San Francisco

A first-week selection spanning Curran and War Memorial opera, a Scofield electric-guitar set at SFJAZZ, Moby at the Civic Auditorium and a Gnarls Barkley

Ten picks across Friday to Sunday, spanning a film-score concert, two Broadway-style musicals, R&B, country-rap, indie and alt-rock, a comedy night

A weekend that runs from Sara Bareilles at the Civic Auditorium to Dinosaur Jr. at the Castro, with Lila Downs, Dvorak, and a Mamma-free Broadway-style

My Morning Jacket brings indie rock intensity to The Fillmore, while the weekend stretches across jazz virtuosity, theatrical comedy, and electronic production

Robert Plant commands the Orpheum with rock royalty, while Gillian Welch brings fingerpicked precision to The Fillmore—a weekend where classical masterworks

From Robert Plant's legendary rock to San Francisco Opera's grand spectacle, October brings classical masterworks, folk traditions, and electronic innovation

Beck commands The Masonic on Friday while the San Francisco Symphony welcomes Fantastic Negrito to Davies Hall on Saturday—a weekend where alternative

From Branford Marsalis's jazz mastery to Jack Harlow's hip-hop intensity, San Francisco's stages this weekend span classical symphonies, operatic grandeur

From post-punk legends and operatic grandeur to electronic producers and stand-up comedy, San Francisco's stages host a collision of high art and underground

From candlelit tributes in a historic church to metal legends and R&B block parties, San Francisco's weekend spans intimate venues and sprawling outdoor stages.