« May 2011 »
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1
9th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day
City of Berkeley honors survivors and remembers all who perished
Free
10:30 am
Vukani Mawethu Choir
25th Anniversary
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
4:00 pm
2
3
Freight Open Mic
the Bay Area's premier open stage event
$4.50 advance / $6.50 at door
8:00 pm
4
Ernie Halter, Andy Kong, Rick Hardin
captivating, singer-songwriter acoustic bliss
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
8:00 pm
5
Bill Evans presents "The Banjo In America"
tracing the banjo from West African roots to the New World w/ special guest Bill Amatneek (bass)
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
8:00 pm
6
Hot Club of Cowtown
Parisian jazz meets Texas swing w/ Elana James, Whit Smith & Jake Erwin
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
8:00 pm
7
Patchwork Series featuring Kid Kaleidoscope, Vaudevillians Stage Troupe, EarthCapades
kids show
$8.00 advance / $9.00 at door
10:30 am
Fishtank Ensemble
cross-pollinated Gypsy music
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
8:00 pm
8
Real Vocal String Quartet
cutting edge innovation
$22.50 advance / $24.50 at door
8:00 pm
9
10
Taj Mahal, Maria Muldaur
blues artists benefit show for the Wonderful Women of Science
$49.50 advance / $59.50 at door
8:00 pm
11
Raiatea Helm & Band
young hawaiian singing sensation
w/ special guests Kawika Alfiche and Hula Halau
$24.50 advance / $26.50 at door
8:00 pm
12
Jazzschool Institute Vocal Concert
an evening of end-of-semester performances
$10.50 advance / $12.50 at door
8:00 pm
13
Tin Hat
seductive chamber folk
$22.50 advance / $24.50 at door
8:00 pm
14
Soul Power w/ Eastside Horns
9 piece band's unstoppable 1970's style groove
$18.50 advance / $20.50 at door
8:00 pm
15
Ellen Robinson
elegantly spicy jazz vocalist and her classy quartet
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
8:00 pm
16
West Coast Songwriters Competition
professionally judged original songs contest
$6.50 advance / $8.50 at door
7:30 pm
17
18
Eliza Gilkyson w/ Nina Gerber
folk music for the 21st century - CD release show
$24.50 advance / $26.50 at door
8:00 pm
19
Evie Ladin & Evil Diane plus Old Sledge
talented interpreters of new & old music
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
8:00 pm
20
Jimmy LaFave
gritty, passionate Texan singer/songwriter
$24.50 advance / $26.50 at door
8:00 pm
21
The Rubinoos Jr.
kids show
$8.50 advance / $9.50 at door
11:00 am
Lost Weekend
western swing band CD release celebration
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
8:00 pm
22
Butch Hancock
songcraft from West Texas ranconteur of the Flatlanders
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
8:00 pm
23
Classical at the Freight presents Schumann Party with Robin Sharp
an informal and invigorating evening of chamber music, with Ben Simon, host
$8.50 advance / $10.50 at door
8:00 pm
24
Freight Open Mic
the Freight stage awaits you
$4.50 advance / $6.50 at door
8:00 pm
25
Birth of the Cool - Miles Davis Birthday Tribute
Jazz Mafia founder Adam Theis and all-star band plays tribute to Miles Davis' monumental, Birth of The Cool
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
8:00 pm
26
Laurie Antonioli
one of jazz’s most adventurous vocalists
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
8:00 pm
27
Bill Kirchen
rockabilly & truck stop rock from the titan of the Telecaster
$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door
8:00 pm
28
Tim O'Brien
roots music multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire
$26.50 advance / $28.50 at door
8:00 pm
29
Abraham Lincoln Brigade Celebration
Spanish Civil War songs and images
$22.50 advance / $24.50 at door
2:00 pm
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George Winston
solo piano artistry
$36.50 advance / $39.50 at door
8:00 pm