Sad Park & Heart of Gold w/ Caracara, Giveaway
Starline Social Club PresentsSAD PARKHEART OF GOLDCARACARAGIVEAWAYLive in the Crystal CavernSaturday October 1, 2022 – Doors @ 7pm$16 adv // $18 dos18+——————–
Mas Super Cumbias (First Friday)
Starline Social Club PresentsMÁS SUPER CUMBIASDJ Sets conMALA VIDAPHILTHY DRONEZBOBBY COSMOSLive in the Crystal CavernFirst Friday August 5, 2022 @ 9pmFREE!!!!! – SLIDE THRU21+————Enjoy the many splendors of Cumbia, Guaguanco, Vallenato, Discos Originales, Editadas Psicodelicas, A-GoGo y más en El Starline Social Club de Oakland — DJs Mala Vida, Philthy Dronez y Bobby Cosmos will have you moving and grooving all night with an assortment of tropical sounds from vinyl and other formats you never knew existed.
Catch Prichard w/ James Wavey & August Lee Stevens
Starline Social Club PresentsCATCH PRICHARDJAMES WAVEYAUGUST LEE STEVENSLive in the Crystal CavernFriday September 16 2022 – Doors @ 8pm$12 adv // $15 dos18+——————–
Narrow Head w/ The Berries, Bedlocked
Starline Social Club Presents:NARROW HEADTHE BERRIESBEDLOCKEDLive in the BallroomSaturday October 1, 2022 – Doors @ 8pm$16 adv // $18 dos18+—————“Nobody has riffs anymore,” says founding member/vocalist/guitarist Jacob Duarte when asked about his approach on 12th House Rock, Narrow Head’s highly anticipated LP for Run for Cover due on August 28. “That’s the kind of band we are and to me, that’s just how you write songs. Drums, bass, guitar, vocals. Nothing else. There are no other instruments on the record.”The Houston-based band’s latest entry is the distillation of the greatest moments in 90’s alternative and hard rock with a fresh set of ears, thirteen tracks of their signature brand of bludgeoning lullabies bursting at the seams with creative ideas, new directions and yes, massive, monolithic riffs. In between the sparkle and smash, open-hearted and emotionally naked songwriting showcases a core piece of the band’s identity– showcasing 12th House Rock as one of the best releases of 2020. “It’s the definitive work of Narrow Head,” proudly explains bassist Ryan Chavez. “Recorded in a studio over a month’s span, the way they used to do it. Not just for the sake of making it that way, but because it was the right way for us.”Delving into deep-seated themes of self loathing, desolation, self-medication, the loss of loved ones and hopeful redemption,12th House Rock is, as the title suggests, a rock-focused LP themed on transition– exploring the vast abyss of darkness just before the sun cracks upon the horizon. “A lot of the record was made in the late hours and early morning,” recalls Duarte. ”Those quiet moments alone when utter silence and my self-medication made it impossible to escape from my own thoughts. It was also from a specific time when I didn’t take care of myself and made bad decisions in all aspects of my life. These songs were a way out, temporarily anyway.”Duarte references specific songs on the record as touchstones within that dark period. “’Emmadazey’ and ‘Hard to Swallow’ were inspired by pharmaceuticals and when the people around you know that you’re making bad decisions but are afraid to tell you,” he reveals. “’Crankcase. is about staying up for days at a time, not eating and chain smoking.” Guitarist William Menjivar is also quick to add that “’Ponderosa’ is about big life choices and the empty feelings of ‘What if?’ thinking about whether or not your decision was the right one. In the end it doesn’t matter because you can never take it back.” Yet while all the songs follow explore the darkness, Menjivar adds emphatically that 12th House Rock “does have moments of optimism and sentimentality, so it’s not a completely dark record. Nostalgia is also something we want people to feel when they listen to this.”
James Brandon Lewis w/ Astronauts, Etc (DJ set)
Starline Social Club PresentsJAMES BRANDON LEWISASTRONAUTS, ETC (DJ Set)Live in the Crystal CavernMonday August 8th 2022 – Doors @ 7pm$15 – 18+——————–James Brandon Lewis (b.1983) is a critically- acclaimed composer, saxophonist, and writer. He has received accolades from NPR, ASCAP Foundation, Macdowell, and The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. He has been described as “ a saxophonist who embodies and transcends tradition” by The New York Times. “The saxophonist has balanced a deep, gospel-informed spirituality with Free-Jazz abandon and hard-hitting funk-meets-hip-hop underpinning,” says Rolling Stone Magazine. He has released several critically-acclaimed albums, most recently the highly touted Jesup Wagon, which was voted Record of the Year by Jazz Times magazine. Lewis is a member and co-founder of American Book Award winning ensemble Heroes Are Gang Leaders. James was recently voted Rising Star Tenor Saxophonist by Downbeat magazine’s 2020’s International Critics poll. He attended Howard University and received his M.F.A from California Institute of the Arts.
Michigander w/ Abby Holiday (MOVED TO CORNERSTONE)
MOVED TO CORNERSTONE BERKELEY –> https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Michigander-with-Abby-Holiday/523357?afflky=CornerstoneBerkeleyStarline Social Club PresentsMICHIGANDERABBY HOLIDAYLive in the Ballroom – MOVED TO CORNERSTONESunday April 2, 2023 – Doors @ 7pm$15 adv // $18 dos18+——————–
Bicicletas Por La Paz w/ Animal Prince
Starline Social Club PresentsBICICLETAS POR LA PAZANIMAL PRINCEDJ sets by @rae_the_gay @andresdongo Live in the BallroomSaturday August 13 2022 – Doors @ 8pm$1518+——————–
Will Wood w/ Shayfer James & Matt Pless
Bloody Racket Presents:WILL WOODwith special guestsSHAYFER JAMESMATT PLESSLive in the BallroomWednesday Sept 14 2022 – Doors @ 7pm$40 adv // $45 dos18+——————-Will Wood is an American singer-songwriter, multi-media artist, and alternative comic known for his ever-changing style and difficult-to-decipher public persona. Wood has released numerous singles and three studio albums: Everything Is A Lot, in 2015; Self-Ish (stylized as SELF-iSH), in 2016, The Normal Album in 2020, and the forthcoming In Case I Make It, (stylized as “In case I make It,”) to be released on July 29th, 2022. Little is known about the actual Will Wood, having often been the subject of strange myths, misinformation, and misconceptions. Despite having achieved viral success at the height of the pandemic, Wood has expressed a disdain both personal and ideological for social media, and does not shy away from making these views public. Unlike many artists in this era, Wood makes the fact that he doesn’t operate any social media accounts clear, openly resisting the way artists are expected to self-promote. Despite his reputation as a private and almost reclusive man, Wood has consistently been open about his past struggles with addiction and his life as a sufferer of mental illness, having entered recovery early in his career and later being diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. Wood donates portions of his income to various mental health charities, including the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, saying, “I’ve gotten a lot better. I want to try and do something to help others get there.”About the upcoming “In case I make it,” Wood has said:“In case I make it,” is a reversal of my original, more fitting title, In Case I Die, which I think having mentioned has people thinking that this record is my “I feel better now” album. Which is a nice story, of course, but ultimately is just a story. Maybe I just wanted to tell a nice story, or live in one. The music itself shows how inaccurate the new title is, and over the course of the record sort of shows why it needed the quotes and comma I’ve since added. “In case I make it,” is a fragment; an incomplete thought spoken too soon. It’s what “Will Wood” accidentally called his new album. It’s almost sort of as if it’s a concept album about making an album called In Case I Make It. Taking a step back, I think the album ultimately is about hope and hopelessness, real and imagined. It’s about poison traps and cheese on the moon. It’s about trying to survive yourself so you can better yourself. It’s deeply personal and embarrassingly transparent, but obtusely self-referential and obnoxiously self-indulgent. It’s 73 minutes of a boring little nobody spilling his guts, and then looking at them and going “oh, gross, do you see that?” and trying to laugh at himself. It’s my favorite one I’ve done. The real story is that I feel like a totally different person than I was even just a year or two ago, and this new person needs to express himself in ways the old one couldn’t. And then he needs a break.
The Veldt w/ Columba Livia, Bad Tiger
Starline Social Club Presents:THE VELDTCOLUMBA LIVIABAD TIGERLive in the Crystal CavernWednesday Sept 7 2022 – Doors @ 6pm **EARLY SHOW**$12 adv // $15 dos18+————————-
Milk & Cookies (21+)
Starline Social Club and Boomzilla Sound Collective Present:MILK & COOKIESLive in the Crystal CavernSaturday July 23 2022 – 10pm-2amFREE! (w/ RSVP)21+————————-Milk & Cookies IS BACK! After a long 2-year hiatus (F**K You COVID) the BoomZilla crew is ready to get back on the decks to get you shakin across the dancefloor! DJs SantosSocialClub, illscience and ƐV3 will keep the house tunes bumping all night. As always, we’ll have our signature milk and cookies (individually wrapped) midnight toast. The party is FREE with RSVP, so lock Milk & Cookies on your calendar, bring your friends and express yourself. All welcome. All loved. WE CAN”T WAIT TO SEE YOU! Check out our mixes: IGGY https://www.mixcloud.com/miss-dj-iggy-boomzilla/SantosSocialClub https://www.mixcloud.com/santossocialclub/illscience SoundCloud.com/illscience