The UC Theatre is gearing up to reopen with 40+ live concerts this fall. Until then, it continues to depend solely on community and government support to sustain its operations.
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Stimulus bill includes funds for arts venues. Which Berkeley ones will be eligible?
The Save Our Stages act makes about $15 billion available to independent music venues, theaters and cultural organizations.
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After six months of no gigs, ‘front porch’ music returns to Berkeley’s Back Room
Live music is returning downtown with regular, socially-distanced performances at The UC Theatre, Bobby G’s, and a planned Freight & Salvage ‘tour’ of downtown parklets.
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The Sit List: Support your arts community, be entertained, write about your pet
This week, you can practice some philanthropy and watch some passionate performances.
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In Berkeley: Multi-instrumentalist Rumen ‘Sali’ Shopov and Ethio-jazz patriarch Mulatu Astatke
Catch the undisputed patriarch of Ethio-jazz, Mulatu Astatke, at UC Theatre, and Bulgarian-born, West Berkeley-based multi-instrumentalist Ruman “Sali” Shopov at Timbre Folk & Baroque on Wednesday.
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Bombino and Vieux Farka Touré’s ‘Sons of the Sahara’ tour
The two guitar masters, from Mali and Niger, bring their sinewy grooves to the UC Theater.
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Internship program at UC Theatre paves way for diverse music industry leaders
Those in the Concert Career Pathways program spend nine months learning every aspect of concert promotion.
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Eastern promises: Sounds from the other Israel at the UC Theatre
A triple bill at the UC Theatre celebrates music rooted in historically marginalized Jewish communities from Arab lands, with a rising Ethiopian-Israeli star also on the program.
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‘It was 50 years ago today’: Celebrating Sgt. Pepper in Berkeley
On Saturday, UnderCover Presents marks the 50th anniversary Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band at the UC Theatre. We spoke to the event’s director, Joe Bagale.
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One year in, the UC Theatre has made its mark as Berkeley music venue
After one year and 54 concerts, the UC Theatre is now well established as a live music venue for the East Bay.
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Photos: Green Day makes triumphant return to Berkeley
They famously got their start in the late 1980s playing local venues like 924 Gilman and Berkeley Square, and Thursday the mega-band that is Green Day made a triumphant return to their roots by playing the newly renovated UC Theatre on University Avenue. The concert was a sell-out, as you might expect, and security, including some provided by […]
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Cozy acoustic music venue comes to downtown Berkeley
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 St. is occupied by sofas, loveseats, and a Steinway grand piano. Owner Sam Rudin describes the music he plans to book […]