Oakadelic Wednesdays: Live Funk Soul & R&B in the Crystal Cavern
Oakadelic Wednesdays Wednesday nights in the Crystal Cavern 10pm // No Cover —– Oakadelic Wednesdays is a weekly live funk, soul, R&B and hip hop Event at the center of Oakland’s live music scene. As a staple of the east bay, it has brought community together for more than 10 years. With a rotating cast of players each week in the houseband, and with a jam session to follow, it keeps people dancing and communing every time.
Oakadelic Wednesdays: Live Funk Soul & R&B in the Crystal Cavern
Oakadelic Wednesdays Wednesday nights in the Crystal Cavern 10pm // No Cover —– Oakadelic Wednesdays is a weekly live funk, soul, R&B and hip hop jam session at the center of Oakland’s live music scene. As a staple of the east bay, it has brought community together for more than 10 years. With a rotating cast of players each week in the houseband, and with a jam session to follow, it keeps people dancing and communing every time.
Emily Wells w/ Arthur Moon
Emily Wells Friday June 10, 2022 – Doors 8pm // Show 9pm $18 adv // $20 dos 18+ ——– Emily Wells “Quietly transfixing” composer / producer Emily Wells is known for her varied use of classical and modern instrumentation, “a master of blending the worlds of classical and electronics” (NPR) and “dramatic, meticulous and gothic songs” (New York Times). On stage Wells’ builds a “new instrument” out of acoustic and electronic drums, synth, violin, and her evocative performances leave audiences equal parts dancing and grieving. Wells’ latest work, This World is Too _____ For You released in March has been hailed by NPR as “breathtaking” “mind-blowing” and “visionary”. The ten song album, arranged for chamber ensemble by composer Michi Wiancko, was commissioned by Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music Series and Metropolis Ensemble who performs on the album along with drummer / composer Shayna Dunkelman (Du Yun, Xiu Xiu). “The new songs are the rub between desire for, and desire to strip oneself of all wanting” Wells says of the new material, which clamors around all the edges, and sometimes into the center of our collective uncertainties. “I grew up with hymns and I often find myself drawn to a form that seeks redemption, even for transgressions unknown… they are an offering, an oath. As a queer kid raised in the south and the midwest by a music minister and a preacher’s daughter I am interested in the reclamation of themes and ideas that have often been used to constrain me.” Of Wells’ video work, which accompanies her performances, she says, “the video and the songs are mirrors of one another: grace, the body, movement, and the natural world, beating against our windows, drunk with the answer.”
Jenny Hval w/ Discovery Zone
Jenny Hval Doors: 7pm Show: 8pm
VINCINT w/ Mario Jose
VINCINTMario Jose Doors: 7pm Show: 8pm
Pimps of Joytime w/ Collectivity
Starline Social Club PresentsPimps of Joytime Collectivity Thursday March 24 2022 @ 8pm $25 18+ ————— When it comes to throwing a party, the Pimps of Joytime raise the bar with swagger and substance. Dubbed “raucous and captivating” by Okayplayer, and “Visceral in all of the best ways possible.” by Pop Matters, The Pimps artfully blend Brooklyn beat, New Orleans soul, and world funk. Created by Grammy nominated producer Brian J in 2007 the Pimps Of Joytime have released five studio albums and toured extensively building a loyal international following.The brain child of Grammy nominated producer Brian J, Pimps of Joytime bandleader, is no stranger to working with A-List talent in the studio as he’s produced albums for a “who’s who” of New Orleans heavyweights, including such stars as Cyril Neville (The Neville Brothers), James Andrews, Corey Henry (Galactic) plus records with Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (The World’s Most Recorded Drummer) and GRAMMY Award-nominated blues artist Cedric Burnside. On the production of “La Vida” Brian J is playing all the instruments on the track, flexing skills as a multi-instrumentals and producing an incredibly unique version of the song. And the Pimps’ live experience only takes it higher! Over the past decade, the group’s grassroots following mobilized from the underground club scene in New York to sell out historic venues like the Fillmore in San Francisco and earn top billings at music festivals across the US and Europe. Quite simply, the Pimps’ dancefloor is magnetic. Word spreads to the wise when you pair high-caliber musicianship with melodies and beats that are as universally enticing as they are unconventional.
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