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Summer Music Guide See the Venue Finder for contact and ticket information. May Creedence Clearwater Revisited May 24, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $28-$38. Too Loose May 24 at the Cactus Club Allen Bronstein May 25 at Icon Supperclub. Candela May 26, 9:30pm, at Fuel. $10. Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals May 26, 4pm, at the Greek Theatre. $35. Ladies Sing the Blues May 25, 9pm, at JJ's Blues. $10. Train May 26, 8pm, at the Warfield. $22.50. All ages. DJ Logic May 26, 9pm, at the Fillmore. $20. All ages. Boulder Creek Art & Wine w/Caravanserai, Lady Bo, Red Beans & Rice and others May 26-28, 11am-6pm, in downtown Boulder Creek. Free. (831.338.7099). Lil' John Chrisley May 26, 9pm, at JJ's Blues. $10. Santa Cruz Blues Fest w/Jonny Lang, Keb'Mo' and others May 26-27, 10am, at Aptos Village Park. (831.421.9523). Galactic May 27, 4pm, at the Greek Theatre. $30. Ogre May 27 at the Fillmore. $20. K-Ci and JoJo May 27, 7:30pm, at Paramount's Great America. $19.99-$44.99. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers May 28, 7:30pm, at the Chronicle Pavilion at Concord. $28.25-$48.25. Hamilton Lewis May 29 at JJ's Blues. Frank Emilio Flynn May 30 at Icon Supperclub. David Byrne May 31, 8pm, at the Fillmore. $30. All ages. Debbie Davies May 31, 9pm, at JJ's Blues. $10. Caliban May 30 at Scruffy Murphy's, Sunnyvale The English Beat May 31 at Backbeat Nightclub. Insex May 31 at the Usual. June The Cheeseballs June 1 at the Usual. Little Charlie & the Nightcats June 1, 9pm, at JJ's Blues. M.I.R.V. June 1, at the Cactus Club. Manhattan Transfer June 1, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $30-$45. The Flatlanders June 1, 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $32-$52. The Big Chill Out II, w/Outtaline, Sloe, Bodies in the Basement June 2, 11am-5pm, at Gardner Community Center. Free. Charanson June 2 at Fuel. Howie Mandel June 2, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $25-$45. The Irish Tenors June 2 at Paramount Theater; June 7 at Flint Center. Sons of Champlin June 2, 9pm, at the Fillmore. $21.50.. Crash Test Dummies June 3, 8pm, at the Fillmore. $18.50. Bone Bash II June 3, 5:30pm, at Paramount's Great America. $14.99-$44.99. E.C. Scott June 5 at JJ's Blues. Tortoise June 5, 8pm, at the Fillmore. $18. All ages. Lisa Dewey June 6 at Fuel. Kottonmouth Kings June 6 at Maritime Hall. Rod Stewart June 7, 8pm, at the Chronicle Pavilion. $28.50-$103.50. Also June 8, 8pm, at Shoreline Amphitheatre. $28.75-$103.75. Music in the Other Park June 7 at St. James Park. The Red Elvises June 7 at the Cactus Club. Feel Good June 8 at the Usual. 21+. Rickie Lee Jones June 8, 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $32-$52 The Robert Cray Band June 8, 9pm, at the Fillmore. $30. Kenny Loggins June 8-10, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $40-$55. Wayne "The Train" Hancock June 8 at Fuel. Chris Cain June 9 at JJ's Blues. San Jose Gay Pride Celebration and Parade W/ RuPaul and Amber. June 9 at Discovery Meadow. Los Mocosos June 9 at Fuel. Mogwai, Bardo Pond June 9, 9pm, at the Fillmore. $17.50. Styx June 9, 6pm, at the Chronicle Pavilion. $28.75-$48.75. Afro-Cuban All-Stars June 10, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $28-$48. Chris LeDoux June 10, 6:45pm, at Santa Clara Rodeo Plaza. Spinal Tap June 10, 8pm, at the Warfield. $22.50. Dido June 13, 8pm, at Shoreline Amphitheatre $26-$38.50. Doves, the Webb Brothers June 13, 9pm, at the Fillmore. $21.50. Marcus Shelby Orquestra June 13 at Fuel. Music in the Other Park June 14 at St. James Park. Brian Setzer June 15, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $25-$45. David Benoit's Tribute to Great Pianists June 15, 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $30-$50. BFD, with Blink 182, Staind, the Cult, Fuel, Stabbing Westward, Oleander and others June 15 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. $30-$37. Music of the Spheres w/ Kim Angelis June 15, 8pm, at Lick Observatory. $40-$150. Krenshaw, Woodshed, Breach, Reaction 31, Mallet June 16 at the Cactus Club. Bermudez Triangle Allstars June 16 at Fuel. Music of the Spheres w/Yiannis Chronopolous & the Spartans June 16, 8pm, at Lick Observatory. $40-$150. Ruben Blades June 16, 9pm, at Hyatt Regency Burlingame. $47. Femi Kuti June 16, 9pm, at the Fillmore. $26.50. Paul Simon, Brian Wilson June 17, 3pm, at Shoreline Amphitheatre. $28.50-$68.50. The Doobie Brothers June 17-18, 7:30pm, and June 20, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery $30-$40. John Entwistle, Ann Wilson, Alan Parsons and Todd Rundgren June 18-20, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $60-$70. Coldplay, Grandaddy June 20, 8pm, at the Warfield. $22.50. All ages. Sean Tyrell & Tommy Peoples June 20 at the King's Head Pub. Keb' Mo' June 21, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $32-$42. Also June 22, 8pm, at the Fox Theater. $32-$36. Ottmar Liebert June 21, 7:30pm, at Mountain Winery $30-$40. Music in the Other Park June 21 at St. James Park. Cadillac Angels June 22 at Fuel. Tom Jones June 22, 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $40-$60. Also June 23, 8pm, at the Fox Theater. $40-$60. Dennis Quaid & the Sharks June 22 at the Usual. Junior Watson with R.J. Mischo and Mark Hummel June 22 at JJ's Blues. Fuel's Summer Ball w/ Pleana Libra June 23 at the Hedley Club, Hotel De Anza. Aaron Carter, A*Teens June 23, 6pm, at Paramount's Great America. $14.99-$39.99. Acoustic Alchemy June 23, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $32-$45 Eddie Palmieri June 23, 930pm, at Icon Supperclub. $25. Laza & Reyes June 24 at Fuel. Michelle Shocked June 24, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Carriage House Theatre. $32-$37. Lee Ann Womack June 24, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $25-$45. The Wallflowers June 26-28, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $45-$65. Radiohead June 27 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. Girlie Freak Show June 28 at the Cactus Club. Music in the Other Park June 28 at St. James Park. OzzFest 2001 June 29, 11am, at Shoreline Amphitheatre. $43.75-$73.75. Phil Lesh & Friends June 29-July 1, 7pm, at the Greek Theatre. $30. John Lee Hooker June 30, 7:30pm, at Mountain Winery. $32-$48. Kool Keith June 30 at Maritime Hall. Van's Warped Tour June 30, noon, at Pier 30/32. $25.50. July The Beach Boys July 1, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $35-$55. Stanford Jazz Festival, the music of Billy Strayhorn July 1 at Stanford. Vince Gill July 1, 3 and 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $65-$95. Emmylou Harris July 2, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $32-$45. San Jose America Festival July 3, 4pm, benefit concert; July 4, 11am, festival at Discovery Meadow. (408.294.2100, ext. 444). Cesaria Evora July 3, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $32-$48. Sex Mob July 3 at Fuel. Corby Yates July 4 at Baylands Park. Will Downing, Chante Moore, Jonathan Butler July 5, 8pm, at the Paramount Theatre. $32.50-$50. Ani DiFranco July 5 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. (831.420.5260). July 6, 8pm, at the Greek Theatre. $31. Bela Fleck & the Flecktones July 6, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $20-$35. Nina Simone July 7, 7:30pm, at Mountain Winery. $45-$75. Also July 11, 8pm, at the Paramount Theatre. $45.25-$75.25. Stanford Jazz Festival, with Kenny Garrett July 7, at Stanford. O-Town July 7 at Paramount's Great America. Dan Fogelberg July 8, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $45-$65. Counting Crows July 9-11, 7:30pm, at Mountain Winery. $45-$65. Joan Osborne July 10, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $30-$50. Guitars and Saxes with Chaquico, Hill, Golub and Kashiwa July 11, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $35-$55. Buena Vista Social Club July 12, 7pm, at Montalvo's Front Lawn. $60-$70. Metro's Music in the Park July 12 at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Boney James July 13, 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $30-$52. Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival July 13 at Bolado Park in Hollister. (831.479.4634). John Tesh July 13, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $35-$55. The Chieftains July 14, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $35-$55. The B-52s July 15, 4pm, at the Montalvo's Front Lawn. $50-$60. Lyle Lovett July 15-17, 7:30pm, at Mountain Winery. $55-$65. Summer Symphony w/ Burt Bacharach July 15, 6pm, $30-$60, Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford. Sade July 17, 7:30pm, at the Chronicle Pavilion. $33-$68.50. Also July 18, 7:30pm, at Shoreline Amphitheatre. $33.25-$68.75. Diana Krall July 18-19, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $45-$75. Cheap Trick July 19, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $32-$52. Girls' Night Out with Reba McEntire and Martina McBride July 19, 7pm, at Compaq Center. $25.50-$65.50. Metro's Music in the Park July 19 at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Mary Chapin Carpenter July 20-21, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $38-$48. Stanford Jazz Festival Celebrates Miles Davis July 20 at Stanford. 'N SYNC July 21-22, 7:30pm, at Network Associates Coliseum. $20.75-$65.75. Russian National Chamber Orchestra July 21, 8pm, at Ironstone Vineyards. $35-$165. Also July 27, 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $40-$60. Keiko Matsui and Eric Marienthal July 22, 4pm, at Montalvo's Front Lawn. $35-$45. Shawn Colvin July 22, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $25-$35. Extreme Steel Tour with Pantera, Slayer, Static X July 23, 6pm, at the Compaq Center. $40.25. Indigo Girls July 25-26, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $35. Metro's Music in the Park July 26 at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Peter, Paul & Mary July 27, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $50-$60. Music of the Spheres w/Chaskinakuy July 27, 8pm, at Lick Observatory. $40-$150. All ages. Lou Rawls July 28, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $38-$48. Music of the Spheres w/Ramón Romero July 28, 8pm, at Lick Observatory. $40-$150. Afribbean Festival w/ Leon Coldero & the Band, Jerri Jheto, Red Di, Pepe Y Su Orqusta and more July 28-29, downtown Castro Street in Mountain View.. Etta James July 29, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $40-$60. The Smithereens July 29 at the Cactus Club. The Rippingtons with Russ Freeman July 30-31, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $30-$52. Area:One w/Moby, the Orb, Outkast and others July 31 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. Yes July 31, 8pm, at the Chronicle Pavilion. $21.75-$48.25. August Stanford Jazz Festival Aug. 1-11 at Stanford. The Neville Brothers & Steel Pulse Aug. 1, 7pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $40-$70. Metro's Music in the Park Aug. 2 at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Peabo Bryson Aug. 2, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $32-$52. Cowboy Junkies Aug. 3, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $28-$38. Hall & Oates Aug. 3, 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $45-$70. The String Cheese Incident Aug. 3-4, 7pm, at the Greek Theatre. $29.75. Depeche Mode Aug. 3, 8pm, at the Chronicle Pavilion. $30.75-$68.25. Also Aug. 4, 8pm, at Shoreline Amphitheatre. $29.50-$68.50. Roxy Music Aug. 5, 7:30pm, at the Chronicle Pavilion. $38.25-$78.25. Tom Rush, Nanci Griffith, Janis Ian and Catie Curtis Aug. 5, 3pm, at Montalvo's Front Lawn. $40-$50. George Benson Aug. 5, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $40-$55. Aerosmith, Fuel Aug. 8, 7:30pm, at Shoreline Amphitheatre. $33.50-$78.50. Also Aug. 14, 7:30pm, at the Chronicle Pavilion. $33.25-$78.25. John Berry Aug. 8, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $25-$45. Midsummer Mozart Aug. 8, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $30-$50. San Jose Jazz Festival Aug. 8-12 in downtown San Jose. Free. Metro's Music in the Park Aug. 9 at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Journey, Peter Frampton, John Waite Aug. 10, 6:30pm, at Shoreline Amphitheatre. $22.50-$48.50. Ginny Owens Aug. 10-11 at the Compaq Center. The Moody Blues Aug. 10-11, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $45-$75. San Jose Jazz Festival Aug. 11-12 in downtown San Jose. Michael Franks Aug. 12, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $20-$35. Dave Koz, Michael McDonald, Brian Culbertson and Norman Brown Aug. 12, 3pm, at Montalvo's Front Lawn. $48-$58. Also Aug. 17, 8pm, at Ironstone Vineyards. $35-$165. Backstreet Boys Aug. 13, 7:30pm, at the Compaq Center. $38.75-$124.75. Olivia Newton-John Aug. 13, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $45-$65. Gipsy Kings Aug. 14, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $45-$85. Also Aug. 16, 8pm, at the Compaq Center. $50-$75. Glam Slam Metal Jam Aug. 14 at Paramount's Great America. Natalie Cole Aug. 15-16, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $45-$65 Aug. 15; $45-$50 or $225 (special charity fundraiser ticket) Aug. 16. Wynonna Aug. 15-16, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $50-$65. Barenaked Ladies Aug. 16 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. Metro's Music in the Park Aug. 16 at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Boz Scaggs Aug. 17-19, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $45-$65. Tribute to Bob Marley with Lee Ritenour & Jonathan Butler Aug. 17, 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $35-$55. Al Jarreau Aug. 23, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $55-$75. Bruce Hornsby Aug. 23, 7:30pm, and Aug. 24, 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $32-$56. Metro's Music in the Park Aug. 23 at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Music of the Spheres w/ Golden Bough Aug. 24, 7:30pm, at Lick Observatory. $40-$150. Music of the Spheres w/ Great Guitars! Aug. 25, 7:30pm, at Lick Observatory. $40-$150. Afribbean Festival w/ Soukous Stars. Fancha, Paris Combo, Hurricane Gilbert & Majestic With the Millennium Kids and Blue Ventures Aug. 25-26, Guadalupe River Park in San Jose. Bill Cosby Aug. 26, 3 and 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $55-$65. Gladys Knight Aug. 26, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $45-$60. Willie Nelson Aug. 27, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $35-$65. Mary Black (Festival of Wales) Aug. 29, 7pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $30-$52. Dwight Yoakam Aug. 28, 7:30pm, at the Mountain Winery. $40-$65. Festival of Wales Aug. 29-Sept. 3 at the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose Civic Auditorium and Villa Montalvo. David Sanborn Aug. 30, 7:30pm. at the Mountain Winery. $36-$48. Metro's Music in the Park Aug. 30 at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Johnny Mathis Aug. 30, 7:30pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $65-$100. Ray Charles Aug. 31, 8pm, at Montalvo's Garden Theatre. $45-$70. September D.R.I. Sept. 1, at Cactus Club. Madonna Sept. 5, at Oakland Arena. Metro's Music in the Park Sept. 6, at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Summer Music Guide Crowd Control: Summer's best moments can still happen within the impromptu community of a crowd. Critics Choice: Reviews of select upcoming music events. Free For All: The summers offers plenty of chances to listen up--for nothing. Venue Finder: Ticket and contact information. [ San Jose | Metroactive Central | Archives ]