Biography

Samiam is a band from Berkeley, California 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 had two releases on a 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, No. America and Japan with the likes of 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 3X, South America) with occasional shows in San Francisco and Los Angeles. This lead to the recording of the bands 7th album, "Whatever's Got You Down" in 2006. Much has been said regarding the sound quality of this record, universally negative. Its creation sparked intense fighting between Kennerly, who fought for more creative control, and Loobkoff, who opposed fundamental production choices. Another point of contention was the artwork, created by Loobkoff but reviled by Kennerly and most fans. Despite settling with an uneven product, they toured europe 3 more times in 2006 and 2007 and played various U.S. dates in 2008.

Summer 2009 west coast dates and Australian tour in September will be followed by short tours of South America and Europe in early 2010. Future plans to record are being discussed amongst band members. The band is not contractually obligated to any recording company. ‎