2023

MUSIC & DANCE STAGES

Select a Stage Below to Jump to its 2023 Lineup

Northeastern University Main Stage

Northeastern University logo with a large red letter N and the university name in black text.
A smiling woman with curly dark hair wearing a colorful headscarf, large hoop earrings, a septum piercing, and a black T-shirt with white text.
A smiling man with dreadlocks and a chain necklace standing against a brick wall, wearing a colorful California-themed t-shirt with a sunset and palm trees.

Ms. Candi Martinez, Emcee & Host

DJ SlyWay, Resident DJ

A woman with dreadlocks wearing headphones, making peace signs with both hands, in front of a black decorative background.

Saturday, Sept. 30

11:00 a.m.
DJ BlackWoman

A group of men wearing traditional Bavarian attire playing trumpets during an outdoor event.


Photo by Lyra Lopez

12:45 p.m.
DJ BlackWoman

A woman with dark skin, dreadlocks, and large hoop earrings wearing headphones, smiling broadly, with a colorful graffiti background.

1:45 p.m.
Gambizi & Dos Four

6:15 p.m.
DJ JuanLove (Tumbao)

A DJ wearing headphones, pointing at the camera, with a laptop and DJ equipment on the table, in a colorful club setting.

SUNday, OCT. 1

11:30 a.m.
Bateria Batuki 

Group of nine diverse people joyfully posing and playing instruments at an outdoor evening event, under a wooden structure with string lights.

1:00 p.m.
Polkalicious

Five men in traditional Bavarian clothing playing musical instruments outdoors during daytime
A male singer with long braided hair, wearing a black cap backwards and a blue t-shirt with a graphic design, performs on an outdoor stage with other musicians, with trees and a blue sky in the background.

4:00 p.m.
Grateful Brass

A group of nine musicians holding various brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments poses in a studio with a white background.

3:15 p.m.
Cardboard People

Group of four diverse people sitting on park stairs during daytime, with trees and sunlight in the background.

5:00 p.m.
La Gente SF

Man playing an acoustic guitar, wearing a brown fedora hat, a gray shirt, a black beaded necklace, and a colorful bracelet, against a green background.

Photo by Odell Hussey

Alameda county Supervisor Nate Miley Family Stage

Campaign sign for Nate Miley, a supervisor, with slogan 'Delivering Service to You', yellow background, blue text and design elements.

SaturdaY, Sept. 30

11:30 a.m.
Berkeley High Jazz Band Quintet

2:15 p.m.
Oakland High Jazz Band

4:00 p.m.
MidLife All Stars

A band of five musicians performing outdoors in front of a single-story house with a garden, under a partly cloudy sky, with some electrical wires overhead.
Two women in red dresses perform a synchronized dance move on stage, bending forward with arms outstretched.

PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT:
Cunamacué is an all ages interactive show and a journey through Afro-Peruvian rhythms. The audience will actively participate and live the experience of entering a part of Afro-Peruvian culture. They will hear instruments, their history, and will have a chance to play them. Audiences will see dances such as the Zamacueca, Zapateo, and Festejo, learn dance movements, concepts, and how to use props such as the handkerchiefs used for Zamacueca. This show performed by professional artists from our company can be considered educational material related to the study of the African diaspora and Latin American cultures.
Learn more.

6:30 p.m.
|Last Call 

SUNDAY, OCT. 1

10:15 a.m.
Edna Brewer Jazz Ensemble

12:00 p.m.
Buddhist Squirrels

A woman in a hat and glasses playing a keyboard on stage at an outdoor event, with a drummer in the background.
Four musicians performing outdoors: a bearded man with glasses playing upright bass, a man with long hair playing acoustic guitar, an older woman with gray hair playing a violin, and a woman with gray hair holding a mandolin. They are standing in front of a black backdrop with a tree and wooden fence.
A man sitting outdoors on a grassy area, playing a conga drum, with a colorful mural of flowers and insects in the background.

PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT:
RhythmALLogy is a playfully engaging approach to building human connection and creativity through interactive drumming. Guided by his belief that everyone has innate rhythm, founder and head rhythmALLogist Aaron Kierbel, facilitates group rhythmic events for all ages and experience levels. Using body rhythms, hand percussion, drums, and creative movement, participants learn to become better listeners and leaders as well as more effective collaborators and risk-takers, all while having lots of fun!
Learn more.

3:45 p.m.
Rob Reich Trio

A man in a white shirt and black pants playing a large accordion with a wooden indoor background.

DANCING IN THE DIMOND STAGE

Hosted by About the Music & All The Way Live Foundation, in Partnership with Topo Chico

Pop-ice logo in red text with stylized font.
A man wearing sunglasses, a baseball jersey, and dark jeans is holding a microphone and walking on a wooden stage at an outdoor event. Behind him, a diverse crowd of spectators is gathered, sitting and standing, some wearing hats and casual clothing, with tents and trees visible in the background.

PowerSerge, Saturday’s Emcee
(Beatz N Pieces | Fresh Dynamix | All The Way Live Foundation)

SaturdaY, Sept. 30

A man with sunglasses, a hat, headphones around his neck, and a T-shirt with a graphic of a person with curly hair and a boombox, standing behind DJ equipment in an outdoor setting with columns or arches.

11:00 a.m.
Eric Groove

1:30 p.m.
DJ Kincaid 

A DJ wearing sunglasses, a baseball cap, and headphones around his neck is using a mixing console at an outdoor event under a tent. People are seen in the background near a Red Bull tent.
A person performing a breakdance move on an outdoor wooden stage with a large crowd of spectators watching, some seated and some standing, under a partly cloudy sky.

2:30 p.m.
1 vs 1 All Styles Dance Battle w/ DJ Precise & Dance Performances by Turf Inc., Dreamspace, and more!

4:00 p.m.
DJ Kincaid 

A male DJ wearing sunglasses, headphones around his neck, and a black cap, is DJing at an outdoor event under a canopy, with a crowd and a Red Bull tent in the background.
A man with glasses and a goatee stands in a doorway, wearing a black hoodie with white drawstrings and dark pants.

5:00 p.m.
David Harness, special guest DJ/producer (Moulton Music)

A man wearing sunglasses, a cap, and headphones around his neck stands behind DJ equipment, smiling and enjoying the outdoor event.

7:00 p.m.
Eric Groove

Event poster for Oktoberfest in Oakland, featuring dance battles, live music, and disc jockeys, with colorful graphics of dancers, a beer mug, and cityscape, scheduled from 10 PM to 6 PM over two days.

SUNDAY, OCt. 1

TWO STAR MARKET / KANNA STAGE

A woman singing into a microphone at an outdoor event, dressed in a pink pleated top with cape sleeves, white high-waisted wide-leg pants with a slit, and wearing pearl jewelry with a flower in her hair.

Photo by Lyra Lopez

Sheila Barnett at the 2022 Oaktoberfest in the Dimond

SaturdaY, Sept. 30

11:00 a.m.
DJ SANDIO (DJ)

12:00 p.m.
SHEILA BARNETT (BAND)

1:00 p.m.
JAY EAZY (DJ)

2:00 p.m.
REV ROC (DJ)

3:00 p.m.
ED BLVZEER (DJ)

4:00 p.m.
SHEILA BARNETT (BAND)

5:00 p.m.
TOTAL DEVASTATION (ARTIST)

6:00 p.m.
LOS RAKAS (ARTIST)

Two young men smiling and walking outdoors, one wearing a maroon T-shirt with

SUNDAY, OCt. 1

10:00 a.m.
DJ SANDIO (DJ)

12:00 p.m.
ED BLVZEER (DJ)

1:00 p.m.
REV ROC (DJ)

2:00 p.m.
JAY EAZY (DJ)

3:00 p.m.
DJ SANDIO (DJ)

3:30 p.m.
MacArthur Maze

Group of six men in dark clothing, some wearing hats and sunglasses, posing for a photo in a dim setting.

4:00 p.m.
LJ & THE LOST ART (BAND)

A group holding musical instruments, and making peace and rock signs. They are dressed in vibrant, colorful clothing, enjoying a sunny day by the water with a building in the background.

The Bavarian Hall Kruse MusikHaus STAGE

Kruse L. J. Kruse Company logo with text 'Plumbing Heating Cooling', 'A Century of Service'.

SaturdaY, Sept. 30

11:30 a.m.
Highway 13

Group of six people, three women and three men, smiling in what appears to be a store with metal tanks or equipment in the background.
Four men wearing traditional Bavarian attire playing trumpets in an outdoor setting under a tent.

Photo by Lyra Lopez

4:30 p.m.
BlowMusik!

A group of musicians dressed in traditional German or Bavarian attire playing instruments outdoors, with some members sitting and others standing, in front of a backdrop of trees.

6:00 p.m.
Der Brasswerks

A group of seven musicians dressed in traditional Bavarian attire, holding brass instruments, standing on a stage in an indoor concert hall.

SUNDAY, OCt. 1

10:15 a.m. 
Munich Ensemble

12:00 p.m.
Deutscher Musikverein

A group of men in traditional attire playing trumpets during an outdoor event on a sunny day, with trees in the background.

Photo by Lyra Lopez

3:30 p.m.
Munich Ensemble