Feb. 15

• KRS-ONE, 9:30 p.m., Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. $15 advance. 510.548.1159 or www.shattuckdownlow.com

• The “Way 2 Cold” Bay Area Bosses Show featuring AP9, The Bay Bandits, Equipto, RBL, Young Dru and more, 8 p.m., The Veterans Memorial Hall, 757 First St., Brentwood. $20. www.ticketweb.com

• X-Clan with Lifesavas, and Potluck, 9 p.m., Mezzanine, 444 Jessie St., San Francisco. $15 advance. 415.625.8880 or www.mezzaninsf.com.

Feb. 16

• Funkonnection: Afrika Bambaataa & Allgood Funk Alliance, Mighty, 119 Utah St., San Francisco. $10. 415.971.4527 or www.mighty119.com

Feb. 17

• The Bob Marley Annual Tribute with Groundation, 9:30 p.m., Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd., Petaluma. $18. 765.4671 or www.mystictheatre.com

Feb. 18

• Sia with Har Mar Superstar, 8 p.m., The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco. 415.346.6000 or www.livenation.com

Feb. 19

• Katt Williams, 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. $35 to $55. 510.465.6400 or www.livenation.com

Feb. 20

• Katt Williams, 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. $35 to $55. 510.465.6400 or www.livenation.com

• The Hives, 8 p.m., The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco. $20. 415.346.6000 or www.livenation.com

• Marilyn Manson with Ours, The Warfield, 982 Market St., San Francisco. $50 to $60. 415.567.2060 or www.livenation.com

• Badfish: a tribute to Sublime, with Scotty Don’t and Mystic Roots, 8 p.m., Slims, 333 11th St., San Francisco. $16 advance/$18 door. 415.255.0333 or www.slims-sf.com

• Bone Thugs-N-Harmony with Jupiter Rising and Girl Talk, 8:30 p.m., Leavey Event Center, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. $22 to $25. 408.554.4000 or www.ticketmaster.com

Feb. 22

• Video Games Live, 8 p.m., Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California St., San Francisco. $38.50 to $65. 415.292.9151 or www.livenation.com

• Fishbone with Rebelution, and 880 South, The Independent, 628 Divisadero, San Francisco. $15. 415.771.1421 or www.independentsf.com

• Too $hort and Greedy Ent. plus K. Real, 8 p.m., 1015, 1015 Folsom, San Francisco. $30 presale/$35 door/$50 VIP. 415.431.1200 or www.1015.com

• Digital Underground, 8 p.m., Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk St., San Francisco. $20 advance/ $22 door. 415.921.1695 or www.reddevillounge.com

Feb. 23

• Ragga Muffins Festival with Barrington Levy, Gregory Isaacs and more, 3 p.m., Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove, San Francisco. $39.50 advanced/$45 door. www.apeconcerts.com

March 2

• Dead Prez, 7 p.m. Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. $20. 510.548.1159 or www.shattuckdownlow.com

March 6

• Balkan Beat Box with DJ Joro Boro, 8 p.m., The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco. $22.50. 415.346.6000 or www.livenation.com

March 7

• Living Legends, 9 p.m., The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco. $25. 415.346.6000 or www.livenation.com

March 10

• Linkin Park with guest Coheed and Cambria, 7 p.m., Arco Arena, One Sports Pkwy., Sacramento. $49.50 & $39.50. 916.928.6900 or www.arcoarena.com

March 12

• Truth Is Here Tour featuring Brother Ali, Abstract Rude, Toki Wright, and BK-One, 9 p.m., Slim’s, 333 11th St., San Francisco. $15. 415.255.0333 or www.slims-sf.com

• Matchbox Twenty, 7 p.m., HP Pavilion, 525 Santa Clara, San Jose. $39.50 to $75. 408.321.2300 or www.hppsj.com