Elvis Costello & The Imposters
at Paramount Theatre (8 pm) Music
Elvis Costello has followed his musical curiosity in a career spanning more than 25 years. He is perhaps best known for his performances with The Attractions, The Imposters and for recent concert appearances with pianist, Steve Nieve. His recordings include "This Year's Model","Imperial Bedroom","King of America", "Blood and Chocolate", "Spike", "All This Useless Beauty" and "When I Was Cruel". MORE

Rub A Dub Tuesdays
at Voda (6 pm - 10 pm) Clubs
Worldwide : Da Joint and Beatsauce present: Rub A Dub Tuesdays. Heading into the Springtime Revival Sound Sessions with DJ Mr. E and Wisdom laying down ever so lovely Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae, Reggaeton and Classic Sounds. Featuring this week's special guest DJ Daddy Rolo. MORE

Fear and Loathing in Frisco at Luna Lounge (9 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Thirsty Tuesday: College Night at 1751 Social Club (9 pm - 2 am) Bars

The Decemberists at Bimbo's 365 Club (8 pm) Music

Lou Barlow at Cafe du Nord (9 pm) Music

"Bus Stop" a comedy at Marin Theatre Company (8 pm) Performance Arts

Strange Architecture at Catharine Clark Gallery (10:30 am - 5:30 pm) Galleries

Basic Wine Differences at Fort Mason Center (7 pm - 9:30 pm) Wine

Rainer Maria
minipop, Henry Miller Sextet
at Cafe du Nord (8:30 pm) Music
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Madison, WI emo trio Rainer Maria emerged in 1995 from the ashes of another poetically-inclined local combo, Ezra Pound, reuniting singer/guitarist Kyle Fischer and drummer William Kuehn; enlisting singer/bassist Caithlin De Marrais, within six weeks the group recorded their first demo cassette, quickly selling out all 350 copies. MORE

Sony Pictures is giving away tickets to the advanced screening of...
Guess Who
at Metreon (7:30 pm - Arrive an Hour Early) Film Screening
Win tickets to see Guess Who!
Percy Jones (Bernie Mac) is taking no chances with his daughter Theresa's (Zoe Saldana) future. Even before he meets Simon Green, her latest boyfriend, Percy has him checked out. MORE

Demolition Doll Rods
with Man Man, Turpentine Bros., Husbands
at Hemlock Tavern (9 pm) Music
The Demolition Doll Rods are children of God who were sent to this planet to inspire the creative forces that lie at the heart and soul of each and every living creature. MORE

Karma at Blue Monkey Lounge (9 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Meat... BaconMonkey, Mitch, Netik and Pathogen at DNA Lounge (9 pm) Clubs

"LaTIDo" at Pier 23 Cafe (9:30 pm - 12:30 am) Music

River at Last Day Saloon (9 pm) Music

Showcase of Student Talent at Tongue and Groove (7 pm) Music

Music Matters 2005, with Special Guest Rick Springfield at Mighty (6:30 pm - 9 pm) Music

Miss Coco Peru is Undaunted! at New Conservatory Theatre (8 pm) Performance Arts

DJ Spooky: in-store book signing at City Lights Books (7 pm) Literary Arts

Rauhmel Fox presents Full Immersion USA at Sake Lab (6 pm - 9 pm) Education/Instruction

DJ Spooky
An innovative multi-media performance piece Rebirth of a Nation
at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (6:30 pm) Music
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Philosopher, disc man and one of the most innovative performance artists of our time, DJ Spooky takes multi-media performance to a whole new realm. Using the controversial silent film, 'Birth of a Nation', as a raw material, images are mixed on three giant screens with a score written and performed by the artist. MORE

Pacific Standard Time feat. Osunlade
at Bambuddha Lounge (9 pm - 2 am) Clubs
The new weekly jumpoff featuring the Bay Area's top soul selector DJ Sake One and weekly guests from across the globe and spectrum of soul. MORE

The “W. Kamau Bell Gets a Haircut” Show
Where the cost of your ticket is determined by your haircut history
at Purple Onion (8:30 pm) Performance Arts
You know how you’ve been thinking, W. Kamau Bell - the brains behind W. Kamau Bell presents - has put together two fantastic sold out shows featuring a diverse lineup of the Bay Area’s finest performers. MORE

Julia Page
We All Mus Play Our Parts
at Mission 17 Gallery (3 pm - 6 pm) Galleries
"We All Must Play Our Parts" includes three new pieces by Julia Page that explore the role of minor characters in sustaining ideological constructs and social institutions. MORE

Havana's at Harry Denton's Starlight Room (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Strangelove at Underground SF (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Alma Latina at Soluna (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Pope Hat Night! at Hotel Utah (9 pm) Music

Broun Fellinis at Bruno's (9:30 pm) Music

Bi-Ped at Connecticut Yankee (10 pm) Music

Atreyu at The Fillmore (7 pm) Music

The mighty Clay Theater presents 8 Tales at Varnish Fine Art Studio (8 pm) Film

Female Transport at Zeum (8 pm) Performance Arts

F.O.B. (Fresh Off the Boat) and F.O.P. (Fresh Off the Plane) at Magic Theatre (7 pm & 9 pm) Performance Arts

PreFab Green at Commonwealth Club of California (6 pm) Organizations

The Voysey Inheritance
A world premiere adaptation by David Mamet
at A.C.T. (8 pm) Performance Arts
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Crime doesn't pay - or does it? When a con makes you rich, life gets a lot more complicated. For generations, the Voysey family business has been secretly cheating its clients. MORE

Tropical Paradise
Taking you away for spring break
at Space 550 (9 pm) Clubs
Spring Break is finally here! Primiere Nightlife, BluIce Entertainment and Underworld Productions invite everybody to a massive tropical getaway. MORE

Tristeza
Hood, From Monument To Masses
at Bottom of the Hill (10 pm) Music
The group formed in San Diego, California during the Spring months of 1997, playing their first gig as Tristeza (Christopher Sprague-guitar, James LaValle-guitar, Luis Hermosillo-bass, and James Lehner-drums) in September of that year. MORE

Preview VIP Party at 8 Nightclub + Lounge
at 8 Nightclub + Lounge (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs
Sebastien Entertainment + Tony Presents invite you to a new adventure in SF nightclubbing at a brand new ultra-chic 2 level club with outside patio smoking. MORE

Blood Relative
at A Traveling Jewish Theatre (8 pm) Performance Arts
A young man is born to an Israeli-Jewish mother and a Palestinian father. Claimed by both cultures, he embodies the ongoing struggle over the land known as Israel/Palestine. MORE

Splashadelic! at Amnesia (9 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Launch! at Suite one8one (10 pm - 4 am) Clubs

So International at 330 Ritch Street (9 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Floss: Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae and Old School at 1751 Social Club (10 pm) Clubs

spring break 2005 at Sno-Drift (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Reverend Horton Heat at The Grand at the Regency Center (9 pm) Music

David Dondero, Folk This at 924 Gilman Street (8 pm) Music

After Midnight at Castro Theatre (7, 9:15 pm) Film

Mongolian Cluster Massage Playshop and Dance at One Taste Urban Retreat Center (8 pm - 11 pm) Performance Arts

Gem Faire at Herbst Pavilion (12 pm - 7 pm) Clothes/Accessories

Orchestra Baobab
at Palace of Fine Arts (8 pm) Music
For people who know their Senegalese music, Orchestra Baobab's Pirates Choice is the Holy Grail. By the time this music was recorded to four-track in 1982, the immensely popular band had been playing nightly for years at a Dakar club called Baobab. MORE

Bunny Jam 5: Bunnyhopolis!
at 1919 Market Street (8 pm - 6 am) Clubs
Join the mass EGGsodus! Hop from HARE to absurdity! Tumble through the RABBIT hole and discover a congrEGGation of bunnies in BunnyHOPolis, an EGGstrordinary city sprawling with EGGsistential questions. MORE

Grand Opening - Frequency - DJ Vinom Live
Live Performance by Malyssa
at Club Forum (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs
Special Performance by Malyssa & AM Kidd, Slow Jams 2 CD Release Party, DJ Vinom, Tons of glow toys be epartyunlimited.com; CD Giveaways; Sky GoGo Dancers; Drink Specials: $6 Hypnotiq Pineapple. MORE

Joyo Velarde, Kid Beyond, BLVD, and Motion Potion
a benefit for Relativity Camp
at 12 Galaxies (9 pm) Music
Sunset Promotions presents a benfit for the Relativity/Fringe Camp... a showcase of tomorrow's stars. Joyo Velarde is best known for her work with Quannum Records as lead vocalist for Lyrics Born. MORE

Baila Conmigo - Carnival 2005 at Patio Espanol (8 pm) Parades/Marches

J-LIVE and One.Be.Lo at Club Q (9:30 pm - 3 am) Clubs

Guilty Pleasures at Rickshaw Stop (9 pm) Clubs

Flava of The Month: Reggae and Dancehall at Milk (9:30 pm - 2 am) Clubs

"Get On My Hype!!" at Terra (9 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Asobi Seksu at Hotel Utah (9 pm) Music

Crown City Rockers at Elbo Room (10 pm) Music

Stars at Bimbo's 365 Club (9 pm) Music

The Just at The Ashby Stage (8 pm) Performance Arts

12 of 12: 12 Artists / 12 Years at Aurobora Press (11 am - 5 pm) Galleries

Funny Bunny Fertility Party at Catalyst Cocktails (9 pm - 2 am) Bars

Tenth Annual Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair at San Francisco County Fair Building (10 am - 6 pm) Books

14th Annual
Union Street Easter Parade & Spring Celebration
at Union Street (10 am - 5 pm) Parades/Marches
This joyful and popular non-sectarian Easter celebration attracts over 35,000 individuals and families for non-stop musical and theatrical entertainment, bistro-style dining, costumed characters including the Easter Bunny, vintage cars, and the world acclaimed St.Gabriel's Celestial Brass Band. MORE

Oxes
These Arms Are Snakes, Big Business, and More Dogs
at Bottom of the Hill (7 pm) Music
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Combining the energy of three very talented musicians in a pyramid of extremism, moderation, and jokes, the OXES have created a tri-force of rock'n'roll fury. MORE

Image, Body, Text
Selected Words by Gary Hill
at SFMOMA (10 am - 6 pm) Museums
How does video mediate our perception of the body? This question is at the core of the work of acclaimed artist Gary Hill, who explores video in both its sculptural and projected forms. MORE

Motion at Red Eye Lounge (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs

They Might Be Giants at Borders Books (4 pm) Music

The Weegs, Plays Pretty For Baby at French Fry Factory (9 pm) Music

The Rainman Suite at Thee Parkside (9 pm) Music

Bad Movie Night at The Dark Room Theatre (8 pm) Film

From Berlin at Tinhorn Press/Gallery (1 pm - 7 pm) Galleries

Wedding Workshop at Metronome Ballroom (1 pm - 3 pm) Education/Instruction

Death From Above 1979
Controller Controller
at The Independent (8 pm) Music
Can something even be classified as metal without any guitars? Sure can. This Canadian bass and drums duo pounds and plunders its way through a frantic string of bombastic, blistering rock songs on its Vice debut. Similar to notorious noisemakers Lightning Bolt only in instrumentation and ferocity, Death From Above 1979 adds listenability and form to the table of noise. MORE

A night of Free Live Comedy Improv
Blue Blanket Improv
at The Canvas (8 pm) Performance Arts
This is your chance to catch one of the Hottest & Funniest comedy improv troupes in the bay area Free! Under this special arrangement with The Canvas "Blue Blanket Improv" will be busting out the Funny on the last Monday night of the month! MORE

Proper at The Cellar (10 pm - 2 am) Clubs

Frederick Hodges at Pier 23 Cafe (5 pm - 7:30 pm) Music

Taste of Chaos Festival: The Used, My Chemical Romance at Event Center, San Jose State University (7 pm) Music

Classical music in France: Slide show presentation at Change Makers (7 pm) Performance Arts

Carol Selter and Lauren Davies at Gallery Sixteen (9 am - 5 pm) Galleries

Art Soiree and Open Mic Night at 1751 Social Club (7:30 pm) Literary Arts