Thursday, August 22:
- Stranded DJ Set: Colm O Ciosoig (My Bloody Valentine)
- Nobunny / Violence Creeps at Eli's Mile High Club
- Artists Drawing Club: Rendition with Toyin Odutola at the Asian Art Museum
- Speaker Series: Charles & Ray Eames, Their Legacy of Ideas at the Museum of Craft and Design
- Melvins at Slim's
- Beat This Summer Tour at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Friday, August 23:
- Natural Organized Wonder (LA) /\ Mohani (oakland) /\ Pregnant (Sac) at MOCO
- The Lieutenant of Inishmore at Masquers Playhouse
- Kill Your First w/ Windsor Waterworks & Classy Pants ((Improv at Cynic Cave))
- No Age at the Berkeley Art Museum
- Under the Influence at The Emerald Tablet
- My Bloody Valentine at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
- The Funky Meters at The New Parish
Saturday, August 24:
- Pint Sized Prints Closing Reception at Turpentine
- 20th Street Block Party
- Stranded In-Store: Richie Unterberger (Velvet Underground historian)
- Twin Steps 7" RECORD RELEASE w/ Wide Streets(LA) + Michael Vidal (Abe Vigoda) + The Tambo Rays at 1-2-3-4 Go!
- KFJC Listener Appreciation Party at Homestead Lanes
- Shine On presents Manatee / #1 Smash Hits / Nacho Business
- Name Dropping Stories Off the Top of My Head & The Curtain Raiser at Ever Gold
- Courtney Love at the Phoenix Theater
Sunday, August 25:
- Soul Sundays feat. Tugboat & Fro/Zen at Local 123
- Queer/Trans* Night with Violent Vickie, Annah Anti-Palindrome, Young Coconut, more at 924 Gilman
- Speakeasy Show: People's Palms, Former Selves, Gossimer, Briana Marela, Curved Graves
- 4th Sunday at the Ruby Room
- Gargamel - DJ Night at the Night Light
Monday, August 26:
- Off the Grid: Southside Berkeley Reopening
- Try the Pie//Ryan Stark//SBSM//this or that at MOCO
- Nerd Nite East Bay #11: Materials, Monotremes, and MMMMM...Mollusks at the New Parkway
- Health Problems | WIld Moth | Dead Seeds | Cold Circuits at Casa Sanchez
- Workshop | Print Your Own Broadside at the Book Club of California
- Deerhunter at the Great American Music Hall
- Black Sabbath at Shoreline Amphitheatre
- How to Dress Well at The Independent
- The Breeders at the Rio Theatre
Tuesday, August 27:
- Myron & E at Amoeba Berkeley
- Mal Blum (NY) + A6/2GENERATOR + Rybree at MOCO
- The Breeders at The Fillmore
- Stones Throw Soul Tour at The New Parish
- Cold Cave at the Blank Club
Wednesday, August 28:
- ::Draft Horse:: Doctor Striker & Le Fomo at MOCO
- Carey Lin: & what have you // Opening Reception at Tartine Bakery
- International Freakout A Go-Go with guest Russell Quan at the Make-Out Room
- Shelley Hirsch at Meridian Galley
- MGMT at the Warfield
- The Breeders at The Fillmore