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

March 26, 2019 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

The three-day music festival is back for another go-around in Golden Gate Park this August.

Lightning in a Bottle 2019 boasts Disclosure (DJ set), Big Gigantic, Flying Lotus & more at a new location

February 15, 2019 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

After a longer-than-expected wait, the “transformational festival” has finally given us the goods.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: 1788-L, Ardalan, ÌFÉ, Balkan Bump, Bedouin, Big Gigantic, Cautious Clay, Channel Tres, CloZee, Damian Lazarus, Disclosure, DJ Koze, Elohim, Escapade, Flying Lotus, Frameworks, Framworks, G Jones, Gramatik, Jan Bloomqvist, Jan Bloomqvist & Band, Khruangbin, Lane 8, Lightning in a Bottle, Lightning in a Bottle 2019, Lucent Dossier Experience, LUM, Masego, MOBLEY, My Baby, Opiuo, Ozomatli, Próxima Parada, Recondite, Rising Appalachia, Santigold, Shades, Shiba San, The Fungineers, The Polish Ambassador, Toro Y Moi, Vokab Company, Walker & Royce, William Close, William Close & The Earth Harp Collective

Our favorite performances from 2018

December 29, 2018 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Best live shows of 2018 - Foo Fighters, NxWorries, Pusha T & Courtney Barnett

The 2018 BAMS List: Showbams covered many excellent bands, musicians and DJs throughout 2018 — the following are our favorite performances of the year.

Filed Under: Best of 2018, Editor's Picks, Featured Tagged With: A Perfect Circle, A$AP Rocky, A.CHAL, Aaron Neville, Air + Style, Air + Style 2018, Air + Style LA 2018, Alanis Morissette, Alina Baraz, Allen Stone, Amen Dunes, Amine, Aquilo, Ari Lennox, BADBADNOTGOOD, BØRNS, Belle & Sebastian, Best of 2018, Big K.R.I.T., Billie Eilish, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cashmere Cat, Childish Major, Chromeo, Chvrches, Cigarettes After Sex, Cloud Nothings, Courtney Barnett, Cuco, Cut Copy, Cut Snake, CyHi the Prynce, Daniel Caesar, David Byrne, Deafheaven, Deap Vally, Destroyer, Diet Cig, Drab Majesty, DRAM, Eminem, Erykah Badu, Fantastic Negrito, Florence & the Machine, Foo Fighters, Future, Garbage, George Fitzgerald, Glassjaw, Gomez, Gov't Mule, Great Grandpa, Greta Van Fleet, GRIZ, Grizzly Bear, Gucci Mane, H.E.R., HAERTS, Hot Flash Heat Wave, Ibeyi, Iggy Pop, Irma Thomas, Isaiah Rashad, Jack White, Jaira Burns, Jamie xx, Jamiroquai, Janelle Monáe, Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Jhené Aiko, John Maus, Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, Joywave, JPEGMAFIA, Jungle, Kailee Morgue, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kamasi Washington, Kauf, Kelela, Kikagaku Moyo, Kings of Leon, Kopps, Laff Trax, Lion Babe, Lizzo, Lophile, Lord Huron, Los Lobos, Lucy Dacus, Margo Price, Melvins, Miguel, Mija, Milk Carton Kids, Moby, ModPods, Moses Sumney, Mura Masa, N.E.R.D., Neil Young, Nirvana, North Mississippi Allstars, NxWorries, Odesza, Pale Waves, Paula Frazer and Tarnation, Phantogram, Pharoah Sanders, Phoenix, Pixies, Polo & Pan, Pond, Portugal. The Man, Pusha T, Quicksand, Ravyn Lenae, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Rivers Cuomo, Robert Plant, Rory Phillips, Sabrina Claudio, Salt-N-Pepa, Santigold, Sasha Sloan, Seu Jorge, Shakey Graves, Shame, Shana Falana, Sharon Van Etten, Silk City, Sleigh Bells, Snoh Aalegra, Soccer Mommy, Soulwax, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Tame Impala, Tenacious D, The Bangles, The Beta Machine, The Dustbowl Revival, The Growlers, The Mother Hips, The National, The Pretenders, The Revolution, The Roots, The Specials, The Spook School, The War on Drugs, The Weeknd, Third Eye Blind, Tinashe, Together Pangea, TV on the Radio, Tycho, Typhoon, U.S. Girls, Uniform, Wafia, Washed Out, Waxahatchee, Weezer, Wet, Will Varley, William Tyler, Yen Yen, Zedd

Treasure Island Music Festival 2018: A strong return for one of the Bay Area’s best live music events

October 19, 2018 by Brett Ruffenach 1 Comment

Treasure Island Music Festival 2018 - Jungle

FESTIVAL REVIEW: With great weather, excellent organization and a near-perfect sequencing of artists, TIMF was back in full form.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Festival Reviews, Festivals Tagged With: A$AP Rocky, Alex Cameron, All Day I Dream, Amine, Blurry Vision, Cigarettes After Sex, Courtney Barnett, Diplo, George Fitzgerald, Gilligan Moss, Hiatus Kaiyote, JPEGMAFIA, Jungle, Laff Trax, Lord Huron, Mark Ronson, Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, Moses Sumney, Nosaj Thing, Oaklandish, Polo & Pan, Pusha T, Santigold, serpentwithfeet, Shame, Sharon Van Etten, Silk City, Soccer Mommy, Tame Impala, TIMF, TIMF 2018, Toro Y Moi, Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island Music Festival 2018, U.S. Girls

Can Treasure Island Music Festival regain its footing after a year off & a new location?

October 11, 2018 by Brett Ruffenach Leave a Comment

Treasure Island Music Festival - 2018 lineup

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: TIMF’s 2018 lineup features some of the most interesting artists in pop, rock, hip-hop, electronic and all the experimental forms that cross them.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: A$AP Rocky, Alex Cameron, All Day I Dream, Amine, Blurry Vision, Cigarettes After Sex, Courtney Barnett, Diplo, George Fitzgerald, Gilligan Moss, Hiatus Kaiyote, JPEGMAFIA, Jungle, Laff Trax, Lord Huron, Mark Ronson, Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, Moses Sumney, Nosaj Thing, Oaklandish, Polo & Pan, Pusha T, Santigold, serpentwithfeet, Shame, Sharon Van Etten, Silk City, Soccer Mommy, Tame Impala, TIMF, TIMF 2018, Toro Y Moi, Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island Music Festival 2018, U.S. Girls

9 Sports Anthems for the 21st Century

January 30, 2014 by Pete Mauch 2 Comments

BAM OF THE WEEK: With Super Bowl XLVIII upon us, we hunted nine contemporary and would-be sports Anthems from and for the 21st Century.

Filed Under: BAM of the Week, Featured Tagged With: Empire of the Sun, Jay Z, Justice, Miike Snow, My Morning Jacket, Phish, Santigold, Super Bowl, The Black Keys, The White Stripes

Showbams’ best live music photography of 2012

December 27, 2012 by The Bam Team 6 Comments

BEST of 2012: Take a gander at our favorite contributor photos from 2012.

Filed Under: Best of 2012 Tagged With: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Bassnectar, Best Coast, Bloc Party, Blondfire, Bombay Bicycle Club, Charles Bradley, Devine Fits, Die Antwoord, Django Django, Electric Guest, Father John Misty, Future Islands, Geographer, Gossip, How to Dress Well, Jack White, Japandroids, Justice, Knife Party, M83, Matthew Dear, Of Monsters & Men, Red Baraat, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Santigold, Sea Wolf, Simian Mobile Disco, Tame Impala, The Faint, The Lumineers, The Shins, The xx, Ultraísta, White Fence, Wilco, Yeasayer

Best tracks of 2012

December 18, 2012 by Mike Frash Leave a Comment

BEST of 2012: Our contributors list their Top 10 tracks from 2012. What was your favorite song from 2012?

Filed Under: Best of 2012, Featured Tagged With: Alabama Shakes, Alt-J, Azealia Banks, Bicep, Bloc Party, Chairlift, Chris Malinchak, Clark, Cloud Nothings, ColeCo, Django Django, Dr. John, Electric Guest, Father John Misty, Fiona Aplle, Frank Ocean, Gary Clark Jr, Hot Chip, House, How to Destroy Angels, Jack White, Japandroids, John Talabot, Kendrick Lamar, Killer Mike, Kishi Bashi, Lana Del Rey, Lumineers, Lykke LI, Major Lazer, Matthew Dear, Memory Tapes, MIA, Moon Boots, Moonlight Matters, Neil Young, Nikki & the Dove, Passion Pit, Pond, Purity Ring, RAC, Santigold, Stepdad, Sun Kil Moon, Tame Impala, Tanlines, The Allah-Las, The Presets, The xx, TNGHT, Trey Anastasio, Van She, Waze & Odyssey, Wild Nothing, Woods, Yeasayer

Santigold captivates a packed Fox Theater with help from her SG1 dancers

December 14, 2012 by Mike Frash 1 Comment

LIVE REVIEW: Even after touring for over year, Santigold keeps her show fresh with her strong personality, engaging stage persona and the best “background” dancers in the business.

Filed Under: Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Fox Theater Oakland, Santigold

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

Lightning in a Bottle 2019 boasts Disclosure (DJ set), Big Gigantic, Flying Lotus & more at a new location

Treasure Island Music Festival 2018: A strong return for one of the Bay Area’s best live music events

Can Treasure Island Music Festival regain its footing after a year off & a new location?

9 Sports Anthems for the 21st Century

Showbams’ best live music photography of 2012

Santigold captivates a packed Fox Theater with help from her SG1 dancers

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SHOWS

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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

PHOTOS

The Lil Smokies take on SF & burn down the house

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

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