San Francisco Metro: Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · Live Music · East Bay · 16 events · data version 20261021-173303
3:00 PM · Black Women's Roots Festival · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · $49/$54
(INCLUDES ALL FEES) · live_music, folk, festival · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details Linda Tillery is a Grammy nominated vocalist, producer, drummer, percussionist, and cultural historian. She has been an influential force in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene for nearly 60 years. Her entry into performing was as lead singer in the psychedelic soul band, Loading Zone. The Loading Zone released one recording on RCA Victor, played at the Fillmore East and West opening for Arlo Guthrie, Chuck Berry, Cream, Vanilla Fudge, Janis Joplin, Iron Butterfly and Tiny Tim.
4:00 PM · Berkeley Symphony: Night of the Imagination · Hillside Club (Berkeley) · live_music, classical · rating 8
purchase.berkeleysymphony.org · details Night has often been a canvas for composers—a space where reality blurs and the imagination takes ov... Read more
2:00 PM · Old Time Shred Sesh / Irish Session · The Starry Plough (Berkeley) · Free · folk, live_music · rating 7
thestarryplough.com · details Old Time Shred Sesh 2-4 PM (Free), Early kids session 4-5:30PM, Session at 5:30PM
5:00 PM · Uromastyx · Ivy Room (Albany) · PURCHASE TICKETS · live_music, rock · rating 7
ivyroom.com · details ivy room presents Uromastyx + Spider Garage + SourFlower - Food by VEGAN MOB genre - rock Sun Nov 15 Minimum age: 21 and over Show time: 6:00 PM Doors open: 5:00 PM TICKETS Description IVY ROOM PRESENTS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15TH — UROMASTYX SPIDER GARAGE SUNFLOWER Food by VEGAN MOB 5pm doors / 6pm show ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE — IVY ROOM 860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+ — UROMASTYX — Uromastyx is an alternative rock band hailing from Berkeley California. Founded in 2009 by Jon Moses Schickman.
7:00 PM · BRIAN SIMPSON · Yoshi's (Oakland) · $33 - $79 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
yoshis.com · details Sun November 15, 2026 Contemporary jazz pianist and composer BRIAN SIMPSON Doors: 6:30PM Show: 7:00PM After graduating from Northern Illinois University, keyboardist and composer Brian Simpson relocated to Los Angeles, where he was soon playing alongside musicians Gerald Albright and Norman Brown and eventually on a world tour with Janet Jackson. In 1990, Simpson received a call from George Duke that led to a decade of touring and production work with the late jazz legend.
3:00 PM · The Head & the Load · Cal Performances (Berkeley) · theater, dance, live_music · rating 0 · no longer listed secure.calperformances.org · details
4:00 PM · Etta James Tribute · Historic BAL Theatre (San Leandro) · BUY TICKETS · live_music, rnb_soul_funk · rating 0 · no longer listed baltheatre.com · details Etta James Tribute Sun | Nov 15 Show: 4:00 pm Buy Tickets About This Event Kaye Bohler Tribute to Etta James, Celebrate the unforgettable voice and timeless music of Etta James in a powerful live tribute concert. From soulful ballads to rhythm and blues classics, this special performance honors the passion, strength, and unmistakable style that made Etta James a music legend. Enjoy beloved songs including At Last, Id Rather Go Blind, Somethings Got a Hold on Me, Tell Mama, and many more.
8:00 PM · Allison Russell · UC Theatre (Berkeley) · BUY TICKETS · live_music, folk · rating 0 · no longer listed theuctheatre.org · details Montreal-born, Nashville-based Allison Russell is a Grammy, Juno, Americana, SOCAN, and Folk Award–winning artist and Polaris Prize–shortlisted singer-songwriter, producer, author, actor, and human rights advocate. Her acclaimed solo debut Outside Child (2021) was followed by The Returner (2023), released via Concord/Fantasy.
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 · INAUGURAL CONCERT! · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/lefe · live_music, classical, folk · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details LAND’S END FOLK ENSEMBLE:CLASSICAL MUSICIANS EXPLORE FOLK MUSIC Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/lefe
time TBA · RAGTIME AND TRADITIONAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/ragtime · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details VIRGINIA TICHENOR’S RAGTIME QUARTET Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/ragtime
time TBA · Sonor Solo Festival 2026 — “French Impressions” · Berkeley Piano (Berkeley) · live_music, classical, festival · rating 0 · no longer listed sonormusicschool.com · details In-person themed solo-performance festival for young musicians, featuring French-composer or France-inspired repertoire. Exact performance times are to be announced.
time TBA · TRIBUTE TO JIMMY VAN HEUSEN · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/JVH · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details “IN THE TRADITION” JAZZ & POP PIANO TRIO Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/JVH