Who’s Where? East Bay: Spots to hear live music in Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda for Oct. 21-22
You’re a music fan in the East Bay. All you need to know is who you can see play this weekend and where to see them. Who’s Where? is your weekly concert listing offering everything you want with nothing you don’t. For locations to all these venues, see the handy-dandy map at the bottom of the page. Got a venue/gig you don’t see listed here? Drop a line to bill [at] billchapin.net.
Working at newspapers taught me to never use the phrase “first annual.” By definition, an event has to happen more than once before it happens annually, and what guarantee is there that an inaugural event will be a success and will be back the following year? In the case of tonight’s “first annual” Berkeley Hawaiian Music Festival, I think it’s fairly safe to use the phrase. The Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse has sold out of advance tickets for the hula hoopla. That’s the first time I’ve seen that happen at the venerable Berkeley folk venue since I started doing this listing; although, to be fair, I’ve only been doing this listing for a couple of months. There will be a limited number of standing-room-only tickets available at the door.
Also sold out: Portishead at the Greek Theater and rapper Kendrick Lamar at The New Parish.
So what can you still get tickets to this weekend? Steve Albini’s band, Shellac, is playing at The New Parish. As for my personal endorsement, may I direct your attention to Billy & Dolly, a project from members of San Francisco band The Monolith that focuses on simple pop songwriting. The duo is one-third of the indie-rock lineup on Saturday at The Starry Plough in Berkeley.
This week’s fine offering from the San Francisco Jazz Festival at the Paramount Theater is Balkan musician Goran Bregovic, whose madcap stylings were featured in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Also in the world of music for film, the Munich Symphony Orchestra is performing Howard Shore’s epically awesome music from the Lord of the Rings trilogy at Oracle Arena.
Elsewhere on the list, you can find local “synthpunk” band Shame Shame, experimental music collective Eurostache, Celtic Woman harpist Órla Fallon, a high school jazz all-stars showdown, and something called Noothgrush.
Friday, Oct. 21, 2011
57th Street Gallery, 5701 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Dave LeFebvre Quartet (traditional jazz), doors at 7:30 p.m., music at 8:30 p.m., $10 admission plus $5 for dinner. [tickets]
924 Gilman, 924 Gilman St., Berkeley: Poison Idea, Attitude Adjustment, Sabertooth Zombie and Deep Cover (punk, hardcore, thrash, hard rock), 7:30 p.m., $10-$12, all ages. [details]
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley: Forró Brazuca and Z’Amico (Brazilian music), doors at 8:30 p.m., music at 9 p.m., $10 in advance, $12 day of show, $10 students. [tickets]
Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Steve Freund (Chicago blues), probably about 9 p.m., MLACCOSSBTVDBPI?.
Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda Ave., Alameda: Black Cat & the Ro Doggs (zydeco, cajun), 8:30 p.m. dance lesson, 9 p.m. dancing, $15.
Eli’s Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Oakland: The Disciples, The Green Lady Killers and The Memphis Murder Men (rock, garage rock, punk, blues, thrash), doors at 8 p.m., music at 8:30 p.m., $8. [details]
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley: Berkeley Hawaiian Music Festival, featuring Dennis Kamakahi, Kawika Kahiapo, Weldon Kekauoha, Waipuna, Patrick Landeza, LT Smooth, Keale, Stephen Inglis, Mahealani Uchiyama and Faith Ako (Hawaiian music), doors at 7 p.m., music at 8 p.m., $36.50 standing-room tickets available at the door only.
Greek Theatre, Hearst Avenue & Gayley Road, Berkeley: Portishead and Thought Forms (experimental, trip hop), 8 p.m., SOLD OUT. [details]
High Street Station, 1303 High St., Alameda: Melissa Phillips and Kate Burkart (singer-songwriter, folk, Americana), 7:30 p.m., $10.
Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St., Berkeley: Jazzschool Advanced High School Jazz Workshop and SF Jazz High School All-Stars Combo (jazz), 8 p.m., $15 regular adult admission, $10 adults with children, $5 children 12 and younger. [tickets]
Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley: Socket (funk, jazz), 8 p.m., free.
Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Bemie and Friends—Hip Hop Residency (hip hop, we’re assuming), 7 p.m., donations accepted.
Miss Pearl’s Jam House, 1 Broadway, Oakland: Mestiza (latin, soul, funk), 8 p.m., free.
The New Parish, 579 18th St., Oakland: Kendrick Lamar (hip hop), doors at 8 p.m., music at 9 p.m., SOLD OUT.
Speisekammer, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda: Redwing Bluegrass Band (bluegrass), 8:30 p.m., free.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley: White Pee, Surplus 1980 and Marches (post-punk, experimental), doors at 8:30 p.m., music at 9:30 p.m, $7-$10 sliding scale.
Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Buzzmutt, French Cassettes, The New Position, Riff Raff and Shame Shame (indie rock, hard rock, synth rock, punk, noise pop), 9 p.m., $5. [details]
The Swamp, 877 35th St., Oakland: Dirtbag, You Die, Nihilist Cunt and Burning Monk (hardcore, punk, thrash), 8 p.m., $5, all ages.
The Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: The Love Me Nots, The Bruises and Sorry Every After (garage rock, indie rock), 9 p.m., $8. [tickets]
Vitus, 201 Broadway, Oakland: Chris Kae (R&B), doors at 7p.m., music at 9 p.m., $5.
Yoshi’s, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland: John Scofield Jazz Quartet (jazz guitarist and ensemble), $24 for 8 p.m. show, $18 for 10 p.m. show. [tickets]
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011
57th Street Gallery, 5701 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: The Brewing Company (post-bop jazz, soul-jazz, nu-jazz), doors at 7:30 p.m., music at 8:30 p.m., $15 admission plus $5 for dinner. [tickets]
924 Gilman, 924 Gilman St., Berkeley: Noothgrush, Dispirit, Atriarch, Agents of Satan, Human Anomaly and Connoisseur (metal, sludge metal, black metal, doom metal, ), 7 p.m., $10, all ages. [details]
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley: Tom Rigney & Flambeau (zydeco, cajun), doors at 7:30 p.m., dance lesson at 8 p.m., music at 9 p.m., $13 adults, $10 students. [tickets]
Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Macy Blackman and The Mighty Fines (New Orleans R&B), 9 p.m., MLACCOSSBTVDBPI?.
Eli’s Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Oakland: The Lewd, No Alternative and D’Jelly Brains (hardcore, punk, garage, thrash), 8 p.m., $7. [details]
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley: Órla Fallon (Celtic music, harp), doors at 7 p.m., performance at 8 p.m., $32.50 in advance, $34.50 at the door. [tickets]
Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St., Berkeley: The Dick Hindman Trio (jazz pianist and ensemble), 8 p.m., $15 adults, $12 students and seniors, $5 children 12 and younger. [tickets]
Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley: Paul Vornhagen Trio (jazz saxophonist and ensemble), 8 p.m., free.
Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Eurostache (electro-acoustic, experimental), 7 p.m., donations accepted.
Miss Pearl’s Jam House, 1 Broadway, Oakland: Hands On Fire (world music, funk, soul, jazz), 8 p.m., free.
The New Parish, 579 18th St., Oakland: Shellac and Helen Money (post-hardcore, rock, solo cellist), doors at 8 p.m., music at 9 p.m. $18-$20, all ages. [tickets]
Oakland Metro Operahouse, 630 Third St., Oakland: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Egypt Central and Burn Halo (hard rock, post-hardcore, alternative rock), 7 p.m., $15, all ages. [tickets]
Oracle Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland: Munich Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Chorale and Phoenix Boys Choir performing “The Lord of the Rings in Concert” (classical), 2 and 8 p.m., $27-$149.50. [tickets]
Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway, Oakland: San Francisco Jazz Festival presents Goran Bregovic and his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra (Balkan music, klezmer, rock), doors at 7 p.m., music at 8 p.m., $25-$75. [tickets]
Speisekammer, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda: The Flatfoot Monkeys (jump blues, boogie woogie), 8:30 p.m., free.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley: O’Possum Family Singers (acoustic, folk), 5 p.m., free; Rademacher, Billy & Dolly and Mist & Mast (indie rock, indie pop), doors at 8:30 p.m., music at 9:30 p.m., $7-$10 sliding scale.
Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Goodbye Gadget, Sex Offender, Lloyd’sGarage, Wesley Woo and Halftime Heroes (indie rock, punk, electronica, blues, folk-rock), 9 p.m., $5. [details]
The Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: The Undead Boys, Flexx Bronco and Switchblade Riot (The Clash and The Ramones tribute show, punk), 9 p.m., $7.
Vitus, 201 Broadway, Oakland: Kids On A Crime Spree, Bam!Bam! and Palms Spring (indie pop, rock), doors at 7p.m., music at 9 p.m., $5.
Yoshi’s, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland: John Scofield Jazz Quartet (jazz guitarist and ensemble), 8 and 10 p.m., $24. [tickets]
MLACCOSSBTVDBPI = most likely a cover charge of some sort but the venue didn’t bother posting it
