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Posted on Thu, Mar. 02, 2006

Pop, country & jazz

Major concerts

MARCH 2 and 4

Stereolab. 8 p.m. March 2, 9 p.m. March 4. The Fillmore, 1805 Geary St., San Francisco. $25. (408) 998-8497, www.ticketmaster.com.

MARCH 3

Van Morrison. 6:45 p.m. Masonic Auditorium, 1111 California St., San Francisco. $55-$129.50. (408) 998-8497, www.ticketmaster.com.

Victor Wooten. 9 p.m. The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco. $20. (408) 998-8497, www.ticketmaster.com.

MARCH 4

Jamie Cullum. 8 p.m. Theater, Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St., San Francisco. $25. (408) 998-8497, www.ticketmaster.com.

MARCH 5

Animal Collective. With First Nation and BARR. 8 p.m. The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco. $22. (408) 998-8497, www.ticketmaster.com.

Smaller stages

SOUTH BAY

Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum. 3 p.m. March 5. Hoover Middle School, 1420 Naglee Ave., San Jose. $12, free ages 16 and under. (408) 255-0297.

Primary Colors with Nate Pruitt. San Jose Jazz Society Sunday Series. 3 p.m. March 5. San Jose Improv, 62 S. Second St., San Jose. $12-$17. (408) 280-7475.

PENINSULA

Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass. 8 p.m. March 4. First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave. $15-$18. (650) 691-9982.

The Kriya Octet & Mirabai Vocal Ensemble. 4:30 p.m. March 5. Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, Miramar Beach, Half Moon Bay. $26. (650) 726-4143.

SANTA CRUZ

Rita Hosking and Cousin Jack. With the Mad Cow String Band. 8 p.m. March 4. Cayuga Vault, 1100 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz. $10. (831) 421-9471.

Clubs

Major venues

The Avalon. Lyrics Born, Counter Productive, Felonious and Mean Ol Lion, 8:30 p.m. March 3, $20-$25. 777 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara. (408) 241-0777, www.nightclubavalon.com.

The Blank Club. The Lovemakers, Heavenly States and Luxxury, 9 p.m. March 3, $10. Fascination, 9 p.m. March 4, $5. 44 S. Almaden Ave., San Jose. (408) 292-5265.

Bimbo's 365 Club. Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Gris Gris, 9 p.m. March 2, $20. Jenny Lewis, the Watson Twins and Willy Mason and Whispertown 2000, 9 p.m. March 4, $18. 1025 Columbus Ave., San Francisco. (415) 474-0365, www.bimbos365club.com.

The Catalyst. Sons of Champlin, 9 p.m. March 4, $22-$25. 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. (831) 423-1336, www.catalystclub.com.

Empire Plush Room. Paula West. 8 p.m. March 2-3, 8 and 10:30 p.m. March 4. York Hotel, 940 Sutter St., San Francisco. $32.50-$39.50. (415) 885-2800.

The Fillmore. Stereolab. 8 p.m. March 2 and 9 p.m. March 4, $25. Victor Wooten, 9 p.m. March 3, $20. Animal Collective, First Nation and BARR, 8 p.m. March 5, $22. 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco. (415) 346-6000.

Great American Music Hall. The Gourds and the Mammals, 9 p.m. March 3, $15. Poor Man's Whiskey, Jimbo Trout & the Fish People, the Whoreshoes, Mike Roper & John Poultney and Toshio Hirano, 8 p.m. March 4, $12. 859 O'Farrell St. San Francisco. (415) 202-9814, www.gamh.com.

Jazz at Pearl's. Kim Nalley, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. March 2, $10-$20. Babatunde Lea, 9 and 11 p.m. March 3-4, $15-$20. BJ Papa, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. March 5, $5-10. 256 Columbus Ave., San Francisco. (415) 291-8255, www.jazzatpearls.com/

Kuumbwa Jazz Center. Velzoe & the Upbeats, 7 p.m. March 2, $10-$13. 1320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. (831) 427-2227, www.kuumbwajazz.org.

Little Fox. Elana James & Her Hot Hot Trio, 8 p.m. March 2, $12-$14. The Heartbeats and the Houserockers, 8 p.m. March 3, $12-$14. Tempest and Four Shillings Short, 8 p.m. March 4, $14-$16. 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. (650) 369-4119.

Moe's Alley. Blusirkut, 9 p.m. March 2, $10-$12. Coco Montoya, 9:30 p.m. March 3-4, $15-$18. 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. (831) 479-1854, www.moesalley.com.

Slim's. Monolith, 20 Minute Loop, the Gun & Doll Show, Essence, the Love X Nowhere and Jim Greer, 8 p.m. March 2, $10. Zoo Station, the Unauthorized Rolling Stones and Japanese Baby, 9 p.m. March 3, $15. Citizens Here and Abroad, Vervein and the Stevenson Ranch Davidians, 9 p.m. March 4, $10. Matt Pond and Youth Group, 8 p.m. March 5, $13-$15. 333 11th St., San Francisco. (415) 522-0333, www.slims-sf.com.

Yoshi's. The Roy Hargrove Quintet, 8 and 10 March 2-4, 2 and 8 p.m. March 5, $18-$24. Jack London Square, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland. (510) 238-9200.

Smaller clubs

SOUTH BAY

Agenda Lounge. Abstract Rude and Trademark, 9 p.m. March 2, $10. 399 S. First St., San Jose. (408) 380-3042, www.agendalounge.com.

Blue Rock Shoot. Fly to Blue, Tommy Q., 7:30 p.m. March 4, $10. Chris Burkhardt, 2 p.m. March 5, no cover. 14523 Big Basin Way, Saratoga. (408) 872-0309.

Coffee Society. Alesandra, 8 p.m. March 3, no cover. Basement 3, 8 p.m. March 4, no cover. Suite 202, Oaks Shopping Center, 21265 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. (408) 725-8091.

Espresso Garden & Cafe. Geoff Muldaur, 8 p.m. March 3, $15. 814 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose. (408) 298-0808.

Fibbar MaGee's. Roshambo, March 3. 10 til 2, March 4. 156 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale. (408) 749-8373.

Grand Dell Saloon. Mostly Celtic jam session, 8 p.m. March 2, no cover. 1040 Dell Ave., Campbell. (408) 378-3970, www.thegranddellsaloon.com.

Hedley Club. Rick Vandivier, 8:30 p.m. March 3. JP & the Rhythm Chasers, 8:30 p.m. March 4. Hotel De Anza, 233 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose. (408) 286-1000.

Murphy's Law. Karaoke, March 2. Isis & Friends, March 3. Ruthie & the Gents, March 4. No cover. 135 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale. (408) 736-3822.

Nicolino's Garden Cafe. Tibor and Yelena, 5 p.m. March 3, no cover. Richard Geib and Kaye DeVries, 5 p.m. March 4, no cover. 1228 Reamwood Ave., Sunnyvale. (408) 734-5323.

Pacific Palms. Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. March 2, no cover. 1380 S. Main St., Milpitas. (408) 934-4999.

Quarter Note. Jerome and Steve & Friends, 9 p.m. March 2, no cover. 1214 Apollo Way, Sunnyvale. (408) 732-2110.

SoFA Lounge. Velvet Shop with Rick Preston, 9 p.m. Feb. 2, $5. DJ dancing with Wen Davis and Frank Dominguez, 10 p.m. March 3, no cover. 374 S. First St., San Jose. (408) 294-7632.

Unwined Wine Bar. Arturo Ville, 6 p.m. March 2, no cover. The Steve Cannon Jazz Quartet, 4:30 p.m. March 5, no cover. 6946 Almaden Expressway, San Jose. (408) 323-9463, www.unwined.com.

PENINSULA

British Banker's Club. Black Ivory, 9:30 p.m. March 2, $5 cover. 10190 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 327-8769.

California Roadhouse. Blues Cadillac, 9:30 p.m. March 3, no cover. 401 Castro St., Mountain View. (650) 254-8981, www.californiaroadhouse.com.

Trader Vic's Restaurant at Dinah's Garden Hotel. Sambosseros, 8 p.m. March 2, no cover. 4269 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. (650) 849-9800.

SAN FRANCISCO

Beach Chalet. Johnny Smith and Friends, 8 p.m. March 3, no cover. 1000 Great Highway. (415) 386-8439.

Bottom of the Hill. Jel, Passage and Controller 7, 9 p.m. March 2, $8. Rube Waddell, Lord Loves a Working Man and Brian Kenney Fresno, 10 p.m. March 3, $8. P.O.S., DJ Turbo Nemesis, SIMS of Doomtree, Silent Army and Mac Lethal, 9:30 p.m. March 4, $7. GBH, Goldblade, Go Like Hell and Proudflesh, 8 p.m. March 5, $15. 1233 17th St. (415) 621-4455.

Café du Nord. Garrin Benfield, Elliot Randall and Ryan Auffenberg, 9 p.m. March 2, $8-$10. Birdmonster, Street to Nowhere and the 88, 9 p.m. March 3, $8-$10. Polysics and Los Abandoned, 9 p.m. March 4, $10-$12. 2170 Market St. (415) 861-5016, www.cafedunord.com.

Club Jazz Nouveau. Jazz brunch, 10 a.m. March 5, $25. 2801 Leavenworth St. (415) 921-2100.

Elbo Room. Anthony Blea y su Charanga, 10 p.m. March 2, $8. Stylus, 9 p.m. March 3, $8-$10. Dub Mission, 9 p.m. March 5, $5. 647 Valencia St. (415) 552-7788, www.elbo.com.

Enrico's Sidewalk Cafe. Mal Sharpe and Big Money in Jazz, 7 p.m. March 3, no cover with dinner. 504 Broadway. (415) 982-6223.

Harry Denton's Starlight Room. Harry Denton's Starlight Orchestra featuring Kent Strand and Daline Jones, March 2-4. 450 Powell St. (415) 395-8595.

Hotel Utah. Austin Willacy, Scot Sier and Heather Lauren, 9 p.m. March 2, $7. The Lark, the Blank Tapes and Kevin McCarthy, 9:30 p.m. March 3, $7. Heathrow, Teri Falini and Dreamachine, 9:30 p.m. March 4, $7. Pollo Del Mar, Quatro Caminos and the Coppertones, 2 p.m. March 5, $5. Residual Echoes, Zdrasvootie and Colossal Yes, 9 p.m. March 5, $7. 500 Fourth St. (415) 546-6300.

The Independent. Loop!Station and Broun Fellinis, 9 p.m. March 2, $10-$12. New Orleans Klezmer Allstars and Sambada, 9 p.m. March 3, $10-$12. Low and Damien Jurado, 9 p.m. March 4, $17. 628 Divisadero St. (415) 771-1421, www.independentsf.com.

Madrone Lounge. Lapel, 9 p.m. March 2, $2-$4. House of International Music, 9 p.m. March 3, $4. 500 Divisadero St. (415) 241-0202, www.madronelounge.com.

Mark Hopkins Hotel. Black Market Jazz Orchestra, 9 p.m. March 3-4. Victoria Hughes, 10 a.m. March 5. Darcy Kathleen & Friends, 7 p.m. March 5. Cover varies. 1 Nob Hill. (415) 616-6916.

The Pound-SF. Colin of Arabia, Murder Practice, Love Hope and Fear and Murder Parade, 7 p.m. March 3, $7. Story Told, 7:30 p.m. March 4, $10-$12. 100 Cargo Way, Pier 96. (415) 826-5009, www.poundsf.com.

Tongue and Groove. Tawdry Hepburn, Luke Alexander, Dee Oner and Bhi Bhiman, 6 p.m. March 3, $6. 2513 Van Ness Ave. (415) 928-0404.

12 Galaxies. Last of the Blacksmiths, Scrabbel and the Waxfire, 9 p.m. March 2. The Eric McFadden Trio, Eenormus Sidecar, Crack Daniels and Pat MacDonald, 9 p.m. March 3. Mandonna, 9 p.m. March 4, $10-$12. Continental, the Drift and the Life on Earth, 9 p.m. March 5, $8. 2565 Mission St. (415) 970-9777.

EAST BAY

Blake's on Telegraph. Spank 9:30 p.m. March 2, $5. El Sotano, 9:30 p.m. March 5, $5. 2367 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. (510) 848-0886.

Downtown Restaurant. Eric Swinderman, 8 p.m. March 2, no cover. The Gail Dobson Trio, 9 p.m. March 3, no cover. Mal Sharpe's Big Money in Gumbo Band, 9 p.m. March 4, no cover. 2102 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley.

The Fat Lady Restaurant. Ian and Leopold, 10 p.m. March 3-4, no cover. 201 Washington St., Oakland. (510) 465-4996.

Freight & Salvage. Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey, 8 p.m. March 2, $17.50-$18.50. The Frank Wakefield Band, 8 p.m. March 3, $18.50-$19.50. Marley's Ghost, 8 p.m. March 4, $18.50-$19.50. Elana Fremerman and Her Hot Hot Trio, 8 p.m. March 5, $17.50-$18.50. 1111 Addison St., Berkeley. (510) 548-1761, www.freightandsalvage.org.

La Peña Cultural Center. Alexa Weber Morales, 8 p.m. March 2, $7-$9. Kiwi, Golda Supanova and Feenix Solite, 9 p.m. March 3, $8-$10. The K.T.O. Project, 8:30 p.m. March 4, $15. Domingo de Rumba, 3:30 p.m. March 5. 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 849-2568, www.lapena.org.

924 Gilman. XBXRX, Battleship, Mika Miko, Saboteurs and Are Black, 8 p.m. March 3, $7. Lights Out, Hostile Takeover, Set It Straight, Vagary and Gather, 8 p.m. March 4, $7. 924 Gilman St., Berkeley. (510) 525-9926.

SANTA CRUZ/MONTEREY

Bocci's Cellar. JB Excursion, 8 p.m. March 2, no cover. Barbies in Jail, 8 p.m. March 3, no cover. 140 Encinal St., Santa Cruz. (831) 427-1795.

Don Quixote's International Music Hall. The Gourds, 8 p.m. March 2, $10-$12. Briefcase Full of Blues, 9 p.m. March 3, $8-$10. Elana James & her Hot Hot Trio, 9 p.m. March 4, $14-$16. Grisha Goryachev, 7 p.m. March 5, $10-$12. 6275 Highway 9, Felton. (831) 603-2294, www.donquixotesmusic.com.

Monterey Live. Marley's Ghost, 7:30 p.m. March 2, $12-$14. Gary Clark Jr., 7:30 p.m. March 4, no cover. Briefcase Full of Blues, 9:30 p.m. March 4, $10. 414 Alvarado St., Monterey. (831) 646-1415, www.montereylive.net.

Classical

Major performances

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY

Ingo Metzmacher, conductor. Matthias Goerne, baritone. ``Verwandlung'' by Wolfgang Rihm, selected songs by Richard Strauss, Quartet for Piano and Strings by Brahms. 8 p.m. March 2-3, Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, $20-$107. And 8 p.m. March 4, Flint Center, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, $29-$55. (415) 864-6000.

Smaller stages

SOUTH BAY

Concordia University Choir. 7:30 p.m. March 4. Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 5825 Bollinger Road, Cupertino. Donation. (408) 252-0345.

Zukerman Chamber Players. 8 p.m. March 4. Carriage House, Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. $60-$70. (408) 961-5858, (408) 998-8497, www.ticketmaster.com.

PENINSULA

Soli Deo Gloria. Chad Runyon, director. ``Latin Elegance.'' 7:30 p.m. March 3. First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. $15-$20. (888) 734-7664.

Stanford Symphony Orchestra. Stephen M. Sano, conductor. With the Stanford University Singers and Symphonic Chorus. Academic Festival Overture (Opus 80) by Brahms, and other works. 8 p.m. March 3-4. Memorial Church, Stanford University. $5-$10. (650) 723-2729.

California Bach Society. ``Do Not Repine, Fair Sun'' by Gibbons. 8 p.m. March 4. All Saints' Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. $10-$25. (415) 262-0272.

Michail Gelfandbein, cello. With Irina Sharogredsky, piano. 8 p.m. March 4. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road. $12-$15. (650) 323-3254.

Salzburg Chamber Soloists. 2:30 p.m. March 5. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University. $40-$44. (650) 725-2787.

SAN FRANCISCO

Soli Deo Gloria. Chad Runyon, director. ``Latin Elegance,'' 5 p.m. March 4. St. Gregory Nyssen Church, 500 De Haro St. $15-$20. (888) 734-7664.

Belcea Quartet. Works by Mozart and Britten. 7 p.m. March 5. Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave. $26-$44. (415) 392-2545.

California Bach Society. ``Do Not Repine, Fair Sun'' by Gibbons. 4 p.m. March 5. St. Gregory Nyssen Church, 500 De Haro St. $10-$25. (415) 262-0272.

EAST BAY

Alarm Will Sound. Works by John Adams. 3 p.m. March 5. Hertz Hall, UC-Berkeley. $32. (510) 642-9988.

Free concerts

San Jose State Listening Hour. Faculty artists, 12:30 p.m. March 2. Concert Hall, on campus near Seventh and San Carlos streets. (408) 924-4649.

Livia Sohn, violin. 8 p.m. March 2. Campbell Recital Hall, Braun Music Center, Stanford University. (650) 723-2729.

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