Art Is Women reception, featuring plum dada and lesser gods art, + vinyl sets by KALX DJs Matokie and Poindexter! Doors open for happy hour at 5pm. KALX DJs go on at 9pm.
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For the last 11 years, The Uptown has brought you a free showcase on the First Friday of every month. We highlight bands and artists we feel deserve more of your attention. This month features independent singer-songwriter Tyler Jakes, East Bay ska band Shark Punch, Bay Area prog-pop unit Catchlight, and San Francisco alt-pop outfit Errors.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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First Fridays Are Free! June's free first Friday showcase features Oakland industrial metal outfit Suicide Queen, Santa Cruz bluesy hard rock band The Bad Light, San Francisco indie rockers Greater Sirens, and new rock band Electric Plume making their Oakland debut.
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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!
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Every First Friday the Uptown presents a local showcase of the best new local bands in the Bay - and it's FREE! Don't miss Feb 3rd featuring four female-fronted artists making waves in the scene: Cave Clove, Daikon, Annie Bacon + All My Pretty Ones.
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