San Francisco Metro: Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · Live Music · East Bay · 14 events · data version 20261021-173303
8:00 PM · NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly) · Tom's Place (Berkeley) · live_music, experimental · rating 10
bayimproviser.com · details Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in the anthropoid menagerie of vibration. https://djll.bandcamp.com/ Tanukispidercat With as many fangs as bright yellow eyes, from crouch to pounce, her blizzard of tooth, claw, fluff, synth and sampler come full fury with lethal-swift paddycakes of pure desire.
7:30 PM · Karina Deniké & The CottonTails · The Sound Room (Oakland) · live_music, jazz · rating 9
soundroom.org · details THE COTTONTAILS are one of San Francisco's most exciting musical groups, playing a wide range of styles ranging from 20'/30's jazz torch songs, classic 40's swing, and 50's R&B. Made up of local Bay Area luminaries in their own right The Cottontails are Karina Deniké on vocals, Michael McIntosh on piano, Vic Wong on guitar, Joe Kyle, Jr. on bass, Tom Griesser on saxophone/clarinet, and the irrepressible Randy Odell on percussion.
7:30 PM · Singer-Songwriter Showcase · Wyldflowr Arts (Oakland) · live_music, folk · rating 9
viewcy.com · details Join us for an evening of folk, pop, and soul featuring local singer-songwriters: Emily Zisman, Such Sweet Ruckus, and Torilena. Emily Zisman is a lyrical philosopher and storyteller of the contemporary human experience. Her affinity for well-organized lyrics and carefully crafted melody bring her a sound reminiscent of Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Ani DiFranco, and Norah Jones.
7:00 PM · Tommy Castro and the Painkillers · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · $39/$44
(INCLUDES ALL FEES) · live_music, rock · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details Multiple award - winning guitarist, vocalist, and bandleader Tommy Castro is a California - based blues and rock powerhouse. For over four decades, he’s captivated audiences with his soul - drenched vocals, searing guitar work, and high - energy live shows. As frontman of the telepathically tight and wildly raucous Tommy Castro & The Painkillers , he’s released 17 albums that span a wide stylistic range — from horn-driven R&B and hot-blooded soul to gritty, stripped-down rock and electric blues.
7:00 PM · Hannah Mayree Record Release · Ivy Room (Albany) · PURCHASE TICKETS · live_music, folk · rating 7
ivyroom.com · details ivy room presents - genre - americana indie folk, african american roots, alt-folk
8:00 PM · Malcolm Todd · Fox Theatre OAK (Oakland) · SOLD OUT! · live_music · rating 7
thefoxoakland.com · details 2nd Show Added by Popular Demand! Do That Again Tour - 54 Ultra
9:00 PM · Free Funk Glory Jams · The Starry Plough (Berkeley) · Free · live_music, rnb_soul_funk · rating 7
thestarryplough.com · details Live Jam Session
7:30 PM · Cosmo Alleycats · Ashkenaz (Berkeley) · TICKETS · live_music, jazz · rating 6
ashkenaz.com · details Cosmo Alleycats Vintage Jass/Swing Thu Oct 22 Minimum age: All ages Show time: 8:00 PM Doors open: 7:30 PM Tickets Description Doors: 7:30 Show: 8 Cosmo Alleycats have been a favorite of the San Francisco music scene since the band’s 2010 beginning. The group, led by jazz vocalist Emily Day, “one of the major singers in her field” (Scott Yanow), endears audiences with their inviting musicality and playful improvisation, making quick converts of the jazz-curious.
8:00 PM · Cotter + Jackson + Chrisman · Back Room (Berkeley) · live_music · rating 6
events.humanitix.com · details Description Colin Cotter (guitar, vox) and Sumaia Jackson (5-string fiddle, vox) bring “California Celtic” at its best to the stage with a deep groove and much soul in a set featuring original fiddle tunes and songs alongside re-envisioned traditional and contemporary Celtic and USAmerican folk music. The duo is joined for these gigs by Simon Chrisman , whose sheer wizardry on the hammer dulcimer opens all kinds of new horizons for exciting musical explorations.
8:00 PM · Easy Star All-Stars · Cornerstone (Berkeley) · live_music, latin_world · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
8:00 PM · Maria BC, Kathryn Mohr, Claire Cronin · Thee Stork Club (Oakland) · $15/$18 · live_music, folk · rating 6
wl.seetickets.us · details A night of hauntingly intimate, ambient singer-songwriter performances by Maria BC, Kathryn Mohr, and Claire Cronin. Audiences will experience delicate vocal arrangements, poetic lyricism, and atmospheric soundscapes.
7:30 PM · Singer-Songwriter Showcase · Rootstock Arts (Temescal) · live_music, folk · rating 5
viewcy.com · details Join us for an evening of folk, pop, and soul featuring local singer-songwriters: Emily Zisman, Such Sweet Ruckus, and Torilena. Emily Zisman is a lyrical philosopher and storyteller of the contemporary human experience. Her affinity for well-organized lyrics and carefully crafted melody bring her a sound reminiscent of Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Ani DiFranco, and Norah Jones.
9:00 PM · Improvisation Workshop · Temescal Arts Center (Temescal) · Free · workshop, experimental, live_music · rating 0 · no longer listed temescalartcenter.org · details Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised. Hosted by Lewis Jordan. Inviting musicians, poets, dancers, to a non-hierarchical setting to improvise together. Spontaneously composing or contributing, can't be on a guest list.
time TBA · Peter Stampfel & Will Sprott · Little Hill Lounge (El Cerrito) · live_music, folk · rating 0 · no longer listed littlehillelcerrito.com · details Super fun two person line up with Peter Stampfel and Will Spr...