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Bay Area Concerts – 2/27/09-3/5/09

Here are this week's recommended concerts.

Fri 2/27:

The Tones – Amoeba Records San Francisco – FREE

NOISE POP Happy Hour – Maus Haus | Sugar & Gold | Tempo No Tempo – Bender’s – FREE

NOISE POP – Ra Ra Riot | Cut Off Your Hands | Telekinesis | The Hooks – The Independent – SOLD OUT

NOISE POP – Dear and the Headlights | Kinch | Big Light | A B & The Sea – The Bottom of the Hill

NOISE POP – Port O’Brien | Odawas | Afternoons | Dame Satan – Café Du Nord – SOLD OUT

NOISE POP – The Morning Benders | The Submarines | The Mumlers | Rademacher – Slim’s

NOISE POP – St. Vincent | Cryptacize | Rafter | That Ghost – Great American Music Hall

Thank You | Mi Ami | JAWS – Hemlock Tavern

Sat 2/28:

NOISE POP Matinee Show – The Matches | Dizzy Balloon | Ex-Boyfriends – The Bottom of the Hill

NOISE POP Afternoon Show – Themselves | Rainbow Arabia | Yoni Wolf | Boy Static – The Apple Store Downtown – FREE

NOISE POP Happy Hour – Music for Animals | Aim Low Kid | Audio Out Send – Bender’s – FREE

NOISE POP – Bob Mould | Mark Eitzel | Donovan Quinn | Jason Finazzo – Swedish American Music Hall

NOISE POP – A.C. Newman | Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele | Devon Williams | City Light – The Independent

NOISE POP – Portugal. The Man | Girls | Love is Chemical | Agent Ribbons – Café Du Nord

NOISE POP – Flosstradamus | N.A.S.A. | Wallpaper | DJ Morale – Mezzanine

NOISE POP – Clues | Loch Lommond | Harbours | Red Verse – Rickshaw Stop

NOISE POP – Sholi | The Dead Trees | Everest | Jake Mann – The Bottom of the Hill

Matt Wertz | The Alternate Routes – Slim’s

Sun 3/1:

NOISE POP – No Age | White Circle Crime Club | Infinite Body | Veil Veil Vanish – The Bottom of the Hill

NOISE POP – Les Savy Fav | The Mae Shi | The Drums – Mezzanine

Papercuts – Kimo’s

Mon 3/2:

Chris Isaak – Amoeba Records San Francisco – FREE

Thu 3/5:

M. Ward – Palace of the Fine Arts – SOLD OUT

Restiform Bodies | DJ EGADZ | (N1nth) Cloud – Holy Thursday at Underground SF

Fujiya & Miyagi | Pop Levi | Project Jenny, Project Jan – The Independent

Estelle | Solange | DJ Funklor – Mezzanine

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Noise Pop 2009

Beginning today, the Noise Pop Festival will begin its week of concerts, movies, and art showings. In addition to the art shows, here is the festival's schedule of events.

Tue 2/24:

City Arts & Lectures “Talking Music” – John Darnielle in conversation and song w/ Tobias Wolff – Herbst Theater

Antony & The Johnsons | William Basinski – Nob Hill Masonic Center

Deerhunter | Lilofee | DJ Jimmy Tamborello | DJ Aaron Axel | DJ Omar – Mezzanine – FREE w/ RSVP

Wed 2/25:

Happy Hour: The Aimless Never Miss | The Sleepover Disaster | Evacuee – Bender’s – FREE

The Mountain Goats (solo) | Papercuts – Swedish American Music Hall – SOLD OUT

Stephen Malkmus (solo) | Kelley Stoltz | Peggy Honeywell | Goh Nakamura – Great American Music Hall

Sleepy Sun | Lumerians | True Widow | Kings & Queens | KUSF DJs – The Bottom of the Hill

French Kicks | The Broken West | Here Here | The Dont’s – The Independent

Matt Costa | An Horse | Robert Francis – Slim’s

Film: Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison – The Roxie

Film: Ashes of American Flags (Wilco concert film) – The Roxie

Thu 2/26:

Happy Hour: Scissors for Lefty | Picture Atlantic | Man/Miracle – Bender’s – FREE

Thao Nguyen | David Dondero | Sean Smith | Colossal Yes – Swedish American Music Hall – SOLD OUT

Kool Keith | Mike Relm | Crown City Rockers | Hopsin | DJ Kutmasta Kurt – Mezzanine

Martha Wainwright | AA Bondy | Ryan Auffenberg | Karina Denke – Slim’s

Thee Oh Sees | Tyvek | Unnatural Helpers | The Fresh and Onlys – Café Du Nord

From Monument to Masses | Crime In Choir | Built for the Sea – The Bottom of the Hill

Josh Ritter (with string quartet) | Laura Gibson | Dave Smallen | Tiny Television – Great American Music Hall – SOLD OUT

Goblin Cock | Warship | Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band | Kowloon Walled City – Rickshaw Stop

Film: Of All the Things – Artists' Television Access

Film: Largo – Artists' Television Access

Fri 2/27:

Industry Noise Conference – Swedish American Music Hall

Happy Hour: Maus Haus | Sugar & Gold | Tempo No Tempo – Bender’s – FREE

Ra Ra Riot | Cut Off Your Hands | Telekinesis | The Hooks – The Independent – SOLD OUT

Dear and the Headlights | Kinch | Big Light | A B & The Sea – The Bottom of the Hill

Port O’Brien | Odawas | Afternoons | Dame Satan – Café Du Nord – SOLD OUT

The Morning Benders | The Submarines | The Mumlers | Rademacher – Slim’s

St. Vincent | Cryptacize | Rafter | That Ghost – Great American Music Hall

Film: Agile Mobile Hostile: A Year with Andre Williams – Artists' Television Access

Film: Gogol Bordello Non-Stop: A Gypsy-Punk Documentary – Artists' Television Access

Sat 2/28:

Pop ‘n Shop – The Verdi Club – FREE

Matinee Show – The Matches | Dizzy Balloon | Ex-Boyfriends – The Bottom of the Hill

Afternoon Show – Themselves | Rainbow Arabia | Yoni Wolf | Boy Static – The Apple Store Downtown – FREE

Afternoon Film: Seven Signs: Music, Mythology and Faith of the American South – Artists' Television Access

Afternoon Film: I Need That Record: The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store – Artists' Television Access

Happy Hour: Music for Animals | Aim Low Kid | Audio Out Send – Bender’s – FREE

Bob Mould | Mark Eitzel | Donovan Quinn | Jason Finazzo – Swedish American Music Hall

A.C. Newman | Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele | Devon Williams | City Light – The Independent

Portugal. The Man | Girls | Love is Chemical | Agent Ribbons – Café Du Nord

Flosstradamus | N.A.S.A. | Wallpaper | DJ Morale – Mezzanine

Clues | Loch Lommond | Harbours | Red Verse – Rickshaw Stop

Sholi | The Dead Trees | Everest | Jake Mann – The Bottom of the Hill

Sun 3/1:

Afternoon Film: Loki: Arnaldo Baptista – Artists' Television Access

Afternoon Film: Nightflight: Born Again – Artists' Television Access

No Age | White Circle Crime Club | Infinite Body | Veil Veil Vanish – The Bottom of the Hill

Les Savy Fav | The Mae Shi | The Drums – Mezzanine

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Bay Area Concerts – 2/20/09-2/26/09

This coming week the Noise Pop Festival will begin its week of glorious concerts, movies, and art showings. Here are this week's recommended concerts.

Fri 2/20:

Audrye Sessions – Amoeba Music Berkeley – FREE

Andrew Bird | Loney, Dear – The Fillmore

Scissors for Lefty | The Vox Jaguars | Room for a Ghost | DJ Ted E Bearski – The Bottom of the Hill

Ben Taylor | Eoin Harrington | Schuyler Fisk – The Independent

Sat 2/21:

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO Annuals | Jessica Lea Mayfield | What Laura Says – Slim’s – WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS HERE

Murder By Death | The Builders and The Butchers | Fake Problems – The Bottom of the Hill

Cake | The Lovemakers – Fox Theater – SOLD OUT

Kinky – The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center

Donavon Frankenreiter | Gary Jules – The Independent – SOLD OUT

Kelly Joe Phelps – Freight & Salvage

Duncan Sheik | Lauren Pritchard, Holly Brook & Louis Schwadron – Palace of the Fine Arts

Futuristic Prince | Tenderloins | Media – Mezzanine

Sun 2/22:

Modest Mouse | Japanese Motors | Mimicking Birds – Fox Theater – SOLD OUT

Dan Bern – Freight & Salvage

Dirty Hands | Mischka | Sage – Red Devil Lounge

Tue 2/24:

NOISE POP – City Arts & Lectures “Talking Music” – John Darnielle in conversation and song w/ Tobias Wolff – Herbst Theater

NOISE POP – Antony & The Johnsons | William Basinski – Nob Hill Masonic Center

NOISE POP – Deerhunter | Lilofee | DJ Jimmy Tamborello | DJ Aaron Axel | DJ Omar – Mezzanine – FREE w/ RSVP

Wed 2/25:

NOISE POP Happy Hour – The Aimless Never Miss | The Sleepover Disaster | Evacuee – Bender’s – FREE

NOISE POP – The Mountain Goats (solo) | Papercuts – Swedish American Music Hall – SOLD OUT

NOISE POP – Stephen Malkmus (solo) | Kelley Stoltz | Peggy Honeywell | Goh Nakamura – Great American Music Hall

NOISE POP – Sleepy Sun | Lumerians | True Widow | Kings & Queens | KUSF DJs – The Bottom of the Hill

NOISE POP – French Kicks | The Broken West | Here Here | The Dont’s – The Independent

NOISE POP – Matt Costa | An Horse | Robert Francis – Slim’s

Thu 2/26:

NOISE POP Happy Hour – Scissors for Lefty | Picture Atlantic | Man/Miracle – Bender’s – FREE

NOISE POP – Thao Nguyen | David Dondero | Sean Smith | Colossal Yes – Swedish American Music Hall

NOISE POP – Kool Keith | Mike Relm | Crown City Rockers | Hopsin | DJ Kutmasta Kurt – Mezzanine

NOISE POP – Martha Wainwright | AA Bondy | Ryan Auffenberg | Karina Denke – Slim’s

NOISE POP – Thee Oh Sees | Tyvek | Unnatural Helpers | The Fresh and Onlys – Café Du Nord

NOISE POP – From Monument to Masses | Crime In Choir | Built for the Sea – The Bottom of the Hill

NOISE POP – Josh Ritter (with string quartet) | Laura Gibson | Dave Smallen | Tiny Television – Great American Music Hall

NOISE POP – Goblin Cock | Warship | Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band | Kowloon Walled City – Rickshaw Stop

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Bay Area Concerts – 2/13/09-2/19/09

Here are this week's recommended concerts.

Fri 2/13:

Orgone | Simple Citizens | DJ K-OS – Boom Boom Room

Juana Molina (with full band) | Charles Atlas – Great American Music Hall

NOFX | Smoke or Fire | The Kegels – The Fillmore

The Airborne Toxic Event | The Henry Clay People | Rademacher – The Bottom of the Hill – SOLD OUT

Sat 2/14:

Master Musicians of Jajouka – Amoeba Records San Francisco – FREE

Reverend Horton Heat | Throw Rag | Sh*tKickers – The Fillmore

NOFX | Smoke or Fire | Druglords of the Avenues – Thee Parkside

Blowoff – hosted and DJ’ed by Bob Mould & Rich Morel – Slim’s

Sun 2/15:

Lykke Li | Wildbirds & Peacedrums – The Fillmore

NOFX | Young Brigade | TurbonegrA – Slim’s

The Murder City Devils – Great American Music Hall – SOLD OUT

Tue 2/17:

Joshua Radin | Meiko | Jesse Harris – Great American Music Hall

Lisa Hannigan | Gavin Glass – The Independent

The Music Tapes | Nana Grizol | Brian Dewan – The Bottom of the Hill

Marco Benevento – Yoshi’s Oakland

Susan Tedeschi | James Hunter – The Fillmore

Wed 2/18:

Blue Rodeo | Tim Easton – The Independent

Jackie Greene – Great American Music Hall – SOLD OUT

Thu 2/19:

Andrew Bird | Loney, Dear – The Fillmore

Audrye Sessions | As Tall As Lions | The Soft White Sixties – The Bottom of the Hill

Army Navy | Oh Captain My Captain – Popscene

Jackie Greene – Great American Music Hall – SOLD OUT

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Bay Area Concerts – 2/6/09-2/12/09

Here are this week's recommended Bay Area concerts.

Fri 2/6:

Social Distortion | The Devil Makes Three | The Black Tibetans – Fox Theater Oakland – SOLD OUT

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue | Dirty Dozen Brass Band – The Independent

Andy Friedman & The Other Failures (CD Release) | Annie Bacon | Company Blow – Hotel Utah Saloon

Ne-Yo – Paramount Theatre

Trevor Childs & The Beholders (CD Release) | Killian MacGeraghty | Hey! Brontosaurus (CD Release) | Cyndi Harvell (CD Release) | Jon Lee Hardee | Rondo Brothers – The Bottom of the Hill

Al Di Meola – Yoshi’s San Francisco

Sat 2/7:

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue | Dirty Dozen Brass Band – The Independent

Birdmonster | Railcars | Ricky Lee Robinson – The Bottom of the Hill

Al Di Meola – Yoshi’s San Francisco

Sun 2/8:

RZA | Pariah | DJ Radius | Who Cares & Element – Mezzaine

Fucked Up | Miko Miko – The Independent

Al Di Meola – Yoshi’s San Francisco

Mon 2/9:

The Bird and the Bee | Obi Best – The Independent

P.O.S. | SIMS | Mictlan + Lazerbeak = Hand Over Fist – The Bottom of the Hill

Greg Laswell | Jesca Hoop – Café Du Nord

Tue 2/10:

Todd Snider | Keith Sykes – Great American Music Hall

Blind Pilot | Montana 1948 – Hotel Utah Saloon

Marco Benevento & Two Drummers and A Saxophone – Yoshi’s Oakland

NOFX | Smoke of Fire | The Kegels – Slim’s – SOLD OUT

Wed 2/11:

Or, the Whale | Band of Annuals | Leslie and the Badgers – Hotel Utah Saloon

Greg Dulli & Mark Lanegan | Happy Chichester – The Independent

NOFX | Smoke of Fire | The Singularity – Great American Music Hall – SOLD OUT

Thu 2/12:

The Gourds | Patrick Sweany – Slim’s

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Bay Area Concerts – 1/30/09-2/5/09

Here are this week's recommended concerts.

Fri 1/30:

Celebrating 10 Years of Tiny Telephone: John Vanderslice with the Magik*Magik Orchestra | DJ Aesop – Great American Music Hall

DeVotchKa | Crooked Fingers – The Fillmore

Fruit Bats | Sera Cahoone | TV Mike and the Scarecrows – The Bottom of the Hill

The Music Lovers | Harbours | Raymonda – Hemlock Tavern

Lakeside vs The Bar-Kays featuring Mark Wood and Larry Dodson – Club Sessions

Sat 1/31:

DeVotchKa | Crooked Fingers – The Fillmore

Chuck Prophet | Jackpot – Red Devil Lounge

West Indian Girl | Loquat | The Love X Nowhere – The Bottom of the Hill

Amy Ray | Arizona | Slackluster – Slim’s

Sun 2/1:

Amy Ray – Amoeba San Francisco – FREE

Mon 2/2:

Nickel Eye | Low vs Diamond | Red Cortez – The Independent

Matt & Kim | Hawney Troof – Café Du Nord

Chris Hillman, Herb Petersen and John McEuen – Yoshi’s San Francisco

Tue 2/3:

13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests: Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips – Palace of the Fine Arts

Marco Benevento Trio featuring Reed Mathis and Andrew Barr – Yoshi’s Oakland

Chris Hillman, Herb Petersen and John McEuen – Yoshi’s San Francisco

Thu 2/5:

Bay Bridged Anniversary Bash: Heavenly States | Birds & Batteries | Geographer – Rickshaw Stop

Eagles of Death Metal | Living Things – The Fillmore

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Bay Area Concerts – 1/23/09-1/29/09

Here are this week's recommended concerts.

Fri 1/23:

The Ravonettes | The Soft Pack – Bimbo’s 365 Club

Tapes ‘n Tapes | Wild Light | Wavves – Great American Music Hall

Kris Delmhorst | Jeffrey Foucault – Freight & Salvage

Rebelution | State Radio – The Fillmore

Elliot Randall | Heather Combs | The Ponies – Café Du Nord

North Mississippi Allstars | Hill County Revue – The Independent

Sat 1/24:

North Mississippi Allstars | Hill County Revue – The Independent

Smokey Robinson – Paramount Theatre

Sun 1/25:

Jay Reatard | Nobunny | Bare Wires – The Independent

Department of Eagles | Cave Singers – Café Du Nord – SOLD OUT

Tue 1/27:

City & Colour | William Elliott Whitmore – Slim’s

Wed 1/28:

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – The Warfield

Karl Blau | Painted Cakes | Zoyres | Odd Nosdam – Rickshaw Stop

The Album Leaf | Black Mamba | Anomie Belle – The Bottom of the Hill

Thu 1/29:

Kaki King – Ashkenaz

Love is Chemicals | Invisible Cities (CD Release) | The Matinees (CD Release) – Rickshaw Stop

KEXP Party – Make-Out Room

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Bay Area Concerts – 1/16/09-1/22/09

Here are this week's recommended concerts.

Fri 1/16:

The Devil Makes Three | Or, the Whale – The Independent

Loudon Wainwright III | Claudia Russell – Great American Music Hall

Willie Nelson | Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real – The Fillmore

Sat 1/17:

The Devil Makes Three | Emily Jane White – The Independent

Meat Puppets | Trainwreck Riders | The Shaky Hands – The Bottom of the Hill

Willie Nelson | Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real – The Fillmore

Marc Broussard | Jessie Baylin | Josh Hoge – Slim’s

Austin de Lone & Paul Rogers – Freight & Salvage

Jonathon Coulton | Paul & Storm – Great American Music Hall – SOLD OUT

Sun 1/18:

Jonathon Coulton | Paul & Storm – Great American Music Hall

Razorlight – The Independent

Myka9 | Sole | Ceschi Ramos | LOVEMONEY | Factor – The Bottom of the Hill

Willie Nelson | Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real – The Fillmore

Fountains of Wayne (acoustic) | Mike Voila – Café Du Nord – SOLD OUT

Mon 1/19:

Willie Nelson | Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real – The Fillmore

Fountains of Wayne (acoustic) | Mike Voila – Café Du Nord – SOLD OUT

Tue 1/20:

Wovenhand | Silver Summit | The Holy Kiss – The Bottom of the Hill

Willie Nelson | Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real – The Fillmore

Barrington Levy | DJ Jah Yzer – The Independent

Wed 1/21:

The Walkmen | Beach House | Johnny and the Moon – The Fillmore

Blue Giant – Café Du Nord

Thu 1/22:

Curumin – Amoeba Records San Francisco – FREE

Curumin | Tommy Guerrero | Blackalicous | Lateef | Money Mark – Slim’s

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band | Vermillion Lies | Freddi Price – Great American Music Hall

The Ettes | The May Fire | Leopold and His Fiction – Rickshaw Stop

Femi Kuti – The Fillmore

Theresa Anderson | Le Switch – Hotel Utah Saloon

The Joey DeFrancesco & Bireli LaGrene Trio – Yoshi’s Oakland

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Bay Area Concerts – 1/9/09-1/15/09

Here are this week's recommended concerts.

Fri 1/9:

Leopold & His Fiction | The Healing Curse | Candy Apple – Hemlock Tavern

Rebirth Brass Band | Manicato – The Independent

Magic Bullets (CD Release) | The Passionistas | Airfix Kits | DJ Primo – Bottom of the Hill – all ages

San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival Benefit Show – Original Recipe-Crooked Jades | Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys | The Shut-Ins | The Bluegrass Revolution – Café Du Nord

Hot Buttered Rum | Blue Turtle Seduction – The Fillmore

Sat 1/10:

Mouthfull featuring Mike Watt, Nels Cline, Herman Green, John Molo, Steve Mackay, and Willie Waldman | As A People – Red Devil Lounge

Funky Meters | Marcia Ball | Bonnie Raitt | James “Hutch” Hutchison – The Fillmore

Rebirth Brass Band | Happy Mayfield – The Independent

Mon 1/12:

John Legend | Estelle – Paramount Theatre

Tue 1/13:

Theresa Anderson | Ryan Auffenberg – Hotel Utah Saloon

Wed 1/14:

Brightblack Morning Light | Daniel Higgs – The Independent

Thu 1/15:

The Devil Makes Three – Amoeba Records Berkeley – FREE

Funeral Party – Popscene

Lenka | Miniature Tigers – The Independent

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Bay Area Concerts - 1/2/09-1/8/09

Here are this week's recommended concerts.

Fri 1/2:

Dengue Fever | Goh Nakamura – Rickshaw Stop

The Wailers perform “Exodus” | Tomorrows Bad Seeds | DJ Wisdom – The Independent

Reel Big Fish | Streetlight Manifesto | One Pin Short – The Fillmore

Sat 1/3:

Dengue Fever | The Attachments – Rickshaw Stop

The Wailers perform “Exodus” | Tomorrows Bad Seeds | DJ Funklor – The Independent

Raashan Ahmad | Roy Two Thousand | Colin Kelly | Live Art by Crystal Davis | DJs Aspect McCarthy, Dope Dee and Inexplicable – Café Du Nord

Wed 1/7:

Sean Hayes | Michael Musika – Rickshaw Stop

Al Kooper – 124 Throckmorton

Garaj Mahal – Yoshi’s San Francisco

Thu 1/8:

Glasvegas | Carl Barat – Popscene

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band – Freight & Salvage

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