Your online resource for bands and live music in Bakersfield and throughout Kern County!

Bands of Bakersfield is your online resource for music and live events from local musicians in and around Bakersfield and Kern County. We make it easy to find live music events and details about our local music artists.

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The Soda Crackers at The Burbank Moose
Oct
11

The Soda Crackers at The Burbank Moose

Venue: Burbank Moose Lodge, Burbank, CA
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The Soda Crackers at Prime Time BBQ
Oct
12

The Soda Crackers at Prime Time BBQ

Venue: Prime Time BBQ, Bakersfield, CA
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Split Mountain Band
Oct
12

Split Mountain Band

Venue: 178 Bar & Grill, Lake Isabella, CA
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The Soda Crackers at Club Car Bar
Oct
18

The Soda Crackers at Club Car Bar

Venue: Club Car Bar, Bakersfield, CA
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The Soda Crackers at Barrelhouse Brewing Co. Fresno
Oct
19

The Soda Crackers at Barrelhouse Brewing Co. Fresno

Venue: Barrelhouse Brewing Co. Fresno, Fresno, CA
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The Soda Crackers at Salty’s BBQ
Oct
20

The Soda Crackers at Salty’s BBQ

Venue: Salty's BBQ, Bakersfield, CA
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Jerrys Pizza and Pub
Aug
10

A run of live events for late-summer!

Live music events are making a comeback! Two of these events are coming to Jerry’s Pizza and Pub, the all-ages music venue and pizza restaurant that has been part of our local music history for the last 30 years. With the Return of the All Ages Show, Jerry’s is finding a return to its all-ages form. Then comes Fest Fest 3, an all-day event split into three different stages throughout Jerry’s: upstairs, downstairs and right outside in the Wall Street Alley. Learn more at Bakersfield.com.

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Woolworths
Jun
11

The Woolworth’s Sessions: Music on the third floor

Undergoing preparation for its future life as business offices, retail space, and music venue, the historic Woolworth’s building’s magical third floor called out… and local musicians listened. Musicians gathered on the empty third floor of Bakersfield’s Woolworth’s building to perform and record the “The Woolworth’s Sessions.” Listen to the article at Bakersfield.com.

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Mike Peters 2
Jun
10

Welcome to Bands of Bakersfield! Your online resource for local music entertainment.

Since time could talk there’s been music in Bakersfield. But the city hit it big in the late ’50s when a country twang rang out across our historic oilfields, sparking the musical heat we now know as the Bakersfield sound. The fire is still raging today, the city has since grown in its musical pallet….

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Rabid Assault

Rabid Assault

MetalPunk
Bakersfield, CA
Robert Woods-LaDue

Robert Woods-LaDue

ExperimentalJazzMetalPop
Bakersfield, CA
Dancing Tommy

Dancing Tommy

AlternativeIndiePunkRock
Bakersfield, CA
CONTRANISTAS

CONTRANISTAS

AlternativeElectronicExperimentalRock
Bakersfield, CA
WorseThingsByBetterPeople

WorseThingsByBetterPeople

AlternativeRock
Bakersfield, CA
Jay Smith Group

Jay Smith Group

FunkJazzLatin
Bakersfield, CA

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BOB SE Episode 003 Fest Fest 4 with Ruben Val Verde3

Special Episode: Fest Fest 4 with Ruben Valverde

In this special episode of the Bands of Bakersfield Podcast, our host Mike Peters sits down with Nate Parrish and Dan Thompson to discuss the upcoming “Night at the Nile” music show on July 1st, 2023 at the legendary Nile Theater in downtown Bakerfield.

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BOB SE Episode 002 Nate Parrish & Dan Thompson3

Special Episode: Night at the Nile with Nate Parrish & Dan Thompson

In this special episode of the Bands of Bakersfield Podcast, our host Mike Peters sits down with Nate Parrish and Dan Thompson to discuss the upcoming “Night at the Nile” music show on July 1st, 2023 at the legendary Nile Theater in downtown Bakerfield.

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BOB Episode 006 Midnight Dorsett3

6 Midnight Dorsett

In this 6th episode of Bands of Bakersfield, our host Mike Peters sits down with Midnight Dorsett to discuss the history on how the band came together and the inspiration behind the songs performed on the episode.

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