Sunday, March 14th, 2010

SF Chamber Orchestra Family Concerts – Free

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Family Concerts are a great way for Bay Area families to discover and enjoy classical music in Berkeley, San Mateo, and San Francisco.
The upcoming April 2010 performances:
Family Concert III: So You Wanna Be a Conductor with members of Circus Bella
Everything you need to know to get a highly trained group of [...]

Buy/Sell/Trade at Amoeba Music, Berkely & SF

Amoeba Music, in Berkeley and San Francisco offers free free MP3 downloads and free in-store live music shows and events, with videos available online if you miss them–free, of course.
Sometimes you have to clear a shelf before updating your media library to reflect your evolving tastes. Amoeba Music is a favorite in the Bay [...]

Motown Madness – Half Off Deal

Motown Madness, San Francisco – Here’s a new ticket discount for Motown Madness. If you like your golden oldies with choreographed theatrics, check this one out for Broadway musical-style fun.
“Top Shelf’s Motown Madness is an interactive Motown and classic soul musical that celebrates Motown’s 50th anniversary. Straying from a typical musical revue, Motown Madness takes [...]

San Jose Jazz Winter Series Deals

If you’re a music lover in the South Bay, you’ve surely been to a San Jose Jazz concert. Their 2010 Winter Series continues every Sunday through March 21. You can check out the line-up at sanjosejazz.org.
WHAT’S THE DEAL: [Expired] Special Offer for Cinequest Film Festival 20, on February 23 – March 7, 2010. The first [...]

Jay-Z: The BP3 Tour in San Jose at HP Pavilion

Jay-Z at HP Pavilion, San Jose
Are you a Jay-Z fan and want to buy tickets now to see Jay-Z: The BP3 Tour in San Jose at HP Pavilion? We have several pass codes. Plus, if you have a Citi Card — or know someone who does and they like you a lot — you can [...]

Woodstock 40th Anniversary Concert “West Fest” in Golden Gate Park, is a free concert featuring 42 bands, 3 stages and 26 poster artists. Solar domes, Alternative vehicles, Electric bikes, Native American Tipi Village, Sustainable Living Road Show, Conscious Art Gallery, Light Temple, Holistic Healing Section, Hooper Heaven, Rock’n Green Kids Zone and Eco Village vendors.
Narada [...]

Put on your dancing shoes and learn how to salsa dance to the best live salsa band at SalsaCrazy in Union Square. It’s a free and fun way to get some exercise, listen to great music, and polish up your dance skills here in San Francisco where SalsaCrazy got it’s start.

DEAL: Free Beginning Salsa [...]

The 9th Annual Art & Soul festival comes early this year. Thanks to guaranteed stellar lineups, easy parking and BART access, and the bargain price of just $10 per day, Art & Soul Oakland has been named the Bay Area’s “best annual cultural event” by Oakland Magazine and Best Festival by East Bay Express. The [...]

The idea behind the Stern Grove Midsummer Music Festival is that the people of the Bay Area should have admission-free access to diverse performing arts. The summers series is held in the beautiful Sigmund Stern Grove, an outdoor amphitheater in San Francisco.
Last two concerts of the season:
August 16, San Francisco Ballet
August 23, San Francisco Opera
DEAL: [...]

This Thursday, the Walnut Creek shopping mall Broadway Plaza presents a free summer jazz concert in Stanford’s parking lot.
Joyce Cooling — guitarist, vocalist and songwriter best known for her eclectic style and colorful body-moving sound — is recognized as one of the most dynamic and popular contemporary jazz guitarists in the world.
Joyce has recorded seven [...]

Sunday, June 28, check out the free indy film shorts during Cinematic Sunday, an occasional event for people who love film. IndeeTv, Making Of, The Auters, and FutureShorts present the international line up of short films listed below. After the screening, the organizers invite you to stick around, talk with a few filmmakers, make new [...]

This Thursday, the Walnut Creek shopping mall Broadway Plaza presents the next free summer jazz concert in Stanford’s parking lot.
Featured jazz musician: Paul Jackson Jr. – While majoring in music at USC, Jackson-who got his first guitar at nine, started playing seriously at 12 and decided to be a professional musician at 15-met noted jazz [...]

Cotati Jazz, Blues, and Arts Festival — Combine local food with jazz, dancing, art, wine tasting, and beer, and you’ve got a festival. Toss in raffle prizes and you’re looking at a lot of free Sonoma County fun for the whole family.
The bands: Keith Andrews & Friends; Natasha James; RWH & The Jazz Triad; Jason [...]

New Century Chamber Orchestra is offering a half-price discount for audience members aged 30 and younger — just to get you started listening to the classics. If you’re new to classical music, this is a great place to start.
Led by world-renowned violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, the conductorless ensemble functions more like a rock band or [...]