Samiam

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Samiam
Origin	El Sobrante, California, United States
Genre(s)	Punk rock, indie rock, melodic hardcore
Years active	1988–present
Label(s)	New Red Archives Atlantic Records Hopeless Records Burning Heart Records
Website	www.gosamgo.com
Members
Jason Beebout (vocals) Sergie Loobkoff (guitar) Johnny Cruz (drums) Sean Kennerly (guitar/bass) Jeremy Bergo (bass)
Former members
James Brogan (guitar) Martin Brohm (bass) Aaron Rubin (bass) Mark Mortinsen (drums) Dave Ayer (drums) Scott McPherson (drums) Victor Indrizzo (drums) Davey Latter (drums) Michael Petrak "MP" (drums)

Samiam is a band from El Sobrante, California formed in 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. They have a sound akin to Jawbreaker, Hot Water Music, Seaweed and As Friends Rust. They released records through New Red Archives and Hopeless Records in the US and Burning Heart Records in Europe. They also had a release on a major label, Atlantic Records. They achieved minor mainstream success; their video for Capsized gained a lot of airplay on MTV, and they performed on the Jon Stewart Show in 1994. Members of the band are also currently involved in Solea, Attention: and The Fakers.

Samiam should not be confused with Samian, a band featuring Tré Cool, later of Green Day.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 EPs / split CDs / Compilations
2 Related bands
3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Title	Date of Release	Record Label(s)
Samiam	1989	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

[edit] EPs / split CDs / Compilations

Album Cover	Title	Date of Release	Record Label(s)
	Underground (EP) (*All songs also on Samiam)	1989	New Red Archives
	I am (EP)	1990	Lookout Records
	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 #37 (VSR 14)
	Split w/ Jawbreaker song: "Head Trap"	1992	No Idea Records 7" came w/ No Idea Fanzine #10
	Don't Break Me (EP)	1992	New Red Archives
	Stump (EP) acoustic	1992	Blackbox
	Ping Pong Gods split w/ Garlic Frog Diet	March 22, 1996	Cargo Germany
	Glow split w/ Six Pack	1997	Pandemonium Records (France)
	She Found You (EP)	July 16, 1997	Ignition Records / Burning Heart Records
	Your Choice Live Series 037 split w/ Texas Is the Reason	1999	Your Choice Records
	Search & Destroy	August 23, 1999	Burning Heart Records
	The New Red Years (Comp) compilation of New Red Archives material	April 11, 2000	Golf Records