Who’s Where? East Bay: Spots to hear live music in Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda for Oct. 7-8
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.
Tonight is the first Friday of the month, which means roving gangs of cultured young people roaming Oakland looking for entertainment once they’re finished gallery crawling. And if you’re too late to snatch up some floor space at the Stork Club’s burlesque show, you can’t do better than the concert at The Uptown. Not only is it being headlined by Foxtails Brigade—the fantastic, classically trained, vaguely baroque, local folk/chamber-pop group—but there’s no cover.
Speaking of burlesque, Saturday marks the five-year anniversary of the monthly partnership between brassy jazz and blues ensemble Blue Bone Express, performance troupe Hot Pink Feathers and quirky venue Cafe Van Kleef.
New music venue Vitus is up and running in what had been the spectacularly unsuccessful Duke’s R&B near Jack London Square. Owned by Damon Gallagher (the titular Damon of punk ‘n’ funk band Damon & The Heathens), the bar started serving up food and shows just a few weeks ago. This weekend it has a healthy set of shows: On Friday roots-punk band The Stripminers, featuring members of The Donnas and X, is playing, and on Saturday the bar is the setting for Feed Your Soul, an ongoing series of soulful concerts curated by Amorpour the Lovebar. (Mama Buzz Cafe also has a Feed Your Soul event on Friday.)
In other news, Peter Bjorn & John have canceled their show at The New Parish. And if you were planning on catching Billy Corgan in all his self-important glory at the Fox Theater and don’t have tickets yet, tough luck: Tonight’s Smashing Pumpkins show is sold out.
Elsewhere on the list, you’ll find underground metal sensation Nuclear Rabbit, an evening of experimental hip-hop, classical Indian sarode music and something called Jimbo Trout & The Fish People.
Friday, Oct. 7, 2011
57th Street Gallery, 5701 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensemble (Latin 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: Heller, Curtains, War of Aggression, Assumptions, Dead Set (punk, thrash), 7 p.m., $7, all ages. [details]
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley: Baraka Moon and Makuru (Middle Eastern music, African music, trance, world music), doors at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m., $15 adults, $12 students. [tickets]
Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Vince Wallace Jazz Ensemble (bop jazz), probably 9:30 p.m., MLACCOSSBTVDBPI?.
Disco Volante, 347 14th St., Oakland: Kamp Camille (folk-rock, Americana), 9:30 p.m., free.
Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda Ave., Alameda: Dikki Du & his Zydeco Krewe (zydeco, cajun), 8:30 p.m. dance lesson, 9 p.m. dancing, $15.
Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Smashing Pumpkins (alternative rock, grunge), SOLD OUT.
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley: Duck Baker (finger-style guitarist), doors at 7 p.m., music at 8 p.m., $20.50 in advance, $22.50 at the door. [tickets]
Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St., Berkeley: Addison Street Band (R&B, classic rock, Motown), 8 p.m., $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, $5 children 12 and younger. [tickets]
Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley: The Park (electric jazz, art-rock), 8 p.m., free.
Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Feed Your Soul: Rock N’ Rhythm Weekend presents The Third Victim of Abigail Rutledge (alternative rock, soul), 7 p.m., donations accepted.
Miss Pearl’s Jam House, 1 Broadway, Oakland: Craig Caffall Band (blues, Americana), 8 p.m., free.
Speisekammer, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda: Skip Henderson & The Starboard Watch (folk, maritime), 8:30 p.m., free.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley: MWE and Beso Negro (Turkish music, gypsy jazz), doors at 8:30 p.m., music at 9:30 p.m, $5-$10 sliding scale.
The Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Foxtails Brigade, Ghost & The City, Cash Pony and Ed Masuga (chamber pop, folk, indie rock), 9 p.m., free.
Vitus, 201 Broadway, Oakland: The Stripminers, The Catz and The Radishes (punk, Americana, anti-folk, alternative rock), doors at 8 p.m., music at 9 p.m., $5. [tickets]
Yoshi’s, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland: The New Gary Burton Quartet (jazz vibe player and ensemble), $20 for 8 p.m. show, $14 for 10 p.m. show. [tickets]
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011
924 Gilman, 924 Gilman St., Berkeley: Nuclear Rabbit, Jokes For Feelings, Jean Baudin, Glimpse Trio, Black Dream and CHT (experimental, metal, punk, ska, rock), 7 p.m., $10, all ages. [details]
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley: The Caribbean Allstars (reggae, Caribbean), doors at 9 p.m., music at 9:30 p.m., $13 adults, $10 students. [tickets]
Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Blue Bone Express with Hot Pink Feathers burlesque show (jazz, blues, R&B), 9:30 p.m., $10.
Eli’s Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Oakland: Jesse Morris and The Man Cougars, The Dirty Hand Family Band, Radio Revolt and The Lean (Americana, alt-country, rockabilly, blues, punk), doors at 7 p.m., music at 8 p.m., $6. [details]
Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Pepper with The Expendables and Ballyhoo! (reggae, dub, rock, surf rock, punk), 7:30 p.m., $27.50. [tickets]
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley: George Cole Quintet (gypsy, jazz), doors at 7 p.m., performance at 8 p.m., $20.50 in advance, $22.50 at the door. [tickets]
Greek Theatre, Hearst Avenue & Gayley Road, Berkeley: Michael Franti & Spearhead with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Pimps of Joytime (hip hop, funk, reggae), 7 p.m., $39.50. [tickets]
High Street Station, 1303 High St., Alameda: Lucy Billings and Deb Thacker (singer-songwriter, Americana, folk), 7 p.m., $10.
Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley: RWH & The Jazz Triad (jazz drummer and ensemble), 8 p.m., free.
Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Metazen, Dysmanic, King Ginger and Cel Sol (experimental rap), 7 p.m., donations accepted.
Miss Pearl’s Jam House, 1 Broadway, Oakland: Hands on Fire (soul, jazz), 8 p.m., free.
Speisekammer, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda: Jimbo Trout & The Fish People (bluegrass, ragtime, blues, western swing), 8:30 p.m., free.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley: O’Possum Family Singers (acoustic, folk), 5 p.m., free; Victory & Associates, Moon Eater and The Third Victim of Abigail Rutledge (indie rock, alternative rock, soul), doors at 8:30 p.m., music at 9:30 p.m., $7-$10 sliding scale.
Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Angels of Vice, Gravity Hill, Hell on Wheels and The Thrill of It All (hard rock, glam rock), 8 p.m., $5.
Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley: Mallar Bhattacharya (classical Indian music), 8 p.m., $10-$20 sliding scale. [details]
The Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Ave., Oakland: Fracas, Contrast the Water, Awesome and Bite (punk, rock), 9 p.m., $5.
Vitus, 201 Broadway, Oakland: Feed Your Soul: Rock N’ Rhythm Weekend presents Mystery School, Jay Ant, The Different Folks and Dregs One (rock, R&B, hip hop), doors at 8 p.m., music at 9 p.m., $5. [details]
Yoshi’s, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland: The New Gary Burton Quartet (jazz vibe player and ensemble), 8 and 10 p.m., $20. [tickets]
MLACCOSSBTVDBPI = most likely a cover charge of some sort but the venue didn’t bother posting it
