First Friday shows are always FREE! This month featuring The Lucky Eejits, The Sorority, The Stabs and Enemy of My Enemy.
Our First Friday is always a free showcase of mostly local indie / punk bands. This month we bring you Spindrift, Spiral Electric, The Odd Numbers, Life In 24 Frames, and Rollin Hand;
+DJ Orb!
Santa Rosa indie rock band Manzanita Falls joined by indie / alt-punk San Francisco acts Thunderegg, and Northern Waste
Every First Friday, the Uptown Nightclub presents a FREE show of bands that speak to the heart of Oakland's ascension. This month showcases iconic punk bands: Neutralboy, Roadside Bombs, Genuine Parts, and The Pathogens.
Dark progressive Brighton/London UK band Birdeatsbaby touring to support their 4th LP, along with SF anachrofuturistic electric cellist/singer-songwriter Unwoman, and Oakland's Victoria & The Vaudevillains.
This Is My Fest returns in its 4th year with2 of 4 nights at The Uptown! 11 bands on 2 stages, including Ghoul, Year of the Fist, Verbal Abuse, Captain 9's, and more!
This Is My Fest returns to the Uptown in its fourth year with two nights of shows, with Nothington, DFMK, Broadway Calls, Four Lights, Heartsounds, and more!
The Hanging Garden's 4th annual dance party celebration honoring the music of Siouxsie & the Banshees, with DJs X (House Of Usher/Roderick's Chamber) and Davey Bones, plus visuals by the wEirdOs!
Blackheart Bash 4th Annual Halloween Show with bands performing as The Mifits, The Cramps, and The Ramones, + costume contest and more!
Doors 8PM | Show 9:30PM
Every First Friday, The Uptown Nightclub presents a FREE show of bands that speak to the heart of Oakland's ascension. This month features punk outfits Mighty Quinn and the Oakland Ronin, Bum City Saints, Coercion, and Ghost of California.
On the first Friday of every month, The Uptown presents a FREE live music showcase that celebrates Bay Area artist and musicians. This 10-year-old event highlights Bay Area bands who we believe deserve your attention. January's showcase brings you garage rockers Dirty Denim, darkwave band Esses, post-punk group Composite, & rock 'n' roll outfit Sweetwater Black.
Touring Los Angeles post-punk / darkwave bands Cold Showers and Second Still are joined by energetic Oakland post-punk outfit Wax Idols. KALX DJ Fernando spinning vinyl between sets. $8 Advance | $10 Doors.
Francisco Fernandez of The Ferocious Few has been the bucking force behind his unstoppable outlaw cowboy band for more than ten years. His punkabilly roadhouse rock and roll has commanded attention everywhere he plays. No cover! 21+
Live performances by San Francisco hip hop act Children of the Funk ft. Mantis One, Oakland punk band Year of the Fist, and East Bay jazz/punk-surf The Helltones. The tap list will feature three malt liquor releases: 510 Malt Liquor, the debut of 1020 Imperial Malt Liquor, and Hazy Monkey.
Tarah Who? is a Los Angeles rock band fronted by grunge-punk sage Tarah Carpenter, who channels explosive emotionality into rousing anthems. Enemy Of My Enemy is a punk rock 'n' roll band from Santa Cruz.
Touring New York DJ Jonathan Toubin's New York Night Train Soul Clap and Dance-Off party! Spinning raw, wild, and uncommon original 7-inch vinyl by unsung artists of the '50s and '60s on the beat of today's dance floor. With live performances by New York '60s girl group-inspired garage rock outfit Baby Shakes and Oakland post-punk / no wave band The World! Guest selector and dance contest panel of judges include members of The Younger Lovers, Hunx and His Punx, Kids On A Crime Spree, B-Side Brujas, KALX & WFMU DJs! Come wiggle your hips and take home that $100 dance contest winner's prize!
Oakland-based singer-songwriter Thadeus Gonzalez, Oakland post-punk / power pop outfit Matadore, Oakland melodic guitar-driven power pop band Dead Sound, and hardcore Oakland punk en Espanol band Deseos Primitivos!
Punk on the Patio! Free punk show featuring locals The Hammerbombs, Los Angeles outfit Failing Up, Sacramento pop-punk band Lightweight, and a solo set by Casey of The Lucky Eejits! Free entry.
Austin TX punk/oi!/glam outfit Lower Class Brats, joined by veteran punkers The Generators, hardcore punk band Verbal Abuse, mighty SF trio Blank Spots, and Bay Area street rock band Harrington Saints! $12 Advance, $15 At the Door
First Fridays are free! An 11-year-old free showcase featuring some of the best local acts on the first Friday of every month. This month features San Francisco alternative pop band Dangermaker, Oakland power pop outfit Matadore, melodic lo-fi Oakland act Rollin Hand, and Oakland psychedelic rock / alternative hip hop group Unlikely Heroes.
Hobocore band The Goddamn Gallows, rockabilly / punk outfit Gutter Demons, and psycho-punk group The Strikers.
Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirt formed a new covers band with their tech/manager Bill Schneider, audio engineer Chris Dugan and guitarist Jason White. Their past set lists have included songs by The Replacements, Generation X, Psychedelic Furs, Bowie, The Who, The Ramones, and more.
SF melodic punk band Cut Up joined by Seattle pop punk outfit Coyote Bred. Free show in our outdoor patio.
Free early matinee show featuring Raptors, Teenage Sex, and an acoustic set by Hammerbombs. Come have an afternoon drink and get your daytime punk on.
The most rock n roll Halloween Bash in the Bay Area! Live performances by
Memphis Murder Men (as Misfits), Ramones (Ramones tribute), and Oinga Boinga (Oingo Boingo femme tribute), + burlesque, costume prizes, and more! Advance tickets coming soon.
Mighty Quinn & The Oakland Ronin (LP Release Party), Jonny Manak & The Depressives, Between Your Teeth, Stay Out, + DJ Jesse Luscious (KALX). For Mighty Quinn & The Oakland Ronin this is a release party for their brand new LP available on Vinyl and CD. No cover.
First Fridays are Free! For the past decade The Uptown has presented a Free First Friday showcase of mostly local artists we believe deserve your attention. This month features San Jose mod band The Odd Numbers, blues rock / genre bending outfit Flexx Bronco, raw and psychotic punk band Rock and Roll Adventure Kids, and goth surf band Harriot. Plus KALX DJs Jesse Luscious & Annabelle. No cover.
Austin TX Lower Class Brats mix punk, oi!, and '70s glam, joined by San Francisco street punk/Oi! band The Old Firm Casuals, English punk band from Ryde, Isle of Wight Grade 2, and East Bay heavy metal band Charger.
For the past 11 years, The Uptown has hosted a free showcase of bands we feel deserve your attention. This month includes Shark Punch, Lucky Eejits, and Elderly Abuse. Doors open at 5pm for Happy Hour; first band goes on at 9pm.
Punk Black, featuring Unlikely Heroes, A Band Called Pain, KULA, H A N G, Before I Break, Ghosthead, A Quart of Blood Technique, and Modern Monsters. Click photo icon for ticket information.
Swedish punk band Perkele, Sonoma rock n roll outfit Roadside Bombers, Salinas street punk group Infirmities, and UK oi! band Grade 2 from the Isle of Wight.
Gnarboots (Asian Man Records) is a dynamic, formless entity of musical non-conformity from Gilroy, Ca. They don't practice, and anything goes. Quentel The Cryptic is a creature who likes Crystal Castles and David Bowie and whose existence has been suggested but that is unrecognized by a scientific consensus. Vantana Row are an experimental punk band based out of Oakland.
Philadelphia pop-punk band Radiator Hospital, Baltimore indie folk outfit Outer Spaces, and San Jose twee-punk artist Try The Pie.
Radbiker Artshow with San Francisco hardcore band Western Addiction, Oakland punx TV STATIC, plus C.H.U.T. and Macko. 7pm art opening followed at 9pm with bands.
SOLD OUT. Definitive SoCal hardcore punk band Black Flag, plus Arizona ska-punk outfit The Linecutters.
Los Angeles twee-punk band SUZIE TRUE (ex-Bearcats), San Francisco DIY indiepop / jangle-punk outfit GALORE, Seaside fuzz pop super group ARTSICK (members of Burnt Palms, Kids On A Crime Spree, Lunchbox), and Oakland indiepop duo HORRIBLE/ADORABLE, + KALX DJ Fernando between sets.
Post-genre power trio comprised of guitarist Mike Baggetta, bassist Mike Watt (MINUTEMEN, fIREHOSE, The Stooges) and drummer Stephen Hodges (Mavis Staples, Tom Waits, David Lynch).
EVENT CANCELED Karaoke Night at The Uptown! Every Wednesday at 9PM, right after Moonlight Comedy. No cover.