3/10/2005: The word of the day is: Skerik

Well folks, here's another late-in-the-week McShow
comin' at ya full of funk.

The good ol' Boom Boom has managed to pull together
yet one more all-star weekend of funky music. Skerik,
one of the most captivating saxaphonists you will ever
see, is doing two nights on their little stage with a
band of greats behind him. You may have caught this
guy with Les Claypool, Garage A Trois, Critters
Buggin', Syncopated Taint, or any number of other
boundary-pushing bands. I've even seen him in a
saxaphone duel with Karl Denson and Skerik just may
have gotten the upper hand...

I haven't decided which night I'm going yet, what do
you think..?

|||||| THURSDAY 3/10 ||||||

Will Bernard & Motherbug w/ Blades & Cohen @ Boom Boom
Room $7
The funky guitarist brings his band to the Boom Boom.
Special guests include Hammond wizard Wil Blades and
Jazz Mafia sax machine Joe Cohen.
http://www.willbernard.com/default.htm

|||||| FRIDAY 3/11 ||||||

Speakeasy Trio happy hour 6-9 @ House of Shields $FREE
It’s a VERY special Adam Willis funky happy hour.
Joining our man is the amazing keyboardist Wil Blades
and the guitar grooves of Patrick Greene from Swoop
Unit. I’ll see you there, slackers.

Beelzeboob (Skerik/Bolivar/Levy/Mercurio/Bernard) @
Boom Boom Room $20
Hot damn! If there is a more inventive sax player than
Skerik, I haven’t seen him. This man would be plenty
of show all by himself, but the all-star cast he’s
playing with this weekend is just ludicrous. It’s Eric
Bolivar (drums-Karl Denson), Eric Levy (keys-Garaj
Mahal), Robert Mercurio (bass-Galactic), and Will
Bernard (guitar-Motherbug). This should be completely
off the hook. I have to go one of the nights, who’s up
for it?
http://ropeadope.com/skerik/bio/

Cannonball @ Bruno’s $11
The 8-year anniversary of one of the BEST bands in
this here little town. Cannonball does the funk, the
hip-hop, the jazz (Mafia that is), and they do it
RIGHT.
http://cannonball.ws/

Stymie & the Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra @ Last Day
Saloon $7
A big funky band the gives me a groovy Sly Stone kinda
feeling. Niiice.
http://www.stymieluv.com/

Aphrodesia @ Elbo Room $8
Rock out to the funky funky sounds of SF’s afrobeat
champs.
http://www.aphrodesia.org/

The Mutaytor @ Independent $20
These Playa veterans do a huge music/fire arts
performance that is pretty much unlike anything else.
It’s a spectacle to be sure. Friday show has Bat
Makumba opening while Kid Beyond opens Saturday.
http://www.themutaytor.com/

|||||| SATURDAY 3/12 ||||||

Beelzeboob (Skerik/Bolivar/Levy/Mercurio/Bernard) @
Boom Boom Room $20
Hot damn! See above.
http://ropeadope.com/skerik/bio/

Alison Krauss & Union Station w/ Jerry Douglas @
Berkeley Community Theater $45
I wish this wasn’t so damn expensive. These are the
new-school bluegrass pioneers folks, and some of the
best there are, period.
http://www.alisonkrauss.com/

Gabby La La & Les Claypool @ 12 Galaxies $12
Ummm, eclectic? This could be really amazing, but I
have no idea really. Gabby is a whacky
multi-instrumentalist (sitar, accordion, ukulele,
etc), and you know who mister Claypool is. Check out
her website.
http://www.gabbylala.com/

Urban Quintet @ Grant & Green $FREE
Our local soul-jazz heroes are kicking out 3 sets of
funk for no cover at all. How you gonna beat that?

Reorchestra @ Connecticut Yankee $7
Catch this great local ‘world-funk’ septet at yer’
favorite friendly Potrero Hill bar.
http://www.reorchestra.com/

The Mutaytor @ Independent $20
See above.
http://www.themutaytor.com/

|||||| SUNDAY 3/13 ||||||

Jack West & Lalo Duo @ Bruno’s $5
I’m hearing great things about this 8-sting acoustic
guitarist and he’s being joined at Bruno’s by a superb
vibraphonist.
http://www.curvature.us/

Haynes/Corea/Burton/Garrett/Redman/Payton/McBride @
Masonic Center $25-60
In celebration of legendary drummer Roy Haynes’ 80th
birthday, this huge crew of jazz icons will be
throwing down at the Masonic Hall.
http://www.sfjazz.org/concerts/spring05/artists/roy_haynes.html

|||||| MONDAY 3/14 ||||||

Bob Dylan @ Paramount Theater (Oakland) $46-66
(sold out, check Craigslist) This man and this venue,
epic.

|||||| TUESDAY 3/15 ||||||

Bob Dylan @ Paramount Theater (Oakland) $46-66
(sold out, check Craigslist) This man and this venue,
epic.

Low End Theory @ Bruno’s $6
Jazz Mafia presents a brassy-assed night with four
trombones. Damn. $2 Stella if they don’t vibrate out
of your hand…
http://cannonball.ws/

|||||| WEDNESDAY 3/16 ||||||

Bob Dylan @ Paramount Theater (Oakland) $46-66
(sold out, check Craigslist) This man and this venue,
epic.