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5uribay Tea antes CONCERTS Benjamin Kite String. 950 Geary Street (415)8854075. EICHELBERGER'S Tonight and Dianne Nola. 2742 17th Street (415)8634177. a RIO Tonight: Benny Velarde Super Combo.

Sat: Pale Horse, Pitch Fork Tuning, Broom. 3158 Mission Street. (415)282-3325. ELEVEN Passion Pie. Junk.

Diana Alden and Andre Bush Duo, A Little More with Nabiel and Martel. One Nation Underground. Reevan Turpin Trio, Charles Stella Quintet. Sat: Clyde Duo, Gilbert Castellanos. 374 11th Street (415)431-3337.

EMBASSY LOUNGE Tonight: Terrance Rich ardson Jazz Quintet. Billy Jones Blues Revue. 600 Polk Street (415) 8850842. ENRICO'S Tonight: Susan Chen Trio. Lavay Smith 4 the Red Hot Skillet Lickers.

Dave Mathews Trio. Swing Fever. Dred Scott Trio. Mai Sharpe's Big Money in Dixieland Jazz Band. Sat: Indigo Swing.

504 Broadway. (415) 982-6223. ENTREC0TE DE PARIS An International Affair, featuring Bert Doll Kathy Holly. 2032 Union. (415) 931-5006.

UNOCCHIO'S Female impersonators; emcee Jose Sarria. 506 Broad 1 i Vv Mouthing OH The best blues harmonica players will be exchanging blows, so to speak, at the Battle of the Harmonicas next weekend. Friday, Billy Boy Arnold (above), the James Harman Band and Big Rhythm Combo perform; Saturday's bill features Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Johnny Dyer with Rick Holmstrom, and a tribute to Paul Butterf ield with Gary Smith, Mark Ford, Mark Adams and Nick Gravenites. Who knew such a little instrument could produce such great talents? BATTLE OF THE HARMONICAS. p.m.

Friday and Saturday. Cowtl TWttf, Fort Mason Con-tor, San Francisco (415) 762-2277. Mar 19, April 16, May 14, June IS 2:00 6:00 pm San Francisco Ramada Motel 1231 Market Street (Between 8th and 9th) Civic Center BART 6000 sqft hardwood dance floor $10.00 ADMISSION Dance Lesson 2:00 3:00 pm also serving lunch, tea, dinner $2 .00 Discount ith lunch or dinner SEMI-FORMAL ATTIRE Hohner Harmonicas SF Blues Festival msmml I FmqayVth James Harman Band I Billy Boy Arnold 1 Big Rhythm Combo featuring lynwooo slim Saturday1 Sth I Rod Piazza the Mighty Flyers I. 3 Harp Boogie: a special tribute to Paul Butterfield featuring Gary I Smith, Mark Ford, Mark Adams plus special guest Nick Gravenites I. Johnny Dyer featuring Biftr "I A Um mice" Un, UPranu TICKETS $20 LLDHdd I lite I UUiLCIODtUmDHO iiitt COMEDY CLUB, RESTAURANT Bt BAR mSi2 mm S.F.

COMEDY SHOWCASE 1 V13 19f Ml THE PWCHUNE Will BE CLOSED 114-li (9PMI Fit, 317 19 111PM) SAT, 111 BOBBY SLAYTON WITH SPECIAL OJCST MATT WEI HOLD sun, 3u iirni S.F. COMEDY SHOWCASE D00R6 ffV BJ TWLtTWOUWB QUi, FOR TAW RESRVATKMfc sun, vu vm DAVE ATTELL WED. 3151 16 FRI. 1 317 1 II 1 319 GEORGE LOPEZ ROBERT HAWKINS JOHN MOORE fm tJM TKttTWUJWS CJLU HM TUU (CSOVtTWM a -fc ftUM mTS WL 1 Al CHUM Mas Wr 3 CALL 415-777-7250 for advertising information. I Hfii i BIliY BOY ARNOLD Fit at 8 p.m.

Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason. (415) 979-5588. NANCI GRIFFITH With Sara Hickman. Tues. at 8 p.m.

Orpheum Theatre, 1 192 Market Street. (510) 762-BASS. MIKE UICEY Irish music, stories, step dancing. 1-2 p.m. California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park.

(415) 750-7145. NEW JAZZ SWINGS WITH AIT SEX With Graham Connah's Spasms and Rapture, Beth CusterWill Bernard Ensemble. A benefit for the bisexual magazine Anything That Moves. Wed. at 8 30 p.m.

Ill Minna Street Gallery. (415) 974-1719. MICHELLE ABBY BREGER With Michael Shea. Fri. at 8 p.m.

Borders Books and Music, 588 Francisco Boulevard West, San Rafael (415)454-1400 CHARLES BROWN Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society event. Today at 4:30 p.m. Douglas Beach House, Miramar Beach, Half Moon Bay. (415) DON THOMAS SINGERS Christian music. Today at 6 p.m.

El Cerrito Christian Center, 10936 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito. (510) 233-3383. GOLDEN BOUGH Sat. at 8 p.m. Musicians' Coffeehouse at Mount Diablo Unitarian Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek.

(510) 229-2710. NANCI GRIFFITH With Sara Hickman. Mon. at 8 p.m. Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa.

(707) 546-3600. IRISH ROVERS Tues. at 7:30 p.m., at Flint Center, Cupertino. (408) 864-8816. Also Wed.

at 7:30 p.m., at Marin Center, San Rafael. (415) 472-3500. KITKASOVOSO Sat. at 8 p.m. First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland.

(415) 454-5238. EDDIE MARSHALL Today, 3-5 p.m. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 South Market Street, San Jose. (408) 294-2787. NUCLEAR WHALES SAXOPHONE ORCHESTRA Today at 3 p.m.

Mountain View Center for the Arts, Castro at Mercy, Mountain View. (415) 851-9732 or (415) 903XX). PRIDE AND JOY Saint Patrick's Day celebration. call for time. Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma.

(707) 76W665. JIMRIGGS Organist performs music from Hollywood: Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, others. Sat. at 8 p.m. Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland.

(510) 46S6400. SANTA CRUZ WHARF JAZZ FESTIVAL With the Smith and Gail Dobson Quartet, Roger Eddy, Claudia Villela, others. Today, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Wharf (next to the Boardwalk), Santa Cruz. (408)429-3477.

LARRY SCHNEIDER With the Dick Whitting-ton Trio. Today at 4 p.m. Maybeck Recital Hall, 1537 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 848-3228. SONOMA COUNTY FOLK FESTIVAL With Gordon Bak, Debby McClatchy, Clarence Van Hook, Third Ear and HUinks.

Today; call for time. Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa. (707) 546-3600. THE SUND0GS Fri. at 8 p.m.

Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma. (707) 768920. CLAIRE VICTOR Cabaret show, Til Take Romance." Sat. at 8 p.m. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma.

(707) 768920. NIGHTCLUBS 330 RITCH STREET Will and Mohammed. Live Jazz Pickup with Sl-mone White. Anibade. Sat: Tito Garcia.

Between Third and Fourth streets, off Townsend. (415) 541-9574. ACE CAFE The Bachelors. Preacher Boy. Mock Quintet.

Scheherazade 4 the Josh Jones Trio. Section 8 Project. 1539 Fol-som Street. (415! 6214752. ANNABEUE'S BISTRO I BAR Daria Nile, Fred Harris.

68 Fourth Street. (415)777-1200. BAHIA CABANA Tonight: GingaBrasU. way. (415) 982-9388.

GALLEON BAR AND RESTAURANT Larry O'Leno, Barry Kinder. Sat: Jazz Jam with Larry O'Leno. 718 14th Street (415)431-0253. GATHERING CAFFE Tonight and B.J. Papa Band, with the Bishop.

Moses Dixon Quartet. Bluetrain. Thurs Total Response, with Al Hassan. Wayne Anderson Quartet. Sat: B.J.

Papa Band, with Bishop Norman Williams. 1326 Grant (415) 4334247. GOAT HILL Harold Bradford. Sat: Mary 4 the Vanishing Breed. 300 Connecticut Street.

(415) 641-1440. GOLD COIN LOBBY LOUNGE Sat: George Di-Quattro, Madeline Eastman. Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny Street. (415) 433600. GOLD DUST LOUNGE Tom Shove, Bob Franklin, John Hunt, Tony Mance, Abe Van Der Meulen.

Jim Maihack, Gary Neuman, Dave Marty, Evan Dain. 247 Powell. (415) 397-1695. GRANT I GREEN Tonight: Gary King. Daniel Castro.

Stu Blank. Thurs. and Sat: Johnny Nitro. Tommy Castro. 1371 Grant Avenue.

(415) 693-9565. GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL Tonight: Cris Williamson and Tret Fure. Betty. Clarence Clemons. Radiators.

859 O'Farrell. (415) 8854750. HANNO'S Today, 4 p.m.: Open Mike Jam; 9:30 p.m.: Fox's Blues Band. Demimonde Slumber Party, Rum Balloon, Earthlings. The Quitas, Spawning Prawns.

The Commons, Critical Mass, Salamander. Fog City Soul Band, 3 Legged Dog. Sat: Random Dudes, Silent Reign, Monkey Flower. 431 Natoma. (415) 982-1837.

HARRIS' Graham J. Connah, Trevor Dunn. 2100 Van Ness Avenue. (415)673-1888. HARRY DENTON'S Essentials.

West Coast Houserockers. E.C. Scott Smoke. Fundamentals. Bobby Webb and Smooth Blues.

Sat: Rare Form, with CP. Love. 161 Steuart Street (415) 882-1333. HARRY'S ON FILLMORE Matt Cassell. Patrick Maier.

Kim Nal-ley. FrL: Bob Johnson Trio. Sat: Jimmy Mamou. 2020 Fillmore. (415) 921-1000.

HOTEL UTAH Open mike with Hal Marcus. Trance, Mandible Chatter. Michael Chapman, Bradley Stuart Ruby's Tattoo, Pamela Martin. 4 p.m.: The Moriartys; 9: 15 p.m.: Following May, Happy Going Nowhere. Sat: Baby Snuf kin, Easy Nudes.

500 Fourth Street. (415) 421-8308. IRELAND'S 32 Tonight: The Core. Anne Marie and Pete. Ali Weiss.

Open mike. Red Archibald and Intervention. Resident Aliens, Back Pages. Sat: Resident Aliens. 3920 Geary.

(415) 386173. JAVA BEACH CAFE Mike Grimes, Dar- ryl Napier. Great Highway and Judah SEE NEXT PAGE Entre Nos. Benny Velarde Supercombo. Viva Brazil.

Sat: Lisa Silva. 1600 Market Street (415) 8614202. BIMBO'S 365 CLUB Dick Brlght's SRO. 1025 Columbus Avenue. (415) 470365.

BLACKTHORN TAVERN Today, 5 p.m.: Owen Conway. Boo Boo's Dance Party. Sat: Tir Na Nog. 834 Irving Street (415) 564627. BLARNEY STONE Tonight: Beat Factory.

Dancing with DJ St. Patrick. Sat: Mack Attack. 5701 Geary. (415) 386-9914.

BLUE LAMP Tonight: Blue Reptiles Jam. Jennifer Family Wolf. Meat Blues. Acoustic Spotlite Open Mike with Pulling Chain. Minus Zero.

Bones Hotel, Guilded Splinters. Sat: Port-o-Shrine, Mr. Experience. 561 Geary. (415) 885-1464.

BLUES Tonight: Leopard Lounge. Johnny Nitro the Doorslammers. Tommy Castro Band. West Coast Houserockers. Preacher Boy and the Natural Blues.

2125 Lombard Street. (415) 771-BLUE. THE B0ATH0USE Sat: Ramocue. One Harding Park Road (at Lake Merced). (415) 681-2727.

BOTTOM OF THE HILL Today, 5:30 p.m.: Go to Blazes, the Hyperions, Sloe Gin Joes. Dirty Three, Barbara Manning, Virginia Dare. Laundry, Fat Ople, American Sensi. Dizzy Little death, D.J. Stephanie Phillips.

Spokepoker, Chinchilla, Pee. Loud Family, Her Majesty the Baby, the Rockinghams. Sat. afternoon: The O'Grumblies, Bastard Children of Percy Faith; evening: That Dog, Little My, Acme Rocket Quartet. 1233 17th Street.

(415) 6264455. CAFE BASTILLE Barbara Linn. FrL: Michael Kenny Trio. Sat: Bruno Pelle-tier Trio. 22 Belden Place.

(415) 9865673. CAFE CLAUDE Eric Shlfrin. Belinda Blair Jazz Trio. John (Buddy) Conner. Sat: Ben Rubin Quartet.

7 Claude Lane. (415) 392-3515. CAFE DU N0RD Wed Blue House, Louisiana (Guitar) Red. Louisiana (Guitar) Red. 2170 Market Street.

(415) 861-5016. CHAMELEON Tonight: Henry's Dress, Slumberf oot, Rula Lenska. Jill-Tracy. Sat: Empties, Smartyr, Trench. 853 Valencia Street.

(415) 821-1891. CLUB 181 Mod Squad. Sat: Soul Messengers. 181 Eddy Street. (415) 673-8181.

CLUB BOOMERANG Today, from 4:30 p.m.: Multi-Band Band Fest. Big Gulp, Particle Salad. Strangewood. 100 Hill, Anomie, Superf uzz. Naked Planet, Littel Birdy, Crying Island.

The Rosemarys, Bellows, Groove Monger. Sat: 22 Fillmore, Freight Train, Stem. 1840 Haight Street. (415) 387-2996. CLUB TOWNSEND Black Dogs, Space-time Continuum, Single Cell Orchestra, Velocette.

177 Townsend. (415) 202-7200. COCONUT GROVE SUPPER CLUB New club opens with a series of preview performances; with Debbie Vol-tura and the Coconut Grove Orchestra, Sam Butera and the Wildest. 1415 Van Ness Avenue. (415) 776-1616.

COMPASS ROSE Nightly: Abe Battat Trio. Tonight and With Maye Caval-laro. Hotel St. Francis, 335 Powell Street. (415) 397-7000.

CONNECTICUT YANKEE Tonight: Bruce For-man, Madeline Eastman Duo. 100 Connecticut Street. (415) 5524440. COVERED WAGON SALOON Final Girl, A Deeper Jade. The Third Sex, D.E.A., Kaya from Team Dresch.

Joy of Six. Karaoke. 917 Fol-som Street (415) 974-1585. CYPRESS CLUB Kathleen Perry, Art Perry Trio. 500 Jackson.

(415) 296555. DNA LOUNGE Tonight: Puppy Lover Bomb, Tension, Mexican Pets, Reveli-no. The Seemen. Boogie Knights. 375 11th Street.

(415) 626-1409. DOOLFTSPUB Jerry Clair O'Grady, Unidentified Rocking Objects. Sat: East Side Indians. 2526 Lombard Street (415) 321-8190. EDINBURGH CASTLE Whoa Nellie, Brown Star.

Work. Tzam-bonl, Mars Villa. Sat: New EZ Devils, VI.