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Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, The Portland Cello Project, David Schultz The Independent	Sat., November 21, 9:00pm	Haight/ Fillmore	Acoustic Indie Rock
It's said that necessity is the mother of invention. Adversity may then be the father, that uncompromising taskmaster whose coaching you don't appreciate until later. One recent example of the latter: indie rocker Thao Nguyen, whose romantic breakup drives Know Better Learn Faster, her latest... More >>

Friendly Fires, The xx, Holly Miranda The Independent	Sun., November 22, 9:00pm	Haight/ Fillmore	Indie Rock
Erasing the gap between industrial postpunk and minimal R&B, England's hotly tipped quartet, the xx, recognizes the power of a riled-up whisper against a nearly blank slate. Factor in hazy keyboards, flickering percussion, and the scanning guitar and bass of singers Romy Madley Croft and Oliver... More >>

Karl Blau and LAKE Hemlock Tavern	Sun., November 22, 9:00pm	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill	Indie Rock
On his third album for K Records, quirky Pacific Northwest troubadour Karl Blau further feels out the African-inspired sounds he has flirted with in the past. Zebra is full of languid guitar sprawl, entrenched basslines, and stuttered drums, never heading in a direction you’d expect but... More >>

Wolfmother, Heartless Bastards, Thenewno2 Fox Theater - Oakland	Mon., November 23, 7:30pm	Downtown Oakland	All Ages Rock
When Aussie retro-rock act Wolfmother lost its rhythm section last summer, fans wondered whether frontman Andrew Stockdale could convincingly carry on the name. The singer proves his Ozzy-meets-Jack-White wail and knack for hooky guitar riffs remain intact on the songs from Wolfmother's... More >>

Friendly Fires, The xx, Holly Miranda The Independent	Mon., November 23, 9:00pm	Haight/ Fillmore	Indie Rock
Erasing the gap between industrial postpunk and minimal R&B, England's hotly tipped quartet, the xx, recognizes the power of a riled-up whisper against a nearly blank slate. Factor in hazy keyboards, flickering percussion, and the scanning guitar and bass of singers Romy Madley Croft and Oliver... More >>

mr. Gnome, Songs for Snakes, Disastroid Elbo Room	Mon., November 23, 9:00pm	Mission/ Bernal Heights	Indie Rock
The new album by Cleveland duo mr. Gnome, Heave Yer Skeleton, is a surreal rock listen. Largely recorded at the Los Angeles studio of Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, the band's sophomore full-length contains layers of echoey, keening vocals and effects-slathered guitar courtesy of... More >>

"Alcoholocaust: Stump the Wizard" Argus Lounge	Tue., November 24, 9:00pm	Mission/ Bernal Heights	DJ Free Rock
On any given Tuesday, Alcoholocaust provides a boozy chance to recharge old memory centers while simultaneously (and paradoxically) killing a few brain cells: cheap Tecate in fist, you can challenge yourself to recall which vintage metal or classic punk track you're hearing above the social din.... More >>

Deastro, Max Tundra, White Cloud Bottom of the Hill	Wed., November 25, 10:00pm	Potrero Hill	All Ages Dance Electronica Indie Rock
British pop composer Ben Jacobs becomes Max Tundra from the moment his "knees and arms start quivering in time to the curious rhythms," he explained in a recent interview. Tundra explores the flickers between fiction and realism, crooning vaguely pessimistic, perversely absurd lyrics atop... More >>

Hatebreed, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, Chimaira, Unearth, Whitechapel, Born of Osiris, Hate Eternal, Dirge Within The Warfield	Fri., November 27, 3:00pm	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin	All Ages Hardcore Metal Rock
Tough economic times affected all branches of the entertainment industry in 2009, and the live music scene is no exception. In a recent MSN Music online poll of metal fans, 33 percent of respondents said they were going to fewer shows, and nearly 16 percent said that if they did go out, they... More >>

The Business, Control U.K., Harrington Saints Thee Parkside	Sat., November 28, 9:00pm	Potrero Hill	All Ages Punk Rock
The young upstarts and aging skinheads who packed two recent Cock Sparrer concerts at the Great American Music Hall — each sold out weeks in advance — would seem to indicate a continued thirst for no-bullshit, blue-collar punk in the 21st Century, even if the critics, hipsters, and... More >>

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"Punk Rock Sideshow" Hemlock Tavern	Every week Monday, 10:00pm	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill	DJ Free Hardcore Punk Rock

Joe Goldmark & the Seducers The Riptide	Second Sunday of every month, 7:00pm	Parkside/ Forest Hill	Americana Country Free Rock

Pie Rats, The Yes Go’s, Light Machine Thee Parkside	Sat., November 21, 3:00pm	Potrero Hill	All Ages Free Rock

"Second Annual SFxSD Music Festival" El Rio	Sat., November 21, 3:00pm	Mission/ Bernal Heights	Indie Rock

Metalocalypse Tour: Dethklok, Mastodon, High on Fire, Converge San Jose State Event Center Arena	Sat., November 21, 6:30pm	San Jose	All Ages Metal Rock

Fleshies, Underground Railroad to Candyland, Nobunny, Distant Voices, Out of Spite 924 Gilman	Sat., November 21, 7:30pm	West Berkeley	All Ages Garage Punk Rock

The Adorkables, The Sprains, The Obsessors Retox	Sat., November 21, 8:00pm	Potrero Hill	Rock

Café Tacvba, DJ Nica Fox Theater - Oakland	Sat., November 21, 8:00pm	Downtown Oakland	All Ages International Latin Rock

Life in 24 Frames, Fight from Above, The Actors, Fleeting Trance Stork Club	Sat., November 21, 8:00pm	Downtown Oakland	Rock

Municipal Waste, Off with Their Heads, Phobia, Cauldron Slim's	Sat., November 21, 8:00pm	South of Market	All Ages Metal Rock

Pop Rocks Red Devil Lounge	Sat., November 21, 8:00pm	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill	Covers Rock

"A&R Live" Thee Parkside	Sat., November 21, 9:00pm	Potrero Hill	All Ages Rock

The Disco Biscuits The Fillmore	Sat., November 21, 9:00pm	Japantown/ Pacific Heights	All Ages Dance Electronica Rock

Grand Lake, Delivery Is Possible, So Awesome Kaleidoscope	Sat., November 21, 9:00pm	Mission/ Bernal Heights	All Ages Electronica Indie Rock

Jaguares, Los Cenzontles The Regency Ballroom	Sat., November 21, 9:00pm	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill	All Ages International Latin Rock