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SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Classixx (DJ set) at Mezzanine 5/28 (SAT)

May 25, 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 28th.

FYF Fest drops 2016 lineup, led by Kendrick Lamar, LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala & Grace Jones

March 29, 2016 by Josh Herwitt 1 Comment

If you thought Kanye West and Morrissey were big gets for FYF last year, the two-day music festival is going even bigger in 2016.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Air, Alex G, Andy Stott, Banks & Steelz, Beach House, Bicep, Blood Orange, Boogie, Charles Bradley & his Extraordinaires, Chelsea Wolfe, Classixx, Corbin, Corbin fka Spooky Black, Denzel Curry, DIIV, Explosions in the Sky, Father John Misty, Floating Points, FYF 2016, FYF Fest, FYF Fest 2016, Gerd Janson, Gold Panda, Grace Jones, Grimes, Head Wound City, Honey Soundsystem, Hop Along, Hot Chip, Interpol, Jagwar Ma, Julia Holter, Julien Baker, Junior Boys, Kamaiyah, Kelela, Kendrick Lamar, LCD Soundsystem, Mac Demarco, Moby (DJ set), Museum of Love, Oneohtrix Point Never, Peter Bjorn and John, Rae Sremmurd, RZA, Saves the Day, Sheer Mag, Shellac, Tame Impala, The Black Lips, The Black Madonna, Todd Terje & The Olsens, Ty Segall & The Muggers, Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, Viet Cong, Vince Staples, Wild Nothing, Wolf Parade, Young Thug

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

Outside Lands 2015 highlights: Eight years strong and feeling ‘fantastic’!

August 17, 2015 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

FESTIVAL REVIEW: Outside Lands has officially become a bar-setting force to be reckoned with on the festival circuit.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Festival Reviews, Festivals Tagged With: Alex Bleeker and the Freaks, Angus & Julia Stone, Another Planet, Another Planet Entertainment, Benjamin Booker, Bill Kreutzmann, Billy Idol, Caribou, Chet Faker, Classixx, Cold War Kids, D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Dan Deacon, Deltron 3030, Django Django, Elton John, G-Eazy, Giraffage, Green Velvet & Claude VonStroke, Hot Chip, Hundred Waters, James Bay, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Kendrick Lamar, Lindsey Stirling, Mac Sabbath, METZ, Mumford & Sons, Nate Ruess, Odesza, Outside Lands, Outside Lands 2015, Outside Lands Music Festival, Outside Lands Music Festival 2015, Slightly Stoopid, St. Vincent, Strand of Oaks, Tame Impala, The Black Keys, The Family Crest, The Revivalists, Toro Y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Waters, Wilco

Outside Lands Shows of the Week // GO4FREE to The Knocks, Classixx & STRFKR or Karl Denson

August 6, 2015 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to one of our Outside Lands “Shows of the Week” from August 7th-9th.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: Classixx, Karl Denson, Karl Denson superjam, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Mezzanine, Outside Lands, Outside Lands 2015, Outside Lands Music Festival 2015, Outside Lands night shows, STRFKR, The Independent, The Knocks

Outside Lands 2015: Elton John, Mumford & Sons, The Black Keys, Kendrick Lamar are your headliners

March 24, 2015 by Mike Frash 4 Comments

The eighth Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival has unleashed the 2015 lineup, and it’s a winner.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Alex Bleeker & The Freaks, Allah-Las, Alvvays, Angus & Julia Stone, Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Benjamin Booker, Billy Idol, Broods, Caribou, Chet Faker, Classixx, Dan Deacon, D’Angelo and the Vangaurd, Devon Baldwin, DJ Mustard, Django Django, DMA's, Elton John, Fantastic Negrito, First Aid Kit, G-Easy, George Ezra, Giraffage, Givers, Glass Animals, Green Velvet & Claude VonStroke, Hot Chip, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Iration, James Bay, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Kendrick Lamar, Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim & The Law, Laura Marling, Leon Bridges, Lindsey Stirling, Mac Demarco, METZ, Milky Chance, MisterWives, Mumford and Sons, Natalie Prass, Nate Ruess, Odesza, Outside Lands 2015, Porter Robinson, RL Grime, Robert DeLong, Ryn Weaver, Sam Smith, Shakey Graves, Sky Ferreria, Slightly Stoopid, Speedy Ortiz, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, St. Vincent, Strand of Oaks, SZA, Tame Impala, The Black Keys, The Devil Makes Three, The Family Crest, The Revivalists, The Sam Chase, The Tropics, Toro Y Moi, Twin Peaks, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Wilco

CRSSD makes a big splash in debut as 2015 festival season heats up

March 19, 2015 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

FESTIVAL REVIEW: Goldenvoice and FNGRS CRSSD are quickly changing the game after putting on a nearly flawless first edition of CRSSD Festival at San Diego’s Waterfront Park.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Festival Reviews, Festivals Tagged With: Chromeo, Classixx, Coachella Music and Arts Festival, CRSSD, CRSSD 2015, CRSSD Festival, CRSSD Festival 2015, Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons, Empire of the Sun, Flight Facilities, FNGRS CRSSD, Goldenvoice, Goldroom, James Murphy, Jason Bentley, Justin Martin, Lee Burridge, Lido, Maceo Plex, Pete Tong, Robert DeLong, Slow Magic, STRFKR, Tensnake, Trippy Turtle, Waterfront Park

Five reasons why you won’t want to miss CRSSD

January 12, 2015 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Making its debut this spring, CRSSD Festival is the newest music festival to call California home. Here are five reasons why you’ll want to be there.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Aeroplane, Anabel Englund, Bakermat, Big Wild, Bixel Boys, Breakbot, Carmada, Chromeo, Classixx, CRSSD, CRSSD 2015, CRSSD Festival, CRSSD Festival 2015, Danny Daze, DJ Harvey, Empire of the Sun, Flight Facilities, FNGRS CRSSD, Giraffage, Goldenvoice, Goldroom, Hot Natured, Infinity Ink, J. Phlip, Jamie Jones, Jason Bentley, Justin Martin, Klangkarussel, Klatch, Lee Burridge, Lee Foss, Lee K, Maceoplex, MK, NIna Las Vegas, Odesza, Patrick Topping, Pete Tong, Pleasure State, Robert DeLong, Roman Flugel, Sander Kleinenberg, Seth Troxler, Shall Ocin, Simian Mobile Disco, Slow Magic, SNBRN, STRFKR, Swimm, Tensnake, Thomas Jack, Treasure Fingers, Viceroy, Waterfront Park, Wax Motif

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

11 songs with finger snaps from the past three years that won’t make you want to jab things in your ears

October 10, 2014 by Mike Frash 1 Comment

You can’t find a texture bed more minimalist than the repeating finger snap — when you think about it, cavemen probably made music by pressing their hand digits together.

Filed Under: Featured, BAM of the Week Tagged With: Autre Ne Veut, BAM of the Week, Classixx, Darkside, Dillon Francis, DJ Koze, finger snap, Glass Animals, How to Dress Well, Lorde, Perfume Genius, Run The Jewels, Schoolboy Q, snap, Tinashe, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

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’ 40 best albums of 2013

December 3, 2013 by The Bam Team 4 Comments

BEST OF 2013: Showbams presents our favorite 40 records of 2013, along with individual columnist top picks.

Filed Under: Best of 2013, Editor's Picks, Featured Tagged With: Anders Osborne, Arcade Fire, Atoms for Peace, Best Albums of 2013, Boards of Canada, Bonobo, Classixx, Daft Punk, Danny Brown, Darkside, Disclosure, El-P & Killer Mike as Run the Jewels, FOALS, Hanni El Khatib, Holy Ghost, Jagwar Ma, James Blake, Jon Hopkins, Kanye West, King Krule, Kurt Vile, Mount Kimbie, My Bloody Valentine, Parquet Courts, Phoenix, Phosphorescent, Queens of the Stone Age, Rhye, Sigur Ros, Superhuman Happiness, The National, The Strokes, Thee Oh Sees, Toro Y Moi, Tyler the Creator, Vampire Weekend, Volcano Choir A$AP Rocky, Washed Out, White Denim, Yeah Yeah Yeah's

Guinness Oyster & Music Festival successfully makes EDM leap

June 5, 2013 by The Bam Team 3 Comments

FESTIVAL REVIEW + PHOTOS: A progressive lineup of electronic dance, new wave & post punk dominated the 2013 bill of the hedonistic experience that is Oysterfest.

Filed Under: Festival Reviews, Festivals Tagged With: Classixx, Devo, Guinness Oyster & Music Festival, Mute Math, Oysterfest, RAC, Shiny Toy Guns