News — 1444 Broadway

Event Recap: Marcus Thompson II and Time Kawakami live recording of Warriors Plus/Minus at Oaklandish

Apr 21, 2017

This past Tuesday, April 18th, we hosted Marcus Thompson II and Tim Kawakami for a live recording of their hit podcast ‘Warriors Plus/Minus’. The event, which took place at the Oaklandish flagship shop at 1444 Broadway, was a tremendous success! We had audience members from as far away as Richmond come out to show support […]

Tags: 1444 Broadway, GOLDEN: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry, Marcus Thompson, Other, Tim Kawakami, Warriors Plus/Minus

Michael Wertz’s ‘ABC Oakland’ in stores now!

Apr 20, 2017

Michael Wertz’s new book is now available at the Oaklandish downtown and Dimond shops! ‘ABC Oakland’ is one of the only—if not the only—picture books about the city of Oakland. It highlights landmarks and themes that exemplify Oakland’s unique culture, from the myriad food trucks on International Boulevard to giant redwoods that stretch up to […]

Tags: 1444 Broadway, ABC Oakland, author, children, children's book, Community, illustrator, in store event, Michael Wertz, Other

Marcus Thompson’s ‘GOLDEN’ in stores now!

Apr 14, 2017

Marcus Thompson’s new book is now available at the Oaklandish downtown and Dimond shops! When it comes to Stephen Curry, point guard for the Golden State Warriors, reigning NBA MVP, and pop culture phenomenon, basketball fans and journalists have to invent new ways to say “wow.” GOLDEN is the first book to provide an all-access […]

Tags: 1444 Broadway, author, book, Book signing, GOLDEN, Marcus Thompson, meet and greet, Other, podcast, Steph Curry, Tim Kawakami, Warriors Plus/Minus

Michael Wertz ‘ABC Oakland’ in-store event

Apr 11, 2017

Oaklandish is extremely excited to announce an in-store event with illustrator and printmaker Michael Wertz! On Saturday, April 29th, we will host Michael for a meet & greet and release event celebrating his picture book ‘ABC Oakland’ at the Oaklandish downtown Oakland retail store. ‘ABC Oakland’ is a collaborative venture between Michael Wertz, nonprofit book publisher Heyday of […]

Tags: 1444 Broadway, ABC Oakland, April 29th 2017, children's book, Heyday, in store event, Michael Wertz, Other

December First Friday: Live Jazz & Tacos Sinaloa

Nov 28, 2016

Tacos and Jazz! This First Friday, December 2nd, Oaklandish will be switching gears and hosting a live jazz performance in our downtown Oakland retail store. Come by 1444 Broadway between 7-10pm for refreshments and smooth sounds courtesy of the Lucas De Hart Group. We are happy to have the quartet members back for yet another holiday […]

Tags: 1444 Broadway, december, First Friday, i really like tacos, jazz music, Lucas De Hart Group, Other, taco truck, tacos, Tacos Sinaloa

Oaklandish Blood Drive

Nov 28, 2016

On Tuesday, December 13th, 2016, Oaklandish is partnering with Blood Centers of the Pacific and 95.7 The Game for our first ever Blood Drive! Tuesday, December 13th, from 1:00PM – 6:00PM Blood Centers of the Pacific will have its Bloodmobile outside our Broadway retail location at 1444 Broadway for what we hope to be a great turnout for […]

Tags: 1444 Broadway, 95.7 the game, blood centers of the pacific, Blood Drive, December 13th 2-6pm, entercom, Other

‘The Lock Sessions’ Listening Party Recap

Oct 06, 2016

We hosted Locksmith for a mixtape listening party and meet and greet on the 30th of September and had a blast! Locksmith, who was celebrating his birthday, wanted to share the day with some of his biggest fans and debut his mixtape ‘ the Lock Sessions’ in an all ages event. The turn out was great and we […]

Tags: 1444 Broadway, DJ Nocturnal, listening party, Locksmith, mixtape, Other, The Lock Sessions

August First Friday: Brittsense, Oakland Superheroes Mural Project documentaries + Heru & Hazel Rose

Jul 28, 2016

Oaklandish is back in the First Friday rhythm! For our August installment of the monthly series we are happy to announce two documentary screenings and two musical acts! NYC-based Brittsense, born Brittani Sensabaugh in Oakland, CA has started her ‘222 Movement’ with the goal of documenting inner-city communities that have been forgotten and lack a voice. […]

Tags: 1444 Broadway, August, August 5th, BrittSense, Dion Decibels, Documentary, First Friday, Hazel Rose, Heru, Oakland, Oakland Super Heroes Mural Project, Other, Silly Me video screening

June First Friday: Marty Grimes

May 24, 2016

We are proud to announce the awesome guest performer for our June First Friday event – Marty Grimes! Due to the opening of our new store, BOSK, we took last month off, but this June we are right back at it with another awesome night of music and fun. The event will be held at Oaklandish’s Downtown retail store […]

Tags: 1444 Broadway, 2016, Dion Decibels, First Friday, June, Marty Grimes, meet and greet, Oaklandish, Other

April First Friday: Beejus, G Maly, RBC Bugzy, Rex Life Raj

Mar 28, 2016

We are proud to announce our awesome lineup for the First Friday of April! The following four up-and coming Bay Area rappers will be rocking the stage: Beejus, G Maly, RBC Bugzy, and Rexx Life Raj. The event will be held at Oaklandish’s downtown Oakland retail store (1444 Broadway) from 7-10pm on April 1st and is […]

Tags: 1444 Broadway, Beejus, Dion Decibels, First Friday April, G Maly, hosted by Dnas, oaklandish downtown oakland, Other, RBC Bugzy, Rexx Life Raj, vv lit

First Friday Recap: Track Panther

Mar 11, 2016

We were back at it this past Friday for a joint DJ session from Track Panthers. Good beer, skilled DJs, moodlights – it was LIT! In our first DJ-only event in quite some time, and eazeYOURmind and DJ Criddy set the bar high as soon as the 1s and 2s started spinning. The traffic started […]

Tags: 1444 Broadway, DJ set, Downtown, First Friday, March 2016, mood lights, Oaklandish, Other, Track Panthers, Very LIT