San Francisco Metro: Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · Live Music · East Bay · 25 events · data version 20261021-173303
7:00 PM · Marcia Bassett · Temescal Arts Center (Temescal) · experimental, live_music · rating 10
bayimproviser.com · details Marcia Bassett with JMP, Jenny Graf, Danishta Rivero, and Transient (David R. Molina) will turn knobs, flip switches, press buttons, and explore transformation and related pathways of self, participation, and unpredictable behaviors through improvisation and new song structures, using hand-built electroacoustic instruments, analog synthesizers, live sampling, guitar, and vocals.
7:30 PM · Chris Trinidad · CA Jazz Conservatory (Berkeley) · live_music, jazz · rating 10
concerts.jazzschool.org · details Bay Area musician and educator Chris Trinidad, joined by ethnomusicologist Noah Rosen, hosts an informal presentation, salon, and performance to celebrate the intersecting timelines of Hispanic Heritage Month and Filipino American History Month. The evening explores real and imagined musical connections between the Philippines and Cuba, given the islands’ shared Spanish colonial history.
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 · Saúl Sierra Sextet · The Sound Room (Oakland) · live_music, jazz · rating 9
soundroom.org · details If you are a fan of Latin Jazz, this is a DON'T MISS EVENT!
A night of Contemporary Latin Jazz with Original Compositions and intriguing Arrangements!
For the past 20 years Saúl Sierra has been a member of some of the leading bands in the Bay Area, including The John Santos Quintet/Sextet, Bobi Cespedes’ band, Dr. Loco’s Rocking Jalapeño Band, El Tren Trío, Anthony Blea y su Charanga, The Snake Trío, Jesús Díaz y su QBA, The Bay Area Afro-Cuban All Stars, The Venezuelan Music Project…
7:00 PM · CELLOGAYAGEUM · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · $39/$44
(INCLUDES ALL FEES) · live_music, experimental · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details Founded in 2016 by Austrian cellist Sol Daniel Kim and Korean gayageum virtuoso Dayoung Yoon , CelloGayageum bridges the soulful depth of Western classical music with the mesmerizing elegance of Korean gug-ak (traditional music). Inspired by Berlin’s Pavilion of Unity, this unique collaboration celebrates the beauty of connection—between instruments, histories, and people.
4:00 PM · The Real John Gary · Sailing Goat (Richmond) · Free · live_music, folk, rock · rating 7
sailinggoatrestaurant.com · details The Real John Gary Fri, Oct 30 | Sailing Goat at Point San Pablo Harbor folk rock and alt-country one-man-band Time & Location Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Sailing Goat at Point San Pablo Harbor, 1900 Stenmark Dr, Richmond, CA 94801, USA About the event "The Real John Gary offers us an impressive debut album in the world of folk rock and alt-country.
5:00 PM · Friday Nights at OMCA with LA GENTE SF · OMCA (Oakland) · $10 · live_music, dj_party, latin_world, art, community, festival · rating 7
museumca.org · details 32nd Annual Día de los Muertos Community Celebration
Live Music by LA GENTE SF, DJ Set by mare.e.fresh, and Gallery Chats
Friday Night at OMCA brings an infectious global sound to the Garden Stage as San Francisco’s LA GENTE SF delivers a high-energy live performance blending Cumbia, Salsa, and Reggaeton.
7:00 PM · Melodiya Chamber Ensemble · Hillside Club (Berkeley) · Buy Tickets · live_music, classical · rating 7
eventbrite.com · details Featuring Sergei Ratichenkov on viola and Arkadi Serper on piano
7:30 PM · Plunder, Cielo, Sheesh Mahal · Ivy Room (Albany) · TICKETS · live_music, rock · rating 7
ivyroom.com · details ivy room presents - genre - post-hardcore, indie rock, alternative rock
7:30 PM · RICK BRAUN · Yoshi's (Oakland) · $39 - $84 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
yoshis.com · details Master of the trumpet and flugelhorn RICK BRAUN October 30, 2026 Doors: 7:00PM / Show: 7:30PM Buy Tickets $39 - $84 October 30, 2026 Doors: 9:15PM / Show: 9:30PM Buy Tickets $39 Over three decades, 20+ albums, and more than 20 #1 Billboard hits into one of contemporary jazz's most inspiring careers, Rick Braun remains a master of the trumpet and flugelhorn.
8:00 PM · Shpongle · Fox Theatre OAK (Oakland) · Buy Tickets · live_music, electronic · rating 7
eventim.us · details Two Nights! - Mindex Cosmic Trigger ft. Visuals by Jonathan Singer & Glass Crane and Live Floral Art by Anthony Ward.
8:00 PM · Super Greens w/ Purple Albatross · The Starry Plough (Berkeley) · $15 ADV | $20 ATD · live_music, rock · rating 7
thestarryplough.com · details Live Music
8:00 PM · Surprise Chef · Siesta Valley Bowl (Orinda) · On Sale Friday Aug 14 10:00 AM · live_music, jazz, rnb_soul_funk · rating 7
ticketmaster.com · details Surprise ChefSurprise Chef are a Melbourne-based quintet whose cinematic blend of soul, funk, jazz and forgotten soundtrack worlds has taken them from humble home-studio sessions to stages around the globe. Formed in 2017 in Coburg VIC, the band began by chasing spontaneous grooves recorded straight to tape, only to uncover a creative chemistry that would become the foundation of one of Australia’s most distinctive instrumental groups.
6:00 PM · Cartilage, Burning Down, Iinarcs · Up The Creek Records (Walnut Creek) · $15 · live_music, rock · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
7:00 PM · Dutti, Sara Said So, Ex Deys Machina · Stay Gold Deli (Oakland) · $10 · live_music, rock · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages; tribute nite
7:00 PM · Febuary, Love Letter, Stella · 924 Gilman (Berkeley) · $$23 ADV / $27 DOS · live_music, rock · rating 6
maps.google.com · details Emo and indie rock groups Febuary, Love Letter, and Stella deliver an emotive night of live music at 924 Gilman.
7:00 PM · Onsite Laundry, Dog Eyes, Zellabys, Your Mom · The Planetarium Richmond (Richmond) · $10 · live_music, rock · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages; all covers night
8:00 PM · Analog Dog · Cornerstone (Berkeley) · live_music, rock · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
8:00 PM · Creepy Crawlies · Revolution Cafe (West Oakland) · $5 · live_music, rock · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
8:00 PM · HELL COMES TO OAKLAND IV - 10/30 & 10/31 · Thee Stork Club (Oakland) · $13/$15 · festival, live_music, rock · rating 6
wl.seetickets.us · details Oakland’s No. 1 Halloween tribute band night, Hell Comes to Oakland, is coming back to the Stork for the double thrill sensation of the century, HELL COMES TO OAKLAND IV! Fri 10/30/26 - HELL COMES TO OAKLAND IV Night 1 8pm, $13 adv., $15 door, $24 for 2-night ticket Night 1 lineup: My Chemical Situationship play My Chemical Romance GAYC/DC play AC/DC Rammspringa play Rammstein The Blue Velvets play Julee Cruise Dinosaur Jr Jr play Dinosaur Jr -- Sat 10/31/26 - HELL COMES TO OAKLAND IV Night 2…
time TBA · Hell-O-Ween · Eli's Mile High (Oakland) · Buy Tickets · live_music, rock · rating 5
elismilehighclub.com · details House of Chaos Productions presents: HELL-O-WEEN Fri, Oct 30 | Eli's Mile High Club Buy Tickets Time & Location Oct 30, 2026, 8:00 PM – 11:50 PM Eli's Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609, USA About the event 8pm Doors - 9pm Show 21+ House of Chaos Productions welcomes you to HELL-O-WEEN! An evening of frightfully delightful music and performances. The Helltones The Helltones are a Surf-Soul-Rock n Roll six piece based in Oakland California.
time TBA · Rahat Fateh Ali Khan · Oakland Arena (Oakland) · Buy Tickets · live_music, latin_world · rating 5
theoaklandarena.com · details Rahat Fateh Ali Khan October 30 , 2026 Buy Tickets Parking Premium Date October 30 , 2026 Event Starts 8:00 PM Venue Oakland Arena On Sale On Sale Now Add to Calendar Oct 30 / Friday 8:00 PM (7:00 PM Doors) Buy Tickets
time TBA · The Funk Revival Orchestra · Rhythmix (Alameda) · live_music, rnb_soul_funk · rating 5
rhythmix.org · details Start planning your Halloween and get ready to get funky with Oakland’s own The Funk Revival Orchestra! Whether you channel a funk legend, a disco diva, a soul superstar, or dream up a character all your own, come dressed to impress for this funky Halloween costume dance party unlike any other.
9:00 PM · Wuthering Frights: Kate Bush Tribute · Little Hill Lounge (El Cerrito) · $10 · live_music, rock, dj_party · rating 0 · no longer listed littlehillelcerrito.com · details Kate Bush tribute band feat. members of Thistles, Inner Ear Brigade, and Owl Ring and DJ sets from Cooler Heads