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Outside Lands reveals its 2017 schedule

August 1, 2017 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

The three-day festival has unveiled what every live music fan clamors for … set times!

Outside Lands reveals 2017 lineup, headlined by Metallica, The Who & Gorillaz

April 4, 2017 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

Outside Lands is going BIG for its 10th anniversary with a lineup for the ages.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: A Tribe Called Quest, Above & Beyond, Action Bronson, Alt-J, Belle and Sebastian, Bleachers, Bomba Estéreo, Cage the Elephant, Dawes, Dr. Octagon, Electric Guest, Empire of the Sun, Fleet Foxes, Foxygen, Future Islands, Golden Gate Park, Goldroom, Gorillaz, Hamilton Leithauser, How to Dress Well, Hundred Waters, James Vincent McMorrow, k.flay, Kaytranada, Little Dragon, Lorde, Louis the Child, Maggie Rogers, Metallica, MUNA, Noname, Outside Lands, Outside Lands 2017, Outside Lands Music Festival, Outside Lands Music Festival 2017, Queens of the Stone Age, RAC, Rag'n'Bone Man, Real Estate, Rebelution, Royal Blood, Schoolboy Q, Shovels & Rope, Sleigh Bells, Sofi Tukker, SOHN, Solange, Temples, The Avett Brothers, The Who, Thundercat, Tove Lo, Vance Joy, Warpaint, Young The Giant

Outside Lands 2017: Lineup locks, likely acts & long shots

April 3, 2017 by The Bam Team 1 Comment

Now that Ranger Dave has dusted off his uniform and is prepping for duty, we can speculate who will be performing for Outside Lands’ 10th anniversary.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Action Bronson, Alt-J, Arcade Fire, Body Count, Cage the Elephant, Coachella, Coachella 2017, Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Daft Punk, Electric Guest, Empire of the Sun, Eric Clapton, Francis and the Lights, Future Islands, FYF, FYF Fest, FYF Fest 2017, Golden Gate Park, Gorillaz, Ice T, Justice, Little Dragon, Lorde, Metallica, Outside Lands, Outside Lands 2017, Outside Lands Music Festival, Outside Lands Music Festival 2017, Queens of the Stone Age, Rag'n'Bone Man, Shovels & Rope, Sofi Tukker, Spoon, The Avett Brothers, The Weeknd, The Who, Vance Joy, Warpaint, Wiz Khalifa, Young The Giant

The 25 best live music acts of 2015

December 28, 2015 by The Bam Team 2 Comments

The 2015 BAMS List: Showbams covered many excellent bands, musicians and DJs throughout 2015 — the following 25 acts are our favorite live performers of the year.

Filed Under: Best of 2015, Editor's Picks, Featured Tagged With: Allen Stone, Alt-J, Bad Religion, Battles, BØRNS, Beirut, Belle and Sebastian, Best of 2015, Big Grams, Billy Idol, Black Lips, Blonde Redhead, Broods, Built To Spill, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Chet Faker, Chromeo, City and Colour, Classixx, Cold War Kids, D'Angelo, D'Angelo and the Vanguard, dam-funk, Damien Rice, Dan Deacon, Death Cab For Cutie, Deerhunter, Dengue Fever, Django Django, Dr. Dog, Eagles of Death Metal, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Empire of the Sun, Failure, Faith No More, Father John Misty, FKA twigs, Flight Facilities, Florence & the Machine, Glen Hansard, Goldroom, Gorgon City, Holly Herndon, Hot Chip, Interpol, Israel Nash, James Bay, Jamie xx, Jeff Tweedy, Jenny Lewis, JMSN, Jose Gonzalez, Jurassic 5, Kanye West, Kate Tempest, Kendrick Lamar, Kindness, King Tuff, Les Sins, Lord Huron, Lotus, Marina and the Diamonds, Miami Horror, Milky Chance, Modest Mouse, Morrissey, MS MR, My Morning Jacket, Natalie Prass, Neon Indian, Odesza, Of Montreal, Oneohtrix Point Never, Panda Bear, Penguin Prison, Phantogram, Portugal. The Man, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Purity Ring, Puscifer, Ratatat, Royal Blood, San Fermin, Shlohmo, Slow Magic, SOHN, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, STRFKR, Sturgill Simpson, Sufjan Stevens, Surfer Blood, Talib Kweli, Tame Impala, Tennis, The Black Keys, The Chemical Brothers, The Flaming Lips, The Glitch Mob, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Kills, Toro Y Moi, Tycho, Umphrey's McGee, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Viet Cong, Vintage Trouble, Vulfpeck, Widespread Panic, YACHT

alt-J, Tycho stun a sold-out Fauxchella crowd at the Greek Theatre

April 23, 2015 by Molly Kish Leave a Comment

SHOW REVIEW: Beautifully executed and perfectly syncopated with its surroundings, this show is one that those in attendance will definitely be talking about for quite some time.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Alt-J, Fauxchella, Greek Theatre Berkeley, Tycho

Outside Lands 2015: Lineup locks, likely acts & long shots

March 11, 2015 by The Bam Team 15 Comments

Outside Lands 2015 speculation season may now commence.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Action Bronson, Alabama Shakes, Alt-J, Alvvays, Awolnation, Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Bahamas, Bassnectar, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Harper, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Benjamin Booker, Brandon Flowers, Burce Springsteen, Caribou, Chance The Rapper, Charli XCX, CHK CHK CHK, D'Angelo, D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Deadmau5, Death from Above 1979, Django Django, Drake, Elton John, Father John Misty, First Aid Kit, Florence & the Machine, Flying Lotus, Future Islands, Gary Clark Jr, Glass Animals, Golden Gate Park, Gorgon City, Hiss Golden Messenger, Hot Chip, Hozier, Interpol, Jack Ü, Jack White, Jamie xx, JEFF the Brotherhood, Kendrick Lamar, Kygo, Laura Marling, Marina and the Diamonds, Milky Chance, MS MR, Mumford & Sons, Nas, Odesza, Of Monsters and Men, Outside Lands, Outside Lands 2015, Outside Lands Music Festival, Outside Lands Music Festival 2015, Predictions, Rumors, Run The Jewels, Sam Smith, San Fermin, Schoolboy Q, Slightly Stoopid, Slow Magic, St. Vincent, Strand of Oaks, Stromae, Sylvan Esso, Tame Impala, The Avett Brothers, The Black Keys, The Decemberists, The Kills, The War on Drugs, Todd Terje, Toro Y Moi, TV on the Radio, Viet Cong, Weezer, Wilco

Showbams’ Top 50 albums of 2014

December 22, 2014 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

The Bam Team presents the Top 50 Albums of 2014. Yes, ALL of 2014 (ahem D’Angelo).

Filed Under: Best of 2014, Featured Tagged With: Adult Jazz, Alt-J, Angel Olsen, Aphex Twin, Ariel Pink, Beck, Broken Bells, Caribou, Chet Faker, Cloud Nothings, Cold War Kids, Courtney Barnett, D'Angelo, D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Death from Above 1979, Flying Lotus, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Future Islands, Interpol, Jack White, Jungle, Karen O, Kishi Bashi, Mac Demarco, Mark McGuire, Phantogram, Real Estate, Run The Jewels, Ryan Adams, Sharon Van Etten, SOHN, Spoon, St. Vincent, Strand of Oaks, Sturgill Simpson, Sun Kil Moon, Swans, Temples, The Antlers, The Black Keys, The New Pornographers, The War on Drugs, Thom Yorke, Todd Terje, Top Songs of 2014, tUnE-yArDs, TV on the Radio, Tweedy, Ty Segall, Tycho, White Fence, Woods

The best of Treasure Island Music Festival 2014

October 21, 2014 by Mike Frash 2 Comments

FESTIVAL REVIEW: Treasure Island Music Festival 2014 will be remembered for its triumphant headliners, along with its embrace of minimalist, finger-snapping electropop.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Alt-J, Ana Tijoux, Banks, Bill Murray, Chet Faker, Classixx, Janelle Monáe, Jungle, Kim Kardashian, Massive Attack, MO, OutKast, Poliça, Robot Dance Party, Silent Disco, St. Lucia, The Growlers, The New Pornographers, Treasure Island Music Festival 2014, TV on the Radio, Washed Out, White Denim, Zedd

17 reasons to rage in the bay at Treasure Island Fest 2014

October 14, 2014 by The Bam Team 2 Comments

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: From the music to the location to the festival vibe, here are 17 reasons why you should rage in the Bay at TIMF 2014.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Alt-J, Ana Tijoux, Andre 3000, Asgeir, Big Boi, Bleached, Carl Newman, Cathedrals, Dan Bejar, Destroyer, Janelle Monáe, Jungle, Neko Case, OutKast, The New Pornographers, Treasure Island Music Festival, White Denim

alt-J – This Is All Yours // Community Review

September 23, 2014 by The Bam Team 1 Comment

The BAM Team quick reviews alt-J’s latest album, This Is All Yours. Leave your own take to win free tickets to shows in SF.

Filed Under: Community Review, Featured, New Music Tagged With: Alt-J, Community Review, The Is All Yours

Treasure Island 2014 trends toward indie dance-pop

June 17, 2014 by The Bam Team 2 Comments

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Dance-oriented pop is taking over music festivals, while rock is beginning to die a slow death when it comes to many lineups.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Alt-J, Ana Tijoux, Asgeir, Banks, Bleached, Chet Faker, Classixx, Janelle Monáe, Jungle, Massive Attack, MO, OutKast, Painted Palms, Poliça, Ratking, Ryan Hemsworth, St. Lucia, The Growlers, The New Pornographers, Tobacco, Treasure Island Music Festival, TV on the Radio, Washed Out, Waters, White Denim, Xxyyxx, Zedd

Showbams Photography 2013: A year in review

December 27, 2013 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

BEST OF 2013: Take a look at some of the best live music photography snapped by Showbams photographers this year.

Filed Under: Best of 2013, Editor's Picks, Featured Tagged With: !!!, Alabama Shakes, Alt-J, AlunaGeorge, Andrew Bird, Andrew W.K, Anna Calvi, Atoms for Peace, Autre Ne Veut, Big Boi, Charles Bradley, Crystal Castles, CSS, Cut Copy, Danny Brown, Deerhunter, Father John Misty, Fiona Apple & Blake Mills, Geographer, GROUPLOVE, Haim, How to Dress Well, Jagwar Ma, James Blake, Jamie Lidell, Killer Mike, Matthew Dear, MS MR, Palma Violets, Phantogram, Phoenix, Polyphonic Spree, Primus, Purity Ring, Robert Randolph, Rogue Wave, Run The Jewels (El-P & Killer Mike), Savages, Sigur Ros, Steve Aioki, STS9, The Flaming Lips, The xx, Thee Oh Sees, Thundercat, Toro Y Moi, Trey Anastasio Band, Warpaint, Washed Out, Wild Belle, Zedd

The meteoric rise of Alt-J continues at Fox Theater Oakland

September 5, 2013 by Sam Heller 2 Comments

PHOTOS: In just under nine months, quirky Brit-rockers alt-J have graduated from a double header at Bottom of the Hill to a two-night run at Fox Theatre Oakland. People love their triangles.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Photos Tagged With: Alt-J, Fox Theater Oakland

Coachella Review: Top Sets Weekend 1

April 18, 2013 by Kevin Quandt & Mike Frash 11 Comments

FESTIVAL REVIEW: Showbams recaps the most memorable shows at Coachella 2013 Weekend 1, and we name our top sets.

Filed Under: Festival Reviews, Festivals Tagged With: Alt-J, Ben Howard, Danny Brown, DIIV, Dillon Francis, Divine Fits, Dog Blood, Earl Sweatshirt, Eric Prydz, FOALS, Hot Chip, How to Destroy Angels, Jake Bugg, Japandroids, Jessie Ware, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Local Natives, Major Lazer, Moby, Phoenix, Pretty Lights, Sigur Ros, Social Distortion, Tame Impala, The Descendents, The Faint, The Postal Service, The Shouting Matches, Thee Oh Sees, Violent Femmes, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Zane Lowe

Coachella 2013: Predictions, wishes & rumors vs. reality

January 14, 2013 by Mike Frash 7 Comments

Showbams examines headliner reality & rumors, artists to see before they get big, possible EDM acts that won’t be in the Sahara Tent, and artists we hope to see at Coachella 2013.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: !!!, Alabama Shakes, Alt-J, AlunaGeorge, Andy Stott, Angel Haze, Animal Collective, Atlas Sound, Atoms for Peace, Bat for Lashes, Beach House, Ben Howard, Big Boi, Bjork, Black Sabbath, Blur, Chromatics, Cloud Nothings, Coachella, Coachella 2013, Crystal Castles, Dan Deacon, Die Antwoord, Disclosure, Divine Fits, Django Django, Ducktails, Earl Sweatshirt, Father John Misty, Fiona Apple, Frightened Rabbit, Grimes, Haim, Hot Chip, James Blake, Jamie Lidell, Japandroids, Jessie Ware, Jim James, John Talabot, Kishi Bashi, Local Natives, Major Lazer, Matthew Dear, Mumford & Sons, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nicolas Jaar, Passion Pit, Penguin Prison, Phoenix, Sigur Ros, Spiritualized, Stars, STRFCKR, Tame Impala, The Faint, The Joy Formidable, The Postal Service, The Rolling Stones, The Walkmen, The xx, Toro Y Moi, Ty Segall, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend, Warpaint, Wavves, Wild Belle, Wild Nothing, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Yeasayer, Yo la Tengo

Best tracks of 2012

December 18, 2012 by Mike Frash Leave a Comment

BEST of 2012: Our contributors list their Top 10 tracks from 2012. What was your favorite song from 2012?

Filed Under: Best of 2012, Featured Tagged With: Alabama Shakes, Alt-J, Azealia Banks, Bicep, Bloc Party, Chairlift, Chris Malinchak, Clark, Cloud Nothings, ColeCo, Django Django, Dr. John, Electric Guest, Father John Misty, Fiona Aplle, Frank Ocean, Gary Clark Jr, Hot Chip, House, How to Destroy Angels, Jack White, Japandroids, John Talabot, Kendrick Lamar, Killer Mike, Kishi Bashi, Lana Del Rey, Lumineers, Lykke LI, Major Lazer, Matthew Dear, Memory Tapes, MIA, Moon Boots, Moonlight Matters, Neil Young, Nikki & the Dove, Passion Pit, Pond, Purity Ring, RAC, Santigold, Stepdad, Sun Kil Moon, Tame Impala, Tanlines, The Allah-Las, The Presets, The xx, TNGHT, Trey Anastasio, Van She, Waze & Odyssey, Wild Nothing, Woods, Yeasayer

WKEND MIXTAPE: Major Lazer vs Hype Machine – Best of 2012 Zeitgeist Mix

December 7, 2012 by 3ricshaden Leave a Comment

WKEND MIXTAPE: Hype Machine has commissioned Best of 2012 mixes from Major Lazer, Hood Internet, alt-J, Teen Daze & more. Get your weekend started right!

Filed Under: Mixtapes Tagged With: Alt-J, Hood Internet, Hype Machine, Major Lazer, Teen Daze