Oakland First Friday :: FREE
Staying true to our original mission in 2007, Every First Friday we will bring you Local Indie Bands making a name for themselves! 12mn-Sunrunners
11pm-The Hot Toddies
10pm-Sunset Shipwrecks
9pm-Emily Afton
Staying true to our original mission in 2007, Every First Friday we will bring you Local Indie Bands making a name for themselves! 12mn-Sunrunners
11pm-The Hot Toddies
10pm-Sunset Shipwrecks
9pm-Emily Afton
Live Music. Free! Staying true to our original mission in 2007, Every First Friday we will bring you Local Indie Bands making a name for themselves! Brass Bed, Zodiac Death Valley, The Love Dimension, and Spiral Electric.
The Lazy Governors are a jazz band specializing in Gypsy Jazz, early standards, and Western Swing. All strings, all the time. Geoff Boushey, Russ Kiel, Sam Barnum, Julian Gross, Hanna Rifkin
BURLESQUE, live music & MORE! -- The world-famous Hubba Hubba Revue invites to a SEXY night on the town! --with cocktails, cabaret & the Tops in Tease! -- Get your tickets online now, & join us for a stroll on the WILD side of SWANK! :)
Ray Stevens II is a skateboarder/musican/producer/dj from San Jose,California. He has played bass in seminal skate rock bands: Los Olvidados, The Faction, Drunk Injuns, Clay Wheels, Odd Man Out and currently rocking with RS2 Solid Sound. He has had his music featured on many skateboard films, videos and documentaries. Enjoy some treats, live shows, dj sets and whatevs.
RS2 SOLID SOUND will be playing acoustic for this special 7 inch record release party in Oakland!
Comedy Showcase every Wednesday 7pm-9pm. Hosted by Adam Pearlstein, Adrian McNair & Josef Anolin. FREE event!
We are very excited to announce monthly Queer Sessions; a night of singer/songwriters and performers. There will be delights of innumerable kinds, much pride and Taropy with Miss Ginger. Free!
This Months line up is the amazing FOXTAIL BRIGADE, tantilizing TELE NOVELLA, luxurious LEE GALLAGHER and the Hallelujah, and the dastardly DOWN DIRTY SHAKE
A monthly event featuring Poetry, Film and wild happenings. Enjoy Taropy with Miss Ginger and the cocktail stylings of Victoria Victrola. Poetry from 8 to 9pm. Film: Le Jetée. No Cover.
Come on down for a special Two Piece Tuesday. There will still be Taropy with Miss Ginger and drink delights and music by Nell Maynard too. We will also be celebrating supporting Hillary Clinton for President. No cover!
Join us for a mix-and-mingle party honoring the Winners of Oakland Magazine's Best of Oakland issue. Collect your award and mingle with other influential folks in the community! Indulge in light bites by Blue Heron Catering while you enjoy live music by the Queen of Classic Jazz & Blues: Lavay Smith
Bay Area punk rock n roll has never looked so good! Don't miss this line-up of Dog Party (BURGER RECORDS/ Asian Man Records) teaming up with toyGuitar (Fat Wreck Chords), the badass ladies of Dirty Denim, and SF rockers The Total Bettys!
Join us for a mesmerizing night of Cuban culture with these great musicians! La Jungla Cuban Party with Jesus Diaz featuring 4x4 + special guests from the Bay Area y el Mundo.
Benefit for Sean Lyons featuring performances by MOFU! (members of MIRV, Mordred, Fungo Mungo, The Spent Poets and Third Eye Blind), MCM & the Monster, Kehoe International (members of Victims Family & Duo De Twang), CACA plays Zappa (members of Primus and Limbomaniacs), & Maximum Bob of Deli Creeps!
The Vinyl Brothers dig into their crates once again to put on for the Bay Area with both classic and new sounds, showcasing talented artist and art-alike, while doing their part to preserve Oakland's historically known nightlife & live music scene.
The 1st Tuesday of every month is Queer Sessions, a celebration of local and live performers, Taropy with Miss Ginger and bar treats with Victoria Victrola. Music starts at 8pm. There is no cover and much magic.
Join us for our monthly celebration of Poetry, Weird Film and Alt Music. There will be Taropy with Miss Ginger and cocktails too. There is no cover and much magic. 7 to 9pm.
A regular weekly event offering live local music, Taropy with Miss Ginger and delicious cocktails. There is no cover and much magic. Music from 8 to 10pm.
Bad Luck of the Draw Club returns to the Uptown every 4th Wednesday. Bring your art supplies and get creative with other local artists over cocktails and DJ sets by Alex Puzzle & Dee Monet!
The 1st Tuesday of every month is Queer Sessions, a celebration of local and live performers. Music and more.. Taropy with Miss Ginger and bar treats with Victoria Victrola. Music starts at 8pm. There is no cover and much magic.
Don't miss the best of local indie artists performing on the Uptown stage as part of First Friday in Oakland. No cover! This month featuring: Abbot Kinney, Books on Fate, The Quirk, Life in 24 Frames.
Local Bay Area DJs, clubs, restaurants and cafes are joining forces to mix music with people at the second Beat Crawl this Saturday, October 8th, 4-8pm. Come experience the sounds of 20+ different DJs in 6+ different locations for the price of one ticket.
Bay Area Soul cohorts The Humidors and Midtown Social are teaming up again for a night of ensemble grooves and sweaty funk! This will be a one-two punch for the ages, so come help us get our Friday night dance party on in downtown Oakland!
Two Piece Tuesdays is a weekly event offering live local performance and cocktails. There is no cover and much magic.
Join us every First Friday for a FREE local band showcase! This week featuring The Y Axes, Your Fearless Leader, Aloha Screwdriver and Oakland Stroke! Music starts at 9pm.
Join the Coven. A night of dancing, drinking, & the dead. Goth, industrial, new wave, synth DJs brought to you by the hosts of Dark Shadows, The Hanging Garden, & Death Guild.
Come on down to our night of wacky film, wild poetry, literary explosions and winsome musical guests. Drink whiskey. Be alive. Fight the good fight.
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.
First Fridays are Free! Showcasing Local Indie bands from the greater Bay Area. Happy Hour from 5-7pm! Music starts at 9pm!
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.
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.
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.