Fresh
Music
Booker T. Jones, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz (Fri); Independent, S.F. (Sat.).
Movies
Opening Friday Death Wish (R), Bruce Willis, Elisabeth Shue. Red Sparrow (R), Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton. Tehran Taboo (not rated), voices of Farhad Abadinejad, Jasmina Ali.
Recordings
Anderson East, “Encore” CD (Low Country/Elektra Records). Joan Baez, “Whistle Down the Wind” CD (Concord). Lucy Dacus, “Historian” CD (Matador Records). Michael Schenker Fest, “Resurrection” CD (Nuclear Blast). Suuns, “Felt” CD (Secretly Canadian).
Headliners & Clubs
The Wood Brothers, the Mastersons, Fillmore, S.F. (Sun.). Waxahatchee, Swedish American Hall, S.F. (Sun.). Mac Sabbath, Galactic Empire, Slim’s, S.F. (Mon.). Gogol Bordello, Lucky Chops, Catalyst, Santa Cruz (Mon.); Fillmore, S.F. (Tues.). Mat Kearney, Andrew Belle, Fox Theater, Oakland (Tues.).
Modern Kicks, Moon Darling, Sweetwater Black, Brick and Mortar, S.F. (Tues.). Idan Raichel, Regency Ballroom, S.F. (Wed.). Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Fox Theater, Oakland (Wed.). Maldito Tango, Rite Spot, S.F. (Wed.). Greg Brown, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley (Thurs.). Cash Pony, Milk for Angry, Saything, Ivy Room, Albany (Thurs.). Black Veil Brides, Asking Alexandria, Crown the Empire, Warfield, S.F. (Thurs.). Marty Grimes featuring Wes Period, Caleon Fox, UC Theatre, Berkeley (Fri.). Caramelos de Cianuro, New Parish, Oakland (Fri.). Sunflower Bean, Rickshaw Stop, S.F. (Fri.). Jerry Seinfeld, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa (Fri.). Paulo Szot, Feinstein’s at the Nikko, S.F. (Fri.-Sat.). Above & Beyond, Common Ground, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, S.F. (Fri.-Sat.). Elaine Elias, Yoshi’s, Oakland (Fri.-Sat.). Cut Chemist, Cornerstone, Berkeley (Sat.).