Great American Music Hall Information and Event Guide

859 O'Farrell Street San Francisco, California 94109

Events:

The Gourds plus Mike Therieau Acoustic Duo @ GAMH
Many have attempted to personify, lablefly, quantify, verbalize and sanctify the concoction of musical quilts these here gourds have somehow knit together. In a saucepan of slow roasts they have conju...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-04-11 20:00:00

Mono plus Worlds End Girlfriend & Grails
Throughout their six-year career, MONO has ascended consistently in both popularity and critical acclaim, with record sales and live show attendance corresponding. But still elusive to the Japanese qu...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-04-27 20:00:00

Konono No 1
Doors: 8:00 PM Show: 9:00 PM Tickets: On Sale Sunday, December 17 $20 General Admission
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-04-28 20:00:00

Sean Lennon

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-04-29 20:00:00

Fountains of Wayne
In late 2003, Fountains Of Wayne received a flattering, but rather puzzling, "Best New Artist" Grammy nomination (one of two categories in which they were named that year). This cert...
Category: Music, 19:00:00, 2007-04-30 19:00:00

Tapes N' Tapes
tickets from virtuous http://virtuous.com/events/v/181536628/2007-05.html $17
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-02 20:00:00

Minus the Bear / The Honorary Title / Chin Up Chin Up
* $17 + $2 fee / $19 at the door * 8:00 PM Thursday All Ages 6 and Over
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-03 20:00:00

Great American Music Hall
PERSIAN ROCK! AWESOME! 2 Amazingly edgy bands from Iran, by way of Sweden & the US, together for the 1st time at the Legendary GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, San Francisco! KIOSK & ABJEEZ ...
Category: Music, 19:00:00, 2007-05-04 19:00:00

Ralph's World
Ralph's World is the musical place where little guys and gals and their folks can rock rock rock and sing sing sing along without overdosing on sucrose. You can go to the bottom of the sea to ...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-06 20:00:00

Drive-By Truckers - The Dirt Underneath
Drive-By Truckers THE DIRT UNDERNEATH (stories & songs sitting down / tales standing up) Date: Monday and Tuesday, May 7 & 8, 2007 Doors: 7:30 PM Show: 8:30 PM Tickets: On Sale Wednead...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-07 20:00:00

The Waybacks plus Poor Man's Whiskey
The Waybacks delight in turning notions of genre on their heads. From The Pasture To The Future finds the agile, acoustic quintet effortlessly knitting together sonic threads as diverse as punchy, hoo...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-11 20:00:00

Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh Date: Sunday, May 13, 2007 Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 8:00 PM Tickets: On Sale Sunday, March 4 $17 General Admission
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-13 20:00:00

El-P
El-P is his own man: an urban-futurist producer and hard-spitting MC with an engorged heart and a high-speed chip on his shoulder. Count me in. grade= A.— Entertainment Weekly This serious minded MC...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-18 20:00:00

The Knitters (Dave Alvin, John Doe, Exene Cervenka, DJ Boneb...
“Some folks might say our music has always been what you call ‘eclectic,’” says John Doe of the Knitters. “Well, OK. As A.P. Carter used to say to me when we’d go song-hunting in the Clinc...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-19 20:00:00

The Knitters
An offshoot of the LA band X, The Knitters features X's Exene Cervenka, and John Doe, with DJ Bonebrake, Blasters co-founder Dave Alvin and Jonny Ray Bartel from Red Devils.u000AVictor Krumme...
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-05-19 21:00:00

Jello Biafra

Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-05-24 20:00:00

Sila & the AfruFunk Experience plus Rupa & the April Fishes ...
Bay Area dance kings Sila and the Afrofunk Experience combine an international vision with dazzling musicianship. Frontman Victor Sila rivets audiences with a combination of James Brown's punc...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-25 20:00:00

The Clientele

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-26 20:00:00

Electrelane plus Tender Forever
NEW ALBUM ( NO SHOUTS, NO CALLS) OUT IN MAY 2007!!! Electrelane recorded their third album, titled Axes, at Steve Albini’s Chicago studio. It is situated in an industrial area on the outskirts of th...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-29 20:00:00

Voxtrot / Au Revoir Simone

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-30 20:00:00

Albino! CD Release
The SF Music Award-winning ALBINO! is a 12-piece Afrobeat ensemble that honors the fiery legacy of Nigerian musical revolutionary Fela Kuti. ALBINO's high-energy grooves and explosive stage sh...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-02 20:00:00

Secret Chiefs 3
Trey Spruance, Secret Chiefs 3's chief composer and a former guitarist for Mr. Bungle, is a visionary madman capable of instilling both fear and respect in his listeners. The band have existed...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-03 20:00:00

Pretty Girls Make Graves

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-04 20:00:00

DirkFest: Celebration of the life of Dirk Dirksen w/Jello Bi...
DirkFest: A Celebration of the life of Dirk Dirksen (The Fab Mab Pope of Punk) Onward and Upward...We will never forget you! Good Night and Get Out! FEATURING: -special guest artist TBA!!! -Jello Bia...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-06-08 20:00:00

The Rosebuds

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-12 20:00:00

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
SGM's instrumental array shifts from song to song, including many homemade devices suggestive of the avant-garde, but they are thoroughgoing populists, warmly regarding their varied audiences ...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-15 20:00:00

Keren Ann plus Jason Hart
On the heels of critical success for her sublime debut U.S. album, Not Going Anywhere, released on Metro Blue Records, an imprint of Blue Note Records, Paris and New York-based singer-songwriter Keren...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-16 20:00:00

Low w/ Death Vessel

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-19 20:00:00

Low w/ Death Vessel

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-20 20:00:00

Sean Hayes - CD Release!
Born in NYC and raised in North Carolina, Sean Hayes is the real thing: A songwriter and performer who penetrates your brain and body so deeply that you quickly forget who you are and what you&#39...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-21 20:00:00

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars tour the world spreading their message of peace and love in a "can't help but dance" show that fans from all musical backgrounds can ...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-22 20:00:00

Band of Horses
Band of Horses
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-07-05 20:00:00

klaxons
klaxons and fist fite doors at 8 music at 9 tickets $16
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-07-11 21:00:00

Parasol, Karpov, This Frontier Needs Heroes
PARASOL http://www.myspace.com/parasolsf KARPOV THIS FRONTIER NEEDS HEROES Admission: $12
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-07-13 20:00:00

Rupa & the April Fishes Bastille Day Bash
+ rupa and the april fishes + Bastille Day BASH celebrating the music of romance and rebellion saturday, july 14th at 8:00pm at the great american music hall SF tickets on sale now ! their last speci...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-07-14 20:00:00

The Polyphonic Spree
Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 8:00 PM Tickets: On Sale Sunday, May 20 $22 - 4 ticket limit per person General Admission
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-07-17 20:00:00

Grinderman
Nick Cave's new band
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-07-26 21:00:00

The Format w/ The Honorary Title, Limbeck, Steel Train & Reu...
tickets $17+2 http://virtuous.com/events/v/181536628/2007-08-03.html http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=TDC&pid=6021265
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-08-03 20:00:00

The Animal Masquerade Weekend!
ANIMAL REVELRY! From the jungles of Africa to the farms of Berkeley, a menagerie of winged, furry and fanged friends descend upon SF's most elegant venue for an entire weekend! Sat Aug 4th, 8p...
Category: Performing/Visual Arts, 20:00:00, 2007-08-04 20:00:00

Vagabond Opera
Vagabond Opera's songs are an eclectic mix of original and traditional compositions, unified by an old-world mood. Elements of Eastern European, klezmer, jazz, Arabic and tango mingle in music...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-08-04 20:30:00

Paradox Media Presents the San Francisco Zoo
Paradox Media Presents an all-animal variety show featuring San Francisco's finest including Cookie Mongoloid, the Zoopy Show, Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, Kellita of Hot Pink Feathers, Gorilla X, V...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-08-05 20:00:00

Subtle
Subtle are a sextet from Oakland, blending metal undertones with hip-hop and more. Thee More Shallows are a San Francisco based band formed in 2001. The band consists of song-writer Dee Kesler, Chavo ...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-08-11 21:00:00

Pelican / 400 Blows / Clouds / Gargantula
Pelican 400 Blows Clouds Gargantula Date: Sunday, August 12, 2007 Doors: 8:00 PM Show: 8:30 PM Tickets: On Sale Sunday, June 17 $13 adv/$15 door General Admission Unhindered by the impositions of the ...
Category: Music, 20:30:00, 2007-08-12 20:30:00

The Magic Numbers w/ The Little Ones, Ingrid Michaelson
$15 +2 http://www.gamhtickets.com/evinfo.php?eventid=17390&sid=
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-08-15 20:00:00

Alejandro Escovedo
$20
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-08-17 21:00:00

Richie Furay Band
Richie Furay is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who is best known for forming the 1960s band Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin. Chris Hill...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-08-19 20:00:00

Japanese Baby
Japanese Baby is a Cure tribute band.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-08-24 21:00:00

Or The Whale + Social Studies
Tickets: $12 Social Studies is a great local Bay Area band. Fans of Mates of State, Rilo Kiley, Architecture in Helsinki should like it.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-08-25 21:00:00

John Sebastian & the J-Band
John Sebastian, formerly of The Lovin' Spoonful, now leads the J-Band.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-08-26 20:00:00

Patty Griffin
One of the most promising singer-songwriters to come out of the Boston folk-music scene, Griffin's poetic lyricism, bluesy alto vocals & melodic guitar picking aim directly at the deep...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-08-29 21:00:00

Raining Jane/Sara Bareilles/Jon McLaughlin

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-08-31 20:00:00

Music for Animals
Dreamdate, an all-girl trio from Oakland, plays danceable yet heart-breaking indie pop in the fine tradition of Dressy Bessy and Rose Melberg.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-09-01 20:00:00

The Frames and Eleni Mandell
Acknowledged as one of Ireland’s most successful current bands, The Frames released their first album in 1992 and, over nearly a decade bounced through various well-documented record deals and band ...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-05 20:00:00

Ollabelle
Ollabelle is a new roots group sensation who released their first single, 'I Was in Love With a Difficult Man' and gained even more praise from their first recorded album and recent to...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-09-06 20:00:00

Butch Walker
After a brief taste of major-label success with his former band Marvelous 3 during the late '90s, Butch Walker traded his band mates for a solo career and is making his second bid for rock &am...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-07 21:00:00

Wolf Parade

Category: Music, 20:30:00, 2007-09-12 20:30:00

Todd Rundgren

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-13 20:00:00

Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton Paul and Storm Date: Friday, September 14, 2007 Doors: 8:00 PM Show: 9:00 PM $18 adv/ $20 door Dinner Ticket $42.95 Tickets available on-line at gamhtickets.com and Tickets.com Tick...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-14 20:00:00

Eric Johnson
Texas guitarist Eric Johnson blends the rock style of Jimi Hendrix and the blues power of Albert King with a wide array of additional influences to make for a guitar sound as unique as his fingerprint...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-09-16 20:00:00

The Donnas

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-19 20:00:00

Hepcat
Hepcat swings, jumps and jives. The Debonaires incorporate soul, jazz and funk while remaining ever faithful to the Jamaican sounds of ska, rocksteady and reggae music.
Category: , 00:00:00, 2007-09-21 00:00:00

Dredg / As Cities Burn / The Love X Nowhere
Doors: 8:00 PM Show: 9:00 PM $20 General Admission
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-09-21 21:00:00

F***Ing Champs
The F***ing Champs is a three-piece total music band from San Francisco, California. They are known for their indie appeal, while playing metal music, based largely around shifting time signatures, gu...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-09-23 20:00:00

Amiina
Mon. Sep 24th, 2007 Amiina | San Francisco, CA | Presented by Great American Music Hall Minimum age for this event is: 6+ Great American Music Hall 859 OFarrell St San Francisco, CA US 94109 Tickets G...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-24 20:00:00

Low
Formed in Duluth, Minnesota in 1994, Low's sparse, minimal aesthetic brought them to the forefront of the post-grunge, slo-core movement. The husband and wife team of guitarist, vocalist Alan ...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-25 20:00:00

Low

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-26 20:00:00

Midlake
Doors: 7:30 PM Show: 8:00 PM Tickets: On Sale Sunday, July 1 $16 General Admission Dinner Ticket $40.95 Tickets available on-line at Tickets.com Tickets also available at Tickets.com
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-27 20:00:00

The Iguanas
The Iguanas from New Orleans reflect a diversity of musical styles by fusing blues, classic R&B, zydeco, Cajun, Tex-Mex and roots rock 'n' roll.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-28 21:00:00

Balkan Beat Box
Sat. Sep 29th, 2007 Balkan Beat Box | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall http://www.gamh.com
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-09-29 20:00:00

Nick Lowe
Singer Nick Lowe has explored several genres in his recorded career over the years, from rock 'n' roll to country to folk tinged recordings. Lowe is best known for such tracks as &...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-05 21:00:00

José González

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-08 20:00:00

José González

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-09 20:00:00

Bang Camaro
Bang Camaro is an alternative/ metal/ rock band from Boston, Massachusetts.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-10-10 20:00:00

The Black Lips
Black Lips' music is overwhelming, refreshing and unparalleled by their peers.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-10-15 20:00:00

Southern Culture on the Skids
Southern Culture On The Skids Hillstomp Date: Sunday, October 21, 2007 Doors: 7:30 PM Show: 8:00 PM Tickets: On Sale Sunday, June 24 $16 General Admission
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-21 20:00:00

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Doors: 8:00 PM Show: 9:00 PM $21 general admission Dinner Ticket $40.95
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-26 20:00:00

Roky Erickson and the Explosives
Roky Erickson is an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators. One of rock and roll's most famous cult figure...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-10-31 20:00:00

Battles
Some bands need biographies written on them, some bands don’t, yet someone still foolishly insists on writing one. Brooklyn’s Battles fall squarely into the latter category. Nonetheless… Rising ...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-01 20:00:00

John Zorn's Moonchild featuring Mike Patton, Trevor Dunn, & ...
$30 (More accurately, it's the trio of Patton, Dunn, and Baron playing the music of Zorn.)
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-02 20:00:00

Jesu

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-06 20:00:00

Of Montreal
with Grand Buffet and MGMT doors at 7:00, show at 8:00 general admission tickets $18
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-12 20:00:00

Of Montreal
with Grand Buffet and MGMT doors at 7:00, show at 8:00 general admission tickets $18
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-13 20:00:00

Of Montreal
with Grand Buffet and MGMT doors at 7:00, show at 8:00 general admission tickets $18
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-14 20:00:00

Sean Hayes w/ Jenny Owen Youngs, Jim Bianco
Doors @ 7 p.m. $18 ages 6+
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-15 20:00:00

SOL Y LUNA Reunion Concert Presented by KAWEH
KAWEH Presents the "Sol Y Luna Reunion Concert" After ten years the San Francisco based flamenco group "Sol Y Luna" is back to celebrate their reunion with a very s...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-11-16 20:00:00

Dark Kabaret
Saturday, November 17th Come see the hottest show in San Francisco. DARK KABARET at the Great American Music Hall. One night only two shows. 8PM and 11PM. Tickets for this year's show are on s...
Category: Performing/Visual Arts, 23:00:00, 2007-11-17 23:00:00

Loudon Wainwright III

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-18 20:00:00

New Riders of the Purple Sage
New Riders of the Purple Sage began as a Grateful Dead side project and ended up becoming a seminal country cult band. In their early years, the New Riders began picking up the pieces of American Beau...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-11-21 20:00:00

Busdriver

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-24 20:00:00

Straylight Run
Straylight Run performs rock music. Dear and the Headlights is a rock/pop/indie group from Arizona.
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-11-26 19:00:00

Los Campesinos!
$12 General Admission From Pitchforkmedia.com: " Los Campesinos! aren't the first act to make a name for themselves on MySpace. They may, however, be one of the first guitar groups in...
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-11-28 21:00:00

Issa
Through her many musical incarnations, Canada's Issa (formerly Jane Siberry, changing her name in 2006) has established herself as an exceptionally gifted singer, musician and composer.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-11-30 20:00:00

Juliette and the Licks
Juliette and The Licks features actress-turned-rocker, Juliette Lewis.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-12-04 20:00:00

Jonathan Richman / The Rubinoos
tickets are 15 dollars
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-12-06 20:00:00

Goon Moon
Goon Moon is an American rock band comprised of Jeordie White, Chris Goss, David Henderson (Jonsey), Fred Sablan and Edmund Monsef.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-12-09 20:00:00

Good for the Jews: the Putting the Ha! in Hanukkah
Creator of "What I Like About Jew' Rob Tannebaum has teamed up with singer and guitarist David Fagin, leader of the power-pop band the Rosenbergs, to form a new group called Good for ...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-12-12 20:00:00

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-12-19 20:00:00

The Mother Hips
doors 8:00 pm no opener listed also on the 22nd December
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-12-21 21:00:00

The Mother Hips
doors 8:00 pm no opener listed also on December 21st
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-12-22 21:00:00

Jackie Greene
Jackie Greene is known for his great guitar, great original songs, great blues, honky-tonk covers, passionate vocals and an overall fantastic show.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-12-28 21:00:00

Particle
Particle is another in the new breed of jam bands that have a penchant for improvising electronically, even when more traditional instruments actually carry the "groove." Charlie Hit...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-12-29 21:00:00

New Year's Eve
Celebrate New Year's Eve with live performances by Neurosis, Skullflower and Earth.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-12-31 21:00:00

Neurosis

Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-12-31 21:00:00

Poor Man's Whiskey
Poor Man's Wiskey is the hottest bluegrass band to emerge from Sonoma County. Young, talented and engaging, this septet has a knack for creating a hoedown wherever they go. They play with an o...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2008-01-11 21:00:00

Dan Deacon, Health, KIT

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2008-01-17 20:00:00

Melvin Seals and JGB
Melvin Seals, whose musical roots seep deep into gospel soil, has always been seeking that point where music merges with spirit, what he calls “church vibe.” He found it with Jerry Garcia over two...
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2008-01-19 21:00:00

Mirah and The Blow
Tickets: $15, on sale Sunday, October 14 at gamhtickets.com and tickets.com
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2008-01-23 20:00:00

Howard Jones
Howard Jones was one of the most recognizable figures of mid-'80s synth-pop. His music helped him rack up a string of hits in the mid-and late '80s like 'Things Can Only Get Be...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2008-01-24 20:00:00

The Edwardian World's Faire
The Edwardian World's Faire featuring Kinetic Steam Works Unextraordinary Gentlemen The Nekyia Dark Garden Paxton Gate DJ Delachaux & more... Date: Friday, January 25, 2008 Doors: 8:00...
Category: Other, 20:00:00, 2008-01-25 20:00:00

The Edwardian Ball
San Francisco's award-winning tradition returns for an unparalleled night of Edwardian-era meets Edward Gorey revelry! Join a sea of elegant waltzing on the dance floor, witness Edward Gorey&a...
Category: Other, 20:00:00, 2008-01-26 20:00:00

Sunday Gorey Sunday
An Edwardian Variety night bringing you the finest in Gorey-inspired music, dance, stories, fashion, cabaret, and more... Featuring: * Gorey performances by The Vau de Vire Society * Eric McFadden&...
Category: Other, 20:00:00, 2008-01-27 20:00:00

From the Jam
Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller and Steve Brookes formed "The Jam" while they were still in school in 1975; Brookes quickly left the band and they remained a trio for the res...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2008-01-29 20:00:00

Super Furry Animals
with Holy Fuck doors at 8:00 show at 9:00 tickets $20
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2008-02-09 20:00:00

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum / Estradasphere
Date: Saturday, February 16, 2008 Doors: 8:00 PM / Show: 9:00 PM Tickets: On Sale Sunday, November 11 $17 adv/$19 door Dinner Ticket $41.95 Tickets available on-line at Virtuous.com and Tickets.com Ti...
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2008-02-16 21:00:00

St. Vincent

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2008-02-17 20:00:00

Explosions in the Sky

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2008-03-21 20:00:00

Explosions in the Sky

Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2008-03-22 20:00:00