Best Bay Area Events 3/26-4/1

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Women’s Pro Soccer is Back in the Bay!

by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor

Some of my fondest memories growing up was attending CyberRays games with my Uncle. Getting to watch legends like Brandi Chastain and Mia Hamm play in person. I miss those days, but I am excited because professional women’s soccer is BACK in San Jose with the inaugural season of Bay FC. Their first home game is this week and I look forward to a season of getting to see this generation’s legends play (that Gotham FC is stacked!). Soccer and all, here’s what I’m most excited about for the week of 3/26…

Our Partner’s Events

35TH ANNUAL BIONEERS CONFERENCE

Join the Bioneers for its 35th Annual conference in venues across downtown Berkeley and at Zellerbach Hall. Three days of movement building feature speakers on a wide range of topics, including: Labor Activist Dolores Huerta; Co-Founder and Lead Organizer of Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, Corrina Gould; Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn; Podcast Host, Krista Tippett; Wildlife Ecologist, Suzanne Simard; and many more. Take part in panels, interactive sessions, film screenings, networking and a double-bill concert with Chris Pierce and the Local Honeys. Register here with code BAS2024 for 15% off.

This Week’s Events

Tuesday, 3/26

Abhay Nadkarni
3/26 | Punch Line SF | 444 Battery St, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $20.25-$28.25, 18+

Born in Delhi, raised in Doha & Bangalore and migrating to the Bay Area, Abhay’s comedy weaves a narrative through a third culture lens.

Killer Queen – A Tribute To Queen
3/26 | The Guild Theatre | 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park | 8:30 p.m. | $53-$98

Come celebrate all things Queen with the tribute band, “Killer Queen”! Featuring Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury.

Wednesday, 3/27

Pocha Nostra 2024: Living Dioramas for a Museum of the Future
3/27 | St. Joseph’s Art Society | 1401 Howard St, SF | 6 p.m. Doors | Free for Members, $25 for non-members

During this special evening, Gómez-Peña and his closest collaborators re-imagine his living archives – an over 50 year body of performance work. Audiences will experience and interact with an immersive setting that has been conceptualized especially for the unique site of Saint Joseph’s and in response to the themes, concerns and hopes for our times.

Alkaline Trio: Blood, Hair, & Eyeballs The Tour
3/27 | The Masonic | 1111 California St, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $48-$93.20

Since the mid-’90s, punk trio Alkaline Trio have delivered urgent punk blasts with a dark, driving edge that helped them remain commercially viable without sacrificing their raucous spirit.

Robin Tran
3/27-3/30 | Punch Line SF | 444 Battery St, SF | $22.25-$32.25, 18+

Robin Tran was named one of Just For Laugh’s New Faces of 2021. Based in Orange County, Robin started her life presenting as a male named Robert Tran. In 2015, she came out as a transgender woman and has been performing as Robin ever since. In 2018, she appeared in her first one-hour comedy special, “Don’t Look at Me”. She was also a writer on Historical Roasts on Netflix.

Thursday, 3/28

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
3/28 & 3/31 | Chase Center | 1 Warriors Way, SF | 7:30 p.m. | $59.50-$399.50

The Boss is back with his rescheduled dates on Thursday and Sunday.

Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Jaheim + K. Michele
3/28 | Oakland Arena | 7000 S Coliseum Wy, Oakland | 8 p.m. | $62-$147

The tour, headlined by Grammy® nominated, multi-platinum selling, singer/songwriter Keyshia Cole with multi-platinum R&B icon Trey Songz, will also showcase the incredible talents of Jaheim, and K. Michelle.

Movements: RUCKUS! Tour
3/28 | UC Theatre | 2036 University Ave, Berkeley | 7:30 p.m. | $30, All ages

The Southern Californian act have constantly reinvented themselves since forming in 2015 and the band’s third full-length RUCKUS! sees the post-hardcore quartet taking their sound to expansive and sometimes unexpected places.

Joanne McNally
3/28-3/30 | Cobb’s Comedy Club | 915 Columbus Ave, SF | 8 p.m. | $38.20-$56.25, 18+

Described by The Sunday Times as a ‘truly gifted stand-up’, Joanne has been taking Ireland’s comedy scene by storm with sell out tours, hilarious chat show appearances, newspaper articles, and a hit documentary all under her belt.

Friday, 3/29

Fisher
3/29-3/30 | Cow Palace | 2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City | 8 p.m. | $69.95

Australian tech-house producer Paul Fisher (aka Fisher) brings a sense of carefree fun to his productions, which strip away pretenses to focus on serving the dancefloor.

Kevin Gates
3/29 | The Regency Ballroom | 1300 Van Ness Ave, SF | 9 p.m. | $45

The Baton Rouge-bred artist is more concerned with being in alignment with his music and his purpose than he is with trying to please anybody. In this day and age, where social media and cancel culture somehow reigns supreme on someone’s musical fate, Kevin’s energy is disruptive to the natural flow of the followers.

Kid Bloom
3/29 | The Independent | 628 Divisadero St, SF | 9 p.m. | $25

The Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, born Lennon Kloser, crafts a signature style independent of era and genre, yet universally receptive.

canary yellow
3/29 | Monarch | 101 6th St, SF | 9 p.m. | $10-$15

canary yellow  is an infusion of UK garage, breaks, and other club-leaning genres, but with a crystalline twist that sounds like its from the future.

Wheatus
3/29 | Bottom of the Hill | 1233 17th St, SF | 8 p.m | $20

It’s hard to believe it’s been over 20 years since Wheatus released their debut album and still ubiquitous single “Teenage Dirtbag.” 2022 saw the band explode back into the mainstream with the “Teenage Dirtbag” trend going hugely viral across social media, with over TWO BILLION views in less than a month.

Saturday, 3/30

Bay FC vs. Houston Dash
3/30 | PayPal Park | 1123 Coleman Ave, SJ | 7 p.m. | $20-$203

My most excited event of the week… It’s the official inagural home opener of the newest team in the NWSL!

Spring Fling
3/30 | Salesforce Park | 425 Mission St, SF | 10 a.m. | Free w/ RSVP

The East Cut Community Benefit District and the Transbay Joint Powers Authority invite you to the Spring Fling, a family-friendly event featuring egg hunts, face painting, crafts, live music by, an appearance by the Funny Bunny, food and drinks, and more!

Hippie Sabotage
3/30 | Fox Theater |  1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland | 7 p.m. Doors | $29.50, All ages

Hippie Sabotage is a Sacramento born, LA based production duo made up of brothers Kevin & Jeff Saurer. Their sound is rooted in electronic music, but it takes cues from hip hop, psych rock, and chill wave, all pulled together by Jeff’s killer guitar skills and Kevin’s explosive personality on stage.

Offset
3/20 | The Masonic | 1111 California Ave, SF | 8 p.m. | $64-$162.85

One-third of rap outfit Migos, Offset is a rapper whose speedy triplet rhymes and love of interjections and clever wordplay made him a fan favorite.

An Evening with Mike Doughty & Ghost of Vroom
3/30 | Great American  Music Hall | 859 O’Farrell St, SF | 9 p.m. | $30/advance, $35/at the door

Mike Doughty, is taking his new band Ghost of Vroom on the road for the first time this fall. These special shows will feature songs from Mike Doughty’s entire catalog, spanning Soul Coughing, his solo work, and selections from all three Ghost of Vroom albums.

Sunday, 3/31

Hunky Jesus & Foxy Mary Contest 2024
3/31 | Dolores Park |  Dolores St &, 19th St, SF | 12 p.m. | Free

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are at it again. Come celebrate Easter in Dolores Park on Sunday, March 31, 2024, with San Francisco’s beloved drag nuns as they host their annual nondenominational, nonjudgemental, and naughty day party — featuring the iconic Hunky Jesus, Foxy Mary, and Easter Bonnet contests.

Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race
3/31 | Portrero Hill | Vermont & 20th St, SF | 2 p.m. | Free, All ages

It’s happening kids! The maddening bureaucratic paperwork has mostly been filed, mostly. There are a few more hurdles but registration is officially open on this auspicious day because we love you!

Sleater‐Kinney w/ Palehound
3/31 | The Regency Ballroom | 1300 Van Ness Ave, SF | 8 p.m. | $45-$79.50

Two chances to see Sleater-Kinney in SF this weekend! Saturday at The Warfield and Sunday at The Regency Ballroom. Sleater-Kinney’s musical style was rooted in Olympia, Washington’s punk and independent rock scenes of the early- to mid-1990s, forming around the last years of the riot grrrl movement. The duo of Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein came from veteran acts from the beginning of the movement.

Easter Sunday Potluck + Egg Hunt
3/31 | Kilowatt Bar | 3160 16th St, SF | 12 p.m. | Free, 21+

Easter egg hunt all over the bar, bottomless mimosas, and a bountiful potluck (bring a dish to share)!

Monday, 4/1

Hurray for the Riff Raff w/ Sen Morimoto
4/1 | August Hall | 420 Mason St, SF | 8 p.m. | $26

Alynda Segarra, Hurray for the Riff Raff’s founder, has been something of a modern Huck Finn, an itinerant traveler whose adventures prompt art that reminds us there are always other ways to live. Their voyages have shaped an oral folklore of sorts, with the teenage vagabonding or subsequent trainhopping becoming what some may hear about Hurray for the Riff Raff before hearing the music itself.

zzzahara
3/31 | The Independent | 628 Divisadero St, SF | 8 p.m. | $20/advance, $25/door, 21+

Evolving stylistically, maturing emotionally, and yet still attached to a past scorched by trauma and old flames, zzzahara brings pop sensibility and hi-fi quality that makes their work appealing to anyone and everyone: young and old; straight and queer; introverts and extroverts; the hardened L.A. locals and the daydreaming transplants.

Rad Upcoming Events

4/6-4/7 | Fort Mason Center | Renegade Craft Spring 2024

4/6 | The Regency Ballroom | Opulent Temple’s Sacred Dance ‘White Costume Party’ in SF 2024

Don’t forget to check out our Big Bad List of Rad Ongoing Events right here!

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