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Outside Lands taps The Weeknd, Florence + the Machine, Janet Jackson to lead 2018 lineup

April 3, 2018 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

The three-day music festival is bringing some heavy hitters to Golden Gate Park this August for its 11th year.

Monterey Pop 50 pays tribute to the Summer of Love & the festival that started it all

June 22, 2017 by Stephanie Port Leave a Comment

PHOTOS: We all left with a sense of gratitude for the legendary festival’s impact on contemporary culture and how we see music today.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Booker T's Stax Revue, D.A. Pennebaker, Danny Clinch, Duane Betts, Father John Misty, grateful dead, Jack Johnson, Janis Joplin, Jim James, Jimi Hendrix, Leon Bridges, Monterey International Pop Festival, Monterey International Pop Festival 2017, Monterey International Pop Festival 50, Monterey Pop, Monterey Pop 2017, Monterey Pop 50, Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey Pop Festival 2017, Monterey Pop Festival 50, My Morning Jacket, Nathaniel Rateliff, Nicki Bluhm, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Norah Jones, North Mississippi Allstars, Ravi Shankar, Simon & Garfunkel, The Who

MusicfestNW boasts Iggy Pop & Beck as headliners on its 2017 lineup

April 5, 2017 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

After seeing a sold-out crowd of 20,000 storm Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park last year, MusicfestNW is back this August for its fourth edition.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Beck, Die Antwoord, Father John Misty, Fidlar, Filthy Friends, Frankie Cosmos, Iggy Pop, Lithics, Lizzo, MusicfestNW, MusicfestNW 2017, Nas, Noname, Pup, RVIVR, San Fermin, Spoon, The Last Artful Dodgr, White Reaper, Whitney

Coachella announces 2017 lineup with Radiohead, Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar serving as headliners

January 3, 2017 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

After it was reported weeks ago that Radiohead, Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar would headline Coachella’s 18th edition, that news has now been confirmed.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Beyonce, Bon Iver, Bonobo, Coachella, Coachella 2017, Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Dillon Francis, DJ Snake, Empire of the Sun, Father John Misty, Four Tet, Future, Future Islands, Gucci Mane, Justice, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Madeon, Martin Garrix, Moderat, New Order, Nicolaas Jarr, Porter Robinson, Radiohead, Royksopp, Schoolboy Q, The Avalanches, The xx, Travis Scott, Tycho

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

Father John Misty wins our unofficial NYE 2015 photo contest

January 1, 2016 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

In what’s become an ongoing series of Instagram photos that shows him glued to his phone, Josh Tillman made us laugh with his latest offering on New Year’s Eve.

Filed Under: Featured, Music Story, News Tagged With: Alia Penner, Chateau Marmont, Father John Misty, Josh Tillman, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve 2015, NYE, NYE 2015

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

The Bam Team’s 5 Favorite Shows, Albums & Songs of 2015

December 22, 2015 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Showbams presents The Bam Team members’ favorite shows, albums and songs from 2015.

Filed Under: Best of 2015, Editor's Picks, Featured Tagged With: Archy Marshall, BADBADNOTGOOD, Best of 2015, Caribou, Coachella, Coachella 2015, Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Deerhunter, Della Mae, DJ Paypal, DJ Spinn & DJ Taso, Father John Misty, FKA twigs, Fox Theater Oakland, FYF Fest, FYF Fest 2015, Great American Music Hall, Greensky Bluegrass, High Sierra Music Festival, High Sierra Music Festival 2015, Hollywood Forever, Jack White, Jamie xx, Jeff Austin Band, Kendrick Lamar, Kishi Bashi, Lightning in a Bottle, Lord Huron, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, Nicolas Jaar, Ought, Outside Lands 2015, Outside Lands Music Festival, Outside Lands Music Festival 2015, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, Protomartyr, Rickshaw Stop, Robyn, Santa Barbara Bowl, Silversun Pickups, String Cheese Incident, Symbiosis Gathering, Symbiosis Gathering 2015, Tame Impala, The California Honeydrops, The Chemical Brothers, The Dustbowl Revival, The Fillmore, The Independent, The Weeknd, Todd Terje, Todd Terje and the Olsens, Viet Cong

20 moments we won’t forget from Treasure Island Music Festival 2015

October 22, 2015 by The Bam Team 2 Comments

FESTIVAL REVIEW: These epic sets will be ingrained in our brain for years to come.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Festival Reviews, Festivals, Treasure Island Music Festival Tagged With: Baio, Big Boi, Big Grams, Bob Moses, Cashmere Cat, Chvrches, Deerhunter, Ex Hex, Father John Misty, FKA twigs, Gorgon City, Hudson Mohawke, Jose Gonzalez, Ought, Panda Bear, Phantogram, Run The Jewels, Shamir, Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9), The National, The War on Drugs, Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island Music Festival 2015, Viet Cong

Treasure Island Music Festival drops 2015 set times

October 8, 2015 by Josh Herwitt 1 Comment

The two-day festival has released the set times for its 2015 edition, and attendees can now start filling out their schedules for next weekend’s festivities.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Azealia Banks, Baio, Bob Moses, Cashmere Cat, Chvrches, Deadmau5, Deerhunter, Drive Like Jehu, El Hex, Father John Misty, FKA twigs, Funny Or Die, Gorgon City, Hudson Mohawke, Jose Gonzalez, Lower Dens, Mikal Cronin, Ought, Panda Bear, Run The Jewels, Shamir, Skylar Spence, Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9), STS9, The National, The War on Drugs, Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island Music Festival 2015, Viceroy, Viet Cong

Father John Misty wakes up, deletes ‘1989’

September 22, 2015 by Brooks Rocco Leave a Comment

Josh Tillman and company found themselves trending in the hearts and minds of the post-modern millennial class by releasing their Velvet Underground-inspired versions of the Ryan Adams/Taylor Swift ‘1989’ experiment in aesthetic appropriation.

Filed Under: Featured, Music Story, News Tagged With: Father John Misty, Ryan Adams, Tayler Swift

Treasure Island Music Festival releases 2015 daily lineups

September 15, 2015 by Josh Herwitt 1 Comment

With the ninth annual Treasure Island Music Festival a little more than a month away, the two-day festival has released the daily lineups for its 2015 edition.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Azealia Banks, Baio, Bob Moses, Cashmere Cat, Chvrches, Deadmau5, Deerhunter, Drive Like Jehu, El Hex, Father John Misty, FKA twigs, Gorgon City, Hudson Mohawke, Jose Gonzalez, Lower Dens, Mikal Cronin, Ought, Panda Bear, Run The Jewels, Shamir, Skylar Spence, Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9), STS9, The National, The War on Drugs, Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island Music Festival 2015, Viceroy, Viet Cong

Treasure Island Music Festival unveils 2015 lineup featuring headliners The National, Deadmau5

June 9, 2015 by Josh Herwitt 1 Comment

After bringing Outkast and Massive Attack to the bay last fall, Treasure Island Music Festival has released the lineup for its 2015 edition — and it’s another doozy.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Azealia Banks, Baio, Bob Moses, Cashmere Cat, Chvrches, Deadmau5, Deerhunter, Drive Like Jehu, El Hex, Father John Misty, Gorgon City, Hudson Mohawke, Jose Gonzalez, La Bagatelle Magique, Lower Dens, Mikal Cronin, Ought, Panda Bear, Robyn, Run The Jewels, Shamir, Skylar Spence, Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9), STS9, The National, The War on Drugs, TIMF, TIMF 2015, Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island Music Festival 2015, Viceroy, Viet Cong

We can’t stop loving this honeybear who goes by the name of Father John Misty

April 20, 2015 by Pedro Paredes Leave a Comment

SHOW REVIEW: Between his power poses and stage antics, Joshua Tillman’s showmanship skills, combined with his music, make Father John Misty one of the most entertaining shows you can see live nowadays.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Father John Misty, Fauxchella, J. Tillman, Josh Tillman, King Tuff, The Fillmore

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

Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear // Community Review

February 10, 2015 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

The Bam Team quick reviews Father John Misty’s immaculate new album “I Love You, Honeybear.” Leave your own take to win free tickets to shows in SF.

Filed Under: Community Review, Featured, New Music Tagged With: Community Review, Father John Misty, I Love You Honeybear

Is Father John Misty playing a character?

January 26, 2015 by Mike Frash Leave a Comment

Or is Father John Misty an evolving artist being true to himself?

Filed Under: Artist Spotlight, Editor's Picks, Featured Tagged With: Father John Misty, J. Tillman, Josh Tillman

The 15 best stage banter spewing musicians in live music today

November 13, 2014 by The Bam Team 7 Comments

Who banters best? These 15 musicians are most interesting live music artists today that own the art of talking between songs.

Filed Under: BAM of the Week, Featured Tagged With: Beck, Dan Deacon, Father John Misty, Haim, Jack White, Jeff Tweedy, Kanye West, Les Claypool (Primus), Mac Demarco, Mark Kozelek (Sun Kil Moon), Phish, Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P), Ryan Adams, Samuel Herring (Future Islands), Tom Waits

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

Live music artists ignite the dawn of a smartphone backlash

November 25, 2013 by Mike Frash 4 Comments

TRENDS 2013: Our collective screen addiction & social media mentality are starting to suck the life out of the live music experience for fans and artists alike, but 2013 will be remembered as the year musicians fought back, establishing the battle of Instagram & iPhones vs. audience immersion.