San Francisco Metro: Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · East Bay · 20 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 · Ameya Velingker · Wyldflowr Arts (Oakland) · live_music, indian_classical · rating 9
viewcy.com · details Prashaanti, A Melodic Journey Through Hindustani Classical Music Enjoy an evening of Hindustani classical music, where vocal expression meets the sweet melodies of the sarangi, a rather rare traditional bowed string instrument from India, and the rhythms of the tabla, a ubiquitous and versatile percussion instrument that has captured the imagination of artists worldwide.
7:30 PM · Jules Leyhe & The Family Jules · The Sound Room (Oakland) · live_music, rock · rating 9
soundroom.org · details We start with Jules Leyhe & The Family Jules.
Jules is one of the world’s foremost blues slide-guitar players—so much so that even Premier Guitar magazine called his music “the best blues slide licks since Derek Trucks, maybe even Duane Allman.” His band is also top-notch - featuring Max Cowan on paino, Isaac Schwartz on drums and renowned bassist Matt Roades.
Then we add a special guest to create something new and exciting!
7:00 PM · MARYNA KRUT · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · $44/$49
(INCLUDES ALL FEES) · live_music, latin_world · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WO' POP ON KEXP
7:30 PM · Margot Wagner · Hillside Club (Berkeley) · Buy Tickets · live_music · rating 7
eventbrite.com · details Enjoy a live performance from Margot Wagner and friends to celebrate the release of her latest record.
8:00 PM · Bridge City Sinners · UC Theatre (Berkeley) · BUY TICKETS · live_music, folk · rating 7
theuctheatre.org · details From the misty, pine-covered hills of the Pacific Northwest hail the Bridge City Sinners. Dark Folk? Americana? Folk Punk? Pre-war era Jazz? Blackgrass? This string band bends the meaning of the word genre with their eclectic blend of styles, defying categorization.They started their journey by busking on street corners across the country and now this supergroup of musicians find themselves on the national tour circuit.
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
time TBA · LIBERATION · Berkeley Rep (Berkeley) · theater · rating 7
berkeleyrep.org · details Written by Bess Wohl, this bitingly funny and poignant play follows a daughter delving into her mother's 1970s feminist consciousness-raising group to explore the legacy of the women's movement. It examines what freedom truly means across generations through messy, impassioned personal histories.
7:00 PM · Celluloid Frontiers · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · film · rating 6
bampfa.org · details In conjunction with the exhibition Private Frontiers , BAMPFA presents Naeem Mohaiemen’s A Missing Can of Film (2025). Commissioned by EVA Ireland International and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, the film traces the lost-left politics buried within Zahir Raihan’s Stop Genocide (1971)—a film edited in the style of Soviet Realism and Third Cinema during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Raihan, a novelist and director, was abducted only forty-five days after the end of the war.
7:00 PM · Newberry & Verch · Back Room (Berkeley) · live_music, folk · rating 6
events.humanitix.com · details Description Growing up, Joe Newberry and April Verch absorbed traditions of home and hearth - in his Missouri Ozarks and her Ottawa Valley of Canada. Although they are on the road much of the year, the two musicians are fond of saying that they are rarely homesick, because their music means they always have a bit of home with them wherever they go. Joe Newberry comes from a family of singers and dancers.
7:30 PM · Iko Ya Ya Halloween Party · Ashkenaz (Berkeley) · TICKETS · live_music, latin_world, dance · rating 6
ashkenaz.com · details Iko Ya Ya Halloween Party! Cajun/Zydeco 'Swamp n' Roll' Thu Oct 29 Minimum age: All ages Show time: 8:00 PM Doors open: 7:30 PM Tickets Description Doors 7:30pm Show 8pm Halloween party and costume contest! Iko Ya Ya (Pronounced I - KO - YAH-YAH): Since 2013, we’ve been flooding dance halls with the Louisiana-influenced music that gets folks on their the feet – what we like to call “swamp ‘n roll!”
8:00 PM · The Vampire Lestat drag show · Thee Stork Club (Oakland) · dance, theater · rating 6
wl.seetickets.us · details Thurs., 10/29/26 Theatre des Vampires presents The Vampire Lestat drag show w/ live music from Pretty Frankenstein 8pm, $12 adv., $15 door The twice sold out Bay Area Théâtre Des Vampires: Interview With The Vampire themed Drag Show returns once more to Thee Stork Club just in time for Halloween! For those who didn’t get to see The Vampire Lestat live in concert, this is a show you won’t wanna miss as we’ll be celebrating All Hallow’s Eve with our favorite toxic bratty vamps!
time TBA · Tessellations, Zheniia, Herb Lore · Spats (Berkeley) · $15 · live_music, electronic · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
7:00 PM · Lez Out Loud Comedy Night · White Horse Inn (Oakland) · Check event page · comedy · rating 5 · unconfirmed eventbrite.com · details A full stand-up comedy hour headlined by Mina Hartong with opening comic Tanna Samone.
7:30 PM · Ameya Velingker ft. Suhail Yusuf Khan · Rootstock Arts (Temescal) · live_music, indian_classical · rating 5
viewcy.com · details Prashaanti, A Melodic Journey Through Hindustani Classical Music Enjoy an evening of Hindustani classical music, where vocal expression meets the sweet melodies of the sarangi, a rather rare traditional bowed string instrument from India, and the rhythms of the tabla, a ubiquitous and versatile percussion instrument that has captured the imagination of artists worldwide.
7:00 PM · THE FALL SHOW · Ashby Stage (Berkeley) · theater · rating 0 · no longer listed shotgunplayers.org · details Long-lasting love is marked by both comfort and conflict. In The Fall Show, an elderly couple’s unexpected romance unfolds against a maelstrom of memory and movement. Lovers collide, chaos erupts, and tenderness persists in an intimate examination of love ‘til the very end.
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.