Once-towering indie troupe settles into subtle electronica, tepid reviews of new album. June 9 at the Fillmore.RuPaul
Legendary drag queen with new digital-only release, Glamazon, appears in signing. June 11 at Amoeba SF.Black Lips
Who else has rocked a Tijuana house party . . . and a luxury cruise? June 11 at Great American Music Hall.Impulse! Mondays
Series celebrates iconic jazz label. This Monday, Shirley Scott tribute with Sundra Manning. June 13 at Yoshi’s SF.Barbara Manning
She sang about Dock Ellis’ no-hitter on LSD long before the viral animated video. June 14 at the Hemlock Tavern.
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In mountain-biking circles, the Rockhopper is the stuff of legend. A race featuring early adopters of a new kind of racing. Guys like Gary Fisher, Gavin Chilcott, Tom Murray. And the place couldn’t have been better: Annadel State Park. With threats to close Annadel coming from Sacramento almost monthly, it seems, Bike Monkey is bringing back the Rockhopper under the banner of the Annadel XC—a 14-, 19- and 27-mile race benefiting park upkeep and providing a formalized race on the best mountain biking trails in the region on Sunday, June 5, starting in downtown Santa Rosa through to Annadel State Park. 8am. Spectators free; registration open until day of race, info. at www.bikemonkey.net.UPDATE: Due to rain, this race has been rescheduled to June 25. More details here.
Mason-jar–tight Australian pop mavericks and multi-instrumentalists play free in-store. Jun 3 at Amoeba SF. Bootsy Collins
Bassist supreme brings whatever band he may have with whatever personality he may have. Jun 4 at the Fillmore. ROVA Saxophone Quartet
Bay Area avant-garde legends celebrate exactly 33 1/3 years together. Jun 4 at Swedish American Hall. Omar Souleyman
Syrian phenomenon described as “Jihadi techno” always brings, bamboozles the party. Jun 7 at Mezzanine. Matmos
Electronic duo whose apex remains an album entirely sampled from plastic surgery. Jun 8 at Bottom of the Hill.
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