Is this rock’n’roll? Is it jazz? Is it Japanese, electronic Zydeco music? Big Butterfly is a metamorphosis of the dual forces of Scott Amendola and Zach Ostroff. Plus Scott Amendola Quartet, original jazz music in a chordless quartet of drums, acoutic bass, saxophone, and trombone. Free Entry.
Fleetwood Macramé is quickly becoming the Bay Area's most exciting tribute band. Audience participation is encouraged, and Bay Area crowds are coming in droves to sing along with Fleetwood Macramé. $10 advance, $15 at the door.
Shop Local Artisans, I Love You For All Seasons Holiday Market! A large collection of Oakland artisans present an early Sunday event for all your shopping needs. Supporting local artist helps keep these cool cats in the mix and it helps keep Oakland vibrant, too. Click more info for some of the many local artists and vendors attending.
Phillip Greenlief is composing a new work in his MAP SCORES series for the city of his birth entitled EL PUEBLO DE NUESTRA SENORA LA REINA DE LOS ANGELES DEL RIO PORCIUNCULA for PG LRG, plus Bay Area jazz-infused improv trio The Holly Martins, and meditative minimal jazz outfit Fellow Hominids. $5 - $15 sliding scale, NOTAFLOF
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!
Closing reception for the Art installation of Maska, with Dustin's collabs with Malcolm Blaisdell and Jared Roses.
The Lovemakers are an electropop / new wave band from Oakland formed in 2002. During the oughts, they released records on Interscope Records, Talking House Records, Fuzz, and Weird Eye Records.
1UPtown is presented by the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment (The MADE), lewtonbus.net and The Uptown Nightclub. We'll have themed cocktails and portion of the bar goes to benefit the museum, so drink up. This event doesn't belong in a museum; it benefits one!
Hella Gay - A monthly queer dance party featuring rotating resident DJs. Doors 9pm. Always free until 9:30pm. $10 at the door after 9:30pm. $7 advance tickets online.
Art reception for legendary skater photographer Morizen Fouche, aka MoFo, a Skateboard Hall of Fame inductee who became the second official employee of Thrasher Magazine in 1981.
Piedmont's annual "Parents Night Out" school fundraiser. All proceeds benefit Beach Elementary School. This year's line up features Tammy's Camaro, The Wild Woodsmen, Puckett Family Project, plus special guest Carlos Caminos. Click photo icon for advance ticket information.
The Jimmy Lee Tour After Party with music by DJ Daisy Dukes & DJ SlowPoke. $20 advance, $25 at the door, $15 with this night's Fox ticket stub.
A Latin dance party benefit to help support women with cancer. Proceeds going to Dancing Saved My Life Organization. Click photo icon for more information.
EVENT CANCELED. All your favorite Robyn hits, b-sides, deep cuts, remixes and some rarities and exclusives, and also pepper in pop classics and dancefloor fillers by faves like Carly Rae Jepsen, Madonna, Lizzo and more.
EVENT POSTPONED A live musical showcase by Lucky Devils Band, winner of The Knot Magazine's "Best of Weddings 2018"
EVENT CANCELED. Hella Emo San Francisco crosses the bridge for a bigger dance floor at The Uptown for its one-year anniversary celebration. Iron out your bangs and come dance to all the best emo and pop-punk anthems by My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, and more.
SHOW POSTPONED to 8/15 — Punk Black is a monthly independent rock event/organization in Atlanta, Georgia. It features People of Color in rock & art, including live bands, a DJ, and local art vendors. This will be the second time Punk Black visits Oakland. Their first Bay Area event was in The Uptown last year, too. Lineup includes The Tissues, Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries, Saliva Tribe, and more.
On March 15, California Governor Gavin Newsom requested all California bars, music venues, and nightclubs close immediately and indefinitely to help curb the rampant spread of COVID-19. California is taking these dramatic steps to slow the rate of infection and reduce the number of deaths by giving doctors and hospitals a chance to treat the most serious patients without becoming overwhelmed by a tsunami of patients at once. Like you, we are saddened by the events surrounding us at the moment, but this apparent setback will help benefit the safety and health of our community at large. Thank you for your continued patience and support. We look forward to reopening when the time is right. Until then please shelter at home, practice social distancing, and wash those hands! Please visit our GOFUNDME if you're able to help in any way.
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.
EVENT POSTPONED Silver & Black is back to bring you more of the best vintage soul sounds. Resident DJs Rodrigo and Matt will be spinning Motown, Stax, Northern soul, Funk, R&B and Latin soul hits and rarities all night. Let's catch a groove! No cover.
EVENT POSTPONED Featuring Swarvy, Astu, Shungu, Lil Ze and Sounds of Paradise w/ special-surprise guest sets!
Be sure to also support pop-up's from Smart Bomb, Nosei & Friends, Cherri & Cutty Buddy. Click photo icon for ticket information.
EVENT POSTPONED Nerd Nite East Bay.
Geek out with us on the last Monday of each month.
EVENT POSTPONED First Saturday of each month, long running industrial goth club Death Guild keeps the night spooky. Two rooms of music, and upstairs Dark Market vendors. Advance tickets $6.66; Doors: $5 before 9:30PM, $10 after 9:30PM.
EVENT POSTPONED In lak'ech Dance Academy is a love-centered dance academy that highlights Queer and Trans dancers.
We will have a few performances by In lak'ech Dance Academy and more to be announced.
EVENT CANCELED Active Music Series is a monthly showcase of experimental avant garde and improvisational jazz. Second Tuesday of the month. $5-15 sliding scale.
EVENT POSTPONED Folk / Psych-Rock show with Oakland bands Tay and the JangLahDahs, Levi Thomas, Alternating Currents, and Sacramento band Boot Juice.
EVENT POSTPONED Bringing together thrift store “art” and some of the Bay’s funniest comedians to give you a firsthand perspective on secondhand treasures
EVENT POSTPONED DJ Renzay, alongside with special guest DJs, will be spinning afrobeats, reggae, soca, kwaito, soukous, highlife and more so bring your afrocentric vibes as we vibe out all night!
Karaoke sign-ups will be available at the door.
EVENT CANCELED Moonlight Comedy: Stand Up Under the Stars! (FIRST FRIDAY EDITION) is a live stand up comedy showcase located in the heart of downtown Oakland. Each month features some of the best local and traveling comedians as seen on Comedy Central, HBO, MTV & Viceland. Please arrive early as seating is not guranteed.
EVENT CANCELED Free First Fridays at The Uptown. TUFF brings you the East Bay Express voted "Best DJ Night" 2019, Suavecito Souldies, a night of Sweet Soul/Lowrider Oldies/Northern Soul.
EVENT CANCELED Live Stand-Up Comedy Showcase every Wednesday 7pm-9pm. FREE event!
EVENT CANCELED Karaoke Night at The Uptown! Every Wednesday at 9PM, right after Moonlight Comedy. No cover.
EVENT CANCELED Live Stand-Up Comedy Showcase every Wednesday 7pm-9pm. FREE event!
EVENT CANCELED Karaoke Night at The Uptown! Every Wednesday at 9PM, right after Moonlight Comedy. No Cover.
EVENT CANCELED Ian Curtis Memorial Show, honoring his life 40 years after his death. Dead Souls - A tribute to Joy Division, Voodoo Dolly, and
Death Valley High.
EVENT CANCELED Live Stand-Up Comedy Showcase every Wednesday 7pm-9pm. FREE event!
EVENT CANCELED Karaoke Night at The Uptown! Every Wednesday at 9PM, right after Moonlight Comedy. No cover.
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.
