Friday, February 09, 2018

BISS List 02.09.18: SCOTT PEMBERTON + TONY GLASER / BRASS MAFIA / ERIC KRASNO / RETURN OF THE CYPHER / HAPPY MARDI GRAS & HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Happy Mardi Gras AND Happy Valentine's Day my dear BISS Listers!! I'm declaring this an extended weekend due to Mardi Gras on Tuesday and Valentine's on Wednesday. It's been two years since Miss BISS was ready and able to take the lead in the annual Mardi Gras parade from Patricia's Green (that's the park on Octavia at Hayes) to Brick and Mortar. We literally stop traffic on our way (see picture below of the crowd following me across Market?) It's a true second line complete with bead and brass!

When we get to Brick, there will be great NOLA style food brought to you by the chefs at the Crafty Fox cause you'll be hungry after dancing through the streets. And of course, the bar will be open cause you will definitely be thirsty. ��
#offthewagon
Then we'll continue the celebrate Mardi Gras style with a full night of music at Brick and Mortar. Buy your tickets now! 
You could also enter to WIN TICKETS for this party by sharing that link and emailing biss@bisslist.com to let us know where and when you did!
#Laissezlesbonstempsrouler
This weekend looks like a great kickoff to Mardi Gras with Brass Mafia's Mardi Gras Celebrationtonight & tomorrow at Feinsteins at the Nikko.
Though I will be starting in my hood with Tony Glaser band opening for Scott Pemberton at Boom Boom Room. The timing over there should work out perfectly to slip out for Brass Mafia after Tony's set and still make it back for the second set of Scott Pemberton.
Tomorrow night, it's #sunnypammytime night. Yaaaaay! We are gonna end up at Great American Music Hall for March Fourth Marching Band. Congrats to our winner Dave A on winning a pair of tickets!
As always, I have made a list of my picks for the weekend. But I went all the way through next Friday in case I am late again next week. I even tried to sort them in order by preference as hard as that is! That's not to say that the full  BISS Calender isn't already an excellent selection of shows around the bay recommended by the ever faithful BISS List crew. So be sure to check it out: http://bit.ly/bisslistcalendar.
THE BEST OF THE BISS
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2/9/2018
  • SCOTT PEMBERTON BAND plus TONY GLASER BAND at Boom Boom Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • Brass Mafia - Mardi Gras Celebration at Feinsteins at the Nikko
  • Eric Krasno & Friends with Midnight North & special guests at Terrapin Crossroads **Love Kras? Read the BISS List Interview by Arya Jha with Kras from October of 2016: http://bit.ly/BISSKrasInterview
  • The English Beat, DJ Dr. Wood at Sweetwater Music Hall
  • A Celebration of the Triumph of Music Over ALS (Lou Gerhigs Disease) with Bernie & The Believers, Rainbow Girls, Actual Wolf, Avery Hellman, All- Star Jam with Darren Nelson, Jeremy D'Antonio, Misisipi Mike, Kendra Mc Kinkey (Record Release for Bernie & Believers- Essence Goldman's voice student Bernie Dalton, in late stages of ALS...disease robbed him of his ability to sing, he asked Essence to be his voice to leave a legacy of music for his daughter. & to raise funds for end of life care for Bernie, diagnosed with Bulbar Onset ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in 2017). at Slim's **WIN TICKETS**
2/10/2018
  • MarchFourth at Great American Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • Brass Mafia- Mardi Gras Celebration at Feinstein's at the Nikko
  • THE HUMIDORS plus KUCKAW! at Boom Boom Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • The English Beat at Sweetwater Music Hall
  • Cabaret De Caliente and jUkE jOiNt present: WHOLE LOTTA LOVE -sizzling Burlesque starlets, bluesy belly dance and more with the most rockin' Valentine's Day show around! at Hopmonk Sebastopol **WIN TICKETS**
2/11/2018
  • Return Of The Cypher ~*FREE HIP HOP PARTY* Live Rap Emcees w/ DJs & Musicians at Boom Boom Room FREE
  • John Oates (Hall & Oates) with the Good Road Band Featuring Sam Bush and Paul Franklin at Great American Music Hall
  • Scott Pemberton Band at Moe's Alley
2/13/2018
  • Mardi Gras Parade Starts at Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley near Biergarten. Second line feat. Brass Bands, Pedicabs, plus other guest musicians at Brick & Mortar FREE
  • 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**
  • Mardi Gras Parade - Starts at Henry J. Kaiser Park (corner of Rashida Muhammed Path & 18th). Second line feat. Brass Bands, Pedicabs, plus other guest musicians at New Parish FREE
  • FAT TUESDAY 2018 Oakland Mardi Gras w/ MJ's Brass Boppers, Dirty Chops Brass Band, DJ Platurn at New Parish **WIN TICKETS**
  • Phat Tuesday with: Zigaboo Modeliste and the New Aahkesstra at The Chapel
  • Matisyahu plus Eminence Ensemble at Cornerstone Berkeley
2/14/2018
  • TWO NIGHTS! Mike Gordon at The Independent **WIN TICKETS**
  • Goldenvoice Presents: Valentines's Day w/ Erykah Badu + Thundercat at SF Armory
  • Dan Auerbach and The Easy Eye Sound Revue featuring Robert Finley, Shannon Shaw at The Fillmore
2/15/2018
  • TWO NIGHTS! Mike Gordon at The Independent
  • One Grass Two Grass, Cascade Crescendo, The Mosswoods at Brick & Mortar **WIN TICKETS**
  • Re:Coil Tour: Gramatik, Haywyre, Møme, Balkan Bump (feat. Will Magid) at The Fox
2/16/2018
  • Lotus, Marvel Years at The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • Lettuce, The Motet at The Fox
  • Monophonics plus Grease Traps at Sweetwater Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • **MIKE CLARK & DONALD HARRISON [of The Headhunters] w/ WIL BLADES** (+*THE MAGIC BEANS* DJ K-OS) at Boom Boom Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • DARK STAR ORCHESTRA - Winter Tour 2018 at The Warfield
  • La Gente plus Pasto Seco, LadyRyan at Elbo Room
  • Jai Uttal & Friends Valentines Celebration at Freight & Salvage
  • STANLEY JORDAN TRIO -Featuring Ahmet Turkmenoglu (bass) & Chris Wabich (drums) at Yoshi's
2/17/2018
  • **KATDELIC** (& Camino, DJ Kevvy Kev) at Boom Boom Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • Monophonics plus M-Tet at Sweetwater Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • DARK STAR ORCHESTRA - Winter Tour 2018 at The Warfield
  • ALO + JOHN CRAIGIE at Hopmonk Sebastopol
  • The Sam Chase & The Untraditional / Front Country, Ben and Alex Morrison at Slim's **WIN TICKETS**
  • Niki J Crawford w/ Stymie & the PJLO at 19 Broadway **WIN TICKETS**
One last thing, can you remember this? 22828. OK, now the next time you talk to someone about what's happening in the funk and jam scene around here, you tell them to pull out their phone and send a text to that number with the word: BISSLIST in the text. They will get a reply asking for their email address and then be added to the list. Now they won't have to ask you, cause they will KNOW!
#justdoit
#BecauseISaidSo
#aka
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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**

2/24/2018
Fare Thee Well Armory Party
Music provided by  
Chris Martin, 
 
Alvaro Bravo, 
 Charlotte The Baronness, & 
Galen; 
 
Burlesque Show by Pearl's Party Girls; 
 
Bellydance performance by May Yang; 
 
Glitter by Miss BISS with the best cosmetic grade gliiter ever from Sunny Sparkles; 
 Tooth Gems by Foxy



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