Berkeley plays events

David Copperfield at MGM Grand Las Vegas

Thursday, May 23 7:00p

MGM Hollywood Theatre, Las Vegas

David Copperfield has been hailed by audiences and critics alike as the greatest illusionist of our time...

Jonathan Biss plays Schumann

Thursday, Jun 13 2:00p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Schumann’s lilting, effervescent concerto started out as a shorter piece, but virtuoso pianist Clara Wieck—his wife—urged him to expand it...

Dvořák's Cello Concerto with Gautier Capuçon

Wednesday, May 29 8:00p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Music from three Eastern Europeans gives this program a delightfully colorful sound palette...

The 7th Annual Oakland Indie Awards

Thursday, May 30 6:30p

Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, Oakland

The Oakland Indie Awards is a One PacificCoast Foundation initiative, in partnership with East Bay Express, encouraging people to recognize the community, economic, environmental and political imp...

Cal Shakes - American Night: The Ballad of Juan José

Wednesday, May 29 8:00p

Bruns Amphitheater, Orinda

Hailed as a “boisterous, rollicking, surreal…journey into American history” by the Mail Tribune during its sold-out run at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Night brings the groundbreaking work...

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Friday, Jun 14 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

A life full of music is the story of Ricky Skaggs...

Barantschik and Vinocour play Britten's Double

Thursday, Jun 6 2:00p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Britten composed the concerto for violin and his own instrument, viola, at 18; its youthful vigor will challenge the virtuosity of the SFS’s Concertmaster and Principal Violist...

Exclusive Bay Area Screening of ANITA: Speaking Truth to Power

Tuesday, Jun 11 7:30p

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, San Francisco

Join us for an Exclusive Bay Area Screening of ANITA: Speaking Truth to Power. The film will be followed by a Q&A session with Professor Anita Hill and the filmmaker, Freida Mock...

Miguel Zenón Rhythm Collective

Thursday, May 30 7:30p

SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco

As a founding member of the SFJAZZ Collective in 2004, Miguel Zenón was a conspicuously talented, largely unknown 27-year-old saxophonist getting set to release his second album...

Dave Mason Acoustic Trio

Saturday, May 25 8:00p

Yoshi's Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant, Oakland

Dave Mason is a living rock legend...

Kathleen Madigan

Saturday, Sep 14 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

In her 22 year career, Kathleen Madigan has never been hotter...

Robertson leads Ravel and Gershwin

Friday, May 24 6:30p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Ravel, who heard jazz in Harlem with Gershwin, was dumbfounded by the dazzling Rhapsody in Blue, which Gershwin played at a birthday party for the French composer...

Rock of Ages - Las Vegas

Thursday, May 23 8:00p

Venetian Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

Get set to enjoy the music that ignited a generation...

Show For Equality: The Stephanie Teel Band

Sunday, Jun 16 7:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

Marriage Equality USA is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots organization fighting solely for the freedom to marry at the state and federal levels – including successful initiatives in New Y...

The East-West Collective

Tuesday, Jun 18 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

The EAST-WEST COLLECTIVE will commence its première tour of North America on June 14 at the Vision Festival in New York...

Bernhoft plus Sun Rai

Tuesday, Jun 25 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

Since releasing his sophomore album "Solidarity Breaks" in early 2011, Norwegian retro-soul singer/multi-instrumentalist Bernhoft has thrilled crowds around the world with his stripped-down yet amp...

Fatoumata Diawara

Wednesday, Jun 19 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

Perpetuating Mali’s rich musical tradition, Fatoumata Diawara presents a joyous mix of the vibrant and understated, combining songs about love, politics and empowerment...

Dr. L. Subramaniam Global Fusion with Larry Coryell

Thursday, Jun 20 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

Subramaniam, India’s violin icon, “The Paganini of Indian Classical music”, “the God of Indian Violin” is the serenity of an Indian musician combined with the magnetism of a western “star”...

Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band

Thursday, May 23 8:00p

Yoshi's Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant, Oakland

When Jimmie Vaughan says “I have the best job in the world,” he isn’t kidding...

Brenda Russell

Friday, May 24 8:00p

Yoshi's Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant, Oakland

With a unique musical perspective, intimate voice and prolific treasure-trove of lyrics, singer-songwriter Brenda Russell proves that a truly glowing talent only deepens with time...

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