BISS 2.2.12 - moe. / Honey Island Swamp Band / New Monsoon / Happy Super Bowl!

Happy February BISS Listers! Guess 2012 must be a lot of fun so far 'cause time is flying by faster than cupid can shoot his arrow!! Have you made your Valentine's plans yet? You still have a little time to get your tickets and pull your sexy circus theme costume together for the 7th annual Star Sapphire Cosmic Love Ball at the Fillmore. The red hot line up for this year includes...MATERIALIZED, EOTO (members of SCI) & LOVE IN THE CIRCUS. Vau De Vire Society will be dancing and dazzling....Klown Korps will provide romantic mischief and much, much more fun! GET THERE EARLY! Vau De Vire Show in the Poster Room STARTS AT 9PM SHARP!! http://www.livenation.com/EOTO-tickets/artist/1127750 What is even better than one night of moe. tonight at The Indy? ...MO moe. on Friday night at The Indy!! Both shows are sold out but you know someone's got that extra for you! Congrats to Jimi S! Representing BISS in the east bay tonight? Celebrate with STU ALLEN & Mars Hotel at Ashkenaz in Berkeley! Happy Birthday Stu!! Friday & Saturday HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND (*WIN TICKETS) is at The Boom Boom Room... Get all up in there for some New Orleans Funk Driven dance floor filling grooves, a down right gumbo of New Orleans funk and soul! Are you in the South Bay on Friday night? No worries, BISS has your back! And so does ALO in Santa Cruz at Moe's Alley! North Bay, Are you living in your own private Idaho? Is your tin roof rusted? How's your rock lobster dance these days? Did you know the B52's are at the Throckmorton on Friday night?! Saturday, the BISS crew will be pointing it up Soul Train style to celebrate our friend Jay's 40th birthday. Happy Birthday Jay!! Then we bring the celebration over to the Boom Boom Room to celebrate Greg's 50th birthday. Happy Birthday Greg! We aim to get there early enough to catch BISS favorite TRACORUM!!! Hanging in the north bay on Saturday night...How about ALO at The Mystic in Petaluma? Or MONOPHONICS at 19th Broadway in Fairfax? Looking for some music after the Superbowl and the great parties that come with it, check out the third night of THE SPINNERS at Yoshi's on Sunday (*WIN)... Come on Bay Area, you know you love to spin! Getting Dizzy? You will get over it....Free Jazz on Mondays always helps....don't forget about MIKE OLMOS at Grant and Green every Monday night!! Come represent BISS Krew in a Mardi Gras parade! On Tuesday February 21st kick off Mardis Gras with a parade starting at 5:30pm in the park at Hayes and Octavia streets in San Francisco. In true second line style we will be lead down Octavia by members of the Jazz Mafia, Monophonics, Extra Action Marching Band, & The BISS Krew to end the parade at Brick & Mortar Music Hall. We will provide the beads and the beats, you just need to come out and celebrate! Red beans and gumbo for sale at Brick and more free music after the parade. That evening we roll into a Fat Tuesday Party with San Fran favorites Jazz Mafia and The Monophonics. Still wondering where I got that really beautiful flower necklace that I was rocking the last two weekends? In case you didn't find the link on the BISS List last week, here's the 411! That piece and the other guitar pick jewely came from Rock N The Trend. You can check out more of it on www.rocknthetrend.com. Get 20% off + FREE shipping when you use promo code: BISS Before we sign off today, we ask everyone to please send out some extra healing love and good vibes to our fallen BISS Crew Sergeant! Get better soon, girl! BECAUSE WE SAID SO! And because we love you! Don't forget that we have the next four weeks of shows listed below and as many more as we can find on the Google calendar posted on www.bisslist.com. *************** See you all at the Shows!! Why? B.I.S.S.!!! www.bisslist.com ******** **HOW TO WIN TICKETS** CHOOSE (at least) ONE OF THESE contests and send your answers in an email to biss@bisslist.com with the show & date for the show you want to win in the subject line. 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B*I*S*S #### BISS CALENDAR Thurs, 2/2/2012 Stu Allen & Mars Hotel **WIN TICKETS** Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3533635 Show: 9PM $10 Thurs, 2/2/2012 STEFANIE KEYS & THE CATS (w/ Dave Shul [Spearhead], Happy Sanchez, Michael Emerson, Michael Pinkham) **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $10 Thurs, 2/2/2012 Mama D and the Dirty Suns, Team Candy, Cure For Gravity **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $6 adv, $10 at the door Thurs, 2/2/2012 Afrolicious With DJs/Hosts: Pleasuremaker & Senor Oz **WIN TICKETS** Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.elbo.com/Calendar.php Show: 10PM $5 Thurs, 2/2/2012 Two Nights! moe. **Congrats to Jimi S.** The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM $30 Thurs, 2/2/2012 Groundation **Congrats to Daniel W.** The New Parish, Oakland, CA http://www.thenewparish.com/ Show: 9PM $25 Adv, $30 at the door Thurs, 2/2/2012 SF Sketchfest presents Reggie Watts + Robert Glasper: the jazz collaboration Yoshi's Oakland, Oakland, CA http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/calendar Show: 8PM $25 Fri, 2/3/2012 The B-52's 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley, CA http://www.142throckmortontheatre.com/ Show: 8PM $85 Fri, 2/3/2012 California Honeydrops **WIN TICKETS** Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3533635 Show: 9PM $12 adv, $15 door Fri, 2/3/2012 HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND (New Orleans) (w/ DJ K-OS ['til 2:45am+]) **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $15 Fri, 2/3/2012 Groundation, DJ Jacques (WBLK) McNears's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, Ca http://www.mystictheatre.com/ Show: 8PM $21 Adv / $26 at the door Fri, 2/3/2012 ALO - 5th Annual Tour d' Amour + Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA http://www.moesalley.com/ Show: 9PM $20 Fri, 2/3/2012 The Phenomenauts, The New Up, Taxes, DJ Prince J Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA http://www.rickshawstop.com Show: 10PM $12 Fri, 2/3/2012 Two Nights! moe. The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM $30 Fri, 2/3/2012 New Monsoon, The Jugtown Pirates **Congrats to Molly F.** The New Parish, Oakland, CA http://www.thenewparish.com/ Show: 9PM $10 Adv, $15 at the door Fri, 2/3/2012 AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL-Episode #2 All 80's Music w/ The Govnah Vertigo Bar, San Francisco, CA Show: 6PM-9PM No Cover Fri, 2/3/2012 The Spinners Yoshi's Oakland, Oakland, CA http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM $40 & $35 Fri, 2/3/2012 MARIANNE AYA OMAC with special appearance by JOAN BAEZ **WIN TICKETS 10PM Show** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM $30 & $25 Sat, 2/4/2012 Monophonics 19 Broadway, Fairfax, CA http://www.19broadway.com/calendar/view/2011/12#7 Show: 9PM Sat, 2/4/2012 HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND (New Orleans) and Tracorum, (w/ DJ K-OS ['til 2:45am+]) **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $15 Sat, 2/4/2012 MOM DJs Benefit For DJ Toph One Romanowski, Vinroc, Pause, Consuelo, Gordo Cabeza, Timoteo Gigante, L*Roneous, Maria "Songbird" Remos **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM Suggested Donation $8.00 - $10.00 Sat, 2/4/2012 MARIANNE AYA OMAC with special appearance by JOAN BAEZ Catalyst Club , Santa Cruz, CA http://catalystclub.com/ Show: 7PM $25 Sat, 2/4/2012 ALO, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers McNears's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, Ca http://www.mystictheatre.com/ Show: 8PM $26 Adv / $28 at the door Sat, 2/4/2012 THE ULIMATE MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE! Foreverland **WIN TICKETS** The New Parish, Oakland, CA http://www.thenewparish.com/ Show: 9PM $12 Adv, $15 at the door Sat, 2/4/2012 The Spinners Yoshi's Oakland, Oakland, CA http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM $40 & $35 Sat, 2/4/2012 THE DEEP BLUE ORGAN TRIO Feat. Bobby Broom **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 10PM $22 Sun, 2/5/2012 Groundation, DJ Jacques (WBLK) **WIN TICKETS** The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM $28 ADV - $30 DOOR Sun, 2/5/2012 The Spinners **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's Oakland, Oakland, CA http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/calendar Show: 6PM & 8PM $35 & $40 Sun, 2/5/2012 BARBARY COAST BURLESQUE **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $15 adv, $20 door Mon, 2/6/2012 Mike Olmos - Jazz on Monday EVERY Monday in North Beach Grant & Green, San Francisco, CA http://www.myspace.com/grantandgreensf Show: 9PM **FREE SHOW** Mon, 2/6/2012 TRIO M **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM GA $18, Students $9 Tues, 2/7/2012 Wet Illustrated MAGIC LEAVES, Noah Gunderson, Painted Palms (DJ set) BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 8PM **Free Show** Tues, 2/7/2012 Honey Island Swamp Band Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA http://www.moesalley.com/ Show: 9PM $5/$10 Tues, 2/7/2012 LENI STERN and The Masters of African Percussion **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $16 Wed, 2/8/2012 Chris James & The Romeos PLUS: Andi White & Six Hits Later 50 Mason Social House, San Francisco, CA Show: 10PM Wed, 2/8/2012 MOKSHA featuring Skerik & Jennifer Hartswick, plus special guests HIGH BEAMZ Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA http://www.moesalley.com/ Show: 9PM $5/$10 Wed, 2/8/2012 Wednesday Night Live with Mark Karan and Special Guests Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA http://sweetwatermusichall.inticketing.com/events Show: 8PM $8 Wed, 2/8/2012 THE TUBES feat. Fee Waybill **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $28 Thurs, 2/9/2012 Stu Allen & Mars Hotel **WIN TICKETS** Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3533635 Show: 9PM $10 Thurs, 2/9/2012 *MOKSHA* w/ JEN HARTSWICK & SKERIK **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $10 Thurs, 2/9/2012 THE HEARTLESS WORLD SHOWCASE VOL. III C-Plus, AKAFrank, Show Banga, Mike Dash E, Armani Cooper, Ray Guevara & JustinKase, Ant Bankx, Hosted by LAWRENCE LE BLANC **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $10 adv, $15 at the door Thurs, 2/9/2012 Afrolicious Featuring Danjuma & Onola, Founding member of Joni Haastrup and Monomono!, Afro-beat,Hi-ife,Reggae,Funk, Nigerian 70s music live plus DJ Pleasuremaker and Resident Percussionists **WIN TICKETS** Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.elbo.com/Calendar.php Show: 10PM $5 Thurs, 2/9/2012 MARIANNE AYA OMAC with special appearance by JOAN BAEZ McNears's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, Ca http://www.mystictheatre.com/ Show: 7PM $25 Thurs, 2/9/2012 Don Carlos **WIN TICKETS** The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM $25 Thurs, 2/9/2012 Chali 2na of J5, Ren the Vinyl, Archaeologist **WIN TICKETS** The New Parish, Oakland, CA http://www.thenewparish.com/ Show: 9PM $17 Adv, $20 at the door Fri, 2/10/2012 * ALBINO! * **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $12 Fri, 2/10/2012 Marcus Cohen and The Congress **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $7 adv, $10 at the door Fri, 2/10/2012 CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol, CA http://hopmonk.com/sebastopol/music.html Show: 9PM $12 Fri, 2/10/2012 CHALI 2NA & The House Of Vibe Former Front Man For OZOMATLI & JURRASIC 5 Debuts His Full Live Band! Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA http://www.moesalley.com/ Show: 9PM $12/$15 Fri, 2/10/2012 Storm Large and the Balls Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA http://www.reddevillounge.com/ Show: 8PM $10 Fri, 2/10/2012 Two Nights! Social Distortion, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls Sharks The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA http://www.thefoxoakland.com/calendar.php Show: 8PM **SOLD OUT** Fri, 2/10/2012 Excision with Liquid Stranger and Lucky Date **WIN TICKETS** The Warfield, San Francisco, CA http://thewarfieldtheatre.com/ Show: 8PM $25 Fri, 2/10/2012 PETE ESCOVEDO & SONS **WIN TICKETS 10PM Show** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM $28 & $24 Sat, 2/11/2012 *VINYL* (plus: SANS PABLO) **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $10 Sat, 2/11/2012 Milo Greene **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $8 adv, $10 at the door Sat, 2/11/2012 Ronkat Spearman’s Katdelic / Heart Touch w/Keno Mapp and : A Band Called Pain, Broun Fellinis **WIN TICKETS** Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA http://www.gamh.com/calendar/ Show: 8PM $20 Sat, 2/11/2012 Don Carlos Backed By The DUB VISION Band Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA http://www.moesalley.com/ Show: 9PM $25/$30 Sat, 2/11/2012 Big Head Todd & the Monsters **WIN TICKETS** The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-tickets Show: 8PM $30 Sat, 2/11/2012 Two Nights! Social Distortion, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls Sharks The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA http://www.thefoxoakland.com/calendar.php Show: 8PM $32.50 Sat, 2/11/2012 Boom Boom Room presents Con Brio, LoCura **WIN TICKETS** The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM $15 ADV - $18 DOOR Sat, 2/11/2012 Dr. Dog with Purling Hiss **WIN TICKETS** The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA http://www.theregencyballroom.com/events.php?page=2 Show: 8PM $25 Sat, 2/11/2012 PETE ESCOVEDO & SONS Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM $30 Sun, 2/12/2012 PETE ESCOVEDO & SONS Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 6PM & 8PM $24 Mon, 2/13/2012 Mike Olmos - Jazz on Monday EVERY Monday in North Beach Grant & Green, San Francisco, CA http://www.myspace.com/grantandgreensf Show: 9PM **FREE SHOW** Tues, 2/14/2012 Kacey Johansing, The Range of Light Wilderness, Alexi Glickman (botticellis), dj Simone Rubi **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $10 adv, $12 at the door Tues, 2/14/2012 CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS, THE LONESOME HEROES Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, CA http://www.cafedunord.com/?temp=calendar&cal_view=month&cal_date=10|2011|29&so1=0 Show: 8PM $15 Tues, 2/14/2012 Lenny Kravitz, Raphael Saadiq The Fox Theater, Oakland, CA http://www.thefoxoakland.com/calendar.php Show: 8PM $45 - $52.50 Tues, 2/14/2012 ARRIVAL FROM SWEDEN: The Music of ABBA **WIN TICKETS 10PM Show** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM $35 & $25 Wed, 2/15/2012 Stu Allen & Mars Hotel **WIN TICKETS** Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3533635 Show: 9PM $10 Wed, 2/15/2012 Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes Kelly McFarling, Goodnight Texas **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $5 adv, $8 at the door Wed, 2/15/2012 Gary Clark Jr With: The White Buffalo, White Dress **WIN TICKETS** Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA http://www.gamh.com/calendar/ Show: 8PM $15 Wed, 2/15/2012 The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Vacationer The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM $15 Wed, 2/15/2012 ARRIVAL FROM SWEDEN: The Music of ABBA **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $35 Thurs, 2/16/2012 Blue Ribbon Showcase Supermule, James Nash and Nashvillains **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $7 adv, $10 at the door Thurs, 2/16/2012 GARRIN BENFIELD DNA LOUNGE, San Francisco, CA Show: 7PM Thurs, 2/16/2012 Afrolicious With DJs/Hosts: Pleasuremaker & Senor Oz **WIN TICKETS** Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.elbo.com/Calendar.php Show: 10PM $5 Thurs, 2/16/2012 Storm Large and the Balls Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA http://www.reddevillounge.com/ Show: 8PM $15 Thurs, 2/16/2012 Ms. Lauryn Hill The Warfield, San Francisco, CA http://thewarfieldtheatre.com/ Show: 8PM $25 Thurs, 2/16/2012 Leo Kottke **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $30 Fri, 2/17/2012 ALMA DESNUDA Plus: Dorado + Dustbowl Revival **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $12 Fri, 2/17/2012 Saint Motel **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $7 adv, $10 at the door Fri, 2/17/2012 JGB with Melvin Seals **WIN TICKETS** Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA http://www.gamh.com/calendar/ Show: 8PM $25 Fri, 2/17/2012 The Cosmic Love Ball 2012 Feat: EOTO & MATERIALIZED w/ special guests **WIN TICKETS** The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-tickets Show: 8PM $30 Fri, 2/17/2012 Ron White The Warfield, San Francisco, CA http://thewarfieldtheatre.com/ Show: 8PM $45 - $65 Fri, 2/17/2012 Leo Kottke Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $35 Fri, 2/17/2012 WICKED MERCIES, THE TONTONS, THE GYPSY MOONLIGHT BAND the Parkside, San Francisco, CA http://holdmyticket.com/event/34144#.TyWweramNeM.facebook Show: 9PM $7 Sat, 2/18/2012 Curtis Bumpy, Afrofunk Experience **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $8 adv, $11 at the door Sat, 2/18/2012 An Evening with Leo Kottke McNears's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, Ca http://www.mystictheatre.com/ Show: 8PM $33 Adv / $36 at the door Sat, 2/18/2012 Melvin Seals & JGB Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA http://www.moesalley.com/ Show: 9PM $20/$25 Sat, 2/18/2012 Gomez **WIN TICKETS** The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-tickets Show: 8PM $28 Sun, 2/19/2012 Heart Of Orion, Heyoka, Ejector **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $5 adv, $8 at the door Sun, 2/19/2012 Gomez, Hey Rosetta! McNears's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, Ca http://www.mystictheatre.com/ Show: 8PM $26 Sun, 2/19/2012 CELEBRATING EDDIE MARSHALL: A Memorial Benefit Concert **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 1PM $40 Mon, 2/20/2012 Mike Olmos - Jazz on Monday EVERY Monday in North Beach Grant & Green, San Francisco, CA http://www.myspace.com/grantandgreensf Show: 9PM **FREE SHOW** Tues, 2/21/2012 Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Celebration with Tri Tip Trio, Aux Cajunals Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3533635 Show: 9PM $10 Tues, 2/21/2012 Celebrate Mardi Gras Parade Starts at Octavia & Hayes (Place Pigalle), With Second Line featuring Jazz Mafia & Marching Bands BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM This is a Free Event! Tues, 2/21/2012 Celebrate Mardi Gras with Jazz Mafia & Monophonics plus special artists and surprise guests **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $10 adv, $13 at the door Tues, 2/21/2012 "16TH ANNUAL MARDI GRAS BALL featuring ZIGABOO MODELISTE & the NEW AHHHKESTRA with special guest sax-ist SKERIK, THE EXTRA ACTION MARCHING BAND, a set of NOLa boogie by MOTION POTION Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA http://www.mezzaninesf.com/calendar.asp Show: 9PM $15 advance Wed, 2/22/2012 Stu Allen & Mars Hotel **WIN TICKETS** Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3533635 Show: 9PM $10 Wed, 2/22/2012 Tomorrows Bad Seeds **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $10 adv, $13 at the door Wed, 2/22/2012 Wednesday Night Live with Mark Karan and Special Guests Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA http://sweetwatermusichall.inticketing.com/events Show: 8PM $8 Thurs, 2/23/2012 Dirty Ghosts, The Bare Wires, Chapter 24 **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $10 adv, $12 at the door Thurs, 2/23/2012 Afrolicious With DJs/Hosts: Pleasuremaker & Senor Oz **WIN TICKETS** Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.elbo.com/Calendar.php Show: 10PM $5 Thurs, 2/23/2012 The Budos Band **WIN TICKETS** The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM $20 Thurs, 2/23/2012 Sun Hop Fat and Battlehooch **WIN TICKETS** The New Parish, Oakland, CA http://www.thenewparish.com/ Show: 9PM $8 Adv, $12 at the door Thurs, 2/23/2012 The Motet: Funk is Dead! **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 10PM $16/Adv, $20/Door Fri, 2/24/2012 JUNO WHAT?! & DJ K-OS [9:45pm 'til 3am] **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $12 Fri, 2/24/2012 The Malone Brothers Dave Malone of The Radiators, Tommy Malone of the Subdudes **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $15 adv, $20 at the door Fri, 2/24/2012 GARRIN BENFIELD Modern Times Bookstore, San Francisco, CA Show: 7PM Fri, 2/24/2012 IRONY BUTTERFLY (7" Record Release Party), THE LOVE DIMENSION, and THE RABBLES Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA http://www.starryploughpub.com/eventscalendar/upcoming Show: 9PM $5 Fri, 2/24/2012 G. Love & Special Sauce **WIN TICKETS** The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-tickets Show: 8PM $25 Sat, 2/25/2012 JUNO WHAT?! & DJ K-OS [9:45pm 'til 3am] **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $12 Sat, 2/25/2012 Sic Alps, Asabov Sobelo (Ryan Sambol), No Boss (Petey Oh sees), Patrick Mullins (ex half of OCS returns to bay area, 1st show since movin back) **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $10 adv, $12 at the door Sat, 2/25/2012 Chris Zanardi with HIGH BEAMZ Connecticut Yankee, San Francisco, CA http://www.theyankee.com/livemusic.htm Show: 9PM Sat, 2/25/2012 THE MALONE BROTHERS: Dave Malone (of the The Radiators) & Tommy Malone (of The Subdudes) Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA http://www.moesalley.com/ Show: 9PM $20/$25 Sat, 2/25/2012 Vinyl Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA http://sweetwatermusichall.inticketing.com/events Show: 8PM $15 Sat, 2/25/2012 ALO **WIN TICKETS** The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-tickets Show: 8PM $23 Sat, 2/25/2012 Surfer Blood, The Lonely Forest, Cate Le Bon, The She's The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM **Sold Out** Sun, 2/26/2012 Juno What?! + OTS Trio Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, CA http://www.moesalley.com/ Show: 9PM $9/$12 Mon, 2/27/2012 Fatlip (The Pharcyde),Cee Knowledge (aka Doodlebug of Digable Planets) **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $15 adv, $20 at the door Mon, 2/27/2012 Mike Olmos - Jazz on Monday EVERY Monday in North Beach Grant & Green, San Francisco, CA http://www.myspace.com/grantandgreensf Show: 9PM **FREE SHOW** Wed, 2/29/2012 Stu Allen & Mars Hotel **WIN TICKETS** Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3533635 Show: 9PM $10 Wed, 2/29/2012 Allen Toussaint Yoshi's Oakland, Oakland, CA http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/calendar Show: 8PM $30 Wed, 2/29/2012 DAZZ BAND **WIN TICKETS 10PM Show** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM $30 & $35 Thurs, 3/1/2012 Kill Moi, Fake Your Own Death, Excuses for Skipping, Sporting Life **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $7 adv, $10 at the door Thurs, 3/1/2012 Peter Rowan Band Osher Marin Jewish Community Center , San Rafael, CA http://www.marinjcc.org/aboutus/we-would-love-to-hear-from-you/ Show: 7PM $20 public/ $15 members • Day of: $25 • General Admission Seating Thurs, 3/1/2012 Allen Toussaint Yoshi's Oakland, Oakland, CA http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/calendar Show: 8PM $30 Thurs, 3/1/2012 RICARDO LEMVO **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $30 Fri, 3/2/2012 EDDIE ROBERTS (of NMS)/ROBERT WALTER (Greyboy Allstars)/JERMAL WATSON (Dirty Dozen) + Greasetraps **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $20 Fri, 3/2/2012 Funky Meters The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-tickets Show: 8PM $27 Sat, 3/3/2012 EDDIE ROBERTS (of NMS)/ROBERT WALTER (Greyboy Allstars)/JERMAL WATSON (Dirty Dozen) + Greasetraps **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $20 Sat, 3/3/2012 He's My Brother She's My Sister **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $8 adv, $11 at the door Sat, 3/3/2012 Funky Meters The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-tickets Show: 8PM $27 Sun, 3/4/2012 RICARDO SCALES **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 7PM $22