Bay Area concerts this week: W.A.S.P., Caifanes, Shpongle and a toddler rave
This week's Bay Area shows include W.A.S.P. with KK's Priest and Caifanes at San Jose Civic, Shpongle for two nights at the Fox in Oakland, and the Psychedelic Furs in Menlo Park.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
San Francisco City Hall and Civic Center at sunset. Photo: tux0racer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (cropped, resized and color-graded). Archive photo of the area; not a photo of the events in this story.
It's Halloween week, and the Bay Area concert calendar is full. Here are some of the picks from MusicJunkiePress's weekly list and the Fox Theater's calendar.
South Bay and Peninsula
W.A.S.P. with KK's Priest: San Jose Civic, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m.
Caifanes: San Jose Civic, Thursday, Oct. 29.
Blues Traveler: Guild Theatre, Menlo Park, this week.
The Psychedelic Furs: Guild Theatre, Sunday, Nov. 1.
San Francisco
The War and Treaty: The Chapel, Monday.
Slow Pulp: The Fillmore, Oct. 27 and 28. The Oct. 27 show is listed as sold out.
Katie Pruitt: The Chapel, Thursday.
Patrick Wolf: The Independent, Thursday.
Oakland
Toddler Rave World Tour with Lenny Pearce: Fox Theater, Tuesday, Oct. 27. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the show starts at 6 p.m.
Shpongle: Fox Theater, Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. both nights.
Dates and times can change, so check the venue before you go.
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