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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
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| Name = Samiam
| name = Samiam
| image = Samiam - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver - April 2022.jpg
| Img = Samiam.jpg
| image_size =
| Img_capt = Promo shot, circa 2006
| landscape = yes
| Img_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels -->
| caption = Samiam performing at the [[Fillmore Auditorium (Denver)|Fillmore Auditorium]] in 2022
| Landscape =
Left to right: Kennerly, Darby, Beebout, Brooks (behind drum kit), and Loobkoff.
| Background =
| origin = [[Berkeley, California]], U.S.
| Origin = [[El Sobrante, California|El Sobrante]]<br>[[Image:Flag of California.svg|22px]] [[California]]<br>{{flagcountry|USA}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
| Genre = [[Punkrock]], [[hardcore punk|Hardcore-Punk]], [[Melodic Hardcore]], [[Emo (music)|Emocore]]
*[[Punk rock]]
| Years_active = [[1988 in music|1988]] &mdash; [[present (time)|Present]]
*[[hardcore punk]]
| Label = [[New Red Archives]] <br> [[Atlantic Records]] <br> [[Hopeless Records]] <br> [[Burning Heart Records]]
*[[pop-punk]]
| Associated_acts = [[Isocracy (band)|Isocracy]] <br> [[Knapsack (band)|Knapsack]] <br> Solea <br> Attention: <br> The Fakers
*[[melodic hardcore]]
| URL = [http://www.gosamgo.com www.gosamgo.com]
*[[emo]]
| Current_members = Jason Beebout (vocals) <br> Sergie Loobkoff (guitar) <br> Johnny Cruz (drums) <br> Sean Kennerly (guitar/bass) <br> Jeremy Bergo (bass)
| Past_members = James Brogan (guitar) <br> Martin Brohm (bass) <br> Mark Mortinsen (drums) <br> Dave Ayer (drums) <br> Aaron Rubin (bass) <br> Victor Indrizzo (drums)<br>Davey Latter (drums)<br> M.P. (drums)
}}
}}
| years_active = 1988–present
| label = [[New Red Archives]], [[Cleopatra Records|Cleopatra]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Hopeless Records|Hopeless]], [[Your Choice Records|Your Choice]], [[Burning Heart Records|Burning Heart]], [[No Idea Records|No Idea]], Dead Broke, [[Pure Noise Records|Pure Noise]], Golf
| website = [http://www.facebook.com/samiamband Samiam] on Facebook
| current_members = Jason Beebout<br /> Sergie Loobkoff<br /> [[Colin Brooks (drummer)|Colin Brooks]]<br /> Sean Kennerly<br /> Chad Darby
| past_members = [[#Members|See below]]
}}
'''Samiam''' (pronounced "sam-I-am") is an American [[punk rock]] band from [[Berkeley, California]], active since 1988.


==History==
'''Samiam''' is a band from [[El Sobrante, California]] formed in [[1988]] after the breakup of the [[924 Gilman Street|Gilman club]] mainstay [[Isocracy (band)|Isocracy]]. They have a sound akin to [[Jawbreaker (band)|Jawbreaker]], [[Hot Water Music]], [[Seaweed (band)|Seaweed]] and [[As Friends Rust]]. They released records through [[New Red Archives]] and [[Hopeless Records]] in the US and [[Burning Heart Records]] in Europe. Members of the band are also currently involved in Solea, Attention: and The Fakers.
[[File:Samiam1.jpg|thumb|left|Samiam performing in 1991]]
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 was signed to [[Atlantic Records]], releasing their major label debut [[Clumsy (Samiam album)|''Clumsy'']] in 1994. Their video for single "Capsized" gained considerable airplay on [[MTV]]. Samiam performed on ''[[The Jon Stewart Show]]'' in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonazelli |first=Andrew |date=March 16, 2018 |title=Sergie Loobkoff on Samiam, Knapsack, Racquet Club, and Meeting Jon Stewart and Cindy Crawford |url=https://riotfest.org/2018/03/16/autodiscography-loobkoff/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224105801/https://riotfest.org/2018/03/16/autodiscography-loobkoff/ |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |website=riotfest.org}}</ref>
Samiam should not be confused with Samia'''n''', a band featuring a young [[Tré Cool]], later of [[Green Day]].

Samiam recorded one more album during their time with Atlantic, though the label opted not to release it.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Wade |date=1998 |title=An Interview with Samiam's Jason Beebout |url=https://notinmybackyard.tripod.com/interviews/samiam/samiam.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130074210/https://notinmybackyard.tripod.com/interviews/samiam/samiam.htm |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |website=notinmybackyard.tripod.com}}</ref> The album, ''[[You Are Freaking Me Out]]'', was eventually released in 1997 by [[Burning Heart Records]].<ref name=":0" /> Its single "She Found You" garnered considerable radio play in 1998.

Over the years, Samiam has toured extensively throughout Europe, North America and Japan, and performed with bands like [[Bad Religion]], [[Green Day]], [[The Offspring]], [[NOFX]], [[No Doubt]], [[Toadies]], [[Sense Field]], [[Blink-182]], [[Deftones]], [[311 (band)|311]], [[Millencolin]], and [[Fishbone]].

In early 2001, the band went on hiatus after supporting the ''[[Astray (album)|Astray]]'' album. Despite what was initially to be a breakup, they continued to tour abroad yearly (Europe and South America) with occasional shows in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles. This led to the recording of the band's seventh album ''[[Whatever's Got You Down]]'', which was released in 2006. Samiam toured Europe three more times in 2006 and 2007 and played various US dates in 2008.

Samiam toured Australia in September 2009, together with the band [http://restassuredzine.com/news/493-a-death-in-the-family-announce-break-up A Death in the Family].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.samiam.de/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1249372169&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |title = Australian Tour 2009 |website = samiam.de |access-date = August 10, 2010|url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175532/http://www.samiam.de/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1249372169&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |archive-date = March 3, 2016}}</ref> This was followed by an appearance at The Fest in [[Gainesville, Florida]] in November 2009<ref>{{cite 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 |website=myspace.com |access-date=August 10, 2010}}</ref> and shows in [[Santiago]], Chile; [[San Miguel, Buenos Aires|San Miguel]], Argentina; and [[São Paulo]], Brazil in December 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=56520991&blogId=513472932 |title=south america, here we come! |website=Samiam's MySpace Blog|publisher=myspace.com |access-date=August 10, 2010}}</ref> October 2010 brought them together again with A Death in the Family for a European and East Coast tour.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.samiam.de/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1281419989&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |title= European and East Coast Tour |website= samiam.de |access-date= August 10, 2010 |archive-date= March 3, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195912/http://www.samiam.de/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1281419989&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{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 |website = poisoncityrecords.com |access-date = August 10, 2010|url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715101524/http://poisoncityrecords.com/2010/08/a-death-in-the-family-europe-tour-with-samiam/ |archive-date = July 15, 2011}}</ref>

Samiam released ''[[Trips (Samiam album)|Trips]]'', their first album in five years, on September 6, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/43438 |title=Samiam detail 'Trips'. |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=July 12, 2011}}</ref> Semi annual tours have followed ever since in Europe, Australia and South America. In 2015, while in Chicago for an appearance at Riot Fest, a four-song demo was recorded but never finished.<ref>{{cite web|last1=longshot|last2=Paul|first2=Aubin|date=March 3, 2011|title=Samiam to recordlater this year.|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/41814/samiam-to-record-later-this-year|access-date=March 3, 2011|publisher=Punknews.org}}</ref>

In December 2019, Samiam announced on their [[Facebook]] page that they are working on their first studio album in {{frac|8|1|2}} years.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frankel|first1=Ricky|last2=Gentile|first2=John|date=December 31, 2019|title=Samiam working on new album|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/71547/samiam-working-on-new-album|access-date=January 1, 2020|publisher=Punknews.org}}</ref>

==Musical style==
The band's musical style has been described as [[punk rock]],<ref name="roos">{{cite news |last1=Roos |first1=John |title=They Do Not Like, That Samiam |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-26-ca-47676-story.html |access-date=May 24, 2022 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 26, 1996}}</ref><ref name="shultz">{{cite web |last1=Shultz |first1=Brian |title=Samiam - ''Whatever's Got You Down'' |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/5670/samiam-whatevers-got-you-down |website=Punknews.org |date=September 26, 2006 |access-date=May 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|date=January 21, 1995|title=Newsmakers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=107|issue=3|page=70|access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> [[hardcore punk]],<ref name="moser">{{cite news |last1=Moser |first1=Daniel |title=Live in Lincoln |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/313152435/?terms=samiam%20hardcore%20punk&match=1 |access-date=4 June 2023 |work=[[Lincoln Journal]] |date=April 20, 1995}}</ref><ref name="scs">{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Tuesday - Bad Religion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/72451637/?terms=samiam%20hardcore%20punk&match=2&clipping_id=4981911 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |work=[[Santa Cruz Sentinel]] |date=December 9, 1994 |page=18}}</ref> [[pop-punk]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=Samiam Biography, Songs, & Albums|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/samiam-mn0000244073/biography|access-date=May 5, 2022|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref name="amreview">{{cite web|last=DePasquale|first=Ron|title=You Are Freaking Me Out - Samiam {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/you-are-freaking-me-out-mw0000036345|access-date=May 5, 2022|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> [[melodic hardcore]],<ref name="atrib">{{cite news |title=Samiam - ''Clumsy'' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/786376366/?terms=Samiam%20melodic&match=2 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |work=[[The Albuquerque Tribune]] |date=September 22, 1994 |page=D15}}</ref> and [[emo]].<ref name="amreview"/> Samiam's influences during their initial 1990s run included [[The Replacements (band)|the Replacements]], [[Hüsker Dü]], [[Swervedriver]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 1998 |title=Samiam |url=https://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/towers/7050/samiam.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020121013705/www.https://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/towers/7050/samiam.html |archive-date=January 21, 2002 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |website=Sunset Strip}}</ref> and [[Short Dogs Grow]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2011 |title=Samiam |url=https://themusic.com.au/features/samiam-2/bcl1YWBjYmU/23-08-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318201953/https://themusic.com.au/features/samiam-2/bcl1YWBjYmU/23-08-11 |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=music.com.au}}</ref>

==Members==
'''Current members'''

* Jason Beebout – vocals
* Sergie Loobkoff – guitar
* Colin Brooks – drums
* Sean Kennerly – guitar, bass
* Chad Darby – bass

'''Past members'''

* Ryan Sullivan – 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]] – drums (1999)
* Scott McPherson – drums (1999)
* [[Victor Indrizzo]] – drums (1993–1995)
* Davey Latter – drums (1999)
* Michael Petrak – drums (1995–1999)
* Charlie Walker – drums
* Billy Bouchard – bass


==Discography==
==Discography==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2020}}


===Albums===
===Studio Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
<gallery>
! Title
Image:Samiam_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''[[Samiam (album)|Samiam]]'''''<br />(1989)<br />[[New Red Archives]]</p>
! Date of release
Image:Soar_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''[[Soar (album)|Soar]]'''''<br />(1991)<br />[[New Red Archives]]</p>
! Record label(s)
Image:Billy_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''[[Billy (album)|Billy]]'''''<br />(1992)<br />[[New Red Archives]]</p>
|-
Image:Clumsy_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''[[Clumsy (samiam album)|Clumsy]]'''''<br />(August 23, 1994)<br />[[Atlantic Records]]</p>
|''Samiam''
Image:You_are_freaking_me_out_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''[[You Are Freaking Me Out]]'''''<br />(June 12, 1997)<br />Ignition Records / [[Burning Heart Records]]</p>
|1990
Image:Astray_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''[[Astray]]'''''<br />(August 29, 2000)<br />[[Hopeless Records]] / [[Burning Heart Records]]</p>
|[[New Red Archives]]
Image:Whatevers_got_you_down_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''[[Whatever's Got You Down]]'''''<br />(September 26, 2006)<br />[[Hopeless Records]] / [[Burning Heart Records]]</p>
|-
</gallery>
|''Soar''
|1991
|New Red Archives
|-
|''[[Billy (Samiam album)|Billy]]''
|1992
|New Red Archives
|-
|''[[Clumsy (Samiam album)|Clumsy]]''
|August 23, 1994
|[[Atlantic Records]]
|-
|''[[You Are Freaking Me Out]]''
|June 12, 1997
|[[Ignition Records]] / [[Burning Heart Records]]
|-
|''[[Astray (album)|Astray]]''
|August 29, 2000
|[[Hopeless Records]] / Burning Heart Records
|-
|''[[Whatever's Got You Down]]''
|September 26, 2006
| Hopeless Records / Burning Heart Records
|-
|''[[Trips (Samiam album)|Trips]]''
|September 6, 2011
| Hopeless Records
|-
|''[[Stowaway (Samiam album)|Stowaway]]''
|March 31, 2023
| [[Pure Noise Records]]
|}


===EPs / split CDs / Compilations===
===EPs and compilations===
{| class="wikitable"
<gallery>
! Title
Image:Underground_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''Underground'''''<br />(1989)<br />[[New Red Archives]]</p>
! Date of release
Image:I_am_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''I am'''''<br />(1990)<br />[[Lookout Records]]</p>
! Record label(s)
Image:Don't_break_me_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''Don't Break Me'''''<br />(1992)<br />[[New Red Archives]]</p>
|-
Image:Ping_pong_gods_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''Ping Pong Gods EP'''''<br />split w/ Garlic Frog Diet <br />(March 22, 1996)<br />Cargo Germany</p>
|''Underground'' (EP) <br />(All songs also on ''Samiam'')
Image:She_found_you_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''She Found You'''''<br />(July 16, 1997)<br />Ignition Records / [[Burning Heart Records]]</p>
|1989
Image:Your_choice_live_037_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''Your Choice Live Series 037'''''<br />split w/ [[Texas Is the Reason]] <br />(1999)<br />Your Choice Records</p>
|[[New Red Archives]]
Image:Search_and_destroy_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''Search & Destroy'''''<br />(August 23, 1999)<br />[[Burning Heart Records]]</p>
|-
Image:The_new_red_years_(album).png|<p style="text-align: center;">'''''The New Red Years'''''<br />(April 11, 2000)<br />Golf Records</p>
|''I am'' (EP)
</gallery>
|1990
|[[Lookout Records]]
|-
|''[[Hardcore Breakout USA]]'' (v/a compilation)<br />song: "Underground"
|1990
|| New Red Archives
|-
|''Beauf'' <br />demo songs from [[Billy (Samiam album)|Billy]], Odds n' Ends
|1991
|Beri Beri Records - Europe
|-
|''Very Small World'' (v/a comp) <br />song: "At the Bottom"
|September 1991
|[[Very Small Records]] <br />release No.&nbsp;37 (VSR 14)
|-
|''Split with [[Jawbreaker (band)|Jawbreaker]]'' <br />song: "Head Trap"
|1992
|[[No Idea Records]] <br />[[7-inch]] came with ''No Idea Fanzine'' No.&nbsp;10
|-
|''LIVE'' (EP) <br />
|1992
|[[Your Choice Records]] <br />
|-
|''Faces the Facts w/ Eight Ball, Rise & ABS'' (split 7-inch)
|1992
|OX Records
|-
|''Don't Break Me'' (EP)
|1992
| New Red Archives
|-
|''Stump'' (EP)<br />acoustic
|1992
|Blackbox
|-
|''Ping Pong Gods'' <br />split with Garlic Frog Diet
|March 22, 1996
|Cargo Germany
|-
|''[[Hardcore Breakout USA Volume 2]]'' (v/a comp) <br />song: "Go Away"
|1995
|| New Red Archives
|-
|''Glow'' <br />split with Six Pack (part 4 of the ''Erase Yer Head'' split series)
|1997
|Pandemonium Records (France)
|-
|''She Found You'' (EP)
|July 16, 1997
|[[Ignition Records]] / [[Burning Heart Records]]
|-
|''Factory'' (single)
|1997
| Ignition Records / Burning Heart Records
|-
|''[[At War With Society]]'' (v/a comp) <br />song: "Underground"
|1998
|| New Red Archives
|-
|''[[Your Choice Live Series 037]]'' <br />split with [[Texas Is the Reason]]
|June 4, 1999
|[[Your Choice Records]]
|-
|''[[Short Music for Short People]]'' <br />song: "Long Enough to Forget You"
|June 1, 1999
|[[Fat Wreck Chords]]
|-
|''Search & Destroy''
|August 23, 1999
| Burning Heart Records
|-
|''Mudhill'' (single)
|2000
|[[Hopeless Records]]
|-
|''The New Red Years'' (comp) <br />compilation of New Red Archives material
|April 11, 2000
|Golf Records
|-
|''Orphan Works'' (comp) <br />compilation of [[B-sides]], lives and rarities
|2010
| No Idea Records / Unless You Try Records
|-
|''Complete Control Session'' (comp) <br />compilation of B-sides, lives and rarities
|2012
|[[SideOneDummy Records]]
|-
|}


==Related bands==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [[A'me Lorain & The Family Affair]] - Victor Indrizzo
* [[Attention (band)|Attention]] - Jeremy Bergo
* [[Buggerall]] - Sergie Loobkoff
* [[Circuis of Power]] - Victor Indrizzo
* [[Gamma Ray (band)|Gamma Ray]] - Victor Indrizzo
* [[It's OK (band)|It's OK]] - Victor Indrizzo
* [[Isocracy]] - Jason Beebout, Martin Brohm
* [[Knapsack (band)|Knapsack]] - Sergie Loobkoff
* [[Limp (band)|Limp]] - Johnny Cruz
* [[The Magnificent Bastards]] - Victor Indrizzo
* [[Masters of Reality]] - Victor Indrizzo
* [[The Mr. T Experience]] - Aaron Rubin
* [[Porch (band)|Porch]] - David Ayer
* [[Redd Kross]] - Victor Indrizzo
* [[Screw 32]] - Mark Mortinsen
* [[Solea]] - Sergie Loobkoff, Johnny Cruz
* [[Soup (band)|Soup]] - Sergie Loobkoff
* [[The Stereo]] - Jeremy Bergo
* [[Surrogate Brains]] - Johnny Cruz
* [[Sweet Baby]] - Sergie Loobkoff
* [[Sweet Baby|Sweet Baby Jesus]] - Sergie Loobkoff
* [[Tater Totz]] - Victor Indrizzo


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.gosamgo.com Official website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/samiamband Official Facebook page]
*[http://www.myspace.com/samiam Official MySpace page]
*[https://www.youtube.com/deadcosmo Videos] on YouTube.com
*[http://www.scannerzine.com/samiaminterview.htm Interview with Sergie Loobkoff on Scanner zine, 2010]
*[http://www.samiam.de Official Fanpage]
<!--Commented out due to [[WP:EL]]. You might want to incorporate into the article
*[http://www.ewirezine.com/music/samiam/ Interview with Sergie Loobkoff and Aaron Rubin, August 1997 ]
*[http://www.ewirezine.com/music/samiam/ Interview with Sergie Loobkoff and Aaron Rubin, August 1997 ]
*[http://www.allschools.de/showInterview.php3?ID=31695 Interview with Sergie Loobkoff, 2006]
*[http://www.allschools.de/showInterview.php3?ID=31695 Interview with Sergie Loobkoff 2006]
-->

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Samiam
Samiam performing at the Fillmore Auditorium in 2022 Left to right: Kennerly, Darby, Beebout, Brooks (behind drum kit), and Loobkoff.
Samiam performing at the Fillmore Auditorium in 2022 Left to right: Kennerly, Darby, Beebout, Brooks (behind drum kit), and Loobkoff.
Background information
OriginBerkeley, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1988–present
LabelsNew Red Archives, Cleopatra, Atlantic, Hopeless, Your Choice, Burning Heart, No Idea, Dead Broke, Pure Noise, Golf
MembersJason Beebout
Sergie Loobkoff
Colin Brooks
Sean Kennerly
Chad Darby
Past membersSee below
WebsiteSamiam on Facebook

Samiam (pronounced "sam-I-am") is an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California, active since 1988.

History

[edit]
Samiam performing in 1991

Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay 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 was signed to Atlantic Records, releasing their major label debut Clumsy in 1994. Their video for single "Capsized" gained considerable airplay on MTV. Samiam performed on The Jon Stewart Show in 1994.[1]

Samiam recorded one more album during their time with Atlantic, though the label opted not to release it.[2] The album, You Are Freaking Me Out, was eventually released in 1997 by Burning Heart Records.[2] Its single "She Found You" garnered considerable radio play in 1998.

Over the years, Samiam has toured extensively throughout Europe, North America and Japan, and performed with bands like Bad Religion, Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX, No Doubt, Toadies, Sense Field, Blink-182, Deftones, 311, Millencolin, and Fishbone.

In early 2001, the band went on hiatus after supporting the Astray album. Despite what was initially to be a breakup, they continued to tour abroad yearly (Europe and South America) with occasional shows in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles. This led to the recording of the band's seventh album Whatever's Got You Down, which was released in 2006. Samiam toured Europe three more times in 2006 and 2007 and played various US dates in 2008.

Samiam toured Australia in September 2009, together with the band A Death in the Family.[3] This was followed by an appearance at The Fest in Gainesville, Florida in November 2009[4] and shows in Santiago, Chile; San Miguel, Argentina; and São Paulo, Brazil in December 2009.[5] October 2010 brought them together again with A Death in the Family for a European and East Coast tour.[6][7]

Samiam released Trips, their first album in five years, on September 6, 2011.[8] Semi annual tours have followed ever since in Europe, Australia and South America. In 2015, while in Chicago for an appearance at Riot Fest, a four-song demo was recorded but never finished.[9]

In December 2019, Samiam announced on their Facebook page that they are working on their first studio album in 8+1⁄2 years.[10]

Musical style

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The band's musical style has been described as punk rock,[11][12][13] hardcore punk,[14][15] pop-punk,[16][17] melodic hardcore,[18] and emo.[17] Samiam's influences during their initial 1990s run included the Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Swervedriver,[19] and Short Dogs Grow.[20]

Members

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Current members

  • Jason Beebout – vocals
  • Sergie Loobkoff – guitar
  • Colin Brooks – drums
  • Sean Kennerly – guitar, bass
  • Chad Darby – bass

Past members

  • Ryan Sullivan – 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 – drums (1999)
  • Scott McPherson – drums (1999)
  • Victor Indrizzo – drums (1993–1995)
  • Davey Latter – drums (1999)
  • Michael Petrak – drums (1995–1999)
  • Charlie Walker – drums
  • Billy Bouchard – bass

Discography

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Studio Albums

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Title Date of release Record label(s)
Samiam 1990 New Red Archives
Soar 1991 New Red Archives
Billy 1992 New Red Archives
Clumsy August 23, 1994 Atlantic Records
You Are Freaking Me Out June 12, 1997 Ignition Records / Burning Heart Records
Astray August 29, 2000 Hopeless Records / Burning Heart Records
Whatever's Got You Down September 26, 2006 Hopeless Records / Burning Heart Records
Trips September 6, 2011 Hopeless Records
Stowaway March 31, 2023 Pure Noise Records

EPs and compilations

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Title Date of release Record label(s)
Underground (EP)
(All songs also on Samiam) 		1989 New Red Archives
I am (EP) 1990 Lookout Records
Hardcore Breakout USA (v/a compilation)
song: "Underground" 		1990 New Red Archives
Beauf
demo songs from Billy, Odds n' Ends 		1991 Beri Beri Records - Europe
Very Small World (v/a comp)
song: "At the Bottom" 		September 1991 Very Small Records
release No. 37 (VSR 14)
Split with Jawbreaker
song: "Head Trap" 		1992 No Idea Records
7-inch came with No Idea Fanzine No. 10
LIVE (EP)
1992 Your Choice Records
Faces the Facts w/ Eight Ball, Rise & ABS (split 7-inch) 1992 OX Records
Don't Break Me (EP) 1992 New Red Archives
Stump (EP)
acoustic 		1992 Blackbox
Ping Pong Gods
split with Garlic Frog Diet 		March 22, 1996 Cargo Germany
Hardcore Breakout USA Volume 2 (v/a comp)
song: "Go Away" 		1995 New Red Archives
Glow
split with Six Pack (part 4 of the Erase Yer Head split series) 		1997 Pandemonium Records (France)
She Found You (EP) July 16, 1997 Ignition Records / Burning Heart Records
Factory (single) 1997 Ignition Records / Burning Heart Records
At War With Society (v/a comp)
song: "Underground" 		1998 New Red Archives
Your Choice Live Series 037
split with Texas Is the Reason 		June 4, 1999 Your Choice Records
Short Music for Short People
song: "Long Enough to Forget You" 		June 1, 1999 Fat Wreck Chords
Search & Destroy August 23, 1999 Burning Heart Records
Mudhill (single) 2000 Hopeless Records
The New Red Years (comp)
compilation of New Red Archives material 		April 11, 2000 Golf Records
Orphan Works (comp)
compilation of B-sides, lives and rarities 		2010 No Idea Records / Unless You Try Records
Complete Control Session (comp)
compilation of B-sides, lives and rarities 		2012 SideOneDummy Records

References

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  1. ^ Bonazelli, Andrew (March 16, 2018). "Sergie Loobkoff on Samiam, Knapsack, Racquet Club, and Meeting Jon Stewart and Cindy Crawford". riotfest.org. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Wade (1998). "An Interview with Samiam's Jason Beebout". notinmybackyard.tripod.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Australian Tour 2009". samiam.de. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  4. ^ "Florida, South America and another Sergie L.A. art show – Samiam's MySpace Blog". myspace.com. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  5. ^ "south america, here we come!". Samiam's MySpace Blog. myspace.com. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  6. ^ "European and East Coast Tour". samiam.de. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  7. ^ "A Death in the Family Europe Tour with Samiam". poisoncityrecords.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  8. ^ "Samiam detail 'Trips'". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  9. ^ longshot; Paul, Aubin (March 3, 2011). "Samiam to recordlater this year". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  10. ^ Frankel, Ricky; Gentile, John (December 31, 2019). "Samiam working on new album". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  11. ^ Roos, John (September 26, 1996). "They Do Not Like, That Samiam". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Shultz, Brian (September 26, 2006). "Samiam - Whatever's Got You Down". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  13. ^ "Newsmakers". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 21, 1995. p. 70. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  14. ^ Moser, Daniel (April 20, 1995). "Live in Lincoln". Lincoln Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  15. ^ Staff (December 9, 1994). "Tuesday - Bad Religion". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 18. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  16. ^ Huey, Steve. "Samiam Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  17. ^ a b DePasquale, Ron. "You Are Freaking Me Out - Samiam | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  18. ^ "Samiam - Clumsy". The Albuquerque Tribune. September 22, 1994. p. D15. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  19. ^ "Samiam". Sunset Strip. April 4, 1998. Archived from the original on January 21, 2002. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  20. ^ "Samiam". music.com.au. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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