CJ Motors, 2566 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley (between Blake and Parker)

Certainly one of the more unusual venues in Berkeley. CJ Motors was, at the time, an English Ford dealership owned by CJ Felt and Sales Manager John Bolander. Bolander raced Lotus Cortinas in his spare time. Little is known about how CJ motors came to host a number of somewhat diverse shows between December 1965 and April 1966, but there you have it.

02 December 1965: New Brothers
14 January 1966: Jazz Mice, Jeanne Lee, Congress of Wonders, Ned's Mob
10 February 1966: Saint James Five, Loading Zone
17 February 1966: Port Said Band
24 February 1966: Gigi's Port Said Band with Exotic Dancers, Mike Thatcher Trio
24 March 1966: Loiellet Chamber Ensemble, Ron Chinn
26 March 1966: Loiellet Chamber Ensemble, Ron Chinn, Michael O'Rourke
14 April 1966: Laney College Chorus

The 2566 Tele location is now a co-operative run Works Dance and Exercise Studio.

It would be great if someone could shed some light on this whole matter.

1845 Alcatraz, Berkeley, CA

1845 Alcatraz is in the same building as 1837 Alcatraz. Strangely, this whole end of Alcatraz Street has adopted a somewhat bizarre numbering scheme for the properties. On January 27, 1967 Golden Sheaf Bakery presented Melvyn Q Watchpocket, Lee Michaels and The Justice League at 1845 Alcatraz. As far as I can see, no other shows took place at this venue.

1837 Alcatraz, Berkeley, CA

The only show I know of at the 1837 Alcatraz location is from February 10 and 11, 1967 with Country Joe and the Fish, Big Brother and the Holding Company and Melvyn Q Watchpocket. The show was promoted by the "Golden Sheaf Bakery". The building contains both the 1837 address and the 1845 which hosted a couple of shows as well. It is now the home of the Most Worshipful Sons of Light Grand Lodge. If you attended this show or know of any others, it would be great to hear from you.

The Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA

The Albatross was opened by Bill Scanlon and Phil Randall as a "pub" in 1964. It soon changed hands coming under the ownership of brothers Val and Bob Johnson for the next 30 years. It remains open today. Looking through the list of shows so far identified it seems the focus was very much jazz based.

15 August 1965: Ron Chinn - Classical Guitar
19 August 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
22 August 1965: Ron Chinn - Classical Guitar
26 August 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
29 August 1965: Ron Chinn - Classical Guitar
02 September 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
05 September 1965: Ron Chinn - Classical Guitar
09 September 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
12 September 1965: Ron Chinn - Classical Guitar
16 September 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
19 September 1965: Ron Chinn - Classical Guitar
23 September 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
26 September 1965: Ron Chinn - Classical Guitar
30 September 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
03 October 1965: Ron Chinn - Classical Guitar
07 October 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
10 October 1965: Ron Chinn - Classical Guitar
14 October 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
17 October 1965: Ron Chinn - Classical Guitar
21 October 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
24 October 1965: Scott-McLean Quartet
28 October 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
31 October 1965: Scott-McLean Quartet
04 November 1965: Dixieland Jazz
07 November 1965: Scott-McLean Quartet
11 November 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
14 November 1965: Scott-McLean Quartet
18 November 1965: New Orleans Jazz Band (Dick Oxtot, Pete Allen, Earl Scheeler, Bob Mieke) - Traditional Jazz
21 November 1965: Scott-McLean Quartet
28 November 1965: Scott-McLean Quartet
05 December 1965: Scott-McLean Quartet[3-7 pm], Flamenco
19 December 1965: Scott-McLean Quartet
13 January 1966: John Handy Quintet
14 January 1966: John Handy Quintet
15 January 1966: John Handy Quintet
27 January 1966: John Handy Quintet
28 January 1966: John Handy Quintet
29 January 1966: John Handy Quintet
03 February 1966: John Handy Quintet
04 February 1966: John Handy Quintet
05 February 1966: John Handy Quintet
18 February 1966: Danny Zeitlin
19 February 1966: Danny Zeitlin
25 February 1966: Danny Zeitlin
26 February 1966: Danny Zeitlin
03 March 1966: Archie Shepp
04 March 1966: Archie Shepp
05 March 1966: Archie Shepp
06 March 1966: Bob Mielke
10 March 1966: John Handy Quintet
11 March 1966: John Handy Quintet
12 March 1966: John Handy Quintet
13 March 1966: Bob Mielke
14 March 1966: Archie Shepp
17 March 1966: Hampton Hawes Trio
18 March 1966: Hampton Hawes Trio
19 March 1966: Hampton Hawes Trio
20 March 1966: Bob Mielke
24 March 1966: John Handy Quintet
25 March 1966: John Handy Quintet
26 March 1966: John Handy Quintet
27 March 1966: Bob Mielke
04 April 1966: Jamar Colt Trio
17 April 1970: Robert Savage
18 April 1970: Black Ghost
19 April 1970: Black Ghost
21 April 1970: Auditions, Virgin Forest
22 April 1970: Chambray
23 April 1970: The Roaches
24 April 1970: Purple Earthquake