BISS 06.07.12 - The Wailers / NOLA Supects & Zigaboo / Eddie Roberts / Fairfax Festival / Festival Season is HERE!

Hey BISS Listers!! Summer is almost here!! And the festival season is already upon us!! What are your festie plans this summer? We have tons right here in Nor Cal!  Have you been counting down the days til High Sierra like the BISS crew?  It's less than a month away on July 5th - 8th!! What's your camp's theme? Have you made your grid? Got your late night tickets? Get on it! http://www.highsierramusic.com/    We have just enough time to recover from HSMF when we get home to be ready for the Far West Fest on July 21st.  Tickets should be on sale Friday. http://farwestfest.org/  Anyone out there have a big yard where the BISS crew can camp in Pt Reyes?  Next up on the calendar is Outside Lands right here in our very own Golden Gate Park. (2 blocks from my house = bonus) Then, of course, we have the bestest fest of them all, Guitarfish Music Festival on September 14-16 in Cisco Grove, CA.  Ask anyone who was there last year, band, crew, vendors, or patrons, and they will tell you their newest most favorite festival of last year was Guitarfish brought to you by BISS Presents, Big Tree Productions & Sustainable Tahoe.  Beer brought to you by Lagunitas.  Tickets just went on sale this morning. We are keeping it small again so tickets will be limited. Come join us for Guitarfish II, The Sea Quill featuring: Eddie Roberts & The West Coast Sound, Magic Gravy (Lebo, Watts & Sayers), New Monsoon, SambaDa, The Nibblers, California Honeydrops, Albino!, One Big Guitar (Lebo, Law & Carper), Guitarmageddon, Tracorum, Leche De Tigre, Pleasuremaker / Afrolicious, Delta Nove, Aforfunk Experience, Mama's Cookin', The Earful, Huckle, Tim Snider & Sound Society, Adam Theis & Subharmonic, Jimmy Leslie and The Flow, Cody Beebe & The Crooks, Kyle Hunt & King Gypsie, NVO, Mojo Green, Peter Joseph Burtt & Kingtide, Samba Stilt Circus, Ashley Kepler, and more TBA  http://www.guitarfishfestival.com/ Back to the local and now!! Tonight, Thursday, we're gonna light one up with THE WAILERS at the Mezzanie (*Congrats to Ed S!). Or take it old school and go see RICK DERRINGER at Yoshi's (*Congrats Jeff K). San Francisco wouldn't be the funky town we love if we didn't get some NOLA around here every couple of weeks! This Friday THE NEW ORLEANS SUSPECTS and ZIGABOO MODELISTE & THE NEW AAHKESSTA ORCHESTRA will be tearing up Brick and Mortar for the first of two nights. Not only that, but it's Kimber's Birthday so you know the feathers and sparkles will be flying at this show.  (*Congrats & Happy Birthday to Kimber aka Pebbles!! & Congrats to Wendy F!) Then we can pop a bottle of champagne and head to The Boom Boom Room where WILL MAGID will be releasing his album Midnight High (*WIN). Saturday get your errands and brunch in early so you can head to the first day of the two day FAIRFAX FESTIVAL featuring MARK KARAN (@4:30), Honey Dust, The Biambu Project, and Makuru. Then head back to the city and get flared up for either the second night of NEW ORLEANS SUSPECTS (*WIN) or celebrate Johnny's birthday at DONAVON FRANKENREITER at The Independent. Happy Birthday Johnny!! Or maybe get your night started early at Studio 352 with ARTE Y TAPAS Performance Series feat. La Gente + Jordan & the Ritual starting at 8pm. No matter where you are Saturday night, you should converge to The Boom Boom Room by end of night for EDDIE ROBERTS' COOKBOOK (*WIN). Speaking of The Boom Boom Room, they have just released an app for your phone!  Go to http://wbxapp.com/boom-boom from your droid or iPhone so that, as any true BISS Lister would, you know everyone who is playing at this San Francisco musical treasure. The BISS crew loves us some BBR. Don't want to head back to the city after the FAIRFAX FESTIVAL on Saturday? You could hit the North Bay Mobile Drive-In which is showing Back To The Future.  There is FREAK SHOW at Hopmonk. THE SCORPIONS & TESLA are playing at Shoreline (*WIN). And HIGHER VISIONS featuring BURNING SPEAR, MOTET,TINARIWEN, BESO NEGOR, ALI WEISS, FREE PEOPLES, JUG DEALERS, and more is at the Sonoma Fairgrounds. Sunday night, finish your weekend right by rockin out at the Red Devil Lounge with Geoff Tate of Queensryche!! (**WIN) Ready to start your musical week again on Monday?? THE MIKE OLMOS starts the week off right as always at the Union Room on Monday night. NICKI BLUM AND THE GRAMBLERS continues their Tuesday gig at The Rockit Room. And Wednesday, is James Nash at Sweetwater Music Hall. (*WIN) If you hear a lot of hooting and hollering and birthday celebrating on Wednesday of next week, it's because a certain red-headed BISS Vice President of Awesomeness is celebrating her birthday!!  When you see her this weekend, be sure to tell Princess Sunny, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Have you bought the brand new MONOPHONICS album yet? Why not?!! You can see them live and buy a copy and maybe they'll even sign it for you on Friday, June 15th at the album release party at the GAMH!! Ohhhhhhhh to be a BISS Lister and wonder what it means to be bored, 'cause we really don't know a thing about that ;) *************** See you all at the Shows!! Why? 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B*I*S*S #### BISS CALENDAR Thurs, 6/7/2012 Stu Allen & Mars Hotel **Congrats to Nick G.** Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ashkenaz.com/2011/calendar.html Show: 9PM $10 Thurs, 6/7/2012 Afrolicious With DJs/Hosts: Pleasuremaker & Senor Oz **WIN TICKETS** Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.elbo.com/Calendar.php Show: 10PM $5 Thurs, 6/7/2012 David Gans, Garrin Benfield Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley, CA http://www.thefreight.org/ Show: 8PM $20.50 advance / $22.50 at door Thurs, 6/7/2012 THE WAILERS, GONDWANA, DJ STEPWISE, DJ JULICIO **WIN TICKETS** Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA http://www.mezzaninesf.com/calendar.asp Show: 9PM $30 Thurs, 6/7/2012 RICK DERRINGER" **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $26 Fri, 6/8/2012 Aaron Ali Blyth, Ziva, Yonat & Her Muse, Alex Jiminez 50 Mason Social House, San Francisco, CA http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/227920 Show: 8PM Fri, 6/8/2012 Will Magid |Release Party (SF) w. izzy*wise live  **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $8 Fri, 6/8/2012 The New Orleans Suspects, Zigaboo Modeliste and the New Aahkesstra  **Congrats to Pebbles!** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM Early Bird Tickets $10 until April 1st! $10 adv, $20 at the door Fri, 6/8/2012 WHISKERMAN, GUY FOX, TUMBLEWEED WANDERERS, STEVE TAYLOR Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, CA http://www.cafedunord.com/?temp=calendar&cal_view=month&cal_date=10|2011|29&so1=0 Show: 8PM $10 Fri, 6/8/2012 CHRISTOPER CROSS **WIN TICKETS 10PM show** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM $40;  $35 Sat, 6/9/2012 35th annual Fairfax Festival featuring Narada Michael Walden (of Whitney, Aretha, Mariah fame) plus Mark Karan,  Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs, and Honey Dust; expanded Kids Zone and Flea Market Downtown Fairfax, Fairfax, CA www.FairfaxFestival.com Show: 10AM this event is FREE! Sat, 6/9/2012 North Bay MOBILE DRIVE-IN featured movie BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) [PG] Old Hamilton Theater Building, 520 Palm Drive, Novato, CA, Novato, CA http://www.meetup.com/North-Bay-Mobile-Drive-In/ Show: 9PM It's totally FREE Sat, 6/9/2012 *EDDIE ROBERTS' COOKBOOK* w/ Aaron Julin, Lex Razon, Victor Little & Mike Olmos + SONNYBOY **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $12 Sat, 6/9/2012 The New Orleans Suspects, Zigaboo Modeliste and the New Aahkesstra  **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM Early Bird Tickets $10 until April 1st! $10 adv, $20 at the door Sat, 6/9/2012 FUNK REVIVAL ORCHESTRA Presents: A Tribute to Roy Ayers featuring: Yvette Pylant, Geneva Harrision and Audio Angel   DJ Haylow (Dir. Roy Ayers Project) and Wonway Posibul (Thinkbeat, Latin Soul Brothers) Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, CA http://www.cafedunord.com/?temp=calendar&cal_view=month&cal_date=10|2011|29&so1=0 Show: 8PM $10 Sat, 6/9/2012 mystic beat lounge presents: 13th Annual Techno Tribal Community Dance Benefit Event featuring aerial cirque du freakshow, international DJs & bands, trapeze fire dancers Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol, CA http://hopmonk.com/sebastopol/music.html Show: 9PM Ticket Options: GARDEN ONLY: $ 20, GARDEN & ABBEY: $ 30 Sat, 6/9/2012 Magilla Magpie, Drop Apollo, Yonat & Her Muse Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA Show: 9PM Sat, 6/9/2012 The Untouchables and Undercover S.K.A. **WIN TICKETS** Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA http://www.reddevillounge.com/ Show: 8PM $20 Sat, 6/9/2012 Scorpions - Final Sting Tour 2012 **WIN TICKETS** Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA http://www.livenation.com/Shoreline-Amphitheatre-tickets-Mountain-View/venue/229414 Show: 7PM $20 - $75 Sat, 6/9/2012 Higher Vision,   a one-day grassroots "Community Activation and Awareness Gathering." Featuring Burning Spear, Tinariwen, The Motet, GAUDI, Fanna-Fi-Allah Sufi Qawwali,  the Jug Dealers and Ali Weiss Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA www.highervisionpresents.com Show: 11AM DAY ticket $32, COMBO DAY & NIGHT tickets good for all stages can be purchased in advance for $47. Sat, 6/9/2012 Donavon Frankenreiter, Goodnight Texas **WIN TICKETS** The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM $21 Sat, 6/9/2012 Reggae Gold **WIN TICKETS** The New Parish, Oakland, CA http://www.thenewparish.com/ Show: 9PM Sat, 6/9/2012 CHRISTOPER CROSS Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM $40;  $35 Sat, 6/9/2012 ARTE Y TAPAS Performance Series feat. La Gente + Jordan & the Ritual STUDIO 352 (352 Clement @ 5th Ave), San Francisco, CA http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/253094 Show: 8PM 5-10 donation at the door or online at Brown Paper Tickets: Sun, 6/10/2012 35th annual Fairfax Festival featuring Narada Michael Walden (of Whitney, Aretha, Mariah fame) plus Mark Karan,  Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs, and Honey Dust; expanded Kids Zone and Flea Market Downtown Fairfax, Fairfax, CA www.FairfaxFestival.com Show: 10AM this event is FREE! Sun, 6/10/2012 The International Swingers (Clem Burke, Glen Matlock, James Stevenson & Gary Twinn) **WIN TICKETS** Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA http://www.reddevillounge.com/ Show: 8PM $12.00 - $15.00 Sun, 6/10/2012 GARRIN BENFIELD San Francisco Free Folk Festival, San Francisco, CA Show: 4PM Sun, 6/10/2012 White Lung, Wax Idols, Sophia Knapp (Drag City Records), The Mallard **WIN TICKETS** The New Parish, Oakland, CA http://www.thenewparish.com/ Show: 9PM $8 adv, $10 at the door Sun, 6/10/2012 Direct from Brazil!The return of  Samba Pagode Stars, BROTHERS CALATAYUD & LITTLE BRASIL CASA DE CULTURA, Berkeley, CA https://www.facebook.com/events/247782665325648/ Show: 4PM Mon, 6/11/2012 THE Mike Olmos presents: Bay Area Jazz Jam Players and music lovers welcome! the Union Room (Upstairs from Biscuits and Blues) , San Francisco, CA Show: 7PM $5 (free before 8pm) Mon, 6/11/2012 PRIESTERS CUE" **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $18 Tues, 6/12/2012 Emily Jane White,Two Sheds, Jon Porras **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $5 adv, $8 at the door Tues, 6/12/2012 Kit'N'Tenders will be performing at "The Shollenberger Shindig" for this very special fundraiser event! Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma CA Show: 5PM $30 advance/ $35 at Door $15 Youth Tues, 6/12/2012 Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Arann Harris and The Farm Band, DJ Britt Govea, The Brothers Comatose Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA http://www.rickshawstop.com/ Show: 7PM Wed, 6/13/2012 Stu Allen & Mars Hotel  **WIN TICKETS** Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ashkenaz.com/2011/calendar.html Show: 9PM $10 Wed, 6/13/2012 TUPAC BDAY CELEBRATION :RAPPIN 4-TAY, MAC MALL, RAY LUV, SPICE 1 Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA http://www.mezzaninesf.com/calendar.asp Show: 8PM $15 Wed, 6/13/2012 James Nash and The Nomads **WIN TICKETS** Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA http://sweetwatermusichall.inticketing.com/events Show: 8PM $10 Wed, 6/13/2012 The Hoot Hoots, Kids on a Crime Spree, Bam! Bam!, Nicole Kidman **WIN TICKETS** The New Parish, Oakland, CA http://www.thenewparish.com/ Show: 9PM $5 adv, $8 at the door Wed, 6/13/2012 THE IRON MAIDENS: All-Female Tribute To Iron Maiden **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $22 Thurs, 6/14/2012 THE MICHAEL LANDAU GROUP plus: SOUL PIE **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $10 Thurs, 6/14/2012 Afrolicious With DJs/Hosts: Pleasuremaker & Senor Oz **WIN TICKETS** Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.elbo.com/Calendar.php Show: 10PM $5 Thurs, 6/14/2012 The Jesus and Mary Chain The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-tickets Show: 8PM $35 Thurs, 6/14/2012 STEPHANIE MILLS Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $60 Thurs, 6/14/2012 Mana Maddy Connecticut Yankee, San Francisco, CA http://www.theyankee.com/livemusic.htm Show: 9PM Thurs, 6/14/2012 Direct from Brazil!The return of  Samba Pagode Stars, BROTHERS CALATAYUD & LITTLE BRASIL DON QUIXOTE'S INTERNATIONAL MUSIC HALL,  Felton, CA https://www.facebook.com/events/362502253810636/ Show: Fri, 6/15/2012 *LOCURA* with: *LA GENTE* **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $10 Fri, 6/15/2012 Stu Allen & Mars Hotel **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $12 adv, $15 at the door Fri, 6/15/2012 Unplugged with the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus: THE SING-OFF's DEKE SHARON AND RENOWNED BEATBOXER KID BEYOND JOIN FORCES WITH SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN'S CHORUS FOR TWO PERFORMANCES FEATURING MUSIC FROM THE BEST OF TODAY'S A CAPPELLA PHENOMENON Fea Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA sfgmc.org Show: 8PM $25-$45 (students/seniors/unwaged $10 by phone) Fri, 6/15/2012 Monophonics With: Fanny Franklin **WIN TICKETS** Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA http://www.gamh.com/calendar/ Show: 8PM $15 Fri, 6/15/2012 Soul Rebels Brass Band, Dr. John, Zigaboo Modeliste Leo Nocentelli Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA http://www.paramounttheatre.com/schedule.html Fri, 6/15/2012 The Mother Hips **WIN TICKETS** The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM $25 Fri, 6/15/2012 Sarah Jaffe, Secret Colours  **WIN TICKETS** The New Parish, Oakland, CA http://www.thenewparish.com/ Show: 9PM $10 Adv, $12 at the door Fri, 6/15/2012 THE COMPANY MEN **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 10PM $15 adv, $20 door Fri, 6/15/2012 STEPHANIE MILLS Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $60 Fri, 6/15/2012 Direct from Brazil!The return of  Samba Pagode Stars, BROTHERS CALATAYUD & LITTLE BRASIL w/ Boca do Rio OLD IRONSIDE'S, Sacramento, CA http://www.theoldironsides.com/calendar/calendar.pl Sat, 6/16/2012 Antioquia will throw an album release party Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ashkenaz.com/2011/calendar.html Show: 9PM $8 adv, $10 at the door Sat, 6/16/2012 THE GREASE TRAPS 45 Release Party feat. The Gata & Sally Greenplus: Sans Pablo and special guests **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $8 adv,  $10 door Sat, 6/16/2012 Cosmonauts, Burnt Ones, The Mallard, Dj Al Lover **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $7 adv, $10 at the door Sat, 6/16/2012 Unplugged with the San Francisco Gay Mens Chorus: THE SING-OFFs DEKE SHARON AND RENOWNED BEATBOXER KID BEYOND JOIN FORCES WITH SAN FRANCISCO GAY MENS CHORUS FOR TWO PERFORMANCES FEATURING MUSIC FROM THE BEST OF TODAYS A CAPPELLA PHENOMENON Fea Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA sfgmc.org Show: 8PM $25-$45 (students/seniors/unwaged $10 by phone) Sat, 6/16/2012 Spectrum Road with Jack Bruce, Vernon Reid, John Medeski & Cindy Blackman Palace of Fine Arts Theatre , San Francisco, CA http://www.sfjazz.org/events/spectrum-road Show: 8PM $25 - $65 Sat, 6/16/2012 Lyrics Born, Bayonics, Adam Mansbach, Hosted by Joey Guila  **WIN TICKETS** The Independent, San Francisco, CA http://www.theindependentsf.com/ Show: 9PM $25 Sat, 6/16/2012 STEPHANIE MILLS Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $60 Sat, 6/16/2012 Direct from Brazil!The return of  Samba Pagode Stars, BROTHERS CALATAYUD & LITTLE BRASIL SEAHORSE, Sausalito, CA https://www.facebook.com/events/298128843613145/ Sun, 6/17/2012 The Violet Lights,Young Digerati, Dogcatcher **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 8PM $5 adv, $8 at the door Sun, 6/17/2012 THE STRAY CAT LEE ROCKER **WIN TICKETS 9PM** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 7PM & 9PM 7pm $25, 9pm $20 Sun, 6/17/2012 STEPHANIE MILLS **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 3PM $60 Mon, 6/18/2012 Wildlife Control, Coast Jumper **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $10 adv, $13 at the door Mon, 6/18/2012 THE Mike Olmos presents: Bay Area Jazz Jam Players and music lovers welcome! the Union Room (Upstairs from Biscuits and Blues) , San Francisco, CA Show: 7PM $5 (free before 8pm) Tues, 6/19/2012 Buster Blue, Brother Pacific, The Beggars Who Give, The Disposition **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $7 adv, $10 at the door Tues, 6/19/2012 Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Arann Harris and The Farm Band, DJ Britt Govea, The Brothers Comatose Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA http://www.rickshawstop.com/ Show: 7PM Tues, 6/19/2012 RADIO JAZZ feat Gumby Jazz **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $10 Wed, 6/20/2012 Stu Allen & Mars Hotel **WIN TICKETS** Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA http://www.ashkenaz.com/2011/calendar.html Show: 9PM $10 Wed, 6/20/2012 Tu Fawning **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $9 adv, $12 at the door Wed, 6/20/2012 Wednesday Night Live with Mark Karan and Special Guests **WIN TICKETS** Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA http://sweetwatermusichall.inticketing.com/events Show: 8PM $10 Wed, 6/20/2012 STONE IN LOVE - A Tribute To Journey **WIN TICKETS** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM $25 Thurs, 6/21/2012 Clamhawk Manor **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $5 adv, $8 at the door Thurs, 6/21/2012 Afrolicious With DJs/Hosts: Pleasuremaker & Senor Oz **WIN TICKETS** Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.elbo.com/Calendar.php Show: 10PM $5 Thurs, 6/21/2012 Earth Island Institute benefit "Party for the Planet" with the Rock Collection, political satirist Will Durst, Whiskerman and special guests TBA Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4487435&pl=fs Show: 8PM $64.50 advance/$68.50 door Thurs, 6/21/2012 Indigo Girls Uptown Theatre, Napa, CA http://theatrenapa.com/?gclid=CIPlkM7P3a8CFSsHRQodJTxBCQ Show: 8PM $88 - $118 Fri, 6/21/2012 Lyle Lovett Uptown Theatre, Napa, CA http://theatrenapa.com/?gclid=CIPlkM7P3a8CFSsHRQodJTxBCQ Show: 8PM $153 Thurs, 6/21/2012 ROSE ROYCE **WIN TICKETS 10PM show** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM 8pm $30, 10pm $20 Fri, 6/22/2012 *THE DUSTBOWL REVIVAL* plus: *LOVESEAT w/ TARA PRIYA* **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $5 Fri, 6/22/2012 Joe Krown, Walter Wolfman, Russell Batiste  **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $15 adv, $20 at the door Fri, 6/22/2012 Dark Cabaret, Carnival Accordion Melodies, & Cult Piano Rock withVAGABONDAGE, BIRDEATSBABY (from Brighton, UK), and VICTORIA and the VAUDEVILLIANS **WIN TICKETS** Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA http://www.starryploughpub.com/eventscalendar/upcoming Show: 9PM $8-12 sliding Fri, 6/22/2012 J. Geils and Friends Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA http://sweetwatermusichall.inticketing.com/events Show: 8PM $40 Fri, 6/22/2012 Direct from Brazil!The return of  Samba Pagode Stars, BROTHERS CALATAYUD & LITTLE BRASIL w/ Boca do Rio HOPMONK TAVERN, Sebastopol, CA https://www.facebook.com/events/391381254232134/ Sat, 6/23/2012 KATDELIC [of 'P Funk Allstars'] (plus: THEM GUNS+ DJ FILLMORE WAX) **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $10 Sat, 6/23/2012 Locos Por Juana, Bang Data   **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $9 adv, $12 at the door Sat, 6/23/2012 PRIMUS w/ Fishbone Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA Show: 8PM All Ages | $39.50 adv / $42 dos Sat, 6/23/2012 The Avett Brothers, Jackie Greene Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA http://www.apeconcerts.com/venue_greekTheatre.cfm Show: 8PM $42 Sun, 6/24/2012 GARRIN BENFIELD San Francisco Pride, San Francisco, CA Show: 2PM Sun, 6/24/2012 J. GEILS & FRIENDS **WIN TICKETS 6PM** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 6PM & 8PM 6pm $25, 8pm $30 Mon, 6/25/2012 Scott Lucas & The Married Men **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $7 adv, $10 at the door Mon, 6/25/2012 THE Mike Olmos presents: Bay Area Jazz Jam Players and music lovers welcome! the Union Room (Upstairs from Biscuits and Blues) , San Francisco, CA Show: 7PM $5 (free before 8pm) Mon, 6/25/2012 JIMMY COBBS SO WHAT BAND Feat. Jeremy Pelt, Javon Jackson, Vincent Herring, Larry Willis & Buster Williams **WIN TICKETS 10PM show** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM Tues, 6/26/2012 K-Holes, Dirty Ghosts, Blasted Canyons  **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $8 adv, $10 at the door Tues, 6/26/2012 Queen Extravaganza The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA http://www.theregencyballroom.com/events.php?page=2 Show: 8PM $29.50 Tues, 6/26/2012 JIMMY COBBS SO WHAT BAND Feat. Jeremy Pelt, Javon Jackson, Vincent Herring, Larry Willis & Buster Williams Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM Thurs, 6/28/2012 *THE SOFA KINGS* plus: SOUL PIE **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $7 Thurs, 6/28/2012 Afrolicious With DJs/Hosts: Pleasuremaker & Senor Oz **WIN TICKETS** Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.elbo.com/Calendar.php Show: 10PM $5 Fri, 6/29/2012 17th ANNUAL KATE WOLF MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring Texas Tornados, Leftover Salmon, The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Poor Man's Whiskey, The Brothers Comatose, Blame Sally, Marcia Ball, Alisa Fineman & Kimball Hurd, Rita Hosking, Achilles Wheel, Brendan Phi Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville, CA www.katewolfmusicfestival.com Show: All Day adult tickets priced at $185 and youth tickets (10 - 14 yrs. old) at $80.  Full festival tickets include three nights of camping Fri, 6/29/2012 Juno What?! **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM Fri, 6/29/2012 Baby Dee, Carletta Sue Kay **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $12 adv, $15 at the door Fri, 6/29/2012 Wild Mountain Faire featuring :trancorum, swamp zen, wolf thump, high beamz, dylans darma, twisted strategies, jeff persching band,the rythym rebels, chico fire tribe concow lake, ten minutes from lake oroville lime saddle area., Oroville, CA http://wildmountainfaire.info/Home_Page.html Show: early bird$50, day of show 60, parking pass, 15, Fri, 6/29/2012 Dead Winter Carpenters Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA http://sweetwatermusichall.inticketing.com/events Show: 8PM $17 Fri, 6/29/2012 Quintron And Miss Pussycat, Dent May **WIN TICKETS** The New Parish, Oakland, CA http://www.thenewparish.com/ Show: 9PM $9 Adv, $12 at the door Fri, 6/29/2012 THE BLUES BROTHERS REVUE **WIN TICKETS 10PM show** Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM 8pm $30, 10pm $25 Fri, 6/29/2012 Direct from Brazil!The return of  Samba Pagode Stars, BROTHERS CALATAYUD & LITTLE BRASIL w/ Boca do Rio ASHKENAZ,, Berkeley, CA https://www.facebook.com/events/225852967532328/ Sat, 6/30/2012 17th ANNUAL KATE WOLF MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang, Bluehouse, The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Poor Man's Whiskey, The Brothers Comatose, Jimmy LaFave, Ruthie Foster, Blame Sally, Justin Townes Earle, Brokedown in Bakersfie Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville, CA www.katewolfmusicfestival.com Show: All Day adult tickets priced at $185 and youth tickets (10 - 14 yrs. old) at $80.  Full festival tickets include three nights of camping Sat, 6/30/2012 Juno What?! **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM Sat, 6/30/2012 New Monsoon **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $15 adv, $20 at the door Sat, 6/30/2012 Wild Mountain Faire featuring :omain virgo, perfect, ikronic, scott huckabay, soul union , the resonators, alli battaglia and the MBC, ZuhG, Hush, the dynamics, soul butter, flypaper, the mercantiles,jess braum, moes family band, sean thompson, chico musi concow lake, ten minutes from lake oroville lime saddle area., Oroville, CA http://wildmountainfaire.info/Home_Page.html early bird$50, day of show 60, parking pass, 15, Sat, 6/30/2012 Quintron & Miss Pussycatfrom New Orleans!, Dent May, Shannon And The Clams Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA http://www.elbo.com/Calendar.php Show: 10PM $10 adv, $12 at the door Sat, 6/30/2012 Diego's Umbrella Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA http://sweetwatermusichall.inticketing.com/events Show: 8PM $10 Sat, 6/30/2012 The Mickey Hart Band  **WIN TICKETS** The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-tickets Show: 8PM $25 Sat, 6/30/2012 THE BLUES BROTHERS REVUE Yoshi's SF , San Francisco, CA http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/calendar Show: 8PM & 10PM 8pm $35, 10pm $30 Sat, 6/30/2012 Direct from Brazil!The return of  Samba Pagode Stars, BROTHERS CALATAYUD & LITTLE BRASIL w/ Coelho & Ridnell Warehouse, San Francisco, CA Sun, 7/1/2012 17th ANNUAL KATE WOLF MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring Richard Thompson, Bluehouse, Lucinda Williams, Jimmy LaFave, Justin Townes Earle, Loudon Wainwright III, Cache Valley Drifters, Ruth Moody Band, Blame Sally, Alisa Fineman & Kimball Hurd, Lucy Wainwright Roch Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville, CA www.katewolfmusicfestival.com Show: All Day adult tickets priced at $185 and youth tickets (10 - 14 yrs. old) at $80.  Full festival tickets include three nights of camping Sun, 7/1/2012 Wild Mountain Faire featuring Sister Carol, Indubious, Mystic Roots, King Hopeton band, cannon and the  lion of judah, boss 501, gravy brain, audiotherapy, the midnite blues society jam band, kozmic/terrestrial. concow lake, ten minutes from lake oroville lime saddle area., Oroville, CA http://wildmountainfaire.info/Home_Page.html early bird$50, day of show 60, parking pass, 15, Sun, 7/1/2012 Summer Music Festival with The Rock Collection and other artists TBA San Geronimo Valley Community Center, San Rafael, CA http://www.fanfueled.com/Event/Details/2857-san-geronimo-summer-music-festival-featuring-the-rock-collection Show: 4PM $15 adults, $5 kids under 18 Sun, 7/1/2012 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival: Slipknot, Slayer, Motörhead, Anthrax, As I Lay Dying, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, more... **WIN TICKETS** Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA http://www.livenation.com/Shoreline-Amphitheatre-tickets-Mountain-View/venue/229414 Show: 1PM $31.50 - $69 Sun, 7/1/2012 Summer Music Festival featuring The Rock Collection and Sol Doc with the Mi Gaan Band!  **WIN TICKETS** the San Geronimo Valley Community Center for Arts & Events, San Rafael, CA http://sgvcc.org/ Show: 3PM Adults - $15 (advance) $20 (door), kids under 18 - $5. Mon, 7/2/2012 THE Mike Olmos presents: Bay Area Jazz Jam Players and music lovers welcome! the Union Room (Upstairs from Biscuits and Blues) , San Francisco, CA Show: 7PM $5 (free before 8pm) Tues, 7/3/2012 Colleen Green, White Fang, Pamela BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM Free Show Thurs, 7/5/2012 SKERIK's *BANDALABRA* ("Booty Shakin' Band") w/ mbrs of McTuff **WIN TICKETS** Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA http://boomboomtickets.com/evlist.php Show: 10PM $10 Thurs, 7/5/2012 Ben Harper, STS9,  Railroad Earth, Galactic,  Built To Spill,  Toots and the Maytals, Ryan Bingham,  ALO,  Lotus,  Delta Spirit, Soulive,  Heartless Bastards,The Devil Makes Three, Deer Tick, Greensky Bluegrass, The Slip, Lettuce, Surprise Me Mr. Davis, High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, CA http://www.highsierramusic.com/tickets/general-admission/ Show: All Day Early bird 4-day Passes are now available for $185. Fri, 7/6/2012 Super Rock Trio featuring Eric McFadden (PFunk) with Jay Lane (Primus) and Ed Ivey (Faraway Brothers), DJ TOPH ONE, Plus Special Guests **WIN TICKETS** BRICK AND MORTAR MUSIC HALL, San Francisco, CA brickandmortarmusic.com Show: 9PM $10 adv, $12 at the door Fri, 7/6/2012 Ben Harper, STS9,  Railroad Earth, Galactic,  Built To Spill,  Toots and the Maytals, Ryan Bingham,  ALO,  Lotus,  Delta Spirit, Soulive,  Heartless Bastards,The Devil Makes Three, Deer Tick, Greensky Bluegrass, The Slip, Lettuce, Surprise Me Mr. Davis, High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, CA http://www.highsierramusic.com/tickets/general-admission/ Show: All Day Early bird 4-day Passes are now available for $185. Sat, 7/7/2012 LoveSeat Jupiter, Berkeley, CA http://www.jupiterbeer.com/jupiter/events.htm Sat, 7/7/2012 Ben Harper, STS9,  Railroad Earth, Galactic,  Built To Spill,  Toots and the Maytals, Ryan Bingham,  ALO,  Lotus,  Delta Spirit, Soulive,  Heartless Bastards,The Devil Makes Three, Deer Tick, Greensky Bluegrass, The Slip, Lettuce, Surprise Me Mr. Davis, High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, CA http://www.highsierramusic.com/tickets/general-admission/ Show: All Day Early bird 4-day Passes are now available for $185. Sun, 7/8/2012 Ben Harper, STS9,  Railroad Earth, Galactic,  Built To Spill,  Toots and the Maytals, Ryan Bingham,  ALO,  Lotus,  Delta Spirit, Soulive,  Heartless Bastards,The Devil Makes Three, Deer Tick, Greensky Bluegrass, The Slip, Lettuce, Surprise Me Mr. Davis, High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, CA http://www.highsierramusic.com/tickets/general-admission/ Show: All Day Early bird 4-day Passes are now available for $185.