The mini festival brought to you by the San Francisco bluegrass ensemble Brothers Comatose moves to Berkeley this year for a special holiday party.

The two-time Juno Award-winner recently has absorbed a fascinating array of influences, from Portuguese fado and Celtic cadences to the sinewy Saharan blues of Mali’s Tinariwen.

This tour shows a more experimental side of the popular singer, with her breaking out of the R&B chrysalis with a blend of hard rock and melodious soul.

UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra scores video game hits for Video Games Live!

This jazz supergroup is more than the sum of its superlative parts.

The storied New Orleans powerhouse will be at the New Parish.

The band is touring to promote its third album.

The orchestra promises to invigorate the classics with some unpredictability.

Fiddles, banjos, and other stringed instruments are the thing at this year’s Berkeley Old Time Music Convention.

Surf sounds and pop tunes from the 1960s come to the Fox Theater via Brian Wilson and The Zombies.