San Francisco Metro: Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · East Bay · 21 events · data version 20261021-173303
7:00 PM · The Do-Over Music Series · Shapeshifters (Oakland) · Admission: $10 · live_music, experimental · rating 10
bayimproviser.com · details The Do-Over Music Series at Shapeshifters Cinema: John Ivers, Michelle Lee, Suki O'Kane, Lisa Mezzacappa
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 · Miro Sprague/Karl McComas-Reichl/Dan Schnelle · The Sound Room (Oakland) · live_music, jazz · rating 9
soundroom.org · details What a band!!!! Often they are on the road with BIG names but now this is a showcase of their talent! Miro has been on the road with Karrin Allyson. Karl tours with Jane Monheit, John C Reilly and Anthony Wilson. Dan has toured with all of these musicians. But now we get to focus on THEIR music.
10:00 AM · Musical Story Time · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · FREE · community · rating 8
berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info · details What began in 2013 as a small musical story time at Berkeley’s Claremont Branch Library has grown into one of the East Bay’s most beloved family traditions. Founded by children’s librarian Michael Kwende (“Mr. Michael”) and retired librarian and guitarist Tim DeWolf, The Story Time Band is now a dynamic ensemble featuring children’s librarian, Juan Castille, library specialist, Donovan Russell, and longtime Berkeley resident and keyboardist Tienne Lee.
7:00 PM · SOLAS · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · $44/$49
(INCLUDES ALL FEES) · live_music, folk · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details While the band has seen various lineup changes over the years, the spirit of innovation and reverence for Irish tradition has remained constant. As Solas takes to the road for this milestone tour, they’re joined by a stellar lineup that honors the band’s legacy while lighting the way forward.
7:00 PM · In The Red · Hillside Club (Berkeley) · Buy Tickets · film · rating 7
eventbrite.com · details Struggling and overcoming in one of the wealthiest cities in the country.
7:30 PM · Colleen Green · Ivy Room (Albany) · $20.39 · live_music, rock · rating 7
ivyroom.com · details ivy room presents - genre - indie rock, diy, alternative
7:30 PM · CÓRDOBA · Yoshi's (Oakland) · $25 - $49 · live_music, latin_world, rock · rating 7
yoshis.com · details GENRE-BLENDING SOUND THAT FUSES POP, ROCK, R&B AND LATIN RHYTHMS
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.
1:15 PM · Tour: Maren Hassinger · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · art, workshop · rating 6
bampfa.org · details Senior Curator Anthony Graham offers a tour of Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing which he co-curated with Chief Curator Margot Norton. Author of the lead exhibition catalogue essay, Graham will explore the evolution of Hassinger's practice through her material experiments in sculpture, her long-standing engagement with movement and performance, and her work with the moving image.
3:00 PM · Wrenching News Workshop · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · art, workshop · rating 6
bampfa.org · details Participate in the creation of Wrenching News , an artwork featured in Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing . Berkeley-based artist Julia Goodman guides participants through the process of twisting and knotting newspapers according to Hassinger’s specifications. The resulting collaborative artwork will be added to the installation, which will grow throughout the course of the exhibition.
7:00 PM · The Secret · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · film · rating 6
bampfa.org · details Loosely based on a real-life double-homicide case, Ann Hui’s grisly debut feature is a key film of the early Hong Kong New Wave. A young couple has been murdered—strung up in the woods—and Lin (Sylvia Chang), a friend of one of the victims, takes it upon herself to investigate. Interviews provide scarce clues, but every tree, alleyway, and red coat suggest something spectral.
8:00 PM · Non Plus Temps w/ Pateka · Thee Stork Club (Oakland) · live_music, rock · rating 6
wl.seetickets.us · details Thurs., 11/5/26 Non Plus Temps, Pateka, Murder Murder 8:00pm, $10 adv., $12 door Non Plus Temps (album release) Non Plus Temps are a Bay Area ensemble whose core members you'll also find in fine bands such as Famous Mammals Naked Roommate, & Preening. Tail waggers all, but bunched together here, they spray a hybrid snork like few others. The debut lp, 'Desire Choir' from 2022 was an infectious hopper of left field dub & etcetera that make it difficult to stay still.
time TBA · Free First Thursday · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · art · rating 6
bampfa.org · details First Thursdays are a great time to visit BAMPFA! Admission to our galleries is free all day.
6:30 PM · Alameda Uke Night · The Fireside (Alameda) · live_music, folk · rating 5
planetzoop.com · details Alameda Uke Night Hosted by Ukulenny First Thursdays Fireside Lounge 6:30p lesson 7p jam 8p open mic 8:30p jam 1453 Webster St. Featuring: Ukulenny
time TBA · TEE SANDERS · Tommy T's (Pleasanton) · Tickets · comedy · rating 4
tommyts-com.seatengine.com · details Event Description Biography November 05 Tee Sanders Tee Sanders PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING RULES CAREFULLY AS THEY WILL BE ENFORCED WITHOUT EXCEPTION. * PURCHASER'S CREDIT CARD USED FOR PURCHASE AND MATCHING ID REQUIRED TO PICK UP TICKETS AT WILL CALL* * 2 item minimum purchase PER PERSON required (Can be any combination of Food and/or Beverage) * Tickets are Will Call only. No emailed tickets.
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.