Tue, 1/6

KSSU Presents...exclusive Listening Party for the new ANIMAL COLLECTIVE album, Merriweather Post Pavillion. KSSU Radio

Butch N Nellie's Coffee Company 1827 I Street

2:00, $FREE, all ages Come listen to the new Animal Collective album and scoop up freebies!

Wed, 1/7

Dance Party w/ DJ Larry spinning Soul, Funk, Disco, Reggae & Latin Grooves

The G St. Pub

10:00, $FREE, 21+

Wed, 1/7

This Bike is a Pipe Bomb (FL/SF) Missouri Mule (Davis)

House Show 209 2nd st Davis

8:00, $5, all ages This show will start and end promptly!

Thu, 1/8

Freebasers

11:00, $0, all ages

Fri, 1/9

Silent Treatment, Save & Continue, Last Angels, One Dying Secret, Larisa Bryski

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $10, 21+ Billy & Funkmaster's Birthday

Fri, 1/9

Alpha Children, Consider the Thief, Ambrosia Caprice, The Rhythm Kills

Luigi's Fun Garden (1050 20th St, Sacramento)

7:30, $5, all ages John from Alpha Childrens BDAY show!!

Fri, 1/9

20,000 CD Release Show! w/ Impotent Ninja, Evan Bailey (electro/dance)

Javalounge 2416 16th st sactown, ca 95818

8:00, $5, all ages

Fri, 1/9

Film Screening - Star Trek: Of Gods and Men - 7 and 9:30 PM

600 4th St, West Sacramento, CA

7:00, $5.00, all ages More info at MOBS

Fri, 1/9

Ricky Berger / Chelsea Wolfe / Tippy Canoe (SF) / Blue Rabbit (SF)

Luna's Cafe & Juice Bar - 1414 16th Street

8:00, $6, all ages laydiiiess niiiiiiight ! lots of voices...

Sat, 1/10

Agent Orange

Bubba Thrashers Tavern (Redding)

8:00, $??, 21+

Sat, 1/10

LOBS ART SHOW OPENING with Instagon & (waning)

Java Lounge, 2416 16th Street, Sacrametno, ca

7:00, $Free, all ages Lob of Instagon shows a full show if his art in Janurary, opening night!

Sat, 1/10

Build Us Airplanes | Cannons And Clouds | Elba (Seattle) | Navigator Vs. Navigator (Seattle)

The Kadi House (Vacaville)

6:00, $5, all ages

Sat, 1/10

Art Opening: Lob, with music by Instagon, and Waning

Javalounge 2416 16th st sactown, ca 95818

7:00, $free!, all ages Freefreefreefreefffffreeeee

Sat, 1/10

The Definite Articles, Silian Rail (SF), J. Irvin Dally

Fish & Sams House - L Street & Covell in Davis

8:00, $3-5, all ages Silian Rail is on tour, instrumental post-rock goodness!!!

Sat, 1/10

The Tumbleweeds, Len Brown Society

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $8, 21+

Sat, 1/10

NICE MONSTER'S EP RELEASE!, with Be Brave Bold Robot

9:00, $5, 21+ IT'S A PARTY!

Sat, 1/10

Religious Girls, Railcars, Megazord, Felt Drawings, LVC, and possibly White Fang!!!!

BUFF CASTLE

6:00, $DONATIONS PLZ, all ages COME AND CHILL ON THIS AWESOME 2ND SATURDAY

Sat, 1/10

Ross Hammond and Kevin Corcoran Duet

20th St. Gallery (on 20th btw I and J)

6:00, $none, all ages Live Improvised music for Second Saturday

Sat, 1/10

Little Charlie Caravan---Gypsy jazz à la Django Reinhardt

Spirits House: 1312 Tulane Dr. Davis

8:00, $5-10, all ages

Sat, 1/10

FREE 2nd Saturday Art Show @ Blue Lamp

The Blue Lamp

7:00, $Free til 8:30, 21+ Art By Dolorosa Z. Lanky Art, Jose Moreno, Daniel Mendoza, DJ Adam J

Sun, 1/11

Livins Easy | Arden Park Roots | Mercury | Natural Roots | Zuhg

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

6:00, $5 / 7, all ages

Sun, 1/11

Julie The Bruce. It's Kid's Time! It's a pajama party! It's rock and roll!

The Java Lounge 2416 16th St, Sacramento

11:00, $FREE, all ages 11AM-1PM.For doddlers and toddlers-you will all be entertained! Mwah ha ha!

Mon, 1/12

SYRUP(portland), MAGIC JOHNSON(portland), BONED OUT(er space)

FUNCASTLE

8:00, $donate, all ages thanks for caring thanks for sharing

Tue, 1/13

In:Aviate, Mikoto, Evylock (Japan)

Club Retro (Orangevale)

6:30, $10, all ages

Wed, 1/14

Instagon & Delayed Sleep

Marilyn's On K, 908 K Street, Sacramento,CA

8:00, $3, 21+ 1st night. hopefully a new monthly happening w/ Instagon: "Audio Playground"

Wed, 1/14

Dance Party w/ DJ Larry spinning Soul, Funk, Disco, Reggae & Latin Grooves

The G St. Pub

10:00, $FREE, 21+

Thu, 1/15

Far, Automatic Static, By Sunlight

7:30, $15, all ages

Fri, 1/16

R5 Records 2500 16th St, Sacto

7:00, $0, all ages Free, All Ages!!!

Fri, 1/16

Private Criminals | Madside, Animations

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $6, all ages

Fri, 1/16

Losin Streaks, Rantouls (SF), NoBunny, English Singles

Luigi's Fun Garden

9:00, $, 18+

Fri, 1/16

Film Screening - Crawford - doc on the Bush administration seen thru the eyes of the residents of Crawford, TX - 7 and 9:30 PM

600 4th St, West Sacramento, CA

7:00, $5.00, all ages More info at MOBS

Sat, 1/17

R5 Records 2500 16th St, Sacto

7:00, $0, all ages Free, All Ages!!!

Sat, 1/17

Dance Gavin Dance | Consider The Thief | Untold Alibi | A Moments Notice

8:30, $12 / 14, all ages Doors @ 8pm

Sat, 1/17

As I Lay Dying w/ Protest The Hero, The Human Abstract & Mychildren Mybride

Senator Theater (Chico)

7:30, $16 / 19, all ages Doors @ 6:30 pm

Sat, 1/17

Zoo Human Project, Life In Song

Javalounge 2416 16th st sactown, ca 95818

8:00, $5, all ages Acoustic R & B, Pop, Chillout time

Sat, 1/17

The Midnight Howlers, Widdly Wahs, Gin Ricky and The Lemmies

Fire Escape

8:00, $5.00, all ages The Lemmies NEVER BROKE up, check their site dumba$$!

Sat, 1/17

Retarded Muppit Farm, Lotus Feet, The Moody Lyons

Brainwash Cafe, 1122 Folsom Street , San Francisco, CA

8:00, $Free Wine!, all ages Show moved to the 17th. Laundrymat fully functional, so bear that in mind.

Sat, 1/17

The Knitters (Members of X, The Blasters), Dead Rock West

Palms Playhouse

8:00, $20, all ages

Sun, 1/18

Northern Lights | Solicitors | Black Tie Occasion

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

6:00, $6, all ages

Sun, 1/18

Shark Toys (SD) + GGreen + ???

Venue TBD (help?)

8:00, $$$$, all ages KDVS Presents...weirdpunk/weirdfolk radness

Mon, 1/19

DRAGGING AN OX THROUGH WATER, DEAD WESTERN, WOMAN YEAR

the WOMB 1115 H st.

8:00, $3 donate, all ages

Tue, 1/20

Eric Hutchinson

The Blue Lamp

8:00, $12 / 14, 21+ www.erichutchinson.com

Tue, 1/20

Polka Dot Dot Dot + Shelby Sifers + Oh Foot

Primary Concepts-219 E St in Davis (upstairs)

9:00, $3-5 sliding scale, all ages Cool As Folk Presents his first show of 2009...

Wed, 1/21

Dance Party w/ DJ Larry spinning Soul, Funk, Disco, Reggae & Latin Grooves

The G St. Pub

10:00, $FREE, 21+

Wed, 1/21

Jonathan Richman and Tommy Larkin

Palms Playhouse

8:00, $15, all ages

Thu, 1/22

Pepper, Supervillains, Passafire

7:30, $20 / 22, all ages

Fri, 1/23

R5 Records 2500 16th St, Sacto, CA

7:00, $, all ages Free, All Ages!!!

Fri, 1/23

Memento Mori, See The Elephant, Voyslis, Ashes Of Icons

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $?, 21+

Fri, 1/23

Silver Darling, Axelrod Cary & Foss, Julie the Bruce and Missouri Mule

The Java Lounge 2416 16th St, Sacramento

8:00, $5, all ages Julie the Bruce.

Fri, 1/23

Mike Blanchard & the Whispering Chingaderos, Axelrod, Cary & Foss, Missouri Mule, Julie the Bruce

Javalounge 2416 16th st sactown, ca 95818

8:00, $5, all ages Country Punk!

Fri, 1/23

Film Screening - UFO Phil: The Movie - 7 and 9:30 PM

600 4th St, West Sacramento, CA

7:00, $5.00, all ages More info at MOBS

Fri, 1/23

Saint Vernon, Butcher, Rituals Of Hostility, Pocos Perro Locos

Chris' Club (Vallejo)

9:00, $3, 21+

Fri, 1/23

Floss Anonymous, Meteorites Attack, Team Shark Week

Nick's Night Club (Chico)

9:30, $?, 21+

Fri, 1/23

The Blue Lamp

9:00, $7, all ages

Sat, 1/24

Brainwash Cafe (San Fransisco, CA)

8:00, $5, all ages The world's least horrible band at the world's least horrible laundromat!

Sat, 1/24

Ross Hammond,The Inversions

R5 Records 2500 16th St, Sacto

7:00, $0, all ages Free, All Ages!!!

Sat, 1/24

The Devil Makes Three, Flat Iron String Band

The Blue Lamp

9:30, $12, 21+

Sat, 1/24

Little Sister (blues, rock, pop)

Javalounge 2416 16th st sactown, ca 95818

8:00, $5, all ages

Sat, 1/24

Lion Sight, Spin45, Storytellers

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $8, 21+

Sun, 1/25

C.D.C. (PA) | Folsom (Vegas) | Call To Preserve (FL) | Take Pride

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

6:00, $10, all ages

Sun, 1/25

Instagon, Nonconformist Muffin, Superzapper Recharge

R5 Records (16th + Broadway)

5:00, $Free!, all ages

Mon, 1/26

She Rides,Caulfield

R5 Records 2500 16th St, Sacto, CA

7:00, $, all ages Free, All Ages!!!

Mon, 1/26

Crocodiles, Blessure Grave, Sucks, Fatty Acid

Fun Castle

8:00, $5, all ages

Mon, 1/26

Buildings Breeding (Devil In The Woods Records), Franklin For Short (So. Cal), TBA

Luigi's Slice and Fun Garden

8:00, $5, all ages

Tue, 1/27

Rotting Christ, Toxic Holocaust, Warbringer, Irritant

7:30, $25, all ages

Tue, 1/27

Calvin Johnson (K Records founder), Dragging an Ox Through Water (PDX), Please Quiet Ourselves

Delta of Venus

7:30, $undisclosed, all ages KDVS Presents...

Wed, 1/28

BE BRAVE BOLD ROBOT

CSUS University Union Redwood Room, 6000 J Street?

12:00, $FREE, all ages Hooray College!

Wed, 1/28

Dance Party w/ DJ Larry spinning Soul, Funk, Disco, Reggae & Latin Grooves

The G St. Pub

10:00, $FREE, 21+

Thu, 1/29

Katy Perry (I Kissed A Girl) , Alphabeat

7:30, $20, all ages http://www.katyperry.com/

Thu, 1/29

Concerts for Charity presents: Fruit Bats (Sub Pop) , Sera Cahoone (Sub Pop) w/ The Ancient Sons!

Luigi's Fungarden (1050 20th Street)

8:00, $5-, all ages 2008 Best New Artist Sammie winners The Ancient Sons are back!!!

Fri, 1/30

Ross Hammond, Lee Bob Watson, tba

Javalounge 2416 16th st sactown, ca 95818

8:00, $5, all ages Experimental, Jazz, Folk!

Sat, 1/31

Rat Damage | GLUE(ex Think I Care, RNR, Attitude, So Be It) | In Desperation | Shove It | Caulfield

JaVaLoUnGe

7:00, $7, all ages sac area pyrate punx

Sat, 1/31

Kaki King

9:30, $15, 21+

Sat, 1/31

Pyrate Punx Presents: Glue (old school!), Rat Damage, In Desperation, Caulfield, Shove It

Javalounge 2416 16th st sactown, ca 95818

8:00, $7, all ages Punk rockin' goodness

Sat, 1/31

Hindsight, Sucker Punch, Fair Game

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $?, 21+

Sun, 2/1

Slaughterbox, Killgasm, Phecaltopsy (N.Y.), Pisshitter (N.Y.)

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

6:00, $5 / 7, all ages

Sun, 2/1

R5 Records 2500 16th St, Sacto

3:00, $0, all ages Free, All Ages!!!

Sun, 2/1

Matt and Kim *** Champagne Champagne *** TBD

Luigi's Fun Garden

8:00, $8, all ages SN&R + Luigi's present Matt and Kim CD release tour show!

Mon, 2/2

Off With Their Heads | Bastards Of Young | Bitchin' Summer | Compound | Splitzville

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $?, all ages

Wed, 2/4

Dance Party w/ DJ Larry spinning Soul, Funk, Disco, Reggae & Latin Grooves

The G St. Pub

10:00, $FREE, 21+

Fri, 2/6

Silent Treatment, A Single Second, Killcity

The Blue Lamp

9:00, $8, 21+

Fri, 2/6

Box Elders (Omaha, Neb) + TBA(s)

Venue TBD (help?)

8:00, $$$$, all ages KDVS Pres...Great punchy poppy funpunk/Rec. to fans of Tyvek/Coco.Coolouts!

Fri, 2/6

Whiskey Rebels | Pressure Point | Madhouse Disciples | Hub City Stompers

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $10, 21+

Sat, 2/7

Funeral For A Friend, The Sleeping, Emarosa, This Is Hell

8:30, $15 / 13, all ages Doors @ 8pm

Sat, 2/7

Silent Treatment, A Single Second

The Blue Lamp

9:00, $7, 21+

Sat, 2/7

Decent Criminal,Violation

R5 Records 2500 16th St, Sacto

7:00, $0, all ages Free, All Ages!!!

Sat, 2/7

Sister Crayon *** Ricky Berger *** Autumn Sky *** Be Brave Bold Robot

Luigi's Fun Garden

8:00, $5, all ages SN&R presents a show for lovers, plus pizza, beer, wine and DJ Leroy

Sat, 2/7

Goodness Gracious Me, Starring Morgan Freeman

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $?, 21+

Sat, 2/7

The Gabba Gabba Heys (tribute), The Sci-Fi Nightmares, Honor Bound Heroes, Moonshine

Club Fresno (Fresno)

8:00, $10, 21+

Sun, 2/8

Albatross Kneck, Ezera, Running Riot, Bloodshot Pizza

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

6:00, $7 / 5, all ages

Mon, 2/9

Satyricon, Septic Flesh

7:30, $18, all ages Doors @ 7pm

Wed, 2/11

MUTE SOCIALITE (members of Evangelista, Neung Phak, Sleepy Time Gorrilla Museum , Moe Staiano!), DEAD WESTERN, AGENT RIBBONS, ART LESSING & FLOWER VATO

Luigi's Fun Garden

8:00, $5, all ages

Fri, 2/13

solo percussion: Tatsuya Nakatani (Easton, PA by way of JP), Kevin Corcoran +tba

Funcastle

8:00, $, all ages

Fri, 2/13

Agent Orange

Tonic Lounge (Reno, NV)

8:00, $?, 21+

Fri, 2/13

Kelly Slusher (remember Crash & Brittany?) + Sean Ongley (PDX) + TBA

Venue TBD (help?)

8:00, $$$$, all ages KDVS Presents....some indie/folky/poppy sweetness

Fri, 2/13

S.T.D., 5 Days Dirty

Teen Center 17 W. Lockeford St (Lodi)

6:30, $5, all ages

Sat, 2/14

Tattooed Love Dogs, KB & The Slingtones

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $?, all ages

Sat, 2/14

The Airborne | Toxic Event

The Blue Lamp

9:30, $10, 21+

Sat, 2/14

Autumn Sky, Ricky Berger, and Justin Farren.

Luna's Cafe and Juice Bar

8:00, $6, all ages

Sun, 2/15

Lessons In Failure, Peaceable Jones, Black Chords

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

6:00, $7 / 5, all ages

Wed, 2/18

Mute Socialite, Au, Art Lessing and the Flower Vato, Dead Western

undisclosed location

7:00, $TBA, all ages KDVS PRESENTS

Fri, 2/20

Delayed Sleep, Superzapper Recharge, and In the Silence.

Luna's Cafe

8:00, $6, all ages

Sat, 2/21

Frenzy (U.K.) | CockFight Kings

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $??, 21+ www.frenzyworld.co.uk/

Sun, 2/22

Wednesday 13, Son Of Sam

Blakes (Berkeley)

7:00, $8, all ages

Sun, 2/22

Ghost to Falco (Portland) // Foot Village (Hollywood) // Dead Western (KDVS Recordings) //

Villanova House @ 802 Villanova Dr., North Davis

7:00, $5, all ages donations please!

Sun, 2/22

Dismal Lapse, Antagony

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

6:00, $7, all ages

Tue, 2/24

AC Newman, Dent May And His Magnificent Ukelele

8:00, $12 / 14, 21+

Wed, 2/25

Kool Keith

8:30, $20, 21+

Thu, 2/26

Kottonmouth Kings, La Coka Nostra

Senator Theater (Chico)

8:00, $, all ages www.kottonmouthkings.com

Fri, 2/27

TYVEK (Detroit) + TBA(s)

Venue TBD (help?)

8:00, $$$$, all ages KDVS Presents...In the dictionary under the word "FUN"

Sat, 3/7

Start, Action Design, Roxy Epoxy And The Rebound

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $?, all ages

Sat, 3/7

Jason Webley & Garrett Pierce & TBD

Luigi's Fun Garden

8:00, $8, all ages SN&R and Cool As Folk unite, at last, forever, for a night, or the weekend!

Tue, 3/10

Boats!,Idel Threats,Hollowbodies

R5 Records 2500 16th St, Sacto

7:00, $0, all ages Free, All Ages!!!

Wed, 3/11

Slipknot | Coheed and Cambria | Trivium

Arco Arena (Sac)

7:00, $39.50, all ages

Wed, 3/11

Tacocat (Seattle, ex Trashies), Forever (Portland, OR), TBA

HELP!

8:00, $, all ages I NEED A VENUE. CONTACT heather(at)outoforderrecords.com

Fri, 3/13

Eat Skull (Siltbreeze/Portland) + TBAs

Davis Venue (TBD)

8:00, $$$$, all ages got venue...email rickele (at) gmail...thanks!

Sat, 3/14

Von Iva, Semi Precious Weapons, Killola, Blame Betty

Fire Escape (Citrus Heights)

8:00, $, all ages

Thu, 3/26

Nurse With Wound

Great American Music Hall

8:00, $30, all ages Rare live appearance by UK experimental legends

Fri, 3/27

Eat Skull (Siltbreeze/Portland) + TBAs

Sacto Venue (TBD)

8:00, $$$$, all ages got venue, email rickele (at) gmail....thanks!

Sun, 3/29

AIDS Wolf (Canada) + TBA(s)

Venue TBD (help?)

8:00, $$$$, all ages KDVS Presents...One of the gnarliest must-see live acts on the planet!

Sat, 5/16

O:RMF VII: acts to be decided

undisclosed location

12:00, $TBA, all ages KDVS Presents...

Thu, 12/31

The Crest Theatre

7:30, $FREE, all ages