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Cafes and Music Venues
Berkeley, CA
The Ashkenaz is a non-profit live music and dance venue located in Berkeley, CA, that presents regional and international artists playing traditional and contemporary music from all around the world. Ashkenaz is the East Bay’s home to international music and dance since 1973. ...
Berkeley, CA
Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music is the East bay’s most exciting craft beer garden and live music venue with two full bars, 42 beer taps, two stages, a full kitchen and a large beer garden patio with fire pits. Cornerstone Berkeley provides one of the best concert experiences in the Bay Area. The venue provides for up to three green rooms, VIP mezzanine viewing, and excellent sightlines throughout the space. ...
Berkeley, CA
Founded in 1968, The Freight & Salvage is a nonprofit community arts organization and a premier listening room located two blocks from campus in the Downtown Berkeley Arts District. The venue seats 490 and features a state-of-the-art sound system from Meyer Sound Labs. The Freight is dedicated to promoting public awareness and understanding of traditional music that is rooted in and expressive of the great variety of regional, ethnic, and social cultures of peoples throughout the world. ...
Berkeley, CA
The Back Room in Berkeley is an intimate space with great acoustics and comfortable seating that showcases acoustically-based genres including jazz, blues, folk, bluegrass, Americana and more. The Back Room has a wonderful ambience with brick walls, a high vaulted wooden ceiling, and a Steinway Grand onstage. The Back Room is an all-ages venue. Children under 12 are free. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Berkeley, CA
The Starry Plough Pub is a full service restaurant, pub, and nightclub that has been a staple of the East Bay scene since 1973. Each day of the week brings a different form of entertainment: traditional Irish music on Sunday, Irish dancing on Monday, open mic on Tuesday, and a poetry slam on Wednesday. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Berkeley, CA
Opened in 2016, The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall is a multi-tiered, all-ages, 1400 capacity live music venue in downtown Berkeley, CA. The venue boasts a state-of-the-art sound, light and video production, live streaming capabilities, and a full service bar and kitchen. The UC Theatre presents a diverse range of local, national and international artists and bands including indie, alternative, jazz, R&B, electronica, hip-hop, EDM, world, pop, comedy and much more. ...
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