Going On Sale: Death Cab For Cutie, The Melvins uncut and other major Bay Area concert announcements

Huh. The only arguably arena-sized group with tickets going on sale in the Bay Area this weekend is Death Cab for Cutie, and Seattle’s most precious not-so-indie-anymore rock band is purposefully scaling things down and playing a tour of  alleged “small room” venues that it can easily sell out. That would ostensibly include the show on June 9 at The Fillmore in San Francisco, although the band played there in 2008 at the height of “I Will Possess Your Heart” Mania (can anyone forget the unfortunate Gibbard Wigs fad?), so color me skeptical.

In other Seattle-centric news, grunge godfathers The Melvins are doing two dates at Great American Music Hall, but rather than back-to-back rundowns of greatest hits, the band is jumping on the “entire albums live” bandwagon. On May 16, the group will perform 1993’s Houdini, 1991’s Eggnog and 1992’s Lysol in their entirety, followed by 1994’s Stoner Witch and 1991’s Bullhead on May 17.

Also: My Morning Jacket at The Fox in Oakland and Earth, Wind & Fire at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Plus, tune in next week, when we’ll have news of such major acts as Peter Gabriel, Lyle Lovett and Eddie Vedder’s ukulele tour!

San Fran

• Cavalera Conspiracy, 9 p.m. Saturday, April 30, The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd. $35.25 (includes fees). On sale Sunday, March 27.
• The Melvins, 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, May 16 and 17, Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell St. $22.50. On sale Sunday, March 27. 888-233-0449 or gamhtickets.com.
• Chiddy Bang with Dev & Ninjasonik with Pusha T, 9 p.m. Friday, May 20, The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd. $35.25. On sale Sunday, March 27.
• Cold Blood, Bringtones and Tribal Blues Band, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 28, Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell St. $20 in advance, $22 at the door. On sale Sunday, March 27. 888-233-0449 or gamhtickets.com.
• Earth, Wind & Fire, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 4, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove St. $49.50-$99.50. On sale Sunday, March 27.
• Death Cab for Cutie, 9 p.m. Thursday, June 9, The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd. $47.20 (includes fees). On sale Saturday, March 26.
• Carlos Varela, 9 p.m. Friday, June 10, Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell St. $25. On sale Sunday, March 27. 888-233-0449 or gamhtickets.com.
• Farewell Continental and Gold Motel, 9 p.m. Friday, June 10, Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St. $13 in advance, $15 at the door. On sale Saturday, March 26. 415-626-4455 or  www.bottomofthehill.com/calendar.html.
• TECH N9NE, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 19, The Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Ave. $27.50. On sale Sunday, March 27.
• Jorma Kaukonen and David Bromberg, 8 p.m. Thursday, June 23, The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd. $42. On sale Sunday, March 27.
• Thao Nguyen and Mirah with Led to Sea, 8 p.m. Thursday, June 23, Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell St. $16. On sale Sunday, March 27. 888-233-0449 or gamhtickets.com.
• Zoe Keating, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25, Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell St. $23. On sale Sunday, March 27. 888-233-0449 or gamhtickets.com.
• Dropkick Murphys, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, The Warfield, 982 Market St. $26.50. On sale Sunday, March 27.
• Exhumed with Macabre, Cephalic Carnage and Withered, 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, Slim’s, 333 11th St. $16. On sale Sunday, March 27. 888-233-0449 or slimstickets.com.

East Bay

• My Morning Jacket, 8 p.m. Friday, June 24, Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. $45. On sale Saturday, March 26.