January
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT (EAGLES) – JAN 22 – OPERA HOUSE BALLROOM , NAPA
ROBERT EARL KEEN – JAN 24 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
ERIC JOHNSON ACOUSTIC – JAN 26-28, BLUE NOTE NAPA
BLAME SALLY – JAN 28 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
February
MIKE DOUGHTY – FEB 4 – INDEPENDENT
MIKE CHAPLIN OF KEANE – FEB 3 – GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL
STING – FEB 5, 6 – MASONIC
MIDNIGHT NORTH W/ PHIL LESH, JASON CROSBY, DAN LEIBOWITZ – MUSIC OF THE BAND – FEB 10 – GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL
DARK STAR ORCHESTRA – FEB 16, 17 – UC BERKELEY THEATER
INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – FEB 17 – FILLMORE
LUCY KAPLANSKY – FEB 17 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
BOX SET – FEB 18 – JEFF’S 50TH – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
LISA HANNIGAN – FEB 18 – SLIMS
LANGHORNE SLIM AND NIKKI BLUHM – FEB 19 – INDEPENDENT
THE STAVES – FEB 20 – GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL
BRIGITTE DEMEYER – FEB 23 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
SHAWN COLVIN – FEB 24, 25 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
ALO – FEB 24, 25 – FILLMORE
SHAWN COLVIN – FEB 25 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
March
STEVE POLTZ, WILLIE PORTER – MARCH 4 – GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL
COLIN HAY – MARCH 5 – PALACE OF FINE ARTS
CATIE CURTIS – MARCH 12 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
G. LOVE AND SPECIAL SAUCE – MARCH 17 & 18 – INDEPENDENT
LAKE STREET DIVE – MARCH 18 – FOX
GREG BROWN – MARCH 23 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
JACKIE GREEN – MARCH 24 – MARCH 26; MARCH 30 – APRIL 1 – SWEETWATER
PASSENGER – MAR 30 – FOX
April
REGINA SPEKTOR – APRIL 7 – GREEK
DEB TALAN OF THE WEEPIES – APRIL 13 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
CHUCK PROPHET – APRIL 15 – GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL
RADIOHEAD – APRIL 17, 18 – GREEK
T SISTERS – APRIL 21 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
BASTILLE – APRIL 23 – GREEK
COWBOY JUNKIES – APRIL 27 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
MARC COHN – APRIL 29 – FREIGHT & SALVAGE
May
BRANDI CARLILE – MAY 6 – MASONIC
AIMEE MAN – FRIDAY MAY 12 – FILLMORE
U2, MUMFORD & SONS – MAY 17 – LEVIS
BOTTLEROCK NAPA VALLEY – MEMORIAL DAY WKND MAY 26 – 28 with FOO FIGHTERS
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS, MAROON 5, MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS, MODEST MOUSE, BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS, BAND OF HORSES, FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, DIRTY HEADS
June
DEAD & CO – JUNE 3, 4 – SHORELINE
TRAIN, OAR – JULY 8 – SHORELINE
JAMES TAYLOR , BONNIE RIATT – JULY 29 – AT&T
GREEN DAY – AUG 5 – OAKLAND COLISEUM
COLDPLAY – OCT 4 – LEVIS SANTA CLARA
Feature photos by: Yancho Sabev – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link, Kirk Stauffer – http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirkstauffer/5256234229/in/faves-24788065@N02/, CC BY 2.0, Link, and Harald Krichel – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link