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 | January 8, 2008 |
| MonkeyBall VII Coronation Party, featuring Ivan Neville, Eric Krasno, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber & Skerik | City Limits | January 10, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators: Ivan Neville, Eric Krasno, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber & Skerik | Revolution | January 11, 2008 |
| MonkeyBall VII, featuring the New Orleans Radiators; the Wild Magnolias | Revolution | January 12, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Spinnaker Lounge, Norwegian Dawn | January 13, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Pool Deck, Norwegian Dawn | January 14, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Spinnaker Lounge, Norwegian Dawn | January 15, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Spinnaker Lounge, Norwegian Dawn | January 17, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Spinnaker Lounge, Norwegian Dawn | January 19, 2008 |
| Ryan Adams & the Cardinals | Marin Veteran's Auditorium | January 23, 2008 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends | the Fillmore | January 25, 2008 |
| Phil Lesh and Friends; Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | January 26, 2008 |
| Ryan Adams & the Cardinals | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | January 28, 2008 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | January 31, 2008 |
February Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Deadheads for Obama Benefit Concert, featuring the Dead | Warfield Theatre | February 4, 2008 |
| Nicholas Angelich with Renaud & Gautier Capucon | Herbst Theatre | February 5, 2008 |
| Hugh Masekela's Chissa All-Stars | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | February 6, 2008 |
| Badi Assad, Sergio & Odair Assad, Romero Lubambo & Celso Machado | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | February 7, 2008 |
| Moiseyev Dance Company | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | February 8, 2008 |
| Turtle Island String Quartet | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | February 16, 2008 |
| Tokyo String Quartet | Hertz Hall | February 17, 2008 |
| Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars | Rio Theatre | February 19, 2008 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | February 21, 2008 |
March Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Travis Sullivan’s Björkestra; Realistic Orchestra | Yerba Buena Forum | March 6, 2008 |
| Third World Love; Yaron Herman | Yerba Buena Forum | March 9, 2008 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | March 13, 2008 |
| Angelique Kidjo | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | March 14, 2008 |
| SFJAZZ Collective | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | March 15, 2008 |
| Jarid's 50th BD Party, featuring Kanvus | 12 Galaxies | March 15, 2008 |
| Takács Quartet | Hertz Hall | March 16, 2008 |
| Peru Negro | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | March 20, 2008 |
| Denny Zeitlin | Florence Gould Theatre | March 22, 2008 |
| Charles Lloyd New Quartet | Herbst Theatre | March 28, 2008 |
| Luciana Souza & Edward Simon | Herbst Theatre | March 30, 2008 |
April Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | April 2, 2008 |
| Sonny Rollins | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | April 3, 2008 |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra with Stuart Canin | St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto | April 4, 2008 |
| Sweet Honey in the Rock | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | April 5, 2008 |
| Anne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis | Davies Symphony Hall | April 7, 2008 |
| Arlo Guthrie | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | April 10, 2008 |
| Club Foot Orchestra, accompanying Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr. | Castro Theatre | April 12, 2008 |
| Eighth Blackbird | Herbst Theatre | April 12, 2008 |
| the Wailin' Jennys | Carriage House Theatre | April 13, 2008 |
| COVA Spring Concert | Fisher Chapel | April 16, 2008 |
| Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | April 17, 2008 |
| Lura | Herbst Theatre | April 18, 2008 |
| Arabella Steinbacher & Robert Kulek | SF Conservatory of Music Concert Hall | April 20, 2008 |
| Evelyn Glennie & Fred Frith | Memorial Auditorium | April 23, 2008 |
| Debashish Bhattacharya | Carriage House Theatre | April 25, 2008 |
| Ernestine Anderson | Yerba Buena Forum | April 26, 2008 |
| Cowboy Junkies | Yoshi's | April 28, 2008 |
| Cowboy Junkies | the Heritage House | April 30, 2008 |
May Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Berkeley Academy Ensemble | First Congregational Church | May 1, 2008 |
| Chano Dominguez; Pablo Ziegler Trio | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | May 2, 2008 |
| Cherryholmes | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | May 4, 2008 |
| Mihaela Ursuleasa | Herbst Theatre | May 6, 2008 |
| Mitch Stein All Star Band | Café du Nord | May 6, 2008 |
| Jerry Douglas Band | Carriage House Theatre | May 8, 2008 |
| Erin McKeown; Sean Hayes | Carriage House Theatre | May 9, 2008 |
| SF Opera: the Little Prince | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | May 10, 2008 |
| Magnus Lindberg & Anssi Karttunen | SF Conservatory of Music Concert Hall | May 12, 2008 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends | Warfield Theatre | May 13, 2008 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends | Warfield Theatre | May 14, 2008 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends | Warfield Theatre | May 16, 2008 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends | Warfield Theatre | May 17, 2008 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends | Warfield Theatre | May 18, 2008 |
| Santana | the Fillmore | May 20, 2008 |
| Rosa Passos | Herbst Theatre | May 25, 2008 |
| Lines Ballet | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre | May 28, 2008 |
| Robert Lepage: the Andersen Project | Zellerbach Playhouse | May 29, 2008 |
| Los Lobos | Heritage Theatre, Campbell | May 30, 2008 |
| Los Lobos | Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, Vacaville | May 31, 2008 |
June Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Wildcat Viols | Hertz Hall | June 3, 2008 |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra with Rachel Barton Pine | St. John's Presbyterian Church | June 5, 2008 |
| L'Estro Armonico | Hertz Hall | June 6, 2008 |
| Dengue Fever | Amoeba Records | 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 | June 7, 2008 |
| Erika Strom Quartet | Raleigh's | June 7, 2008 |
| Alessandro Striggio's Mass for Five Choirs: Missa Sopra Ecco Si Beato Giorno in 40 and 60 parts | First Congregational Church | June 7, 2008 |
| Edward Simon and the Ensemble Venezuela; Aquiles Baez Ensemble; Vnote Ensemble | Herbst Theatre | June 8, 2008 |
| Jeffrey Halford & the Healers | Todos Santos Plaza | June 10, 2008 |
| Patricia Barber; Jessica Williams | Herbst Theatre | June 14, 2008 |
| Natasha Miller | Oakland City Center Plaza | June 18, 2008 |
| Dee Dee Bridgewater's Red Earth Project | Yoshi's | June 19, 2008 |
| the Mountain Boys | Jupiter | June 22, 2008 |
July Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Sam Newsome & Lucian Ban present the Romanian-American Jazz Suite | Yoshi's San Francisco | July 2, 2008 |
| Los Lobos | Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton | July 5, 2008 |
August Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Brass Mafia | Lakefest | August 2, 2008 |
| Mason Williams | Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko | 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 | August 9, 2008 |
| Larry Carlton | Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko | August 11, 2008 |
| Divide Light | Garden Theatre | August 13, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Victorian Square | August 27, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Aruba Hotel Ballroom | August 28, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Aruba Hotel Ballroom | August 29, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Aruba Hotel Ballroom | August 30, 2008 |
September Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Leni Stern | Yoshi's Oakland | September 3, 2008 |
| Robert Greenberg; Alexander String Quartet | St. John's Presbyterian Church | September 6, 2008 |
| John Handy & the Melting Pot Band | Yerba Buena Gardens | 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 | September 7, 2008 |
| James Carter Quintet | yoshi's | September 10, 2008 |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra | First Congregational Church | September 11, 2008 |
| Robert Greenberg; Alexander String Quartet | St. John's Presbyterian Church | September 13, 2008 |
| Carne Cruda; Santero | Yerba Buena Gardens | September 13, 2008 |
| Tango #9 | Levi's Plaza Park | September 17, 2008 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall | September 18, 2008 |
| Herbie Hancock | Mountain Winery | September 19, 2008 |
| Rudolf Buchbinder | Hertz Hall | September 21, 2008 |
| Barbara Dennerlein | Yoshi's | September 22, 2008 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends | Sweetwater Station | September 25, 2008 |
| Mark Morris Dance Company | Zellerbach Hall | 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 | September 27, 2008 |
October Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile | Herbst Theatre | October 2, 2008 |
| Hardly Strictly Bluegrass №8, featuring Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; Jerry Douglas Band; Sharon Little | Banjo Stage | October 3, 2008 |
| Miles from India | Davies Symphony Hall | October 3, 2008 |
| Robert Greenberg; Alexander String Quartet | St. John's Presbyterian Church | October 4, 2008 |
| Hardly Strictly Bluegrass №8, featuring Steve Earle & the Bluegrass Dukes; Odetta; Hot Rize | Banjo Stage | October 4, 2008 |
| Soweto Gospel Choir | Memorial Church | October 7, 2008 |
| Mavis Staples | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | October 15, 2008 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall | October 23, 2008 |
| Cecil Taylor | Grace Cathedral | October 24, 2008 |
| Laurie Anderson: Homeland | Zellerbach Hall | October 25, 2008 |
| Marilyn Crispell | Florence Gould Theatre | October 26, 2008 |
| Maceo Parker | Herbst Theatre | October 26, 2008 |
| Peter Apfelbaum's New York Heiroglyphics Ensemble | YBCA Forum | October 29, 2008 |
November Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Milton Nascimento & the Jobim Trio | Zellerbach Hall | November 1, 2008 |
| Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra | Herbst Theatre | November 2, 2008 |
| Ben Goldberg, Myra Melford, Mathias Delpanque & Shahzad Ismaily | Maybeck Recital Hall | 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 | November 3, 2008 |
| Toumani Diabate | Herbst Theatre | November 5, 2008 |
| Natacha Atlas; Rahim Alhaj | Herbst Theatre | November 6, 2008 |
| Anthony Marwood & Thomas Ades | Herbst Theatre | November 8, 2008 |
| Los Cenzontles with David Hidalgo | Yoshi's | November 12, 2008 |
| St. Lawrence SQ & Robert Huw Morgan | Memorial Church | November 13, 2008 |
| JC Smith presents Legends of Chicago Blues, featuring Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, James Wheeler and Pinetop Perkins | Carriage House Theatre | November 15, 2008 |
| Trio Mediaeval | Herbst Theatre | November 16, 2008 |
| Béla Fleck & the Flecktones | Yoshi's San Francisco | November 18, 2008 |
| McCoy Tyner Trio w/Marc Ribot | Yoshi's | November 19, 2008 |
| Guarneri & Johannes String Quartets | Herbst Theatre | November 20, 2008 |
| Peter Sellars' Kafka Fragments | Zellerbach Playhouse | November 23, 2008 |
December Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Los Lobos; David Lindley | Fillmore Auditorium | December 5, 2008 |
| Santa Rosa Symphony accompanies Fritz Lang's Metropolis | Memorial Auditorium | December 6, 2008 |
| Los Lobos | Fillmore Auditorium | December 6, 2008 |
| Alisa Weilerstein & Inon Barnatan | Herbst Theatre | December 11, 2008 |
| the Rumi Concert, featuring Rahim Alhaj, Coleman Barks, David Darling, Glen Velez & Zuleikha | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | December 12, 2008 |
| Robert Greenberg; Alexander String Quartet | St. John's Presbyterian Church | December 13, 2008 |
| Richard Thompson | Carriage House Theatre | December 13, 2008 |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra | Osher Marin JCC, San Rafel | December 14, 2008 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall | December 18, 2008 |
| Pomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music, featuring the Gonifs; Kitka; Teslim | Zellerbach Hall | December 20, 2008 |
| Bluegrass Hoot | Pacific Brewing Company | December 20, 2008 |
| Particle with Michael Kang & Phil Lesh; EOTO | GAMH | December 26, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Café du Nord | December 28, 2008 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Café du Nord | December 29, 2008 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends; Bob Weir & Ratdog; Jackie Greene Band | Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium | December 30, 2008 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends; Bob Weir & Ratdog; Jackie Greene Band | Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium | December 31, 2008 |
And so it ends!
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