Live Music
Jupiter Presents: Clyde the Blynd
Jupiter 2181 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesFrom Jupiter’s earliest days, composer and multi-instrumentalist Clyde Sutliff aka Clyde the Blynd. Fighting back from a recent stroke, Clyde’s been a hard-working Bay Area musician that brought us Dogslyde in the 90's, co-founded Papas's Culture, and played with his group CVdub (Clyde Version dub) at local Bay Area venues for years. Now on the…
2019 Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow At Civic Center Park
Civic Center Park 2151 M.L.K. Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesAll are invited to our 27th Annual Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow on October 12, 2019 at the ML King Civic Center Park in Berkeley, California. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the powwow with intertribal dancing, gourd dancing, contest dancing, honor songs, and giveaways. Make or renew a friendship, enjoy Native American foods…
The UC Theater Presents: Rising Appalachia
The UC Theater Taube Family Music Hall 2036 University Avenue Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United StatesRising Appalachia brings to the stage a collection of sounds, stories, and songs steeped in tradition and a devotion to world culture. Intertwining a deep reverence for folk music and a passion for justice, they have made it their life’s work to sing songs that speak to something ancient yet surging with relevance. Whether playing…
Jupiter Presents: Joseph’s Bones
Jupiter 2181 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesAn instrumental trombone reggae band, performing composer/drummer Jason Levis' original compositions as well as arrangements of reggae classics from Bob Marley to Augustus Pablo and Burning Spear. The ensemble features old-school roots reggae grooves inspired by Studio One, Island and Trojan records, and the echo heavy wash of dub artists such as King Tubby and…
Freight & Salvage Presents: Patchwork Series – Your Song My Song
Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesYOUR SONG MY SONG Facebook | Website Your Song My Song returns to The Freight with their collaborative musical, WATER, for another morning of rock and roll about the ocean, puppets, kiddo guest singers, sharks and whales. Come be part of the adventure! In their wildly interactive shows for children and families, silly six-piece band…
Berkeley Live Presents: Berkeley Symphony on The Plaza
Downtown Berkeley Plaza Berkeley, CA, United StatesLocation: Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza off Shattuck Ave. (between Center Street and Allston Way) Berkeley Symphony’s brand-new Music Director Joseph Young makes his first official community appearance for a live, open air performance at Berkeley Symphony Live! On the Plaza. Displaying its adventurous, award-winning programming and commitment to new music, selected musicians from the Orchestra…
Freight & Salvage Presents: Mari Boine
Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesMari Boine Facebook | Instagram | Website Norwegian singer/songwriter/activist Mari Boine returns to the U.S. in support of her latest release See The Woman. Almost 30 years have passed since Mari Boine swept music lovers around the globe off their feet. First with her astonishing solo album “Gula Gula” which was released internationally on Peter Gabriel’s…
Classical at the Freight: Robin Sharp and Friends
Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesSan Francisco Chamber Orchestra Presents: Robin Sharp and Friends Website | Facebook Our esteemed concertmaster, Robin Sharp, leads an ensemble of SFCO All-Stars in two classics of the piano quartet repertoire – and no, that isn’t four pianos; it’s violin, viola (Ben Simon), cello (Eric Gaenslen) and piano (Keisuke Nakagoshi). The G minor by Wolfgang…
Freight & Salvage Presents: Lula Wiles
Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesLong before they were in a band together, the members of Lula Wiles were singing folk songs and trading fiddle tunes at camp in Maine. Now, the release of What Will We Do on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings places the group squarely in line with some of its deepest influences, from the protest anthems of Woody Guthrie to…
Jupiter Presents: DJ Lady Ryan
Jupiter 2181 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesNow easily a Bay Area favorite and 2016’s East Bay Express Best of the Bay pick for Favorite DJ (!!), Lady Ryan is unique in that she is known for her eclectic taste in tunes and spellbinding voice. From Jazz to House, the flux of distinctive sounds she so graceful sets beside one another make…