Some improvisers are responding to the demand for venues suitable to stage experimental music, and one of them is Oakland's Scott Looney. The pianist operates the 1510 8th St. Performance Space ...

On Monday afternoon, the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland brought a free music festival to the Mosswood Park Amphitheater. Like most concerts, this one provided foot-tapping tunes and general ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Two religious organizations ... of support in a long history between the two groups. Gospel music rang from Temple Beth Abraham Thursday. It's a new sound for the synagogue ...

OAKLAND -- A popular live music venue in the East Bay decided to call it quits, but on Saturday, the owners learned the Elbo Room will live on after all. The Oakland outpost of the original Elbo ...

Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper. 24-year-old Alonzo Henderson is doing something you don ...