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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.

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

Hot Chip conquer their jet lag with an energetic set at the Fox Theater Oakland

November 5, 2015 by Molly Kish Leave a Comment

SHOW REVIEW: Witnessing Hot Chip inside at a place like the Fox Theater Oakland or at any small- to mid-sized venue truly accentuates the caliber of their live show.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Fox Theater Oakland, Hot Chip

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

Hot Chip take their game to the next level at LA’s Greek Theatre

August 14, 2015 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

SHOW REVIEW: It takes a special kind of band that can pack the Greek on a Tuesday night and ignite a full-blown dance party within minutes, but Hot Chip proved to be more than up for the challenge.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: CHK CHK CHK, Greek Theatre, Hot Chip

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

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

SF Shows of the Week // GO4FREE to Sky Ferreira at The Indy, Hot Chip (DJ) & The 2 Bears at Mezzanine

November 25, 2014 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to one of our “Shows of the Week” in SF from November 24th-30th.

Filed Under: Contests, Featured Tagged With: Hot Chip, Mezzanine, SF Shows of the Week, Sky Ferreira, The 2 Bears, The Independent

Culture Collide Festival invades SF, LA with talent far and wide

October 23, 2014 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

FESTIVAL REVIEW: Culture Collide stopped off in SF for the first time ever before making its way down to LA, bringing bands from around the globe to celebrate music, food and culture, of course.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Alec Ounsworth, Beat Connection, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Cloud Nothings, Culture Collide Festival, De Lux, Echo Park United Methodist Church, Echoplex, Everyone Is Dirty, Freelance Whales, Go Back to the Zoo, Hot Chip, Kamp!, Karen Marie Ørsted, LCD Soundsystem, M83, MO, Nervous Nellie, Of Monsters and Men, Quantic, Rock N Roll Radio, SKYROADS, Talking Heads, The Chapel, Will Holland

WIN TICKETS: Hot Chip (DJ set) at Mezzanine 7/11 (FRI)

July 10, 2014 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to Hot Chip’s DJ set at Mezzanine this Friday, July 11th in SF.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: Bathhouse, Hot Chip, Juan Maclean, Mezzanine, Richie Panic, Sleazemore

Quit your job and travel: 11 songs for inspiration

November 17, 2013 by Mike Frash Leave a Comment

Sometimes you just have to take a leap. Quit your job, say goodbye to your friends, spend most of your money and go have the time of your life.

Filed Under: BAM of the Week, Editor's Picks Tagged With: Bright Moments, Conner Youngblood, Delicate Steve, Hot Chip, JJ, John Talabot, Kavinsky, Liars, Vacationer, Van She, Wild Nothing

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: What you should know before you go

February 1, 2013 by Kevin Quandt & Mike Frash 15 Comments

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Check out our breakdown of the reunions and first-time performances, possible artist collaboration predictions and our can’t-miss sleeper acts from the bottom lines.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Action Bronson, Beardyman, Ben Howard, Birdy Nam Nam, Blur, Booka Shade, Boys Noize, Cloud Nothings, Coachella, Coachella 2013, Daft Punk, DIIV, Disclosure, Dog Blood, Earl Sweatshirt, Eric Prydz, Excision, Father John Misty, FOALS, Franz Ferdinand, Goldenvoice, Grimes, Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, How to Destroy Angels, James Blake, Jamie Jones, Jamie xx, Janelle Monáe, Jessie Ware, Johnny Marr, Julio Bashmore, Jurassic 5, Justin Vernon, Knife Party, Kurt Vile, La Roux, Little Green Cars, Loco Dice, Lord Huron, Lou Reed, Major Lazer, Maya Jane Coles, Modest Mouse, New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Palma Violets, Phoenix, Poliça, Pretty Lights, Purity Ring, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Richie Hawtin, Rolling Stones, Savages, Seth Troxler, Sigur Ros, Simian Mobile Disco, Skrillex, Spiritualized, Tame Impala, Tanlines, The 2 Bears, The Descendents, The Faint, The Make-Up, The Postal Service, The Shouting Matches, The Stone Roses, The xx, Thee Oh Sees, TNGHT, Violent Femmes, White Arrows, Wild Belle, Wild Nothing, Wu Tang Clan, Yeasayer, Youth Lagoon

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 albums of 2012

December 21, 2012 by Mike Frash 12 Comments

BEST ALBUMS of 2012: Showbam contributors list their favorite albums of 2012, and we’ve averaged them together to create the Showbams Best Albums of the Year.