From overgrown houses in north Oakland, Trails and Ways make guitar pop, thick with warm noise, driving beats, four voices, and the open chords of bossa nova. Debut album Pathology landed in 2015, earning the band a spot on Barsuk Records and São Paulo's Balaclava Records, and launching the band to shows across North America and Brazil.
Hella Gay is back for November and this month we're celebrating the Scorpios in our lives- the passion, the focus, the drive, the bitterness, the secrecy, the STING!! So do your worst and bring your best and let's get stung!
A regular event offering live local music and performance, Taropy with Miss Ginger and delicious cocktails. There is no cover and much magic. This week featuring indie-folk duo Solate!
Comedy Night at The Uptown is a live stand up comedy showcase located in the heart of downtown Oakland. Each week features some of the best local and traveling comedians as seen on Comedy Central, HBO, Seeso & Viceland. Every show is hosted by local favorites Adam Pearlstein, Adrian McNair & Josef Anolin.
The world-famous Hubba Hubba Revue welcomes The Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience, Fishnet Follies Classic Burlesque Revue & special guest, Auralie Wilde (New York, NY) for a night of sultry solos & titillating, tantalizing troupe-tease! -- Get your tickets online now, and join us for a stroll on the WILD side of SWANK!
Comedy Night at The Uptown is a live stand up comedy showcase located in the heart of downtown Oakland. Each week features some of the best local and traveling comedians as seen on Comedy Central, HBO, Seeso & Viceland. Every show is hosted by local favorites Adam Pearlstein, Adrian McNair & Josef Anolin.
First Fridays are Free! Showcasing Local Indie bands from the greater Bay Area. Happy Hour from 5-7pm! Music starts at 9pm!
The Uptown is excited to host the Official After Party of Oakland's very own BEATS ANTIQUE. Our doors will open at 7pm so feel free to join us for a drink before the FOX show, then 11pm for the After-Party. Free with Fox ticket, $5 without!
CLOSED FOR PRIVATE HOLIDAY PARTY!
CLOSED FOR PRIVATE HOLIDAY PARTY!
Creator and Pioneer of Surf/Rock music, Dick Dale started his Legendary style in 1955. 60+ years later and Dick is still killin' it! Oakland's own Grit & Gold will be opening the show.
CLOSED FOR A PRIVATE HOLIDAY PARTY!
The Active Music Series is focused on presenting new creative jazz and improvised music across the Bay Area. It is dedicated to highlighting the work of artists that embrace experimentalism, are informed by traditions, and demonstrate the confidence to combine complex concepts into unified works.
Live Stand-Up Comedy Showcase every Wednesday 7pm-9pm. Hosted by Adam Pearlstein, Adrian McNair & Josef Anolin. FREE event!
It's a big, queer Hanukkah party with live music, Jewish drag queens, comedians, and more. As we grapple with the tragedy of the Ghost Ship fire, we hope this joyful gathering can be a source of light in a dark time. We will be taking donations at the door to benefit the Trans Assistance Project fund for Oakland Ghost Ship Fire.
Andre Nickatina brings his brand new show to the Uptown! In solidarity with the Oakland community, 50% of the proceeds for this event will be donated to families and friends of the Ghost Ship fire.
Come GET FREE as we celebrate movement rooted in American Club Dance Culture; from the ritual to the free form, from the synchronized to the rhapsodical, we'll bring the fullness of who we are and dance for life, as we have for centuries.
So much to mourn, so much to celebrate. We will cry, we will cheer, we will scream, we will dance, and we will be. Looking forward to more sound and movement healing with you. It's a scary sad time right now, but YOU are some of the brightest bright spots in the universe. This will be a LOVE fest.
Live Stand-Up Comedy Showcase every Wednesday 7pm-9pm. Hosted by Adam Pearlstein, Adrian McNair & Josef Anolin. FREE event!
Local DJs Adrian Younge, Shortkut & Platurn invite you to "SOUL POWER" | 10 Year Anniversary James Brown Tribute!
CLOSED DEC 24-30
Join the TOPS IN TEASE as the Bay Area's world-famous Hubba Hubba Revue kicks 2016 right out the door, and rings in the New Year with the best in BURLESQUE, and those madcap kings of sinister swing, Lee Presson and the Nails!
We love our monthly Queer Sessions; a night of singer/songwriters and performers. Much wonder, much pride. Enjoy a cool drink and wild expressions. No Cover. Performances between 8 and 10pm.
First Fridays are FREE at the Uptown! On Jan 6th, we'll be collecting donations at the door to benefit Oakland's Ghost Ship Fire relief funds. Featuring Curse The Cannons (all current members of Screw 32), Between Your Teeth, Burnt Palms, False Positives.
Don't miss the THREE year anniversary of the biggest alternative music dance party in the East Bay! Featuring DJs Davey Bones, Owen, Dollhead and DJ Sage - spinning classic goth, new wave, synthpop & electro. Plus tons of Bowie to celebrate his birthday and life!
Two Piece Tuesdays welcomes you to indulge in wild and wonderful film and live expression. Free. Followed by the Active Music Series. This month we are featuring Street of Crocodiles by the Brothers Quay.
Active Music Series presents a monthly showcase of local experimental, avant garde music and composition. January features: I SHOULD HAVE CUT THE EYES DIFFERENT, Scott Amendola Trio, Fibers + Gargantius Effect
The Uptown is thrilled to present Janis Joplin's original band BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY on Jan 13th! Get advance tix now!
Join us for a winter celebration - '80s style!! Live '80s music by Flock of Seagirls and Max Headroom '80s Band, plus costume contest for best '80s outfit, radical prizes, photo booth, and more!
Support Oakland artists and musicians and indie music and help celebrate Hilary Reed's bday with this very special live music night with some gut kicking heart punching soul rocking queer as folk tunes!
Van Goat (formerly Bear Lincoln) takes the stage on Jan 20th! Blending an upbeat, don't-take-yourself-too-seriously vibe, with clarinet- and bass- driven music that makes Klezmer music seem tame, this band is a surefire party starter that's on its way to bigger things.
New Year New Queer! Let's ease in to 2017 together with an extra greazy night of dance floor shenanigans!
Don't miss this epic pop show in Oakland with American Culture (from Denver), Kids On A Crime Spree (Slumberland Records) and Circuits - plus DJ Kid Frostbrite and DJ MT (from LA). Co-presented by Oakland Popfest and KALX Radio.
Active Music Series presents a special tribute to Pauline Oliveros performed by sfSound and ROVA Saxophone Quartet.
BURLESQUE in Oakland! -- Take a walk on the wild side of SWANK, as the world-famous Hubba Hubba Revue returns to the beautiful Uptown Nightclub with a toasty Winter showcase of cocktails, showgirls and Las Vegas grind!
Join us for a special edition of Two Piece Tuesdays. Peaches for Freedom will be hosting a coming together of any and all for the discussion of how we can resist this current situation. We also have the extraordinary delight of of featuring music artist Alicia B.T.
Every First Friday the Uptown presents a local showcase of the best new local bands in the Bay - and it's FREE! Don't miss Feb 3rd featuring four female-fronted artists making waves in the scene: Cave Clove, Daikon, Annie Bacon + All My Pretty Ones.
Don't miss the first Annual OAKLAND VOODOO FEST and SAMEDI-CON! 2 stages & 10 bands featuring El Radio Fantastique, Suicide Queen, Screaming Bloody Marys and more! Plus, wear your best Baron Samedi for discounted tickets in costume.
We love our monthly Queer Sessions; a night of singer/songwriters, wordsmiths and performers. Much wonder, much pride. Enjoy a cool drink and wild expressions. No Cover. Performances between 8 and 10pm.
The time has come again to shred, warble, and boogie with The Shattucks, The Walking Dudes, and The Bar Chords'. Rumor has it its also the Bar Chords' lead singer Bree's BIRTHDAY so get at her with a few hugs and beers; they'll be kicking off the show at 8pm.
