Tuesday Night Comedy at Starline Social Club: Live in the Crystal Cavern
See the Bay’s best comedians every Tuesday night at the legendary Starline Social Club in Uptown Oakland. Featuring local favorites and rising stars from Netflix, late night TV, Comedy Central, SF Sketchfest and more, live in the Crystal Cavern! Doors at 6:30, show at 7:00 PM. Produced by DOPE SHOW Comedy. Featured in SF Weekly, East Bay Express, Yelp Bay Area, and more! Check out DopeShowComedy.com for more shows across San Francisco and Oakland. Follow us on Instagram @DopeShowBayArea! 24-hour notice required for cancellations. Seating is first come, first serve. Parties later than 30-40 minutes may have their tickets sold at the door.
Tuesday Night Comedy at Starline Social Club: Live in the Crystal Cavern
See the Bay’s best comedians every Tuesday night at the legendary Starline Social Club in Uptown Oakland. Featuring local favorites and rising stars from Netflix, late night TV, Comedy Central, SF Sketchfest and more, live in the Crystal Cavern! Doors at 7:30, show at 8:00 PM. Produced by DOPE SHOW Comedy. Featured in SF Weekly, East Bay Express, Yelp Bay Area, and more! Check out DopeShowComedy.com for more shows across San Francisco and Oakland. Follow us on Instagram @DopeShowBayArea! 24-hour notice required for cancellations. Seating is first come, first serve. Parties later than 30-40 minutes may have their tickets sold at the door.
Tuesday Night Comedy at Starline Social Club: Live in the Crystal Cavern
See the Bay’s best comedians every Tuesday night at the legendary Starline Social Club in Uptown Oakland. Featuring local favorites and rising stars from Netflix, late night TV, Comedy Central, SF Sketchfest and more, live in the Crystal Cavern! Doors at 6:30, show at 7:00 PM. Produced by DOPE SHOW Comedy. Featured in SF Weekly, East Bay Express, Yelp Bay Area, and more! Check out DopeShowComedy.com for more shows across San Francisco and Oakland. Follow us on Instagram @DopeShowBayArea! 24-hour notice required for cancellations. Seating is first come, first serve. Parties later than 30-40 minutes may have their tickets sold at the door.
Jeromes Dream w/ Floral, State Faults, Hawak
Starline Social Club and The Hard Times Shows Present:JEROMES DREAMFLORALSTATE FAULTSHAWAKThursday May 26 2022 – Doors 7pm$20 adv // $25 dos18+——– Jeromes Dream formed during the burgeoning post-hardcore and emo era of the mid-90s, when a surge of new genres and subgenres spread like wildfire and would become the foundation of an entirely new music scene. Created in the basements of Connecticut in 1997, Jeromes Dream began as a result of personal uncertainty, instability, loss, and rage. Jeff Smith (bass, vocals) Nick Antonopoulos (guitar), and Erik Ratensperger (drums) created an aural violence in their dynamic and unpredictable songs. At that time, bands like Orchid, Reversal of Man, and pageninetynine were making similarly polemic music. But Jeromes Dream carved its own path and helped to define the subgenre that would come to be known as emo-violence. In 2001, Jeromes Dream recorded and released their final record “Presents” before disbanding that same year. “Presents” was a deliberate departure from anything the band did previously, which included a more refined and technical sound and new vocal stylings from singer Jeff Smith. On “Presents” Jeromes Dream felt that they were creatively in uncharted territory, and embraced it throughout the writing process. It was a liberating time for the band, and they did not adhere to rules or preconceived notions as to how the album “should” sound. “Presents” was simultaneously cynical and personal, and yet still drew from the depths of their collective creative expression. Jeromes Dream development of “Presents” culminated in early 2001 when they worked with Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou at God City Studios, bringing the record to life before being released. “Presents” remains an important installation of Jeromes Dream, and a work that they remain proud of. In 2018, Jeromes Dream announced that they would reunite and begin writing a new record together as a band. The response was overwhelming, with fans from all over the world hailing the reunion. In March 2019 the band entered the studio and created a 12-song untitled LP, which they released on their own label, Microspy. Shortly after the LP release, Jeromes Dream became a fully active band again and spent the better part of the following year on tour with the likes of Loma Prieta, Gouge Away, Soul Glo, Touché Amoré, and Daughters. Before everything halted with the pandemic. Fast forward to 2022 and JD is finishing up a new record, and will be announcing more shows as the year progresses.
Liily w/ Model/Actriz
**RESCHEDULED FROM 1/25/22** LiilyModel/Actriz Tues Jan 25, 2022 Doors 7pm // Show 8pm $15 – 18+
Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum w/ Lorelei K
Starline Social Club and (((FolkYEAH!))) Present:Princess Goes to the Butterfly MuseumLorelei K Wednesday March 23 2022 @ 7pm $27 adv // $32 dos 21+ —– Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum is a trio comprised of vocalist, 
lyricist, musician and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning 
and Emmy-nominated actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under, Hedwig
 and the Angry Inch), keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie), and drummer
 Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood). A theatrical sensibility is part of the trio’s DNA, especially in live shows, having
 met several years ago on Broadway during the production of Hedwig and the 
Angry Inch. Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum eschews traditional rock 
instrumentation in favor of a stripped-down synthesizer-and-drum attack,
heard on their debut full-length album THANKS FOR COMING (released
earlier this year), which follows their 2020 self-titled EP. Both have drawn 
praise from Paper, Alternative Press, Associated Press, Consequence of 
Sound, People, American Songwriter, Magnet, FLOOD, Forbes, Huffington
Post, NME, Line of Best Fit, The Independent, Entertainment Tonight and
 more. A wealth of disparate influences flow into Princess Goes to the Butterfly
Museum’s songs – the glam, experimental, ambient music of David
 Bowie, Giorgio Moroder’s ‘70s disco productions for Donna Summer, ‘80s new
 wave dance music, contemporary electronic dance acts like Justice, and the 
roster of France’s Ed Banger label.Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum’s album Thanks For Coming was released in February 2021.
Windhand w/ Un
Starline Social Club PresentsWindhandUnMonday June 27 2022 – Doors 7 / Show 8$21 adv // $26 dos18+——– For a band who traffic in measured, unhurried riffage, Richmond’s WINDHAND have moved awfully quickly over the last few years. Founded in 2009, the VA quintet have been making waves since the release of their 2010 practice space demo, a two-track CD that garnered the band comparisons to artists like Electric Wizard, The Devil’s Blood, and Black Sabbath. That auspicious start was further realized in March 2012 when the band released their self-titled debut, which quickly became an underground hit and sold out of multiple vinyl presses in a matter of months. A year later, the band officially signed to Relapse Records. After a steady touring schedule, the band collaborated with Richmond brethren Cough on a split entitled Reflection of the Negative, which was released on Relapse in April 2013. Pitchfork deemed the split WINDHAND’s “best music to date,” and the record’s positive critical reception helped pave the way for WINDHAND to release the highly anticipated album Soma in September 2013. Stereogum, Spin, and the LA Weekly featured Soma prominently on their overall best-of lists. The album was heavily represented in countless metal publications including Revolver, Invisible Oranges, MetalSucks, and Metal Injection. Rolling Stone, NPR, and Pitchfork all took note of Soma as well; the former considered the album the third-best metal release of 2013. Soma was no flash-in-the-pan internet phenomenon. In 2013 and 2014, the band embarked on a series of support and headlining tours across North America, Europe, and Australia, sharing the stage with the likes of Sleep, High on Fire, Dead Meadow and Kvelertak. In addition, Windhand appeared at major festivals including Roadburn, SXSW, Scion Rock Fest, Day of the Shred and Maryland Deathfest. Windhand also took the time in October 2014 to follow up Soma with a brief two-track Halloween split alongside Swedish doomsters Salem’s Pot (released on Riding Easy Records). Noisey liked the record so much that they declared the band “must have definitely sold their souls for their new split.” WINDHAND returned in 2015 with their third full-length, Grief’s Infernal Flower, a multifaceted slab of thundering stoner doom that Noisey has called “doom metal’s most anticipated album of the year.” Produced by Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire, Soundgarden, etc), Grief’s Infernal Flower is massive, heavy, and personal, a modern testament to the power of doom and stoner metal’s legacies. One sees the urgency the band have displayed over their career reflected in their music – long-canonized tropes are reimagined and reinvented, Windhand convey an irrepressible sense of motion even within the slowest of songs. Front woman Dorthia Cottrell firmly establishes herself as one of the best vocalists of the genre by perfectly balancing beauty with enormous power, and the twin-guitar attack of Garrett Morris and Asechiah Bogdan weaves together nine songs of perfect riffs and fuzzed-out bliss. That often-delicate splendor is all tempered by the colossal rhythmic mastery of bassist Parker Chandler and drummer Ryan Wolfe, whose lower-register expertise serves as the backbone of the new record. Though the first two WINDHAND albums were underground classics, Grief’s Infernal Flower stands to see WINDHAND cementing themselves as one of the premier metal bands of our time.
STATUS ft. Justin’s Case, Rawne, Jima, Know Expressions
Starline Social Club and True Justice PresentSTATUSfeaturing:Justin’s CaseRawneDJs:JimaKnow ExpressionsThursday March 3 2022 @ 9pmFree21+——- Music heals. For some it’s listening to it. For some, it’s creating it. For Bay Area artists Equipto, True Justice, Aagee and MC Pauze, the creation of their new super group Justin’s Case was born from a deep love of music — and an intense, sudden need to heal. “I was asked to book a handful of shows for Zion-I last summer,” DJ True Justice reminisces, “Mac Mall and San Quinn were on the bill with us, and this was the first time in a year and change that the state was opening back up to live shows. We wanted to do something special.” Combining a mixture of world music influences, with Equipto’s deeply rooted love of Jazz and the classic Bay Area sensibilities, the group creates a unique sound that seamlessly flows through a variety of genres and sub-genres. Giving the music, and the live show, a universal appeal. Adding that to socially conscious lyrics that challenge the status quo with lyrical prowess, the group is aiming for the listener who has a discerning ear and a mind that seeks the truth. “It all happened organically,” says producer Aagee, “from the ‘just in case’ folder that Equipto gave me with acapellas to build around, to us realizing that the stuff we were creating felt new and fresh to us, to finding out that the name Justin had a much deeper meaning to it than we realized. It felt meant to be.” Justin, meaning fair, or righteous, is definitely well suited to the three artists. Justice and truth, in all its forms, continues to weigh heavy in their influence. That same summer tour had an end result that not only solidified the group’s message, but motivated each of them in some small way. “It all came together right after our last show with Zumbi of Zion-I on July 24th, 2021 in Nevada City.” Equipto recalls. No one in the group could know that the last show of that tour would be the last show Zumbi would ever play. Less than a month later, on August 13th, Stephen ‘Zumbi’ Gaines was dead at the hands of private security of Alta Bates hospital. The group, whose goals include traveling the world with their music and to make people think, are holding a more personal goal close to their hearts. “One of the goals is to get Justice for Zumbi. As his case unfolds, we stay on deck to apply pressure, musically – or with direct action. We’ll be there, just in case, until our brother receives justice.” Equipto, True Justice, MC Pauze and Aagee are Justin’s Case
The Red Pears w/ Archer Oh & 60Juno
Starline Social Club PresentsThe Red PearsArcher Oh60Juno Friday April 1 2022 @ 8pm$13 adv // $15 dos18+ ————- The Red Pears’ founding members, Henry Vargas (vocals and guitar) and Jose Corona (drums), draw their sound from the spectrum between the early 2000s New York indie rock scene and grunge to the cumbia and corridos that soundtracked their childhoods in El Monte, a sleepy suburban town just east of Los Angeles. After cycling through an assortment of lineups, mutual friend and bassist Patrick Juarez stayed on and expanded their operation. Now a solid three-piece band, these emerging alt-rockers, have come a long way from meeting at a local Battle of the Bands, practicing in their garages, and naming themselves after their favorite color and a pun on the word “pair”— a subtle nod to sonic inspirations The White Stripes and The Black Keys. The Red Pears first got on the map with self-releases For Today, For Tomorrow, For What Is, For What Could’ve Been and We Bring Anything to the Table… Except Tables We Can’t Bring Tables to the Table, touring behind them and learning the ins-and-outs of being on the road. The Red Pears North Star continues to be their undying honesty and commitment to the craft. “It all boils down to effort and humility,” says Vargas. “We just want to do our best and make the music we want to make. Now we have more help and resources, but it’s about continuing to push and keeping that humility.” 2019’s Alicia, named after both of their mothers, is teeming with this maternal energy. The band’s most tender record yet also proves their most sonically and emotionally diverse, from the Albert Hammond Jr-esque guitar croon “Dreams” to the lush slowburn of opening track “One by One”. The heartfelt EP, named after Corona and Vargas’ mothers, showcases a polished alt-rock sound without sacrificing the band’s roiling, fuzzed-out garage spirit.
Artemisia (EP Release) w/ Adrienne Shamszad
Starline Social Club Presents **RESCHEDULED FROM 4/8/22** Live in the Crystal Cavern: Artemisia w/ support from Adrienne Shamszad Saturday Jan 29 2022 @ 7pm $16 18+ —– Artemisia There is a haunting beauty to the music of Artemisia. Inspired by Appalachian folk harmonies, 80’s synth soundtracks, and ghosts, the trio features vocal harmonies that weave tightly together, shimmering above the polyrhythmic harp and soaring violin. A dreamy spaciousness fills their arrangements and wistful melodies linger long after the final note has faded. The Oakland-based trio began as a duo when Selene Ross (vocals, ukulele, guitar, autoharp, dulcimer) and Alisa Rose (vocals, harp, guitar) met in the misty Berkeley Hills in 2018. They recorded a debut collection of songs in the Joshua Tree desert in early 2021, made possible by the gentle heart of Anthony Ferraro (Toro y Moi, Astronauts, etc.), and were joined in the summer of 2021 by Ariel Wang on violin. This spring they celebrate the release of their debut EP. Adrienne Shamszad An Oakland, California native of Iranian heritage, Adrienne Shamszad sings revolutionary anthems, prayerful power ballads, blues, lullabies, and love songs in English and in Farsi. Her strong and soulful voice, expressive guitar work and bold performance style have made her a popular West Coast performer for over a decade. Her musical artistry is indeed something to behold. She is mystical, yet earthy. At one moment lofty, the next low-down. Adrienne’s poetry is intimate and genuine, inspired by the mystic Poets of Iran as much as the folk poet-songwriters of the 60s and 70s. She can transform a stage into a sacred place with the magic of her voice. Then, she sweeps you away on a musical journey through improvisation, folk melodies, Indian mantra, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and Iranian classics.