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Night Shapes, The Pantones, Topographies, Moon Daze

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States

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!

Free

Floater, Life in 24 Frames

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





Floater - 2018 Best of Portland's "Best Musician/Musical Group" and 2017 inductee into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. Supporting them is Life in 24 Frames, an indie rock band out of Sacramento.

$8 – $10

Akes, Love Jerks, Fleeting Trance

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





Petaluma indie / post-punk band Akes, San Francisco dreampop duo Love Jerks, and woozy Americana-psych outfit Fleeting Trance.

$8

Electric Feels: Indie Rock + Indie Dance Night. *Oakland*

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





A new party from LA that is here to make you dance. Playing all your favorite indie rock + indie dance jams, both old and new! First 50 people in line with RSVP are free, all others with RSVP $10 after that, and $15 general admission without RSVP.

$10 – $15

Benefit for Japanese Flood Relief

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





A Benefit for Japanese Flood Relief with Whateverglades, Custom Kicks, Coburaya, The Ogres

$10

$10

Dangermaker, Matadore, Rollin Hand, Unlikely Heroes

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States

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.

Free

Benzai Cliff, Melba Cults, Maniac, Talkies

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States

First Fridays are Free! On the first Friday of every month, The Uptown presents a free live music showcase that celebrates mostly Bay Area artists and musicians. This 11-year-old event highlights bands who we believe deserve your attention. October's showcase features Benzai Cliff, Melba Cults, Maniac, Talkies. + DJ Stand-In spinning records between/after sets. Doors 5PM | Show 9PM.

Free

Night School, Try the Pie, Horrible / Adorable, + DJ Fernando (KALX)

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





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.

$8 – $10

Bart Davenport & The Bedazzled, Anna Hillburg, Mark Nelsen, +DJ Matokie

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





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.

$8 – $12

Burger Boogaloo Presents: Camp Fire & Punks With Lunch Benefit Show

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States

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.

$18

CAMP COPE, An Horse, Oceanator, +DJ Fernando (KALX)

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





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.

$15

The Y Axes, The Trims, Honey Cutt

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





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.

$8 – $10

KALX Presents: Cindy, Blades of Joy, Al Harper

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





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.

$5 – $10

Topographies, Vacant Stares, Fawns of Love

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





Bay Area post-punk / shoegaze band Topographies, Portland goth outfit Vacant Stares, and Bakersfield dreampop duo Fawns of Love.

$8 – $10

Salami Rose Joe Louis (Album Release Show)

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States

Smart Bomb Presents: Salami Rose Joe Louis (Album Release Show), Cheflee, Lealani. Click event photo icon for ticket link and more information.

$10 – $15

Jimbo Mathus (Squirrel Nut Zippers), The Muddy Roses

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





Hoodoo singer-songwriter Jimbo Mathus of Squirrel Nut Zippers, ​f​eaturing Matt Patton of Drive By Truckers, plus San Francisco Americana group The Muddy Roses.

$15

KALX Presents: Suzie True • Galore • Artsick • Horrible/Adorable

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





Los Angeles twee-punk band SUZIE TRUE (ex-Bearcats), San Francisco DIY indiepop / jangle-punk outfit GALORE, Seaside fuzz pop super group ARTSICK (members of Burnt Palms, Kids On A Crime Spree, Lunchbox), and Oakland indiepop duo HORRIBLE/ADORABLE, + KALX DJ Fernando between sets.

$10

B Hamilton (record release show), Desiree Cannon, Levi Thomas

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





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.

$10 – $12

mssv (Mike Baggetta, Mike Watt, Stephen Hodges)

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





Post-genre power trio comprised of guitarist Mike Baggetta, bassist Mike Watt (MINUTEMEN, fIREHOSE, The Stooges) and drummer Stephen Hodges (Mavis Staples, Tom Waits, David Lynch).

$15 – $18

Shadow Show, Yea-Ming and The Rumours, Sarah Bethe Nelson

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States





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!

$10

POSTPONED ** Everyone Is Dirty, The Helltones, North By North, The Y Axes

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States

SHOW POSTPONED Oakland new wave act Everyone Is Dirty, Oakland psych-surf band The Helltones, Chicago rock 'n' roll duo North By North, and indie synth rock outfit The Y Axes. $10 advance, $12 at the door.

$10 – $12

CANCELED – Lunchbox, The Umbrellas, Artsick, A Certain Smile

The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave , Oakland, CA, United States

SHOW CANCELED - Bay Area noisepop veterans Lunchbox, SF jangle pop band The Umbrellas, Seaside fuzzpop trio Artsick, and Portland indiepop band A Certain Smile, plus Mike Schulman of Slumberland Records spinning sweet jamz between sets.

$10