Swedish American Hall

Show of the Week: GO4FREE to Protomartyr at Starline Social Club 3/11 (SUN)

March 7, 2018 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Show of the Week” in Oakland at the Starline Social Club on March 11th.

Joywave make fans at Swedish American Hall feel ‘Content’ with their latest studio material

February 22, 2018 by The Bam Team 1 Comment

SHOW REVIEW: The crowd was clearly connected to the New York-based outfit’s genre-jumping and experimental music months after the release of its 2017 LP.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Joywave, Kopps, Sasha Sloan, Swedish American Hall

The Accidentals take their Bay Area fans on a musical odyssey in support of their latest LP

October 11, 2017 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

SHOW REVIEW: At Café du Nord, the band made the basement of the Swedish American Hall feel like the basement of its own house.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Cafe du Nord, Swedish American Hall, The Accidentals

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Andrew W.K. at The Independent 9/28 (THUR)

September 27, 2017 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Show of the Week” in SF at The Independent on September 28th.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 1015 Folsom, Andrew W.K, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Donald "DT" Tardy, Donald Tardy, Flosstradamus, Girls Own Juice, lee scratch perry, Mezzanine, Middle Kids, Rakim, Rayana Jay, Santos Party House, Shame Waves, Sonny and the Sunsets, Swedish American Hall, The Chapel, The Indepedent, The Independent, The New Parish, Vagabon, VH1, Wax Idols, White Panda

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to What So Not at 1015 Folsom 5/12 (FRI)

May 10, 2017 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Show of the Week” in SF at 1015 Folsom on May 12th.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 1015 Folsom, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Coachella, Coachella 2017, Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Flume, Monster Rally, OWSLA, Peter Silberman, RL Grime, Skrillex, Swedish American Hall, What So Not

In SF, Julie Byrne makes it feel like summer in April

April 21, 2017 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

PHOTOS: Though “summer” only happens sporadically in SF, you could feel it for a few hours at Swedish American Hall on this night.

Filed Under: Featured, Photos Tagged With: Julie Byrne, Lila Blue, Meernaa, Swedish American Hall

Noise Pop 2017 Shows of the Week // GO4FREE to Weyes Blood, Desert Daze Caravan, Kelis & more

February 20, 2017 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Shows of the Week” for Noise Pop 2017.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 1015 Folsom, 20 Minute Loop, Barclay Crenshaw, Benji B, Bottom of the Hill, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Ceremony, Claude VonStroke, Crocodiles, Deap Vally, Desert Daze, Desert Daze Caravan, Deviation, Francois K, Half Waif, Hazel English, Hudson Mohawke, Japanese Breakfast, Jay Daniel, Judah, Julia Holter, Kelis, Kevin Abstract, Moon Duo, Mothers, Night Beats, Rickshaw Stop, Seven Davis Jr., Swedish American Hall, Teklife, Temples, The Chapel, The Hip Replacements, The Joy Formidable, The Mother Hips, The New Parish, The Replacements, Weyes Blood, Young Moon

Noise Pop 2017: Celebrating 25 years of Bay Area indie culture

February 16, 2017 by Molly Kish Leave a Comment

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: We have locked in our top picks for the Bay Area festival’s happy hours, art shows, films and concerts.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals Tagged With: 1015 Folsom, 20 Minute Loop, AABO, Affectionately, AJ Dávila, Animal Collective, Artists' Television Access, Avey Tare, Axis, BADBADNOTGOOD, Barclay Crenshaw, Bearface, Before The Brave, Bender's Bar & Grill, Bimbo's 365 Club, Bottom of the Hill, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, California Academy of Sciences, Cellus, Chaos Chaos, Chiller Whale, Cloud Nothings, Crocodiles, Dawes, Deafheaven, Deap Valley, Desert Daze Caravan Festival, Diet Cig, Elsa Y Elmar, Emma Ruth Rundle, Fox Theater Oakland, Froth, Future Shapes, Germans, Goon, Grandaddy, Great American Music Hall, Half Waif, Hanni El Khatib, Hazel English, Hideout, Hobo Johnson, Hodgy, Hot Flash Heat Wave, Hudson Mohawke, Hugo, Innovative Leisure, Itsaca, Jackson Waites, JJUUJJUU, John Cashman, Joyride!, Jujuujjuu, Kelis, Kevin Abstract, Kid Trails, Kilo Kish, London O'Connor, Maggie y/o, Matt Pond PA, Mezzanine, Minihorse, Mission Bowling Club, Monster Rally, MSTRKRFT, My Buddah Is Punk, N.Lannon, Never Young, Night Moves, Noise Pop, Noise Pop 2017, NRVS LVRS, NYRE, Plush, PWR BTTM, Radical Face, Rayana Jay, Rickshaw Stop, Roeviscious, Shannon and the Clams, Shutups, Soar, Starline Social Club, Sunday Smörgåsbord, Swedish American Hall, Tanukichan, Tash Sultana, Temples, The Bilinda Butchers, The Buttertones, The Bye Bye Blackbirds, The Chapel, The Fillmore, The Molochs, The New Parish, The Palms, The Radio Dept., The Total Betty's, The Young Wild, This Will Destroy You, Ty Segall, Vince Staples, Warbly Jets, Weyes Blood, White Fence, Young Moon

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Lupe Fiasco at 1015 Folsom 11/16 (WED)

November 15, 2016 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Show of the Week” in SF at 1015 Folsom on November 16th.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 1015 Folsom, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Golden Suits, Great American Music Hall, Jay Som, Joe Budden, Lupe Fiasco, Matt Costa, Natasha Kmeto, Red Fang, Ricky Eat Acid, Should We Run, Slims, Stones Throw Records, Sun Kil Moon, Swedish American Hall, The Independent, The New Parish, The Stone Foxes

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Clams Casino at Mezzanine 9/15 (THUR)

September 14, 2016 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Show of the Week” in SF at Mezzanine on September 15th.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 1015 Folsom, Brainfeeder, Clams Casino, Entrance, Exene Cervenka, Goapele, Great American Music Hall, John Doe, Junior Toots, Kimock, Mezzanine, Porches, Slims, St. Motel, Swedish American Hall, The Independent, Travis Hayes

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Wye Oak at Great American Music Hall 7/15 (FRI)

July 14, 2016 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Show of the Week” in SF at Great American Music Hall on July 15th.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Fear of Men, Great American Music Hall, La Gente, Mike Will Made-It, Ozomatli, Sugar Candy Mountain, Swedish American Hall, The English Beat, The Independent, The New Parish, Tuskha, Wye Oak

Kaki King brings ‘The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body’ back to SF for a third time

June 21, 2016 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

SHOW REVIEW: For being an independent artist, she has managed to entertain audiences while still keeping the focus on the guitar.

Filed Under: Featured, Live Music Reviews Tagged With: Kaki King, Swedish American Hall

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to MSTRKRFT at The Independent 6/10 (FRI)

June 8, 2016 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Show of the Week” in SF at The Independent on June 10th.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 1015 Folsom, Andre Nickatina, Death from Above 1979, DVSN, Funk Fellowship, io echo, Jherek Bischoff, Kaki King, Lila Rose, Lyrics Born, Mac Sabbath, Mirah, MSTRKRFT, Slims, Swedish American Hall, The Chapel, The Independent, The New Parish

Sarah Neufeld delivers a haunting, dramatic show at Swedish American Hall

April 5, 2016 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

PHOTOS: Best known for her work as a touring member of Arcade Fire, Sarah Neufeld is a performer in her own right.

Filed Under: Featured, Photos Tagged With: Arcade Fire, Eartheater, Sarah Neufeld, Swedish American Hall

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

Conor O’Brien leads the way as Ireland’s Villagers deliver two nights of powerful songwriting in SF

October 6, 2015 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

PHOTOS: The Irish indie-folk band shuffled through top-drawer tracks from its three albums, harmonizing like a finger ringing around a crystal glass — perfection.

Filed Under: Featured, Photos Tagged With: Swedish American Hall, The Fillmore, Villagers

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Rudimental at Mezzanine 10/8 (THUR)

October 6, 2015 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Show of the Week” in SF at Mezzanine on October 8th.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: Alcest, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, GAMH, Hiatus Kaiyote, Jr. Jr., Kopecky, Lyrics Born, Mezzanine, Mirel Wagner, Rudimental, Slims, Swedish American Hall, The Chapel, The Fillmore, The Human Condition, The Mynabirds, The New Parish

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Tensnake at Mezzanine 9/11 (FRI)

September 9, 2015 by The Bam Team Leave a Comment

Win a pair of free tickets to our “Show of the Week” in SF at Mezzanine on September 11th.

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: Anuhea, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Leo's Music Club, Man Man, Mezzanine, Plastic Plates, Slaptop, Spiritual Rez, Swedish American Hall, The Independent, The New Parish, The Split, Willis Earl Beal, Wiskerman

Joywave make fans at Swedish American Hall feel ‘Content’ with their latest studio material

The Accidentals take their Bay Area fans on a musical odyssey in support of their latest LP

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Andrew W.K. at The Independent 9/28 (THUR)

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to What So Not at 1015 Folsom 5/12 (FRI)

In SF, Julie Byrne makes it feel like summer in April

Noise Pop 2017 Shows of the Week // GO4FREE to Weyes Blood, Desert Daze Caravan, Kelis & more

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Lupe Fiasco at 1015 Folsom 11/16 (WED)

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Clams Casino at Mezzanine 9/15 (THUR)

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Wye Oak at Great American Music Hall 7/15 (FRI)

Kaki King brings ‘The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body’ back to SF for a third time

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to MSTRKRFT at The Independent 6/10 (FRI)

Sarah Neufeld delivers a haunting, dramatic show at Swedish American Hall

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

Conor O’Brien leads the way as Ireland’s Villagers deliver two nights of powerful songwriting in SF

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Rudimental at Mezzanine 10/8 (THUR)

SF Show of the Week // GO4FREE to Tensnake at Mezzanine 9/11 (FRI)

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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