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Infobox musical artist | name = Samiam| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| origin = Berkeley, California|Berkeley , California , United States | genre = Punk rock Indie rock Emocore Alternative rock | years_active = 1988–present| label = New Red Archives Atlantic Records Hopeless Records Your Choice Records Burning Heart Records No Idea Records | website = http://www.myspace.com/samiam myspace| current_members = Jason Beebout (vocals) Sergie Loobkoff (guitar) Charlie Walker (drums) Sean Kennerly (guitar/bass) Billy Bouchard (bass)| past_members = RyanSullivan (guitar, 1988-1989) Johnny Cruz (drums) James Brogan (guitar, 1988-2000) Martin Brohm (bass, 1988-1993) Aaron Rubin (bass, 1993-1997) Jeremy Bergo (bass, 2006) Mark Mortinsen (drums, 1988-1990/1993) Dave Ayer (drums, 1990-1993) Tré Cool , 1999 (drums) Scott McPherson , 1999 (drums) Victor Indrizzo , 1993-1995 (drums) Davey Latter (drums, 1999) Michael Petrak "MP" (drums, 1995-1999) Samiam is a band from Berkeley, California , active since 1988.
Biography
Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the 924 Gilman Street|Gilman club mainstay Isocracy (band)|Isocracy . Their first show was in January 1989 with Christ on Parade. They released records through New Red Archives and Hopeless Records in the US and Burning Heart Records in Europe. In the mid-'90s, the band had two releases on major labels, Atlantic Records in 1994 and Ignition/Tommy Boy in 1997. This path achieved modest mainstream success; a video for Capsized gained a lot of airplay on MTV, they performed on the Jon Stewart Show in 1994 and the single, "She Found You" garnered considerable radio play in 1998. The band toured extensively throughout Europe, North America and Japan with Bad Religion , Green Day , The Toadies , Sense Field , Blink-182 and Millencolin .
In late 2000 the band quietly ceased after supporting the "Astray" album. Despite what was initially to be a break up, they continued to tour abroad yearly (Europe three times, and South America) with occasional shows in San Francisco and Los Angeles. This led to the recording of the band's 7th album, "Whatever's Got You Down" in 2006. Samiam toured Europe 3 more times in 2006 and 2007 and played various U.S. dates in 2008.
Samiam toured Australia in September 2009, together with the band A Death in the FamilyCite web |url= http://www.samiam.de/news.php? subaction=showfull& id=1249372169& archive=& start_from=& ucat=& |title=Australian Tour 2009 |work=samiam.de |accessdate=10 August 2010 This was followed by eight shows in Gainesville, Florida in November 2009Cite web |url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=56520991& blogId=512654808 |title=Florida, South America and another Sergie L.A. art show - Samiam's MySpace Blog |work=myspace.com |accessdate=10 August 2010 and single shows in Santiago, Chile , San Miguel, Buenos Aires|San Miguel and Buenos Aires, Argentina and São Paulo, Brazil in December 2009.Cite web |url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=56520991& blogId=513472932 |title=south america, here we come& #33; - Samiam's MySpace Blog |work=myspace.com |accessdate=10 August 2010 October 2010 brought them together again with A Death in the Family for a European and East Coast tour.Cite web |url= http://www.samiam.de/news.php? subaction=showfull& id=1281419989& archive=& start_from=& ucat=& |title= European and East Coast Tour |work=samiam.de |accessdate=10 August 2010 Cite web |url= http://poisoncityrecords.com/2010/08/a-death-in-the-family-europe-tour-with-samiam/ |title=A DEATH IN THE FAMILY EUROPE TOUR WITH SAMIAM - Poison City Records |work=poisoncityrecords.com |accessdate=10 August 2010
Samiam released Trips , their first album in 5 years, on September 6, 2011.Cite web |url= http://www.punknews.org/article/41814 |title=Samiam to record later this year. |work=Punknews.org |accessdate=3 March 2011
Cultural Influence and Musical Style
Samiam is quoted in NYC-author Tao Lin 's 2007 novel, Eeeee Eee Eeee . The main characters in the novel drive around Central Florida, lamenting their lives, and listening to Samiam and other bands of the era/style, including Jawbreaker (band)|Jawbreaker and I Hate Myself .
http://www.myspace.com/samiam Official MySpace page
http://www.youtube.com/deadcosmo videos
http://www.scannerzine.com/samiaminterview.htm Interview with Sergie Loobkoff on Scanner zine, 2010
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