Coldplay live up to their “biggest band in the world” claim in front of 60,000 strong at Levi’s Stadium
By Steve Carlson // Coldplay with Tove Lo, Alina Baraz // Levi's Stadium - Santa Clara, CA October 4th, 2017 // British rockers Coldplay brought their … BAM ON
Tank and The Bangas deliver thrills at The Chapel
Norm de Veyra // Tank and the Bangas with Sweet Crude // The Chapel - San Francisco October 3rd, 2017 // With a capacity crowd gathered and the … BAM ON
Sheer Mag bring their feverish, high-spirited brand of rock ‘n’ roll to SF
By Norm de Veyra // Sheer Mag with Tenement, Marbled Eye // The Chapel - San Francisco September 29th, 2017 // Sheer Mag brought a sold-out crowd at The … BAM ON
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Coldplay live up to their “biggest band in the world” claim in front of 60,000 strong at Levi’s Stadium
SHOW REVIEW: Chris Martin and company certainly did nothing during their electric, almost two-hour performance to dissuade that sort of thinking.
Bonobo gives his new hometown a beautiful night to remember at LA’s Greek Theatre
SHOW REVIEW: If the nearly sold-out crowd was any indication as to how far he has come, then Simon Green picked just the right place to now call home.
Grizzly Bear are making ‘chamber pop’ sound cool again as we discovered at Apogee Studio
SHOW REVIEW: With members who all can sing (and do it well collectively), the band is certainly among rare company these days.
Day N Night Fest 2017: From Chance to Kendrick, hip-hop’s finest shine bright in the OC
FESTIVAL REVIEW: If the insight of Migos is any indication, we have a bigger, brighter and even more explosive festival to look forward to next year.
Outside Lands 2017: Our 10th anniversary awards
FESTIVAL REVIEW: We hand out some hardware after the 2017 edition of Outside Lands.
Deep Purple, Alice Cooper shake a sold-out crowd at LA’s Greek Theatre
PHOTOS: The British heavy metal pioneers and “The Godfather of Shock Rock” energized a capacity crowd with plenty of old favorites.
The War on Drugs’ new album sounds like another masterpiece after their preview at Apogee Studio
SHOW REVIEW: It won’t be long before the whole world gets to hear what Adam Granduciel and company have been up to — and there’s a lot to be excited about.
Our 10 favorite shows from the first half of 2017
The 2017 BAMS List: Showbams revisits the best performances we’ve witnessed over the past six months.
Tool continue to melt minds on their latest tour
PHOTOS: The three-time Grammy winners haven’t released an album since 2006, but they did debut new visuals on this latest jaunt across North America.
Phono del Sol turns the heat way up in 2017
FESTIVAL REVIEW: You want your Saturday to be served up scorching hot? Well, that’s what the masses at the seventh annual Phono del Sol got.
Monterey Pop 50 pays tribute to the Summer of Love & the festival that started it all
PHOTOS: We all left with a sense of gratitude for the legendary festival’s impact on contemporary culture and how we see music today.
Ryan Adams & The Unknown Band remind us at LA’s Greek Theatre why we keep coming back for more
PHOTOS: The singer-songwriter treated fans to some extended full-band jamming, a couple of solo acoustic performances and his usual witty banter.
With summer near, Skyline festival makes its debut at the new & improved LA State Historic Park
FESTIVAL REVIEW: In what felt like a trial run for larger music events to be held at the park again, the inaugural Skyline festival proved to be mostly a success.
After more than 30 years, The Flaming Lips are still one of music’s most wildly entertaining live acts
SHOW REVIEW: Wayne Coyne and company are one of those bucket-list bands every live music fan should see at least once.
After making Coachella history, Klangstof are blazing a trail for other Dutch indie bands
INTERVIEW: Being the first Dutch band to ever perform at Coachella is already paying huge dividends back home for this Amsterdam outfit.
At LA’s Mayan Theater, Moderat transport their fans to another world
SHOW REVIEW: For those of us who had just come back from spending three days in the desert, that’s exactly what the doctor ordered.
