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Noise Pop 2019: Celebrating Bay Area indie culture with great music & a whole lot more

March 8, 2019 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

FESTIVAL REVIEW: Another epic edition of Noise Pop is now in the history books, and here are a few of our favorite moments from 2019.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Festival Reviews, Festivals Tagged With: Bender's Bar & Grill, Bob Mould, Bob Mould Band, Coke, Film School, In The Valley Below, Noise Pop, Noise Pop 2019, The Fillmore, The Independent

Noise Pop 2019: Here are the shows you can’t miss

February 25, 2019 by Molly Kish Leave a Comment

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: We break down the Bay Area festival’s 27th installment and tell you which performances you’ll want to catch.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: 1015 Folsom, Albert Hammond Jr, Alien Boy, Andrew St. James, Anemone, Anthony da Costa, ASTU, awakebutstillinbed, Baths, Ben Morrison, Black Marble, Blushh, Bob Mould, Boy Scouts, Brava Theater Center, Briana Marela, Cafe du Nord, Caroline Rose, Charlotte Lawrence, Chynna, Club Night, Crumb, Current Joys, Darlingside, Daughters, DJ Aaron Axelsen, DJ Boring, Dude York, Field Medic, Film School, Fox Theater Oakland, Fruit Bats, Gap Girls, Gilligan Moss, Ginger Root, Gouge Away, Grandaddy, Gray Area, Great American Music Hall, Haley Heynderickx, Helado Negro, HIDE, Hilary Woods, Illuminati Hotties, In The Valley Below, Jacques Greene, Jason Lytle, Jasper Bones, Jerry Paper, Jitwam, Joy Williams, Kamaal Williams, Katzù Oso, KERA, Kodie Shane, LandoChill, Lapel, Lara Sarkissian, Laura Veirs, less, Lonnie Holley, Los Wálters, Madi Sipes & The Painted Blue, MAITA, Marissa Nadler, Meg Mac, Men I Trust, MHD, Michael Seyer, Miserable, MNDSGN, MNEK, MPHD, My Brightest Diamond, Nicotine, Noise Pop, Noise Pop 2019, Nosaj, Partner, Petit Biscuit, Pllush, Princess Nokia, Qrion, River Why, Rose Droll, Saul Williams, Sea of Bees, Shutups. Small Crush, Slenderbodies, Spellling, Spiritual Cramp, Starfari, Sugar Candy Mountain, SUMif, Sundressed, Sunsleeper, Super Unison, Superet, Swarvy, Swedish American Hall, Tayla Parx, Teenage Fanclub, The Brothers Comatose, The Chapel, The Civil Wars, The Fillmore, The Independent, The Love Language, The Marías, The New Parish, The SHE'S, The Total Betty's, There's Talk, Thing, Tommy Guerrero, Tommy Newport, Tourist, Travis Hayes, UC Theater, Uffie, Vagabon, Valley Maker, Vetiver, VHS Collection, Video Age, vverevvolf, Wizard Apprentice, Yuna, Yves Tumor, Zelma Stone

The 25 best live music acts of 2016

December 30, 2016 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

The 2016 BAMS List: Showbams covered many excellent bands, musicians and DJs throughout 2016 — the following 25 acts are our favorite live performers of the year.

Filed Under: Best of 2016, Editor's Picks, Featured Tagged With: A$AP Ferg, Adrian Younge, Air, Alessia Cara, Alina Baraz, AlunaGeorge, Alvvays, Anderson .Paak, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Atlas Genius, Aubrie Sellers, Bag Raiders, Baio, Banks & Steelz, Bas, Battles, BØRNS, Beach House, Beats Antique, Bernhoft and The Shudderbugs, Best Coast, Best of 2016, Big Freedia, Big Gigantic, Big Grams, Big Wild, Black Milk & Nat Turner, Bloc Party, Bob Moses, Bob Mould, Brand New, Brett Dennen, Capital Cities, Cate le Bon, Chairlift, Chance The Rapper, Chelsea Wolfe, CHK CHK CHK, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Chromeo, Chuck Mosley, Claude VonStroke, Cold War Kids, Dan Deacon, Danny Brown, Deftones, Dirtwire, Disclosure, DMA's, DMX, Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, Duran Duran, Early November, Emancipator Ensemble, Every Time I Die, Eyes on the Shore, Ezra Furman, Faith No More, Fantastic Negrito, Fell Runner, Femi Kuti, Floating Points, Florence & the Machine, Flume, Flying Lotus, FOALS, Fruition, Geographer, Glass Animals, Gorgon City, Grimes, Guns N' Roses, Halsey, Heartwatch, Highly Suspect, Hippie Sabotage, Holy Fuck, How to Dress Well, Hudson Mohawke, Hundred Waters, Iamsu!, IAMX, Ibeyi, Ice Cube, Iggy Pop, Isaiah Rashad, J. Cole, Jack Ü, Jack Beats, Jack Garratt, James Bay, Jamie xx, Jhené Aiko, Jidenna, Jim James, Jimmie Vaughn, Joywave, Julia Holter, Julien Baker, k.flay, Kaki King, Kamaiyah, Kamasi Washington, Kehlani, Kurt Vile, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Lafa Taylor, Lana Del Rey, Lapsley, LCD Soundsystem, Les Sins, Lettuce, Lionel Richie, Little Scream, Lord Huron, Lucius, M. Ward, M83, Mac Demarco, Major Lazer, Marian Hill, Mayer Hawthorne, MC YOGI, Methyl Ethel, Metric, Miami Horror, Mick Jenkins, Midi Matilda, Miguel Migs, Miike Snow, Moderat, Modest Mouse, Moon Taxi, My Morning Jacket, Nahko & Medicine for the People, Nas, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Neon Indian, Nick Murphy (fka Chet Faker), Nite Jewel, Oh Pep!, Oh Wonder, Panic! At The Disco, Parliament-Funkadelic, Peaches, Petite Noir, Porches, Pretty Lights, Prince Rama, Purity Ring, Pusha T, Ra Ra Riot, Radiohead, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Rin Tin Tiger, RJD2, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Rogue Wave, Rubblebucket, Rudimental, Run The Jewels, Ryan Adams, Saosin, Sarah Neufeld, Shabazz Palaces, Shlohmo, Sia, Sigur Ros, Silversun Pickups, snakehips, Solange, Son Little, St. Germain, St. Lucia, Stormzy, STS9, Sturgill Simpson, Sufjan Stevens, Summer Cannibals, Sunflower Bean, Sylvan Esso, Tacocat, Taking Back Sunday, Tame Impala, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, The Arcs, The Avett Brothers, The Boxer Rebellion, The California Honeydrops, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, The Crux, The Devil Makes Three, The Faint, The Gaslamp Killer, The Head and The Heart, The Heavy, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Joy Formidable, The Kills, The Last Shadow Puppets, The Lone Bellow, The Naked and Famous, The National, The Pharcyde, The Polish Ambassador, The Regrettes, The Revivalists, The Rubens, The Russ Liquid Test, The Sam Chase & The Untraditional, The Seshen, The Struts, The Trims, This Will Destroy You, Thomas Jack, Thundercat, Toro Y Moi, Tortoise, Tory Lanez, Tourist, Troye Sivan, Ty Segall, Tycho, Umphrey's McGee, Viceroy, Vince Staples, Vokab Company, Walk the Moon, Warpaint, Wavves, Weezer, Wheeler Walker Jr., White Denim, Wild Belle, Wild Nothing, Years & Years, Yeasayer, YG, Young Fathers, Yuck, zhu, Ziggy Marley

From club gigs to the Hollywood Bowl, Bloc Party close their U.S. tour with their largest show ever

October 10, 2016 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

SHOW REVIEW: I know they say you shouldn’t live in the past, but for a little more than an hour in the Hollywood Hills, Bloc Party made it feel OK to do just that.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Bloc Party, Bob Mould, Ezra Furman, Hollywood Bowl, KCRW, KCRW's World Festival, Music Tastes Good

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Cut Chemist at Mezzanine 5/13 (FRI)

May 11, 2016 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Show of the Week” in SF at Mezzanine on May 13th.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 1015 Folsom, Beat Connection, Blackalicious, Bob Mould, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Chris Cohen, Cut Chemist, Great American Music Hall, Hot Buttered Rum, Marc Kinchen, Mezzanine, Slims, Swedish American Music Hall, The Chapel, The Fillmore, The Independent, Too Future, TV Girl

12 reasons to grab a Noise Pop festival badge

February 14, 2014 by The Bam Team 6 Comments

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Noise Pop Festival, a week-long event spread out amongst the finest 22 venues in SF, makes for the finest extended independent music showcase on the West Coast.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: 1015 Folsom, Beardyman, Bleached, Bob Mould, Cold Cave, Com Truise, Digital Mystizk, Dirty Ghosts, DJ Rashad, Dominant Legs, Dr. Dog, Dream Boys, EDJ, Great American Music Hall, Happy Fangs, Ladytron, Lord Huron, Mark Kozelek, Matthew Dear Presents Audion Live: Subverticul, Mikal Cronin, Mistaken for Strangers, Moses Sumney, No Age, Noise Pop, Noise Pop Festival, NPHQ, Painted Palms, Papercuts, Real Estate, Regency Ballroom, Rogue Wave, Roxie Theater, Saint Rich, Shabazz Palaces, Slims, Sun Kil Moon, Superhumanoids, The Chapel, The Donkeys, The Fillmore, The Fresh & Onlys, The Independent, The Limousines, The NWBLK, The Shilohs, The Soft White Sixties, The Warfield, Throwing Muses, Trails and Ways, Vetiver

New Music Tuesday: Animal Collective • Cat Power • Stars • Jens Lekman • Bob Mould • The Fresh & Onlys

September 4, 2012 by Mike Frash Leave a Comment

Every Tuesday, we focus on new music releases by naming our top tracks and supplying the latest videos for select albums.

Filed Under: New Music Tagged With: Animal Collective, Bob Mould, Cat Power, Jens Lekman, New Music, Stars, The Fresh & Onlys

Noise Pop 2019: Celebrating Bay Area indie culture with great music & a whole lot more

Noise Pop 2019: Here are the shows you can’t miss

The 25 best live music acts of 2016

From club gigs to the Hollywood Bowl, Bloc Party close their U.S. tour with their largest show ever

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Cut Chemist at Mezzanine 5/13 (FRI)

12 reasons to grab a Noise Pop festival badge

New Music Tuesday: Animal Collective • Cat Power • Stars • Jens Lekman • Bob Mould • The Fresh & Onlys

SHOWS

The prolific, often unpredictable King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard turn heavy at LA’s Greek Theatre

FKJ is a one-man, groove-making machine who’s full of surprises as he demonstrates at Shrine Expo Hall

The Raconteurs show all at the Santa Barbara Bowl why we need them after 11 years between albums

In times when we need it most, COMMON continues to spread worldwide love at Apogee Studio

Jim James, The Claypool Lennon Delirium take us on a psych-rock roller coaster at The Wiltern

PHOTOS

Maribou State feel the love at The Regency Ballroom

Empire of the Sun are walking on more than just a dream after selling out three straight shows in SF

The Lil Smokies take on SF & burn down the house

You Me at Six know how to make their fans go wild as they exhibited at Great American Music Hall

Max Frost brings ‘The Gold Rush Tour’ to Slim’s for a fun-filled night with Mikey Mike

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