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May 16-22, 2007

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Metro Summer Guide 2007:
Air Guitar Championships | Music | Venues and concerts | Festivals | Stage | Art shows | Classical music | Sports and recreation | Family fun | Summer movies


Venues and Concerts


Agenda Lounge
399 S. First St, San Jose. 408.287.3991.
www.agendalounge.com.
Aaron Lington Quartet 5/18
Lyndie Way Trio 5/19
2 Live Crew 5/25
Kat Parra 6/30

Alameda County Fair
4501 Pleasanton Ave, Pleasanton. www.alamedacountyfair.com. Shows at 6pm and 8pm. Free with Fair admission.
Original Idols Live 6/22
SheDaisy 6/23
Boyz II Men 6/24
New Monsoon 6/25
Imagination Movers 6/26
Herman's Hermits 6/27
Point of Grace 6/28
Jonas Brothers 6/29
Con Funk Shun 6/30
Village People 7/1
Tommy Castro Band 7/2
Three Blond Moms 7/3
Bay Area Blues Society 7/4
Collin Raye 7/5
Grand Funk Railroad 7/6
Peabo Bryson 7/7
Chuck Mangione 7/8

The Attic
931 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz. 831.460.1800. www.theatticsantacruz.com.
Country Joe tribute to Woody Guthrie 5/17
Tish Hinjosa 5/19
Estebjôrn Svensson Jazz Trio 5/20
Ingrid Michaelson 6/5
Johnny Cash's Legendary Tennessee Three 6/8
Nate LaPointe Band 6/15
Joe Ely 6/16
The Samples 6/19
Iris Dement 6/23
Grass Roots Family Party 6/25
The Cave Singers 6/25
Xavier Rudd 6/27
John Doe 6/28
Naomi and the Courteous Rudeboys 6/30
Elisa Randozzo and Messes 7/5
Vetiver 7/8
Forro in the Dark 7/10
Sisters Morales 7/13
Bossa Nova Night 7/14
The Fucking Champs 7/29
Dale Watson 7/31
The Ditty Bops 8/4
Hacienda Brothers 8/11
Michelle Malone 8/14
Peter Janson 8/16
Camper van Beethoven 8/17

Avalon
777 Lawrence Expwy, Santa Clara. 408.241.0777. www.nightclubavalon.com.
Crucial Crue 5/17
Spring Fling 5/18
Bollywood Night 5/19
Nikki McKibbin 5/24
Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation Fundraiser 5/25
Tapesh 5/27
Amy Schugar 5/31
Souls of Mischief 6/1
Diamond Lane 6/7
Monkey 6/8
Novie Radio show 6/9
David Koller and Band 6/10
Long Gone Bon 6/15
Latin Affect 6/16
Court 6/21
Club Bollywood 6/22
Michael Schenker Group 6/23
Pat Travers Band 9/13

Berkeley Community Theatre
1900 Alson Way, Berkeley. 408.998.TIXS. www.ticketmaster.com.
Sonic Youth 7/19
Dream Theater 7/28
Zappa Plays Zappa 8/20

The Blank Club
44 S. Almaden Ave, San Jose. 408.29.BLANK. www.theblankclub.com.
The Devil Himself 5/16
Insolence 5/19
Hans Keller 5/22
Killer D 5/23
The Phenomenauts 5/26
The Sauce 6/2
Curbside 6/8
The Avengers 6/9
Hayride to Hell 6/15
D.I. 6/16
The Pine Box Boys 6/22
Jimmy's Rubber Groove 6/23
2007 Air Guitar Championships 6/27
No Use for a Name 7/6
Salmon 7/7
Kung Fu Vampire 7/13
My Monster 7/20
This Charming Band 8/11
The Detroit Cobras 8/18

Britannia Arms Cupertino
1087 De Anza Blvd, Cupertino. 408.252.7262. www.britanniaarms.com
My Monster 5/19
Sean Blak 5/25
Leopold and His Fiction 6/2
LoNero 6/8
Tin Man 6/9
Jonny Manak and the Depressives 6/16
Can't Find a Villain 6/23
Jade of Days 7/6
Autumn Sara 7/21
LoNero 7/28
NVS 8/11

The Caravan Lounge
98 S. Almaden Ave, San Jose. 408.995.6220. www.myspace.com/thecaravan.
The UVs 5/17
Hysterians 5/18
El Hijo Del Dr. Gonzo 5/24
Rivals 5/25
Chix Pack 5/31
INFM 6/1
Devil's Son-in-Law 6/7
Booty Chesterfield Trio 6/8
Invisible Enemies 6/14
6 Days to Nowhere 6/15
I-Six 6/21
Duly Noted 6/22
Nate Kavanaugh and the ReplaceMatts 6/28
The Cranks 6/29
Too Wamp 7/5
Fourfits 7/6
TBA 7/12
Count Dante 7/13
TBA 7/19
Klinefelter 7/20
Cobra Skulls 7/26
Manchester School 7/27

The Catalyst
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz. 831.423.1338. www.catalystclub.com.
Tech N9ne 5/17
Bone Thugs 'N Harmony 5/20
Gregory Isaacs 5/23
Skinny Puppy 5/24
Zero 5/25
Mikey Dread 5/26
Good Riddance 5/27
Murs 6/2
Mason Jennings 6/8
Umphrey's McGee 6/10
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum 6/16
Leon Russell 6/20
Hot Tuna 6/28
Squirrel Nut Zippers 7/6

The Cave Productions
MACLA, Graeme Matthews Studio and other locations in San Jose. www.myspace.com/thecavesj.
Vespera 5/18
Moria 5/18
Cancer Bats 5/20
Facing New York 5/25
Matsuri 5/25

Dance Unlimited
15750 Vineyard Blvd, Morgan Hill. www.myspace.com/stilettoproductions.
Paris Is Burning 6/2
Capistrano 6/16
Fire in the Morgue 7/14
Lilu Dallas 7/28

Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco. 408.998.TIXS.
Harry Connick, Jr. 5/24
Heavenly Voices 8/10
Diana Krall 8/15
Lewis Black 8/17
Tony Bennett 9/12

Don Quixote's
6275 Highway 9, Felton. 831.603.2294. www.donquixotesmusic.com
Gypsy Soul 5/16
Hot Buttered Rum 5/17
Fiesta Flamenca 5/18
House of Floyd 5/19
Doug Smith and Brian Gore 5/20
Sara Hickman 5/21
Stephane Wrembel and Camadre Soleil 5/22
Hotel California 5/23
Paul Geremia 5/24
Serenity and Harmony Rhythm 5/25
Red Beans and Rice 5/26
Po' Girl 5/27
Michael Martyn and Good Medicine 5/28
Corinne West 5/30
Meltone 5/31
The Koz 6/1
Jim Morrison Celebration 6/2
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band 6/3
Thomas Mapfumo 6/4
Missy Raines and the New Hip 6/5
David Jacobs-Strain 6/6
Dick, Mick and The Chick 6/7
Who Too 6/8
Extra Large 6/9
Rosalie Sorrels 6/10
Leroy Bell 6/13
Vinny Johnson Band 6/16
Chris Webster 6/17
Amy LaVere 6/20
Markus James and the Wassonrai 6/21
Michael John's Tribute to Billy Joel 6/22
Concert for Bill Laymon 6/24
Stevie Coyle and Walter Strauss 6/27
Oriental 6/28
Harry and the Hitmen 6/29
A Tom Waits Peepshow 630
Jesse Colin Young 7/1
Laura Love Acoustic Band 7/2
Fiddler's Blowout 7/3
Kutandara 7/5
Sisters Morales 7/7
Dya Singh 7/11
Darden Smith 7/22
Chris Chandler 7/23
Jerry Miller Band 8/3
Aja Vu 8/4
John Danley 8/16

Event Center at San Jose State
Downtown San Jose. 408.998.TIXS. www.ticketmaster.com.
Modest Mouse 5/16
Sounds of the Underground 8/3

The Fillmore
1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco. 408.998.TIXS. www.ticketmaster.com.
Ben Gibbard 5/18
Hot Buttered Rum 5/19
Bullet for My Valentine 5/20
Marianne Faithfull 5/26
Steel Pulse 6/2
Mika 6/9
Erykah Badu 6/10
Indigo Girls 6/11
Hot Chip 6/12
Ne-Yo 6/15
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi 6/16
Sage Francis 6/19-20
Skinny Puppy 6/21
John Butler Trio 6/23-24
VNV Nation 6/25
Feist 6/26-27
Hot Tuna 6/29
Brett Dennen 7/12
Dolores O'Riordan 7/20
Femi Kuti 7/21
Smashing Pumpkins 7/22, 7/24-25, 7/27-28, 7/30-8/1

Fox Theatre
2215 Broadway, Redwood City. 650.369.4119. www.foxdream.com.
Peninsula Symphony 5/18
Fotia 5/26
Heather Combs Band 6/2

HP Pavilion
525 E. Santa Clara St, San Jose. 408.988.TIXS. www.hppsj.com.
Chayanne 5/27
John Mayer and Ben Folds 6/5
Keith Urban 6/15
Kelly Clarkson 7/17
American Idols Live 7/24
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 8/8
Justin Timberlake 9/12
Exposé 9/15

JJ'S Blues
3439 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose. 408.243.6411. www.jjsblues.net.
Lara Price and Laura Chavez 5/16
Scott Holt 5/17
Just Truckin' 5/18
Blues Cadillac 5/19
Alvin Draper Band 5/20
Dennis Dove 5/21
Doc and Chuck 5/22
Bryan Lee 5/23
Lane Coker with Big Delta 5/24
Shane Dwight 5/25
Sammy Varela 5/26
Alvin Draper Band 5/27
Oliver and Friends 5/28
Doc and Chuck 5/29
Amy Lou's Blues 5/30
Devil's Tonic 5/31
Corby Yates 6/1
South City Blues Band 6/2
Max Cabello Jr. 6/22
South City Blues Band 7/6
Eddie Turner 8/2
Whiskey Hill Blues Band 8/3
Gary Smith 8/31

Johnny V's
31 E. Santa Clara St, San Jose. 408.947.8470. www.johnnyvsbar.com.
Law Abiding Citizens 5/18
Metal Fest 5/19
Sik Luv 5/20
Hip-hop 5/22
Diamond Lane 5/25
Luxxury 5/26
The Scene 5/27
TBA 5/29
Scraping for Change 6/1
Flying Saucers 6/5
Artbeat 6/8
Estoteric 6/9
Metal show 6/10
Corpse Show Creeps 6/12
Singultary 6/15
Autumn Sara 6/16
The Last Chordz 6/17
Kenny Thomas and the Southern Baptists 6/22
Overview 6/23
Innocence Again 6/26
Rivals 6/29
Bite 6/30
Dead Ringers 7/3
Mistress and the Misters 7/6
Botox 7/30

Kuumbwa 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz. 831.427.2227. www.kuumbwajazz.org.
Anthony Wilson 5/17
Regina Carter Quintet 5/21
Richard Bona 5/23
Kate McGarry Quintet 5/24
Kuumbwa Honor Jazz Band 5/31
Joshua Redman Trio 6/4
Monk Trio 6/7
Mike Stern Band 6/11
Terrence Brewer Quintet 6/14
Randy Brecker-Bill Evans Soulbop Band 6/18
The Hot Club of San Francisco 6/21
Will Bernard 6/25
Preservation Hall Jazz Band 7/2
Jane Monheit 7/9
Heath Brothers 7/19
Ravi Coltrane 7/23
Adrienne Young 7/24
Christian McBride 7/30
Barbara Dennerlein B3 Organ 8/6
John Jorgenson Quintet 8/11
Lee Ritenour 8/20
Diane Schuur 8/28
Old Blind Dogs 9/18

Little Fox Theater 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. 650.363.0271. www.foxdream.com.
The Waybacks 5/17
Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings 5/18
The Tiger Club 5/20
Nikki McKibbin 5/22
Hotel California 5/24
Best Intentions Motown Mania Tribute 5/25
Bing and the Bingtones 5/26
Jim Morrison Celebration 6/1
Samba Da 6/2
City Rocks 6/8
Unauthorized Rolling Stones 6/9
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band 6/10
Makana 6/14
Tainted Love 6/15
House of Floyd 6/16
Pride and Joy 6/22
Michael John's Tribute to Billy Joel 6/23
Jesse Colin Young 6/29
Big Bang Beat 6/30
Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder 7/1
Safari 7/6
Pierre Bensusan 7/12
Powerage 7/13
Kenny Neal 7/21
The Cheeseballs 7/27
Y&T 8/3-4
La Ventana 8/11
Evolution 9/1
Laurie Lewis 9/6
Heartbreaker 9/15

Live 105's BFD 2006
$36. Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View. 408.998.TIXS. www.live105.com. 6/9, 10:30am:
Bloc Party, Social Distortion, Queens of the Stone Age, Interpol, Kaiser Chiefs, the Faint, Silversun Pickups, the Bravery, Cold War Kids, CSS, Sum 41, Tiger Army, Shiny Toy Guns, the Lovemakers, Street to Nowhere, Scissors for Lefty, the Matches, Audrye Sessions, Poor Bailey, Every Move a Picture MiniPop, Immigrant, Honeycut

McAfee Coliseum
7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland. 408.998.TIXS. www.ticketmaster.com.
The Police 6/13

Moe's Alley
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. 831.479.1854. www.moesalley.com.
Blvd 5/16
Corby Yates 5/18
Mumbo Gumbo 5/19
That 1 Guy 5/20
Garaj Mahal 5/22
40 Watt Hype 5/23
Space Heater 5/24
Indigenous 5/25
The Boneshakers 5/26
Tommy Castro 5/27
On the Spot 5/29
Dubwize 5/30
Broken English 5/31
Winston Jarrett and Ras Midas 6/1
Los Mocosos 6/2
Kusun Ensemble 6/6
Ancient King 6/7
The Mother Hips 6/8-9
Nobody's Own 6/12
Pato Banton 6/14
Reckless Kelly 6/15
The Pirate Signal 6/17
Cold Waters 6/19
Sugar Minott 6/20
Vinyl 6/22
Nina Storey 6/23
Flex Mathews 6/26
Outlaw Nation 6/27
Kan'nal 6/30
The Itals 7/1
Universal Language 7/21
Les Yeux Noirs 8/16

Montalvo's Garden Theatre, Carriage House Theatre and Front Lawn
15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408.961.5858. www.montalvoarts.org.
The Kronos Quartet 5/18
Dianne Reeves 7/8
Herbie Hancock Trio 7/13
Toumani Diabate 7/16
Mavis Staples 7/20
Los Lobos 722
Lee "Scratch" Perry 8/2
Steel Pulse 8/8
Patti LaBelle 8/16
Bruce Cockburn 8/17
Songwriters Festival 8/26
Blind Boys of Alabama 8/31
Steve Earle 9/7
Chris Botti 9/19
Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood 9/20

Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey Fairgrounds, Monterey. 925.275.9255. www.montereyjazzfestival.org.
9/21:
John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension
Dave Holland, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, Eric Harland
9/22:
Los Lobos, Otis Taylor Band, James Hunter, Diana Krall, Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Terence Blanchard Quintet
9/23:
Ornette Coleman, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, L.A. County High School for the Arts, Sonny Rollins, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All Stars

Mountain Winery
14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga. 408.741.2822. www.mountainwinery.com.
Indigo Girls 6/6
Lucinda Williams 6/8
Cesaria Evora 6/10
Brian Wilson 6/11
Lindsay Buckingham 6/14
Three Dog Night and Toto 6/15
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra 6/16
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi 6/17
Diana Krall 6/20-21
Jonny Lang 6/22
Kathy Griffin 6/23
Norah Jones and the Handsome Band 6/25
Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby 6/26
Rodrigo y Gabriela 6/27
Joan Armatrading 6/28
Steve Winwood 7/2
The Moody Blues 7/3
Chris Isaak 7/6-8
Blues Traveler and the Neville Brothers 7/10
Brian Regan 7/12
Boz Scaggs 7/13-14
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo 7/15
Willie Nelson 7/16
Cowboy Junkies 7/18
Kenny Loggins 7/20-21
The Beach Boys 7/22
John Hiatt and Shawn Colvin 7/23
Patty Griffin 7/24
Gladys Knight 7/25
Tears for Fears 7/26
Leann Rimes 7/27
David Sanborn and Tower of Power 7/29
Lyle Lovett 7/30
Dave Koz 8/2
Daryl Hall and John Oates 8/3
Rufus Wainwright 8/4
Rick Springfield 8/5
Ozomatli 8/7
The Temptations and the Four Tops 8/8
Creedence Clearwater Revisited 8/11
Squeeze 8/14
Los Lonely Boys 8/15
Keb' Mo' and the Robert Cray Band 8/16
UB40 8/17
Lewis Black 8/18
Jim Gaffigan 8/19
Hippiefest 8/20
India.Arie 8/21
Ziggy Marley 8/22
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 8/23
Huey Lewis and the News 8/24-25
Madeleine Peyroux 8/26
Heart 8/27
Gipsy Kings 8/28
Crowded House 8/29-30
Chicago 8/31-9/1
The Doobie Brothers 9/6
Richard Thompson Band 9/8
Boney James 9/9
Peter Frampton 9/10
Etta James and the Roots Band 9/11
Peter, Paul and Mary 9/15

Music in the Arboretum
UCSC Arboretum, off High Street, Santa Cruz. 831.427.2998. www2.ucsc.edu/arboretum.
Alejandro Escovedo 5/17
Utah Phillips 6/21
Molly's Revenge 7/19
Son de Madera 8/16
Alvin Youngblood Hart 9/20

Oracle Arena
7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland. 408.998.TIXS
AR Rahman 6/2
Roger Waters 6/19
Martina McBride 8/1

Orpheum Theatre
1192 Market St, San Francisco. 408.998.TIXS
Prince 5/19

Palace of Fine Arts
3301 Lyon St, San Francisco. 408.998.TIXS
Be Good Tanyas 5/17
Lisa Gerrard 5/26

Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway, Oakland. 408.998.TIXS. www.ticketmaster.com.
Oakland East Bay Symphony 5/17-18
Celtic Woman 5/19
Lucinda Williams 6/7
Nelly Furtado 6/21
Lauryn Hill 6/27
Earth, Wind and Fire 7/14

Pin Up Productions
San Jose Skate, Nickel City Arcade and Graeme Matthews Studio, all in San Jose. www.myspace.com/pinupproductionssj.
Worker Bee 5/18
The Dying Ego 5/18
Kiss My Kick 5/19
Getter 5/25
Skalapalooza 5/26
Starpool 5/27
Korea Has Nukes 6/1
Audrye Sessions 6/2
Point of View 6/8
Bright Light Fever 6/9
TBA 6/15
Endless Hallway 6/16
Scissors for Lefty 6/20
Spooning With Sharks 6/22
Fire in the Morgue 6/23
The Bluffingtons 6/29
Undergone 6/30
Battle of the Bands 7/7, 7/11, 7/14, 7/18, 7/21
Mayday Mayday 7/28
Knock Out 8/4

Rasputin Records
1820 S. Bascom Ave, Campbell. 408.350.8700. www.myspace.com/rasputinscampbell.
Amonie 5/18
Russ Pettit 5/25
Worker Bee 6/8
Benjamin Henderson 6/15
Danielle Davis 6/29

The Rio Theatre
1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz. 831.423.8209. www.riotheatre.com.
Blame Sally 5/19
Laura Viers 6/4
John Cruz 6/15
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars 6/21

Rock the Bells McCovey Cove Parking Lot, Third and King, San Francisco; $76-$151. 408.998.TIXS.
Aug 18, 1pm,
Rage Against the Machine
Wu-Tang Clan
Cypress Hill
The Roots
Nas
Mos Def
E.P.M.D.
Public Enemy
Pharoahe Monch
MF Doom
Hieroglyphics
Blackalicious
Murs 3:16
Sage Francis
Immortal Technique
The Coup
Jedi Mind Tricks
Supernatural
Rahzel
Hi-Tek

San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose. 408.998.TIXS.
Alejandra Guzman 5/19
John Legend 5/23
Harry Connick, Jr. 5/25
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony 5/26
Paulina Rubio 6/16

San Jose McEnery Convention Center
150 W. San Carlos St, San Jose. 408.998.TIXS
Intocable 6/9

Santa Clara Concerts in the Park
Wednesdays in June, 6:30-8pm; Sundays in July and August, 2:30-4pm. Free.
Central Park Pavilion, Kiely and Homestead, Santa Clara. 408.615.2210. www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us.
Big Rain 6/20
Tim Rigney and Flambeau 6/27
Mark Russo and the Classy Cats 7/8
City Rocks 7/15
Dave Crimmen 7/22
Amigos Music 7/29
The Lyra Tones 8/5
Sandi Bell Band 8/12
Scott D. Davis 8/19

Santa Cruz Blues Festival 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos. 831.479.9814. www.santacruzbluesfestival.com.
5/26:
Los Lonely Boys
Indigenous
Jackie Greene
Sonny Landreth
Roy Rogers an the Delta Rhythm Kings
5/27:
Etta James and the Roots Band
Little Feat
Robben Ford
Tommy Castro
Nina Storey

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 307 Church St, Santa Cruz. 831.420.5260. www.santacruzcivic.com.
Santa Cruz County Symphony and the
White Album Ensemble 6/1-2
The Australian Pink Floyd Show 6/22
Deftones 6/30
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 7/30-8/12

Santa Cruz Vets Hall
846 Front St, Santa Cruz. 831.454.0478. www.vetshall.org.
Nekromantix 6/8
Mad Sin 6/14
Dougle MacLean 6/28
Twinkle Brothers 8/11

Shoreline Amphitheatre
1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View. 408.998.TIXS. www.shorelineamp.com.
Brad Paisley 5/18
Björk 5/19
Live 105's BFD 6/9
Charlie Daniels Band 6/10
Gwen Stefani 6/19
KISS Old School Fiesta 6/30
VANS Warped Tour 7/1
Ozzfest 7/19
The Fray 7/21
Projekt Revolution Tour 7/29
Rush 8/1
Toby Keith 8/30
Dave Matthews Band 9/29

Sleep Train Pavilion
2000 Zirker Pass Road, Concord. 408.998.TIXS. www.ticketmaster.com.
Stevie Nicks and Chris Isaak 5/17
Fall Out Boy 6/30
Chicago 7/6
Lyle Lovett and k.d. lang 7/29
Rush 8/3
JVC Jazz Festival 8/18
Marilyn Manson 8/23
Family Values Tour 9/1
B.B. King Blues Festival 9/8
Def Leppard 9/18
Luis Miguel 9/21

Stanford Jazz Festival
Multiple venues, Stanford University. 650.725.ARTS. www.stanfordjazz.org.
Nicholas Payton Quintet 6/23
Nancy King 6/24
Kurt Rosenwinkel Group 6/29
Early Bird with Jim Nadel 6/30
Lou Donaldson Quartet 6/30
Basie and Beyond: Jamie Davis & the Fred Berry Jazz Orchestra 7/1
John Santos Quintet 7/6
Early Bird with Joe Craven 7/7
Bobby Hutcherson Quartet 7/7
Klezmer Meets Jazz 7/8
Maria Marquez Quintet 7/13
Alan Broadbent Trio 7/14
Peter Apfelbaum Sextet 7/15
Patrick Wolff Trio 7/16
Jeb Patton Trio 7/17
Standards Night with Peter Stoltzman 7/18
Latin Side of the Great American Songbook 7/19
SJW Jazz Camp Participant Concert 7/20
The Heath Brothers 7/21
Taylor Eigsti/ Julian Lage Group 7/22
Sasha Dobson Trio 7/23
Wycliffe Gordon Presents the Jazz Mentors 7/24
Kneebody 7/25
Ruth Davies' Blues Night 7/26
SJW Jazz Camp Participant Concert 7/27
Wycliffe Gordon Quartet 7/28
Kenny Barron/ Terell Stafford/ Dayna Stephens/ Matt Wilson 7/29
Eddie Gomez Trio/ Frank Wess Quartet 7/30
Madeline Eastman/ Dena DeRose 7/31
Jimmy Cobb Quartet 8/1
SJW Jazz Camp Participant Concert 8/2
Stanford Jazz Workshop All-Star Faculty Jam Session 8/3
Lee Konitz 8/4

Streetlight Records
980 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose. 408.292.1404. www.myspace.com/streetlightsanjose.
Burguul Kaushar 6/2
Razorburns 6/16
Overview 6/23
She Likes Todd 7/7
Lucky Lucianni 7/28

The Warfield
982 Market St, San Francisco. 408.998.TIXS. www.ticketmaster.com.
Ron White 5/18
O.A.R. 6/16
Lisa Lampanelli 6/23
Bob Saget 6/28
Les Claypool 6/29
Deftones 7/2
Dashboard Confessional 7/15
Rise Against 7/28

Warped Tour
Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View; $29.99. 408.998.TIXS. www.warpedtour.com
7/1, 11am:
Bad Religion
The Used
Tiger Army
Cute Is What We Aim For
Paramore
Coheed and Cambria
Killswitch Engage
Chiodos
New Found Glory
Pennywise
Yellowcard
The Vandals
Circa Survive
Pepper
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Funeral for a Friend
Anberlin
The Briggs
K-Os
Scape the Fate
Gallows
Bayside
The Unseen
Spill Canvas
The Dear and Departed
Amber Pacific
Nothington
As Cities Burn
Human Abstract
Alesana I Am Ghost
Set Your Goals
Bless the Fall
Haste the Day
Family Force 5
Play Radio Play
Vincent Black Shadow
Big D and the Kids Table
The Almost
Meg and Dia
The Matches
Boys Like Girls
The Automatic
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
New Year's Day
Pistolita
All Time Low
Evaline
The Fabulous Rudies
Bleed the Dream
My American Heart
Buck-O-Nine
Throwdown
Authority Zero
Lorene Drive
Karate Highschool
Pure Volume

Wente Concerts at the Vineyard
Wente Vineyards, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore. 408.998.TIXS. www.wentevineyards.com.
George Benson and Al Jarreau 6/13
Diana Krall 6/19
Steve Winwood 7/5
Chris Isaak 7/12
Gladys Knight 7/24
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 7/26
Hootie and the Blowfish 7/31
George Carlin 8/8
UB40 8/15
Los Lonely Boys 8/16
Huey Lewis and the News 8/23
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons 8/30
Vince Gill and Amy Grant 9/6
Doobie Brothers and Peter Frampton 9/12

Concerts series

Map your musical week. There's a concert series for almost every moment.

Tuesday

Milpitas Summer Concert Series
Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm. Free Murphy Park, Yellowstone off Park Victoria Drive, Milpitas. 408.586.3210.
TBA 6/26
TBA 7/10
TBA 7/24

Jazz on the Row
Tuesdays, 6-8:30pm. Free. Park Valencia, Santana Row, San Jose. 408.551.4611. www.santanarow.com.
Aja Vu 5/22
Kay Bohler 5/29
Kristen Strom 6/5
Abuse of Process 6/12
Roy Vega 6/19
Jazz Goes to College 6/26
Dave Mathews 7/3
Sonya Jason Groove 7/10
Karabali 7/17
Eric Bolvin 7/24
Octobop 7/31
Berklee Monterey Quartet 8/7
Lori Carsillo 8/14
Alexa Weber Morales 8/31
Wally Schnalle 8/28
Nicholas Bearde 9/4
Tuesday Night Live 9/11
Jeff Massinari 9/18
Gail Dobson 9/25

Twilight Concerts in Palo Alto
Tuesdays (except July 3), 6:30-8pm. Free. Various locations, Palo Alto. 650.463.4940. www.cityofpaloalto .org/community-services/acult-twilightconcerts.html.
Native Elements 6/19
Wild Child 6/26
Luce 7/10
Lydia Pence and Cold Blood 7/17
Sila and the Afrofunk Experience 7/244
Los Pinguos 7/31
TBA 8/7
Alan Iglesias and Crossfire 8/14

Wednesday

Music and Market
Wednesdays, 5-8:30pm Sunnyvale Farmer's Market, South Murphy Avenue between Washington and Evelyn, Sunnyvale. 510.745.7100.
Jun 20-Aug 29. All acts TBA.

Jazz on the Plazz
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm. Free. Los Gatos Town Plaza, West Main Street and Santa Cruz Avenue, downtown Los Gatos. www.jazzontheplazz.com
Jamie Davis 6/20
Marcia Ball 6/27
Mose Allison 7/11
Paula West with Full Spectrum Jazz 7/16
John Proulx 7/25
Roseanna Vitro with Anton Schwartz 8/1
Nancy Kelly and Giacomo Gates 8/8
Monterey Jazz Festival County High School All Stars 8/15
New West Guitar Quartet and Andrea Wolper 8/22
Diane Schuur 8/29

Thursday

Palo Alto Brown Bag Concerts
Thursdays, noon-1pm. Free. Cogswell Plaza, Lytton and Ramona streets, Palo Alto. 650.463.4940. www.cityofpaloalto.org/community-services/acult-brownbag.html
Motordude Zydeco 7/12
Baguette Quartette 7/19
If You Knew Sousa 7/26
Molly's Revenge 8/2

Campbell Summer Concert Series
Thursdays, 6:30-8pm. Free. Orchard City Green, between City Hall and the Campbell Public Library, Campbell. 408.866.2105.
The Houserockers 6/21
The Garage Band 6/28
After Dark 7/5
Grooove Kings 7/12
Special 10am children's concert: Julie Hughes 7/14
Joe Ferrari Big Band 7/19
Cocktail Monkeys 7/26
Tuxedo Park Dance Band 8/2
The Crocodiles 8/9
Sage 8/16

Cupertino Summer Concert Series
Thursdays, 6-8pm. Free. Memorial Park Amphitheater, Stevens Creek Blvd and Anton Way, Cupertino. 408.777.3120.
Cupertino Symphonic Band 6/21
Silicon Valley Houserockers 6/28
Harmonics Steelband 7/5
Dave Crimmen 7/12
The Bell Brothers 7/26

Music in the Other Park
Thursdays in June, 5:30-9pm. Free. St. James Park, Third Street between St. John and St. James streets, downtown San Jose. www.sjdowntown.com/eve_eve_mop.html.
Eek-A-Mouse 6/7
The Tubes 6/14
Sugar Minott 6/21
Malo 6/28

Music in the Park
Thursdays, 5:30-9pm. Free. Plaza de Cesar Chavez, Market and San Carlos streets, downtown San Jose. www.sjdowntown.com/eve_eve_mus.html.
The English Beat 7/12
White Album Ensemble 7/19
TBA 7/26
Jackie Green 8/2
Tony! Toni! Tone! 8/9
TBA 8/16
Grupo Fantasma 8/23
TBA 8/30
TBA 9/6

SFJAZZ Summerfest
Thursdays, 6-7:30pm. Free. Stanford Shopping Center, 180 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. www.sfjazz.org.
Jun 14-Aug 9. All acts TBA.

Mountain View Summer Sounds
Thursdays, 6:30-8pm. Free. Two locations: Mountain View Civic Plaza, 500 Castro St, Mountain View; Cuesta Park, 2204 Grant Road, Mountain View. 650.903.6000. www.mvcpa.com.
Bell Brothers 7/12 (Cuesta)
Cocktail Monkeys 7/19 (Civic)
Flash Back 7/26 (Cuesta)
Tito y Suson de Cuba 8/2 (Civic)
Big City Review 8/9 (Cuesta)
Joe Sharino 8/16 (Civic)

Friday

Morgan Hill Friday Night Music Series
Fridays, 7-9pm. Free. Downtown Morgan Hill. 408.779.9444. www.morganhill.org.
Chasing Truth 6/1
Bluesberry Jam 6/8
Hot Rods Band 6/15
The DADZ 6/22
Fred McCarty and Company 6/29
Red Beans and Rice 7/13
Fast Lane Band 7/27
Usual Suspects 8/3
Four Way Free 8/10
3 D 8/17
Shane Dwight Band 8/24
Road Dogs 8/31

Free Friday Night Bands
Fridays, 6:30 and 8:30pm. Free. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz. 831.423.5590. www.beachboardwalk.com.
The Original Family Stone 6/22
Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone 6/29
Classic Rock All Stars 7/6
Mary Wilson of the Supremes 7/13
Eddie Money 7/20
Greg Kihn Band 7/27
Tiiffany 8/3
Papa Doo Run Run 8/10
Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night 8/17
Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad 8/24
The Tubes 8/31

Saturday

Vasona Vibrations Saturdays, 5-7pm. Free. Vasona Lake County Park, 333 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos. 408.354.2608. www.southbayfolks.org/vasona.
Calaveras 6/2
10th Avenue Band 6/9
Kathy and Carol 6/16
The Bird Dogs 6/23
The Mighty Avalanche Choir 6/30
Leanne Weatherly and her Jazz Quartet 7/7
Radio Rail / Plan B 7/14
Ambergrass Unlimited 7/21
San Jose Metropolitan Band 7/28

Acoustic Music Series
Saturdays, noon-2pm. Free. Old Town Shopping Center, University Avenue and Elm Street, Los Gatos. 408.469.0251. www.firesignentertainment.com.
Jul 7-Aug 25. All acts TBA.

Sunday

Music in the Park, Burlingame and Millbrae
Sundays, 1pm. Free. July dates: Washington Park, Burlingame. August dates: Central Park, Millbrae. 650.558.7300. www.burlingame.org.
Mid-Life Crisis 7/1
The Bell Brothers 7/8
Hurricane Sam and the Hotshots 7/15
No Mercy Band 7/22
Gayle Schmitt and the Toodala Ramblers 7/29
Livewire 8/5
D5 8/12
Dave Crimmen Band 8/19
Mystic Surfer Gypsies 8/26

World Music Sundays
Sundays, 1-4pm. Free.
Park Valencia, Santana Row, San Jose. 408.469.0251. www.firesignentertainment.com.
Jun 3-Sep 30. All acts TBA.

Stern Grove Festival
Sundays, 2pm. Free.
Stern Grove, San Francisco. 415.252.6252. www.sterngrove.org
Huey Lewis and the News 6/17
The Idan Raichel Project 6/24
Preservation Hall Jazz Band 7/1
San Francisco Symphony 7/8
Os Mutantes 7/15
Anoushka Shankar 7/21
Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective 7/29
Hugh Masekela 8/5
San Francisco Ballet 8/12
San Francisco Opera 8/19

Music in the Park, Los Gatos
Sundays, 5-7pm. Free.
Civic Center lawn, 110 E. Main St, Los Gatos. 408.354.6820. www.losgatosca.gov/mip.
David Martin's House Party 6/24
Clairdee 7/1
San Jose Wind Symphony 7/4 (at Los Gatos High School)
The Hit Men 7/4
Becca 7/8
Mark Russo and the Classy Cats 7/15
San Jose Opera Guild 7/22
Gary Flores and Decarga Caliente 7/29
Sage 8/5
Fiesta de Artes 8/11-12
Jamie Davis Quintet 8/19
Joe Sharino Band 8/26


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