For over 55 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.“We were a Soul band called The Motowns.” recalls Emilio Castillo. “Rocco was the bass player, I was there, and my brother was the drummer. I met “Doc” Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came in the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.” The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind.East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&B Albums chart, and netted them the hits “You’re Still A Young Man” and “Down to The Nightclub.” The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like “So Very Hard to Go” and “What Is Hip?,” and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. >> READ MORE
Tower of Power performs live at Fox Theater, Oakland (Thu, 12/21). Buy tickets here
Monday
December 9, 2024 at 7pm to December 12, 2024 at 11:30pm – Yoshi's
ROBERT GLASPER December 9, 2024 Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 7:30 PM December 9, 2024 Doors: 9:15 PM / Show: 9:30 PM December 10, 2024 Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 7:30 PM December 10, 2024 Doors: 9:15 PM /…
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December 11, 2024 at 9pm to December 12, 2024 at 1:45am – Hello Stranger Bar, Oakland
WEDNESDAY DEC 11 THROWBACK (2nd & 4th Wednesdays) All Throwbacks: Hip Hop, Soul/Funk, Reggae +more! Featuring Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist (True Skool) at Hello Stranger Bar, 1724 Bro…
Saturday
December 14, 2024 at 9pm to December 15, 2024 at 2am – Echoplex, Los Angeles, California
Saturday December 14, 2024 Footlong Development & Keistar Productions Present FLAVORS 90's Hip-Hop & RnB DJ SPINNA & J.ROCC SPECIAL GUEST: SUPREME LA ROCK Hosted: COGNITO…
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Thursday
December 19, 2024 from 7pm to 11:30pm – Great American Music Hall, SF
Fishbone Thursday, Dec 19, 2024 Doors: 6:00PM | Show: 7:00PM Great American Music Hall 859 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA
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Friday
December 20, 2024 at 8pm to December 22, 2024 at 11:30pm – Yoshi's, Oakland
CON FUNK SHUN DECEMBER 20, 2024 DOORS: 7:30 PM / SHOW: 8:00 PM DECEMBER 20, 2024 DOORS: 9:45 PM / SHOW: 10:00 PM DECEMBER 21, 2024 DOORS: 7:00 PM / SHOW: 7:30 PM DECEMBER 21, 2024 DOORS: 9:15 PM…
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Saturday
December 21, 2024 from 7pm to 11:30pm – THE WARFIELD, SF
DIGABLE PLANETS SATURDAY, DEC 21, 2024 | DOORS AT 7PM, SHOW AT 8PM THE WARFIELD 982 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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December 21, 2024 from 7pm to 11pm – Fox Theater, Oakland
SATURDAY, DEC 21 An Evening With Holiday and Hits Tour Tower of Power Fox Theater Oakland, CA Doors: 7:00pm | Show: 8:00pm >> BUY TICKETS
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Friday
December 27, 2024 at 9pm to December 28, 2024 at 1:45am – The Miranda, Oakland
FRIDAY, DEC 27 Groove Lounge Soul / R&B / Hip Hop / Afrobeat Featuring: DJ Malachi (True Skool) @ The Miranda, 1739 Broadway, Oakland No cover | 9pm-1:30am | 21+ ABOUT REN THE VINY…
December 27, 2024 from 10pm to 11:45pm – Yoshi's, Oakland
ZO! & TALL BLACK GUY Fri December 27, 2024 Doors: 9:45 PM Show: 10:00 PM Yoshi's 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607
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Wednesday
January 1, 2025 at 4am to January 2, 2025 at 9pm – The Great Northern
It's A New Day + Breakfast Of Champions Block Party 2025 Wednesday, January 1, 2025 · 4am - 9pm PST The Great Northern (New Day + BOC Entrance) Alameda St & Vermont St, San Francisco CA 94103
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