BISS 11.05.10 - VINYL / DICKEY BETTS / MIKE GORDON / TUES RENT PARTY with JOE COHEN

Recovered or not....late or not...The BISS List is here!! All we have to say is that we don't know what you are doing for Halloween next year...but the BISS team is doing Las Tortugas AGAIN for sure!! We are planning already. Mark the date...even if next year, The BISS List comes out a little late and a red head BISSistant has to write the letter the week after... THANK YOU LAS TORTUGAS FROM THE ENTIRE BISS CREW!! Congrats on an amazing event! This Saturday, Nov 6th, the BISS crew is getting funky with VINYL at the Boom Boom Room. Get funky, get dirty!! On Sunday, it is the Battle of the Jam Band Solo Artists with an early show of DICKEY BETTS at the Fillmore & then MIKE GORDON @ The Independent. Be sure to start your day with MIKE GORDON'S free concert on Sunday at 1pm at the Ben & Jerry's on Haight. FREE ice cream and FREE music...awesomeness!! On Tuesday the BISS crew is going to CODA for the "Tuesday RENT" party featuring Joe Cohen, we will have dinner and get down...thank you CODA.......enter to win free tickets...(see contest rules below) Have you gotten your tickets for the BISS SILVER BALL on December 1st @ The Independent yet? ...and if not, WHY not? What is a better way to kick off the holiday season than with a concert full of BISS ARTISTS, featuring The New Up, bernadette, Crackerjack Highway, M80 Mailbox (Sean Leahy, Dave Brogan (ALO), Josh Clark (Tea Leaf Green)) and DJ Jack Frost. Each ticket purchased in advance from www.bisslist.com or direct from a BISS Silver Ball Artist or Rep comes with one raffle ticket. Raffle prizes include: Tickets to shows, Light-Up Scarf, Guitar Lesson from Sean Leahy, Drum Lesson from Dave Brogan, Dinner for two at an awesome SF establishment, Make-up session with Alexandrian Beauity, Gift packages from Bay Area brewers, Merch package including goods from all 4 acts, and more TBA. **A portion of the proceeds go to Blue Bear School Of Music!** Also start getting excited for the BISS List t-shirts available at the holiday party on December 1st...look cool and listen to good music...totally awesomeness :) Till next week when hopefully we will have recovered from the halloween/world series extravaganza... ******** See you all at the Shows! Why? B.I.S.S.!!! www.bisslist.com ******** **HOW TO WIN TICKETS** There are many ways to win... 1) We are looking for testimonials from YOU. Tell us WHY you subscribe to BISS List. 2) Send us an email address for a new subscriber. It must be a NEW subscriber. 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If you would like us to post an event, please send us all of the information via email and in text format to biss@bisslist.comat least two weeks prior to the event.We will do our best to include all submissions and list them correctly, but please be patient as we are a small operation and highly imperfect. Thanks for your continued support! B*I*S*S BISS CALENDAR Fri, 11/5/2010 FUNK REVIVAL ORCHESTRA [F.R.O.] (The E.P. Release Celebration Show) **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.boomboomblues.com/ Show: 9:30PM $10 Fri, 11/5/2010 David Nelson Band - first of the 2010 Harvest Tour **WIN TICKETS** The Palm Ballroom, San Rafael, CA http://seafoodpeddler.com/calendar/month.php Show: 9PM Fri, 11/5/2010 Afrofunk Experience **WIN TICKETS** Coda Jazz and Supper Club , San Francisco, CA www.codalive.com Show: 10PM $10 Fri, 11/5/2010 SambaDa Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA http://www.gamh.com Show: 8PM Fri, 11/5/2010 American Drag George's Nightclub, San Rafael, CA http://www.georgesnightclub.com/ Show: 10PM $10 advance Sat, 11/6/2010 VINYL (plus: DJ K-OS & Special Guests) **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.boomboomblues.com/ Show: 9:30PM $12 Sat, 11/6/2010 Maisha Productions Presents Africa Rising feat. DJ Jerimiah **WIN TICKETS** Coda Jazz and Supper Club , San Francisco, CA www.codalive.com Show: 10PM $10 Sat, 11/6/2010 Pepper, Fishbone, Pour Habit The Warfield, San Francisco, CA http://thewarfieldtheatre.com/ Show: 8PM $26.50 adv / $28 dos Sun, 11/7/2010 Dickey Betts with the Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-tickets Show: 6PM $30 Sun, 11/7/2010 An Evening with Mike Gordon The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 8PM $12 ADV | $14 DOOR Mon, 11/8/2010 AVERAGE WHITE BAND Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Tues, 11/9/2010 "Rent Party" Jazz Jam Session **WIN TICKETS** Coda Jazz and Supper Club , San Francisco, CA www.codalive.com Show: 9PM $5 Tues, 11/9/2010 AVERAGE WHITE BAND Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM Thurs, 11/11/2010 GREAT AMERICAN TAXI + THE DAVID NELSON BAND **WIN TICKETS** Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ashkenaz.com/html/calendar.php Show: 8PM $25 Fri, 11/12/2010 GREAT AMERICAN TAXI [9pm-230] (feat: Vince Herman of LEFTOVER SALMON) + Last Of Steam Powered Trains **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.boomboomblues.com/ Show: 9:30PM $12 Fri, 11/12/2010 Emmitt-Nershi Band, Hot Buttered Rum Special String Band Show The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM $25 Fri, 11/12/2010 Charles Neville with Youssoupha Sidibe **WIN TICKETS** Coda Jazz and Supper Club , San Francisco, CA www.codalive.com Show: 10PM $17 Sat, 11/13/2010 Blame Sally **WIN TICKETS** The Palm Ballroom, San Rafael, CA http://seafoodpeddler.com/calendar/month.php Sat, 11/13/2010 Charles Neville with Youssoupha Sidibe **WIN TICKETS** Coda Jazz and Supper Club , San Francisco, CA www.codalive.com Show: 10PM $17 Sat, 11/13/2010 DEVO The Warfield, San Francisco, CA http://thewarfieldtheatre.com/ Show: 9PM $34.75 - $96.75 Fri, 11/13/2010 MONOPHONICS (& DJ K-OS) **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.boomboomblues.com/ Show: 9:30PM $12 Tues, 11/16/2010 "Rent Party" Jazz Jam Session hosted by Joe Cohen **WIN TICKETS** Coda Jazz and Supper Club , San Francisco, CA www.codalive.com Show: 9PM $5 Thurs, 11/18/2010 Spacenug Presents VARIETY SHOW WITH HOST WAVY GRAVY **WIN TICKETS** Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ashkenaz.com/html/calendar.php Thurs, 11/18/2010 Tu Gusto Musical...Tito y su Son de Cuba **WIN TICKETS** Coda Jazz and Supper Club , San Francisco, CA www.codalive.com Show: 9PM $10 Fri, 11/19/2010 The Waybacks **WIN TICKETS** The Palm Ballroom, San Rafael, CA http://seafoodpeddler.com/calendar/month.php Fri, 11/19/2010 The STAXX BROTHERS (plus: ERIC McFADDEN & SHAKEWELL) **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.boomboomblues.com/ Show: 9:30PM $12 Fri, 11/19/2010 Bad Religion The Regency Ballroom, , San Francisco, CA http://www.ticketmaster.com/The-Regency-Ballroom-tickets-San-Francisco/venue/360464?tm_link=edp_Venue_Name_1 Show: 8PM $23 Fri, 11/19/2010 Sila Presents...SAN FRANCISCO FIRST ANNUAL PANCAKE FESTIVAL A Doctors Without Borders, Pakistan Benefit. **WIN TICKETS** Coda Jazz and Supper Club , San Francisco, CA www.codalive.com Show: 10PM $10 Fri, 11/19/2010 Mark Karan & Jemimah Pubblebuck Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol, CA Show: 9PM Fri, 11/19/2010 Rare Small Club Appearance and Yoshi's Debut! GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10:30PM Sat, 11/20/2010 The Sun Kings **WIN TICKETS** The Palm Ballroom, San Rafael, CA http://seafoodpeddler.com/calendar/month.php Show: 9PM Sat, 11/20/2010 The STAXX BROTHERS (plus: ERIC McFADDEN & SHAKEWELL) **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.boomboomblues.com/ Show: 9:30PM $12 Sat, 11/20/2010 Keller Williams Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA http://www.gamh.com Show: 8PM Sat, 11/20/2010 Bad Religion The Regency Ballroom, , San Francisco, CA http://www.ticketmaster.com/The-Regency-Ballroom-tickets-San-Francisco/venue/360464?tm_link=edp_Venue_Name_1 Show: 8PM $23 Sat, 11/20/2010 Gwar The Regency Ballroom, , San Francisco, CA http://www.ticketmaster.com/The-Regency-Ballroom-tickets-San-Francisco/venue/360464?tm_link=edp_Venue_Name_1 Show: 7PM $20 Sat, 11/20/2010 Sheilani Alix - CD Release of "When Night Falls" **WIN TICKETS** Coda Jazz and Supper Club , San Francisco, CA www.codalive.com Show: 7PM $5 Sat, 11/20/2010 San Francisco Medicine Ball Band feat. PeeWee Ellis **WIN TICKETS** Coda Jazz and Supper Club , San Francisco, CA www.codalive.com Show: 10PM $10 Sat, 11/20/2010 Mark Karan & Jemimah Pubblebuck Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA Sat, 11/20/2010 A Night of Broad Spectrum Americana: ...on tour-Baby Gramps, The Faraway Brothers (featuring Eric McFadden) and The Adam Traum Trio **WIN TICKETS** The Woods Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA http://www.woodsmv.com/ Show: 9PM $9 in advance, $12 at the door Sat, 11/20/2010 Rare Small Club Appearance and Yoshi's Debut! GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10:30PM Sun, 11/21/2010 Pat Travers, RubberSideDown Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA http://www.gamh.com Show: 8PM $21 Sun, 11/21/2010 Jay Lane and Skerik Performance Workshop! **WIN TICKETS** Ex'pressions' College Meyer Hall, Emeryville, CA Show: 2PM-4PM $10 to general Public, $8 to students of Ex'pressions Mon, 11/22/2010 BOOKER T. Legendary leader of Booker T. & the MG's Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Tues, 11/23/2010 Classical Revolution Presents: The Art of the String Quintet The Musical Art Quintet featuring Trio Garufa, Stevan Pasero & Colin Douglas **WIN TICKETS** Coda Jazz and Supper Club , San Francisco, CA www.codalive.com Show: 8PM $5 Fri, 11/26/2010 Two Nights! Yard Dogs Road Show The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 8PM Fri, 11/26/2010 Dark Star Orchestra The Regency Ballroom, , San Francisco, CA http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2C0045189E872396?artistid=806401&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1 Show: 9PM $29 Fri, 11/26/2010 Eric McFadden & FARAWAY BROTHERS [9:30PM 'til 2:30AM+] | **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.boomboomblues.com/ Show: 9:30PM $12 Sat, 11/27/2010 Jackie Greene The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-tickets Show: 9PM $42 Sat, 11/27/2010 Two Nights! Yard Dogs Road Show The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 8PM Sat, 11/27/2010 Dark Star Orchestra The Regency Ballroom, , San Francisco, CA http://www.goldenvoice.com/shows/details/?id=28980 Show: 9PM $29 Sat, 11/27/2010 KATDELIC [of 'P FUNK ALLSTARS' & BROUN FELLINIS & CROWN CITY, etc ] + DJ K-OS **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.boomboomblues.com/ Show: 9:30PM $10 Wed, 12/1/2010 BISS Entertainment presents The Silver Ball BISS Holiday Party! The New Up, bernadette, Crackerjack Highway, M80 Mailbox, DJ Jack Frost The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 8PM $12 Wed, 12/1/2010 Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa The Warfield, San Francisco, CA http://thewarfieldtheatre.com/ Show: 8PM $41.75 - $56.75 Fri, 12/3/2010 Mark Karan & Jemimah Pubblebuck Palm Ballroom, San Rafael, CA http://seafoodpeddler.com/calendar/month.php Show:9PM Sat, 12/4/2010 Mark Karan & Jemimah Pubblebuck Humboldt Brews, Arcata, CA Show: 9PM Sun, 12/5/2010 The Radiators Slim's, San Francisco, CA http://www.slims-sf.com/ Show: 8PM $25 # # #