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The Beat of Diablo

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Hopefully you are able to participate in today's Nationwide General Strike. Be safe.

Tune in Sunday night for a fresh hour of local music. 7PM on 90.5 FM and KVHS.com and 10PM on Comcast 26.

Credits posted now at TheBeatofDiablo.com

#abolishICE #bayareamusic #eastbaymusic #generalstrike #iceout

January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM

DJ Webbles // Alex

@djwebbles.bsky.social

Come wake up with us on Sunday, for Hangover Sessions 337 ft. the majestic Mani Draper🤩 Mani joins us for a full 2-hr interview, riffs on some of his original tracks + walks us through his cast away compilation, amongst other tales.

@bff.fm 📻 🤘

#bayareamusic #oaklandmusic #radio #rádio #hiphop

January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM

Zack // Evening Glass

@eveningglass.bsky.social

Clips of 3 songs from our gig at The Fink in Napa last week. One clip with special guest Cosmo from Cosmo & Leslie on piano. #indierock #livemusic #bayareamusic

January 28, 2026 at 2:33 AM

backstagebayarea.bsky.social

@backstagebayarea.bsky.social

Michael League arrives at SFJAZZ with a four-night residency that reframes him as curator, collaborator, and sonic architect.

Show Preview link:
www.backstagebayarea.com/interviews/m...

#SFJAZZ #MichaelLeague #Jazz #BayAreaMusic

Michael League Brings Multi-Night Residency to SFJAZZ - Backstage Bay Area

Michael League brings a multi-night, multi-project residency to SFJAZZ that reveals the full scope of his musical world—from intimate duos to rhythm-driven collaborations—reframing the Snarky Puppy fo...

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January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM

The Society Of Rockets

@societyofrockets.bandcamp.com

On of us is stuck in Texas, and with that comes being super-bummed about missing this. Incredibly good news for the West Coast though! Be there or be ◻︎.

#rocketship #bayareamusic #supportlivemusic #slumberlandrecs

Slumberland Records @slumberlandrecords.com · 17d

Rocketship are doing a west coast tour in April, hitting five cities and featuring support from awesome folks like The Umbrellas, Tony Molina, Chime School, The Telephone Numbers, Kids On A Crime Spree, The Frenchmen and Remedy & Wren. Tickets on sale now!
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January 15, 2026 at 6:14 PM

Frank Buffum

@frankb-listening.bsky.social

Tonight, 6-8 at Taste-of Rome in Sausolito—bluegrass time!
#bluegrass #acousticmusic #bayareamusic

January 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM

Planet Hype

@planethype.com

Happy 2026 from all of us at Planet Hype! “Drunk Tonight” by Ace High was our first release on vinyl in 2002, and it’s now available on digital/streaming with new cover art. Here’s to a healthy and prosperous NEW YEAR! #acehigh #drunktonight #rap #bayareaartist #bayareamusic #newyear #hny #TBT

January 2, 2026 at 4:52 AM

Picture This Post

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SF Gay Men's Chorus carols and more for the holidays. Click the link to see the program and more details.

@sfgmc.bsky.social #LadyGaga #BayAreaMusic #PictureThisPostMusic #HolidayEntertainment @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #SonomaState #DaviesSymphonyHall #GoldenGateTheater #LGBTQ

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus HOLIDAY CONCERTS IN 2025 - Preview

A spokesperson says--- “...Holiday Spectacular, a mulL-city musical fête blending classic carols, big-band flair, and the irresisLble swagger of musical ico

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December 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM

Picture This Post

@picturethispost.com

Soldiers putting their guns down to celebrate Xmas in brotherhood...Stories don't get more heart warming kumbaya than this one... Click the link to read the Picture This Post music preview-

#BayAreaMusic #Spreckels #PictureThisPostTheater #aCappella #HolidayEntertainment #War

Spreckels Presents All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 - Preview

A spokesperson says--- “...Set on Christmas Eve in 1914 along the Western Front, this production tells the remarkable tale of how, amidst the horrors of war,

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December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM

Picture This Post

@picturethispost.com

Bring your phone-- be part of a street symphony-- Holiday cheer doesn't get better than this! Click the link to read the preview in Picture This Post--

#PictureThisPostMusic @philkline.bsky.social #AtlantaMusic #BostonMusic #ChicagoMusic #MiamiMusic #PhiladelphiaMusic #SanDiegoMusic #BayAreaMusic

UNSILENT NIGHT - Preview

A spokesperson describes the event as follows: “...dozens of cities around the world participate throughout December 2025Kline's shimmering 45-minute soundsc

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December 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM

Psychic Eye

@psychiceye.bsky.social

Next Saturday! Yama Uba plays @sfpubliclibrary Main Branch at a FREE day show 💜 We’ll crank up the amps at the library’s first rock show ever in celebration of the library’s innovative streaming platform, Bay Beats! Let’s get weird!

#musicsky #sanfrancisco #bayareamusic #goth #postpunk #streaming

A tree silhouette resembles the shadow of a human face against a purple twilight sky. Show flyer for a free Yama Uba rock show “Spirits of Fall” Saturday 11/22 1pm at the San Francisco Public Library

November 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM

rblalack.bsky.social

@rblalack.bsky.social

Hear it! See it! Talk about it!
#southbaysingers #choirconcert #communitychoir #choralmusic #livemusic #singing #choirlife #musiceducation #bayareamusic #localarts #chorus #acappella #musicforall #alto #tenor #soprano #bass #choirmusic #choirs #artsinthecommunity #sharethemusic #vocalperformance

November 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM

Music City Starfactory

@musiccitysf.bsky.social

Who's excited for tomorrow??? 🙋 Halloween at Music City Starfactory is going to be 🔥🔥🔥!!!
Come grab a Halloween-themed cocktail and rock out with us!! 🤘🎸👻🕷️

#halloween #sanfrancisco #thingstodoinsf #livemusic #halloweenparty #bayareamusic

October 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM

DJ Webbles // Alex

@djwebbles.bsky.social

Hangover Sessions returns this weekend after a short hiatus on @bff.fm Ft. Mr @michaelvincentmusic and his band “U No Who”, on the eve of the band’s new album release Sky Blue ~ due out in early November! #bayareamusic #radio

October 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM

Tom Smith

@tomsmithicus.bsky.social

Getting fired up for Tuesday at the legendary Bottom of the Hill. Otoliths second club show, with The Sophs and Crop Top. All ages, and good time guaranteed.

#bottomofthehill #sfrockandroll #bayareamusic
#postpunk #oakland

Flyer on a telephone pole in Oakland reads:
Otoliths
The Sophs
Crop Top
10/28
Bottom of the Hill
7:30

October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM

Frank Buffum

@frankb-listening.bsky.social

Bluegrass time! Back in Half Moon Bay tonight at the Hop Dogma Brewery w/ a bunch-o-pickers, playing bluegrass.
6-8pm, good beer, nice room, pizza joint next door.
maps.app.goo.gl/QRWvmfiwayMv...
#bluegrass #bayareamusic

October 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Picture This Post

@picturethispost.com

The most classic of classic operas? Click the link to read the preview of this Bay Area production in Picture This Post-- featured in the Music, Theater and Bay Area pages.

#FestivalOpera #BayAreaOpera #BayAreaMusic #PictureThisPostTheater #PictureThisPostOpera @matildahofman.bsky.social #opera

Festival Opera Presents LA TRAVIATA - Preview

WHEN: October 24 - October 26, 2025 WHERE: Hofmann Theater Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Drive Walnut Creek, California TICKETS:

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October 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM

Planet Hype

@planethype.com

#ThrowbackThursday to 1998 and the remix single of “Sweet Honesty” by M:G originally released on Classified Records, and now on Planet Hype. “Sweet Honesty (The Remixes)” is available wherever you stream music. #freestyledancemusic #dancemusic #bayareaartist #bayareamusic #bayareamusicians