Sirak Tegbaru leads young members of Oakland's Medhani Alem Ethiopian Orthodox Church in an unusual extracurricular activity: a traditional Ethiopian jazz band. The young musicians, ranging in age from 10 to 15, had their first...
Since he was kid, Dvondre Woodards has gone by another name, Pooka. Given to him by his grandmother, the name stuck, be it with friends, family, and even teachers. It doesn't have any meaning as...
Meet Los Cenzontles, a Mexican folk band and musical academy based in San Pablo, California. To say that this group's sound is eclectic would be an understatement. Their sound ranges from Tejano music to classic...
In our latest installment of Bandwidth, we introduce you to Drop Apollo, a 5-piece indie rock band that been playing shows around the Bay Area for little more than a year. The band's sound can...
Meet The 21st Century, a a eight-piece indie pop band from Oakland, who released their first album "The City" earlier this month at The Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco. A fan-funded endeavor several years...
Oakland singer/songwriter Alexa Weber-Morales sat down with Oakland North to discuss her new album, "I Wanna Work For You." The album consists of 10 original songs which range from jazz to salsa and across multiple...
Oakland North caught up with The California Honeydrops to talk about their unique soulful gospel, second line New Orleans-style second line jazz, blues, swing and R&B sound, how they got their start playing at BART...
Oakland residents John Morgan and John Boomer graduated from UC Berkeley in 2009. A few months later, they faced a decision: make some quick cash, or move back home. On a lark, Morgan wheeled a...
Brother and sister Sarah Lynn and Aaron Goeth were raised on church service and bar music while growing up in San Antonio, Texas. Now living in Oakland, the ginger-haired duo have been playing as Aquarena...
This three-piece experimental pop band from Oakland -- and no, Religious Girls are not actually girls -- is the next feature in our "Bandwidth" video series on East Bay music.
As part of a new collaborative effort between Oakland North and its partner site Richmond Confidential, we've started a new series called Bandwidth to profile fresh music coming out of these two East Bay cities....
This Weekend in Oakland
Looking for something fun to do? Community events and activities for the weekend of May 17-19, 2013.
