No Room For Squares is a weekly showcase of classic jazz albums from the decade between 1955 - 1965, one of the most exciting eras in recorded music. No Room For Squares will feature iconic artists like Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk on iconic labels like Blue Note, Impulse! and Prestige. Plus, we’ll have whisky specials each week, so you can sip on a delicious dram while taking in some of our favorite bebop, hard-bop and post-bop albums from the collection

Silent Sunday 048 has been postponed because Bar Shiru will now be closed on Sunday 4/26.

Atmospheres is our weekly excursion into the outer reaches of sound with resident selectors GAHR and LUCAS curating a mix of electronic, psychedelic, ambient and experimental records. Every Thursday starting at 9p.

No Room For Squares is a weekly showcase of classic jazz albums from the decade between 1955 - 1965, one of the most exciting eras in recorded music. No Room For Squares will feature iconic artists like Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk on iconic labels like Blue Note, Impulse! and Prestige. Plus, we’ll have whisky specials each week, so you can sip on a delicious dram while taking in some of our favorite bebop, hard-bop and post-bop albums from the collection.

Silent Sunday 047 on April 19, we mark ten years since the Earthly passing of the GOAT, Prince Rogers Nelson. We’ll be spinning his magnum opus, Sign O’ The Times.

Silent Sunday occurs every week and is free and open to all (21+ only). Doors are at 4p, the featured album spins at 4:30p and there is zero talking (except for ordering) from 4p - 5:30p. Following Silent Sunday, Bar Shiru is open until 10p.

Atmospheres is our weekly excursion into the outer reaches of sound with resident selectors GAHR and LUCAS curating a mix of electronic, ambient and experimental records. Every Thursday at 9p.

Wednesday April 15 we welcome Rene Paterson aka DJ Pap to the Bar Shiru hi-fi for another night of music and community.

Latin-American DJ and event curator that has delivered his sound on dancefloors throughout North and South America. His bicoastal roots shaped his love for sharing House, New York disco, and groovy dance music. He is part of a collaborative project called Local 500 SF, together they are an underground electronic dance music group that strive to purvey lesser known dance music to party goers in the Bay Area. His personal project Planet Submerge is where he allows himself full creative freedom regarding art, events, and music. Pap enjoys listening to Dub Reggae, Japanese Jazz, and Salsa on Hi-Fi sound systems because of the many elements you can hear layered throughout each track. Expect classic albums that are worthy of being on your listening radar. 

No Room For Squares is a weekly showcase of classic jazz albums from the decade between 1955 - 1965, one of the most exciting eras in recorded music. No Room For Squares will feature iconic artists like Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk on iconic labels like Blue Note, Impulse! and Prestige. Plus, we’ll have whisky specials each week, so you can sip on a delicious dram while taking in some of our favorite bebop, hard-bop and post-bop albums from the collection.

Join Pep Love of the mighty Hieroglyphics as he celebrates the release of his latest project, Acres of Diamonds.

The evening will feature Pep Love in conversation, offering insight into the album, followed by an immersive front-to-back listening experience on our hi-fi.

Designed for music lovers who value intentional listening, this experience centers the album in its purest form sound, story, and atmosphere.

Doors are at 7pm and the programming will be begin at 7:30pm.

Please note, this is an open, communal style event and reservations do not guarantee a seat.

Powered by Hieroglyphics and The Bakari Company.

Silent Sunday 046 on April 12 features the original score for Barry Jenkins’ film If Beale Street Could Talk, composed and arranged by Nicholas Britell.

Silent Sunday occurs every week and is free and open to all (21+ only). Doors are at 4p, the featured album spins at 4:30p and there is zero talking (except for ordering) from 4p - 5:30p. Following Silent Sunday, Bar Shiru is open until 10p.

Your trusty residents are back for the very first Feels Like Friday of 2026! Pamchop and GAHR are back at the controls for a night a soulful and funky selections starting at 8p.

Atmospheres is our weekly excursion into the outer reaches of sound with resident selectors GAHR and LUCAS curating a mix of electronic, ambient, psychedelic and experimental records. Every Thursday at 9p.

Wednesday April 8 we welcome ALCHEMIA to the Bar Shiru hi-fi for another night of music and community.

ALCHEMIA is an Iranian DJ and multidisciplinary artist. From a young age she started collecting records through flea markets in Iran and since then has expanded from primarily spinning vinyl to digital mixes that include wider sonic influences from Levantine Synth pop to Acid House, Iranian folk music, Cumbia, Darkwave to field recordings and poetry with an emphasis on highlighting global music from SWANA and beyond. Rooted in a radical imagination, both politically and creatively, the north star of art for liberation is what drives her creative practice, be it in music, multimedia printmaking, audio storytelling or photography. Her monthly show, Taste of Cherry, airs live on Oakland’s Lower Grand Radio every 1st Wednesday of the month 7:30-9pm.

No Room For Squares is a weekly showcase of classic jazz albums from the decade between 1955 - 1965, one of the most exciting eras in recorded music. No Room For Squares will feature iconic artists like Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk on iconic labels like Blue Note, Impulse! and Prestige. Plus, we’ll have whisky specials each week, so you can sip on a delicious dram while taking in some of our favorite bebop, hard-bop and post-bop albums from the collection.

Silent Sunday 045 brings us another listening session celebrating the Coltrane 100, this time with his 1961 Atlantic release Ole Coltrane.

Atmospheres is our weekly excursion into the outer reaches of sound with resident selectors GAHR and LUCAS curating a mix of electronic, ambient and experimental records. Every Thursday at 9p.

Wednesday April 1 we welcome Liam O’Donoghue to the Bar Shiru hi-fi for another night of music and community.

Liam O’Donoghue has been covering local history and culture for the past decade on his podcast and KPFA radio show East Bay Yesterday and through his writing for outlets like SF Gate. His journalism career started by making zines about the Chicago punk scene back in the 1990s. As Liam continued to cover music for various Midwest publications, he discovered raves and began DJing, as well. After moving to the Bay in 2003, his musical tastes expanded beyond house, and his DJ sets at underground parties often weaved together various genres from rap and R&B to Baltimore, cumbia, and jungle. This blending of eclectic styles has become a hallmark of Liam’s sets, which often stretch up to four hours long. After amassing crates upon crates from nearly three decades of digging, Liam is just as comfortable spinning jazz at a wine bar as he is dropping disco at a sweaty club. To keep up with his events and articles, follow @eastbay_yesterday and check out the East Bay Yesterday Substack.   

No Room For Squares is a weekly showcase of classic jazz albums from the decade between 1955 - 1965, one of the most exciting eras in recorded music. No Room For Squares will feature iconic artists like Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk on iconic labels like Blue Note, Impulse! and Prestige. Plus, we’ll have whisky specials each week, so you can sip on a delicious dram while taking in some of our favorite bebop, hard-bop and post-bop albums from the collection.

Silent Sunday 044 on March 29 features Brazilian legend Gal Costa’s 1973 post-tropicalia gem Índia.

Silent Sunday occurs every week and is free and open to all (21+ only). Doors are at 4p, the featured album spins at 4:30p and there is zero talking (except for ordering) from 4p - 5:30p. Following Silent Sunday, Bar Shiru is open until 10p.

Every Thursday, Bar Shiru resident selectors GAHR and LUCAS take us on a journey to the outer reaches of sound, curating an eclectic mix of electronic, ambient, experimental and psychedelic records.

We are thrilled to participate in this global listening event for the new Tom Misch album, Full Circle. Bar Shiru is one of only three spots in the US to give listeners a preview of the new record before its release.

This event is free and open to all (21+) on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP does not guarantee entry (or a seat).

We’ll be spinning the album at 8:30p. We expect to hit capacity quickly, so early arrival highly recommended.

On March 25, we welcome Bay Area artist, DJ and producer ZZ (aka Katie Zheng) to the hi-fi for Selector Series, another great night of music and community.

In her work, ZZ explores sound as an atmospheric condition: favoring space, texture, and subtle transformation over immediacy and spectacle. She is the creator of "notes of moss", a nature-inspired project unfolding through live events, performances, and her monthly residency on SutroFM. zz creates sonic experiences that invite deep listening, altered states of attention, and quiet introspection.

8p - 11p

No Room For Squares is a weekly showcase of classic jazz albums from the decade between 1955 - 1965, one of the most exciting eras in recorded music. No Room For Squares will feature iconic artists like Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk on iconic labels like Blue Note, Impulse! and Prestige. Plus, we’ll have whisky specials each week, so you can sip on a delicious dram while taking in some of our favorite bebop, hard-bop and post-bop albums from the collection.

Silent Sunday 043 on March 22 features the Queen of Soul’s understated 1967 masterpiece I Never Loved a Man The Way I Love You.

Silent Sunday occurs every week and is free and open to all (21+ only). Doors are at 4p, the featured album spins at 4:30p and there is zero talking (except for ordering) from 4p - 5:30p. Following Silent Sunday Bar Shiru is open until 10p.

On March 18, we welcome Angela Angela to the hi-fi for Selector Series, another great night of music and community.

Angela Angel is a healing practitioner, artist, and organizer based
in the SF Bay Area/Ohlone Territory. As an energy worker, Angela has
always believed that sound and music hold the power to shift energy. A
jazzist at her core and influenced by the funk, hip-hop and global
sound movements she grew up with, her selections serve as capsules for
spirit to help us heal and evolve.

8p - 11p

Silent Sunday 042 on March 15 features Dorothy Ashby’s mesmerizing 1970s release The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby featuring Ashby playing original compositions on the koto.

Silent Sunday occurs every week and is free and open to all (21+ only). Doors are at 4p, the featured album spins at 4:30p and there is zero talking (except for ordering) from 4p - 5:30p. Following Silent Sunday Bar Shiru is open until 10p.

Our second SMARTBOMB Oakland collab night during Season 12 of Selector Series features rising Iranian-American DJ and vinyl collector Ari B.

Wednesday March 11, 8p - 11p

Silent Sunday 040 on March 8 features Bobby Humphrey’s classic, Mizell-brothers-produced album Blacks and Blues.

Silent Sunday occurs every week and is free and open to all (21+ only). Doors are at 4p, the featured album spins at 4:30p and there is zero talking (except for ordering) from 4p - 5:30p. Following Silent Sunday Bar Shiru is open until 10p.

We are hyped to be a part of the inaugural Unabridged: Detroit Incoming series put together by our friends at As You Like It, an important mainstay in the Bay Area’s electronic music community for more than a decade.

Join us on Thursday night at Bar Shiru for Love the Groove, a get together to celebrate the legacy of Detroit’s vast musical influences and to kick off a great weekend of Unabridged music programming. Music provided by selectors In Bloom, DJ Kelleyjane and Joe Rice.

Thursday 03.05.26 8p - midnight.

Free entry with RSVP (required). RSVP does not guarantee entry.

BONUS: Show your Love The Groove RSVP at Gold Palm between 5p - 8p on 03.05 and get a 10% discount!

On Wednesday March 04 we welcome Wonway Posibul to the hi-fi for another go-round of Selector Series.

Wonway Posibul is a GRAMMY nominated songwriter and emcee, DJ, radio host, and award winning actor. Behind the turntables, Wonway has established himself as one of the most sought after DJs in the Bay Area. He has played in locations all around the world and held regular residencies in New York and Los Angeles. His mixtapes have been featured on influential sites such as Okayplayer, Remezcla, and URB magazine. 

You can currently catch Wonway every Monday-Friday night 8-10pm for his radio show on 91.7 FM KALW in San Francisco.