Is anyone else's year flying by already? Seems like just yesterday that I was stuck in NYC due to the "Winter bomb cyclone". Next thing you know, we'll all be flying to NOLA for Jazz Fest! Speaking of NOLA Jazzfest, did you see the line-up announcement? This year's NOLA Jazzfest is taking place April 27th - May 6th. Check out this list!!
Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Jimmy Buffett, Beck, Jack White, David Byrne, Lionel Richie and Anita Baker, Bonnie Raitt, Khalid, Sturgill Simpson, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow, Common, Cage the Elephant, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Revivalists, Steve Miller Band, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Smokey Robinson, Juanes, Lyle Lovett & His Large Band, Toots & The Maytals, Aaron Neville, George Benson, Charlie Wilson, Delbert McClinton, Irma Thomas, Steel Pulse, The Radiators @ 40,Jon Batiste with The Dap-Kings, Big Freedia, Buddy Guy, Old Crow Medicine Show, Blind Boys of Alabama, John Mayall, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Savion Glover, Leslie Odom Jr., Charles Lloyd & The Marvels with special guest Lucinda Williams, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Kim Wilson, Tamela Mann, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Galactic, Better than Ezra, Tab Benoit, Dianne Reeves, Telmary y Habana Sana of Cuba, Los Silver Stars of Honduras, Hezekiah Walker, Ron Carter Trio, Rebirth Brass Band, Tank and the Bangas, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Bounce featuring Cupid, 5th Ward Weebie, DJ Jubilee, Partners-N-Crime, and Ricky B, Archie Shepp Quartet, Anders Osborne, Sona Jobarteh of Gambia, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles, Jupiter & Okwess of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kermit Ruffins' Tribute to Louis Armstrong, Davell Crawford, Boyfriend, Chocolate Milk, Ruthie Foster, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Samantha Fish, The Soul Rebels, Sonny Landreth, Sweet Crude, Jazz Fest celebrates the New Orleans Tricentennial, Walter Trout, Jerron 'Blind Boy' Paxton, Pine Leaf Boys, Socks in the Frying Pan of Ireland, Jake Shimabukuro, Sidi Toure of Mali, James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars, Walter Wolfman Washington & the Roadmasters, George Porter, Jr. & Runnin' Pardners, Jon Cleary, Terence Blanchard & the E-Collective, Wayne Toups, GIVERS, Cowboy Mouth, Marcia Ball, Calexico, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, The Last Bandoleros, Doug Kershaw & Friends, Bobby Rush, John Boutte, Hiss Golden Messenger, Zachary Richard, Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton featuring Henry Butler, Darcy Malone & the Tangle, The Walls Group, Jermaine Landrum & Abundant Praise Revival Choir, Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians, Lakou Mizik of Haiti, Imagination Movers, Big Chief Donald Harrison, Kod Kreyol and the Creole Dance Ensemble of Haiti, Furious Five Social Aid & Pleasure Club, Nicholas Payton, Don Vappie's Tribute to King Oliver, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Lena Prima, John Mooney, Lee Boys, The East Pointers of Canada, Royal Teeth, Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars, Meschiya Lake Remembers Sweet Emma Barrett, Hot 8 Brass Band, Tribute to Fats Domino with special guest Jerry Lee Lewis.
If you are only going one weekend, you might want to know who is playing on which day to help you decide which weekend to go. In that case check out:
Speaking of NOLA and JazzFest, Anders Osborne is here in the Bay playing three nights (1.24, 1.25 & 1.26) with Phil Lesh & Friends at Terrapin Crossroads. The friends on this three-day run includes Jeff Chimenti, John Molo, Anders Osborne & John Scofield.
Tomorrow night, my pick of the night is DIRTY REVIVAL plus SAL'S GREENHOUSE plus MAMA'S SOUP at Cornerstone Berkeley .
Then Friday & Saturday are the Edwardian World's Faire & 18th Annual Edwardian Ball. It's one of my favorite local weekend events to participate in every year! What is it, you ask?
"Nigh impossible to describe, but absolutely delightful to experience. The Edwardian Ball is an elegant and whimsical celebration of art, music, theatre, fashion, technology, circus, and the beloved creations of the late, great author and illustrator Edward Gorey."
"Set in a re-imagined "Edwardian Era," this multi-city, multi-media extravaganza has grown over the past seventeen years from an underground club party into an internationally recognized festival of the arts, now operating with the blessing of The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust."
If I wasn't going to the Edwardian World's Faire on Friday night, I would be heading over the GG Bridge to the Sweetwater for The New Orleans Suspects with special guest Eric McFadden.
Late night Friday, no doubt we will be at Boom Boom Room for WIL BLADES STARTING 5 plus JOE MARCINEK BAND.
Saturday night, I am excited to get down with BISS fave ERIC BOLIVAR & FRIENDS at Boom Boom Room. Plus ELEMENT BRASS BAND opens and DJ KEVVY KEV will keep us dancing before, during and after the sets.
Sunday, will probably be a day to rest and recover to be ready to go for next week. But if I get an itch to go out, it might just be a local trip to Boom Boom Room for ROTC.
Next Tuesday & Wednesday, Phil Lesh & Friends has another stellar lineup at Terrapin Crossroads . This time, the friends are featuring Karl Denson, Chris Gelbuda, Scott Metzger, John Molo, Robert Randolph & Barry Sless.
Tuesday is also the first night of Peter Murphy's 10 show run at Residency at The Chapel.
Wednesday, the amazing & talented Kendra Morris is at Brick & Mortar with Here Lies Man plus DJ heyLove.
As always, I have created a short list of the best shows from our calendar....
THE BESTEST OF THE BESTEST OF THE BISS
*Check the full calendar for more upcoming shows!*
Weds, 1/24
Thurs, 1/25
Fri, 1/26
Sat, 1/27
Sun, 1/28
Tues, 1/30
Weds, 1/31
PS - PHIL RANELLI, You are the bestest! We all appreciate everything you do. We all love you!! Xoxo
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UPCOMING FEATURED SHOWS
*Mark your calendar!!*
1/31/18
Kendra Morris, Here Lies Man, DJ heyLove* at Brick & Mortar **WIN TICKETS**
2/13/18
Mardi Gras Parade Starts at Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley near Biergarten. Second line feat. Brass Bands, Pedicabs, plus other guest musicians
FOLLOWED BY
Celebrate Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday: Chali 2na, and The House of Vibe, Jazz Mafia's Heaviest Feather, Plus Brass Bands and Special Guests at Brick & Mortar **WIN TICKETS**
2/16/2018
Lotus, Marvel Years at The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
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