Sidle up to the Side Bar for weekly events from our Tours & Education Team! Every Thursday from 4-8pm at Drake's Barrel House, Program Manager Eric and Brand Ambassador Constance will be dropping knowledge and highlighting the fun we get to have with flavor. This is your opportunity to learn, drink and encounter unexpected new […]
In addition to playing original material, High Standards draw from a constellation of different songs and genres, seamlessly blending the new with the old, the classics with the club bangers. This wild, unorthodox, and ostensibly reckless combination of genres is what makes High Standards so fresh, devastating, like a flamingo savagely consumed by lava from an exploding volcano!
Buy Tickets Buy Tickets on Eventbrite var exampleCallback = function() { console.log('Order complete!'); }; window.EBWidgets.createWidget({ widgetType: 'checkout', eventId: '65719555961', modal: true, modalTriggerElementId: 'eventbrite-widget-modal-trigger-65719555961', onOrderComplete: exampleCallback }); We're getting in touch with our flexible side and hosting some kickass brewery yoga! Drake's Bends and Brews is an all-levels vinyasa flow class with our very own Nicole […]
Drummer Alex Aspinall, bassist Eric Vogler, and guitarist Cody Anderson comprise the Cody Anderson Trio, a Bay Area based instrumental group playing groove based music influenced by a broad range of styles. From classic funk and soul jams to original compositions and "under cover" covers of popular music, the Trio seeks to find fun in […]
Specializing in primal, joint-rockin' barrelhouse, early blues and boogie, the Deep Basement Shakers bring to life good-time, steady-rollin' grooves from the deep musical traditions of places like St. Louis, Texas, Chicago and New Orleans.
Cardboard Coffin are a 4-piece acoustic act out of Oakland that play Americana featuring Greg Elliott on Steel Guitar and Vocals, Mikey Merritt on Guitar and Vocals, Jules Worsley on the Electric Washboard and Suitcase Kick drum (Patent Pending). And introducing on Stand-up Bass, Stand-up Dave!
Led by violinist John Ettinger, expect an eclectic musical journey from 1930s swing favorites, New Orleans-ified gypsy jazz, and 50s bebop with a few surprising detours through instantly recognizable 60s pop classics, and Marc Ribot tunes.
Flowtilla play a sophisticated blend of psychedelic world groove jazz-funk: “The group takes a theme or a rhythm and they run with it. The guitar soars along over drummer Jan Jackson and bassist Ellen Schoenwetter's driving grooves. Len, Ellen, and Jan all definitely have some serious playing ability.”
Original funk and soul grooves from this new East Bay group headed by Brian Hill of Four Now. Learn more.
Planet Loop is a unique trip not to be missed, as this local trio forges their unique brand of “electro-funk groove,” combining wild improvisation with the deep rhythms of world-beat, Latin, funk, and trance music.
A fixture on the Bay Area music scene for years, Matt Berkeley has formed a new trio with Peter Canton (bass) and Michael Reed (drums). East Bay Sound System is the name of their studio: and a descriptor of their sound: local, gritty, and electric with respectful nod to elements of dub music. They’ve been known to […]
Spring has sprung and it's time to celebrate at Drake's Barrel House! Join us for a blooming good time at our Spring Market on May 11th from 1-5PM! Indulge in […]
