The Freight

10/15/2026

SUN, NOV 15 | SIXTH ANNUAL BLACK WOMEN’S ROOTS FESTIVAL ✨🔥

WITH THE DYNAMIC MISS FAYE CAROL (The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol)
JAZZMEIA HORN (Jazzmeia Horn)
LINDA TILLERY (Linda Tillery)
SILK-E (Silk E Peoples Champ)
& AUGUST LEE STEVENS (AUGUST)

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The sixth annual Black Women’s Roots Festival celebrates powerful, pioneering Black women in roots music. Showcasing a dynamic lineup of legendary artists, world-renowned performers, and emerging talent, this intergenerational program brings together some of the finest voices in roots music today.

Supported by City of Berkeley and California Arts Council.

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Berkeley, CA

10/13/2026

🌴✨ The Freight Presents The Lalo Guerrero Legacy Festival ✨ 🌴

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Co-curated by The Freight’s Director of Programming PC Muñoz and Lalo’s son, recording artist Mark Guerrero, this celebration gathers modern musical icons shaped by Lalo’s legacy with two nights of concerts and other activities leading up to the festival including a participatory Lalo Guerrero ofrenda.

🌶️ FRI, NOV 6 at 8PM | Rockin’ Jalapeño Band, Mark Guerrero (Mark Guerrero) + Special Guest: Jerry Salas of El Chicano

🕯️ SAT, NOV 7 at 8PM | La Doña (La Doña), Mark Guerrero (Mark Guerrero) + Special Guest: Jerry Salas of El Chicano

🚗 SAT, NOV 7, 11AM-4PM | FREE EVENTS
Led by: Yvonne Martinez, Emcee Infinite (Carlos Aguirre), Christian O. Paiz,Miguel Govea and Susan Peña, Mark Guerrero and PC Muñoz

FREE Satellite Events

➞SAT, OCT 17 | Lalo Guerrero Platica y Vinyl Listening w/ Chuy Varela

Lalo Guerrero Community Ofrenda
The Freight and the Marigold Project (Marigold Project ) welcome you to participate in the Lalo Guerrero Community Ofrenda from October 13 - November 7, coinciding with Dia de los Mu***os.

🎨: Cecelia Perez

10/13/2026

THIS WEEK at The Freight

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⟢ TUE, OCT 13 | Jon McLaughlin: The Scenarios Tour at The Freight
⟢ WED, OCT 14 | Sister Sadie at The Freight
⟢ FRI, OCT 16 | Altan at The Freight

10/09/2026

TUE, NOV 3 | Dirk Powell & amelia rose powell at The Freight 🎻🪗

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Dirk and Amelia Powell are a father-daughter duo blending Cajun and Appalachian traditions. A Grammy-winning Americana musician and Joan Baez’s longtime bandmate, Dirk brings influential musicianship on the banjo and accordion, while Amelia contributes soulful vocals and driving guitar.

2020 Addison St
Berkeley, CA

10/09/2026

💖 👢✨ NOW ON SALE - THU, DEC 17 | For The Love of Dolly: A Dolly Parton Tribute 💖 👢✨

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Join us for a high energy musical tribute to icon Dolly Parton, full of color and sparkle like the legend herself! Stars of Bay Area country music (along with a few special guests) will play old favorites and deep cuts from every era of her life, highlighting her immense impact as a songwriter, vocalist and an all around incredible human in this world. The night will be a commemoration of her gifts of music and joy that will keep on giving. Bust out your fringe, wigs and rhinestones and join us in honoring our beloved Dolly as only the Freight can!

Featuring:

🪩 Laura Benitez
🪩 Margaret Belton
🪩 Allegra Bandy
🪩 Beckylin
🪩 Leigh Crow
🪩 Ruby Vixen
🪩 Cindy Emch
🪩 Aireene Espiritu
🪩 Meredith Edgar
🪩 Maurice Tani
🪩 Lisa Marie Johnston
& more to be announced!

10/08/2026

NOV 6 & 7, 2026 | Lalo Guerrero Legacy Festival

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✶ Get the 2-day pass! ✶

Featuring:
✶ La Doña
✶ Rockin’ Jalapeño Band
✶ Mark Guerrero
✶ Special Guest: Jerry Salas of El Chicano
✶ Emcee: Chuy Varela, Program and Music Director at Kcsm Jazz
✶ With FREE daytime events on Saturday!

FREE Satellite Events at Medicine for Nightmares

✶ THU, OCT 8 | Poets Josiah Alderete, soledad con carne, Louis “El Panadero” Gutierrez, and Marisol Cadena reimagine the songs of Lalo Guerrero, alongside musician Josiah Flores. Curated by Josiah Alderete.

✶ THU, OCT 17 | Lalo Guerrero Platica y Vinyl Listening w/ Chuy Varela
Longtime KCSM Music Director Chuy Varela leads a platica and listening party focusing on the music of Lalo Guerrero. Curated by Josiah Alderete.

🎨: Cecelia Perez

10/07/2026

We are so pleased that Mia Pixley will be performing at our Celebrate the Freight Gala on Friday, October 9th.

There are still tickets available - if you love supporting the arts, this is the perfect event for you.

Mia Pixley, Ph.D., is a mother, clinical psychologist, and multidisciplinary artist who integrates cello, voice, and performance to explore aspects of our inner worlds. Like her psychotherapy practice, Mia’s artistic work is guided by curiosity, honesty, humility, and humor. Her music—often described as whimsical, irreverent, melodic and unconventional — is a grounding, soulful, and ethereal blend of classical, experimental, blues, folk, and jazz genres.

10/05/2026

Learn more about this very important ballot measure that will be near and dear to our patrons!

Measure Y’s backers say the arts tax is needed to keep the theater and arts scene afloat — as many performing arts groups close or flounder.