San Francisco Metro: Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · Live Music · 36 events · data version 20261105-135143
7:30 PM · Marcus Shelby Quintet · The Sound Room (Oakland) · live_music, jazz · rating 9
soundroom.org · details The Marcus Shelby Quintet will perform original music and standards from Monk, Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and more.
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.
8:00 PM · Melvin Seals & JGB · Guild Theatre (Menlo Park) · live_music, rock · rating 9
guildtheatre.com · details Melvin Seals & JGB Melvin Seals GENRE: Jam, Rock Spotify | Apple Music | Youtube | Website Melvin Seals has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years with a long-established reputation as a performer, recording artist and producer. Melvin is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ, and keyboards in the Jerry Garcia Band.
7:00 PM · Bowling, Grisman, Flansburg Trio · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · live_music, folk · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details Solo pianist Holly Bowling is an artist who repeatedly defies convention, breaks ceilings, and eludes simplistic labels, while bringing virtuosic playing, emotional immersion, and a thirst for invention to everything that she does. Acclaimed by Rolling Stone and having jammed with a long list of impressive company (Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jim James, Warren Haynes, John Scofield, Branford Marsalis, and many more), Holly has established herself as a virtuoso pianist with her own musical voice.
7:30 PM · JAKE SHIMABUKURO · SFJAZZ Auditorium (Hayes Valley) · live_music, jazz, livestream · rating 8
sfjazz.org · details In one of the most highly anticipated returns of the season, Jake Shimabukuro brings his joyful holiday classics program back to the Miner stage. Widely recognized as “the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele, Shimabukuro has created an international fanbase as a sensational performer whose concerts leave audiences awed, dazzled and delighted.
7:30 PM · Larry Ochs, Ben Davis & Fred Lonberg-Holm · Center for New Music (Tenderloin) · live_music, experimental, festival · rating 8
centerfornewmusic.com · details Larry Ochs is joined by Ben Davis and Fred Longber-Holm for an evening of improvisatory adventuring! [More]
7:30 PM · Le Jazz Hot · Bird & Beckett (Glen Park) · $20 · live_music, jazz · rating 8
birdbeckett.com · details Paul Mehling, solo guitar, vocals; Evan Price, violin; Dexter Williams, string bass; Nelsen Hutchison, rhythm guitar
$20 cover charge (cash at the door, please) / byob Students $10.
7:00 PM · BRIAN KOCH · Bazaar Cafe (Outer Richmond) · live_music, folk · rating 7
bazaarcafe.com · details Event DetailsPortland’s Leo Moon (Brian Adrian Koch, founding member of Blitzen Trapper) brings cinematic psych-folk: haunting, harmonica-laced songs from his 2026 album The Fool.
Event Details
Portland’s Leo Moon (Brian Adrian Koch, founding member of Blitzen Trapper) brings cinematic psych-folk: haunting, harmonica-laced songs from his 2026 album The Fool.
7:00 PM · Pendletons · Ivy Room (Albany) · TICKETS · live_music, rock · rating 7
ivyroom.com · details ciderup shows xxvii presents - genre - rock n' roll, punk
7:00 PM · Raised on Video · The Cats (Los Gatos) · live_music, rock · rating 7
thecatslosgatos.com · details We are Raised on video and so are you! Re-live the sights and sounds of the decade of decadence with the Bay Area’s most radical 80’s tribute band.
7:00 PM · The String Cheese Incident · Fox Theatre OAK (Oakland) · live_music, rock · rating 7
thefoxoakland.com · details Two Nights! Just Keep Spinning Tour An Evening With
7:30 PM · Ambrose Akinmusire & Aszure Barton · Cal Performances (Berkeley) · Subscribe May 5 · live_music, jazz, dance · rating 7 · unconfirmed secure.calperformances.org · details Ambrose Akinmusire & Aszure Barton: A a | a B : B E N D Item details Date December 4, 2026 7:30PM Additional Details Read More Hide Trumpet and electronics drive B E N D—an intimate, provocative dance work that is "magical; you can't take your eyes off it" (tanznetz). 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 · DEMOLA THE VIOLINIST · Yoshi's (Oakland) · $49 - $89 · live_music · rating 7
yoshis.com · details INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN AWARD-WINNING RECORDING ARTIST & MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
7:30 PM · String and Piano Chamber Music Recital · SF Conservatory of Music (Civic Center) · live_music, classical · rating 7
sfcm.edu · details Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study. Program Final program details will be announced upon availability.
8:00 PM · Amorphis & Insomnium · UC Theatre (Berkeley) · $30 + FEES · live_music, rock · rating 7
theuctheatre.org · details Rock and metal music have always been a haven for those who have bigger stories to tell; who have grander emotions to convey. For more than thirty years, Finnish figureheads Amorphis have done their best to carve their very own niche in heartfelt yet aggressive, melancholic yet soothing tunes.
8:00 PM · MIDLIFE RIOT · Hotel Utah (SOMA) · 21+, $12.00 · live_music, rock · rating 7
wl.seetickets.us · details A Night of ‘90s Alt-Rock and ‘00s Emo Covers
8:00 PM · The Suitcase Junket · The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz) · $15adv · live_music, folk · rating 7
thecrepeplace.com · details THE SUITCASE JUNKET: Over the past twenty years, intriguingly single-minded songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Matt Lorenz has earned snowballing acclaim for his achingly poetic dark folk as The Suitcase Junket. A solitary artist with an organic yet ornate vision, his seventh album, To Go On is his most acutely profound yet.
8:00 PM · Ultra Q (ex Mt. Eddy), Cross Stitch · Bottom of the Hill (Potrero Hill) · $22/$25 · live_music, rock · rating 7
bottomofthehill.com · details Pop Punk Rock, power pop punk
9:00 PM · NIROSTA STEEL · The Independent (Divisadero) · BUY TICKETS · live_music, rock · rating 7
theindependentsf.com · details Back to Event List Nirosta Steel John Errol Fri, Dec 4 Doors: 8:30 pm | Show: 9:00 pm 21 and up Please note - there is a delivery delay set for 2 weeks prior to show. Buy Tickets Share + Google Calendar Related Events Patrick Wolf Oct 29 Buy Tickets High Step Society Oct 30 Buy Tickets Artists Nirosta Steel My Skyscraper’ represents 40 years or so of works, re-works and works-forever-in-progress of one Steven Hall, aka Nirosta Steel — son of Scotland; step-son of the United States of America…
2:00 PM · San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus · Golden Gate Theatre (Tenderloin) · Buy tickets for San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
Buy tickets · live_music, classical · rating 6
us.atgtickets.com · details Let your spirits soar with music, laughter, and a healthy dose of holiday sparkle! Whether you're humming along to Sleigh Ride , singing It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year , or grooving to holiday hits from Elton John, Ariana Grande, and Celine Dion, SFGMC has your soundtrack to the season covered. Heartfelt, hilarious, and fabulously festive, Holiday Spectacular brings families, friends, and chosen family together for a tradition that shines brighter every year.
7:00 PM · 1970'S ROCK REVUE · Woodhouse Blending & Brewing (Santa Cruz) · live_music, rock, jazz · rating 6
woodhousebrews.com · details 1970’s Jazz-Rock Revue
If you wish the era of 1970’s jazz-rock and progressive rock never ended, then this is the band for you! Joshua Cedar (guitar) transcribed and charted some of the most amazing (not to mention insanely difficult) music of this incredible era and — perhaps even more amazing — found musicians who can play it! Joshua assembled local touring and studio musicians to perform original instrumental arrangements of some of the greatest 1970’s era jazz-rock and prog rock.
7:30 PM · First Day Back · 924 Gilman (Berkeley) · $20/$25 · live_music, rock · rating 6
maps.google.com · details presale/door: $$20/$25
7:30 PM · Handel Messiah · Davies Symphony Hall (Civic Center) · LEARN MORE · live_music, classical · rating 6
sfsymphony.org · details Overview George Frideric Handel’s Messiah was an instant classic soon after its 1742 premiere and has been a holiday tradition around the world ever since. Through a dramatic series of arias, recitatives, and choruses, Handel offers a musical meditation on Christ’s birth, life, and resurrection—and his message of redemption. Ruben Valenzuela leads the SF Symphony and Chorus in this perennial favorite.
7:30 PM · Sully Tuttle · The Ugly Mug (Soquel) · SOLD OUT · live_music, folk · rating 6
cafeugly.com · details SULLY TUTTLE, Sullivan Tuttle, guitarist and singer with AJ Lee & Blue Summit, has created a name for himself as one of the most innovative guitarists of his generation. From an early age he was wowing listeners in Youtube videos that have millions views collectively. His tasteful guitar playing is impossibly fast, and he has won the Northern California Bluegrass Society Guitar Player of the Year award more times than anyone can count. Sully is more than just a virtuoso picker.
8:45 PM · Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi · Hammer Theatre (San Jose) · Order Now! · classical, live_music · rating 6
feverup.com · details Fever presents Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi
time TBA · Come From Away · Montgomery Theater (San Jose) · theater, live_music · rating 6
sanjose.org · details Children's Musical Theater San Jose (CMT San Jose) presents Come From Away, a true story of compassion and unity set in the days following September 11, 2001, when 38 planes were diverted to the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. The musical follows the town's residents as they welcome nearly 7,000 stranded passengers from around the world, transforming a moment of crisis into an unforgettable testament to kindness and human connection.
5:30 PM · 1st Friday w/ Local Honey · Discretion Brewing (Soquel) · live_music · rating 5
discretionbrewing.com · details Live Music 5:30-7:30pm
6:30 PM · Kevin Burt · Biscuits & Blues (Union Square) · live_music, rock · rating 5
biscuitsandblues.com · details Kevin Burt swept the solo and duo division at the 2018 International Blues Challenge, taking first place, Best Guitarist and Best Harmonica Player. Two nights, four sets, one 100 seat room.
8:00 PM · AJA VU · Club Fox (Redwood City) · live_music · rating 5
eventbrite.com · details Aju Vu celebrates the magical music of Steely Dan & Chicago
time TBA · A Celtic Christmas · Fox Theater Redwood City (Redwood City) · Varies by seating section · live_music, folk · rating 5
foxrwc.showare.com · details Direct from New York’s Off-Broadway and London's West End, the internationally acclaimed A Taste of Ireland Company presents its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas. Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world's fi nest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life, in a show that will make you laugh, cry, and sing into the night.
time TBA · Aeternum – Rejoice and Be Merry · Old First Concerts (Polk Gulch) · live_music, classical, livestream · rating 0 · no longer listed oldfirstconcerts.org · details *** LIVE STREAM LINK HERE *** Rejoice and Be Merry Aeternum California’s Professional Vocal Ensemble Bailey Cooke, conductor Described by San Francisco Classical Voice as “The Bay Area’s latest and greatest master chorus”, Aeternum is a professional vocal ensemble of the top choral singers from across the US and the UK. Experience Christmas favorites from the English choral tradition alongside wintery works and dazzling arrangements of beloved carols from the renaissance to today!
time TBA · Boys of Summer · Music On The Square (Redwood City) · live_music, rock · rating 0 · no longer listed boysofsummertribute.com · details The Boys of Summer Eagles Band hail right from Southern California. They grew up there and all have Eagles blood running through their veins. They recreate some of the greatest music ever written. With well over 400 high profile shows throughout the U.S. since 2004, BOS are becoming known as the top touring Eagles Tribute band in America.
time TBA · Festival Gala 2026 · Old First Concerts (Polk Gulch) · live_music, classical, livestream, festival · rating 0 · no longer listed oldfirstconcerts.org · details *** LIVE STREAM LINK HERE *** Old First Concerts Festival Gala 2026 Just like last year, we will have three sets of amazing music, two intermissions filled with food and beverages, and admission is free! This year, we are excited to welcome the 2025 Opera America Composer of the Year Jake Heggie, who debuted his work at Old First Concerts nearly 30 years ago!
time TBA · Ragazzi Boys Chorus: Carols and Candlelight · Old First Concerts (Polk Gulch) · live_music, classical, livestream · rating 0 · no longer listed oldfirstconcerts.org · details *** LIVE STREAM LINK HERE *** Carols and Candlelight Ragazzi Boys Chorus, Silicon Valley Kent Jue, Artistic & Executive Director GRAMMY Award-winning Ragazzi Boys Chorus, Silicon Valley, provides outstanding musical education and performance opportunities for boys and young men ages 5 to 18. The largest boys’ chorus in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ragazzi serves more than 200 choristers in six tiered levels.