Oakland Drops Beats is Saturday
Remember when Harry, The Boy Who Lived, gets to Hogwarts for the first time and is like “Holy shit! There is magic every-goddamn-where!” Yeah, that’s basically what downtown Oakland is going to be like Saturday afternoon, except in lieu of flying broomsticks and talking pictures of dead people, it’s going to be a full-on inundation of Oaktown musical talent. The name of the game is Oakland Drops Beats, an event put on four times a year in the heart of downtown. Showcasing more than two dozen acts in ten venues, the project “aims to foster creative and community solidarity amongst [...]
Oakland Drops Beats music crawl announces lineup for April 19 debut
The (free!) Oakland Drops Beats music crawl announced the lineup for its debut April 19 (that's also Record Store Day for those of you keeping track), when will take over at least 10 venues all over downtown Oakland. The organizers of Oakland Drops Beats said that they drew their inspiration from the Venice Music Crawl in L.A. The first lineup features Jel, Odd Nosdam, B. Hamilton, and more, and kicks off at 2pm at 15th and Webster in Oakland. Check out the full lineup below, and get further details at Oakland Drops Beats' Facebook. 15th St. and Broadway (Outdoor Stage) Oaktown [...]