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Bambu

Hip-hop band from Los Angeles, CA

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Bambu photo
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Shows on record
31
Rooms played
26
Cities
21
Releases
35
Last show
Jun 30, 2023Clock Out Lounge

About

Bambu is a band from Los Angeles, CA, tagged hip hop, political hip hop, rap by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2023, across 26 rooms in 21 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

31 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20082 shows
  2. 20103 shows
  3. 201116 shows
  4. 20124 shows
  5. 20132 shows
  6. 20152 shows
  7. 20181 show
  8. 20231 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jun 30, 2023Clock Out Lounge · SeattleSupportwith Prometheus Brown, Abjo, Abyssinian Creole, +3
Apr 21, 2018Brick & Mortar Music Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith Zion I, Equipto
Dec 9, 2015Knitting Factory - Brooklyn · BrooklynSupportwith Oxymorrons, Bamboo
Jul 26, 2015Echoplex · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Rocky Rivera, The Bar, Otayo Dubb, +4
Nov 21, 2013The New Parish · OaklandSupportwith Rocky Rivera, Equipto, Otayo Dubb, +2
Mar 31, 2013Brick & Mortar Music Hall · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Rey Resurreccion, ODESSA KANE, 6Fingers
Aug 4, 2012Electric Owl Social Club · VancouverSupportwith TEED, Prometheus Brown
Jul 20, 2012Electric Owl Social Club · VancouverSupportwith The Bar, Prometheus Brown, The Rebel, +1
Jun 29, 2012Electric Owl Social Club · VancouverSupportwith Stacey Pullen, Sidney York, Jordan Klassen, +2
Jun 15, 2012Electric Owl Social Club · VancouverSupportwith Prometheus Brown, RA Scion, The Rebel
Nov 11, 2011Bowery Ballroom · New York (NYC)Supportwith Blue Scholars, Physics, Tyson O'brien
Nov 10, 2011Paradise Rock Club · BostonSupportwith Blue Scholars, Grynch
Nov 8, 2011Higher Ground Ballroom · South BurlingtonSupportwith Blue Scholars, DJ Treatz
Nov 7, 2011Wrongbar · TorontoSupportwith Blue Scholars
Nov 5, 2011Schubas Tavern · ChicagoSupportwith Blue Scholars, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Victor & Penny, +2
Nov 4, 2011The Frequency · MadisonSupportwith Blue Scholars, Grynch
Nov 3, 20117th St. Entry · MinneapolisSupportwith Blue Scholars, Grynch
Oct 26, 2011The Reef · BoiseSupportwith Blue Scholars, Grynch
Oct 22, 2011Black Sheep · Colorado SpringsSupportwith Blue Scholars, Grynch, Breakfast Club
Oct 21, 2011Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom · DenverSupportwith Blue Scholars, Grynch
Oct 20, 2011Fox Theatre · BoulderSupportwith Blue Scholars, Grynch
Oct 18, 2011Chasers Nightclub · ScottsdaleSupportwith Blue Scholars, The Insects
Oct 15, 2011Key Club · West HollywoodSupportwith Blue Scholars, Physics
Oct 12, 2011Slim's · San FranciscoSupportwith Blue Scholars, Luv
Sep 20, 2011WOW Hall · EugeneSupportwith Blue Scholars, Physics
Sep 14, 2011Fivesixty · VancouverHeadlinerwith Sol Roots, Blue Scholars
Apr 16, 2010Viper Room · West HollywoodSupportwith Blue Scholars, Attika
Apr 2, 2010WOW Hall · EugeneSupportwith Blue Scholars
Mar 26, 2010Showbox at the Market · SeattleSupportwith Blue Scholars, Gordon Voidwell, Common Market, +1
Oct 4, 2008Knitting Factory - Los Angeles · HollywoodSupportwith Cromwell, The Anix, Paxtin, +5
Sep 9, 2008Café du Nord · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith DJ Phatrick, Ise Lyfe, DO DAT, +3

Where they play

26 rooms in 21 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Vancouver5 shows
  • San Francisco4 shows
  • Eugene2 shows
  • Seattle2 shows
  • West Hollywood2 shows

and 16 other cities

Live history

31 shows on record
Shows counted
31
First on record
Sep 2008
Latest on record
Jun 2023

Shows per year

  1. 20082
  2. 20103
  3. 201116
  4. 20124
  5. 20132
  6. 20152
  7. 20181
  8. 20231

Top rooms

  • Electric Owl Social Club, Vancouver · 4
  • Brick & Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco · 2
  • WOW Hall, Eugene · 2
  • Clock Out Lounge, Seattle · 1
  • Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, Brooklyn · 1

Top cities

  • San Francisco, CA · 4
  • Vancouver · 4
  • West Hollywood, CA · 2
  • Seattle, WA · 2
  • Eugene, OR · 2

Often on the bill with: Blue Scholars, Grynch, Prometheus Brown, Equipto, Physics, 6Fingers, Common Market, Odessa Kane

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

35 releases, 1979–2025

  • Nothing to Declare

    2025 · Ep

  • They're Burning the Boats

    2025 · Album

  • RA.1000

    2025

  • If You See Someone Stealing Food… No, You Didn’t.

    2024 · Album

  • Dittybop II

    2022 · Single

  • Sharpest Tool in the Shed

    2020 · Album

  • Exrcising A Demon | Article II | Brother Hoods

    2019 · Album

  • Read Mao Drink Water

    2019 · Single

  • Exrcising A Demon | Article I | A Few Left

    2018 · Album

  • Might Go Psycho

    2018 · Single

  • Prey for the Devil

    2016 · Album

  • 5AM in Manila

    2015 · Ep

  • Let It Burn: Smoke Therapy Tunes

    2015 · Ep

  • The Comrades Sessions

    2015 · Ep

  • Party Worker

    2014 · Album

  • Mister Rogers (remix)

    2013 · Single

  • Snap Ya Neck Back

    2013 · Single

  • Sun of a Gun

    2013 · Album

  • The Lean Sessions EP

    2013 · Ep

  • ...One Rifle per Family.

    2012 · Album

  • MME101 Promo Mix1

    2012

  • Walk Into a Bar

    2011 · Album

  • Paper Cuts

    2010 · Ep

  • A Peaceful Riot

    2009 · Album

  • ...Exact Change...

    2008 · Album

  • …I Scream Bars for the Children…

    2007 · Album

  • Self Untitled...

    2003 · Album

  • Diga aonde vai

    2000

  • Disco Forever Sampler

    2000

  • Disco Forever (The Sound Of Underground Disco)

    2000

  • Rock y Pop: Top CD Ripley

    1998

  • Super Disco 80

    1980

  • Stairway To The Sky

    1979

  • I Don't Wanna Lose It / Jorge's Theme

    1979

  • Movement Music

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 37+ plays, 2023-03-26–2026-07-17 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Prometheus Brown) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Street Sounds' (Prometheus Brown) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Prometheus Brown) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Prometheus Brown) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Eastern Echoes' (Prometheus Brown) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Bambu — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Bambu — Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 2018-04-21
Poster · Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 2018-04-21 — Songkick
Bambu — Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, 2015-12-09
Poster · Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, 2015-12-09 — Songkick
Bambu — Electric Owl Social Club, 2012-08-04
Poster · Electric Owl Social Club, 2012-08-04 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Bambu on Last.fmArtist facts
Bambu on DiscogsArtist facts
Bambu on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
BandcampPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.