Amelia Ray

Amelia Ray is The Interpreter. The San Francisco Bay Area native has performed across the States and Europe, and was selected to appear at the 2024 National Women’s Music Festival. Her performances bring to life intricate, rhythmic and emotional musical stories that are full of characters as raw, confused and contradictory as we all are.
Ray’s soul-rock compositions aim to improve understanding and communication between people from different backgrounds. Her catalogue includes cross-genre and multilingual compositions like “Ana no potable,” a song in Spanish dedicated to a former mayor of Madrid, “Dream,” a tribute to musicals that sounds like it came straight from a Broadway production, and the award-winning trip through U.S. racial and music history “Hambone Says.” Her songs portray a melodic proficiency that prompted jazz musician Rob Bargad to declare, “Amelia Ray is The Beatles’ long lost soul sister.”
In 2020, Ray organised The Quarantuned Music Festival – a series of virtual music festivals benefitting artists affected by Covid-19 concert cancellations. Ray is also the founder of Europe for Ukraine – an initiative to produce an original, multilingual composition in support of Ukraine.

Tickets are $25 advance/$30 at the door general admission; $15 advance/$20 at the door for students with ID/low-income individuals. Children under 12 are free. Advance tickets are available here, or if the show is not sold out, you may purchase your tickets at the door before the show.

Doors open one half hour before show time. We accept cash or Venmo only at the door.

The Back Room is an all-ages, BYOB (for those 21+) space, dedicated to (mostly) acoustic music of all kinds. You are welcome to bring your own food and beverages. The venue is ADA accessible. If you need more information or have any questions, please call us: #510-381-1997.

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