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Monsters of Folk play the Fox Theater in Oakland on Saturday night. Photo by Autumn De Wilde.

It looks as though the rain will be letting up in the East Bay this weekend, and all the better for the area's inhabitants, because this weekend is chock-full of music, music and more music. 

In fact, there are so many excellent shows planned, that suggesting one or two would be selling all the others short. The plethora of fantastic shows might be a bummer for the slightly indecisive who enjoy a bit of everything, music-wise, but great for those of you who listen exclusively to one kind of music. From major-label artists, to local bands, giant venues to house parties and expensive ticket prices to free shows, there's something out there for everyone. So get out there and enjoy all the fine acts the East Bay has to offer!

UPCOMING SHOWS

Thursday, October 15

The Spazmatics at Dan's Bar, Walnut Creek. 10 p.m., 21+

Gogol Bordello, Apostle of Hustle at the Fox Theater, Oakland. 8 p.m., $32.50

The James King Band at Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. 8 p.m., $19.50/$18.50, all ages

Dietsnaks at Jupiter, Berkeley. 8 p.m., 21+

Minor Tiger, Big Fat Whale, Holding on to Hope, Midsky Surrender at Rooster's Roadhouse, Alameda. 8 p.m.

Dolorata, the Big Nasty at the Starry Plough, Berkeley. 9 p.m., $8, 21+

Bike FIght, Chump Change, Society's Low at the Stork Club, Oakland. 9 p.m., 21+

The English Beat, The Uptones, Damon & the Heathens at the Uptown Night Club, Oakland. 8 p.m., $20, 21+

Friday, October 16

Warbringer, Witchaven, Hatchet, Havok, Crucial Cause, Demonslaught at 924 Gilman, Berkeley. 7:30 p.m., all ages

The Wailing Souls, Luv Fyah with 7th Street Sound at Ashkenaz, Berkeley. 9:30 p.m., $20/$17, all ages

Rhythm Doctor at Beckett's, Berkeley. 10 p.m., free, 21+

Petty Theft at Dan's Bar, Walnut Creek. 10 p.m., 21+

Factory Minds, DxExGx, No Class, Sick Mess, Holiday Bowl at DreamLand Community Center, Hayward. 7 p.m., $6, all ages

Snow Patrol, Plain White T's at the Fox Theater, Oakland. 8 p.m., $35

Richard Smith at Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. 8 p.m., $19.50/$18.50, all ages

Code Name: Jonah at Jupiter, Berkeley. 8 p.m., 21+

TBA at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland. 7 p.m., free, all ages

True Danger, Switchblade Riot, Daikaiju at Rooster's Roadhouse, Alameda. 8 p.m.

The Dead Kenny G's featuring Sherik and Mike Dillon at the Starry Plough, Berkeley. 9 p.m., $10, 21+

Nomeansno, Triclops, Disasteroid at the Uptown Night Club, Oakland. 9 p.m., $13, 21+

Ani DiFranco at Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley. 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 17

Schlong, Social Unrest, Classics of Love, Druglords of the Avenue, Dr. Frank, Fugitive Kind at 924 Gilman, Berkeley. 7:30 p.m., all ages

Zulu Spear at Ashkenaz, Berkeley. 9:30 p.m., $13/$10, all ages

2Me at Beckett's, Berkeley. 10 p.m., free, 21+

Mad Karma at Dan's Bar, Walnut Creek. 10 p.m., 21+

Worlds Apart, Barcadia, Maya Over Eyes, Locked Up A.D., Break Away at DreamLand Community Center, Hayward. 7:30 p.m., $10, all ages

Monsters of Folk: Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, Mike Mogis at the Fox Theater, Oakland. 8 p.m., $45.50/$39.50

Amy X Neuburg, Solstice at Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. 8 p.m., $19.50/$18.50, all ages

Black Time, Shannon and the Clams, The Mantles, Larry and the Angriest Generation at the Fuzzplex, Oakland. 9 p.m., free

The Super Cutes, Make Me, Sourpatch, Sleeptalks, Fleabag at Ghost Town Gallery, Oakland. 9 p.m., $5

Little Muddy at Jupiter, Berkeley. 8 p.m., 21+

Cameron Ochs, Stephanie Rearick at Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland. 7 p.m., free, all ages

The Dead Guise at McGrath's Pub, Alameda. 8 p.m., 21+

Band of Orcs, Go Like This, Hysteria, And All Was Lost, Knuckleduster, Metalmorfosis, Athiarchists at Oakland Metro, Oakland. 7:30 p.m., $10, all ages

Tehya at Rooster's Roadhouse, Alameda. 9 p.m.

The Buckets, 20 Minute Loop, OK Auk at the Starry Plough, Berkeley. 9 p.m., $10, 21+

Tennis Pro, The Enigmatics, The Mopes, Sam Uptown at the Stork Club, Oakland. 9 p.m., 21+

Sole, Astronautalis, Sahib at the Uptown Night Club, Oakland. 9 p.m., $12/$10, 21+

Sunday, October 18

ME 3 at Ashkenaz, Berkeley. 3 p.m., $6/$4, all ages

The Flux at Beckett's, Berkeley. 10 p.m., free, 21+

Peppino D'Agostino at Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. 8 p.m., $19.50/$18.50, all ages

The Stairwell Sisters at Jupiter, Berkeley. 5 p.m., 21+

No Babies, Box, a duo featuring Strip Mall Seizures, Ginsu Wives & Transmography at Mama Buzz Cafe, Berkeley. 7 p.m., all ages, free

Love Sick Hero, Contorted Smile, EKO at Rooster's Roadhouse, Alameda. 5 p.m.

Monday, October 19

Thomas Function, Yussuf Jerusalem, Digital Leather at the Stork Club, Oakland. 9 p.m., 21+

Tuesday, October 20

Acadien Cajun Band at Ashkenaz, Berkeley. 8:30 p.m., $12, all ages

Stone Temple Pilots at Fox Theater, Oakland. 8 p.m., $52.50

Fresh and Onlys, Dan Melchoi, The Hank IV at the Stork Club, Oakland. 9 p.m., 21+

The Koffin Kats, The Jim Rowdy Show, Tater Famine at the Uptown Night Club, Oakland. 9 p.m., $10, 21+

Wednesday, October 21

Holshouser, Bennink & Moore at Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. 8 p.m., $19.50/$18.50, all ages

Orangutan at Jupiter, Berkeley. 8 p.m., 21+

Bob Enos and the Soundwave at Rooster's Roadhouse, Alameda. 8 p.m.

Ballrooms of Mars, DJ Joey Sweet, Brian Glaze and the Nightshift, Apache, Buzzer, Pear at the Stork Club, Oakland. 9 p.m., 21+