San Francisco Metro: Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · Live Music · 32 events · data version 20261021-173303
8:00 PM · NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly) · Tom's Place (Berkeley) · live_music, experimental · rating 10
bayimproviser.com · details Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in the anthropoid menagerie of vibration. https://djll.bandcamp.com/ Tanukispidercat With as many fangs as bright yellow eyes, from crouch to pounce, her blizzard of tooth, claw, fluff, synth and sampler come full fury with lethal-swift paddycakes of pure desire.
7:30 PM · Dann Zinn Quartet · The Sound Room (Oakland) · live_music, jazz · rating 9
soundroom.org · details As a world-class saxophonist/flutist, Dann Zinn is renowned for being a passionate soloist and composer/arranger. Hailed over the years as “inventive,” “distinctive,” and for “creating a stunning and emotional listening experience,” Zinn has developed a unique style distinguishing him as a one of a kind artist with a tone unlike any other horn player on the jazz scene today.
7:00 PM · DISCOVER JAZZ: IMPRESSIONS OF JOHN COLTRANE · SFJAZZ Lab (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details ABOUT THIS SERIES In celebration of John Coltrane's centennial, Terrence Brewer and a host of musical guests explore myriad aspects of Coltrane’s legacy, from his many artistic collaborations and seminal recordings to his profound spiritual awakening and partnership with his wife, pianist and harpist Alice Coltrane.
12:00 PM · JAMES DURBIN REVIVAL · The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz) · $20 · live_music, rock · rating 7
thecrepeplace.com · details JAMES DURBIN REVIVAL: Nobody can belt out a tune like James Durbin. It’s been fifteen years since Durbin left his job at Domino’s Pizza on Mission Street and wowed the judges at American Idol . And seven years since he took over as lead singer of Quiet Riot. Throughout it all, Durbin kept writing his own songs and releasing albums. At just 37 years old, Durbin wants an artistic upgrade and a chance to reintroduce himself to fans and family as a skilled musical craftsman.
7:00 PM · Marcus Shelby Quartet-A Keys Birthday Celebration! · Keys Jazz Bistro (North Beach) · Tickets: $45 per show · live_music, jazz · rating 7
keysjazzbistro.com · details Join us as one of the Bay Area's prominent band leaders helps us celebrate four years at Keys! Marcus Anthony Shelby is a composer, bassist, bandleader, and educator who currently lives in San Francisco, California. His work focuses on the history, present, and future of African American lives social movements and music education. In 1990,…
7:30 PM · El Tee, Maiden Mare, Hallie Austin · Ivy Room (Albany) · TICKETS · live_music, rock · rating 7
ivyroom.com · details ivy room presents - genre - indie, folk, rock
7:30 PM · Lise Davidsen & James Baillieu · Cal Performances (Berkeley) · Subscribe May 5 · live_music, classical · rating 7
secure.calperformances.org · details Lise Davidsen, soprano ; James Baillieu, piano Item details Date November 19, 2026 7:30PM Additional Details Read More Hide “The greatest soprano in the world” ( Telegraph ) Lise Davidsen returns to Berkeley with pianist James Baillieu for a very special selection of songs and arias. Learn More UCB STUDENTS: All UC Berkeley Student tickets require authentication with your current UC Berkeley student ID. Until you authenticate, you will not see your 50% off discounted ticket price.
7:30 PM · Pretty Lights · Fox Theatre OAK (Oakland) · 18+ · live_music, electronic · rating 7
thefoxoakland.com · details Three Nights! Soundship Space Bus Tour An Evening With
7:30 PM · Ruby Ibarra · Bottom of the Hill (Potrero Hill) · $ in
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$30 at the door · live_music, hiphop_rap, literary · rating 7
bottomofthehill.com · details rap, hip-hop, and spoken word, hip-hop, rap, hip-hop & R&B
7:30 PM · SFCM Opera Presents Puccini's Suor Angelica · SF Conservatory of Music (Civic Center) · live_music, classical, theater · rating 7
sfcm.edu · details
7:45 PM · Gwar, Atomic Rule, Midnight, Mac Sabbath · UC Theatre (Berkeley) · BUY TICKETS $45 + FEES · live_music, rock · rating 7
theuctheatre.org · details The story of GWAR is carved across the history of this hopeless planet, but GWAR themselves are not of this world...Their story begins far past Uranus, in the deepest reaches of space, where the beings known as GWAR were warriors in the Scumdogs of the Universe, an elite fighting force in the army of the Master of All Reality.
8:00 PM · PRETTY SICK · The Independent (Divisadero) · BUY TICKETS · live_music, rock · rating 7
theindependentsf.com · details Back to Event List Pretty Sick Sex Week Thu, Nov 19 Doors: 7:30 pm | Show: 8:00 pm All Ages Please note - there is a delivery delay set for 2 weeks prior to show. Buy Tickets Share + Google Calendar Related Events The Tear Garden (The Legendary Pink Dots & cEvin Key) Sep 15 Buy Tickets Mustard Service Sep 17 Buy Tickets Artists Pretty Sick Founded by musician Sabrina Fuentes , Pretty Sick burst out of New York City's underground with a clearly defined sound, drawn from 1990s grunge but forged…
6:00 PM · Fake Melody Live Jazz Band · Asiento (Mission) · live_music, jazz · rating 6
asientosf.com · details Join us for free live Jazz by Fake Melody Band every 3rd Thursday. The band loves tips!
Please support the bar by purchasing food and drinks. We want to continue to bring quality live music to the mission.
The band will move back out to the parklet when the weather is nice again. 6-9PM
6:00 PM · Latin Jazz with Viajo de la Musica · Scopo Divino (Pacific Heights) · live_music, jazz, latin_world · rating 6
scopodivino.com · details Viajó de la Música celebrates Latin Jazz with Saxophonist Renner leads this jazz quartet, featuring educated, creative, and expressive musicians primarily from the East Bay. Viva Bossa Nova!
7:00 PM · My Upside Down, Casino Youth, Pariah · The Planetarium Richmond (Richmond) · $15 · live_music, rock · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
7:30 PM · Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Appalachian Spring · Davies Symphony Hall (Civic Center) · LEARN MORE · live_music, classical, dance · rating 6
sfsymphony.org · details Overview Choreographer Alonzo King and LINES Ballet’s regular collaborations with the San Francisco Symphony feel both like a homecoming and an evolution of a shared artistic language. In reimagining the expansive Americana of Copland’s Appalachian Spring and the evocative, impressionistic textures of Debussy’s Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun , King and LINES Ballet invite us to explore how movement and sound breathe together in real time.
7:30 PM · As I Lay Dying, Kill The Lights, The Curse Within · Cornerstone (Berkeley) · live_music, rock · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages; mosh pit warning
7:30 PM · Sam Baker · The Ugly Mug (Soquel) · $30adv · live_music, folk · rating 6
cafeugly.com · details lyric writer, visual artist, and survivor
Sam Baker
8:00 PM · JÆWALKER, Hanna Rifkin & The Handsomes · El Rio (Mission) · $10 · live_music, rock · rating 6
tockify.com · details We are excited to host JÆWALKER, Hanna Rifkin and The Handsomes, and Hernandez Hideaway LIVE at El Rio!
Grab a drink, grab your friends, and enjoy a night of local indie rock.
Thursday, November 19th
Doors at 8pm, Show at 8:30pm
Stage Room / $10 Cover
21+
8:00 PM · KATSEYE: THE WILDWORLD TOUR · Oakland Arena (Oakland) · Buy Tickets · live_music, rock · rating 6
theoaklandarena.com · details KATSEYE: THE WILDWORLD TOUR November 19 , 2026 Buy Tickets Parking Premium Fast Pass Date November 19 , 2026 Event Starts 8:00 PM Venue Oakland Arena On Sale On Sale Now Add to Calendar Nov 19 / Thursday 8:00 PM (6:30 PM Doors) Buy Tickets
8:00 PM · Prateek Kuhad · Castro Theater (Castro) · BUY TICKETS · live_music, folk · rating 6
thecastro.com · details all ages; no ins/outs
8:00 PM · Roz · The Warfield (Mid-Market) · Buy Tickets · live_music · rating 6
thewarfieldtheatre.com · details latin house
8:00 PM · THE MESSIAHS · The Crow's Nest (Santa Cruz) · $6 cover · live_music, rock · rating 6
facebook.com · details Thursday November 19th Original, home grown, Santa Cruzin' Rock Starts at 08:00 PM
8:00 PM · The Mountain Goats · The Fillmore (Fillmore) · $71 · live_music, rock · rating 6
sflive.art · details all ages; no ins/outs
5:30 PM · Neil Bradley · Discretion Brewing (Soquel) · live_music · rating 5
discretionbrewing.com · details Live Music 5:30-7:30pm
7:30 PM · Club Fox Presents · Club Fox (Redwood City) · live_music · rating 5
eventbrite.com · details Club Fox welcomes Peninsula Comedy Allstars!
9:00 PM · Improvisation Workshop · Temescal Arts Center (Temescal) · Free · workshop, experimental, live_music · rating 0 · no longer listed temescalartcenter.org · details Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised. Hosted by Lewis Jordan. Inviting musicians, poets, dancers, to a non-hierarchical setting to improvise together. Spontaneously composing or contributing, can't be on a guest list.
time TBA · Live Music Night · Blondie's Bar (Mission) · Free · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed blondiesbarsf.com · details Live music featuring Jump Jazz, Honky Tonk, Blues, or Swing. No cover charge.
time TBA · Organ Concerts · De Young (Golden Gate Park) · live_music, classical · rating 0 · no longer listed famsf.org · details About the organists Eric Choate is a San Francisco–based conductor, composer, and organist. He is professor of choral and organ music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and director of music at the Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin. He holds the Fellowship Certificate (FAGO) from the American Guild of Organists, as well as degrees in composition from St. Olaf College and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.