We’ve been celebrating our favorite venues in San Francisco for a while now, but there are other venues in the greater Bay Area that need to be recognized as well. The UC Theatre Taube Family Musical Hall in Berkeley, Calif. is high on that list. Tucked into a cozy but prominent spot on Shattuck Avenue in… Keep Reading
of Montreal are an interesting proposition; a band named for a Canadian city who actually hail from Athens, Georgia, they have the characteristic skewed viewpoint of others from that city (particularly rock’s most gloriously inexplicable superstars, REM); and they’re coming to the UC Theatre on May 3. The name is striking, but the music is… Keep Reading
Last Thursday, Rickie Lee Jones played the UC Theater Taube Family Music Room in Berkeley; so we’re doing a brief retrospective on the career of one of the greats of American music. Over the many decades of her stellar musical career, American singer Rickie Lee Jones has worn many hats. Among other things, she’s a… Keep Reading
Matisyahu is back and has announced a national spring tour with a tour stop at the UC Theater in Berkeley to promote his recently released new EP, “Release The Bound.” Matisyahu first gained worldwide recognition with the single “King Without A Crown,” which reached #1 on the alternative rock radio charts. “King without a Crown” quickly… Keep Reading
Bay Area band Green Day is playing the UC Theater in Berkeley tonight, in what was a series of intimate club shows in the U.S. and Canada in support of their upcoming 12th studio album, “Revolution Radio.” The album has entered the Billboard Top 200 Album chart at No. 1 with 97,000 in album sales and streaming equivalent… Keep Reading
