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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.

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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

Garage rock collides with indie pop as Black Lips, Ariel Pink drop by Bimbo’s 365 Club

October 20, 2015 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

SHOW REVIEW: Bay Area music fans were treated to an unusual pairing of the Black Lips and Ariel Pink at one of SF’s hidden gems.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Ariel Pink, Bimbo's 365 Club, Black Lips

New Music Tuesday: Foster the People • Tycho • Black Lips • Freddie Gibbs and Madlib • The War on Drugs

March 18, 2014 by The Bam Team 1 Comment

Every Tuesday, we focus on new music releases by naming our top tracks, album highlights, lowlights and important takeaways for select albums.

Filed Under: Featured, New Music, New Music Tuesday Tagged With: Black Lips, Foster the People, Freddie Gibbs, Madlib, The War on Drugs, Tycho

The 25 best live music acts of 2015

Garage rock collides with indie pop as Black Lips, Ariel Pink drop by Bimbo’s 365 Club

New Music Tuesday: Foster the People • Tycho • Black Lips • Freddie Gibbs and Madlib • The War on Drugs

SHOWS

Courtney Barnett reminds us why she’s simply the coolest at LA’s Greek Theatre

Grizzly Bear & TV on the Radio unite for one night in their new hometown to play the Hollywood Bowl

After winning their first Grammy, The National don’t hold back at the Hollywood Palladium

At the age of 66, David Byrne is completely nailing one of the year’s most ambitious tours

Jack White proves at the Santa Barbara Bowl that a phone-free show is a better experience for us all

PHOTOS

Gov’t Mule honor Tom Petty & more at The Wiltern

Dancing the night away with Cut Copy in LA

10,000 Maniacs evoke 90’s nostalgia at The Indy

Rivers Cuomo delights Weezer fans with a rare acoustic performance at Bottom of the Hill

A Perfect Circle’s new album ‘Eat the Elephant’ plays a lot better live than its critics might think

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