On the first Friday of every month, The Uptown presents a FREE live music showcase that celebrates Bay Area artist and musicians. This 10-year-old event highlights Bay Area bands who we believe deserve your attention. January's showcase brings you garage rockers Dirty Denim, darkwave band Esses, post-punk group Composite, & rock 'n' roll outfit Sweetwater Black.
First up, Aqua Nett is bringing back '80s big hair rock! Then fly away with Flock of Seagirls: Ladies of the '80s Tribute to all your favorite ladies of the '80s pop & rock! Guys in tights and gals with keytars ... you can't go wrong!
Touring Los Angeles post-punk / darkwave bands Cold Showers and Second Still are joined by energetic Oakland post-punk outfit Wax Idols. KALX DJ Fernando spinning vinyl between sets. $8 Advance | $10 Doors.
Francisco Fernandez of The Ferocious Few has been the bucking force behind his unstoppable outlaw cowboy band for more than ten years. His punkabilly roadhouse rock and roll has commanded attention everywhere he plays. No cover! 21+
Come grab a drink and hear San Francisco indie-folk trio Happnstance play a number of brand new tunes. Expect foot stomping, beer drinking, and an overall good time right in the heart of Oakland.
Conspiracy of Venus is a 30-woman vocal ensemble based in San Francisco that explores the creative frontiers of music under the artistic direction of Joyce Todd McBride. Yea-Ming and The Rumours is an indie-folk / indie-pop band from Oakland whose debut album was released on Burger Records.
Seoul's #1 Ska and Reggae Band. The nine- piece band blends bluebeat ska, jazz, reggae, dub, and nyahbinghi chanting into a final product that is uniquely Korean; something the band has dubbed "Feast Ska."
Touring New York DJ Jonathan Toubin's New York Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off party! Spinning raw, wild, and uncommon original 7-inch vinyl by unsung artists of the '50s and '60s on the beat of today's dance floor. With live performances by New York '60s girl group-inspired garage rock outfit Baby Shakes and Oakland post-punk / no wave band The World! Guest selector and dance contest panel of judges include members of The Younger Lovers, Hunx and His Punx, Kids On A Crime Spree, B-Side Brujas, KALX & WFMU DJs! Come wiggle your hips and take home that $100 dance contest winner's prize!
Bassist extraordinaire Rustee Allen has performed and recorded with some of the greats -- Sly and The Family Stone, Robin Trower, and Bobby Womack. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see Rustee Allen as he debuts his first solo album, Simple Rules. + Sal's Greenhouse - Powerhouse Funk Collective!
On the first Friday of every month, The Uptown presents a FREE live music showcase that celebrates bands we believe deserve your attention. This month's free First Friday show features Oakland art punks Night Shapes, Los Angeles dreamy indiepop band The Pantones, Oakland shoegaze / post-punk outfit Topographies, and melodic San Francisco dream pop / garage rock band Moon Daze!
Punk on the Patio! Free punk show featuring locals The Hammerbombs, Los Angeles outfit Failing Up, Sacramento pop-punk band Lightweight, and a solo set by Casey of The Lucky Eejits! Free entry.
Austin TX punk/oi!/glam outfit Lower Class Brats, joined by veteran punkers The Generators, hardcore punk band Verbal Abuse, mighty SF trio Blank Spots, and Bay Area street rock band Harrington Saints! $12 Advance, $15 At the Door
First Fridays are free! An 11-year-old free showcase featuring some of the best local acts on the first Friday of every month. This month features San Francisco alternative pop band Dangermaker, Oakland power pop outfit Matadore, melodic lo-fi Oakland act Rollin Hand, and Oakland psychedelic rock / alternative hip hop group Unlikely Heroes.
Come and join us for a wild and rollicking night of music and film with The BOGUES -- an 8-10 piece Pogues tribute band, and the classic Beatles film A Hard Day's Night. No cover and great fun. Hosted by Ginger Murray.
Hobocore band The Goddamn Gallows, rockabilly / punk outfit Gutter Demons, and psycho-punk group The Strikers.
Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirt formed a new covers band with their tech/manager Bill Schneider, audio engineer Chris Dugan and guitarist Jason White. Their past set lists have included songs by The Replacements, Generation X, Psychedelic Furs, Bowie, The Who, The Ramones, and more.
LVXE is an electronic artist based in Berkeley, CA featuring different singers with production by Zachary Noel Wallace. Now The Changes is an East Bay-based alternative rock band whose songs combine post-punk energy with angular experimentalism. Modern Mosters play hard-hitting, melodic grunge with a politically conscious undertone.
The most rock n roll Halloween Bash in the Bay Area! Live performances by
Memphis Murder Men (as Misfits), Ramones (Ramones tribute), and Oinga Boinga (Oingo Boingo femme tribute), + burlesque, costume prizes, and more! Advance tickets coming soon.
Mighty Quinn & The Oakland Ronin (LP Release Party), Jonny Manak & The Depressives, Between Your Teeth, Stay Out, + DJ Jesse Luscious (KALX). For Mighty Quinn & The Oakland Ronin this is a release party for their brand new LP available on Vinyl and CD. No cover.
Nicasio folk artist Jacob Aranda, San Francisco Americana outfit The Muddy Roses, and San Francisco indie-folk band Bourbon Therapy. $8 Advance, $10 At the Door.
Oakland's jangly doo-wop-inspired garage pop outfit Night School, dream-punk solo project of San Jose's Bean Tupou (Sourpatch) Try the Pie, and Oakland creamsicle indiepop duo Horrible/Adorable. Fernando from KALX will be spinning records between sets. $8 Advance, $10 At the Door.
Art rock / alternative rock composer and guitarist Tommy Guerrero plays the Uptown with his full band! Don't miss this rare appearance. DJ Orb spinning. $10 in advance | $12 at the door
Bart & The Bedazzled a band from Los Angeles featuring former Bay Area singer-songwriter Bart Davenport. Anna Hillburg is a San Francisco musician formerly of Bay Area indiepop darlings Dreamdate. She will be playing with her full band. Mark Nelsen is a singer-songwriter who often performs as Quiet Domino. DJ Matokie of KALX will be spinning records between sets.
Burger Boogaloo Presents: Camp Fire & Punks With Lunch Benefit Show, with SHANNON SHAW, BANANAS, TROUBLE MAKERS, and TROX & THE TERRIBLES. All proceeds from ticket sales go to charity. Come support a great cause while watching a stellar show. Click photo icon for more information.
Alternative / new wave band Redtrade, San Francisco cross-genre band 6 Speed Supernova, and San Francisco outfit Behrhart. $8 advance, $10 at the door.
The Wildwoodsmen, Puckett Family Project, and Miss B Haven. It's the Piedmont school district Battle of the Bands. This year for the first time ever the Battle will feature bands fronted by parents from Beach, Havens, and Wildwood, in a Pan-Piedmont, tri-school blowout that is not to be missed.
Punk Black, featuring Unlikely Heroes, A Band Called Pain, KULA, H A N G, Before I Break, Ghosthead, A Quart of Blood Technique, and Modern Monsters. Click photo icon for ticket information.
Alternative heavy rock band Overland, blues-folk outfit Radiokeys, sweet country band Dear County, and ex-Wave Array trio Northerner.
Camp Cope is a feminist indie-punk trio from Melbourne, Australia. Brooklyn Vegan named their sophomore LP "How To Socialize and Make Friends" Best Album of 2018. They are joined by Australian indiepop duo An Horse and NY post-grunge solo act Oceanator.
Doors 8pm | Show 9pm.
San Francisco dreamy synth-glossed indie pop outfit The Y Axes, San Jose dancey post-punk band The Trims, and Boston's dreamy guitar pop trio Honey Cutt! Ticket information coming soon.
When Doves Cry - The Prince Tribute Show is a dynamic multi-talented 7-piece band that puts the integrity of the music Prince left us above all else. With a repertoire of over 100 Prince songs, there is something in this show for both the casual and die hard Prince fans alike.
Cindy is a tender indie dreampop band from San Francisco who recently self-released their debut LP. Blades of Joy is also from SF, getting nice comparisons to Felt and Durutti Column. Al Harper is a dreamy indiepop band from Oakland. Come support these cool local independent artists.
Fleetwood Macrame is a Fleetwood Mac tribute band. What began as a simple exercise in fun has turned into an awe inspiring live experience complete with show stopping renditions of Fleetwood Mac's greatest hits. Audience participation is encouraged. For ticket info click photo icon.
Near Dark Fest Presents: Pink Turns Blue. The legendary post-punk / new wave outfit from Germany are an influential band that formed in 1985. Joining them, Los Angeles dreampop band Second Still, Berlin goth trio Totenwald, Philadelphia's The Ire, and darkwave solo artist Yama Uba (Akiko of Otzi). Click event photo icon for ticket info.
SOLD OUT. Definitive SoCal hardcore punk band Black Flag, plus Arizona ska-punk outfit The Linecutters.
Prince tribute band, The Purple Ones, perform and turn Oakland into Gotham City in this Joker / Batman themed Halloween party. Come dressed as your favorite Prince, Joker, Batman character because there will be a costume contest too.
Extra Action Marching Band is an Oakland musical group loosely based on the marching band construct. The instrumentation is entirely brass, drums, one modified bullhorn. Provocatively flamboyant cheerleaders engage the audience. Oinga Boinga + Mala Greña also on the bill!
Record release show for Oakland rock'n'roll stalwarts, B. Hamilton, in support of their new album, Nothing and Nowhere (Wolf and Knife Records). With Oakland-based country-folk musician Desiree Cannon, and neo-pyschedelia musician Levi Thomas.
Shadow Show is a garage-psych band from Detroit who combine '60s harmonies with 21st century pop-art. Their debut LP is out now on Burger Records! They are joined by Oakland indiepop band Yea-Ming and The Rumours + SF indie rock artist Sarah Bethe Nelson, both of whom are also on Burger Records!
