Thursday, January 11, 2018

BISS LIST 01.11.18 :: CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN / SWITCH HITTERS FEAT. NIGEL HALL, ROBERT SPUT & NATE WERTH, & WIL BLADES / OZOMATLI

Whew! Finally, back here in the Bay BISS Listers! What a LONG strange trip is has been! Complete with friends, family and the coldest run of days below 32 degrees in NYC in something like FORTY years! Did you hear about it? They called it the "Winter Bomb Cyclone".  I am so glad to be back here in my city by the bay... even if I did fly right into a rain storm.  Not to say it's all that warm here in the bay right now but it's all relative, right? And now that I have had the chance to sit down and look at the upcoming musical calendar, I am starting to feel warm all over!
 
To kick off my return to SF, my very talented cousin, Mr. Mark Levy is in town playing drums with the very exceptional Neal Casal in his band called Circles Around The Sun tonight and tomorrow night at The Chapel. You might have caught Neal just last month at the Fillmore when he was here performing with Chris Robinson Brotherhood at The Fillmore. Hopefully, you also caught the BISS List Interview with Neal Casal from BISS List Contributing Editor, Josh Danson.

Friday night, after Circles around The Sun, no doubt, I will be at the Boom Boom Room for my dear friend Nigel Hall playing with a project called THE SWITCH HITTERS ft. NIGEL HALL [Lettuce], ROBERT SPUT & NATE WERTH [Snarky Puppy], & WIL BLADES [Dr Lonnie Smith] plus TIM MARCONETT GROUP plus DJ KOS(Fri)/Kevvy Kev(Sat). Lucky us! We have two nights to take it ALL in!
 
Saturday night, before we head into the Boom Boom Room, we will be stopping in at the Fillmore for Ozomatli. Not just because it's totally on the way, but because Ozo always puts on a fun show! When I say Ozo, you say Matli! Ozo...! For those of you with little ones, don't forget they always do an Ozo kids matinee show when they are in town.
 
I took some time to go through the next two weeks of shows that the BISS List crew has selected to include on our calendar of upcoming shows. I have painstakingly narrowed it down to this short list, which as you know, I refer to as...

THE BEST OF THE BISS
*Check the full calendar for more upcoming shows!*

1/11
  • ((folkYEAH!))) Presents: Circles Around The Sun, Mad Alchemy Liquid Light Show at The Chapel **WIN TICKETS**
  • ORGONE - California Soul + The Humidors at Sweetwater Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • Smoked Out Soul Presents: Kicks Modern w/ZEBUEL | Will Magid | Paul Oliphant | Brandon Lee plus special guests! at Monarch **WIN TICKETS**
1/12
  • ((folkYEAH!))) Presents: Circles Around The Sun, Mad Alchemy Liquid Light Show at The Chapel **WIN TICKETS**
  • **THE SWITCH HITTERS ft. NIGEL HALL [Lettuce]/ROBERT SPUT & NATE WERTH [SNARKY PUPPY]/WIL BLADES [DR LONNIE SMITH) [& *ADAM KNIGHT+THE MISSION ST BEATS*, DJ K-OS] at Boom Boom Room  **WIN TICKETS**
  • La Gente, Soltron, Pamela Parker's Fantastic Machine at Slim's **WIN TICKETS**
  • The English Beat, Soul Ska, DJ Dr Wood at The Independent
  • The Victor Wooten Trio featuring Dennis Chambers & Bob Franceschini at Regency Ballroom 
 
1/13
  • **THE SWITCH HITTERS ft. NIGEL HALL [Lettuce]/ROBERT SPUT & NATE WERTH [Snarky Puppy]/WIL BLADES [Dr Lonnie Smith] (& *TIM MARCONETT GROUP* + DJ KEVVY KEV) at Boom Boom Room  **WIN TICKETS**
  • Ozokidz at The Fillmore 
  • Ozomatli with Banda La Maravillosa at The Fillmore  **WIN TICKETS**
  • Katdelic at Moe's Alley
  • Elliott Peck & Grahame Lesh celebrate Gillian Welch's Revival - With Scott Law, Sean Nelson, & Jon Payne plus special guests Dan Lebowitz & Victoria George at Terrapin Crossroads
1/14
  • G3 featuring Joe Satriani, John Petrucci (Dream Theater) & Phil Collen (Def Leppard) at The Fox
  • Wil Blades' "Sunday Sessions" at Madrone Art Bar  FREE
  • **RETURN OF THE CYPHER** FREEEE Live Hip Hop Party ~ [Hip Hop, Live Rap, Emcees, DJs, Live Musicians, BreakDance, Lyrical Battles] A Bad-Azzz OG Party every SUNDAY NITE (9 - 2AM) at Boom Boom Room  FREE
 
1/16
  • Marilyn Manson (Show Rescheduled) at The Fox
 
1/17
  • Spoon at The Masonic
  • Stu Allen & Mars Hotel at Ashkenaz **WIN TICKETS**
 
1/18
  • **THE CROOKED STUFF** [& *MC RADIO ACTIVE* + SPECIAL GUESTS] at Boom Boom Room  **WIN TICKETS**
  • Smoked Out Soul Presents: El Metate w/ZEBUEL | Will Magid | Paul Oliphant | Brandon Lee plus special guests! at Monarch **WIN TICKETS**
 
1/19
  • (((folkYEAH!))) Presents: Green Leaf Rustlers feat Chris Robinson, Barry Sless, Pete Sears, John Molo & Greg Loiacono at Sweetwater Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band  with Nicki Bluhm at The Fillmore  **WIN TICKETS**
  • Lagos Roots, SILA, Baby and the Luvies at The Chapel **WIN TICKETS**
  • HUSHconcerts & The Janky Barge Present the 12th annual: DJ ICEY & SKIITOUR @ ICEBREAKERS '18, SkiiTour, DJ ShOOey, DJ Icon, Haute Mess, Motion Potion, Chuck Jones (NVO DJs), Phleck, Shouts!, Illalien, Snarkle, Hellacat at Public Works
  • THE SOFT WHITE SIXTIES, VISTA KICKS at Hopmonk Sebastopol **WIN TICKETS**
  • Hillstomp and The Sam Chase at Moe's Alley
  • **JELLY BREAD** [&*KILLER WHALE** + DJ K-OS] at Boom Boom Room  **WIN TICKETS**
 
1/20
  • Winter Tour: RAILROAD EARTH with Whiskey Shivers at The Warfield
  • Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band  with The Dustbowl Revival at The Fillmore  **WIN TICKETS**
  • Sweet Plot, Midtown Social at The Independent **WIN TICKETS**
  • **IDEATEAM** & **SOPHISTAFUNK** [& DJ KEVVY KEV] at Boom Boom Room  **WIN TICKETS**
  • Prezident Brown - the reigning Jamaican reggae M.C., a champion of the new roots and reality consciousness at Ashkenaz **WIN TICKETS**
 
1/22
  • Green Leaf Rustlers (Chris Robinson, Barry Sless, Pete Sears, John Molo, and Greg Loiacono) at The Chapel **WIN TICKETS**
 
1/23
  • Lee 'Scratch" Perry  at Terrapin Crossroads
 
1/24
  • Reverend Horton Heat, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Big Sandy at Cornerstone Berkleley
  • 6Roses (David Boyce & Michael Cavaseno Jazz Duo) 7-9PM Soulful Jazz Renditions   & Howard Wiley & Extra Nappy at 9:30pm at Madrone Art Bar 
 
1/25
  • ATTA KID - Max Cowan (keys) and Daniel Casares (sax) at Madrone Art Bar  **WIN TICKETS**
  • The New Orleans Suspects at Moe's Alley
 
UPCOMING FEATURED SHOWS
*Mark your calendar!!*

1/31/17
Kendra Morris, Here Lies Man, DJ heyLove* at Brick & Mortar **WIN TICKETS**

2/13/18
Mardi Gras Parade Starts at Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley near Biergarten. Second line feat. Brass Bands, Pedicabs, plus other guest musicians
FOLLOWED BY
Celebrate Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday: Chali 2na, and The House of Vibe, Jazz Mafia's Heaviest Feather, Plus Brass Bands and Special Guests at Brick & Mortar **WIN TICKETS**


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