pm-2am. '80s music.

Shattuck Downlow 8pm-2am. Hip-hop and dancehall.

Classical

San Francisco Opera San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, Opera House, 401 Van Ness; 864-3330. 8pm, $26-175. Roy Goodman conducts the Handel's Álcina.

San Francisco Symphony San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, Davies Symphony Hall, 401 Van Ness; 864-6000. 8pm, $15-87. See Wed/4.

Bay Area

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra First Congregational Church, Dana and Durant, Berk; (415) 392-4400. 8pm. Jane Glover conducts Handel's Messiah.

Sacred and Profane Calvary Presbyterian Church, 1940 Virginia, Berk; (510) 524-3611. 8pm, $10-15. The chamber chorus performs, directed by Eduardo Mendelievich.

'Voices in Peace II: Choral Treasures from the Baroque Era' First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St, Oakl; (510) 531-8714. 4pm, $15-20. A holiday concert featuring music by Bach, Handel, Monteverdi, Rossi, Schutz, and Cozzolani.

sunday 8
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Hopesfall Pound-SF. 1pm, $10.

Calvin Johnson, Little Wings, the Blow Bottom of the Hill. 8:30pm, $10. See 8 Days a Week.

Ethereality Voodoo Lounge. 8pm, $6.

Matt Lax, Nearly Beloved Parkside. 5pm.

Planet X Pound-SF. 7pm, $15.

Poundsign Hemlock Tavern. 10pm, $5.

'SF's Best Blues Jam' Blue Lamp. 9pm, free. With Ed Ivey.

Suicide Kings, Felonious Justice League. 8pm, $6-10.

'Surf Sunday' Hotel Utah Saloon. 3pm, $5.

Swingin' Utters, Manic Hispanic, Jack Saints DNA Lounge. 8pm-2am, $15. "Incredibly Strange Wrestling."

Bay Area

Bray, Clockwinder Blakes. 9:30pm, $3.

Sweet Honey in the Rock Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, Telegraph at Bancroft Way, Berk; (510) 642-0212. 7pm.

'Viv and a Movie' 19 Broadway. 8-11pm.

Jazz/new music

Don Asher Moose's. 11:30am-2pm.

Ben Bernstein L'Amour dans le Four, 1602 Lombard; 775-2134. 9:30pm.

Bill 'Doc' Webster Band Les Joulins. 8pm.

Waldo Carter, Larry Vuckovich, Paul Breslin, Danny Spencer Bistro 339. 5:15pm, $10.

Terry Disley Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10pm.

Walter Earl Enrico's. 7pm.

Mike Greensill and friends Moose's. 7-10pm.

Jason Myers Trio Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.

Realistic, DJ Aspect Tongue and Groove. 9pm, $5.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 7-11pm.

Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069. 6:30-10pm.

Fred Zimmerman Top of the Mark. 10am-2pm.

Bay Area

Ann Dyer Jazzschool, 2087 Addison, Berk; (510) 845-5373. 4:30pm, $10-15.

Joe Livoti Mezze Restaurant and Bar, 3407 Lakeshore, Oakl; (510) 663-2500. Noon-2pm, free.

Saul Kaye Quartet Cato's Ale House. 6-9pm, free.

Stanley Clarke Band Yoshi's. 2 and 8pm, $5-28.

'Sunday Jazz Jam Session' Bluesville, 131 Broadway, Oakl (510) 893-6215. 7pm.

Vince Wallace, Bishop Norman Williams Bulldog Coffee Shop, 1739 Broadway, Oakl; (510) 502-1485. 1-4pm, free.

Folk/world/country

Arte y Compás Timo's Restaurant, 842 Valencia; 647-0558. 7:30 and 9pm. Traditional music and dance from Andalucia, southern Spain.

Philboyd Studge Music Store, 66 West Portal; 664-2044. 4-6pm, free.

Kyle Thayer and John Sherry Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Bay Area

'Domingo de Rumba' La Peña Cultural Center. 3:30pm, free.

Dale Miller Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $16.50.

Dance clubs

Aqua Cherry Bar and Lounge. 8pm-1am, $6. A club for women.

Bossa Mundo 2 Release Party 111 Minna Gallery. 8pm-2am, $25. With François K, DJ Yellow, Barbara Mendes, and DJ Said.

Brownie Harvey's, 500 Castro; 431-4278. 10pm-2am, free. A dyke club featuring punk, new wave, and old-school hip-hop.

Butterfly 7pm. With DJ Centipede.

Club Compression Cellar. 9pm-2am, $5. Drum 'n' bass with residents and guests.

Club Havana Jelly's. 4pm, $7. Latin music.

Club KY Amnesia. 10pm, free. A queer/multi-gendered dance club featuring punk, indie-rock, garage, and more with Spike and rotating DJs.

Dalva 9pm-1am, free. With DJ Anna and Philip Sherburne.

Devotion Endup. 8pm, $10. House music with DJ Ruben Mancias and guests Tim Martinez and Chris Lum.

Dub Mission Elbo Room. 9pm-2am, $5. With DJs Sep and Vinnie Esparza.

Epilogue Skylark. 9pm, free. With Delon, Yamu, Joker, Add1, Stef, and Moontrane Conductors.

For Those Who Know An Sibin. 9pm-2am, $3. Underground hip-hop, funk, soul, and breaks.

Give N Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 7pm-2am. House, Brazilian house, and breaks with Dustin, Riddler, and Mosses.

Juke Joint Julip. 9pm–2am, free. With Toph One.

Luscious Liquid. 10pm-2am. Deep tribal, hard progressive, and house with Dharma, Unity, Origin, and guest DJs.

Nice and Easy Oxygen Bar. 8pm-midnight, free. Ambient and downtempo with DJs Matt, Garth, and special guests.

Rebirth 330 Ritch. 10pm. Soul and hip-hop with Henry, Joe Quixx, Kevvy Kev, and Will.

Reggae Sundaze Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am, $5. Reggae music spun by DJ Ras David I.

Salamat Sundays Club Tropi Gala, 358 Ocean; 282-7910. 9pm-2am, $12. Latin-fused Middle Eastern music with DJ Medi and the Arabian Knights Band.

SalsaCrazy.com Holiday Salsa Party Cafe Cocomo. 6pm, $15. Salsa dance social and dance lessons.

Second Sunday Kelly's Mission Rock. Noon-10pm. With Jenö, Norman Stradley, Ellen Ferrato, M3, Julius Papp, Sen-Sei, David Coleman, and more.

Selector Sundays Blind Tiger. 9pm-2am, $5. With the Unsung Heroes.

Shack Up! Arrow. 10pm-2am, free. Indie, art rock, soul, psychedelic, new wave, and funk with Tony Machine, Charles Kutch, and Melanie Valentine.

Spundae 1015 Folsom. 9pm-6am, $5. With rotating DJs and special guests.

Storytelling Night Odeon Bar. 7pm-2am. Hosted by Jerico Reese.

The Stud "Planet Big," 5-10pm. A club for big men and their admirers. "S.U.K.," 10pm-2am. With DJs Dangerous Dan and Shifty Paul.

Sundance Saloon Space 550. 6-11pm, $5. A country-western dance event.

Sunday School Sno-Drift. 8pm-4am, $10. House and downtempo with residents.

Sunday T-Dance Endup. 6am-8pm. House music with rotating residents.

Tra La La Skylark. 9pm-2am, free. With DJs Linden C. and guests.

Transport Galaxy Club. 6pm-midnight, $5. With resident DJs.

Valley of the Dolls Fuse. 9pm, free. Hip-hop and lounge.

Volume Storyville. 10pm-2am. Hip-hop, soul, classics, and dancehall with D-Sharp, Megablack, Ball-D, Marc Stretch, and Malachi.

Bay Area

Kings of Reggae Shattuck Downlow. 8pm-2am, $5. Hip-hop and dancehall.

Oakland Reggae Eli's Mile High Club. 10pm-2am. With Namane and Rolo 1-3.

Platinum Rock Ruby Room. 10pm-2am.

Repenthouse Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am.

Salsa con Sabor Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 843-0662. 7-11pm, $5.

Summer Sundays Club Fusetti. 10pm. World beat and house music.

Classical

CMP and ICYMP fall concert San Francisco Community Music Center, 544 Capp; 647-6015. 1pm, free. Members of the Comunity Music Center's Comprehensive Musicianship Program and Inner City Young Musicians Program perform.

Noe Valley Chamber Music Noe Valley Ministry. 4pm, $8-12. The Bach Delegates perform a program featuring baroque and renaissance chamber music.

Sacred and Profane St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, 500 DeHaro; (510) 524-3611. 8pm, $10-15. The chamber chorus is directed by Eduardo Mendelievich.

San Francisco Opera San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, Opera House, 401 Van Ness; 864-3330. 2pm, $26-175. See Thurs/5.

San Francisco Symphony San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, Davies Symphony Hall, 401 Van Ness; 864-6000. 11am and 3pm, $127. The symphony performs a holiday-themed "Deck the Halls" program.

Shirley Wong-Frentzel and students San Francisco Community Music Center, 544 Capp; 647-6015. 4pm, free. This holiday program includes medieval chants and Bach's Bradenburg Concerti.

Bay Area

Baroque Dance Party MusicSources, 1000 The Alameda, Berk; (510) 528-1685. 5pm, $15-18.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra First Congregational Church, Dana and Durant, Berk; (415) 392-4400. 7:30pm. Jane Glover conducts Handel's Messiah.

'Voices in Peace II: Choral Treasures from the Baroque Era' Calvary Presbyterian Church, 1940 Virginia, Berk; (510) 531-8714. 4pm, $15-20. The holiday concert features music by Bach, Handel, Monteverdi, Rossi, Schutz, and Cozzolani.

monday 9
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Alice Peacock, Mia Doi Todd Cafe du Nord. 10pm, $7.

HEM, Buddahead Cellar at Johnny Foley's. 8pm, $14. See 8 Days a Week.

'Viv and a Movie' Red Devil Lounge. 8pm, $10.

Bay Area

Living Daylights 19 Broadway. 9pm, $7.

Steve Gannon Band and Mz. Dee Blakes. 9:30pm, $4.

Sweet Honey in the Rock Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, Telegraph at Bancroft Way, Berk; (510) 642-0212. 7pm.

Jazz/new music

Bishop Norman Williams Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.

Dick Hindman Trio Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, free.

Kevin Gibbs and Ruth Davies Moose's. 7:30pm.

Jason Myers Trio Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.

Monk's Music Simple Pleasure Cafe. 8pm, free.

Patrick Maier Band Starlight Room. 8pm.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 7-11pm.

Eric Shifrin Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10pm.

Lavay Smith Enrico's. 7pm.

Subnautic Black Cat. 9pm.

Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069. 6:30-10pm.

Bay Area

Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant, Berk; (510) 848-7800. 7:15pm, $15-20.

Sovosó Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $14.

Folk/world/country

Acoustic open mic Blue Lamp. 9:30pm, free. With Dave Lawrence.

Irish music session Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Open mic Hotel Utah Saloon. 7pm, free. With Bob Willard.

Open mic Voodoo Lounge. 7pm, free.

Bay Area
Dance clubs

A Case of the Mondays Amnesia. 9pm-2am, free. Funky downtempo classics, deep house, and more with Cracker Jack DJs.

Club Dread Justice League. 10pm, $10. Reggae and dancehall.

Easy Delirium, 3139 16th St; 552-5525. 10pm, free. With Sly and Chad Mitchell.

Electroshock Jezebels Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. Electro, synth, pop, and dark wave.

Elevate Cellar. 9:30pm, free. With DJ Kurse and Paradox.

Grateful Dead Jams Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am. Dark Star Dan plays rare Grateful Dead tracks.

Halflife An Sibin. 9pm-2am, free. Drum 'n' bass with kryptyk, DJ M, DJ S&M, Dominatrix, and guests.

Little Sara's Tea Party Fuse. 9pm, free. Hip-hop and downtempo.

Main Ingredient Julip. 9:30pm. With DJ Wisdom and JayBee.

Manik Mundae Skylark. 9pm, free. With Didje Kelli, Linden C., and special guests.

Marinate Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $2. Downbeat electro lounge with DJ EO and Daze.

Metal Shop Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. Hard rock, '70s-'90s glam rock, punk, indie rock, thrash, and more with Toph One and Monte Carlo.

Milkshake Mondays Sno-Drift. 10pm-2am, $5. With Travis.

Minimal Mondays Hush Hush Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. With Forest, Chris B., Terrac, Creamy Goodness, Sariah, and Joe Rice.

Que Sera, Sera Skylark. 9pm-2am, free. With DJs Chang, Christian Clark, Russel Vargas, Mark, and Yvonne.

Redwood Room 8pm-midnight. Jazz with Consuelo Kevin.

Rhythm Riot Tunnel Top. 10pm-2am, free. Funk, reggae, Latin, rare groove, soul, R&B, and jazz with AM Radio, Stellar Trax, and special guests.

Risqué Curve, 747 Third St; 896-2286. 9pm-2am, free. Soulful house, old-school, and beats with DJs Chris Dadzitis and Zaxxon.

Self-Serve DJ Nite and Music Appreciation Society Voodoo Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. Open turntables.

Sex in Zero Gravity Border Cantina, 1192 Folsom; 820-4876. 10pm-2am, $5. Techno funk and house music with James D and Eli B.

Soul Café Blind Tiger. 9:30pm, $5-10. Funk, soul, R&B, and hip-hop with DJ Jerry Ross and Daniela.

Soul House Red Eye Lounge, 1337 Mission; 437-1337. 9pm-2am, $5, free before 11pm. House music with DJs Tune, Abdul, and Mike Anon.

The Stud 6:30-9pm, $10. Queer lindy hop lessons. 10pm. Funk and deep house.

Tranquility Base 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, free. With DF Tram and Jonas Judd.

Vroom El Rio. 8pm-midnight, $1. Punk, funk, and soul.

Bay Area

Mystery Night Ruby Room. 10pm-2am.

Underground Lounge Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am. Psycho '60s and porno '70s.

Classical

'After Messiaen' Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission; 978-ARTS. 7:15pm, $18-36. Earplay's 18th season performance features Olivier Messiaen's opera Saint François d'Assise and 20th-century compositions by Pierre Boulez and others.

Sarah Gillies, Jonathan Lee National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, 610 Vallejo; 983-0405, ext 17. 4pm, free. The violinist and harpsichordist perform works by Veracini and Bieber.

tuesday 10
Rock/blues/hip-hop

Bizar Bazaar Boom Boom Room. 9:20pm, $4. With Michael Bizar, Simon Rochester, Murph, and Jim Richards.

Bouncing Souls/Anti-Flag, Code, Wanted Dead Great American Music Hall. 8pm, $13.50.

Canyon, Bart Davenport, Snow Park Cafe du Nord. 10pm.

Castor Oil, Two Gallants, First Floor Lobby Tongue and Groove. 9pm, free.

Joe Cocker Warfield. 8pm, $32.50-41.50.

'For the Love' Last Day Saloon. 9pm, $5. With Soulati, Greans, and H.O.C.

Groovy Judy Ireland's 32. 9pm.

Kentucky Slim Blue Lamp. 9:30pm, free.

Restiform Bodies, Grand Buffet, Da Hawnay Troof, Plan B Bottom of the Hill. 9pm, $8.

Swing Session Broadway Studios. 7:15pm, $15.

Bay Area

Rosen Coven, Estradasphere, Toids 19 Broadway. 9pm, $7. Jazz/new music

Cecil Wells Quintet Les Joulins. 8pm.

Collective West Jazz Orchestra Cellar at Johnny Foley's. 9pm, $3.

Electro-Acoustic Percussion Explosion Bruno's. 9pm, $5.

Fred Ross Project Starlight Room. 8pm.

Dick Hindman Trio Jazz at Pearl's. 9pm, free.

Jason Myers Trio Houston's, 1800 Montgomery; 392-9280. 6pm.

Ken Muir Moose's. 7:30pm.

Realistic Black Cat. 9pm.

Ricardo Scales Top of the Mark. 7-11pm.

Eric Shifrin Enrico's. 7pm.

Adam Shulman Washington Square Bar and Grill. 7-10pm.

Tony Saunders' Jazz Trio John's Grill, 63 Ellis; 986-0069. 6:30-10pm.

Bay Area

Dan Damon Baltic. 5pm, free.

Jing Chi Yoshi's. 8 and 10pm, $18. Featuring Vinnie Colaiuta, Robben Ford, and Jimmy Haslip. See 8 Days a Week.

Mad and Eddie Duran Jazz Duo Albatross Pub, 1822 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 843-2473. 9pm.

Vince Wallace Jazz Machine Jupiter. 8pm.

Folk/world/country

Jack Gilder, Kevin Bernhagen, Richard Mandel Plough and Stars. 9pm.

Vivendo de Pao Elbo Room. 9pm, $6.

Bay Area

Long Lonesome Road Freight and Salvage Coffee House. 8pm, $16.50.

Starry Plough Open Mic Starry Plough. 8pm, free.

Tom Rigney and Flambeau Ashkenaz. 8:30pm, $9.

Dance clubs

Addicted Backflip. 10pm-2am.

Arrow 10pm-2am. Punk rock with DJ Dwight and Eyepatch Guy.

Ay Karamba! Glas Kat. 9:30pm-2am, $8. Salsa lessons.

Curve 747 Third; 896-2286. 10pm-2am, free. Soulful grooves and flashbacks with DJs Kevvy Kev, Malachi, and Ball D.

Darklands 26 Mix. 10pm-2am, $5, free before 11pm. A queer and straight club night featuring indie, punk, goth, and new wave with DJs Tim and Jay Dead.

Development AsiaSF. 10pm. Reference, Raygun, and Mykul Crane spin breakbeat and house.

EZ Music for Hard Times Club Deluxe. 10pm. With DJs Brian Cox, Power Lounger, and guests.

Gravy Train Dalva. 10pm-2am, free. With DJs Vinnie Esparza, Asti Spumanti, and Jonny Deeper.

Hot Pink Voodoo Lounge. 10pm, $5. With DJ Chuck.

Impulse An Sibin. 10pm-2am. Techno with rotating residents.

Industry Jezebels Joint. 9:30pm-2am, free. Punk and industrial with DJs Chris, Rabbit, and guests.

Infinite Kaos Oxygen Bar. 9pm-2am, free. With DJ Ikarus, AmyO, and special guests.

Ja Man Sacrifice. 10pm-2am, $3. Reggae.

Mayonnaise Skylark. 9pm, free. House music.

Non-Tronika Amber, 718 14th St; 626-7827. 9pm-2am, free. A rock dance club with Andre Lucero, Nikola Baytala, and Ray Muller.

Outernational Mix Nickie's BBQ. 9pm-2am. DJ Cheb I Sabbah spins a blend of international music.

S.I.N. Cellar. 9pm, free. With rotating DJs.

Taco Tuesday Border Cantina; 626-0414. 5-10pm, free. House music with M3, Anthony Garlic, Chulada, and special guests.

T.K.O. Hush Hush Lounge. 9pm-2am, $3. Hip-hop with DJs Charlie Bucket, Kaution, Ocir, Halo 1, and Able.

Totality Pow! A Cocktail Lounge. 9pm-2am, free. Hip-hop, dancehall, downtempo, acid jazz, and breaks with DJs Alexander, Joker, Kurse, Inque, and Yamu.

TrannyShack The Stud. 10pm-3am. A drag show with hostess Heklina.

Bay Area

Bounce Rock Skate Bluesville. 10pm, $5. With Bay Area DJs and special guests.

Club Purgatory Club Muse. 9pm-2am, $5. DJ Caine spins European dance, industrial, and electronic music.

Good Times Radio, 435 13th St, Oakl; (510) 451-2889. 10pm-2am. With Kitty and Sean spin '70s pop, funk-rock, and more.

Posh Shattuck Down Low. 9:30pm-2am. Downtempo, disco breaks, drum 'n' bass, and deep house.

RawSugar Oasis, 135 12th St, Oakl; (510) 763-0404. 9pm. Drum 'n' bass and breakbeats.

Ruby Room 10pm-2am. Punk, power pop, and breakbeats.

Smooth Grooves Club Fusetti. 9pm. Hip-hop and R&B with Phiness and Qwest.

Classical

SFSU chamber music student recital Knuth Hall, SFSU, 19th Ave and Holloway; 338-2467. 1pm, free.

Bay Area

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Civic and Locust, Walnut Creek; (925) 943-7469. 8pm. Jane Glover conducts Handel's Messiah.