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Our favorite performances from 2017

December 29, 2017 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Best live shows of 2017 - The xx, Miguel, Moderat & Coldplay - featured

The 2017 BAMS List: Showbams covered many excellent bands, musicians and DJs throughout 2017 — the following are our favorite performances of the year.

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Filed Under: Best of 2017, Editor's Picks, Featured Tagged With: 21 Savage, Action Bronson, AFI, Air, Alice Cooper, Alina Baraz, Amber Mark Beach Slang, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Animal Collective, Annenberg Space for Photography, Apogee Studio, Atlas Genius, BADBADNOTGOOD, Belle and Sebastian, Best of 2017, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Bleachers, Blonde Redhead, Bob Moses, Broken Social Scene, Cage the Elephant, Car Seat Headrest, Cate le Bon, Chris Robinson, Cigarettes After Sex, Circles Around the Sun, City of Caterpillar, Claude VonStroke, Coachella, Coachella 2017, Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Coldplay, Con Brio, Conor Oberst, Courtney Barnett, Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Crystal Castles, Daniel Caesar, Dawes, Day N Night Fest, Day N Night Fest 2017, Day N Night Festival, Day N Night Festival 2017, Dead Meadow, Deafheaven, Deep Purple, Diet Cig, DIIV, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dr. Dog, Dr. Octagon, DREAMCAR, Duke Dumont, Eagles of Death Metal, Electric Guest, Emancipator, Emily King, Empire of the Sun, Fox Theater Oakland, Foxygen, Future Islands, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Gatecreeper, Girl Talk, Gone Is Gone, Gorillaz, Great American Music Hall, Greek Theatre, Greek Theatre Berkeley, Grizzly Bear, Gucci Mane, Hamilton Leithauser, Hazel English, Hinds, Hiss Golden Messenger, How to Dress Well, Iggy Pop, Isaiah Rashad, J.I.D., Jack Johnson, Jagwar Ma, Jamestown Revival, Jamie Isaac, Jay 305, Jay Som, Jen Cloher, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas, Jessie Ware, Jim James, Jr. Jr., Julie Byrne, Julien Baker, Justice, k.flay, Karen Elson, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Kaytranada, Kelis, Kendrick Lamar, Khalid, Khruangbin, Kilo Kish, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Kurt Vile, L.A. Witch, La Femme, LANY, Lauv, Lettuce, Levi's Stadium, Lil Yachty, Little Dragon, Lo Moon, Lord Huron, Lorde, Mayan Theater, Miguel, Miike Snow, Milky Chance, Minus the Bear, Mister Heavenly, MO, Moderat, Music Festival Outside Lands Music Festival 2017, Neon Indian, Nicki Bluhm, No Doubt, Noise Pop, Noise Pop 2017, Noise Pop 25, Noise Pop Festival, Norah Jones, North Mississippi Allstars, NVO, Oh Sees, OK Go, Once and Future Band, Outside Lands, Outside Lands 2017, Outside Lands Music Festival, Pallbearer, Passion Pit, Peaches, Perfume Genius, Petit Biscuit, Phoebe Bridgers, Phono Del Sol, Phono del Sol 2017, Phono del Sol Music Festival 2017, Playboi Carti, Pond, Porcelain Raft, Potrero del Sol Park, PRAYERS, Real Estate, Royal Blood, Run The Jewels, Ryan Adams, Sampha, Schoolboy Q, serpentwithfeet, Sheer Mag, Shrine Expo Hall, Sigur Ros, Silversun Pickups, Sleep, Sleigh Bells, Sofi Tukker, Solange, Spiritualized, Spoon, Styles P, Sufjan Stevens, Sunflower Beam, Talib Kweli, Tank and the Bangas, Tash Sultana, Tei Shi, Temples, Tennis, Tennyson, The Accidentals, The Avalanches, The Band Perry, The Coathangers, The Crystal Method, The Drums, The Fillmore, The Hip Replacements, The Masonic, The National, The Palms, The Radio Dept., The Revivalists, The War on Drugs, The xx, Thou, Thundercat, Tobacco, Tool, Touché Amoré, Tove Lo, Travis Scott, Twin Peaks, Ty Segall, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vagabon, Vance Joy, Vic Mensa, Warpaint, Weezer, White Fence, Woods, YG, Young The Giant

Jagwar Ma incite a high-energy, psychedelic dance party for their Bay Area fans

May 31, 2017 by Norm de Veyra Leave a Comment

PHOTOS: The Australian trio straddled an exciting line in the current gamut of psych-indie bands at Mezzanine.

Filed Under: Featured, Photos Tagged With: Jagwar Ma, Mezzanine, NVO

WIN TICKETS: NVO at The Independent 6/20 (FRI)

June 18, 2014 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to NVO this Friday, June 20th at The Independent in SF.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: AllofitNow!, Creative Precision, Deep City Culture, DJ Phleck, NVO, Nym & Spherelet, The Independent

Purveyors of fun NVO light up the Independent

January 8, 2014 by Mike Frash Leave a Comment

SHOW REVIEW: NVO’s high-energy performance combined with incredible visuals exhibit why the group is poised for a breakthrough year.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Materialized, NVO, The Independent

WIN TICKETS: NVO & Materialized at the Independent 1/4

January 2, 2014 by The Bam Team 1 Comment

WIN TICKETS to NVO and Materialized Saturday, January 4th at the Independent in San Francisco.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: Materialized, NVO, The Independent

Jagwar Ma incite a high-energy, psychedelic dance party for their Bay Area fans

WIN TICKETS: NVO at The Independent 6/20 (FRI)

Purveyors of fun NVO light up the Independent

WIN TICKETS: NVO & Materialized at the Independent 1/4

FESTIVALS

CRSSD unveils Phase 2 of Fall 2018 lineup

SHOWS

Weezer show a sold-out crowd in their hometown that they can still be wildly entertaining

The unusual pairing of Glassjaw & Quicksand at the Observatory OC proves to be fruitful for both bands

Thirty-five years later, the Melvins are still rockin’ as hard & loud as they ever have

Soulwax make up for lost time with a wild LA show

With CyHi the Prynce on the bill, Big K.R.I.T. shows fans why his moniker is much bigger than him

PHOTOS

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

Diet Cig don’t let a fever get the best of them in SF

John Maus’ synth work captivates a sold-out Slim’s

Wafia makes her Bay Area debut at Rickshaw Stop

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