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Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center & Cafe
Category: Live Entertainment - Berkeley Nightlife
Address: 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
For over 30 years, the multiple-award-winning Ashkenaz has built a solid reputation for providing quality entertainment to a diverse multicultural crowd. Live music ranges from African to zydeco, bluegrass to reggae, Brazilian to swing. Dance lessons are often available right before the shows, too, adding a fun element of participation not found...
Beckett's Irish Pub & Restaurant
Category: Live Entertainment - Berkeley Nightlife
Address: 2271 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
This fun Irish pub is so convincing that you may forget you're in California. Virtually every surface is dark wood, and the inviting fireplace is original to the 1925 building. Portraits of Irish writers vie for wall space, and antique light fixtures cast a warm glow. At both of the mahogany bars you'll find a good assortment of Irish whiskey and...
Category: Live Entertainment - Berkeley Nightlife
Address: 2367 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
Blake's started in 1940 as a neighborhood bar and restaurant. Over the years, it morphed into a jazz and blues club, booking musicians such as Robert Cray, John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Lowell Fulson, and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Then in 1993, Blake's decided to mix things up a bit. They tweaked the name, and started expanding their offerings to...
Category: Live Entertainment - Berkeley Nightlife
Address: 2102 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
If you're looking for a sterling pedigree, Downtown certainly has it, thanks to co-founders who cut their teeth at two of the Bay Area's most hallowed institutions: Chez Panisse and Bay Wolf. The space itself impresses with its sharp angles, earth-toned walls, and large windows that seem to open the entire seating area to Shattuck Avenue. Fresh...
Freight & Salvage Coffee House
Category: Live Entertainment - Berkeley Nightlife
Address: 1111 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94702
Formerly a non-profit arts organization operated by the Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music, Freight & Salvage, this coffee house has a colorful history of fostering folk music from all over the world. Previous performers include Mike Seeger, Odetta, Asleep at the Wheel, Dar Williams, and the South Austin Jug Band. The...
Category: Live Entertainment - Berkeley Nightlife
Address: 2284 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
Marked by hardwood floors, two full bars, and comfortable couches and booths, this converted basement space proves to be ideal for both live performances and DJ led dance parties. Yards of fabric drape doorways and walls, while colorful lighting creates dramatic effects – the end result is both elegant and contemporary. Music ranges across genres,...
Category: Live Entertainment - Berkeley Nightlife
Address: 3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
Irish music and dance are regular features at the Starry Plough, along with local and regional performers of every stripe – folk, blues, bluegrass, rock, and more. Open mic night is Tuesday, and locals say it's the best in the Bay area. Wednesday is the Berkeley Slam, a poetry slam unlike any you've ever seen before, with judges picked randomly...
