7/26/2006: Don't forget, FREE music all over North Beach tonight!

We here at McShow industries feel it would be a crime
if any of you missed out on the best damn Wednesday
night (TONIGHT!) of music in San Francisco all year
just because you forgot. We don't condone criminal
behavior, so we're here to help.

Do yourself a favor: Print out this email right now.
Roll it up into a tiny cylindrical shape (I know you
have experience with this), and tie it around your
finger to remind you to get free music all over ya
tonight. I'll be starting off the fun at Realistic
Orchestra (Italian Athletic Club, on Stockton
overlooking Washington Sq. Park). From there it's a
hop and a stumble to everything else, eventually
ending up at Grant & Green for the funky Urban Quintet
later on. Wear comfy shoes and give a call to the
McShow hotline if you're out there (415-272-6100).

Here's a recap from last week, in case you forgot
about tonight and the FREE NORTH BEACH JAZZ FEST this
weekend:

|||||| WEDNESDAY 7/26 ||||||

Realistic Orchestra @ Italian American Athletic Club
(North Beach) $FREE
7pm—Kickin' the NORTH BEACH JAZZ FEST off right! Meet
me to catch 20 of the best jazz musicians in the Bay
Area rock the room with crazy breakbeat compositions.
It's the perfect way to kick off the BEST Wednesday
night of music all year:

NORTH BEACH JAZZ FEST JAZZ ON GRANT! FREE!
JOIN ME FOR THE BEST Wednesday night of music in the
city! Get your ass out early to North Beach, there
will be around 30+ FREE shows in just about every bar
and club in the hood. Highlights include Jazz Mafia
cats all over the place after the kickoff show above,
Urban Quintet @ Grant & Green, Will Bernard @ Magnet,
Dan Lebowitz @ Savoy Tivoli, and many many more. Wear
comfy shoes and go early, things start winding down by
12:00. I'll see you out there!
http://www.nbjazzfest.com/

Rusted Root @ Fillmore $25
Using reggae, percussion instrumentals, soulful and
authentic pop, and many other faces, these veterans
can always rock the place. I've still never seen them,
and I don't know what they're up to lately, but I
think it's a safe bet it'll be good.
http://rustedroot.com/

Wil Blades & Will Bernard @ Mojito $FREE
Beat them hump day blues with two of the city's best
funky jazz men. A double bill of Wil(l) on organ and
guitar teaming up for tasty grooves, and it's free!
http://wilblades.com/main.html

|||||| THURSDAY 7/27 ||||||

Albino! | Jujuba @ Independent $17
The Afrofunk Music Festival returns! As if there
weren't enough festivals going on, this one is pretty
hot. Albino! is a smokin' big funky Afrobeat band from
So-Cal that I've been dying to see for a while now.
Jujuba mixes in Nigerian Juju influences with his Fela
Kuti inspired grooves. Should be hot stuff.
http://afrofunk.org/albino.html

the RituaL & Friends @ Connecticut Yankee $5
Thursday night residency, see above.
http://theritual.net/

|||||| FRIDAY 7/28 ||||||

Prince Diabate | Aphrodesia @ Independent $17
More Afrofunk Music Festival for ya! Hailing from West
Africa, this kora (African string instrument) virtuoso
mixes funk, reggae, carribean, and rock into his
traditional African griot music. Badass Afrobeat band
Aphrodesia opens up.
http://afrofunk.org/prince.html

|||||| SATURDAY 7/29 ||||||

NORTH BEACH JAZZ FEST @ Washington Sq. Park 12:00–7
$FREE!
After almost being cancelled due to uptight neighbors,
it's sooooo on! The lineup for Saturday is
world-influenced jazz including Daara J. (Senegalese
soul music), New Monsoon (world-Afro jamband),
Agualibre (Afro-Latin jazz), Stooges Brass Band
('Nawlins funky brass attack), and Slammin'
(acapella). Come on out!
http://www.nbjazzfest.com/

Hamsa Lila @ Ashkenaz (Berkeley) $14
Truly an experience to see, this big world-groove band
puts up a huge sound with beautifully layered vocals,
powerful African rhythms, and a slew of moving
melodies from wind instruments and more exotic
noise-making devices the likes of which you probably
won't see anywhere else on the continent. Oh yeah, did
I mention the costumes? Wild stuff.
http://www.hamsalila.com/

Ronkat Spearman's Katdelic Revival @ Boom Boom Room
$15
Beign a bassist and vocalist for George Clinton's
P-Funk means Ronkat has some serious funky clout. His
band is full with pros who can throw down the groove
with some serious energy. Expect funk-rock with bits
of hip-hop, gospel, blues, and even a touch of
roots-country.
http://www.ronkat.net/

Berkeley Jazz Festival @ Greek Theater (Berkeley)
$54–90
Featuring Chaka Khan (who I hear is awesome,
actually), Will Downing, George Duke/Stanley Clarke
(one of the best bassists ever), Norman Brown, Pancho
Sanchez, and more the lineup is diverse as hell. I've
never been to this fest (cha-ching), but it sounds
really interesting. 2pm Show.
http://www.berkeleyjazzfestival.com/

|||||| SUNDAY 7/30 ||||||

NORTH BEACH JAZZ FEST @ Washington Sq. Park 12:00–7
$FREE!
Yeeeehaaaa! The lineup for Sunday is 'Nawlins style
featuring Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
(Big Easy soulful pianist), A.L.O. (inventive and
whacky SF jamband), and Delta Nove (rockin' the
Afro-Latin funk). Sweeeeet!
http://www.nbjazzfest.com/

|||||| MONDAY 7/31 ||||||

Jimbo Trout & the Fish People @ Amnesia $FREE!
Kick up them heels, and enjoy a ton of tasty beers on
tap to start the week off right. Jimbo is straight-up
quality string music, whatta deal!
http://www.jimbotrout.com/

|||||| WEDNESDAY 8/3 ||||||

Dark Hollow @ Atlas Cafe $FREE?
Sweet old-time bluegrass music right in the heart of
the Mission is just the thing to get you through the
week.
http://home.comcast.net/~ukecat/dkhollow2.html

|||||| THURSDAY 8/4 ||||||

the RituaL & Friends @ Connecticut Yankee $5
Thursday night residency, see above.
http://theritual.net/