====== 2008 ====== I didn't start trying to keep setlists for every show I attended until 2013, but starting in 2003 I *did* keep track of the individual shows, so without further comment, here is the list of interesting events I witnessed in 2008. I know I stashed away about a file box per year of ephemera, so in time, *some* of these events might gain setlists, but don't hold your breath waiting! ===== January Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | Cirque du Soleil: _Kooza_ | AT&T Park | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-08 | January 8, 2008]] | | _MonkeyBall VII Coronation Party_, featuring Ivan Neville, Eric Krasno, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber & Skerik | City Limits | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-10 | January 10, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators: Ivan Neville, Eric Krasno, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber & Skerik | Revolution | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-11 | January 11, 2008]] | | _MonkeyBall VII_, featuring the New Orleans Radiators; the Wild Magnolias | Revolution | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-12 | January 12, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators | Spinnaker Lounge, Norwegian Dawn | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-13 | January 13, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators | Pool Deck, Norwegian Dawn | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-14 | January 14, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators | Spinnaker Lounge, Norwegian Dawn | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-15 | January 15, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators | Spinnaker Lounge, Norwegian Dawn | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-17 | January 17, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators | Spinnaker Lounge, Norwegian Dawn | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-19 | January 19, 2008]] | | Ryan Adams & the Cardinals | Marin Veteran's Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-23 | January 23, 2008]] | | Phil Lesh & Friends | the Fillmore | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-25 | January 25, 2008]] | | Phil Lesh and Friends; Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-26 | January 26, 2008]] | | Ryan Adams & the Cardinals | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-28 | January 28, 2008]] | | Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-01:2008-01-31 | January 31, 2008]] | ===== February Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | _Deadheads for Obama_ Benefit Concert, featuring the Dead | Warfield Theatre | [[:2008:2008-02:2008-02-04 | February 4, 2008]] | | Nicholas Angelich with Renaud & Gautier Capucon | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-02:2008-02-05 | February 5, 2008]] | | Hugh Masekela's Chissa All-Stars | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-02:2008-02-06 | February 6, 2008]] | | Badi Assad, Sergio & Odair Assad, Romero Lubambo & Celso Machado | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-02:2008-02-07 | February 7, 2008]] | | Moiseyev Dance Company | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-02:2008-02-08 | February 8, 2008]] | | Turtle Island String Quartet | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-02:2008-02-16 | February 16, 2008]] | | Tokyo String Quartet | Hertz Hall | [[:2008:2008-02:2008-02-17 | February 17, 2008]] | | Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars | Rio Theatre | [[:2008:2008-02:2008-02-19 | February 19, 2008]] | | Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-02:2008-02-21 | February 21, 2008]] | ===== March Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | Travis Sullivan’s Björkestra; Realistic Orchestra | Yerba Buena Forum | [[:2008:2008-03:2008-03-06 | March 6, 2008]] | | Third World Love; Yaron Herman | Yerba Buena Forum | [[:2008:2008-03:2008-03-09 | March 9, 2008]] | | Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-03:2008-03-13 | March 13, 2008]] | | Angelique Kidjo | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-03:2008-03-14 | March 14, 2008]] | | SFJAZZ Collective | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-03:2008-03-15 | March 15, 2008]] | | Jarid's 50th BD Party, featuring Kanvus | 12 Galaxies | [[:2008:2008-03:2008-03-15 | March 15, 2008]] | | Takács Quartet | Hertz Hall | [[:2008:2008-03:2008-03-16 | March 16, 2008]] | | Peru Negro | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-03:2008-03-20 | March 20, 2008]] | | Denny Zeitlin | Florence Gould Theatre | [[:2008:2008-03:2008-03-22 | March 22, 2008]] | | Charles Lloyd New Quartet | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-03:2008-03-28 | March 28, 2008]] | | Luciana Souza & Edward Simon | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-03:2008-03-30 | March 30, 2008]] | ===== April Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-02 | April 2, 2008]] | | Sonny Rollins | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-03 | April 3, 2008]] | | New Century Chamber Orchestra with Stuart Canin | St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-04 | April 4, 2008]] | | Sweet Honey in the Rock | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-05 | April 5, 2008]] | | Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis | Davies Symphony Hall | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-07 | April 7, 2008]] | | Arlo Guthrie | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-10 | April 10, 2008]] | | Club Foot Orchestra, accompanying Buster Keaton's _Sherlock Jr._ | Castro Theatre | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-12-1 | April 12, 2008]] | | Eighth Blackbird | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-12-2 | April 12, 2008]] | | the Wailin' Jennys | Carriage House Theatre | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-13 | April 13, 2008]] | | COVA Spring Concert | Fisher Chapel | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-16 | April 16, 2008]] | | Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-17 | April 17, 2008]] | | Lura | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-18 | April 18, 2008]] | | Arabella Steinbacher & Robert Kulek | SF Conservatory of Music Concert Hall | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-20 | April 20, 2008]] | | Evelyn Glennie & Fred Frith | Memorial Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-23 | April 23, 2008]] | | Debashish Bhattacharya | Carriage House Theatre | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-25 | April 25, 2008]] | | Ernestine Anderson | Yerba Buena Forum | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-26 | April 26, 2008]] | | Cowboy Junkies | Yoshi's | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-28 | April 28, 2008]] | | Cowboy Junkies | the Heritage House | [[:2008:2008-04:2008-04-30 | April 30, 2008]] | ===== May Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | Berkeley Academy Ensemble | First Congregational Church | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-01 | May 1, 2008]] | | Chano Dominguez; Pablo Ziegler Trio | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-02 | May 2, 2008]] | | Cherryholmes | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-04 | May 4, 2008]] | | Mihaela Ursuleasa | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-06 | May 6, 2008]] | | Mitch Stein All Star Band | Café du Nord | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-06 | May 6, 2008]] | | Jerry Douglas Band | Carriage House Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-08 | May 8, 2008]] | | Erin McKeown; Sean Hayes | Carriage House Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-09 | May 9, 2008]] | | SF Opera: _the Little Prince_ | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-10 | May 10, 2008]] | | Magnus Lindberg & Anssi Karttunen | SF Conservatory of Music Concert Hall | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-12 | May 12, 2008]] | | Phil Lesh & Friends | Warfield Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-13 | May 13, 2008]] | | Phil Lesh & Friends | Warfield Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-14 | May 14, 2008]] | | Phil Lesh & Friends | Warfield Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-16 | May 16, 2008]] | | Phil Lesh & Friends | Warfield Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-17 | May 17, 2008]] | | Phil Lesh & Friends | Warfield Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-18 | May 18, 2008]] | | Santana | the Fillmore | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-20 | May 20, 2008]] | | Rosa Passos | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-25 | May 25, 2008]] | | Lines Ballet | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-28 | May 28, 2008]] | | Robert Lepage: _the Andersen Project_ | Zellerbach Playhouse | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-29 | May 29, 2008]] | | Los Lobos | Heritage Theatre, Campbell | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-30 | May 30, 2008]] | | Los Lobos | Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, Vacaville | [[:2008:2008-05:2008-05-31 | May 31, 2008]] | ===== June Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | Wildcat Viols | Hertz Hall | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-03 | June 3, 2008]] | | New Century Chamber Orchestra with Rachel Barton Pine | St. John's Presbyterian Church | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-05 | June 5, 2008]] | | L'Estro Armonico | Hertz Hall | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-06 | June 6, 2008]] | | Dengue Fever | Amoeba Records | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-07-1 | June 7, 2008]] | | lecture on Alessandro Striggio's Mass for Five Choirs: Missa Sopra Ecco Si Beato Giorno in 40 and 60 parts | Wheeler Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-07-2 | June 7, 2008]] | | Erika Strom Quartet | Raleigh's | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-07-3 | June 7, 2008]] | | Alessandro Striggio's Mass for Five Choirs: Missa Sopra Ecco Si Beato Giorno in 40 and 60 parts | First Congregational Church | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-07-4 | June 7, 2008]] | | Edward Simon and the Ensemble Venezuela; Aquiles Baez Ensemble; Vnote Ensemble | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-08 | June 8, 2008]] | | Jeffrey Halford & the Healers | Todos Santos Plaza | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-10 | June 10, 2008]] | | Patricia Barber; Jessica Williams | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-14 | June 14, 2008]] | | Natasha Miller | Oakland City Center Plaza | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-18 | June 18, 2008]] | | Dee Dee Bridgewater's _Red Earth_ Project | Yoshi's | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-19 | June 19, 2008]] | | the Mountain Boys | Jupiter | [[:2008:2008-06:2008-06-22 | June 22, 2008]] | ===== July Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | Sam Newsome & Lucian Ban present _the Romanian-American Jazz Suite_ | Yoshi's San Francisco | [[:2008:2008-07:2008-07-02 | July 2, 2008]] | | Los Lobos | Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton | [[:2008:2008-07:2008-07-05 | July 5, 2008]] | ===== August Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | Brass Mafia | Lakefest | [[:2008:2008-08:2008-08-02 | August 2, 2008]] | | Mason Williams | Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko | [[:2008:2008-08:2008-08-04 | August 4, 2008]] | | 19th Annual San Jose Jazz Festival: Jazz Funk All Stars; John Densmore's Tribaljazz; Yosvanny Terry; David Sanborn | Plaza de Cesar Chavez | [[:2008:2008-08:2008-08-09 | August 9, 2008]] | | Larry Carlton | Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko | [[:2008:2008-08:2008-08-11 | August 11, 2008]] | | _Divide Light_ | Garden Theatre | [[:2008:2008-08:2008-08-13 | August 13, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators | Victorian Square | [[:2008:2008-08:2008-08-27 | August 27, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators | Aruba Hotel Ballroom | [[:2008:2008-08:2008-08-28 | August 28, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators | Aruba Hotel Ballroom | [[:2008:2008-08:2008-08-29 | August 29, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators | Aruba Hotel Ballroom | [[:2008:2008-08:2008-08-30 | August 30, 2008]] | ===== September Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | Leni Stern | Yoshi's Oakland | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-03 | September 3, 2008]] | | Robert Greenberg; Alexander String Quartet | St. John's Presbyterian Church | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-06-1 | September 6, 2008]] | | John Handy & the Melting Pot Band | Yerba Buena Gardens | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-06-2 | September 6, 2008]] | | Montclair Jazz and Wine Festival featuring Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra; Vincent Herring & Earth Jazz Agents; Clairdee; David K Matthews; Brass Monkeys Brass Band | misc | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-07 | September 7, 2008]] | | James Carter Quintet | yoshi's | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-10 | September 10, 2008]] | | New Century Chamber Orchestra | First Congregational Church | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-11 | September 11, 2008]] | | Robert Greenberg; Alexander String Quartet | St. John's Presbyterian Church | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-13-1 | September 13, 2008]] | | Carne Cruda; Santero | Yerba Buena Gardens | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-13-2 | September 13, 2008]] | | Tango #9 | Levi's Plaza Park | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-17 | September 17, 2008]] | | Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-18 | September 18, 2008]] | | Herbie Hancock | Mountain Winery | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-19 | September 19, 2008]] | | Rudolf Buchbinder | Hertz Hall | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-21 | September 21, 2008]] | | Barbara Dennerlein | Yoshi's | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-22 | September 22, 2008]] | | Phil Lesh & Friends | Sweetwater Station | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-25 | September 25, 2008]] | | Mark Morris Dance Company | Zellerbach Hall | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-26 | September 26, 2008]] | | _SEVA 30th Anniversary Concert_, featuring Los Lobos; Terry Haggerty; David Crosby & Graham Nash; Elvis Costello; Jackson Browne; Bonnie Raitt; Ruthie Foster & Nina Gerber | Paramount Theatre | [[:2008:2008-09:2008-09-27 | September 27, 2008]] | ===== October Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-02 | October 2, 2008]] | | _Hardly Strictly Bluegrass №8_, featuring Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; Jerry Douglas Band; Sharon Little | Banjo Stage | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-03-1 | October 3, 2008]] | | Miles from India | Davies Symphony Hall | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-03-2 | October 3, 2008]] | | Robert Greenberg; Alexander String Quartet | St. John's Presbyterian Church | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-04-1 | October 4, 2008]] | | _Hardly Strictly Bluegrass №8_, featuring Steve Earle & the Bluegrass Dukes; Odetta; Hot Rize | Banjo Stage | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-04-2 | October 4, 2008]] | | Soweto Gospel Choir | Memorial Church | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-07 | October 7, 2008]] | | Mavis Staples | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-15 | October 15, 2008]] | | Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-23 | October 23, 2008]] | | Cecil Taylor | Grace Cathedral | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-24 | October 24, 2008]] | | Laurie Anderson: _Homeland_ | Zellerbach Hall | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-25 | October 25, 2008]] | | Marilyn Crispell | Florence Gould Theatre | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-26-1 | October 26, 2008]] | | Maceo Parker | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-26-2 | October 26, 2008]] | | Peter Apfelbaum's New York Heiroglyphics Ensemble | YBCA Forum | [[:2008:2008-10:2008-10-29 | October 29, 2008]] | ===== November Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | Milton Nascimento & the Jobim Trio | Zellerbach Hall | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-01 | November 1, 2008]] | | Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-02 | November 2, 2008]] | | Ben Goldberg, Myra Melford, Mathias Delpanque & Shahzad Ismaily | Maybeck Recital Hall | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-02 | November 2, 2008]] | | _Experience Hendrix_, featuring Billy Cox, Eric Gales, Buddy Guy, David Hidalgo, Eric Johnson, Jonny Lang, Chris Layton, Mitch Mitchell, Mato Nanji, Cesar Rosas, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Hubert Sumlin, & Brad Whitford | Masonic Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-03 | November 3, 2008]] | | Toumani Diabate | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-05 | November 5, 2008]] | | Natacha Atlas; Rahim Alhaj | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-06 | November 6, 2008]] | | Anthony Marwood & Thomas Ades | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-08 | November 8, 2008]] | | Los Cenzontles with David Hidalgo | Yoshi's | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-12 | November 12, 2008]] | | St. Lawrence SQ & Robert Huw Morgan | Memorial Church | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-13 | November 13, 2008]] | | JC Smith presents _Legends of Chicago Blues_, featuring Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, James Wheeler and Pinetop Perkins | Carriage House Theatre | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-15 | November 15, 2008]] | | Trio Mediaeval | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-16 | November 16, 2008]] | | Béla Fleck & the Flecktones | Yoshi's San Francisco | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-18 | November 18, 2008]] | | McCoy Tyner Trio w/Marc Ribot | Yoshi's | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-19 | November 19, 2008]] | | Guarneri & Johannes String Quartets | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-20 | November 20, 2008]] | | Peter Sellars' _Kafka Fragments_ | Zellerbach Playhouse | [[:2008:2008-11:2008-11-23 | November 23, 2008]] | ===== December Events ===== ^ Group Name ^ Venue ^ Date ^ | Los Lobos; David Lindley | Fillmore Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-05 | December 5, 2008]] | | Santa Rosa Symphony accompanies Fritz Lang's _Metropolis_ | Memorial Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-06 | December 6, 2008]] | | Los Lobos | Fillmore Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-06 | December 6, 2008]] | | Alisa Weilerstein & Inon Barnatan | Herbst Theatre | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-11 | December 11, 2008]] | | _the Rumi Concert_, featuring Rahim Alhaj, Coleman Barks, David Darling, Glen Velez & Zuleikha | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-12 | December 12, 2008]] | | Robert Greenberg; Alexander String Quartet | St. John's Presbyterian Church | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-13-1 | December 13, 2008]] | | Richard Thompson | Carriage House Theatre | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-13-2 | December 13, 2008]] | | New Century Chamber Orchestra | Osher Marin JCC, San Rafel | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-14 | December 14, 2008]] | | Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-18 | December 18, 2008]] | | _Pomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music_, featuring the Gonifs; Kitka; Teslim | Zellerbach Hall | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-20-1 | December 20, 2008]] | | Bluegrass Hoot | Pacific Brewing Company | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-20-2 | December 20, 2008]] | | Particle with Michael Kang & Phil Lesh; EOTO | GAMH | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-26 | December 26, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators | Café du Nord | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-28 | December 28, 2008]] | | the New Orleans Radiators | Café du Nord | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-29 | December 29, 2008]] | | Phil Lesh & Friends; Bob Weir & Ratdog; Jackie Greene Band | Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-30 | December 30, 2008]] | | Phil Lesh & Friends; Bob Weir & Ratdog; Jackie Greene Band | Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium | [[:2008:2008-12:2008-12-31 | December 31, 2008]] | And so it ends! {{NUMBEROFPAGES>:2008:2008-12}} pages and {{NUMBEROFMEDIAS>:2008:2008-12}} files posted for this month. --- {{NUMBEROFPAGES>:2008}} pages and {{NUMBEROFMEDIAS>:2008}} files posted for this year.