30 August 2023

BISS List 8.30.23: Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew – Remain in Light NYE + Best of BISS this Week

Happy Long Weekend BISS Listers!

#PlayaBound? For those of you reading this on the way to the playa, #haveagreatburn! If you wanna see some live music when you get there, cruise by Camp Reverbia (3:45 & Esplanade). You will find my favorite band, LAZWELL playing there on Weds @ 8:30pm (Main Stage), Thursday @ 9pm (Shade Stage) and again late night on Thursday at 1am at the Radiance Dome. Now turn off your phone and go get amongst it!

#StayingInTheBay? Lemme first comment on this past weekend and then we can get into this weekend around the Bay…

#LastWeekend, I had a wonderful weekend up in wine country finishing out my fantastic 10-day birthday celebration. I was thrilled to participate in a successful fundraising event for the Macayamas Fire Department with BEW productions on Saturday. Theresa, you are awesome and so is your team! Then I journeyed to Napa to finish out the Widespread Panic run with my crew. I heard from everyone that the whole Panic weekend was epic, especially Friday night. I can only speak to Sunday since that’s the show I went to and it was excellent! I was very busy having fun and dancing and seeing friends, but I still thought of you and made sure that I captured some of the show.

#ThisWeek, on Wednesday, at Peri’s, it’s Waffles on Sunday ft members of Hot Buttered Rum (yes the show is Wednesday). On Thursday, in the city, John Zorn is playing two shows at Great American Music Hall with Bill Frisell and Laurie Anderson. Then on Friday, Moonalice is at the Chapel (*WIN*), then Atta Kid is playing late at the Boom Boom Room (*WIN*).

#ThisSaturday, 9/2, we’re having a single release party at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley to celebrate LAZWELL’s new single, “Killing It.” We’ve got special guests Jordan Feinstein and Noelle Glory joining in, and Marshall House Project is co-headlining. (*WIN*) It’s gonna be a doubleheader of funk and soul! If you haven’t heard “Killing It” ft George Clinton yet, check it out now! And for more in-depth info on LAZWELL and their frontman, Lantz Lazwell, read this interview with Lantz by BISS List Contributing Editor Josh Danson from a few weeks ago.

#NextWeek, Mare Island Dock of the Bay Fest is back on September 9th & 10th and you can enter to #WinTickets just by spreading the word! September 9th is Old School Funk Fest featuring Morris Day and The Time, Confunkshun, Average White Band, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood (*WIN*). September 10 is Spectacular Soul Fest featuring The California Honeydrops, Fantastic Negrito, Monophonics, and The Altons (*WIN*)

#MarkYourCalendar for Stephen Marley – Old Soul Unplugged at the Fillmore on 9/21 (*WIN*)!

As always, check out the Best of BISS section and Win Tickets page. And don’t forget there is always more on the Full Calendar.

But wait, there’s more! This week’s #ListenToThis is “Second Son” by Honey Island Swamp Band. Be sure to check it out below.

#seeyouattheshows,
~ Pamela aka Miss BISS

SPOTLIGHT ON NYE IN NAPA

Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: REMAIN IN LIGHT
w/ special guests X

December 31st @ JaM Cellars Ballroom

Get ready for an incredible New Year’s Eve at JaM Cellars Ballroom in Napa with Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: REMAIN IN LIGHT + very special guests, punk rock pioneers X. Jerry and Adrian, with their all-star backing band, take to the stage to perform Talking Head’s seminal album live, along with other classics and selections from their respective solo careers. This is a must-see performance!

“’Remain In Light’ is a high point in my career, Adrian and I had often discussed the magic of the 1980 tour and the sheer joy it brought to audiences. It is such a delight to see and bring that joy once again to crowds on this upcoming tour.”- Jerry Harrison

“A joyful show of Talking Heads songs you know and love performed by a hot, eleven-piece ensemble, including Jerry and me, You can’t help but dance and go home with a happy smile on your face.” – Adrian Belew

***Check out all of our Featured Shows.

LISTEN TO THIS

Listen to “Second Son”, the latest single from Honey Island Swamp Band from Custom Deluxe which is dropping on October 27. Featuring vocalists Adryon de Leon & Shira Elias, guitarists Lucas de Mulder & Eddie Roberts, drummer Michelangelo Carruba, and Charles Mertens on bass.

With a slick throwback feel that feels like a 70s action flick, the song was written in collaboration between vocalist/guitarist Aaron Wilkinson and keyboardist Chris Spies during a 2-day session. While Aaron is the second son of a second son and the song is autobiographical in that sense, he tends to approach songwriting writing about characters as opposed to the author’s experiences. In this case, he is envisioning a character who is a vagabond living hard and road-weary. We spoke with Chris and he told us, “When Aaron and I went into the studio with Mikey and Charles, we didn’t know what this snowy 2-day session was going to become. The vibe of the Color Red house is really something special. You never know who might be there and who might end up playing on your track or vice versa. It just so happened that Lucas & Eddie were both there at the same time recording music of their own and next thing you know they were playing dual rhythm guitar on this track. Then we sent the track to Adryon and Shira and worked on it together remotely.”

New Orleans Friends!! Mark your calendars for the record release party on October 28th at The Maple Leaf. Eddie Roberts & The Lucky Strokes are opening which of course means that Eddie will sit in with them just like he did at Jazz Fest.

Bay Area Friends!! You can catch Honey Island Swamp Band at the first Sugar Pine Music Festival (formerly known as Hangtown Music Festival), October 19th-22nd at Nevada County Fairgrounds – and you can *Win Tickets* from BISS!