Hip Hop For Change presents its 3rd Annual Women's Empowerment Summit. The event will feature a conversation with panel of powerhouse women sharing their personal journeys and engaging in a diverse range of issues. Hosted by Sterling James (KBLX). The after party will feature performances by Sa-Roc (from Atlanta / Rhymsayers), Alia Sharrief, plus DJ Umami. Click photo icon for RSVP link and more info.
Women to the Front will feature live music performances, a B2B DJ set, art pop up, and raffle with prizes donated by local womxn owned businesses. This event is not only a celebration of talented women in the Bay Area but a call to action to challenge the gender disparity within the music community and beyond. Featuring: Gala, Baycoin Beats, Chhoti Maa, Breathless, DJ Kream B2B, Salty Sherilyn (Hunnies & Hot Sauce).
Two-Piece Tuesdays Presents: String trio d'PaJo, an eclectic ensemble that focuses on gypsy jazz, jazz standards, great American songbook, Latin, and more. They'll be accompanying the classic 1941 Shannon Hubbell film, Sullivan's Travels. Free entry.
Active Music Series Presents: live computer and synthesizer musician John Bischoff, improvisation trio Dunkelman/Fluke-Mogul/Nishi-Smith, and Baltimore native saxophonist/composer Kevin Robinson's KREation Ensemble.
Near Dark Presents French post-punk band Trisomie 21, Bay Area post-punk / shoegaze outfit Houses of Heaven, and Los Angeles synth pop duo Riki. Click photo icon for ticket link and more info.
Pre-album release show for Berkeley hip hop artist Call Me Ace. New album is called "Airplane Mode." Free Entry with $10 album purchase (www.callmeace.com) or $16 at the door without album purchase.
Saint Patrick's Day early show with Celtic Americana band The Forlorn Hope, SF punk rock trio Bum City Saints, and Oakland punk / rock n roll band Between Your Teeth.
Two Piece Tuesdays Presents: Spyn Reset. Spyn Reset is an electro-prog-synth outfit from Seattle. This is a free event.
Unclassifiable post-genre-improv-jazz-rock trio of guitarist MIKE BAGGETTA, punk legend bassist MIKE WATT (Minutemen) and drummer STEPHEN HODGES (Tom Waits, David Lynch). This performance is part of the album release tour for WALL OF FLOWERS, out March 2019. Vinyl editions will be available at the performance. Scott Amendola / Phillip Greenlief Duo open the night.
Two Bay Area gems together at last. Conspiracy of Beards starts the evening with a set of Leonard Cohen favorites, and then the Titan Ups bring their Rocksteady/Reggae jams to get the night moving.
Bay Area Hip Hop artist UnLearn The World performs live with the world famous Jazz Mafia and DJ Saurus of Heavy Weight Crates to celebrate the launch of his official website, streaming platform, mobile phone app and over all lifestyle brand that includes, Music/Film Production, Media Content Management, Street Wear, Artist Consulting and so much more. Click More Info icon for ticket link.
Native Tongues Appreciation Night, featuring PRINCE PAUL, DANTE ROSS, DJ PLATURN. Hosted by Fran Boogie. Ticket tiers are $12, $15, $20, and $25. Get yours today.
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.
Muted Jewel Tones are a spunky, quirky trio from San Francisco with nods to the Andrew Sisters, The Elmwoods are a country-rock-pop-funk-a-billy band from Berkeley, Site6 is an '80s cover band, and Satchmo's Ghost bring the swingin' rockin' blues. Show will be filmed by the bands.
Nick Culp is an American pianist from in the jazz idiom, with nods to bop. He established Gutbucket Records in September 2011, a not-for-profit label designed to record what he calls a “uniform sound” of local talent, and the music they love.
Film discussion of Jordan Peele's film Us.
Free First Friday showcase. Each month we present a free show of mostly local bands on First Friday who we feel deserve more attention. This month features Death Valley High, Spirit In The Room, The Hellflowers, and Pete And Repete. 5pm doors for happy hour. First band on at 9pm.
d’PaJo is an eclectic ensemble that focuses on a myriad of musical styles – gypsy jazz, jazz standards, great American songbook, Latin. Man with a Movie Camera is a 1929 silent film from the Soviet Union, part documentary / part cinematic art. It was largely dismissed upon its initial release, but in 2012 the British Film Institute named it the 8th greatest film ever made, and later named the best documentary of all time.
Active Music Series Presents: Nelson, Apropos Trio: Renzi-Mezzacappa-Levis, & Trouble Ensemble.
$5 - $15 sliding scale.
Do you want to hear your favorite songs played through a professional sound system? Do you know a few songs that'll bring the house down? Or do you just want to dance to your friends DJ'ing? Then come to the first ever Uptown Public DJ event. Everyone is welcome to join in on the fun. Have a drink and sign up to plug your phone into our PA.
Come by after what is sure to be a stellar performance of the one and only Beats Antique at the Fox Theatre and continue the party with DJs Payam and Beats Antique’s Drummer/Producer Sidecar Tommy!!
Only $5 with your Fox ticket, $10 everyone else
Tickets available at the door only
Sal's Greenhouse (Funk/Soul - Oakland), Walk Talk (Rhythm and Groove - Brooklyn), and No Lovely Thing (Soul/Funk/Jazz - Oakland/Berkeley). $10 Early Bird through February, $12 Advance, $15 At the Door, 21+ | wheelchair accessible
SF psych pop indie outfit Society of Rockets, Santa Cruz rocker Henry Chadwick, and punkabilly RnR band Francisco Fernandez and The Ferocious Few.
Join us in wishing the crew a Happy Birthday!!! April 15th A-Plus, April 21st Tajai, April 22nd Opio, April 29th Phesto. With Hieroglyphics DJs Lex, Touré and Domino. Marc Stretch of Heavyweight Crates. Performances by Golden Age Society, StaR Playerz, and Souls of Mischief! $19.93 after fees
Club '90s Presents Selena Night. Dress up and meet us on the dance floor with a night dedicated to the Queen! DJ Jeffery spins a massive dose of Selena all night on video, mixed with the best '90s and '00s throwbacks and extra latin anthems thrown in.
Burlesque, live music, and more! Hubba Hubba Revue heats up your Saturday night at The Uptown Nightclub in fabulous Oakland with tantalizing striptease, snazzy cocktails, and the sultry, swingin’ sounds of Kabarett Dekadenz!
Free First Friday Showcase. For 11 years The Uptown has put together a free showcase of mostly local bands and artists every first Friday of the month. This month we have Oakland R&B surf stomp band The Atomic Age, all female punk outfit Viqueen from San Francisco, Bay Area reverb beachy jangle band Silent Pictures, and violin-fronted hard rock trio KnightressM1 from Oakland. Doors 5pm, Show 9pm.
Sunday, May 5 1-6pm with DJs Tuff & Aware + special guests come through for a lowrider oldies and sweet soul dance party 21+ / wheelchair accessible
Oakland avant-prog outfit Free Salamander Exhibit, Oakland post-punk band Surplus 1980, and reunited East Bay '90s prog band Slombis.
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.
Active Music Series Presents: Japanese avant-garde sound artist Tatsuya Nakatani, no wave / post-industrial solo artist Sharon Tate Fetus Explosion, and the jittery polyrhythmic sensory overload of Degradient. $5 - $15 sliding scale at the door.
California alternative pop band Credit Electric, Oakland psych rock band Cryderman, and the bluesy garage rock of Levi Thomas. $8 Advance | $10 At the Door.
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.
In three short years, King of the Dot -- North America’s premier hip hop battling league -- has gone from a few park-side battles to one of the most impressive forces in battle rap worldwide.
Today KOTD houses divisions all across North America, giving emcees the opportunity to prove themselves in Vancouver, Toronto, Arizona, California and more.
In three short years, King of the Dot -- North America’s premier hip hop battling league -- has gone from a few park-side battles to one of the most impressive forces in battle rap worldwide. Today KOTD houses divisions all across North America, giving emcees the opportunity to prove themselves in Vancouver, Toronto, Arizona, California and more.
Swedish punk band Perkele, Sonoma rock n roll outfit Roadside Bombers, Salinas street punk group Infirmities, and UK oi! band Grade 2 from the Isle of Wight.
Jazz standards and originals, featuring music by Patrick Anseth and Aaron Germain, with special guests Marlan Aldana and Kev Choice. $15 Advance, $20 At the Door.
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.
