Johnny Nitro leaning a lick toward his pal Daniel Castro
What?! is the reaction of those who knew him upon hearing that San Francisco bluesman (not the WWF action figure) Johnny Nitro passed away suddenly on February 19th. He’d played his regular Friday show at The Saloon in North Beach just the night before. He was 59. (more…)
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MONDAY FEBRUARY 6
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 10pm free
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8
Los Train Wreck @ Yoshi’s, 510 Embarcadero West, Jack London Sq., Oakland 8pm $12/$15
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9
Acacia/The GoldDiggers/The Silver Threads @ Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 9pm $6–10 sliding scale
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10–SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19
13th Annual SF Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 4pm free
The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit/The Brothers Comatose/Emily Bonn & the Vivants @ Slim’s, 333 11th St., SF 8pm $16
Slim Jenkins/The Rumble Strippers @ Elbo Room, 647 Valencia, SF 9pm $14
The Creak/Kitchen Fire/Deborah Crooks @ Plough & Stars, 116 Clement St., SF 930pm sliding scale $6–10
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11
Hillbilly Hootenanny: Jenny Lynn/Jeanie & Chuck/Tom Armstrong/The Yani-Tones (Greg & Anne Yanito)/Eric Reedy/Maurice Tani/Jinx Jones/Smelly Kelly/Chicken John @ Chicken Shack, 3359 Ceasar Chavez St., SF 2pm free Radio Valencia 87.9FM
Tom Huebner @ 19 Broadway, 19 Broadway, Fairfax 3pm free
The Chop Tops/The Merry Widows/The Badmen @ Oakland Metro Operahouse, 630 3rd St., Oakland 8pm $10/$13
The Seducers @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 830pm free
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Brixx, 16 Kentucky St., Petaluma 9pm
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12
Gayle Lynn & the Hired Hands/Laura Allen & the Shooflies @ Thee Parkside, 1600 17th St., SF 4pm free
The Seducers @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 7pm free
MONDAY FEBRUARY 13
Toshio Hirano @ Amnesia, 853 Valencia, SF 9pm free
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 10pm free
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14
Country jam w/Los Train Wreck @ El Rio, 3158 Mission, SF 8pm free
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16
Misisipi Mike & the Midnight Gamblers/Mad Cow String Band/Misisipi Rider/Sweetback Sisters @ Café DuNord, 2170 Market St., SF 8pm $13/$15
The Seducers @ Blondie’s Bar amp; No Grill, 540 Valencia St., SF 9pm free
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17
Whisky Pills Fiasco @ Speakeasy Brewery, 1195 Evans Ave., SF 4pm free
Jinx Jones’ Jazzabilly All-Stars @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 830pm free
Red Meat @ Old Western Saloon, 11201 Hwy. 1, Pt. Reyes Station 9pm $5
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18
Jinx Jones’ Honky Tonk Duo @ Back 40 Texas BBQ & Roadhouse, 100 Coggins Dr., Pleasant Hill 6pm
The Lonestar Retrobates @ Presidio Yacht Club, Sommerville Rd., Bldg. T679, Ft. Baker, Sausalito 8pm $8
Pine Box Boys/The Jugtown Pirates/Hang Jones @ Café DuNord, 2170 Market St., SF 9pm $13/$15
Jenny Lynn & her Real Gone Daddies/The RoundUps @ 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason St., SF 9pm free
Mark Stuart & The Bastard Sons/Jay Lingo @ The Crêpe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 9pm $8
Porkchop Express @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 930pm free
Petunia & the Vipers/Damon & the Heathens @ Vitus, 201 Broadway, Oakland
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19
The Sweetback Sisters/Patti Maxine & the Saddle Pals @ Don Quixote’s Music Hall, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton 1pm $10
The Lonestar Retrobates @ 19 Broadway, 19 Broadway, Fairfax 3pm free
Petunia & the Vipers @ Russian River Brewing Co., 725 4th St., Santa Rosa 7pm free
Mark Stuart & The Bastard Sons/Jay Lingo @ Trout Farm Inn, 7701 E. Zayante Rd., Felton 8pm
MONDAY FEBRUARY 20
Petunia & the Vipers @ The Crêpe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 9pm
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 10pm free
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22
Country Classics Band @ Sam’s BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose 6pm free
The Polka Cowboys @ Champa Restaurant, 3550 San Pablo Dam Rd., El Sobrante 7pm free
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Lagunitas TapRoom, 1280 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma 3pm free
8th Annual Johnny Cash Birthday Bash: Tiny Television/Jenny Lynn & her Real Gone Daddies/The Better Haves/Tom Armstrong/Peppermint Twist Girls (burlesque)/Misisipi Mike & the Midnight Gamblers @ The Knockout, 3223 Mission St., SF 8pm $10
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26
The Heel Draggers/Hobnobbers @ Don Quixote’s Music Hall, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton 1pm $10
MONDAY FEBRUARY 27
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 10pm free
