MusicGuide SFLive music around the Bay Area
Great music in rooms where you can still get close to the stage. This guide follows a selected group of independent clubs and listening rooms in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and nearby towns, with a particular ear for artists on the way up.
Choose a date, hear an artist, and find your next show. Every listing links to its official event page. Looking south? Browse the Los Angeles guide.
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Thursday, October 22
10 eventsGreat American Music Hall
A Split Second, Crash Course in Science
Rock & alternative
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 6:30pm
- Price
- $37.00-$90.00
The Independent
Frankie Cosmos – Celebrating 10 Years of Next Thing
Rock & alternativeGirl popAll ages
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Ivy Room
Hannah Mayree - Record Release + Auracle Ash
Folk & roots21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Faux Real, Kyra Machida and Bryce Xavier
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $20.00
The Lab
Cherub Dream Records x The Lab: Tricky FM "Twin Star Fantasy" + Edgar + Tugboyz
Not classified
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $17.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
RJAM Side-By-Side: Celebrating John Coltrane
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
Thee Stork Club
Maria BC, Kathryn Mohr, Claire Cronin
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $15.00-$18.00
Friday, October 23
16 events
Bottom of the Hill
K.Flay
Rock & alternativePop & indieAll ages
- Doors
- 7:30pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
REZN + lowheaven + Mountaineer
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $28.08
Great American Music Hall
TR/ST (DJ set) , Buzz Kull
Not classified
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 6:30pm
- Price
- $22.00-$90.00
The Independent
Frog
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
Ivy Room
DARK SATELLITE + The Disrespectors + The Fricks + Everything but the everything
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Bop-Nite: R&B, Oldies, Garage and Rock n' Roll
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 9pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Kilowatt
Mr. Floyd Larry, Foliage and Badvril
Pop & indieRock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $10.00
Cancelled — check the official event page
Rickshaw Stop
GIMME GIMME DISCO - HALLOWEEN DANCE PARTY
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $20.00-$25.00
Thee Stork Club
The Well, Pink Fuzz, Glowing Brain
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $18.00-$20.00
Sweetwater Music Hall
The Coffis Brothers presents ‘Coffis Plays Petty’ with AC Sapphire
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Saturday, October 24
13 eventsBottom of the Hill
K.Flay
Rock & alternativePop & indieAll ages
- Doors
- 7:30pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
The Chapel
Weatherday: Hornet Disaster Tour 2026
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $25.00-$30.00
The Independent
Everclear with American Hi-Fi
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sunday, October 25
15 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
natalie jinju, Chiabiee
Pop & indieGirl popAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $28.08
Sold out — check the official event page
Freight & Salvage
One Song All Night: Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” With Evie Ladin’s MoToR/dance, Terrence Brewer, Rip Room, Adrienne Shamszad, MeloDious
Not classified
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- $34.00-$39.00
Great American Music Hall
*POSTPONED* Ali Amran
Folk & roots
- Doors
- 5pm
- Show
- 6pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
Postponed — confirm the new date
The Independent
BALTHVS
Hip-hop & R&BDisco21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
Ivy Room
The Queen & I as The Replacements + The Pitts as Dead Moon (Katie Cash & members of The Lo
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 6:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Tell Me Tell Me, Wave Wise and Loser Soup
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 1pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Thee Stork Club
Trough, Semuta, FEEFAWFUM
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $12.00-$15.00
Sweetwater Music Hall
Eamonn Flynn and Dublinesque Album Release Show with special guest Suil na Seabhac
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Sweetwater Music Hall
Marin Bluegrass Sessions October
Not classified
- Doors
- 11:30am
- Show
- 12pm
- Price
- Not listed
Monday, October 26
6 events
Freight & Salvage
Bobby McFerrin and MOTION: Circlesongs
Not classified
- Doors
- 11:30am
- Show
- 12pm
- Price
- $40.00
Freight & Salvage
Community Mondays: Fil Am Futurism with Karl Evangelista and Grex
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- $5.00
Rickshaw Stop
PSYCHED! FEST with WINE LIPS
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $20.00-$25.00
Tuesday, October 27
5 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
jackzebra — Zhuang Zhuang 2026 Tour
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $42.40
Wednesday, October 28
9 eventsThe Chapel
An Evening With Theo Katzman (Solo)
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $45.00-$50.00
Ivy Room
Lauren Oraange and the Cuties + Little Oil + Sadie Alan
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sweetwater Music Hall
Zoe FitzGerald Carter Band Album Release show with Hannah Mayree
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Thursday, October 29
12 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Hayden Everett, Jackson Lundy
Folk & rootsAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $28.08
The Independent
Patrick Wolf
Folk & rootsRock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Ivy Room
A.B.P. & The Spites + The Elegant Bachelors + California Standard
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
DISCOWEEN w/ DJs Maryzelle, Scam Jones, Nicky D. and Ochenta
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 10:30pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Kilowatt
Halloween Cover Show w/ Spencer Noble, The Band Yo!, Bromf and Mitch Rocket
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $10.00
Friday, October 30
12 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Coral 9, Bazooka, Dogwater, DJ Kalamansi
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $25.50
Ivy Room
Plunder + Cielo + Sheesh Mahal + Mugslug
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 7:30pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Thee Stork Club
HELL COMES TO OAKLAND IV - 10/30 & 10/31
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $13.00-$22.00
Sweetwater Music Hall
YellowWood Junction with Walking Mirrors
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 6:30pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- Free
Saturday, October 31
11 events
Bottom of the Hill
The Mummies
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 8:30pm
- Show
- 9:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Improvement Movement, Adron
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $28.08
The Chapel
The Paul Simon Halloween Ball Performed by Bone Diggers
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $25.00-$28.00
Great American Music Hall
Gasolina Halloween Party
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- 9pm
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $18.00-$27.00
Sold out — check the official event page
Ivy Room
Sapphic Halloween Extravaganza Feat. mayday mae!
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- Not listed
Rickshaw Stop
EMO NITE HALLOWEEN at Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco, CA
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 9pm
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $20.00-$22.00
Thee Stork Club
HELL COMES TO OAKLAND IV - 10/30 & 10/31
Not classified21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $13.00-$22.00
Sweetwater Music Hall
Soul Ska Halloween Party with DJ Troubleman
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Sunday, November 1
12 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Cardinal Bloom, The Gontiks
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $25.50
The Chapel
POSTPONED: ChapelMania
Not classified
- Doors
- 2pm
- Show
- 3pm
- Price
- Not listed
Postponed — confirm the new date
Freight & Salvage
Windham Hill 50th Anniversary Live IN PERFORMANCE: Will Ackerman / Liz Story / Alex de Grassi / Barbara Higbie / Darol Anger / Michael Manring / Scott Cossu / Fred Simon / Ira Stein IN CONVERSATION (available with all-day pass): Brendan Hedges / Mischa Hedges / Jake White / Artist’s Panel / “A Quiet Revolution” documentary preview
Not classified
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- $129.00
Sold out — check the official event page
Great American Music Hall
Frankie and The Witch Fingers
Rock & alternativePop & indie
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Funky Folk Night feat. Acorn & Company and Northern Disconnection
Folk & roots21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Kilowatt
The Koffs, Poor Luckies and Drugs
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 1pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Cancelled — check the official event page
Monday, November 2
4 events
Freight & Salvage
Bobby McFerrin and MOTION: Circlesongs
Not classified
- Doors
- 11:30am
- Show
- 12pm
- Price
- $40.00
Great American Music Hall
Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Fruko, & Carmelo Torres
Not classified
- Doors
- 6:30pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
LUCY (Cooper B. Handy) w/ F.G.S.
Folk & rootsRock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $20.00
Tuesday, November 3
5 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
MISSIO: Love & Heartbreak Tour w/ Fifteenoeight, Kent Osborne
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7:30pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $26.74-$159.61
Thee Stork Club
The Spyrals, Alex E.T., UFO Baby
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $12.00-$15.00
Wednesday, November 4
9 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Blue Light with Sassy 009, Swordes, & Tricky FM
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 6:30pm
- Price
- $30.04-$36.22
Ivy Room
BANG THE BAY! RADIO INCOGNITO + PRIOR TO LAST SEASON + ELEGANT TRASH + TREE SPEED
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 6:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
LANDROID, Fake Your Own Death and Misandrist
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $10.00
Rickshaw Stop
mary in the junkyard
Rock & alternativeGirl popAll ages
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $20.00-$22.00
Sold out — check the official event page
Thee Stork Club
Secret Family, Richard Tripps, Brown Dog
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $12.00-$15.00
Thursday, November 5
11 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
AZ Chike
Hip-hop & R&BAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $29.54
Sold out — check the official event page
Ivy Room
COLLEEN GREEN + STILL RUINS + ARTSICK
Pop & indieRock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Thee Stork Club
Non Plus Temps, Pateka, Murder Murder, Joseph Dee Bradshow
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $10.00-$12.00
Friday, November 6
17 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Clay Street Unit, Maxwell Oaks
Folk & rootsAll ages
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $30.14
Freight & Salvage
Lalo Guerrero Legacy Festival: Rockin' Jalapeño Band and Mark Guerrero Special Guest: Jerry Salas
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $44.00-$49.00
Great American Music Hall
City Surf Project Presents Dark N Stormy
Not classified
- Doors
- 7:30pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Dylan Thom and Horse Laugh
Rock & alternativeFolk & roots21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $18.00
Kilowatt
Honey Channel w/ Miel Beton, Hard Shiny Plastic and Bstone
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 10pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
The Lab
Eternities (Bob Bellerue / Katie Porter) + Antimatter
Not classified
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $17.00
Thee Stork Club
Queer Club Classics w/ DJ Louie El Ser 11/6
Not classified21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $5.00
Swedish American Hall
San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 6:30pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- $45.81
Sweetwater Music Hall
Southern Culture on the Skids with Frankie & The Pool Boys
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Saturday, November 7
17 events
Freight & Salvage
Lalo Guerrero Legacy Festival: La Doña and Mark Guerrero Special Guest: Jerry Salas
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $44.00-$49.00
Freight & Salvage
Lalo Guerrero Legacy Festival Saturday Daytime Events
Not classified
- Doors
- 10:30am
- Show
- 11am
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Palina and The Cave, Electric Ex and Your Stray Dog
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 1pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Kilowatt
Palina and The Cave, Electric Ex and Your Stray Dog
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 1pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Kilowatt
Shoplifters United (The Smiths Tribute) & Debased (A Pixies Tribute)
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $10.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman Duo
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- $39.00
Sold out — check the official event page
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman Duo
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $39.00
Thee Stork Club
The Grease Traps, Tori Roze and the Hot Mess
Hip-hop & R&B21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $15.00-$18.00
Swedish American Hall
San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 6:30pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- $56.11
Sunday, November 8
12 events
Bottom of the Hill
Armand Hammer
Hip-hop & R&BAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $25.00-$30.00
Sold out — check the official event page
Freight & Salvage
San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival
Not classified
- Doors
- 1pm
- Show
- 2pm
- Price
- $15.00-$20.00
Ivy Room
Chris Acker with Nikolai Shveitser & Skyway Man + Mikayla McVey Duo
Folk & roots21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Comfort Club, Big Sierra and Danielle Judith
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $10.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman Duo
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 6pm
- Price
- $34.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman Duo
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- $34.00
Monday, November 9
4 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Past Self, Creux Lies, Hot Goth GF
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $32.61
Freight & Salvage
Bobby McFerrin and MOTION: Circlesongs
Not classified
- Doors
- 11:30am
- Show
- 12pm
- Price
- $40.00
Freight & Salvage
Community Mondays: Comedy at The Freight
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- $10.00
Tuesday, November 10
6 events
The Independent
Weston Estate
Rock & alternativeGirl popAll ages
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
Thee Stork Club
Strawberry Panic, Fruit LoOops, Don't Ask
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $10.00-$12.00
Wednesday, November 11
10 events
The Independent
Stop Light Observations
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Ivy Room
Modele + Obscuria + DJ Adrian Scissorhands + Necrofletcher
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Holy Wave and Queen Serene
Rock & alternativeFolk & roots21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $20.00
Thee Stork Club
Sachi's Mirror, glass egg, Squiggle
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $10.00-$12.00
Thursday, November 12
12 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Natanya
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $27.58
Sold out — check the official event page
Freight & Salvage
Tuba Skinny
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $44.00-$49.00
Sold out — check the official event page
Ivy Room
Petunia & The Vipers + Noelle & The Deserters
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Ockham, Ex Deus Machina, Splendor and Kevito Y Los Bravos
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Rickshaw Stop
JAKE MINCH - Getting Big Tour
Folk & rootsGirl popAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $20.00-$75.00
Thee Stork Club
Johnny Maraca & The Marockers, Celebrity Telethon, Hey Now N
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $12.00-$15.00
Friday, November 13
15 events
Bottom of the Hill
Jon Spencer
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $30.00-$35.00
Sold out — check the official event page
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Deante' Hitchcock
Hip-hop & R&BAll ages
- Doors
- 7:30pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $26.74-$88.54
Great American Music Hall
ZENEFIT 2026: A NIGHT OF SONIC EXPLORATION & DEEP LISTENING
Not classified
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Strawberry Fuzz, Slumped and Diesel Dudes
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $18.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Holly Bowling
Jazz & fusionRock & alternative
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- $39.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Holly Bowling
Jazz & fusionRock & alternative
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $39.00
Thee Stork Club
Low Plateau, The Dates, Edith's Head
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $12.00-$15.00
Saturday, November 14
13 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Denise Julia
Girl popAll ages
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $29.54
Sold out — check the official event page
The Independent
Sean Hayes with KATZROAR and Etienne de Rocher (Haunted Shed)
Not classified21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
FVR WLD FEST feat. Mugger, Monk, Ingrata and Scam Likely
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 4:30pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $20.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Holly Bowling
Jazz & fusionRock & alternative
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- $39.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Holly Bowling
Jazz & fusionRock & alternative
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $39.00
Sunday, November 15
12 events
Bottom of the Hill
Finish Ticket
Rock & alternative
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
The Chapel
An Evening With Craig Finn & The Band of Forgiveness
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $33.00-$45.00
Freight & Salvage
Sixth Annual Black Women's Roots Festival With The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Jazzmeia Horn, Linda Tillery, Silk-E & August Lee Stevens
Not classified
- Doors
- 3pm
- Show
- 4pm
- Price
- $49.00-$54.00
Ivy Room
Uromastyx + Spider Garage + SourFlower - Food by VEGAN MOB
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 5pm
- Show
- 6pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
ROCK LOTTO 2026 Presented by Balanced Breakfast
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 1pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Kilowatt
WAAX
Rock & alternativeGirl pop21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $18.00
Cancelled — check the official event page
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Holly Bowling
Jazz & fusionRock & alternative
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 6pm
- Price
- $39.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Holly Bowling
Jazz & fusionRock & alternative
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- $39.00
Monday, November 16
5 events
Bottom of the Hill
Finish Ticket
Rock & alternative
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
Freight & Salvage
Bobby McFerrin and MOTION: Circlesongs
Not classified
- Doors
- 11:30am
- Show
- 12pm
- Price
- $40.00
Great American Music Hall
*CANCELLED* PRAYERS
Not classified
- Doors
- 6:30pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Cancelled — check the official event page
Tuesday, November 17
7 events
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
Brokencyde, Dot Dot Curve, 9aradox
Pop & indieHip-hop & R&BAll ages
- Doors
- 7:30pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $28.08
Wednesday, November 18
6 events
Freight & Salvage
Corey Harris & Cedric Watson True Blues
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $44.00-$49.00
Thursday, November 19
7 events
Sweetwater Music Hall
Josh Rouse with Mary Bragg
Folk & rootsPop & indieAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Friday, November 20
13 events
Bottom of the Hill
Earthless
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7:30pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $25.00-$30.00
Sold out — check the official event page
Freight & Salvage
Haley Heynderickx
Folk & rootsGirl pop
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $44.00-$49.00
Sold out — check the official event page
Great American Music Hall
Jayski and the Dawn featuring Jay Lane and Dave Ellis
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
The Independent
@NICKCHEO the *TOUR* the *MOVIE*
Not classified18+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Paul Collins The Best of The Nerves and The Beat and The Exploding Hearts: Night 1
Rock & alternativeFolk & roots21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $25.00
Thee Stork Club
Powerhouse, Primitive Heads, Malinformants, Sunblind
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $12.00-$15.00
Sweetwater Music Hall
The Seeds and Love with Johnny Echols
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Saturday, November 21
11 events
Great American Music Hall
An evening with Andrew McMahon and his piano
Not classified
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Paul Collins The Best of The Nerves and The Beat and The Exploding Hearts: Night 2
Rock & alternativeFolk & roots21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $25.00
Sweetwater Music Hall
Freestone Peaches: Allman Brothers Tribute
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Sweetwater Music Hall
KEEP THE BLUES with THE MUD STOMPERS featuring LESTER CHAMBERS
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 12pm
- Show
- 1pm
- Price
- Free
Sunday, November 22
13 events
Great American Music Hall
Divine Offering: Celebrating the Legacy of Alice Coltrane
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Ivy Room
Motorbäbe (Motörhead ♠️) + A Rock Legend: Thin Lizzy Tribute + Three Towers
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 5pm
- Show
- 6pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
AL From Hell Fest w/ Dylan Carlson of Earth, Esther Blue, DJ Puto Escobar and DJ Caveman & The Fossils
Rock & alternativeJazz & fusion21+
- Doors
- 1pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $25.00
Kilowatt
Punksgiving! Janky Band, Sparkle Plenty and PLAQ
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Rickshaw Stop
QENDRESA
Hip-hop & R&BAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $25.00-$28.00
Sold out — check the official event page
Sweetwater Music Hall
Marin Bluegrass Sessions November
Not classified
- Doors
- 11:30am
- Show
- 12pm
- Price
- Not listed
Monday, November 23
3 events
Bottom of the Hill
Pedro the Lion
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 7:30pm
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $30.00-$35.00
Sold out — check the official event page
Freight & Salvage
Bobby McFerrin and MOTION: Circlesongs
Not classified
- Doors
- 11:30am
- Show
- 12pm
- Price
- $40.00
Ivy Room
THE FALL SHINDIG FEAT. PHER THE LEGEND + WAKE NAKED
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- Not listed
Tuesday, November 24
1 event
Wednesday, November 25
5 events
Ivy Room
Gretchen Menn, Daniele Gottardo, Michael Manring, & Scott Amendola aka Ghost Engineers
Rock & alternative
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sweetwater Music Hall
Vinyl’s Annual Black Wednesday Bash
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Thursday, November 26
No eventsNo verified-source event selected for this day.
Friday, November 27
7 events
The Chapel
Sleepless Nights XX: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
Folk & rootsAll ages
- Doors
- 7:30pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $20.00-$25.00
Thee Stork Club
Bronco Forte, Field of Fear, All Hope Lost
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8am
- Price
- $12.00-$15.00
Saturday, November 28
11 events
Freight & Salvage
Laurie Lewis with special guests Nina Gerber, Brandon Godman, Evan Ward, and Hasee Ciaccio
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $39.00-$44.00
Great American Music Hall
Zepparella the Led Zeppelin Powerhouse
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Federale, El Radio Fantastique and Noelle And The Deserters
Folk & rootsRock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $15.00
Thee Stork Club
Italo Disco w/ DJs Fiat Panda, Petre, Big Wink 11/28
Not classified21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $10.00
Sunday, November 29
7 events
Freight & Salvage
Edgardo Cambón Presents “Gracias Bay Area” 40 Years Celebration!
Not classified
- Doors
- 6pm
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- $39.00-$44.00
Ivy Room
Minds Without a Face + Parentz + Nite Swimmer
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 4pm
- Show
- 4:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Loveberry, J Mckinnon & The Newcomers and more desolate city
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 1pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Thee Stork Club
Hippie Death Cult
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $12.00-$15.00
Monday, November 30
2 events
Freight & Salvage
Bobby McFerrin and MOTION: Circlesongs
Not classified
- Doors
- 11:30am
- Show
- 12pm
- Price
- $40.00
Tuesday, December 1
2 events
Freight & Salvage
Choir! Choir! Choir! Un-Silent Night: An EPIC Holiday Sing-Along!
Pop & indie
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $64.00-$69.00
Wednesday, December 2
3 eventsFreight & Salvage
Choir! Choir! Choir! Un-Silent Night: An EPIC Holiday Sing-Along!
Pop & indie
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $64.00-$69.00
Thursday, December 3
9 events
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Lau Noah & Adam Neely
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- $35.00-$55.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Lau Noah & Adam Neely
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $35.00-$55.00
Friday, December 4
9 events
Freight & Salvage
Holly Bowling, Sam Grisman, Max Flansburg Trio
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $39.00-$44.00
Ivy Room
PENDLETONS + BLUNT FORCE KARMA + SYSTEM 86 + HELL BOUND POUND
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 7:30pm
- Price
- Not listed
Thee Stork Club
Queer Club Classics w/ DJ Louie El Ser 12/4
Not classified21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $5.00
Sweetwater Music Hall
Strange Daze – The Music of The Doors
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Saturday, December 5
10 events
Freight & Salvage
Season's Greetings Singalong with Zoe Ellis and Janice Maxie Reid
Not classified
- Doors
- 10:30am
- Show
- 11am
- Price
- $13.00
Ivy Room
FLAMIN' GROOVIES + HAROLD RAY & EAST SIDE DYNAMITE
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Thee Stork Club
Sarah Coolidge, Freight Train Lady, Suver
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $12.00-$15.00
Sunday, December 6
8 eventsGreat American Music Hall
ZORN / MEDESKI / LOMBARDO "Awakening Ground" *Matinee*
Not classified
- Doors
- 3pm
- Show
- 4pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
Kilowatt
KILONOVA, Everything but the Everything and Meridiana
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 1pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Sweetwater Music Hall
The Suitcase Junket with Jimbo Scott
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Monday, December 7
3 eventsFreight & Salvage
Bobby McFerrin and MOTION: Circlesongs
Not classified
- Doors
- 11:30am
- Show
- 12pm
- Price
- $40.00
Tuesday, December 8
3 events
Wednesday, December 9
6 events
The Independent
feeble little horse
Rock & alternativePop & indieAll ages
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
System Exclusive (Record Release), Squiggle and Julian Never
Not classified21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- Free
Rickshaw Stop
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD CANCELLED
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $22.00-$25.00
Cancelled — check the official event page
Thee Stork Club
Rabbit, The Queen and I, CuVa Bimö
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $12.00-$15.00
Thursday, December 10
5 events
Freight & Salvage
The Fretliners When The Kettle Sings Tour
Folk & roots
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $34.00-$39.00
The Independent
feeble little horse
Rock & alternativePop & indieAll ages
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
Thee Stork Club
Lapses, Fake Your Own Death, Minds Without a Face
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $10.00-$12.00
Friday, December 11
9 events
Bottom of the Hill
Andre Nickatina
Hip-hop & R&B
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
The Independent
THE BOBBY LEES
Rock & alternativeJazz & fusionAll ages
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- Not listed
Kilowatt
Basic (with Chris Forsyth, Doug McCombs, Mikel Patrick Avery) and Coffin Prick
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- Not listed
- Price
- $20.00
Rickshaw Stop
Graham Hunt / 9Million (co-headline)
Rock & alternativeAll ages
- Doors
- 8pm
- Show
- 9pm
- Price
- $20.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Christian Sands Trio
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $35.00-$55.00
Thee Stork Club
Early Moods, Vorlust, Owl
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $15.00-$18.00
Sweetwater Music Hall
4th Annual Hometown Holiday Bash with The 85s
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Free
Saturday, December 12
9 events
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
Christian Sands Trio
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $35.00-$55.00
Sunday, December 13
7 events
Freight & Salvage
The Freight’s Family Holiday Concert with The Story Time Band
Not classified
- Doors
- 10am
- Show
- 11am
- Price
- $16.00
Ivy Room
Psycotic Pineapple + Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- 4pm
- Show
- 5pm
- Price
- Not listed
Thee Stork Club
Media Jeweler, Hundred Bliss, Marbled Eye, Gumby's Junk
Rock & alternative21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- $12.00-$15.00
Sweetwater Music Hall
The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays: Music of Bob Marley + More for Kids
Not classifiedAll ages
- Doors
- 11am
- Show
- 11:30am
- Price
- Free
Monday, December 14
2 eventsFreight & Salvage
Bobby McFerrin and MOTION: Circlesongs
Not classified
- Doors
- 11:30am
- Show
- 12pm
- Price
- $40.00
Tuesday, December 15
5 events
The Independent
Labiahead – California Tour 2026 – 2 Nights!
Not classified21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
Sold out — check the official event page
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
DTF: Deitch, Teitel, Fribush
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- $35.00-$55.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
DTF: Deitch, Teitel, Fribush
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $35.00-$55.00
Wednesday, December 16
5 events
Freight & Salvage
East Marries West: Pt. Shubhendra Rao (Sitar) & Saskia Rao-de Haas (Indian Cello) with Amit Kavthekar on Tabla
Not classified
- Doors
- 7pm
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- $44.00-$49.00
The Independent
Labiahead – California Tour 2026 – 2 Nights!
Not classified21+
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8pm
- Price
- Not listed
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
DTF: Deitch, Teitel, Fribush
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 7pm
- Price
- $35.00-$55.00
SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab
DTF: Deitch, Teitel, Fribush
Jazz & fusion
- Doors
- Not listed
- Show
- 8:30pm
- Price
- $35.00-$55.00
The rooms behind the guide
Last compiled October 22, 2026. The selection favors intimate rooms, thoughtful booking, and accessible nights out. It includes specialist jazz, roots, and experimental spaces. A room’s reputation is a starting point; listen to the artist before choosing a show.
Prices and ticket availability can change. Missing facts stay unconfirmed. This is a guide to selected venues, rather than every concert in the Bay Area.
See venues and calendar coverage
- The Independent — 47 listings
- Rickshaw Stop — 31 listings
- Bottom of the Hill — 41 listings
- The Chapel — 26 listings
- Cafe du Nord — 18 listings
- Swedish American Hall — 3 listings
- Great American Music Hall — 33 listings
- Brick & Mortar Music Hall — 21 listings
- Kilowatt — 49 listings
- Thee Stork Club — 31 listings
- Ivy Room — 31 listings
- Freight & Salvage — 44 listings
- The Lab — 6 listings
- SFJAZZ — Joe Henderson Lab — 45 listings
- Sweetwater Music Hall — 35 listings