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Young Prisms

Indie band from San Francisco, CA · formed 2009

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Shows on record
20
Rooms played
17
Cities
10
Releases
11
Last show
May 24, 2013Café du Nord

About

Young Prisms is a band from San Francisco, CA, formed in 2009, tagged dream pop, indie, Lo-Fi by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2013, across 17 rooms in 10 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

20 on record · Songkick
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 20092 shows
  2. 20109 shows
  3. 20113 shows
  4. 20124 shows
  5. 20132 shows
Show history
DateVenue
May 24, 2013Café du Nord · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Still Flyin', Burnt Palms, Permanent Collection, +1
Apr 19, 2013Elbo Room · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith SISU, Chasms
May 23, 2012Blue Lamp · SacramentoSupportwith SISU, Dum Dum Girls
May 18, 2012Echoplex · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Dum Dum Girls, SISU, Tamaryn
May 17, 2012Pappy & Harriet's · PioneertownSupportwith Dum Dum Girls, SISU
Feb 24, 2012Mississippi Studios · PortlandSupportwith Stay Calm, Quasi
Aug 28, 2011Echoplex · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Grave Babies, Craft Spells, The Part Time Punks DJs, +1
Jul 2, 2011Great American Music Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith Lumerians, BRONZE
Mar 12, 2011Tin Can Alehouse · San DiegoSupportwith Papercuts, Kynan, Devotionals
Dec 6, 2010The Macbeth · LondonSupportwith Liar's Club
Nov 30, 2010Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen · LondonSupportwith Tamaryn, Swimming
Nov 17, 2010The Empty Bottle · ChicagoSupportwith Maserati, Parlour, Campfires, +1
Oct 20, 2010The Delancey · ManhattanSupportwith How to Dress Well, Tape Deck Mountain, Grooms, +8
Sep 25, 2010The Echo · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith The Entrance Band, Dungen, The Fresh & Onlys, +13
Sep 19, 2010Amnesia · San FranciscoSupportwith Dominant Legs, Holy Shit
Jul 2, 2010Replay Lounge · LawrenceSupportwith Woodsman, The Woodsmen, Candy Claws, +1
Mar 28, 2010Rickshaw Stop · San FranciscoSupportwith Small Black, Washed Out, Pictureplane
Jan 8, 2010Hemlock Tavern · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Woodsman, Weekend, Dominant Legs
Oct 21, 2009Hemlock Tavern · San FranciscoSupportwith Kurt Vile, Wooden Shjips
Sep 5, 2009Café du Nord · San FranciscoSupportwith Magic Bullets, Dreamdate, Boyfriend Search

Where they play

17 rooms in 10 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • San Francisco8 shows
  • Los Angeles (LA)3 shows
  • London2 shows
  • Chicago1 show
  • Lawrence1 show

and 5 other cities

Releases

11 releases, 2009–2022

  • Drifter

    2022 · Album

  • Apartment Song EP

    2012 · Ep

  • Four Hours (Away)

    2012 · Single

  • In Between

    2012 · Album

  • Demos, Etc

    2011 · Album

  • Friends for Now

    2011 · Album

  • End Times / I Don't Get Much

    2010 · Single

  • Mathemagic / Young Prisms

    2010 · Single

  • Weird Machines / Eleni

    2010 · Single

  • Young Prisms

    2009 · Ep

  • Young Prisms / Worldwide Computer God

    2009

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 29 plays, 2010-11-10–2022-04-10 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Young Prisms — Elbo Room, 2013-04-19
Poster · Elbo Room, 2013-04-19 — Songkick
Young Prisms — Blue Lamp, 2012-05-23
Poster · Blue Lamp, 2012-05-23 — Songkick
Young Prisms — Echoplex, 2012-05-18
Poster · Echoplex, 2012-05-18 — Songkick
Young Prisms — Echoplex, 2011-08-28
Poster · Echoplex, 2011-08-28 — Songkick
Young Prisms — Great American Music Hall, 2011-07-02
Poster · Great American Music Hall, 2011-07-02 — Songkick
Young Prisms — Tin Can Alehouse, 2011-03-12
Poster · Tin Can Alehouse, 2011-03-12 — Songkick
Young Prisms — Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, 2010-11-30
Poster · Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, 2010-11-30 — Songkick
Young Prisms — Replay Lounge, 2010-07-02
Poster · Replay Lounge, 2010-07-02 — Songkick
Young Prisms — Rickshaw Stop, 2010-03-28
Poster · Rickshaw Stop, 2010-03-28 — Songkick
Young Prisms — Hemlock Tavern, 2009-10-21
Poster · Hemlock Tavern, 2009-10-21 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Young Prisms on Last.fmArtist facts
Young Prisms on DiscogsArtist facts
Young Prisms on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
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.