Weekend round-up: All things considered

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This weekend local live music venues in the Bay Area offer a wide variety of choices for every musical taste. Oh we know we say that a lot, but this weekend there is  EVERYTHING imaginable on the menu from post-modern Motown to good old fashion Punk Rock;   isn't this variety one of the many things that makes living here great?! We recommend getting out there and supporting your local venues that are keeping live music alive in the SF Bay Area. 

Thursday November 10th

Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco offers up   a Soul meets Punk meets Garage R&B lineup that will get your weekend off to a great start.  Line-up includes JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, East Bay Grease, and The Struts. Doors at 8:30 (show at 9)  $10.

Also on Thursday:

Hayes Valley's Rickshaw Stop, and Popscene bring electro-indie rockers Geographer and Electric Guest, to the stage for a special show. Limited tickets available at the door at 9PM. Get there early if you plan on getting in. 

Friday November 11th

Best known as 1/3 of the massively successful Swedish House Mafia, musician, DJ and producer Sebastian Ingrosso has been a major force in music since his first release in 1999. This Friday check out Ingrosso with Alesso at Ruby Sky Presented in partnership with Ingrosso's own Refune records.  Advance tickets are available via Ticketweb. 

Saturday November 12th

Don't let the recently revamped website fool you, Oakland's The Uptown has been a legendary locale for Punk and Rockabilly shows in the East Bay for decades, and has been consistently listed as one of the area's best rock clubs since its major overhaul in 2007. This weekend be part of local lore, and witness a seriously epic lineup of rockabilly all stars including Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys, Kim Lenz and the Jaguars, and The West Coast Ramblers converge on the stage.  $12 in advance via Ticketweb; $15 at the door.  Show at 10PM (doors at 9) we recommend getting there early this one is bound to be packed.

Sunday November 13th

On tour in support of their fourth full length album, New Jersey based, post-hard core rockers Senses Fail come to Slim's in San Francisco for an early show.  Also on the bill: Stick to Your Guns, Make Do and Mend, and The Story So Far. $16.50 in advance via Slimstickets; $19 at the door. All ages shows, doors at 6PM.

Looking forward to next week:

Perhaps the most influential of all Bay Area live music venues, 924 Gilman hosts a special benefit for injured Occupy Oakland Protestor, and Iraq War vet Scott Olsen featuring five of the Bay Area's hardest core punk bands. For more information on the event please visit  924 Gilman Dot Org.