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ON SALE TODAY
Cheech & Chong, Nov. 23, Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco.
ON SALE SATURDAY
Boost Mobile WildJam, featuring T.I., Akon, Ciara, others, Nov. 12, HP Pavilion, San Jose.
ON SALE WEDNESDAY
Harlem Globetrotters, Jan. 19, Arco Arena.
CONTINUING
AC/DC, Dec. 2 and 4, Oracle Arena, Oakland.
Average White Band, Tuesday, The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center, San Francisco.
Joan Baez, Nov. 18-19, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, $49.50.
Sara Bareilles, Oct. 13, The Warfield, San Francisco.
The Black Crowes, Dec. 15-20, The Fillmore, San Francisco, $49.50.
Black Kids, Oct. 15, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco.
Blackest of Black, featuring Danzig and Dimmu Borgir, Nov. 10, The Warfield, San Francisco.
Blues Traveler, Nov. 18, The Fillmore, San Francisco.
Brian Setzer Orchestra, Dec. 21, The Warfield, San Francisco.
The 22nd annual Bridge School Benefit, featuring Neil Young, Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie, others, Oct. 25-26, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View.
Sarah Brightman, Dec. 16, Arco Arena, $47.75-$197.75.
Broadway Sacramento's 2008-09 season series, featuring "The Drowsy Chaperone," through Oct. 12; "The Color Purple," Nov. 5-16; "Stomp," Dec. 26-Jan. 4; Community Center Theater; $16.50-$69.
Jim Brogan, Nov. 6, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
California Musical Theatre's "Forever Plaid," through Feb. 1, Cosmopolitan Cabaret, $32-$57.
Tommy Castro, Oct. 19, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
The Cheetah Girls, Dec. 17, Oracle Arena, Oakland.
Citizen Cope, Nov. 3, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco.
George Clinton, Parliament, Dec. 31, The Warfield, San Francisco.
Clutch, the Sword, Graveyard, Thursday, Harlow's, $23.50, $26.
Dame Edna, Nov. 20-Jan. 4, Post Street Theatre, San Francisco, $55-$100.
Dandy Warhols, Saturday, The Warfield, San Francisco, $25, $27.
Dark Star Orchestra, through Saturday, The Fillmore, San Francisco, $30.
The Decemberists, Nov. 25, The Warfield, San Francisco.
Celine Dion, Oct. 14, Arco Arena, $47.75-$150.
Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, Arco Arena.
Doobie Brothers, Sunday, BR Cohn Winery, Glen Ellen, $95.
Flogging Molly, Oct. 18, The Grove at the Radisson, $25.
Ben Folds, Nov. 13, The Warfield, San Francisco.
Jim Gaffigan, Nov. 7, The Warfield, San Francisco, $42.50.
Ironstone Vineyards Concert Series, featuring Bonnie Raitt with the Blind Boys of Alabama, Saturday; Ironstone Amphitheatre, Murphys, $45-$230.
Alan Jackson, Nov. 22, Arco Arena.
Joe Jackson, Oct. 15, The Warfield, San Francisco.
Stompy Jones, Nov. 13, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
Kings of Leon, Oct. 17-18, The Warfield, San Francisco.
The Kooks, Oct. 24, Empire, $18, $20.
K.D. Lang, Nov. 15, Paramount Theatre, Oakland.
Jenny Lewis, Oct. 28-29, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco.
Los Lobos, Dec. 5-6, The Fillmore, San Francisco.
Madonna, Nov. 1-2, Oracle Arena, Oakland, $55-$350.
Matisyahu, Nov. 23, The Warfield, San Francisco.
Metallica, Dec. 20, Oracle Arena, Oakland.
Alanis Morissette, Nov. 17, Paramount Theatre, Oakland.
Jason Mraz, Nov. 2, Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley.
New Kids on the Block, Thursday, Arco Arena, $37.50-$77.50.
Oakland East Bay Symphony, Nov. 14-May 15, Paramount Theatre, Oakland.
One Republic, Nov. 14, Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco.
Pendulum, Oct. 14, The Fillmore, San Francisco.
"The Phantom of the Opera," Nov. 26-Jan. 4, Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco.
Rancheria Dance Party with the John Skinner Band, Oct. 16, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
Ricky Nelson Remembered, Nov. 16, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
Rock Band Live, featuring Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T's, The Cab, Oct. 12, Arco Arena.
Sacramento Magazine's "The Best of Sacramento" Party, Dec. 4, Convention Center, $75, $95.
Sacramento Opera's 2008-09 series, featuring "The Pirates of Penzance," Nov. 21, 23, 25; "The Marriage of Figaro," Feb. 27, March 1, 3; "La Bohème," May 8, 10, 12; Community Center Theater, $15-$115.
33rd annual San Francisco Comedy Competition, Saturday, Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, $19-$35.
Joe Satriani, Nov. 15, The Warfield, San Francisco, $37.50-$55.
Patti Smith, Oct. 20, The Warfield, San Francisco.
SOS Band, Oct. 12, Radisson Hotel.
"Spring Awakening," through Oct. 12, Curran Theatre, San Francisco.
Tower of Power, Oct. 18, The Fillmore, San Francisco.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Nov. 15, Arco Arena.
Marshall Tucker Band, Nov. 20, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
Tina Turner, Oct. 22, Arco Arena, $57.75-$150.
TV on the Radio, Nov. 9, The Warfield, San Francisco.
Umphrey's McGee, Oct. 31, The Warfield, San Francisco, $24, $26.
Carrie Underwood, Nov. 15, Oracle Arena, Oakland, $35-$55.
"Wicked," Jan. 27-June 27, Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco.
Keller Williams, Nov. 9, The Fillmore, San Francisco.
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