Thursday, August 23, 2007

BISS 8.23.07 - Ticket Giveaways: Holmes Brothers, Vinyl, & Monophonics!

{If you don't see the following email correctly please go to our web site to read this week's message:  http://www.bisslist.com}

 

Anytime I slack off on getting the BISS list out, you all let me know by calling and emailing to ask whats going on. Eventually I get the hint that I have skipped a week or two and I must be overdue to inform you all of the musical happenings around town!  So here they are...

 

This Week's Ticket Giveaway Contests:

To win tickets this week, send us an email address for someone who WANTS to be added to the list. You could win a pair of tickets to any of these shows! Check the web site (www.bisslist.com) for more ticket giveaways and to see the winners!

1.       Friday 8/24/2007 Vinyl @ Boom Boom Room – "The infectious music of Vinyl blends old-school funk, Latin percussion, reggae and R&B into signature instrumental grooves."

2.       Sat, 8/25/2007 Greasetraps plus Monophonics @ Boom Boom Room – "These Funky Bay Area sensational bands will burn it down at the Boom Boom Room on Saturday Night."

3.       Sat, 8/25/2007 Holmes Brothers @ Biscuits & Blues - 2 Pairs! – "The Holmes Brothers are juke-joint vets with a vast command of the American song book. Soul, gospel and blues favorites resonate equally with passion and fervor."

4.       Thurs, 8/30/2007 Wil Blades Trio  @ Boom Boom Room -– "A 'Barn-Burner' high powered Dance-driven night of Soul-Jazz Chronic Funk ala hammond B3 Organ Greats!"

 

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See you all at the Shows!

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BISS Calendar:  - (View the BISS Google Calendar  )

 

Thurs, 8/23/2007

Bruce Hornsby

The Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

http://www.palaceoffinearts.org/

 Show: 8PM

$49.50

 

Fri, 8/24/2007

Wilco, Richard Swift

Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA

http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/229421

Show: 7:30PM

$39.50

 

Fri, 8/24/2007

Beastie Boys

The Warfield, San Francisco, CA

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

Show: 8PM

$50

 

Fri, 8/24/2007

Vinyl

Boom Boom Room,

http://www.boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php?sid=&events=&searchstr=&email=

Show: 9:30PM

$14.50

 

Sat, 8/25/2007

Beastie Boys

Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA

http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/229421

Show: 8PM

$50.50

 

 

Sat, 8/25/2007

Macy Gray, The Brand New Heavies

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 9PM

$50

 

Sat, 8/25/2007

GREASETRAPS plus: MONOPHONICS *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:45PM

$12

 

Sat, 8/25/2007

Holmes Brothers *** WIN TICKETS***

Biscuits and Blues, San Francisco, CA

http://www.biscuitsandblues.com/headliners.html

Show: 8PM & 10PM

$20

 

Sun, 8/26/2007

311, Matisyahu

Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA

 

 

Sun, 8/26/2007

Stevie Wonder

Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord, Concord, CA

http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1503/

Show: 7:30PM

$131 to $71.50

 

Thurs, 8/30/2007

Will Blades Trio + special guests *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

 Show: 9:30PM

$8

 

Fri, 8/31/2007

Chicago

Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA

http://www.themountainwinery.com/concerts.php

Show: 7:30PM

85/75/49.50

 

Sat, 9/1/2007

Chicago

Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA

http://www.themountainwinery.com/concerts.php

Show: 7:30PM

85/75/49.50

 

Sun, 9/2/2007

Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Concert

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

Show: 6PM

***FREE SHOW***

 

Sun, 9/2/2007

Blind Boys of Alabama

Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA

http://www.sausalitoartfestival.org/home.html

Show: NOT POSTED

 

Wed, 9/5/2007

Soulive

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$26.50

 

Fri, 9/7/2007

GOOD ENOUGH FOR GOOD TIMES (members of GALACTIC & CHARLIE HUNTER TRIO) *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:45PM

$17.50

 

Sat, 9/8/2007

Al Green, B.B. King , Etta James

Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord, Concord, CA

http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1503/

Show: 7PM

$79.50 to $37.50

 

Sat, 9/8/2007

Blue Turtle Seduction, The Ritual

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

Show: 9:30PM

$12 in advance, $14 at the door

 

Sat, 9/8/2007

Hot Buttered Rum, Indigo Girls, K'naan, Michael Franti & Spearhead

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

http://www.powertothepeaceful.org/

Show:

***FREE SHOW***

Sat, 9/8/2007

Monophonics

Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.elbo.com/

 

Sat, 9/8/2007

GOOD ENOUGH FOR GOOD TIMES (members of GALACTIC & CHARLIE HUNTER TRIO) *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:45PM

$17.50

Mon, 9/10/2007

Peter Frampton

Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA

http://www.themountainwinery.com/concerts.php

Show: 7:30PM

$60/50/37.50

 

Tues, 9/11/2007

Los Lonely Boys w/ Shawn Sahm and the Tex-Mex Experience

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$37.50

 

Wed, 9/12/2007

Tony Bennett

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA

http://www.performances.org/theaters/davies.asp

Show: 8PM

$125 - $75

 

Wed, 9/12/2007

Steve Vai

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 7:30PM

$35

 

Thurs, 9/13/2007

Sugar Hill Gang

Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA

http://www.reddevillounge.com

Show:

$25

 

Thurs, 9/13/2007

The Roots with Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte.

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$40

 

Thurs, 9/13/2007

Todd Rundgren

Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA

http://www.gamh.com/

Show: 8PM

$21

Thurs, 9/13/2007

Eric Johnson

Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA

http://www.gamh.com/

Show: 8PM

$20

Fri, 9/14/2007

MORNING 40 FEDERATION (plus: HAPPY JACK - open) *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php?sid=&events=&searchstr=&email=

 Show: 9:30PM

$14.50

Fri, 9/14/2007

Guster with Tally Hall

The Warfield, San Francisco, CA

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

Show: 8PM

$27.50

 

Fri, 9/14/2007

Velvet Revolver with Alice in Chains, Sparta

Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord, Concord, CA

http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1503/

Show: 7PM

$59.50 to $39.50

 

Fri, 9/14/2007

MORNING 40 FEDERATION (plus: HAPPY JACK - open) | San Francisco, CA | *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:30PM

$14.50

 

Sat, 9/15/2007

Treasure Island Music Festival

Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA

http://www.treasureislandfestival.com/

Show: 12:30PM

$58.50

 

Sat, 9/15/2007

MORNING 40 FEDERATION (plus: HAPPY JACK - open) *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php?sid=&events=&searchstr=&email=

Show: 9:30PM

$14.50

 

Sat, 9/15/2007

MORNING 40 FEDERATION (plus: HAPPY JACK - open) | San Francisco, CA | *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.comShow: 9:30PM

$14.50

 

Sun, 9/16/2007

Treasure Island Music Festival

Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA

http://www.treasureislandfestival.com

/Show: 12:30PM

$58.50

 

Sun, 9/16/2007

Sinead O'Connor

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA

http://www.sfsymphony.org/templates/hall_over.asp?nodeid=96

 

Tues, 9/18/2007

Def Leppard with Styx, Foreigner

Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord, Concord, CA

http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1503

/Show: 7PM

$79.50 to $36.50

 

Thurs, 9/20/2007

Medeski Martin & Wood, John Scofield

Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA

 

 

Fri, 9/21/2007

The White Stripes

Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA

http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/229421

Show: 8PM

$45

 

Fri, 9/21/2007

Medeski Martin & Wood, John Scofield

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 9PM

$32.50

 

Fri, 9/21/2007

Amy Winehouse, Paolo Nutini

The Warfield, San Francisco, CA

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

Show: 8PM

$39.50

 

Fri, 9/21/2007

SKERIK - BRIAN COOGAN - SIMON LOTT = MAELSTROM TRIO *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:45PM

$17.50

 

Fri, 9/22/2007

Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 9PM

$32.50

 

Sat, 9/22/2007

Doobie Brothers, Steve Miller Band

Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA

http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1022

Show: 6PM

$49.50 to $19.50

Sat, 9/22/2007

Medeski Martin & Wood, John Scofield

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 9PM

$32.50

Sat, 9/22/2007

Papa Grows Funk *** WIN TICKETS***

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

Show: 9:30PM

$23

Sat, 9/22/2007

Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.comShow: 9PM

$32.50


Sat, 9/22/2007

Amy Winehouse, Paolo Nutini

The Warfield, San Francisco, CA

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

 Show: 8PM

$39.50

 

Sat, 9/22/2007

SKERIK - BRIAN COOGAN - SIMON LOTT = MAELSTROM TRIO *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:45PM

$17.50

 

Sun, 9/23/2007

Joss Stone, Gin Blossoms, James Blunt

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

 

Sun, 9/23/2007

Morrissey with Kristeen Young

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$65

 

Mon, 9/24/2007

Morrissey with Kristeen Young

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$65

 

Wed, 9/26/2007

Morrissey with Kristeen Young

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$65

 

Thurs, 9/27/2007

JOHNNY SKETCH & THE DIRTY NOTES (New Orleans) | San Francisco, CA | *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:45PM

$10

Thurs, 9/27/2007

Morrissey with Kristeen Young

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$65

Thurs, 9/27/2007

Perry Farrell's Satellite Party

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$29.50

 

Sat, 9/29/2007

Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Tommy Castro Band

Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA

http://www.foggfest.com

 

Sat, 9/29/2007

The Crystal Method

Ruby Skye, San Francisco, CA

http://www.rubyskye.com

 

Sat, 9/29/2007

Parallel 23

Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.elbo.com/

 

Sat, 9/29/2007

Israel Vibration

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

Show: 9PM

$22 in advance, $25 at the door

 

Sat, 9/29/2007

Dave Matthews Band with Stephen Marley

Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA

http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1022

Show: 7PM

$40

 

Sun, 9/30/2007

They Might Be Giants

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

 

Mon, 10/1/2007

Toots & the Maytals

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

Show: 9PM

$28

 

Tues, 10/2/2007

Toots & the Maytals

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

Show: 9PM

$28

Thurs, 10/4/2007

Dark Star Orchestra

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

Fri, 10/5/2007

"Hardly Strictly Bluegrass", Charlie Louvin, Chris Smither, David Olney, Del McCoury Band, Doc Watson, Hacienda Brothers, Robert Earl Keen

Speedway Meadow @Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/Show: 11AM-7PM

***FREE SHOW***

 

Fri, 10/5/2007

Go Go's

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

Show: 9PM

$65

Fri, 10/5/2007

THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME (Brooklyn Underground Sound) - going 'LATE NITE' ['til 3:00am+] *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

 Show: 9:45PM

$14.50

 

Fri, 10/5/2007

Go Go's

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

Show: 9PM

$65

 

Fri, 10/5/2007

Dark Star Orchestra

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

 

Sat, 10/6/2007

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL Featuring 65 Days Of Static, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Cure, The Decemberists, Interpol, Kings of Leon

Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, CA

http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1022

Show: 2PM

$75 to $29.50

 

Sat, 10/6/2007

"Hardly Strictly Bluegrass", The Austin Lounge Lizards, Chris Smither, David Olney, Laurie Lewis

Speedway Meadow @Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/

Show: 11AM-7PM

***FREE SHOW***

 

Sat, 10/6/2007

THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME (Brooklyn Underground Sound) - going 'LATE NITE' ['til 3:00am+] *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:45PM

$14.50

 

Sat, 10/6/2007

Dark Star Orchestra

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

 

Sun, 10/7/2007

"Hardly Strictly Bluegrass", Charlie Louvin, Chris Smither, David Olney, Del McCoury Band, Doc Watson, Hacienda Brothers, Robert Earl Keen

Speedway Meadow @Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/

Show: 11AM-7PM

***FREE SHOW***

 

Tues, 10/9/2007

Genesis

HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, CA

http://www.hppsj.com/

Show: 8PM

$227.50, $127.50, $77.50, $57.50

 

Wed, 10/10/2007

The Tragically Hip

The Warfield, San Francisco, CA

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

Show: 8PM

$27.50 to $32.50

 

Fri, 10/12/2007

The Radiators

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

 Show: 9PM

$25

 

Sat, 10/13/2007

The Radiators

The Independent, San Francisco, CA

http://www.theindependentsf.com

Show: 9PM

$25

Sat, 10/13/2007

Galactic featuring Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5) & Boots Riley (of the Coup) with special guests Lifesavas.

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 9PM

$28.50

Sun, 10/21/2007

The Pogues

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$65

Mon, 10/22/2007

The Pogues

The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

http://www.thefillmore.com

Show: 8PM

$65

 

Sat, 10/27/2007

Dr. John

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA

Show: 10PM

 

Wed, 10/31/2007

STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)

The Warfield, San Francisco, CA

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

Show: 8PM

$30

 

Wed, 11/14/2007

TAB BENOIT (Cajun Swamp Blues Guitar Superstar) | *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:30PM

$17.50

 

Sat, 11/15/2007

TAB BENOIT (Cajun Swamp Blues Guitar Superstar) | *** WIN TICKETS***

Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

http://www.boomboomtickets.com

Show: 9:30PM

$17.50