Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Showbams

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

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.

Filed Under: Best of 2018, Editor's Picks, Featured Tagged With: 311, Against Me!, Alkaline Trio, Amen Dunes, Arctic Monkeys, Back To The Beach, Back To The Beach Festival, Beck, Best of 2018, Big D & The Kids Table, Big Red Machine, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Bon Iver, Childish Gambino, Coachella, Coachella 2018, Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2018, Curtis Mayfield, Damon Albarn, David Byrne, Erykah Badu, Fishbone, Fox Theater Oakland, George Fitzgerald, Giggs, Gil Scott Heron, Goldfinger, Greek Theatre Berkeley, hepcat, Hollywood Palladium, Hookworms, Hot Snakes, Ibeyi, IDLES, Jamiroquai, Jon Hopkins, Jonathan Something, Jungle, Kamasi Washington, Khruangbin, Kurt Vile, LCD Soundsystem, Less Than Jake, Mad Caddies, Mark Ronson, Mela Murder, Men I Trust, Mustard Plug, Nine Inch Nails, Obongjayar, Oracle Arena, Outside Lands 2018, Outside Lands Music Festival 2018, Outside Lands night shows, Parquet Courts, Peter Gabriel, Polo & Pan, Primavera Sound, Primavera Sound 2018, Pusha T, Queens of the Stone Age, Richard Russell, Robyn, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Royal Blood, Sampha, Santa Barbara Bowl, Save Ferris, Shame, Smashing Pumpkins, Snail Mail, Stephen Malkmus, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Sublime with Rome, Syd, The Aggrolites, The Aquabats, The Armory, The Forum, The Independent, The Internet, The Interrupters, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The National, The Presets, The Raconteurs, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Soft White Sixties, The Suicide Machines, The Sword, The UC Theatre, The Untouchables, The Warfield, Thundercat, Tom Misch, Turbonegro, TV on the Radio, Wild Nothing, Young Fathers

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

October 10, 2018 by Rochelle Shipman Leave a Comment

Courtney Barnett

SHOW REVIEW: If you’ve been lucky enough to see her live, you know it and you also know that she, somehow, still doesn’t know it herself.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Courtney Barnett, Greek Theatre, Stephen Malkmus, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Waxahatchee

FYF Fest cancels 2018 edition in stunning move

May 6, 2018 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

FYF Fest 2018

Goldenvoice has shockingly pulled the plug on the LA music festival, which revealed its 2018 lineup just five weeks ago.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Amber Mark, Angel Olsen, Bicep, Bjork, Car Seat Headrest, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Courtesy, Cuco, Curtis Harding, Daniel Caesar, Daphni, Destroyer, Erykah Badu, Florence & the Machine, Future, FYF, FYF 2018, FYF Fest, FYF Fest 2018, Glassjaw, Goldenvoice, Janet Jackson, Jayda G, JPEGMAFIA, Kali Uchis, Kehlani, Lawrence Rothman, Lena Willikens, Lucy Dacus, Missy Elliott, Moodymann, Mount Kimbie, My Bloody Valentine, NEIL FRANCES, Nils Frahm, Nina Kraviz, Pachanga Boys, Palm, Prettiest Eyes, Protomartyr, Rhye, Roman Flugel, serpentwithfeet, Skating Polly, Skepta, Solange, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Sudan Archives, The Black Madonna, The Breeders, The Internet, The xx, U.S. Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Yaeji, Youth Code

FYF Fest moves back to two days with Florence + The Machine, Janet Jackson headlining in 2018

March 30, 2018 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

FYF Fest - 2018 lineup

After facing a widely publicized sexual misconduct scandal involving its original founder a few months ago, FYF Fest has made its return official with another buzzworthy lineup.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: Amber Mark, Angel Olsen, Bicep, Bjork, Car Seat Headrest, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Courtesy, Cuco, Curtis Harding, Daniel Caesar, Daphni, Destroyer, Erykah Badu, Florence & the Machine, Future, FYF, FYF 2018, FYF Fest, FYF Fest 2018, Glassjaw, Goldenvoice, Janet Jackson, Jayda G, JPEGMAFIA, Kali Uchis, Kehlani, Lawrence Rothman, Lena Willikens, Lucy Dacus, Missy Elliott, Moodymann, Mount Kimbie, My Bloody Valentine, NEIL FRANCES, Nils Frahm, Nina Kraviz, Pachanga Boys, Palm, Prettiest Eyes, Protomartyr, Rhye, Roman Flugel, serpentwithfeet, Skating Polly, Skepta, Solange, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Sudan Archives, The Black Madonna, The Breeders, The Internet, The xx, U.S. Girls, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Yaeji, Youth Code

Stephen Malkmus shreds Slim’s

March 31, 2014 by Steven Wandrey Leave a Comment

SHOW REVIEW: Speedy Ortiz is a great fit as opener for Malkmus & The Jicks; the opener displays the grungier side of Pavement that Malkmus has left behind in favor of a cleaner, fuller sound.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Slims, Speedy Ortiz, Stephen Malkmus, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks