Tuesday, March 20, 2007

BISS 3.20.07 BISS Knows Old School too! Dr. Lonnie with Idris Muhammed, Thomas Dolby, & Les Dudek!

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This Week’s Plan

***That is to say MY plan as of this moment – this is not to say that there are not many other options for every night of the week. Be sure to SCROLL DOWN to the bottom to see the UPCOMING EVENTS or visit the BISS Google Calendar ***
Tues = Dr. Lonnie Smith with Idris Muhammed @ Boom Boom Room *** Ticket Giveaway ***

Also Tues = Four One Phonics! @ Brunos
Weds = Soulive @ The Independent
Thurs = Haugen & Sugar @ The Condor
*** Tell them you are on the BISS list and pay No Cover in March***

Also Thurs = Storm Large & The Balls @ The Red Devil

Friday = BBRPRESENTS *WILL BERNARD 'PARTY HATS' PARTY* w/ Will Blades, Keith McArthur, Jan Jackson, Adam Theis, Joe Cohen, Mike Olmos @ 12 Galaxies *** Ticket Giveaway ***

Also Fri = Kapakahi @ The Condor *** Tell them you are on the BISS list and pay No Cover in March***

Saturday = RONKAT SPEARMAN & The Katdelic Revival [plus: Special Guests] & ERIC MCFADDEN @ @ Boom Boom Room *** Ticket Giveaway ***

Also Saturday = Manicato @ The Condor *** Tell them you are on the BISS list and pay No Cover in March***

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This Week’s Ticket Giveaway Contests:

1) Reply back with the email address for one new sign up for the list - Remember ONLY send us an address for someone who WANTS to be added to the BISS list!!

OR

2) Send us a really good review of one your highlights in the last week!

Tuesday, March 20th - Dr. Lonnie Smith & Idris Muhammad@ Boom Boom Room

Friday, March 23rd - WILL BERNARD's *Party Hats* SuperShow (Palmetto Records CD release extravaganza) @12 GALAXIES

Fri, March 23 - GREASETRAPS & SPECIAL GUESTS @ Boom Boom Room

Sat, March 24 - RONKAT SPEARMAN & The Katdelic Revival [plus: Special Guests] & ERIC MCFADDEN @ Boom Boom Room

Fri, March 30 - Brian Jordan, Mike Clark, Donald Harrison @ Boom Boom Room

Sat, March 31 - Brian Jordan, Mike Clark, Donald Harrison @ Boom Boom Room

Sat, March 31 – JJ Grey & Mofro @ The Fillmore

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BISS FEATURED SHOWS!!!!

Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays – 10:30 PM - B.I.S.S. at the Condor Room! (300 Columbus @ the corner of Columbus & Broadway in North Beach)

BISS is picking some great local funky bands for the late evening set at the Condor Room in North Beach. No cover this month for the BISS List – Just tell them you are on the BISS List!! Come hang out for some BISS local favorite bands and great BISS drink specials at this great New Orleans Restaurant & Live Music Club in North Beach!! Andrew Jaeger’s House of Seafood & Jazz – 300 Columbus.

March 23rd BBRPRESENTS *WILL BERNARD 'PARTY HATS' PARTY* w/ Will Blades, Keith McArthur, Jan Jackson, Adam Theis, Joe Cohen, Mike Olmos @ 12 Galaxies (2565 Mission Street between 21st & 22nd )

Will Bernard, Palmetto's newest signing, will release his new CD on February 20th. Party Hats, is the title and it's an amazing blend of jazz, jam, and funk.

To kick things off in high gear, Will Bernard is throwin
g a party extravaganza in celebration of his new CD Release. This is a show stacked with the best jazz-funk musicians mixing it up solid with Will Bernard as he showcases, for his home-town crowd of San Francisco, this sizzling new thang.

Will is bringing a stellar combination of
A-List playaz to join him for this debut gig (in showcasing his all new sounds) at 12 Galaxies in San Francisco on Friday, March 23rd 2007.

March 24thRonKat Spearman’s RONKAT'S KATDELIC REVIVAL @ Boom Boom Room (1601 Fillmore @ the corner of Fillmore & Geary)

Ronkat's Katdelic Revival is one of San Francisco's best bands playing Original Funk Rock with a touch of hip hop that always has the crowd on the dance floor from the first song till the last.

RonKat Spearman is a Grammy Nominated, BMI Award winning songwriter and a member of George Clinton and the P Funk Allstars. His own group is a High Energy, Funky, Rockin Original show that is taking the Club Scene by storm. The crowds are going wild as RonKat "Lifts The Curse" with his innovative 'funklectik' sound and Excellent All-Pro band.

The KATDELIC REVIVAL is a potent combination of Funk, Rock, HipHop, Gospel, a touch of country and some Blues -- it basically encompasses everything with funk roots underneath it. You may hear a bit of Prince influence, a little Kanye, Rolling Stones and George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic for sure!

March 31st JJ Grey & Mofro @ The Fillmore (1805 Geary @ the corner of Geary & Fillmore)

Down-home roots, rock and soul artist JJ Grey & his band MOFRO will celebrate their new CD (and Alligator debut) COUNTRY GHETTO with a live performance in San Francisco. COUNTRY GHETTO (produced by Dan Prothero) features 12 original JJ Grey compositions that come right out of the Southern musical and literary tradition. While his songwriting inspirations range from Bill Withers, Van Morrison and Dan Penn, Grey’s songs are always his own. JJ Grey and his band MOFRO exude rocking, funky, melodic, front porch realism in every song they play. http://www.mofro.net

http://www.myspace.com/mofroband

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See you all at the Shows!

Why?

B.I.S.S.!!!

www.bisslist.com

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You can still make donation to the Wally Ingram Benefit and get a show poster!

Email: biss@bisslist.com

{if you don’t see the image here please go to www.bisslist.com and look at the January 4th posting!}

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BISS Calendar: - (View the BISS Google Calendar )

Tues, 3/20/2007

Dr. Lonnie Smith, Idris Muhammad, Will Bernard, Will Blades, Dayna Stephens *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:30PM

Tues, 3/20/2007

Four One Phonics! (Featuring members of the Monophonics)

Bruno's, San Francisco, CA

http://www.brunoslive.com

Wed, 3/21/2007

Byron Rynes' Smokedaddies w/ Jordan Feinstein, Jeb Taylor

Blackthorne Tavern, San Francisco, CA

Wed, 3/21/2007

Soulive

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

Show: 8PM

$25

Wed, 3/21/2007

Manicato

Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.elbo.com/

Show: 9PM

$7

Wed, 3/21/2007

Antibalas

Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA

http://www.gamh.com

Show: 8PM

$19 in advance, $21 at the door

Thurs, 3/22/2007

Haugen & Sugar

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.com

Show: 11PM

Free

Thurs, 3/22/2007

Blue Oyster Cult

Slim's, San Francisco, CA

http://www.slims-sf.com

Show: 8PM

$27

Thurs, 3/22/2007

Soulive

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

Show: 8PM

$25

Thurs, 3/22/2007

STORM LARGE & THE BALLS

Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA

http://www.reddevillounge.com

$15 in advance, $15 at the door

Thurs, 3/22/2007

Thomas Dolby featuring Jazz Mafia horns

19 Broadway, Fairfax,CA

http://www.19broadway.com

Show: 9PM

Thurs, 3/22/2007

Les Dudek

Sweetwater Saloon, Mill Valley,CA

http://www.sweetwatersaloon.com

Show: 9PM

Fri, 3/23/2007

Kapakahi

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.com

Show: 11PM

Free

Fri, 3/23/2007

BBRPRESENTS *WILL BERNARD 'PARTY HATS' PARTY* w/ Will Blades, Keith McArthur, Jan Jackson, Adam Theis, Joe Cohen, Mike Olmos *** WIN TICKETS*** (3 PAIRS - One Per Week)

12 Galaxies, San Francisco, CA

http://12galaxies.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=14310

Show: 9PM

$10

Fri, 3/23/2007

GREASETRAPS & SPECIAL GUESTS *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:30PM

$10

Fri, 3/23/2007

4OneFunktions

Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.elbo.com/

Show: 10PM

$5 - $10

Sat, 3/24/2007

Manicato

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.com

Show: 11PM

Free

Sat, 3/24/2007

RONKAT SPEARMAN & The Katdelic Revival [plus: Special Guests] & ERIC MCFADDEN *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:30PM

$10

Sat, 3/24/2007

Mind(x) with Melvin Seals

Henfling's Tavern, Ben Lomond, CA

http://www.henflingstavern.com

Show: 9PM

$10 Advance/ $12 @ the Door

Sat, 3/24/2007

Will Bernard

Amoeba Music, San Francisco, CA

http://www.amoebamusic.com

Free show

Thurs, 3/24/2007

Kapakahi

Matrix Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

Mon, 3/26/2007

The Tragically Hip

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1259/

Show: 8PM

$25

Tues, 3/27/2007

The Shotgun Wedding Hip-Hop Symphony

Bruno's, San Francisco, CA

http://www.brunoslive.com

Tues, 3/27/2007

Skerik, Mike Dillon

Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, CA

http://www.cafedunord.com

Show: 9PM

$10 Advance/ $12 @ the Door

Wed, 3/28/2007

Byron Rynes' Smokedaddies w/ Jordan Feinstein & Jeb Taylor

Blackthorne Tavern, San Francisco, CA

Thurs, 3/29/2007

Haugen & Sugar

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.com

Show: 11PM

Free

Thurs, 3/29/2007

A Benefit for the 46664 Charity : Mickey Hart, Taj Mahal, Vusi Mahlasela

The Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

http://www.palaceoffinearts.org/

Show: 8PM

$61.50 & $41.50

Fri, 3/30/2007

Regiment (Featuring members of the Monophonics)

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.com

Show: 11PM

Free

Fri, 3/30/2007

Brian Jordan, Mike Clark, Donald Harrison *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:30PM

$20

Fri, 3/30/2007

Parallel 23

Mojito, San Francisco, CA

http://www.sunsetpromotions.net

$5

Sat, 3/31/2007

Parallel 23

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.com

Show: 11PM

Free

Sat, 3/31/2007

Brian Jordan, Mike Clark, Donald Harrison *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:30PM

$20

Sat, 3/31/2007

JJ Grey & Mofro with Chuck Prophet *** WIN TICKETS***

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 9PM

Thurs, 4/5/2007

Haugen & Sugar

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.com

Show: 11PM

Free

Fri, 4/6/2007

New Monsoon

Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, CA

http://www.mystictheatre.com

Show: 9PM

$12

Sat, 4/7/2007

Manicato

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.com

Show: 11PM

Free

Sat, 4/7/2007

The Killers

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA

http://www.billgrahamcivic.com

Show: 7:30PM

$38.50

Sun, 4/8/2007

Brian Haas, Scott Amendola, Will Bernard

Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, CA

http://www.cafedunord.com

Show: 8PM

$10 in advance, $12 at the door

Thurs, 4/12/2007

Haugen & Sugar

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.com

Show: 11PM

Free

Fri, 4/13/2007

VINYL (plus: PO' BOYZ - opens) *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

$12

Fri, 4/13/2007

Parallel 23

Cigar Bar and Grill, San Francisco, CA

http://cigarbarandgrill.com

Fri, 4/13/2007

Sean Tabor & SpeakEasy

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.com

Show: 11PM

Free

Sat, 4/14/2007

ON THE ONE (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe drummer's Funky Band) *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:30PM

$10

Sat, 4/14/2007

Jazz Mafia Trio

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.comShow: 11PM

Free

Sat, 4/14/2007

Toots and the Maytals

The Warfield, San Francisco, CA

http://www.livenation.com/event/getEvent/eventId/255940

Show: 8PM

Sun, 4/15/2007

Willie Nelson

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$55

Mon, 4/16/2007

Willie Nelson

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$55

Tues, 4/17/2007

Willie Nelson

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$55

Wed, 4/18/2007

Willie Nelson

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$55

Thurs, 4/19/2007

Willie Nelson

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

$55

Thurs, 4/19/2007

Parallel 23

Poleng Lounge, San Francisco, CA

http://www.polenglounge.com

Fri, 4/20/2007

ERIC McFADDEN TRIO plus: Many Freaky Guests*** *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:30PM

$10

Fri, 4/20/2007

Kapakahi

Jupiter, Berkeley, CA

http://www.jupiterbeer.com

Fri, 4/20/2007

Jemimah Puddleduck (w/ Mark Karan & John Molo) ALMOST SOLD OUT Less than 20 tickets left!!!

Sweetwater Saloon, Mill Valley, CA

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=126353

Show: 9:30PM

$15

Fri, 4/20/2007

Tea Leaf Green

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 9PM

$22.50

Sat, 4/21/2007

Iggy Pop

The Warfield, San Francisco, CA

http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1198/

Show: 8PM

$45

Sat, 4/21/2007

Manicato

Andrew Jaeger's Condor Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.condorsf.com

Show: 11PM

Free

Sat, 4/21/2007

Iggy Pop

The Warfield, San Francisco, CA

http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1198/

Show: 8PM

$45

Sun, 4/22/2007

Bob Weir & Ratdog, Greyboy Allstars

Sharon Meadows at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

http://www.greenapplemusicfestival.com

Show: 2PM

Free

Thurs, 5/3/2007

Elvis Costello

The Warfield, San Francisco, CA

http://bgp.com/venue.html?venue_id=1198

Sun, 5/6/2007

Marc Ford, of the Black Crowes

Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA

http://www.reddevillounge.com

$12 in advance, $15 at the door

Thurs, 5/31/2007

Rebirth Brass Band

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

Show: 9PM