Tuesday, July 10, 2018

BISS List 07.10.18: TOOTS & THE MAYTALS / SMOKED OUT SOUL: THE GO GO / PAUL THORN & THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA / EL METATE / ERIC KRASNO & FRIENDS

It's that time again BISS Listers. Time for your weekly BISS List! Or is it bi-weekly? Or maybe even TRI-weekly? What I am trying to say, is it's time for the BISS picks of the best funk and jam shows happening all around the Bay Area in the next couple of weeks.

THE BEST OF THE BISS
7/10 - 7/25
*Check the full calendarfor more upcoming shows!*





7/11/2018
  • Toots & The Maytals with AMP Live at The Fillmore
  • LIGHT THE BAND** + *SPACE HEATER* at Boom Boom Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • Scott Pemberton and Dirty Revival at Sweetwater Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • 2018 WORLD GONE MAD TOUR: The Weight Band feat. members of The Band, Levon Helm Band, & Rick Danko Group at Yoshi's **WIN TICKETS**
7/12/2018
  • Smoked Out Soul: The Go Go Experience with Sidecar Tommy (Beats Antique) & All Good Funk Alliance +Zebuel & The SOS Players Will Magid, Paul Oliphant, Brandon Lee, Enrique Padilla & guests at Monarch **WIN TICKETS**
  • SF JAZZ: Celebrating The 50th Anniversary Of The Band Double Bill- DUSTBOWL REVIVAL & HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN at Miner Auditorium
7/13/2018
  • MISSION TEMPLE FIREWORKS REVIVAL: Paul Thorn & The Blind Boys of Alabama at The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • EL METATE* and *ELEKTRIC VOODOO* (+ DJ KoS) at Boom Boom Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • SF JAZZ: DAVID GRISMAN "THE DAWG TRIO" - Dawg Debut at Miner Auditorium
  • 2 Historic Shows! John Zorn & Bill Laswell (Their 1st Performances in SF Together Ever) - "Keep Families Together"- benefitting charities/A PORTION OF ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS CHARITIES DIRECTLY AIDING/Reuniting the CHILDREN SEPARATED AT BORDER CAMPS, AS PART OF THE CHAPEL'S "KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER" CONCERT SERIES) "KONX OM PAX" at The Chapel **WIN TICKETS**
  • !!! (Chk Chk Chk) DJ Set & Aaron Axelsen at The Midway
7/14/2018
  • ERIC KRASNO & FRIENDS, FT. JAY LANE, BOBBY VEGA, WIL BLADES, DANNY MAYER, MARY CORSO PLUS OTHER VERY SPECIAL GUESTS at Terrapin Crossroads
  • LIFE DURING WARTIME** ("A TALKING HEADS TRIBUTE") + *Special Guest Stars* + DJ K-OS at Boom Boom Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • KC Turner Presents: Tim Bluhm (The Mother Hips) (SEATED SHOW-INDOOR SESSION ROOM), John Elliott at Hopmonk Novato
  • SF JAZZ: First Family Of Bluegrass - DEL MCCOURY & THE TRAVELIN' MCCOURYS at Miner Auditorium
  • The Weight Band, feat. members of The Band, Levon Helm Band, & Rick Danko Group performing the songs of THE BAND at Sweetwater Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • California WorldFest: Galactic, Achilles Wheel, Huun Hurr Tu, Matt the Electrician, Joe Craven & the Sometimers, Sang Matiz, David Luning and LOTS LOTS MORE! at Nevada County Fairgrounds
7/15/2018           
  • RETURN OF THE CYPHER** FREEEE Live HipHopParty ~ [Hip Hop, Live Rap, Emcees, DJz, Live Musicians, BreakDance, Lyrical Battles...] A Bad-Azzz OG Party every SUNDAY NITE (9PM - 2AM) at Boom Boom Room FREE
  • Wil Blades' "Sunday Sessions" at Madrone Art Bar FREE
  • Rustee Allen (bassist Sly & the Family Stone, Robin Trower) Album Release Show + Sal's Greenhouse at Uptown Nightclub Oakland
  • WAKE & DRAKE w/ JAZZ MAFIA feat. MATT WONG* (Brunch) at Drake's Brewing Co FREE
  • California WorldFest: Trevor Hall, Samantha Fish, Teskey Brothers, Fannah-Fi-Allah, MaMuse, Achilles Wheel and LOTS LOTS MORE! at Nevada County Fairgrounds
7/16/2018
  • Melvins - SOLD OUT!, Modpods at Great American Music Hall
7/18/2018
  • NIGHT ANIMALS** & *LIL ELEPHANT* ("Double Bill of Jungle Funk") at Boom Boom Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • Jenny Kerr 7PM and Howard Wiley & Extra Nappy 930PM at Madrone Art Bar
7/19/2018
  • Smoked Out Soul: Disco E (Monophonics) +Zebuel & The SOS Players Will Magid, Paul Oliphant, Brandon Lee, Enrique Padilla & guests at Monarch **WIN TICKETS**
7/20/2018
  • SOUL SKA ** ("Epic Jamaican first wave and British second wave Ska & Reggae 8 piece Dancehall Music Super Group") + *DIGGIN DIRT* + *DJ Kos* (9pm 'til 3am) at Boom Boom Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • Kehoe International, Stimuli, Revenant at Ivy Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • The Humidors at Blue Note Napa
  • Bill Kirchen and the Hounds of the Bakersfield -Seated Show- +Blackie Farrell at Hopmonk Novato **WIN TICKETS**
  • The Big Fit (formerly Grobeck), Jazz Mafia's Heaviest Feather at Hopmonk Sebastopol **WIN TICKETS**
  • Ry Cooder - SOLD OUT!, Joachim Cooder at Great American Music Hall
  • WanderLust Squaw Valley: MUSIC- The Wanderlust House Band (Eric Krasno, Allen Stone, Louis Cato, Steve Swatkins, Jesse Murphy, Danny Mayer, and Mary Corso) MarchFourth! & MoRe at WanderLust Squaw Valley
7/21/2018
  • George Porter Jr. & the Runnin' Pardners + Special Guests at Sweetwater Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • MOJO GREEN** [& *SPECIAL GUESTS* + DJ KEVVY KEV] (Music til 3AM+) at Boom Boom Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • Royal Jelly Jive at Osher Marin JCC
  • SILA, Lagos Roots, Dona Francisca at The Independent
  • Bill Kirchen and the Hounds of the Bakersfield at Freight & Salvage
  • GROOVESESSION FEATURING JOE MARCINEK, THE BREAKING at Hopmonk Sebastopol **WIN TICKETS**
  • Isley Brothers & The Commodores with Special Guest The Family Stone at Ironstone Amphitheater **WIN TICKETS**
  • Toad the Wet Sprocket, Megan Slankard at Great American Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • Ry Cooder at Uptown Napa
  • WanderLust Squaw Valley: MUSIC -The Wanderlust House Band (Eric Krasno, Allen Stone, Louis Cato, Steve Swatkins, Jesse Murphy, Danny Mayer, Mary Corso and special guest Robert Randolph), Desert Rhythm Project & MoRe! at WanderLust Squaw Valley
7/22/2018
  • George Porter Jr. & the Runnin' Pardners + Special Guests at Sweetwater Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • Amendola vs. Blades vs. Bernard at Ivy Room **WIN TICKETS**
  • Retro Futura w/Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Modern English, Tony Lewis from The Outfield. Kajagoogoo's Limahl at Mountain Winery
  • Toad the Wet Sprocket, Megan Slankard at Great American Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**
  • Stern Grove Festival: A Summer Classic SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, Jayce Ogren, Conductor at Stern Grove
  • Ry Cooder at Uptown Napa
  • WAKE & DRAKE w/ JAZZ MAFIA feat. MATT WONG* (Brunch) at Drake's Brewing Co FREE
7/23/2018
  • The Fixx at The Independent
7/24/2018
  • Two Nights! An Evening With PHISH at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
  • The Psychedelic Furs, -X- at The Masonic
  • PINK TALKING FISH at Mezzanine
  • Polyrhythmics at The Independent
7/25/2018
  • Two Nights! An Evening With PHISH at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
  • Reckless Kelly at Great American Music Hall **WIN TICKETS**

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