Thursday, December 03, 2009

BISS 12.03.09 - Black Crowes, Kapakahi, Eric McFadden Trio, BISS Hip Hop Night at Pier 23

I hear the Black Crowes shows have been awesome this week. I hope to make it to at least one of those shows before the week is out. We had a blast last night at the Duane Allman tribute show at the Boom Boom Room! Even members of the Black Crowes sat in. But a few of us are paying for it today, aren't we?

So looks like another busy weekend starting tonight (Thurs) with: TRUTH & SALVAGE CO. @ Boom Boom Room, SHAKE WELL @ Eagle Tavern, Afrolicious, with Pleasuremaker and Senior Oz @ Elbo Room, The Grease Traps and BuildOn presents "A Holiday Benefit: Music For The Kids" @ The Independent, Less Than Jake, with Fishbone , Cage and The Swellers @ The Regency Ballroom, Taj Mahal Trio @ Yoshi's Oakland, JAZZ MAFIA PRESENTS: REALISTIC ORCHESTRA @ Yoshi's SF AND Turkish Neapolitan Project, GERARDO BALESTRIERI with members of THE FISHTANK ENSEMBLE @ Ashkenaz

Continuing on Friday night with more hard choices to make with:
BISS Hip Hop Night hosted by Germane (DJ ISM, Scojourners, Amy Serrata, Child Hood Almuni) @ Pier 23
The Black Crowes @ The Fillmore
Kapakahi @ The Rockit-Room
DRAGON SMOKE, Ronkat & KATDELIC @ The Independent,
Eric McFadden Trio and Sistas in the Pit @ Starry Plough
Taj Mahal Trio @ Yoshi's Oakland
Garrin Benfield @ Giordano Bros
RED ROOSTER (& NAUGHTY DONKEY) Boom Boom Room
Raw Deluxe @ Coda Jazz and Supper Club
Brazilian Night, FORRO BRAZUCA / SAMBA DE RAIZ @ Ashkenaz

Saturday I am thinking I should try to check out the Black Crowes though it's totally SOLD OUT so maybe Sunday? I will definitely go to see Tracorum @ Boom Boom Room for the late night. Is anyone going to see the Cranberries at The Regency? What about the other 5 shows on the BISS list for Saturday night? (scroll down to check it out)

For our East Coast BISS Listers who are looking for something to do in addition to Phish at MSG, check out this lineup for the Rock The Resort show at the Hudson Valley Resort: KRS-One, Lettuce, Melvin Seals & JGB, The Original Radioactive, Break Science (feat. Adam Deitch), Dumpstaphunk, Eric Krasno & Chapter 2, The Glitch Mob, Hot Day at the Zoo Roots of Creation, Rubblebucket, Rustic Overtones, Skerik, The Trapps, Trevor Hall, Tyrone Wells, Zach Deputy AND MORE... http://www.paperchaserproductions.com/tickets.htm

Remember to start your weekends out right every Friday night in December with BISS on Pier 23's heated & covered deck. Take in a beautiful view of the bay and dance to local jazz, soul, funk, hip-hop, and hard rock. Come every week to get them all! JUST added: 4th Fridays every month 2010!!
• December 4th - Biss Entertainment Presents Hip Hop Night Hosted by Germane
• December 11th - BISS Holiday Party featuring The Mission Players & The San Francisco Review with *bernadette* and Pamela Parker plus Special Guests
• December 18th - Punk Funk Mob, Sistas in the Pit, and American Drag


BISS SPONSORED EVENTS
• Running from Nov 19 through Dec 20th: The Global Film Initiative presents The Global Lens film series which can be seen in more than 35 locations across the United States and Canada and is impacting lives around the world.

"The Global Lens film series opens us to a larger world; a world where other realities, forces at large, values and survival instincts prevail. In this world, people triumph on a daily basis against the odds or deal with the grim truths of their world," Siegel said about the series. "Thanks to Global Lens, the world is smaller and our understanding of it is much larger."
Check the website for showtimes and more information: www.myspace.com/northbayfac


Scroll down to see the next month of shows with ticket giveaways!
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BISS CALENDAR
Thurs, 12/3/2009
TRUTH & SALVAGE CO. (+ Special Guests) **WIN TICKETS****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$8

Thurs, 12/3/2009
Afrolicious, with Pleasuremaker and Senior Oz **WIN TICKETS****
Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA
http://elbo.com/Calendar.php
Show: 9PM
$6

Thurs, 12/3/2009
The Grease Traps and BuildOn presents "A Holiday Benefit: Music For The Kids" **WIN TICKETS****
The Independent, San Francisco, CA
http://www.theindependentsf.com
Show: 8PM
$20 ADV | $35 VIP, Note: Proceeds will benefit buildOn

Thurs, 12/3/2009
Less Than Jake, with Fishbone , Cage and The Swellers **WIN TICKETS****
The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
http://goldenvoice.com/search/?q=san+francisco
Show: 7PM

Thurs, 12/3/2009
Turkish Neapolitan Project, GERARDO BALESTRIERI with members of THE FISHTANK ENSEMBLE **WIN TICKETS****
Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA

Thurs, 12/3/2009
SHAKE WELL ****
Eagle Tavern, San Francisco, CA

Thurs, 12/3/2009
Taj Mahal Trio ****
Yoshi's Oakland, Oakland, CA
http://www.yoshis.com/
Show: 8PM/ 10PM
$24/ $28

Thurs, 12/3/2009
JAZZ MAFIA PRESENTS: REALISTIC ORCHESTRA ****
Yoshi's SF, San Francisco, CA
http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar
Show: 10PM
$10 in advance, $14 at the door

Fri, 12/4/2009
DRAGON SMOKE, Ronkat & KATDELIC ****Congrats to Gwen!!**
The Independent, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:45PM
$30

Fri, 12/4/2009
New Fangled Wasteland
Connecticut Yankee, San Francisco, CA
Show: 9pm

$10

Fri, 12/4/2009
Kapakahi, Top Shelf, Kounterfeit Change **WIN TICKETS**
The Rock It Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.rock-it-room.com/event_details.php?EventID=120
Show: 9PM
$10

Fri, 12/4/2009
RED ROOSTER (& NAUGHTY DONKEY) @ BooM BooM RooM **WIN TICKETS****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$10

Fri, 12/4/2009
BISS ENTERTAINMENT Presents - Hip Hop Night hosted by Germane, DJ ISM (plus Amy Serrata OPENS)
**WIN TICKETS****
Pier 23, San Francisco, CA
http://www.pier23cafe.com/
Show: 10PM
$10

Fri, 12/4/2009
Brazilian Night, FORRO BRAZUCA / SAMBA DE RAIZ ****
Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA
http://www.ashkenaz.com/html/calendar.php
Show: 8:30PM
$13/$10 Advance & Students

Fri, 12/4/2009
Raw Deluxe ****
Coda Jazz and Supper Club, San Francisco, CA
www.codalive.com
Show: 10PM
10

Fri, 12/4/2009
Garrin Benfield ****
Giordano Bros, San Francisco, CA
www.garrin.com

Fri, 12/4/2009
Eric McFadden Trio and Sistas in the Pit ****
Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA
http://www.starryploughpub.com/eventscalendar/upcoming
Show: 9PM

Fri, 12/4/2009
The Black Crowes ****
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040A2CAE04E08
Show: 9PM
$51.50

Fri, 12/4/2009
Taj Mahal Trio ****
Yoshi's Oakland, Oakland, CA
http://www.yoshis.com/
Show: 8PM/ 10PM
$28

Fri. - Sun, 12/4 to 12/6/09
Rock the Resort: Break Science (feat. Adam Deitch), Dumpstaphunk, Eric Krasno & Chapter 2, The Glitch Mob, Hot Day at the Zoo, KRS-One, Lettuce, Melvin Seals & JGB, The Original Radioactive, Roots of Creation, Rubblebucket, Rustic Overtones, Skerik, The Trapps, Trevor Hall, Tyrone Wells, Zach Deputy
Hudson Valley Resort, Kerhonkson, NY
http://consequenceofsound.net/festival-outlook/rock-the-resort/

Sat, 12/5/2009
TRACORUM (w/ Special Guests) **WIN TICKETS****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$10

Sat, 12/5/2009
10th Annual Musical Night in Africa, KOTOJA, BABA KEN & WEST AFRICAN HIGHLIFE BAND, AFRO-BEAT CONNEXION, NIGERIAN BROTHERS plus DJ MICHAEL ONAS ****
Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA
http://www.ashkenaz.com/html/calendar.php
Show: 9PM
$15

Sat, 12/5/2009
Aram Danesh & The Superhuman Crew ****
Coda Jazz and Supper Club, San Francisco, CA
www.codalive.com
Show: 10PM
$10

Sat, 12/5/2009
DRAGON SMOKE ****
Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol, CA
http://www.hopmonk.com/index.html
Show: 9:30PM
$20 in advance, $25 at the door

Sat, 12/5/2009
Guns for San Sebastian, AllofaSudden ****
Mojito Cafe, San Francisco, CA
Show: 9:30PM
$5

Sat, 12/5/2009
The Black Crowes ****
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040A2CAE04E08
Show: 9PM
$51.50

Sat, 12/5/2009
The Cranberries ****
The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
http://goldenvoice.com/search/?q=san+francisco
Show: 8PM
$34.50 - $41.50

Sat, 12/5/2009
Taj Mahal Trio ****
Yoshi's Oakland, Oakland, CA
http://www.yoshis.com/
Show: 8PM/ 10PM
$28

Sun, 12/6/2009
The Black Crowes ****
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040A2CAE04E08
Show: 9PM
$51.50

Sun, 12/6/2009
Taj Mahal Trio ****
Yoshi's Oakland, Oakland, CA
http://www.yoshis.com/
Show: 7PM
$28

Tues, 12/8/2009
Jazz Mafia Tuesdays feat. Spaceheater's Blast Furnace
****
Coda Jazz and Supper Club, San Francisco, CA
www.codalive.com
Show: 9PM
$7

Wed, 12/9/2009
AUTONOMOUS REGION and FIRST BORN **WIN TICKETS****
Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA
http://www.ashkenaz.com/html/calendar.php

Thurs, 12/10/2009
Grateful Dead Night: DEAD GUISE followed by GANKMORE spinning tunes **WIN TICKETS****
Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA
http://www.ashkenaz.com/html/calendar.php

Thurs, 12/10/2009
ONE F (with: Special Guests) **WIN TICKETS****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$7

Thurs, 12/10/2009
Afrolicious, with Pleasuremaker and Senior Oz **WIN TICKETS****
Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA
http://elbo.com/Calendar.php
Show: 9PM
$6

Thurs, 12/10/2009
Jerry Joseph ****
Hotel Utah Saloon, San Francisco, CA
http://www.thehotelutahsaloon.com/calendar.php
Show: 9PM
$10

Thurs, 12/10/2009
Valerie Orth, John Craigie, ****
Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA
http://www.starryploughpub.com/history/
Show: 9PM

Thurs, 12/10/2009
ICE CUBE ****
The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
http://goldenvoice.com/search/?q=san+francisco
Show: 8PM
$34.50 - $41.50

Fri, 12/11/2009
TOPAZ & MUDPHONIC (+ DJ K-OS) - GOING *LATE-NITE* ('til 3AM) **WIN TICKETS****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$12

Fri, 12/11/2009
BISS ENTERTAINMENT Presents - Biss Holiday Party - The San Fran Review featuring Bernadette and Pamela Parker, The Mission Players **WIN TICKETS****
Pier 23, San Francisco, CA
http://www.pier23cafe.com/
Show: 10PM
$10

Fri, 12/11/2009
Los Lobos ****Congrats Sherri M!!**
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040A2CAE04E08
Show: 9PM
$42.50

Fri, 12/11/2009
The New Up ****
Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA
http://www.starryploughpub.com/history/
Show: 9PM
$8

Sat, 12/12/2009
Garage A Trois, feat. Stanton Moore, Skerik, Mike Dillion & Marco Benevento **Congrats to Tom S!! Congrats to Tim S.!!**
The Independent, San Francisco, CA
http://www.theindependentsf.com
Show: 8:30PM
$20

Sat, 12/12/2009
TOPAZ & MUDPHONIC (+ DJ K-OS) - GOING *LATE-NITE* ('til 3AM) **WIN TICKETS****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$12

Sat, 12/12/2009
The Jackie Payne and Steve Edmonson Band **WIN TICKETS****
Mill Valley Masonic, Mill Valley, CA

Sat, 12/12/2009
The Jackie Payne and Steve Edmonson Band **WIN TICKETS****
Mill Valley Masonic,, Mill Valley, CA
http://www.murphyproductions.com
Show: 8:30PM
$15 GA advanced, $20 GA day of show or $25 reserved seat

Sat, 12/12/2009
Los Lobos **WIN TICKETS****
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040A2CAE04E08
Show: 9PM
$42.50

Sat, 12/12/2009
Queens of Reggae, SISTER I-LIVE / QUEEN MAKEDAH ****
Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA
http://www.ashkenaz.com/html/calendar.php
Show: 9:30PM
$13/$10 Advance & Students

Sat, 12/12/2009
Garrin Benfield ****
Cafe Royale, San Francisco, CA
www.garrin.com

Sun, 12/13/2009
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals ****Congrats Tori B!****
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040A2CAE04E08
Show: 9PM
$21

Sun, 12/13/2009
Dr. LONNIE SMITH-STANTON MOORE-DONALD HARRISON-WILL BERNARD [7:30pm) Multiple Sclerosis BENEFIT **Congrats to Lisa W!****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 8PM
$30

Tues, 12/15/2009
Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam, Rob Drabkin ****
The Independent, San Francisco, CA
http://www.theindependentsf.com
Show: 8PM
$15

Thurs, 12/17/2009
Afrolicious, with Pleasuremaker and Senior Oz **WIN TICKETS****
Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA
http://elbo.com/Calendar.php
Show: 9PM
$6

Thurs, 12/17/2009
Electrofunkadelica ****
Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=198854637544&mid=176d993G1eea2b0dG488743fG7
Show: 7PM

Fri, 12/18/2009
DAVE BROGAN (+ Lorne Smith's *GUNS FOR SAN SEBASTIAN*) ***WIN TICKETS****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$10

Fri, 12/18/2009
Steve Kimock Crazy Engine ****Congrats to Jason S!!**
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040A2CAE04E08
Show: 9PM
$25.00

Fri, 12/18/2009
BISS ENTERTAINMENT Presents - Biss Presents Rock Night! - Punk Funk Mob, Sistas in the Pit, American Drag **WIN TICKETS****
Pier 23, San Francisco, CA
http://www.pier23cafe.com/
Show: 10PM
$10

Fri, 12/18/2009
Reggae, LUTAN FYAH with QUINTO SOL plus LIONHEART SOUNDS, SECURE DEM SOUNDS, JAH WARRIOR SHELTER HI FI ****
Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA
http://www.ashkenaz.com/html/calendar.php
Show: 9PM
$20/$15 advance

Fri, 12/18/2009
JACKIE GREENE ****
Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol, CA
http://www.hopmonk.com/index.html
Show: 8:45PM
$30 - $40

Fri, 12/18/2009
ALBINO!, SOCKET ****
Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA
Show: 9PM

Fri, 12/18/2009
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Revival Sound System ****
The Independent, San Francisco, CA
http://www.theindependentsf.com
Show: 9PM
$25

Sat, 12/19/2009
SOFA KINGS (+ Special Guests) **WIN TICKETS****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$10

Sat, 12/19/2009
JACKIE GREENE ****
Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol, CA
http://www.hopmonk.com/index.html
Show: 8:45PM
$30 - $40

Sat, 12/19/2009
Rickie Lee Jones **WIN TICKETS!!**
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040A2CAE04E08
Show: 9PM
$36.50

Sat, 12/19/2009
Nat Keefe Concert Carnival ****
The Independent, San Francisco, CA
http://www.theindependentsf.com
Show: 9PM
$20 General Admission, $35 reserved table

Sun, 12/20/2009
TEA LEAF GREEN ****
Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol, CA
http://www.hopmonk.com/index.html
Show: 9:30PM
1st 100 tickets $20 - $25 there after

Sun, 12/20/2009
Brian Setzer Orchestra ****
The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004296A4754FF6?brand=[=BRAND=]&camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_jambase
Show: 8PM
$57.50 - $67

Thurs, 12/24/2009
Natasha Miller's Christmas in San Francisco featuring the Jazz Mafia Horns **WIN TICKETS****
Yoshi's SF, San Francisco, CA
http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar
Show: 8PM
$16 in advance, $20

Sat, 12/26/2009
Eek-A-Mouse, Pato Banton & The Now Generation, DJ Funklor ****
The Independent, San Francisco, CA
http://www.theindependentsf.com
Show: 9PM
$25

Sun, 12/27/2009
FIVE EYED HAND (+ Railroad Earth Afterparty) 9:30pm-2am **WIN TICKETS****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$8

Sun, 12/27/2009
Railroad Earth, Hot Buttered Rum ****Congrats to Adam A!****
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040A2CAE04E08
Show: 9PM
$25.50

Mon, 12/28/2009
FIVE EYED HAND (+ Railroad Earth Afterparty) 9:30pm-2am **WIN TICKETS****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$8

Mon, 12/28/2009
Railroad Earth, Hot Buttered Rum **WIN TICKETS****
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040A2CAE04E08
Show: 9PM
$25.50

Mon, 12/28/2009
Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven, Ashwin Batish **WIN TICKETS****
The Independent, San Francisco, CA
http://www.theindependentsf.com
Show: 8PM
$23

Wed, 12/30/2009
AVI BORTNICK & ANDY HESS (of GOV'T MULE & BLACK CROWES) + guests **WIN TICKETS****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$10

Thurs, 12/30/2009
SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS ****
Café Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
http://www.cafedunord.com/
Show: 9PM
25

Wed, 12/30/2009
Jackie Greene, Mark Karan & Jeremiah Puddleduck ****
Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
http://www.gamh.com
Show: 9PM
$25

Wed, 12/30/2009
Furthur ****
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
Show: 7:30PM
$45

Thurs, 12/31/2009
New Year's Eve Bash - *WIL BLADES SOUL SOLUTION* (feat: Will Bernard) + *MONOPHONICS* ****
Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
http://www.boomboomblues.com/
Show: 9:30PM
$40

Thurs, 12/31/2009
Curtis Paul Campbell & The Eclectic Beast Band
**WIN TICKETS (General Admission)***
Mill Valley Masonic, Mill Valley, CA
http://eclecticbeastband.com/home.html
Show: 9:30PM
GA $35 in advance $45 at the door
Reserved $60 (or $100 per couple)

Thurs, 12/31/2009
SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS ****
Café Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
http://www.cafedunord.com/
Show: 9PM
$65 Two Sets & Champagne Toast at Midnight!

Thurs, 12/31/2009
Brett Dennen, ALO, SambaDa **WIN TICKETS***
Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA
http://www.thefoxoakland.com/calendar.php
Show: 8PM
$39.50 - $49.50

Thurs, 12/31/2009
Jackie Greene, Mark Karan & Jeremiah Puddleduck - NEW YEAR'S EVE! ****
Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
http://www.gamh.com
Show: 9PM
$40

Thurs, 12/31/2009
Sea of Dreams NYE 2010 featuring OZOMATLI, BASSNECTAR, GHOSTLAMD, OBSERVATORY, YARD DOGS ROAD SHOW, THE GLITCH MOB and many many more... ****
The Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA
www.seaofdreamsnye.com

Thurs, 12/31/2009
Les Claypool ****
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0040A2CAE04E08
Show: 9PM

Thurs, 12/31/2009
New Year's Eve!, Trombone Shorty Orleans Avenue, Zigaboo Modeliste & the New Aahkesstra ****
The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/november2009.htm
Show: 9PM
$85

Thurs, 12/31/2009
The Roots, Orgone ****
The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004296A4754FF6?brand=[=BRAND=]&camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_jambase
Show: 9PM
$69.50 - $92.50

Thurs, 12/31/2009
Furthur ****
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
Show: 7:30PM
$45