Final show from the Bay's sophistipop stalwarts, with Pittsburgh PA genre-bending psych band The Van Allen Belt, art rock outfit Grex, and Full Indian - solo project of visual artist and St Tropez bandleader, Sanjay Vora.
A free event highlighting one of the finest jazz duos in town.
Explosive rock-roll-n-soul band Harold Ray and East Side Dynamite, Oakland’s premiere cover band Soft Notes covers classic favorites, and get up on stage yourself with Panic Attack, Oakland’s finest live karaoke band! +DJ Bobby Martinez on the decks. $7 advance, $10 at the door.
Lucky Devils showcases are a relaxed, free and public one-hour gig where you can see the band performing live. You can ask any questions, talk to the musicians, and get a good feel for how amazing and different the band is compared to everything else out there.
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.
