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The Bam Team’s 5 Favorite Shows, Albums & Songs of 2018

December 28, 2018 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

David Byrne at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Showbams presents The Bam Team members’ favorite shows, albums and songs from 2018.

Noise Pop 2018: A Bay Area indie culture celebration

February 15, 2018 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: The 26th edition of Noise Pop invades SF, Oakland and beyond this month to honor everything we love about the Bay Area.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Alex Cameron, Amy Shark, Bahamas, Bat Fangs, Ben UFO, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Bruno Major, Built To Spill, Bully, Caleborate, Carla Dal Forno, Chasms, Crooked Colours, Cuco, Death Valley Girls, Dengue Fever, Dick Stusso, Doug Martsch, Enter Shikari, Feels, Florist, G Perico, GDJYB, Geographer, George Cessna, Gerd Janson, Gilligan Moss, Girlpool, Grails, Ha Ha Tonka, Hand Habits, Hazey Eyes, Ian Sweet, Iman Europe, Inara George, Japanese Breakfast, Jay Electronica, Jay Som, Jeff Rosenstock, Jessy Lanza, Joy Again, Langhorne Slim, Lemuria, Mary Lattimore, Meg Baird, Melkbelly, Milk Teeth, Mister Heavenly, Miya Folick, Mom Jeans, Mount Eerie, Mozhgan, Night Beats, No Age, Noise Pop, Noise Pop 2018, Oso Oso, Palehound, Parquet Courts, Racquet Club, Real Estate, Roar, Rostam, Roya, San Fermin, Sean Rowe, Sevdaliza, Shabazz Palaces, shallou, Shamir, Single Mothers, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Special Explosion, Sudan Archives, Summer Twins, Superchunk, Tei Shi, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, The Album Leaf, The Coathangers, The Flytraps, The Fresh & Onlys, The Hotelier, The Peacers, The Weather Station, Tiny Moving Parts, Toro Y Moi, tUnE-yArDs, Twain, Ty Dolla $ign, Waxahatchee, Weaves, Wildling, Winter, Zomby

MusicfestNW releases 2016 lineup with headliners Duran Duran & Tame Impala

April 4, 2016 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

Returning for its third year, MusicfestNW will be back at Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park this summer.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: A$AP Ferg, Andrew W.K, Drive Like Jehu, Ice Cube, MusicfestNW, MusicfestNW 2016, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Parquet Courts, STRFKR, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Ween

Noise Pop 2016: Relive the festival frame by frame

March 10, 2016 by Molly Kish Leave a Comment

PHOTOS: Navigating through more than 100 acts across the Bay Area, we take a look back at this year’s best highlights.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Festivals, Photos Tagged With: Alexander Spits, American Football, Antwon, Bender's Bar & Grill, Birth Defects, Carly Rae Jepsen, Dirty Denim, DoTheBay, Growwler, Her Space Holiday, Joywave, Kamasi Washington, Kneedelus, Metric, Neto & So What, Noise Pop, Noise Pop 2016, Noise Pop Festival, One Line Drawing, Parquet Courts, Ringo Deathstarr, SFJAZZ Center, Swedish American Hall, The Chapel, The Masonic, The New Parish, The Regency Ballroom, The World, Unlikely Heroes

Noise Pop 2016 Shows of the Week // GO4FREE to Metric, Parquet Courts, Cayucas, DIIV & more

February 23, 2016 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Shows of the Week” for Noise Pop 2016.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: Alex Metric, Antwon, Astronautsetc., Bottom of the Hill, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Cayucas, Diane Coffee, DIIV, Hamilton Leithauser, Heartwatch, Metric, Noise Pop, Noise Pop 2016, Parquet Courts, Ringo Deathstarr, Swedish American Hall, The Independent, The Masonic, The New Parish, Wild Ones

Noise Pop 2016: Daily picks & flavors of the week

February 22, 2016 by Molly Kish Leave a Comment

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: To get you ready for all the Noise Pop festivities throughout the Bay Area, we present our daily picks and flavors of the week.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Alexander Spit, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Antwon, Battlehooch, Beacon, Bender's Bar & Grill, Bottom of the Hill, Carly Rae Jepsen, Chris Cohen, Creative Adult, DIIV, Dirty Ghosts, Escort, False Priest, Fine Points, Fucked Up But Beautiful, Joywave, Kamasi Washington, Metric, MOBLEY, Noise Pop, Noise Pop 2016, Owl Paws, Palehound, Parquet Courts, Rickshaw Stop, Song Exploder, Swedish American Hall, The Chapel, The Independent, The Masonic, The New Parish, The Warfield, The World, Two Sheds, Unlikely Heroes, Wild Ones

Noise Pop 2016: Get ready with our Spotify playlist

November 20, 2015 by Molly Kish Leave a Comment

Brush up on the first round of artists that have been announced for next year’s bill and don’t miss your opportunity to take part in the festivities.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Astronauts etc., Beacon, Cayucas, Escort, Film School, Heartwatch, Kamasi Washington, Natasha Kmeto, Noise Pop, Noise Pop 2016, Palehound, Parquet Courts, The Cave Singers, The Mountain Goats, The Thermals, Vince Staples, Wild Ones

The 25 best live music acts of 2014

December 2, 2014 by The Bam Team 2 Comments

The 2014 BAMS List: Showbams covered many excellent bands, musicians and DJs throughout 2014 — the following 25 acts are our favorite live performers of the year.

Filed Under: Best of 2014, Featured Tagged With: Arcade Fire, Atomic Bomb, Blood Orange, Connan Mockasin, Darkside, David Byrne, Death from Above 1979, Deerhoof, Flume, Future Islands, Jack White, Mac Demarco, Nine Inch Nails, OutKast, Parquet Courts, Rubblebucket, Run The Jewels, Ryan Adams, Sharon Van Etten, St. Vincent, Sun Kil Moon, Sylvan Esso, The National, The War on Drugs, tUnE-yArDs, Volcano Choir

WIN TICKETS: Parquet Courts at The Independent 5/27 (TUE)

May 26, 2014 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to Parquet Courts Tuesday, May 27th at The Independent in SF.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: CCR Headcleaner, Parquet Courts, SCRAPER, The Independent

Parquet Courts, White Fence share an exciting bill at GAMH

January 21, 2014 by Kevin J Quandt 2 Comments

SHOW REVIEW: Each band brought fueled-up performances to a mix of youthful punkers and savvy critics as head-banging, moshing and shoe-gazing all had a place on this evening.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Great American Music Hall, Parquet Courts, White Fence

WIN TICKETS: White Fence // Parquet Courts at Great American Music Hall Thursday 1/16

January 13, 2014 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win Tickets to Parquet Courts and White Fence at Great American Music Hall Thursday 1/16.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: Great American Music Hall, Parquet Courts, White Fence

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

New Music Tuesday: Jessie Ware • A$AP Rocky • Yo La Tengo • Parquet Courts • Christopher Owens

January 15, 2013 by Mike Frash Leave a Comment

Jessie Ware - If You're Never Gonna Move

Every Tuesday, we focus on new music releases by naming our top tracks, album highlights, lowlights and important takeaways for select albums.

Filed Under: New Music, New Music Tuesday Tagged With: A$AP Rocky, Christopher Owens, Jessie Ware, New Music, Parquet Courts, Yo la Tengo

The Bam Team’s 5 Favorite Shows, Albums & Songs of 2018

Noise Pop 2018: A Bay Area indie culture celebration

MusicfestNW releases 2016 lineup with headliners Duran Duran & Tame Impala

Noise Pop 2016: Relive the festival frame by frame

Noise Pop 2016 Shows of the Week // GO4FREE to Metric, Parquet Courts, Cayucas, DIIV & more

Noise Pop 2016: Daily picks & flavors of the week

Noise Pop 2016: Get ready with our Spotify playlist

The 25 best live music acts of 2014

WIN TICKETS: Parquet Courts at The Independent 5/27 (TUE)

Parquet Courts, White Fence share an exciting bill at GAMH

WIN TICKETS: White Fence // Parquet Courts at Great American Music Hall Thursday 1/16

Showbams’ 40 best albums of 2013

New Music Tuesday: Jessie Ware • A$AP Rocky • Yo La Tengo • Parquet Courts • Christopher Owens

FESTIVALS

Paul Simon, Childish Gambino & Twenty One Pilots to headline Outside Lands 2019

NEW MUSIC

These acts are ready to make a big splash in 2019

10 new songs that you should know about & hear

MUSIC NEWS

Premiere: Foxx Bodies – ‘The Walk’ music video

SHOWS

Modeselektor return to U.S. soil & pound our ears with their new material at a sold-out Echoplex

Courtney Barnett reminds us why she’s simply the coolest at LA’s Greek Theatre

Grizzly Bear & TV on the Radio unite for one night in their new hometown to play the Hollywood Bowl

After winning their first Grammy, The National don’t hold back at the Hollywood Palladium

At the age of 66, David Byrne is completely nailing one of the year’s most ambitious tours

PHOTOS

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

MØ gets colorful & a bit personal at the Fox Theater Oakland after LPX’s energetic opening set

Mother Mother are watching their dreams come true right in front of their very eyes

KONGOS kick off their ‘1929 Tour’ in SF & show us why they’ve been together for more than a decade

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