Wednesday, May 31, 2017

BISS 05.31.17 : SONGS ABOUT SOMETHING / HOT 8 BRASS / UNDERCOVER 'SGT. PEPPER'S / HUSHFEST OCEAN BEACH / DEAD & CO / EASY STAR ALL-STARS / LEFTOVER NELSON / VULFPECK / ROGER WATERS

Hello my patient BISS List supporters---I'm baaaack! Have you missed me? These past few weeks of hiatus were the longest break taken in 14 years of cultivating this newsletter, but I've been busy. Perhaps once you all check out the latest calendar updates on the BISS List website, all will be forgiven.

Back in the day, when BISS first started, I was creating the entire list myself. Over the past 15 years, BISS has expanded. The team has grown. The output has included more cities and more venues with more giveaways and more genres and.....Maybe too much?

Speaking of too much, NOLA Jazz Fest this year was a monster and without help from the fine folks of BISS (Sarah, Arya, Jeff, Phil & Cass---yes, I noticed!) we couldn't have listed over 200 shows (60 had ticket giveaways!) that BISS fans would want to know about. So, thanks! Also, helping out the cause was the inimitable BISS Street Team that helped to spread the word online and on-foot, canvassing the streets of New Orleans to build support for the music scene. There were many, but special shout-outs to Sarah, Paula, Arya, Sunny and Shady, Sean, Rina, Adam, Sharon, Rebecca, Nick & Diana, Paula, Paul, Jeff, and all the rest! My point is BISS was a tour de force on every front for Jazz Fest!

So, let's get local again! In the interest of continuing with the awesomeness, I have updated the calendar on the website so that you can find the best of the SF Bay's live music super easily on www.bisslist.com.  You'll find 350 shows from today thru the end of 2017... Check it every week for updates on more shows and more giveaways...

Seriously... Check this out!




What about this week you ask? OK OK!

 Here are my picks for this week's...
BEST OF THE BISS

Weds 5/31
  • Buster Poindexter **WIN TICKETS** at The Chapel
Thurs 6/1
  • Songs About Something: Old, New, Borrowed and Blue Tunes in the Round Host Paige Clem with Joe Craven, Garrin Benfield and Alexander Nelson **WIN TICKETS** at Ivy Room
Fri 6/2
  • SURE FIRE SOUL ENSEMBLE plus ELEMENT BRASS BAND **WIN TICKETS** at Boom Boom Room
  • Hot 8 Brass Band, The Seshen, Sal's Greenhouse  at The Independent
  • UnderCover 50 Yr. Anniversary Tribute to The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band feat 13 Bay Area Bands, Music Director: Joe Bagale  at The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall
Sat 6/3
  • SambaDa **WIN TICKETS** at Ashkenaz
  • HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND plus DJ Kevvy Kev **WIN TICKETS** at Boom Boom Room
  • ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS  at Greek Theatre
  • HUSHFEST Ocean Beach: ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD (A TRIBE CALLED QUEST) Qdup, Everyman, Zach Moore, DJ ShOOey, DJ Dials, UMAMI, Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist, Platurn, DJ Alarm  at Ocean Beach
  • Dead & Company  at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sun 6/4
  • Dead & Company  at Shoreline Amphitheatre
  • Easy Star All-Stars plus The Late Ones, The Elovators **WIN TICKETS** at The Independent
Mon 6/5
  • Leftover Nelson feat Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon with members of David Nelson Band with Sweet Beets and The Kind Hearted - "Sweet Aloha" CD Release Party **WIN TICKETS** at Sweetwater Music Hall
Tues 6/6
  • Vulfpeck plus Joey Dosik  at The Fillmore
Weds 6/7
  • IDEATEAM **WIN TICKETS** at Boom Boom Room
  • POPTONE  (Daniel Ash &  Kevin Haskins-Bauhaus), Nostalghia **WIN TICKETS** at Regency Ballroom
  • Roger Waters: US + Them  at SAP Center
  • Vulfpeck plus Joey Dosik  at The Fillmore

FEATURED UPCOMING SHOWS
*Mark your calendar!*




6/1 : Songs About Something: Old, New, Borrowed and Blue Tunes in the Round Host Paige Clem with Joe Craven, Garrin Benfield and Alexander Nelson at Ivy Room **WIN TICKETS** 
6/9 : High & Mighty Brass Band Feat. Kelly Finnigan (Monophonics) plus Colin Brown Trio at Brick & Mortar **WIN TICKETS**

6/11 :  
Haight Street Fair : The 50th anniversary of The Summer of Love is being celebrated all over the city of San Francisco this year. What better way to celebrate, then in the neighborhood where it all began? Be sure to wear flowers in your hair and your best rainbows for The 40th Annual Haight Street Fair coming up on June 11th, 2017 from 11 am to 5:30 pm!  
**Come see Miss BISS MC'ing on the Summer of Love stage at Masonic!
http://bit.ly/HaightStreetFair2017
 



**THIS SUMMER**
 
To enter to **WIN A FREE PARKING PASS** ($200 value), spread the word in as many places places and as many times as you can between now and 6/13!  Then email biss@bisslist.com to let us know all about it! Winner will be selected and notified on 6/15!!


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Why?
B.I.S.S.!!!
#seeyouattheshows
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Live music is a gift... We give back by being there to accept it... dance, cheer, sing along, show up & did I already say dance?

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HOW TO WIN TICKETS

CHOOSE ONE or more of the contest questions  below and send your answer(s) in an email to biss@bisslist.com with the show & date for the show you want to win in the subject line.

*Be sure to request a show that says **WIN TICKETS** next to it.  
*Ticket winners are selected & notified via email the week of the show based on BEST responses.
1)  Why do you subscribe to The BISS List? 
2) Send us one email address for a new subscriber. It must be a NEW subscriber. And they must WANT to be added!! 
3) Why should you represent for BISS crew at this show? 
4) Participate in the DIGITAL STREET TEAM: Share & repost shows from the BISS List related pages on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites. Most & best posts could win you a pair of tickets!!  (based on visibility, tags, content)
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Disclaimer: BISS list is not an objective news source, but we do discriminate equally. 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.com at 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
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