Influenced by a 7-year-old in Texas who raised money to help the President build his wall, a group of young friends stood up for what they think is right in Berkeley this weekend.
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020 // thefreight.org
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of Nov. 22-25
Besides gorging on turkey.
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The Ukranian group, DakhaBrakha, brings the party
There will be some great performances in Berkeley this weekend including by DakhaBrakha, by the Brazilian-born Berkeley High alum, Ian Faquini, and the klezmer trio Veretski Pass.
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Freight & Salvage celebrates its 50th; invites the city to musical block party
Peter Williams, the program director, is diversifying the type of music being performed beyond Americana. He has tapped into the Bay Area’s deep pool of Afro-Caribbean music.
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The beautiful sounds of blackness in Berkeley
For Black History Month, venues around Berkeley will be presenting an amazing array of music.
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Raising voices and horns for Puerto Rico
Saxophonist Miguel Zenón is spearheading a benefit for the hurricane-ravaged island at Freight & Salvage, one of a number of benefits for Puerto Rico in the coming days.
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When women run the world (it’ll sound awesome)
Numerous amazing female musicians are performing at the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, which runs from Thursday to Sunday.
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Cozy acoustic music venue comes to downtown Berkeley
The Back Room, which will feature jazz, folk, blues and Americana performances, opens April 16 at 1984 Bonita St. Photo: Natalie Orenstein Of the several new music venues slated to open this year in Berkeley, the Back Room will probably be the comfiest. With room for 100 people at most, the brick-walled site at 1984 Bonita […]
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Destani Wolf: Headlining ‘Just Like A Woman’ in Berkeley
Destani Wolf performs Saturday in Rhonda Benin’s “Just Like A Woman” at Freight & Salvage.Photo: Gabriel Noble With her 1,000-watt smile and huge, soul-drenched voice, Destani Wolf doesn’t tend to go unnoticed for long. But after 12 years of carving out a music career in Los Angeles, the Berkeley-raised vocalist quietly slipped back into town […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
The Takács Quartet will be performing Haydn, Andres and Brahms on Sunday at Hertz Hall. Photo: Richard Houghton TAKACS QUARTET One of the world’s great string quartets, Sunday’s Cal Performances concert by the Takács Quartet includes works by Haydn, Brahms and the 30-year-old, California-born, Brooklyn-based Timo Andres. The program opens with Haydn’s G minor, Op. 74, […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
The Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra will celebrate its 50th birthday this weekend with three free performances. Photo: Bill Hocker BCCO 50TH The Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra celebrates its golden anniversary this weekend with three concerts at UC Berkeley’s Hertz Hall. The program from the non-auditioned community chorus includes the first performances of “I Think […]
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Downtown Berkeley launches new marketing campaign
A new campaign launched by a number of downtown Berkeley organizations in collaboration with the Downtown Berkeley Association, encourages people to visit downtown. Photo: courtesy DBA Downtown Berkeley Association is hanging 85 colorful double banners from downtown Berkeley’s lampposts to launch a new branding campaign, “Meet Me Downtown.” The campaign is being led by the DBA with […]
